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1. Directions: The following number series has a 9. Direction: What will come in place of the question
wrong number in it. Find out that wrong number mark (?) in the given question?
and mark your answer accordingly: (13824 ÷ 24) + (6859 ÷ 19) = 80 x ? + 537
19, 18, 22, 15, 29, 4 A. 4 B. 6.5
A. 15 B. 19 C. 5 D. 4.5
C. 18 D. 4 E. None of these
E. 29 10. Direction: What will come in place of the question
2. Directions: The following number series has a mark (?) in the given question?
wrong number in it. Find out that wrong number 165 x 15 + 540 = (?) x 5 + (35)2
and mark your answer accordingly: A. 358 B. 362
7, 6, 10, 25, 104, 515 C. 340 D. 348
E. None of these
A. 25 B. 104
C. 10 D. 6 11. Direction: What value should come in place of the
E. 515 question mark (?) in the following question?
3. Direction: What should come at the place of 155 x 25 + 125 =(?) + (45)2
question mark (?) in the following number series? A. 1975 B. 1825
C. 1925 D. 1992
18, 9, 9, 13.5, ?, 67.5
E. None of these
A. 21 B. 34
12. What should come in place of the question mark
C. 41 D. 27
(?) in the following questions?
E. 23
1/2 of 3842 + 15% of ? = 2449
4. Direction: What will come in place of the question
A. 3520 B. 3250
mark (?) in the following number series?
C. 3350 D. 3540
18, 34, 58, 94, ?, 229 E. None of these
A. 148 B. 169 13. Directions: What will come in place of question
C. 152 D. 131 mark (?) in the following question?
E. 154
5. Direction: What will come in place of the question
mark (?) in the following number series?
29 31 37 49 69 ? A. 25 B.
A. 108 B. 99 C. 625 D. 15
C. 94 D. 103 E. 5
E. 88
Directions (14-18): In the following questions
6. Direction: What value should come in place of the two equations numbered I and II are given. You
question mark (?) in the following question? have to solve both the equations
√1024 + √2304 + √9216 = ?÷ 4 14. I. x2 − 4x + 3 = 0
A. 704 B. 720 II. y2 −5y + 6 = 0
C. 680 D. 650 A. If x > y B. If x ≥ y
E. None of these C. If x < y D. If x ≤ y
7. Directions: What should come in place of the E. If x = y or the relationship cannot be
question mark (?) in the following questions? established
14.2% of 5500 + 15.6% of ? = 1795 15. I. x2 + 7x + 12 = 0
II. y2 +13y + 42 = 0
A. 6500 B. 6200
C. 5600 D. 5800 A. If x > y B. If x ≥ y
E. None of these C. If x < y D. If x ≤ y
E. If x = y or the relationship cannot be
8. Direction: What approximate value should come
established
in place of the question mark (?) in the following
question (Note: You are not expected to calculate 16. I. x2 −1296 = 0
the exact value)? II. √y – 6 = 0
A. If x > y B. If x ≥ y
15.28 x 12.36 + 41.17 x 21.34 = ?
C. If x < y D. If x ≤ y
A. 1125 B. 1098 E. If x = y or the relationship cannot be
C. 1132 D. 1032 established
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17. I. 3x2 −7x + 4 = 0 24. The respective ratio of the ages of Anubha and her
II. 2y2 +5y + 2 = 0 mother is 1:2. After 6 yr the ratio of their ages will
A. If x > y B. If x ≥ y be 11:20. 9 yr before, what was the respective
C. If x < y D. If x ≤ y ratio of their ages ?
E. If x = y or the relationship cannot be A. 3 : 5 B. 2 : 7
established C. 1 : 4 D. 2 : 5
18. I. x = √49 E. None of these
II. y2 − 49 = 0 25. A person bought 30 kg of rice at the rate of 15.50
A. If x > y B. If x ≥ y per kg and 40 kg at the rate of 18.50 per kg. After
C. If x < y D. If x ≤ y mixing them, at what rate should he sell it to gain
E. If x = y or the relationship cannot be 25% profit?
established A. Rs. 24.75
B. Rs. 21.51
Direction (19-23): Study the following table
C. Rs. 20.50
carefully and answer the questions that follow.
