- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 6813873
- Series
- A
LIC AAO Prelims Paper 8
- 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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Imran walks 12 km towards the east. He turns right and walks 11 km. He turns left and walks 4 km. He turns right and walks 6 km. He turns left and walks 2 km. In which direction is he from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer E
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 18 km east and 17 km south of the start, which is to the South-east.
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In a certain code, CARPET is written as 69. How is COPPER written in that code?
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Answer A
CARPET = 69 is the sum of (position + 1) for each letter. For COPPER: 4 + 16 + 17 + 17 + 6 + 19 = 79.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer E
In the others the second number is n² of the first; 4 : 14 breaks it. The odd one is 4 : 14.
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M is the son of Q. N is the mother of T. Q is the sister of N. How is M related to T?
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Answer D
Follow the links out from T: N is T’s mother; Q is N’s sister; M is Q’s son. So M is T’s cousin.
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Statement: T > A ≥ V > B > X
Conclusions: I. X < T II. X ≤ AAnswer and working
Answer E
X and T: the chain gives X < T, so X < T is definitely true. X and A: the chain gives X < A, so X ≤ A is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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Statements:
(1) No leaves are bags.
(2) All trees are leaves.
(3) All trees are rivers.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some bags are not leaves.
(II) No rivers are trees.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: rivers and trees may overlap. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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In a certain code, TICKET is written as UHDJFS. How is MILK written in that code?
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Answer C
From TICKET → UHDJFS: letters in odd places move 1 forward, letters in even places move 1 back. Applied to MILK: NHMJ.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 2, 3, 8, 27, 112, ?
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Answer A
The rule: each term is the previous × 1 + 1, × 2 + 2, × 3 + 3, and so on. The missing term is 565.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 9th to the left of the 10th letter from the right?
Answer and working
Answer D
The 10th letter from the right is Q (position 17). 9 places to the left: position 8, which is H.
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Statement: M ≥ T < Q = H ≤ F
Conclusions: I. Q < F II. Q = FAnswer and working
Answer C
Q and F: the chain gives Q ≤ F, so Q < F is not definitely true. Q and F: the chain gives Q ≤ F, so Q = F is not definitely true. Together the two cover every possibility the chain allows. So: Either conclusion I or II follows.
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Sunil walks 11 km towards the west. He turns left and walks 10 km. He turns left and walks 11 km. How far, and in which direction, is he from the starting point?
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Answer E
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 0 km east and 10 km south of the start. Distance = √(0² + 10²) = 10 km. 10 km, south.
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In a class, Ravi ranks 27th from the top and 27th from the bottom. How many students are in the class?
Answer and working
Answer C
Ravi is counted in both ranks, so the total is 27 + 27 − 1 = 53.
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Statements:
(1) Some chairs are doors.
(2) Some doors are rivers.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No doors are chairs.
(II) No doors are rivers.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: doors and chairs may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: doors and rivers may overlap. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Pointing to a woman in a photograph, Sunil said, ‘She is the daughter of my grandfather’s only son.’ How is the woman related to Sunil?
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Answer C
My grandfather’s only son is my father; his child, other than me, is my brother or sister. So the woman is Sunil’s sister.
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Statements:
(1) Some stones are books.
(2) Some stones are kites.
(3) Some kites are shirts.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some kites are stones.
(II) Some books are not stones.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the books may be stones. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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In a certain code, PLANET is written as KOZMVG. How is GARDEN written in that code?
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Answer E
From PLANET → KOZMVG: each letter is replaced by its opposite in the alphabet (A ↔ Z, B ↔ Y …). Applied to GARDEN: TZIWVM.
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Pointing to a woman in a photograph, Asha said, ‘She is the wife of my father’s only son.’ How is the woman related to Asha?
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Answer A
My father’s only son is my brother; his wife is my sister-in-law. So the woman is Asha’s sister-in-law.
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Statements:
(1) All trees are leaves.
(2) Some trees are coins.
