SampleQuestions

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Business English
Each Sentence below has one or two blanks, each indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five lettered words or sets of words. Choose the word or set that best fits
1. To the cynic, there are no wholly altruistic, unselfish acts; every human deed is ------------- an ulterior selfish motive.
A. independent of
B. emulated by
C. disguised as
D. founded upon
E. similar to
Level: easy
Correct Answer:D

2. Like the theory of evolution, the big-bang model of the universe’s formation has undergone modifications and --------, but it has ------------all serious challenges.
A. alteration…confirmed
B. refinement…resisted
C. transformation…ignored
D. evaluation…acknowledged
E. refutation…misdirected
Level: easy
Correct Answer: B

3. Her concern for the earthquake victims _________ her reputation as a callous person.
A. restored
B. rescinded
C. created
D. proved
E. belied

Correct: E
Level: Easy
Exp: Callous means unfeeling, uncaring, but if this person has concern for the earthquake victims, her reputation must be an unfounded one, so the correct choice will mean contradicted or proved false. This is one of the meanings of belied, correct choice E. B, rescinded is the second best answer. It means revoked or withdrawn, but you don't say that a reputation is rescinded. A, C, and D are the opposite of what we're looking for — they don't make sense in this context.

4. The author presumably believes that all businessmen are _________, for her main characters, whatever qualities they may lack, are virtual paragons of _________.
A. clever . . . ingenuity
B. covetous . . . greed
C. virtuous . . . deceit
D. successful . . . ambition
E. cautious . . . achievement
Correct: A
Level: medium
Exp: The author mentioned in this sentence believes that businessmen are models of some quality; whatever qualities they may lack implies that whatever bad points they possess, there's this one particular good thing about them. All of this should lead you to A — if an author's main characters are businessmen, and if they're all paragons of "ingenuity" (meaning inventively talented), one chould easily be led to the presumption that the author thinks all businessmen are "clever."
In each of the following questions 3-4, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by four lettered pairs of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair
5. SCURRY : MOVE ::
(a) chant : sing
(b) chatter : talk
(c) sleep : drowse
(d) carry : lift
(e) limp: walk
Level: easy
Correct Answer: B
6. SKIRT: ISSUE::
A. vest: interest
B. rig: wager
C. dodge:encounter
D. sweep: election
E. mask: purpose
Level: hard
Correct Answer: C

7. RELEVANT : CRUCIAL ::
A. marginal : unique
B. perceptible : obvious
C. apparent : real
D. peripheral : central
E. possible : desirable
Correct Answer: B
Level: Medium
Explanation:Something "relevant" has a bearing on a matter under consideration but it may be of great or little importance. Something "crucial" is relevant and has the highest degree of importance. A rationale for this analogy could be something properly described as Y is X to a very high degree. Something properly described as "obvious" is "perceptible" to a very high degree: it is easy to perceive.
8. ATTENTIVE : OFFICIOUS ::
A. doubtful : ambiguous
B. absorbed : engrossed
C. refined : snobbish
D. magisterial : authoritative
E. impromptu : spontaneous
Correct Answer: C
Level: medium
Explanation: To be "officious" is a way of being "attentive," but it implies being "attentive" in a way that is unwelcome to others. A rationale for this analogy could be " to be Y is to be X in a way that is unwelcome to others". One who is "snobbish" wishes to be thought "refined," and in acting "refined" is offensive to others.


In the long run a government will always encroach upon freedom to the extent to which it has the power to do so; this is almost a natural law of politics, since whatever the intentions of the men who exercise political power, the sheer momentum of government leads to a constant pressure upon the liberties of the citizen. But in many countries society has responded by throwing up its own defenses in the shape of social classes or organized corporations which, enjoying economic power and popular support, have been able to set limits to the scope of action of the executive. Such, for example, in England was the origin of all of our liberties--won from government by the stand of the first and federal nobility, then of churches and political parties and latterly of trade unions, commercial organizations, and the societies for promoting various causes. Even in European lands which were arbitrarily ruled, the powers of the monarchy, though absolute in theory, were in their exercise checked in a similar fashion. Indeed, the fascist dictatorship of today are the first truly tyrannical governments which western Europe has known for centuries, and they have been rendered possible only because on coming to power they destroyed all forms of social organization which were in any way rivals to the state.

9. According to the passage, the natural relationship between government and individual liberty is one of

A. marked indifference
B. secret collusion
C. inherent opposition
D. moderate complicity
E. fundamental interdependence
Level: medium
Correct Answer: C
10. Fascist dictatorships differ from monarchies of recent times in


A. setting limits to their scope of action
B. effecting results by sheer momentum
C. rivaling the state in power
D. exerting constant pressure on liberties
E. eradicating people's organizations
Level: Easy
Correct Answer: E
11. The passage suggests which of the following about fascist dictatorships?


A. They represent a more efficient form of the executive.
B. Their rise to power came about through an accident of history
C. They mark a regression to earlier despotic forms of government
D. Despite superficial dissimilarities, they are in essence like absolute monarchies.
E. They maintain their dominance by rechanneling opposing forces in new directions
Level: easy
Correct Answer: C

Each question below consists of word printed in capital letters, followed by a choice of words or phrase. Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning (antonym) to the word in capital letters.
12. AFFILIATE
a) cut away
b) associate oneself
c) feign
d) none of the above

Level: easy
Correct: b

13. SPURIOUS
a) cautious
b) fantastic
c) modest
d) genuine
e) pertinent

Level: medium
Correct Answer: B

14. DISMANTLE
a) ignite
b)arrive
c)assemble
d) reconcile
e)condone
Level: medium
Correct Answer: C

15. POINT-BLANK
a) untimely
b) unbiased
c) partisan
d) indirect
e) unusual
Level: medium
Correct Answer:D


In the world today we make health an end in itself. We have forgotten that health is really the means to enable a person to do his work and do it well. A lot of modern medicine and this includes many patients as well as physicians pays very little attention to overall health but a lot of attention to those who imagine that they are ill.

Our great concern with health is shown by the medical columns in newspapers, the health articles in magazines and the popularity of television programmes on medicine. We talk about health all the time and yet for the most part, the only result is that there are more people with imaginary illness. A healthy man should not waste time talking about health; he should be using health for work.

16. Modern medicine is primarily concerned with
A. promotion of good health
B. people suffering from imaginary illness
C. people suffering from real illness
D. increased efficiency in work
Answer: Option B
Level:Easy

17. The passage suggests that
A. health is an end in itself
B. health is blessing
C. health is only means to an end
D. we should not talk about health
Answer: Option C
Level:Easy
18. The passage tells us
A. how medicine should be manufactured
B. what healthy man should or should not do
C. what television programmes should be about
D. how best to imagine illness
Answer: Option B
Level:Easy
19. Talking about the health all time makes people
A. always suffer from imaginary illness
B. sometimes suffer from imaginary illness
C. rarely suffer from imaginary illness
D. often suffer from imaginary illness
Answer: Option D
Level:Easy

No very satisfactory account of the mechanism that caused the formation of the ocean basins has yet been given. The traditional view supposes that the upper mantle of the earth behaves as a liquid when it is subjected to small forces for long periods and those differences in temperature under oceans and continents are sufficient to produce convection in the mantle of the earth with rising convection currents under the mid-ocean ridges and sinking currents under the continents. Theoretically, this convection would carry the continental plates along as though they were on a conveyor belt and would provide the forces needed to produce the split that occurs along the ridge. This view may be correct: it has the advantage that the currents are driven by temperature differences thatthemselves depend on the position of the continents. Such a back-coupling, in which the position of the moving plate has an impact on the forces that move it,could produce complicated and varying motions.
On the other hand, the theory is implausible because convection does not normally occur along lines and it certainly does not occur alonglines broken by frequent offsets or changes in direction, as the ridge is. Also, it is difficult to seehow the theory applies to the plate between the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the ridge in the Indian Ocean. This plate is growing on both sides, and since there is no intermediate trench, the two ridges must be moving apart. It would be odd ifthe rising convection currents kept exact pace with them. An alternative theory is that the sinking part of the plate, which is denser than the hotter surrounding mantle, pulls the rest of the plate after it. Again it is difficult to see how this applies to the ridge in the South Atlantic, where neither the African nor the American plate has asinking part.
Another possibility is that the sinking plate cools the neighboring mantle and produces convection currents that move the plates. This last theory is attractive because it gives some hope of explaining the enclosed seas, such as the Sea of Japan. These seas have a typical oceanic floor,except that the floor is overlaid by several kilometers of sediment. Their floors have probably been sinking for long periods. It seems possible that a sinking current of cooled mantle material on the upper side of the plate might be the cause of such deep basins. The enclosed seas are an important feature of the earth's surface, and seriously require explanation in because, addition to the enclosed seas that are developing at present behind island arcs, there are a number of older ones of possibly similar origin, such as theGulf of Mexico, the Black Sea, and perhaps the North Sea.
Levels: Easy
20. According to the traditional view of the origin of the ocean basins, which of the following is sufficient to move the continental plates?
(A) Increases in sedimentation on ocean floors
(B) Spreading of ocean trenches
(C) Movement of mid-ocean ridges
(D) Sinking of ocean basins
(E) Differences in temperature under oceans and continents
Correct: E

21. It can be inferred from the passage that, of the following, the deepest sediments would be found in the
(A) Indian Ocean
(B) Black Sea
(C) Mid-Atlantic
(D) South Atlantic
(E) Pacific
Correct: B