D. Rs. 28.53
Number of Articles manufactured (M) and Defective E. Rs. 22.55
(D) by 5 companies over the years (in thousands). 26. P, Q and R can complete a work in 10, 12 and 15
days respectively. The started the work together.
But P left the work before 3 days of its completion.
Q also left the work 2 days after P left. In how
many days was the work completed?

A. 4 B. 5

C. 5 D. 8

E. None of these
27. An amount of money is to be divided among K, L,
19. What is the ratio between the total number of and M in the ratio of 3:5:7 respectively if the
articles manufactured by company R to that by amount received by M is Rs.3500 more than the
company T for all the years together? amount received by L, what will be the total
A. 353 : 282 B. 282 : 353 amount received by K and L together.
C. 457 : 215 D. 215 : 457 A. Rs. 14000 B. Rs. 14500
E. None of these C. Rs. 13500 D. Rs. 13800
20. What is the average number of defective items E. None of these
from company Q for the given years?
28. Veena obtained an amount of Rs. 8376 as simple
A. 21500 B. 17000
C. 12500 D. 15000 interest on a certain amount at 8 p.c.p.a. after six
E. None of these years. What is the amount invested by Veena?
21. During which year, the largest percentage of A. Rs. 17180 B. Rs. 18110
articles were defective out of the articles C. Rs. 16660 D. Rs. 17450
manufactured by company S? E. None of these
A. 2006 B. 2007 29. A person covered some distance in 24 hours. He
C. 2008 D. 2009 covered half the distance by rail @ 150 km per
E. 2010 hour and the rest by car @ 90 km/hr. The total
22. What was the approximate percentage of defective distance covered by him was
articles over the number of articles manufactured A. 2900 km B. 2700 km
by all the companies together in 2011? C. 2675 km D. 2800 km
A. 42% B. 40% E. None of these
C. 37% D. 33% 30. Manjeet spent 12% of his income on bills, 22% on
E. None of these rent and 28% on shopping. 1/4 of the remaining
23. During which year was the percentage increase / amount is ₹ 3,610. How much did he spend on
decrease in the manufacture from the previous bills?
year the highest for company P?
A. 4,580 B. 4,530
A. 2008 B. 2011
C. 4,520 D. 4,560
C. 2009 D. 2007
E. None of these
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31. A certain quantity of rice bought at Rs 40 per kg Statements: X ≥ Y; N ≤ T < S; Q = S; O < Y; O

was mixed with 20 kg rice of other variety bought >N
at Rs 60 per kg. The mixture was sold at Rs 58 per Conclusions:
kg and a profit of 20% was earned. What quantity I. X > N
of rice at Rs 40 per kg was mixed? II. O > Q
A. 24 kg B. 28 kg III. T ≤ Y
C. 27 kg D. 25 kg IV. O ≤ X
E. None of these A. Conclusion only II is true
32. A boat running downstream covers a distance of 20 B. Conclusion II & III are true
km in 2 hours. While coming back, the boat takes 4 C. Conclusion III and IV are true.
hours to cover the same distance. What is the D. Conclusion only I is true.
speed of the boat in still water (in kmph)? E. All are true.
38. What is the suitable sign should be placed so that F
A. 6.5 B. 7.5
< C is true and G < E is false both follows in the
C. 8.5 D. 9
relation A ≤ B ≤ C = E? F < G. Replace the
E. None of these
question mark with the suitable sign.
33. The simple interest accrued on an amount A. ≥ B. <
of ₹40000 at the end of three years is ₹12000. C. > D. =
What would be the compound interest accrued on E. None
the same amount at the same rate in the same Directions (39-40): Read all the statements and
Period? then decide which of the given statement logically
A. ₹18765 gives to the given conclusion.
B. ₹15350
39. Conclusion:
C. ₹21555
Some pens are box.
