Sample Booklet- Pool The Titans

Udghosh National Open School Quiz

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 Preface

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This compilation of quizzes aims to challenge and enhance your cognitive abilities
across various domains. Divided into four sections, namely Quantitative Aptitude, Log-
ical Reasoning, Verbal Ability, and Sports Trivia, each section offers a unique set of
questions designed to engage and stimulate your mind.
Quantitative Aptitude will put your numerical prowess to the test. From basic arith-
metic to complex mathematical concepts, this section will challenge your ability to solve
quantitative problems, improve your numerical accuracy, and develop your analytical
thinking.
In the Logical Reasoning section, you will encounter a series of thought-provoking
puzzles and problems that will test your ability to think critically and analytically. From
analyzing patterns to solving logical sequences, this section will sharpen your logical
reasoning skills.
The Verbal Ability section delves into the realm of language and communication.
Through an array of vocabulary, grammar, and comprehension exercises, you will explore
the depths of verbal expression, honing your ability to understand and interpret written
information.
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and figures.
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Contents

Preface 2

Acknowledgement 3

1 Quantitative Aptitude 5
1.1 Phase-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.2 Phase-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.3 Answer Key ...........................................................................................................10

2 Logical Reasoning 11
2.1 Phase-1 .................................................................................................................. 12
2.2 Phase-2 .................................................................................................................. 16
2.3 Answer Key ...........................................................................................................18

3 Verbal Ability 20
3.1 Phase-1 .................................................................................................................. 21
3.2 Phase-2 .................................................................................................................. 23
3.3 Answer Key ...........................................................................................................25

4 Sports Trivia 26
4.1 Phase-1 .................................................................................................................. 27
4.2 Phase-2 .................................................................................................................. 28
4.3 Answer Key ...........................................................................................................29

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1 Quantitative Aptitude

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 PHASE-1

1. How many checkpoints are needed to con-

struct a marathon track of 300 meters
long, if the checkpoints are at a distance
of 12.5 meters each?
A. 22 B. 24
C. 25 D. None of the above

2. Two athletes start a two-length race from

opposite ends of a forest track at the
same instant.They run at constant speeds
but one runs faster than the other. After
the start, they pass each other at a point
of 21 m from the dense end of the for-
est and after completing one length, each
athlete rests for one minute and starts
again. On the return lap, the athletes
pass each other for the second time 13 m
from the sparse end of the forest. What
is the length of the Track in meters?
A. 63 B. 50
C. 34 D. 47

3. Consider a 2×2 grid. You are at the bot-

tom left corner and can move to the right
and up. In such a case, there are ex-
actly 6 routes to the top right corner. If
you had a 10 x 10 grid, there would be
N number of unique routes to the top
left corner.The number of digits of N is
n.Consider the number 197. The sum of
digits is 17. If we sum it again, it is 8.
Similarly, the sum of the digits of N until
the answer is a single digit is m.What is
n*m?
A. 15 B. 24
C. 20 D. 18

4. There is a light bulb (incandescent, it’s

currently off) in an upstairs room.You
are downstairs, standing next to a panel
of five light switches (all of them in the
off position).One of them controls the
light bulb. The other four don’t do any-
thing.You must figure out which switch

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 locker whose number is a multiple

controls the bulb and reach upstairs.

You can do whatever you want to
the light switches, as long as it’s
either turning them on or turning
them off. After fid- dling with the
light switches, you can go upstairs
and check the bulb. You cannot see
the bulb nor any light shining from it
from where you’re initially
standing.The number of stairs
initially is 23. Assum- ing the house
to be hypothetical, the no. of stairs
increases by one count the num- ber
of times you go downstairs.For eg.-if
you move downstairs after checking
for the first time the no. of stairs
will be- come 24 after you have
reached down- stairs and so on.
The time required to
climb either up or down each stair
is 1 Second.Find the Minimum time
required to reach upstairs after
figuring out the switch.(Assume
time is required only for climbing
the stairs up or down and as- sume
the worst-case scenario).
A. 47 B. 46
C. 69 D. 70
5. Madhav was a weak high school
student was not able to give his
exam and was constantly looking at
the clock for the time to pass by as
he have to go to play football . All
of a certain it clicked in his mind
that how many times in a day do the
minute and hour hands of a clock
overlap? Help him tell the answer
via your intellect.
A. 24 B. 23
C. 22 D. 21
6. Lockers numbered 1 to 100 stand in
a row at the sports academy gym.
When the player arrives, he opens
all the lock- ers. The second player
then goes through and recloses all the
even-numbered lock- ers; the third
player changes the state of every
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 of 3.This continues until 100 players have
passed through. Which lockers are now
open?
A. 14 B. 11
C. 10 D. 12

