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Reasoning Ability
Directions (1-5): Study the following information B. As many Persons graduated between T and
carefully and answer the below questions. X
Seven persons T, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z are C. As many persons graduated before U
graduated in different years such as 1982, 1987, D. As many Persons graduated between X and
1990, 1995, 1997, 1998, and 2000 but not U
necessarily in the same order. E. As many persons graduated between Y and
U was graduated after T and Y. The year Z
difference between the graduation of U and Y is
5. Two persons graduated between Y and V. 4) Four of the following five are alike in a certain
The number of persons graduated between U way and hence form a group. Which is the one
and Y is the same as between T and W. Neither that does not belong to the group?
Y nor U graduated adjacent to W.As many A. W
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persons graduated after Z. C. Person who graduated in 1990
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B. U and W
2) Which of the following year does X was C. The person graduated in 2000 and Y
graduated? D. V and T
A. 1990 E. Other than the given option
B. 1998
C. 2000 6) How many pairs of letters are there in the
D. 1997 word “FERTILIZER” each of which has as many
E. None of these letters between them in the word as in the
English alphabetical series(only backward
3) How many persons graduated after U? direction)?
A. As many persons graduated before W A. None
B. One
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C. Two D. Three
D. Three E. More than three
E. More than three
10) How many such numerals are there in the
7) If all the letters of the word number ‘634987425’ which will remain at the
“MANUFACTURER” are arranged in the same position when they are arranged in
alphabetical order from the right end, how many ascending order from left to right?
consonants are appear at the even-numbered A. None
position from the right end after the B. One
arrangement? C. Two
A. One D. Three
B. Two E. More than three
C. Three
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E. None on the information given below.
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Ten persons viz. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J
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8)How many pairs of digits are there in the bought an article one after another, but not
number “386152479” each of which has as necessarily in the same order.
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B. Two article before D. Only three persons bought the

C. Three articles between D and E
D. Four who bought two persons before H. F bought four
E. None persons before H. Three persons bought
between I and J who bought two persons before
9) How many possible five letter meaningful A.
words can be formed with the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 11) Who among the following person bought the
and 8th letters of the word “Appointment”? article immediately after C?
A. None A.H
B. One B.G
C. Two C.E
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D.A E. None of these

E. No such person
Directions (16-20): Study the following
12) Who among the following person bought two information carefully and answer the below
persons before B? questions.
A.D Ten people J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, and S are
B.J sitting around the rectangular table. Four
C.I persons sit at the corner and two persons sit on
D. No such person longer sides and one person sits at each smaller
E. None of these side. Each person who sits at the corner faces
inside the table and the person on longer side
13) How many persons bought the article and smaller sides face outside the table.
between F and A? P faces the person who sits third to the left of
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A.H B. The person who sits opposite to L

B.E C. The person who sits opposite to J
C.F D. The person who sits opposite to K
D.J E. None of these
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17) Who among the following one sits exactly
15) What is the position of E with respect to A? between S and the person who sits second to
A. Immediately before the left of N?
B. Immediately after A. K
C. Two persons before B. O
D. Three persons after C. R
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D. Both b and c C. M
E. Both a and b D. L
E. J
18) Which of the following statement is/are
false? 20) In which of the following statement the first
A. S sits second to the right of L person sits exactly between the third and the
B. N sits third to the left of Q second person in the following arrangement?
C. J sits fourth to the left of S I. JRK
D. R sits third to the right of M II. SMR
E. All are true III. PML
A. Only I
19) Four of the following five are alike in a B. Only II
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Answer Key with Explanation
Directions (1-5): 5) Answer: C

1) Answer: C
2) Answer: C
3) Answer: C
4) Answer: E
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U was graduated after T and Y. The year As many persons graduated before T is one
difference between the graduation of U and Y is less than the persons graduated after Z.
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From the above statement, we have two
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eliminated and case II shows the final
possibilities. arrangement.
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and Y is the same as between T and W. U was
graduated after T. Neither Y nor U graduated
adjacent to W. 6) Answer: C
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7) Answer: c 1) B, who bought at an odd numbered position,

MANUFACTURER bought six persons before C.
UUTRRNMFECAA 2) The number of persons who bought the
article after C is the same as the number of
8) Answer: C persons who bought the article before D.
9) Answer: A
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17) Answer: D
18) Answer: D
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Both P and O are not sitting adjacent to each
other.
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IBPS Clerk Pre 2021 – Bundle PDF Course: Aptitude – Day-5/50 (Eng)
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Quantitative Aptitude
Directions (01-05): Study the following C. 4380

