SAMPLE TEST ASHOKA UNIVERSITY

Total Time Allotted: 90 Minutes Total Number of Questions: 75

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Note: Please read the following instructions before you start attempting the questions.
The test consists of four sections, namely, Logical Reasoning, Verbal Aptitude, Quantitative
Aptitude and Data Interpretation.
The duration of the test is 90 minutes, and the total number of questions is 75.
Each question is followed by four or five choices, out of which the correct one has to be selected.
The examinee may choose to navigate between questions or sections as per his or her liking.
You may skip a question, revisit it later and then answer it. The test can be submitted at any point
of time.
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The clock will be set at the server. The countdown timer at the top-right corner of the screen will
display the remaining time available for you to complete the section or the complete test.

Section I (Logical Reasoning)

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Directions for questions 1 to 5: Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Among Arjun, Vinod, Shiva, Ashish and Aravind, Arjun is taller than Vinod but shorter than Shiva.
Vinod is taller than only Aravind. Shiva is not tallest, who among them will be in the middle if they stand
in the order of their height?
Q.1. Who is the shortest?
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(a) Aravind (b) Arjun
(c) Ashish (d) Vinod
Q.2. If they stand in the order of the increasing heights, who will be the second?
(a) Ashish (b) Arjun
(c) Aravind (d) Vinod
Q.3. If they stand in the order of their heights, who will be in the middle?
(a) Vinod (b) Aravind
(c) Arjun (d) Ashish
Q.4. Who is the second tallest?
(a) Arjun (b) Shiva
(c) Ashish (d) Vinod
Q.5. Who is taller than Arjun but shorter than Ashish?
(a) Aravind (b) Vinod
(c) Shiva (d) None of these
Directions for questions 6 to 8: The following questions are based on the code pattern given below.

Letters X S M A P E D L W T
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Digits 1 6 9 8 3 5 0 2 4 7

Which of the given options has the correct coded form of the given letters?
Q.6. WDSTP
(a) 40638 (b) 40975 (c) 40948
(d) 40673 (e) None of these
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Q.7. AMLXE
(a) 89213 (b) 89210 (c) 89215
(d) 89015 (e) None of these
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Q.8. EXWTM
(a) 51497 (b) 51479 (c) 54179
(d) 51749 (e) None of these

Q.9. If P denotes +, Q denotes , M demotes and L denotes , then which of the following statements is
true?
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(a) 32P8L16Q4 (b) 6M18Q26L13P7
2 13
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(c) 11M34L17Q8L3 (d) 9P9L9Q9M9 71
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Q.10. In a certain code HEAT is written as ?*$@ and FINGER is written as &*. How can
FATHER be written in that code?

(a) $@?* (b) $@?

(c) @?*$ (d) $@*?

Directions for questions 11 to 15: Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.
From a set of six men A, B, C, D, E, F and five women S, T, U, V, W, a squad of six is to be selected.
Some of the norms of the choice are given as below:
I. A and V go together.
II. C cannot be placed with B.
III. U cannot go with V.
IV. B goes with T.
V. D and E have to be together.
VI. W and F go together.

