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1. 4 If the active voice has indefinite pronouns like

somebody or someone, mention of the agent (doer) is
omitted. Since the active voice, in the given sentence,
is in past perfect tense, had should be changed to
had been in the passive voice. Thus, option (4) is
grammatically correct.
2. 2 The object of the verb in the active voice becomes the
subject in the passive voice. Also if the active voice is
in past tense, then the passive should also be in past
tense. Thus, option (2) is correct.
3. 1 The object of the verb in the active voice becomes the
subject in the passive voice. Also if the active voice is
in present tense, then the passive should also be in
present tense. So, has wounded becomes has been
wounded. Thus, option (1) is correct.
4. 1 Fall off means to decrease in quantity or quality. For
example: Attendance at my lectures has fallen off
considerably. Thus, option (1) is correct.
5. 2 Take after somebody means to look or behave like an
older member of your family, especially your mother or
father. Example: Your daughter doesnt take after you
at all. So, option (2) is correct.
6. 4 Broke out means to develop or emerge with
suddenness or force. Examples: fire broke out, a riot
broke out. Thus, option (4) is the correct choice.
7. 1 Stand out (from/against something) means to be easily
seen; to be noticeable. Examples: The lettering stood
out well against the dark background. Shes the sort
of person who stands out in a crowd. Thus, option (1)
is correct.
8. 3 The words rages in full violence suggest that furious
which means angry is the correct choice.
9. 1 A comparison is being drawn between the state of full
rage and that of restraint. Thus, option (1) is correct.
10. 4 Slander which means a false and defamatory oral
statement about a person is appropriate with the words
falsehood and detraction.
11. 4 Rancor which means bitter deep-seated ill will
matches best with the context of bad temper.
12. 1 Humanity matches best with the context of positive
qualities like good nature and compassion.
13. 4 Since the subject here is book and you and me are
objects so, the use of I (subjective case) is
inappropriate.
14. 3* In case of gerunds, the pronoun is used in its
possessive form. So, (3) is incorrect. Your should be
used in place of you.
15. 2 Usage of past perfect tense is incorrect in the given
context.
16. 3 The adverb bravely has been misplaced.
17. 2 Tenuous which means weak and flimsy is appropriate
for ties that can disappear at any moment.
18. 3 The one who is intolerant will find accepting equality
difficult. So, option (3) is the correct choice.
19. 4 Only idle is logically correct in the given context.
20. 4 Autonomous is logically correct in context of not
receiving orders from the mother country.
21. 3 Poor lacks wealth just as emaciated lacks obesity.
Emaciated means extremely thin and feeble.
22. 2 Play comprises acts just as novel comprises chapters.
23. 4 Clock is used to measure time just as a yardstick is
used to measure distance.
24. 3 Doctor deals with diseases just as broker deals with
stocks.
25. 1 Dubious means unsettled in opinion: doubtful; for
example: I was dubious about the plan.
26. 3 Pinnacle means the highest point of development or
achievement or acme. Thus, peak is the correct choice.
27. 2 Credible means offering reasonable grounds for being
believed; for example: a credible account of an
accident, a credible witnesses.
28. 4 Despicable means deserving to be despised, so
worthless or obnoxious as to rouse moral indignation.
Contemptible is its synonym.
29. 1 Ravenous means very eager or greedy for food,
satisfaction, or gratification and sated is its antonym.
30. 2 Undulating means fluctuating or wavy. So, flat is its
opposite.
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31. 2* Curtail means to shorten. Thus, lengthen is the
opposite. But curtail also means to limit something; for
example: Spending on books has been severely
curtailed. Thus, (3) can also be correct.
32. 1 Stimulate which means to make something develop or
become more active is the opposite of suppress.
33. 2 Push something means to try hard to persuade people
to accept or agree with a new idea or buy a new
product, etc. For example: The interview gave him a
chance to push his latest movie. So, push is used in
the sense of promoting and marketing making (1)
correct. (3) is correct as push here means to move.
Push through the crowd is also grammatically correct.
Option (2) is incorrect.
34. 4 Knock at the door is correct. Take a knock means to
be badly affected by something. So (2) is correct.
Knocked out which means eliminated is grammatically
correct. Option (4) is incorrect.
35. 4 The usage of cover is correct in all sentences. Cover
my eyes means to place something over or in front of
eyes in order protect them. Cover of the magazine
means the outside of a book or a magazine. Cover
from rain means a place that provides shelter from
bad weather. Set up a cover means to arrange for
activities or behavior that seem honest or true but that
hide somebodys real identity or feelings. But the
preposition to is incorrectly used with cover in
sentence 4 making it grammatically incorrect.
36. 1 Master something means to learn or understand
something completely. So, (2) is correct. Master of
something means a person who is skilled at something.
Master of his house means a person who takes
decisions about his house. Option (1) is incorrect.
Muster courage which means to gather courage is
grammatically correct.
37. 3* Both (1) and (3) can be correct. If the statement is
Rahul asked me, then (3) is correct (because in
reported speech the pronoun will change from you to
I). If the blank statement begins and ends with inverted
commas, then (1) (direct speech) will be correct.
38. 4 Prolonged modifies the compound noun power
shortage.
39. 1 The first part of the sentence should be in past
subjunctive. For the missing part option (1) is
grammatically correct. (2) is incorrect because of you.
would have told him is correct but is not given in any
of the options. Been telling and be telling make (3)
and (4) incorrect.
40. 2 Present continuous tense hearing is incorrect as the
behavior has already been experienced /heard. The
word is suggests the usage of present tense. So
present perfect tense is the apt choice.
41. 2 Let OAB be the sector, which is cut from the circle
and C be the center of the circle, which is
circumscribed about the sector OAB.
In sector OAB: AOB = and OA = OB = 6cm.
Let us draw a perpendicular from C to OA, which
cuts OA at P.
Then, OP = PA = 3 (QPerpendicular drawn from the
center of the circle bisects the chord.)
O
A B
C
P

