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116. Taxonomy : Classification : : Pedology : ? 121. Bird : Chirp : : Horse : ?

(a) Nature (b) Farming (a) Bray (b) Neigh
(c) Soil (d) Mountain (c) Race (d) Stable
117. Monotony : Variety : : Crudeness : ? 122. Insert : Extract : : Mighty : ?
(a) Refinement (b) Raw (a) Thin (b) Strong
(c) Sobriety (d) Simplicity (c) Frail (d) Feeble
118. Interview : Job : : Armistice : ? 123. Ornithologist : Birds : : Anthropologist : ?
(a) War (b) Treaty (a) Plants (b) Animals
(c) Amnesty (d) Agreement (c) Mankind (d) Environment
119. Wizard : Witch : : Monk : ? 124. Oxygen : Burn : : Carbon dioxide : ?
(a) Madam (b) Widow (a) Isolate (b) Foam
(c) Nun (d) Virgin (c) Extinguish (d) Explode
120. Burglar : House : : Pirate : ? 125. Seismograph : Earthquake :: Tachometer: ?
(a) Sea (b) Ship (a) Volcanoes (b) Resistance
(c) Sailor (d) Crew (c) Landslides (d) Strains

blood relAtions
126. If F is the brother of A, C is the daughter of A, K is the 131. Introducing a woman, Namrata said, ‘She is the
sister of F, and G is the brother of C, then who is the daughter-in-law of the grandmother of my father’s
uncle of G? only son’. How is the woman related to Namrata?
(a) F (b) K (a) Grandmother (b) Sister-in-law
(c) C (d) None of the above (c) Sister (d) Mother
127. Ravi said to Seeta, ‘Your mother is the daughter of my 132. Pointing to a photograph Raveena says, ‘He is the son of
grandmother’. How are Ravi and Seeta related? the only son of my grandfather’. How is the man in the
(a) Uncle-niece (b) Father-daughter photograph related to Raveena?
(c) Cousin (d) None of the above (a) Uncle (b) Brother
128. A has three children. B is the brother of C, and C is the (c) Cousin (d) None of the above
sister of D; E, who is the wife of A, is the mother of D. 133. Vinita, who is the sister-in-law of Amit, is the
There is only one daughter of the husband of E. What is daughter-in-law of Kamni. Deepak is the father of
the relation between D and B? Sandy who is the only brother of Amit. How is Kalyani
(a) B is brother of D (b) B is not related to D related to Ashok?
(c) D is sister of B (d) None of the above (a) Mother-in-law (b) Aunt
129. Dinesh said to Naveen, ‘The person playing this game (c) Wife (d) None of the above
is the youngest of the two brothers of the daughter of 134. Pointing to a woman in a picture, Amit said, ‘Her grand-
my father’s wife’. How is the person playing the game daughter is the only daughter of my brother’. How is
related to Dinesh? the woman related to Amit?
(a) Cousin (b) Brother (a) Sister (b) Grandmother
(c) Son (d) Brother-in-law (c) Mother-in-law (d) Mother
130. Pointing to a picture of a boy, Somesh said, ‘He is the 135. X and Y are siblings. C and D are wife and husband,
son of the only son of my mother’. How is Somesh respectively; X is the only son of C. F is the sister of D.
related to that boy? How is Y related to F?
(a) Brother (b) Uncle (a) Niece (b) Nephew
(c) Cousin (d) Father (c) Uncle (d) Cousin

