1.Tf two taps A and B can fill a tank in 12 minutes and 15 minutes respectively.

If both the taps are opened simultaneously and the tap A is closed after 3 minutes, then how much more time will it take to fill the tank by tap B? a. 7 min & 15 secb. 7 min & 45 secc. 8 min & 5 secd. 8 min & 15 sec Answer-d 2. The milk and water in two vessels A and B are in the ratio 4:3 and 2:3 respectively. In what ratio, the liquids be mixed in both the vessels so that the new liquid contains half milk and half water?a. 7:5b. 1:2c. 2:1d. 6:5 Answer-a 3.A car covers a distance of 715 km at a constant speed. If the speed of the car would have been 10 km/hr more, then it would have taken 2 hours less to cover the same distance. What is the original speed of the car?a. 45 km/hrb. 50 km/hrc. 55 km/hrd. 65 km/hr Answer-c 4.A is 50% as efficient as B. C does half of the work done by A and B together. If C alone does the work in 40 days, then A, B and C together can do the work in

Answer-a

5. A clock shows the time as 6 a.m. If the minute hand gains 2 minutes every hour, how many minutes will the clock gain by 9 p.m.? (a) 30 minutes (b) 25 minutes (c) 28 minutes (d) 34 minutes Ans) A 6. Find the right number, from the given options, at the place marked by the question mark: 2, 4, 8, 32, 256, ? (a) 4096 (b) 8192 (c) 512 (d) 1024 Ans ) B 7. Find the number missing at question mark: 10, 11, 23, 39, 64, ?, 149 (a) 100 (b) 103 (c) 78 (d) 128 A) A

8. A super fast bus of KSRTC starting from Trivandrum and reaches Attingal in 45 minutes with an average speed of 40 km/hr. If the speed is increased by 10 km/hr how much time it will take to cover the same distance? (a) 34 minutes (b) 36 minutes (c) 38 minutes (d) 40 minutes A)B 9. The difference between 6 times and 8 times of a figure is 14. What is the figure? (a) 12 (b) 9 (c) 7 (d) 6 A) C 10. If 92y = 36 what is 9y? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 18 A) B 11. One fourth percent of 180 is: (a) 4.5 (b) 0.45 (c) 0.045 (d) 45 A)C 12. A candidate appearing for an examination has to secure 40% marks to pass paper I. But he secured only 40 marks and failed by 20 marks. What is the maximum mark for paper I? (a) 100 (b) 200 (c) 180 (d) 150 c) D 13. Find the missing number 32, 52, 74, 112, 135 (a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 17 (d) 14 A) C

14. If 250 is increased to 300, what is the percentage increase? (a) 16.67 (b) 20 (c) 23 (d) 17 A) B 15 . How many solid spherical balls each of radius 1 cm can be made out of solid metallic cube of edge 22 cm? (a) 22 (b) 120 (c) 121 (d) 2541 (e)None of these Ans (d)

16. There are 26 students in a class and one of them who is 14 years old leaves the class and his place is filled up by a newcomer, if the average age is thereby lowered by one month, what is the age of the newcomer? (a) 11 years 11 months (b) 12 years (c) 13 years 11 months (d) 16 years (e)None of these Ans (a) 17. The average divided paid during 7 years by a company is 17.5%. The dividend paid for the first 6 years were, respectively, 12.5, 15, 18, 12.5 and 18 percent. What is the dividend for the 7th year? (a) 17.5% (b) 18.5% (c) 26.5% (d) 25% (e)None of these Ans (c)

18. The average price of 12 different books is Rs 16 while the average price of 10 of these books is Rs 16.10. Of the remaining two books if the price of one is 50% more than the price of the other. What is the price of these two books? (a) Rs 13, Rs 19.50 (b) Rs 24, Rs 36.15 (c) Rs 12.40, Rs 18.60 (d) Rs 16.40, Rs 24.60 (e)None of these Ans (d) 19. The average salary per head of all the employees in an institution is Rs 1600. The average salary per head of 40 officers is Rs 2950, the average salary per head of the rest is Rs 600. What is the total number of workers? (a) 37 (b) 64 (c) 59 (d) 63 (e)None of these Ans (b)

20. The mean temperature from 4th to 11th February, both days inclusive, was 34.60C and from 5th to 12th it was 39.80C; the mean temperature on the 4th was 30.50C, what was it on the 12th? (a) 37.70C (b) 43.40C (c) 72.10C (d) 73.20C (e)None of these Ans (c)

21. An aeroplane flies once round a square whose side is 100 km long, taking the first side at 160 km per hour, the second side at 200 km per hour, the third side at 320 km per hour and the fourth side at 400 km per hour. What is the average speed (approximate) of the plane in its flight around the square? (a) 327 km/h (b) 237 km/h (c) 213 km/h (d) 192 km/h (e)None of these Ans (b) 22. A batsman finds that by scoring a century in the 11th innings of his test games he has bettered his average of the previous ten innings by 5. What is his average after the 11th innings? (a) 40 (b) 50 (c) 45 (d) 95 (e)None of these Ans (c) 23. The average of six numbers n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n6, is while the average of n2, n3 and n4, is 6, n6 is greater than n1 by 2 and n5 is 8. What are the values of n1 and n6? (a) 6, 8 (b) 5, 7 (c) 7, 9 (d) 11, 13 (e)None of these Ans (c)

