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INSTRUCTIONS – Please read these carefully before attempting the test.

1. There are Four sections.

2. The total time allotted is 2 hours exactly.

3. Please fill all the details, as asked on top of the answer sheet.

4. Please try to maximize your attempt overall but you need to do well in all four

sections.

5. All questions carry equal marks.

6. There is 1/3rd negative marking for every wrong answer.

7. Since it is a time constrained test and you have only 2 hours, and all question carry

equal marks please do not get struck on any question, but move fast to try and do

easier ones.

8. Please do all scratch work on paper only, no extra sheets to be used. Put all your

answers on the answer sheet.

9. Relax. You are competing against yourself.

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SECTION I

Directions from questions 1 to 5: Each question is independent of each other. 1. A ladder leans against a vertical wall. The top of the ladder is 8m above the ground. When the bottom of the

ladder is moved 2m farther away from the wall, the top of the ladder rests against the foot of the wall. What is the length of the ladder? 1. 10m 2. 15m 3. 20m 4. 17m

2. If P is a positive number, then is

1. 2. 1 3. 4. None of these

3. The number of integer solutions of the equation 3x + 6y = 13 is1. 2 2. 1 3. 3 4. None of these

4. A certain city has a circular wall around it, and the wall has four gates pointing north, south, east and west. A house stands outside the city, three kms north of the north gate, and it can just be seen from a point nine kms east of the South Gate. What is the diameter of the wall that surrounds the city? 1. 6 km 2. 9 km 3. 12 km 4. None of these

5. On a rectangular field 10 m wide and 20 m long, we wish to plant a garden. We wish to pave a walkway within this rectangular area of uniform width so as to have an area of 96 sq. m to plant the flowers. How wide should this walkway be?1. 1 m 2. 2 m 3. 2.1 m 4. 2.5 m e) 2.2 m

6. A square, whose side is 2 meters, has its corners cut away so as to form an octagon with all sides equal. Then the length of each side of the octagon, in meters is:

1. 2. 3. 4.

7. All the page numbers from a book are added, beginning at page 1. However, one page number was mistakenly added twice. The sum obtained was1000. Which page number was added twice? 1. 44 2. 45 3. 10 4. 12

8 A man bought two bikes for Rs. 17,000. He sold one bike gaining 13% and the other losing 4%. On the whole he found that he neither gained nor lost. Find the cost of each bike.1. Rs. 8,500 each 2. Rs. 8,000 and Rs. 9,0003. Rs. 5,000 and Rs. 12,000 4. Rs. 4,000 and Rs. 13,000

9. In a number system the product of 44 and 11 is 2124. The number 3111 of this system, when converted to the decimal number system, becomes 1. 406 2. 1086 3. 213 4. 691

10. If A: B = 3: 4; B: C = 6: 9; C: D = 12: 19. Then A: B: C: D is:1. 9: 12: 16: 19 2. 9: 12: 18: 19 3. 6: 8: 12: 19 4. None of these

11. Manisha makes the 200 km trip from Mumbai in Pune at a steady speed of 60 km per hour. The vehicle consumes 4ltrs per hour. What is the amount of petrol consumed for the journey? 1. 12.5 litres 2. 13.33 litres 3. 16 litres 4. 19.75 litres

12. Manisha would like to minimise the fuel consumption for the trip by driving at the appropriate speed. How should she change the speed? 1. Increase the speed 2. Decrease the Speed 3. Maintain the speed at 60 km/hour 4. Cannot be determined



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13. A CD player manufacturer marks his product 87.5% above its cost price. He allows his distributor a discount of 40% on the list price and distributor allows the retailer a discount of 30% on the marked price, find the % profit margin of the distributor?1. 12.5% 2. 17.5% 3. 31.25% 4. 16.66%

14. Walking of his usual speed, a man is 16 minutes late. The usual time taken by him to cover that distance is:1. 1 hour 2. 28 min. 3. 12 min. 4. 8 min.20 sec.

DIRECTIONS for questions 15 to 50: Answer the questions independent of each other.

15. Raju has 128 boxes with him. He has to put atleast 120 oranges in one box and 144 at the most. Find the least number of boxes which will have the same number of oranges.1. 5 2. 103 3. 6 4. Cannot be determined

16. Every ten years the Indian government counts all the people living in the country. Suppose that the director of the census has reported the following data on two neighbouring villages Chota hazri and Mota hazri Chota hazri has 4,522 fewer males than Mota hazriMota hazri has 4,020 more females than males. Chota hazri has twice as many females as males.Chota hazri has 2,910 fewer females than Mota hazri.What is the total number of males in Chota hazri? 1. 11264 2. 14174 3. 5632 4. 10154

17. A three-digit number abc is divisible by ‘X’ when 2a + 3b + c is divisible by 7. What is X? 1. 7 2. 3 3. 5 4. 9

18. The number of divisors of an odd number is 34. If it is multiplied by 12, the number of divisors will be1. 278 2. 76 3. 204 4. 216

