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(3)
(4)
54)The parallel sides of a trapezoid are 3 and 9 units. The non-parallel sides are 4 and 6 units. A line
parallel to the base divides the trapezium of equal perimeters. The ratio in which the non-parallel
side is divided
(1)4:1 (2)3:1 (3)7:2 (4)
55)A train crosses two cyclists which are moving with speeds of 5Km/hr and 6 Km/hr respectively in
9 seconds and 10 seconds respectively. Find the speed of the train if the cyclists are moving in
opposite directions.
(1)90km/hr (2)120 Km/hr (3)105Km/hr (4)112 Km/hr
56)A jar contains a mixture of two liquids A and B in the ratio 4:1 . When 10 litres of the mixture is
taken out and 10 litres of liquid B is poured into the jar,the ratio becomes 2:3. How many litres of
liquid A was contained in the jar?
(1) 18 litres (2) 16 litres (3) 14 litres (4) 24 ltres
57)A and B enter into a partnership with investments in the ratio 3:2. After 3 months, C enters into
the partnership inversting Rs.10000 and withdraws this amount after 8 months. If Cs profit is
Rs.1100 and the total annual profit is Rs.7700, then As investment is
(1)Rs.35000 (2)Rs.50000 (3)Rs.24000 (4) Cant be determined
58) Find the number of different ways of distribution of 10 identical balls in 3 boxes, if empty box is
not allowed
(1) 28 (2) 32 (3) 36 (4)40
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59) The cost of a diamond varies directly as the square of its weight. Once, this diamond broke into
four pieces with weights in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 : 4. When the pieces were sold, the merchant got Rs.
70,000 less. Find the original price of the diamond
(1)Rs. 1.4Lakh (2) Rs. 2.0 Lakh (3) Rs.1 Lakh (4)Rs. 2.1 Lakh
60) I bought 5 pens, 7 pencils and 4 erasers. Rajan bought 6 pens, 8 erasers and 14 pencils for an
amount which was half more than what I had paid. What percent of the total amount paid by me
was paid for the pens?
(1) 37.5% (2) 62.5% (3) 50% (4) None of these
61) A man travels form A to B at a speed of x kmph. He then rests at B or x hours. He then travels
from B to C at a speed of 2x kmph and rests at C for 2x hours. He moves further to D at a speed twice
as that between B and C. He thus reaches D in 16 hours. If distances A-B, B-C, C-D are all equal to 12
km, the time for which he rested at B could be
(1)3 hours (2) 6 hours (3) 2 hours (4) 4 hours
62) A sum of money compounded annually becomes Rs. 625 in two years and Rs. 675 in three years.
The rate of interest per annum is:
(1) 7% (2) 8% (3) 6% (4) 5%
63) A man starting at a point walks one km east, then two km north, then one km east, then one km
north, then one km east and then one km north to arrive at the destination. What is the shortest
distance from the starting point to the destination?
1. 2 km 2. 7 km 3. 3Km 4. 5 km
64) A calculator has two memory buttons, A and B. Value 1 is initially stored in both memory
locations. The following sequence of steps is carried out five times: i. add 1 to B ii. multiply A and B.
iii. store the result in A What is the value stored in memory location A after this procedure?
(1) 120 (2) 450 (3) 720 (4) 250
65)The area of the region inscribed between the circumcircle and incircle of a regular hexagon is
found to be 1225. Find the area of the regular hexagon?
(1) 36.75 (2)75 (3)49 (4)
66) Two pillars of equal height are on either side of a road which are 100m wide. The angles of
elevation of the top of the pillar are 60 and 30 at a point on the road between the pillars. Find the
position of the point between the pillars
(1) 30 (2)25 (3)35 (4)45
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67) A batsman gets out for 10 runs in the last innings, decreasing his average by 2. If the batsman
scored 19 more runs his average would have decreased by 1. Find the total runs scored by that
batsman before his innings
(1)784 (2) 824 (3) 864 (4) None of these
68) Two articles are purchased at a certain price. The selling price of both the articles are identical.
On the first article the profit % is 20 and on the second, the loss % is 15. Find the overall %gain/loss
in the whole transaction
(1) 18% (2) 19
(3)
(4) 25%
69) A and B working by themselves can build a wall respectively in 9 days and 16 days more than
what they would take when working together. In how many days can A alone build the wall?
