General Ability Test 2019
Time: 60 Minutes
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1. In a certain code language ‘how many goals
scored’ is written as ‘5 3 9 7’; ‘many more
matches’ is written as ‘9 8 2’ and ‘he scored five’
is written as ‘1 6 3’. How is ‘goals’ written in
that code language ?
(a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 5 or 7
(d) Data inadequate
2. In a certain code TEMPORAL is written as
OLDSMBSP. How is CONSIDER written in that
Code?
(a) RMNBSFEJ (b) BNMRSFEJ
(c) RMNBJEFS (d) TOPDQDCH
3. If’–‘ means ‘+’; ‘–’means ‘×’; ‘×’ means ‘÷’and
‘+’means ‘–’; then 15 – 8 × 6 + 12 + 4 = ?
(a) 20 (b) 28 (c) 84/7 (d) 23
4. Among A, B, C, D and E each having different
weight, D is heavier than only A and C is lighter
than B and E. Who among them is the heaviest?
(a) B (b) E (c) C
(d) Data inadequate
5. Each odd digit in the number 5263187 is
substituted by the next higher digit and each even
digit is substituted by the previous lower digit
and the digits so obtained are rearranged in
ascending order, which of the following will be
the, third digit from the left end after the
rearrangement ?
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
(d) 6
6. What was the day on 1st January, 1901?
(a) Monday (b) Wednesday (c) Sunday
(d) Tuesday
Marks: 30
7. Ashok started walking towards South. After
walking 50 meters he took a right turn and
walked 30 meters. He then took a right turn and
walked 100 meters. He again took a right turn
and walked 30 meters and stopped. How far and
in which direction was he from the starting point?
(a) 50 meters South (b) 150 meters North
(c) 180 meters East (d) 50 meters North
8. Town D is towards East of town F. Town B is
towards North of town D. Town H is towards
South of town B. Towards which direction is
town H from town F ?
(a) East (b) South-East
(c) North-East (d) Data inadequate
9. How many such pairs of letters are there in the
word SEARCHES each of which has as many
letters between them in the word as in the English
alphabet ?
(a) None (b) One (c) Two
(d) Three
Direction: Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and
(d) given below each statement should replace the
phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it
grammatically correct?
10. Soon after the Tsunami had killed thousands of
people along the coasts of southern India,
parliament passes a bill that proposed to set up
an institutional mechanism to respond promptly
to natural disasters.
(a) passed a bill that proposed
(b) passes a bill with purpose
(c) pass a bill proposing
(d) passed a bill which propose
11. Denial of wages forced scientists and teachers
at the agriculture universities throughout the
country to go on strike, crippling crucial
research that could help the state of agriculture
in the country.
 16. Running at the same constant rate, 6 identical
(a) from going on strike machines can produce a total of 270 bottles per
(b) which went on strike minute. At this rate, how many bottles could 10
(c) on going for a strike such machines produce in 4 minutes?
(d) No correction required
(a) 648
(b) 1800
12. In an attempt to boost their profits many edible (c) 2700
oil producing companies have been engaging (d) 10800
themselves in propaganda against commonly
used oils and. promoting exotic and expensive
varieties of oils as more healthier options. 17. A, B and C jointly thought of engaging themselves
in a business venture. It was agreed that A would
(a) as most healthiest options invest Rs. 6500 for 6 months, B, Rs. 8400 for 5
(b) as less healthy option months and C, Rs. 10,000 for 3 months. A wants to
(c) as a healthier option be the working member for which, he was to
(d) No correction required receive 5% of the profits. The profit earned was Rs.
7400. Calculate the share of B in the profit.
13. Thanks to numerous government initiatives, rural
masses which was earlier unaware of the (a) Rs. 1900
luxuries of urban ways of living are now (b) Rs. 2660
connected to the same lifestyle. (c) Rs. 2800
(d) Rs. 2840
(a) who was earlier unaware
(b) which were earlier aware
(c) who were earlier conversant 18. Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a
(d) who were earlier unaware ticket is drawn at random. What is the probability
that the ticket drawn has a number that is a multiple
14. Over the last few months, while most industries of 3 or 5?
are busy in restructuring operations, cutting costs
and firing, the Indian pharmaceutical and (a) 1/2
healthcare industry was adding manpower and (b) 2/5
giving salary hikes. (c) 8/15
(d) 9/20
(a) as many industries are
(b) while most industries were
(c) while many industries is 19. A milk vendor has 2 cans of milk. The first
(d) where many industries were contains 25% water and the rest milk. The second
contains 50% water. How much milk should he
mix from each of the containers so as to get 12
15. A machine P can print one-lakh books in 8 hours, litres of milk such that the ratio of water to milk is
machine Q can print the same number of books in 3 : 5?
10 hours while machine R can print them in 12 (a) 4 litres, 8 litres
hours. All the machines are started at 9 A.M. while (b) 6 litres, 6 litres
machine P is closed at 11 A.M. and the remaining (c) 5 litres, 7 litres
two machines complete work. Approximately, at (d) 7 litres, 5 litres
what time will the work (to print one-lakh books)
be finished?

