QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE 20.

If a and b are natural numbers and a-b is divisible by 3, then a3-b3 is

1.The product of two numbers is 2028 and their H.C.F. is 13. The number of divisible by:
such pairs is: A) 3 but not by 9 B) 9 C) 6 D) 27 Ans B
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 Ans B
2.If the sum of two numbers is 55 and the H.C.F. and L.C.M of these 21.What is the greatest positive power of 5 that divides 30! exactly?
numbers are 5 and 120 respectively, then the sum of the reciprocals of the A) 5 B) 6 C) 7 D) 8 Ans C
numbers is equal to:
A) 55/601 B) 601/55 C) 11/120 D) 120/11Ans C 22.In how many ways can a number 6084 be written as a product of
3.Three different containers contain 496 litres, 403 litres and 713 litres of two different factors ?
mixtures of milk and water respectively. What biggest measure can measure A) 27 B) 26 C) 13 D) 14
all the different quantities exactly ? Ans C
A) 1 litre B) 7 litre C) 31 litre D) 41 litreAns C
4.Six bells commence tolling together and toll at intervals of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 23.What is the smallest four-digit number which when divided by 6,
12 seconds respectively. In 30 minutes, how many times do they toll leaves a remainder of 5 and when divided by 5 leaves a remainder of 3?
together ? A) 1043 B) 1073 C) 1103 D) None of theseAns D
A) 4 B) 10 C) 15 D) 16Ans D
5.Four different electronic devices make a beep after every 30 minutes, 1 24.P is an integer. P>883. If P-7 is a multiple of 11, then the largest
hour, 3/2 hour and 1 hour 45 minutes respectively. All the devices beeped number that will always divide (P+4) (P+15) is:
together at 12 noon. They will again beep together at: A) 11 B) 121 C) 242 D) None of theseAns C
A) 12 midnight B) 3 a.m. C) 6 a.m. D) 9 a.m.Ans D
6.The number of prime factors of (3 x 5)12 (2 x 7)10 (10)25 is: 25.Let C be a positive integer such that C + 7 is divisible by 5. The
A) 47 B) 60 C) 72 D) None of these smallest positive integer n (>2) such that C + n2 is divisible by 5 is:
Ans D A) 4 B) 5 C) 3 D) Does not existAns D
7.What least value must be assigned to * so that the number 63576*2 is 26.Four bells begin to toll together and then each one at intervals of 6
divisible by 8? s, 7 s, 8 s and 9 s respectively. The number of times they will toll
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4Ans C together in the next 2 hr is:
A) 14 timesB) 15 timesC) 13 timesD) 11 timesAns A
8.Which of the following numbers is exactly divisible by 24 ?
A) 35718 B) 63810 C) 537804 D) 3125736 Ans D 27.The product of two numbers is 16200. If their LCM is 216, find their
HCF.
9.The number nearest to 15207, which is divisible by 467, is: A) 75B) 70C) 80D) Data inconsistentAns A
A) 14342B) 15211C) 14944D) 15411E) None of these
Ans D 28.There are four prime numbers written in ascending order of
magnitude. The product of first three is 385 and that of last three is
10.The smallest number, which is a perfect square and contains 7936 as a 1001. Find the first number.
factor is: A) 5B) 7C) 11D) 17Ans A
A) 251664B) 231564C) 246016D) 346016E) None of these
Ans C 29.M and N are two distinct natural numbers. HCF and LCM of M and N
are K and L respectively. A is also a natural number, which of the
11.In a division problem, the divisor is twenty times the quotient and five times following relations is not possible?
the remainder. If remainder is 16, the number will be: A) K*L=AB) K*A=LC) L*A=KD) None of theseAns C
A) 3360B) 336C) 1616D) 20516E) None of theseAns B
30.On dividing a number by 999,the quotient is 366 and the remainder
12.The L.C.M. of two numbers is 4800 and their G.C.M. is 160. If one of the is 103.The number is:
numbers is 480, then the other number is: A) 364724B) 365387C) 365737D) 366757Ans C
A) 1600B) 1800C) 2200D) 2600E) None of theseAns A
31.The difference between two numbers is 1365.When the larger
13.The L.C.M. of two numbers is 140. If their ratio is 2:5, then the numbers number is divided by the smaller one ,the quotient is 6 and the
are: remainder is 15.The smaller number is:
A) 28,70 B) 28,7 C) 8,70 D) 8,40 E) None of these Ans A A) 240B) 270C) 295D) 360Ans B

14.If a number is exactly divisible by 85, then what will be the remainder 32.The ratio of two numbers is 3:4 and their HCF is 4.Their LCM is:
when the same number is divided by 17? A) 12 B) 16 C) 24 D) 48Ans D
A) 3 B) 1 C) 4 D) 0 Ans D
33.A rectangular courtyard 3.78 meters long and 5.25 meters wide is to
15.The least perfect square number which is exactly divisible by 3, 4, 7, 10 be paved exactly with square tiles ,all of the same size. What is the
and 12 is: largest size of the tile which could be used for the purpose?
A) 8100 B) 17600 C) 44100D) None of these Ans C A) 14 cm B) 21 cm C) 42 cm D) None of theseAns B

16.(xn+yn) is divisible by (x-y): 34.The least perfect square which is divisible by 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 is:
A) for all values of n B) only for even values of n A) 900 B) 1200 C) 2500 D) 3600Ans D
C) only for odd values of n
D) for no values of n 35.What will be obtained if 8 is subtracted from the HCF of 168, 189,
Ans D and 231?
A) 15 B) 10 C) 21 D) None of theseAns D
17.The greatest number that will divide 63, 138 and 228 so as to leave the
same remainder in each case: 36.The largest four digit number which is a multiple of 8, 10,12 and 15
A) 15 B) 20 C) 35 D) 40 Ans A is:
A) 120 B) 9600 C) 9840 D) 9960Ans D
18.Find the largest number, smaller than the smallest four-digit number,
which when divided by 4,5,6 and 7 leaves a remainder 2 in each case. 37.If logx (0.1) = -1/3, then the value of x is:
A) 422 B) 842 C) 12723 D) None of these Ans B A) 10 B) 100 C) 1000 D) 1/1000Ans C

19.What is the highest power of 5 that divides 90 x 80 x 70 x 60 x 50 x 40 x 38.If ax = by, then:

30 x 20 x 10? A) log(a/b) = x/y B) log(a) / log(b) = x/y
A) 10 B) 12 C) 14 D) None of these Ans A C) log(a) / log(b) = y/x D) None of theseAns C
 A) Exponentially B) Linearly
39.If log8 x + log8 (1/6) = 1/3 then the value of x is: C) Quadratically D) None of theseAns B
A) 12 B) 16 C) 18 D) 24Ans A

40.If log x + log y = log (x + y), then: 56.What is the value of log 8?
512
A) x = y B) xy=1 C) y = (x-1)/x D) y = x/(x-1) Ans D A) 3 B) 1/3 C) -3 D) -1/3Ans B

41.If log10 7 = a, then log10(1/70) is equal to:

A) -(1 + a) B) (1 + a)-1 C) a/10 D) 1/10aAns A 57.What is the value of log (1/49)?
7
A) 2 B) ½ C) -1/2 D) -2Ans D
42.If log{(a+b)/3} = 0.5(log a + log b), then the correct relation between a and
b is:
A) a2+b2 = 7ab B) a2-b2 = 7ab 58.Given that log x = 2/6, what is the value of x?
C) (a+b)2 = 2 D) (a+b)/3 = (1/2)(a+b)E) None of these 64
A) 2 B) 4 C) 6 D) 8Ans B
Ans A

43.If log x = log 3 + 2 log 2- (3/4) log 16. The value of x is: 59.If 7x = 85, what is the value of x?
A) 1/2B) 1C) 3/2D) 2E) None of theseAns C
A) log 85 B) log 7 C) log 7 D) log 85Ans A
7 85 10 10
44.If log x =(1/2) log y = (1/5) log z, the value of x4y3z-2 is:
A) 0B) 1C) 2D) 3E) None of theseAns B
60.If log 2 = 0.3010, what is the number of digits in 264
10
45.If log10000 x = -1/4, then x is given by: A) 19 B) 20 C) 18 D) None of theseAns B
A) 1/100B) 1/10C) 1/20D) none of theseAns B
61.What is log 10?
1
46.The value of 3-1/2 log3(9) is: A) 1B) 10C) 0D) Tends to infinityAns D
A) 3B) 1/3C) 2/3D) none of theseAns B

62.What is log 0?
47.log xy - log |x| equals to: 10
e e A) 0B) 10C) 1D) Not definedAns D
A) log xB) log |x|C) - log xD) none of theseAns D
e e e

63.What is the value of log (-9)?

48.The value of (log n) / (log n) is given by: 3
a ab A) 3B) 1/3C) -3D) Not definedAns D
A) 1 + log bB) 1 + log aC) log bD) log aAns A
a b a b

64.Rajeev multiplies a number by 10, the log (to base 10) of this number will change in
49.If (a4 - 2a2b2 + b4)x-1 = (a-b)2x (a+b)-2, then x equals to:
what way?
A) (a - b) / (a + b)B) log (a2 - b2)C) log (a + b) / log (a - b)
A) Increase by 10B) Increase by 1C) Multiplied by 10
D) log (a - b) / log (a + b)Ans D
D) None of theseAns B

50.If a, b, and c are in geometric progression then log n, log n and log n are in:
a b c 65.The logarithm of a very small positive number will tend to which of the following?
A) AP B) GP C) HP D) None of theseAns C
A) 0B) negative infinityC) positive infinityD) 1Ans B

51.What is the value of antilog100?

10 66.If n numbers are in geometric progression, the logarithm of the number will be in which
A) 2 B) 10100 C) 100 D) 10 Ans B
of the following?
A) Geometric ProgressionB) Arithmetic Progression
52.If antilog 5 = 30, what can you infer about x?
x C) Harmonic ProgressionD) None of theseAns B
A) x is a number between 1 and 2B) x is 305
C) x is a number between 2 and 3D) None of these
67.Which of the following is equivalent to log(a + b) ?
Ans A
A) log a + log b B) log a * log b C) log a - log b D) None of these
Ans D
53.Every time x is increased by a given constant number, y doubles and z becomes three times.
How will log(y) and log(z) behave as x is increased by the same constant number?
68.What is the value of log (1/9) + log 81 ?
A) Both will grow linearly with different slopes 3 9
A) 2B) -2C) 0D) 4Ans C
B) Both will grow linearly with same slopes
C) y will grow linearly, while z will not
69.What is the value of log 1.5 + log 6 ?
D) z will grow linearly, while y will not Ans A 3 3
A) 2 B) 2.7 C) 1.8 D) None of theseAns A

54.x triples every second. How will log x change every second?
2 70.Which of the following is log x equivalent to?
A) It will double every second 8
A) log (x/3) B) log (3x) C) (log x)/ 3 D) None of these
B) It will triple every second 2 2 2
Ans C
C) It increases by a constant amount every second.
D) None of these Ans C

55.f(x) grows exponentially with x, how will f(log(x)) grow?

71.If n numbers are in arithmetic progression, the logarithm of the number will be in which of the
following? 89.If 2x * 3y = 18 and 22x * 3y= 36, the value of x is
A) Exponentially B) Linearly, C) Quadratically, D) None of theseAns D A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3 E) None of these Ans B

72.What is the value of log 1 ? 90. What is the value of 500 ?

20
A) 0 B) 1 ,C) 20, D) None of theseAns A A) 0B) 1C) 50D) None of theseAns B

73.The unit's digit in the product (771 x 659 x 365) is 91.What is the value of 6-2 ?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 4 D) 6Ans C A) 1/36B) 36C) -36D) None of theseAns A

74.1.52 * 0.02251/2 = ? 92.What is the value of 0-10 ?

A) 0.0375 B) 0.3375 C) 3.275 D) 32.75Ans B A) 0B) 1C) -10D) None of theseAns D

75.If x1/2 / 4411/2 = 0.02, the value of x is: 93.What is the value of 251.5 ?
A) 0.1764 B) 1.764 C) 1.64 D) 2.64Ans A A) 325B) 32.5C) 125D) None of theseAns C

76.The value of 21/2 upto three places of decimal is 94.What is the value of (0.027)1/3?
A) 1.41 B) 1.412 C) 1.413 D) 1.414Ans D A) 0.3B) 0.03C) 0.003D) None of theseAns A

77.The value of (8-25- 8-26) is: 95.What is the value of (0.016)1/4?

A) 7 x 8-25 B) 7 x 8-26 C) 8 x 8-26 D) None of these A) 0.2B) 0.02C) 0.002D) None of theseAns D
Ans B
96.If x is a positive number and y = x2, then which of the following is true?
78.If 22n-1 = (1 / 8n-3) then the value of n is: A) y is always more than xB) x is always more than y
A) 3 B) 2 C) 0 D) -2Ans B C) x is always equal to yD) None of theseAns D

79.If 2x = 3y = 6-z, then (1/x + 1/y + 1/z) 97.Rajiv has a number x in his mind. He finds out that the square of x is less than x. What
is equal to: is the range of x?
A) 0B) 1C) 3/2D) -0.5Ans A A) x is more than 0B) x is less than 1
C) x is more than 0, but less than 1D) This is not possibleAns C
80.What is the remainder when 1723 is divided by 16?
A) 0B) 1C) 2D) 3ns B 98.What is the value of: x1.5 * x2 ?
A) x3B) x3.5C) x0.75D) None of theseAns B
81.What will be the remainder when 1336 is divided by 2196? 99.What is the value of: (33*812*20)/95 ?
A) 0B) 1C) 12D) 2195Ans B A) 0B) 3C) 1/3D) None of theseAns B

82.The roots of the equation 4x-3*2x+2+32=0 would include- 100.What number should be divided by (0.81)1/2 to give the result as 81?
A) 2, 3B) 1, 2, 3C) 1, 2D) 4, 8Ans A A) 9B) 81C) 72.9D) 0.9Ans C

83.If ax =b, by=c and cz =a, then the value of xyz is: 101.If 6(x-3) = 36(x-5), then what is the value of x?
A) 0B) 1C) 2D) 3Ans A) 2B) No value will agreeC) -1D) 7Ans D

84.If x = 1+21/2 and y=1-21/2, then x2+y2 is - 102.Which is the largest among 21/2, 51/3 and 41/4 ?
A) 2B) 3C) 6D) 0Ans C A) (2)1/2B) 51/3C) 41/4D) None of theseAns B

85.If 4x+3 = 2x+7, then the value of x is: 103.What is the value of 10009/1004?
A) 3B) 2C) 1D) None of theseAns C A) 1005B) 105C) 1019D) None of theseAns C

86.2x+y = 2*(2)1/2 and 2x-y = 21/2,the value of x is: 104.In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'OPTICAL' be arranged so that
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) None of theseAns A the vowels always come together ?
A) 120B) 720C) 4320D) 2160
87.If x = 8, y = 27, the value of (x4/3+y2/3)1/2 is: E) None of theseAns B
A) 5 B) 6 C) 7 D) 8 E) None of these Ans A
105.In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'CORPORATION' be arranged
88.If xy = yx and x = 2y, the value of y is: so that the vowels always come together ?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4E) None of these Ans B A) 810B) 1440C) 2880D) 50400E) 5760Ans D
 118.In how many ways can the letters of the word 'ERGONOMICS' be rearranged such
106.How many 3 digit numbers can be formed from the digits 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9, which are that the vowels always appear together?
divisible by 5 and none of the digits is repeated ? A) 6! /2!B) 6!*4!C) 7! /2!D) (7! * 4!)/2!Ans D
A) 5B) 10C) 15D) 20Ans D
119 How many different four letter words can be formed (the words need not be
107.A committee is to be formed comprising 7 members such that there is a simple majority of meaningful) using the letters of the word PACIFIC such that the first letter is P and the last
men and at least 1 women. The shortlist consists of 9 men and 6 women. In how many ways can letter is F?
this be done? A) 8B) 3C) 6D) 7!/5!E) Ans A

120.The value of 74P is

2
A) 3,724B) 3,630C) 4,914D) 5,670Ans C A) 2775B) 150C) 5402D) none of theseAns C

108.From a pack of 52 playing cards, 4 cards are removed at random. In how many ways can the 121.In how many different ways can the letters of the word ' HARDWARE' be arranged in
1st place and 3rd place cards be drawn out such that both are black ? such a way that the vowels always come together.
A) 64,974B) 62,252C) 69,447D) 1,592,500Ans D A) 120B) 1080C) 1440D) 4320E) 720Ans B

109.In how many ways can the digits 2,3,5,7 and 9 be placed to form a three-digit number so that 122.In how many ways a committee, consisting of 4 men and 10 women can be formed
the higher order digit is always greater than the lower order digits? (Assume digits are all from 6 men and 10 women?
different). A) 266B) 50C) 15D) 8640E) none of theseAns C
A) 8B) 9C) 10D) 15Ans C
123.Out of 7 consonants and four vowels ,how many words of three consonants and 2
110.In how many ways can 4 ladies and 4 men form two mixed doubles teams for a tennis vowels can be formed?
match? A) 210B) 1050C) 25200D) 21400E) none of theseAns C
A) 72B) 108C) 36D) 84Ans A
124.3 books of mathematics and 5 books of physics are placed on a shelf so that the
111.In CAT entrance examination paper there are 3 sections, each containing 5 s. A candidate books on the same subject always remain together .The possible arrangements are .
has to solve 5, choosing at least one from each section. The number of ways he can choose is A) 1440B) 1956C) 720D) none of theseAns A
A) 2,500B) 2,250C) 2,750D) 3,250Ans B
125.The number of possible selections of one or more s from 8 given s, each having an
112.A boy has 4 different boxes and 5 different marbles. In how many ways can he place the alternative, is
marbles in the boxes such that each box has at least one marble ? A) 28-1B) 38-1C) 48-1D) none of theseAns B
A) 560B) 240C) 420D) 36Ans B
126.A five -digit number divisible by 3 is to be formed using numerals 0,1,2,3,4 and 5
113.A teacher was trying to form the groups of students in such a way that every group has equal without repetition. The total number of ways this can be done is
number of students and that number should be a prime number. She tried for first 5 prime A) 216B) 240C) 600D) 3125Ans A
numbers, but on each occasion exactly one student was left behind. If t
A) 0B) 2C) 3D) 4Ans D 127.Let A be containing 10 distinct elements ,then the total number of distinct functions
from A to A IS
114.Ram buys 7 novels from a book fair. Shyam buys 8 novels from the fair, none of which is A) 10!B) 1010C) 210D) 210-1Ans B
common with those bought by Ram. They decide to exchange their books one for one. In how 128.A polygon has 44 diagonals, the number of its sides is
many ways can they exchange their books for the first time ? A) 10B) 11C) 12D) 22Ans B
A) 7!x8!B) 7x8!C) 7!x8D) 56Ans D
129.The number of triangles that can be formed by choosing the vertices from a set of 12
115.In an examination 10 s are to be answered choosing at least 4 from each of part A and part points, seven of which lie on the same straight line is
B. If there are 6 s in part A and 7 in part B, in how many ways can 10 s be answered ? A) 105B) 115C) 175D) 185Ans D
A) 212B) 266C) 272D) 312 Ans B
130.There are 5 letters and five addressed envelops. the number of ways in which all the
116.A box contains 20 tickets of identical appearance, the tickets being numbered 1, 2, 3, ..., 20. letters can be put in wrong envelops is
In how many ways can 3 tickets be chosen such that the numbers on the drawn tickets are in A) 119 B) 44C) 59D) 40Ans B
arithmetic progression ?A) 18B) 33C) 56D) 90Ans D
131.The number of ways in which 8 different flowers can be strung to form a garland so
117.A company could advertise about its new product in 4 magazines, 3 newspapers and 2 that 4 particular flowers are never separated is
television channels. But in a later move it decided to give advertisements in only 2 of the A) 960B) 2880C) 288D) 576Ans B
magazines, one of the newspapers and one the TV channels. In how many ways
can A) 30B) 36C) 44D) None of theseAns B 132.At an election there are five candidates and three members to be elected , and a voter
may vote for any number of candidates not greater than the number to be elected. Then
the number of ways in which a voter may vote is 146.In a single throw of dice, what is the probability to get a number greater or equal to 4?
A) 25B) 30C) 32D) none of theseAns D A) 1/3B) 2/3C) 1/2D) None of theseAns C

133.There are n different books and p copies of each. the number of ways in which a selection 147.A bag contains 5 oranges, 4 bananas and 3 apples. Rohit wants to eat a banana or an
can be made from them is apple. He draws a fruit from the bag randomly. What is the probability that he will get a fruit
A) npB) pnC) (p+1)n -1D) (n+1)p-1Ans C of his choice?
A) 3.5/12B) 7/12C) 5/12D) None of theseAns B
134.The sides AB, BC, CA of a triangle ABC have 3,4 and 5 interior points respectively on them.
The total number of triangles that can be constructed by using these points as vertices is A) 220B) 148.There are two boxes A and B. Box A has three red and four blue balls. Box B has five
204C) 205D) 195Ans C red and two blue balls. Anya draws a ball from each bag randomly. What is the probability
that both balls are red?A) 4/7B) 8/49C) 7/8D) 15/49 ns D
135.A lady gives dinner party to five guests to be selected from 9 friends .The number of ways of
forming the party of 5,given that two of the friends will not attend the party together is 149.Ravi has a bag full of 10 Nestle and 5 Cadbury chocolates. He draws two chocolates.
A) 56B) 126C) 91D) none of theseAns C What is the probability that he got at least one Nestle chocolate
A) 2/3B) 3/7C) 2/21D) None of theseAns D
136.Each has four choices out of which only one is correct. A candidate has to answer four s.
The number of ways he fails to give all answers correctly, is 150.The probability of having at least one tail in 5 throws of a coin is A) 1/32B) 31/32C)
A) 15B) 81C) 255D) 256Ans C 1/5D) None of theseAns B

137.A college has 10 basketball players. A 5-member team and a captain will be selected out of 151.A bag contains 5 yellow and 4 brown pencils. If two pencils are drawn, what is the
these 10 players. How many different selections can be made? probability that the pencils are of the same colour?A) 5/108B) 1/6C) 5/18D) 4/9Ans D
A) 1260B) 210C) 10C * 6!D) 10C * 6Ans A
6 5
152.A single letter is drawn at random from the word, "ASPIRATION", the probability that it
138. is a vowel is?
There are 10 yes or no s. How many ways can these be answered? A) 1/2B) 1/3C) 3/5D) 2/5Ans A
A) 1084B) 2048C) 1024D) 100Ans C
153.The probability that a man can hit a target is 3/4. He tries 5 times. The probability that
139.If the letters of the word CHASM are rearranged to form 5 letter words such that none of the he will hit the target at least three times is:
word repeat and the results arranged in ascending order as in a dictionary what is the rank of the A) 291/364B) 371/464C) 471/502D) 459/512Ans D
word CHASM?
A) 24B) 31C) 32D) 30Ans C 154.An unbiased dice is rolled 3 times. The probability that the value on the dice is not
more than 4 in any of the 3 rolls is:
140.A bag contains 4 white, 5 red and 6 blue balls. Three balls are drawn at random from the A) 8/27B) 1/27C) 26/27D) 2/3Ans A
bag. The probability that all of them are red, is:
A) 1/22B) 3/22C) 2/91D) 2/77Ans C 155.Probability of occurrence of event A is 0.5 and that of event B is 0.2. The probability of
occurrence of both A and B is 0.1. What is the probability that none of A and B occur?
141.A box contains 20 electric bulbs, out of which 4 are defective. Two bulbs are chosen at A) 0.3B) 0.4C) 0.7
random from this box. The probability that at least one of these is defective, is: D) None of theseAns B
A) 4/19B) 7/19C) 12/19D) 21/95Ans B
156.An unbiased coin is tossed 5 times. If tail appears on first four tosses, then probability
142.In a class, 30% of the students offered English, 20% offered Hindi and 10% offered both. If a of tail appearing on the fifth toss is:
student is selected at random, what is the probability that he has offered English or Hindi ? A) 1/2B) 1C) 0D) 4/5Ans A
A) 2/5B) 3/4C) 3/5D) 3/10Ans A
157.X and Y are two independent events. The probability that X and Y occur is 1/12, and
143.A box contains 6 red balls, 7 green balls and 5 blue balls. Each ball is of a different size. The the probability that neither occur is 1/2, the probability of occurrence of X can be:
probability that the red ball being selected is the smallest red ball, is A) 1/3B) 1/5C) 1/2D) 1/10Ans A
A) 1/18B) 1/3C) 1/6D) 2/3Ans C
158.An unbiased coin is tossed n times. If the probability of getting 4 tails equals the
144.If A and B are 2 independent events and P(A)=0.5 and P(B) = 0.4, find P(A/B): probability of getting 7 tails, then the probability of getting two tails is:
A) 0.5B) 0.4C) 0.88D) None of these Ans A A) 55/2048B) 3/4096C) 1/1024D) None of these Ans A

145.A 5-digit number is formed by the digits 1,2,3,4 and 5 without repetition. What is the 159. Sudhanshu and Pankaj stand in a circle with 10 other persons. If the arrangement of
probability that the number formed is a multiple of 4? the person is at random, then the probability that there are exactly 3 persons between
A) 1/4B) 1/5C) 2/5D) 1/120Ans B Sudhanshu and Pankaj is?
A) 9/11B) 2/11C) 1/11D) None of these Ans B
160.Three numbers are chosen from 1 to 30 randomly. The probability that they are not 173.Tea worth Rs. 126 per kg and Rs. 135 per kg are mixed with a third variety in the ratio
consecutive is: 1:1:2. If the mixture is worth Rs. 153 per kg, the price of the third variety per kg will be:
A) 1/145B) 144/145C) 139/140D) 1/140 Ans B A) Rs. 169.50B) Rs. 170C) Rs. 175.50D) Rs. 180Ans C

161.A bag is full of 20 bananas and no other fruit. Rajeev draws a fruit from the bag. What is the 174.A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B in the ratio 7:5. When 9 litres of
probability that he will draw a banana? mixture are drawn off and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7:9. How
A) 1B) 0C) 1/2D) None of theseAns A many litres of liquid A was contained by the can initially ?
A) 10B) 20C) 21D) 25Ans C
162.An unbiased dice is rolled 5 times and the outcomes are 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively. If it is
rolled again, what is the probability that the outcome is 6? 175.A man bought a number of clips at 3 for a rupee and an equal number at 2 for a rupee.
A) 1B) 5/6C) 1/6D) None of theseAns C At what price per dozen should he sell them to make a profit of 20% ?
A) Rs 4B) Rs 5C) Rs 6D) Rs 7Ans C
163.The probability of drawing an apple from a bag of fruits is 6/25. How many apples should Ravi
draw, so that there is a chance he will draw 12 apples on average? 176.Padam purchased 30 kg of rice at the rate of 17.50 per kg and another 30 kg rice at a
A) 25B) 50C) 12D) None of theseAns B certain rate. He mixed the two and sold the entire quantity at the rate of Rs. 18.60 per kg
and made 20% overall profit. At what price per kg did he purchase the lot
164What is the probability for a day to be Sunday? A) Rs.12.50B) Rs. 13.50C) Rs. 14.50D) Rs. 15.50E) None of theseAns B
A) 1/7B) 1/5C) 52/365D) None of theseAns A
177.The manufacturer of a certain item can sell all he can produce at the selling price of
165.Rani has a bag with three blue and three yellow coins. She takes out a coin, sees its colour Rs. 60 each. It costs him Rs. 40 in materials and labour to produce each item and he has
and puts it back in the bag. She does this thrice. What is the probability that she saw all blue overhead expenses of Rs. 3000 per week in order to operate the plant. The numb
coins. A) 200B) 250C) 300D) 400Ans A
A) 1/8B) 1/2C) 1/3D) None of theseAns A
178.A sells a bicycle to B at a profit of 20%. B sells it to C at a profit of 25%. If C pays Rs.
166.Shikhar has a bag with 2 balls, each of which can be black or white with equal probability. 225 for it, the cost price of the bicycle for A is:
Now, he draws out a ball and it turns out to be black. After this event, what is the probability that A) Rs. 110B) Rs.120C) Rs. 125D) Rs. 150 Ans D
both balls are black?
A) 1/2B) 1/4C) 1D) None of theseAns A 179.If 5% more is gained by selling an article for Rs. 350 than by selling it for Rs. 340, the
cost of the article is:
167.A coin is tossed thrice. What is the probability that the first toss of coin lands head, second tail A) Rs. 50B) Rs. 160C) Rs. 200D) Rs. 225Ans C
and third lands tail as well?
A) 1/16B) 3/8C) 1/8D) None of theseAns C 180.Consider the following statements : If a sum of money is lent at simple interest, then
the 1. Money gets doubled in 5 years if the rate of interest is 50/3 %.2. Money gets
168.The probability of occurrence of event A is 0.3 and that of event B is 0.4. The events are doubled in 5 years if the rate of interest is 20%.3. Money becomesA) 1 and 3 are correctB)
independent. What is the probability of occurrence of both A and B? 2 alone is correctC) 3 alone is correctD) 2 and 3 are correctAns B
A) 0.7B) 0.1C) 0.12D) Cannot be determinedAns C
181.The difference between simple interest and compound interest on Rs.1200 for one
169.The probability of occurrence of event A is 0.1 and that of event B is 0.2. The events are year at 10% per annum reckoned half-yearly is:
mutually exclusive. What is the probability of occurrence of both A and B? A) Rs. 2.50B) Rs. 3C) Rs. 3.75D) Rs. 4E) None of theseAns B
A) 0.1B) 0C) 1D) Cannot be determinedAns B
182.A sum of money lent at compound interest for 2 years at 20% per annum would fetch
170.The probability of occurrence of event X is 0.8 and that of event Y is 0.05. The events are Rs. 482 more, if the interest was payable half-yearly than if it was payable annually. The
mutually exclusive. What is the probability of occurrence of either X or Y? sum is:
A) 0.85B) 0.75C) 0D) Cannot be determinedAns A A) Rs. 10,000B) Rs. 20,000C) Rs. 40,000D) Rs. 50,000Ans B

