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PRACTICE SET
INSTRUCTIONS

This Preliminary Exam practice set consists of three sections. Quantitative Aptitude (Qs. 1-35); Reasoning
Ability (Qs. 36-70) and English Language (Qs. 71-100).

All the questions are compulsory.

Each question has five options, of which only one is correct. The candidates are advised to read all the
options thoroughly.

There is negative marking equivalent to 1/4th of the mark allotted to the specific question for wrong answer.

Time : 1 hr.

Max. Marks : 100

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
5.

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 1-10) : What will come in place of question

mark (?) in the following questions ?
1.

2.

(a)

13
45

22
(c)
45
(e) None of these
3

3.

4.

(a)

48% of 525 + ? % of 350 = 399

(a) 42
(b) 46
(c) 28
(d) 26
(e) None of these

?
(a)
(c)
(e)

+ 172 = 335
46
1764
None of these

4
5

(d) 3

5
9

(b)

(b) 42
(d) 2116

28 5 - 15 6
=?
7 2 + 256 + (13)2
(a)

27
115

25
(c)
117
(e) None of these

7.

8.

9.
22
(b)
117
22
(d)
115

10.

25

11
14

3
7
(e) None of these
784 16 7 = ?
(a) 49
(c) 21
(e) None of these
(c)

6.

5
4
1
2 3 + ? = 12
9
5
5

4
2
1
13 + 5 2 = ?
7
7
2

26

(b)

25

3
7

(d)

26

5
14

(b) 14
(d) 7

3
5
of 455 + of 456 = ?
2
8
(a) 448
(b)
(c) 480
(d)
(e) None of these
6425 125 8 = ?
(a) 411.2
(b)
(c) 64.25
(d)
(e) None of these
1.05% of 2500 + 2.5% of 440 = ?
(a) 37.50
(b)
(c) 370.25
(d)
(e) None of these
4900 28 444 12 = ?
(a) 6575
(b)
(c) 6455
(d)
(e) None of these

476
464

41.12
421.25

37.25
372.50

6475
6745

Accounts
12%

2
DIRECTIONS (11-15): Study the following graph carefully and
answer the questions that follow:
Percentage of employees in different departments of a
company Total No. of employees = 4500

Design
32%

HR

Marketing
18%

e
ativ

tr
inis
m
d 8%

8%

Customer
Relation
22%

Design
28%
e
istrativ
Admin %
10

Accounts
12%

Percentage of females in each department in the same

company Total No. of females in the organisation = 2000

Customer
Relation
20%

HR 16%

Marketing
14%

11. What is the total number of males from Design, Customer

Relation and HR departments together ?
(a) 1550
(b) 1510
(c) 1540
(d) 1580
(e) None of these
12. What is the ratio of number of males in HR department to the
number of males in Accounts department respectively ?
(a) 3 :17
(b) 4 : 15
(c) 2 : 15
(d) 2 : 13
(e) None of these
13. The number of females in the Marketing department are
approximately what per cent of the total employees in
Marketing and Customer Relation Departments together?
(a) 26
(b) 36
(c) 6
(d) 46
(e) 16
14. What is the respective ratio of number of employees in
Administrative department to the number of males in the
same department ?

(a) 9 : 4
(b) 8 : 3
(c) 7 : 2
(d) 8 : 5
(e) None of these
15. The total number of females are what per cent of the total
number of males in the organisation ?
(a) 90
(b) 70
(c) 80
(d) 60
(e) None of these
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 16-20) : What will come in place of the
question mark (?) in the following number series?
16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

7 9 12 16 ?
(a) 2 2
(b) 19
(c) 20
(d) 21
(e) None of these
384 192 96 48 ?
(a) 36
(b) 28
(c) 24
(d) 32
(e) None of these
5 6 14 45 ?
(a) 183
(b) 185
(c) 138
(d) 139
(e) None of these
8 9 13 22 ?
(a) 30
(b) 31
(c) 34
(d) 36
(e) None of these
6 11 21 41 ?
(a) 81
(b) 61
(c) 71
(d) 91
(e) None of these
Number of students studying in colleges A and B are in the
ratio of 3 : 4 respectively. If 50 more students join college A
and there is no change in the number of students in college
B, the respective ratio becomes 5 : 6. What is the number of
students in college B ?
(a) 450
(b) 500
(c) 400
(d) 600
(e) None of these
Cost of 12 belts and 30 wallets is ` 8940. What is the cost of
4 belts and 10 wallets?
(a) ` 2890
(b) ` 2980
(c) ` 2780
(d) ` 2870
(e) None of these
80% of a number is equal to three-fifth of another number.
What is the ratio between the first and the second number
respectively?
(a) 3 : 4
(b) 4 : 3
(c) 4 : 5
(d) 5 : 4
(e) None of these
Ghanshyam purchased an article for `1850. At what price
should he sell it so that 30% profit is earned?
(a) ` 2450
(b) ` 2245
(c) ` 2405
(d) ` 2425
(e) None of the above

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

32.

