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S.1-4) Directions for Questions 1 to 4: Study 2. If Qadir secured only 50 per cent marks in
the information given below to answer these the test, each question carrying one mark, how
questions many marks did he secure in this test?
For the purpose of admission, most colleges (a) 50
prescribe an admission test. There is no (b) 60
uniformity in the nature of these tests, (c) 100
however. Prateek, Qadir, Rhythm, Sanjana and (d) None of these
Tamanna, all aspirants for higher education,
appeared in entrance tests of different colleges. 3. If both Tamanna and Qadir secured equal
The number of questions in all these tests marks in their respective tests and the test
happened to be different. Qadir wrote an Tamanna wrote carried 5 marks per question,
entrance test containing exactly twice as many how many marks did each question in Qadir’s
questions as the test that Rhythm wrote, test carry? It is given that both Qadir and
Tamanna wrote a test that contained 160 Tamanna answered 75% questions of their
questions but it was neither for admission into respective tests correctly. Wrong answers did
La Martiniere College nor for St. Francis not fetch any marks.
Convent. Delhi Public College test contained (a) 1
200 questions but neither Rhythm nor Sanjana (b) 2.5
wrote this test. La Martiniere College test had (c) 3
120 questions but it was not written by (d) 4
Rhythm. The test that Sanjana wrote had 25%
less questions than the test Qadir wrote but it 4. Which of the following combinations is true?
was not for La Martiniere College and St. (a) Prateek – La Martiniere College – 180
Francis Convent. Prateek did not write Don Questions
Bosco’s or Ryan International’s test. When all (b) Qadir – Don Bosco – 160 Questions
the tests are compared with regard to number (c) Rhythm – St. Francis Convent – 100
of questions in them, Ryan International falls Questions
exactly in the middle of the list. Each of the five (d) Sanjana – St. Francis Convent – 150
students wrote exactly one of the tests – the Questions
longest one of which contained 200 questions.
There was no negative marking. 5. If X + Y means X is the brother of Y; X - Y
means X is the sister of Y and X * Y means X is
1. Prateek wrote the test for admission into the father of Y. Which of the following means
which college? that J is the son of K?
(a) St. Francis Convent (a) K - N * J + F
(b) Don Bosco (b) F - J + N * K
(c) La Martiniere College (c) N + K - F * J
(d) Delhi Public College (d) K * N - J + F

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6. Pointing to a man in a photo album, a woman profit after giving 40% discount to his
said, "He is the son of the daughter of my customers?
uncle’s father." How is the man in the photo (a) Rs. 18,000
album related to the woman? (b) Rs. 20,000
(a) Brother (c) Rs. 22,000
(b) Nephew (d) Rs. 24,000
(c) Uncle
(d) Son-in-law 11. John invests Rs. 5,000 with Dena Bank at
20% compound interest per annum
7. E, F, G, H, I and J are sitting in a row, waiting compounded half-yearly. How much interest
to be photographed. I and J are in the centre. E will he earn in two years?
and F are at the ends. G is sitting to the left of (a) Rs. 2,000
E. Who is to the right of F? (b) Rs. 2120
(a) E (c) Rs. 2200.50
(b) H (d) Rs. 2320.50
(c) I
(d) J 12. If the price of chicken increased by 50%,
then by what percentage must a bodybuilder
8. The ratio of giraffes to monkeys at a certain change his consumption if he increases his
zoo is 4:7. How many giraffes are there if the budget for buying chicken by 25%?
difference between both the animals is 63? (a) - 20%
(a) 147 (b) + 25%
(b) 84 (c) – 33.33%
(c) 21 (d) – 16.67%
(d) 42
S.13-15) Directions for Questions 13 to 15:
9. For a Formula 1 race, Ferrari mixes 94% Study the information given below to answer
purity jet fuel with 98% purity jet fuel in order these questions
to get a mixture of 97% purity jet fuel for their In a certain team, there are 15 basketball
race car. In what ratio did they mix the 94% players and 25 baseball players. The total
and 98% jet fuels? number of players is 32 and everyone plays at
(a) 3 : 1 least one sport.
(b) 1 : 3
(c) 2 : 5 13. How many players play only one sport?
(d) 4 : 1 (a) 20
(b) 40
10. Manikandan buys goods worth Rs. 10,000 (c) 17
and puts a certain mark up on them. What was (d) 24
the marked price of the goods if he made a 20%

