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Practice Set 1
Numerical Ability 9. 2959.87 16.003 - 34.99 = ?
A. 160 B. 150 C. 140 D. 180 E. 170
Directions(1 5): What should come in place of the
question mark (?) in the following questions? 10. 424.99 23.95 8.05 = ?
1. 36865 + 12473 + 21045 - 44102 = ? A. 1300 B. 1225 C. 1325 D. 1275 E.
A. 114485 B. 28081 C. 26281 D. 114845 1375
E. None of these Directions(11 15): What should come in place
5+? 19 15 7 of the question mark (?) in the following number
2. =6
13 13 156 series?
A. 4 B. 4.5 C. 5 D. 5.5 E. None of
these 11. 513, 735, 1179, 1845, 2733, ?
A. 3713 B. 3843 C. 3863
D. 3793
3. 666.66 + 66.66 + 6.66 + 6 + 0.66 = ?
E. None of these
A. 746.64 B. 764.64 C. 766.64 D. 744.54
E. None of these 12. 9450, 2100, 600, 240, 160, ?
3 2 3
A. 80 B. 320 C. 40 D. 360 E. None of
4. 12 5 5
5 5 70 these
131 141 151 151
A. 1 B. 2 C. 1 D. 3 13. 6, 50, 490, 4890, 48890, ?
353 353 353 353
E. None of these A. 488890 B. 488900 C. 488990 D. 489898
1 1 1 1 E. None of these
5. 3 + 5 + ? + 2 = 11
2 5 4 3
11 13 23 29 14. 289, 361, 529, 841, 961, ?
A. B. C. D. E. None of
60 60 60 60 A. 2209 B. 2136 C. 1849 D. 1681
these E. 1369
Directions(6 10): What approximate value 15. 30, 34, 43, 59, 84, 120, ?
should come in place of the question mark (?) in A. 169 B. 148 C. 153 D. 176 E. None
the following questions? (Note: you are not ex- of these
pected to calculate the exact value).
16. Average of x observation is 30, average of x other
6. 2950 12.25 + 160 = ? observations is 33 and average of remaining x ob-
A. 440 B. 350 C. 380 D. 360 E. 400 servations is 42. Average of all the observations is
A. 34 B. 35 C. 36 D. Cannot be deter-
7. 25.05% of 2845 + 14.97 2399 = ? mined E. None of these
A. 36700 B. 36500 C. 35800 D. 35600
17. Due to reduction by 10% in the price of sugar a
E. 36200
person is able to buy 2 kg more for Rs. 480. Find
8. (1702 68) 136.05 = ? the reduced rate/kg of sugar.
A. 3500 B. 3550 C. 3450 D. 3400 A. Rs. 48 per kg B. Rs. 40 per kg C. Rs. 24
E. 3525 per kg D. Rs. 20 per kg E. None of these
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2 Practice Set 1
18. Rishi spends 40% of his salary on house rent, on re- 25. A, B, C enter into a partnership in the ratio 7 : 4
2 2 3
maining 10% spends on travel, on remaining 16 % 6
3 : . After 4 months, A increases his share 50%. If
spends on food and remaining is saved. If he saved 5
Rs. 2250 what amount he spent on food? the total profit at the end of one year be Rs. 21600
then Bs share in the profit is:
1
A. Rs. 433 B. Rs. 533 C. Rs. 430 D. Rs.
3 A. Rs. 2100 B. Rs. 2400 C. Rs. 3600
450 E. None of these D. Rs. 4000 E. None of these
19. The ages of two persons differ by 12 years. If 4
26. The amount of water (in ml) that should be added
years ago, the elder one be 3 times as old as the
to reduce 9 ml lotion, containing 50% alcohol, to a
younger one, find their present ages in years
lotion containing 30% alcohol is:
A. 12, 24 B. 10, 22 C. 15, 27 D. 17, 29
E. None of these A. 5 ml B. 4 ml C. 3 ml D. 6 ml E. 2
ml
20. The salaries of Ramu, Raju, Raghu are in the ratio
2 : 3 : 5. If the increments of 15%, 10% and 20% 27. Two trucks travel the same direction at the speed
are allowed respectively on their salaries, what will of 50 kmph and 60 kmph. Find distance when the
be their new ratio? time taken by both trucks has difference of 1 hour?
A. 3 : 3 : 10 B. 10 : 11 : 20 C. 23 : 33 : 60 A. 300 km B. 100 km C. 150 km D. Can-
D. 23 : 69 : 33 E. None of these not be determined E. None of these
21. The simple interest occurred on an amount of Rs. 28. In one hour, a boat goes 11 km/hr along the stream
22,500 at the end of four years is Rs. 10,800. What and 5 km/hr against the stream. The speed of the
would be the compound interest occurred on the boat in still water in km/hr is
same amount at the same rate at the end of 2
years? A. 3 km/hr B. 15 km/hr C. 8 km/hr D. 10
km/hr E. 9 km/hr
A. Rs. 16908 B. Rs. 5724 C. Rs. 28224
D. Rs. 8586 E. None of these 29. 8 men can complete a work in 14 days. They
22. If the rate of interest is 10% p.a, where interest started the work and after 2 days 2 men left. In
is compounded once every six months, what is the how many days will the work be completed by the
effective rate of interest? remaining men?
A. 12 days B. 9 days C. 16 days D. 6 days
A. 10% B. 20% C. 25% D. 10.25% E. None of these
E. Cannot be determined
30. A basket contains 4 red, 5 blue and 3 green mar-
23. Two concentric circles form a ring. The inner and
bles. If three marbles are picked at random, what
outer circumference of ring are 352/7 m and 528/7
is the probability that either all are green or all are
m respectively. Find the width of the ring.
red.
A. 6 m B. 6.5 m C. 5.5 m D. 4 m
E. None of these A. 7/44 B. 7/12 C. 5/12 D. 1/44
E. None of these
24. A cow is tethered in the middle of a field with a
14 feet rope. If the cow grazes 100 square feet per Directions(31 35): Each of the question and
day, then approximately what time will be taken two statements numbered I and II are given below
by the cow to graze the whole field? it. You have to decide whether the data provided
A. 10 days B. 14 days C. 6 days D. 7 days in the statements are sufficient to answer the ques-
E. 8 days tion. Read both statement and give answer.
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Practice Set 1 3
1. If the data in statement I alone is sufficient to II. The number obtained by interchanging the two
answer the question, while the data in state- digits of the number is lesser than the original num-
ment II alone is not sufficient to answer the ber by 18.
question. A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5
2. If the data in statement II alone is sufficient to
answer the question, while the data in state-
ment I alone is not sufficient to answer the
Reasoning Ability
question.
3. If the data either in Statement I alone or in
Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the 36. How many such pairs of letters are there in the
question. word COURSE, each of which has as many letters
between them in the word (in both forward and
4. If the data in both the statements I and II are backward directions) as they have between them
not sufficient to answer the question. in the English alphabetical order?
5. If the data in both the statements I and II A. None B. One C. Two D. Three
together are necessary to answer the question. E. More than three
31. What is the area of the square? 37. In a certain SCENT is coded as UOFDT and
LASER is coded as SFTBM. In the same code
I. Measure of the diagonal of the square is 80 cm.
RETAIL will be coded as ......?
II. The perimeter of the square is equal to the cir- A. SFUBJM B. MJFUBS C. SFUJMB
cumference of a circle. D. KHBSDQ E. MJBUFS
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5
38. If each vowel of the word HOSPITAL is changed
32. What is Ashas present salary? to the next letter in the English alphabetical series
and each consonant is, changed to the previous let-
I. Her salary increases every year by 15 percent.
ter in the English alphabetical series and then the
II. She joined the organization seven years ago. alphabets thus formed are arranged in alphabetical
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5 order from left to right, which of the following will
be fifth from the right?
33. What is the rate of interest p.c.p.a? A. O B. J C. P D. K E. G
I. The compound interest acurred on an amount of 39. Which of the following will come in the place of
Rs. 1500 at the end of 2 years is Rs. 660. question mark(?)
II. An amount doubles itself in 5 years with simple AC EG JL ? WY
interest.
A. NP B. MO C. PR D. OP E. RT
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5
40. Among A, B, C, D, and E each scoring different
34. What is the total staff strength of the organization? marks in an examination. A scored less than only
I. 75% of the staff consists of male employees. B. D scored more than only C. Who amongst them
scored the third lowest marks?
II. The ratio of female to male employees in the
organization is 1 : 3 respectively. A. E B. D C. A D. Cannot be determined
E. None of these
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5
41. If K denotes x, B denotes , T denotes
35. What is the two digit number? and M denotes +, then 40 B 8 T 6 M 3 K 4 = ?
I. The sum of the two digits of the number is 8. A. 19 B. 11 C. -31 D. 23 E. None of
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letter in the English alphabetical series, how many 53. What is the position of B with respect of E?
words thus formed are with no vowels appear? A. Third to the left B. Third to the right
A. None B. One C. Two D. Three C. Immediately to the right D. Second to the
E. More than three left E. Immediately to the left
48. If third alphabet in each of the words is changed 54. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way
to next alphabet in the English alphabetical order, based on their seating position in the above ar-
how many words having same or different vowels rangement and so form a group. Which is the one
will be formed? that does not belong to that group?