33.

34.

What is the compound interest accrued on an amount of

` 8500 in two years @ interest 10% per annum?
(a) ` 1875
(b) ` 1885
(c) ` 1775
(d) ` 1765
(e) None of these
A train running at the speed of 60 kmph crosses a 200 m
long platform in 27 s. What is the length of the train ?
(a) 250 m
(b) 200 m
(c) 240 m
(d) 450 m
(e) None of these
Which of the following has the fractions in ascending order?
(a)

5 3 4 2
, , ,
11 8 9 7

(b)

5 4 3 2
, , ,
11 9 8 7

(c)

2 3 4 5
, , ,
7 8 9 11

(d)

2 4 3 5
, , ,
7 9 8 11

(e) None of these

Sum of the digits of a two digit number is 8 and the digit in
the tens place is three times the digit in the units place.
What is the number?
(a) 26
(b) 36
(c) 71
(d) 62
(e) None of these
10 men can complete a piece of work in 8 days. In how many
days can 16 men complete that work?
(a) 4 days
(b) 5 days
(c) 6 days
(d) 3 days
(e) None of these
71% of a number is more than its 46% by 120. What is 30%
of that number?
(a) 160
(b) 150
(c) 140
(d) 148
(e) None of these
Average of five consecutive odd numbers is 95. What is
the fourth number in descending order?
(a) 91
(b) 95
(c) 99
(d) 97
(e) None of these
Latika spends 45% of her monthly income on food and 30%
of the monthly income on transport. Remaining amount of
`4500 she saves. What is her monthly income?
(a) `16000
(b) `18000
(c) `16500
(d) `18500
(e) None of these
Amount of simple interest accrued on an amount of Rs
28500 in seven years is Rs 23940 what is the rate of interest
% per annum?
(a) 10.5
(b) 12.5
(c) 11
(d) 12
(e) None of these
A and B started a business investing amounts of `150000
and `250000 respectively. What will be Bs share in the
profit of `160000 ?
(a) `100000
(b) `60000
(c) `80000
(d) `110000
(e) None of these

35.

3
The average age of 60 boys in a class was calculated as 12
years. It was later realised that the actual age of one of the
boys in the class was 12.5 years but it was calculated as 14
years. What is the actual average age of the boys in the
class?
(a) 11 years
(b) 11.275 years
(c) 11.50 years
(d) 11.975 years
(e) None of these
REASONING ABILITY

36.

37.

38.

39.

40.

Bihar is related to India in the same as Florida is related to

(a) Canada
(b) Mexico
(c) North America
(d) USA
(e) None of these
Unscramble the letters in the given words and find the odd
one out.
(a) UMRSME
(b) EIWNTR
(c) PIGRSN
(d) LCUOD
(e) None of these
If the first and second letters in the word DEPRESSION
were interchanged, also the third and the fourth letters, the
fifth and the sixth letters and so on, which of the following
would be the seventh letter from the right ?
(a) R
(b) O
(c) S
(d) P
(e) None of these
If the positions of the third and tenth letters of the word
DOCUMENTATION are interchanged, and likewise the
positions of the fourth and seventh letters, the second and
sixth letters is interchanged, which of the following will be
eleventh from the right end ?
(a) C
(b) I
(c) T
(d) U
(e) None of these
If the numbers from 1 to 45 which are exactly divisible by 3
are arranged in ascending order, minimum number being on
the top, which would come at the ninth place from the top?
(a) 18
(b) 24
(c) 21
(d) 27
(e) None of these

DIRECTION (Qs. 41 - 45) : In each of the questions below are

given two or three statements followed by the conclusions
numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be
true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known
facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically
follows from the given statements. Give answer
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

if only conclusion I follows.

if only conclusion II follows.
if neither I nor II follows.
if both I and II follow.
None of these

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41.

Statements :

Conclusions :
42.

Statements :

Conclusions :
43.

Statements :

Conclusions :
44.

Statements :

Conclusions :
45.

Statements:
Conclusions:

All toys are dolls .

All dolls are jokers.
Some toys are cars.
I. Some cars are jockers.
II. Some dolls are cars.
All pens are boxes.
Some boxes are blades.
Some blades are files.
I. Some blades are pens.
II. Some pens are files.
All books are ledgers.
All pens are keys.
Some pens are books.
I Some ledgers are keys.
II. Some keys are books.
Some roses are thorns.
All thorns are flowers.
No flower is a petal.
I. No petal is a rose.
II. Some flowers are roses.
All leaders are good team workers.
All good team workers are good orators.
I. Some good team workers are leaders.
II. All good orators are leaders.

