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EACH CORRECT RESPONSE WI LL RECEI VE +1 AND EACH I NCORRECT RESPONSE WI LL

RECEI VE -0.25. DURATI ON OF TEST =45 MI NUTES.
Directions for questions 1 to 3: These questions are based on the following information.
Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre not necessarily in
that order. C is sitting third to the left of E. Exactly two persons are sitting between A and D, who is not the
neighbor of C and E. B is sitting second to the right of F, who is not adjacent to E.
1. Who is sitting to the right of F?
a. C b. A c. D d. B
2. Who is sitting in between D and E?
a. A b. G c. F d. C
3. Who is sitting to left of A?
a. B b. F c. C d. E
4. Each of P, Q, R, S and T belongs to a different profession among teacher, doctor, lawyer, police officer and
banker. P is the police officer and Q is neither the doctor nor the lawyer. R is the teacher and S is neither the
neither banker nor the lawyer. Who among them is the banker ?
a. T b. Q c. Q or T d. None of the above
Directions for questions 5 to 8: Pick the odd one out.
5. a. leopard b. cougar c. elephant d. lion
6. a. dodge b. ee c. duck d. avoid
7. 8, 27, 64, 100, 125, 216, 343
a. 27 b. 100 c. 125 d. 343
8. 41, 43, 47, 53, 61, 71, 73, 81
a. 61 b. 71 c.73 d. 81
Directions for questions 9 to 11: Discover the relationship between the two words given in the question and
select the answer choice which contains words which exhibit a similar relationship.
9. DEPRESSED : SAD
a. neat : considerate b. towering : cringing
c. progressive : regressive d. exhausted : tired
10. SOUND : CACOPHONY
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a. taste : style b. touch : massage
c. smell : stench d. sight : panorama
11. SPY : CLANDESTINE
a. accountant : meticulous b. furrier : rambunctious
c. lawyer : ironic d. shepherd : garrulous
12. Fact 1: Jessica has four children.
Fact 2: Two of the children have blue eyes and two of the children have brown eyes.
Fact 3: Half of the children are girls.
If the rst three statements are facts, which of the following statements must also be a fact?
I. At least one girl has blue eyes.
II. Two of the children are boys.
III. The boys have brown eyes.
a. II only b. I and III only
c. II and III only d. None of the statements is a known fact.
13. At the baseball game, Henry was sitting in seat 253. Marla was sitting to the right of Henry in seat 254. In the
seat to the left of Henry was George. Inez was sitting to the left of George. Which seat is Inez sitting in?
a. 251 b. 254 c. 255 d. 256
14. All good comic writers use humor to ____, not to side-step the problems of human behavior.
a. amuse b. juxtapose c. confront d. solve
15. The success of the business venture ____ his expectations; he never thought that the firm would prosper.
a. confirmed b. belied c. nullified d. fulfilled
16. Hawkins is ____ in his field; no other contemporary scientist commands the same respect.
a. disparaged b. ignominious c. obsolete d. preeminent
Directions for questions 17 to 20 : Read the sentence to find out whether or not it contains any error and
select the answer choice which contains the error, if any.
17. a. All the students b. are supplied with textbooks c. as well as stationary. d. No error
18. a. The students have discovered b. that they can address issues c. more effectively through letters d. and not
through public demonstrations. e. No error
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19. a. After hours of futile debate, the committee b. has decided to postpone further discussion c. of the resolution
d. until their next morning. e. No error
20. a Originally a protest on b. conventional painting, the Pre-Raphaelite movement c. exerted great influence
d. on the art of its time. e. No error
Directions for questions 21 to 25 : Select the word which is the most similar in meaning to the word given in
the question.
21. Ostensible
a. apparent b. dubious c. palpable d. manifest
22. Pious

a. devout b. pretentious c. holy d. clean

23. Rejoinder

a. retort b. appeal c. encounter d. reclaim

24. Salacity

a. bliss b. indecency c. depression d. wisdom

25. Admonish

a. banish b. reproach c. curse d. dismiss
Directions for questions 26 to 28 : Select the word which is opposite in meaning to the word given in the
question.
26. Concede
a. accede b. refuse c. object d. grant
27. Impasse
a. breakthrough b. resurgence c. continuation d. active
28. Repress
a. quell b. liberate c. curb d. invalidate
29. Find the order in which the sentences have to be arranged to form a logically coherent paragraph.
a) The Caribbean crisis which had the potential of starting the 3
rd
world war was successfully averted.
b) The UNO has succeeded in preventing war and maintaining peace in most cases.
c) War was ended between India and Pakistan and peace was finally established in this part of the world.
d) It deployed its forces to maintain peace in Korea and succeeded in its mission.
a. b a c d b. a d c b c. a d b c d. b d a c
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30. There are three bells in a church. The first bell tolls every 5 minutes, the second bell tolls every 4 minutes and
the third bell tolls every 6 minutes. If the bells toll together at 10:39 a.m., when will the bells toll together for the
first time after 10:39 a.m.?
a. 11:15 a.m. b. 11:39 a.m. c. 01:00 p.m. d. 10:54 a.m.
31. If the sum of a given set of four prime numbers is 63, then one of the prime numbers must be ?
a. 41 b. 17 c. 3 d. 2
32. 15 men take 20 days to complete a job working 8 hours a day. How many hours a day should 20 men work to
complete the job in 12 days?
a. 6 b. 8 c. 10 d. 12
33. A conical vessel of base radius 2 cm and height 3 cm is filled with kerosene. This liquid leaks through a hole
in the bottom and collects in a cylindrical jar of radius 2 cm. The kerosene level in the jar is
a. cm b. 1.5 cm c. 1 cm d. 3 cm
34. The perimeter of a right-angled triangle is 60 cm. The length of its hypotenuse is 25cm. The area of the
triangle is
a. 120 cm
2
b. 240 cm
2
c. 150 cm
2
d. 780 cm
2
35. A flagstaff 17.5 m high casts a shadow of length 40.25 m. The height of the building (in meters), which casts a
shadow of length 28.75 m under similar conditions will be:
a. 12.5 b. 9.25 c. 8.75 d. 11.25
36. In how many ways can six different rings be worn on four fingers of one hand ?
a. 10 b. 12 c. 15 d. 16
37. A machine is sold at a profit of 10%. Had it been sold for Rs. 40 less, there would have been a loss of
10%.What was the cost price?
a. Rs. 175 b. Rs. 200 c. Rs. 225 d. Rs. 250
38. Ahmed drives from his house to his friend's house averaging 60 miles/hour. On the return trip, he averages 50
miles/hour. The total driving time for the round trip is 11 hrs. What is the distance, in miles, between Ahmed's
house and his friend's house?
a. 110 b. 200 c. 220 d. 300
39. A speaks truth 70% of the time; B speaks truth 80% of the time. What is the probability that both are
contradicting each other?
a. 0.37 b. 0.38 c. 0.44 d. 0.56
40. The average of seven numbers is 18. The average of the first three numbers is 14 and of the last three numbers
is 19. What is the middle number?
a. 35 b. 22 c. 27 d. 33