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Time & Work

1. A can compete 1/4 of work in 10 days and B can 1/3 of work in 20 days then total
time taken to complete the work?
a) 12 days
b) 30 days
c) 24 days
d) 60 days

2. M can complete the work in 6 days and L can complete the same work in 10 days.
When both M and L work together in how many days work can be completed.
a) 4 ½ days
b) 4 ¾ days
c) 3 ½ days
d) 3 ¾ days.

3. A can complete the work in 10 days, B can complete the same work in 12 days
and C can complete the same work in 15 days. In how many days work can be
completed when A, B&C work together.
a) 4 days
b) 5 days
c) 6 days
d) 7 days.

4. A&B working together can complete the work in 20 days and B alone can
complete the work in 25 days then days taken A can complete the work alone in
____ days?
a) 50 days
b) 75 days
c) 100 days
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5. E can complete the work in 30 days, F can complete the work in 15 days. When,
E, F&G work together then work will be completed in 9 days then G alone can
complete the work in how many days.
a) 15 days
b) 90 days
c) 60 days
d) 30 days

6. A can complete the work in 10 days, B can complete the work in 15 days. When A
and B start working in alternate days starting from A, then total days taken to
complete the work?
a) 12 days
b) 10 days
c) 20 days
d) 14 days

7. X can build wall 10 days, Y can build wall in 20 days while Z can destroy the wall
in 25 days. When all are working in alternate days one day one person only works
starting with X in how many days work will be completed.
a) 20 ½ days
b) 26 ⅖ days
c) 25 ⅖ days
d) 24 ⅖ days
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HCF & LCM

8. What is the highest common factor of 52, 72 and 61?
a) 6
b) 1
c) 0
d) 4

9. Least common factor of 188 and 52?

a) 2
b) 0
c) 4
d) 6

10. HCF and LCM of 120 and 148?

a) 4 and 440
b) 2 and 4440
c) 2 and 444
d) 4 and 4440

11. If the product of LCM and HCF is 540 then products of numbers is?
a) 540
b) 270
c) 1080
d) 1620

12. HCF of 102, 150 & 60?

a) 4
b) 5
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13. LCM of 50, 26, 81 & 63?

a) 2 * 34 * 52 * 7
b) 2 * 34 * 52 * 7 * 13
c) 2 * 3 * 52 * 7
d) 22 * 34 * 5 * 7 * 13

14. HCF of 0.144 & 1.8?

a) 0.072
b) 3.6
c) 7.2
d) 36

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Simple Interest & Compound Interest

15. Arjun borrows Rs 9,500 from his friend for 8 months at interest rate of 5% find
the simple interest?
a) 9,816.66
b) 300
c) 316.66
d) 266

16. X take Rs 50,000 loan from bank for 6 months at 10% interest rate find amount
to be repaid?
a) 52,500
b) 55,200
c) 2,500
d) 5,000

17. A man borrowed some money from bank at interest rate of 8% for 2 year. He
pays simple interest Rs 4,000 find principle?
a) 25,000
b) 20,000
c) 30,000
d) 16,000

18. Rajesh repaid his loan of Rs 1,00,000 he paid simple interest of Rs 15,000 at rate
of 3% for how many year he borrowed money?
a) 2 years
b) 3 years
c) 5 years
d) 6 years
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19. Mr. A take a loan of 50,000 from finance at an interest rate of 5% compounded
annually for 1 year. Find the compound interest?
a) 8,522
b) 5,855
c) 5,255
d) 2,500

20. Aman takes a loan of 10,000 from his friend at an interest rate of 10%
compounded yearly for 2 years. Find the amount to be repaid?
a) 12,000
b) 12,100
c) 12,500
d) 12,600

21. Rahul gives Rs 1000 loan to his friend at interest of 15% 2 year compounded
annually. Find the compound interest?
a) 322.5
b) 300.5
c) 355.6
d) 555.2

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Partnership
22. A and B start a business in which A's investment is 20000 and B's investment
15000. If A's profit is 4000 then what is B's profit?
a) 3600
b) 2600
c) 6000
d) 3000

23. In a partnership profit ratio of A and B are in the ratio of 6:5 for the period 1
year then the investment ratio of A and B is?
a) 5:6
b) 2:3
c) 6:5
d) 3:2

24. In a partnership investment of X and Y are 3200 and 3600 respectively. Total
profit is 3400 then ratio of profit share of Y?
a) 900
b) 800
c) 1600
d) 1800

25. Investment of P,Q&R are in the ratio of [Link] for 4 months, 5 months and 6
months respectively and total profit is 56000 then individual share of P:Q:R is?
a) [Link]
b) [Link]
c) [Link]
d) [Link]
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26. In a partnership investment E,F&G are in a ratio of [Link] and time ratio is [Link].
Total profit is 10800 then profit share of E,F&G are?
a) 3240, 2700, 4860
b) 3240, 4860, 2700
c) 4860, 3240, 2700
d) 2700, 3240, 4860

