SET-1

ALLIGATIONS
Q-1. Two types of oils having the rates of Rs 4/kg and Rs. 5/kg respectively are mixed in order to produce
a mixture having the rate of Rs 4.60/ Kg. What should be the amount of the second type of oil if the
amount of the first type of oil in the mixture is 40 kg?
a) 75 kg b) 50 kg c) 60 kg d) 40 kg

Q-2. Ravi lends Rs 3600 on simple interest to Harish for a period of 5 years. He lends a part of the amount
at 4% interest and the rest at 6% and receives Rs 960 as the amount of interest. How much money did
he lend on 4% interest rate?
a) Rs2800 b) Rs 2100 c) Rs 2400 d) Rs 1200

Q-3. A man purchased a cow and a calf for Rs 1300. He sold the calf at a profit of 20% and the cow at a
profit of 25%. In this way, his total profit was 23%. Find the cost price of the cow.
a) Rs 1100 b) Rs 600 c) Rs 500 d) Rs 800

Q-4. A container has a capacity of 20 gallons and is full of spirit. 4 gallons of spirit is drawn out and the
container is again filled with water. This process is repeated 5 times. Find out how much spirit is left
in the resulting mixture finally?
a) 6 (257/525) gallons b) 6 (346/625) gallons c) 6.5 gallons d) 6.25 gallons

Q-5. A thief steals four gallons of liquid soap kept in a train compartment's bathroom from a container that
is full of liquid soap. He then fills it with water to avoid detection. Unable to resist the temptation he
steals 4 gallons of the mixture again, and fills it with water. When the liquid soap is checked at a
station it is found that the ratio of the liquid soap now left in the container to that of the water in it is
36:13. what was the initial amount of the liquid soap in the container if it is known that the liquid
soap is neither used nor augmented by anybody else during the entire period?
a) 7 gallons b) 14 gallons c) 21 gallons d) 28 gallons

Q-6. The price of a pen and a pencil is Rs 35. The pen was sold at a 20% profit and the pencil at a 10%
loss. If in the transaction a man gains Rs 4, how much is cost price of the pen?
a) Rs 10 b) Rs 25 c) Rs 20 d) None of these

Q-7. A person purchased a cupboard and cot for Rs 18,000. He sold the cupboard at a profit of 20% and
the cot at a profit of 30%. If his total profit was 25.833%, find the cost price of the cupboard.
a) Rs 10,5000 b) Rs 12,000 c) Rs 7500 d) Rs 10,000

Q-8. A vessel is full of a mixture of kerosene and petrol in which there is 18% kerosene. Eight liters are
drawn off and then the vessel is filled with petrol. If the kerosene is now 15%, how much does the
vessel hold?
a) 40 liters b) 32 liters c) 36 liters d) 48 liters

Q-9. A man possessing Rs 6800, lent a part of it at 10% simple interest and the remaining at 7.5% simple.
His total income after 3 ½ years was Rs 1904. Find the sum lent at 10% rates.
a) Rs. 1260 b) Rs. 1700 c) Rs. 1360 d) None of these

Q-10. If a man decides to travel 80 kilometers in 8 hours partly by foot and partly on a bicycle, his speed
on foot being 8 km/h and that on bicycle being 16 km/h. What distance would he travel on foot?
a) 20 km b) 30 km c) 48 km d) 60 km
 SET-2
FUNCTIONS
Q-1 Which of the following is not an odd function?
a)(x+1)3 b)x23 c)x53 d)x77

Q-2 Find the maximum value of the function 1/(x2-3x+2)

a)11/4 b)1/4 c)0 d) none of these

Q-3 Find the minimum value of the function f(x)=log2 (x2-2x+5)

a) -4 b)2 c)4 d)-2

Q-4 f(x) is any function and f-1(x) is known as inverse of f(x), then f-1(x) of f(x) = (1/x) +1 is
a) ( 1/x) - 1 b)x-1 c) 1/(x-1) d) 1/ (x+1)

Direction for questions 5 to 6: Define the following functions:

(i) (aMb) = a-b (ii) (aDb)=a+b (iii)(aHb)=(ab) (iv) (a Pb)=a/b

Q-5. Which of the four functions defined has the maximum value?
a) (a M b) b)(a D b) c)(a P b) d) cannot be determined

Q-6. Which of the four functions defined has the minimum value?
a) (a M b) b) (a D b) c) (a H b) d) cannot be determined

Q-7 the domain of definition of the function

y= {1/ (log10(1-x)) } + (x+2)1/2 is
a) (-3,-2) b) [0,1) c) [-2,1] d)[-2,1) excluding 0

Q-8 If f(t)=2t, then f(0), f(1), f(2) are in

a) AP b)HP c)GP d)can not be said

Q-9 If u(t) =4t-5, v(t)=t2 and f(t) =1/t, then the formula for u(f(v(t))) is
a) 1/(4t-5)2 b) 4/(t-5) c) (4/t2)-5 d)none of these

Q-10 Which of the following is an even function?

