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Section I - Logical & Analytical Ability No. Of Questions: 20 Duration: 25 mins

1. In a girls school, 128 girls play skipping, 102 play throwball. Out of these 30 girls play both throwball and skipping. Find the percentage of girls not playing any of these games, if the number girls playing less than two games is nine times the number of girls playing two games. (a) (b) (c) (d) 33+1/3% 35% 37% 42%

2. In a village with a population of 1000 people each person reads either the Times of India or the Free Press.112 persons read only the Times of India, 512 persons read only the Free press and the remaining persons read both. Find the total numbers of persons reading Times of India and Free Press respectively. (a) (b) (c) (d) 480 & 800 488 & 888 488 & 800 480 & 888

3. Out of a total 120 musicians in a club, 5% can play all three instruments guitar, violin and flute. The number of musicians who can play any two and only two of the above instruments is 30. The number of musicians who can play the guitar alone is 40. What is the total number of those who can play violin alone or flute alone? (a) (b) (c) (d) 30 44 38 45

4. There are three sets of numbers Set I, Set II and Set III. From a given larger set of numbers, 78% of the numbers are at least part of either Set I, Set II or Set III. 50% of the numbers are part of set I, 30% for Set II and 20% for Set III. 5% of the numbers are part of all three sets. What percentage of the numbers are part of more than one set?

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(a) (b) (c) (d)

10 17 12 22

5. In a group of 76 children, 53 belonged to the Youth Club, 46 to the Sports Club and 40 to the Friends Club. Of these 15 were members of all three clubs, 22 were common to Friends & Sports Club and 23 were common to Youth Club & Friends Club. The number of children common to Youth and Sports Club, who are not members of Friend's club is (a) (b) (c) (d) 17 18 19 20

Directions for Questions 6-10: Read the following information to answer the questions that follow Madhu and Shobha are good in Dramatics and Computer Science. Anjali and Madhu are good in Computer Science and Physics. Anjali, Poonam and Nisha are good in Physics and History. Nisha and Anjali are good in Physics and Mathematics. Poonam and Shobha are good in History and Dramatics. 6. Who is good in Computer Science, History and Dramatics? (a) (b) (c) (d) Anjali Madhu Nisha Shobha

7. Who is good in Physics, Dramatics and Computer Science?

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(a) (b) (c) (d) 8.

Shobha Poonam Madhu Anjali

Who is good in Physics, History and Dramatics? (a) (b) (c) (d) Anjali Shobha Madhu Poonam

9. Who is good in History, Physics, Computer Science and Mathematics? (a) Poonam (b) Anjali (c) Madhu

(d) Nisha

10. Who is good in Physics, History and Mathematics but not in Computer Science? (a) Nisha (b) Poonam (c) Madhu (d) Anjali 11. You have a barrel, filled to the top with water, which weighs 150 pounds. What can you add to the barrel in order to make it lighter? (a) ice cubes

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(b) air (c) stones (d) holes Directions for Questions 12-14: Read the following information to answer the questions that follow There are six teachers in a school A,B,C,D, E & F in a school. Each of the teachers teaches two subjects, one compulsory subject and one optional subject. - D's optional subject was History while three others have it as a compulsory subject - E and F have Physics as one of their subjects. - F's compulsory subject is Mathematics, which is an optional subject for C and E - History and English are A's subjects but in terms of compulsory and optional subjects, they are the reverse of those of D's - Chemistry is an optional subject of only one of them. - The only female teacher in the school has English as her compulsory subject 12. What is C's compulsory subject? (a) English (b) Physics (c) Chemistry (d) History (e) Mathematics 13. Who among the following has the same compulsory and optional subjects as those of F? (a) D (b) B (c) None of the other options listed for this question (d) C (e) A

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Who is a female member in the group? (a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E