(3) Some shirts are coins.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No trees are leaves.
(II) No coins are leaves.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: trees and leaves may overlap. Conclusion II need not hold: coins and leaves may overlap. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Statement: L > B ≤ W < Y > R
Conclusions: I. B < Y II. R = BAnswer and working
Answer A
B and Y: the chain gives B < Y, so B < Y is definitely true. R and B: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so R = B is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statement: G ≥ A < B ≥ D ≥ F
Conclusions: I. B > F II. B = FAnswer and working
Answer C
B and F: the chain gives B ≥ F, so B > F is not definitely true. B and F: the chain gives B ≥ F, so B = F is not definitely true. Together the two cover every possibility the chain allows. So: Either conclusion I or II follows.
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In a certain code, SCHOOL is written as UEJQQN. How is BREAD written in that code?
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Answer C
From SCHOOL → UEJQQN: each letter moves 2 places forward. Applied to BREAD: DTGCF.
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In a row of 51 students, Kabir is 42nd from the left. What is Kabir’s position from the right?
Answer and working
Answer E
Position from the right = total − position from the left + 1 = 51 − 42 + 1 = 10th.
Directions for questions 23 to 27
Seven friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha, Farhan and Gopal, sit in a row facing north. Bina sits second to the right of Divya. Esha and Farhan sit next to each other. Exactly one person sits between Bina and Chetan. Farhan sits third to the right of Arun.-
Who sits second to the right of Gopal?
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Answer E
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Divya, Gopal, Bina, Arun, Chetan, Esha, Farhan. Arun.
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Who sits at the extreme right end?
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Answer D
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Divya, Gopal, Bina, Arun, Chetan, Esha, Farhan. Farhan.
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What is Gopal’s position from the left end?
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Answer A
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Divya, Gopal, Bina, Arun, Chetan, Esha, Farhan. 2nd.
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Which pair sits at the two ends of the row?
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Answer D
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Divya, Gopal, Bina, Arun, Chetan, Esha, Farhan. Divya and Farhan.
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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: Divya, Gopal, Bina, Arun, Chetan, Esha, Farhan. Divya.
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Statements:
(1) All rings are bottles.
(2) All rings are tables.
(3) Some watches are tables.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some rings are tables.
(II) No rings are bottles.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: rings and bottles may overlap. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Statements:
(1) Some books are leaves.
(2) All bags are books.
(3) No kites are bags.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All kites are bags.
(II) Some kites are not bags.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: some kites may lie outside bags. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Statement: A ≥ G > L > H ≥ C
Conclusions: I. A > H II. C ≤ LAnswer and working
Answer E
A and H: the chain gives A > H, so A > H is definitely true. C and L: the chain gives C < L, so C ≤ L is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘−’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘−’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what is the value of 36 ÷ 5 + 4 × 6 − 4?
Answer and working
Answer D
Replace the signs: 36 × 5 ÷ 4 − 6 + 4. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 43.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 7th to the right of the 18th letter from the left?
Answer and working
Answer C
The 18th letter from the left is R (position 18). 7 places to the right: position 25, which is Y.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 19, 47, 23, ?, 27, 39
Answer and working
Answer A
The rule: two series alternate: 19, 23, 27 … rising by 4, and 47, 43, 39 … falling by 4. The missing term is 43.
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If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘−’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 51 + 9 ÷ 3 − 6 × 6?
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Answer A
Replace the signs: 51 × 9 − 3 + 6 ÷ 6. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 457.
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Kabir walks 3 km towards the south. He turns right and walks 3 km. He turns left and walks 12 km. He turns left and walks 3 km. How far is he from the starting point in a straight line?
Answer and working
Answer A
Taking east and north as positive: he ends 0 km east and 15 km south of the start. Straight-line distance = √(0² + 15²) = 15 km.
Part BQuantitative Aptitude
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What is √625 + √900 − √144?
