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PRACTICE SET - 3
INSTRUCTIONS
1. This practice set comprises four sections. Section A : Verbal Ability in English; Section B : Numerical Ability; Section C :
Reasoning and Military Aptitude; Section D : General Awareness.
2. The set will consist of 100 questions and each questions will be of 3 marks.
3. Each questions have four options, of which one is correct. The students are advised to read all the options thoroughly.
4. There is one-third negative marking in the set.

Time: 2 hrs. Max. Marks: 300

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SECTION-A : VERBAL ABILITY IN ENGLISH 3. Why did Michelangelo destroy so many drawings before
he died?
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 1 - 4) : Read the following passage carefully (a) Nobody knows
and answer the questions given below it: (b) They were unimportant
Over four hundred years after his death, scholars are still (c) They were only drafts
travelling the mysteries of Michelangelo's art. Recently one (d) He had changed the drawings
mystery that was revealed was that his famous drawing of a 4. Which of the following is meaning to word ‘dome’ as used
in passage?
pensive Cleopatra included a hidden drawing of a different
(a) Floor (b) Arched part of ceiling
Cleopatra on the reverse side. This hidden Cleopatra shows a (c) Foot (d) None of these
tormented woman, whose eyes stare out at the viewer and whose
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 5 - 8) : Select the most appropriate word
mouth is open, screaming in horror. The two images, drawn on from the options against each number :
two sides of the same paper, can be viewed simultaneously. A
Experienced climber Aron Ralston set out on a 5 hiking
second mystery concerns Michelagelo's architectural plan for the adventure, which proved to be a 6 event. Despite it being a
dome of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Did he intend for the dome to common safety practice amongst climbers to inform others when
look like the model he built between 1558 and 1561 ? Or did he undertaking unaccompanied hiking trips, Aron had not
change his mind after building the model and decide to elevate 7 anyone of his plans. During his climbing adventure Aron’s
the dome in the way it is today? Scholars do not agree on the right arm became pinned against the canyon wall by a 360 kg
answer. A third mystery about one of the greatest artists who boulder. Aron was unable to free himself, and after six days of
being 8 he made the decision to break the bones in his forearm
ever lived was why he destroyed hundreds or thousands of his
and then amputate his arm below the elbow. Once free he made
drawings before he died. Did he feel they were unimportant? Did his way down a cliff and walked 8 km to seek assistance. Aron
he want posterity to see only his finished products? survived.
1. The dome of St. Peter's Basilica: 5. Which of these fits gap 7?
(a) bears no relation to the one in the model (a) authorised (b) alerted
(b) was destroyed after the model was built (c) signalled (d) cautioned
6. Which of these fits gap 5?
(c) is raised more than the one in the model
(a) supervised (b) solo
(d) follows the plan of the model (c) team (d) shared
2. According to the passage, Michelangelo is : 7. Which of these fits gap 8?
(a) a private person (a) suppressed (b) captive
(b) one of the greatest artists in the world (c) trapped (d) entangled
8. Which of these fits gap 6?
(c) the most famous architect in Rome (a) beath-taking (b) fail-safe
(d) screaming in horror (c) stimulating (d) life-changing