A. None B. One C. Two D. Three A. CB B. EA C. DF D. BC E. AC
E. Four
55. How many persons sit between C and F?
49. How many letters are there in the English alpha-
betical series between the second letter of the word A. None B. One C. Two D. Three
which is second from the right and the second let- E. Four
ter of the word which is second from the left of the
given words? Directions(56 58): Study the following ar-
A. Two B. Five C. Six D. Nine rangement carefully and answer the questions
E. Three given below:
185947125836592764529264123
50. If the positions of the first and the second alpha- 514283
bets of each of the words are interchanged, which of
the following will form a meaningful English word? 56. How many 5s are three in the above arrangement,
A. Both SUE and PUT B. FIN C. Both each of which is immediately followed by a digit
PUT and LOW D. LOW E. SUE which has a numerical value of less than five?
Directions(51 55): Study the following infor- A. None B. One C. Two D. Three
mation carefully and answer the given questions. E. More than three
A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in a straight line 57. If all the even digits are deleted from the above
facing North. arrangement, which of the following will be seventh
(A) A sits third to the right of D. from the left end of the arrangement?
(B) Neither A nor D sits at any of the extreme A. 9 B. 5 C. 1 D. 3 E. 1
ends of the line.
58. How many such 1s are there in the above arrange-
(C) C sits second to left of E. ment, each which is immediately preceded by per-
(D) B sits second to right of F. fect square?
(E) B does not sit at an extreme end of the line. A. None B. One C. Two D. Three
E. More than three
51. If all the persons are made to sit in alphabetical or-
der from right to left, the positions of how many
are there in the original seating positions? Directions(59 60): Read the following infor-
mation carefully and answer the questions that fol-
A. None B. One C. Two D. Three
low.
E. Four
If A B means A is wife of B
52. Who sits at the extreme right hand corner of the
line? If A + B means A is brother of B
59. Which of the following means T is father of P? P @ Q means, P is not smaller than Q.
A. P + Q R - T B. P R - T Q P # Q means, P is not greater than Q.
C. P + Q R T D. P - Q + T R P % Q means, P is neither greater nor equal to
E. None of these Q.
60. How is Y related to Z if Y V + W Z? P * Q means, P is neither smaller nor greater
A. Daughter B. Father-in-law C. Wife than Q.
D. Daughter-in-law E. Cannot be determined P $ Q means, P is neither smaller nor equal to
Q.
Directions(61 65): Study the following infor- Now according to the following statement, if they
mation carefully and answer the questions given are true, judge their Conclusion I, II, and III follow
below. definitely true.
M, V, K, D, T, J and R are seven friends studying
66. Statements
in different classes III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII and
IX standards. Each of them has different favourite M % R, R # T, T * N
colours yellow, blue, red, white, black, green and Conclusions
violet. J likes red and studies in Class V. R likes
violet and studies in class III. M studies in Class I. N * R
VIII and does not like green and yellow. K likes II. N $ R
white and does not study in VII and in IV. D stud- III. N $ M
ies in VI and likes black. T does not study in IV
and who studies in class IV does not like green. A. All are true B. Either I or II is true C. Ei-
ther I or II and III is true D. Either I or III and
61. In which standard does V study? II is true E. None of these
A. IV B. IX C. VII D. Data inadequate
67. Statements
E. None of these
J # N, K @ N, T $ K
62. What is Ms favourite colour?
Conclusions
A. Red B. Yellow C. Green D. Blue
I. J % T
E. None of these
II. T $ N
63. In which standard does K study?
III. N @ J
A. III B. V C. IV D. VII E. None of
A. None is true B. I and II is true C. II and
these
III is true D. I and III is true E. All are true
64. What is Vs favourite colour?
68. Statements
A. Green B. Red C. Yellow D. Data
B * D, D @ H, H % F
inadequate E. None of these
Conclusions
65. In which standard does T study?
I. B * F
A. IV B. VII C. VIII D. IX E. None of
these II. B $ F
III. D $ F
Directions(66 70): In the following question A. None is true B. Either I or II is true C. Ei-
@, #, %, * and $ are used according to following ther I or II and III is true D. only III is true
meaning. E. All are true
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Practice Set 1 7
72. According to the rumour, what would happen if A. 1324 B. 3214 C. 3241 D. 3142
someone saw Ramayas face, first thing in the E. 3124
morning?
76. What was the kings request to Ramaya?
A. That person would not get a chance to eat, the
whole day A. That Ramaya must accept that he is unlucky
B. That person would be executed by the king B. That Ramaya must tell the villagers that the
C. That person would eat the whole day king is very kind
D. That person would receive gifts from the C. That Ramaya must not tell the villagers that
king a minister had insulted the king
E. That person would become an outcast in the D. That Ramaya must not tell the villagers
village about the incident
E. That Ramaya must not tell anyone about
73. When was the king convinced that Ramaya was the gifts he had received
jinxed?
Directions(77 78): Choose the word/group of
A. When he realised that he had not eaten the words which is most similar in the meaning to
whole day after he had seen Ramayas face the first the word/group of words printed in bold as used
thing in the morning in the passage.
B. When he realised that each time he saw Ra-
maya, he fell sick 77. Adjacent to
C. When he heard the rumour that anyone who A. Far away B. Beside C. Opposite to
saw Ramayas face first thing in the morning would D. Same as E. Below
not get a chance to eat the whole day
D. When he saw that the chef had not prepared 78. Caught sight of
his favourite dish on the day he had seen Ramayas
A. Searched for B. Forgot about C. Suddenly
face the first thing in the morning
noticed D. Held E. Nabbed
E. When the soldiers went to him with Ra-
mayas final wish Directions(79 80): Choose the word/group of
words which is most opposite in meaning to the
74. Which of the following is true according to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in
given passage? the passage.
A. Ramaya had many friends in the village
B. The king had dinner on the day he saw Ra- 79. Refused
mayas face first thing in the morning A. Unused B. Remembered C. Agreed
C. Ramaya told the villagers that the king was D. Invited E. Declined
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Practice Set 1 9
4. (C) 9. (B)
3 2 3
12 5 5 2959.87 16.003 - 34.99 = ?
5 5 70 2960
- 35
1 3 36 353 16
=7 5 =
5 70 5 70 = 185 - 35 = 150
36 70 504
= = 10. (D)
5 353 353
151 424.99 23.95 8.05 = ?
=1
353 24
425
8
5. (C)
425 3 = 1275
1 1 1 1
3 + 5 + x + 2 = 11
2 5 4 3 11. (B)
7 26 9 34 513 735 1179 1845 2733 3843
+ +x+ =
2 5 4 3
70 + 104 + 20x + 45 34 222 444 666 888 1110
=
20 3
219 34 12. (B)
+x=
20 3 9450 2 = 18900/9 = 2100
34 219
x= - 2100 2 = 4200/7 = 600
3 20
680 657 600 2 = 1200/5 = 240
x=
60 240 2 = 480/3 = 160
23
x= 160 2 = 320/1 = 320
60
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12 Practice Set 1
5 water = 4.5 ml
5 = 0.25 1 = 0.25
100
alcohol = 30% , water = 70%
Effective interest rate is 10.25%
4.5 + x 70
=
23. (D) 9+x 100
Circumference of the circle = 2r x = 6 ml
Inner circle circumference (r1 ) Amount of water that should be added = 6 ml
2r1 = 352/7 m 27. (A)
Circumference of outer circle of (r2 ) Speed of truck 1 = 50 km/hr
2r2 = 528/7 m Speed of truck 2 = 60 km/hr
22 352 22 528
2 r1 = ;2 r2 = Let the distance be x
7 7 7 7
r1 = 8, r2 = 12 Difference between the time taken by two trucks =
1 hour
Width = r2 - r1 = 12 - 8 = 4 m x x
=1
24. (C) 50 60
6x 5x
Length of rope = 14 feet (Radius of circle) =1
300
22 Therefore, the distance covered = 300 km
Area of circle = r 2 = 14 14
7
= 616 sq.feet 28. (C)
Cow takes 1 day to graze 100 sq.ft Speed of boat along the stream a = 11 km/hr
616 Speed of boat against stream b = 5 km/hr
If takes = 6.16 6 days to graze the field
100 1
Speed of boat in still water = (a + b)
25. (D) 2
7 4 6 1
Ratio of A, B, C is : : = (11 + 5) km/hr
2 3 5 2
7 4 6 16
: : = km/hr
2 3 5 2
105 : 40 : 36 = 8 km/hr
Let x be share 29. (C)
3
(105x 4) + (105x 8) : 40x 12 : 36x 8 men can do a work in 14 days.
