1. From the alternative provide, choose the one that best fills the bank.

Intertemporal means__________
(a) Spanning many time periods
(b) temporary
( c) inside the brain
(d) a&b
(e) b&c

2. 0.2 x0.02x0.002 =?
(a) 8/105
(b) 0.8/106
(c ) 8x106
(e) None of the above.

3. The Sentence provided may not to be correct due to a grammatical or spelling error.
Choose the part that has the error. If there is no error, choose “(e)” you answer.

The Tow brothers/ (a)were quarreling/(b) With/ (c ) One another. / (d) (e)

4. From the options choose the word that gives the best meaning of the underlined word.
He felt a certain Qualm at leaving his work unfinished.
(a) Warmth
(b) reservation
(c ) peace
(d) sorrow
(e) calm

5. In a certain code POLISH is written as MLIFPE. How would DIG be written in that code?
(a) AFD
(b) ABC
(c ) AMC
(d) BDF
(e) none of these

6. In an inning, Tendulkar’s Score was 217 of the total and Azharuddin’s 217 of the remainder. If
Tendulkar scored 32 runs more than Azharuddin, what was the total score?
(a) 350
(b) 364
(c ) 378
(d) 392
(e) 420

7. A can do a piece of work in 20n days and B in 40 days. A begins the work and thereafter A and B work
on alternate days. The work is then finished during the course of the ……………day when ………..is
working.
(a) 26th, A
(b) 27th, A
(c ) 25th, B
(d) 26th, B
(e) 27th, B

8. Of the options provided, choose the one that best rearranges some/all of the words given below to
construct a meaningful phrase/sentence
A) That B) Hot C) Over D) Water E) Pour
(a) ECADB
(b) EBDCA
(c ) ABDEC
(d) BDECA
(e) EDCAB

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 9. x% of y is y% of?
(a) x
(b) y/100
(c ) x/100
(d) 100x
(e) None of these

10. A, B and C can together complete a piece of work in 10 days. If B does half what A and C do in 1 day,
how many days can be alone finish work?
(a) 20
(b) 30
(c ) 42
(d) 33.33
(e) None of these

11. 1.63 x 1.63 – 4.74 x 1.63 + 2.37 x 2.37

2.37 x 2.37 – 1.63 x 1.63

(a) -5.616
(b) -0.185
(c ) 0.085
(d) 0.185
(e) 5.616

12. What is A’s share of an amount of Rs. 7000, if he gets 1/1 of what B and ¼ of what C gets?
(a) Rs.700
(b) Rs. 900
(c ) Rs. 1000
(d) Rs. 1100
(e) Rs. 1200

13. The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school of 432 students is 5:4. How many new girls should
join the school so that the ratio becomes 1:1 ?
(a) 16
(b) 48
(c ) 60
(d) 240
(e) 320

14. A and B invest Rs. 3000 and Rs. 4000 respectively in a business. If a doubles his capital after 6
months, in what proportion should A and B divide that year’s profit?
(a) 9:10
(b) 9:8
(c ) 8:9
(d) 3:4
(e) 4:3

15. In a class of 40, there are 10 boys at the age of 12 years, 12 at the age of 12.5, and the rest at the age
of 13. The average age of all the boys in the class is ………years.
(a) 12.1
(b) 12.2
(c ) 12.5
(d) 12.6
(e) 12.75

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16. Choose the answer that gives the best meaning for the underlined expression.
A man who is not in the good books of his employer cannot keep his job for long.
(a) in favour of
(b) well-paid
(c ) in favour with
(d) a friend
(e) good in account-keeping

17. In a certain code COURAGE is written as UOCREGA. How will JOURNAL be written in that code?
(a) UOJRLAN
(b) UOGRAMN
(c ) UVTOZNV
(d) VUTROJN
(e) none of these

18. Of the options provided, choose the one that best rearranges some/all of the words given below to
construct a meaningful phrase/sentence.
A) Were B) Morning C) There D) This E) You
(a) CAEDB
(b) BDCAE
(c ) ACEDB
(d) EACDB
(e) DBEAC

19. From the options choose the word that gives the best meaningful of the underlined word.
Too many eggs will glut the market.
(a) refill
(b) overfill
(c ) empty
(d) greed
(e) decay

20. Of the options provided, choose the one that best rearranges some/all of the words given below to
construct a meaningful phrase/sentence
A) Speak B) He C) Asked D) Was E) To
(a) DBAEC
(b) BCDEA
(c ) BDEAC
(d) BDCEA
(e) DBECA

