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1. If‘DEAR”iscodedas“FGCT”,thenhowwill“READ”becodedas?(a)TGCF (b)FGCF (c)TSFC (d)TCGFExplanations:-D E A Rß+2ß+2ß+2ß+2F G C TSimilarlyR E A Dß+2ß+2ß+2ß+2F G C T
2. If ‘BEAR’ iscodedas ‘FISH’, ‘FISH’as ‘CROW’, ‘CROW’as ‘DOG’and“DOG’as ‘ELEPHANT’and‘ELEPHANT’as‘ASS’,thenwhocannotremainaliveinotherplacethanwater?(a)FISH (b)ELEPHANT (c)DOG (d)CROWExplanation:-FISHcan’tremainaliveinotherplacethanwaterandFISHiscodedasCROW.SoanswerwillbeCROW.
3. Ifalltheprimenumbersfrom1to49areremoved,thenhowmanynumberswillremain?(a)33 (b)34 (c)32 (d)36Explanation:-There are 15 prime numbers in between 1 to 49. Then number will remain afterremovingtheprimenumbersare49-15=34
4. Theseare35stepstoreachtemple.OndescendingfromthetempleSonitakestwostepsinthesame timeGunjan ascends four steps. If they start towork simultaneously, atwhich stepwilltheymeeteachother?(a)18th (b)10th (c)24th (d)17thExplanation:-FromtopSonitouches12thstepandatthesameGunjantouch24thstepso(24+12)-1=35socommonstepwillbe24thfrombottom.Soanswerwillbe24th.
5. Howmanynumbersaretherefrom4to53whichareeitherdivisibleby3orofwhichanydigitcontainszero?(a)20 (b)15 (c)16 (d)19Explanation:-Numbers between 4 to 53 which are divisible by 3 are6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30,33,36,39,42,45,48,51&digitscontainsZeroare10,20,40,50.Soanswerwillbe20.(TotalNumbers)
6. Ifthefollowingnumbersarewritteninascendingorderthenwhatwillbethemiddledigitofthemiddleterm?815,686,795,835,765,822,719(a)8 (b)1 (c)3 (d)9Explanation:-Afterarrangingthegiventermsinascendingorderthemiddletermwillbe795,andthemiddledigitofthemiddletermwillbe9.
7. Q’smother is sisterof P anddaughterofM. S is thedaughterof P and sisterof T.How isMrelatedtoT?(a)Father (b)Grandfather (c)Grandmother (d)Maternalgrandfatherorgrand-motherExplanation:-M(+/-)ç
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(-)------P(+/-)çç Q-------S(-)-----TAs the gender of P has not qualified so as per best possible option (D) will be thesuggestiveanswer.
8. If‘P+Q’means‘PisthehusbandofQ’,‘P/Q’means‘PisthesisterofQ’and‘P×Q’means‘PissonofQ’,whichofthefollowingshows‘AisthedaughterofB’?(a)A/D×B (b)D×B+C/A (c)B+C×A (d)C×B/AExplanation:-AsinoptionB,C&D‘A’sgenderhasnotqualified.ButinoptionA,qualifiedthatAisthedaughterofB.
9. Pointing to a photograph aman said ‘I have no brother or sister but thatman’s father ismyfather’sson’.Whosephotographwasit?(a)Hisson’s (b)Hisown (c)Hisfather’s (d)Hisnephew’sExplanation:-Asthatpersonhasnosiblingssotheperson inthephotographwillbethesonof thatperson.Soanswerwillbe'A’
10. Statement: If Dinesh has finished reading the instruction then let him begin the activities accordingly.Assumptions:
(i) Dineshwouldunderstandtheinstructions.(ii) Dineshiscapableofperformingtheactivities
(a)Ifonlyargument(i)isimplicit (b)Ifonlyargument(ii)isimplicit(c)Ifeither(i)or(ii)isimplicit (d)Ifneither(i)nor(ii)isimplicitExplanation:-FromthestatementisnotclearedthatDineshwouldunderstandtheinstructionsandhewillbecapableofperformingtheactivities,ThereforeneitherInorIIisimplicit.
11. Statement:Weneednotworryabouterrosbutwemusttrytolearnfromourerrors.Assumptions:
(i) Errorsmaytakeplacewhenarecarryingoutcertainwork.(ii) Wearecapableofbenefittingfromthepastandimproveourchanceserrorfree
work.(a)ifonlyargument(i)isimplicit (b)Ifonlyargument(ii)isimplicit(c)Ifeither(i)or(ii)isimplicit (d)Ifboth(i)and(ii)areimplicitExplanation:-Asperthestatementwemusttrytolearnfromourerrorsdefinesthatitmaytakeplacewhenwearecarryingoutcertainworkandcanalso learn theprocess to improveourwork.Sobothimplicit.
