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MOCK TEST PRACTICE PAPER 2

The mock paper is divided into 3 parts- A,B & C

A. VERBAL ABILITY

Q1.Chewing tobacco has many benefits. However, the primary benefits occur in the area of
mental health. The habit originates in a search for contentment. The life expectancy of our
people has increased greatly in recent years; it is possible that the relaxation and contentment
and enjoyment produced by tobacco chewing has lengthened many lives. Hence, chewing
tobacco is beneficial.

Which of the following, if true, would weaken the above conclusion?

o The evidence cited in the statement covers only one example of the effects of tobacco
chewing.
o The government earns millions of rupees from the sales of chewing tobacco
o There is as yet no statistical evidence to prove a link between chewing and longevity.
o None of these

Q2. The tsunami warnings made us certain that a disaster was ____________

o catastrophic
o imminent .
o eminent
o distant

Q3.Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it:

Globally, the Indian market is the second (1)/ larger user of mobile phones, with more than (2)/
a billion people using mobile (3)/ phones for calling and internet purposes. (4)

o Part 1
o Part 2
o Part 3
o Part 4

Q4. The higher you climb, the more difficult it _____ to breathe.

o became
o becomes
o has become
o is becoming

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Q5.Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it:

Those who want to do good are (1)/ neither selfish nor in a hurry because (2)/ they know what it
requires a long (3)/ time to impregnate people with good. (4)

o Part 1
o Part 2
o Part 3
o Part 4

Q6. Neha has been crying _____ morning.

o from
o of
o since
o till

Q7. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it:

Neither he (1) / nor his wife (2) / are coming to attend the dinner. (3) / No error (4)

o Part 1
o Part 2
o Part 3
o No error

Q8. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to
the word given.Morose

o Flatter
o Gloomy
o Friendly
o Savvy

Q9. In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be
substituted for the given words/ sentence:

Code of diplomatic etiquette and precedence

o Statesmanship
o Diplomacy
o Hierarchy
o Protocol

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Q10. Improve the bracketed part of the sentence: She did not like to have coffee (nor I did).

o neither I liked it
o nor did I.
o nor I like it
o No improvement

Q11.Replace the phrase in bold

The boy wanted to ask his father for money, but waited for a propitious occasion.

o protective
o prophetic
o prospective
o no improvement

Q12. In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be
substituted for the given words/ sentence: To renounce a high position of authority or control

o Abduct
o Abandon
o Abort
o Abdicate

Q13. Improve the bracketed part of the sentence: Taj Mahal is ( a worth seeing monument) in
Agra.

o a monument to see its worth

o a monument worth seeing
o one of worth seeing monuments
o No improvement

Q14. I did not agree with him; he appeared to be /so/ bigoted for me to concur.

o much
o very
o too
o no improvement

Q15. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be
substituted for the given words/ sentence: Not to be moved by entreaty

o Rigorous
o Negligent
o Inexorable
o Despotic

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Q16. Improve the sentencing by replacing the part highlighted in bold

As soon as she noticed the workmen, she asked them what they have been doing.

o have done
o had been doing
o are doing
o no improvement

Q17. In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be
substituted for the given words/ sentence:

An object or portion serving as a sample

o Specification
o Spectre
o Spectacle
o Specimen

Q18. Replace the phrase highlighted in bold to improve the sentence:

He was asleep before the mother tucked him off.

o through
o away
o in
o no improvement

Q19. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the
four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in
Direct/Indirect speech:

"Please don't cry" he said.

o He begged that I should not cry.

o He begged me not to cry.
o He said to please him and not cry.
o He told me to not to cry.

