19

Answer Key
1

(e)

21

(c)

41

(c)

61

(d)

81

(a )

101

(b)

121

(b)

141

(e)

161

(b)

181

(c)

(a )

22

(a )

42

(a )

62

(a )

82

(b)

102

(e)

122

(b)

142

(c)

162

(d)

182

(c)

(c)

23

(c)

43

(e)

63

(b)

83

(d)

103

(c)

123

(e)

143

(e)

163

(a )

183

(a )

(e)

24

(a )

44

(e)

64

(e)

84

(d)

104

(b)

124

(d)

144

(b)

164

(d)

184

(c)

(b)

25

(c)

45

(b)

65

(c)

85

(c)

105

(d)

125

(d)

145

(e)

165

(a )

185

(b)

(b)

26

(e)

46

(e)

66

(b)

86

(a )

106

(e)

126

(c)

146

(a )

166

(b)

186

(e)

(c)

27

(b)

47

(d)

67

(d)

87

(d)

107

(e)

127

(a )

147

(d)

167

(b)

187

(a )

(e)

28

(d)

48

(d)

68

(a )

88

(e)

108

(c)

128

(c)

148

(c)

168

(c)

188

(c)

(e)

29

(c)

49

(b)

69

(e)

89

(c)

109

(d)

129

(c)

149

(e)

169

(d)

189

(c)

10

(d)

30

(b)

50

(a )

70

(c)

90

(d)

110

(a )

130

(d)

150

(d)

170

(a )

190

(e)

11

(d)

31

(a )

51

(d)

71

(c)

91

(a )

111

(b)

131

(d)

151

(a )

171

(c)

191

(e)

12

(d)

32

(e)

52

(c)

72

(b)

92

(c)

112

(e)

132

(b)

152

(b)

172

(a )

192

(d)

13

(b)

33

(b)

53

(b)

73

(b)

93

(d)

113

(c)

133

(a )

153

(c)

173

(a )

193

(a )

14

(d)

34

(d)

54

(b)

74

(c)

94

(d)

114

(d)

134

(a )

154

(a )

174

(b)

194

(a )

15

(a )

35

(c)

55

(a )

75

(d)

95

(b)

115

(a )

135

(e)

155

(d)

175

(d)

195

(a )

16

(d)

36

(c)

56

(c)

76

(d)

96

(a )

116

(b)

136

(b)

156

(a )

176

(c)

196

(e)

17

(d)

37

(a )

57

(b)

77

(b)

97

(c)

117

(d)

137

(b)

157

(a )

177

(b)

197

(d)

18

(a )

38

(c)

58

(d)

78

(b)

98

(d)

118

(e)

138

(d)

158

(a )

178

(b)

198

(d)

19

(b)

39

(e)

59

(a )

79

(e)

99

(b)

119

(a )

139

(d)

159

(c)

179

(d)

199

(e)

20

(b)

40

(c)

60

(c)

80

(e)

100

(e)

120

(c)

140

(a )

160

(b)

180

(c)

200

(c)

Answers & Explanations

(1 - 5):
8/2/9 = how art thou
9/5/8 = thou art good
15873 = thy good and thou bad
from (i) and (ii)
8 9 = art thou
So, 2 = how and 5 = good

...(i)
...(ii)
....(iii)

7.
8.

1 5 8 73 = thy good and thou bad

9.

Now,

4.

\
thy = 1 or 7 or 3
(e) Code of thou = 8 or 9 and good = 5 but the code of
no is not known.
how

5.
6.

good

thou art

(b)

2
5
8 or 9
(b) Q is the mother of N.
Daughter

Father

Son

N O P
Q [N + O P ? Q]

If P is the son of Q then Q will be mother of P, because Q is

the fater of P. Now we can say N is the daughter of Q means
Q is the mother of N. This is possible when we use
between P and Q which means P is the son of Q.

