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Set-1 A. figurative B. collateral

1. Out of the following four sentences, select the C. literal D. figurine
most suitable sentence with respect to Ans. A
grammar and usage: Sol. Here, we are talking about figure of speech
A. Since the report lacked needed So, figurative is figure of speech meaning:
information, it was of no use to them. Use of metamorphic meaning of words to
B. The report was useless to them because explain your thoughts instead of literal use of
there were no needed information in it. them.
C. Since the report did not contain the needed 4. If ‘relftaga’ means carefree, ‘otaga’ means
information, it was not real useful to them. careful and ‘fertaga’ means careless, which of
D. Since the report lacked needed the following could mean ‘aftercare’?
information, it would not had been useful A. zentaga B. tagafer
to them. C. tagazen D. relffer
Ans. A Ans. C
Sol. Since the report lacked needed information, Sol. ‘taga’ and ‘care’ are a matching pair in every
it was of no use to them is most suitable combination.
options. So, ‘taga’ surely represents ‘care’.
2. A rewording of something written or spoken Also, note here that the second half of the
is a ___________. word in encoded value refers to the first half
A. paraphrase B. paradox of the word in the decoded value.
C. paradigm D. paraffin So, ‘fer’ represents ‘less’, ‘relf’ represents
Ans. A ‘free’ and ‘o’ represents ‘ful’.
Sol. Paraphrase – To express something in Going by checking the options, the answer
different words so that it becomes easy for would be tagazen, i.e., C.
the listener to understand. 5. A cube is built using 64 cubic blocks of side
Paradox – A statement which sounds logical, one unit. After it is built, one cubic block is
but proves to be illogical when investigated. removed from every corner of the cube. The
Paradigm – A way of looking or thinking resulting surface area of the body (in square
(perception) about something. units) after the removal is________
Paraffin – A flammable substance used in A. 56 B. 64
candles, polishes, etc. C. 72 D. 96
So, A is the correct choice. Ans. D
3. Archimseedes said, “Give me a lever long Sol. Four blocks are needed for each direction
enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, (totally 3 directions) to build a bigger cube
and I will move the world.” containing 64 blocks. So area of one side of
The sentence above is an example of a the bigger cube
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There are 6 faces so total area = 6 x 16 = 96 Revenue from Executive
units = (9999+8942+10234+10109) * Rs. 173
When cubes at the corners are removed they = Rs. 6796132
introduce new surfaces equal to exposes Total Revenue = Rs. 22390837

surfaces so the area of the bigger cube does Fraction of Revenue for Elegance = 0.219

not change from 96. Fraction of Revenue for Smooth = 0.225

Fraction of Revenue for Soft = 0.251
Fraction of Revenue for Executive = 0.303
Thus B is correct Ans.
7. Indian currency notes show the denomination
indicated in at least seventeen languages. If
this is not an indication of the nation’s
6. A shaving set company sells 4 different types
diversity, nothing else is.
of razors, Elegance, Smooth, Soft
Which of the following can be logically
and Executive.
inferred from the above sentences?
Elegance sells at Rs. 48, Smooth at Rs. 63,
A. India is a country of exactly seventeen
Soft at Rs. 78 and Executive at Rs. 173 per languages.
piece. The table below shows the numbers of B. Linguistic pluralism is the only indicator
each razor sold in each quarter of a year. of a nation’s diversity.
Quarter/ Elegance Smooth Soft Executive
C. Indian currency notes have sufficient
Product
space for all the Indian languages.
Q1 27300 20009 17602 9999
D. Linguistic pluralism is strong evidence of
Q2 25222 19392 18445 8942
Q3 28976 22429 19544 10234 India’s diversity.
Q4 21012 18229 16595 10109 Ans. D
Which product contributes the greatest Sol. A is incorrect as it cannot be inferred that
fraction to the revenue of the company in that exactly 17 languages are there, because the
year? statement says that there are atleast 17
A. Elegance B. Executive languages on the currency note.

C. Smooth D. Soft B is incorrect because of the word ‘only’ in the

Ans. B option, which is too strong to be inferred.

Sol. Revenue from Elegance C is incorrect as it says ‘space for all Indian
languages’, but the number of languages in
= (27300 + 25222 + 28976 + 21012) * Rs.
India is not mentioned in the question.
48 = Rs. 4920480
D is correct as it can be easily inferred from
Revenue from Smooth = (20009 + 19392+
the statement.
22429+18229) * Rs. 63 = Rs. 5043717
8. Consider the following statements relating to the
Revenue from Soft = (17602 + 18445 +
level of poker play of four players P, Q, R and S.
19544 + 16595) * Rs. 78 = Rs. 5630508
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II. R always beats S for failure. When the load is halved, it takes
III. S loses to P only sometimes 10000 cycles for failure. The load for which
IV. R always loses to Q the failure will happen in 5000 cycles is___ .
Which of the following can be logically A. 40.00 B. 46.02
inferred from the above statements? C. 60.01 D. 92.02
(i) P is likely to beat all the three other players Ans. B
(ii) S is the absolute worst player in the set Sol. From the data given we approximate
A. (i) B. only (ii) exp onent
load =
C. (i) and (ii) D. neither (i) nor (ii)
log( cycles)