2
12 1
1 mans 1 day efficiency =
105x 4 + 105x 12 : 40x 12 : 36x 12 8 14
105x 16 : 40x 12 : 36x 12 8 men worked for 2 days
1 1
35 : 10 : 9 Work completed = 2=
14 7
Profit at end of 1 year = Rs. 21600 1
Remaining work to be completed is 1 -
10 7
Bs share = 21600
54 6
=
= Rs. 4000 7
Number of men present after 2 days = 6
26. (D)
1 6
9 ml lotion containing 50% alcohol 6 x =
8 14 7
50% of alcohol = 4.5 ml of lotion x = 16 days
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33. (C)
Rate of interest = ? Reasoning Ability
I. p = 1500; n = 2; C.I = 660
r n
36. (C)
C.I = p 1 + 1
100
" 2 # C O U R S E
r
660 = 1500 1+ 1
100
r
TWO
660 = 1500 1+ 2 - 1500
100 37. (E)
100 + r 100 + r
2160 = 1500 S C E N T
100 100
2 7200 = (100 + r)2
14400 = (120)2 U O F D T
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Practice Set 1 15
R E T A I L 44. (B)
M J B U F S R J P T
38. (D)
H O S P I T A L
I - Follows
II - Follows
G P R O J S B K
III - Does not follow
Alphabetical order
Only I & II follow
B G J K O P R S
45. (B)
39. (C)
AC EG JL ? WY
M
D H B
= PR
48. (C)
L W B C Two
63. (E)
51. (C) None of these
Two 64. (C)
52. (B) Yellow
E 65. (B)
53. (A) VIIth
Third to the left
Direction(66 70):
54. (D)
BC
% # *
55. (C) < =
Two > =
$ @ *
56. (C)
Two 66. (C)
M%R#TN
57. (D)
I) N R - does not follow
3
II) N $ R - does not follow
58. (B)
III) N $ M - follows
One
I & II can be merged
59. (C) Either I or II and III is true
P+QRT
67. (E)
60. (D) J#N#K%T
Daughter-in-Law I) J % T - follows
Directions(61 65): II) T $ N - follows
Friend Class Colour III) N @ J - follows
M VIII Blue
V IV Yellow All are true
K IX White
68. (A)
D VI Black
T VII Green BD@H%F
J V Red I) B F - does not follow
R III Violet
II) B $ F - does not follow
61. (A) III) D $ F - does not follow
IVth None is true
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69. (B)
T$K#RM
I) M K - does not follow
II) M % T - does not follow
III) M $ K - does not follow
I & III can be merged
Either I or III is true
70. (D)
R#V@M%A
I) R # A - does not follow
II) V @ A - does not follow
III) R $ M - does not follow
None is true
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Practice Set 2
Reasoning Ability Direction(6 8): Study the following arrange-
ment carefully and answer the questions given be-
1. Pointing towards a boy, Veena said, "He is the son low:
of only son of my grandfather". How is that boy BCM@N&T2Y6S?Q$7*W#Z3UE
related to Veena? %A4
A. Uncle B. Brother C. Cousin D. Data
6. How many symbols are there in the above series
inadequate E. None of these
each of which is immediately preceded and also im-
mediately followed by a vowel?
2. Introducing Reeta, Sarika said, "she is the only
daughter of my fathers only daughter". How is A. None B. One C. Two D. Three
Sarika related to Reeta? E. More than three
A. Aunt B. Niece C. Cousin D. Data 7. If all the vowels are dropped from the above series,
inadequate E. None of these which of the following would be the eighth element
to the right of the thirteenth element from the left
Directions(3 5): Study the following informa-
end?
tion to answer the given questions:
In a certain code, A. 4 B. B C. C D. % E. None of these
always create new ideas is written as ba ri
8. If each symbols is first converted into a numeral
sha gi,
and then all the numerals are converted into En-
ideas and new thoughts is written as fa gi ma
glish letters, how many English letters will be there
ri,
in the above arrangement of elements?
create thoughts and insights is written as ma
jo ba fa and A. 7 B. 12 C. 13 D. 25 E. None of
new and better solutions is written as ki ri these
to fa
9. In a certain code, ROAD is written as URDG. How
3. What is the code for ideas? is SWAN written in that code?
A. sha B. ba C. gi D. ma E. Cannot be A. VXDQ B. VZDQ C. VZCP D. UXDQ
determined E. None of these
4. fa lo ba could be a code for which of the following? 10. In a certain code, FAVOUR is written as EBUPTS.
A. thoughts and action B. create and innovate How is DANGER written in that code?
C. ideas and thoughts D. create new solutions A. CBFFDS B. CBMHDS C. EBFHDS
E. always better ideas D. EBHHFS E. None of these
5. Which of the following may represent insights al- 11. If you are facing north-east and move 10 m forward,
ways better? turn left and move 7.5 m, then you are
A. jo ki to B. ki to ri C. sha jo ri D. to A. North of your initial position
sha jo E. sha to ba B. South of your initial position
1
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2 Practice Set 2
C. East of your initial position 15. Statement: Despite good economic progress of
D. 12 m from your initial position the country, significant number of undernourished
E. Both C and D children has been observed in the rural parts of the
country.
12. A child is looking for his father. He went 90 metres Courses of action:
in the east before turning to his right. He went 20 I. Govt should increase Wealth Tax/ Income tax
metres before turning to his right again to look and use that money for upliftment of the deprived
for his father at his uncles place 30 metres from class.
his point. His father was not there. From there, II. Govt should introduce schemes like free meals
he went 100 metres to his north before meeting in primary schools and make primary education
his father in a street.How far did the son meet his compulsory.
father from the starting point?
A. Option A B. Option B C. Option C
A. 80 m B. 100 m C. 140 m D. 180 m D. Option D E. Option E
E. 260 m
16. Statement: Launching of new brands of four-
13. If it is possible to make only one meaningful word wheelers is adding to the traffic congestion in the
with the first, fifth, ninth and the tenth letters of metro cities.
the word AUTO MOBILE, which would be the Courses of action:
second letter of the word from the right ? If more I. Pubic should be encouraged to share their pri-
than one such word can be formed, give Y as the vate vehicles while travelling to their work places.
answer,if no such word can be formed, give Z as II. Govt. should levy heavy taxes on motor cars in
your answer. metro cities.
A. Y B. L C. A D. E E. Z
A. Option A B. Option B C. Option C
Directions(14 16): In each question below is
D. Option D E. Option E
given statement followed by two courses of action
numbered I and II. A course of action is a step Directions(17 20): Read the following infor-
or administrative decision to be taken for improve- mation carefully and answer the question given be-
ment, follow-up or further action in regard to the low.
problem, policy, etc. On the basis of the infor-
mation given in the statement, you have to assume 1. A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting around a
everything in the statement to be true, then decide circle and are facing the centre.
which of the suggested courses of action logically 2. G is second to the left of C, who is to the
follows for pursuing. immediate left of F.
Give answer (A) if only I follows. 3. A is third to the left of E
Give answer (B) if only II follows
Give answer (C) if either I or II follows. 4. B is between D and E
Give answer (D) if neither I nor II follows.
17. Which of the following is false?
Give answer (E) if both I and II follow.
A. A is 4th to the right of E
14. Statement: Cases of road accidents are increasing B. G is to the immediate right of D
constantly, particularly in the urban areas. C. F is 3rd to the right of D
Courses of action: D. B is to the immediate left of D
I. Transport authorities in the urban should impose E. None of these
stringent norms for maintenance of vehicles.
II. Traffic police should severely punish those found 18. Which of the following pairs has the 1st person
to be violating traffic rules. sitting to the immediate left of the 2nd person?
A. Option A B. Option B C. Option C A. BE B. CA C. GD D. DG E. None
D. Option D E. Option E of these
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19. Which of the following has the middle person sit- 23. What will be the last step for the following input?
ting between the remaining two? Input: 138 63 49 93 89 122 32 71
A. FCE B. EFB C. DEB D. GDA A. 32 49 63 71 89 93 122 138
E. None of these B. 32 49 63 71 93 89 122 138
C. 32 49 71 63 89 93 122 138
20. Which of the following is the position of F? D. Cant be determined
A. 4th to the right of D E. None of these
B. To the immediate left of C
24. How many step will be required for getting the final
C. Between A and E
output for the following input?
D. To the immediate right of A
E. None of these Input: 101 85 66 49 73 39 142 25 115 74
A. 5 B. 7 C. 6 D. 8 E. None of these
Directions(21 25): Study the following infor- 25. What will be the third step for the following input?
mation carefully to answer these questions.