information carefully and answer the questions D. 4390
given below. E. 4340
Total population in the villages A, B and C
together is 15000 and the ratio of the number of 3) Find the difference between the number of
male to female population in all the villages male population in B and C?
together is 2:1. The number of female population A. 400
in A is 10(2/3)% of the total population in all the B. 500
villages together and the ratio of the female C. 600
population in B to C is 7:10. Male population in C D. 300
is 40% of the total male population and male E. 700
population in B is 50% more than the number of
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male population in A. 4) The number of literate population in C is 3200
1) Ratio of the number of literate to illiterate and the ratio of the number of literate to illiterate
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C. 250 E. 1100
D. 300
E. 400 5) The male population in E is 40% of the total
male population in all the villages together. If the
2) The number of male population in D is 20% total female population in E is 2400, then find the
more than the number of male population in A total population in Villages E and A.
and the number of female population in D is the A. 10400
average number of female population in A and B. 10200
B. Find the total number of population in D? C. 10600
A. 4360 D. 10100
B. 4370 E. 10500
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Directions (06-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
The given bar graph shows the daily wages of both men and women working in ABC ltd in five different
days in a week.
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Monday is 3:2 and the total number of men and E. Rs.11200
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total wages of all the men and women in both men and women wages in Friday and the
Monday. wage for women on Saturday is 25% of the both
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A. Rs.11000 men and women wages on Wednesday. Find the

B. Rs.12000 total wages of both men and women in Saturday.
C. Rs.13000 A. Rs.1800
D. Rs.14000 B. Rs.1900
E. Rs.10000 C. Rs.2000
D. Rs.1600
7) Each day the ratio of the wages of men and E. Rs.2200
women in ABC is 3:1. Find the total wages of a
man in all the days together. 9) Find the average wages of all the days
A. Rs.10000 together?
B. Rs.10800 A. Rs.2880
C. Rs.11000 B. Rs.2920
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C. Rs.2910 13) The profit earned by selling a bag for

D. Rs.2940 Rs.1430 is Two-fifth of the loss incurred by
E. Rs.2960 selling a bag for Rs.975.Then find the cost price
of the Bag?
10) If the wage for men on Monday is increased A. Rs.1400
by 25%, then they get a daily wage of Rs.1500. B. Rs.1300
Find the original wage for women on Monday? C. Rs.1700
A. Rs.1100 D. Rs.1350
B. Rs.1200 E. None of these
C. Rs.1300
D. Rs.1400 14) In a box, there are 10 red bananas, 25 burro
E. Rs.1500 bananas and X Manzano bananas. If 30% of the
total number of bananas in the box is Manzano
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11) The simple interest accrued on a certain sum bananas, then find the probability of selecting
is Rs.1170 in three years at the rate of 6% p.a. one Manzano banana and one red banana from
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12) Amirtha alone completes half of the work in 8 rectangle is 3:2. If the breadth of the rectangle is
days and Pavithra alone completes 75% of the equal to the side of the square, the radius of the
work in 36 days. If Amirtha and Pavithra started circle is 16.66% more than the length of the
the work together and after 6 days Amirtha left rectangle and the area of the circle is 1386m2.
the work, in how many days Pavithra alone Then find the perimeter of the square?
completes the remaining work? A. 36 m
A. 25 days B. 40 m
B. 24 days C. 48 m
C. 18 days D. 45 m
D. 16 days E. None of these
E. 27 days
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Directions (16-21): What value should come in C. 23

the place of (?) in the following questions. D. 24
16) 125% of 240 - 35% of 180 = ? E. 25
A. 248
B. 232 21) 19 * 45 + 23 * 14 = ? + 38 * 21
C. 237 A. 379
D. 245 B. 384
E. 240 C. 389
D. 393
17) 32% of 550 + 30% of 490 = ? * 19 E. 397
A. 11
B. 13 Directions (22-27): What approximate value
C. 17 should come in the place of (?) in the following
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E. 23 22) 24.91 * 17.902 – 14.92 * 23.02 = ?
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19) 85% of 240 + 21.5 % of 400 = ?2 + 55 % of A. 1778
220 B. 1786
A. 19 C. 1824
B. 17 D. 1842
C. 15 E. 1856
D. 13
E. 21 24) (48.09 * 34.918) ÷ (18.082 – (√5040 * 4.23))
=?
20) ?2 = 90% of 300 + 80 % of 180 + √4900 A. 48
A. 21 B. 45
B. 22 C. 42
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D. 36 B. 159
E. 39 C. 163
25) ?3 + (5070.11 ÷ √6085) = 4.981 * √1440 D. 151
A. 11 E. 148
B. 8
C. 10 30) 4, 15, 28, ?, 60, 79
D. 7 A. 34
E. 5 B. 43
C. 45
26) √11880 * ? + 33.022 = 59.18 * 23.89 D. 58
A. 1 E. 38
B. 3
C. 5 31) 12, 23, 35, 48, 62, ?
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Directions (28-33): What value should come in D. 576
the place of (?) in the following number series? E. 625
28) 12, 19, 36, 63, 100, ?
A. 128 33) 4, 25, 43, 58, 70, ?
B. 147 A. 72
C. 132 B. 79
D. 138 C. 84
E. 142 D. 90
E. 96
29) 8, 23, 46, 77, 116, ?
A. 145
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Directions (34-39): Find out the wrong number in D. 22

