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Section -1- Analytical Ability (30 Ques in 30 mints)
Section-2- Verbal ability (25 questions)
Section- A Analytical Ability
1. What is two days after the day after the day before yesterday?
Ans- Tommorow
2. A clock hangs on the wall of a railway station, 71 ft. 9 in. long and 10 ft. 4 in. high. Those are the dimensions of the wall, not of the clock! While waiting for a train we noticed that the hands of the clock were pointing in opposite directions, and were parallel to one of the diagonals of the wall. What was the exact time?
3. If the price off a dress was cut by 20% for a sale, by what percentage off the sale price must it be increased by to resell it at the original price?
Ans- 25 %
4. A box contains 12 marbles of three different colours green, yellow and blue-4 each, If you were to close your eyes and pick them at random, how many marbles must you take out to be sure that there are at least two of one colour among the marbles picked out?
5. There is a number, the second digit of which is smaller than its first digit by 4, and if the number was divided by the digit’s sum, the quotient would be 7. Can you find the number?
Ans- 84
6. Count the number of cubes
Ans-11
7. Select a suitable figure from the Answer Figures that would replace the question mark (?).
Problem Figures: Answer Figures:
(A) (B) (C) (D) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Ans-(3)
8. Select a suitable figure from the Answer Figures that would replace the question mark (?).
Problem Figures: Answer Figures:
(A) (B) (C) (D) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Ans-(2)
9. Select a suitable figure from the Answer Figures that would replace the question mark (?).
Problem Figures: Answer Figures:
(A) (B) (C) (D) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Ans-(1)
10. Select a suitable figure from the Answer Figures that would replace the question mark (?).
Problem Figures: Answer Figures:
(A) (B) (C) (D) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Ans-(3)
11. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence.
1. Police 2. Punishment 3. Crime 4. Judge 5. Judgement
A. 3, 1, 2, 4, 5
B. 1, 2, 4, 3, 5
C. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
D. 3, 1, 4, 5, 2
Ans-D
12. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence.
1. Tree 2. Seed 3. Flowers 4. Fruit 5. Plant
A. 5, 2, 1, 3, 4
B. 2, 5, 1, 4, 3
C. 2, 5, 1, 3, 4
D. 2, 5, 3, 1, 4
Ans-C
Questions(13-15). Read the paragraph and answer the question that follows.
13. Senators from urban areas are very concerned about assuring that there will be funding for a new international airport. Senators from rural areas refuse to fund anything until money for agricultural subsidies is appropriated. If the legislature funds these two programs, on which of the following could they spend the rest of the money?
A. the school music program and national radio
B. hurricane preparedness
C. harbor improvements and the school music program
D. small business loan program
E. national radio and senate office building remodelling
Ans-A
14. If the legislature decides to fund the agricultural subsidy program, national radio, and the small business loan program, the only other single program that can be funded is
A. hurricane preparedness.
B. harbor improvements.
C. school music program.
D. senate office building remodeling.
E. international airport.
Ans-D
15. Five cities all got more rain than usual this year. The five cities are: Last Stand, Mile City, New Town, Olliopolis, and Polberg. The cities are located in five different areas of the country: the mountains, the forest, the coast, the desert, and in a valley. The rainfall amounts were: 12 inches, 27 inches, 32 inches, 44 inches, and 65 inches.
* The city in the desert got the least rain; the city in the forest got the most rain.
* New Town is in the mountains.
* Last Stand got more rain than Olliopolis.
* Mile City got more rain than Polberg, but less rain than New Town.
* Olliopolis got 44 inches of rain.
* The city in the mountains got 32 inches of rain; the city on the coast got 27 inches of rain.
Q. Which city got the most rain?
A. Last Stand
B. Mile City
C. New Town
D. Olliopolis
E. Polberg
Ans-A
16.Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
tamceno means sky blue
cenorax means blue cheese
aplmitl means star bright
Which word could mean "bright sky"?
A. cenotam
B. mitltam
C. raxmitl
D. aplceno
Ans-B
17. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
granamelke means big tree
pinimelke means little tree
melkehoon means tree house
Which word could mean "big house"?
A. granahoon
B. pinishur
C. pinihoon
D. melkegrana
Ans-A
18. Which word does NOT belong with the others?
A. tulip
B. rose
C. bud
D. daisy
Ans-C
19. Which word does NOT belong with the others?
A. unimportant
B. trivial
C. insignificant
D. familiar
Ans-D
20. Which word does NOT belong with the others?
A. book
B. index
C. glossary
D. chapter
Ans-A
21. Find the statement that must be true according to the given information.
Erin is twelve years old. For three years, she has been asking her parents for a dog. Her parents have told her that they believe a dog would not be happy in an apartment, but they have given her permission to have a bird. Erin has not yet decided what kind of bird she would like to have.
A. Erin's parents like birds better than they like dogs.
B. Erin does not like birds.
C. Erin and her parents live in an apartment.
D. Erin and her parents would like to move.
Ans-C
22. Find the statement that must be true according to the given information.
When they heard news of the hurricane, Maya and Julian decided to change their vacation plans. Instead of traveling to the island beach resort, they booked a room at a fancy new spa in the mountains. Their plans were a bit more expensive, but they'd heard wonderful things about the spa and they were relieved to find availability on such short notice.
A. Maya and Julian take beach vacations every year.
B. The spa is overpriced.
C. It is usually necessary to book at least six months in advance at the spa.
D. Maya and Julian decided to change their vacation plans because of the hurricane.
Ans-D
23. Study the following pie-chart and the table and answer the questions based on them.
Proportion of Population of Seven Villages in 1997
Village % Population Below Poverty Line
X 38
Y 52
Z 42
R 51
S 49
T 46
V 58
I. The ratio of population of village T below poverty line to that of village Z below poverty line in 1997 is:
A. 11 : 23
B. 13 : 11
C. 23 : 11
D. 11 : 13
Ans-C
II. If the population of village R in 1997 is 32000, then what will be the population of village Y below poverty line in that year?
A. 14100
B. 15600
C. 16500
D. 17000
Ans-B
III. If in 1998, the population of villages Y and V increase by 10% each and the percentage of population below poverty line remains unchanged for all the villages, then find the population of village V below poverty line in 1998, given that the population of village in 1997 was 30000.
A. 11250
B. 12760
C. 13140
D. 13780
Ans-B
24. Pointing to a photograph of a boy Suresh said, "He is the son of the only son of my mother." How is Suresh related to that boy?
A. Brother
B. Uncle
C. Cousin
D. Father
Ans-D
25. If A + B means A is the brother of B; A - B means A is the sister of B and A x B means A is the father of B. Which of the following means that C is the son of M?
A. M - N x C + F
B. F - C + N x M
C. N + M - F x C
D. M x N - C + F
Ans-D
26. Pointing towards a girl, Abhisek says, "This girl is the daughter of only a child of my father." What is the relation of Abhisek's wife to that girl?
A. Daughter
B. Mother
C. Aunt
D. Sister
Ans-B
27. Anupam said to a lady sitting in a car, "The only daughter of the brother of my wife is the sister-in-law of the brother of your sister." How the husband of the lady is related to Anupam?
A. Maternal uncle
B. Uncle
C. Father
D. Son-in-law
Ans-D
28. question below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.
Question: How much was the total sale of the company ?
Statements:
1. The company sold 8000 units of product A each costing Rs. 25.
2. This company has no other product line.
A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Ans-E
29. A song always has
A. Word
B. Chorus
C. Musician
D. Tymbal
Ans-A
30. My ten years old niece is taller than my twelve years old son:
A. Always
B. Never
C. Often
D. Sometimes
Ans-D
Section-B- Verbal Ability
1. Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct?