15. Johnny is playing with cubical building blocks. He begins building a giant cube and finds he needs six more blocks to complete the cube. Next, Susan starts building a cube with the same building blocks and has 85 extra building blocks after completing her cube. How many blocks were they playing with? (a) 155 (b) 270 (c) 210 (d) 189 (e) 201 Directions for Questions 16-20: In the following question there are two sets of figures. Figures A, B, C and D constitute the problem set while figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 constitute the answer set. There is a definite relationship between figures A and B. Establish a similar relationship between figures C and D by choosing a suitable figure in place of D from the answer set. 16. PROBLEM FIGURES ANSWER FIGURES

(a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3

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(d) 4 (e) 2 17. PROBLEM FIGURES ANSWER FIGURES

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5 (e) 4 18. PROBLEM FIGURES ANSWER FIGURES

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3 (e) 5 19. PROBLEM FIGURES ANSWER FIGURES

(a) 1 (b) 4

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(c) 3 (d) 2 (e) 5 20. PROBLEM FIGURES ANSWER FIGURES

(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2 (e) 5

Section II Quantitative Ability No. Of Questions: 15 Duration: 20 mins

21. Mary gave her younger sister 1/8 of her frocks and threw away 1/4. What % of frocks is she left with? (a) 33.33% (b) 37.5% (c) 66.67% (d) 62.5% 22. Two sums of money one sum larger than the other by Rs. 10,000 were lent. The larger sum bore an interest of 8% and the smaller one 10% per

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annum. If the difference between the interest at the end of 3 years on the larger sum and that on the smaller sum was Rs. 1,200 find the sums lent. (a) Rs. (b) Rs. (c) Rs. (d) Rs. 30,000; 25,000; 20,000; 35,000; Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. 40,000 35,000 30,000 45,000

23. A manufacturer sells his goods to a wholesaler at 10% gain, the wholesaler to the retailer at 20% gain and the retailer to the customer at 30% gain. Find the percentage margin the customer has to pay over and above the manufactured price ? (a) 71.6% (b) 71.33% (c) 72% (d) 73% 24. I sold a shirt and a pant for Rs.960 each making a profit on the shirt, a loss on the pant and a total loss of Rs.80. My percentage profit on the shirt equaled my percentage loss on the pant. What was the percentage profit on the shirt? (a) 5% (b) 10% (c) 20% (d) 25% 25. Instead of paying Rs. 12,750 cash now a man agrees to pay a certain sum now and an equal sum a year later. How much should each sum be, reckoning interest at 4% per annum? (a) Rs. (b) Rs. (c) Rs. (d) Rs. 6630 6,375 6500 6502.5

26. A, B and C invested capitals in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5; the timing of their investments being in the ratio 4 : 5 : 6. The profit if any will be distributed in the ratio _____ (a) 1 : 2 : 3 (b) 7: 6 : 14 (c) 8 : 15 : 30 (d) None of these

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27. A box containing 24 mirrors is dropped, which if the following can be the ratio of the broken mirrors to unbroken mirrors? (a) 1:6 (b) 1:4 (c) 5:7 (d) 3:2 (e) 1:10 28. Two liquids are mixed in the ratio of 5 : 7 and sold at a profit of 25% at Rs.10 a liter. If the first liquid costs Rs.3 more than the second one, what was the cost price of both the liquids? (a) 9.25; 6.25 (b) 9.75; 6.75 (c) 11; 8 (d) 10.5; 7.5 29. 20 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio of 5 : 3. If 4 litres of this mixture is replaced by 4 litres of milk, the ratio of milk to water in the new mixture will be ______ (a) 2 (b) 7 (c) 8 (d) 3 : : : : 1 3 3 2

30. The number of men and women who started in a marathon race was in the ratio of 16:9. The number of men and women who finished the race was in the ratio of 4:3. Out of every 4 women who started, 3 women completed the race. What is the total percentage of people who finished the race? (a) 72% (b) 70% (c) 63% (d) 81% 31. A staircase 10 feet high is such that each step accounts for 0.5 feet in height and 1 feet in length. What distance does an ant travel if it starts from ground level to reach the top of the staircase? (a) 30 feet (b) 29 feet (c) 27 feet (d) 14.5 feet 32. Each student in a class contributed as many paise as the number of students in the class. The teacher contributed Rs. 13 to make the total collection of Rs. 49. How many students were there in the class ?