19. Three runners A, B and C run a race, with runner A finishing 12 meters ahead of runner B and 18 meters ahead of runner C, while runner B finishes 8 meters ahead of runner C. Each runner travels the entire distance at a constant speed. What was the length of the race? 1. 36 meters 2. 48 meters 3. 60 meters 4. 72 meters

20. Consider a triangle. Its longest side has length 12 and another of its sides has length 9. Its area is 54. What is the exact length of its third side? 1.15 2.16 3.18 4.20

21. If a carton containing a dozen crockery plates is dropped, then which of the following cannot be the ratio of broken and unbroken plates?1. 2 : 1 2. 3 : 1 3. 4 : 1 4. 5 : 1

22. If there are 10 elements in a set A, how many elements are there in its power set, not including the null set? 1. 729 2. 81 3. 399 4. 1023

23. On reversing a three-digit number, we get a larger number. After adding them together, the result obtained is not a palindrome. The process is repeated with the new number obtained. We get a three-digit number, which is not a palindrome at the end of the 1st or 2nd repetition. At the end of the 3rd repetition, we get a four-digit palindrome. What is the difference between the initial three-digit number and its reverse?1. 99 2. 100 3. 165 4. 101

24. Let n be the number of different 5 digit numbers, divisible by 4 that can be formed with the digits 1,2,3,4,5 and 6, with no digit being repeated What is the value of n? 1. 144 2. 168 3. 192 4. None of these

25 A vessel contains mixture of two liquids A & B in the proportion 5 : 7. When 6 liters of mixture are drawn off and the vessel is filled with B, the ratio of A & B becomes 7 : 11. Quantity of liquid A held by the vessel initially is:1. 50 liters 2. 48.5 liters 3. 43 liters 4. 37.5 liters



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26. Sheena, a designer, bought a dress with a list price of Rs. 200 at a discount of 25%. If she wants to make a profit of 35%, she should sell the dress at a price of:1. Rs. 202.5 2. Rs. 233 3. Rs. 235 4. Rs. 240 e) Rs. 245

27. A year ago the cost of Maruti and Ambassador were in the ratio of 3 : 4. The ratio of costs a year ago to present costs for Maruti and Ambassador are 4 : 5 and 2 : 3 respectively. At present the sum of their costs is Rs. 3.9 lacs. The cost of the Ambassador one year ago (in Rs lacs) was:1. 1.6 2. 1.4 3. 1.75 4. 1.9

28. A can complete a piece of work in 4 days. B takes double the time taken by A. C takes double that of B, and D takes double that of C to complete the same task. They are paired in groups of two each. One pair takes two- thirds the time needed by the second pair to complete the work. Which is the first pair? 1. A, B 2. A, C 3. B, C 4. A, D

29. A CD player manufacturer marks his product 87.5% above its cost price. He allows his distributor a discount of 40% on the list price and distributor allows the retailer a discount of 30% on the marked price, find the % profit margin of the distributor?1. 12.5% 2. 17.5% 3. 31.25% 4. 16.66%

30 Find the value of N =

1. 2. 1 3. 4. Indeterminate

31. From which step of the following process does the error begin? Step 1 a = b i.e., let a = b

Step 2 aa = ab

Step 3 aa - bb = ab - bb

Step 4 (a + b) x (a - b) = b(a - b)

Step 5 a + b = b

Step 6 2a = a

Step 7 2 = 1

1. 3 2.1 3. 5 4. 6 32. A red light flashes 3 times per minute and a green light flashes 5 times in two minutes at regular intervals. If both

lights start flashing at the same time, how many times do they flash together in each hour? 1. 30 2. 24 3. 20 4. 60

33. What is the sum of

1. 9 2. 1 3. 10 4. 100

34. Ashish is given Rs.158 in one rupee denominations. He has been asked to allocate them into a number of bags such that any amount required between Re.1 and Rs.158 can be given by handing out a certain number of bags without opening them. What is the minimum number of bags required? 1. 11 2. 12 3. 13 4. None of these

35. The ages (in years) of Ramesh and Rahul are in the ratio 5 : 7. If Ramesh was 9 years older and Rahul 9 years younger, the age of Ramesh would have been twice that of Rahul. Their ages at present are 1. 10, 14 2. 5, 7 3. 15, 21 4. 20, 28

36. For what value of k does the following system of equation have a solution?



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2x + 3y = 15 kx - y = 4 3x + y = 91. 55/3 2. 55/12 3. 55/6 4. None of these

37. A and B can do a piece of work in 21 and 28 days respectively. They began the work together but A leaves after some days and B fineshed the remaining work in 14 days. After how many days did A leave?1. 6 2. 11 3. 5 4. 12

38. The length of the perpendicular from P(1, 2) on the straight line x + 2y + 3 = 0, is1. 4 2. 8/5 3. 4/5 4. 2

39. If E, F, G and H are the mid points of the four sides of a square ABCD and I, J, K and L are the mid points of the four sides of the square EFGH. Then the ratio of the areas the squares ABCD and IJKL, is1. 3 : 1 2. 4 : 1 3. 2 : 1 4. 22 : 1

40. Ram, Shiv and Ganesh assemble for a contributory party. Ram brings 3 apples while Shiv brings 5. Since Ganesh did not have any apples, he contributed Rs. 8. How many rupees should Ram and Shiv respectively get, assuming each of the three consumes an equal portion of the apples?1. 1, 7 2. 3, 5 3. 5, 3 4. 2, 6

41. A tennis ball is dropped from s height of 20 feet. It bounces back each time to a height which is one half of the height of the last bounce. How far approximately will the ball have traveled before it comes to rest? 1. 48 feet 2. 40feet 3. 60 feet 4. Can’t be determined.