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14. How many players play only basketball? Wonder of the World' usually charges a much
(a) 17 higher premium for non-Indian visitors.
(b) 7 Although New Delhi, with a population of some
(c) 24
15 million, already has many international
(d) 8
features of a modern and well-planned city, the
government has taken many further steps to
15. How many players play both basketball and
baseball? improve it, not least in the area of transport.
(a) 24
(b) 8 16. What is the most rational, logical and
(c) 17 critical inference that can be drawn from the
(d) 7
passage above?
(a) New Delhi will face major traffic
S.16-17) Directions for the following 2 (Two)
problems because of the Commonwealth
items: Read the following Passage and answer
the items that follow. Your answers to these Games

items should be based on the passages only. (b) The 19th Commonwealth Games is the
PASSAGE 1 costliest sporting event in history
Later this year, India will be seen by hundreds (c) Indian people are eagerly anticipating
of millions worldwide when the country's
the start of the Commonwealth Games
capital New Delhi hosts its biggest event ever.
(d) The 19th Commonwealth Games is the
This huge nation, with the tourist tag of
most expensive sporting event ever held in
Incredible India, is playing host for the first
time to the 19th Commonwealth Games, which India

involves competitors from 53 countries. The

country's costliest event ever has been years in 17. Which of the following statements are
the planning, and the government has spent correct according to the passage?
billions constructing and upgrading
I. The 19th Commonwealth Games will cost
transportation, accommodation, security and
more than US$ 1 billion.
electricity in readiness for the spectacle which
II. Many new facilities are being built for the
takes place from 3-14 October at New Delhi's
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. games.

Costing an estimated US$1.6 billion to host, III. All the countries of the Commonwealth

this means they are the most expensive are participating in the games.

Commonwealth Games ever. And such is the (a) Only I

country's pride in its efforts that along with the (b) Only I & II

top-rated facilities, athletes will receive a free (c) Only II & III

trip to the wonder monument Taj Mahal, (d) All of the above

courtesy of the Indian Government. The 'Eighth

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S.18) Directions for the following 1 (One) item: Non-pesticide management is a sustainable
Read the following Passage and answer the approach to pest control operating on the
items that follow. Your answers to these items theory that an infestation of one type of insect
should be based on the passages only.
indicates a disturbance somewhere in the
PASSAGE 2
environment. Getting to the root of the problem
Today, the public might know how to play
blackjack or bridge, but few stop to consider instead of treating the symptoms can both

that a deck of cards is a marvel of engineering, balance the insect population and improve crop
design and history. Cards have served as health overall.
amusing pastimes, high-stakes gambles, tools The switch to natural farming methods began
of occult practice, magic tricks, and
as a grassroots movement. In 2000, the 900 or
mathematical probability models—even, at
so villagers living in Punukula, Andhra
times, as currency and as a medium for secret
Pradesh, suffered from a number of debilitating
messages. In the process, decks of cards reveal
peculiarities of their origins. Card names, issues. Farmers reported health problems that
colors, emblems, and designs change according ranged from acute poisoning to death. Pest
to their provenance and the whims of card infestations regularly destroyed crops as
players themselves. These graphic tablets insects developed resistance, causing farmers
aren’t just toys, or tools. They are cultural
to take out loans to buy an increasing number
imprints that reveal popular custom.
of expensive chemical pesticides. Families
faced crippling healthcare costs, crop failure,
18. What is the most rational, logical and
crucial message conveyed by the passage loss of income, and debt, all directly related to
above? pesticides.
(a) Different varieties of cards are available
in the market 19. What is the most rational, logical and
(b) Cards are old and most popular pastime
critical inference that can be drawn from the
in the world
passage above?
(c) Cards have served several purposes
through the ages and hold historical (a) The drawbacks of using chemical

importance pesticides were too severe to sustain their

(d) Cards provide the most reliable use
mathematical probability models (b) Pesticides help in maintaining crop
health and the insect population
S.19-20) Directions for the following 2 (Two)
(c) Natural farming methods have
items: Read the following Passage and answer
completely replaced chemical pesticides
the items that follow. Your answers to these
items should be based on the passages only. (d) Pesticides are good indicators of
PASSAGE 3 environmental imbalances
Millions of farmers in India have rejected
chemical pesticides as part of a growing
movement that favors natural alternatives.