(c) The positions of the words shifts as follows: 1 9, 2

3, 3 7, 4 5, 5 2, 6 8, 7 4, 8 1 and 9 6
(e) Sunitas son = Renus father
Hence Renu = Sunitas granddaughter
Now, girl = mother of Renu
= mother of Sunitas granddaughter
= Sunitas daughter-in-law
Hence, Sunita is the girls mother-in-law
(e)

N(+)

Ps father (+)

Hence N is M s uncle.
10. (d) N is mother of say M, M is husband of Q, Q is mother
of P N is grandmother of P. i.e. P # Q @ M # N.
11. (d) We have been given
Kiran > Manoj
...(i)
Dilip > Neelam
...(ii)
Now, who is the youngest? We need information by
which the above equations can be combined into a
single equation.
From I: If Kiran > Neelam then either
Manoj or Neelam will be the youngest.

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From II: If Dilip > Manoj then either Manoj or Neelam
be the youngest.
Hence, neither I nor II is sufficient.
12. (d) From I :
M

B(+)

H
(26-30) :

(+)

From II:

F()

31.

D(+) B(+)

32.

Both the statements I and II are not independently

sufficient because statement I does not say about F
and statement II does not say about M.
From statement I and II together, F is the daughter of
M. But we dont know the sex of M.
13. (b) From I:

(b) W > B ...(i); B F ...(ii); F < R ...(iii); R = M ...(iv)

From (ii), (iii) and (iv), B F < R = M ...(v)
Hence M > B and II follows. Also, R > B and III follows.
From (i) and (v). We cant be compared either with F or
with M. Hence I and IV do not follow.

34.

(d)

35.

Hence T E and I follows.

Again, K < N and II follows.
B > T and hence III is true.
Again, B > E and hence IV follows.
(c) Z = B ...(i); B M ...(ii); M < F...(iii); F R ......iv)

M
H

Hence, H is to the east of V

14. (d) We have no idea about the location of Durgapur,
Devipur and Rampur. Mere distances between
Durgapur and Rampur and Devipur and Rampur are
not enough to locate the places.
15. (a) Within ten days means before 28th Feb because
advertisement was released on 18th February.
Country
China
USA
France
Australia
Russia
Korea
Japan

Sport
Archery
Football
Volleyball
Athletics
Tennis
Rifle Shooting
Boxing

E K ...(i); K = T ...(ii); T < N ...(iii); B N ...(iv)

Combining these, we get E K = T < N B .

From (i) and (ii), Z = B M or Z M ...(v)

Hence I (Z > M) is not definitely true but IV ( M Z ) is:

36.

37.
24. (a) The very purpose of hiking the procurement price of a
crop is encouraging the farmers to cultivate it.
25. (c) Since majority of the patients have responded well to
the drug one wonders how some of them have
witnessed deterioration in their condition.

(a) M < D... (i), D > K ....(ii), K R ...(iii); R > F ....(iv)

These relationships cant be of any help; none of the
quantities can be compared on their basis.
(e) B K ...(i); K = T....(ii); T > F ....(iii); H < F... (iv)

33.

From (i) and (ii), B K = T or B T . Hence either I

(B = T) or II (T < B) is true.
From (ii), (iii) and (iv), K = T, T > F > H or H < K.
Hence III follows. From (i), (ii) and (iii),
B K =T > F or F < B. Hence IV follows.

[Information regarding H is absent. Hence, I alone is

not sufficient]
From II:

(16-20) : Member
K
T
F
L
J
R
H

D
mother ()

From (ii) and (iii), B and F cant be compared.