42. What is the smallest number which when divided by 10 leaves a remainder 9, when divided by 9 leaves a remainder 8, when divided by 8 leaves a remainder 7 and so on till when divided by 2 leaves a remainder 1?1. 2519 2. 1519 3. 3509 4. 2520

43. Veeru and jai are two friends. If Veeru tells the truth 40% of the time and jai 30% of the time, the probability that they will contradict each other when they are narrating the same incident is 1. 0.43 2. 0.46 3. 0.48 4. 0.40

44. Two trains are running on parallel lines in the same direction at speed of 45 km and 25 km per hour respectively. The faster train crosses a man is slower train in 36 seconds. The length of the faster train is:1. 198 meters 2. 170 meters 3. 200 meters 4. 185 meters

45. All sides of an equilateral triangle (each side is 50 cm long) are divided into 5 equal parts and lines are drawn through these points parallel to the sides of the triangle (effectively the triangle is divided into small triangles). If you imagine all lines are made from one piece of wire, what was the length of the wire?1. 300 cm 2. 315 cm 3. 450 cm 4. 330 cm

46. In a tribe of orrisa there are 40 persons. Each person likes some of his fellow-tribesmen and does not like others. Each day all the people who are liked by more than half the tribe become dinner. Which day after the 1 st person is eaten will there be no dinner?1. 20th day 2. 21st day 3. last day 4. Data insufficient.

47. Values of x which satisfies are

1. 5 < x < 17 2. -3 > x > -17 3. -4 < x < 17 4. x < 17

48. At what rate were the oranges sold per dozen if by bargaining to get one orange per rupee more, I saved Rs 16 per dozen?1. Rs.8 2. Rs.4 3. Rs.5 4. Rs.12

49. If a, b, c are in G.P. and m, n, o are in A.P., then (n-o) log a + (o-m) log b + (m-n) log c is 1. 0 2. 0.5 3. 1.5 4. 0.1

50. In the figure ‘O’ is the center of the circle and PT is the tangent to the circle at T. If PC = 4 cm and PT = 8 cm, find the radius of the circle.



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1. 5.5 cm 2. 6.5 cm 3. 6 cm 4. 7 cm

51. A box contains 6 red balls, 7 green balls and 5 blue balls. Each ball is of a different size. The probability that the red ball selected is the smallest red ball, is1. 1/18 2. 1/3 3. 1/6 4. 2/3

52. The line AB is 6 meters in length and is tangent to the inner one of the two concentric circles at point C. It is known that the radii of the two circles are integers. The radius of the outer circle is:

1. 5 metres 2. 4 metres 3. 6 metres 4. 3 metres

53. What is (-2)17

1. -131072 2. 132092 3. 136094 4. 138922

54. What is the octal of (1100011)2

1. 143 2.981 3.832 4. 178

Directions: Q. 55 to 56: choose the best alternative:

55. Two oranges, three bananas and four apples cost Rs. 15. Three oranges, two bananas and one apple cost Rs. 10. I brought 3 oranges, 3 bananas and 3 apples. How much did I pay?1. Rs 10 2. Rs. 8 3. Rs. 15 4. cannot be determined

56. Four cities are connected by a road network as shown in the figure. In how many ways can you start from any city and come back to it without travelling on the same road more than once?

1. 8 2. 12 3. 16 4. 2

Directions: Q. 57 to 60: If f(x) = 2x + 3 and g(x) = (x - 3)/2, then

57. What is value of (g0f0f0g0g0f) (x) f0g0f0g)(x)

1. x 2. x² 3. (5x + 3)/(4x - 1) 4.

58. What is the value of f0(f0g)0 (g0f)(x)1. x 2. x² 3. 2x + 3 4. (x + 3)/(4x - 5)

59. What are the last two digits of 22005?1. 32 2. 04 3. 48 4. 64


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60. Manas’s house number is a square with 3 digits but < 500. This number when reversed is also a square and < 500 and is Manas's telephone extension at work. His car registration number is a square with 4 digits and is formed from his house number by repeating the right most digit. What is the difference between Manas’s house and telephone number.1. 297 2. 169 3. 311 4. 183



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SECTION II

Directions for questions 61 to 66: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

“What a curious feeling!” said Alice, “I must be shutting up like a telescope.” And so it was indeed: she was now only ten inches high, and her face brightened up at the thought that she was now the right size for going through the little door into that lovely garden. First, however, she waited for a few minutes to see if she was going to shrink any further: she felt a little nervous about this; “for it might end, you know,” said Alice to herself, “in my going out altogether, like a candle. I wonder what I should be like then?” And she tried to fancy what the flame of a candle is like after the candle is blown out, for she could not remember ever having seen such a thing.

