Question Paper Set 1

1.  A batsman scored 110 runs which included 3 boundaries and 8 sixes. What percent of his
total score did he make by running between the wickets?
A
45%
.

B 4 5
%
. 5 11

C 5 6
%
. 4 11

D
55%
.

2.  A jogger running at 9 kmph alongside a railway track in 240 metres ahead of the engine of a
120 metres long train running at 45 kmph in the same direction. In how much time will the
train pass the jogger?
A
3.6 sec
.

B
18 sec
.

C
36 sec
.

D
72 sec
.

3.  The greatest possible length which can be used to measure exactly the lengths 7 m, 3 m 85
cm, 12 m 95 cm is:
A
15 cm
.

B
25 cm
.

C
35 cm
.

D
42 cm
.

4.  One card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards. What is the probability that the card
drawn is a face card (Jack, Queen and King only)?
A 1
 . 13

B 3
. 13

C 1
. 4

D 9
. 52

5.  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
.

6.  The Kingston Mall has more stores than the Galleria.
The Four Corners Mall has fewer stores than the Galleria.
The Kingston Mall has more stores than the Four Corners Mall.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
A
true
.

B
false
.

C
uncertain
.

7.  FAG, GAF, HAI, IAH, ____

A
JAK
.

B
HAL
.

C
HAK
.

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

8.  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.
.

Study the following line graph and answer the questions.

9.  For which of the following pairs of years the total exports from the three Companies together
are equal?
A
1995 and 1998
.

B 1996 and 1998

 .

C
1997 and 1998
.

D
1995 and 1996
.

A good way to figure out the relationship in a given question is to make up a sentence
that describes the relationship between the first two words. Then, try to use the same
sentence to find out which of the answer choices completes the same relationship with
the third word.
10.  Careful is to cautious as boastful is to
A
arrogant
.

B
humble
.

C
joyful
.

D
suspicious
.

A soft drink company prepares drinks of three different flavours - X, Y and Z. The
production of three flavours over a period of six years has been expressed in the bar
graph provided below.
11.  The total production of flovour Z in 1997 and 1998 is what percentage of the total production
of flavour X in 1995 and 1996?
A
96.67%
.

B
102.25%
.

C
115.57%
.

D
133.33%
.

In each of the sentences given below a word is printed in bold. Below it four choices are
given. Pick up the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printer in
bold and can replaces it without altering the meaning of the sentence.

12.  On scrutiny the police officer found out that the documents provided by the landlord were
totally fabricated.
A
forged
.

B
historical
.

C
prepared
.

D genuine
.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if
any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no
error, the answer is 'E'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

13.  (solve as per the direction given above)

A
Several issues raising
.

B
in the meeting could
.

C
be amicably resolved
.

D
due to his tactful handling.
.

E. No error.
Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed
in bold type to make the grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'E'
as the answer.

14.  Later he became unpopular because he tried to lord it on his followers.

A
to lord it for
.

B
to lord over
.

C
to lord it over
.

D
to lord it over on
.

E. No correction required