SECTION – A
Directions for questions 1 – 5: In each of these questions, an idiomatic expression and its possible meanings are given.
Find out the correct meaning of the idiomatic expression:
1. To catch a Tartar:
(a) To deal with a person who is more than one’s match (b) To catch a dangerous person
(c) To trap a wanted criminal with great difficulty (d) To meet with disaster
(e) None of the above
2. To have a dig of
(a) To criticize someone (b) To sow seeds (c) To weed out
(d) To praise someone (e) None of the above
3. Judas’ kiss
(a) Wooing (b) A narrow escape (c) Hypocritical affection
(d) A religious person (e) None of the above
4. To be at sea
(a) To be a sailor (b) To be a steward (c) To be occupied
(d) To be perplexed (e) None of the above
5. To keep the pot boiling
(a) To maintain interest (b) To heat (c) To show anger
(d) To do experiments (e) None of the above
Directions for questions 6 – 11 : Choose the word opposite in meaning to the word given in capital letters:
6. PERT
(a) Impudent (b) Brash (c) Saucy (d) Polite (e) None of the above
7. INVEIGH
(a) Impugn (b) Traduce (c) Efface (d) Venerate (e) None of the above
8. LIBIDINOUS
(a) Lustful (b) Lecherous (c) Lascivious (d) Moral (e) None of the above
9. PUCKISH
(a) Whimsical (b) Mischievous (c) Impish (d) Serious (e) None of the above
10. INGENUITY
(a) Skilfulness (b) Cunning (c) Sentimental (d) Dullness (e) None of the above
11. PROTRACT
(a) Retrace (b) Distract (c) Curtail (d) Expose (e) None of the above
Directions for questions 12 – 16 : In each of these questions, a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath each
sentence, different ways of phrasing the underlined part are given. Choose the best alternate
12. The member rose up to say that, in her opinion, she thought that Women’s Reservation Bill should be passed on
unanimously.
(a) Rose up to say that, in her opinion, she thought that the Women’s Reservation Bill should be passed
(b) Rose to say that she thought the Women’s Reservation Bill should be passed
(c) Rose up to say that, the Women’s Reservation Bill should be passed on
(d) Rose to say that in her opinion, the Women’s Reservation Bill should be passed on
(e) No change needed
13. Today this a totally different world than we have seen in the last decade.
(a) From what we have seen (b) From what we seen
(c) Than what we saw (d) Than what we see (e) No change needed
14. He correctly predicted that lives would be saved if the speed limit was set at 55 kilometres per hour.
(a) If the speed limit was 55 kilometres per hour.
(b) If the speed limit were set at 55 kilometres per hour.
(c) If the speed limit had been set at 55 kilometers per hour.
(d) If the speed limit is set at 55 kilometres per hour.
(e) No change needed.
15. A broad range of opinions was represented between the various members of the Steering Committee.
(a) A broad range of opinions were represented between
(b) A broad range of opinions had been held by
(c) A broad range of opinions was represented among
(d) A broad range of opinions were represented among
(e) No change needed
16. Anyone wishing to enroll in the programme should send in their applications before fifteenth of the month.
(a) Send their applications (b) Send in their application
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Directions for questions 17 – 21: Select the word which is closest in meaning to the key word underlined.
17. The candidate is quite sanguine about the result of his entrance examination.
(a) Depressed (b) Pessimistic (c) Anxious
(d) Optimistic (e) None of the above
18. The rapacious hordes of Mahmud Gazni defiled and desecrated the temple of Somnath.
(a) Ugly (b) Resuscitating (c) Scurrilous
(d) Avaricious (e) None of the above
19. The remarks made by Mana sounded opprobrious to Robert.
(a) Fascinating (b) Obsequious (c) Meretricious
(d) Reproachful (e) None of the above
20. There is no gainsaying the validity of her remarks.
(a) Agreeing (b) Denying (c) Helping (d) Hunting (e) None of these
21. Acronyms are
(a) Words that sound alike (b) Words formed from the initial letters of other words
(c) Abbreviated sentences (d) Performers skilled in feats of agility and balance
(e) None of the above
Directions for questions 22 – 26 : Select the set of words that best completes the sentences given in these questions :
22. Some historians claim that the concept of courtly love is a _____ that dates from the age of chivalry, while others
believe it has more _____ origins.
