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REASONING ABILITY
Directions (Q. Nos. 1 - 3) : In the following questions, find the odd word/ number/letters/
number pair from the given alternatives.
1. a) Jostle b) Nudge c) Push d) Trash
2. a) Content b) Bibliography c) Press d) Preface
3. a) Tetanus b) Pneumonia c) Tuberculosis d) Hepatitis
Direction (Q. Nos. 4- 7) In these question, select the related letter/word / number from the given
alternatives.
4. Qualm : Nausea : : Burn : ?
a) Fresh b) Sear c) Sensible d) Wet
5. Money : Misappropriation : : Writing : ?
a) Deception b) Mistake c) Plagiarism d) Theft
6. Restaurant : Menu : : ?
a) Library : Catalogue b) Journal : Newspaper
c) Book : Encyclopaedia d) College : Account
7. Chisel : Sculptor : : Harrow : ?
a) Gardener b) Mason c) Blacksmith d) Guard
8. A man walks 20 m towards East and then he turns to South and walks 50 m. Again, he turns to
East and walks 30 m. After this he turns to North and walks 170 m. Now, how far is he from his
starting point?
a) 130 m b) 150 m c) 140 m d) 160 m
9. Ram and Sam start walking towards North and cover 20 m. Ram turns to his left and Sam to his
right. After sometime , Ram walks 10 m in the same direction in which he turned. On the other
hand, Sam walks only 7 m. Later, Ram turns towards his left and Sam to his right. Both walk
25 m forward. How far is Ram from Sam now?
a) 10 m b) 20 m c) 17m d) 5 m
10. According to a code if ‘Businessmen are exporting diamonds’ is 1, 2, 3, 4 , ‘They are in
demand’ is 4, 5, 6, 7, ‘Demand dollars for diamonds’ is 1, 5, 8, 9 and ‘Businessmen pay in
dollars’ is 2, 6, 9, 10.
What is code for ‘Pay’?
a) 10 b) 9 c) 5 d) 6
11. In the following questions number of letters skipped in between adjacent letters in the series
increased by one. Which of the increased by one. Which of the following series observe the
rule?
a) KORYBGJ b) LMEYTPK c) KMPTYEL d) KPTYELM
Directions (Q. Nos.12 - 13 )Select the missing number from the given responses.
12.

a) 9 b) 40 c) 7 d) 36
13. 1331 , 729, 343, 125, ?
a) 27 b) 64 c) 216 d) 512
14. Which one number is wrong in the series?
A B C D E
225 256 121 289 324
a) 225 b) 256 c) 121 d) 324
15. In a class of 35, first year students, Karuna is placed 7th from the bottom where as Surinder is
placed 9th from the top. Mohan is placed exactly between the two. What is karuna’s position
from Mohan?
a) 9th b) 10th c) 12th d) 13th

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16. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall
complete it ?
KLM _ KL _ N , K _ MN , _ L M N
a) NMLK b) KLMN c) LKNM d) LOMN
17. Pointing to a lady Simon said, “She is the daughter of the only sister of my father”. How is the
lady related to Simon?
a) Mother b) Aunt c) Sister d) Cousin sister
18. Tarun is the father of Rohit. Rohit is the brother of Kala is the wife of Dilip. How is Dilip
related to Rohit?
a) Brother-in-law b) Father-in-law c) Son d) Uncle
19. There are 19 hockey players in a club. On a particular day, 14 were wearing the hockey shirts
prescribed. None of them was without either hockey pants or shirts. Eleven were wearing the
prescribed hockey pants. How many were in complete uniform?
a) 7 b) 8 c) 6 d) 9
20. A father tells his son, “ I was three times of your present age when you were born.” If the
father’s present age is 48 ur, how old was the boy 4 yr ago?
a) 24 yr b) 8 yr c) 12 yr d) 16 yr
21. A clock with only dots marking 3,6 , 9 and 12 positions has been kept upside down in front of a
mirror. A person reads the time in the reflection as 9 : 50. What is the actual time?
a) 2 : 15 b) 8 : 40 c) 8 : 50 d) 4: 15
22. A clock goes fast by 1 min during the 1st hour, by 2 min at the end of the 2nd hour, by 4 min at
the end of 3rd hour, by 8 min by the end of 4th hour, and so on. At the end of which hour, will it
be fast by just over 60 min?
a) Fifth b) Sixth c) Seventh d) Eight
23. Six friends are sitting in a circle and playing cards. Kenny is to the left of Danny. Michael is in
between Bobby and Johnny. Roger is in between Kenny and Bobby. Who is sitting to the right
of Michael?
a) Danny b) Johnny c) Kenny d) Bobby
24. How many educated people are employed ?

