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1. Direction: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Karnataka Government has launched clouding seeding Project Varshadhari in Bengaluru under which an aircraft will
spray chemicals to induce rainfall. The cloud seeding project is an experimental project that will cover Bengaluru,
Gadag and Yadgir districts of the state. The experimental project aims to condense small water particles by clouds
(size less than 10 microns) to droplets of 50 microns, which can constitute rains. The flight for cloud seeding – BQ-
100 Beechcraft will spray Silver Iodide, Sodium Chloride and Potassium Chloride to condense the water particles. A
committee, comprising meteorologists, experts in cloud physics and hydrologists, will monitor the process.
Cloud seeding (also known as weather modification technique) is an artificial way to induce moisture in the clouds
so as to cause a rainfall. These iodide particles rise into the clouds, cause moisture to freeze. These particles act as a
base for water vapours to settle on that later crystallises and falls as rain or snow. This method can be used to bring
significant amount of rainfall over a specified area especially in location where rain is badly needed. Several
experiments conducted earlier across India were not very effective and gave mixed results.
It is not foolproof as seeded clouds may actually travel to another location and do not cause precipitation on the
intended location. Moreover there are environmental consequences of spreading of harmful chemicals in atmosphere.
It is also a very expensive technique. If it is not controlled properly, it may result in undesirable weather conditions
like flooding, hail, storms, etc. With the state experimenting with cloud seeding for the third time since 2000 (2003
and 2012), experts have their doubts about the success of the cloud seeding technique compared with long-term
sustainable solutions such as afforestation and increased water use efficiency. Already unable to find solutions to
frothing and toxic lakes, flooding sewages and undisposed garbage, cities like Bengaluru, which continue to destroy
natural resources, continue to bear the burden of the state government’s apathy.
Source: https://www.tnpscthervupettagam.com/currentaffairs-detail/project-varshadhari-cloud-seeding-project-by-
karnataka-govt/ What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Failure of the Government to have done something for
B. Technology thriving everywhere
the state
C. Efforts of the Government to induce rainfall in the state D. Destruction of natural resources in Bengaluru
E. Cloud seeding and its mechanism
2. What is the technique of cloud seeding?
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I. Clouds are made to assimilate in one place for a long time which ultimately leads to rainfall.
II. Artificially clouds are created to cause rainfall.
III. Water droplets are collected from the atmosphere and changed into clouds.
IV. The clouds are artificially made to condense on particles introduced in the air.
A. Only I B. Only II
C. Both I and II D. Only IV
E. None of the above
3. Which of the following is being substituted with "cloud seeding"?
A. Rainwater harvesting B. Afforestation
C. Irrigation techniques D. Proper financial assistance to the farmers
E. Proper disposal of sewage
4. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Many problems are not being catered to by the B. People with poverty are grappling in Karnataka and the
Government thus leading to political problems. Government has failed to serve them.
C. The Government has not catered to the problems of D. The Government is trying its best to solve the problems
environment much which has had a malignant effect now. of the environment.
E. Cloud seeding is the best step the Government could
have taken to solve the problems in Karnataka.
5. Which of the following is a characteristic related to cloud seeding?
________ criticism for their lavish spending always try to ________ the curtain over their corruption.
A. Attract B. Draw
C. Capture D. Deduce
E. Catch
12. Direction: The following question carries a statement with two blanks. From the given options, choose the word that
would fit in both the blanks to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful. The ceremony was an
_______ event in the annual calendar of the two countries which _______ diplomatic relations in 1992.
A. Accepted B. Orthodox
C. Traditional D. Habitual
E. Established
13. Direction: Given below are six statements A, B, C, D, E and F, which when arranged in the correct order, form a
coherent and meaningful paragraph. The sentence marked D is fixed and would fit in the fourth position. Rearrange
the other statements in a proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions that follow.
A) The designer, who won the Young Fashion Entrepreneur of the Year award, believes that coral is flattering for the
Indian skin.
B) Another one says that coral has always been one of the best colours for the day time and couture in India.
C) Pantone has chosen coral to be the Colour of the Year, but how will we see it in Indian fashion is a question.
D) “It’s going to be the perfect spring-summer colour for us”, he adds.
E) It combines the beauty of orange and red and makes it fresh.
F) He says that coral is a warm colour that complements the Indian skin tone perfectly. Which of the following will
be the first statement after rearrangement?