After a while, finding that nothing more happened, she decided on going into the garden at once; but, alas for poor Alice! When she got to the door, she found she had forgotten the little golden key, and when she went back to the table for it, she found she could not possibly reach it: she could see it quite plainly through the glass, and she tried her best to climb up one of the legs of the table, but it was too slippery; and when she had tired herself out with trying, the poor little thing sat down and cried.

“Come, there’s no use in crying like that!” said Alice to herself, rather sharply, “I advise you to leave off this minute!” She generally gave herself very good advice (though she very seldom followed it), and sometimes she scolded herself so severely as to bring tears into her eyes; and once she remembered trying to box her own ears for having cheated herself in a game of croquet she was playing against herself, for this curious child was very fond of pretending to be two people. “But it’s no use now,” thought poor Alice, “to pretend to be two people! Why, there’s hardly enough of me left to make ONE respectable person!”

Soon her eye fell on a little glass box that was lying under the table: she opened it, and found in it a very small cake, on which the words “EAT ME” were beautifully marked in currants. “Well, I’ll eat it,” said Alice, “and if it makes me grow larger, I can reach the key; and if it makes me grow smaller, I can creep under the door; so either way I’ll get into the garden, and I don’t care which happens!”

She ate a little bit, and said anxiously to herself, “Which way? Which way?” holding her hand on the top of her head to feel which way it was growing, and she was quite surprised to find that she remained the same size: to be sure, this generally happens when one eats cake, but Alice had got so much into the way of expecting nothing but out-of-the-way things to happen, that it seemed quite dull and stupid for life to go on in the common way.

So she set to work, and very soon finished off the cake.

61. On the basis of the passage, which of these words do you think most appropriately describes Alice?1. adventurous2. timid3. enterprising4. optimistic

62. Which of these statements best sums up the passage?1. One should not try everything that looks inviting.2. One should be adventurous and take life as it comes.3. One should never stop trying.4. One should pretend to be two people.

63. “What a curious feeling!” said Alice, “I must be shutting up like a telescope.” The word ‘curious’ here means1. strange 2. new 2. exhilarating 4. dull

64. “…to be sure, this generally happens when one eats cake, but Alice had got so much into the way of expecting nothing but out-of-the-way things to happen, that it seemed quite dull and stupid for life to go on in the common way.” This statement closest in meaning to this sentence is1. Alice’s life was going to change after eating the cake.2. Alice’s life was dull and stupid.3. Alice expected the cake to work magic, because she had become used to expecting the

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4. Alice wanted the cake to work magic because her life was dull and stupid65. “And she tried to fancy what the flame of a candle is like after the candle is blown out, for she could not

remember ever having seen such a thing.” The word ‘fancy’ here means1. elaborate 2. like 3. imagine 4. inclination

66. “‘Come, there’s no use in crying like that!’ said Alice to herself, rather sharply, ‘I advise you to leave off this minute!’” Choose the most appropriate way of putting this sentence1. Alice admonished herself. 2. Alice denounced herself.3. Alice decried herself. 4. Alice disciplined herself.

Directions for questions 67 to 71: Select that item which does not belong to the group.

67. 1. democracy 2. voting 3. monarchy 4. dictatorship

68. 1. courage 2. strength 3. valor 4. warrior

69. 1. gold medalist 2. athlete 3. Olympic Champion 4. record holder

70. 1. revenue 2. income 3. expenditure 4. receivables

71. 1. authority 2. cruel 3. kind 4. loyal

Directions for Q. 72 and 73: In each of the following sentences, a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence, four different ways of phrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative from among the four.

72. The MP rose up say that, in her opinion, she thought the Women’s Reservation Bill should be passed on unanimously.1. rose to say that she thought the Women’s Reservation Bill should be passed2. rose up to say that, the Women’s Reservation Bill should be passed on3. rose to say that, in her opinion, she thought that the Women’s Reservation Bill should be passed4. rose to say that, in her opinion, the Women’s Reservation Bill should be passed on

73. Since the advent of cable television at the beginning of this decade, the entertainment industry took a giant stride forward in our country.1. this decade saw the entertainment industry taking2. this decade, the entertainment industry has taken3. this decade, the entertainment industry had taken4. this decade, the entertainment industry took

Directions for questions 74 to 80: From the given alternatives, select the one in which the pairs of words have a relationship similar to the one between the bold words.