171.10% of the voters did not cast their vote in an election between two candidates. 10% of the 183.The simple interest on Rs. 10 for 4 months at the rate of 3 paise per rupee per month
votes polled were found invalid. The successful candidate got 54% of the valid votes and won by a is:
majority of 1620 votes. The number of voters enrolled on the vo A) Rs. 1.20B) Rs. 1.60C) Rs. 2.40D) Rs. 3.60Ans A
A) 25000B) 33000C) 35000D) 40000Ans A
184.If the compound interest on a sum for 2 years at 25/2 % per annum is Rs. 510, the
172.A, B, C started a business with their investments in the ratio 1:3:5. After 4 months, A invested simple interest on the same sum at the same rate for the same period of time is:
the same amount as before and B as well as C withdrew half of their investments. The ratio of A) Rs. 400B) Rs. 450C) Rs. 460D) Rs. 480Ans D
their profits at the end of the year is:
A) 4:3:5B) 5:6:10C) 6:5:10D) 10:5:6Ans B 185.I started on my bicycle at 7 a.m. to reach a certain place. After going a certain
distance, my bicycle went out of order. Consequently, I rested for 35 minutes and came
back to my house walking all the way. I reached my house at 1 p.m. If my cycling s
A) 4.92 kmB) 13.44 kmC) 14.375 kmD) 15.476 kmAns A 198.Mohan walks a certain distance and rides back in 6 hours and 15 minutes. If he walks
both ways he takes 7 hours and 45 minutes. If Mohan rides both ways the time which he
186.Walking 6/7th of his usual speed, a man is 12 minutes too late. The usual time taken by him will take will be:
to cover that distance is: A) 4 hoursB) 19/4 hoursC) 9/2 hoursD) 17/4 hoursE) None of theseAns B
A) 1 hourB) 1 hr 12minC) 1 hr 15 minD) 1 hr 20 min Ans B
199.Population of a village is eight thousand. If 6% men and 10% women are added,
187.A boat running upstream takes 8 hours 48 minutes to cover a certain distance, while it takes population becomes 8,600, then the number of men in the village was:
4 hours to cover the same distance running downstream. What is the ratio between the speed of A) 4800B) 5000C) 5060D) 6000Ans B
the boat and speed of the water current respectively ?
A) 2 : 1B) 3 : 2C) 8 : 3D) Cannot be determinedE) None of these 200.If 15 oxen or 20 cows can eat the grass of a field in 80 days, then in how many days
Ans C will 6 oxen and 2 cows eat the
same grass?
188.In a 100 m race, A can beat B by 25 m and B can beat C by 4 m. In the same race, A can A) 40B) 60C) 100D) 160Ans D
beat C by:
A) 21 mB) 26 mC) 28 mD) 29 mAns C 201.At a certain party the ratio of gents and ladies was 1 : 2. But when 2 gents and 2 ladies
left the party, the ratio became 1 : 3. How many people were initially present in the party?
189.In a family, the father took 1/5 of the cake and he had 4 times as much as others had, then A) 12B) 15C) 18D) 24Ans A
the family members are:
A) 16B) 17C) 18D) None of theseAns B 202.Prabodh bought 30 kg of rice at the rate of Rs. 8.50 per kg and 20 kg of rice at the rate
of Rs. 9.00 per kg. He mixed the two. At what price (App.) per kg should he sell the mixture
190.The price of sugar is increased by 25%. In order not to increase the expenditure a lady must in order to get 20% profit?
reduce her consumption by: A) Rs. 9.50B) Rs. 8.50C) Rs. 10.50D) Rs. 12.00Ans C
A) 25%B) 20%C) 30%D) None of theseAns B
203.The cash price of a television is Rs. 4022. A customer paid Rs. 1500 in cash and
191.I read 3/8 of a book on one day, and 4/5 of the remainder on another day. If now there were promised to pay the remaining money in 3 monthly equal instalments at the rate of 5% per
30 pages unread, the book contains: annum compound interest. What is the value of each instalment?
A) Rs. 926.10B) Rs. 903.33C) Rs. 928.30D) Rs. 940.50
A) 240 pagesB) 230 pagesC) 340 pagesD) 140 pages Ans A
E) None of theseAns A
204.The population of a village decreases at the rate of 20% per annum. If its population 2
192.In an examination, 70% of students passed in physics, 65% in chemistry, 27% failed in both years ago was 10000, what is its present population?
subjects. The percentage of students who passed is: A) 6000B) 10000/144C) 6400D) 7600Ans C
A) 66%B) 62%C) 69%D) None of theseAns B
205.A certain sum of money at simple interest becomes Rs. 1062 in 2 years and Rs.
193.An article was sold for Rs. 2770. Had it been sold for Rs. 3000 there would have been an 1183.50 in 3½ years. What is rate of interest per annum?
additional gain of 10%. Cost Price of the article is: A) 7%B) 6%C) 9%D) 5%Ans C
A) Rs. 2100B) Rs. 2200C) Rs. 2300D) Rs. 2400E) None of theseAns C
206.If the simple interest on a sum at 4% per annum for 2 years is Rs. 80, then the
194.Rakesh buys a scooter worth Rs. 10,000. He sells it to Mohan at a profit of 10%. If after compound interest on the same sum for the same period is:
sometime Mohan sells it back to Rakesh at a loss of 10%, then totally: A) Rs. 86.80B) Rs. 86.10C) Rs. 88.65D) Rs. 81.60Ans D
A) Rakesh loses Rs. 100B) Rakesh loses Rs. 1100
C) Rakesh gains Rs. 100D) Rakesh gains Rs. 1100 E) None of theseAns D 207.A man covers a distance of 1200 km in 70 days resting 9 hours a day, if he rests 10
hours a day and walks with speed 1½ times of the previous in how many days will he cover
195.The list price of an electric iron is Rs. 300. If two successive discounts of 15% and 10% are 750 km?
allowed, its selling price will be: A) 30B) 31.25C) 31D) 33Ans B
A) Rs. 229.50 B) Rs.231.50C) Rs.232.50 D) Rs. 234.50 E) None of theseAns A
208.A train leaves Delhi at 6.00 a.m. and reaches Agra at 10.00 a.m. Another train leaves
196.The rate of compound interest at which a sum of Rs. 8000 amounts to Rs. 8820 in 2 years, Agra at 8.00 a.m. and reaches Delhi at 11.30 a.m. At what time do the two trains cross
is: each other if the distance between Delhi and Agra is 200 km?
A) 5%B) 4%C) 6%D) 7%E) None of these Ans A A) 8.45 a.m.B) 8.56 a.m.C) 9.20 a.m.D) 9.56 a.m.
Ans B
197.A car is 250 metres behind the bus. The car and bus are moving with speed 60 km/hr and 35
km/hr respectively. The car will be ahead of bus by 250 metres in: 209.How many litres of a 90% solution of concentrated acid needs to be mixed with a 75%
A) 37 secondsB) 48 secondsC) 72 secondsD) 68 secondsE) None of theseAns C solution of concentrated acid to get a 30 L solution of 78% concentrated acid?
A) 24 LB) 22.5 LC) 6 LD) 17.5 LAns C
 223.Ronald and Elan are working on an assignment. Ronald takes 6 hours to type 32
210.A bag contains 10-paisa, 20-paisa and 25-paisa coins in the ratio 7:4:3. If the total value is pages on a computer, while Elan takes 5 hours to type 40 pages. How much time will they
Rs. 90, the number of 25-paisa coins in the bag is: take, working together on two different computers to type an assignment of 110 pages ?
A) 120B) 160C) 280D) 300Ans A A) 7 hours 30 minutesB) 8 hoursC) 8 hours 15 minutes
D) 8 hours 25 minutesAns C
211.Find a whole number such that when one of its digit is erased, the resulting number is equal
to one-ninth of the original number. The resulting number is also a multiple of 9. 224.A and B can do a work in 12 days, B and C in 15 days, C and A in 20 days. If A, B and
A) 90B) 83438C) 10125D) 70847Ans C C work together, they will complete the work in:
A) 5 daysB) 47/6 daysC) 10 daysD) 47/3 daysAns C
212.A ship is moving at a speed of 30 kmph. To know the depth of the ocean beneath it, it sends
a radiowave which travels at a speed 200 m/s. The ship receives back the signal after it has 225.A and B can do a job together in 7 days. A is 7/4 times as efficient as B. The same job
moved 500 m. What is the depth of the ocean? can be done by A alone in:
A) 4 kmB) 8 kmC) 6 km D) 12 km Ans C A) 28/3 daysB) 11 daysC) 49/4 daysD) 49/3 days
Ans B
213.In a town the population grows at a simple rate of 10% in a decade and compounds from
decade to decade. Find the population at the beginning of the 1970s if the population at the 226.A and B can complete a work in 15 days and 10 days respectively. They started doing
beginning of the 1990s is 3,63,000 people.A) 30,000 B) 3,00,000 C) 30,00,000 the work together but after 2 days B had to leave and A alone completed the remaining
D) 3,15,000 Ans B work. The whole work was completed in:
A) 8 daysB) 10 daysC) 12 daysD) 15 daysAns C
214.In approximately how many years will a certain sum of money triple itself at 22% simple
interest? 227.A, B and C together can complete a piece of work in 10 days. All the three started
A) 10 years B) 11 years C) 9 years D) 12 years Ans C working at it together and after 4 days A left. Then B and C together completed the work in
10 more days. A alone could complete the work in:
215.A man rows a boat at a speed of 5 km/hr in still water. Find the speed of a river if it takes him A) 15 daysB) 16 daysC) 25 daysD) 50 daysAns C
1 hr to row a boat to a place 2.4 km away and return back.
A) 1 km/hr B) 6 km/hr C) 3 km/hr D) 4 km/hr Ans A 228.One pipe can fill a tank three times as fast as another pipe. If together the two pipes
can fill the tank in 36 minutes, then the slower pipe alone will be able to fill the tank in:
216.A boat covers 40 km upstream and 90 km downstream in 5 hr. It can also cover 60 km A) 81 minB) 108 minC) 144 minD) 192 minAns C
upstream and 60 km downstream in 5 hr. The speed of the water current is
A) 4 km/hr B) 5 km/hr C) 20 km/hr D) 25 km/hr Ans B 229.A large tanker can be filled by two pipes A and B in 60 minutes and 40 minutes
respectively. How many minutes will it take to fill the tanker from empty state if B is used for
217. Two champion swimmers start a two-length swimming race at the same time, but from half the time and A and B fill it together for the other half ?
opposite ends of the pool. They swim at constant but different speeds. They first pass at a point A) 15 minB) 20 minC) 27.5 minD) 30 minAns D
18.5 m from the deep end. Having completed one length, each swimmer take
A) 90 m B) 45 mC) 26.5mD) Data insufficientAns B 230.Three taps A, B and C can fill a tank in 12, 15 and 20 hours respectively. If A is open all
the time and B and C are open for one hour each alternately, the tank will be full in:
218.A and B start together from the same point on a circular track and walk in the same direction A) 6 hrs.B) 20/3 hrsC) 7 hrsD) 15/2 hrsAns C
till they both again arrive together at the starting point. A completes one circle in 224 s and B in
364 s. How many times will A have passed B? 231.Two pipes can fill a tank in 20 and 24 minutes respectively and a waste pipe can empty
A) 4B) 5C) 6D) 7Ans B 3 gallons per minute. All the three pipes working together can fill the tank in 15 minutes.
The capacity of the tank is:
219.36 men can complete a piece of work in 18 days. In how many days will 27 men complete A) 60 gallonsB) 100 gallonsC) 120 gallonsD) 180 gallonsAns C
the same work ?
A) 12B) 18C) 22D) 24E) None of theseAns D 232.Ram and Shyam together do a work in 8 days. Both of them began to work. After 3
days Ram fell ill. Shyam completed the remaining work in 15 days. In how many days can
220.39 persons can repair a road in 12 days, working 5 hours a day. In how many days will 30 Ram complete the whole work?A) 12B) 17C) 16D) 15Ans A
persons, working 6 hours a day, complete the work ?
A) 10B) 13C) 14D) 15Ans B 233.Two workers A and B were employed for a work. A takes 8 hour more than the time
taken by A and B together. If B takes 4.5 hours more than the time taken by A and B
221.If 7 spiders make 7 webs in 7 days, then 1 spider will make 1 web in how many days ? together, how long would A and B take together to complete the work?
A) 1B) 7/2C) 7D) 49Ans C A) 7 hoursB) 6 hoursC) 5 hoursD) 4 hoursAns B

222.Some persons can do a piece of work in 12 days. Two times the number of such persons will 234.If 5 persons can do 5 times of a work in 5 days, then 10 persons can do 10 times of
do half of that work in: that work in:
A) 6 daysB) 4 daysC) 3 dayD) 12 daysAns C A) 10 daysB) 8 daysC) 5 daysD) 2 daysAns C
235.Two taps can fill a cistern in 6 min. and 7 min. respectively. If these taps are opened 249.What is the value of (-5)(4)(2)(-1/2)(3/4) ?
alternatively for a minute, in what time will the cistern be filled? A) -30B) -15C) 15D) 30Ans C
A) 5.67 minB) 6.25 minC) 5 minD) 45/7 minAns D
250.If x * y = x2 + y2 - xy, then the value of 9 * 11 is:
236.Two taps A and B can fill a cistern in 28 min. and 42 min. respectively. Third tap C can empty A) 93B) 103C) 113D) 121Ans B
it in 42 min. If all the three taps are opened, the time taken to fill the cistern is:
A) 30 minB) 35 minC) 28 minD) 42 minAns C 251.If a = 0.1039, then the value of (4a2 - 4a + 1)1/2 + 3a is:
A) 0.1039B) 0.2078C) 1.1039D) 2.1039Ans C
237.49 pumps can empty a reservoir in 6½ days, working 8 hours a day. If 196 pumps are used
for 5 hours a day, then the same work will be completed in: 252.If a, b, c, d, e are five consecutive odd numbers, their average is:
A) 2.6 daysB) 3 daysC) 2.5 daysD) 2 daysAns A A) 5 (a + 4)B) (abcde/5)C) 5 (a + b + c + d + e)
D) None of theseAns D
238.16 men complete one-fourth of a piece of work in 12 days. What is the additional number of
men required to complete the work in 12 more days ? 253.(x % of 932) + 30 = 309.6Find x.
A) 48B) 36C) 30D) 16Ans D A) 25B) 30C) 35D) 40Ans B

239.A takes thrice as long to do a piece of work, as B takes. A and B together can do a piece of 254.Which of the following multipliers will cause a number to be increased by 29.7% ?
work in 7.5 days. A alone can do in: A) 1.297B) 12.97C) 129.7D) 1297Ans A
A) 30 daysB) 40 daysC) 50 daysD) 60 daysE) None of these
Ans A 255.If 2A = 3B and 4B = 5C, then A: C is:
A) 4 : 3B) 8 : 15C) 15 : 8D) 3 : 4Ans C
240.A cistern can be filled by two pipes A and B in 10 and 15 hours respectively and is then
emptied by a tap in 8 hours. If all the taps are opened, the cistern will be fill in: 256.0.4777 . . . is the recurring decimal for the fraction
A) 21 hoursB) 22 hoursC) 23 hoursD) 24 hoursE) None of these A) 4777/100000B) 477/100C) 437/1000D) 43/90Ans D
Ans D
257.0.8888 ÷011 is equal to:
241.A locomotive engine, without any wagons A) 8.08B) 80.8C) 0.808D) None of thesAns B
attached to it, can go at a speed of 40 km/hr. Its speed is diminished by a quantity that varies
proportionally as the square root of the number of wagons attached. With 16 wagons, its speed is 258.The ascending order of rational numbers -7/10, 5/-8, 2/-3 is:
28 km/hr. The A) -7/10, 2/-3, 5/-8B) -7/10, 5/-8, 2/-3
A) 99B) 100C) 101D) 120Ans B C) 5/-8, -7/10, 2/-3D) 2/-3, 5/-8, -7/10Ans A

242.If 33 untrained labourers can do a work in 15 days of 12 hr. each, how many trained labourers 259.If A is real and 1 + A + A2 + A3 = 40, then A is equal to:
can do 50% more work in 11 days of 9 hr each ? (It may be assumed that it takes 2 trained A) -3B) -1C) 1D) 3Ans
labourers to do the work of 5 untrained labourers)
A) 42B) 36C) 90D) 100Ans B 260.(1 + 3 + 5 + . + 3983) / 1992 = ?
A) 1988B) 1992C) 1990D) None of theseAns B
243.Which of the following fractions is less than 7/8 and greater than 1/3 ?
A) 1/4B) 23/24C) 11/12D) 11/24Ans D 261.Which one of the following should be added to 25p2 + 16q2, so that the resulting sum
becomes a perfect square?
244.892.7 - 573.07 - 95.007 = ? A) 20pqB) 30pqC) 40pqD) 50p2q2Ans C
A) 224.623B) 224.777C) 233.523D) 414.637Ans A
262.(1.0816) 1/2= ?
245.Which is the closest approximation to the product 0.3333 x 0.25 x 0.499 x 0.125 x 24 ? A) 0.14B) 1.4C) 1.004D) 1.04Ans D
A) 1/8B) 3/4C) 3/8D) 2/5Ans A
263.If the digit in the units place of a square natural number is 6, then the digit in the tens
246.Find the value of X : place will be:
0.009/X = 0.01 A) 0.0009B) 0.09C) 0.9D) 9Ans C A) 1B) 3C) EvenD) OddAns D

247.The least among the following is 264.(a+b)3-(a-b)3 can be factorized as:

A) 0.2B) 1/0.2C) 0.22222222D) (0.2)2Ans D A) 2b(3a2+b2)B) 2a(3a2+b2)C) 2b(3b2+a2)D) 2a(a2+3b2)
Ans A
248.In the following expression, there are two missing digits: * and #. Find the value of *.
1*5#4 / 148 = 78
A) 1B) 4C) 6D) 8E) None of theseAns A
265.If 9x2+3px+6q when divide by 3x+1 leaves a remainder -3/4 and qx2+4px+7 is exactly f(101)+f(102)+f(103)+ .. +f(200)?
divisible by x+1, then the values of p and q respectively will be:A) 0, 7/4B) -7/4, 0C) SameD) 7/4, A) 1000B) 784C) 999D) 1001Ans D
0Ans D
281.Pawan is a very confused person. Once he wrote 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10 = 100. In
266.The equations 2x+3y-7=0 and 10x+15y-35=0 are: how many places you need to change '+' with ' * ' to make the equality hold good ?
A) Consistent and have unique solution A) 2B) 4C) 3D) None of theseAns C
B) Consistent and have infinitely many solutions
C) inconsistentD) none of theseAns B 282.What is the highest power of 82 contained in 83!-82! ?
A) 3B) 2C) 164D) None of theseAns A
267.The solution of the simultaneous equations (1/2)x + (1/3)y = 2 and x+y=1 is:
A) x = 0, y = 1B) x = 1, y = 0C) x = 2/3, y = 3/2D) x = 10, y = -9 283.If x = 0.75, then what is the value of the expression (1+x+x2) + x3/(1-x) ?A) 0.25B)
Ans D 4C) 1.75D) 1Ans B

268.If the equation x2-2(k+1)x+(9/2)k=0 has two identical roots then the values of k are: 284.If a lies between 2 and 3, both included, and b lies between 4 and 6, both included,
A) k=1, 2B) k=2 or 1/2C) k=3, 1/2D) none of theseAns B then what is the ratio of minimum and maximum limits of a2-b2?
A) -4B) 4C) 32/7D) - 28/6Ans C
269.The number which should be subtracted from 5a2-3ab+7b2 to make it equal to a2+ab+b2, is:
A) 4a2-4ab+6b2B) 4a2-4ab+5b2C) 4a2+4ab+6b2 285.If a, b, c are roots of the equation 1x3-4x2+6.5x + 3.5 = 0, then what is the value of a2
D) 4a2-3ab+6b2E) None of theseAns A + b2 + c2?
A) 1B) 64C) 169D) 3Ans D
270
If x = (1/2) (2p+2q-r), y = (1/3) (-p-2q+3r) and z=(1/5) (3p-4r+5q), then the value of 2x-3y-5z is: 286.If |x| + |y| = 7, then what is the sum of minimum and maximum values of x + y?
A) 0B) -qC) 2D) None of theseAns B A) 3/2B) -7C) 7D) 0Ans D

271.The roots of the quadratic equation 6x2-5x+1=0 are: 287.832.58-242.31 =779.84- ?

A) 2,3B) 1/2,1/3C) 3,4D) 1/3,1/4E) None of theseAns B A) 179.57B) 199.57C) 295.05D) None of theseAns D

272.If a = 16, b=25, the value of 1/(a-1/2 - b-1/2) is: 288.Which is the closest approximation to the product 0.3333 * 0.25 * 0.499 * 0.125 * 24 ?
A) 10B) 15C) 20D) 25E) 30Ans C A) 1/8B) 3/4C) 3/8D) 2/5Ans A

273.3a2 (ab+bc+ca) = 289.The simplification of (0.2 * 0.2 + 0.02 * 0.02 - 0.4 * 0.02) / 0.36
A) 3a2+3a2bc+3a3cB) 3a3b+3a2bc+3cC) 3a3b+3a2bc+3a3c A) 0.009B) 0.09C) 0.9D) 9Ans B
D) a3b+abc+a2cE) None of theseAns C
290.If 13 + 23+ 33+ ....+ 93 = 2025 ,then the value of (0.11)3 + (0.22)3 + ..+ (0.99)3 is
274.x4y-xy4 = close to:
A) xy(x-y)(x2 + xy + y2)B) xy(x+y)(x2-xy+y4)C) x(xy-1)(x2-xy+y) A) 0.2695B) 0.3695C) 2.695D) 3.695Ans C
D) (x3+y2)xyE) None of theseAns A
291.In a purse there are 30 coins, twenty one-rupee and remaining 50-paise coins. Eleven
275.Factors of 6a2-25a+4 are: coins are picked simultaneously at random and are placed in a box. If a coin is now picked
A) (a+4) (a-6)B) (a-4) (6a+1)C) (a-4)(6a-1)D) (a-6) (a-4) from the box, find the probability of it being a rupee coin?
E) None of theseAns C A) 4/7B) 1/2C) 2/3D) 5/6Ans C

276.The correct relationship after eliminating x, y and z from x+y = a, y+z=b and z+x = c and 292.A, B and C are three students who attend the same tutorial classes. If the probability
x+y+z = m, is: that on a particular day exactly one out of A and B attends the class is 7/10; exactly one out
A) m=x+y+zB) 2m=a+b+cC) m=x-y-zD) 2m=x-y-zE) None of theseAns B of B and C attends is 4/10; exactly one out of C and A attends is 7/10. I
A) 46/100B) 63/100C) 74/100D) 99/100Ans D
277If r = at2 and s = 2at, the relation among s, r and a is:
A) s2=4arB) s=arC) s=2arD) s2=arE) None of theseAns A 293.A box contains 10 balls numbered 1 through 10. Anuj, Anisha and Amit pick a ball
each, one after the other, each time replacing the ball. What is the probability that Anuj
278.If a+b=6, ab=5, the value of a-b is: picks a ball numbered less than that picked by Anisha, who in turn picks a lesser n
A) 4B) 5C) 6D) 7E) 9Ans A A) 3/25B) 1/6C) 4/25D) 81/400Ans A

279.|X - 5| + 4 > 0 and |X2| < 4. Then x can be: 294.A biased die has a probability of 1/4 of showing a 5, while the probability of any of 1, 2,
A) 4B) 2C) 0.5D) All of theseAns C 3, 4, or 6 turning up is the same . If three such dice are rolled, what is the probability of
getting a sum of atleast 14 without getting a 6 on any die ?
280.If f(x) = sum of all the digits of x, where x is a natural number, then what is the value of A) 5/24B) 9/160C) 1/30D) 7/160Ans D
 II. All surgeons are chemists.
295.A, B, C, D and E play the following game. Each person picks one card from cards numbered A) only conclusion I follows. B) only conclusion II follows.
C) neither I nor II follows D) both I and II follow.
1 through 10. The person who picks the greatest numbered card loses and is out of the game.
Ans: A
Now the remaining four return their cards to the pack and draw again, and
A) 3/14B) 4/17C) 1/5D) 5/24Ans C 6)Statements: (a) No vest is shirt. (b) All shirts are jackets.
Conclusions: I. All vests are jackets. II. No vest is a jacket.
III. Some jackets are shirts. IV. All jackets are shirts.
296.Which among the following is greatest: 51/2, 111/3, 1231/6 ?A) 51/2B) 111/3C) 1231/6D) All
A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Only III follows D) Only III and
are equalAns A IV follow. E) None follows.
Ans: C
297.What are the unit's digits of 369, 6864, 4725 respectively
7)Statements: (a) Some officers are honest.
A) 9,6 and 6B) 6, 6 and 6C) 3,6 and 4D) None of theseAns C (b) Reddy is an officer.
Conclusions:
298.A = 11 * 22 * 33 * 44 * 55 * ....1010. How many zeroes will be there at the end of A ?
I. Some officers are dishonest. II. Reddy is honest.
III. Reddy is dishonest. IV. Officer are usually honest.
A) 6B) 15C) 10D) None of theseAns B A) Only I follows B) Only I and II follows C) Only II follows
D) None follows E) All follow
299.If x = 3 + 31/2, then what is the value of x2 + 9/x2 ? Ans: A
A) 15 + 3 * 31/2B) 18 + 3 * 31/2C) 27 + 3 * 31/D) None of these Ans D
8)Statements: (a)All parks are roads
(b) Some roads are mall.
300.If x4 + 1/x4 = 47, then find the value of x3 + 1/x3 Conclusions:
I. All malls are roads. II. All malls are parks.
A) 18B) 27C) 9D) 12 Ans A
III. Some parks are malls. IV. No park is a mall.
A) Only I follows B) Only II and III follows C) Only II or III follows D) Either I or
IV follows E) None follows. Ans: E

9)Statements: (a) No beach is island.

(b) All islands are reefs.
Conclusions:
REASONING( Logical Ability) I. All beaches are reefs. II. No beach is a reef.
III. Some reefs are islands. IV. All reefs are islands.
The question contains some statements followed by some conclusions. Decide A) Only I follows B) Only II follows
which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements, C) Either I or II follows D) Only III and IV follow.
disregarding commonly known facts. E) Neither I,II nor IV follows.
Ans: E
1)Statements: P: All good athletes want to win. 10)Statements: (a) All shares are debentures.
Q: All good athletes eat well. (b) No debenture is an equity.
Conclusions: I. All those who eat well are good athletes. Conclusions: I. No equity is a share.
II. All those who want to win, eat well. II. Some debentures are shares. III. No share is an equity.
A) Only conclusion I follows. B) Only conclusion II follows. A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) All follow D) Only III follows.
C) Neither I nor II follows D) Both I and II follow. Ans: C
Ans: B
11)Statements: (a) All cities are towns.
2)Statements: P: Some mobiles are cameras. (b) Some cities are villages.
Q: Some cameras are calculators. Conclusions: I. All villages are towns.
Conclusions: I. All calculators are mobiles. II. No village is a town. III. Some villages are towns.
II. All cameras are mobiles. A) Only III follows B) Only I follows
A) Only conclusion I follows. B) Only conclusion II follows. C) Only II follows D) None of these
C) Neither I nor II follows. D) Both I and II follow. Ans: A
Ans: C 12)Statements: Some ship are boats.
All boats are submarines. Some submarines are yatches.
3)Statements: P: Some children are adults. Conclusions:
Q: Some adults are not old I. Some yatches are boats. II. Some submarines are boats.
Conclusions: I. Some children are not old. III. Some submarines are ships. IV.Some yatches are ships.
II. Some children are old. A) All follow B) Only II and III follows C) Only III follows D) Only
A) Only conclusion I follows B) Only conclusion II follows. either III or IV follows. E) None of these
C) Neither I nor II follows. D) Both I and II follows. Ans: B
Ans: C 13)Statements: Some marbles are pens. Some pens are dogs.
Some dogs are doors.
4)Statements: P: Some bags are hot. Conclusions: I. Some doors are pens.
Q: All hots are cakes. II. Some dogs are marbles. III. Some marbles are doors.
Conclusions: I. All cakes are bags A) All follow. B) Only II follows. C) Only I follows.
II. Some bags are cakes. D) Only III follows. E) None follows
A) Only conclusion I follows. B) Only conclusion II follows. Ans: A
C) Neither I nor II follows D) Both I and II follow . Certain symbols are used with the following meaning, assume the given
Ans: B statements to be true and find which of the two conclusions I and II is/are
definitely true.
5)Statements: P: All doctors are surgeons.
Q: Some chemists are doctors 14)P + Q means P is greater than Q
Conclusions: I. Some chemists are surgeons. P * Q means P is greater than or equal than Q
P = Q means P is equal to Q A) Only conclusion I is true B) Only conclusion II is true
P / Q means P is less than Q C) Either conclusion I or II is true D) Neither conclusion I nor II is true E) Both
P - Q means P is less than or equal to Q conclusions I and II are true
Statements: X/Y, W * Z, Z + Y Ans: E
Conclusions: I. W + Y II. X/Z
A) Only conclusion I is true B) Only conclusion II is true 21)'P ^ Q' means 'P is greater than Q'.
C) Neither conclusion I nor II is true "P * Q means 'P is equal to Q'
D) Both conclusion I and II are true ''P # Q' means 'P is either smaller than or equal to Q'
Ans: D 'P $ Q' means 'P is not smaller than Q'
15)'P $ Q' means 'P is smaller than Q' 'P @ Q' means 'P is either greater than or equal to Q'.
'P @ Q' means P is neither greater than nor equal to Q' Statements: A * B, C # B, A ^ F, B @ C
'P H Q' means 'P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q' Conclusions: I. C ^ F II. F ^ B
'P % Q' means 'P is not greater than Q' A) Only conclusion I is true B) Only conclusion II is true
'P # Q' means 'P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q' C) Either conclusion I or II is true
Statements: J % N, K @ N, T $ K D) Neither conclusion I nor II is true
Conclusions: I.T H J II. J @ K E) Both conclusions I and II are true
A) Only conclusion I is true B) Only conclusion II is true Ans: A
C) Either conclusion I or II is true D) Neither conclusion I nor II is true E) Both
conclusions I and II are true The contains some statements followed by some conclusions.Decide which
Ans: D of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements,
16) 'P @ Q' means 'P is not greater than Q'. disregarding commonly known facts.
"P # Q means 'P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q 22)Statements: Some rabbits are deers. No deer is a lion.
''P % Q' means 'P is not smaller than Q' All elephants are lions.
'P $ Q' means "P is neither greater than nor equal to Q' Conclusions: I. No rabbit is lion. II. No elephant is deer.
'P^Q' means 'P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q' III. Some elephants are rabbits.
Statements: I % R, C ^ I, C % E A) All follow B) Only II follows C) Either I or II follow
Conclusions: I. C % R II. R @ E D) Only II and III follows E) None of these
A) Only conclusion I is true B) Only conclusion II is true Ans: B
C) Either conclusion I or II is true D) Neither conclusion I nor II is true E) Both
conclusions I and II are true 23)Statements: All files are folders. All folders are boxes. All boxes are
Ans: A drawers.
17)'P $ Q' means 'P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q'. Conclusions: I. All folders are drawers II. All boxes are files.
'P @ Q' means 'P is not greater than Q' III. All files are drawers. IV. All drawers are folders.
'P * Q' means 'P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q' A) Only I and II follow. B) Only I and III follow.
'P % Q' means "P is neither greater than nor equal to Q' C) Only II and III follow. D) All follows E) None of these
'P # Q' means 'P is not smaller than Q'. Ans: B
Statements: J $ M, N @ R, R % M
Conclusions: I. N % J II. N % M III. J $ R IV. N * R 24)Statements: All ducks are pigeons. All pigeons are crows.
A) Only I, II, and III are true B) Only I and II are true Conclusions: I. Some crows are ducks.
C) Only II and III are true D) Only II and IV are true II. Some crows are pigeons.
E) None of these A) Only conclusion I follows. B) Only conclusion II follows.
Ans: A C) Either I or II follows. D) Neither I nor II follows.
18)'P $ Q' means 'P is not greater than Q' E) Both I and II follow.
'P *Q' means 'P is neither smaller than nor greater than Q' Ans: E
'P # Q' means "P is neither greater than nor equal to Q'
'P % Q' means 'P is not smaller than Q'. 25)Statements: Some metals are minerals.
'P @ Q' means 'P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q'. All minerals are solids.
Statements: W @ M, J # M, M * Y Conclusions: I. All solids are made up of metals and minerals.
Conclusions: I. Y * W II. Y @ J II. Some minerals are metals.
A) Only conclusion I is true B) Only conclusion II is true A) Only conclusion I follows. B) Only conclusion II follows.
C) Either conclusion I or II is true D) Neither conclusion I nor II is true E) Both C) Either I or II follows. D) Neither I nor II follows.
conclusions I and II are true E) Both I and II follow.
Ans: Ans: B

19)'P $ Q' means 'P is not greater than Q' 26)Statements: Some boys are trees.
'P * Q' means 'P is neither smaller than nor greater than Q' Some trees are jungles. Some jungles are fruits.
'P # Q' means "P is neither greater than nor equal to Q' Conclusions: I. Some fruits are trees. II. Some trees are boys.
'P % Q' means 'P is not smaller than Q'. III. Some jungles are boys.
'P @ Q' means 'P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q'. A) None follows B) Only I follows C) Only III follow
Statements : D %H, K * H, H $ R D) Only II follows E) All follow
Conclusions: I. K $ R II. D % K Ans: D
A) Only conclusion I is true B) Only conclusion II is true
C) Either conclusion I or II is true D) Neither conclusion I nor II is true E) Both 27)Statements: Some pens are books.
conclusions I and II are true All schools are books. Some colleges are schools.
Ans: E Conclusions:
I. Some colleges are pens. II. Some pens are schools.
20) A # B means A is not greater than B. III. Some colleges are books.
A $ B means A is neither smaller nor equal to B. A) All follows B) Only I and II follows C) Only II and III follow D) Only I and III
A ? B means A is neither smaller nor greater than B follows E) None of these
A * B means A is neither greater nor equal to B. Ans: E
A @ B means A is not smaller than B.
Statements: K # T, D $ F, T * F 28)Statements: Some buses are houses.
Conclusions: I. K * D II.D $ T
All houses are taxis. All rickshaws are taxis. All landlords are labours. Some labours are merchants.
Conclusions: I. Some rickshaws are houses. Conclusions: I. Some labours are farmers.
II. Some taxis are houses. III. Some taxis are buses. II. Some merchants are farmers. III. Some merchants are landlords. IV. Some
A) None follows B) Only I follows C) Only II follows landlords are farmers.
D) Only II and III follow E) All follow A) None follow B) Only IV follow C) Only I follow
Ans: D D) Both I and IV follows E) All follow
Ans: D
29)Statements: All oceans are rivers. They show a pair of words in which the first is related to the second in some
Some springs are rivers. All wells are springs. way. It is followed by a single word which bears a similar relation to one of
Conclusions: the given alternatives. Find the correct alternative to complete the analogy.
I. Some springs are oceans. II. Some wells are rivers. 37) Pascal:Programming :: Oracle: ?
III. Some rivers are oceans. IV. No well is river. A) Internet B) Greek C) Java D) Teletext
A) Only either II or IV and III follow. B) Only either II or IV and I follow. C) Only Ans: D
either I or III and IV follow. 38)Dividend: Shares :: ? : Debenture
D) None follows E) All follow A) Bonus B) Gift Voucher C) Profit D) Interest
Ans: A Ans: D
39)Abjure : Adopt :: Forfeit : ?
30)Statements: Some disciplines are preachers. A) Squander B) Lavish C) Redeem D) Deposit
All preachers are saints. Some saints are not disciples. Ans: C
Conclusions: 40)Electrical Engineers : Grid :: Cosmologists : ?
I. Some saints are disciples. II. All disciples are saints. A) Group B) Faculty C) Galaxy D) Syndicate
III. All preachers are disciples. IV. No Saint is disciples. Ans: C
A) No follows B) Only I follows C) Only I and III follow
D) Only II and III follow E) All follow 41)Monolith : Rock :: ?
Ans: B A) Continent : Ocean B) Tor : Lea C) Grain : Sand
D) Cataract : Waterfall
31)Statements: Some buses are rivers. Ans: D
All rivers are mountains. Some roads are mountains.
Conclusions: 42)Abduct : Kidnap :: ?
I. Some mountains are buses. II. Some roads are buses. A) Pilfer : Steal B) Derail : Further C) Jump: Enjoy
III. Some roads are rivers. IV. Some mountains are roads. D) Clarify : Cuneal
A) All follow B) Only II, III and IV follow C) Only III and IV follows D) Only I and IV Ans: A
follows E) None of these
Ans: D 43)Conductor : Orchestra : Symphony
A) Judge : Convict : Justice B) Player : Opponent : Game
32)Statements: No paper is pen. No pen is pencil. C) Author : Book : Magazine D) Teacher : Class : Lesson
All erasers are papers. Ans: D
Conclusions: I. Some papers are erasers. II. No pencil are eraser. III. No pen is
eraser. IV. All papers are erasers. 44)NDA: BJP :: ? : Congress
A) All follows B) Only I and II follows A) UPS B) PUA C) UPA D) NPA
C) Only I, II and III follows D) Only II and III follows Ans: C
E) None of these
Ans: E 45)Confute : Rebut :: Repellent : ?
A) Pusher B) Attractive C) Repugnant D) Spray
33)Statements: Some rings are phones. Some phones are computers. Some Ans: C
computers are stations.
Conclusions: 46)Polygon : Perimeter :: ?
I. Some stations are rings. II. Some phones are stations. A) Triangle : Angles B) Circle : Circumference
III. Some computers are rings. IV. All rings are stations. C) Semi-circle : Arc D) Square : Area
A) None follows B) Only I and II follow Ans: B
C) Only I, II and III follow D) Only II and III follow
E) All follow 47)Newton : Gravitation :: ?
Ans: A A) Marie Curie : Uranium B) Kalpana : Rocket
34)Statements: All rings are birds. C) Archimedes : Buoyancy D) Davies : Safety Lamp
Some birds are cages. All cages are kites. Ans: C
Conclusions:
I. All kites are cages. II. Some kites are rings. 48)Income Tax : Direct :: ?
III. Some birds are kites. A) Import : Custom Duty B) Sale Tax : Indirect
A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Only III follows C) Export : Subsidy D) Wealth Tax : Wealth
D) Only I and II follow E) None of these Ans: B
Ans: C
Read the statement and select the correct option from the given
35)Statements: Some dogs are bags. No bag is lion. alternatives.
All rooms are lions.
Conclusions: 49)Sheaf is related to Corn as ... is related to Books.
I. Some rooms are bags. II. Some dogs are lions. A) Library B) Pile C) Anthology D) Shop
III. Some rooms are dogs. Ans: B
A) All follows B) Only I follows C) Only II follows
D) Only III follows E) None of these follows 50)Surplus is related to Sufficient as ... is related to Need.
Ans: E A) Gathering B) Demand C) Excess D) Storage
Ans: C
36)Statements: Some farmers are landlords.
51)Humanitarian is to Altruism what Host is to ... 64)Exercise : Fitness :: ?
A) Hostage B) Hospitality C) Service D) Welcome A) Concern : Care B) Intimidation : Fear
Ans: B C) Sensitivity: Poetry D) Retain : Sustain
Ans: A
52)Umbrella is to Rain what Goggles are to ...
A) Light B) Glare C) Beam D) Sun 65)Book: Library :: Animal : ?
Ans: B A) Domestic B) Hunte C) Wild D) Zoo
Ans: D
The shows three words, which are analogous to one another in some way. Detect
the analogy underlying them by choosing the right option. 66)Mundane : Spiritual :: ?
A) Common : Ghostly B) Worldly : Unworldly
53)Website : CD : Book C) Secular : Clerical D) Novel: Routine
A) They are modern storehouses Ans: B
B) They guide us in moral values C) They can be subscribed
D) They are sources of specific information 67)Myth : Legendary :: ?
Ans: D A) Sermon : Lengthy B) Epic : Comic C) Fable : Didactic
D) Anecdote : Witty
54)Acceleration : Speed : Velocity Ans: C
A) These denote laws of movement
B) They are a function of Force x Motion 68)Manager : Office :: ?
C) They are scientific expression of motion A) Doctor : Patient B) Curator : Museum
D) All these are forms of gravitation C) Bank : Account D) Fruit : Seed
Ans: C Ans: B

55)Appeal: Refusal :: ? 69)Refine : Style :: ?

