- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 8555450
- Series
- C
LIC AAO Prelims Paper 1
- Questions
- 100
- Maximum marks
- 100
- Minutes allowed
- 60
Instructions निर्देश
- This booklet has 100 questions in 3 parts: A. Reasoning Ability (35), B. Quantitative Aptitude (35), C. English Language with special emphasis on grammar, vocabulary and comprehension (30).
- Each part has its own clock. When it runs out, that part closes and the next opens.
- Each question has 5 options and one right answer. A right answer earns 1 mark. A wrong answer costs nothing. A question left blank scores nothing.
- Fill one bubble per question on the answer sheet. Unlike a real sheet, you can clear it and change your mind.
Scripting is off, so this page is a printed paper: answer on paper, then open each question’s working.
Part AReasoning Ability
Directions for questions 1 to 5
Six friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha and Farhan, sit in a row facing north. Esha sits immediately to the left of Farhan. Divya sits somewhere to the right of Bina. Exactly 2 people sit between Farhan and Divya. Arun sits third to the left of Bina.-
Who sits immediately to the right of Farhan?
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Answer E
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Arun, Esha, Farhan, Bina, Chetan, Divya. Bina.
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What is Bina’s position from the left end?
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Answer E
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Arun, Esha, Farhan, Bina, Chetan, Divya. 4th.
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How many people sit between Arun and Divya?
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Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Arun, Esha, Farhan, Bina, Chetan, Divya. Between them: 4.
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Who sits at the extreme right end?
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Answer B
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Arun, Esha, Farhan, Bina, Chetan, Divya. Divya.
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Who sits at the extreme left end?
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Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Arun, Esha, Farhan, Bina, Chetan, Divya. Arun.
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Meera walks 14 km towards the west. She turns left and walks 9 km. She turns right and walks 12 km. In which direction is she from the starting point?
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Answer D
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 26 km west and 9 km south of the start, which is to the South-west.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 4th to the left of the 18th letter from the right?
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Answer D
The 18th letter from the right is I (position 9). 4 places to the left: position 5, which is E.
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In a queue, Kabir is 20th from the front and Priya is 23rd from the front. How many people stand between them?
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Answer E
Between positions 20 and 23 there are 23 − 20 − 1 = 2 people.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 83, 89, 97, 101, 103, 107, ?
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Answer D
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The missing term is 109.
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Sunil walks 8 km towards the east. He turns right and walks 10 km. He turns left and walks 6 km. He turns left and walks 10 km. He turns right and walks 6 km. Which direction is he facing now?
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Answer D
Each right turn is a quarter turn clockwise, each left anticlockwise. The last leg runs East.
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In a certain code, KNIFE is written as ILGDC. How is PAPER written in that code?
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Answer C
From KNIFE → ILGDC: each letter moves 2 places back. Applied to PAPER: NYNCP.
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E is the wife of V. V is the son of H. How is E related to H?
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Answer C
Follow the links out from H: V is H’s son; E is V’s wife. So E is H’s daughter-in-law.
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Statements:
(1) Some planes are stones.
(2) All flowers are planes.
(3) No flowers are pens.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some pens are not stones.
(II) All pens are stones.Answer and working
Answer C
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the pens may be stones. Conclusion II need not hold: some pens may lie outside stones. But the two cannot both be false: in every diagram exactly one of them is true. So: Either conclusion I or II follows.
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In a certain code, RAIN is written as PYGL. How is FISH written in that code?
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Answer B
From RAIN → PYGL: each letter moves 2 places back. Applied to FISH: DGQF.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 7th to the right of the 10th letter from the right?
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Answer E
The 10th letter from the right is Q (position 17). 7 places to the right: position 24, which is X.
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In a certain code, TRAIN is written as 62. How is LIGHT written in that code?
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Answer B
TRAIN = 62 is the sum of the letters’ positions in the alphabet (A = 1 … Z = 26). For LIGHT: 12 + 9 + 7 + 8 + 20 = 56.
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Pointing to a man in a photograph, Kavita said, ‘He is the father of my brother’s only niece.’ How is the man related to Kavita?