7. You have 15 Rs with you. You go to

a shop and the shopkeeper tells you the
price is 1 Rs per tennis ball. He also
tells you that you can get a tennis ball
in return for 3 plastic balls. How many
maximum tennis balls can you have ?
A. 20 B. 21
C. 22 D. 23

8. A chess king starts on one cell of a chess-

board and takes a tour, passing through
each square once, and ending up on the
initial square. Find the maximum diag-
onal moves made by the king.
A. 36 B. 28
C. 64 D. 24

9. It was Ms. Anita’s last day at school.

She was an badminton coach at St Paul’s
School, Delhi. The students decided to
express their gratitude towards her by
writing farewell messages with each mes-
sage containing the same number of words.
Her mailbox contained 4,97,503 words sent
by the students.Her husband Mr. Vishal
asked how many students she had coached
to which she said, “As far as I can re-
member they are around 500.” Can you
tell how many students Ms. Anita had
taught?
A. 495 B. 497
C. 499 D. Cannot find out using
given information

10. A 1000 × 1004 rectangular shooting board

is split into 1 × 1 squares. How many
of these squares does the main diago-
nal of the large rectangular board pass
through?
A. 1000 B. 1004
C. 2000 D. 2004

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 PHASE-2

1. Mr. Venkatesh Iyer has recently started 4. In Udghosh, there is a football tourna-
his international cricketing career. He ment. This year, 16 teams are partici-
has played a total of 4 innings and an pating, and only one ground is available
average of 40. Out of which, in 1 in- for whole matches. In the end, there
ning, he remained not out, and in that will be 3 top teams in the tournament,
inning, his strike rate was 100. In the the members of the first team will be
other three innings, he scored 35, 13, and awarded gold medals, members of the
60.¡br¿If the number of runs scored and second team will be awarded silver medals,
balls faced in the inning he remained not and members of the third team will be
out are m and n, respectively. ¡br¿What awarded bronze medals.You have to find
is the value of m+n? fixtures so that a minimum number of
matches will be played, and in the league
A. 24
B. 104 stage, every team will play an equal num-
ber of matches.How many total matches
C. 30
will be played?
D. 120
A. 28 B. 15
2. The difference between the Melbourne C. 16 D. 27
cricket ground and a olympic volleyball
court areas is 22500 m square.The differ- 5. Its time for F1 grand prix. Italian race
ence between the perimeters of a cricket track, home race track of Scuderia Fer-
ground and a volleyball court is 200 m. rari, the F1 division of Ferrari has a to-
Also, the volleyball court’s length and tal of 7 run-off areas. Distances between
breadth are twice the cricket ground’s consecutive run-off areas follow a specific
radius. What is the value of size, range sequence and the distances are 8, 25, 52,
of volleyball court, and radius of cricket 89,. ........... distance between the starting
ground point and first run-off area is 80m, and
A. 175 , 25 , 100 B. 125 , 75 , 100 the distance between the winning point
C. 50 , 150 , 100 D. 100 , 100 ,100 and last run-off area is 90m.Find the to-
tal length of the Italian race track.
3. During the 1928 Amsterdsam olympics A. 671 B. 577
hockey gold medal match, which India C. 675 D. 673
won against Netherlands. After the match
Mr. Dhyan Chand’s hockey stick was 6. India vs. Pakistan match is scheduled
broken up by the officials to check for on 4th September in Dubai International
any magnet in it. The stick was broken Stadium. Virat stays in a hotel in Dubai
at a random point distributed uniformly and tries to see the clock. But he can
across the length (ignore the curved part only see the reflected image of the clock
of the stick and consider a straight stick). in the mirror. Road Safety Tournament
What is the expected length of the larger match is also scheduled on the same day
part?[consider the length of the hockey at the same time. Sachin calls Virat to
stick to be L]. ask about the pre-match conditions. Vi-
A. L/6 B. L/2 rat tells Sachin that he can see the re-
C. L/3 D. L/4 flected clock, the hour hand is 95 degrees
counterclockwise (CCW) to the North,

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and the minute hand is 210 degrees clock-
wise (CW) to the North. Sachin also
tells Virat that he can only see the re-
flected clock, showing him that the hour
hand is 150 degrees CCW to the North
and the minute hand is 330 degrees CW
to the North.Based on their discussion,
can you determine the time difference
between India and Dubai?
A. 01:30 h B. 02:00 h
C. 04:00 h D. 04:30 h

