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GENERAL INTELLIGENCE
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 1 - 6) : Select the related letter/word/number
from the given alternatives.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Colours
Leonardo
Feather
Spine
216
517
V
W
MRUY
NRZV
79
81
14.
1.
3.
5.
(a)
(c)
rat
snake
field
5, 4, 1, 3, 2
5, 1, 3, 2, 4
2.
4.
eagle
grain
(b) 4, 3, 2, 5, 1
(d) 5, 3, 2, 4, 1
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24.
33.
34.
16
28
44
(a) 62
(b) 64
(c) 66
(d) 60
Raghu starts from his house in his car and travels 8 km
towards the North, then 6 km towards East then 10 m towards
his right, 4 km towards his left, 10 km towards North and
finally 4 km towards his right. In which Directions is he now
with reference to the starting point?
(a) South
(b) North East
(c) South East
(d) North
Four students ABCD are sitting one each of the four corners
of a square all facing the centre of the square. The student
E sitting at the centre is facing only C and the student A is
sitting facing the back of E. If D is sitting on the right of E,
where B will be sitting to E?
(a) B is sitting on the left of E
(b) B is to the back of E
(c) A is facing B and E
(d) B is on the right of E
Employed people
Educated
people
11 3
5
17
39.
Backward people
6
Educated people
7
Employed people
Backward people
(a) 18
(b) 20
(c) 15
(d) 9
A dice is thrown four times and its four different positions
are given below. Find the number on the face opposite the
face showing 2.
2
3 4
(a) 4
(c) 6
1
2 3
3
5 4
6
2 4
(b) 5
(d) 3
41.
42.
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45.
From the given answer figures, select the one in which the
question figure is hidden/embedded.
Question figure :
(a) 1
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 5
Which of the answer figure indicates the best relationship
between milk, goat, cow, hen ?
Answer figures :
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Answer figures :
(a)
(b)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(c)
(d)
46.
Answer figures :
44.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
47.
(a) 24
(b) 26
(c) 28
(d) 20
If a square paper is folded as shown in the question figures
and then folded paper is punched. What will be the pattern
on opening the paper ?
Question figures :
Question figure :
?
Answer figures :
Answer figures :
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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48.
Answer figures :
(a)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
(b)
52.
53.
(c)
49.
(d)
54.
55.
Answer figures :
(a)
(c)
50.
(b)
(d)
Answer figures :
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
56.
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74.
(86)
from
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(87)
(88)
failure,
(89)
(90)
(91)
deprivation, as is
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
with
(92)
the
(93)
a sense of
And children
The
(95)
face life.
86. (a)
(c)
87. (a)
(c)
88. (a)
(c)
89. (a)
(c)
90. (a)
(c)
91. (a)
(c)
92. (a)
(c)
93. (a)
(c)
94. (a)
(c)
95. (a)
(c)
(94)
changing
shifting
cope up
fight
overcome
remove
far better
far worse
much
excessive
undernourished
uncooperative
stuck in
stuck about
gratitude
concern
would not
need not
over confident
over enthusiastic
(b)
(d)
(b)
(d)
(b)
(d)
(b)
(d)
(b)
(d)
(b)
(d)
(b)
(d)
(b)
(d)
(b)
(d)
(d)
(d)
turning
removing
adjust
cope
eliminate
forget
far less
far more
exhaustive
every
uncoordinated
underprivileged
stuck on
stick in
responsibility
friendship
should not
had not
over cautious
over indulged
an
(97)
(96)
103.
104.
105.
106.
107.
of goods, conducted by
(99)
(98)
higher
goods. This is called knocking down the goods, for when the
bidding ends the auctioneer
in front of him.
96. (a) sale
(c) promotion
97. (a) authoritative
(c) authentic
98. (a) bid
(c) get
99. (a) smartest
(c) biggest
100. (a) bangs
(c) smashes
(100)
marketing
viewing
allowed
approved
buy
bargain
highest
strongest
thrashes
hits
(a)
(b)
x y z
= =
a b c
(c)
PASSAGE - II
Auctions are public
x
y
z
=
=
, then :
b+c c+a a +b
108.
(a)
200b
hours
a
(b)
b
hours
5a
b
ab
hours
hours
(d)
a
200
109. The circumference of the base of a 16 cm height solid cone
is 33 cm. What is the volume of the cone in cm ?
