1) On selling 17 balls at Rs. 720, there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 balls.

The
cost price of a ball is:

A. Rs. 45 B. Rs. 50

C. Rs. 55 D. Rs. 60

2) When a plot is sold for Rs. 18,700, the owner loses 15%. At what price must that
plot be sold in order to gain 15%?

A. Rs. 21,000 B. Rs. 22,500

C. Rs. 25,300 D. Rs. 25,800

3) 100 oranges are bought at the rate of Rs. 350 and sold at the rate of Rs. 48 per
dozen. The percentage of profit or loss is:

2
A. 14 % gain B. 15% gain
7

2
C. 14 % loss D. 15 % loss
7

4) A shopkeeper sells one transistor for Rs. 840 at a gain of 20% and another for
Rs. 960 at a loss of 4%. His total gain or loss percent is:
15 15
A. 5 % loss B. 5 % gain
17 17

2
C. 6 % gain D. None of these
3

5) Out of 7 consonants and 4 vowels, how many words of 3 consonants and 2 vowels
can be formed?
A. 210 B. 1050

C. 25200 D. 21400

E. None of these

6)
In a group of 6 boys and 4 girls, four children are to be selected. In how many
different ways can they be selected such that at least one boy should be there?

A. 159 B. 194

C. 205 D. 209

E. None of these

7)

How many 3-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9,
which are divisible by 5 and none of the digits is repeated?

A. 5 B. 10

C. 15 D. 20

8) In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'DETAIL' be arranged in such
a way that the vowels occupy only the odd positions?

A. 32 B. 48

C. 36 D. 60

E. 120

9) If one-third of one-fourth of a number is 15, then three-tenth of that number is:

A. 35 B. 36
 C. 45 D. 54

10)
Three times the first of three consecutive odd integers is 3 more than twice the third.
The third integer is:

A. 9 B. 11

C. 13 D. 15

11)
The difference between a two-digit number and the number obtained by interchanging
the positions of its digits is 36. What is the difference between the two digits of that
number?

A. 3 B. 4

C. 9 D. Cannot be determined

E. None of these

12)I was astounded at his ...... lack of knowledge about the Continent of Africa.

A. abundant B. colossal

C. huge D. great

13)
. Ayesha always ...... the permission of her father before going for movies.

A. seeking B. seeks

C. sought D. seeker

14)
He felt no ...... as he plunged the knife into her back.
 A. qualms B. scruple

C. conscience D. morals

15)
You haven't had your lunch yet, ...... you?

A. are B. aren't

C. have D. haven't

16)
The manner in which bombs exploded in five trains with in a short span of time
suggests that it is a part of a ......

A. game B. conspiracy

C. villainy D. sabotage

17)Find the correctly spelt word

A. Pessenger B. Passenger

C. Pasanger D. Pesanger

18)Find the correctly spelt word

A. Faithfuly B. Sincerely

C. Truely D. Affectionatly
 19) 14, 28, 20, 40, 32, 64, ... What number should come next?

A. 52 B. 56

C. 96 D. 128

20) 201, 202, 204, 207, ... What number should come next?

A. 205 B. 208

C. 210 D. 211

21)Here are some words translated from an artificial language.

moolokarn means blue sky
wilkospadi means bicycle race
moolowilko means blue bicycle
Which word could mean "racecar"?

A. wilkozwet B. spadiwilko

C. moolobreil D. spadivolo

22)Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a ticket is drawn at random. What
is the probability that the ticket drawn has a number which is a multiple of 3 or 5?

1 2
A. B.
2 5

8 9
C. D.
15 20
23)
A bag contains 2 red, 3 green and 2 blue balls. Two balls are drawn at random.
What is the probability that none of the balls drawn is blue?
10 11
A. B.
21 21

C. 2 D. 5
 7 7
24)When a number is divided by 13, the remainder is 11. When the same number is
divided by 17, then remainder is 9. What is the number ?

A. 339 B. 349

C. 369 D. Data inadequate

25) (51 + 52 + 53 + ... + 100) = ?

A. 2525 B. 2975

C. 3225 D. 3775

26)

(800 ÷ 64) x (1296 ÷36) = ?

A. 420 B. 460

C. 500 D. 540

E. None of these

27)

Which natural number is nearest to 8485, which is completely divisible by 75 ?

A. 8475 B. 8500

C. 8550 D. 8525

E. None of these

28)In the following the questions choose the word which best expresses the meaning of
the given word. DEIFY

A. Flatter B. Challenge

C. Worship D. Face
 29)In the following the questions choose the word which best expresses the meaning of
the given word. CANDID

A. Apparent B. Explicit

C. Frank D. Bright

30)In the following questions choose the word which is the exact OPPOSITE of the
given word. BENIGN

A. Malevolent B. Soft

C. Friendly D. Unwise

31)In the following questions choose the word which is the exact OPPOSITE of the
given word. CONFESS

A. Deny B. Refuse

C. Contest D. Contend

32)In the following questions choose the word which is the exact OPPOSITE of the
given word. IMPASSE

A. Resurgence B. Breakthrough

C. Continuation D. Combination
33)One of the important humanitarian by-products of technology is the greater dignity
and value that it imparts to human labour. In a highly industrialized society, there is
no essential difference between Brahmin and Dalit, Muslim and Hindu; they are
equally useful and hence equally valuable for in the industrial society individual
productivity fixes the size of the pay cheque and this fixes social status.
 The passage best supports the statement that:

A. technology decides individual's social status.

B. castes and religions are man-made.

C. human labour has dignity and value.

D. all individuals, irrespective of caste and creed, are born equal.

E. industrial society is a great leveller of men.

34)The question has an underlined word followed by four answer choices. You will
choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word. monopoly

A. corrupt B. exclusive

C. rich D. gigantic

35)The question has an underlined word followed by four answer choices. You will
choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word. swimming

A. pool B. bathing suit

life jacket
C. water D.