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 ANSWER KEY

Phase 1
1. C

2. B

3. B

4. D

5. C

6. C

7. C

8. A

9. C

10. C

Phase 2
1. A

2. C

3. D

4. A

5. D

6. D

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2 Logical Reasoning

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 PHASE-1

1. In a marathon, the players numbered as

;1, 2, 6, ?, 88, 445 got prizes. These num-
bers follow a certain pattern, find out the
missing term.
A. 21 B. 72
C. 45 D. 32

2. Find out the missing term: 66452: 87224

:: ? : 99221 A. A B. B
C. C D. D
A. 12345 B. 23456
C. 11225 D. 88223 7. Identify the exact components of the given
figure:
3. Pointing to the master blaster Sachin Ten-
dulkar, ”The girl said he is my mother’s
sister’s brother’s son”. How is Sachin
Tendulkar related to the girl?
A. uncle B. brother
C. cousin D. father

4. A footballer runs 20 metre towards North A.

and turns to right, runs 15 metre and
turns to left, runs 19 metre and again
turn to left, runs 15 metre and then turn
to right and runs 12 metre and finally
turns to left and runs 8 metres. Now in B.
which direction is he running?
A. West B. South
C. East D. North

5. While calculating the final score of a cricket

C.
inning a person uses the give convention
where - means ×, × means +, + means ÷
and ÷ means -, then find the total score
of the inning if the person calculates the
final score as: 81 + 9 x 12 - 3 / 10 =?
D.
A. 44 B. 0
C. 188.7 D. 35

6. A child while playing Carrom got a cre-

ative idea and he took a piece of paper
and folded as shown below and cut a pat-
tern out of it using carrom coins .Choose
a figure which would most closely resem-
ble the unfolded form of Figure.

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8. In a football match a player has options
to pass the ball to team members as shown
in the figure . Interestingly they form a
certain pattern as shown below . Iden-
tify the exact components of the given
pattern:
following you think is the toy of Man-
preet’s daughter.
A. 1,2,3,4 B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only D. 3 and 4 only

10. If ”SCORE” is coded as 8-24-12-9-22,

then WOMAN will be coded as:
A. A. 4-12-13-26-14 B. 4-12-14-26-13
C. 4-12-11-26-13 D. 23-15-13-1-14

11. Arrange the following words in the se-

quence in which they occur in dictionary
and choose the correct sequence 1. Ex-
press2. Extend3. Expire4. Explode5.
Expand
B. A. 3,4,1,2,5 B. 2,1,3,5,4
C. 5,3,4,1,2 D. 1,2,5,4,3

12. Find out the missing term: 3/2 : 33 ::

2/3 : ?
A. 23 B. 22
C. 3 D. 22

C. 13. Dr. Miller has a busy pediatric den-

tistry practice and she needs a skilled,
reliable hygienist to keep things running
smoothly. The last two people she hired
were recommended by top dentists in the
area, but they each lasted less than one
month. She is now in desperate need of
a hygienist who can competently han-
dle the specific challenges of her prac-
D. tice. Which one of the following candi-
dates should Dr. Miller consider most
seriously?
A. Marilyn has been a hygienist for fif-
teen years, and her current employer, who
is about to retire, says she is the best
in the business. The clientele she has
worked with consists of some of the wealth-
iest and most powerful citizens in the
9. Indian hockey Skipper Manpreet’s daugh-
county.
ter has a cubical toy which on unfolding
B. Lindy recently graduated at the top
looks as below(fig. X) .Which among the
of her class from one of the best dental
hygiene programs in the state. Prior to
becoming a dental hygienist, Lindy spent