21-25: Read the following passage carefully, and answer the question following it:

That night in my rented room, while letting the hot water run over my can of beans in the sink, I opened
Mencken’s A Book of Prejudices and began to read. I was jarred shocked by the style, the clear, clean,
sweeping sentences. Why did he write like that ? I pictured the man as a raging demon, slashing with his pen,
consumed with hate, denouncing everything American, extolling everything European, laughing at the weakness
of people, mocking God, authority. What was this? I stood up, trying to realize what reality lay behind the
meaning of the words. Yes, this man was fighting, fighting with words. He was using words as a weapon, using
them as one would use a club. Could words be weapons? Well, yes, for here they were. Then, maybe,
perhaps a Negro could use them as a weapon? No. it frightened me. I read on, and what amazed me was not
what he said, but how on earth anybody had the courage to say it.
What strange world was this? I concluded the book with the conviction that I had somehow overlooked
something terribly important in life. I had once tried to wife, had once reveled in feeling, had let my crude
imagination roam, but the impulse to dream had been slowly beaten out of me by experience. Now it surged up
again and I hungered for books, new ways of looking and seeing. It was not a matter of believing or disbelieving
what I read, but of feeling something new, of being affected by something that made the look of the world
different.

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As drawn broke I ate my beans, feeling dopey, sleepy. I went to work, but the mood of the book
would not die; it lingered coloring everything I saw, heard, did. I now felt that I knew what the
white men were feeling. Merely because I had read a book that had spoken of how they lived
and thought, I identified myself with that book. I felt vaguely guilty. Would I, filled with bookish
notions, act in a manner that would make the whites dislike me?
I forged more notes and my trips to the library became frequent. Reading grew to a passion. My first serious
novel was Sinclair Lewes’s main Street. It made me see my boss, Mr. Gerlad, and identify him as an American
type. I would smile when I saw him lugging his golf bags into the office. I had always felt a vast distance
separating me from the boss, and now I felt closer to him, though still distant. I felt now that I knew him, that I
could feel the limits of his narrow life. This has happened because I had read a novel about a mythical man
called George F. Babbit. But I could not conquer my sense of guilt, my feeling that the white men around me
knew that I was changing, that I had begun to regard them differently.

21. The Speaker’s initial reaction to Mencken’s prose can best be described as one of
(a) wrath
(b) disbelief
(c ) remorse
(d) laughter
(e) disdain

22. To the speaker, Mencken appeared to be all of the following EXCEPT

(a) intrepid
(b) articulate
(c ) satiric
(d) reverent
(e) opinionated

23. The passage as a whole is best chartenized as

(a) an impassioned arguments in favour of increased literacy for blacks
(b) a description of a youth’s gradual introduction to racial prejudice
(c ) a comparison of the respective merits of Mencken’s and Lewis’ Literary style.
(d) an analysis of the impact of ordinary life on art
(e) al portrait of a youth’s response to expanding intellectual horizons.

24. The Speaker’s attitude is best described as one of

(a) dreamy indifference
(b) Sullen resentment
(c ) impatient ardor
(d) Wistful pessimism
(e) quiet resolve

25. It can be inferred from the passage that the speaker smiled when he saw Mr. Gerald carrying golf clubs
out of a sense of
(a) relief
(b) duty
(c ) recognition
(d) disbelief
(e) levity

26. Choose the answer that gives the best meaning for the underlined expression.
The rising prices have thrown out of gear many of our important industries.
(a) slowed down
(b) disturbed the working of
(c ) brought to a standstill
(d) given impetus to
(e) having a mechanical flaw

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27. A bungalow is sold by A to B at a profit of 10% and by B to C at a loss of 10%. If C
pays Rs. 9,80,100 for it, what did the bungalow cost A ?
(a) Rs. 9,00,000
(b) 9,70,299
(c ) 9,80,100
(d) 9,90,000
(e) 10,00,000

28. With the profit margin increased, a trader earns 25% more than before. If his earning now are Rs. 800
per month, what were they before?
(a) Rs. 600
(b) Rs. 625
(c ) Rs. 640
(d) Rs. 675
(e) Rs. 720

29. The sentence provided may not be correct due to a grammatical or spelling error. Choose the
part that has the error. If there is no error, choose “(e)” as your answer.
I had to do so because I felt/ (a) that the safety of my sister-nurses/ (b) and female attendants there/ (c)
were in peril. /(d) (e)