A. A B. B
C. C D. E
E. F
14. Which of the following will be the second statement after rearrangement?
A. A B. B
C. C D. E
E. F
15. Which of the following will be the third statement after rearrangement?
A. A B. E
C. C D. B
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E. F
16. Which of the following will be the fifth statement after rearrangement?
A. B B. A
C. C D. F
E. E
17. Which of the following will be the last statement after rearrangement?
A. E B. F
C. A D. B
E. C
18. Direction: In the given question, a sentence is divided into four parts. There are errors in three parts. Choose the part
which doesn’t have an error. If all the four parts are correct, mark E, i.e. ‘All are correct’ as the answer. Comparisons
have been drawn between (A)/ the pneumonia caused by the new virus or SARS (B)/ which infect more than 8000
people (C)/ during a global outbreak that begin in 2003. (D)
A. A B. B
C. C D. D
E. All are correct
19. Bosses and investors purse the documents (A)/ for clues about whose industries or firms (B)/ have gained favour (C)/
and whose have fallen out of it.
A. A B. B
C. C D. D
E. All are correct
20. After an in-depth interview, (A)/ in which Lurie was asked about (B)/ his family life and two children, (C)/ he was
diagnosed with schizophrenia and hospitalised. (D)
A. A B. B
C. C D. D
E. All are correct
21. The real difference would be that, (A)/ in genuine European affairs such that (B)/ the future of the Balkans, Ukraine,
Turkey and the farther evolution of the EU itself, (C)/ London will no longer have a say. (D)
A. A B. B
C. C D. D
E. All are correct
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22. Rosenhan’s work hold up for scrutiny (A)/ the often-harmful nature of psychiatric hospitals (B)/ and galvanised a
growing movement to shut the largest ones (C)/ and replace them with smallest, community-based mental health
centres. (D)
A. A B. B
C. C D. D
E. All are correct
23. Direction :In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence alternatives to the bold
part are given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case
the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., ‘No correction required’. It is surprising to see just how bad
have the past four decades been for ordinary Americans as one very cited figure suggests that they have been pretty
bad.
I. While one very citing figure suggests
II. As one much-cited figure suggests
III. Owning to one very cited figure suggesting
A. Only I B. Only II
C. Only III D. Both I and II
E. No correction required
24. Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, three alternatives to
the bold part are given, more than one of which may help improve the sentence. Choose the option that reflects the
correct use of the phrase in the context of the sentence. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is option
(E), i.e., “No correction required”. Mr. Trump will not step aside as Richard Nixon did and the Congress, though it
may impeach him, looks too divided so that it cannot remove him.
required". Solid–fueled rockets are common in military applications, such as intercontinental ballistic missiles, but
are low frequently employed for launching satellites because their thrust is hard to regulate.
I. as they are still less frequently employed for satellite launches
II. but the frequency of their employment while launching satellites is less
III. however, they are less frequently employed for launching satellites
A. Only I B. Only II
C. Both I and II D. Both II and III
E. No correction required
26. Direction: Which of the following phrases (i), (ii), and (iii) given below each sentence should replace the phrase
printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given
alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence
is correct as it is, mark (E) i.e., "No correction required" as the answer. Private investors eager to sign US projects
anxious of getting out of their comfort zone in developing countries with little history of political or economic
continuity.
i. are hesitant to venture into uncertain areas
ii. hesitate to enter risky scenarios
iii. are reluctant to step into caution zones
A. Only i B. Only i and ii
C. Only i and iii D. Only ii and iii
E. No correction required
27. Direction: Which of the following phrases (i), (ii), and (iii) given below each sentence should replace the phrase
printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given
alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence
is correct as it is, mark (E) i.e., "No correction required" as the answer. Typhoon Lekima made landfall in the early
hours of Saturday in Wenling city, and while making it's way north towards China’s financial capital Shanghai.
28. Direction: In the given question, four words are given of which two are most nearly the same or opposite in
meaning. Find the two words and indicate your answer by marking the option which represents the correct
combination. A) Affinity
B) Hatred
C) Coherence
D) Collusion
A. A – C B. A – D
C. A – B D. C – D
E. B – C
29. Direction: In the given question, four words are given of which two are most nearly the same or opposite in
meaning. Find the two words and indicate your answer by marking the option which represents the correct
combination. A) Persistence
B) Assiduity
C) Tenacity
D) Vitality
A. A–C B. A–D
C. A–B D. C–D
E. B–C
30. Direction: In the given question, four words are given of which two are most nearly the same or opposite in
meaning. Find the two words and indicate your answer by marking the option which represents the correct
combination. A) Delegate
B) Consent
C) Entrust
D) Qualify
A. A – C B. A – D
C. A – B D. C – D
E. B – C
31. Direction: Study the following table carefully and answer the given questions.
Table below shows the number of members in two gymnasiums A and B during 5 years(2010 to 2014).
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What is the respective ratio between the number of male members in gymnasium A in the year 2010 and that of
female members in gymnasium B in the year 2014?
