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GENERAL AWARENESS

1. The Name of Abdul Karim Telgi is associated with:(1) Oil for Food scam(2) Stamp Paper scam(3) Fodder scam(4) MP LAD’s Fund scam(5) Shares scam2. Match the following books with their authors:

(A) In Line of Fire (i) Pervez Musharraf(B) My Name is Red (ii) Orhan Pamuk(C) Call of Honour (iii) Sagarika Ghose(D) Blind Faith (iv) Jaswant Singh

A B C D(1) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)(2) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)(3) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)(4) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)(5) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)3. Consider the following statements about Jawaharlal Nehru

National Urban Renewal Mission:(i) The budget for the scheme is approximately Rs 1000 crore.(ii) It will cover 100 cities having population over one million.(iii) It is aimed at infrastructure and the poor.Which of the above is NOT true?(1) (iii) only(2) (i) and (ii) only(3) (i) and (iii) only(4) All (i), (ii) and (iii)(5) None of the above4. The Tarapore Committee Report is concerned with which of

the following:(1) SEZs (2) SBI (3) RBI(4) Exim policy (5) Capital A/c convertibility5. Out of the following options regarding the Railway Budget

announcements, 2006, which of these is not true?(1) Major railway stations will have ATMs and cybercafes(2) Central budgetary support of nearly Rs 7500 crores(3) AC fares brought down(4) The railways generated resources worth Rs 13,000 crores

internally(5) Railway safety fund was Rs 100 crores6. Afghan President Hamid Karzai was recently awarded:

(1) Indira Gandhi prize for Peace, Disarmament andDevelopment, 2005

(2) Gandhi Peace Prize, 2005(3) Right Livelihood Award, 2006(4) Nobel Prize for Peace, 2006(5) Mother Teresa International Award, 20067. Which of the following has completed 50 years in 2006?

(1) HDFC (2) RBI (3) LIC(4) BARC (5) SBI8. Which of these matchings of recently appointed persons is

not correct?(1) A.K. Antony—Foreign Minister(2) M.M. Singh—Chairman of Planning Commission(3) Sureesh Mehta—Chief of Naval Staff(4) M. Nair—Chief of ISRO(5) N. Gopalaswami—Chief Election Commissioner9. What is the ‘Book of Life’ related to?

(1) Book which received Booker prize, 2006(2) A new book on zoology(3) A comprehensive dictionary on various life-forms on earth.(4) The Human Genome Project(5) Peace efforts in various nations10. Who was recently invited by the U.N. Secretary General Kofi

Annan to deliver a lecture on poverty alleviation?(1) Anil Ambani(2) Lalu Prasad Yadav(3) Swami Ramdev(4) Atal Behari Vajpayee(5) Pandit Ravi Shankar11. Given below is the list of Forbes’ powerful women and their

fields/posts.:(A) ICICI Bank (i) Sonia Gandhi(B) Pepsico (ii) Lalita Gupte(C) German Chancellor (iii) Indra Nooyi(D) Congress Chief (iv) Angela MerkelWhich of these matchings is correct:

A B C D1. (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)2. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)3. (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)4. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)5. (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)12. Considering the Tarapore Atomic Power Plant-3, which of

these facts is TRUE?1. It has 540 MW capacity2. It is India’s 3rd such plant3. India’s nuclear energy capacity now goes upto 3890 MW 4. It is situated in Maharashtra(1) All the above are true(2) 1, 2 only are true(3) 1, 2, 3 are true(4) 1, 3, 4 are true(5) Only 3, 4 are true13. On the basic needs of LPG and kerosene, approximately how

much a cylinder and a litre, did the government subsidize in early 2006?(1) Rs 220 and Rs 12(2) Rs 250 and Rs 20

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RBI Assistant Mock Exam-----------------------------------

(3) Rs 300 and Rs 30(4) Rs 180 and Rs 10(5) None of the above14. The per capita income in India is estimated by:(1) Census Commission(2) Central Bank(3) RBI(4) Joint Parliamentary Committee(5) Central Statistical Organisation15. The Health Ministry has planned to set standards of aerated

water, following the controversy between the soft-drink giants and theNGO, Centre for Science and Environment. What is the tentative periodassigned for this?

(1) by December 2006(2) by January 2007(3) by August 2007(4) by March 2007(5) by December 200716. Roughly how many years has the economic liberalisation

programme completed in India?(1) 5 (2) 10 (3) 15(4) 20 (5) 5017. Which of the following is correctly matched?1. Asit Biswas—Stockholm Water Prize2. Chandrakanta—Vyas Samman3. Devi Cherian—Rajiv Gandhi Rashtriya Ekta Samman(1) 1 and 2 (2) 2 and 3 (3) Only 1(4) Only 2 (5) 1, 2 and 318. Consider the following statements regarding India and tell

which one is not correct:(1) 2005 experienced a fall in total unemployment(2) High Security Animal Disease Lab declared India free of bird

flu(3) ULFA chairman Arbinda announced a peace truce with the

army(4) The RBI praised SEZs for creating regional balance in the

future(5) None of these19. Regarding the online population of India (accessing the

internet), as in mid-2006, which of the following statements is true?(1) There were approximately 18 million users(2) The percentage increase over previous year was 20%(3) India has the 2nd largest online population(4) The population was measured for people aged 18 years or

more(5) None of these20. NACP III can be designated as:(1) National AIDS Control Programme(2) National Adult Consultancy Programme(3) National Air Craft Programme(4) New Age Child Programme(5) None of these21. Match the following:

State Rank according to no. of patent applications(A) Delhi (i) 4(B) Andhra Pradesh (ii) 2(C) Tamil Nadu (iii) 1(D) Maharashtra (iv) 3

A B C D(1) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)(2) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)(3) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)(4) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)(5) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)

22. IAF’s recent combat exercise on the Western front was:(1) Garuda(2) Gagan Shakti(3) Vayudoot(4) Sangha Shakti(5) Varuna23. Consider the following happenings/programmes:

I. D. Raju has been appointed for micro-division of reservation.II. India will host International AIDS Conference, 2012.

III. Supreme Court upheld that State domicile was needed forcontesting election to Rajya Sabha, from a State.

Which of the above statements is/are true?(1) Only I(2) Only I and II(3) Only II and III(4) Only III(5) All of the above24. Recently France honoured an Indian with the officer de la

legion d’ honneur. The honour was bestowed on:(1) Mukesh Ambani(2) Amitabh Bachchan(3) Sonia Gandhi(4) M.M. Singh(5) Aamir Khan25. Match the sports events/terms:(A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy (i) Pankaj Advani(B) Badminton (ii) Aparna Popat(C) Shooting (iii) R.S. Rathore(D) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (iv) Panjab University

A B C D(1) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)(2) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)(3) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)(4) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)(5) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)26. ‘Kadima’ political party is associated with which country?(1) Turkey (2) Kazakhstan (3) S. Arabia(4) Israel (5) Pakistan27. Arrange the following States in the descending order of the

number of child labour—Bihar, M.P., Rajasthan, U.P.(1) Bihar, U.P., M.P., Rajasthan(2) U.P., Bihar, M.P., Rajasthan(3) M.P. Rajasthan, U.P., Bihar(4) U.P., Rajasthan, Bihar, M.P.(5) None of the above28. ‘Dronacharya’ award is associated with:(1) Teaching (2) Peace (3) Science(4) Armed Forces (5) Sports Coaches29. Ban Ki-moon, elected as next Secretary-General of the UN,

belongs to:(1) Philippines (2) Japan (3) China(4) South Korea (5) Thailand30. Approximately what was the amount sent by NRIs to their

fellowmen in India (in US $) in the year 2004?(1) 10 B (2) 12 B (3) 16 B(4) 18 B (5) 22 B31. The venue of the World Economic Forum Meet, 2006 was:(1) Davos (2) Manila (3) Beijing(4) New Delhi (5) New York32. With regard to 2006 Foreign Trade, which one of these is not

true?(1) total merchandise export in 2005-06 was nearly $ 100 B(2) the government announced initiatives to promote exports of


S P E C I A L S U P P L E M E N T

handicrafts(3) there was realisation of potential in sports good and toys(4) the growth in merchandise exports was almost 25%(5) there was decrease in trade deficit33. The Rural Employment Guarantee Programme in February

2006 guarantees a minimum how many days of employment in an year?(1) 122 (2) 120 (3) 183(4) 100 (5) 15034. The 104th Constitutional Amendment Bill, deals with:(1) Panchayati Raj System(2) Reservation to SCs, STs and OBCs in educational institutes(3) Sixth Pay Commission(4) Better Schemes for the Girl Child(5) Rural Employment Guarantee35. ‘Kalpana-I’ is actually:(1) INSAT-2B (2) METSAT (3) PSLV(4) EDUSAT (5) None of these36. Approximately what per cent of the Indian population lives on

$ 1 or even less a day?(1) 25 (2) 30 (3) 35(4) 27 (5) 2237. The author of ‘Snow’ is:(1) Javed Akhtar(2) Enid Blyton(3) Orhan Pamuk(4) Jennifer Lopez(5) Aishwarya Rai38. The 10th five-year plan aims at an annual GDP growth rate

of:(1) 6% (2) 7% (3) 8%(4) 9% (5) 10%39. The largest electronic company in India is:(1) Videocon (2) Philips (3) National(4) TCL (5) BPL40. The terms Grameen Bank and Microcredit are associated

with:(1) Manmohan Singh(2) Mulayam Singh Yadav(3) Bill Gates(4) Aung San Su Ki(5) Muhammad Yunus41. In the year 2005, the per cent increase in Foreign Direct

Investment in India was:(1) 20 (2) 25 (3) 15(4) 10 (5) 3042. Which one is India’s Ist LPG powered car?(1) Tatan Indigo(2) Tata Indica(3) Maruti 800(4) Maruti Alto(5) Maruti WagonR Duo43. What is the new monthly salary of an MP?(1) Rs 16,000(2) Rs 14,000(3) Rs 12,000(4) Rs 15,000(5) Rs 13,00044. Which State is planning to have a port in another State?(1) Jharkhand(2) Andhra Pradesh(3) Uttaranchal(4) Bihar(5) Rajasthan

45. Who is the highest paid Indian brand ambassador?(1) Saurav Ganguli(2) Sachin Tendulkar(3) Mahendra Singh Dhoni(4) Yuvraj Singh(5) Kapil Dev46. The J.L. Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research was

recently in the news because of:(1) success in DNA coding(2) Ist nano-technology lab in India(3) ultra modern scientific courses in India(4) international meeting of scientists(5) None of these47. Karvar, Sasan, Akaltara, Mudra and Ratnagiri are the sites

proposed for:(1) archaeological survey(2) special economic zones(3) ultra-mega power plants(4) test sites for Indian missiles(5) hydroelectric power projects48. The purpose of designing MSCI indices is:(1) to eliminate poverty from all the nations(2) to encourage international trade(3) to assist UNO in economic projects(4) to study national incomes of various countries(5) to measure stock market performances worldwide49. New names were proposed for a few cities in South India.

which of these is not correctly matched?1. Bangalooru—Bangalore, 2. Mysooru—Mysore,3. Pondichooru—Pondicherry(1) Only 1 (2) 3 only (3) 2 only(4) 1 and 2 (5) None of these50. India’s new Chief of Naval Staff is:(1) Sureesh Mehta(2) Piyush Pandey(3) N. Gopalaswamy (4) Pranab Mukherjee(5) Pratyush Sinha

ENGLISH

Directions (Qs. 51-65): Read the following passage andanswer the questions below it. A few words are given in the boldform to help easy location while answering some questions.

To some extent, it is the nature of the intellect to narrow our visionand give it focus. Tragedy comes in when we forget this limitation andthink the intellect can comprehend things as a whole. The intellectviews the world through a slit. When a cat walks by, it observes the eye,then fur, and then the tail, and then it infers that the eye is the cause ofthe tail, unless of course, the cat was walking backward. If this soundsabsurd, some of the theories about biochemistry and behaviour usevery similar reasoning. Nachiketa would object, “Man, why don’t youopen the door? That’s just your black cat Frodo, pacing back and forth.”But instead we usually get caught up in clarifying slit-information, eventhough without a larger view our conclusions may be entirely wrong. Tomake matters worse, we specialize. I am not against specialization perse but what often happens is that we do not even look through wholeslit; we subdivide. My field is the upper part of the tail; yours is the lower.I might even forget about the eye and the fur. My main concern will bemy debate with a colleague in Tokyo over whether hair on the tail growsup or down. If anybody asks how the eye fits in, I refer him to anotherresearcher. After all, what have eyes got to do with geotropic hairgrowth?



Debates like this cannot be resolved on the slit level. What isrequired is to open the door; then argument becomes unnecessary.Once the door is opened, even a little, we will not quarrel over whose slitis correct or whether we should confine ourselves to the top of it or thebottom. As long as we see only part of the picture, logic andargumentation can never settle an issue. When the intellect becomescalm and clear, theory gives way to demonstration. It is not beyond ourreach to see life whole. We have simply become so attached to thisprecious slit that we think there is no higher mode of knowing. After awhile, we become so used to slits that we put on a special mask withjust a hairline crack in front of the eyes. Try walking around wearing amask like this and see what happens. Every little thing will fill your fieldof vision.

The intellect that sees only a small corner of life makes a very poorguide. We follow it like the blind led by the blind. I see this illustratedevery day in the newspapers. To take just one urgent example, I haveread that perhaps half a million scientists and engineers around theworld are engaged in weapons research. I have no doubt that the vastmajority of these people have no desire for war. They feel they are onlydoing a job, playing a small role in an inevitable activity. Nevertheless,this is not a defence industry, this is a half a million highly skilled menand women preparing for war. Producing and selling instruments of waris one of the biggest business in the world today. Even before the FirstWorld War, George Bernard Shaw caught the spirit of the industry in thecharacter of undershaft in Major Barbara. Undershaft is no sinister“merchant of death”. He is just a businessman, whose credo is to givearms to all who offer an honest price for them, without respect ofpersons or principles, to capitalist and socialist, to protestant andcatholic, to burglar and policeman, to black man, white man and yellowman, to all sorts and conditions, all nationalities and faiths, all follies, allcauses and all crimes.

The defence-minded intellect might object, “That’s unfortunate, butdefence is necessary. Everybody has to have weapons, and somebodyis going to sell them. Here is a business that is thriving”. These sales”,the merchant argue, “help supply allies who cannot produce neededequipment.” Needed for what? Any school boy knows that weapons areneeded by people in order to kill each other. From the evidence, wewould have to conclude that death is a much more desirable goal thanhealth, education, or welfare.

Or, look at cancer. Many researchers today maintain that perhapsseventy to ninety per cent of all human cancers are caused byenvironmental agents involved in manufacturing and processing newproducts. Most of these substances are relatively recent additions to ourenvironment. We made them, and we can cease to make them if wechoose. Yet one way or another such substances appeal to us so muchthat life without them seems untenable. As a result, instead of trying toeliminate the causes of cancer, we pour millions of dollars into what onewriter calls “the Vietnam of modern medicine”: The Search for a CancerCure.

This kind of myopia is not a necessary fault of the intellect. Givena larger picture, the intellect can rise to the occasion. Then even if theNobel Prize is dangled before its eyes, it will refuse to work at anyproject that is at the expense of life, but will give all its attention tomatters of real urgency.

51. Which of these is true in context to the passage:(1) humans are capable of unlimited applications of the mind(2) whether the slit is small or large, conclusion is the same(3) all researchers view through slit-like intellects(4) it is not possible to view life as a whole(5) the intellect is capable of adjustments52. The passage is against:(a) short-sightedness of the scientists(b) the nature of the intellect

(c) narrowness of the intellect(1) (a) only(2) (b) only(3) (a) and (b)(4) (a) and (c)(5) all (a), (b) and (c)53. What should be the right approach for argumentation:(1) to specialise in a particular field(2) to study bio-chemistry(3) sub-divide topics and research on them(4) open the doors of the intellect(5) leave attachment to our slits54. According to the author, the intellect which sees a small

corner of life, can:(1) lead to scientific and engineering outcomes(2) lead to follies and crimes(3) race for better defence(4) cause environmental pollution(5) lead to harmful and unwanted results55. What leads to cancer?(1) pre-existing environmental pollutants(2) man-made additions to environment(3) tasty and good-looking things(4) modern medicines(5) None of the above56. The difference between narrow and broad vision is:(1) narrow vision leads to specialisations, while broad vision does

not(2) narrow vision leads to debates while broad vision easily

settles them(3) narrow vision leads to desire for war while broad vision leads

to desire for defence sales(4) narrow vision leads to greedy business while broad vision

leads to fair salesmanship(5) narrow vision leads to Nobel prizes and broad vision refuses them57. In context to the passage, which one of these is false:(1) weapons are needed by nations for money(2) weapons are needed for security reasons(3) a person with a broad intellect would not sell weapons to all(4) the author is against specialisations(5) scientists all over the world are preparing for war58. The title to the passage can be:(1) Disasters of science(2) Nature of the intellect(3) Intellectual misconducts(4) Human debates(5) Viewing life as a whole59. The undershaft is:(1) a very clever businessman(2) an intellectual businessman(3) an immoral character(4) the major role in Major Barbara(5) a blindly-led intellect

Directions (Qs. 60-62): In context of the above passagechoose the word which is most similar in meaning to the givenword.

60. CREDO(1) crime (2) credit (3) business(4) job (5) management61. COMPREHEND(1) absorb (2) digest (3) guide(4) assimilate (5) understand



62. GEOTROPIC(1) falling to ground(2) attracted towards earth(3) touching the earth (4) projected toward the earth(5) None of these

Directions (Qs. 63-65): In context of the above passagechoose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the givenword.

63. INEVITABLE(1) blasting (2) accidental (3) certain(4) incidental (5) avoidable64. MYOPIA(1) narrowmindedness(2) broadmindedness(3) shortsightedness(4) evilsightedness(5) hypermetropia65. UNTENABLE(1) probable (2) cured (3) unworthy(4) worthsome (5) pleasant

Directions (Qs. 66-70): In each of the questions below foursentences are given which are denoted by A, B, C and D. By usingall four sentences, frame a meaningful para. Choose answer fromthe five alternatives given and the correct order of the sentencesis your answer.

66. (A) India’s patent authorities are at the centre of globalattention.

(B) India’s patent law is equipped to drive out frivolouspatent seekers and to reward meritorious inventors

(C) If successful, Indian generic drug-makers may have topay royalties.

(D) As many MNC drug-makers have applied for patentsunder India’s new product patent law

(1) ABCD (2) ADCB (3) BACD(4) DACB (5) CABD67. (A) What’s more, if you happen to be inching towards

retirement, your EMIs will be structured accordingly.(B) Future credit may get customised.(C) The next time you get a hike in your company, rest

assured your Equated Monthly Instalments (EMIs) will go up.

(D) EMIs will now be fixed according to your affordability.(1) DCAB (2) BCAD (3) BCDA(4) ABCD (5) CBAD68. (A) The Tax Return Prepares Scheme has been introduced

recently to help individuals file their income tax returns.(B) According to this scheme, certain tax return prepares

will be specially trained.(C) The aim is to ease the process of filing returns and

reduce the cost for tax payers.(D) However, individuals should carefully examine this

service and its likely benefits.(1) ABCD (2) ADCA (3) DABC(4) BACD (5) BCAD69. (A) There is nothing more soothing to the mind, body and

soul than being on the beach front.(B) That’s what Archil, which buys bad loans, thinks.(C) A little bit of business can also be thrown in such a

setting.(D) The ARC thought of the idea of organising a workshop

on junk bonds in an exotic beach resort in Goa and hasroped in the Indian Bank’s Association.

(1) DCAB (2) ABCD (3) DACB(4) ACBD (5) CBDA70. (A) The financial markets in the country have provided a

wide array of such instruments.(B) Doing business is all about managing risk.(C) The profit and loss account is a reflection of the risk that

is dexterously handled by CFOs.(D) Which have been seized with alacrity by the industry.

(1) BACD (2) ABCD (3) ACBD(4) DBCA (5) BCAD

Directions (71-80): In the following passage there are blanks.Choose the correct answer from the given options to fill the blankswhich are numbered.

71 has marked man’s 72 progress from 73 times. Modernmedicine is built on the innovative 74 of scientists and physicians suchas Louis Pasteur. He 75 in a revolution in medicine by producing a 76against rabies in 1880. 77 with Robert Koch, Pasteur founded 78. Therehas been no 79 back 80 then.

71. (1) Discovery (2) Innovation (3) Reforms(4) Applications (5) Interests

72. (1) amazing (2) alluring (3) alarming(4) charming (5) exciting

73. (1) antique (2) mid-historic (3) recent(4) remote (5) prehistoric

74. (1) fantastic (2) dilemma (3) genius(4) brain (5) intellect

75. (1) ushered (2) projected (3) prospered(4) thrushed (5) brushed

76. (1) injection (2) medicine (3) antidote(4) vaccine (5) antibody

77. (1) Along (2) Also (3) Going(4) Working (5) Enjoying

78. (1) immunology (2) pathology (3) zoology(4) botany (5) bacteriology

79. (1) viewing (2) looking (3) seeing(4) peeping (5) hopping

80. (1) till (2) from (3) until(4) since (5) by

Directions (Qs. 81-90): In each of the following sentencesthere are two blank spaces. Below each sentence, five pairs ofwords are given. Find out the correct pair of words and fill in theblanks.

81. The world is ___ the way it is, because it is what we wantedto experience at some level of .

(1) wonderful, brightness(2) perfect, consciousness(3) famous, search(4) okay, intelligence(5) brilliant, dreams82. The church of England has that it can’t allow a multi-

faith ceremony for Prince Charles.(1) decided, functional(2) projected, wedding(3) asserted, coronation(4) ordered, birth(5) allowed, dancing83. The ___ are the poorest and most people in our cities.(1) poor, helpless(2) rural, hardworking



(3) workers, happy(4) scheduled castes, strong(5) homeless, vulnerable84. Reform will not only help the U.N., but also contribute

to stability in Asia.(1) revitalise, geopolitical(2) regenerate, economic(3) ascend, social(4) revolutionise, political(5) charge, general85. Feeling the of the higher power is an .(1) value, dream(2) emotions, theme(3) presence, ecstasy(4) absence, innocence(5) acknowledgement, accomplishment86. All the for a robust and sustainable growth are being put

in .(1) ingredients, place(2) factors, striding(3) points, list(4) component, consideration(5) plans, favour87. India is firmly in the of vote bank politics. So, the for job

reservation for SC and ST in private sector will grow.(1) gloves, greed(2) grip, clamour(3) hands, rush(4) roots, need(5) net, suicide88. One of the secrets Gandhi gave us is that strength does

not come from bone and muscle, it comes from an will.(1) simple, inner(2) straight, ironical(3) wonderful, ideal(4) tactical, iron(5) magnificent, indomitable89. If disasters and are the wake up call for a world that it has

gone , then we are now in the position to acknowledge it to manifestthe world we desire to experience.

(1) peace, mad (2) wars, insane (3) famines, out(4) tragedies, troublesome (5) mishaps, trivial90. Inner-faith harmony requires that there is both and among

religions.(1) value, esteem(2) establishment, survival(3) trust, respect(4) harmony, co-operation(5) co-existence, concord

Directions (Qs. 91-95): Each of the following questionsconsists of a sentence. Find out whether there is any error in it.Theerror, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of thatpart is answer. If there is no error, mark 5 as your answer. (Ignorethe errors of punctuation).

91. (1) Neither of them (2) are coming here (3) to address this (4) large gathering. (5) No error.

92. (1) Hardly she finished (2) her duty when (3) the bell (4) started ringing. (5) No error.

93. (1) More private companies should (2) be permit to enter (3) into field of communication (4) to strengthen the network. (5) Noerror.

94. (1) Government should severely (2) punish the persons

(3) involved in the (4) practice of female foeticide. (5) No error.95. (1) Parents should ensure (2) and cultivate (3) reading habits

between (4) their children. (5) No error.

Directions (Qs. 96-100):These questions are based on idioms.From among the options, choose the one that is closest inmeaning to the given idiom/phrase.

96. keep at an arm’s length:(1) keep a good distance(2) keep closeness(3) avoid involvement or friendship(4) hate(5) give a warm welcome97. take the bull by the horns:(1) invite danger from an enemy(2) prepare for unwanted situation(3) be full of vigour(4) face boldly(5) None of these98. a dark horse:

(1) a person who is not good-looking but is very good at heart(2) a person who is specially called for an event(3) a person having a poor reputation(4) a person whose past is mysterious(5) a person who is quite less known99. pour oil on troubled waters:

(1) create a nice scenery(2) settle down a situation(3) aggravate matters(4) worsen a situation(5) create an unfavourable situation100. to drag one’s feet:(1) slow down deliberately(2) lazy behaviour(3) uninterested behaviour(4) present opposition to someone(5) move very quietly

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

101. If the persons A and B have incomes in the ratio 7 : 5 andexpenditures in the ratio 3 : 2 and each one of them saves Rs R, then,the income of A is:

102. If x + a is a factor of x3

+ ax2

– 2x + a + 4, then a equals:

103. At 7 : 55 a.m. a police jeep started chasing a stolen carrunning at 85 km/hr ahead of it by 5 km. At what time will the police jeepovertake the stolen car, if its speed is 100 km/hr?

(1) 8 : 30 a.m.(2) 8 : 20 a.m.(3) 8 : 25 a.m.(4) 8 : 15 a.m.(5) 9 : 00 a.m.



(1) 14R (2)7R

7 R(3) R (4)

2 2(5) None of these

2(1) (2) 4

54 2

(3) (4)3 3

(5) Cannot be solved

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104. It takes the same time to go 20 km downstream as it takesto go 12 km upstream. If the speed of the boat used is 8 km/hr in stillwater, the speed of the stream (in km/hr) is:

(1) 4 (2) 1 (3) 0 (4) 3 (5) 2 105. Ravi and Dev have an age ratio of 15 : 8, which will be 5 : 3

in 10 years time. Their present ages (in years) are:(1) 15, 8 (2) 30, 16 (3) 45, 24(4) 60, 32 (5) 75, 40

Directions (Qs. 106-108): Each of the following questions hastwo equations on the basis of which you have to find the relationbetween a and b. Provide the answers as:

106. I: a2

– 10a + 25 = 0.II: 300% of 60% + 10% of 32 = b.

107. I: a2

– 3a – 18 = 0.II: b

2+ 6b + 9 = 0

108.

Directions (Qs. 109-110): Find the approximate value of x109. x = log10 160 (given log10 2 = 0.3010).(1) 2.5 (2) 2.2 (3) 2.4(4) 2.1 (5) 2.8110. 2 sin

2x – cos x + 4 = 0

Directions (Qs. 111-115): In these questions, each question isfollowed by two statements. On the basis of the question askedand the given statements, you have to decide whether the datais/are sufficient to answer the question. Give answer as:

(1) if the data in statement I alone is sufficient, while not in II alone(2) if the data in statement II alone is sufficient, while I alone is not (3) if the data in either statement I alone or II alone is sufficient(4) if the data in both statements together is not sufficient(5) if the data in both statements I and II are needed together111. How many straight lines can be formed from 6 points in a

plane?Statement I: 4 points are collinear.Statement II: 3 points are collinear.112. What is the probability that Ravi and Dev contradict a given

statement?Statement I: Ravi speaks truth in 60% cases.Statement II: Dev speaks truth in 50% cases.113. The simple interest on a certain sum of money for 2 years is

Rs 260. Find the sum.Statement I: The sum amounts to Rs 5590 in 3 years and Rs 5850

in 5 years.Statement II: The sum is doubled in 40 years.

114. Is the two-digit number N divisible by 18?Statement I: When N is multiplied with 3, the result is a 3-digit

number.Statement II: When N is divided by 3, the remainder is 1.115. A boat goes upstream and then returns downstream. What

is the total distance?Statement I: Upstream speed is 4 km/hr and downstream speed is

8 km/hr.

Statement II: Average speed is

116. The value of x in the inequality 2x2

– x + 15 < 0 is:

117. What should be the value of the question mark:

118. 2 rice varieties costing Rs 25 per kg and Rs 35 per kg weremixed as 2 : 3 and sold so as to gain 20%. What was the SP of themixture (Rs/kg)?

(1) 37.2 (2) 28.6 (3) 30(4) 32 (5) 40.5119. A huge jar contains 2 liquids A and B in the ratio 7 : 4. When

12 litres of mixture is removed and replaced by B, the ratio nowbecomes 4 : 7. The capacity of the vessel (in litres) is:

(1) 120 (2) 240 (3) 280 (4) 300 (5) 560 120. If the difference between CI and SI on Rs 1 lakh was Rs 36

in 2 years, the rate of yearly interest is:

121. Toffees are bought at 4 for a rupee and the same number at

6 for a rupee. Then, they are mixed and sold at 5 per rupee. What is the

net profit or loss?(1) 2% loss(2) 10% profit(3) no profit or loss(4) 4% loss(5) None of these122. How many triangles can be obtained from 5 coplanar

points? (No 3 points are collinear).(1) 5 (2) 3 (3) 10(4) 20 (5) 8

123. If the chances that Sonu, Monu, Mahesh can solve a

problem are what is the probability that given problem can be

solved if they all try?



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124. In an examination, a candidate can provide answers as Trueor False. For ten questions, how many sequences are possible?

(1) 512 (2) 1024 (3) 100(4) 10 (5) 2048

Directions (Qs. 125-127): Each question comprises 4 parts,one of which may be wrong and does not yield the same answer asthe others. Find out the wrong part and if none is wrong, mark 5 asyour answer.

125.

126.

127.

128.

Directions (Qs. 129-130): What should come in place ofquestion mark in these number series:

129. 4 5 18 81 ? 2065.(1) 388 (2) 365 (3) 350(4) 361 (5) 1032130. 3 ? 50.5 202.5 810.5.(1) 6 (2) 7.5 (3) 10.5(4) 22.5 (5) 12.5

Directions (Qs. 131-135): Study the following table carefullyand answer the questions that follow. A few data are assignedalphabetically:

(Sales of shirts and jeans sold by Co. X in various years,Rs crores)

Year Shirts (x) Jeans (y) y/x2000 28 35 1.252001 30 A 1.202002 B 80 C2003 50 70 D2004 E 80 1.332005 100 F G

131. The per cent increase in the shirts’ sale between years2002 and 2004 is:

(1) 40% (2) 50% (3) 45%(4) 60% (5) 100%

132. The per cent increase in the jeans’ sale between 2001 and2005 is:

(1) 75% (2) 37.5%(3) 375% (4) 750%(5) Can’t be determined133. If G = 1.5, what per cent is sales of jeans in 2005 of sales

of jeans in 2002?(1) 150 (2) 175 (3) 87.5(4) 160 (5) 190.5134. If C : D : G = 1 : 2 : 3, then F : B = ?(1) 15.0 (2) 57.3(3) 7.50 (4) 3.75(5) 37.5135. The value of A : E is:(1) 0.6 (2) 0.8 (3) 1.0(4) 1.2 (5) 1.5

Directions (Qs. 136-140): Study the pie-charts and answer thequestions below them.

136. How much extra is the availability of spending on otheritems, during 1980-2005 period?

(1) Rs 2760 (2) Rs 2000 (3) Rs 3150(4) Rs 2250 (5) Rs 2350137. The ratio of actual spending on food in 2005 to that in 1980

is:(1) 10 : 7 (2) 20 : 9 (3) 5 : 2(4) 3 : 1 (5) 2 : 3138. In 1980, people in rural India had 30% less earning and

spent 40% on food and out of this, expenditure on milk products wasonly 10%. Its value is:

(1) Rs 84 (2) Rs 92 (3) Rs 60(4) Rs 42 (5) Rs 90139. How much other food items are available in 2005, in Rs

terms?(1) Rs 180 (2) Rs 93 (3) Rs 642(4) Rs 1200 (5) Rs 558140. In relative per cent terms, is there an increase or decrease

in the expenditure on milk etc?



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log 64 7 None of these

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13 16 35 LCM of 16 and 25 32 22 13 10

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200% of 200 None of these

(4) (5)

(81) 21 4 15 5 3rd proportional to 343

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and 49 6

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1What is the value of ?

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∞

+ + ∞ =

∞

Others5%

Rent25%

Clothes10%

Food60%

Year 1980 : Total income = Rs. 3000(monthly)

(For an average urban employee)

Savings&

Others25%

Rent30%

Clothes5%

Food40%

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Others31%

Cereals,Pulses,

Oils24%

Milk & itsproducts

25%Fruits &

Vegetables20%

Year 1980 : Food Breakup

Others30%

Cereals,Pulses,

Oils25%

Milk & itsproducts

20%Fruits &

Vegetables25%

Year 2005 : Food Breakup

(1) decrease (2) increase(3) neither (4) can’t be said(5) No change

Directions (Qs. 141-145): The following bar chart gives theamount of imports and exports of a leather company over theyears (Imports , Exports ) in Rupees crores:

141. Total imports for Ist 2 years are what per cent of totalexports for these 2 years?

(1) 50% (2) 100% (3) 120%(4) 80% (5) 200%142. For which years is the value of the total imports equal to the

total exports?(1) 1970, 1990 (2) 1970, 1980 (3) 1990, 2000(4) 2000, 2005 (5) None of these143. The ratio of exports to imports was maximum in the year:(1) 1990, 2000, 2005 (2) 1900, 2005 (3) 2000, 2005(4) 1970, 1990, 2000 (5) 1970, 1990, 2000144. When was the per cent increase in exports, over the

previous 10-year, the least?(1) 1980 (2) 2000 (3) 1990(4) 2005 (5) 1970145. The ratio of total exports to the total of imports for all the

years is:(1) 8 : 7 (2) 6 : 5 (3) 4 : 3 (4) 2 : 3 (5) 8 : 5

Directions (Qs. 146-150): Study the following graph andanswer the questions

(No. of motorcycles in 1,000s sold by Companies A and B, inthe recent years) (A ____ , B _ _ _ _).

146. Approximately what per cent is the sale of Company A in2003, compared to its total sale?

(1) 13% (2) 12% (3) 15%(4) 11% (5) 10%147. What per cent is total sale of Company A with respect to

Company B? (approx)(1) 75% (2) 85% (3) 90%(4) 95% (5) 100%148. For which year(s) did Company B experience the highest

per cent increase, compared to the previous year?(1) 2003(2) 2004(3) 2004, 2005(4) 2003, 2004(5) 2002, 2005149. The total sale for years 2000, 2001, 2002 for Company B

forms what per cent of its total sale? (approx)(1) 20% (2) 25% (3) 30%(4) 35% (5) 40%150. For Company A, which combination of year and per cent

rise in sale from previous year, correct?(1) 2001—40%(2) 2002—30%(3) 2003—100%(4) 2004—50%(5) 2005—20%

TEST OF REASONING151. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way. Which is

the one that does not belong to that group?(1) White (2) Indigo (3) Blue(4) Red (5) Orange152. ‘Cooler’ is related to ‘summer’ in the same way which of the

following is related to ‘rain’?(1) Shirt (2) Umbrella (3) Icecream(4) Fan (5) Fridge153. City A is larger than city B which is smaller than city D. If city

E is larger than city A but smaller than city D, which of the following isthe largest?

(1) E (2) A (3) D(4) B (5) Cannot be determined154. If ‘red’ means ‘blue’, ‘blue’ means ‘black’, ‘black’ means

‘yellow’, ‘yellow’ means ‘green’, ‘green’ means ‘white’, ‘white’ means‘brown’ and ‘brown’ means ‘indigo’, then what is the colour of middle lineof our National Flag?

(1) white (2) yellow(3) brown (4) green(5) None of these155. If ‘INVITATION’ is written as ‘KMXHVZVHQM’, then ‘READY’

is written in that code as which of the following?(1) SCDDA (2) TDCDB(3) QFBEZ (4) TDCCA(5) None of these

Directions (156-160): Read the following character sequencecarefully and then answer the questions given below it.

156. If the first half of the series is reversed and similarly thesecond half is also reversed, then which of the following will be the 4thto the right of 16th character from your right?

(1) P (2) % (3) B(4) S (5) C



A C 3 6 G $ N P 5 % S X I 8 T 9 R B Z× • + ⊕ −

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157. What will be the 2nd last letter of the word made of the 1st,2nd, 11th, 20th and 22nd characters of the given sequence? If no suchword can be made your answer is W. If more than one such word canbe made your answer is D.

(1) I (2) C (3) A(4) W (5) D158. Which character is midway between 7th from left and 6th

from right in the above series?(1) % (2) 5 (3) S(4) P (5) ∆159. If every alternate character in the above sequence from

right is dropped (drop B first) then which of the following character willbe 5th to the right of 6th character from the left?

(1) C (2) 8 (3) ∆(4) I (5) T160. If A C 3, 6 ∆ $, P % + ? ×, then what will come in place

of question mark.(1) – (2) ⊕ (3) ×(4) S (5) 8

Directions (161-165): In each question below, threestatements are given followed by four conclusions numbered I, II,III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even ifthey appear at variance from commonly known facts. Then decidewhich of the conclusions logically follows from the givenstatements. Mark out an appropriate answer choice that you thinkis correct.Statements:

161. (a)All papers are books.(b)All books are pages(c) All pages are material.

Conclusions:I. Some material are pages.II. All books are material.III. All papers are pages.IV. Some books are papers.

(1) All the four follow(2) Only II, III follow(3) Only I, III and IV follow(4) Either I or III and II follow(5) None follows

Statements:162. (a)Some bats are balls.

(b)No stars are moons(c) All balls are moons.

Conclusions:I. Some moons are not balls.II. No balls are stars.III. Some moons are not balls.IV. Some balls are bats.

(1) Only I and II follow(2) Only I, II and IV follow(3) Either II or IV follows(4) All follow(5) None of these follows

Statements:163. (a)All coats are pants.

(b)No pants are shirts.(c) Some shirts are pullovers.

Conclusions:I. No coat is a shirt.II. Some coats are shirts.III. All coats are shirts.

IV. Some coats are not pullovers.(1) Only I, II and III follow(2) Only Ist follows(3) Only I and IV follow(4) Either I and III or II and IV follow(5) Only III and IV follow

Statements:164. (a)Some pens are pencils.

(b)Some rubbers are gum.(c) No bag is a gum.

Conclusions:I. Some pencils are gum.II. Some pencils are not gum.III. some rubbers are not bag.IV. Some rubbers are bag.

(1) Only I follows(2) Only II follows(3) Only II and III follow(4) Either I or II and either III or IV follow(5) None of these follows

Statements:165. (a)No fruits are bananas.

(b)No oranges are peas.(c) All bananas are oranges.

Conclusions:I. No bananas are peas.II. Some oranges are not fruits.III. Some bananas are fruits.IV. Some oranges are bananas.

(1) Only III follows(2) Only I, II and IV follow(3) Either I or II follows(4) Only I and II follow(5) All follow

Directions (Qs. 166-170): Study the following arguments anddistinguish between “strong” arguments and ‘weak’ argumentsbecause they relate to the question. “Strong” arguments are thosewhich are both important and directly related to the question.“Weak” arguments are those which are of minor importance andalso not directly related to the question. Each question below isfollowed by two arguments numbered I and II. Decide which of theargument is a “strong” and “weak”. Give answer:

(1) if only argument I is “strong”.(2) if only argument II is strong.(3) if either I or II is “strong”.(4) if neither I nor II is “strong”.(5) if both I and II are “strong”.

Statement:166.Should the government punish those schools which charge

high admission fee?Arguments:

I. Yes, where will the poor students go?II. Yes, education has become more of a business than a pious

commitment.Statement:

167.Should there be a quota for those who are poor?Arguments:

I. Yes, this will decrease the level of unemployment and poorpeople will not be discriminated by upper caste.

II. No, we already have reservations in our jobs.Statement:

168.Should there be no place for interview in selection?



Arguments:I. Yes, it is a difficult part of selection.II. No, it is the only way to judge the candidates’ personality

and motives.Statement:

169.Should women be provided more job opportunities?Arguments:

I. Yes, they should go into the outside world.II. No, they are not interested in jobs.

Statement:170.Should government provide more benefits to those who are

the only child of their parents?Arguments:

I. Yes, it will control increase of population.II. Yes, it will give them bright future and love of parents.

Directions (Qs. 171-175): In these questions, a statement isgiven, which is followed by various assumptions. Read thestatements and the assumptions and decide which one of them areimplicit.Statement:

171. “Ensure freedom from thieves with this car locking system.”Assumptions:

I. This car locking system is the best.II. It is desired to have freedom from thieves.III. There are thieves everywhere.

(1) I and II are implicit.(2) II and III are implicit.(3) I and III are implicit.(4) Only II is implicit.(5) All are implicit.

Statement:172. “We deal in used cars. Contact us at phone no. XYZ, at the

earliest possible.”—an advertisement.Assumptions:

I. Some people want to sell old cars.II. The advertisement will be read by the needy people.III. Used cars may not be totally useless.

(1) Only I is implicit.(2) Only II and III are implicit.(3) Only I and III are implicit.(4) All I, II, III are implicit.(5) None of I, II, III are implicit.

Statement:173. “Lalu Prasad is expected to announce several schemes for

poor people in the budget.”—a news reporter.Assumptions:

I. The reporter has a fair reporting.II. The news-reporter has genuine report sources.III. Lalu Prasad is capable of announcing schemes.

(1) I and II are implicit.(2) II and III are implicit.(3) Only III is implicit.(4) All are implicit.(5) None is implicit.

Statement:174.Mr X tells Mrs X: “I cannot send my child to that school.

Children over there smoke and drink.”Which of these assumptions is implicit?

Assumptions:I. Smoking and drinking are not desirable of children.II. Their child will agree to their decision.III. The school has a good reputation.

(1) I and II

(2) II and III(3) III and I(4) I only(5) All I, II, III

Statement:175.Monica’s advice to Sonia: “Go to Chandigarh via Ambala—

the best route.”Assumptions:

I. Sonia wants to go to Chandigarh.II. Monica loves advising everybody.III. They love Chandigarh.

(1) I is implicit.(2) II is implicit.(3) Either I or II is implicit.(4) Neither I nor II is implicit.(5) Both are implicit.

Directions (Qs. 176-180): Read the following informationcarefully and answer the questions given below it:

(1) Six friends Asad, Babli, Cajole, Dev, Eva and Fatima are sittingin a closed circle facing the centre.

(2) Cajole is between Asad and Babli.(3) Fatima is between Eva and Asad.(4) Eva is to the left of Dev176.Who is on the left of Babli?(1) Asad (2) Cajole(3) Dev (4) Eva(5) None of these177.Who is on the left of Cajole?(1) Dev (2) Eva(3) Asad (4) Fatima(5) None of these178.Which pair of friends is sitting on the opposite of each other?(1) Dev, Asad(2) Dev, Babli(3) Asad, Fatima(4) Cajole, Babli(5) None of these179.Which of the following is sitting on the right side of Fatima?(1) Eva (2) Dev(3) Asad (4) Babli(5) Cajole180.Which of the above given statements is superfluous?(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3(4) 4 (5) None of these

Directions (Qs. 181-185): Read the following information andanswer the questions.

Four people of different nations live on the same side of a sectorin four houses each of different colour. Each person has a differentfavourite drink. The Englishman lives in the red house. The followingadditional information is:

—The Hindu drinks tea.—The Muslim lives in the first house on the left.—The Muslim lives adjacent to the blue house.—In the second house from the right they drink coffee.—The Sikh drinks banana shake.—Tea is drunk in the blue house—The pink house is to the right of red house181.Which of the following drink coffee?(1) Muslim(2) Hindu(3) Englishman



(4) Muslim and Hindu(5) None of the above182. The colour of Sikh house is:(1) yellow (2) blue(3) red (4) pink(5) None183. The Muslim drinks which of the following drink:(1) tea (2) coffee(3) banana shake (4) tea, coffee(5) milk184.Who sits adjacent to Muslim?(1) Hindu(2) Englishman(3) Sikh(4) Both Hindu and Sikh(5) None of the above185.Which of the following statement is not true?(1) Hindu lives in the blue house(2) Sikh drinks banana shake and his colour of house is pink(3) Muslim drinks coffee(4) Yellow house is occupied by Muslim(5) None of the above

Directions (Qs. 186-195): Study the following informationcarefully and answer the questions given below it.

Given here are the conditions to become the members of a LakeClub. A person must:

(1) be in the age group of 21-50 as on August 13, 2006.(2) be drawing a minimum salary of Rs 1 lakh per annum.(3) own a house.(4) not have a family of more than five members including himself.(5) have excellence in any field of arts and sports.However, if a person:(6) satisfies all except (4) above, but draws a salary of more than

2 lakh per annum, the case may be referred to the Clubpresident.

(7) satisfies all except (3) above, the case may be referred to theClub secretary.

On the basis of above conditions and information, decidewhich of the following courses of action should be taken regardingeach condition.

Mark answer:(1) if the person is eligible to be a member(2) if the person can’t be allowed the membership(3) if the data provided is inadequate.(4) if the case is to be referred to the Club secretary(5) if the case is to be referred to the Club president 186.Mr Rahul Tiwari, living with his mother and father, is a

college professor earning Rs 8600 monthly. He has his own house andis having a good record in the field of fine arts.

187.Ravi Tripathi, an IAS officer, draws a salary of Rs 15000 p.m.His date of birth is March 17, 1985. He lives with his mother, father anda brother. He is having his own house and holds a certificate of beingthe best volleyball player in his college.

188.Mr Pankaj Pandey works as a manager in horticulture. He is35 years old and lives as a tenant with his wife and two daughters. Hedraws a monthly salary of Rs 8700 p.m. for the last 7 years. He holds agood record in sports.

189.Mr Dev Taneja, a bachelor, lives in a private house owned byhim with his parents and grand parents. He is senior manager inAmerican Express, drawing a salary of Rs 17000 p.m. He has won theTrophy in Badminton and his D.O.B. is August 13, 1992.

190.Mrs Radha Kapoor, living with her husband, receives a

salary of Rs 10,000 p.m. She has completed 12 years of service in thecompany on January 10, 2004.

191.Mrs Poonam completed 33 years in March 2005. She staysin her own house along with his husband and three sons. She works asG.M. in Infosys, and draws Rs 117000 per annum. She has exhibitedexcellence in the field of arts.

192.Mr Ajay is a Branch Manager in SBI and draws a salary ofRs 201000 per annum. He lives in a flat which is not owned by him,along with his wife and a son. He holds a certificate of excellence intennis. His D.O.B. is October 15, 1980.

193.Mr Satyakam is 40 years old, lives alone in his house. Heworks as manager in textile mill and earns Rs 10,200 every month.

194.Ms Kavita lives in her own house with his husband and adaughter. She is working as a Assistant Manager in HDFC. She is 26years old and having a excellence in painting.

195.Mr Abhinav is a bachelor working as a Computer Engineerin electron company. He draws Rs 10900 p.m. His D.O.B. is October1982. He has been the captain of the Basketball team. He lives in hisown house and having family of four persons including him.

Directions (Qs. 196-200): An arrangement machine whengiven an input of words, rearrange them following a particular ruleand solve it.

Input: This chapter would give you basic concepts.Step 1: basic this chapter would give you concepts.Step 2: basic chapter this would give you concepts.Step 3: basic chapter concepts this would give you.Step 4: basic chapter concepts give this would you.Study the logic and answer the questions that follow.196. Input: Do not imitate others work.Which of the following will be Step 3 for the given input?(1) Do others not imitate work.(2) Do imitate not others work.(3) Work do others imitate.(4) Do not others work imitate.(5) None197. Input: Adequate safety arrangements are must for kids.Which of the following will be 2nd last step for the given

input?(1) Adequate are arrangements for kids safety must.(2) Adequate are arrangements for kids must safety.(3) Adequate are safety arrangements must for kids.(4) Adequate safety are arrangements must for kids.(5) None198. Input: Marcus Brauchli gives inaccurate information.How many steps are required to rearrange the above input

properly.(1) 3 (2) 4 (3) 5(4) 2 (5) None of these199. Input: Most Indian leaders cannot even visualise free India.Which of the following will be last step of above input?(1) Most Indian even leaders cannot visualise free India.(2) Cannot even free India Indian most leaders visualise.(3) Cannot even free India most Indian leaders visualise.(4) Cannot even free India Indian leaders most visualise.(5) None.200.Step IV: It is figure anti-establishment from media.Which of the following is the input of the above mentioned step.(1) It is figure from anti-establishment media.(2) Media it is figure from anti-establishment.(3) It is anti-establishment media from.(4) Can’t be determined.(5) None of these



Directions (Qs. 201-205): Study the Venn-diagrams givenbelow and answer the following questions (The Venn-diagramgives the number of persons into various kinds of business).

201.People who are into only furniture business are:(1) e(2) z + a(3) b + e + d + f(4) e + f(5) z + a + b + d + e + f202.People doing furniture business and steel business, but not

tea, are:(1) y + a (2) a + b(3) b + d (4) d + g(5) d

203.People doing steel and plastic and furniture business are:(1) g (2) d (3) b(4) a (5) y204.What is the number of people into tea and furniture

business?(1) z + e (2) a (3) e(4) z + a (5) b + a205.What is the number of people carrying out all four

businesses?(1) b (2) d (3) a(4) c (5) None of these

Directions (Qs. 206-210): These questions are based oninferences. Read the following passage carefully and mark youranswers as:

(1) Probably true(2) Definitely true(3) Probably false(4) Definitely false(5) Data inadequateMost people find change stressful, so I do not find it surprising that

researchers have discovered a statistical relation between falling ill andthe experience of major life events such as death of a spouse, gettingmarried, etc. Those who have experienced a higher index of suchchanges, generally report a greater incidence of ill-health. Yet, most ofus find that this research quite doesn’t tally with the experience.Reasoning similarly, another group found a strong correlation betweenhealth and hassles of life—the thousands of little daily irritations.

206.Generally people tend to get irritated to some extent.207.Everyone does not experience stress, only few do.208.One should avoid big changes.209. The approach of the two research groups is not different.210. The researchers’ conclusion quite fits into everybody’s life.



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Directions (Qs. 211-215): Each of the following series consists of seven figures, two of which at the ends are unnumbered. One of thefive numbered figures does not fit into the series. Find out the figure.



Directions (Qs. 216-220): The second figure of the problem figure bears a certain relationship to the first figure. Determine therelationship and hence find out the answer from the answer figures:

216.

1 2 3 4 5

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PROBLEM FIGURES ANSWER FIGURES

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Directions (Qs. 221-225): Each question comprises question figures and answer figures. The question figures obey a specific pattern.From among the answer figures, choose that option which follows the series or pattern, in the next step.

PROBLEM FIGURES ANSWER FIGURES

222.

1 2 3 4 5

221.

1 2 3 4 5

223.

1 2 3 4 5

T T T

T T

224.

1 2 3 4 5

225.

1 2 3 4 5

General Awareness1. (2) 2. (2) 3. (2) 4. (5)5. (5) Rs 1365 crores.6. (1) 7. (3)8. (1) .... Defence Minister.9. (4) 10. (3) 11. (3)

12. (4) ... 16th13. (1) 14. (5) 15. (2) 16. (3) 17. (5)18. (4) 19. (1) 20. (1) 21. (1) 22. (2)23. (2) 24. (2) 25. (3)26. (4) ... major ruling coalition.27. (4) ... UP = 19 lakh (+).28. (5) 29. (4) 30. (5) 31. (1)32. (5) ... (Increase, $ 25 B $ 39 B).33. (4) 34. (2) 35. (2) 36. (3) 37. (3)38. (3) 39. (1) 40. (6) 41. (1) 42. (6)43. (1) 44. (1) 45. (2) 46. (2) 47. (3)48. (5) 49. (2) 50. (1)

English51. (5) .... refer last few lines.52. (4) .... refer Ist and last paragraphs.53. (4) .... refer 2nd statement, para 2.54. (5) .... refer last para and the main theme. Other options also follow

closely.55. (2)56. (2) .... 2nd para.57. (2) .. para 1.58. (2) ... para 1, line 1 and subject theme.59. (5) .... 2nd line, para 3.60. (4) 61. (5) 62. (2) 63. (5) 64. (5)65. (1) 66. (2) 67. (2) 68. (1) 69. (4)70. (5) 71. (2) 72. (1) 73. (5) 74. (3)75. (1) 76. (4) 77. (1) 78. (5) 79. (2)80. (4) 81. (2) 82. (3) 83. (5) 84. (1)85. (3) 86. (1) 87. (2) 88. (5) 89. (2)90. (3)91. (2) ... it should be ‘is’ instead of ‘are’.92. (1) ... hardly should be followed by had.93. (2) ... ‘permitted’ instead of ‘permit’.94. (5)95. (3) ... ‘among’ instead of ‘between’.96. (3)97. (4)98. (4)99. (4)

100. (3)

Quantitative Aptitude

101. (3)

102. (3)

103. (4)

104. (5)

105. (4)

106. (3)

107. (4)

108. (2)

109. (2)

110. (5)

111. (3)

112. (5)

113. (3)



Let incomes be 7x and 5x and expenditures be 3y

and 2y

7x : 5x

3y : 2y

7x 3y 5x 2y R

2x y R

R 7Rx 7x

2 2

− = − == =

= → =

3 2Put x – a ( – a) a( a) 2( a) a 4 0

4a

3100x 85x 5

15x 5

1x hrs 20 mins

3Required time 7:55am 20 mins 8:15 am

20 128 x 8 x

32x – 64

x 2 km / hr

Let the ages be 15x and 8x

15x 10 5, 5x 20, or x 4

8x 10 3

R 15x 60 and D 8x 32

I

= → + − + − − + + =

= −

− ==

= =

= + =

=+ −

− ==

+ = = =+

= = = =

i.e.

i.e.

2

2

10 10

10 10

(a 5) 0, a 5

II 1.8 3.2 b, b 5 Thus, a b

I (a 6) (a 3) 0, a 6, 3

II (b 3) 0 b 3 Thus, a b..

17I 2a b Solving simultaneously,

29

II 2b a a 2b, b 3.5 Thus, b a2

Log 160 log (16 10)

log 16 log 10

log

→ − = =→ + = = =→ − + = = −

→ + = = − ≥

→ + =

→ − = = = >

= ×= +

=

i.e.

i.e.

i.e.

i.e.

410 10

2

2

2 1 1 4log 2 1 4(0.3010)

2.2041

2(1 cos x) cosx 4 0

2cos x cosx 6 0 (cosx 2) (2 cosx 3) 0

3cosx 2 or

2Both values are not possible as

cosx lies between 1 and 1

Both statements are singly sufficient. Only, t he

answers wil

+ = + = +=

− − + =

+ − = → + − =

= −

− +

6 42 2

6 32 2

1 1

2 2

1 2 2 1

l be different in each case.

Use combinations

From I C C 1 15 6 1 10 lines

From II C C 1 15 3 1 13 lines

We have to use both together

60 40p , q

100 10050 50

p , q100 100

Required probability p q p q

60 50 40100 100

→ − + = − + =

→ − + = − + =

= =

= =

= +

= × + 5050%

100 100PTR P 2 R

Either S.I. 260100 100

I. : In 2 years, S.I 260

260S.I. for 1 year Rs 130

2

× =

× ×= → =

=

= =

}

ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

114. (2)

115. (4)

116. (2)

117. (3)

118. (1)

119. (3)

120. (1)

121. (4)

122. (3)

123. (5)

124. (2)125. (5)126. (3)127. (3)

128. (2)

129. (1)

130. (5)131. (2)

132. (5)

133. (3)

134. (4)

135. (1)

136. (3)

137. (1)

138. (1)

139. (3)

140. (1)

141. (2)

142. (2)

143. (1)

144. (3)

145. (5)

146. (1)

147. (3)

148. (4)



2

A 5200 650 5850

R can be calculated and also P.

P T RII. : A 2P P T 40

100I. : Not sufficient

II. : Since N is not divisible by 3, it is not divis ible by 18

also (As 18 6 3).

Neither. Time and distance both are missing

2x 5x 6x 15 0

(x 3) (

= + =

× ×= → = → =

= ×

− + + <+

13 ?3

?

?

?

2

2x 5) 0

Either x 3 and 2x 5 or vice versa

5x 3 0, 2x 5 0 x 3 and x

25

OR, x 3 0, 2x 5 0 x 3, x2

10 8 64 110 250 10,500

100064 10 250 10,500

264 2500 10,000

64 4

1?

325 2 35 3 100 20

37.22 5 100

(7 4)

− <+ = − − = + −

+ < − > < − >

+ > − < > − <

÷ + × × =

+ × × =

× =

=

=

× + × +× =+

+

i.e.

i.e.

2 2

6

53

12 7280 litres

7 4 7 (7 4)

12 100 100 36 6R 0.6

10 100 10LCM of 4 and 6 12

Let total no. of each type 12

12 12Total CP 3 2 5

4 612 12 24

and SP5 5

Since SP CP Loss

245

5% Loss 100 4%5

Using combinations, no. of triangles

C

×× ≅− × +

× ×= = = =

==

= + = + =

+= =

< →

−= × =

=

1 2 3

10

3 3 3

510

3 2

p of solving 1 –p of not solving

1 q q q

3 2 11

4 3 234

2 1024

13 will be a large number ( ) . 0

4 1 1 5, 5 2 2 18, 18 3 3 81, etc

∞

∠= =∠ ∠

== −

= − × ×

=

=

∞ =∞

× + = × + = × + =

3 4 0.5 12.5, 12.5 4 0.5 50.5, etc

Using ratios, Ist obtain values of unknowns

AThus, 1.2 A 36

3080

Similarly, B 40, C 2,40

70 80D 1.4, E 60, 1.33

50 60F and G both are unknowns & so cannot be

calculated at this stage

Now, E B 60 – 40

× + = × + =

= → =

= = =

= = = =

− = 20, % 100 50%

40F and G both are unknowns

FG 1.5 1.5 F 150

100150

and 100 187.5%80

C : D : G 1: 2 : 3

Since C 1, B 80 and since G 3, F 300

300F : B 3.75

8036

A 36, E 60 Ratio 0.660

5% of 3000 25% of 10,000

150 2500

Change 2500 1

= × =

= → = → =

∴ × =

== = = =

→ = =

= = → = =

→→= −

i.e.

50 2350

40% of 10,000 : 60% of 3000

4000: 1800 40 : 18 20 : 9

3000 30% of 3000 3000 900 2100

40% of 2100 840 and 10% of 840 Rs 84

30% of 40% of 10,000 30% of 60% of 3,000

1200 558 642

25% of 60% 20% of 40%

15% 8% (decrease)

Total Imports

=

= = =− = − =

= =−

= − =→

→i.e.

10 40 50

Exports 15 35 50

50Required% 110 100%

501970, 1980, 10 40 15 35 50

40 50 60(1990), (2000), (2005)

20 25 30Exports 15, 35, 40, 50, 60

Minimum from 35 40

45 35% 100 15%

35Exports 15 35 40 50 60 200

Imports 10 40 20

= + == + =

= × =

+ = + =

=→

− × ≅

= + + + + == + + 25 30 125

200 8Ratio

125 540

100 13%20 30 40 40 50 70 60

A 310, B 335

310% 100 90%

3352 years : 2003, 2004

+ + =

= =

× =+ + + + + +

= =

= × ≅

149. (2)

150. (5)

Reasoning

151. (1) All the others are colours of rainbow (VIBGYOR)152. (2) Cooler is used to protect us from heat. Similarly umbrella is

used to protect us from rain.153. (3) According to first statement or sentence

Aposition of D is not exact.

BSecond sentence clears that E is larger than A but smallerthan D means — largest city.

154. (4) Colour of middle line of NF is white and green means white isgiven in the statement so green is the answer.

155. (4) The first letter moves two places forward while the secondletters moves one place backward. This process continues forthe whole word.

156. (3) The reversed series is:

4th to the right of 16th from right is 12th (16 – 4) from right is B.157. (4) The letters are A, C, P, I, T. No word can be made by using

these letters.158. (1) Seventh from left is

Answer is

159. (5) The series is after dropping characters:

then 5th to the right of 6th from left is 11th from left i.e. T160. (2) Do it yourself.161. (1) Using Ist and 2nd statement we get

All papers are pages and by using 2nd & 3rd we get Allbooks are material so, 2 & 3 follow and I & IV are conversionof Ist statement and 3rd statement.

166. (1) 167. (1) providing jobs would definitely decrease unemployment,

hence 1 is strong. II is not strong because quota for poorsdoesn’t mean reservation.

168. (2) Ist is not strong but II is obviously strong.169. (1) Ist is strong, II is void.170. (5)171. (4) There is no hint of use of ‘best’and ‘everywhere’ terms.172. (4) I and II are definitely implicit. Also an advertisement is meant

to be read.173. (2) We cannot say anything about I.174. (4) 175. (1)(176 to 180). In the circle the arrangement is as shown.

176. (3) Dev.177. (5) Because Babli is on the left of Cajole. (see diagram.)178. (1) Dev, Asad.179. (1) Clearly, Eva.180. (5) Since all the statements are necessary to determine the

arrangement.

(181 to 185) Based on given information, the correct sequence of data is as follows.

181. (3) see chart.182. (4)183. (5) Although it is not mentioned in the question but it appear that

milk is his drink.



DEAB

Colour Yellow Blue Red PinkNationality Muslim Hindu Englishman SikhDrink Milk Tea Coffee Banana shake

5 P N $ G 6 3 C A Z B R 9 T 8 I X S %• × − ⊕ +

G $ N P 5 % S X I 8 sixth from right• + ⊕ −

C 3 6 G N % I T R Z• + −

%

30 45 20 9525%

335 33570 50

2005 40% ( 110 40%)50

+ + = ≅

−= × =

P PageB Mat

P PulloversSC

SBats MB

Pen Pencils R G B

B

O

P F

Cajole

Asad

Fatima

Eva

Dev

Babli

mid symbol↓

P-papersPagesMat-MaterialB-Balls

C-CoatS-ShortP-Pants

161.

162.

163.

164.

165.

184. (1)185. (3) (Muslim drinks milk—it is assumed).186. (3) Condition 1 is missing.187. (1) Satisfies all the condition.188. (4) (Condition 7 is fulfilled, as the candidate does not have his

own house.)189. (5) Condition 6 is fulfilled, as the candidate has a family of 5

members.190. (3) Conditions 1 and 5 is missing.191. (2) She is having a family of five members and condition 6 is not

fulfilled because her salary is less than 200000.192. (4)193. (2) Condition 5 is missing.194. (2) Condition 2 is missing.195. (1) All conditions are satisfied.(196-200) The logic is: the words are arranged in alphabetical order by

not interchanging places. That is ,basic goes to the first placeand the whole remaining sentence is as it is.

196. (5) because in this only one step is possible Input Do not imitate others work.Step-I Do imitate not others work.

197. (1) Step-1 Adequate are safety arrangements must for kids.Step-2 Adequate are arrangements safety must for kids.Steps-3 Adequate are arrangements for safety must kids.Steps-4 Adequate are arrangements for kids safety must.Step-5 Adequate are arrangements for kids must safety.And 2nd last one is step 4.

198. (2) Step-1 Brauchli Marcus gives inaccurate information.Step-2 Brauchli gives Marcus inaccurate information.Step-3 Brauchli gives inaccurate Marcus information.Step-4 Brauchli gives inaccurate information Marcus.4 Steps are required.

199. (4) Step-1 Cannot most Indian leaders even visualise free India.Step-2 Cannot even most Indian leaders visualise free India.Step-3 Cannot even free most Indian leaders visualise India.Step 4 Cannot even free India most Indian leaders visualise.Step 5 Cannot even free India Indian most leaders visualise.Step 6 Cannot even free India Indian leaders most visualise.Shortcut (Just arrange the input alphabetically).

200. (4) In this type of question determination of previous step or inputis not possible.

(201-205)201. (5) 202. (3) 203. (2) 204. (4) 205. (5)(206-210)206. (2)........last lines.207. (3)........research done on several people.208. (5)........no such hint is made.209. (4)........it is different......one considers big events, the other

considers small ones.210. (3)........3rd sentence. (Yet, most of us....).(211-215)211. (5) The elements move one step Anti-clockwise in one step while

in the next the element on extreme Anti-clockwise positionmoves Clockwise end and others move one step Anti-clockwise.