30. You are provided with a set of phrases. Indicate the order in which they should be rearranged so as to
make sense.
(1) in thought (2) under the shade of some trees (3) Clove retired alone (4) and
passed nearly an hour there
(a) 1,2,4,3
(b) 3,2,4,1
(c ) 2,3,1,4
(d) 2,1,3,4
(e) 3,2,1,4

31-35: Find the next number in the series:

31. 21 32 53 84?
(a) 9
(b) 27
(c ) 8
(d) 6
(e) 13

32. 25 11 17 ?
(a) 18
(b) 34
(c ) 24
(d) 33
(e) 23

33. 10 14 22 26?
(a) 36
(b) 27
(c ) 45
(d) 34
(e) 53

34. 2 6 12 20 30
(a) 42
(b) 44
(c ) 46
(d) 48
(e) 40

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35. 12 23 469 ?
(a) 12
(b) 13
(c ) 14
(d) 15
(e) 16

36-43: Given below are three numbers find the fourth number from the answer choices provided such
that the relation between the first and second numbers is the same as the relationship between the third
and fourth numbers:

36. 2:12 3: ?
(a) 24
(b) 15
(c ) 7
(d) 35
(e) 36

37. 2:16 3:?

(a) 16
(b) 25
(c ) 1000
(d) 36
(e) 81

38. 3:7 :: 5 :?
(a) 11
(b) 5
(c ) 10
(d) 17
(e) 24

39. 6:72 :: 9:?

(a) 100
(b) 243
(c ) 172
(d) 112
(e) 81

40. 4:7 :: 7 :?
(a) 15
(b) 13
(c ) 14
(d) 12
(e) 11

41. 4 :6 ::10 :?
(a) 10
(b) 7
(c ) 15
(d) 18
(e) 22

42. 3 :8 :: 5:?
(a) 12
(b) 18
(c ) 15
(d) 24
(e) 22

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 43. &: 73 :: 5 :?
(a) 73
(b) 55
(c ) 101
(d) 29
(e) 53

44. The sentence provided may not be correct due to a grammatical or spelling error. Choose the
part that has the error. If there is no error, choose “(e)” as your answer.

I did not wit/(a) because/(b) he had gone before/(c) I reached his place./(d) (e)

45. Choose the answer that gives the best meaning for the underlined expression.
In the field of social service the Parsis bear the palm.
(a) are the leaders
(b) are the donors
(c ) are pre-eminent
(d) are reformers
(e) are physical

46-48: Read the following information and answer the question following it:

(1) A cube has six sides each of a different colour

(2) The red side is opposite black
(3) The green side is between red and black
(4) The blue side is adjacent to while
(5) The brown side adjacent to blue
(6) The red side is faced down.

46. The side opposite brown is

(a) Red
(b) Black
(c ) White
(d) Green
(e) Blue

47. The four colours adjacent to green are

(a) Red, Black, Blue and White
(b) Red, Black, Brown and Blue
(c ) Red, Black, Brown and White
(d) Red, Black, Blue and White
(e) Black, Blue, Brown and White

48. The face upside is-

(a) Black
(b) Brown
(c ) Blue
(d) White
(e) Green

49. The sentence provided may not be correct due to a grammatical or spelling error. Choose the
part that has the error. If there is no error, choose “(e)” as your answer.

You/(a) must try to clearly indicate/(b) the errors/(c) by marking them in red. /(d) (e)

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50. In a college library 5 new books numbered A,B,C,D,E, of three different writers are to
be classified. Two of these are short stories and three novels. Two of the writers have
written only one book each. Books A and B are novels and the writers of book A is
different from the writer of the book B. The writer of book C which is short story has written only one
book i.e. book C. Which one of the following definitely follows from the information?

(a) The writer of book A has written only one book

(b) The writer of book D has written one book only
(c ) The writers of the two short stories are different
(d) Book D is a novel.
(e) None of the above

51. Of a certain sum, 1/3rd is invested at 3%, 1/6th at 6% and the rest at 8%. If the annual simple interest
from all these investments amounts to Rs. 600, what is the original sum ?
(a) Rs.3333
(b) Rs. 6000
(c ) Rs. 6666
(d) Rs. 7500
(e) Rs. 10000

52. 2 men or 3 women can do a piece of work in 10 days. In how many day can 4 men and 3 women do to
the work together?
(a) 2 2/3
(b) 2 1/3
(c ) 3
(d) 3 1/3
(e) 5½

53. The sentence provided may not be correct due to a grammatical or spelling error. Choose the
part that has the error. If there is no error, choose “(e)” as your answer.