22. The author refers to a "conveyor belt " in order to
(A) illustrate the effects of convection in the mantle
(B) show how temperature differences depend on the positions of the continents
(C) demonstrate the linear nature of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
(D) describe the complicated motions made possible by back-coupling
(E) account for the rising currents under certain mid-ocean ridges
Correct: A

23. The author regards the traditional view of the origin of the oceans with
(A) slight apprehension
(B) absolute indifference
(C) indignant anger
(D) complete disbelief
(E) guarded skepticism
Correct: E

24. According to the passage, which of the following are separated by a plate that is growing on both sides?
(A) The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan
(B) The South Atlantic Ridge and the North Sea Ridge
(C) The Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic Ridge
(D) The Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the Indian Ocean Ridge
(E) The Black Sea and the Sea of Japan
Correct: D

25. Which of the following, if it could be demonstrated,would most support the traditional view of ocean formation?
(A) Convection usually occurs along lines.
(B) The upper mantle behaves as a dense solid.
(C) Sedimentation occurs at a constant rate.
(D) Sinking plates cool the mantle.
(E) Island arcs surround enclosed seas.
Correct: A

26. According to the passage, the floor of the Black Sea can best be compared to a
(A) rapidly moving conveyor belt
(B) slowly settling foundation
(C) rapidly expanding balloon
(D) violently erupting volcano
(E) slowly eroding mountain
Correct: B

27. Which of the following titles would best describe the content of the passage?
(A) A Description of the Oceans of the World
(B) Several Theories of Ocean Basin Formation
(C) The Traditional View of the Oceans
(D) Convection and Ocean Currents
(E) Temperature Differences among the Oceans of the World
Correct: B

Directions (Questions 28 to 32): The following section consists of two passages followed by set of questions. Read the passage thoroughly and answer the set of questions given below the passage.
LEVELS: Easy
In the world today we make health and end in itself. We have forgotten that health is really means to enable a person to do his work and do it well. A lot of modern medicine and this includes many patients as well as many physicians pays very little attention to health but very much attention to those who imagine that they are ill. Our great concern with health is shown by the medical columns in newspapers. The health articles in popular magazines and the popularity of television programmers and all those books on medicine. We talk about health all the time. Yet for the most part the only result is more people with imaginary illness. The healthy man should not be wasting time talking about health: he should be using health for work. The work does the work that good health possible.
28. Modern medicine is primarily concerned with
A. promotion of good health
B. people suffering from imaginary illness
C. people suffering from real illness
D. increased efficiency in work
Ans: B
29. The passage suggests that
A. health is an end in itself
B. health is blessing
C. health is only means to an end
D. we should not talk about health
Ans: C
30. Talking about the health all time makes people
A. always suffer from imaginary illness
B. sometimes suffer from imaginary illness
C. rarely suffer from imaginary illness
D. often suffer from imaginary illness
Ans: D
31. The passage tells us
A. how medicine should be manufactured
B. what healthy man should or should not do
C. what television programmers should be about
D. how best to imagine illness
Ans: B
32. A healthy man should be concerned with
A. his work which good health makes possible
B. looking after his health
C. his health which makes work possible
D. talking about health
Ans: A
Directions (Questions 33-36): In questions given below, a part of the sentence is italicized and underlined. Below are given alternatives to the italicized part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, option 'D' is the answer.
Levels: medium
33. If the room had been brighter, I would have been able to read for a while before bed time.
A. If the room was brighter
B. If the room are brighter
C. Had the room been brighter
D. No improvement
Ans: C
34. If you are not clear about the meaning of a word, it is wise to look to a dictionary.
A. look for
B. look at
C. look up
D. No improvement
Ans: C
35. There is no more room for you in this compartment.

A. there is no more seat
B. there is no more space
C. there is no more accommodation
D. No improvement

Ans: B

36. More than one person was killed in accident.
A. were killed
B. are killed
C. have been killed
D. No improvement
Ans: A
Directions (Questions 37 - 40): Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'E' as the answer.
37. You need not come unless you want to.
A. You don't need to come unless you want to
B. You come only when you want to
C. You come unless you don't want to
D. You needn't come until you don't want to
E. No correction required
Ans: A
38. They were all shocked at his failure in the competition.
A. were shocked at all
B. had all shocked at
C. had all shocked by
D.had been all shocked on
E. No correction required
Ans: E
39. Despite of their differences on matters of principles, they all agree on the demand of hike is salary?
A. Despite their
B. Despite of the
C. Despite for their
D.Despite off their
E. No correction required
Ans: A
40. He is a singer of repute, but his yesterday's performance was quite disappointing.
A. performances of yesterday were
B. yesterday performance was
C. yesterday performance were
D. performances about yesterday were
E. No correction required
Ans: E

 

Critical QP
1. What is the 50th number in this sequence?

5, 11, 17, 23, 29, 35, 41, …
A. 299
B. 279
C. 379
D. 445
E. 327
Correct Answer: 299
Explanation: The pattern involves a difference of 6 between adjacent terms of the sequence. Add 6 to 5, getting 11, then add 6 to 11, getting 17, then add 6 to 17, getting 23, etc., until 6 has been added 50 times, ending in 299. Answer explanations will vary.
Directions: For questions 2 – 4, fill the missing number or letter in the given series
2. a, c, e, g, _

(a) d
(b) i
(c) h
(d) j
Correct Answer: B

3. a, e, i, m, q, u, _, _

(a) y,c
(b) b,f
(c) g,i
(d) none
Correct Answer: A

4. ay , bz , cw , dx ,__

(a) gu
(b) ev
(c) fv
(d) eu
Correct Answer: D

Directions for questions 5 and 6: Select the alternative that logically follows form the two given statements.
5. All shares are debentures. No debentures are mutual funds.

(a) All shares are mutual funds
(b) Some shares are mutual funds
(c) No shares are mutual funds
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer: C

6. Many fathers are brothers. All brothers are priests.

(a) No father is a priest
(b) Many fathers are not priests
(c) Many fathers are priests
(d) Both (b) and (c)

Correct Answer: B
7.Select the figure that is missing from the collection below:

A.
B.
C.
D.

Level: Medium
Explanation: All the figures provided in the options are present in the 'collection' except for D which at first sight might seem similar to the figure in the first column-second row object, but close examination would reveal that it has 5 teeth instead of 4 teeth present in the figure belonging to the collection.
8. Aconcagua, Tibetan, Carstensz, Denali, Elbrus, Everest, Vinson, Kilimanjaro
Correct answer: Tibetan
Explanation: Except Tibetan, which is a plateau, all the others are names of mountain peaks.
9. The problem consists of three statements; based on the first two statements, the third statement may be true, false, or uncertain.
Tanya is older than Aaron.
Savio is older than Tanya.
Eric is older thanSavio.

If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
A. true
B. false
C. uncertain

Answer: Option B
Explanation:Because the first two statements are true, Aaron is the youngest of the three, so the third statement must be false.

In each question below is given a statement followed by three assumptions numbered I, II and III. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions, decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement and choose your answer accordingly.
10. Statement: In order to reduce the gap between income and expenditure, the company has decided to increase the price of its product from next month.
Assumptions:
1. The rate will remain more or less same after the increase.
2. The expenditure will more or less remain the same in near future.
3. The rival companies will also increase the price of the similar product.
A. Only I and II are implicit
B. Only II and III are implicit
C. Only III is implicit
D. All are implicit
E. None of these
Answer: Option E
Explanation: Clearly, the company intends to reduce the gap between income and expenditure by increasing the price of its product i.e. by keeping the expenditure unaltered and increasing the income only. So, II is implicit while I is not. However, the rival companies may or may not follow the same pursuit. So, III is not implicit.
Level: medium

11. Statement: Prarthana decided to get the railway ticket in May, for the journey she wants to make in July, to Bangalore.
Assumptions:
1. The railways issues reservations two months in advance.
2. There are more than one trains to Bangalore.
3. There will be vacancy in the desired class.
A. Only I is implicit
B. Only II and III are implicit
C. Only I and III are implicit
D. All are implicit
E. None of these

Answer: Option A
Explanation: As Prarthana decides to get the reservation in May for the journey in July, so I is implicit. The number of trains to Bangalore or the position of vacancies in different classes cannot be deduced from the given statement. So, neither II nor III is implicit.
Level: medium

12. Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will continue the same series as established by the five Problem Figures.
Problem Figures: Answer Figures:

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
Ans: C
Explanation: In each step, element at the upper-right position gets enlarged, inverts vertically and reaches the lower-left corner; the existing element at the lower-left position, is lost and a new small element appears at the upper-right position.
Each problem consists of three statements. Based on the first two statements, the third statement may be true, false, or uncertain.
13. Apartments in the Rama Manor cost less than apartments in the Georgia Manor.
Apartments in the Livingston Gate cost more than apartments in the Georgia Manor.
Of the three apartment buildings, the Livingston Gate costs the most.