2
6 cm
3

c
m
OP 3
In OPC: cos
2 OC OC

OC 3 sec .
2

42. 2 Let 2d be the distance (in units) between A and C.
Let speed (in unit) of boat in still water and that of river
current be s and x respectively.
d d
As per question, 5.25
s + x s x
+

2d
and 7
s+x

d 3.5
.
s x 2

Hence, required time =

2d
3.5 hours.
s x

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For questions 43 to 46: Given information can be tabulated
as follows:
School Total
Strength
Number of
students
scoring
marks less
than or
equal to
60%
Number of
students
scoring
marks
above 60 %
A 3000 1800 1200
B 3900 2730 1170
C 2340 1170 1170
D 8000 6800 1200
E 4000 2400 1600
43. 3
44. 2 Required average
=
1800 2730 1170 6800 2400
2980.
5
+ + + +

45. 1 Total number of students in school A and E = 3000 +

4000 = 7000.
Required percentage =
8000 7000
100 15%
7000

.
46. 4 Total number of students of school B and C, scoring
marks below 60 % = 3900
Total number of students of school A and D, scoring
marks above 60 % = 2400
Required ratio =
3900
13 : 8
2400

.
For questions 47 to 50: Given information can be tabulated
as follows:
Year Number of
Motorbikes
sold
Number of
Scooters sold
2000 140 120
2001 120 100
2002 100 140
2003 130 80
2004 110 100
2005 150 130
47. 4 Required percentage =
140 80
100 42.9%
140

.
48. 1 Required percentage =
130
100 162.5%
80

.
49. 2 Average number of motorbikes produced during the
period 2000 to 2004 =
600
120
5

Hence, option (2) is correct choice.
50. 3 Required ratio =
120 100 140 80 44
140 120 100 130 49
+ + +