Hence II does not follow.
From (iii) and (iv), M < F R or R > M. Hence III
follows.
(c) All stones are poles + All poles are desks = A + A = A
= All stones are desks conversion Some desks
are stones (I).
Hence II follows. All stones are desks + Some desks
are nets = A + I = No conclusion. Hence I does not
follow. Some desks are nets + All nets are days = I + A
= I = Some desks are days conversion Some
days are desk (I).
Hence III follows.
(a) Some weeks are years + All years are buses = I + A = I
= Some weeks are buses conversion Some buses
are weeks (I). Hence II follows. Some weeks are buses
+ All buses are trains = I + A = I = Some weeks are
trains conversion Some trains are weeks (I).

Hence, I follows. Some months are weeks + Some weeks

are trains = I + I = No conclusion. Hence III does not
follow.
38. (c) Some stations are rails + All rails are rivers = I + A = I =
Some stations are rivers conversion Some rivers
are stations (I).
Hence II follows. All rivers are papers + Some papers
are cards = A + I = No conclusion.
Hence III does not follow. Neither does I.
39. (e) 4th to the left of 6th to the left of W = (4 + 6) = 10th to
the left of W = 9
40. (c) $ and d
(41-45): Here the rule followed is: In each step the fourth word
becomes first word and the last word becomes fourth word
and all other words shift one place rightwards except the
third, which shifts two place rightwards.
In order to make things easier, let us represent the words
digitally from 1 to 7.
Then we have:

41.

42.

43.

44.
46.

47.

Input:

Step I:
Step II:
Step III:
Step IV:
Step V:

4
7
6

1
4
7

2
1
4

7
6
5

3
2
1

5
3
2

6
5
3

5
3

6
5

7
6

3
2

4
7

1
4

2
1

Step VI:

[Note: We have gone up to step VI because one of the

questions (Q. 171) demands that.]
(c) Input: say not you are only wise yet
234567
Arrangement: not you only say wise yet are
Step VI : 2
3
5
1
6
7
4
(a) Step V:
s o cd
rom lay is nor it
3
5
6
2
7
4
1
Step II:
7
4
1
6
2
3
5
is nor it
rom lay s o cd
(e) Step III: lo men chi from yet as know
6
7
4
5
1
2
3
Input:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
yet as
know chi from lo men
(e) The rule is given above.
(e) In the first step the upper middle shifts to middle left
lower left upper middle while the remaining four
shift one step CW in a cyclic order. In the next step the
middle row elements shift from left to right in a cycle
order while the remaining five shift one step CW.
(d) In the first step the upper left and middle right
interchange places ; so do the upper right and middle
left. The remaining three elements shift one step CW.
In the next step the lower-left and lower-right elements

48.

(d)

49.

(b)

50.
51.

(a)
(d)

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are replaced by new ones while the remaining five shift
one step ACW in a cyclic order.
In each step the upper middle rotates by 45 CW and
the lower middle rotates by 45 ACW. Among the
middle-row elements two pairs interchange places
while the fifth element is replaced by new one
successively from the right to left, beginning from the
right.
From fig 1 to 2: The upper left and the middle left
interchange positions while the remaining five elements
shift one step CW in a cyclic order.
Follow the shifting of the elements in alternate steps.
Total investment in 1995 = 2923.1 + 7081.6 = 10004.7
Total investment in 1996 = 3489.5 + 8352.0 = 11,841.5
\ % increase =

52.

(c) Total investment in Chittor = 6412.6

Total investment in Khammam = 15433.6
\

53.

Total investment in Khammam 15433.6

=
= 2.40
Total investment in Chittor
6412.6

(b) Investment in electricity & thermal energy in 1995 in

two districts = 815.2 + 632.4 + 2065.8 + 1232.7
= 4746.1
% in terms of total investment

=
54.

11841.5 - 10,004.7
100 = 18.36 %
10,004.7

4746.1
100 = 47.43%
10,004.7

(b) % increase in Khammam district in the area of

Electricity = 2365.1 - 2065.8 100 = 14.5%
2065.8
Chemical =
Solar =

1792.1 - 1363.5
100 = 31.43%
1363.5

Nuclear =

55.