(a) relic _____ simultaneous (b) notion _____ ancient
(c) memento _____ discovered (d) period _____ documented (e) None of the above
23. The itinerary set by their travel agent included so many stops in _____ amount of time that they received only the
most _____ impressions of places visited.
(a) a limited _____ lasting (b) a brief _____ cursory
(c) a generous _____ favourable (d) a sufficient _____ fleeting (e) None of the above
24. Present day Indian youth face the question of how to _____ the best of modern day civilisation without losing the
benefits of India’s _____ way of life.
(a) reject _____ ancient (b) adopt _____ outmoded
(c) assimilate _____ traditional (d) reshape _____ historic (e) None of the above
25. The _____ of the human brain is extraordinary, as illustrated by the fact that, when an infant becomes blind, regions
of the cerebral cortex that usually contribute to sight are taken over by another sensory system, as if to _____ the
use of every region of the cortex.
(a) complexity _____ reduce (b) versatility _____ prevent
(c) rigidity _____ regulate (d) adaptability _____ maximize (e) None of the above
26. All _____ artists must struggle with the conflict between _____ their own talent and knowledge that very few are
fortunate enough to succeed.
(a) great _____ neglect of (b) aspiring _____ faith in
(c) ambitious _____ indifference to (d) prophetic _____ dissolution of (e) None of the above
Directions for questions 27 – 31: Four different spellings are given for each of the words in these questions. Choose the
correct one:
27. (a) Insouciance (b) Ensouciance (c) Insousance
(d) Insousiance (e) None of these
28. (a) Pusillanimous (b) Pusilanimous (c) Pusilanmious
(d) Pusilanimus (e) None of these
29. (a) Ineqitous (b) Iniquctus (c) Iniquitus
(d) Iniquitous (e) None of the above
30. (a) Abracadebra (b) Abracadrbri (c) Abracadabra
(d) Abracadabre (e) None of these
31. (a) Catarh (b) Catarah (c) Catarrah
(d) Cataraha (e) None of these
Directions for questions 32 – 36 : Read the following passage carefully to answer these questions:
Passage – I
It is indisputable that in order to fulfill many functions, water should be clean and biologically valuable. The costs
connected with the provision of biologically valuable water for food production with the maintenance of sufficiently clear
water, therefore, are primarily production costs. Purely “environmental” costs seem to be in this respect only costs
connected with the safeguarding of cultural, recreational and sports functions which the water courses and reservoirs fulfill
both in nature and in human settlements.
The pollution problems of the atmosphere resemble those of the water only partly. So far, the supply of air has not
been deficient as was the case with water and the dimensions of the airshed are so vast that a number of people still hold
Directions for questions 37 – 44 : Read the following passage carefully to answer these questions:
Passage – II
Because carpets, especially floor coverings, are destroyed through use, very few rungs from before the sixteenth
century have survived. There are two basic types of carpet: flat-weaves and pile, or knotted. Both can be made on either
vertical or horizontal frames. The best known flat-weaves today are Turkish kilims which are typically woven in wool with
bold, geometric patterns and sometimes embroidered details. Kilim weaving is done in the tapestry technique, which
allows free placement of various colours.
Knotted carpets are an ancient invention. The oldest known example, excavated in Siberia and dating to the fourth
or fifth century B.C., has designs evocative of Archaemenid Persian art, suggesting that the technique may have
originated in ancient Persia. In knotted rugs, the pile-plush, thickly tufted surface – is made by tying coloured strands,
usually wool but occasionally silk for deluxe carpets onto the vertical elements (warp) or a yarn grid. These knotted loops
are later sheared, cut, and trimmed to form the plush surface of the carpet. Rows of knots alternate with flat-woven rows
(weft) that hold the carpet together. The weft is usually in undyed yarn and is eventually hidden by the coloured knots.
Two common tying techniques are the symmetrical “Turkish” knot, which works well for straight-line designs, and the
asymmetrical “Persian” knot, used for rendering curvilinear patterns. The greater the number of knots, the denser and
more durable is the pile. The finest carpets have 100 knots per square inch, each one tied separately by hand. Because
these rugs are not mass-produced the size and shape may not be exact and colours may very slightly; however, these
“flows” are proof of authenticity.