12. Asolidcubeofsize6cm,whoseoppositefacesarepaintedred,greenandpinkishrespectively,iscutintosmallercubesofsize1cmeach,tenhowmanysmallcubeswillbetherewithnofacepainted?(a)9 (b)8 (c)32 (d)24Explanation:-After cutting smaller cubes of 216 and painted in all outer surfaces the number ofunpaintedsmallercubeswillbe64,butunfortunatelyansweroptionof64hasnotgiven.
13. Statement: Should the private companies be allowed to operate passenger train service in India?Arguments:
(i) Yes.ThiswillimprovethequalityofserviceinIndianrailwaysanditwillbefacedwithsevereconditions.
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(ii) No. The private companies may not agree to operate in the non-profitablesecotrs.
(a)Ifonlyargument(i)isstrong (b)Ifonlyargument(ii)isstrong(c)Ifeither(i)or(ii)isstrong (d)ifneither(i)nor(ii)isstrongExplanation:-As per the statement private company should be allowed to operate passenger trainservices in India because it will create competition which helps Indian railways toimprove.But incaseofargument IIwecannotsayregardingtheagreementofprivatecompanies.So,onlyIargumentisstrong.
14. Statement: ShouldschooleducationbemadefreeinIndia?Arguments:
(i) Yes.Thisistheonlywaytoimprovethelevelofliteracy.(ii) No.Itshouldaddtothealreadyheavyburdenontheexchequer.
(a)Ifonlyargument(i)isstrong (b)Ifonlyargument(ii)isstrong(c)Ifeither(i)or(ii)isstrong (d)Ifneither(i)nor(ii)isstrongExplanation:-Inbothoftheargumentwecannotconcludeanytypeofconclusiontodecideweatherschooleducationbemadefreeornot.Soneitherisstrong.
15. Statement:ShouldopenbookexaminationbeintroducedforprofessionalcoursesinIndia?Arguments:
(i) No, it will not seriously improve the value and importance of presentexaminationsystem.
(ii) Yes,allcandidatescanpasseasilyandcanstarttheirprofessionallife.(a)Ifonlyargument(i)isstrong (b)Ifonlyargument(ii)isstrong(c)Ifeither(i)or(ii)isstrong (d)Ifneither(i)nor(ii)isstrongExplanation:-As per the intention of the statement argument I is vogue. But II can be strongargument.
16. Statement: ShouldschemeoflotteriesbecompletelystoppedinIndia?Arguments:
(i) No, Many state governments will have to stop some of their developmentalactivitieswhichtheyfundfromsurplusgeneratedbytheirlotteryscheme?
(ii) No,manyunemployedyouthwhoselllotteryticketstoearntheirlivelihoodwillfacehardship.
(a)Ifonlyargument(i)isstrong (b)Ifonly(ii)isstrong(c)Ifeither(i)or(ii)isstrong (d)Ifneither(i)nor(ii)isstrongExplanation:-As lottery is a gambling activities we cannot promote it for livelihood purpose, Butdevelopmentworkofgovernmentmustnotbeignored.SoonlyargumentIisstrong.
17. Statement: ShouldgettingprimaryeducationbeincorporatedasafundamentalrightinIndia?Arguments:
(i) No,What istheuse?Havewefulfilledourdutiesregardingotherfundamentalrights?
(ii) Yes,thisiswhatallthedevelopedcourtiershavedone.(a)Ifonlyargument(i)isstrong (b)Ifonlyargument(ii)isstrong(c)Ifeither(i)or(ii)isstrong (d)Ifneither(i)nor(ii)isstrong
Explanation:- AsperthestatementneitherargumentInorIIisstrong.AsbecauseofinargumentIthis issimplyquestionagainstquestionandinargumentIIdirectexamplehasgiven.Soboth areweakargument.
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Direction(Q.18to22):Studythefollowingtablecarefullyandanswerthegivenquestions.Duringtheyear1994–1999,thenumberofpresentedandpassedcandidatesfromsixstates.