There are not many men who are so famous that they are frequently referred to by their short names only
A. initials
B. signatures
C. pictures
D. middle names
E. No correction required
Ans-A
2. Choose the correct meaning of proverb/idiom,
To drive home
A. To find one's roots
B. To return to place of rest
C. Back to original position
D. To emphasise
E. None of these
Ans-D
3. choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Passive/Active voice.
Who is creating this mess?
A. Who has been created this mess?
B. By whom has this mess been created?
C. By whom this mess is being created?
D. By whom is this mess being created?
Ans-D
4. Choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Passive/Active voice.
They greet me cheerfully every morning.
A. Every morning I was greeted cheerfully.
B. I am greeted cheerfully by them every morning.
C. I am being greeted cheerfully by them every morning.
D. Cheerful greeting is done by them every morning to me.
Ans-B
5. Choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
He said to his father, "Please increase my pocket-money."
A. He told his father, "Please increase the pocket-money"
B. He pleaded his father to please increase my pocket money.
C. He requested his father to increase his pocket-money.
D. He asked his father to increase his pocket-money
Ans-C
6. Choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
The little girl said to her mother, "Did the sun rise in the East?"
A. The little girl said to her mother that the sun rose in the East.
B. The little girl asked her mother if the sun rose in the East.
C. The little girl said to her mother if the sun rises in the East.
D. The little girl asked her mother if the sun is in the East.
Ans-B
7. Select the pair which has the same relationship.
THRUST:SPEAR
A. mangle:iron
B. scabbard:sword
C. bow:arrow
D. fence:epee
Ans-D
8. Select the pair which has the same relationship.
CORPOREAL:SPIRITUAL
A. mesa:plateau
B. moron:savant
C. foreigner:immigrant
D. pedagogue:teacher
Ans-B
9. Rearrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence.
Then
P : it struck me
Q : of course
R : suitable it was
S : how eminently
The Proper sequence should be:
A. SPQR
B. QSRP
C. PSRQ
D. QPSR
Ans-C
10. Rearrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence.
I read an advertisement that said
P : posh, air-conditioned
Q : gentleman of taste
R : are available for
S : fully furnished rooms
The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PSRQ
C. PSQR
D. SRPQ
Asn-B
11. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer.
A. I could not put up in a hotel
B. because the boarding and lodging charges
C. were exorbitant
D. No error.
Ans-A
12. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer.
A. If you lend him a book
B. he will lend it to some one else
C. and never you will get it back.
D. No error.
Ans-C
13. Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
EMBEZZLE
A. Misappropriate
B. Balance
C. Remunerate
D. Clear
Ans-A
14. Choose the word which is the exact OPPOSITE of the given words.
EXODUS
A. Influx
B. Home-coming
C. Return
D. Restoration
Ans-A
15. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given word/sentence.
A style in which a writer makes a display of his knowledge
A. Pedantic
B. Verbose
C. Pompous
D. Ornate
Ans-A
Questions(16-20) -Read the paragraph and answer the questions that follows
Nationalism, of course, is a curious phenomenon which at a certain stage in a country's history gives life, growth and unity but, at the same time, it has a tendency to limit one, because one thinks of one's country as something different from the rest of world. One's perceptive changes and one is continuously thinking of one's own struggles and virtues and failing to the exclusion of other thoughts. The result is that the same nationalism which is the symbol of growth for a people becomes a symbol of the cessation of that growth in mind. Nationalism, when it becomes successful sometimes goes on spreading in an aggressive way and becomes a danger internationally. Whatever line of thought you follow, you arrive at the conclusion that some kind of balance must be found. Otherwise something that was good can turn into evil. Culture, which is essentially good become not only static but aggressive and something that breeds conflict and hatred when looked at from a wrong point of view. How are you find a balance, I don't know. Apart from the political and economic problems of the age , perhaps, that is the greatest problem today because behind it there is tremendous search for something which it cannot found. We turn to economic theories because they have an undoubted importance. It is folly to talk of culture or even of god. When human beings starve and die. Before one can talk about anything else one must provide the normal essentials of life to human beings. That is where economies comes in. Human beings today are not in mood to tolerate this suffering and starvation and inequality when they see that the burden is not equally shared. Others profit while they only bear the burden.
16. Suitable title for this passage can be
A. Nationalism breeds unity
B. Nationalism - a road to world unity
C. Nationalism is not enough
D. Nationalism and national problems
Ans-C
17. Negative national feeling can make a nation
A. selfish
B. self-centred
C. indifferent
D. dangerous
Ans-B
18. The greatest problem in the middle of the passage refers to the question
A. how to mitigate hardship to human beings
B. how to contain the dangers of aggressive nationalism.
C. how to share the economic burden equally
D. how to curb international hatred
Ans-B
19. Others' in the last sentence refers to
A. other people
B. other nations
C. other communities
D. other neighbours
Ans-A
20. Aggressive nationalism
A. breeds threat to international relations
B. leads to stunted growth
C. endangers national unity
D. isolates a country
Ans-D
Questions(21-25) -Read the paragraph and answer the questions that follows
Sometimes we went off the road and on a path through the pine forest. The floor of the forest was soft to walk on; the frost did not happen it as it did the road. But we did not mind the hardness of the road because we had nails in the soles and heels nails bit on the frozen ruts and with nailed boots it was good walking on the road and invigorating. It was lovely walking in the woods.
21. We did not mind the hardness of road because
A. we had nailed boots on
B. it was good walking on the road
C. the walk was refreshing
D. the nails bit on the frozen roads
Ans-A
22. We found great joy on account of
A. wearing nailed boots
B. the good long walk on the road
C. walking occasionally through the forest
D. walking on frost with nailed boots on
Ans-D
23. Sometimes we walked through the pine forest as
A. the path was unaffected by the frost
B. it was good walking with nails in the boots
C. the walks was invigorating
D. it was sheer joy to walk in the forest
Ans-A
24. The floor of the forest was soft because
A. the forest did not harden it on account of trees
B. the travellers were wearing boots
C. the shoes had nails on their sole and heel
D. they enjoyed walking in the woods
Ans-A
25. 'Frozen nuts' means
A. very cold roads
B. wheel marks in which frost had become hard
C. the road covered with frost
D. hard roads covered with snow
Ans-C
1. A family I know has several children. Each boy in this family has as many sisters as brothers but each girl has twice as many brothers as sisters. How many brothers and sisters are there?
Ans: 4 boys and 3 girls.
2. In a soap company a soap is manufactured with 11 parts. For making one soap you will get 1 part as scrap. At the end of the day u have 251 such scraps. From that how many soaps can be manufactured?
Ans: 25.
3. There is a 5digit no. 3 pairs of sum is eleven each. Last digit is 3 times the first one. 3 rd digit is 3 less than the second.4 th digit is 4 more than the second one. Find the digit.
Ans : 25296.
4. Every day a cyclist meets a train at a particular crossing. The road is straight before the crossing and both are traveling in the same direction. The cyclist travels with a speed of 10 Kmph. One day the cyclist comes late by 25 min. and meets the train 5km before the crossing. What is the speed of the train?
Ans: 60 kmph
5. Two twins have certain peculiar characteristics. One of them always lies on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The other always lies on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. On the other days they tell the truth. You are given a conversation.
Person A-- today is Sunday my name is Anil
Person B -- today is Tuesday, my name is Bill
What day is today?
Ans: Today is Tuesday
6.. What was the day of the week on 17th June, 1998?
A. Monday
B. Tuesday
C. Wednesday
D. Thursday
7.. If a - b = 3 and a2 + b2 = 29, find the value of ab.
A. 10
B. 12
C. 15
D. 18
8. A trader owes a merchant Rs. 10,028 due 1 year hence. The trader wants to settle the account after 3 months. If the rate of interest 12% per annum, how much cash should he pay?