Although royal workshops produced the most luxurious carpets, most knotted rugs have traditionally been knotted
rugs have traditionally been made in tents and homes. Carpets were woven by either women or men, depending on the
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local custom. Today, an older woman generally works with a young girl, who learns the art of carpet weaving at the loom
and eventually passes it on to the next generation. Working between September and May, these women may have woven
five carpets, tying up to 5, 000 knots a day. Oriental rugs are considered valuable because they have complex designs
and take a long time to produce. Knotted rugs from Persia and Turkey were so highly prized among Westerners that they
were often displayed on tables rather than on floors Persian taste favoured intricate, elegant designs that evoked the
gardens of paradise. Written accounts indicate that such designs appeared on Persian carpets as early as the seventh
century. In one fabled royal carpet, garden paths were rendered in real gold, leaves were modeled with emeralds, and
highlights on flowers, fruits and birds were created with pearls and other jewels. Carpets such as this one were definitely
as much status symbols within the Islamic world as they were beyond it.
37. Since the weavers work from September to May, their work time implies
(a) They have to shear animals and spin yarn in the interim.
(b) Working during the hot summer months is unbearable.
(c) They weave during the months their children are in school.
(d) They need the summer to clean the looms.
(e) All of the above
38. The finest carpets today are characterized by
(a) 5, 000 knots per carpet (b) 100 knots per square inch.
(c) Asymmetrical designs (d) Flat weaves (e) None of the above
39. A flat-weave carpet such as a Turkish kilim
(a) Is seldom characterized by bright colours
(b) Is woven with free placement of coloured areas.
(c) Typically has asymmetrical designs of two colours
(d) Almost always has an off-white background with a geometric design
(e) None of the above
40. Oriental rugs are sometimes characterized by variations or “flaws” in shape and colour because
(a) They are made by hand, not by machine
(b) Little quality control exists to ensure consistency
(c) The complicated designs are difficult to create, especially in large rungs.
(d) So may different artisans are likely to contribute to the making of a single rug.
(e) None of the above
41. An exotic rug with an elaborate design, complete with jewels and gold thread, would most likely.
(a) Be used in a sultan’s palace
(b) Be created and used in secret because of its great value.
(c) Hang on a wall instead of being placed on the floor
(d) Take almost a lifetime for an artisan to complete
(e) None of these
42. Elegant Persian carpets, often preferred by collectors
(a) Feature ornate, exquisite designs with garden patterns
(b) Are usually room-size because of the amount of work required to produce them
(c) Contain aniline dyes that provide brilliant colours
(d) Are created with complicated looms
(e) All of the above
43. The terms warp and weft refer to
(a) Two typical kinds of knots used in Turkish rugs.
(b) Decorative details on elaborate Oriental rugs.
(c) Two kinds of Persian rugs produced in Iran today
(d) The grid or foundation for the rug on which the knots are tied.
(e) None of the above
44. The art of making rugs continues because
(a) It is passed on from one generation to the next.
(b) The demand for high-quality rugs is high
(c) It represents an important type of Oriental art.
(d) The consumer is willing to pay high prices for good rugs.
(e) None of the above
Directions for questions 45 – 47 : Read the following passage carefully to answer these questions:
Passage – III
Human beings have adapted to the physical world not by changing their physical nature, but by adjusting their society.
Animals and plants have made adjustments, over long periods, by the development of radical changes in their very
organisms. Hereditary differences meet needs of various environments. But among humans, differences in head form and
in other physical features are not, in most cases, clearly adaptive. Nor is it clear that mental capacities of races are
different. As far as we know, the races are equally intelligent and equally capable of solving their problems of living
together. The varying ways of life, it seems, are social and learned differences and not physical and inherited differences.
It stands to reason, therefore, that man’s adjustment to his surroundings should be studied in custom and institution, not in
anatomy and neural structure.
Directions for questions 48 – 50: Read the following passage carefully to answer these questions:
Passage – IV
When you are being interviewed for a job, remember that it’s normal for many people to be nervous, particularly in such a
stress – producing situation. There are plenty of jobs – needed, probably most – where a little nervousness isn’t looked at
askance. It does help to dry a damp brow or a clammy hand just before meeting the interviewer, but otherwise, don’t be
too concerned about the outward manifestations of your nervousness. Experienced interviewers will discount most
physical signs of nervousness. The only one which people have a hard time ignoring is a fidgety hand. Interviewees who
constantly twist their hands or make movements which are dramatically distracting are calling attention to their
nervousness.