+ + +
i.e. 44: 49.
51. 4 Given series can be rewritten as:
1 2 3 10
1 1 1 1
1 1 1 ........ 1
2 2 2 2
+ + + +
1 1 1 1
10 ......
2 4 8 1024
, ]
+ + + +
, ]
]
1 1
1
10
2
2
10
1
1
2
, ]

, ]
]

, ]

, ]
]
10 10
1 1
10 1 9
2 2
+ +
Therefore, sum of the series will lie between 9 and
10.
52. 4 Let
3
x 1.001001001
and
3
y 1.001001
3 3 3
3
1 1 1
x 1
10 100 1000
j \ j \ j \
+ + +
, ( , ( , (
( , ( , ( ,
and
3 3
3
1 1
y 1
10 100
j \ j \
+ +
, ( , (
( , ( ,
3 3 9
x y 10

3 3 3
(x y) (x y ) 3xy(x y)
Let x y = k

3 9
k 10 3xyk

9 3
10 k 3xyk

9 2
10 k(k 3xy)

9
2
10
k
k 3xy

+
xy will be approximately equal to 1 and k
2
will be a
negligible quantity.
So,
9 10 10
1 10
k 10 10 3.33 10 .
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53. 2 Given expression can be rewritten as follows with
help of following formulae:
3 3 2 2
x y (x y)(x y xy) + +
and
3 3 2 2
x y (x y)(x y xy) + + +
(1 2 3 ... 99)(7 13 21 ... 9901 10101) 1 10101
(3 4 5 ...99 100 101)(2 7 13 ... 9901) 100 101 2

2
.
3

54. 3 Let the number be x.

As per question:
6 x 7 < <
36 x 49 < <
3
3 x 4. < <
55. 3
210 105 105
3 9 17 <

( ) ( ) ( )
35 35
35
140 4 3 105
7 7 2401 17 17 < ( )
3
17 4913 Q
( ) ( )
21 21 21
84 4 4 4 4 105
31 31 (1.82) 17 17 17 17 <
( )
4
(1.82) 10 Q
56. 2 Let the first number be a, where a is a positive
integer.
Sum of all the 18 numbers = 18a+153
Now we can check each option.
Integral values of a are not possible for 18a + 153
= 169.
When, 18a + 153 = 225
a = 4.
As rest of the choices are greater than 225 , we do
not need to check for them.
57. 4* Given data is ambiguous.
Note: If we take fourth term as
4 2
1
4 4 1 + +
Then answer can be calculated as follows:
4 2 4 2 2
1 1
n n 1 n 2n n 1

+ + + +
2 2 2
1
(n 1) n

+
2 2
1
(n n 1)(n n 1)

+ + +
2 2
1 1 1
2 n n 1 n n 1
, ]

, ]
+ + +
]
Given series can be expanded as follows:

2 2 2 2
2 2 2
1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 1
1 1 1 1
...
2 3 3 1 3 3 1 99 99 1
, ]
+
, ]
+ + + + + +
, ]
, ]
+ + +
, ]
+ + + + +
, ]
, ]
, ]
]
In above expansion 2nd and 3rd terms, 3rd and 4th
terms, 4th and 5th terms and so on will get cancelled.
2
1 1
1
2 99 99 1
, ]

, ]
+ +
]
Value of the above expression will be greater than
0.49.
58. 4 Given expression can be rewritten as:
(71 37) (71 + 37) 51
= 17 2 3 36 17 3
= 17 3 71
Hence there are three values possible for p, which
are 3, 17 and 71.
59. 3
2
x x 1 0 Q
2
x x 1 +
3
x 2x 1 x(x 1) 2x 1 + + +
2
x x 1 +
1 1 2 +
.
60. 2 Sum of reciprocals of divisors of a number n
=
Sum of divisors of the n
n
Sum of divisors of 120
=
0 1 2 3 0 1 0 1
2 2 2 2 )(3 3 )(5 5 ) 360 + + + + +
Sum of reciprocals of divisors of 120 =
360
3
120

.
61. 3
xy z
100 100

yz x
100 100

xz y
100 100

Therefore, xy = z, yz = x and zx = y.
Only possible values of x, y and z will be 1
Value of xy + yz + zx = x + y + z = 3.
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62. 1 Sum of the digits of
2
4n 8
10 = 1
+
2
4n 8
Sum of digits of 10 1 2
+
+
2
Sum of digits of given expression = 2 4.
63. 1 As A.M.