direction sense
136. Raman travels a distance of 5 km in south direction. He
turns to his right. After walking 3 km, he turns to the
left and walks 5 km. Now in which direction is he from
the starting place?
(a) West (b) South
(c) South-west (d) North-east
137. Ravi left home and cycled 10 km towards south. He,
then, turned right and cycled 5 km, and then again
turned right and cycled 10 km. After this, he turned
left and cycled 10 km. How many kilometres will he
have to cycle to reach his home straight?
(a) 15 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 30
138. Chintan walked 15 km towards west, and then, he turned
left and walked for 20 km. Then, he moved towards east
and walked 25 km, and finally, turning left, he covered
20 km. How far was he from his starting point?
(a) 20 km (b) 30 km
(c) 10 km (d) None of the above
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139. Vijay starts walking towards north. After walking some
distance, he turns to his right. Then, walking for a
while, he turns to his left and walks for one kilometre,
and then, he turns to his left again. In which direction
is he moving now?
(a) North (b) South
(c) West (d) East
140. Rashi travelled 20 km towards north. Then, she turned
right and travels 30 km. Then, she turns right and
travels a distance of 35 km. Then, she turns left and
walks 15 km. Finally, she turns left and walks 15 km. In
which direction and how many metres is she from the
starting position?
(a) 5 km west (b) 30 km east
(c) 30 km west (d) 45 km east
141. Kumar walked 5 m towards north; took a left turn and
walked for 10 m. He then took a right turn and walked
for 20 m, and again took right turn and walked 10 m.
How far is he from the starting point?
(a) 20 m (b) 15 m (c) 25 m (d) 30 m
142. Shalini walked 15 m towards south, took right turn,
and walked 3 m. She took a right turn again and walked
15 m before stopping.Which direction did Shalini face
after stopping?
(a) West (b) South
(c) East (d) North
143. Town D is 12 km towards the north of town A. Town C
is 15 km towards the west of town D. Town B is 15 km
towards the west of town A. How far and in which
direction is town B from C?
(a) 15 km towards north (b) 12 km towards south
(c) 3 km towards south (d) 12 km towards south
144. Read the following carefully and answer the question
given below.
I. Point B is 4 m towards the north of Point A.
II. Point E is 8 m towards the east of Point B.
III. Point C is 5 m towards the east of Point A
IV. Point D is 9 m towards the west of Point C.
How far should one walk from Point A in order to
reach Point D.
(a) 4 m (b) 9 m
(c) 5 m (d) 14 m
145. Rahul started from Point A and travelled 8 km towards
the north to Point B; he then turned right and travelled
7 km to Point C, and from Point C, he took the first right
and drove 5 km to Point D. Then, he took another right
and travelled 7 km to Point E, and finally, he turned
right and travelled for another 3 km to Point F. What is
the distance between Points F and B?
(a) 1 km (b) 2 km (c) 3 km (d) 4 km
seating Arrangement
146. 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?
(a) S (b) X
(c) Z (d) None of the above
147. A, B, C, D and E are sitting on a bench. A is sitting next
to B; C is sitting next to D, and D is not sitting with E
who is on the left end of the bench. C is on the sec-
ond 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?
(a) Between B and D (b) Between B and C
(c) Between E and D (d) Between C and E
148. P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting around a circle and
are facing the centre.
I. P is second to the right of T who is the neighbour of
R and V.
II. S is not the neighbour of P.
III. V is the neighbour of U.
IV. Q is not between S and W. W is not between U and S.
Which two of the following are not neighbours?
(a) R and V (b) U and V
(c) R and P (d) Q and W
149. J, D L, H and F are travelling to a station; each one
reaches at a different time. L reaches only after J and
D reaches only before F. Who among them is third to
reach?
(a) F (b) L (c) D (d) H
150. P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in a straight line facing north.
P sits next to S but not to T. Q is sitting next to R, who
sits on the extreme left corner. T does not sit next to Q.
Who sits to the left of S?
(a) P (b) Q (c) R (d) S

