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Contents 1.

Practice Set-1 ...................................................................................................................1-10

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Practice Set-2 .................................................................................................................11-20

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Practice Set-3 .................................................................................................................21-30

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Practice Set-4 .................................................................................................................31-40

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Practice Set-5 .................................................................................................................41-50

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Practice Set-6 .................................................................................................................51-60

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Practice Set-7 .................................................................................................................61-70

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Practice Set-8 .................................................................................................................71-80

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Practice Set-9 .................................................................................................................81-90

10. Practice Set-10 .............................................................................................................91-100 11. Practice Set-11 ...........................................................................................................101-110 12. Practice Set-12 ...........................................................................................................111-120 13. Practice Set-13 ...........................................................................................................121-130 14. Practice Set-14 ...........................................................................................................131-140 15. Practice Set-15 ...........................................................................................................141-150

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Practice Set

INSTRUCTIONS 1. This practice set comprises four parts. Part A: Mathematics; Part B: Reasoning and Analytical Ability; Part C: English and Part D: General Knowledge. 2. Each questions have four options, of which one is correct. The students are advised to read all the options thoroughly. 3. There is No Negative marking. Time: 2 hrs.

Max. Marks: 100

PART A : MATHEMATICS 1.

Find the value of : (a) 1 (c)

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2 7 17 6 + ´ ¸ =? 5 8 19 5

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A train is moving at a speed of 132 km/h. If the length of the train is 110 metres, how long will it take to cross a railway platform, 165 metres long ? (a) 5s (b) 7.5 s (c) 10 s (d) 15 s If the compound interest on a certain sum of money for 3 years at 10% p.a. be ` 993, what would be the simple interest ? (a) ` 800 (b) ` 950 (c) ` 900 (d) ` 1000 The average of five positive numbers is 213. The average of the first two numbers is 233.5 and the average of last two numbers is 271. What is the third number ? (a) 64 (b) 56 (c) 106 (d) Cannot be determined

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(a) 4.4

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5 (d) 33.63 22 Average age of 36 children of the class is 15 years. 12 more children joined whose average age is 16 years. What is the average age of all the 48 children together ? (a) 15.25 years (b) 15.5 years (c) 15.3 years (d) 15.4 years

(c)

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Find the value of : (84)2 - (67)2 + ? = 2588 (a) 361 (b) 529 (c) 441 (d) 625 75% of a number is equal to three seventh of another number. What is the ratio between the first number and the second number respectively? (a) 4 : 7 (b) 7 : 4 (c) 12 : 7 (d) 7 : 12

1 3 1 22 Find the value of : 3 + 6 ´ 1 ´ = ? 3 7 2 7

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13.

If

x 54 = , then x = ? 169 39

(a) 108 (b) 324 (c) 2916 (d) 4800 Ghanshyam purchased an article for `1850. At what price should he sell it so that 30% profit is earned? (a) ` 2450 (b) ` 2245 (c) ` 2405 (d) ` 2425 10 men can complete a piece of work in 8 days. In how many days can 16 men complete that work? (a) 4 days (b) 5 days (c) 6 days (d) 3 days What amount of compound interest can be obtained on an amount of ` 8, 840 at the rate of 5% p.a at the end of 3 years? (a) ` 1,393.405 (b) ` 1,326 (c) ` 1,384.50 (d) ` 1340 Find the value of : 420 ÷ 28 × 288 ÷ 32 = ? (a) 235 (b) 236 (c) 135 (d) 132