212. (3) The outermost and innermost sides rotate by 90° Anti-clockwise while the middle one rotates by 90° Clockwise.

213. (2) In this the elements shift one step in cyclic order and oneelement is replaced by a new one.

214. (1) In this the upper and the lower elements rotate by 180° whilethe middle element inverted vertically in alternate steps.

215. (4)216. (4) Y changes by 180°, Anti-clockwise & 2 places in Clockwise

direction.I changes Clockwise at same place, by 90°.

has no rotation but goes to ends.217. (2) Notice Clockwise and Anti-clockwise rotations as above.218 (1) similar to above Qs.219. (2) end point moves Anti-clockwise, 45°,

move 45° to top.circle moves by 180°.

220. (3) Just send elements to opposite places.221. (1) notice how the vertically and horizontally attached

components change alternately.222. (3) triangle moves 1 place to ends/sides, Anti-clockwise,

moves by ½ places, diagonally,moves Anti-clockwise by 135° or 1½ places Anti-

clockwise.223. (4) semi-circle turns Anti-clockwise and gets diminished/enlarged

alternately, T jumps to opposite side and reverses, arrowhead changes direction and places, after 2 turns.

224. (1) notice how the various elements move by ½ side and thenfrom one extreme to another.

225. (2) circle changes shade and places Anti-clockwise, triangle tiltsAnti-clockwise and Clockwise alternately, 45°.



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1. The Foreign Exchange Reserve of India are kept in the custody of…… (A) World Bank (B) International Monetary Fund (C) Prime Minister Rahat Kosh (D) Reserve Bank of India (E) None of these

2. The Reserve Bank of India issues coins and notes of various denominations. At present RBI does not issue coins of which of the following denominations ? (A) 10 paise (B) 20 paise (C) 25 paise (D) 50 paise (E) 1•00 Rupee

3. The European Union has adopted which of the following as a common currency ? (A) Dollar (B) Dinar (C) Yen (D) Peso (E) Euro

4. Various Banks in the country have installed machines which disburse money to general public. These machines are called…… (A) Coin dispensing machines (B) ATMs (C) Debit Card Machines (D) Ledger Machines (E) None of these

5. Which of the following names is not associated with the insurance business in India ? (A) Bajaj Allianz (B) LIC (C) GIC (D) Tata AIG (E) GE Money

6. Commodity Exchanges at various places in India are trading in many metals like gold, silver, etc. Many times we read in newspapers that gold no more has emained the highest trading option and has been replaced by a non-traditional metal known as…… (A) copper (B) steel (C) zinc (D) white gold (E) None of these

7. Which of the following is known as Plastic money ? 1. Demand Draft 2. Credit Card 3. Debit Card (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2

(C) Only 3 (D) Both 2 and 3 (E) All 1, 2 and 3

8. Many a time we see a term in newspapers ‘IPO’. What is the full form of the same ? (A) Indian Public Offer (B) Institutional Purchase (C) Industrial Purchase Order (D) Indian Purchase Offer (E) Initial Public Offer

9. Many a times we read in financial newspapers a term/name NMCEX. What is the full form of the same ? (A) New Multi Capital Exchange (B) National Medium Commodity Exchange (C) National Multi Commodity Exchange (D) Net Marketable Commodity Exchange (E) None of these

10. Many Banks these days are entering into business of offering loans against property. This business of the banks can be categorized under which of the following heads of banking ? (A) Corporate Banking (B) Personal Banking (C) Merchant Banking (D) Portfolio Management Service (E) None of these

11. Which of the following organizations/banks has done a commendable work in the field of micro finance and was awarded Nobel Prize also in the past ? (A) Gramin Bank of Bangladesh (B) CRY (C) ASHA (D) NABARD (E) None of these

12. Nobel Prizes are not given for the performance in the area of… (A) Literature (B) Physics (C) Chemistry (D) Music (E) Medical Science

13. In which of the following Hindi films has actor Shahrukh Khan played the role of a Hockey Coach ? (A) Guru (B) Chak De India (C) Om Shanti Om (D) Jab We Met (E) None of these

14. Which of the following countries has not made any significant investment in India ? (A) Japan

(B) USA (C) Nepal (D) Britain (E) France

15. Which of the following is considered an informal method of getting credit/finance ? (A) Internet Banking (B) Branch visits (C) Going to money lenders (D) Tele Banking (E) All of these

16. Which amongst the following nations is not a member of the SAARC ? (A) Bangladesh (B) Bhutan (C) Nepal (D) Maldives (E) South Africa

17. Which of the following indexes is developed to measure life expectancy, level of literacy, education and standard of living of people in a country ? (A) Inflation (B) Sensex (C) Human Development Index (D) SLR (E) None of these

18. Which of the following is not a Public Sector Unit/Undertaking/Agency ? (A) ECGC (B) SEBI (C) SIDBI (D) Axis Bank (E) BHEL

19. Which of the countries represent letter ‘C’ in the category known as BRIC countries ? (A) Canada (B) Chile (C) Cuba (D) Croatia (E) China

20. Who amongst the following addresses the nation on the Independence Day from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Delhi ? (A) President of India (B) UPA Chairperson (C) Speaker of the Lok Sabha (D) Prime Minister of India (E) None of these

21. Which of the following awards is given for excellence in the field of sports ? (A) Kalidas Samman (B) Dhyanchand Award

(C) Shram Vir Award (D) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award (E) None of these

22. Which of the following does not represent the name of a bank working in India ? (A) YES (B) HDFC (C) TATA (D) Kotak Mahindra (E) Axis

23. Twenty-20 matches are played in the game of…… (A) Hockey (B) Football (C) Badminton (D) Tennis (E) Cricket

24. Which of the following deals between India and one major country was put on a hold for some time as India is finding difficult to implement it ? (A) 123 Pact with USA (B) Fifth generation fighter plane deal with Russia (C) Heavy Water deal with Iran (D) Border talks with China (E) None of these

25. Which of the following is a type of tax levied by the Govt. on goods and services ? (A) SAT (B) NET (C) PAN (D) VAT (E) None of these

26. As per the news appeared in some major newspapers India is number two in getting ‘PE’. What is the full form of ‘PE’ as used in the financial world ? (A) Professional and Ecofriendly (B) Profitable Equity (C) Profitable and Economical (D) Private and Economical (E) Private Equity

27. Many a times we read in newspapers about ‘Financial Inclusion’. What does it really mean ? [Pick up correct statement(s)] 1. Allow the merger and acquisition of banks so that only few big banks exist and continue to cater to the need of corporate sector. 2. Expending the network of banks in such a way that people from lower strata of society also get the benefit of services provided by banks. 3. Providing Insurance cover to each and every citizen so that he/she can live a healthy and long life. (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3

(D) Both 1 and 2 (E) All 1, 2 and 3

28. Which of the following organizations recently issued some guidelines related to ‘Participatory Notes’ as used in financial world ? (A) RBI (B) IRDA (C) SEBI (D) AMFI (E) None of these

29. Heavy Water is normally used by which of the following industries ? (A) Nuclear Power generation plants (B) Pharma Industry (C) Paper Industry (D) Sugar plants (E) None of these

30. As per news items published in various newspapers, Italy has offered its help in developing ‘SMEs’ in India. What is the full form of ‘SME’ ? (A) Small and Monopolistic Economy (B) Small and Medium Enterprises (C) Speedy and Mechanical (D) Small and Medium Level Economy (E) None of these

31. Which of the following statements about the ‘exports’ from India is true ? 1. Exports are showing good rate of growth. 2. Exports are growing in volume but still they are poorer than imports in terms of value. 3. Exports are not improving the way they were growing two years back. (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3 (D) Both 1 and 3 are correct (E) None of these

32. Which of the following countries for the first time elected a lady as its President recently ? (A) Argentina (B) China (C) New Zealand (D) Russia (E) None of these

33. The Govt. of India keeps on clearing the proposal of setting up new SEZs at several places. What does the letter ‘S’ represent in the ‘SEZ’ ? (A) Soft (B) Small (C) Special (D) Supportive (E) None of these

34. Which of the following is not a foodgrain ?

(A) Wheat (B) Rice (C) Maize (D) Jowar (E) Cotton

35. Who amongst the following was made the Chairman of the National Land Reforms Council ? (A) Smt. Sonia Gandhi (B) Arjun Singh (C) Pranav Mukherjee (D) Kamal Nath (E) Manmohan Singh

36. Various Govt. agencies/organizations are given responsibilities for implementing various policies/decisions of the Govt. of India. Policies about credit flow to the agricultural/priority sector are framed/implemented through which of the following apex bodies ? (A) ECGC (B) NABARD (C) UTI (D) IDBI Bank (E) None of these

37. As we read every then and now the Monetary and Credit Policy is reviewed and changes/corrections are made frequently. Who amongst the following exactly takes this decision in India ? (A) Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission (B) Prime Minister (C) Finance Minister (D) Chairman Finance Commission (E) None of these

38. The World Bank sanctioned Rs. 18,000 crores to which of the following states for its Poverty Alleviation Programme ? (A) Karnataka (B) Gujarat (C) Maharashtra (D) Uttar Pradesh (E) None of these

39. The UNO has declared year 2008 as the year of…… (A) AIDS Prevention (B) Potato (C) Water Harvesting (D) Social Justice to Children (E) None of these

40. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Pakistan– The Gathering Storms’ ? (A) Benazir Bhutto (B) Parvez Musharraf (C) Arun Shourie (D) Arun Gandhi (E) None of these

41. Which of the following is not a gallantry Award ? (A) Vir Chakra (B) Jeevan Raksha Padak (C) Ashok Chakra (D) Mahavir Chakra (E) Saraswati Samman

42. Which of the following states has approved sharing Neyyar Irrigation Project water with Tamil Nadu ? (A) Karnataka (B) Andhra Pradesh (C) Kerala (D) Maharashtra and Karnataka (E) None of these

43. Which of the following is not a foreign bank working in India ? (A) HSBC (B) Barclays (C) Standard Chartered (D) Yes Bank (E) All are foreign banks

44. Who amongst the following is the Chairman of the 13th Finance Commission ? (A) Bimal Jalan (B) Y. V. Reddy (C) C. Rangarajan (D) Vijay Kelkar (E) None of these

45. India has the least or negligible trade relations with ………… (A) Japan (B) Britain (C) South Africa (D) Uganda (E) Iran

46. Your friend has received a sum of Rs. 10000 from his grandparents. He wants to deposit this sum in a bank under a condition of not to withdraw fully or partially for at least two years. He will be needed to open which type of account in the bank ? (A) Small savings account (B) Current account (C) Fixed deposit account (D) Demat account (E) None of these

47. Recently, this was in news that ASEAN is an association of …… (A) Commonwealth nations (B) SAARC nations (C) South-Eastern Asian nations (D) Oil-exporting nations (E) African nations

48. Names of two important persons are often visible in newspapers/magazines/electronic media. These names are Dr. C. Rangarajan and Dr. Bimal Jalan. Which of the following facts are identical in the life of both these two persons ? (A) Both are principal economic advisors to the Prime Minister (B) Both are the Members of the Lok Sabha (C) Both are the former Governors of RBI (D) Both were the Finance Ministers of India (E) There is nothing similar in both

49. Which of the following places of West Bengal was in news recently, since some violent incidences took place due to an attempt of agricultural land aquisition for industrial purposes ? (A) Khadakpur (B) Nandigram (C) Howrah (D) Bolepur (E) None of these

50. In accordance with the reports published in the papers/magazines, the Government of India and some NGOs have declared/started some projects to help/ to provide relief to the farmers in general and specially to perplexed farmers. Which of the following is not such a plan ? (A) Crop insurance plan (B) E-Chaupal (C) Subsidy for chemical fertilizers (D) Reconstruction of watershade/water-bodies (E) Mid-day meal

Answers 1. (D) 2. (B) 3. (E) 4. (B) 5. (E) 6. (D) 7. (D) 8. (E) 9. (C) 10. (B) 11. (A) 12. (D) 13. (B) 14. (C) 15. (C) 16. (E) 17. (C) 18. (B) 19. (E) 20. (D) 21. (B) 22. (C) 23. (E) 24. (A) 25. (D) 26. (E) 27. (B) 28. (C) 29. (A) 30. (B) 31. (C) 32. (A) 33. (C) 34. (E) 35. (E) 36. (B) 37. (E) 38. (D) 39. (B) 40. (A) 41. (E) 42. (C) 43. (D) 44. (D) 45. (D) 46. (C) 47. (C) 48. (C) 49. (B) 50. (E)

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1. In a certain code language ‘how many goalsscored’ is written as ‘5 3 9 7’; ‘many morematches’ is written as ‘9 8 2’ and ‘he scored five’is written as ‘1 6 3’. How is ‘goals’ written inthat code language ?(1) 5 (2) 7 (3) 5 or 7(4) Data inadequate(5) None of these

2. In a certain code TEMPORAL is written asOLDSMBSP. How is CONSIDER written in thatcode?(1) RMNBSFEJ (2) BNMRSFEJ(3) RMNBJEFS (4) TOPDQDCH(5) None of these

3. How many meaningful English words can bemade with the letters DLEI using each letter onlyonce in each word ?(1) None (2) One (3) Two(4) Three (5) More than three

4. Among A, B, C, D and E each having differentweight, D is heavier than only A and C is lighterthan B and E. Who among them is the heaviest ?(1) B (2) E (3) C(4) Data inadequate(5) None of these

5. Each odd digit in the number 5263187 issubstituted by the next higher digit and each evendigit is substituted by the previous lower digitand the digits so obtained are rearranged inascending order, which of the following will bethe, third digit from the left end after therearrangement ?

(1) 2 (2) 4 (3) 5

(4) 6 (5) None of these

6. Pratap corrrectly remembers that his mother’s

birthday is before twenty third April but after

Nineteenth April, whert as his sister correctly

remembers that their mother’s birthday is not on

or after twenty second April. On which day in

April is definitely their mother’s birthday ?

(1) Twentieth (2) Twenty-first

(3) Twentieth or twenty-first

(4) Cannot be determined

(5) None of these

7. Ashok started walking towards South. After

walking 50 meters he took a right turn and

walked 30 meters. He then took a right turn and

walked 100 meters. He again took a right turn

and walked 30 meters and stopped. How far and

in which direction was he from the starting point?

(1) 50 meters South (2) 150 meters North

(3) 180 meters East (4) 50 meters North

(5) None of these

8. If’–‘ means ‘+’; ‘–’means ‘×’; ‘×’ means ‘÷’and‘+’means ‘–’; then 15 – 8 × 6 + 12 + 4 = ?

(1) 20 (2) 28 (3)4

87

(4) 2 3 (5) None of these

9. Town D is towards East of town F. Town B is

towards North of town D. Town H is towards

South of town B. Towards which direction is

town H from town F ?

(1) East (2) South-East

(3) North-East (4) Data inadequate

(5) None of these

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10. How many such pairs of letters are there in the

word SEARCHES each of which has as many

letters between them in the word as in the English

alphabet ?

(1) None (2) One (3) Two

(4) Three (5) More than three

Direction: In each of the questions below are given

four statements followed by four conclusions

numbered I, II, III 8s IV. You have to take the given

statements to be true even if they seem to be at given

conclusions logically follows from the given

statements disregarding commonly known facts.

11. Statements: All cups are bottles. Some bottles

are jugs. No jug is plate. Some plates are tables.

Conclusions:

I. Some tables are bottles.

II. Some plates are cups.

III. No table is bottle.

IV. Some jugs are cups.

(1) Only I follows (2) Only II follows

(3) Only III follows (4) Only IV follows

(5) Only either I or III follows

12. Statements: Some chairs are handles. All

handles are pots. All pots are mats. Some mats

are buses.

Conclusions:

I. Some buses are handles.

II. Some mats are chairs.

III. No bus is handle.

IV. Some mats are handles.

(1) Only I, II and IV follow

(2) Only II, III and IV follow

(3) Only either I or III and II follow

(4) Only either I or III and IV follow

(5) Only either I or III and II and IV follow

13. Statements: All birds are horses. All horses are

tigers. Some tigers are lions. Some lions are

monkeys.

Conclusions:

I. Some tigers are horses.

II. Some monkeys are birds.

III. Some tigers are birds.

IV. Some monkeys are horses.

(1) Only I and III follow

(2) Only I, II and III follow


(4) All I, II, III and IV follow

(5) None of these

14. Statements: Some benches are walls. All walls

are houses. Some houses are jungles. All jungles

are roads.

Conclusions:

I. Some roads are benches.

II. Some jungles are walls.

III. Some houses are benches.

IV. Some roads are houses.

(1) Only land II follow

(2) Only I and III follow

(3) Only III and IV follow


(5) None of these

15. Statements: Some sticks are lamps. Some

flowers are lamps. Some lamps are dresses. All

dresses are shirts.

Conclusions:

I. Some shirts are sticks.

II. Some shirts are flowers.

III. Some flowers are sticks.

IV. Some dresses are sticks.

(1) None follows (2) Only I follows

(3) Only II follows (4) Only III follows

(5) Only IV follows

Direction: Study the following information

carefully and answer the questions given below:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are eight employees

of an organization working in three departments viz.

Personnel, Administration and Marketing with not

more than three of them in any department. Each of

them has a different choice of sports from football,

cricket, volleyball, badminton, lawn tennis, basketball,

hockey and table tennis not necessarily in the same

order.

D works in Administration and does not like

either football or cricket. F works in Personnel with

only A who likes table tennis. Eand H do not work in

the same department as D. C likes hockey and does





not work in marketing. G does not work in

administration and does not like either cricket or

badminton. One of those who work in administration

likes football. The one who likes volleyball works in

personnel. None of those who work in administration

likes either badminton or lawn tennis. H does not like

cricket.

16. Which of the following groups of employees

work in Administration department ?

(1) EGH (2) AF (3) BCD

(4) BGD (5) Data inadequate

17. In which department does E work ?

(1) Personnel (2) Marketing

(3) Administration (4) Data inadequate

(5) None of these

18. Which of the following combinations of

employee-department-favourite sport is correct?

(1) E – Administration – Cricket

(2) F – Personnel – Lawn Tennis

(3) H – Marketing – Lawn Tennis

(4) B – Administration – Table Tennis

(5) None of these

19. What is E’s favourite sport ?

(1) Cricket (2) Badminton

(3) Basketball (4) Lawn Tennis

(5) None of these

20. What is G’s favourite sport ?

(1) Cricket (2) Badminton

(3) Basketball (4) Lawn Tennis

(5) None of these

Direction: In the following questions, the symbols

# and S are used with the following meaning as

illustrated below.

P $ Q’ means ‘P is not smaller than Q’.

P @ Q’ means ‘P is neither smaller than nor equal to ‘Q

‘P # Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor equal to Q’.

P δ Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor smaller than

Q’.

‘P Q’ means ‘P is not greater than Q’.

Now in each of the following questions

assuming the given statements to be true, find which

of the four conclusions I, II, III and IV given below

them is/are definitely true and give your answer

accordingly.

21. Statements: H @ T, T # F, F δ E, E VV

Conclusions: I. V $ F II. E @ T

III. H @ V IV. T # V

(1) Only I, II and III are true

(2) Only I, II and IV are true

(3) Only II, III and IV are true

(4) Only I, III and IV are true

(5) All I, II, III and IV are true

22. Statements: D#R, R K, K@F, F$J

Conclusions: I. J # R II. J # K

III. R # F IV. K @ D



(3) Only I, III and IV are true

(4) All I, II, III and IV are true

(5) None of these

23. Statements: N δ B, B $ W, W # H, H M

Conclusions : I. M @ W II. H @ N

III. W S N IV. W# N

(1) Only I is true (2) Only III is true

(3) Only IV is true

(4) Only either III or IV is true

(5) Only either III or IV and I are true

24. Statements: R D, D $ J, J # M, M @ K

Conclusions: I. K # J II. D @ M

III. R # M

IV. D @ K

(1) None is true (2) Only I is true

(3) Only II is true (4) Only III is true

(5) Only IV is true

25. Statements: M $ K, K @ N, N R, R # WW

Conclusions: I. W @ K II. M $ R

III. K @ W

IV. M @ N

(1) Only I and II are true


(3) Only III and IV are true


(5) None of these






carefully and answer the questions given below

Following are the conditions for selecting Senior

Manager-Credit in a bank. The candidate must—

(i) be a graduate in any discipline with atleast 60

percent marks.

(ii) have post qualification work experience of at

least ten years in the Advances Section of a bank.

(iii) be at least 30 years and not more than 40 years

as on 1.4.2010. (iv) have secured at least 40

percent marks in the group discussion. (v) have

secured at least 50 percent marks in interview.

In the case of a candidate who satisfies all the

conditions EXCEPT—

(A) at (i) above but has secured at least 50 percent

marks in graduation and at least 60 percent marks

in post graduation in any discipline the case is

to be referred to the General Manager Advances.

(B) at (ii) above but has total post qualification work

experience of at least seven years out of which

at least three years as Manager-Credit in a bank,

the case is to be referred to Executive

Director.

In each question below details of one candidate

is given. You have to take one of the following

courses of action based on the information

provided and the conditions and sub-conditions

given above and mark the number of that course

of action as your answer. You are not to assume

anything other than the information provided in

each question. All these cases are given to you

as on 01.04.2010.

Give answer

(1) if the case is to be referred to Executive

Director.

(2) if the case is to be referred to General

Manager-Advances.

(3) if the data are inadequate to take a decision.

(4) if the candidate is not to be selected.

(5) if the candidate is to be selected.

26. Shobha Gupta has secured 50 percent marks in

the Interview and 40 percent marks in the Group

Discussion. She has been working for the past

eight years out of which four years as Manager-

Credit in a bank after completing her B. A. degree

with 60 percent marks. She was born on 12th

September 1978.

27. Rohan Maskare was born on 8th March 1974. He

has been working in a bank for the past twelve years

after completing his B.Com. degree with 70 percent

marks. He has secured 50 percent marks in both

the Group Discussion and the Interview.

28. Prakash Gokhale was born on 4th August 1977.

He has secured 65 percent marks in. post

graduation and 58 percent marks in graduation.

He has been working for the past ten years in

the Advances Department of a bank after

completing his post graduation. He has secured

45 percent marks in the Group Discussion and

50 percent marks in the Interview.

29. Sudha Mehrotra has been working in the

Advances department of a bank for the past

twelve years after completing her B.Com. degree

with 60 percent marks. She has secured 50

percent marks in the Group Discussion and 40

percent marks in the Interview. She was born on

15th February 1972.

30. Amit Narayan was born on 28th May 1974. He

has been working in the Advances department of a

bank for the past eleven years after completing his

B.Sc. degree with 65 percent marks. He has secured

55 percent marks in the Group discussion and 50

percent marks in the interview.

Direcion: In each question below is given a

statement followed by three courses of action

numbered (A), (B) and (C). A course of action is a

step or administrative decision to be taken for.

improvement, follow-up or further action in regard

to the problem, policy, etc. On the basis of the

information given in the statement, you have to

assume everything in the statement to be true, then

decide which of the suggested courses of action

logically follow(s) for pursuing.

31. Statement : A heavy unseasonal downpour

during tho last two days has paralysed the,

normal life in the state in which five persons were





killed but this has provided a huge relief to the

problem of acute water crisis in the state.

Courses of action:

(A) The state government should set up a

committee to review the alarming situation.

(B) The state government should immediately

remove all the restrictions, on use of potable

water in all the major cities in the state.

(C) The state government should send relief

supplies to all the affected areas in the state.

(1) None (2) Only (A)

(3) Only (B) and (C) (4) Only (C)

(5) All (A), (B), (C)

32. Statement: A large private bank has decided to

retrench one-third of its employees in view of

the huge losses incurred by it during the past

three quarters.

Courses of action:

(A) The Govt. should issue a notification to

general public to immediately: stop all

transactions with the bank.

(B) The Govt. should direct the bank to refrain

from retrenching its employees.

(C) The Govt. should ask the central bank of the

country to initiate an enquiry into the bank’s

activities and submit its report.

(1) None (2) Only (A)

(3) Only (B) (4) Only (C)

(5) Only (A) and (C)

33. Statement: Many political activists have

decided to stage demonstrations and block traffic

movement in the city during peak hours to protest

against the steep rise in prices of essential

commodities.

Courses of action:

(A) The Govt. should immediately ban all forms

of agitations in the country.

(B) The police authority of the city should deploy

additional forces all over the city to help

traffic movement in the city.

(C) The state administration should carry out

preventive arrests of the known criminals

staying in the city.

(1) Only (A) (2) Only (B)

(3) Only (C) (4) Only (A) and (B)

(5) None of these

34. Statement: The school dropout rate in many

districts in the state has increased sharply during

the last few years as the parents of these children

make them work in the fields owned by others

to earn enough for them to get at least one meal

a day.

Courses of action:

(A) The Govt. should put up a mechanism to

provide foodgrains to the poor people in these

districts through public distribution system

to encourage the parents to send their wards

to school.

(B) The Govt. should close down some of these

schools in the district and deploy the teachers

of these schools to nearby schools and also

ask remaining students to join these schools.

(C) Govt. should issue arrest warrants for all the

parents who force their children to work in

fields instead of attending classes.


(3) Only (C) (4) Only (A) and (B)

(5) None of these

35. Statement: One aspirant was killed due to

stampede while participating in a recruitment

drive of police constables.

Courses of action:

(A) The officials incharge of the recruitment

process should immediately be suspended.

(B) A team of officials should be asked to find

out the circumstances which led to the death

of the aspirant and submit its report within a

week.

(C) The Govt. should ask the home department

to stagger the number of aspirants over more

number of days to avoid such incidents in

future.


(3) Only (C) (4) Only (B) and (C)

(5) None of these

36. Effect: Majority of the employees of the ailing

organization opted for voluntary retirement

scheme and left the organization with all their





retirement benefits within a fortnight of

launching the scheme.

Which of the following can be a probable cause

of the above effect ?

(1) The company has been making huge losses

for the past five years and is unable to pay

salaryto its employees in time.

(2) The management of the company made huge

personal gains through unlawful activities.

(3) One of the competitors of the company went

bankrupt last year.

(4) The company owns large tracts of land in the

state which will fetch huge sum to its owners.

(5) None of these

37. Statement: Most of the companies in IT and

ITES sectors in India have started hiring from

engineering college campuses this year and are

likely to recruit much more than yearly

recruitment of the earlier years.

Which of the following substantiates the facts

stated in the above statement ?

(1) IT and ITES are the only sectors in India

which are hiring from engineering college

campuses.

(2) Govt. has stepped up recruitment activities

after a gap of five years.

(3) The IT and ITES companies have now

decided to vi sit the engineering college

campuses for tier II cities in India as well.

(4) Availability of qualified engineers will

substantially in crease in the near future.

(5) None of these

38. Cause: The Govt. has recently increased its taxes

or, petrol and diesel by about 10 percent. Which

of the following can be a possible effect of the

above cause ?

(1) The petroleum companies will reduce the

prices of petrol and diesel by about 10

percent.

(3) The petroleum companies will increase the

prices of petrol and diesel by about 5 percent.

(4) The petrol pumps will stop selling petrol and

diesel till the taxes are rolled back by the govt.

(5) None of these

39. Statement : The Govt. has decided to instruct

the banks to open new branches in such a way

that there is one branch of any of the banks in

every village of population 1000 and above or a

cluster of villages with population less than 1000

to provide banking services to all the citizens.

Which of the following will weaken the step

taken by the Govt. ?

(1) The private sector banks in India have

stepped up their branch expansion activities

in rural India.

(2) Many Govt. owned banks have surplus

manpower in its urban branches.

(3) All the banks including those in private sector

will follow the govt. directive.

(4) Large number of branches of many Govt.

owned banks in the rural areas are making

huge losses every year due to lack of adequate

business activities.

(5) None of these


carefully and answer the questions given below.

The centre reportedly wants to continue

providing subsidy to consumers for cooking gas and

kerosene for five more years. This is not good news

from the point of view of reining in the fiscal deficit.

Mounting subventions for subsidies means diversion

of savings by the government from investment to

consumption, raising the cost of capital in the process.

The government must cut expenditure on subsidies

to create more fiscal space for investments in both

physical and social infrastructure. It should outline a

plan for comprehensive reform in major subsidies

including petroleum, food and fertilizers and set goal

posts.

40. Which of the following is a conclusion which

can be drawn from the facts stated in the above

paragraph ?

(1) Subsidy provided by the government under

various heads to the citizen increases the cost

of capital.

(2) Govt. is unable to withdraw subsidies

provided to various items.





(3) Govt. subsidy on kerosene is purely apolitical decision.

(4) Govt. does not have enough resources tocontinue providing subsidy on petroleumproducts.

(5) None of these

41. Which of the following is an inference whichcan be made from the facts stated in the aboveparagraph ?(1) India’s fiscal deficit is negligible in

(omparison to other emerging economies inthe world.

(2) Subsidy on food and fertilizers are essentialfor growth of Indian economy.

(3) Reform in financial sector will weakenIndia’s position in the international arena.

(4) Gradual withdrawal of subsidy is essentialfor effectively managing fiscal deficit inIndia.

(5) None of these

42. Which of the following is an assumption whichis implicit in the facts stated in the aboveparagraph ?(1) People in India may not be able to pay more

for petroleum products.(2) Many people in India are rich enough to buy

petroleum products at market cost.(3) Govt. may not be able to create more

infrastructural facilities if the present levelof subsidy continues for a longer time.

(4) Govt. of India has sought assistance frominternational financial organizations for itsinfrastructural projects

(5) None of these

Direcion: Study the following information carefully

and answer the questions given below.

Poverty measurement is an unsettled issue, bothconceptually and methodologically. Since poverty isa process as well as an outcome; many come out of itwhile others may be falling into it. The net effect ofthese two parallel processes is a proportion commonlyidentified as the ‘head count ratio’, but these ratioshide the fundamental dynamism that characterizespoverty in practice. The most recent povertyreestimates by an expert group has also missed the

crucial dynamism. In a study conducted on 13,000households which represented the crucial dynamism.In a study conducted on 13,000 households whichrepresented the entire country in 1993-94 and againon 2004-05, it was found that in the ten-year period18.2% rural population moved out of poverty whereasanother 22.1 % fell into it over this period. This netincrease of about four percentage points was seen tohave a considerable variation across states andregions.

43. Which of the following is a conclusion whichcan be drawn from the facts stated in the aboveparagraph ?(1) Accurate estimates of number of people

living below poverty line in India is possibleto be made.

(2) Many expert groups in India are notinterested to measure poverty objectively.

(3) Process of poverty measurement needs totake into account various factors to tackle itsdynamic nature.

(4) People living below poverty line remain inthat position for a very long time.

(5) None of these

44. Which of the following is an assumption whichis implicit in the facts stated in the aboveparagraph ?(1) It may not be possible to have an accurate

poverty measurement in India.(2) Level of poverty in India is static over the

years.(3) Researchers avoid making conclusions on

poverty measurement data in India.(4) Govt. of India has a mechanism to measure

level of poverty effectively and accurately.(5) None of these

45. Which of the following is an inference whichcan be made from the facts stated in the aboveparagraph ?(1) Poverty measurement tools in India are

outdated.(2) Increase in number of persons falling into

poverty varies considerably across thecountry over a period of time.

(3) Govt. of India has stopped measuring poverty

related studies.





(4) People living in rural areas are more

susceptible to fall into poverty over the time.

(5) None of these

Direction: In each of the questions given below

which one of the five answer figures on the right

should come after the problem figures on the left,

if the sequence were continued ?

46. Problem Figure

Answer Figure

1 2 3 4 5

47. Problem Figure

Answer Figure

1 2 3 4 5

48. Problem Figure

A O T

A

T T

A

T AZ

TA

Answer Figure

1 2 3 4 5

49. Problem Figure

A

A

A

A

A K K

K

K K

O OO O OO O

Answer Figure

A A

A A

A K

KKKK O O OOOOOO

1 2 3 4 550. Problem Figure

D D

D

D DZ

Z

Z Z Z

O O

O

O O

Answer Figure

D

D

D D D

Z Z Z

Z

ZO O O

O

O

1 2 3 4 5

DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

Direction: Study the following table carefully to answer the questions that follow

Number (n) of candidates (in lakhs) appearing for an entrance examination From six different states

and the percentage (p) of candidates clearing the same over the years

STATE A B C D E F

YEAR N P N P N P N P N P N P

2004 1.23 42 1.04 51 1.11 32 1.32 24 1.23 36 1.33 31

2005 1.05 43 1.12 62 1.07 47 1.15 49 1.18 55 1.24 24

2006 2.04 38 1.48 32 1.08 28 1.96 35 1.42 49 1.58 26

2007 1.98 41 2.07 43 1.19 30 1.88 46 1.36 47 1.79 29

2008 1.66 53 1.81 50 1.56 42 1.83 60 1.73 57 1.86 34

2009 1.57 39 1.73 36 1.64 52 2.01 56 1.69 55 1.95 37





51. What is the respective ratio of total number of

candidates clearing the entrance exam from State

B in the year 2004 to those clearing the entrance

exam from State C in the same year

(1) 221: 148 (2) 218: 143

(3) 148: 221 (4) 143: 218

(5) None of these

52. In which year did the highest number of candidates

clear the entrance exam from State D ?

(1) 2008 (2) 2006

(3) 2009 (4) 2007

(5) None of these

53. What is the number of candidates not clearing

the entrance exam from State A in the year 2007?

(1) 186820 (2).11682

(3) 1868200 (4) 1.16820

(5) None of these

54. What is the total numberof candidates clearing

the entrance exam from States E and F together

in the year 2006 ?

(1) 16160 (2) 110660

(3) 1.1066 (4) 1106600

(5) None of these

55. What is the average number of candidates

appearing for the entrance exam from State D in

the years 2007, 2008 and 2009 together ?

(1)2

1.9073

(2)1

186663

(3)1

1.8663

(4)2

1906663

(5) None of these

Direction: Study the given information carefully

and answer the questions that follow

An urn contains 6 red, 4 blue, 2 green and 3

yellow marbles.

56. If four marbles are picked at random, what is

the probability that at least one is blue ?

(1)4

15(2)

69

91(3)

11

15

(4)22

91(5) None of these

57. If two marbles are picked at random, what is the

probability that both are red ?

(1)1

6(2)

1

3(3)

2

15

(4)2

5(5) None of these

58. If three marbles are picked at random, what is

the probability that two are blue and one is

yellow?

(1)3

91(2)

1

5(3)

18

455

(4)7

15(5) None of these

59. If four marbles are picked at random, what is

the probability that one is green, two are blue

and one is red ?

(1)24

455(2)

13

35(3)

11

15

(4)7

91(5) None of these

60. If two marbles are picked at random, what is the

probability that either both are green or both are

yellow ?

(1)5

91(2)

1

35(3)

1

3

(4)4

105(5) None of these

Direction: Study the given pie-charts carefully to

answer the questions that follow

Breakup of number of employees working

in different departments of an organisation,

the, number of males and the number of

employees who recently got promoted in

each department break-up of employees

working in different departments total

number of employees = 3,600 Employees

working in different departments:





Accounts20%

Production35%

Marketing18%

HR12%

IT15%

Break-up of number of males in each

department

Total number of males in the organisation

= 2,040

Break-up of number of males working in

each department

Accts

. 5%

Marketing

15%

HR 10%

IT 20%

Production50%

Break-up of number of employees who

recently got promoted in each department

Total number of employees who got

promoted = 1,200

Number of employees who recently got

promoted from each department

Acc

ou

nt

8%

Marketing22%

HR 1

1%

IT 26%

Production33%

61. If half of the number of employees who got

promoted from the IT department were males,

what was the approximate percentage of males

who got promoted from the IT department ?

(1) 61 (2) 29 (3) 54

(4) 42 (5) 38

62. What is the total number of females working in

the Production and Marketing departments

together ?(1) 468 (2) 812 (3) 582(4) 972 (5) None of these

63. How many females work in the Accountsdepartment ?(1) 618 (2) 592 (3) 566(4) 624 (5) None of these

64. The total number of employees who gotpromoted from all the departments together waswhat percent of the total number of employeesworking in all the departments together ?(Rounded off to the nearest integer)(1) 56 (2) 21 (3) 45(4) 33 (5) 51

65. The number of employees who got promotedfrom the HR department was what percent ofthe total number of employees working in thatdepartment ? (rounded off to two digits afterdecimal)(1) 36.18 (2) 30.56 (3) 47.22(4) 28.16 (5) None of these

Direction: Study the graph carefully to answer thequestions that follow

Percent rise in profit of two companies over the years40

35

30

25

20

15

10

5

0

Pro

fit P

erc

en

t

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Company L Company M

66. If the profit earned by Company L in the year

2005 was Rs. 1.84 lakhs, what was the profit

earned by the company in the year 2006 ?

(1) Rs. 2.12 lakhs (2) Rs. 2.3 lakhs

(3) Rs. 2.04 lakhs


(5) None of these





67. If the profit earned by Company M in the year

2008 was Rs. 3.63 lakhs, what was he amount

of profit earned by it in the year 2006 ?

(1) Rs. 2.16 lakhs (2) Rs.1.98 lakhs

(3) Rs. 2.42 lakhs


(5) None of these

68. What is the average percent rise in profit of

Company L over all the years together ?

(1)1

153

(2)1

253

(3)5

186

(4)5

216

(5) None of these

69. Which of the following statements is TRUE with

respect to the above graph ?

(1) Company M made the highest profit in the

year 2009

(2) Company L made least profit in the year 2005

(3) The respective ratio between the profits

earned by Company L and M In the year 2006

was 6:5

(4) Company L made the highest profit in the

year 2008

(5) All are true

70. What is the percentage increase in percent rise

in profit of Company M in the year 2009 from

the previour year ?

(1) 25 (2) 15 (3) 50


Direction: Study th a information carefully to

answer the questions that follow.

A school consisting of a total of 1560 students

has boys and girls in the ratio of 7:5 respectively. All

the students are enrolled in different types of hobby

classes, viz: Singing, Dancing and Painting. One-fifth

of the boys are enrolled in only Dancing classes.

Twenty percent of the girls are enrolled in only

Painting classes. Ten percent of the boys are enrolled

in only Singing classes. Twenty four percent of the

girls are enrolled in both Singing and Dancing classes

together. The number of girls enrolled in only Singing

classes is two hundred percent of the boys enrolled

in the same. One-thirteenth of the boys are enrolled

in all the three classes together. The respective ratio

of boys enrolled in Dancing and Painting classes

together to the girls enrolled in the same is 2 :1

respectively. Ten percent of the girls are enrolled in

only Dancing classes whereas eight percent of the girls

are enrolled in both Dancing and Painting classes

together. The remaining girls are enrolled in all the

three classes together. The number of boys enrolled

in Singing and Dancing classes together is fifty

percent of the number of girls enrolled in the same.

The remaining boys are enrolled in only Painting

classes.

71. What is the total number of boys who are

enrolled in Dancing ?

(1) 318 (2) 364

(3) 292 (4) 434

(5) None of these

72. Total number of girls enrolled in Singing is

approximately what percent of the total number

of students in the school ?

(1) 37 (2) 19

(3) 32 (4) 14

(5) 26

73. What is the total number of students enrolled in

all the three classes together ?

(1) 135 (2) 164

(3) 187 (4) 142

(5) None of these

74. Number of girls enrolled in only Dancing classes

is what percent of the boys enrolled in the same?

(rounded off to two digits after decimal)

(1) 38.67 (2) 35.71

(3) 41.83 (4) 28.62

(5) None of these

75. What is the respective ratio of the number of

girls enrolled in only Painting classes to the

number of boys enrolled in the same ?

(1) 77 : 26 (2) 21 : 73

(3) 26 : 77 (4) 73 : 21

(5) None of these





76. What is the respective ratio between the profit

earned by shopkeeper U in the months

February-2010 and March - 2010 together to that

earned by shopkeeper Q in the same months ?

(1) 637: 512 (2) 621 : 508

(3) 512: 637 (4) 508: 621

(5) None of these

77. What is the percent increase in profit of

shopkeeper S in the month of December - 2009

over the previous month ? (rounded off to two

digits after decimal)

(1) 3.15 (2) 2.67

(3) 2.18 (4) 3.33

(5) None of these

78. Which shopkeeper’s profit kept increasing

continuously over the given months ?

(1) R (2) Q (3) T

(4) U (5) None of these

79. What is the difference in profit earned by

shopkeeper T in January - 2010 from the

previous month ?

(1) Rs. 640/- (2) Rs. 420/-

(3) Rs. 380/- (4) Rs. 760/-

(5) None of these

80. What was the average profit earned by

shopkeeper R in the months of October – 2009

and November – 2009 together ?

(1) 5405 (2) 5040 (3) 4825


Direction: Study the given graph carefully to answer

the questions that follow

Number of days taken by three carpenters to

finish making one piece each of four different

items of furniture

16

14

12

10

8

6

4

2

0

Chair Table Bed Cupboard

Company X Company Y Company Z

81. If Carpenter X and Carpenter Y were to make a

chair together how many days would they take?

(1) 1 day (2) 4 days (3) 3 days

(4) 2 days (5) None of these

82. If Carpenters X, Y and Z were to make a table

together how many days would they take ?

(1) 4 days (2) 3 days (3) 1 day

(4) 2 days (5) None of these

83. What is the total number of days that Carpenter

Z will take to make one piece each of all the

four items together ?

(1) 32 days (2) 24 days

(3)1

159

days (4)1

132

days

(5) None of these

Direction: Study the table carefully to answer the questions that follow.

Profit (in rs. ‘000) made by six different shopkeepers over the months

Month October November December January February March

Shopkeeper 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010

P 5.25 6.04 5.84 6.10 5.95 6.02

Q 4.84 4.28 4.97 4.88 5.04 5.12

R 4.99 5.82 5.48 5.45 5.68 5.36

S 5.06 5.11 5.28 5.38 5.44 5.59

T 5.28 4.96 5.31 5.69 4.93 5.72

U 5.94 6.23 5.87 6.07 6.19 6.23





84. The radius of a circular field is equal to the side

of a square field whose perimeter is 784 feet.

What is the area of the circular field ?

(1) 107914 Sq.ft (2) 120736 Sq.ft.

(3) 107362 Sq.ft. (4) 127306 Sq.ft.

(5) None of these

85. In how many different ways can the letters of

the word ‘STRESS’ be arranged

(1) 360 (2) 240

(3) 720

(4) 120

(5) None of these

86. Total number of people staying in locality J forms

approximately what percent of the total number

of people staying in locality F ?

(1) 81 (2) 72 (3) 78

(4) 93 (5) 87

87. What is the total number of children staying in

localities H and I together ?

(1) 1287 (2) 1278 (3) 1827


88. The number of women staying in which locality

is the highest ?

(1) H (2) J (3) F

(4) G (5) None of these

89. What is the total number of men and children

staying in locality I together

(1) 4115 (2) 4551 (3) 4515


90. What is the respective ratio of number of men

staying in locality F to the number of men staying

in locality H ?

(1) 517: 416 (2) 403: 522

(3) 416: 517 (4) 522: 403

(5) None of these

91. The compound interest earned by Suresh on acertain amount at the end of two years at the rateof 8 p.c.p.a was Rs. 1,414.4. What was the total

Direction: Study the given table carefully to answer the questions that follow

Number of people staying in five different localities and the percentage breakup of men, women and

children in them

LOCALITY TOTAL NO. PERCENTAGE

OF PEOPLE MEN WOMEN CHILDREN

F 5640 55 35 10

G 4850 34 44 22

H 5200 48 39 13

I 6020 65 25 10

J 4900 42 41 17

amount that Suresh got back at the end of twoyears in the form of principal plus interestearned?(1) Rs. 9,414.4 (2) Rs. 9,914.4(3) Rs. 9,014.4 (4) Rs. 8,914.4(5) None of these

92. The respective ratio of the present ages of amother and daughter is 7 : 1. Four years ago therespective ratio of their ages was 19:1. What willbe the mother’s age four years from now ?(1) 42 years (2) 38 years(3) 46 years (4) 36 years(5) None of these

93. Three friends J, K and Ljog around a circularstadium and complete one round in 12, 18 and20 seconds respectively. In how many minuteswill all the three meet again at the starting point(1) 5 (2) 8 (3) 12(4) 3 (5) None of these

94. 4 men can complete a piece of work in 2 days. 4women can complete the same piece of work in4 days whereas 5 children can complete the samepiece of work in 4 days. If, 2 men, 4 womenanW 10 children work together, in how manydays can the work be completed ?(1) 1 day (2) 3 days (3) 2 days(4) 4 days (5) None of these





95. The speed of a boat when travelling downstream

is 32 Kms. / Hr. , whereas when travelling

upstream it is 28 kms/hr. What is the speed of

the boat in still water ?

(1) 27 Kms./Hr. (2) 29 Kms./ Hr.

(3) 31 Kms./ Hr.


(5) None of these

Direction: Study the following tables carefully and

answer the questions given below

Number of Candidates appeared in a

CompetitiveExamination from five centres over

the years

NUMBER

Center Mumbai Delhi Kolkata Hydera ChennaiYear -bad

2001 35145 65139 45192 51124 37346

2002 17264 58248 52314 50248 48932

2003 24800 63309 56469 52368 51406

2004 28316 70316 71253 54196 52315

2005 36503 69294 69632 58350 55492

2006 29129 59216 64178 48230 57365

2007 32438 61345 563041 49178 58492

Approximate-Percentages of candidatesqualified

to appeared in the-Competitiveexamination from

five centres over the years

PERCENTAGE

Mumbai Delhi Kolkata Hyderabad Chennai

12 24 18 17 9

10 28 12 21 12

15 21 23 25 10

11 27 19 24 8

13 23 16 23 13

14 20 21 19 11

16 19 24 20 14

96. In which of the following years was the

difference in number of candidates appeared

from Mumbai over the previous year the

minimum ?

(1) 2004 (2) 2006 (3) 2007


97. In which of the following years was the number

of candidates qualified from Chennai, the

maximum among the given years ?

(1) 2007 (2) 2006 (3) 2005


98. Approximately what was the total number of

candidates qualified from Delhi in 2002 and

2006 together ?

(1) 27250 (2) 25230 (3) 30150

(4) 28150 (5) 26250

99. Approximately how many candidates appearing

from Kolkata in 2004 qualified in the

competitive examination ?

(1) 13230 (2) 13540 (3) 15130

(4) 15400 (5) 19240

100.Approximately what was the difference between

the number of candidates qualified from

Hyderabad in 2001 and 2002 ?

(1) 1680 (2) 2440 (3) 1450

(4) 2060 (5) 1860

GENERAL AWARENESS /

MARKETING / COMPUTERS

101. What is the full form of ‘NBFC’ as used in the

Fir ancial Sector ?

(1) New Banking Finance Company

(2) National Banking & Finance Corporation

(3) New Business Finance & Credit

(4) Non Business Fund Company

(5) None of these

102.100% concession has been given for travelling

in the Indian Railways for patients of ...

(1) AIDS (2) Cancer (3) Swine Flu

(4) T. B. (5) None of these

103.Many a times, we read about Special Drawing

Right (SDR) in newspapers. As per its definition,

SDR is a monetary unit of the reserve assets of

which of the following organizations / agencies?

(1) World Bank

(2) International Monetary Fund (IMF)

(3) Asian Development Bank

(4) Reserve Bank of India

(5) None of these





104.Which of the following is/are the highlights of

the Union Budget 2010-11 ?

(A) Number of new steps taken to simplify the

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) regime.

(B) Rs. 16,500 crore provided to ensure that the

Public Sector Banks are able to attain a

minimum 8% capital (Tier I) by March 2011.

(C) More than Rs. 1,74,000 crore provided for

the development of the infrastructure in the

country.

(1) Only A (2) Only B

(3) Only C (4) All A, B & C

(5) None of these

105.In how many Routes special tourist trains called

‘Bharat Tirth’ is to start?

(1) 19 (2) 16 (3) 17


106.As per the newspaper reports, the Govt. of India

made an auction of the Third Generation

Spectrum (3G) recently. Which of the following

ministries was actively involved in the process a

(1) Ministry of Heavy Industries

(2) Ministry of Science & Technology

(3) Ministry of Commerce

(4) Ministry of Foreign Affairs

(5) None of these

107.As per the recent announcement, the Govt. of

India will provide an amount of Rs.48,000 crore

to develop Rural Infrastructure in the country.

This planned development is being undertaken

under which of the following schemes ?

(1) Bharat Nirman

(2) Indira Aawas Yojana

(3) Backward Region Grant Fund

(4) Drought Mitigation Fund

(5) None of these

108.Ladies special trains to be renamed with the

Name of ...

(1) Bharat Bhoomi Specials

(2) Sonia Gandhi Specials

(3) Matri Bhoomi Specials

(4) Rajiv Gandhi Specials

(5) None of these

109.How much funds has been allocated to the

Unique Identification Authority of India?

(1) Rs 1,500 Crore (2) Rs 1,900 Crore

(3) Rs 1,600 Crore (4) Rs 1,800 Crore

(5) None of these

110. What is the rate of Income Tax for incomesz

above Rs 1.6 lakh upto Rs 5 lakh?

(1) 10% (2) 12% (3) 15%

(4) 20% (5) None of these

111. Recently, India took part in “Nuclear New Build

2010 Conference” organized in -

(1) New Delhi (2) London

(3) Paris (4) Hong Kong

(5) None of these

112. What is the reduction in Service Charges on e-

tickets?

(1) Sleeper Class Rs. 20 & AC Class Rs. 10




(5) None of these

113. As we know, with the launch of Nano by Tatas,

India has become favourite Small Car

Destination of the world. Other than India, which

of the following countries is also a popular

destination of small cars ?

(1) Britain (2) France

(3) Germany (4) Thailand

(5) None of these

114. Imports from China in the Year of 2008-09 in

Rs...

(1) 100,000 Crore (2) 140,000 Crore

(3) 147,605 Crore (4) 151,000 Crore

(5) None of these

115. How many new teams have been added in IPL

2010?

(1) 2 (2) 1 (3) 4


116.Which countries have recently faced Tsunami

Waves?

(1) Japan & Chile (2) Sallie & Korea

(3) China & Thailand (4) Japan & China

(5) None of these





117. North Korea and USA decided to resume their

peace talks after a gap of several months. Both

the countries have a dispute over which of the

following issues ?

(1) Bailout package offered by USA

(2) Membership of ASEAN to North Korea

(3) Nuclear programme of North Korea

(4) Soaring relations of China with North Korea

(5) None of these

118. Who amongst the following was the Chairperson

of the 13th Finance Commission which

submitted its report to the President of India

recently ?

(1) Mr. M. V. Kamath (2) Dr. C. Rangarajan

(3) Dr. D. Subbarao (4) Dr. Rakesh Mohan

(5) Dr. Vijay Kelkar

119.As per the news published in various

newspapers, the RBI is considering the grant of

licence to some new companies, particularly

NBFCs to act as full-fledged banks. Which of

the following will be considered NBFC ?

(1) NABARD

(2) Life Insurance Corporation of India

(3) Reliance Capital

(4) SEBI

(5) None of these

120.Who has scored the highest individual ODI

Score?

(1) Saeed Anwar (Pak)

(2) Charls Coventry (Zim)

(3) Sachin Tendulkar (IND)

(5) Ricky Pointing (Aus)

(5) None of these

121. What is an ‘intranet’

(1) Internal internet used to transfer information

internally

(2) Internal internet used to transfer information

to the outside company

(3) Internal network designed to serve the

internal informational needs of a single

organization

(4) Internal network designed to transfer the

information between two organizations

(5) None of these

122.Which of the following groups of cricket teams

was declared joint winner of the Col. C K Naidu

Trophy for 2009 ?

(1) Tamil Nadu & Gujarat

(2) Maharashtra & Kerala

(3) Punjab & Delhi

(4) West Bengal & Maharashtra

(5) None of these

123. Kaiane Aldorino who was crowned Miss World

2009 is from which of the following countries?

(1) Germany (2) Russia

(3) Austria (4) Belgium

(5) Gibraltar

124. Which of the following teams won the Davis Cup

Tennis Finals 2009 ?

(1) Germany (2) Spain

(3) Russia (4) France

(5) None of these

125. Who amongst the following is the recipient of

the “CNN-IBN Indian of the Year” Award for

2009?

(1) Ratan Tata (2) A.R.Rahman

(3) Manmohan Singh (4) Sachin Tendulkar

(5) None of these

126. The deficit reduction plan of which of the

following countries was reviewed recently in the

meeting of the Finance Ministers of the European

Union ?

(1) Germany (2) Romania

(3) Brazil (4) Hungary

(5) Greece

127. The database administrator’s function in an

organization is —

(1) To be responsible for the more technical

aspects of managing the information

contained in organizational databases

(2) To be responsible for the executive level

aspects of decisions regarding the

information management

(3) To show the relationship among entity classes

in a data warehouse

(4) To define which data mining tools must be

used to extract data

(5) None of these





128.Every device on the Internet has a unique______

address (also called an “Internet address”) that

identifies it in the same way that a street address

identifies the location of a house.

(1) DH (2) DA (3) IP

(4) IA (5) None of these

129. To send another station a message, the main thing

a user has to know is

(1) how the network works

(2) the other station’s address

(3) whether the network is packet-switched or

circuit-switched

(4) whether this is a voice or data network

(5) None of these

130. In a client/ server model, a client orogram -

(1) asks for information

(2) provides information and files

(3) serves software files to other computers

(4) distributes data files to other computers

(5) None of these

131. Control in design of an information system is

used to —

(1) inspect the system and check that it is buiit

as per specifications

(2) ensure that the system processes data as it

was designed to and that the results are

reliable

(3) ensure privacy of data processed by it

(4) protect data from accidental or intentional

loss

(5) None of these

132. Each of the following is a true statement

except—

(1) on-line systems continually update the master

file

(2) in on-line processing, the user enters

transactions into a device that is directly

connected to the computer system

(3) batch processing is still used today in older

systems or in some systems with massive

volumes of transactions

(4) information in batch systems will always be

up-to-date”

(5) None of these

133.A set of interrelated components that collect,

process, store, and distribute information to

support decision making and control in an

organization best defines -

(1) communications technology

(2) a network

(3) an information system

(4) hardware

(5) None of these

134.Ais a computer connected to two networks.

(1) link (2) server

(3) gateway (4) bridge way

(5) None of these

135. When you save a presentation,

(1) all slides in a presentation are saved in the

same file

(2) two files are created; one for graphics and

one for content

(3) a file is created for each slide

(4) a file is created for each animation or graphic

(5) None of these

136.In a customer database, a customer’s surname

would be keyed into a —

(1) row (2) text field

(3) record (4) computed field

(5) None of these

137. Who is the new Prime Minister of Hungry ?

(1) Victor Orban (2) Gorden Bajnai

(3) Jeno Fock (4) Ference Gyurcsany

(5) None of these

138. Storing same data in many places is called

(1) iteration (2) concurrency

(3) redundancy (4) enumeration

(5) None of these

139.Which of the following is the first step in the

‘transaction processing cycle’, which captures

business data through various modes such as

optical scanning or at an electronic commerce

website ?

(1) Document and report generation

(2) Database maintenance

(3) Transaction processing

(4) Data Entry

(5) None of these





140.CRM (Customer Relationship Management)

is—

(1) Apre-sales activity

(2) A tool for lead generation

(3) An ongoing daily activity

(4) The task of a DSA

(5) All of the above

141. Who is the new prime minister of Denmark ?

(1) Anders Fogh Rasmussen

(2) Lars Looke Rasmussen

(3) Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

(4) Poul Hartling

(5) None of these

142. Who is the Author of the book “My China Diary”

(1) Kanwal Sibal (2) Salman Haider

(3) J.N. Dixit (4) Natwar Singh

(5) None of these

143.One of the following is not involved in the

Growth Strategies of a Company -

(1) Horizontal integration

(2) Vertical integration

(3) Diversification

(4) Intensification (5) None of these

144.A successful “Blue Ocean Strategy” requires -

(1) Effective communication

(2) Innovative skills

(3) Motivation

(4) All of the above (5) None of these

145.Programs from the same developer , sold

bundled together , that provide better integration

and share common features , toolbars and menus

are known as ....

(1) software suites

(2) integrated software packages

(3) software processing packages

(4) personal information managers

(5) none of these

146.A data warehouse is which of the following ?

(1) Can be updated by the end users

(2) Contains numerous naming conventions and

formats

(3) Organized around important subject areas

(4) Contains only current data

(5) None of these

147.__________ servers store and manages files for

network users.

(1) Authentication (2) Main

(3) Web (4) File

(5) None of these

148.One of the following is not included in the 7 P’s

of Marketing. Find the same

(1) Product (2) Price

(3) Production (4) Promotion

(5) None of these

149. The target group for SME loans is -

(1) All Businessmen (2) All Professionals

(3) All SSIs (4) All of the above

(5) None of these

150. Home Loans can be best canvassed among -

(1) Builders (2) Flat owners

(3) Land developers (4) Agriculturists

(5) Individuals wanting to buy a flat or house

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Direction: Read the following passage carefully and

answer the questions given below it. Certain words/

phrases have been printec in bold to help you locate

them while answering some of the questions.

Governments have traditionally equated

economic progress with steel mills and cement

factories. While urban centers thrive and city dwellers

get rich, hundreds of millions of farmers remain mired

in poverty. However, fears of food shortages, a

rethinking of antipoverty priorities and the crushing

recession in 2008 are causing a dramatic shift in world

economic policy in favour of greater support for

agriculture.

The last time when the world’s farmers felt such

love was in the 1970s. At that time, as food prices

spiked, there was real concern that the world was

facing a crisis in which the planet was simply unable

to produce enough grain and meat for an expanding

population. Governments across the developing world

and international aid organisations plowed investment

into agriculture in the early 1970s, while technological

breakthroughs, like high-yield strains of important





food crops, boosted production. The result was the

Green Revolution and food production exploded.

But the Green Revolution became a victim of

its own success. Food prices plunged by some 60%

by the late 1980s from their peak in the mid- 1970s.

Policymakers and aid workers turned their attention

to the poor’s other pressing needs, such as health care

and education. Farming got starved of resources and

investment. By 2004, aid directed at agriculture sank

to 3.5% and “Agriculture lost its glitter.” Also, as

consumers in high-growth giants such as China and

India became wealthier, they began eating more meat,

so grain once used for human consumption got

diverted to beef up livestock. By early 2008, panicked

buying by importing countries and restrictions slapped

on grain exports by some big producers helped drive

prices upto heights not seen for three decades. Making

matters worse, land and resources got reallocated to

produce cash crops such as biofuels and the result was

that voluminous reserves of grain evaporated. Protests

broke out across the emerging world and fierce food

riots toppled governments.

This spurred global leaders into action. This

made them aware that food security is one of the

fundamental issues in the world that has to be dealt

with in order to maintain administrative and political

stability. This also spurred the U.S. which traditionally

provisioned food aid from American grain surpluses

to help needy nations, to move towards investing in

farm sectors around the globe to boost productivity.

This move helped countries become more productive

for themselves and be in a better position to feed their

own people.

Africa, which missed out on the first Green

Revolution due to poor policy and limited resources,

also witnessed a ‘change’. Swayed by the success of

East Asia, the primary poverty-fighting method

favoured by many policymakers in Africa was to get

farmers off their farms and into modern jobs in

factories and urban centers. But that strategy proved

to be highly insufficient. Income levels in the

countryside badly trailed those in cities while the FAO

estimated that the number of poor going hungry in

2009 reached an all time high at more than one billion.

In India on the other hand, with only 40% of its

farmland irrigated, entire economic boom currently

underway is held hostage by the unpredictable

monsoon. With much of India’s farming areas

suffering from drought this year, the government will

have a tough time meeting its economic growth

targets. In a report, Goldman Sachs predicted that if

this year too receives weak rains, it could cause

agriculture to contract by 2% this fiscal year, making

the government’s 7% GDP-growth target look “a bit

rich”. Another green revolution is the need of the hour

and to make it a reality, the global community still

has much backbreaking farm work to do.

151. What is the author’s main objective in writing

the passage

(1) Criticising developed countries for not

bolstering economic growth in poor nations

(2) Analysing the disadvantages of the Green

Revolution

(3) Persuading experts that a strong economy

depends on industr ialization and not

agriculture

(4) Making a case for the international society

to engineer a second Green Revolution

(5) Rationalising the faulty agriculture policies

of emerging countries

152.Which of the following is an adverse impact of

the Green Revolution ?

(1) Unchecked crop yields resulted in large tracts

of land becoming barren

(2) Withdrawal of fiscal impetus from agriculture

to other sectors

(3) Farmers began soliciting government

subsidies for their produce

(4) Farmers rioted as food prices fell so low that

they could not make ends meet

(5) None of these

153.What is the author trying to convey through the

phrase “making the government’s 7% GDP

growth target look “a bit rich” ?

(1) India is unlikely to achieve the targeted

growth rate

(2) Allocation of funds to agriculture has raised

India’s chances of having a high GDP





(3) Agricultural growth has artificially inflated

India’s GDP and such growth is not real

(4) India is likely to rave one of the highest GDP

growth rates

(5) A large portion of India’s GDP is contributed

by agriculture

154.Which of the following factors was/were

responsible for the neglect of the farming sector

after the green revolution ?

(A) Steel and cement sectors generated more

revenue for the government as compared to

agriculture.

(B) Large scale protests against favouring

agriculture at the cost of other important

sectors such as education and healthcare.

(C) Attention of policy makers and aid

organizations was diverted from agriculture

to other sectors.

(1) None (2) Only (C)

(3) Only (B) & (C) (4) Only (A) 8s (B)

(5) All (A), (B) & (C)

155.What prompted leaders throughout the world to

take action to boost the agriculture sector in

2008?

(1) Coercive tactics by the U.S. which restricted

food aid to poor nations

(2) The realization of the link between food

security and political stability

(3) Awareness that performance in agriculture is

necessary in order to achieve the targeted

GDP

(4) Reports that high-growth countries like China

and India were boosting their agriculture

sectors to capture the international markets

(5) Their desire to influence developing nations

to slow down their industrial development.

156.What motivated the U.S. to focus on investing

in agriculture across the globe ?

(1) To make developing countries become more

reliant on U.S. aid

(2) To ensure grain surpluses so that the U.S. had

no need to import food

(3) To make those countries more self sufficient

to whom it previously provided food

(4) To establish itself in the market before the

high-growth giants such as India and China

could establish themselves

(5) None of these

157. What impact did the economic recession of 2008

have on agriculture ?

(1) Governments equated economic stability

with industrial development and shifted away

from agriculture

(2) Lack of implementation of several innovative

agriculture programmes owing to shortage of

funds

(3) It prompted increased investment and interest

in agriculture

(4) The GDP as targeted by India was never

achieved because of losses in agriculture

(5) None of these

158. What encouraged African policymakers to focus

on urban jobs ?

(1) Misapprehension that it would alleviate

poverty as it did in other countries

(2) Rural development outstripped urban

development in many parts of Africa

(3) Breaking out of protests in the country and

the fear that the government would topple

(4) Blind imitation of western models of

development

(5) None of these

159.Which of the following had contributed to

exorbitant food prices in 2008 ?

(A) Hoarding of food stocks by local wholesalers

which inadvertently created a food shortage.

(B) Export of foodgrains was reduced by large

producers.

(C) Diverting resources from cultivation of

foodgrains to that of more profitable crops.

(1) None (2) Only (C)

(3) Only (B) (4) All (A), (B) & (C)

(5) Only (B) & (C)

160.Which of the following is true about the state of

agriculture in India at present ?

(A) Of all the sectors, agriculture needs the

highest allocation of funds.

(B) Contribution of agriculture to India’s GDP





this year would depend greatly upon the

monsoon rains.

(C) As India is one of the high-growth countries,it has s jrplus food reserves to export to othernations.

(1) Only (A) and (C) (2) Only (C)

(3) Only (B) (4) Only (B) and (C)(5) None of these

Direction: Choose the word/group of words which

is most similar it meaning to the word printed in

bold as used in the passage.

