- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 3540887
- Series
- C
LIC AAO Prelims Paper 7
- 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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If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 40 + 10 − 12 × 6 ÷ 12?
Answer and working
Answer C
Replace the signs: 40 ÷ 10 × 12 + 6 − 12. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 42.
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Statement: G ≥ J > F ≥ H ≤ X
Conclusions: I. X < F II. H < GAnswer and working
Answer B
X and F: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so X < F is not definitely true. H and G: the chain gives H < G, so H < G is definitely true. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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In a certain code, APPLE is written as CRRNG. How is TABLE written in that code?
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Answer A
From APPLE → CRRNG: each letter moves 2 places forward. Applied to TABLE: VCDNG.
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Asha walks 2 km towards the north. She turns left and walks 7 km. She turns right and walks 13 km. She turns left and walks 13 km. How far is she from the starting point in a straight line?
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Answer E
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 20 km west and 15 km north of the start. Straight-line distance = √(20² + 15²) = 25 km.
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In a queue, Farhan is 7th from the front and Dev is 12th from the front. How many people stand between them?
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Answer C
Between positions 7 and 12 there are 12 − 7 − 1 = 4 people.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer D
81, 289, 36, 169 are perfect squares; 191 is not. The odd one is 191.
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Statements:
(1) Some shirts are clocks.
(2) All flowers are clocks.
(3) Some flowers are boxes.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some clocks are boxes.
(II) Some shirts are not flowers.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the shirts may be flowers. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statement: M < X = F ≤ Y < J
Conclusions: I. J ≥ F II. X < JAnswer and working
Answer E
J and F: the chain gives J > F, so J ≥ F is definitely true. X and J: the chain gives X < J, so X < J is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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Statements:
(1) All chairs are rivers.
(2) All chairs are watches.
(3) All bags are watches.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some bags are chairs.
(II) No chairs are rivers.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: bags and chairs need not overlap at all. Conclusion II need not hold: chairs and rivers may overlap. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Statements:
(1) All clocks are birds.
(2) Some stones are not clocks.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some stones are birds.
(II) No stones are birds.Answer and working
Answer C
Conclusion I need not hold: stones and birds need not overlap at all. Conclusion II need not hold: stones and birds may overlap. 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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Find the wrong number in the series: 27, 38, 51, 66, 89, 102, 123
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Answer A
The rule: the terms are 5², 6², 7² … plus 2. The term in place of 89 should be 83, so the wrong number is 89.
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In a queue, Lata is 13th from the front and Dev is 22nd from the front. How many people stand between them?
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Answer B
Between positions 13 and 22 there are 22 − 13 − 1 = 8 people.
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Pointing to a woman in a photograph, Vijay said, ‘She is the wife of my father’s only son.’ How is the woman related to Vijay?
Answer and working
Answer A
My father’s only son is me. So the woman is Vijay’s wife.
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Statement: K > W ≤ F ≥ C = X
Conclusions: I. F ≥ X II. F ≤ XAnswer and working
Answer A
F and X: the chain gives F ≥ X, so F ≥ X is definitely true. F and X: the chain gives F ≥ X, so F ≤ X is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statement: R ≤ E < S < D < X
Conclusions: I. S ≥ R II. D > RAnswer and working
Answer E
S and R: the chain gives S > R, so S ≥ R is definitely true. D and R: the chain gives D > R, so D > R is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 9th to the left of the 16th letter from the left?
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Answer B
The 16th letter from the left is P (position 16). 9 places to the left: position 7, which is G.
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Statements:
(1) All phones are birds.
(2) Some boxes are phones.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some boxes are not phones.
(II) No birds are phones.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the boxes may be phones. Conclusion II need not hold: birds and phones may overlap. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 8th to the left of the 16th letter from the left?
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Answer B
The 16th letter from the left is P (position 16). 8 places to the left: position 8, which is H.
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Statements:
(1) All fans are bells.
(2) No bells are clocks.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No clocks are fans.
(II) No clocks are bells.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 certain code, RIVER is written as TGXCT. How is CHALK written in that code?
