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SECTION A: LOGICAL REASONING A) 1 B) 2

Directions for questions 1-5: In the following questions,
there is a statement (S) and there are two reasons (A)
and (B) given to support the statement.
Mark your answer as follows:
(1) If only reason A and not reason B is the reason for S.
(2) If only reason B and not reason A is the reason for S.
(3) If both the reasons A and B are the reasons for S.
(4) If neither reason A nor reason B are reasons for S.
1. S: India’s population is increasing at a phenomenal rate
and this is going to impose a severe burden on the
country’s resources.
A: There is a lack of awareness of family planning in a
majority of the rural areas.
B: India’s politicians are corrupt and some of them have
a criminal background.
A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
C) 3 D) 4
Directions for Questions 6 to 10: Answer the questions
on the basis of the information given below:
There are six players A, B, C, D, E and F in a club. Each
player plays two games, one compulsory and the other
an optional game. D’s optional game is volleyball while
three other players have it as their compulsory game. E
and F have football as one of their games. F’s
compulsory game is basketball, which is an optional
game of C. Volleyball and baseball are A’s games but in
terms of compulsory and optional games respectively,
they are exactly reverse of D. Handball is an optional
game of only one of them and the only female player in
the club has baseball as her compulsory game.
6. Whose optional game is handball?
A) B B) E
C) A D) Cannot be found

2. S: Shahrukh Khan is starring in Karan Johar’s movie 7. If C does not play Volleyball, who else will have
ASLD; Karan must be having deep pockets. volleyball as their compulsory game?
A: Shahrukh Khan is a superstar and much in demand by A) A, B, D B) B, E, F
film producers. C) A, B, E D) None of these
B: Shahrukh Khan usually charges a high fee from
producers for starring in their movies. 8. Who is the female player?
A) E B) B
A) 1 B) 2
C) C D) D
C) 3 D) 4

9. If E has football as his optional game, who plays

3. S: Deepika Padukone feels that she is a better actress as
handball?
compared to Sonam Kapoor. A) B B) C
A: Deepika Padukone is jealous of Sonam Kapoor. C) E or B D) B or C or E
B: Sonam Kapoor is jealous of Deepika Padukone.
A) 1 B) 2 10. Who two definitely will have same combination of
C) 3 D) 4 games irrespective of compulsory and optional games?
A) A and B B) A and D
4. S: Reema came first in the race. C) B and E D) E and F
A: Reema broke all previous world records in the race.
B: Reema left all other runners far behind in the race at Directions for Questions 11 to 13
the finishing line. Six members of a family are travelling these are a, b, c,
A) 1 B) 2 d, e, and f. b is the son of c but c is not mothers of b. a
C) 3 D) 4 and c are a married couple, e is the brother of c. d is the
daughter of a. f is the brother of b.
5. S: Carrying firearms without a valid license is illegal in
11. Who is the wife of e?
India. A) a B) f
A: It is absolutely right that Sanjay Dutt was jailed C) b D) Cannot be find
because he was carrying firearms.
B: Reports claim that majority of crimes in India are 12. Which of following is pair of female?
committed with unlicensed firearms. A) ae B) bd

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C) df D) ad I. Vikram Chandra’s work is not published by Harper

