Passage (questions 1 to 4):
Amit is the son of Rahul.Sarika,Rahul’s sister has a son
sonu and a daughter Rita.
Raja is the maternal uncle of sonu.
1. How is Amit related to sonu?
a)Nephew
b)Cousin(brother)
c)uncle
d)brother
e)none of these
2. How is rita related to raja?
a)sister
b)daughter
c)niece
d)aunt
e)none of these
3.How many nephews does raja have?
a)1
b)2
c)3
d)4
e)none
4.What is the relationship
of Raja with Rita?
a)uncle
b)brother
c)maternal uncle
d)nephew
e)can’t be determined
5).In recommendations
to the board of trustees a tuition increase of $500 per year, the president of
the university said “There were no student demonstrations over the previous
increases of $300 last year and $200 the year before”. If the president’s statement
is accurate then which of the following can be validly inferred from the
information given:
I. Most students in previous years felt that the increases
were justified because of increased operating costs.
II. Student apathy was responsible for the failure of
students to protest the previous tuition increases.
III. Students are not likely to demonstrate over new tuition
increases.
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) I or II but not both
(d) I, II and III
(e) None
Ans. (a)
6. The office staff
of XYZ corporation presently consists of three bookkeepers–A, B, C and 5
secretaries D, E, F, G, H. The management is planning to open a new office in
another city using 2 bookkeepers and 3
secretaries of the present staff . To do so they plan to separate certain
individuals who don’t function well together. The following guidelines were
established to set up the new office
I. Bookkeepers A and C are constantly finding fault with one
another and should not be sent together to the new office as a team
II. C and E function well alone but not as a team , they
should be separated
III. D and G have not been on speaking terms and shouldn’t
go together
IV. Since D and F have been competing for promotion they
shouldn’t be a team
a. If A is to be
moved as one of the bookeepers,which of the following cannot be a possible
working unit.
A.ABDEH
B.ABDGH
C.ABEFH
D.ABEGH
Ans.B
b. If C and F are
moved to the new office, how many combinations are possible
A.1
B.2
C.3
D.4
Ans. A
c. If C is sent to
the new office, which member of the staff cannot go with C
A.B
B.D
C.F
D.G
Ans.B
d. Under the
guidelines developed, which of the following must go to the new office
A.B
B.D
C.E
D.G
Ans.A
e.If D goes to the
new office,which of the following is/are true
I.C cannot go
II.A cannot go
III.H must also go
A.I only
B.II only
C.I and II only
D.I and III only
Ans.D
7.After months of
talent searching for an administrative assistant to the president of the
college the field of applicants has been narrowed down to 5–A, B, C, D, E .It
was announced that the finalist would be chosen after a series of all-day group
personal interviews were held.The examining committee agreed upon the following
procedure
I. The interviews will be held once a week
II.3 candidates will appear at any all-day interview session
III. Each candidate will appear at least once
IV. If it becomes necessary to call applicants for
additional interviews, no more 1 such applicant should be asked to appear the
next week
V. Because of a detail in the written applications, it was
agreed that whenever candidate B appears, A should also be present.
VI .Because of travel difficulties it was agreed that C will
appear for only 1 interview.
a. At the first
interview the following candidates appear A,B,D.Which of the follwing
combinations can be called for the interview to be held next week.
A.BCD
B.CDE
C.ABE
D.ABC
Ans.B
b. Which of the
following is a possible sequence of combinations for interviews in 2 successive
weeks
A.ABC;BDE
B.ABD;ABE
C.ADE;ABC
D.BDE;ACD
Ans.C
c. .If A ,B and D
appear for the interview and D is called for additional interview the following
week, which 2 candidates may be asked to appear with D?
I. A
II B
III.C
IV.E
A.I and II
B.I and III only
C.II and III only
D.III and IV only
Ans.D
d. Which of the
following correctly state(s) the procedure followed by the search committee
I. After the second interview all applicants have appeared
at least once
II. The committee sees each applicant a second time
III. If a third session,it is possible for all applicants to
appear at least twice
A.I only
B.II only
C.III only
D. Both I and II
Ans.A
8.Pipe A can fill in
20 minutes and Pipe B in 30 mins and Pipe C can empty the same in 40 mins. If
all of them work together, find the time taken to fill the tank
(a) 17 1/7 mins
(b) 20 mins
(c) 8 mins
(d) none of these
Ans. (a)
9. Thirty men take 20
days to complete a job working 9 hours a day .How many hour a day should 40 men
work to complete the job?
(a) 8 hrs
(b) 7 1/2 hrs
(c) 7 hrs
(d) 9 hrs
Ans. (b)
10. Find the smallest
number in a GP whose sum is 38 and product 1728
(a) 12
(b) 20
(c) 8
(d) none of these
Ans. (c)
11. A boat travels 20
kms upstream in 6 hrs and 18 kms downstream in 4 hrs. Find the speed of the
boat in still water and the speed of the water current?
(a) 1/2 kmph
(b) 7/12 kmph
(c) 5 kmph
(d) none of these
Ans. (b)
12. A goat is tied to
one corner of a square plot of side 12m by a rope 7m long. Find the area it can
graze?