161. STARVED(1) Deprived (2) Disadvantaged(3) Hungry (4) Fasting(5) Emaciated

162. SLAPPED(1) Beaten (2) Imposed(3) Withdrawn (4) Avoided(5) Persuaded

163. PLOWED(1) Cultivated (2) Bulldozed

(3) Recovered (4) Instilled(5) Withdrew

Direction: Choose the word/phrase which is most

opposite in meaning to the word printed in bold as

used in the passage.

164. PRESSING(1) Unpopular (2) Undemanding(3) Unobtrusive (4) Unsuitable(5) Unimportant

165. EVAPORATED

(1) Absorbed (2) Accelerated(3) Grew (4) Plunged(5) Mismanaged

Direction: Which of the phrases (1), (2),(3) and (4)

given below each statement should be placed in the

blank space provided so as to make a meaningful

and grammatically correct sentence ? If none of

the sentences is appropriate, mark (5) i.e. ‘None of

these’ as the answer.

166.Refuting the rationale behind frequent agitations

for formation of separate States, a recent report

(1) proved that such agitations result in loss of

governmental property

(2) indicated that the formation of small states

does not necessarily improve the economy

(3) suggested that only large scale agitations havebeen effective in bringing out desired changein the past

(4) recommended dividing large States into

smaller ones to improve governance(5) None of these

167. Overlooking the fact that water scarcityintensifies during summer,(1) the government issued guidelines to all

builders to limit their consumption toacceptable limits

(2) provision for rainwater harvesting has beenmade to aid irrigation in drought prone areas

(3) the water table did not improve even afterreceiving normal monsoon in the current year

(4) many residential areas continue to useswimming pools, wasting large quantities ofwater

(5) None of these

168.He has lost most of his life’s earning in the stockmarket but

(1) He still seems to be leading his lifeluxuriously and extravagantly

(2) he could not save enough to repay hisenormous debts

(3) stock market is not a safe option to investmoney unless done with caution

(4) experts have been suggesting to avoidinvestments in stock market because of itsunpredictable nature

(5) None of these

169.Achieving equality for women is not only alaudable goal,

(1) political reforms are also neglectedpreventing women from entering legislaturesand positions of power

(2) the problem is also deep rooted in the societyand supported by it

(3) their empowerment is purposefully hampered

by people with vested interests in all sectionsof the society





(4) it is also equally difficult to achieve and

maintain for a long term

(5) None of these

170. _______or else they would not keep electing him

year after year.

(1) The party leader gave a strong message to

the mayor for improving his political style

(2) Owing to numerous scandals against the

mayor, he was told to resign from the post

immed iately

(3) The mayor threatened the residents against

filing a complaint against him

(4) The residents must really be impressed with

the political style of their mayor

(5) None of these

Direction: Each question below has two blanks,

each blank indicating that something has been

omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that

best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

171. Drawing attention to the pitfalls of______solely

on Uranium as a fuel for nuclear reactors, Indian

scientists warned that Uranium will not last for

long and thus research on Thorium as its____

must be revived.

(1) using, substitute

(2) believing, replacement

(3) depending, reserve

(4) reckoning, option

(5) relying, alternative

172. In an effort to provide ______ for higher

education to all, most of the universities have

been providing education without adequate

infrastructure, thus churning out ______

graduates every year.

(1) chances, fresh

(2) platform, capable

(3) opportunities, unemployable

(4) prospects, eligible

(5) policy, incompetent

173.The move to allow dumping of mercury _____

an outcry from residents of the area who _____

that high levels of mercury will affect their health

and destroy ecologically sensitive forest area.

(1) resulted, insist

(2) provoked, fear

(3) incited, determined

(4) activated, accept

(5) angered, believe

174. _______ has been taken against some wholesale

drug dealers for dealing in surgical items without

a valid license and maintaining a stock of _____

drugs.

(1) Note, overwhelming

(2) Step, impressive

(3) Execution, outdated

(4) Action, expired

(5) Lawsuit, invalid

175. Even as the _____ else where in the world are

struggling to come out of recession, Indian

consumers are splurging on consumer goods and

to _____ this growth, companies are investing

heavily in various sectors.

(1) economies, meet

(2) countries, inhibit

(3) governments, measure

(4) nations, inflict

(5) companies, counter

Direction:Rearrange the following sentences (A),

(B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) to make a meaningful

paragraph and then answer the questions which

follow

(A) While these disadvantages of bio fuels are

serious, they are the only alternate energy source

of the future and the sooner we find solutions to

these problems the faster we will be able to solve

the problems wo are now facing with gasoline.

(B) This fuel can also help to stimulate jobs locally

since they are also much safer to handle thaw”

gasoline and can thus have the potential to

turnaround a global economy.

(C) These include dependence on fossil fuels for the

machinery required to produce biofuel which

ends up polluting as much as the burning of fossil

fuels on roads and exorbitant cost of biofuels

which makes it very difficult for the common

man to switch to this option.





(D) This turnaround can potentially help to bring

world peace and end the need to depend on

foreign countries for energy requirements.

(E) Biofuels are made from plant sources and since

these sources are available in abundance and can

be reproduced on a massive scale they form an

energy source that is potentially unlimited.

(F) However everything is not as green with the

biofuels as it seems as there are numerous

disadvantages involved which at times

overshadow their positive impact.

176. Which of the following sentence should be the

FIFTH after rearrangement ?

(1) A (2) B (3) C

(4) E (5) F


THIRD after rearrangement ?

(1) A (2) B (3) C

(4) D (5) E


FIRST after rearrangement ?

(1) A (2) B (3) C

(4) D (5) E


SIXTH (LAST) after rearrangement ?

(1) A (2) C (3) D

(4) E (5) F


SECOND after rearrangement ?

(1) A (2) B (3) D

(4) E (5) F

Direction: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and

(4) given below each statement should replace the

phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it

grammatically correct ? If the sentence is correct

as it is given and ‘No correction is required’, mark

(5) as the answer.

181. Soon after the Tsunami had killed thousands of

people along the coasts of southern India,

parliament psssas a bill that proposed to set up

an institutional mechanism to respond promptly

to natural disasters.

(1) passed a bill that proposed

(2) passes a bill with purpose

(3) pass a bill proposing

(4) passed a bill which propose

(5) No correction required

182. Denial of wages forced scientists and teachers

at the agriculture universities throughout the

country to go on strike, crippling crucial

research that could help the state of agriculture

in the country.

(1) from going on strike

(2) which went on strike

(3) on going for a strike

(4) for going to strike


183. In an attempt to boost their profits many edible

oil producing companies have been engaging

themselves in propaganda against commonly

used oils and. promoting exotic and expensive

varieties of oils as more healthier options.

(1) as most healthiest options

(2) as less healthy option

(3) as a healthier option

(4) as much healthiest option


184. Thanks to numerous government initiatives, rural

masses which was earlier unaware of the

luxuries of urban ways of living are now

connected to the same lifestyle.

(1) who was earlier unaware

(2) which were earlier aware

(3) who were earlier conversant

(4) who were earlier unaware


185. Over the last few months, while most industries

are busy in restructuring operations, cutting costs

and firing, the Indian pharmaceutical and

healthcare industry was adding manpower and

giving salary hikes.

(1) as many industries are

(2) while most industries were

(3) while many industries is

(4) where many industries were






Direction: In the following passage there are blanks,

each of which ]’as been numbered. These numbers

are printed below the passage and against each, five

words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the

blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word/

phrase in each case.

There is a considerable amount of research about

the factors that make a company innovate. So is it

possible to create an environment (186 ) to

innovation? This is a particularly pertinent (187) for

India today. Massive problems in health, education

etc. (188) be solved using a conventional approach

but (189) creative and innovative solutions that can

ensure radical change and (190). There are several

factors in India’s (191). Few countries have the rich

diversity that India or its large, young population

(192). While these (193) innovation policy

interventions certain additional steps are also required.

These include (194) investment in research and

development by (195) the government and the private

sector, easy transfer of technology from the academic

world etc. To fulfill its promise of beng prosperous

and to be at the forefront, India must be innovative.

186. (1) stimuli (2) conducive

(3) incentive (4) facilitated

(5) impetus

187. (1) objective (2) controversy

(3) doubt (4) question

(5) inference

188. (1) cannot (2) possibly

(3) should (4) never

(5) must

189. (1) necessary (2) apply

(3) need (4) consider

(5) requires

190. (1) quantity (2) advantages

(3) increase (4) chaos

(5) growth

191. (1) challenges (2) praises

(3) favour (4) leverage

(5) esteem

192. (1) blessed (2) enjoys

(3) endows (4) prevails

(5) occurs

193. (1) aid . (2) jeopardise

(3) promotes (4) endure

(5) cater

194. (1) acute (2) utilising

(3) restricting (4) inspiring

(5) increased

195. (1) both (2) besides

(3) combining (4) participating

(5) a ;o

Direction: In each of the following questions four

words are given of which two words are most nearly

the same or opposite in meaning. Find the two words

which are most nearly the same or opposite in

meaning and indicate the number of the correct

letter combination, by darkening the appropriate

oval in your answer sheet.

196.(A) consent (B) nascent

(C) emerging (D) insecure

(1) A–C (2) B–D

(3) B–C (4) A–D

(5) A–B

197.(A) elated (B) eccentric

(C) explicit (D) abnormal

(1) A–B (2) B–D

(3) A–C (4) A–D

(5) D–C

198.(A) abundance (B) incomparable

(C) projection (D) plethora

(1) A–C (2) A–B

(3) C–D (4) B–D

(5) A–D

199.(A) purposefully (B) inaccurately

(C) inadvertently (D) unchangeably

(1) A–C (2) A–B

(3) B–C (4) B–D

(5) A–D

200.(A) germane (B) generate

(C) reliable (D) irrelevant

(1) B–D (2) B–C

(3) A–B (4) C–D

(5) A–D





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(Switzerland)Longest bridge - Second Lake Pontchar-

train Causeway

MISCELLANEOUS – WorldFastest land animal .................................... CheetahOldest national flag ................................... DenmarkFastest bird .................................................... SwiftShortest river ........ Roe river in Montana (61 m long)Lowest point on earth .............................. Dead SeaMost densely populated province ............ MonaccoLeast populous city .....................................VaticanThe oldest plant ............................................. RoseThe oldest capital city............................. DamascusMost poisonous fish .............................. Puffer fishColdest place ............................ Vostok,(Antarctica)Hottest planet ............................................... VenusStrongest natural fibre ...................................... SilkLowest temperature ............. Absolute Zero (-273oC)Widest Bridge..................... Sydney Harbour BridgeBusiest airport Chicago O'Hare International Airport

TALLEST – World

Tallest fountain ................... Fountain Hills, ArizonaTallest free standing structure (tower) .... CN Tower,

Toronto (Canada)Tallest active geyser ................. Steam boat GeyserYellowstone National Park, (USA)Tallest building ..................... Burj Khalifa in Dubai.Tallest tree ................................The Redwood TreeTallest animal ............................................... GiraffeTallest road.... Khardungla Pass (Leh Manali, India)Tallest office building .............. Petronas Twin Tower

(Kualalumpur, Malaysia)Tallest bridge ...... Royal Gorge Arkansas, America)Tallest Statue ........... Statue of Motherland (USSR)Tallest Minaret ...... Sultan Hassan Mosque (Egypt)Tallest Railwayline .......... Quin - Hai - Tibet (China)

BIGGEST –WorldBiggest dome ........................... Gol Gumbaz (India)

Gol Gumbaz is the mausoleum of Mohammed AdilShah (1627-55) of the Adil Shahi dynasty who ruled

the Sultanate of Bijapur from 1490 to 1686.

Biggest library .................. National Kie Library (CIS)Biggest palace ..................................Vatican (Italy)Biggest desert ................................ Sahara (Africa)

DEEPEST – WorldDeepest ocean ................................... Pacific OceanDeepest lake ........................... Lake Baikal, (Siberia)Deepest gorge ....................... Hell’s Canyon, (USA)Deepest point in the ocean ........ Challenger deep of

Mariana Trench in Pacific Ocean

Longest fresh water lake - Lake TanganyikaLongest epic - MahabharathaLongest wall - Great Wall of ChinaLongest non-stop train - Flying ScotsmanLongest drought - Atacama Desert (North

Chile)Longest snake - PythonLongest dictionary - Oxford English DictionaryLongest Airport - Dallas (USA)Longest Railway Bridge – Lower Zambezi (Africa)Longest Throughfare – Broadway (New York)Longest Shipping Canal – Baltic White Sea CanalLongest day – June 21Longest Beach – Rio de Janerio (Brazil)Longest Corridor – Rameswaram Temple

(India)Longest Railway Line – Trans - Siberian RailwayLongest Swimming Canal – English Canal

Biggest reptile ......................... Saltwater CrocodileBiggest lizard ..............................Komodo DragonsBiggest bird ................................... African OstrichBiggest eggs ..................................... Ostrich EggsBiggest flower ......................................... Rafflesia.

The Ostrich, Struthio camelus, is a large flightlessbird native to Africa. The Ostrich is the

largest living species of birdBiggest planet ............................................ JupiterBiggest passenger ship .............. Queen Elizebeth IIBiggest diamond mine...... Kimberley (South Africa)Biggest car manufacturer ............... General Motors

(Detroit, America)Irrigation scheme .............. Llyod barraye (Pakistan)Island .......... Greenland (Renamed Kalaallit Nunnat)Water fall ..........................................Guaira (Brazil)Hotel ............................................... Conrad HiltonBiggest Park ................. Yellow stone National ParkBiggest Auditorium .............. Municipal Auditorium

at Atlantic CityBiggest football stadium ............. Marakana (Brazil)

Island continents ............... Antarctica and AustraliaLowest mountains ........................... Bheinna BhaileHottest region .... North-West Sahara, Azisia (Libya)Fastest planet ............................................ MercuryColdest planet ........................................... NeptuneWidest Waterfall .................................. Khone FallsOldest Religion ........................................ Hinduism

FIRST in World

The first persons to reach Mount Everest –– Sherpa Tenzing, Edmund Hillary

The first person to reach North Pole– Robert Peary

The first person to reach South Pole– Amundsen

The first religion of the world – Hinduism The first country to print book – China The first country to issue paper currency –

China The first country to commence competitive

examination in civil services – China The first President of the U.S.A

– George Washington The first Prime Minister of Britain – Robert

Walpole The first Governor General of the United Nations

– Trigveli (Norway) The first country to prepare a constitution –

U.S.A The first Governor General of Pakistan

– Mohd. Ali Jinnah The first country to host NAM summit

– Belgrade (Yugoslavia) The first European to attack India

– Alexander, The Great The first European to reach China

– Marco Polo The first person to fly aeroplane

– Wright Brothers The first person to sail round the world

– Magellan

The first country to send man to the moon– U.S.A

The first country to launch Artificial satellite inthe space – Russia

The first country to host the modern Olympics– Greece

First human in space - Yuri Gagarin (Russia) The first city on which the atom bomb was

dropped – Hiroshima (Japan) The first person to land on the moon Neil

Armstrong followed by– Edwin E. Aldrin

The first shuttle to go in space – Columbia The first spacecraft to reach on Mars – Viking-I The first woman Prime Minister of England

– Margaret Thatcher The first Muslim Prime Minister of a country

– Benazir Bhutto (Pakistan) The first woman to climb Mount Everest

– Mrs. Junko Tabei (Japan) The first woman cosmonaut of the world

– Valentina Tereshkova (Russia) The first woman President of the U.N. General

Assembly– Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

The first batsman to score three test century inthree successive tests on debut– Mohd. Azharuddin

The first man to have climbed Mount Everesttwice– Nawang Gombu

Slowest animal ................................................ SnailHeaviest Rainfall ....................... Mawsynram (India)Driest place ....................... Death valley (California)Hottest place ..................................... Azizia (Libya)Furthest planet (from the sun) ....................NeptuneShortest day ....................................... December 22

The first U.S. President to resign Presidency– Richard Nixon

Chinese Traveller to India – Fahein Foreign Invader to India – Alexander the Great Person in Space – Yuri Gagarin Person on Moon – Neil Armstrong The first woman to climb Mount Everest – Junko

Taibei The first European to visit China – Marco Polo Man to walk in Space – Alexei Leonov The first woman Prime Minister of a country

– Mrs. Srimavo Bhandarnaike The first woman President of a country

– Maria Estela Peron The first woman to Command a Space Mission

Colonel– Eileen Collins (U.S.A.)

First talkie movie in the world – “The jazzSinger” (1927).

The first residents of International Space station– Bill Shepherd (USA), Yuri Gidzanko and SergeiKrikalev (Russia)

The first blind man to scale Mt. Everest– Erik Weihenmayer (USA, May 25, 2001)

The first Muslim woman to become the SecretaryGeneral of Amnesty International– lrine Zubeida Khan

The first space astronaut to go into space seventimes till date– Jerry Ross (U.S.A.)

The first South African to become the secondspace tourist– Mark Shuttleworth

The first woman Prime Minister of South Korea– Ms. Chang Sang

The first youngest grandmaster of the world inchess– Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine)

The first adventurer flying successfully acrossthe English Channel without aircraft– Felix Baumgartner (July 2003)

China's first man in space– Yang Liwei

The first Muslim woman to receive Nobel Prize– Shirin Ebadi (Nobel Peace Prize 2003)

The woman with the highest individual Testscore making a new world record– Kiran Baloch (Pakistani cricketer, scoring 242runs playing women's cricket test against WestIndies in Karachi in March, 2004)

The first woman of the world to climb Mt.Everest four times– Lakpa Sherpa (Nepali)

The first woman to cross seven important seasof the world by swimming– Bula Chaudhury (India)

First Asian city to host Olympics– Tokyo, Japan (1964)

First woman black tennis player to win a singlestitle at Wimbledon– A Gibson (1957)

First woman to win a Grand Slam– Maureen Catherine (195 3)

First woman to win an Olympic Gold Medal – Charlotte Cooper, UK, Tennis singles (1900)

First professional woman bullfighter– Patricia Mccormick (1952)

First man to fly solo non stop across the Atlantic– Charles Lindbergh (1927)

First person to cross Antarctic Circle – James Cook (1773)

First people to reach the North Pole– Lt Col. Joseph O. Fletcher and Lt. William P. Benedict (1952)

First person to conquer the Everest twice– Nawang Gombu Sherpa(1965)

First person with only one arm to climb theEverest– American Gary Guller(2003)

First woman to fly solo around the world– jerrie Fredritz Mock.(1964)

First woman to fly solo across the EnglishChannel– Hariiet Quimby

First ascent of Everest without bottled oxygen – Peter Habeler (Austria) and ReinholdMessner, (Italy) (1978)

First woman to set foot on North Pole– Ann Bancroft, USA (1986)– Jointly developed by Sony and Philips (1978)

First Atom Bomb– “Little Boy” dropped over Hiroshima by theUS during the second world war (1945)

First manned space vehicle– Vostok 1,USSR (1961)

First human to walk on the Moon – Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11(1969)

First human to walk in space– Alexei Arkhovich Leonov (1965)

GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERIESDISCOVERER DISCOVERYChristopher Columbus (Italian) ................... AmericaVasco da Gama (Portuguese) ...... Sea route to India

John Cabot (British) ....................... New foundlandPedro Alvarez Cabral (Portuguese) ................. BrazilTasman (Dutch) Island of Tasmania & New ZealandCaptian Cook (British) . Sandwich (Hawaiin) IslandsRobert Peary (USA) ............................... North PoleAmundsun (Norway) ............................. South PoleFerdinand de Lesseps (Designed) .......... Suez Canal

David Livingstone (British) ................ Victoria FallsBartholomew Diaz (Portuguese) ....... Cape of Good HopeNorseman Eric ........................................... GreenlandLeif Ericsson ....................................... North AmericaMungo park ............................... Nigeria river in AfricaRichard Francis Burton ..................... Lake TanganyikaHenry Hudson ....................................... Hudson BayGobot Sebastian ................................ New Foundland

Marco Polo ..................................................... ChinaKepler .......................................................... Planets

RIVERSIDE CITIES &COUNTRIES

City River Country

Alexandria Nile Egypt Brussels Seine Belgium Chittagong Karnaphuli Bangladesh Glasgow Clyde Scotland Khartoum Nile Sudan Lisbon Tagus Portugal Liverpool Mersey England Shanghai Yangtze-Kiang China Berlin Spree Germany Bonn Rhine Germany Amsterdam Amsel Netherlands Baghdad Tigris Iraq Bangkok Menam Thailand Belgrade Danube Serbia London Thames England Montreal Ottawa Canada Moscow Moskva Russia Budapest Danube Hungary Colombo Kaliganga Sri Lanka Cairo Nile Egypt Karachi Indus Pakistan Lahore Ravi Pakistan New York Hudson USA Paris Seine France Yangoon Irawadi Myanmar Rome Tiber Italy Tokyo Sumida Japan Vienna Danube Austria Warsaw Vistula Poland Washington Potamac U.S.A. Basra Eupharates

and Tigris Iraq Bristol Avon England Cologne Rhine Germany Dublin Liphi Ireland Hamburg Elbe Germany Philadelphia Delawara America Prague Vitava Czechoslovakia Quebec St. Lawrence Canada Stalingrad Volga Russia

NATIONAL EMBLEMSEMBLEM ............................................. COUNTRYKangaroo ................................................ AustraliaWater Lilly .......................................... BangladeshWhite Lilly ........................................ Canada, ItalyBeach ....................................................... DenmarkLily ............................................................. FranceCorn Flower ............................................. GermanyLioned Capital ................................................ IndiaLion ..................................... Sri lanka, Sierra LeoneRose ......................................................... UK, IranShamrock .................................................... IrelandWhite Lilly ...................................................... ItalyChrysanthemum ............................................ JapanKiwi .................................................. New ZealandCrescent .................................................... PakistanEagle ............................................................. SpainElephant .............................................. Ivory CoastLion with Crown ..................................LuxembourgGolden Rod ................................................... U.S.ASecretary Bird............................................... SudanBauhinia (orchid tree) .......................... Hong KongBaobab tree ................................................ SenegalLion .......................... Netherland, Norway, BelgiumCrescent and Star ........................................ TurkeyCedar tree ................................................ LebanonThe Soyombo.......................................... Mongolia

SOBRIQUETSWorldBritain of the East : JapanBritain of the South : New ZealandBattle field of Europe : BelgiumCity of Cycles : BeijingCity of Dreaming Spires : OxfordCity of Eternal Springs : Quito (Ecuador)City of Sky Scrappers : NewYorkCity of Magnificent Distances : Washington D.CCity of Golden Gate : San Francisco

(U.S.A)City of Seven Hills : Rome (Italy)Cockpit of Europe : BelgiumCopper Country : ZambiaDark Continent : AfricaEmpire City : New York (U.S.A)Emerald Island : Ireland

Eternal City : Rome, ItalyForbidden City : Lhasa, TibetGateway of Tears : Strait of Bab-el

MandebGarden of England : KentGeorge Cross Island : MaltaGranite City : Aberdeen

(Scotland)Herring Pond : Atlantic OceanHill Queen : ShimlaHoly Land : PalestineHermit Kingdom : KoreaIsland of Pearls : BahrainIsland of Cloves : MadagascarKey to the Mediterranean : GibraltarLand of Eagles : AlbaniaLand of Golden Fleece : AustraliaLand of Kangaroo : AustraliaLand of Lilies : CanadaLand of Golden Pagoda : MyanmarLand of Maple : CanadaLand of Thousand Lakes : FinlandLand of Morning Calm : KoreaLand of Rising Sun : JapanLand of Setting Sun : BritainLand of Midnight Sun : NorwayLand of Lakes : ScotlandLand of the Tulips : NetherlandsLand of White Elephant : ThailandLand of Thunder Bolt : BhutanLand of Thousand Elephants : LaosManchester of the Orient : OsakaNever, Never Land : Prairies,

N. AustraliaLand of Thunder Dragon : ChinaNation of Thousand Hills : RwandaPearl of Arabia : BahrainPearl of Antilles : CubaPillars of Hercules : Strait of GibraltarPlayground of Europe : SwitzerlandQuaker City of USA : Philadelphia,USAQueen of the Adriatic : Venice, ItalyRoof of the World : PamirsSorrow of China : River Huang HoSickman of Europe : Turkey

Sugar Bowl of World : CubaVenice of the North : Stockholm,

SwedenWhite City : BelgradeWindy City : ChicagoWorld’s Bread Basket : Paris of N. AmericaIsland of fire : IcelandLand of windmills : PollandLand of Perpetual Greenary : NatalWorld Loneliest island : Tristanda Cunha

COUNTRIES AND CURRENCIESBrazil ................................................ :Cruzeiro RealBulgaria ......................................................... : LevBelgium ......................................................... EuroChina ........................................... : Yuan/RenminbiColumbia ..................................................... : PesoCuba ........................................................... : PesoCosta Rica ................................................... ColonCroatia ......................................................... KunaCyprus ........................................... Cyprus poundCzech Republic .......................................... KorunaDenmark .................................................... : KroneEgypt ......................................... : Egyptian PoundAfghanistan ........................................... : AfghaniArgentina .................................................... : PesoAustralia ................................... : Australian DollarBahrain ....................................................... : DinarBangladesh .................................................. : TakaBhutan ................................................. : NgultrumHungary ..................................................... : ForintIran .............................................................. : RialSwitzerland....................................... : Swiss FrancThailand ....................................................... : BhatU.K. ............................................. : Pound SterlingU.S.A. ........................................................ : DollarNorway ....................................................... KroneVatican City State .......................................... : LiraIraq .................................................... : Iraqi DinarIsrael ......................................................... : ShekelJapan ............................................................ : YenKazakhstan ............................................... : TengeKorea .......................................................... : WonKuwait ........................................... : Kuwaiti DinarMalaysia ................................................. : RinggitMexico ........................................................ : Peso

Myanmar ..................................................... : KyatRussia ...................................................... : RoubleSaudi Arabia ................................................ : RiyalVietnam ...................................................... : DongMongolia .................................................. : TugrikAlgeria ............................................. Algeria DinarAngola .............................................. New KwanzaArmenia ........................................................ DramAzerbaijan ................................................... ManatAustria .................................................... SchillingBahrain ........................................................ DinarGeorgia ........................................................... LariGhana ............................................................ CediIndonesia ................................................... Rupiah16 European Countries with Eura as currency are:Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany,Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, theNetherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

COUNTRIES AND THEIRPARLIAMENT

Afganistan : ShoraAustralia : Federal ParliamentBangladesh : Jatiya SangsadBhutan : Tshogdu (National Assembly)Britain : Parliament (Commons & Lords)China : National People’s CongressDenmark : FolketingFrance : National AssemblyHungary : National AssemblyIceland : AlthingIndia : Parliament (Lok Sabha & Rajya

Sabha)Iran : MajlisIraq : National AssemblyIsrael : KnessetJapan : DietKuwait : National AssemblyLibya : General People’s CongressMaldives : MajlisMyanmar : People’s AssemblyNepal : National PanchayatNetherlands : States GeneralPoland : SejmRussia : State Duma

South Africa : House of AssemblySweden : RiksdagSwitzerland : Federal AssemblyGermany : BundestagAfganistan : ShoraAlgeria : National Peoples AssemblyAustralia : House of representative of senateCuba : National Assembly of people powerEgypt : People’s AssemblyGreenland : LandstraadNorway : SterlingPakistan : National AssemblyUSA : CongressSrilanka : National StateSudan : National AssemblySyria : People CouncilUSA: CongressVietnam : National Assembly

NEW AND OLD NAMES OFPLACES, COUNTRIES

New Name ........................................... Old NameAnkara ..................................................... AngoraBanjail .................................................... BathurstBengalooru........................................... BangaloreBeijing ....................................................... PekingBelize ......................................... British HondurasBangladesh ..................................... East PakistanBotswana ..................................... Bechuana Land

Burkino Faso ...................................... Upper VoltaCape Kennedy.............................. Cape CaneveralCambodia ........................................... KampuchiaDjibouti .................................... French SomalilandEthiopia ................................................ AbyssiniaGhana ................................................. Gold CoastGuyana ........................................... British GuiniaGuianea Bissau ...................... Portuguese Gayana.Harare .................................................. SalisburryHawaiin Islands ......................... Sandwich IslandsIndonesia ............................ The Dutch East IndiaIran ............................................................ PersiaIraq ................................................. MesopotamiaIstanbul ........................................ ConstantinopleJakartha .................................................... BataviaJapan ....................................................... NipponKinshasa ........................................... LeopoldvilleKiribati ............................................ Gilbert IslandLaos ........................................................ LanxangLesotho............................................... BasitolandMexico ................................................ New SpainMalavi ................................................. NyasalandMali ............................................... French SudanMalaysia .................................................. MalayaMalabo ............................................. Santa IsabetMadhya Pradesh ........................ Central ProvinceManchuria ........................................... ManchukoMyanmar .................................................... BurmaMosambique ......................... Potuguese East AfricaMumbai ................................................... BombayNamibia .................................... South West AfricaNauru ........................................... Pleasant IslandOrissa ...................................................... KalingaPapua New Guinea ...... Trust Territory of New GuineaPortuguese ............................................. LucitaniaSri Lanka ................................................... CeylonSt. Petersburg ....................................... LeningradSurinam .......................................... Dutch GayanaTaiwan ................................................... FormosaTasmani .................................. Van Diemen’s LandThailand ....................................................... SiamTogo ..................................................... TogolandTuvalu ...................................... The Ellice IslandsVaranasi .................................................. Banares

National Flowers

Canada ........................................... Maple leaf

India ..................................................... Lotus

Scotland ............................................... Thistle

Spain .......................................... Pomegranate

Australia .........................................Gold Vatle

China .............................................. Narsissas

Russia ............................................. Sunflower

Bangladesh ................................... Water Lilly

France ...................................................... Lilly

Germany...................................... Corn Flower

Ireland ............................................. Shamrock

Japan ....................................Chrysanthemum

USA ............................................Golden Rose

UK ......................................................... Rose

Volgograd ............................................. StalingradZaire ......................................................... CongoZambia .................................... Northern RhodesiaZimbabwe.............................................. Rhodesia

india

HIGHESTHighest peak - Mt. K2 (Godwin Austin)Highest water falls - Jog falls (Karnataka)Highest gate way - Buland Darwaza

(Fathepur sikri)Highest literacy among state - KeralaHighest tower - QutabminarHighest dam - Bhakra Dam (Punjab)Highest multiple arch dam

- Idukki (Kerala)

LARGEST

Largest populated city - MumbaiLargest fresh water lake - Kolleru

(Andhra Pradesh)Largest salt water lake - Chilka (Orissa)Largest state - RajasthanLargest populated state - Uttar PradeshLargest museum - Indian museum (Kolkata)Largest zoo - Zoological Garden (Kolkata)Largest dome - Gol Gumbaz (Karnataka)Largest mosque - Jama Masjid (New Delhi)Largest desert - Thar (Rajasthan)Largest river Island - Majuli (Brahmaputra)Largest monastery - Tawang monastery

(Arunachal Pradesh)Largest cave temple - Ellora (Maharashtra)Largest animal fair - Sonepur fair (Bihar)Largest plateau - Deccan plateauLargest river in South India - GodavariLargest prison - Puzhal Jail (Chennai)Largest planetarium - Birla planetarium

(Kolkata)Largest G.P.O - Mumbai G.P.OLargest church - St. Cathedral (Old Goa)Largest cinema theatre - Thangam Theatre

Largest exhibition ground - Pragati Maidan (NewDelhi)

Largest arch dam - Idukki dam (Kerala)Largest library - National library

(Kolkata)Largest aircraft carrier - INS ViraatLargest landing ship - INS MagrarLargest union territory - Andaman Nicobar

IslandsLargest gurudwara - Golden Temple

(Amritsar)Largest residence - Rashtrapati BhavanLargest river Barrage - Farakka BarrageLargest open university - Indira Gandhi Open

University (New Delhi)Largest Ocean Island - Middle Andaman

LONGEST

Longest Canal - Indira Gandhi canalLongest River - GangaLongest Tunnel - Kharbude

(Konkan Railway)Longest Dam - Hirakud (Orissa)Longest National Highway- N.H. 7Longest Railway platform - Kharagpur (West

Bengal)Longest Corridor - Rameswaram Temple

corridorLongest Hanging bridge - Howra bridgeLongest Train Service - Himasagar expressLongest Bridge - Anna Indira(Rameswaram

to Mandap)Longest Glacier - Siachen GlacierLongest River bridge - Mahatma Gandhi Sethu

SMALLESTSmallest state (Area) - GoaSmallest state (population) - SikkimSmallest state (forest area) - HaryanaSmallest Union Territory - Lakshadweep

Miscellaneous (India)

Biggest hotel .............. Oberoi - Sheraton (Mumbai)Highest statue ........................ Gomateswara Statue

WORLDLight of the world : JesusPrince of Pilgrimage : Huien TsangThe Wizard of Menlopark: EdisonRascal monk : RasputinGood Shepherd : Jesus ChristApostle of Free Trade : Richard CobdenKing of Rock & Roll : Elvis PresleyColumbus of Space : Neil ArmstrongMaster of Suspense : Alfred HitchcockSecond Duke : Benitto MussoliniIron Duke : Duke of Wellington

PERSONS WITH POPULAR NAMES

Highest award (civilian) ..................... Bharat RatnaHighest Gallantry award ............... Param vir chakraMost literate state ........................................ KeralaLeast literate state ..........................................BiharMost densely populated state ............ West BengalLeast densely populated state ...Arunachal PradeshMost populated city ................................. MumbaiBusiest bridge ............................. Howra (Calcutta)Oldest Refinery.............................. Digboi (Assam)Most literate Union Territory............. LakshadweepFastest Train ............................... Shatabdi expressLeast populated Union Territory........ Lakshadweep

SOBRIQUETSIndia

All Seasons State : Himachal PradeshBlue Mountains : NilgiriCity of Palaces : CalcuttaCity of Golden Temple : AmritsarGarden City of India : BangaloreGateway of India : MumbaiGranary of India : PunjabLand of Five Rivers : PunjabPearl of the Orient : GoaPink City : Jaipur

Lake City : UdaipurSwitzerland of India : KashmirParadise on Earth : KashmirMini-Switzerland in India : Khajjar (Himachal

Pradesh)Sorrow of Bengal : River DamodarSorrow of Bihar : River KosiSorrow of Assam : BrahmaputraSpice Garden of India : KeralaSugar Bowl of India : Uttar PradeshTea Garden of India : AssamDetroit of India : PitampurLand of Sunrise in India : Arunachal

PradeshHi-Tech City : HyderabadManchester of South India : CoimbatoreManchestor of India : AhamadabadMini Switzerland : Himachal PradeshCity of orange : NagpurWeavers city of India : PanipatSilicon vally of India : BangloreClouds of house : MegalayaGods own land of India : KeralaCity of Padala : JaipurHolly wood of India : MumbaiSilent Share : HadakhPerly East : Goa

Poet’s Poet : Edmund SpenserDesert Fox : Erwin RommelLady with the Lamp : Florence NightingaleG.B.S : George Bernard ShawLittle Corporal : Napoleon BonaparteMaid of Orleans : Joan of ArcFuhrer (also Fuehrer) : Adolf HitlerMan of Blood and Iron : Otto von BismarckMaiden Queen : Queen Elizabeth IBard of Avon : William ShakespeareGrand Old Man of Britain : GladstoneAmerican Gandhi : Martin Luther King

The Daughter of East : Benazir BhuttoIron Butterfly : Margaret ThatcherIron Lady : Margaret ThatcherAfrican Gandhi : Dr. Kenneth Kaunda

INDIAPrince of Beggars : Madan Mohan MalaviyaBengali Tiger : Bipin Chandra PalMaratha Kesari : Bal Gangadhar TilakPunjab Lion : Lala Lajpat RaiSage of Sabarmati : Mahatma GandhiIndian Machiavelli : ChanakyaIndian Napoleon : SamudraguptaLeopard of the Snow : Ang RitaIndian Bismarck : Sardar Vallabhai PatelLight of Asia : BuddhaLokmanya : Bal Gangadhar TilakLoknayak : Jayaprakash NarayanJ.P : Jayaprakash NarayanC.R. : C. RajagopalachariRajaji : C. RajagopalachariDeenabandhu : C.F. AndrewsDeshabandhu : C.R. DasGrand Old Man of India : Dadabhai NaorojiMahamana : Madan Mohan

MalaviyaMahatma : GandhijiBapu : GandhijiGurudev : Rabindranath TagoreGuruji : GolwalkarIron Lady of India : Indira GandhiPriyadarshini : Indira GandhiBarefooted painter : M.F. HussainKipper : K.M. CariappaIndian Shakespeare : KalidasaBadshah Khan : Khan Abdul Ghaffar KhanFrontier Gandhi : Khan Abdul Ghaffar KhanFaker-e-Afghan : Khan Abdul Ghaffar KhanNetaji : Subash Chandra BosePrince of Patriots : Subash Chandra BoseBirdman of India : Salim AliNightingale of India : Sarojini NaiduLion of Kashmir : Sheikh MohammedT.T.K. : T.T. KrishnamachariAndhra Kesari : Tangutri PrakasamGrand Old Man of Indian-Journalism : Tushar Kanti Ghosh

Acharya : Vinobha BhaveSage of Paunar : Vinobha BhaveMan of Peace : Lal Bahadur ShastriBabuji : Jagjeevan RamLittle Master : Sunil GavaskarFlying Sikh : Milkha SinghMysore Tiger : Tippu SultanSage of Kanchi : SankaracharyaSaint of Gutters : Mother TheresaMan of the Masses : K. KamarajGolden Girl of Indian Athletics: P.T. UshaAnna : C.N. AnnaduraiAkbar of Kashmir : Zian-ul-AbideenKuvembu : K.V. PuttappaRani of Jhansi : LakshmibaiShahid : Bhagat SinghKathal Mannan : Gemini GanesanNatikar Tilakam : Sivaji GanesanChachaji : Jawaharlal NehruSher-e-Punjab : Ranjit SinghPunjab Kesari : Lala Lajpat RaiMilkman of India : Varghese Kurian

KERALABharat Kesari : Mannathu PadmanabhanBeypore Sultan : Vaikam Mohammed BashirMayyazhi Gandhi : K.P. Kumaran MasterKerala Simham : Pazhassi RajaSwadeshabhimani : Ramakrishna PillaiPulayaraja : AyyankaliValiya Diwanji : Raja KeshavadasKerala Kalidasa : Kerala Varma Valiya

KoyithampuranKerala Panini : A.R. Rajaraja VarmaKerala Vyasa : Kodungalloor

Kunhikuttan ThampuranKerala Chaucer : ChiramakaviKerala Orphuse : Changampuzha Krishna

PillaiKerala Gandhi : K. KelappanKerala Valmiki : Vallathol Narayana MenonKerala Scott : C.V. Raman Pillai

WORLD INSTITUTIONS ANDTHEIR FOUNDERS

United Nations : Joseph Stalin (USSR), Winston Churchill (UK)and Franklin DelanoRoosevelt (USA)

Red Cross : Jean-Henri DunantBoy Scouts : Baden PowellY.M.C.A. : Sir George WilliamsKindergarten : FroebelLion’s Club : Melvin JohnSalvation Army : William BoothNursing System : Florence NightingaleFascism : Benito MussoliniProtestant Religion : Martin LutherNazism : Adolf HitlerMontessori System : Maria MontessoriCubism : Pablo PicassoAmnesty International : Peter Berenson

Kerala Ibsen : N. Krishna PillaiKerala Mauppasant : Thakazhi Sivasankara

PillaiKerala Thulasidas : Vennikulam Gopala KurupKerala Hemmingway : M.T. Vasudevan NairKesari : A. Balakrishna PillaiDeshabhimani : Ramakrishna PillaiSahitya Panchanan : P.K. Narayana Pillai

FAMOUS FATHERSWorld

Father of Psychology.................. Sigmund FreudFather of Cloning ............................... Ian WilmutFather of Printing .............................. GuttenbergFather of History ............................... HerodotusFather of Economics ........................ Adam SmithFather of Philosophy ............................ SocratesFather of Sociology ................. Augustus ComteFather of English Poetry .......... Geoffrey ChaucerFather of Biology.................................. AristotleFather of Essay................................. MontaigneFather of Medicine .......................... HippocratesFather of Homeopathy .............. Samuel HanimanFather of Socialism ......................... Robert OwenFather of Scientific Socialism ................. Karl MarxFather of Co-operation ................... Robert OwenFather of Jurisprudence .................. John LockeFather of Atom Bomb .......................... Otto HahnFather of Genetics ........................ Gregor MendelFather of Motor Car ......................... Henry FordFather of Reformation ................... Martin LutherFather of Greek Democracy .............. ClesthenesFather of Bangladesh . Sheikh Mujibur RehmanFather of Pakistan ............. Muhammed Ali JinnahFather of Tanzania ......................... Julius NyrereFather of Mathematics ...................... PythagorusFather of Modern Cartoon ........ William HogarthFather of Modern Computer .......... Charles BabbageFather of Nuclear Physics ...... : Ernest RutherfordFather of Modern Drama ............. Henrik J. IbsenFather of Modern Tourism ............ Thomas CookFather of Painting .................. Leonardo Da VinciFather of Green Revolution ........ Norman BorlaugFather of Renaissance ............................ Petrarch

INDIAFather of the Nation ...................Mahatma GandhiFather of Ayurveda ................................ AthreyaFather of Astronomy....................... VarahamihiraFather of Sanskrit Drama ....................... KalidasaFather of Indian Renaissance . Raja Ram Mohan RoyFather of Surgery.................................... SusrutaFather of Indian Unrest ............ .Bal Gangadhar TilakFather of Indian Budget ........ Professor MahalanobisFather of Indian Painting ............... Nandalal BoseFather of Indian Cinema .............. Dada Saheb PhalkeFather of Indian Engineering ............ M.VisweswariahFather of Indian Green Revolution ..........................

Dr. M.S. SwaminathanFather of Indian Railway ............. Lord DalhousieFather of Co-operative Movement in India ..........

Frederic NicholsonFather of Indian Printing ................ James HickeyFather of Local Self Government in India ... Lord Ripon

KERALAFather of Malayalam Language ........ EzhuthachanFather of Modern Travancore ... Marthanda VarmaFather of Kerala Renaissance .... Sree Narayana GuruFather of Modern Hinduism .. Adi Shankaracharya

IndiaJainism : Vardhamana MahaviraTaoism : Lao TseBahaism : Mirza Hussain AliConfucianism : ConfuciusSikhism : Guru NanakZorastrianism (Parsis) : ZorasterBhoodan Movement : Vinoba BhaveSarvodaya Movement : Jaya Prakash NarayanRamakrishna Mission : Swami VivekanandaArya Samaj : Dayananda SaraswathiBrahma Samaj : Raja Ram Mohan RoyDev Samaj : Siva Narayan AgnihothriPrarthana Samaj : Kesab Chandra SenSuddhi Movement : Swami ShradhanandChinmaya Mission : Swami ChinmayanandaServants of India Society: Gopalakrishna GokhaleIndian Association : Surendranath BanerjiPeoples Education Society : Dr. B.R. AmbedkarVana Mahothsav : K.M. MunshiTheosophical Society of India : Annie Besant

MANKIND AND VARIOUSTRIBES

Mongolians living in Assam regions ........ AbhorsThe Dutch born in South Africa ............ AfrikanersThe people of England ...................... Anglo SaxonAncient Dravidians living in central India andRajastan ........................................................ BhilsDutch settlers in South Africa ....................... BoersPeople of Croatia, Slovenia ..........................CroatsPeople in south east frontiers of Russia .. CossacksInhabitants of Greenland and of Arctic regions... Eski-mosNatives of the Philippine Islands ............. FlemingsHill tribes of Assam ........................ Khasis / GarosPeople of W.Asia. (Turkey, Iran and Iraq) ... KurdsNatives of New Zealand ............................. MaorisShort sized people found in the forests of Africa ...... Pygmies

Original inhabitants of North America . Red IndiansAborigines of West Bengal, Bihar & Orissa.... ...........

SanthalsNatives of Nilgiri Hills (South India) ............. TodasPeople of South Africa living in certain parts of Natal

ZulusThe people of Nagaland ............................. Angami

Arunachal Pradesh ................................. A palamisTamil Nadu .............................................. BadagasUttar Pradesh ............................................ BhotiasHazaribagh .................................................. BirhorHimachal Pradesh ....................................... GaddisOrissa ...................................................... KhondsMadhya Pradesh ............................................. KolManipur ........................................................ KukiSikkim ........................................................ LaboraTripura ...................................................... LushaisBihar ......................................................... MundaKerala ........................................................ OoralisMaharashtra .............................................. Warlies

SIGNS AND SYMBOLS Red crystal flag : Red Cross Black Flag : Protest Yellow flag : Put on ship carrying people

with infectious disease Dove : Peace Olive branch : Peace Red Flag : Revolution Red triangle : Family planning White Flag : Peace Maharaja : Air India Lotus : Culture and Civilization Wheel : Progress Red Cross : Hospital / Medical Service Black band arm : Sign of Mourning, in

Protest Blind folded woman : Justice

holding a Balance Scale Flag at a half most : National Mourning Flag up side down :Distress

OFFICIAL BOOKS Blue Book : British Green Book : Italy & France Orange Book : Netherlands White Book : Germany & China White Paper : India Gray Book : Japan & Belgium

Air Brake ........................... George WestinghouseAniline Dyes .......................................... HoffmanAdding Machine ............................. Balise PascalAeroplane ................................. : Wright BrothersAir Conditioner ....................................... : CarrierAtom Bomb....................................... : Otto HahnAspirin .................................................... : DreserAlcohol Thermometer .......................... : FarenheitAtomic Thermometer .................................. : BohrAtomic Theory ........................................ : DaltonAtomic Number ....................................... MosleyAtomic Structure ................. Bohr and RutherfordAutomobile ............................................ : DaimlerAntiseptic Surgery ..................Lord Joseph ListerArchimedean Screw .......................... ArchimediesAvogadro's Hypothesis ........................AvogadroBall Pen ..................................................... : LoudBalloon ......................................... : MontogolfierBlood Circulation ................................... : HarveyBarometer ............................................ : TorricelliBicycle ............................................. : Mac MillanBraily System ................................. : Louis BrailleBeri - Beri ................................................ EijkmanBlood Circulation ..................................... HarveyBoson ................................................... S.N.BoseBoyle's law ................................................. BoyleBraille ............................................... Louis BrailleComputer ................................ : Charles BabbageChloroform ...................... : James Young SimpsonCinema .................................... : Lumiere BrothersCinema Projector ............... : Thomas Alva EdisonCrescograph ........................................ : J.C. BoseCelluloid ................................................... ParkesChloroform ............................ James Harrison and

James Young SimpsonCholera Bacillus .................................. Robert KochColoured Photography ............................... LippmanCosmic Rays ....................................... R.A.MillikanCyclotron ................................................. LawrenceDiesel Engine ............................... : Rudolf DieselDynamo ................................... : Michael FaradayDynamite ........................................ : Alfred NobelDeuterium (Heavy Water) ...................... H.C.Urey

Diesel Oil Engine ............................ Rudolf DieselDiscovery of Solar System ...... Copernicus (1540)Discovery of Specific Gravity ........... ArchimedesElectric Battery ............................................. VoltaElectric Lamp ............................................ EdisonElectricity ................................................ FaradayElectron Theory ...........................................BohrElectrical Waves .......................................... HeitzElectric Measurement .................................GaussDDT ........................................... : Dr. Paul MullerElectron ....................................... : J.J. ThompsonElectric Lamp ..................... : Thomas Alva EdisonElevator .......................................... : Elisha G OtisFountain Pen ...................................... : WatermanFahrenheit Scale ................................. FahrenheitFilm & Photographic goods ....................... KodakGlider .......................................... : George CayleyGenerator ............................................. : PicionttiGramaphone ...................... : Thomas Alva EdisonGun Powder .................................. : Roger BaconGeometry.................................................... EuclidHydrogen .......................................... : CavendishHelicopter .............................................. BroquettHelium Gas .............................................. LockyerHomoeopathy .................................. HahnemannHovercraft ............................................... CockrellHydrophobia .................................. Louis PasteurJet Engine ............................... : Sir Frank WhittleIntelligence Tests ...................................... : BinetInsulin ................................................ : F. BantingInduction of Electric Current .................... FaradayIncandescent Bulb ................................... EdisonInduction Coil ................................... Rohm KorffInsulin .................................................. F.BantingIntelligence test ........................................... BinetJet Propulsion ................................ Frank WhittleLaw of Gravitation ........................ : Issac NewtonLaw of Heredity.................................. : G. MendalLaser ..................................... : Theodore MaimanLightning Conductor .............. : Benjamin FranklinLogarithm ....................................... : John NapierLaughing Gas ......................................... PriestleyLife Boat .................................. Henry Great Head

INVENTIONS AND DISCOVERIES

Lift (Elevators) .............................................. OtisLinotype ........................................ MergenthalerLine of demarcation (ship) ....................... PlimsollLaws of Electrical Resistance ........................ OhmLaw of Electrolysis .................................. FaradayLaw of gases ..................................... Gay LussacLaws of Gravitation ................................. NewtonLaws of Heredity ........................ Gregory MandelLaws of Motion ....................................... NewtonLaws of Natural Selections ....................... DarwinLaws of Multiple Proportion ...................... DaltonLiquid Oxygen ........................................... DewarMachine Gun ...................... : Dr. Richard GattlingMaser ................................... : Charles H. TownesMicrophone .................................... : Graham BellMeasurement of Electrical Energy............... Joule,

James PrescoftMeson .......................................... Hideki YakawaMicroscope ................................................ JanesMolecular Scattering of light in fluid . RamanathanNeon Gas ................................... Ramsay, TraversNeutron ................................................ ChadwickNuclear Fission .......... Otto Hahn, Bohr and FermiNylon Plastic ........................................ CarothersOxygen ............................................ : J.B.PreistlyOrigin of Species .......................... Charles DarwinParachute ..................................... : A.J. GarnerianPencillin ................................ : Alexander FlemingPhotography (Film) ........................ : John CarbuttPeriodic Law....................................... MendeleefPhonograph ............................................. EdisonPhonographic Shorthand ........................... PitmanPhotograph ......................................... DauguerrePrinciple for lever (S.P.Gravity) .......... ArchimedesPhototherapy ..................................... N.R.FinsenPositive Electrons .................................AndersonPowerloom .......................................... CartwrightPneumatic Tyre .........................................DunlopPrinting for the Blind ..................................BraillePrinting Press ........................................... CaxtonPrinting Types ........................... John GuttenbergPsycho-analysis ...................... Dr.Sigmund FreudRayon ...................................... : Sir Joseph SwanRadio-activity of Uranium .......... Henry BecquerelRaman effect ....................................... C.V.RamanRadium .......................................... Madame Curie

Railway Engine................................. StephensonRadio transmitter ............................ AlexandersonRare Gas ............................................. CavandishReplacing human heart ............. Christian BarnardRevolver ....................................................... ColtQuantum Theory ................................. Max plankRefrigerator ................................ : James HarrisonSafety Lamp ................................ Humphry DavySafety Match .................................... Land StromSafety Pin ........................................ William HuntSafety Razor ............................................. GilletteSewing Machine ............... Barthelling ThimonnierShort Hand................................................ PitmanSolar System ..................................... CopernicusSteam Engine .................................... James WattSteam Turbine ......................................... ParsonsSpectroscope .......................................... BunsenStethoscope .................................. Rene LaenneeSubmarine ................................... David BushnellSeismograph ................................ Roberts MalletSextant ..................................................... HadleySteam boat ................................................ FultonSubmarine ............................................. BushwellTalkies ............................................. Lee-de-FrostTank ....................................................... SwintonTelegraphy .. William F.Cooke & Charles WheatstoneTelegraph Code ......................................... MorseTelephone .........................Alexander Graham BellTelescope.................................................. GalileoTelevision ............................................. J.L. BairdThermosflask ............................................ DewarTransistor ...........................Shockly and BardeenTypewriter ................................................. SholesTheory of Evolution ..................... Charles DarwinTheory of Relativity ..................... Albert EinsteinUranium fusion .................................... Oho HahnUranus (Planet) ......................... Herschel WilliamVaccination ............................................... JennerVaccum Flask ............................. Sir James DewarVulcanisation ...................................... Good YearWashing Soda ......................................... LablancWireless Communication ................. Oliver LodgeWireless Telegraphy .............................. MarconyWireless ................................................. MarconiX-ray............................................. W.C. Rontgen

NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINESStarted by Indians Young India, Harijan: Mahatma Gandhi National Herald: Jawaharlal Nehru Vande Matharam, Karma Yogi: Aurobindo Ghosh New India: Annie Besant Voice of India: Dadabhai Naoroji Al-Hilal: Edited by Abdul Kalam Azad Kesari: Bal Gangadhar Tilak Indian Opinion: Gandhiji Kerala Kaumudi: K. Sukumaran Malayala Manorama: Kandathil Vargheese

Mappila Mathrubhumi: K.P. Kesava Menon

FAMOUS LINES AND FRONTIERS

WHERE THEY RESTPlace PersonRajghat ........................................ Mahatma GandhiSanthivan ..................................... Jawaharlal NehruChaithrabhoomi .............................. B. R. AmbedkarShakthisthal ...................................... Indira GandhiEkthasthal .............................................. Zail SinghKisanghat ......................................... Charan SinghVeerbhoomi ........................................ Rajiv GandhiAbhyaghat ........................................ Morarji DesaiNarayanghat .................................. Gulzarilal NandaSamathasthal ...................................... Jagjivan RamVijayghat ................................... Lal Bahadur ShastriNigam Bodhghat ..................................Kishan KantKarmabhumi .................................. K. R. NarayananShantivan ......................................... Sanjay GandhiBudha Purnima Park ..................... P. V. Narasimha Rao

NEW AND OLD NAMES OFPLACES IN INDIA

Pondichery ........................................... PuthucheryIndraprastham ................................................ DelhiMagadham ..................................................... BiharVangarangyam ............................................. BengalPataliputhram ................................................ PatnaKalingam ...................................................... OrissaKashi ........................................................ BanarasPrayag ..................................................... AlahabadKarnavathi ........................................ Ahemadabad

• Boundary between Pakistan and Afghanistan:Durand Line

• Boundary between India and China: McMohan Line• Line between India and Pakistan: Radcliff Line• Line between North and South Vietnam: 17th Par-

allel• Line between North and South Korea: 38th parallel• Border between France and Germany: Maginot Line• The line which Pakistan claims to be the boundary

line between India and Pakistan (Not acceptable to

India): 20th Parallel• The border between USA and Canada: 49th Paral-

lel• The border between Germany and Poland: Oder

Niesse Line• Boundary between Germany and Poland :

Hindenberg Line• Boundary between Namibia and Angola : 16th Par-

allel• Boundary between Russia and Finland : Mannar

Haime Line

Saketham ................................................. AyodhyaPurushapuram ......................................... PeshawarGandharam ............................................ KhandaharAvanthi ...................................................... UjjayiniKanyakubjam .............................................. KanoujKamaroop ................................................... AssamDevagiri ............................................. DoulathabadKosalam ................................................... FaizabadKanchi .............................................. KanchipuramVadodara ..................................................... BarodaThiruvanchikkulam, Mahodayapuram...KodungallurMadras ..................................................... ChennaiCalcutta ...................................................... KolkataBangalore ............................................. Bengalooru

RIVERSIDE CITIES & STATES (INDIA)

CITY RIVER STATE

Ayodhya .......................................................... Sarayu .................................................................... U.PBadrinath ......................................................... Alaknanda ................................................ UttarakhandKolkata ............................................................ Hoogly.......................................................... W. BengalCuttack ............................................................ Mahanadi ............................................................ OrissaDelhi ................................................................ Yamuna ................................................................ DelhiGuwahati .......................................................... Brahmaputra ....................................................... AssamHaridwar .......................................................... Ganges (Bhagirathi) ................................... UttarakhandAgra ................................................................ Yamuna ................................................................... U.PAhmedabad ...................................................... Sabarmati .......................................................... GujaratSurat ................................................................ Tapti ................................................................. GujaratVaranasi ........................................................... Ganges .................................................... Uttar PradeshVijayawada ....................................................... Krishna ............................................... Andhra PradeshHyderabad ....................................................... Musi ................................................... Andhra PradeshKanpur ............................................................. Ganges .................................................... Uttar PradeshLucknow .......................................................... Gomati .................................................... Uttar PradeshNasik ................................................................ Godawari ................................................... MaharashtraPatna ................................................................ Ganges ................................................................. BiharSrinagar ............................................................ Jhelum ................................................................. J & KAllahabad ........................................................ Ganga - Yamuna ....................................................... U.PFerozepur ......................................................... Sutlej ................................................................. PunjabJabalpur ........................................................... Narmada ................................................................. M.PLudhiana .......................................................... Sutlej ................................................................. PunjabMadurai ........................................................... Vaigai .......................................................... Tamil NaduMysore ............................................................ Kaveri ........................................................... KarnatakaTirunelveli ........................................................ Tamaraparni ................................................ Tamil NaduJamshedpur ...................................................... Subarnarekha ....................................................... BiharHowarh ............................................................ Hoogly...................................................... West BengalAlwaye ............................................................ Periyar ................................................................ KeralaBhaglpur .......................................................... Ganga .................................................................. BiharBuxar ................................................................ Ganga .................................................................. BiharDibugarh .......................................................... Brahmaputra ....................................................... AssamKota ................................................................. Chambal .......................................................... RajastanKarnool ............................................................ Tungabhadra ........................................ AndhrapradeshLeh .................................................................. Indus ................................................ Jammu & KashmirMoradabad ...................................................... Ramganga ............................................................... U.PMathura ........................................................... Yamuna ................................................................... U.PPandharpur ...................................................... Bhima .......................................................... MaharastraSambalpur ........................................................ Mahanadi ............................................................ OrissaSrirangapatanam ............................................... Cauvery ........................................................ KarnatakaTiruchirapally ................................................... Cauvery ...................................................... Tamil NaduUjjine ............................................................... Narmada ............................................... Madya PradeshDhaka .............................................................. Buriganga .................................................. BangladeshMongar ............................................................ Ganges ................................................................. Bihar

‘Just as I would not like to be a slave, so I wouldnot like to be a master’

‘A Government, of the people by the people andfor the people’

Abraham Lincoln ‘Give us tool and we will finish the job’ ‘I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and

sweat.’Sir Winston Churchill

‘If God did not exist, it would be necessary toinvent him.

‘Crush the infamous thing’.Voltaire

‘The unexamined life is not worth living’ ‘Other men live to eat. I eat to live. ‘Nothing can harm a good man, either in life or

after death.’ ‘I know nothing except that fact of my ignorance’ ‘The unexamined life is not worth living’.

Socrates ‘The Gods help them who help themselves’

Aesop ‘The State ? It is me’

Louis XIV ‘I am not a culprit’

Fidel Castro ‘It was only one life, what is one life in the affairs

of a state’Benitto Mussolini

‘Success is the sole earthly judge of right andwrong’

Adolf Hitler ‘The throne is but a piece of wood covered with

velvet’. ‘Give me good mothers. I shall give you a good

nation.’ ‘There is no word such as impossible in my dic-

tionary’Napolean Bonaparte

“Et tu Brute”. Vini Vidi Vici (I came, I saw, I, conquered)

Julius Caesar ‘I am dying with the help of too many physicians’

Alexander the Great

WELL KNOWN QUOTATIONS ‘Let a hundred flowers bloom and let a thousandschools of thought contend’

“Powers flows from the barrel of a gun”.Mao- Tse -Tung

“We can secure peace only by preparing for war”.John F. Kennedy

‘The living need charity more than the deadGeorge Arnold

‘Reading make a full man, conference a ready manand writing an exact man’.

‘Some books are to be tasted, others to be swal-lowed and some few to be chewed and digested’.

‘Studies serve for delight, for ornament and forability’.

Francis Bacon ‘Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest

thought “If winter comes can spring be far behind’’

P.B. Shelley ‘Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God’s great

judgement seat’. ‘East is East and West is West and never the twain

shall meet’.Rudyard Kipling

‘The more things a man is ashamed of, the morerespectable he is’

Bernard Shaw Where wealth accumulates, men decay’. ‘Wisdom makes but a slow defence against trouble,

though at last at sure one’.Oliver Goldsmith

‘The roots of education are bitter, but fruit is sweet. ‘Virtue is the mean state between two vices, the

one of excess and other deficiency’. ‘Man is by nature a political animal’

Aristotle

‘Let them eat cakes’.Marie Antoinette

“My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me”Jesus Christ

‘Nevertheless it moves’Galileo

‘Play the game in the spirit of game’.Baron Peirre de Coubertin

‘The empty vessel makes the greatest sound’. ‘Something is rotten in the state of Denmark’

‘There is nothing either good or bad but thinkingmakes it so’.

‘Brevity is the soul of wit’. ‘Frailty thy name is woman’. ‘To be or not to be, that is the question’. ‘Cowards die many times before their death, the

valiant never taste death but once’. ‘All the world is a stage and all the men and women

merely players’William Shakespere

‘All our knowledge brings us nearer to our igno-rance’.

T.S. Eliot ‘End justifies the means

Nicholo Machiavelli ‘Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety nine

percent perspiration’.Thomas Alva Edison

‘Knowledge is power’Thomas Hobbes

‘Superstition is the religion of feeble minds’Edmund Burke

‘The style is the name himself’Buffon

‘Proper words in proper place’Johnathan Swift

‘Nature never did betray the heart that loved her’. ‘The child is the father of man’.

William Wordsworth ‘A little knowledge is a dangerous thing’. ‘Fools rush in where angels fear to tread’

Alexander Pope ‘A thing of beauty is a joy forever’ ‘Heard melodies are sweet but those unheard are

sweeter’. “Beauty is truth and truth beauty”.

John Keats ‘Power tends to corrupt and absolute power cor-

rupts absolutely’.Lord Acton

‘Liberty, Equality, Fraternity’. ‘Man is born free, yet every where he is in chains’.

Jean - Jacques Rousseau ‘Whom the Gods love die young’.

Lord Byron

‘It takes two to speak the truth - on to speak andthe other to hear’.

Henry David Thoreau ‘The history of the world is but the biographies of

great men’.Thomas Carlyle

‘Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven’.John Milton

‘Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel’Dr. Samuel Johnson

‘Better a live sparrow than a dead eagle’.Fitzgerald

‘Romanticism is disease classicism is health’Von Goethe

‘Taxation without prosperity’Jacob Molecschott

‘To every action there is an equal and oppositereaction.’

Sir Isaac Newton ‘Thank God I have done my duty’.

Last words of Lord Nelson ‘Virtue is its own reward’ ‘The good of the people is the chief law’ -

Cicero “Give me a place to stand and I can move the

entire earth”. ‘Eureka ! Eureka! (I have found it)’ -

Archimedes ‘Religion is the opium of the people’

Karl Marx ‘Man is a tool making animal’

Benjamin Franklin ‘Direct Action’

Mohammed Ali Jinnah ‘Good government is no substitute for self gov-

ernment’.Morley

One small step for men a leap for mankind (On thestepping on moon)

Neil Armstrong ‘I think therefore I am’.

Descartes ‘Truth and non - violence are my God’ ‘Do or die’ ‘Hai Ram’ ‘Untouchability is a crime against God and man-

kind’

‘A customer is the most important person in ourpremises’.

Mahatma Gandhi ‘Ram and Rahim are the two different names of

the same God’Kabir Das

‘Kerala is a lunatic asylum’ ‘Live fast; die young’.

Swami Vivekananda ‘We have now to fight for peace with the same

courage and determination as we fought againstaggression’.

‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’Lal Bahadur Shastri

‘One caste, one God, one religion for man’.Sree Narayana Guru

‘Back to Vedas’Swami Dayananda Saraswati

‘Generations to come, it may be, will scarce be-lieve that such a one as this ever in flesh andblood walked up on this earth’.

Einstein (About Gandhi) ‘The whole universe is my native land’

Kalpana Chawla ‘Swaraj is my birthright I shall have it’

Balagangadhara Tilak ‘We have made a tryst with destiny’. ‘Aram Haram Hai’ ‘At the stroke of midnight hour when the world

sleeps India will wake to life and freedom’.Jawaharlal Nehru

‘Dilli Chalo’. ‘Give me blood’ I shall give you freedom’

Subhash Chandra Bose ‘Garibi Hatao’

Indira Gandhi ‘Freedom is in peril. Defend it with all your might’. ‘Work like a bull and live like a hermit’.