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Answer A
From RIVER → TGXCT: letters in odd places move 2 forward, letters in even places move 2 back. Applied to CHALK: EFCJM.
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Statements:
(1) Some bells are kites.
(2) Some doors are not kites.
(3) All chairs are doors.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No bells are doors.
(II) All bells are chairs.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: bells and doors may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: some bells may lie outside chairs. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Imran walks 9 km towards the north. He turns right and walks 6 km. He turns right and walks 9 km. He turns right and walks 12 km. How far, and in which direction, is he from the starting point?
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Answer C
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 6 km west and 0 km north of the start. Distance = √(6² + 0²) = 6 km. 6 km, west.
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F is the sister of H. H is the wife of S. D is the daughter of F. How is D related to S?
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Answer E
Follow the links out from S: H is S’s wife; F is H’s sister; D is F’s daughter. So D is S’s niece.
Directions for questions 24 to 28
Seven friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha, Farhan and Gopal, sit in a row facing north. Chetan sits third to the right of Farhan. Exactly one person sits between Arun and Chetan. Gopal sits immediately to the left of Esha. Exactly 3 people sit between Bina and Farhan. Bina sits at one of the two ends.-
Who sits exactly between Esha and Arun?
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Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Gopal, Esha, Farhan, Arun, Divya, Chetan, Bina. Farhan.
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Who sits second to the right of Arun?
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Answer B
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Gopal, Esha, Farhan, Arun, Divya, Chetan, Bina. Chetan.
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What is Farhan’s position from the left end?
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Answer E
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Gopal, Esha, Farhan, Arun, Divya, Chetan, Bina. 3rd.
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Who sits at the extreme left end?
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Answer D
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Gopal, Esha, Farhan, Arun, Divya, Chetan, Bina. Gopal.
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Which pair sits at the two ends of the row?
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Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Gopal, Esha, Farhan, Arun, Divya, Chetan, Bina. Gopal and Bina.
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Pointing to a woman in a photograph, Rekha said, ‘She is the only daughter of my father’s mother.’ How is the woman related to Rekha?
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Answer D
My father’s mother’s only daughter is my father’s sister. So the woman is Rekha’s aunt.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 8, 9, ?, 22, 38, 63
Answer and working
Answer A
The rule: the differences are squares: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36. The missing term is 13.
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Rekha walks 12 km towards the south. She turns right and walks 5 km. She turns right and walks 2 km. In which direction is she from the starting point?
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Answer C
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 5 km west and 10 km south of the start, which is to the South-west.
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In a certain code, WATER is written as 72. How is FRIEND written in that code?
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Answer D
WATER = 72 is the sum of (position + 1) for each letter. For FRIEND: 7 + 19 + 10 + 6 + 15 + 5 = 62.
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In a certain code, BOTTLE is written as 80. How is LADDER written in that code?
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Answer B
BOTTLE = 80 is the sum of (position + 1) for each letter. For LADDER: 13 + 2 + 5 + 5 + 6 + 19 = 50.
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If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘−’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 45 + 11 − 9 × 17 ÷ 4?
Answer and working
Answer E
Replace the signs: 45 × 11 ÷ 9 + 17 − 4. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 68.
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Statement: D > G < L < J ≥ U
Conclusions: I. G ≤ J II. U ≤ DAnswer and working
Answer A
G and J: the chain gives G < J, so G ≤ J is definitely true. U and D: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so U ≤ D is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
Part BQuantitative Aptitude
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Simplify: 12 + 9 × 4 − 45 ÷ 5
Answer and working
Answer B
Division and multiplication first: 9 × 4 = 36 and 45 ÷ 5 = 9. Then 12 + 36 − 9 = 39.
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40 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 2 : 3. How much water must be added to make the ratio 1 : 2?
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Answer D
Milk = 16 l, water = 24 l. For 1 : 2, water must be 16 × 2/1 = 32 l. Add 32 − 24 = 8 litres.
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576 is what percent of 1,280?
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Answer D
576 ÷ 1,280 × 100 = 45%.