If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
A. true
B. false
C. uncertain
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Since the Georgia Manor costs more than the Rama Manor and the Livingston Gate costs more than the Georgia Manor, it is true that the Livingston Gate costs the most.
Level: hard

In each question below is given a statement followed by three assumptions numbered I, II and III. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions, decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement and choose your answer accordingly.
14. Statement: Air India has decided to start a weekly air service from town A to town B.
Assumptions:
1. There will be enough passengers to make the service viable economically.
2. Other carriers may not start such service.
3. The people staying around these towns can afford the cost of air travel.
A. Only I is implicit
B. Only I and II are implicit
C. Only II and III are implicit
D. All are implicit
E. None of these

Answer: Option E
Explanation: The fact thatAir India has decided to start servicing both these towns implies that there are enough passengers and people in both the places who can afford to travel by air. So, I and III are implicit. Assumption II is vague and so it is not implicit.
Level: medium
15. Statement: Bill Clinton is the second democrat to be re-elected as President of America, the other being the legendary Roosevelt.
Assumptions:
1. Clinton has the same qualities that Roosevelt had.
2. The majority of people in America have faith in Clinton.
3. The election campaign of Clinton's rivals was not impressive.
A. Only I is implicit
B. Only II is implicit
C. Only III is implicit
D. Either I or III is implicit
E. Either II or III is implicit

Answer: Option B
Explanation: The statement simply mentions that Clinton and Roosevelt were the only two persons who were re-elected as President of America. But this does not imply that they were liked by the public for the same reasons or qualities. So, I is not implicit. However, it is clear that that majority of people adore Clinton. So, II is implicit. Nothing about the reasons of Clinton's victory or the election campaign of Clinton's rivals can be assumed from the given statement. So, III is not implicit.
Level: Medium

The problem consists of three statements; based on the first two statements, the third statement may be true, false, or uncertain.
16. Blueberries cost more than strawberries.
Blueberries cost less than blackberries.
Blackberries cost more than both strawberries and blueberries.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
A. true
B. false
C. uncertain
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Because the first two statements are true, blackberries are the most expensive of the three.


Directions (Questions 17 & 18): In each of the following questions two statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions numbered (1) and (2). You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
17. Statements: Some papers are pens. All the pencils are pens.
Conclusions:
1. Some pens are pencils.
2. Some pens are papers.
A. Only (1) conclusion follows
B. Only (2) conclusion follows
C. Both (1) and (2) follow
D. Either (1) or (2) follows
E. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
Ans: C
Explanation:



18. Statements: Some dogs are bats. Some bats are cats.
Conclusions:
1. Some dogs are cats.
2. Some cats are dogs
A. Only (2) conclusion follows
B. Both (1) and (2) follow
C. Either (1) or (2) follows
D. Only (1) conclusion follows
E. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
Ans: E
Explanation:


19. Which number does not belong to the family of numbers listed below?
10 8 16
4 38 444
19 28 222
18 66 180
322 14 306
Correct answer: 19
Explanation: 19 is the only odd number.

Directions (Questions 20 & 21): In each of the following questions two statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions numbered (1) and (2). You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
20. Statements: All the windows are doors. No door is a wall.
Conclusions:
1. Some windows are walls.
2. No wall is a door.
A. Either (1) or (2) follows
B. Only (2) conclusion follows
C. Both (1) and (2) follow
D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
E. Only (1) conclusion follows
Ans: B
Explanation:


21. Some actors are singers. All the singers are dancers.
Conclusions:
1. Some actors are dancers.
2. No singer is actor.
A. Only (1) conclusion follows
B. Only (2) conclusion follows
C. Either (1) or (2) follows
D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
E. Both (1) and (2) follow
Ans: A
Explanation:

22. Find the minimum number of straight lines required to make the given figure.

A. 19
B. 17
C. 18
D. 16
Correct Answer: B
Level: Easy
Explanation:If you label the diagram-

The horizontal lines are IK, AB, HG and DC i.e. 4 in number.
The vertical lines are AD, EH, JM, FG and BC i.e. 5 in number.
The slanting lines are IE, JE, JF, KF, DE, DH, FC and GC i.e. 8 is number.
Thus, there are 4 + 5 + 8 = 17 straight lines in the figure.

I am sitting in a chair next to Momma’s bed. I am watching her get ready for a party. She opens the beautiful jewelry box on her dressing table.It is the size of a shoebox. It is wooden. It has colorful stones on top. They are red, green, yellow, and blue. To me, the box looks magical. It looks like it has special powers.“Now, you know you must never touch this box, right?” Momma says. I feel like she knows exactly what I am thinking.I just want to touch it. I just want to open it. I just want to try on all the jewelry inside and dance around the room!

“Yes, Momma,” I say. “I know.” What do I know? I know Momma has always told me not to touch the box. She has said it since I was a little girl.“You are not old enough to wear my jewelry,” Momma says. I am almost eleven years old! What is the big deal?
I know that when Momma puts on the rings and bracelets from the box, she looks different. She seems to glow.There is one necklace with a yellow stone like a tiger’s eye. When Momma puts this on, she seems to float instead of walk.Her feet do not seem to touch the ground. She moves lightly and gracefully. She moves without effort.Momma kisses me goodnight. She leaves for the party. I run to the window to wave to her, but she is already gone.Tonight I am very curious. Just one touch, that’s all, I think.I sit on the edge of Momma’s bed. I place my hand on the nightstand. I pause. I think.My hand moves up and rests on the jewelry box. The box quickly flips open by itself! Jewels fly into the air. They dance around my head. I am scared.I feel strange. I fall down to the floor. I wake up in a place I have never seen before.

23. Where does most of this story take place?
A. At a party
B. In an imaginary place
C. Outside a window
D. in Momma's bedroom
Exp:I am sitting in a chair next to Momma’s bed. So it is the bedroom.
24. Who is telling the story?
A. Momma
B. A young girl
C. Momma’s friend
D. An imaginary person
Exp: The protagonist is a young girl
Level: Easy
Correct Ans: B
25. At the beginning of the story, where is the girl sitting?
Level: Easy
Correct Ans: A
A. in a chair
B. on the bed
C. on the floor
D. next to the window
26. The ‘jewelry box looks magical’. What does this mean?

Level: Easy
Correct Ans: C
A. . It looks simple.
B. . It looks expensive.
C. It looks like it has special powers.

D. It looks like it was made a long time ago.

27. What does Momma tell her daughter about the box?
Level: Easy
Correct: D
A. that it is magical
B. that she must never touch it
C. that the jewels are expensive
D. that she can touch it when she is older
28. Where is Momma going?
Level: Easy
Correct: B
A. to a play
B. to a party
C. to a concert
D. to a magic show
Exp: To a party..the little girl is watching her mother get ready for the party.
29. What does the jewelry box look like?
Level: Easy
Correct: C
A. to a play
B. It is brown.
C. It is made of cardboard
D. It is the size of a shoebox
30. Which word best describes how the girl feels about the jewelry box?
I. angry II. Curious III. scared
1. I and II
2. II and III
3. I, II, and III
Level: Easy
Correct: B
She is curious initially and then sacred when she opens the box and the jewels

 
Quant
Please read the tabulation below
Year Managers Technicians Operators Accountants Peons
New Left New Left New Left New Left New Left
1995 760 - 1200 - 880 - 1160 - 820 -
1996 280 120 272 120 256 104 200 100 184 96
1997 179 92 240 128 240 120 224 104 152 88
1998 148 88 236 96 208 100 248 96 196 80
1999 160 72 256 100 192 112 272 88 224 120
2000 193 96 288 112 248 144 260 92 200 104

1. During the period of 1995 and 2000, the total no of operators who left the company is what percent of the total number of Operators who joined the company?
A. 19%
B. 21%
C. 27%
D. 29%
E. 32%
Ans: D
Explanation: Total no. of operators who left the company during 1996 to 2000
= (104 + 120 + 100 + 112 + 144) = 580.
Total No. of Operators who joined the company during 1996 to 2000
= (880 + 256 + 240 + 208 + 192 + 248) = 2024.
Hence, required Percentage = (580/2024 * 100) = 28.66% = 29%

2. For which of the following categories the percentage increase in the number of employees working in the company from 1996 to 2000 was maximum?
A. Managers
B. Technicians
C. Operators
D. Accountants
E. Peons.
Ans: A
Explanation:No. of managers in 1995 = 760
No. of managers by 2000 = (760 + 280 + 179 + 145 + 160 + 193) – (120 + 92 + 88 + 72 + 96) = 1252.
Hence, percentage of increase = (1262-760)/760 * 100 = 64.74%
Similarly we can calculate for the rest of employees.

3. What is the difference between total number of Technicians added to the company and total number of Accountants added to the company during the year 1996 to 2000 at the maximum?
A. 128
B. 112
C. 96
D. 88
E. 72
Ans: D
Explanation: (272 + 240 + 236 + 256 + 288) – (200 + 224 + 248 + 272 + 260) = 88

4. What was the total no. of peons working in the company in the year 1999?
A. 1312
B. 1192
C.1088
D.968
E.908
Ans: B
Explanation: (820 + 184 + 152 + 196 + 224) – (96 + 88 + 80 + 120) = 1192

5. What is the pooled average of all employees in the year 1997?
A. 1325
B. 1285
C. 1265
D. 1235
E. 1195
Ans: E
Explanation:Managers: (760 + 280 + 179) – (120 + 92) = 1007
Technicians: (1200 + 272 + 240) – (120 + 128) = 1464
Operators: (880 +256 +240) – (104 + 120) = 1152
Accountants: (1160 +200 +224) – (100 + 104) = 1380
Peons: (820 + 184 + 152) – (96 + 88) = 972
Hence pooled average of 5 categories = (1007 + 1464 + 1152 + 1380 + 972)/5 = 1195
The circle-graph given here shows the spending of a country on various sports during a particular year. Study the graph carefully and answer the questions given below it.