A) Obesity: Over-eating B) Deny : Affirmation A) Paint : Wall B) Compose : Song C) Author : Book
C) Try : Failure D) Struggle : Victory D) Retouch : Photograph
E) Examination : Passing Ans: D
Ans: C
70)Portfolio : Securities :: ?
56)Vandalism: Property :: ? A) Bottle : Capsules B) Carpenter : Furniture
A) Implication: Crime B) Embezzlement: Fraud C) Classroom : Students D) Bridge : River
C) Perjury: Testimony D) Malpractice: Cheating Ans: C
E) Testify: Reputation
Ans: C 71)Joke : Laugh :: ?
A) Human : Relation B) Gluttony : Food
57)Pain : Misery :: ? C) Pill : Headache D) Cracker : Explosion
A) Disease : Poverty B) Despair : Loneliness Ans: D
C) Ignorance: Confusion D) Superstition : Peasants
E) Ignore : Greet 72) Bouquet : Flower :: ?
Ans: C A) Chain : Link B) Skin : Body C) Product : Factory
D) Page : Book
58)Resting : Fatigue :: ? Ans: A
A) Poverty : Disease B) Over-eating: Obesity
C) Gourmet: Underweight D) Race: Exercise Read the statement and select the correct option from the given
E) Dieting : Over-weight alternatives.
Ans: E
73)MATHEMATICS is related to NUMEROLOGY in the same way as ASTRONOMY
59)Trilogy : Novel :: ? is related to…
A) Rice : Husk B) Milk : Cream C) Fabric: Weaving A) Science B) Astrology C) Philosophy D) Planets
D) Gun : Cartridge E) Serial : Episode Ans: B
Ans: E
74)REQUEST is related to DEMAND in the same way as WISH is related to …
60)Earth : Grass :: ? A) Crave B) Reject C) Respond D) Reply
A) Sky: Star B) Tree: Leaf C) Scalp: Hair D) Pond : Fish Ans: A
Ans: C
75)CHURN is related to BUTTER in the same way as DISTIL is related to …
61)Grain : Field :: ? A) Marinate B) Meat C) Pail D) Wine
A) Patient : Hospital B) Children : School Ans: D
C) Steel : Workshop D) Movie : Picture
Ans: C 76)PUBLICATION is related to LIBEL in the same way as SPEECH is related to …
62)Vehicle : Cart :: ? A) Liability B) Slander C) Attack D) Information
A) Country : State B) Ocean : Sea C) Man : Child Ans: B
D) Music : Jazz
Ans: B From the given choices select the odd man out.

63)Prodigious : Meagre :: ? 77) A) X-ray B) Telephone C) Radio D) Computer E) Television

A) Sleep : Relaxation B) Handsome : Beautiful Ans: A
C) Regard: Honour D) Exhilarated : Depressed
Ans: D 78) A) Billiards B) Basket Ball C) Snooker D) Table Tennis
E) Pool
Ans: B
 E) Grovelling
Ans: B
79) A) Security Council B) ICJ C) General Assembly 100) A) Shapeliness B)Adorn C)Beautify D)Conserve
D) Secretariat E) UNESCO E) Deformity
Ans: E Ans: E

80) A) SMS B) E mail C) MMS D) Log On E) FAX 101) A)Assert B)Acknowledge C)Claim D)Uphold E)Forswear
Ans: D Ans: E

81) A) Thyroid B) Prostate C) Pituitary D) Bile E) Pancreas Ans: D 102) A) Beefy B) Stocky C) Husky D) Thin E) Brawny
Ans: D
82) A) Prune B) Seed C) Bulb D) Graft E) Stem cutting
Ans: A 103) A)Manifest B)Conceal C)Suppress D)Implicit E)Hidden
Ans: A
83) A) Mutation B) Will C) Registry D) Deed
Ans: B 104) A) Dutiful B) Good C) Mischievous D) Well-behaved E) Obedient
Ans: C
84) A) Equator B) Tropic of Cancer C) Tropic of Capricorn
D) Poles 105) A) Timid B) Appropriate C) Commendable
Ans: D D) Outrageous E) Decorous
Ans: D
85) A) Molar B) Canine C) Enamel D) Incisors
Ans: C 106) A) Profound B) Deep C) Shallow D) Fathomless
E) Excess
86) A) Coins : Jingle B) Bows : Twang C) Dishes : Rattle Ans: C
D) Whips : Lash E) Clouds : Thunde
Ans: D 107) A) Solitary B) Lone C) Companionable D) Single
E) Secluded
87) A) Noisy : Menagerie B) Slender : Gossamer Ans: C
C) Clean : Oven D) Sharp : Thistle E) Ripe : Cherry
Ans: A 108) A) Base B) Bottom C) Foot D) Zenith E) Low
Ans: D
88) A) Dipsomaniac : Alcohol B) Anglomaniac : English
C) Scholar : Knowledge D) Bibliomaniac : Books The statement is followed by some courses of action .
Ans: C A course of action is a step or administrative decisions to be taken for
improvement, follow-up, or further action in regard to the problem, policy,
89) A) Tiger B) Leopard C) Fox D) Wildcat E) Cougar etc.
Ans: C You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and then decide
which of the given suggested course(s) of action logically follows for
90) A) Explain B) Instruct C) Teach D)Train E)Educate pursuing.
Ans: A
109) Statement: 'About half the Indian population is so poor that they have
91) A) Parallelism B) Analogy C) Similar D) Likeness never used a telephone' - a VN survey.
E) Distinct Courses of Action : I. People should be provided with telephone sets or
Ans: E mobiles at low rate.
II. They should be given a demonstration as to how to use a telephone.
92) A) Water B) Sulphuric acid C) Nitric acid A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Either I or II follows
D) Hydrochloric acid E) Mercury D) Neither I nor II follows E) Both I and II follow.
Ans: E Ans: D

93) A) Africa B)Australia C)Asia D)Europe E) Sri Lanka 110) Statement: America attacked Iraq despite Security Council's advice not to
Ans: E do so. Big powers like America are defying the world body off and on.
Courses of Action : I. A group of countries should warn USA and take military
94) A) Litres B) Grams C) Kilograms D) Tones E) Quintal Ans: A action if response is not positive.
II. The UNO should be either revamped or disbanded.
95) A) Cubic metres B) Cubic centimetre C) Litres A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Either I or II follows
D) Gallons E) Square metres D) Neither I nor II follows E) Both I and II follow.
Ans: E Ans: D

96)A) Keyboard B) Roller C) Tab-set D) Typeface 111) Statement: India ranks fifth in the world in potential water resources.
E) Typewriter Notwithstanding, there is shortage of water for consumption and irrigation in
Ans: E almost every part of the country.
Courses of Action : I. We must tend to our water resources like rivers, lakes,
97) A) Prosperous B) Well-heeled C) Wealthy D) Poor ponds, wells, tanks etc.
E) Comfortable II. We must harvest rainwater over 70% of which runs off wastefully.
Ans: D A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Either I or II follows
D) Neither I nor II follows E) Both I and II follow.
98) A) Lustre B) Vividness C) Intensity D) Dullness Ans: E
E) Radiance
Ans: D 112) Statement: The gulf between the rich and the poor is increasing in our
country.
99) A) Mean B) Proud C) Miserable D) Degraded Courses of Action : I. This is one of the features of free market economy which
is a part of our mixed economy. None can help it.
II. The government must work earnestly to improve the economic condition of the II. No, they are necessary for development, communication , weather forecast
poor. and prediction of cyclones etc.
A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Either I or II follows D) Neither I nor II follows A) Only argument I is strong. B) Only argument II is strong.
E) Both I and II follow. C) Either I or II is strong. D) Neither I nor II is strong.
Ans: B E) Both I and II are strong
Ans: B
113) Statement: Since its launching in 1981, Vayudoot has so fare accumulated losses 120) Statement:
amounting to Rs. 153 crore during the last ten years. Should the oil companies be allowed to fix the price of petroleum products
Courses of Action : I. Vayudoot should be directed to reduce wasteful expenditure depending on market conditions?
and to increase passenger fare. Arguments : I. Yes, this is the only way to make the oil companies commercially
II. An amount of about Rs. 300 crore should be provided to Vayudoot to make the viable.
airline economically viable. II. No, this will put additional burden on the retail prices of essential
A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Either I or II follows commodities and will cause lot of hardships to the masses.
D) Neither I nor II follows E) Both I and II follow. A) Only argument I is strong. B) Only argument II is strong
Ans: A C) Either I or II is strong. D) Neither I nor II is strong.
E) Both I and II are strong.
114) Statement : Ans: B
'Despite family planning programmes, the rate of growth of population in our
country is the highest in the world. We are likely to achieve the dubious distinction of 121) Statement:
being the most populated country in the world, by 2045' - a survey. Should the term for Lok Sabha reduced to four years ?
Courses of Action : Arguments : I. No, it would mean more frequent elections and more burden on
I. The family planning programmes should be abandoned. the national exchequer.
II. Those who have more than two children should be forced disincentives like more II. Yes, it would make political leaders more conscious towards going to the
tax etc. voters.
A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Either I or II follows A) Only argument I is strong. B) Only argument II is strong
D) Neither I nor II follows E) Both I and II follow. C) Either I or II is strong. D) Neither I nor II is strong.
Ans: D E) Both I and II are strong.
Ans: A
The statement is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide
which of the arguments is a strong argument and which is a weak argument. The passage is followed by two inferences which may or may not be drawn
from the facts stated in the passage. You have to examine each inference
115) Statement : separately in the context of the passage and decide upon its degree of truth
Should strikes be banned in essential services? or falsity.
Arguments : I. Yes, because strikes disrupt the normal life.
II. No, because it is the democratic right of the people. 122)Statements: In a recent survey report it has been stated that those who
A) Only argument I is strong. B) Only argument II is strong.
undertake physical exercise for at least half an hour a day are less prone to
C) Either I or II is strong. D) Neither I nor II is strong. have any heart ailments.
E) Both I and II are strong
Inferences: I. Moderate level of physical exercise is necessary for leading a
Ans: A healthy life.
II. All people who do desk-bound jobs definitely suffer from heart ailments.
116) Statement : A) Inference I follows. B) Only inference II follow.
Should firecrackers be completely banned in India?
C) Both inferences I and II follow
Arguments : I. Yes ,firecrackers cause a lot of air pollution and noise pollution. D) Neither inference I nor II follows.
II. No,this will render thousands of people working in this industry jobless.
Ans: A
A) Only argument I is strong. B) Only argument II is strong.
C) Either I or II is strong. D) Neither I nor II is strong.
123)Statements : The serious accident in which a person was run down by a
E) Both I and II are strong car yesterday has again focused attention on the most unsatisfactory state of
Ans: B
roads.
Inferences: I. The accident that occurred was fatal.
117) Statement:
II. Several accidents have so far taken place because of unsatisfactory state of
Should the reservations given to SC/ST be done away with ? roads.
Arguments : I. Yes, the reservations for SC/ST, etc. were to remain for a period of ten
A) Inference I follows. B) Only inference II follow.
years as per on constitution. C) Both inferences I and II follow
II. No, it will frustrate these classes and lead to social unrest.
D) Neither inference I nor II follows.
A) Only argument I is strong. B) Only argument II is strong. Ans: C
C) Either I or II is strong. D) Neither I nor II is strong.
The question contains a statement followed by two Assumptions I and II.
E) Both I and II are strong Find out which assumption(s) is implicit.
Ans: D
124)Statements: Science is a sort of new agency comparable in principle to
118) Statement: Some people feel that the rural areas are the only potential
other news agencies. But this news agency gives us information which is
markets of the future. reliable to an extraordinary high degree due to elaborate techniques of
Arguments: I. Yes, the demand of goods and services has stagnated in the cities.
verification and its capacity to survive centuries. So science should be read
II. No, rural areas will take a long time to develop before they can become a potential with as much interest as we read news.
market.
Assumptions : I. Science encourages investigative spirit.
A) Only argument I is strong. B) Only argument II is strong. II. People read news out of interest.
C) Either I or II is strong. D) Neither I nor II is strong.
A) Only assumption I is implicit
E) Both I and II are strong B) Only assumption II is implicit
Ans: B
C) Both assumption I and II are implicit.
D) Neither assumption I or II is implicit
119) Statement:
Ans: C
Should space exploration programmes be given up by India?
Arguments : I. Yes, they involve huge expenditure, which can be used towards
125)Statement: "Please engage more workers on the job to avoid the delay",
development projects. Managing Director tells the Supervisor.
Assumptions: I. Delay is inevitable in most jobs. selected candidates.
II. Output will increase with more number of workers on the job. II. All candidates having graduation as their minimum qualification will be there
A) Only assumption I is implicit in the list of selected candidates.
B) Only assumption II is implicit A) Only conclusion one follows
C) Both assumption I and II are implicit B) Only conclusion II follows
D) Neither assumption I nor II is implicit C) Both the conclusion I and II follows
Ans: C D) Neither I nor II follows
Ans: B
126)Statement: 133)Statement:
The president gave bravery award to nine children. Many Non Government Organisations (NGO's) are engaged in the task of
Assumptions: getting social justice to those who are exploited.
I. The President gives award only to nine children every year. Conlcusions:
II. The evening before the awards, each brave child dines with the President I. Social justice is extremely important for people.
A) Only assumption I is implicit B) Only assumption II is implicit C) Both assumption I II. Government has not been able to bring social justice to people.
and II are implicit A) Conclusion I follows. B) Conclusion II follows
D) Neither assumption I nor II is implicit C) Either Conclusion I or II follows
Ans: D D) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
E) Both conclusion I and II follows.
127)Statement: The government has decided to reduce the army deployed at India- Ans: A
Pakistan border.
Assumptions: 134)Statement: Despite the availability of technology many umpiring decisions
I. The relations between India and Pakistan have improved. in cricket matches are wrong.
II. Troops had been deployed at the Indo-Pak borders. Conlcusions:
A) Only assumption I is implicit B) Only assumption II is implicit C) Both assumption I I. Umpires do not take the help of the third umpire often.
and II are implicit II. With the current rules, one cannot conclude how long the game of cricket
D) Neither assumption I nor II is implicit will continue to suffer like this.
Ans: C A) Conclusion I follows. B) Conclusion II follows
C) Either Conclusion I or II follows
128)Statement: "We enjoyed ourselves very much in Paris during holidays" Richa D) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
told Anita. E) Both conclusion I and II follows.
Assumptions: I. Richa was in Paris during the holidays. Ans: E
II. She was accompanied by somene during her visit.
A) Only assumption I is implicit 135)Statement : Nearly 25% of drivers who cause accidents are not license
B) Only assumption II is implicit holders.
C) Both assumption I and II are implicit Conclusions : (a) Only experts and trained persons are issued a driving license.
D) Neither assumption I nor II is implicit (b) One is allowed to drive even without a driving license.
Ans: C (c) It is quite easy to get a driving license in India.
(d) Driving does not mix with drinking.
129)Statement : 'Our Y brand mobile phones are best in voice clarity and multiplicity (e) Driving license holders are not drinkers.
of functions' - an advertisement in Paper A. A) conclusion a B) conclusion b C) conclusion c
Conclusions : I. Paper A has a wide circulation. D) conclusion d E) conclusion e
II.People look for voice clarity and multiplicity of functions in a mobile phone. Ans: A
A) Conclusion I follows B) Conclusion II follows
C) Both the conclusion I and II follow 136)Statement :In a class of 48 students, 75% are girls and the rest are boys.
D) Either conclusion I or II follows Only 50% of the students know swimming. Only 25% of the remaining take
E) Neither conclusion I nor II follows part in extra curricular activities.
Ans: B Conclusions : (a) Girls are poor swimmers.
. (b) Boys often hesitate in taking part in extra curricular activities.
130)Statement : Tamarind is a typical tropical tree which needs little water but (c) All the students in the class are good at studies.
humid conditions. (d) The school prefect belongs to this class.
Conclusions : (e) There are many students who are neither swimmers nor they take part in
I. All tropical trees need less water but more moisture. extra curricular activities.
II. Tropical climate has more humidity. A) conclusion a B) conclusion b C) conclusion c
A) Conclusion I follows B) Conclusion II follows D) conclusion d E) conclusion e
C) Both the conclusion I and II follow Ans: E
D) Either conclusion I or II follows
E) Neither conclusion I nor II follows 137)Statement :
Ans: C "Man is born free but everywhere he is in chains." Aristotle.
Conclusions :
131)Statement : Many people living in communist States shared the view that ideas (a) All men are in chains.
were not the real issue. "Capitalism is the exploitation of man by man", ran an old (b) No one is a slave in the eyes of God.
joke. "Under communism, it is exactly the opposite". (c) There are so many restrictions on man's movement.
Conclusions: I. According to the joke, communism is an exploitation of man by man. (d) God has created all people equal but society imposes so many political,
II. Some people in communist States believe that communism was not a great social, religious and economic restrictions on them.
improvement on capitalism. (e) Man has so many chains of thought.
A) Only conclusion I follows B) Only conclusion II follows A) conclusion a B) conclusion b C) conclusion c
C) Both the conclusion I and II follows D) conclusion d E) conclusion e
D) Neither I nor II follows Ans: D
Ans: C
In the question a statement is followed by some courses of action . A course
132)Statement : The minimum qualification for this job is graduation. However the of action is a step or administrative decisions to be taken for improvement,
candidates who have appeared for the final year of graduation can also apply. follow-up, or further action in regard to the problem, policy, etc.You have to
Conclusions: I. All candidates who have yet to graduate will be there in the list of
assume everything in the statement to be true and then decide which of the given
suggested course(s) of action logically follows for pursuing. 143)Statement: One of the problems facing the food processing industry is the
irregular supply of raw material. The producers of raw material are not getting
138) Statement: a reasonable price.
A large number of students studying in municipal schools could not pass the Xth std., Courses of action: I. The Government should regulate the supply of raw
Board examinations causing frustraction among the students and their parents. material to other industries also.
Courses of action: II. The Government should announce an attractive package to ensure regular
I. The municipal authority should immediately fill up the teachers' vacancies in the supply of raw material for food processing industry.
municipal schools. A) Only course of action I follows. B) Only II follows.
II. The municipal authority should close down some of their schools and concentrate C) Either I or II follows. D) Neither I nor II follows.
their attention on the remaining schools to improve the condition. E) Both courses of action follows.
A) Only course of action I follows. Ans: B
B) Only course of action II follows. 144)Statement: The chairman stressed the need for making education system
C) Either course of action I or II follows. more flexible and regretted that the curriculum has not been revised in
D) Neither course of action I nor II follows. keeping with the pace of the changes taking place.
E) Both courses of action follows. Courses of action:
Ans: D I. Curriculum should be reviewed and revised periodically.
II. System of education should be made more flexible.
139)Statement: A) Only course of action I follows. B) Only II follows.
The price of crude oil in the international market has considerably risen due to the C) Neither I nor II follows. D) Both follows.
unanimous decision of OPEC members, to effect cut in crude oil production. Ans: D
Courses of action:
I. Government of India should immediately increase the price of petroleum products. 145)Statement: The chairman of the car company announced in the meeting
II. The government should increase the crude oil production of the domestic oil that all trials of its first product, the new car model 'M', are over and company
wells. plans to launch its car in the marked after six months.
III. The government should absorb by using resources in its oil pool. Courses of action:
A) Only course of action I follows. I. The network of dealers is to be finalised and all legal, financial and other
B) Only course of action I and II follow. matters in this connection will have to be finalised shortly.
C) Only course of action II and III follow. II. The company will have to make plans for products other than the car.
D) Only course of action II follows. III. The Material, managerial and other resources will have to be in fine tune to
E) None of these maintain production schedule.
Ans: B A) I and III only B) Only I C) All the three D) Only II
E) None of these
140)Statement: Due to substantial reduction in fares by different airlines services Ans: A
large number of passengers, so far travelling by upper classes in trains, have
switched over to airline services. 146)Statement:
Courses of action: The district administration has agreed to provide necessary infrastructural
I. The railways should immediately reduce the fare structure of the upper classes facilities to the proposed NRI-funded Trust's project of supply of clean water to
substantially to retain its passengers. city 'Z'.
II. The railways should reduce the capacity of upper classes in all the trains to avoid Courses of action:
loss. I. The district administration should provide necessary land to the trust by
A) Only course of action I follows. completing due formalities.
B) Only course of action II follows. II. The district administration should facilitate obtaining electricity and other
C) Either course of action I or II follows. permission to the trust.
D) Neither course of action I nor II follows. A) Only course of action I follows. B) Only II follows.
E) Both courses of action follows. C) Either I or II follows. D) Neither I nor II follows.
Ans: A E) Both courses of action follows.
Ans: E
141)Statement:
The government has decided to withdraw all the financial assistance it has been 147)Statement: The eligibility for appearing for Common Entrance Test (CET)
providing to the Institutes of higher learning and has urged them to become self- for engineering in state 'M' is now raised to 60% from earlier 50% at HSC
sufficient. examination.
Courses of action: Courses of action:
I. These institutes should increase the number of students substantially so as to I. Many candidates from state 'M' may not appear for CET this year and may
enable them to meet the shortfall. appear from CET examination of other states.
II. These institutes should rationalise the fee structure and also offer consultancy II. At pre-examination screening candidate obtaining less than 60% at HSC will
services to meet the shortfall. have to be eliminated.
A) Only course of action I follows. B) Only II follows. A) Only course of action I follows. B) Only II follows.
C) Either I or II follows. D) Neither I nor II follows. C) Either I or II follows. D) Neither I nor II follows.
E) Both courses of action follows. E) Both courses of action follows.
Ans: B Ans: B
The question is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to
142)Statement: There has been a significant drop in the water level of all the lakes decide which of the arguments is a strong argument and which is a weak
supplying water to the city. argument.
Courses of action:
I. The water supply authority should impose a partial cut in supply to tackle the 148)Should India develop a national water grid including all rivers of the
situation. country ?
II. The government should appeal to all the residents through mass media for Arguments: I. No, it is not feasible because we do not have technological
minimal use of water. knowledge.
A) Only course of action I follows. B) Only II follows. II. Yes, because where there is shortage of water ,it can be helped by
C) Either I or II follows. D) Neither I nor II follows. channelised water flowing.
E) Both courses of action follows. A) Only agrument I is strong. B) Only agrument II is strong.
Ans: B
C) Either I or II is strong. D) Neither I nor II is strong. A) None of the statements is strong. B) Only III is strong.
E) Both I and II are strong. C) Only I ,II and III are strong. D) Only I and III are strong
Ans: B E) All the statements are strong.
Ans: A
149) Should the parents who do not send their children to schools be punished?
Arguments: I.Yes, it is the only way to eradicate illiteracy. The question is followed by two arguments numbered 'X' and 'Y'. You have
II. No, why should parents be punished ? to decide which of the argument(s) is forceful and to what degree.
A) Only agrument I is strong. B) Only argument II is strong.
C) Either I or II is strong. D) Neither I nor II is strong. 156)Should trade unions be banned ?
E) Both I and II are strong. Arguments:
Ans: D X. Yes, as they create a lot of problem for industrialists.
Y. No, as they take care of the rights of the labour working in the industries.
150)Should India produce sophisticated nuclear weapons ? A) Argument 'X' is forceful B) Argument 'Y' is forceful.
Arguments: C) Neither 'X' nor 'Y' are forceful.
I. Yes,India's enemies are improving their own weapons. D) Both 'X' and 'Y' are forceful.
II. No, it will be contrary to our policy to maintain peace in the world. E) Both "X' and 'Y' are irrelevant.
A) Only agrument I is strong. B) Only argument II is strong. Ans: B
C) Either I or II is strong. D) Neither I nor II is strong.
E) Both I and II are strong. 157)Should all news be censured by the state in democracy ?
Ans: A Arguments: X. Yes, variations in news bring doubts and confusion among
people.
151)Should there be a total ban on all tobacco products in India ? Y. No, controlled news loses credibility
Arguments: A) Argument 'X' is forceful B) Argument 'Y' is forceful.
I. No, this will render a large number of people jobless. C) Neither 'X' nor 'Y' are forceful.
II. No, the government will lose huge amount of money as it will not be earned by D) Both 'X' and 'Y' are forceful.
way of taxes on these products. E) Both "X' and 'Y' are irrelevant.
A) Only argument I is strong. B) Only argument II is strong. Ans: B
C) Either I or II is strong. D) Neither I nor II is strong.
E) Both I and II are strong. 158)Should smoking be prohibited ?
Ans: D Arguments: X. Yes, it is wrong to smoke away millions worth of good money.
Y. No, it will throw thousands of workers in the tobacco industry out of
152)Should the retirement age of all government employees in India be made 55 employment.
years ? A) Argument 'X' is forceful B) Argument 'Y' is forceful.
Arguments: C) Neither 'X' nor 'Y' are forceful.
I. Yes, this will help government to offer employment to youth at lower cost and with D) Both 'X' and 'Y' are forceful.
higher productivity. E) Both "X' and 'Y' are irrelevant.
II. No, the Government will be deprived of the expertise of the experienced Ans: C
employees and this will have adverse effect on productivity.
A) Only argument I is strong. B) Only argument II is strong. The question contains a statement followed by two Assumptions I and II.
C) Either I or II is strong. D) Neither I nor II is strong. Find out which assumption(s) is implicit.
E) Both I and II are strong.
Ans: E 159)Statement: Salary cannot be the only criteria for deciding a person's
potential
153)Should the public sector undertakings be allowed to adopt hire and fire policy? Assumptions: I. Persons with equal potential are not necessarily paid equally.
Arguments: I. Yes, this will help the public sector undertakings to get rid of non- II. Salary of a person is not linked only with the potential
performing employees and will also help to reward the performing employees. A) Only Assumption I is implicit. B) Only II is implicit.
II. No, the management may not be able to implement the policy in an unbiased C) Either I or II is implicit. D) Neither I nor II is implicit.
manner and the employees will suffer due to the high-handedness of the E) Both Assumptions I and II are implicit.
management. Ans: B
A) Only argument I is strong. B) Only argument II is strong.
C) Either I or II is strong. D) Neither I nor II is strong. 160)Statement: The civic authority has decided that all the factories located
E) Both I and II are strong. inside the city limit will be shifted outside to reduce the level of environmental
Ans: A pollution in the city.
Assumptions: I. The pollution level in the city in future may reduce after these
154) Should the admission to professional courses in India be given only on merit factories are shifted outside the city limit.
without any concession to any particular group of students? II. Enough usable land is available outside the city limit for these factories.
Arguments: III. Many of these factories may shift to some other smaller town to remain
I. Yes, this will improve the quality of the professionals as they will be able to profitable.
complete the courses successfully. A) Only I is implicit. B) Only I and II are implicit.
II. No, this will keep large number of socially and economically backward students C) Only II is implicit. D) Only II and III are implicit.
out of the reach of the professional courses. E) None of these
A) Only argument I is strong. B) Only argument II is strong. Ans: B
C) Either I or II is strong. D) Neither I nor II is strong. 161)Statement:
E) Both I and II are strong. India's economic growth has come at a terrible price of increased industrial
Ans: E and vehicular pollution.
Assumptions: I. Pollution is a part of industrial society.
155)Should all the management institutes in the country be brought under II. Indian economic growth is based on only industrial growth.
government control? III. A country desires economic growth with manageable side effects.
Arguments: I. No, the government does not have adequate resources to run such A) Only I is implicit B) Only II is implicit
institutes effectively. C) Only I and III are implicit D) Only III is implicit
II. No, each institute should be given freedom to function on its own E) None of these
III. Yes, this will enable to have standardized education for all the students. Ans: C
IV. Yes, only then the quality of education would improve.
 II. There may be reduction in incidents of railway accidents in near future.
162)Statement: A) Only Assumption I is implicit. B) Only II is implicit.
"We do not want you to see our product in newspaper, visit our shop to get a full C) Either I or II is implicit.
view" - an advertisement. D) Neither Assumption I nor II is implicit.
Assumptions: E) Both Assumptions I and II are implicit.
I. People generally decide to purchase any product after seeing the name in the Ans: A
advertisement.
II. Uncommon appeal may attract the customers. Select the right option from the given alternatives
III. People may come to see the product.
A) None is implicit B) Onlyd I and II are implicit 169) 256 : 4086 :: ?
C) Only II and III are implicit D) All are implicit A) 225 : 3365 B) 144 : 3032 C) 132 : 3012 D) 160 : 3600
Ans: C Ans: A

163)Statement: In the question three numbers are given which are inter-connected in some
The telephone company informed the subscribers through a notification that those way.Select the option that bears an analogy similar to the main words.
who do not pay their bills by the due date will be charged penalty for every
defaulting day. 170) 21:51:15
Assumptions: A) 21:31:51 B) 21:36:41 C) 21:51:61 D) 21:91:35
I. Majority of the people may pay their bills by the due date to avoid penalty. Ans: D
II. The money collected as penalty may set off the losses due to delayed payment
III. People generally pay heed to such notices. 171) 264 : 275 : 385
A) II and III are implicit B) I and II are implicit A) 145 : 253 : 325 B) 143 : 235 : 246
C) None of these is implicit D) I and III are implicit C) 372 : 563 : 736 D) 233 : 343 : 345
E) All are implicit. Ans: C
Ans: D
From the given choices select the odd man out
164)Statement: The railway authority has decided to introduce two additional super-
fast trains between Cities 'A' and 'B' during the vacation time. 172) A) ADG B) BEH C) SUT D) KNQ E) CFI
Assumptions: Ans: C
I. All the passengers who desire to travel during vacation time will get a train ticket.
II. All other modes of transport between cities 'A' and 'B' are already overstretched. 173) A) STU B) LML C) LVW D) RPL E) NSW
A) Only Assumption I is implicit. Ans: B
B) Only Assumption II is implicit.
C) Either Assumption I or II is implicit. 174) A) XGEZ B) PCAQ C) LKIN D) DWUF
D) Neither Assumption I nor II is implicit. Ans:
E) Both Assumptions I and II are implicit.
Ans: B 175) A) REAB B) SOED C) WYZE D) AETF
165)Statement: The government has instructed all the premier institutes offering Ans: C
professional courses to reduce the fees by 50 percent and increase the number of
students. 176) A) 144 B) 168 C) 196 D) 256
Assumptions: Ans: B
I. These institutes may be able to continue providing quality education with less fees
and more students. 177) A) 96 B) 29 C) 79 D) 43
II. The institutes may continue charging more fees to provide quality education. Ans: A
A) Only Assumption I is implicit. B) Only II is implicit.
C) Either I or II is implicit. D) Neither I nor II is implicit. 178) A) 9 – 3 B) 1/2 - 1/8 C) 1/3 - 1/12 D) 24 – 6
E) Both Assumptions I and II are implicit. Ans: A
Ans: E
179) A) 24 – 51 B) 32 – 13 C) 46 – 20 D) 72 – 45
166)Statement: Use 'X' brand shoes. These are durable and available in all sizes. Ans: B
Assumptions:
I. Some people do not know about 'X' brand shoes. Decode the word(s) / pattern given in the question
II. Normally, people like durable shoes.
A) Only Assumption I is implicit. B) Only II is implicit. 180) If CONTRIBUTE is written as ETBUIRNTOC, which letter will be in the sixth
C) Either I or II is implicit. D) Neither I nor II is implicit. place when counted from the left if POPULARISE is written in that code ?
E) Both Assumptions I and II are implicit. A) L B) A C) I D) D
Ans: E Ans: A

167) Statement: 'Please do not wait for me, I may be late, start taking lunch as soon 181) If SHARP is coded as 58034 and PUSH as 4658, then RUSH is coded as
as the guests arrive.' - a message from a Director of a Company to his Office A) 3568 B) 3658 C) 3685 D) 3583
managers. Ans: B
Assumptions:
I. Keeping guests waiting is not desirable.
II.Lunch may not be ready in time. 182) If MACHINE is coded as 19 - 7 - 9 - 14 - 15 - 20 - 11, how will you code
A) Only Assumption I is implicit. B) Only II is implicit. DANGER ?
C) Either I or II is implicit. D) Neither I nor II is implicit. A) 10 - 7 - 20 - 13 - 11 – 24 B) 11 - 7 - 20 - 16 - 11 - 24
E) Both Assumptions I and II are implicit. C) 13 - 7 - 20 - 9 - 11 – 25 D) 13 - 7 - 20 - 10 - 11 – 25
Ans: A Ans: A

168) Statement: The government has decided to pay compensation of Rs. 1 lakh to 183) In a certain code 'HIT BIT NIT' means 'GIT CIT MIT'; 'SIT PIT MIT' means
the family members of those who are killed in railway accidents. 'RIT QIT LIT' and FIT ZIT PIT means EIT AIT OIT. What does DIT JIT KIT stand for
Assumptions: in that code language ?
I. The government has enough funds to meet the expenses due for compensation. A) CIT KIT JIT B) BIT CIT JIT C) RIT LIT PIT D) LIT RIT MIT Ans: A
 A) 11 B) 17 C) 15 D) 9
184) If STUDENT is coded as RUTE DOS, which word would be coded as RDGPKBQ ? Ans: C
A) SHACKLE B) SHINGLE C) SNOBBER D) SCHOLAR
Ans: D 202) DJ: WQ :: FK :?
A) UR B) RU C) PU D) UP
185) If CABLE = 96372 and RISK = 8415, what word is made by 37265 ? Ans: D
A) TRICK B) BLEAK C) BLANK D) TABLE
Ans: B 203) ROM : PMK:: SET: ?
A) QCR B) UGV C) RPS D) TFU
186) In a code language STAY is written as 9657 SOUND is written as 92348 and DOT Ans: A
IN is written as 826 74. How would you write SIT STAND in that language ?
A) 967 29348 B) 976 96548 C) 679 92843 D) 796 23984 Ans: B 204) TOR : VRQMTP :: DWN: ?
A) BFUYLP B) FBYUPL C) FYBULP D) BUFLYP
Select the right option from the given alternatives Ans: B

187) QDXM : SFYN ::UIOZ:? 205) JIH : WVU :: GFE : ?