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DIRECTIONS (Qs. 9 - 14) : Choose the word which can be DIRECTIONS (Qs. 21 - 25) : Choose the correct spelling of the
substituted for the given words/sentence : given word.
9. That which has a double meaning 21. (a) Efflorascence (b) Efflorescence
(a) doubtless (b) uncertain (c) Efllorescence (d) Eflorescence
(c) controversial (d) ambiguous 22. (a) Aliennate (b) Allienate
(c) Alienate (d) Alienatte
10. Incapable of making errors
23. (a) Forefiet (b) Forefeit
(a) infallible (b) incorrigible
(c) Forfeit (d) Forfiet
(c) impervious (d) inexplicable 24. (a) Comemorate (b) Commemmorate
11. Governed by a sense of duty (c) Momemmorate (d) Commemorate
(a) conscious (b) sensible 25. (a) Exemple (b) Exampel
(c) intelligent (d) conscientious (c) Example (d) Exampal
12. The depository where state records and documents are
preserved
SECTION-B : NUMERICAL ABILITY
(a) museum (b) library 26. The prize money of ` 1,800 is divided among 3 students A,
(c) emporium (d) archive B and C in such a way that 4 times the share of A is equal to
13. That which is no longer fashionable or in use 6 times the share of B, which is equal to 3 times the share of
C. Then A’s share is
(a) unused (b) ancient
(a) ` 400 (b) ` 600
(c) obsolete (d) old
(c) ` 700 (d) ` 800
14. Murder of a king
27. The average of 5 consecutive numbers is n. If the next two
(a) homicide (b) fratricide
numbers are also included, the average of the 7 numbers
(c) regicide (d) parricide will
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 15 - 20 ) : Which word or words explains (a) increase by 2 (b) increase by 1
the meaning of the following idioms : (c) remain the same (d) increase by 1.4
15. To turn over a new leaf 28. The compound interest on a certain sum for two years is
(a) To change completely one’s course of action ` 618, whereas the simple interest on the same sum at the
(b) To shift attention to new problems same rate for two years is ` 600. The ratio of interest per
(c) To cover up one’s faults by wearing new marks annum is
(d) To change the old habits and adopt new ones (a) 18% (b) 9%
16. To wrangle over an ass’s shadow (c) 6% (d) 3%
(a) To act in a foolish way 29. If the numerator and the denominator of a proper fraction
(b) To quarrel over trifles are increased by the same quantity, then the resulting
(c) To waste time on petty things fraction is :
(a) always greater than the original fraction
(d) To do something funny
(b) always less than the original fraction
17. All Agog (c) always equal to the original fraction
(a) Everybody (b) All ready (d) None of these
(c) Restless (d) Almighty 30. Out of 40 boys in a class, average weight of 30 is 60 kg and
18. To take with a grain of salt the average weight of the remaining is 56 kg. The average
(a) To take with some reservation weight (in kilogram) of the whole class is
(b) To take with total disbelief (a) 58.5 (b) 58
(c) To take whole heartedly (c) 57 (d) 59
(d) To take seriously 1
31. A CD was sold at a profit of 12 % . If it had been sold at a
19. Hobson’s choice 2
(a) Feeling of insecurity profit of 15%, it would have gained him ` 10 more. The cost
(b) Accept or leave the other prices of CD is (in `)
(c) Feeling of strength (a) 450 (b) 500
(d) Excellent choice (c) 400 (d) 550
20. To take through one’s hat 32. Mr. X’s salary is increased by 20%. On the increase, the tax
(a) To speak fluently rate is 10% higher. The percentage increase in his tax liability
(b) To talk nonsense is :
(c) To talk wisdom (a) 20 (b) 22
(c) 23 (d) cannot be determined
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33. Half the girls and one-third of the boys of a college reside in 43. ` 5,887 is divided between Shyam and Ram, such that
the hostel. What fractional part of the student body is hostle Shyam’s share at the end of 9 years is equal to Ram’s share
dwellers if the total number of girls in the college is 100 and
at the end of 11 years, compounded annually at the rate of
1 5%. The share of Shyam is
is of the total student strength ?
4 (a) ` 2,088 (b) ` 2,000
3 5 (c) ` 3,087 (d) None of these
(a) (b)
5 8 44. The average monthly salary of employees, consisting of
officers and workers, of an organisation is ` 3000. The
2 average salary of an officer is ` 10000 while that of a worker
(c) (d) None of these
5 is ` 2000 per month. If there are a total 400 employees in the
34. A train covers 180 km distance in 4 hours. Another train organisation, find the number of officers.
covers the same distance in 1 hour less. What is the differ- (a) 50 (b) 60
