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Section 1: Data Sufficiency
(Time: 10 Min. Marks:10)
Note: Question 1 to 10 carry 1 mark each
Instructions for question 1 to 10: Each of the questions below consists of a question and two
statements numbered (1) and (2) given below it. Choose the best option according to following
instructions.
Option A: Statement 1 alone is sufficient to answer the question, but statement 2 alone is
not sufficient to answer the question asked.
Option B: Statement 2 alone is sufficient to answer the question, but statement 21alone is
not sufficient to answer the question asked.
Option C: Both statement 1 and 2 together are sufficient to answer the question, but
neither alone is sufficient to answer the question asked
Option D: Each statement alone is sufficient to answer the question asked
Option E: Statement 1 and 2 are not sufficient to answer the question asked and additional
data is needed to answer the question asked
1) Rahim plans to draw a square JKLM with a point O on the side JK but is not successful. Why
is Rahim unable to draw the square?
(1)The length of OM is twice that of OL.
(2) The length of OM is 4 cm.
2)Around a circular table six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting. Who is on the immediate
left to A?
(1)B is opposite to C and D is opposite to E.
(2)F is on the immediate left to B and D is to the left of B.
3)A, B, C, D, E are five positive numbers. A + B < C + D, B + C < D + E, C + D < E + A.
Is ‘A’ the greatest?
(1)D + E < A + B
(2)E < C
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4) What will be the total weight of 10 poles, each of the same weight ?
(1)One- fourth of the weight of each pole is 5 kg.
(2) the total weight of three poles is 20 kilograms more than the total weight of two poles.
5) If two triangles are similar, what is the perimeter of the smaller triangle?
(1) The sum of the perimeters of the triangles is 30.
(2) The ratio of the measures of two corresponding sides is 2 to 3.
6) Can Ritesh retire from ofiice X in January 2013, with full pension benefits?
(1) Ritesh will complete 30 years of service in office X in April 2008 and deires to retire.
(2) As per office X rules ,an employee has to complete minimum 30 years of service and atain
age of 60.Ritesh has 3 years to complete age of 60.
7)What is the slope of line m?
(1) It is parallel to the line 2y =3 + x.
(2) The line intersects the y-axis at the point (0, 5).
8)Rajan and Madan starts from a common point and walk straight in the opposite direction.What
will be the distance between them at the expiry of three hours ?
(1)Rajan and Madan walks at the speed of 4km/hr and 6km/hr respectively.
(2)Madan walks one and a half tmes faster than Rajan
9) If both x and y are positive integers less than 100 and greater than 10, is the sum x + y a
multiple of 11?
(1)x - y is a multiple of 22.
(2)The tens digit and the units digit of x are the same; the tens digit and the units digit of y are
the same
10) Is quadrilateral ABCD a rectangle?
(1) m∠ ABC =90°
(2) AB = CD
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Section 2: Reading Comprehension
(Marks 15 minutes 20)
PASSAGE 1
Shaw’s defense of a theater of ideas brought him up against both his great bugbears—
commercialized art on the one hand and Art for Art’s Sake on the other. His teaching is that
beauty is a by-product of other activity; that the artist writes out of moral passion (in forms
varying from political conviction to religious zeal), not out of love of art; that the pursuit of art
for its own sake is a form of self-indulgence as bad as any other sort of sensuality. In the end, the
errors of “pure” art and of commercialized art are identical: they both appeal primarily to the
senses. True art, on the other hand, is not merely a matter of pleasure. It may be unpleasant. A
favorite Shavian metaphor for the function of the arts is that of tooth-pulling. Even if the patient
is under laughing gas, the tooth is still pulled.
The history of aesthetics affords more examples of a didactic than of a hedonist view. But
Shaw’s didacticism takes an unusual turn in its application to the history of arts. If, as Shaw
holds, ideas are a most important part of a work of art, and if, as he also holds, ideas go out of
date, it follows that even the best works of art go out of date in some important respects and that
the generally held view that great works are in all respects eternal is not shared by Shaw. In the
preface to Three Plays for Puritans, he maintains that renewal in the arts means renewal in
philosophy, that the first great artist who comes along after a renewal gives to the new
philosophy full and final form, that subsequent artists, though even more gifted, can do nothing
but refine upon the master without matching him. Shaw, whose essential modesty is as disarming
as his pose of vanity is disconcerting, assigns to himself the role, not of the master, but of the
pioneer, the role of a Marlowe rather than of a Shakespeare. “The whirligig of time will soon
bring my audiences to my own point of view,” he writes, “and then the next Shakespeare that
comes along will turn these petty tentatives of mine into masterpieces final for their epoch.”