Remember that interviewers talk to people in order to ire, not because they enjoy embarrassing uneasy applicants. One
way to overcome a flustered feeling, or “butterflies in the stomach,” is to note that interviewers want to hire people who
have something to offer their company. If they think you will fit into their organization, you will be the one who is sought
after. It’s almost as though you are interviewing them to see if they are good enough for you.
48. The outward sign of nervousness which get the most amount of attention from interviewers is probably _______.
(a) A damp brow (b) Clammy hands (c) Restless hand gestures
(d) A jittery stomach (e) None of the above
52. Name the painter who is painting a series named ‘India’ in London :
(a) Satish Gujral (b) MF Hussain (c) Pradeep Ghosh (d) None of the above
54. The International Olympic Committee has given cricket the status of a ‘recognized sport’ for a period of :
(a) 1 year (b) 2 years (c) 3 years (d) 4 years
55. This country will host the Commonwealth Powerlifting Championship in 2009:
(a) India (b) Canada (c) England (d) Pakistan
56. Name the author of the book “Terror and Consent : The Wars for the Twenty-first Century’.
(a) Hasan Suroor (b) Victoria Young (c) Philip Bobbitt (d) Noam Chomsky
63. Author of the book ‘The Elephant, The Tiger and The Cellphone’ is :
(a) Shashi Tharoor (b) R B Shashi (c) K Sankaran Nair (d) Kamal Nath
66. He has recently created a record of being match referee in 100 Test Matches :
(a) Clive Lloyd (b) Ranjan Madugalle (c) Malcolm Speed (d) Malcolm Gray
67. _______has recently allowed India to make ‘Foreign Direct Investment’ there.
(a) Cambodia (b) Namibia (c) Romania (d) Guyana
72. Who has been chosen as the ‘BBC Sports Personality’ of the year 2007?
(a) Joe Calzaghe (b) Lewis Hamilton (c) Ricky Hatton (d) Darren Clarke
73. Name the chief of the ‘Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority’ (PFRDA)
(a) D Swaroop (b) B N Roy (c) R Ramakant (d) A K Chaudhary
25. This city of UK has decided to set up an ‘India Desk’ to promote ties with India :
(a) Birmingham (b) Bristol (c) Preston (d) Sheffield
27. Recently, Indian Army has opened its new aviation base near
(a) Jammu (b) Guwahati (c) Pune (d) Srinagar
28. Mumbai based ‘Financial Information Network and Operations Ltd.’ will provide smart card solutions to
(a) SBI (b)PNB (c) UBI (d) ICICI
29. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo who was on an Indian visit recently, is the President of
(a) Indonesia (b) Philippines (c) Singapore (d) Thailand
30. World’s Best Public Transportation System, according to a recent survey, is of:
(a) New York (b) Paris (c) Hong Kong (d) London
32. Which automobile company has teamed with Nokia for its navigation systems?
(a) Ferrari (b) Renault (c) General Motors (d) Fiat
35. Canada based Castek Software Inc has been acquired by:
(a) Infosys (b) Mphasis (c) i-flex (d) TCS
36. Which radio channel faced a weeklong ban on the charges of disrupting communal harmony?
(a) Radio Mirchi (b) Red FM (c) Big FM (d) Radio City
37. Recently, Indian Council of Medical Research has been upgraded and redesignated as
(a) Medical Council of India (b) Medical Research Council of India
(c) Department of Health Research (d) Department of Medical Research
38. Italian company ‘Pioneer Investments’ has formed a joint venture with
(a) SBI (b) ICICI (c) Bank of Baroda (d) Canara Bank
39. Name the US athlete who had to recently surrender his/her Olympic medals because of a doping scandal.
(a) Rusty Smith (b) Marion Jones (c) Justin Gatlin (d) Maurice Greene
40. The Middle East Peace Conference slated in November will be held in
(a) Jerusalem (b) Annapolis (c) Haifa (d) Ashkelon
41. This company is going to be restructured into 3 segments, each with its own CEO.
(a) Nokia (b) Siemens (c) Sony (d) Wipro
42. Iran has recently signed a deal to export 3 billion cubic meters of gas to …….. annually.
(a) Syria (b) Argentina (c) Russia (d) India
43. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) General Assembly met in Geneva from Sept 27 to Oct 3. The current
membership of WIPO is:
(a) 180 (b) 184 (c) 190 (d) 195
44. Caparo Group has recently inaugurated manufacturing facilities at Sriperumbudur, TN. The group is headed by:
(a) Lord Swraj Paul (b) Sunil Mittal (c) Ratan Tata (d) Pawan Ruia
46. The Asset Management Company (AMC) which has not been appointed as fund manager for National investment
Fund is:
(a) UTI (b) SBI (c) HDFC AMC (d) LIC Mutual Fund
48. The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Summit was recently held in:
(a) Moscow (b) Tashkent (c) Dushanbe (d) Bishkek
SECTION – C
Directions for questions 101 – 148: Each question below is followed by five answer choices. Choose the best
alternative.
