Mock Test

Know-Up Knowledge Foundation
Mock Test Order #01 dated – 30th June & 01st July, 2023
Conducted for Training Partner Colleges
Questions with Answer Options & Answer Keys
1. A group of students decided to collect as many paise from each member of the group as the number of
members in the group. If the total collection amounts to Rs. 59.29, how many members are in the group?
57
67
77
87
Correct answer
77
Feedback for incorrect answers

Money collected = Rs. 59.29 = (59.29 x 100) paise = 5929 paise
So, let the number of members in the group be A
Hence, each member of the group will contribute A paise
=> Total amount collected = A ×× A = A^2 paise
=> A^2 paise = 5929 paise
∴ Number of members = A = √5929 = 77.
To find the square root of 5929 analytically,
We know that, 5929 lies between 70^2 = 4900 and 80^2 = 6400.
So, 5929 must be between 70 and 80. Also, since 5929 ends with a 9, it can be a square of 73 or 77 only.
Satisfying these conditions, only 77 is in the options. Hence, that is the answer.
2. A cubical block of metal weighs 6 pounds. How much will another cube of the same metal weigh, if its sides
are twice as long as the original block?
48
122
55
24
Correct answer
48

Let the side length of the initial cube be A
∴ Volume of the initial cube = A^3
Side length of the new cube = 2 × A = 2A
∴ Volume of the new cube = (2A)^3 = 8A^3
We know,
Weight = Volume × Density
Since both the cubes are of the same material, their densities will be equal.
Hence, the ratio of their weights will be in the ratio of their volumes.
Weight of cube 1 : Weight of cube 2 = Volume of cube 1 : Volume of cube 2
=> 6 pounds/Weight of cube 2 = A^3 : 8A^3 = 1881
=> Weight of cube 2 = (6 pounds) × 8 = 48 pounds.
3. A triangle has a perimeter 13. The two shorter sides have integer lengths equal to x and x + 1. Which of the
following could be the length of the other side?
1
4
2
6
8
Correct answer
6

The measure of the third side of a triangle must lie between the sum and the difference of the other two sides.
Using this fact, along with the answer choices, we can eliminate the wrong answers.
Let the other possible side length be y.

=> x + (x+1) + y = 13
=> 2x + y + 1 = 13
=> 2x + y = 12
If y = 2, x = 5, x + 1 = 6
So, 2 cannot be correct because 2 would not be the longest side.
If y = 4, x = 4, x + 1 = 5
So, 4 cannot be correct because again it would not be the longest side.
If y = 6, x = 3, x + 1 = 4
So, 6 could be correct because the other two sides would be 3 and 4.
4 - 3 < 6 < 4 + 3 = 1 < 6 < 7 (since the third side of a triangle must lie between the sum and the difference of the
other two sides).
Again, if y = 8, x = 2, x + 1 = 3
So, 8 cannot be correct since it does not lie between 5 (2 + 3) and 1 (3 - 2)
If y = 10, x = 1, x + 1 = 2
So, 10 cannot be correct since it does not lie between 3 (2 + 1) and 1 (2 - 1).
Hence, the only possible side length is 6.
4. A school has 11 volleyball players. A 6 member team has to be formed and a captain and a vice-captain have
to be chosen. How many different selections can be made?
A, B, C, D
Correct answer
B

Number of ways of selecting 6 team players out of 11 players = 11C6
Number of ways of selecting the captain among them = 6 (Since anyone among the 6 players can be the
captain)
Number of ways of selecting the vice-captain = 5 (Since 1 player among the 6 players will be the captain, so only
1 among the rest 5 players can be the vice-captain)
Total number of ways = 11C6 × 6 × 5
As 11C6 = 11C5
=> Total number of ways = 11C5 × 6 ×5.
5. When 4 dice are thrown, what is the probability that the same number appears on each of them?
A. 1/36
B. 1/18
C. 1/216
D. 1/5
Correct answer
C. 1/216