Unless otherwise stated, these norms (as given above) are applicable to all the following questions.
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Q.11. If a squad composed of two women and U is one of them, the other representatives are:
(a) TBCDE (b) WCDEF (c) WFABD
(d) SAFDE (e) None of these
Q.12. If both W and D are representatives of the squad and three men in all are included in the squad, the
representatives of the squad other than W and D are:
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(a) SVFA (b) TUFE (c) SUEF
(d) UVFE (e) None of these
Q.13. If the squad has four men including C and F, the representatives of the squad other than C and F are:
(a) SVAD (b) SVDE (c) TUDE
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(d) SWDE (e) None of these
Q.14. If the squad has three women including V and W, the representatives of the squad other than V and
W are:
(a) ACFS (b) BTCF (c) ABCS
(d) STBF (e) None of these
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Q.15. If four representatives are men, which one of the following cannot form the squad?
(a) TVABDE (b) SVACDE (c) VWABCF
(d) VWACEF (e) None of these
Directions for questions 16 to 20: Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.
Five friends I, J, K, L and M are sitting on a bench. I is sitting next to J, K is sitting next to L, L is not
sitting near M, M is on the left end of the bench. K is on the second position from the right. I is on the
right side of J and to the right side of M. I and K are sitting together.
Q.16. Where is I sitting?
(a) Between J and L (b) Between L and K (c) Between J and K
(d) Between K and M (e) Between M and L
Q.17. Who is sitting in the centre?
(a) I (b) J (c) K
(d) L (e) M
Q.18. K is sitting between:
(a) J and L (b) I and M (c) L and M
(d) I and L (e) I and J
Q.19. What is the position of L?
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(a) Extreme left (b) Extreme right (c) Third from left
(d) Second from left (e) None of these
Q.20. What is the position of J?
(a) Second from right (b) Centre (c) Extreme left
(d) Second from left (e) None of these
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Directions for questions 21 to 25: Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow.
There are four friends Anish, Kumar, Ramu and Navin. One of them is a hockey player and studies
English and French. Anish and Kumar play basketball. Anish studies computer. Both the basketball
players study physics. Navin is a badminton player. One basketball player also studies chemistry. The
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badminton player studies physics and commerce. All the friends study two subjects each and play one
game each.
Q.21. Who is a hockey player?
(a) Anish (b) Ramu (c) Kumar
(d) Navin (e) None of these
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Q.22. Who does not study physics?
(a) Ramu (b) Navin (c) Anish
(d) Both Anish and Navin (e) None of these
Q.23. Who studies chemistry?
(a) Anish (b) Kumar (c) Ramu
(d) Navin (e) None of these
Q.24. Who studies computer and play basketball?
(a) Anish (b) Kumar (c) Ramu
(d) Navin (e) None of these
Q.25. Who studies English and French?
(a) Anish (b) Kumar (c) Ramu
(d) Navin (e) None of these
Section II (Verbal Aptitude)
Direction for question 26: Find out the part which has an error in the following sentence.
Q.26. On my request, Patel (a)/introduced me to his cousin (b)/who is famous dancer (c)./No error (d)
Direction for question 27: Choose the most suitable article.
Q.27. It was unique piece of artwork.
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a) the
b) an
c) a
d) no article
Direction for questions 28 and 29: In the following sentences improve the part printed in bold, if needed.
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Q.28. If I were you, I would not allow them.
a) was
b) am
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c) be
d) No improvement
Q.29. I am travelling since Monday.
a) had been
b) was
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c) have been
d) No improvement
Direction for questions 30 and 31: Pick out the most appropriate word from the given words to fill in the
blanks to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
Q.30. She . the first prize because of her arduous efforts.
a) achieved
b) earned
c) bagged
d) bestowed
Q.31. You are . to pay back what you have borrowed.
a) desired
b) expected
c) wished
d) wanted
Direction for questions 32 and 33: Pick out the word from the given words which completes the
relationship with the third word.
Q.32. Worse is to Bad as Doting is to:
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a) Reverence
b) Fond
c) Hate
d) Dislike
Q.33. Frown is to Pain as Smile is to:
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a) Joy
b) Sorrow
c) Failure
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d) Discomfiture
Direction for questions 34 and 35: Find the pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one in
the original pair of words in the following questions.
Q.34. NOTE : SCALE::
a) Farmland : Crops
b) Factory : Machines
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c) Letter : Alphabet
d) Ocean : Waves
Q.35. DEBRIS : EARTHQUAKE::
a) Germs : Disease
b) Exhaustion : Workout
c) Famine : Hunger
d) Sleepiness : Soporific
Q.36. Read the paragraph given below and answer the question that follows.
People have become more willing to talk about anxiety disorders and reach out for help. Famous athletes
and entertainers talk about their struggles with panic disorders and social phobia. Anxiety disorders are
medical illnesses and not signs of weakness or character flaw which develop from everyday anxiety.
Although we all have different and evolving relationships with anxiety, learning to manage them can
protect you from developing anxiety-related problems.
This paragraph best supports the statement that:
a) Anxiety disorders are minor illnesses.
b) Anxiety disorders lead to phobias.
c) Anxiety disorders are dangerous.
d) Anxiety disorders are curable.
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Direction for question 37: In the following question, choose the word which best expresses the meaning
of the given word.
Q.37. Adjunct
a) Conflicting
b) Addition
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c) Opposite
d) Agreement
Direction for question 38: In the following question, choose the alternative which is an improvement
upon the italicised part. If no improvement is required for the sentence, then choose (d).
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Q.38. The stylist had an old scissor.
a) old scissors
b) a pair of old scissors
c) an old scissors
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d) no improvement
Direction for question 39: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which
can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
Q.39. One who runs away from justice or the law
a) Traitor
b) Captive
c) Refugee
d) Fugitive
Direction for question 40: In the following question, choose the alternative which best expresses the
meaning of the idiom/phrase in italics.
Q.40. Though he is from a good family, he himself is a bad egg.
a) Worthless person
b) Evil person
c) Strange person
d) Quarrelsome person
Direction for question 41: Pick out the most appropriate word from the given words to fill in the blanks
to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
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Q.41. As his shoes are .. he could walk fast in the hills.
a) hard
b) costly
c) comfortable
d) good
Direction for question 42: Choose the most suitable article.
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Q.42. Give her .. umbrella which you bought yesterday.
a) the
b) an
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c) a
d) no article
Direction for question 43: Fill in the blanks with the most suitable form of the alternatives.
Q.43. The hotels of Mumbai are more luxurious than . of Patna.
a) this
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b) that
c) those
d) such
Direction for question 44: Find out the part which has an error in the following sentences.
Q.44. I met a girl named Jade (a) / She was the more beautiful (b) / than any other girl in her class. (c) /
No error (d)
Direction for question 45: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which
matches the words in the question.
Q.45. A person with unconventional habits
(a) Eccentric
(b) Lunatic
(c) Cynical
(d) Introvert
Direction for question 46: In the following sentence, choose the alternative which is an improvement
upon the italicized part. If no improvement is required for the sentence, then choose (d).
Q.46. She hates cheese, isnt she?
a) hasnt she
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b) didnt she
c) doesnt she
d) no improvement
Direction for question 47: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which
can be substituted for the given phrase.
Q.47. Fastidious
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a) One who is consistently obedient
b) One who is very selective in ones taste
c) One who fasts often
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d) One who is obsessed with accuracy
Direction for question 48: In the following question, choose the alternative which best expresses the
meaning of the idiom/phrase in italics.
Q.48. It was through elbow grease that he became successful.
a) Persistence
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b) Counterfeitness
c) Flattery
d) Hard work
Direction for Question 49: In the following question, choose the word which is most opposite in meaning
to the given word.
Q.49. Termagant
a) Awkward
b) Charming
c) Unreal
d) Inquisitive
Direction for question 50: Choose the most suitable alternative to make a proper sentence.
Q.50. What a sensation it would cause if it . now discovered that such a man had left behind a
diary.
a) is
b) were
c) be
d) was
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Section III (Quantitative Aptitude)