Collins.
13. How is e related to d? II. Fiction work is not published either by Oxford
A) father B) brother University Press or Harper Collins.
C) uncle D) none of these III. V. S. Naipaul and Vikram Seth are not interested in
doing non-fiction work.
Direction for Q.14 – Q.18: Each question is followed by IV. Poetry is not by Vikram Seth.
two statements, I and II. Answer the questions using the 19. Harper Collins publishes
following instructions. Mark A) Non-fiction
(A) If the question can be answered by one of the B) Fiction
statements alone, but cannot be answered by using the C) Poetry
other statement alone. D) Cannot be determined
(B) If the question can be answered by using either
statement alone. 20. Vikram Chandra’s work is published by
(C) If the question can be answered by using both the A) Penguin
statements together, but cannot be answered by using B) Harper Collins
either statement alone. C) Oxford University Press
(D) If the question cannot be answered even by using both D) Cannot be determined
the statements together.
14. Is x greater than y? 21. Which of the following is a correct combination?
I. x + y = 16 A) Vikram Chandra – Poetry – Harper Collins
II. x + 2P = 5, y + P = 20 B) V. S. Naipaul – Non-fiction – Penguin
C) Vikram Seth – Fiction – Oxford University Press
15. What is the distance of the point (x, y) from the origin? D) None of the above
I. x2 + y2 = 16
II. x = 4, y = 0 Direction for questions Q.22 – Q.27: Given below are
some series of numbers or letters. One member of the
16. What is the value of x – y – z? series is missing form the list marked as ‘?’. From the
I. x, y, z are either 1 or 0 alternatives given for each question, select the correct
II. x2 +y2 +z2 = 1 one.
22. 1W 2V 3U 5T ? 13R
17. What is the number k? A) 11Q B) 8X
I. One-fourth of the number exceeds (1/5) of its C) 9S D) 8S
succeeding number by 3.
II. k is a positive integer. 23. HV, GT, FR, EP, DN, ?
A) EM B) CW
18. How many of the boys in a group of 100 children have C) CL D) CM
brown hair?
I. Of the children in the group, 60 percent have brown 24. I, M, Q, ?
hair. A) T B) W
II. Of the children in the group, 40 are boys. C) Z D) U

Directions for Q.19 – Q.21: Read the statements and

answer the question given below 25. 258, 130, 66, ?, 18, 10
There are three different books i.e. Poetry, Fiction, Non A) 34 B) 32
Fiction written by three different authors i.e. Vikram C) 36 D) 40
Chandra, V.S. Naipul, Vikram Seth and are published by
different publishers Penguin, Harper Collins, Oxford.
Following information is also given.

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SECTION B: VERBAL ABILITY Directions for questions ϯϲ to ϰϬ: Each question below
consists of a word, followed by four words. Choose the
DIRECTIONS for QϮϲ to QϮϵ: Complete the following word that is most nearly the same in meaning to the
sentences with the appropriate choice from among the word in the question.
options that follow. ϯϲ. Circumlocution
Ϯϲ. Only my wife ___ by me in the hour of crisis. A) Mellifluous B) Serendipity
A) stood B) stayed C) Prolixity D) Return
C) supported D) commiserated
ϯϳ. Argot
Ϯϳ. Let us keep the plan in ___ till we get support from the A) Priest B) Parlance
people. C) Tomb D) Insect
A) waiting B) abeyance
C) doubt D) storage ϯϴ. Attuned
A) Cantankerous B) Adjusted
Ϯϴ. His business ___ saw him through his new venture. C) Stimulate D) Badinage
A) skill B) acumen
C) interest D) clean ϯϵ. Certitude
A) Mandatory B) Effrontery
Ϯϵ. The Principal ____ him for neglecting his studies. C) Grotesque D) Luminary
A) persuaded B) freaked
C) berated D) cajoled ϰϬ. Adjourned
A) Postponed B) Stopped
Direction for Q ϯϬ to ϯϭ: Improve the given sentences C) Ordered D) Decided
using the best suitable option:
ϯϬ. I shall buy one of the radios that are on sale. Directions for Qϰϭ to ϰϱ: In each of the following
A) which are B) for sale sentences there are certain blank spaces. Find out which
C) will buy D) no improvement option can be used to fill up the blank in the sentence in
the same sequence to make it meaningfully complete.
ϯϭ. Myself Karuna Karan, may I know your name, Sir. ϰϭ. Every human being is________to the Almighty.
A) I myself B) I am A) faithful B) approachable
C) responsible D) accountable
C) I am known as D) No improvement.
ϰϮ. I don't know where he is, but I could ____ a guess.
Directions for questions ϯϮ to ϯϱ: Mark the alternative A) suggest B) attempt
that is opposite in meaning to the words given in the
C) estimate D) give
questions.
ϯϮ. Puerile ϰϯ. We must ______ trade with neighbouring country.
A) Matured B) Decorous A) add B) promote
C) Sanguine D) Glutto C) enter D) deal
ϯϯ. Impunity
A) Penalised B) Clear ϰϰ. Though _____ of many acquaintances, I prefer
C) Coax D) Bog _______ only with a few.
A) want, close B) bunch, intimate
C) fond, intimacy D) like, closeness
ϯϰ. Redressal
A) Catholic B) Liberal
ϰϱ. It is really surprising why my car always has troubles,
C) Not to compensate D) Insular whenever I ______ to go to the cinema.
A) imagine B) decide
ϯϱ. Mired C) wanted D) prefer
A) Heretic B) Free
C) Orthodox D) Traitor