We know, Probability of an event = Number of possibilities of the event/Sample space
Sample space (Number of all possible events): 64 = 1296 (Any 1 out of 6 numbers can appear on each dice, so
the total possible events are 64)
Number of possibilities of the event: The chances that all the dice show the same number: {(1, 1, 1, 1), (2, 2, 2,
2), (3, 3, 3, 3), (4, 4, 4, 4), (5, 5, 5, 5), (6, 6, 6, 6)} = 6.
Probability = 6/1296==1/216
6. 30% of the men are more than 25 years old, and 80% of the men are less than or equal to 50 years old. 20%
of all men play football. If 20% of the men above the age of 50 play football, what percentage of the football
players are less than or equal to 50 years old? *
A. 15%
B. 20%
C. 80%
D. 70%
Correct answer
C. 80%
Let the total number of men be 100.

80% of the men are less than or equal to 50 years old
=> (100 - 80)% = 20% of the men are more than 50 years old
=> Number of men above the age of 50 = 20% of (Total number of men) = 20% of 100 = 20
Let the total number of men be 100.
80% of the men are less than or equal to 50 years old
=> (100 - 80)% = 20% of the men are more than 50 years old
=> Number of men above the age of 50 = 20% of (Total number of men) = 20% of 100 = 20
20% of the men above the age of 50 play football
=> Number of men above the age of 50 who play football = 20% of (Number of men above the age of 50) = 20%
of 20 = 4 20% of all men play football
=> Number of men who play football = 20% of (Total number of men) = 20% of 100 = 20
∴ Number of men less than or equal to the age 50 who play football = 20 - 4 = 16
∴ Percentage of the football players less than or equal to 50 years old = {Number of men less than or equal to
the age 50 who play football/Number of men who play football} *100 = 16/20× 100% = 80%.
7. From a vessel containing 30 litres milk, 6 litres are drawn out and the vessel is filled up with water. If this
same process is repeated two more times, how many litres of milk will be left in the vessel?
A. 12.2 liters
B. 15.36 liters
C. 16 liters
D. 9 liters
Correct answer
B. 15.36 liters

Run 1:
Total volume of milk = 30 litres
Volume of milk drawn out = 6 litres
=> Volume of milk remaining = 30 - 6 = 24 litres
And the rest 6 litres is filled with water
Run 2:
Total volume of mixture = 30 litres
Total volume of milk in the mixture = 24 litres
=> Percentage of milk in the mixture = 24/30 × 100% = 80%
So, when 6 litres mixture is drawn out, 80% of it i.e. (6 × 80/100) = 4.8 litres will be milk
=> Volume of milk remaining = 24 - 4.8 = 19.2 litres
Again, the rest of the volume is water
Run 3:
Volume of the mixture = 30 litres
Volume of milk in the mixture = 19.2 litres
=> Percentage of milk in the mixture = 19.2/30× 100% = 64%
So, when 6 litres mixture is drawn out, 64% of it i.e. (6 × 64/100) = 3.84 litres will be milk
=> Volume of milk remaining = 19.2 - 3.84 = 15.36 litres.
8. C is twice as fast as A and B working together, and can complete the work 4 days earlier than A and B
working together. If A takes 16 days to do the work alone, how many days would B alone take?
A. 16 days
B. 12 days
C. 18 days
D. 20 days
Correct answer
B. 12 days

Say, A and B together do the work in x days
Given that, C is twice as fast as A and B combined together, which means that C can do the work in x2/2 days.
Given that, C can complete the work 4 days earlier than A and B working together.
=> x - x/2= 4
=> x/2 = 4
=> x = 8
Hence, A and B together do the work in 8 days
So, work done by A and B together in 1 day = 1/8 units
Also, if A takes 16 days to do the work alone, work done by A alone in 1 day = 1/16 units
If B completes the work alone in B days, work done by B alone in 1 day = 1/B units
=> 1/16 + 1/B = 1/8
=> 1/B = 1/16
=> B = 16 days.
9. The distance between two points is 200 m. Two people start from a point and run towards the other point.
One person is 7.2 kmph faster than the other, and reaches the other point 5 s earlier. What are their speeds?
A. 8 m/s and 10 m/s
B. 10 m/s and 12 m/s
C. 6 m/s and 8 m/s
D. None of these
Correct answer
A. 8 m/s and 10 m/s