(1) 21 (2) 24 (3) 30 (4) 18
70) There is a pyramid on a base which is a regular hexagon of side 2a. If every slant edge of this
pyramid is of length 5a/2, then the volume of this pyramid must be:
1)3
2) 3
3) 3
4) 6
71) A merchant has three kinds of wine: of the first kind 403 gallons, of the second 527 gallons, and
of the third 589 gallons. What is the greatest possible length of each plank?
1)8.4m 2)4.8 3)4.5 4)5.4
72) The value for a for which the sum of the squares of the roots of the equation
-(a-2)x-a-1=0
assumes the least value is
1)0 2)1 3)2 4)3
73) Find the sum of all the numbers that can be formed with the digits 3,4,5,7 taken all at a time
1)129638 2)639484 3)126494 4)126654
74) The difference between the simple and the compound interest compounded every six months at
the rate of 10 percent per annum at the end of two years is Rs. 124.05. What is the sum?
1)RS.10000 2) Rs.6000 3)Rs.12000 4)Rs.8000
75) A car on its way to Delhi overtakes a cyclist at 9 AM, the car reaches Delhi at 10:30 and after
waiting for a hour returns meeting the cyclist at noon. Supposing the speeds of the car and the cycle
to be uniform, find when the cyclist will reach Delhi?
1)2:00 PM 2)1:15PM 3)1:30 PM 4) 1:25 PM
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76) Two bicycles were bought for Rs.2000. The first bicycle was sold at a profit of 7.5% and the
second one was sold at a loss of 5%. The overall % gain in the whole transaction is 5%. Find the price
which was sold at a loss of 5%.
1)Rs.900 2) Rs.400 3)Rs.800 4) Rs.1200
77) One fill pipe A is 4 times faster than second fill pipe B and takes 30 minutes less than the full pipe
B. When will the cistern be full if both fill pipes are opened together?
1) 10 minutes 2) 8 minutes 3) 12 minutes 4) 10 minutes
78) In a triangle ABC, AB = 6, BC = 8 and AC = 10. A perpendicular dropped from B, meets the side AC
at D. A circle of radius BD (with center B) is drawn. If the circle cuts AB and BC at P and Q
respectively, then AP: QC is equal to
1. 1: 1 2. 3: 2 3. 4: 1 4. 3: 8
79) The 288th term of the series a, b, b, c, c, c, d, d, d, d, e, e, e, e, e, f, f, f, f, f, f. is
1. u 2. v 3. w 4. x
80) . A square piece of cardboard of sides ten inches is taken and four equal square pieces are
removed at the corners. The sides are then turned up to form an open box. Then the maximum
volume such a box can have is
1. 72 cubic inches 2. 24.074 cubic inches. 3. 2000/27 cubic inches 4. 64 cubic inches
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SECTION III: GENERAL AWARENESS
81. How many members are there from the Union Territories in the 552 strong Lok Sabha ?
(1) 10
(2) 20
(3) 30
(4) 40
82. The WTO came into existence in?
(1) 1992
(2) 1993
(3) 1994
(4) 1995
83. Which of the following countries is not a member of SAARC ?
(1) Thailand
(2) Malaysia
(3) Bhutan
(4) Nepal
84. The Treaty of Versailles was signed in?
(1) 1913
(2) 1911
(3) 1919
(4) 1920
85. CV Raman won the Nobel Prize for Physics in ?
(1) 1919
(2) 1925
(3) 1930
(4) 1932
86. The first woman chief minister of an Indian state is
(1) Sheila Dixit
(2) Sucheta Kripalani
(3) Indira Gandhi
(4) Rajkumari Amrita Kaur
87. Entomology is a branch of science that deals with
(1) Sounds
(2) Words
(3) Universe
(4) Insects
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88. "Swach" water purifier is a product of ?
(1) Reliance
(2) Godrej
(3) Eureka Forbes
(4) Tata Chemical
89. What is the number of non-permanent members of the UN Security Council ?
(1) 5
(2) 10
(3) 15
(4) 20
90. The former name of Istanbul is ?
(1) Iran
(2) Harappa
(3) Constantinople
(4) Mohenjo-Daro
91. The television was invented by ?
(1) William Hurst
(2) James Watt
(3) Thomas Edison
(4) John Logie Baird
92. Semiology is the branch of science that deals with ?
(1) Sign Language
(2) Earthquakes
(3) Birds
(4) Ceramics
93. Which of the following is known as the "Master Gland" ?
(1) Thyroid
(2) Pituatary
(3) Pancreas
(4) Thymus
94. The Aga Khan Cup is a tournament related to which sport ?
(1) Football
(2) Cricket
(3) Hockey
(4) Lawn Tennis
95. The Arthashastra is authored by ?
(1) Tulsidas
(2) Kalidas
(3) Ved Vyas
(4) Chanakya
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96. The 100th Indian Science Congress was held at ?