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 46- 50) : Read the following information

carefully to answer the questions that follow.
There are six teachers A, B, C, D, E and F in a school. Each
of the teachers teaches two subjects, one compulsory subject
and the other optional subject. Ds optional subject is History
while three others have it as compulsory subject. E and F have
Physics as one of their subjects. Fs compulsory subject is
Mathematics which is an optional subject of both C and E. History
and English are As subjects but in terms of compulsory and
optional subjects, they are reverse of those of Ds. Chemistry is
an optional subject of any one of them. There is only one female
teacher in the school who has English as her compulsory subject.
46. What is Cs compulsory subject ?
(a) History
(b) Physics
(c) Chemistry
(d) English
(e) None of these
47. Who is a female member in the group ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of these
48. Who among the following has same optional subjects as
that of the compulsory subject of F?
(a) D
(b) B
(c) A
(d) C
(e) None of these
49. Disregarding which is compulsory and which is the optional
subject, who has the same two subjects combination as F ?

50.

(a) A
(b) B
(c) E
(d) D
(e) None of these
Which of the following groups of teachers has History as
the compulsory subject?
(a) A, C and D
(b) B, C and D
(c) C and D
(d) A, B and C
(e) None of these

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 51-55) : Study the following information

carefully and answer the questions given below.
In a certain code, the symbol for 0 (zero) is D and for 1 is $.
There is no other symbol for all other numbers greater than 1. The
numbers greater than 1 are to be written using only the two
symbols given above. The value of symbol for 1 doubles itself
everytime it shifts one place to the left. Study the following
example.
0 is written as D
1 is written as $
2 is written as $D
3 is written as $$
4 is written as $DD
and so on.
51. Which of the following will represent 7 ( 1 + 4 2) ?
(a) $D$D$
(b) $$D$D
(c) $DD$$
(d) $DD$$
(e) None of these
52. Which of the following symbol arrangement will represent
9 ?
(a) D$$$
(b) $D$D
(c) $DD$
(d) $$DD
(e) None of these
53. The symbol arrangement $DD$$ represents which of the
following numbers ?
(a) 18
(b) 25
(c) 17
(d) 16
(e) None of these
54. The symbol arrangement $$$DD$D represents which of the
following numbers ?
(a) 28
(b) 48
(c) 26
(d) 50
(e) None of these
55. Which of the following represents the number 24 ?
(a) $DD$D
(b) $$DDD
(c) $$$DD
(d) $DD$$
(e) None of these
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 56- 60) : In these questions symbols #, @, $,
*, % are to be used with different meanings as follows:
A # B means A is neither smaller than nor equal to B.
A @ B means A is smaller than B.
A $ B means A is not greater than B
A * B means A is not smaller than B.

A % B means A is neither smaller than nor greater than B.

In each question, three statements showing relationships have
been given, which are followed by two conclusions I & II.
Assuming that the given statements are true, find out which
conclusion(s) is/are definitely true. Mark answer
(a) if only conclusion I is true;
(b) if only conclusion II is true;
(c) if either conclusion I or II is true;
(d) if neither I nor II is true and
(e) if both conculsions I and II are true.
56. Statements: T @ J, J * M, M $ B
Conclusions: I. T # M
II. J $ B
Statements: R# F, F @ K, K $ V
Conclusions :I. R # V
II. V # F

66.

Problem Figures

Statements: E @ A, A % F, F $ Q

Conclusions :I. E @ Q

58.

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 66-70) : In each of the questions given below

which one of the five answer figures on the right should come
after the problem figures on the left, if the sequence were
continued ?

57.

65.

5
(a) 15
(b) L
(c) K
(d) I
(e) None of these
If it is possible to make a meaningful word from the eighth,
sixteenth, seventeenth and twenty-second leters from your
left in the given series, which will be th first letter of that
word? If no such word can be formed, your answer would be
X, and if more than one such word can be formed, answer is
P.
(a) M
(b) T
(c) X
(d) E
(e) P

II. Q *A
59.

Statements: L # M, M % D, D * Q

Answer Figures

Conclusions: I. M # Q

Conclusions: I. W # R

(a)

II. W $ R
67.

N O PQ YB ZAR S H I J K I LM T UV G E FW X D C
61.

62.

63.

64.