74. DOCTOR: DISEASE1. policeman: criminal 2. dentist: drill 3. politician: electorate 4. teacher: ignorance

75. SPEAR: DART1. knife: sword 2. door : window 3. mountain : molehill 4. cannon : gun

76. WOOL: ACRYLIC1. rayon: silk 2. plastic : rubber 3. winter : spring 4. cotton: terylene

77. FOOD: HUNGER1. sleep: weariness 2. night : slumber 3. dream : sleep 4. thirst : drink

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1. lime: cement 2. highway : asphalt 3. river : bridge 4. vehicle : road

79. TREE: TRUNK 1. pen: ink 2. car : chassis 3. cabin : log 4. arm : body

80. CIRCLE: ARC1. line: segment 2. part : whole 3. percent : fraction 4. small : big

Directions for questions 81 to 90: From the four choices, find the word closest in meaning to the given word.

81. imponderable 1. manifest 2. confining 3. incapable of being evaluated 4. meditative

82. retaliate1. to repeat 2. add on 3. repay in kind 4. nullify

83. cede1. to impregnate 2. begin 3. retreat 4. yield

84. vitiate1. to impair 2. reject 3. quicken 4. enhance

85. acumen1. accuracy 2. shrewdness 3. force 4. obtuseness

86. temerity1. fear 2. recklessness 3. diffidence 4. ruthlessness

87. fabricate1. to stretch 2. concoct 3. indulge 4. dazzle

88. juncture1. beginning 2. obstruction 3. critical moment 4. complexity

89. calumny1. cleverness 2. hardship 3. compliment 4. slander

90. verbiage1. fecundity 2. precision 3. wordiness 4. foliage

Directions for question 91 to 95: Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.

The communities of ants are sometimes very large, numbering even up to 500,000 individuals; and it is a lesson to us that no one has ever yet seen a quarrel between any two ants belonging to the same community. On the other hand, it must be admitted that they are in hostility not only with most other insects, including ants of different species, but even with those of the same species if belonging to different communities. I have over and over again introduced ants from one of my nests into another nest of the same species; and they were invariably attacked, seized by a leg or an antenna, and dragged out.

It is evident, therefore, that the ants of each community all recognize one another, which is very remarkable. But more than this, I several times divided a nest into two halves and found that even after separation of a year and nine months they recognized one another and were perfectly friendly, while they at once attacked ants from a different nest, although of the same species.It has been suggested that the ants of each nest have some sign or password by which they recognize one another. To test this I made some of them insensible. First I tried chloroform; but this was fatal to them, and I did not consider the test satisfactory. I decided therefore to intoxicate them. This was less easy than I had expected. None of my ants would voluntarily degrade themselves by getting drunk. However, I got over the difficulty by putting them into whiskey for a few



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moments. I took fifty specimens -- twenty five percent from one nest and twenty five percent from another, made them dead drunk, marked each with a spot of paint, and put them on a table close to where other ants from one the nests were feeding. The table was surrounded as usual with a moat of water to prevent them from straying. The ants that were feeding soon noticed those that I had made drunk. They seemed quite astonished to find their comrades in such a disgraceful condition, and as much at a loss to know what to do with their drunkards as we were. After a while, however, they carried them all away; the strangers they took to the edge of the moat and dropped into the water, while they bore their friends home into the nest, where by degrees they slept off the effects of the spirits. Thus it is evident that they know their friends even when incapable of giving any sign or password.

91. A good title for this passage might be:1. Nature’s Mysteries 2. Human Qualities in the Insect world3. Drunken Ants 4. Communication in Ant Communities

92. Attitudes of ants toward strangers of the same species my be categorized as:1. indifferent 2. curious 3. hostile 4. passive

93. The author’s anecdotes of the inebriated ants would support all the following inductions except the statement that:1. ants take unwillingly to intoxicants 2. ants aid comrades in distress3. ants have invariable recognition of their community members4. ants recognize their comrades by a mysterious password.

94. According to the passage chloroform was less successful than alcohol for inhibiting communication because of:1. its expense 2. its unpredictable side effects3. its unavailability 4. its fatality

95. Although the author is a scientist, his style of writing also exhibits a quality of:1. sophistry 2. whimsy 3. hypocrisy 4. tragedy

Directions for questions 96 to 111: Choose the alternative which most nearly means the opposite of the given word.

96. EXHAUST1. emphasize 2. fortify 3. revere 4. diffuse

97. CALCULATION1. conjecture 2. bad habit 3. acceptance 4. aspiration

98. GRIM1. clean 2. relaxing 3. abundant 4. cheerful

99. DECOMPOSITION1. combustion 2. infiltration 3. equalization 4. reconstitution

100. ENUNCIATE1. detach 2. stammer 3. disfigure 4. cloister

101. CANDID1. defiant 2. stingy 3. withdrawn 4. dejected

102. PRESCRIBE1. attempt 2. recount 3. diminish 4. disallow

103. CONSPICUOUS1. undistinguished 2. incorrect 3. vexed 4. considerable

104. FESTER1. mourn 2. shine 3. mend 4. leave alone



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105. CONCILIATE1. provoke 2. replace 3. inform 4. expose

106. MYOPIC1. legendary 2. identical 3. farsighted 4. tantalizing

107. FALLOW1. prompt 2. creative 3. deep 4. secondary

108. AMBIVALENT1. antisocial 2. learned 3. nervous 4. decisive

109. MITIGATE1. prefer 2. amplify 3. reveal 4. protect

110. PROCLIVITY1. efficiency 2. reduction 3. authenticity 4. dislike

111. ROUTINE1. unsparing 2. counterfeit 3. rare 4. official

Directions for questions 112 to 119: Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.