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 two years working in a day care center. she has signed with a landlord. Which
C. James has worked as a dental hygien- situation below is the best example of
ist for three years in a public health clinic. Violating an Apartment Lease?
He is very interested in securing a posi- A. Tim has decided to move to another
tion in a private dental office. city, so he calls his landlord to tell him
D. Kathy is an experienced and highly that he is not interested in renewing his
recommended dental hygienist who is also lease when it expires next month.
finishing up a degree in early childhood B. Valerie recently lost her job and, for
education, which she hopes will get her the last three months, has neglected to
a job as a preschool teacher. She is ea- pay her landlord the monthly rent they
ger to find a job in a pediatric practice, agreed upon in writing when she moved
since she has always wanted to work with into her apartment eight months ago.
children. C. Mark writes a letter to his landlord
14. The neighborhood block association has that lists numerous complaints about the
received many complaints about people apartment he has agreed to rent for two
knocking on doors and soliciting money years.
for an unknown charity organization even D. Leslie thinks that her landlord is ne-
though door-to-door solicitation is pro- glecting the building in which she rents
hibited by local laws. Three residents an apartment. She calls her attorney to
have provided descriptions of individu- ask for advice.
als who have come to their door asking 16. It is appropriate to compensate someone
for money. if you have damaged his or her property
Solicitor 1 is a white male, 20-25 years in some way. This is called Restitution.
old, 5’9”, 145 pounds, with very short Which situation below is the best exam-
brown hair. He was wearing a dark blue ple of Restitution?
suit and carrying a brown leather brief-
A. Bajrang Punia borrows Neeraj Chopra’s
case.
camera and the lens shatters when it falls
Solicitor 2 is a white male, 25-30 years
on the ground because he fails to zipper
old, 6’2”, 200 pounds, with a shaved head.
the case.When Bajrang returns the cam-
He was wearing a red T-shirt and jeans.
era, he tells Neeraj that he will pay for
Solicitor 3 is a white male, approxi-
the repair.
mately 23 years old, 5’10”, slight build,
B. Lakshya Sen borrows PV Sindhu’s car,
with short brown hair. He was wearing
and when he returns it, the gas tank is
a blue suit.
practically empty. He apologizes pro-
Three days after the block association
fusely and tells Sindhu he will be more
meeting, a resident noticed a man knock-
considerate the next time.
ing on doors in the neighborhood and
C. Mirabai Chanu asks Kidamba Srikanth
phoned the police to report the illegal
to check in on her apartment while she
activity. This solicitor was described as
is out of town. When Kidamba arrives,
follows:
he discovers that a pipe has burst and
Solicitor 4 is a white male, 22 years
there is a considerable amount of water
old, 140 pounds, about 5’10”, with short
damage. He calls a plumber to repair the
brown hair. He was carrying a briefcase
pipe.
and wearing a dark suit.
D. Lisa suspects that the pothole in her
A. 1, 2, and 3 company’s parking lot caused her flat tire.
B. 1, but not 2 and 3 She tells her boss that she thinks the
C. 1 and 3, but not 2 company should pay for the repair.
D. 1 and 2, but not 3
17. Here are some words translated from an
15. Violating an Apartment Lease occurs when artificial language. agnoscrenia means
a tenant does something prohibited by poisonous spider delanocrenia means poi-
the legally binding document that he or sonous snake agnosdeery means brown

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 spider. Which word could mean ”black 21. Read the below passage carefully
widow spider”? and answer the questions:
A. deeryclostagnos B. agnosdelano Five teammates Randy, Sally, Terry, Uma,
C. agnosvitriblunin D. trymuttiagnos and Vernon each play one Cricket, Foot-
ball, Basketball, Badminton or Table Ten-
18. Players are in pursuit of playing foot- nis one day a week, Monday through Fri-
ball. James is directly behind the foot- day.* Vernon does not play Badminton
ball. Ruby is behind James. Rachel is and does not play his game on Tues-
behind Ruby. Max is ahead of the foot- day.* Sally does play Table Tennis and
ball running in the opposite direction. does not play it on Monday or Friday.*
As the children and football pass, Max The Cricket is not played on Thursday.*
turns around and joins the pursuit. He Terry play his game, which is not Bad-
runs in behind Ruby. James runs faster minton, on Wednesday.* The Basketball
and is alongside the football on the left. is played on Friday, and not by Uma.*
Ruby runs faster and is alongside the Randy play his game on Monday.What
football on the right. Which child is di- task does Terry do on Wednesday?
rectly behind the football?
A. Badminton
A. Jamees B. Ruby B. Table Tennis
C. Rachel D. Max C. Cricket
19. Statement: Should India go in for com- D. Football
puterization in all possible sectors? 22. In which day does Uma play her game?
Arguments:Yes. It will bring efficiency
and accuracy in the work. A. Monday
No. It will be an injustice to the mon- B. Tuesday
umental human resources which are at C. Wednesday
present underutilized. D. Thursday
No. Computerization demands a lot of 23. What game does Vernon play?
money. We should not waste money on
it. A. Badminton
Yes. When advanced countries are intro- B. Table Tennis
ducing computers in every field, how can C. Cricket
India afford to lag behind? D. Football
E. Basketball
A. Only I is strong.
B. Only I and II are strong 24. In which day does the Badminton is played?
C. Only I and III are strong. D. Only A. Friday B. Monday
II and III are strong. C. Tuesday D. Wednesday
20. Statement: In order to reduce the gap 25. When does Sally play Table Tennis?
between income and expenditure, the com-
A. Friday B. Monday
pany has decided to increase the price of
C. Tuesday D. Wednesday
its product from next month.
Assumptions: The rate will remain more
or less same after the increases.
The expenditure will more or less remain
the same in near future.
The rival companies will also increase
the price of the similar product.
A. Only I and II are implicit
B. Only II and III are implicit
C. Only III is implicit
D. All are implicit
E. None of these

