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- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
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- 2625128
- Series
- A
LIC AAO Prelims Paper 9
- 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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Statement: K > S ≥ B > G ≤ A
Conclusions: I. K > G II. S ≥ AAnswer and working
Answer A
K and G: the chain gives K > G, so K > G is definitely true. S and A: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so S ≥ A is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Priya walks 5 km towards the west. She turns right and walks 7 km. She turns right and walks 9 km. She turns right and walks 4 km. How far is she from the starting point in a straight line?
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Answer C
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 4 km east and 3 km north of the start. Straight-line distance = √(4² + 3²) = 5 km.
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Statement: Y ≥ S ≥ N > H ≥ W
Conclusions: I. N ≤ Y II. Y ≥ HAnswer and working
Answer E
N and Y: the chain gives N ≤ Y, so N ≤ Y is definitely true. Y and H: the chain gives Y > H, so Y ≥ H is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 5, 13, 29, 61, 125, 253, ?
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Answer B
The rule: each term is the previous × 2 + 3. The missing term is 509.
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B is the mother of M. T is the father of B. How is T related to M?
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Answer C
Follow the links out from M: B is M’s mother; T is B’s father. So T is M’s grandfather.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
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Answer E
In the others the letters are 3 apart (MPS); in PSW the last gap is 4. The odd one is PSW.
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Rohit walks 9 km towards the west. He turns right and walks 5 km. He turns left and walks 3 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 12 km west and 5 km north of the start. Distance = √(12² + 5²) = 13 km. 13 km, north-west.
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If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘−’, what is the value of 14 ÷ 8 + 8 × 12 − 5?
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Answer E
Replace the signs: 14 − 8 ÷ 8 + 12 × 5. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 73.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 4, 8, 17, 33, 58, ?
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Answer B
The rule: the differences are squares: 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49. The missing term is 94.
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Statements:
(1) No buses are papers.
(2) All shirts are buses.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some papers are not shirts.
(II) Some papers are not buses.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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Statement: E < U ≤ K = G < N
Conclusions: I. E = G II. N > UAnswer and working
Answer B
E and G: the chain gives E < G, so E = G is not definitely true. N and U: the chain gives N > U, so N > U is definitely true. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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In a queue, Kabir is 17th from the front and Ritu is 29th from the front. How many people stand between them?
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Answer A
Between positions 17 and 29 there are 29 − 17 − 1 = 11 people.
Directions for questions 13 to 17
Six friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha and Farhan, sit in a row facing north. Farhan and Bina sit next to each other. Esha sits third to the right of Divya. Exactly one person sits between Arun and Esha. Divya sits second to the right of Farhan.-
Who sits second to the right of Arun?
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Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Farhan, Bina, Divya, Arun, Chetan, Esha. Esha.
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How many people sit between Divya and Bina?
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Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Farhan, Bina, Divya, Arun, Chetan, Esha. Between them: None.
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Which pair sits at the two ends of the row?
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Answer E
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Farhan, Bina, Divya, Arun, Chetan, Esha. Farhan and Esha.
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Who sits at the extreme left end?
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Answer E
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Farhan, Bina, Divya, Arun, Chetan, Esha. Farhan.
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Who sits at the extreme right end?
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Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Farhan, Bina, Divya, Arun, Chetan, Esha. Esha.
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V is the sister of Z. L is the husband of V. How is L related to Z?
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Answer C
Follow the links out from Z: V is Z’s sister; L is V’s husband. So L is Z’s brother-in-law.
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Statements:
(1) No pens are watches.
(2) Some buses are pens.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) No watches are pens.
(II) Some pens are not watches.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, COAT is written as DPBU. How is CARPET written in that code?
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Answer C
From COAT → DPBU: each letter moves 1 place forward. Applied to CARPET: DBSQFU.
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Statements:
(1) Some clocks are doors.
(2) Some roads are doors.
(3) Some flowers are roads.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some doors are not clocks.
(II) All doors are clocks.Answer and working
Answer C
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the doors may be clocks. Conclusion II need not hold: some doors may lie outside clocks. 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, MILK is written as OGNI. How is PILLOW written in that code?
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Answer D
From MILK → OGNI: letters in odd places move 2 forward, letters in even places move 2 back. Applied to PILLOW: RGNJQU.
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Statements:
(1) All boxes are books.
(2) Some boxes are buses.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some boxes are books.
(II) No books are buses.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: books and buses may overlap. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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In a certain code, MONEY is written as NLMVB. How is CANDLE written in that code?
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Answer D
From MONEY → NLMVB: each letter is replaced by its opposite in the alphabet (A ↔ Z, B ↔ Y …). Applied to CANDLE: XZMWOV.
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If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘+’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, what is the value of 3 − 5 ÷ 9 × 9 + 5?
Answer and working
Answer D
Replace the signs: 3 + 5 × 9 ÷ 9 − 5. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 3.
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Statement: E ≤ X ≤ L ≤ J < D
Conclusions: I. X < J II. X = JAnswer and working
Answer C
X and J: the chain gives X ≤ J, so X < J is not definitely true. X and J: the chain gives X ≤ J, so X = J is not definitely true. Together the two cover every possibility the chain allows. So: Either conclusion I or II follows.