Many of the underdeveloped countries will promote the growth of theireconomies in one way or another, no matter whether they receive substantial outside aid in the process or not. The character of that development, however, is likely to be strongly influenced by the types and amounts of aid available. The outcome is much more likely to be favorable, from the standpoint of the objectives for successful development set up previously, if there is substantial international aid, than if there is not.

By substantial aid I mean not only large amounts of technical assistance but also of capital. Initially, the capacity of an underdeveloped country to use capital productively may be surprisingly small -- limited by lack of organization, trained personnel, and other social obstacles. At this stage technical assistance is its main need from outside, with comparatively small amounts of capital, much of which may have to be in the form of grants for non-self-liquidating projects in education, health, access roads to rural areas, and the like. If, at this stage, substantial capital is available from outside to supplement what can be formed internally (and to stimulate internal capital formation, for it does that too) the rate of economic growth can be considerably increased, and the strains and frustrations and political risks of the development process are likely to be considerably less.

It is possible for underdeveloped economies to modernize themselves with very little capital from outside. Japan’s imports of capital were small, though some of it came at crucial times. The contribution of foreign direct investment to the advancement of technical know-how, also, was greater than would be indicated merely by the size of investment. The Soviet Union industrialized its economy with practically no aid from foreign investment capital except for the foreign-owned installations confiscated after the revolution, though it imported machinery in the early days on short-term or intermediate-term credits and hired services of foreign experts.

Both Japan and Russia achieved their development in an authoritarian political and social framework. The outcome in both cases, from standpoint of the peace of the world and democratic ideals, was highly unfavorable.

In the absence of outside aid, the only way to accumulate capital is to increase production without taking much of the benefit in more consumption, or even while pushing consumption standards down. Where the people are already near the subsistence level, this may mean extreme hardship. Somehow the people must be motivated to change their accustomed ways quickly, to work hard, and to forgo present consumption so that capital investment can be made.Which of the given choices is closest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the passage?

112. SUBSTANTIAL1. material 2. physical 3. considerable 4. mathematical

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1. protagonist 2. nature 3. clown 4. performer

114. OBJECTIVES1. goals 2. disinterest 3. complaints 4. weaknesses

115. PERSONNEL1. workers 2. private 3. employers 4. managers

116. SUPPLEMENT1. augment 2. vitamins 3. angle 4. request

117. AUTHORITARIAN1. dictatorial 2. traditional 3. rigid 4. overbearing

118. ACCUMULATE1. adjust 2. gather 3. hoard 4. credit

119. SUBSISTENCE1. discount 2. poverty 3. survival 4. bankruptcy

Directions for questions 120 to 126: Each of these questions contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. Choose the set in which the statements are logically related.

120. A. College students are intelligent. B. Intelligence is a collegian’s attribute.C. Ram’s sister is college student. D. Ram goes to college.E. All intelligent persons go to college F. Ram is an intelligent person.1. ADF 2. BCD 3. ABF 4. ABD

121. A. Laxman is a man. B. Meera is Laxman’s wife.C. Some women are islands. D. No man is an island.E. Meera is not an island. F. Laxman is not an island.1. ADE 2. ABE 3. ADF 4. CDE

122. A. All roses are fragrant. B. All roses are majestic.C. All roses are plants. D. All plans need air.E. All roses need air. F. All plants need water.1. ABC 2. BCD 3. CDE 4. CEF

123. A. Mary is John's wife. B. Mary and John danced together.C. Mary wears John’s ring. D. Husband and wives dance the last waltz.E. John loves Mary F. John danced last with Mary.1. ADF 2. ABD 3. ACE 4. AEF

124. A. No attendants are qualified. B. Some nurses are qualified.C. Some nurses re not qualified. D. All nurses are attendants.E. All attendants are qualified. F. Some attendants are qualified.1. ABF 2. CDF 3. BDF 4. BDE

125. A. Different hues are obtained from primary colors. B. A rainbow consists of several hues.C. Blue and red can give different hues. D. Red is a primary color.E. Blue can give different hues. F. Red can give different hues.1. ACE 2. AEF 3. ADF 4. CDF

126. A. Painting and music is art. B. Art is symptom of culture.C. Culture and art are complementary. D. Music is a form of art.E. Painting is a form of art. F. Music shows culture.1. BDF 2. AEF 3. ACE 4. CEF



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Directions for questions 127 to 133: In each of the following questions, choose the odd one out.