the following number series. E. 206
34) 12, 18, 24, 83, 104, 306
A. 83 39) 12, 16, 22, 52, 92, 152
B. 306 A. 16
C. 18 B. 22
D. 104 C. 152
E. 24 D. 52
E. 92
35) 2, 10, 22, 40, 68, 102
A. 68 Directions (40-45): The following question
B. 22 contains two equations as I and II. You have to
C. 10 solve both equations and determine the
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A. 256 41)
B. 20 I) 8x2 – 15x + 7 = 0
C. 159 II) 2y2 – 15y + 28 = 0
D. 46 A. x < y
E. 91 B. x > y
C. x ≤ y
38) 5, 22, 57, 116, 206, 330 D. x ≥ y
A. 57 E. relationship between x and y cannot be
B. 330 determined
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I) x2 – 8x + 16 = 0 I) 2x2 – 18x – 72 = 0
II) y2 + y – 20 = 0 II) y2 – 36y + 288 = 0
A. x > y A. x > y
B. x ≥ y B. x ≥ y
C. x = y or relationship can’t be determined. C. x = y or relationship can’t be determined.
D. x < y D. x < y
E. x ≤ y E. x ≤ y
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I) 2x2 – 20x + 50 = 0 I) x2 – 11x + 30 = 0
II) y2 – 13y + 42 = 0 II) 2y2 – 12y + 10 = 0
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Directions (01-05): Total female population in B and C = (5000 –
Total male population = 15000 * 2/3 = 10000 1600) = 3400
Total female population = 15000 * 1/3= 5000 Total female population in B = 3400 * 7/17 =
Total female population in A = 32/300 * 15000 = 1400
1600
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Total female population in C = 3400 * 10/17 = Total illiterate population in C = 6000 – 3200 =
2000 2800
Total male population in C = 40/100 * 10000 = Total illiterate male population in C = 3/8 * 4000 =
4000 1500
Ratio of population of male in A and B = 100:150 Total illiterate female population in C = 2800 –
Total male population in A and B = 10000 – 4000 1500 = 1300
= 6000
Total male population in A = 6000 * 2/5 = 2400 5) Answer: A
Total male population in B = 6000 * 3/5 = 3600 Total male population in E = 40/100 * 10000 =
1) Answer: B 4000
Total literate population in A = 3/4 * 4000 = 3000 Total population in E = 4000 + 2400 = 6400
Total illiterate population in A = 1/4 * 4000 = 1000 Required total = 6400 + (2400 + 1600) = 10400
Total male literate population in A = 60/100 *
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Total female literate population in A = 3000 – Wages for men = 3/5 * 2500 = 1500
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Total male population in D = 120/100 * 2400 = 8) Answer: B
2880 Required total = 40/100 * 3000 + 25/100 * 2800
Total female population in D = (1600 + 1400)/2 = = 1900
1500
Total population in D = 2880 + 1500 = 4380 9) Answer: E
Required average = (2500 + 3800 + 2800 + 2700
3) Answer: A + 3000)/5
Difference = 4000 – 3600 = 400 = 2960
4) Answer: D 10) Answer: C

Original wage of men = x
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x * 125/100 = 1500 The probability of selecting one Manzano

x = 1200 bananas and one red banana
Women wage = 2500 – 1200 = 1300 =15C1*10C1/50C2=15*10/(50*49/2)=6/49

Let the sum Rs.x The area of a circle=22 /7
x* 3 * 6/100 = Rs.1170 1386=22 /7
x= Rs.6500 =1386*7/22=441
CI = (6500 * 106/100 * 106/100 )- 6500 = r=21 m
Rs.803.4 The length of the rectangle=21*6/7=18 m
The breadth of the rectangle=18/3*2=12 m
12) Answer: B The side of the square=12 m
A = 2/1 * 8 = 16 days The perimeter of the square=4*12=48 m
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6/16 + (6 + x)/48 = 1 125% of 240 - 35% of 180 = ?
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x = 24 days
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x = 1300 18) Answer: D
Cost price = Rs.1300 √1849* (6859)(1/3) - 2013 ÷ √3721 = ? * √196
43 * 19 – 33 = ? * 14
14) Answer: B ? = 56
The number of red bananas=10
The number of burro bananas=25 19) Answer: D
The number of Manzano bananas=30*35/70=15 85% of 240 + 21.5 % of 400 = ?2 + 55 % of 220
The probability of selecting one Manzano 204 + 86 – 121 = ?2
bananas=15C1 ? = 13
The probability of selecting one red
bananas=10C1 20) Answer: B
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?2 = 90% of 300 + 80 % of 180 + √4900 27) Answer: C