ence in the distances covered by these trains in one hour ? (c) 80 (d) 40
(a) 45 km (b) 9 km 45. A car owner buys petrol at ` 7.50, ` 8.00 and ` 8.50 per
(c) 40 km (d) None of these litre for three successive years. What approximately is his
35. A man sells an article at 5% profit. If he had bought it at 5% average cost per litre of petrol if he spends ` 4000 each
less and sold it for ` 1 less, he would have gained 10%. The year ?
cost price of the article is : (a) ` 8 (b) ` 9
(a) ` 200 (b) ` 150
(c) ` 7.98 (d) ` 8.50
(c) ` 240 (d) ` 280
36. A bag contains ` 216 in the form of one rupee, 50 paise and
25 paise coins in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 4. The number of 50 paise SECTION-C : REASONING
coins is : & MILITARY APTITUDE
(a) 96 (b) 144
(c) 114 (d) 141 DIRECTIONS (Qs 46- 48) : Choose the most appropriate word.
37. A can do 50% more work as B can do in the same time. B 46. 'Rabbit' is related to 'Burrow' in the same way as 'Lunatic' is
alone can do a piece of work in 20 hours. A, with help of B, related to:
can finish the same work in how many hours ? (a) Prison (b) Cell
(a) 12 (b) 8 (c) Barrack (d) Asylum
1 1 47. 'Smoke' is related to 'Pollution' in the same way as 'War' is
(c) 13 (d) 5
3 2 related to:
38. Anil calculated that it will take 45 minutes to cover a distance (a) Victory (b) Treaty
of 60 km by his car. How long will it take to cover the same (c) Defeat (d) Destruction
distance if the speed of his car is reduced by 15 km/hr? 48. Walk' is related to 'Run' in the same way as 'Breeze' is related
(a) 36 min (b) 55.38 min to:
(c) 48 min (d) 40 min (a) Cold (b) Dust
39. A trader has a weighing balance that shows 1,200 gm for a (c) Wind (d) Air
kilogram. He further marks up his cost price by 10%. Then
the net profit percentage is DIRECTIONS (Qs 49-50) : Each of the following questions has
(a) 32% (b) 23% a group. Find out which one of the given alternatives will be
(c) 31.75% (d) 23.5% another member of the group or of that class.
40. ` 6500 were divided equally among a certain number of 49. Wheat, Barley, Rice
persons. Had there been 15 more persons each would have (a) Food (b) Agriculture
got ` 30 less. Find the original number of persons. (c) Farm (d) Gram
(a) 45 (b) 50 50. Clutch, Brake, Horn
(c) 55 (d) 48
(a) Car (b) Scooter
41. A number of friends decided to go on a picnic and planned
(c) Accident (d) Steering
to spend ` 96 on eatables. Four of them, did not turn up. As
DIRECTIONS (Qs 51 - 55) : In each word of the following
a consequence, the remaining ones had to contribute ` 4 questions consists of pair of words bearing a relationship among
each extra. The number of those who attended the picnic these, from amongst the alternatives, pick up the pair that best
was ? illustrate a similar relationship.
(a) 8 (b) 16
51. Thermometer : Temperature
(c) 12 (d) 24
42. Ravi’s salary is 150% of Amit’s salary. Amit’s salary is 80% (a) Millimeter : Scale
of Ram’s salary. What is the ratio of Ram’s salary to Ravi’s (b) Length : Breadth
salary ? (c) Solar Energy : Sun
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 3 (d) Cardiograph : Heart rate
(c) 5 : 6 (d) 6 : 5
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52. Sound : Muffled 64. In the following questions number of letters skipped in
(a) Moisture : Humid (b) Colour : Faded between adjacent letters in the series increased by one.
(c) Despair : Anger (d) Odour : Pungent Which of the following series observe the rule ?
53. Platform : Train (a) KORYBGJ (b) LMEYTPK
(a) Aeroplane : Aerodrome (b) Hotel : Tourist (c) KMPTYEL (d) KPTYELM
(c) Quay : Ship (d) Footpath : Traveller DIRECTIONS (Qs. 65) : Find the odd number / letters / number
54. Scales : Fish pair from the given alternatives.
(a) Bear : Fur (b) Woman : Dress 65. (a) Pathology (b) Geology
(c) Skin : Man (d) Tree : Leaves (c) Cardiology (d) Radiology
55. Numismatist : Coins DIRECTIONS (Qs. 66-70) : Find out which of the alternatives
(a) Jeweller : Jewels (a), (b), (c) and (d) can be formed from the pieces given in box
‘X’.
(b) Cartographer : Maps
(c) Philatelist : Stamps
(d) Geneticist : Chromosomes
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 56 - 60) : The following questions are based
on the patterns of three circles as shown in the following
diagrams. Each question has an item group having relationship
with a particular pattern of circles. Find out which item group is (X)
related to which pattern of circles.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