Q20. Rajeev was upset because he................. forgotten his best friends birthday.

o have
o shall
o might
o had

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Q21. It is not .................for a man to be confined to the pursuit of wealth.

o healthy
o easy
o possisble
o common

Q22. In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be
substituted for the given words/ sentence: In the following questions, out of the four
alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence:

The practice of submitting a proposal to popular vote

o Election
o Reference
o Popularity
o Referendum

Q23. Raj was .................introvert and would prefer to sit in the library rather than go out with
friends.

o the
o a
o like
o an

Q24. Shanku was born............... a silver spoon in his mouth and was very proud of his wealth.

o With
o along
o on
o wishing

Q25. ...................his being innocent of the crime, the judge sentenced him to one year
imprisonment.

o Inspite of
o In case of
o On account of
o In the event of

Q26. Although there is.................gunfire, there is no stiff resistance to the revolutionary army.

o bitter
o meagre
o continuous
o sporadic

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Q27. Laxrni lost an important file and rather than confessing her................. she blamed Sandra
for losing it.

o attitude
o default
o mistake
o image

Q28. It is a story of two men and a batch of ............................armoured cars.

o deceased
o diseased
o decrepit
o defeated

Q29. The employee did not _____ to the argument of the manager.

o precede
o exceed
o concede
o recede

Q30. He was sworn _____ as the Prime Minister of our country.

o In
o off
o about
o out

Q31. Jacob was a rich old man who lived ................alone in a huge house because his children
did not care about him.

o only
o all
o too
o little

Q32. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase: To call it a
day

o to conclude proceedings
o to initiate proceedings
o to work through the day
o None of the above

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Q33. Synonym: Reverence

o Respect
o hope
o rememberence
o detail

Q34. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning
to the word given: Naive

o Artful
o Candid
o Credulous
o Sincere

Q35. Antonym: Deftly

o nimbly
o skilfully
o shallowly
o sluggishly

Q36. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best
expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.

By fits and starts

o Occasionally
o Totally
o Finally
o Irregularly

Q37. Rituals play into the __________ understandings of a society.

o Tactfully
o tacit
o taciturn
o tacitly

Q38. Repetition bred a sense of _____________ with the characters.

o familiarity
o familiar
o familiarly
o familiarise

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Q39. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to
the word given: Incensed

o Ecstatic
o Exasperated
o Elated
o Blithe

Q40. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the four given choices to construct
a coherent paragraph:

Sentence A: The two neighbors never fought each other.

Sentence B. Fights involving three male fiddler crabs have been recorded, but the status of the
participants was unknown.

Sentence C. They pushed or grappled only with the intruder.

Sentence D.We recorded 17 cases in which a resident that was fighting an intruder was joined
by an immediate neighbor, an ally.

Sentence E. We therefore traced 268 intruder males until we saw them fighting a resident male.

o BEDAC
o DEBAC
o BDCAE
o BCEDA

B. QUANTITAIVE APTITUTE

Q41. A man has some hens and cows. If the number of heads be 48 and the number of feet
equals 140, then the number of hens is

o 26
o 22
o 13
o 12

Q42. The cost of Type 1 rice is Rs. 15 per kg and Type 2 rice is Rs. 20 per kg. If both Type 1 and
Type 2 are mixed in the ratio of 2 : 3, then the price per kg of the mixed variety of rice is:

o Rs. 18
o Rs. 18.50
o Rs. 19
o Rs. 19.50

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Q43. There are 21 poles with the same distance between each pair of consecutive poles. A bike
takes 24 sec to reach the 13th pole starting from the first pole. How much time will it take to
reach the last pole starting from the first pole?

o 40 min
o 42 min
o 44 min
o 26 min

Q44. The speed of a boat in still water is 4 km/hr and the speed of the current is 2 km/hr. If the
time taken to reach a certain distance upstream is 6 hours, the time it will take to go the same
distance downstream is

o 2hr
o 3hr
o 2.5hr
o 1.5hr

Q45. Gauri went to the stationers and bought things worth Rs. 25, out of which 30 paise went on
sales tax on taxable purchases. If the tax rate was 6%, then what was the cost of the tax free
items?

o Rs. 15
o Rs. 15.70
o Rs. 19.70
o Rs. 20

Q46. A person borrows Rs. 5000 for 2 years at 4% p.a. simple interest. He immediately lends it
to another person at 6.25% p.a. for 2 years. Find his gain in the transaction per year.