Input: 67 23 58 159 46 123 79
A number sorting machine when given an input of A. 23 67 58 46 159 123 74
numbers, rearranges them in a particular manner B. 23 67 58 46 123 79 159
step-by-step as indicated below is an illustration of C. 23 46 67 58 123 79 159
this arrangement. D. 23 46 67 58 79 123 159
Input: 39 121 48 18 76 112 14 45 63 96 E. Cant be determined
Step I: 14 39 121 48 18 76 112 45 63 96
Directions(26 30): Read the following infor-
Step II: 14 39 48 18 76 112 45 63 96 121 mation and answer the questions given below it.
Step III: 14 18 39 48 76 112 45 63 96 121 Alka is older than Mala. Gopal is older than Mala
Step IV: 14 18 39 48 76 45 63 96 112 121 but younger than Alka. Kapil is younger than Ram
and Mala. Mala is older than Ram.
Step V: 14 18 39 45 48 76 63 96 112 121
26. Whose age is between Gopal and Ram?
Step VI: 14 18 39 45 48 63 76 96 112 121 and step
VI is the last step for this input. A. Mala B. Kapil C. Alka D. None of
these
21. What will be step III for the following input?
27. Whose age is between Mala and Kapil?
Input: 68 182 39 93 129 46 21 58 A. Gopal B. Ram C. Alka D. None of
A. 21 39 68 129 93 46 58 182 these
B. 21 39 68 93 129 46 58 182
28. Whose age is exactly in the middle of all the five?
C. 21 68 39 93 129 46 58 182
D. Cant be determined E. None of these A. Mala B. Gopal C. Ram D. Alka
29. Who is the eldest?
22. Given below is the fifth step of an input. What
will be the third step? A. Alka B. Mala C. Kapil D. Gopal
Directions(46 50): What should come in place 55. Peter having a bag of coins of 25p, 10p, 5p in the
of the question mark (?) in the following number ratio of 2 : 3 : 4. If there are Rs. 45 in all how
series? many 5p coins are there?
46. 24, 36, 72, 180, 540, 1890, ? A. 200 B. 90 C. 45 D. 180 E. None of
A. 4320 B. 3640 C. 7560 D. 5610 these
E. None of these
56. An amount of money invested on simple interest
47. 8, 31, 122, 485, 1936, 7739, ? becomes 5 times of itself in 16 years. What is the
A. 30460 B. 30720 C. 30840 D. 30950 rate of interest per annum?
E. None of these A. 15% B. 20% C. 25% D. 30%
E. None of these
48. 234, 448, 876, 1732 ?
A. 3444 B. 3222 C. 3333 D. 3555 57. A certain sum of money amounts to Rs. 1008 in 2
E. None of these 1
years and to Rs. 1164 in 3 years. Find the sum
2
49. 4248, 2112, 1074, 513, 286.5, ? and rate of interest?
A. 136.25 B. 161.25 C. 175.25 D. 112.25
A. 700, 13% B. 700, 15% C. 800, 13%
E. 107.25
D. 800, 15% E. None of these
50. 1140, 1148, 1175, 1239, 1364, ?
58. Arun walked diagonally across a square plot. Ap-
A. 1379 B. 1394 C. 1452 D. 1463
proximately what was the percent saved by not
E. None of these
walking the edges?
51. The average of the daily incomes of A, B and C is A. 50% B. 29.5% C. 35% D. 41%
Rs. 250. If B earns Rs. 30 more than C and A E. Cannot be determined
earns double of C. What is the daily income of C?
A. Rs. 195 B. Rs. 190 C. Rs. 180 D. Rs. 59. Three partners shared the profit in a business in
185 E. None of these the ratio 5 : 7 : 8. They had partnered for 14
months, 8 months and 7 months respectively what
52. Sandeep purchases a bike for Rs. 4700 and spends was the ratio of their investment?
Rs. 800 on its repair. If he sells the bike for Rs. A. 5 : 7 : 8 B. 20 : 49 : 64 C. 38 : 28 : 21
5800, his gain percent is: D. 25 : 30 : 42 E. None of these
4 5
A. 4 % B. 5 % C. 10% D. 12%
7 11 60. How many kg of pure salt must be added to 30 kg
E. None of these of a 2% solution of salt and water to increase it to
53. The population of a town increased from 175000 to a 10% solution?
262500 in a decade. What is the average percent 2 1
A. 2 kg B. 15 kg C. 3 kg D. 14 kg
increase of population per year? 3 3
E. None of these
A. 4% B. 6% C. 5% D. 50% E. None
of these 61. A boy goes to school at a speed of 3 kmph and
returns to the village at a speed of 2 kmph. If he
54. The present age of a mother is 2 years more than takes 5 hrs in all, what is the distance between the
three times the age of her son. Three years hence, village and the school?
the mothers age will be 8 years more than twice
A. 2 km B. 3 km C. 5 km D. 6 km
the age of the son. Find the present age of the
E. 4 km
mother.
A. 33 years B. 29 years C. 44 years D. 36 62. How many 4 digit numbers can be formed from the
years digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 which are divisible by 5 and
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none of the digits is repeated? 68. Total how many students are there in the Institute
A. 50 B. 90 C. 120 D. 15 E. None of of Arts, Commerce and Science?
these I. 20% of the students study Science.
II. Number of students studying Arts and Com-
63. A can do a piece of work in 80 days. He works at it
merce are in the ratio of 3 : 5 respectively.
for 10 days and then B alone finishes the remaining
work in 42 days. The two together could complete III. Number of students studying Commerce is
the work in how many days? more than the number of students studying Sci-
ence by 375.
A. 20 days B. 18 days C. 30 days D. 48
days E. None of these A. II and III B. III and either I or II C. Any
two of the three D. Cant be determined
64. A man can row upstream at 8 km/h and down- E. All of these
stream at 12 km/h. Find the mans rate in still
69. What is the cost of flooring the rectangular hall?
water.
I. Perimeter of the hall is 76 m.
A. 6 B. 8 C. 10 D. 12 E. None of these
II. Area of the hall is 336 sq.m.
65. A box contains 5 green, 4 yellow and 3 white mar- III. Cost of flooring per square metre is Rs. 550.
bles. Three marbles are drawn at random. What
is the probability that they are not of the same A. I and III B. II and III C. Any two of the
colour? three D. All of these E. None of these
A. 3/44 B. 3/55 C. 52/55 D. 41/44 70. In how many days can the work be completed by
E. None of these A and B together?
Directions(66 70): In each of these questions, I. A alone can complete the work in 8 days.
a question is followed by information in three state- II. If A alone works for 5 days and B alone works
ments. You have to study the question along with for 6 days, the work gets completed.
the information given in the statements and de-
III. B alone can complete the work in 16 days.
cide the information in which of the statement (s)
is necessary and sufficient to answer the question. A. I and II B. II and either I or III C. Either
II or I and III D. II and III E. None of these
66. What is Sudhas present salary?
I. The salary increases every year by 15%. General English
II. Her salary at the time of joining was Rs. 10000.
Directions(71 80): Read the following passage
III. She had joined exactly 5 years ago.
carefully and answer the questions given below it.
A. II and III B. I and II C. I and III D. All Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold
of these E. None of these to help you locate them while answering some of
the questions.
67. What was the amount of profit earned?
Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) have long
I. 10% discount was offered on the labelled price. been recognised for their potential as environ-
II. The labelled price is Rs. 600. ment friendly, versatile and sustainable energy al-
ternatives for rural areas of India. However, de-
III. Selling price was more that the cost price by spite efforts by the Ministry of Non-conventional
20%. Energy Sources (MNES) and the India Renewable
A. I and either II or III B. Any two of the three Energy Development Agency (IREDA), RETs have
C. Either I or II and III D. Cant be determined not yet succeeded as a major alternative source of
E. All of these energy in rural India. The programmes of MNES
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and IREDA designed to support small-scale dis- of renewable energy resources. As extensive time
tributed systems have relied on heavily subsidized and resources are necessary to catalogue the site
credit, technology training and consumer aware- specific resource availability before financing can
ness activities to stimulate the market for end-user be considered, the technical and managerial know-
finance for renewable energy systems for domestic how requirements and associated costs that occur
use and a tiered set of capital and interest rate sub- prior to the project often represent a much larger
sidies for water pumping in the agriculture sector. percentage of project costs than in the case of con-
While end-users in some rural areas now have ac- ventional power projects.
cess to solar-powered lanterns or lights and biogas
Third, entrepreneurs developing small-scale renew-
systems for their home, and agricultural operations
able energy projects face the same business and fi-
are taking advantage of remarkable capital subsi-
nancial risks associated with any enterprise. The
dies for solar energy to use for water pumping, the
viability of any enterprise depends on its ability to
use of heavy capital and interest rate subsidies, and
build a business based on solid concepts and com-
the focus on domestic use rather than on matching
petencies in sound contexts that mitigate those
renewable energy technology applications with in-
risks.