If letters of the above given series are written in reverse

order then which letter will be third to the left of eighteenth
letter from your right?
(a) Z
(b) G
(c) I
(d) L
(e) None of these
What will come in place of question mark (?) in the following
series ?
NDP, QWB, ZER, ?
(a) SVJ
(b) AFS
(c) IVS
(d) SFA
(e) None of these
Which of the following is the fifth to the right of thirteenth
letter from you left ?
(a) T
(b) J
(c) S
(d) Z
(e) None of these
If every altenate letter starting from O is replaced with odd
numbers starting from 1, which letter or number will be third
to the left of tenth letter from your right ?

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Problem Figures

S oS o = r
S o
B
r

= S

Answer Figures
= S

S = B = S B =

(a)
68.

(b)

(c)

B
S
r
(d)

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 61-65): Answer these questions referring

to the letter sequence given below:

Statements: W $ F, F @ H, H # R

60.

II. Q @ L

= S B

(e)

Problem Figures

MOUNT OSNPT

TOSNP

ODNCP PODNC

Answer Figures

CPODN OPNDC OLZNC OLNZC OLNDC

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

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69.

Problem Figures

=
V
Z
o

S
r

=
S

S
Z Z
V V
r

==
V
rZ
oo

V =
= r
o
ro

=
S

S V
rr

Answer Figures
=

V r

S
S

r
o

(b)

(a)
70.

= =

V V

S r
Z Z

S r
Z o

(c)

(d)

S
o

(e)

Problem Figures

Z r D D Z r c

c c

D
o
A c A r S A
D
o
r r
o

Answer Figures

A r S B o A r S S A

rA r S

oo

A D

(a)

(b)

oD
(c)

(d)

D
(e)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 71-80) : Read the following passage carefully
and answer the questions given below it.
Once upon a time a dishonest king had a man called the
Valuer in his court. The Valuer set the price which ought to be
paid for horses and elephants and the other animals. He also set
the price on jewellery and gold, and things of that kind. This man
was honest and just, and set the proper price to be paid to the
owners of the goods. The king, however, was not pleased with
this Valuer, because he was honest. "If I had another sort of a
man as Valuer, I might gain more riches," he thought.
One day the king saw a stupid, miserly peasant come into
the palace yard. The king sent for the fellow and asked him if he
would like to be the Valuer. The peasant said he would like the
position. So the king had him made Valuer. He sent the honest
Valuer away from the palace.
Then the peasant began to set the prices on horses and
elephants, upon gold and jewels. He did not know their value, so
he would say anything he chose. As the king had made him
Valuer, the people had to sell their goods for the price he set. By
and by a horse-dealer brought five hundred horses to the court
of this king. The Valuer came and said they were worth a mere
measure of rice. So the king ordered the horse-dealer to be given
the measure of rice, and the horses to be put in the palace stables.
The horse-dealer then went to see the honest man who had
been the Valuer, and told him what had happened. "What shall I
do?" asked the horse-dealer. "I think you can give a present to

the Valuer which will make him do and say what you want him to
do and say," said the man. "Go to him and give him a fine present,
then say to him: "You said the horses are worth a measure of rice
but now tell what a measure of rice is worth! Can you value that
standing in your place by the king?" If the says he can, go wth
him to the king, and I will be there, too."
The horse-dealer thought this was a good idea. So he gave
a fine present to the Valuer, and said what the other man had told
him to say., The stupid Valuer took the present, and said: "Yes, I
can go before the king with you and tell what a measure of rice is
worth. I can value that now." Well, let us go at once," said the
horse-dealer. So they went before the king and his ministers in
the palace.
The horse-dealer bowed down before the king, and said:
"O King, I have learned that a measure of rice is the value of my
five hundred horses. But will the king be pleased to ask the Valuer
what is the valuer of the measure of rice". The king, not knowing
what had happened, asked, "How now, Valuer, what are five
hundred horses worth?" "A measure of rice, O King!" said he.
"Very good, then! If five hundred horses are worth a measure of
rice, what is the measure of rice worth?" "The measure of rice is
worth your whole city," replied the foolish fellow.
The ministers clapped their hands, laughing, and saying,
"What a foolish Valuer! How can such a man hold that office?
We used to think this great city was beyond price, but this man
says it is worth only a measure of rice, "Then the king was
ashamed, and drove out the foolish fellow. "I tried to please the
king by setting a low price on the horses, and now see what has
happened to me!" said the Valuer, as he ran away from the
laughing crowd.
71. Who did the king appoint as the new Valuer?
(a) A minsister
(b) A horse merchant
(c) Himself
(d) A stingy peasant
(e) None of these
72. Why was the king not happy with the old Valuer?
(a) As the Valuer was not good at his work
(b) As he had dishonoured the king
(c) As the Valuer had been dishonest with the king about
the prices that he set for goods
(d) As the king believed that he was not earning much
because of the Valuer's honesty
(e) None of these
73. Which of the following words can be used to describe the
king?
(1) Smart
(2) Dishonest
(3) Cheat
(a) Only (1)
(b) Only (2)
(c) Only (2) and (3)
(d) Only (1) and (3)
(e) All the three (1), (2) and (3)
74. What can possibly be the moral of the story?
(a) Slow and steady wins the race
(b) Change is the only permanent thing in life
(c) An honest answer is the sign of true friendship
(d) Haste makes waste
(e) No legacy is so rich as honesty

75.