?2 = 270 + 144 + 70 13.132 + 72.972 – 39.212 = ?
? = 22 169 + 5329 – 1521 = ?
? = 3977
21) Answer: A
19 * 45 + 23 * 14 = ? + 38 * 21 28) Answer: B
855 + 322 = ? + 798 12 + 7 = 19
? = 379 19 + 17 = 36
36 + 27 = 63
22) Answer: B 63 + 37 = 100
24.91 * 17.902 – 14.92 * 23.02 = ? 100 + 47 = 147
450 – 345 = ?
? = 105
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1800 + 1092 – 1050 = ? 72 – 3 = 46

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(48.09 * 34.918) ÷ (18.082 – (√5040 * 4.23)) = ?

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15 + 13 = 28
25) Answer: E 28 + 15 = 43
?3 + (5070.11 ÷ √6085) = 4.981 * √1440 43 + 17 = 60
?3 + 65 = 190 60 + 19 = 79
?=5
31) Answer: B
26) Answer: B 12 + 11 = 23
√11880 * ? + 33.022 = 59.18 * 23.89 23 + 12 = 35
109 * ? + 1089 = 1416 35 + 13 = 48
?=3 48 + 14 = 62
62 + 15 = 77
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53 + 9 = 134
32) Answer: C 63 + 11 = 227
132 = 169 73 + 13 = 356
152 = 225
172 = 289 37) Answer: A
192 = 361 9 + (11 * 1) = 20
212 = 441 20 + (13* 2) = 46
232 = 529 46 + (15 * 3) = 91
91 + (17 * 4) = 159
33) Answer: B 159 + (19 * 5) = 254
4 + 21 = 25
25 + 18 = 43 38) Answer: E
43 + 15 = 58 23 - 3 = 5
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70 + 9 = 79 43 - 7 = 57
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53 - 9 = 116
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12 + 23 - 2 = 18 73 – 13 = 330
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28 + (4 * 6) = 52
35) Answer: A 52 + (5 * 8) = 92
2 + 12 + 7 = 10 92 + (6 * 10) = 152
10 + 22 + 8 = 22
22 + 32 + 9 = 40 40) Answer: A
40 + 42 + 10 = 66 x2 –24x+135=0
66 + 52 + 11 = 102 x2 -15x-9x+135=0
x(x-15)-9(x-15)=0
36) Answer: E (x - 15) (x -9) = 0
23 + 3 = 11 x = +15, +9
33 + 5 = 32
43 + 7 = 71
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y2 +24y+135=0 2x(x – 5) – 10(x – 5) = 0

y2 +15y+9y+135=0 (2x – 10)(x – 5) = 0
y (y+15) + 9 (y+15) = 0 x = 5, 5
(y+15)(y+9)=0 y2 – 13y + 42 = 0
y=-15,-9 y2 – 6y – 7y + 42 = 0
Hence x > y y(y – 6) – 7(y – 6) = 0
y = 7, 6
41) Answer: A x<y
I. 8x2 – 15x + 7 = 0
=> 8x2 – 8x – 7x + 7 = 0 44) Answer: E
=> 8x(x – 1) – 7(x – 1) = 0 2x2 – 18x – 72 = 0
=> (8x – 7) (x – 1) = 0 2x2 – 24x + 6x – 72 = 0
=> x = 7/8, 1 2x(x – 12) + 6(x – 12) = 0
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II.2y2 – 15y + 28 = 0 (2x + 6)(x – 12) = 0
=> 2y2 – 8y – 7y + 28 = 0 x = -3, 12
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=> 2y(y – 4) – 7(y – 4) = 0 y2 – 36y + 288 = 0
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=> y = 7/2, 4 y(y – 24) – 12(y – 24) = 0
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x2 – 8x + 16 = 0
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x2 – 4x – 4x + 16 = 0 45) Answer: B
x(x – 4) – 4(x – 4) = 0 x2 – 11x + 30 = 0
x = 4, 4 x2 – 6x – 5x + 30 = 0
y2 + y – 20 = 0 x(x – 6) – 5(x – 6) = 0
y2 + 5y – 4y – 20 = 0 (x – 5)(x – 6) = 0
y(y + 5) – 4(y + 5) = 0 x = 5, 6
y = 4, -5 2y2 – 12y + 10 = 0
x≥y 2y2 – 10y – 2y + 10 = 0
2y(y – 5) – 2(y – 5) = 0
43) Answer: D (2y – 2)(y – 5) = 0
2x2 – 20x + 50 = 0 y = 1, 5
2x2 – 10x – 10x + 50 = 0 Hence x ≥ y
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Directions (1-7): Read the following passage across some long weekends in drive down,
carefully and answer the following questions. domestic locations".
As the uninvited guest coronavirus pandemic The impact of COVID-19 has been such that all
checked in, India's hospitality and tourism sector other segments of tourism -- inbound, outbound,
suffered three quarters of economic wipeout corporate, MICE (Meetings, Incentives,
estimated to be up to Rs 15 lakh crore, and the Conferences and Exhibitions), adventure and
industry is desperately looking forward to leisure -- will continue to underperform till the
government support to survive and recover in next two quarters."This will be evident across the
2021. With business coming almost to a tourism value chain -- travel agents, hotels, tour
standstill, the travel and tourism industry players operators, restaurants, tourist transporters and
want the government to provide targeted support most other tourism service providers," Anand
to the sector till vaccine-based confidence added.
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comes, to help them meet their operating costs FAITH has been urging the government that till
and retain jobs. vaccine-based confidence comes, a targeted
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This was the worst three quarters ever for the tourism support fund be made available for
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tourism industry over a century and this is tourism players to meet their operating costs and
expected to play out till another two quarters till retain jobs," Anand said. With the situation
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vaccine is deployed across all source and continuing to be dire, the Federation of Hotel &
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destination markets," Federation of Associations Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI)