Judge in him/(a) prevailed/(b) and he/(c) sentenced his son to death. /(d) (e)

54. How long will two trains 110 metres and 90 metres long, travelling at 36 and 56.4 kmph, take to
completely pass one another if they are travelling in the same direction?
(a) 5 secs
(b) 8.9 secs
(c ) 8.95 secs
(d) 25 secs
(e) 50 secs

55. Replace the underlined portion in the given sentence with the most appropriate answer choice

To enjoy exploring marine life in general, and so that they could leam in particular about the ways in
which certain sea animals possess “human” traits, the university’s school of oceanography offered
supervised summer field trips for the elementary school children in the area.

(a) To enjoy exploring marine life in general, and so that they could leam in particular about the ways in
which certain sea animals possess ”human” traits.
(b) To stress the enjoyment of marine life in general, and particularly the ways in which certain sea animals
are “human”
(c ) In order to teach young people about the “human” traits of certain sea animals, and to provide them an
opportunity to enjoy marine exploration in general
(d) Because marine life in general shares certain “human” traits
(e) From general marine life to the specifically “human” possessions of sea animals.

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56-60: Read the passage below, and answer the question following it:
To the world when it was half a thousand years younger, the outlines of all things seemed more
clearly marked than to us. The contrast between suffering and joy, between adversity and
happiness, appeared more striking. All experience had yet to the minds of men directness and
absoluteness of the pleasure and pain of child-life. Every event, every action, was still embodied in expressive
and solemn forms, which raised them to the dignity of ritual. For it was not merely the great facts of birth
marriage, and death which, by their sacredness, were raised to the rank of mysteries; incidents of less
importance, like a journey, a task, a visit, were equally attended by a thousand formalities: benedictions,
formulae.
Calamities and indigence were more afflicting than at present; it was more difficult to guard against them, and to
find solace. Illness and health provided a more striking contrast; the cold and darkness of winter were more real
evils. Honors and riches were relished with greater avidity and contrasted more vividly with surrounding misery.
We, at the present day, can hardly understand the keenness with which a fur coat, a good fire on the health, a
soft bed, a glass of wine, were formerly enjoyed.
Then, again, all the things in life were of a proud or cruel publicity. Lepers sounded their rattles and went about
in processions, beggars exhibited their deformity and their misery in churches. Every order and estate, every
rank and profession, was distinguished by its costume. The great lords never moved about without a glorious
display of arms and liveries, exciting fear and envy. Execution and other public acts of justice, hawking,
marriage and funerals, were all announced by cries and procession, songs and music. The lover wore the colors
of his lady; companions the emblem of their confraternity; parties and servants the badges or blazon of their
lords. Between town and country, too, the contrast was very marked. A medieval town did not lose itself in
extensive suburbs of factories and villas; girded by its walls, it stood forth as a compact whole, bristling with
innumerable turrets. However tall and threatening the houses of noblemen or merchants might be, in the aspect
of the town the lofty mass of the churches always remained dominant.
The contrast between silence and sound, darkness and light, like that between summer and winter, was more
strongly marked than it is in our lives. The modern town hardly knows silence or darkness in their purity, nor the
effect of a solitary light or a single distant cry.
All the things presenting themselves to the mind in violent contrast and impressive forms, lent a tone of
excitement and of passion to everyday life and tended to produce the perpetual oscillation between despair and
distracted joy, between cruelty and pious tenderness which characterizes life in the Middle Ages.

56. The author’s main purpose in this passage is best defined as an attempt to show how
(a) extremes of feeling and experience marked the Middle Ages
(b) the styles of the very poor and the very rich complemented each other
(c ) twentieth century standards of behaviour cannot be applied to the Middle Ages
(d) the Middle Age developed out of the Dark Ages.
(e) the medieval spirit languished five hundred years ago

57. According to the passage, surrounding an activity with formalities makes it

(a) less important
(b) more dignified
(c ) less expensive
(d) less solemn

58. To the author, Middle Ages seem to be all of the following EXCEPT
(a) harsh and bleak
(b) festive and joyful
(c ) dignified and ceremonious
(d) passionate and turbulent
(e) routine and boring

59. According to the passage, well above the typical medieval town there towered
(a) houses of worship
(b) manufacturing establishments
(c ) the mansions of aristocracy
(d) great mercantile houses
(e) walled suburbs

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60. The author’s use of the term “formulae” could best be interpreted to mean which of the
following?
(a) set forms of words for rituals
(b) mathematical rules or principles
(c ) chemical symbols
(d) nourishment for infants
(e) prescription for drugs