a)ex b) e-x c) ex+e-x d) (ex+e-x)/(ex-e-x)
 SET-3
PERMUTATION AND COMBINATION
1. There are N men sitting around a circular table at N distinct points. Every possible pair of men except
the ones sitting adjacent to each other sings a 2 minute song one pair after other. If the total time taken
is 88 minutes, then what is the value of N?
a) 8 b) 9 c) 10 d) 11
2. Zada has to distribute 15 chocolates among 5 of her children Sana, Ada, Jiya, Amir and Farhan. She has
to make sure that Sana gets at least 3 and at most 6 chocolates. In how many ways can this be done?
a) 495 b) 77 c) 417 d) 435
3. Mr. Shah has to divide his assets worth Rs 30 crores in 3 parts to be given to three of his sons Ajay,
Vijay and Arun ensuring that every son gets assets at least worth Rs 5 crores. In how many ways can
this be done if it is given that the three sons should get their shares in multiples of Rs 1 crore?
a) 136 b) 152 c) 176 d) 98
4. Three vaiables x,y,z have a sum of 30. All three of them are non- negative integers. If any two variables
don't have the same value and exactly one variable has a value less than or equal to three, then find the
number of possible solutions for the variables.
a) 98 b) 285 c) 68 d) 294
Directions for questions 5 and 6: Answer these questions based on the information given below.
Each of the 11 letters A,H,I,M,O,T,U,V,W,X and Z appear same when looked at in a mirror. They are
called symmetric letters. Other letters in the alphabet are asymmetric letters.
5. How many four-letter computer passwords can be formed using only the symmetric letters ( no
repetition allowed)?
a) 7920 b) 330 c) 14640 d) 419430
6. How many three- letter computer passwords can be formed (no repetition allowed) with at least one
symmetric letter?
a) 990 b) 2730 c) 12870 d) 15600
7. Twenty seven persons attend a party. Which one of the following statements can never be true?
a) There is a person in the party who is acquainted with all the twenty six others.
b) each person in the party has a different number of acquaintances.
c) There is a person in the party who has an odd number of acquaintances.
d) In the party, there is no set of three mutual acquaintances.
8. The latest registration number issued by the Delhi Motor Vehicle Registration Authority is DL-5S
2234. if all the numbers and alphabets before this have been used up, then find how many vehicles have
a registration number starting with DL-5?
a) 1,92,234 b) 1,92,225 c) 1,72,227 d) none of these
9. In the Suniti Building in Mumbai there are 12 floors plus the ground floor,. 9 people get into the lift of
the building on the ground floor. The lift does not stop on the first floor. If 2,3 and 4 people alight from
the lift on its upward journey, then in how many ways can they do so? (Assume they alight on different
floors)
a) 11C3 X3P3 b) 11P3 X9C4 X5C3 c) 10P3X9C4X5C3 d) 12C3
10. The number of ways in which four particular persons A,B,C,D and six more persons can stand in a
queue so that A always stands before B,B always before C and C always before D is
a) 10!/4! b) 10P4 c) 10C4 d) none of these
 SET-4
PROBABILITY
Q.1 two fair dice are thrown. Find the probability of getting a prime number less than 8.
a) 11/13 b) 1/13 c) 1/4 d) 13/36

Q.2 A bag contains 3 green and 7 white balls. Two balls are drawn ,from the bag in succession without
replacement. What is the probability that they are of different colour?
a) 7/15 b) 7/9 c) 5/11 d) 7/11

Q.3 100 students appeared for two examinations. 60 passed the first, 50 passed the second and 30
passed both. Find the probability that a student selected at random has failed in the both the
examinations?
a) 1/5 b) 1/7 c) 5/7 d) 5/6

Q.4 Amit throws three dice in a special game of LUDO. If it is known that he needs 15 or higher in this
throw to win then find the chance of his winning the game?
a) 5/54 b) 17/216 c) 13/216 d)15/216

Q.5 If a number of two digits is formed with the digits 2,3,5,7,9, without repetition of digits, What is
the probability that the number formed is 35?
a) 1/10 b) 1/20 c) 2/11 d) 1/11

Q.6 A and B are two candidates seeking admission to the IIMs. The probability that A is selected is 0.5
and the probability that both A and B are selected is at most 0.3. Is it possible that the probability of
B getting selected is 0.9.
a) No b) Yes c) Either (A) or (B) d) Can not say

Q-7 The probability that a student will pass in Mathematics is 3/5 and the probability that he will pass in
English is 1/3. If the probability that he will pass in both Mathematics and English is 1/8, What is
the probability that he will pass in at least one subject?
a) 97/120 b) 87/120 c) 53/120 d) 120/297

Q.8 kamal and Monica appeared for an interview for two vacancies. The probability of kamal’s
selection is 1/3 and that of Monica's selection is 1/5. Find the probability that only one of them will
be selected .
a) 2/5 b) 1/5 c) 5/9 d) 2/3

Q.9 A speaks the truth 3 out of 4 times ,and B 5 out of 6 times. What is the probability that they will
contradict each other in stating the same fact?
a) 2/3 b) 1/3 c) 5/6 d) None of these

Q.10 A locker at the world famous WTC building can be opened by dialing a fixed three- digit code
(between 000 and 999).Don, a terrorist ,only knows that the number is a three –digit number and
has only one six. Using this information he tries to open the locker by dialing three digits at
random. The probability that he succeeds in his endeavour is -
a) 1/243 b) 1/900 c) 1/1000 d) 3/216
 SET-5
SET THEORY
Directions for questions 1 to 4: Refer to the data below and answer the questions that follow:
A news paper agent sells the TOI, HT and IN in equal numbers to 302 persons. Seven get HT & IN, twelve
get The TOI & IN, nine get The TOI & HT and three get all the three newspapers. The details are given in
the Venn diagram:

Q-1. How many get only one paper?

a)280 b) 327 c) 109 d) none of these
Q-2. What percent get the TOI and The HT but not The IN
a) more than 65% b) less than 60% c) ≅64% d) none of these
Q-3. The number of persons buying The TOI and HT only, The TOI and The IN only and The HT and
The IN only are in the ratio of
a) 6:4:9 b) 6:9:4 c) 4:9:6 d) none of these
Q-4. The difference between the number reading The HT and The IN only and HT only is
a) 77 b) 78 c) 83 d) none of these
Q-5 A group of 78 people watch Zee TV, Star Plus or Sony. Of these, 36 watch Zee TV, 48 watch Star
Plus and 32 watch Sony. If 14 people watch both Zee TV and Star Plus, 20 people watch both star
Plus and Sony and 12 people watch both Sony and Zee TV find the ratio of the number of people
who watch only Zee TV to the number of people who watch only Sony.
a) 9:4 b) 3:2 c) 5:3 d) 7:4
Directions for questions 6 to 10: Refer to the data below and answer the questions that follow:
In a survey among students at all the IIMs, it was found that 48% preferred coffee, 54% liked tea
and 64% smoked. Of the total 28% liked coffee and tea, 32% smoked and drank tea and 30%
smoked and drank coffee. Only 6% did none of these. If the total number of students is 2000 then
find
Q-6. The ratio of the number of students who like only coffee to the number who like only tea is
a) 5:3 b) 8:9 c) 2:3 d) 3:2
Q-7. Number of students who like coffee and smoking but not tea is
a) 600 b) 240 c) 280 d) 360
Q-8. The percentage of those who like coffee or tea but not smoking among those who like at least one
of these is -
a) more than 30 b) less than 30 c) less than 25 d) none of these
Q-9. The percentage of those who like at least one of these is
a) 100 b) 90 c) Nil d) 94
Q-10. The two items having the ratio 1:2 are
a) Tea only and tea and smoking only
b) Coffee and smoking only and tea only
c) Coffee and tea but not smoking and smoking but not coffee and tea
d) none of these
 SET-6
NUMBER SYSTEMS

Q1. Find the value of x in x  2 x  2 x  2 3x = x ?