2182.1 - 1674.3
100 = 30.32
1674.3

Hence highest increase is in the area of chemical

(a) % increase in investment from 1995 to 1996
=

56.

986.4 - 745.3
100 = 32.34%
745.3

8352 - 7081.6
= 17.93%
7081.6

\ Total investment in 1997 = 1.1793 8352

= ` 9850 crores
(c) Difference in the number of students employed from
finance and marketing
= (36 22) % 800 + (48 17)% 650 + (43 23)%
1100 + (37 19)% 1200 + (32 32)% 1000 = 749.5
= 750

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57. (b) In 1994 , students seeking jobs in finance earned in
one month = 7550 0.23 1100 = ` 1,910, 150
In 1994, students seeking jobs in software earned in
one month = 7050 0.2% 11100 = ` 1,628, 550
\ in the whole year, the difference between the two is
= ` ( 1910150 - 1628550) 122

\ Required ratio =
65.

` 3379200 ` 33.79 lakhs.

58. (d) % increase in the average salary of finance from 1992
to 1996
=

9810 - 5450
8700
100 =
= 80% (approx .)
5450
109

59. (a) Average monthly salary offered to a management

graduate in 1993
6380 + 6390 + 6440
= 6403
=
3

60. (c) Average annual rate at which the initial salary offered
in software, increases
=

(c) Percentage decrease in 1999 = 47 - 46 100 = 2.12

47
Percentage decrease in 2000 =

46 - 39
100 = 15.22
46

Percentage decrease in 2001 =

37 - 32
100 = 17.95
32

Percentage decrease in 2002 =

37 - 32
100 = 15.625
32

Percentage increase in 2003 =

42 - 37
100 = 13.51
37

Hence, the percentage decrease was maximum in the

year 2001.
(66-70) : Venn-Diagram for questions :

1 8640 - 5290

100 = 15.83 15.9%

4
5290

Badminton Football

61. (d) Average sales

25 + 45 + 38 + 52 + 47 + 55
=
million tons
6

\ Required cost = ` (1.8 43700) lakhs

= ` 78660 lakhs = ` 78600 lakhs
62. (a) Total sales in year 2000
= (41 + 50 + 43 + 57 + 39 + 64) million tons
= 294 million tons
Total sales in year 2003
= (43 + 55 + 49 + 63 + 42 + 62) million tons
= 314 million tons

8
4

Cricket
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.
71.

294
100 = 93.63%
314

63. (b) Total sales in 1998

= (25 + 45 + 38 + 52 + 47 + 55) million tons
= 262 million tons
Total sales in 2003 = 314 million tons
\ % increase =

3
2
5

262
= 43.7 million tons
6

\ Required percentage =

290 259
:
290 : 260 29 : 26
6
6

314 - 262
100 = 19.85 20
262

64. (e) Average sales of state:

B

45 + 39 + 50 + 48 + 53 + 55 290
=
million tons
6
6

38 + 40 + 43 + 43 + 46 + 49 259
=
million tons
6
6

72.

(b) Number of football players = 3 + 2 + 4 + 8 = 17

(d) Number of badminton as well as cricket players
=4+ 2=6
(a) Number of children = 7 + 3 + 2 + 4 + 8 + 4 + 5 = 33
(e) Number of badminton players = 7 + 3 + 2 + 4 = 16.
(c) Number of football as well as cricket players = 2 + 4 = 6
(c) 3 girls can be seated in a row in 3! ways. Now, in the 4
gaps 4 boys can be seated in 4! ways. Hence, the
number of ways in which no two boys sit adjacent to
each other.
= 3! 4! = 6 24 = 144
(b) Let the amount invested in scheme A be ` x.
3600 100
\ x 12 2 = 3600 x =
= ` 15000
24
100
Total investment = ` 35,000
\ Amount invested in scheme B. = ` (35000 15000)
= ` 20000

T
10 2

R
1+
- 1
C.I = P 1 +
- 1 = 2000 100

100

= 20000 (1.21 1) = 2000 0.21 = ` 4200

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73. (b) In 36 days 12 men can do 1 complete work.