A B C D E
56. Mammals, Cows, Crows 67.
(a) E (b) B
(c) C (d) D
57. Women, Mothers, Engineers
(a) E (b) C
(X)
(c) D (d) A
58. Family, Sons, Daughters
(a) E (b) B
(c) C (d) A
59. Colour, Cloth, Merchant
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) A (b) B
(c) C (d) D
60. Konark, Pushkar, India 68.
(a) E (b) D
(c) C (d) B
DIRECTIONS (Qs 61 & 62) : In these questions find the odd
(a) (b) (c) (d)
word/number/ letters/number pair from the given alternatives. (X)
61. (a) LPXOY (b) RQST
(c) FBDLX (d) MPONL
69.
62. (a) 14 - 16 (b) 56 - 64
(c) 77 - 88 (d) 80 - 93
63. Question figures
. . (a) (b) (c) (d)
: . :: :? (X)

Answer figures 70.

. . . .
(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(X)
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DIRECTIONS (Qs 71 - 75) : In each of the following questions,
a part of the figure is missing. Find out from the given option (a), 74.
(b), (c) or (d) the right figure to fit in the missing figure (x).

71.

(X)

(X)
(a) (b)

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

(c) (d)
75.

72.

(X)

(X)
(a) (b)

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

(c) (d)
DIRECTIONS (Qs 76 - 80) : From amongst the figures marked
(1), (2), (3) and (4), select the figure which satisfies the same
conditions of placement of the dots as in figure (X).
73.
76.

? (X) (1) (2) (3) (4)

(a) 1 (b) 2
(X) (c) 3 (d) 4

(a) (b) 77.

(X) (1) (2) (3) (4)

(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) (d)
(c) 3 (d) 4

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78. Select the figure which satisfies the same conditions of 88. ‘New Horizons’ spacecraft was launched by NASA to Study
placement of the dots as in Figure-X. which of the following Planet?
(a) Mars (b) Pluto
(c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
89. Which of the following is known as ‘Seven Pagodas’?
(a) Mahabalipuram temple (b) Karle caves
(X) (1) (2) (3) (4) (c) Chaityas (d) Elephanta caves
(a) 1 (b) 2 90. Who is the author of the book India 2020?
(c) 3 (d) 4 (a) Nibal Singh (b) R.K. Narayan
(c) Sidney Shelton (d) Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
79. 91 When is the World Population Day observed?
(a) May 31 (b) October 4
(c) December 10 (d) July 11
(X) (1) (2) (3) (4) 92. The Government of India has decided to set up National
(a) 1 (b) 2 Cultural Audio-Visual Archives at
(c) 3 (d) 4 (a) Jodhpur (b) Vadodara
(c) Jalandhar (d) Ernakulam
80. 93. Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana, launched on September 25,
2014 is related to—
(a) Skill Development in rural and urban areas
(X) (1) (2) (3) (4) (b) Poverty Alleviation in rural areas
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) Enhancement of livelihood of the poorest among poor
(c) 3 (d) 4 (d) None of the above
94. The study of lake is called
SECTION-D : GENERAL AWARENESS
(a) Topology (b) Hydrology
81. How many members can be nominated to both the Houses (c) Limnology (d) Potomology
of the Parliament by the President ? 95. Which countries are separated by the McMahon line?
(a) 14 (b) 16 (a) India and Bangladesh
(c) 10 (d) 12 (b) India and Pakistan
82. Presidential form of government consists of the following : (c) China and Tibet
(a) Popular election of the President (d) India and China
(b) No overlap in membership between the executive and 96. The ‘Chipko Movement’ is related to
the legislature (a) Wildlife preservation
(c) Fixed term of office (b) Scientific agriculture
(d) All of the above (c) Forest conservation
83. Who among the following introduced the Mansabdari (d) Deforestation
system ? 97. Israel built "Spike", which has been decided to be bought
(a) Jahangir (b) Shah Jahan by India is a/an
(c) SherShah (d) Akbar (a) Radar system (b) Anti- aircraft missile
84. Moraines are formed in (c) Stealth ship (d) Anti tank missile
(a) Monsoon region (b) River deltas 98. With how many permanent members of United Nations
(c) Arid regions (d) Glacial regions Security Council India has civil nuclear pact signed?
85. An employment situation where the marginal productivity (a) Two (b) Three
of agricultural labour is zero is known as : (c) Four (d) Five
(a) Seasonal unemployment 99. What is the name given to military exercises conducted
(b) Cyclical unemployment between India and Nepal?
(c) Disguised unemployment (a) Surya Kiran (b) Malabar
(d) Disguised unemployment
(c) Indra (d) Varuna Exercise
86. Longest cell in human body is:
100. The union government has announced a nationwide scheme
(a) Blood cell (b) Bone cell
“Rashtriya Gokul Mission” which aims to
(c) Nerve cell (d) Muscle cell
87. Which is NOT the name of the missile developed by the (a) Eliminate diseases of cattle
Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)? (b) Increase milk production
(a) Shaurya (b) Pinaka (c) Curb slaughtering of cattle
(c) Brahmos (d) Agni (d) Protect the indigenous breed of cows