A. Rs. 9025.20
B. Rs. 9200
C. Rs. 9600
D. Rs. 9560
9. A pupil's marks were wrongly entered as 83 instead of 63. Due to that the average marks for the class got increased by half. The number of pupils in the class is
A) 10 B) 20 C) 40 D) 73
Ans: C
10. The average weight of A, B and C is 45 kg. If the average weight of A and B be 40 kg and that of B and C be 43 kg, then the weight of B is
A) 17 kg B) 20 kg C) 26 kg D) 31 kg
Ans: D
Directions 11-15: Each problem consists of a problem followed by two statements. Decide whether the data in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Select your answer according to whether:
(A) statement 1 alone is sufficient, but statement 2 alone is not sufficient to answer the question
(B) statement 2 alone is sufficient, but statement 1 alone is not sufficient to answer the question
(C) both statements taken together are sufficient to answer the question, but neither statement alone is sufficient
(D) each statement alone is sufficient
(E) statements 1 and 2 together are not sufficient, and additional data is needed to answer the question
11. If x and y are both positive integers, how much greater is x than y?
x + y = 20
x = y²
Ans: C
12. Fifty percent of the articles in a certain magazine are written by staff members. Sixty percent of the articles are on current affairs. If 75 percent of the articles on current affairs are written by staff members with more than 5 years’ experience of journalism, how many of the articles on current affairs are written by journalists with more than 5 years’ experience? 20 articles are written by staff members. Of the articles on topics other than current affairs, 50 percent are by staff members with less than 5 years’ experience.
Ans: A
13. Is xy > 0 ?
x/y < 0
x + y < 0
Ans: A
14 One number, n, is selected at random from a set of 10 integers. What is the probability that ½ n + 13 = 0 ? The largest integer in the set is 13.
The arithmetic mean of the set is zero?
Ans: E
15. Is w a whole number? 3w is an odd number. 2w is an even number.
Ans: B
Directions (Question 16 to 19 ) : Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it.
i) There are six friends A,B,C,D,E and F
ii) Each one is proficient in one of the games, namely Badminton, Vollyball, Cricket, Hockey, Tennis and Polo
iii) Each owns a different coloured car, namely yellow, green, black, white, blue and red.
iv) D plays Polo and owns a yellow coloured car
v) C does not play either Tennis or Hockey and owns neither blue nor yellow coloured car
vi) E owns a white car and plays Badminton
vii) B does not play Tennis, he owns a red coloured car.
viii) A plays Cricket and owns a black car
16. Who plays Volleyball ?
A) B
B) C
C) F
D) Data inadequate
E) None of these
Ans: B
17. Which coloured car F owns ?
A) Green
B) Blue
C) Either Green or Blue
D) Data inadequate
E) None of these
Ans: B
18. Which of the following combinations of colour of car and game played is not correct ?
A) Yellow - Polo
B) Green - Tennis
C) Black - Cricket
D) Red- Hockey
E) None of these
Ans: B
19. In a group of six women, there are four dancers, four vocal musicians, one actress and three violinists. Girija and Vanaja are among the violinists while Jalaja and Shailaja do not know how to play on the violin. Shailaja and Tanuja are among the dancers. Jalaja, Vanaja, Shailaja and Tanuja are all vocal musicians and two of them are also violinists. If Pooja is an actress, who among the following is both a dancer and violinist ?
A) Jalaja
B) Shailaja
C) Tanuja
D) Pooja
Ans: C
20. Salay walked 10 m towards West from his house. Then he walked 5 m turning to his left. After this he walked 10 m turning to his left and in the end he walked 10 m turning to his left. In what direction is he now from his starting point?
(A) South
(B) North
(C) East
(D) West
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
21. Manish goes 7 km towards South-East from his house, then he goes 14 km turning to West. After this he goes 7 km towards North West and in the end he goes 9 km towards East. How far is he from his house?
(A) 5 km
(B) 7 km
(C) 2 km
(D) 14 km
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
22. Laxman went 15 kms from my house, then turned left and walked 20 kms. He then turned east and walked 25 kms and finally turning left covered 20kms. How far was he from his house.
(A) 5 kms
(B) 10 kms
(C) 40 kms
(D) 80 kms
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
23. The door of Aditya's house faces the east. From the back side of his house, he walks straight 50 metres, then turns to the right and walks 50 metres, then turns towards left and stops after walking 25 metres . Now Aditya is in which direction from the starting point?
(A) South-East
(B) North-East
(C) South- West
(D) North-West
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
24. P, Q, R and S are playing a game of carrom. P, R, and S, Q are partners. S is to the right of R who is facing west. Then Q is facing ?
(A) North
(B) South
(C) East
(D) West
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
25. A clock is so placed that at 12 noon its minute hand points towards north-east. In which direction does its hour hand point at 1.30 p.m?
(A) North
(B) South
(C) East
(D) West
(E) None of these
Ans: C
26. A man walks 30 metres towards South. Then , turning to his right, he walks 30 metres . Then turning to his left, he walks 20 metres. again he turns to his left and walks 30 metres . How far is he from his initial position?
A. 20 metres
B. 30 metres
C.60 metres
D. 80 metres
E None of these
Ans: E
27. What will come in place of question mark (?) in the following equation? of
168 ? 15 ÷ 5 +? = 549 ÷ 9 + 235
1) 189
2) 107
3) 174
4) 296
5) None of these
28. Four of the following five parts numbered (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) are exactly equal. Which part is not equal to the other four parts? The number of that part is your answer.
1) 2x (x + 5) + 12
2) 2x (x + 3) + 3 (x + 4) + x
3) (x + 3)2 + (x + 1) (x + 3)
4) (x + 1 ) (2x + 3) + 2 (x + 3)
5) 2 (x + 1) (x + 3) + 2 (x + 3)
29. 12 men can complete a piece of work in 4 days, while 15 women can complete the same work in 4 days. 6 men start working on the job and after working for two days, all of them stop working. How many women should be put on the jobto complete the remaining work, if it is to be completed in 3 days?
1) 15
2) 22
3) 18
4) Data inadequate
5) None of these
30. A shopkeeper sells milk which contains 5% water. What quantity of pure milk should be added to 2 liters of milk (containing 5% water) so that proportion of water becomes 4%?
1) 100 ml
2) 250 ml
3) 400 ml
4) 350 ml
5) None of these
Verbal Ability Test
Directions for Questions 1-5: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.
Much of the information we have today about chimpanzees comes from the groundbreaking, long-term research of the great conservationist, Jane Goodall.