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A and B together can do a job in 9 days. A alone can do it in 10 days. In how many days can B alone do it?
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Answer E
B’s one day = 1/9 − 1/10 = 1/90. B alone takes 90 days.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 13x + 42 = 0
II. y² + 3y − 4 = 0Answer and working
Answer C
I gives x = −7 or −6. II gives y = −4 or 1. Every x is smaller than every y: x < y.
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A boat covers 64 km downstream in 4 hours and 12 km upstream in 2 hours. What is the speed of the stream?
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Answer B
Downstream speed = 64 ÷ 4 = 16 km/h; upstream = 12 ÷ 2 = 6 km/h. Stream = (16 − 6) ÷ 2 = 5 km/h.
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275 is what percent of 2,200?
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Answer B
275 ÷ 2,200 × 100 = 12.5%.
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Simplify: 65 + 6 × 5 − 50 ÷ 5
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Answer C
Division and multiplication first: 6 × 5 = 30 and 50 ÷ 5 = 10. Then 65 + 30 − 10 = 85.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 15x + 50 = 0
II. y² − 16 = 0Answer and working
Answer A
I gives x = 5 or 10. II gives y = −4 or 4. Every x is greater than every y: x > y.
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A trader buys a bicycle for ₹350 and sells it for ₹245. What is the profit or loss percent?
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Answer D
Loss = ₹105. As a percent of the cost price: 105 ÷ 350 × 100 = 30% loss.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 14, 19, 25, 32, 40, 49, ?
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Answer A
The rule: the differences grow by 1: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. The missing term is 59.
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What is the average of 87, 83, 52, 58, 33, 95 and 75?
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Answer E
Sum = 483. Average = 483 ÷ 7 = 69.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 9x + 14 = 0
II. y² + 5y − 14 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −7 or −2. II gives y = −7 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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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 5x − 14 = 0
II. y² + 5y + 6 = 0Answer and working
Answer B
I gives x = −2 or 7. II gives y = −3 or −2. No x is smaller than any y, and one value of each is equal: x ≥ y.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 9, 16, 32, 58, 114, 226, 450
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Answer B
The rule: each term is the previous × 2 − 2. The term in place of 32 should be 30, so the wrong number is 32.
Directions for questions 51 to 55
Study the table and answer the questions that follow.
Bicycles sold by five shops, in two successive years Shop Year 1 Year 2 Shop P 560 728 Shop Q 380 532 Shop R 460 690 Shop S 360 324 Shop T 520 650 -
What is the total for Shop Q over the two years?
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Answer D
380 + 532 = 912.
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Which one grew the most in percentage terms from Year 1 to Year 2?
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Answer C
Growth: Shop P 30%, Shop Q 40%, Shop R 50%, Shop S −10%, Shop T 25%. The highest is Shop R.
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Shop P’s Year 2 figure is what percent of Shop T’s Year 2 figure?
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Answer D
728 ÷ 650 × 100 = 112%.
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What is the average Year 2 figure of the five?
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Answer E
Sum of Year 2 = 2,924. ÷ 5 = 584.8.
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What is the ratio of Shop T’s Year 1 figure to Shop Q’s Year 2 figure?
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Answer E
520 : 532 = 130 : 133.
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A trader buys a bicycle for ₹2,000 and sells it for ₹2,320. What is the profit or loss percent?
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Answer B
Profit = ₹320. As a percent of the cost price: 320 ÷ 2,000 × 100 = 16% profit.
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What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹33,125 for 2 years at 12% per annum?
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Answer A
For 2 years, CI − SI = P × (R/100)² = 33,125 × (12/100)² = ₹477.
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A sum of money at simple interest amounts to ₹33,000 in 2 years and to ₹37,500 in 5 years. What is the sum?
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Answer B
Interest for 3 years = 37,500 − 33,000 = ₹4,500, so ₹1,500 a year. Interest for 2 years = ₹3,000. Sum = 33,000 − 3,000 = ₹30,000.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 6x = 0
II. y² + 2y = 0Answer and working
Answer B
I gives x = 0 or 6. II gives y = −2 or 0. No x is smaller than any y, and one value of each is equal: x ≥ y.