Let, the speed of the faster person (say A) = X m/s
=> Time taken by A to travel 200 m = Distance/Speed = 200 /X m/s = 200/X s
Speed difference = 7.2 kmph = (7.2 *5/18) m/s = 2 m/s
=> Speed of the slower person (say B) = (X - 2) m/s
=> Time taken by B to travel 200 m = Distance/Speed= 200 /X - 2 s
Given that, A reaches 5 s earlier than B.
=> (200/X−2)- 200/X= 5 s
=> 200X - 200X + 400/X(X - 2) = 5
=> 5X^2 - 10X - 400 = 0
=> X^2 - 2X - 80 = 0
=> (X - 10)(X + 8) = 0
=> X = 10 or -8
=> Since, speed cannot be negative, X = 10 m/x
So, speed of A = 10 m/s
speed of B = X - 2 = 10 - 2 = 8 m/s
10. The sum of the ages of two children is 16 years. 4 years ago, the age of the elder child was three times the
age of the younger child. Find the present age of the younger child.
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 10
Correct Answer
B. 6

Let the present age of the elder child be e and that of the younger child be y
=> e + y = 16 ---- (1)
4 years ago, the age of the elder child was three times the age of the younger child
=> e - 4 = 3(y - 4) ---- (2)
Taking the value of e from (1) as (16 - y), and replacing it in (2),
(16 - y) - 4 = 3y - 12
=> 3y + y = 12 + 12
=> 4y = 24
=> y = 244424 = 6
=> Age of the younger child = 6.
11. Biologists use algebra to estimate the number of fish in a lake. They first catch a sample of fish and mark
each specimen with a harmless tag. Some weeks later, they catch a similar sample of fish from the same areas
of the lake and determine the proportion of previously tagged fish in the new sample. The total fish population
is estimated by assuming that the proportion of tagged fish in the new sample is the same as the proportion of
tagged fish in the entire lake. Suppose Biologists tagged 300 fish on May 1. When they returned on June 1, and
took a new sample of 400 fish, 5 of the 400 were previously tagged. Estimate the number of fish in the lake.
A. 12000
B. 24000
C. 15000
D. Cannot be determined
Correct answer
B. 24000

Tagged fish on May 1 = 300
Let the total fish in the lake = X
Number of tagged fish in the June 1 sample = 5
Total number of fish in the June 1 sample = 400
According to the problem,
Tagged fish on May 1/Total fish in the lake=-Tagged fish in the June 1 sample/Total number of fish in the June 1
sample
300/X = 5/400
X = 300×400/5
X = 24000.
12. The profit obtained by selling an article for Rs. 56 is the same as the loss obtained by selling it for Rs. 42.
What is the cost price of the article?
A. 40 B) 50 C. 49 D. None of these
Correct Answer
C. 49

Let the Cost Price be C.P, and the two Selling Prices be S.P1 (at profit) and S.P2 (at loss)
=> Profit in 1st case = Loss in 2nd case
=> S.P1 - C.P = C.P - S.P2
=> 56 - C.P = C.P - 42
=>2C.P = 56 + 42
=> 2C.P = 98
=> C.P = 98/2= Rs. 49.
13. In seven given numbers, the average of the first four numbers is 4 and that of the last four numbers is also
4. If the average of these seven numbers is 3, what is the fourth number?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 7
D. 11
Correct answer
D. 11

Given,
Average of the seven numbers = 3
=> Total of the seven numbers = 3 ×7 = 21
Average of the first four numbers = 4
=> Total of the first four numbers = 4 × 4 = 16
Average of the last four numbers = 4
=> Total of the last four numbers = 4 × 4 = 16
Fourth number = (Total of the first four numbers + Total of the last four numbers) - (Total of the seven
numbers)
= (16 + 16) - (21)
= 32 - 21 = 11.
14. After allowing two successive discounts of 10% and x%, a loss of 13.6% is obtained. What is the value of x, if
the article was marked 20% above the cost?
A. 4 B. 20 C. 12 D. 16
Correct Answer
B. 20