(a) 1028
(b) 616
(c) 462
(d) 828
(c)
110. If
2sin q - cos q
= 1 , then value of cotq is:
cos q + sin q
1
2
(c) 3
(a)
1
3
(d) 2
(b)
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112. If
x
x
(d)
(c)
100
10
113. A train 100 metres long meets a man going in opposite
1
seconds. What
5
(b)
1
4 %
6
1
6 %
4
115. A team played 40 games in a season and won in 24 of them.
What percent of games played did the team win ?
(a) 70%
(b) 40%
(c) 60%
(d) 35%
116. A bought an article, paying 5% less than the original price.
A sold it with 20% profit on the price he had paid. What
percent of profit did A earn on the original price ?
(a) 10
(b) 13
(c) ` 50
(d)
17
2
117. ABC is a right angled triangle, right angled at C and p is the
length of the perpendicular from C on AB. If a, b and c are
the lengths of the sides BC, CA and AB respectively, then
(c) 14
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
1
p
1
p
1
p
1
p
(d)
=
=
+
=
1
b
1
a
1
a
1
a
+
=
-
1
a2
1
b2
1
b2
1
b2
22
)
7
1
1
(b) 3 cm
5 cm
2
3
(c) 6 cm
(d) 4 cm
121. The profit percent of a bookseller if he sells book at marked
price after enjoying a commission of 25% on marked price
will be:
(a) 30%
(b) 25%
(a)
(c) 20%
1
(d) 33 %
3
3
122. If 3n = 27 , then the value of n is:
(a) 9
(b) 6
(c) 1
(d) 3
123. From 9.00 AM to 2.00 PM, the temperature rose at a constant
rate from 21C to 36C. What was the temperature at noon ?
(a) 27C
(b) 30C
(c) 32C
(d) 28.5C
124. The average of four consecutive even numbers is 9. Find
the largest number.
(a) 12
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 10
125. In a school, the ratio of boys to girls is 4 : 3 and the ratio of
girls to teachers is 8 : 1. The ratio of student to teachers is :
(s) 56 : 3
(b) 55 : 1
(c) 49 : 3
(d) 56 : 1
3x + 5 2
= , then the value of x is :
5x - 2 3
(a) 11
(b) 19
(c) 23
(d) 7
127. The minute hand of a big wall-clock is 35 cm long. Taking
126. If
p=
22
, length of the arc, its extremity moves in 18 seconds
7
is :
(a) 11 cm
(b) 1.1 cm
(c) 6.6 cm
(d) 6 cm
128. The Bankers discount on a bill due 6 months hence at 16%
per annum is ` 216.The true discount is:
(a) ` 212
(b) ` 180
(c) ` 210
(d) ` 200
129. The average weight of 12 crewmen in a boat is increased by
1
kg, when one of the crewmen whose weight is 55 kg is
3
replaced by a new man. What is the weight of that new
men ?
(a) 58
(b) 60
(c) 57
(d) 59
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(c) 5 2 cm
(d) 2.5 cm
131. The length of the two sides forming the right angle of a
right-angled triangle are 6 cm and 8 cm. The length of its
circum-radius is :
(a) 5 cm
(b) 7 cm
(c) 6 cm
(d) 10 cm
132. If the difference of two numbers is 3 and the difference of
their squares is 39; then the larger number is :
(a) 9
(b) 12
(c) 13
(d) 8
1
133. If x = 3 + 2 , then the value of x 3 - 3 is :
x
(a)
14 2
(b) 14 3
(c) 22 2
(d) 10 2
134. The printed price of a book is ` 320. A retailer pays ` 244.80
for it. He gets successive discounts of 10% and an another
rate. His second rate is :
(a) 15%
(b) 16%
(c) 14%
(d) 12%
p q
135. If tan - = 3 , value of cos q is:
2 2
(a) 0
(b)
1
2
136.
137.
138.
139.
1
days
(d) 60days
2
140. A sells an article to B at a gain of 10% , B sells it to C at a gain
of 5%. If C pays ` 462 for it, what did it cost to A ?
