Common P.G.

Entrance Test-2021 Set-I

Industrial Relations and Personnel Management
TEST OF PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH
I. Synonym Test
In each of the following questions (1 to 5), one word (given in capital letters) is followed by four
alternative words. Choose the word that has most nearly the same meaning as the word in capitals.
1. FOMENT:
A. instigate B. spoil C. strong D. radical
2. FUROR:
A. foolish B. brave C. abuse D. excitement
3. PHLEGMATIC:
A. cryptic B. practical C. calm D. evasive
4. TEMPORAL:
A. scholarly B. secular C. sporadic D. sleepy
5. REPUGNANCE
A. renewal B. retaliation C. loathing D. reaction
II. Antonym Test
In each of the following five questions (6 to 10), one word (given in capital letters) is followed by four
alternative words. Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capitals.
6. EPHEMERAL:
A. external B. eternal C. popular D. immoral
7. GRANDIOSE:
A. ideal B. glorious C. ritual D. simple
8. HILARITY:
A. childish B. praiseworthy C. gloomy D. paucity
9. KINDLE:
A. dislike B. quench C. sparkle D. gather
10. OPIATE:
A. despair B. awkward C. stimulant D. opine

III. Idioms and Phrases

In each of the following five questions (11-15 an idiom/phrase (given in italic letters) is followed by four
alternative meanings. Choose the alternative that has most nearly the same meaning as the idiom/phrase.
11. to wrangle over an ass’s shadow
A. To quarrel over trifles B. To act in a foolish manner
C. To do something funny D. To oppose vehemently
12. talking through his hat
A. talking seriously B. talking nonsense
C. talking insultingly D. talking with authority
13. throw cold water upon
A. Calm down one's anger B. put out the fire C. Discourage a plan D. Tease someone
14. A slap on the wrist
A. A very mild punishment B. A very severe punishment
C. A sigh of relief D. A small fortune
15. Cup of joe
A. A cup of tea B. A cup of coffee C. A cup of juice D. A cup of water

IV. FILL IN THE BANKS

In the following questions (16 to 20), out of the four alternatives choose the word/phrase for the blank
space that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole
16. Last night in the theatre I ________ an old friend of mine.
A. came around B. ran into C. came up D. ran out
17. In Bell’s palsy, a syndrome which causes unilateral facial palsy, the _______ of symptoms is sudden.
A. commencement B. number C. types D. onset
18. The guards were censured for their _______ treatment of the prisoners.
A. obscene B. undue C. inhuman D. overt
19. Indian cinema may be getting international attention in the Oscars and Cannes but it is _______ that
there is still a lot of scope for improvement.
A. undeniable b. untenable C. impossible D. probable
20. His attempt to ________ the belligerent supporters ran into rough weather.
A. belittle B. assuage C. satiate D. delight

TEST OF QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

21. In a class free notebooks were distributed among all the children. Each child got notebooks which
were one-eighth of the number of children. If number of children been half, then each child would
have received 16 notebooks in total. Find the total number of books distributed.
A. 512 B. 528 C. 480 D. 576
22. What least number must be added to 1189, so that the sum is completely divisible by 28?
A. 1 6 B. 9 C. 15 D. 14
23. The difference of two numbers is 1705. On dividing the larger number by the smaller, we get 6 as
quotient and 5 as remainder. What is the smaller number?
A. 260 B. 340 C. 270 D. 290
24. A person’s present age is one-third of the age of his mother. After 15years, he will be one-half of the
age of his mother. How old is the mother at present?
A. 48years B. 36 years C. 42 years D. 45 years