come enhancement opportunities have tied the suc-
cess of these programmes to government budgets Considering the aforementioned characteristics,
and political cycles limiting both the breadth and the key barriers to development of small-scale re-
depth of development and penetration of projects newable energy projects are fourfold. First, rural
that harness renewable energy resources. entrepreneurs do not usually have the knowledge
In order of fully understand the barriers to and expertise necessary to write business plans for
the development of renewable energy enter- projects that link renewable energy technologies
prises/projects in rural India, we must review a with productive use of applications, to assess the
few of the key characteristics of investments in re- rewards and risks of the project and estimate the
newable energy projects. costs to mitigate the associated risks. All of these
are necessary inputs before a project is presented
First, investments in renewable energy projects are to a financier for investment. In addition, the nego-
relatively information and capital-intensive. The tiations with financiers may be complex, involv-
greater information intensity arises primarily from ing concepts and approaches that are not familiar
the need for more upfront information regard- to the entrepreneur. Second, the paperwork and
ing the energy resource compared to conventional soft costs associated with identifying and obtain-
power projects. Renewable energy resource as- ing access to financing for small and medium-scale
sessments, in most cases, need to be site-specific projects is high relative to the financing needs.
and preferably with data for a significant period Without critical first-stage financing, most of the
of time. Renewable energy technologies are also entrepreneurs interested in developing renewable
more capital-intensive than conventional hydrocar- energy projects will not be able to take the time
bon ones because of the large upfront investment away from normal business operations to imple-
cost in generation equipment needed to utilize a ment renewable energy projects. Third, many of
free or low-cost energy source. Due to the cap- the renewable energy technologies are still rela-
ital intensity, the financial viability of such in- tively new to the market, so the commercial chains,
vestments and projects is often more dependent networks, marketing and financial links, and other
on longer-term financing structures available at the institutional structures that service traditional en-
outset of the project. ergy technologies are not in place to assist the en-
Second, individual renewable energy investments trepreneur even if she/he has the skills, know-how
are generally smaller than those made in conven- and capital. Fourth, given the newness, there is a
tional power generation projects due to constraints limited availability of investment capital to finance
on local resource availability. Local resource avail- the high upfront costs associated with the initial
ability is in turn limited by the low energy density stages of developing a renewable energy project.
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71. Which of the following is/are the reason/s that the C. Information needed by these projects is
programmes implemented by IREDA and MNES mostly confidential and requires a lot of paperwork
have not yet succeeded in making RETs the major in order to gain access.
alternative source of energy? D. The information required by these projects is
far greater than that required by any other project
1. Focus on employment generation. related to energy conservation.
2. Emphasis on industrial use of renewable en- E. The information required by these projects is
ergy. very vast and sometimes unrelated to the project
3. Interest rate subsidies linking these to Gov- at hand.
ernment budgets and political cycles.
75. What, according to the passage, is a drawback of
A. Only 2 B. Only 2 and 3 C. Only 3 renewable energy projects newness?
D. Only 1 and 2 E. All 1, 2 and 3 A. The unfamiliarity with the concept of renew-
able energy amongst the locals.
72. Which of the following is possibly the most appro-
B. The low risk factor involved in its implemen-
priate title for the passage?
tation attracts entrepreneurs who fail to complete
A. Programmes to Implement Renewable Energy these projects in time.
Projects in Rural Areas. C. Too many investors willing to invest in these
B. Rural Renewable Energy Projects - The Bar- projects thereby creating confusion.
ries D. The absence of well-established links for
C. The Benefits of Alternative Sources of En- networking, marketing and financing.
ergy E. These require minimum paperwork thus
D. The Government and Renewable Energy there are few or no records of these projects being
Projects generated for future reference.
E. Taking Forward Renewable Energy Projects
in India
Directions(76 78): Choose the word/group of
73. Which of the following is/are the characteristic/s words which is most similar in meaning to the
of investment in RETs? word/group of words printed in bold as used in
the passage.
1. There are a number of investors willing to in-
vest readily invest in these projects. 76. OUTSET
2. These demand more investment of capital A. Start B. Periphery C. Boundary
over the conventional energy projects. D. Culmination E. Stage
3. These involve lesser risk as compared to the
conventional energy projects. 77. VIABILITY
A. Technicality B. Rigidity C. Regularity
A. Only 1 and 3 B. Only 1 and 2 C. Only 2 D. Commodity E. Feasibility
D. Only 2 and 3 E. All 1, 2 and 3
78. RECOGNIZED
74. Why are renewable energy projects termed
information-intensive? A. Predictable B. Standard C. Known
D. Resembled E. Questioned
A. The information on resources required by these
projects is specific in terms of the location as well
as the time period. Directions(79 80): Choose the word/group of
B. Very little information about renewable en- words which is most opposite in meaning to the
ergy is available for the implementation of these word/group of words printed in bold as used in
projects. the passage.
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84. She has promised to (A)/ donate the funds to (B)/ 90. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sen-
establish a library in many (C)/ villages in India. tence after rearrangement?
(D)/ No error (E) A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5
A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E
85. We have already (A)/ submitted our application Directions(91 95): In each of the following
(B)/ and expect to receive (C)/ our licence in sentence there are two blank spaces. Below each
thirty days.(D)/ No error (E) sentence there are five pair of words denoted by
letters A, B, C, D, and E. Find out which pair of
A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E words can be filled up in the blanks in the sen-
Directions(86 90): Rearrange the following tence in the same sequence to make the sentence
five sentences 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 in the proper se- meaningfully complete.
quence to form a meaningful paragraph then an-
swer the questions given below them. 91. He objected to the proposal because it was founded
on a .... principle and also was .... at time.
1. What teachers repeatedly commented on was A. faulty .... desirable
that she was very creative" and had an un- B. imperative .... reasonable
usual way of thinking", etc. C. wrong .... inconvenient
2. A study done by the institute focuses on D. sound .... acceptable
Roma, an individual with creative abilities. E. unconforming .... deplorable
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92. The criterion for ..... a player should be his recent (98) in a city like water, electricity, transport etc.
performance, but unfortunately, the journalists are need special consideration.
..... to be carried away by earlier successes. TERI has put together a detailed report that (99)
A. condemning .... satisfying sustainability in the provision of basic urban ser-
B. judging .... prone vices in Indian cities.
C. revealing .... reluctant Inadequate public transport is a major reason for
D. eager .... acclaiming the proliferation of private vehicles on the road.
E. criticising .... clean Respiratory illness in children living in urban areas
93. For the last half century, he ..... himself to public is on the rise with more cases of Asthma being
affairs ..... taking a holiday. (100) because of pollution. The future of cities of
Indian dreams depends on whether we can build
A. by .... committed
better cities today.
B. after .... offered
C. devoted .... without 96. A. Speculated B. Believed C. Imagined
D. sacrified .... after D. Considered E. Understand
E. prepared .... before
97. A. Payment B. Rate C. Costs D. Charge
94. You will see signs of ..... everywhere, which speak E. Expense
well for the .... of these people.
98. A. Abundance B. Large C. Functional
A. decoration .... senses
D. Vicinity E. Location
B. clear .... debris
C. beauty .... careful 99. A. Bring B. Emphasizes C. Speculates
D. industry .... prosperity D. Postulates E. Requests
E. repairs .... extravaganza
100. A. Produced B. Develop C. Composed
95. The police arrested Ramesh on a .... of theft but D. Resulted E. Reported
for lack of evidence .... him.
A. crime .... imprisoned
B. punished .... complaint
C. left .... condition
D. tip .... absconding
E. charge .... released Answers
Son
V Z D Q
24. (D) C L H
45. (A)
36. (C)
69 33
1600 1 700 + 400
8500 + = 8501 100 100
x 5 483 + 132 = 615
8500x + 320 = 8501x
x = 320 46. (C)
3
37. (A) 24 = 36
2
377 1 1 1
= 36 2 = 72
13 29 4 2 8 5
72 = 180
38. (E) 2
5 - [5 - {5 5(10)}] 180 3 = 540
7
5 -[5 + 45] 540 = 1890
2
5 - 50 = -45 1890 4 = 7560
39. (A) 47. (D)
175 11 - 50 3 (25) 8 31 122 485 1936 7739 ?(30950)
3
175 11 - 50 8 4 - 1 = 31
25
175 11 - 50 0.12 31 4 - 2 = 122
1925 - 6 = 1919 122 4 - 3 = 485
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234 448 876 1732 ?(3444) Selling price of the bike = 5800
Gain
234 + 214 = 448 Gain% = 100
CP
448 + (214 2) = 876 Gain = 5800 - 5500 = 300
876 + (428 2) = 1732 300 5
Gain% = 100 = 5 %
5500 11
1732 + (856 2) = 3444
53. (C)
49. (E)
Population increased :
4248 2112 1074 513 286.5 ?(107.25)
262500 - 175000 = 87500
4248 0.5 - 12 = 2112
Average Percent for a decade(1 decade = 10 years)
2112 0.5 + 18 = 1074 87500
= 100 = 50%
1074 0.5 - 24 = 513 175000
513 0.5 + 30 = 286.5 50
Average percent for 1 yr = = 5%
10
286.5 0.5 -36 = 107.25
54. (B)
50. (E)
Let mothers age be M
1140 1148 1175 1239 1364 ?(1580)
Let Sons age be S
1140 + 23 = 1148
M = 3S + 2 M - 3S = 2
1148 + 33 = 1175
M + 3 = 2(S + 3) + 8
1175 + 43 = 1239
M + 3 = 2S + 6 + 8
1239 + 53 = 1364
M = 2S + 11
1364 + 63 = 1580
M - 2S = 11
51. (C) M - 3S = 2
Average income : M - 2S = 11
A+B+C S=9
= 250
3
A + B + C = 750 1 Sub S = 9 in
B = 30 + C 2 M = 2 + 27
A = 2C - 3 55. (D)
Substitute 2 & 3 in 1 Ratio of 25p, 10p, 5p = 2 : 3 : 4
2C + 30 + C + C = 750 2(0.25)x + 3(0.1)x + 4(0.05)x = 45
4C = 720 0.50x + 0.3x + 0.2x = 45
C = 180 x = 45
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Practice Set 3
Numerical Ability 8. (563% of 808) 129 = ?
