Reasoning Ability
DIRECTION (Qs. 1-5):
In each of the following questions below are given some statements followed by two conclusions. 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.
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow.
1.
Statement:
Only a few Color is Diwali.
A few Diwali is festival.
All Holi is Colors.
Conclusion:
I. Some color being Diwali is a possibility.
II. Some festival can be colors.
2.
Statement:
Only a few Car is bus.
All bus is train.
Some auto is train.
Conclusion:
I. Some auto can be bus.
II. All car can be bus.
3.
Statement:
All English is subject.
Only a few subject is Hindi.
Some Hindi is Maths.
Conclusion:
I. Some English is Hindi.
II. Some Maths can be Subject.
4.
Statements:
Only a few teacher is lecturer.
All lecturer is graduate.
Few graduate is college.
Conclusions:
I. Some teacher is graduate.
II. Some college is not graduate is a possibility.
5. How many pairs of letters are there in the word “AUTOMATIC” which have as many letters between them in the word as in English alphabetical series?
(a) Three
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) More than three
(e) None of these
DIRECTION (Qs. 6–12):
Study the following information to answer the given questions:
Fourteen people are sitting in two parallel rows. T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z are sitting in row-1 facing north, and E, F, G, H, I, J, K are sitting in row-2 facing south such that the persons sitting in row-1 face the persons sitting in row-2. T sits third to the left of Z and neither of them sits at the end of the row. The one who faces Z sits immediate left of J. Only one person sits between K and J. F sits third to the right of K. The one who faces F sits third to the left of X. E sits immediate left of I. Three persons sit between I and G. The one facing E sits immediate left of Y. Only one person sits between W and Y. U sits to the right of V. The one who sits immediate left of F does not face V.
6. Who among the following faces K?
(a) W
(b) Z
(c) X
(d) T
(e) None of these
7. Four of the following are alike in a certain way so form a group. Which of the following does not belong to that group?
(a) H
(b) K
(c) V
(d) X
(e) Y
8. Which of the following is not true regarding F?
(a) Three persons sit to the right of F
(b) Two persons sit to the right of F
(c) K is an immediate neighbor of F
(d) T is an immediate neighbor of the one who faces F
(e) Only two persons sit between F and H
9. What is the position of T with respect to U?
(a) Second to the left
(b) Third to the left
(c) Immediate right
(d) Immediate left
(e) Second to the right
10. What is the position of Y with respect to W?
(a) Third to the left
(b) Second to the right
(c) Fourth to the left
(d) Third to the right
11. If in the number “56349278” 1 is added to all the even digits and 1 is subtracted from all the odd digits, after that all the digits are arranged in ascending order from left to right, then what is the sum of the 2nd digit from the left end and 3rd digit from the right end?
(a) 6
(b) 10
(c) 8
(d) 11
(e) 13
12. Which of the following is the second letter (from the left end) of the meaningful word formed by the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 10th letter of the word ‘RELATIONAL’? If more than one meaningful word is formed, mark ‘X’ as your answer. If no such meaningful word is formed mark ‘Y’ as your answer.
(a) L
(b) R
(c) T
(d) Y
(e) X
DIRECTION (Qs. 13-15): Read the information carefully and answer the questions:
Point F is 10m north of point J. Point G is 10m east of point F.
Point H is 15m south of point G. Point K is 20m south of point J.
Point I is 25m east of point K. Point O is 15m east of point H.
Point N is the midpoint of point F and K.
13. What is the distance between point O and I?
(a) 10m
(b) 15m
(c) 5m
(d) 20m
(e) 25m
14. In which direction is point G with respect to K?
(a) North-west
(b) South-west
(c) South-east
(d) North-east
(e) None of these
15. Which of the following points are in line?
(a) K, I, H
(b) J, N, O
(c) F, H, G
(d) N, H, O
(e) J, H, O
DIRECTION (Qs. 16-19): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Eight persons live in a building having four floors where the ground floor is numbered as 1, the floor just above it is numbered as 2, and so on till the topmost floor, which is numbered as 4. Each floor has two flats, i.e., Flat-A and Flat-B. Flat-A of floor-2 is exactly above the Flat-A of floor-1 and exactly below the Flat-A of floor-3 and so on. Flat-B is in east of Flat-A.