Ans. D x
80 = = x = 160
log(100)
Sol. All three can Beat S, but S loses to P only
sometimes. x
40 = = x = 160
log(10000)
So, (ii) can not be inferred from the given
statements. 160
load = = 43.25
log5000
Defeating in Poker is not transitive. P beats
So closest answer is 46.02
Q. Q beats R and R beats S. Yet S loses to P
Note: We have done an approximation.
only sometimes, meaning that S mostly wins
against P.
Set-2
So we can not logically infer that P is likely to
beat R.
1. He turned a deaf ear to my request.
9. If f(x)=2x7+3x-5 which of the following is a
What does the underlined phrasal verb mean?
factor of f(x)?
A. ignored B. appreciated
A. x3+8 B. (x-1)
C. twisted D. returned
C. (2x-5) D. (x+1)
Ans. A
Ans. B
Sol. ‘turned a deaf ear’ means ignored
Sol. from the option (b) substitute x = 1 in
2. Choose the most appropriate set of words
2x7 + 3x –5=0
from the options given below to complete the
2(1)7 + 3(1) –5 = 0
following sentence . _______ ,________ is a
5–5=0
will, _______ is a way.
So (x –1) is a factor of f(x)
A. Wear, there, their
Alternative way:
B. Were, their, there
Factors by grouping
C. Where, there, there
: (x−1)(2x6+2x5+2x4+2x3+2x2+2x+5)
D. Where, their, their
10. In a process, the number of cycles to failure
Ans. C
decreases exponentially with an increase in
Sol. Where there is a will there is a way. It is a
load. At a load of 80 units, it takes 100 cycles
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3. (x % of y) + (y % of x) is equivalent to _____. offered by these companies may differ from
A. 2 % of xy B. 2 % of (xy/100) year to year. Year-wise annual rates of
C. xy % of 100 D. 100 % of xy interest offered by these companies are
Ans. A shown by the line graph provided below
x xy
Sol. x% of y = y=
100 100
y xy
y% of x = x=
100 100
2
(x% of y) + (y% of x) = xy = 2% of xy
100
4. The sum of the digits of a two digit number is
12. If the new number formed by reversing If the amounts invested in the companies, P

the digits is greater than the original number and Q, in 2006 are in the ratio 8:9, then the

by 54, find the original number. amounts received after one year as interests

A. 39 B. 57 from companies P and Q would be in the ratio:

C. 66 D. 93 A. 2:3 B. 3:4
C. 6:7 D. 4:3
Ans. A
Ans. D
Sol. Let the original number be xy
Sol. let the deposited money in the company P is 8x
y---unit digit of
And the deposited money in the company Q is 9x
x + y = 12 -------(1)
Interest after one year from the
10y + x = 10x + y + 54
 6 
9x – 9y =–54 -------(2) company P = 8x  
 100 
Solving (1) & (2) we get, x =3 and y = 9
Interest after one year from the
So the number is 39
5. If I were you, I ________ that laptop. It’s  4 
company Q = 9x  
 100 
too much expensive.
A. won’t buy B. shan’t buy 8x  6
4
C. wouldn’t buy D. would buy Ratio of Interest 100 =
9x  4 3
Ans. C 100
Sol. In if clause ‘were’ is in the past tense so the 7. Today, we consider Ashoka as a great ruler
so main clause should be in the conditional because of the copious evidence he left
clause (past tense). behind in the form of stone carved edicts.
If I were you, I wouldn’t buy that laptop. Historians tend to correlate greatness of a
It’s too much expensive. king at his time with the availability of
Therefore ‘C’ is the best answer evidence today.
6. Two finance companies, P and Q, declared Which of the following can be logically
fixed annual rates of interest on the amounts inferred from the above sentences?
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A. Emperors who do not leave significant From above diagram, we can clearly say
sculpted evidence are completely forgotten. statement III is true.
B. Ashoka produced stone carved edicts to 9. A square pyramid has a base perimeter x, and
ensure that later historians will respect him. the slant height is half of the perimeter. What
C. Statues of kings are a reminder of their is the lateral surface area of the pyramid?
greatness. A. x2 B. 0.75x2
D. A king’s greatness, as we know him today, C. 0.50x2 D. 0.25x2
is interpreted by historians Ans. D
Ans. D Sol. Lateral surface area of the square pyramid
Sol. ‘Today, historians correlate greatness of a A = a a2 + 4h2 4a → permeter
king at his time with the availability of
h → height
evidence.’ This statement leads to the best
I → slanting height
inference i.e. option ‘D’
2  a2 
 a
8. Fact 1: Humans are mammals. F =   + h2  h2 =  F 
2  2 
Fact 2: Some humans are engineers.  

Fact 3: Engineers build houses.  a2 

A = a a2 + 4  l2  = a2l
If the above statements are facts, which of  2 
 
the following can be logically inferred?
P P
I. All mammals build houses. A = 2al = 2  
4 2
II. Engineers are mammals.
= 0.25P2 = 0.25x2
III. Some humans are not engineers.
10. Ananth takes 6 hours and Bharath takes 4
A. II only. B. III only.
hours to read a book. Both started reading
C. I, II and III. D. I only.
copies of the book at the same time. After
Ans. B
how many hours is the number of pages to be
Sol. From given facts, the following venn diagram
read by Ananth, twice that to be read by
is possible.
Bharath? Assume Ananth and Bharath read
all the pages with constant pace.
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
Ans. C
Sol. Ananth covers 1/6 of the book in 1 hour.
H = Humans
Bharath covers 1/4 of the book in 1 hour
M = Mammals
1
E = Engineers 6 X
  = 2  X = 3hrs
BH = Build houses ∴ 1
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