Jane Goodall was born in London, England, on April 3, 1934. On her second birthday, her father gave her a toy chimpanzee named Jubilee. Jubilee was named after a baby chimp in the London Zoo, and seemed to foretell the course Jane’s life would take. To this day, Jubilee sits in a chair in Jane’s London home. From an early age, Jane was fascinated by animals and animal stories. By the age of 10, she was talking about going to Africa to live among the animals there. At the time, in the early 1940s, this was a radical idea because women did not go to Africa by themselves. As a young woman, Jane finished school in London, attended secretarial school, and then worked for a documentary filmmaker for a while. When a school friend invited her to visit Kenya, she worked as a waitress until she had earned the fare to travel there by boat. She was 23 years old. Once in Kenya, she met Dr. Louis Leakey, a famous paleontologist and anthropologist. He was impressed with her thorough knowledge of Africa and its wildlife, and hired her to assist him and his wife on a fossil-hunting expedition to Olduvai Gorge. Dr. Leakey soon realized that Jane was the perfect person to complete a study he had been planning for some time. She expressed her interest in the idea of studying animals by living in the wild with them, rather than studying dead animals through paleontology. Dr. Leakey and Jane began planning a study of a group of chimpanzees who were living on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Kenya. At first, the British authorities would not approve their plan. At the time, they thought it was too dangerous for a woman to live in the wilds of Africa alone. But Jane’s mother, Vanne, agreed to join her so that she would not be alone. Finally, the authorities gave Jane the clearance she needed in order to go to Africa and begin her study. In July of 1960, Jane and her mother arrived at Gombe National Park in what was then called Tanganyika and is now called Tanzania. Jane faced many challenges as she began her work. The chimpanzees did not accept her right away, and it took months for them to get used to her presence in their territory. But she was very patient and remained focused on her goal. Little by little, she was able to enter their world. At first, she was able to watch the chimpanzees only from a great distance, using binoculars. As time passed, she was able to move her observation point closer to them while still using camouflage. Eventually, she was able to sit among them, touching, patting, and even feeding them. It was an amazing accomplishment for Jane, and a breakthrough in the study of animals in the wild. Jane named all of the chimpanzees that she studied, stating in her journals that she felt they each had a unique personality. One of the first significant observations that Jane made during the study was that chimpanzees make and use tools, much like humans do, to help them get food. It was previously thought that humans alone used tools. Also thanks to Jane’s research, we now know that chimps eat meat as well as plants and fruits. In many ways, she has helped us to see how chimpanzees and humans are similar. In doing so, she has made us more sympathetic toward these creatures, while helping us to better understand ourselves. The study started by Jane Goodall in 1960 is now the longest field study of any animal species in their natural habitat. Research continues to this day in Gombe and is conducted by a team of trained Tanzanians. Jane’s life has included much more than just her study of the chimps in Tanzania. She pursued a graduate degree while still conducting her study, receiving her Ph.D. from Cambridge University in 1965. In 1984, she received the J. Paul Getty Wildlife Conservation Prize for "helping millions of people understand the importance of wildlife conservation to life on this planet." She has been married twice: first to a photographer and then to the director of National Parks. She has one son. Dr. Jane Goodall is now the world’s most renowned authority on chimpanzees, having studied their behavior for nearly 40 years. She has published many scientific articles, has written two books, and has won numerous awards for her groundbreaking work. The Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education, and Conservation was founded in 1977 in California but moved to the Washington, D.C., area in 1998. Its goal is to take the actions necessary to improve the environment for all living things. Dr. Goodall now travels extensively, giving lectures, visiting zoos and chimp sanctuaries, and talking to young people involved in environmental education. She is truly a great conservationist and an amazing human being.
Read this sentence from the article.
1. 'But she was very patient and remained focused on her goal'. What is an antonym for the word focused?
A) bothered
B) tired
C) disinterested
D) concerned
Ans: C
2. What is the author’s purpose in writing this article?
A) to entertain the reader with stories about chimpanzees
B) to inform the reader of the importance of wildlife conservation
C) to warn the reader about the challenges of working in Africa
D) to describe the work and life of Jane Goodall.
Ans: D
3. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons Dr. Leakey chose Jane to work with him?
A) She knew a lot about Africa.
B) She knew a lot about African wildlife.
C) She earned the money to travel to Africa on her own.
D) She was interested in studying animals in the wild.
Ans: C
4. Which of the following is NOT true of chimpanzees?
A) Chimpanzees are often comfortable with strangers right away.
B) Chimpanzees eat meat as well as plants and fruit.
C) Chimpanzees use tools to help them get food.
D) Different chimpanzees have different personalities.
Ans: A
5. Jane Goodall is now the world’s most renowned authority on chimpanzees, having studied their behavior for nearly forty years. What does authority mean?
A) an intelligent person
B) one who studies animals
C) a scientist
D) an expert
Ans: B
Directions for Questions 6-10: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.
There are some men who seem to be always on the lookout for trouble and, to tell the truth, they are seldom disappointed. Listening to such men one would think that this world is one of the stormiest and most disagreeable places. Yet, after all it is not such a bad place and the difficulty is often in the man who is too thin- skinned. On the other hand, the man who goes out expecting people to be like himself, kind and brotherly, will be surprised at the kindness he meets even in the most unlike quarters. A smile is apt to be met met with a respective smile while the sneer is just as apt to provoke a snarl. Men living in the same neighborhood may live vastly different lives. But it is not the neighborhood which is quarrelsome, but the man within us. And we have it in out power to change our neighborhood into a pleasant one by simply changing our own ways.
6. The passage is about
A) our disagreeable and hostile world
B) a kindly and pleasant world
C) our different and unresponsive world
D) the world and what one makes of it.
Ans: D
7. "..............they are seldom disappointed". The statement denotes that such men
A) welcome difficulties as a morale booster
B) do not have face any trouble
C) manage to keep unruffled in the face of discomforts
D) generally do not fail to come across troubles
Ans: D
8. The author's own view of the world is that it is
A) one of the loveliest and quietest places
B) an unpleasant and turbulent place
C) one's own excessive sensitivity that makes it a bad place
D) a sordid place for those who suffer in life
Ans: C
9. Which of the following is opposite in meaning to the expression 'thin-skinned' as sed in the passage?
A) Insensitive
B) Intelligent
C) Awkward
D) Obstinate
Ans: A
10. "On the other hand............. unlikely quarter" The statement shows that people's reaction to our attitude is
A) Generally indifferent
B) surprisingly responsive
C) often adverse
D) mainly favourable
Ans: B
Directions 11-18: Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
11. For a few seconds, Madan was.............blinded by the powerful lights of the oncoming car
A) heavily
B) largely
C) greatly
D) powerfully
E) totally
Ans: E
12. His interest in the study of human behavior is indeed very..............
A) strong
B) large
C) broad
D) vast
E) deep
Ans: E
13. The police have................a complaint against four persons
A) entered
B) lodged
C) registered
D) noted
E) received
Ans: C
14. The improvement made by changes in the system was ....................and did not warrant the large expenses.
A) large
B) small
C) minute
D) marginal
E) uncertain
Ans: D
15. The man who is..........................hesitating which of the two things he will do first, will do neither.
A) persistently
B) constantly
C) insistently
D) consistently
E) perpetually
Ans: A
16. He is too...................to be deceived easily
A) strong
B) modern
C) kind
D) honest
E) intelligent
Ans: E
17. The Manager gave her his ..... that the complaint would be investigated
A. assurance
B. suggestion
C. avowal
D. support
Ans: A
18. I am feeling ...... better today.
A. rather
B. too
C. fairly
D. very
Ans: C
Direction Questions19-26: In each question below is given a passage followed by several inference. You have to examine each inference separately in the context of the passage and decide upon its degree of truth or falsity.
mark your answer as :
A. if the inference is ' definitely true' i.e. , it directly follows from the facts given in the passage
B. if the inference is ' probably true' though not definitely true in the light of the facts given
C. if you think the data are in adequate i.e., from the facts given you cannot say whether the inference is likely to be true or false
D. if you think the inference is ' probably false' though not definitely false in the light of the facts given; and
E. if you think inference is ' definitely false' i.e. , it contradicts the given facts.
Passage I
Urban services have not expanded fast enough to cope with urban expansion. Low investment allocation have tended top be under spent. Both public( e. g. water and sewage) and private (e.g. low-income area housing) infrastructure quality has declined. this impact of the environment in which children live and the supporting services available to them when they fall ill, seems clear. The decline in average food availability and the rise in absolute poverty point in the same satisfactory direction
19. There is nothing to boast about urban services
Ans: A
20. The public transport system is in the hands of private sector.
Ans: C
21. Birth rate is higher in Urban areas compared to rural areas.
Ans: C
22. Low-cost urban housing is one of the priorities
Ans: B
23. The environment around plays an important role on the health status.
Ans: A
Passage II
Though the state cultivate only 3.2 lakh tonnes of mangoes, they are of premium quality and with mangoes becoming second most consumed fruit in the world after grapes. the government has been trying exporting it through sea route which is cheaper . An experiment which was done in this regard last year has proved successful.