Let the cost price be Rs. 100
=> Marked price = (100 + 20)% of Rs. 100 = Rs. 120
=> Price after a discount of 10% = (100 - 10)% of Rs. 120 = Rs. 108
=> Price after a successive discount of x% = (100 - x)% of Rs. 108 = 100 - x/100× Rs. 108 = Rs. (108 - 1.08x)
Given that, this price is equal to a loss of 13.6%
Loss will be calculated on the cost price
=> Price after a loss of 13.6% = (100 - 13.6)% of Rs. 100 = Rs. 86.4
∴ Rs. (108 - 1.08x) = Rs. 86.4
=> 1.08x = 108 - 86.4
=> 1.08x = 21.6
=> x = 21.6/1.08 = 20
15. The difference between simple interest and compound interest on a certain amount after 4 years at 10%
p.a is Rs 1538.40. What is the initial amount?
A. 24000
B. 18000
C. 25000
D. 30000
Correct Answer
A. 24000

Let the initial amount be P
Time = 4 years
Rate of interest = 10% p.a
If simple interest (S.I) is applied,
S.I in 4 years = P × 10 × 4/100=0.4P
If compound interest (C.I) is applied,
Amount after 4 years = P(1 + 10/100)^4 = P(1.1)^4 = 1.4641P
C.I in 4 years = 1.4641P - P = 0.4641P
Difference of C.I and S.I = 0.4641P - 0.4P = 0.0641P
Given that, difference = 1538.40
=> 0.0641P = 1538.40
=> P = 1538.400/.06410= Rs. 24000.
16. Answer the following question based on the sufficiency of the given clues:
What is Mirun’s day of birth?
Statement 1: Mirun was born on a day which starts with the letter ’T’
Statement 2: Mirun was born on a day which is separated by equal number of days from Saturday and Tuesday.
A. Statement 1 alone is sufficient
B. Statement 2 alone is sufficient
C. Either of the statements alone is sufficient
D. Both the statements put together are sufficient
E. Both the statements put together are not sufficient
Correct Answer
B. Statement 2 alone is sufficient

From the statement 1 alone, it is not clear whether the day of birth is ’Tuesday’ or ’Thursday’.
From statement 2 alone, only THURSDAY is the day which is separated by equal number of days (1) from
Saturday and Tuesday.
=> Mirun’s day of birth is THURSDAY.
=> Statement 2 alone is sufficient to answer the question.
17. After 6:00 AM, what is the time required by the hands of a clock to trace an angle of 180o?
A. 65 minutes
B. 65 5/11 minutes
C. 65 3/11 minutes
D. 63 5/11 minutes
Correct Answer
B. 65 5/11 minutes

The below formula is used to find the time at which the hands of a clock make a specific angle:
T = 2/11 [H ×30 ± A] (in minutes)
where,
T = Time at which the angle is formed
H = The hour which is running
A = Value of the angle formed
The sign is positive for right half of the clock, and negative for the left half, when the clock is divided into two
equal halves along an axis passing through 6 and 12.
Here, we need to find T.
Given that,
H = 7 (Since after 6 AM, the hands of the clock will be at an angle of 180 at some time between 7 to 8 AM)
A = 180
The sign is negative, since 7 AM will lie on the left half of the clock
=> T = 2/11 [7 × 30 - 180]
=> T = 2/11(30)
=> T = 60/11 minutes
Hence, the hands of the clock will be at an angle of 180o with each other at 60/11 minutes past 7 AM
=> Time since 6 AM = 60 minutes + 60/11minutes
= (60 + 5 5/11) minutes
= 65 5/11minutes
18. In a certain coding language, VICTORY is coded as 4932697. What will be the code for FAILURE in the same
language?
A. 6193395
B. 5426389
C. 4892461
D. 6259255
Correct answer
A. 6193395

Here, the pattern of coding is, each letter of the word is coded by the sum of the digits of the numeric count of
the letter in the alphabet series.
Following the same, the sum of the digits (and hence the code) for the letters are as follows:
F=6
A=1
I=9
L = 3 (Numeric count of L = 12, hence 1 + 2 = 3)
U = 3 (Numeric count of U = 21, hence 2 + 1 = 3)
R = 9 (Numeric count of R = 18, hence 1 + 8 = 9)
E=5
Hence, the code for FAILURE is 6193395.
19. If Neena’s mother Mekna is Sanjay’s maternal grandfather’s only daughter, how is Neena related to Sanjay?
A. COUSIN
B. SISTER-IN-LAW
C. SIBLING
D. NONE OF THESE
E. CANNOT BE DETERMINED
Correct answer
C. SIBLING