18. What is the approx. Percentage of the passed candidate jointly from all the six states to the
presentedcandidatesintheyear1994?(a)15 (b)10 (c)7 (d)12Explanation:-
Requiredpercentage= 100180017001450165014001200
165185160140125105´
++++++++++
= %101009200880
=´ (approx)
19. Whichisoneofthefollowingstateshasmaximumpercentageofthepassedcandidatestothepresentedcandidatesin1996?(a)A (b)D (c)C (d)EExplanation:-Pass%ageofcandidatein1996indifferentstate
pass%ageinStateA= 90.101001100120
=´
pass%ageinStateB= 84.81001300115
=´
pass%ageinStateC= 71.101001400150
=´
pass%ageinStateD= 6.91001250120
=´
pass%ageinStateE= 42.111001400160
=´
pass%ageinStateF= 03.91001550140
=´
Hencethemaximumpasspercentageofcandidatesin1996isofstateE.20. What is the percentage of passed candidates jointly from the state “C” in the year 1995 and
1998tothepresentedcandidatesjointlyfromthestate‘B’intheyear1994and1997?(a)12.5 (b)10.8 (c)10.2 (d)NoneoftheseExplanation:-
Requiredpercentage= 2.111002500280
=´
21. Whatistheapprox.averagenumberofpassedcandidatesfromstateDinthegivenyears?(a)148 (b)158 (c)142 (d)154Explanation:-Averagenumberofpassedcandidatesfrom
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stateDinthegivenyears= 1486885
@ (Approximately)
22. Which one of the following yrs. has least percentage of passed candidates to the presentedcandidatesfromthestateF?(a)1998 (b)1997 (c)1996 (d)1994Explanation:-PercentageofpassedcandidatetothepresentcandidatesfromthestateFindifferentyears
In1994= 16.91001800165
=´
In1995= 3.101001650170
=´
In1996= 03.91001550140
=´
In1997= 11.91001700155
=´
In1998= 14.91001750160
=´
In1999= 93.101001600175
=´
Sopercentageofpassedcandidatetothepresentcandidateisminimumin1996.23. In the following question find out the group of letters in the place of question in the letter
series:H3M,15O,L9S,QI7A,?(a)X33Q (b)Z33P (c)X33P (d)W33RExplanation:-H®(+1)I®(+3)L®(+5)Q®(+7)X3®(+2)5®(+4)9®(+8)17®(+16)33M®(+2)O®(+4)S®(+8)A®(+16)QSoanswerwillbe“A”
24. In the following question find out the group of letters in the place of question in the letterseries:I/R,3/O,5/K,9/F,13/Z,?(a)19/S (b)20/T (c)19/T (d)21/RExplanation:-Numbergapis+2,+2,+4,+4,+6,+6,whichmakes19.Lettergapis–3,-4,-5,-6,and-7.WhichmakesS.So,answerwillbe“A”.
25. In the following question find out the group of letters in the place of question in the letterseries:(a)1/AB (b)65/XY (c)66/YZ (d)65/WXExplanation:-Questionmissing.
26. Inamatrixsomenumbersare filledaccordingtoarule.Aplace is leftblank.Findthenumberfromthegivenpossibleanswers:6 7 4 157 15 25 288 13 ? 203 5 7 9
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(a)14 (b)22 (c)18 (d)20Explanation:-
37876=
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5713157
=++
97
202815=
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77254
=++ 20
27. Inamatrixsomenumbersare filledaccordingtoarule.Aplace is leftblank.Findthenumberfromthegivenpossibleanswers:5 7 6 108 11 13 1814 19 27 ?26 25 55 66(a)34 (b)36 (c)30 (d)38Explanation:-
28. Inamatrixsomenumbersare filledaccordingtoarule.Aplace is leftblank.Findthenumber
fromthegivenpossibleanswer:7 11 148 ? 109 10 166 10 8(a)8 (b)10 (c)9 (d)11Explanation:-
6987 =-+ 11+9–10=1014+10–16=8
29. Thevalueof ?=++++ 492919115
(a)3 (b)5 (c)7 (d)9Explanation:-
492919115 ++++
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= 3619115 +++
= 25115 ++
= 165+
= 39 = 30. Thesmallestnumberof4digits,whichisaperfectsquare,is:
(a)1000 (b)1016 (c)1024 (d)1036Explanation:-1024isperfectsquarenearestto1000
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32. Afrogtriestocomeoutofadriedwell9mdeepwithslipperywalls.Everytimethefrogjumps60cm,slidesbackby30cm.Howmanyjumpsthefroghavetotaketocomeoutofthewall?(a)20 (b)29 (c)22 (d)25Explanation:-Afrogtriestocomeout900cmInthelastjumpitcover60cm
Remaining840cmcoverin ÷øö
çèæ
- 3060840
jump=28jump
80reachedjump=28+1=2933. Thetotalmonthlyincomeof16personsisRs.80,800andtheincomeofoneofthemis120%of
theaverageincome,thenhisincomeis:(a)Rs.5,050 (b)Rs.6,060 (c)Rs.6,160 (d)Rs.6,600Explanation:-
HisIncomeis 6060100120
1680800
=´
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Directions(Q.34&35):ASchoolhasfourSections–A,B,C,DofClassIXstudents.Theresultsofhalfyearlyandannualexaminationsareshowninthetablegivenbelow.
Result No.ofStudentsSection–A Section–B Section–C Section–D
Students failed in bothExam. 28 23 17 27
Students failed in Half-yearlybutpassedinAnnualExams.
14 12 8 13
Students passed in Half-yearly but failed in AnnualExams.
6 17 9 15
Students passed in boththeExams. 64 55 46 76
34. If the number of students passing an examination be considered a criteria for comparison ofdifficulty level of two examinations, which one of the following statements is true in thiscontext?(a)Halfyearlyexaminationsweremoredifficult(b)Annualexaminationsweremoredifficult(c)Boththeexaminationshadalmostthesamedifficultylevel(d)ThetwoexaminationscannotbecomparedfordifficultylevelExplanation:-ThenooffailStudentsinBoththehalfyearlyandannuallyaresame
35. HowmanystudentsarethereinClassIXintheschool?(a)336 (b)189 (c)335 (d)430Explanation:-Answeris430
Directions(Q.36&37):Studythefollowinggraphandanswerthequestions.