No one lives below K. Only two floors gap is there between K and Q. K and Q live on different flats. N lives exactly to the east of M. I lives immediately below M. I and M live on the same flat. W lives above L and below P. P lives on Flat-A.
16. Who among the following person lives on Flat-A of 1st floor?
(a) L
(b) K
(c) W
(d) M
(e) None of these
17. Who among the following person lives on the same floor with P?
(a) I
(b) L
(c) Q
(d) K
(e) None of these
18. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group, which of the following does not belong to the group?
(a) P
(b) N
(c) M
(d) I
(e) K
19. Which of the following statement is true?
(a) K lives on the third floor.
(b) L lives with I on the same floor.
(c) Only two floors gap between W and P.
(d) Q lives on Flat-A.
(e) None is true.
DIRECTION (Qs. 20-23): In each of the questions below are given some statements followed by two conclusions. 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
(a) If only conclusion I follows
(b) If only conclusion II follows
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow.
20.
Statements: M < Gd ≤ E = F; T > K > M; Ke ≥ Sd ≤ R
Conclusion I: T > S
Conclusion II: Md ≤ F
21.
Statements: Z < Fe ≥ S; M = Fd ≤ L < Q; Pe ≥ Me ≥ J > T
Conclusion I: Z < Q
Conclusion II: Pe ≥ S
22.
Statements: Ke ≥ L < Me ≥ S; F > Qd ≤ L; L = P > Ne ≥ J
Conclusion I: Ke ≤ J
Conclusion II: Qe ≥ S
23.
Statements: T > Fd ≤ J > Z; Zd ≤ R < K; B > Cd ≤ F
Conclusion I: Cd ≤ J
Conclusion II: Jd ≤ K
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 24–26): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:
A certain number of persons are sitting in a row such that all are facing north. N sits fifth to the right of O. Only three persons sit between N and P. The number of persons sitting between N and P is the same as between P and M. Only one person sits between M and H. M sits second from the end. I is three places away from H. Only eight persons sit between I and K. J sits second to the right of K. The number of persons sitting between H and M is the same as the number of persons sitting to the left of O.
24. How many persons sit in the row?
(a) 8
(b) 12
(c) 16
(d) 14
(e) None of these
25. If Z sits second to the left of I, then what is the position of J with respect to Z?
(a) 4th to the left
(b) 5th to the left
(c) 4th to the right
(d) 5th to the right
(e) None of these
26. How many persons sit to the left of J?
(a) Three
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Four
(e) None of these
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 27–31): Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below:
In an organization, nine persons: J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, and R work in three different departments, i.e., Delhi, Goa, and Pune. At least two persons work in a department but not more than four can work in a single department. Only L works with M in the same department. N and K work in two different departments. O works in the Pune department. R does not work in the Pune department. Q does not work with P but works with J. K who does not work with O and works in the Goa department. Only three people work in the Pune department.
27. Who among the following work together?
(a) J and O
(b) K and N
(c) Q and R
(d) N and L
(e) P and M
28. Who among the following belongs to Goa?
(a) K, N
(b) P, Q
(c) K, O
(d) K, J
(e) None of the above
29. How many persons belong to Delhi?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
(e) None of the above
30. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and belong to a group, find the one who does not belong to that group:
(a) R
(b) K
(c) Q
(d) J
(e) P
31. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and belong to a group, find the one who does not belong to that group:
(a) L – O
(b) N – K
(c) Q – J
(d) J – P
(e) P – M
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 32–35): Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below:
Seven people T, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z are seated around a circular table. Four of them face outside the table while others face inside the table. Not more than two adjacent people face the same direction. Z faces outside and sits immediate left of W. Three people sit between W and T, who is adjacent to Y. U sits third to the right of V. W faces inside. Y faces the same direction as X. X and V face the same direction.