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(a) 36 (b) None of the other options listed for this question (c) 70 (d) 69 33. Ram distributed X, Y & Z amount of money to three of his sons such that 3X=4Y=7Z. If each of them received an amount that had an integer value greater than 0 and if X Y Z, then the least amount of money that Ram could have had is _______ (a) 61 (b) 40 (c) 84 (d) 33 34. I have Rs.4 in 5 paise and 50 paise coins. The number of coins that I have, cannot be : (a) 26 (b) 17 (c) 353 (d) 30 35. The average of 8 results is 25; that of the first two is 20 and of the next three is 26. The sixth result is less than the seventh by 4 and less than the eight by 6. The last result is ______ (a) 25 (b) 30 (c) 35 (d) 40

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Section III - Verbal Ability

No. Of Questions: 25 Duration: 20 mins Directions for Questions 36-40: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage. Primitive man was probably more concerned with fire as a source of warmth and as a means of cooking food than as a source of light. Before he discovered less laborious ways of making fire, he had to preserve it, and whenever he went on a journey, he carried a firebrand with him. His discovery that the firebrand, from which the torch may very well have been developed, could be used for illumination was probably incidental to the primary purpose of preserving a flame. Lamps, too, were probably developed by accident. Early man may have had his first conception of a lamp while watching a twig or fibre burning in the molten fat dropped by a roasting carcass. All he had to do was to fashion a vessel to contain fat and float a lighted reed into it. Such lamps, which were made of hollowed stones or sea shells, have persisted in identical form up to recent times. 36. Primitive mans most important use for fire was (a) To (b) To (c) To (d) To 37. provide warmth provide warmth and to cook food provide light cook food

The firebrand was used to (a) Prevent accidents (b) Provide light (c) Save labour (d) Scare animals

38.

Lamps probably developed through mere (a) Hazard (b) Fate (c) Chance (d) Planning

39.

Early lamps were made by (a) putting the fat in a shell and lighting it (b) letting a reed soak the fat (c) using a reed as a wick in the fat (d) floating a reed in the sea shell

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40.

According to the passage, which of the following had continued in the same form upto present times?

(a) Lamps made of hollowed stones and sea shells (b) Carrying of firebrand to preserve fire. (c) Scaring animals using a firebrand (d) Use of fire as a source of light Directions for Questions 41-45: Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage Rocks, which have solidified directly from molten materials, are called igneous rocks. Igneous rocks are commonly referred to as primary rocks because they are original source of material found in sedimentaries and metamorphics. Igneous rocks compose the greater part of the earths crust, but they are generally covered at the surface by a relatively thin layer of sedimentary or metamorphic rocks. Igneous rocks are distinguished by the following characteristics: (1) they contain no fossils; (2) they have no regular arrangement of layers; and (3) they are nearly always made up of crystals. Sedimentary rocks are composed largely of minute fragments derived from the disintegration of existing rocks and in some instances, from the remains of animals. As sediments are transported, individual fragments are assorted according to size. Distinct layers of such sediments as gravels, sand, and clay build up, as they are deposited by water and occasionally wind. These sediments vary in size with the material and the power of the eroding agent. Sedimentary materials are laid down in layers called strata. When sediments harden into sedimentary rocks, the names applied to them change to indicate the change in physical state. Thus, small stones and gravel cemented together are known as conglomerates; cemented sand becomes sandstone; and hardened clay becomes shale. In addition to these, other sedimentary rocks such as limestone frequently result from the deposition of dissolved material. Organic substances, such as shells of clams or hard skeletons of other marine life normally precipitate the ingredient parts. Both igneous and sedimentary rocks may be changed by pressure, heat solution, or cementing action. When individual grains from existing rocks tend to deform and interlock, they are called metamorphic rocks. For example, granite, an igneous rock, may be metamorphosed into gneiss or schist. Limestone, a sedimentary rock, when a subjected to heat and pressure may become marble, a metamorphic rock. Shale under pressure becomes slate. 41. The primary purpose of the passage is to (a) Differentiate between and characterize igneous and sedimentary rocks (b) Explain the factors that may cause rocks to change in form