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 PHASE-2

1. Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Mbappe, all and ’Virat Kohli’ or ’Virat Kohli” and
three players, play for the same club, ’Rohit Sharma’.So can you deduce which
PSG, in football.All three of them are of the last two is ’Rohit Sharma’ or ’Vi-
good friends of each other. After their rat Kohli’?
match in the Ligue 1 with Monaco (1-1), A. 7 of us are lying here.
which was a draw, the three of them de- B. 6 of us are lying here.
cided to play carrom. They also agreed C. 5 of us are lying here.
that they would share everything equally D. Yes, 5 of us are lying here.
between them. One day Messi brings 9 E. 4 of us are lying here.
coins of carrom, Neymar brings 5 coins of F. 3 of us are lying here.
carrom, and Mbappe brings none. Then G. My name is ’Virat Kohli.
they use the coin for playing carrom to- H. My name is ’Rohit Sharma.’
gether. Since Mbappe did not bring any Options
coins, he gave $28 instead. How much to A. G is Rohit Sharma
Messi and how much to Neymar? B. G is Virat Kohli
A. $16 and $12 B. $20 and $8 C. Both of the above
C. $22 and $6 D. $26 and $2 D. Can not be decided

2. MLB(Major League Baseball),the oldest 5. Field hockey is a team sport in standard

major professional sports league in the hockey format, in which each team plays
world is organising tournament of Base- with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper.
ball. It is being is played with 200 teams. Matches are played on grass, watered turf,
How many matches need to be played to artificial turf, synthetic field, or indoor
get a winner considering all matches are boarded surface. Players wear a stan-
knockouts and the winning team plays dard kit consisting of jersey, shorts or
with the other winning team? skirt, shoes and, for safety, shin guard-
A. 196 B. 198 sand a. Each player carries a hockey
C. 199 D. 200 stick which is made of wood,carbon fi-
bre,fibreglass, or a combination of car-
3. Hardik Pandya is in the dressing room bon fibre and fibreglass in different quan-
and have the choice of three doors: Be- tities. Using their sticks, the team en-
hind one door is a bat; behind the oth- deavors to drive the round hockey ball,
ers, balls. He pick a door, say No. 1, made of hard plastic, towards the rival
and Dhoni, who knows what’s behind team’s.Ramesh got tired of playing hockey
the doors, opens another door, say No. which is such a strenuous game and wants
3, which has a ball. He then asks, ”Do to play card games with his friend Suresh,
you want to pick door No. 2?”. What and asks Suresh to suggest a thrilling
is the probability that there is a bat if game. Suresh came with two sets of cards,
Hardik switch? those sets are A and B and there are 20
A. 1/3 B. 1/2 cards in each set, on each players turn he
C. 2/3 D. None of these is allowed to take right most or left most
card from the row this is done until all
4. Eight cricket players make the below state- the cards are taken, Ramesh is the win-
ments :The Players G ; H are ’Rohit Sharma’ ner if he gets greatest sum of numbers on

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 his cards. What should be Ramesh’s first the sum of any five consecutive terms is
move so that he can win the game.The negative. Can they both be right? If yes,
sequences are; at most, how large can the sequence be
A. He cannot win in any case. that they were examining
B. 2 from A and 9 from B. A. 11 B. 12
C. 2 from A and 12 from B. C. 13 D. Both cannot be correct at
D. 1 from A and 9 from B. the same time
6. BCCI is analyzing the performance of
its new pace bowlers coached in MRF
pace academy in Chennai. Given the fol-
lowing facts about the fast bowlers that
:D is slower than F and faster than G.J
is slower than C and faster than E.A
is slower than I and faster than C.F is
slower than B and faster than H.I is slower
than G and faster than J.H is faster than
G.Who is the slowest?’
A. F B. E
C. H D. B
7. Ram and Shyam are two brothers. Ram
follows basketball, and Shyam, on the
other hand, follows badminton. One day,
the final matches of basketball and bad-
minton were going on together, but the
problem was that they had only one TV,
and they both did not want to miss the
final match of their respective games. So,
their mother figured out a solution. She
gave them a game to play, and the win-
ner’s game will stream. She puts ”k”
black balls and ”r” red balls inside a box,
and they have to select one ball, one by
one, repeatedly randomly. If a black ball
is set, throw it out of the box, and if a
red ball is selected, the person who picks
it will be the winner. Now you have to
decide who has a better chance of win-
ning if Ram starts first.
A. Ram has a higher chance of winning.
B. Shyam has a higher chance of win-
ning
C. will depend on the value of k.
D. can’t say anything.
8. After the Masters Tournament, which is
one of the five major tournaments in golf,
two professional golfers, Arnold Palmer
and Tiger Woods,examine the scoresheet,
which has a sequence of real numbers.
Arnold Palmer gets to know that the sum
of any eight consecutive terms is posi-
tive. But Tiger Woods gets to know that

