- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 1855961
- Series
- C
LIC AAO Prelims Paper 5
- 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
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In a certain code, TICKET is written as VKEMGV. How is HOUSE written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer A
From TICKET → VKEMGV: each letter moves 2 places forward. Applied to HOUSE: JQWUG.
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G is the daughter of V. V is the son of H. How is G related to H?
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Answer C
Follow the links out from H: V is H’s son; G is V’s daughter. So G is H’s granddaughter.
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X is the daughter of R. R is the son of M. How is X related to M?
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Answer A
Follow the links out from M: R is M’s son; X is R’s daughter. So X is M’s granddaughter.
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If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘−’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 46 − 2 + 12 × 8 ÷ 8?
Answer and working
Answer D
Replace the signs: 46 ÷ 2 × 12 + 8 − 8. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 276.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 9th to the right of the 20th letter from the right?
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Answer E
The 20th letter from the right is G (position 7). 9 places to the right: position 16, which is P.
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In a certain code, GRAPE is written as IPCNG. How is CANDLE written in that code?
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Answer A
From GRAPE → IPCNG: letters in odd places move 2 forward, letters in even places move 2 back. Applied to CANDLE: EYPBNC.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer C
In the others the letters are 2 apart (ACE); in MOR the last gap is 3. The odd one is MOR.
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Rekha walks 2 km towards the north. She turns right and walks 13 km. She turns right and walks 10 km. In which direction is she from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer D
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 13 km east and 8 km south of the start, which is to the South-east.
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Statements:
(1) Some roads are fans.
(2) Some bottles are not roads.
(3) Some doors are bottles.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No roads are doors.
(II) Some fans are doors.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: roads and doors may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: fans and doors need not overlap at all. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Statement: H = B ≥ U ≥ Q < G
Conclusions: I. B > Q II. B = QAnswer and working
Answer C
B and Q: the chain gives B ≥ Q, so B > Q is not definitely true. B and Q: the chain gives B ≥ Q, so B = Q is not definitely true. Together the two cover every possibility the chain allows. So: Either conclusion I or II follows.
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Asha walks 2 km towards the west. She turns right and walks 12 km. She turns left and walks 10 km. She turns left and walks 12 km. She turns right and walks 10 km. How far, and in which direction, is she from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer A
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 22 km west and 0 km north of the start. Distance = √(22² + 0²) = 22 km. 22 km, west.
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In a certain code, LADDER is written as NCFFGT. How is RIBBON written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer E
From LADDER → NCFFGT: each letter moves 2 places forward. Applied to RIBBON: TKDDQP.
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Statement: W ≥ Z ≤ P ≤ T = J
Conclusions: I. J = P II. J > PAnswer and working
Answer C
J and P: the chain gives J ≥ P, so J = P is not definitely true. J and P: the chain gives J ≥ P, so J > P 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 2 km towards the west. He turns left and walks 8 km. He turns right and walks 5 km. He turns right and walks 5 km. Which direction is he facing now?
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Answer A
Each right turn is a quarter turn clockwise, each left anticlockwise. The last leg runs North.
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If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘−’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 12 × 3 + 8 − 8 ÷ 5?
Answer and working
Answer D
Replace the signs: 12 ÷ 3 × 8 + 8 − 5. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 35.
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Statement: H ≥ E = D < N > R
Conclusions: I. R < E II. H ≤ RAnswer and working
Answer D
R and E: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so R < E is not definitely true. H and R: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so H ≤ R is not definitely true. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Statement: F = P ≤ B ≤ Q ≤ T
Conclusions: I. B < T II. B = TAnswer and working
Answer C
B and T: the chain gives B ≤ T, so B < T is not definitely true. B and T: the chain gives B ≤ T, so B = T is not definitely true. Together the two cover every possibility the chain allows. So: Either conclusion I or II follows.
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Statements:
(1) No phones are fans.
(2) Some kites are fans.
(3) All kites are rivers.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No kites are rivers.
(II) Some kites are phones.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: kites and rivers may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: kites and phones need not overlap at all. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 6, 12, 24, 48, 96, ?
Answer and working
Answer E
The rule: each term is the previous × 2. The missing term is 192.
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Statements:
(1) All books are phones.
(2) All phones are stones.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some books are stones.
(II) Some stones are phones.Answer and working
Answer E
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Both conclusions follow.
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In a queue, Kabir is 17th from the front and Ritu is 35th from the front. How many people stand between them?
Answer and working
Answer E
Between positions 17 and 35 there are 35 − 17 − 1 = 17 people.
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Statements:
(1) Some bells are not clocks.
(2) All chairs are bells.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some chairs are clocks.
(II) Some chairs are bells.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: chairs and clocks need not overlap at all. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
Directions for questions 23 to 27
Six friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha and Farhan, sit in a row facing north. Exactly 2 people sit between Farhan and Divya. Chetan sits second to the left of Farhan. Bina sits third to the left of Chetan. Esha sits second to the left of Chetan.-
Who sits at the extreme left end?