Answer and working
Answer C
25 + 30 − 12 = 43.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 15, 16, 17, 27, 37, 50, 66
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Answer B
The rule: the differences grow by 3: 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16. The term in place of 17 should be 20, so the wrong number is 17.
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Two successive discounts of 10% and 20% are equal to a single discount of:
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Answer C
Single discount = 10 + 20 − (10 × 20)/100 = 28%. The second discount is taken on the already reduced price, so the two do not simply add.
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84 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 3 : 4. How much water must be added to make the ratio 2 : 5?
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Answer B
Milk = 36 l, water = 48 l. For 2 : 5, water must be 36 × 5/2 = 90 l. Add 90 − 48 = 42 litres.
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What is √400 + √196 − √841?
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Answer A
20 + 14 − 29 = 5.
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A sum of money at simple interest amounts to ₹45,600 in 2 years and to ₹49,400 in 3 years. What is the sum?
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Answer B
Interest for 1 year = 49,400 − 45,600 = ₹3,800, so ₹3,800 a year. Interest for 2 years = ₹7,600. Sum = 45,600 − 7,600 = ₹38,000.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 34, 37
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Answer C
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The term in place of 34 should be 31, so the wrong number is 34.
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A is three times as efficient as B. Together they finish a job in 12 days. How long would A take alone?
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Answer C
If B does 1 unit a day, A does 3; together 4 units a day for 12 days = 48 units. A alone: 48 ÷ 3 = 16 days.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + x = 0
II. y² + y − 72 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −1 or 0. II gives y = −9 or 8. 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 76 km downstream in 4 hours and 55 km upstream in 5 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
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Answer C
Downstream speed = 76 ÷ 4 = 19 km/h; upstream = 55 ÷ 5 = 11 km/h. Boat = (19 + 11) ÷ 2 = 15 km/h.
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If A : B = 2 : 7 and B : C = 9 : 7, what is A : B : C?
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Answer D
Make B the same in both: A : B = 18 : 63 and B : C = 63 : 49. So A : B : C = 18 : 63 : 49.
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One card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled pack of 52. What is the probability that it is a red king?
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Answer A
2 of the 52 cards qualify. Probability = 1⁄26.
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A train 200 m long passes a signal post in 8 seconds. What is its speed in km/h?
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Answer D
Speed = 200 ÷ 8 = 25 m/s = 25 × 18/5 = 90 km/h.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 8, 24, 72, ?, 648, 1,944
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Answer A
The rule: each term is the previous × 3. The missing term is 216.
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A trader buys a bicycle for ₹1,600 and sells it for ₹1,440. What is the profit or loss percent?
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Answer B
Loss = ₹160. As a percent of the cost price: 160 ÷ 1,600 × 100 = 10% loss.
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What is the compound interest on ₹79,150 for 2 years at 20% per annum, compounded annually?
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Answer A
Amount = 79,150 × (1 + 20/100)2 = ₹1,13,976. CI = 1,13,976 − 79,150 = ₹34,826.
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The average weight of 9 people goes up by 4 kg when a new person takes the place of one who weighs 58 kg. What does the new person weigh?
Answer and working
Answer C
The total rises by 9 × 4 = 36 kg, so the new person weighs 58 + 36 = 94 kg.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 3x − 10 = 0
II. y² − 13y + 30 = 0Answer and working
Answer C
I gives x = −5 or 2. II gives y = 3 or 10. Every x is smaller than every y: x < y.
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90 is what percent of 240?
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Answer B
90 ÷ 240 × 100 = 37.5%.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 13x + 42 = 0
II. y² + 5y = 0Answer and working
Answer A
I gives x = 6 or 7. II gives y = −5 or 0. Every x is greater than every y: x > y.