“Final for their epoch”—even Shakespearean masterpieces are not final beyond that. No one,
says Shaw, will ever write a better tragedy than Lear or a better opera than Don Giovanni or a
better music drama than Der Ring des Nibelungen; but just as essential to a play as this aesthetic
merit is moral relevance which, if we take a naturalistic and historical view of morals, it loses, or
partly loses, in time. Shaw, who has the courage of his historicism, consistently withstands the
view that moral problems do not change, and argues therefore that for us modern literature and
music form a Bible surpassing in significance the Hebrew Bible. That is Shaw’s anticipatory
challenge to the neo-orthodoxy of today.
1.
The primary purpose of the passage is to discuss
(A) the unorthodoxy of Shaw’s views on the Bible
(B) the aesthetic merit of Shaw’s plays
(C) Shaw’s theory of art
(D) Shavian examples of the theater of ideas
(E) Shaw’s naturalistic and historical view of morals
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2.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
The author sets off the word “pure” (line 9) with quotation marks in order to
Contrast it with the word “true,” which appears later (line 10)
Suggest that, in this context, it is synonymous with “commercialized” (line 9)
Underscore its importance
Strip away its negative connotations
Emphasize its positive connotations
3.
According to the author, Shaw compares art to tooth-pulling (lines 12-14) in order to
show that
(A) The moral relevance of a work of art must be extracted from the epoch in which it was
created
(B) True art is painful to the senses
(C) Even the best works of art go out of date
(D) Pleasure is not the sole purpose of art
(E) All art has a lasting effect on its audience
4.
According to the author, Shaw’s didacticism was unusual in that it was characterized by
(A) Idealism
(B) Historicism
(C) Hedonism
(D) Moralism
(E) Religious zeal
5.
It can be inferred from the passage that Shaw would probably agree with all of the
following statements about Shakespeare EXCEPT:
(A) He wrote out of a moral passion.
(B) All of his plays are out of date in some important respect.
(C) He was the most profound and original thinker of his epoch.
(D) He was a greater artist than Marlowe.
(E) His Lear gives full and final form to the philosophy of his age.
6.
Which of the following does the author cite as a contradiction in Shaw?
(A) Whereas he pretended to be vain, he was actually modest.
(B) He questioned the significance of the Hebrew Bible, and yet he believed that a great artist
could be motivated by religious zeal.
(C) Although he insisted that true art springs from moral passion, he rejected the notion that
morals do not change.
(D) He considered himself to be the pioneer of a new philosophy, but he hoped his audiences
would eventually adopt his point of view.
(E) On the one hand, he held that ideas are a most important part of a work of art; on the other
hand, he believed that ideas go out of date.
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7.
The ideas attributed to Shaw in the passage suggest that he would most likely agree with
which of the following statements?
(A) Every great poet digs down to a level where human nature is always and everywhere alike.
(B) A play cannot be comprehended fully without some knowledge and imaginative
understanding of its context.
(C) A great music drama like Der Ring des Nibelungen springs from a love of beauty, not from a
love of art.
(D) Morality is immutable; it is not something to be discussed and worked out.
(E) Don Giovanni is a masterpiece because it is as relevant today as it was when it was created.
PASSAGE 2
There is widespread belief that the emergence of giant industries has been accompanied by
an equivalent surge in industrial research. A recent study of important inventions made since the
turn of the century reveals that more than half were the product of individual inventors working
alone, independent of organized industrial research. While industrial laboratories contributed
such important products as nylon and transistors, independent inventors developed air
conditioning, the automatic transmission, the jet engine, the helicopter, insulin, and streptomycin.
Still other inventions, such as stainless steel, television, silicones, and Plexiglas were developed
through the combined efforts of individuals and laboratory teams.
Despite these finding, we are urged to support monopolistic power on the grounds that such
power creates an environment supportive of innovation. We are told that the independent
inventor, along with the small firm, cannot afford to undertake the important research needed to
improve our standard of living while protecting our diminishing resources; that only the giant
corporation or conglomerate, with its prodigious assets, can afford the kind of expenditures that
produce the technological advances vital to economic progress. But when we
examineexpenditures for research, we find that of the more than $35 billion spent each year in
this country, almost two-thirds is spent by the federal government. More than half of this
government expenditure is funneled into military research and product development, accounting
for the enormous increase in spending in such industries as nuclear energy, aircraft, missiles, and
electronics. There are those who consider it questionable that these defense-linked research
projects will either improve our standard of living or do much to protect our diminishing
resources.