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Boat & Streams

27. A boat covers a distance of 80 km downstream in 8 h while it takes 10 h to cover
the same distance upstream. What is the speed (in km/h) of the boat in still water?
a) 10 km/hr
b) 12 km/hr
c) 8 km/hr
d) 9 km/hr

28. A boat covers a distance of 12 km in 1 hour upstream and in 45 minutes

downstream. Find the speed of the boat and the stream?
a) 14 km/h , 2km/hr
b) 25 km/hr, 4km/hr
c) 15 km/hr, 4km/hr
d) 5 km/hr, 2 km/hr

29. A boat takes 19 hours for travelling downstream from point A to point B and
coming back to a point C which is at midway between A and B. If the velocity of the
stream is 4 km/hr and the speed of the boat in still water is 14 km/h, what is the
distance between A and B?
a) 152 km
b) 155 km
c) 166 km
d) 180 km

30. Anil can row a boat X km upstream and the same distance downstream in 5
hours 15 minutes. Also, he can row the boat 2X km upstream in 7 hours. How long
will it take to row the same distance 2X km downstream for Anil?
a) 3hr 15 min
b) 3hr
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31. A boat covers 24 km upstream and 36 km downstream in 6 hours while it covers

36 km upstream and 24 km downstream in 6 ½ hours. The velocity of the current is:
a) 3 km/hr
b) 2 km/hr
c) 5 km/hr
d) 4 km/hr

32. A boat takes 48 min to cover 12 km against the stream, if the speed of stream is
2 km/hr then what will be the speed of the boat in still water?
a) 12 km/hr
b) 15 km/hr
c) 17 km/hr
d) 20 km/hr

33. If the speed of a swimmer is 9 km/hr in still water and the speed of stream is 5
km/ hr then find the speed of swimmer against the stream and along the stream?
a) 4 km/hr, 14 km/hr
b) 14 km/hr, 5 km/hr
c) 14 km/hr, 4 km/hr
d) 4 km/hr, 15 km/hr

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Time, Speed &Distance

34. Raju traveled from A to B with a speed of 15m/s and reached B in 1½ hrs find
the distance traveled by him in km?
a) 81 km
b) 54 km
c) 85 km
d) 60 km

35. A truck goes M to N at an average speed of 60 km/h. The journey takes 30 hours.
It returns from N to M on the same road with an average speed of 40 km/h. What
was the average speed of the truck during the whole journey in m/s?
a) 20 m/s
b) 10.5 m/s
c) 13.34 m/se
d) 12.5 m/se

36. A boy goes to school by bus and reaches in 30min, distance between school and
his home is 12km then speed in m/sec?
a) 5 m/s
b) 6.66m/s
c) 6 m/s
d) 5.8 m/s

37. A goes to office at speed of 30km/hr and comes back home at speed of 40 km/hr
then average speed of A is
a) 30 km/hr
b) 35 km/hr
c) 38.5 km/hr
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38. A man travels from X to Y he covers half of the journey at a speed of 20km/hr
and another half journey at a speed of 40km/hr and reaches the destination. Find
average speed?
a) 25.5 km/hr
b) 26.67 km/hr
c) 28.67 km/hr
d) 30 km/hr

39. A bus travels at a speed of 15 km/hr for 30 min and 25 km/hr for another 30 min
find the average speed of bus?
a) 15 km/hr
b) 25 km/hr
c) 20 km/hr
d) 18 km/hr

40. The speed of a car increases by 2 km after every one hour. If the distance
travelling in the first one hour was 35 km. What was the total distance travelled in
12 hours?
a) 522 km
b) 600 km
c) 500 km
d) 552 km

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Pipes & Cistern

41. A water tank has two taps A and B. A fills four buckets in 24 minutes, B fills 8
buckets in 1 hour. If all the taps are opened together, a full tank is emptied in 2
hours. If a bucket can hold 5 liters of water, what is the capacity of the tank?
a) 200L
b) 500L
c) 150L
d) 180L

42. 12 buckets of water fill a tank when the capacity of each tank is 10 liters. How
many buckets will be needed to fill the same tank, if the capacity of each bucket is 8
liters?
a) 15
b) 18
c) 20
d) 13

43. One pipe can fill an empty cistern in 4 hours while another can drain the cistern
when full in 10 hours. Both the pipes were turned on when the cistern was half-
empty. How long will it take for the cistern to be full?
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b) 5 hr
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44. Three pipes A, B, C can fill an empty cistern in 2, 3 and 6 hours respectively.
They are opened together. After what time should B be closed, so that the cistern
gets filled in exactly 1 hr.15min?
a) 25 min
b) 30 min
c) 20 min
d) 35 min

45. A tank is to be filled completely with water for which 8 pipes of same kind are
used. The tank gets filled in 1 hour and 40 minutes. If 10 pipes of the same kind, as
mentioned above. Are used in how much time will the tank be completely filled?
a) 1hr 20 min
b) 1hr 15 min
c) 1hr 30 min
d) 1hr

46. P can fill a tank in 5 hours. Q can fill the same tank in 10 hours. R can empty
the same tank in 20 hours. How much time will all the three take together to fill the
tank?
a) 5hrs
b) 6hrs
c) 3hrs
d) 4hrs

47. 15 taps can fill a tank in 36 minutes. How many taps will be required to fill the
tank in one hour?
a) 20
b) 9
c) 8
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Mixture & Allegations

48. Two variety of rice at Rs 10/ kg and Rs 12/ kg are mixed in 1:2. Find average
price of mixture?
a) 12.1/ kg
b) 15/ kg
c) 11/ kg
d) 11.33/ kg

49. 4 kg of rice at Rs 5/kg is mixed with 8 kg of rice at Rs 6/kg. Find average price of
mixture?
a) 5/kg
b) 6 /kg
c) 5.66/kg
d) 6.66/kg

50. A bucket contains mixture of water and milk in the ratio of 1:1. If 1/3 of this
mixture is added to equal amount of pure milk then % of milk in new mixture is?
a) 93.33%
b) 90%
c) 100%
d) 6.66%

51. A mixture of 150L of wine and water contains 20% water. How much water
must be added increase water percentage to 30% of new mixture?
a) 12L
b) 20L
c) 25L
d) 10L
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52. A dishonest milk man purchased milk at Rs 10/L and added 5L water to it and
by selling it at rate of Rs 10/L he earns profit of 25%. Quantity of amount of mixture
he had?
a) 20
b) 38
c) 25
d) 30

53. A shopkeeper prepared mixture of two type of rice one 5kg of Rs 15/kg and
another is 10kg of Rs 10/kg find the price of mixture.
a) Rs 12.66/kg
b) Rs 11.66/kg
c) Rs 10.66/kg
d) Rs 13.66/kg

54. In a mixture 50L water and milk ratio is 1:4 when 10L pure milk is added to
mixture then what percentage of water is there in mixture?
a) 16.66%
b) 6.66%
c) 10%
d) 50%

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Ages
55. The sum of the present ages of Jai, Prem and Saran is 93 years. Ten years ago,
the ratio of their ages was [Link]. What is the present age of Sara?
a) 31
b) 38
c) 21
d) 28

56. If Saurabh is as much elder thanShyam as he is younger to Suresh and sum of

the ages of Shyam and Suresh is 46 year, then what will be the age
of Saurabh after five years?
a) 27
b) 26
c) 25
d) 28

57. The present age of Ravi’s father is four times Ravi’s present age. Five years
back, Ravi’s father seven times as old as Ravi was at that time. What is the present
age of Ravi’s father?
a) 43 years
b) 67 years
c) 40 years
d) 69 years

58. The average age of a family of five members is 24. If the present age of the
youngest member is 8 year, what was the average age of the family at the time of
birth of youngest member?
a) 16 years
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d) 30
59. The present age of Akil is 3 times that of Nirmal. 3 yrs hence the age of Akil will
become 4yrs more than Nirmal. age The present age of Akil is
a) 1
b) 2
c) 4
d) 6

60. The age of Vivek is 54yrs, If sham’s age is 36% more than that of Vivek, What %
is Vivek’s age less than Sham ?
a) 26%
b) 20%
c) 35%
d) 30%

61. Ashok is 3 years elder than Balu who is now 4 times as old as Jaswanth.
Jaswanth is now 6 years old. What was Ashok’s age when Jaswanth was born?
a) 20
b) 27
c) 21
d) 25

62. The sum of the ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50
years. What is the age of the elder child among 5 childern?
a) 21
b) 15
c) 16
d) 18
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Number Series
Directions for next 8 questions: What should come in place of question mark (?)
in the following number series?
63. 5, 13, 29, 61, 125, 253, _____
a) 512
b) 521
c) 509
d) 552

64. 16, 32, 35, 140, 145, 870, 877, _____

a) 7016
b) 885
c) 5020
d) 6018

65. 5, 10, 35, 160, 785, _____.

a) 2010
b) 3910
c) 2525
d) 2860

66. 196, 200, 209, 234, 283, 404, 573, _____

a) 872
b) 840
c) 884
d) 862
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67. 53. 4725,1050,300,120,80,?

a) 40
b) 160
c) 120
d) 110

68. 3,25,255,2545,25455, ?
a) 254550
b) 254555
c) 254545
d) 254555

69. 24,48,144,576,2880,?
a) 17280
b) 16640
c) 14400
d) 20160

70. 5, 5, 15, 75, 525, 4725, _____.

a) 51795
b) 50135
c) 51025
d) 51975

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Probability, Permutation & Combination

71. From a group of 7 men and 6 women, five persons are to be selected to form a
committee so that at least 3 men are there on the committee. In how many ways can
it be done?
a) 564
b) 645
c) 735
d) 756

72. A bag contains 11 red and 5 green balls. Find the probability that 4 balls are red
and 3 balls are green when 7 balls are drawn at random.
a) 16/52
b) 15/52
c) 11/52
d) 10/52

73. A box contains 8 red balls, 6 green balls and 8 blue balls. A ball is drawn at
random. What is the probability that the ball drawn is neither red nor green?
a) 10/29
b) 2/11
c) 11/4
d) 4/11

74. A box contains 5 green, 4 yellow and 3 white marbles. Three marbles are drawn
at random. What is the probability that they are not of the same colour?
a) 40/44
b) 44/41
c) 41/44
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75. A bag contains 3 green, 5 black and 4 brown balls. 3 balls are drawn randomly.
What is the probability that balls drawn contain different colours of balls?
a) 11/7
b) 2/11
c) 11/3
d) 3/11

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Profit & Loss

76. A retailer marked its goods at 50% above the cost price and thinking that he will
still make 30% profit, offers a discount of 20% on the marked price. What is the
actual profit on the sale?
a) 18%
b) 25%
c) 20%
d) 15%

77. Toffees are bought at 27 for a rupee. How much must be sold for a rupee so as to
gain 50%?
a) 18
b) 25
c) 20
d) None of these

78. By selling 8 articles, a tradesman makes a loss equal to the cost price of 4
articles. Find loss%.
a) 25%
b) 100/3%
c) 50%
d) None of these

79. Two articles are bought at Rs 800 each. While selling the articles, trader made
10% profit on the first article and 10% loss on the second article. Find the overall
profit/loss percent.
a) 25%
b) 100/3%
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80. The CP of Desk is Rs.2000. A Salesman wants to make 15% profit by selling it.
At the time of sale he declares a discount of 10% on MP. The Marked price is?
a) 2552
b) 2554
c) 2556
d) 2550

81. A man sell an item with a discount of 15% to his customers and still gains 10%.
Find the MP of an item which cost Rs.320
a) 414
b) 441
c) 411
d) 141

82. A shopkeeper sells his goods at 10% profit. If he sells it at 20% profit, he get
Rs.120 more. Find the CP
a) 1000
b) 1020
c) 1100
d) 1200

83. A man sells 2 books for Rs.450 each at no profit no loss on the whole business. If
he earned 20% profit on the 1st item then the loss on the 2nd item will be
a) 12.48%
b) 14.28%
c) 12.24%
d) 14.28%
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84. A fruit vendor purchased 21 apples for Rs 180. 33 1/3% of the apples were rotten
and had to be thrown away. What price should the trader charge per apple if he
wants to earn a profit of 16 2/3%?
a) Rs 28
b) Rs 15
c) Rs 22
d) Rs 25

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Average
85. 4 boys and 3 girls spent 120 on the average, of which the boys spent 150 on the
average. Then the average amount spent by the girls is :
a) ₹ 80
b) ₹ 60
c) ₹ 90
d) ₹ 100
86. The average age of 30 boys of a class is equal to 14 years. When the age of the
class teacher is included the average becomes 15 years. Find the age of the class
teacher?
a) 50
b) 44
c) 45
d) 42

87. The average of 11 results is 50. If the average of first 6 results is 49 and that of
last 6is 52, find the sixth result?
a) 55
b) 56
c) 65
d) 62

88. Vibhor obtained 66, 74, 55, 92, 79 (out of 100) in English, Maths, Physics,
Chemistry and Biology. What's his average marks?
a) 75%
b) 69%
c) 73.2%
d) 76%
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89. Average runs scored by 11 players of a cricket team is 23 runs. If the first player
scored 113 runs. Find the average runs of the remaining players.
a) 8 Runs
b) 12 Runs
c) 14 Runs
d) 27 Runs

90. The average weight of 8 persons increases by 2.5 kg when a new person comes
in place of one of them weighing 65 kg. The weight of the new person is
a) 84 Kg
b) 85 Kg
c) 76 Kg
d) 76.5 Kg

91. Six friends have an average height of 167 cm. A boy with height 162 cm leaves
the group. Find the new average height.
a) 168 cm
b) 166 cm
c) 169 cm
d) 167 cm

92. The average of 8 numbers is 27. If each of the numbers is multiplied by 8, find
the average of new set of numbers.
a) 1128
b) 938
c) 316
d) 216
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Percentage
93. What is 25% of 25% equal to?
a) 0.0625
b) 0.00625
c) 0.625
d) 6.25

94. 42% of a number is 2457. What is the number?

a) 5750
b) 5800
c) 5825
d) 5850

95. In an examination, 30% of the total students failed in Hindi, 45% failed in
English and 20% failed in both the subjects. Find the percentage of those who
passed in both subjects.
a) 35.7%
b) 35%
c) 40%
d) 45%

96. 64% of a number is 2592. What is 88% of that numbers?

a) 3458
b) 3202
c) 3826
d) 3564
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97. The difference between 54% of a number and 26% of the same number is 22526.
What is 66% of that number?
a) 53097
b) 48372
c) 51218
d) 49124