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in Indian Tourism and Hospitality (FAITH) reiterated the demand for support from the
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Chairman NakulAnand told. The apex sectoral government to help the sector and bring back
body had in the beginning of the pandemic lakhs of lost jobs.
forecasted almost three quarters of economic
wipeout impact on tourism at between Rs 10 FHRAI Vice President Gurbaxish Singh Kohli
lakh crore to Rs 15 lakh crore. said for the industry, 2021 will be all about
survival and recovery and everything else will
"On an accumulated basis this would have revolve around this. Hospitality and tourism are a
played out as has been evident in both Q1 and very important component of the economy, and
Q2 GDP data, showing tourism almost double we need to ensure them bounces back and
dropped more than the economy," he added. thrives," he asserted. Claiming that tourism and
Further, Anand said that while there will be hospitality are the worst affected in 2020, which
"some green shoots of recovery in tourism, it will "has been a total write-off for the industry", Kohli
be extremely narrow-based in some locations, said, "We were the first to fall and the
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last to rise. Unfortunately, the government has B. funds be made available for tourism players to
not been as forthcoming (with meet their operating costs and
support) as one would've hoped". retain jobs.
MakeMyTrip Founder & Executive Chairman C. It’s all about survival and recovery and
Deep Kalra said, Travelling is (1) connect to everything will revolve around this
humans and having (2) spent time indoors D. Travelling is innate to humans and having
people are yearning to (3) innate, explore and spent time indoors people are yearning to
travel more than ever (4) before. While COVID- connect, explore and travel more than ever
19 had a crippling impact on the entire travel & before.
tourism industry, the promise of effective vaccine E. all correct
rollout is good news as the year comes to a
close". Further, he said, 'revenge travel is going 4) Who quoted the lines “2021 will be all about
to gain further momentum as we enter 2021". survival and recovery where everything will
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1) What is the meaning of standstill in the come under this”?
passage? A. NakulAnand
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C. immobility D. Both A&B
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E. agreement
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5) Which of the following cannot be inferred from

2) Another how many quarters the tourism sector the passage?
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will be in worst stage according to the passage? A. The apex sectoral body had in the beginning
A. one of the pandemic forecasted almost three
B. two quarters of economic wipeout impact on tourism
C. three at between Rs 10 lakh crore to Rs 15 lakh crore.
D. four B.It will develop hospitality core competencies
E. none of the above such as hotel/food & beverage operations,
performance and control, marketing strategies,
3) What does Deep Kalra’s statement according front desk operations and customer service.
to the passage? C. The Federation of Hotel & Restaurant
A. revenge travel is going to gain further Associations of India (FHRAI) reiterated the
momentum as we enter 2021. demand for support from the government to help
the sector and bring back lakhs of lost jobs.
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D. Deep Kalra said revenge travel is going to on the (A) marginalized are the latest rationale
gain further momentum as we enter 2021. for the (B) independent assertion of
E. None of the above. indiscriminate (C) control of all democratic
institutions.
6) Some words have been highlighted in bold (II)It is in (D) backdrop that the Supreme Court’s
which may or may not be in their correct place. judgment declaring that a State Election
You are required to interchange them in order to Commissioner should be someone completely
make the sentence meaningful. (E) aggressive of the State government (F)
Travelling is (1)connect to humans and having acquires salience.
(2)spent time indoors people are yearning to A. A-C
(3)innate, explore and travel more than ever B. B-D
(4)before. C. B-E
A. 1-4 D. D-F
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D. 1-3 9) (I) The firm (A) conviction of Prime Minister
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E. none of the above Narendra Modi (B) cleared that AtmaNirbhar