32. Who among the following face outside the table?
(a) T
(b) U
(c) Y
(d) Data inadequate
(e) None of the above
32. Who among the following face outside the table?
(a) T
(b) U
(c) Y
(d) Data inadequate
(e) None of the above
33. In which direction X is seated with respect to T?
(a) 2nd to the right
(b) Immediate left
(c) 3rd to the left
(d) 4th to the left
(e) None of the above
34. Who among the following is an immediate neighbour of Y?
(a) X
(b) W
(c) V
(d) U
(e) None of the above
35. How many people are seated between Z and V, when counted from right of V?
(a) None
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
(e) Five
Quantitative Aptitude
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 36–40): What will come in place of (?) in the following questions?
36. 7, 9, 16, 25, 41, ?, 107
(a) 74
(b) 70
(c) 68
(d) 66
(e) 72
37. 7, 15, 31, 63, ?, 255
(a) 126
(b) 145
(c) 127
(d) 130
(e) None of these
38. 575, 552, 523, 492, ?, 414
(a) 455
(b) 466
(c) 458
(d) 446
(e) None of these
39. 65, 56, 120, 95, ?, 262
(a) 316
(b) 323
(c) 307
(d) 311
(e) None of these
40. 11, 17, 25, ?, 51, 71
(a) 31
(b) 38
(c) 34
(d) None of these
(e) 36
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 36–40): Table given below shows the ratio of books to notebooks sold by four different shops and it also shows the average number of books and notebooks sold by these four shops.
| Shops | Ratio of total books to Notebooks sold (books : Notebooks) | Average number of books & Notebooks sold |
| P | 4 : 1 | 125 |
| Q | 1 : 3 | 80 |
| R | 2 : 3 | 65 |
| S | 3 : 2 | 75 |
41. If shop S sold each book at ₹80 & each Notebook at ₹40, then find the total earning (in ₹) of shop S by selling all the books and notebooks?
(a) 8400
(b) 9600
(c) 9000
(d) 10800
(e) None of these
42. Total books sold by shop Q is what percent less than total notebooks sold by shop R?
(a) $48 \frac{28}{39}%$
(b) $46 \frac{26}{39}%$
(c) $44 \frac{25}{39}%$
(d) None of these
(e) $45 \frac{26}{39}%$
43. Find the difference between the average number of books sold by P & R and the total notebooks sold by Q?
(a) 7
(b) 5
(c) 9
(d) 3
(e) 6
44. If shop M sold 50% more Notebooks than shop P and total books sold by shop M is 20 less than that of by shop R, then find total Notebooks sold by M is what percent more than total books sold by M?
(a) 134.37%
(b) 134%
(c) 135%
(d) 150%
(e) None of these
45. Find the ratio of total Notebooks sold by shop P to total books sold by shop R?
(a) 25:26
(b) 12:13
(c) 11:13
(d) 13:11
(e) 13:12
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 46–50): In the following questions, there are two equations in M and N. You have to solve both the equations and give the answer.
(a) M > N
(b) M < N
(c) M ≥ N
(d) M ≤ N
(e) If M = N or no relation
46.
$M^2 + 5M – 50 = 0$
$N^2 – 9N + 20 = 0$
47.
$2M^2 + 9M – 18 = 0$
$3N^2 + 7N – 10 = 0$
48.
$2M^2 + 28M + 96 = 0$
$ N^2 + 17N + 72 = 0$
49.
$M^2 – 6M – 187 = 0$
$N^2 – N – 156 = 0$
50.
$M^2 – 6M – 187 = 0$
$N^2 – N – 156 = 0$
51. Jay & Shivam invested ₹6000 & ₹8000 respectively in a business. After six months Raghav joined the business with capital of ₹3000 and Jay left the business. If at the end of one year the difference between the profit share of Jay & Raghav is ₹900, then find the profit share (in ₹) of Shivam.
(a) 3600
(b) 4200
(c) 4800
(d) 4560
(e) None of these
52. If the ratio of radius to height of a cylinder is 4:3 and the curved surface area of the cylinder is 1056 cm², then find the total surface area of the cylinder?