Dr. Ambedkar ‘Aiming low is a crime’

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam ...... the light that shone in this country was no

ordinary light ..... for that light represented thatliving truth ...

Jawaharlal Nehru ‘This was their finest hour’

Sir Winston Churchill

‘More things are wrought by prayers than thisworld dreams of’.

Tennyson ‘Take care to get what you like or you will be

forced to like what you get’.George Bernad Shaw

‘The goal of war is peace; of business, leisure’ The roots of education are bitter, but fruit is sweet

Aristotle Marriage is the only adventure open to the timid

Voltaire ‘Know them thy self, presume not God to scan’ ‘The proper study of mankind of a man’

Alexander Pope The supreme happiness of life is the conviction

that we are loved’Victor Hugo

‘Among freemen there can be no successful ap-peal from the ballot to the bullet’

Abraham Lincolin ‘There is no god higher than truth’

Mahatma Gandhi ‘The best portion of a good Men’s life. His little

nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and oflove’

William Wordsworth “I am restless, I thirst for the distant, the far away” ‘I would sooner fail than not be among the great-

est’John Keats

‘The class struggle necessarily leads to the dicta-torship of the proletariat’

Karl Marx (1818 - 83) Big, Bright and beautiful

(Describing the view of the earth from the space) “The responsibility for their flight lies from with

history and with the giants of science who pro-ceeded the effort”.(Farewell telecast from space)

Neil Armstrong ‘Big brother is watching you’

George Orwel ‘Be proud that you are Indian, proudly claim I am

an Indian, every Indian is my brother’Vivekanada

INTERNATIONAL DAYSWorld Laughter Day ............................. January 10World Customs Day ............................. January 26Valentine’s Day.................................... February 14World Mother Language Day ................. February 21World Women’s Day................................. March 8World Consumer Day ............................. March 15World Disabled Day ............................... March 15World Forestry Day ................................ March 21International Day for the Elimination of RacialDiscrimination ........................................ March 21World Day for Water ............................... March 22World Meteorological Day .........................................March 23World Tuberculosis Day ......................... March 24World Theatre Day ................................. March 27World Ship Day .......................................... April 5World Health Day ....................................... April 7World Aviation and Cosmonautics Day ...... April 12International Special Librarians Day ........... April 15World Haemophilia Day ............................. April 17World Heritage Day ................................... April 18World Secretaries Day ............................... April 21World Earth Day ........................................ April 22World Book and Copy Right Day ............... April 23International Dance Day ............................ April 29May Day, International Labourers Day ......... May 1World Solar Energy Day .............................. May 3World Press Freedom Day............................ May 3World Red Cross Day .................................. May 8International Nurses Day ........................... May 12International Mothers Day .. 2nd sunday of every MayWorld Day of the Family ............................ May 15World Telecommunication Day................... May 17Commonwealth Day ................................... May 24World Anti-tobacco Day ............................ May 31International Day of innocent,Children Victims of Aggression Day ............ June 4World Environment Day .............................. June 5World day to combat desertification

and drought .............................................. June 17Father’s Day .............................................. June 20UN Charter Signing Day ............................ June 25International Day against Drug Abuseand Illicit Trafficking .................................. June 26World Architectural Day ............................... July 1World Population Day ................................ July 11World Breast Feeding Day ...................... August 1International Friendship Day................... August 3Hiroshima Day........................................ August 6Nagasaki Day ......................................... August 9World Youth Day.......................... August 12 (UN)World Folklore Day................................ August 22World Sanskrit Day................................ August 22World Enforced Disappearance Day ....... August 31World Coconut Day ............................ September 2World Literacy Day............................. September 8World Ozone Day ............................. September 16U.N. Peace Day................................. September 20World Alzheimer’s Day ..................... September 21World Tourism Day........................... September 27World Heart Day.................. Last Sunday SeptemberWorld Animal Welfare Day ...................... October 4World Postal Day ................................... October 9Territorial Army Day ............................... October 9World Standards Day ........................... October 14World Blind Day (World white cane day) October 15World Food Day ................................... October 16Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Day October 21U.N Day ............................................... October 24World Information Development Day .... October 24World Thrift Day .................................. October 30World Diabetes Day .......................... Novemebr 14World Citizen Day.............................. November 14World Environmental .............................................Protection day ................................... November 25World AIDS Day.................................. December 1World Human Rights Day .................. December 10World Asthma Day ............................ December 11Marconi Day .................................... December 12

NATIONAL DAYS (INDIA)Pravasi Bharatiya Divas ........................... January 9National Youth Day ............................... January 12Army Day ............................................. January 15Netaji Day ............................................. January 23India Tourism Day ................................. January 25Republic Day......................................... January 26Martyr’s Day ......................................... January 30Panchayat Day ..................................... February 19Arunachal Day ..................................... February 20Central Excise Day ................................ February 24National Science Day ............................ February 28National Security Day ................................ March 4Ordinance Factories Day (India) ............... March 18Orissa Day .................................................. April 1National Maritime Day ................................. April 5Jallianwala bagh Day .................................. April 13National Technology Day ........................... May 11National Mother Security Day..................... April 11Solidarity Day............................................. May 13Fire force day............................................. April 14Sikkim Day ................................................. May 16Anti Terrorism Day (Death anniversary ofRajiv Gandhi) .............................................. May 21Everest Day................................................ May 29Doctor’s Day ................................................. July 1Kargil Vijay Day........................................... July 26Quit India Day ......................................... August 9Independence Day ................................. August 15Sadbhavana Day ........... (Birth anniversary of RajivGandhi) .................................................. August 20National Sports Day (Dhyanchand’s Brithday) ........

August 29Teachers Day (Birth anniversary ofDr. Radhakrishnan) .............................. September 5Hindi Day .......................................... September 14Engineers day.................................... September 15Deaf Day .......................................... September 26National Blood Donation Day .................. October 1Gandhi Jayanti Day.................................. October 2

Wild Life Week .............................. October 1st to 7Air Force Day .......................................... October 8National Postal Day ............................... October 10Azad Hind day ...................................... October 21National Rededication Day (Death anniversary ofMrs. Indira Gandhi, birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhai Patel) ........................... October 31Legal Service Day ................................ November 9Transport Day .................................... November 10Childrens Day..................................... November 14National News Paper day .................... November 16 National Mental disorder day ................ November 17Indian Citizen Day .............................. November 19NCC Day ............................................ November 24National Law Day ............................... November 26Navy Day ............................................. December 4Armed Force Flag Day .......................... December 7National Mental disorder ..................... December 8Conservation Day............................... December 14National energy protect day .................. December 14Vijay Divas ......................................... December 16National Minorities Rights Day ........... December 18Kissan Day (Farmer’s Day) ................. December 23National Consumer Day ...................... December 24 Kisan Divas celebrated on the birth day of Sri

Charan Singh. Children’s day is being celebrated on the birth-

day of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Teachers Day is being celebrated on the birth-

day of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan National youth Day is being celebrated on the

birthday of Vivekananda National Sports day is being celebrated on the

birthday of Dhyan Chand. National Technology day is being celebrated

to commemorate India’s achievements onnuclear capability.

National Science Day is celebrated on the dayin 1928 C. V. Raman discovered Raman Effect.

Doctor’s Day is celebrated on the birthday ofDr. B. C. Roy

National Broadcasting Day is celebrated onthat day when Gandhiji addressed the nation.

National Voters DayJanuary 25 will here after be celebrated as NationalVoters Day. January 25 is the foundation day ofthe Election Commission of India.

UNITED NATIONS YEARRefugees year ............................................. 1959-60Co-operation Year ............................................ 1965Tourism year .................................................... 1967Human Rights Year .......................................... 1968Education Year ................................................ 1970Fight against Racial discrimination Year ............ 1971Book Year ........................................................ 1972Copper Nicus Year ........................................... 1973Population Year ............................................... 1974Women’s Year .................................................. 1975Fight Against Untouchability ........................... 1978Childrens Year ................................................. 1979Handicapped year ............................................ 1981Communication Year ........................................ 1983Youth Year ....................................................... 1985Peace Year ....................................................... 1986AIDS Year ....................................................... 1988Literacy Year .................................................... 1990Space Year ....................................................... 1992Sports and Family Year .................................... 1994Poverty Eradication Year .................................. 1996Ocean Year ...................................................... 1998Old Age Year ................................................... 1999Peace and Cultural Year .................................... 2000Self Service Year .............................................. 2001Mountains Year ............................................... 2002Eco Tourism Year ............................................. 2002Fresh Water Year ............................................. 2003International Rice Year ..................................... 2004International Micro Credit Year ......................... 2005International Physics Year ................................ 2005International Sports and Physical Education ..... 2005International Dolphin – Pole Year ..................... 2007International Potato Year .................................. 2008International Earth Year .................................... 2008International Natural Fibre Year ........................ 2009Bio Diversity Year ............................................ 2010Forest Year ...................................................... 2011

KERALA - DAYSJune 19 ............................................... Reading DayJune 19 - 25....................................... Reading WeekChingam 1 .................................... Agricultural DayOctober 4 .......................................... Elephant DayOctober 13 ............................................. Sports DayNovember 1 ........................... Kerala formation Day

IMPORTANT MUSEUMSNational Childrens Museum .................... New DelhiCalico Textile Museum ....................... AhemadabadVisvesarayya Industrial And Technological MuseumBangaloreTippu Sulthan Museum ............... SreerangapatnamSree Chithra Art Gallery........... ThiruvananthapuramBirla Industrial & Technological Museum .... KolkataBirla Planetorium......................................... KolkataNethaji Museum ......................................... KolkataNational Gallery of Modern Art ............... New DelhiIndian Museum .......................................... KolkataNational Museum ....................................... KolkataSalarjung Museum ................................. HyderabadNehru Museum ....................................... New DelhiArcheological Museum ........................... New DelhiVictoria Memorial Hall ................................. KolkataRail Transport Museum .......................... New DelhiNational Museum of Natural History ....... New DelhiIndian War Memorial Museum ................ New DelhiPrince of Wales Museum ........................... Mumbai

OFFICIAL RESIDENCEIndian President ..................... Rashtrapathi BhavanIndian Prime Minister ........ No. 7, Race Course RoadPope ................................................. Vatical PalaceGovernor .............................................. Raj BhavanAmerican President ............................ White HouseBritain Prime Minister ................ 10, Downing StreetKing & Queen of Britain ............ Bekkingham PalaceSouth Korean President ........................ Blue HouseSreelankan President .......................... Temple TreesNepal King ............................. Narayan Hithi PalaceKongo President ................................ Marbil PalacePakistan President ............................... Ivane SadanFrench President ............................... Eleesee Palace

INDUSTRIAL NAMESAmbassador ..................................................... CarNicon .......................................................... CameraAlvin .................................................... RefrigeratorAmul ................................................... Milk PowderUsha ..................................... Fan, Sewing MachineMerit ............................................ Sewing Machine

Bush, Murphy ............................................... RadioPhilips, Panasoni ....................... Radio & TelevisionKelvinator ............................................ RefrigeratorPrestige ......................................... Pressure CookerChandrika, Lux, Pears, Radhas, Lifeboy ........... SoapSunlight ............................................... Soap PowerShalimar, Nerolac ............................................ PaintLactogen, Lactose ...............................Milk PowderAshok, Zenith ............................................... BladeFiat, Premier, Standars ....................................... CarCiat, Dunlop, Bridgestone ................................ TyreCrompton, Rally, GEC ........................................ FanHero ................................................................. PenColgate, Cibaca, Forehands, Close up ... Tooth PasteSignal .................................................. Tooth PasteWills, Charminar, Panama, Scissors ............ CigaretteRolex, Titan, Ceeko, Favourluba .................... WatchCitizen, Omega, Jovial ................................... WatchJumbo ....................................................... Jet PlainAvro ...................................................... Aero PlainRaj Dooth, Bullet, Royal Enfield ...........Motor CycleBenze, Leyland ................................ Bus, Car, LorrySakthiman ..................................................... TreckJubily, Bismi ..................................................... PenEverady, Jeep, Toshiba Anand, Nippo ..........BatteryHercules, BSA, Hero ...................................... CycleBata ............................................................. ShoesChethak, Lamby, Vijay ................................. ScooterRemington, Halda, Godrej ...................... TypewriterBajaj ............................................................... BulbBruke Bond ...........................................Coffee, TeaLipton .............................................................. Tea

PUBLICATIONSThe Times .................................................. LondonThe Sunday Times ...................................... LondonDaily Telegraph .......................................... LondonMorning Star .............................................. LondonThe Guardian ............................................. London

The Sun ..................................................... LondonThe Economist ........................................... LondonThe Observor ............................................. LondonFinancial Times ........................................... LondonThe Daily Mail ............................................ LondonThe Hindu ...................................................... India

Newyork Times ......................................... NewyorkWashington Post ................................. WashingtonInternational Herald Tribune ..................... NewyorkThe Don ..................................................... KarachiPakistan Times ........................................... KarachiKabool Mail ................................................ KaboolOutlook ...................................................... KarachiRed Flag ..................................................... BeejingChina Times ................................................ Tai PeyRudepravo .................................................. PregueLimonde ......................................................... ParisPravda ...................................................... MoscowIsestya ..................................................... MoscowStraight Times ........................................ SingaporeAkbar Al Kuwait .......................................... KuwaitAl thavara .............................................. DemascusPeoples Daily ............................................. BeejingStatesman ................................................ ColomboAshi Shimban ............................................... TokyoAustralian ................................................ CanberraMainichi Shimban .......................................... JapanTimes of India ................................................. IndiaMorning News ..................................... BangladeshSydney Morning News ............................... SydneyReference News ............................................. ChinaRising Nepal ........................................... Katmandu

FIRST IN KERALAGovernor ............................. Dr. B Ramakrishna RaoChief Minister ..................... E.M.S. NamboothiripadDeputy Chief Minister ............................. R. SankarAssembly Speaker R. Sankarana Narayanan ThampiCongress Chief Minister ................ R. Sankar (1962)Jnapeeda Winner (India) ............... G. Sankara KurupMalayalee Governor ..............................V.P. MenonFirst Malayalee Member of UPSC ... Dr. K.G. AdiyodiFirst Malayalee winner of Dhronacharya Award .......

O.M. NambiarWoman Magistrate ....................... OmanakunjammaWoman High Court Judge ................. Anna ChandyWoman Minister .................................... K.R. GowriWoman member of Parliament ............ Anne MaskrinFirst woman I.A.S ......................... Anna MalhothraWoman IPS Officer .................................. Sreelekha

WORLD NEWS AGENCIESReutors ........................................... BritainKyodo ............................................. JapanAndara ...................................... IndonesiaErna .................................................... IranSinhwa ............................................. ChinaAssociated Press ............................... USARitha ............................................... RussiaAnsa ................................................ SpainAgents France Press (AFP) ............. FranceBernama ....................................... MalesyaDentas Press Agenter ................... GermanyNafen ........................................ HongkongAl Jaseera ...................................... KhattarTass ............................................... RussiaPress Trust of India ............................ IndiaUnited News of India ......................... IndiaInterpress Service ............................. Rome

VEHICLE PRODUCERSGeneral Motors ............................................... USAFord Motors ................................................... USAToyotta Motors ............................................. JapanBenze ....................................................... GermanyNissam Motor ................................................ JapanDevoo ................................................. South KoreaFiat ................................................................. ItalyHonda Motors ............................................... JapanMitsbushi Motors ......................................... JapanPyugiyottu .................................................. FranceHyundai .............................................. South Korea

GANDHI NAMESAfrican Gandhi ............................ Kennath KoundaModern Gandhi ................................... Baba AmtheBurmese Gandhi ........................................Ong SanKosavo Gandhi ............................... Ibrahim RugevaKerala Gandhi ...................................... K. KelappanMayyazhi Gandhi ................... I.K. Kumaran MasterAmerican Gandhi ...................... Martin Luther KingSreelankan Gandhi ............................... Ariya RetneFrontier Gandhi ................. Khan Abdul Gaffer Khan

President -Kerala Sahithya AcademySardar K.M. Paniker

College ............................................... CMS CollegePrinting Press ....................... CMS Press, KottayamMovie ........................................... VigathakumaranMovie with sound ......................................... BalanColour Movie .......................... Kandam Bech KottuOlympian ............................................ Suresh BabuMalayalee President INC................C. Sankaran NairNational Park ......................................... EravikulamNovelist ...................................... Appu NedungadiChampu in Malayam ............... Unniyachi CharithamSanskrit Champu ....................... Amogha RaghavamNewspaper ................................ Rajya SamacharamWoman Vice Chancellor ................... Dr. Janci JamesPrinted Malayalam Book ....... Samkshepa VedarthamFirst Book in which Malayalam Alphabet was printedHorthus MalabaricusPress in India where Malayalam was printed ............

Career Press, MumbaiMonthly Literary Magazine ................. VidyavilasiniShort Story ..................................... Vasana VikruthiSocial Novel ............................................ IndulekhaDetective Novel ............................ Bhaskara MenonDrama ......................................... Kalyani NadakamUniversity ................................... Kerala UniversityRadio Station .......................... ThiruvananthapuramMalayalam Internet Literary Club ....... www.puzha.comBank ............................................ Nedungadi BankMalayalam Internet Portal .................. Indiainfo.comPost Office ............................................ AlappuzhaEnglish School ................................... MattancheryIndian Principal ....................... A.R. Raja Raja VarmaKeralite appearing Postal Stamp . Sreenarayana GuruMuseum ............................................... TrivandrumZoo ...................................................... TrivandrumConcrete Bridge ........................... Karamana, TVPMFilm Hero ............................................... A.K. AroorFilm Heroine ............................................. KamalamHanging Bridge ........................................ PunaloorAudio Novel .................................... Ithanente PeruPrivate TV Channel ..................................... AsianetCinema Studio ................. Udaya Studio, AlappuzhaMalayalee Magsaysay Award winner ......................

Varghese KurianMineral Water Plant ............................. KumbalangiDaily Newspaper ......................... Rajyasamacharam

BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Largest – WorldLargest continent ........................................... AsiaLargest ocean ............................................... PacificLargest river .............................................. AmazonLargest river basin ..................................... AmazonLargest lake (salt water) ....................... Caspian seaLargest lake (fresh water) ..........Lake Superior (North

America)Largest artificial lake ..... Lake Mead at Hoover Dam,

(USA). Originally known as Boulder.Largest bay ................ Hudson Bay (North Canada)Largest gulf ..................................... Gulf of MexicoLargest gorge ........................ Grand Canyon (USA)Largest sea .................................... South China seaLargest delta ....... Sundarbans (India & Bangladesh)Largest peninsula ........................................ ArabiaLargest island ......................................... GreenlandLargest country (in area) .............................. RussiaLargest country (in population) ...................... ChinaLargest temple` ................... Angkorwat (Cambodia)Largest archipelago ................................. IndonesiaLargest airport ... King Khalid International Airport at

Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)Largest church ................ St.Peter's Basilica, (Rome)Largest mosque ...... Sha Faisal Mosque (Islamabad)Largest embassy............ Russian Embassy (Beijing)Largest war plane .......................... Mirage (France)Largest prison ............................. Kharkov (Russia)Largest hotel ........... MGM Grand Hotel and Casino,

Las Vegas (USA)Largest desert .................................. Sahara (Africa)Largest forest ........................ Coniferous Forests of

Northern RussiaLargest stadium ................. Strahove (Czech Republic)Largest library .... United States Library of CongressLargest museum .................... American Museum ofNatural History (New York)Largest animal ....................................... Blue whaleLargest land animal ........... The African Bush ElephantLargest democracy ......................................... IndiaLargest electorate ........................................... IndiaLargest town ......................... Mt. Isa (Queensland)

Largest palace ..................... Imperial Palace, BeijingLargest dam ........................... Three Gorges (China)Largest landmass ................The Eurasian LandmassLargest park .. Wood Buffalo National Park (Canada)Largest zoo ...... Krugal National Park (South Africa)Largest river island ......................... Majuli (Assam)Largest inland sea .......................Mediterranean seaLargest canal ........................ Keil Canal in GermanyLargest reef ............... Great Barrier Reef, (Australia)Largest city (population) ................... Tokyo (Japan)Largest estuary..................................... Ob (Russia)Largest cave ........ Mammoth Cave, Kentucky (USA)Largest strait ........................................ Tartar straitLargest wall ......................... The Great Wall (China)Largest cemetery ....................... Leningrad (Russia)Largest railway station ......... Grand Central Terminal

(New York)Largest university building .....................................

University of Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)Largest open university ........ Indira Gandhi NationalOpen University (New Delhi)Largest steel plant ..........Nippon Steel plant (Japan)Largest wingspan ....................................AlbatrossLargest active volcano ............Mauna lao on HawaiiLargest planet ............................................. JupiterLargest bird ................................................. OstrichLargest sea bird .......................................AlbatrossLargest diamond ................................. The CullinanLargest parliament . The National People's Congress

of the People's Republic of ChinaLargest north to south stretch of land ........ AmericaLargest cold desert ........................ Gobi (Mongolia)Largest plateau ................................... Pamir (Tibet)Largest mountain range ..................... The HimalayaLargest statue ............................... Statue of libertyLargest bank .................... World bank (Washington)

Mammoth Cave is the longest cave systemknown in the world. It is situated in USA. Itbecame a World Heritage Site on October 27,

1981, and an international Biosphere Reserve onSeptember 26, 1990. It is centered around theGreen River, with a tributary, the Nolin River,feeding into the Green just inside the park.

Largest army.................................................. ChinaLargest cricket stadium ......... Melbourne (Australia)Largest navy .................................................. USALargest airforce ............................................... USALargest natural satellite ............. Ganymede (Jupiter)Largest port .......................................... New JerseyLargest book publishing company ..........................

Mc Graw Hill (New York)Largest Dome in the World... Astrodome, in Housten

(U.S.A)Largest Epic ........................................ MahabharatLargest carnivorous mammal ................... Polar Bear

Reliant Astrodome is the world's first domedsports stadium, located in Houston, Texas, USA.

It opened in 1965 as Harris County DomedStadium and was nicknamed the"Eighth Wonder of the World".

Abu Dhabi’s leaning TowerThe 160 metreCapital GateTower, developedby the Abu DhabiNational ExhibitionCompany hasbeen recognized asthe ‘furthest leaning‘man madetower’in the worldby Guinness worldrecords. The towerleans at 18 degreesover four times theangle of Italy’s fa-mous LeaningTower of Pisa.

SMALLEST – WorldSmallest continent .................................... AustraliaSmallest ocean .............................................. ArcticSmallest republic ........................................... NauruSmallest colony ......................................... GibraltarSmallest state .............................................. VaticanSmallest landmass ...............The Australian MainlandSmallest bird ..................................... Humming birdSmallest flowering plant ................................ WolfiaSmallest planet ..........................................MercuryWorld's Smallest Museum .................... Arizona, USWorld's Smallest PC ............................. Space Cube

HIGHEST – World

Highest mountain peak - Mt. Everest (Nepal)Highest mountain - HimalayaHighest lake - Titicaca (Bolivia)Highest plateau - TibetHighest continent - AntarticaHighest waterfall - Angel Falls, (Venezuela)Highest active volcano - Guayathiri (Chile)Highest capital city - La Paz (Bolivia)Highest town - Wenchuan (Tibet)Highest volcano - Cotopaxy (Ecuador)Highest airport - Lhasa Airport (Tibet)Highest railway station - Condor Station (Bolivia)Highest river bridge - Royal Gorge (Colorado)Highest road bridge - Bailey bridge built by the

Indian Army atKhardungla (Ladakh)

Highest railway - Qinghai - Tibet (5072m)Highest Bridge - Milau (France) 2.46 km)

LONGEST – WorldLongest river - Nile (Egypt)Longest road - Pan American HighwayLongest railway platform - Kharagpur, (West Ben-

gal)Longest dam - Hirakud (Orissa)Longest mountain range - Andes (South America)Longest railway tunnel - Seikan Rail Tunnel (Ja-

pan)Longest railway line - Trans-Siberian Railway

(Russia)Longest ship canal - Suez CanalLongest estuary - Obeestuary (Russia)Longest road tunnel - St. Gothard Road Tunnel

(Switzerland)Longest bridge - Second Lake Pontchar-

train Causeway

MISCELLANEOUS – WorldFastest land animal .................................... CheetahOldest national flag ................................... DenmarkFastest bird .................................................... SwiftShortest river ........ Roe river in Montana (61 m long)Lowest point on earth .............................. Dead SeaMost densely populated province ............ MonaccoLeast populous city .....................................VaticanThe oldest plant ............................................. RoseThe oldest capital city............................. DamascusMost poisonous fish .............................. Puffer fishColdest place ............................ Vostok,(Antarctica)Hottest planet ............................................... VenusStrongest natural fibre ...................................... SilkLowest temperature ............. Absolute Zero (-273oC)Widest Bridge..................... Sydney Harbour BridgeBusiest airport Chicago O'Hare International Airport

TALLEST – World

Tallest fountain ................... Fountain Hills, ArizonaTallest free standing structure (tower) .... CN Tower,

Toronto (Canada)Tallest active geyser ................. Steam boat GeyserYellowstone National Park, (USA)Tallest building ..................... Burj Khalifa in Dubai.Tallest tree ................................The Redwood TreeTallest animal ............................................... GiraffeTallest road.... Khardungla Pass (Leh Manali, India)Tallest office building .............. Petronas Twin Tower

(Kualalumpur, Malaysia)Tallest bridge ...... Royal Gorge Arkansas, America)Tallest Statue ........... Statue of Motherland (USSR)Tallest Minaret ...... Sultan Hassan Mosque (Egypt)Tallest Railwayline .......... Quin - Hai - Tibet (China)

BIGGEST –WorldBiggest dome ........................... Gol Gumbaz (India)

Gol Gumbaz is the mausoleum of Mohammed AdilShah (1627-55) of the Adil Shahi dynasty who ruled

the Sultanate of Bijapur from 1490 to 1686.

Biggest library .................. National Kie Library (CIS)Biggest palace ..................................Vatican (Italy)Biggest desert ................................ Sahara (Africa)

DEEPEST – WorldDeepest ocean ................................... Pacific OceanDeepest lake ........................... Lake Baikal, (Siberia)Deepest gorge ....................... Hell’s Canyon, (USA)Deepest point in the ocean ........ Challenger deep of

Mariana Trench in Pacific Ocean

Longest fresh water lake - Lake TanganyikaLongest epic - MahabharathaLongest wall - Great Wall of ChinaLongest non-stop train - Flying ScotsmanLongest drought - Atacama Desert (North

Chile)Longest snake - PythonLongest dictionary - Oxford English DictionaryLongest Airport - Dallas (USA)Longest Railway Bridge – Lower Zambezi (Africa)Longest Throughfare – Broadway (New York)Longest Shipping Canal – Baltic White Sea CanalLongest day – June 21Longest Beach – Rio de Janerio (Brazil)Longest Corridor – Rameswaram Temple

(India)Longest Railway Line – Trans - Siberian RailwayLongest Swimming Canal – English Canal

Biggest reptile ......................... Saltwater CrocodileBiggest lizard ..............................Komodo DragonsBiggest bird ................................... African OstrichBiggest eggs ..................................... Ostrich EggsBiggest flower ......................................... Rafflesia.

The Ostrich, Struthio camelus, is a large flightlessbird native to Africa. The Ostrich is the

largest living species of birdBiggest planet ............................................ JupiterBiggest passenger ship .............. Queen Elizebeth IIBiggest diamond mine...... Kimberley (South Africa)Biggest car manufacturer ............... General Motors

(Detroit, America)Irrigation scheme .............. Llyod barraye (Pakistan)Island .......... Greenland (Renamed Kalaallit Nunnat)Water fall ..........................................Guaira (Brazil)Hotel ............................................... Conrad HiltonBiggest Park ................. Yellow stone National ParkBiggest Auditorium .............. Municipal Auditorium

at Atlantic CityBiggest football stadium ............. Marakana (Brazil)

Island continents ............... Antarctica and AustraliaLowest mountains ........................... Bheinna BhaileHottest region .... North-West Sahara, Azisia (Libya)Fastest planet ............................................ MercuryColdest planet ........................................... NeptuneWidest Waterfall .................................. Khone FallsOldest Religion ........................................ Hinduism

FIRST in World

The first persons to reach Mount Everest –– Sherpa Tenzing, Edmund Hillary

The first person to reach North Pole– Robert Peary

The first person to reach South Pole– Amundsen

The first religion of the world – Hinduism The first country to print book – China The first country to issue paper currency –

China The first country to commence competitive

examination in civil services – China The first President of the U.S.A

– George Washington The first Prime Minister of Britain – Robert

Walpole The first Governor General of the United Nations

– Trigveli (Norway) The first country to prepare a constitution –

U.S.A The first Governor General of Pakistan

– Mohd. Ali Jinnah The first country to host NAM summit

– Belgrade (Yugoslavia) The first European to attack India

– Alexander, The Great The first European to reach China

– Marco Polo The first person to fly aeroplane

– Wright Brothers The first person to sail round the world

– Magellan

The first country to send man to the moon– U.S.A

The first country to launch Artificial satellite inthe space – Russia

The first country to host the modern Olympics– Greece

First human in space - Yuri Gagarin (Russia) The first city on which the atom bomb was

dropped – Hiroshima (Japan) The first person to land on the moon Neil

Armstrong followed by– Edwin E. Aldrin

The first shuttle to go in space – Columbia The first spacecraft to reach on Mars – Viking-I The first woman Prime Minister of England

– Margaret Thatcher The first Muslim Prime Minister of a country

– Benazir Bhutto (Pakistan) The first woman to climb Mount Everest

– Mrs. Junko Tabei (Japan) The first woman cosmonaut of the world

– Valentina Tereshkova (Russia) The first woman President of the U.N. General

Assembly– Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

The first batsman to score three test century inthree successive tests on debut– Mohd. Azharuddin

The first man to have climbed Mount Everesttwice– Nawang Gombu

Slowest animal ................................................ SnailHeaviest Rainfall ....................... Mawsynram (India)Driest place ....................... Death valley (California)Hottest place ..................................... Azizia (Libya)Furthest planet (from the sun) ....................NeptuneShortest day ....................................... December 22

The first U.S. President to resign Presidency– Richard Nixon

Chinese Traveller to India – Fahein Foreign Invader to India – Alexander the Great Person in Space – Yuri Gagarin Person on Moon – Neil Armstrong The first woman to climb Mount Everest – Junko

Taibei The first European to visit China – Marco Polo Man to walk in Space – Alexei Leonov The first woman Prime Minister of a country

– Mrs. Srimavo Bhandarnaike The first woman President of a country

– Maria Estela Peron The first woman to Command a Space Mission

Colonel– Eileen Collins (U.S.A.)

First talkie movie in the world – “The jazzSinger” (1927).

The first residents of International Space station– Bill Shepherd (USA), Yuri Gidzanko and SergeiKrikalev (Russia)

The first blind man to scale Mt. Everest– Erik Weihenmayer (USA, May 25, 2001)

The first Muslim woman to become the SecretaryGeneral of Amnesty International– lrine Zubeida Khan

The first space astronaut to go into space seventimes till date– Jerry Ross (U.S.A.)

The first South African to become the secondspace tourist– Mark Shuttleworth

The first woman Prime Minister of South Korea– Ms. Chang Sang

The first youngest grandmaster of the world inchess– Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine)

The first adventurer flying successfully acrossthe English Channel without aircraft– Felix Baumgartner (July 2003)

China's first man in space– Yang Liwei

The first Muslim woman to receive Nobel Prize– Shirin Ebadi (Nobel Peace Prize 2003)

The woman with the highest individual Testscore making a new world record– Kiran Baloch (Pakistani cricketer, scoring 242runs playing women's cricket test against WestIndies in Karachi in March, 2004)

The first woman of the world to climb Mt.Everest four times– Lakpa Sherpa (Nepali)

The first woman to cross seven important seasof the world by swimming– Bula Chaudhury (India)

First Asian city to host Olympics– Tokyo, Japan (1964)

First woman black tennis player to win a singlestitle at Wimbledon– A Gibson (1957)

First woman to win a Grand Slam– Maureen Catherine (195 3)

First woman to win an Olympic Gold Medal – Charlotte Cooper, UK, Tennis singles (1900)

First professional woman bullfighter– Patricia Mccormick (1952)

First man to fly solo non stop across the Atlantic– Charles Lindbergh (1927)

First person to cross Antarctic Circle – James Cook (1773)

First people to reach the North Pole– Lt Col. Joseph O. Fletcher and Lt. William P. Benedict (1952)

First person to conquer the Everest twice– Nawang Gombu Sherpa(1965)

First person with only one arm to climb theEverest– American Gary Guller(2003)

First woman to fly solo around the world– jerrie Fredritz Mock.(1964)

First woman to fly solo across the EnglishChannel– Hariiet Quimby

First ascent of Everest without bottled oxygen – Peter Habeler (Austria) and ReinholdMessner, (Italy) (1978)

First woman to set foot on North Pole– Ann Bancroft, USA (1986)– Jointly developed by Sony and Philips (1978)

First Atom Bomb– “Little Boy” dropped over Hiroshima by theUS during the second world war (1945)

First manned space vehicle– Vostok 1,USSR (1961)

First human to walk on the Moon – Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11(1969)

First human to walk in space– Alexei Arkhovich Leonov (1965)

GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERIESDISCOVERER DISCOVERYChristopher Columbus (Italian) ................... AmericaVasco da Gama (Portuguese) ...... Sea route to India

John Cabot (British) ....................... New foundlandPedro Alvarez Cabral (Portuguese) ................. BrazilTasman (Dutch) Island of Tasmania & New ZealandCaptian Cook (British) . Sandwich (Hawaiin) IslandsRobert Peary (USA) ............................... North PoleAmundsun (Norway) ............................. South PoleFerdinand de Lesseps (Designed) .......... Suez Canal

David Livingstone (British) ................ Victoria FallsBartholomew Diaz (Portuguese) ....... Cape of Good HopeNorseman Eric ........................................... GreenlandLeif Ericsson ....................................... North AmericaMungo park ............................... Nigeria river in AfricaRichard Francis Burton ..................... Lake TanganyikaHenry Hudson ....................................... Hudson BayGobot Sebastian ................................ New Foundland

Marco Polo ..................................................... ChinaKepler .......................................................... Planets

RIVERSIDE CITIES &COUNTRIES

City River Country

Alexandria Nile Egypt Brussels Seine Belgium Chittagong Karnaphuli Bangladesh Glasgow Clyde Scotland Khartoum Nile Sudan Lisbon Tagus Portugal Liverpool Mersey England Shanghai Yangtze-Kiang China Berlin Spree Germany Bonn Rhine Germany Amsterdam Amsel Netherlands Baghdad Tigris Iraq Bangkok Menam Thailand Belgrade Danube Serbia London Thames England Montreal Ottawa Canada Moscow Moskva Russia Budapest Danube Hungary Colombo Kaliganga Sri Lanka Cairo Nile Egypt Karachi Indus Pakistan Lahore Ravi Pakistan New York Hudson USA Paris Seine France Yangoon Irawadi Myanmar Rome Tiber Italy Tokyo Sumida Japan Vienna Danube Austria Warsaw Vistula Poland Washington Potamac U.S.A. Basra Eupharates

and Tigris Iraq Bristol Avon England Cologne Rhine Germany Dublin Liphi Ireland Hamburg Elbe Germany Philadelphia Delawara America Prague Vitava Czechoslovakia Quebec St. Lawrence Canada Stalingrad Volga Russia

NATIONAL EMBLEMSEMBLEM ............................................. COUNTRYKangaroo ................................................ AustraliaWater Lilly .......................................... BangladeshWhite Lilly ........................................ Canada, ItalyBeach ....................................................... DenmarkLily ............................................................. FranceCorn Flower ............................................. GermanyLioned Capital ................................................ IndiaLion ..................................... Sri lanka, Sierra LeoneRose ......................................................... UK, IranShamrock .................................................... IrelandWhite Lilly ...................................................... ItalyChrysanthemum ............................................ JapanKiwi .................................................. New ZealandCrescent .................................................... PakistanEagle ............................................................. SpainElephant .............................................. Ivory CoastLion with Crown ..................................LuxembourgGolden Rod ................................................... U.S.ASecretary Bird............................................... SudanBauhinia (orchid tree) .......................... Hong KongBaobab tree ................................................ SenegalLion .......................... Netherland, Norway, BelgiumCrescent and Star ........................................ TurkeyCedar tree ................................................ LebanonThe Soyombo.......................................... Mongolia

SOBRIQUETSWorldBritain of the East : JapanBritain of the South : New ZealandBattle field of Europe : BelgiumCity of Cycles : BeijingCity of Dreaming Spires : OxfordCity of Eternal Springs : Quito (Ecuador)City of Sky Scrappers : NewYorkCity of Magnificent Distances : Washington D.CCity of Golden Gate : San Francisco

(U.S.A)City of Seven Hills : Rome (Italy)Cockpit of Europe : BelgiumCopper Country : ZambiaDark Continent : AfricaEmpire City : New York (U.S.A)Emerald Island : Ireland

Eternal City : Rome, ItalyForbidden City : Lhasa, TibetGateway of Tears : Strait of Bab-el

MandebGarden of England : KentGeorge Cross Island : MaltaGranite City : Aberdeen

(Scotland)Herring Pond : Atlantic OceanHill Queen : ShimlaHoly Land : PalestineHermit Kingdom : KoreaIsland of Pearls : BahrainIsland of Cloves : MadagascarKey to the Mediterranean : GibraltarLand of Eagles : AlbaniaLand of Golden Fleece : AustraliaLand of Kangaroo : AustraliaLand of Lilies : CanadaLand of Golden Pagoda : MyanmarLand of Maple : CanadaLand of Thousand Lakes : FinlandLand of Morning Calm : KoreaLand of Rising Sun : JapanLand of Setting Sun : BritainLand of Midnight Sun : NorwayLand of Lakes : ScotlandLand of the Tulips : NetherlandsLand of White Elephant : ThailandLand of Thunder Bolt : BhutanLand of Thousand Elephants : LaosManchester of the Orient : OsakaNever, Never Land : Prairies,

N. AustraliaLand of Thunder Dragon : ChinaNation of Thousand Hills : RwandaPearl of Arabia : BahrainPearl of Antilles : CubaPillars of Hercules : Strait of GibraltarPlayground of Europe : SwitzerlandQuaker City of USA : Philadelphia,USAQueen of the Adriatic : Venice, ItalyRoof of the World : PamirsSorrow of China : River Huang HoSickman of Europe : Turkey

Sugar Bowl of World : CubaVenice of the North : Stockholm,

SwedenWhite City : BelgradeWindy City : ChicagoWorld’s Bread Basket : Paris of N. AmericaIsland of fire : IcelandLand of windmills : PollandLand of Perpetual Greenary : NatalWorld Loneliest island : Tristanda Cunha

COUNTRIES AND CURRENCIESBrazil ................................................ :Cruzeiro RealBulgaria ......................................................... : LevBelgium ......................................................... EuroChina ........................................... : Yuan/RenminbiColumbia ..................................................... : PesoCuba ........................................................... : PesoCosta Rica ................................................... ColonCroatia ......................................................... KunaCyprus ........................................... Cyprus poundCzech Republic .......................................... KorunaDenmark .................................................... : KroneEgypt ......................................... : Egyptian PoundAfghanistan ........................................... : AfghaniArgentina .................................................... : PesoAustralia ................................... : Australian DollarBahrain ....................................................... : DinarBangladesh .................................................. : TakaBhutan ................................................. : NgultrumHungary ..................................................... : ForintIran .............................................................. : RialSwitzerland....................................... : Swiss FrancThailand ....................................................... : BhatU.K. ............................................. : Pound SterlingU.S.A. ........................................................ : DollarNorway ....................................................... KroneVatican City State .......................................... : LiraIraq .................................................... : Iraqi DinarIsrael ......................................................... : ShekelJapan ............................................................ : YenKazakhstan ............................................... : TengeKorea .......................................................... : WonKuwait ........................................... : Kuwaiti DinarMalaysia ................................................. : RinggitMexico ........................................................ : Peso

Myanmar ..................................................... : KyatRussia ...................................................... : RoubleSaudi Arabia ................................................ : RiyalVietnam ...................................................... : DongMongolia .................................................. : TugrikAlgeria ............................................. Algeria DinarAngola .............................................. New KwanzaArmenia ........................................................ DramAzerbaijan ................................................... ManatAustria .................................................... SchillingBahrain ........................................................ DinarGeorgia ........................................................... LariGhana ............................................................ CediIndonesia ................................................... Rupiah16 European Countries with Eura as currency are:Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany,Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, theNetherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

COUNTRIES AND THEIRPARLIAMENT

Afganistan : ShoraAustralia : Federal ParliamentBangladesh : Jatiya SangsadBhutan : Tshogdu (National Assembly)Britain : Parliament (Commons & Lords)China : National People’s CongressDenmark : FolketingFrance : National AssemblyHungary : National AssemblyIceland : AlthingIndia : Parliament (Lok Sabha & Rajya

Sabha)Iran : MajlisIraq : National AssemblyIsrael : KnessetJapan : DietKuwait : National AssemblyLibya : General People’s CongressMaldives : MajlisMyanmar : People’s AssemblyNepal : National PanchayatNetherlands : States GeneralPoland : SejmRussia : State Duma

South Africa : House of AssemblySweden : RiksdagSwitzerland : Federal AssemblyGermany : BundestagAfganistan : ShoraAlgeria : National Peoples AssemblyAustralia : House of representative of senateCuba : National Assembly of people powerEgypt : People’s AssemblyGreenland : LandstraadNorway : SterlingPakistan : National AssemblyUSA : CongressSrilanka : National StateSudan : National AssemblySyria : People CouncilUSA: CongressVietnam : National Assembly

NEW AND OLD NAMES OFPLACES, COUNTRIES

New Name ........................................... Old NameAnkara ..................................................... AngoraBanjail .................................................... BathurstBengalooru........................................... BangaloreBeijing ....................................................... PekingBelize ......................................... British HondurasBangladesh ..................................... East PakistanBotswana ..................................... Bechuana Land

Burkino Faso ...................................... Upper VoltaCape Kennedy.............................. Cape CaneveralCambodia ........................................... KampuchiaDjibouti .................................... French SomalilandEthiopia ................................................ AbyssiniaGhana ................................................. Gold CoastGuyana ........................................... British GuiniaGuianea Bissau ...................... Portuguese Gayana.Harare .................................................. SalisburryHawaiin Islands ......................... Sandwich IslandsIndonesia ............................ The Dutch East IndiaIran ............................................................ PersiaIraq ................................................. MesopotamiaIstanbul ........................................ ConstantinopleJakartha .................................................... BataviaJapan ....................................................... NipponKinshasa ........................................... LeopoldvilleKiribati ............................................ Gilbert IslandLaos ........................................................ LanxangLesotho............................................... BasitolandMexico ................................................ New SpainMalavi ................................................. NyasalandMali ............................................... French SudanMalaysia .................................................. MalayaMalabo ............................................. Santa IsabetMadhya Pradesh ........................ Central ProvinceManchuria ........................................... ManchukoMyanmar .................................................... BurmaMosambique ......................... Potuguese East AfricaMumbai ................................................... BombayNamibia .................................... South West AfricaNauru ........................................... Pleasant IslandOrissa ...................................................... KalingaPapua New Guinea ...... Trust Territory of New GuineaPortuguese ............................................. LucitaniaSri Lanka ................................................... CeylonSt. Petersburg ....................................... LeningradSurinam .......................................... Dutch GayanaTaiwan ................................................... FormosaTasmani .................................. Van Diemen’s LandThailand ....................................................... SiamTogo ..................................................... TogolandTuvalu ...................................... The Ellice IslandsVaranasi .................................................. Banares

National Flowers

Canada ........................................... Maple leaf

India ..................................................... Lotus

Scotland ............................................... Thistle

Spain .......................................... Pomegranate

Australia .........................................Gold Vatle

China .............................................. Narsissas

Russia ............................................. Sunflower

Bangladesh ................................... Water Lilly

France ...................................................... Lilly

Germany...................................... Corn Flower

Ireland ............................................. Shamrock

Japan ....................................Chrysanthemum

USA ............................................Golden Rose

UK ......................................................... Rose

Volgograd ............................................. StalingradZaire ......................................................... CongoZambia .................................... Northern RhodesiaZimbabwe.............................................. Rhodesia

india

HIGHESTHighest peak - Mt. K2 (Godwin Austin)Highest water falls - Jog falls (Karnataka)Highest gate way - Buland Darwaza

(Fathepur sikri)Highest literacy among state - KeralaHighest tower - QutabminarHighest dam - Bhakra Dam (Punjab)Highest multiple arch dam

- Idukki (Kerala)

LARGEST

Largest populated city - MumbaiLargest fresh water lake - Kolleru

(Andhra Pradesh)Largest salt water lake - Chilka (Orissa)Largest state - RajasthanLargest populated state - Uttar PradeshLargest museum - Indian museum (Kolkata)Largest zoo - Zoological Garden (Kolkata)Largest dome - Gol Gumbaz (Karnataka)Largest mosque - Jama Masjid (New Delhi)Largest desert - Thar (Rajasthan)Largest river Island - Majuli (Brahmaputra)Largest monastery - Tawang monastery

(Arunachal Pradesh)Largest cave temple - Ellora (Maharashtra)Largest animal fair - Sonepur fair (Bihar)Largest plateau - Deccan plateauLargest river in South India - GodavariLargest prison - Puzhal Jail (Chennai)Largest planetarium - Birla planetarium

(Kolkata)Largest G.P.O - Mumbai G.P.OLargest church - St. Cathedral (Old Goa)Largest cinema theatre - Thangam Theatre

Largest exhibition ground - Pragati Maidan (NewDelhi)

Largest arch dam - Idukki dam (Kerala)Largest library - National library

(Kolkata)Largest aircraft carrier - INS ViraatLargest landing ship - INS MagrarLargest union territory - Andaman Nicobar

IslandsLargest gurudwara - Golden Temple

(Amritsar)Largest residence - Rashtrapati BhavanLargest river Barrage - Farakka BarrageLargest open university - Indira Gandhi Open

University (New Delhi)Largest Ocean Island - Middle Andaman

LONGEST

Longest Canal - Indira Gandhi canalLongest River - GangaLongest Tunnel - Kharbude

(Konkan Railway)Longest Dam - Hirakud (Orissa)Longest National Highway- N.H. 7Longest Railway platform - Kharagpur (West

Bengal)Longest Corridor - Rameswaram Temple

corridorLongest Hanging bridge - Howra bridgeLongest Train Service - Himasagar expressLongest Bridge - Anna Indira(Rameswaram

to Mandap)Longest Glacier - Siachen GlacierLongest River bridge - Mahatma Gandhi Sethu

SMALLESTSmallest state (Area) - GoaSmallest state (population) - SikkimSmallest state (forest area) - HaryanaSmallest Union Territory - Lakshadweep

Miscellaneous (India)

Biggest hotel .............. Oberoi - Sheraton (Mumbai)Highest statue ........................ Gomateswara Statue

WORLDLight of the world : JesusPrince of Pilgrimage : Huien TsangThe Wizard of Menlopark: EdisonRascal monk : RasputinGood Shepherd : Jesus ChristApostle of Free Trade : Richard CobdenKing of Rock & Roll : Elvis PresleyColumbus of Space : Neil ArmstrongMaster of Suspense : Alfred HitchcockSecond Duke : Benitto MussoliniIron Duke : Duke of Wellington

PERSONS WITH POPULAR NAMES

Highest award (civilian) ..................... Bharat RatnaHighest Gallantry award ............... Param vir chakraMost literate state ........................................ KeralaLeast literate state ..........................................BiharMost densely populated state ............ West BengalLeast densely populated state ...Arunachal PradeshMost populated city ................................. MumbaiBusiest bridge ............................. Howra (Calcutta)Oldest Refinery.............................. Digboi (Assam)Most literate Union Territory............. LakshadweepFastest Train ............................... Shatabdi expressLeast populated Union Territory........ Lakshadweep

SOBRIQUETSIndia

All Seasons State : Himachal PradeshBlue Mountains : NilgiriCity of Palaces : CalcuttaCity of Golden Temple : AmritsarGarden City of India : BangaloreGateway of India : MumbaiGranary of India : PunjabLand of Five Rivers : PunjabPearl of the Orient : GoaPink City : Jaipur

Lake City : UdaipurSwitzerland of India : KashmirParadise on Earth : KashmirMini-Switzerland in India : Khajjar (Himachal

Pradesh)Sorrow of Bengal : River DamodarSorrow of Bihar : River KosiSorrow of Assam : BrahmaputraSpice Garden of India : KeralaSugar Bowl of India : Uttar PradeshTea Garden of India : AssamDetroit of India : PitampurLand of Sunrise in India : Arunachal

PradeshHi-Tech City : HyderabadManchester of South India : CoimbatoreManchestor of India : AhamadabadMini Switzerland : Himachal PradeshCity of orange : NagpurWeavers city of India : PanipatSilicon vally of India : BangloreClouds of house : MegalayaGods own land of India : KeralaCity of Padala : JaipurHolly wood of India : MumbaiSilent Share : HadakhPerly East : Goa

Poet’s Poet : Edmund SpenserDesert Fox : Erwin RommelLady with the Lamp : Florence NightingaleG.B.S : George Bernard ShawLittle Corporal : Napoleon BonaparteMaid of Orleans : Joan of ArcFuhrer (also Fuehrer) : Adolf HitlerMan of Blood and Iron : Otto von BismarckMaiden Queen : Queen Elizabeth IBard of Avon : William ShakespeareGrand Old Man of Britain : GladstoneAmerican Gandhi : Martin Luther King

The Daughter of East : Benazir BhuttoIron Butterfly : Margaret ThatcherIron Lady : Margaret ThatcherAfrican Gandhi : Dr. Kenneth Kaunda

INDIAPrince of Beggars : Madan Mohan MalaviyaBengali Tiger : Bipin Chandra PalMaratha Kesari : Bal Gangadhar TilakPunjab Lion : Lala Lajpat RaiSage of Sabarmati : Mahatma GandhiIndian Machiavelli : ChanakyaIndian Napoleon : SamudraguptaLeopard of the Snow : Ang RitaIndian Bismarck : Sardar Vallabhai PatelLight of Asia : BuddhaLokmanya : Bal Gangadhar TilakLoknayak : Jayaprakash NarayanJ.P : Jayaprakash NarayanC.R. : C. RajagopalachariRajaji : C. RajagopalachariDeenabandhu : C.F. AndrewsDeshabandhu : C.R. DasGrand Old Man of India : Dadabhai NaorojiMahamana : Madan Mohan

MalaviyaMahatma : GandhijiBapu : GandhijiGurudev : Rabindranath TagoreGuruji : GolwalkarIron Lady of India : Indira GandhiPriyadarshini : Indira GandhiBarefooted painter : M.F. HussainKipper : K.M. CariappaIndian Shakespeare : KalidasaBadshah Khan : Khan Abdul Ghaffar KhanFrontier Gandhi : Khan Abdul Ghaffar KhanFaker-e-Afghan : Khan Abdul Ghaffar KhanNetaji : Subash Chandra BosePrince of Patriots : Subash Chandra BoseBirdman of India : Salim AliNightingale of India : Sarojini NaiduLion of Kashmir : Sheikh MohammedT.T.K. : T.T. KrishnamachariAndhra Kesari : Tangutri PrakasamGrand Old Man of Indian-Journalism : Tushar Kanti Ghosh

Acharya : Vinobha BhaveSage of Paunar : Vinobha BhaveMan of Peace : Lal Bahadur ShastriBabuji : Jagjeevan RamLittle Master : Sunil GavaskarFlying Sikh : Milkha SinghMysore Tiger : Tippu SultanSage of Kanchi : SankaracharyaSaint of Gutters : Mother TheresaMan of the Masses : K. KamarajGolden Girl of Indian Athletics: P.T. UshaAnna : C.N. AnnaduraiAkbar of Kashmir : Zian-ul-AbideenKuvembu : K.V. PuttappaRani of Jhansi : LakshmibaiShahid : Bhagat SinghKathal Mannan : Gemini GanesanNatikar Tilakam : Sivaji GanesanChachaji : Jawaharlal NehruSher-e-Punjab : Ranjit SinghPunjab Kesari : Lala Lajpat RaiMilkman of India : Varghese Kurian

KERALABharat Kesari : Mannathu PadmanabhanBeypore Sultan : Vaikam Mohammed BashirMayyazhi Gandhi : K.P. Kumaran MasterKerala Simham : Pazhassi RajaSwadeshabhimani : Ramakrishna PillaiPulayaraja : AyyankaliValiya Diwanji : Raja KeshavadasKerala Kalidasa : Kerala Varma Valiya

KoyithampuranKerala Panini : A.R. Rajaraja VarmaKerala Vyasa : Kodungalloor

Kunhikuttan ThampuranKerala Chaucer : ChiramakaviKerala Orphuse : Changampuzha Krishna

PillaiKerala Gandhi : K. KelappanKerala Valmiki : Vallathol Narayana MenonKerala Scott : C.V. Raman Pillai

WORLD INSTITUTIONS ANDTHEIR FOUNDERS

United Nations : Joseph Stalin (USSR), Winston Churchill (UK)and Franklin DelanoRoosevelt (USA)

Red Cross : Jean-Henri DunantBoy Scouts : Baden PowellY.M.C.A. : Sir George WilliamsKindergarten : FroebelLion’s Club : Melvin JohnSalvation Army : William BoothNursing System : Florence NightingaleFascism : Benito MussoliniProtestant Religion : Martin LutherNazism : Adolf HitlerMontessori System : Maria MontessoriCubism : Pablo PicassoAmnesty International : Peter Berenson

Kerala Ibsen : N. Krishna PillaiKerala Mauppasant : Thakazhi Sivasankara

PillaiKerala Thulasidas : Vennikulam Gopala KurupKerala Hemmingway : M.T. Vasudevan NairKesari : A. Balakrishna PillaiDeshabhimani : Ramakrishna PillaiSahitya Panchanan : P.K. Narayana Pillai

FAMOUS FATHERSWorld

Father of Psychology.................. Sigmund FreudFather of Cloning ............................... Ian WilmutFather of Printing .............................. GuttenbergFather of History ............................... HerodotusFather of Economics ........................ Adam SmithFather of Philosophy ............................ SocratesFather of Sociology ................. Augustus ComteFather of English Poetry .......... Geoffrey ChaucerFather of Biology.................................. AristotleFather of Essay................................. MontaigneFather of Medicine .......................... HippocratesFather of Homeopathy .............. Samuel HanimanFather of Socialism ......................... Robert OwenFather of Scientific Socialism ................. Karl MarxFather of Co-operation ................... Robert OwenFather of Jurisprudence .................. John LockeFather of Atom Bomb .......................... Otto HahnFather of Genetics ........................ Gregor MendelFather of Motor Car ......................... Henry FordFather of Reformation ................... Martin LutherFather of Greek Democracy .............. ClesthenesFather of Bangladesh . Sheikh Mujibur RehmanFather of Pakistan ............. Muhammed Ali JinnahFather of Tanzania ......................... Julius NyrereFather of Mathematics ...................... PythagorusFather of Modern Cartoon ........ William HogarthFather of Modern Computer .......... Charles BabbageFather of Nuclear Physics ...... : Ernest RutherfordFather of Modern Drama ............. Henrik J. IbsenFather of Modern Tourism ............ Thomas CookFather of Painting .................. Leonardo Da VinciFather of Green Revolution ........ Norman BorlaugFather of Renaissance ............................ Petrarch

INDIAFather of the Nation ...................Mahatma GandhiFather of Ayurveda ................................ AthreyaFather of Astronomy....................... VarahamihiraFather of Sanskrit Drama ....................... KalidasaFather of Indian Renaissance . Raja Ram Mohan RoyFather of Surgery.................................... SusrutaFather of Indian Unrest ............ .Bal Gangadhar TilakFather of Indian Budget ........ Professor MahalanobisFather of Indian Painting ............... Nandalal BoseFather of Indian Cinema .............. Dada Saheb PhalkeFather of Indian Engineering ............ M.VisweswariahFather of Indian Green Revolution ..........................

Dr. M.S. SwaminathanFather of Indian Railway ............. Lord DalhousieFather of Co-operative Movement in India ..........

Frederic NicholsonFather of Indian Printing ................ James HickeyFather of Local Self Government in India ... Lord Ripon

KERALAFather of Malayalam Language ........ EzhuthachanFather of Modern Travancore ... Marthanda VarmaFather of Kerala Renaissance .... Sree Narayana GuruFather of Modern Hinduism .. Adi Shankaracharya

IndiaJainism : Vardhamana MahaviraTaoism : Lao TseBahaism : Mirza Hussain AliConfucianism : ConfuciusSikhism : Guru NanakZorastrianism (Parsis) : ZorasterBhoodan Movement : Vinoba BhaveSarvodaya Movement : Jaya Prakash NarayanRamakrishna Mission : Swami VivekanandaArya Samaj : Dayananda SaraswathiBrahma Samaj : Raja Ram Mohan RoyDev Samaj : Siva Narayan AgnihothriPrarthana Samaj : Kesab Chandra SenSuddhi Movement : Swami ShradhanandChinmaya Mission : Swami ChinmayanandaServants of India Society: Gopalakrishna GokhaleIndian Association : Surendranath BanerjiPeoples Education Society : Dr. B.R. AmbedkarVana Mahothsav : K.M. MunshiTheosophical Society of India : Annie Besant

MANKIND AND VARIOUSTRIBES

Mongolians living in Assam regions ........ AbhorsThe Dutch born in South Africa ............ AfrikanersThe people of England ...................... Anglo SaxonAncient Dravidians living in central India andRajastan ........................................................ BhilsDutch settlers in South Africa ....................... BoersPeople of Croatia, Slovenia ..........................CroatsPeople in south east frontiers of Russia .. CossacksInhabitants of Greenland and of Arctic regions... Eski-mosNatives of the Philippine Islands ............. FlemingsHill tribes of Assam ........................ Khasis / GarosPeople of W.Asia. (Turkey, Iran and Iraq) ... KurdsNatives of New Zealand ............................. MaorisShort sized people found in the forests of Africa ...... Pygmies

Original inhabitants of North America . Red IndiansAborigines of West Bengal, Bihar & Orissa.... ...........