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Practice Set-1 71% of a number is more than its 46% by 120. What is 30% of that number? (a) 108 (b) 150 (c) 140 (d) 148 What approximate amount of compound interest can be obtained on an amount of ` 9, 650 at the rate of 6% p.a. at the end of 3 years ? (a) ` 1,737 (b) ` 1,843 (c) ` 1,720 (d) ` 1, 860 Find the value of : 87146 – 66425 – 15693 = ? (a) 5038 (b) 5028 (c) 5040 (d) 5015 16 men can complete a piece of work in 7 days. In how many days will 28 men complete the same work. (a) 6 days (b) 8 days (c) 3 days (d) 4 days A 240 metres long train crosses a platform of equal length in 27 seconds. What is the speed of the train in kmph ? (a) 48 (b) 60 (c) 56 (d) 64 Find the value of : 3.2% of 250 + 1.8% of 400 = ? (a) 14.8 (b) 15.75 (c) 14.75 (d) 15.2 Simple interest accured on an amount in eight years @ 11% per annum is ` 57200. What was the principal amount ? (a) ` 72000 (b) ` 82000 (c) ` 75000 (d) ` 65000 A sum was put at simple interest at a certain rate for 2 years. Had it been put at 3% higher rate, it would have fetched ` 300 more. Find the sum. (a) ` 6000 (b) ` 8230 (c) ` 5000 (d) ` 4600 Find the value of : (a)

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PART B : REASONING AND ANALYTICAL ABILITY 26.

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28 ´ 5 - 15 ´ 6 =? 7 + 256 + (13)2 2

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25 22 (d) 117 115 Amit got 44 marks in Hindi. 55 marks in Science. 77 marks in Maths. 79 marks in Social Science and 76 marks in English. The maximum marks of each subject are 100. How much overall percentage of marks did he get? (a) 66.2 (b) 64.2 (c) 72.2 (d) 74.2 A man gains 10% by selling a certain article for a certain price. If he sells it at double the price, then the profit made is: (a) 120% (b) 60% (c) 100% (d) 80% If the two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% of a third number, what is the percentage of the first number to the second ? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 40

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Arrange the words in a meaningful logical order and then select the appropriate sequence from the alternatives provided below: 1. Millenium 2. Diamond Jubilee 3. Silver Jubilee 4. Centenary 5. Golden Jubilee (a) 2, 3, 5, 4, 1 (b) 2, 5, 3, 1, 4 (c) 3, 5, 2, 4, 1 (d) 2, 3, 5, 1, 4 Arrange the words in a meaningful logical order and then select the appropriate sequence in their descending order: 1. Weekly 2. Bi-annual 3. Fortnightly 4. Monthly 5. Annual (a) 1, 3, 4, 2, 5 (b) 2, 5, 4, 1, 3 (c) 4, 1, 2, 3, 5 (d) 5, 2, 4, 3, 1 A man coming out of the backdoor of his house which is facing East, walked for one kilometre, turned to his right and walked for another kilometre. Then he turned to his right and walked a kilometre again. Where was he from his house at the end? (a) 1 km away in north (b) 1 km away in south (c) 1 km away in east (d) 1 km away in west In the following question one term in the number series is wrong. Find out the wrong term. 49, 81, 121, 156, 225 (a) 81 (b) 121 (c) 156 (d) 49 Following question is based on the five three digit numbers given below: 519 364 287 158 835 If the positions of the first and the third digits within each number are interchanged, which of the following will be the third digit of the second lowest number? (a) 9 (b) 4 (c) 7 (d) 8 In a certain code, DISPLAY is written as RHCQZBM. How is GROUPED written in that code? (a) PSHTEFQ (b) NQFVCDO (c) NQFVEFQ (d) PSHTCDO Among P, Q, R, T and W each having different weight, T is heavier than W and lighter than only P. Q is not the lightest. Who among them is definitely the lightest ? (a) R (b) W (c) R or W (d) Data inadequate In a row of thirty children M is sixth to the right of R who is twelfth from the left end. What is M’s position from the right end of the row ? (a) Twelfth (b) Thirteenth (c) Fourteenth (d) Data inadequate

Practice Set-1 34.

3

How many such symbols are there in the following arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a number and immediately followed by a letter?

(a) 2 (c) 3 41.