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Answer B
My brother’s only niece is my daughter, so he is my daughter’s father. So the man is Kavita’s husband.
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In a class, Vikram ranks 21st from the top and 5th from the bottom. How many students are in the class?
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Answer D
Vikram is counted in both ranks, so the total is 21 + 5 − 1 = 25.
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Statement: M ≤ A < U > W ≤ Z
Conclusions: I. W ≥ M II. U ≥ MAnswer and working
Answer B
W and M: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so W ≥ M is not definitely true. U and M: the chain gives U > M, so U ≥ M is definitely true. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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B is the sister of D. Y is the husband of B. How is Y related to D?
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Answer A
Follow the links out from D: B is D’s sister; Y is B’s husband. So Y is D’s brother-in-law.
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Statement: M > L ≥ J = N ≥ X
Conclusions: I. X = L II. X < LAnswer and working
Answer C
X and L: the chain gives X ≤ L, so X = L is not definitely true. X and L: the chain gives X ≤ L, so X < L is not definitely true. Together the two cover every possibility the chain allows. So: Either conclusion I or II follows.
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Manoj walks 9 km towards the west. He turns left and walks 14 km. He turns right and walks 12 km. He turns right and walks 14 km. He turns left and walks 12 km. How far is he from the starting point in a straight line?
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Answer E
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 33 km west and 0 km north of the start. Straight-line distance = √(33² + 0²) = 33 km.
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If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 28 ÷ 8 + 4 − 7 × 3?
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Answer E
Replace the signs: 28 − 8 ÷ 4 × 7 + 3. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 17.
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Statement: W = B < F > R > C
Conclusions: I. W < R II. F ≥ WAnswer and working
Answer B
W and R: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so W < R is not definitely true. F and W: the chain gives F > W, so F ≥ W is definitely true. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Statements:
(1) No flowers are shirts.
(2) No flowers are doors.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some doors are not shirts.
(II) No shirts are flowers.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the doors may be shirts. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Statement: C ≤ T ≤ L = V ≥ U
Conclusions: I. C ≤ L II. L ≥ UAnswer and working
Answer E
C and L: the chain gives C ≤ L, so C ≤ L is definitely true. L and U: the chain gives L ≥ U, so L ≥ U is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘−’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘−’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what is the value of 46 − 5 ÷ 8 × 16 + 4?
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Answer C
Replace the signs: 46 + 5 × 8 − 16 ÷ 4. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 82.
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Statement: Z < Q < H ≤ C ≤ M
Conclusions: I. M ≥ Z II. M > QAnswer and working
Answer E
M and Z: the chain gives M > Z, so M ≥ Z is definitely true. M and Q: the chain gives M > Q, so M > Q is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer C
1331, 1000, 27, 343 are cubes; 36 is a square, not a cube. The odd one is 36.
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Statements:
(1) All buses are chairs.
(2) No buses are tables.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some chairs are not buses.
(II) All chairs are tables.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the chairs may be buses. Conclusion II need not hold: some chairs may lie outside tables. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Statements:
(1) No bells are clocks.
(2) All flowers are clocks.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All bells are clocks.
(II) Some flowers are clocks.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: some bells may lie outside clocks. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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In a certain code, GLASS is written as JODVV. How is SUGAR written in that code?
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Answer D
From GLASS → JODVV: each letter moves 3 places forward. Applied to SUGAR: VXJDU.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 26, 63, 124, 215, 342, ?
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Answer C
The rule: the terms are 3³, 4³, 5³ … minus 1. The missing term is 511.
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Statements:
(1) Some bottles are books.
(2) No books are doors.
(3) All clocks are doors.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No books are clocks.
(II) Some clocks are bottles.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: clocks and bottles need not overlap at all. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statement: K < G > E ≥ R > Q
Conclusions: I. K < Q II. E ≤ KAnswer and working
Answer D
K and Q: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so K < Q is not definitely true. E and K: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so E ≤ K is not definitely true. So: Neither conclusion follows.
Part BQuantitative Aptitude
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Which number replaces the question mark? 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, ?