SanthalsNatives of Nilgiri Hills (South India) ............. TodasPeople of South Africa living in certain parts of Natal

ZulusThe people of Nagaland ............................. Angami

Arunachal Pradesh ................................. A palamisTamil Nadu .............................................. BadagasUttar Pradesh ............................................ BhotiasHazaribagh .................................................. BirhorHimachal Pradesh ....................................... GaddisOrissa ...................................................... KhondsMadhya Pradesh ............................................. KolManipur ........................................................ KukiSikkim ........................................................ LaboraTripura ...................................................... LushaisBihar ......................................................... MundaKerala ........................................................ OoralisMaharashtra .............................................. Warlies

SIGNS AND SYMBOLS Red crystal flag : Red Cross Black Flag : Protest Yellow flag : Put on ship carrying people

with infectious disease Dove : Peace Olive branch : Peace Red Flag : Revolution Red triangle : Family planning White Flag : Peace Maharaja : Air India Lotus : Culture and Civilization Wheel : Progress Red Cross : Hospital / Medical Service Black band arm : Sign of Mourning, in

Protest Blind folded woman : Justice

holding a Balance Scale Flag at a half most : National Mourning Flag up side down :Distress

OFFICIAL BOOKS Blue Book : British Green Book : Italy & France Orange Book : Netherlands White Book : Germany & China White Paper : India Gray Book : Japan & Belgium

Air Brake ........................... George WestinghouseAniline Dyes .......................................... HoffmanAdding Machine ............................. Balise PascalAeroplane ................................. : Wright BrothersAir Conditioner ....................................... : CarrierAtom Bomb....................................... : Otto HahnAspirin .................................................... : DreserAlcohol Thermometer .......................... : FarenheitAtomic Thermometer .................................. : BohrAtomic Theory ........................................ : DaltonAtomic Number ....................................... MosleyAtomic Structure ................. Bohr and RutherfordAutomobile ............................................ : DaimlerAntiseptic Surgery ..................Lord Joseph ListerArchimedean Screw .......................... ArchimediesAvogadro's Hypothesis ........................AvogadroBall Pen ..................................................... : LoudBalloon ......................................... : MontogolfierBlood Circulation ................................... : HarveyBarometer ............................................ : TorricelliBicycle ............................................. : Mac MillanBraily System ................................. : Louis BrailleBeri - Beri ................................................ EijkmanBlood Circulation ..................................... HarveyBoson ................................................... S.N.BoseBoyle's law ................................................. BoyleBraille ............................................... Louis BrailleComputer ................................ : Charles BabbageChloroform ...................... : James Young SimpsonCinema .................................... : Lumiere BrothersCinema Projector ............... : Thomas Alva EdisonCrescograph ........................................ : J.C. BoseCelluloid ................................................... ParkesChloroform ............................ James Harrison and

James Young SimpsonCholera Bacillus .................................. Robert KochColoured Photography ............................... LippmanCosmic Rays ....................................... R.A.MillikanCyclotron ................................................. LawrenceDiesel Engine ............................... : Rudolf DieselDynamo ................................... : Michael FaradayDynamite ........................................ : Alfred NobelDeuterium (Heavy Water) ...................... H.C.Urey

Diesel Oil Engine ............................ Rudolf DieselDiscovery of Solar System ...... Copernicus (1540)Discovery of Specific Gravity ........... ArchimedesElectric Battery ............................................. VoltaElectric Lamp ............................................ EdisonElectricity ................................................ FaradayElectron Theory ...........................................BohrElectrical Waves .......................................... HeitzElectric Measurement .................................GaussDDT ........................................... : Dr. Paul MullerElectron ....................................... : J.J. ThompsonElectric Lamp ..................... : Thomas Alva EdisonElevator .......................................... : Elisha G OtisFountain Pen ...................................... : WatermanFahrenheit Scale ................................. FahrenheitFilm & Photographic goods ....................... KodakGlider .......................................... : George CayleyGenerator ............................................. : PicionttiGramaphone ...................... : Thomas Alva EdisonGun Powder .................................. : Roger BaconGeometry.................................................... EuclidHydrogen .......................................... : CavendishHelicopter .............................................. BroquettHelium Gas .............................................. LockyerHomoeopathy .................................. HahnemannHovercraft ............................................... CockrellHydrophobia .................................. Louis PasteurJet Engine ............................... : Sir Frank WhittleIntelligence Tests ...................................... : BinetInsulin ................................................ : F. BantingInduction of Electric Current .................... FaradayIncandescent Bulb ................................... EdisonInduction Coil ................................... Rohm KorffInsulin .................................................. F.BantingIntelligence test ........................................... BinetJet Propulsion ................................ Frank WhittleLaw of Gravitation ........................ : Issac NewtonLaw of Heredity.................................. : G. MendalLaser ..................................... : Theodore MaimanLightning Conductor .............. : Benjamin FranklinLogarithm ....................................... : John NapierLaughing Gas ......................................... PriestleyLife Boat .................................. Henry Great Head

INVENTIONS AND DISCOVERIES

Lift (Elevators) .............................................. OtisLinotype ........................................ MergenthalerLine of demarcation (ship) ....................... PlimsollLaws of Electrical Resistance ........................ OhmLaw of Electrolysis .................................. FaradayLaw of gases ..................................... Gay LussacLaws of Gravitation ................................. NewtonLaws of Heredity ........................ Gregory MandelLaws of Motion ....................................... NewtonLaws of Natural Selections ....................... DarwinLaws of Multiple Proportion ...................... DaltonLiquid Oxygen ........................................... DewarMachine Gun ...................... : Dr. Richard GattlingMaser ................................... : Charles H. TownesMicrophone .................................... : Graham BellMeasurement of Electrical Energy............... Joule,

James PrescoftMeson .......................................... Hideki YakawaMicroscope ................................................ JanesMolecular Scattering of light in fluid . RamanathanNeon Gas ................................... Ramsay, TraversNeutron ................................................ ChadwickNuclear Fission .......... Otto Hahn, Bohr and FermiNylon Plastic ........................................ CarothersOxygen ............................................ : J.B.PreistlyOrigin of Species .......................... Charles DarwinParachute ..................................... : A.J. GarnerianPencillin ................................ : Alexander FlemingPhotography (Film) ........................ : John CarbuttPeriodic Law....................................... MendeleefPhonograph ............................................. EdisonPhonographic Shorthand ........................... PitmanPhotograph ......................................... DauguerrePrinciple for lever (S.P.Gravity) .......... ArchimedesPhototherapy ..................................... N.R.FinsenPositive Electrons .................................AndersonPowerloom .......................................... CartwrightPneumatic Tyre .........................................DunlopPrinting for the Blind ..................................BraillePrinting Press ........................................... CaxtonPrinting Types ........................... John GuttenbergPsycho-analysis ...................... Dr.Sigmund FreudRayon ...................................... : Sir Joseph SwanRadio-activity of Uranium .......... Henry BecquerelRaman effect ....................................... C.V.RamanRadium .......................................... Madame Curie

Railway Engine................................. StephensonRadio transmitter ............................ AlexandersonRare Gas ............................................. CavandishReplacing human heart ............. Christian BarnardRevolver ....................................................... ColtQuantum Theory ................................. Max plankRefrigerator ................................ : James HarrisonSafety Lamp ................................ Humphry DavySafety Match .................................... Land StromSafety Pin ........................................ William HuntSafety Razor ............................................. GilletteSewing Machine ............... Barthelling ThimonnierShort Hand................................................ PitmanSolar System ..................................... CopernicusSteam Engine .................................... James WattSteam Turbine ......................................... ParsonsSpectroscope .......................................... BunsenStethoscope .................................. Rene LaenneeSubmarine ................................... David BushnellSeismograph ................................ Roberts MalletSextant ..................................................... HadleySteam boat ................................................ FultonSubmarine ............................................. BushwellTalkies ............................................. Lee-de-FrostTank ....................................................... SwintonTelegraphy .. William F.Cooke & Charles WheatstoneTelegraph Code ......................................... MorseTelephone .........................Alexander Graham BellTelescope.................................................. GalileoTelevision ............................................. J.L. BairdThermosflask ............................................ DewarTransistor ...........................Shockly and BardeenTypewriter ................................................. SholesTheory of Evolution ..................... Charles DarwinTheory of Relativity ..................... Albert EinsteinUranium fusion .................................... Oho HahnUranus (Planet) ......................... Herschel WilliamVaccination ............................................... JennerVaccum Flask ............................. Sir James DewarVulcanisation ...................................... Good YearWashing Soda ......................................... LablancWireless Communication ................. Oliver LodgeWireless Telegraphy .............................. MarconyWireless ................................................. MarconiX-ray............................................. W.C. Rontgen

NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINESStarted by Indians Young India, Harijan: Mahatma Gandhi National Herald: Jawaharlal Nehru Vande Matharam, Karma Yogi: Aurobindo Ghosh New India: Annie Besant Voice of India: Dadabhai Naoroji Al-Hilal: Edited by Abdul Kalam Azad Kesari: Bal Gangadhar Tilak Indian Opinion: Gandhiji Kerala Kaumudi: K. Sukumaran Malayala Manorama: Kandathil Vargheese

Mappila Mathrubhumi: K.P. Kesava Menon

FAMOUS LINES AND FRONTIERS

WHERE THEY RESTPlace PersonRajghat ........................................ Mahatma GandhiSanthivan ..................................... Jawaharlal NehruChaithrabhoomi .............................. B. R. AmbedkarShakthisthal ...................................... Indira GandhiEkthasthal .............................................. Zail SinghKisanghat ......................................... Charan SinghVeerbhoomi ........................................ Rajiv GandhiAbhyaghat ........................................ Morarji DesaiNarayanghat .................................. Gulzarilal NandaSamathasthal ...................................... Jagjivan RamVijayghat ................................... Lal Bahadur ShastriNigam Bodhghat ..................................Kishan KantKarmabhumi .................................. K. R. NarayananShantivan ......................................... Sanjay GandhiBudha Purnima Park ..................... P. V. Narasimha Rao

NEW AND OLD NAMES OFPLACES IN INDIA

Pondichery ........................................... PuthucheryIndraprastham ................................................ DelhiMagadham ..................................................... BiharVangarangyam ............................................. BengalPataliputhram ................................................ PatnaKalingam ...................................................... OrissaKashi ........................................................ BanarasPrayag ..................................................... AlahabadKarnavathi ........................................ Ahemadabad

• Boundary between Pakistan and Afghanistan:Durand Line

• Boundary between India and China: McMohan Line• Line between India and Pakistan: Radcliff Line• Line between North and South Vietnam: 17th Par-

allel• Line between North and South Korea: 38th parallel• Border between France and Germany: Maginot Line• The line which Pakistan claims to be the boundary

line between India and Pakistan (Not acceptable to

India): 20th Parallel• The border between USA and Canada: 49th Paral-

lel• The border between Germany and Poland: Oder

Niesse Line• Boundary between Germany and Poland :

Hindenberg Line• Boundary between Namibia and Angola : 16th Par-

allel• Boundary between Russia and Finland : Mannar

Haime Line

Saketham ................................................. AyodhyaPurushapuram ......................................... PeshawarGandharam ............................................ KhandaharAvanthi ...................................................... UjjayiniKanyakubjam .............................................. KanoujKamaroop ................................................... AssamDevagiri ............................................. DoulathabadKosalam ................................................... FaizabadKanchi .............................................. KanchipuramVadodara ..................................................... BarodaThiruvanchikkulam, Mahodayapuram...KodungallurMadras ..................................................... ChennaiCalcutta ...................................................... KolkataBangalore ............................................. Bengalooru

RIVERSIDE CITIES & STATES (INDIA)

CITY RIVER STATE

Ayodhya .......................................................... Sarayu .................................................................... U.PBadrinath ......................................................... Alaknanda ................................................ UttarakhandKolkata ............................................................ Hoogly.......................................................... W. BengalCuttack ............................................................ Mahanadi ............................................................ OrissaDelhi ................................................................ Yamuna ................................................................ DelhiGuwahati .......................................................... Brahmaputra ....................................................... AssamHaridwar .......................................................... Ganges (Bhagirathi) ................................... UttarakhandAgra ................................................................ Yamuna ................................................................... U.PAhmedabad ...................................................... Sabarmati .......................................................... GujaratSurat ................................................................ Tapti ................................................................. GujaratVaranasi ........................................................... Ganges .................................................... Uttar PradeshVijayawada ....................................................... Krishna ............................................... Andhra PradeshHyderabad ....................................................... Musi ................................................... Andhra PradeshKanpur ............................................................. Ganges .................................................... Uttar PradeshLucknow .......................................................... Gomati .................................................... Uttar PradeshNasik ................................................................ Godawari ................................................... MaharashtraPatna ................................................................ Ganges ................................................................. BiharSrinagar ............................................................ Jhelum ................................................................. J & KAllahabad ........................................................ Ganga - Yamuna ....................................................... U.PFerozepur ......................................................... Sutlej ................................................................. PunjabJabalpur ........................................................... Narmada ................................................................. M.PLudhiana .......................................................... Sutlej ................................................................. PunjabMadurai ........................................................... Vaigai .......................................................... Tamil NaduMysore ............................................................ Kaveri ........................................................... KarnatakaTirunelveli ........................................................ Tamaraparni ................................................ Tamil NaduJamshedpur ...................................................... Subarnarekha ....................................................... BiharHowarh ............................................................ Hoogly...................................................... West BengalAlwaye ............................................................ Periyar ................................................................ KeralaBhaglpur .......................................................... Ganga .................................................................. BiharBuxar ................................................................ Ganga .................................................................. BiharDibugarh .......................................................... Brahmaputra ....................................................... AssamKota ................................................................. Chambal .......................................................... RajastanKarnool ............................................................ Tungabhadra ........................................ AndhrapradeshLeh .................................................................. Indus ................................................ Jammu & KashmirMoradabad ...................................................... Ramganga ............................................................... U.PMathura ........................................................... Yamuna ................................................................... U.PPandharpur ...................................................... Bhima .......................................................... MaharastraSambalpur ........................................................ Mahanadi ............................................................ OrissaSrirangapatanam ............................................... Cauvery ........................................................ KarnatakaTiruchirapally ................................................... Cauvery ...................................................... Tamil NaduUjjine ............................................................... Narmada ............................................... Madya PradeshDhaka .............................................................. Buriganga .................................................. BangladeshMongar ............................................................ Ganges ................................................................. Bihar

‘Just as I would not like to be a slave, so I wouldnot like to be a master’

‘A Government, of the people by the people andfor the people’

Abraham Lincoln ‘Give us tool and we will finish the job’ ‘I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and

sweat.’Sir Winston Churchill

‘If God did not exist, it would be necessary toinvent him.

‘Crush the infamous thing’.Voltaire

‘The unexamined life is not worth living’ ‘Other men live to eat. I eat to live. ‘Nothing can harm a good man, either in life or

after death.’ ‘I know nothing except that fact of my ignorance’ ‘The unexamined life is not worth living’.

Socrates ‘The Gods help them who help themselves’

Aesop ‘The State ? It is me’

Louis XIV ‘I am not a culprit’

Fidel Castro ‘It was only one life, what is one life in the affairs

of a state’Benitto Mussolini

‘Success is the sole earthly judge of right andwrong’

Adolf Hitler ‘The throne is but a piece of wood covered with

velvet’. ‘Give me good mothers. I shall give you a good

nation.’ ‘There is no word such as impossible in my dic-

tionary’Napolean Bonaparte

“Et tu Brute”. Vini Vidi Vici (I came, I saw, I, conquered)

Julius Caesar ‘I am dying with the help of too many physicians’

Alexander the Great

WELL KNOWN QUOTATIONS ‘Let a hundred flowers bloom and let a thousandschools of thought contend’

“Powers flows from the barrel of a gun”.Mao- Tse -Tung

“We can secure peace only by preparing for war”.John F. Kennedy

‘The living need charity more than the deadGeorge Arnold

‘Reading make a full man, conference a ready manand writing an exact man’.

‘Some books are to be tasted, others to be swal-lowed and some few to be chewed and digested’.

‘Studies serve for delight, for ornament and forability’.

Francis Bacon ‘Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest

thought “If winter comes can spring be far behind’’

P.B. Shelley ‘Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God’s great

judgement seat’. ‘East is East and West is West and never the twain

shall meet’.Rudyard Kipling

‘The more things a man is ashamed of, the morerespectable he is’

Bernard Shaw Where wealth accumulates, men decay’. ‘Wisdom makes but a slow defence against trouble,

though at last at sure one’.Oliver Goldsmith

‘The roots of education are bitter, but fruit is sweet. ‘Virtue is the mean state between two vices, the

one of excess and other deficiency’. ‘Man is by nature a political animal’

Aristotle

‘Let them eat cakes’.Marie Antoinette

“My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me”Jesus Christ

‘Nevertheless it moves’Galileo

‘Play the game in the spirit of game’.Baron Peirre de Coubertin

‘The empty vessel makes the greatest sound’. ‘Something is rotten in the state of Denmark’

‘There is nothing either good or bad but thinkingmakes it so’.

‘Brevity is the soul of wit’. ‘Frailty thy name is woman’. ‘To be or not to be, that is the question’. ‘Cowards die many times before their death, the

valiant never taste death but once’. ‘All the world is a stage and all the men and women

merely players’William Shakespere

‘All our knowledge brings us nearer to our igno-rance’.

T.S. Eliot ‘End justifies the means

Nicholo Machiavelli ‘Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety nine

percent perspiration’.Thomas Alva Edison

‘Knowledge is power’Thomas Hobbes

‘Superstition is the religion of feeble minds’Edmund Burke

‘The style is the name himself’Buffon

‘Proper words in proper place’Johnathan Swift

‘Nature never did betray the heart that loved her’. ‘The child is the father of man’.

William Wordsworth ‘A little knowledge is a dangerous thing’. ‘Fools rush in where angels fear to tread’

Alexander Pope ‘A thing of beauty is a joy forever’ ‘Heard melodies are sweet but those unheard are

sweeter’. “Beauty is truth and truth beauty”.

John Keats ‘Power tends to corrupt and absolute power cor-

rupts absolutely’.Lord Acton

‘Liberty, Equality, Fraternity’. ‘Man is born free, yet every where he is in chains’.

Jean - Jacques Rousseau ‘Whom the Gods love die young’.

Lord Byron

‘It takes two to speak the truth - on to speak andthe other to hear’.

Henry David Thoreau ‘The history of the world is but the biographies of

great men’.Thomas Carlyle

‘Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven’.John Milton

‘Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel’Dr. Samuel Johnson

‘Better a live sparrow than a dead eagle’.Fitzgerald

‘Romanticism is disease classicism is health’Von Goethe

‘Taxation without prosperity’Jacob Molecschott

‘To every action there is an equal and oppositereaction.’

Sir Isaac Newton ‘Thank God I have done my duty’.

Last words of Lord Nelson ‘Virtue is its own reward’ ‘The good of the people is the chief law’ -

Cicero “Give me a place to stand and I can move the

entire earth”. ‘Eureka ! Eureka! (I have found it)’ -

Archimedes ‘Religion is the opium of the people’

Karl Marx ‘Man is a tool making animal’

Benjamin Franklin ‘Direct Action’

Mohammed Ali Jinnah ‘Good government is no substitute for self gov-

ernment’.Morley

One small step for men a leap for mankind (On thestepping on moon)

Neil Armstrong ‘I think therefore I am’.

Descartes ‘Truth and non - violence are my God’ ‘Do or die’ ‘Hai Ram’ ‘Untouchability is a crime against God and man-

kind’

‘A customer is the most important person in ourpremises’.

Mahatma Gandhi ‘Ram and Rahim are the two different names of

the same God’Kabir Das

‘Kerala is a lunatic asylum’ ‘Live fast; die young’.

Swami Vivekananda ‘We have now to fight for peace with the same

courage and determination as we fought againstaggression’.

‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’Lal Bahadur Shastri

‘One caste, one God, one religion for man’.Sree Narayana Guru

‘Back to Vedas’Swami Dayananda Saraswati

‘Generations to come, it may be, will scarce be-lieve that such a one as this ever in flesh andblood walked up on this earth’.

Einstein (About Gandhi) ‘The whole universe is my native land’

Kalpana Chawla ‘Swaraj is my birthright I shall have it’

Balagangadhara Tilak ‘We have made a tryst with destiny’. ‘Aram Haram Hai’ ‘At the stroke of midnight hour when the world

sleeps India will wake to life and freedom’.Jawaharlal Nehru

‘Dilli Chalo’. ‘Give me blood’ I shall give you freedom’

Subhash Chandra Bose ‘Garibi Hatao’

Indira Gandhi ‘Freedom is in peril. Defend it with all your might’. ‘Work like a bull and live like a hermit’.

Dr. Ambedkar ‘Aiming low is a crime’

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam ...... the light that shone in this country was no

ordinary light ..... for that light represented thatliving truth ...

Jawaharlal Nehru ‘This was their finest hour’

Sir Winston Churchill

‘More things are wrought by prayers than thisworld dreams of’.

Tennyson ‘Take care to get what you like or you will be

forced to like what you get’.George Bernad Shaw

‘The goal of war is peace; of business, leisure’ The roots of education are bitter, but fruit is sweet

Aristotle Marriage is the only adventure open to the timid

Voltaire ‘Know them thy self, presume not God to scan’ ‘The proper study of mankind of a man’

Alexander Pope The supreme happiness of life is the conviction

that we are loved’Victor Hugo

‘Among freemen there can be no successful ap-peal from the ballot to the bullet’

Abraham Lincolin ‘There is no god higher than truth’

Mahatma Gandhi ‘The best portion of a good Men’s life. His little

nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and oflove’

William Wordsworth “I am restless, I thirst for the distant, the far away” ‘I would sooner fail than not be among the great-

est’John Keats

‘The class struggle necessarily leads to the dicta-torship of the proletariat’

Karl Marx (1818 - 83) Big, Bright and beautiful

(Describing the view of the earth from the space) “The responsibility for their flight lies from with

history and with the giants of science who pro-ceeded the effort”.(Farewell telecast from space)

Neil Armstrong ‘Big brother is watching you’

George Orwel ‘Be proud that you are Indian, proudly claim I am

an Indian, every Indian is my brother’Vivekanada

INTERNATIONAL DAYSWorld Laughter Day ............................. January 10World Customs Day ............................. January 26Valentine’s Day.................................... February 14World Mother Language Day ................. February 21World Women’s Day................................. March 8World Consumer Day ............................. March 15World Disabled Day ............................... March 15World Forestry Day ................................ March 21International Day for the Elimination of RacialDiscrimination ........................................ March 21World Day for Water ............................... March 22World Meteorological Day .........................................March 23World Tuberculosis Day ......................... March 24World Theatre Day ................................. March 27World Ship Day .......................................... April 5World Health Day ....................................... April 7World Aviation and Cosmonautics Day ...... April 12International Special Librarians Day ........... April 15World Haemophilia Day ............................. April 17World Heritage Day ................................... April 18World Secretaries Day ............................... April 21World Earth Day ........................................ April 22World Book and Copy Right Day ............... April 23International Dance Day ............................ April 29May Day, International Labourers Day ......... May 1World Solar Energy Day .............................. May 3World Press Freedom Day............................ May 3World Red Cross Day .................................. May 8International Nurses Day ........................... May 12International Mothers Day .. 2nd sunday of every MayWorld Day of the Family ............................ May 15World Telecommunication Day................... May 17Commonwealth Day ................................... May 24World Anti-tobacco Day ............................ May 31International Day of innocent,Children Victims of Aggression Day ............ June 4World Environment Day .............................. June 5World day to combat desertification

and drought .............................................. June 17Father’s Day .............................................. June 20UN Charter Signing Day ............................ June 25International Day against Drug Abuseand Illicit Trafficking .................................. June 26World Architectural Day ............................... July 1World Population Day ................................ July 11World Breast Feeding Day ...................... August 1International Friendship Day................... August 3Hiroshima Day........................................ August 6Nagasaki Day ......................................... August 9World Youth Day.......................... August 12 (UN)World Folklore Day................................ August 22World Sanskrit Day................................ August 22World Enforced Disappearance Day ....... August 31World Coconut Day ............................ September 2World Literacy Day............................. September 8World Ozone Day ............................. September 16U.N. Peace Day................................. September 20World Alzheimer’s Day ..................... September 21World Tourism Day........................... September 27World Heart Day.................. Last Sunday SeptemberWorld Animal Welfare Day ...................... October 4World Postal Day ................................... October 9Territorial Army Day ............................... October 9World Standards Day ........................... October 14World Blind Day (World white cane day) October 15World Food Day ................................... October 16Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Day October 21U.N Day ............................................... October 24World Information Development Day .... October 24World Thrift Day .................................. October 30World Diabetes Day .......................... Novemebr 14World Citizen Day.............................. November 14World Environmental .............................................Protection day ................................... November 25World AIDS Day.................................. December 1World Human Rights Day .................. December 10World Asthma Day ............................ December 11Marconi Day .................................... December 12

NATIONAL DAYS (INDIA)Pravasi Bharatiya Divas ........................... January 9National Youth Day ............................... January 12Army Day ............................................. January 15Netaji Day ............................................. January 23India Tourism Day ................................. January 25Republic Day......................................... January 26Martyr’s Day ......................................... January 30Panchayat Day ..................................... February 19Arunachal Day ..................................... February 20Central Excise Day ................................ February 24National Science Day ............................ February 28National Security Day ................................ March 4Ordinance Factories Day (India) ............... March 18Orissa Day .................................................. April 1National Maritime Day ................................. April 5Jallianwala bagh Day .................................. April 13National Technology Day ........................... May 11National Mother Security Day..................... April 11Solidarity Day............................................. May 13Fire force day............................................. April 14Sikkim Day ................................................. May 16Anti Terrorism Day (Death anniversary ofRajiv Gandhi) .............................................. May 21Everest Day................................................ May 29Doctor’s Day ................................................. July 1Kargil Vijay Day........................................... July 26Quit India Day ......................................... August 9Independence Day ................................. August 15Sadbhavana Day ........... (Birth anniversary of RajivGandhi) .................................................. August 20National Sports Day (Dhyanchand’s Brithday) ........

August 29Teachers Day (Birth anniversary ofDr. Radhakrishnan) .............................. September 5Hindi Day .......................................... September 14Engineers day.................................... September 15Deaf Day .......................................... September 26National Blood Donation Day .................. October 1Gandhi Jayanti Day.................................. October 2

Wild Life Week .............................. October 1st to 7Air Force Day .......................................... October 8National Postal Day ............................... October 10Azad Hind day ...................................... October 21National Rededication Day (Death anniversary ofMrs. Indira Gandhi, birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhai Patel) ........................... October 31Legal Service Day ................................ November 9Transport Day .................................... November 10Childrens Day..................................... November 14National News Paper day .................... November 16 National Mental disorder day ................ November 17Indian Citizen Day .............................. November 19NCC Day ............................................ November 24National Law Day ............................... November 26Navy Day ............................................. December 4Armed Force Flag Day .......................... December 7National Mental disorder ..................... December 8Conservation Day............................... December 14National energy protect day .................. December 14Vijay Divas ......................................... December 16National Minorities Rights Day ........... December 18Kissan Day (Farmer’s Day) ................. December 23National Consumer Day ...................... December 24 Kisan Divas celebrated on the birth day of Sri

Charan Singh. Children’s day is being celebrated on the birth-

day of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Teachers Day is being celebrated on the birth-

day of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan National youth Day is being celebrated on the

birthday of Vivekananda National Sports day is being celebrated on the

birthday of Dhyan Chand. National Technology day is being celebrated

to commemorate India’s achievements onnuclear capability.

National Science Day is celebrated on the dayin 1928 C. V. Raman discovered Raman Effect.

Doctor’s Day is celebrated on the birthday ofDr. B. C. Roy

National Broadcasting Day is celebrated onthat day when Gandhiji addressed the nation.

National Voters DayJanuary 25 will here after be celebrated as NationalVoters Day. January 25 is the foundation day ofthe Election Commission of India.

UNITED NATIONS YEARRefugees year ............................................. 1959-60Co-operation Year ............................................ 1965Tourism year .................................................... 1967Human Rights Year .......................................... 1968Education Year ................................................ 1970Fight against Racial discrimination Year ............ 1971Book Year ........................................................ 1972Copper Nicus Year ........................................... 1973Population Year ............................................... 1974Women’s Year .................................................. 1975Fight Against Untouchability ........................... 1978Childrens Year ................................................. 1979Handicapped year ............................................ 1981Communication Year ........................................ 1983Youth Year ....................................................... 1985Peace Year ....................................................... 1986AIDS Year ....................................................... 1988Literacy Year .................................................... 1990Space Year ....................................................... 1992Sports and Family Year .................................... 1994Poverty Eradication Year .................................. 1996Ocean Year ...................................................... 1998Old Age Year ................................................... 1999Peace and Cultural Year .................................... 2000Self Service Year .............................................. 2001Mountains Year ............................................... 2002Eco Tourism Year ............................................. 2002Fresh Water Year ............................................. 2003International Rice Year ..................................... 2004International Micro Credit Year ......................... 2005International Physics Year ................................ 2005International Sports and Physical Education ..... 2005International Dolphin – Pole Year ..................... 2007International Potato Year .................................. 2008International Earth Year .................................... 2008International Natural Fibre Year ........................ 2009Bio Diversity Year ............................................ 2010Forest Year ...................................................... 2011

KERALA - DAYSJune 19 ............................................... Reading DayJune 19 - 25....................................... Reading WeekChingam 1 .................................... Agricultural DayOctober 4 .......................................... Elephant DayOctober 13 ............................................. Sports DayNovember 1 ........................... Kerala formation Day

IMPORTANT MUSEUMSNational Childrens Museum .................... New DelhiCalico Textile Museum ....................... AhemadabadVisvesarayya Industrial And Technological MuseumBangaloreTippu Sulthan Museum ............... SreerangapatnamSree Chithra Art Gallery........... ThiruvananthapuramBirla Industrial & Technological Museum .... KolkataBirla Planetorium......................................... KolkataNethaji Museum ......................................... KolkataNational Gallery of Modern Art ............... New DelhiIndian Museum .......................................... KolkataNational Museum ....................................... KolkataSalarjung Museum ................................. HyderabadNehru Museum ....................................... New DelhiArcheological Museum ........................... New DelhiVictoria Memorial Hall ................................. KolkataRail Transport Museum .......................... New DelhiNational Museum of Natural History ....... New DelhiIndian War Memorial Museum ................ New DelhiPrince of Wales Museum ........................... Mumbai

OFFICIAL RESIDENCEIndian President ..................... Rashtrapathi BhavanIndian Prime Minister ........ No. 7, Race Course RoadPope ................................................. Vatical PalaceGovernor .............................................. Raj BhavanAmerican President ............................ White HouseBritain Prime Minister ................ 10, Downing StreetKing & Queen of Britain ............ Bekkingham PalaceSouth Korean President ........................ Blue HouseSreelankan President .......................... Temple TreesNepal King ............................. Narayan Hithi PalaceKongo President ................................ Marbil PalacePakistan President ............................... Ivane SadanFrench President ............................... Eleesee Palace

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Factors and Multiples: If a number `m' dividesanother number `n' exactly, then we say that`m' is a factor of `n' and that `n' is a multipleof `m'.

eg. 3 is a factor of 12 and therefore 12is a multiple of 3.Least Common Multiple (L.C.M.)L.C.M. is the least non-zero number in com-mon multiples of two or more numbers.

Multiple of 6 = 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, ........Multiple of 8 = 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, ........Common Multiple of 6 and 8 = 24, 48

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Least Common Multiple = 24

Factorisation Method:Find the L.C.M. of 12, 27 and 40Factors of 12= 2x2x3 = 22x3Factors of 27= 3x3x3 = 33

Factors of 40= 2x2x2x5 = 23x5

L C M x x. . . 2 3 5 10 8 03 3

SHORT CUT METHOD(Division Method)

Find the L.C.M. of 12, 27, 40

L C M. . . 2x2x3x9x10 = 1080

2 1 2 3 2 7 2 4 02 6 3 9 2 2 03 3 3 3 2 1 0

1 1 5 51

2 12 , 27 , 4 02 6 , 27 , 2 03 3 , 27 , 1 0

1 , 9 , 1 0

HIGHEST COMMON FACTOR (H.C.F)The highest common factor of two or

more numbers is the greatest number whichdivides each of them exactly.eg. Find the H.C.F. of 24 and 56Factors of 24 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24Factors of 56 = 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56Common factors of 24 and 56 are 1, 2, 4, 8H.C.F. of 24 and 56 = 8Factorisation Method: H.C.F. can be found byresolving the given numbers into prime fac-tors and then taking the product of least pow-ers of all common factors, that occur in thesenumbers.

Eg. Find H.C.F. of 48, 108, 140

Factors of 48= 2x2x2x2x3= 24x3Factors of 108= 2x2x3x3x3 = 22x33

Factors of 140= 2x2x5x7 = 22 x 5 x 7H.C.F. = 22 = 4Division MethodFind the H.C.F. of 48, 108, 1402 48 , 108 , 1 4 02 24 , 54 , 7 0

12 , 27 , 3 5

H.C.F.=2x2= 4

2 4 8 2 1 0 8 2 1 4 02 2 4 2 5 4 2 7 02 1 2 3 2 7 5 3 52 6 3 9 7

3 3

L.C.M & H.C.F

QUICKER & SHORT CUT METHODFind the H.C.F. of 777 and 1147 777) 11 47 (1

777 370) 777(2

7 4 0 37) 370 (10

370 0

H.C.F. of 777 and 1147 is 37* The product of two given numbers is equalto the product of their H.C.F. and L.C.M.L.C.M. of two numbers

= Product of numbers

. . .H C F of numbers

L.C.M. of given fractions

= L C M of numerators

H C F of deno ators. . .

. . . min

H.C.F of given fractions

= H C F of numerators

L C M of deno ators. . .

. . . min

The L.C.M of a given set of numberswould be either the highest or higher thanthe highest of the given numbers.

The H.C.F. of a given set of numberswould be either the lowest or lower thanthe lowest.

Solved Examples1 . Find the L.C.M. of 125,64,8 and 3.Ans : Given numbers are 53, 26, 23 and 3

L.C.M. 53x26x3 = 24,000

2 . Find the L.C.M. of 13

56

59

1027

, , , ?

Ans: L.C.M. of fractions

= L C M of numerators

H C F of deno ators. . .. . . min

L.C.M. of 1, 5 and 10 is 10H.C.F of 3, 6, 9 and 27 is 3

L.C.M. of given fractions = 103

3 . Find the H.C.F. of 12

34

56

78

910

, , , ,

Ans: H.C.F. of fractions

=H C F of numerators

L C M of deno ators. . .

. . . min

H.C.F. of 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 is 1L.C.M of 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 is 120

H.C.F. of given fractions = 1

1204 . The L.C.M. of two number is 2310. TheirH.C.F. is 30. If one number is 210, the otheris:Ans: The other number

= L C M xH C Fgivennumber. . . . . .

= 2310 30

210330x

5 . The H.C.F. and L.C.M. of two numbersare 44 and 264 respectively. If the first num-ber is divided by 2, the quotient is 44, Theother number isAns: First number = 2x44 = 88

Second number = 44 264

88132x

6 . The least square number which is divis-ible by 6, 8 and 15 is:Ans: The least number divisible by 6, 8 and 15is their L.C.M. which is 120

Now 120 = 2x2x2x3x5To make it a perfect square, it must be

multiplied by 2x3x5Required Number=120x2x3x5=36007 . The least number of square tilesrequired to pave the ceiling of a room 15m17cm long and 9m. 2cm broad is:Ans: Size of largest square tile

= H.C.F. of 1517 cm and 902 cm= 41 cm. Least number of tiles required

= Areaof theroomAreaof one tile

= 1517 902

41 41814x

x

8. Find the least number which when dividedseparately by 15, 20, 36 and 48 leaves 3 as re-mainder in each case.Ans : Required number

= L.C.M. of (15,20,36 and 48) +3= 720 + 3 = 723

9 . Find the greatest number that will divide197 and 269 and leaves 5 as remainder ineach case.

Required number = H.C.F. of [(197-5)and (269-5)]= H.C.F. of (192 and 264) = 8

12 . Five bells begin to toll together and tollrespectively at intervals of 6,7,8,9 and 12 sec-onds. How many times they will toll togetherin one hour, excluding the one at the start?Ans: L.C.M. of 6,7,8,9 and 12

= 2x2x3x7x2x3 = 504ie, The bells will toll together after each 504seconds. In one hour, they will toll together

60 60

5047x t imes

PRACTICE TEST1 . Find the L.C.M of 12, 15, 18 and 27.

a) 1, 080 b) 5 4 0c) 2 7 0 d) 7 6 0

2 . Find the H.C.F. of 72, 48 and 30.a) 3 0 b) 1 2 c) 6 d) 3

3 . Find the L.C.M. of 22x33x53 and23x3 2x5.a) 27 ,000 b) 1 8 0c) 3 6 d) 13 ,500

4 . Find the L.C.M. of 25

310

, and 4

15

a)1

30b) 2

25

c)24

750d)

25

5 . Find the H.C.F. of 45

310

715

, and

a)15

b)845

c)8430

d)1

306 . If the L.C.M of x and y is z, their H.C.F.is.

a) zyx

b) xyz

c) zy+x

d) yxz

7 . H.C.F of two numbers is 24 and theirL.C.M is 1080. If one of the numbers is 120,find the other.

a) 2 1 6 b) 5 3 2 c) 1 0 8 d) 8 2 08 . L.C.M. of 2.5, 0.5 and 0.175 = ?

a) 2 . 5 b) 0 . 5c) 0. 175 d) 17. 5

9 . H.C.F. of two numbers is 24 and theirL.C.M is 1344. If the difference between thenumbers is 80, their sum is:

a) 3 6 8 b) 3 5 6c) 3 3 2 c) 3 0 4

10 . Find the greatest number which can di-vide 1354, 1866 and 2762 leaving the sameremainder 10 in each case.

a) 6 4 b) 1 2 4 c) 1 5 6 d) 2 6 011 . Find the least perfect square which is di-

visible by 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8.a) 25 00 b) 12 00c) 36 00 d) 9 0 0

12 . The least number which when divided by15, 27, 35 and 42 leaves in each case a re-mainder 7 is:

a) 18 97 b) 19 87c) 18 83 d) 20 07

13 . Two containers contain 60 and 165 litresof milk respectively. Find the maximum capac-ity of a container which can measure the milkin each container an exact number of times(in litres)

a) 1 5 b) 3 c) 5 d) 1 014 . Two baskets contain 195 and 250 ba-nanas respectively, which are distributed inequal number among children. Find the largestnumber of bananas that can be given, so that3 bananas are left over from the first basketand 2 from the second.

a) 4 b) 1 8 c) 8 d) 6Qn: (15- 18) :- Write in ascending order

15 .12

25

34

32

, , ,

a)25

12

34

32

, , , b)34

12

25

32

, , ,

c)32

34

12

25

, , , d)32

12

25

34

, , ,

16 .53

119

56

712

, , ,

a)119

712

53

56

, , , b)7

1256

119

53

, , ,

c)56

712

119

53

, , , d)53

119

56

712

, , ,

17 .56

78

34

13

, , ,

a)78

13

34

56

, , , b)56

78

34

13

, , ,

c)34

78

13

34

, , , d)13

34

56

78

, , ,

Qn: 18- 20 Write in descending order

18 .13

25

34

16

, , ,

a)13

25

34

16

, , , b)16

25

13

34

, , ,

c)25

34

13

16

, , , d)34

25

13

16

, , ,

19 .56

78

1112

310

, , ,

a)56

78

1112

310

, , , b)78

56

1112

310

, , ,

c)1112

78

56

310

, , , d)78

56

1112

310

, , ,

20 .53

119

56

712

, , ,

a)53

119

56

712

, , , b)119

53

712

56

, , ,

c)53

119

56

712

, , , d)119

56

53

712

, , ,

Qn 21-23 Find the greatest of the given frac-tions

21 .23

415

35

34

, , ,

a)4

15 b)34

c)35 d)

23

22 .58

611

1322

913

, , ,

a)58 b)

611

c)1322 d)

913

23 .34

57

23

811

, , ,

a)34 b)

57

c)23 d)

811

Qn: (24 - 26) Find the smallest of the givenfraction.

24 .23

57

913

914

74

, , , ,

a)9

14 b)23

c)74 d)

57

25 .1114

1417

1720

2326

2932

, , , ,

a)2932 b)

1114

c)1720 d)

1417

26 .56

34

58

67

, , ,

a)34 b)

67

c)58 d)

56

27 . A heap of stones can be made in groupsof 21 but when made up into groups of16, 20, 25 and 45 there are 3 stonesleft in each case, The number of stonesin the heap isa) 36 00 b) 36 03c) 72 00 d) 72 03

28 . Three measuring rods are 64cm, 80cm

and 96 cm in length. The least length ofcloth (in metres) that can be measuredexact number of times using any of thethree rods isa) 0.96m b) 9.6mc) 96m d) 960m

29 . The largest number, which exactly dividesthe product of any three consecutive in-tegers isa) 2 b) 3 c) 6 d) 1 2

30 . The L.C.M. of two numbers is 63 and theirH.C.F. is 9. If one of the numbers is 27,the other number will bea) 9 b) 2 1 c) 1 7 d) 1 8 9

31 . The HCF of two numbers is 32 and theirproduct is 10240. Find their L.C.M?a) 6 4 0 b) 3 2 0 c) 3 2 4 d) 2 3 0

32 . A gardener had a number of shrubs toplant in rows. At first he tried to plant 8,then 12 and then 16 in a row but he hadalways 3 shrubs left with him. On trying7 he had none left. Find the total numberof shrubs.a) 1 4 7 b) 1 5 0 c) 1 3 7 d) 1 5 4

33 . Six bells commencing tolling together andtoll at intervals of 2,4,6,8,10 and 12 sec-onds respectively. In 30 minutes, howmany times do they toll together.a) 1 7 b) 1 5 c) 1 6 d) 2 0

34 . In a seminar the number of participantsin Hindi, English and Mathematics are 60,84 and 108 respectively. Find the mini-mum number of rooms required, wherein each room the same number of par-ticipants are to be seated; and all of thembeing in the same subject.a) 2 0 b) 2 2 c) 2 5 d) 2 1

ANSWERS TO PRACTICE TEST - 61. (b) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (d)

6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (a)

11. (c) 12. (a) 13. (a) 14. (c) 15. (a)

16. (b) 17. (d) 18. (d) 19. (c) 20. (a)

21. (b) 22.(d) 23. (a) 24. (a) 25. (b)

26. (c) 27. (d) 28.(b) 29. (c) 30. (b)

31. (b) 32. (a) 33. (b) 34. (d)

A fraction with its denominator as `100'is called a percentage. Percentage means perhundred.

So it is a fraction of the form6

1 0 03 7

1 0 01 5 11 0 0

, and and these fractions

can be expressed as 6%, 37% and 151%respectively.

In such a fraction, the numerator is calledrate percent.

To express x% as a fraction or a decimal,divide x by 100.

If the price of an item increases by r%,then the reduction in consumption, so that theexpenditure remains the same is

rr

x

1 0 0

1 0 0 %

If the price of the commodity decreasesby r%, the increase in consumption, so thatthe expenditure remains the same is

rr

x1 0 0

1 0 0 %

If the value is first increased by x% andthen by y%, the final increase is

x yxy

100%

If there is a decrease instead of increase, anegative sign is attached to the correspondingrate percent.

If the value of a number is first increasedby x% and later it is decreased by x% then netchange is always a decrease which is equal to

x2

100

%

If pass marks in an examination is x% and

if a student secures y marks and fails by zmarks, then the maximum mark

= 1 0 0 ( )y z

xA candidate scores x% in an examina-

tion fails by à' marks while another candi-date who scores y% gets `b' marks more thanthe minimum required for a pass, then the

maximum mark = 100 (a b)

y x

If the length of a rectangle is increasedby x% and the breadth is decreased by y%,then the area is increased or decreased by

( )%x y xy

1 0 0 according to the (+) ve or

(-) ve sign obtained.If the present population is P which in-

creases R% annually, then(i) the population after n years

= P R n100100

(ii) the population n years ago

= n

R100100P

If the present value of a machine is Pwhich depreciates at R% per annum, then(i) the value of the machine after n years

= P R n100100

(ii) the value of the machine n years ago

= P

R

n100

100

Percentage

4 In an examination 36% are pass marks.If an examinee gets 17 marks and fails by 10marks, what are the maximum marks?Ans : Pass mark=(17+10)= 27

Let maximum marks be x

Then 36% of x = 27 or 3 6

1 0 02 7x x

x 2 7 1 0 0

3 67 5x

Hence, maximum marks = 75The answer can be arrived quickly by

Maximum marks = 1 0 0 1 7 1 0

3 6( )

=1 0 0 2 7

3 67 5x

5 . Subtracting 40% of a number from thenumber, we get the result as 30. Find the num-ber.Ans: Let the number be x.

x x4 01 0 0

3 0 (ie) x 1 25

3 0

x 3 0 53

5 0x

6 . If the price of sugar be increased by25%, find by how much percent must its con-sumption be decreased to keep the expendi-ture fixed on sugar?Ans:

Decrease in consumption

= 25

100 25100%

=

2 5 1 0 01 2 5

2 0 %x %

7 . The salary of a worker was first increasedby 10% and thereafter decreased by 5%.What was the effect in his salary?

Ans: % effect = 10 510 5100

x%

His salary is increased by 4.5% (becausethe sign is +ve.)

If x% students failed in a particular sub-ject, y% students failed in another subject, andz% students failed in both subjects, then thepass present = 100+z-(x+y)Fractional Equivalents of important percents

1%1

100

40%25

614

116

813

112

%

%

2%1

50

60%35

1212

18

1623

16

%

%

4%1

25

80%45

25%14

3313

13

%

5%1

20100% 1

3712

38

6623

23

%

%

8% 225

50% 12

83 13

56

%

10% 110

62 12

58

%

20%1

5

75%34

SOLVED EXAMPLES:

1 . Find 3313 % of 600

Ans: 3313

% of 600 = 13

x600 = 200

2 . What percent of 144 is 36?Ans: Let x% of 144 = 36

(ie) x

1 0 01 4 4 3 6x

(ie) x 3 6 1 0 0

1 4 42 5x

3 . 2.5 is 5% of what?Ans : Let the number be x

5% 2 5of x .

5100

2 5 50x x x .

8712

78

%

2 8

133 13

43

%

8 . The value of a machine depriciates at therate of 10% per annum. If its present value isRs. 81,000 what will be its worth after 2year s?Ans: The value of the machine after

2 years = Rs. 81,000x 1 1 01 00

2

= Rs. 81000 x 9

1 09

1 06 5 6 1 0x Rs . ,

9 . Due to fall of 10% in the rate of sugar,500 gm more sugar can be purchased for Rs.140. Find the original rate and reduced rate.Ans : Money spent originally=Rs. 140

Less Money to be spent now= 10% of 140= Rs. 14

Rs. 14 now yield 500gm sugar

Present rate of sugar = Rs. 28 per kg.If the present value is Rs. 90, the original value= Rs. 100If the present value is Rs. 28 the original value

= Rs. 1 0 09 0

2 8x

= Rs. 31.1110 . In an examination, 42% students failedin History and 52% failed in Geography. If 17%students failed in both subjects, find the per-centage of those students who passed in boththe subjects.Ans:- Pass percent=100+17-(42+52)

= 117 - 94= 23

PRACTICE TEST

1 . 65% of 7+35% of 3 = ?% of 56a) 1 b) 1 0 c) 5 0 d) 1 0 0

2 . What is 20% of a number whose 200%is 360?

a) 7 2 b) 3 6 c) 5 2 d) 1 4 4

3 . What percent of 47

235

is ?

a) 2 . 5% b) 10 00 %c) 2 5 % d) 1 0 %

4 . The total income of A and B is Rs. 6000.A spends 60% of his income and B spends80% of his income. If their savings are equal,then the income of A is,

a) Rs. 3500 b) Rs. 2000c) Rs. 4000 d) Rs. 3000

5 . With an increase of Rs. 2,000, Vishnu'smonthly salary became Rs. 12,000. What isthe percent increase in his salary?

a) 2 0 b) 2 5 c) 4 0 d) 8 06 . if 75% of the students in a school areboys and the number of girls is 420, the num-ber of boys is

a) 11 76 b) 13 50c) 12 60 d) 11 25

7 . The salary of a worker is first increasedby 10% and therafter it was reduced by 10%.What was the change in his salary?

a) 1% increase b) 5% increasec) no change d) 1% decrease

8 . A water tank contains 5% salt byweight. x litres of fresh water is added to 40litres of tank water, so that the solution con-tains 2% salt. The value of x is

a) 4 0 b) 5 0 c) 5 5 d) 6 09 . The population of a town increases 5%annually. If it is 15,435 now, what was it 2years ago?

a) 14 ,000 b) 13 ,473c) 12 ,345 d) 10 ,145

10 . Navin spends 15% of his salary on cloths,30% on food and 10% on transport. After thisif he is left with Rs. 900/- what is his salary?

a) Rs. 1,500 b) Rs. 2000c) Rs. 1,635 d) Rs. 2500

11 . When the price of an article was reducedby 15% the sale of the article is increased by

20%. What was the effect on the sales?a) 2% increase b) 1% increasec) 2% decrease d) 1% decrease

12 . In an election between two candidates,the one gets 35% of the votes polled is de-feated by 15000 votes. The number of votescasted by the winning candidate is

a) 15 ,000 b) 1,75,000c) 32 ,500 d) 52 ,500

13 . In an examination, 70% students passedin English and 75% in Hindi while 20% failedin both the subjects. If 260 students passed inboth the subjects, the total number of studentsis

a) 4 0 0 b) 5 0 0c) 3 4 0 d) 4 6 0

14 . If the radius of a circle is diminished by10%, the area is diminished by

a) 3 6 % b) 2 0 %c) 1 9 % d) 1 0 %

15 . The price of an article is cut by 10%. Inorder to restore it to its former value, the newprice must be increased by

a) 10 13

% b) 1 1 %

c) 1119

% d) 12 19

%

16 . The breadth of a rectangular field is 60%of its length. If the perimeter of the field is800m, What is the area of the field?

a) 37,500 sq.m. b) 4,800 sq.mc) 18,750 sq.m d) 40,000 sq.m

17 . In a factory, 60% of the employees aremales. Among them 20% are matriculates andthe remaining are graduates. Among the fe-males 40% are matriculates and the remain-ing are graduates. If the total number of fe-male employees in the factory is 640, howmany graduates are there in the factory?

a) 1024 b) 896c) 1,152 d) 10 00

18 . In an employment exchange, 40% of the

job seekers are graduates, 20% are post-graduates and remaining 6000 are non-gradu-ates. How many post-graduate job seekers arethere?

a) 3, 000 b) 6, 000c) 9, 000 d) 12 ,000

19 . A company hired a salesman on a monthlysalary of Rs. 3,000. In addition to it, the sales-man was entitled for 20% commission on themonthly sale. How much sale the salesmanshould do if he wants his monthly income asRs. 10,000?

a) Rs. 50,000 b) Rs. 15,000c) Rs. 35,000 d) Rs. 21,000

20 . In a public sector company, 30% employ-ees opted for pension and 50% employeesopted for provident fund. The remaining em-ployees were uncertain. If the difference be-tween those who opted for provident fund andthose who were uncertain was 1440, howmany employees were there in the company?

a) 7, 200 b) 2, 400c) 2, 880 d) 4, 800

21 . Prasanna spends 25% of her monthly in-

come on petrol for her car,23

rd of the remain-

ing income on house hold items, rent, etc. Ifshe is left with Rs. 1,800 with her at the endof the month how much does she spend onpetrol?

a) Rs. 1,800 b) Rs. 720c) Rs. 2,500 d) Rs. 1,440

22 . Rajesh earns Rs. 2,300 per month. Hespends Rs. 1,200 on food, Rs. 630 on convey-ance, 10% of his monthly income on other in-cidentals and saves the remaining amount. Howmuch money will he save in one year?

a) Rs. 2300 b) Rs. 2880c) Rs. 2600 d) Rs. 2400

23 . In an examination, Hari got 8 marks lessthan 80% of the full marks and Ravi got 5marks more than 70% of the full marks. Haribeats Ravi by 2 marks. The marks scored byRavi is

a) 9 0 b) 1 1 0 c) 1 3 0 d) 1 4 0

ANSWERS TO PRACTICE

1 . (b) 2 . (b) 3 . (d) 4 . (b) 5 . (a) 6 . (c) 7 . (d) 8.(d)9 . (a) 10 . (b) 11 . (a) 12 . (c) 13. (a) 14 . (c) 15 . (c) 16.(a)17 . (c) 18 . (a) 19 . (c) 20 . (d) 21.(a) 22 . (b) 23 . (b)

Cost Price: The price for which an article ispurchased is called the Cost Price (C.P.)Selling price : The price at which an article issold is called the Selling Price (S.P.)Profit (Gain) : The difference between the sell-ing price and the cost price (when S.P. is morethan C.P) is called the Profit.Loss:The difference between the cost priceand selling price (when C.P. is more than S.P.)is called the Loss.Points to remember:1 . Gain = (S.P) - (C.P); Loss = (C.P) - (S.P)

2 . Gain%=Gainx

C P1 0 0

. .=

SP CP

CP

x 100

Loss%=Lossx

C P1 0 0

. . = C S

CPx

P P

100

3 . When the cost price and gain percent aregiven,

S.P. = C.P. x 100

100

Gain%

4 . When the cost price and loss percent aregiven

S.P. = C.P. x100

100

Loss%

5 . When the selling price and gain percentare given

C.P. = S.P. x 100

100

Gain%

6 . When the selling price and loss percentare given

C.P. = S.P. x 1 0 0

1 0 0( % ) Loss

7 . The discount percent is calculated on themarked price.

Discount percent

= Discount

M arked pricex 1 0 0

8 . If there are two successive profits of x%and y% in a transaction then the resultantprofit percent is

x x y y

1 0 09 . If there is a profit of x% and loss of y% ina transaction, then the resultant profit and losspercent is

x x y y

1 0 0 according to the (+)ve and

the (-)ve signs respectively.10 . If cost price of x articles is equal to theselling price of y articles, then profit percent.

=x y

yx

100

SOLVED EXAMPLES

1 . A man buys a toy for Rs. 25 and sells itfor Rs. 30. Find his gain percent.Ans: Gain = 30 - 25 = Rs. 5

Gain % = 52 5

1 0 0 2 0 %x Rs .

2 . By selling a watch for Rs. 144 a manloses 10%. At what price should he sell it inorder to gain 10%?Ans: S.P. = Rs. 144; Loss = 10%

C P Rs x. .100

100 10144

Profit & Loss

= Rs. 1 0 09 0

1 4 4 1 6 0x Rs .

Gain required = 15%

S P Rs x Rs. . . .1 1 51 0 0

1 6 0 1 8 4

Short cut:

Required SP = 1 4 49 0

1 1 5 1 8 4x Rs .

3 . I sold a book at a profit of 16%. Had Isold it for Rs. 18 more, 20% would have beengained. Find the cost price.Ans: Here 120% of C.P._ 116% of C.P.

= Rs. 18

4% 18of t Rscos .

C P x Rs. . .18 1004

450

Formula :

C.P = M o re gain x

D if f in percen t age p rof it1 0 0

.

= 1 8 1 0 02 0 1 6

4 5 0x Rs

.

4 . A shopkeeper mixes two varieties of tea,one costing Rs. 35 per kg. and another atRs. 45 per kg. in the ratio 3:2. If he sells themixed variety at Rs. 41.60 per kg. what is hisgain or loss percent?Ans: - C.P of 5 kg. mix

= Rs. (35x3+45x2) = Rs. 195S.P. of 5 kg. mix = Rs. (41.60x5)

= Rs. 208Gain = Rs. (208-195) = Rs. 13

Gain% = 1 3

1 9 51 0 0 6 2

3x %

5 . By selling a table for Rs. 40 instead ofRs. 50, 5% more is lost. Find the cost of thetable.Ans : Let the C.P. be Rs. xThen if S.P.=Rs. 40, loss=Rs. (x-40)

If S.P = Rs. 50, loss = Rs. (x-50)

( ) ( )X X X4 0 5 0 51 0 0

x

1 0 51 0 0

2 0 0 0x R sX X .

6 . A grocer sells rice at a profit of 10% anduses weights which are 20% less than themarked weight. The total gain earned by himwill beAns: Let us consider a packet of rice marked1 Kg.Then its actual weight=80% of 1Kg.=0.8 Kg.Let C.P. of 1 Kg be Rs. xThen C.P. of 0.8Kg = Rs. 0.8 x

Now, S.P. = 110% of C.P. of 1 Kg

= 1 1 01 0 0

11x RsX X . .

Gain %= 0 30 8

.

.XX x 100% = 37.5%

7 . The cost price of 10 articles is equal tothe selling price of 9 articles. Find the gainpercent.Ans: Let the cp of 1 article = Rs. 1

Then CP of 9 articles = Rs. 9CP of 10 articles = Rs. 10

SP of 9 articles = Rs. 10

Gain =10 9

9100 100

911 1

9

%

8 . A boy buys oranges at Rs. 2 for 3 or-anges and sells them at one rupee each. Tomake a profit of Rs. 10 he must sell:Ans: Suppose he sells x oranges.

CP of x oranges = Rs. 23

x

SP of x oranges = Rs. x

Profit on x oranges = x-23x

= x3

x x3

10 = 30

9 . A man sells two horses for Rs. 4000 eachneither losing nor gaining in the deal. If he soldone horse at a gain of 25%, the other horsewould be sold at a loss of:Ans: Let the other horse be sold at x% loss

Then 25 - x - 25100

0x

x 20%10 . A discount series of 10%, 20% and 40%is equal to a single discount of .....Ans: Equivalent single discount

= 100 60100

80100

90 56 8% x x .

PRACTICE TEST

1 . By selling an article for Rs. 100, one gainsRs. 10. Then the gain percent is

a) 1 0 % b) 9 %

c) 11 19

% d) 10 12

%

2 . A loss of 5% was suffered by selling aplot for Rs. 4,085. The cost price of the plotwas:

a) Rs. 4350 b) Rs. 4259.25c) Rs. 4200 d) Rs. 4300

3 . A dealer sold a mixer for Rs. 420 at aloss of 12.5%. At what price should he havesold it to gain 12.5%?

a) Rs. 620 b) Rs. 540c) Rs. 650 d) Rs. 750 4 .

4 . On selling 33m. of cloth, a person gainedan amount equivalent to the S.P. of 11m. ofcloth. The profit in the deal is

a) 5 0 % b) 2 0 %c) 7 0 % d) 3 0 %

5 . There are two consecutive discounts of35% and 10% on a saree. If a person paid Rs.1170 for that, then what was the original priceof the saree before the discounts?

a) Rs. 2,000 b) Rs. 1,800c) Rs. 1,900 d) Rs. 1,700

6 . A dishonest dealer claims to sell his goodsat cost price, but he uses a weight of 960 gmfor the kg weight. His gain percent is

a) 4 % b) 4 16

%

c) 2 12

% d) 3 34

%

7 . By selling a vehicle for Rs. 36,300, a per-son gains 21% profit. What was his gain inRupees?

a) Rs. 3,000 b) Rs. 7,623c) Rs. 3,600 d) Rs. 6,300

8 . Hameed bought a calculator for Rs. 520and sold it with 15% profit on the price hebought. At what price did he sell the calcula-tor?

a) Rs. 598/- b) Rs. 542/-c) Rs. 528/- d) Rs. 780/-

9 . Ramesh purchased four old cycles at therate of Rs. 625 for each. He spent Rs. 175 oneach cycle for repairing and painting. At whatprice should he sell each cycle in order to make35% profit on the money he spent?

a) Rs. 1,019 b) Rs. 1,000c) Rs. 1,080 d) Rs. 844

10 . Raghu bought 10kg. of sugar at the rateof Rs. 14 per kg and 15kg. of sugar at therate of Rs. 16 per kg. He mixed the two vari-eties and sold the mixture at the rate of Rs.18 per kg. What was his total gain by doingso?

a) Rs. 50 b) Rs. 70c) Rs. 40 d) Rs. 80

11 . Ravi buys a radio three-fourth of its valueand sells it for 20% more than its value. Whatwill be the profit percent?

a) 5 0 % b) 4 0 %c) 6 0 % d) 7 0 %

12 . A man buys pencils at 10 for Rs. 3 andsells at 8 for Rs. 3. His gain percent isa) 20 b) 25 c) 30 d) 27

ANSWERS TO PRACTICE1 . (c) 2 . (d) 3 . (b) 4 . (a) 5 . (a) 6 . (b) 7 . (d) 8.(a)

9 . (c) 10 . (b) 11 . (c) 12 . (b) 13. (c) 14 . (b) 15 . (b) 16.(a)

17 . (b) 18 . (c) 19 . (b) 20 . (a) 21.(b) 22 . (a) 23 . (c) 24 . (d)

25 . (c) 26 . (d)

13 . A fruit seller buys lemons at 2 for a ru-pee and sells them at 5 for three rupees. Hisgain percent is

a) 1 0 % b) 1 5 %c) 2 0 % d) 1 2 %

14 . Toffee are bought at a rate of 8 for onerupee. To gain 60% they must be sold at

a) 6 for Re. 1 b) 5 for Re. 1c) 9 for Re. 2 d) 24 for Re. 5

15 . By selling sugar at Rs. 5.58 per kg. a manloses 7%. To gain 7% it must be sold at therate of Rs.

a) 5.62 per kg b) 6.42 per kgc) 7.32 per kg d) 6.62 per kg

16 . A tradesman's prices are 20% aboveC.P. He allows his customers some discounton his bill and makes a profit of 8%. The rateof discount is :

a) 1 0 % b) 1 2 %c) 1 4 % d) 1 6 %

17 . An article was sold at a loss of 5%.If itwere sold for Rs. 30 more ,the gain would havebeen 1.25%. The cost price of the article is

a) Rs. 488 b) Rs. 480c) Rs. 460 d) Rs. 420

18 . Anitha sold a painting at a profit of 11%.Had she sold it for Rs.175 more, she wouldhave gained 18%. The C.P of the painting is

a) Rs. 2250 b) Rs. 2350c) Rs. 2500 d) Rs. 2550

19 . Pradeep bought a toy with 20% discounton its labelled price. He sold it for Rs. 468 at4% profit on the labelled price. At what pricedid he by the toy ?

a) Rs. 450 b) Rs. 360c) Rs. 390 d) Rs. 380

20 . Arun purchased a bag with 25% discounton the labelled price. At what percentageprofit on the price he bought should he sell it

to make 20% profit on the labelled price?a) 6 0 % b) 4 0 %c) 4 5 % d) 5 0 %

21 . Nimesh bought a cycle for Rs. 1,850.Hespent Rs.380 for buying different accesso-ries. Approximately, at what price should hesell the cycle to make 20% profit in the trans-action?

a) Rs. 2900 b) Rs. 2676c) Rs. 3000 d) Rs. 3125

22. A man buys an article and sells it at a profitof 20%.If he bought at 20%less and sold itfor Rs. 75 less, he would have gained 25%.What is the cost price ?

a) Rs. 375 b) Rs. 425c) Rs. 350 d)Data inadequate

23. A man sells a car to his friend at 10%loss. If the friend sells it for Rs. 54,000 andgains 20%, the C.P. of the car was:

a) Rs. 25,000 b) Rs. 37,500c) Rs. 50,000 d) Rs. 60,000

24. Listed price of an article is Rs. 65. Acustomer pays Rs. 56.16 for it. He was giventwo successive discounts. If the first discountis 10% find the second .

a) 8 % b) 6% c) 5 % d) 4%25. A single discount equivalent to a discountseries of 20%,10% and 25% is

a) 5 5 % b) 54%c) 4 6 % d) 42%

26 . A trader allows two successive discountsof 20% and 10%. if he sells an article for Rs.108, then the market price of the article is

a) Rs. 140 b) Rs. 142c) Rs. 148 d) Rs. 150

An average, or an arithmetic mean, is thesum of `n' different data divided by `n'

Average = sum of dat aNo o f data.

No. of data = sum of data

Average

Sum = Average x No. of dataPoints to remember:1 . Age of new entrant = New average +No. of old members x change in average2 . Age of one who left = New average -No. of old members x change in average3 . Age of new person = Age of the removedperson + No. of members x change in aver-age

In all the above three cases, if there is adecrease in the average, the sign of change inaverage will be negative.4 . If a certain distance is covered at x km/hrand the same distance is covered by y km/hr,then the average speed during the whole jour-ney is

2 xx

yy km/hr

Examples1 . The average age of 30 boys of a class isequal to 14 years. When the age of the classteacher is included the average becomes 15years. Find the age of the class teacher.Total age of 30 boys = 14x30=420 yearsTotal age when the teacher is included

= 15x31 = 465 years Age of the class teacher= 465 - 420 = 45 years

Direct FormulaAge of new entrant = New average + No.of old members x change in average= 15+30(15-14) = 45 years.

2 . The average weight of 8 men is increasedby 1.5 g. when one of the men who weighs65 kg is replaced by a new man. The weightof the new man is:Weight of the new man = Weight of the manreplaced + (Number x change in average)= 65 + (8x1.5) = 65+12 = 77 kg.3 . The average of 11 results is 50. If theaverage of first six results is 49 and that oflast six is 52, find the sixth result.The sum of 11 results = 11x50 = 550The sum of first 6 results = 6x49 = 294The sum of last 6 results = 6x52 = 312Sixth results = 294+312-550 = 564 . There were 35 students in a hostel. Ifthe number of students increased by 7, theexpenses of the mess were increased by Rs.42 per day, while the average expenditure perhead diminished by Re. 1. The original expen-diture of the mess was:Ans: Let the original expenditure per head beRs. x.Then 35x + 42 = (x-1) 4235x + 42 = 42x - 42 or x = 125 . The average expenditure of a man for thefirst five months was Rs. 120 and for the nextseven months is Rs. 130. What was hismonthly average income if he saved Rs. 290in that years.Total income for 12 months.

= Rs. (120x5+130x7+290)= Rs. 1800

Average

Average monthly income

= 1800

12150Rs.

6 . There are 50 boys in a class. Their aver-age weight is 45 kg. When one boy leaves theclass, the average reduces by 100 gms. Findthe weight of the boy who left the class.

Weight of the boy left = New average -No. of old members x change in average

= 44.9-50x(-0.1) = 44.9+5 = 49.9kg.7 . The average attendance in a school forthe first 4 days of the week is 30 and for thefirst 5 days of the week is 32. The attendanceon the fifth day is:Total attendance for the first 4 days

= 4x30 = 120Total attendance for the first 5 days

= 5x32 = 160Attendance on the fifth day

= 160-120 = 40

PRACTICE TEST

1 . The marks obtained by a student in fivesubjects are 68,73,62,85 and 79. Find theaverage score.

a) 7 3 b) 73. 4c) 7 5 d) 74. 5

2 . The average income of a group of 9 work-ers is Rs. 137.30 and that of another group of7 workers is Rs. 95.06. The average incomeof all the persons is:

a) Rs. 118.82 b) Rs. 116.18c) Rs. 125.18 d) Rs. 128.15

3 . There are 40 boys in a class. One boyweighing 40 kg goes away, and at the sametime another boy joins the class. If the aver-age weight of the class is thus increased by100 gm, the weight of the new boy is.

a) 39.9 kg b) 44.1 kgc) 40.1 kg d) 44 kg

4 . My average expenses for 4 days is Rs.6.00. I spend Rs. 7.70 on first day and Rs.