(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 12

Q2. Find the number of divisors of 720 (including 1 and 720) ?

(a) 25 (b) 28 (c) 29 (d) 30

Q3. The number A is not divisible by 3. Which of the following will not be divisible by 3 ?
(a) 9 x A (b) 2 x A (c) 18 x A (d) 24 x A

Q4. Which of the following can be a number divisible by 247 ?

(a) 4,32,15,604 (b) 25,61,284 (c) 13,62,480 (d) All of these

Q5. Find the number of numbers between 200 and 300 both included, which are not divisible by
2, 3, 4 and 5 ?
(a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 28

Q6. If a number is multiplied by 22 and the same number is added to it, then we get a number
that is half the square of that number. Find the number ?
(a) 45 (b) 46 (c) 47 (d) Data insufficient

Q7. If n = 1 + m, where m is the product of four consecutive positive integers, then which of the
following is/are true?
(A) n is odd (B) n is not a multiple of 3 (C) n is a perfect square
(a) All of these (b) A and B only (c) A and C only (d) None of these

Q8. A candidate takes a test and attempts all the 100 questions in it. While any correct answer fetches 1
mark, wrong answers are penalized as follows; one – tenth of the questions carry 1/10 negative
mark each, one fifth of the questions carry 1/5 negative marks each and the rest of the questions
carry ½ negative mark each. Unattempted questions carry no marks. What is the difference between
the maximum and the minimum marks that he can score?
(a)100 (b) 120 (c) 140 (d) None of these

Q9. A two- digit number exceeds by 19 the sum of the squares of its digits and by 44 the double
product of its digits. Find the number.
(a) 72 (b) 62 (c) 22 (d) 12

Q10. Three numbers are such that the second is as much lesser than the third as the first is lesser than the
second. If the product of the two smaller numbers is 85 and the product of two larger numbers is
115 find the middle number.
(a) 9 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 10
 SET-7
AVERAGES
Q1. There are five boxes in a cargo hold. The weight of the first box is 200 kg and the weight of the
second box is 20% higher than the weight of the third box, whose weight is 25% higher than the
first box’s weight. The fourth box at 350 kg is 30% lighter than the fifth box. Find the difference in
the average weight of the four heaviest boxes and the four lightest boxes?
(a) 51.5 kg (b) 75 kg (c) 37.5 kg (d) 112.5 kg
Q2. There were 42 students in a hostel. Due to the admission of 13 new students, the expenses of the
mess increases by Rs. 31 per day while the average expenditure per head diminished by Rs. 3. What
was original expenditure of the mess ?
(a) Rs. 633.23 (b) Rs.583.3 (c) Rs. 623.3 (d) Rs. 632
Q3. The average weight of 47 balls is 4 gm. If the weight of the bag (in which the balls are kept) be
included,the calculated average weight per ball increases by 0.3 gm. What is the weight of the bag ?
(a) 14.8 gm (b) 15.0 gm (c) 18.6 gm (d) None of these
Q4. Find the average runs scored by the first four batsmen?
(a) 83.5 (b) 60.5 (c) 66.8 (d) Cannot be determined
Q5. The maximum average runs scored by the first five batsmen could be ?
(a) 80. 6 (b) 66.8 (c) 76 (d) Cannot be determined
Q6. The minimum average runs scored by the last five batsmen to get out could be?
(a) 53.6 (b) 44.4 (c) 66.8 (d) 0
Q7. If the fifth down batsman gets out for a duck, then find the average runs scored by the first six
batsmen?
(b) 67.1 (b) 63.3 (c) 48.5 (d) Cannot be determined
Q8. On an average, two liters of milk and one liter of water are needed to be mixed to make 1 kg of
sudha shrikhand of type A, and 3 liters of milk and 2 liters of water are needed to be mixed to make
1 kg of sudha shrikhand of type B. How many kilograms of each type of shrikhand was
manufactured if it is known that 130 liters of milk and 80 liters of water were used ?
(a) 20 of type A and 30 of type B (b) 30 of type A and 20 of type B
(c) 15 of type A and 30 of type B (d) 30 of type A and 15 of type B
Q9. There are 500 seats in Minerva Cinema, Mumbai, Placed in similar rows. After the reconstruction
of the hall, the total number of seats became 10% less. The number of rows was reduced by 5 but
each row contained 5 seats more than before. How many rows and how many seats in a row were
there initially in the hall ?
(a) 20 rows and 25 seats (b) 20 rows and 20 seats
(c) 10 rows and 50 seats (d) 50 rows and 10 seats
Q10. One fashion house has to make 810 dresses and another one 900 dresses during the same period of
time. In the first house, the order was ready 3 days ahead of time and in the second house, 6 days
ahead of time. How many dresses did each fashion house make a day if the second house made 21
dresses more a day than the first ?
(a) 54 and 75 (b) 24 and 48 (c) 44 and 68 (d) 04 and 25
 SET-8
INTEREST
Q1. Two equal sums were borrowed at 8% simple interest per annum for 2 years and 3 years respectively.
The difference in the interest was Rs. 56. The sum borrowed were ?
a) Rs. 690 b) Rs. 700 c) Rs. 740 d) Rs. 780
Q2. Shashikant derives an annual incomes of Rs. 688.25 from Rs. 10,000 invested partly at 8% p.a. and
partly at 5% p.a. simple interest. How much of his money is invested at 5% ?
a) Rs. 5000 b) Rs. 4225 c) Rs. 4800 d) Rs. 3725
Q3. Raju lent Rs. 400 to Ajay for 2 years, and Rs. 100 to Manoj for 4 years and received together from
both Rs. 60 as interest. Find the rate of interest, simple interest being calculated ?
a) 5% b) 6% c) 8% d) 9%
Q4. The RBI lends a certain amount to SBI on simple interest for two years at 20%. The SBI gives this
entire amount to Bharti Telecom on compound interest for two years at the same rate annually. Find
the percentage earning of the SBI at the end of two years on the entire amount ?
a) 4% b) 3(1/7)% c) 3(2/7)% d) 3(6/7)%
Q5. If a principal P becomes Q in 2 years when interest R% is compounded half-yearly. And if the
same principal P becomes Q in 2 years when interest S% is compound annually, then which of the
following is true ?
a) R > S b) R = S c) R < S d) R ≤ D
Q6. A sum of money placed at compound interest doubles itself in 3 years. In how many years will it
amount to 8 times itself?
a) 9 years b) 8 years c) 27 years d) 7 years