D. ₹13240 No Glass is machine.
E. None of these Statements:
34. What is the probability that a card drawn at 1) Some pens are matrix. Some matrices are
random from a pack of 52 cards is either a King or machine. No glass is pen. All pens are glass
a Spade? 2) All matrices are pen. All glasses are matrix.
Some matrices are box. No pen is machine
A. B. 3) Some boxes are glass. All glasses are box.
Some pens are matrix. Some glasses are machine
4) All glasses are box. Some boxes are machine.
C. D. Some boxes are pen. No glass is a matrix.
A. Only statement 1 follows
E. None of these B. Only statement 2 follows
35. The volume of a cuboid is 4480 cm3 and its height C. Only statement 3 follows
is 5 cm while the length and the breadth of the D. Only statement 4 follows
cuboid are in the ratio 8:7. The length of this E. None of these
cuboid exceeds the breadth by 40. Conclusion:
A. 4 cm B. 6 cm Some bags are machine.
C. 8 cm D. 5 cm No bag is book.
E. None of these Statements:
36. Which of the following symbols should replace the I. Some horses are goat. All bags are goat. No goat
question mark in the given expression in order to is machine. Some books are horse
make the expression ‘L < H’ and ‘U >K’ definitely II. All books are horse. All goats are bag. Some
true? goats are machine. No bag is horse.
H>S>K?L<J<U
III. Some bags are horse. All horses are book. All
A. > B. > books are horse. No machine is goat.
C. < D. Either > or <
IV. All books are goat. No goat is machine. All
E. =
horses are machine. All bags are machine.
37. Directions: In the following questions a
A. Only I & II follows
relationship between different elements is shown in
B. Only II & IV follows
the statements. The statements are followed by
C. Only II & III follows
some conclusions. With the help of given
D. Only II follows
statements, find out which of the given conclusions
E. None of these
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41. Direction: In each question below are given four Input : 34 abolish abrogate 65 78 abnormal
statements followed by four conclusions numbered 90 21 absent absolute 89 abroad
(I.), (II.), (III.), and (IV.). You have to take the Step I : 90 34 abolish abrogate 65 78 abnormal 21
given statements to be true even if they seem to absent absolute abroad 89
be at variance with commonly known facts. Read Step II : 90 78 34 abolish abrogate abnormal 21
the entire conclusion and then decide which of the absent absolute abroad 65 89
given conclusions logically does not follow from the
Step III : 90 78 34 abolish abrogate abnormal
given statements.
absent absolute abroad 21 65 89
Statements:
Step IV : 90 78 34 abnormal abolish abrogate
All fruits are leaves.
absent absolute abroad 21 65 89
Some leaves are trees.
Step V : 90 78 34 abnormal abolish abroad
No tree is house. abrogate absent absolute 21 65 89
Some houses are huts. And step V is the last step of the arrangement.
Conclusions: As per the above rule followed in the above steps,
(I.) Some house being fruit is a possibility. find out in each of the following questions the
(II.) All fruits being tree is a possibility. appropriate step for the input given below.
(III.) All houses being tree is possibility. Input: 67 catalyst 13 70 catabolic 42 cataract
(IV.) All leaves being tree is a possibility. catnip 60 carrot 51
A. Only I and IV follows 45. Which of the following word is the fourth from the
B. Only I, II and IV follows right in third step?
C. Only II and IV follows A. carrot B. cataract
C. catalyst D. catnip
D. Only II follows
E. Can’t be determined.
E. None follows
46. How many steps will be required for the output?
42. In a certain code language 'it is dark outside' is
A. Four B. Six
written as 'ha no ti ju', 'is it still raining' is written
C. Five D. Seven
as 'pa ha da no' and 'go and play outside' is written
E. Eight
as 'su ju ye la'. How is 'dark' written in that code
language? 47. Which of the following will be the second step?