Recent history has demonstrated that we may have to alter our longstanding conception of the
process actuated by competition. The price variable, once perceived as the dominant aspect of
the process, is now subordinate to the competition of the new product, the new business
structure, and the new technology. While it can be assumed that in a highly competitive industry
not dominated by single corporation, investment in innovation—a risky and expensive budget
item—might meet resistance from management and stockholders concerned about cost-cutting,
efficient organization, and large advertising budgets, it would be an egregious error to equate the
monopolistic producer with bountiful expenditures on research. Large-scale enterprises tend to
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operate more comfortably in stable and secure circumstances, and their managerial bureaucracies
tend to promote the status quo and resist the threat implicit in change. Moreover, in some cases,
industrial giants faced with little or no competition seek to avoid the capital loss resulting from
obsolescence by deliberately obstructing technological progress. By contrast, small firms
undeterred by large investments in plant and capital equipment often aggressively pursue new
techniques and new products, investing in innovation in order to expand their market shares.
The conglomerates are not, however, completely except from strong competitive pressures.
There are instances in which they too must compete with another industrial Goliath, and then
their weapons may include large expenditures for innovation.
8.
The primary purpose of the passage is to
(A) advocate an increase in government support of organized industrial research
(B) point out a common misconception about the relationship between the extent of industrial
research and the growth of monopolistic power in industry
(C) describe the inadequacies of small firms in dealing with the important matter of research and
innovation
(D) show that America’s strength depends upon individual ingenuity and resourcefulness
(E) encourage free-market competition among industrial giants
9.
According to the passage, important inventions of the twentieth century
(A) were produced largely as a result of governmental support for military weapons research and
development
(B) came primarily from the huge laboratories of monopolistic industries
(C) were produced at least as frequently by independent inventors as by research teams
(D) have greater impact on smaller firms than on conglomerates
(E) sometimes adversely affect our standard of living and diminish our natural resources
10.
Which of the following best describes the organization of the second paragraph of the
passage?
(A) Expenditures for various aspects of research are listed.
(B) Reasons for supporting monopolistic power are given and then questioned.
(C) Arguments are presented for minimizing competitive bidding for research.
(D) Resources necessary for research are defined.
(E) Costs for varied aspects of military research are questioned.
11.
It can be inferred from the passage that the author
(A) has little confidence in the ability of monopolistic industry to produce the important
inventions of the future
(B) would rather see the federal government spend money on social services than on the defense
establishment
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(C) favors a conservative approach to innovation and places trust in conglomerates to provide
efficient production
(D) feels that price should still be the dominant variable in the competitive process
(E) believes that excessive competition is a deterrent to innovation
12.
The passage contains information that answers which of the following questions?
I.
What portion of the research dollar in this country is spent each year by the federal
government?
II.
Under what circumstances is an industrial giant likely to invest heavily in innovation?
III.
Why might a monopolistic producer want to suppress an innovation?
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) I and II only
(D) II and III only
(E) I, II, and III
13.
With which of the following statements would the author of the passage be most likely to
agree?
(A) Monopolistic power creates an environment supportive of innovation.
(B) Governmental expenditure for military research will do much to protect our dwindling
resources.
(C) Industrial giants, with their managerial bureaucracies, respond more quickly to technological
change than smaller firms do.
(D) Firms with a small share of the market aggressively pursue innovations because they are not
locked into old capital equipment.
(E) The independent inventor cannot afford to undertake the research needed to improve our
standard of living.
14.
Which of the following proposals best responds to the issues raised by the author?
(A) Governmental restraints on monopolies should be lifted, and government funding should be
made available to large corporations wishing to engage in research.
(B) Governmental restraints on monopolies should be tightened, and government funding should
be made available to small corporations and independent individuals wishing to engage in
research.
(C) Governmental restraints on monopolies should be tightened, and no government funding
should be provided to any corporations or individuals wishing to engage in research.
(D) The amount the government spends on military research should be decreased, and the
amount it spends to improved the standard of living should be increased.
(E) Governmental restraints on monopolies should be lifted, and no government funding should
be provided to any corporations or individuals wishing to engage in research.
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15.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the author’s main point?
(A) In the last decade, conglomerates have significantly increased their research budgets for
defense technology.
(B) Tax restructuring permits smaller firms to write off a larger percentage of profits against
research.
(C) A ten-year study of the extent of resources devoted to research by smaller enterprises reveals
a steady decline.
(D) Military research is being directed more extensively to space technology than to short-range
missiles.
(E) Competition from foreign industries has increased the cost of labor and materials.