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Directions for Q. ϰϲ to Q.ϱϬ: hoose the option that ϱϱ. Sellers’ market denotes a situation where:
most logically fills the given blank. A) The supply exceeds demand

ϰϲ. We are tired of waiting for him to arrive, but his friends B) The demand exceeds supply
say......... shortly. C) The demand and supply are well balanced
A) he will be here B) he would be here D) Goods are available at competitive rates
C) he is getting here D) he is being here
ϱϲ. Which one of the following statements is true in the
ϰϳ. Truly, John Wayne played cowboy roles better than.... context of business dealings?
A) any actor B) any more actor A) Banks do not allow any interest on current and savings
C) no other actor D) any other actor deposit accounts
B) Crossed cheques are safer than ordinary cheques
ϰϴ. I find Japanese food very different...other foods. C) Big business firms do not borrow from banks
A) than B) from
D) Bank Drafts are issued only by the Head Office of banks
C) to D) with

ϱϳ. Dalal Street is associated with the stock exchange at:

ϰϵ. Rahul and Shweta are thinking.... a larger house.
A) Calcutta B) Delhi
A) to buy B) of buying
C) Bombay D) NSE
C) to be buying D) of to buy

ϱϴ. The last link in the chain of distribution of a product is:

ϱϬ. From what I could see, the president answered that
question….. A) Consumer B) Retailer
A) too smile B) with smiling C) Manufacturer D) Distributor
C) too smiling D) with a smile

ϱϵ. Which of the following organizations is in the private

SECTION C: GENERAL AWARENESS sector?
ϱϭ. What do you mean by Bottom line of the company? A) Engineers India Ltd. B) BHEL
A) The size of the company B) Its revenues C) NTPC D) BSES
C) Its net profit D) Its all expenses
ϲϬ. A shift in demand for automobile tyres will NOT be
ϱϮ. Black money is generated as and when people:
caused by:
A) Resort to illegal printing of currency notes
A) Prices of tyres
B) Have access to foreign exchange earnings
B) Prices of automobiles
C) Evade paying taxes
C) Road Tax Rate
D) Take recourse to over invoicing of imports
D) Consumer preference
ϱϯ. A temporary tax levied to raise additional revenue is
called: ϲϭ. The net worth of a business means:
A) Cess B) Fee A) Equity capital
C) Surcharge D) Rate B) Total assets
ϱϰ. A scheduled bank is one which: C) Total assets minus Total liabilities
A) Has a deposit of not less than Rs. 500 crore. D) Fixed assets minus Current assets
B) Is included in the second Schedule of the Reserve Bank
of India Act. ϲϮ. As of 20Ϯϯ, the number of public sector banks in India
C) Has at least 500 branch offices. is__?
D) Undertakes foreign exchange transactions. A) 25 B) 27
C) 29 D) None of thes