76.

77.

78.

79.

80.

Why did the Ministers laugh at the new Valuer?

(a) As he had sold the king's city at a very low price
(b) As he had displayed his stupidity by quoting an
abysmally low price on the king's city
(c) As he had cheated the horse dealer
(d) As he had not claculated the price of the five hundred
horses correctly
(e) None of these
What did the new Valuer do when he got the present from
the horse dealer?
(a) He accepted the present and resigned from his post as
was requested by the horse-dealer
(b) He accepted the present and agreed to state the worth
of a measure of rice in the presence of the King
(c) He accepted the present and immediately returned the
horse-dealer's horses
(d) He refused to accept the present from the horse-dealer
and asked him to leave the premises
(e) None of these
Which of the following can be said about the old Valuer?
(1) He was honest.
(2) He was intelligent.
(3) He was revengeful.
(a) Only (1)
(b) Only (3)
(c) Only (1) and (2)
(d) Only (1) and (3)
(e) All the three (1), (2) and (3)
What was the worth of a measure of rice according to the
new Valuer?
(a) The king's entire city
(b) The king's life
(c) Two horses
(d) Not mentioned in the passage
(e) None of these
Why did the horse-dealer go to meet the old Valuer?
(a) As the new Valuer had set a very inappropriate price
for his five hundred horses
(b) As his five hundred horses were stolen from him by
the king
(c) As he was a very good friend of the old Valuer
(d) As the king head requested him to do so
(e) None of these
What advice did the old Valuer give to the horse-dealer?
(a) He asked the horse-dealer to inquire with the king about
the worth of a measure of rice
(b) He asked the horse-dealer to bribe the new Valuer and
get his horses back
(c) He asked the horse-dealer to forget about his horses
and go on with his life
(d) He asked the horse-dealer to publicize his plight and
thus get his horses back
(e) None of these

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 81-85) : Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and
(d) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed
in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the
sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required,
mark (e) as the answer.

81.

82.

83.

84.

85.

7
As it was already afternoon, Rohan decided to check out of
the hotel and go home.
(a) for checking out
(b) to checking out
(c) to check outing
(d) to checked out
(e) No correction required
Five people which ignored an evacuation order were trapped
in a mountain region encircled by a wildfire.
(a) who ignored an
(b) those ignoring an
(c) who ignores a
(d) that ignored a
(e) No correction required
Since she was the most popular model on the ramp, she
thought no end to herself.
(a) no ending to herself (b) no ends of herself
(c) no end of herself
(d) no end with herself
(e) No correction required
The actress says that she is not comfortable walk into the
ramp in designer-wear.
(a) to walks on
(b) walking down
(c) walking with
(d) walks to
(e) No correction required
Not many bank on the power of realism and comedy to
make an impression and so, when one does, it makes head
truns.
(a) making heads turn
(b) make head turnings
(c) making heads turining
(d) makes heads turn
(e) No correction required

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 86-90) : In each question below, a sentence

with four words printed in bold type is given. These are numbered
as (a), (b), (c) and (d). One of these four words printed in bold may
be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the
sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or
inappropriate, if any. The number of that word is your answer. If
all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also
appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (e) i.e., All
correct' as your answer.
86.

The city's fashion-conscious ladies (a)/ came together at a

city hotel to check out an exibition (b)/ by various (c)/
designers (d)/ and labels. All correct (e)

87.

The ministry's proposal (a)/ for an autonomous (b)/

overarching authority (c)/ for higher education and research
was finally approval. (d)/ All correct (e)

88.

Silense (a)/ is to retreat (b)/ in wordless prayer, gazing (c)/

out the window of your heart, and going for slow
meandering (d)/ walks in a garden. All correct (e)

89.

A majority of Army tanks continue to grope (a)/ in the dark,

stricken (b)/ as they are with an ecute (c) case of night
blindness. (d)/ All correct (e)
Back home, the ever affable (a)/ Bollywood singer shares
the excitement (b) of having (c)/ performed (d)/ at the Royal
Hall in London. All correct (e)

90.