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20. Which of the following statements are valid (b) Music was non-existent in India before
assumptions made by the author? the Vedic times
I. Pesticides have the potential to cause (c) Music written in Sanskrit was popular in
financial and healthcare problems for the 5th and 6th centuries AD
farmers. (d) Hindi was not used for musical
II. There are more than 10 million farmers annotations
in India.
(a) Only I 22. What is the most rational, logical and
(b) Only II crucial message given by the passage above?
(c) Both I & II (a) Vedic music was better than modern-
(d) Neither I nor II day music
(b) ‘Jatigan’ and ‘Prabandh Sangeet’ are
S.21-22) Directions for the following 2 (Two) synonymous terms
items: Read the following Passage and answer (c) In ancient times, musical patterns were
the items that follow. Your answers to these formed by chanting verses
items should be based on the passages only. (d) Music in India has its roots in Vedic
PASSAGE 4 times and has developed in several forms
The history of music in India can be traced
back to the Vedic times. The concept of S.23-25) Directions for Questions 23 to 25:
Naadbrahma was prevalent in the Vedic ages. Study the information given below to answer
All organised music traces its origins back to these questions
the Sam Veda which contains the earliest (a) If only assumption I is implicit
known form of organised music. The earliest (b) If only assumption II is implicit
raga owes its origin to the Sam Ved. During the (c) If both I and II are implicit
late Vedic Period, music prevailed in the form (d) If neither I nor II is implicit
called Samgana, which was purely a chanting
of the verses in musical patterns. After that 23. Statement: Joseph is very intelligent.
music changed its course a little bit. The epics Assumptions: I. Joseph has an IQ of 180.
were narrated in musical tones called `Jatigan.’ II. All people with an IQ of more
Between the second to the seventh century AD, than 150 are very intelligent.
a form of music called `Prabandh Sangeet`,
written in Sanskrit became very popular. This 24. Statement: How far away is Patna from
form gave rise to a simpler form called Lucknow?
Dhruvapad, which used Hindi as the medium. Assumptions: I. Patna is to the west of
Lucknow.
21. What is the most rational, logical and II. You can reach Patna from
critical inference that can be drawn from the Lucknow by air, road or rail.
passage above?
(a) The Sam Ved was the only source of
music in pre-historic India

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25. Statement: You should go to Alliance 30. In the following parallelogram ABCD, the
Francais if you want to become a good French area of triangle ABC is 44 cm2. What will be the
speaker. area of triangle ACD?
Assumptions: I. Alliance Francais is a good (a) 22 cm2
place to learn French. (b) 33 cm2
II. Alliance Francais is present (c) 44 cm2
in every city of India. (d) 55 cm2

26. The minute hand of a clock faces east at 31. If 4a2 + 4ab + b2 = 256, then what is the
value of 2a + b?
3:00 pm. If the clock is rotated 90® clock-wise,
(a) 16
then in what direction will the minute hand be
(b) -256
when the time is 6:00 pm?
(c) 256
(a) North
(d) 128
(b) South
(c) East
32. If a ≥ 0 and 13a + 15 ≤ 41, then how many
(d) West
integer values can a have?
(a) 0
27. If Jaideep is ranked 15th from the top in his
(b) 1
class, then what is his rank from the bottom if
(c) 2
there are 55 students in the class?
(d) 3
(a) 39th
(b) 40th 33. What is the difference between the angles
(c) 41st made by the minute and hour hands of a clock
(d) 42nd when the time is 3:12 pm and 7:12 pm?
(a) 80®
28. What will be the next term in the following (b) 100®
series: A4, Y7, W11, ____? (c) 120®
(a) V13 (d) 140®
(b) U16
(c) E16 34. Sanjay runs at a speed of 15 m/s, while
(d) U15 Ajay runs at a speed of 13 m/s in a middle-
distance race. If both of them start running at
29. The length of a rectangle is 3 times its the same time and Sanjay completes the race
width. What will be the ratio of its area to its in exactly 2 minutes and 10 seconds, then how
length, if the width of the rectangle is a? much extra time will Ajay need to run the

(a) 1 : a remaining distance?