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Simplify: 1⁄4 + 2⁄3 + 1⁄3
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Answer C
Over the common denominator 12: the sum is 5⁄4. Adding tops and bottoms separately (5/13) is the trap.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 5x = 0
II. y² − 13y + 36 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 0 or 5. II gives y = 4 or 9. 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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Simplify: 17 + 6 × 8 − 18 ÷ 3
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Answer D
Division and multiplication first: 6 × 8 = 48 and 18 ÷ 3 = 6. Then 17 + 48 − 6 = 59.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 17, 26, 37, 50, 71, 82, 101
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Answer C
The rule: the terms are 4², 5², 6² … plus 1. The term in place of 71 should be 65, so the wrong number is 71.
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Simplify: 1⁄8 + 5⁄12 + 1⁄2
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Answer D
Over the common denominator 24: the sum is 25⁄24. Adding tops and bottoms separately (7/22) is the trap.
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The population of a town is 78,625. It grows by 20% every year. What will it be after 2 years?
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Answer A
78,625 × (1 + 20/100)² = 78,625 × 1.44 = 1,13,220. Growing 20% on 78,625 twice, not 40% once.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 4x = 0
II. y² − 11y + 18 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 0 or 4. II gives y = 2 or 9. 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 63 to 67
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 720 828 Shop Q 480 672 Shop R 320 256 Shop S 240 288 Shop T 260 273 -
What is the average Year 2 figure of the five?
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Answer E
Sum of Year 2 = 2,317. ÷ 5 = 463.4.
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What is the total for Shop R over the two years?
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Answer E
320 + 256 = 576.
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By what percent did Shop T’s figure change from Year 1 to Year 2?
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Answer E
Change = 273 − 260 = 13. On Year 1: 13 ÷ 260 × 100 = 5% increase.
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Which one grew the most in percentage terms from Year 1 to Year 2?
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Answer A
Growth: Shop P 15%, Shop Q 40%, Shop R −20%, Shop S 20%, Shop T 5%. The highest is Shop Q.
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What is the ratio of Shop Q’s Year 1 figure to Shop T’s Year 2 figure?
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Answer B
480 : 273 = 160 : 91.
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A train 255 m long passes a signal post in 17 seconds. What is its speed in km/h?
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Answer D
Speed = 255 ÷ 17 = 15 m/s = 15 × 18/5 = 54 km/h.
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The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 58 years. 8 years ago, the father was 6 times as old as the son. How old is the son now?
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Answer B
Let the son be s. Then (58 − s − 8) = 6(s − 8), so 98 = 7s and s = 14 years.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 9, 26, 77, 231, 689, 2,066, 6,197
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: each term is the previous × 3 − 1. The term in place of 231 should be 230, so the wrong number is 231.
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.
PolluteAnswer and working
Answer B
Pollute (verb) and Foul 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.
TotalityAnswer and working
Answer C
Totality (noun) and Entirety 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.
ComplexityAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
DissuadeAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
CourageousAnswer and working
Answer B
Courageous (adjective) and Brave 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 collects and pays bets at a gaming tableAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
AvertAnswer and working
Answer A
Avert (verb) and Avoid 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.
DesistAnswer and working
Answer E
Desist (verb) and Refrain 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 interrogator.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or programAnswer and working
Answer D
Missionary: someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
OptimismAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
addational is wrong; it is spelt additional. The others are correct.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer A
shamelesly is wrong; it is spelt shamelessly. The others are correct.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is masseuse.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
FrivolousAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer A
The correct spelling is suggestive.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person who inspires fear or dreadAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
BoilAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
DozeAnswer and working
Answer C
Doze (verb) and Snooze 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.
ImmenseAnswer and working
Answer A
Immense (adjective) and Huge 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 hitchhiker.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer C
The correct spelling is perseverance.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is cooperate.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
UpstairsAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A zoologist who studies insectsAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A temporary rank held by young naval officers in trainingAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ScornAnswer and working
Answer B
Scorn (verb) and Despise 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 B
The correct spelling is debatable.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who is the first to think of or make somethingAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
MournfulAnswer and working
Answer D
Mournful (adjective) and Plaintive share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1