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ϲϯ. A Non-Performing Asset of a non-agricultural loan book ϳϬ. If ‘÷’ means ‘X’ ;'X' means '+';'+' means '-' and ‘-‘ means
shall be a loan or advance where ___: '÷'; then 20-16 + 4x3 ÷ 2=?
A) Interest and/or instalment of principal remain overdue A) 16 B) 30
for 90 days in respect of term loan C) 18 D) None of these
B) The debtor is declared insolvent
ϳϭ. How many such pairs of digits are there in the number
C) Payment of interest/instalment of principal has been
254983 each of which has as many digits between them
irregular in the number as when the digits are rearranged in
D) All of the above descending order within the number?
ϲϰ. Which one of the following is the new sub-category of A) One B) Two
C) Three D) More than three
the commercial real estate sector as per the latest RBI
directive?
ϳϮ. Sushil walked 15 meters towards South, took a left turn
A) Residential projects and walked 20 meters again he took a left turn and
B) Commercial projects walked 15 meters. How far and in which direction is he
C) Industrial projects from the starting point?
D) SEZ projects A) 20 m, West B) 20 m, East
C) 50 m, West D) 50 m, East
ϲϱ. Though ULIPs (Unit Linked Insurance Plan) are
considered to be a better investment vehicle it has failed ϳϯ. Pointing to a boy in a photograph Sudhir said, "He is the
to capture the imagination of the retail investors in India son of my maternal grandfather's only child". How is the
because of which of the following reasons? boy related to Sudhir?
A) Regulatory jurisdictional fight between SEBI and IRDA A) Self B) Brother
B) They don’t offer better tax benefits C) Cousin Brother D) Data inadequate
C) They offer lesser returns compared to traditional
ϳϰ. In a certain code language, 'no more food' is written as
insurance policies
'ta ka da' and 'more than that' is written as 'sa pa ka'.
D) All of the above How is 'that' written in that code language?
A) sa C) ka
SECTION D: DATA INTERPRERTATION C) sa or pa D) Data inadequate

ϲϲ. In a certain-code, GUEST is written as 53@$2 and MEAN ϳϱ. D is brother of K, M is sister of K, R is father of D and S is
is written as 6@4#. How is SAME written in that code? mother of M. How is K related to R ?
A) 4$6@ B) $46@ A) Son B) Daughter
C) $36@ D) 5$6@ C) Son or daughter D) Data inadequate

ϲϳ. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word
CHRONICLE each of which has as many letters between
them in the word as in the English alphabet?
A) None B) One
C) Two D) Three

ϲϴ. If it is possible to make only one meaningful English

word with the first, the fifth, the ninth and the tenth
letters of the word SEQUENTIAL, which of the following
will be the second letter of that word ? If no such word
can be formed give '' as the answer and if more than
one such words can be formed, give '>' as the answer.
A) S B) A
C) E D) >

ϲϵ. In a certain code SHOULDER written as VPITQDCK. How

is MORNINGS written in that code?
A) OSPNRFMH B) NPSORFMH
C) OSPNHMFR D) OSPNSFEM

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Direction (for Q.No. 1ϳϲ-ϴϬ):
The following pie charts show the distribution of
students of graduate and postgraduate levels in seven
different institutes in a town.
Distribution of students at graduate and postgraduate
+levels in seven institutes:
Direction for Q͘ϴϭ Ͳ ϴϱ: The following line graph gives
the percentage of the number of candidates who
qualified an examination out of the total number of
candidates who appeared for the examination over a
period of seven years from 1994 to 2000.
Percentage of Candidates Qualified to Appeared in an
Examination over the Years

ϴϭ. The difference between the percentages of candidates

qualified to appear was maximum in which of the
following pairs of years?
A) 1994 and 1995 B) 1997 and 1998
C) 1998 and 1999 D) 1999 and 2000