24. In six equal groups, 1265 plants are to be arranged. How many plants will be left out of the groups? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2 (e)None of these Ans (a) 25. Sanjay wants to reach the Railway station at 10.00 am. The station is 10 km away from his house. If Satish walks at the speed of 4 km/hour at what time shall he start from his home? (a) 7 am (b) 7.30 am (c) 7.45 am (d) 8.00 am (e)None of these Ans (b) 2 6: The Pacific Ocean was named so by 1. Bartholomew Diaz 2. Magellan 3. Vasco da Gama 4. Columbus Correct Answer: 3. 2 7: Which type of forest belt supplies most of the world's requirement of news print? 1. Evergreen forest 2. Deciduous forest 3. Coniferous forest 4. Mediterranean forest Correct Answer: 2.

2. 2 8: Harvard Medical School is located in 1. 2. 3. 4. Houston Boston New York Texas

Correct Answer: 2. 2 9: The hunting and gathering economy can support only 1. 2. 3. 4. 1 3 5 7 person per sq. km persons per sq. km persons per sq. km persons per sq. km

Correct Answer: 4. 30: The tropical cyclone of the Bay of Bengal are usually called 1. 2. 3. 4. Hurricanes Typhoons Depression Tornadoes

Correct Answer: 3. 31: Which one of the following is not a correct example of tropical cyclones? 1. Tornado 2. Typhoons 3. Hurricanes 4. Northwesters Correct Answer: 4.

32: The first research project programme which focused on the El Nino Southern Oscillation and its predictability was called 1. 2. 3. 4. Climate Variability and Perdictability (CLIVAR) Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystem (GCTE) Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere (TOGA)

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 33: Where is the headquarters of WTO located 1. 2. 3. 4. Hague New Delhi Geneva New York

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 34: The Suez Canal shortened the distance between India and Europe by: 1. 2. 3. 4. 4000 5000 6000 7000 km km km km

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 35: The shift of aluminium industry from the Dneiper region to Siberia was made possible because of 1. 2. 3. 4. Exploration of new bauxite sources Development of hydroelectricity New favourable market location Development of efficient transportation

Correct Answer: 2. Question 36: Which place in the world is called as "Land of midnight Sun"? 1. 2. 3. 4. Bangladesh Norway South Africa Japan

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 37: Which sea has been called the incubator of western civilization? 1. 2. 3. 4. Black Sea Mediterranean Sea North Sea Red Sea

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 38: what is the largest ocean in the world? 1. 2. 3. 4. Atlantic pacific Arctic Indian ocean

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 39: Mecca is located in 1. 2. 3. 4. Saudi Arabia Baharin UAE Qatar

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 40: Which one of the following is included in the World List of Biosphere Reserves by UNESCO? 1. 2. 3. 4. Kinnaur Region Spiti Valley Nallamalai Hills Sundererbans

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 41: Peru is the -------country in South America. 1. 2. 3. 4. third largest largest 2nd largest 4th largest

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 42: Which one of the following statements is not correct about Netherlands? 1. It is the most densely populated country in Western Europe 2. It is an efficient dairy producer in the European Community 3. It depends heavily on the imports of livestock feed 4. It is the largest exporter of butter in the world Correct Answer: 4.

Question 43: Which City is Known as "City of Canals"? 1. Mexico 2. Venece 3. Damascus 4. Detroit 5. Correct Answer: 2.

Question 44: The layer of atmosphere which provides ideal flying conditions for largest jet aeroplane is 1. 2. 3. 4. Troposphere Stratosphere Ionosphere Exosphere

Correct Answer: 2. Question 45: Which city once known as "Forbidden City"? 1. 2. 3. 4. Nippon Greenland Peking Detroit

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 46: Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched? 1. 2. 3. 4. Rotameter : used for measuring distances on maps Planimeter : used for measuring areas on maps Pantograph : used for reduction of maps Ediograph : used for measuring volumes

Correct Answer: 4.

Question47: Who is the Managing Director IMF?

1. 2. 3. 4.

Rodrigo Rato Dominique Strauss-Kahn Daniel Vasella Alberto Foutana

Correct Answer: 2. Question 48: What is the capital of Australia? 1. Sydney 2. Melbourne 3. Caneberra 4. Perth Correct Answer: 3. 49.The maximum length of a day on the poles is? 1. 2. 3. 4. 12 hours 24 hours 3 months 6 months

Correct Answer: 4. Question 50: A place having an average annual temperature of 27 Degree centigrade and an annual rainfall of over 200 cms,could be 1. Moscow 2. Singapore 3. Nagpur 4. Teheran Correct Answer: 2