D5dR@AK©39BJE«F$MPI4H1W 62# UQ8TN

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(a) None

(b) One

(c) Two

(d) Three

(b) WSU

(c) HDF

(d) LHJ

In the following question, which one of the alternative figures will complete the given figure pattern ? Pattern :

In the following question three out of four alternatives contain letters of the alphabet placed in a particular form. Find out the one that does not belong to the group. (a) RPN

(b) 4 (d) 5

Veena walked 5m towards north, took a left turn and walked 7 m. She took a left turn again and walked 8m before taking a left turn and walking 7 m. She then took a final left turn and walked 1 m before stopping. How far is Veena from the starting point ?

Alternative Figures :

(a) 42.

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(b) 6 m

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(c) 4 m

(d) 2 m

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20

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7

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(a) 117 – 143

(b) 142 – 156

(c) 64 – 78

(d) 103 – 169

In the following question, which one of the alternative figure will complete the given figure pattern.

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Find out the missing number in the following.

(a) 3 m

In the following question four pairs of number are given, out of which three are same in one way or the other and the forth one is different from the other three. Select the odd one.

(c)

197 263 356

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(a) 9

(b) – 4

(c) 4

(d) – 8

Choose the correct mirror image from the alternatives (a), (b), (c) and (d) of the question figure. Question Figure : M

Pattern :

Alternative Figures :

N

Alternative Figures :

(a) 39.

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(c)

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A boy’s age is one fourth of his father’s age. The sum of the boy’s age and his father’s age is 35. What will be father’s age after 8 years? (a) 15 (b) 28 (c) 35 (d) 36 Find out the missing number in the following. 21 24

36

11 14

12

3 ? 4 77 112 108

(a)

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(b)

(c)

(d)

In the following question. Four views of a dice have been shown. See these figures and select which of the symbols is on the face opposite to the face having the symbol ÷ ?

(a) $

(b) 0

(c) =

(d) D

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Practice Set-1 In the following question which one of the four answer figures on the right should come after the problem figures on the left, if the sequence were continued? Problem Figures : CCCCCC

CCCCCC

CCCCCC

CCCCC

TTTTTT

TTTTTT

T T T T TT

TTTT TT

TTT

(3)

(4)

(5)

(1) (2) Answer Figures :

CC

PART C : ENGLISH 51.

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53. T

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In the following question two positions of a dice are shown below. If 1 is at the bottom, which number will be on top? 55.

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(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 8 (d) 5 19 persons went to a hotel for a combined dinner party. 13 of them spent ` 79 each on their dinner and the rest spent ` 4 more than the average expenditure of all the 19. What was the total money spent by them? (a) 1628.4

48.

57.

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(c) 1492 (d) None of these In the following question, which one of the four answer figures on the right should come after the problem figure on the left, if the sequence is to continue ? Problem Figures :

(1)

56.

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(5)

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60. (a)

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(d)

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A man said to a lady “Your mother’s husband’s sister is my aunt”. How is the lady related to man? (a) Sister (b) Mother (c) Daughter (d) Granddaughter

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Find the odd word from the given alternatives. (a) Rivulet (b) Stream (c) River (d) Pond

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Find the synonym of : BASHFUL (a) Haughty (b) Discreet (c) Shy (d) Upset Antonym for : PARTITION (a) Maintain (b) Enjoin (c) Unify (d) Break Analogies for : POETRY : PROSE : : (a) Stanza : Chapter (b) Art : Fiction (c) Clause: Sentence (d) Novel: Variation Find the synonym of : TRIVIAL (a) Significant (b) Momentous (c) Unimportant (d) Critical Antonym for : PRIMITIVE (a) Polite (b) Naive (c) Weak (d) Sophisticated Analogies for : SIP: GULP : : (a) Soup : Water (b) Tent: Hut (c) Touch: Push (d) Cup: Glass Choose the option that describes the meaning of the following idioms and phrases. In the blues: (a) Being colourful (b) Melancholy and low spirited (c) Behave like a lord (d) Cheerful and happy Find out the error part of the following sentence. Banglore is a beautiful city (A) which in (B) people have successfully blended (C) the modem with (D) the traditional. (a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D Fill in the blank with appropriate given option. The patient was cheered ........ by the news that she was likely to be discharged in a day or two. (a) on (b) up (c) out (d) down Choose the most suitable prepositon : John is great ........ organizing meetings. (a) for (b) to (c) at (d) in Find the synonym of : RIVALRY (a) Competition (b) Cooperation (c) Compromise (d) Campaign Antonym for : ASSET (a) Credibility (b) Liability (c) Poverty (d) Prosperity

