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Preliminary Set
34
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Sections
1. English Language
2. Reasoning
3. Quantitative Aptitude

Number of questions
30
35
35
Total = 100 Qs

Marks
30
35
35
Total marks = 100

Duration of Exam
60 minutes

1. English Language
Direction (Q. 1 - 12): In the following passage, sentences have been broken in such a way that only an
appropriate word/phrase filled in them, can complete them in a purposeful way. Choose a word/phrase
which you think is the most appropriate one to fill the space.
Men who content themselves with the (1) of truth and a display of words talk much of our (2) to Great
Britain for protection. Had she a single eye to our advantage? A (3) of shopkeepers are very seldom so
interested. Let us not be so (4) with words! The (5) of her commerce was her object. When she
defended our (6), she fought for her (7) and convoyed our ships loaded with wealth, which we had
acquired for her by our (8). She has treated us as a (9) of burden, whom the lordly masters (10) that they
may carry a greater load. Let us inquire also against whom she has protected us. Against her own (11)
with whom we had no quarrel, or only on her account, and against whom we always readily exerted our
wealth and strength when they were required. Were these colonies backward in giving assistance to
Great Britain, when they were called upon in 1739 to aid the (12) against Cartagena? They at that time
sent three thousand men to join the British army, although the war commenced without their consent.
1. 1) symbol 2) semblance 3) indication 4) message 5) hint
2. 1) duty 2) function 3) obligation 4) responsibility 5) proposal
3. 1) area 2) region 3) nation 4) country 5) state
4. 1) craved 2) interested 3) happy 4) excited 5) amused
5. 1) contraction 2) shrinkage 3) extension 4) curtailment 5) obsession
6. 1) coasts 2) hinterland 3) geographical limit 4) nation 5) market
7. 1) people 2) citizen 3) businessmen 4) client 5) customers
8. 1) wines 2) industry 3) power 4) labor 5) money
9. 1) beast 2) animal 3) slave 4) master 5) laborer
10. 1) fulfill 2)pull 3) satisfy 4) cherish 5) mince
11. 1) friends 2) foes 3) follies 4) enemies 5) rivals
12. 1) march 2) expedition 3) town 4) war 5) reprisals
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Direction (Q. 13 - 20): One underlined part of the given sentence may contain an error. If there is one,
that part will be your answer. If not, 'no error' is your answer. The parts have been numbered as 1,2,3,4
and 5.
13. 1) In the normal course /2) John will graduate from college /3) and enter a postgraduate course /4)
in two years. /5) Nor error
14. 1) With the exceptions of Dipayan and /2) everyone in the class /3) had finished the assignment /4)
before the teacher came. /5) No error
15. 1) Familiar with the terrain /2) from previous visits /3) the explorer succeeded in finding /4) the big
monkey's abode. /5) No error
16. 1) Her elder brother /2) along with her grandparents /3) insisted /4) that she remain in the same
village. /5) No error
17. 1) Most students /2) like to read this kind of books /3) for using /4) their spare time. /5) No error
18. 1) Not only was he efficient /2) but also /3) welcoming /4) in nature. /5) No error
19. 1) The soldiers were told /2) to take a long arduous hike, /3) pitch camp, have a dinner, /4) and be in
bed by 10 pm. /5) No error
20. 1) If she were to win /2) the Olympic medal /3) for one /4) will be surprised. /5) No error
Direction (Q. 21 - 25): The following passage has been jumbled with its sentences not in a logical order.
Using your knowledge related to grammar, usage, etc, choose the correct option so that this passage
forms a correct structure.
A. It is red and golden.
B. Our leaf falls.
C. It detaches itself with a little plopping sound from its place high up in the tree.
D. The sun catches it and it glitters with mist and dew.
E. It plunges straight down through the trees and then hesitates and hovers for a while just below the
lowest branches.
F. It now descends in a leisurely arc and lingers for another moment before it finally settles on the
ground.
21. Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence of the passage?
1) B 2) C 3) A 4) E 5) D
22. Which of the following will be the SECOND sentence of the passage?
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1) A 2) B 3) D 4) C 5) F
23. Which of the following will be the LAST sentence of the passage?
1) A

2) C 3) D 4) E 5) F

24. Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence of the passage?
1) B 2) A 3) C