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Section 3: Logical Reasoning
(Marks: 10Time: 10 min)
For Que. 1 to 5: Read the following passage and answer the questions below it.
Mr. Ahluwalia, Mr. Bhatia, Mr. Chopra, Mr. Dayal and Mr. Eshwar have first and middle names as per
following conditions: (each of them has different first and middle names).
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
1]
Four of them have a first or middle name of Ram, three of them have first or middle name of
Shyam. Two of them have first or middle name of Tram. One of them has first or middle
name of Alam.
Either Mr. Ahluwalia and Mr. Bhatia are both named Tram or Mr. Chopra and Mr. Dayal are
both named Tram.
Of Mr. Bhatia and Mr. Chopra either both are named Shaym or neither named Shyam.
Mr. Dayal and Mr. Eshwar are both not named Ram.
Which of these is possible combination of name?
A. Tram Ram Alhuwalia
B. Alam Ram Chopra
C. Ram Shyam Chopra
D. None of these
2]
The two Trams are
A. Mr.Alhuwalia and Mr. Bhatia
B. Mr. Chopra and Mr. Dayal
C. Mr. Dayal and Mr. Alhuwalia
D. Mr. Bhatia and Mr. Dayal.
3]
Who is named Alam
A. Mr. Alhiwalia
B. Mr. Bhatia
C. Mr. Chopra
D. Mr. Dayal
4]
Mr. Eshwar is known as
A. Ram Shyam
B. Tram Ram
C. ShyamAlam
D. Tram Shyam
5]
Which of these people have same names?
A. Mr. Bhatia and Mr. Chopra
B. Mr. Chopra and Mr. Dayal
C. Mr. Alhuwalia and Mr. Eshwar
D. there is no such pair
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6]
Persons X Y Z and Q live in red green yellow or blue coloured houses placed in sequence on a
street. Z lives in yellow house. The green house is adjacent to the blue house. X does not live adjacent to
Z. The yellow house is in between the green and red house. The colour of house in which X lives is:
A. blue
B. green
C. red
D. Not possible to determine.
For Que. 7 to 8: Read the following passage and answer the questions below it.
Amir, Bikram, Charlie, David, Emraan, Fahim and Gaurav are 7 students in a class. They are
sitting on three benches Mahogany, Oak and Maple in such a way that there are at least two of
them on each bench and there is at least one girl on each bench. Charlie, a girl student does not
sit with Amir, Emraan and David. Fahim a boy student, sits with only Bikram. Amir sits with his
best friend on bench mahogany. Gaurav sits on bench Maple. Emraan is brother of Charlie.
7]
How many girl students are there?
A. 3
B. 4
8]
Who are sitting on oak bench?
C. 3 or 4
D. can’t say
A. Fahim and Charlie
B. David and Emraan
C. David and Charlie
D. Fahim and Bikram
Directions for questions 9 and 10:
Some friends went to Netaram Sweets. Following is information about the rosogollas they ate
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
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Gimmy ate 8 less than Akshit.
Dileep and Raj together ate 37.
Jugal ate 8 more than Dileep.
Akshit ate 5 more than Dileep.
Akshit and Gimmy together ate 40,
How many rosogollas did Raj ate?
A. 18 B. 24 C. 16 D. 27
10]
Jugal and Dileep together ate how many Rosogollas?
A. 46 B. 36 C. 46 D. Data insufficient
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Section4: Data Interpretation
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(Marks: 10Time: 10 min)
Directions Q. 1 to 5: are based on the graph given below:
FOREIGN TRADE (in billion dollars)
94-95
93-94
92-93
91-92
90-91
89-90
88-89
86-87
EXPORT
S
IMPORTS
0
5
10
15
20
1. In which year was the trade deficit greatest?
(A) 94-95
(B) 88-89
25
30
(C) 89-90
(D) 90 - 91
2. Export earning in 90-91 is how many percent of imports in 91-92?
(A)2
(B) 99
(C) 92
(D) 15
3.In how many years was the trade deficit less than the trade deficit in the succeeding year?
(A)1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
4.In the last three years the total export earnings have accounted for how many percent of the
value of the imports?
(A)80
(B) 83
(C) 95
(D) 89
5.Which of the following statements can be inferred from the graph?
I. In all the years shown in graph, the trade deficit in less than the export earning.
II. Export earnings increased in every year between 89-90 and 91-92.
III.
In all the years shown in the graph, the earning by exports is less than the expenditure on
imports in the preceding year.
(A)I only
(B) II only
(C) III only
(D) I and III only
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Directions Q. 6 to 10: are based on the graph given below:
Solubility - Temperature relationships for various salts.