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DIRECTIONS (Qs. 91-100) : In the following passage there are
blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are
printed below the passage and against each, five words are
suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out
the appropriate word in each case.
There was once a gardener who (91) care of the king's
garden. In the garden, lived a family of monkeys. Seeing the
gardener at work, the monkeys soon (92) to imitate him. As the
gardener tended the plants and weeded and watered the garden,
he was amused to see that the monkeys also did (93) what he did.
The gardener was happy that he had so much unpaid help.
One day the gardener wanted to (94) a fair in the city. He
had an idea. He called the chief of the monkeys and said to him, "I
have to go out for the day. Can you and your family water my
plants like you (95) do? I promise you that if you help me I will
(96) sweets for you from the fair.: The monkeys agreed. But after
the gardener had left, they had a (97). How much water were they
to pour for each plant? then one of them said. "For plants with
big roots, we must pour (98) of water and for the ones with small
roots, we pour only a litle water." So, the monkeys (99) out each
plant and then pushed it back again after looking at the root. As
a result, many plants (100) and died. On his return, the gardener
realized that he had been very foolish to trust a bunch of mere
monkeys to do his job.
91. (a) took
(b) was
(c) great
(d) handle
(e) mended

92.

(a)
(c)
(e)
93. (a)
(c)
(e)
94. (a)
(c)
(e)
95. (a)
(c)
(e)
96. (a)
(c)
(e)
97. (a)
(c)
(e)
98. (a)
(c)
(e)
99. (a)
(c)
(e)
100. (a)
(c)
(e)

try
were
learnt
main
many
too
call
stall
visit
forcefully
usually
truly
ask
got
create
party
answer
water
body
lots
quantity
thrashed
stick
splashed
withered
killed
smiled

(b) told
(d) bent
(b) exactly
(d) because
(b) make
(d) go
(b) hardly
(d) costly
(b) bring
(d) throw
(b) time
(d) doubt
(b) many
(d) weight
(b) saw
(d) pulled
(b) crushed
(d) grew

Answer Key
1

(a)

11

(b)

21

(d)

31

(e)

41

(d)

51

(d)

61

(b)

71

(d)

81

(e)

91

(a)

(e)

12

(c)

22

(b)

32

(b)

42

(c)

52

(c)

62

(e)

72

(d)

82

(a)

92

(e)

(d)

13

(e)

23

(a)

33

(d)

43

(d)

53

(e)

63

(a)

73

(c)

83

(c)

93

(b)

(c)

14

(a)

24

(c)

34

(a)

44

(b)

54

(d)

64

(d)

74

(e)

84

(b)

94

(e)

(e)

15

(c)

25

(e)

35

(d)

45

(a)

55

(b)

65

(e)

75

(b)

85

(d)

95

(c)

(d)

16

(d)

26

(a)

36

(d)

46

(a)

56

(d)

66

(d)

76

(b)

86

(b)

96

(b)

(c)

17

(c)

27

(c)

37

(d)

47

(d)

57

(b)

67

(e)

77

(c)

87

(d)

97

(d)

(a)

18

(e)

28

(d)

38

(d)

48

(d)

58

(a)

68

(d)

78

(a)

88

(a)

98

(c)

(b)

19

(e)

29

(b)

39

(c)

49

(c)

59

(b)

69

(a)

79

(a)

89

(c)

99

(d)

10

(b)

20

(a)

30

(e)

40

(d)

50

(d)

60

(c)

70

(c)

80

(e)

90

(e)

100

(a)

HINTS & SOLUTION

1.

(a)

48 % of 525 + ? % of 350 = 399

48
?
525 +
350 = 399
100
100
25200 + ? 350 = 399 100

? 350 = 39900 25200 = 14700

?=

2.

(e)

3.

(d)

4.

(c)

?=

7.

? = 335 - 289 = 46
? = 46 46 = 2116
28 5 - 15 6
7 2 + 256 + (13) 2

?=

(d)

(c)

?=

?=

784
7 ? = 49 7 = 7
16

?=

8.

(a)

9.

(b)

? + 289 = 335

140 - 90
49 + 16 + 169
50
25
?=
=

234 117
2
1
4
(e) ? = 13 + 5 2
7
7
2
95 37 5
?=
+

7
7 2
95 185
?=
+

7 14
190 + 185
?=

14

5.

14700
= 42
350
4
1
5
2 3 + ? = 12
5
5
9
61
23 19
+? =
5
5
9
61 437
?= 5
45
549 - 437
?=
45
22
112
?=
=2
45
45
2
? + 17 = 335

6.

11
375
= 26
14
14
? = 784 16 7

11.