Bharat has its own COVID19 vaccine and also
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7) Find out the error in the following sentences congratulated his colleague Dr Harsh Vardhan
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and if no error is found choose (E) as option. and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for
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A. Hospitality and tourism are a very important their (C) perseverance and hard work.
B. important component of the economy (II)The Tamil Nadu government has (D) ensured
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C. and we need to ensure them the decks for (E) establishing mini IT parks in
D. bounces back and thrives," he asserted four districts (F) identified in the first phase.
E. all correct A. A-C
B. B-D
Directions (8-12): In each of the following C. B-E
questions two sentences are given with some D. D-F
highlighted words which may or may not be in E. A-D
their correct place. You are required to
interchange them in order to make sentences 10) (I)All COVID19 cases were (A)tracked to
meaningful. marriages and nonCOVID19 funeral (B)
8) (I) Hyper masculine nationalism and a gatherings where crowds did not follow Standard
systemic assault of racist and religious politics
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Operating Procedures (SOPs), including (II) Negation through (D)freedom of the idea of
(C)wearing of masks. self regulation is really the nub
(II)The U.S. seeks to stop this (D) proposing by of the matter, at least as far as the section
(E) happening an interim inclusive government (E)pertaining to publishers of news and current
between the (F) warring parties. affairs in the notification is (F)concerned.
A. A-C A. A-C, B-D
B. B-D B. B-D, C-E
C. D-E C. D-E
D. D-F D. D-F
E. A-D E. A-D
11) (I) The Hyderabad MP said the DMK (A) Directions (13-16): Find the exact meaning for
lacked political courtesy because it had (B) the idioms and phrases highlighted in the
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revoked an invitation (C) expected to him for an sentences.
event of the party’s minority wing in January. 13) Companies go to great lengths to make the
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(II) The trend of an (D) increasing Asian security office environment fun.
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interest and footprint is (E) extended to only A. the worst possible situation
magnify in the years to come as the nature of (F) B. use lot of effort
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security in C. do something without having planned

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West Asia changes itself. beforehand

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A. A-C D. good things come after bad things

B. B-D E. None of the above
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C. C-E
D. D-F 14) English cricket team is on the brink of defeat
E. A-D in their latest series.
A. you are not very good at this
12) (I)The Information Technology (A)marked B. take only calculated risks
towards the end of February by the Ministry of C. don’t take it too seriously
Electronics and Information Technology should D. just at the time of
not come as a surprise because it is of a piece E. none of the above
with the systematic incremental erosion of the
(B)distortion of speech and expression that has 15) The same paper reports that a new movie
(C) notified the BJP’s rule under PM. has swept the board at an international award
ceremony.
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A. Win all prize and awards in the contest especially in the issuance of patta transfers, birth
B. You don't notice how long something lasts and death certificates and subsidies.
when it's fun D. The victim has been identified as Vikram, a
C.an event that happens infrequently resident of AnnaiSivakami Nagar, Ennore. He
D. To get upset was married a month ago.
E. None of the above E. The Greater Chennai Police helplines are
synchronized with technical support, liaison with
16) The opposing political party is criticized for NGOs and other government services to help
being out of step with ordinary working people. abandoned citizens in need from medical
A. To joke with sentence support.
B. Don’t give up
C.Get out of control 18)
D. Having different ideas and opinions A. Fishermen of Pulicat Lake and
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E.To get something over with because it is environmentalists have criticised the alleged
inevitable move of the State Forest Department to reduce
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the protective buffer near Pulicat Wildlife
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Directions (17-20): In each of the following Sanctuary.

questions five sentences are given out of which B.IIM Kolkata has no SC or ST faculty member,
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one is error free and remaining are erroneous. but it does have two OBC faculty members, who
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You are required to find that option which is free make up less than 3% of their total strength of
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from error. 77.