A. Ha B. Ti A. 70 catalyst 13 catabolic 42 cataract catnip 60
C. Su D. Ye carrot 51 67
E. No B. 70 60 catalyst catabolic 42 cataract catnip carrot
43. In a certain code ‘CAREFUL’ is written as 13 51 67
‘SBDDMVG’. How is ‘SECURED’ written in that C. 70 60 catalyst 13 catabolic 42 cataract catnip
code? carrot 51 67
A. DFTVEFS B. DFTTEFS D. 70 60 catalyst catabolic cataract 42 catnip
C. BDRTEFS D. DFITCDQ carrot 13 51 67
E. None of these E. None of these
44. In a certain code language 'Siberia is a cold place' Direction (48-49): Study the following
is written as 'a cold is place Siberia' in the same information carefully to answer the given
code, water freezes to ice here' is coded as 'freezes questions:
here ice to water'. How will ' covers ten per cent of
earth' be written in the same code? R is father of M. K has three children. G is sister-in-
A. covers earth per cent ten of law of T. M and N are brother and sister but not
necessarily in the same order. M is niece of H. O is
B. Earth of covers per cent ten
grandfather of N. T is sister of H. There are two
C. covers earth per cent of ten married couple in the family.
D. covers earth of per cent ten 48. How is H related to K?
E. covers earth ten of per cent A. Son B. Daughter
C. Sister D. Can’t be determined
Direction (45-47): A word and number E. None of these
arrangement machine when given an input line of 49. How is G related to H?
words and numbers rearranges them following a A. Mother B. Brother
particular rule in each step. The following is an C. Sister D. Sister-in-law
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Direction (50-54): Study the following Direction (57-61): Study the following
information carefully and answer the questions information carefully and answer the questions
given below: given below:
Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting
Seven friends I, J, K, L, M, N and O lives in a
in a straight line at equal distances, but not
seven-floor building. The ground floor is no.1, the
necessarily in the same order. Four of them are
floor above it is no.2 and so on.
facing north and four of them are facing south.
M does not live on an even numbered floor. O does
D who is facing south sitting fourth to the left of H,
not live on the topmost floor. Only one person lives
who is sitting between two persons facing opposite
between M and O. I does not live on an even
direction. Immediate neighbours of B faces the
numbered floor and does not live below N. L does
same direction. Neither D nor H sits at the extreme
not live immediately above or immediately below
ends. G is sitting third to the left of C and is sitting
O. Two persons lives between L and M. Both K and
at one of the extreme ends. A and D are immediate
J do not live on an odd-numbered floor. There are
neighbours and facing opposite directions to each
two floors between the floors on which O and K
other. E is sitting immediate right of G, who is fifth
live. N lives on floor number 5.
to the left of F. D and G faces the same direction.
57. I lives on which floor?
50. Who is sitting immediate left of H?
A. First B. Fifth
A. B B. C
C. Third D. Seventh
C. E D. G
E. None of these
E. None of these
58. How many persons live between L and N?
51. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way
A. None B. One
based on the given seating arrangement and thus
C. Two D. Three
form a group. Which one of the following does not
E. None of these
belong to the group?
59. Who among the following lives on floor number 2?
A. D B. F
A. O B. J
C. C D. G
C. K D. L
E. E
E. None of these
52. Who is exactly sitting between the B and E?
60. How many persons live between I and O?
A. C,D B. C,H
A. Two B. Three
C. G,C D. A,F
C. Five D. Four
E. F,G
E. None of these
53. Who is sitting second to the right of F?
61. If K interchanges his floor with the one who lives
A. D B. G
on floor number two, then who among the
C. A D. C
following lives exactly between L and J?
E. None of these
A. N B. I
54. Which one of these are immediate neighbours of
C. O D. M
each other and sitting in the same directions?