(a) 38.5 sq.m
(b) 155 sq.m
(c) 144 sq.m
(d) 19.25 sq.m
Ans. (a)
13. Mr. Shah decided
to walk down the escalator of a tube station. He found that if he walks down 26
steps, he requires 30 seconds to reach the bottom. However, if he steps down 34
stairs he would only require 18 seconds to get to the bottom. If the time is
measured from the moment the top step begins to descend to the time he steps
off the last step at the bottom, find out the height of the stair way in steps?
Ans.46 steps.
14. The average age
of 10 members of a committee is the same as it was 4 years ago, because an old
member has been replaced by a young member. Find how much younger is the new
member ?
Ans.40 years.
15. Three containers
A, B and C have volumes a, b, and c respectively; and container A is full of water while the
other two are empty. If from container A water is poured into container B which
becomes 1/3 full, and into container C which becomes 1/2 full, how much water
is left in container A?
16. ABCE is an
isosceles trapezoid and ACDE is a rectangle. AB = 10 and EC = 20. What is the
length of AE?
Ans. AE = 10.
17. In the given
figure, PA and PB are tangents to the circle at A and B respectively and the
chord BC is parallel to tangent PA. If AC = 6 cm, and length of the tangent AP
is 9 cm, then what is the length of the chord BC?
Ans. BC = 4 cm.
18. Three cards are
drawn at random from an ordinary pack of cards. Find the probability that they
will consist of a king, a queen and an ace.
Ans. 64/2210.
19. A number of cats
got together and decided to kill between them 999919 mice. Every cat killed an
equal number of mice. Each cat killed more mice than there were cats. How many
cats do you think there were ?
Ans. 991.
20. If Log2 x – 5 Log
x + 6 = 0, then what would the value / values of x be?
Ans. x = e2
21. The square of a
two digit number is divided by half the number. After 36 is added to the
quotient, this sum is then divided by 2. The digits of the resulting number are
the same as those in the original number, but they are in reverse order. The
ten’s place of the original number is equal to twice the difference between its
digits. What is the number?
Ans. 46
22.Can you tender a
one rupee note in such a manner that there shall be total 50 coins but none of
them would be 2 paise coins.?
Ans. 45 one paisa coins, 2 five paise coins, 2 ten paise
coins, and 1 twenty-five paise coins.
23.A monkey starts
climbing up a tree 20ft. tall. Each hour, it hops 3ft. and slips back 2ft. How
much time would it take the monkey to reach the top?
Ans.18 hours.
24. What is the missing number in this series? 8 2 14 6 11 ?
14 6 18 12
Ans. 9
25. A certain type of
mixture is prepared by mixing brand A at Rs.9 a kg. with brand B at Rs.4 a kg.
If the mixture is worth Rs.7 a kg., how many kgs. of brand A are needed to make
40kgs. Of the mixture?
Ans. Brand A needed is 24kgs.
26. A wizard named
Nepo says “I am only three times my son’s age. My father is 40 years more than
twice my age. Together the three of us are a mere 1240 years old.” How old is
Nepo?
Ans. 360 years old.
27. One dog tells the
other that there are two dogs in front of me. The other one also shouts that he
too had two behind him. How many are they?
Ans. Three.
28. A man ate 100 bananas in five days, each day eating 6
more than the previous day. How many bananas did he eat on the first day?
Ans. Eight.
29. The minute hand
of a clock overtakes the hour hand at intervals of 64 minutes of correct time.
How much a day does the clock gain or lose?
Ans. 32 8/11 minutes.
30. Daal is now being
sold at Rs. 20 a kg. During last month its rate was Rs. 16 per kg. By how much
percent should a family reduce its consumption so as to keep the expenditure
fixed?
Ans. 20 %.
31. Find the
correctly spelt words
A. Friming
B. Burnning
C. Running
D. Fryng
32. Find the correctly spelt words
A. Puerrile
B. Puerrille
C. Purrile
D. Puerile
33. Find the
correctly spelt words
A. Velnerable
B. Vulnarable
C. Vulnerable
D. Valnerable
Directions to Solve
Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace
the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct? If the
sentence is correct as it is, mark ‘E’ as the answer
34). The moment they
saw me, they were delight
A. had delighted
B. were delighted
C. are delighted
D. have been delighted
E. No correction required
35). He should not
had done it.
A. had not
B. should had not
C. should not have
D. should have
E. No correction required
36). No sooner do the
bells ring than the curtain rose.
A. did the bell ring
B. did the bells ring
C. had the bell rang
D. had the bell rung
E. No correction required
Directions to Solve
In questions given below out of four alternatives, choose
the one which can be substituted for the given word/sentence
37). A disease of
mind causing an uncontrollable desire to steal
A. Schizophrenia
B. Claustrophobia
C. Kleptomania
D. Magolomania
38).One who scarifies
his life for a cause
A. Patriot
B. Martyr
C. Revolutionary
D. Soldier
39). A person who
brings goods illegally into the country
A. Importer
B. Exporter
C. Fraud
D. Smuggler
40). To take secretly
in small quantities
A. Robbery
B. Pilferage
C. Theft
D. Defalcation