17) C. The Congress proposed a committee of
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A. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan told the experts and officials to study the ways to offset
Rajya Sabha on Tuesday that COVID19 the loss caused from closure of liquor shops.
vaccines were not been supplied to other D. Mr. Alagiri unveiled a plan to train rural
countries at the expense of Indian citizens. students for three years so that they could
B. The parliamentary Standing Committee on improve their skills to clear the civil service
Home Affairs have observed that till now, less examinations.
than 1% of the population has been vaccinated E. The city police has launched an initiative,
and at this rate it will take many years to ‘KaavalKarangal’, with the assistance of officers
vaccinate the whole population. of the Greater Chennai Corporation, the Social
C. An indication of the anti-incumbency wave is Welfare Department and non-governmental
the perception that there has an increase in organizations to rescue abandoned persons
corruption in government departments, through help line.
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19) 20)
A. Four senior citizens, who were declared high A. The document set out a planned increase of
risk for heart surgery, were treated for their Britain’s nuclear warhead stockpile by more than
condition and are now carrying on with their daily 40% to weigh against evolving global security
activities. threats.
B. The charges of corruption levelled against the B. The U.S. and Japan warned Beijing against
LDF Government in Kerala by the Opposition coercion and destabilizing behavior on Tuesday
had fallen flat in the absence of any after top level diplomatic and defense talks
corroborative evidence to date. aimed for bolstering their alliance against rising
C. The failure of the Central higher education Chinese influence.
institutions to recruit faculty to all the reserved C. Trust in the safety of the vaccines was
positions are usually attributed to the absence of paramount and the agency was carrying out a
enough qualified candidates, as the Education case by case evaluation, he added.
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Ministry’s committee for IITs did. D. The Health Ministry has cautioned
D. Acollaborative response to the pandemic will Maharashtra to plan for a worst case scenario
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contribute to global containment of the virus. with sufficient lead time as the State continues to
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E. All sedition cases were clubbed with Indian report the higher number of new daily COVID19
Penal Code cases and that were why the cases and deaths across India.
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government could8 provide data for some years. E. Officials of the Home Ministry told the panel
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hesitancy have been launched.

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1) Answer: C Travelling is (1) innate to humans and having

Standstill – a situation where there is no (2) spent time indoors people are yearning to
movement or progress (3) connect, explore and travel more than ever
Here immobility is synonym of Standstill (4)before.
Hence Option C is answer Hence option D is answer
2) Answer: B 7) Answer: C
By second paragraph ‘Them’ is wrongly used and the correct usage is
We can know that already three years it is in ‘it’
worst case and it will extend for another two Hence option C is answer.
more years.
Hence option B is answer. 8) Answer: C
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(I) Hyper masculine nationalism and a systemic
3) Answer: D assault of racist and religious politics on the
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By last paragraph we can know that statement marginalized are the latest rationale for the
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about Deepak Kalra aggressive assertion of indiscriminate control of

Hence option D is answer. all democratic institutions.
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(II)It is in backdrop that the Supreme Court’s

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4) Answer: B judgment declaring that a State Election

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By sixth paragraph we can know that Commissioner should be someone completely

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2021 will be all about survival and recovery independent of the State government acquires
where everything said by Gurbaxish Singh salience.
Kohli.
Hence option B is answer. 9) Answer: B
(I) The firm conviction of Prime Minister
5) Answer: B Narendra Modiensured that AtmaNirbhar Bharat
By the passage we can know that only option B has its own COVID19 vaccine. I also
does not belong to the question where other congratulate my colleague Dr Harsh Vardhan
options are related to the passage. and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Hence option B is answer. for their perseverance and hard work.
(II) The Tamil Nadu government has cleared the
6) Answer: D decks for establishing mini IT parks in four
The correct arrangement of the sentence is districts identified in the first phase
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10) Answer: C 13) Answer: B

(I) All COVID19 cases were tracked to Go to great lengths - to make a great or
marriages and nonCOVID19 funeral extreme effort to do something
gatherings where crowds did not follow Here option B denotes the meaning of the
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), idiom.
including wearing of masks. Hence option B is answer.
(II)The U.S. seeks to stop this happening by
proposing an interim inclusive government 14) Answer: D
between the warring parties. On the brink of -
having some imminent event happening, on the
11) Answer: C verge of doing something
(I) The Hyderabad MP said the DMK lacked Here option D denotes the meaning of the
political courtesy because it had revoked an idiom.
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invitation extended to him for an event of the Hence option D is answer.
party’s minority wing in January.
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(II) The trend of an increasing Asian security 15) Answer: A
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interest and footprint is expected to only Swept the board – win every point or prize in a
magnify in the years to come as the nature of contest
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security in West Asia changes itself. Here option A denotes the meaning of an idiom.
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Hence option A is answer.

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12) Answer: A
(I) The Information Technology notified towards 16) Answer: D
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the end of February by the Ministry of Out of step with - not conforming to what others
Electronics and Information Technology should are doing or thinking.
not come as a surprise because it is of a piece Here option D denotes the meaning of an idiom.
with the systematic incremental erosion of the Hence option D is answer.
freedom of speech and expression that has
marked the BJP’s rule under PM. 17) Answer: D
(II) Negation through distortion of the idea of A. “Were not been” should be replaced by “were
self-regulation is really the nub of the matter; at not being” which means as a rule, the word
least as far as the section pertaining to "been" is always used after have or has.
publishers of news and current affairs in the B. “have” should be replaced by “has” (subject
notification is concerned. verb agreement)
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C. “has an increase” should be replaced by “has B. “had fallen” should be replaced by “have
been an increase” (has been is used when it is fallen” (had used be used for past)
started and still it is continued) C. “are” should be replaced by “is” (subject verb
E. “need from medical support” should be agreement)
replaced by “need of medical support” D. “will contribute” should be replaced by “would
(preposition error) contribute” (would should be used for
imaginable thing in future)
18) Answer: D E. “were why the government” should be
A. “near Pulicat Wildlife Sanctuary” should be replaced by “was why the government”
replaced by “around Pulicat Wildlife Sanctuary”
(preposition error) 20) Answer: C
B. “their” should be replaced by “its” (Its used to A. “set” should be replaced by “sets” (subject
identify a particular thing where their denotes verb agreement)
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belonging) B. “aimed for bolstering their” should be
C. “from” should be replaced with “by” replaced by “aimed at bolstering their”
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(preposition error) (preposition error)
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1) Eloquent (adjective) – expressive, articulate, 3) Poised (adjective) – prepared, ready, fit