25. A cyclist covers a distance of 800 meter in 2 minutes 40 seconds. At the same speed how much time
he will take to cover a distance of 1800 meter?
 A. 6 minutes B. 5 minutes and 30 seconds
C. 7 minutes D. 6 minutes and 20 seconds
26. In a cricket game of 50 ovrers, in the first 10 overs, the run rate was only 4.2. What should be the run
rate in the remaining 40 overs to reach the target of 302 runs?
A. 6.25 B. 6.5 C. 7.5 D. 5.75
27. A grocer has a sale of Rs. 6435, Rs. 6972, Rs. 6855, Rs. 7230 and Rs. 6265for 5 consecutive months.
How much sale must he have in the sixth month so that he gets an average sale of Rs. 6950?
A. 7823 B. 6024 C. 6991 D. 7943
28. What price should a shopkeeper mark on an article costing him Rs. 200 to gain 35 % after allowing a
discount of 25 %?
A. Rs. 360 B. Rs. 380 C. Rs. 300 D. Rs. 330
29. A and B started a business together by investing Rs.4000/- and Rs.5000/- respectively. Find the A’s
share out of a total profit of Rs.2250:
A. Rs.1200/- B. Rs.1250/- C. Rs.1000/- D. Rs.950/-
30. Present population of a village is 67600. It has been increasing annually at the rate of 4%. What was
the population of the village two years ago?
A. 63000 B. 62500 C. 61700 D. 62300
31. (1024 − 263 − 233) ÷ (986 − 764 − 156) =?
A. 9 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8
32. What is the difference between the place value and the face value of 6 in the numerical 568973?
A. 7992 B. 7929 C. 7967 D. 8965
33.A number when divided by 6 leaves a remainder 3. When the square of the number is divided by 6,
the remainder is:
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
34.Find the average of 15multiples of 7 starting with 1.
A. 30 B. 32 C. 28 D. 26
35. A Train travelling with uniform speed crosses two bridges of lengths 300 meter and 240 meter in 21
seconds and 18 seconds respectively. The speed of the train is :
A. 68 km/hr B. 80 km/hr C. 75 km/hr D. 72 km/hr
36.The product of two numbers is 375 and the sum of their squares is 850. The sum of the numbers is:
A.37 B. 40 C.42 D. 36
37. The HCF of two numbers is 15 and their LCM is 225. If one of the number is 75 then the other number
is:
A. 105 B. 90 C. 75 D. 45
38. In a mixture of 60 litres, the ratio of milk and water is 2:1. How much more water must be added to
make the ratio 1:2?
A. 60 litres B. 40 litres C. 50 litres D. 30 litres
39. The weekly emoluments of the workers in a factory is. Rs.1534. The average weekly emolument of a
worker is Rs. 118. The number of workers in the factory is:
A. 15 B. 14 C. 13 D. 16
40. The length and breadth of a rectangle are increased by 20% and 25% respectively. The increase in
area of the resulting rectangle will be:
A. 60% B. 50% C. 45% D. 30%

TEST OF REASONING
41 Ram is facing north – west. He turns in clockwise direction by 90 degrees, then 180 degrees in the anti-
clock-wise direction and then another 90 degrees in the same direction. Which direction is he facing
now?
A. South-west B. South-east C. North-east D. North-west
42. A is B’s brother, C is A’s mother D is C’s father and F is A’s son. How is B related to F’s child?
A. Aunt B. Cousin C. Nephew D. Grandfather
43. If three days after today will be Tuesday, what day was four days before yesterday?
A. Tuesday B. Sunday C. Monday D. Wednesday
44. Sonu is taller than Sambit. Amit is taller than Sonu. Subhas is taller than Amit. Anil is the tallest of all.
If they stand according to their height who will be exactly in the middle?
A. Amit B. Sambit C. Sonu D. Subhas
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions from 45 to 48.
i. A, B, C, D, E, and F, and are seven members of a family and they are Engineer, Doctor, Teacher, Salesman,
Manager and Advocate not necessarily in the same order.
ii. There are two couples in the family
iii. Manager is the father of F who is Engineer
iv. Salesman C is married to a teacher
v. Doctor D is married to a manager
vi. B is the mother of E and F
45. How is A related to D?
A. Grandmother B. Father C. Uncle D. Brother
46. What is the profession of A?
A. Manager B. Salesman C. Doctor D. Teacher
47. Which of the following pairs are couples?
A. AD and CD B. AC and BD C. AB and CD D. BC and ED
48. Who among the following is the Advocate?
A. B B. A C.C D.E
49. In a certain code COURAGE is written as UOCREGA, and then in the same code JOURNAL is written as:
A. UOJRLAN B.OUJRANL C. UOJLANR D. OJURANL
50. In the following number series how many 3’s are there which are not followed by 7 but preceded by
6?
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A. 4 B. 5 C. 3 D. 2
Choose the right choice to fill-up the blanks in the following questions from 51 to 53:
51. DHNC, EJQG, GMUL, _______, NVFY
A. JPYS B KQZT C. JQZR D. LSXD
52. MBKR, QFOV, UJSZ, YNWD, _______
A. BQDJ C. DSBJ C. CQEG D. CRAH
53. HMT, IPR, JSP, KVN, _______
A. LYL B. LXK C. KXM D. KYL