24. Quality of mangoes is an important factor in exports.
Ans: A
25. The state also exports good quality grapes
Ans: C
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Section -1- Analytical Ability (30 Ques in 30 mints)
Section-2- Verbal ability (25 questions)
Section- A Analytical Ability
1. What is two days after the day after the day before yesterday?
Ans- Tommorow
2. A clock hangs on the wall of a railway station, 71 ft. 9 in. long and 10 ft. 4 in. high. Those are the dimensions of the wall, not of the clock! While waiting for a train we noticed that the hands of the clock were pointing in opposite directions, and were parallel to one of the diagonals of the wall. What was the exact time?
3. If the price off a dress was cut by 20% for a sale, by what percentage off the sale price must it be increased by to resell it at the original price?
Ans- 25 %
4. A box contains 12 marbles of three different colours green, yellow and blue-4 each, If you were to close your eyes and pick them at random, how many marbles must you take out to be sure that there are at least two of one colour among the marbles picked out?
5. There is a number, the second digit of which is smaller than its first digit by 4, and if the number was divided by the digit’s sum, the quotient would be 7. Can you find the number?
Ans- 84
6. Count the number of cubes
Ans-11
7. Select a suitable figure from the Answer Figures that would replace the question mark (?).
Problem Figures: Answer Figures:
(A) (B) (C) (D) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Ans-(3)
8. Select a suitable figure from the Answer Figures that would replace the question mark (?).
Problem Figures: Answer Figures:
(A) (B) (C) (D) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Ans-(2)
9. Select a suitable figure from the Answer Figures that would replace the question mark (?).
Problem Figures: Answer Figures:
(A) (B) (C) (D) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Ans-(1)
10. Select a suitable figure from the Answer Figures that would replace the question mark (?).
Problem Figures: Answer Figures:
(A) (B) (C) (D) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Ans-(3)
11. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence.
1. Police 2. Punishment 3. Crime 4. Judge 5. Judgement
A. 3, 1, 2, 4, 5
B. 1, 2, 4, 3, 5
C. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
D. 3, 1, 4, 5, 2
Ans-D
12. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence.
1. Tree 2. Seed 3. Flowers 4. Fruit 5. Plant
A. 5, 2, 1, 3, 4
B. 2, 5, 1, 4, 3
C. 2, 5, 1, 3, 4
D. 2, 5, 3, 1, 4
Ans-C
Questions(13-15). Read the paragraph and answer the question that follows.
13. Senators from urban areas are very concerned about assuring that there will be funding for a new international airport. Senators from rural areas refuse to fund anything until money for agricultural subsidies is appropriated. If the legislature funds these two programs, on which of the following could they spend the rest of the money?
A. the school music program and national radio
B. hurricane preparedness
C. harbor improvements and the school music program
D. small business loan program
E. national radio and senate office building remodelling
Ans-A
14. If the legislature decides to fund the agricultural subsidy program, national radio, and the small business loan program, the only other single program that can be funded is
A. hurricane preparedness.
B. harbor improvements.
C. school music program.
D. senate office building remodeling.
E. international airport.
Ans-D
15. Five cities all got more rain than usual this year. The five cities are: Last Stand, Mile City, New Town, Olliopolis, and Polberg. The cities are located in five different areas of the country: the mountains, the forest, the coast, the desert, and in a valley. The rainfall amounts were: 12 inches, 27 inches, 32 inches, 44 inches, and 65 inches.
* The city in the desert got the least rain; the city in the forest got the most rain.
* New Town is in the mountains.
* Last Stand got more rain than Olliopolis.
* Mile City got more rain than Polberg, but less rain than New Town.
* Olliopolis got 44 inches of rain.
* The city in the mountains got 32 inches of rain; the city on the coast got 27 inches of rain.
Q. Which city got the most rain?
A. Last Stand
B. Mile City
C. New Town
D. Olliopolis
E. Polberg
Ans-A
16.Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
tamceno means sky blue
cenorax means blue cheese
aplmitl means star bright
Which word could mean "bright sky"?
A. cenotam
B. mitltam
C. raxmitl
D. aplceno
Ans-B
17. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
granamelke means big tree
pinimelke means little tree
melkehoon means tree house
Which word could mean "big house"?
A. granahoon
B. pinishur
C. pinihoon
D. melkegrana
Ans-A
18. Which word does NOT belong with the others?
A. tulip
B. rose
C. bud
D. daisy
Ans-C
19. Which word does NOT belong with the others?
A. unimportant
B. trivial
C. insignificant
D. familiar
Ans-D
20. Which word does NOT belong with the others?
A. book
B. index
C. glossary
D. chapter
Ans-A
21. Find the statement that must be true according to the given information.
Erin is twelve years old. For three years, she has been asking her parents for a dog. Her parents have told her that they believe a dog would not be happy in an apartment, but they have given her permission to have a bird. Erin has not yet decided what kind of bird she would like to have.
A. Erin's parents like birds better than they like dogs.
B. Erin does not like birds.
C. Erin and her parents live in an apartment.
D. Erin and her parents would like to move.
Ans-C
22. Find the statement that must be true according to the given information.
When they heard news of the hurricane, Maya and Julian decided to change their vacation plans. Instead of traveling to the island beach resort, they booked a room at a fancy new spa in the mountains. Their plans were a bit more expensive, but they'd heard wonderful things about the spa and they were relieved to find availability on such short notice.
A. Maya and Julian take beach vacations every year.
B. The spa is overpriced.
C. It is usually necessary to book at least six months in advance at the spa.
D. Maya and Julian decided to change their vacation plans because of the hurricane.
Ans-D
23. Study the following pie-chart and the table and answer the questions based on them.
Proportion of Population of Seven Villages in 1997
Village % Population Below Poverty Line
X 38
Y 52
Z 42
R 51
S 49
T 46
V 58
I. The ratio of population of village T below poverty line to that of village Z below poverty line in 1997 is:
A. 11 : 23
B. 13 : 11
C. 23 : 11
D. 11 : 13
Ans-C
II. If the population of village R in 1997 is 32000, then what will be the population of village Y below poverty line in that year?
A. 14100
B. 15600
C. 16500
D. 17000
Ans-B
III. If in 1998, the population of villages Y and V increase by 10% each and the percentage of population below poverty line remains unchanged for all the villages, then find the population of village V below poverty line in 1998, given that the population of village in 1997 was 30000.
A. 11250
B. 12760
C. 13140
D. 13780
Ans-B
24. Pointing to a photograph of a boy Suresh said, "He is the son of the only son of my mother." How is Suresh related to that boy?
A. Brother
B. Uncle
C. Cousin
D. Father
Ans-D
25. If A + B means A is the brother of B; A - B means A is the sister of B and A x B means A is the father of B. Which of the following means that C is the son of M?
A. M - N x C + F
B. F - C + N x M
C. N + M - F x C
D. M x N - C + F
Ans-D
26. Pointing towards a girl, Abhisek says, "This girl is the daughter of only a child of my father." What is the relation of Abhisek's wife to that girl?
A. Daughter
B. Mother
C. Aunt
D. Sister
Ans-B
27. Anupam said to a lady sitting in a car, "The only daughter of the brother of my wife is the sister-in-law of the brother of your sister." How the husband of the lady is related to Anupam?
A. Maternal uncle
B. Uncle
C. Father
D. Son-in-law
Ans-D
28. question below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.
Question: How much was the total sale of the company ?
Statements:
1. The company sold 8000 units of product A each costing Rs. 25.
2. This company has no other product line.
A. I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
B. II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
C. Either I or II is sufficient
D. Neither I nor II is sufficient
E. Both I and II are sufficient
Ans-E
29. A song always has
A. Word
B. Chorus
C. Musician
D. Tymbal
Ans-A
30. My ten years old niece is taller than my twelve years old son:
A. Always
B. Never
C. Often
D. Sometimes
Ans-D
Section-B- Verbal Ability
1. Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct?