A. 7 : 12 B. 3 : 7
C. 7 : 3 D. 5 : 9
E. 9 : 5
32. What is the average number of female members in gymnasium B taking all the years together?
A. 105 B. 104
C. 106 D. 107
E. 108
33. What is the average number of male members in gymnasium A taking all the years together?
A. 91 B. 90
C. 92 D. 93
E. 94
34. By what percent is the number of male members in gymnasium A in 2012 more than that of female members?
A. 20% B. 21%
C. 22% D. 18%
E. 19%
35. What is the difference between the total number of members in gymnasium A and B taking all the year together ?
A. 360 B. 390
C. 385 D. 380
E. 395
36. Three pipe P, Q and R can fill up a tank in 6, 10, and 15 hours. If the pipe P and R is opened alternatively for 1 hour
each, and pipe Q are opened for forever, when will the tank be filled up?
A. hours B. 3 hours
D. 1 hours
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C. hours
E. 5 hours
37. Pawan invested Rs. 4800 on compound interest for two years at the rate of R% per annum and gets amount of Rs.
6912. If he invested the same sum on simple interest for 3 years at the rate of (R − 12)% then find the interest Pawan
will get at the end of three years.
A. Rs. 1412 B. Rs. 844
C. Rs. 1244 D. Rs. 1152
E. Rs. 1618
38. A vessel contains 60 litres of milk. 12 liters of milk is taken out from it and replaced by water. Then from mixture, 12
liters are again taken out and replaced by water. The ratio of milk and water in resultant mixture is?
A. 3:2 B. 8:5
C. 9:5 D. 16:9
E. None of these
39. The distance between two points A and B is 150 km and a Person covers it at a speed of 37.5 km/h.The distance
between B and C is 60 km and the Person covers it at a speed of 20 km/h. The distance between C and D is 90 km
and the Person covers it at a speed of 30 km/h.Find the average speed of the Person during the whole journey ?
A. 40 km/h B. 20 km/h
C. 30 km/h D. 10 km/h
E. none of these
40. The entrance ticket for the cinepolis in Inorbit mall is Rs. 250. When the price of the ticket was lowered, the sale of
tickets increased by 50% while the collections recorded a decrease of 17.5%. Find the deduction in the ticket price.
A. Rs. 137.5 B. Rs. 112.50
C. Rs. 125 D. Rs. 115
E. None of these
41. Direction: What approximate value will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following question? (You are
not expected to calculate the exact value).
42. Direction: What approximate value will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following question? (You are
not expected to calculate the exact value) =?
A. 2450 B. 2500
C. 2550 D. 2400
E. 2600
43. Direction: What approximate value will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following question? (You are
not expected to calculate the exact value)
A. 993 B. 793
C. 1030 D. 1009
E. 960
44. Direction: What approximate value will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following question? (You are
not expected to calculate the exact value)
A. 10 B. 19
C. 16 D. 15
E. 14
45. Direction: What approximate value will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following question? (You are
not expected to calculate the exact value)
A. 287 B. 277
C. 267 D. 297
E. 257
46. Direction: Study the given data and answer the following questions.
Pie chart given below shows the percentage distribution of total number of passengers in all the coaches of five trains
train A, train B, train C, train D and train E.
Pie chart given below shows the percentage distribution of total number of passengers in AC coaches of the five
trains train A, train B, train C, train D and train E.
Total number of passengers travelling in AC coaches of the given five trains = 1200
Total passengers in AC coach in train A and C together is approximately what percent of total passengers in train C
in all the coaches?
A. 21% B. 11%
C. 31% D. 19%
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E. 29%
47. Ratio of number of females to number of males in train E (all the coaches together) is 11: 24. Then find the
difference of number of males in train E and AC passengers in train A and D together?
A. 768 B. 562
C. 672 D. 548
E. 692
48. Find the average no. of passengers who are not in the AC coach in train A, C and D in all the coaches together.
A. 1000 B. 1008
C. 1200 D. 1208
E. 1288
49. What is the ratio of number of passengers in AC coach in train B and D together to the total number of passengers in
train A in all the coaches.
A. 33 : 50 B. 36 : 53
C. 39 : 47 D. 35 : 41
E. 50 : 37
50. Number of AC passengers in train C and D together is what percent more or less than number of passengers in train
D in all the coaches?
A. 54.5% B. 68.5%
C. 72.5% D. 62.5%
E. 58.5%
51. Total number of AC coach passengers in all the trains is how much more or less than Number of passengers in train
A in all the coaches?
A. 20% B. 30%
C. 40% D. 50%
E. 60%
52. A can do a piece of work alone in 8 days, B can do a piece of work alone in 10 days. After A has been working for 4
days and B for 3 days, C finishes it in 3 days. In how many days C alone be able to do the work?
A. 5 days B. 8 days
C. 12 days D. 15 days
E. 16 days
53. A boat goes from point A to point B which is 20 Km apart and then come back to A. The speed of boat in still water
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is 3 Kmph and the trip from A to B takes 16 hours less than that of B to A. If the speed of the boat in still water is
changed, then find its changed speed in still water if it takes exactly 200 mins to travel from A to B with its changed
speed?