3
5
? = 455 + 456
7
8
? = 195 + 285
? = 480
? = 6425 125 8
? = 51.4 8
? = 411.2
? = 1.05% of 2500 + 2.5% of 440

?=

1.05
2.5
2500 +
440
100
100

?=

2625 1100
+
100 100

3725
= 37.25
100
(b)
? = 4900 28 444 12

? = 175 37

? = 6475
(b) Number of employees in design, customer relation and
HR departments together
4500 (32 + 22 + 8)%

10.

3
5
of 455 + of 456
7
8

?=

4500 62
= 2790
100
Number of women employees in these departments
= 2000 (28 + 20 + 16)%
=

2000 64
= 1280
100
\ Required number of males
= 2790 1280 = 1510
=

10
12.

(c) Number of employees in HR department

=

19.

+(1)2

\ Number of males

20.

2000 16
= 360 100
= 360 320 = 40
Number of employeess in Accounts department

21.

4500 12
= 540
100
\ Number of males

22.

280
100 16
1800
(a) Total number of employees in administrative
department

\ Required percentage =

15.

4500 8
=
= 360
100
Number of males in the same department
= 360 200 = 160
\ Required ratio
= 360 : 160 = 9 : 4
(c) Required percentage

16.

2000
100 = 80
2500
(d) Pattern of the series would be as follows
=

17.

192

21

41

81

3x + 50 5
=
4x
6
18 x + 300 = 20 x
2x = 300

16

96

24.

24

2
2
2
2
(e) Pattern of the series would be as follows
5 1+1=6
6 2 + 2 = 14
14 3 + 3 = 45
\
45 4 + 4 = 184

8940
= ` 2980
3

(a) Let the first number be x

and the second number be y
3
Then, 80% of x = of y
5

80
3
x = y
100
5

4
3
x = y
5
5

4x = 3y

x 3
= =3:4
y 4
(c) Q Cost price of an article = ` 1850
For 30% profit, selling price of this article

130
= ` 2405
100
(e) Compound Interest after two years

= 1850

25.

10

- 8500
= 8500 1 +
100

21

48

300
= 150
2
Total number of students in college
B = 4x = 4 150 = 600
(b) Q Cost price of (12 belts + 30 wallers) = ` 8940
Q Cost price of 3 (4 belts + 10 wallets) = ` 8940
x=

11 11
- 8500
10 10
= 10285 8500 = ` 1785
(a) Let length of the train be x m

= 8500

+5
+2
+3
+4
(c) Pattern of the series would be as follows
384

18.

12

+(4)2

+(3)2

Q Cost price of 4 belts + 10 wallets =

23.

2000 14
= 280
100

11

4500 40
= 1800
100
Number of females in the marketing department

38

+5
+10
+20
+40
(d) Let total number of students in college A = 3x
and total number of students in college B = 4x
After 50 more students join college A

2000 12
100

14.

+(2)2

22

New Ratio =

= 540 240 = 300

\ Required ratio = 40 : 300 = 2 : 15
(e) Number of employees in marketing and customer
relation departments

13

(a) Pattern of the series would be as follows

6

13.

4500 8
= 360
100

= 540 -

(e) Pattern of the series would be as follows

26.

Speed of the train be 60 km/h = 60

Then,

x + 200
= 27
50
3

5 50
=
m/s
18 3

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3( x + 200)
= 27
50
3x + 600 = 1350
3x = 1350 600
3x = 750

750
= 250 m
3
(c) Each fractions, decimal value are given below :

Statements : All toys are jokers.

Conclusions : Some cars are jokers.
(I + A = I-type conclusion)
\ I follows.
Some cars are toys

2 3 4 5
, , , .
7 8 9 11
(d) Let tens digit be x and units digit be 8 x
Then, x = 3 (8 x)

x = 24 3x,

4x = 24

So, ascending order of the fractions is

24
=6
4
\ units digit = 8 x = 8 6 = 2
So, required number = 62
(b) Suppose 16 men can complete the same work in x days
Then, Men
days
x=

29.

10
16
16 : 10 : : 8 : x
16 x = 10 8

36.
37.
38.

42.

8
x

10 8
= 5 days
16
(d) Bihar is a state in India. Similarly, Florida is a state in
USA.
(d) (a) Summer (b) Winter (c) Spring (d) Cloud
All others are name of seasons.
(d) The new letter sequence is EDRPSEISNO.
The seventh letter from the right is P.

x=

43.

39.

Statements : All toys are dolls.

Conclusions : Some cars are dolls.
Some dolls are cars. (Conversion)
\ II follows.
(c) Conclusions : Some pens are boxes.
(Implication of first statement)
Some boxes are pens.
(Conversion of first statement)
Some blades are boxes.
(Conversion of second statement)
Some files are blades.
(Conversion of third statement)
No mediate inference follows. Hence, no given
Conclusions follows.
(d) Statements : Some pens are books.
Conclusion : Some books are pens. (conversion)

Statements

Statements

D E P R E S S I O N
1 2 3 4 5

: All toys are dolls.