(a) ` 500
(b) ` 450
(c) ` 600
(d) ` 400
(c)
22
Sitar 14%
Flute 11%
Guitar 22%
Violin 20%
Miscellaneous
10%
Sarod 14%
Piano 9%
141. If 2100 people be less from the number of people who prefer
Flute, the percentage of people who prefer Flute would have
been:
(a) 9.5%
(b) 6.5%
(c) 7.5%
(d) 8.5%
142. The total number of people who prefer either Sarod or Guitar,
is greater than the total number of people who prefer either
Violin or Sitar by :
(a) 1200
(b) 1600
(c) 1100
(d) 1400
143. The number of people who prefer the musical instrument
Sarod is :
(a) 7400
(b) 8400
(c) 6400
(d) 8600
2
144. If 16 % of the people who prefer Piano, would go with the
3
people who prefers Flute, the percentage of people who
prefer Flute would have been :
(a) 13.5%
(b) 14.5%
(c) 15.5%
(d) 12.5%
145. The number of people who prefer Guitar is greater than the
total number of people who prefer either Flute or Piano by :
(a) 1200
(b) 1100
(c) 1300
(d) 1400
DIRECTIONS (Qs 146 - 150) : Study the graph and answer the
questions that follows :
Circle graph given below shows the expenditure incurred in
bringing out a book by a publisher.
Cost of Printing
35%
Adv. Charges
18%
Cost of paper
16%
1
(d) 1
2
A, B and C are batsmen. The ratio of the runs scored by
them in a certain match are given below:
A : B = 5 : 3 and B : C = 4 : 5. In all they scored 564 runs. The
number of runs scored by B is:
(a) 124
(b) 104
(c) 114
(d) 144
The length of radius of a circumcircle of a triangle having
sides 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm is:
(a) 2 cm
(b) 2.5 cm
(c) 3 cm
(d) 1.5 cm
If 125% of x is 100, then x is :
(a) 80
(b) 150
(c) 400
(d) 125
A is thrice as good a workman as B and takes 60 days less
than B for doing a job. The time in which they can do it
together is:
(a) 15 days
(b) 30 days
(c)
Binders charges
12%
Misc 4%
Royalty 15%
(c) 20%
GENERAL AWARENESS
151. Earth received heat from the sun is known as:
(a) Insolation
(b) Infrared heat
(c) Solar radiation
(d) Thermal radiation
152. The use of which of the following regional languages was
popularised by the Bhakti leader, Shankaradeva ?
(a) Bengali
(b) Brijbhasha
(c) Avadhi
(d) Assamese
153. Which part of the plant is used as 'saffron'?
(a) Petals
(b) Stamens
(c) Style and Stigma
(d) Sepals
154. Suspended colloidal particles in the water can be removed
by the process of :
(a) Filtration
(b) Adsorption
(c) Absorption
(d) Coagulation
155. Grave's disease is caused due to:
(a) hyperactivity of thyroid
(b) hypoactivity of thymus
(c) hypoactivity of thyroid
(d) hyperactivity of thymus
156. The Mansabdari system was introduced by:
(a) Shah Jahan
(b) Jahangir
(c) Babur
(b) Akbar
157. Open market operation refers to :
(a) borrowing by scheduled banks to industry and trade
(b) purchase and sale of government securities by the rbi
(c) deposit mobilisation
(d) borrowing by scheduled banks from the RBI
158. Who is the Government of West Bengal ?
(a) B.L. Joshi
(b) M. K. Narayana
(c) Shivraj Patil
(d) Margaret Alva
159. When and by whom were the Asokan inscriptions
deciphered for the first time ?
(a) 1787 - John Tower
(b) 1825 - Charles Metcalfe
(c) 1837 - James Prinsep
(d) 1810 - Harry Smith
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
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(c)
(d)
(c)
(a)
(c)
(d)
(b)
(a)
(b)
(b)
(b)
(b)
(b)
(a)
(a)
(a)
(a)
(d)
(b)
(b)
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
(c)
(c)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(c)
(b)
(b)
(a)
(d)
(b)
(b)
(d)
(b)
(a)
(c)
(b)
(b)
(c)
(b)
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
(b)
(b)
(d)
(b)
(b)
(d)
(d)
(a)
(b)
(a)
(d)
(b)
(a)
(c)
(d)
(d)
(b)
(d)
(c)
(d)
(d)
(a)
(b)
(a)
(a)
(b)
(b)
(d)
(d)
(c)
(a)
(d)
(c)
(a)
(c)
(d)
(b)
(a)
(c)
(d)
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
(c)
(a)
(b)
(d)
(a)
(d)
(d)
(b)
(c)
(a)
(a)
(d)
(c)
(d)
(a)
(d)
(b)
(b)
(c)
(b)
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
(d)
(a)
(b)
(a)
(b)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(b)
(a)
(d)
(c)
(c)
(c)
(a)
(c)
(c)
(a)
(a)
(a)
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
(c)
(c)
(c)
(d)
(b)
(c)
(b)
(b)
(b)
(a)
(d)
(c)
(b)
(c)
(b)
(a)
(a)
(b)
(a)
(a)
3.