A. 4 kmph B. 6 kmph
C. 7 kmph D. 1 kmph
E. 8 kmph
54. A bookseller sells pens at Rs. 600 per pen. However, he is forced to give two successive discount of 10% and 5%
respectively. however, he recovers the sales tax on the net sales price from the customer at 5% of the net price. what
price does a customer have to pay him to buy a pen?
A. 538.65 B. 535
C. 540 D. 537
E. None of these
55. A invested 66.66% of the total investment for of total period and B invested 60% of the rest amount for 6 months
less than the time period of A investment. And C invested the remaining amount for of total period. If total profit at
the end of the year is Rs 105930 then find the share of C.
A. Rs 7810 B. Rs 7500
C. Rs 7920 D. Rs 7620
E. None of these
56. On the last GK quiz, Mickey answered of the problems correctly, Gus answered of the problems correctly, Vince
answered of the question correctly and Gretchen answered of them correctly. If each problem is worth the same
marks, who got the higher grade?
A. Mickey B. Gretchen
C. Vince D. Gus
E. Cannot be determined
57. Direction: In the following question two equations are given in variables X and Y. You have to solve these equations
and determine the relation between X and Y.
I. X =
A. Y > X B. X > Y
C. X ≤ Y D. X ≥ Y
E. X = Y or no relation can be established
58. Direction: In the following question two equations are given in variables X and Y. You have to solve these equations
and determine the relation between X and Y.
I. 5x2 + 11x - 12 = 0
I. (x + 4)(y + 6) = 9
In a SBI PO pre level e×am 2016, 43% passed in Quantitative aptitude, 52 % passed in English and 52% passed in
DI. 8% candidates passed in all the three. 14% passed in Quantitative aptitude and English, 21% passed in
Quantitative aptitude and DI and 20% passed in English and DI. Number of candidates who took the e×am is 200.
Let set E, set D and set Q denotes the candidates who passed in English, DI and Quantitative aptitude respectively.
What is the ratio of candidates passed in Quantitative aptitude only to that of candidates passed in DI only?
A. 16 : 19 B. 29 :32
C. 31 : 49 D. 16 :37
E. None of these
62. How many candidates passed in Quantitative aptitude only?
A. 16 B. 32
C. 48 D. 64
E. 80
63. A student is declared passed only if he/she clears atleast two sections. The number of candidates who were declared
pass in this e×am is?
A. 39 B. 66
C. 33 D. 78
E. None of these
64. What percentage of candidates passed in both DI and English but not in Quantitative aptitude?
A. 8% B. 13%
C. 6% D. 10%
E. 12%
65. What is the number of candidates passed in all the three sections?
A. 8 B. 16
C. 32 D. 24
E. 40
66. Direction: In the question below are given three statements followed by the conclusions. You have to take the given
statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and
then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly
known facts.
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Statements:
Only a few TV Soaps are Movies.
All Movies are Reality shows.
No Reality shows are Comedy show.
Conclusions:
I. Some TV Soaps are not Comedy shows
II. All TV Soaps can be Reality show
A. Only I follows B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
67. Statements:
Some Kings are not Queens.
All Queens are Princess.
No Princess is Prince.
Conclusions:
I. No Queens are Prince
II. Some Princess is not King
A. Only I follows B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
68. Statements:
All Keys are Locks.
Some Locks are not Boards.
Only a few Boards are Pins.
Conclusions:
I. Some Keys are Pins
II. No Keys are Pins
A. Only I follows B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
69. Statements:
All Leads are USB Cables.
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Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting around a square table. Four of them are sitting at the corners
facing outside and four of them are sitting at the edges facing inside. D sits second to the right of E. E is not facing
inside. Two people are sitting between D and H. C and H are opposite to each other. C and A are immediate
neighbors. B is not an immediate neighbor of A and H. G is not sitting at the corner.
A. D B. G
C. A D. F
E. None of these
75. How many meaningful English words can be formed by using any six letters of the word FRIPPERY?
A. None B. One
C. Two D. Three
E. None of these
76. Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
In a family of three-generation, there are nine members and three married couples. M is not a mother of a son. P who
is the only married child of M is married to B. Both M and P have two children. Q is not a female member of the
family. A is the son-in-law of D. L is the father of K and father-in-law of B. G is the sister-in-law of Q.
Some persons are living in a building in such a way that only one person lives in one floor. No floor is vacant.
Information for some of them is given. V lives three floors away W. Q lives six floors below R, who lives two floors
below T. V and T are adjacent to S. U lives four floors above W. X lives just below of W and persons living below X
are twice of persons living between Q and T from bottom. P lives on the third floor from the top. Persons living
between Q and R are one more than persons living between W and P.