A. 63 B. 19 C. 35 D. 47 E. 51
Directions(1 5): What should come in place of
question mark (?) in the following questions? 9. 77.077 7.07 6.08 = ?
A. 57 B. 46 C. 48 D. 77 E. 66
1. 7632 32 + 9248 ? = 306.5
2 2
A. 272 B. 136 C. 102 D. 68 E. None of 10. (16.01) - (8.99) = ?
these A. 175 B. 180 C. 170 D. 165 E. 185
3 2
2. ? = 2268
4 7 Directions(11 15): What should come in place
A. 3136 B. 3481 C. 3249 D. 3364 of the question mark (?) in the following number
E. None of these series?
4.5 0.5 11. 3, 4, 12, ?, 576, 27648
3. =?
0.015 A. 36 B. 48 C. 32 D. 44 E. None of
A. 150 B. 15 C. 0.15 D. 1.5 E. None of these
these
12. 6, 18, 90, 630, ?, 62370
1 11 25
4. 5 +1 =? A. 4900 B. 4800 C. 5400 D. 5600
7 14 45
E. None of these
7 17 23 2
A. 43 B. 6 C. 6 D. 56
9 126 126 7 13. 6, 349, 565, ?, 754, 781
E. None of these
A. 690 B. 601 C. 640 D. 680 E. None
of these
5. 12728 7396 + ? = 269
A. 11 B. 14641 C. 141 D. 1488414. 1.5, 4, 20, 129, ?, 10505
E. None of these A. 1096 B. 1072 C. 1036 D. 1048
Directions(6 10): What approximate value E. None of these
should come in place of the question mark (?) in 15. 89250, 17850, 7140, 1428, ?, 114.24
the following questions? (Note: you are not ex- A. 571.2 B. 489.4 C. 513.9 D. 417.3
pected to calculate the exact value). E. None of these
6. 1164 128 8.008 + 969.007 = ? 16. The average expenditure of a man for the first 12
A. 18800 B. 19000 C. 19600 D. 19200 days of a month was Rs. 850 per day and for the
E. 18600 next 18 days, it was Rs. 825 per day. If he could
save Rs.700 during that month. Find his income
7. 324.995 15.98 4.002 + 36.88 = ? for the month.
A. 1300 B. 1230 C. 1440 D. 1380 A. Rs. 22650 B. Rs. 29450 C. Rs. 24150
E. 1340 D. Rs. 25750 E. None of these
1
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17. The price of a vehicle, passing through three hands period does B join, if the profits at the end of the
rises on the whole by 65%. If the first and the year are divided in the ratio of 3 : 1?
second sellers earned 20% and 25% profit respec- A. 4 months B. 5 months C. 6 months
tively. Find the percentage profit earned by the D. 8 months E. 7 months
third seller.
25. Tea worth Rs.126 per kg and Rs. 135 per kg are
A. 20% B. 5% C. 15% D. 10% E. None
mixed with a third variety in the ratio 1 : 1 : 2. If
of these
the mixture is worth Rs. 153 per kg, the price of
18. If the numerator of fraction is increase by 20% and the third variety per kg will be:
denominator is decrease by 80% then fraction be- A. Rs. 169.50 B. Rs. 170 C. Rs. 175.50
comes 18/15. What is the actual fraction? D. Rs. 140 E. Rs. 174.50
A. 2/3 B. 1/5 C. 4/3 D. 8/5 26. A motor car does a journey in 10 hrs, the first half
E. None of these at 21 kmph and the second half at 24 kmph. Find
19. Thirteen years ago, a father was three times as old the distance.
as his son. Now the father is only twice as old as A. 442 km B. 224 km C. 108 km D. 216
his son. Then the sum of the present ages of the km E. None of these
son and the father is:
27. 48 workers can reap a field in 9 days. If the work
A. 72 years B. 64 years C. 78 years D. 84 is to be completed in 6 days, the extra workers
years E. None of these required are:
20. The sum of the three members daily salary is 267. A. 36 B. 32 C. 24 D. 22 E. None of
If the ratio of the first person to second person is these
4 : 5 and that of the second person to the third 28. A man, a woman and a boy can together complete
person is 6 : 7 the second persons monthly salary a piece of work in 5 days. If a man alone can do
will be: it in 12 days and a boy alone in 15 days, how long
A. 2070 B. 900 C. 2670 D. 2700 will a woman take to complete the work?
E. 2580 A. 20 days B. 24 days C. 30 days D. 34
days E. None of these
21. The difference between the compound interest and
simple interest on a certain sum at 10% per annum 29. A man rows 50 km downstream and 40 km up-
for 2 years is Rs. 631. Find the sum. stream taking 10 h each time. What is the rate of
current?
A. Rs. 52255 B. Rs. 50000 C. Rs. 63200
D. Rs. 63100 E. None of these A. 0.5 km/hr B. 1 km/hr C. 1.5 km/hr
D. 2 km/hr E. None of these
22. The rectangular mat has an area of 120 sq.m. and
perimeter of 46 m. The length of its diagonal is: 30. A box contains 4 red balls, 5 green balls and 6
white balls. A ball is drawn at random from the
A. 17 cm B. 17 m C. 17.5 m D. 16.5 m box. What is the probability that the ball drawn
E. Cannot be determined is either red or green?
23. The ratio of the areas of two squares, one having A. 2/5 B. 3/5 C. 1/5 D. 7/5 E. None
double its diagonal than the other is: of these
A. 1 : 3 B. 3 : 1 C. 1 : 4 D. 4 : 1
E. None of these Directions(31 35): Each of these questions
consists of a question followed by information in
24. A began a business with Rs. 85000. He was joined three statements. You have to study the question
after wards by B with Rs. 42500. For how much and the statements and decide that information in
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which of the statements is/are necessary to answer III. Selling price per article was Rs. 765.
the questions. A. II and III B. I and II C. Question cant
be answered even with the information all three
31. What is the capacity of the cylindrical tank?
statements
I. Radius of the base is half of its height. D. Any two of the three E. All of the above
II. Area of the base is 616 sq.m.
III. Height of the cylinder is 28 m. Reasoning Ability
A. I and II B. II and III C. I and III
D. Any two of the three E. All of these 36. If FRIEND is coded as HUMJTK, how can CAN-
DLE be written in that code?
32. What is the speed of the train?
A. DEQJQM B. DCQHQK C. EDRIRL
I. The train crosses a signal pole in 18 s. D. ESJFME E. None of these
II. The train crosses a platform of equal length in
37. If in a certain code, LUTE is written as MUTE and
36 s.
FATE is written as GATE, then how will BLUE be
III. Length of the train is 300 m. written in that code?
A. I and III B. II and III C. I and II A. CLUE B. GLUE C. FLUE D. SLUE
D. Either I and III or I and II E. Any two of E. ALUE
the three
38. A told B, The girl I met yesterday was the
33. What is the staff strength of Company X? youngest daughter of the brother-in-law of my
friends mother. How is the girl related to As
I. Male and female employees are in the ratio of 2
friend?
: 3 respectively.
A. Niece B. Cousin C. Friend D. Daugh-
II. Of the officer employees 80% are males. ter E. None of these
III. Total number of officers is 132.
A. I and III B. II and either III or I C. Ques- 39. A man is facing west. He turns 45 degree in the
tion cant be answered even with the information clock wise direction and then another 180 degree
all three statements in the same direction and then 270 degree in the
D. Any two of the three E. All of the above anti clock wise direction. Find which direction he
is facing now?
34. What is the two digits number?
A. South west B. West C. South D. East-
I. Number obtained by interchanging the digits is
South E. None of these
more than the original number by 9.
Directions(40 44): Study the following infor-
II. Sum of the digits is 7. mation carefully and answer the given questions.
III. Difference between the digits is 1. A word and number arrangement machine when
given an input line of words and numbers rear-
A. I and III B. I and II C. II and III
ranges them following a particular rule in each
D. Question cant be answered even with the in-
step. The following is an illustration of input and
formation all three statements
rearrangement.