Q7. Divide Rs 6000 into two parts so that simple interest on the first part for 2 years at 6% p.a. May be
equal to the simple interest on the second part for 3 years at 8% p.a.
a) Rs 4000, Rs 2000 b) Rs 5000, Rs 1000 c) Rs 3000, Rs 3000 d)none of these

Q8. Divide Rs 3903 between Amar and Akbar such that Amar's share at the end of 7 years is equal to
Akbar's share at the end of 9 years at 4% p.a. rate of compound interest.
(a) Amar=Rs 2028, Akbar=Rs 1875
(b) Amar=Rs 2008, Akbar=Rs 1000
(c) Amar=Rs 2902, Akbar=Rs 1001
(d) Amar=Rs 2600, Akbar=Rs 1303

Q9. Ranjeet makes a deposit of Rs 50,000 in the Punjab National Bank for a period of 2 ½ years. If the
rate of interest is 12% per annum compounded half-yearly, find the maturity value of the money
deposited by him.
a) 66,911.27 b) 66,123.34 c) 67,925.95 d) 65,550.8

Q10. Ajay borrows Rs 1500 from two money lenders. He pays interest at the rate of 12% per annum for
one loan and at the rate of 14% per annum for the other. The total interest he pays he pays for the
entire year is Rs 186. How much does he borrow at the rate of 12%?
 SET-9
PROFIT AND LOSS
Q1. A man buys 50 kg of oil at Rs. 10 per kilogram and another 40 kg of oil at Rs. 12 kilogram and
mixes them. He sells the mixture at the rate of Rs. 11 per kilogram. What will be his gain percent if
he is able to sell the whole lot?
a) 100/98% b) 100(10/49)% c) 10(1/49)% d) None of these

Q2. A dealer buys eggs at Rs. 36 per gross. He sells the eggs at a profit of 12(1/2)% on the cost price.
What is the selling price per egg(approximately)?
a) 33 paise b) 30 paise c) 29 paise d) 28 paise

Q3. Ashok bought an article and spent Rs. 110 on its repairs. He then sold it to Bhushan at a profit of
20%. Bhushan sold it to Charan at a loss of 10%. Charan finally sold it for Rs. 1188 at a profit of
10%. How much did Ashok pay for the article?
a) Rs. 890 b) Rs. 1000 c) Rs. 780 d) Rs. 840

Q4. A merchant bought two transistors, which together cost him Rs. 480. He sold one of them at a loss
of 15% and other at a gain of 19%. If the selling prices of both the transistors are equal, find the
cost of the lower priced transistor.
a) Rs. 300 b) Rs. 180 c) Rs. 200 d) Rs. 280

Q5. An article cost Rs. 700 to a manufacturer who lists its price at Rs. 800. He sells it to a trader at a
discount of 5%. The trader gets a further discount of 5% on his net payment for paying in cash.
Calculate the amount that the trader pays to the manufacturer.
a) Rs. 722 b) Rs. 720 c) Rs. 725 d) None of these

Q6. A watch dealer pays 10% custom duty on a watch that cost Rs. 250 abroad. For how much should
he mark it, if he desire to make a profit of 20% after giving a discount of 25% to the buyer?
a) Rs. 400 b) Rs. 440 c) Rs. 275 d) Rs. 330

Q7. In the land of the famous milkman Merghese Durian, a milkman sells his buffalo for Rs. 720 at
some profit. Had he sold his buffalo at Rs. 510, the quantum of the loss incurred would have been
double that of the profit earned. What is the cost price?
a) Rs. 600 b) Rs. 625 c) Rs. 675 d) None of these

Q8. Deb bought 100 kg of rice for Rs. 1100 and sold it at a loss of as much money as he received for 20
kg rice. At what price did he sell the rice?
a) Rs. 9 per kg b) Rs. 9.1666 per kg c) Rs. 9.5 per kg d) Rs. 10.33 per kg

Q9. Find the change in the percentage profit for a fruit vendor who, after finding 20% of the fruit rotten,
increased his selling price by 10% iver and above 15% that he was already charging?
a) – 15 b) + 11.5 c) – 13.8 d) – 11.5

Q10. A shopkeeper calculates percentage profit on the buying price and another on the selling price, what
will be their difference in profits if both claim a profit of 20% on goods sold for Rs. 3000.
a) Rs. 200 b) Rs. 100 c) Rs. 400 d) Rs.150
 SET-10
TIME AND WORK
Q1. 4 men and 3 women finish a job in 6 days, and 5 men and 7 women can do the same job in 4 days.
How long will 1 man and 1 woman take to do the work ?
a) 22(2/7) days b) 25(1/2) days c) 5(1/7) days d) 12(7/22) days

Q2. A can do a piece of work in 10 days and b can do the same work in 20 days. With the help of C,
they finish the work in 5 days. How long will it take for C alone to finish the work ?
a) 20 days b) 10 days c) 35 days d) 15 days

Q3. Twenty workers can finish a piece of work in 30 days. After how many days should 5 workers
leave the job so that the work is completed in 35 days ?
a) 5 days b) 10 days c) 15 days d) 20 days

Q4. In a company XYZ Ltd. A certain number of engineers can develop a design in 40 days. If there
were 5 more engineers, it could be finished in 10 days less. How many engineers were there in the
beginning?
a) 18 b) 20 c) 25 d) 15

Q5. 30 men working 5 h a day can do a work in 16 days. In how many days will 20 men working 6 h a
day do the same work ?
1
a) 22 days b) 20 days c) 21 days d) None of these
2
Q6. Twenty workers can finish a piece of work in 30 days. After how many days should 5 workers
leave the job so that the work is completed in 35 days ?
a) 5 days b) 10 days c) 15 days d) 20 days