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E. Either ka or ki
85. What will be the code for ‘zi ta’?
A. with rise B. class every
C. rise class D. every rise
E. Cannot be determined
86. What could be the possible code for ‘every day on’?
A. ta ne zi B. ne ga pa
C. mo ga pa D. pa mo ne
E. Cannot be determined
87. What is the code for ‘la’?
A. rise B. on
C. pictures D. health
E. Cannot be determined
88. If ‘pictures of the day’ is written as ‘ho pa me xi’, then what is the code for ‘health’?
A. ki B. ho
C. la D. ka
E. None of these
89. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘Satisfaction’ each of which has as many letters between them
in the word as in the English alphabet (Both forward and backward)?
A. Nil B. One
C. Two D. Three
E. None of these
90. Direction: In the following questions assuming the given statement to be true, find which of the conclusion(s)
among given conclusions is/are definitely true and then give your answers accordingly.
Statements:
G > H > J ≥ K, T < R = F ≥ G, I = U ≤ Y ≤ T
Conclusions:
I. R > G
II. G = R
A. Only I is true B. Only II is true
C. Either I or II is true D. Neither I nor II is true
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Miku starts walking in the east direction and after a distance of 20m, he reaches point A. Now, he turns right and
covers a distance of 14m to reach point B. Then, he turns left and covers a distance of 20m to reach point C.
C. South-East D. North-West
E. None of these
95. What is the shortest distance between Miku’s starting point and point B?
A. 19m B. 2√149m
C. 30m D. 4√151m
E. None of these
96. Direction: Study the following data carefully and answer the questions accordingly.
Six people are sitting around a triangle table. Three of them sit at the corners facing outside and three are sitting on
the sides facing inside. Each one of them works in a different company.
V sits two paces away from M, who is not sitting at the corner. Two people sit between V and the one, who works in
HCL. The one, who works in HDFC, sits immediate left of the one, who works in HCL. Two people sit between the
one, who works in HDFC and H, who does not work in PNB. J is the neighbor of H. U sits second to the right of the
one, who works in PNB. K sits near the one, who works in Dell. J does not work in Amazon. The neighbors of the
one, who works in Dell, do not work in Myntra.
E. None is correct
100. If all of them are made to sit alphabetically starting from H (excluding H) in a clockwise direction then how many of
them will remain at their same places?
A. Five B. One
C. Three D. Two
E. None
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Solutions
1. C
Sol. The passage states the fact that the Karnataka government has tried to improve the condition of rainfall in the place.
Cloud seeding is the technique that has been resorted to. It describes cloud seeding in details but it is not the main
idea of the passage. The main focus is on how to increase rainfall in the state and the impact of cloud seeding on
precipitation. Thus option C is the correct answer.
2. D
Sol. The iodide particles are introduced simply to make the water droplets in the clouds condense artificially. This leads to
rainfall. It is mentioned in the passage 'The flight for cloud seeding – BQ-100 Beechcraft will spray Silver Iodide,
Sodium Chloride and Potassium Chloride to condense the water particles. ' Thus option D is the correct answer.
3. B
Sol. The main purpose of cloud seeding is to induce rainfall. Thus the activity that has been substituted with cloud
seeding is afforestation which means growing trees. Trees cause rainfall. Thus option B is the correct answer.
4. C
Sol. It is clear from the passage that cloud seeding might or might not have the desired effects. The government has
neglected certain major issues which has lowered the condition of the environment. It is mentioned in the passage
'Already unable to find solutions to frothing and
toxic lakes, flooding sewages and undisposed garbage, cities like Bengaluru, which continue to destroy natural
resources, continue to bear the burden of the state government’s apathy.' Thus option C is the correct answer.
5. E
Sol. It is mentioned in the passage 'experts have their doubts about the success of the cloud seeding technique compared
with long-term sustainable solutions such as afforestation and increased water use efficiency.' Thus option E is the
correct answer.
6. E
Sol. Cloud seeding means introducing chemicals into the atmosphere and deteriorating the condition. It would lead to
more environmental concerns. Thus option E is the correct answer.
Options A, B and C have also been mentioned in the passage and are issues related with cloud seeding but none of
them have as long lasting implications as environmental issues.
7. C
Sol. The word 'foolproof' means 'incapable of going wrong or being misused'. Thus option C 'infallible' which
means incapable of making mistakes or being wrong, is the correct answer.
Note: He is a sure shot = he is somebody who will reliably hit the target.
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8. C
Sol. The sentence implies that the economic elite who controlled the operations of the nation’s affairs criticised most
probably the government for the wastage of ammunition. Now of the given options ‘Directed’ which means ‘to
control the operations of; manage or govern’ suitably appropriates to the second blank. And another meaning of
‘Directed’ is to aim (something) in a particular direction or at a particular person’, which makes sense in the first
blank. As option C fits in both the blanks.
12. E
Sol. In the first blank we need an adjective to define the noun “event”. “Established” which means ‘having existed or
done something for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted’ fits well in the first blank. In the
second blank we need a verb in the past form as the sentence is in past tense. Out of ‘accepted’ and ‘established’ the
latter which means ‘ to initiate or bring about (contact or communication)’ fits in the second blank.