a)24 b) 16 c) 18 d) 26
25. Please count the number of blocks in the given figure and indicate.

a)6 b) 8 c) 9 d) 7

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Direction (Q. Nos. 26-27) In the questions given below, sentences are given with blanks to be
filled in with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose
the correct alternative out of the four.
26. I have no________ motive in offering this advice.
a) posterior b) interior c) ulterior d) exterior
27. __________ politicians are always respected.
a) Conscious b) Conscientious c) Cautious d) Carefree
Directions (Q. Nos. 28-29) Find out which part of a sentence has an error. If there is no error
corresponding to (d).
28. A white and (a)/ a black gown of the queen (b)/ were put for auction.(c)/ No error (d)
29. All misunderstandings are cleared (a)/ between (b) you and I. (c)/ No error (d)
Directions (Q. Nos. 30-31) Choose the alternative for given bold part which best expresses the
meaning of the Idiom/Phrase as your answer.
30. Ride the high horse
a) started gambling b) bought a horse c) superior d) went on a vacation
31. Rack and ruin
a) destroyed b) ransacked c) successful d) debt
Directions (32-33): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which
can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
32. There was a big applause when he delivered his speech for the first time in life.
a) Concluding speech b) Initial speech
c) introductory speech d) Maiden speech
33. The study of collection of coins
a) Numerology b) Numeric c) Nymphomania d) Numismatics
Directions (Q.34 - 38): Read the following passage carefully and choose the correct alternative
to the given question.
Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has
good patents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is improbable that he will ever
again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition, life is always
presenting new things to the child things that have lost their interest for older people because they are
too well known.
34. A child’s life
a) has no time for entertainment b) is packed with responsibilities
c) has few responsibilities d) is full of miseries
35. A child gets all things
a) if he is not naughty b) only if parents are good
c) if he is brilliant d) without giving anything in return
36. A child is looked after well
a) by greedy parents b) by selfish parents
c) by prudent parents d) by good parents
37. For a child life is a series
a) of outdated experiences b) new and wonderful things
c) of outmoded things d) of things that the old people have discarded
38. The old people tend to lose interest in
a) new things b) things belonging to children
c) familiar things d) the games of the children
Directions (Q. 39-40): In the following questions a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are
given alternatives to the bold part at a), b) and c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the
correct alternative. In case improvement is needed your answer is d)
39. The boy told his teacher to explain the passage.
a) Asked his teacher b) Said to his teacher
c) Invited his teacher d) No improvement
40. Socrates was one of the wisest man that ever lived.
a) one of the wisest men b) one wise men
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c) one of the wise men d) No improvement

Directions (Q. 41): In the following sentence there are six sentences marked A, B, P, Q, R, S.
The positions of A and B are fixed. You are required to choose one of the four alternatives
which would be the most logical sequence of sentences in the passage.
41. (A)The similarity between the human body and a machine is rather superficial.
(B)The points of difference far outweigh the points of resemblance.
(P)Beyond that, comparison fails.
(Q) No machine grows in Size; no machine sees, hears or feels.
(R) It can be summed up in the statement that both require fuel and oxygen and obtain energy.
(S) No machine thinks.
a) SQPR b) RPQS c) RPSQ d) QSPR
Directions (Q. 42-43): out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the
meaning of the given word and mark it in the Answer- Sheet.
42. PROPINQUITY
a) Propensity b) Prosperity c) Nearness d) Foresight
43. IRASCIBLE
a) Temperamental b) Envious c) Angry d) Irritable
Directions (Q. 44- 45): Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word and mark it in
the Answer – Sheet.
44. GERIATRIC
a) Ancient b) Youth c) Senior d) Oldster
45. EQUIVOCAL
a) Logical b)Diplomatic c) Clear d) Perfidious
Directions (Q.46-50): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been
numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, four words are
suggested, Find out the appropriate word in each case.
The first problem to be tackled was that of feeding the huge population of the country after
Independence. It became (46) to adopt strategies for agricultural development. The (47) of
multipurpose projects with the development of (48) as one of its major components was the (49) step
towards the provision of agricultural infrastructure. It was realised that (50) is the basic ingredient in
developing agriculture. The total irrigation potential was, therefore increased.
46. a)essential b)desirable c)notional d)families
47. a)relocation b)renovation c)construction d)visualisation
48. a)markets b)irrigation c)villages d)fields
49. a)last b)least c)first d)intermediate
50. a)electricity b)rain c)fertiliser d)water