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Phase 1
1. A

2. D

3. C

4. A

5. D

6. A
7. D

8. B

9. A

10. B
11. C

12. B

13. B

14. C
15. B

16. A

17. C

18. D

19. A

20. E

21. D

22. D

23. E

24. B

25. C

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Phase 2
1. D

2. C

3. C

4. A

5. B

6. B

7. C

8. A

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3 Verbal Ability

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 PHASE-1

1. Complete the Sentences:When he..... given below them. 1.After Examining

P : did not know him, the doctor smiled at him mischievously
Q : he was nervous and and took out a syringe.
R : heard the hue and cry at midnight 2. Thinking that he was really sick, his
S : what to do father summoned the family doctor.
The Proper sequence should be: 3. That day, Mintu wanted to take a day
A. RQPS B. QSPR off from school.
C. SQPR D. PQRS 4. Immediately, Mintu jumped up from
his bed and swore the he was fine.
2. From the given alternatives, choose the 5. Therefore; he pretended to be sick and
one which best expresses the given sen- remained in bed.What is the correct se-
tence in Indirect/Direct speech.”If you quence of sentences?¡/p¿
don’t keep quiet I shall shoot you”, he
A. 41532 B. 13425
said to her in a calm voice.
C. 24513 D. 35214
A. He warned her to shoot if she didn’t
keep quiet calmly. 6. Read the following passage about
B. He said calmly that I shall shoot you martial arts and answer the ques-
if you don’t be quiet. tions.
C. He warned her calmly that he would MARTIAL ARTS
shoot her if she didn’t keep quiet. The human body is infinitely capable!
D. Calmly he warned her that be quiet However, as a general law, we tend to ne-
or else he will have to shoot her. glect what is given to us, and most of us
are not aware of all the wonderful things
3. Solve verbal analogue- Trial: Jury we can do with our bodies. Where peo-
A. Election-voting B. Dispute-arbiter ple started to explore the possibilities of
C. Doctor-Hospital D. Lawyer-Injustice the body, those searches yielded unbe-
lievable results. Martial arts – a diverse
4. Importance of Yoga and exercise is being range of activities of the human body,
realized by all sections of the society. comprising techniques of fighting, men-
There is an increasing awareness about tal and physical exercises and knowledge
health in the society particularly among of vital parts of the human body – make
middle ages group of people. one such useful output.
A. Statement I is the cause and state- Even though the phrase ‘martial arts’ is
ment II is its effect. suggestive of Mars - the god of war in Ro-
B. Statement II is the cause and state- man mythology, Asia, especially Japan,
ment I is its effect. India, and China, are the lands where
C. Both the statements I and II are in- those body skills and combating power
dependent causes. which we call “martial arts” began and
D. Both the statements I and II are ef- flourished. Some scholars disapprove of
fects of independent causes. the very name ‘martial arts’ as unsuit-
able to these systems of fights and ex-
5. Rearrange the following five sentences in ercises. Except for a few varieties, such
proper sequence so as to for a meaning- as ‘Kalarippayatt’ in Kerala, a part of
ful paragraph, then answer the questions