127. 1. abstract 2. conceptual 3. material 4. ideational

128. 1. apt 2. relevant 3. appropriate 4. adept

129. 1. invoice 2. sales tax 3. octroi 4. quotation

130. 1. ring 2. shoulder 3. finger 4. write

131. 1. equestrian 2. neigh 3. derby 4. bark

132. 1. quell 2. ruffle 3. allay 4. pacify

133. 1. eulogy 2. panegyric 3. ignominy glorification

Directions for questions 134 to 136: From the given alternatives, select the one in which the pairs of words have a relationship similar to the one between the bold words. 134. SYMPHONY: COMPOSE

1. rain: flood 2. light: switch 3. novel : author 4. song : music

135. COW: HERD 1. grass: green 2. child: family 3. bald: hair 4. horse: jockey

136. BIRD: ORNITHOLOGY1. zoology: animal 2. stars: galaxy 3. archaeology: antiquity 4. plants: botany

137. blandishment1. nonsense 2. threat 3. abrasion 4. flattery

138. Ignoble1. aloof 2. unknown 3. bizarre 4. dishonorable

Directions for questions 139 and 140: Find the word most nearly opposite in meaning to the given word.

139. EULOGIZE1. forget 2. debt 3. belittle 4. folly

140. TENACIOUS1. pertinacious 2. frail 3. intransigent 4. meek



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Directions: Q. 141 to 144: Ghosh Babu took voluntary retirement in Dec. 1991 and received a certain amount of money as retirement benefits. On Jan 1, 1992, he invested the entire amount in shares. At the end of the month, he sold all his shares and realised 25% profit. On Feb 1, he reinvested the entire amount in shares which he sold at the end of the month at a loss of 20%. Again, he invested the entire amount on Mar 1 in a new company. At the end of the month, he sold the new company to a friend and realised a profit of 20% in the process. He invested the entire amount in shares on Apr 1, which he sold at the end of the month for Rs. 1,08,000 incurring a loss of 10%.

141. What is the amount of retirement benefits received by Ghosh Babu?1. Rs. 1,08,000 2. Rs. 1,25,000 3. Rs. 1,20,000 4. Rs. 1,00,000

142. The percentage profit received by Ghosh Babu between Jan 1 and Apr 30 is:1. 8.00% 2. 15.00% 3. - 10.00% 4. None of these

143. The amount of loss incurred by Ghosh Babu based on his operation in Apr 1992 is: 1. Rs. 25,000 2. Rs. 12,000 3. Rs. 20,000 4. Rs. 8,000

144. The maximum amount invested by Ghosh Babu in any one month was in:1. January 2. February 3. March 4. April

Directions Q. 145-148: The following chart gives the total sales, total expenditure and share capital of four companies namely A, B, C and D. Profit is defined as the difference between total sales and total expenditure.

145. Which company has the lowest profit per rupee of sales?1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D

146. Which company has the lowest profit per rupee of total expenditure?1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D

147. Which company has the highest sales per rupee of share capital?1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D

148. Which company has the lowest profit per rupee of share capital?1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D

Directions Q. 149-152: The XYZ Company conducted two training programmes for their line and staff employees to develop their managerial abilities. The training programmes were on Decision Making and Financial Management. The following table gives the number of line and staff employees who attended these workshops, classified as per the length of employment.

Length of Employment Programme attended Total NumberDecision Making Financial Management BothLine Staff Line Staff Line Staff Line Staff

Less than 3 years 40 30 30 20 10 15 100 1203 to 5 years 60 20 80 60 30 15 140 90More than 5 years 50 40 40 50 30 20 200 160



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149. What is the number of the employees with 3 to 5 years to employment who have not attended the programme on Financial Management?1. 190 2. 140 3. 60 4. 80

150. What is the number of employees with less than 3 years of employment who attended only one of the programmes?1. 120 2. 70 3. 25 4. 95

151. What percent of the employees with more than 5 years of employment did not attend either workshop?1. 64% 2. 86% 3. 50% 4. 14%

152. How many of the employees who attended at least one programme have more than 5 years of employment?1. 180 2. 130 3. 230 4. 36

Directions Q. 153 to 156: Five machines produce fuses that are used in four wheeled vehicles. The fuses are inspected and either accepted or rejected. The following table gives the number of fuses accepted and the percentage of the total production rejected for each machine.

Machine No.

Number accepted

Percentage of production rejected

1 400 202 380 223 380 164 400 185 430 12

153. What is the production for machine 1?1. 480 2. 500 3. 600 4. None of these

154. What is the approximate number of fuses rejected from the production of machine 5?1. 59 2. 36 3. 52 4. 48

155. The total production is highest for machine number1. 1 2. 2 3. 3 4. 4 or 5

156. The total production is lowest for machine number1. 1 2. 2 3. 3 4. 4 or 5

Directions Q. 157 to 161: Amit received a large order for stitching school uniforms from Mayflower school and Little Flower school. He has two cutters who will cut the fabric, five tailors who will do the stitching and two assistants to stitch the buttons and button holes. Each of these nine persons will work for exactly 10 hours a day. Each of the Mayflower uniforms requires 20 min for cutting the fabric, one hour for stitching, and 15 min for stitching buttons and button holes, whereas the Little Flower uniform requires 30 min, 1 hour and 30 min respectively for these activities.