54. As ‘boat’ is related to ‘oar’, in the same way ‘bicycle ’ is related to:
A. Chain B. Peddle C. Wheels D. Seat
55. If the second half of the English alphabet is written in reverse order then the position of which letter
in the second half will remain same as in the English alphabet?
A. V B. S C. T D.U
56. If the first and second letters of the word ‘COMPLICATION’ are interchanged, also the third and
fourth letters, fifth and sixth letters and so on, and then which would be the eight letter from the
right?
A. I B. L C. A D. T
57. In a certain code ‘786’ means ‘bring apple me’. ‘958’ means ‘cut green apple’ and ‘645’ means ‘bring
green fruit’, then which one of the following is used for the word ‘me’?
A. 8 B. 7 C.6 D. 5
58. Brightness is called as darkness, darkness is called green, green is called blue, blue is called red, red is
called white, and white is called yellow, then what is the colour of blood?
A. Red B. Yellow C. White D. green
59. If the following numbers are arranged in a descending order then which one of the following will be in
the middle digit of the middle number?
659, 623, 549, 495, 613, 654, 565
.2 B. 5 C. 4 D. 1
60. Mahesh and Suresh are on 11th and 12th positions respectively from the top in a class of 41 students.
What will be their respective positions from downwards?
A. 31st and 30th B. 30th and 29th C. 32nd and 33rd D. 30th and 31st

GENERAL KNOWLWDGE
61. Which country topped the Sustainable Development Report 2021?
A. USA B. UK C. China D.Finland
62. .Which of the of following states is the first to launch the Project BOLD (Bamboo Oasis on Lands in
Drought) ?
A. Gujarat B. Rajasthan C. Haryana D. Madhya Pradesh
63. Which Indian state is called the ‘falcon Capital of the world’?
A. Meghalaya B. Arunachal Pradesh C. Nagaland D. Tripura
64. “Last Ice Area”, which was seen in the news, is located in which Ocean?
A. Arctic Ocean B. Antarctic Ocean C. Pacific Ocean D. Atlantic Ocean
65. MPLADS’ programme is administered by which Ministry?
A. Ministry of Home Affairs B. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
C. Ministry of Rural Development D. Ministry of Parliament Affairs
66. What is the name of the operation launched by the Indian Armed Force, to tackle Covid-19 pandemic?
A. Operation Bharat B. Operation Aatma Nirbhar
C. Operation CO-JEET D. Operation CO-WIN
67. When is the International Nurses Day observed every year?
A. May 10 B. May 12 C. May 14 D. May 16
68. In which year the Ministry of Urban Affairs has launched three Urban Missions namely Smart Cities
Mission, AMRUT and Pradhan Mantra Awas Yojana-Urban?
A. 2014 B. 2015 C. 2016 D.2017
69. Whose tenure as Chairperson of the Governing Body of the International labour Organisation has
come to an end in June 2021?
A. Sumeet Chaterjee B. Paul Polman C. Anna Jardfelt D. Apurva Chandra
70. Which of the following organisations is constructing INS Vikrant, which is to be commissioned in the
year2022?
A. Cochin Shipyard B. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders
C. Goa Shipyard D. Hindustan Shipyard, Visakhapatnam