36) At present, the ratio between the ages of Arun and Deepak is 4 : 3. After
6 years, Arun's age will be 26 years. What is the age of Deepak at present ?

A. 12 years B. 15 years

C. 19 and half D. 21 years

37) .
Sachin is younger than Rahul by 7 years. If their ages are in the respective
ratio of 7 : 9, how old is Sachin?
 A. 16 years B. 18 years

C. 28 years D. 24.5 years

E. None of these

38) The present ages of three persons in proportions 4 : 7 : 9. Eight years

ago, the sum of their ages was 56. Find their present ages (in years).

A. 8, 20, 28 B. 16, 28, 36

C. 20, 35, 45 D. None of these

39) A boat covers a certain distance downstream in 1 hour, while it comes

back in 1 hours. If the speed of the stream be 3 kmph, what is the speed of
the boat in still water?

A. 12 kmph B. 13 kmph

C. 14 kmph D. 15 kmph

40) The speed of a boat in still water in 15 km/hr and the rate of current is 3
km/hr. The distance travelled downstream in 12 minutes is:

A. 1.2 km B. 1.8 km

C. 2.4 km D. 3.6 km

41) The difference between 42% of the number and 28% of the number is 210. What is 59% of the
number
A) 550
B) 885
C) 610
D) None of these
42) Ram, Ramesh and Raja divided an amount of Rs 4200 among themselves in the ratio of 7:8:6
respectively. If Rs 200 is added to each of their shares, what will be the ratio of their new share
respectively
A) 6:7:8
B) 7:9:8
C) 8:9:7
D) 7:8:6
43) The cost of 5 chairs and 3 tables is Rs 3110, the cost of one chair is Rs 210 less than cost of one
table. What is the cost of one table and one chair
A) 1760
B) 900
C) 830
D) 1000

44) A is 2 years older than B, who is twice as old as C. If the total of all ages A, B and C is 27, how old
is A
A) 11
B) 10
C) 12
D) 7

45) The average monthly income of Arun and Balaji is Rs 5050 and the average monthly income of
Balaji and Ram is Rs 6250. The average monthly income of Arun and Ram is Rs 5200. What is the
monthly income of Arun?
A) 3000
B) 4500
C) 3500
D) 4000
46) A library has an average of 510 visitors on Sundays and 240 on other days. The average number
of visitors per day in a month of 30 days, with the month beginning on a Sunday is
A) 305
B) 275
C) 295
D) 285

47) If 2x-y=4, then 12x-6y=?

A) 16
B) 12
C) 24
D) 36
 48) A can do a piece of work in 4 hours; B and C together can do it in 3 hours, while A and C
together can do it in 2 hours. How long will B alone take to do it?
A) 8 Hours
B) 10 Hours
C) 12 Hours
D) 24 Hours

49) A man has Rs. 480 in the denominations of one-rupee notes, five-rupee notes and ten-
rupee notes. The number of notes of each denomination is equal. What is the total
number of notes that he has ?
A.60
B.100
C.80
D.90

50) A family consists of two grandparents, two parents and three grandchildren. The average age
of the grandparents is 67 years, that of the parents is 35 years and that of the grandchildren is 6
years. What is the average age of the family?

A. 28(4/7) years B. 31(5/7) years

C. 32(1/7) years D. None of the above

51) The cube root of .000216 is:

A..6 B. .06
C. 77 D.87

52) The ratio between the speeds of two trains is 7 : 8. If the second train runs 400 km in 4
hours, then the speed of the first train is:

A.70 km/hr B. 75 km/hr

C. 84 km/hr D.87.5 km/hr

Find the statement that must be true according to the given information.

53) Find the statement that must be true according to the given information.

The Pacific yew is an evergreen tree that grows in the Pacific Northwest. The Pacific yew has a
fleshy, poisonous fruit. Recently, taxol, a substance found in the bark of the Pacific yew, was
discovered to be a promising new anticancer drug.

A.Taxol is poisonous when taken by healthy people.

B. Taxol has cured people from various diseases.
C. People should not eat the fruit of the Pacific yew.
D.The Pacific yew was considered worthless until taxol was discovered.

54) It takes 5 minutes to boil 1 egg, how many minutes will it take to boil 5 eggs

A. 20 Minutes B. 25 Minutes C.10 Minutes D. 5 Minutes

55) choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word EMBEZZLE

A.Misappropriate B. Balance

C. Remunerate D.Clear

56) choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word AUGUST

A. Common B. Ridiculous

C. Dignified D. Petty

57) choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word ABUNDANT

A. Ripe B. Cheap

C. Plenty D. Absent

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence
meaningfully complete.

58) I saw a ...... of cows in the field.

A. group B. herd

C. swarm D. flock

59) If you smuggle goods into the country, they may be ...... by the customs authority.

A.possessed B. punished

C. confiscated D. fined

60) Rohan and Rohit are twin brothers, but they do not look ......

A.unique B. different

C. likely D. alike
Answer

1) D
2) C
3) A
4) B
5) C
6) D
7) D
8) C
9) D
10)D
11)B
12)B
13)B
14)A
15)C
16)B
17)B
18)B
19)B
20)D
21)D
22)D
23)A
24)B
25)D
26)E
27)A
28)B
29)C
30)A
31)A
32)B
33)C
34)B
35)C
36)B
37) D
38) B
39) D
40) D
41)B
42)C
43)C
44)C
45)D
46)D
47)C
48)C
49)D
50)B
51)B
52)D
53)C
54)D
55)A
56)C
57)C
58)B
59)C
60)D