o Rs 120.5
o Rs. 112.5
o Rs. 110.5
o Rs. 124.5

Q47. A class, has 50 students numbered from 1 to 50 , in which all the even numbered students
are doing B-tech, whose number are divisible by 12 are doing CS and those whose numbers are
divisible by 7 are preparing for MBA. How many of the students are doing nothing?

o 20
o 21
o 25
o 19

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Q48. Pipes A and B together can fill a tank in 30 min and tap B alone can fill the tank in 90 min.
How long would A alone take to fill the tank?

o 30hr
o 45hr
o 40hr
o 60hr

Q49. The cost of an apple is twice that of a banana and the cost of a banana is 25% less than
that of a guava. If the cost of each type of fruit increases by 10%, then the percentage increase
in the cost of 4 bananas, 2 apples and 3 guavas is

o 10%
o 12%
o 16%
o 18%

Q50. Walking 6/7 th of his usual speed, a man is 12 minutes too late. The usual time taken by
him to cover that distance is

o 1 hour
o 1 hour 12 minutes
o 1 hour 15 minutes
o 1 hour 20 minutes

Q51. If I walk at 5 km/hour, I miss a train by 7 minutes. If, however, I walk at 6 km/hour, I
reach the station 5 minutes before the departure of the train. The distance (in km) between my
house and the station is

o 6
o 5
o 4
o 3

Q52. 800 becomes 956 in 3 years at a certain rate of simple interest. If the rate of interest is
increased by 4%, what amount will I 800 become in 3 years ?

o 1020.8
o 1025
o 1052
o 1050

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Q53. Simple interest on a certain sum is 16/25 of the sum. The rate percent if the rate per cent
and time (in years) are equal, is

o 6%
o 8%
o 10%
o 12%

Q54. If the difference between S.I. and C.I. for 2 years on a sum of money lent at 5% is 5, then
the sum is

o 2200
o 2600
o 2400
o 2000

Q55. The remainder when 3^21 is divided by 5 is

o 1
o 2
o 3
o 4

Q56. If the sum of two numbers be multiplied by each number separately, the products so
obtained are 247 and 114. The sum of the numbers is

o 19
o 20
o 21
o 23

Q57. Find a number, one seventh of which exceeds its eleventh part by 100.

o 1925
o 1825
o 1540
o 1340

Q58. The L.C.M. of three different numbers is 120. Which of the following cannot be their
H.C.F.?

o 8
o 12
o 24
o 35

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Q59. A number when divided by 49 leaves 32 as remainder. This number when divided by 7 will
have the remainder as

o 4
o 3
o 2
o 5

Q60. In an examination a student scores 4 marks for every correct answer and loses 1 mark for
every wrong answer. If he attempts all 75 questions and secures 125 marks, the number of
questions he attemtpts correctly is

o 35
o 40
o 42
o 46

Q61. The traffic lights at three different road crossings change after 24 seconds, 36 seconds and
54 seconds respectively. If they all change simultaneously at 10 : 15 :00 AM, then at what time
will they again change simultaneously?

o 10:16:54
o 10:18:36
o 10:17:02
o 10:22:12

Q62. A can do a work in 12 days. When he had worked for 3 days, B joined him. If they
complete the work in 3 more days, in how many days can B alone finish the work?

o 6 days
o 12 days
o 4 days
o 8 days

Q63. A and B can complete a piece of work in 8 days, B and C can do it in 12 days, C and A can
do it in 8 days. A, B and C together can complete it in

o 4 days
o 5 days
o 6 days
o 7 days

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Q64. X is 3 times as fast as Y and is able to complete the work in 40 days less than Y. Then the
time in which they can complete the work together is

o 15 days
o 10 days
o 7 idays
o 5 days

C. LOGICAL REASONING

Q65. A shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% to his customers and still gains. 20%. Find the
marked price of the article which costs 450.