(a) 11:30 A.M. 20. In order to obtain an income of Rs. 650 from 10%
(b) 12 noon stock at Rs. 96, one must make an investment of:
(c) 12:30 P.M.
(d) 1:00 P.M. (a) Rs. 3100
(b) Rs. 6240
(c) Rs. 6500
(d) Rs. 9600
(Directions: Q. Nos. 21 to 25): Read the information 24. How much angular distance will be covered by the
carefully and answer the following questions. minute hand of a correct clock in a period of 2 hr. 20
min?
If A = B means A is the father of B.
If A × B means A is the sister of B. a) 140ᵒ
If A $ B means A is the wife of B. b) 840ᵒ
If A % B means A is the mother of B. c) 320ᵒ
If A ÷ B means A is the son of B. d) 520ᵒ
25. What should come in place of the question mark, to
21. What should come in place of the question mark, to establish that T is the sister-in-law of Q in the
establish that J is the brother of T in the expression? expression?

J÷P%H?T%L R%T×P?Q+V

a) × a) ÷
b) ÷ b) %
c) $ c) ×
d) Either ÷ or × d) $

22. Which among the given expressions indicate that M (Directions: Q. Nos. 26 to 30): Study the following
is the daughter of D? information and answer the following questions.

a) L % R $ D + T × M Eight people E, F, G, H, J, K, L and M are sitting around

b) L + R $ D + M × T
c) L % R % D + T ÷ M
d) D + L $ R + M × T
23. Which among the following options is true, if the
expression ‘I + T % J × L ÷ K’ is definitely true?
a) L is the daughter of T
b) K is the son-in-law of I
c) I is the grandmother of L
d) T is the father of J
a circular table facing the centre. Each of them is of a
different profession Chartered Accountant, Columnist,
Doctor, Engineer, Financial Analyst, Lawyer,
Professor and Scientist but not necessarily in the
same order. F is sitting second to the left of K. The
Scientist is an immediate neighbor of K. There are
only three people between the Scientist and E. Only one
person sits between the Engineer and E. The Columnist
is to the immediate right of the Engineer. M is second to
the right of K. H is the Scientist. G and J are immediate
neighbours of each other. Neither G nor J is an Engineer.
The Financial Analyst is to immediate left of F. The
Lawyer is second to the right of the Columnist. The
Professor is an immediate neighbour of the Engineer. G b) E is an immediate neighbour of the Financial
is second to the right of the Chartered Accountant. Analyst
c) H sits exactly between F and the Financial
26. Who is sitting second to the right of E? Analyst
d) Only four people sit between the Columnist
a) The Lawyer and F
b) G
c) The Engineer (Directions: Q. Nos. 31 to 35): In each of the questions
d) F below, two/three statements are given followed by
27. Who amongst the following is the Professor? conclusions/group of conclusions numbered I and II.
You have to assume o all the statements to be true even
a) F if they seem to be at variance from, the commonly
b) L known facts and then decide which of the given two
c) M conclusions logically follows from the information given
d) K in the statements.

28. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way

Give answer
based on the given arrangement and hence from a group. a) if only Conclusion I follow
Which of the following does not belong to that group? b) if only Conclusion II follows
c) if neither I nor II follows
a) Chartered Accountant – H d) if both I and II follow
b) M – Doctor
c) J – Engineer (Directions: Q. Nos. 31 to 32): Study the following
d) Financial Analyst – L
statements and answer the questions given below.