(1) Chennai
(2) Pune
(3) Delhi
(4) Kolkata
97. Which of the following famous musicians is a master of the Santoor ?
(1) Pandit Jasraj
(2) Pandit Shivkumar Sharma
(3) Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia
(4) Amjad Ali Khan
98. The famous Khajuraho temples in Madhya Pradesh were constructed during the rule of which dynasty ?
(1) Chola Dynasty
(2) Chandela Dynasty
(3) Pallavas
(4) Puranas
99. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPE(3) is headquartered at ?
(1) Baghdad
(2) Doha
(3) Vienna
(4) Belgrade
100. May 31 is the International day for?
(1) World heritage
(2) World day for water
(3) World Environment day
(4) Anti Tobacco Day
101. Which of the following cities is known as the Key to the Mediterranean?
(1) Cairo
(2) Lisbon
(3) Barcelona
(4) Gibraltar
102. Who is the author of the famous book Das Kapital?
(1) Ernest Hemingway
(2) Frederick Nietzche
(3) Karl Marx
(4) Vladmir Lenin
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103. Which is the largest Sea in the world?
(1) Arabian Sea
(2) Mediterranean Sea
(3) Baltic Sea
(4) South China Sea
104. Jerry Yang quit which company founded by him in 2012?
(1) Microsoft
(2) HTC
(3) Nokia
(4) Yahoo
105. Panch Parmeshwar Yojana was launched in which of the following states?
(1) Bihar
(2) Uttar Pradesh
(3) Jharkhand
(4) Madhya Pradesh
106. Poulomi Ghatak is a National Champion for which sport?
(1) Badminton
(2) Table Tennis
(3) Chess
(4) Lawn Tennis
107.Tarla Dalal, a celebrity who died in November 2013 at the age of 77 was a famous?
(1) Scientist
(2) Cook and Author
(3) Politician
(4) Actor
108. The 49th Parallel is the international boundary between ?
(1) South Korea and North Korea
(2) Germany and France
(3) USA and Canada
(4) USA and Mexico
109. Which of the following is the currency of Myanmar ?
(1) Taka
(2) Peso
(3) Rupiah
(4) Kyat
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110. Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Guinness and Captain Morgan are all brands owned by ?
(1) AB Inbev
(2) Diageo
(3) SAB Miller
(4) Heineken
111. Lamborghini, Ducatti, Bugatti and Bentley are brands all owned by ?
(1) General Motors
(2) Ford Motor Company
(3) FIAT
(4) Volkswagen Group
112. Ethiopia was formerly known as ?
(1) Abyssinia
(2) Congo
(3) Siam
(4) Rhodesia
113. Which of the following is the currency used in Cambodia ?
(1) Pula
(2) Rupiah
(3) Dinar
(4) Riel
114. Which one of the following stock exchanges was closed for two days in Ocotber 2012 due to hurricane Sandy ?
(1) New York Stock Exchange
(2) London Stock Exchange
(3) Hang Seng
(4) Nasdaq
115. Which sportsperson has won the maximum number of gold medals at the Summer Olympics ?
(1) Carl Lewis
(2) Usain Bolt
(3) Michael Phelps
(4) Mark Spitz
116. Shakuntala Devi, who died in April 2013, was a famous -
(1) Mental Calculations
(2) Dancer
(3) Vocalist
(4) Chef
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117. Which movie won the 2013 Golden Globe award for Best Motion Picture - Drama category ?
(1) Argo
(2) Lincoln
(3) Life of Pi
(4) Les Miserables
118. Rahul Khullar became the Chairman of which of the following regulators in 2012?
(1) Insurance Regulatory Development Authority
(2) Pension Fund Regulatory Development Authority
(3) Telecom regulatory Authority of India
(4) Securities Exchange Board of India
119. Hatf III (Ghaznavi), a short range ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads,
was developed by which country??
(1) Afghanistan
(2) Pakistan
(3) Bangladesh
(4) Syria
120. The first battle of Panipat took place in ?
(1) 1526
(2) 1717
(3) 1532
(4) 1626
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Section IV : Logical and Reasoning
Directions for questions 121 to 123: These questions are based on the data given below:
There are only four members of a family viz., A, B, C and D and there is only one couple among them.