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Answer C
The rule: each term is the previous × 2. The missing term is 96.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − x = 0
II. y² − 8y + 15 = 0Answer and working
Answer C
I gives x = 0 or 1. II gives y = 3 or 5. Every x is smaller than every y: x < y.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − x − 12 = 0
II. y² − y − 12 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −3 or 4. II gives y = −3 or 4. Some x are bigger and some smaller than some y, so no single relation holds: x = y or no relation can be established.
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What is the mean proportional between 5 and 245?
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Answer E
Mean proportional = √(5 × 245) = √1225 = 35.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 17x + 72 = 0
II. y² − 8y − 48 = 0Answer and working
Answer C
I gives x = −9 or −8. II gives y = −4 or 12. Every x is smaller than every y: x < y.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, ?
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Answer A
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The missing term is 71.
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A bag holds 7 red, 6 blue and 2 green balls. Two balls are drawn at random without replacement. What is the probability that both are red?
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Answer C
Ways to pick 2 red: 21. Ways to pick any 2: 105. Probability = 1⁄5.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, ?
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Answer B
The rule: the terms are 1³, 2³, 3³ …. The missing term is 216.
Directions for questions 44 to 48
Study the table and answer the questions that follow.
Students enrolled in five coaching centres, in two successive years Centre Year 1 Year 2 Centre A 240 300 Centre B 420 525 Centre C 500 750 Centre D 200 220 Centre E 380 437 -
Centre E’s Year 2 figure is what percent of Centre C’s Year 2 figure?
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Answer B
437 ÷ 750 × 100 = 58.27%.
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What is the total for Centre E over the two years?
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Answer E
380 + 437 = 817.
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What is the average Year 2 figure of the five?
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Answer E
Sum of Year 2 = 2,232. ÷ 5 = 446.4.
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What is the ratio of Centre D’s Year 1 figure to Centre B’s Year 2 figure?
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Answer B
200 : 525 = 8 : 21.
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By what percent did Centre A’s figure change from Year 1 to Year 2?
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Answer E
Change = 300 − 240 = 60. On Year 1: 60 ÷ 240 × 100 = 25% increase.
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Simplify: 77 + 9 × 10 − 72 ÷ 9
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Answer E
Division and multiplication first: 9 × 10 = 90 and 72 ÷ 9 = 8. Then 77 + 90 − 8 = 159.
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Two successive discounts of 10% and 30% are equal to a single discount of:
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Answer D
Single discount = 10 + 30 − (10 × 30)/100 = 37%. The second discount is taken on the already reduced price, so the two do not simply add.
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Two successive discounts of 25% and 20% are equal to a single discount of:
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Answer E
Single discount = 25 + 20 − (25 × 20)/100 = 40%. The second discount is taken on the already reduced price, so the two do not simply add.
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What is 35% of 180?
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Answer E
35% of 180 = 180 × 35/100 = 63.
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A train 360 m long crosses a platform 290 m long in 26 seconds. What is the speed of the train?
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Answer C
It must cover its own length and the platform: 360 + 290 = 650 m in 26 s, so 25 m/s = 25 × 18/5 = 90 km/h.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 65, 126, 217, 344, 513, ?
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Answer D
The rule: the terms are 4³, 5³, 6³ … plus 1. The missing term is 730.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 9x + 8 = 0
II. y² − 4 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −8 or −1. II gives y = −2 or 2. Some x are bigger and some smaller than some y, so no single relation holds: x = y or no relation can be established.
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A bus goes from Pune to Nashik at 24 km/h and returns by the same road at 104 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey?
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Answer B
For equal distances, average speed = 2xy/(x + y) = 2 × 24 × 104 ÷ 128 = 39 km/h. The plain average, 64, ignores that the slower leg takes longer.
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The present ages of Asha and her father are in the ratio 2 : 7. After 7 years, the ratio will be 3 : 7. What is Asha’s present age?
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Answer D
Ages 2x and 7x. (2x + 7) : (7x + 7) = 3 : 7 gives x = 4. Asha is 2 × 4 = 8 years.
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What is √625 + √196 − √289?