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
 1 
51. If x = 5 + 2 2 , then the value of  x   is,
 x
a)2 2 b)3 2 c)2 3 d)3 3
60 48 36 24
52. The greatest number among 2 , 3 , 4 and 5 is
a)260 b)348 c)436 d)524
53. What will be the distance of intersection point of x + y - 3 = 0 and 3x- 2y = 4 from the point
which lies at x – axis at a distance 2 units from origin?
a)3 unit b)1 unit c)2 unit d)0 unit
3x  4 5
54. If  , then 18x can not be equal to
2 12
a)19 b)20 c)24 d)18
1
 1
55. If x =  
2 1

3 , the value of  x 3   is
x3 

a)0 b)  2 c)-2 d)3 2
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56. If a = 7  2 12 and b = 7  2 12 , then (a3 +b3) is equal to

a)40 b)44 c)48 d)52
3 1 x  1 x
57. If x = , then the value of is
2 1 x  1 x
a)  3 b)-1 c)1 d) 3
58. Each angle of a regular decagon will be equal to
18 17 12
a)2 Radian b)2 Radian c)2 Radian d)2 Radian
35 35 35
59. A and B can complete a piece of work in 9 and 12 days, respectively. If they work for a day
alternately, starting with A, in how many days will the work be completed?
1 1 3
a)10 b)10 c)10 d)10
4 4 4
60. The area of an equilateral triangle, inscribed in a circle, is 4 3 cm2. The area of the circle is
terms of will be
1
a)4 6 b)5 π c)5 π d)6 π
3
61. The ratio of the areas of two isosceles triangles having equal vertical angles is 1 : 4. The ratio of
their heights will be
a)1 : 2 b)3 : 4 c)2 : 3 d)6 : 7
π 9π 3π 5π
62. What will be the value of 2 cos cos + cos + cos from the following?
13 13 13 13
a)-2 b)-1 c)0 d)1
63. In  PQR, the bisectors of  Q and  R meet each other at point T and  QPR = 800 and
 PRT = 300, then  QTR will be
a)1100 b)1200 c)1300 d)1400
64. While selling a shirt, a shopkeeper gives a discount of 7%. If he had given a discount of 9% he
would have got Rs 15 less as profit. The marked price of the shirt is
a)Rs 750 b)Rs 720 c)Rs 712.50 d)Rs 600
65. The ratio of the numbers of boys and girls in a school was 5 : 3. Some new boys and girls were
admitted to the school, in the ratio 5 : 7. At this, the total number of students in the school became
1200 and the ratio of boys to girls changed to 7 : 5. The number of students in the school before
new admissions was
a)700 b)720 c)900 d)960
tan A tan B tan (A  B)
66. will be equal to
tan A  tan B  tan (A  B)
a)tan (A + B) b)tan 450 c)tan (450 + A) d)tan (A -B)
67.  ABC and  DBC are two isosceles triangles formed on opposite side at the same base BC and
 A = 800 and  D = 700 then  ABD will be equal to
a)1150 b)1500 c)750 d)1050
68. What will be the acute angel between the hands of a clock at 4 : 15 hrs.?
a)42.50 b)37.50 c)32.50 d)48.50
69. A line intersects two concentric circles (centre O) at A, B, C and D as in figure. AD = 12 cm and
radius of larger circle is 10 cm and the ratio of the areas of two circles is 2 : 1, then find the value
of BC?

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a)5 2 cm b)2 5 cm c)6 5 cm d)No real value possible

70. A and B travel the same distance at speeds of 9 km/hr and 10 km/hr respectively. If A takes 36
minutes more than B, the distance travelled by each is
a)48 km b)54 km c)60 km d)66 km
71. A is twice as fast runner as B and B is thrice as fast runner as C. If C travelled a distance in 1
hour 54 minutes, the time taken by B to cover the same distance is
a)19 minutes b)38 minutes c)51 minutes d)57 minutes
72. At which rate of interest per annum will Rs. 3000 increase to Rs. 3993 in 3 years if the intersect
is compounded annually?
a)9% b)10% c)11% d13%
Directions: Q. 73-75): The following graph shows the production of wheat flour (in 1000 tonnes)
by three companies X, Y and Z over the years. Study the graph and answer the questions.