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Coding & Decoding

98. In a certain code language, “ISSUE” is written as “341145”, in the same code
language what will be the code for “DATES”?
a) 4567
b) 340045
c) 4120519
d) 7600

Directions (99 - 101): Study the data given below and answer the following
questions:
‘Royal Monarch Regal' is written as @ # *,
'Regal legacy Gold' is written as * % ?,
'Hope Gold Life' is written as % & $,
'Regal Monarch Morals' is written as # * ∀

99. What will be the code for Regal?

a) %
b) *
c) $
d) #

100. What will be the code for “Gold Legacy”?

a) # &
b) % #
c) ? %
d) * ∀
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101. Which word is coded as #?

a) Moral
b) Life
c) Regal
d) Monarch

102. In a certain code 'MISSIONS' is written as 'MSIISNOS'. How is 'ONLINE'

written in that code?
a) OLNNIE
b) ONILEN
c) NOILEN
d) LNOENI

103. In certain code 'FROZEN' is written as 'OFAPSG'. Then how would 'MOLTEN'
be written in that code?
a) OFPOMN
b) OFSMPN
c) OFUMPN
d) OFUNPM

104. “SPECIAL” is written as “65” in a certain code language what will

“CONNECT” be coded as?
a) 70
b) 64
c) 32
d) 74
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105. If rat is called dog, dog is called mangoose, mangoose is called lion, lion is
called snake and snake is called an elephant, which is reared as pet?
(a) Rat
(b) Dog
(c) Mangoose
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Analogy
106. Direction: In each of the following questions, select the related word from the
given alternatives.
Smoke : Pollution : : War : ?
a) Victory
b) Peace
c) Treaty
d) Destruction

107. Direction: In each of the following questions, select the related word from the
given alternatives.
Botany : Plants : : Entomology : ?
a)Birds
b) Plants
c) Insects
d) Snakes

108. Direction: In each of the following questions, select the related word from the
given alternatives.
Flow : River : : Stagnant : ?
a)Pool
b) Rain
c) Stream
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109. Direction: In each of the following questions, select the related word from the
given alternatives.
Taste : Tongue : : Walk : ?
a) Pavement
b) Crutch
c)Legs
d)Walking

110. Direction: In each of the following questions, select the related word from the
given alternatives.
Book : Publisher : : Film ; ?
a)Writer
b) Editor
c) Director
d) Producer

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Alphabetic Series
111. SCD, TEF, UGH, ____, WKL
a) CMN
b) UJI
c) VIJ
d) IJT

112. B2CD, _____, BCD4, B5CD, BC6D

a) B2C2D
b) BC3D
c) B2C3D
d) BCD7

113. FAG, GAF, HAI, IAH, ____

a) JAK
b) HAL
c) HAK
d) JAI

114. ab_accab_acc_bba_cabba_c
a) bcabb
b) acbcc
c) bbacc
d) bcbba

115. xx__yz__xyz__xx__yyz__z
a) yyxyz
b) yzxyz
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Blood Relation
116. Pointing to a girl, Abhishek said, ―She is daughter of the only child of my
father. How is Abhishek‘s wife related to that girl?
a) Daughter
b) Mother
c) Aunt
d) Sister

117. Introducing Sarita, Meena said, ―She is the only daughter of my father‘s only
daughter.‖ How is Meena related to Sarita?
a) Niece
b) Cousin
c) Aunt
d) None of these

118. A and B are married couple. X and Y are brothers. X is the brother of A. How is
Y related to B?
a) Brother-in-law
b) Brother
c) Son-in-law
d) Cousin

119. A is the son of C; C and Q are sisters; Z is the mother of Q and P is the son of Z.
Which of the following statements is true?
a) P and A are cousins
b) P is the maternal uncle of A
c) Q is the maternal grandfather of A
d) C and P are sisters
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120. Pointing out to a photograph, a man tells his friend," she is the daughter of the
only son of my father's wife. How is the girl related to the man in the photograph?
a) Daughter
b) Cousin
c) Mother
d) Sister

121. Pointing to a boy, Meena says, ―He is the son of my grandfather‘s only son.
How is the boy‘s mother Telated to Meena?
a) Mother
b) Aunt
c) Sister
d) Data inadequate

122. Pointing to a lady in the photograph, Shaloo said, "Her son‘s father is the son-
in-law of my mother". How is Shaloo related to the lady?
a) Aunt
b) Sister
b) Cousin
d) Mother

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Ranking Test
123. If you are the 25th person in a queue from one end and 36th from the other
end, what is the total number of persons in the queue?
a) 60
b) 63
c) 65
d) 66
124. The speeds of five runners A, B, C, D and E are compared. The speed of A is
more than just one runner. The speed of E is more than that of four runners. The
speed of D is more than A but less than C and E. The speed of how many runners is
less than the speed of C?
a) 1
b) 4
c) 3
d) 2

125. P, Q, R, S and T are five friends who have obtained different marks in an
examination. Only two friends have scored marks between P and S. Q has secured
the highest marks. T has scored more marks than R. Who has secured the highest
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126. In a class consisting of 50 students. A ranked 12th from the top and his friend
B ranked 26th from the bottom. How many students ranked between A and B?
a) 13
b) 12
c) 25
d) 38

127. After the midterm examination Raj ranked 10th from the top and Rahul
ranked 21st from the bottom. If Rahul performed better than Raj and six students
ranked between them, how many students appeared in the examination?
a) 25
b) 21
c) 23
d) 24

128. In a class, X has scored the 15th position from the top and Y has scored the
30th position from the last. In between X and Y, there are 10 students in the class.
What is the maximum possible number of students in the class?
a) 45
b) 50
c) 40
d) 42

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Directions
129. In a row of 30 people facing north, Anil is 7th from the extreme right end. If
Sunil sits 5th to the left of Anil, what is Sunil's position from the extreme left end?
a) 12
b) 22
c) 20
d) 14

130. A man walking towards north after walking 100 m turns right and walk 75 m
again he turns right and walk 100 m and last movement he turns left and walk 25
m now which direction he is walking?
a) west
b) east
c) north
d) south

131. A man walk in 1 km east. Now he turns south and walk 5 km again he turns
east and walk 2 km. At last he turns north and walk 9 km. Now find that he is
which direction?
a) North west
b) South west
c) South east
d) North east

132. A man walk towards north first he turns is 45º clockwise then he turns 90º
anticlockwise. At last he turns 135º clockwise. Now his face on which side?
a) North
b) East
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133. Rohan's schools’ bus face was in North when it reached in school. After started
from bus stand it was turn two times to the right, one time in left and then reached
at school. In which direction was the face of bus when it was on bus stand?
a) West
b) East
c) North
d) South

134. City A is located to the North of city B. City D is located to the East of city B.
City C is located to the West of city D. City E is located to the South of city C and to
the South-West of city A. What is the position of city B with respect to city C?
a) North
b) West
c) South
d) East

135. Raju goes to school by bus, the bus goes straight 5km then turns left and moves
8km at last it takes right turn and moves 2km to reach school. Distance between
school and Raju’s home is?
a) 15 km
b) 8.5 km
c) 12 km
d) 7 km

136. A man is walking in north turn 2 times right and 4 times right then presently
the man is moving in which direction.
a) North
b) South
c) East
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Number Puzzle
137. If the difference between two numbers is 15 and product of the numbers is 216.
The numbers are?
a) 23 and 14
b) 26 and 15
c) 28 and 19
d) 24 and 15

138. Raju buys 5 mangos and 10 oranges at Rs 40. But he returns 1mango and got 2
oranges in exchange. The price of the orange is
a) Rs 6
b) Rs 4
c) Rs 2
d) Rs 1

139. Price of 2 pencils, 3 erasers and 4 pens is Rs 15 and For 3 pencil, 2 erasers and
1 pen is Rs 10. But I brought 3 pencils, 3 erasers and 3 pens at Rs 15 then what is
the price of an eraser?
a) Rs 3
b) Rs 4
c) Rs 2
d) Rs 1

140. How many numbers from 1 to 1000 are both perfect square and cube?
a) 6
b) 3
c) 8
d) 5
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141. Smallest 4 digit number which is perfect square?

a) 1000
b) 1022
c) 1064
d) 1024

142. Which of the following is a prime number?

a) 63
b) 87
c) 29
d) 93

143. How many numbers of 3 digit can be formed using 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 when
repetition of digits is not allowed?
a) 60
b) 50
c) 125
d) 120

144. How many 4 letters words can be formed by ASHOK when repetition of letters
is allowed?
a) 125
b) 1025
c) 225
d) 625
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English - Fill in the blank

145. Choose an appropriate word from the options to suitably fill the blank in the
sentence below so that the sentence makes sense, both grammatically and
contextually.
The head of the pigeon had been______ away with the rifle.
a) Blows
b) Blow
c) Blown
d) Blew

146. Choose an appropriate word from the options to suitably fill the blank in the
sentence below so that the sentence makes sense, both grammatically and
contextually.
Do you have _____ book focusing on this war?
a) Some
b) Any
c) The
d) None of the above

147. Choose an appropriate word from the options to suitably fill the blank in the
sentence below so that the sentence makes sense, both grammatically and
contextually.
I asked ____ but nobody had seen my wallet.
a) Aside
b) Any
c) Around
d) About
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148. Choose an appropriate word from the options to suitably fill the blank in the
sentence below so that the sentence makes sense, both grammatically and
contextually.
They ______ learning a new language next semester.
a) Will
b) Will have
c) Will be
d) Will have been
149. Choose an appropriate word from the options to suitably fill the blank in the
sentence below so that the sentence makes sense, both grammatically and
contextually.
We ______ read at least half of Shakespeare’s comedies by the end of this year.
a) Will be
b) Will have
c) Will
d) Will have been