G.M.
4 4
4 4
x y y x
x y y x
2
+
+
For maximum value of
4 4
x y y x + :
4 4
x y xy
1
x y
2

Maximum value of
4 4
1
x y y x .
16
+
64. 2 Sum of all the 15 numbers = 15 13 = 195
We have to find the maximum value of second largest
number. Let initial thirteen numbers be 1 to 13.
Sum of initial 13 numbers = 91.
Sum of rest of two numbers = 104.
The rest two numbers can have maximum value of 52
each, which is not possible as all numbers are distinct.
So value of the second largest number should be 51
and that of the largest should be 53.
65. 3 Let d be the common difference of the given A.P.
1 10
a a 9d
19 10
a a 9d +
8 10
a a 2d
12 10
a a 2d +
As
10 10 10 10 10
a 9d a 2d a a 2d a 9d 224 + + + + + +
10
a 54
Tenth element of the AP of 19 terms will be the average
of all the terms.
Sum of given A.P. = 54 19 = 1064.
66. 2 2
1 1
As per question : v and m
t m

v t .
67. 3 Let the side of equilateral triangle be a.
Radius of in-circle of the equilateral triangle =
a
2 3
.
Length of diagonal of square = Diameter of the
in-circle =
a
3
Length of side of the square =
a
6
.
Area of square =
2
a
6
.
Required ratio =
2
2
3
a
4
3 3 : 2
a
6

.
68. 3
D
O
A
C
B
In the above figure OA = OB = AB = 2 cm
2 3
OC 3
2

Radius of circumcircle of
2 2
OAB 3
3 3

Required radius =
2 2 3 2 3 3
1
3 3 3
+ +
+
.
69. 1 As, a + b < c + d and c + d < e + a b < e
Similarly, we can see d < a, c < a, e < c and b < d.
Therefore, a is the highest and b is the lowest variable.
70. 2
x y
y z
2 10
2 20
+
+

x z
1
2
2

x-z z x
1
And 2 2 30
2
+

2x
2 15
x
2 15
.
71. 1 Let x = 1 and y = 2
We can validate each of the given choices by putting
values given above.
We can see x+y has highest value among given op-
tions.
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72. 1 Let x, y and z be the number of respective years
for which 25 problems, 16 problems and 20 problems
were asked.
x y z 12 + + ... (i)
and 25x + 16y + 20z = 213 ... (ii)
Multiplying (i) by 20 and subtracting from (ii), we get
4y 5x = 27
From hit and trial, x = 1 and y = 8.
73. 1 Given expression can be rewritten as:
( ) ( )
3 3
2 2
sin cos +
( )
2 2 4 4 2 2
(sin cos ) sin cos sin cos + +
3 3 2 2
( a +b =(a+b)(a +b -ab)) Q
( )
( )
2
2 2 2 2 2 2
1 sin cos 2sin cos sin cos +
2 2
1 3sin cos
( )
2 2
3
1 4sin cos
4

2
3
1 sin 2
4

For minimum value: = 45 ,
o
2
3 3 1
1 sin 2 1
4 4 4

For maximum value: =0 ,
o
2
3
1 sin 2 1 0 1
4

Required ratio = 4 : 1.
74. 1 We can check for small values of m.
Let m = 2
a = 11 and b = 105
1155 1 1156 34 +
Here number of 3s is m-1. Similarly we can also vali-
date for higher values of m.
75. 2
logx log2x logy
2
log3 logx log2x

logy 2log3
logy log9 y 9.
76. 1
b
l
...n strip
Let the length of the new rectangle be b and that of
the original rectangle be l.
Breadth of new rectangle will be
l
n
Ratio
n
b b
l
l
n