Conclusions : Some cars are toys. (Conversion)

5
3
4
2
= 0.454, = 0.375, = 0.444, = 0.286
11
8
9
7

28.

(d) Statements

All dolls are jokers

Conclusions : All toys are jokers.
[A + A = A-type conclusion]
Statements : Some toys are cars.

x=

27.

41.

6 7 8 9 10

: All pens are keys.

Some books are keys.
(I + A = I-type conclusion)
Some keys are books. (Conversion)
\ II follows.
: Some pens are books.

All books are ledgers.

Conclusions : Some pens are ledgers.
(I + A = I-type)
Some ledgers are pens. (conversion)

(c)
D O C U M E N T A T I O N
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

40.

(d) The series will be as follows:

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42
45

44.

Statements : All pens are keys.

Conclusions : Some ledgers are keys.
(I + A = I-type)
\ I follows.
(b) Statements : Some roses are thorns.

All thorns are flowers.

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Conclusions : Some roses are flowers.
(I + A = I-type)
Some flowers are roses. (conversion)
Hence, II follows.
Statements : No flower is petal.
Conclusions : No petal is flower. (conversion)
Some flowers are roses.
Conclusions : Some roses are not petals.
(E + I = O*-type)
Hence, I does not follow.
45. (a) Statements : All leaders are good team
workers.
Conclusions : Some good team worker s are
leaders. (Conversion)
Hence, I follows.
Statements : All good team workers are
good orators.
Conclusions : Some good orators are good
team workers. (conversion)
Hence, II does not follow.
For (Qs. 46 to 50)
The given information is summarised in a table as follows :

Teachers
A
B
C
D
E
F

Subjects
Compulsory
Optional
History
English
History
Chemistry
History
Mathematics
(Female) English
History
Physics
Mathematics
Mathematics
Physics

(a) History is the compulsory subject of C.

(d) D is a female member in the group.
(d) The compulsory subject of F (mathematics) is the
optional subject of C.
49. (c) E has physics and mathematics as his two subjects.
50. (d) A, B and C all have history as the compulsory
subjects.
For (Qs. 51-55):
These questions are based on the binary system which is made
of digits 0 and 1, here represented by D and $ repectively.
51. (d) 7 (1 + 4 2) = 7 (1 + 2) = 7 3 = 21
Now, 21 = 16 + 0 + 4 + 0 + 1
= 1 24 + 0 23 + 1 22 + 0 21 + 1 20
= (10101)2
52. (c) 9 = 8 + 0 + 0 + 1
= 1 23 + 0 22 + 0 21 + 1 20 = (10001)2
53. (e) $ DD$$ = (10011)2
= 1 24 + 0 2 3 + 0 22 + 1 2 1 + 1 20
= 16 + 0 + 0 + 2 + 1 = 19
54. (d) $$DD$$D = (1100010)2
= 1 25 + 1 2 4 + 0 2 3 + 0 22 + 1 21 + 0 20
= 32 + 16 + 0 + 0 + 2 + 0 = 50
55. (b) 24 = 16 + 8 + 0 + 0 + 0
= 1 24 + 1 23 + 0 22 + 0 21 + 0 20 = (11000)2

56.

57.

(d) T < J, J M, M B
No relation between T and M, and J and B.
So neither I nor II is true.
(b) R > F, F < K, K V
No relation between R and V. So conclusion I is not
true.
But V K > F or V > F
So, conclusion II is true.

E < A, A = F, F Q

58.

(a)

59.

Combining all, Q F = A > E or E < Q and Q A

So, only conclusion I is true.
(b) L > M, M = D, D Q

60.

(c)

61.

(b)

62.

(e)

63.
64.
65.

(a)
(d)
(e)

66.
67.

(d)
(e)

69.

(a)

70.

(c)

46.
47.
48.

Combining all, L > M = D Q or M Q and Q < L.

So, only conclusion II is true.
W F, F < H, H > R
Although no direct relation between W and R but I
and II together show all three probable relations. Hence
either I or II is true.
18 + 3 = 21st letter from the right in the reverse series
or, 21st letter from the left in the original series.
N + 3 = Q, Q + 3 = Z, Z + 3 = S
D 2 = W, W 2 = E, E 2 = V
P + 3 = B, B + 3 = R, R + 3 = I Hence, ? = SVI
13 + 5 = 18th from you left
10 + 3 = 13th from the right
A, L, M, E
MALE, LAME, MEAL
Symbols in the square are rotating 90 angle clockwise.