150. Choose an appropriate word from the options to suitably fill the blank in the
sentence below so that the sentence makes sense, both grammatically and
contextually.
I _______ reading for two hours before going to school tomorrow.
a) Will have been
b) Had been
c) Will be
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Preposition
151. Fill in the blanks with the suitable preposition:
He travelled all…………………………the world when he was eighty year old.
a) in
b) over
c) with
d) of

152. Fill in the blanks with the suitable preposition:

Dr. Sharma concluded his Speech……………………..stressing on Buddha’s teachings
of the importance of charity.
a) by
b) with
c) at
d) in

153. Fill in the blanks with the suitable preposition:

Shivaji Maharaj fought……………………. every kind of aggression.
a) against
b) to
c) with
d) at

154. Fill in the blanks with the suitable preposition:

Don’t depend……………………. others; you must stand on your own feet.
a) upon
b) on
c) to
d) for
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155. Fill in the blanks with the suitable preposition:

Our life promises a lot……………………………….. pleasure and we must learn to
enjoy it.
a) with
b) for
c) of
d) at

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Spot the Error

156. The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment
that contains a grammatical error.
During an earthquake, / it is advised to take / cover above a table / to save your life.
a) cover above a table
b) During an earthquake
c) it is advised to take
d) to save your life.

157. The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment
that contains a grammatical error.
He used to reply / that the only place / for which he went / was the town library.
a) was the town library
b) for which he went
c) He used to reply
d) that the only place

158. The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them my contain an
error. Select the part that error from the given options. If you don't find any error,
mark 'No error' as your answer.
The child was / gazing longingly / at the toy.
a) gazing longingly
b) at the toy
c) No error
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159. Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option
that contains a grammatical error. If you don‘t find any error, mark ‗No error‘ as
your answer.
Amla juice/ is rich with / Vitamin C. / no error
a) Vitamin C.
b) Amla juice
c) No error
d) is rich with
159. D is rich with.

160. The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment
that contains a grammatical error.
Rehan and Ronit are / good friends and / it don’t matter to them / as to who is
wealthier.
a) good friends and
b) it don't matter to them
c) Rehan and Ronit are
d) as to who is wealthier

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Direct & Indirect Speech

161. Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
She said, “I am in no mood to work now.”
a) She said that she has been in no mood to work then.
b) She said that she was in no mood to work now.
c) She said that she was in no mood to work then.
d) She said that she has been in no mood to work now.

162. Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.

He said that something might be missing in there.
a) He said, "Something may be missing in here."
b) He said, "Something had to be missing in there."
c) He said, "Something is been missing in here."
d) He said, "Something could be missing in here."

163. Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.

She asked my why I had been smoking that day.
a) She said to me, "Why were you smoking today?"
b) She said to me, "Why are you smoking today?"
c) She said to me, "why you smoke today?"
d) She says to me, "Why were you smoking this day?"

164. Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

She said to me, “The charlatan will be breaking into the safe.”
a) She told me that the charlatan would be breaking into the safe.
b) She said to me that the charlatan will be breaking in the safe.
c) She said to me that the charlatan can be breaking into the safe.
d) She said to me that the charlatan is breaking into the safe.
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165. Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.

Shyam asked me how I had persuaded his sister.
a) "How are you persuading my sister?" Shyam asked me.
b) "How did you persuaded my sister?" Shyam asked me.
c) "How did you persuade my sister?" Shyam asked me.
d) "How have you persuade my sister?" Shyam asked me.

166. Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

Latika said to him, "I got a hefty discount on this television."
a) Latika told him that she has got a hefty discount on that television.
b) Latika told him that she is getting a hefty discount on that television.
c) Latika told him that she had got a hefty discount on that television.
d) Latika told him that she has got a hefty discount on that television.

167. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
He said, 'Let us wait for the award.'
a) He proposed that they should wait for the award.
b) He said that he should wait for the award.
c) He proposed that he should wait for the award.
d) He said that they should waited for the award.

168. Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

Latika said to him, “I got a hefty discount on this television.”
a) Latika told him that she has got a hefty discount on that television.
b) Latika told him that she is getting a hefty discount on that television.
c) Latika told him that she had got a hefty discount on that television.
d) Latika told him that she has got a hefty discount on this television.
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Idiom & Phrases

169. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Like a cakewalk
a) Smooth surface
b) Pleasant experience
c) Easy task
d) Active

170. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

All eyes
a) Watching with anger
b) Watching eagerly
c) Watching with no interest
d) Not watching at all

171. Choose the correct meaning of the given idiom.

In weal and woe
a) In sad and gloomy days
b) In happiness and good times
c) In prosperity and adversity
d) In despair and failure

172. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

A green horn
a) Uneducated person
b) Inexperienced person
c) Clever person
d) Skilled person
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173. Choose the correct meaning of the given idiom.