But
2
2
bn l l
n
l b b

l n
b 1

77. 1
O
P
Q
R
A
B
C
D
OP = 4, OR = 2 PR = RQ = 2 3 cm
BC = PR + RQ + 4 =
( )
4 4 3 4 3 1 + + cm.
78. 3 Let l, b and h be the respective length, breadth and
depth of the given cubid.
l + b + h = 19
2 2 2
l b h 5 5 + +
2 2 2
l b h 125 + +
Now using identity
2 2 2
(l b h) l b h 2(lb bh hl)
2
+ + + + + + +
361 125 2(lb bh hl) + + +
2
2(lb bh hl) 361 125 236 cm + +
Total surface area = 236 cm
2
.
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79. 2
A
B
O
x
2x
12 2x
5 x
D C
Let diameter of the cylinder be 2x cm
Radius = x
height = 2x
As, ACD AOB: :
12 2x x
2x 5 x

2 2
60 10x 12x 2x 2x +
60 22x 0
30
x
11

Diameter
60
cm.
11

80. 2 Let the selling price of the goods be Rs. x

Profit = 25% of x
x
4

Cost price
3
x
4

List price
3 3x
4 4

List price = x
Marked price
5x
4

which is 125% of the list price.

81. 2 As the people are happy on hearing the confirmation,
it can be assumed that some people were originally
not very sure about the idea and felt relief and
assurance after the news was confirmed. Thus, II is
implicit.
82. 1 The phrase no chance or hope suggests that help/
victory was unexpected and miraculous. Thus, I is
implicit.
83. 3 From the given statement, we cannot assume anything
about employees other than boss. So, neither I nor II is
implicit.
84. 1 Key to success means something that helps us in
achieving success. Thus I is implicit. We cannot
assume about all players on the basis of data about a
select few. Thus II is not implicit.
85. 2 Noisy vehicles etc are not allowed near hospitals
assuming that the noise will affect the recovery of the
patients. Thus, II is implicit. I is irrelevant.
For solutions 86 to 90: Given word arrangement machine
rearranges the words as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Input: You do things to help others in difficulty.
In step I: 4th and 5th words from left remains static and rest of
the words interchange their positions with their adjacent word.
In step II: 1st and 8th words from left remains static and rest of
the words interchange their positions with their adjacent word.
In step III: 1st, 2nd, 7th, 8th words from left remains static and
rest of the words interchange their positions with their adjacent
word.
In step IV: 3rd and 6th words from left remains static and rest
of the words interchange their positions with their adjacent
word.
86. 3 Step II: Why are you not in contact with me.
Step III: Why are not you contact in with me.
Step IV: are why not contact you in me with.
Step V: Why are in contact you not with me.
Step VI: Why in are you contact with not me.
Step VII: Why in you are with contact not me.
87. 2 Step VI: Above is the message to you from me.
Step V: Above the is to message from you me.
Step IV: the above from to message is me you.
Step III: Above the from message to is you me.
88. 3 Input: I am talking about you Delhi Patna Agra.
Step I: am I Delhi about you talking Agra Patna
Step II: am Delhi I you above Agra talking Patna
Step III: am Delhi you I Agra about talking Patna
Step IV: Delhi Am you Agra I about Patna talking
Step V: am Delhi about Agra I you talking Patna
Step VI: am about Delhi I agra talking you Patna
Step VII: am about I Delhi talking Agra you Patna
Step VIII: about Am I talking Delhi Agra Patna you
89. 4 Step VII: I am serious about the conversation to you.
Step VI: I am about serious conservation the to you.
Step V: I about am conservation serious to the you.
Step IV: about I to conversation serious am you the.
Step VII: I about to serious conservation am the you.
Step II: I about serious to am conservation the you.
Step III: I serious about am to the conservation you.
Input: serious I the am to about you conservation.
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90. 1 Input: I am waiting for your reply in future.
Step I: am I reply for your waiting future in.
Step II: am reply I your for future waiting in.
Step III: am reply your I future for waiting in.
Step IV: reply am your future I for in waiting.
Step V: am reply for future I your waiting in.
Step VI: am for reply I future waiting your in.
Step VII: am for I reply waiting future your in.
Step VIII: For am I waiting reply future in your.
91. 4 From the given statements: R > M N A K < .
Conclusion I: K > N is true.
Conclusion II: N < R is true.
92. 2 From the given statements: S D R A T. <
Conclusion I: D = A is false.
Conclusion II: D > A is true.
93.* Given data is ambiguous.
94. 4 From the given statements: R S G E D. < <
Conclusion I: R < D is true.
Conclusion II: D > G is true.
95. 3 From the given statements: B A M W G. <
Either conclusion I, B = M will be true or conclusion II,
M > B will be true.
For solutions 96 to 102: Let I
1
to I
7
be intelligance of the
persons in descending order.
I
A(F)
6

