List of top Questions asked in Banaras Hindu University Postgraduate Entrance Test

Select the right word to fill in the blanks in the given sentence:
A memorial stone was ................. to those who were killed in the war.
Select the correct meaning of the given idiomatic expression:
Run after :
Select the correct meaning of the given idiomatic expression:
Put off :
Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word:
Thaw :
Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word:
Garnish :
Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word:
Morose :
Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word:
Grubby :
Select the word nearest in meaning to the given word:
Curtail :
Select the word nearest in meaning to the given word:
Hectic :
Select the word nearest in meaning to the given word:
Expedite :
Select the word nearest in meaning to the given word:
Destitute :
If one is added to the second digit of each number and one is subtracted from the third digit of each number and then if the first and third digits of each number are interchanged, then which number will be lowest?
Sum of the series 2 + 6 + 18 + 54 + .... + 4374 is:
I invested Rs. 8,000 at simple interest, for 3 years at 8% per annum. How much more would have been my return, if I had invested it, at a compound interest (compounded yearly) at 712\frac{1}{2}% per annum?
If we buy 2 tickets from station A to station B and 3 from station A to C, we have to pay Rs. 795. But 3 tickets from station A to B and 5 tickets from station A to C cost a total of Rs. 1,300. What is the fare from station A to C?
An aeroplane takes 1 hour more for a journey of 1000 km if its speed decreases by 50 km/hr from its usual speed. What is the usual speed of the aeroplane?
Find the amount of compound interest on Rs. 20,000 for 3 years compounded annually. The rate of interest for the first year is 5% and the rate of interest for the next two years is 10%:
10 years ago the age of a man was 5 years more than four times the age of his son. 10 years hence the age of the man will be 5 years more than 2 times the age of his son. The present age of the man is:
How many liters of water will have to be added to 1125 liters of 45% solution of acid so that the resulting mixture will contain more than 25% but less than 30% acid content?
What will be the change in the volume of a cube when its side becomes 10 times the original side?
A monkey climbs 30 feet at the beginning of each hour and rests for a while when he slips back 20 feet before he again starts climbing in the beginning of the next hour. If he begins his ascent at 8.00 a.m., at what will he first touch a flag at 120 feet from the ground?
What number must be subtracted from each term of the ratio 87:223 to make the ratio 5:13?
100 persons had food provision for 24 days. If 20 persons left the place, the provision will last for:
The enrollment of students in a school increases from 560 to 581. Increase in percentage in the enrollment of students is:
The radii of two cylinders are in the ratio of 2:3 and their heights are in the ratio of 5:3. The ratio of their volumes is: