Sample Paper for Category A: 9th-10th

Verbal Ability

1)The word given below had been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the
option corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or
inappropriate.

Plain

a) We felt we were living life on several different plain.

b) Her room was plain and basic.

c) It was plain he regretted it.

d) They were still surrounded by the magic plain bathed in moonlight and
spangled with stars.

2) Choose the correct meaning of the following idiom from the given options:

To put one's hand to plough

a) To take up agricultural farming

b) To take a difficult task

c) To get entangled into unnecessary things

d) Take interest in technical work

3) Mark the option which has any grammatical error:

a) John could not come

b) to school

c) as he was ill from cold

d) No error
4) Choose the option that is odd one out:

a) onerous

b) gruelling

c) crucial

d) toilsome

5) I don’t want a window seat. I want ______ seat.

a) agile

b) aid

c) aide

d) aisle

6) Knowledge management is the science of embracing the disparate sources where

knowledge resides whether they are explicit or _ intellectual capital and unspoken
thought processes.

a) Dynamic

b) Progressive

c) Tacit

d)Tangible

7) Arrange the sentences in the logical order and choose the correct option.

A. Something magical is happening to our planet.

B. Some are calling it a paradigm shift.

C. It's getting smaller.

D. Others call it business transformation.

a) ABDC

b) ACDB
 c) ABCD

d) ACBD

8) A pair of trousers ____ all that I brought along

a) were

b) are

c) is

d) would be

9) Identify the correctly spelled word

a) Silouette

b) Ciloutte

c) Silhouette

d) Cilhouette

10) Identify the antonym of ‘Cajole’ from the given options

a) A key equipment in horse-riding

b) Persuade

c) A Spanish dish

d) Victory

Quantitative Aptitude

1)In a race of 500 m, A beats B by 50 meters and in a race of 200 meters B beats C by
50 meters. How much head start A has to give to B & C such that there is a dead heat
in a 500 m race?

a)50 m,162.5 m b) 50 m,150 m c) 162.5 m,150 m d) 50 m, 100 m 25.

2)A and B start running in the same direction on a circular track at the same time. The
length of the track is 500m. The speed of A and B is 25 m/s and 15 m/s. After how much
time will they meet at (i) for the first time & (ii) for the first time at starting point?
 a. 50 s, 120 s b) 50 s, 110 s c) 50 s, 100 s d) 60 s, 100
b.
3) What is the unit place of 2^50?
a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d)8

4)Two poles, of height 2 meters and 3 meters, are 5 meters apart. The height of the
point of intersection of the lines joining the top of each pole to the foot of the opposite
pole is,
a) 1.2 meters b) 1.0 meter c) 5.0 meters d) 3.0 meters e) None of the above

5)If 3 ≤ p ≤10 and 12 ≤ q ≤ 21, then the difference between the largest and smallest
possible values of p/q is
A.29/42 B.29/5 C. 19/70 D.19/12

6)The number of votes not cast for the Praja Party increased by 25% in the National
General Elections over those not cast for it in the previous Assembly Polls, and the
Praja Party lost by a majority twice as large as that by which it had won the Assembly
Polls. If a total of 2,60,000 people voted each time, how many voted for the Praja Party
in the previous Assembly Elections?
a. 1,10,000 (b) 1,50,000 (c) 1,40,000 (d) 1,20,000
7)A shopkeeper allows 28% discount on the marked price of an article and still makes a
profit of 20%. If his mark up is Rs.300 on the article, then what will be the cost price of
the article?
a. Rs.640 (b) Rs.540 (c) Rs.450 (d) Rs.160

8)A bartender steals 15 liters of wine from cask full of wine and replaces it with water in
a cask full
of wine. He repeats the process one more time. What is the volume of cask if the ratio
of wine
to water in the final solution is 4:5?
a. 20litres b) 15 litres c) 30 litres d) 12.5 litres

9) 8 litres are drawn from a cask full of wine and is then filled with water. This operation
is performed three more times. The ratio of the quantity of wine now left in cask to that
of water is 16:65. How much wine did the cask hold originally?

(A) 18 litres
 (B) 24 litres

(C) 32 litres

(D) 42 litres

10) In a regular week, there are 5 working days and for each day, the working hours are
8. A man gets Rs. 2.40 per hour for regular work and Rs. 3.20 per hours for overtime. If
he earns Rs. 432 in 4 weeks, then how many hours does he work for?

A.160

B.175

C.180

D.195

Logical Reasoning

1) Complete the series

1,3,21,903,___

A) 3791171
B) B)1631721
C) 5831163
D) 24168111

Choose A if only statement I follows, B if only II follows, C is both of them follow, D is

none of them follow:

2) Some managers are officers. All executives are managers.

Conclusion I) Some executives are officers.
Conclusion II)Some officers are executives.

A)A B)B C)C D)D

3)All cows are dogs. No dog is hungry.
Conclusion I)There are no hungry cats.
Conclusion II) No cow is hungry.

A)A B)B C)C D)D

4) Complete the series

13, 34, 74, ___, 290

A) 168 B)170 C)172 D)174

5)How many times do the minute and hour hand coincide in a day?

A)21 B)22 C)23 D)24

6)If FRIEND is coded as HUMJTK, how would CANDLE be coded as?

A) DEQJQM B)DCQHQK C)EDRIRL D)ESJFME

7) ) If ‘A + B’ means ‘A’ is the mother of ‘B’, ‘A – B’ means ‘A’ is brother of ‘B’, ‘A ÷ B’

means ‘A’ is father of ‘B’ and ‘A × B’ means ‘A’ is sister of ‘B’, which of the following
means ‘P’ is uncle of ‘Q’?

(A) Q – N + M × P

(B) P ÷ S × N – Q

(C) P – M + N × Q

8)What is the next number in the sequence: 1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221?

A)21112211

B)1122112

C)312211

D)2112211

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 (A) LAUNCH

(B) DEBATE

(C) LABOUR

(D) RESULT

10) Mr. Anil likes to let her students choose who their partners will be, however no pair
of students may work together more than 7 periods in a row. Abhay and Balram have
worked together for 7 periods in a row. Sita and Deep have worked together 3 class
periods in a row. Sita does not want to work with Abhay. Who should be assigned to
Balram then?

A) Sita

B) Abhay

C)Deep