Q7. Subash can copy 50 pages in 10 hours; Subhash and Prakash together can copy 300 pages in 40
hours. In how much time can Prakash copy 30 pages ?
a) 13 h b) 12 h c) 11 h d) 9 h

Q8. Sashi can do a piece of work in 25 days and Rishi can do it in 20 days. They work for 5 days and
then Sashi goes away. In how many more days will Rishi finish the work ?
a) 11days b) 12 days c) 14days d) 15days

Q9. In a fort there was sufficient food for 200 soldiers for 31 days. After 27 days 120 soldiers left fort.
For how many extra days will the rest of the food last for the remaining soldiers ?
a) 12 days b) 10 days c) 8 days d) 6 days

Q10. A tyre has two punctures. The first puncture alone would have made the tyre flat in 9 minutes and
the second alone would have done it in 6 minutes. If air leaks out at a constant rate, how long does
it take both the punctures together to make it flat?
1 2 3 4
a) 3 min b) 3 min c) 3 min d) 3 min
5 5 5 5
 SET-11
TIME SPEED & DISTANCE
Q1. A boat sails down in the river for 10 km and then up the river for 6 km. the speed of the river flow
is 1 km/h. what should be the minimum speed of the boat for the trip to take a maximum of 4
hours?
a) 2 kmph b) 3 kmph c) 4 kmph d) 5 kmph

Q2. A man rows 6 km/h in still water. If the river is running at 3 km per hour, it takes him 45 minutes to
row to a place and back. How far is the place?
a) 1.12 km b) 1.25 km c) 1.6875 km d) 2.5 km

Q3. Two trains are running on parallel lines in the same direction at speeds of 40 kmph and 20 kmph
respectively. The faster train crosses a man in the second train in 36 seconds. The length of the
faster train is
a) 200 meters b) 185 meters c) 225 meters d) 210 meters

Q4. A railway passenger counts the telegraph poles on the rail road as he passes them. The telegraph
poles are at a distance of 50 meters. What will be his count in 4 hours, if the speed of the train is 45
km per hour.
a) 600 b) 2500 c) 3600 d) 5000

Q5. A car travels 1/3 of the distance on a straight road with a velocity of 10 km/h, the next 1/3 with the
velocity of 20 km/h and the last 1/3 with a velocity of 60 km/h. what is the average velocity of the
car for the whole journey?
a) 18 km/h b) 10 km/h c) 20 km/h d) 15 km/h

Q6. Without stoppage, a train travels certain distance with an average speed of 60 km/h, and with
stoppage, it covers the same distance with an average speed of 40 km/h. On an average, how many
minutes per hour does the train stop during the journey?
a) 20 min/h b)15 min/h c)10 min/h d)50 min/h

Q7. Rishikant during his journey, travels for 20 minutes at a speed of 30 km/h, another 30 minutes at a
speed of 50 km/h, and 1 hour at a speed of 50 km/h and 1 hour at a speed of 60 km/h. What is the
average velocity?
a) 51.18 km/h b)63 km/h c)39 km/h d)48 km/h

Q8. A car travels from A to B at v1 km/h, travels back from B to A at v2 km/h and again goes back
from A to B at v2 km/h. The average speed of the car is
a)2v1v2/ (v1+2v2) b)2v1v2/ (v2+2v1) c)3v1v2/ (v2+2v1) d)3v1v2/( v1+2v2)

Q9. A passenger train takes 2 h less for a journey of 300 kilometers if its speed is increased by 5 kmph
over its usual speed. Find the usual speed.
a) 10 kmph b) 12 kmph c) 20 kmph d) 25 kmph

Q10. A cyclist moving on a circular track of radius 100 meters completes one revolution in 2 minutes.
What is the average speed of cyclists( approximately)?
a) 314 m/minute b) 200 m/minute c) 300 m/ minute d) 900 m/ minute
 SET-12
AGES
Q 1. Age of mother 10 years ago was 3 times the age of her son. After 10 years, mother’s age will be
twice that of his son. Find the ratio of their present ages.
A) 11 : 7 B) 9 : 5 C) 7 : 4 D) 7 : 3

Q 2. Sharad is 60 years old and Santosh is 80 years old. How many years ago was the ratio of their ages
4 : 6?
A) 10 years B) 15 years C) 20 years D) 25 years

Q 3. The ratio of Rohan’s age 4 years ago and Rahul’s age after 4 years is 1 : 1. If at present, the ratio of
their ages is 5 : 3, then find the ratio between Rohan’s age 4 years hence and Rahul’s age 4 years
ago.
A) 1 : 3 B) 3 : 1 C) 3 : 2 D) 3 : 4

Q 4. 5 years ago, sister’s age was 5 times the age of her brother and the sum of present ages of sister and
brother is 34 years. What will be the age of her brother after 6 years?
A) 12 years B) 13.5 years C) 15 years D)20 years

Q 5. Father is 3 times more aged than his daughter. If after 5 years, he would be 3 times of daughter’s
age, then further after 5 years, how many times he would be of his daughter’s age?
A)1 (½) times B) 2 times C) 2.5 times D) 3 times

Q 6. The total age of A and B is 12 years more than the total age of B and C. C is how many years
younger than A ?
A) 12 B) 13 C) 14 D) 15

Q 7. A father said his son , " I was as old as you are at present at the time of your birth. " If the father age
is 38 now, the son age 5 years back was:
A) 14 B) 19 C) 33 D) 38

Q 8. What is John’s present age, if after 10 years his age will be 5 times his age 5 years back.
A) 6.2 years B) 7.7 years C) 8.7 years D) 10 years

Q 9. Rahul is 15 years elder than Rohan. If 5 years ago, Rahul was 3 times as old as Rohan, then find
Rahul's present age.
A) 32.5 years B) 27.5 years C) 25 years D) 24.9 years

Q 10. One year ago, ratio of Harry and Peter age’s was 5 : 6 respectively. After 4 years, this ratio becomes
6 : 7. How old is Peter?
A) 25 years B)26 years C)31 years D) 35 years
 SET-13
LCM & HCF
Q1. How many pairs of positive integers x, y exist such that HCF (x, y) + LCM (x, y) = 91?
A) 2 B) 4 C) 6 D) 8

Q2. The ratio of the two numbers is 9:11 and their L.C.M is 999999. The numbers are:
A) 99099,101101 B) 111111, 90990 C) 90909,111111 D) 90909,111110

Q3. Four prime numbers are arranged in ascending order according to their magnitude. Product of first
three is 20,677 and the product of last three 33,263. The largest number is:
A) 23 B) 29 C) 31 D) 37

Q4. The L.C.M of two prime numbers x and y (x>y) is 203, the value of 2y-x ?
A) -14 B) -15 C) 14 D) 15

Q5. Which of the following has the most number of divisors?