36. Forwhichof the followingpairsofyears the totalexports fromthe threecompanies together
areequal?(a)1995and1998 (b)1996and1998 (c)1997and1998 (d)1995and1996Explanation:-Wrongquestion,Optionnotfound
37. Whatwasthedifferencebetweentheaverageexportsofthethreecompaniesin1993andtheaverageexportsin1998?(a)Rs.15.33crores (b)Rs.18.67crores (c)Rs.20crores (d)Rs.22.17crores
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Explanation:-
20360
31008050
3806030
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Direction(Q.38):Thefollowingdatarepresentsthedistributionofmaleandfemaleinavillageforthefollowingyears.
Year PopulationinthousandsMale Female
2010 25 242011 27 262012 28 272013 30 282014 32 302015 35 33
38. Whichofthefollowingregardingthesexratio(No.Offemalesper1,000males)istrue?(a)Itsteadilyincreasesandthendecreases (b)Itsteadilyincreases(c)Itsteadilydecreases (d)NoneoftheseExplanation:-No.offemalerespectto1000maleindifferentyears
2010= 96024251000
=´
2011is9622012is9642013is9332014is937.52015is942
Directions(Q.39&40):thefollowingdatarepresentsthepercentagebardiagramofpopulationintheyear2015intwovillages.
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39. WhatistheratioofChristianstoMuslimsinVillageA?(a)1:3 (b)2:1 (c)1:2 (d)NoneoftheseExplanation:-
Requiredratio= 2:121
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40. WhatisthedifferenceinthepercentageofSC/STcomparedtoothercasteinVillageAandB?(a)18% (b)8% (c)10% (d)NoneoftheseExplanation:-
PercentageofSC/STcomparedtoothercastofA= 1005317
´
PercentageofSC/STcomparedtoothercastofB= 1004527´
requireddifference= %93.2707.3260531700
452700
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Directions(Q.41–45):Readthefollowingpassageandanswerthegivenquestions. It was in Germany and France that the first successful attempts were made to produce andinternal-combustion engine driven by petrol. In England, people were strangely timid abouthorseless vehicles. English inventorswerehandicappedbyaquaintold law that forbadeany suchvehicletoattainagreaterspeedthanfourmilesanhour,andcompelledeachonetobeprecededbyamancarryingaredflag.Thislawwasnotrepealeduntil1896. Theearliestmotorcarswere lookeduponasmere jokes,ora ratherdangerousplaythings,byeveryoneexcepttheirinventors.Someofthemweresingle-seaters,otherswouldcarrytwooreventhreepeople;butallwerenoisy,clumsy,queerlookingthings.Whenin1888,CarlBenz,aGerman,producedathree-wheeled,internalcombustioncar,greatforwardstridehadbeenmade.AnotherGerman,whosenameDaimler,isoftenseenonmotorcarstothisday,wasexperimentingaboutthesametime,andtestingapetrol-drivenengine. It is easy to understand how the introduction of the petrol-driven engine revolutionized roadtransportthroughouttheworld.Untilthenthenecessarypowertopushavehiclealongcouldnotbeobtainedwithout the cumbersome tanks, boilers and furnaces of the steamengine. The internal-combustionengineislightinweightandsmallinsizebycomparison;thefuelisburnedinit,sothatthereisnowaste,likethedustycindersofacoalfire.41. Howdidmostpeopleregardearlymotorcars?
(a)Notbetterthanhorse-drivenvehicles (b)Amerejoke,orasratherdangerousplaythings(c)Amerescientificexperiment(d)AcumbersomevehicleExplanation:-Asperpassageoption‘B’isrightanswer
42. Whatwereallearlymotorcars?(a)Aplaythingortoy (b)Avehiclebetterthanhorsedrivesvehicle(c)Noisy,clumsy,queerlookingthings (d)DangerousandrickyExplanation:-Accordingtopassage‘C’isrightanswer
43. Whatdoes‘repealed’mean?(a)Repeated (b)Abolished (c)Contradicted (d)EnforcedExplanation:-Repealedmeansabolished
44. Whichamongthefollowingwordsisascloselyoppositeto‘clumsy’?(a)Unhandy (b)Refined (c)Unusuallylarge (d)UnusualExplanation:-
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Clumsymeansnotclearedorrefinedso‘B’isrightanswer.45. Whatisincorrectabouttheinternalcombustionengine?