(a) 2542 cm²
(b) 2464 cm²
(c) 2748 cm²
(d) 2744 cm²
(e) 2628 cm²
53. Ram spends 40% of his monthly income on rent, 10% from the remaining income he spends on food, 20% on travel and 3/8 amount he gives to his mother. If the difference between the amount he spends on travel and the amount he gives to his mother is ₹84000, then find the monthly income of Ram?
(a) ₹55000
(b) ₹60000
(c) ₹45000
(d) ₹80000
(e) ₹65000
54. The speed of a bike is 15% less than the speed of a car, and the bike takes two hours more than the car to cover 187 km distance, while the car covers 400 km. Find the speed (in km/hr) of the bike?
(a) 51
(b) 45
(c) 36
(d) 72
(e) None of these
55. The ratio of the present age of Sachin to that of Dravid is 3:5 and after five years the sum of their ages will be 90 years. Find the difference between the present ages of Sachin & Dravid?
(a) 14 years
(b) 20 years
(c) 18 years
(d) 30 years
(e) None of these
56. A vessel contains a total of 152 liters of a mixture of milk & water in the ratio of 15:4 respectively. Y liters of the mixture are taken out from the vessel, and 18 liters of water are added to the remaining mixture. Then the new ratio of milk to water becomes 3:2. Find the value of Y.
(a) 125
(b) 95
(c) 126.67
(d) 133.33
(e) None of these
57. The ratio of the speed of a boat in downstream to upstream is 4:3, and the total time taken by the boat to cover a 42 km distance in upstream is 7 hours. Find the time taken by the boat to cover 40 km in downstream.
(a) 5 hrs
(b) 7 hrs
(c) 6 hrs
(d) 4 hrs
(e) None of these
58. A man invested ₹12000 in each of schemes A & B. Scheme A offers simple interest at the rate of 8% p.a. for three years, while Scheme B offers simple interest at the rate of 12% p.a. for four years. Find the total interest (in ₹) received by the man from both schemes.
(a) 8080
(b) 8640
(c) 8560
(d) 8400
(e) None of these
59. A can do 35% of a work in 7 days, while B can do $\frac{3}{7}th$ of the same work in 12 days. A and B start work together and after 9 days both are replaced by C, who completes the remaining work in 4 days. Find in how many days C can complete the same work alone?
(a) 17.5 days
(b) 20 days
(c) 25 days
(d) 30 days
(e) None of these
60. A shopkeeper sold a table at 30% profit and a chair at a profit of 40%. If the cost price of the chair is equal to the selling price of the table and the shopkeeper earned an overall profit of ₹820, then find the sum of the selling price of both the articles together?
(a) ₹3120
(b) ₹2560
(c) ₹3080
(d) ₹2880
(e) None of these
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 61–65): Study the charts given below carefully and answer the following questions.
The pie chart shows the percentage distribution of total students (Science + Commerce) in the 11th class of five different Zones, and the table shows the number of students in the same class in Science in the same zones.
Total students (Science + Commerce) = 4050
| Zone | Students in Science |
| Northern Zone | 400 |
| Eastern Zone | 310 |
| Southern Zone | 430 |
| Central Zone | 600 |
| Western Zone | 550 |
61. Number of students of commerce stream in Northern Zone are what percent more or less than the number of total students in Southern Zone?
(a) 13.33%
(b) 0%
(c) 20%
(d) 15%
(e) None of these
62. Number of Commerce students in the Western Zone are how much more than Science students in Northern Zone, Eastern Zone, and Southern Zone together.
(a) 60
(b) 70
(c) 30
(d) None of these
(e) 90
63. If monthly library fee per student in Central zone for commerce students is ₹60 which is ₹20 less than that for science students, then find total monthly fee of library of Central zone.
(a) ₹87,000
(b) ₹55,000
(c) ₹50,000
(d) ₹60,000
(e) ₹65,000
64. If Western zone also has Arts students and ratio of sum of students of science and commerce in Western zone and Arts students in Western zone is 7:5, then find Arts students in Western zone are how much more than commerce students in Southern zone.