A) 176 B) 182 C) 99 D) 101

Q6. The L.C.M of two numbers is 50 and their H.C.F is 5, if the sum of the numbers is 50, then their
Difference is:
A) 1000 B) 1500 C) 2000 D) 2500

Q7. Six bells commence tolling together and toll at intervals of 2, 4, 6, 8 10 and 12 seconds
respectively. In 30 minutes, how many times do they toll together?
A) 4 B) 10 C) 15 D) 16

Q8. How many pairs of integers (x, y) exist such that the product of x, y and HCF (x, y) = 1080?
A. 8 B. 7 C. 9 D. 12

Q9. 6 different sweet varieties of count 32, 216, 136, 88, 184, 120 were ordered for a particular
occasion. They need to be packed in such a way that each box has the same variety of sweet and the
number of sweets in each box is also the same. What is the minimum number of boxes required to
pack?
A. 129 B. 64 C. 48 D. 97

Q10. A, B and C start at the same time in the same direction to run around a circular stadium. A
completes a round in 252 seconds, B in 308 seconds and C in 198 seconds, all starting at the same
point. After what time will they again at the starting point ?
A) 26 minutes and 18 seconds B) 45 minutes
C) 46 minutes and 12 seconds D) 42 minutes and 36 seconds
 SET-14
RATIO & PROPORTION
Q1. If Rs. 582 be divided into three parts, proportional to 1/2:2/3:3/4, then the first part is?
A) 161 B) 151.8 C) 142 D) 153

Q2. The price of mixer, grinder and washing machine are in the ratio 3:4:5. After one year the price of
the items are increased 20%,15%,25% respectively. Then what will be ratio after one year?
A) 18:23:25 B) 17:22:23 C) 16:10:22 D) 18:22:24

Q3. A person has 25p, 10p and 5p in the ratio 2:3:4 in his pocket. If the person has Rs. 45 in all, how
many 5 paise coins are there?
A) 110 B) 100 C) 130 D) 120

Q4. A shopkeeper contains apples, oranges and bananas in the ratio 5:7:8. There is a demand to
increase their quantity by 50%, 60% and 70% respectively. What will be ratio of the increased
quantity?
A) 25:75:100 B) 26:72:112 C) 75:112:136 D) 76:100:201

Q5. A packet of sweets is distributed among A,B,C,D in the proportion of 6:8:5:4. If B gets 10 sweets
more than D then what is A’s share?
A) 16 B) 17 C) 15 D) 18

Q6. If A’s 60% of salary is equal to two-third of B’s salary. Now find the ratio of A’s salary to B’s
salary.
A) 9:10 B) 10:9 C) 11:12 D) 13:11

Q7. Find the ratio between 6 dollars to 25 cents?

A) 25:2 B) 24:5 C) 24:1 D) 25:10

Q8. What is the compounded ratio of (5 : 3),(6 : 5) and (11 : 3)?

A) 22:3 B) 11.:5 C) 10:6 D) 17:12

Q9. Find out the third proportion to 0.27 to 0.45?

A) 0.75 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3

Q10. The price of Computer and CD player are in the ratio 6:5. If the computer costs Rs. 5000 more than
CD player. What is the price of the computer?
A) 25,000 B) 15,000 C) 50,000 D) 30,000
 SET-15
AREA
Q1. A piece of wire when bent to form a circle will have radius of 84cm. if the wire is bent to form a
square, the length of a side of the square is:
a) 152 cm b) 132 cm c) 168 cm d) 225 cm

Q2. Diameter of a roller is 2.4m and it is 1.68 m long. If it takes 1000 complete revolutions once over to
level a field, the area of the field is:
a) 12672 m2 b) 12671 m2 c) 12662 m2 d) 11768 m2

Q3. The side of a square is 2cm less than a side of a rectangle and the breadth of the rectangle is 5 cm
less than the side of the square. The area of the square is 324cm2. what is the area of the rectangle?
a) 250 cm2 b) 260 cm2 c) 254 cm2 d) 258 cm2

Q4. In the figure, two circles of 10cm diameter have been jointed with the rubber band. What will be the
length of the rubber band in this state?
a) 30 cm b) 10π cm c) 30+10π cm d) 60+20π cm

Q5. The corners of an equilateral triangle of 6cm sides have been cut to make a regular hexagon. What
will be the area of this regular hexagon?
a) 3√3 cm2 b) 3√6 cm2 c) 6√3 cm2 d) 5√3/2 cm2

Q6. A square and an equilateral triangle are made on same base. What will be ratio in their area?
a) 2:1 b) 1:1 c) √3:4 d) 4:3
Q7. The area of rhombus is 150 m2. The length of one of its diagonal is 10cm, the length of another
diagonal is:
a) 15cm b) 20cm c) 25cm d) 30cm

Q8. The ratio between the length and breath of a hall is 3:2, if the area of roof and four walls is 600 m2
and 1500 m2 respectively, then what will be the Height of the hall?
a) 12 m b) 15 m c) 20m d) 10m

Q9. The length of a rectangle is increased by 60%, by how much would be the breadth decreased so that
there is no change in the area of the rectangle?
a) 60% b) 120% c) 75% d) 37.5%

Q10. The length of a diagonal AC of a square ABCD is 5.2 cm. then the area of the square is:
a) 15.12 cm2 b) 13.53 cm2 c) 13.62 cm2 d) 10.00 cm2
 SET-16
LOGARITHMS
Q1. How many digits will the number 3200 have if the value of log103 = 0.4771?
A. 95 B. 94 C. 96 D. 9

Q2. How many zeroes are there between the decimal point and the first significant digit in (1/9)200
given log103 = 0.4771?
A. 84 B. 85 C. 191 D. 190

Q3. If log 2 = 0.30103, the number of digits in 264 is:

A. 18 B. 19 C. 20 D. 21

Q4. If log3 2, log3 (2x – 5), log3 (2x –7/2) are in arithmetic progression, then the value of x is equal to:
A. 5 B. 4 C. 2 D. 3

Q5. In exponential function class ƒ(x) = bx where 0 < b < 1, greater rate of decrease in x is dependent
on:
A. smaller magnitude of base y
B. smaller magnitude of base x
C. smaller magnitude of base a
D. smaller magnitude of base b

Q6. In exponential function class ƒ(x) = bx where 0 < b < 1, function between x and y is classified as:
A. x is increasing function of y
B. y is decreasing function of x
C. y is increasing function of x
D. x is decreasing function of y

Q7. log9 (3log2 (1 + log3 (1 + 2log2x))) = 12. Find x.