Given that,
Mekna is Sanjay’s maternal grandfather’s only daughter.
=> It is clear that Sanjay is Mekna’s child.
{As Mekna is the only daughter of the grandfather who is in maternal relation to Sanjay}
Also, Mekna is mentioned as Neena’s mother.
=> Neena and Sanjay are Siblings.
20. Which of the following years will have the same calendar as that of the year 1966?
A. 1971
B. 1970
C. 1973
D. 1972
Correct answer
D. 1972

We know,
Number of odd days in an ordinary year = 1
Number of odd days in a leap year = 2
Let us assume that the year 1966 starts on Monday.
Thus the first day of the year:
1967 is Tuesday (Since 1966, an ordinary year, has 1 odd day)
1968 is Wednesday (Since 1967, an ordinary year, has 1 odd day)
1969 is Friday (Since 1968, a leap year, has 2 odd days)
1970 is Saturday (Since 1969, an ordinary year, has 1 odd day)
1971 is Sunday (Since 1970, an ordinary year, has 1 odd day)
1972 is Monday (Since 1971, an ordinary year, has 1 odd day)
Hence, both 1966 and 1972 start with a Monday (based on our assumption)
=> The year 1972 will have the same calendar as that of the year 1966.
21. Find the missing term in the series: 7, 13, 32, 102, ?, 2076
A. 480
B. 462
C. 414
D. 432
Correct answer
C. 414

The logic behind the series is:
1st term = 7
2nd term = (7 × 1) + 6 = 13
3rd term = (13 × 2) + 6 = 32
4th term = (32 × 3) + 6 = 102
5th term (missing term) = (102 × 4) + 6 = 414
6th term = (414 × 5) + 6 = 2076
22.Find the number of cuts to be given on all the three sides of a cube to get 125 smaller cubes of equal size.
A. 5
B. 3
C. 4
D. 6
Correct answer
C. 4

Given number of smaller cubes = 125 = 53
=> There should be 5 pieces in each dimension.
We know that, ’n’ cuts will give ’n+1’ pieces in one dimension.
=> Number of cuts required to get 5 pieces = 5 - 1 = 4
Thus, 4 cuts in all the three dimensions will give (5 × 5 × 5) = 125 smaller cubes.
23. Five athletes P, Q, R, S and T participated in a race, the results of which are as follows:
1. Q didn’t occupy the last position.
2. R occupied the middle position.
3. S and T were separated by only one athlete.
Who stood 4th in the race?

A. S
B. Q
C. T
D. EITHER S or T
E. NONE OF THESE
Correct answer
D. EITHER S or T

As R occupied the middle position, the rough arrangement will be:
---, ---, R, ---, ---
Also, as S and T were separated by only one athlete, their positions will be:
---, S, R, T, --- (where S and T are interchangeable)
Also, given that Q didn’t occupy the last position, the final arrangement will be:
Q, S, R, T, P (where S and T are interchangeable)
As the positions of S and T are interchangeable in the final arrangement, the person who stood 4th in the race
is either S or T.
24. Five athletes P, Q, R, S and T participated in a race, the results of which are as follows:
1. Q didn’t occupy the last position.
2. R occupied the middle position.
3. S and T were separated by only one athlete.
Who stood last in the race?
A. P B. S C. T D. CANNOT BE DETERMINED
Correct answer
A. P

As R occupied the middle position, the rough arrangement will be:
---, ---, R, ---, ---
Also, as S and T were separated by only one athlete, their positions will be:
---, S, R, T, --- (where S and T are interchangeable)
Also, given that Q didn’t occupy the last position, the final arrangement will be:
Q, S, R, T, P (where S and T are interchangeable)
From the final arrangement, it is clear that the person who finished the race last is P.
25.Find the correct analogous term which can replace the ’?’ in the given analogy:- SQUARE : 36 :: OCTAGON : ?
A. 36
B. 81
C. 100
D. 49
Correct answer
D. 49