E. None of these
A. A,D B. C,H
C. D,F D. E,G
Direction (62-63): Study the following
E. B,C
arrangement carefully and answer the questions
Direction (55-56): Read the following information given below:
carefully and answer the questions which follow:
Point B is 4 m towards the North of point A. @ST34G#K¥%9BA6&2UX8WQ
Point E is 8 m towards the East of Point B. 1π$HL5V7β
Point C is 5 m towards the East of point A. 62. Which of the following elements is ninth to the
Point D is 9 m towards the West of point C right of the fifteenth from the left end of the above
55. How far should one walk from point A in order to arrangement?
reach point D? A. 2 B. H
A. 4m B. 9m C. G D. $
C. 5m D. 14m E. π
E. 8m 63. If all the numbers and vowels are dropped from the
56. If a person walks 4m towards the South from point above arrangement, which of the following will be
E and then walks after taking a right turn, which of the twelfth from the left end of the arrangement?
the following points would he reach first? A. π B. W
A. A B. B C. Q D. S
C. C D. D E. X
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Directions (64-68): Study the following A. None B. Two

information carefully and answer the given C. Three D. Four
questions. E. More than four
Eight persons, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T, are sitting Direction (71- 80): Read the following passage
around a circular table facing the centre but not carefully and answer the questions given below it.
necessarily in the same order. Each one of them Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to
have a different designation-Teacher, Doctor, help you locate them while answering some of the
Engineer, Writer, Pilot, Businessman, Student and questions.
Banker but not in order. M sits third to the right of
Once, a rich merchant presented a beautiful cat to
the Banker. Only two people sit between the
the Emperor of China. Eventually, the emperor
Banker and T. The Pilot and the Doctor are
became fond of the animal and took it with him
immediate neighbours. Neither M nor T is a Pilot or
wherever he went. Everywhere, people kept asking
a Doctor. The Pilot is not an immediate neighbour
the emperor, what was the cat named and
of the Banker. The Teacher sits second to the left
everyone was surprised, when told, that it had no
of Q. Q is not an immediate neighbour of T. The
name. As time progressed, the emperor realized
Teacher is an immediate neighbour of both the
that the cat should have a name thus he decided to
Businessman and the Student. The Student sits
find a suitable name for his pet. He called his
third to the right of N. N is not the Pilot. O sits on
ministers, the seven wisest men in his empire, and
the immediate right of the Engineer. M is not the
commanded them to find a suitable name within
Engineer. R is not an immediate neighbour of M. S
seven days. The ministers were warned that if they
is not an immediate neighbour of the Teacher.
do not succeed in finding a name by the end of 7
64. Who among the following sits third to the right of
days, they will be punished. Also, the minister
Q?
whose suggestion will be accepted will receive
A. M B. N
hundred gold pieces.
C. P D. S
The ministers did a lot of research on names that
E. None of these
would suit the emperor's favourite pet. At the end
65. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way
of this period they were summoned to the palace
based on the given arrangement and thus form a
again, and asked for their suggestions. The
group. Which is the one that does not belong to
youngest of the group thought he had found the
that group?
perfect name. 'TIGER!" he announced proudly,
A. R-Engineer B. S-Writer
"Your majesty, as we all know tigers are powerful
C. P-Teacher D. M-Student
animals, it will be the best name for your pet cat.
E. N-Banker
"Good name," said the emperor, after a
66. Who among the following is the Doctor?
moment's reflection. 'The tiger is not only a noble
A. N B. M
and powerful beast but it is also known as the cat's
C. P D. S
cousin," added the emperor.
E. None of these
67. How many members are there between O and R if "Noble, perhaps," said the second minister, "but it
counted left of O? is not as powerful as the dragon. Can a tiger soar
A. 3 B. 2 into the sky ? No, but a dragon can ! I think
C. 4 D. 1 DRAGON would be a more suitable name for the
E. None cat". As the emperor was contemplating the name
68. Which of the designation does R hold? DRAGON, the third minister said, "Clouds can go
A. Doctor B. Pilot higher than dragons. A cloud is more powerful than
C. Businessman D. Writer a dragon. Let's call it CLOUD." "Let's not be hasty,"
E. None of these advised the fourth wise man. "Clouds may fly high
69. The positions of how many alphabets will remain but they are pushed around by winds. Winds are
unchanged if each of the alphabets in the word more powerful than clouds. WIND would be the
PROACTIVE is arranged in alphabetical order from most appropriate name for a great emperor's pet."