(a)Fuelburntinaswaste (b)Lightinweight(c)Noisyandclumsy (d)SmallinsizeExplanation:-Wholepassagealltheinformation’saregivenrightexcept‘A’,so‘A’isanswer
Directions(Q.46–50):Readthefollowingpassageandanswerthequestionsgivenbelow. OnAugust15,1947,IndiawasgrantedindependencefromBritishcolonialdominance.Thiswasaneventof international significance. From thisdayonwards, the IndianUnionassumeda role inworld politics thatwas appropriate enough tomodify the thinking of nations. Concepts like non-alignment tolerance, non-violence and peaceful coexistence were introduced by India into theinternationalvocabulary. “OurdreamsconcernIndia”,saidthefirstPrimeMinisterofthecountry,Pt.JawaharlalNehru,ontheeveofachievingfreedom,“buttheyalsoconcernthewholeworld,fortheworldhasbecomeone.”MahatmaGandhichoseNehrutobecomethefirstPrimeMinisterofindependentIndia.Withhisvisionofunityofthenation,hebecamethearchitectofmodernIndia.Itwastobeafederalstatebasedonsecularism—thecommitmenttoanIndianidentity,whichwasaboveallraces,castes,andreligions.Itwasvisionofextraordinarydimensions. Nehruaswellashisdaughterandsuccessor,Smt. IndiraGandhi,Werewellaware thatonlyafirmanchorageintheIndianidentitycouldunitethenationandenableittomakeanimpactontheworld.Inthesedaysofmutualinterdependence,thewesternpowersandAmericacannotaffordtoignorewhatishappeninginthisregion.It ispossiblethatthefateoftheAsiandemocracieswouldone day be decided on the banks of theGanges. If India fails to remain a democracy, thiswouldtriggerthefallofthewholeofSouthEastAsia.ThatiswhytheIndianPrimeMinisterhastoplayarole that goes well beyond duties related to internal affairs only. It is of international politicalsignificance.46. WhatmadePt.JawaharlalNehruthearchitectofmodernIndia?
(a)HesecuredindependenceforIndia (b)Hisvisionoftheunityofthenation(c)BecausehewasthefirstPrimeMinisterofIndia(d)HewantedIndiatomakeanimpactontheworldExplanation:-Asperpassagehehasvisiontounityofthenation
47. WhichofthefollowingconceptshavebeenintroducedbyIndiaintotheinternationalvocabulary1.Mutualindependenceanddemocracy2.Non-alignmentandtolerance3.Non-violenceandpeacefulcoexistence(a)1and3only (b)1and2only (c)2and3only (d)AlloftheseExplanation:-
‘C’isrightanswer48. Which word in this passage is used to describe the phrase “to live together with mutual
tolerance”?(a)Non-alignment (b)Co-existence (c)Secularism (d)AnchorageExplanation:-Tolivetogetherwithmutualit’scoexistence
49. Selectfromtheanswerchoices,thewordthatissynonymousto‘dimensions’:(a)Support (b)Size (c)Importance (d)HeightExplanation:-Dimensionmeanssupportamongrace,religionandcultureso‘C’isanswer
50. Selectthewordthatisnearlyoppositeinmeaningto‘dominance’usedinthispassage:(a)Government (b)Rule (c)Subordination (d)Importance
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Explanation:-DominanceOppositesubordination
Directions (Q. 51 – 60): Read the following twopassages and answer the questions that followeachpassage.Youranswertothesequestionsshouldbebasedonthepassagesonly.Passage-ILong ago there was a poor Brahmin named Krishnan. He could not find enough work to do.Sometimes,heandhisfamilyhadtogowithoutfood.AtlastKrishnandecidedtoleavehisvillageinsearchofwork.Earlynextmorning,heleftthehouse.Hewalkedthewholedayuntilhecametoathick jungle.Hewastired,thirstyandhungry.While lookingaroundforwatertodrink,hefoundawell.Hewenttothewellandlookedin.Therehesawajaguar,amonkey,asnakeandaman.Theyhadall fallen intothewell.TheyallrequestedtheBrahminforhelp.ButKrishnanafraid initiallyoftheir cruel nature themand thinking that the snakewouldbitehim. Finallyhehelped jaguar alsoknownasShersingh,themonkeyalsoknownasBali,thesnakealsoknownasNaagesh,andthemancalledSethGhanshyamdas,allthankedtheBrahminandofferedtheirhelptotheBrahmin. After that, the Brahmin continued his journey. But he could not find any work. He thenrememberedShersingh,Bali,NaageshandSethGhanshyamdas.Hethoughtitwastimetoseektheirhelp.HefirstwenttoBali.Themonkeywasoverjoyedtoseehim.Hegavehimawarmwelcomeandoffered him some really delicious fruits. Now Krishnan went to see Shersingh, the jaguar. ThenKrishnan was given a beautiful gold necklace and other precious jewellery. Krishnan thought hewouldableTheornamentsforagoodprice.Butwhocouldhelphimtoselltheornaments?HethenrememberedSethGhanshyamdas.Hewenttohim.ThegoldsmithwasgladtoseeKrishnan.Ihavecometoaskforyourhelp,saidKrishnan.“Herearesomeornaments.Pleasegivemeagoodpriceforthem.”SethGhanshyamdastookthejewelleryandexamineditcarefully.“Ishallcertainlyhelpyou”,hesaid.“Butletmeshowthemtoanothergoldsmith.Pleasewaithere.Iwillberightback.”Hethenwent out with the ornaments. Seth at once rushed to the Palace of the King. He said, “A manbroughttheseornamentstomeandaskedmetosellthem.ButtheyaretheornamentsImadeforthePrincewhoismissing”,“Whoisthisman?Whereishe?”thunderedtheKing.“Thisroguemusthavemurderedmy little Prince and robbed his jewels!” “He is a Brahmin named Krishnan, YourMajesty”,repliedthegoldsmith,“andheisthere,inmyhouse”.TheKingcalledforhismostdreadedsoldiers. “Arrest the Brahmin who is in the goldsmith’s house and throw him into the darkestdungeon’softheKingdom!”roaredtheKing.51. WhydidKrishnandecidetoleavehisvillage?