(The Y-axis denotes Solubility (kg/ litres of water)
SODIUM CHLORATE
6. Which of the following salts has greatest solubility?
(A)Potassium Chlorate at 80 0C.
(B) Potassium Chloride at 350C.
(C) Potassium Nitrate at 390C.
(D) Sodium Chloride at 85 0C.
7. Approximately, how many kg of Potassium Nitrate can be dissolved in 10 litres of water at 30 0C?
(A)0.04
(B) 0.4
(C) 4
(D) 0.35
8. By what % is the solubility of Potassium Chlorate in water increased as the water is heated from 300C
to 800C?
(A)100
(B) 200
(C) 250
(D) 300
9.If 1 mole of Potassium Chloride weighs 0.7456 kg, approximately, how many moles of Potassium
Chloride can be dissolved in 100 litres of water at 36 0C?
(A)70
(B) 60
(C) 48
(D) 54
10.Which of the salts has greatest change in solubility in kg/ litre of water between 150C and 25 0C?
(A)Potassium Chlorate
(B) Potassium Nitrate
(C) Sodium Chlorate
(D) Sodium Nitrate
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Section 5: Verbal Section
(Marks : 30 Time : 20 minutes)
For the following 5 questions (1 to 5) choose the synonym of the given word.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
IMPERIL
A.
Safeguard
C.
Jeopardise
B.
D.
Admonish
Knead
SYLVAN
A.
Urbane
C.
Utopian
B.
D.
Bucolic
Occident
INFRACTION
A.
Violation
C.
Fragmentation
B.
D.
Compliance
Introspection
BIONIC
A.
Dull
C.
Skilful
B.
D.
Fast
Blithe
LAMPOON
A.
To fade
C.
To pretend
B.
D.
To mock
To break
Choose ANTONYMS for next 5 given words (6 to 10) .
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
JADED
A.
Excited
C.
Employed
B.
D.
Deployed
Exploit
SPRIGHTLY
A.
Bright
C.
Indulgent
B.
D.
Effulgent
Dull
REMISS
A.
Scrupulous
C.
Wicked
B.
D.
Negligent
Fertile
GASCONADE
A.
Prohibition
C.
Ingrate
B.
D.
Jeremiad
Reticence
UNCTUOUS
A.
Frank
C.
Blunt
B.
D.
Clandestine
Verbose
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Directions for Questions 11 to 13: Each question contains six statements, followed by four
options of combinations of any three of the given sentences. Choose the option in which the
combinations are logically related.
11.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Some apartments are not multi-storied.
Some multi-storied are not apartments.
No house is a skyscraper.
All multi-storied are houses.
Some multi-storied are apartments.
Some houses are not apartments.
A.
ace
B.
bdf
C.
fda
D.
acf
12.
a
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
All bows are arrows.
No arrow is a casket.
No bow is a casket.
Some caskets are arrows.
Some bows are caskets.
No casket is a bow.
A.
bde
C.
cdf
13.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
B.
D.
acb
abf
Some soaps are not shampoos.
Some shampoos are not soaps.
No oil is shampoo.
All shampoos are oils.
Some shampoos are soaps.
Some who are oils are not soaps.
A.
acf
B.
C.
abc
D.
def
bdf
Each question consists of two words which have a certain relationship to each other followed by
four pairs of related words, Select the pair which has the same relationship.
14.
INFERTILE: DESERT
A.
Delicious: Fruit
B.
Verdant: Jungle
C.
Diligent: Worker
D.
Hot: Weather
15.
16.
17.
BRAGGART: MODEST
A.
Visionary: Practical
C.
Insurgent: Revolutionary
B.
D.
Dilettante: Amateurish
Expert: Refined
PRODIGAL: SPEND
A.
Humble: Fawn
C.
Querulous: Complain
B.
D.
Treacherous: Trust
Laconic: Talk
HOST: GRACIOUS
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A.
C.
18.
Car: Flies
Doctor: Handy
ISLAND: ARCHIPELGO
A.
Shoulder: Arm
C.
Shoe: Laces
B.
D.
Cheat: cunning
Blade: Barbar
B.
D.
Stomach: Intestine
Toe: Foot
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Choose the correct order of parts of statements to form a meaningful sentence.
19.
a. This morning
b. moderate intensity rocked Kottayam
d. and nearby districts
A.
abdc
B.
bdac
C.
cbda
D.
cadb
20.
a. And don’t lose it
A.
bdca
C.
acbd
21.
a. Only to
A.
dbca
C.
abcd
b. keep
B.