4) F 5) E

25. Which of the following will be the FIFTH sentence of the passage?
1) A 2) B 3) D 4) E 5) F
Direction (Q. 26 - 30): In the following questions, some idioms/phrases have been given. You have to
find out their correct meaning in the context of the sentences which they are used in.
26. The new position invested her with a good deal of responsibility.
1) to confer duty etc
2) to assign duty etc
3) to entrust a task
4) to give some powers
5) All the above
27. They have managed to patch up their differences.
1) to be friends again and end argument
2) to argue for
3) to advance one's argument
4) to make up for a bargain
5) None of these
28. Who has rattled his cage?
1) appeased him 2) pleased him 3) annoyed him 4) offered something 5) None of these
29. She cut a sorry figure before her friends.
1) raised her status
2) became worthy of
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3) became cynosure of
4) felt ashamed
5) felt elated
30. I don't know what all the furs is about?
1) what others think whether something is good or bad
2) what is rational only
3) what is irrational only
4) what makes someone angry
5) what hurts someone

Answers: 1. (2);
2. (3);
3. (3);
4. (5);
5. (3);
6. (1);
7. (5);
8. (2);
9. (1);
10. (4);
11. (4);
12. (2);
13. (2); will graduate college or graduate from a college
14. (1); with the exception of Dipayan and me

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15. (5);
16. (5);
17. (2); these kinds of books
18. (5);
19. (3); have dinner don't use an article before names of meals unless it is preceded by an adjective
20. (4); would be surprised
21. (1);
22. (4);
23. (5);
24. (2);
25. (3);
26. (5);
27. (1);
28. (3);
29. (4);
30. (1);

2. Reasoning
Direction (Q. 1 - 5): Study the following arrangement carefully to answer these questions:
EG4BH75@K8DNQZ$W3C19*LB2S6
1. In the above arrangement how many symbols are immediately preceded by a numeral and
immediately followed by a consonant?
1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) None of these
2. Which group of elements will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?
4 H @ KDQ 9LS
1) Z W 1 2) N Q $ 3) @ 8 N 4) $ W 9 5) None of these
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3. If the first eighteen elements are written in reverse order then which element will be the 10th to the
left of the 12th element from the right?
1) 2) N 3) Q 4) * 5) None of these
4. How many consonants in the above sequence are immediately preceded by a symbol and
immediately followed by a digit?
1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) More than three
5. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above arrangement
and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong the group?
1) B7K 2) NQW 3) DKN 4) 31L 5) Z3
6. How many pairs of letters are there in the word 'NURSING' which have as many letters between them
in the word as in the English alphabet?
1) Two 2) Three 3) Four 4) Five 5) None of these
7. In a certain code language EMPHASIS is written as HRHZSKNV. How will CREATURE be written in that
code language?
1) XIVZGFIV 2) FWHDVXUH 3) VIFGZVIX 4) VIEGYV1X 5) None of these
8. illness' is related to 'Cure' in the same way as 'Grief is related to
1) Consolation 2) Remedy 3) Ecstasy 4) Solicitude 5) Happiness
9. If 'Q' denotes 'x' , 'R' denotes ' - ' , 'T' denotes '' and 'W denotes ' + ' , then
20R12T4Q6W5=
1) 7 2) -3 3) 107 4) 17 5) None of these
10. B is sister of R. M is brother of R. D is mother of R. H is husband of D. How many children does H
have?
1) Four

2) Three 3) Two 4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

Direction (Q. 11 - 15): In each of the questions below there are three statements followed by four
conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem
to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the
given conclusions logically follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
11. Statement: All boats are rivers.
All rivers are mangoes.
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All mangoes are apples.

Conclusions: I. All apples are boats.
II. All mangoes are boats.
III. All rivers are apples.
IV. All boats are apples.
1) All follow 2) Only I and II follow 3) Only I, II and IV follow 4) Only II, III and IV follow 5) None of these
12. Statements: Some cats are lions.
All lions are hares.
All hares are horses.
Conclusions: I. Some cats are horses.
II. Some horses are lions.
III. Some hares are cats.
IV. Some cats are hares.
1) Only I and II follow 2) Only III and IV follow 3) Only I and III follow 4) All follow 5) None of these
13. Statements: All forests are villages.
All villages are trains.
All trains are buses.
Conclusions: I. All forests are buses.
II. All villages are buses.
III. All trains are forests.
IV. Some buses are forests.
1) Only I and II follow
2) Only II and III follow
3) Only I, II and IV follow
4) Only II, III and IV follow