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Choose the option that describes the meaning of the following idioms and phrases. See eye to eye: (a) State at each other (b) Agree (c) Depend on (d) Make an effort Find out the error part of the following sentence. The bus (A) was hired (B) by (C) the ladies for its picnic (D). (a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D Fill in the blank with appropriate option. If only I.......... his address, I would most certainly have told you. (a) know (b) knew (c) had known (d) off In the following questions one identify the correct sentence. (a) ‘Are these gloves belonging to you?’ she asked. (b) ‘Does this gloves belong to you?’ she asked. (c) ‘Do these gloves belongs to you?’ she asked. (d) ‘Do these gloves belong to you?’ she aksed. Find the error part of the following sentence (a) Pollution effects more people (b) today than it ever did in the past (c) because more people live near industrial units (d) and inhale noxious gases from the atmosphere Choose the most suitable article. William Shakespeare was .............. greatest playwright of his time. (a) a (b) an (c) the (d) thee Find the error part of the following sentence. (a) The trees shed their leaves (b) during autumn (c) and sprout fresh ones (d) in the spring Fill in the blank with appropriate given option. It is good form to use the name of the person ............... . (a) who are greeting (b) you are greeting (c) which you are greeting (d) greeting for you .............. business, a merger is a combination of two or more corporations under one management. (a) At (b) In (c) The (d) On .............. the rainfall was adequate this year, the mango trees did not produce a high yield. (a) Since (b) Although (c) Due to (d) In spite of Find the error part of the following sentence. (a) We were not worried about being late (b) since we knew that our other friends (c) would have been caught in a worse traffic jam (d) than us On the basis of given sentence pick out the correct sentence converted in Past Perfect Continuous Tense from the given options :

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He is writing a novel for two months. (a) He had been writing a novel for two months. (b) He has been writing a novel for two months. (c) He has written a novel for two months. (d) He was writing a novel for two months. On the basis of the given sentence pick out the correct sentence converted in negative from the given options : Fortune favours the brave. (a) Fortune do not favour the brave. (b) Fortune will not favour the brave. (c) Fortune does not favour the brave. (d) Fortune is not favouring the brave.

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Jatak stories are written in ancient …… language. (a) Sanskrit (b) Brahmi (c) Greek (d) Pali Who among the following is the Head of Indian Republic ? (a) Prime Minister (b) President (c) Speaker of Lok Sabha (d) Vice-President On which of the following dates was the Indian Constitution approved by the Constituent Assembly ? (a) November 26, 1949 (b) January 26, 1950 (c) August 15, 1947 (d) January 30, 1948 Which countries take part in Commonwealth games ? (a) All the countries of the world (b) The countries which had been under British rule (c) Countries of Asian-Pacific region (d) Developing nations Vishwanathan Anand is associated with which of the following games ? (a) Snooker (b) Billiards (c) Chess (d) Ice-Hockey What is the full form of 'http' ? (a) Hypo Test Transfer Protocol (b) Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (c) Hyper Test Transfer Proxy (d) None of these The following generates and spreads polio(a) Parasite (b) Bacteria (c) Virus (d) Protozoa Naphthoquinone is the chemical name of which of the following ? (a) Vitamin A (b) Vitamin C (c) Vitamin K (d) Vitamin D Who is honoured as the best Member of Parliament of 2009 ? (a) Hema Malini (b) Jaipal Reddy (c) M. M. Joshi (d) Manmohan Singh According to some archaeologists, the structure of Lothal indicates to be which of the following ? (a) Fort (b) Dockyard (c) Public building (d) Great tank Consultants of liquefied petroleum gas are(a) Butane and Propane (b) Ethane and Hexane (c) Ethane and Nonane (d) Butane and Nonane