Base + Height + Hypotenuse = 30 cm

3
th of the work.
4

In 36 days 12 women can do

Since time and the no. of persons is the same in both

cases.
1 womans daily work =

3
th of 1 mans daily work
4

8 womens daily work =

3
8 = 6 mens daily work
4

78.

12
= 27 days.
16

100

400
` 13.80
3 100

4
y = 18 and x = 18 = 24
3

79.

) (

6
3
16 - x 2 = 16 - x 2
8
4

25 + 144 = 169 = 13

52 + 122 =
Base : Height : Hypotenuse = 5 : 12 : 13

77. (b) Hypotenuse =

0.02x
100 2.35%
0.85x

0.02x = 3060 0.85x

0.87x = 3060 or x = 3060
0.87
Actual profit = 0.02x = 0.02
80.

Since the speed of the stream (x) is not given, the

distance D cannot be determined.
76. (d) The question cannot be answered because Rs share
in investment is not given.

(e) Let the marked price be Rs. x

A. cost price = (1 0.15)x = ` 0.85x
B. S.P. = `3060
C. Profit = 2% of x = 0.02x
Profit earned on the cost price =

4- x + 4- x
1
1
D
+
= 6 or D
=6

( x + x )( 4 - x )
4 + x 4 - x

D=

4
y x y= 6
3

4
y
y-y = 6 = 6
3
3

4
` 13.80 = ` 18.40
3
(d) Total Time = 6 hours
Speed of the boat in still water = 4 km/hr.
Let the distance between M and N be D.
and the speed of the stream be x.

8
D
= 6 or 8D = 6
2
2
4 - x
16 - x 2

(b) A.x y = 6
B. 0.4y = 0.3x

x=

75.

1
1
base height = 5 12 = 30 cm2
2
2

B and C give the same expression / information and

hence are equivalent.

1
Selling price to get 33 % profit
3

12
30 = 12 cm
5 + 12 + 13

x 3 2 x 4
= =
y 2 1
y 3

69
Cost price per kg of the mixture =
= ` 13.80
5

1
3 ` 13.80 =

Height =

x 4
x y
= ; C. . = 2 :1
y 3
2 3

74. (c) Mixture : 2 kg of rice at `15/kg + 3 kg of rice at `.13/kg.

Total weight = 2 + 3 = 5 kg
Total cost price = (2 15) + (3 13) = 30 + 39 = ` 69

100 + 33

5
30 = 5 cm
5 + 12 + 13

Area =

(10 men + 8 womens daily work) = (10 men + 6 men)

= 16 mens daily work
12 men can do the work in 36 days
\ 16 men can do the work is 36

\ Base =

81.

3060
= ` 70.34
0.87

(e) A. Total marks in 4 subjects including English

= 4 60 = 240
B. Total marks in English and Maths = 170
C. Total marks in Maths and Science = 180
The question cant be answered because nothing has
been said about the marks in the fourth subject.
Also, there are four unknowns but only three equations
can be formed with given data.
(a) Increase in operating profit
=

160 - 130
300
100 =
= 23%
130
13

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82. (b) Interest burden increase
= 0.4 160 - 0.3 130 = 64 - 39 = 25 lakh

93.

5
7
3
8

(d) Ratio = 16 + 15 : 16 + 15 = 17 : 14
8
5
8
15

83. (d) Borrowed funds in 2010-11 =

0.3 130
= 195 lakhs
0. 2

94.

(d)

3
16 25 = 150
8

Borrowed funds in 2011-12 =

0.4 160
= 320 lakhs
0.2

95.

(b)

2500

96.

1
+
1
(a) SI = P 100

Total = 320 + 195 = 515.