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5) None of these
14. Statements. All goats are lions.
Some lions are horses.
All horses are camels.
Conclusions: I. Some goats are horses.
II. Some lions are camels.
III. All lions are camels.
IV. Some goats are camels.
1) Only II follows
2) Only I, II and III follow
3) Only II and III follow
4) Only II and IV follow
5) None of these
15. Statements: All birds are fruits.
Some fruits are towers.
All towers are windows.
Conclusions: I. Some birds are towers.
II. Some windows are birds.
III. Some windows are fruits.
IV. Some towers are birds.
1) Only I follows 2) Only II follows 3) Only III follows 4) Only IV follows 5) None of these
Direction (Q. 16 - 20): In each of the following questions, the symbols @, , , $ and # are used with the
following meaning.
'P @ Q' means 'P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q'
'P Q' means 'P is not smaller than Q'
'P Q' means 'P is not greater than Q'
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'P $ Q' means 'P is neither smaller than nor greater than Q'
'P # Q' means 'P is neither greater than nor equal to Q'.
16. Statements: V F, F # R, R O G
Conclusions: I. G # V

II. G@V

17. Statements: W A, B A , B @ M
Conclusions: I. B # W

II. W$B

18. Statements: J M, M $ N, N#T

Conclusions: I. T @ J

II. T $ J

19. Statements: Z # N , F N, F K
Conclusions: I. K $ N

II. K @ Z

20. Statements: D $ T, T M, M#K

Conclusions: I. M $ D

II. D @ M

Direction (Q. 21 - 25): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on it.
(i) Eight rooms P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are located adjacent to one another in two different rows.
(ii) Doors of rooms of one row open to the doors of rooms of another row.
(iii) No room of consecutive letters is either adjacent to or opposite each other.
(iv) P and Q are the rooms located at the end of two different rows.
(v) R is just left of T and is located in the same row in which P is located.
(vi) U is just left of Q.
21. Which room is just opposite P?
1) S 2) U 3) W 4) Can't be determined 5) None of these
22. Which room is diagonally opposite S?
1) Q 2) W 3) U 4) Can't be determined 5) None of these
123. Which room is just opposite R?
1) U 2) W 3) 0

4) Can't be determined 5) None of these

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24. Which room(s) is/are adjacent W?

1) R 2) U-S 3) Q-U 4) can't be determined 5) None of these
25. Which of the following rooms is not located at either end?
1) Q 2) V 3) S 4) W 5) P
Direction (Q. 26 - 28): Read the following information and then answer the questions.
Seven boys are made to stand in a row according to height (shortest boy first). Their names are Ram,
Shyam, Rohan, Rohit. Mohan, Anup and Akash.
Following statements give information about their positions in the row:
(i) Shyam is the tallest boy.
(ii) Anup is exactly between Ram and Rohit.
(iii) There are exactly three boys between Rohit and Akash.
(iv) Rohan comes right after Shyam in height.
26. According to the information given, how many arrangements are possible?
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) more than 4
27. How many boys take the same position in the row in all the possible arrangements?
1) 2 2) 3 4) 4 4) 5 5) None of these
28. If it is given that Anup is taller than Mohan, who is the shortest boy?
1) Rohit 2) Mohan 3) Akash 4) Can't be determined 5) None of these
29. In a row of boys and girls there are less thati 50 students. Ram is 26th from one end while Sumati is
22nd from another end. If there are 19 students between Ram and Sumati Then how many students are
there in the row?
1) Can't say 2) 26 3) 27 4) 28 5) None of these
30. If it is possible to make a number which is the square of a two digit-odd number using the second,
the fourth, and the sixth digits of the number 93217648 and using each only once, which of the
following is that two-digit odd number?
1) 13 2) 15 3) 21 4) 19 5) 17
Direction (Q. 31 - 35): In each question below is given a group of letters followed by four combination of
digits/ symbols lettered (1), (2), (3) and (4). You have to find out which of the combinations correctly
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represents the group of letters based on the following coding system and the conditions that follow and
mark the letters of that combination as your answer. If none of the combinations correctly represents
the group of letters, mark (5), ie None of these, as your answer.
Letter : M A E KJ R D W P F Q I U B H
Digit/Symbol: 9 12 3 % 4 5 8 8 6 $ @ 7
Conditions:
(i) If the 1st and the 2nd letters are consonants, both are to be coded as the code for the 2nd letter.
(ii) If the 1st and the 3rd letters are vowels, both are to be coded as the code for the 1 st letter.
(iii) If the 1st letter is a vowel and the last letter is a consonant, both are to be coded as #.
31. J R E M Q I
1) 296$ 2) %296$ 3) %296$ 4) %%296$ 5) None of these
32. A K E J P I
1) 123%8$ 2) 132%8$ 3) 123%8@ 4) 131%8$ 5) None of these
33. Q M I A W E
1) 99$152 2) 69$152 3) #8$15# 4) 69$156 5) None of these
34. F U R I J K
1) @$%3 2) @@H$%3 3) 3%$H@ 4) @$%3 5) None of these
35. U B H M E D
1) @%924 2) #%92# 3) 77924 4) @@924 5) None of these