6. What percent of total spending is spent on Tennis?
A. 121/2 %
B. 25%
C. 221/2 %
D. 45%
Answer: Option A
LEVEL –EASY
Explanation: The percentage of money spend on Tennis = 45 x 100 % = 12 1 %.
360 2
7. How much percent more is spent on Hockey than that on Golf?
A. 27%
B. 35%
C. 37.5%
D. 75%

Answer: Option D
LEVEL –EASY
Explanation:Let the total expenditure on sports be Rs. x. Then,
Amount spent on Golf = Rs. 36 x x = Rs. x .
360 10
Amount spent on Hockey = Rs 63 x x = Rs. 7x .
360 40
Difference = Rs. 7x - x = Rs 3x .
40 10 40
Required percentage = Rs. 3x/40 x 100 % = 75%.
x/10


8. If the total amount spent on sports during the year be Rs. 1,80,00,000 , the amount spent on Basketball exceeds on Tennis by:
A. Rs. 2,50,000
B. Rs. 4,10,000
C. Rs. 3,60,000
D. Rs. 3,75,000

Answer: Option A
LEVEL –EASY
Explanation:The amount spent on Basketball exceeds that on Tennis by:
Rs. (50 - 45) x 1,80,00,000 = Rs. 2,50,000.
360
9. How much percent less is spent on Football than that on Cricket?
A. 222/9%
B. 27%
C. 371/7%
D. 331/3 %

10. If the total amount spent on sports during the year was Rs. 2 crores, the amount spent on Cricket and Hockey together was:
A. Rs. 8,00,000
B. Rs. 80,00,000
C. Rs. 1,20,00,000
D. Rs. 1,60,00,000
Answer: Option B
Explanation:Amount spent on Cricket and Hockey together = Rs. (81 + 63) x 2 crores
360

= Rs. 0.8 crores
= Rs. 80,00,000.

11. Freedo buys a used bi-cycle for Rs. 3600 and spends Rs. 400 on its repairs. If he sells it for Rs. 6000, his gain percentage is…..
A) 50% B) 12.5% C) 11% D) 20%
Answer: A) 50%
Level: Easy
Solution:
C.P = Rs. (3600 + 400) = Rs. 4000.
Selling Price (S.P.) = Rs. 6000.
Gain = (S.P.) - (C.P.) = Rs. (6000 - 4000) = Rs. 2000
Gain % = (2000/4000) x 100 = 50 %

12. Harris goes for fishing on a boat with a constant operational speed of 18 km/hr when measured in still water. Speed of current is 3 km/hr. The man's speed against the current is:
A) 8.5 km/hr B) 9 km/hr C) 10 km/hr D) 15 km/hr
Answer: D) 15 km/hr
Solution:
Harris's rate against the current = (18 - 3) km/hr = 15 km/hr.

13. In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2. What should be the run rate in the remaining 40 overs to reach the target of 282 runs?
A) 6.25 B) 6.5 C) 6.75 D) 7
Answer: A) 6.25
Solution: Required run rate = (282 - (3.2 x 10)/40) = 250/40 = 6.25

14. An express train traveled at an average speed of 100 km/hr, stopping for 3 minutes after every 75 km. How long did it take to reach its destination 600 km from the starting point?
A) 6 hrs B) 6 hrs 20 min C) 6 hrs 21 min D) 7 hrs
Answer: C) 6hrs 21min
Solution:
Speed of the train = 100 km/ hr
Distance = 600 km.
Time taken = 600/100 = 6 hrs
Given the train stops for 3 minutes after every 75 km.
No. of stoppings = 600/75 = 8
Ignoring last stop,
No. of stoppings = 7
Time taken at one stop = 3 min.
Time taken for 7 stops = 7 * 3 = 21 min.
Total time taken to reach the destination = 6 hrs 21 min.

15. During a sale a clerk was putting a new price tag on each item. On one jacket, he accidentally raised the price by 20% instead of lowering the price by 20%. As a result the price on the tag was 40Rs too high. What was the original price of the jacket?
Level: medium
Correct: A
A. 100
B. 120
C. 150
D. 130
E. 140
Exp: If p was the original price, the jacket was priced at 1.20 instead of .80 p. since this difference as 40
40 = 1.20p - .80p = .40 p ⇒
Therefore p = 40 ÷ .40 = 100

16. Girija can correct x test papers in 1/t hours. At this rate, how many test papers can she correct in t hours?
Level: medium
Correct: D
A. 1/xt
B. 1/x
C. t/x
D. xt2
E. xt
Exp: Girija corrects @
x tests = xt tests 1 /t hours 1 hour
Since she can correct xt papers each hour in t hours she can correct
t ( xt) = xt2

17. A pupil's marks were wrongly entered as 83 instead of 63. Due to that the average marks for the class got increased by half (1/2). The number of pupils in the class was
Level: medium
Correct: C
A. 10
B. 20
C. 40
D. 73
Exp:Let there be x pupils in the class.
Total increase in marks = (x * 1/2) = x /2
x/2 = (83 - 63) x/2 = 20 x= 40.

18. One hundred cards are numbered from 1 to 100. The probability that a randomly chosen card has a digit 5 is
Level: medium
Correct: C
A. 1/10
B. 1/5
C. 19/100
D. 21/100
Exp: There are 10 numbers from 50 to 59 such that each has a 5 digit. There are 9 other numbers 5,15, 25, 35, 45, 65, 75, 85, 95 each containing digit 5. Thus, the favourable number of cases is 19. Total cases = 100. So required probability = 19/100.

19. A number is selected at random from the first thirty natural numbers. What is the chance that it is a multiple of either 3 or 13?
Level: easy
Correct: B
A. 17/30
B. 2/5
C. 11/30
D. 4/15

20. Four concentric circles having radii, x, 2x, 3x and 4x are drawn to form two rings A and B. What is the ratio of the area of inner ring A to the area of outer ring B?





Level: medium
Correct: A
A. 3:7
B. 2:3
C. 1:02
D. 1:04
E. None of the above


21. If ¾ of a number is 8 more than 1/4 of the number, what is 1/4 of the number?
Level: Easy
Correct: C
A. 12
B. 8
C. 4
D. 32
E. 24
Exp: Let the number be x
The equation will be
¾ x −1/4 x = 8
½ x = 8
∴ x = 16
¼ of x 16/4 = 4
22. The ratio between the length and the breadth of a rectangular play ground is 3 : 2. If a man cycling along the boundary of the playground at the speed of 12 km/hr completes one round in 8 minutes, then the area of the park (in sq. m) is:
A. 15360
B. 153600
C. 30720
D. 307200
Level: Easy
Correct: B

The question given below consists of a statement and / or a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statement(s) is / are sufficient to answer the given question. Read the both statements and
• Give answer (A) if the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
• Give answer (B) if the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
• Give answer (C) if the data either in Statement I or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
• Give answer (D) if the data even in both Statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
• Give answer(E) if the data in both Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

23. What will be the cost of painting the inner walls of a room if the rate of painting is Rs. 20 per square foot?
I. Circumference of the floor is 44 feet.
II. The height of the wall of the room is 12 feet.
A. I alone sufficient while II alone not sufficient to answer
B. II alone sufficient while I alone not sufficient to answer
C. Either I or II alone sufficient to answer
D. Both I and II are not sufficient to answer
E. Both I and II are necessary to answer
Level: Easy
Correct: E
Explanation: I gives, 2 R = 44.
II gives, H = 12.
A = 2 RH = (4 x 12).
Cost of painting = Rs. (44 x 12 x 20).
Thus, I and II together give the answer.
Correct answer is (E).
24. Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank from empty to full in 30 minutes, 20 minutes, and 10 minutes respectively. When the tank is empty, all the three pipes are opened. A, B and C discharge chemical solutions P,Q and R respectively. What is the proportion of the solution R in the liquid in the tank after 3 minutes?
A. 5/11
B. 6/11
C. 8/11
D. 7/11
Correct: B
Level: medium
Part filled by (A + B + C) in 3 minutes = 3 1 + 1 + 1 = 3 x 11 = 11 .
30 20 10 60 20
Part filled by C in 3 minutes = 3 .
10
Required ratio = 3 x 20 = 6 .
10 11 11

25. Which number is the odd one in the series given below:
396, 462, 572, 427, 671, 264
A. 396
B. 427
C. 671
D. 264
Level: Easy
Correct: B
Exp: In each number except 427, the middle digit is the sum of other two.

26. If 5a = 3125, then the value of 5(a - 3) is:
A. 25
B. 125
C. 625
D. 1625
Level: Easy
Correct: A
Exp: 5a = 3125 5a = 55
a = 5.
5(a - 3) = 5(5 - 3) = 52 = 25.

27. The age of Dandya and Candy are in the ratio 5:6 and after 4 years their ratios are 7:8 then what is the present age of Candy?
A. 12
B. 11
C. 8
D. 13
Correct: A
Level: Easy

28. In school there are some bicycles and 4wheeler wagons.one Tuesday there are 190 wheels in the campus. How many bicycles are there?