Number of letters in the word SQUARE = 6
=> 6^2 = 36
Similarly,
Number of letters in the word OCTAGON = 7
=> 7^2 = 49
26. Study the following chart and answer the questions that follow
By what percentage was the strength of sample 2 greater than that of sample 1 at the end of 28 days?
A. 9.09%
B. 10%
C. 12%
D. 8.50
Correct answer
B. 10%

From the given chart,
Strength of sample 1 at the end of 28 days = 20 MPa
=> Increase in strength of sample 2 with respect to sample 1 = (22 - 20) MPa = 2 MPa
=> Percentage increase in strength of sample 2 with respect to sample 1 = 2/20 × 100% = 10%
27. Study the following chart and answer the questions that follow.
What is the ratio of the strength of sample 1 at the end of 28 days to the strength of sample 2 at the end of 14
days?
A. 3:2 B. 2:1 C. 3:1 D. None of these
Correct answer
B. 2:1

From the given chart,

=> Required ratio between the strengths = 20 : 10 = 2 : 1
28. What will be the next number in the series:- 30, 32, 35, 39, 44, ___?
A. 51
B. 50
C. 49
D. 48
Correct answer
B. 50

Given series: 30, 32, 35, 39, 44, ?
Now, the difference between the consecutive numbers is in the order of: +2, +3, +4, +5….
That is,
30 + 2 = 32
32 + 3 = 35
35 + 4 = 39
39 + 5 = 44
So, the next number will be: 44 + 6 = 50.
29. At what time between 3:00 AM and 4:00 AM will the hands of a clock coincide?
A. 3:15 AM
B. 3:16 AM
C. 3:16 4/11 AM
D. NONE OF THESE
Correct answer
C. 3:16 4/11 AM

The below formula is used to find the time at which the hands of a clock make a specific angle:
T = 2/11 [H × 30 ± A] (in minutes)
where,
T = Time at which the angle is formed
H = The hour which is running
A = Value of the angle formed
The sign is positive for right half of the clock, and negative for the left half, when the clock is divided into two
equal halves along an axis passing through 6 and 12.
Here, we need to find T.
Given that,
H = 3 (Since the time is between 3 to 4 AM)
A = 0o (Since the hands coincide at this time)
The sign is positive, since 3 AM will lie on the right half of the clock
=> T = 2/11 [3 × 30 + A]
=> T = 2/11 [90]
=> T = 180/11
=> T = 16 4/11 minutes
=> Actual time = 16 4/11 minutes past 3 AM = 3:16 4/11 AM
30. Five books of Math, Physics, Chemistry, Economics and History are linearly arranged on a shelf, not
necessarily in the same order. Numbered as 1 from the left end, the details about the arrangement are as
follows:
1. Neither the Math nor the Economics book is in an odd position.
2. The Physics book, which is at one of the extreme ends, is to the immediate right of the Math book.
3. The History book is in the middle of the arrangement.
Which book is in the extreme left position?

A. Physics
B. Chemistry
C. Cannot be determined
D. NONE OF THESE
Correct answer
B. Chemistry

From the given data,
The Math and the Economics books cannot be in an odd position
=> They can only be placed in either the 2nd or the 4th position.
The Physics book (which is at one of the extreme ends) is to the immediate right of the Math book
=> The Physics book will be in the extreme right position (5).
=>So, the Math book will be in the 4th position.
The History book is in the middle of the arrangement
=> It will be in the 3rd position.
The remaining even position 2 will be occupied by the Economics book, and the leftover 1st position will be
occupied by the Chemistry book
So, the final arrangement will be as follows:
1 – Chemistry 2 – Economics 3 – History 4 – Math 5 - Physics
From the final arrangement, it is clear that the book in the extreme left position is Chemistry.
31. I always prefer Biryani ….. Parathas

a) To
b) Over
c) For
d) Into
Correct answer
A. To
32. They accused him …… the crime

a) of
b) with
c) for
d) on
Correct answer
A. of
33. What is the time…. your watch?