fluent Example: The senator remained poised while
Example: Margie is an eloquent storyteller who he denied all the reporters’ allegations
can paint a picture with her words concerning his recent secret meetings with an
Antonyms: Eloquent x faltering, halting, hesitant intern.
Antonyms: Poised x unprepared, unqualified,
2) Conscientious (adjective) – careful, unfit
meticulous, diligent 4) Flippant (adjective) – flip, cute, smart
Example: Arun is a conscientious worker who Example: The student’s flippant actions towards
completes every task. the teacher got him suspended from school.
Antonyms: Conscientiousx careless, casual, Antonyms: Flippant x serious, genuine, sincere
negligent
5) Abate (verb) –decrease, decline, dwindle
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Example: The firemen sprayed water on the 8) Lurch (adjective) – stagger, reel, flounder
burning house to abate the structural damage. Example: The cat will lurch around the corner to
Antonyms: Abatex intensify, escalate, increase spy on the sleeping dog.
Antonyms: Lurch x loss, repress, retreat
6) Fleeting (adjective) – momentary, brief,
transient 9) Glare (adjective) – blaze, dazzle, shine
Example: A major injury turned Henry’s Example: My husband’s angry glare was my
successful soccer career into a fleeting one first clue that he was really upset about
Antonyms: Fleeting x lasting, enduring, something
permanent Antonyms: Glare x dull, dark, dusky
7) Absurd (noun) –foolish, ridiculous, silly 10) Dawdle (verb) –delay, procrastinate, crawl
Example: Jared is completely absurd for Example: Teenagers will often dawdle when
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wearing a heavy coat and earmuffs in triple-digit doing chores they hate.
heat Antonyms: Dawdle x hurry, hasten, rush
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and Z? E. Person who graduated in 1987

B. Two 5) Difference between the graduation years of Z

C. Three and T is the same as the difference between the

D. Four graduation years of ___?

E. None of these A. X and the person graduated in 1995

backward)? persons who bought the article after C is the

B. Two article before D. Only three persons bought the

D.A E. None of these

are not sitting adjacent to each other.

certain way and hence form a group. Find the right of S?

A.H B. The person who sits opposite to L

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Directions (1-5): 5) Answer: C

The number of persons graduated between U

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7) Answer: c 1) B, who bought at an odd numbered position,

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population in A is male. Find the difference illiterate female population in C.

6) Ratio of the wage for men and women in D. Rs.11100

women working in ABC ltd in Monday is 36 and

A. Rs.11000 men and women wages on Wednesday. Find the

C. Rs.2910 13) The profit earned by selling a bag for

on the same sum at the same rate in two years? A. 11/49

D. Rs.803.4 E. None of these

15) The ratio of the length and breadth of the

Directions (16-21): What value should come in C. 23

18) √1849* (6859)(1/3) - 2013 ÷ √3721 = ? * √196 B. 105

27) 13.132 + 72.972 – 39.212 = ? D. 84

C. 3977 32) 169, 225, 289, 361, 441, ?

Directions (34-39): Find out the wrong number in D. 22

36) 11, 32, 75, 134, 227, 356 I) x2 –24x+135=0

D. 134 C. x = y or relationship can’t be determined.

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Total illiterate female population in A = 1600 –

1200 = 400 7) Answer: D

4) Answer: D 10) Answer: C

x * 125/100 = 1500 The probability of selecting one Manzano

11) Answer: D 15) Answer: C

13) Answer: B 32% of 550 + 30% of 490 = ? * 19

Let the cost price = x 176 + 147 = ? * 19

?2 = 90% of 300 + 80 % of 180 + √4900 27) Answer: C

1800 + 1092 – 1050 = ? 72 – 3 = 46

24) Answer: C 132 – 6 = 163

(48.09 * 34.918) ÷ (18.082 – (√5040 * 4.23)) = ?

34) Answer: D 63 - 11 = 205

y2 +24y+135=0 2x(x – 5) – 10(x – 5) = 0

=> (2y – 7) (y – 4) = 0 y2 – 24y – 12y + 288 = 0

Hence, x < y (y – 12)(y – 24) = 0

42) Answer: B x≤y

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