(a) Ashecouldnotfindmuchworkinhisownvillageandhisfamilyhadtostarvesometimesbecauseofit
(b) Ashisfamilyhadrequestedhimtodoso(c) Ashisvillagepeoplehadaskedhimtoleavetheirvillageandlookforworksomewhereelse(d) Ashewantedtosearchforfoodinavillagedifferentfromhisown.Explanation:-Helefthouseduetonothavingworkandstarvation
52. Whydidthejaguar,themonkeyandthesnaketellKrishnan,nottosavethemaninthewell?(a)Asthemaninthewellwasagoldsmith (b)Asthemaninthewellhadcheatedthesnake,themonkeyandthejaguar(c)Asthesnake,themonkeyandthe jaguarhatedthemanastheyhadknownhimforavery longtime(d)NoneoftheseExplanation:-Noinformationisgivenasperthequestion,so‘D’willbeans.
53. WhywasKrishnanafraidtosaveNaageshfromthewell?(a)AsNaageshhadthreatenedhimwithdireconsequences(b)AshethoughtNaageshwouldeathim(c)AshethoughtNaageshwouldbitehimoncehewasoutofthewell
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(d)AshethoughtthatNaageshwouldcapture,himassoonashegotoutofthewellExplanation:-Naageshwasasnakesoitmaybithimso‘C’isanswer
54. WhydidKrishnangotomeetSethGhanshyamdas?(a) AshethoughtthatSethGhanshyamdascouldhelphiminsellingtheornamentsgiftedto
himbyShersingh(b) Ashe knew that SethGhanshyam-dashad contactwith theKingwhich couldprove tobe
beneficial(c) AsSethGhanshyamdashadrequestedKrishnantosellornamentsonlytohim(d) AsKrishnanextremelyfondofSethGhanshyamdasExplanation:-Forsellingtheornaments‘A’isrightanswer
55. WhatdidBali,doafterseeingKrishnanathishouse?1.HegaveKrishnandirectionstoShersingh’shouse.2.HewelcomedKrishnantohishouse.3.HeofferedtastyfruitstoKrishnan(a)Only1 (b)Only2 (c)Only3 (d)Only2and3Explanation:-Afterseeinghimhewelcomehimandofferedfruits,so‘D’willbetheanswerPassage-II
SheelaandJairamwereapooroldcouple.Theironlypossessionwasonecow.Once,Jairamfellverysick.Soonalltheirmoneywasusedupinbuyingmedicinesandtheyrealisedthattheywouldhavetoselltheircowinordertobeartherestoftheexpenses.Sheeladecidedtogotothemarketandsellthecow.Shesetoff,leadingthecowbyarope.Ontheway,shemetfouryoungmen.Theywere the localbullieswhoenjoyed teasingand tormentingoldpeople.WhentheysawoldSheelawithhercow,theydecidedtoplayatrick.Oneofthemsneakedupbehindher,untiedthecowandtiedagoat in itsplace. Sheelahadbeenwalking immersed in thought,worriedabout Jairam.Thefourbulliescontinuouslydeceivedtheoldwomanbyreplacingthecowwithagoat,arooster,alogofwoodandfinallyleavingropeitselfandtheyshoutedeachtime,“Magicintheair,Grandma”. WhenSheelafinallyreachedthemarket,shefoundthatshehadnothingbutaropeinherhand.She óame back home dejected as she had lost the cow. She told Jairam the whole story. Heimmediatelyunderstoodwhathadhappenedandheaskedtocookforatleastfourpeople.Isaidhewouldcomehomewithsomeguests.Assoonastheycomeyoumustsay,‘Icookedwhattherabbittoldme.Come,eatyour lunch.’Leaveeverythingelse tome”, Jairamreassuredher.Heborrowedtwoidenticalrabbitsfromafriend.Heleftoneathome,tiedtheotheronewithastringandstartedwalkingtowardsthemarketwithit.Onthewayhetoometthefourbullies.Theytriedtoteasetheoldman.Jairamsighedsadlyandsaid,“Thisrabbitislikemyson.ItobeyseverythingIsay.ButnowIamsickandweneedmoney,soIamgoingtosellitinthemarket.”Thefourbulliesweresurprisedwhen theyheard this. “Does it really understandwhat you say,Grandfather?“ they asked. Jairamreplied,“Ofcourseitdoes.Here,watchme.”Jairamturnedtowardstherabbitandsaid,HophomeandtellSheelatomakechapattis,vegetableandkheerforfourpeople.”Thenheuntiedthestringand let the rabbit hop away. He turned towards the four boys and said, “Come home and havelaunchwithme.”Whentheyreachedhishomehiswifewelcomedthemandsaid,“Icookedwhattherabbitaskedmetocook.Come,eatyoulunch.Sheservedthechapattis,vegetableandkheertoallofthem.Thefourbullieswerestunnedwhentheysawtherabbitsittinginthecorner.TheytoldJoiram,“Wewillbuyyourrabbit.” Jairampretendedto thinkandsaid,“It isveryprecious tome.”The four bullies immediately offered him a higher price. Jairam showed some reluctance. Themomentheagreedtoselltherabbittheypaidhimthemoneyandleftwiththerabbitimmediately.Thefourbulliesdecidedtotesttherabbit,“Goandtellthelandlordtobringusthemoneywithintenminutes.” The rabbit hopped off. They waited but the landlord did not come with money. Theymarchedtohishouseandyelled,“Giveusthemoneyandourrabbit.”Thelandlorddecidedtoteach
