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!" PL attempt all questions 2. Quant : 30 Qs Verbal : 30 Qs Time : 1 hour 30 minutes
SECTION I : Quantitative Aptitude
1. After having spent 25% of his money on machinery, 30% on raw material and 10% on staff.
A person is left with Rs. 70,000. The amount spend on raw material is?
a. 60,000/- b. 75,000/- c. 12,000/- d. 21,000/-
2. A citys population increased in the first year by 37.5%, in the second year decreased by
5.88%, in the third year decreased by 5.55% and in the fourth year decreased by 18.18%.
How much percent more or less is the current population compared to the base year
population?
a. 5.88% more b. 4.16% less c. Same d. 3.45% more
3. I bought 5 pens ,7 pencils & 4 erasers. Rajan bought 6 pens, 8 erasers and 14 pencils for
an amount which was half more than what I paid. What percent of the total amount paid by
me was paid for pens?
a. 37.5% b. 62.5% c. 50% d. None of these
4. Shreyas spends 30% of his monthly income on food articles, 40% of the remaining on
conveyance and saves 50% of the remaining. If his monthly salary is Rs. 18400, how much
money does he saves every month?
a. 9200/- b. 3680/- c. 6440/- d. 3864/-
5. 40% of the employees of a certain company are men, and 75% of them earn more than Rs
25,000/- per year. If 45% of the companys employees earn more than Rs 25,000/- per year,
what fraction of the women employed by the company earn more than Rs 25,000/- per
year?
a. 2/11 b. 1/4 c. 1/3 d. 3/4
6. There are a total of only three companies in the automobile market; Maruti, Tata and
Honda. Maruti accounts for a total of 33.33% of cars. Hondas car sales accounts for 25% of
the rest of the market. If Tata sells 6,000 cars, then find the ratio of number of cars sold by
Maruti is to the number of cars sold by Honda to the number of cars sold by Tata.
a. 3:2:1 b. 4:3:6 c. 2:1:3 d. 1:2:6
7. India produces 22 lakh tonnes of tobacco each year. This year due to post monsoon rains
the production reduced by 20%. By how much should the prices be increased in order to
maintain the income?
a. 20% b. 25% c. 16.66% d. 33.33%

8. In which of the following cases can the answer be found:
i. If Length, Breadth & Height increase by 10%, find the % change in surface area.
ii. If length increases by 20%, breadth decreases by 33.33%, height remains constant, find
the % change in Volume.
iii. If length increases by 20%, breadth reduces by 10%, height increases by 12.5%, find the
% change in Surface area.
{ Surface Area of a cuboid = 2(LB+BH+LH) ; Volume of a cuboid = L ! B ! H}

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a. i only b. ii only c. i & ii d. None of these

9. The loss incurred by selling the article at Rs 940/- is 20% more than profit earned by selling
the article at Rs 1050/-. Find the Cost Price of the article.
a. 1200/- b. 900/- c. 980/- d. 1000/-

10. Peter got 30% of the maximum marks in an examination and failed by 10 marks. However,
Paul who took the same examination got 40% of the total marks and got 15 marks more than
the passing marks. What was the passing mark in the examination?
a. 75 b. 250 c. 35 d. 85

11. If a : b is 3 : 4, find the ratio (7a 4b) : (3a + b).
a. 16/15 b. 5/13 c. 5/13 d. 16/15
12. If (7x 4y) : (3x + y) is 5 : 13, find the ratio of x and y.
a. 4/3 b. 3/4 c. 4/3 d. 3/4
13. If a : b is 2 : 3, b : c is 4 : 5 and c : d is 6 : 7, find the ratio of a : b : c : d
a. 2 : 3 : 4 : 5 b. 4 : 5 : 6 : 7 c. 2 : 3 : 6 : 7 d. 16 : 24 : 30 : 35
14. If a : b is 3 : 4; b : c is 5 : 3 and a : d is 2 : 5, find the ratio of c : d.
a. 3 : 5 b. 8 : 15 c. 1 : 5 d. 5 : 8
15. Two friends separated by a certain distance start walking towards each other. When they
meet one of them has walked 20 meters more than the other. If the ratio of the distances
that each has covered is 2 : 3, find the distance that originally separated them.
a. 20 b. 40 c. 60 d. 100
16. Divide 2220 in the ratio
1 1 1
: :
4 5 6