bAsic percentAge cAlculAtions

151. The price of cooking oil has increased by 25%. The per- 153. In a town, 96% of the population is 23,040. The total
centage of reduction that a family should effect in the population of the town is
use of cooking oil so not to increase the expenditure on (a) 32,256 (b) 24,000
this account is (c) 24,936 (d) 25,640
(a) 25 (b) 30% 154. If 75% of the students in a school are boys and the num-
(c) 20% (d) 15% ber of girls is 420, then the number of boys is
152. In an organization, 40% of the employees are matricu- (a) 1176 (b) 1350 (c) 1260 (d) 1125
lates, 50% of the remaining employees are graduates, 1
and the remaining 180 are postgraduates. How many 155. A man spends `3500 and saves 12 % of his income.
2
employees are graduates? His monthly income (in rupees) is
(a) 360 (b) 240 (a) 3937.50 (b) 4000
(c) 300 (d) 180 (c) 4250 (d) 4160
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156. The price of an item is increased by 20% and then (a) `5 (b) `4
decreased by 20%. The final price as compared to the (c) `3.75 (d) None of the above
original price is 164. If the length of a rectangle increases by 10%, then by
(a) 20% less (b) 20% more what per cent should the breadth decrease to maintain
(c) 4% more (d) 4% less the same area?
157. X’s salary is half that of Y. If X got a 50% rise in his salary (a) 10 (b) 20
and Y got a 25% rise in his salary, then the percentage (c) 9.11 (d) 5
increase in combined salaries of both is 165. If the price of potatoes increased first by 20% and
(a) 30% (b) 33.33% subsequently by 40%, then what is the final price per
(c) 37.5% (d) 75% kilogram, if the original price was `25 per kg?
158. A mixture of 40 l of milk and water contains 10% water. (a) 40 (b) 42
How much water should be added to it so that water (c) 45 (d) 48
may be 20% in the new mixture? 166. The radius of a circle has increased by 20%. By what
(a) 5 l (b) 4 l percentage does the circumference increase?
(c) 6.5 l (d) 7.5 l (a) 20% (b) 40%
159. A man spends 75% of his income. His income is (c) 44% (d) 48%
increased by 20% and he increased his expenditure by 167. The radius of a circle has increased by 20%. By what
10%. His savings are increased by percentage does its area increase?
(a) 10% (b) 25% (a) 33% (b) 44%
(c) 37.5% (d) 50% (c) 55% (d) None of the above
160. If A’s income is 25% more than B’s and B’s income is 168. If the side of a square is increased by 25%, then its area
20% more than C’s, then by what per cent is A’s income is increased by how much per cent?
more than C’s? (a) 25% (b) 50%
(a) 15% (b) 25% (c) 62.5% (d) None of the above
(c) 33.5% (d) 50%
169. The length and breadth of a rectangle are
161. If the price of a television set is increased by 25%, then 20 cm and 10 cm, respectively. The length is increased
by what percentage should the new price be reduced to by 10% and the breadth is increased by 20%. What is
bring the price back to the original level? the new area of the rectangle?
(a) 15% (b) 20% (a) 240 (b) 254
(c) 25% (d) 30% (c) 264 (d) 280
162. A dealer marks his goods 20% above cost price. He then 170. The number of seats in an auditorium are increased by
allows some discount on it and makes a profit of 8%. 25%. The price on a ticket is also increased by 12%.
The rate of discount is What is the effect on the revenue collected?
(a) 4% (b) 6% (a) 37
(c) 10% (d) 12% (b) 40
163. As the price of mangoes decreased by 25%, I can (c) 42
purchase 4 mangoes more for `60. What is the new (d) None of the above
price of one mango?