6.30 on second day. If I spent Rs. 10 on thirdday, what did I spend on the 4th day?

a) Rs. 2/- b) Rs. 3/-c) Rs. 4/- d) Nothing

5 . The average temperature on Tuesday,Wednesday and Thursday was 37° centigrade.The average tempeature on Wednesday,Thursday and Friday was 38° centigrade. Ifthe temperature on Friday was 39° centigrade,the temperature on Tuesday was:

a) 35° C b) 36° Cc) 37° C d) 38° C

6 . The average age of students in twoclasses of 40 students each is 10 years and 8years respectively. The average age of stu-dents in both the classes taken together is:

a) 8 years b) 9 yearsc) 10 years d) 11 years

7 . The average age of 50 soldiers in troopis 25 years. If the captain's age is included,the average age of all of them still remainsthe same. What is the captain's age in years?

a) 2 5 b) More than 25c) Less than 25 d) Cannot be

determined8 . Two towns A and B are some distanceapart. A girl cycles from A to B at a speed of10 km/hr and then back from B to A at therate of 15 km/ hr. The average speed duringthe journey is:

a) 12.5 km/hr b) 15 km/hrc) 12 km/hr d) 13.5 km/hr

9 . An employee's average contribution tohis provident fund for the first 9 months wasRs. 3,500 each and for each of the remaining3 months, the contribution was Rs. 5,500. Bywhat amount was his total contribution shortof Rs. 58,000?

a) Rs. 4,000 b) Rs. 16,500c) Rs. 8,000 d) Rs. 10,000

10 . What fraction must be subtracted from

the sum of 14

and 16

to have an average of

112 of these the two fractiaons?

a)13 b)

12 c)

14 d)

18

11 . The average marks of 12 students wascalculated as 40. But it was later found thatmarks of one student had been enteredwrongly as 42 instead of 54 and of another as74 instead of 50. The correct average is:

a) 3 9 b) 4 0 c) 4 1 d) 4 312 . The average salary of workers in an in-dustry is Rs. 2000, the average salary of 150technicians being Rs. 4000, and the non-tech-nicians being Rs. 1,250. The total number ofworkers is

a) 4 5 0 b) 3 0 0c) 5 5 0 d) 500

13 . The average age of a husband and a wifewho were married four years ago was 20 yearsthen. What will be the average age of the fam-ily now if they have a three years old child?

a) 1 5 23 years b) 1 6 1

3 years

c) 17 years d) 16 years14 . The average of three consecutive oddnumbers is 39. What is the sum of the firsttwo of these numbers?

a) 7 8 b) 7 6 c) 2 4 d) 1 115 . If the average of 9 consecutive numbersis 20, the highest of these numbers is:

a) 2 0 b) 2 1 c) 2 4 d) 2 616 . The sum of two consecutive even num-bers is 23 more than the average of these twonumbers. What is the second number?

a) 2 2 b) 2 4 c) 2 6d) Data indequate

17 . The average of 17 numbers is 10.9 If theaverage of first nine is 10.5 and that of thelast nine is 11.4, the middle number is

a) 11. 8 b) 11. 4c) 10. 9 d) 11. 7

18 . The average monthly expenditure of afamily was Rs. 2,200 during first 3 months,Rs. 2,550 during next 4 months and Rs. 3,120during last 5 months of the year. If the totalsaving during the year was Rs. 1,260, findaverage monthly income.

a) Rs. 3,960 b) Rs. 760.8c) Rs. 2,805 d) Rs. 3,125

19 . 30 pens and 75 pencils were purchasedfor Rs. 510. if the average price of a pencilwas Rs. 2.00, find the average price of a pen.

a) Rs. 12 b) Rs. 15c) Rs. 19 d) Rs. 25

20 . the average age of the husband and wifewho were married 7 years ago was 25 yearsthen. The average age of the family includingthe husband, wife and the child born duringthe interval is 22 years, now. How old is thechild now?

a) 2 years b) 3.5 yearsc) 1 years d) 4 years

21 . Average monthly income of a family offour earning members was Rs. 735. One ofthe earning members died and therefore theaverage income came down to Rs. 650. Theincome of the deceased was:

a) Rs. 820 b) Rs. 990c) Rs. 692.50 d) Rs. 1,385

22 . A batsman has certain average runs for20 innings. In the 21st inning, he served 107runs thereby increasing his average by 2. Whatis his average after 21 innings?

a) 6 7 b) 6 5 c) 6 0 d) 7 2

ANSWERS TO PRACTICE TEST1 . (b) 2 . (a) 3 . (d) 4 . (d) 5 . (b) 6 . (b) 7 . (a) 8.(c)9 . (d) 10 . (c) 11 . (a) 12 . (c) 13. (c) 14 . (b) 15 . (c) 16.(b)17 . (a) 18 . (c) 19 . (a) 20 . (a) 21.(b) 22 . (a)

ii) In a:b : : c:d, d is the fourth proportionalto a,b and c.iii) If x is the third proportional to a and bthen a: b : : b: x.iv) Mean proportional between a and b is

( ).abOther properties

If ab

cd

òr' a: b : : c:d.

i) ddc

bba

ii)a b

bc d

d

iii)a ba b

c dc d

iv)ab

cd

a cb d

ka kckb kd

Solved examples:1 . If a: b = 4:5 and b:c = 6:7, find theratios a:c and a:b:c

Given, ab

bc

45

67

;

ab

x bc

x ie ac

45

67

2 435

( )

a c: :24 35Here `b' term is common to both the equa-tions and so their corresponding values shouldbe made equal.

(ie) a:b = 24 : 3 0 b:c = 30 : 35

a b c: : : :24 30 35

Ratio: The number of times one quantity con-tains another quantity of the same kind is calledratio of the two quantities. The ratio of a to bis written as

a : b ab

a b

In the ratio a : b, a and b are called the termsof ratio, à' is the antecedent and `b' is theconsequent.

Points to remember:

i) The order of the terms in a ratio is veryimportant

ii) The quantities of a ratio must be ex-pressed in the same units.

iii) The ratio is unaltered if each term ismultiplied or divided by the same num-ber.

iv) When a certain quantity`q' is divided ina given ratio a:b, the two parts are

aqa b

and bqa b

v) If a: b and c : d are two ratios, thenac: bd is called the compounded ratio of thegiven ratios.Proportion: The equality of the two ratios iscalled proportion. Suppose the two ratios a:band c:d are equal, i.e, a:b = c:d, then we write,

a:b: : c:dHere, a and d are called as extremes and b, care called means.Rule:i) ad = bc òr'

Product of extremes = Product ofmeans.

Ratio & Proportion

2 . Divide Rs. 54 in the ratio 4 : 5Sum of ratios = 4+5 = 9

First part = 54 x 49 = Rs. 24

Second part = 54 x59 = Rs. 30

3 . In a ratio, which is equal to 7 : 8 , if theantecedent is 35, what is the consequent?

Let the consequent be x

8 35 8 3 57

4 0x xx;

4 . The sides of a triangle are in the ratio of12

13

14

: : . If the perimeter is 104 cms, find

the length of the smallest side.

Given ratio is 12

13

14

6 4 3: : : :

(Multiplying with the L.C.M. of2,3, & 4)Sum of ratio = 6+4+3= 13

Smallest side de x31 3

10 4 24 cms.

5 . The incomes of A and B are in the ratio2:3 and their expenditure are in the ratio 1:2,If each saves Rs. 2,400, find A's income.

Let the income of A and B be 2x and 3x

Since, Income - Savings = Expenditure,(2x - 2400) : (3x - 2400) = 1:2 2 (2x-2400) = 3x - 2400

x = 2400 As income 2x=2x2400

= Rs. 4800.6 . In 40 litres mixture of milk and water,the ratio of milk and water is 3:1. How muchwater should be added in the mixture so thatthe ratio of milk to water becomes 2:1?

In 40 litres of mixture, quantity of milk

= 34

40 30x litres

Quantity of water = 40-30=10 litresSuppose x litres of water be added in 40 litresof mixture.

3 0

1 021

x 2 10 30 5 x x lit res

7 . Two numbers are such that the ratio be-tween them is 3:5 but if each is increased by10, the ratio between them becomes 5:7. Findthe numbers.

Let the numbers be 3x and 5x

Then 3 105 10

57

xx

7 (3x+10)=5(5x+10) x = 5

The numbers are 15 and 258 . A bag contains rupees, fifty paise, andtwenty five paise coins in the proportion 5:6:8.If the total amount is Rs. 210. Find the num-ber of coins of each kind.Ans: Let there be 5 rupee coins, 6 fifty paisecoins, and 8 twenty five paise coins the valueof 6 fifty paise coins

= Rs. 3The value of 8 twenty five paise coins

= Rs. 2The number of rupee coins

= 5 2 1 0

1 01 0 5x

The number of 50 paise coins

= 6 2 1 0

1 01 2 6x

The number of 25 paise coins

= 8 21 0

1 01 68x

girls should be admitted to make the ratio 1:1?a) 9 0 b) 1 2 0c) 2 2 0 d) 2 4 0

11 . The ratio of the number of boys and girlsat a party was 1:2 but when 2 boys and 2girls left, the ratio became 1:3. then the num-ber of persons initially in the party was

a) 2 4 b) 3 6c) 1 2 d) 1 5

12 . A sum of Rs. 3400 has been dividedamong A,B and C in such a way that A gets

23 of what B gets and B gets

14 of what C

gets. Then, B's share isa) Rs. 600 b) Rs. 340c) Rs. 400 d) Rs. 500

13 . Two numbers are in the ratio 3:5, If 8 issubtracted from each, then they are in the ratio1:3. Then, the second number is

a) 1 5 b) 2 0c) 4 d) 1 2

14 . The proportion of copper and zinc in brassis 13:7. How much zinc will be there in 100kg of brass?

a) 20 kg b) 35 kgc) 45 kg d) 50kg

15 . The ratio of the father's age to son's ageis 4:1. The product of their ages is 196. Theratio of their ages after 5 years will be:

a) 3: 1 b) 10 :3c) 11 :4 d) 14 :5

16 . The ages of Manoj and Amit are in theratio 2:3. After 12 years, their ages will be inthe ratio 11:15. The age of Amit is:


17 . Rs. 780 is divided among 2 men, 6 womenand 8 boys so that the share of a man, a womanand a boy are in the ratio 3:2:1. Then, howmuch does a boy get?

a) Rs. 130 b) Rs. 60c) Rs. 240 d) Rs. 40

PRACTICE TEST

1 . If A:B = 3:2 B:C= 4:3 then A:B:C=?a) 6:4:3 b) 3:2:3c) 3:4:3 d) 3:2:1

2 . Ratio between two numbers is 3:2 andtheir difference is 225, then the smaller num-ber is:

a) 9 0 b) 6 7 5c) 1 3 5 d) 4 5 0

3 . If 2x=3y = 4z, then x : y : z isa) 4:3:2 b) 6:3:4c) 3:4:2 d) 6:4:3

4 . The mean proportion between 9 and 36is

a) 22. 5 b) 1 8c) 6 d) 3 6

5 . The fourth proportion to 3,6,15 isa) 1 5 b) 3 0 c) 5 d) 1 8

6 . Two numbres are in the ratio 7:9. If 12is subtracted from each of them, the ratiobecomes 3:5. The product of the numbers is:

a) 4 3 2 b) 5 6 7c) 15 75 d) 12 63

7 . What must be added to each term of theratio 7:13 so that the ratio becomes 2:3?

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 58 . A total amount of Rs. 1800 is to be di-vided among A,B and C in such a way thathalf of A's part, one third of B's part and one-fourth of C's part is equal. The A's part is

a) Rs. 400 b) Rs. 600c) Rs. 800 d) Rs. 900

9 . A sum of Rs. 53 is divided among A,B,Cin such a way that A gets Rs. 7 more than Band B to gets Rs. 8 more than C. Then theratio of their shares is

a) 10:18:25 b) 18:25:10c) 25:18:10 d) 15:18:20

10 . The ratio of number of boys and girls in aschool of 720 students is 7:5. How many more

18 . The ratio between the annual incomes ofA and B is 5:4 and between their expendituresis 4:3. If at the end of the year, A and B re-spectively save Rs. 400 and Rs. 500, then theincome of A is:

a) Rs. 4,000 b) Rs. 3,200c) Rs. 3,700 d) Rs. 4,800

19 . A bag contains one rupee, 50 paise and25 paise coins in the ratio 5:7:9. If the totalamount in the bag is Rs. 430, find the numberof coins of 25 paise.

a) 2 0 0 b) 2 8 0c) 3 6 0 d) 3 0 0

20 . A mixture contains milk and water in theratio 3:2. If 4 litres of water is added to themixture, milk and water in the mixture becomesequal. The quantity of milk in the mixture inlitre is.

a) 1 8 b) 4c) 6 d) 1 2

21 . Two equal glasses are 12 and

23 full of

milk respectively. The two are completely filledup with water. The contents of the two glassesare then mixed in another vessel. The ratio ofmilk and water in the vessel is

a) 5: 7 b) 7: 5c) 1: 1 d) 2: 3

22 . An amount is to be distributed among A,Band C in the ratio 3:7:5 respectively. If thedifference in the shares of A and B is Rs. 7,600/- what will be the share of C?

a) Rs. 5,700 b) Rs. 19,000c) Rs. 9,500 d) Rs. 10,000

23 . Two varieties of oil are mixed in the ratio4:3 to produce first quality and if they aremixed in the ratio 2:3 second quality is ob-tained. How many kg. of the first quality bemixed with 10kg of the second quality so thata third quality having the two verieties in the

ratio 5 : 4 may be produced?a) 48 kg b) 42 kgc) 88 kg d) 98 kg

24 . The ratio of the number of gents to la-dies in a party was 2:3. When 20 more gentsjoined the group, the ratio was reversed. Thenumber of ladies in the party was

a) 1 6 b) 2 4 c) 3 0 d) 3 625 . The HCF of three numbers is 12. If theyare in the ratio of 1:2:3, the numbers are

a) 12,24,36 b) 10,20,30c) 5,10,15 d) 4,8,12

26 . If the ratio of the areas of two squares is1:4, the ratio of their perimeters is

a) 1: 2 b) 1: 4c) 1: 6 d) 1: 8

27 . Two numbers are such that their differ-ence, their sum and their product are in theratio of 1:7:24. The product of the numbersis

a) 6 b) 1 2 c) 2 4 d) 4 828 . The incomes of A, B and C are in the ra-tio 7:9:12 and their spending are in the ratio

8:9:15. If A saves 14 th of his income, then

the savings of A,B and C are in the ratio ofa) 56:99:69 b) 99:56:69c) 69:56:99 d) 99:69:56

29 . Rs. 180 contained in a box is made up ofone rupee, 50 paise, and 25 paise coins in theproportion of 2:3:4. What is the number of 50paise coins?

a) 1 5 0 b) 1 8 0c) 2 4 0 d) 120

30 . 81 is divided into three parts, such thathalf of the first part, one-third of the secondpart and one-fourth of the third part are equal.The third part is more than the first by

a) 9 b) 1 8c) 2 7 d) 3 6

ANSWERS TO PRACTICE TEST

1 . (a) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (d) 8. (a)

9 . (c) 10 . (b) 11 . (c) 12 . (a) 13. (b) 14 . (b) 15 . (c) 16.(c)

17 . (b) 18 . (a) 19 . (c) 20 . (d) 21.(b) 22 . (c) 23 . (d) 24.(b)

25 . (a) 26 . (a) 27 . (d) 28 . (a) 29.(d) 30 . (b)

VBODMAS'VBODMAS' (Vinculum - Bracket - Of - Division- Multiplication - Addition - Subtraction) ruleshould be applied for solving problems involvingone or more mathematical operations like mul-tiplication, division, addition, subtraction etc.Such problems are solved in the order of vincu-lum, bracket, of, division, multiplication, addi-tion and subtraction. Remember 'Of' inVBODMAS means multiplication.Solved Examples

1. 45 - 4 x 6 - 5 + 14 7 = ?45 - 4 x 6 - 5 + 14 7 = 45- 24- 5 + 2 = 18

2. 21 3 (10 - 3) - 20 + 1 = ?= 21 3 x 7 - 20 + 1= 7 x 7 - 20 + 1= 49 - 20 + 1 = 30

3. 3 of ?61

54

54

3 of 45

45

16

125

45

16

125

54

16

3 16

3 16

x

4.

3 8 5 4 2 2 81 3

( ) ( ) ?

1334233

3 3 2 1 3

3 4x

137x33

71333

713

3x73x13

5.( ) ?4 4 4 46 6 6 6

( )4 4 4 46 6 6 6

12 4

6 6 13

13

SIMPLIFICATION USING IDENTITIES1. a x (b + c) = a x b + a x c

2. (a + b)2 = a2 + 2ab + b2

3. (a - b)2 = a2 - 2ab + b2

4. (a + b)2 = (a - b)2 + 4ab

5. (a - b)2 = (a + b)2 - 4ab6. (a - b) (a + b) = a2 - b2

7. (a + b)3 = a3 + 3ab (a + b) + b3

8. (a - b)3 = a3 - 3ab (a - b) - b3

9. a3 + b3 = (a + b) (a2 - ab + b2)

10. a3 - b3 = (a - b) (a2 + ab + b2)

11.a b

a ab ba b

3 3

2 2

12.a b

a ab ba b

3 3

2 2

13.a ab b

a b a b

2 2

3 31

14.a ab b

a b a b

2 2

3 31

15. (a + b)2 + (a - b)2 = 2 (a2 + b2)16. (a + b)2 - (a - b)2 = 4ab

Simplification

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

CLASSIFICATION OF FRACTIONS1 . Proper Fraction : A Proper fraction is onewhose numerator is less than its denomina-tor .

eg. ,13

49

2 . Improper Fraction : An improper fractionis one whose numerator is equal to or greaterthan its denominator

eg. ,65

44

3 . Mixed Fraction: A mixed fraction is aquantity consisting of two parts, one a wholenumber and other a proper fraction.

eg. ,4 18

9 34

A mixed fraction can always be expressed asan improper fraction.

eg x. ( )5 23

5 23

5 3 23

173

Similarly an improper fraction can always beexpressed as a mixed fraction. For that dividethe numerator by the denominator and writethe quotient as the whole number part of themixed fraction, the remainder as the numera-tor and the divisor as the denominator.

eg. ;195

3 45

267

3 57

Basic Property of Fractions1 . The value of a fraction is not altered bymultiplying the numerator and denominator bythe same number.

ie. ab

axcbxc

acbc

2 . The value of a fraction is not altered by

dividing the numerator and the denominator bythe same number.

ie ab

a cb c

.

Reduction of a fraction to its lowest termsTo change a fraction to its lowest terms,

divide its numerator and denominator by theH.C.F. of the numbers.

eg. Reduce 1236 to its lowest terms.

1236

12 1236 12

13

(Since H.C.F. of 12 and 36 is 12)Reducing fractions to their commondenominators

To reduce fractions to their commondenominators, change the denominators intotheir L.C.M.

eg. 34

45

,

L.C.M. of 4 and 5 = 20

To convert the denominator of 34 into 20,

multiply it by 5. To convert the denominator of45 into 20, multiply it by 4.

(ie) 3 54 5

4 45 4

1520

1620

xx

xx

ie; ( ) ;

Comparing Fractions

Let ac and

bc , be two fractions with same

denominator c.

FRACTIONS

Thenac

bc

if a>b eg. 45

35

ac

bc

if a<b eg. 13

23

ac

bc

if a=b eg. 12

12

Addition and Subtraction of FractionsMethod : Convert the fractions with the samedenominator by taking L.C.M. and then add orsubtract.Examples

1 .37

27

3 27

57

2 .14

34

44

1

3 .27

49

?

L.C.M. of 7, 9 = 63

27

49

1863

2863

4663

4 .23

34

45

?

L.C.M. of 3, 4 and 5 is 60

23

34

45

4060

4560

4860

= 40 45 48

6013360

2 1360

5 . 6 34

3 45

?

6 34

3 45

6 3 34

45

( )

= 3 15 1620

3 120

= 2 1 120

2 1920

6 . 13 13

12 34

1156

10 1112

?

L.C.M. of 3, 4, 6 and 12 is 12

= ( )13 10 12 11 13

1112

34

56

= 0 4 11 9 1012

412

13

Multiplication of fractions1 . To multiply a fraction by a whole num-ber, multiply the numerator by the whole num-ber.

eg x x. ( )2 35

2 35

65

2 . To multiply a fraction by another fractionmultiply corresponding numerators and denomi-nators and then simplify.

eg x xx

. 45

312

4 35 12

15

Division of Fractions1 . To divide a fraction by a whole number,multiply the denominator of the fraction by thewhole number.

egx

. 23

7 23 7

221

2 . To divide a fraction by a fraction, find thereciprocal of the divisor and then multiply.

eg. 65

1210

45

32

54

32

Note: Cancellation can be performed only tomultiplication and division of fractions; it cannot be perfomed in addition or subtraction offractions.Point to remember:1 . To multiply a whole number and a mixed

fraction together, perform separate multiplica-tion and then add the results.

eg x x x. ( )1 8 5 23

18 5 1 8 23

1021290

2 . To divide a mixed fraction by a wholenumber divide the whole number part of themixed fraction by the divisor (let the quotientbe a). Reduce the remainder to a single frac-tion and divide this single fraction by the divi-sor. (Let the quotient be b). Now the requiredresult is a+b.

eg. 2123

4

4 2123

5) (

20

1 23

53

Now 53

4 53

14

512

x

2123

4 5 512

5 512

More Solved Examples1 . There are 40 students in a class. One day

only 7

10 th of total students were present.

Find the number of absentees on that day.Number of absentees= Fraction of absentees x Total number

= 17

1040 12

x students

2 . A man spends 25 of his salary on food,

310 of his salary on house rent and

18 of the

salary on clothes. He still has Rs. 1,400 leftwith him. Find his total salary.

Totally he spends 25

310

18

of his to-

tal salary.

He saves 1 25

310

18

part of his sal-

ary.

13340 x total salary = 1400

(ie) 7

40x total salary = 1400

total salary = 1400 407

8000x Rs .

3 . In an examination, a studnet was asked

to find 3

14 of a certain number. By mistake,

he found 34 of it. His answer was 150 more

than the correct answer. Find the given num-ber.

Let the given number be x, then

150143x

43x

x x

34

314

1501528

150

x = 150 28

15280x

4 . By how much is 45 of 70 less than

57 of

11 2?57

112 45

70 5 16 4 14 24x x x x

5 .5

12 part of what amount will be equal to

3 34 part of Rs. 100.

Let the amount be Rs.y

512

3 34

100of y of

5

12154

100y x

y x x15 1004

125

y 900

Decimal FractionsFractions that have powers of 10 in the

denominators are called decimal fractions.

(ie) Fractions whose denominators are 10, 102,103, 104 ......... are called decimal fractions.

eg. 0.5, 0.063, 8.98 etc.Here

0.5 =5

100 063 63

10008 98 898

100; . ; .

Annexing zeros to the extreme right ofdecimal fraction does not change its value. 0.47= 0.470 = 0.4700 etc.

Addition

For adding a decimal number with anotherdecimal number or with another whole num-ber write the given number in such a way thatthe number of decimal places are equal for allthe numbers.

eg. 2+0.63 + 0.712

Here maximum number of decimal place= 3

Convert all the numbers to 3 decimal places.

2+ 0.63 + 0.712 =

2.000 + 0.630 + 0.712 = 3.342

SubtractionIn subtraction also, the given numbers are

to be written in such a way that the number ofdecimal places become equal for all numbers.

eg. 5 - 0.473Maximum number of decimal place= 3 (in 0.473)ie. 5-0.473=5.000 - 0.473 = 4.527

Multiplication1 . Multiplication of a Decimal Fraction by apower of 10:

Shift the decimal point to the right by asmany places of decimal as the power of 10.eg. 4.5291 x 100 = 452.912 . Multiplication of two or more decimalfractions :0.002 x 0.08 x 0.5 = ?Step 1: Multiply the given numbers as if theyare without any decimal point.

ie. 2x8x5 = 80Step 2 : Add the total number of decimalplaces in the given numbers

ie 3+2+1 = 6Step 3 : Write the result of step 1 and con-vert it to a number whose number of decimalplaces is same as the number obtained in step2 by shifting the decimal point to the left.

0.002x0.08x0.5=0.000080 = 0.00008Division1 . While dividing a decimal fraction by pow-ers of 10, the result is obtained by shifting thedecimal point to the left by as many places ofdecimal as is the power of 10.

eg. 3.45 10 = 0.345961.1 100 = 9.611

2 . While dividing a decimal fraction by a natu-ral number, divide the given fraction withoutthe decimal point by the given natural number.In the answer thus got, place the decimal point

to the left as many places of decimal as arethere in the dividend.

eg. 12525. ?

First step is 12525

5

12525

0 05. .

3 . While dividing a decimal fraction by a deci-mal fraction, shift the decimal point to the rightof the dividend and the divisor both by equalnumber of digits such that the divisor is con-verted into a whole number.

eg. ..

. .3153 5

31535

0 9

28 60143

28600143

200..

Expressing a decimal into a vulgar fractionPut 1 in the denominator under the deci-

mal point and annex with it as many zeros as isthe number of digits after the decimal point.Remove the decimal point and reduce the frac-tion to its lowest terms.

Thus 01251000

1251000

18

..

If numerator and denominator of a frac-tion contain the same number of decimalplaces, then we may remove the decimal sign.

eg. ..

8 869 25

886925

To multiply a decimal by any multiple often, move the decimal point as many places tothe right as is the number of zeros in the multi-plier. To divide a decimal by any multiple of tenmove the decimal point as many places to theleft as is the number of zeros in the divisor.

When a divisor as well as dividend is adecimal, we multiply both the dividend and thedivisor by suitable multiple of 10 to make thedivisor a whole number and then proceed divi-sion.Solved Examples:1 . Evaluate 237x237+ 363x363+2x237x363

Given expression is of the forma2 + b2 + 2ab = (a+b)2

= ( ) ( )237 363 600 3600002 2

2 . 221 2202 2 ?

Given expression isa2 - b2 =(a+b) (a-b)= (221 + 220) (221 - 220)= 441 x 1 = 21

3 .0 45 0 45 0 45 0 21 0 21 0 21

0 45 0 45 0 45 0 21 0 21 0 21. . . . . .

. . . . . .x x x xx x x

Given expression is of the form

a b3 3

a ab b2 2

4 .4 7 6 5 5 3 6 513 7 9 13 6 9. . . .. . . .

?x xx x

Given expression is a bcy dy

a bc d y

x x x

( )( )

( . . ) .( . . ) .

..

4 7 5 3 6 57 9 6 9 13

10 6 51 13

50

x

x

5 .0 75 0 75 0 74 0 74

149. . . .

.?x x

Given expression is a ba b

a b2 2

a b 0 45 0 21 0 24 . . .

= 0.75 - 0.74 = 0.01

6 .6 4 6 4 2 6 4 3 6 3 6 3 6

6 4 3 62 2. . . . . .

( . ) ( . )?x x x x

The given expression is a ab b

a b

2 2

2 22

=( )

( )( )( . . )( . . )

a ba b a b

a ba b

2 6 4 3 66 4 3 6

=102 8

10028

257

3 47.

7 . 0.7 x 0.7 x 0.7 - 0.3 x 0.3 x 0.3- 3x0.7x0.3x0.4 = ?The given expression isa3 - b3 - 3ab (a-b)= (a-b)3=(0.7-0.3)3=(0.4)3

= 0.0648 . Simplify

7 12

2 14

1 14

12

1 12

13

16

7 12

2 14

1 14

12

1 12

13

16

= 7 12

2 14

1 14

12

1

x

= 7 12

2 14

34

= 7 12

94

43

7 12

3 4 12

x

9 . Find the value of 4 5

1 1

3 1

2 14

4 5

1 1

3 1

2 14

=

4 5

1 1

3 49

= 4 5

1 93 1

=

= 4 318

32 318

18

10 . Find the value of

1 12

1 12

1 13

1 13

1 14

1 14

1 12

1 12

1 13

1 13

1 14

1 14

= 1 14

1 19

1 116

=34

89

1516

58

x x

11 . Find the value of

2 2 12 2

12 2

2 2 12 2

12 2

=

2 2 2 2 2 2

2 2 2 2

= 2 2 2 22 4

= 2 2 2 2

6 . 2 of 34

34

14

?

a)49

b)32 c) 2 d) 2 1

4

7 .2 3 5 2 3 5 3 5 3 5

9 6 9 6 2 9 6 8 6 8 6 8 6. . . .

. . . . . .?x x

x x x x

a) 5 4 0 b) 2 7 c) 5 4 d) 6 7 08 . 32.5x32.5-2x32.5x2.5+2.5x2.5= ?

a) 9 0 0 b) 3 0 c) 5 0 0 d) 12 25

9 .8 9 8 9 8 9 14 14 148 9 8 9 8 9 14 14 14

. . . . . .. . . . . .

?x x x xx x x

a) 7 5 b) 10. 3 c) 14. 5 d) 7 . 5

10 .24 4 24 4 2 24 4 5 6 5 6 5 6

24 4 24 4 5 6 5 6. . . . . .

. . . .?x x x x

x x

a)1880 3.. b)

18830 c)

4775 d)

1625

11.0.7x0.7x0.7+0.3x0.3x0.3+3x0.7x0.3=?a) 4 b) 1 c) 1 0 d) 1 6

12 .( . ) . . ( . )( . ) . . ( . )

?0 356 2 0 356 0106 01060 632 2 0 632 0 368 0 368

2 2

2 2x x x

x x

a) 0. 625 b) 0. 0625c) 0. 0345 d) 0. 345

13 . 0637 0637 2 0637 0395 0395 03950242

. . . . . ..

?x x x x

a) 1. 132 b) 0. 242c) 1. 422 d) 1

14 .475 475 475 125 125 125475 475 125 125 475 125

. . . . . .. . . . . .

?x x x xx x x

a) 5 .25 b) 3 . 5 c) 0 d) 6

15 .7 7 5 7 7 5 2 2 5 2 2 5 7 7 5 2 2 57 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 5 2 2 5 2 2 5 2 2 5

x x xx x x x

?

a) 10 00 b) 0 .01c) 0. 001 d) 0.0001

12 . If xy

34 then find the value of

67

yy

xx

67

67

1

1

y xy x

xyxy

= 67

1 34

1 34

=67

1474

67

17

1

PRACTICE TEST

1 . 20 - [9-{7+(2x3)} +5] = ?a) 2 0 b) 1 5 c) 1 7 d) 1 9

2 . 6+[2+{4x(8-3) - (2x6)-1}+2]= ?a) 1 7 b) 1 3 c) 1 9 d) 1 5

3 .15

of 35+4 (9-3) = ?

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

4 .12

13

14

112

x

a)13

b)45 c)

12 d)

16

5 .( ) ?7 7 7 73 3 3 3

a)3

11 b)3

13 c)57 d)

37 +

16 .( . . ) ( . . )

. .?

0 337 0 126 0 337 0 1260 337 0 126

2 2

xa) 0. 211 b) 0. 463c) 4 d) 2 .11

17 .( ) ( )

( ) ( )?6 9 5 3 45 6 9 5 3 45

6 95 3 45

2 2

2 2

a)2 b) 3 4 5 c) 6 9 5 d) 4

18 .( . . ) ( . . )

. . . .?4 621 2 954 4 621 2 954

4 621 4 621 2 954 2 954

2 2

x x

a) 4 b) 2 c) 0 d) 1

19 . 6 4 85 2 6 48 5 2 24 8 52 2 4 85 26 4 85 2 2 48 5 2

x x

?

a) 20000 b) 80000c) 30000 d) 40000

20. 126.5x126.5-2x126.5x6.5+6.5x6.5=?a) 12000 b) 14400c) 17689 d) 14 40

21 . 0 52 0 52 0 4 0 4 2 0 52 0 40 52 0 4

. . . . . .. .

?x x x x

a) 1 . 2 b) 0 .92c) 0 .48 d) 0 .12

22 .( . ) .

( . ) . .?4 8 0 0 27

4 8 1 4 4 0 0 9

3

2

a) 4 . 5 b) 0 .45 c) 5 . 1 d) 2 .20

23 .1

1 1

1 12

?

a) 3 b)53

c) 1 d)35

24 . 5 34

2 12

0 5 16

17

. ?

a) 11984 b) 2 61

84 c) 2 2384 d) 2 47

84

25 .

3 14

45

56

4 13

15

31 0

2 1 15

of?

a) 16 b) 2 7

12

c) 15 12 d) 21 1

2

26 .12

12

34

12

78

34

?

a)2716 b)

2732

c)2764 d)

107112

27 .15

15

15

15

15

15

of

of?

a) 1 b) 5 c)15 d) 2 5

28 . 79 24 11 6

5 9 13 12

x

x ( )?

a) 8 720 b)

554

c)54

d)120

29 . If ab

78 , then

1423

22

b ab a

is equal

t o

a)5

14 b)59 c)

523 d)

592


1 . (d) 2 . (a) 3 . (a) 4 . (c) 5 . (d) 6 . (d) 7 . (a) 8 . (a)

9 . (d) 10 . (c) 11 . (b) 12 . (b) 13. (b) 14 . (d) 15 . (c) 16 . (c)

17 . (a) 18 . (b) 19 . (d) 20 . (b) 21.(d) 22 . (a) 23 . (d) 24 . (c)

25 . (c) 26 . (b) 27 . (d) 28 . (b) 29.(c) 30 . (d) 31 . (c) 32.(b)

33 . (a) 34 . (b) 35 . (c) 3 6 (c) 37. (a) 38. (c) 39. (a) 40.(b)

30 . 2 13

2 35

2 57

2 79

2 997999

..... ?

a)5

999 b)7

1000

c) 10007

d)1001

3

31 . If ab

43

, then the value of 6 46 5a ba b

is

a) -1 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5

32 . If 1 1

213

14

1 12

13x

, then the

value of x is

a)14 b)

1322 c) 2 d) 4

33 . 1

2 1

2 1

2 12

?

a)8

19 b)198 c)

78 d)

89

34 . 1 1

1 1

1 19

?

a) 159 b) 110

19 c)1019 d)

1910

35 . If (a-b) is 6 more than (c+d) and (a+b) is3 less than (c-d), then (a-c) isa) 0 . 5 b) 1 . 0 c) 1 . 5 d) 2 . 0

36 . The expression(7.98 x 7.98+7.98x x + 0.02 x 0.02) willbe a perfect square for x equal toa) 4 . 0 b) 0 . 4c) 0 .04 d) 0. 004

37 . The sum of the smallest six digit numberand the greatest five digit number isa) 199999 b) 201110c) 211110 d) 1099999

38 . The sum of two numbers is 22 and theirdifference is 14. Find the product of thenumbers.a) 7 0 b) 7 5 c) 7 2 d) 8 2

39 . The sum of squares of two numbers is80 and the square of their difference is36. The product of the two numbers isa) 2 2 b) 4 4 c) 5 8 d) 1 1 6

40 . The product of two numbers is 120. Thesum of their squares is 289. The sum ofthe two numbers isa) 2 0 b) 2 3 c) 1 6 9 d) 1 5 0

Points to remember1 . If A can finish a piece of work in `n' days,

then A's 1 day's work is 1n .

2 . If the number of men engaged to do apiece of work is changed in the ratio a:b, thetime required for the work will be changed inthe ratio b:a3 . If A is X times as good a workman as B,

then A will take 1x of the time that B takes

to do a certain work.4 . If M1 persons can do `W1' works in D1days for T1 hours and M2 persons can do `W2'works in D2 days for T 2 hours thenM1 D1 T1 W2 = M2 D2 T2W1.5 . If A can finish a work in `x' days and Bcan finish the same work in `y' days, then

time taken by both to finish the work is x

xy

ydays6 . If A and B together can do a piece ofwork in x days and A alone can do it in y days

then B alone can do it in xyxy days

7 . If A, B and C can do a work in x,y, and zdays respectively, then all of them working

together can finish the work in x

xyz

y yz xz days8 . If two taps A and B take a and b hoursresepectively to fill a tank, then the two taps

together fill 1a

1b

part of the tank in an hour

and the entire tank is filled in 1

12

1

b

aba b( )

hours.Solved Examples:

1 . 8 boys can arrange all the books of schoollibrary in 12 days. In how many days can 6boys arrange them?Ans: M1 D1 = M2 D2

D x2

8 126 = 16 days

2 . A can do a piece of work in 12 days andB alone can do it in 15 days. How much timewill both take to finish the work?

Ans: A's 1 day's work = 112

B's 1 day's work = 115

(A+B)'s 1 day's work =1

121

153

20

Both together can finish the work in

203

6 23

or days

Using formula :Time taken to finish the work

=x

xy

yx

12 1512 15

=12 15

27203

6 23

x or days

3 . A and B together can do a piece of workin 12 days. B alone can finish it in 30 days. In

Time and Work

how many days can A alone finish the work?

Ans: (A+B)'s 1 day's work = 1

12

B's 1 day's work = 1

30

A's 1 day's work = 1

121

301

20

A alone can finish the work in 20 days

Using formula :

Time taken by A to finish the work = x

xy

y

=12 3030 12

12 3018

20x x days

4 . 16 men can do a piece of work in 10days. How many men are needed to completethe work in 40 days?Ans: Using formula.

M1 D1 = M2 D2

M1 = 16, D1 = 10, D2 = 4016x10 = M2 x 40

M2 = 16 10

40x

= 4 men

5 . A and B can do a piece of work in 18days, B and C in 24 days, A and C in 36 days.In what time can they do it all working to-gether?Ans: [(A+B)+(B+C)+(A+C)]'s 1 day's work

= 1

181

241

3618

or 2 (A+B+C)'s 1 day's work = 18

or (A+B+C)'s 1 day's work = 1

16

So they all can finish the work in 16 days6 . 4 men and 6 women finish a job in 8 days,while 3 men and 7 women finish in 10 days. In

how many days will 10 women finish it?Ans: Considering one day's work,

4M + 6W = 18 ....... (1)

3M + 7W = 1

10 ...... (2)

(1) x 3 - (2)x 4 gives

18W - 28W = 1

10 or 10W = 1

40

10 Women can do the work in 40days7 . A certain number of men complete apiece of work in 60 days. If there were 8 menmore, the work could be finished in 10 daysless. How many men were there originally?Ans: Let the original number of men be x.

M1 = x, D1 = 60, M2 = x +8, D2 = 50,M1 D1 = M2 D2

x x 60 = (x+8) x 5060x - 50x = 400

10x = 400 x = 40

8 . A cistern can be filled separately by twopipes in 12 and 16 minutes respectively. If bothpipes are opened together, when will the cis-tern be filled?

Ans: Work done by Ist pipe in 1 minute = 1

12

Work done by 2nd pipe in 1 minute = 1

16

Work done by both in 1 minute= 1

12116

=4 348

748

Both the pipes together will fill the cistern

in 487 minutes ie, 6

67 minutes.

Using formula :Time taken to fill the cistern by both the pipes

ab

a b12 1612 16

6 67

x minutes

9 . Two inlet pipes of filling rate 10 minutesper cistern and 6 minutes per cistern and oneoutlet pipe of emptying rate 15 minutes percistern are all fitted to a cistern and are openedtogether. Find when the cistern will be full?Part of the cistern filled by working the threepipes in one minute.

=1

1016

115

15

Time needed to fill the full cistern = 5minutes10 . A cistern can be filled separately by twopipes A and B in 36 minutes and 45 minutesrespectively. A tap C at the bottom can emptythe full cistern in 30 minutes. If the tap C isopened 7 minutes after the pipes A and B areopened, find when the cistern becomes full.Ans: Part of the tank filled by A and B in7 minutes

= 71

361

457

20x

1 720

1320 of the tank should be

filled.Part filled by A, B and C in 1 minutes

=1

361

451

301

60

Time needed to fill 1320 part of the tank

1320

60 39x minutes

Total time taken to fill the tank= 39 + 7 = 46 minutes

PRACTICE TEST

1 . Ramesh alone does a piece of work in 4days and Suresh does it in 12 days. In howmany days will the two do it together?

a) 3 days b) 112 days

c) 4 days d) 8 days2 . Pranesh and Sumesh can finish a work in16 days while Pranesh can do the same workin 24 days. In how many days can Sumeshalone finish the same work?

a) 40 days b) 25 daysc) 48 days d) 20 days

3 . Vinod can do a work in 15 days, Vijay in25 days and Vinay in 30 days. How long willthey take to do the work if they work together?

a) 12 days b) 7 17 days

c) 70 days d) 20 days4 . If A, B and C together can finish a pieceof work in 4 days, A alone in 12 days and B in18 days, then C alone can do it in


5 . 3 men or 6 women can do a piece of workin 20 days. In how many days will 12 men and8 women do the same work?

a)72 b)

154

c) 5 d) 46 . Some persons can do a piece of work in12 days. Two times the number of those per-sons will do half of that work in


7 . 3 men can do a work in 6 days. After 2days 3 more men joined them. How many dayswill they take to complete the remaining work?


8 . A is twice as good a workman as B andthey took 7 days together to do the work. Balone can do it in:


9 . A can do a piece of work in 25 days andB can do the same work in 30 days. They worktogether for 5 days and then A leaves. B willfinish the remaining work in


10 . An army of 2000 men had enough foodto last for 30 days. After 10 days 500 moremen joined them. How long did the food lastthen?


11 . Amar can do a piece of work in 15 days.When he had worked for 3 days, Sameer joinedhim and the remaining work was finished in 8days. In how many days can Sameer alone fin-ish the whole work?


12 . A, B and C can do a piece of work in 18days, 27 days and 36 days respectively. Theystart working together. After working for 4days, A goes away and B leaves 7 days be-fore the work is finished. Only C remains atwork from beginning to end. In how many dayswas the whole work done?


13 . A and B can do a piece of work in 6 days.B and C in 4 days and A and C in 5 days. Howlong will they take to complete the work ifthey work together?

a) 3 937 days b) 15 days

c) 12337 days d) 6 9

37 days

14 . A man, a woman or a boy can do a pieceof work in 3,4 and 12 days respectively. Howmany boys must assist 1 man and 1 women todo the work in 1 day?

a) 5 boys b) 6 boysc) 2 boys d) 20 boys

15 . Two pipes can fill a tank in 9 hours and12 hous respectively. In how much time willthey fill the tank when opened together?

a) 3 12 hours b) 5 1

7 hours

c) 5 hours d) 3 23 hours

16 . A tap can fill a tank in 8 hours and an-other can empty it in 16 hours. If both thetaps are opened simultaneously, the time (inhours) to fill the tank is:

a) 8 b) 1 0 c) 1 6 d) 2 417 . A cistern can be filled by a pipe in 15hours. But due to a leak in the bottom the cis-tern is just full in 20 hours. When the cisternis full, the leak can empty it in:

a) 60 hours b) 40 hoursc) 45 hours d) 30 hours

18 . A cistern can be filled by pipes A and Bin 20 hours and 30 hours respectively. Whenfull, the tank can be emptied by pipe C in 60hours. If all the taps be turned on at the sametime the cistern will be full in

a) 10 hours b) 15 hoursc) 16 hours d) 30 hours

19 . Two pipes A and B can separately fill atank in 12 minutes and 15 minutes respec-tively. Both the pipes are opend together but4 minutes after the start, pipe A is turned off.How much time will it take to fill the tank?

a) 11 min b) 12 minc) 6 min d) 8 min

20 . Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 24minutes and 32 minutes respectively. If boththe pipes are opened together, then after howmany minutes B should be closed so that thetank is full in 18 minutes?

a) 6 b) 8 c) 1 0 d) 1 2

ANSWERS TO PRACTICE TEST1 . (a) 2 . (c) 3 . (b) 4 . (d) 5 . (b) 6 . (a) 7 . (d) 8.(c)9 . (d) 10 . (d) 11 . (a) 12 . (c) 13. (a) 14 . (a) 15 . (b) 16.(c)17 . (a) 18 . (b) 19 . (c) 20 . (b)

Interest is the money paid by the borrowerto the lender for the use of money lent. Inter-est is of two kinds, simple and compound.Money borrowed or deposited is called theprincipal. The sum of principal and interest iscalled the amount.i) Simple Interest:

If the interest on a certain sum borrowedfor a certain period is reckoned uniformly, it iscalled Simple Interest.

The simple interest (I) for a principal (P)for (N) years at (R) rate percent per annum is

I = PNR100

P = I I IxNxR

R xPxN

N xPxR

100 100 100; ;

ii) Compound Interest:Money is said to be lent at Compound

Interest if the interest is not paid as soon as itfalls due, but is added to the principal after afixed period, so that the amount at the end ofthe period, becomes the principal for the nextperiod.

a) When interest is compounded annu-ally:

Amount = P 1100

R N

b) When interest is compounded halfyearly:

Amount = P 1200

2

R N

c) When interest is compounded quar-terly

Amount = P 1400

4

R N

d) C.I.=P 1100

R N

P (or)

= P 1100

1

R N

Solved Examples:1 . Calculate the amount on Rs. 4480 at 8%per annum for 3 years.

Ans: S.I. = PxNxR100

= Rs. 4480 3 8

1001075 20

x xRs . .

Amount = Rs. (4480 + 1075.20)= Rs. 5555.20

2 . S.I. on Rs. 1500 at 7% per annum for acertain time is Rs. 210. Find the time

Ans: Time, N = 210 1001500 7

xx = 2 years

3 . A certain sum of money at simple inter-est amounts to Rs. 1260 in 2 years and to Rs.1350 in 5 years. The rate percent per annumis -------Ans: S.I. for 3 years = Rs. (1350 - 1260)=Rs. 90

S.I. for 2 years = Rs. 903

2x = Rs. 60

Principal = Rs. (1260 - 60) = Rs. 1200

Simple & Compound Interest

Rate, R = 100 601200 2

2 5%xx

% .

4 . A man invested 13 of his capital at 7%,

14 at 8% and the remainder at 10%. If his

annual income is Rs. 561, the capital is ------Let the capital be Rs. x. Then,

x x x3

7100

14

8100

1 512

10100

1 561x x x x x x

7

3008

4001 5

1200561x x 0xx x

1021200

561x

x = 561 1200102

6 600x Rs. ,

5 . Find the sum of money which increases

110 of itself every year and amounts to

Rs. 450 in 5 years at S.I.Ans: Let P = Rs. 100

S.I. = Rs. 100 x 110 = Rs. 10

S.I. for 5 years = Rs. 50Amount after 5 years=100+50

=Rs. 150If the amount is Rs. 150, P = Rs. 100

If the amount is Rs. 450,

P x Rs 100 450

150300.

6 . A sum was put at simple interest at acertain rate for 2 years. Had it been put at1% higher rate, it would have fetched Rs. 24more. Find the sum.Ans: Let the sum be Rs. x and rate be R% and(R+ 1)%

Then, x xx R x x Rx( )

1 2

1002

10024

2100

2100

2100

24x x xR R

x = 24 100

21200x Rs . ,

7 . Find compound interest on Rs. 5,000 at10% per annum for 3 years

Ans: Amount = P 1100

R N

= 5000 1 10100

3

= Rs. 6,655

Compound Interest

= Rs. (6,655 -5,000) = Rs. 1,6558 . If the compound interest on a certain sumfor 3 years at 20% per annum is Rs. 728, findthe simple interest.

Ans: Given that P 1 20100

3

- P = Rs. 728

or 1.728 P - P = Rs. 728

P Rs. ,1000

Now, S.I. = Rs. 1000 3 20

100600x x Rs .

9 . The difference between the compoundinterest and the simple interest on a certainsum at 10% per annum for two years isRs. 60. Find the sum.Ans: Let the sum be Rs. x

So, S.I. =Rs. x xx x Rs10 2

100 5 .

C.I.=Rs.x 1 10100

21100

2

x xRs.


1 . (b) 2 . (c) 3 . (d) 4 . (b) 5 . (b) 6 . (b) 7 . (c) 8.(a)

9 . (d) 10 . (b) 11 . (b) 12 . (b)

C I S I Rs. . . . .21100 5 100

60x x x

x = Rs. 6,000

PRACTICE TEST

1 . At what rate percent per annum will asum of Rs. 3,600 become Rs. 4,500 in 10 yearsat simple interest?

a) 5 % b) 2 . 5%c) 1 0 % d) 6 .75%

2 . A sum of Rs. 1600 lent at simple inter-est at 12.5% per annum will become doublein

a) 6 years b) 7 12 years

c) 8 years d) 9 14 years

3 . The difference in simple interest at 13%and 12% p.a. of a sum in one year is Rs. 110.Then the sum is

a) Rs. 13,000 b) Rs. 15,000c) Rs. 10,000 d) Rs. 11,000

4 . The difference in the interests receivedfrom two different banks on Rs. 1000 for 2years is Rs. 20. Thus, the difference in theirrates is

a) 2 % b) 1 %c) 1 . 5% d) 0 . 5%

5 . Find out the capital required to earn amonthly interest of Rs. 600 at 6% simple in-terest.

a) Rs. 1 lakhs b) Rs. 1.2 lakhsc) Rs. 1.1 lakhs d) Rs. 1.3 lakhs

6 . A man invested 1/3rd of the sum at 7%,1/4th at 8% and the remaining at 10% for oneyear. If the annual interest is Rs. 408, thenthe investment is

a) Rs. 8,400 b) Rs. 4,800c) Rs. 5,000 d) Rs. 7,200

7 . The difference in simple interest on acertain sum of money for 3 years and 5 yearsat 18% per annum is Rs. 2,160. Then the sumis

a) Rs. 6,500 b) Rs. 4,500c) Rs. 6,000 d) Rs. 7,500

8 . At what rate percent per annum simpleinterest will a sum of money triple itself in 25year s?

a) 8 b) 8 13

c) 9 111 d) 1 0

9 . What sum of money lent out at compoundinterest will amount to Rs. 968 in 2 years at10% per annum, interest being charged annu-ally?

a) Rs. 900 b) Rs. 825c) Rs. 780 d) Rs. 800

10 . The difference between compound inter-est and simple interest on certain sum of moneyin 2 years at 4% per annum is Rs. 50. Find thesum

a) Rs. 30,550 b) Rs. 31,250c) Rs. 25,670 d) Rs. 35,400

11 . A sum of money lent at compound inter-est amounts to Rs. 1210 in two years and toRs. 1464.10 in 4 years. Find the rate of inter-est .

a) 1 2 % b) 1 0 %c) 8 % d) 1 5 %

12 . A man borrows Rs. 4,000 at 8% per an-num on compound interest. At the end of ev-ery year he pays Rs. 1,500 as part paymentof loan and interest. How much does he stillowe to the bank after 3 such annual pay-ments?

a) Rs. 1,799 b) Rs. 169.25c) Rs. 2,000 d) Rs. 234

Solved Examples1 . A father was 4 times as old as his son 8years ago. Eight years hence, father will betwice as old as his son. Find their present ages.Ans: Let son's age 8 years ago be x years.

Thus, father's age at that time = 4x yearsAfter 8 years, son's age= (x+8) +8 = (x+16) yearsAfter 8 years, father's age= (4x+8)+8 = (4x+16) years

2(x+16) = 4x + 16 or x=8

The present age of the son = x+8 = 16years

The present age of the father= 4x+8 = 32+8= 40 years

2 . A is twice as old as B was two years ago.If the difference in their ages be 2 years, findA's age.Ans: Let B's age 2 years ago be x years

A's present age = 2x yearsAlso 2x - (x+2) = 2 or x=4

A's age = 2x4 = 8 years3 . The age of a father 10 years ago wasthrice the age of his son. Ten years hence, thefather's age will be twice that of his son. Theratio of their present ages is:Ans: Let the present ages of father and sonbe x and y years respectively.

Then (x-10) = 3 (y-10) or3y-x = 20 ------ (1)

and (x+10) = 2 (y+10) orx-2y = 10 ----- (2)

(1) + (2) y = 30

Substituting y = 30 in equation (1) weget x = 70

Ratio of their ages = 70 : 30 or 7:34 . Ratio of Ashok's age to Pradeep's age isequal to 4:3. Ashok will be 26 years old after6 years. How old is Pradeep now?

Ans: Ashok's present age = (26-6)= 20 years

Pradeep's present age = 20x34

= 15 years

5 . The ratio of the ages of father and son atpresent is 6:1. After 5 years the ratio will be-come 7:2. The present age of the son is:Ans: Let their present ages be 6x and x yearsrespectively.

Then 6 5

572

xx

= 2 (6x+5) = 7 (x+5) x=5

Present age of the son = 5 years.6 . Three years ago the average age of Aand B was 18 years. With C joining them now,the average becomes 22 years. How old is Cnow?

Ans: (A+B)'s total present age= (2x18+3+3) = 42 years(A+B+C)'s total present age= 22 x 3 = 66 years

C's age = 66-42 = 24 years

Problems on Age

8 . Afather's age is three times the sum ofthe ages of his two children, but 20 years hencehis age will be equal to sum of their ages. Thenthe fathers age is -


9 . The ratio of the father's age to the son'sage is 4:1. The product of their ages is 196.The ratio of their ages after 5 years will be:

a) 3: 1 b) 10 :3c) 11 :4 d) 14 :5

10 . In 10 years, A will be twice as old as Bwas 10 years ago. If A is now 9 years olderthan B, find the present age of B.

a) 3 9 b) 2 7c) 4 5 d) 2 6

11 . A is as much younger than B as he is olderthan C. If the sum of B's and C's ages is 40years, find the age of A.


12 . The ages of Ram and Mohan differs by16 years. Six years ago, Mohan's age wasthrice as that of Ram's. Then Ram's presentage is


13 . A father is 4 times as old as his son; in20 years he will be only twice as old as hisson. Then the respective ages of father andson are

a) 40, 10 years b) 80, 20 yearsc) 60, 15 years d) 48, 12 years

14 . The difference between the ages of twopersons is 8 years. 15 years ago, the elderone was twice as old as the younger one. Thenthe present age of the elder person is


PRACTICE TEST

1 . A father is twice as old as his son. 20years ago, the age of the father was 12 timesthe age of the son. The present age of the sonis


2 . The respective ages of a father and hisson are 41 and 16 years. In how many yearswill the father be twice as old as his son?


3 . The ratio of ages of Mohan and Sohan is4:3. The sum of their ages is 42 years. Theage of Mohan is

a) 24 years b) 18 yearsc) 32 years d) 30 years.

4 . The ratio of ages of Rani and Vinita is3:5. The difference in their ages is 12 years.Then the age of Vinita is


5 . Two years ago, Vinod was four times asold as Indhu. 8 years hence, Vinod's age willexceed Indhu's age by 12 years. The ratio ofthe present ages of Vinod and Indhu

a) 5: 1 b) 4: 1c) 3: 1 d) 2: 1

6 . The ages of A and B are in the ratio 3:5.After 9 years the ratio of their ages will be3:4. The present age of B is


7 . A's mother was four times as old as Aten years ago. After 10 years she will be twiceas old as A. Then, A's present age is


ANSWERS TO PRACTICE TEST1 . (b) 2 . (b) 3 . (a) 4 . (d) 5 . (c) 6 . (b) 7 . (c) 8.(a)

9 . (c) 10 . (a) 11 . (d) 12 . (c) 13. (a) 14 . (b)

10. (1) Chariot (2) Car (3) Bus(4) Wagon (5) Sledge

11. (1) Crow (2) Pigeon (3) Parrot(4) Butterfly (5) Peacock

12. (1) Hepatitis (2) Tetanus (3) Cancer(4) Conjunctivitis (5) Measles

13. (1) Fox (2) Wolf (3) Jackal(4) Deer (5) Panther

14. (1) Nitrogen (2) Oxygen (3) Hydrogen(4) Phosphorus (2) Carbondioxide

15. (1) Man (2) Mother (3) Sister(4) Father (5) Brother

16. (1) EWZQ (2) OSLS (3) GFKD(4) VSPM (5) QBTV

17. (1) 26Z (2) 24X (3) 22V(4) 20S (5) 18R

18. (1) BTR (2) CTR (3) DTR(4) ETR (5) FTR

Classification means ‘to assort the items of a givengroup on the basis of certain common qualities orcharacteristics they possess and to spot the stranger.’These types of questions are based on similar rela-tionship that exists between the things, objects, wordsor letters. In this test, generally, you will be given agroup of five items, out of which four are similar toone another in some way and the fifth is different.The candidate is required to choose the item whichdoes not fit into the given group.

Types of Classification(1) Word classification: In this type similar groups

are found among the names, places, things,nouns, verbs, different sexes, races or any othermatter out of which four things are similar andone is not.

(2) Alphabet classification: Here some groups ofletters are formed according to a pattern andone of them is different.

(3) Number classification: Here out of a givengroup of numbers four will be similar one will bestrange.

HINTS FOR CLASSIFICATION

Verbal classification aims to test your power ofobservation and ability to notice differences andsimilarities among various objects. So search forthe relationship among the given items. Rela-tionship may be based on meaning, interrelation-ship, consistency relationship etc.

Search for the similarities among alphabet groups.Particularly vowel-consonant relationship, capi-tal-small letter relationship, repetition and fre-quency of letters skipping pattern in alphabetgroups.

Remember that in classification you are notsearching for a stranger but you are classifyingdifferent items into a group and one item whichrefuses to be a part of the group is the stranger.

If you straight away search for a stranger, youmay land in trouble because every item in thegiven group will be a stranger in some way oranother. So think of the possible group in whichyou can group different items and find thestranger.

Speed Developing Practice Test No. 11. (1) Ladder (2) Staircase (3) Bridge

(4) Escalator (5) Lift2. (1) Nephrology (2) Entomology (3) Astrology

(4) Mycology (5) Pathology3. (1) Swimming (2) Breathing (3) Walking

(4) Dancing (5) Playing4. (1) Arrow (2) Missile (3) Sword

(4) Bullet (5) Spear5. (1) Biscuit (2) Chocolate (3) Cake

(4) Bread (5) Pastry6. (1) Tortoise (2) Snail (3) Turtle

(4) Spider (5) Oyster7. (1) Virgo (2) Pisces (3) Libra

(4) Sagittarius (5) Orion8. (1) Japan (2) India (3) Sri Lanka

(4) New Zealand (5) Malagasy9. (1) Producer (2) Director (3) Investor

(4) Financier (5) Entrepreneur

CLASSIFICATION (ODDMAN OUT)

TEST OF REASONING

23. (1) BEH (2) ILO (3) NQT(4) GHK (5) RUX

24. (1) TAN (2) RAE (3) UCT(4) AWS (5) YSX

25. (1) 135 (2) 286 (3) 371(4) 591 (5) 719

19. (1) NOOP (2) HIIJ (3) PQQR(4) UVVX (5) XYYZ

20. (1) TYN (2) BFD (3) MQO(4) LPN (5) QUS

21. (1) BCD (2) HIJ (3) MNP(4) TUV (5) WXY

22. (1) MNO (2) CDE (3) GHI(4) PQR (5) STU

1. (3) 2. (3) 3. (2) 4. (3) 5. (2) 6. (4) 7. (5) 8. (2) 9. (2) 10. (5) 11. (4)12. (2) 13. (4) 14. (4) 15. (1) 16. (2) 17. (4) 18. (4) 19. (4) 20. (1) 21. (3) 22. (4)23. (4) 24. (5) 25. (2)

Explanatory Answers:Speed Developing Practice Test No. 1

1. (3) All except bridge are used for up and downmovement.

2. (3) All except Astrology are connected with bi-ology.

3. (2) Breathing is the only natural action.4. (3) All except sword strike the target at a dis-

tance.5. (2) All except chocolate are baked items.6. (4) All except spider have hard protective shells.7. (5) All except orion are zodiac signs, while orion

is a constellation.8. (2) All except India are islands, while India is a

peninsula.9. (2) All except director spend money.

10. (5) All except sledge have wheels.11. (4) All except butterfly are birds, whereas but-

terfly is an insect.12. (2) All except tetanus are diseases caused by

virus, while tetanus is caused by bacteria.13. (4) All except deer are flesh eating animals.

14. (4) All others are gases.15. (1) All other words define some relationship.16. (2) No letter is repeated in any other group.17. (4) In all other options, the number denotes the

position of the letter in the English alphabet.18. (4) No other group has a vowel.19. (4) All other groups contain three consecutive

letters with second letter repeated twice.20. (1) In all other options there are three alternate

letters.21. (3) In all others the letters are consecutive.22. (4) All except 4 are consecutive letters which end

with a vowel.23. (4) In all other groups there are 2 letters in the

alphabet in between the 1st and the 2nd let-ter and the 2nd and the 3rd letter.

24. (5) In all others a meaningful word can be formedby the letters.

25. (2) In all others the numbers are odd numbers

Speed Developing Practice Test No. 2

1. (1) Painting (2) Art (3) Sculpture(4) Drawing (5) Music

2. (1) Mountain (2) Plateau (3) Valley(4) Peak (5) Hill

3. (1) Dynamics (2) Mechanics (3) Electronics(4) Optics (5) Physics

4. (1) Consumer (2) Customer (3) Buyer(4) Purchaser (5) Retailer

5. (1) Jasmine (2) Corriander (3) Lotus(4) Lily (5) Rose

6. (1) Moth (2) Bee (3) Lizard(4) Cockroach (5) Aphid

7. (1) Kiwi (2) Eagle (3) Emu(4) Penguin (5) Ostrich

8. (1) Swimming (2) Diving (3) Driving(4) Sailing (5) Fishing

Answers: Speed Developing Practice Test No. 1

1. (5) 2. (3) 3. (5) 4. (5) 5. (2) 6. (3) 7. (2) 8. (3) 9. (4) 10. (4) 11. (4)12. (4) 13. (3) 14. (4) 15. (5) 16. (4) 17. (2) 18. (4) 19. (1) 20. (4) 21. (3) 22. (2)23. (2) 24. (4) 25. (3)

18. (1) Paper (2) Pencil (3) Eraser(4) Ink (5) Sharpener

19. (1) Cotton (2) Rice (3) Wheat(4) Gram (5) Barley.

20. (1) Cricket (2) Baseball (3) Football(4) Billiards (5) Badminton

21. (1) 17 (2) 44 (3) 21(4) 66 (5) 19

22. (1) DFI (2) MOQ (3) BDG(4) RTW (5) IKN

23. (1) 341 (2) 679 (3) 385(4) 495 (5) 561

24. (1) 250 (2) 150 (3) 125(4) 116 (5) 105

25. (1) BdE (2) XpD (3) HQu(4) MkV (5) PtZ

9. (1) Pupil (2) Iris (3) Cornea(4) Medulla (5) Retina

10. (1) Sahara (2) Thar (3) Gobi(4) Sunderbans (5) Kalahari

11. (1) Skull (2) Pelvis (3) Fibula(4) Appendix (5) Vertebra

12. (1) Cap (2) Turban (3) Helmet(4) Veil (5) Hat

13. (1) Snore (2) Slumber (3) Yawn(4) Doze (5) Dream

14. (1) Epicentre (2) Seismology (3) Focus(4) Crater (5) Ritcher scale

15. (1) Curious (2) Humour (3) Wise(4) Angry (5) Mighty

16. (1) Flat (2) Bunglow (3) House(4) Temple (5) Palace

17. (1) Sweet (2) Cold (3) Sour(4) Bitter (5) Salty

1. (5) Except music all others can be seen where asmusic is to listen.

2. (3) All except valley are elevated features.3. (5) All others are branches of physics.4. (5) All other terms refer to someone who buys

something.5. (2) All except corriander are flowers.6. (3) All except lizard are insects.7. (2) All except eagle are flightless birds.8. (3) All except driving are activities performed in

water.9. (4) All except medulla are parts of the eye, while

medulla is a part of the brain.10. (4) All except Sunderbans are deserts while

Sunderbans is a delta.11. (4) All except appendix are bones, while appen-

dix is an organ.12. (4) All except veil cover the head while veil cov-

ers the face.

13. (3) All except yawn are actions in sleep.14. (4) All except crater are associated with earth-

quakes.15. (5) All others are related to state of mind or sense.16. (4) Except temple, all are places for living17. (2) Except cold all others refer to taste.18. (4) Except ink all others are solids.19. (1) Except (1) all are edible.20. (4) All except billiards are outdoor games.21. (3) In all other numbers we find the sum of the

two digits to be an even number.22. (2) In all other groups the difference between the

positions of the 2nd and the 3rd letters in thealphabet is 3.

23. (2) In all other numbers the last digit is the differ-ence between the 1st and the 2nd digits.

24. (4) Except 116 all other numbers are divisible by 5.25. (3) In all other groups the middle letter is small.



Analogy means ‘correspondence’. In the ques-tions based on analogy, a particular relationship isgiven and another similar relationship has to be iden-tified from the alternatives provided. Analogy toolsare therefore meant to test one’s ability to reason -how far you are able to compare and comprehend therelationship that exists between two objects, thingsor figures.

Verbal analogy measures the ability to understandthe relationship between two given words or groupof letters, presented in abbreviated form. See the fol-lowing example.

Moon : Satellite : : Earth : PlanetThis abbreviated form conveys the idea that

moon is related to satellite in the same way as theearth is related to planet.

Look for the Kinds ofRelationship

There are many possibilities in establishing a re-lationship. Here are some useful points on the basicknowledge required for the test.

Worker and ProductEg: Carpenter : Furniture : : Mason : WallCarpenter makes Furniture and Mason builds aWall.