In part C, the error lies in the use of the present tense ‘infect’ to refer to an action that has occurred in the past
(2003). The past tense ‘infected should be used. Similarly, in part D, instead of ‘begin’, the past participle ‘begun’
should be used.
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In part B the error lies in the usage of ‘whose’. The relative pronoun whose is used to indicate that something belongs
to or is owned by someone or something else. But in the context of the given sentence, the pronoun should directly
refer to the ‘industries or firms’. Thus, ‘which’ should be used. The same error is observed in part D.
In part B the usage of the subordinating conjunction ‘such that’ is incorrect. The correct phrase here should be ‘such
as’ which is used to introduce an appositive, which is a word group that explains or clarifies through example the
words preceding it.
In part C, instead of ‘farther’ which implies physical distance we need to use ‘further’ which implies metaphorical
distance.
In parts C and D the degrees of comparison are incorrect for ‘largest’ and ‘smallest’. The superlative degrees have
been used, but the comparative forms would be a better choice here.
present participles, adjectives and adverbs of positive degree. Here, past participle form of the verb, ‘sight’ is used.
Thus, ‘much’ should replace ‘very’. Thus, the correct answer is option B.
24. D
Sol. The words 'too…to' have a negative meaning. It means ‘more than is desirable’.
If the adverb 'too' is followed by an 'adjective' + 'to infinitive', we can expand the sentence into two clauses, the first
containing 'so' and the second containing 'that'. If the sentence containing too…to is in the affirmative, the sentence
containing so…that will be in the negative.
The structure 'so…that' can be used to show cause and effect. In the sentence which is based on ‘too … to’ format,
we cannot replace ‘to’ with ‘so that’. If we replace ‘too’ with ‘so that’, ‘to’ also must be replaced with ‘cannot’.
Thus, both the phrases, ‘too divided to remove him’ as well as ‘so divided that it cannot remove him’, are correct. So,
the correct answer is option D.
25. D
Sol. The highlighted part is incorrect as “less” is the correct modifier for “frequency”, and “low” is incorrect. The
sentence does not state an assertion and reasoning idea, .i.e., if something is common in military applications, it is
not because it is used less frequently. Thus, “as” cannot be used. This eliminated alternative I. The second part of the
sentence presents a contrast, thus, “but” and “however” can be used. Thus, both II and III are correct as they fit
grammatically as well as contextually.
26. B
Sol. The sentence talks about how private investors who are eager to sign US projects are reluctant to do the same in
developing countries. Both (i) and (ii) suffice as per the context of the sentence. Thus, (B) is the right answer.
The highlighted phrase is incorrect as we need a helping verb such as ‘are’ before the adjective ‘anxious’, similarly
option (i) that contains the adjective- "hesitant" with an auxiliary verb "are". Sentence (ii) doesn't require "are"
because the word"hesitate" is used as a verb. Option (iii) is incorrect as ‘caution’ is a noun and cannot modify
another noun such as ‘zones’.
27. C
Sol. When we want to show relation between two nouns (typhoon and way), we use the relative pronoun 'its'. "It's" is a
contraction of 'it is', which is wrong here. 'While' is used to show two parallel events. But typhoons first make
landfall and then move further inland. So, these events are happening simultaneously, rather one after another. So,
only option iii is correct. Hence, the correct answer is C.
28. C
Sol. The word ‘affinity’ means a natural liking for and understanding of someone or something. The word ‘hatred’ means
an extremely strong feeling of dislike. Thus, both the words are antonyms of each other. 'Coherence' means the
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quality of being logical and consistent. 'Collusion' refers to a secret or illegal conspiracy in order to deceive others.
29. A
Sol. The word ‘Persistence’ means to continue in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition. The
word ‘tenacity’ means the determination to continue what you are doing; the quality displayed by someone who just
won’t quit. Thus, both the words are synonyms to each other. ‘Assiduity’ means to provide constant or close attention
to what one is doing. ‘Vitality’ means the state of being strong and active; energetic.
30. A
Sol. The word ‘delegate’ means to entrust a task or responsibility to another person, typically on someone who is less
senior than oneself. The word ‘entrust’ means to assign the responsibility for doing something to someone. Thus,
both the words are synonyms to each other. ‘Qualify’ means to be entitled to a particular benefit or privilege by
fulfilling a necessary condition. ‘Consent’ means to give permission for something to happen.
31. A
Sol. Number of male members in gymnasium A in year 2020 = 7/12 × 120 = 70
⇒ 7 : 12
32. B
Sol. 104
33. C
Sol. 92
34. A
Sol. 20%
35. B
Sol. 390
36. A
Sol. Given,
Three pipe P, Q and R can fill up a tank in 6, 10, and 15 hours.