3
3
3
3
3 5
4
6
+2
(d)
A B : L :: B C : W
Place value 1 2 12
2 3 23
5.
(c)
B D G J : O Q T W
16.
17.
+13
+13
+1
18.
+1
M; Y
L
+1
11
+2
(d) B D ;
X
+1
19.
+1
Z; N
+4
+2
+2
F H;
+2
102
+5
L;
+1
227
+6
443
+2
+2
N P;
R T
+2
+2
(b) m m l l
mmll
mmll
(c) Sister of my brother = My sister
Father of my sister = My father
Daughter of my father = My sister
(d)
Sonia
Sister
Sunil
+1
M O;R
+1
38
+3
+2
(b) 82 2 = 62
92 2 = 79
(c) All are parts of car.
(d) All are divisible by 5 except 256.
(a)
+2
+13
(a)
14 56
(d) The correct order is :
Cow Grass Milk Curd Butter
(a) The correct order is :
Field Grain Rat Snake Eagle
+13
+13
+13
9.
4
3
4
(b) 12
48 ; 18 54 ; 16 64 ;
15.
:: A F I M : N S V G
7.
8.
11.
14.
4.
6.
13.
+2
+13
+13
10.
Male
Female
Arun
Brother
Rajiv
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23.
24.
25.
11,
23,
95
96
5 2 + 1 11 2 + 1 23 2 + 1 47 2 + 1
(d) According to given condition; the correct order is :
Raju > Vasant > Manohar > Jayant > Dutta
\ Raju is the tallest among them.
(d) TRACTOR is the word which cannot formed from the
given word as T does not comes twice in the original
word.
(c) I is not appearing in the word REASONABLE.
Hence BRAIN cannot formed from the given word.
(a)
P A L E
+1 +1 +1 +1
R C
N G
Similarly, L E
A P
+1 +1 +1 +1
N G C R
(c) 16 15 19 20
In forward direction,
P O S T
when A is taken as 1.
K L H G
16 15 19 20
31.
(b) 16 8 1 = 8
32.
(b)
Similarly, I N D U L G E
18 13 23 6 15 20 22
(b) 15
3
9
28.
33.
29.
30.
16
+8
(b)
44
+12 +16
64
+20
4 km
B
34.
28
4 km
Home
C
E
(a)
A
Novels
36.
Books
(a)
Poems
Po
em
s
I.
II.
37.
+1
R
Q
L
+1
+1
+1
S
P
M
+1
+1
+1
+1
T
O
N
(b) 7 (10 2) = 35
15 (12 2) = 90
Similarly, 6 (x 2) = 12
x
6 = 12
2
3x = 12
\ x = 12 3 = 4
(b) 8 + 2 3 4 6
8 234+6
4 12 + 6
2
6 km
4
+4
In reverse direction,
when Z is taken as 1.
M F
I
H
14 21 18 19
(d) This question comes under the category of sum 27.
Here Gs position is written in reverse order.
Therefore, G A R M E N T
No. of user
20 26 9 14 22 13 7
27.
Year
14 21 18 19
N U R S
26.
47,
10 km
22.
5,
10 km
21.
(c)
8 km
20.
38.
39.
(a)
(a)
False
True
Voters
Children
Conclusion :
I : False
II : True
(d) 3 + 6 = 9
(b) 1, 3, 4 and 6 are adjacent 2. Therefore number 6 on the
face opposite to 2.
Milk
41.
(c)
Cow Goat
Hen
Tree
42.
(c)
45.
(b)
Plant
House
I
46.
(c)
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104. (b)
B
M
Q
C
x2
Hence, Area of so formed rectangle =
100 100
156 2
=
x
100
Therefore, area of rectangle exceeds the area of square
by 56%
3.375 = 1.5 m
1
12
Bs 9 days work =
S
T
D
9 3
=
12 4
Remaining work = 1 -
3 1
=
4 4
20
days = 5 days
4
106. (b) Let the average of batsman after 11th innings = A
a 1000
b
Now, D = 200 m
D
Time taken =
S
200
b
b=
hrs
=
a 1000
5a
109. (c) Circumference = 33 cm
2pr = 33
33 7 21
=
\
r=
2 22 4
1 2
Volume = pr h
3
1 22 21
= 16 = 462
3 7
4
2 sin q - cos q
=1
110. (a)
cos q + sin q
Dividing numerator and denominator by cos q.