(b) 2 : a (a) 20 seconds

(b) 25 seconds
(c) a : 1
(c) 15 seconds
(d) a2 : 1
(d) 30 seconds

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35. Rahul starts walking clock-wise around an “the important thing for the government to do
arc and stops after walking 5π metres, at which is not to do what individuals are doing already
point he has walked 1/4th of a circle. What is and to do them a little better, but to do things
the shortest distance between Rahul’s starting that are at present not being done at all". To
and ending points? rephrase Keynes—the government and the
(a) 10 m private sector can together do what has not yet
(b) 20 m been conceived let, alone done, devise solutions
(c) 10√2 m that cannot occur in silos and to execute to
(d) 20√3 m perfection.

36. What is the value of the 43rd number after 37. What is the most rational, logical and
the decimal point when 9 is divided by 11? crucial message given by the passage above?
(a) 1 (a) India will become a market leader for
(b) 2 technological products in the future
(c) 8 (b) The public and private sectors can work
(d) 9 concomitantly to solve large-scale problems
(c) Working alone is counter-productive and
S.37-38) Directions for the following 2 (Two) leads to more problems instead of solutions
items: Read the following Passage and answer (d) Financial inclusion is the major problem
the items that follow. Your answers to these for India’s future
items should be based on the passages only.
PASSAGE 1 38. Which of the following statements are
The strong and sustained growth and correct according to the passage above?
innovation in the technology space presents a I. Private sector players tend to be creative
unique opportunity for India to position itself and nimble.
as the ‘Tech Garage of the World’. Through the II. India has successfully developed
development of innovative digital and solutions for major technological problems
technology solutions, India can successfully facing the world.
find solutions to the massive and intractable III. The government can support private
challenges across sectors such as healthcare, companies in finding solutions to large-
education, financial inclusion, modernisation scale problems.
of agriculture and others. The role of (a) Only II & III
government in crafting such tech solutions at (b) Only I & III
scale to tackle these challenges is critical but (c) Only I & II
must be augmented through the nimbleness (d) I, II, & III
and creativity of the private entrepreneur. As
John Maynard Keynes said in 1926,

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S.39-40) Directions for the following 2 (Two) (c) People will definitely go on long-duration
items: Read the following Passage and answer space missions in the future
the items that follow. Your answers to these (d) Water and carbon on Earth originated
items should be based on the passages only. during the formation of the sun and the
PASSAGE 2 planets
Asteroids are believed to have formed early in
our solar system's history–about 4.5 billion 40. Which of the following assumptions have
years ago–when a cloud of gas and dust called been made by the author of the passage above?
the solar nebula collapsed and formed our sun I. Humans will eventually land on Mars.
and the planets. By visiting these near-Earth II. Space exploration is an aim of mankind.
objects to study the material that came from III. Studying asteroids can solve several
the solar nebula, we can look for answers to mysteries about the formation of the solar
some of humankind's most compelling system.
questions, such as: how did the solar system (a) Only I
form and where did the Earth's water and other (b) Only II
organic materials such as carbon come from? (c) Only III
In addition to unlocking clues about our solar (d) I, II & III
system, asteroids may provide clues about our
Earth. By understanding more about asteroids, S.41-42) Directions for the following 2 (Two)
we may learn more about past Earth impacts items: Read the following Passage and answer
and possibly find ways to reduce the threat of the items that follow. Your answers to these
future impacts. items should be based on the passages only.
Future robotic missions to asteroids will PASSAGE 3
prepare humans for long-duration space travel For the first two months of the pandemic,
and the eventual journey to Mars. Robotic nearly all reported cases were in China. But
missions will provide reconnaissance after a massive lockdown in Wuhan and other
information about asteroid orbits, surface provinces, China quickly turned the corner.
composition, and even return samples to Earth Today it has one of the world's lowest casualty
for further evaluation. These robotic missions figures — with less than 100,000 reported
are a critical step in preparing humans to visit cases and less than 5,000 deaths, according to
asteroids where we will learn about the statistics maintained by Johns Hopkins
valuable resources available in space, and University. Yet even as China gained control
further develop ways to use them in our quest over its outbreak, the virus was spreading
for more efficient and affordable exploration. exponentially in countries on every continent of
the planet. And nowhere has the toll been more
39. What is the most rational, logical and severe than in the United States. Today the
critical inference that can be drawn from the U.S. ranks highest when it comes to both its
passage above? total reported case count of 19.7 million and its
(a) The solar system came into existence death toll of more than 342,000. Even when
due to the formation of the sun and the countries are ranked by reported cases as a
planets percentage of their population, the U.S. ranks
(b) Asteroids are a major threat to life on in the top five. And the U.S. also currently has
Earth as we know it the highest number of daily new reported cases
and daily new deaths.