D.
b. took a sharp turn
B.
D.
c. Well
acdb
bcad
c. an earthquake of
d. the transparency holder
c. bang into a tree
bdac
dbac
d. the car
Complete the following sentences with appropriate set of words from the given options.
22.
The safest general characterisation of the European philosophical tradition as it has
developed up to now, with all its diverse proponents, is that it consists of a
_____________ Plato.
A.
Collection of chapters on
B.
String of commentaries to
C.
Series of footnotes to
D.
Set of prologues to
23.
The highest reward for a man’s toil is not what he gets for it, but what___________ .
A.
he makes out of it.
B.
he gets for others.
C.
he has overcome through it.
D.
he becomes by it.
Some proverbs/idioms are given below together with their meanings. Choose the correct
meaning of proverb/idiom.
24.
To keeps one's temper
A.
To become hungry
B.
To be in good mood
C.
To preserve ones energy
D.
To be aloof from
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25.
Inthe arms of Morpheus
A.
Sound asleep
B.
Waking
C.
Reprimand
D.
Be submissive
26.
To call a spade a spade
A.
Cordially
B.
Speak diplomatically
C.
To be outspoken
D.
To speak very plainly
27.
To play second fiddle
A.
To be fulfilled
B.
To be an appendage
C.
To assail
D.
To beset
28.
The green-eyed monster
A.
Relegate
B.
Relax
C.
Jealousy
D.
Unwind
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Each question contains four arguments of three statements each. Choose the set in which the
third statement is a logical conclusion of the first two.
29.
a.
All envelopes are rectangles. All rectangles are rectangular. All envelopes are
rectangular.
b.
Some thin are smart. Some smart things are tiny. Some thin are tiny.
c.
Learneds are well read. Well read know. Learneds know.
d.
Dieting is good for health. Health foods are rare. Dieting is rare.
A. “ d “ Only
C. Both “a” And “c”
30.
a.
b.
c.
d.
B. “ c “ Only
D. All of these
Shahrukh is an actor. Some actors are pretty. Shahrukh is pretty.
Some executives are soldiers. All soldiers are patriotic. Some executives are
patriotic.
All cricketers are patriotic. Some executives are soldiers. Some executives are
patriotic.
All actors are pretty. Shahrukh is not an actor. Shahrukh is not pretty.
A. “d “ Only
C. “a “ Only
B. “ b “ Only
D. “ b “ And “ c “
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Section 6:QuantitativeAanalysis
(Maximum Marks:30 Time: 25 minutes)
Note: Question 1 to 30 carry 1 mark each.
1) A player holds 13 cards of four suits, of which seven are black and six are red. There are
twice as many diamonds as spades and twice as many hearts as diamonds. How many clubs
does he hold?
(A)4
(B)5
(C)6
(D)7
2) In a class of 60 students the number of boys and girls participating in the annual sports is in the
ratio 3 : 2 respectively. The number of girls not participating in the sports is 5 more than the
number of boys not participating in the sports. If the number of boys participating in the sports is
15, then how many girls are there in the class?
(A)20
(B)25
(C)30
(D)Data inadequate
(E)None of these
3) Find the sum of expression
1
√1 + √2
(A)7
(B)8
+
1
√2 + √3
(C)9
+
1
√3 + √4
+
+
1
√80 + √81
(D)10
4) The sum of four consecutive two digit odd numbers, when divided by 10,becomes a perfect
square, which of thefollowing can possibly be one of these fournumbers?
(A)21
(B)25
(C)41
(D)67
(C) 80
(D) 85
(E)73
5) 3, 8, 13, 24, 41, ?
(A) 70
(B) 75
6) A sum of R. 1300 is divided amongst P,Q,R and S such that
P ′ s share Q′ s share R′ s share 2
=
=
=
Q′ s share R′ s share S ′ s share 3
Then P’s share is
(A)140
(B)160
(C)240
(D)320
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7) The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 15 and the difference between the digits is
3.What is the two-digit number ?
(A)69
(B)78
(C)96
(D)Cannot be determined
(E)None of these
8) In a camp there is a meal for 120 men or 200 children. If 150 children have taken the meal, how
many men will be catered to with the remaining meal ?