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India, most of these arts were not his- biology of which the idea of ‘marma’ (vi-
torically developed for war or practised tal spot) is the base. As a result, associ-
by professional warriors.So, alternative ated with Kalari, an indigenous system
names like ‘combat arts’ are suggested. of treatment also has emerged.How did
Controversy about names being kept the term ‘martial arts’ originate?
apart, martial arts refer to hundreds of A. From Mars - the god of war in Ro-
systems. All of them, in whichever va- man mythology
riety of forms, use ‘body instrumenta- B. From Mars – the cosmic body
tion’. It means they use body and body C. From Mars – the Spanish month of
parts as instruments.With this purpose, a year when Martial Arts were predomi-
training and practice are given for fit- nantly practised
ness, power and movements. ‘Karate’, D. From Marching of Greek warriors
‘Kung Fu’ and ‘Kalari’ are three major
generic types of these combat systems. 7. Why do some experts refuse to accept
All martial arts fall into sub-groups de- the name ‘martial arts’?
veloped and perfected by different instruc- A. martial arts were developed for war
tors. So, we get diverse styles and strate- B. not practised by professional warriors
gies under each head.
C. they don’t believe in Roman mythol-
The word ‘Karate’ means ‘empty-handed’ ogy
in the Japanese language. The name D. None of these
impresses with both practical and philo-
sophical overtones of emptiness. It sig- 8. What does Karate avoid training?
nifies adequacy of skill and power with- A. mighty blows B. kicks
out any weapon and the experience of C. grappling D. None of these
emptiness or ultimate freedom. Karate
teaches swift and mighty blows and kicks 9. What is the purpose of breathing exer-
but keeps away from grappling and hand cises in Kung Fu?
locks. As part of this system, there are A. to enrich flexibility and speed of move-
various exercises, all meant to strengthen ments
the body and muscles. Karate trains B. to enrich ’life energy’
both soft and hard techniques. C. to practise both offensive and defen-
The meaning of ‘Kung Fu’ is a skill. The sive blows
term embraces a whole variety of Chi- D. None of these
nese martial art forms. All these sys-
tems practice both offensive and defen- 10. Which form of martial arts trains sword
sive blows, kicks and locks. In some styles, fight?
Kung Fu also involves internal practices A. Kalari B. Taekwondo
of breathing techniques to enrich what is C. Kung Fu D. None of these
called ‘life energy’. However, as all mar-
tial practices do, Kung Fu also empha-
sises primarily on flexibility and speed
of movements.‘Kalarippayatt’ or ‘Kalari’
in short, is trained predominantly in the
southern parts of India. Drawing forms
of postures and steps from powerful an-
imals is a common characteristic of all
systems of a fight. In Kalari, the differ-
ent stances and movements are copied
from animals and then perfected. It
teaches fighting with not only the bare
hand but sticks and bladed weapons also.
Kalari has developed a system of human

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 PHASE-2

1. Read the following passage and an- did not participate in any activities stud-
swer the following questions. ied. These activities were also associ-
Using data from 272,550 adults between ated with a lower risk of death from car-
the ages of 59 and 82 who had completed diovascular disease and cancer. Playing
questionnaires about their leisure-time ac- racquet sports was associated with the
tivities as part of the NIH-AARP Diet greatest reduction in risk of cardiovascu-
and Health Study, the researchers looked lar deaths (27 percent reduction), while
at whether participating in equivalent running was associated with the great-
amounts of seven different exercise and est reduction in risk of cancer deaths (19
recreational activities – including run- percent reduction)What would be the suit-
ning, cycling, swimming, other aerobic able title for the above passage?
exercise, racquet sports, golf, and walk- A. Many types of leisure time activities
ing for exercise – was associated with may lower the risk of death for older adults.
lowered risk of death.The researchers B. Different varieties of games reduce the
found that achieving the recommended risk of different kinds of diseases
amount of physical activity per week C. Playing racquet sports is associated
through any combination of these activ- with a greater reduction in risk while
ities was associated with a 13 percent running with a small reduction.
lower risk of death from any cause com- D. Sports role in adults.
pared with no participation in these ac-
tivities. When they looked at the role 2. What is the meaning of the word ’ques-
of each activity individually, playing rac- tionnaires’ in 1st paragraph of the above
quet sports was associated with a 16 per- passage?
cent reduction in risk and running with A. Set of questions B. Exam
a 15 percent reduction. However, all the C. Form D. Pamplet
activities investigated were similarly as-
3. Choose the wrong-matched option for the
sociated with lower risks of death.The
reduction in risk of death.
second edition of the Physical Activity
A. Playing racquet -16 percent
Guidelines for Americans recommends that B. Running – 15 percent
adults engage in 2.5 to 5 hours of moderate-
C. Running was associated with the low-
intensity aerobic physical activity or 1.25
est reduction in cancer mortality risk (19
to 2.5 hours of vigorous-intensity aero-
percent)
bic physical activity each week. The lev-
D. Playing racquet sports was associated
els of activity by the most active indi-
with the most significant reduction in risk
viduals (those who exceeded the recom-
of cardiovascular deaths 27 percent re-
mended levels of physical activity) were
duction
associated with even greater reductions
in the risk of death. Still, there were 4. According to the study, choose which op-
diminishing returns as activity levels in- tion is true?
creased.Even people who did some recre- A. People involved in running live more
ational activity, though less than the rec- than doing aerobic physical activity
ommended amount, had a 5 percent re- B. All the physical activities investigated
duction in risk of death than those who were similarly associated with lower risks
of death.

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 C. Not involved in any physical activity
to keep healthy and safe.
D. Playing racquet sports was associated
with the lowest reduction in risk of car-
diovascular deaths by 27 percent.