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41. What is the most rational, logical and 43. Which two of the following are not
crucial message given by the passage above? neighbours?
(a) The U.S. has been severely affected by (a) Chandan - Gautam
the virus (b) Falguni - Gautam
(b) China was the starting point for the (c) Chandan - Aman
spread of the virus
(d) Bhuvan - Harini
(c) Johns Hopkins University is a global
agency to track the development of the
44. Which one is immediate right to Gautam?
pandemic
(a) Aman
(d) The lockdown in Wuhan eradicated the
(b) Falguni
virus from China
(c) Chandan

42. Which of the following statements are true (d) Esha

according to the passage?

I. China has lower virus-related casualty 45. Which of the following is correct?
figures than does the U.S. (a) Aman is to the immediate right of
II. The survival rate in U.S. is one of the Bhuvan
highest in the world. (b) Chandan is between Falguni and
III. The U.S. has the highest number of Gautam
virus-related fatalities in the world. (c) Bhuvan is to the immediate left of Harini
IV. Percentage-based ranking is a better
(d) Falguni is between Harini and Divya
measurement tool than number-based
ranking.
46. What is the position of Divya?
(a) Only II & IV
(a) Between Falguni and Gautam
(b) Only I, II & III
(b) Second to the right of Aman
(c) Only III & IV
(c) To the immediate right of Harini
(d) Only I & III
(d) Insufficient information

S.43-46) Directions for Questions 43 to 46:

Study the information given below to answer 47. Samantha who is the sister-in-law of
these questions Bharat, is the daughter-in-law of Damini.
Aman, Bhuvan, Chandan, Divya, Esha, Jayant is the father of Karan who is the only
Falguni, Gautam and Harini are sitting round brother of Bharat. How Damini is related to
the circle and are facing the centre. We also Bharat?
know that Aman is second to the right of Esha (a) Mother-in-law
who is the neighbour of Chandan and Gautam. (b) Aunt
Divya is not the neighbour of Aman. Gautam is
(c) Wife
the neighbour of Falguni. Bhuvan is not
(d) None of the above
between Divya and Harini. Harini is not
between Falguni and Divya.

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48. If X + Y means X is the sister of Y; X & Y 52. In how many ways can the letters of the
means X is the wife of Y, X % Y means X is the word BOTTLE be re-arranged?
father of Y and X - Y means X is the brother of (a) 120
Y. Which of the following means E is the (b) 720
daughter of A? (c) 360
(a) A & B % C + D - E (d) 180
(b) A & B % C - E + D
(c) A & B % C + E - D 53. If ab < 0, then which of the following must
(d) A & B % C + D + E be true?
(a) a < 0
49. If there are 51 marbles in a jar wherein (b) b > 0
there are 50 white marbles and 1 black marble, (c) a/b < 0
then in how many ways can two marbles be (d) a/b > 0
selected at random so that at least one of the
marbles is white? 54. A golden box is melted and the contents are
(a) 2550 poured into a right-circular cylinder of radius 4
(b) 1275 cm and height 12 cm. If the cylinder is half-full
(c) 1000 after pouring all the gold, then what was the
(d) 1200 height of the box if its length and width were 4
cm each?
50. 20 people go for a corporate lunch and pay (a) 6π cm
a bill of Rs. 22,400 including 12% GST. What (b) 6 cm
was the total bill amount without GST? (c) 12 cm
(a) Rs. 18,000 (d) 24π cm
(b) Rs. 20,000
(c) Rs. 21,000 55. Ram walks from his home to his school at
(d) Rs. 22,000 an average speed of 8 km/hr and returns along
the same route at an average speed of 12
51. If there is a 50% chance of rain and a 50% km/hr. What is his average speed for the entire
chance of having a sunny day on every day from round-trip?
Monday to Friday, then what is the probability (a) 10 km/hr
that it rains on exactly 3 days? (b) 11 km/ hr
(a) 5/16 (c) 9 km/hr
(b) 5/8 (d) 9.6 km/hr
(c) 1/2
(d) 1/32