o 600
o 540
o 660
o 580

Q66. Ganesh cycles towards SouthWest a distance of 8 m, then he moves towards East a
distance of 20 m. From there he moves towards NorthEast a distance of 8 m, then he moves
towards West a distance of 6 m. From there he moves towards NorthEast a distance of 2 m.
Then he moves towards West a distance of 4 m and then towards SouthWest 2 m and stops at
that point. How far is he from the starting point?

o 12 m
o 10 m
o 8m
o 6m

Q67. From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters
of the given word : `CONCENTRATION

o CONCERN
o NATION
o TRAIN
o CENTRE

Q68. A husband and a wife had five married sons and each of them had four children. How
many members are there in the family?

o 32
o 36
o 30
o 40

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Q69. Pointing to a man in photograph, a woman said, His brother's father is the only son of my
grandfather. How is the woman related to the man in the photograph?

o Sister
o Daughter
o Wife
o Cousin

Q70. In a certain code language, AMERICA is coded as ZNDSHDZ. How will CANADA be
coded in the same code language?

o BBMBCB
o BBMBCC
o BAMBCC
o None of these

Q71. How many pairs of letters are there in the word ATMOSPHERE which have as many
letters between them in the word as in the alphabet?

o Two
o Three
o Four
o Five

Q72. Anita was doing a survey in different companies,by working on all days of the week. She
started with company 'A' and on completing her work she went to company 'B' on the third
day. She was required to work there for three days and then went to company 'C' on the fourth
day. She worked in company 'C' on the fourth day. There after She worked in company 'D' and
completed her work on fourth day after working for three days which was a Saturday' On
which day did she start her work in company A?

o Thursday
o Saturday
o Sunday
o Monday

Q73. 8. 5 : 124 : : 6 : ?

o 215
o 216
o 217
o 220

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Q74. GLOW : FJNU : : PTEL : ?

o ORFN
o ORDJ
o ORJD
o OPNF

Q75. A, B, C, D and E are sitting on a bench. A is sitting next to B, C is sitting next to D, D is not
sitting with E who is on the left end of the bench. C is on the second position from the right. A is
to the right of B and E. A and C are sitting together. In which position A is sitting ?

o Between B and D
o Between B and C
o Between E and D
o Between C and E

Q76. A, P, R, X, S and Z are sitting in a row. S and Z are in the centre. A and P are at the ends.
R is sitting to the left of A. Who is to the right of P ?

o A
o X
o S
o Z

Q77. There are five students - P, Q, R, S and T having different heights in a class. P's height is
more than only one student. Q's height is more than S and P but not more than R. S's height is
more than P. R is not the smallest. Who is having the maximum height in the class?

o Q
o R
o S
o T

Q78. Talk is related to Speak in a certain way. Similarly, Honest is related to Truthful.
Following the same logic, Listen is related to ............................

o Music
o Ears
o Hear
o Sound

Q79. In a certain code language, DRINK is coded as JMHQC and BLOTS is coded as RSNKA.
In the same code language, HONEY will be coded as.......................

o XDMOG
o GNMDX
o XDMNG
o DXMGN

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Q80. If MOTHER is coded as NPUIFS select the appropriate code from the answer choices, for
the word in capital letters : ZENITH

o AFOGHJ
o BGPKVJ
o AFOJUI
o AFOGHI

Q81. One morning Andrea and Vernon were talking to each other face to face at a crossing. If
Vernon's shadow was exactly to the left of Andrea which direction was Andrea facing?

o East
o West
o North
o South

Q82. If a clock is kept on the table in such a way that at 3:10 pm the hour hand points south,
after how much time will the minute hand point east?

o 20 min
o 35 min
o 50 min
o 90 min

Q83. Find the wrong number in the series. 6, 9, 15, 22, 51, 99

o 99
o 51
o 22
o 15

Q84. In a row of girls, Kamla is 9th from the left and Veena is 16th from the right. If they
interchange their positions, Kamla becomes 25th from the left. How many girls are there in the
row?