5. What message does the author want to

convey through this passage?
A. Physical health should be given im-
mense importance.
B. Older persons should participate in
leisure activities as this may reduce their
chance of passing away.
C. Different types of games can reduce
the risk of different types of diseases.
D. PCardiovascular deaths and cancer deaths
can be controlled.

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 ANSWER KEY

Phase 1
1. A

2. C

3. B

4. B

5. D

6. A

7. B

8. C

9. B

10. A

Phase 2
1. A

2. A

3. C

4. B

5. B

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4 Sports Trivia

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 PHASE-1

1. Which is the host city of 2024 Olympics? A. Onofre Marimon

A. California B. Tokyo B. Riccardio Paletti
C. Paris D. Delhi C. Jenson Button
D. Ronnie Peterson
2. How many medals did India won in Com-
monwealth Games 2022? 9. Which of the following sports was not
the part of ancient Olympics?
A. 61 B. 92
C. 49 D. None A. Discus Throw B. Equestrian events
C. Swimming D. Wrestling
3. Who is the first women to win 2 Olympic
medals? 10. Which of the following cities is hosting
any race of F1 championship 2022 ?
A. Chanu Saikhom Mirabai B. Mary
Kom A. Monza B. Tokyo
C. Lovlina Borgohain D. P. V. Sindhu C. Canberra D. Rio de Generio

4. How many medals has India won in Olympics

in the sport Hockey?
A. 12 B. 8
C. 3 D. 10

5. Who had scored the most run for India

in Cricket World Cup?
A. Sachin Tendulkar
B. Rohit Sharma
C. M S Dhoni
D. Virat Kohli

6. Former Australian captain Mark Taylor

has had several nicknames over his play-
ing career. Which of the following was
NOT one of them?
A. Tubby B. Stodge
C. Helium bat D. Stumpy

7. In luge, additional weight is not allowed

if the combined body weight of both the
athletes exceed?
A. 400 lb B. 180 lb
C. 200 lb D. 300 lb

8. Which of the following F1 racers did not

die during a F1 race?

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 PHASE-2

1. Mr. X is participating in Rio Olympics 7. How many times a host country has won
2016, we don’t know what sport he plays, the Thomas cup?
but we know that he plays one of the A. 3 B. 5
four sports:Swimming, Volleyball, Bad- C. 6 D. 7
minton, Karate.What are the chances that
he plays badminton? 8. X was a member of the international box-
A. 20% B. 25% ing hall of fame. He has only 4 loses
C. 50% D. 33.33% in his entire boxing career and has won
against Y, who was one of the greatest
2. Which of the following cricketer has lost boxers of all time. Y changed his real
an ODI match as captain? name cause he thought his birth name
A. Anil Kumble B. M Amarnath was a slave name. Who was X?
C. A Rahane D. None of the above A. Muhammad Ali B. Joe Frazier
C. George Foreman D. Mike Tyson
3. In the oldest and the most prestigious
tennis tournament in the world (that is 9. X is the number of times a non-Asian
still played on grass) the gentlemen’s sin- country has won the gold medal in the
gles championship, which country broke men’s single badminton championship in
the longest winning streak of a country? the Olympics games.¡/p¿¡p¿Y is the num-
A. Australia B. United Kingdom ber of times an Asian country has won
C. France D. New Zealand a gold in the men’s double Badminton
Championship in the Olympic games.What
4. We invented a time machine, and now is X+Y?
you go 5 years later, now in UNOSQ’27; A. 8 B. 10
there comes a question that “Which coun- C. 9 D. 4
tries have hosted the FIFA world cup
more than twice”? What would be your 10. A marathon runner started running the
answer to this question? marathon. He had initially stored 1500
A. Germany B. Mexico calories in his body. After completing
C. Both a and b D. None of them half of the race, he takes an energy drink
that has 200 calories in it, and then af-
5. Fédération Internationale de Basketball ter running 5 kilometers he takes another
(FIBA) is the International Basketball energy drink. How many more such drinks
Federation and the governing body of Bas- does he need now to complete the race?
ketball. Let us suppose FIBA 2023 had A. 1 B. 2
happened and now answer the following C. 3 D. 5
question: How many Asian countries have
ever hosted the FIBA world cup?
A. 6 B. 4
C. 3 D. 2

6. What is the Official National Sport of In-

dia?
A. Cricket B. Hockey
C. Kabaddi D. None of These

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 ANSWER KEY

Phase 1
1. C

2. A

3. D

4. A

5. B

6. D

7. A

8. C

9. C

10. A

Phase 2
1. D

2. D

3. A

4. B

5. A

6. D

7. C

8. B

9. B

10. C

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