The part of tank filled up in 1 hour by pipe P = 1/6
The part of tank filled up in 1 hour by pipe Q = 1/10
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6912 = 4800
⇒
⇒ R = 20%
New rate = (20 12) 8%
38. D
Sol. Remaining amount of milk=initial quantity(1- )n
=60(1- )2=38.4liters
Quantity of water=60-38.4=21.6liters
Required ratio=38.4:21.6=16:9
39. C
Sol. Distance between A and B = 150 km
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= = 30 km/h
40. B
Sol. Given, entrance ticket for the cinepolis in Inorbit mall is Rs. 250. When the price of the ticket was lowered, the sale
of tickets increased by 50% while the collections recorded a decrease of 17.5%.
Let the number of tickets bought initially be ‘a’
New number of tickets bought = a + 50% of a = 1.5a
Let the new price be ‘b’
Thus, b × 1.5a = 250 × a – 17.5% of 250 × a
⇒b × 1.5a = 0.825 × 250 × a
⇒b = 250 × 0.55 = 137.5
Decrease in price = 250 – 137.5 = Rs. 112.50
Alternative Way:
-17.5=50-x-(50x)/100
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3x/2=67.5
x=45%
⇒
43. A
Sol. ⇒
⇒ 993
44. B
Sol. ⇒
⇒ 10– 2 + 11 = ?
⇒ 19
45. A
Sol. ⇒
⇒ 289 + 2 - 4
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⇒ 287
46. A
Sol.
= 21.25% 21%
47. C
Sol.
Ratio of number of females to number of males in train E (all the coaches together) is 11: 24
= 1152
= 480
= 672
48. D
Sol.
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= 608
= 1704
= 1312
= 3624 ÷ 3
= 1208
49. A
Sol.
= 528
= 33: 50
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50. B
Sol.
= 504
= 68.5%
51. D
Sol.
= 50%
52. D
Sol. Let C alone will take x days to finish the work.
+ + =1
=1– –
=
x = 15 days
54. A
Sol. 600 – 10% of 600 = 540
& 540 – 5% of 540 = 513
513 + 5% of 513 = 538.65
55. C
Sol. Assume total investment be Rs 100.
According to question,
Therefore,
90 + 9 + 8= 107 units
107 units = 105930
1 unit= = 990
Share of C= 990 × 8= 7920.
56. C
Sol. Mickey answered correctly =
⇒ X = 14
⇒ (Y – 10)(3Y – 26) = 0
⇒ Y = 10 & 26/3
Hence, X > Y
58. C
Sol. 5x2 + 11x - 12 = 0
On solving, we get
5y2 - 19y + 12 = 0
On solving, we get
x≤y
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59. A
Sol. Given, (x + 4)(y + 6) = 9
⇒ xy + 4y + 6x = –15 … (i)
x = –1 and y = –3
x>y
60. E
Sol. 5x2 + 7x + 2 = 0
⇒ 5x2 + 5x + 2x + 2 = 0
⇒ 5x(x + 1) + 2(x + 1) = 0
⇒ (x + 1)(5x + 2) = 0
⇒ x = −1,
10y2 + 11y + 3 = 0
⇒ 10y2 + 5y + 6y + 3 = 0
⇒ 5y(2y + 1) + 3(2y + 1) = 0
⇒ (5y + 3)(2y + 1) = 0
⇒y= ,
Sol. Given,
Percentage of candidates passed in Quantitative aptitude (Q), English (E) and DI (D) are 43%,
52% and 52% respectively.
Percentage of candidates passed in Quantitative aptitude (Q) and English (E) = 14%
62. B
Sol. Given,
Percentage of candidates passed in Quantitative aptitude (Q), English (E) and DI (D) are 43%,
52% and 52% respectively.
Percentage of candidates passed in Quantitative aptitude (Q) and English (E) = 14%
63. D
Sol. Given,
Percentage of candidates passed in Quantitative aptitude (Q), English (E) and DI (D) are 43%,
52% and 52% respectively.
Percentage of candidates passed in Quantitative aptitude (Q) and English (E) = 14%
64. E
Sol. Given,
Percentage of candidates passed in Quantitative aptitude (Q), English (E) and DI (D) are 43%,
52% and 52% respectively.
Percentage of candidates passed in Quantitative aptitude (Q) and English (E) = 14%
From the above Venn diagram it is clear that percentage of candidates passed in both DI and
English but not in Quantitative aptitude = 12%
65. B
Sol. Given,
Percentage of candidates passed in Quantitative aptitude (Q), English (E) and DI (D) are 43%,
52% and 52% respectively.
Percentage of candidates passed in Quantitative aptitude (Q) and English (E) = 14%
66. E
Sol.
Conclusions:
I. Some TV Soaps are not Comedy shows – It is true as some TV Soaps are Reality shows and no Reality shows are
Comedy shows.
II. All TV Soaps can be Reality shows – It is true as shown in figure given below:
Sol.