o 34
o 36
o 40
o 41

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Q85. Ravi has spent a quarter (1/4) of his life as a boy, onefifth (1/5) as a youth, onethird (1/3) as
man and thirteen (13) years in old age. What is his present age?

o 70 years
o 80 years
o 60 years
o 65 years

Q86 .Among her children, Gangas favourites are Ram and Rekha. Rekha is the mother of
Sharat, who is loved most by his uncle Mithun. The head of the family is Ram Lal, who is
succeeded by his sons Gopal and Mohan. Gopal and Ganga have been married for 35 years and
have 3 children. What is the relation between Mithun and Mohan?

o Uncle
o Son
o Brother
o No relation

Q87. Out of 100 families in the neighbourhood, 50 have radios, 75 have TVs and 25 have VCRs.
Only 10 families have all three and each VCR owner also has a TV. If some families have radio
only, how many have only TV?

o 30
o 35
o 40
o 45

Q88. Suresh was born on 4th October 1999. Shashikanth was born 6 days before Suresh. The
Independence Day of that year fell on Sunday. Which day was Shashikanth born?

o Tuesday
o Wednesday
o Monday
o Sunday

Q89. Five boys A, B, C, D, E are sitting in a park in a circle. A is facing SouthWest, D is facing
SouthEast, B and E are right opposite A and D respectively and C is equidistant between D and
B. Which direction is C facing?

o West
o South
o North
o East

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Q90. If a man on a moped starts from a point and rides 4 km South, then turns left and rides 2
km to turn again to the right to ride 4 km more, towards which direction is he moving?

o North
o West
o East
o South

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ANSWERS

THERE IS AS YET NO STATISTICAL EVIDENCE TO PROVE A LINK

BETWEEN CHEWING AND LONGEVITY.
Q1
Q2 IMMINENT
Q3 PART 2
Q4 BECOMES
Q5 PART 3
Q6 SINCE
Q7 PART 3
Q8 GLOOMY
Q9 PROTOCOL
Q10 NOR DID I.
Q11 NO IMPROVEMENT
Q12 NO IMPROVEMENT
Q13 A MONUMENT WORTH SEEING
Q14 TOO
Q15 DESPOTIC
Q16 HAD BEEN DOING
Q17 SPECIMEN
Q18 IN
Q19 HE BEGGED ME NOT TO CRY.
Q20 HAD
Q21 POSSISBLE
Q22 REFERENDUM
Q23 AN
Q24 WITH
Q25 INSPITE OF
Q26 SPORADIC
Q27 MISTAKE
Q28 DECREPIT
Q29 CONCEDE
Q30 IN
Q31 ALL
Q32 NONE OF THE ABOVE
Q33 RESPECT
Q34 ARTFUL
Q35 SLUGGISHLY
Q36 IRREGULARLY
Q37 TACTFULLY
Q38 FAMILIAR
Q39 ECSTATIC
Q40 BEDAC

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Q41 26
Q42 RS. 18
Q43 40 MIN
Q44 2HR
Q45 RS. 19.70
Q46 RS. 112.5
Q47 21
Q48 45HR
Q49 0.1
Q50 1 HOUR 12 MINUTES
Q51 6
Q52 1052
Q53 0.08
Q54 2000
Q55 3
Q56 19
Q57 1925
Q58 35
Q59 4
Q60 40
Q61 0.429583333333333
Q62 6 DAYS
Q63 6 DAYS
Q64 15 DAYS
Q65 600
Q66 10 M
Q67 CENTRE
Q68 32
Q69 SISTER
Q70 BBMBCB
Q71 TWO
Q72 THURSDAY
Q73 215
Q74 ORFN
Q75 BETWEEN B AND D
Q76 A
Q77 Q
Q78 EARS
Q79 GNMDX
Q80 BGPKVJ
Q81 WEST
Q82 35 MIN
Q83 22
Q84 40
Q85 60 YEARS

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Q86 BROTHER
Q87 40
Q88 WEDNESDAY
Q89 EAST
Q90 SOUTH

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