left to right? The emperor was still not satisfled with the
A. None B. One suggestions "WIND ?" said the emperor, doubtfully.
C. Two D. Three "Isn't there anything belter ?" The fifth wise man
E. More than three took this opportunity to give his suggestion.
70. How many pairs of letters are there in the word "BRICK WALL!" he exclaimed. "Why should I
SECURITY each of which has as many alphabets name my cat BRICK WALL ?" asked the emperor
between them as there are in the English with astonishment as it was the most unusual
alphabetical series? name he had heard till now. "A brick wall can stop
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minister. "A brick wall is more powerful than the 75. Why was the cat named CAT at last?
wind!" Oh, 1 see, "said the emperor. "Well, BRICK A. The seventh minister proved that a cat was
WALL is not a bad name. But isn't it a bit long ?" "I greater than all the other names that were
have a shorter name," said the sixth minister "RAT" suggested.
Everyone started laughing at the suggestion. "So B. The emperor was impressed with the seventh
you suggest that I must call my cat RAT ?" The minister's suggestion.
sixth minister replied, "yes, Your Majesty, RAT! A C. It was a unique name and the emperor had
rat can eat through a brick wall, which makes it never heard anything like that.
more powerful than the wall, more powerful than A. All A, B and C B. Only A
the wind, more powerful than all the suggestions C. Only B D. Only C
given to you." "I get your point," interrupted the E. Both A and B
emperor, "but can you call a cat, RAT?" 76. What would be an appropriate name for the
"Indeed you can't!" piped up the seventh wise man passage?
who was the eldest among all seven. "A Cat is a A. The emperor
cat. How can one call a cat RAT ? Also if a rat is B. The cat
more powerful than the others the cat is even more C. The wise minister
so because it is mightier than the rat. The emperor D. A story of names by an Emperor
was impressed with the seventh minister's E. A cat named CAT
suggestion and decided to accept it. So the royal 77. Which of the following statements is TRUE
pet remained nameless in a way because from then according to the passage?
on it was simply called CAT. But the minister who A) Dragons can blow the clouds away.
suggested this name was rewarded as promised. B) Winds can blow the clouds away.
71. Why did people get surprised wherever the C) Brick walls can stop the winds.
emperor went? A. Both A and B B. Both B and C
A. Because the emperor had a nameless cat. C. Only A D. Only B
B. Because the emperor took his cat wherever he E. Only C
went. 78. According to the second minister, why was the
name DRAGON better than the name TIGER?
C. Because the emperor's cat was crazy.
A. Because the second minister liked dragons more
D. Because the emperor got a cat as a present.
than tigers.
E. None of these
B. Because dragons are more ferocious than tigers
72. What made the emperor realize that he should give C. Because a dragon's tail is always longer than the
a name to his pet cat? tiger's.
A. AM cats had a name except his pet cat. D. Because dragons can soar high in the sky while
B. Everyone laughed at his cat for being nameless tigers cannot.
C. Everyone asked his cat's name wherever he took E. Because tigers cannot breathe fire while dragons
it. can.
D. The cat requested that it should be named. 79. What reason did the first minister give for his
E. Both (1) and (2) suggestion?
73. Why did the emperor not want to name his cat A. Tigers are powerful creatures.
BRICK WALL? B. Tigers are the most dangerous of all creatures.
A. He did not like brick walls. C. Tigers resemble cats.
B. Brick walls are rough and hard but cats are not. D. Tiger sounds royal and majestic.
C. BRICK WALL is a very long name E. Tiger sounds better than any other name.
D. He already had a pet called BRICK WALL. 80. Why did everyone start laughing at the sixth
E. He felt BRICK WALL was a very funny name minister's suggestion?
A. He suggested that the cat be named CAT.
74. What command did the emperor give to his seven
B. Everyone found the suggested name funny.
wise ministers?
C. Both (1) and (2)
A) To find a name for his pet cat. D. He suggested that the cat was better off without
B) To find the name in a span of 7 days. a name.