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thesebulliesalesson.Heorderedhisstrongestbodyguardtogivethemagoodthrashing.BleedingandbruisedtheywentbacktoJairam’shouseandsaid,“Youfooledus.Returnourmoneyatonce.”Jairamsimplysmiledandsaid,themoneyhasdisappeared!Thereismagicintheair.56. WhendidSheelaandJairamdecidetosellthecow?
(a) TheyhadspentalltheirmoneyonJairam’ssicknessandneededmoremoney(b) Theywerefedupofthefourbulliesandwantedtoteachthemalesson(c) They wanted to invite the four bullies for lunch and needed money for buying the
ingredients(d) NoneoftheoptionsExplanation:-Duetomoneyformoreexpenses
57. WhywasJairamreluctanttoselltherabbit?(a)Heonlypretendedtobereluctantinordertofoolthebullies(b)Hewasfondofthelittlerabbitanddidnotwanttosellittothebullies(c)Noneoftheoptions(d)HewantedtoselltherabbitinthemarketandgetandbetterpriceforitExplanation:-Answer‘A’
58. Whichofthefollowingmaybeanappropriatetitletothepassage?(a)Magicintheair (b)Neverstealacow(c)Thestrongestbodyguard (d)NoneoftheoptionsExplanation:-Option‘A’isrepeatedseveraltimes
59. WhatdidSheeladoafterreachingthemarketemptyhanded?(a) Determinedtoearnmoney,shemanagedtoselltheropethatshewasleftwith(b) Shereturnedhomedejectedandnarratedthewhileincidenttoherhusband(c) Sheboughttworabbitsanddevisedaplantogetbackatthebullies(d) NoneoftheoptionExplanation:-Asitisclearlymentioninpassage
60. Arrangethefollowingincidentsinachronologicalorderastheyoccurredinthepassage;1.JairamandSheelaneededmoney2.Thefourbulliessenttherabbittothelandlord3.Sheelacookedchapattis,vegetableandkheer4.Thefourbulliestiedalogofwoodtotherope(a)1,4,2,3 (b)1,3,4,2 (c)1,4,3,2 (d)NoneoftheseExplanation:-Sequencehasbeenrepresentedinthepassageaccordingoption‘C’
61. Whenyourtestsaysthat interpersonalcommunicationcanbethoughtofasaconstellationofbehaviours,itmeansthat:(a) Itisimportanttounderstandthejointactionspeopleperformwhentheyaretogether(b) Itisimportanttounderstandhowpeoplelevelandevaluaterelationships(c) It is important to understand the opposing forces that pull communicators in different
directions(d) Inter-personalcommunicationExplanation:-Answer‘A’
62. Aletterthatcompletesavalidcontractbetweenabuyerandaselleriscalled:-(a)Anorderletter (b)Anacknowledgementletter(c)Aninquiry (d)AsalesletterExplanation:-
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Answer‘B’63. In order to understand verbal and non-verbal communication which of the following things
shouldwedo?(a)Acceptculturaldifferences (b)Studyingyourownculture(c)Learnaboutothercultures (d)AlloftheaboveExplanation:-Answer–‘D’
64. Itreferstothebehaviouralcharacteristic,typicalofagroup.Itcanbedefinedasallthewaysoflifeincludingarts,beliefsandinstitutionsofapopulationthatispasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.Matchthisstatementwithoneofthefollowingconcepts:(a)Culture (b)Communication (c)Sociallag (d)NormsExplanation:-Answer–‘A’
65. Theymaintainfriendly,pleasantrelationswithyou,regardless,whetheryouagreewiththemornot.Good communicator’s command you respond and goodwill. You arewilling toworkwiththemagain,despitetheirdifferences.Matchtheabovestatementwithoneofthefollowing(a)Precision (b)Credibility (c)Control (d)CongenialityExplanation:-Answer–‘D’