A) PAQM B) LPWA C) QNLA D) WKPA A) TUV B) RST C) TSR D) VUT
Ans: D Ans: C

188) MOQ : TUX :: ACE:?

A) ILH B) HLI C) HIL D) IHL 206) KPQR : LRTV :: DGHY : ?
Ans: C A) EIKC B) ETKC C) EJKD D) EHKD
Ans: A
189) MPSV : HKNQ :: PSVY :?
A) CIFL B) LCIF C) CFIL D) ICFL From the given choices select the odd man out
Ans: C
207) A) aaa b FG, B) bbb c GH C) hhh i MN
190) WINTER : RETNIW :: ? D) ddd c HI E) fff g KL
A) RMMEUS : SUMMER B) SPRING : GNIRPS Ans: D
C) HEAVEN : GOD D) KNIFE :BLADE
Ans: B 208) A) aaAA eeFF B) ppQQ uuVV C) llMM qqRR
D) rrss wwXX E) ooPP ttUU
191) FACE: HACE :: BACE :? Ans: D
A) DACE B) CASE C) NACE D) LACE
Ans: A 209) A) 11, 3, 3, 17 B) 41, 5, 3, 47 C) 71, 7, 3, 17
D) 37, 14, 19, 7 E) 67, 71, 3, 5
192) DFO: GIR :: ? Ans: D
A) EMK : IRP B) KME : NPH C) CDO : EGQ D) MKI : PRE
Ans: B 210) A) 24 B) 12 C) 36 D) 27 E) 48
193) OQT : FHK :: DFI :? Ans: D
A) CEH B) BEH C) BFH D) AFH
Ans: A 211) A) 63 B) 45 C) 81 D) 27 E) 38
Ans: E
194) WOLLS: XPMMT :: PILOT : ?
A) QJMPU B) QJJPU C) QMMPU D) QMJPU 212) A) 246 B) 268 C) 537 D) 369
Ans: A Ans: C

195) 5: 124 :: 7 :? 213) A) 10 B) 30 C) 68 D) 128

A) 342 B) 343 C) 248 D) 125 Ans: D
Ans: A
214) A) BD B) FL C) JS D) KV
196) ACE : 135 :: DFG :? Ans: C
A) 246 B) 642 C) 467 D) 681
Ans: C 215) A) ABDC B) FGIH C) KLMN D) QRTS
Ans: C
197) 24:90::56: ?
A) 120 B) 122 C) 118 D) 124 216) A) 121 B) 169 C) 225 D) 289
Ans: B Ans: C

198) 7:11::31: ? 217) A) LDCM B) TMNU C) MJIN D) PLKQ

A) 33 B) 37 C) 39 D) 42 Ans: B
Ans: B
Decode the word(s) / pattern given in the question.
199) 32:16::8: ?
A) 6 B) 4 C) 7 D) 3 218) In a certain code language if the word "PERMIT" is coded as TIMREP, then
Ans: B
how will you code the word "REJECTION"?
A) NOICTEJRE B) NOITCEJER C) NOITECJER D) None of these
200) 4, 6, 8, 10, ____
Ans: B
A) 11 B) 12 C) 13 D) 14
Ans: B
219) In a certain code language if the word "FORMAT" is coded as IOUMDT,
then how will the word BUSINESS be coded ?
201) 2197:13 :: 3375 : ?
A) FUEIDEQS B) EUVIQEVS C) DUEKIDQS D) None of these
Ans: B
220) If in a certain code "made" is coded as 1234 and "ream" is coded as 5421, then
"dream" is coded as 235) A man starts from a point 'X' and walks 3 km southwards, then he turns
A) 35421 B) 43512 C) 35412 D) 34521 left and walks 6 km. In which direction is he from the starting point?
Ans: A A) South-West B) South-East C) West D) South
Ans: B
221) If in a certain code "xerox" is coded as 52315, "widen" is coded as 46720, then
"oxen" is coded as 236) Siddharth and Murali go for jogging from the same point. Siddharth goes
A) 1623 B) 1520 C) 1420 D) 1523 towards the east covering 4 km. Murali proceeds towards the west for 3 km.
Ans: B Siddharth tuns left and covers 4 km and Murali turns to the right to cover 4 km.
Now what will be the distance between Siddharth and Murali?
Find the next number in the series A) 14 km B) 6 m C) 8 km D) 7 km
Ans: D
222) 2, 5, 10, 17, 26,_____
A) 35 B) 38 C) 39 D) 37 237) A, B, C, D and E are sitting on a bench. A is sitting next to B, C is sitting
Ans: D next to D, D is not sitting with E who is on the left end of the bench, C is on the
second position from the right. A is on the right of B and E. A and C are sitting
223) 135, 246, 357, 468,_____ together. In which position is A sitting?
A) 578 B) 577 C) 579 D) 570 A) Between B and D B) Between B and C C) Between E and D
Ans: C D) Between C and E
Ans: B
224) 23, 68, 113, 158, 203,_____
A) 252 B) 248 C) 242 D) 256 238) Rita, Sita, Gita and Mita went to a dance party with Tarun, Arun, Varun
Ans: B and Karun. Rita did not dance with Tarun or Varun, Gita knew only disco dance
and Arun and Varun did not know disco. Mita and Vaun are bitter enemies and
225) 3, 12, 48, 192, 768, _____ won't dance with each other. Given a choice, Arun won't dance with Mita.
A) 2868 B) 2968 C) 3072 D) 3176 Karun's partner is Gita. Who was Mita's dance partner?
Ans: C A) Tarun B) Arun C) Karun D) Varun
Ans: A
226) 256, 64, 128, 32, 64,_____
A) 128 B) 16 C) 32 D) 256 239) My friend and I started simultaneously towards each other from two
Ans: B places 100 m apart. After walking 30 m my friend turned left and went 10 m.,
then he turned right and went 20 m,then he turned right again and came back
227) 4, 24, 48, 72, 96, _____ on the road on which he had started walking. If we both walked with the same
A) 121 B) 120 C) 144 D) 132 speed, what is the distance between us at that point of time.
Ans: B A) 50 m B) 20 m C) 30 m D) 40 m
Ans: B
228) 2, 6, 30, 210, _____
A) 1680 B) 1800 C) 1890 D) 2010 240)A man travels 3 kms to the west, turns left and goes 3 kms, turns right and
Ans: C goes 1 km, again turns right and goes 3 kms. How far is he from the starting
point?
Select the right option from the given alternatives A) 7 kms B) 6 kms C) 5 kms D) 4 kms
Ans: D
229)Looking at a portrait of a man, Harsh said, "His mother is the wife of my father's
son. Brothers and sisters I have none." At whose portrait was Harsh looking? 241) A drives 10 km towards east and turns to the right hand and drives 3 km.
A) His son B) His cousin C) His uncle D) His nephew Then he drives towards west (turning at his right) 3 km. He then turns to his
E) None of these left and drives 2 km. Finally he turns to his right and travels 7 km. How far is he
Ans: A from his starting point and in which direction would he be?
A) 10 km, East B) 9 km, North C) 8 km, West
230)Anil, introducing a girl in a party, said, "She is the wife of the grandson of my D) 5 km, South E) 3 km, South
mother". How is Anil related to the girl? Ans: D
A) Father B) Grandfather C) Husband D) Father-in-law
Ans: D 242) A player X stands 50 yards away from Y in the West. He moves 10 yards
231)A boy goes to see a picture and sees a man sitting to his left and found that the straight towards South and then turns eastward going upto 50 yards, while Y
man was his relative. The man was the husband of the sister of his mother. How is also comes down southward and meets X at the same point. How far is Y from
the man related to the boy? his original position?
A) Uncle B) Nephew C) Brother D) None of these A) 50 yards B) 40 yards C) 20 yards D) 10 yards
Ans: A Ans: D

232) Mr. 'A' meets Mrs. 'B' B is the father of a son C and daughter D. E is the mother 243) Sandhya walks straight from point A to B which is 2 kms away. She turns
of A. C is married and has one son. E is the dauther-in-law of B. How is A related to left, at 900 and walks 8 kms to point C, where she turns left again at 900 and
B? walks 5 kms to point D. At D she turns left at 90 degree and walks for 8 kms to
A) Uncle B) Grandson C) Son D) Nephew point E.What is the distance between A and E?
Ans: B A) 2 B) 3 C) 5 D) 8
Ans: B
233) How is D related to C if A told B that C is his father's nephew. D is A's cousin but
not brother of C. A's father has one sibling only. 244) Seema told Sanjiv, "The girl I met yesterday at the beach was the youngest
A) Sister B) Father C) Niece D) Nephew daughter of the brother-in-law of my friend's mother." How is the girl related
Ans: A to Seema's friend?
A) Niece B) Friend C) Aunt D) Cousin
234) A is sister of B. C is the father of B. D is the wife of C and E is the father of D. Ans: D
How is E related to B?
A) Uncle B) Grandmother C) Father D) Grandfather
Ans: D
245) If A # B means A is father of B; A $ B means A is mother of B, A @ B means A is
sister of B, then how is B related to X in X $ K # A @ B? 258) A tourist drives 10 km towards East and turns to righthand side and takes
A) Grandson B) Grand-daughter C) Nephew a drive of another 3 km. He then drives towards West (turning to his right)
D) Data Inadequate another 3 km. He then turns to his left and walks another 2 km. Afterwards, he
Ans: D turns to his right and travels 7 km. How far is he from his starting point and in
which direction?
246) Introducing Sarita, Meena, said, "She is the only daughter of my father's only A) 10 km East B) 9 km North C) 8 km West D) 5 km South
daughter". Ans: D
How is Meena related to Sarita?
A) Niece B) Cousin C) Aunt D) None of these 259) Renuka started walking from her house, she first walked for 3 km towards
Ans: D west, then she turned towards north and moved 4 km in that direction. How
far Renuka is from her house?
247) Pointing to a girl, Arvind said "She is daughter of the only child of my father," A) 3 km South B) 3 km North C) 5 km West
How is Arvind's wife related to that girl? D) 5 km North-West
A) Daughter B) Mother C) Aunt D) Sister E) None of these Ans: D
Ans: B
260) Sunil was facing east. He turns 150o in the clockwise direction and then
248)D, the son-in-law of B is the brother-in-law of A who is the brother of C. How is A 145o in the anticlockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?
related to B? A) East B) North C) South-West D) South-East
A) Brother B) Son C) Father D) Data inadequate Ans: D
E) None of these
Ans: D 261)Gautam was facing North. He walked 40 meters and turned left to cover
20 mts. He again turned left and walked 40 mts. How far is he from his original
249) A man said, "This girl is the wife of the grandson of my mother". How is the position?
man related to the girl? A) 20 mt B) 40 mt C) 60 mt D) 80 mt
A) Grandfather B) Father C) Father-in-law D) Husband Ans: A
E) None of these
Ans: C 262) A puppy was trying to find its mother. It was facing east and walked for 10
mt. It turned south then and walked another 10 mt. Then it started walking
250) Saroj is mother-in-law of Vani who is sister-in-law of Deepak. Rajeesh is father towards North it walked for 20 mt and turned west. It walked 10 mt. and
of Ramesh, the only brother of Deepak. How is Saroj related to Deepak? moved south for 2 mt. In which direction is it from the original position and
A) Mother-in-law B) Aunt C) Wife D) Mother how far?
E) None of these A) 60 mt north-east B) 10 m north-east C) 8 mt north
Ans: D D) can't be determined
Ans: C
251) Kalyani is mother-in-law of Veena who is Sister-in-law of Ashok. Dheeraj is
father of Sudeep, the only brother of Ashok. How is Kalyani related to Ashok? 263) Amar started from point A and walked 10 km East to point B then turned
A) Mother-in-law B) Aunt C) Wife D) Cousin E) None of these to North and walked 3 km to point C and then turned West and walked 12 km
Ans: E to point D, then again turned South and walked 3 km to point E. In which
direction is he from his starting point?
252) Pointing to a lady, the man said, 'The son of her brother is the Brother of my A) East B) South C) West D) North
wife'. How is the lady related to the man? Ans: C
A) Mother's sister B) Grandmother C) Mother-in-law
D) Sister of father-in-law E) Natural Aunt 264) From a point Shalu starts walking towards North and after walking 20
Ans: D meters, she turns to her right and walks 10 metres, then she turns right again
and walks 20 m. Then, she turns to her left and walks 10 m and finally turns to
253)Mohit said to Neelam, "Your only brother's son is my wife's brother". How is her left and walks 20 m. In which direction is she with reference to the starting
Neelam related to the wife of Mohit? point?
A) Aunt B) Mother-in-law C) Sister D) Cannot be determined A) North B) South C) North-East D) East E) None of these
E) None of these Ans: C
Ans: A
254) Pointing to a photograph of a lady, Mr. Ahluwalia said, "She is the wife of my 265) Ram starts walking towards East from a point "S" and after walking 15 m
son's only brother." How is the lady related to Mr. Ahluwalia? turns to his left and walks 10 m, again he walks 10 m turning to his left and
A) Daughter B) Daughter-in-law C) Sister-in-law D) Wife finally walks 22 m turning to his left and reaches a point 'Q'. How far and in
E) None of these which direction is he from the point 'S'?
Ans: B A) 15 m South B) 22 m South East C) 12 m South
D) 13 m South-East E) None of these
255) Introducing Sunita, Ankit said, "She is the wife of my mother's only son." How is Ans: D
Sunita related to Ankit?
A) Wife B) Sister C) Sister-in-law D) Data Inadequate 266) I walked 20 m towards east from a point "S" and then turned right and
E) None of these walked another 20 m. Now I turned to my left and walked 10 m and turning to
Ans: A my right I walked another 10 m. Finally I turned to my right and walked 30 m to
reach a point 'F'. What is the shortest straight distance between points 'S' and
256) Pointing to a lady, the man said, "The son of her only brother is the brother of 'F'?
my wife." How is the lady related to the man? A) 20 m B) 25 m C) 30 m D) 40 m E) 50 m
A) Mother's sister B) Grandmother C) Mother-in-law Ans: C
D) None of these
Ans: D 267) Starting from a point "M", Hari walked 18 metres towards south. He
turned to his left and walked 25 metres. He then turned to his left and walked
257) A girl introduced a boy as the son of the daughter of the father of her uncle. 18 metres. He again turned to his left and walked 35 metres and reached a
The boy is the girl's... point "P". How far Hari is from the point "M" and in which direction?
A) Brother B) Nephew C) Uncle D) Son-in-law A) 10 m east B) 10 m west C) 35 m west D) 10 m south
Ans: A
E) None of these now?
Ans: B A) North-East B) South-East C) East D) West Ans: A

268) A tourist drives 10 km towards east and turns to his right hand and drives 3 281) Radha is walking towards East.What direction she should not follow if she
km.Then he drives towards west (turning to his right) 3 km. He then turns to his left should walk towards North?
and drives 2 km.Finally he turns to his right and travels 7 km. How far is he from his A) Right, Right, Left, Right, Right
starting point and in which direction would he be? B) Right, Right, Left, Left, Left C) Right, Right, Right
A) 10km East B) 9km North C) 8km West D) 5km West E)5km South D) Right, Left, Right, Left Ans: D
Ans: D
282) If all are changed in the manner that north becomes south and vice-
269) Karan starts walking towards south. After walking 15 metres he turns towards versa, then North-West will be:
north. After walking 20 metres, he turns towards east and walks 10 metres. He then A) South-East B) North-East C) South-West
turns towards south and walks 5 metres. How far is he from his original position and D) None of these Ans: A
in which direction?
A) 10 metres East B) 10 metres South-East 283) Neha crawls 10 ft, turns right and crawls another 10 ft, then turns left two
C) 10 metres West D) 10 metres North-East times and crawls 15 ft each time . If she started crawling in the westward
Ans: A direction , towards which direction is she crawling now?
A) East B) South C) North D) West Ans: B
270) Bhavika and Sunaina start simultaneously towards each other from two places
100 m apart. After walking 30 m. Bhavika turns left and goes 10m, then she turns 284) What is my father's wife's grandfather's only child's son's daughter to me?
right and goes 20 m and then turns right again and comes back to the road on which A) Aunt B) Niece C) Real sister D) Cousin sister Ans: D
she had started walking. If both Bhavika and Sunaina walk with the same speed,
what is the distance between them at this point of time? 285) "A" is the father of "B" and "C". "B" is the son of "A" but "C" is not the
A) 70 metres B) 40 metres C) 10 metres D) 20 metres son of "A".What is C's relation with "A"?
Ans: D A) Daughter B) Son C) Niece D) Nephew Ans: A

271) A goes on a picnic and meets a woman B who is the sister of A's wife. How is B 286) Introducing Leela ,Ram said, "Her father is my mother's only son".How is
related to A? Leela related to Ram ?
A) Sister B) Sister-in-law C) Borther D) Brother-in-law A) Aunt B) Daughter C) Mother D) Sister Ans: B
Ans: B
287) Pointing to a man, a woman said, "He is the only son of my mother's
272) How is my mother's sister's brother's wife's child related to me? mother". How is the woman related to the man?
A) Brother B) Uncle C) Cousin D) Nephew A) Aunt B) Daughter C) Niece D) Sister
Ans: C Ans: C

273) How is A's grandfather's only son's only son's mother's mother-in-law's sister-in- 288) If S - T means "S" is the wife of "T", S + T means "S" is the daughter of "T"
law is related to A? and S / T means that "S" is the son of "T". What will M+J/K means'?
A) Grandaunt B) Aunt C) Grandmother D) Mother A) K' is the father of "M"
Ans: A B) "M" is the grand daughter
C) "J" is wife of "K"
274) A person travels 10 km towards south. He then turns left and travels 2 km and D) "K" and "M" are brothers
then turns right and travaels 4 km and finally travels 2 km towards the east. What is Ans: B
his position (in horizontal and vertical ) with reference to the starting point?
A) 4 km to the east, 14 km to the south
B) 14 km to the south, 4 km to the east
C) 18 km to the south, 14 km to the east
D) 18 km to the south, 8 km to the east
Ans: A
275) Smitha moved a distance of 85 m towards south, then turned to right and
walked for 15 m. She turned right again and walked 60 m. Finally, she turned right at
an angle of 45o and continued walking. In which was she moving ultimately ?
A) South-East B) North-West C) North D) North-East Ans: D

276) A watch shows 8.30. If the minute hand points towards east, in what direction
will the hour hand point?
A) South-West B) South-East C) West D) North-West Ans: B

277) After walking 6 kms, I turned right and travelled a distance of 2 kms, then
turned left and covered a distance of 10 km. In the end I was moving towards the
north. Initially, what direction was I moving in?
A) North B) South C) South-West D) North-East Ans: A

278) A person travels 12 km in tne southward direction and then travels 5 kms to the
right and then travels 15 kms towards the right and finally travels 5 kms towards the
east. How far is he from the starting place?
A) 28.5 kms B) 11.5 kms C) 3kms D) 5kms Ans: C

279)A watch shows 4.30 .If the minute hand points to east, in what direction will the
hour hand point?
A) North-West B) South-East C) North-East D) North Ans: C

280) Rohan is walking towards west .He takes three turns while walking,all at an
(internal) angle of 45 degree towards right, right and left.What direction is he facing
 memory has an address. The word "Mahatma Gandhi" is stored in the memory
with starting address 456. The letter 'd' will be at which memory address?
A) 468 B) 480 C) 478 D) 467
Ans: C

11) Stuti is making a questionnaire of True-false questions. She wants to define

a data-type which stores the response of the candidate for the question. What
PROGRAMING LANGUAGE is the most-suited data type for this purpose?
A) integer B) boolean C) float D) character
1)There is a new data-type which can take as values natural numbers between (and
Ans: B
including) 0 and 25. How many minimum bits are required to store this data-type.
A) 4 B) 5 C) 1 D) 3
12) A pseudo-code is used. Assume that when two data-types are processed
Ans: B
through an operator, the answer maintains the same data-type as the input
data-types. Assume that all data-types have enough range to accommodate
2) A data type is stored as an 6 bit signed integer. Which of the following cannot be
any number. If two different data-types are operated on, the result assumes
represented by this data type?
the more expressive data-type.
A) -12 B) 0 C) 32 D) 18
What will be the output of the following pseudo-code statements:
Ans: C
integer a = 456, b, c, d =10
b = a/d c = a - b
3) A language has 28 different letters in total. Each word in the language is composed
print c
of maximum 7 letters. You want to create a data-type to store a word of this
A) 410 B) 410.4 C) 411.4 D) 411
language. You decide to store the word as an array of letters. How many bits will you
Ans: D
assign to the data-type to be able to store all kinds of words of the language.
A) 7 B) 35 C) 28 D) 196
13) A pseudo-code is used. Assume that when two data-types are processed
Ans: B
through an operator, the answer maintains the same data-type as the input
data-types. Assume that all data-types have enough range to accommodate
4) A 10-bit unsigned integer has the following range:
any number. If two different data-types are operated on, the result assumes
A) 0 to 1000 B) 0 to 1024 C) 1 to 1025 D) 0 to 1023
the more expressive data-type.
Ans: D
// in pseudo code refers to comment
What will be the output of the following pseudo-code statements:
5) Rajni wants to create a data-type for the number of books in her book case. Her
integer a = 984, b, c, d =10
shelf can accommodate a maximum of 75 books. She allocates 7 bits to the data-
print remainder (a,d) //remainder when a is divided by d
type. Later another shelf is added to her book-case. She realizes that she can still use
a = a/d
the same data-type for storing the number of books in her book-case. What is the
print remainder(a,d) // remainder when a is divided by d
maximum possible capacity of her new added shelf?
A) 48 B) Error C) 84 D) 44
A) 52 B) 127 C) 53 D) 75
Ans: A
Ans: A
Assume the following precedence (high to low). Operators in the same row
6) A new language has 15 possible letters, 8 different kinds of punctuation marks and
have the same precedence:
a blank character. Rahul wants to create two data types, first one which could store
(.) * / + - AND OR
the letters of the language and a second one which could store any character in the
For operators with equal precedence, the precedence is from left-to-right in
language. The number of bits required to store these two data-types will respectively
expression.
be:
A) 3 and 4 B) 4 and 3 C) 4 and 5 D) 3 and 5
14) What will be the output of the following code statements?
Ans: C
integer a = 50, b = 25, c = 0
print ( a > 45 OR b > 50 AND c > 10 )
7) Parul takes as input two numbers: a and b. a and b can take integer values
A) 1 B) 0 C) -1 D) 10
between 0 and 255. She stores a, b and c as 1-byte data type. She writes the
Ans: A
following code statement to process a and b and put the result in c.
15) What will be the output of the following code statements?
c = a + 2*b
integer a = 50, b = 25, c = 5
To her surprise her program gives the right output with some input values of a and b,
print a * b / c + c
while gives an erroneous answer for others. For which of the following inputs will it
A) 120 B) 125 C) 255 D) 250
give a wrong answer?
Ans: C
A) a = 10 b = 200 B) a = 200 b = 10 C) a = 50 b = 100
D) a = 100 b = 50
16)What will be the output of the following code statements?
Ans: A
integer a = 10, b = 35, c = 5
print a * b / c - c
8) Prashant takes as input 2 integer numbers, a and b, whose value can be between 0
A) 65 B) 60 C) Error D) 70
and 127. He stores them as 7 bit numbers. He writes the following code to process
Ans: A
these numbers to produce a third number c. c = a - b
In how many minimum bits should Prashant store c?
17) integer a = 10, b = 35, c = 5
A) 6 bits B) 7 bits C) 8 bits D) 9 bits
Comment about the output of the two statements?
Ans: C
print a * b + c / d
print c / d + a * b
9) Ankita takes as input 2 integer numbers, a and b, whose value can be between 0
A) Differ due to left-to-right precedence
and 31. He stores them as 5 bit numbers. He writes the following code to process
B) Differ by 10 C) Differ by 20 D) Same
these numbers to produce a third number c.
Ans: D
c = 2*(a - b)
In how many minimum bits should Ankita store c?
18) integer a = 40, b = 35, c = 20, d = 10
A) 6 bits B) 7 bits C) 8 bits D) 9 bits
Comment about the output of the following two statements:
Ans: B
print a * b / c - d
print a * b / (c - d)
10) A character in new programming language is stored in 2 bytes. A string is
represented as an array of characters. A word is stored as a string. Each byte in the
A) Differ by 80 B) Same C) Differ by 50 D) Differ by 160 sum = sum + i // statement 4
Ans: A i = i + 6;
}
19)integer a = 60, b = 35, c = -30 print sum // statement 6
What will be the output of the following two statements: Does this program have an error? If yes, which one statement will you modify
print ( a > 45 OR b > 50 AND c > 10 ) to correct the program?
print ( ( a > 45 OR b > 50 ) AND c > 10 ) A) Statement 1 B) Statement 2 C) Statement 3
A) 0 and 1 B) 0 and 0 C) 1 and 1 D) 1 and 0 D) Statement 4
Ans: D Ans: B

20) A pseudo-code is used. Assume that when two data-types are processed through 25) Sharmili wants to make a program to print the sum of all perfect cubes,
an operator, the answer maintains the same data-type as the input data-types. where the value of the cubes go from 0 to 100. She writes the following
Assume that all data-types have enough range to accommodate any number. If two program:
different data-types are operated on, the result assumes the more expressive data- integer i = 0, a // statement 1
type. integer sum = 0;
// in pseudo code refers to comment a=(i*i*i)
What will be the output of the following pseudo-code statements: while ( i < 100 ) // statement 2
integer a = 984, b=10 //float is a data-type to store real numbers. {
float c sum = sum + a // statement 3
c=a/b i=i+1
print c a = ( i * i * i ) // statement 4
A) 984 B) 98.4 C) 98 D) Error }
Ans: C print sum
Does this program have an error? If yes, which one statement will you modify
21) A pseudo-code is used. Assume that when two data-types are processed through to correct the program?
an operator, the answer maintains the same data-type as the input data-types. A) Statement 1 B) Statement 2 C) Statement 3
Assume that all data-types have enough range to accommodate any number. If two D) Statement 4 E) No error
different data-types are operated on, the result assumes the more expressive data- Ans: B
type.
// in pseudo code refers to comment 26) Bhavya wants to make a program to print the sum of all perfect squares,
What will be the output of the following pseudo-code statements: where the value of the squares go from 0 to 50. She writes the following
integer a = 984 //float is a data-type to store rational numbers. program:
float b= 10, c integer i = 1, a // statement 1
c=a/b integer sum = 0
print c while ( a < 50 ) // statement 2
{ sum = sum + a // statement 3
i=i+1
A) 984 B) Error C) 98.4 D) 98 a = ( i * i ); // statement 4 }
Ans: C print sum
Does this program have an error? If yes, which one statement will you modify
22) Smriti wants to make a program to print the sum of square of the first 5 whole to correct the program?
numbers (0...4). She writes the following program: A) Statement 1 B) Statement 2 C) Statement 3
integer i = 0 // statement 1 D) Statement 4 E) No error
integer sum = 0 // statement 2 Ans: A
while ( i < 5 ) // statement 3
{ sum = i*i // statement 4 27) Vijay wants to print the following pattern on the screen:
i = i + 1 // statement 5 } 2
print sum // statement 6 24
Is her program correct? If not, which statement will you modify to correct it? 246
A) No error, the program is correct. 2468
B) Statement 1 C) Statement 4 D) statement 6 He writes the following program:
Ans: C integer i = 1, j=2 // statement 1
while ( i <= 4 ) // statement 2
23) Shashi wants to make a program to print the sum of the first 10 multiples of 5. { j = 2;
She writes the following program, where statement 5 is missing: while ( j <= ? ) // Statement 3
integer i = 0 { print j
integer sum = 0 print blank space
while ( i <= 50 ) j=j+2
{ }
sum = sum + i print end-of-line \takes the cursor to the next line
-- MISSING STATEMENT 5 -- i=i+1
} }
print sum What is the value of ? in statement 3 ::
Which of the following will you use for statement 5? A) 8 B) I C) 2*I D) 4
A) i = 5 B) i = 5 * I C) i = i + 1 D) i = i + 5 Ans: C
Ans: D
28) Shravanti writes the following program:
24)Shantanu wants to make a program to print the sum of the first 7 multiples of 6. integer i = 0, j
He writes the following program: while ( i < 2 )
integer i = 0 // statement 1 { j = 0;
integer sum // statement 2 while ( j <= 3*i )
while ( i <= 42 ) // statement 3 { print j
{ print blank space
 j=j+3 input number 1, number2, number3;
} if (number 1>number2)
print end-of-line \takes the cursor to the next line temp = number 1
i=i+1 else
} temp = number2
What will be the output of the program? end if
A) 0 B) 0 3 C) 0 D) 0 3 6 if (??) // Statement 1
03 036 036 0369 temp = number3
0369 0 3 6 9 12 end if
Ans: A print temp
Fill in the ?? in Statement 1
29) Vijay wants to print the following pattern on the screen: A) number3 > number2
1 B) number3 > temp
12 C) number3 < temp
123 D) number3 > number 1
He writes the following program: Ans: B
integer i = 1 // statement 1
while ( i <= 3 )
{ int j // Statement 2
while ( j <= i ) // Statement 3
33) Rohit writes the following program which inputs a number and prints
{ print j "Double digit" if the number is composed of two digits and "Not a double
print blank space
digit" if it is not.
j = j + 1 // Statement 4 int number;
}
if (number>10 AND number < 100)
print end-of-line \takes the cursor to the next line
print "Double digit"
i=i+1
else
} print "Not a double digit"
Will this program function correctly? If not which one statement will you modify to
end if
make the program function correctly? Rohit tries the following inputs: 5 and 66. The program works fine. He asks his
A) Statement 1 B) Statement 2 C) Statement 3
brother Ravi to try the program. When Ravi enters a number, the program
D) Statement 4 E) Program does not have error. doesn't work correctly. What did Ravi enter?
Ans: B
A) 8 B) 100 C) 99 D) 10
Ans: D
30) Charu writes the following program:
integer i = 1, j, a 34)Rohan writes the following program which inputs a number and prints
while ( i <= 4 )
"Triple digit" if the number is composed of three digits and "Not triple digit" if
{ j = 1; it is not.
a = 0;
int number;
while ( a <= 5*i ) if (number>99)
{ a = 2^j;
print "Triple digit"
print a else
print blank space
print "Not triple digit"
j=j+1 end if
}
Rohan tries the following inputs: 25 and 566. The program works fine. He asks
print end-of-line \takes the cursor to the next line his brother Ravi to try the program. When Ravi enters a number, the program
i=i+1
doesn't work correctly. What did Ravi enter?
} A) 99 B) 100 C) 0 D) 1000
What will be the output of the program?
Ans: D
A) 2 B) 2 4 C) 2 4 D) 2
24 248 248 24
35) Abhinav wants to find the largest number in a given list of 20 numbers.
248 2 4 8 16 248 24 Which of the following is an efficient approach to do this?
2 4 8 16 2 4 8 16 32 2 4 8 16 2 4 8 16
A) Use bubble sort to sort the list in descending order and then print the first
Ans: C number of the series.
B) Use selection sort to sort the list in descending order and then print the first
31) Himanshu wants to write a program to print the larger of the two inputted number of the series.
number. He writes the following code:
C) Implement one iteration of selection sort for descending order and print the
int number 1, number 2 first number in the series.
input number 1, number 2
D) None of these
if (??) // Statement 1 Ans: C
print number 1
else 36) Lavanya wants to find the smallest number out of 26 inputted numbers.
print number2
How many minimum comparisons he has to make?
end if A) 25 B) 13 C) 26 D) 52
Fill in the ?? in statement 1.
Ans: A
A) number 1>number2
B) number2>number 1
37) A company offers commission for selling it products to its salesperson. The
C) number2 equals number 1 commission rate is Rs. 5 per product. However if the salesperson sells more
D) number 1 <= number2
than 200 items, he gets a commission of Rs. 10 on all items he sold after the
Ans: A first 200. Kanu writes a program to calculate the commission for the
salesperson:
32) Shalini wants to program to print the largest number out of three inputted integer numberProducts, commission
numbers. She writes the following program:
input numberProducts
int number 1, number 2, number3, temp; if ( numberProducts > 200 )
-- MISSING STATEMENT -- pointer c, d
else a = 30
commission = numberProducts * 5 c = &a
end if b = *c
print commission a = a + 10
Fill in the missing statement. print b
A) commission = (numberProducts - 200) * 10 A) 30 B) 4165 C) 40 D) 4166
B) commission = 200 * 5 + (numberProducts - 200) * 10 Ans: A
C) commission = numberProducts * 10
D) None of these 43) What is the output of the following code statements? The compiler saves
Ans: B the first integer at the memory location 4165 and the rest at consecutive
38) Vikram wants to write a program which checks whether the inputted number is memory spaces in order of declaration. Integer is one byte long.
divisible by any of the first 6 natural numbers (excluding 1). He writes the following integer a
efficient code for it. pointer c, d
int number, n = 2, isdivisible=0 a = 30
input number c = &a
while ( n <=6) // Statement 1 d=c
{ if ( remainder (number, n) == 0) a = a + 10
isdivisible = 1 print *c
end A) 30 B) 4165 C) 40 D) 4166
n = n+1 // Statement 2 Ans: C
}
if (isdivisible equals 1) 44) What is space complexity of a program?
print "It is divisible" A) Amount of hard-disk space required to store the program
else B) Amount of hard-disk space required to compile the program
print "It is not divisible" C) Amount of memory required by the program to run
end D) Amount of memory required for the program to compile
Vikram takes the program to Hari. Hari tells Vikram that though the code is correct, it Ans: C
can be made more efficient. Hari modifies a single statement and makes the code
more efficient. Which statement does he modify and how? 45) The memory space needed by an algorithm has a fixed part independent
A) Statement 1 is changed to: of the problem instance solved and a variable part which changes according to
while (n <=6 AND isdivisible=0) the problem instance solved. In general, which of these two is of prime
B) Statement 1 is changed to: concern to an algorithm designer?
while (n <=6 OR isdivisible=0) A) Fixed part B) Variable Part
C) Statement 1 is changed to: C) Product of fixed part and variable part
while (isdivisible=0) D) None of these
D) Statement 2 is changed to: Ans: B
n=n+2
Ans: A 46) While calculating time complexity of an algorithm, the designer concerns
himself/herself primarily with the run time and not the compile time. Why?
39) Rajiv wants to make a program which inputs two numbers: a and b (a>b) and A) Run time is always more than compile time.
computes the number of terms between a and b (including a and b). What will be B) Compile time is always more than run time.
code statement to do this: C) Compile time is a function of run time.
A) a – b B) a - b + 1 C) a + b D) a - b - 1 D) A program needs to be compiled once but can be run several times.
Ans: B Ans: D