a. 900, 720, 600 b. 600, 720, 900 c. 592, 740, 888
d. 888, 740, 592
17. If 3A = 4B = 5C = 6D and A + B + C + D = 1026, find the values of A, B, C and D.
a. 171, 228, 285, 342 b. 342, 285, 228, 171 c. 180, 216, 270, 360
d. 360, 270, 216, 180
18. All the 585 students of a school are divided into three different groups such that the half
the number of students in first group, one-third the number of students in second group
and one-fourth the number of students in third group are equal. Find the number of
students in each group.
a. 130, 195, 260 b. 260, 195, 130 c. 270, 130, 135
d. 135, 180, 270
19. Present ages of Sameer and Anand are in the ratio 5 : 4. Three years hence, the ratio of
their ages will become 11 : 9. What is Anands present age?
a. 16 b. 20 c. 24 d. 28
20. Six years back, the ratio of the ages of a husband and his wife was 6 : 5. Six years hence,
their ages will be in the ratio 10 : 9. What is the ratio of their present ages.
a. 7 : 6 b. 8 : 7 c. 9 : 10 d. 18 : 15
21. What will be the remainder when sum of squares of all the prime numbers less than 30 is
divided by 6?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
22. If x, y and z are integers, then (x y)z ! (y z)x + (z x)y

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a. will always be odd
b. will always be even
c. will be even if and only if each of x, y and z is even
d. will be odd if and only if each of x, y and z is odd

23. The number 84210p31q is divisible by 88. What is the value of p + q?
a. 11 b. 10 c. 9 d. 8
24. Find the units digit of .
a. 0 b. 2 c. 4 d. 6
25. Find the units digit of the expression: .
a. 0 b. 1 c. 5 d. 7
26. Find the units digit of the expression
a. 0 b. 2 c. 4 d. 6
27. What is the last non-zero digit of 302720?
a. 1 b. 3 c. 5 d. 7
28. Find the greatest power of 4 that divides the number 34!.
a. 5 b. 8 c. 10 d. 16
29. Find the greatest power of 12 that divides the number 100!.
a. 48 b. 32 c. 24 d. 16
30. Find the number of zeroes at the end of 250!
a. 50 b. 55 c. 57 d. 62

SECTION II : Verbal Aptitude
Arrange the adjectives given in brackets in the correct order and fill in the blanks:
1. The man was carrying _________________cue as a weapon. (thin/long/a/pool)
2. She is a __________________ lawyer. (young/successful)
3. They are ___________________ tribe. (French/honest/an)
4. We brought _________________________ manager to the office. (the/young/smart/British)
5. ______________________ coats are meant only for the rich, not the hardworking middle-class!
(brand-new/these/expensive)
6. We were planning to go on _____________________ trip. (long/camping/exciting/an)
7. The men used _____________________ stones for the restoration work. (lime/ancient/Indian)
8. Put the _______________________ earrings in the box. (gold/big/four)
9. I found the ____________________ sweater under the sofa. (burgundy/cashmere/large/Czech)

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10. The woman found _________________________________________________ coins on the street.
(trading/several/silver/enormous/antique/precious/oval/rust colored/Spanish)
Directions: Complete the following sentences inserting articles wherever needed.
11.Biodiversity is ________ expression of ________ variety of life in ________ certain area.
12.________ nerve cell or neuron is ________ fundamental unit in ________ nervous system.
13.________ term holocaust refers specially to ________ Nazi persecution of ________ Jews.
14.________ philosophy means ________ love of wisdom. Philosophers ask fundamental
questions about ________ world and ________ human life.
15.________ roots of dance lies in ________ celebration of ritual and religion.
16.________ radio waves, like ________ light and sound waves, are part of the ________
electromagnetic spectrum.
17.________ football is ________ most popular than sport in ________ world.
18.Athletics are ____ oldest forms of organized sport, originated in ____ Greece at least 3,500
years ago.
19.______ Greeks aimed to create ____ ideal beauty in ___ design of their large public
buildings.
20.________ modern sport of weightlifting dates from ________ late 19th century.____
acceleration in population growth after ___ Second World War reached its peak in _____ early
1900s.
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21.Columbus was beset ______ difficulties ______ his voyage.
22.Congratulations _____ your new job; thanks for inviting me _______ dinner.
23.All her life, Mother Theresa laboured ____ the good of humanity; though she wasnt born
____ India.
24.I am tired _______ arguing _______ you; please pour some more water _______ the can.
25.You are quite right _______ that; he is far ahead _______ others.
26.While travelling back home I ran short _______ money.
27.Do not be surprised _______ his remarks; he has travelled all _______ the country.
28.This pen is superior _______ that one.
29.I am usually up _______ 6 oclock every day.
30.Your letter must be addressed _______ the HOD.

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