C) To find his pet cat. E. He suggested that the cat be named RAT.
A. Only A Directions (81-85): In the following passage,
B. Both A and B there are blanks, each of which has been
C. Only B numbered. These numbers are printed below the
D. Only C passage and against each, five words are
suggested, one of which fits the blank
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A poor washer man had an old donkey. He did not A. Yet the writers
give any food. The donkey became thin and week. B. Have no qualms in
The washer man had a wife and seven children. He C. Depicting the gory
said, "I am working hard. But I am not D. Details of the violence.
(###Q81###) a lot of money. I can't feed my E. No error
wife and children well. How can I feed this 87. Directions: Read each sentence to find out
donkey?" Suddenly he remembered a tiger-skin in whether there is any grammatical error in it. The
the house. It was a gift to his father's good work. error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence.
He thought, "I shall cover the donkey with the skin The number of that part is the answer. If there is
and drive it into the field and won't go near it. My no error, the answer is ‘No error’. (Ignore the
donkey can eat a lot and (###Q82###) fat too." errors of punctuation, if any.)
The next day he dressed the donkey in the tiger- By far the most urgent / need of industry in journal
skin and drove it into the field of crops. The / and of IT industry in particular / is the need for
villagers saw the donkey in the tiger-skin and skilled manpower.
thought, "The tiger will kill us all. We shall write to A. By far the most urgent
the collector and he will (###Q83###) it with the B. need of industry in journal
help of the police". Many days passed. The donkey C. and of IT industry in particular
ate a lot of crops every day and grew stout and D. is the need for skilled manpower
strong. One day the villagers (###Q84###) a E. No error
letter from the collector saying. "There is no tiger 88. Direction: Read each sentence to find out whether
in your village or in any place near your villagers." there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if
That evening all the villagers went to the field with any, will be in one part of the sentence. If the
big sticks. The washer man’s donkey in 'the tiger- given sentence is correct as it is, ‘No error’ as the
skin was in the field. Suddenly another donkey answer.
(###Q85###) from some place near the field. According to these estimates (1)/ our profitable
The washer man’s donkey lifted up his head and (2)/ margin will be higher (3)/ if we adopt this
brayed too. The villagers saw this and beat the approach(4)/. No error (5)
donkey.
A. According to these estimates
81. Find out the appropriate word in each case. B. our profitable
A. Accumulate B. Spend C. margin
C. Wasting D. Earning D. will be higher if we adopt
E. Watching E. All correct
82. Find out the appropriate word in each case. 89. Direction: Read each sentence to find out whether
A. See B. Grow there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if
C. Becomes D. Demand any, will be in one part of the sentence. If there is
E. Catty no error, the answer is E), i.e. ‘No error'. (Ignore
83. Find out the appropriate word in each case. the errors of punctuation, if any.)
A. Shoot B. Stroked The weather is (A)/much more warmer (B)/than it
C. Shooed D. Feed was (C)/a few days ago. (D)/ No error. (E)
E. Ask A. (A) B. (B)
84. Find out the appropriate word in each case. C. (C) D. (D)
E. No error
A. Granted B. Tore
C. Received D. Shred 90. Direction: Read each sentence to find out whether
E. Get there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if
any, will be in one part of the sentence. The
85. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
number of that part is the answer. If the given
A. brayed B. roared sentence is correct, mark 'no error' as the answer.
C. Scared D. Giggled (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
E. Whispered Government took strict action / against the doctors
86. Direction: Read each sentence to find out whether on strike/ but they refused to / resume to work. /
there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if No error
any, will be in one part of the sentence. If there is A. Government took strict action
no error, the answer is ‘No error’. (Ignore the
B. against the doctors on strike
errors of punctuation, if any.)
Yet the writers/ Have no qualms in / Depicting the C. but they refused to
gory / Details of the violence. D. resume to work.