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ANSWERS & SOLUTIONS

1. (c) This also is a factual question. Refer to the line “Did he 19. (b) 20. (b) 21. (b) 22. (c)
intend for the dome to look like the model he built..... 23. (c) 24. (d) 25. (c)
elevate the dome in the way it is today ?” This line
26. (b) 4A = 6B 2A = 3B A: B= 3: 2
clearly suggests that the dome is raised more than the
medal. B = 3C 2 B= C B:C= 1:2
2. (b) This is an inference question. This should be solved
A : B : C
by elimination. (a) is not the answer because the
3 : 2
passage does not state the in Michelangelo was a 1 : 2
private person, it only question if he was a private 3 : 2 : 4
person. (b) is obviously implicit in the passage (c) is
not suggested by the passage. He did some
architectural work in Rome, which is considered great 3 3
A’s share 1800 1800 600
but the passage does not directly deem Michelangelo (3 2 4) 9
as the greatest arched of Rome (d) is absolutely wrong
and is not in any way suggested by in passage. 27. (b) Let the numbers be n – 2, n – 1, n, n + 1 and n + 2. Their
3. (a) Because the passage raises many questions about the average = n.
fact that Michelangelo destroyed many of his paintings Next two consecutive numbers are n + 3 and n + 4.
but cause is not mentioned in the passage. Therefore the average of 7 consecutive numbers
4. (b)
(n 2) (n 1) n (n 1) (n 2) (n 3) (n 4)
5. (c) In the gap 7, 'Aron had not signalled anyone' is the
7
right option. Other options simply do not fit in here.
6. (b) 'Solo' means 'any activity that is performed alone without 5n 2 n 7
assistance' which Aron did. Other options 'supervised' n 1
7
means under observation or under the direction of a
superintendent or overseer, team means form a team 28 (c) Let P be the Principal amount and r be the rate of interest
and shared means have in common; held or experienced C.I – S.I = 618 – 600 = 18
in common.
2
7. (c) In the gap 7, the word 'trapped' is the right option while r P r 2
P 1 1 18
suppressed means kept from public knowledge by 100 100
various means; captive means a person who is confined;
especially a prisoner of war and entangled means deeply
2
involved especially in something complicated. r
P 18 ...(1)
8. (d) In the context of paragraph, the 'life-changing' may 100
rightly be fit in here as it changed Aaron's life with the
amputation of one of his arms. Other options are not 2Pr
Also, we have 300 Pr 30000
relevant. 100
9. (d) Ambiguous means having more than one possible
Put value of Pr in (1)
meaning.
we get, r = 6, rate = 6%
10. (a) If someone or something is infallible, that means they
are incapable of failure or error. 1
29. (a) Let us take a proper fraction, such as .
11. (d) Conscientious is the one who is guided by or in 2
accordance with conscience or sense of duty and right
and wrong. 1 2 3
Now, the new fraction =
12. (d) 2 2 4
13. (c) Obsolete means no longer in use
14. (c) regicide means the act of killing a king. 3 1
Thus,
15. (d) 16. (b) 17. (c) 18. (a) 4 2

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30. (d) Average weight of 30 = 60 kg
xy 0.22 xy
Sum of weight of 30 boys = 1800 Total tax payable on new salary =
100 100
Average weight of 10 =56 kg
Sum of weight of 10 boys = 560 % increase in tax liability
Average weight of the whole class
0.22 xy xy xy
Sum of weight of all boys 100 100 100
= = 100 = 22%
40 xy
100
sum of weight of 30 boys + sum of weight of 10 boys
=
40 33. (d) Total no. of students = 400; No. of girls = 100
No. of boys = 300
60×30+56×10
= 59kg
40 1 1
No. of hostel dwellers = 100 300 150
31. (c) Ist case : 2 3