When asked about their relationships, following were their replies:
a. A: B is my son. D is my mother.
b. B: C is my wife. Dis my father.
c. C: D is my mother in law. A is my daughter.
d. D: A is my grand daughter. B is my daughter in - law
121. Who always speaks the truth?
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
122. How is B related to C?
(1) Father (2) Mother (3) Wife (4) Husband
123. Which of the following statements must be true?
(1) As grandmother alternates between the truth and lie.
(2) Cs wife always speaks the truth.
(3) As grandfather always speaks the truth
(4) Bs daughter always tells lies
Directions for questions 124 to 128:
Refer to the following statements and answer the questions:
Seven students Pam, Adam, Ross, Samuel, Tony, Don and Vicky take a series of tests. No two
students get similar marks. Vicky always scores more than Pam. Pam always scores more than Adam.
Each time either Ross scores the highest and Tony gets the least, or alternatively Samuel scores the
highest and Don or Adam scores the least.
124. If Samuel is ranked sixth and Adam is ranked fifth, which of the following can be true?
(1) Vicky is ranked first or fourth
(2) Ross is ranked second or third
(3) Tony is ranked fourth or fifth
(4) Don is ranked third or fourth
125. If Ross gets the highest, Vicky should be ranked not lower than:
(1) Second (2) Third (3) Fourth (4) Fifth
126. If Ross is ranked second and Adam is ranked first, which of the following must be true?
(1) Samuel is ranked third
(2) Tony is ranked third
(3) Pam is ranked sixth
(4) None of these.
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127. If Samuel is ranked second, which of the following can be true?
(1) Don gets more than Vicky
(2) Vicky gets more than Samuel
(3) Pam gets more than Ross
(4) Pam gets more than Vicky
128. If Vicky is ranked fifth, which of the following must be true?
(1) Samuel scores the highest
(2) Ross is ranked second
(3) Tony is ranked third
(4) Adam is ranked second
Directions for Question No. 9 & 10: Mark the appropriate choice.
129. Amit can set questions for MBA exams because he has experience to set questions for Bank
exams.
This statement is based on the assumption that
(1) The questions of Bank exams are harder than that of MBA exams.
(2) Both exams are conducted by the same board.
(3) Those who can set questions for Bank exams can set questions for MBA exams also.
(4) Number of papers asked in both exams is same.
130. My TV has an electronic child lock with an optional password and cannot be opened in my
absence.
It therefore follows.
(1) My TV has been missed before these lock facilities.
(2) Electronic child lock with a provision to alter the password is an effective security device.
(3) Children used to watch vulgar shows in the absence of their guardians.
(4) All TVs without this special facility can be easily opened.
131.
6 6 8
5 7 5
4 3 ?
120 126 320
.
(1) 12 (2) 8 (3) 4 (4) 16
132.
7B 5C 6B
3C 9B 19A
15A 17A ?
(1) 14B (2) 12C (3) 10C (4) 16C
Answer the questions on the basis of information giver below.
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Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are photographer, engineer, lawyer, housewife, waiter and journalist,
not necessarily in that order. There are two married couples in the group who stay together
a. A is married and his wife is a housewife.
b. B, the lawyer is married to the photographer sister of A.
c. D is the brother of C, who is not the housewife.
d. E, the journalist has taken a vow of never getting married.
e. The waiter is engaged to his girlfriend.
133. Who is the wife of B?
(1) E (2) F (3) D (4) C
134. Who is the wife of A?
(1) C (2) D (3) E (4) F
135. Who is the engineer?
(1) D (2) C (3) A (4) F
136. Who is the waiter?
(1) F (2) C (3) E (4) D
DIRECTIONS for Questions 137 to 138: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given
below.
Seven varsity basketball players (A, B, C, D, E, F, and G) are to be honoured at a special luncheon. The
players will be seated on the dais in a row. A and G have to leave the luncheon early and so must be
seated at the extreme right. B will receive the most valuable player's trophy and so must be in the
centre to facilitate presentation. C and D are bitter rivals and therefore must be seated as far apart
as possible.
137. Which of the following cannot be seated at either end?
(1) C (2) D (3) F (4) G
138. Which of the following pairs cannot be seated together?
(1) B&D (2) C & F (3) D & G (4) E & A
139. Which of the following pairs cannot occupy the seats on either side of B?
(1) F&D (2) D&E (3) E&G (4) C & F
DIRECTIONS for Questions 140 and 141: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given
below.