ϴϮ. In which pair of years was the number of candidates

qualified, the same?
A) 1995 and 1997 B) 1995 and 2000
ϳϲ. What is the total number of graduate and postgraduate C) 1998 and 1999 D) Data inadequate
level students is institute R?
A) 8320 B) 7916 ϴϯ. If the number of candidates qualified in 1998 was 21200,
C) 9116 D) 8099 what was the number of candidates appeared in 1998?
A) 32000 B) 28500
ϳϳ. What is the ratio between the number of students C) 26500 D) 25000
studying at postgraduate and graduate levels
respectively from institute S? ϴϰ. If the total number of candidates appeared in 1996 and
A) 14 : 19 B) 19 : 21 1997 together was 47400, then the total number of
C) 17 : 21 D) 19 : 14 candidates qualified in these two years together was?
A) 34700 B) 32100
ϳϴ. How many students of institutes of M and S are studying C) 31500 D) Data inadequate
at graduate level?
A) 7516 B) 8463 ϴϱ. The total number of candidates qualified in 1999 and
C) 9127 D) 9404 2000 together was 33500 and the number of candidates
appeared in 1999 was 26500. What was the number of
ϳϵ. What is the ratio between the number of students candidates in 2000?
studying at postgraduate level from institutes S and the A) 24500 B) 22000
number of students studying at graduate level from C) 20500 D) 19000
institute Q?
A) 13 : 19 B) 21 : 13
C) 13 : 8 D) 19 : 13

ϴϬ. Total number of students studying at postgraduate level

from institutes N and P is
A) 5601 B) 5944
C) 6669 D) 8372

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Trends of FDI in India

Direction for Qϴϲ to ϵϬ: A school has four sections A, B,

C, D of Class IX students.
The results of half yearly and annual examinations are
shown in the table given below.

ϴϲ. If the number of students passing an examination be ϵϭ. What was the ratio of investment in 1997 over the
considered a criteria for comparison of difficulty level of investment in 1992?
two examinations, which of the following statements is A) 5.50 B) 5.36
true in this context? C) 5.64 D) 5.75
A) Half yearly examinations were more difficult.
B) Annual examinations were more difficult. ϵϮ. What was absolute difference in the FDI to India in
C) Both the examinations had almost the same difficulty between 1996 and 1997?
level. A) 7.29 B) 7.13
D) The two examinations cannot be compared for C) 8.13 D) None of these
difficulty level.
ϵϯ. If India FDI from OPEC countries was proportionately
ϴϳ. How many students are there in Class IX in the school? the same in 1992 and 1997 as the total FDI from all over
A) 336 B) 189 the world and if the FDI in 1992 from the OPEC countries
C) 335 D) 430 was Euro 2 million. What was the amount of FDI from
the OPEC countries in 1997?
ϴϴ. Which section has the maximum pass percentage in at A) 11 B) 10.72
least one of the two examinations? C) 11.28 D) 11.5
A) A Section B) B Section
C) C Section D) D Section ϵϰ. Which year exhibited the highest growth in FDI in India
over the period shown?
ϴϵ. Which section has the maximum success rate in annual A) 1993 B) 1994
examination? C) 1995 D) 1996
A) A Section B) B Section
C) C Section D) D Section ϵϱ. What was India's total FDI for the period shown in the
figure?
ϵϬ. Which section has the minimum failure rate in half A) 93.82 B) 93.22
yearly examination? C) 93.19 D) None of these
A) A section B) B section
C) C section D) D section Direction for Qϵϲ-1ϬϬ: Study the following pie
diagrams carefully and answer the questions given
below it:
Direction for Qϵϭ-ϵϱ: The following bar chart shows the Percentage Composition of Human Body
trends of foreign direct investments (FDI) into India
from all over the world.

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ϵϲ. What percent of the total weight of human body is

equivalent to the weight of the proteins in skin in human
body?
A) 0.016 B) 1.6
C) 0.16 D) Data inadequate

ϵϳ. What will be the quantity of water in the body of a

person weighing 50 kg?
A) 20 kg B) 35 kg
C) 41 kg D) Data inadequate

ϵϴ. What is the ratio of the distribution of proteins in the

muscles to that of the distribution of proteins in the
bones?
A) 1 : 18 B) 1 : 2
C) 2 : 1 D) 18 : 1

ϵϵ. To show the distribution of proteins and other dry

elements in the human body, the arc of the circle should
subtend at the centre an angle of:
A. 54º B. 126º
C. 108º D. 252º
1ϬϬ. In the human body, what part is made of neither bones
nor skin?
A) 1 : 40 B) 3 : 80
C) 2 : 5 D) None of these

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