I
F(M)
2

I
B(M)
5

I
C(F)
3

I
G(M)
1

I
E(M)
7

I
D(M)
4

96. 1 97. 4 98. 1 99. 1 100. 4 100. 1
102. 3
103. 2 abac
104. 4 dacab
105. 1 acac
106. 4 The statement provides an example of Mr. A. No
generalization can be made on the basis of such
specific data. Thus, data is inadequate to arrive at a
conclusion.
107. 2 Though most magazines have a Readers Column it
does not mean that every magazine will have it. So the
new magazine will have the column is a long drawn
conclusion.
108. 4 No generalization can be made on the basis of
experience or opinion of some people. Thus, data is
inadequate to arrive at a conclusion.
109. 4 Marriage is a subset of Heaven. Marriage and divorce
are conjoint sets. So data is inadequate to conclude
that divorces are fixed up in heaven too.
H
M
D
H
M
D
110. 3 The cobbler sitting on the footpath has not shown any
negligence and is not responsible for the accident.
Thus, the conclusion is definitely incorrect.
111. 2 Hair grows on head just as teeth erupt in the mouth
(jaws).
112. 2 Fore is the opposite of hind just as north is the opposite
of south.
113. 3 Rogue is the synonym of rascal just as spendthrift is
the synonym of extravagant.
114. 3 Horse and cow are mammals just as pink and blue are
colors.
115. 1 Watch tells us time just as barometer tells us the
pressure.
116. 4 From statement I: R > P, but we dont have any
information about Q, so statement I alone is not
sufficient to answer the question.
From statement II: Q > P.
From statements I and II: R > P and Q > P. Now, we can
conclude that P is the shortest.
117. 2 From statement I: Nothing can be concluded about
salary of A.
From statement II: We can conclude that As salary
B' s salary 4 4500
Rs. 6,000.
3
3
4

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118. 3. Either of the statements alone is not sufficient to answer
the question. Even by using both the statements, we
cant say anything about the weight of each book as
number of books is not given. So, question cant be
answered.
119. 1 From statement I: We can conclue that code for smiling
is pee.
From statement II: We can conclude that code for smiling
is pee.
120. 3 Either of the statements alone is not sufficient to answer
the question.
Even after using both the statement we cant find year
of birth of X. So, question cant be answered.
121. 2 122. 3 123. 1 124. 2 125. 2 126. 4
127. 1 128. 3 129. 3 130. 4 131. 1 132. 1
133. 4 134. 4 135. 2 136. 1 137. 3 138. 2
139. 1 140. 1 141. 1 142. 4 143. 2 144. 1
145. 3 146. 2 147. 4 148. 2 149. 3 150. 1
151. 3 152. 2 153. 1 154. 3 155. 4 156. 3
157. 3 158. 2 159. 2 160. 1