40) I have a problem to solve which takes as input a number n. The problem has a 47) Pankaj and Mythili were both asked to write the code to evaluate the
property that given the solution for (n-1), I can easily solve the problem for n. Which following expression:
programming technique will I use to solve such a problem? a - b + c/(a-b) + (a-b)2
A) Iteration B) Decision-making Pankaj writes the following code statements (Code A):
C) Object Oriented Programming D) Recursion print (a-b) + c/(a-b) + (a-b)*(a-b)
Ans: D Mythili writes the following code statements (Code B):
d = (a-b)
A pseudo-code is used with the following meaning. print d + c/d + d*d
"pointer" is a data-type which contains memory address (or pointers) If the time taken to load a value in a variable, for addition, multiplication or
Statement "a = *b" puts the value at the memory address referenced by b into a. division between two operands is same, which of the following is true?
Statement "a = &b" puts the memory address of b into a.
Statement "*b = a" puts the value a at the memory address referenced by b.
A) Code A uses lesser memory and is slower than Code B
41) What is the output of the following code statements? The compiler saves the B) Code A uses lesser memory and is faster than Code B
first integer at the memory location 4062. Integer is one byte long. C) Code A uses more memory and is faster than Code B
integer a D) Code A uses more memory and is slower than Code B
pointer b Ans: A
a = 20
b = &a 48) Vrinda writes an efficient program to sum two square diagonal matrices
print *b (matrices with elements only on diagonal). The size of each matrix is nXn.
A) 4062 B) 4063 C) 20 D) 10 What is the time complexity of Vrinda's algorithm?
Ans: C A) &theta(n^2) B) &theta(n)
C) &theta(n*log(n)) D) None of these
42) What is the output of the following code statements? The compiler saves the Ans: B
first integer at the memory location 4165 and the rest at consecutive memory spaces
in order of declaration. Integer is one byte long. 49) Tarang writes an efficient program to add two upper triangular 10X10
integer a, b matrices (elements on diagonal retained). How many total additions will his
program make? A) Both codes have same complexity
A) 100 B) 55 C) 25 D) 10 B) The first code has higher time complexity than the second
Ans: B C) The second code has lower time complexity than the first code.
D) Both codes are the same.
50) Ravi and Rupali are asked to write a program to sum the rows of a 2X2 matrices Ans: B
stored in the arrayA.
Ravi writes the following code (Code A): 57) The time complexity of code A is &theta(n), while for Code B it is
for n = 0 to 1 &theta(log(n)). Which of the following is true for sufficiently large n?
sumRow1[n] = A[n][1] + A[n][2] A) Both code have the same time complexity
end B) Code A has higher time complexity
Rupali writes the following code (Code B): C) Code B has higher time complexity
sumRow1[0] = A[0][1] + A[0][2] D) No comparison can be made between the time complexity of the two
sumRow1[1] = A[1][1] + A[1][2] codes.
Comment upon these codes (Assume no loop-unrolling done by compiler): Ans: B
A) Code A will execute faster than Code B.
B) Code B will execute faster than Code A 58) Rajini is given an efficient code for summing two nXn matrices and putting
C) Code A is logically incorrect. the result in a third matrix. She is asked to find it's time complexity. She
D) Code B is logically incorrect. realizes that the number of iterations required is more than n. What can she
Ans: B claim with regard to the complexity of the code?
A) It is O(n) B) It is O(n2) C) It is &theta(n)
51) There is an array of size n initialized with 0. Akanksha has to write a code which D) It is &omega(n)
inserts the value 3k at position 3k in the array, where k=0,1.(till possible). Akanksha Ans: D
writes an efficient code to do so. What is the time complexity of her code?
A) &theta(n^2) B) &theta(n) 59) Gautam is given two codes, A and B, to solve a problem, which have
C) &theta(log3(n)) D) &theta(3n) complexity &theta(n) and &theta(n2) respectively. His client wants to solve a
Ans: C problem of size k, which Gautam does not know. Which code will Gautam
deliver to the client, so that the execution is faster?
52) There are two matrices A and B of size nXn. The data in both these matrices A) Code A B) Code B C) Gautam cannot determine
resides only at positions where both the indices are a perfect square. Rest all D) Both codes have the same execution time, so deliver any.
positions have 0 as the data. Manuj has available a third matrix initialized with 0's at Ans: C
all positions. He writes an efficient code to put the sum of A and B in C. What is the
time complexity of Manuj's program? 60) Surbhi is given two codes, A and B, to solve a problem, which have
A) &theta(n^2) B) &theta(n) complexity O(n3) and &omega(n4) respectively. Her client wants to solve a
C) &theta(n1/2) D) &theta(log(n)) problem of size k, which is sufficiently large. Which code will Surbhi deliver to
Ans: B the client, so that the execution is faster?
A) Code A B) Code B C) Surbhi cannot determine
53) Ravi has to add an strictly upper triangular (no elements at diagonal) and a D) Both codes have the same execution time, so deliver any.
strictly lower triangular square matrix (no elements at diagonal) and put the result in Ans: A
a third matrix. What is the time complexity of Ravi's algorithm? Assume that storing
a value in a memory space takes negligible time, while each addition between values 61) Vibhu is given two codes, A and B, to solve a problem, which have
takes the dominating amount of time. complexity O(n4) and &omega(n3) respectively. Her client wants to solve a
A) &theta(n^2) B) &theta(n) C) &theta(1) problem of size k, which is sufficiently large. Which code will Gautam deliver to
D) None of these the client, so that the execution is faster?
Ans: C A) Code A B) Code B C) Vibhu cannot determine
D) Both codes have the same execution time, so deliver any.
54) We have two 100X3 (rowsXcolumn) matrices containing mid-term exam marks Ans: C
and end-term exam marks of 100 students. Each row refers to a particular student,
while columns refer to marks in English, Social Sciences and Maths. The end-term 62) Pavithra is given two codes, A and B, to solve a problem, which have
and mid-term marks of each student in each subject have to be added to get his total complexity &theta(n3) and &omega(n3) respectively. Her client wants to solve a
score in each subject, to be put in a third matrix (100X3). Parinidhi writes a code problem of size k, which is sufficiently large. Which code should she deliver to
(Code A), where the outer loop iterates over the rows, while the inner loop iterates the client in the present scenario?
over the columns. Shashi writes a code (Code B), where the outer loop iterates over A) Code A B) Code B
the columns, while the inner loop iterates over rows. Which of the following is true C) Both codes have the same execution time, so deliver any. D) None of these
with regard to their code ignoring any caching or memory storage effects? Ans: A
A) Code A is faster than Code B
B) Code B is faster than Code A 63) Code A has to execute 4*n2 + 64 program statements, while Code B has to
C) Code A and Code B will run in the same amount of time execute 32*n program statements for a problem of size n. The time for
D) The comparison between the speed of the codes cannot be made. executing a single program statement is same for all statements. Rajesh was
Ans: B given a problem with a certain size k and he delivered Code A. What could be
the possible value of k?
55) A code takes the following code steps (equivalently time unit) to execute: 5*n3 + A) 1000 B) 5 C) 10 D) 3
6*n2 + 1. Which of the following is not true about the time complexity of the Ans: D
program?
A) It has a time complexity of O(n3) 64) Saumya writes a code which has a function which calls itself. Which
B) It has a time complexity of O(n4) programming concept is Saumya using?
C) It has a time complexity of O(n2) A) This is bad programming practice and should not be done.
D) It has a time complexity of &theta(n3) B) Recursion C) Decision Making D) Overloading
Ans: C Ans: B

56) We have two programs. We know that the first has a time complexity O(n2), while 65) Shrishti writes the code for a function that computes the factorial of the
the second has a complexity &omega(n2). For sufficiently large n, which of the inputted number n.
following cannot be true? function factorial(n)
{
 if(n equals 1) D) The language of the program
return 1 Ans: C
else
-- MISSING STATEMENT -- 72) Sakshi writes a code in a high-level programming language on a Pentium-III
end machine, which she wants to execute on a Motorola chip. What of the
} following will she run on the code?
Fill in the missing statement. A) An interpreter B) A compiler C) A cross-compiler
A) return factorial(n-1) B) return n*factorial(n) D) Linker
C) return n*(n-1) D) return n*factorial(n-1) Ans: C
Ans: D
66) Tanuj writes the code for a function that takes as input n and calculates the sum 73) Shahaana has a 10,000 line code. She is trying to debug it. She knows there
of first n natural numbers. is a logical error in the first 25 lines of the code. Which of the following will be
Function sum( n ) an efficient way of debugging:
{ A) Compile the whole code and step into it line by line B) Use an
if(??) interpreter on the first 25 lines.
return 1 C) Compile the whole code and run it
else D) None of these
return (n + sum(n-1)) Ans: B
end
} 74) Farhan writes a code to find the factorial of an inputted number. His code
Fill in ?? in the code. gives correct answer for some inputs and incorrect answers for others. What
A) n equals 1 B) n equals 2 C) n >= 1 D) n > 1 kind of error does his program have?
Ans: A A) Syntactical error B) Run-time Error
C) Logical Error D) None of these
67) Saloni writes the code for a function that takes as input n, an even integer and Ans: C
calculates the sum of first n even natural numbers.
function sum( n ) 75) Reshama is debugging a piece of code which takes several iterations of
{ modifying and executing code, while Mohammad has to deliver a product to
if(n equals 2) the customer, which the customer will run multiple times. Reshama wants her
return 2 debug cycle to take minimum possible time, while Mohammad wants that his
else products run time is minimum. What tools should Reshama and Mohammad
return (n + sum(n-2)) respectively use on their code?
end A) Compiler, Interpreter B) Interpreter, Compiler
} C) Compiler, Compiler D) Interpreter, Interpreter
She then calls the function by the statement, sum(30). How many times will the Ans: B
function sum be called to compute this sum.
A) 1 B) 30 C) 15 D) 16 76) Gautam writes a program to run on a Motorola processor on his Pentium
Ans: C computer. He wants to see how the program will execute on the Motorola
processor using his Pentium machine. What tool will he use?
68) Consider the following function A) Compiler B) Interpreter C) Assembler
function calculate( n ) D) Simulator
{ Ans: D
if(n equals 5)
return 5 77) Consider the following code:
else function modify(y,z)
return (n + calculate(n-5)) {
end y = y + 1;
} z = z + 1;
Shishir calls the function by the statement, calculate(20). What value will the return y - z
function return? }
A) 50 B) 200 C) 35 D) 20 function calculate( )
Ans: A {
integer a = 5, b = 10, c
69) Ravi is writing a program in C++. C++ uses the 'for' keyword for loops. Due to
distraction, Ravi writes 'gor' instead of 'for'. What will this result to? c = modify(a, b);
A) The code will not compile. print a
B) The code will give an error while in execution print space
C) The code may work for some inputs and not for others. print c
D) It will create no problems. }
Ans: A Assume that a and b were passed by value. What will be the output on
executing function calculate( )?
70) What does a compiler do? A) 11 -5 B) 10 -5 C) 6 -5 D) 5 -5
A) Converts code from a high level language to a low level language B) Necessarily Ans: D
converts the code into assembly language C) Converts code from a low level 78) Consider the following code:
language to a high level language function modify(b,a)
D) Necessarily converts the code into machine language {
Ans: A return a - b
}
71) A program is compiled by Tarun on his machine. Whether it will run on a function calculate( )
different computer will depend upon: { integer a = 5, b = 12, c
A) Operating system on the computer
B) Hardware configuration of the computer c = modify(a, b);
C) Both operating system and hardware configuration print c
} print a
Assume that a and b were passed by reference. What will be the output of the print space
program on executing function calculate( ) ? print b
A) 7 B) -7 C) Error D) 8 }
Ans: A Assume that a was passed by value and b was passed by reference. What will
be the output of the program on executing function calculate( ) ?
79) Consider the following code: A) 12 17 B) 10 17 C) 12 20 D) 10 20
function modify(y,z) Ans: B
{
y=y+1 84) Consider the following function:
z=z+1 function run( )
return y - z {
} integer a = 0 // Statement 1
function calculate( ) while (a < 5)
{ {
integer a = 12, b = 20, c integer c = 0 // Statement 2
c = modify(a, b); c = c + 1 // Statement 3
print a a=a+1
print space }
print c print c // Statement 4
} }
Assume that a and b were passed by reference. What will be the output of the At which statement in this program will the compiler detect an error?
function calculate( ) ? A) Statement 1 B) Statement 2 C) Statement 3
A) 12 -8 B) 13 -8 C) 12 8 D) 13 8 D) Statement 4
Ans: B Ans: D

80) Afzal writes a piece of code, where a set of three lines occur around 10 times in 85) Which one of the following is the lowest level format to which the
different parts of the program. What programming concept can he use to shorten his computer converts a higher language program before execution?
program code length? A) English code B) Machine Code
A) Use for loops B) Use functions C) Use arrays C) Assembly Language D) System Language
D) Use classes Ans: B
Ans: B
86) If you want to write a function that swaps the values of two variables, you
81) Geetika writes a piece of code, where a set of eight lines occur around 10 times must pass them by:
in different parts of the program (Code A). She passes on the code to Deva. Deva A) Value only B) Reference only
puts the set of eight lines in a function definition and calls them at the 10 points in C) Either A or B D) Neither A nor B
the program (Code B). Which code will run faster using an interpreter? Ans: B
A) Code A B) Code B
C) Code A and Code B will run with the same speed 87) Consider the following code:
D) None of these if (condition 1) {
Ans: A if (condition 2)
{ // Statement A }
82) Consider the following code: else
function modify(a,b) if (condition 3)
{ { // Statement B }
integer c, d = 2 else
c = a*d + b { // Statement C }
return c else
} if (condition 4)
function calculate( ) { // Statement D }
{ else
integer a = 5, b = 20, c { // Statement E}
integer d = 10 }
c = modify(a, b); Which of the following conditions will allow execution of statement C?
c=c+d A) condition1 AND condition3
print c B) condition1 AND condition4 AND !condition2
} C) NOT(condition2) AND NOT(condition3)
Assume that a and b were passed by value. What will be the output of the function D) condition1 AND NOT(condition2) AND NOT(condition3)
calculate( ) ? Ans: D
A) 80 B) 40 C) 32 D) 72
Ans: B 88) Consider the following code:
if (condition 1) {
83) Consider the following code: if (condition 2)
function modify(w,u) { // Statement A }
{ else
w=w+2 if (condition 3)
u=u-3 { // Statement B}
return (w - u) else
} {// Statement C }
function calculate( ) else
{ if (condition 4)
integer a = 10, b = 20, c {// Statement D}
c = modify(a, b); else
 {// Statement E}
} 93) function g(int n)
Which of the following conditions will allow execution of statement E? {
A) condition1 AND condition3 if (n > 0) return 1;
B) NOT(condition1) AND condition2 AND NOT(condition4) else return -1;
C) NOT(condition2) AND NOT(condition3) }
D) condition1 AND condition4 AND NOT(condition2) AND NOT(condition3) function f(int a, int b)
Ans: B {
if (a > b) return g(a-b);
89) Consider the following code: if (a < b) return g(b-a);
if (condition 1) { return 0;
if (condition 2) }
{ // Statement A } If f(a,b) is called, what is returned?
else A) 1 if a > b, -1 if a < b, 0 otherwise
if (condition 3) B) Always +1
{ // Statement B} C) 0 if a equals b, +1 otherwise
else D) -1 if a > b, 1 if a < b, 0 otherwise
{// Statement C } Ans: C
else
if (condition 4) 94) function g(int n)
{// Statement D} {
else if (n > 0) return 1;
{// Statement E} else return -1;
} }
Which of the following condition will allow execution of statement A? function f(int a, int b)
A) NOT(condition2) AND NOT(condition3) {
B) condition1 AND condition4 AND NOT(condition2) AND NOT(condition3) if (a > b) return g(a-b);
C) condition1 AND condition2 AND condition4 if (a < b) return g(-b+a);
D) NOT(condition1) AND condition2 AND NOT(condition4) return 0;
Ans: C }
If f(a,b) is called, what is returned?
90) What does the following function do? A) Always +1
function operation (int a, int b) B) 1 if a > b, -1 if a < b, 0 otherwise
{ C) -1 if a > b, 1 if a < b, 0 otherwise
if (a < b) D) 0 if a equals b, -1 otherwise
{ return operation(b, a) } Ans: B
else
{ return a }
} 95) function g(int n)
A) Returns the max of (a,b) B) Returns the min of (a,b) {
C) Loops forever D) Always returns the second parameter if (n > 0) return 1;
Ans: A else return -1;
91) What does the following function do? }
function operation (int a, int b) function f(int a, int b)
{ {
if (a > b) if (a > b) return g(b-a);
{ return operation(b, a) } if (a < b) return g(-a+b);
else return 0;
{ return a; } }
} If f(a,b) is called, what is returned?
A) Always returns the first parameter A) Always +1 B) -1 if a > b, 1 if a < b, 0 otherwise
B) Returns the min of (a,b) C) 1 if a > b, -1 if a < b, 0 otherwise
C) Returns the max of (a,b) D) 0 if a equals b, -1 otherwise
D) Loops forever Ans: B
Ans: B
96) Consider the following code:
92) function g(int n) for i= m to n increment 2
{ { print "Hello!" }
if (n > 0) return 1; Assuming m < n and exactly one of (m,n) is even, how many times will Hello be
else return -1; printed?
} A) (n - m + 1)/2 B) 1 + (n - m)/2
function f(int a, int b) C) 1 + (n - m)/2 if m is even, (n - m + 1)/2 if m is odd
{ D) (n - m + 1)/2 if m is even, 1 + (n - m)/2 if m is odd
if (a > b) return g(b-a); Ans: A
if (a < b) return g(a-b);
return 0; 97) Consider the following code:
} for i= m to n increment 2
If f(a,b) is called, what is returned? { print "Hello!" }
A) Always -1 Assuming m < n and (m,n) are either both even or both odd, How many times
B) 1 if a > b, -1 if a < b, 0 otherwise will Hello be printed?
C) -1 if a > b, 1 if a < b, 0 otherwise A) (n - m + 1)/2 B) 1 + (n - m)/2
D) 0 if a equals b, -1 otherwise C) 1 + (n - m)/2 if m is even, (n - m + 1)/2 if m is odd
Ans: D
D) (n - m + 1)/2 if m is even, 1 + (n - m)/2 if m is odd A) Decision-Making B) Iteration C) Recursion
Ans: B D) Object Oriented Programming
Ans: A
98) Assuming n > 2, What value does the following function compute for odd n?
function f (int n) 106) In a sequential programming language, code statements are executed in
{ which order?
if (n equals 1) { return 1 } A) All are executed simultaneously
if (n equals 2) { return f(n-1) + n/2 } B) From top to bottom C) From bottom to top
return f(n-2) + n; D) None of these
} Ans: B
A) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ... + n B) 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + ... + n
C) n/2 + (1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + ... + n) 107) A for-loop is used for which of the following purposes?
D) 1 + (1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + ... + n) A) Decision-Making B) Iteration C) Recursion
Ans: B D) None of these
Ans: B
99) Assuming n > 2, What value does the following function compute for even n?
int f (int n) 108) There are two loops which are nested. This implies which one of the
{ following?
if (n equals 1) { return 1 } A) Two loop, one after the other
if (n equals 2) { return f(n-1) + n/2 } B) Two loops, one inside the others
return f(n-2) + n C) One loop with two different iteration counts
} D) Two loops with the same iteration count
A) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ... + n Ans: B
B) 1 + (2 + 4 + 6 + 8 + ... + n)
C) 1 + n/2 + (4 + 6 + 8 + ... + n)
D) 2 + 4 + 6 + 8 + ... + n 109) How will 47 be stored as an unsigned 8-bit binary number?
Ans: D A) 10111101 B) 00101111 C) 10111000 D) 00101101
Ans: B
100) The for loop is equivalent to a while loop when
A) There is no initialization expression 110) An integer X is saved as an unsigned 8-bit number, 00001011.What is X?
B) There is no increment expression A) 22 B) 11 C) 10 D) None of these
C) A and B combined are true Ans: B
D) It is never equivalent
Ans: C 111) A variable cannot be used.
101) Consider the statement A) Before it is declared B) After it is declared
while (a < 10.0) { a = a*a } C) In the function it is declared in D) Can always be used
Assuming a is positive, for what value of a will this code statement result in an Ans: A
infinite loop?
A) a < 1.0 B) a < sqrt(10) C) a > sqrt(10) D) a = 0 112) What is implied by the argument of a function?
Ans: A A) The variables passed to it when it is called
B) The value it returns on execution
102) int area(double radius) C) The execution code inside it D) Its return type
{ Ans: A
return PI*radius*radius;
} 113) Which of the following is true about comments?
Which of the following is always true about the function area? A) They are executed only once.
A) It returns the area of a circle within the limits of double precision. B) They are not executed
B) It returns the area of a circle within the limits of the constant PI. C) A good program does not contain them
C) It returns the area of a circle within the limits of precision of double, or the D) They increase program execution time.
constant PI, whichever is lower. Ans: B
D) None of the above.
Ans: D 114) Neelam wants to share her code with a colleague, who may modify it.
Thus she wants to include the date of the program creation, the author and
103) What does this function compute for positive n? other information with the program. What component should she use?
function f(int n) A) Header files B) Iteration C) Comments
{ D) Preprocessor directive
if (n equals 1) Ans: C
{ return 1 }
else 115) Shashi writes a program in C++ and passes it on to Pankaj. Pankaj does
{ return f(n-1)/f(n-1) + n } some indentation in some statements of the code. What will this lead to?
} A) Faster Execution B) Lower memory requirement
A) 1 + n C) Correction of errors D) Better readability
B) 1 + 2 + 3 + ... + n Ans: D
C) 1 + n, if n > 1, 1 otherwise
D) None of the above 116) Zenab and Shashi independently write a program to find the the mass of
Ans: C one mole of water, which includes mass of hydrogen and oxygen. Zenab
defines the variables:
104) Which of these is not a data type? integer hydrogen, oxygen, water // Code A
A) integer B) character C) boolean D) array while Shashi defines the three quantities as:
Ans: D integer a, b, c // Code B
Which is a better programming practice and why?
105) The construct "if (condition) then A else B" is for which of the following A) Code B is better because variable names are shorter
purposes? B) Code A is better because the variable names are understandable and non-
confusing D) not dependent upon N
C) Code A will run correctly, while Code B will give an error. Ans: A
D) Code B will run correctly, while Code A will give an error.
Ans: B
128) A sorting algorithm traverses through a list, comparing adjacent elements
117) For solving a problem, which of these is the first step in developing a working and switching them under certain conditions. What is this sorting algorithm
program for it? called?
A) Writing the program in the programming language A) insertion sort B) heap sort C) quick sort
B) Writing a step-by-step algorithm to solve the problem. D) bubble sort
C) Compiling the libraries required. Ans: D
D) Code debugging
Ans: B 129) A sorting algorithm iteratively traverses through a list to exchange the first
element with any element less than it. It then repeats with a new first element.
118) A robust program has which one of the following features? What is this sorting algorithm called?
A) It runs correctly on some inputs A) insertion sort B) selection sort C) heap sort
B) It is robust to hardware damage D) quick sort
C) It can handle incorrect input data or data types. Ans: B
D) None of these
Ans: C 130) A sort which uses the binary tree concept such that any number in the
tree is larger than all the numbers in the subtree below it is called
119) Tarun wants to write a code to divide two numbers. He wants to warn the user A) selection sort B) insertion sort C) heap sort
and terminate the program if he or she enters 0 as the divisor. Which programming D) quick sort
construct can he use to do this? Ans: C
A) Iteration B) Decision-making C) Recursion
D) None of these 131) The average time required to perform a successful sequential search for
Ans: B an element in an array A(1 : n) is given by
A) (n+1) / 2 B) log2n C) n(n+1) / 2 D) n2
120) To solve a problem, it is broken in to a sequence of smaller sub-problems, till a Ans: A
stage that the sub-problem can be easily solved. What is this design approach called?
A) Top-down Approach 132) How many comparisons are needed to sort an array of length 5 if a
B) Bottom-Up Approach straight selection sort is used and array is already in the opposite order?
C) Procedural Programming A) 1 B) 10 C) 50 D) 20
D) None of these Ans: B
Ans: A
133) Queues serve a major role in
121) The time complexity of linear search algorithm over an array of n elements is A) simulation of recursion
A) O (log2 n) B) O (n) C) O (n log2 n ) D) O (n2) B) simulation of arbitrary linked list
Ans: B C) simulation of limited resource allocation
D) expression evaluation
122) Rajesh implements queue as a singly-linked linked list. The queue has n Ans: C
elements. The time complexity to ADD a new element to the queue:
A) O (1) B) O (log2 n) C) O (n) D) O (n log2 n ) 134) The average search time of hashing with linear probing will be less if the
Ans: A load factor
A) is far less than one B) equals one
123) The time required to insert an element in a stack with linked list C) is far greater than one D) none of these
implementation is Ans: A
A) O (1) B) O (log2 n) C) O (n) D) O (n log2 n )
Ans: A 135) Number of vertices of odd degree in a graph is
A) is always even B) always odd
124) In the following sorting procedures, which one will be the slowest for any given C) either even or odd D) always zero
array? Ans: A
A) Quick sort B) Heap sort C) Merge Sort
D) Bubble sort 136)
Ans: D The algorithm design technique used in the quick sort algorithm is
A) Dynamic programming B) Back tracking
125) Pankaj stores n data elements in a hash table. He is able to get the best C) Divide and conquer D) Greedy Search
efficiency achievable by a hash table. What is the time complexity of accessing any Ans: C
element from this hash table?
A) O(1) B) O(n2) C) O(log n) D) O(n) 137) Linked lists are not suitable for
Ans: A A) Insertion sort B) Binary search
C) Queue implementation D) None of these
126) Every element of a data structure has an address and a key associated with it. A Ans: B
search mechanism deals with two or more values assigned to the same address by
using the key. What is this search mechanism? 138)A connected graph is the one which
A) Linear Search B) Binary search A) Cannot be partitioned without removing an edge
C) Hash Coded Search D) None of these B) Can be partitioned without removing an edge
Ans: C C) does not contain a cycle
D) Has even number of vertices
127) The order of magnitude of the worst case performance of a hash coded search Ans: A
(over N elements) is 139) Stack is useful for implementing
A) N A) radix search B) breadth first search
B) N log2 N C) recursion D) none of these
C) log2 N Ans: C
 D) None of these
140) Which of the following is useful in traversing a given graph by breadth first Ans: A
search?
A) stack B) set C) list D) queue 152) Which of the following data structure may give overflow error, even
Ans: D though the current number of element in it is less than its size ?
A) Queue implemented in a linear array
141) Which of the following is useful in implementing quick sort? B) Queue implemented in a circularly connected array
A) stack B) set C) list D) queue C) Stack implemented in a linear array
Ans: A D) none of these
Ans: A
142) Which of the following abstract data types can be used to represent a many-to-
many relation? 153) Number of possible ordered trees with 3 nodes A, B, C is
A) Tree B) Stack C) Graph D) Queue A) 16 B) 12 C) 13 D) 14
Ans: C Ans: B

143) Two lists, A and B are implemented as singly linked link-lists. The address of the 154) The best sorting methods if number of swapping done is the only
first and last node are stored in variables firstA and lastA for list A and firstB and measure of efficiency is
lastB for list B. Given the address of a node is given in the variable node, the element A) Bubble sort B) Selection sort C) Insertion sort
stored in the node can be accessed by the statement node->data and the address to D) Quick sort
the next node can be accessed by node->next. Pankaj wants to append list B at end Ans: C
of list A. Which of the following statements should he use?
A) lastB -> next = firstA B) lastA = firstB 155) As part of the maintenance work, you are entrusted with the work of
C) lastA->next = firstB D) lastB = firstA rearranging the library books in a shelf in proper order, at the end of each day.
Ans: C The ideal choice will be
A) bubble sort B) insertion sort C) selection sort
144) Which of the following sorting algorithms yield approximately the same worst- D) heap sort
case and average-case running time behaviour in O (n log n)? Ans: B
A) Bubble sort and Selection sort
B) Heap sort and Merge sort 156) A hash table can store a maximum of 10 records. Currently there are
C) Quick sort and Radix sort records in locations 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10. The probability of a new record going
D) Tree sort and Median-of-3 Quick sort into location 2, with a hash function resolving collisions by linear probing is
Ans: B A) 0.6 B) 0.1 C) 0.2 D) 0.5
Ans: A
145) A complete binary tree with 5 levels has how many nodes? (Root is Level 1)
A) 15 B) 25 C) 63 D) 31 157) A full binary tree with n leaves contains
Ans: D A) 2n + 1 nodes B) log2 n nodes C) 2n - 1 nodes
D) 2n nodes
146) The maximum number of nodes on level I of a binary tree is which of the Ans: C
following? (Root is Level 1)
A) 2l-1 B) 3l-1 C) 2l D) 2l - 1 158) An array contains the following elements in order: 7 6 12 30 18. Insertion
Ans: A sort is used to sort the array in ascending order. How many times will an
insertion be made?
147) Consider an array on which bubble sort is used. The bubble sort would compare A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5
the element A[x] to which of the following elements in a single iteration. Ans: A
A) A [x+1] B) A [x+2] C) A [x+2x] D) All of these.
Ans: A 159) An array of 5 numbers has the following entries in order: 7 4 5 10 8.
Prashant uses selection sort to sort this array in descending order. What will
148) In an implementation of a linked list, each node contains data and address. the array contain after two iterations of selection sort?
Which of the following could the address field possibly contain? A) 10 8 7 5 4 B) 10 8 5 7 4 C) 8 10 5 7 4 D) None
A) Address of next node in sequence Ans: B
B) It's own address
C) Address of last node 160) Srishti writes a program to find an element in the array A[5] with the
D) Address of first node following elements in order: 8 30 40 45 70. She runs the program to find a
Ans: A number X. X is found in the first iteration of binary search. What is the value of
X?
149) Surbhi wants to implement a particular data structure using a static array. She A) 40 B) 8 C) 70 D) 30
uses the concept of circular list to implement the data structure, because this allows Ans: A
her to efficiently use all fields of the array. Which data structure is Surbhi
implementing? 161) The array A has n elements. We want to determine the position of X in
A) a stack B) a queue C) Binary Tree D) None of these the array. We know that X is present in the array A and X can be present at any
Ans: B location in the array with equal probability. How many comparisons will be
required on average to find the element X using linear search?
150) Which of the following is a bad implementation for a queue? A) n B) (n+1)/2 C) 2*n D) n^2
A) Circular List B) Doubly linked list Ans: B
C) Singly linked List D) Linear Static Array
Ans: D 162) A is an empty stack. The following operations are done on it.
PUSH(1)
151) Which of the following statements are true about a doubly-linked list? PUSH(2)
A) it may be either linear or circular POP
B) it must contain a header node PUSH(5)
C) it will occupy same memory space as that of linear linked list, both having same PUSH(6)
number of nodes POP
What will the stack contain after these operations. (Top of the stack is
underlined) A) 6 B) 7 C) 10 D) None of these
A) 5 6 B) 1 5 C) 5 6 D) 1 5 Ans: B
Ans: B
169) A queue is implemented as a (singly linked) linked-list. Each node has an
163) A stack is implemented as a linear array A[0.N-1]. Farhan writes the following element and pointer to another node. Rear and Front contain the addresses of
functions for pushing an element E in to the stack. the rear and front node respectively. If the condition (rear isequal front) is true
function PUSH( top, E, N ) and neither is NULL, what do we infer about the linked list?
{ if(X) A) It has no elements B) It has one element
{ C) There is an error D) None of these
top= top+1 Ans: B
A[top] = E
} 170) Jaswinder has a book of tickets and wants to store ticket numbers in a
else data structure. New tickets are added to the end of the booklet. Ticket at the
{ print "Overflow" } top of the stack is issued to the customer. Which data structure should
return top Jaswinder use to represent the ticket booklet?
} A) Queue B) Stack C) Array D) Graph
Fill in the condition X Ans: A
A) top< N B) top <N-1 C) top > 0 D) top > 1
Ans: B 171) Pragya sells footballs. She has a large container to store footballs which is
closed from below. Footballs are piled one on top of the other in the box.
164) A stack is implemented as a linear array A[0.N-1]. Noor writes the following When new balls are supplied, Pragya puts the balls in the box from the top.
functions for popping an element from the stack. When a customer buys a ball, she delivers the ball at the top of the pile to the
function POP( top, N ) customer. Each ball has a code. She wants to store the ball codes in a data
{ if(X) structure to keep track of her inventory. What data-structure should she use?
{ top = top – 1 } A) Queue B) Stack C) Array D) Graph
else Ans: B
{
print "Underflow" 172) What benefit does a linked-list gives over an array implementation of a list
} of elements?
return top A) Easier insertion and deletion of data
} B) Easier insertion of data, but not deletion
Fill in the condition X C) Easier deletion of data, but not insertion
A) top< N-1 B) top<N C) top>1 D) top >= 0 D) None of these
Ans: D Ans: A