29. 12
30. 17
31. 19
32. 15

Correct: D
Level: Easy

29. The citizens of planet Blah are 6 fingered and have thus developed their decimal system in base 6. A certain street in Blahni contains 1000 (in base 6) buildings numbered 1 to 1000. How many 3’s are used in numbering these buildings?
A. 54
B. 64
C. 265
D. 108
Correct: D
Level: Easy

30. A sheet of paper has statements numbered from 1 to 70. For all the values of n from 1 to 70. Statement n says ' At least n of the statements on this sheet are false. ‘Which statements are true and which are false?

a) The even numbered statements are true and the odd numbered are false.
b) The odd numbered statements are true and the even numbered are false.
c) The first 35 statements are true and the last 35 are false.
d) The first 35 statements are false and the last 35 are false.
Level: Medium
Correct Answ: C

[Mandy]

Jul 4, 2012 11:46:47 GMT 5.5 sathish said:

Business English
Each Sentence below has one or two blanks, each indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five lettered words or sets of words. Choose the word or set that best fits
1. To the cynic, there are no wholly altruistic, unselfish acts; every human deed is ------------- an ulterior selfish motive.
A. independent of
B. emulated by
C. disguised as
D. founded upon
E. similar to
Level: easy
Correct Answer:D

2. Like the theory of evolution, the big-bang model of the universe’s formation has undergone modifications and --------, but it has ------------all serious challenges.
A. alteration…confirmed
B. refinement…resisted
C. transformation…ignored
D. evaluation…acknowledged
E. refutation…misdirected
Level: easy
Correct Answer: B

3. Her concern for the earthquake victims _________ her reputation as a callous person.
A. restored
B. rescinded
C. created
D. proved
E. belied

Correct: E
Level: Easy
Exp: Callous means unfeeling, uncaring, but if this person has concern for the earthquake victims, her reputation must be an unfounded one, so the correct choice will mean contradicted or proved false. This is one of the meanings of belied, correct choice E. B, rescinded is the second best answer. It means revoked or withdrawn, but you don't say that a reputation is rescinded. A, C, and D are the opposite of what we're looking for — they don't make sense in this context.

4. The author presumably believes that all businessmen are _________, for her main characters, whatever qualities they may lack, are virtual paragons of _________.
A. clever . . . ingenuity
B. covetous . . . greed
C. virtuous . . . deceit
D. successful . . . ambition
E. cautious . . . achievement
Correct: A
Level: medium
Exp: The author mentioned in this sentence believes that businessmen are models of some quality; whatever qualities they may lack implies that whatever bad points they possess, there's this one particular good thing about them. All of this should lead you to A — if an author's main characters are businessmen, and if they're all paragons of "ingenuity" (meaning inventively talented), one chould easily be led to the presumption that the author thinks all businessmen are "clever."
In each of the following questions 3-4, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by four lettered pairs of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair
5. SCURRY : MOVE ::
(a) chant : sing
(b) chatter : talk
(c) sleep : drowse
(d) carry : lift
(e) limp: walk
Level: easy
Correct Answer: B
6. SKIRT: ISSUE::
A. vest: interest
B. rig: wager
C. dodge:encounter
D. sweep: election
E. mask: purpose
Level: hard
Correct Answer: C

7. RELEVANT : CRUCIAL ::
A. marginal : unique
B. perceptible : obvious
C. apparent : real
D. peripheral : central
E. possible : desirable
Correct Answer: B
Level: Medium
Explanation:Something "relevant" has a bearing on a matter under consideration but it may be of great or little importance. Something "crucial" is relevant and has the highest degree of importance. A rationale for this analogy could be something properly described as Y is X to a very high degree. Something properly described as "obvious" is "perceptible" to a very high degree: it is easy to perceive.
8. ATTENTIVE : OFFICIOUS ::
A. doubtful : ambiguous
B. absorbed : engrossed
C. refined : snobbish
D. magisterial : authoritative
E. impromptu : spontaneous
Correct Answer: C
Level: medium
Explanation: To be "officious" is a way of being "attentive," but it implies being "attentive" in a way that is unwelcome to others. A rationale for this analogy could be " to be Y is to be X in a way that is unwelcome to others". One who is "snobbish" wishes to be thought "refined," and in acting "refined" is offensive to others.


In the long run a government will always encroach upon freedom to the extent to which it has the power to do so; this is almost a natural law of politics, since whatever the intentions of the men who exercise political power, the sheer momentum of government leads to a constant pressure upon the liberties of the citizen. But in many countries society has responded by throwing up its own defenses in the shape of social classes or organized corporations which, enjoying economic power and popular support, have been able to set limits to the scope of action of the executive. Such, for example, in England was the origin of all of our liberties--won from government by the stand of the first and federal nobility, then of churches and political parties and latterly of trade unions, commercial organizations, and the societies for promoting various causes. Even in European lands which were arbitrarily ruled, the powers of the monarchy, though absolute in theory, were in their exercise checked in a similar fashion. Indeed, the fascist dictatorship of today are the first truly tyrannical governments which western Europe has known for centuries, and they have been rendered possible only because on coming to power they destroyed all forms of social organization which were in any way rivals to the state.

9. According to the passage, the natural relationship between government and individual liberty is one of

A. marked indifference
B. secret collusion
C. inherent opposition
D. moderate complicity
E. fundamental interdependence
Level: medium
Correct Answer: C
10. Fascist dictatorships differ from monarchies of recent times in


A. setting limits to their scope of action
B. effecting results by sheer momentum
C. rivaling the state in power
D. exerting constant pressure on liberties
E. eradicating people's organizations
Level: Easy
Correct Answer: E
11. The passage suggests which of the following about fascist dictatorships?


A. They represent a more efficient form of the executive.
B. Their rise to power came about through an accident of history
C. They mark a regression to earlier despotic forms of government
D. Despite superficial dissimilarities, they are in essence like absolute monarchies.
E. They maintain their dominance by rechanneling opposing forces in new directions
Level: easy
Correct Answer: C

Each question below consists of word printed in capital letters, followed by a choice of words or phrase. Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning (antonym) to the word in capital letters.
12. AFFILIATE
a) cut away
b) associate oneself
c) feign
d) none of the above

Level: easy
Correct: b

13. SPURIOUS
a) cautious
b) fantastic
c) modest
d) genuine
e) pertinent

Level: medium
Correct Answer: B

14. DISMANTLE
a) ignite
b)arrive
c)assemble
d) reconcile
e)condone
Level: medium
Correct Answer: C

15. POINT-BLANK
a) untimely
b) unbiased
c) partisan
d) indirect
e) unusual
Level: medium
Correct Answer:D


In the world today we make health an end in itself. We have forgotten that health is really the means to enable a person to do his work and do it well. A lot of modern medicine and this includes many patients as well as physicians pays very little attention to overall health but a lot of attention to those who imagine that they are ill.

Our great concern with health is shown by the medical columns in newspapers, the health articles in magazines and the popularity of television programmes on medicine. We talk about health all the time and yet for the most part, the only result is that there are more people with imaginary illness. A healthy man should not waste time talking about health; he should be using health for work.

16. Modern medicine is primarily concerned with
A. promotion of good health
B. people suffering from imaginary illness
C. people suffering from real illness
D. increased efficiency in work
Answer: Option B
Level:Easy

17. The passage suggests that
A. health is an end in itself
B. health is blessing
C. health is only means to an end
D. we should not talk about health
Answer: Option C
Level:Easy
18. The passage tells us
A. how medicine should be manufactured
B. what healthy man should or should not do
C. what television programmes should be about
D. how best to imagine illness
Answer: Option B
Level:Easy
19. Talking about the health all time makes people
A. always suffer from imaginary illness
B. sometimes suffer from imaginary illness
C. rarely suffer from imaginary illness
D. often suffer from imaginary illness
Answer: Option D
Level:Easy

No very satisfactory account of the mechanism that caused the formation of the ocean basins has yet been given. The traditional view supposes that the upper mantle of the earth behaves as a liquid when it is subjected to small forces for long periods and those differences in temperature under oceans and continents are sufficient to produce convection in the mantle of the earth with rising convection currents under the mid-ocean ridges and sinking currents under the continents. Theoretically, this convection would carry the continental plates along as though they were on a conveyor belt and would provide the forces needed to produce the split that occurs along the ridge. This view may be correct: it has the advantage that the currents are driven by temperature differences thatthemselves depend on the position of the continents. Such a back-coupling, in which the position of the moving plate has an impact on the forces that move it,could produce complicated and varying motions.
On the other hand, the theory is implausible because convection does not normally occur along lines and it certainly does not occur alonglines broken by frequent offsets or changes in direction, as the ridge is. Also, it is difficult to seehow the theory applies to the plate between the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the ridge in the Indian Ocean. This plate is growing on both sides, and since there is no intermediate trench, the two ridges must be moving apart. It would be odd ifthe rising convection currents kept exact pace with them. An alternative theory is that the sinking part of the plate, which is denser than the hotter surrounding mantle, pulls the rest of the plate after it. Again it is difficult to see how this applies to the ridge in the South Atlantic, where neither the African nor the American plate has asinking part.
Another possibility is that the sinking plate cools the neighboring mantle and produces convection currents that move the plates. This last theory is attractive because it gives some hope of explaining the enclosed seas, such as the Sea of Japan. These seas have a typical oceanic floor,except that the floor is overlaid by several kilometers of sediment. Their floors have probably been sinking for long periods. It seems possible that a sinking current of cooled mantle material on the upper side of the plate might be the cause of such deep basins. The enclosed seas are an important feature of the earth's surface, and seriously require explanation in because, addition to the enclosed seas that are developing at present behind island arcs, there are a number of older ones of possibly similar origin, such as theGulf of Mexico, the Black Sea, and perhaps the North Sea.
Levels: Easy
20. According to the traditional view of the origin of the ocean basins, which of the following is sufficient to move the continental plates?
(A) Increases in sedimentation on ocean floors
(B) Spreading of ocean trenches
(C) Movement of mid-ocean ridges
(D) Sinking of ocean basins
(E) Differences in temperature under oceans and continents
Correct: E

21. It can be inferred from the passage that, of the following, the deepest sediments would be found in the
(A) Indian Ocean
(B) Black Sea
(C) Mid-Atlantic
(D) South Atlantic
(E) Pacific
Correct: B