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S.56-57) Directions for the following 2 (Two) (b) The Indian National Congress was
items: Read the following Passage and answer responsible for the success of the
the items that follow. Your answers to these movement
items should be based on the passages only. (c) India completely withdrew all support
PASSAGE 1 the to the Britishers during the movement
The Non-Cooperation Movement was pitched in
(d) India was the largest colony of the
under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and
British empire in the 1920s
the Indian National Congress from September
1920 to February 1922, marking a new
S.58-59) Directions for the following 2 (Two)
awakening in the Indian Independence
items: Read the following Passage and answer
Movement. After a series of events including the
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Gandhiji realised the items that follow. Your answers to these
that there was no prospect of getting any fair items should be based on the passages only.
treatment at the hands of British, so he PASSAGE 2
planned to withdraw the nation's co-operation After a post-war boom, slow play and lower
from the British Government, thus launching numbers of runs characterized the 1950s, and
the Non-Cooperation Movement and thereby this defensive nature of county cricket led to
marring the administrative set up of the progressively decreased attendance. In
country. This movement was a great success as response, in 1963 English county teams began
it got massive encouragement to millions of
playing a version of cricket with games of only
Indians. This movement almost shook the
one innings each and a maximum number of
British authorities.
overs per innings. Limited-overs cricket grew in
popularity and, in 1969 a national league was
56. What is the most rational, logical and
created which consequently caused a reduction
critical inference that can be drawn from the
passage above? in the number of matches in the County

(a) The Non-Cooperation Movement laid the Championship.

foundation of India’s struggle for In 1970 South Africa were suspended
independence indefinitely from international cricket
(b) Gandhiji was highly critical of the competition due to apartheid and so - starved
Jallianwala Bagh massacre of top-level competition, the South African
(c) The Non-Cooperation Movement was Cricket Board began funding so-called “rebel
detrimental to the British rule in India tours” for international players to form teams
(d) The Non-Cooperation Movement is and tour South Africa. The rebel tours
India’s largest anti-British movement
continued into the 1980s but when it became
clear that apartheid was ending South Africa
57. Which of the following assumptions have
was welcomed back into international sport in
been made by the author of the passage above?
1991. South Africa played in the 1992 World
(a) The Non-Cooperation Movement was
Cup and then soon after played their ‘return’
successful because it gave encouragement
to the people Test Match against the West Indies in Barbados
in April.

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58. What is the most rational, logical and (Lok Sabha), in which an elected prime minister
critical inference that can be drawn from the and a cabinet sat, and an upper Council of
passage above? States (Rajya Sabha). Nehru led his ruling
(a) Apartheid was a major political issue in Congress Party from New Delhi’s Lok Sabha
South Africa until his death in 1964.
(b) There was very little top-level The nominal head of India’s republic, however,
competition in South Africa from 1970 to was a president, who was indirectly elected.
1990 India’s first two presidents were Hindu
(c) South Africa won the 1992 World Cup Brahmans, Rajendra Prasad and Sarvepalli
(d) People stopped watching cricket in the Radhakrishnan, the latter a distinguished
1950s because it was boring Sanskrit scholar who had lectured at the
University of Oxford. Presidential powers were
59. Which of the following is the most suitable mostly ceremonial, except for brief periods of
title for the passage above? “emergency” rule, when the nation’s security
(a) Rebel Tours in South Africa was believed to be in great danger and normal
(b) The Impact of Slow Play on the constitutional procedures and civil rights were
Popularity of Cricket feared to be too cumbersome or threatening.
(c) Cricket After the War and the Impact of
Apartheid on International Cricket 60. What is the most rational, logical and
(d) The Birth of County Championships in critical inference that can be drawn from the
England passage above?
(a) India was not a country before 1950
S.60-61) Directions for the following 2 (Two) (b) The President of India does not have any
items: Read the following Passage and answer executive powers
the items that follow. Your answers to these (c) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the
items should be based on the passages only. first President of India
PASSAGE 3 (d) People continued to believe in caste long
The dominion of India was reborn on January after the formation of the Republic of India
26, 1950, as a sovereign democratic republic
and a union of states. With universal adult 61. Which of the following statements are
franchise, India’s electorate was the world’s correct according to the passage above?
largest, but the traditional feudal roots of most I. National security is under threat during
of its illiterate populace were deep, just as their periods of emergency.
religious caste beliefs were to remain far more II. The Congress was the only political party
powerful than more recent exotic ideas, such as in India until 1964.
secular statehood. Elections were to be held, (a) Only I
however, at least every five years, and the major (b) Only II
model of government followed by India’s (c) Both I & II
constitution was that of British parliamentary (d) Neither I nor II
rule, with a lower House of the People