165) Q is an empty queue. The following operations are done on it: 173) A[0.9] is an array with 10 entries. Rajiv has to delete the fifth number in
ADD 5 the array and add the number 6 at the last position in the array. He writes the
ADD 7 following code for it:
ADD 46 for n = 4 to 8 increment 1
DELETE Statement X
ADD 13 end
DELETE A[9] = 10
DELETE Fill in statement X.
ADD 10 A) A[n-1] = A[n] B) A[n] = A[n+1]
What will be the content of Q after these operations. Front is marked by (F) and Rear C) A[n+1] = A[n] D) A[n] = A[n-1]
is marked by (R). Ans: B
A) 10(R) 13(F) B) 5(R) 10(F)
C) 13(R) 10(F) D) 10(R) 5(F) 174) A[0...19] is an array of maximum size 20. The number of elements it
Ans: A contains is stored in the variable, numberElements. Currently it contains 11
elements. Swati wants to insert an element val after the mth element in the
166) A queue is implemented as a (singly linked) linked-list for easy addition and array. She writes the following code for it:
deletion of elements. Each node has an element and pointer to another node. Which for X
node will point to empty/no location? A[n+1] = A[n]
A) Front B) Rear C) Both D) None of these end
Ans: B A[m] = val
Fill in X.
167) A stack is implemented as a (singly-linked) linked-list, where each node contains A) n = (m+1) to (numberElements-1) increment 1
data and address of another node. The top node will contain the address of which B) n = m to numberElements increment 1
node? C) n = m to (numberElements-1) increment 1
A) No node. It will be empty D) n = (m+1) to (numberElements) increment 1
B) The node containing the first element pushed into the stack. Ans: C
C) The node containing the element which was pushed just before the top element.
D) None of these 175) To fully specify a singly linked linked-list, the following necessarily
Ans: C required:
A) Address of first element
168) A queue is implemented by a linear array of size 10 (and not as a circularly B) Address of last element
connected array). Front and Rear are represented as an index in the array. To add an C) Address of first and last element
element, the rear index is incremented and the element is added. To delete an D) All the above are insufficient
element, the front index is incremented. The following operations are done on an Ans: A
empty queue.
ADD 1; DELETE; ADD 2; ADD 3; ADD 4; DELETE, DELETE 176) A list is implemented as a singly linked link-list. The address of the first
After this set of operations, what is the maximum capacity of the queue? and last node are stored in variables first and last. Given the address of a node
is given in the variable node, the element stored in the node can be accessed
by the statement node->data and the address to the next node can be accessed by A) Array B) Linked List C) Stack D) Hash Table
node->next. Yusuf writes the code to delete the first element from the linked-list. He Ans: B
writes the following function, where first and last are passed by reference. 183) Rashmi works on a computer where the time of comparing two numbers
function deleteElement(first, last) is very high and this time dominates the execution time. She implements a few
{ different sorting algorithms. One algorithm out of these always took the same
if (first isequal null) amount of execution time irrespective of the input array. Which sorting
{ print "List empty" } algorithm was this?
else A) Quick sort B) Bubble sort C) Insertion Sort
{ D) None of these
first = first->next Ans: B
}
} 184) Srujan writes a sorting algorithm. The algorithm takes different amount of
In which of the following scenarios will the code not work properly? time to sort two different lists of equal size. What is the possible difference
A) When the list has no elements between the two lists?
B) When the list has a single element A) All numbers in one list are more than 100, while in the other are less than
C) When the list has two elements 100.
D) It will work well in all possible cases. B) The ordering of numbers with respect to magnitude in the two list has
Ans: B different properties.
C) One list has all negative numbers, while the other has all positive numbers.
177) Which of these is untrue about a binary search tree? D) One list contains 0 as an element, while the other does not.
A) Each node has two children Ans: B
B) A node may have no children
C) A node may have one child 185) In a tree every node has either 3 children or no children. The tree has
D) Every node except the root has a parent more than 12 nodes. How many children do the children of the root node
Ans: A have?
A) 3 B) 6 C) 9 D) Cannot be determined
178) Consider a binary tree implementation. The root address is stored in the Ans: D
variable root. Given the address of a node in variable node, its value, right and root
child node address can be accessed using the following statements respectively: 186) A tree has 5 levels and each node has either 4 children or no children. All
node-> value, node -> right, node-> left. Srikanth writes the following function to do nodes on the same level have the same number of children. How many nodes
a preorder traversal of the tree. are there in the tree? (Root is Level 1)
function preordertraverse(node) A) 341 B) 256 C) 1024 D) None of these
{ Ans: A
print node -> value
if (Condition X) 187) Sorting is not possible by using which of the following methods?
{ preordertraverse(node->left) } A) Insertion B) Selection C) Exchange D) Deletion
if (Condition Y) Ans: D
{ preordertraverse(node->right) }
return 188) In tree construction which of the following is a suitable efficient data
} structure?
What is condition X and Condition Y? A) Array B) Linked List C) Stack D) Queue
A) Condition X: node -> left isnotequal null Ans: B
Condition Y: node -> right isnotequal null
B) Condition X: node -> right isnotequal null 189) There are 8, 15, 13, 14 nodes were there in 4 different trees. Which of
Condition Y: node -> left isnotequal null them could have formed a full binary tree?
C) Condition X: node -> left isequal null A) 8 B) 15 C) 13 D) 14
Condition Y: node -> right isequal null Ans: B
D) Condition X: node -> right isequal null
Condition Y: node -> left isequal null 190) Which data structure is needed to convert infix notations to postfix
Ans: A notations?
A) Stack B) Linked List C) Queues D) Tree
179) For a binary search tree, which traversal will result in a sorted list? Ans: A
A) Preorder B) Inorder C) Postorder D) None of these
Ans: B 191) Smallest element of an array's index is called its
A) lower bound B) range C) upper bound
180) Fiza have a binary search tree and want to derive a list sorted in descending D) extraction
order from it. For each node, what traversal ordering will Fiza use? Ans: A
A) left sub-tree, root, right sub-tree
B) root, left sub-tree, right sub-tree 192) Postfix form of ((A + B) * C . (D . E) ^ (F + G)) is
C) right sub-tree, root, left sub-tree A) AB + C * DE - FG + ^ - B) AB + C * DE - F - G + ^
D) root, right sub-tree, left-subtree C) ABC + * DE - - FG + ^ D) ^ - * +ABC - DE + FG
Ans: C Ans: A

181) For a binary tree with n nodes, what is the time complexity to search an 193) Prefix form of ((A + B) * C . (D . E)) ^ (F + G) is
element in it? A) AB + C * DE - - FG + ^ B) AB + C * DE - F - G + ^
A) O(log n) B) O(n) C) O(n2) D) None of these C) ABC + * DE - - FG + ^ D) ^ - * +ABC - DE + FG
Ans: B Ans: D

182) We have a list of elements and we want to sort them using insertion sort. 194) A full binary tree with n non-leaf nodes contains
Which data structure among the following should we use to store the elements to A) (log n) nodes B) n + 1 nodes C) 2n + 1 nodes
give low time-complexity of sorting on average. (Assume all access times as would be D) 2n nodes
in a real-world scenario) Ans: C
195) A characteristic of data that binary search uses but linear search ignores is A) Queue B) Stack C) Priority Queue
A) order of the list B) length of the list D) None of these
C) maximum value of the list D) None of these Ans: C
Ans: A
210) We have a max heap with n elements. We insert an element which is
196) A graph G with 'n' node is bipartite if it contains larger than all elements in the heap. Where will it be inserted?
A) n edges B) a cycle of odd length A) Top of the heap B) Bottom of the heap
C) no cycle of odd length D) n^2 edges C) Some where in between the heap.
Ans: C D) Cannot be determined
Ans: A
197) An undirected graph G with n vertices and e edges is represented by adjacency
list. What is the time required to generate all the connected components 211) In a min heap, inserting which element would lead to the worst case time
A) O(n) B) O(e) C) O(n+e) D) O(e^2) complexity?
Ans: C A) An element smaller than all elements in the heap
B) An element larger than all elements in the heap
198) A complete binary tree with the property that the value at each node is atleast C) An element which is smaller than just the largest element in the heap
as large as the values at its children is known as D) Cannot be determined
A) binary search tree B) AVL Tree Ans: A
C) completely balanced tree D) heap
Ans: D 212) For a heap with n elements what is the time complexity to insert a new
element?
199) Time complexity of linear search algorithm is A) &theta(n) B) &theta(n^2) C) &theta(log(n))
A) O (log n) B) O (n) C) O(n^2) D) O(1) D) &theta(n*log(n))
Ans: B Ans: C

200) The running time of the following algorithm Procedure A(n) if n <= 2 return 1 213) For a path to be Eulerian, which of the following conditions are necessary
else return (A(underroot(n)) is best described by and sufficient?
A) O(n) B) O(log n) C) O(log log n) D) O(1) A) Degree of each vertex in the graph should be even.
Ans: B B) Degree of each vertex in the graph should be odd.
C) The graph should have even edges.
201) A linear list of elements in which deletion can be done from one end (front) and D) The graph should have odd edges.
insertion can take place at the other end (rear) is known as Ans: A
A) queue B) stack C) tree D) branch
Ans: A 214) What are the maximum number of edges in a n-vertex undirected graph?
A) n*(n-1)/2 B) n*(n+1)/2 C) n*n D) 2*n
202) What is the minimum number of stacks of size n required to implement a queue Ans: A
of size n?
A) one B) two C) three D) four 215) Tree is which one of the following?
Ans: B A) An unconnected graph B) A connected graph
C) A connected acyclic graph D) A complete graph
204) Recursive Procedures are implemented by Ans: C
A) queues B) stacks C) linked lists D) strings 216) In breadth-first search, which of the following is true?
Ans: B A) Beginning from a node, first all its adjacent nodes are traversed.
B) Beginning from a node, each adjacent node is fully explored before
204) If n is a power of 2, then the maximum number of multiplications needed to traversing the next adjacent node.
compute a ^ n is C) Beginning from a node, nodes are traversed in cyclical order D) None of
A) log2n B) root(n) C) n – 1 D) n these
Ans: A Ans: A

205) What is the worst case time required to search a given element in a linked list of 217) A constructor is called whenever:
length n A) An object is declared B) An object is deleted
A) O(1) B) O(log2 (n)) C) O(n) D) O(n log2 (n)) C) A class is declared D) A class is deleted
Ans: C Ans: A

206) What is the worst case complexity of sorting n numbers using randomized quick 218) Which of these refer to data-hiding in Object Oriented Programming?
sort A) A class does not have functions as private members.
A) O(n) B) O(n log n) C) O(n^2) D) O(n!) B) A class has both data and functions on the data in the class.
Ans: C C) Data in private and protected area of a class is not directly accessible and
can only be accessed through member functions in the public area of class.
207) Which of the following sorting methods is stable? D) A single class can have many objects.
A) Straight insertion sort B)binary insertion sort Ans: C
C) shell sort D) heap sort
Ans: A 219) Surbhi is designing a software for management of records of various
vehicles a company has. The company has three kinds of vehicles: paddle-
208) Which of the following is a property of a max-heap? boats, ships and speed boats. The company has several of each kind of
A) The value at each node is larger to the value of the children vehicles, each of them having a unique code. She implements the systems
B) The value at each node is larger or equal to the values at the children using OOP concepts. Which of the following will be true for her system?
C) The value of the left child is smaller than that of the right child. A) Ship will be a class. Paddle-boats and speed boats will be objects of the class
D) None of these ship
Ans: B B) Ships, speed boats and paddle-boats will be objects. Each distinct vehicle
will be a class of one of these object.
209) You have a set of data. You want to be able to delete and search the smallest C) Ships, speed boats and paddle-boats will be classes. Each distinct vehicle will
element and make inserts. Which data structure will you use? be an object of one of these class.
D) Ship will be an object Paddle-boats and speed boats will be class of the object 226) What does function overloading imply? (Consider assumptions as in C++)
ship. A) Many function definitions with same name, same arguments and different
Ans: C return types
B) Many function definitions with same name and different arguments
220) There is a class which contains two integers as private members. There are two C) Many function definitions with same name and same argument D) None of
member functions (public) defined on it, one to add the two integers and another to these
subtract the two integers. Ravi wants to add a new functionality, which enables Ans: B
multiplication of the two numbers. Which one of the following he should do?
A) He should define a third member function (public) which multiplies the two 227) How can a call to an overloaded function be ambiguous?
numbers. A) By misspelling the name
B) He should define member functions (public) to return value of both the integers B) There might be two or more functions with the same name
and then multiply them in his code. By returning the values, he can in future do any C) There might be two or more functions with equally appropriate signatures
operation on them giving extensibility to the code. D) None of these
C) He should define a third member function (private) which multiplies the two Ans: C
numbers.
D) He should define member functions (private) to return value of both the integers A pseudo-code which is similar to that of C++ and self-explanatory. An
and then multiply them in his code. By returning the values, he can in future do any accessible member function or data member for an object are accessed by
operation on them giving extensibility to the code. the statement objectname.functionname or objectname.datamembername
Ans: A respectively.
Consider the following pseudo-code
221) There is more than one function with the same name. When a function by that 228) class entity
name is called, how is it decided which function to execute? {
A) Both functions are executed one by one. private:
B) By the argument list integer a, b
C) The function declared first is called. D) None of these public:
Ans: B integer c
222) Data and function in which area of a class are directly accessible outside the function entity( ) { a = 0; b=0}
class? function compare ( )
A) Public B) Private C) Protected D) None of these { if (a>b) return 1;
Ans: A return 0
}
223) A class MARKS has two protected data members, a and b. Two public member }
functions perform addition and comparison on them. Ravi passes this code to function main ( )
Medha. Medha wants to define a new class which has the functionality of MARKS, {
but also allows multiplication of the two private members. Which concept will she entity black
use to do this? int value, value2 = 5
A) Inheritance B) Data-hiding C) Polymorphism value = black.compare( ) // Statement 1
D) Function Overloading black.c = value2 //Statement 2
Ans: A print black.a //Statement 3
}
224) Consider the following function definitions: Which statement in this code has an error?
function operate (integer a , integer b) A) Statement 1 B) Statement 2 C) Statement 3
{ return a+b } D) None of these
function operate (float a, float b) Ans: C
{ return a -b }
What will be the output of the following statement? 229) class table
operate(4.56, 3.0) {
(Consider assumptions as in C++) private:
A) 7.56 B) 1.56 C) 7 D) Cannot be determined integer height, width
Ans: B public:

225) A pseudo-code which is similar to that of C++ and self-explanatory. An function table( )
accessible member function or data member for an object are accessed by the {
statement objectname.functionname or objectname.datamembername respectively. height = 20
Consider the following code: width = 5
class book }
{ private: function area ( )
string title, grade { return height*width }
integer price, tax }
public: function main ( )
function book( ) { title = "Sanskrit"; price = 100; tax = 5;} {
function input(string name ) { title = name } int height = 5, width = 20
} table small
function main { }
book one, two On execution of the function main, what is the value of the height and width of
one.input("Maths") the table small.
} A) 5 and 20 B) 20 and 5 C) Cannot be determined
What will be the value of one.title, one.price and two.title? D) None of these
A) Maths, cannot be determined, cannot be determined Ans: B
B) Sanskrit, 100, Sanskrit C) Maths, 100, Sanskrit D) Maths, 100, cannot be
determined 230) class bag
Ans: C {
private:
 integer blueballs, redballs C) The data is hidden for an object
public: // Statement 1 D) A class can have multiple objects
function input( int b, int c) Ans: A
{
blueballs = b; A pseudo-code which is similar to that of C++ and self-explanatory. An
redballs = c; accessible member function or data member for an object are accessed by
} the statement objectname.functionname or objectname.datamembername
function compare ( ) // function 1 respectively.
{ if (blueballs > redballs) return 1; Consider the following pseudo-code
return 0
} 226) class brush
} {
function main ( ) private:
{ integer size, colorcode
integer result function getdata( ) { ... }// Statement 1
bag first, second public:
first.input(40, 56) // statement 2 integer name // Statement 2
result = compare(first.blueballs, first.redballs) //statement 3 function putdata( ) { ... }
print result //Statement 4 }
} function main
Which statement/function in this code has an error? {
A) Statement 1 B) Statement 2 C) Statement 3 brush b1, b2
D) Statement 4 print b1.name // Statement 3
Ans: C b2.getdata( ) //Statement 4
}
231) class rocket Deleting which line will correct the error in the code?
{ A) Statement 1 B) Statement 2
private: C) Statement 3 D) Statement 4
integer height, weight Ans: D
public: // Statement 1
function input( int a, int b) 227) class chair
{ {
height = a; private:
weight = b; integer height, weight // Statement 1
} function price (integer a ) { .} // Statement 2
} public:
function main ( ) function chair ( ) { .} // Statement 3
{ }
rocket rocket1, rocket2 Which statement has to be modified in this code to remove the error.
} A) Statement 1 B) Statement 2
What can we infer from this code? C) Statement 3 D) There is no error.
A) rocket is a class with rocket1 and rocket2 as its objects. height and weight are Ans: D
attributes of a rocket.
B) rocket is a class with rocket1 and rocket2 as its attributes. height and weight are 238) class cars
objects of the class rocket. {
C) rocket is a class with rocket1, rocket2, height and weight as its attributes. private:
D) rocket is a class with rocket1, rocket2, height and weight as its objects. integer weight, price
Ans: A public:
function car ( ) { weight = 50; price = 400 }
232) In C++, what is a friend function? function car (int w, int p )
A) A member function of a class {
B) A non-member of a class with access to its private and protected members. weight = w
C) A non-member of a class without access to its private and protected members. price = p
D) None of these }
Ans: B function print ( )
{
233) In C++, what is a copy constructor? print weight
A) A constructor with arguments print blank-space
B) Any defined constructor print price
C) A constructor which creates a copy of the passed object. }
D) A constructor which copies itself. function main ( )
Ans: C {
cars first, second(30, 20)
234) A destructor may be invoked in which of the following situations? first.print
A) When the object is created print blank-space
B) When the object is assigned value 0. second.print
C) Only at the end of the code }
D) When the scope of the object is over. What is the output of this program? (Consider assumptions as in C++)
Ans: D A) There is an error in this program B) 50 400 30 20
C) U U 30 20 (U:Undetermined) D) None of these
235) Which of these refer to data encapsulation in object oriented programming? Ans: B
A) The data and operations for an object are defined and fixed.
B) The data of an object is encapsulated in its class.
239) The fields in a class of a C++ program are by default 251) In C++, which of the following creates a pigeon object of class bird.
A) protected B) public C) private A) pigeon bird B) bird pigeon C) Object pigeon of bird
D) None of these D) None of these
Ans: C Ans: B

240) A function contained within a class is called ...? 252) Inheritance implies which of the following:
A) a member function B) an operator A) Deriving a class from another class, which inherits all the features of the
C) a class function D) a method base class.
Ans: A B) Deriving a class from another class, which inherits some of the features of
the base class.
241) The Object Oriented Paradigm necessarily contains which of these properties: C) Inheriting the value of a data member of a class from another class D) All
I. Encapsulation of the above
II. Inheritance Ans: B
III. Recursion
A) I only B) II only C) I and II only D) I, II and II 253) You have written a software system and you want it to be extensible by
Ans: C other external users. You do not want to allow all possible changes, but only a
controlled set of possibilities of change. What will you provide the external
242) Which one of the following is incorrect? (Consider assumptions as in C++) users with?
A) Constructors can be overloaded A) Your whole source code B) An API to your code
B) There can be more than one constructor C) All class and function declarations but not their content.
C) Constructors return a value D) All function declarations and their purpose.
D) None of these Ans: B
Ans: C
254) Mary is making a database of animals in a zoo and their properties. The
243) Private members of a class can be accessed by: possible animals are dog, lion and zebra. Each one has as attributes
A) Any function declared after the class has been declared isHerbivorous, colour and isNocturnal. She uses the object oriented
B) Member functions of the class programming paradigm for this. How will she conceptualize the system?
C) Through the object of the class D) None of these A) Animal will be class, dog, lion, zebra the objects and isHerbivorous, colour
Ans: B and isNocturnal the data members of the class.
B) Animal will be class, dog, lion, zebra the data members of the class and
244) A derived class may inherit from the base class which of the following? isHerbivorous, colour and isNocturnal the objects of the class.
(Consider assumptions as in C++) C) Animal will be objects, dog, lion, zebra the class and isHerbivorous, colour
A) Data members B) Member functions and isNocturnal the data members of the class. D) None of these
C) Constructors and destructors Ans: A
D) Both data members and member functions
Ans: D 255) Which of the following members of a class cannot be inherited? (Consider
any assumptions as in C++)
245) Which of the following is true with regard to private and protected members of A) Public B) Private C) Private and Protected
a class? D) Protected
A) Both have the same properties with regard to an object of the class. Ans: B
B) Private members cannot be directly accessed, while protected members can be 256) Can 2 classes contain member functions with the same name? (Consider
directly accessed. assumptions as in C++)
C) Protected members cannot be accessed by member functions, while private A) Not in any case B) Only if the 2 classes have the same name C) Only if one
members can be accessed by member functions. class is inherited from the other D) Yes, this is always allowed.
D) Private and protected members are same in all regards. Ans: D
Ans: A
257) What is the term used to describe the situation, when a function in the
246) What does it imply to have a nested class? base class is redefined in the inherited class.
A) A class declared inside another class A) Inheritance B) Overriding C) Overloading
B) A inherited class D) Encapsulation
C) A class as an object of another class D) None Ans: B
Ans: A 258) Bundling data members together with the functions is called
247) Function overloading is an instance of: A) Data Hiding B) Encapsulation C) Polymorphism
A) Inheritance B) Data-Hiding D) data binding
C) Polymorphism D) Data encapsulation Ans: B
Ans: C
259) How does inheritance relate to abstraction?
248) What analogy can be drawn between the pairs: integer (data type) and variable A) a base class is an abstraction of all its derived classes B) a derived class is
(of type integer) ; class and object? an abstraction of all its base classes
A) Integer: Variable :: Class: Object C) Base and derived classes are abstractions for each other D) Inheritance
B) Integer: Variable :: Object : Class prevents abstraction
C) Both I and II are correct D) None of these Ans: A
Ans: A
260) If computing is about making data available in useful forms, why is data
249) Constructor is usually defined in which section of a class? hiding used in object oriented programming?
A) public B) private C) protected D) None of these A) Because some data is too sensitive to be made generally available
Ans: A B) Because some data should only be accessed in well-defined, well-controlled
ways
250) In C++, a function that can access private members of a class even though it is C) Because some data cannot be made available in useful forms.
not a member of the class is: D) Because some data may be incorrect
A) Inline function B) Private function C) Friend function D) None of these Ans: B
Ans: C
261) What is "multiple inheritance"? A) Appreciate B) Frank C) Indulge D) Pacify Ans: D
A) When a parent class has two or more child classes B) When a base class has two
or more derived classes C) When a child class has two or more parent classes D) 13)RECKLESS
None of these A) Courageous B) Rash C) Bold D) DaringAns: B
Ans: C 14)VENT
A) Opening B) Stodgy C) End D) Past tense of goAns: A
262) In C++ what is the correct syntax if we wish class employee to publicly inherit
from class human? Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the word
A) class employee: public: human {}; typed in bold.
B) class employee: public human {}; 15)The claims of students look hollow when they attribute their poor
C) class human public: employee {}; performance to difficulty of examination.
D) class human: public employee {}; A) infer B) impute C) inhere D) inundateAns: B
Ans: B
16)He is averse to the idea of holding elections now.
263) In C++, what is the accessibility of protected members of the base class which A) convinced B) angry C) agreeable D) opposedAns: D
are inherited privately? 17)True religion does not require one to proselytise through guile or force.
A) Private B) Public C) Protected D) Not inherited A) translate B) hypnotise C) attack D) convertAns: D
Ans: A
18)She corroborated the statement of her brother.
264) How does polymorphism relate to abstraction? A) confirmed B) disproved C) condemned D) secondedAns:A
A) Polymorphism is a mechanism for abstraction of functionality
19)The great dancer impressed the appreciative crowd by her nimble
B) Polymorphism is a mechanism for abstraction of structure
movements.
C) Polymorphism is a mechanism for abstraction of naming D) None of these
A) unrhythmic B) lively C) quickening D) clearAns: C
Ans: A
20)Swift is known in the world of letters for his misogynism.
A) hatred for mankind B) hatred for womankind
C) love for the reasonable D) love for womankindAns: B
21)A person unrestrained by the rules of morality or tradition is called a
licentious person.
A) libertine B) loafer-type C) criminal D) freelanceAns: A
22)His style is quite transparent.
A) verbose B) involved C) lucid D) wittyAns: C
23)Only those who are gullible take every advertisement seriously.
A) fallible B) enthusiastic C) unsuspecting
D) unrealisticAns: C
24)We didn't believe in his statement, but subsequent events proved that he
was right.
A) later B) many C) few D) earlierAns: A
ENGLISH 25)The angry villagers have lynched two suspected child-lifters already.
A) beaten up B) captured C) killed D) mutilatedAns: C
Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
26)He has a propensity for getting into debt.
1)VORACIOUS
A) natural tendency B) aptitude C) characteristicD) qualityAns: A
A) Wild B) Hungry C) Angry D) Quick Ans: B
2)TIMID 27)The agnostic demanded proof before he would accept the statement of the
A) Fast B) Slow C) Medium D) Shy Ans: D secretary.
A) The pessimist B) The sceptic
3)IRONIC
C) Sceptic about the existence of god or any ultimate reality D) The atheist
A) Inflexible B) Bitter C) Good-natured D) Disguisedly sarcastic Ans: D
E) The altruistAns: C
4)CORRESPONDENCE
28)The economic cataclysm which followed the industrial revolution brought
A) Agreements B) Contracts C) Documents D) LettersAns: D
with it complex problems hitherto unknown.
5)DISTANT A) Depression B) Boom C) Regeneration
A) Far B) Removed C) Reserved D) Separate Ans: A D) Sudden and violent change
E) Unprecedented collapseAns: D
6)LAMENT
A) Complain B) Comment C) Condone D) Console Ans: A 29)The environment left a deleterious effect on his health.
A) Fatiguing B) Weakening C) Aesthetic D) Harmful
7)WRETCHED E) HealthAns: D
A) Poor B) Foolish C) Insane D) Strained Ans: A
30)By his speech he fermented trouble in the ranks of the army.
8)RESTRAINT A) Quietened B) Channelized into healthy directions
A) Hindrance B) Repression C) Obstacle D) Restriction Ans: D C) Stirred up D) Contained and suppressedAns: C
9)MENDACIOUS 31)He has got a meretricious style which does not produce a lasting effect.
A) Full of confidence B) False C) Encouraging D) Provocative Ans: B A) Capricious B) Whimsical C) Flamboyant
D) Pretentious E) Showily attractiveAns: E
10)ADMONISH
A) Punish B) Curse C) Dismiss D) ReprimandAns: D 32)The liberal school of thought trusts in education reform, and the sporadic
use of force to remedy the depravity of certain isolated individuals or groups.
11)CORPULENT A) Infrequent, irregular B) Persistent, constant
A) Lean B) Gaunt C) Emaciated D) Obese Ans: D C) Continuous D) Sparing
12)GRATIFY E) Corrective and preventive bothAns: A
Select the word or phrase which fits each definition. A) achieving B) serious C) capitalistic D) sneezingE) expensiveAns: B
33)A person who readily believes others. 56)COZEN (OPPOSITE)
A) Creditable B) Credible C) Credulous A) amuse B) treat honestly C) prate D) shackleE) vilifyAns: B
D) Sensitive E) SensibleAns: C
57)DILATORY (OPPOSITE)
34)Flowers and insects or anything lasting only for a day. A) narrowing B) prompt C) enlarging D) portentousE) sourAns: B
A) Transitional B) Ephemeral C) Transient
D) Transitory E) MonumentalAns: B 58)GRISLY (OPPOSITE)
A) suggestive B) doubtful C) untidy D) pleasantE) bearishAns: D
35)Last part of speech.
A) Epilogue B) Conclusion C) Peroration 59)IRREVERENT (OPPOSITE)
D) Permutation E) PercussionAns: C A) related B) mischievous C) respective D) piousE) violentAns: D

36)OPALESCENT 60)JAUNTY (OPPOSITE)

A) Iridescent B) Transparent C) Translucent A) youthful B) ruddy C) strong D) unravelledE) sedateAns: E
D) Pollutant E) Giving off an odourAns: A 61)LEVITY (OPPOSITE)
37)PERIPATETIC A) bridge B) dam C) praise D) blame E) solemnityAns: E
A) Worldly B) Disarming C) Moving D) Inherent 62)UNSEEMLY (OPPOSITE)
E) SeekingAns: A A) effortless B) proper C) conducive D) pointedE) informativeAns: B
38)TAUTOLOGICAL 63)AFFABLE (OPPOSITE)
A) Pertaining to charms or magic A) rude B) ruddy C) needy D) useless E) consciousAns: A
B) Highly sensitive C) Needlessly repetitious D) Highly touchy
E) FleetingAns: C 64)BLASÉ(OPPOSITE)
A) fiery B) clever C) intriguing D) slim E) ardentAns: D
39)AVERT
A) entertain B) transform C) turn away D) lead toward E) 65)EQUILIBRIUM (OPPOSITE)
displeaseAns: C A) imbalance B) peace C) inequity D) directnessE) urgencyAns: A

40)CITE 66)EXTROVERT (OPPOSITE)

A) galvanize B) visualize C) locate D) quote E) signalAns: D A) clown B) hero C) ectomorph D) neuroticE) introvertAns: E

41)CORPULENT 67)PERT (OPPOSITE)

A) regenerate B) obese C) different D) hungryE) bloodyAns: B A) polite B) perishable C) moral D) deliberateE) stubbornAns: A

42)EMACIATED 68)RUDDY (OPPOSITE)

A) garrulous B) primeval C) vigorous A) robust B) witty C) wan D) exotic E) creativeAns: C
D) disparate E) thinAns: E 69)MINOR (OPPOSITE)
43)GARNISH A) Big B) Major C) Tall D) HeavyAns: B
A) paint B) garner C) adorn D) abuse E) banishAns:C 70)PROVOCATION (OPPOSITE)
44)INCULCATE A) Vocation B) Pacification C) Peace D) DestructionAns: B
A) exculpate B) educate C) exonerate
71)QUIESCENT (OPPOSITE)
D) prepare E) embarrassAns: B
A) Indifferent B) Troublesome C) Weak D) UnconcernedAns: A
45)EGREGIOUS
A) pious B) outrageous C) anxious D) sociable 72)VICTORIOUS (OPPOSITE)
E) gloomyAns: B A) Defeated B) Annexed C) Destroyed D) VanquishedAns: A

46)MISDEMEANOUR 73)NIGGARDLY (OPPOSITE)

A) felony B) misdeed C) indignity D) fiat E) illiteracyAns: B A) Frugal B) Thrifty C) Stingy D) GenerousAns: D

47)MUSTY 74)FRUGAL (OPPOSITE)

A) stale B) necessary C) indifferent D) nonchalant A) Copious B) Extravagant C) Generous D) OstentatiousAns: B
E) vividAns: A 75)SUBSERVIENT (OPPOSITE)
48)PHLEGMATIC A) Aggressive B) Straightforward C) DignifiedD) SuperciliousAns:C
A) calm B) cryptic C) practical D) salivary 76)VALUABLE (OPPOSITE)
E) dishonestAns: A A) Invaluable B) Worthless C) Inferior D) LowlyAns: B
49)REPRISAL 77)IMPASSE (OPPOSITE)
A) revaluation B) assessment C) loss D) retaliationE) nonsenseAns: D A) Resurgence B) Breakthrough C) Continuation
50)WAIF D) CombinationAns: B
A) soldier B) urchin C) surrender D) breeze E) spouseAns: B
78)Like poverty, affluence can sometimes create its own problems. (OPPOSITE)
Select the option that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the given word.
A) indigence B) opulence C) sorrow D) exuberanceAns: A
51)SAGACIOUS 79)I abhor the ideas he sometimes expresses. (OPPOSITE)
A) foolish B) bitter C) voracious D) veraciousE) fallaciousAns: A A) admire B) respect C) applaud D) appreciateAns: A
52)TRANSIENT (OPPOSITE)
A) carried B) close C) permanent D) removed 80)The members thought that the task was feasible. (OPPOSITE)
E) certainAns: C A) impractical B) impossible C) difficult D) impracticableAns: A

53)IGNOBLE (OPPOSITE) 81)They had an insipid conversation. (OPPOSITE)

A) produced by fire B) worthy C) given to questioning A) lively B) argumentative C) loud D) curiousAns: A
D) huge E) knownAns: B 82)Ram displays enthusiasm whenever he is posed with a problem. (OPPOSITE)
54)NEFARIOUS (OPPOSITE) A) eagerness B) weakness C) indifference D) softnessAns: C
A) various B) lacking C) benign D) pompous E) futileAns: C 83)The incessant noise of the boring machine made it difficult for us to go to
55)CHAFFING (OPPOSITE) sleep at night. (OPPOSITE)
A) intermittent B) harsh C) soft D) constantAns: A A) irrational B) irregular C) insistent D) irreleventAns: D
84)The leader was pragmatic in her approach to the problem facing the country. 108)STATIONARY (OPPOSITE)
(OPPOSITE) A) active B) mobile C) rapid D) busyAns: B
A) indefinite B) vague C) idealistic D) optimisticAns: C
85)She used to disparage her neighbour every now and then. (OPPOSITE) 109)STARTLED (OPPOSITE)
A) please B) praise C) belittle D) denigrateAns: B A) amused B) relaxed C) endless D) astonishedAns: B

86)PROTRACT (OPPOSITE) 110)PERENNIAL (OPPOSITE)

A) retrace B) distract C) curtail D) exposeAns: C A) frequent B) regular C) lasting D) rareAns: D
87)DECADENT (OPPOSITE)
A) ethical B) impetuous C) succinct D) lewdAns: A 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
88)HAPLESS (OPPOSITE) the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'D'. (Ignore - the errors of
A) cheerful B) consistent C) fortunate D) shapelyAns: C punctuation,if any)
111) (A) At the end of the year/(B) every student who had done adequate
89)ORTHODOXY (OPPOSITE) work/(C) was automatically promoted./(D) No error.
A) renown B) trepidation C) unconventionalityD) remotenessAns: C a) (A) b) (B) c) (C ) d) (D)Ans: d

90)SUMPTUOUS (OPPOSITE) 112) (A) One of the members/(B) expressed doubt if/(C) the Minister was an
A) open B) frequent C) partial D) restrainedAns: D athiest./(D) No error.
a) (A) b) (B) c) (C ) d) (D)Ans: b
91)DISSOLUTION (OPPOSITE)
A) retribution B) compliance C) futility D) establishmentAns: D 113) (A) The meeting adjourned abruptly/(B) by the CEO after/(C) about three
hours of deliberation./(D) No error
92)STILTED (OPPOSITE) a) (A) b) (B) c) (C ) d) (D)Ans: a
A) informal B) verbose C) secretive D) senselessAns: A
114) (A) You will come/(B) to my party tomorrow,/ (C) isn't it ? /(D) No error
93)DISPARITY (OPPOSITE) a) (A) b) (B) c) (C ) d) (D)Ans: c
A) timidity B) bigotry C) likeness D) influenceAns: C
115) (A) Do the roses in your garden smell/(B) more sweetly/(C) than those in
94)BELLIGERENT (OPPOSITE) ours?(D) No error
A) seditious B) genial C) corporal D) waryAns: B a) (A) b) (B) c) (C ) d) (D)Ans: b