101. A man is the same age as his wife with the digits reversed. One-eleventh of the sum of their ages equals the
difference in their ages. Assume the man to be the older. How old is the man and how old his wife?
(a) 43, 34 (b) 63, 36 (c) 54, 45 (d) 65, 56 (e) 76, 67
102. I have six sons. Each son has a sister. What is the minimum number of children that I have?
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(a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 12 (e) 13
103. A man has 7 friends. The 1st visits him every night, the 2nd every other night, the 3rd every 3rd night, the 4th every
4th night etc. through to the 7th friend who comes every 7th night. After how many days do all the friends meet
together?
(a) 210 (b) 420 (c) 460 (d) 400 (e) Never
104. Kishan gave Manu as many rupees as Manu already had. Manu then gave Kishan back as much as Kishan had
left. Kishan, not to be outdone by Manu's generosity, gave Manu back as many rupees as Manu had left, which left
poor Kishan broke and left Manu with Rs. 80 altogether. How much did each man have in the beginning?
(a) 60, 50 (b) 40, 20 (c) 50, 30 (d) 50, 40 (e) None of these
106. The average age of 40 boys of a class is 12 years. If the age of the teacher is included, the average age becomes
13 yrs. The teacher's age is
(a) 40 yrs (b) 41 yrs (c) 65 yrs (d) 46 yrs (e) 53
107. You have 2 parents, 4 grandparents, 8 great grandparents, 16 great great grandparents ----- and so on. If each
generation on average lives 25 years further back in time, how many great great great great ---- great grandparents
did you have a thousand years ago approximated
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(a) 10 (b) 10 million (c) 100 million (d) 1000 million (e) 1 billion
108. 9 men went to hotel. 8 of them spent Rs.3 each and the ninth spent Rs. 2 more than the average of the other eight.
What was the total amount spent by them?
(a) Rs.24 (b) Rs.27 (c) Rs.29 (d) Rs.30 (e) Rs. 26
109. In a race of 600 metres, A can beat B by 60 metres and in a race of 500 metres, B can beat C by 50 meters. By
how many metre will A beat C in a race of 400 meters?
(a) 96 m (b) 64 m (c) 80 m (d) 76 m (e) None of these
111. A student loses a mark for every wrong answer and scores 2 marks for every correct answer. If he answers all the
60 questions in an exam and scores 39 marks, how many of them were correct?
(a) 31 (b) 37 (c) 33 (d) 27 (e) 39
112. The width of a rectangle is 2 cm less than its length. The perimeter is 12 cm. The rectangle’s area is
2 2 2 2
(a) 12 cm (b) 24 cm (c) 8 m (d) 6 cm (e) None of these
113. I had 2 bottles viz. bottle S containing 10 ounces of spirit and bottle W containing 10 ounces of water. I poured a
quarter of an ounce of spirit into the water bottle and mixed it. Since I wanted the same quantity of fluid in both the
bottles I poured back a quarter of an ounce of the mixture into the spirit bottle. What is the proportion of spirit to
water in the bottle W?
(a) 40 : 1 (b) 1 : 40 (c) 9 : 1 (d) 1 : 9 (e) 1 : 1
114. Thursday was the day before yesterday five days ago, and today is 20th October. What was the day on 17th
October?
(a) Sunday (b) Monday (c) Tuesday (d) Thursday (e) Wednesday
115. How many times in 24 hours will the mirror image of a clocks time be the same as the actual time shown by it?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (e) 8
116. A increases if B and C increase, otherwise A decreases. B increases if D decreases and C increases if F increases.
F increases if H decreases. D increases if H increases
All relations hold true in reverse direction also as well and if B and C decreases then
(a) A & D also decrease (b) D & H also increase (c) A and F increase
(d) Only H increase (e) None of these
117. In this diagram you can see 10 balls in a formation called the Dumer arrangement. In this, each
row stacked on another contains one ball less than the row below it. Which of the following
numbers of balls will give us the Dumer arrangement'?