(A)20
(B)30
(C)40
(D)50
9) The vendor losses the selling price of 4 oranges on selling 36 oranges. His loss percent is:
(A)10%
(B)11 %
(C)12.5%
(D)None of these
10) In a square PQRS,A and B are two points on PS and SR such that PA=2AS,and RB=2BS .If
PQ=6 area of triangle ABQ is
(A)6
(B)8
(C)10
(D)12
(E)14
11) p,q and r are three non-negative numbers such that p+q+r=10.the maximum value of
pq + qr + pr + pqr is
(A)≥40 and <50
(B)≥50 and <60
(D) ≥70 and <80
(E) ≥80 and <90
(C) ≥60 and <70
12) Last year MrBasu bought two scooters. This year he sold both of them for Rs 30,000 each. On
one, he earned 20% profit, and on the other he made a 20% loss. What was his net profit or
loss?
(A) He gained less than Rs 2000
(B) He gained more than Rs 2000
(C) He lost less than Rs 2000
(D) He lost more than Rs 2000
13) The length of the sides of a triangle are x + 1,9 – x and 5x – 3. The number of values of x for
which the triangle is isosceles is:
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 3
14) A square garden has fourteen posts along each side at equal interval. Find how many posts are
there in all four sides:
(A) 56
(B) 52
(C) 44
(D) 60
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15) Simplify:
(A)0.3
. × . × .
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. × .
.
(B)0.33
(C)0.333
(D)0.3333
16)0.8 portion of a tank is filled with water. If 25 litres of water is taken out from the tank, 14 litres
of excess water over the half filled up tank remains in it. Find the capacity of the tank.
(A) 100 litres
(B) 130 litres
(C) 200 litres
(D) 150 litres
17) Prof. Mandal walks to the market and comes back in an auto. It takes him 90 minutes to make
the round trip .If he takes an auto both way it takes him 30 minutes. On Sunday,he decides to
walk both ways.how long it would take him?
(A)100 minutes
(D)150 minutes
(B) 120 minutes
(E)None of the above
(C)140 minutes
18)70% of the students who joined XLRI last year play football, 75% play cricket ,80% play
basketball and 85% play carom. The minimum percentage of students who play all four games
is:
(A)5%
(B)10%
(C)15%
(D)20%
(E)None of theabove
19)50 × 50 × 50 × …(where there are a hundred 50s) is how many times 100 × 100 ×100 ×…
(where there are fifty 100s)?
(A) 25 × 25 × 25 ×…(where there are fifty 25s)
(B) 4 × 4 × 4 ×…(where there are fifty 4s)
(C) 2 × 2 × 2 ×…(where there are fifty 2s)
(D) 1 time
(E) None of these answers is correct.
20)Harry owes Sam $30. Sam owes Phil $20. Phil owes Harry $50.
Which of the following will settle the debts?
(A) Harry could give Phil $50.
(B) Sam could give Phil $20 and Harry could give Sam $40.
(C) Harry could give Phil $20 and Sam could give Phil $10.
(D) Sam and Phil could give Harry $50 total.
(E) Phil could give Harry $20 and could give Sam $10.
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21)The number of times a bucket of capacity 4 litres to be used to fill up a tank is less than the
number of times another bucket of capacity 3 litres used for the same purpose by 4. What is the 20
capacity of the tank?
(A) 36 liters (B) 56 liters
(C) 48 liters
(D) 52 liters
22) A triangle has sides of lengths A, B, and C with C as greater side. Which is true?
(A) C minus B is always greater than A
(B) C minus B is always less than A
(C) C minus B is always equal to A
(D) None of the above comparisons can be made between C minus B and A.
23)Rectangle ABCD has sides AB and BC in the ratio 3 : 1. If the diagonal AC is 5,
then the area of the rectangle is
(A) 9
(B)
(C)8
(D)10
(E)
24)If x^2 = x + 3, then x^3 equals
(A) x 2 + 9
(B) x2 + 3x + 3
(C) 4x + 3
(D) x + 3
(E) x2 + 3
25) The last (units) digit of the number 333444 is
(A) 1
(B) 5
(C) 3
(D) 7
(E) 9
26) A bus starts from city X. The number of women in the bus is half the number of men. In city
Y, 10 men leave the bus and 5 women enter. Now number of men and women is equal. In the
beginning how many passengers entered the bus ?
(A)15
(B)30
(C)36
(D)45
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27)David gets on the elevator on the 11th floor of a building and rides at the rate of 57 floors per
minute.At the same time, Albert gets on an elevator at the 51 st floor of the same building and
ides down at the rate of 63 floors per minute.If they continue travelling at these rates, then at
which floor will their paths cross ?
(A)19
(B)28
(C)30
(D)37
28) At the end of a business conference the ten people present all shake hands with each other.
How many handshakes will be there together ?
(A)36
(B)90
(C)45
(D)81
29) In miles per hour, what is the average rate of a car going 20 mph and traveling back the same
distance at 60 mph?