61. My watch is 1 min. slow at 1 p.m. on Tuesday and in 2 min, fast at 1 p.m. on Thursday. When did it
show the correct time?
(a) 1.00 a.m. on Wednesday
(b) 5.00 a.m. on Wednesday
(c ) 1.00 p.m. on Wednesday
(d) 5.00 p.m. on Wednesday
(e) 5.00 am on Thursday

62. The population of a town at the beginning of 1971 was 8085. If the population had increased at the rate
of 5% in 1969 and 10% in 1970, what was the population at the beginning of 1969?
(a) 6000
(b) 6250
(c ) 6500
(d) 6750
(e) 7000

63. After A has finished ½ of a piece of work in 10 days, B joins him for 5 days. Later A completes the work
which still remains in 4 more days. In how many days could B alone have done the complete work?
(a) 7.5
(b) 16.66
(c ) 33.33
(d) 100
(e) 120

64. Of the options provided, choose the one that best rearranges some/all of the words given below to
construct a meaningful phrase/sentence
A) Saw B)Up C)Going D)Them E)We
(a) EADBC
(b) CBEAD
(c ) DEACB
(d) EADCB
(e) DBACE

65. Of the options provided, choose the one that best rearranges some/all of the words given below to
construct a meaningful phrase/sentence
A) To B) Known C)All D)Is E) She
(a) EDBAC
(b) CDBAE
(c ) EDACB
(d) CEDBA
(e) ACBED

66. Choose he answer that gives the best meaning for the underlined expression.
They eke out a living by selling wood carvings.
(a) struggle
(b) coax
(c ) revive
(d) make somehow
(e) make by cheating

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67. B invests Rs. 500 more than A in business but A’s investment is in the business for 4
months whereas B’s investment is for 3 months only. If A’s share of a total profit of Rs. 520 is
Rs. 40 more than B’s, how much did A contribute to the business ?
(a) Rs. 2,500
(b) Rs. 3,000
(c ) Rs. 3,500
(d) Rs. 4,000
(e) Rs. 4,500

68. The sum of a number and its reciprocal is twice the difference of the number and its reciprocal. What is
the number?

(a) +√ 3
(b) +1 √3

(c ) Either (a) or (b)

(d) +√2
(e) Either (a) or (d)

69-73 Replace the ‘?’ with the best choice from those provided

69. 987 : IHG::654 :?

(a) FDE
(b) FED
(c ) EFD
(d) DEF
(e) none of these

70. K/T : 11/20 ::J/R :?

(a) 7/10
(b) 10/18
(c ) 8/11
(d) 10/15
(e) none of these

71. Z/26 : Y/25 :: T/20:?

(a) S/19
(b) R/17
(c ) 8/16
(d) 19/20
(e) none of these

72. LXM: 12x13 :: UXW :?

(a) 21 x 20
(b) 21 x 23
(c ) 20 x 23
(d) 23 x 10
(e) none of these.

73. ZYB : XWD ::UTG :?

(a) ISR
(b) SRI
(c ) IRS
(d) ISR
(e) none of these

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74. Of an amount of Rs. 1500 divided between A, B and C, B’s shares is Rs. 70 more than
C’s and A’s share is Rs. 100 less than C’s. What is A’s share?
(a) Rs. 410
(b) Rs. 425
(c ) Rs. 450
(d) Rs. 490
(e) Rs. 510

75. Complete the series: 4 8 16 20 28 32 ?

(a) 40
(b) 36
(c ) 38
(d) 44
(e) 42

76. If 5 men can paint a wall 100 metres long in 10 days of 8 hours each, in how many days of 6 hours each
will 8 men paint a wall 30 metres long?
(a) 1
(b) 1¾
(c ) 2½
(d) 3
(e) 5

77. The sentence provided may not be correct due to a grammatical or spelling error. Choose the part
that has the error. If there is no error, choose “(e)” as your answer.

There/(a) are/(b) no news/(c ) today. /(d) (e)

78. If a man walks to his office at ¾ of his usual rate, he reaches office 1/3 of an hour later than usual. How
much time does he usually take to reach his office?
(a) ½ hour
(b) 1 hour
(c ) 1 ¼ hours
(d) 1 ½ hours
(e) 1 2/3 hours

79. Choose the answer that gives the best meaning for the underlined expression.
He was exempted from paying his taxes.
(a) forced
(b) excused from
(c ) illustrated for
(d) tempted to
(e) coerced

80-91: From the figures provided, pick the odd figure out.