(a) 970
(b) 930
(c) 675
(d) None of these
(e) 680
65. Find the ratio of science students in Western Zone to commerce students in Eastern zone.
(a) 54:31
(b) 55:19
(c) 55:31
(d) 57:32
(e) None of these
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 66–70): Read the given data carefully and answer the following questions.
There are 1080 (woolen + cotton) bags sold by shops K, L, and M.
(i) Shop K sold (woolen + cotton) bags 25% more than shop L.
– Equal number of woolen and cotton bags sold by shop L.
(ii) The number of woolen bags sold by shop L is double the cotton bags sold by K.
(iii) The number of woolen bags sold by shop M is 50% of cotton bags sold by shop K.
(iv) The number of cotton bags sold by shop M is 25% of that by shop L.
66. Find the ratio between woolen bags sold by L and cotton bags sold by M?
(a) 2:1
(b) 4:1
(c) 2:5
(d) 5:2
(e) None of these
67. Cotton bags sold by shop K is what percentage more than woolen bags sold by shop M?
(a) 150%
(b) 50%
(c) 75%
(d) None of these
(e) 100%
68. What is the difference between the average number of woolen bags sold by all the shops and cotton bags sold by all the shops?
(a) 108
(b) 115
(c) 107
(d) 109
(e) 120
69. Cotton bags sold by shop K and M together is how much more or less than woolen bags sold by shop L and M together?
(a) 112
(b) 116
(c) 106
(d) 110
(e) 108
70. Each woolen bag and each cotton bag of shop K sold at ₹10 and ₹15 respectively. Find the total revenue from selling woolen bags and cotton bags of shop K?
(a) ₹4750
(b) ₹5640
(c) ₹5540
(d) ₹5940
(e) None of these
English Language
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 71–75): Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:
Do you sometimes feel lonely? Do you sometimes feel stressed? Do you sometimes feel sick? If you answered “Yes” to these questions, you might not need a doctor. Instead, you might just need a pet. Pets, like dogs, cats, or even birds, can make you feel better. In fact, many people feel healthy when they have a pet to take care of.
People who have pets often feel calmer and less lonely than people who don’t have pets. For example, Juliet Locke has a six-year-old cat named Snowball. “Snowball knows when I’m having a bad day. When I’m sitting in a chair, she’ll jump on my lap and I’ll pet her. She really helps me feel relaxed,” says Juliet. Pets can help you have a healthy mind, and they can give you a healthy body too. Dr. R.K. Anderson is a veterinarian. He started CENSHARE (Center to Study Human/Animal Relationships and Environments), an organization that researches how pets affect people. These researchers believe that people with pets are healthier than people without pets.
For instance, pet owners often have low rates of heart disease. Many pet owners don’t have high blood pressure, either. While most people think of dogs and cats as pets, having birds and fish can also be effective. In fact, people own many different kinds of pets. Researchers studied the effects of these kinds of animals on their owners’ health. The researchers found that some people actually lower their blood pressure by watching fish in a tank or by listening to the sounds of birds. These activities are very calming.
Richard Wasman believes that all people should have the chance to spend time with a pet. He started a group called “Paws and Hearts.” It is a volunteer organization that brings animals to nursing homes, hospitals, and senior centers. Mr. Wasman says that each patient can become friends with a loving dog. As a result, the patients feel calmer and also have less physical pain. This is called “pet therapy,” and people love the animals’ visits. For example, Clara Wu lives at a nursing home in Palm Desert, California. “I just love when the volunteers bring the dogs to visit us,” Mrs. Wu says. “It brings back wonderful memories of other dogs I’ve owned.” Mr. Waxman agrees. “Pet therapy allows for a great connection between the past and the present that can be very powerful.”
Paws and Hearts isn’t only for adults. The organization also has a reading program for children called “Paws to Read.” Volunteers bring dogs to schools and libraries. There, children sit with the dogs and read stories to them.
This activity often improves the children’s reading skills as well as their self-confidence. Then when they return to their classrooms, they feel more sure of themselves and can read aloud more easily and clearly. It’s easy to see that pet therapy is useful for people of all ages.