Q.51. Find the area of a sector of a circle with radius 9 cm if the angle of the sector is 60.
(a) 7/297
(b) 296/7
(c) 704/21
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(d) 297/7

Q.52. If the points 3, 4, 5, m and 7, 4 are collinear, find the value of m.

(a) 2
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(b) 1
(c) 0
(d) 3
Q.53. A boat started its journey downstream at 8:00 AM. It reached a point at 1:00 PM which is 25 km
away from the starting point, while for covering the same distance upstream it takes 6 hours. What is the
speed of the boat in still water?
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(a) 4.65 km/h
(b) 5 km/h
(c) 4.95 km/h
(d) 4.59 km/h
Q.54. The probability of an event that is certain to happen is 1. Such an event is called ____________.
(a) sure event
(b) unsure event
(c) impossible event
(d) none of these
Q.55. Which of the following can be the probability of an event?

(a) 0 P E 1

(b) 0 P E 1

(c) 0 P E 1

(d) 0 P E 1

Q.56. If cos 40 x sin 30 , find the value of x.

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(a) 40

(b) 60

(c) 30

(d) 20

Q.57. Which of the following is a quadratic equation?

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(a) x 1 0

(b) 4 x2 5x 5 5 x 30

(c) x 2 x 2 x2 2 x 3
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(d) x 2 3x 1 x 2 4 x 4

Q.58. Determine the value of k in the equation 2 x2 kx 1 0 .

(a) k 2 2 or k 2 2

(b) k 4 2 or k 4 2
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(c) k 8 or k 8

(d) None of these

Q.59. Find the sum of the arithmetic progression (AP): 7, 2, 3, 8.22 terms
(a) 1001

(b) 1001

(c) 1010

(d) 1010
Q.60. Write the formula for the sum of first n positive integers.

n n 1
(a)
2

(b)
n 1
2

(c) n n 1

n n 1
(d)
2
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Q.61. Find the prime factorisation of 650.
(a) 2 5 13

(b) 2 52 13

(c) 22 5 13

(d) 2 52 3
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Q.62. Write the irrational numbers from the following: 23, 3, 12, 7 5, ,8 2, .
30 5