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62. If Water: Tanker, then Goods: _________? 67. If Gold: Valuable, then Energy: __________?
(a) Bicycle (a) Gradable
(b) Helicopter (b) Visible
(c) Container (c) Usable
(d) Motorcycle (d) Disposable

68. Sam and Pam can finish a piece of work in

63. What is the next term in the following 4 days when they work together. If Sam alone

series: A80, B39, D18.5, ____? can finish the piece of work in 6 days, then how
many days will it take Pam to finish it alone?
(a) G8.25
(a) 8 days
(b) H8
(b) 10 days
(c) J8.5
(c) 12 days
(d) G9
(d) 14 days

S.64-66) Directions for Questions 64 to 66:

69. The average age of 25 students is 25 years.
Study the information given below to answer
If the average age increases by 0.5 years by the
these questions
addition of one extra student, then what is the
Six employees A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting
age of the new student?
around a round-table table for an emergency
(a) 36 years
meeting and are facing one another. A is second (b) 37 years
to the left of F. B is neighbour of C and D. E is (c) 38 years
second to the left of D. (d) 39 years

64. Which one is sitting opposite to A? 70. What is the difference between the interest
(a) C earned by Ram and Shyam if Ram gets 10%
(b) B p.a. simple interest on Rs. 2,000 for 2 years,
(c) E while Shyam gets 10% p.a. compound interest
(d) D on the same amount for the same duration
compounded annually?
65. Who is the fourth person to the left of B? (a) Rs. 10
(a) A (b) Rs. 20
(b) F (c) Rs. 30
(c) C (d) Rs. 40
(d) Insufficient information
71. If goods worth Rs. 2,000 are sold for Rs.

66. Which of the following are the neighbours 2,400, then what is the profit as a percentage
of sales?
of A?
(a) 10%
(a) F & A
(b) 20%
(b) E & C
(c) 24%
(c) F & C
(d) 16.67%
(d) Insufficient information

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72. A bag has 10 bats and 3 balls, how many because the purchasers of the high purity
bats must be added to make the ratio of bats to water are often facilities that concentrate on
balls equal to 4 : 1? packaging, not product development or
(a) 1 marketing. The water purity specifications for
(b) 2 most users depends on the product; however,
(c) 3 quality comparable to a single-distilled water
(d) 4 (less than 5 ppm of dissolved solids) is generally
satisfactory.
73. What will be the next term in the following
series: 9, 13.5, 20.25, _____? 75. What is the most rational, logical and
(a) 25.5 critical inference that can be drawn from the
(b) 30.25 passage above?
(c) 26.75 (a) Distilled water is used for industrial
(d) 30.375 purposes only
(b) The purity of water required differs
74. What will be the next term in the following based on the product that is being prepared
series: 1, 3, 1, 1, -1, -3, ____? (c) There is no need to distil water more
(a) 7 than once
(b) -7 (d) Water with ions can be used for
(c) 3 packaging if distilled water is not available
(d) -3
76. Which of the following statements are true
S.75-76) Directions for the following 2 (Two) according to the passage?
items: Read the following Passage and answer I. Common household items do not need
the items that follow. Your answers to these high purity water for preparation.
items should be based on the passages only. II. Product packaging is more important
PASSAGE 1 than development and marketing.
High purity water is needed in the preparation III. Distilling water once reduces the
of common household products (e.g., for dissolved solids to less than 5 ppm.
dilution) because ions in most municipal (a) Only I
supplies may precipitate with other ingredients (b) Only II & III
in the product, thus rendering either (c) Only I & III
performance or appearance unsatisfactory. (d) Only III
Typical products include fabric softeners,
window cleaners, and shampoos. This industry
is collectively referred to as “packaging”,