1. Author : Book 7. Editor : Newspaper2. Architect : Design 8. Farmer : Crop3. Butcher : Meat 9. Judge : Justice4. Chef : Food 10. Poet : Poem5. Choreographer : Ballet 11. Teacher : Education6. Cobbler : Shoes 12. Tailor : Clothes

Worker and Tool RelationshipEg: Woodcutter : Axe : : Soldier : GunAxe is the tool used by a Woodcutter, likewise a

Soldier uses a Gun to shoot.1. Author : Pen 9. Doctor : Stethoscope2. Astronomer : Telescope 10. Farmer : Plough3. Barber : Scissors11. Gardener : Harrow4. Butcher : Chopper12. Painter : Brush5. Blacksmith : Anvil 13. Sculptor : Chisel6. Bricklayer : Trowel 14. Surgeon : Scalpel7. Carpenter : Saw 15. Tailor : Needle8. Cobbler : Awl

Tool and ActionEg: Pen : Write : : Knife : CutPen is used for Writing and Knife is used for Cut-ting

1. Axe : Grind 8. Spade : Dig2. Auger : Bore 9. Shovel : Scoop3. Chisel : Carve 10. Spoon : Feed4. Gun : Shoot 11. Spanner : Grip5. Loudspeaker : Amplify 12. Steering : Drive6. Microscope : Magnify 13. Sword : Slaughter7. Oar : Row

Worker and Working PlaceEg: Farmer : Field : : Doctor : HospitalA Farmer works on a Field while a Doctor works

in a Hospital.1. Artist : Theatre 8. Pilot : Cockpit2. Actor : Stage 9. Sailor : Ship3. Clerk : Office 10. Scientist : Laboratory4. Driver : Cabin 11. Teacher : School5. Engineer : Site 12. Umpire : Pitch6. Lawyer : Court 13. Worker : Factory7. Mechanic : Garage 14. Warrior : Battlefield

Product and Raw MaterialEg: Cloth : Fibre : : Petrol : Crude OilCloth is made of Fibre and Petrol is extracted fromCrude oil.

1. Book : Paper 8. Omlette : Egg2. Butter : Milk 9. Paper : Pulp3. Furniture : Wood 10. Road : Asphalt4. Fabric : Yarn 11. Rubber : Latex5. Jaggery : Sugarcane 12. Shoes : Leather6. Metal : Ore 13. Sack : Jute7. Oil : Seed

Quantity and UnitEg: Length : Metre : : Distance : Light YearMetre is the unit of Length and Light year is theunit of Distance.

1. Angle : Radians 7. Power : Watt2. Current : Ampere 8. Pressure : Pascal3. Energy : Joule 9. Resistance : Ohm4. Force : Newton 10. Time : Seconds5. Mass : Kilogram 11. Volume : Litre6. Potential : Volt 12. Work : Joule

ANALOGY

Instrument and MeasurementEg: Barometer : Pressure : : Speedometer : SpeedBarometer is used to measure Pressure. Speed-ometer is used to measure Speed.

1. Ammeter : Current 5. Rain Gauge : Rain2. Anemometer : Wind Velocity 6. Screw Gauge :Thickness3. Balance : Mass 7. Seismograph:

Earth-quakes4. Hygrometer : Humidity 8. Sphygmomanometer

: Blood Pressure9. Thermometer: Temperature

Study and TopicEg: Botany : Plants : : Ornithology : BirdsBotany is the study of Plants, Ornithology is the

study of Birds.1. Anthropology: Man 9. Orography : Mountains2. Astrology : Future 10.Palaeontology : Fossils3. Conchology : Shells 11.Pedology :Soil4. Cardiology : Heart 12.Pathology :Diseases5. Entomology : Insects 13.Semantics :Language6. Haematology: Blood 14.Seismology :Earth-quakes7. Nephrology : Kidney 15. Taxonomy :Classification8. Oology : Eggs 16.Zoology : Animals

Animal and Young OnesEg: Cat : Kitten : : Dog : PuppyKitten is the young one of a Cat and Puppy is theyoung one of a Dog.

1. Butterfly: Catterpillar 7. Lion : Cub2. Cow : Calf 8. Man : Child3. Duck : Duckling 9. Pig : Piglet4. Frog : Tadpole 10. Stallion : Colt5. Hen : Chicken 11. Sheep : Lamb6. Horse : Pony 12. Swan : Cygnet

Male and FemaleEg: Son : Daughter : : Nephew : Niece

1. Drone : Bee 5. Lion : Lioness2. Dog : Bitch 6. Stag : Doe3. Gentleman : Lady 7. Tiger : Tigress4. Horse : Mare 8. Uncle : Aunt

Word and SynonymEg: Mend : Repair : : House : Home

1. Abode : Dwelling 7. Fierce : Violent2. Abduct : Kidnap 8. Happy : Glad3. Ban : Prohibition 9. Presage : Predict4. Blend : Mix 10. Solicit : Request5. Brim : Edge 11. Substitute : Replace6. Dissipate :Squander 12. Aborigine : Native

Word and AntonymEg: Ignore : Notice : : Friend : Foe

1. Advance : Retreat 8. Gentle : Harsh2. Best : Worst 9. Gradual : Abrupt3. Cruel : Kind 10. Initial : Final4. Chaos : Peace 11. Kindle : Extinguish5. Create : Destroy 12. Lend : Borrow6. Cordial : Hostile 13. Robust : Weak7. Deep : Shallow 14. Sink : Float

13. Word and IntensityEg: Anger : Rage : : Joy : EcstasyRage is greater degree of Anger and Ecstasy isgreater degree of Joy.

1. Crime : Sin 5. Refuse : Deny2. Error : Blunder 6. Sink : Drown3. Famous : Renowned 7. Unhappy : Sad4. Quarrel : War 8. Wish : Desire

Speed Developing Practice Test No. 3 Directions: In each of the following questionsthere is a certain relation between the two givenwords on one side of : : and one word is given onthe other side of : : while another word is to befound from the given alternatives, having the samerelation with this word as the words of the givenpair. Choose the correct alternative.1. Girl : Beautiful : : Boy : ?

(1) Smart (2) Heroic (3) Courageous(4) Handsome (5) None of these

2. Anatomy : Zoology : : Paediatrics : ?(1) Chemistry (2) Medicine (3) Palaeontology(4) Mechanics (5) None of these

3. Matricide : Mother : : Homicide : ?(1) Human being (2) Children (3) Father(4) Apes (5) None of these

4. Microphone : Loud : : Microscope : ?(1) Increase (2) Investigate (3) Examine(4) Magnify (5) None of these

5. Line : Square : : Arc : ?(1) Ring (2) Sphere (3) Circle(4) Ball (5) None of these

6. Meat : Vegetarian : : Liquor : ?(1) Insane (2) Introvert (3) Teetotaller(4) Foolish (5) None of these

7. Tuberculosis : Lungs : : Cataract : ?(1) Ear (2) Throat (3) Skin(4) Eye (5) None of these

8. Professor : Lecture : : Doctor : ?(1) Hospital (2) Disease (3) Medicine(4) Patient (5) None of these

9. Victory : Encouragement : : Failure : ?(1) Sadness (2) Defeat (3) Anger(4) Frustration (5) None of these

10.Doctor : Diagnosis : : Judge : ?(1) Court (2) Punishment (3) Lawyer(4) Judgement (5) None of these

Directions: The following questions consist of twowords that have a certain relationship between eachother, followed by four lettered pairs of words. Selectthe lettered pair that has the same relationship as theoriginal pair of words.11. Restaurant : Menu

(1) Library : Catalogue (2) Journal : Newspaper(3) Book : Encyclopaedia(4) College : Account.(5) None of these.

12. Heart : Cardiology(1) Brain : Psychology (2) History : Histology(3) Civics : Polity (4)Fossils : Palaeontology(5) None of these.

13. Soldier : Regiment(1) Flower : Bunch (2) Drop : Ocean(3) Sailor : Crew (4) Deer : Jungle(5) None of these.

14. Acoustic : Sound(1) Mathematics : Geometry (2) Radio : Song(3) Pathology : Disease (4) Communication : Phone(5) None of these.

15. Yen : Currency(1) Brass : Metal (2) Hen : Poultry(3) Paper : Book (4) Karnataka : State(5) None of these.

16. Bird : Wings(1) Whale : Water (2) Dog : Lungs(3) Car : Wheels (4) Pen : Paper(5) None of these.

17. Aspirin : Headache(1) Amoeba : Dysentry (2) Acid : Burns(3) Quinine : Malaria (4) Iron : Aneamia(5) None of these.

18. Sprain : Fracture(1) Cool : Cold (2) Accident : Death(3) Pneumonia : Fever (4) Fall : Slip(5) None of these.

19. Ampere : Current(1) Sound : Wave (2) Speed : Time(3) Distance : Kilometre (4) Ohm : Resistance(5) None of these.

20. Muslims : Quran(1) Hindus : Temple (2) Sikhs : Avesta(3) Christians : Christ (4) Jews : Torah(5) None of these.

Directions: In each of the following questions thefirst two words have a definite relationship. Chooseone word out of the given four alternatives which willfill in the blank space and show the same relationshipwith the third word as between the first two.21. Soap is related to Wash in the same way as Broom

is related to ————(1) Clean (2) Dust (3) Sweep(4) Floor (5) None of these

22. Happiness in related to Sorrow in the same wayas Comfort is related to ————(1) Hardship (2) Rest (3) Poverty(4) Difficulty (5) None of these

23. Bicycle is to Pedal as Boat is to ————(1) Steering (2) Water (3) Oar(4) Sail (5) None of these

24. Hygrometer is to Humidity as Sphygmomanom-eter is to ————(1) Pressure (2) Blood Pressure(3) Precipitation (4) Heartbeat(5) None of these

25. Drama is related to Scene in the same way as Bookis related to ————(1) Story (2) Page (3) Chapter(4) Author (5) None of these


1. (4) 2. (2) 3. (1) 4. (4) 5. (3) 6. (3) 7. (4) 8. (3) 9. (4) 10. (4) 11. (1)12. (4) 13. (3) 14. (3) 15. (4) 16. (3) 17. (3) 18. (1) 19. (4) 20. (4) 21. (3) 22. (1)23. (3) 24. (2) 25. (3)


Directions: In each of the following questions there isa certain relation between two given words on one sideof : : and one word is given on the other side of : : whileanother word is to be found from the given alterna-tives, having the same relation with this word as thewords of the given pair. Choose the correct alterna-tive.1. Arm : Elbow : : Leg : ?

(1) Toe (2) Knee (3) Thigh(4) Ankle (5) None of these

2. Shoes : Cobbler : : Spectacles : ?(1) Optician (2) Eye (3) Read(4) See (5) None of these

3. Doctor : Patient : : Lawyer : ?(1) Customer (2) Accused (3) Client(4) Magistrate (5) None of these

4. Video : Cassette : : Computer : ?(1) Reels (2) Recordings (3) Files(4) Floppy (5) None of these

5. Rupee : India : : Yen : ?(1) Pakistan (2) Japan (3) Bangladesh(4) Turkey (5) None of these

6. Jews : Synagogue : : Buddist : ?(1) Temple (2) Vedas (3) Pagoda(4) Fire-temple (5) None of these

1. (4) “Beautiful’ describes the quality of pretti-ness in girls while ‘Handsome’ describes thequality of prettiness in boys.

2. (2) Anatomy is a branch of Zoology. Likewise,Paediatrics is a branch of medicine.

3. (1) Matricide is killing of mother, in the same wayHomicide is killing of human beings.

4. (4) A microphone makes sound louder and a mi-croscope magnifies an object.

5. (3) First is a part of the second.6. (3) A vegetarian never eats meat. Similarly, a

teetotaller never drinks liquor.7. (4) Tuberculosis is a disease of the lungs. Simi-

larly, cataract is a disease of the eye.8. (3) Professor delivers lecture to his students.

Similarly, doctor gives medicine to his pa-tients.

9. (4) Victory leads to encouragement whereas fail-ure brings frustration.

10. (4) The function of a doctor is to diagnose adisease and that of a judge is to give judge-ment.

11. (1) Menu gives a list of the items presented in arestaurant. Calalogue gives the list of booksin a library.

12. (4) The study of heart is called cardiology. Simi-lar ly, the study of fossils is calledpalaeontology.

13. (3) A group of soldiers is called a regiment. Simi-larly, a group of sailors is called a crew.

14. (3) Acoustic is the science of sounds. Simi-larly, pathology is the study of diseases.

15. (4) Yen is a currency. Similarly, Karnataka is astate.

16. (3) Wings help a bird to move car moves withthe help of wheels.

17. (3) Aspirin is used to cure headache. Quininecures Malaria

18. (1) Second is a more intensive form of the first.19. (4) Ampere is the unit of current. Similarly, ohm

is the unit of resistance.20. (4) Quran is the holy book of Muslims. Simi-

larly, Torah is the holy book of Jews.21. (3) Second denotes the function of the first.22. (1) The given words are opposite to each other.23. (3) The second is the tool which is used to move

the first.24. (2) Hydrometer is an instrument to measure Hu-

midity. Sphygmo manometer measures BloodPressure.

25. (3) Second is a unit of the first.


7. Major : Battalion : : Colonel : ?(1) Company (2) Regiment (3) Army(4) Soldiers (5) None of these

8. Dog : Rabies : : Mosquito : ?(1) Plague (2) Death (3) Malaria(4) Sting (5) None of these

9. Pesticide : Crop : : Antiseptic : ?(1) Wound (2) Clotting (3) Bandage(4) Bleeding (5) None of these

10. Igloos : Canada : : Rondavels : ?(1) Africa (2) Rangoon (3) Russia(4) Indonesia (5) None of these

Directions: The following questions consist of twowords that have a certain relationship between eachother, followed by four numbered pairs of words.Select the numbered pair that has the same relation-ship as the original pair of words.

11. Dove : Peace(1) Crow : Scavenge (2) Knife : Cut(3) Lull : Storm (4) Pearl : Purity(5) None of these

12. Horse : Mare(1) Duck : Geese (2) Dog : Puppy(3) Donkey : Pony (4) Fox : Vixen(5) None of these

13. Cricket : Pitch(1) Ship : Dock (2) Boat : Harbour(3) Wrestling : Track (4) Boxing : Ring(5) None of these

14. Preamble : Constitution(1) Word : Dictionary (2) Contents:Magazine(3) Explanation : Poetry (4) Preface : Book(5) None of these

15. Rocket : Fuel(1) Man : Energy (2) Machine : Oil(3) Current : Electricity (4) River : Water(5) None of these

16. Large : Enormous(1) Big : Small (2) Plump : Fat(3) Less : Greater (4) Pain : Ecstasy(5) None of these

17. Inn : Traveller(1) Lodging : Man (2) Country : Citizen(3) Dormitory : Students (4) Ashram : Gurus(5) None of these

18. Optimistic : Pessimistic(1) Difficult : Impossible (2) Study : Play(3) Tolerating : Disgusting (4) Export : Import(5) None of these

19. Acquire : Inherit(1) Profit : Loss (2) Learn : Discover(3) Instinct : Habit (4) Hierarchial: Succession(5) None of these

20. Balance : Weigh(1) Aeoroplane : Height (2) Radar : Detection(3) Satellite : Revolution (4) Television : Picture(5) None of these

Directions: In each of the following questions thefirst two words have definite relationship. Chooseone word out of the given four alternatives which willfill in the blank space and show the same relationshipwith the third word as between the first two.

21. Taj Mahal is related to Love in the same way asJallianwalabagh is related to ——— ?(1) Amritsar (2) Martyrdom (3) War(4) Punjab (5) None of these

22. Poison is related to Socrates in the same way asCrucification is related to ——— ?(1) Jesus (2) Christians (3) Aristotle(4) Church (5) None of these

23. Tempest is to Storm as Slim is to ——— ?(1) Fat (2) Plump (3) Slender(4) Beautiful (5) None of these

24. Ladies is to Purse as Gents is to ——— ?(1) Bag (2) Pocket (3) Wallet(4) Case (5) None of these

25. Article is to Magazine as Slokas is to ——— ?(1) Ascetic (2) Veda (3) Recite(4) Book (5) None of these

Answers: Speed Developing Practice Test No. 41. (2) 2. (1) 3. (3) 4. (4) 5. (2) 6. (3) 7. (2) 8. (3) 9. (1) 10. (1)

11. (4) 12. (4) 13. (4) 14. (4) 15. (1) 16. (2) 17. (3) 18. (4) 19. (4) 20. (2)21. (2) 22. (1) 23. (3) 24. (3) 25. (2)


1. (4) Knee is related to leg in the same way aselbow is to arm.

2. (1) Shoes are made by a cobbler. Similarly spec-tacles are designed by an optician.

3. (3) First works for the second.4. (4) Here the recording of the second are

visualised on the first.5. (2) Rupee is the currency of India and Yen is the

currency of Japan.6. (3) Jews worship in a Synagogue likewise Bud-

dhists worship in a Pagoda.7. (2) As Major heads a battalion, the Colonel com-

mands a regiment.8. (3) Dog bite causes rabies, similarly the bite of a

mosquito causes malaria.9. (1) Pesticide protects crops from insects and an-

tiseptic protects wounds from germs.10. (1) Igloos is the type of houses most commonly

found in Canada and Rondavals in Africa.11. (4) Dove is a symbol of peace similarly, pearl is a

symbol of purity.12. (4) Second is the feminine gender of the first.13. (4) The game of cricket is played on a pitch simi-

larly, the game of boxing is performed in a ring.

14. (4) Preamble is the introduction to the Constitu-tion and mentions its main ideals and objec-tives. Similarly, preface is the introduction toa book.

15. (1) A rocket needs fuel for its working. Similarlya man needs energy to work.

16. (2) Enormous is the extreme of large. Similarly,fat is the extreme of plump.

17. (3) First is the place of night stay for the second.18. (4) The given words are opposite to each other.19. (4) First is acquired whereas the second is got by

birth.20. (2) A balance is used to weigh. Similarly a rader

is used for detection.21. (2) Taj Mahal reminds us of love. Similarly,

Jallianwala bagh reminds us of martyrdom.22. (1) First became the cause of death of the sec-

ond.23. (3) The first is of higher intensity than the sec-

ond.24. (3) Ladies and gents keep their money in purses

and wallets respectively.25. (2) A magazine consists of articles. Likewise,

Veda consists of slokas

ALPHABET ANALOGYThere is another kind of analogy that can be asked

in this section. In this type of question, two groups ofletters related to each other in some way are given.The candidate is required to find this relationship andchoose a group of letters which is related in the sameway to a third group provided in the question.

Eg. 1. NFK : PHM : : AXH : ?(1) BYI (2) ZWG (3) CZJ (4) DAK(5) YVFSol. (3) Each letter of the first group is moved two

steps forward to obtain the corresponding letter ofthe second group. A similar relationship will existbetween the third and the fourth groups.

Speed Developing Practice Test No. 51. EGI : JLO : : PRT : ?

(1) AYW (2) WYA (3) YWA(4) VXA (5) VXZ

2. NOP : UVW : : PON : ?(1) VUW (2) WVU (3) WUV(4) UVW (5) UWV

1. (4) 2. (2) 3. (4) 4. (4) 5. (2) 6. (1) 7. (1) 8. (5) 9. (4) 10. (1)


Explanatory Answers: Speed Developing Practice Test No. 5

1. (4) EGI forms a sequence of alternate letters, whilein JLO, the first two letters are consecutiveand there is a gap of two letters between sec-ond and third letters. Similarly PRT forms asequence of alternate letters. The group hav-ing properties similar to JLO is VXA.

2. (2) PON is the reverse of NOP. Similarly, the re-verse of UVW is WVU

3. (4) The first, second, third and fourth letters of thefirst group are moved one, two, three and foursteps forward respectively to obtain the corre-sponding letters of the second group. A simi-lar relationship will exist between the third andthe fourth groups.

4. (4) The first and the second letters of the firstgroup are each moved two steps forward toobtain the first and the second letters of thesecond group respectively. The third and thefourth letters of the first group each are movedone step forward to obtain the third and thefourth letters of the second group respectively.

5. (2) The first and the third letters of the first groupare each moved one step forward to obtain thefirst and the third letters of the second grouprespectively. The second and the fourth let-ters of the first group are each moved one stepbackward to obtain the second and the fourthletters of the second group respectively.

6. (1) The first and the second letters of the firstgroup are moved five steps forward to obtainthe corresponding letters of the second group.The third and the fourth letters are moved foursteps backward. A similar relationship will ex-ist between the third and the fourth groups.

7. (1) Each letter of the first group is moved eight stepsforward to obtain the corresponding letters of thesecond group. A similar relationship will existbetween the third and the fourth group.

8. (5) The first and the third letters of the first group areeach moved two steps forward to obtain the cor-responding letters of the second group. The sec-ond and the fourth letters of the first group areeach moved one step forward to obtain the corre-sponding letters of the second group.

9. (4) The first and the third letters of the first group aremoved five steps forward and the second and thefourth letters are moved five steps backward toobtain the corresponding letters of the secondgroup. The third and the fourth groups will alsobe related in the same way.

10. (1) The first and the third letters of the first groups areeach moved two steps forward to obtain the firstand the third letters of the second group. Thesecond and the fourth letters are moved two stepsbackward.

7. PRLN : XZTV : : JLFH : ?(1) RTNP (2) NPRT (3) NRPT(4) NTRP (5) RPNT

8. KWMT : MXOU : : PSAQ : ?(1) RCRT (2) QRTC (3) QTRC(4) RQTC (5) RTCR

9. JNQS : OIVN : : EHMQ : ?(1) IBQM (2) FINR (3) JBRL(4) JCRL (5) IRLQ

10. NOPQ : PMRO : : ABCD : ?(1) CZEB (2) CDEF (3) YZAB(4) CDAB (5) YZEF

3. GIKM : HKNQ : : HJLN : ?(1) LIOR (2) LIRO (3) ILRO(4) ILOR (5) IOLR

4. REYN : TGZO : : WJPA : ?(1) QBRN (2) MQXB (3) ROMB(4) YLQB (5) VWYA

5. PSXM : QRYL : : BFTV : ?(1) AESU (2) CEUU (3) DHVW(4) CGUV (5) AGSW

6. SADL : XFZH : : LIOE ?(1) QNKA (2) POLB (3) PMJA(4) QNKB (5) PMSI


This section deals with questions in which series of num-bers or letters are given. The term follows a certain patternthroughout. The candidate is required to recognise thispattern either to complete the given series with the mostsuitable alternative or to find the wrong term in the series.

NUMBER SERIESEg. 1 Which number would replace the question mark

(?) in the series 2, 7, 14, 23, ?, 47(1) 28 (2) 34 (3) 31 (4) 38 (5) None

Ans: The given sequence is +5, +7, +9, —— ie. 2+ 5 = 7, 7 + 7 = 14, 14 + 9 = 23Missing Number = 23 + 11 = 34.

2. Which is the number that should come next in thefollowing series?4, 6, 12, 14, 28, 30, ——(1) 32 (2) 64 (3) 62 (4) 60 (5) None

Ans: The given sequence is a combination oftwo series 4, 12, 28, .... and 6, 14, 30, ....Clearly the number to be found belongsto the first series. Now the pattern fol-lowed is +8, +16, +32.

So, missing number = (28 + 32) = 60Hence the answer is (4)

3. Find the wrong number in the series.7, 28, 63, 124, 215, 342(1) 7 (2) 28 (3) 124 (4) 215 (5) None

Ans:The correct sequence is 23 - 1, 33 - 1, 43 - 1, ...etc.Here 28 is wrong; so the answer is (2)

ALPHABET SERIESAlphabet series consists of letters of the alphabetplaced in a specific pattern. If you keep in your mindthe order of the letters with their respective numbersit will help you answer the questions quickly.

1. 4, 9, 13, 22, 35, ——(1) 57 (2) 70 (3) 63(4) 75 (5) None of these

Directions: In each of the following questions a num-ber series is given with one term missing. Choose thecorrect alternative that will continue the same patternand fill in the blank spaces.

SERIES COMPLETION1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13A B C D E F G H I J K L M26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Eg: 4 What will be the next term inBKS, DJT, FIU, HHV, ?(1) IJX (2) IGX (3) JGW (4) IGU(5) JGU

Ans: (3). In each term, the first letter is movedtwo steps forward, the second letter one stepbackward and the third letter one step forward toobtain the corresponding letter of the next term.So, the missing term is JGW.

LETTER SERIESThis type of question usually consists of a seriesof small letters which follow a certain pattern.However some letters are missing from the series.These missing letters are then given in a propersequence as one of the alternatives. The candi-date is required to choose this alternative as theanswer.

Eg: 5. aab - aaa - bba -(1) baa (2) abb (3) bab (4) aab(5) bbb

1. The first blank space should be filled in by ‘b’ sothat we have two a’s followed by two bs.

2. The second blank space should be fiiled in eitherby ‘a’. So that we have four as followed by twobs or by ‘b’. So that we have three as followed bythree bs.

3. The last space must be filled in by ‘a’.4. Thus we have two possible answers - ‘baa’ and

‘bba’. But only ‘baa’ appears in the alternatives.So the answer is (1).

5. In case we had both the possible answers in thealternatives, we should choose the one that formsa more prominent pattern, which is aabb/aaabbb/aa. and our answer would have been ‘bba’.

1. (1) 2. (1) 3. (2) 4. (4) 5. (2) 6. (5) 7. (4) 8. (4) 9. (1) 10. (5)11. (1) 12. (4) 13. (5) 14. (1) 15. (3) 16. (3) 17. (3) 18. (5) 19. (4) 20. (5)21. (3) 22. (2) 23. (2) 24. (1) 25. (3)

2. 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, ——(1) 43 (2) 47 (3) 51(4) 53 (5) None of these

3. 15, 31, 63, 127, 255, ——(1) 513 (2) 511 (3) 517(4) 523 (5) None of these

4. 5, 11, 17, 25, 33, 43, ——(1) 49 (2) 51 (3) 52(4) 53 (5) None of these

5. 9, 12, 11, 14, 13, ——, 15(1) 12 (2) 16 (3) 10(4) 17 (5) None of these

Directions: In each of the following questions, oneterm in the number series is wrong. Find the wrongterm.6. 125, 126, 124, 127, 123, 129

(1) 123 (2) 124 (3) 126(4) 127 (5) 129

7. 10, 26, 74, 218, 654, 1946, 5834(1) 26 (2) 74 (3) 218(4) 654 (5) 1946

8. 1, 2, 6, 15, 31, 56, 91(1) 31 (2) 15 (3) 56(4) 91 (5) 2

9. 3, 7, 15, 39, 63, 127, 255, 511(1) 39 (2) 15 (3) 7(4) 63 (5) 127

10. 56, 72, 90, 110, 132, 150(1) 72 (2) 90 (3) 110(4) 132 (5) 150

Directions: In each of the following questions, vari-ous terms of a letter series are given with one termmissing. Choose the missing term out of the givenalternatives.11. cmw, hrb, ——, rbl, wgq, blv

(1) mwg (2) lvf (3) lwg(4) mxg (5) wmx

12. DKY FJW HIU JHS ——(1) KGR (2) LFQ (3) KFR(4) LGQ (5) None of these

13. —— siy oeu kaq gwm csi(1) wne (2) wnb (3) vne(4) vme (5) None of these

14. BXJ ETL HPN KLP ——(1) NHR (2) MHQ (3) MIP(4) NIR (5) None of these

15. QPO, SRQ, UTS, WVU, ——(1) XVZ (2) ZYA (3) YXW(4) VWX (5) AZY

16. P3C, R5F, T8I, V12L, ——(1) Y17O (2) X17M (3) X17O(4) X16O (5) None of these

17. D-4, F-6, H-8, J-10, ——, ——(1) K-12, M-13 (2) L-12, M-14 (3) L-12, N-14(4) K-12, M-14 (5) K-12, N-14

18. G, H, J, M, ——, V(1) T (2) S (3) R(4) U (5) Q

19. OTE PUF QVG RWH ——(1) SYJ (2) TXI (3) SXJ(4) SXI (5) QWD

20. BD GI LN QS ——(1) TV (2) VW (3) WX(4) WY (5) VX

Directions: In each of the following letter series, someof the letters are missing which are given in that orderas one of the alternatives below it. Choose the cor-rect alternative.21. ba-ba - bac - acb - cbac

(1) aacb (2) bbca (3) ccba(4) cbac (5) None of these

22. adb - ac - da - cddcb - dbc - cbda(1) bccba (2) cbbaa (3) ccbba(4) bbcad (5) None of these

23. a - ba - cbaac - aa - ba(1) ccbb (2) cabc (3) cbcb(4) bbcc (5) None of these

24. - bc - - bb - aabc(1) acac (2) babc (3) abab(4) aacc (5) None of these

25. b - b - bb - - bbb - bb - b(1) bbbbba (2) bbaaab (3) ababab(4) aabaab



1. (1) Sum of two consecutive numbers of the se-ries gives the next number.

2. (1) The series consists of prime numbers.... The missing number is the next prime num-ber, which is 43.

3. (2) Each number is double the preceding one plus1.So, the next number is (255 × 2) +1 = 511

4. (4) The sequence is +6, +6, +8, +8, +10, ---------So the missing number = 43 + 10 = 53

5. (2) Alternatively we add 3 and subtract 1.Thus 9 + 3 = 12, 12 - 1 = 11, 11 + 3 =14 and soon.... the missing number = 13 + 3 = 16

6. (5) The sequence is +1, -2, +3, -4, +5. So 129 iswrong. The correct term should be 128.

7. (4) Each term is four less than the preceding num-ber multiplied by 3. Thus 654 is wrong, thecorrect term being 650.

8. (4) The sequence is +12, +22, +32, +42, +52, +62.The correct term being 92 instead of 91.

9. (1) Each number in the series is multiplied 2 andthe result is increased by 1 to obtain the nextnumber ... 39 is wrong. The correct termbeing 31.

10. (5) The numbers are 7 × 8, 8 × 9, 9 × 10, 10 × 11,11×12, 12 × 13 so 150 is wrong.

11. (1) All the letters of each term are moved fivesteps forward to obtain the correspondingletters of the next term.

12. (4) The first letters of all the terms are alternate.The second letter of each term is moved onestep backward to obtain the second letter ofthe successive term. The third letter of eachterm is moved two steps backward to obtainthe third letter of the subsequent term.

13. (5) The letters in each term are moved four stepsbackward to obtain the letters of the next term.

14. (1) The first, second and third letters of each

term are moved three steps forward, four stepsbackward and two steps forward respectivelyto obtain the corresponding letters of thesuccessive term.

15. (3) Each term in the series consists of three con-secutive letters in reverse order. The firstletter of each term and the last letter of theterm are the same.

16. (3) The first letters of the terms are alternate. Thesequence followed by the numbers is +2, +3, +4, -------The last letter of each term is three stepsahead of the last letter of the preceding term.

17. (3) The letters in the series are alternate and thenumbers indicate their position in the alpha-bet from the beginning.

18. (5) The first, second, third, fourth and fifth termsare moved one, two, three, four and five stepsrespectively forward to obtain the succes-sive terms.

19. (4) The first letters of the terms are in alphabeti-cal order, and so are the second and the thirdletter.

20. (5) Each term of the series consists of two alter-nate letters and there is a gap of two lettersbetween the last letter of each term and thefirst letter of the next term.

21. (3) The series is bac/bac/bac/bac/bac/bac. Thusthe pattern bac is repeated.

22. (2) The series is adbc/acbd/abcd/dcba/dbca/cbda. Here the letters equidistant from thebeginning and the end of the series are thesame.

23. (2) The series is acba/acba/acba/acba. Thus, thepattern acba is repeated.

24. (1) The series is abc/cab/bca/abc. Thus the let-ters are in cyclic order.

25. (3) The series is b/a/bbbb/a/bbbb/a/bbbb.Thus, in each sequence, ‘a’ moves one stepforward and ‘b’ takes its place and finally inthe fourth sequence, it is eliminated.

A code is a system of signals. Therefore, codingis a method of transmitting messages between thesender and receiver without a third person understand-ing it.

The Coding and Decoding test is set up to judgethe candidate’s ability to decipher the law that codesa particular message and break the code to reveal themessage.

LETTER CODINGA particular letter stands for another letter in let-

ter coding.Eg: If COURSE is coded as FRXUVH, how is RACEcoded in that code?

(1) HFDU (2) UCFH (3) UDFH(4) UDHF (5) UDFG

In the given code, each letter is moved three stepsforward than the corresponding letter in the word. SoR is coded as U, A as D, C as F, E as H. Hence (3) isthe answer.

NUMBER CODINGIn these questions, either numerical code values

are assigned to a word or alphabetical code valuesare assigned to numbers. The candidate is requiredto analyse the code as per directions.Case I: When numerical values are assigned to words.Eg: If in a certain code ROPE is coded as 6821, CHAIR

is coded as 73456 what will be the code forCRAPE?(1) 73456 (2) 76421 (3) 77246(4) 77123 (5) None of these

Clearly, in the given code, the alphabets are coded asfollows.

R O P E C H A I6 8 2 1 7 3 4 5So CRAPE is coded as 76421So the answer is (2)

Case II: When alphabetical code values are assignedto the numbers.

Eg: In a certain code 3456 is coded as ROPE. 15546 iscoded as APPLE. Then how is 54613 coded?(1) RPPEO (2) ROPEA (3) POEAR(4) PAREO (5) None of these

Clearly in the given figures, the numbers are coded asfollows.

3 4 5 6 1 4R O P E A LSo 54613 is coded as POEAR. The answer is (3)

MIXED CODINGIn this type of question, three or four complete

messages are given in the coded language and thecode for a particular word is asked.

To analyse such codes, any two messages bear-ing the common word are picked up. The commoncode word will mean that word. Proceeding similarlyby picking up all possible combinations of two mes-sages the entire message can be analysed.Eg: If tee see pee means drink fruit juice, see kee lee

means juice is sweet, and lee ree mee means he isintelligent, which word in that language meanssweet?(1) see (2) kee (3) lee(4) pee (5) tee

In the first and the second statements thecommon word is juice and the common code wordis see. So see means juice. In the second and thethird statements, the common word is ‘is’ and thecommon code is lee. So lee means is. Thus in thesecond statement, the remaining word sweet iscoded as kee. Hence the answer is (2).

MIXED NUMBER CODINGIn this type of questions, three or four complete

messages are given in the coded language and thecode number for a particular word is asked.Eg: If in a certain code language, 851 means good

sweet fruit; 783 means good red rose and 341means rose and fruit which of the following dig-its stands for sweet in that language?(1) 8 (2) 5 (3) 1(4) 3 (5) None of these

In the first and the second statements, the com-mon code digit is 8 and the common word is good.So 8 stands for good. In the first and the thirdstatements, the common code digit is 1 and thecommon word is fruit. So 1 stands for fruit. There-fore in the first statement, 5 stands for sweet. Hencethe answer is (2).

CODING - DECODING

DECODINGIn these questions, artificial or code values are

assigned to a word or a group of words and the can-didate is required to find out the original words.Eg: If in a certain language FLOWER is written as

EKNVDQ, what will be written as GNTRD?(1) HEOUS (2) HOUES (3) HUOSE(4) HOUSE (5) None of theseEach letter of the word is one step ahead of thecorresponding letter of the code. E K N V D Q G N T R D F L O W E R H O U S EThus HOUSE is written as GNTRD, So theanswer is (4)

Speed Developing Practice Test No. 71. If in a certain language CHAMPION is coded as

HCMAIPNO, how can NEGATIVE be coded inthat code?(1) ENAGITEV (2) NEAGVEIT(3) MGAETVIE(4) EGAITEVN (5) NEGATIEV

2. In a certain language KINDLE is coded as ELDNIK,how can EXOTIC be coded in that code?(1) EXOTLC (2) CXOTIE (3) COXITE(4) CITOXE (5) EOXITC

3. If in a certain language GAMBLE is coded asFBLCKF, how can FLOWER be coded in that lan-guage?(1) GKPVFQ (2) EMNXDS (3) GMPVDS(4) HNQYGT (5) EKNVDQ

4. If in a certain language FASHION is coded asFOIHSAN, how can PROBLEM be coded in thatcode?(1) ROBLEMP (2) PLEBRUM (3)PRBOELM(4) RPBOELM (5) PELBORM

5. If FRIEND is coded as HUMJTK, how canCANDLE be written in that code?(1) EDRIRL (2) DCQHQK (3) ESJFME(4) FYOBOC (5) DEQJQM

6. If in a certain code, TWENTY is written as 863985and ELEVEN is written as 323039, how canTWELVE be written in that code?(1) 863203 (2) 863584 (3) 863903(4) 863063 (5) None of these

7. If PALE is coded as 2134, EARTH is coded as 41590,how can is PEARL be coded in that language?(1) 29530 (2) 24153 (3) 25413(4) 25430 (5) None of these

8. If ROSE is coded as 6821, CHAIR is coded as 73456and PREACH is coded as 961473, what will be thecode for SEARCH?(1) 246173 (2) 214673 (3) 214763(4) 216473 (5) None of these

9. In a certain code nee tim see means how are you ;ble nee see means where are you. What will bethe code for where?(1) nee (2) tim (3) see(4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these

10. In a certain code language pit nae tom means appleis green ; nae ho tap means green and white andho tom ka means shirt is white. Which of thefollowing represents apple in that language?(1) nae (2) tom (3) pit(4) ho (5) ka

11. If nitco sco tingo stands for softer than flower ;tingo rho mst stands for sweet flower fragranceand mst sco tmp stands for sweet than smile whatwould fragrance stand for?(1) rho (2) mst (3) tmp(4) sco (5) None of these

12. In a certain code language, 743 means Mangoesare good ; 657 means Eat good food ; and 934means Mangoes are ripe. Which digit meansripe in that language?(1) 5 (2) 4 (3) 9(4) 7 (5) Cannot be determined

NEW TYPE OF CODINGThis is a kind of coding recently included in the

Reasoning section. In this type of questions eitheralphabetical code values are assigned to symbols orsymbols are assigned to alphabets. The candidate isrequired to analyse the code as per direction.Eg: 1. In a certain code ‘TOME’ is written as @ $ * ?

and ARE is written as ‘ • £ ? ’ How can ‘RE-MOTE’ be written in that code?(1) £ ? • $ @ ? (2) @ ? * $ @ ? (3)£ ? * $ @ ?(4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these

Sol: From the data we haveT @ O $ M * E ? andA • R £ E ?Hence REMOTE is coded as £ ? * $ @ ? So (3) isthe answer.

19. 163542(1) XTJCNZ (2) TXJCNZ (3) XTJCZN(4) XTCJNZ (5) None of these

20. 925873(1) ZQCFOJ (2) QZCFOJ (3) QZCOFJ(4) QZCFJO (5) None of these

21. 741568(1) ONCXTF (2) NOXCFT (3) ONCFCT(4) ONXCTF (5) None of these

22. In a certain code ORANGE is written as ‘ ? ÷ @ •+ * ’ and EAT is written as ‘ * @ $’. How canROTATE be written in that code?(1) ÷ ? $ @ * $ (2) ÷ ? $ @ • * (3)÷ ? $ @ $ *(4) ÷ ? $ * • @ (5) None of these

23. In a certain code ‘PALM’ is written as ‘ £ @ ? $ ’and ‘ARM’ is written as ‘ @ * $ ’. How can‘ALARM’ be written in that code?(1) @ £ @ ? $ (2) @ $ ? £ @ (3) ? @ @ £ $(4) @ ? @ £ $ (5) None of these

24. In a certain code ‘HEAT’ is written as ‘ ? * $ @ ’and ‘FINGER’ is written as ‘ £ • & *@’. Howcan ‘FATHER’ be written in that code?(1) $ @ ? *@ (2) $ @ ? @* (3) @ ? @ $ *(4) $ @ ? @* (5) None of these

25. In a certain code ‘BODE’ is written as ‘ @ $ * ? ’and ‘EAT’ is written as ‘ ? • £ ’ How can ‘DE-BATE’ be written in that code?(1) ? * @ * £ • (2) * ? @ • £ ? (3)* ? @ * £ ?(4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these

1. (1) 2. (4) 3. (2) 4. (5) 5. (1) 6. (1) 7. (2) 8. (2) 9. (5) 10. (3)11. (1) 12. (3) 13. (3) 14. (4) 15. (1) 16. (3) 17. (2) 18. (4) 19. (1) 20. (2)21. (4) 22. (3) 23. (5) 24. (1) 25. (2)

13. In a certain code, 247 means spread red carpet ;256 means dust one carpet and 264 means onered carpet which digit in that code means dust?(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 5(4) 6 (5) Cannot say

14. In a certain code language, 134 means good andtasty, 478 means see good pictures ; and 729means pictures are faint. Which of the followingdigits stands for see?(1) 4 (2) 7 (3) 9(4) 8 (5) None of these

15. In a certain code 253 means books are old ; 546means man is old and 378 means buy good books.What stands for ‘are’ in that code?(1) 2 (2) 4 (3) 5(4) 6 (5) 9

16. In a certain code language TSSNOFFQ is writtenas STRONGER then GQFDENN will be written as(1) DOMEERF (2) FEEDORM (3)FREEDOM(4) FREEDMO (5) None of these

17. If FULFNHW is the code for CRICKET, EULGHwill be coded as(1) PRIDE (2) BRIDE (3) BLADE(4) BLIND (5) None of these

18. If in a certain language REMOTE is coded asROTEME, which word would be coded asPNIICC?(1) NPIICC (2) PICCIN (3) PINCIC(4) PICNIC (5) PICINC

Directions (19-21): The number in each questionbelow is to be codified in the following code.Digit: 5 3 7 1 4 9 6 2 8Letter: C J O X N Q T Z F



1. (1) In the code each of the two letters are re-versed in arrangement.

2. (4) In the code the arrangement of the letters inthe word is wholly reversed.

3. (2) The letters preceding the first, third and fifthletters of the given word and those succeed-ing the second, fourth and last letters of theword in the alphabet form the code.

4. (5) The 1st and the last letters of the word arekept as such in the code and all other lettersin between them are wholly reversed.

5. (1) In the code, the first letter is the second alpha-bet, the second letter is the third alphabet, thethird letter is the fourth alphabet and so onafter the corresponding letter in the word.

6. (1) The letters are coded accordingly T as 8, Was 6, E as 3, L as 2, and V as 0. So TWELVE iscoded as 863203.

7. (2) The letters are coded accordingly P as 2, E as4, A as 1, R as 5 and L as 3. So PEARL iscoded as 24153.

8. (2) The letters are coded accordingly S as 2, E as1, A as 4, R as 6, C as 7 and H as 3. i.e., 214673

9. (5) In the first and the second statements the com-mon words are ‘are’ and ‘you’ and the com-mon code words are nee and see. So nee andsee means are and you. In the second state-ment the remaining code ble means where.

10. (3) In the first and the second statements, thecommon code word is nae and the commonword is green. So nae means green. In thefirst and the third statements, the commoncode word is tom and the common word is isso tom means is. Therfore in the first state-ment pit means apple.

11. (1) In the first and the second statements thecommon code is tingo and the common wordis flower. So tingo means flower. In the sec-ond and the third statements, the commoncode is mst and the common word is sweet.So mst means sweet. Therefore in the sec-ond statement, rho means fragranee.

12. (3) In the first and the third statements, the com-mon code digits are 4 and 3 ; and the com-mon words are mangoes and are. So 4 and 3are the codes for mangoes and are. Thus inthe third statement 9 means ripe.

13. (3) In the first and the second statements, the

common code digit is 2 and the common wordis carpet. So 2 means carpet. In the secondand the third statements, the common codedigit is 6 and the common word is one. So 6means one. Therefore in the second state-ment, 5 means dust.

14. (4) In the first and the second statements, thecommon code digit is 4 and the common wordis good. So 4 stands for good. In the secondand the third statements, the common codedigit is 7 and the common word is pictures.So 7 stands for pictures. Thus in the secondstatement 8 stands for see.

15. (1) In the first and the second statements, thecommon code digit is 5 and the common wordis old, so 5 stands for old. In the first andthird statements, the common code digit is 3and the common word is books so 3 standsfor books. Thus in the first statement, 2stands for are.

16. (3) The first letter is moved one step backwardand second is moved one step forward thethird letter is moved one step backward, thefourth letter one step forward and so on. Sothe answer is (3)

17. (2) Each letter of the word is three steps aheadof the corresponding letter of the code.

18. (4) The groups of second and third letters andfourth and fifth letters in the word interchangeplaces in the code.

19. (1) As given 1 is coded as X, 6 is coded as T, 3 iscoded as J, 5 is coded as C, 4 is coded as N and2 is coded as Z. So 163542 is coded as XTJCNZ.

20. (2) As given 9 is coded as Q, 2 as Z, 5 as C, 8 as F,7 as O and 3 as J. So 925873 is coded as QZCFOJ.

21. (4) 7 is coded as O, 4 as N, 1 as X, 5 as C, 6 as Tand 8 as F. So 741568 is coded as ONXCTF.

22. (3) O R A N G E E A T ? ÷ @ • + * * @ $

So we can code ROTATE as ÷ ? $ @ $ *23. (5) P £ A @ L ? M $ R * M $

ALARM @ ? @ $ £ *24. (1) H ? A $ T @ F

I £ N •G & E * R FATHER $ @ ? *

25. (2) B @ O $ D * E ? A •T £DEBATE * ? @ • £ ?

The figure shows the fourmain directions (North N, SouthS, East E, West W) and the fourcardinals (North east NE, Northwest NW, South east SE, Southwest SW) to help the candidatesknow the directions.

In this test, the questions consist of a sort ofdirection puzzle. A successive follow-up of directionis formulated and the candidate is required to ascer-tain the final direction or the distance between twopoints. The test is meant to judge the candidate’sability to trace, follow and sense the direction cor-rectly.

Speed Developing Practice Test No. 81. Deepak starts walking straight towards east. Af-

ter walking 75 m he turns to the left and walks 25m straight. Again he turns to the left and walks adistance of 40m straight, again he turns to the leftand walks a distance of 25 m. How far is he fromthe starting point?(1) 140 m (2) 35 m (3) 115 m(4) 25 m (5) None of these

2. Arun started walking towards North. After walk-ing 30 m, he turned left and walked 40 m. He thenturned left and walked 30 m. He again turned leftand walked 50 m. How far is he from his originalposition?(1) 50 m (2) 40 m (3) 30 m(4) 20 m (5) None of these

3. Ramu went 15 km. to the west from his house,then he turned left and walked 20 km. He thenturned east and walked 25 km. and finally turningleft covered 20 km. How far is he from his house?(1) 5 km. (2) 10 km. (3) 40 km.(4) 80 km. (5) None of these

4. Rekha who is facing south turns to her left andwalks 15 m, then she turns to her left and walks 7metres, then facing west she walks 15m. How faris she from her original position?(1) 22 m (2) 37 m (3) 44 m(4) 7 m (5) None of these

5. Going 50 m to the south of her house, Radhikaturns left and goes another 20 m. Then, turningto the north, she goes 30 m and then starts walk-ing to her house. In which direction is she walk-ing now?(1) North-west (2) North (3)South-east(4) East (5) None of these

6. Shailesh and Mohan start from a fixed point.Shailesh moves 3 km. northward, turns right andthen covers 4 km. Mohan moves 5 km westwards,turns right and walks 3 km. The distance betweenShailesh and Mohan now is(1) 10 km (2) 9 km (3) 8 km(4) 6 km (5) 4 km

7. A man walks 30 metres towards south. Then,turning to his right, he walks 30 metres. Thenturning to his left, he walks 20 metres. Again, heturns to his left and walks 30 metres. How far ishe from his initial position?(1) 30 metres (2) 20 metres (3)80 metres(4) 60 metres (5) None of these

8. Suresh starts from his house towards west. Afterwalking a distance of 30 m, he turned towardsright and walked 20 metres. He then turned leftand moving a distance of 10 metres, turned to hisleft again and walked 40 metres. He now turns tothe left and walks 5 metres. Finally he turns to hisleft. In which direction is he walking now?(1) North (2) South (3) East(4) South-West (5) West

9. Raj travelled from a point X straight to Y at adistance of 80 m. He turned right and walked 50m, then again turned right and walked 70 metres.Finally he turned right and walked 50 m. How faris he from the starting point?(1) 20 metres (2) 50 metres (3)70 metres(4) 10 metres (5) None of these

DIRECTION SENSE TEST

W

NW NEN

E

SWS

SE

10. A man walks 10 km towards north. From there hewalks 6 km towards south. Then he walks 3 kmtowards east. How far and in which direction ishe with reference to his starting point?(1) 7 km east (2) 5 km west(3)5 km north-east(4) 7 km west (5) None of these

11. One morning after sunrise, Sumesh and Ratheeshwere standing on a lawn with their backs towardseach other. Sumesh’s shadow fell exactly towardshis left hand side. Which direction was Ratheeshfacing?(1) East (2) West (3) North(4) South (5) North-east

12. A watch reads 4.30 if the minute hand points east,in what direction does the hour hand point?(1) North (2) North-west (3)South-east(4) North-east (5) None of these

13. Five students A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a row,D is on the right of E. B is on the left of E but is onthe right of A. D is on the left of C. Who is sittingon the extreme left?(1) A (2) B (3) C(4) D (5) E

14. Five persons were playing card game sitting in acircle all facing the centre. Ashish was to the leftof Milan Nitin was to the right of Anupam andbetween Anupam and Mukesh. Who was to theright of Mukesh?(1) Nitin (2) Milan (3) Mukesh(4) Ashish (5) Cannot be determined

15. Facing the east, Rajesh turned left and walked 10metres, then he turned to his left again and walked10 m. He then turned 45o towards his right andwent straight to cover 25 metres. In which direc-tion from his starting point is he?(1) South-west (2) South-east(3)North-west(4) North-east (5) East

Answers: Speed Developing Practice Test No. 81. (2) 2. (5) 3. (2) 4. (4) 5. (1) 6. (2) 7. (5) 8. (1) 9. (4) 10. (3) 11. (4) 12. (4) 13. (1) 14. (4) 15. (3)


1. (2) The movements of Deepak are as shown inthe figureClearly, EB = DC = 40 m... Deepak’s distance fromthe starting pointA = (AB - EB) = (75 - 40) = 35 metres

2. (5) The movements of Arun are as shown in fig-ure from A to E, clearly Arun’sdistance from his originalposition= AE = (DE - DA)= (DE - BC) = 10 m.

3. (2) The movements of Ramu are as shown in fig-ure.

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... Ramu’s distance from his house at A = AE= (BE - AB) = (CD - AB) = (25 - 15)km = 10 km

4. (4) The movements of Rekha are as shown in figure... Rekha’s distance fromthe starting point A= AD = BC = 7 m.

5. (1) The movements of Radhika are as shown inthe figure. Thus she is now moving in thedirection DA i.e. North-west.

6. (2) Clearly, after travelling their total distances,Shailesh and Mohan are in the same horizon-tal line at E & C respectively. So distancebetween them is EC = EB + BC = DA + BC = 5 + 4 = 9 km.

D 40m C

25m 25 m

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75m B

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D 15m C

7m

A 15m B

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D50m

30m

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B 15m A E

20km 20km

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C 40m B

30m 30m

D 50m A E

7. (5) The movements of the man are as shown inthe figure.... The man’s distance from the initial posi-tion= AE = (AB + BE) = (AB + CD) = (30 + 20) m =50 m.

8. (1) The movements of Suresh are as shown infigure from A to G. Clearly, Suresh is walkingin the direction FB, ie, North.

9. (4) The movements of Raj are as shown in fig-ure. (X to Y, Y to A, A to B and B to C)... Raj’s distance from the starting point= XC = (XY - YC) = (XY - BA) = (80 - 70) m =10 m.

10. (3) The movements of the man are as shown inthe figure. (P to B, B to C, C to D)PC = (PB - BC) = (10 - 6) = 4 km.Clearly D is to North-east of P.... The man’s distance from thestarting point PD = PC2 + CD2

= 42 + 32 = 16 + 9 = 5 km.11. (4) Since Sumesh’s shadow fell towards left,

Sumesh is facing north. As, Ratheesh is

standing with his back towards Sumesh, hewill be facing south.

12. (4) Clearly to show 4.30, the position of theminute and hour hands of the clock will be asshown, if the minute hand points east, thehour hand will point to the North-east direc-tion.

13. (1) D is to the right of E means the order is ED. Bis on the left of E but right of A means ABE.D is to the left of C means DC. Combiningthe arrangements, we have ABEDC. So, A isto the extreme left.

14. (4) Ashish (A) is to the left ofMilind (M) means thatthe order is A, M. Nithin N

is to the right of Anupam(An) means An, N. SoNithin is between Anupamand Mukesh (Mu) means An, N, Mu. So thetwo possible arrangements are A, M, An, N,Mu and An, N, Mu, A, M. But in a cyclicarrangement both will be considered thesame. So Ashish will be to the right ofMukesh.

15. (3) Clearly the route followed by Rajesh is asshown in figure. So matching his final direc-tion with the direction diagram, he will be inNorth-west direction from the starting point.

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This section comprises of questions put in theform of puzzles involving a certain number of items,be it persons or things. The candidate is required toanalyse the given information, condense it in a suit-able form and answer the questions asked.

Solved Example

Read the following information carefully and answerthe questions given below:

There are five friends - Shailendra, Keshav,Madhav, Ashish and Rakesh. Shailendra is shorterthan Keshav but taller than Rakesh. Madhav is thetallest. Ashish is a little shorter than Keshav and alittle taller than Shailendra.

1. Who is the shortest?(1) Rakesh (2) Shailendra (3) Ashish(4) Keshav (5) None of these

2. If they stand in the order of their heights, whowill be in the middle?(1) Keshav (2) Rakesh (3) Shailendra(4) Ashish (5) None of these

3. If they stand in the order of increasing heights,who will be the second?(1) Ashish (2) Shailendra (3) Rakesh(4) Keshav (5) None of these

4. Who is the second tallest?(1) Shailendra (2) Keshav (3) Ashish(4) Rakesh (5) None of these

5. Who is taller than Ashish but shorter thanMadhav?(1) Rakesh (2) Keshav (3) Shailendra(4) Data inadequate (5) None of theseAns:Let us denote the friends by the first letterof each name, namely S, K, M, A and R. It isgiven that Shailendra is shorter than Keshav buttaller than Rakesh. Therefore R < S < K. Ashishis a little shorter than Keshav and a little tallerthan Shailendra ie S < A < K. Madhav is thetallest. From this we get R < S < A < K < M.

1. (1) Rakesh is the shortest.2. (4) Ashish is in the middle.3. (2) In the order of increasing heights, Shailendra

is the second.4. (2) Keshav is the second tallest.5. (2) Keshav is taller than Ashish but shorter than

Madhav.

Speed Developing Practice Test No. 9Directions (Qs. 1-5): In a group of 5 persons A, B, C,D and E. B and C are intelligent in Mathematics andGeography. A and C are intelligent in Mathematicsand History. B and D are intelligent in Political Sci-ence and Geography. D and E are intelligent in Politi-cal Science and Biology. E is intelligent in Biology,History and Political Science.1. Who is intelligent in Political Science, Geogra-

phy and Biology?(1) E (2) D (3) C (4) B (5) A

2. Who is intelligent in Mathematics, Political Sci-ence and Geography?(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (5) E

3. Who is intelligent in Mathematics and Historybut not in Geography?(1) C (2) E (3) A (4) B (5) D

4. Who is intelligent in Mathematics, Geography andHistory?(1) E (2) A (3) D (4) C (5) B

5. Who is intelligent in Political Science, History andBiology?(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (5) E

Directions (Qs. 6-10): Five friends A, B, C, D and Eare sitting on a bench. A is sitting next to B, C issitting next to D, D is not sitting near E, E is on the leftend of the bench,. C is on second position from theright. A is on the right side of B and to the right sideof E. A and C are sitting together.6. Where is A sitting?

(1) Between B and D (2) Between D and C(3) Between E and D (4) Between C and E(5) Between B and C

PUZZLE TEST

7. Who is sitting in the centre?(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (5) E

8. C is sitting between(1) B and D (2) A and E (3) D and E(4) A and D (5) A and B

9. What is the position of D?(1) Extreme left (2) Extreme right(3) Third from left (4) Second from left(5) None of these

10. What is the position of B?(1) Second from right (2) Centre(3) Extreme left (4) Second from left(5) None of these

Directions (Qs. 11-15): Read the following informa-tion and answer questions 11 to 15

(i) Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G, & H are sit-ting in a circle facing the centre

(ii) A, who is sitting immediately between G andC, is just opposite to F.

(iii) E, who is sitting immediately between ‘H’ and‘C’ is second to the right of A and second tothe left of F.

(iv) D is sitting second to the left of G.11. Who are the three friends sitting immediately to

the right of B?(1) DFH (2) GAC (3) ACE(4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these

12. Who is sitting between D and G?(1) A (2) F (3) B(4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these

13. Who are the immediate neighbours of D?(1) B and F (2) F and H (3) B and G(4) B and H (5) None of these

14. Who is sitting directly opposite to G?(1) E (2) F (3) H(4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these

15. Who is sitting directly opposite to C?(1) D (2) F (3) B(4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these

Directions (Qs. 16-20): P, Q, R, S, T and X are mem-bers of a family. There are two married couples. Q isan engineer and is father of T. X is grandfather of Rand is a lawyer. S is grandmother of T and is a house-wife. There is one engineer, one lawyer, one teacherone housewife and two students in the family.

16. Who is the husband of P?(1) R (2) X (3) Q (4) S (5) T

17. Which of the following are the two marriedcouples?(1) XS, QP (2) XS, QT (3) XS, RP(4) TS, RX (5) None of these

18. Which of the following is definitely a group ofmale members?(1) Q, X, T (2) X, T (3) Q, X, P(4) Q, X (5) None of these

19. Who is the sister of T?(1) R (2) S (3) P(4) Data inadequate (5) None of these

20. Which of the following can be P’s profession?(1) Housewife (2) Engineer (3) Teacher(4) Engineer or Teacher (5)Housewife or Teacher

V Directions (Qs. 21-25): Six plays A, B, C, D, Eand F are to be staged one on each day fromMonday to Saturday. The schedule of the playsis to be in accordance with the following:

A must be staged a day before E. C must not bestaged on Tuesday. B must be staged on the dayfollowing the day on which F is staged. D mustbe staged on Friday only and should not be im-mediately preceded by B. E must not be stagedon the last day of the schedule.

21. Which of the following plays immediately follows B?(1) A (2) C (3) D (4) E (5) F

22. Which of the following plays is on Monday?(1) E (2) F (3) C (4) B (5) A

23. Play D is between which of the following pairs ofplays?(1) B and E (2) E and F (3) A and E(4) C and E (5) C and F

24. Which of the following is the schedule of plays,with the order of their staging from Monday?(1) E, A, B, F, D, C (2) A, F, B, E, D, C (3) A, F, B, C, D, E(4) F, A, B, E, D, C (5) None of these

25. Play C cannot definitely be staged on which ofthe following days in addition to Tuesday?(1) Monday (2) Wednesday (3) Friday(4) Thursday (5) Saturday


11. (2) 12. (3) 13. (1) 14. (3) 15. (1) 16. (3) 17. (1) 18. (4) 19. (4) 20. (3)21. (1) 22. (2) 23. (4) 24. (5) 25. (3)


We can prepare a table from the given data as below:

PoliticalMaths Geography History Science Biology

A

B

C

D

E

1. (2) Clearly from the table D is intelligent in Politi-cal Science, Geography and Biology.

2. (2) B is intelligent in Mathematics, Political Sci-ence and Geography.

3. (3) A is intelligent in Mathematics and Historybut not in Geography.

4. (4) C is intelligent in Mathematics, History andGeography.

5. (5) E is intelligent in Political Science, Historyand Biology.

II C is sitting on the second position from right andA is sitting both with C and next to B. So A willbe in the third position from right and B the onfourth position from right. E is on the left end ofthe bench. So D, who remains and who is sittingnext to C will be on the right end. Thus the ar-rangement will be as shown.

E — B — A — C — D

6. (5) Clearly A is sitting between B and C.7. (1) A is sitting in the centre.8. (4) C is sitting between A and D.9. (2) D is on the extreme right.

10. (4) B is second from the left.III The seating arrangement is a shown in the fig.11. (2) GAC are the three friends sitting immediate

right of B.

12. (3) B is sitting between D and G.13. (1) B and F are the immediate neighbours of D.14. (3) H is sitting directly opposite to G.15. (1) D is sitting directly opposite to C.

IV S is the grandmother of T and is a housewife. SoX who is a lawyer and grandfather of R must bemarried to S. Thus R and T must be brother orsister and be the two students. Q who is an engi-neer and father of T will be father of T and R andmust be married to P who shall be the only teacherin the family. Thus the questions can be answeredas follows.

16. (3) Q is the husband of P.17. (1) XS and QP are the two married couples.18. (4) X and Q are definitely male members as they

are grandfather and father.19. (4) Nothing is mentioned about the sex of T and

R. So, we cannot say if R is sister of T.20. (3) Clearly P can be a teacher.

V Clearly, D must be staged on Friday. A must bestaged before E i.e. order AE must be followed.But E cannot be staged on last day. Also, B mustbe staged immediately after F. i.e. order FB mustbe followed. But B cannot precede D. So F and Bcan be staged on Monday and Tuesday and Aand E on Wednesday and Thursday. C, whichcannot be staged on Tuesday shall be staged onSaturday. Thus the order followed will be

Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. F B A E D C

21. (1) Clearly, A immediately follows B.22. (2) F will be staged on Monday.23. (4) Play D is between E and C.24. (5) Clearly, if the order of staging is as given

above, none from amongst the choices.25. (3) C cannot be staged on Friday as well because

D has to be staged on that day.




This section deals with questions on simple math-ematical operations. Here, the four fundamental op-erations - addition, subtraction, multiplication anddivision and also statements such as ‘less than’,‘greater than’, ‘equal to’, ‘not equal to’ etc. are repre-sented by symbols different from the usual ones. Thequestions involving these operations are set usingartificial symbols. The candidate has to substitutethe real signs and solve the questions accordingly, toget the answer.

Eg. 1.If + means ÷, - means ×, ÷ means +, and × means then 48 + 12 ÷ 15 × 2 - 5 = ?(1) 8 (2) 18 (3) 9 (4) 3 (5) None of these

Ans: Putting the proper signs in the given expression,we get

48 ÷ 12 + 15 - 2 × 5 = 4 + 15 - 10 = 9Hence the answer is (3)

1. If - means ×, × means +, + means ÷ and ÷ means -,what will be the value of 40 × 12 + 3 - 6 ÷ 60 = ?(1) 44 (2) 7.95(3) 16 (4) 8 (5) None of these

2. If + means ÷, ÷ means -, - means × and × means +36 × 12 + 3 ÷ 5 - 2 is(1) 85 (2) 22 (3) 30 (4) 9 (5) None of these

3. If + means ÷ , ÷ means -, - means × and × means +,what will be the value of the following expres-sion?75 + 5 × 3 - 4 ÷ 6(1) 20 (2) 21 (3) 25 (4) 12.5(5) None of these

4. ÷ means +, × means -, + means × and - means ÷then 15 - 5 + 2 × 3 ÷ 2 = ?(1) 36 (2) 13 (3) 5 (4) 4 (5) None of these

5. + means ÷, × means -, ÷ means × and - means +.Then 5 - 12 + 2 × 3 ÷ 3 = ?(1) 22 (2) 32 (3) 15.9(4) 2 (5) None of these

6. If P denotes +, Q denotes -, M denotes × and Ldenotes ÷, which of the following statements istrue?(1) 32P8 L16Q4 = 3

2 (2)6M18Q26L13P7 = 17313

(3) 11 M34L17Q8L3 = 383 (4) 9P9 L9Q9M9 = - 71

7. a denotes ×, b denotes ÷, c denotes + and d de-notes - then 8a3c24b12d19 = ?(1) 70 (2) 7 (3) 14 (4) 31 (5) None of these

8. If + stands for divison, - stands for equal to, ×stands for addition, ÷ stands for greater than, =stands for less than, > stands for multiplicationand < stands for subtraction, which of the follow-ing alternatives is correct?(1) 5 + 2 × 1 = 3 + 4 >1 (2) 5 > 2 × 1 - 3 > 4 < 1(3) 5 × 2 < 1 - 3 < 4 × 1 (4) 5 < 2 × 1+ 3 > 4 × 1

9. $ means -, * means +, @ means ÷, # means ×, then3 # 5 * 63 @ 7 $ 12 = ?(1) 52 (2) 22 (3) 12(4) 1 (5) None of these

10. M denotes ×, D denotes ÷, A denotes + , S de-notes - Then 25S72D12A1M6 is(1) 25 (2) 20 (3) 35(4) 2 (5) None of these

1. (5) From the given expression 40 + 12 ÷ 3 × 6 - 60= 40 + 4 × 6 - 60 = 40 + 24 - 60 = 4

2. (3) From the given expression36 +12 ÷ 3-5×2 = 303. (2) From the given expression 75 ÷ 5 + 3 × 4 - 6

= 15 + 12 - 6 = 214. (3) From the given expression 15 ÷5 × 2 -3 + 2 =3 ×2 - 3 + 2

= 6 - 3 + 2 = 55. (4) From the given expression5+ 12 ÷ 2 - 3×3 =5 + 6 - 9 = 2

6. (4) Using proper notations in (4) we get the state-ment as 9 + 9 ÷ 9 - 9 × 9 = 9 + 1 - 81 = -71

7. (2) From the given expression 8 × 3 + 24 ÷ 12 - 19= 24 + 2 - 19 = 7

8. (2) Using proper notations in (2), we get the state-ment as 5 × 2 + 1=3×4-1 or 11=11which is true.