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What is the name of the hobby of collecting postal stamps ? (a) Philanthrophy (b) Numismatics (c) Philately (d) Philology Symbolic sign of rupees is the combination of Roman and …… scripts. (a) Devnagari (b) Tamil (c) Telugu (d) Gurumukhi Which of the following denotes on-coming generation of computers with Artificial Intelligence? (a) Pentium II (b) Linux (c) iPod (d) Fifth Generation Computers 'Rajtarangini' is considered as an authentic book on history of India. The author of this book was (a) Banbhatta (b) Ravikirti (c) Pushpadanta (d) Kalhan Twitter, facebook and orkut are the examples of …… websites. (a) E-mail (b) Social networking (c) Search engine (d) Internet telephony H1N1 virus causes which of the following diseases ? (a) Swine flue (b) Chikungunia (c) Dengue (d) Avian flue Biological pigment, that gives colour to human skin, is called(a) Protein (b) Melanin (c) Vitamin (d) Toxin

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HINTS & SOLUTIONS 1.

(a) ? =

9.

2 595 + = 0.40 + 0.65 » 1.05 » 1 5 912

= 2.

2 7 17 6 2 7 17 5 + ´ ¸ = + ´ ´ 5 8 19 5 5 8 19 6

(b) Speed of the train = 132 km/h =

132´ 5 m /s 18

æ 54 54 ö \ x = ç ´ ´ 169÷ = 324 è 39 39 ø 10.

Distance = (110 + 165) = 275 m Time required to cross the railway platform = 3.

275 ´ 18 = 7.5 s 132 ´ 5

(c) Q Cost price of an article = ` 1850 For 30% profit, selling price of this article 130 = ` 2405 100 (b) Suppose 16 men can complete the same work in x days Then, Men days 10 8 x 16 16 : 10 : : 8 : x Þ 16 × x = 10 × 8

= 1850 ´

11.

(c) Let Principal = ` P 3

æ 10 ö 11 11 11 P ç1 + ÷ - P = 993 Þ æç ´ ´ - 1ö÷ P = 993 è 100 ø è 10 10 10 ø

Þ

æ 1331 - 1000 ö 993 ´ 1000 = 3000 ÷ P = 993 or,, P = Þ çè 1000 ø 331 æ 3000 ´ 3 ´ 10 ö ÷ø = ` 900 \ Simple interest = ` çè 100

x x 54 54 54 = Þ = ´ 169 39 169 39 39

(b)

12.

x=

10 ´ 8 = 5 days 16

t éæ ù r ö - 1ú (a) C.I. = P êç 1 + ÷ êëè 100 ø úû

4.

(b) According to the questions, third number will be = 5 × 213 – 2 × 233.5 – 2 × 271 = 1065 – 467 – 542 = 56

3 éæ ù 5 ö - 1ú = 8840 êç1 + ÷ êëè 100 ø úû

5.

(c) Þ (84 + 67) (84 – 67) + ? = 2588

éæ 21ö 3 ù = 8840 êç ÷ - 1ú êëè 20 ø úû

Þ 151 × 17 + ? = 2588 Þ

\ 6.

7.

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? = 21 × 21 = 441

x ´ 75 3 = y´ 100 7

=

8840 ´ 1261 = ` 1393.405 8000

Þ

3x 3 = y´ 4 7

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(c) ? =

Þ

x 3 4 4 = ´ = y 7 3 7

14.

(a) (71 – 46)% of x = 120 Þ x =

1 3 1 22 (d) ? = 3 + 6 ´1 ´ 3 7 2 7

10 45 3 22 + ´ ´ = 33.63 3 7 2 7 (a) Required average age =

8.