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91. Direction: Each question has a statement with two We went to the famous restaurant to eat and
highlighted words/ phrases. Pick the most were served piped hot food.
appropriate option from the options which could A. served piping hotter
replace the highlighted words to make the B. serving pipe hot
statement grammatically and logically correct. C. served piping hot
Mark your answer as (E), if no correction is D. serve pipe hotten
required. E. No correction required
Every single time an invention is being made, it 95. Direction: Which of the phrases given below
is proposed by the people who do not believe in should replace the phrase given in bold in the
the relevance of something new being created. following sentence to make the sentence
grammatically meaningful and correct? If the
A. Preceded, possibility
sentence is correct as it is mark 'No correction
B. Asserted, prospects
required’ as the answer.
C. Subjugated, hope
Cultivating good hobbies are an excellent way
D. Followed, relevance
of reducing the stress of daily living.
E. No correction required
A. Is an excellence way of
92. Direction: A part of the sentence is given in bold. B. Is an excellent way of
Below it alternatives to the bold part are given C. Be an excellent way of
which will make the sentence grammatically D. Are excellent way for
meaningful and correct. Choose the correct E. No correction required
alternative.
Direction (96-100): Each sentence below has
Those who are more adapted to active life can
three blanks, each blank indicating that something
prepare for contemplation in the practice of active
has been omitted. Choose the words that best fit
life, while those more adapted to
the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
contemplative life can turn to active workto
become more apt for contemplation. 96. Jingu Bashi, also known as Harajuku Bridge is a
bridge that _____ over the Yamanote Line between
A. Whereas those much adapted to contemplative Harajuku Station and the entrance to the Meiji
life can turn to active work Shrine in Tokyo, Japan. ________ a pedestrian
B. When them more adapted to contemplative life bridge, it is now open to traffic. With its wide
can turn to active works pedestrian area, it is well known as a spot for
C. While those more adapted to contemplative life cosplayers and fashion ______, which in turn led to
can turn to active work it becoming a tourist attraction.
A. Goes, exit, current
D. Like those more adaptive to contemplative life
B. Slides, earlier, sense
can turn to active work
C. Passes, formerly, performers
E. Like these more adapted to contemplative life D. Flows, now, band
can turn to active work. E. Plays, apart, choice
93. Direction: A part of the sentence is given in bold. 97. Monsoons _______ South Asia every year between
Below it alternatives to the bold part are given June and September, but the 2017 monsoon
which may make the sentence grammatically season has been far _____ than average, bringing
meaningful and correct. Choose the correct flooding, and associated landslides, of a ______
alternative. unseen in recent years.
Agricultural drones are drones applied to A. Came, bad, flood
farming in order for help increase crop production B. Hit, worse, scale
and monitor crop growth. C. Hit, none, calamity
A. On order for D. Went, worse, water
B. In order to E. Played, season, narrow
C. In ordered for 98. The _____ were a British fleet led by Rear Admiral
D. On order to Sir Thomas Graves and a French _______ led by
E. None of the above Rear Admiral Francois Joseph Paul, the Comte de
94. Direction: Which of the phrases at (A), (B), Grasse. This fight ______ on for 38 days.
(C) and (D) given below each sentence should A. Combatants, fleet, went
replace the word/phrase printed in bold in the
B. Fighters, toast, slid
sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the
sentence is correct as it is and no C. Army, ship, broke
correction/change is required, mark (E) as D. Soldiers, weapon, won
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99. Washington was _____ into the provincial gentry of 100. As the Continental Congress _____ adopted the
Colonial Virginia to a family of wealthy planters responsibilities and posture of a legislature for a
who _____ tobacco plantations and slaves, which _____ state, the role of the Continental Army
he inherited. In his youth, he became a senior became the ______ of considerable debate.
officer in the colonial militia ____ the first stages of A. Gladly, free, public
the French and Indian War.
B. Increasingly, sovereign, subject
A. Attained, sold, prior
C. Narrowly, democratic, ground
B. Born, bought, sunk
D. Spot, information, stretch
C. Came, sorrow, narrative
E. Blind, independent, joke
D. Became, planted, in
E. Born, owned, during

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