25 150 3
100 C.P Required fraction =
100 Profit% 2
S.P C.P. S.P. 400 8
100 100
34. (d) First train’s speed is 45km/hr.
112.5
S.P CP ...(1) Distance
100 Using speed =
Time
IInd case :
Second train’s speed is 60km/hr.
100 Profit % 100 15
S.P C.P. (S.P 10) C.P. Difference in the distance covered by these trains in 1 hr.
100 100
is 15 km.
115 35. (a) Let the CP of the article be ` x.
(S.P+10) = C.P ...(2)
100
105x
Dividing equation (1) by (2) Then, SP = `
100
S.P 112.5 100
(C.P) 95x 105x
S.P+10 100 115(C.P) Now, new CP = ` and new SP = 1
100 100
112.5 According to the question
S.P (S.P + 10)
115
105x 95 10 95x
115 S.P = 112.5 SP + 1125 1
100 100 100 100
S.P = 450
x = ` 200
S.P 100 450 100
C.P 400 36. (b) Let the no. of one rupee, 50 paise and 25 paise coins be
112.5 112.5
2x, 3x and 4x respectively.
32. (b) Let the salary of Mr ‘X’ is Rs x and % of tax he has to
According to question,
pay = y
3x 4x
xy ` 2x ` 216
So tax payable = 2 4
100
On increase in salary, his salary becomes = 1.2x
8x 6x 4x
% of tax he has to pay on increased salary = 1.1y 216
4
So, tax payable on increased salary
x = 48
1.1 y 0.2 x 0.22 xy
= = Number of 50 paise coins = 48 × 3 = 144
100 100

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42. (c) Let the salary of Ram be ` 100.
1
37. (b) In one hr. B finishes of the work. Then, salary of Amit = ` 80
20
and salary of Ravi = 150% of 80 = ` 120
1 3 3 Ratio of Ram’s salary to Ravi’s salary = 100 : 120 = 5 : 6
In one hr. A finishes of the work.
20 2 40 43. (c) Let Shyam’s share be x
According to question
2 3 1
A+B finish of the work in 1 hr.. 9 11
40 8 5 5
x 1 5887 x 1
Both of them will take 8 hrs. to finish the work. 100 100
38. (b) D=S×T
2
x 5
45 1
60 = S hr 5887 x 100
60
x
1.1025
60 60 5887 x
S= 80km/hr
45 x = ` 3087.
Now, new speed = 80 – 15 = 65 km/hr. 44. (a) Average monthly salary of employees = 3000
Distance 60 Let the number of officer = n 1
Time hr. and the number of workers = n 2
Speed 65
10000 n 1 + 2000 n2 = 400 × 3000
60 10n1 + 2n2 = 1200
or 60 min 55.38 min .
65 n1 + n2 = 400
Hence, Time to taken by car to travel same distance is
55.38 min. 10n1 + 2n2 = 1200
39. (a) The trader professes to sell 1200 kg but sells only 2n1 + 2n2 = 800
1000 kg.
8n1 = 400
So profit = 20%
400
Markup = 10% n1 = = 50
8
10 20
Total profit 10 20 32% Number of employee = 50
100
45. (c) Let average cost of petrol per litre be ` x
40. (b) Let the original no. of persons be x.
12000
6500 6500 x
Then, 30 4000 4000 4000
x x 15
7.5 8 8.5

or 6500 6500 30 x 450

x x 15 12000 3 3
=
1 1 1 10 1 10 2 1 2
4000
or x 2 15 x 3250 0 7.5 8 8.5 75 8 85 15 8 17
or x = 50
41. (a) Let initial number of friends to attend picnic = x. 6120
` 7.98 per litre
767
96 96
4 ....(1) 46. (d) As the dwelling place of 'Rabbit' is 'Burrow' in the same
x x 4
way the dwelling place of 'Lunatic' is 'Asylum'.
where (x – 4) attended the picnic. 47. (d) As 'smoke' leads to 'pollution' in the same way ''War''
On solving with the help of options from (a) to (d) we leads to 'destruction'.
find x = 12 suits the equation (1). 48. (c) As fast mode of 'Walk' is 'Run' in the same way fast
Hence the no. of friends who attended the picnic is 8. mode of 'Breeze' is 'Wind'.

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49. (d) All the terms given in the question are cereals and 64. (c) By options :
gram is also one of the cereals. 2 3 4 5 6 7
K M P T Y E L
50. (d) All these are parts of a vehicle.
65. (b) As all terms given in question are medical terms except
51. (d) As temperature is measured from a thermometer in the
same way heart rate is measured with cardiograph. geology.
52. (b) Second is the process of gradual disappearances of
the first.
66. (b)
53. (c) Second is the place where first stops.
54. (c) As scales from an outer layer of fish similarly skin form
an outer layer of man.
55. (c) As Numismatist collects coins similarly Philatelist 67. (b)
collects stamps.
68. (b)
Mammals 69. (c)
56. (b) 70. (c)
Cow
Crows

71. (b)

57. (c) Women Engineers

Mothers

Family 72. (d)

58. (c) Sons Daugthers

59. (d)
Merchant
73. (d)
Colour

Cloth

India

60. (c) Konark Manasarovar 74. (a)

61. (b) Except (b) all others have five letters.