73. What is the ratio of the average production of company X in the period 2002-2004 to the average
production of company Y in the same period?
a)1 : 1 b) 15 : 17 c)23 : 25 d)27 : 29
74. What is the percentage increase in the production of company Y from 2002 to 2003?
2 6
a)14 b)16 c)25 d)40
7 7
75. The average production for five years was maximum for which company s?
a)X and Z both b)Y c)Z d)X and Y both

GENERAL AWARENESS
76. First lanel Vascular plant is___
a) Algae b) Fungi c) Bryophyta d) Pteridophyta
77. Structural unit of lungs is ___
a) Pleural cavity b) Bronchiole c) Bronchi d) Alveoli
78. Which of the following is/are satellites of mars?
a)Phobs b) Deimos c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b d) Europa
79. Which vitamin is abundant – in citrus fruits
a) Vit – A b) Vit – B c) Vit – C d) Vit – D
80. A steel needle may be float on the surface of liquid due to ___
a) It is very light b) Surface tension c) Bouncy d) Gravitational force
81. The laterl – heat – of fusion of ice-
a)80 cal b) 70 cal c) 100 cal d) 150 cal
82. “Eleclric Eye” is nothing but the application of __
Dry cell b) photoelectric cell c) Human eye d) None of these
83. Excessive take of food calories leads to –
a) Obesity b) Leporsy c) Gout d) Apnoea
84. Governor of state is appointed by –
a) Chief Justice b) Prime Minister c) President d) High-Court Judge
85. Size of Image is equal to that of object in –
a) Convex mirror b) Concave mirror c) Plane mirror d) None of these
86. Which of the following is used in artificial rain?
a) Iodine b) Silver Iodide c) Silver nitrate d) Chlorine
87. Baryta water is __
a) Barium hydroxide b) Calcium hydroxide c) Barium oxide d) Barium sulphate
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88. Prohibition of employment of children in factories under the article-

a) 23 b) 24 c) 26 d) 27
89. “Double jeopardy” is under article –
a) 20 b) 21 c) 22 d) 23
90. Hot wind in Australia commonly called
a) Blizzard b) Brickfielder c) Purga d) Santa ana
91. The point – of origin of “earth quick” is –
a) Epicentre b) Seismic focus c) Both a and ‘b’ d) pore
92. “A bronze dancing girl” is the evidence of
a) Harappa b) Mohenjodaro c) Vedic age d) Paleolithic
93. Rigvedic Name of River “Sutlej” is
a) Vipasa b) Gumal c) Sutudri d) Krum
94. Writer of “Half a life” is __
a) V.S. Naipaul b) Sunil Gavaskar c) Abdul Kalam d) Ram Das
95. Currency of “Mongolia” is ___
a) Tugrik b) Kyat c) Piso d) Riyal
96. National emblems of “France” is
a) Rose b) Lily c) Water lily d) Eagle
97. A benefit given by the government to groups or individual usually in the form of cash payment or
tax reduction called
a) Quota b) Subsidy c) Public Debt d) None of these
98. A market situation in which a product that does not have close substitutes is
a) Monopsony b) Monopoly c) Oligopoly d) Public debt
99. Which function calculates your monthly mortage payment
a) PMT b) NPER c) PV d) All of these
100. Which union ministry has signed MoU with Indian Railways for smart railway station?
a) Ministry of Urban Development
b) Ministry of Power
c) Ministry of Youth
d) Ministry of health

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ANSWER KEYS
REASONING ABILITY
1 d 14 c QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
2 c 15 b 51 c 64 a

3 a 16 a 52 b 65 d

4 b 17 d 53 b 66 b
5 c 18 a 54 a 67 d
6 a 19 c 55 c 68 b
7 a 20 b 56 d 69 d
8 a 21 b 57 d 70 b
9 e 22 c 58 a 71 b
10 a 23 d 59 b 72 b
11 c 24 c 60 c 73 c
12 a 25 d
61 a 74 a
13 a
62 c 75 a

ENGLISH LANGUAGES 63 c
26 c 39 a
27 b 40 a GENERAL AWARENESS
76 c 89 a
28 d 41 a
77 d 90 b
29 c 42 c
78 c 91 b
30 c 43 d
31 a 44 b 79 c 92 b

32 d 45 c 80 b 93 c

33 d 46 a 81 a 94 a

34 c 47 c 82 b 95 a
35 d 48 b 83 a 96 b
36 d 49 c 84 c 97 b
37 b 50 d 85 c 98 b
38 c 86 b 99 a
87 a 100 a
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