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Answer A
25 + 14 − 17 = 22.
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The average weight of 8 people goes up by 3 kg when a new person takes the place of one who weighs 45 kg. What does the new person weigh?
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Answer E
The total rises by 8 × 3 = 24 kg, so the new person weighs 45 + 24 = 69 kg.
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990 is what percent of 1,320?
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Answer A
990 ÷ 1,320 × 100 = 75%.
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Simplify: 40 + 7 × 12 − 18 ÷ 2
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Answer E
Division and multiplication first: 7 × 12 = 84 and 18 ÷ 2 = 9. Then 40 + 84 − 9 = 115.
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What is the simple interest on ₹32,500 at 14% per annum for 2 years?
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Answer A
SI = P × R × T / 100 = 32,500 × 14 × 2 / 100 = ₹9,100.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 4x + 3 = 0
II. y² − 6y + 5 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 1 or 3. II gives y = 1 or 5. Some x are bigger and some smaller than some y, so no single relation holds: x = y or no relation can be established.
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What is the value of 74² − 57²?
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Answer A
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 131 × 17 = 2,227.
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In what ratio must rice at ₹44/kg be mixed with rice at ₹56/kg so that the mixture is worth ₹49/kg?
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Answer C
By alligation: cheaper : dearer = (56 − 49) : (49 − 44) = 7 : 5 = 7 : 5.
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What is the compound interest on ₹47,500 for 2 years at 8% per annum, compounded annually?
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Answer C
Amount = 47,500 × (1 + 8/100)2 = ₹55,404. CI = 55,404 − 47,500 = ₹7,904.
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Simplify: 1⁄3 + 1⁄4 + 3⁄10
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Answer B
Over the common denominator 60: the sum is 53⁄60. Adding tops and bottoms separately (5/17) is the trap.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 23, 24, 29, 38, 51, ?
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Answer D
The rule: the differences grow by 4: 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21. The missing term is 68.
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A boat covers 75 km downstream in 5 hours and 66 km upstream in 6 hours. What is the speed of the stream?
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Answer A
Downstream speed = 75 ÷ 5 = 15 km/h; upstream = 66 ÷ 6 = 11 km/h. Stream = (15 − 11) ÷ 2 = 2 km/h.
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A and B together can do a job in 4 days. A alone can do it in 5 days. In how many days can B alone do it?
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Answer A
B’s one day = 1/4 − 1/5 = 1/20. B alone takes 20 days.
Part CEnglish Language with special emphasis on grammar, vocabulary and comprehension
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
OverchargeAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer B
flettery is wrong; it is spelt flattery. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
AwakeAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
MasterfulAnswer and working
Answer C
Masterful (adjective) and Consummate share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
RetrospectiveAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
PluckyAnswer and working
Answer A
Plucky (adjective) and Gutsy share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
GroovyAnswer and working
Answer D
Groovy (adjective) and Swell share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
BaskAnswer and working
Answer B
Bask (verb) and Enjoy share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
An insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studiousAnswer and working
Answer A
Dweeb: an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer A
hopellessly is wrong; it is spelt hopelessly. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
OrnateAnswer and working
Answer E
Ornate (adjective) and Flowery share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
NativeAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
CurlyAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left handAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
NumerousAnswer and working
Answer C
Numerous (adjective) and Legion share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
BoilAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer E
apperent is wrong; it is spelt apparent. The others are correct.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is sanitary.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A patient who does not reside in the hospital where he is being treatedAnswer and working
Answer B
Outpatient: a patient who does not reside in the hospital where he is being treated.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer E
The correct spelling is embroidery.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ReplyAnswer and working
Answer A
Reply (verb) and Answer share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is veritable.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone whose occupation is to apply an overlay of gold or giltAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer D
The correct spelling is generalissimo.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
OutsmartAnswer and working
Answer A
Outsmart (verb) and Outwit share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babiesAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer D
The correct spelling is sufficient.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
QuickenAnswer and working
Answer A
Quicken (verb) and Accelerate share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer E
The correct spelling is skedaddle.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who grows and deals in flowersAnswer and working