“PRAYAAS” Aptitude towards excellence.

40 Marks Instructions: please answer all questions 15 MIN

1] 133% can be written as:

a) 13.3 b) 1.33 c) 133 d) .33

2] A candidate needs 35% marks to pass. If he gets 96 marks & fails by 16 marks then the maximum marks
are:

a) 320 b) 182 c) 273 d) 96

3] A vessel contains 180 litres of milk , 60 litres are taken out of the vessel everyday & equal quantity of
water is added. What quantity of milk remains in the vessel at the end of 3 days?

a) 59 5/7 litres b) 65 1/5 litres c) 53 1/3 litres d) 61 7/9 litres

4] A 200 metres long train, running at a speed of 60 km/hr passes a bridge in 1 minute . The length of the
bridge is:

a) 700 metres b) 600 metres c) 800 metres d) 350 metres

5] A girl was born on September 6, 1970, which happened to be a Sunday.Her birthday will again fall on
Sunday in?

a) 1975 b) 1976 c) 1977 d) 1981

6] A,B,C,D,E and F are sitting around a round table .A is between E and F,E is opposite D, and C is not in
either of the neighbouring seats of E. Who is opposite to B?

a) F b) C c) D d) None of these

7] ABA: ECE: ….. : ……

a) LML: NON b) IDI:OFO c) PQP: STC d) CDC: GHG

8] ABRADE

a) wear on b) wear away c) wear out d) cut

9] According to Forbes latest list, the fourth richest Indian is—

a) Anil Ambani b) Kushal Pal Singh c) Sunil Mittal d) Lakshmi Mittal

10] Among four friends, Senthil is twice the age of Karthik . Gopi is one and a half times younger than
Karthik, but six years younger to Senthil.Who is the eldest?

a) Senthil b) Karthik c) Bala d) Gopi

11] ARDUOUS

a) effluent b) effusive c) effortless d) elastic

12] ‘Daughters of Shame’ is a book written by—

a) Jasvinder Sanghera b) Mehar Fatima Hussain c) Kermit Roosevelt d) Shazia Aziz

13] BRAWNY

a) white b) scrawny c) peaceful d) whinny

14] DIFFIDENCE

a) increase b) boldness c) concentration d) dignity

15] G-20 Finance Ministers meeting recently took place in

a) London b) Paris c) New Delhi d) Horsham

16] Geetha is taller than seeta, buy not taller than Radha. Radha and Rani are of same height. Geetha is
shorter than Paru. Amongst all girls who is the shortest?

a) Geetha b) Seeta c) Radha and Rani d) Paru

17] Good Friday was on the 10th April in one year. What day of the week was on 5th June that year

a) Thursday b) Friday c) Monday d) Saturday

18] GREGARIOUS

a) Boisterous b) reserved c) Glum d) glowering

19] HULKING

a) Brooding b) heaving c) Mountainous d) morose

20] If PAIN is coded as UFNS, what will be the code for REST?

a) QFRS b) WJXY c) PCQV d) ANPL

21] In an examination 65% of the total examinees passed. If the number of failures is 420, the total number
of examinees are

a) 1500 b) 1200 c) 1000 d) 1625

22] In a class room three fourth of the boys are above 160cm in height and they are 18 in number. Also out of
the total strength the boys form only two third and rest are girls. The total number of girls in the class is

a) 18 b) 24 c) 12 d) 20

23] India recently launched Interceptor Missile on March 6, 2009 for—

a) The fourth time b) The fifth time c) The third time d) The second time

24] Luther L. Terry Award has been given to

a) K. Srinath Reddy b) K. Vishwanath c) Ronald M. Davis d) None of these

25] Mahesh saw fifteen birds on a tree. He fired a gun. Only two birds fell down.How many were left on the
tree ?

a) 13 b) 17 c) 12 d) None

26] Mohan travels 10 km to the north,turns left and travels 4 km and then again turns right and covers
another 5 km and then turns right and travels another 4 km. How far is he from right starting point?

a) 15km b) 4 km c) 5 km d) 2 km

27] MUNUMITED

a) Free b) wrecked c) Loaded d) fresh

28] Navin Chawla has been appointed as the new—

a) Director General of Border Security Force b) National Security Guards Chief

c) Central Bureau of Investigation Chief d) Chief Election Commissioner

29] Out of an earning of Rs. 720, Vikas spends 65 % . His saving is

a) Rs. 350 b) Rs. 390 c) Rs. 252 d) Rs. 316

30] PROMISE is coded as 1234567.What should be the code for MISER?

a) 45672 b) 43672 c) 76543 d) 14572

31] Recently India and US have signed a pact on—

a) petroleum b) Bio fuels c) atomic energy d) None of these

32] STANCHION

a) Prop b) hardcore c) Prime d) stalwart

33] The net income of Ravi , if he pays the income tax of 3% & if his gross income is Rs. 22,000, is

a) Rs. 20,000 b) Rs.21,340 c) Rs. 24,500 d) Rs. 23,000

34] The sum of two numbers is 22 & their difference is 4. The numbers are

a) 12 and 10 b) 16 and 6 c) 14 and 8 d) 13 and 9

35] The temperature of Srinagar was 2o C in the morning. The next morning it was - 2o C . What was
decrease in temperature?

a) 3o C b) 4o C c) -4o C d) -3o C

36] The author of which of the following is not Barack Obama ?

a) Dream from My Father b) Thoughts on Reclaiming Dream

c) It Takes a Nation : How Strangers Became Family d) My Great America

37] The Champion of 2008 Formula one Races is—

a) Kim Raikkonen b) Lewis Hamilton c) Felipe Massa d) Robert Kubica

38] The last U.S.A. military base in Central Asia which was voted out by Kyrgyzstan’s Parliament was
situated at—

a) Manas b) Astana c) Bishkek d) Tashkant

39] The Oscar Award for Best Actress has been bagged by—

a) Dustin Lance Black b) Kate Winslet c) Vicky Christina d) None of the above

40] The World Wide Web (WWW) on March 13, 2009 marked its—

a) 25th anniversary b) 30th anniversary c) 20th anniversary d) 35th anniversary

41] Two runners ,A and B, running around a circular track, complete one round each in 7 and 14 minutes,
respectively. They take simultaneous start from the starting point .During the first 30 minutes how many
times has A cross B on the track?

a)4 b)3 c)2 d)1