2sin q cos q
cos q cos q = 1
cos q sin q
+
cos q cos q
S=
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2 tan q - 1
=1
1 + tan q
2 tan q 1 = 1 + tan q tan q = 2
Hence, cot q =
111. (d)
1
1
=
tan q 2
r
r
A = P 1 + 1 1 + 2
100 100
C2 = a2 + b2
10
12
A = 10000 1 +
1+
100 100
110 112
A = 10000
100 100
A = 12320
112. (d)
1
p2
547.527
547527 10000
=x
=x
0.0082
1000
82
547527 x 1000
x
=
82
10000
10
113. (a) Let speed of train = x km/hr
Distance travelled by train
= Relative speed of train Time
36
seconds
5
100
1
36
km = (x + 5)
hrs
5 3600
1000
x + 5 = 50
\ x = 45 km/hr
114. (d) In such type of question,
Required % loss =
=
( 25) 2
100
625
1
% = 6.25% = 6 %
100
4
24
100 = 60%
40
116. (c) Required % earned by A
95 120
- 100 %
= 100
100
100
B
c
D
Triangles ACB, ADC and BDC are right angle triangles.
Here, Area of DABC = Area of DADC + Area of DBDC
A
1
a2
= a 2 + b2
1
b2
100 m = (x + 5) km/hr
a 2b2
ab
2
2
p = a + b
6 62
1
or 1 : 1
1
6
119. (b) Volume of rectangular parallelopiped = 1296
Ratio of edges = 1 : 2 : 3
\ x, 2x and 3x are length, breadth and height of
parallelopiped respectively.
x 2x 3x = 1296
6x3 = 1296 x3 = 216
Required ratio =
x = 3 216 = 6
Length = 6, Breadth = 12, Height = 18
Required surface area = 2 (lb + bh + hl)
= 2 (6 12 + 12 18 + 18 6) = 792 sq.cm
120. (b) Perimeter of a semicircular area = 18 cm
perimeter of semicircular = 18 cm
r
r
2 pr
+ 2r = 18
2
2p r
r (p + 2) = 18
2
18
18 7
1
=
= 3 cm
r=
22
22 + 14
2
+2
7
121. (d) Let MP = 100
So, SP = 100 25% of 100
= 100 25 = 75
100 - 75
100
So, Profit percent =
75
25
1
1
100% = 100 = 22 %
=
75
3
3
1
122. (a)
3n 3 = 27
n
3 3 = 33
Comparing,
x= 9
n
=3
3
2012 - 15
123. (b) Time difference between 9.00 A.M & 2.00 P.M = 5 hours
Temperature difference between 21C & 36C
= 36 21 = 15C
Now, Time difference between 9.00 A.M & 12.00 Noon
= 3 hrs.
temperature
In 5 hours
15C
difference
temperature 15
So, In 3 hours
3 = 9C
5
difference
So, temperature at noon = 21 + 9 = 30C
124. (a) Let the consecutive even numbers are 2n, 2n + 2,
2n + 4 and 2n + 6
2n + 2n + 2 + 2n + 4 + 2n + 6
4
8n + 12 = 4 9 n = 3
Hence, the numbers are 6, 8, 10 and 21. Largest among
them is 12.