71. Who started the group named “Paws and Hearts”?
(a) Clara Wu
(b) Dr. R.K. Anderson
(c) Richard Waxman
(d) All the above
72. What is “Paws and Hearts”?
(a) NGO
(b) Nursing home
(c) Animal shelter
(d) Volunteer’s group
73. What does the sentence “Pet therapy allows for a great connection between the past and the present that can be very powerful.” mean in the passage?
(a) that same pets keep revisiting and familiarity and connection remains.
(b) it reminds the person of her youthful days and her pets that died with age.
(c) it reminds the person of earlier days and the dogs that she had owned.
(d) looking after dogs is therapeutic because it allows the production of a certain chemical in the body which helps to elevate emotions and bring a sense of cheerfulness back as in memories.
74. What does the term ‘pet therapy’ mean?
(a) Patients feel better after discussing their problems with a pet.
(b) bringing injured animals to hospitals and treating them.
(c) children reading to dogs and developing self-confidence.
(d) suffering people feel calmer, and also have less physical pain when they befriend dogs.
75. ‘Pet Therapy is also known as….
(a) animalcula
(b) animal-facilitated counseling
(c) Animal Magnetism
(d) all of the above
Passage-2
Everyone knows that we must eat food in order to live. However, sometimes people are confused about what type of food is healthy, and what kind of food can be harmful to our health. The USDA¹ has prepared a food guide to help people learn about which types of food are the healthiest to eat. The food guide describes six basic food groups: meat (beef, fish, chicken, etc.), dairy (milk, yogurt, cheese, etc.), grains (bread, cereal, rice, etc.), fruit, and vegetables. The last group is fats, oil, and sweets. The USDA also suggests how much of each food group is healthy to eat daily. Although this guide was prepared by the U.S. government, it is very useful for people all over the world.
As a result of years of research, we know that too much animal fat is bad for our health. For example, Americans eat a lot of meat and only a small amount of grains, fruit, and vegetables. Because of their diet, they have a high rate of cancer and heart disease. In Japan, in contrast, people eat large amounts of grains and very little meat. The Japanese also have a very low rate of cancer and heart disease. In fact, the Japanese live longer than almost anyone else in the world.
Unfortunately, when Japanese people move to the United States, the rate of heart disease and cancer increases as their diet changes. Moreover, as hamburgers, ice cream, and other high-fat foods become popular in Japan, the rate of heart disease and cancer is increasing there as well. People are also eating more meat and dairy products in other countries, such as Cuba, Mauritius, and Hungary.
Not surprisingly, the disease rate in these countries is increasing along with the change in diet. Consequently, doctors everywhere advise people to eat more grains, fruit, and vegetables, and eat less meat and fewer dairy products.
A healthy diet is important for children as well as adults. When adults have poor eating habits, their children usually do, too.
After all, children eat the same way as their parents. When parents eat healthy food, the children will learn to enjoy it, too. Then they will develop good eating habits. Doctors advise parents to give their children healthier snacks such as fruit, vegetables, and juice.
Everyone wants to live a long, healthy life. We know that the food we eat affects us in different ways. For instance, doctors believe that fruit and vegetables can actually prevent many different diseases. On the other hand, animal fat can cause disease. We can improve our diet now and enjoy many years of healthy living.
76. The USDA’s responsibility is to control the quality of food in the United States.
Choose the most appropriate title for the passage.
(a) Changing eating trends
(b) A healthy diet for everyone
(c) What do one ought to eat
(d) Health degrading foods
77. USD is responsible for controlling the quality of food.
What does USD stand for…
(a) United States Department of Agriculture
(b) Universal Service Directive
(c) Union for Sustainable Development
(d) None
78. Choose the word most opposite to ‘increasing’.
(a) Wax
(b) Accrue
(c) Augment
(d) Abatement
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 79-82): There are three sentences given in each question. Find the sentence(s) which is/are grammatically correct and mark your answer choosing the best possible alternative among the five options given below each question. If all the sentences are correct, choose (e) as your answer.
79.
(i) The recent burglary came as a surprise for the raided home is located in a relatively safe area.
(ii) Rescuers were forced to abandon their search.
(iii) Furniture makers often use plain woven burlap as a support of the inside of couches and chairs.