(a) 5 (b) 20 (c) 16
(d) 28 (e) None of these
118. Each of the triangles seen in this diagram is an isosceles triangle. If length BC = 6, what is the area of triangle ADE
(a) 24√2 (b) 72
E D
(c) 144√2 (d) 36
(e) 12 2
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119. What is the perimeter of the parallelogram ABCD?
(a) 20 (b) 30
(c) 24√3 (d) 32
(e) 34
120. The number of cubes in the arrangement shown in the diagram alongside is
(a) 10 (b) 8
(c) 6 (d) 9
(e) 12
121. The Tourist-taxi for hiring a limousine in Jhumritallaiya is based on a curious formula. For upto the first 120 minutes
you pay a fixed amount Rs.1296 regardless of time utilisation. Similarly, upto the next 60 minutes period the tariff is
one sixth 1296. Further, for consecutive 60 minutes periods the rate is one sixth the previous 60 minutes period.
What is the tariff for a five and half hour traveling period?
(a) 3648 (b) 1556 (c) 1488 (d) 1554 (e) None of these
122. All the 6 sides of a cube are coloured. Now this cube is broken into smaller cubes, with each side 1/4 the side of the
larger cube. How many of the smaller cubes will have only one side coloured?
(a) 16 (b) 40 (c) 64 (d) 24 (e) 36
123. If the cost of paving a foot path on all the sides surrounding a park with sides 40 and 36 meters at the rate of Rs.4
per sq. m is Rs.3440. what is the width of the footpath?
(a) 4m (b) 5m (c) 6m (d) 8m (e) None of these
124. Eight men are in a room. Each man shakes hand with each other once. How many handshakes are there?
(a) 56 (b) 36 (c) 28 (d) 16 (e) 64
125. Gold is 19 times heavier than water and copper is 9 times heavier than water. In what ratio must gold be mixed with
copper to get an alloy 15 times heavier than water?
(a) 2 : 3 (b) 1 : 1 (c) 3 : 2 (d) 19 : 9 (e) None of these
126. The average age of family of 6 members is 22 years. If the age of the youngest is 7 years, what is the average age
of the family just before the birth of the youngest?
(a) 15 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 25 (e) indeterminable
128. A contractor undertook to build a road in 200 days. He employed 140 men. After 60 days, he found that only 1/4 of
the road was built. How many additional men should he employ to complete the work in time?
(a) 180 (b) 60 (c) 50 (d) 30 (e) none of these
129. On a certain day, 12 children were brought to a school by their mothers. Of these, two children were a brother and
a sister, and three children were a brother and two sisters and the rest were ‘single’ children. How many different
mothers brought their children that day?
(a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 10 (e) 12
130. A train travels a certain distance at a certain speed in h hours. How many hours will it take for the train to travel
twice that distance in twice that speed?
(a) h (b) 2h (c) 4h (d) h/4 (e) None of these
131. If a man buys some articles at K paise per dozen and sells them at the rate of K/8 paise each, what is his profit in
paise per article?
(a) k/12 (b) k/24 (c) k/18 (d) 3k/4 (e) k/6
132. A sold a plot to B at a profit of 20%. B sold it to C at a profit of 10%. If C paid Rs. 33000 for the plot, what was the
price at which A had bought it?
(a) 27500 (b) 25000 (c) 26000 (d) 30000 (e) 24000
133. Five equal square are placed side by side to make a single rectangle whose perimeter is 372 cms. What is the area
of each of the square?
(a) 72 sq.cms (b) 900 sq.cms (c) 984 sq.cms (d) 961 sq.cms (e) 1369 sq.cms
134. A man spent exactly one rupee in purchasing 3 paise stamps and 5 paise stamps. The number of 5 paise stamps
he could not have purchased is
(a) 5 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 11 (e) None of these
135 The length and the breadth of a room are 22 metres and 18 metres respectively. If the total area of the four walls of
the room is 1200 square metres, what is the height of the wall?
(a) 7.5 m (b) 10 m (c) 18 m (d) 12 m (e) 15 m
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136. A batsman has a certain average of runs for 16 innings. In the 17 innings he was out for of 85, increasing his
average by 3. What is his present average?