There are not many men who are so famous that they are frequently referred to by their short names only
A. initials
B. signatures
C. pictures
D. middle names
E. No correction required
Ans-A
2. Choose the correct meaning of proverb/idiom,
To drive home
A. To find one's roots
B. To return to place of rest
C. Back to original position
D. To emphasise
E. None of these
Ans-D
3. choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Passive/Active voice.
Who is creating this mess?
A. Who has been created this mess?
B. By whom has this mess been created?
C. By whom this mess is being created?
D. By whom is this mess being created?
Ans-D
4. Choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Passive/Active voice.
They greet me cheerfully every morning.
A. Every morning I was greeted cheerfully.
B. I am greeted cheerfully by them every morning.
C. I am being greeted cheerfully by them every morning.
D. Cheerful greeting is done by them every morning to me.
Ans-B
5. Choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
He said to his father, "Please increase my pocket-money."
A. He told his father, "Please increase the pocket-money"
B. He pleaded his father to please increase my pocket money.
C. He requested his father to increase his pocket-money.
D. He asked his father to increase his pocket-money
Ans-C
6. Choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
The little girl said to her mother, "Did the sun rise in the East?"
A. The little girl said to her mother that the sun rose in the East.
B. The little girl asked her mother if the sun rose in the East.
C. The little girl said to her mother if the sun rises in the East.
D. The little girl asked her mother if the sun is in the East.
Ans-B
7. Select the pair which has the same relationship.
THRUST:SPEAR
A. mangle:iron
B. scabbard:sword
C. bow:arrow
D. fence:epee
Ans-D
8. Select the pair which has the same relationship.
CORPOREAL:SPIRITUAL
A. mesa:plateau
B. moron:savant
C. foreigner:immigrant
D. pedagogue:teacher
Ans-B
9. Rearrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence.
Then
P : it struck me
Q : of course
R : suitable it was
S : how eminently
The Proper sequence should be:
A. SPQR
B. QSRP
C. PSRQ
D. QPSR
Ans-C
10. Rearrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence.
I read an advertisement that said
P : posh, air-conditioned
Q : gentleman of taste
R : are available for
S : fully furnished rooms
The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PSRQ
C. PSQR
D. SRPQ
Asn-B
11. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer.
A. I could not put up in a hotel
B. because the boarding and lodging charges
C. were exorbitant
D. No error.
Ans-A
12. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer.
A. If you lend him a book
B. he will lend it to some one else
C. and never you will get it back.
D. No error.
Ans-C
13. Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
EMBEZZLE
A. Misappropriate
B. Balance
C. Remunerate
D. Clear
Ans-A
14. Choose the word which is the exact OPPOSITE of the given words.
EXODUS
A. Influx
B. Home-coming
C. Return
D. Restoration
Ans-A
15. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given word/sentence.
A style in which a writer makes a display of his knowledge
A. Pedantic
B. Verbose
C. Pompous
D. Ornate
Ans-A
Questions(16-20) -Read the paragraph and answer the questions that follows
Nationalism, of course, is a curious phenomenon which at a certain stage in a country's history gives life, growth and unity but, at the same time, it has a tendency to limit one, because one thinks of one's country as something different from the rest of world. One's perceptive changes and one is continuously thinking of one's own struggles and virtues and failing to the exclusion of other thoughts. The result is that the same nationalism which is the symbol of growth for a people becomes a symbol of the cessation of that growth in mind. Nationalism, when it becomes successful sometimes goes on spreading in an aggressive way and becomes a danger internationally. Whatever line of thought you follow, you arrive at the conclusion that some kind of balance must be found. Otherwise something that was good can turn into evil. Culture, which is essentially good become not only static but aggressive and something that breeds conflict and hatred when looked at from a wrong point of view. How are you find a balance, I don't know. Apart from the political and economic problems of the age , perhaps, that is the greatest problem today because behind it there is tremendous search for something which it cannot found. We turn to economic theories because they have an undoubted importance. It is folly to talk of culture or even of god. When human beings starve and die. Before one can talk about anything else one must provide the normal essentials of life to human beings. That is where economies comes in. Human beings today are not in mood to tolerate this suffering and starvation and inequality when they see that the burden is not equally shared. Others profit while they only bear the burden.
16. Suitable title for this passage can be
A. Nationalism breeds unity
B. Nationalism - a road to world unity
C. Nationalism is not enough
D. Nationalism and national problems
Ans-C
17. Negative national feeling can make a nation
A. selfish
B. self-centred
C. indifferent
D. dangerous
Ans-B
18. The greatest problem in the middle of the passage refers to the question
A. how to mitigate hardship to human beings
B. how to contain the dangers of aggressive nationalism.
C. how to share the economic burden equally
D. how to curb international hatred
Ans-B
19. Others' in the last sentence refers to
A. other people
B. other nations
C. other communities
D. other neighbours
Ans-A
20. Aggressive nationalism
A. breeds threat to international relations
B. leads to stunted growth
C. endangers national unity
D. isolates a country
Ans-D
Questions(21-25) -Read the paragraph and answer the questions that follows
Sometimes we went off the road and on a path through the pine forest. The floor of the forest was soft to walk on; the frost did not happen it as it did the road. But we did not mind the hardness of the road because we had nails in the soles and heels nails bit on the frozen ruts and with nailed boots it was good walking on the road and invigorating. It was lovely walking in the woods.
21. We did not mind the hardness of road because
A. we had nailed boots on
B. it was good walking on the road
C. the walk was refreshing
D. the nails bit on the frozen roads
Ans-A
22. We found great joy on account of
A. wearing nailed boots
B. the good long walk on the road
C. walking occasionally through the forest
D. walking on frost with nailed boots on
Ans-D
23. Sometimes we walked through the pine forest as
A. the path was unaffected by the frost
B. it was good walking with nails in the boots
C. the walks was invigorating
D. it was sheer joy to walk in the forest
Ans-A
24. The floor of the forest was soft because
A. the forest did not harden it on account of trees
B. the travellers were wearing boots
C. the shoes had nails on their sole and heel
D. they enjoyed walking in the woods
Ans-A
25. 'Frozen nuts' means
A. very cold roads
B. wheel marks in which frost had become hard
C. the road covered with frost
D. hard roads covered with snow
Ans-C
CTS,Cognizant latest placement paper-anlytical reasoning verbal ability
Analytical reasoning1. A family I know has several children. Each boy in this family has as many sisters as brothers but each girl has twice as many brothers as sisters. How many brothers and sisters are there?
Ans: 4 boys and 3 girls.
2. In a soap company a soap is manufactured with 11 parts. For making one soap you will get 1 part as scrap. At the end of the day u have 251 such scraps. From that how many soaps can be manufactured?
Ans: 25.
3. There is a 5digit no. 3 pairs of sum is eleven each. Last digit is 3 times the first one. 3 rd digit is 3 less than the second.4 th digit is 4 more than the second one. Find the digit.
Ans : 25296.
4. Every day a cyclist meets a train at a particular crossing. The road is straight before the crossing and both are traveling in the same direction. The cyclist travels with a speed of 10 Kmph. One day the cyclist comes late by 25 min. and meets the train 5km before the crossing. What is the speed of the train?
Ans: 60 kmph
5. Two twins have certain peculiar characteristics. One of them always lies on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The other always lies on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. On the other days they tell the truth. You are given a conversation.
Person A-- today is Sunday my name is Anil
Person B -- today is Tuesday, my name is Bill
What day is today?
Ans: Today is Tuesday
6.. What was the day of the week on 17th June, 1998?
A. Monday
B. Tuesday
C. Wednesday
D. Thursday
7.. If a - b = 3 and a2 + b2 = 29, find the value of ab.
A. 10
B. 12
C. 15
D. 18
8. A trader owes a merchant Rs. 10,028 due 1 year hence. The trader wants to settle the account after 3 months. If the rate of interest 12% per annum, how much cash should he pay?