(a) Only (i)
(b) Only (ii)
(c) Only (iii)
(d) Both (i) and (ii)
(e) All are correct
80.
(i) Either party have the right to terminate the agreement.
(ii) I am assuming that the present situation is going to continue.
(iii) His views have excited a lively controversy among fellow scientists.
(a) Only (i)
(b) Only (ii)
(c) Only (iii)
(d) Both (ii) and (iii)
(e) All are correct
81.
(i) Praise always stimulates him to make greater efforts.
(ii) The houses were not considered habitable.
(iii) They tried to assure him of their willingness to work.
(a) Only (i)
(b) Only (ii)
(c) Only (iii)
(d) Both (i) and (iii)
(e) All are correct
82.
(i) The issue of animal experimentation is an emotive subject.
(ii) The King agreed for dissolve the present commission.
(iii) She has endowed with intelligence as well as beauty.
(a) Only (i)
(b) Only (ii)
(c) Only (iii)
(d) Both (i) and (iii)
(e) All are correct
83. The convergence of (a)/ Indian accounting standards with international financial reporting standards (IFRS) beginning (b)/ in April is expected to (c)/ see power companies struggle for (d)/ significant first-time adoption impact. No error (e).
84. The foremost criterion of selection we adapted (a)/ was the number of years of training (b)/ a singer had received (c)/ under a particular guru. (d)/ no error (e).
85. India has entered a downward spiral (a)/ where the organised, productive (b) and law-abiding sectors are subject to (c) sewage amount of multiple taxes (d) no error (e)
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 85–87): You are required to match statements from columns 1 and 2 and find which of the following pairs of statements make sense meaningfully and grammatically.
85.
Column 1
A. Wikipedia _____ access to its widely used user-generated, free-source content. No one was able to use it.
B. The guard showed _____ courage and helped police to nab the robbers.
C. The company reserves the right to accept/reject any tender without _____ any reason thereof.
Column 2
D. Notify
E. Fastidious
F. Exemplary
(a) A-D
(b) B-F
(c) C-E
(d) A-E
(e) All correct
86.
Column 1
A. After betting strongly on Indian bonds last year foreign investors are
B. He was respectful of her concerns but they
C. She had a lantern
Column 2
D. Nevertheless, the cellar was still eerily dark
E. Cutting their holdings as a tumbling rupee erodes their returns and economic risks cloud the outlook of a once-hot emerging market play.
F. Didn’t see eye-to-eye on any of those—except the fact that they both wanted another child.
(a) A-E
(b) B-F
(c) C-D
(d) All are correct
87.
Column 1
A. Since the outbreak of Covid-19
B. When a caterpillar enters its chrysalis
C. Hope offers us clarity that amid the uncertainty ahead
Column 2
D. It dissolves itself, quite literally, into liquid
E. There will be conflicts worth joining and the possibility of winning some of them
F. Carbon emissions have plummeted
(a) C-F
(b) A-F and C-E
(c) C-D
(d) A-D
(e) None of these
DIRECTIONS:
In the following question, a sentence is given, some parts of the sentence(s) are given in bold which may have grammatical or spelling errors or they may be contextually incorrect. Two columns (A) and (B) are given, column (A) consists of bold parts of the sentence and column (B) consists of the appropriate replacement for the bold parts. Match the correct replacements. If the sentence is correct, choose (d) as your answer.
88. With mission shakti, India is now amidst the world’s advanced space powers and is exclusively the fourth country with the strategic capacity to hit and destroy satellites.
Column (A)
(A) amidst
(B) exclusively
(C) capacity
Column (B)
(I) only
(II) capability
(III) among
(a) A-II, B-I, C-III
(b) A-III, B-I, C-II
(c) A-I, B-II, C-III
(d) none of the options is correct
89.
(A) The Delhi High Court allowed
(B) the CBI and ED’s appeal
(C) former Telecom Minister A. Raja and others
(D) for an early hearing on its leave to appeal
(E) against the 2G case verdict acquitting
(a) ABDEC
(b) CBDAE
(c) DABEC
(d) BDECA
(e) No rearrangement required
90.