The Head of a newly formed government desires to appoint five of the six elected members A, B, C,
D,.E and F to portfolios of Home, Power, Defence, Telecom and Finance. F does not want any
portfolio if D gets one of the five. C wants either Home or Finance or no portfolio. B says that if D
gets either Power or Telecom then she must get the other one. E insists on a portfolio if A gets one.
140. Which is a valid assignment?
(1) A-Home, B-Power, C-Defence, D-Telecom, E-Finance.
(2) C-Home, D-Power, A-Defence, B-Telecom, E-Finance.
(3) A-Home, B-Power, E-Defence, D-Telecom, F-Finance.
(4) B-Home, F-Power, E-Defence, C-Telecom, A-Finance.
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141. If A gets Home and C gets Finance, then which is NOT a valid assignment for Defence and
Telecom?
(1) D-Defence, B-Telecom.
(2) F-Defence, B-Telecom.
(3) B-Defence, E-Telecom.
(4) B-Defence, D-Telecom.
DIRECTIONS for Questions 142 to 145: In each question there are two statements: A and B.
Choose 1. if the question can be answered by one of the statements alone but not by the other.
Choose 2. if the question can be answered by using either statement alone.
Choose 3. if the question can be answered by using both the statements together but cannot be
answered using either statement alone.
Choose 4. if the question cannot be answered even by using both the statements A and B.
142. F and M are father and mother of S, respectively. S has four uncles and three aunts. F has two
siblings. The siblings of F and M are unmarried. How many brothers does M have?
A. F has two brothers. B. M has five siblings.
143. A game consists of tossing a coin successively. There is an entry fee of Rs. 10 and an additional
fee of Re. 1 for each toss of the coin. The game is considered to have ended normally when the coin
turns heads on two consecutive throws. In this case the player is paid Rs. 100. Alternatively, the
player can choose to terminate the game prematurely after any of the tosses. Ram has incurred a
loss of Rs 50 by playing this game. How many times did he toss the coin?
A. The game ended normally.
B. The total number of tails obtained in the game was 138.
144. Each packet of SOAP costs Rs 10. Inside each packet is a gift coupon labelled with one of the
letters S, O, A, and P. If a customer submits four such coupons that make up the word SOAP, the
customer gets a free SOAP packet. Ms. X kept buying packet after packet of SOAP till she could get
one set of coupons that formed the word SOAP. How many coupons with label P did she get in the
above process?
A. The last label obtained by her was S and the total amount spent was Rs 210.
B. The total number of vowels obtained was 18.
145. If A and B run a race, then A wins by 60 seconds. If B and C run the same race, then B wins by 30
seconds. Assuming that C maintains a uniform speed what is the time taken by C to finish the race?
A. A and C run the same race and A wins by 375 metres.
B. The length of the race is 1 km
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DIRECTIONS for Questions 146 to 148: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given
below.
A, B, C, D, E, and F are a group of friends. There are two housewives, one professor, one engineer,
one accountant and one lawyer in the group. There are only two married couples in the group. The
lawyer is married to D, who is a housewife. No woman in the group is either an engineer or an
accountant. C, the accountant, is married to F, who is a professor. A is married to a housewife. E is
not a housewife.
146. Which of the following is one of the married couples?
(1) A &B (2) B & E (3) D & E (4) A & D
147. What is E's profession?
(1) Engineer (2) Lawyer (3) Professor (4) Accountant
148. How many members of the group are males?
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) Cannot be determined.
DIRECTIONS for Questions 149 and 150: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given
below.
Some children were taking free throws at the basketball court in school during lunch break. Below
are some facts about how many baskets these children shot.
I. Ganesh shot 8 baskets less than Ashish.
II. Dhanraj and Ramesh together shot 37 baskets.
III. Jugraj shot 8 baskets more than Dhanraj.
IV. Ashish shot 5 baskets more than Dhanraj.
V. Ashish and Ganesh together shot 40 baskets.
149. Which of the following statements is true?
(1) Ramesh shot 18 baskets and Dhanraj shot 19 baskets.
(2) Ganesh shot 24 baskets and Ashish shot 16 baskets.
(3) Jugraj shot 19 baskets and Dhanraj shot 27 baskets.
(4) Dhanraj shot 11 baskets and Ashish shot 16 baskets.
150. Which of the following statements is true?
(1) Dhanraj and Jugraj together shot 46 baskets.
(2) Ganesh shot 18 baskets and Ramesh shot 21 baskets.
(3) Dhanraj shot 3 more baskets than Ramesh.
(4) Ramesh and Jugraj together shot 29 baskets.