80.

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

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81.

82.

83.

84.

85.

86.

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87.

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

88.

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

89.

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

90.

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

91.

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

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92-96: study the data given below carefully and answer the question following it

Year Revenue Current assets

1990 120 37
1991 171 53
1992 244 75
1993 347 107
1994 495 153
1995 705 218

92. In which year is the growth in current assets the highest (in % terms)?
(a) 1992
(b) 1995
(c ) 1990
(d) Same in all years
(e) Insufficient data.

93. What is the relationship between revenue and current assets?

(a) Non-linear
(b) Inverted parabolic
(c ) Partially direct
(d) Direct
(e) Asymptotic

94. If revenue in 1989 was 100, current assets can be safely assumed to have been…
(a) 31
(b) 21
(c ) 18
(d) 26
(e) none of these.

95. If current assets have to be 50% of revenue, the addition to current assets from 1990-95 cumulatively as
to be
(a) 247
(b) 310
(c ) 343
(d) 400
(e) none of these

96. If the relationship between revenue and current assets remain the same in 1996, what will be current
assets in1996.
(a) 137
(b) 442
(c ) 311
(d) Can’t be determined
(e) none of these

Direction for Q 97 to 100. Three views of one cube are given. Examine them and answer the question which
follow:

97. Which number is at the bottom face of figure1

(a) 3
(b) 2
(c ) 6
(d) 1
(e) 5

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98. which number is on the face opposite face 4
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c ) 6
(d) 1
(e) 5

99. Which number is on the face oppositeface1

(a) 3
(b) 2
(c ) 6
(d) 4
(e) 5

100. Find out which number is opposite face 5

(a) 3
(b) 5 or 6
(c ) 2
(d) 1
(e) 5

Answer Key

1A 21 B 41 C 61 B 81 C
2D 22 D 42 D 62 E 82 C
3D 23 E 43 E 63 D 83 B
4B 24 C 44E 64 D 84 C
5A 25 C 45C 65 A 85 B
6D 26 B 46 C 66 D 86 B
7B 27 D 47 C 67 C 87 A
8B 28 C 48 A 68 A 88 B
9A 29 D 49 B 69 B 89 B
10 B 30 B 50 C 70 B 90 B
11 B 31 E 51 E 71 A 91 C
12 C 32 E 52 D 72 B 92 D
13 B 33 D 53 A 73 B 93 D
14 B 34 A 54 E 74 A 94 A
15 D 35 C 55 C 75 A 95 E
16 C 36 E 56 A 76 C 96 C
17 A 37 E 57 B 77 B 97 C
18 D 38 A 58 E 78 B 98 A
19 B 39 B 59 A 79 B 99 A
20 D 40 B 60 A 80 B 100 B

Explanatory Answers

1. The answer is ‘a’ because ‘temporal’ means time period, interterriporal means spanning many time
periods.
2. (ans 0.2x0.02x0.002=2 x10-1 x 2x 10-2 x 2x 10-3 = 8x10-6 =8/106)