95)BENEDICTION (OPPOSITE) 116) (A) I had hoped to have met him yesterday/(B) to discuss the matter with
A) antidote B) intonation C) endowment D) anathemaAns: D him/(C) but he was not in his house, and so I could not meet him./(D) No error.
a) (A) b) (B) c) (C ) d) (D)Ans: a
96)LISTLESS (OPPOSITE)
A) energetic B) confined C) minuscule D) enlistedAns: A 117) (A) The retiring principal asked his old pupils/ (B) to take the interest in
the school/(C) after he has retired./(D) No error
97)FAR-FETCHED (OPPOSITE) a) (A) b) (B) c) (C ) d) (D)Ans: b
A) ingenious B) facile C) myopic D) credibleAns: D
118) (A) Hemant persisted/(B) to do it/(C) in spite of my advice/(D) No error.
a) (A) b) (B) c) (C ) d) (D)Ans: b

98)GAUNT (OPPOSITE) 119) (A) With little patience/(B) you will be able to/(C) cross this hurdle./(D) No
A) emaciated B) sombre C) plump D) piquantAns: C error
a) (A) b) (B) c) (C ) d) (D)Ans: a
99)PERT (OPPOSITE)
A) impudent B) brash C) savvy D) politeAns: D 120) (A) It is true/(B) that God helps those/(C) who helps themselves./(D) No
error.
100)PRANKISH (OPPOSITE) a) (A) b) (B) c) (C ) d) (D)Ans: c
A) whimsical B) machiavellian C) impish D) seriousAns: D
121) (A) Umesh is/(B) five years/ (C) senior than me./ (D) No error.
101)INGENUITY (OPPOSITE) a) (A) b) (B) c) (C ) d) (D)Ans: c
A) skillfulness B) cunning C) inventive D) dullnessAns: D
122) (A) Can I lend/(B) your pencil/(C) for a minute, please ?/(D) No error.
102)PHILANTHROPIC (OPPOSITE) a) (A) b) (B) c) (C ) d) (D)Ans: a
A) uxorious B) parsimonious C) carnal D) charyAns: B
123) (A) Ganguly is one of the finest batsmen/ (B) that India have produced/
103)AUGUST (OPPOSITE) (C) over the decades./ (D) No error
A) gloomy B) inglorious C) cherubic D) affableAns: B a) (A) b) (B) c) (C ) d) (D)Ans: b

104)VANITY (OPPOSITE) 124) (A) She sang/ (B) very well/(C)isn't it?./ (D) No error.
A) pride B) humility C) conceit D) ostentiousAns: B a) (A) b) (B) c) (C ) d) (D)Ans: c

105)TANGIBLE (OPPOSITE) 125) (A) The man told to her/ (B) that he had not brought his dog/ (C) out for a
A) ethereal B) concrete C) actual D) solidAns: A walk as he was afraid that it would rain./ (D) No error
a) (A) b) (B) c) (C ) d) (D)Ans: a
106)EPILOGUE (OPPOSITE)
A) dialogue B) prelude C) post script D) epigramAns: B In the question a part of the sentence is italicised. Alternatives to the
italicised part is given which may improve the construction of the sentence.
107)PERTINENT (OPPOSITE) Select the correct alternative.
126)To get one's name in the Rowland Ward's book of hunting records was the hot 142)Once he has signed the agreement, he won't be able to ...
ambition of every serious hunter. A) back up B) back in C) back at D) back outAns: D
A) extreme B) burning C) reluctant
D) No improvement neededAns:B 143)In school many of us never realised the importance that grammar would ..
in later life.
127)Whatever to our other problems, we have no shortcoming to cheap labour in A) figure B) portrary C) play D) exerciseAns: C
India.
A) default B) deficit C) scarcity 144)'Please' and ' Thank you' are the little courtesies by which we keep the ...
D) No improvementneededAns:C of life oiled and running smoothly.
A) path B) machine C) garden D) riverAns: B
128)Neha was fined for careless driving.
A) got fined B) fined C) was to be fined 145)He .. in wearing the oldfashioned coat inspite of his wife's disapproval.
D) No improvement neededAns:D A) insists B) persists C) desists D) resistsAns: B

129)You have come here with a view to insult me. 146)Monika is quite intelligent but rather ..
A) to insulting me B) of insulting me A) idealistic B) generous C) lazy D) optimistic Ans: C
C) for insulting me D) No improvement neededAns:B
147)The boy fell .. the bicycle.
130) I would have waited for you at the station if I knew that you would come. A) of B) off C) from D) underAns: B
A) had known B) was knowing C) have known
D) No improvement neededAns:A 148)Ravi put ... the light and slept.
A) for B) down C) in D) outAns: D
131)Due to these reason we are all in favour of universal compulsory education.
A) Out of these reasons B) For these reasons 149)Radha felt very much grateful . . . her boss for the kindness he had shown
C) By these reasons D) No improvement neededAns: B in granting her leave.
A) To B) For C) Towards D) With E) AfterAns: A
132)When it was feared that the serfs might go too far and gain their freedom from
serfdom, the Protestant leaders joined the princes at crushing them. 150)The consequence of his haughtiness was that his services were dispensed .
A) into crushing B) in crushing C) without crushing . . . by his master.
D) No improvement neededAns: B A) About B) From C) With D) Round E) UpAns: C

133)The dissidents hold a great problem in every political party. 151)Rati just chimes . . . . the opinion of her husband and seems to have no
A) cause B) give C) pose D) No improvement neededAns: A mind of her own.
A) From B) With C) In with D) On about E) Up withAns: C
134)I shall not go until I am invited.
A) till I am invited B) unless I am invited 152)Most children remain . . . . school . . . the ages of seven and eight.
C) if not I am invited D) No improvement neededAns: B A) In/in B) At/between C) Inside/of D) Under/beyond
E) Beyond/underAns: B
135)They are social insects, living in communities, regulated by definite laws, each
member of society bearing a well-defined and separate part in the work of a colony. 153)When Shankar remembered his wife long dead he was moved . . . . tears.
A) who are living in communities B) living among a communities C) who lives with a A) For B) With C) To D) Through E) OffAns: C
communities
D) No improvement neededAns: D 154)The protracted illness has reduced him . . . . skeleton.
A) Till B) Round C) Through D) To E) FromAns: D
136)Please remind me of posting these letters to my relatives.
A) by posting B) to post C) for posting 155)Social psychology studies . . . . the behaviour of human groups organised
D) No improvement neededAns: B or unorganised.
A) With B) Of C) In D) About E) None of theseAns: E
137)The reason why he wrote the letter was because he could not contact him over
the phone. 156)Because she had a reputation for . . . . we were surprised and pleased
A) why he wrote the letter was since when she greeted us so . . . ..
B) for which he wrote the letter was because A) insolence . . . .irately
C) why he wrote the letter was that D) No improvement Ans: B B) insouciance . . . .cordially C) graciousness . . . .amiably
D) arrogance . . . .disdainfully E) querulousness . . . .affablyAns: E
138)While crossing the highway a five year old child was knocked out by a passing
car. 157)Raghav is not attracted by the . . . . life of the . . . . , always wandering
A) away B) up C) down D) No improvement neededAns: C through the country-side, begging for charity.
A) proud . . . . almsgiver
139)Not a word they spoke to the unfortunate wife about it. B) noble . . . . philanthropist C) affluent . . . . mendicant
A) did they speak B) they will speak D) natural . . . . philosopher
C) they had spoken D) No improvement neededAns: A E) peripatetic .......vagabondAns: E

140)The mother has not seen the child for several months and now eagerly looks 158)Legislation was passed to punish brokers who… their clients funds.
forward to seeing him. A) Devastate B) Devour C) Embezzle D) Defalcate
A) looks ahead to B) looks for C) looks onto E) DawdledAns: D
D) No improvement neededAns: D
159)Now that he was prosperous and affluent, he gladly contributed funds to
Select the correct option that fills the blank to make the sentence meaningfully assist the . . . . and the disabled.
complete. A) Begging B) Impecunious C) Penitent D) Impervious E) ImpetuousAns: B

141)The ruling party will have to put its own house ... order. 160)To the dismay of the student body, the class president was . . . . berated by
A) in B) on C) to D) intoAns: A the principal at a school assembly.
A) ignominiously B) privately C) magnanimously Q: I deemed it proper to take leave
D) fortuitously E) inconspicuouslyAns: A R: as I had frequently done before
S: it had been my intention to pass the night there
161)The result does not . . . . my original conception of the master. A) QPSR B) QRPS C) SPQR D) SRPQ Ans: D
A) Accord with B) Reconcile with C) Reconcile to
D) Correspond with E) Correspond toAns: A 173)People
P: at his dispensary
162)Patriotism, like so many other objects of this imperfect world, is a . . . . web of Q: went to him
good and evil. R: of all professions
A) Complicated B) Intricate C) Entrapped S: for medicine and treatment
D) Entangled E) TangledAns: E A) QPRS B) RPQS C) RQSP D) QRPSAns: C

163)The consequences of the growing materialism of the modern age will be . . . . 174)He told us that
A) Destructive B) Revolting C) Disastrous D) Unfailing P: and enjoyed it immensely
E) CompoundedAns: C Q:in a prose translation
R: he had read Milton
164)We were amazed that a man who had been heretofore the most . . . . . of public S: which he had borrowed from his teacher
speakers could, in a single speech, electrify an audience and bring them cheering to A) RSQP B) QRPS C) RQSP D) RQPS Ans: C
their feet.
A) enthralling B) accomplished C) pedestrian 175)We have to
D) auspicious E) masterfulAns: C P: as we see it
Q: speak the truth
165)New concerns about growing religious tension in northern India were . . . . this R: there is falsehood and darkness
week after at least fifty people were killed and hundreds were injured or arrested in S: even if all around us
rioting between Hindus and Muslims. A) RQSP B) QRPS C) RSQP D) QPSRAns: D
A) lessened B) invalidated C) restrained D) dispersed
E) fueledAns: E 176) It was
P: in keeping with my mood
166)In a revolutionary development in technology, several manufacturers now make Q: a soft summer evening
biodegradable forms of plastic; some plastic six-pack rings, for example, gradually . . . R: as I walked sedately
. when exposed to sunlight. S: in the direction of the new house
A) harden B) stagnate C) inflate D) propagate A) SRPQ B) QRPS C) QPRS D) SQPRAns: C
E) decomposeAns: E In the question each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth
sentences are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences have been
167)Unlike other examples of . . . . verse, Milton's Lycidas does more than merely removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the proper
mourn the death of Edward King; it also denounces corruption in the Church in order for the four sentences.
which King was ordained.
A) satiric B) elegiac C) free D) humorous E) didacticAns: B 177) S1: Metals are today being replaced by polymers in many applications.
S6: Many Indian Institutes of Science and Technology run special programmes
168)In Japanese art, profound emotion is frequently couched in images of nature, on polymer science.
observed with . . . . conditioned by life in a land of dramatic seasonal change, where P: Above all, they are cheaper and easier to process, making them a viable
perils of earthquake and typhoon make nature's bounty . . . . and its processes alternative to metals.
awesome and beautiful. Q: Polymers are essentially long chains of hydrocarbon molecules.
A) an intimacy. . . . precarious R: Today polymers are as strong as metals.
B) a fidelity . . . . munificent S: These have replaced the traditional chromium-plated metallic bumpers in
C) a skill . . . . excessive cars.
D) an indifference . . . . chancy A) QRSP B) RSQP C) RQSP D) QRPSAns: A
E) a senstivity . . . . distinctiveAns: A
178) S1: The cooperative system of doing business is a good way of
169)Because it arrives so early in the season, before many other birds, the robin has encouraging ordinary workers to work hard.
been called the . . . . of spring. S6: The main object is to maintain the interest of every member of the society
A) hostage B) autocrat C) compass D) newcomer and to ensure that the members participate actively in the projects of the
E) harbinger society.
Ans: E P: If the society is to be well run, it is necessary to prevent insincere officials
being elected to the committee which is solely responsible for the running of
170) In place of the more general debate about abstract principles of government the business.
that most delegates probably expected, the Constitutional Convention put . . . . Q: They get this from experienced and professional workers who are not only
proposals on the table. familiar with the cooperative system, but also with efficient methods of doing
A) theoretical B) vague C) concrete D) tentative business.
E) redundantAns: C R: To a large extent, many cooperative societies need advice and guidance.
S: The capital necessary to start a business venture is obtained by the workers'
In the question, there is a sentence of which some parts have been jumbled up. Re- contributions.
arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct
sentence. Choose the proper sequence. A) SQPR B) PQSR C) SRQP D) PSRQAns: A
179) S1: American private lives may seem shallow.
171)It is easy to excuse S6: This would not happen in China, he said.
P: but it is hard Q: in a boy of fourteen P: Students would walk away with books they had not paid for.
R: the mischief of early childhood Q: A Chinese journalist commented on a curious institution: the library.
S: to tolerate even unavoidable faults R: Their public morality, however, impressed visitors.
A) RPQS B) QRSP C) QRPS D) RPSQAns: D S: But in general they returned them.

172)I saw that A) PSQR B) QPSR C) RQPS D) RPSQAns: B

P: but seeing my host in this mood
180) S1: On vacation in Tangier, Morocco, my friend and I sat down at a street cafe. The sentences given in the question, when properly sequenced, form a
S6: Finally a man walked over to me and whispered, "Hey buddy .... this guy's your coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a number. Choose the
waiter and he wants your order." most logical order of sentences from among the four given choices to
P: At one point, he bent over with a big smile, showing me a single gold tooth and a construct a coherent paragraph.
dingy face.
Q: Soon I felt the presence of someone standing alongside me. 188) 1. But, we all helped in the first few days.
R: But this one wouldn't budge. 2. Chandrapur is considered as a rural area.
S: We had been cautioned about beggars and were told to ignore them. 3. Manohar was transferred to his ofice recently.
A) SQRP B) SQPR C) QSRP D) QSPRAns: C 4. Initially he was not getting adjusted to the city life.
5. Before that he was working in Chandrapur branch of our office.
181) S1: Venice is a strange and beautiful city in the north of Italy. A) 54312 B) 43215 C) 12345 D) 35241Ans: D
S6: This is because Venice has no streets.
P: There are about four hundred old stone bridges joining the island of Venice. 189) 1. A study to this effect suggests that the average white-collar worker
Q: In this city there are no motor cars, no horses and no buses. demonstrates only about twenty-five per cent listening efficiency.
R: These small islands are near one another. 2. However, for trained and good listeners it is not unusual to use all the three
S: It is not an island but a hundred and seventeen islands. approaches during a setting, thus improving listening effiiciency.
3. There are three approaches to listening: listening for comprehension,
A) PQRS B) PRQS C) SRPQ D) PQSRAns: C listening for empathy and listening for evaluation.
4. Although we spend nearly half of each communication interaction listening,
182) S1: I keep on flapping my big ears all day. we do not listen well.
S6: Am I not a smart, intelligent elephant ? 5. Each approach has a particular emphasis that may help us to receive and
P: They also fear that I will flap them all away. process information in different settings.
Q: But children wonder why I flap them so. A) 15432 B) 23451 C) 35241 D) 43215Ans: C
R: I flap them so to make sure they are safely there on either side of my head.
S: But I know what I am doing. 190) 1. Much of the argument that goes on around the alternative solution
A) SRQP B) QPSR C) QPRS D) PSRQ Ans: B occurs because people hold different perceptions of the problem.
2. One of the reasons that Japanese Managers are perceived as making
183) S1: Jawaharlal Nehru was born in Allahabad on 14 Nov, 1889. superior decisions compared to Western Managers is that they spend a great
S6: He died on 27 May, 1964. deal of effort and time determining that the problem is correctly defined.
P: Nehru met Mahatma Gandhi in February, 1920. 3. Unfortunately, too often in the West, Managers assume that the initial
Q: In 1905 he was sent to London to study at a school called Harrow. definition of the situation is correct.
R: He became the first Prime Minister of Independent India on 15 August, 1947. 4. Up to half the time in meetings is spent in asking "Is this the real problem?"
S:He married Kamla Kaul in 1915. A) 2431 B) 2341 C) 3241 D) 1342Ans: A
A) QRPS B) QSPR C) RPQS D) SQRPAns: B
Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between
184) S1: Ms. Parasuram started a petrol pump in Madras. sentences 1 to 6
S6: Thus she has shown the way for many others. 191) 1. Take the case of a child raised under slum conditions, whose parents
P: A total of twelve girls now work at the pump. are socially ambitious and envy families with money, but who nevertheless
Q: She advertised in newspapers for women staff. squander the little they have on drink.
R: They operate in two shifts. 2. Common sense would expect that he would develop the value of thrift; he
S: The response was good. would never again endure the grinding poverty he has experienced as a child.
A) PQSR B) SQPR C) QSPR D) PQRSAns: C 3. He may simply be unable in later life to mobilize a drive sufficient to
185) S1: Politeness is not a quality possessed by only one nation or race. overcome these early conditions.
S6: In any case, we should not mock at others' habits. 4. But infact it is not so.
P: One may observe that a man of one nation will remove his hat or fold his hands by 5. The exact conditions are too complex but when certain conditions are
way of greetings when he meets someone he knows. fulfilled, he will thereafter be a spend thrift.
Q: A man of another country will not do so. 6. This is what has been observed in a number of cases.
R: It is a quality to be found among all peoples and nations in every corner of the A) DCBA B) ABCD C) ACDB D) BACDAns: D
earth.
S: Obviously, each person follows the custom of his particular country. 192) 1. The three colonial cities - Calcutta, Bombay and Madras were born at
A) RPQS B) RPSQ C) PRQS D) QPRSAns: B around the same time.
A. Sadly today it has also become the most virulent symbol of the violent
186) S1: There is a difference between Gandhiji's concept of secularism and that of trends in body politic that is tearing apart the society along suicidal lines.
Nehru's. B. Of the three, Bombay had been most enterprising in industrial and
S6: Instead of doing any good, such secularism can do harm instead of good. commercial exploration.
P: Nehru's idea of secularism was equal indifference to all religions and bothering C. Whether it is one caste against other or the most pervasive of all trends -
about none of them. Hindus against Muslims.
Q: According to Gandhiji, all religions are equally true and each scripture is worthy of D. It is indeed a metaphor for modern India.
respect. 6. This is about two tales of a city.
R: Such secularism which means the rejection of all religions is contrary to our A) ABCD B) BACD C) BDCA D) DABCAns: B
culture and tradition.
S: In Gandhiji's view, secularism stands for equal respect for all religions. 193) 1. Indian golfers contemplating a round or two in China would do well to
A) SQPR B) PSQR C) QSPR D) PRSQAns: A familiarise themselves with the grazing habits of water buffalo.
A. However, it is rare that these bulky beasts of burden meander across the
187) S1: Once upon a time an ant lived on the bank of a river. manicured greens of China's golf courses.
S6: She was touched. B. Chuangshan - located 90 minutes north of Hongkong was constructed to
P: The dove saw the ant struggling in water in a helpless condition. make the most of the area's natural attributes - an undulating valley ringed by
Q: All its efforts to come up failed. blue mountains.
R: One day it suddenly slipped into the water. C. But it is not very rare to find a bamboo hatted worker excitedly directing a
S: A dove lived in a tree on the bank not far from the spot. moving hazard.
A) RQSP B) QRPS C) SRPQ D) PQRSAns: A D. Particularly not so if it is Chuangshan Hotspring Golf Club.
6. Chuangshan is unique for more than a highly picturesque phenomenon.
A) ABCD B) ACDB C) ADCB D) ADBCAns: B
194) 1. Hunger lurks unseen in every village and city of our country. In New York Spencer told his admirers that they had got him seriously wrong.
A. What goes unrecognised is that death of starvation is only the most dramatic He did not approve of the culture of American capitalism, and, while he
manifestation of a much more invisible malaise - of pervasive, stubborn, chronic admired its material achievements, he was concerned that, for Americans,
hunger. work had become a pathological obsession. Americans were endangering their
B. Yet it surfaces into public consciousness only trainsiently, in moments when there mental and physical health through overwork, and many were turning gray
are troubling media reports of starvation deaths. before their time.ten years earlier than the British, Spencer believed. America
C. Among these are entire communities, utterly disenfranchised and asset less. needed .a revised ideal of life,. he said, and it was time to .preach the gospel of
D. And, that there are millions of forgotten people in India who live routinely at the relaxation.. He went on, .Life is not for learning, nor is life for working, but
very edge of survival, with hunger as a way of everyday life. learning and working are for life.. Having administered that slap to the face of
6. Like the Musahaars, a proud and savagely oppressed Dalit community in Bihar and national virtue, Spencer steamed off back to England.
Uttar Pradesh, who own not even the land on which their tenuous homesteads are
built. 205)Why did Spencer have a large enthusiastic following in the United States?
A) CBAD B) BDAC C) ADCB D) BADCAns: D A) Because he believed in Darwin's theory of evolution
B) Because his work was perceived to justify capitalism
195)FACILE C) Because he was a English philosopher
A) Face B) Fragile C) Soft D) Easily doneAns: D D) None of theseAns: B

196)APPROBATION
A) Self-confidence B) Probe C) Approval D) DistressAns: C 206)Which of the following will the author agree to?
A) Mill, Marx and Darwin are more famous than Spencer as of today.
197)ASPERSION B) Spencer is more famous than Mill, Marx and Darwin as of today.
A) Discipline B) To go away C) Deceit D) SlanderAns: D C) Mill, Darwin, Marx and Spencer are equally famous
D) Mill, Darwin, Marx and Parsons are very famous today today.Ans: A
198)BOORISH
A) Beautifiul B) Distasteful C) Boring D) CrudeAns: D 207)What does Talcott Parson's statement, "Who now reads Spencer?" imply?
A) No one read Spencer in 1937
199)BLITHE B) He is asking a question to his students.
A) Disturb B) Carefree C) Distress D) EmotiveAns: B C) Everyone should read Spencer D) None of theseAns: A

200)CREDULITY 208)What could possibly "laissez-faire" mean as inferred from the context in
A) Credible B) Discipline C) Gullible D) WeaknessAns: C which it has been used in the passage?
A) Restricted B) Not interfered by the government
201)DELUGE C) Unprincipled D) UncompetitiveAns: B
A) Delude B) Fancy C) Flood D) IllusionAns: C
209)According to the author, why was Spencer so popular in the 19th Century?
202)DISCOURSE A) He supported capitalism
A) Conversation B) Speech C) Function D) ReligionAns: B B) He extended Darwin's theory of evolution to a lot of things.
C) He had one broad and simple idea and many specific ideas flowed from it.
203)DISPARATE D) He was a friend of Parson's.Ans: C
A) Discreet B) Disturb C) Different D) DefameAns: C
210)What is the author most likely to agree to in the following?
204)ENTICE A) Darwin's idea of evolution preceded that of Spencer
A) Flee B) Enter C) Trap D) TemptAns: D B) Both Darwin and Spencer got the idea of the evolution at the same time
C) Spencer's idea of evolution preceded that of Darwin
Select the correct answer option based on the passage. D) Darwin and Spencer worked on totally different models of evolution
Passage: The great event of the New York cultural season of 1882 was the visit of the Ans: C
sixty-two-year-old English philosopher and social commentator Herbert Spencer.
Nowhere did Spencer have a larger or more enthusiastic following than in the United 211)What must have been the most-likely response/reaction of the New York
States, where such works as .Social Statics. and .The Data of Ethics. were celebrated audience to Spencer's talk in 1882?
as powerful justifications for laissez-faire capitalism. Competition was preordained; A) Vindication B) Surprise C) Happiness D) DepressionAns: B
its result was progress; and any institution that stood in the way of individual
liberties was violating the natural order. .Survival of the fittest..a phrase that Charles 212)Which people is the author referring to in the statement: "people who had
Darwin took from Spencer.made free competition a social as well as a natural law. limited interest in the finches of the Galágos"?
A) People who were not interested in the bird finch
Spencer was, arguably, the single most influential systematic thinker of the B) People who were not interested in finches in particular from Galapagos.
nineteenth century, but his influence, compared with that of Darwin, Marx, or Mill, C) People who were not interested in animal species or natural evolution
was short-lived. In 1937, the Harvard sociologist Talcott Parsons asked, .Who now D) People who did not have interest in birds.Ans: C
reads Spencer?. Seventy years later, the question remains pertinent, even if no one
now reads Talcott Parsons, either. In his day, Spencer was the greatest of Select the correct answer option based on the passage.
philosophical hedgehogs: his popularity stemmed from the fact that he had one big, Passage: Build a worse mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door..
easily grasped idea and a mass of more particular ideas that supposedly flowed from This isn't much of a slogan, but over the past few years it has, in certain circles,
the big one. The big idea was evolution, but, while Darwin applied it to species become conventional wisdom, thanks mainly to "The Innovator's Dilemma," a
change, speculating about society and culture only with reluctance, Spencer saw 1997 book by a Harvard professor named Clayton Christensen. Why,
evolution working everywhere. .This law of organic progress is the law of all Christensen asked, do companies that dominate one kind of technology tend
progress,. he wrote, .whether it be in the development of the Earth, in the to get swamped by those that offer something new? American auto companies
development of Life upon its surface, in the development of Society, of Government, ruled the world of big, powerful cars but were blindsided by the Japanese
of Manufactures, of Commerce, of Language, Literature, Science, [or] Art.. Spencer when small cars came into vogue. The same thing happened to companies that
has been tagged as a social Darwinist, but it would be more correct to think of made big radios when the transistor radio came along, and to minicomputer
Darwin as a biological Spencerian. Spencer was very well known as an evolutionist manufacturers with the arrival of the P.C.
long before Darwin.s .On the Origin of Species. was published, in 1859, and people
who had limited interest in the finches of the Galágos had a great interest in whether Christensen discovered that the new technologies.he called them "disruptive
the state should provide for the pooror whether it was right to colonize India. technologies".were actually less effective, at first, than those they replaced.
Japan's cars were less powerful and more dangerous than Detroit's. Transistor radios
were tinny. P.C.s were weak. But the new products were both inexpensive and 220)What does the statement of Schumpeter imply?
convenient. This allowed them to win over the low end of the market, the people A) One should make mail coaches instead of rail roads.
who couldn't afford.or didn't want.an El Dorado or an Emerson. Eventually, as the B) One should make rail roads instead of mail coaches.
disruptors got better, they won over the rest of the market. C) Incremental changes cannot lead to an innovation
D) Innovations are irreversible changes.Ans: C
That, at least, was the message that thousands of giddy entrepreneurs.and
beleaguered big-company C.E.O.s.took away from the book. In a sense, the Internet Select the correct answer option based on the passage.
boom was an illustration of Christensen's principles. If you bought and sold stocks Passage: The most avid users of social-networking websites may be
online, you got no advice from a broker. If you shopped for a bathing suit online, you exhibitionist teenagers, but when it comes to more grown-up use by business
couldn't try it on. But, hey, it was cheap and easy. People believed that in the long people, such sites have a surprisingly long pedigree. LinkedIn, an online
run cheap and easy would win. network for professionals that signed up its ten-millionth user this week, was
launched in 2003, a few months before My Space, the biggest of the social
According to Foveon's (a Santa Clare company) founder, a man named Carver Mead, sites. Consumer adoption of social networking has grabbed most attention
"cheap and easy" is overrated. Mead is what you might call an innovator's innovator. since then. But interest in the business uses of the technology is rising.
In Mead's view, there are two kinds of disruptive innovations. Type Two innovations
are the ones Christensen wrote about. They don't perform as well as the Many companies are attracted by the marketing opportunities offered by
technologies they replace, but they have other virtues (price and convenience). Type community sites. But the results can be painful. On searching Pizza Hut on
One innovations, on the other hand, are of much higher quality than the MysSpace, the profile of a pizza-delivery driver comes up, who helpfully lets
technologies they replace. Though for a while, at least, they tend to be prohibitively friends in on the chain's latest promotional offers (.Dude, I just heard some
expensive. The refrigerator was better than the icebox. The vacuum cleaner was scoop from the Hut,. ran one recent post). Wal-Mart started up and rapidly
more powerful than the broom and dustpan. In all these cases, quality won. closed down a much-derided teenage site called The Hub last year. Reuters
hopes to do better with its forthcoming site for those in the financial-services
History is littered with failed Type Ones. What's significant, though, is its rejection of industry.
the Christensen model that characterized the Internet economy, where companies Social networking has proved to be of greatest value to companies in
tried to topple incumbents by being faster and cheaper. That was nice for consumers recruitment. Unlike a simple jobs board, social networks enable members to
but not for companies; when everyone's getting cheaper and faster, no one's making pass suitable vacancies on to people they know, and to refer potential
any money. Now companies and venture capitalists are searching for innovations candidates back to the recruiter. So employers reach not only active jobseekers
that represent a qualitative advance. They're heeding the economist Joseph but also a much larger pool of passive candidates through referrals. Having lots
Schumpeter: "Innovations are changes . . . which cannot be decomposed into of people in a network increases its value in a .super-linear. fashion, says Reid
infinitesimal steps. Add as many mail-coaches as you please, you will never get a Hoffman, LinkedIn's founder. He says corporate use of his service is now
railroad." spreading beyond recruiters: hedge funds use it to identify and contact
experts, for example.
213)What of the following is true about Christensen and Mead?
A) They are in complete disagreement This technique is also gathering momentum in knowledge management.. IBM
B) They are in partial agreement recently unveiled a social-software platform called Lotus Connections, that lets
C) They are in complete agreement D) None of theseAns: B company employees post detailed profiles of themselves, team up on projects
and share bookmarks. One manufacturer testing the software is using it to put
214)What best describes the statement: "Build a worse mousetrap and the world will inexperienced members of its customer-services team in touch with the right
beat a path to your door." ? engineers. It can also be used to identify in-house experts. Software firms will
A) Factual B) Celebratory C) Satirical D) CynicalAns: C probably start bundling social features of this kind into all sorts of business
software.
215)Which of the statements is the author of the passage most likely to agree to?
A) Internet is a successful instance of Christensen's innovation model. To work well in the business world, social networking has to clear some big
B) Internet is an instance of Christensen's model of innovation, but unsuccessful. hurdles. Incentives to participate in a network have to be symmetrical, for one
C) Internet is an instance of Mead's type I innovation, but unsuccessful. thing. The interests of MySpace members.and of jobseekers and
D) Internet is an successful instance of Mead's type I innovation. employers.may be aligned, but it is not clear why commission-hungry
Ans: B salespeople would want to share their best leads with colleagues. Limiting the
size of the network can reduce its value for companies, yet confidentiality is
216)According to the author, what is the problem companies had with the internet? another obvious concern for companies that invite outsiders into their online
A) It's quality never improved. communities. Social networking sounds great in theory, but the business
B) It helped the consumers. benefits are still unproven. But if who you know really does matter more than
C) The companies could not make money with it. what you know, it has obvious potential.
D) It was an instance of Mead's Type II innovation.Ans: C
217)What does the author imply by the phrase thanks mainly to "The Innovator's 221) What is the author of the passage most likely to agree to?
Dilemma," in the first paragraph? A) Social networking has benefited corporate sector to a large extent.
A) The author wants to thank Christenson for writing the book. B) Social networking is not useful for corporate sector.
B) The author is obliged to Christenson for writing the book. C) Social networking may benefit the corporate sector to some extent. D)
C) The author implies that the phrase "Build a worse." comes from Christenson's None of theseAns: C
book
D) The author is being sarcastic towards Christenson's book. 222)According to the author, how does social networking help recruitment?
Ans: C A) By increasing the reach in a super-linear fashion.
B) Making available a larger pool of passive candidates.
218)Which segment of society are initial users to Christensen's "disruptive C) Since enthusiastic teenagers are also on the network.
technology" and Type One innovation of Mead? D) None of theseAns: B
A) Economically high and low respectively
B) Economically low and high respectively 223)Which of the following is an appropriate title for the passage?
C) Both economically low D) Both economically highAns: B A) Social Networking and Business
B) Social Networks
219)What does 'giddy' mean in context of it's usage in the third paragraph of the C) Ethics of Social Networking in Business
passage? D) Social Networking: Pros and ConsAns: A
A) Those suffering of vertigo B) Unhealthy
C) Light-hearted D) NervousAns: D 224)Which of the following statements is Reid Hoffman most likely to agree to?
A) Social network is only useful for recruiting. Rich Westerners may not think of their societies as plagued by corruption. But
B) Social networking has other uses apart from recruiting. the definition of bribery clearly differs from person to person. A New Yorker
C) Social networking has not impacted business much. might pity the third-world businessman who must pay bribes just to keep his
D) The prime use of social networking is for Hedge funds.Ans: B shop open. But the same New Yorker would not think twice about slipping the
$50 to sneak into a nice restaurant without a reservation. Poor people the
225)What meaning of avid could you infer from the passage? world over are most infuriated by the casual corruption of the elites rather
A) Dormant B) Unprincipled C) UnwantedD) EnthusiasticAns: D than by the underpaid, .tip.-seeking soldier or functionary. Thus there is no
single cultural or social factor that inclines a society towards corruption, but
226)What is the most probable context in which the author is talking about Pizza economic factors play a big part. Most clearly, poverty and bribery go together.
Hut?
A) Social networking did not benefit it. 229)What is the author likely to agree to in the following?
B) Social networking was a big success for it. A) Some cultures suffer corruptions while others do not.
C) Social networking created problems for it. B) Social factors incline a society towards corruption.
D) None of theseAns: C C) Bribery is not a cultural phenomena.
D) None of theseAns: C
227)Why does the author call Lotus Connections a social software platform?
A) Because it is used for knowledge management. 230)Which of the following the author does not identify as linguistic
B) It has a feature to allow employees to interact and cooperate with each other. manifestation of corruption?
C) Because IBM developed it. A) Asking for a favour. B) Use of double meanings.
D) Because the service team can get in touch with the right engineers using it.Ans: B C) Use of quasi-official terminology.
D) Relate to food item.Ans: D
228)What are the hurdles that social networking has to overcome in order to benefit
the business world? 231)What is bribe generally called in China?
A) Issue of confidentiality. B) Misalignment of interests. A) Hand-over B) Refresco C) Envelopes D) BaksheeshAns: C
C) Misalignment of interests and confidentiality.
D) None of thesAns: C 232)In summary what does the passage primarily suggest and provide
evidence for?
Select the correct answer option based on the passage. A) Corruption is always concealed in some way, both linguistically and in the
Passage:Give people power and discretion, and whether they are grand viziers or process.
border guards, some will use their position to enrich themselves. The problem can B) Corruption exists only in developing economies.
be big enough to hold back a country's development. For most people in the world, C) Corruption is an unethical practice.
though, the worry is not that corruption may slow down their country's GDP growth. D) Corruption slows down GDP growth.Ans: A
It is that their daily lives are pervaded by endless hassles, big and small. And for all
the evidence that some cultures suffer endemic corruption while others are 233)What could be the meaning of the word dissimulation, as can be inferred
relatively clean, attitudes towards corruption, and even the language describing from the context it is used in first line of the passage?
bribery, is remarkably similar around the world. A) Hypocrisy B) Clarity C) Frankness D) InsultAns: A