a) In
b) On
c) By
d) At
Correct answer
C. By
34. My Uncle who stays at Munnar enjoys working …..his farm

a) in
b) on
c) besides
d) over
Correct answer
B. on
35. He is a ……. person who loves only himself

a) Humble b) Modest c) Poised d) Narcissistic
Correct answer
D. Narcissistic
36. Identify the correct statement

a) It is more hot in Mumbai than in Delhi
b) It is hotter in Delhi than in Mumbai
c) It is the hottest in Mumbai than in Delhi
d) It is hot in Delhi than in Mumbai
Correct answer
B. It is hotter in Delhi than in Mumbai

Comparative degree to be used when we compare two things/people/places

a) The child saw the murder of crows at the rooftop
b) The child saw a murder of crows at the rooftop
c) The child saw the murders of crows on the rooftop
d) The child saw murder of crows at the rooftop
Correct answer
B. The child saw a murder of crows at the rooftop

‘a murder’ refers to a group of crows

a) The ship that drowned was carrying an expensive cargo
b) The drowning ship was carrying an expensive cargo
c) The ship that sank was carrying an expensive cargo
d) The ship that sunked was carrying an expensive cargo
Correct answer
C. The ship that sank was carrying an expensive cargo

A ship sinks. It cannot drown. People drown, not objects

a) Vikram, you and I are responsible for this fiasco
b) You, Vikram and I are responsible for this fiasco
c) I, you and Vikram are responsible for this fiasco
d) Vikram, I and you are responsible for this fiasco
Correct answer
C. I, you and Vikram are responsible for this fiasco

Is the order of the pronouns when the situation is negative. The first person takes ownership

a) The Police has arrested him many times
b) He have been arrested many times by the Police
c) The Police have been arrested him many times
d) The Police have arrested him many times
Correct answer
D. The Police have arrested him many times

Police is an exceptional case of a collective noun as it takes a plural verb unlike other collective nouns
Identify the option that exhibits the right meaning of the given Idiom
41.To be green with envy:
a) Being too interested in others affairs b) Looking very natural
c) Being jealous of someone d) Not be pessimistic
Correct answer
C. Being jealous of someone
42.To hit the bucket:

a) Get angry b) Get upset c) Hurt one’s leg d) To die
Correct answer
d. To die
43.To have skeletons in the cupboard:

a) To hide a corpse in the cupboard b) To be as dead as a corpse
c) To have dark secrets to hide d) To be nosey and prying
Correct answer
C. To have dark secrets to hide
44. Fill in the blanks with the correct option from among the choices given in the bracket:
(the pleasure/ touch/ catalogue/ further/ forward/ specific/ draw/ Attachments/ dated/sincerely)
Dear Mr. Jacobs,
Thank you very much for your letter---- ---------- (1) 5 March. ------ ---------(2) to your
request, we have ---------------- (3) of enclosing our latest ---- ---------------- (4) and price list.
I would like to ---- ------------- (5) your attention to the special offers. These products are available at a
reduced price for a limited time only.
If you would like any --------------(6) information, please get in ------------------(7) with me. I look ---------(8) to
hearing from you.
Yours -------------- (9),