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3. D-Replace ‘one another’ by ‘each other’ because the reference is only to two persons.
4. (b)-Reservation-uneasy feeling of acting wrongly.
5. Letter=letere-3
6. (Ans [2/7-(2/7 of 5/7)] of total=32 2/7 x 2/7 of total =32 Total=392
7. (Ans In the first set (1 set of 2 days) A and B do 1/20 +1/40 i.e. 3/40 of the work. Since 40 divided by 3
gives 13 as quotient, in 2x13 days the work unfinished is 1-13x3/40=1/40 which will be completed by A in ½
days. Work will be finished on 27th day by A.
8. The rearranged sentence is ‘Pour Hot Water Over That’.
9. x/100 x y is the same as y/100 x X
10. (Ans. (A+B+C)’s 1 day’s work=1/10 i.e. (B+2B)’s 1 day’s work+1/10 B can complete it in 30 days.)
11. (Ans. Use the formula (a-b)2/(a+b) (a-b)
12. (Ans. B=2A, C=4A, =A+B+C=A+2a+4A=7A)
13. (Ans. No. of boys and girls is 240 and 192 so that the required no. of girls be 48)
14. (Ans. A’s profit : B’s profit :: 3000x6+6000X6 :4000x12=9 :8)
15. (Ans. Required average=10x12+12X12.5+18X13
10+12+18
16. ‘In the good books of’ means ‘in favour with ’somebody. It also means ‘in good with’.
17. Reverse first letters; write the 4th letter, reverse last three letters.
18. The rearranged sentence is ‘You were there this morning’.
19. (b)-Overfill-fill to excess, satiate-derived form the Latin Word glutto=”Swallow”.
20. The rearranged sentence -He was Asked To Speak.
21. Disbelief is the best expression for the author was perplexed and astounded by what he had read.
22. ‘Reverent’ means ‘pious’. The author felt that Mencken was a vociferous writer. Hence choice ‘d’ is the
answer
23. The author had described how he changed his perspective about writing styles. He yearned to learn
more and more, choice ‘e’ best describes the author’s behaviour.
24. The author portrays his enthusiasm and zeal about different writing styles. He has also suggested how
he became a voracious reader and used his learning to understand people around him. Choice ‘c’ describes his
attitude.
25. ‘Levity’ means to make ‘grave matters casual’. The author smiled because he could identify his boss to
an American type. He also related him to a mythical man he had read about. Hence he smiled in recognition.
26. ‘Thrown out of gear’ means to ‘disturb the working of…’
27. (Ans. A’s cost price=980100 100/100+10 X 100/100-10)
28. (Ans. 125% of earlier earnings =Rs.800 Earlier earnings = Rs. 800x100/125 =Rs. 640)
29. D-‘was’ in peril. The subject of the clause is a singular one, viz. ‘safety’.
30. The rearranged sentence is: Clove retired alone under the shade of some tress and passed nearly an
hour there in thought.
31. 13: There are two series formed by alternate numbers. One is 2,3,5,8 (2+3=5…), and the other is
1,2,3,4
32. 23: Series of alternate prime numbers

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33. 37: Series of twice consecutive primes (2x5, 2x7, 2x11…)
34. 42:n(n-1) (2x1, 3x2, 4x3…)
35. 14: Add previous two numbers -1 (1+2-1=2, 2+2-1=3,…)
36. X:X2 + X3
37. X: X4
38. X:X + (X+1)
39. X: X3/3
40. X: X+(X-1)
41. X: X x 1.5
42. X: X2-1
43. X: X followed by 3.
44. E-There is no error in the sentence
45. ‘To bear the palm’ means to ‘be pre-eminent’.
46. Blue is adjacent to red, black, brown and white. Since red and black are opposites, brown and White
must be opposites.
47. Based on previous solution, green is opposite blue and hence adjacent to other four.
48. As per the question, black is opposite red.
49. ‘Clearly’ is an adverb, and it must be placed after the verb it modified-‘try to indicate clearly’. (The
infinitive ‘to indicate’ cannot be split).
50. Since C is a short story, and its author has written only one book, it follows that the other short story
must be written by some other author.
51. (Ans. Let the capital be Rs. 600 (the LCM of 3 and 6 is 6). So Rs. 200 is invested at 3%; Rs. 100 is
invested at 6%, the rest of Rs. 300 is invested at 8%/ Annual income of these sums = 3% of 200 + 6% of 100 +
8% of 300 = 36. If income is Rs. 36, sum is Rs. 600 If income is Rs. 600, sum is Rs.
600/36 x 600 = Rs. 10,000
52. (Ans. 2m = 3w or 4m = 6w, 4m + 3w = 9w, 3w can do a job in 10 days 9w can do a job in
3 x 10/9 = 3/13 days_
53. A - It should be ‘The’ judge in him.
54. (Ans. Relative speed = 20.4 kmph or = 14.4 x 5/18 = 4 m/sec. Distance = (110 + 90)m = 200m.
Time = (200 - 4) seconds = 50 seconds)
55. Choice ‘c’ clearly describes who should enjoy marine exploration and learn ‘human traints…’. It is also
clear as to who decided to supervise field trips. Since choice ‘c’ is most succinct and clear of the available
options, it is the answer.
56. The passage describes the attitudes, style, and ritual behaviour of people of the middle ages. He has
described the feelings and characteristics exhibited by people of all sorts. Choice ‘a’ best describes the
passage. Choice ‘b’ is wrong because the author has not mentioned the complimentary styles of rich and poor.
Choice ‘c’ is not stated either. Choices ‘d’ and ‘e’ are far-fetched ideas.
57. An activity with ceremonious formalities makes it overwhelming and dignified. Read the 3rd para.
58. The strong adjectives used by the author indicates that the middle ages are neither routine nor boring.
59. Read last sentence of 3rd para.