girls : teacher
125. (a) boys : girls
4
:
3
8
:
1
Average =
So, boys
4
32
:
:
:
girls
3
8
24
teacher
:
:
) (
( 2)
+6
( 3) ( 2 )
2
10
x
1 320
So, amount actually paid = 1
100 100
90 (100 - x )
320
100
100
244.80 100 100
100 x =
= 85 x = 15%
90 320
p q
135. (c) tan - = 3
2 2
244.80 =
18
22
2
35 = 1.1 cm
3600
7
128. (d) Let x = true discount
So, 216 = x + 8% of x
= x + 0.08x = 1.08x
216
x=
= ` 200
1.08
129. (d) Short-cut method:
Weight of new crewmen
= Replace man weight + [No. of crew mewn
increased average]
= 55 + 12
AB2 = 52 + 52
1
1
3- 2
3- 2
=
=
= 3- 2
x
3- 2
3+ 2
3- 2
3
3
1
Now, x 3 - 3 = 3 + 2 - 3 - 2
x
= 4 2 + 18 2 = 22 2
134. (a) Printed price = ` 320, d1 = 10%
Let d2 = x%, Amount actually paid = ` 244.80
18
127. (b) Length of arc in 18 seconds =
circumference
3600
Therefore, AC = BC = 5 cm
Now, AB2 = AC2 + BC2
x = 3+ 2
= 2b3 + 6a2b = 2
3x + 5 2
=
5x - 2 3
9x + 15 = 10x 4
15 + 4 = 10x 9x
x = 19
1
= 59 kg
3
130. (c) DABC is an isocoles triangle.
133. (c)
1
3
A
5 cm
C
25 + 25 = 5 2 cm
p
p q
tan - = tan
2 2
3
p q p
q p p
p
- = = - q=
2 2 3
2 2 3
3
p 1
\ cos q = cos =
3 2
136. (d) A : B = 5 : 3
B: C= 4 :5
A
:
B
:
C
5
:
3
4
:
5
20 : 12 : 15
12
564 = 144
47
2012 - 16
=
=
138. (a)
50
% of 5400 = 900
3
Hence, the required percentage
Therefore,
abc
( a + b + c)( a + b - c)( b + c - a )( a + c - b)
3 4 5
125
x = 100
100
100 100
= 80
125
139. (c) If A can finish a work = x days
B will do this work = 3x days
From question, A B = 3x x = 60 x = 30
A = 30 days, B = 90 days
x=
1
1
4
+
=
30 90 90
90
So, A and B working together can complete work =
4
= 22.5 days
5%
10%
140. (d) Cost to A
cost to B
cost to C
Cost to A
900 + 6600
100 = 12.5%
60000
No. of people who prefer guitar = 22% of 60000 = 13200
No. of people who prefer Flute or Piano = (11 + 9)% of
60000 = 12000
Required difference = 13200 12000 = 1200.
q
100 = 16
360
16
576
q=
360 =
= 57.6
100
10
Required difference (in % value)
18 - 15
3
2
100 = 100 = 16 %
=
18
18
3
Given,
Miscellaneous expenditure= ` 1848
4% of the total expenditure cost for publishing 5500
copies = ` 1848
Total expenditure cost of 5500 copies (i.e. 100%)
`1848 100
= ` 46200
=
4
60
= 2.5 cm
12 2 6 4
110 105
= ` 462
100 100
4500
100 = 7.5%
60000
142. (a) Total number of people who prefer either Sarod or
Guitar = 14% of 60000 + 22% of 60000
8400 + 13200 = 21600
Total number of people of who prefer violin or Sitar
= 20% of 60000 + 14% of 60000
12000 + 8400 = 20400
Required difference = 21600 20400 = 1200
Required percentage =
14
60000 = 8400
100
144. (d) No. of people who prefer piano = 9% of 60000 = 5400
2
According to question, 16 % no. of the people who
3
prefer piano would go with flute.
146. (d)
147. (d)
148. (b)
` 46200
= ` 8.40
5500
So, marked price of each copy = ` 8.40 + 25% of 8.40
= 8.40 + 2.10 = ` 10.50
149. (c) Cost of printing i.e., 35% = 17500
17500
15 = 7500
So, Royality i.e., 15% =
35
150. (a) Miscellaneous charges i.e. 4% = 6000
So, Advertisement charges i.e., 18%
6000
18 = 27000
=
4
GENERAL AWARENESS
152. (d) Sankaradeva was an erudite scholar, a prolific writer, a
versatile saint-poet of unlimited merit, a lyricist of
universal acceptance, a musician of high calibre, a
pioneer in the field of Assamese prose, drama and
dramatic performances, a painter and above all the
greatest religious teacher-preacher-leader of the
medieval Vaisnava movement in Assam which is rightly
known as the Sankaradeva Movement.
153. (c) Saffron, a spice derived from the dried stigmas of the
saffron crocus. (crocus sativus) a small plant about a
foot tall. Each flower has three female parts. (stigmas)
two male parts. (stamens) each stigmas is red or dark
red in color towards the top and yellow towards the
bottom of the stigma, where it is attached to the flower.