22. The author refers to a "conveyor belt " in order to
(A) illustrate the effects of convection in the mantle
(B) show how temperature differences depend on the positions of the continents
(C) demonstrate the linear nature of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
(D) describe the complicated motions made possible by back-coupling
(E) account for the rising currents under certain mid-ocean ridges
Correct: A

23. The author regards the traditional view of the origin of the oceans with
(A) slight apprehension
(B) absolute indifference
(C) indignant anger
(D) complete disbelief
(E) guarded skepticism
Correct: E

24. According to the passage, which of the following are separated by a plate that is growing on both sides?
(A) The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan
(B) The South Atlantic Ridge and the North Sea Ridge
(C) The Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic Ridge
(D) The Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the Indian Ocean Ridge
(E) The Black Sea and the Sea of Japan
Correct: D

25. Which of the following, if it could be demonstrated,would most support the traditional view of ocean formation?
(A) Convection usually occurs along lines.
(B) The upper mantle behaves as a dense solid.
(C) Sedimentation occurs at a constant rate.
(D) Sinking plates cool the mantle.
(E) Island arcs surround enclosed seas.
Correct: A

26. According to the passage, the floor of the Black Sea can best be compared to a
(A) rapidly moving conveyor belt
(B) slowly settling foundation
(C) rapidly expanding balloon
(D) violently erupting volcano
(E) slowly eroding mountain
Correct: B

27. Which of the following titles would best describe the content of the passage?
(A) A Description of the Oceans of the World
(B) Several Theories of Ocean Basin Formation
(C) The Traditional View of the Oceans
(D) Convection and Ocean Currents
(E) Temperature Differences among the Oceans of the World
Correct: B

Directions (Questions 28 to 32): The following section consists of two passages followed by set of questions. Read the passage thoroughly and answer the set of questions given below the passage.
LEVELS: Easy
In the world today we make health and end in itself. We have forgotten that health is really means to enable a person to do his work and do it well. A lot of modern medicine and this includes many patients as well as many physicians pays very little attention to health but very much attention to those who imagine that they are ill. Our great concern with health is shown by the medical columns in newspapers. The health articles in popular magazines and the popularity of television programmers and all those books on medicine. We talk about health all the time. Yet for the most part the only result is more people with imaginary illness. The healthy man should not be wasting time talking about health: he should be using health for work. The work does the work that good health possible.
28. Modern medicine is primarily concerned with
A. promotion of good health
B. people suffering from imaginary illness
C. people suffering from real illness
D. increased efficiency in work
Ans: B
29. The passage suggests that
A. health is an end in itself
B. health is blessing
C. health is only means to an end
D. we should not talk about health
Ans: C
30. Talking about the health all time makes people
A. always suffer from imaginary illness
B. sometimes suffer from imaginary illness
C. rarely suffer from imaginary illness
D. often suffer from imaginary illness
Ans: D
31. The passage tells us
A. how medicine should be manufactured
B. what healthy man should or should not do
C. what television programmers should be about
D. how best to imagine illness
Ans: B
32. A healthy man should be concerned with
A. his work which good health makes possible
B. looking after his health
C. his health which makes work possible
D. talking about health
Ans: A
Directions (Questions 33-36): In questions given below, a part of the sentence is italicized and underlined. Below are given alternatives to the italicized part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, option 'D' is the answer.
Levels: medium
33. If the room had been brighter, I would have been able to read for a while before bed time.
A. If the room was brighter
B. If the room are brighter
C. Had the room been brighter
D. No improvement
Ans: C
34. If you are not clear about the meaning of a word, it is wise to look to a dictionary.
A. look for
B. look at
C. look up
D. No improvement
Ans: C
35. There is no more room for you in this compartment.

A. there is no more seat
B. there is no more space
C. there is no more accommodation
D. No improvement

Ans: B

36. More than one person was killed in accident.
A. were killed
B. are killed
C. have been killed
D. No improvement
Ans: A
Directions (Questions 37 - 40): Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'E' as the answer.
37. You need not come unless you want to.
A. You don't need to come unless you want to
B. You come only when you want to
C. You come unless you don't want to
D. You needn't come until you don't want to
E. No correction required
Ans: A
38. They were all shocked at his failure in the competition.
A. were shocked at all
B. had all shocked at
C. had all shocked by
D.had been all shocked on
E. No correction required
Ans: E
39. Despite of their differences on matters of principles, they all agree on the demand of hike is salary?
A. Despite their
B. Despite of the
C. Despite for their
D.Despite off their
E. No correction required
Ans: A
40. He is a singer of repute, but his yesterday's performance was quite disappointing.
A. performances of yesterday were
B. yesterday performance was
C. yesterday performance were
D. performances about yesterday were
E. No correction required
Ans: E

 

Critical QP
1. What is the 50th number in this sequence?

5, 11, 17, 23, 29, 35, 41, …
A. 299
B. 279
C. 379
D. 445
E. 327
Correct Answer: 299
Explanation: The pattern involves a difference of 6 between adjacent terms of the sequence. Add 6 to 5, getting 11, then add 6 to 11, getting 17, then add 6 to 17, getting 23, etc., until 6 has been added 50 times, ending in 299. Answer explanations will vary.
Directions: For questions 2 – 4, fill the missing number or letter in the given series
2. a, c, e, g, _

(a) d
(b) i
(c) h
(d) j
Correct Answer: B

3. a, e, i, m, q, u, _, _

(a) y,c
(b) b,f
(c) g,i
(d) none
Correct Answer: A

4. ay , bz , cw , dx ,__

(a) gu
(b) ev
(c) fv
(d) eu
Correct Answer: D

Directions for questions 5 and 6: Select the alternative that logically follows form the two given statements.
5. All shares are debentures. No debentures are mutual funds.

(a) All shares are mutual funds
(b) Some shares are mutual funds
(c) No shares are mutual funds
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer: C

6. Many fathers are brothers. All brothers are priests.

(a) No father is a priest
(b) Many fathers are not priests
(c) Many fathers are priests
(d) Both (b) and (c)

Correct Answer: B
7.Select the figure that is missing from the collection below:

A.
B.
C.
D.

Level: Medium
Explanation: All the figures provided in the options are present in the 'collection' except for D which at first sight might seem similar to the figure in the first column-second row object, but close examination would reveal that it has 5 teeth instead of 4 teeth present in the figure belonging to the collection.
8. Aconcagua, Tibetan, Carstensz, Denali, Elbrus, Everest, Vinson, Kilimanjaro
Correct answer: Tibetan
Explanation: Except Tibetan, which is a plateau, all the others are names of mountain peaks.
9. The problem consists of three statements; based on the first two statements, the third statement may be true, false, or uncertain.
Tanya is older than Aaron.
Savio is older than Tanya.
Eric is older thanSavio.

If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
A. true
B. false
C. uncertain

Answer: Option B
Explanation:Because the first two statements are true, Aaron is the youngest of the three, so the third statement must be false.

In each question below is given a statement followed by three assumptions numbered I, II and III. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions, decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement and choose your answer accordingly.
10. Statement: In order to reduce the gap between income and expenditure, the company has decided to increase the price of its product from next month.
Assumptions:
1. The rate will remain more or less same after the increase.
2. The expenditure will more or less remain the same in near future.
3. The rival companies will also increase the price of the similar product.
A. Only I and II are implicit
B. Only II and III are implicit
C. Only III is implicit
D. All are implicit
E. None of these
Answer: Option E
Explanation: Clearly, the company intends to reduce the gap between income and expenditure by increasing the price of its product i.e. by keeping the expenditure unaltered and increasing the income only. So, II is implicit while I is not. However, the rival companies may or may not follow the same pursuit. So, III is not implicit.
Level: medium

11. Statement: Prarthana decided to get the railway ticket in May, for the journey she wants to make in July, to Bangalore.
Assumptions:
1. The railways issues reservations two months in advance.
2. There are more than one trains to Bangalore.
3. There will be vacancy in the desired class.
A. Only I is implicit
B. Only II and III are implicit
C. Only I and III are implicit
D. All are implicit
E. None of these

Answer: Option A
Explanation: As Prarthana decides to get the reservation in May for the journey in July, so I is implicit. The number of trains to Bangalore or the position of vacancies in different classes cannot be deduced from the given statement. So, neither II nor III is implicit.
Level: medium

12. Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will continue the same series as established by the five Problem Figures.
Problem Figures: Answer Figures:

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
Ans: C
Explanation: In each step, element at the upper-right position gets enlarged, inverts vertically and reaches the lower-left corner; the existing element at the lower-left position, is lost and a new small element appears at the upper-right position.
Each problem consists of three statements. Based on the first two statements, the third statement may be true, false, or uncertain.
13. Apartments in the Rama Manor cost less than apartments in the Georgia Manor.
Apartments in the Livingston Gate cost more than apartments in the Georgia Manor.
Of the three apartment buildings, the Livingston Gate costs the most.