(a) 31 (b) 34 (c) 37 (d) 40 (e) 33
137. If the area of a rhombus is 24, and one of its diagonals is 6, its perimeter is
(a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 36 (e) 32
138. What is the value of (√2 × √175 × √45 × √6) / (√80 × √448 × √192) = ?
(a) 15/128 (b) 12/19 (C) 16/145 (d) 24/135 (e) 15/64
139. What is the total cost of borrowing a book from a lending library for n days if the cost for the first 5 days is p paise
and the cost for every additional day is q paise (in paise)
(a) 5p + qn (b) 5p + q(n – 5) (c) p + q(n + 5) (d) p + q(n – 5) (e) p + nq/5
140. A rectangular plot of 100m × 200m is divided into as many equal square sections as possible with an area of 900
square metres each for growing vegetables. What is the area of the land left unused (in sq.m)?
(a) 5550 (b) 2090 (c) 3800 (d) 7600 (e) 2000
141. The present age of a father is equal to the sum of the ages of his five children. 12 years hence, the sum of the ages
of the children will be twice the age of the father. The present age of the father is
(a) 32 (b) 36 (c) 40 (d) 42 (e) 48
142. Two pipes P and Q can fill a tub in 20 min. and 30 min. respectively. If both pipes are opened simultaneously, after
how many minutes should P be turned off so that the tub is filled in exactly 15 minutes?
(a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 20 (d) 14 (e) 7.5
5x – 12 5 – 2x 2x – 3
143. 6 .4 = 2.3 . Solve for x.
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5 (e) 1
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1 Qtr. 2 Qtr. 3 Qtr 4 Qtr.
145. Which zone recorded the least change in sales in any of the quarters?
(a) East zone (b) West Zone (c) North Zone
(d) Both East & West Zones (d) indeterminable
146. Which quarter recorded the plummeting of sales of the company in more than one zone?
(a) 1st quarter (b) 2nd quarter (c) 3rd quarter (d) 4th quarter (e) None of these
147. In how many quarters do we see the sales of any one zone being greater than the sales of the other two combined?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (e) None of these
SECTION – D
Directions for questions 149 – 151: Find the next term of the series:-
Directions for questions 152 – 156: There are five towns A, B, C, D & E out of which four are state capitals. Two among
them are industrial towns whereas two are hill stations. Two towns are on the same latitude and two other towns are on
the same longitude. Further, two towns are seaports. B is a hill station and has got latitude common with an industrial
town. One of the industrial towns is a seaport and has longitude common with a town, which is not a state capital. A is an
industrial town and not a seaport. Out of the four state capitals, only one is a seaport. E is not a state capital and D is not
an industrial town.
152. Which of the following are both a state capital and a hill station?
(a) A & B (b) B & D (c) either (a) or (b)
(d) both (a) & (b) (e) None of these
154. Which of the following is a state capital but not an industrial town?
(a) B (b) D (c) either (a) or (b)
(d) both (a) and (b) (e) None of these
155. Which of the following are an industrial town and a hill station?
(a) A (b) B (c) D (d) E (e) Indeterminable
156. If a person of town B wants to visit another town, which has same latitude as B, then he will go to town...
(a) A (b) E (c) D (d) C (e) None of these
Directions for questions 157 – 159: There are 10 people in a group namely A, B, C, …., I, J. There are 3 couples with 2
sons each. A is the father-in-law of D. G and H are brothers. B although a female isn’t a daughter-in-law. J, H don't have
any children. I and E are males and aren't brothers. Further, F is wife of E. Now, answer the following questions:-
163. X said to Y “the husband of your sister's mother is my wife's son”. What is the relation of X with Y?
(a) Father (b) Uncle (c) Grandfather (d) Granduncle (e) Indeterminate
Directions: for questions 164 – 166: Ram, Shyam and Dharam are three friends. Each of them owns one of the three
vehicles – Bajaj, Honda and Kinetic, though not necessarily in that order. Further, each of them is wearing one of the
three helmets coloured red, blue, green. They made two statements each, out of which one is true and one is false. Study
their statements and answer the questions that follow:-
Ram : I own the Bajaj. Shyam owns the red helmet.
Shyam : Ram owns the Honda. I own the red helmet.
Dharam : I own the Kinetic. Ram owns the blue helmet.