Answers: 1. (3); 5@K, 9*L

2. (2);
4H@KDQZW19LS
3 5 8 9 11 14 15 17 20 21 23 26
3. (1);

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12 + 10 = 22nd from right

(27 + 1) 22 = 6th from left
Reverse sum = 1 + 18 = 19.
New position of letter = 19 6 = 13th from left, ie .
4. (3); @ K 8, $ W 3
5. (3);

6. (2);

7. (3);

8. (2);
Cure ensure removal of illness in the same way a remedy insure removal of grief.
9. (1);
20 12 4 x 6 + 5 = 7
10. (2);
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11. (5);
All boats are rivers + All rivers are mangoes = A + A = All boats are mangoes, ie II does not follow.
All boats are mangoes + All mangoes are applies = A + A = A = All boats are apples. Hence IV follows but I
does not follow. All rivers are mangoes + All mangoes are apples = A + A = A = All rivers are apples.
Hence III follows.
12. (4);
Some cats are lions + All lions are hares = I + A = I = Some cats are hares Conversion some hares are
cats. Hence III and IV follow. Some cats are hares + All hares are horses I + A = I = Some cats are horses
Hence I follows.
All lions are hares + All hares are horses = A + A = A = All lions are horses. Its conversion Some horses
are lions. Hence II follows.
13. (3);
All forests are villages + All villages are trains = A + A = A = All forests are trains.
Hence III does not follow. All forests are trains + All trains are buses = A + A = A = All forests are buses.
Hence I follows Conversion Some buses are forests. Hence IV follows. All villages are trains + All
trains are buses = A + A = A = All villages are buses. Hence II follows.
14. (1);
All goats are lions + Some lions are horses = A + I = No Conclusion. Hence I does not follow. Some lions
are houses + All horses are camels = I + A = I = Some lions are camels. Hence II follow but III does not
follow. IV also does not follow.
15. (3);
All birds are fruits + Some fruits are towers = A + I = No conclusion. Hence I and IV do not follow. We
cannot find the conclusion between birds and towers, therefore cannot find conclusion between birds
and windows. Hence II does not follow.
Some fruits are towers + All towers are windows = I + A + I = Some fruits are windows, or some windows
are fruits. Hence III follows.
16. (4);
V < F .(i); F < R ..(ii); R > G .(iii)
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Combining these statements, we get

V < F < R, G < R
Hence G and V cant be compared.
17. (3);
W > A (i); B < A .(ii); B > M .(iii);
Combining these statements, we get
W > A > B > M. Hence B < W. Which mean
Either B < M or W = B.
18. (1);
J < M .(i); M = N .(ii); N < T ..(iii)
Combining these statements, we get
J<M=N<T
T > J Hence I is valid.
19. (2);
Z < N .(i); F > N .(ii); F < K .(iii);
Combining these statements, we get
Z<N<F<K
K > N Hence I is not valid.
K > Z Hence II is not valid
20. (3);
D = T .(i); T > M .(ii); M < K .(iii);
Combining these statements, we get
D = T > M, K > M
Hence D > M. Which means either M = D or D > M
21. (1);

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22. (5);
23. (1);
24. (2);
25. (4);
26. (2);
27. (2);
28. (3);
29. (3);
Total number of students = 26 + 22 + 19 = 67 > 50 it is not true.
Number of students between two students, = Sum for both end positions total 2
19 = (26 + 22) total 2
Total = 46 19 = 27
30. (4); 9 3 2 1 7 6 4 8 = 361 = (19)2
31. (1);

32. (4);

33. (1);

34. (4);

35. (5);

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3. Quantitative Aptitude
Direction (Q. 1 - 20): What should come in place of (?) in the following questions?
1. 9.9 + 9.987 + 9.98761 + 9.98765 = ?
1) 39.862 2) 38.562 3) 40.122 4) 38.99 5) 39.268
2.