If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
A. true
B. false
C. uncertain
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Since the Georgia Manor costs more than the Rama Manor and the Livingston Gate costs more than the Georgia Manor, it is true that the Livingston Gate costs the most.
Level: hard

In each question below is given a statement followed by three assumptions numbered I, II and III. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions, decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement and choose your answer accordingly.
14. Statement: Air India has decided to start a weekly air service from town A to town B.
Assumptions:
1. There will be enough passengers to make the service viable economically.
2. Other carriers may not start such service.
3. The people staying around these towns can afford the cost of air travel.
A. Only I is implicit
B. Only I and II are implicit
C. Only II and III are implicit
D. All are implicit
E. None of these

Answer: Option E
Explanation: The fact thatAir India has decided to start servicing both these towns implies that there are enough passengers and people in both the places who can afford to travel by air. So, I and III are implicit. Assumption II is vague and so it is not implicit.
Level: medium
15. Statement: Bill Clinton is the second democrat to be re-elected as President of America, the other being the legendary Roosevelt.
Assumptions:
1. Clinton has the same qualities that Roosevelt had.
2. The majority of people in America have faith in Clinton.
3. The election campaign of Clinton's rivals was not impressive.
A. Only I is implicit
B. Only II is implicit
C. Only III is implicit
D. Either I or III is implicit
E. Either II or III is implicit

Answer: Option B
Explanation: The statement simply mentions that Clinton and Roosevelt were the only two persons who were re-elected as President of America. But this does not imply that they were liked by the public for the same reasons or qualities. So, I is not implicit. However, it is clear that that majority of people adore Clinton. So, II is implicit. Nothing about the reasons of Clinton's victory or the election campaign of Clinton's rivals can be assumed from the given statement. So, III is not implicit.
Level: Medium

The problem consists of three statements; based on the first two statements, the third statement may be true, false, or uncertain.
16. Blueberries cost more than strawberries.
Blueberries cost less than blackberries.
Blackberries cost more than both strawberries and blueberries.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
A. true
B. false
C. uncertain
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Because the first two statements are true, blackberries are the most expensive of the three.


Directions (Questions 17 & 18): In each of the following questions two statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions numbered (1) and (2). You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
17. Statements: Some papers are pens. All the pencils are pens.
Conclusions:
1. Some pens are pencils.
2. Some pens are papers.
A. Only (1) conclusion follows
B. Only (2) conclusion follows
C. Both (1) and (2) follow
D. Either (1) or (2) follows
E. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
Ans: C
Explanation:



18. Statements: Some dogs are bats. Some bats are cats.
Conclusions:
1. Some dogs are cats.
2. Some cats are dogs
A. Only (2) conclusion follows
B. Both (1) and (2) follow
C. Either (1) or (2) follows
D. Only (1) conclusion follows
E. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
Ans: E
Explanation:


19. Which number does not belong to the family of numbers listed below?
10 8 16
4 38 444
19 28 222
18 66 180
322 14 306
Correct answer: 19
Explanation: 19 is the only odd number.

Directions (Questions 20 & 21): In each of the following questions two statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions numbered (1) and (2). You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
20. Statements: All the windows are doors. No door is a wall.
Conclusions:
1. Some windows are walls.
2. No wall is a door.
A. Either (1) or (2) follows
B. Only (2) conclusion follows
C. Both (1) and (2) follow
D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
E. Only (1) conclusion follows
Ans: B
Explanation:


21. Some actors are singers. All the singers are dancers.
Conclusions:
1. Some actors are dancers.
2. No singer is actor.
A. Only (1) conclusion follows
B. Only (2) conclusion follows
C. Either (1) or (2) follows
D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
E. Both (1) and (2) follow
Ans: A
Explanation:

22. Find the minimum number of straight lines required to make the given figure.

A. 19
B. 17
C. 18
D. 16
Correct Answer: B
Level: Easy
Explanation:If you label the diagram-

The horizontal lines are IK, AB, HG and DC i.e. 4 in number.
The vertical lines are AD, EH, JM, FG and BC i.e. 5 in number.
The slanting lines are IE, JE, JF, KF, DE, DH, FC and GC i.e. 8 is number.
Thus, there are 4 + 5 + 8 = 17 straight lines in the figure.

I am sitting in a chair next to Momma’s bed. I am watching her get ready for a party. She opens the beautiful jewelry box on her dressing table.It is the size of a shoebox. It is wooden. It has colorful stones on top. They are red, green, yellow, and blue. To me, the box looks magical. It looks like it has special powers.“Now, you know you must never touch this box, right?” Momma says. I feel like she knows exactly what I am thinking.I just want to touch it. I just want to open it. I just want to try on all the jewelry inside and dance around the room!

“Yes, Momma,” I say. “I know.” What do I know? I know Momma has always told me not to touch the box. She has said it since I was a little girl.“You are not old enough to wear my jewelry,” Momma says. I am almost eleven years old! What is the big deal?
I know that when Momma puts on the rings and bracelets from the box, she looks different. She seems to glow.There is one necklace with a yellow stone like a tiger’s eye. When Momma puts this on, she seems to float instead of walk.Her feet do not seem to touch the ground. She moves lightly and gracefully. She moves without effort.Momma kisses me goodnight. She leaves for the party. I run to the window to wave to her, but she is already gone.Tonight I am very curious. Just one touch, that’s all, I think.I sit on the edge of Momma’s bed. I place my hand on the nightstand. I pause. I think.My hand moves up and rests on the jewelry box. The box quickly flips open by itself! Jewels fly into the air. They dance around my head. I am scared.I feel strange. I fall down to the floor. I wake up in a place I have never seen before.

23. Where does most of this story take place?
A. At a party
B. In an imaginary place
C. Outside a window
D. in Momma's bedroom
Exp:I am sitting in a chair next to Momma’s bed. So it is the bedroom.
24. Who is telling the story?
A. Momma
B. A young girl
C. Momma’s friend
D. An imaginary person
Exp: The protagonist is a young girl
Level: Easy
Correct Ans: B
25. At the beginning of the story, where is the girl sitting?
Level: Easy
Correct Ans: A
A. in a chair
B. on the bed
C. on the floor
D. next to the window
26. The ‘jewelry box looks magical’. What does this mean?

Level: Easy
Correct Ans: C
A. . It looks simple.
B. . It looks expensive.
C. It looks like it has special powers.

D. It looks like it was made a long time ago.

27. What does Momma tell her daughter about the box?
Level: Easy
Correct: D
A. that it is magical
B. that she must never touch it
C. that the jewels are expensive
D. that she can touch it when she is older
28. Where is Momma going?
Level: Easy
Correct: B
A. to a play
B. to a party
C. to a concert
D. to a magic show
Exp: To a party..the little girl is watching her mother get ready for the party.
29. What does the jewelry box look like?
Level: Easy
Correct: C
A. to a play
B. It is brown.
C. It is made of cardboard
D. It is the size of a shoebox
30. Which word best describes how the girl feels about the jewelry box?
I. angry II. Curious III. scared
1. I and II
2. II and III
3. I, II, and III
Level: Easy
Correct: B
She is curious initially and then sacred when she opens the box and the jewels

 
Quant
Please read the tabulation below
Year Managers Technicians Operators Accountants Peons
New Left New Left New Left New Left New Left
1995 760 - 1200 - 880 - 1160 - 820 -
1996 280 120 272 120 256 104 200 100 184 96
1997 179 92 240 128 240 120 224 104 152 88
1998 148 88 236 96 208 100 248 96 196 80
1999 160 72 256 100 192 112 272 88 224 120
2000 193 96 288 112 248 144 260 92 200 104

1. During the period of 1995 and 2000, the total no of operators who left the company is what percent of the total number of Operators who joined the company?
A. 19%
B. 21%
C. 27%
D. 29%
E. 32%
Ans: D
Explanation: Total no. of operators who left the company during 1996 to 2000
= (104 + 120 + 100 + 112 + 144) = 580.
Total No. of Operators who joined the company during 1996 to 2000
= (880 + 256 + 240 + 208 + 192 + 248) = 2024.
Hence, required Percentage = (580/2024 * 100) = 28.66% = 29%

2. For which of the following categories the percentage increase in the number of employees working in the company from 1996 to 2000 was maximum?
A. Managers
B. Technicians
C. Operators
D. Accountants
E. Peons.
Ans: A
Explanation:No. of managers in 1995 = 760
No. of managers by 2000 = (760 + 280 + 179 + 145 + 160 + 193) – (120 + 92 + 88 + 72 + 96) = 1252.
Hence, percentage of increase = (1262-760)/760 * 100 = 64.74%
Similarly we can calculate for the rest of employees.

3. What is the difference between total number of Technicians added to the company and total number of Accountants added to the company during the year 1996 to 2000 at the maximum?
A. 128
B. 112
C. 96
D. 88
E. 72
Ans: D
Explanation: (272 + 240 + 236 + 256 + 288) – (200 + 224 + 248 + 272 + 260) = 88

4. What was the total no. of peons working in the company in the year 1999?
A. 1312
B. 1192
C.1088
D.968
E.908
Ans: B
Explanation: (820 + 184 + 152 + 196 + 224) – (96 + 88 + 80 + 120) = 1192

5. What is the pooled average of all employees in the year 1997?
A. 1325
B. 1285
C. 1265
D. 1235
E. 1195
Ans: E
Explanation:Managers: (760 + 280 + 179) – (120 + 92) = 1007
Technicians: (1200 + 272 + 240) – (120 + 128) = 1464
Operators: (880 +256 +240) – (104 + 120) = 1152
Accountants: (1160 +200 +224) – (100 + 104) = 1380
Peons: (820 + 184 + 152) – (96 + 88) = 972
Hence pooled average of 5 categories = (1007 + 1464 + 1152 + 1380 + 972)/5 = 1195
The circle-graph given here shows the spending of a country on various sports during a particular year. Study the graph carefully and answer the questions given below it.