A. 4 B. 12 C. 1 D. 2

Q8. If 22x+4 – 17 × 2x+1 = –4, then which of the following is true?

A. x is a positive value
B. x is a negative value
C. x can be either a positive value or a negative value
D. None of these

Q9. If log2 4 * log4 8 * log8 16 * ……………nth term = 49, what is the value of n?
A. 49 B. 48 C. 34 D. 24

Q10. x,y,z are 3 integers in a geometric sequence such that y- x is a perfect cube.Given, log36x2 +
log6√y + 3log216y1/2z = 6. Find the value of x+y+z.
A. 189 B. 190 C. 199 D. 201
 SET-17
Odd man Out
Q1. 4 out of 5 parts in the given question are exactly same. Which part is not equal to other parts.
(A) 256/2 + 3 = (B) 65.5*2 = (C) 240/4 + 70 =(D) 11 + 94 + 25 = (E) 7.5 +23.5 +89.3 + 10.7=
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. E

Q 2. Pick the odd man out:

154, 235, 352, 460, 324
a. 154
b. 235
c. 324
d. 631

Q3. 275, 132, 462, 396, 327, 891, 121

a. 327
b. 275
c. 121
d. 396

Q4. W, S, Q, M, ?
a. I
b. J
c. K
d. L

Q5. -2, 5, 24, 61, ?

a. 122
b. 124
c. 118
d. 120

Q6. 1, 2, 9, 64, ?
a. 125
b. 625
c. 225
d. 525

Q7. 2, 3, 6, 15, _ , 123 ?

a. 42
b. 34
c. 39
d. 37
Q8. 6, 18, 24, 120
a. 6
b. 18
c. 24
d. 120

Q9. 2Y5, 1M3, 2V2, 1S8

a. 2Y5
b. 1M3
c. 2V2
d. 1S8

Q10. C9F, G10C, L13B, K14I

a. C9F
b. G10C
c. L13B
d. K14I
 SET-18
Calendar
Q1. What was the week's day on seventeenth June, 1988?
A – Monday B – Tuesday
C – Wednesday D - Thursday

Q2. What was the week's day on 28th may, 2006?

A – Thursday B – Friday
C – Saturday D - Sunday

Q3. The last day of a century can't be:

A – Monday B – Wednesday
C – Tuesday D - Friday

Q4. On What dates of March 2005 did Friday fall?

A - 5th, 12th, 17th and 24th B - 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th
th
C - 6th, 13th, 20th and 27 D - 7th, 14th, 21th and 28th

Q5. On eighth Feb, 2005 it was Tuesday. What was the week's day on eighth Feb, 2004?
A – Tuesday B – Monday
C – Sunday D - Wednesday

Q6. How number of days are present in x weeks x days?

A - 7x2 B - 8x
C - 14x D–7

Q7. 15th august 2010 was which day of the week?

A. Thursday B. Friday
C. Wednesday D. Sunday

Q8. What day will be 61 days after today, if today is Monday?

A. Tuesday B . Thursday
C. Saturday D. Friday

Q9. Jan.1, 2007 was Monday. What day of the week lies on Jan 1, 2008?
A – Monday B – Tuesday
C – Wednesday D - Sunday