In a testament to most people's basic decency, bribe-takers and bribe-payers have 234)What best represents the author's attitude towards the rich people in the
developed an elaborate theatre of dissimulation. This is not just to avoid detection. West?
Even in countries where corruption is so common as to be unremarkable and A) Appreciative B) Mildly critical
unprosecutable.and even when the transaction happens far from snooping eyes.a C) Heavily critical D) Mildly appreciativeAns: B
bribe is almost always dressed up as some other kind of exchange. Though most of
the world is plagued by corruption, even serial offenders try to conceal it. 235)What is the author most likely to agree to?
A) People generally do not try to hide money taken as bribe.
One manifestation of this is linguistic. Surprisingly few people say: .You are going to B) People hide money taken as bribe primarily to avoid detection.
have to pay me if you want to get that done.. Instead, they use a wide variety of C) People hide money taken as bribe from view even if detection possibility is
euphemisms. One type is quasi-official terminology. The term widely used at border low. D) None of theseAns: C
crossings is .expediting fee.. For a euphemism it is surprisingly accurate: paying it will
keep your bags, and perhaps your contraband, from being dumped onto a floor and 236)What could be the meaning of the word 'obscurantist' as inferred from the
sifted through at a leisurely pace. (A related term, used in India, is .speed money.: passage?
paying it can get essential business permits issued considerably faster.) A) Clear B) Unclear C) Nasty D) PoliteAns: B

A second type of euphemism dresses up a dodgy payment as a friendly favour done Select the correct answer option based on the passage.
by the bribe-payer. There is plenty of creative scope. Nigerian policemen are known Passage: India lives in several centuries at the same time. Somehow we
to ask for .a little something for the weekend.. Mexican traffic police will suggest that manage to progress and regress simultaneously. As a nation we age by pushing
you buy them a refresco, a soft drink, as will Angolan and Mozambican petty officials, outward from the middle--adding a few centuries on either end of the
who call it a gazoso in Portuguese. extraordinary CV. We greaten like the maturing head of a hammerhead shark
with eyes looking in diametrically opposite directions.
Double meaning can help soothe the awkwardness of bribe-paying. Baksheesh,
originally a Persian word now found in many countries of the Middle East, can I don't mean to put a simplistic value judgment on this peculiar form of
mean .tip., .alms. and .bribe.. In Kenya a machine-gun-wielding guard suggested to a "progress" by suggesting that Modern is Good and Traditional is Bad--or vice
terrified Canadian aid worker: .Perhaps you would like to discuss this over chai?. The versa. What's hard to reconcile oneself to, both personally and politically, is the
young Canadian was relieved: the difficulty could be resolved with some chai, which schizophrenic nature of it. That applies not just to the ancient/modern
means both .tea. and .bribe.. conundrum but to the utter illogic of what appears to be the current national
enterprise. In the lane behind my house, every night I walk past road gangs of
Along with the obscurantist language, bribe-taking culture around the world often emaciated laborers digging a trench to lay fiber-optic cables to speed up our
involves the avoidance of physically handing the money from one person to another. digital revolution. In the bitter winter cold, they work by the light of a few
One obvious reason is to avoid detection, which is why bribes are known as candles.
.envelopes. in countries from China to Greece. But avoidance of a direct hand-over is
common even where there is no chance of detection. There will always be some It's as though the people of India have been rounded up and loaded onto two
officials who will take money right from a bribe-payer's hands, but most seem to convoys of trucks (a huge big one and a tiny little one) that have set off
prefer to find some way to hide the money from view. resolutely in opposite directions. The tiny convoy is on its way to a glittering
destination somewhere near the top of the world. The other convoy just melts
into the darkness and disappears. A cursory survey that tallies the caste, class and A) People from one culture do not respect people from the other cultures.
religion of who gets to be on which convoy would make a good Lazy Person's concise B) Disrespect of British towards Indian Culture.
Guide to the History of India. For some of us, life in India is like being suspended C) White people's definition for us.
between two of the trucks, one leg in each convoy, and being neatly dismembered as D) Ill-treatment at hands of BritishAns: B
they move apart, not bodily, but emotionally and intellectually.
244)Why does the response towards 'Globalisation in India' differs in different
Sixty years after independence, India is still struggling with the legacy of colonialism, parts of India?
still flinching from the "cultural insult." As citizens we're still caught up in the A) Due to different literacy levels.
business of "disproving" the white world's definition of us. Intellectually and B) Due to religious diversity in India.
emotionally, we have just begun to grapple with communal and caste politics that C) It will not benefit all sections of the society.
threaten to tear our society apart. But meanwhile, something new looms on our D) It may not have all the answers to India's current problems.Ans: C
horizon. On the face of it, it's just ordinary, day-to-day business. It lacks the drama,
the large-format, epic magnificence of war or genocide or famine. It's dull in Select the correct answer option based on the passage.
comparison. It makes bad TV. It has to do with boring things like jobs, money, water Passage:The Indian government.s intention of introducing caste based quotas
supply, electricity, irrigation. But it also has to do with a process of barbaric for the .Other Backward Classes. in centrally funded institutions of higher
dispossession on a scale that has few parallels in history. You may have guessed by learning and the Prime Minister.s suggestion to the private sector to voluntarily
now that I'm talking about the modern version of globalization. go in for reservation., has once again sparked off a debate on the merits and
demerits of caste-based reservations. Unfortunately, the predictable divide
What is globalization? Who is it for? What is it going to do to a country like India, in between the votaries of .social justice. on one hand and those advocating
which social inequality has been institutionalized in the caste system for centuries? Is .merit. on the other seems to have once again camouflaged the real issues. It is
the corporatization and globalization of agriculture, water supply, electricity and necessary to take a holistic and non-partisan view of the issues involved.
essential commodities going to pull India out of the stagnant morass of poverty,
illiteracy and religious bigotry? Is the dismantling and auctioning off of elaborate The hue and cry about .sacrificing merit. is untenable simply because merit is
public sector infrastructure, developed with public money over the past sixty years, after all a social construct and it cannot be determined objectively in a
really the way forward? Is globalization going to close the gap between the privileged historically unjust and unequal context. The idea of competitive merit will be
and the underprivileged, between the upper castes and the lower castes, between worthy of serious attention only in a broadly egalitarian context. But then,
the educated and the illiterate? Or is it going to give those who already have a caste is not the only obstacle in the way of an egalitarian order.
centuries-old head start a friendly helping hand? These are huge, contentious
questions. The answers vary depending on whether they come from the villages and After all, economic conditions, educational opportunities and discrimination on
fields of rural India, from the slums and shantytowns of urban India, from the living the basis of gender also contribute to the denial of opportunity to express
rooms of the burgeoning middle class or from the boardrooms of the big business one.s true merit and worth. It is interesting to note that in the ongoing debate,
houses. one side refuses to see the socially constructed nature of the notion of merit,
while the other side refuses to recognise the multiplicity of the mechanisms of
237)Why does the author calls 'progress' as peculiar? exclusion with equal vehemence.
A) Because Modern is good and traditional is bad.
B) Because of its unbalanced nature. The idea of caste-based reservations is justified by the logic of social justice.
C) Because it differs politically and personally. This implies the conscious attempt to restructure a given social order in such a
D) None of these.Ans: B way that individuals belonging to the traditionally and structurally marginalised
social groups get adequate opportunities to actualise their potential and
238)What do you infer from the sentence -'For some of us, life in ....but emotionally realise their due share in the resources available.
and intellectually'?
A) A person has one leg in one truck and the other in the second truck. In any society, particularly in one as diverse and complex as the Indian society,
B) A person meets with an accident. this is going to be a gigantic exercise and must not be reduced to just one
C) The nation is moving in two different directions. aspect of state policy. Seen in this light, caste-based reservation has to work in
D) The nation is suffering from many road accidentsAns: C tandem with other policies ensuring the elimination of the structures of social
marginalisation and denial of access. It has to be seen as a means of achieving
239)How does the author feel about 'Globalisation' in India? social justice and not an end in itself. By the same logic it must be assessed and
A) Curious B) Hopeless C) Enthusiastic D) SpeculativeAns: D audited from time to time like any other social policy and economic strategy.

240)What does the sentence "We greaten like the maturing head of a hammerhead Hence, it is important, to discuss reservation in the holistic context of much
shark with eyes looking in diametrically opposite directions.' implies? required social restructuring and not to convert it into a fetish of .political
A) Indian people are barbaric in nature. correctness.. Admittedly, caste remains a social reality and a mechanism of
B) We are progressing in some areas and regressing in the others. C) India has a oppression in Indian society. But can we say that caste is the only mechanism
diverse culture. of oppression? Can we say with absolute certainty that poverty amongst the
D) Some people are modern while the others are traditional in approach.Ans: B so-called upper castes has been eradicated? Can we say that the regions of
Northeast, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh are on par with the glittering metros of
241)What do you infer from the sentence in context of the passage-'India lives in Delhi and Mumbai? Can we say that a pupil from a panchayat school in Bihar is
several centuries at the same time.'? equipped to compete with an alumnus of Doon School on an equal footing,
A) We are progressing in some areas and regressing in the others. even if both of them belong to the same caste group? Can we also say that
B) People from different countries are living in India. gender plays no role in denial of social opportunities? After all, this society
C) India has a diverse culture. discriminates against girls even before they are born. What to talk of access or
D) Some people are modern while the others are traditional in approach.Ans: A opportunities, they.re denied birth itself. Such discrimination exists across
religious and caste lines..........
242)What do you infer from the following lines-'In the lane behind my house, every
night I walk past road gangs of emaciated labourers digging a trench to lay fiber-optic 245)What is the phrase 'Sacrificing merit' referring to?
cables to speed up our digital revolution. In the bitter winter cold, they work by the A) Killing merit. B) Selection on basis of merit.
light of a few candles.' ? C) Encouraging reservation D) None of theseAns: C
A) India has a balanced mixture of both traditional and modern people. B) Progress
is unbalanced. 246)What do you mean by the word 'Egalitarian'?
C) Digital revolution is very important for our economic growth. D) There is shortage A) Characterized by belief in the equality of all people.
of electricity in India.Ans: B B) Characterized by belief in the inequality of all people.
C) Another word for reservations. D) GrowthAns: A
243)What does the phrase "cultural insult" imply?
247)What does the statement- and not to convert it into a fetish of political 254)What is the author likely to agree to as the reason for the chaos in the
correctness in the passage imply? sub-continent in 1947?
A) Reservation issue should not be converted into a political propaganda. A) Because Gandhi was assassinated
B) Reservation issue should not be based on caste alone. B) Because the British left the sub-continent in haste.
C) Reservation issue should be left to the ruling government. D) None of these.Ans: C) Because the Hindus and Muslims could not live in peace.
A D) Because Lord Mountbatten was watching a movie on 14th August 1947
.Ans: B
248)What is the author most likely to agree with?
A) Caste-based reservation is the answer to India's problems. 255)What could possibly "grandiloquence" mean as inferred from the context
B) Gender-based reservation is the answer to India's problems. in which it has been used in the passage?
C) There is no solution to bridge the gap between privileged and under-privileged. A) Grand Party B) Celebrations C) Lofty speech
D) None of these.Ans: D D) DestinyAns: C

249)What do you mean by the word 'Votaries'? 256)What is the author primarily talking about in the article?
A) Advocates B) Types C) Demerits D) PeopleAns: A A) Mountbatten's association with India.
B) Nehru's speech
250)What do you infer from the sentence ' The idea of caste-based reservations is C) Gandhi's assassination
justified by the logic of social justice' ? D) The aftermath of the partition. Ans: D
A) Caste-based reservation will help in providing opportunities to the socially
backward classes. 257)In the view of the author, What does the Nehru's phrase "tryst with
B) Caste-based reservation will lead to social equality amongst all classes. destiny" symbolise today?
C) Caste-based reservation will help backward classes actualise their potential. D) All A) A celebration of Indian Independence
of theseAns: D B) An inspirational quote
C) A reminder of Gandhi's assassination
251)Why does caste-bases reservation system needs to be assessed and audited D) A symbol of the ills of the partitionAns: D
from time to time?
A) To measure its economic advantage to the Nation. 258)The author persists on talking about the " Bob Hope movie" in the article.
B) To make sure that it achieves social justice for all. Why?
C) To do a cost analysis. D) None of these.Ans: B A) Because the movie was a classic of 1947
B) He thinks it caused the partition of the sub-continent.
252)What is the tone of the passage? C) He uses it to show the apathy of the Britishers towards the sub-continent
A) Neutral B) Biased C) Celebratory D) CriticalAns: A D) It was Mountbatten's favourite movie.Ans: C

Select the correct answer option based on the passage. 259)What does the author imply about the future of the Pakistan?
Passage: Sixty years ago, on the evening of August 14, 1947, a few hours before A) It becomes a secular country.
Britain.s Indian Empire was formally divided into the nation-states of India and B) It becomes unsecular.
Pakistan, Lord Louis Mountbatten and his wife, Edwina, sat down in the viceregal C) It is unprosperous.
mansion in New Delhi to watch the latest Bob Hope movie, .My Favorite Brunette.. D) It becomes a rogue state.Ans: B
Large parts of the subcontinent were descending into chaos, as the implications of 260)Why was Gandhi assassinated?
partitioning the Indian Empire along religious lines became clear to the millions of A) Because he was favouring the Muslims.
Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs caught on the wrong side of the border. In the next few B) His assassin thought he was partial to the Muslims.
months, some twelve million people would be uprooted and as many as a million C) He got killed in the violence after partition.
murdered. But on that night in mid-August the bloodbath.and the fuller D) None of these Ans: B
consequences of hasty imperial retreat.still lay in the future, and the Mountbattens Select the correct answer option based on the passage.
probably felt they had earned their evening.s entertainment. Passage:The economic transformation of India is one of the great business
stories of our time. As stifling government regulations have been lifted,
While the Mountbattens were sitting down to their Bob Hope movie, India.s entrepreneurship has flourished, and the country has become a high-powered
constituent assembly was convening in New Delhi. The moment demanded center for information technology and pharmaceuticals. Indian companies like
grandiloquence, and Jawaharlal Nehru, Gandhi.s closest disciple and soon to be Infosys and Wipro are powerful global players, while Western firms like G.E.
India.s first Prime Minister, provided it. .Long years ago, we made a tryst with and I.B.M. now have major research facilities in India employing thousands.
destiny,. he said. .At the stroke of the midnight hour, while the world sleeps, India India.s seemingly endless flow of young, motivated engineers, scientists, and
will awaken to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, managers offering developed-world skills at developing-world wages is held to
when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of be putting American jobs at risk, and the country is frequently heralded as .the
a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance.. next economic superpower..

Posterity has enshrined this speech, as Nehru clearly intended. But today his quaint But India has run into a surprising hitch on its way to superpower status: its
phrase .tryst with destiny. resonates ominously, so enduring have been the political inexhaustible supply of workers is becoming exhausted. Although India has one
and psychological scars of partition. The souls of the two new nation-states of the youngest workforces on the planet, the head of Infosys said recently
immediately found utterance in brutal enmity. In Punjab, armed vigilante groups, that there was an .acute shortage of skilled manpower,. and a study projects
organized along religious lines and incited by local politicians, murdered countless that this year salaries for skilled workers will rise fourteen and a half per cent, a
people, abducting and raping thousands of women. Soon, India and Pakistan were sure sign that demand for skilled labor is outstripping supply.
fighting a war.the first of three.over the disputed territory of Kashmir. Gandhi,
reduced to despair by the seemingly endless cycle of retaliatory mass murders and How is this possible in a country that every year produces two and a half
displacement, was shot dead in January, 1948, by a Hindu extremist who believed million college graduates and four hundred thousand engineers? Start with the
that the father of the Indian nation was too soft on Muslims. Jinnah, racked with fact that just ten per cent of Indians get any kind of post-secondary education,
tuberculosis and overwork, died a few months later, his dream of a secular Pakistan compared with some fifty per cent who do in the U.S. Moreover, of that ten
apparently buried with him. per cent, the vast majority go to one of India.s seventeen thousand colleges,
many of which are closer to community colleges than to four-year institutions.
253)From the passage, what can we conclude about the view of the author about India does have more than three hundred universities, but a recent survey by
Lord Mountbatten? the London Times Higher Education Supplement put only two of them among
A) Appreciative B) Sarcastic C) Neutral the top hundred in the world. Many Indian graduates therefore enter the
D) Speculative Ans: B workforce with a low level of skills. A current study led by Vivek Wadhwa, of
Duke University, has found that if you define .engineer. by U.S. standards, India
produces just a hundred and seventy thousand engineers a year, not four hundred
thousand. Infosys says that, of 1.3 million applicants for jobs last year, it found only After all, no form of advertising carries as much weight as an endorsement
two per cent acceptable. from a friend. .Amway and Tupperware know you can blend the social and
economic to business advantage,. says Walter Carl, a marketing guru at
India has taken tentative steps to remedy its skills famine.the current government Northeastern University. The difference now, he says, is that the internet can
has made noises about doubling spending on education, and a host of new colleges magnify the effect of such endorsements.
and universities have sprung up since the mid-nineties. But India.s impressive
economic performance has made the problem seem less urgent than it actually is, The difficulty for marketers is creating the right kind of buzz and learning to
and allowed the government to defer difficult choices. (In a country where more control it. Negative views spread just as quickly as positive ones, so if a product
than three hundred million people live on a dollar a day, producing college graduates has flaws, people will soon find out. And Peter Kim of Forrester, a consultancy,
can seem like a low priority.) Ultimately, the Indian government has to pull off a very points out that when Microsoft sent laptops loaded with its new Windows
tough trick, making serious changes at a time when things seem to be going very Vista software to influential bloggers in an effort to get them to write about it,
well. It needs, in other words, a clear sense of everything that can still go wrong. The the resulting online discussion ignored Vista and focused instead on the
paradox of the Indian economy today is that the more certain its glowing future morality of accepting gifts and the ethics of word-of-mouth marketing. Bad
seems to be, the less likely that future becomes. buzz, in short.

261)Which of these could you infer according to the passage? BzzAgent, a controversial company based in Boston that is one of the leading
A) Wages in the Developing countries are less as compared to wages in the exponents of word-of-mouth marketing, operates a network of volunteer
developed countries .agents. who receive free samples of products in the post. They talk to their
B) Wages in the Developing countries are more as compared to wages in the friends about them and send back their thoughts. In return, they receive
developed countries rewards through a points program.an arrangement they are supposed to make
C) Wages in the Developing countries are same as wages in the developed countries clear. This allows a firm to create buzz around a product and to see what kind
D) None of theseAns: A of word-of-mouth response it generates, which can be useful for subsequent
product development and marketing. Last week BzzAgent launched its service
262)What does "American jobs" in the last line of the first paragraph of the passage in Britain. Dave Balter, BzzAgent's founder, thinks word-of-mouth marketing
imply? will become a multi-billion dollar industry. No doubt he tells that to everyone
A) Jobs provided by American companies he meets.
B) Jobs held (or to be held) by American people
C) Jobs open to only American citizens 269)What is the experimental approach being discussed in the first paragraph?
D) Jobs provided by the American governmentAns: B A) Word of mouth Marketing
B) Selling of video-game consoles, bottled water and electric toothbrushes
263)According to the passage, why India does not have enough skilled labour? C) Traditional Advertising D) None of theseAns: A
A) The total amount of young population is low
B) The total number of colleges are insufficient 270)What is the tone of the passage?
C) Students do not want to study A) Neutral B) Biased C) Celebratory D) CriticalAns: A
D) Maximum universities and colleges do not match global standards.Ans: D
271)What can we infer from Walter Carl's statement?
264)What can you infer as the meaning of 'stifling' from the passage? A) Amway and Tupperware are products where word of mouth marketing
A) Democratic B) Liberal C) Impeding D) UndemocraticAns: C could be used.
B) Amway and Tupperware are consumers who appreciated word of mouth
265)What is an appropriate title to the passage? marketing.
A) Growing Indian Economy B) Higher education in India C) Amway and Tupperware are companies who use word of mouth marketing.
C) India's Skill Shortage D) Entrepreneurship in IndiaAns: C D) None of theseAns: C

266)In the third sentence of the third paragraph of the passage, the phrase "closer to 272)What is the effect of internet on Word-of-mouth marketing?
community colleges " is used. What does it imply? A) It is impeded by the internet. B) It is encouraged by the internet.
A) Near to community colleges B) Like community colleges C) Internet magnifies the moral issues of this marketing technique. D) Internet
C) Close association to community colleges D) None Ans: B has made it obsolete.Ans: B

267)According to the passage, what is the paradox of the Indian economy today? 273)According to the passage, in what order did different companies use word
A) The economic progress is impressive, but the poor (earning one dollar per day) of mouth marketing?
are not benefited. A) Nintendo before Sony, Nestle and Philips.
B) The economic progress is impressive disallowing the government to take tough B) Nintendo after Sony, Nestle and Philips.
decisions. C) Nintendo, Sony, Nestle and Philips: all at the same time.
C) There is not enough skilled workforce and the government does not realize this. D) None of theseAns: B
D) Government is not ready to invest in setting up new universities.
Ans: B 274)According to Peter Kim, what happened to Microsoft's marketing
campaign for Vista?
268)Why are salaries for skilled workers rising? A) It succeeded B) It succeeded with some hiccups
A) Companies are paying hire to lure skilled people to jobs. C) It failed D) None of theseAns: C
B) American companies are ready to pay higher to skilled workers.
C) Entrepreneurship is growing in India. 275)Where does BzzAgent operate?
D) There is not enough skilled workers, while the demand for them is high.Ans: D A) USA and India B) USA and UK C) USA only
D) None of theseAns: B
Select the correct answer option based on the passage.
Passage: When it came to promoting its new video-game console, the Wii, in 276)What is the author most likely to agree to in the following?
America, Nintendo recruited a handful of carefully chosen suburban mothers in the A) There is not enough evidence to state that word-of-mouth marketing is
hope that they would spread the word among their friends that the Wii was a useful.
gaming console the whole family could enjoy together. Nintendo thus became the B) There is enough evidence to state that word-of-mouth marketing is useful.
latest company to use .word-of-mouth. marketing. NestléSony and Philips have all C) Evidence shows that word of mouth marketing is a failed technique.
launched similar campaigns in recent months to promote everything from bottled D) Word of mouth marketing is unethical.Ans: B
water to electric toothbrushes. As the power of traditional advertising declines, what
was once an experimental marketing approach is becoming more popular. Select the correct answer option based on the passage.
Passage: AT the end of the 19th century, India's maharajahs discovered a Parisian designer called
Louis Vuitton and flooded his small factory with orders for custom-made Rolls-Royce interiors, Select the correct answer option based on the passage.
leather picnic hampers and modish polo-club bags. But after independence, when India's princes Passage: The impressive recent growth of certain sectors of the Indian economy is a
lost much of their wealth, the orders dried up. Then in 2002 LVMH, the world's largest luxury- necessary but insufficient condition for the elimination of extreme poverty. In order to
goods group, made a triumphant return to India, opening a boutique in Delhi and another in ensure that the poorest benefit from this growth, and also contribute to it, the expansion
Mumbai in 2004. Its target was the new breed of maharajah produced by India's liberalised and improvement of the microfinance sector should be a national priority.
economy: flush, flash, and growing in number.
The studies suggest that the impact of microfinance on the poorest is greater than on the
Other purveyors of opulence followed, from Chanel to Bulgari. In recent months a multitude of poor, and yet another that non-participating members of communities where
swanky brands have announced plans to set up shop in India, including Dolce & Gabbana, Hermè microfinance operates experience socio-economic gains . suggesting strong spillover
Jimmy Choo and Gucci. Though only a tiny fraction of the total population will spend on these effects. Moreover, well-managed microfinance institutions (MFIs) have shown a capacity
brands but it is India's future prospects that have excited the luxury behemoths. to wean themselves off of subsidies and become sustainable within a few years.

India has fewer than 100,000 dollar millionaires among its one billion-plus population, according Microfinance is powerful, but it is clearly no panacea. Microfinance does not directly
to American Express, a financial-services firm. It predicts that this number will grow by 12.8% a address some structural problems facing Indian society and the economy, and it is not yet
year for the next three years. The longer-term ascendance of India's middle class, meanwhile, as efficient as it will be when economies of scale are realised and a more supportive policy
has been charted by the McKinsey Global Institute, which predicts that average incomes will have environment is created. Loan products are still too inflexible, and savings and insurance
tripled by 2025, lifting nearly 300m Indians out of poverty and causing the middle class to grow services that the poor also need are not widely available due to regulatory barriers.
more than tenfold, to 583m.
Still, microfinance is one of the few market-based, scaleable anti-poverty solutions that
Demand for all kinds of consumer products is about to surge, in short. And although restrictions are in place in India today, and the argument to scale it up to meet the overwhelming
on foreign investment prevent retail giants such as Wal-Mart and Tesco from entering India need is compelling. According to Sa-Dhan, the overall outreach of MFIs is 6.5 million
directly, different rules apply to companies that sell their own products under a single brand, as families and the sector-wide loan portfolio is Rs 2,500 crore. However, this is meeting only
luxury-goods firms tend to. Since January 2006 they have been allowed to take up to 51% in 10% of the estimated demand. Importantly, new initiatives are expanding this success
Indian joint ventures. India is also an attractive market for luxury goods because, unlike China, it story to the some of the country.s poorest regions, such as eastern and central Uttar
does not have a flourishing counterfeit industry. Credit is becoming more easily available. Pradesh.
Barriers to growth remain, however. High import duties make luxury goods expensive. Rich
Indians tend to travel widely and may simply buy elsewhere. Finding suitable retail space is also The local and national governments have an important role to play in ensuring the growth
proving a headache. So far most designer boutiques are situated in five star hotels. and improvement of microfinance. First and foremost, the market should be left to set
interest rates, not the state. Ensuring transparency and full disclosure of rates including
But things are changing. Later this year Emporio, a new luxury-goods mall, will open in a fees is something the government should ensure, and something that new technologies as
prosperous neighbourhood in the south of Delhi. It is likely to be the first of many. Even so, India well as reporting and data standards are already enabling. Furthermore, government
could remain a difficult market to crack. The boss of Luxury Marketing Council, an international regulators should set clear criteria for allowing MFIs to mobilise savings for on lending to
organisation of 675 luxury-goods firms , Devyani Raman, describes India's luxury-goods market as the poor; this would allow for a large measure of financial independence amongst well-
.a cupboard full of beautiful clothes with a new outfit arriving every day.it could start to look managed MFIs. Each Indian state could consider forming a multi-party working group to
messy without the right care.. This, she says, includes everything from teaching shop assistants meet with microfinance leaders and have a dialogue with them about how the policy
appropriate manners to instilling in the Indian public a proper understanding of the concept of environment could be made more supportive and to clear up misperceptions.
luxury.
There is an opportunity to make a real dent in hard-core poverty through microfinance. By
277)Who are the 'new breed of Maharajas' ? unleashing the entrepreneurial talent of the poor, we will slowly but surely transform
A) Maharajas who recovered their wealth in 2004. India in ways we can only begin to imagine today.
B) The children of the older Maharajas.
C) The new class of rich people which emerged in India post liberalisation. D) None of theseAns: 285)What could be the meaning of the word panacea in the passage?
C A) Solution B) Problem
C) Solution to all problems. D) Sustainable solutionAns: C
278)What is the author most likely to agree to as the reason for the inflow of luxury good groups
in India? 286)Why, according to the author, should microfinance be scaled up in India?
A) The fast growth in Indian economy leading to bright future prospects. A) The demand for microfinance is high.
B) To serve 'the new breed of maharajas'. B) It is a market-based anti-poverty solution.
C) To serve the tiny fraction of high income groups in India. C) It is sustainable D) Both 1 and 2 E) 1,2 and 3Ans: D
D) None of theseAns: A
287)Why are saving products not available?
279)Why do different rules apply to Wal-Mart and luxury good firms? A) Due to inflexibility of loan products.
A) India is encouraging luxury goods while it doesn.t encourage Wal-Mart. B) Due to regulatory restrictions.
B) India is an attractive market for luxury goods. C) Since insurance services are not available.
C) There are different rules for retail firms and those that sell their own product. D) Saving products are not available.Ans: B
D) India does not have a flourishing counterfeit industry.Ans: C
288)Why does the author talk about the 'entrepreneurial talent of poor' in the concluding
280)What does Devyani Raman's statement imply? paragraph?
A) Beautiful clothes are an important luxury item and should be taken care of. A) Entrepreneurship among poor is encouraged by microfinance.
B) The luxury goods market is becoming disorganized. B) Entrepreneurship among poor is an alternate to microfinance.
C) The supply of beautiful clothes is very high. C) Entrepreneurship among poor is discouraged by microfinance. D) None of theseAns: A
D) None of theseAns: B
289)Which of the following is not a challenge faced by microfinance in India?
281)What could be the meaning of the word modish, as can be inferred from the context it is A) Does not help the poorest.
used in first line of the passage? B) Efficient when economy of scale is achieved.
A) Unattractive B) Stylish C) New D) BeautifulAns: B C) Non-conducive policy environment.
D) Structural problems of Indian society.Ans: A
282)What is the author most likely to agree to?
A) The current number of dollar millionaires in India is very high. 290)Which of the following is correct with regard to microfinance?
B) The current number of dollar millionaires in India is low. A) The supply is more than demand.
C) The current number of dollar millionaires in India match world average. D) None of theseAns: B) The demand is more than supply.
B C) The supply and demand are well balanced.
D) None of these can be inferred from the passage.Ans:B
283)What is a good estimate of the middle class population in India today as inferred from the
passage? 291)What is the author's view about interest rates?
A) 583m B) 100,000 C) 58m D) 300mAns: C A) The government should set them.
B) There should be transparency with regard to them.
284)According to the author, which of these is not a problem for the luxury good firms in the C) The market forces should set them.
Indian market? D) Both 1 and 2. E) Both 2 and 3.Ans: E
A) High import duty. B) Difficulty in finding retail space.
C) Restriction on firms to enter Indian markets. 292)Which of the following will the author agree to?
D) All of theseAns: C A) Indian economy growth will solve the problem of poverty.
B) Indian economy growth is not enough to solve the problem of poverty.
C) Indian economy growth aggravates the problem of poverty. D) None of theseAns: B

Select the correct answer option based on the passage.

Passage: SINCE the late 1970s when the technology for sex determination first came into being,
sex selective abortion has unleashed a saga of horror. Experts are calling it "sanitised barbarism".
Demographic trends indicate the country is fast heading towards a million female foetuses
aborted each year.

Although foetal sex determination and sex selection is a criminal offence in India, the practice is
rampant. Private clinics with ultrasound machines are doing brisk business. Everywhere, people
are paying to know the sex of an unborn child. And paying more to abort the female child. The
technology has even reached remote areas through mobile clinics. Dr. Puneet Bedi, obstetrician
and specialist in foetal medicine, says these days he hardly sees a family with two daughters.
People are getting sex determination done even for the first child, he says.

If the 1991 Census showed that two districts had a child sex ratio (number of girls per thousand
boys) less than 850; by 2001 it was 51 districts. Child rights activist Dr. Sabu George says foeticide
is the most extreme form of violence against women. "Today a girl is several times more likely to
be eliminated before birth than die of various causes in the first year. Nature intended the womb
to be a safe space. Today, doctors have made it the most unsafe space for the female child," he
says. He believes that doctors must be held responsible . "They have aggressively promoted the
misuse of technology and legitimised foeticide."

Akhila Sivadas, Centre for Advocacy and Research, Delhi, feels that the PCPNDT Act (Pre-
Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques . Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) is very
well conceived and easy to use. The need of the hour is legal literacy to ensure the law is
implemented. "The demand and supply debate has been going on for some time. Doctors say
there is a social demand and they are only fulfilling it. They argue that social attitudes must
change. However, in this case supply fuels demand. Technology will have to be regulated.
Technology in the hands of greedy, vested interests cannot be neutral. There is a law to prevent
misuse and we must be able to use it," she says.

On the "demand" side, experts such as Dr. Agnihotri argue that women's participation in
workforce, having disposable incomes and making a contribution to larger society will make a
difference to how women are seen. Youth icons and role models such as Sania Mirza are making
an impact, he says.

Others feel there needs to be widespread visible contempt and anger in society against this
"genocide" . "the kind we saw against the Nithari killings," says Dr. Bedi. "Today nobody can say
female foeticide is not their problem." Time we all did our bit to help save the girl child. Time's
running out.

293)Which of the following will Dr. George agree to?

A) The girl child is as safe in the mother's womb as after birth.
B) The girl child is more safe in the mother's womb in comparison to after birth.
C) The girl child is more safe after birth as compared to the mother's womb. D) None of
theseAns: C

294)What is the solution to the problem of female foeticide as envisioned by Dr. Bedi?
A) Effective use of law. B) Mass public outrage.
C) Comparison with Nithari killing.
D) Contempt towards doctors.Ans: B

295)What is the tone of the passage?

A) Factual B) Biased C) Aggressive D) SadAns: A

296)What is Akhila Sivadas's opinion on the PCPNDT act?

A) The act is inconsistent. B) The act needs reform.
C) The act encourages demand for foeticide.
D) The act is sound, but needs enforcementAns: D

297)What does the word sanitised imply in the first paragraph of the passage?
A) Unforgivable B) Legitimate C) Free from dirt
D) None of theseAns: C

298)What is the doctors' explanation for foeticide?

A) They think it is legitimate.
B) They do it because people demand it.
C) The technology is available and there is no harm using it. D) None of theseAns: B

299)Which of the two people mentioned in the passage suggest similar solution to the problem?
A) Dr.Agnihotri & Dr.George
B) Dr.Bedi and Dr. Agnihotri
C) Dr.George & Dr. Bedi D) Dr.George & Miss SivadasAns: D

300)Which "demand" does the author refer to, in paragraph 5?

A) Demand for principled doctors.
B) Demand for high income jobs for women.
C) Demand for youth icons.
D) Demand for sex determination and abortion.Ans: D