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Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Esha, Divya, Chetan, Arun, Farhan. Bina.
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Who sits immediately to the right of Esha?
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Answer A
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Esha, Divya, Chetan, Arun, Farhan. Divya.
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Which pair sits at the two ends of the row?
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Answer A
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Esha, Divya, Chetan, Arun, Farhan. Bina and Farhan.
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What is Esha’s position from the left end?
Answer and working
Answer B
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Esha, Divya, Chetan, Arun, Farhan. 2nd.
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Who sits at the extreme right end?
Answer and working
Answer A
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Bina, Esha, Divya, Chetan, Arun, Farhan. Farhan.
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In a row of 35 students, Lata is 23rd from the left. What is Lata’s position from the right?
Answer and working
Answer D
Position from the right = total − position from the left + 1 = 35 − 23 + 1 = 13th.
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In a certain code, LIGHT is written as OLJKW. How is SCHOOL written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer E
From LIGHT → OLJKW: each letter moves 3 places forward. Applied to SCHOOL: VFKRRO.
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Statements:
(1) All planes are chairs.
(2) No doors are chairs.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No planes are chairs.
(II) Some chairs are planes.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: planes and chairs may overlap. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 10, 15, 24, 37, 54, 75, ?
Answer and working
Answer E
The rule: the differences grow by 4: 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25. The missing term is 100.
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Pointing to a woman in a photograph, Harish said, ‘Her father is the only son of my father.’ How is the woman related to Harish?
Answer and working
Answer C
The only son of my father is me, so I am the father. So the woman is Harish’s daughter.
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Statements:
(1) Some clouds are books.
(2) All trees are books.
(3) All coins are trees.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some coins are not clouds.
(II) Some books are trees.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the coins may be clouds. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Statement: L < G ≤ U > P > X
Conclusions: I. U > X II. L < PAnswer and working
Answer A
U and X: the chain gives U > X, so U > X is definitely true. L and P: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so L < P is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 3rd to the left of the 8th letter from the left?
Answer and working
Answer A
The 8th letter from the left is H (position 8). 3 places to the left: position 5, which is E.
Part BQuantitative Aptitude
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What is the value of 80² − 70²?
Answer and working
Answer E
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 150 × 10 = 1,500.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 4, 5, 12, 39, 160, ?
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Answer B
The rule: each term is the previous × 1 + 1, × 2 + 2, × 3 + 3, and so on. The missing term is 805.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 8, 24, 72, 216, 648, ?
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Answer D
The rule: each term is the previous × 3. The missing term is 1,944.
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In what ratio must rice at ₹33/kg be mixed with rice at ₹58/kg so that the mixture is worth ₹44/kg?
Answer and working
Answer B
By alligation: cheaper : dearer = (58 − 44) : (44 − 33) = 14 : 11 = 14 : 11.
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₹9,815 is divided among Amit, Bina and Chetan in the ratio 7 : 1 : 5. What is Bina’s share?
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Answer A
Total parts = 7 + 1 + 5 = 13. Bina gets 1/13 × 9,815 = ₹755.
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Two successive discounts of 40% and 25% are equal to a single discount of:
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Answer B
Single discount = 40 + 25 − (40 × 25)/100 = 55%. The second discount is taken on the already reduced price, so the two do not simply add.
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What is the compound interest on ₹54,000 for 3 years at 10% per annum, compounded annually?
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Answer E
Amount = 54,000 × (1 + 10/100)3 = ₹71,874. CI = 71,874 − 54,000 = ₹17,874.
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The population of a town is 48,800. It grows by 10% every year. What will it be after 2 years?
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Answer B
48,800 × (1 + 10/100)² = 48,800 × 1.21 = 59,048. Growing 10% on 48,800 twice, not 20% once.
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What is √225 + √144 − √900?
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Answer B
15 + 12 − 30 = −3.
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The average weight of 10 people goes up by 2.5 kg when a new person takes the place of one who weighs 66 kg. What does the new person weigh?
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Answer D
The total rises by 10 × 2.5 = 25 kg, so the new person weighs 66 + 25 = 91 kg.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, ?
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Answer D
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The missing term is 23.
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A train 360 m long crosses a platform 120 m long in 24 seconds. What is the speed of the train?
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Answer E
It must cover its own length and the platform: 360 + 120 = 480 m in 24 s, so 20 m/s = 20 × 18/5 = 72 km/h.
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The simple interest on a sum for 3 years at 12% per annum is ₹2,160. What is the sum?
Answer and working
Answer C
P = SI × 100 / (R × T) = 2,160 × 100 / (12 × 3) = ₹6,000.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 81 = 0
II. y² + 6y = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −9 or 9. II gives y = −6 or 0. Some x are bigger and some smaller than some y, so no single relation holds: x = y or no relation can be established.
Directions for questions 50 to 54
Study the table and answer the questions that follow.
Cars produced by five plants, in two successive years Plant Year 1 Year 2 Plant J 680 1,020 Plant K 420 630 Plant L 200 230 Plant M 260 273 Plant N 720 576 -
What is the total for Plant K over the two years?
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Answer E
420 + 630 = 1,050.
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What is the ratio of Plant K’s Year 1 figure to Plant M’s Year 2 figure?
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Answer E
420 : 273 = 20 : 13.
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By what percent did Plant J’s figure change from Year 1 to Year 2?
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Answer B
Change = 1,020 − 680 = 340. On Year 1: 340 ÷ 680 × 100 = 50% increase.
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Plant M’s Year 2 figure is what percent of Plant J’s Year 2 figure?
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Answer B
273 ÷ 1,020 × 100 = 26.76%.
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What is the average Year 2 figure of the five?
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Answer C
Sum of Year 2 = 2,729. ÷ 5 = 545.8.
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A scooter runs at 72 km/h. What is its speed in metres per second?
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Answer D
Multiply by 5/18: 72 × 5/18 = 20 m/s.
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The price of a cooler goes from ₹740 to ₹1,110. What is the percentage increase?
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Answer A
Change = ₹370. On the original value: 370 ÷ 740 × 100 = 50%, a 50% increase. Dividing by the new value, 1,110, is the usual slip.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 17x + 70 = 0
II. y² + 4y − 45 = 0Answer and working
Answer A
I gives x = 7 or 10. II gives y = −9 or 5. Every x is greater than every y: x > y.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, ?
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Answer B
The rule: each term is the previous × 3. The missing term is 729.
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Three fair coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting exactly one head?
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Answer E
Of the 8 equally likely outcomes, 3 qualify. Probability = 3⁄8.
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What is √361 + √784 − √196?
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Answer C
19 + 28 − 14 = 33.
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Ramesh can finish a piece of work in 70 days and Suresh can finish it in 28 days. Working together, how long will they take?
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Answer C
In one day they do 1/70 + 1/28 = 1/20 of the work. Time = 70 × 28 ÷ (70 + 28) = 20 days.
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What is the value of 54² − 37²?
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Answer B
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 91 × 17 = 1,547.
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Simplify: 1⁄3 + 1⁄2 + 1⁄6
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Answer D
Over the common denominator 24: the sum is 1. Adding tops and bottoms separately (9/26) is the trap.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 5, 15, 45, 135, 405, ?
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Answer C
The rule: each term is the previous × 3. The missing term is 1,215.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 15x + 54 = 0
II. y² − 9y − 10 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 6 or 9. II gives y = −1 or 10. 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 boat covers 88 km downstream in 4 hours and 108 km upstream in 6 hours. What is the speed of the stream?
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Answer B
Downstream speed = 88 ÷ 4 = 22 km/h; upstream = 108 ÷ 6 = 18 km/h. Stream = (22 − 18) ÷ 2 = 2 km/h.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + x − 30 = 0
II. y² − 8y − 20 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −6 or 5. II gives y = −2 or 10. 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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Two successive discounts of 25% and 20% are equal to a single discount of:
Answer and working
Answer B
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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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 10x + 9 = 0
II. y² − 8y + 7 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 1 or 9. II gives y = 1 or 7. 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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The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 66 years. 3 years ago, the father was 5 times as old as the son. How old is the son now?
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Answer D
Let the son be s. Then (66 − s − 3) = 5(s − 3), so 78 = 6s and s = 13 years.
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.
FollowerAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who insists on great precision and correctnessAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ObligationAnswer and working
Answer B
Obligation (noun) and Duty 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.
FaithfulnessAnswer and working
Answer B
Faithfulness (noun) and Fidelity 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 convenience.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer C
The correct spelling is planetary.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ResentmentAnswer and working
Answer E
Resentment (noun) and Bitterness 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 D
The correct spelling is businessmen.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer E
The correct spelling is acceleration.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
The wife or widow of a marquisAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer C
inauddible is wrong; it is spelt inaudible. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
SinfulAnswer and working
Answer D
Sinful (adjective) and Ungodly 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 man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarriedAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
DictatorshipAnswer and working
Answer D
Dictatorship (noun) and Tyranny 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.
BarrageAnswer and working
Answer D
Barrage (noun) and Bombardment 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.
PostmortemAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
UtmostAnswer and working
Answer B
Utmost (adjective) and Extreme 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.
Someone who cannot sleepAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who arranges marriages for othersAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer A
The correct spelling is reinforcement.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is casserole.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
LowerAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer C
inherritance is wrong; it is spelt inheritance. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
FlatterAnswer and working
Answer A
The opposite of flatter is Disparage. Blandish is the trap: it means the same, not the opposite.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
WhisperAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A working woman who takes in washingAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
SymbolizeAnswer and working
Answer E
Symbolize (verb) and Represent share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
The correct spelling is mercilessly.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
FrenzyAnswer and working
Answer A
Frenzy (noun) and Hysteria 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.
ComplainAnswer and working
Answer A
The opposite of complain is Cheer. Kick is the trap: it means the same, not the opposite.
Source: WordNet 3.1