Arithmetic meAn
171. The average weight of 8 persons increases by 2.5 kg 174. A car owner buys petrol at `8 and `10 for two succes-
when a person weighing 60 kg is replaced by a new sive years. What approximately is the average cost per
person. What might be the weight of the new person? litre of petrol if he spends `4000 each year?
(a) 76 kg (b) 76.5 kg (a) `9 (b) `9.90
(c) 80 kg (d) Data inadequate (c) `8.88 (d) None of the above
172. The average weight of 8 articles is 25 kg. If the average 175. A question is followed by two statements I and II
weight of 3 of them is 20 kg, then what is the average that contain certain data. Tell by selecting one of the
weight of rest of the 5 articles? answer choices given, whether the data given in the
(a) 26 kg (b) 27 kg statements are sufficient for answering the question.
(c) 28 kg (d) None of the above (a) If statement I alone is sufficient.
173. The average speed of a taxi car from Town A to Town B (b) If statement II alone is sufficient.
is 35 kmph and return journey is 42 kmph. What is the (c) If both statements I and II taken together are
average speed of the whole journey? sufficient.
(a) 35.5 kmph (b) 36 kmph (d) If none of the statements is sufficient.
(c) 38.17 kmph (d) Cannot be determined Question: A horse ran 100 miles without stopping.
What was the average speed in miles per hour?
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Statements (a) 50 kmph (b) 55 kmph

I. The horse ran 20 miles per hour for the first 50 miles. (c) 80 kmph (d) 56.87 kmph
II. The entire journey starts from 8 pm on day one to 178. The average age of a husband and wife was 22 years
4 am the following day. [June 1997] when they were married five years back. What is the
176. A and B start from the same destination and take the present average age of the family if they have a three-
same route. A starts at 8 a.m. and drives at a speed of year-old child? [December 2002]
40 kmph. B starts at 9 a.m. and drives at a speed of (a) 19 years (b) 25 years
50 kmph. If the destination is 350 km away from the (c) 27 years (d) 28.5 years
starting point, then how far will A be from the destina- 179. A man’s monthly income is `1400. What should be his
tion when B reaches there? [December 1997] average monthly expenditure so that he is able to save
(a) 20 km (b) 30 km 3600 in a year?
(c) 50 km (d) 70 km (a) 1000 (b) 1100
177. A train runs for 2 hours at a speed of 35 kmph. It runs (c) 1150 (d) 1200
for 3½ hours at the speed of 60 kmph and then runs for 180. The average of A, B and C is 50. If D is 10, then what is
2½ hours at the speed of 70 kmph. Find the average the average of A, B, C and D?
speed of the train. [June 2002] (a) 15 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 60

time And distAnce

181. A person crosses a 1200 m long street in 10 minutes. 186. A man completes a journey in 10 hours. The first-half
What is his speed in kmph? of the journey is covered at the speed of 21 km per hour
(a) 7.2 kmph (b) 8 kmph and second-half at 24 km per hour. The total distance
(c) 9 kmph (d) None of the above covered during the journey is
182. A person completes a journey of 48 km in 2 hours. How (a) 220 km (b) 224 km
much time will he take to cover a distance of 252 km? (c) 230 km (d) 234 km
(a) 10 hours (b) 11 hours 187. A man on tour travels first 320 km at 64 kmph and
(c) 10½ hours (d) None of the above the rest at 80 kmph. The average speed for the entire
183. A train completed half a trip at 30 miles per hour and 640 km of the tour is
the other half at 60 miles per hour. If the whole trip (a) 35.55 kmph (b) 36 kmph
was 20 miles, then how much time did the train take to (c) 71.11 kmph (d) 71 kmph
complete the trip? [June 2002] 188. A person travelled a distance of 610 km in 9 hours. He
(a) 90 minutes (b) 60 minutes travelled the first phase at a speed of 40 kmph and the
(c) 45 minutes (d) 30 minutes rest at 90 kmph. The distance travelled during the first
184. A person performs half of his journey by train, one- phase is
third by bus and the rest 5 km by auto rickshaw. Find (a) 140 km (b) 150 km
his total journey. (c) 160 km (d) 170 km
(a) 30 (b) 36 189. A train whose length is 320 m is running at a speed of
(c) 40 (d) 45 36 kmph. How much time will it take to pass a pole?
185. Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54 kmph, (a) 30 s (b) 32 s (c) 36 s (d) 40 s
and including stoppages, it is 45 kmph. For how many 190. A 280 m train is moving at a speed of 80 kmph. How
minutes does the bus stop per hour? much time will it take to pass a bridge that is 120 m
(a) 9 (b) 10 long?
(c) 12 (d) 20 (a) 30 s (b) 32 s (c) 36 s (d) 40 s