157. What is the maximum number of Little Flower uniforms that Amit can complete in a day?1. 50 2. 20 3. 40 4. 30

158. On a particular day, Amit decided to complete 20 Little Flower uniforms. How many Mayflower uniforms can he complete on that day?1. 30 2. 40 3. 20 4. 0

159. If Amit decides to complete 30 Little Flower uniforms only and no other on a particular day, how many total man-hours will be idle?1. 20 2. 30 3. 5 4. 25

160. If he hires one more assistant, what is the maximum number of Mayflower uniforms that he can complete in a day?1. 40 2. 50 3. 60 4. 30



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161. Amit has the option to hire one more employee of any category. Which category should he hire to get maximum increase in production capacity, assuming that he needs to stitch only Mayflower uniforms on that day?1. Tailor 2. Cutter 3. Assistant 4. Cannot be determined

Directions Q. 162 to 165: The following table gives the number of households in a country during the period 1970 to 1990. The subsequent pie charts give the distribution of households based on the number of children for the years 1970 and 1990.

Year No. of households (million)



1970 120 1978 132 1986 1501972 123 1980 135 1988 1551974 126 1982 140 1990 1601976 129 1984 145

162. Which of the following statements about the households is true?1. There were more households with children in 1970 than in 1990.2. There were more households with two or more children in 1970 than in 1990.3. The number of households with two children decreased slightly from 1970 to 1990.4. None of the above.

163. The simple annual growth rate of number of households form 1970 to 1990 was:1. 1.52% 2. 1.65% 3. 2.10% 4. 3.00%

164. The average number of children per household in 1990 was1. 1.18 2. 1.35 3. 2.0 4. Cannot be determined

165. Assuming that the average number of children per household in 1970 was 3, how many households were without any children in 1970?1. 24 million 2. 42 million 3. 14 million 4. Cannot be determined



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166. Free trade means1. a barter of goods without the use of hard cash.2. no official tariffs on trade between nations.3. a national policy of only trading with those nations which have ben given MFN status4. Using US Dollars to trade.

167. NAFTA is an acronym for the

1. North American Free Trade Agreement. 2. North American Frontier Trade Agreement.3. North African Free Trade Agreement. 4. North Asian Free Trade Agreement.

168. E-commerce means

1. European free commerce2. commercialization of electronics.3. buying, trading and/or selling goods via the internet.4. Buying and selling goods electronically.

169. The Pacific Rim countries are those which

1. lie in Australia 2. have climates similar to Papua New Guinea3. have Pacific natives. 4. Are bordering the Pacific Ocean.

170. The name of India's first electric car is 1. Reva. 2. Kewa. 3. Shewa. 4. Lova

171. A coin with a minting error is called 1. FIDO 2. DIDO 3. LIDO 4. PIDO

172. “Power Compact” is from which company

1. Ariel 2. Nirma 3. Surf 4. Rin 173. “Golden Eye TV is of which company ?

1. BPL 2. Thomson 3. LG 4. Onida 174. Relate the following “Challenge the limits” to appropriate company ?

1. LG 2. Konka 3. Samsung 4. Konica 175. Relate the following “The joy of flying” to an airline ?

1. Sahara Airline 2. Indian Airlines 3. Jet Airways 4. Kingfisher

176. What does Nabisco stand for in RJR-Nabisco 1. National Biscuit Corporation 2. National Business Company3. National Biscuit Company 4. National Business Corporation

177. In which year did cement manufacture start in India 1. 1902 2. 1908 3. 1900 4. 1909

178. Which of the following does not vary with output?

1. Variable costs 2. Total Cost 3. Implicit costs 4. Fixed costs

179. Which state leads in industry? 1. Tamil Nadu 2. Maharashtra 3. Karnataka 4. UP

180. Indians spend most of their income on

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181. The Indian governement announced the “New Liberalised Industrial Policy” in 1. 1989 2. 1990 3. 1991 4. 1995

182. Where is the headquarter of “Asian Development Bank” 1. New Delhi 2. Tokyo 3. Kathmandu 4. Manila

183. ‘Monetary Policy’ is laid out by? 1. Money lenders 2. Central Government 3. Central Bank 4. Private sector

184. Dhirubhai Ambani started his first textile mill in 1. 1966 2. 1956 3. 1972 4. 1959

185. ‘7 Habits of Highly Effective People’ is authoured by

1. Philip Kotler 2. CK Prahlad 3. Stephen Covey 4. Alvin Toffler

186. Which is the largest US retail giant 1. Walmart 2. Seven Eleven 3. Harrods 4. Just Shop

187. India’s largest FMCG company is? 1. HLL 2. ITC 3. Tata 4.Colgate Palmolive

188. Who manufactures the ‘E-Class’ brand of cars? 1. Mercedes 2. Mistubishi 3. Maruti 4. Mahindra



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