(A) Intensify their agitation from October 1,
(B) which will include an indefinite “rail roko”
(C) protest and the social boycott of political leaders
(D) farmer outfits announced
(E) that they would
(a) No rearrangement required
(b) CBDAE
(c) DEABC
(d) BDECA
(e) ACDBE
91.
- An attempt upon a crowned head or a president is sensational enough in a way, but not so much as it used to be
A. Horrible enough at first sight no doubt, and yet not so effective as a person of ordinary mind might think.
B. It has entered into the general conception of the existence of all chiefs of state.
C. No matter how revolutionary and anarchist in inception, there would be foods enough to give such an outrage the character of a religious manifestation.
D. Now let us take an outrage upon – say – a church.
6. And that would detract from the especial alarming significance we wish to give to the act.
(a) DABC
(b) BDAC
(c) BADC
(d) ADCB
92.
- Today, India is in this sad condition because in the past the children seem to have been neglected.
A. There seem to be no intellectuals in our country and a country without intellectuals has no future.
B. In our country today, however wherever I look, I only see ‘animal’ human beings, extremely selfish, never caring for other people or having a vision for the country, love for the nation or love for the people.
C. In the past I feel they must have been neglected because of the texture of the people I see around me today.
D. All the progressive countries in the world are such because their progress is guided by decided by thought of and planned by the intellectuals of the generation.
6. These higher ideals have all been dried up.
(a) CADB
(b) CDAB
(c) CBDA
(d) CABD
93.
- You must recognise your rights and stand up for them.
A. You lose freedom of movement.
B. If you do not, other people define your role for you, and you stop being yourself.
C. You become the “encapsulated person” and pay the price for this with neurotic behaviour.
D. Your life space decreases. - Many people have this difficulty because they don’t have a clear cut idea of what their rights are.
(a) BADC
(b) BACD
(c) BDAC
(d) BCDA
94.
- Nevertheless, what is innovation?
A. Is innovation an ongoing process?
B. How do Indian companies achieve a grasp of it?
C. Should companies strive for breakthrough developments or should they focus on continuous improvement?
D. Many believe that the latter is the key to sustained growth. - Nestle for instance, is an unabashed practitioner of continuous improvements in small measures and is quite cynical about revolutionary breakthroughs.
(a) CABD
(b) BCDA
(c) ACBD
(d) BACD
95.
According to author Dishant Gautam, a novel is easier to write when compared to a play is like running for an election where one has to appeal to a thousand people at a time whereas in a book one appeal to one only person.
(a) Simpler, running in
(b) Faster, voting through
(c) Harder, going for
(d) No correction required
96.
Radhita was habitually so docile and hasty that her friends could not understand her sudden annoyance towards her employers.
(a) erratic, hostile
(b) Accommodating, outburst against
(c) erratic, envy of
(d) No correction required
97.
We have in America a collection speech that is neither American, Oxford English, nor colloquial English, but a mixture of all three.
(a) vernacular, a combination
(b) motley, an enhancement
(c) Mangled, a medley
(d) Friendly, a blend
98.
Always try to keep up the standard of life even in the face of crisis.
(a) keep on, axis
(b) No change, quality
(c) keep off, vexillum
(d) Keep up with, grade
99.
The Disaster management team was not prepared for a Catastrophe of such a Scale, and they could not extinguish the fire before it had done importable change.
(a) Calamity, douse
(b) Disastrous, quell
(c) Entertainment, Suppress
(d) Accident, Control
100.
The victims have been Dalits and Muslims engaged in the cattle trade, middle-aged single women accused of witchcraft and migrant labourers allegedly trafficking in children. It is not difficult to see a Majoritarianism in this as the victims are from the most marginalised sections of the country, left without protection by the state.
What can be inferred about India from the paragraph?
(a) Law and order situation in India is worse now
(b) Non-Dalit Hindus, Christians, Jains, Buddhists, Jews form the majoritarian community in India
(c) In India, ‘Right to live’ is not ensured for all
(d) Non-Muslims and Non-Dalit Hindus are prosperous
(e) Options (b) and (c)