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What is the value of 56² − 16²?
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Answer C
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 72 × 40 = 2,880.
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The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 74 years. 2 years ago, the father was 4 times as old as the son. How old is the son now?
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Answer A
Let the son be s. Then (74 − s − 2) = 4(s − 2), so 80 = 5s and s = 16 years.
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Three fair coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting all heads or all tails?
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Answer A
Of the 8 equally likely outcomes, 2 qualify. Probability = 1⁄4.
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A train 150 m long crosses a platform 310 m long in 23 seconds. What is the speed of the train?
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Answer C
It must cover its own length and the platform: 150 + 310 = 460 m in 23 s, so 20 m/s = 20 × 18/5 = 72 km/h.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 19, 28, 41, 69, 105, 154, 218
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: the differences are squares: 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64. The term in place of 41 should be 44, so the wrong number is 41.
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Simplify: 32 + 11 × 10 − 27 ÷ 9
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Answer E
Division and multiplication first: 11 × 10 = 110 and 27 ÷ 9 = 3. Then 32 + 110 − 3 = 139.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 101, 103, ?, 109, 113, 127
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Answer E
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The missing term is 107.
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A train 300 m long crosses a platform 510 m long in 27 seconds. What is the speed of the train?
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Answer A
It must cover its own length and the platform: 300 + 510 = 810 m in 27 s, so 30 m/s = 30 × 18/5 = 108 km/h.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 17, 21, 27, 38, 51, 67, 86
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Answer B
The rule: the differences grow by 3: 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19. The term in place of 27 should be 28, so the wrong number is 27.
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The incomes of P and Q are in the ratio 5 : 2 and their expenditures are in the ratio 4 : 1. If each saves ₹12,000 a month, what is P’s monthly income?
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Answer C
Incomes 5x and 2x. (5x − 12,000) : (2x − 12,000) = 4 : 1 gives x = 12,000. P’s income = 5 × 12,000 = ₹60,000.
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Simplify: 54 + 11 × 11 − 45 ÷ 9
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Answer D
Division and multiplication first: 11 × 11 = 121 and 45 ÷ 9 = 5. Then 54 + 121 − 5 = 170.
Part CEnglish Language with special emphasis on grammar, vocabulary and comprehension
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
NotoriousAnswer and working
Answer B
Notorious (adjective) and Infamous 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.
PessimistAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
SurplusAnswer and working
Answer C
Surplus (noun) and Excess 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 makes an offerAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
OutlawAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer D
The correct spelling is elementary.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
PeskyAnswer and working
Answer B
Pesky (adjective) and Bothersome 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.
GraspAnswer and working
Answer B
Grasp (noun) and Hold share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer E
carriagge is wrong; it is spelt carriage. The others are correct.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer E
gridient is wrong; it is spelt gradient. The others are correct.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A secretary immediately subordinate to the head of a department of governmentAnswer and working
Answer D
Undersecretary: a secretary immediately subordinate to the head of a department of government.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
CannyAnswer and working
Answer E
Canny (adjective) and Clever 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 person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatmentAnswer and working
Answer A
Paramedic: a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
AncestorAnswer and working
Answer C
The opposite of ancestor is Descendant. Ascendent is the trap: it means the same, not the opposite.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who sells newspapersAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
EmptyAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
UnderestimateAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
TirednessAnswer and working
Answer C
Tiredness (noun) and Fatigue 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.
OdiousAnswer and working
Answer E
Odious (adjective) and Abominable 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 A
The correct spelling is illustrate.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer C
The correct spelling is compassionate.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer A
The correct spelling is curriculum.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer C
The correct spelling is sufficiently.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer D
attributte is wrong; it is spelt attribute. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
OverchargeAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who engages in surfboardingAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer C
lingarie is wrong; it is spelt lingerie. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ProhibitAnswer and working
Answer B
Prohibit (verb) and Forbid 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.
SootheAnswer and working
Answer A
Soothe (verb) and Comfort 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 official at a baseball gameAnswer and working