E. All of the above
Input : say dry 42 96 get 39 kite 67
35. How many articles were sold? Step I : 96 say dry 42 get 39 kite 67
Step II : 96 dry say 42 get 39 kite 67
I. Total profit earned was Rs. 1596. Step III : 96 dry 39 say 42 get kite 67
II. Cost price per article was Rs. 632. Step IV : 96 dry 39 say 67 42 get kite
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Step V : 96 dry 39 say 67 get 42 kite 45. Which of the following is false?
Step V is the last step of the rearrangement. A. A is fourth to the right of E
You have to answer the questions by following the B. G is to the immediate right of D
same rules as illustrated above. C. F is the third to the right of D
D. B is the immediate left of D
40. If the second step of an input is 76 from 48 super
E. None of these
itself 56 18 went", how many more steps will be
required to complete the arrangement? 46. Which of the following is true?
A. Five B. Six C. Four D. Three A. C is fourth to left of B
E. None of these B. A is to the immediate right of G
C. D is second to the left of E
41. Which step will be the last step of an input for
D. B is second to the right of G
which the third step is "91 go 28 mock pet 43 lead
E. None of these
37"?
A. Eighth B. Seventh C. Sixth D. Fifth 47. Which of the following pair has the first person
E. None of these sitting to the immediate left of the second person?
A. BE B. CA C. GD D. DC E. None
42. What will be the third step if the input is "thirty
of these
days from now 32 56 87 24"?
A. 87 thirty days from now 32 56 24 B. 87 days 48. Which of the following is the positions of F?
thirty from now 32 56 24 C. 87 days 24 thirty A. Fourth to the right of D
from now 32 56 D. 87 thirty 24 days 32 from B. To the immediate left of C
now 56 E. None of these C. Between A and C
D. To the immediate right of A
43. If the third step of an input is "65 daily 12 tie 42 23 E. None of these
foreign urgent", what will definitely be the input?
Directions(49 51): Each of the questions be-
A. foreign 65 tie urgent 12 42 23 daily B. foreign low consists of a question and two statements num-
65 urgent tie 42 daily 23 12 C. foreign 65 12 bered I and II are given below it. You have to de-
urgent tie 42 daily 23 D. Cannot be determined cide whether the data provided in the statements
E. None of these are sufficient to answer the question.
44. If the second step of an input is "52 at deep follow Read Both statements and
41 16 road 32", what will be the fifth step?
1. Give answer A) If the data in statement I
A. 52 at 16 road 32 deep follow 41 B. 52 at
alone are sufficient to answer the question,
16 road 41 deep follow 32 C. 52 at 16 road 32
while the data in statement II alone are not
follow 41 deep D. There will be no such step
sufficient to answer the question.
E. None of these
2. Give answer B) If the data in statement II
Directions(45 48): Study the following infor- alone are sufficient to answer the question,
mation carefully to answer the given question. while the data in statement I alone are not
sufficient to answer the question.
1. A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting around a
circle and are facing the centre. 3. Give answer C) If the data either in statement
I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient
2. G is second to the left of C, who is to the to answer the question.
immediate left of F.
4. Give answer D) If the data in both the state-
3. A is third to the left of E. ments I and II are not sufficient to answer the
4. B is between D and E questions.
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57. How many such numbers are there in the above ar- All the instruments are flutes
rangement, each of which is immediately preceded Conclusions:
by a consonant and not immediately followed by a
consonant? 1. All the flutes are instruments
A. None B. One C. Two D. Three 2. All the harmoniums are flutes
E. None of these
A. Only (1) conclusion follows B. Only (2) con-
58. How many such vowels are there in the above ar-
clusion follows C. Either (1) or (2) follows
rangement, each of which is immediately followed
D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows E. Both (1) and
by a number but not immediately precede by a
(2) follow
consonant?
A. None B. One C. Two D. Three 63. Statements:
E. Four Some ants are parrots.
59. Which of the following is seventh to the left of the All the parrots are apples.
sixteenth from the left in the above arrangement? Conclusions:
A. A B. U C. 4 D. T E. None of these
1. All the apples are parrots
60. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way
2. Some ants are apples
based on their position in the above arrangement
and so form a group. Which is the one that does
A. Only (1) conclusion follows B. Only (2) con-
not belong to that group?
clusion follows C. Either (1) or (2) follows
A. M * U B. D P E C. W J 1 D. 3 Q P D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows E. Both (1) and
E. None of these (2) follow
Direction(61 65): In each of the question be-
64. Statements:
low are given two statements followed by three con-
clusions numbered I and II. Read all the conclu- Some papers are pens.
sions and then decide which of the given conclu- All the pencils are pens.
sions logically follows from the given statements
disregarding commonly known facts. Conclusions:
A. Only (1) conclusion follows B. Only (2) Certain words have been printed in bold to help
conclusion follows C. Either (1) or (2) follows you locate them while answering some of the ques-
D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows E. Both (1) and tions.
(2) follow Once upon a time, there was a stork that lived
by catching fish from a particular tank. As the
Directions(66 70): years went by, the stork grew older and weaker and
B, M, T, R, K, H and D are travelling in a Train its ability to catch fish diminished. At times it
compartment with III-tier sleeper berth. Each of would even starve. The stork knew that it had to
them as a different profession of engineer, doc- do something to survive.
tor, architect, pharmacist, lawyer, journalist and One day it stood by the side of the tank with a
pathologist. They occupied two lower berth, three very forlorn look on its face. The frogs, fish and
middle berth and two upper berth. B, the engi- crabs wondered why it was not trying to catch any
neer, is not the upper berth. The architect is the food. A big crab asked the stork what the matter
only other person who occupies the same type of was. The stork answered that it was sad because
berth as that of B. M and H are not on the mid- all the fish in the tank were going to die and so it
dle berth and their professions are pathologist and would have to starve. The stork said that it had
lawyer respectively. T is a pharmacist. D is nei- heard that people were going to fill the tank with
ther a journalist nor an architect. K occupies the mud and grow crops over it. The fish were very
same type of berth as that of doctor. worried and asked the stork to help them.
66. Who is Architect? The stork offered to take all of them to a bigger
tank some distance away. But it said that it needed
A. D B. H C. R D. Data inadequate
to rest between trips because of old age. It would
E. None of these
only be able to carry a few fish at a time.
67. What is Ds profession? On its first trip, the stork took a beakful of fish. It
A. Pharmacist B. Lawyer C. Doctor flew to a big rock and had a good meal. Thereafter,
D. Engineer E. None of these it rested for a while, and when it was hungry again,
the stork took a second trip. In this manner, the
68. Which of the following pairs occupy the lower
stork took a trip each time it was hungry.
berth?
The big crab in the tank also wanted to save itself
A. BT B. BD C. BK D. Data inadequate
and it requested the stork to take it too. The stork
E. None of these
thought it was a good idea to try a new dish. It
69. Which of the following groups occupies the middle agreed to take the crab on its next trip.
berth? After the stork flew up with the crab, the crab
A. DKT B. HKT C. DKR D. DHT looked down to see what the new surroundings
E. None of these would be like. All it could see was dry land. When
the crab questioned the stork about this, the stork
70. Which of the following combinations of person-
laughed wickedly and pointed to the rock below
berth-profession is correct?
where the crab sawa heap of fish bones. The crab
A. K-upper-lawyer B. D-upper-doctor realized that it was to be the storks next meal.
C. M-lower-journalist D. R-lower-architect So the crab dug its claws into the storks neck and
E. None of these would not let go till the stork fell to the ground and
died. The crab then cut off the storks head and
General English returned home to show it to all the other fish and
share the story of its adventure with the stork.
Directions(71 78): Read the following passage Directions(71 72): Choose the word which is
carefully and answer the questions given below it. most similar in meaning to the word printed in
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83. A. so B. extremely C. normally D. too Directions(94 100): Pick out the most effec-
E. very tive pair of words from the given pair of words to
make the sentence/s meaningfully complete.
84. A. bold B. prey C. chased D. predatory
E. hunted 94. Participative management, in which everyone has
..... into a decision that a leader then makes, is a
85. A. text B. premise C. context D. day mechanism for .... employees.
E. view
A. share, protecting B. value, thewarting
86. A. display B. indicates C. announce C. motivation, involving D. reward, stimu-
D. weal E. bears lating
E. input, empowering
87. A. unregistered B. fake C. honorary
D. sycophant E. original 95. Lack of ...... is basic to good teamwork but our
ability to work with others depends on our.....
88. A. troublesome B. delicious C. indigestible
A. rigidity, compatibility
D. hazardous E. cheap
B. dogmatism, motivation
C. professionalism, vulnerability
Directions(89 93): Read each sentence to D. positivism, flexibility
find out whether there is any grammatical mis- E. consideration, acumen
take/error in it. The error if any, will be in one
part of the sentence. Mark the number of the part 96. Complete and constant openness is a nation that
with error as your answer. If there is no error, can be ..... to absurdity. Am I ..... to stop everyone
mark (5). on the street and tell them my reaction to their
appearance?