(A) 30
(B) 40
(E) cannot be determined unless the distance is given
(C) 50
(D) 60
30) A square, ABCD, is inscribed in a quarter-circle where B is on the circumference of the circle
and D is the center of the circle.What is the length of diagonal AC of the square if the circle‘s
radius is 5?
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
(E) The length cannot be determined.
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Section 7: General Knowledge
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(Time: 10 min Marks: 15)
1.The national institute of oceanography is located at:
A.] Pondicherry
B.]Coimbatore
C.]Chennai
D.]Panaji
2.The Thomas cup is awarded as an international trophy in:
A.] Hockey
B.]Tennis
C.]Badminton
D.]Football
3.which country in asia has only the non-quadrilateral national flag?
A.] Jordan
B.]Qatar
C.]Nepal
D.] Bahrain
C.]Markka
D.]Krone
4.Currency of Finland is:
A.]Lev
B.]Euro
5.The members of rajyasabha are elected by
A.]the people.
B.]elected members of parliament.
C.]elected members of the legislative council.
D.] elected members of the legislative assembly.
6. Currently, who is the Governerof sikkim?
A.] J. K.Shankarnarayanan
B.]Margaret Alwa
C.]D.Y.Patil
D.]ShrinivasPatil
7.The layer of the atmosphere which provides ideal flying conditions for large jet aeroplanes is
A.]Ionosphere
B.]Exosphere
C.Troposphere
D.Stratosphere
8.Theintel’s 4th generation processor has codename as:
A.]Sandy bridge
B.]Sandy bridge-e
C.]Haswell
D.]Ivy bridge
9. is an American who leaked details of several top-secret United States and British government mass
surveillance programs to the press.
A.]Edward Snowden
B.]Julian Assange
C.]Susan Flether
D.]Greg Hale
10.The animal having largest eyes in the animal kingdom:
A.Tarsier
B.Blue Whale
C.Collosal Squid
D.Python
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11.Shivajimaharaj was crowned Chhatrapati ("paramount sovereign") of the Marathas in :
A.1674
B.1668
C.1678
D.1672
12. The long-term attachment felt after the initial "in love" passionate phase of the relationship ends is
related to
A.oxytocin
B.Dopamine
C.norepinephrine
D.testostrone
13.Who is the minister of science and technology in india?
A.ManishTewari
B.Dr.KruparaniKilli
C.KapilSibal
D.Jaipal Reddy
14.Latest satellite launched by India called is the meteorological Satellite with advanced weather
monitoring payloads
A.SARAL
B.IRNSS-1A
C.INSAT-4D
D.INSAT-3D
15.First T20 match of India was againston 1st December,2006
A.South Africa
B.Zimbabwe
C.Pakistan
D.New Zealand
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Section 8: Puzzles
( Marks: 20 Time: 15 minutes)
1]
Four friends Mr. Baker, Mr. Carpenter, Mr. Shoemaker, Mr. Tanner all have different
occupations Baker, Carpenter, Shoemaker and Tanner. But none of them has an occupation which
matches his name. Each man always wear same colour shirt brown, charteuse, salmon or
turquoise. But the colour shirt he wears does not start with the same letter as his name or
occupation. Write pair of persons’ name with their occupations and colour of shirts. (Marks-2)
2]
What number replaces question mark?
(Marks-3)
3]
In chess, a knight move 2 squares in one direction and one square in another direction, ending up
on diagonally opposite corners of 2*3 grid. Inverting squares can be occupied. Find the maximum
number of knights which can be placed on an 8*8 chess board so that no knight threatens another
knight.
(Marks-2)
4]
What number replaces question mark?
(Marks-4)
5]
You are given 2 eggs. You have access to a 100-storey building. Eggs can be very hard or very
fragile means it may break if dropped from the first floor or may not even break if dropped from
100th floor.Both eggs are identical. You need to figure out the highest floor of a 100-storey
building an egg can be dropped without breaking. Now the question is how many minimum drops
you need to make. You are allowed to break 2 eggs.
(Marks-2)
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6]
What number replaces question mark?
(Marks-3)
7]
A boy with some posters goes to a society. Society has some buildings. The boy pastes all the
posters on buildings with a logic. Before pasting each poster he counts number of blank
buildings(which are not pasted with posters) and then pastes poster on a blank building as many
building as he counted. The minimum possible number of posters he pasted on a building is 12
times less than total number of posters he had. Minimum number of posters he pasted on one
building is less than 12 then how many posters he had initially.
(Marks-4)