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(a) 3, 7 5, ,8 2, .
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9 1
(b) ,
30 5

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(c) 3, 7 5,8 2,
5

23, 12
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(d)

Q.63. The amount of 33,630 is divided among A, B and C in such a manner that the ratio of the amount
of A to that of B is 3 7 and the ratio of the amount of B to that of C is 6 5. The amount of money
received by B is: ___________.
(a) 14,868 (b) 16,257
(c) 13,290 (d) 12,390
Q.64. What percentage of decrease in salary would exactly cancel out the 20% increase in the salary?
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(a) 20% (b) 16 %
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(c) 33 % (d) 18%
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Q.65. A shopkeeper offers a discount of 10% on his articles. The marked price of the article is 450, then
the selling price should be ___________.
(a) 395 (b) 410
(c) 405 (d) 400
Q.66. The profit obtained after selling a commodity for 524 is the same as the loss obtained after selling
it for 452. The cost price of the commodity is ___________.
(a) 480 (b) 500
(c) 488 (d) 485
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Q.67. Ram travelled 1200 km by air which formed th of his trip. He travelled rd of the trip by car and
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the rest by train. The distance (in km) travelled by train was ___________.
(a) 480 (b) 800
(c) 1600 (d) 1800
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Q.68. How many terms of series 1 + 2 + 3 + add up to 5050?
(a) 50 (b) 51
(c) 100 (d) 101
Q.69. The sum of the real roots of the equation x2 + | x | 6 = 0 is ___________.
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(a) 4 (b) 0
(c) 1 (d) None of these
Q.70. If x y = x2 + y2 xy, then 11 13 is ___________.
(a) 117 (b) 147
(c) 290 (d) 433
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Section IV (Data Interpretation)
Directions for questions 71 and 72: Study the line chart given below to answer the following questions.
THE PERCENTAGE OF THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES QUALIFIED FOR A
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION OVER A PERIOD OF SEVEN YEARS FROM 2009 TO 2015
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Q.71. Which of the following options denote the minimum difference between the percentages of
candidates qualified to appear?
(a) 2010 and 2011
(b) 2011 and 2012
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(c) 2012 and 2013
(d) 2013 and 2014
Q.72. What is the percentage increase in the number of candidates who qualified in the year 2013 from
the previous year? (Round off to two digits after decimal.)
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(a) 37.5%
(b) 60%
(c) 50%
(d) 80%
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Directions for questions 73 to 75: Refer to the following table to answer the questions that follow.
The following table gives the sales of LED television sets manufactured by a company over the years.
Number of different types of LED television sets sold by a company over the years
(Number in lakhs)
Year Size of LED television sets (inches)
22 24 32 40 49 Total
2009 85 154 124 112 118 593
2010 100 136 112 94 136 578
2011 106 124 85 115 145 575
2012 115 100 160 100 85 560
2013 100 85 145 85 100 515
 2014 115 70 175 55 130 545
2015 125 95 170 110 155 655

Q.73. What was the approximate percentage increase/decrease in the sales of 32-inch LED television sets
in 2014 compared to that in 2010?
(a) 36%
(b) 56%
(c) 57%
(d) 64%
Q.74. For which LED television set is the total sales of all the seven years the maximum?
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(a) 22-inch television
(b) 24-inch television
(c) 32-inch television
(d) 49-inch television
Q.75. What is the difference in the number of 40-inch television sets sold in 2010 and 2015?
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(a) 1,600,000
(b) 1,500,000
(c) 15,000,000
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(d) 16,000,000
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Answers

Section I

1-a 2-d 3-c 4-b 5-c 6-d 7-c 8-b 9-d 10 - a

11 - b 12 - c 13 - d 14 - a 15 - e 16 - c 17 - a 18 - d 19 - b 20 - d
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21 - b 22 - a 23 - b 24 - a 25 - c

Section II

26 - c 27 - c 28 - d 29 - c 30 - c 31 - b 32 - b 33 - a 34 - c 35 - d
36 - d 37 - b 38 - b 39 - d 40 - a 41 - c 42 - a 43 - c 44 - a 45 - a
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46 - c 47 - b 48 - d 49 - b 50 - b

Section III

51 - d 52 - c 53 - d 54 - a 55 - c 56 - d 57 - b 58 - a 59 - b 60 - d
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61 - b 62 - c 63 - a 64 - b 65 - c 66 - c 67 - b 68 - c 69 - b 70 - b

Section IV

71 - d 72 - b 73 - b 74 - c 75 - a
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