A. Rs. 9025.20
B. Rs. 9200
C. Rs. 9600
D. Rs. 9560
9. A pupil's marks were wrongly entered as 83 instead of 63. Due to that the average marks for the class got increased by half. The number of pupils in the class is
A) 10 B) 20 C) 40 D) 73
Ans: C
10. The average weight of A, B and C is 45 kg. If the average weight of A and B be 40 kg and that of B and C be 43 kg, then the weight of B is
A) 17 kg B) 20 kg C) 26 kg D) 31 kg
Ans: D
Directions 11-15: Each problem consists of a problem followed by two statements. Decide whether the data in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Select your answer according to whether:
(A) statement 1 alone is sufficient, but statement 2 alone is not sufficient to answer the question
(B) statement 2 alone is sufficient, but statement 1 alone is not sufficient to answer the question
(C) both statements taken together are sufficient to answer the question, but neither statement alone is sufficient
(D) each statement alone is sufficient
(E) statements 1 and 2 together are not sufficient, and additional data is needed to answer the question
11. If x and y are both positive integers, how much greater is x than y?
x + y = 20
x = y²
Ans: C
12. Fifty percent of the articles in a certain magazine are written by staff members. Sixty percent of the articles are on current affairs. If 75 percent of the articles on current affairs are written by staff members with more than 5 years’ experience of journalism, how many of the articles on current affairs are written by journalists with more than 5 years’ experience? 20 articles are written by staff members. Of the articles on topics other than current affairs, 50 percent are by staff members with less than 5 years’ experience.
Ans: A
13. Is xy > 0 ?
x/y < 0
x + y < 0
Ans: A
14 One number, n, is selected at random from a set of 10 integers. What is the probability that ½ n + 13 = 0 ? The largest integer in the set is 13.
The arithmetic mean of the set is zero?
Ans: E
15. Is w a whole number? 3w is an odd number. 2w is an even number.
Ans: B
Directions (Question 16 to 19 ) : Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it.
i) There are six friends A,B,C,D,E and F
ii) Each one is proficient in one of the games, namely Badminton, Vollyball, Cricket, Hockey, Tennis and Polo
iii) Each owns a different coloured car, namely yellow, green, black, white, blue and red.
iv) D plays Polo and owns a yellow coloured car
v) C does not play either Tennis or Hockey and owns neither blue nor yellow coloured car
vi) E owns a white car and plays Badminton
vii) B does not play Tennis, he owns a red coloured car.
viii) A plays Cricket and owns a black car
16. Who plays Volleyball ?
A) B
B) C
C) F
D) Data inadequate
E) None of these
Ans: B
17. Which coloured car F owns ?
A) Green
B) Blue
C) Either Green or Blue
D) Data inadequate
E) None of these
Ans: B
18. Which of the following combinations of colour of car and game played is not correct ?
A) Yellow - Polo
B) Green - Tennis
C) Black - Cricket
D) Red- Hockey
E) None of these
Ans: B
19. In a group of six women, there are four dancers, four vocal musicians, one actress and three violinists. Girija and Vanaja are among the violinists while Jalaja and Shailaja do not know how to play on the violin. Shailaja and Tanuja are among the dancers. Jalaja, Vanaja, Shailaja and Tanuja are all vocal musicians and two of them are also violinists. If Pooja is an actress, who among the following is both a dancer and violinist ?
A) Jalaja
B) Shailaja
C) Tanuja
D) Pooja
Ans: C
20. Salay walked 10 m towards West from his house. Then he walked 5 m turning to his left. After this he walked 10 m turning to his left and in the end he walked 10 m turning to his left. In what direction is he now from his starting point?
(A) South
(B) North
(C) East
(D) West
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
21. Manish goes 7 km towards South-East from his house, then he goes 14 km turning to West. After this he goes 7 km towards North West and in the end he goes 9 km towards East. How far is he from his house?
(A) 5 km
(B) 7 km
(C) 2 km
(D) 14 km
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
22. Laxman went 15 kms from my house, then turned left and walked 20 kms. He then turned east and walked 25 kms and finally turning left covered 20kms. How far was he from his house.
(A) 5 kms
(B) 10 kms
(C) 40 kms
(D) 80 kms
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
23. The door of Aditya's house faces the east. From the back side of his house, he walks straight 50 metres, then turns to the right and walks 50 metres, then turns towards left and stops after walking 25 metres . Now Aditya is in which direction from the starting point?
(A) South-East
(B) North-East
(C) South- West
(D) North-West
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
24. P, Q, R and S are playing a game of carrom. P, R, and S, Q are partners. S is to the right of R who is facing west. Then Q is facing ?
(A) North
(B) South
(C) East
(D) West
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
25. A clock is so placed that at 12 noon its minute hand points towards north-east. In which direction does its hour hand point at 1.30 p.m?
(A) North
(B) South
(C) East
(D) West
(E) None of these
Ans: C
26. A man walks 30 metres towards South. Then , turning to his right, he walks 30 metres . Then turning to his left, he walks 20 metres. again he turns to his left and walks 30 metres . How far is he from his initial position?
A. 20 metres
B. 30 metres
C.60 metres
D. 80 metres
E None of these
Ans: E
27. What will come in place of question mark (?) in the following equation? of
168 ? 15 ÷ 5 +? = 549 ÷ 9 + 235
1) 189
2) 107
3) 174
4) 296
5) None of these
28. Four of the following five parts numbered (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) are exactly equal. Which part is not equal to the other four parts? The number of that part is your answer.
1) 2x (x + 5) + 12
2) 2x (x + 3) + 3 (x + 4) + x
3) (x + 3)2 + (x + 1) (x + 3)
4) (x + 1 ) (2x + 3) + 2 (x + 3)
5) 2 (x + 1) (x + 3) + 2 (x + 3)
29. 12 men can complete a piece of work in 4 days, while 15 women can complete the same work in 4 days. 6 men start working on the job and after working for two days, all of them stop working. How many women should be put on the jobto complete the remaining work, if it is to be completed in 3 days?
1) 15
2) 22
3) 18
4) Data inadequate
5) None of these
30. A shopkeeper sells milk which contains 5% water. What quantity of pure milk should be added to 2 liters of milk (containing 5% water) so that proportion of water becomes 4%?
1) 100 ml
2) 250 ml
3) 400 ml
4) 350 ml
5) None of these
Verbal Ability Test
Directions for Questions 1-5: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.
Much of the information we have today about chimpanzees comes from the groundbreaking, long-term research of the great conservationist, Jane Goodall.