164. The green helmet is owned by
(a) Ram (b) Shyam (c) Dharam (d) Shyam or Ram (e) Indeterminable
Directions: for questions 167 – 168: In a nation called 'Devnagar' a king must do what he says he will. One day, the
king said to a convict that, "if I happen to contradict your statement, I will hang you and if I happen to support your
statement, I will shoot you. " After this, he asked the convict “What punishment should I give you?"
167. The convict wants to reply in such a way so that he can save himself. The reply of convict was that you will.....
(a) hang me (b) shoot me (c) release me (d) release or shoot me (e) Indeterminable
Directions for questions 169 – 171, a series of alphabets has been given, with some of the alphabets replaced by
dashes. From the answer choices, you have to select the choice, whose alphabets when substituted in the blanks will
form a coherent series.
169. __ a b _e d a _ c e _ a b c _ d
(a) cbdde (b) dbced (c) ebdcd (d) dcdbe (e) dcbde
170. a _ _ a _a a b a a b _ a b _ b
(a) bbaab (b) baaba (c) bbbaa (d) aaabb (e) aabbb
171. _ _ z x y _ x y _ _ y z
(a) xyzzx (b) xxyzz (c) xyxyz (d) xzxyz (e) yzxyz
Directions for questions 172 – 173: A series of numbers has been given. From the answer choices, you have to select
the choice which either continues the given series, or which fills in the missing places to form a continuous series.
172. 3, 4, _, _, 18, 19, 38, 39
(a) 6, 10 (b) 8, 12 (c) 9, 12 (d) 8, 9 (e) 6, 7
173. 16, 24, 48, 120, 360, _
(a) 1260 (b) 1240 (c) 1250 (d) 1220 (e) 1224
Directions for questions 174 –178 : 3 participants are competing in a race. Every participant is displaying logo of the
company, which is sponsoring him. From the clues given below, you have to identify their surnames, the company that is
sponsoring them and what was their position in the race.
Names : Vinay, Robert, Sunil
Surnames : De’Souza, Saxena, Wagle
Company : Pepsi, Reebok, Wills
Reebok Shoes sponsored neither Vinay nor Wagle. Robert was not last of the runners to complete the race. Sunil was
sponsored by Pepsi. Wagle came second and Saxena was the winner
Directions for question nos. 179 – 182 : For the following questions, choose the option which does not belong to the
group.
179. (a) Paris (b) Rome (c) London (d) Washington (e) Hamburg
180. (a) Receive (b) Gulp (c) Gargle (d) Eat (e) Devour
181. (a) Alaska (b) Siberia (c) Greenland (d) Sahara (e) None of these
182. (a) Crimson (b) Azure (c) Dull (c) Red (e) Purple
188. Press either of the buttons X and Y and the drink will come out.
A. The drink has come out B. Either X or Y pressed
C. The drink has not come out D. Button Y has been pressed
(a) AB (b) AD (c) DA (d) DC (e) CB
190. If humans are beautiful, we catch their beauty; if they are not, we make them beautiful.
A. X is beautiful B. We have caught X's beauty
C. We have made X beautiful D. X is not beautiful
(a) BA (b) AB (c) CD (d) CB (e) None of these
Directions for question nos. 191 – 196 : The following problems contain a question and two statements giving certain Comment [s1]: Old Erudite 5
data. You have to decide whether the data given in the statements are sufficient for answering the questions. The
alternatives available are:
(A) if statement (I) alone is sufficient but statement (II) alone is not
(B) if statement (II) alone is sufficient but statement (I) alone is not
(C) if both (I) and (II) together are sufficient but none of them alone is sufficient
(D) if both statements independently are sufficient
(E) if both (I) and (II) together are not sufficient
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192. Is [(X – Y ) / (X – Y )] > 1?
(I) X + Y > 2 (II) X & Y are different positive integers & each is greater than 2
194. Mr. X went nonstop by car from A to C via B. The average speed for the entire journey was 40 kmph. What was the
average speed from B to C?
(I) The distance from B to C is 0.30 times the distance from A to B
(II) The average speed from B to C was twice that of the average from A to B
196. The unit price of product 1 is non-increasing and that of product 2 is decreasing. Five years hence which product
will be costlier?
(I) Current unit price of 1 is twice that of 2 (II) Five years ago, unit price of 2 was twice that of 1