89. The cost of constructing (1)/ houses are increased
A. consigned, communicated B. reduced, re-
(2)/ because of the high (3)/ price of cement. (4)/
quired
No error (5)
C. attributed, requested D. projected, des-
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5 tined
E. subjected, confined
90. According to the Twelfth (1)/ Five year plan, In-
dia should (2)/ invest one trillion dollars (3)/ in 97. When organizations ..... creativity and risk taking,
infrastructure projects. (4)/ No error (5) the usual method of maintaining order and ..... are
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5 indeed shaken.
A. encourage, decorum B. exhibit, durability
91. To increase the selling (1)/ of products in rural ar-
C. propose, humility D. enhance, supply
eas (2)/ the company will hire (3)/ over five hun-
E. propagate, production
dred trainees. (4)/ No error (5)
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5 98. When I am an autocrat, I am ..... in the extreme.
My direct method is to ..... power and control.
92. We have spent (1)/ most of the profits (2)/ that we A. perfectionist, explore B. autocratic, engulf
earn (3)/ last year on purchasing new computers. C. dominating, seek D. possessive, reject
(4)/ No error (5) E. elaborate, develop
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5
99. Gopal was frustrated with Sundar who would not
93. The Government has (1)/ promised to revise (2)/ ..... himself to a deadline. Sundar claimed he was
the pension scheme for bank (3)/ staff since next working well without a deadline, but Gopal .... and
year. (4)/ No error (5) finally prevailed
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5 A. encourage, enforced B. inculcate, ordered
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2. (E)
3 2
x = 2268
4 7
x = 10584
3. (A)
4.5 0.5
=?
0.015
2250
= 150
15
4. (B)
36 25 25
+ =?
7 14 45
773 17
=6
126 126
5. (A)
12728 7396 + x = 269
Answers 12728
+ x = 269
86
1. B 2. E 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. C 7. E 8. C
x = 121 , x = 11
9. E 10. A 11. B 12. E 13. A 14. D 15. A
16. D 17. D 18. B 19. C 20. D 21. D 22. B 6. (C)
23. D 24. D 25. C 26. B 27. C 28. A 29. A
1164 128 8.008 + 969.007 = ?
30. B 31. B 32. D 33. C 34. B 35. E 36. C
37. A 38. B 39. A 40. C 41. B 42. C 43. D 18624 + 969 = 19593
44. B 45. C 46. B 47. E 48. A 49. D 50. C Approximate = 19,600
51. A 52. E 53. C 54. A 55. D 56. D 57. C
58. B 59. D 60. B 61. A 62. B 63. B 64. E 7. (E)
65. E 66. C 67. C 68. E 69. A 70. D 71. A
324.995 15.98 4.002 + 36.88
72. E 73. B 74. E 75. A 76. B 77. B 78. D
164
79. E 80. D 81. C 82. C 83. A 84. D 85. C 325 + 37
86. D 87. B 88. B 89. B 90. D 91. A 92. C 4
= 1300 + 37 = 1337
93. D 94. A 95. A 96. B 97. D 98. C 99. D
100. B approximate = 1340
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8. (C) 4 4 + (2)2 = 16 + 4 = 20
(563% of 808) 129 = x 20 6 + (3)2 = 120 + 9 = 129
x = 35 129 8 + (4)2 = 1032 + 16 = 1048
x = 3y - 26 l = 8; l = 15
Now, x = 2y b = 15; b = 8
p
3y - 26 = 2y diagonal = (15)2 + (8)2 = 225 + 64
3y - 2y = 26 = 289 = 17m
y = 26 23. (D)
x = 52 d2
Area of the square having its diagonal as d =
Sum of the present ages = 26 + 52 2
= 78 years double the length of diagonal means = 2d
4d2
20. (D) Area =
2
Sum of daily salary of three members = Ratio = 4 : 1
(A + B + C) = 267
24. (D)
Ratio of First person to second person
85000 12 : 42500 x = 3 : 1
A:B=4: 5
2 12 : 1 x = 3 : 1
Ratio of second person to third person 24 3
=
B:C=6: 7 x 1
x = 8 months
4: 5
6: 7 25. (C)
126 + 135
24 : 30 : 35 Mixer of 1st and 2nd Variety is = 130.50
2
Second persons daily salary 130.5 + x
30 Third Variety mixer is = 153
= 267 = 90 2
89 x = 175.5
Monthly salary = 90 30 = 2700
26. (B)
21. (D) distance
Speed =
pr2 time
= 631
1002 distance
p 10 10 Time =
= 631 speed
100 100 x/2 x/2
p = 63100 10 = +
21 24
x x
22. (B) 10 = +
42 48
120 7x + 8x
Rectangular area = l b = 120 sq.m = b = 10 =
l 336
Perimeter = 2(l + b) = 46 m 15x
120 10 = x = 224
2l + 2( ) = 46 336
l
27. (C)
2l2 + 240 = 46l
1
l2 + 120 23l = 0 48 workers 1 days work =
9
l2 15l 8l + 20 = 0 48 9 = (48 + x) 6
l(l 15) 8(l 15) = 0 72 = 48 + x
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x = 24 34. (B)
24 extra workers to be added. I and II are sufficient to answer the question
28. (A) 35. (E)
1 All I, II and III are required to answer the question
M+W+B=
5
1
1 Mans 1 day work =
12 Reasoning
1
1 boys 1 day work =
15 36. (C)
1 1 1
+ +x= F R I E N D
12 15 5
9 1 1 9
+x= x= - +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7
60 5 5 60
3 1 H U M J T K
x= =
60 20 C A N D L E
Woman can complete the work in 20 days.
+2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7
29. (A)
50 E D R I R L
= 10
a+u
1 1 37. (A)
=
a+u 5 L U T E
40 M U T E
= 10
au
1 1 F A T E
= G A T E
au 4
a+u =51 B L U E
a-u=42 C L U E
By solving 1 & 2, a = 4.5 and u = 0.5 km/hr
38. (B) Cousin
30. (B)
39. (A) South west
Probability that the ball will be Red or Green
4C1 or5C1 Direction(40 44)
=
15C1 40. (C)
9 3
= = II- 76 from 48 super itself 56 18 went
15 5
III- 76 from 18 48 super itself 56 went
31. (B) IV- 76 from 18 went 48 super itself 56
II and III are sufficient to answer the question V- 76 from 18 went 56 48 super itself
32. (D) VI- 76 from 18 went 56 itself 48 super
Either I and III or I and II 41. (B)
33. (C) III- 91 go 28 mock pet 43 lead 37
Question cant be answered IV- 91 go 28 pet mock 43 lead 37
even with the information all three statements V- 91 go 28 pet 43 mock lead 37
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D A 52. (E)
G M@R%T$K
61. (A)
I - follows
A S d II - follows
Both I & II follow
I - follows Direction(66 70):
II - does not follow B Engineer lower berth
Conclusion I follows M Pathologist upper
62. (B) H Lawyer upper
T Pharmacist middle
F
D Doctor middle
H I K Journalist middle
R Architect lower
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Upper Berth M H
Middle Berth D K T
Lower Berth R B
(a) 18 (b) 14 (c) 324 (d) 212 (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 32
(e) None of these (e) None of these
17.28 ? ?
4. = 200 9. = 550
3.6 0.2 2.25
(a) 120 (b) 1.20 (c) 12 (d) 0.12 (a) 825 (b) 82.5 (c) 3666.66 (d) 2
(e) None of these (e) None of these
1
(a) 1 (b)
2
1 3
(c) 2 (d)
2 4
9
(e)
11
30. (299.99999)3 = ?
(a) 27000000 (b) 9000000000
(c) 180000 (d) 2.7 109
(e) 2700000
31. A reduction of 20% in the price of sugar enables a purchaser
1
to obtain 2 kg more for ` 160. Find the original price per
2
kg of sugar.
50. (b)
Chinky
Spectacles
42. (d) 1st of month was Tuesday, hence the date on first Frames
Saturday was 5th.
Hence the other Saturdays of the month are 12, 19,
26. Rama met her brother on 26th. es
Lenc
als
Met
43. (a) 5 3 1 6 9 7
576 = 24 24 Hence conclusions I. II. III.
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For (Qs. 51 to 55) Middle element and last element also follow the same
trend. Hence (?) should be replaced by R 13.
C 65. (c) Number of elements between B and Q is the same as
(B Man) that between E and R. Similarly, number of elements
between A and P is the same as that between K and A.
Wif For (Qs. 66 - 70) : The given information can be tabulated as
B e D
(Ind) follows
Sis
ter
Wife Pers on S ex Relations hip Profes sion
(Pro) A E L Female W ife of M A rchitect