é 9261 ù = 8840 ê -1 ë 8000 úû

? = 2588 – 2567 = 21

æ 15 ´ 36 + 12 ´ 16 ö æ 540 + 192 ö years =ç ÷ years = ç + 36 12 48 ÷ø è ø è

= 15.25 years.

=

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420 288 ´ = 135 28 32

30 ´ 360 = 108 100

3 éæ ù t 6 ö éæ ù r ö = 9650 ê 1 + 1 ú ç ÷ (b) C .I . = P êç1 + ÷ - 1ú êëè 100 ø úû êëè 100 ø úû

= 9650 (1.191016 – 1) = 9650 × 0.191016 » ` 1843 16.

120 ´ 100 = 360 25

(b) ? = 87146 – 66425 – 15693 = 5028

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Practice Set-1 (d) Let 28 men complete the same work in x days. Men Days (Work)

28 : 16 : : 7 : x 28 × x = 16 × 7 Þ x=

19.

(d) Let the third number be 100. Then, the first and second numbers will be 20 and 50, respectively.

7 x

16 28

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æ 240 + 240 ö (d) Speed of the train = ç ÷ m/sec 27 è ø æ 480 18 ö 480 ´ ÷ kmph = 64 kmph = m/sec = ç 27 è 27 5 ø

(d) ? = 3.2% of 250 + 1.8 % of 400 Þ ?=

Required % =

27.

28.

(c)

Silver jubilee - 25 yr. Golden jubilee - 50 yr. Diamond jubilee - 75 yr. Centenary - 100 yr Millennium - 1000 yr. (d) Annual - 1 year Monthly - 30 days Weekly - 7 days Bi-annual - 6 month Fortnightly - 15 days.

3.2 1.8 × 250 + × 400 100 100

1 km Ending · point

(d) Let principal amount = x

Þ x= 21.

x ´ 11 ´ 8 100

29. 30.

57200 ´ 100 = ` 65000 11 ´ 8

(c) Let the sum = Rs. x and original rate = y % per annum then, New rate = (y + 3)% per annum

31.

xy + 3x - xy = 15000

140 - 90 49 + 16 + 169 50 25 = Þ ?= 234 117 (a) Total marks obtained by Amit = 44 + 55 + 77 + 79 + 76 = 331

23.

\ 24.

(c) As,

then, profit % =

(220 - 100) ´ 100 = 120% 100

I

S

II

III

P

L A Y

Reverse order :® S I D ¯

P ¯

Y A L ¯

R H C (+1)®

Q

Z B M ¬(+1)

I

II

III

GRO ¯

U ¯

P E D ¯

U ¯(+1)

D E P ¯(+1)

V

E F Q

Reverse order :® O R G ¯ (–1) N Q F

32.

(d) P > T > W Q is not the lightest But, we do not know the position of R, the given data does not give any information about it. Hence, answer is (d)

33.

(a)

331 × 100 = 66.2 500

(a) Let the cost price of an article be Rs 100 then, S.P. = 100 + 10 = ` 110 If S.P. = 2 × 110 = ` 220

1 km

D I S ¯

(–1)® Similarly,

?=

Required percentage =

E

(c) Except 156, all others are squares of odd number. (d) 519 Þ 915; 364 Þ 463; 287 Þ 782; 158 Þ 851; 835 Þ 538 Second lowest number

\ x = 5000 Thus, the sum = ` 5000 28 ´ 5 - 15 ´ 6 (c) ? = 2 7 + 256 + (13)2 Þ

W

Þ 53 8

x ´ ( y + 3) ´ 2 x ´ y ´ 2 = 300 \ 100 100

22.

N

Starting · 1 km point

Þ ? = 8 + 7.2 = 15.2

Then, 57200 =

North

(b)

800 720 + Þ ?= 100 100

20.

20 ´ 100 = 40 100

Twelfth

R

M

Sixth M’s position from the right end = 30 – 12 + 6 = 12

Practice Set-1 34.

9 46.