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S.77) Directions for the following 1 (One) item: prehistory of migrations affecting the greater
Read the following Passage and answer the Himalayan region? In the Himalayas, human
items that follow. Your answers to these items genetic data correspond with the linguistic
should be based on the passages only. evidence more closely than in most other parts
PASSAGE 2 of the world with more diffused gradients of
When piped natural gas (PNG) was first biological markers across deep linguistic
delivered to homes in Delhi, the colonies to be boundaries. By contrast, in the Himalayas the
connected were the ones that house India’s top genetic and linguistic patterns correspond
bureaucrats. It was an additional perk: non- closely. Nepal, at the centre of the Himalayan
stop supply, no need to fret about an Arc, is a promising test site to link linguistic
underweight, pilfered cylinder, no need to pull research with population genetic studies in
strings for prompt delivery. And unlike the high-altitude environments, and so to
heavily subsidised, competing liquefied understand the making of alpine human
petroleum gas (LPG), natural gas, till now at environments.
least, is both cheap and profitable. Till recently,
physics dictated that LPG was a more practical 78. What is the most rational, logical and
alternative. It could be easily and cheaply important message given in the passage above?
converted into liquid than natural gas, a (a) The Himalayas have diverse linguistic
precondition for being transported easily. But influences
piped supply makes such calculations (b) Pre-historic humans settled in the
irrelevant and natural gas more competitive. Himalayas
(c) High-altitude environments provide
77. What is the most rational, logical and biological genetic markers
important implication in the passage above? (d) Human genetic data and linguistics are
(a) LPG is more practical that PNG because closely linked in the Himalayan context
it can be liquefied
(b) PNG supply is easily available to every S.79-80) Directions for the following 2 (Two)
individual in India now items: Read the following Passage and answer
(c) PNG is more readily available now than the items that follow. Your answers to these
it was in the past items should be based on the passages only.
(d) LPG is not preferred by bureaucrats in PASSAGE 4
India The greenhouse effect itself isn’t a bad thing. In
fact, Earth could never have become warm
S.78) Directions for the following 1 (One) item: enough to sustain life without it. But in the late
Read the following Passage and answer the 18th century, the advent of fossil fuels set off a
items that follow. Your answers to these items chain reaction. When coal, oil, and natural gas
should be based on the passages only. are burned, they release enormous amounts of
PASSAGE 3 greenhouse gases — especially carbon dioxide,
What do linguistics and human population or CO2, which is by far the most prevalent.
genetic studies have to tell us about the

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The gases add up much faster in the 80. Which of the following assumptions are
atmosphere than natural processes can absorb implied in the passage above?
them, and thereby wreak havoc on Earth’s I. The greenhouse effect is endangering the
complex climate system. After the Industrial existing species on the planet.
Revolution changed everything from goods II. The Earth’s climate system is complex.
manufacturing to land use to lighting and (a) Only I
heating methods, fossil fuel combustion (b) Only II
increased dramatically — and then came cars, (c) Both I & II
which now join coal-burning power plants as (d) Neither I nor II
one of the top emitters of greenhouse gases.
Combined with massive population growth and
the effects of large-scale deforestation and
industrial agriculture, the widespread
combustion of fossil fuels has made
greenhouse gas concentrations in the
atmosphere climb to levels never seen before in
the more than 200,000-year history of the
human subspecies. Humans have added so
dramatically to the atmospheric blanket of
greenhouse gases that the greenhouse effect
that first made life possible now threatens the
world as we know it.

79. What is the most rational, logical and

critical inference that can be drawn from the
passage above?
(a) Greenhouse gases are inherently
harmful
(b) The Industrial Revolution led to an
increase in carbon dioxide emissions
(c) The human sub-species cannot survive
the increased amount of greenhouse gases
in the environment
(d) Natural processes are unable to absorb
greenhouse gases

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