cAlendAr
191. The year next to 1991 will have the same calendar as 194. What will be the day of the week on 16 August, 2010?
that of the year 1991. (a) Sunday (b) Monday
(a) 1992 (b) 1995 (c) Tuesday (d) Friday
(c) 1996 (d) 1997 195. It was Wednesday on 15 August 2012. What should be
192. What was the day of the week on May 28, 2007? the day on November 15, 2013?
(a) Thursday (b) Friday (a) Wednesday (b) Thursday
(c) Saturday (d) Monday (c) Friday (d) None of the above
193. What was the day of the week on 16 June, 1999? 196. If it is Sunday today, then what will be the day after 60
(a) Monday (b) Tuesday days?
(c) Wednesday (d) Thursday (a) Sunday (b) Thursday
(c) Tuesday (d) Friday
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197. If 22 April 2013 is Monday, then what was the day of 199. The last day of a century cannot be
the week on April 22, 2012? (a) Monday (b) Wednesday
(a) Sunday (b) Saturday (c) Tuesday (d) Friday
(c) Tuesday (d) Wednesday 200. 10 February, 2005 was Thursday. What was the day of
198. What was the day of week on 1 April, 2001? the week on 8 February, 2004?
(a) Sunday (b) Saturday (a) Tuesday (b) Monday
(c) Tuesday (d) Friday (c) Sunday (d) Wednesday

venn diAgrAms
201. Out of 40 students, 14 are taking English composition
and 29 are taking Chemistry. If 5 students are in both (a) (b)
classes, then how many students are in neither class?
How many are in either class?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) (d)
(c) 4 (d) 5
202. How many numbers are there between 1 and 100 that 209. Which of the following diagrams indicate the best rela-
are not divisible by 3 and 5? tion between professors, doctors and men?
(a) 47 (b) 43
(c) 53 (d) 58 (a) (b)
203. In an examination, 52% of the candidates failed in
English, 42% in Mathematics and 17% in both. The
number of those who passed in both the subjects is
(c) (d)
(a) 83% (b) 23%
(c) 64% (d) 55.5% 210. Which of the following diagrams indicate the best rela-
204. In a group of 40 people, 25 speak English and 20 speak tion between mercury, zinc and metal?
both Hindi and English. All the people speak at least
one of the two languages. How many people speak (a) (b)
Hindi?
(a) 15 (b) 20
(c) 25 (d) 30
(c) (d)
205. If 40% of the people read newspaper X, 50% read news-
paper Y, and 10% read both the papers, then what per-
centage of the people read neither of the newspaper? Questions 211-215: Study the diagram given below
(a) 10% (b) 15% and answer each of the following questions.
(c) 20% (d) 25%
206. Which of the following diagrams indicate the best rela-
tion between a teacher, writer and an artist? 25 4 17 Artists
3
(a) (b) 22 Players
8

30 Doctors
(c) (d)
211. How many doctors are neither artists nor players?
207. Which of the following diagrams indicate the best rela- (a) 17 (b) 5 (c) 10 (d) 30
tion between travellers, train and taxi? 212. How many doctors are both players and artists?
(a) 22 (b) 8 (c) 3 (d) 30
(a) (b) 213. How many artists are players?
(a) 5 (b) 8 (c) 25 (d) 16
214. How many players are neither artists nor doctors?
(c) (d) (a) 25 (b) 17 (c) 5 (d) 10
215. How many artists are neither players nor doctors?
208. Which of the following diagrams indicate the best rela- (a) 10 (b) 17 (c) 30 (d) 15
tion between teacher, parents and guardians?