(c) The sequence, we are looking : This sequence occur two times 5 d R , 2 # U +4

35.

(a)

+2

47.

\

+2

+2

–2

–2

(13 × 79) + 6(x + 4) = 19 × x 13 × 79 + 6x + 24 = 19x

R P N W S U H D F L H J –2

(b) By looking, the dice position, we can say that 2, 4, 5 and 6 are adjacent faces of 3. therefore, if 1 number is at the bottom then 3 will be on the top. (d) Let average of all persons = x

–2

13 × 79 + 24 = 13x

So, RPN is different from other three. 36.

N

(d)

8m W

5 m Starting point

E S

x=

7m

2m 7m

13 ´ 79 + 24 = 80.25 13

Total money spent = 1536

48- (a) Designs of question figure changes their place in following way in his next step.

1m Ending point

37.

(a) Only 117-143 is divisible by 13. Therefore, it is odd one out.

38.

(d)

(1) to (2) (3) to (4) (5) to (6) 49.

39.

(d) Let father’s age is x yr. Son’s age is

x yr.. 4

x = 35 Þ x = 28 yr.. 4 Father’s age after 8 year is 36 years. (c) As, 3 × 7 = 21, 11 × 7 = 77 4 × 9 = 36, 12 × 9 = 108 Therefore,14 × 8 = 112 ? × 8 = 24

50. 51.

x+

40.

?=3

41. 42.

43.

(d) (b) 12 × 16 + 5 = 197 16 × 16 + 7 = 263 18 × 20 + ? = 356 360 + ? = 356 ? = 356 – 360 = – 4 (c)

44.

(a)

52. 53.

54.

55.

56.

÷® + O$¹ D

57.

All other symbols are adjacent to ¸ . Therefore, $ symbol is opposite to it.

58.

45- (d) In next figure of each question figure, there are two, three ........... design in upper part and three, four design in lower part is eliminate and hence next figure is (d).

59.

(2) to (3) (4) to (5)

According to above arrangement next figure is (a). (a) Mother’s husband Þ Father Father’s sister Þ Aunt So, man’s and lady’s aunt is same position Þ both are brother and sister. (d) Except (d) all others are natural flow of water. (c) Bashful means a shy person, haughty is very proud and snobbish, discreet is someone who is cautions and prudent, not showy. (c) Partition is to divide, unify is to bring together, enjoin means command or an order. (a) Relation - different kinds of writing forms; stanza and chapter are also different kind of styles of composition different from each other, clause is a part of sentence and some art can be fiction. (c) Trivial means insignificant or unimportant, momentous means for/of the moment, critical is someone who looks for faults. (d) Primitive means of the very old time, and thus not very developed or refined, sophisticated is well-refined and well mannered, Naive means inexperienced. (c) Relation - degree of intensity; just as gulp is higher in degree of intensity to sip, push is higher in degree of intensity to touch. (b) ‘Blues’ refer to bad moods, melancholy, low spirit, ill temper. (b) Since it is a city-Bangalore- ‘where’ must be used instead of ‘which’ because the referrent is a place and not a thing. (b)

10 60. 61. 62.

Practice Set-1 (c) (a) Rivalry means competition, campaign is an organised course of action. (b) Asset means a useful property of a person, liability means a debt or an obligation, credibility means believable, prosperity means progress.

63.

(b) Seeing eye to eye means approving of each other or agreeing with each other.

64.

(d) The noun is ladies, so the pronoun used for them cannot be ‘it’ (which is used for things) but ‘their’. (c) (d) Option (a) is not right grammatically as use of ‘belonging’ keeps sentence incomplete without a proper helping verb. In option (b) ‘does’ with ‘you’ is not right. In option (c), ‘belongs’ for ‘gloves’ is not right. As gloves takes plural verb. In option (d), ‘do’ with ‘you’ and ‘belong’ for ‘gloves’ is grammatically right. (a) Pollution affects The verb affects is to be used here which means “to produce an effect on’

65. 66.

67.