29. What is the position of L with respect to the

Statement: Some squares are circles. No circle is a
scientist?
triangle. No line is a square.

a) Third to the left

31. Conclusions:
b) Second to the right
c) Second to the left
I. All squares can never be triangles.
d) Third to the left
II. Some lines are circles.

30. Which of the following statements is true according

to the given arrangement? 32. Conclusions:

a) The Lawyer is second to the left of the I. No triangles is a square.

Doctor II. No line is a circle.

(Directions: Q. Nos. 33 to 34): Study the following
statement and answer the questions given below.
Statement: All songs are poems. All poems are rhymes.
No rhyme is a paragraph.
33. Conclusions:
I. No song is a paragraph.
II. No poem is a paragraph.
34. Conclusions:
I. All rhymes are poems.
II. All songs are rhymes.
35. Statements: Some dews are drops. All drops are
stones.
Conclusions:
I. At least some dews are stones.
II. At least some stones are drops.
(Directions: Q. Nos. 36 to 38): Each of the questions
below consists of a question and two statements
numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide
whether two data given in the statements are sufficient to
answer the questions, Read both the statements.
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
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
c. if the data either in Statement I alone or
Statement II alone are sufficient to
answer the question
d. if the data either in both Statements I
and II together are necessary to answer
the question
36. Seventeen people are standing second in a straight
line facing south. What is Bhavana’s position from the
left end of the line?
I. Sandeep is standing second to the left of Sheetal.
Only five people stand between Sheetal and the one
who is standing at the extreme right end of the line.
Four people stand between Sandeep and Bhavana.
II. Anita is standing fourth to the left of Sheetal. Less
than three people standing between Bhavana and Anita.
37. Five letters A, E, G, N and R are arranged left to
right according to certain conditions. Which letter is
placed third?
I. G is placed second to the right of A. E is to the
immediate right of G. There are only two letters between
R and G.
II. N is exactly between A and G, Neither A nor G is at
the extreme end of the arrangement.
38. Six peoples S, T, U, V, W and x are sitting around a
circular table facing the centre. What is T’s position with
respect to X?
I. Only two peoples sit between U and W. X is second to
the left of W. V and T are immediate neighbours of each
other.
II. T is to the immediate right of V. There are only two
people between T and S. X is an immediate nieghbour of
S but not of V.
(Directions: Q. Nos. 39 to 40): Read the following
information and answer the given questions.
The convenience of online shopping is what I like
best about it. Where else can you shop even at
midnight wearing your night suit? You do not have
to wait in a line or wait till the shop assistant is
ready to help you with your purchases. It is a much
better experience as compared to going to a retail
store. - A consumer's view
39. Which of the following can be a strong argument in
favour of retail store owners?
a) Online shopping portals offer a great deal of
discounts which retail stores offer only
during the sale season
b) One can compare a variety of products
online which cannot be done at retail stores
c) Many consumers prefer shopping at retail
stores which are nearer to their houses
d) In online shopping the customer maybe
deceived as he cannot touch the product he is
paying for.
40. Which of the following can be Inferred from the
given information? (An inference is something that is
not directly stated but can be inferred from the given
information)
a) One can shop online only at night
b) Those who are not comfortable using
computers can never enjoy the experience of
online shopping
c) All retail stores provide shopping assistants
to each and every customer
d) The consumer whose view is presented has
shopped at retail stores as well as online
(Directions: Q. Nos. 41): Read the following
information and answer the given questions.
Many manufacturing companies are now shifting base to
the rural areas of the country as there is a scarcity of
space in urban areas. Analysts say that this shift will not
have a huge impact on the prices of the products
manufactured by these companies as only about 30%
consumers live in urban areas.
41. Which of the following may be a consequence of the
given information?
a) The prices of such products will decrease
drastically in the urban areas
b) People living in urban areas will not be
allowed to work in such manufacturing
companies
c) These manufacturing companies had set-ups
in the urban areas before shifting base
d) The number of people migrating from rural
to urban areas in search of jobs may reduce
(Directions: Q. Nos. 42): Read the following
information and answer the given questions.
‘pets are not allowed in the park premises’ A notice put 43. Which of the following among A, B, C and D may
up at the park entrance by the authority that is be a strong argument in favour of the three students who
responsible for maintenance of the park. were caught with the mobile phone?