Conclusions:
I. No Queens are Prince – It is true as all Queens are Princess and no Princess is Prince.
II. Some Princess is not King – There is no relation between Princess and King hence it is false.
Conclusions:
I. Some Keys are Pins – There is no relation between Keys and Pins hence it is false.
II. No Keys are Pins – There is no relation between Keys and Pins hence it is false.
Conclusions:
I. Some Headphones are not USB Cables – It is true as some Earphones are Headphones and no USB Cables are
Earphones.
II. No Leads are Earphones – It is true as all Leads are USB Cables and no USB Cables are Earphones.
(Here, case 1 will be eliminated and we will continue with the case 2)
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(Here, case 1 will be eliminated and we will continue with the case 2)
(Here, case 1 will be eliminated and we will continue with the case 2)
(Here, case 1 will be eliminated and we will continue with the case 2)
(Here, case 1 will be eliminated and we will continue with the case 2)
5) X lives just below of W and persons living below X are twice of persons living between Q and T from bottom. It
means case 1 is ruled out.
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6) Persons living between Q and R are one more than persons living between W and P.
5) X lives just below of W and persons living below X are twice of persons living between Q and T from bottom. It
means case 1 is ruled out.
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6) Persons living between Q and R are one more than persons living between W and P.
5) X lives just below of W and persons living below X are twice of persons living between Q and T from bottom. It
means case 1 is ruled out.
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6) Persons living between Q and R are one more than persons living between W and P.
5) X lives just below of W and persons living below X are twice of persons living between Q and T from bottom. It
means case 1 is ruled out.
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6) Persons living between Q and R are one more than persons living between W and P.
5) X lives just below of W and persons living below X are twice of persons living between Q and T from bottom. It
means case 1 is ruled out.
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6) Persons living between Q and R are one more than persons living between W and P.
each/fresh = ka/ki
pictures/health = la/ho
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rise = ta
on = mo
class = zi
day = pa
with/every = ne/ga
each/fresh = ka/ki
pictures/health = la/ho
rise = ta
on = mo
class = zi
day = pa
with/every = ne/ga
each/fresh = ka/ki
pictures/health = la/ho
rise = ta
on = mo
class = zi
day = pa
with/every = ne/ga
each/fresh = ka/ki
pictures/health = la/ho
rise = ta
on = mo
class = zi
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day = pa
with/every = ne/ga
each/fresh = ka/ki
pictures/health = la/ho
rise = ta
on = mo
class = zi
day = pa
with/every = ne/ga
Conclusions:
On combining: W < E ≤ R ≤ F ≥ V ≥ C ≥ X = S
Conclusions:
Conclusions:
Conclusions:
I. J ≥ T – True (as T = Y ≤ U ≤ I = K ≤ J → J ≥ T)
II. K ≥ V – False (as K ≤ J > H = G > V → hence clear relation between K and V cannot be determined)
2. Two people sit between V and the one, who works in HCL.
3. The one, who works in HDFC, sits immediate left of the one, who works in HCL.
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4. Two people sit between the one, who works in HDFC and H, who does not work in PNB.
5. J is the neighbor of H.
(Here, case 2 will be eliminated and we will continue with the case 1)
(Refer point 4)
9. The neighbors of the one, who works in Dell, do not work in Myntra.
2. Two people sit between V and the one, who works in HCL.
3. The one, who works in HDFC, sits immediate left of the one, who works in HCL.
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4. Two people sit between the one, who works in HDFC and H, who does not work in PNB.
5. J is the neighbor of H.
(Here, case 2 will be eliminated and we will continue with the case 1)
(Refer point 4)
9. The neighbors of the one, who works in Dell, do not work in Myntra.
2. Two people sit between V and the one, who works in HCL.
3. The one, who works in HDFC, sits immediate left of the one, who works in HCL.
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4. Two people sit between the one, who works in HDFC and H, who does not work in PNB.
5. J is the neighbor of H.
(Here, case 2 will be eliminated and we will continue with the case 1)
(Refer point 4)
9. The neighbors of the one, who works in Dell, do not work in Myntra.
2. Two people sit between V and the one, who works in HCL.
3. The one, who works in HDFC, sits immediate left of the one, who works in HCL.
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4. Two people sit between the one, who works in HDFC and H, who does not work in PNB.
5. J is the neighbor of H.
(Here, case 2 will be eliminated and we will continue with the case 1)
(Refer point 4)
9. The neighbors of the one, who works in Dell, do not work in Myntra.
2. Two people sit between V and the one, who works in HCL.
3. The one, who works in HDFC, sits immediate left of the one, who works in HCL.
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4. Two people sit between the one, who works in HDFC and H, who does not work in PNB.
5. J is the neighbor of H.
(Here, case 2 will be eliminated and we will continue with the case 1)
(Refer point 4)
9. The neighbors of the one, who works in Dell, do not work in Myntra.