68. 69.

70.

71. 72.

73.

74. 80. 86. 92. 98.

(c) Article ‘the’ preceeds the superlative degree i.e., the ‘est’ form. (d) in spring The sentence is not referring to the spring of some particular year but stating a general truth. (b) There is no need for ‘who’ or ‘which’ (both of which are incorrect ‘whom’ will be the right pronoun) the clause follows the subject ‘person’ directly and need not be connected through a pronoun. (b) This will be the right preposition. (b) ‘Although’ is used when there is disagreement between the two parts of the sentence which should have logically followed each other. Although and still are often used together, to this can be used as an easy hint to find the answer. (d) than we had been The past perfect tense ‘had been’ is used here to denote an action completed before a certain moment in the past. (a) 75. (c) 76. (d) 77. (b) 78. (a) 79. (b) (c) 81. (b) 82. (c) 83. (c) 84. (c) 85. (b) (a) 87. (c) 88. (a) 89. (d) 90. (d) 91. (b) (a) 93. (b) 94. (d) 95. (b) 96. (a) 97. (b) (a) 99. (d) 100. (d)

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Practice Set

INSTRUCTIONS 1. This practice set comprises four parts. Part A: Mathematics; Part B: Reasoning and Analytical Ability; Part C: English and Part D: General Knowledge. 2. Each questions have four options, of which one is correct. The students are advised to read all the options thoroughly. 3. There is No Negative marking. Time: 2 hrs.

Max. Marks: 100

PART A : MATHEMATICS 1.

2.

Find the value of : 1.52 ´ 0.0225 = ? (a) 0.3375 (b) 3.275 (c) 32.75 (d) 0.0375 If a certain sum of money becomes double at simple interest in 12 years, what would be the rate of interest per annum ? (a) 8 1 3

3.

4. 5.

6.

7.

8.

Three successive discounts of 10%, 12% and 15% amount to a single discount of (a) 36.28 % (b) 34.68% (c) 37 % (d) 32.68%

9.

Fill the next number in the series 2 3 4 5 , , , , ....... ? 5 5 5 5 25 6 7 (b) (a) 125 25 6 6 (c) (d) 25 5 5 5 4 women and 12 children together take four days to complete a piece of work. How many days will four children alone take to complete the piece of work if two women alone can complete the piece of work in 16 days? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 12 Three cubes of a metal are of edges 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm. These are melted together and from the melted material, another cube is formed. The edge of this cube is : (a) 8 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 9 cm (d) 6 cm A sum of money becomes eight times in 3 years if the rate is compounded annually. In how much time, the same amount at the same compound interest rate will become sixteen times? (a) 6 years (b) 4 years (c) 8 years (d) 5 years

(b) 10

(c) 12 (d) 14 Two equal sums were borrowed at 8% simple interest per annum for 2 years and 3 years, respectively. The difference in the interests was ` 56. The sum borrowed were (a) ` 690 (b) ` 700 (c) ` 740 (d) ` 780 Find the value of : (34.5 ´ 14 ´ 42) ÷ 2.8 = ? (a) 7150 (b) 7365 (c) 7245 (d) 7575 A tap can fill a cistern in 8 hours and another tap can empty it in 16 hours. If both the taps are opened simultaneously, the time taken (in hours) to fill the cistern will be : (a) 8 (b) 10 (c) 16 (d) 24 A 210 m long train takes 6 s to cross a man running at 9 km/h in a direction opposite to that of the train. What is the speed of the train? (in km/h) (a) 127 (b) 121 (c) 117 (d) 108 Mr. Davar spends 38% of his monthly income on food, 25% on children’s education and 12% on transport and the remaining amount of ` 5,800 he saves. What is Mr. Davar’s monthly income? (a) ` 23,200 (b) ` 24,200 (c) ` 23,800 (d) ` 24,400

10.

11.

12.

13.

A boy was asked to write 25 ´ 9 2 but he wrote 2592. The numerical difference between the two is: (a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 9