6. What percent of total spending is spent on Tennis?
A. 121/2 %
B. 25%
C. 221/2 %
D. 45%
Answer: Option A
LEVEL –EASY
Explanation: The percentage of money spend on Tennis = 45 x 100 % = 12 1 %.
360 2
7. How much percent more is spent on Hockey than that on Golf?
A. 27%
B. 35%
C. 37.5%
D. 75%

Answer: Option D
LEVEL –EASY
Explanation:Let the total expenditure on sports be Rs. x. Then,
Amount spent on Golf = Rs. 36 x x = Rs. x .
360 10
Amount spent on Hockey = Rs 63 x x = Rs. 7x .
360 40
Difference = Rs. 7x - x = Rs 3x .
40 10 40
Required percentage = Rs. 3x/40 x 100 % = 75%.
x/10


8. If the total amount spent on sports during the year be Rs. 1,80,00,000 , the amount spent on Basketball exceeds on Tennis by:
A. Rs. 2,50,000
B. Rs. 4,10,000
C. Rs. 3,60,000
D. Rs. 3,75,000

Answer: Option A
LEVEL –EASY
Explanation:The amount spent on Basketball exceeds that on Tennis by:
Rs. (50 - 45) x 1,80,00,000 = Rs. 2,50,000.
360
9. How much percent less is spent on Football than that on Cricket?
A. 222/9%
B. 27%
C. 371/7%
D. 331/3 %

10. If the total amount spent on sports during the year was Rs. 2 crores, the amount spent on Cricket and Hockey together was:
A. Rs. 8,00,000
B. Rs. 80,00,000
C. Rs. 1,20,00,000
D. Rs. 1,60,00,000
Answer: Option B
Explanation:Amount spent on Cricket and Hockey together = Rs. (81 + 63) x 2 crores
360

= Rs. 0.8 crores
= Rs. 80,00,000.

11. Freedo buys a used bi-cycle for Rs. 3600 and spends Rs. 400 on its repairs. If he sells it for Rs. 6000, his gain percentage is…..
A) 50% B) 12.5% C) 11% D) 20%
Answer: A) 50%
Level: Easy
Solution:
C.P = Rs. (3600 + 400) = Rs. 4000.
Selling Price (S.P.) = Rs. 6000.
Gain = (S.P.) - (C.P.) = Rs. (6000 - 4000) = Rs. 2000
Gain % = (2000/4000) x 100 = 50 %

12. Harris goes for fishing on a boat with a constant operational speed of 18 km/hr when measured in still water. Speed of current is 3 km/hr. The man's speed against the current is:
A) 8.5 km/hr B) 9 km/hr C) 10 km/hr D) 15 km/hr
Answer: D) 15 km/hr
Solution:
Harris's rate against the current = (18 - 3) km/hr = 15 km/hr.

13. In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2. What should be the run rate in the remaining 40 overs to reach the target of 282 runs?
A) 6.25 B) 6.5 C) 6.75 D) 7
Answer: A) 6.25
Solution: Required run rate = (282 - (3.2 x 10)/40) = 250/40 = 6.25

14. An express train traveled at an average speed of 100 km/hr, stopping for 3 minutes after every 75 km. How long did it take to reach its destination 600 km from the starting point?
A) 6 hrs B) 6 hrs 20 min C) 6 hrs 21 min D) 7 hrs
Answer: C) 6hrs 21min
Solution:
Speed of the train = 100 km/ hr
Distance = 600 km.
Time taken = 600/100 = 6 hrs
Given the train stops for 3 minutes after every 75 km.
No. of stoppings = 600/75 = 8
Ignoring last stop,
No. of stoppings = 7
Time taken at one stop = 3 min.
Time taken for 7 stops = 7 * 3 = 21 min.
Total time taken to reach the destination = 6 hrs 21 min.

15. During a sale a clerk was putting a new price tag on each item. On one jacket, he accidentally raised the price by 20% instead of lowering the price by 20%. As a result the price on the tag was 40Rs too high. What was the original price of the jacket?
Level: medium
Correct: A
A. 100
B. 120
C. 150
D. 130
E. 140
Exp: If p was the original price, the jacket was priced at 1.20 instead of .80 p. since this difference as 40
40 = 1.20p - .80p = .40 p ⇒
Therefore p = 40 ÷ .40 = 100

16. Girija can correct x test papers in 1/t hours. At this rate, how many test papers can she correct in t hours?
Level: medium
Correct: D
A. 1/xt
B. 1/x
C. t/x
D. xt2
E. xt
Exp: Girija corrects @
x tests = xt tests 1 /t hours 1 hour
Since she can correct xt papers each hour in t hours she can correct
t ( xt) = xt2

17. A pupil's marks were wrongly entered as 83 instead of 63. Due to that the average marks for the class got increased by half (1/2). The number of pupils in the class was
Level: medium
Correct: C
A. 10
B. 20
C. 40
D. 73
Exp:Let there be x pupils in the class.
Total increase in marks = (x * 1/2) = x /2
x/2 = (83 - 63) x/2 = 20 x= 40.

18. One hundred cards are numbered from 1 to 100. The probability that a randomly chosen card has a digit 5 is
Level: medium
Correct: C
A. 1/10
B. 1/5
C. 19/100
D. 21/100
Exp: There are 10 numbers from 50 to 59 such that each has a 5 digit. There are 9 other numbers 5,15, 25, 35, 45, 65, 75, 85, 95 each containing digit 5. Thus, the favourable number of cases is 19. Total cases = 100. So required probability = 19/100.

19. A number is selected at random from the first thirty natural numbers. What is the chance that it is a multiple of either 3 or 13?
Level: easy
Correct: B
A. 17/30
B. 2/5
C. 11/30
D. 4/15

20. Four concentric circles having radii, x, 2x, 3x and 4x are drawn to form two rings A and B. What is the ratio of the area of inner ring A to the area of outer ring B?





Level: medium
Correct: A
A. 3:7
B. 2:3
C. 1:02
D. 1:04
E. None of the above


21. If ¾ of a number is 8 more than 1/4 of the number, what is 1/4 of the number?
Level: Easy
Correct: C
A. 12
B. 8
C. 4
D. 32
E. 24
Exp: Let the number be x
The equation will be
¾ x −1/4 x = 8
½ x = 8
∴ x = 16
¼ of x 16/4 = 4
22. The ratio between the length and the breadth of a rectangular play ground is 3 : 2. If a man cycling along the boundary of the playground at the speed of 12 km/hr completes one round in 8 minutes, then the area of the park (in sq. m) is:
A. 15360
B. 153600
C. 30720
D. 307200
Level: Easy
Correct: B

The question given below consists of a statement and / or a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statement(s) is / are sufficient to answer the given question. Read the both statements and
• Give answer (A) if the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
• Give answer (B) if the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
• Give answer (C) if the data either in Statement I or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
• Give answer (D) if the data even in both Statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
• Give answer(E) if the data in both Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

23. What will be the cost of painting the inner walls of a room if the rate of painting is Rs. 20 per square foot?
I. Circumference of the floor is 44 feet.
II. The height of the wall of the room is 12 feet.
A. I alone sufficient while II alone not sufficient to answer
B. II alone sufficient while I alone not sufficient to answer
C. Either I or II alone sufficient to answer
D. Both I and II are not sufficient to answer
E. Both I and II are necessary to answer
Level: Easy
Correct: E
Explanation: I gives, 2 R = 44.
II gives, H = 12.
A = 2 RH = (4 x 12).
Cost of painting = Rs. (44 x 12 x 20).
Thus, I and II together give the answer.
Correct answer is (E).
24. Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank from empty to full in 30 minutes, 20 minutes, and 10 minutes respectively. When the tank is empty, all the three pipes are opened. A, B and C discharge chemical solutions P,Q and R respectively. What is the proportion of the solution R in the liquid in the tank after 3 minutes?
A. 5/11
B. 6/11
C. 8/11
D. 7/11
Correct: B
Level: medium
Part filled by (A + B + C) in 3 minutes = 3 1 + 1 + 1 = 3 x 11 = 11 .
30 20 10 60 20
Part filled by C in 3 minutes = 3 .
10
Required ratio = 3 x 20 = 6 .
10 11 11

25. Which number is the odd one in the series given below:
396, 462, 572, 427, 671, 264
A. 396
B. 427
C. 671
D. 264
Level: Easy
Correct: B
Exp: In each number except 427, the middle digit is the sum of other two.

26. If 5a = 3125, then the value of 5(a - 3) is:
A. 25
B. 125
C. 625
D. 1625
Level: Easy
Correct: A
Exp: 5a = 3125 5a = 55
a = 5.
5(a - 3) = 5(5 - 3) = 52 = 25.

27. The age of Dandya and Candy are in the ratio 5:6 and after 4 years their ratios are 7:8 then what is the present age of Candy?
A. 12
B. 11
C. 8
D. 13
Correct: A
Level: Easy

28. In school there are some bicycles and 4wheeler wagons.one Tuesday there are 190 wheels in the campus. How many bicycles are there?

29. 12
30. 17
31. 19
32. 15

Correct: D
Level: Easy

29. The citizens of planet Blah are 6 fingered and have thus developed their decimal system in base 6. A certain street in Blahni contains 1000 (in base 6) buildings numbered 1 to 1000. How many 3’s are used in numbering these buildings?
A. 54
B. 64
C. 265
D. 108
Correct: D
Level: Easy

30. A sheet of paper has statements numbered from 1 to 70. For all the values of n from 1 to 70. Statement n says ' At least n of the statements on this sheet are false. ‘Which statements are true and which are false?

a) The even numbered statements are true and the odd numbered are false.
b) The odd numbered statements are true and the even numbered are false.
c) The first 35 statements are true and the last 35 are false.
d) The first 35 statements are false and the last 35 are false.
Level: Medium
Correct Answ: C