Q10. The calendar for the year 2007 will be the same for the year:
A – 2014 B – 2016
C – 2017 D – 2018
 SET-19
Height and Distance
Q1. A man is watching from the top of the tower a boat speeding away from the tower. The boat makes
the angle of depression of 45 degree with the man's eye when at a distance of 60 metres from the
tower. After 5 seconds the angle of depression becomes 30 degree. What is the approximate speed
of the boat, assuming that it is running in still water ?
A. 22 Km/Hr B. 28 Km/Hr. C. 32 Km/Hr D. 36 Km/Hr
Q2. The Top of a 15 metre high tower makes an angle of elevation of 60 degree with the bottom of an
electric pole and angle of elevation of 30 degree with the top of pole. Find the height of the electric
pole.
A. 7 metre B. 8 metre C. 9 metre D. 10 metre
Q3. A toy leaves the earth at a point A and rises vertically at uniform speed. After two minutes of
vertical rise boy finds the angular elevation of the balloon as 60°.
If the point at which boy is standing is 150 m away from point A, what is the speed of the toy ?
A. 98 meter/second B. 1.08 meter/second
C. 1.16 meter/second D. 2.08 meter/second
E. 2.16 meter/second
Q4. A man standing at a point P is watching the top of a tower, which makes an angle of elevation of
30º with the man's eye. The man walks some distance towards the tower to watch its top and the
angle of the elevation becomes 60º. What is the distance between the base of the tower and the
point P?
A. 43 units B. 8 units C.12 units D. Data inadequate E.None of these
Q5. The angle of elevation of a ladder leaning against a wall is 60º and the foot of the ladder is 4.6 m
away from the wall. The length of the ladder is:
A. 2.3 m B.4.6 m C.7.8 m D.9.2 m
Q6. Two ships are sailing in the sea on the two sides of a lighthouse. The angle of elevation of the top of
the lighthouse is observed from the ships are 30 degree and 45 degree respectively. If the lighthouse
is 100 m high, the distance between the two ships is:
A. 276 metre B. 273 metre C. 270 metre D. 263 metre
Q7. The angle of elevation of the sun, when the length of the shadow of a tree is 3–√3 times the height
of tree, is :
A. 30 degree B. 45 degree C. 60 degree D. 9 degree
Q8. From a point C on a level ground, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 30 degree. If the
tower is 100 meter high, find the distance from point C to the foot of the tower.
A. 170 meter B. 172 meter C. 173 meter D. 167 meter
Q9. A man standing at a point C is watching the top of a tower, which makes an angle of elevation of 30
degree. The man walks some distance towards the tower to watch its top and the angle of elevation
become 60 degree. What is the distance between the base of the tower and point C.
A. 4 3 meter B. 2 3 meter
C. 3 meter D. Data is inadequate
Q10. Consider a regular hexagon ABCDEF. There are towers placed at B and D. The angle of elevation
from A to the tower at B is 30degrees and to the top of the tower at D is 45 degrees. What is the
ratio of the heights of towers at B and D?
A. 1: 3 B. 1: 2 3 C. 1:2 D. 3: 4 3
 SET-20
Stocks and Shares
Q1. By investing in 16 % stock at 64, one earns Rs. 1500. The investment made is:
A.Rs. 5640 B.Rs. 5760
C.Rs. 7500 D.Rs. 9600
Q2. A 6% stock yields 8%. The market value of the stock is:
A.Rs. 48 B.Rs. 75
C.Rs. 96 D.Rs. 133.33
Q3. A man invested Rs. 4455 in Rs. 10 shares quoted at Rs. 8.25. If the rate of dividend be 12%, his
annual income is:
A.Rs. 207.40 B.Rs. 534.60
C.Rs. 648 D.Rs. 655.60
Q4. Rs. 9800 are invested partly in 9% stock at 75 and 10% stock at 80 to have equal amount of
incomes. The investment in 9% stock is:
A.Rs. 4800 B.Rs. 5000
C.Rs. 5400 D.Rs. 5600
Q5. A man invests some money partly in 9% stock at 96 and partly in 12% stock at 120. To obtain equal
dividends from both, he must invest the money in the ratio:
A.3 : 4 B.3 : 5
C.4 : 5 D.16 : 15
Q6. By investing Rs. 1620 in 8% stock, Michael earns Rs. 135. The stock is then quoted at:
A.Rs. 80 B.Rs. 96
C.Rs. 106 D.Rs. 108
Q7. In order to obtain an income of Rs. 650 from 10% stock at Rs. 96, one must make an investment of:
A.Rs. 3100 B.Rs. 6240
C.Rs. 6500 D.Rs. 9600
Q8. A man bought 20 shares of Rs. 50 at 5 discount, the rate of dividend being 13 . The rate of interest
obtained is:
1
A.12 %
2
1
B.13 %
2
C. 15%
2
D.16 %
3
9. Which is better investment: 11% stock at 143 or 9 % stock at 117?
A. 11% stock at 143
B. 93% stock at 117
C. Both are equally good
D. Cannot be compared, as the total amount of investment is not given.
10. A man buys Rs. 20 shares paying 9% dividend. The man wants to have an interest of 12% on his
money. The market value of each share is:
A.Rs. 12 B.Rs. 15
C.Rs. 18 D.Rs. 21
 SET-21
VERBAL REASONING
Q1. Look at this series: F2, __, D8, C16, B32, ... What number should fill the blank?
A.A16 B.G4 C.E4 D.E3
Q2. Which word does NOT belong with the others?
A.inch B.ounce C.centimeter D.yard
Q3. Marathon is to race as hibernation is to
A.winter B.bear C.dream D.sleep
Q4. Vincent has a paper route. Each morning, he delivers 37 newspapers to customers in his
neighborhood. It takes Vincent 50 minutes to deliver all the papers. If Vincent is sick or has other
plans, his friend Thomas, who lives on the same street, will sometimes deliver the papers for him.
A. Vincent and Thomas live in the same neighborhood.
B. It takes Thomas more than 50 minutes to deliver the papers.
C. It is dark outside when Vincent begins his deliveries.
D. Thomas would like to have his own paper route.
Q5. Blueberries cost more than strawberries.
Blueberries cost less than raspberries.
Raspberries cost more than strawberries and blueberries.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
A. true B. false C. Uncertain D. Can’t Say
Q6. Statements
I. The prices of petrol and diesel in the domestic market have remained unchanged for the past
few months.
II. The crude oil prices in the international market have gone up substantially in the last few
months.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
Q7. Statements:
I. The government has recently fixed the fees for professional courses offered by the unaided
institutions which are much lower than the fees charged last year.
II. The parents of the aspiring students launched a severe agitation last year protesting against the
high fees charged by the unaided institutions.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
Q8. If A + B means A is the mother of B; A - B means A is the brother B; A % B means A is the father
of B and A x B means A is the sister of B, which of the following shows that P is the maternal uncle
of Q?
A. Q - N + M x P B. P + S x N - Q
C. P - M + N x Q D. Q - S % P
Q9. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Factory, Product and Machinery?

Q10. Which one will replace the question mark?

A. 18 B. 12
C. 9 D. 6
 SET-22
NON VERBAL REASONING
Q1. Which one will replace the question mark ?

A. 45 B. 41
C. 32 D. 40
Q2. Statements: Some papers are pens. All the pencils are pens.
Conclusions:
1. Some pens are pencils.
2. Some pens are papers.
A. Only (1) conclusion follows B. Only (2) conclusion follows
C. Either (1) or (2) follows D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
E. Both (1) and (2) follow
Q3. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence.
1. Poverty 2. Population 3. Death 4. Unemployment 5. Disease
A.2, 3, 4, 5, 1
B.3, 4, 2, 5, 1
C.2, 4, 1, 5, 3
D.1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Q4. Choose the word which is different from the rest.
A. Cap B. Turban
C. Helmet D. Veil
E. Hat
Q5. Select a figure from the four alternatives, which when placed in the blank space of fig. (x).

A. B. C. D.
Q6. Choose the alternative which most closely resembles the mirror-image of the given combination.

A. B C. D.

Q7. Fig. (X) is embedded in any of the four alternative figures. Find the alternative which contains fig.
(X).

A. (a) B.(b) C.(c) D.(d)

Q8. Find the number of triangles in the given figure.

A. 22 B. 24 C. 26 D. 28

Q9. Select the figure which satisfies the same conditions of placement of the dots as in Figure-X.

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
Q10. Choose the set of figures which follows the given rule.
Rule: Closed figures gradually become open and open figures gradually become closed.

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4