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60. In context to the passage, choice ‘a’ is the best description of formulae.
61. (Ans. The watch will show the correct time when it gains 1 min. and it gains 3 minutes
in 48 hours. So it shows the correct time 16 hours after 1 P.M. on Tuesday).
62. Ans.
63. (Ans. A words throughout i.e. for 19 days. Since he does ½ work in 10 days, he finishes 19/20 of the
work in 19 days. So B finishes 1/20 of the work in 5 days i.e. B’s one day’s work = 1/100. Hence B alone shall
do it in 100 days).
64. The rearranged sentence is We Saw Them Going Up.
65. The rearranged sentence - She Is Known To All.
66. ‘To eke out’ means to make somehow.
67. (Ans.
68. (Ans.
69. F= 6th letter, E = 5th letter, D = 4th letter
70. J = 10th letter, R = 18th letter
71. S = 19th letter
72. U = 21st letter, W = 23rd letter
73. BcD, hence Ghl. Also WXYZ hence RSTU.
74. (Ans. C= A + 100, B = C + 70 = A + 170. A + B + C = A + A + 170 + A + 100)
75. The series contains consecutive multiples of 4, other than the multiples of 6
76. (Ans. In the second case no. of man day hours required per metre must be the same. IF x be the no. of
days
77. B – ‘There is no news today’. News is a singular noun. It always takes a singular verb.
78. (Ans. If he walks at ¾ of his usual rate, he will take 4/3 of the usual time. 4/3 of usual time = usual time
+ 1/3 hour or 1/3 usual time = 1/3 hour or usual time = 1 hour).
79. To ‘exempt’.
80. Signs move clockwise, letters move anti-clockwise. The letters ‘B’ and ‘F’ keep going up in the alphabet
(e.g. B C D E….), while ‘Y’ and ‘V’ keep going down.
81. Letters move clockwise. In every move they ascend (i.e. A becomes B…) Nos. go clockwise are
successively operated upon to produce an arithmetic equation.
82. No. moves clockwise, letters moves anticlockwise.
83. Clockwise movement. Decreasing no. of lines
84. Increase in all three – enclosed spaces, ‘s’, ‘+’
85. Increase in no. of lines. Other objects remain the same in all figures.
86. Decreasing no. of lines.
87. Letter has water image. Arithmetic signs move down.
88. Increase in enclosed spaces. Divide and plus sign in every box
89. Letters have mirror image in next box. No. of other objects increases.
90. Decreasing lines, clockwise movement.
91. Letter increases by 4, and reflects in the next figure. Other objects move clockwise.
92. All are nearly 42%.

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93. As one increases, so does the other.
94. Current assets are always 3.25 times less than revenue.
95. Total Revenue is 2082. Total of Current assets = 643. To be 50% of revenue (i.e.
1041), we need 1041-643 = 398.
96. 218 x 1.42 = 311
97-100 Since the number adjacent to 4 are 1,3,5,6 number opposite it must be 2. Also, since 3 is adjacent to 5
and 6 (in addition to 1 also being adjacent to 5 and 6), 5 and 6 must be opposites. Hence, 3 and 1 must be
opposites.

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 The KITS Exam Analysis Sheet

Some people are of the opinion that for the BMS, practice is everything. At KITS, we recognise
that practice is one of the most important constituents of a good study plan. However, it is not
enough to blindly attempt tests. After every test, one needs to spend time reviewing it. The following chart will
give you a place to start your test review. Note down the number of questions that you obtained correct, wrong
or left unattempted in various question types. Also, try to make a subjective self judgement ascertaining the
cause of your performance in the various question types. Good Luck.

Topic Q. Nos in this Not done Right Wrong Remarks

test
English
Error Spotting 3,29,44,49,
53,77
Idioms 66,79
Jumbled Phrases 30
Jumbled words 8,18,20,64, 65
Sentence Correction 16,26,45,55
Word Selection 1,4,19

Math
Ages 15
Clocks 61
Distance 78
Interest 51
Numbers 68
Partnership 12,14,67,74
Percentage 9,62
Profit and Loss 27,28
Ratio and Proportion 6,13
Simplification 2,11
Time and Work 7,10,52,63, 76
Trains 54

Logic
Alphabet Questions
Alpha-Numeric Logic 69-73
Coding 5,17
Cubes 97-100
Logical Data Interpretation 46-48, 50
Number Analogies 36-43
Number Series 31-35, 75
Visual- Odd - Movement 80-91

Reading Comprehension 21-25,56-60

Data Interpretation
Tabular 92-96

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