Jane Goodall was born in London, England, on April 3, 1934. On her second birthday, her father gave her a toy chimpanzee named Jubilee. Jubilee was named after a baby chimp in the London Zoo, and seemed to foretell the course Jane’s life would take. To this day, Jubilee sits in a chair in Jane’s London home. From an early age, Jane was fascinated by animals and animal stories. By the age of 10, she was talking about going to Africa to live among the animals there. At the time, in the early 1940s, this was a radical idea because women did not go to Africa by themselves. As a young woman, Jane finished school in London, attended secretarial school, and then worked for a documentary filmmaker for a while. When a school friend invited her to visit Kenya, she worked as a waitress until she had earned the fare to travel there by boat. She was 23 years old. Once in Kenya, she met Dr. Louis Leakey, a famous paleontologist and anthropologist. He was impressed with her thorough knowledge of Africa and its wildlife, and hired her to assist him and his wife on a fossil-hunting expedition to Olduvai Gorge. Dr. Leakey soon realized that Jane was the perfect person to complete a study he had been planning for some time. She expressed her interest in the idea of studying animals by living in the wild with them, rather than studying dead animals through paleontology. Dr. Leakey and Jane began planning a study of a group of chimpanzees who were living on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Kenya. At first, the British authorities would not approve their plan. At the time, they thought it was too dangerous for a woman to live in the wilds of Africa alone. But Jane’s mother, Vanne, agreed to join her so that she would not be alone. Finally, the authorities gave Jane the clearance she needed in order to go to Africa and begin her study. In July of 1960, Jane and her mother arrived at Gombe National Park in what was then called Tanganyika and is now called Tanzania. Jane faced many challenges as she began her work. The chimpanzees did not accept her right away, and it took months for them to get used to her presence in their territory. But she was very patient and remained focused on her goal. Little by little, she was able to enter their world. At first, she was able to watch the chimpanzees only from a great distance, using binoculars. As time passed, she was able to move her observation point closer to them while still using camouflage. Eventually, she was able to sit among them, touching, patting, and even feeding them. It was an amazing accomplishment for Jane, and a breakthrough in the study of animals in the wild. Jane named all of the chimpanzees that she studied, stating in her journals that she felt they each had a unique personality. One of the first significant observations that Jane made during the study was that chimpanzees make and use tools, much like humans do, to help them get food. It was previously thought that humans alone used tools. Also thanks to Jane’s research, we now know that chimps eat meat as well as plants and fruits. In many ways, she has helped us to see how chimpanzees and humans are similar. In doing so, she has made us more sympathetic toward these creatures, while helping us to better understand ourselves. The study started by Jane Goodall in 1960 is now the longest field study of any animal species in their natural habitat. Research continues to this day in Gombe and is conducted by a team of trained Tanzanians. Jane’s life has included much more than just her study of the chimps in Tanzania. She pursued a graduate degree while still conducting her study, receiving her Ph.D. from Cambridge University in 1965. In 1984, she received the J. Paul Getty Wildlife Conservation Prize for "helping millions of people understand the importance of wildlife conservation to life on this planet." She has been married twice: first to a photographer and then to the director of National Parks. She has one son. Dr. Jane Goodall is now the world’s most renowned authority on chimpanzees, having studied their behavior for nearly 40 years. She has published many scientific articles, has written two books, and has won numerous awards for her groundbreaking work. The Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education, and Conservation was founded in 1977 in California but moved to the Washington, D.C., area in 1998. Its goal is to take the actions necessary to improve the environment for all living things. Dr. Goodall now travels extensively, giving lectures, visiting zoos and chimp sanctuaries, and talking to young people involved in environmental education. She is truly a great conservationist and an amazing human being.
Read this sentence from the article.
1. 'But she was very patient and remained focused on her goal'. What is an antonym for the word focused?
A) bothered
B) tired
C) disinterested
D) concerned
Ans: C
2. What is the author’s purpose in writing this article?
A) to entertain the reader with stories about chimpanzees
B) to inform the reader of the importance of wildlife conservation
C) to warn the reader about the challenges of working in Africa
D) to describe the work and life of Jane Goodall.
Ans: D
3. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons Dr. Leakey chose Jane to work with him?
A) She knew a lot about Africa.
B) She knew a lot about African wildlife.
C) She earned the money to travel to Africa on her own.
D) She was interested in studying animals in the wild.
Ans: C
4. Which of the following is NOT true of chimpanzees?
A) Chimpanzees are often comfortable with strangers right away.
B) Chimpanzees eat meat as well as plants and fruit.
C) Chimpanzees use tools to help them get food.
D) Different chimpanzees have different personalities.
Ans: A
5. Jane Goodall is now the world’s most renowned authority on chimpanzees, having studied their behavior for nearly forty years. What does authority mean?
A) an intelligent person
B) one who studies animals
C) a scientist
D) an expert
Ans: B
Directions for Questions 6-10: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.
There are some men who seem to be always on the lookout for trouble and, to tell the truth, they are seldom disappointed. Listening to such men one would think that this world is one of the stormiest and most disagreeable places. Yet, after all it is not such a bad place and the difficulty is often in the man who is too thin- skinned. On the other hand, the man who goes out expecting people to be like himself, kind and brotherly, will be surprised at the kindness he meets even in the most unlike quarters. A smile is apt to be met met with a respective smile while the sneer is just as apt to provoke a snarl. Men living in the same neighborhood may live vastly different lives. But it is not the neighborhood which is quarrelsome, but the man within us. And we have it in out power to change our neighborhood into a pleasant one by simply changing our own ways.
6. The passage is about
A) our disagreeable and hostile world
B) a kindly and pleasant world
C) our different and unresponsive world
D) the world and what one makes of it.
Ans: D
7. "..............they are seldom disappointed". The statement denotes that such men
A) welcome difficulties as a morale booster
B) do not have face any trouble
C) manage to keep unruffled in the face of discomforts
D) generally do not fail to come across troubles
Ans: D
8. The author's own view of the world is that it is
A) one of the loveliest and quietest places
B) an unpleasant and turbulent place
C) one's own excessive sensitivity that makes it a bad place
D) a sordid place for those who suffer in life
Ans: C
9. Which of the following is opposite in meaning to the expression 'thin-skinned' as sed in the passage?
A) Insensitive
B) Intelligent
C) Awkward
D) Obstinate
Ans: A
10. "On the other hand............. unlikely quarter" The statement shows that people's reaction to our attitude is
A) Generally indifferent
B) surprisingly responsive
C) often adverse
D) mainly favourable
Ans: B
Directions 11-18: Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
11. For a few seconds, Madan was.............blinded by the powerful lights of the oncoming car
A) heavily
B) largely
C) greatly
D) powerfully
E) totally
Ans: E
12. His interest in the study of human behavior is indeed very..............
A) strong
B) large
C) broad
D) vast
E) deep
Ans: E
13. The police have................a complaint against four persons
A) entered
B) lodged
C) registered
D) noted
E) received
Ans: C
14. The improvement made by changes in the system was ....................and did not warrant the large expenses.
A) large
B) small
C) minute
D) marginal
E) uncertain
Ans: D
15. The man who is..........................hesitating which of the two things he will do first, will do neither.
A) persistently
B) constantly
C) insistently
D) consistently
E) perpetually
Ans: A
16. He is too...................to be deceived easily
A) strong
B) modern
C) kind
D) honest
E) intelligent
Ans: E
17. The Manager gave her his ..... that the complaint would be investigated
A. assurance
B. suggestion
C. avowal
D. support
Ans: A
18. I am feeling ...... better today.
A. rather
B. too
C. fairly
D. very
Ans: C
Direction Questions19-26: In each question below is given a passage followed by several inference. You have to examine each inference separately in the context of the passage and decide upon its degree of truth or falsity.
mark your answer as :
A. if the inference is ' definitely true' i.e. , it directly follows from the facts given in the passage
B. if the inference is ' probably true' though not definitely true in the light of the facts given
C. if you think the data are in adequate i.e., from the facts given you cannot say whether the inference is likely to be true or false
D. if you think the inference is ' probably false' though not definitely false in the light of the facts given; and
E. if you think inference is ' definitely false' i.e. , it contradicts the given facts.
Passage I
Urban services have not expanded fast enough to cope with urban expansion. Low investment allocation have tended top be under spent. Both public( e. g. water and sewage) and private (e.g. low-income area housing) infrastructure quality has declined. this impact of the environment in which children live and the supporting services available to them when they fall ill, seems clear. The decline in average food availability and the rise in absolute poverty point in the same satisfactory direction
19. There is nothing to boast about urban services
Ans: A
20. The public transport system is in the hands of private sector.
Ans: C
21. Birth rate is higher in Urban areas compared to rural areas.
Ans: C
22. Low-cost urban housing is one of the priorities
Ans: B
23. The environment around plays an important role on the health status.
Ans: A
Passage II
Though the state cultivate only 3.2 lakh tonnes of mangoes, they are of premium quality and with mangoes becoming second most consumed fruit in the world after grapes. the government has been trying exporting it through sea route which is cheaper . An experiment which was done in this regard last year has proved successful.
24. Quality of mangoes is an important factor in exports.
Ans: A
25. The state also exports good quality grapes
Ans: C
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