=?

1) .436

2) 1.304

3) 1.965

4) 2.244

5) None of these

3. (1.28 0.12) + (3.821 2.01) + (38.3 24.2) = ?

1) 16.081

2) 17.071

3) 18.031

4. 22.5 x [( x

)( x

)] = ?

1) 1

3) 3.4

4) 4

2) 2.5

4) 19.31

5) None of these

5) 4.8

5. 4229 - ?% of 380 = 4020

1) 48

2) 52

3) 54

4) 55

5) 60

6. of of of of 14175 = ? x 3
1) 80

2) 90

3) 100 4) 110

7.
1) 1

5) 120
=?

2) 2.5

3) 3

4) 4.36

5) None of these

8. ? 24 11 = 330
1) 87120

2) 86310

3) 84450 4) 82620

5) None of these

9. (92)48 x (92)-36 (92)11 = ?

1) 92

2) (92)2

3) (92)3

10. 14.5% of 320 + 3.60 +

1) 900

2) 729

3) 441

4) (92)4

5) 1

= (9)2
4) 961

5) 1089

11. 15% of of of of 7560 = ?

1) 45

2) 32.5

3) 7.5

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12. 653.325 371.135 - ? = 250.190

1) 30.05

2) 30.85

3) 31.65

4) 32.50

5) None of these

13. (6)3 x (36)4 (6)5 + 46656 = 62 + 6?

1) 2

2) 3

3) 4

4) 5

5) 6

14. 115% of 65 13.5% of 500 = 5 x ?

1) 3.50

2) 2.55

4) 3.75

5) 2.25

]3/2 = ?

15. [
1) 3

3) 1.45

2) 7

3) 9

16.

4) 11

5) 21

=?

1) 310 2) 475.5 3) 625.75 4) 805 5) 70

17. 72 x 88 - 32 = ?
1) 176 2) 182 3) 188 4) 194 5) 198
18. x 3064 1) 80

x 1872 = ? % of 200

2) 112 3) 124 4) 133 5) 142

19. 262 x ? x 18 = 66024

1) 12

2) 14 3) 16

4) 18

5) 24

20. 896.48 + 309.92 + 11 + 48.96 + 0.40 = ?

1) 1186.26 2) 1192.46

3) 1232.56

4) 1266.76 5) None of these

21. A man spends of his salary on food, and on house rent. Then he saves an amount of Rs 2000 per
month. What is his monthly salary?
1) Rs 6500

2) Rs 7500 3) Rs 9000 4) Rs 12000

5) None of these

22. A, B and C have to distribute Rs 1200 among themselves. 'A and 'C together have Rs 700 and 'B' and
'C have Rs 800. How much amount does 'C have?
1) Rs 400

2) Rs 500 3) Rs 600 4) Rs 300 5) None of these

23. The sum of two numbers is 28 and their difference is 4. What is the product of the two numbers?

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1) 184

2) 192

3) 1% 4) 212 5) 216

24. The ratio of the sum and the difference of two numbers is 3 : 1. Then what is the ratio of these two
numbers?
1) 3:2 2) 2:1 3) 3:1 4) 4:3

5) None of these

25. The cost of 16 pens and 12 pencils is Rs 720. What is the cost of 20 pens and 15 pencils?
1) Rs 800 2) Rs 840 3) Rs 880 4) Rs 900 5) Rs 960
26. In an examination it is required to get 40% of the aggregate marks to pass. A student got 220 marks
and was declared failed by 20 marks. What is the maximum aggregate marks a student can get?
1) 640 2) 720 3) 540 4) 600 5) 750
27. What is the next number in the sequence?
17, 24, 18, 23, 19, ?
1) 22 2) 17 3) 24 4) 16 5) 15
28. The difference between 68% of a number and 48% of the same number is 880. Then what is 7% of
that number?
1) 304 2) 308 3) 312 4) 316 5) 324
29. Which number should replace both the (?) marks in the following equation?
=
1) 118 2) 121 3) 124 4) 127 5) 129
30. The daily wages are increased by 25% and a person now gets Rs 60 per day. What was his previous
daily wages (in Rs)?
1) 36 2) 40 3) 44 4) 48 5) 50
31. The average of 7 numbers is 15, that of the first three is 6 and that of the last three is 23. What is the
fourth number?
1) 13 2) 15 3) 18 4) 19 5) 21
32. The sum of the present age of a father and a son is 60 years. Five years before, the age of the father
was four times that of son. What is the present age of the son?
1) 10 2) 12 3) 15 4) 18 5) 20