42. Which of the following can be an assumption a) Only A

according to the given information? (An assumption is b) A and B
something that is supposed or taken for granted) c) C and D
d) Only C
a) At least some people who visit the park have
pets
44. Which of the following among A, B, E and F may be

b) This is the only park which does not allow the reason behind the school making such

pets announcements before the exam?

c) People who ignored this notice were fined a) Only B

d) There are more than one entrances to the b) D and E
c) Only F
park d) Only A
45. Which of the following among A, b, D and F can be
(Directions: Q. Nos. 43 to 45): Read the following
an immediate course of action for the invigilator?
information and answer the given questions.

a) Only B
Despite repeated announcements that mobile phones
b) A and D
were not allowed in the examination hall, three students
c) Only A
were caught with their mobile phones.
d) D and F
(A) Mobile phones nowadays have a lot of features and
it is easy to cheat with their help.(B) The invigilator Directions (Q. 46-50): In each of the following
must immediately confiscate the mobile phones and ask questions four words are given ,of which two words
the students to leave the exam hall immediately. are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning.
(C) Mobile phones are very expensive and leaving them Find the two words which are most nearly the same
in bags outside the exam hall is not safe. or opposite in meaning and indicate the number of
(D) There have been incidents where students who left the correct letter combination, by darkening the
the exam hall early stole the mobile phones kept in the appropriate oval in your answer sheet.
bags of the students who were writing the exam. 46. (A) consent (B) nascent (C) emerging (D) Insecure
(E) The school authorities must ask the students to leave a) A −C
their phones in the custody of the invigilator before the b) B − D
exam in order to avoid thefts of mobile phones. c) B − C
(F) None of the other students were carrying their d) A − D
phones in the exam hall.
47. (A) elated (B) eccentric (C) explicit (D) abnormal c) Amish Tripathi
a) A −B d) Alam Srinivas
b) B –D
c) A − C 53. Pre-shipment finance is provided by the banks only
d) A −D to
48. (A) abundance (B) incomparable (C) Projection (D) a) Credit Card Holders
plethora b) Students aspiring for further studies
a) A −C c) Brokers in equity market
b) A −B d) Exporters
c) C − D
d) A – D 54. The Holidays for the Banks are declared as per
a) Reserve Bank Act
49. (A) purposefully (B) inaccurately (C) inadvertently b) Banking Regulation Act
(D) unchangeably c) Negotiable Instruments Act
a) A −C d) Securities and Exchange Board of India Act
b) A –B
c) B − C 55. Interest on Savings deposit nowadays is
d) B –D a) Fixed by the RBI
b) Fixed by the respective Banks
50. (A) germane (B) generate (C) reliable (D) irrelevant c) Fixed by the depositors
a) B −D d) Fixed as per the contract between Bank and the
b) B –C Consumer Court
c) A − B
d) A – D 56. Interest below which a bank is not expected to lend
to customers is known as
51. Every year March 20 is celebrated as what day? a) Deposit Rate
a) World Sparrow Day b) Base Rate
b) International Women’s Day c) Bank Rate
c) World Cuckoo Day d) Prime Lending Rate
d) International Children’s Day
57. One of the IT companies from India has become the
first Indian Company to trade on NYSE Euronext
52. Who is the author of the book Women of Vision? London and Paris markets from February 2013 onwards.
a) Ravinder Singh Which is this company?
b) Preeti Shenoy
a) Wipro InfoTech Ltd.
b) L&T InfoTech
c) HCL Technologies Ltd.
d) Infosys Technologies Ltd.

58. BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange), the oldest stock

exchange in Asia, has joined hands with one more
international index in February 2013. This association
has resulted in change of name of BSE index. What is
the change of name effected?

a) Dow Jones BSE Index

b) NASDAQ BSE Index
c) S&P BSE Index
d) Euronext BSE Index

59. Which of the following organizations is made

specifically responsible for empowering Micro, Small
and Medium enterprises in India?
a) NABARD
b) RBI
c) SIDBI
d) ECGC

60. Which of the following refers to too much electricity

and may cause a voltage surge?
a) Anomaly
b) Shock
c) Spike
d) Virus