Howard Johnson
Sales Manager
----------(10): catalogue, price list, special offers supplement
Correct answer
B. 1. dated, 2. further,3. the pleasure, 4. catalogue, 5. draw, 6. specific, 7. touch, 8. forward, 9. sincerely, 10.
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Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow based on your understanding of the given
passage:
One likes to think that one's attitudes, beliefs, and related behaviour form a consistent pattern. Incongruity
that is detected results in a sense of imbalance or dissonance, which the person then seeks to correct. The
motivating effects of the need to correct incongruity, imbalance, or dissonance has been the occasion for
several theories. We may select for consideration the theory proposed by Festinger which treats cognitive
dissonance and its reduction. The kind of disagreement or disharmony with, which Festinger has been chiefly
concerned is that which occurs after a decision has been made, after one is committed to a course of action;
under such circumstances, there is often some lack of harmony between what one does and what one believes,
and there is pressure to change either one's behaviour or one's beliefs. For example, if a regular smoker reads
about the relationship between smoking and lung cancer, the habitual action and the new information are
dissonant. If the decision is made to continue smoking, the dissonance will be reduced by disbelieving the
information about the relationship between smoking and lung cancer; if the decision is made to give up
smoking, the information on the linkage between smoking and lung cancer will be accepted. The fact that this
information also affected the decision is not important here. As Festinger and others have shown, the weighing
of alternatives is more realistic prior to the decision; after the decision, the pressure is great to bring belief and
action into balance. The theory goes on to make some non-obvious predictions; for example, in some cases,
failure of expectations instead of destroying belief may strengthen it. This was illustrated by the study of a
group of people who expected to be saved from a prophesied disastrous flood by the intervention of a heavenly
being. The theory predicted that when the long-awaited day arrived and the prophecy failed (no flood), those
who had the social support of the other believers would indeed proselyte for their beliefs with new enthusiasm;
while those who had to face the crisis alone would have their faith weakened. These predicted results did
indeed occur, the rationalization for the group of disappointed believers who faced failure together being that
God had postponed his vengeance because of their faith. The tendency to be consistent is but one aspect of
how self-perception influences motivation. Earlier illustrations of human motivation might also be
reinterpreted in these terms. For example, the success motivation and the avoidance of failure are also
concerned with how a person sees himself. R.W. White, for example, reinterprets many motives concerned
with curiosity, and desire for knowledge and for achievement as though they are all concerned with one's sense
of competence as a person who is effective in relation to the environment. In another sense, the person likes to
develop his potentials to the full, to be as complete a person as he can. For such a pervasive type of motive, the
expression self-actualization was coined, originally by Carl Jung, one of Freud's followers who later developed a
system of his own. By self-actualization, he meant the development of full individuality, with all parts somehow
in harmony. The term and closely related ones (productive orientation, creative becoming, etc.) have been used
by man psychologists who criticize contemporary motivational theory as being too narrow concerned with
short episodes of choice and behaviour rather than with the more profound and pervasive aspects of individual
hopes and aspirations.
45.Which of the following situations is most likely to give rise to cognitive dissonance?
a. Cricket fans watching their team lose
b. An antique collector being told by an expert that the vase he has paid Rs. 3,000 for is worth Rs.100.
c. Student failing an exam
d. Man cutting himself shaving
Correct answer
Option B

All the other options are a situation which a person has witnessed and has a proof to its occurrence whereas in
option B a person has to believe something he hasn't witnessed, hence, there is an ample scope for ambiguity
46.In the case that one's expectations fail, belief

a. will be destroyed
b. will be shaken but not destroyed
c. will be strengthened
d. may be destroyed or strengthened
Correct answer
Option C

As per sentence "The theory goes on to make some non-obvious predictions; for example, in some cases,
failure of expectations instead of destroying belief may strengthen it." Option C is correct
47.With which of the following statements would Jung be most likely to agree?
a. Parents should not allow their children to smoke
b. Parents should force their children to learn music
c. Parents should give their children complete freedom
d. Parents should encourage their children to pursue any interests the children might have
Correct answer
Option D

Refer to the last paragraph- 2nd last line, ‘By self-actualisation …. harmony.’
48.The passage probably comes from

a. the introduction to a book b. the first chapter of a book
c. middle of a text book d. an article in a news weekly
Correct answer
Option D
The language used by the writer is simple and lucid enough for an average reader to understand the text much
like that of a magazine. In addition, the other three options do not seem to be relevant in the given context
49.The best title for this passage would be

a. 'Self-actualization' b. 'Self-reference in Human Motivation'
c. The Reduction of Cognitive Dissonance' d. 'Cognitive Dissonance and the Self
Correct answer
Option D

The main idea of the passage revolves around cognitive dissonance and the self
50.Which of the following statements would the author disagree with?

a. The tendency to be consistent is the only aspect of how self-perception influences motivation
b. The motivating effects of the need to correct incongruity have been the occasion for several theories
c. By self-actualization, Carl Jung meant the development of full individuality, with all parts somehow
in harmony
d. None of the above
Correct answer
Option A

As per the statement "The tendency to be consistent is but one aspect of how self-perception influences
motivation."

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