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33. The profit earned by selling in item for Rs 700 is equal to the loss incurred when the same item is
sold for Rs. 400. What is 50% of the price of the item?
1) Rs 200 2) Rs 225 3) Rs 250 4) Rs 275 5) Rs 300
34. In what time will Rs 500 amount to Rs 650 at 6% per annum?
1) 3 years 2) 5 years 3) 6 years 4) 7.5 years 5) 8 years
35. A can do a piece of work in 10 days and B can do the same work in 15 days. How long will take if
both work together?
1) 7.5 days 2) 7 days 3) 6 days 4) 25 days 5) 12.5 days

Answers: 1. (1); 39.862

2. (2);
=
=

= 1.304

3. (2);
1.16 + 1.811 + 14.1 = 17.071
4. (1);
22.5[( x

)( x

= 22.5 x (

)] = ?

) = 22.5 x

=1

5. (4);
4229 55% of 380
= 4229 209 4020
6. (5);
x x x x 14175 = 360

= 120

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7. (2);
Use a b =
8. (1);
? = 24 x 11 x 330 = 87120
9. (1);

= (92)12-11 = 92

=
10. (4);

+ 3.60 + 31

= 46.4 + 3.6 +

= 81

= ? = 31 = 961
11. (4);
?=

x x x x 7560 = 4.5

12. (5);
? = 653.325 371.135 250.190
= 282.19 250.190 = 32
13. (5);
(6)3 x (36)4 (6)5 + 46656
63 x 68 65 + (6)6
(6)3+8-5 + (6)6 = (6)6 + (6)6
14. (3);

= 74.75 67.5 = 7.25

?=

= 1.45

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15. (3);
)3/2 = (

)3/2

= 9 x = 91 = 9
16. (4);

=
=

= 805

17. (5);
?=

= 198

18. (4);
-

= 382 117 = 266

= 133% of 200
19. (2);
?=

= 14

20. (4);
21. (2);
Let his salary be x His saving is
X- =

Because,

= 2000

x=

= 7500

22. (4);
A + B + C = 1200
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 A + B + 2C = 700 + 800 = 1500

00 C + 2C = 1500

C=

00 1200 = 300

23. (2);
Because, (x + y)2 = (x - y)2 + 4xy
X + y = 28, x y = 4
4xy = (28)2 (4)2
xy =
xy =

8+

8-4)

= 32 x 6 = 192

24. (2);
Let the number be x and y
=
x + y = 3x 3y
x= y
= =
25. (4);
Let the price of a pen be x and that of a pencil be y.
16x + 12y = 720

x x + 12y x = 720 x

= 20x + 15y = 900

26. (4);
Because, 40% of total marks = 220 + 20 = 240
Total marks =

x 100 = 600

27. (1);

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The sequence is +7, -6, +5, -4, +3, ..

28. (2);
Let the no. be x.
68% of x = 48% of x = 880

x x = 880

x=

= 4400

7% of

00 =

00 x

= 308

29. (5);
(?)2 = 387 x 43

=
=

87

= 43 x 3 = 129

30. (4);
Let the Previous wages be x
x+
=

x x = 60

= 0

x= 8

31. (3);
4th No. = (Total of 7 Nos) (Total of first three + total of last 3)
= (15 x 7) (6 x 3 + 23 x 3)
= 105 (18 + 69) = 105 87 = 18
32. (3);
Let fathers age be x and sons age y
x + y = 0 i
Five years back, (x-5) = 4(y - 5)
X 4y = -

Solving (1) and (2), x = 45 and y = 15

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33. (4);
Let the price of the item be x
700 x = x 400
x = 1100
x=

0% of x =
34. (2);
Time =

1 = 650 500 = 150

P = 500, r = 6%
Time =

= 5 yrs.

35. (3);
A can do

work in 1 day.

B can do

work in 1 day.

A + B can do (

=) work in 1 day

A + B can do the work in

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= 6 days

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