84. (d) Retained Profit in 2010-11= 0.25 130 = 32.5
Retained Profit in 2011-12= .2 160 = 32
Reduction =

0. 5
100
100 =
= 1.5%
32.5
65

1
+
594.5 = 5800 100 - 1

85. (c) Dividend earning in 2011-12= 0.08 160= 12.8

86. (a) Let the expenditure of companies A and B in 2004 be `
100 each (Since we have to find the ratio of income, we
can assume such value of expenditure.
I A 04 = 100

135
= 135
100

87. (d)

04

IB

04

135
=
= 27 : 28
140

594.5
r

+ 1 = 1 +

5800
100

6394.5
r
r
= 1 +

5800 100
100

= 1.05 1
97.

100
E A 2007 = 1.5
= 3.75 lakh
40

Similarly, IB04 = 140

IA

11 6 5
= 25
100 11 11

r
= 0.05 r = 5%
100

(c) The original fraction

=

25 ( 350 + 100 ) 25 45 15

=
=
51 150 + 100
51 25 17

88. (e) Required average per cent profit earned by Company

B=

40 + 45 + 40 + 35 + 30 + 45 235
1
=
= 39 %
6
6
6

89. (c) Let the income of each company be ` x in the year

2008.
100
2
= x
Then E A = x
100 + 50 3
EB = x

100
10
= x
100 + 30 13

2
x
EA
= 3 = 13 :15
E B 10
x
13

90. (d) Since no amount (of income, exp or profit) is given in

the question, we cant find the ratio of profits
91. (a) Ratio = 12

7
2
: 6 = 7 : 4
12
3

92. (c) 4% of 2500 = 100

98.

(d) Required number of ways =

99.

(b) Required per cent profit

=

7!
= 2520
2!

348000 - 2500
98000
100 =
100 = 39.2%
250000
250000

100. (e) Let the number of parrots be p and the number of tigers
be t. Then
p + t = 858
...(i)
2p + 4t = 1846
...(ii)
After rearranging equation (ii), we get
p + 2t = 923
...(iii)
Solving (i) & (ii) we get
t = 65 & p = 793
101. (b) (A) does not follow because it proposes an extreme
solution. (B) certainly is not one of the consequences
of the atmosphere crisis. (C) can be inferred from the
last sentence of the paragraph.
102. (e) Read the second and third sentences of the paragraph
together.
103. (c) 3 goes in the opposite direction: it talks about the utility
of fashion whereas the author does not talk of fashion
approvingly.

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104. (b) Read the last sentence of the paragraph.
105. (d) All others are either distorted or partial reading of the
paragraph.
106. (e) This is what we have arrived at in the question above.
107. (e) Dont go for 1 because it could be correct only if we
substitute in spite of for besides.
108. (c) Read the fifth and sixth sentences of the paragraph.
109. (d) Read the third and fourth sentences together.
110. (a) (A) follows from the first two sentences of the
paragraph. (B) is absured. (C) is not hinted at.
121. (b) Read the second sentence of the fourth paragraph.
122. (b) Most part of the passage dwells on this irony that
though farmers in India are practising the organic way,
they are not considered organic farmers for lack of
certification.
123. (e) The passage says: By this somewhat degrading term
they mean that small farmers ... have no choice except
to farm without chemical fertilizers or pesticides.

124. (d) Read the end of the fifth paragraph carefully.

125. (d) Read the latter half of the eighth paragraph.
126. (c) Read the sixth and seventh paragraphs.
127. (a) This is the irony that we talked about earlier.
128. (c) Read the last paragraph carefully.
(Qs. 136-140) : BECFAD
141. (e) Remove the word upwardly.
142. (c) Replace quiet with quite.
143. (e) Replace truth with true.
144. (b) Replace on the women with to the women.
145. (e) Replace then with than.
146 (a) calm, difficult
147. (d) unemployment, poverty
148. (c) failed, affected
149. (e) numerous landing
150. (d) charge, quality