62. (d) Except (d) in both number in all others pairs are divided
by same number.
63. (a) The middle element adjecents to the right side line after
rotating 90° anti-clockwise. The bottom element goes 75. (c)
up on the top and becomes enlarge. The top element
becomes the inner figure of bottom element.

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76. (c) In fig. (X), one of the dots lies in the region common to
the square and the triangle and another dot lies in the
region common to the circle and the triangle. In each of
the alternatives (1), (2) and (4), the region common to
the square and the triangle lies within the circle.
Therefore, in each of these figures, there is no region
common to the square and the triangle only. Only the
alternative (3) consists of a region common to the
square and the triangle only and another region
common to the circle and the triangle only. Hence, fig.
(3) is the answer.
77. (c) In fig. (X), one of the dots lies in the region common to
the circle and the triangle only, another dot lies in the
circle alone and the third dot lies in the region common
to the circle and the square only. In fig. (1) there is no
region common to the circle and the triangle only, in
fig. (2), there is no region common to the circle and the
square and in fig. (4), there is no region which lies in
the circle alone. Only, fig. (3) consists of all the three
types of regions.
78. (d) In fig. (X), one of the dots lies in the region common to
the circle and the rectangle only and the other dot lies
in the region common to the circle, the square and the
triangle only. In each of the figures (1) and (2), there is
no region common to the circle and the rectangle only.
In fig. (3), there is no region common to the circle, the
square and the triangle only. Only fig. (4) consists of
both the types of regions.
79. (a) In fig. (X), one of the dots lies in the square alone,
another dot lies in the triangle alone and the third dot
lies in the region common to the circle and the square.
In fig. (2) there is no region that lies in the square alone,
in fig. (3) there is no region that lies in the triangle
alone and in fig. (4) there is no region that lies in the
region common to the circle and the square only. Only
fig. (1) consists of all the three types of regions.
80. (c) In fig. (X), one of the dots lies in the square alone,
another dot lies in the region common to the square
and the triangle only and the third dot lies in the region
common to the circle and the triangle. In fig. (1), there
is no region which lies in the square alone. In each of
the figures (2) and (4), there is no region common to
the circle and the triangle only. Only, fig. (3) consists of
all the three types of regions.
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81. (a) According to the Indian Constitution, 14 members can
be nominated to both the houses of parliament by the
President. This is the legislative power of the President
where he nominates 12 members to the Rajya Sabha
and if not adequately represented 2 Anglo-Indian
members to the Lok Sabha.
82. (d) A presidential system is a republican system of
government where a head of government is also head
of state and leads an executive branch that is separate
from the legislative branch. The United States, for
instance, has a presidential system. Popular election
of President, no overlap in membership and fixed term
of office are the main criteria of Presidential form of
Government.
83. (d) Akbar introduced the Mansabdari system. This system
came under the military reforms of Akbar. Under this
system each officer was assigned a rank(mansab).
Varying from 10 to 10,000, the mansab carried the
Zat(the personal status and salary) and Sawar (the
number of cavalry men to be maintained.
84. (d) Moraines are formed in glacial regions. Moraine is
accumulation of rock debris (till) carried or deposited
by a glacier. The material, which ranges in size from
blocks or boulders (usually faceted or striated) to sand
and clay, is unstratified when dropped by the glacier
and shows no sorting or bedding.
85. (c)
86. (c)
87. (d) Agni is a surface to surface missile developed in India
under Integrated Guided Missile Programme.
88. (b)
89. (a) Mahabalipuram temple is known as ‘Seven-Pagodas’.
90. (d)
91. (d)
92. (a) Ministry of Culture and the Rupayan Sansthan has
signed an MoU to set up a National Cultural Audio-
Visual Archives in Jodhpur with the aim to preserve
cultural heritage of the country.
93. (a) 94. (c) 95. (d) 96. (d)
97. (d) 98. (c) 99. (a) 100. (d)