9. (3) From the given expression 3 × 5 + 63 ÷ 7 - 12 = 15 + 9 - 12 = 12

10. (1) From the given expression25-72 ÷12+1×6= 25

Mathematical Operations

In this type of questions, certain words will begiven. The candidate is required to put them in theorder in which they would be arranged in a dictionaryand then state the word which is placed in the desiredplace. For such questions, the candidate requires abasic knowledge of the ‘Dictionary Usage’. In a dic-tionary, the words are put in alphabetical order. Thewords beginning with a particular letter are again ar-ranged in alphabetical order with respect to the sec-ond letter of the word and so on.

Eg. 1. Arrange the given words in alphabetical orderand pick the one that comes first.(1) Cloud (2) Middle (3) Grunt(4) Mob (5) Chain

These words can be properly arranged as Chain,Cloud, Grunt, Middle, Mob. Clearly the firstword is Chain. Hence the answer is (5)

Eg. 2. In the word ‘PARADISE’, how many pairs ofletters are there which have as many lettersbetween them in the word as in the alphabet.(1) One (2) Three (3) Four(4) Two (5) None

Such pairs are PRAE and AD. So the answer is (2).

Speed Developing Practice Test No. 111. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order

and pick the one that comes last(1) Abandon (2) Actuate (3) Accumulate(4) Acquit (5) Achieve

2. Arrange the words in alphabetical order and pickthe one that comes second.(1) Explosion (2) Emergency(3) Ecstasy(4) Eager (5) Entomology

3. Arrange the words in the alphabetical order andpick the one that comes second last(1) Brook (2) Bandit (3) Boisterous(4) Baffle (5) Bright

Directions (Qs. 4 - 7): Arrange the given wordsin alphabetical order and choose the one thatcomes first.

4. (1) Nature (2) Native (3) Narrate(4) Nascent (5) Naughty

5. (1) Guarantee (2) Group (3) Grotesque(4) Guard (5) Groan

6. (1) Science (2) Scrutiny (3) Scripture(4) Scramble (5) Script

7. (1) Slander (2) Skeleton (3) Stimulate(4) Similar (5) Summary

Directions (Qs. 8 -11): Arrange the given wordsin the alphabetical order and pick the one thatcomes in the middle.

8. (1) Radical (2) Radiate (3) Racket(4) Radius (5) Radar

9. (1) Alive (2) Afforest (3) Anticipate(4) Appreciate (5) Achieve

10. (1) Parasite (2) Party (3) Petal(4) Paste (5) Prick

11. (1) Signature (2) Significance (3) Sight(4) Sigh (5) Sieve

12. How many pairs of letters are there in the word‘HORIZON’ which have as many letters betweenthem in the word as in the English alphabet?(1) One (2) Two (3) Three(4) More than 3 (5) None of these

13. If the first and the third letters in the word NEC-ESSARY were interchanged, also the fourth andthe sixth letters, and the seventh and the ninthletters, which of the following would be the 7thletter from the left?(1) A (2) Y (3) R (4) E (5) S

14. If it is possible to make a meaningful word withthe second, the sixth, the ninth and the twelfthletters of the word ‘CONTRIBUTION’, which ofthe following will be the last letter of that word? Ifmore than one such words can be made give Mas the answer and if no such word is there, give Xas the answer.(1) T (2) O (3) N (4) M (5) X

Directions (Qs. 15-20): Each of the following ques-tions is based on the following alphabet series

A B C D E F G H I J K L MN O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

15. Which letter is sixteenth to the right of the letterwhich is fourth to the left of I?(1) S (2) T (3) U (4) V (5) None of these

16. Which letter is the seventh to the right of thethirteenth letter from your left?(1) S (2) T (3) U (4) V (5) None of these

ALPHABET TEST

17. If the first half of the alphabet was written in thereverse order, which letter would be the nineteenthfrom your right?(1) H (2) F (3) D (4) E (5) None of these

18. Which letter will be sixth to the right of the elev-enth letter from the right end of the alphabet?(1) K (2) V (3) J (4) U (5) None of these

19. If the above letters were in the reverse order, whichwill be the fifth letter to the left of the ninth letterfrom the right?(1) P (2) N (3) D (4) W(5) None of these

20. Which letter will be midway between the fifteenthletter from the left and eighteenth letter from theright end?(1) H (2) K (3) G (4) L (5)None of these


11. (3) 12. (4) 13. (2) 14. (2) 15. (3) 16. (2) 17. (2) 18. (2) 19. (5) 20. (4)


12. (4) Such letter pairs are RO, ON, RN and HN13. (2) The new letter sequence is CENSSEYRA. So

from the left 7th letter is Y.14. (2) The second, sixth, ninth and twelfth letters

in the word contribution are O, I, T, N. Theword formed is INTO.

15. (3) The fourth letter to the left of I is E. Then thesixteenth letter to the right of E is U.

16. (2) The thirteenth letter from the left is M. Theseventh letter to the right of M is T.

17. (2) The new alphabet series is

M L K J I H G F E D C B AN O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZCounting from the right i.e. Z, the nineteenthletter is F.

18. (2) Counting from the right in the given alpha-bet series i.e. Z, the eleventh letter is P. Thesixth letter to the right of P is V.

19. (2) The fifth letter to the ninth letter from the leftmeans 14th letter from the right, i.e. N.

20. (4) The fifteenth letter from the left is O. Theeighteenth letter from the right is I. The lettermidway between I and O is L.

Number TestIn this catagory of questions, generally a long

series of numbers is given. The candidate is requiredto find out how many times a number satisfying thecondition specified in the question will occur.E.g. 1. How many 9’s are there in the following num-

ber sequence which are immediately precededby 5 but not immediately followed by 3 ?

3 9 5 9 4 5 9 3 7 9 8 5 9 9 8 7 9 5 1 9 6 5 9 4 3 9 5 9 3 8(1) One (2) Two (3) Three(4) Four (5) More than four

The numbers satisfying the given conditionscan be shown as follows.

3 9 5 9 4 5 9 3 7 9 8 5 9 9 8 7 9 5 1 9 6 5 9 4 3 9 5 9 3 8.So, the answer is (3)

Ranking Test: In this, generally the ranks of a per-son both from the top and from the bottom will bementioned and the total number of persons is to befound.E.g. 2. Radha ranks twentyfirst from the top and twen-

tieth from the bottom in a certain examination.How many students are there in her class?

(1) 40 (2) 41 (3) 42(4) 45 (5) None of theseClearly the whole class consists of(i) 20 students who have a rank higher than Radha(ii) Radha(iii) 19 students who have rank lower than Radhai.e. (20 + 1 + 19) = 40. So, the answer is (1)

Speed Developing Practice Test No. 121. How many 9s are there in the following number

sequence which are immediately preceded by 7and also immediately followed by 8 ?7 9 7 2 3 7 9 8 6 5 7 9 8 2 8 8 9 7 4 9 7 8 8 8(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3(4) 4 (5) None of these

2. How many 6s are there in the following numberseries which are immediately either preceded by 4or followed by 7 ?3 1 2 9 6 4 7 6 4 6 7 2 9 7 6 4 4 6 7(1) One (2) Two (3) Three(4) Four (5) Five

3. In the following series of numbers how manytimes have the numbers 9, 1 and 8 appeared to-gether, 1 in the middle and 9 and 8 being on eitherside of 1?2 1 9 8 1 9 8 3 7 1 9 7 8 1 2 9 1 9 8 1 8 2 1 2(1) One (2) Six (3) Three(4) Four (5) None of these

4. How many 1s are there in the following sequencewhich are immediately preceded by 9 but not im-mediately followed by 7 ?7 1 9 1 1 7 1 8 9 1 7 1 2 1 3 1 4 5 7 1 3 9 1 7(1) One (2) Two (3) Three(4) Four (5) None of these

5. How many 7s immediately preceded by 6 but notimmediately followed by 4 are there in the follow-ing series?7 4 2 7 6 4 3 6 7 5 3 5 7 8 4 3 7 6 7 2 4 0 6 7 4 3(1) One (2) Two (3) Four(4) Six (5) None of these

6. In the given series how many instances are therein which an even number is followed by two oddnumbers?1 8 5 7 2 9 8 4 3 6 2 7 5 1 8 9 4 3 6 5 9(1) Nil (2) One (3) Two(4) Three (5) None of these

7. Ajay’s position in a row is thirteenth from thefront side and sixth from the back side. How manypersons are standing in that row?(1) 17 (2) 18 (3) 19(4) 20 (5) 21

8. Ratan ranked 8th from the top and 37th from thebottom in a class. How many students are there inthe class?(1) 44 (2) 46 (3) 45(4) 48 (5) None of these

NUMBER, RANKING TEST

1. (2) 2. (2) 3. (1) 4. (1) 5. (2) 6. (4) 7. (2) 8. (1) 9. (2) 10. (2)11. (2) 12. (4) 13. (5) 14. (2) 15. (2)

9. In a row of boys Ganesh is twelfth from left andRajan is fifteenth from right. When they inter-change their positions, Rajan becomes twentiethfrom right. How many boys are there in the row?(1) 29 (2) 31 (3) 32(4) 30 (5) None of these

10. In a row of 16 boys when Ram was shifted by twoplaces towards left, he became 7th from the leftend. What was his earlier position from the rightend of the row?(1) 7th (2) 8th (3) 9th(4) 10th (5) None of these

11. Hari ranks sixteenth in a class of thirty. What ishis rank from the last?(1) 13 (2) 15 (3) 16(4) 17 (5) None of these

12. The Managing Director entered the conferenceroom ten minutes before 12.30 hrs for interview-ing. He came 20 minutes before the Chairmanwho was 30 minutes late. At what time, were theinterviews scheduled?(1) 12.50 (2) 12.40 (3) 12.20(4) 12.10 (5) 12.50

13. A bus for Bangalore leaves every thirty minutesfrom a bustand. An enquiry clerk told a passangerthat a bus had already left ten minutes ago andthe next bus will leave at 9.35 am. At what timedid the enquiry clerk give this information to thepassenger?(1) 9.10 am (2) 8.55 am (3) 9.08 am(4) 9.05 am (5) 9.15 am

14. How many days will there be from 26th January,1988 to 15th May 1988 ? (both days included)(1) 110 (2) 111 (3) 112(4) 113 (5) None of these

15. Raji remembers that Latha’s birthday is after 19thbut before 22nd November, whereas Deepthi re-members that Latha’s birthday is after 20th butbefore 24th November. On which day is Latha’sbirthday?(1) 20thNovember (2) 21st November(3) 22nd November (4) 23rd November(5) None of these



12. (4) Clearly the Managing Director came at 12.20.Thus the Chairman came at 12.40. Since theChairman was late by 30 minutes, the inter-views were scheduled to be held at 12.10.

13. (5) The bus will leave 20 minutes after the clerkgives the information to the passanger andat 9.35 a.m. He gave the information 20 min-utes before 9.35 a.m. i.e. at 9.15 a.m.

14. (2) Number of days = (6 + 29 + 31 + 30 + 15) = 111.Since 1988 is a leap years, the number of daysin February = 29.

15. (2) According to Raji, Latha’s birthday is on oneof the days among 20th and 21st November.According to Deepti, Latha’s birthday is onone of the days among 21st, 22nd and 23rdNovember. The day common to both thegroups is 21st November.... Latha’s birthday is on 21st November.

1. (2) 7 9 7 2 3 7 9 8 6 5 7 9 8 2 8 8 9 7 4 9 7 8 8 82. (4) 3 1 2 9 6 4 7 6 4 6 7 2 9 7 6 4 4 73. (1) 2 1 9 8 1 9 8 3 7 1 9 7 8 1 2 9 1 9 8 1 8 2 1 24. (1) 7 1 9 1 1 7 1 8 9 1 7 1 2 1 3 1 4 5 7 1 3 9 1 75. (2) 7 4 2 7 6 4 3 6 7 5 5 3 5 7 8 4 3 7 6 7 2 4 0 6 7 4 36. (4) 1 8 5 7 2 9 8 4 3 6 2 7 5 1 8 9 4 3 6 5 97. (2) Number of persons in that row = 12 + 1+5 = 188. (1) Number of students in the class =7+1+36 = 449. (2) After interchanging Rajan becomes twenti-

eth from right i.e. earlier Ganesh was twenti-eth from right and twelfth from left. So thenumber of boys in the row = 11 + 1 + 19 = 31

10. (2) After shifting Ram becomes 7th from leftmeans his earlier position was 9th from lefti.e. 16 - 9 + 1 = 8th from right.

11. (2) Hari’s rank from the last = 30 - 16 + 1 = 15

Number Locating Test

Here, a group of digits are given the candidatesare asked to arrange the order of numbers accordingto descending/ ascending order and find out howmany numbers are there in the arrangement that satisfythe condition specified in the question.

Solved Example

1. If the digits of the number 597841 are arranged indescending order, how many digits will be as faraway from the beginning of the number as theyare in the number ?(1) None (2) One (3) Two(4) Three (5) More than threeAns : (4)

5 9 7 8 4 19 8 7 5 4 1

Number Sequance Test

In some cases, more than one group of numbersare given which is followed by 4 or 5 questions.

Solved Example

I These questions are based on the following 5numbers.479 637 854 285 769

1. If in each number the first and the third digits areinterchanged, then which number will be thelargest ?(1) 479 (2) 637 (3) 854(4) 285 (5) 769

2. If all the numbers are arranged in ascending orderwhat will be the difference between the first digitof first number and third digit of third number ?(1) 4 (2) 8 (3) 5(4) 2 (5) None of these

3. If in each number the first and second digits areinterchanged then which number will be thelargest?(1) 479 (2) 637 (3) 854(4) 285 (5) 769

4. If 1 is added to the middle digit of each numberand then the numbers are arranged in descendingorder, what will be the sum of the digits of fourthnewly formed number ?(1) 22 (2) 21 (3) 23(4) 20 (5) None of these

5. If in each number first digit is replaced by thethird digit, the third digit is replaced by the seconddigit and second digit is replaced by the first digitthen which number will be the smallest ?(1) 285 (2) 479 (3) 769(4) 637 (5) 854

ANSWERS

1. Ans : (1)479 974; 637 736854 458; 285 582769 967Largest number = 974 479

2. Ans : (3)285 < 479 < 637 < 769 < 8547 - 2 = 5

3. Ans : (4)479 749; 637 367854 584; 285 825769 679Largest number = 825 285

4. Ans : (2)479 489; 637 647854 864; 285 295769 779864 > 779 > 647 > 489 > 2954 + 8 + 9 21

5. Ans : (5)479 947; 637 763854 485; 285 528769 976Smallest number = 485 854

Exercise1. How many such digits are there in the number

5 2 3 6 1 9 8 4 each of which is as far away from thebeginning of the numbers as when the digits arerearranged ascending order within the number ?(1) None (2) One (3) Two(4) Three (5) More than three

2. The positions of how many digits in the numberwill remain same after the digits within the number8 2 6 1 4 7 9 are rearranged in ascending order?(1) None (2) One (3) Two(4) Three (5) More than three

3. How many such digits are there in the number 7 6 4 5 2 8 each of which is as far away from thebeginning of the number as when the digits arearranged in descending order within the number?(1) None (2) One (3) Two(4) Three (5) More than three

4. How many such pair of digits are there in thenumber 4 2 1 5 7 9 3 6 8 each of which has as manydigits between them in the number as when theyare arranged in ascending order ?(1) None (2) One (3) Two(4) Three (5) More than three

5. In the case of how many digits in the number2 13 8 5 7 4, their positions in the number and thepositions when the digits of the number arearranged in the ascending order are identical ?(1) Nil (2) Four (3) Three(4) Two (5) None of these

ANSWERS

1. Ans : (4)

5 2 3 6 1 9 8 41 2 3 4 5 6 8 9

2. Ans : (3)

8 2 6 1 4 7 91 2 4 6 7 8 9

3. Ans : (2)

7 6 4 5 2 88 7 6 5 4 2

4. Ans : (4)

4 2 1 5 7 9 3 6 8

5. Ans. (3)

2 1 3 8 5 7 41 2 3 4 5 7 8

PRACTICE TESTI. Direction (1-4) : Following questions are based

on the five three digit numbers given below :472 487 348 728 845

1. If the positions of the first and the third digits ineach number are interchanged, which of thefollowing will be middle digit of the highestnumber?(1) 4 (2) 8 (3) 7(4) 2 (5) 3

2. Which of the following will be the sum total ofthe three digits of the third lowest number amongthem ?(1) 13 (2) 19 (3) 15(4) 17 (5) 14

3. Which of the following will be the middle digit ofthe highest number ?(1) 7 (2) 3 (3) 2(4) 8 (5) 4

4. If the positions of the first and the last digitswithin each number are interchanged, which ofthe following will be second digit of the secondlargest number ?(1) 8 (2) 4 (3) 3(4) 5 (5) 2

II. Directions (5-9) : Study the sets of numbers givenbelow and answer the qustions ; which follow :972 682 189 298 751

5. If one is added to the lowest number and two isadded to the highest number, what will be thedifference between the second digit of the

smallest number and third digit of the highestnumber ?(1) 5 (2) 7 (3) 9(4) 8 (5) None of these

6. If in each number, first and the last digits areinterchanged, which of the following will be thethird highest number ?(1) 972 (2) 682 (3) 189(4) 298 (5) 751

7. If in each number, all the three digits are arrangedin descending order, which of the following willbe the third highest number ?(1) 972 (2) 682 (3) 189(4) 298 (5) 751

8. If in each number, second and the third digits areinterchanged, what will be the sum of first digit ofthe smallest number and last digit of highestnumber ?(1) 7 (2) 6 (3) 9(4) 8 (5) None of these

9. If one is added to the smaller odd number andone is subtracted from the higher odd number,which of the following will be obtained if thesecond digit of the higher number is subtractedfrom the second digit of the lower number soformed?(1) 6 (2) 5 (3) 4(4) 3 (5) 2

III. Direction (10 -14) : Study the sets of numbers givenbelow and answer the questions, which follow.489 541 654 953 783

10. If in each number, all the three digits are arrangedin ascending order, which of the following will bethe lowest number ?(1) 489 (2) 541 (3) 654(4) 953 (5) 783

11. If five is subtracted from each of the numbers,which of the following numbers will be differencebetween the second digit of second highestnumber and the second digit of the highestnumber?(1) Zero (2) 3 (3) 1(4) 4 (5) 2

12. If in each number the first and second digits areinterchanged, which will be the third highestnumber ?(1) 489 (2) 541 (3) 654(4) 953 (5) 783

13. Which of the following number will be obtained ifthe first digit of lowest number is subtracted fromthe second digit of highest number after addingone to each of the numbers ?(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3(4) 4 (5) 5

14. If in each number, the first and the last digits areinterchanged, which of the following will be thesecond highest number ?(1) 489 (2) 541 (3) 654(4) 953 (5) 783

IV. Direction (15-19) : These questions are basedon following set of numbers319 869 742 593 268

15. If in each number the first and third digits areinterchanged then which number will be thehighest ?(1) 319 (2) 869 (3) 742(4) 593 (5) 268

16. If one is subtracted from the first and third digitsof each of the numbers, what will be the differencebetween the first digit of the highest number andthe first digit of the lowest number ?(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4(4) 5 (5) None of these

17. If in each number all the digits are arranged inascending order, which number will be secondlowest ?(1) 319 (2) 869 (3) 742(4) 593 (5) 268

18. If in each number first digit is replaced by thethird digit, second digit is replaced by the firstdigit and third digit is replaced by the seconddigit, then which number will be the secondhighest ?(1) 319 (2) 869 (3) 742(4) 593 (5) 268

19. If all the numbers are arranged in descending order,what will be the difference between the second

digit of third number and third digit of secondnumber ?(1) 5 (2) 9 (3) 6(4) 7 (5) None of these

V. Directions (20-25) : These questions are basedon the following six numbers.382 473 568 728 847 629

20. If the second and the third digits of each numberare interchanged, which number will be thirdlowest ?(1) 629 (2) 382 (3) 473(4) 568 (5) None of these

21. If the first and the third digits of each number areinterchanged, which number will be the thirdhighest ?(1) 473 (2) 728 (3) 847(4) 629 (5) None of these

22. If the first and second digits of each number areinterchanged, which number will be secondhighest ?(1) 568 (2) 473 (3) 847(4) 382 (5) None of these

23. If 382 is written as 238, 473 as 347 and so on, thenwhich of the following number will have leastdifference between them ?(1) 473 & 382 (2) 629 & 728(3) 629 & 568 (4) 728 & 847(5) 629 & 847

24. If the first and the third digits of each number areinterchanged and one is added to the seconddigit of each number then which of the followingpairs of numbers will have highest total of theirnumerical value ?(1) 847 & 629 (2) 568 & 728(3) 728 & 847 (3) 568 & 847(5) 629 & 473

25. If the first digit of each number replaces the thirddigit of that number, third digit replaces thesecond digit and the second digit replaces thefirst digit, and then the numbers thus formed arearranged in the descending order, then whichnumber will be the third ?(1) 568 (2) 382 (3) 473(4) 847 (5) None of these

ANSWERS

1. Ans : (1)472 274 487 784348 843 728 827845 548

2. Ans : (2)Third lowest number 4874 + 8 + 7 = 19

3. Ans : (5)Highest number 845

4. Ans : (5)472 274 487 784348 843 728 827845 548Second largest number 8 2 7

5. Ans : (1)189 + 1 = 190972 + 2 = 9749 - 4 = 5

6. Ans : (2)972 279; 682 286189 981; 298 892751 157Third highest number = 286 682

7. Ans : (1)972 972; 682 862189 981; 298 982751 751

8. Ans : (4)972 927; 682 628189 198; 298 289751 715

9. Ans : (3)189 + 1 = 190751 -1 = 7509 - 5 = 4

10. Ans : (2)489 489 ; 541 145;654 456; 953 359; 783378Lowest number 145 541

11. Ans : (2)489 - 5 484 ; 541 - 5 536654 - 5 649 ; 953 - 5 948783 - 5 778Second highest number = 778Highest number = 9487 - 4 = 3

12. Ans : (4)489 849 ; 541 451; 654564;953 593 ; 783 873Third highest number = 593 953

13. Ans : (1)489 + 1 490; 541+1 = 542654 +1655; 953 + 1= 954;783 + 1 7845 - 4 = 1

14. Ans : (3)489 984; 541 145654 456; 953 359783 387Second highest number = 456 654

15. Ans : (2)319 913; 869 968;742247; 593395;268862

16. Ans : (5)319 218; 869768; 742641;593492; 2681677 - 1 = 6Highest Number 7 6 8Lowest Number 1 6 7

17. Ans : (3)319 139; 869 689; 742247;593359; 268268Second lowest number 247 742

18. Ans : (1)

319 931; 869 986; 742274593359; 268 826Second highest number 931 319

19. Ans : (4)869 > 742 > 593 > 319 > 2689 - 2 = 7

20. Ans : (4)382 328; 473 437; 568 586;728782; 847 874; 629 692;Third lowest number 586 568

21. Ans : (2)382 283; 473 374; 568 865;728 827; 847748; 629926Third highest number 827 728

22. Ans : (2)382 832; 473743; 568 658;728 278; 847487; 629269Second highest number 743 473

23. Ans : (4)382 238; 473347; 568856;728872; 847784; 629962(1) 473 & 382 347 - 238 = 109(2) 629 & 728 962 - 872 = 90(3) 629 & 568962 - 856 = 106(4) 728 & 847 872 - 784 = 88(5) 629 & 847 962 - 784 = 178

24. Ans : (2)(1) 847 & 629 758 + 936 = 1694(2) 568 & 728 875 + 837 = 1712(3) 728 & 847 837 + 758 = 1595(4) 568 & 847 875 + 758 = 1633(5) 629 & 473 936 + 384 = 1320

25. Ans : (1)382 823; 473 734; 568 685728 287; 847 478; 629 296823 > 734 > 685 > 478 > 296 > 287

Brother’s or Sister’sdaughter - NieceUncle’s or aunt’s son or daughter - CousinSister’s husband - Brother-in-lawBrother’s wife - Sister-in-lawEg. Pointing to a man in a photograph, a woman said“His brother’s father is the only son of my grandfa-ther”. How is the woman related to the man in thephotograph?

(1) Mother (2) Aunt (3) Sister(4) Daughter (5) Grandmother

The relation may be seen as follows.The only son of the woman’s grandfather-

woman’s father. Man’s brother’s father-Man’s father.So the woman is the Man’s sister.

In this test, the success of a candidate dependsupon the knowledge of the blood relations, some ofwhich are summarised below to help you solve thesetests

Mother’s or father’s son - BrotherMother’s or father’s daughter - SisterMother’s or father’s brother - UncleMother’s or father’s sister - AuntMother’s or father’s mother - GrandmotherMother’s or father’s father - GrandfatherSon’s wife - Daughter-in-lawDaughter’s husband - Son-in-lawHusband’s or wife’s brother - Brother-in-lawSister’s or brother’s son - Nephew

Speed Developing Practice Test No. 131. Introducing a girl, Santhosh said, “Her mother is

the only daughter of my mother-in-law”. How isSanthosh related to the girl?(1) Uncle (2) Husband (3) Brother(4) Father (5) None of these

2. Pointing to a lady a man said, “the son of her onlybrother is the brother of my wife”. How is thelady related to the man?(1) Mother’s sister (2) Grandmother(3) Mother-in-law(4) Sister of the Man’s father-in-law(5) None of these

3. Pointing to an old man, Kailas said, “his son is myson’s uncle”. How is the old man related to Kailas?(1) Brother (2) Uncle (3) Father(4) Grandfather (5) None of these

4. When Manoj saw Ashok, he recalled, he is theson of the father of the mother of his daughter.What is Ashok to Manoj?(1) Brother-in-law (2) Brother (3) Cousin(4) Uncle (5) Nephew

5. Pointing to a lady on the platform Geetha said,“she is the sister of the father of my mother’sson”. What is the lady to Geetha?(1) Mother (2) Sister (3) Aunt(4) Niece (5) None of these

6. Pointing to a lady a girl said, “she is the onlydaughter- in-law of the grandmother of my father’sson”. How is the lady related to the girl?

(1) Sister-in-law (2) Mother (3) Niece(4) Mother-in-law (5) Cousin

7. Showing a lady in the park, Balu said, “she is thedaughter of my grandmother’s only son”. How isBalu related to that lady?(1) Brother (2) Cousin (3) Father(4) Uncle (5) None of these

8. Lakshmi and Girija are Gopal’s wives. Shalini isGirija’s step-daughter. How is Lakshmi related toShalini?(1) Sister (2) Mother-in-law(3) Mother(4) Step-mother (5) None of these

9. Showing the man receiving the prize Seema said,“he is the brother of my uncle’s daughter”. Whatis the man to Seema?(1) Son (2) Brother-in-law(3) Nephew (4) Uncle (5) Cousin

10. Introducing a man a woman said, “he is the onlyson of my mother’s mother”. How is the womanrelated to the man?(1) Mother (2) Aunt (3) Sister(4) Niece (5) None of these

Directions (Qs. 11-13): Read the following informa-tion and answer the questions given below:

A + B means A is the daughter of BA × B means A is the son of BA - B means A is the wife of B

BLOOD RELATIONSHIP

11. If P × Q - S, which of the following is true?(1) S is the wife of Q (2) S is father of P(3) P is daughter of Q (4) Q is father of P(5) None of these

12. If T - S × B -M, which of the following is not true?(1) B is mother of S (2) M is husband of B(3) S is daughter of B (4) T is wife of S(5) None of these

13. If Z × T - S × U + P, what is U to Z?(1) Mother (2) Grandmother(3) Father (4) Can’t be determined(5) None of these

14. If AB means A is the sister of B, A B means Ais the father of B, A B means A is the brother ofB, which of the following means X is the aunt of Y?(1) XD Y (2) A D Y (3)X DY(4) X D Y (5) None of these

15. If A + B means A is the sister of B, A - B means Ais the brother of B, A × B means A is the daughterof B, which of the following shows the relationthat E is the maternal uncle of D?(1) D + F × C (2) D - F × E (3) D × F + E+C(4) D × F × E (5) None of these

Directions (Qs. 16-20): Read the following informa-tion and answer the questions that follows:


11. (2) 12. (3) 13. (2) 14. (1) 15. (3) 16. (3) 17. (4) 18. (2) 19. (2) 20. (1)


1. (4) Only daughter of mother-in-law wife i.e.girl’s mother is Santhosh’s wife. Santhosh isthe father of the girl.

2. (4) Brother of wife brother-in-law. Son oflady’s brother is his brother-in-law. So thelady’s brother is man’s father-in-law i.e. thelady is the sister of man’s father-in-law.

3. (3) Old man’s son is Kailas brother. So old manis Kailas father.

4. (1) Mother of my daughter my wife. Son offather of wife brother of wife i.e. brother-in-law. i.e. Ashok is the brother-in-law ofManoj.

5. (3) Mother’s son brotherMy brother’s father my fatherMy father’s sister my auntSo the lady is Geetha’s aunt.

6. (2) My father’s son my brotherGrandmother of my brother my grand-motherOnly daughter-in-law of my grandmothermeans my mother. So the lady is the girl’smother.

7. (1) Grandfather’s only son fatherDaughter of father sisterSo Balu is lady’s brother

8. (3) Girija’s step-daughter means Lakshmi’sdaughter. So Lakshmi is the mother of Shalini.

9. (5) Brother of uncle’s daughter uncle’s son cousin i.e. Man is Seema’s cousin.

10. (4) My mother’s mother my grandmother; mygrandmother’s only son my maternaluncle. So the woman is the Man’s niece.

A family consists of six members P, Q, R, S, T andU. There are two married couples. Q is a doctor andthe father of T. U is the grandfather of R and is acontractor S is grandmother of T and is a housewife.There is one doctor, one contractor, one nurse, onehousewife and two students in the family.16. Who is the husband of P?

(1) R (2) U (3) Q(4) S (5) T

17. Who is the sister of T?(1) R (2) U (3) T(4) Data inadequate(5) None of these

18. What is the profession of P?(1) Doctor (2) Nurse(3) Doctor-or nurse (4) House wife(5) None of these

19. Which of the following are two married couples?(1) US, QT (2) US, QP (3) TS,RU(4) US, RP (5) None of these

20. Which of the following is definitely a group ofmale members?(1) QU (2) QUT (3) QUP(4) UT (5) None of these

RBI (ASSISTANT) EXAMBased on memory Held on: 29-4-2012Test-I: Reasoning1. How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters PCYO using all the letters, but each letter only once in each word?1) None 2) One 3) Two4) Three 5) More than three2. The positions of the first and fifth letter of the word SUITABLE are interchanged. Similarly, the positions of second and sixth letter, third and seventh letter, and fourth and eighth letter are interchanged. In the New arrangement, howmany letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the alphabetwhich is third from the left end and the alphabet which is second from the rightend?1) None 2) One 3) Two4) Four 5) More than fourDirections (Q.3-4): Read the following information carefully and answer thequestions which follow.Among A,B,C,D and E, each scored different marks in an examination. only oneperson scored more than C. E scored more than A but less than D. D did not score the highest marks. The one who scored the second lowest scored 71% marks. C scored 92% marks.3. Who among the following is most likely to have scored 87% marks?1) A 2) B 3) D4) E 5) Either A or D4. Which of the following percentages is most likely to be B's percentage in theexam?1) 68% 2) 71% 3) 84%4) 76% 5) 97%Directions (Q.5-7): The following questions are based on the alphabetical series given below.M J L I T Q S R K U F H C B D E A V P O G N5. What will come in place of question(?) mark in the following series based on theabove alphabetical series?N PO BDE1) UKR 2) SRKU 3) RKUF4) QSRK 5) FUK6. If in a certain code, 'BIND' is coded as 'CLGB' and 'HELD' is coded as 'FDJB'

based on the series given above How will 'FORK' be coded in the same code language?1) HGKU 2) UPKR 3) KPSR4) UPSR 5) UGSR7. 'HC' is related to 'KQ' in a certain way. Similarly, 'OG' is related to 'AB' in thesame way. To which of the following is 'RK' related following the same pattern?1) TJ 2) SI 3) TI4) HD 5) IM8. Each vowel of the word SAVOURY is changed to the next letter in the Englishalphabetical series and each consonant is changed to the previous letter in theEnglish alphabetical series. If the new alphabets thus formed are arranged inalphabetical order (from left to right), which of the following will be fifth fromthe right?1) U 2) R 3) Q4) P 5) X9. How many such pairs of letter are there in the word PACKETS, each of whichhas as many letters between them in the word (in both forward and backwarddirections) as they have between them in the English alphabetical series?1) One 2) Two 3) Three4) Four 5) More than four10. Point P is 10m to the West of Point A. Point B is 2m to the South of Point P. Point Q is 6m to the East of Point B. Point C is 2m to the North of Point Q. Which of the following three points fall in a straight line?1) A,C,P 2) B, C,P 3) Q,C,A4) A,B,Q 5) A,B,CDirections (Q. 11-15): In these questions, relationship between different elements is shown in the statement. The statements are following by two conclusions. Give answer1) if only conclusion I is true2) if only conclusion II is true3) if either conclusion I or II is true4) if neither conclusion I nor II is true5) if both conclusions I and II are true11. Statements: H I = J. K LConclusions: I. K < H II. L > I12. Statements: S > C O; P < CConclusions: I. O < P II. S > p13. Statements: A = B C; A > RConclusions: I. B > R II. R < C

14. Statements: D > E F; J < FConclusions: I. D > J II. E < J15. Statements: P < Q > T; R QConclusions: I. R > P II. T < RDirections (Q. 16-20): Study the following information to answer the givenquestions.Eight People are sitting in two parallel rows containing four people each in sucha way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row 1, A,B C and D are sitting (but not necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing North. In row 2, P, Q, R and S are sitting (but not necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing South. Therefore, in the given section arrangement, each member sitting in a row faces another member of the other row. S sits second to left of Q. A faces the immediate neighbour of S. Only one personsits between A and C. P does not face A. B is not an immediate neighbour of A.16. Which of the following is true regarding D?1) D sits an one of the extreme ends of the line.2) A sits on the immediate left D.3) Q faces D.4) C is an immediate neighbour of D.5) No immediate neighbour of D faces R.17. Who among the following faces C?1) P 2) Q 3) R4) S 5) Cannot be determined18. Who among the following sits on the immediate right of the person who faces C?1) P 2) Q 3) R4) S 5) Cannot be determined19. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given seatingarrangement and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to thatgroup?1) A 2) Q 3) R4) B 5) S20. Who among the following faces R?1) A 2) B 3) C4) D 5) Cannot be determinedDirections (Q. 21-26): Study the following information to answer the given questions:In a certain code,'time and money', is written as 'ma jo ki',

'manage time well' is written as 'pa ru jo','earn more money' is written as 'zi ha ma' and'earn well enough' is written as 'si ru ha'.21. What is the code for 'earn'?1) si 2) ru 3) ha4) ma 5) Cannot be determined22. Which of the following represents 'more time'?1) Pa jo 2) zi ki 3) ma ki4) si jo 5) jo zi23. What is the code for 'manage'?1) ru 2) pa 3) jo4) ha 5) Either 'jo' or 'ru'24. Which of the following may represent' 'money matters'?1) ki to 2) ma pa 3) fi ma4) ha ma 5) ma jo25. What does 'ru' stand for?1) well 2) manage 3) time4) enough 5) Either 'time' or 'enough'26. Which of the following may represent 'good enough'?1) ru si 2) da ha 3) si pa4) si da 5) ki ruDirections (Q. 27-33): Study the following information carefully and answer thegiven questions.Eight friends - A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H - are sitting around a circle facing thecentre, but not necessarily in the same order. D sits third to left of A. A is an immediate neighbour of the both F and H. Only one person sits between C and F. B is not an immediate neighbour of D. Only one person sits between B and G.27. A is related to G in a certain way. Similarly, C is related to H, according to thegiven seating arrangement. Who among the following is related to F, followingthe same pattern?1) A 2) B 3) C4) D 5) E28. Who among the following sits second to the right of C?1) F 2) A 3) D4) G 5) H29. What is the position of C with respect to the position of E?1) Third to the left 2) Second to the left 3) Immediate right4) Third to the right 5) Second to the right30. Which of the following is true with respect to the given seating arrangement?

1) A sits on the immediate left of H.2) B sits exactly between C and G.3) F sits second to the right of C.4) E is an immediate neighbour of C.5) None is true31. Which of the following pairs represents the immediate neighbours of G?1) A, C 2) C, D 3) D, H4) D, E 5) C,F32. Who among the following sits exactly between C and F?1) A 2) D 3) G4) H 5) B33. Starting from A, if all the friends are made to sit in alphabetical order in clockwise direction, the positions of how many (excluding A) will remain unchanged?1) None 2) One 3) Two4) Three 5) FourDirections (Q. 34-37): In each question below are two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statementsto be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonlyknown facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logicallyfollows from the given statements, disregarding commonly knownfacts. Give answer.1) if only conclusion I follows.2) if only conclusion II follows.3) if either conclusion I or II follows.4) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.5) if both conclusions I and II follow.34. Statements: All exams are tests. No test is a question.Conclusions: I. At least some exams are questions.II. No exam is a question.35. Statements: No bangle is an earring. Some earrings are rings.Conclusions: I. No ring is a bangle.II. Some rings are definitely not earnings.36. Statements: Some banks are colleges. All colleges are schools.Conclusions: I. At least some banks are schools.II. All schools are colleges.37. Statements: All rivers are lakes. All lakes are oceans.Conclusions: I. All rivers are oceans.II. At least some oceans are lakes.

Directions (Q. 38-40): Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and give answer1) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while thedata in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.2) if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while thedata in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.3) if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient toanswer the question.4) if the data neither in statement I nor in statement II are sufficient to answer thequestion statement5) if the data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer thequestion.38. On which date of the month was Parul born?I. Her mother correctly remembers that she was born after 15th but before 21stof April.II. Her father correctly remembers that she was born after 18th but before 24thof April.39. How many brothers does Meghna have? Meghna is a girl.I. Kishore, the father of Meghna, is the only child of Kamal. Kamal has only twograndchildren.II. Jyoti, the daughter-in-law of Kamal, has son and a daughter.40. Among P, Q, R, S and T, sitting in a straight line, facing North, who sits exactlyin the middle of the line?I. S sits third to the left of Q. S is an immediate neighbour of both P and T.II. Two people sit between T and R. R does not sit at either of the extreme ends.P sits second to the right of T.

Test - II: EnglishDirections (Q. 41-45): Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.41. The government is planning to set ..... family welfare centres for slums in cities.1) another 2) with 3) for4) in 5) up42. Economic independence and education have women more assertive.1) prepared 2) made 3) marked4) resulted 5) adjusted

43. In the modern world, the ......... of change and scientific innovation is unusuallyrapid.1) supplies 2) context 3) pace4) fantasy 5) requirement44. The unprecedented economic growth of china has ......... world wide attention.1) perceived 2) proposed 3) neither4) astonished 5) attracted45. Each business activity ........... employment to people who would otherwise beunemployed.1) taking 2) finds 3) creates4) provides 5) givenDirections (Q. 46-55): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to helpyou locate while answering some of the questions.The importance of communication skills cannot be underestimated, especially so,in the teaching - learning process. Teaching is generally considered as only fifty percent knowledge and fifty percent interpersonal or communication skills. For a teacher, it is not just important to give a lecture rich in content that provides abundant information about the subject or topic in question, but a successful teacher develops an affinity with, an understanding of, and a harmonious interrelationship with her pupils. Building rapport becomes her primary task in the classroom. But what exactly is rapport? Rapport is a sympathetic relationship or understanding that allows you to look at the world from someone else's perspective. Making other people feel that you understand them creates a strong bond. Building rapport is the first step to better communication- the primary goal of all true educators. Communication skills for teachersare thus as important as their in-depth knowledge of the particular subject whichthey teach. To a surprising degree, how one communicates determines one's effectiveness as a teacher. A study on communication styles suggests that 7% of communication takes place through words, 38% through voice intonation and 55% through body language. Much of teaching is about sending and receiving messages. The process of communication is composed of three elements : the source (sender, speaker, transmitter or instructor), the symbol used in composing and transmitting of the message (words or signs), and the receiver (listener, reader or student). The three elements are dynamically interrelated since each element is dependent on the others for effective communication to take place. Effective communication is all about conveying your message to the other people clearly and unambiguously. It's also about receiving information the others are sending to you, with as little distortion as possible. Doing this involves effort from both the sender and the receiver. And it's a process that can be fraught with error, with messages

muddled by the sender, or misinterpreted by the reciepent. When this isn't detected it can cause tremendous confusion, wasted effort and missed opportunity.Good communication skills are a prerequisite for those in the teaching profession.Carefully planned and skillfully delivered messages can issue invitations to students that school is a place to share ideas, investigate and collaborate with others. Effective communication is essential for a wellrun classroom. A teacher who is able to communicate well with students can inspire them to learn and participate in class and encourage them to come forth with their views, thus creating a proper rapport. Although this sounds simple and obvious, it requires much more than a teacher saying something out loud to a student. They must also realise that all students have different levels of strengths and weaknesses.Directions (Q. 46-47): Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word printed in bold as used in the passage.46. Abundant1) Small 2) Little 3) False4) Sufficient 5) Rare47. Muddled1) Skillfully organised 2) Strongly controlled3) Clearly conveyed 4) Isolated 5) ComplicatedDirections (Q. 48-50): Choose the word which is most SIMILAR in meaning tothe word printed in bold as used in the passage.48. Sounds1) Seems 2) Corrects 3) Noises4) Takes 5) Silences.49. Affinity1) Partnership 2) Partiality 3) Weakness4) Compatibility 5) Discord50. Degree1) Extent 2) Goal 3) Affect4) Situation 5) Direction51. Which of the following is/are essential for effective communication?(A) Conveying the message clearly(B) Not to waste effort and opportunity(C) Receiving the information with as little distortion as possible.1) Only (A) and (C) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (A)4) Only (C) 5) Only (B) and (C)52. Which of the following is true about 'rapport' as per the passage?(A) It is a sympathetic relationship.(B) It is based on understanding of other people's frame of reference.(C) It helps in creating a strong bond.

(D) It is important for teachers to build rapport with students.1) Only (A) and (B) 2) Only (B) and (D) 3) Only (A), (B) and (D)4) Only (A), (B) and (C) 5) All are true53. Which of the following must the teachers keep in mind to facilitate learning instudent as per the passage?1) To control the students such that they do not share ideas with others within thelecture hours.2) To maintain rapport with students and compromise on the course content.3) To realise hat all students have different levels of strengths and weaknesses.4) Only to keep the lecture rich in course content.5) To ensure that students adhere to her views only.54. Which of the following are the three elements of communication as per the passage?1) Source, Signs and Students2) Source, Sender and Speaker3) Signs, Words and Students4) Instructor, Listener and Reader5) Transmitter, Students and Receiver55. Which of the following is the finding of the study on communication styles?1) The body language and gestures account for 38% of communication and outweighsthe voice intonation.2) Only 9% communication is about content whereas the rest is about our toneand body language.3) The tone of our voice accounts for 55% of what we communicate and outweighsthe body language.4) More than 90% of our communication is not about content but about our toneand body language.5) Teaching is fifty percent knowledge and fifty per cent interpersonal for communication skills.Directions (Q. 56-65): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammaticalerror in it. The error if any, will be in one part of the sentence.The number of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', theanswer is (5). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)56. The economic disparity/ has grown rapid in/ the era of globalisation/1) 2) 3) and free market forces/ No error4) 5)57. Research shows that people/ is more sensitive to perceiving/ messages that are consistent/ with their opinions and attitudes./ No error

1) 2)3) 4) 5 )58. Many poverty alleviation schemes/ are not applicable of/ slum dwellers in metro cities/ as they are above the poverty line/ No error1) 2)3) 4) 5)59. Rather than considering its/ human capital as a drain on/ resources, India needs to/ resource develop its into a huge opportunity./ No error1) 2)3) 4) 5)

60. The European nations have / become one of the / favourite destinations of the Indian students/ seek specialised Knowledge and training./ No error

1) 2) 3)4) 5)61. If a credit card bill/ is paid in full and / on time, none finance/ charges are levied./ No error

1) 2)3) 4) 5)62. Training have a / positive effect on / development of various/ skills and abilities. / No error

1) 2) 3)4) 5)63. Lack of ability to / read or write is just one of / the all barriers that keep/ the poor people under developed. / No error1) 2)

3) 4) 5)64. Science and technology have/ become dominant factors/ affecting our economic, cultural/ and spiritual development./ No error

1) 2)3) 4) 5)

65. A social business sells products/ at prices that make it Self- sustaining, pays / no dividends and reinvestment / the profits in the business./ No error

1) 2)3) 4) 5)Directions (Q.66-75): In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage andagainst each five words are suggested one of which fits the blank appropriately.Find out the appropriate word in each case.The latest technology (66) put to use or about to arrive in market must be (67) toall entrepreneurs. The reason is that it may have an (68) effect on business. Valveradio's gave way to transistor radios and with micro chips, technology is giving wayto digital equipment. Business has (69) the same but the technology has kept changing.A notable feature is that the size of the receivers decreased (70) so did the use ofits material and consequently its price. The traditional flour mills are losing business(71) customers now buy flour (72) from the market. As a result of this, the business is(73) Following the same lines as technology, the social trends also go on changing andinfluence the market. The Indian sarees are being taken (74) by readymade stitchedclothes. Every entrepreneur must note such changes in the environment and also thetechnology and plan in (75) with these to ensure the success of his endeavour.66. 1) to 2) needed 3) decided4) besides 5) being67. 1) hoped 2) welcome 3) released4) Known 5) aware68. 1) approximate 2) huge 3) uniform4) excellence 5) enormous69. 1) maintained 2) remained 3) often4) mentioned 5) become70. 1) mainly 2) and 3) how4) also 5) some71. 1) reason 2) due 3) young4) as 5) old72. 1) knowingly 2) ease 3) cheap

4) directly 5) forcefully73. 1) shrinking 2) blooming 3) returned4) same 5) small74. 1) against 2) to 3) over4) up 5) for75. 1) lines 2) relativity 3) accordance4) proper 5) toningDirections (Q. 76-80): Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D)and (E) in a proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph,and then answer the questions given below.(A) Understandably, the newly married woman herself wants to spend more timewith the family.(B) They also worry that she might not be able to defend herself in case of trouble.(C) Once married, the in-law exert a lot of pressure for similar cause of security.(D) Initially, the family does not want the "decent" girl going all around.(E) Retaining female workers at door-to-door sales jobs is just as hard as ever.76. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?1) E 2) B 3) D4) C 5) A77. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?1) A 2) C 3) D4) B 5) E78. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?1) D 2) B 3) C4) E 5) A79. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?1) C 2) A 3) E4) D 5) B80. Which of the following should be the LAST (FIFTH) sentence after rearrangement?1) B 2) D 3) C4) A 5) E

TEST- III: QUANTITATIVE APTITUDEDirections (Q. 81-95): What should come in place of question mark (?) in thefollowing questions?81. ? 0.5 24 = 56521) 171.75 2) 117.25 3) 171.254) 117.75 5) None of these82. 5 ? = 4808 8

1) 122.2 2) 112.2 3) 120.24) 102.2 5) None of these83. 65% of 654 - ? % of 860 = 210.11) 25 2) 15 3) 204) 30 5) None of these84. 35154 20465 5201 = ?1) 9488 2) 9844 3) 94844) 9848 5) None of these--------------------86. 243 124 25340 = ?1) 4729 2) 4792 3) 49724) 4927 5) None of these87. 92 8 2 = ?1) 4.75 2) 5.75 3) 4.254) 5.25 5) None of these88. (121)

3 11 (1331)

2 = (11)

?

1) 3 2) 2 3) 14) 0 5) None of these89. 283.56 + 142.04 + 661.78 = ?1) 1084.28 2) 1087.28 3) 1080.384) 1082.48 5) None of these90. 7028 25=?1) 218.12 2) 281.21 3) 218.214) 282.12 5) None of these

91. 390.5 ? = 284 221)

(256)2

2) 16 3)√ 164) 256 5) None of these

92. 12.5 8.4 7.6 = ?1) 787 2) 788 3) 7994) 789 5) None of these

93. 4477 (44 5.5) = ?1) 24.5 2) 21.5 3) 16.54) 18.5 5) None of these94. 33.5 % of 250 = ?1) 76.25 2) 82.25 3) 78.754) 83.75 5) None of these96. 12 men alone can complete a piece of work in six days, whereas 10 men and 21women take three days to complete the same piece of work. In how many dayscan 12 women alone complete the same piece of work?1) 10 2) 9 3) 114) 8 5) None of these97. The owner of an electronic store charges his customer 11% more than the costprice. If a customer paid Rs. 1,33,200 for an LED TV, what was the originalprice of the TV?1) `1,20,000 2) `1,14,500 3) ` 1,22,5004) ` 1,18,000 5) None of these98. The average age of a woman and her daughter is 19 years. The ratio of their ages is 16 : 3. What is the age of the daughter?1) 9 years 2) 3 years 3) 12 years4) 6 years 5) None of these100. A car covers a certain distance in three hours at the speed of 124 Km/hr. What is the average speed of a truck which travels a distance of 120 Km less than the carin the same time?1) 88 km/hr 2) 84 km/hr 3) 78 km/hr4) 73 km/hr 5) None of these101. The cost of four calculators and two stencils is ` 6,200 what is the cost of tencalculators and five stencils?1) `15,500 2) `14,875 3) ` 16,2004) Cannot be determined 5) None of these102. Find the average of the following set of scores: 214, 351, 109, 333, 752, 614,456, 5471) 482 2) 428 3) 4444) 424 5) None of these103. The average of four consecutive odd numbers A, B, C and D is 54. What is the product of A and C?1) 2907 2) 2805 3) 27034) 2915 5) None of these104. The sum of 55% of a number and 40% of the same number is 180.5. What is 80% of that number?1) 134 2) 152 3) 148

4) 166 5) None of these105. There are 950 employees in an organisation, out of which 28% got promoted.Find the number of employees who got promoted.1) 226 2) 256 3) 2664) 216 5) None of these106. What is the least number to be added to 3000 to make it a perfect square?1) 191 2) 136 3) 254) 84 5) None of these107. What would be the compound interest obtained on an amount of ` 7,640 at therate of 15 pcpa after two years?1) `2,634.9 2) `2,643.9 3) ` 2,364.94) ` 2,463.9 5) None of these108. In an examination it is required to get 65% of the aggregate marks to pass. A student gets 874 marks and is declared failed by 10% marks. What is the maximumaggregate marks a student can get?1) 1450 2) 1640 3) 15004) Cannot be determined 5) None of these109. A juice centre requires 35 dozen guavas for 28 days. How many dozen guavaswill it require for 36 days?1) 50 2) 52 3) 404) 45 5) None of these110. Mohan sold an item for ` 4,510 and incurred a loss of 45%. At what price should he have sold the item to have earned a profit of 45%?1) `10,900 2) ` 12,620 3) ` 11,8904) Cannot be determined 5) None of these

112. What would be the circumference of a circle whose area is 745.36 sq cm?1) 94.4 cm 2) 88.8 cm 3) 96.3 cm4) 87.4 cm 5) None of theseDirections (Q. 113-115): What will come in place of question mark(?) in the followingnumber series?113. 5 15 35 75 155 (?)1) 295 2) 315 3) 2754) 305 5) None of these114. 3 6 18 72 360 (?)1) 2160 2) 1800 3) 25204) 1440 5) None of these115. 688 472 347 283 256 (?)1) 236 2) 229 3) 255

4) 248 5) None of theseDirections (Q. 116-120): In each of these questions, an equation is given with aquestion mark(?) in place of correct figure on the right hand sidewhich satisfies the equality. Based on the values on the left hand sideand the symbol of equality given, you have to decide which of the followingfigures will satisfy the equality and, thus, come in place of questionmark.Symbols stand for> greater than= equal to< lesser thaneither greater than or equal toeither lesser than or equal to

116. － [{92 184}1.5] < (?) .1) －0.7 2) －0.753 3) －0.84) －0.75 5) －0.82

117. [(84 － (3)2

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1) (√ 784 )22) (28)

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1) －103 2) √ 103 3) 51.54) (51.5)

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. 5) 103

119. － [{√ 324 － √ 256 } － 4.5] = (?)

1) －7 2) 8 3) －84) 9 5) －9

120.[{816} + {45 2}] ≤ (?)

1) √ 36 2) － √ 1296 3) √ 12964) － 36 5) 1296

Test-IV: General Awareness

121. USA has asked India to reduce its dependence on crude oil supply from which of the following countries which is also a member of OPEC?1) Venezuela 2) Iraq 3) Libya4) Iran 5) Nigeria122. Which of the following is the most essential financial service which should beprovided to the poor people to bring them into the network of financial inclusion?1) Insurance for life2) Investment plan for future3) Pension for old age4) A bank account where he/she can save small amount5) Health insurance for minor illnesses and hospitalisation in case of need123. Who among the following is the president of a country at present?1) Rupert Murdoch 2) Ban ki-moon 3) Yoshihiko Noda4) Nicolas Sarkozy 5) None of these124. What does tha letter F denote in 'NBFCs', a term seen very frequently in bankingworld these days?1) Formal 2) Fiscal 3) Federal4) Functional 5) Financial125. Who among the following is the Deputy Governor of the RBI at present?1) Sunil Mitra 2) Azim Premji 3) HR Khan4) Sushma Nath 5) None of these126. Standard and Poor's is a Credit Rating Agency of international repute. Which of the following is one such agency of Indian origin?1) IBA 2) BASEL 3) SEBI4) IRDA 5) CRISIL127. Who among the following is the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh at present?1) Akhilesh Yadav 2) Mulayam Singh Yadav3) Mayawati 4) Amar Singh 5) None of these128. Coin of which of the following denominations is called Small Coin?1) `1 2) `2 3) `54) 50 paise 5) `10129. Which of the following is not a highlight of the Union Budget 2012-13?1) No change in the rate of Corporate Tax.2) All types of loans upto `35 lakh will be given on 6% interest only.3) Service Tax raised from 10% to 12%.4) Fiscal Deficit is targeted at 5.1% of GDP.5) Substantial increase in Defence Budget.130. Which of the following services products of banks is specially designed andlaunched to help students?

1) Personal loan 2) Corporate loan 3) Business loan4) Medical loan 5) Education loan131. Which of the following terms is not directly associated with the functioning ofRBI?1) Open Market Operations 2) Cash Reserve Ratio 3) SENSEX4) Liquidity Adjustment Facility 5) Public Debt Office132. Which of the following is one of the major activities of the National Bank forAgriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)?1) On-site inspection of Cooperative Banks and Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)2) Helping Govt of India in preparing Union Budget and presenting it in the cabinet meeting.3) Acting as custodian of the foreign exchange reserves of the country.4) Deciding rate of interest on Savings Bank Accounts in Public Sector Banks.5) Representing India in World Bank and other such agencies.133. Dipika, who won Crocodile Challenge Cup Finals, in December 2011, is afamous1) Badminton player 2) Table Tennis player 3) Lawn Tennis player4) Chess player 5) Squash player134. Who among the following is the recipient of Nobel Prize in Literature given in2011?1) Bruce A Beutler 2) V S Naipaul 3) Thomas Transtromer4) Ralph M Steinman 5) Chetan Bhagat135. The 59th National Film Award for Best Actress was given to1) Vidya Balan 2) Kareena Kapoor3) Priyanka Chopra 4) Lara Dutta 5) Roopa Ganguly136. Which of the following is the abbreviated name of the body/ agency set up toboost foreign investments in India?1) FORE 2) FCCB 3) FIPB4) FEMA 5) AITAF137. Which of the following is not considered infrastructural sector of the economy?1) Electricity 2) Textile Sector 3) Telecom4) Cement 5) Road and Railways138. Sachin Tendulkar made his 100th century in the match played between India and1) Pakistan 2) England 3) Australia4) Bangladesh 5) Sri Lanka139. Who among the following was awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2012?1) TV Rajeswar 2) Aruna Irani 3) AR Rahman

4) Shabana Azmi 5) Anup Jalota140. Which of the following countries is a member of BRICs?1) Bhutan 2) Iran 3) Romania4) Sudan 5) South Africa141. Which of the following countries has recently placed its first space lab'Tiangong-1' into orbit?1) North Korea 2) Japan 3) India4) France 5) China142. Who among the following is the Solicitor General of India at present?1) Jacob Mathew 2) Rohinton Nariman3) Gopal Subramaniam 4) Ashok Chawla 5) None of these143. Which of the following schemes has been launched by the Govt of India to motivateschool children to attend school regularly?1) Kutir Jyoti 2) Mid-Day Meal 3) MGNREGA4) RAY 5) Bharat Nirman144. As per the news published in various newspapers, govt is planning to set up aregulatory body in educational field especially for1) Higher Education 2) Medical Education3) Elementary Education 4) Secondary Education 5) Adult Education145. Which of the following countries has been selected as the host of Commonwealth Games 2018?1) India 2) Australia 3) Pakistan4) South Africa 5) Sri Lanka146. France has agreed to supply 'Rafale' to India. The deal is about the supply of1) Warships 2) RADAR system 3) Fighter Aircrafts4) Nuclear Reactors 5) Submarines147. Seychelles, where China is going to set up its new military base, is a countryin the1) Bay of Bengal 2) China Sea 3) Indian Ocean4) Red Sea 5) Caspian Sea148. Which of the following terms is used in the field of economics?1) Absolute Zero 2) Molecular Equation 3) Zero Point Energy4) Balance of Payment 5) Mass Defect149. ' Kyoto Protocol', an agreement signed by various countries, is associated withthe field of1) International trade 2) Clean environment and climate change.3) Currency swap. 4) Deep sea mining and oil exploration.5) Building a common food stock to save mankind in case of any natural calamity.150. World AIDS Day is observed on which of the following days?

1) 1st December 2) 1st March 3) 1st April4) 1st May 5) 1st January151. USA decided to withdraw its army from which of the following countries after anine-year long stay?1) Afghanistan 2) Libya 3) Egypt4) Iraq 5) Iran152. Which of the following cups/trophies is associated with the game of LawnTennis?1) FIFA Cup 2) Champions Trophy 3) Ranji Trophy4) Subroto Cup 5) Davis Cup153. Which award is given to the coaches of sportspersons?1) Dronacharya Award 2) Arjun Award 3) Kalidas Samman4) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 5) Saraswati Samman154. Which of the following terms is used in the game of Cricket?1) Heave 2) Silly point 3) Tee4) Smash 5) Grand Slam155. Anew nuclear power plant is being set up in which of the following places in India?1) Amethi 2) Firozabad 3) Jaitapur4) Joshi Math 5) Satna156. Which of the following schemes has been launched to make cities of India slumfree?1) Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission 2) Bharat Nirmal3) Rajiv Awas Yojana 4) Indira Awas Yojana 5) None of these157. Who among the following is a famous author of Indian origin?1) Homi K Bhabha 2) Kiran Desai 3) Swati A Piramal4) Shabana Azmi 5) Ronen Sen158. Who among the following has written the famous book Malgudi Days?1) VS Naipaul 2) Deepak Chopra3) Rabindranath Tagore 4) Vijay Tendulkar 5) RK Narayan159. Which of the following is NOT the name of the currency of a country?1) Rand 2) Pound 3) Dinar4) Ecuador 5) Dollar160. Which of the following is the unit of heat?1) Joule 2) Ohm 3) Ampere4) Volt 5) Newton

Test-V : Computer Knowledge161. What is backup?

1) Adding more components to your network.2) Protecting data by copying it from the original source to a different destination.3) Filtering old data from the new data.4) Accessing data on tape5) Using earlier data.162. The legal right to use software based on specific restrictions is granted via a1) software privacy policy 2) software license3) software password manager 4) software log5) None of these163. What is an e-mail attachment?1) A receipt sent by the recipient.2) A separate document from another program sent along with an e-mail.3) A malicious parasite that feeds on your messages and destroys and contents.4) A list of CC or BCC recipients.5) A friend to whom e-mail is sent regularly.164. Which of the following is the type of software that controls the internal operationsin the computer and controls how the computer works with all its parts?1) Shareware 2) Public domain software3) Application software 4) Operating system software 5) None of these.165. When data changes in multiple lists and all lists are not updated, this causes.1) data redundancy 2) information overload3) duplicate data 4) data consistency 5) data inconsistency166. What is the main folder on a storage device called?1) Root directory 2) interface 3) Device driver4) Platform 5) Main directory167. To view information on the Web you must have a1) cable modem 2) Web browser 3) domain name server4) hypertext viewer 5) None of these168. A file is often referred to as a1) Wizard 2) document 3) pane4) device 5) documentation169. To protect yourself from computer hacker intrusions you should install a1) firewall 2) mailer 3) macro4) script 5) None of these170. What type of computers are client computers (most of the time) in a client-server system?1) Mainframe 2) Mini-computer 3) Microcomputer4) PDA 5) None of these171. What happens when you boot up a PC?

1) Portions of the operating system are copied from disk into memory.2) Portions of the operating system are copied from memory onto disk.3) Portions of the operating system are compiled.4) Portions of the operating system are emulated.5) The PC gets switched off.172. Linux is an example of1) freeware 2) open source software 3) shareware4) complimentary 5) None of these173. Which of the following software applications would be the most appropriate for performing numerical and statistical calculations?1) Database 2) Document processor 3) Graphics package4) Spreadsheet 5) Power Point174. A .......... is used to read hand written or printed text to make a digital image that is stored in memory.1) printer 2) laser beam 3) scanner4) touchpad 5) None of these175. You organise files by storing them in1) archives 2) lists 3) indexes4) folders 5) None of these176. A................. is pre-designed document that already has coordinating fonts, a layout, and a background.1) guide 2) model 3) ruler4) template 5) design-plate177. What is the default file extension for all Word documents?1) WRD 2) TXT 3) DOC4) FIL 5) WD178. Removing and replacing devices without turning off your computer is referred to as1) Hot swapping 2) Plug-n-Play 3) Bay swap4) USB swapping 5) None of these.179. Specialised programs that assist users in locating information on the Web arecalled.1) information engines 2) locator engines 3) web browsers4) resource locators 5) search engines180. Compiling creates a(n)1) error-free program 2) program specification 3) subroutine4) algorithm 5) executable program181. Expansion cards are inserted into1) slots 2) peripheral devices 3) the CPU4) the back of the computer 5) None of these

182. A device that connects to a network without the use of cable is said to be1) distributed 2) non-wired 3) centralised4) open source 5) wireless183. Acomplete electronic circuit with transistors and other electronic components on a small silicon chip is called a(n)1) workstation 2) CPU 3) magnetic disk4) integrated circuit 5) complex circuit184. Junk e-mail is also called1) crap 2) spoof 3) sniffer script4) spool 5) spam185. A program designed to destroy data on your computer which can travel to"infect" other computers is called a1) disease 2) torpedo 3) hurricane4) virus 5) infector186. ............... shows the files, folders, and drives on your computer, making it easy to navigate from one location to another within the file hierarchy.1) Microsoft Internet Explorer. 2) Windows Explorer3) My Computer 4) Folders Manager 5) Windows Locator187. The ...................... manual tells you how to use a software program.1) Documentation 2) programming 3) user4) Technical 5) designer188. A collection of interrelated records is called a1) utility file 2) management information system3) database 4) spreadsheet 5) datasheet

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