Bag and baggage
a) With burden
b) Without any aim
c) Without happiness
d) With all of one's possessions
174. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Beat around the bush
a) Avoid praising someone and demean
b) Avoid the main point by talking in a roundabout way
c) Avoid saying what you mean, usually because it is not funny
d) Avoid using foul words to make someone uncomfortable

175. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To smell a rat
a) To have reason to know the presence of a rat
b) To have reason to suspect
c) To know the smell of a rat
d) To learn the smell of a rat

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One-word Substitution
176. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group
of words.
A person in love with himself
a) Narcissist
b) Lunatic
c) Stoic
d) Polyglot

177. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group
of words.
Plants of a particular region
a) Flora
b) Flinch
c) Fauna
d) Flotsam

178. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group
of words.
A shortened version of a larger work
a) Summary
b) Precise
c) Shorts
d) Abridgement
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179. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined
group of words.
The man supervising the exam had a huge moustache.
a) Examiner
b) Curator
c) Controller
d) Invigilator

180. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined
group of words.
After my father passed away, I used to took at a series of stars, trying to find the
unknown.
a) Galaxy
b) Constellation
c) Caravan
d) Horde

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Spelling Check
181. Rectify the sentence by selecting the correct spelling of the underlined word.
David was put off by the glamming eyes in the dark.
a) glamning
b) gleaning
c) gleaming
d) glaming

182. In the given sentence the underlined word may have been incorrectly spelt.
Identify the option that rectifies the spelling. If there is no error in spelling, select
'No error'.
The adoloscent period of life, one of the most difficult stages of development, is
known as the period of strees and storm.
a) adelescent
b) adolescent
c) adeloscent
d) No error

183. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word

a) Cemetery
b) Accommodate
c) Intruder
d) Neccessary

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184. In the given sentence the underlined word may have been incorrectly spelt.
Identify the option that rectifies the spelling. If there is no error in spelling, select
No error‘.
Getting a compliment from her husband was a rare occurrance in Rashmila's life.
a) occurrence
b) ocurrance
c) No error
d) ocurrance

185. Choose the incorrectly spelt word.

a) Benign
b) Mortifeid
c) Insecurities
d) Dismay

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Synonym
186. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Confusion
a) Intrepidity
b) Stagnation
c) Perusal
d) Commotion

187. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Competent
a) Complex
b) Poor
c) Capable
d) Beginner

188. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Announce
a) Denounce
b) Secret
c) Hide
d) Advertise

189. Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the given
sentence.
The sporadic instructions of the invigilators distracted the examinee.
a) Continuous
b) Indirect
c) Repetitive
d) Occasional
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Antonym
190. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Rebellion
a) Uprising
b) Loyalty
c) Sedition
d) Allotment

191. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Hospitality
a) Complaint
b) Cordiality
c) Coldness
d) Wrathful

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Para Jumbles Questions

192. The question below consists of a set of labeled sentences. Out of the four
options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent
paragraph.
P. Main source of water for Wular Lake is River Jhelum.
Q. Wular Lake is also said to be a remnant of Satisar Lake that existed in ancient
times.
R. This lake also has a small island in its centre called the Zaina Lank'.
S. This island was constructed by king Zainul-Abi-Din.
a) RPQS
b) PQRS
c) QSRP
d) PRSQ

193. Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

The continued
P. the growing sales of sneakers
Q. dominance of the athleisure trend
R. along with the pursuit of comfort
S. has had a significant impact on
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Active/Passive Voices
194. Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
Manu will tell her later.
a) She will be tell later by Manu.
b) She will tell later by Manu.
c) She will be told later by Manu.
d) She will be tell later.

195. Select the correct active form of the given sentence.

Has the villa been occupied by them?
a) Did they occupied the villa?
b) Had they occupied the villa?
c) Have they occupied the villa?
d) Do they occupied the villa?

196. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Priya washes her clothes in the evening.
a) The clothes was washed by Priya in the evening.
b) The clothes is washed by Priya in the evening.
c) The clothes are washed by Priya in the evening.
d) The clothes were washed by Priya in the evening.

197. Select the correct active form of the given sentence.

The clothes will be delivered by the shop on Monday.
a) The shop will be delivering the clothes on Monday.
b) The shop will deliver the clothes on Monday.
c) The shop would be delivering the clothes on Monday.
d) The shop would deliver the clothes on Monday.
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English Comprehension Passage

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the
help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
The modern-day student is extremely 1_______ with technology. They do read quite
a bit because of social media. While their writing skills may not be top notch, they
do write, courtesy 2_____ affinity to various platforms on the internet. However, one
skill that been 3_____ affected is listening skills. They are extremely poor active
listeners. If this issue is not addressed, what we may be heading to in the future is a
huge chunk of people across the globe, with poor skills of listening, and a huge
number of passive listeners. Researchers say that listening is the prime ingredient
for empathy and the world will be in extreme poverty in terms of number of
empathizers on the planet.
198. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
a) hindered
b) disconnected
c) dreary
d) savvy

199. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

a) their
b) they're
c) dare
d) there

200. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

a) thoroughly
b) through
c) holistically
d) daily
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