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(c) Show how the scientific names of rocks reflect the rocks composition (d) Define and describe several diverse kinds of rocks (e) Explain why rocks are basic parts of the earths structure 42. All of the following are sedimentary rocks EXCEPT (a) Shale (b) Schist (c) Sand (d) Limestone (e) Gravel The passage would be most likely to appear in a _______ (a) Teaching manual accompanying an earth science text (b) Technical article for geologists (c) Pamphlet promoting conservation of natural resources (d) Newspaper feature explaining how oil is found (e) Nonfiction book explaining where to find the results of sedimentation The relationship between igneous and sedimentary rocks may best be compared to the relationship between (a) Sand and Clay (b) Water and Land (c) DNA and Heredity (d) Nucleus and cell wall (e) Leaves and Compost 45. The passage contains information that would answer which of the following questions? I)which elements form igneous rocks? II)what produces sufficient pressure to alter a rock? III)why is marble called a metamorphic rock? (a) I only (b) I and II only (c) III only (d) II and III only (e) I, II and III only Directions for Questions 46-50: The following questions have sentences with blanks. Choose the answer option which will correctly fill the blank 46. He shot everyone _______ (a) both "in sight" and "in his sight" are correct (b) in his sight (c) in sight (d) neither "in sight" nor "in his sight" is correct

43.

44.

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47.

He _______ through the show. (a) Both 'slept' and 'slept off' are correct (b) slept off (c) slept (d) Neither 'slept' nor 'slept off' is correct

48.

There is so much melodrama that the audience _______ (a) is switched off (b) switches off (c) both "switches off" and "is switched off" are correct (d) neither "switches off" nor "is switched off" is correct

49.

The heroine _______ for her lover. (a) pines away (b) pines (c) both "pines" and "pines away" are correct (d) neither "pines" nor "pines away" is correct

50.

In Gadar, Om Puri _______ the villain. (a) acted (b) played (c) both "played" and "acted" are correct (d) neither "played" nor "acted" is correct

Directions for Questions 51-55: In the following questions a set of sentences are given. Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct. 51. (i) Some sections of the public might be seeing Gadar as a provocative film. (ii) Some sections of the public would be seeing Gadar as a provocative film. (iii) Some sections of the public see Gadar as a provocative film. (iv) All the statements are grammatically incorrect (a) i (b) ii (c) iii (d) iv 52. (i) She says Garam Hawa is being a shining example of a Partition film. (ii) She would be saying Garam Hawa is a shining example of a Partition film.

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(iii) She says Garam Hawa is a shining example of a Partition film. (iv) All the statements are grammatically incorrect (a) i (b) ii (c) iv (d) iii 53. (i) The author is telling that Gadar should be screened. (ii) The author would say that Gadar should be screened. (iii) The author says that Gadar should be screened. (iv) All the statements are grammatically incorrect (a) i (b) ii (c) iv (d) iii 54. (i) The author is agreeable with the view that Partition should be discussed. (ii) The author agrees with the view that Partition should be discussed. (iii) The author would be agreeable to the view that Partition should be discussed. (iv) All the statements are grammatically incorrect (a) i (b) iv (c) iii (d) ii 55. (i) In Gadar, the father will always be telling his daughter to forget her husband in Hindustan. (ii) In Gadar, the father is telling his daughter to forget her husband in Hindustan. (iii) In Gadar, the father tells his daughter to forget her husband in Hindustan. (iv) All the statements are grammatically incorrect (a) iii (b) ii (c) i (d) iv Directions for Questions 56-60: For each of the questions below, from the options given there choose the word which is most similar in meaning to the word given in the Question.

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56.

Cursory (a) Scold (b) Casual (c) Computer Mouse (d) High

57.

Pilfer (a) Destroy (b) Damage (c) Snatch (d) Steal

58.

Shied (a) Declared (b) Avoided (c) Publicized (d) Vocalized

59.

Candid (a) Frank (b) Impertinent (c) Blunt (d) Rude

60.

Cryptic (a) Egyptian (b) Written (c) Copied (d) Puzzling (e) Dead

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