66. Whenthecompanythinksyouaudiencewillbeinterestedinwhatyouhavetosayorwillingtocooperate,itusuallyoptsfor:(a)Indirectapproach (b)Directapproach (c)Both(a)and(b) (d)NoneoftheaboveExplanation:-Answer–‘C’
67. Thenatureofcommunicationcanbeexpressedasaprocessof:-(a)Establishingmutualrelationship (b)Exchangeofideasbetweentwopersons(c)Discussions (d)AlloftheaboveExplanation:-Answer–‘D’
68. Whenanindividualbecomesa‘source’intheprocessofcommunicationheiscalled:-(a)Amessenger (b)Alivingsource (c)Areceiver (d)AtranslatorExplanation:-Answer–‘A’
69. “Channel”incommunicationis:-(a)Thewayormediumbywhichamessagetravels(b)Thelinkingprocessbetweensenderandreceiver(c)Afunctionalstateofcommunication(d)NoneoftheseExplanation:-Answer–‘C’
70. Thewordcommunicationisderivedfrom:-(a)Communis (b)Communique (c)Communil (d)CommuneExplanation:-Answer–‘A’
71. “Chronemics”isrelatedto:-(a)Time-relatedcommunication (b)Muscular-relatedcommunication(c)Signal-relatedcommunication (d)Expression-relatedcommunicationExplanation:-Answer–‘A’
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72. Acubeofside3cmiscolouredpinkishonallsides.Itisthencutintosmallercubesof1cmside.Howmanycubeswillhavetwofacedcoloured?(a)9 (b)8 (c)16 (d)12Explanation:-Afterconverting27smallercubeswithallsurfacespaintedonly12smallercubescanberealisedofexactly2surfacespainted.SoanswerwillbeD.
73. Acubeiscolouredredononeface,greenontheoppositeface,yellowonanotherfaceandblueonafaceadjacenttotheyellowface.Theothertwofacesareleftuncloured.Itisthencutinot125smallercubesofequalsize.Howmanycubesareuncolouredonallthefaces?(a)27 (b)36 (c)48 (d)64Explanation:-Afterconverting125smallercubeswithrequiredcolourasredoppositeisgreenandblueadjacentisyellowremaining2adjacentfacesunpainted.Asperthegivencondition48smallercubeswillbetheiruncoloured.SoanswerwillbeC
74. Statement: Itisdesirabletoputthechildinschoolattheageof5orso.Assumptions
(i) Atthatagethechildreachesappropriatelevelofdevelopmentandreadytolearn.
(ii) Theschoolsdonotadmitchildrenaftersixyourofage.(a)Ifonlyargument(i)isimplicit (b)Ifonlyargument(ii)isimplict(c)Ifeither(i)or(ii)isimplicit (d)Ifneither(i)nor(ii)implictExplanation:-Fromthestatementwecansayachildreachesappropriatestagetolearn.SowecansayassumptiononlyassumptionIonlyimplicit.
75. Ifthefollowingseriesiswritteninreverseorderandthenallthevowelsaredetectedwhichwillbethe8thletterfromtherightthenewseries?ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ(a)L (b)H (c)K (d)NoneoftheaboveExplanation:-Astheserieshasgivenlefttorightandwehavetocountagainaftermakeitreversesoitcanbecount8thletterfromleftafterdeletingvowels.ItwillbeK.SoanswerwillbeC.
76. Ifthefirstandfifthlettersoftheword‘BILINGUAL’wereinterchanged,alsothesecondandsixthletters,andsoon,whichofthefollowingwouldbe7thletterfromyourright?(a)A (b)I (c)G (d)NoneoftheseExplanation:-AfterinterchangingthenewlyformedletterbunchwillbeNGUABILIL,soanswerwillbeUaswehavetomove7thletterfromtherightend.
77. Inthefollowingquestionwhichlettergroupisdifferentfromtherest?(a)MNW (b)OPY (c)JKT (d)GHOExplanation:-SumoffirstandSecondletter’spositionvalueisthirdletterandthislogiconlyqualifiesinoptionnumberD.
78. Outofthefollowingfindouttheoddone:(a)Flower (b)Stem (c)Branch (d)Roots Explanation:-Rootswillbeoddmanoutasbecauseofitisonlypartofatreewhichgrowsininsideearthsurface.
79. Threeofthefollowingfourarealikeinacertainwayandsoformagroup.Whichistheonethatdoesnotbelongtothegroup?(a)Cloth (b)Plastic (c)Thread (d)Cotton
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Explanation:-Onlyplasticisnotmaintainingthegroup.
80. Findthewordwhichisdifferentfromtheotherthreewords:(a)Disperse (b)Congregate (c)Accumulate (d)AggregateExplanation:-Disperseistheonlywordwhichdoesnotmatchedwithothers.Becauseallothersaresimilartoeachother.