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Statement: N > B ≤ V < S < A
Conclusions: I. A > N II. N > SAnswer and working
Answer D
A and N: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so A > N is not definitely true. N and S: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so N > S is not definitely true. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Statements:
(1) All roads are coins.
(2) All lamps are coins.
(3) Some lamps are pens.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some roads are coins.
(II) All lamps are roads.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: some lamps may lie outside roads. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 9th to the left of the 16th letter from the right?
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Answer A
The 16th letter from the right is K (position 11). 9 places to the left: position 2, which is B.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 7th to the left of the 12th letter from the left?
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Answer C
The 12th letter from the left is L (position 12). 7 places to the left: position 5, which is E.
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In a certain code, GOLD is written as EMPH. How is MARKET written in that code?
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Answer C
From GOLD → EMPH: the word is written backwards and each letter moves 1 forward. Applied to MARKET: UFLSBN.
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In a class, Kabir ranks 25th from the top and 14th from the bottom. How many students are in the class?
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Answer C
Kabir is counted in both ranks, so the total is 25 + 14 − 1 = 38.
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Statement: R < M ≤ S < U < T
Conclusions: I. R ≤ U II. M > TAnswer and working
Answer A
R and U: the chain gives R < U, so R ≤ U is definitely true. M and T: the chain gives M < T, so M > T is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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C is the husband of T. H is the brother of C. How is H related to T?
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Answer B
Follow the links out from T: C is T’s husband; H is C’s brother. So H is T’s brother-in-law.
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Deepak walks 15 km towards the east. He turns left and walks 8 km. He turns left and walks 15 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 8 km north of the start. Distance = √(0² + 8²) = 8 km. 8 km, north.
Part BQuantitative Aptitude
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What is the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹33,750 for 2 years at 12% per annum?
Answer and working
Answer A
For 2 years, CI − SI = P × (R/100)² = 33,750 × (12/100)² = ₹486.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 13x + 22 = 0
II. y² − y − 90 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 2 or 11. II gives y = −9 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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Which number replaces the question mark? 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, ?
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Answer D
The rule: the terms are 2², 3², 4² …. The missing term is 64.
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A boat covers 42 km downstream in 3 hours and 6 km upstream in 3 hours. What is the speed of the stream?
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Answer D
Downstream speed = 42 ÷ 3 = 14 km/h; upstream = 6 ÷ 3 = 2 km/h. Stream = (14 − 2) ÷ 2 = 6 km/h.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 13x + 36 = 0
II. y² + 5y − 6 = 0Answer and working
Answer A
I gives x = 4 or 9. II gives y = −6 or 1. Every x is greater than every y: x > y.
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What is the value of 51² − 38²?
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Answer D
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 89 × 13 = 1,157.
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Simplify: 46 + 6 × 12 − 30 ÷ 5
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Answer B
Division and multiplication first: 6 × 12 = 72 and 30 ÷ 5 = 6. Then 46 + 72 − 6 = 112.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 7x + 12 = 0
II. y² − 8y − 9 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 3 or 4. II gives y = −1 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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What is the mean proportional between 125 and 180?
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Answer A
Mean proportional = √(125 × 180) = √22500 = 150.
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Two successive discounts of 10% and 20% are equal to a single discount of:
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Answer A
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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What is 65% of 1,500?
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Answer A
65% of 1,500 = 1,500 × 65/100 = 975.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, ?
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Answer C
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The missing term is 41.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 18x + 77 = 0
II. y² − 4y − 21 = 0Answer and working
Answer B
I gives x = 7 or 11. II gives y = −3 or 7. No x is smaller than any y, and one value of each is equal: x ≥ y.
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What is the average of 92, 62, 87, 83 and 36?
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Answer B
Sum = 360. Average = 360 ÷ 5 = 72.
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A scooter runs at 54 km/h. What is its speed in metres per second?
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Answer B
Multiply by 5/18: 54 × 5/18 = 15 m/s.
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 480 720 Shop Q 340 408 Shop R 640 672 Shop S 600 900 Shop T 480 600 -
What is the ratio of Shop S’s Year 1 figure to Shop R’s Year 2 figure?
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Answer E
600 : 672 = 25 : 28.
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By what percent did Shop Q’s figure change from Year 1 to Year 2?
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Answer D
Change = 408 − 340 = 68. On Year 1: 68 ÷ 340 × 100 = 20% increase.
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Shop T’s Year 2 figure is what percent of Shop Q’s Year 2 figure?
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Answer E
600 ÷ 408 × 100 = 147.06%.
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What is the total for Shop R over the two years?
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Answer B
640 + 672 = 1,312.
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What is the average Year 2 figure of the five?
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Answer A
Sum of Year 2 = 3,300. ÷ 5 = 660.
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Find the wrong number in the series: 2, 3, 5, 9, 20, 33, 65
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Answer D
The rule: each term is the previous × 2 − 1. The term in place of 20 should be 17, so the wrong number is 20.
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A train 350 m long crosses a platform 460 m long in 81 seconds. What is the speed of the train?
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Answer D
It must cover its own length and the platform: 350 + 460 = 810 m in 81 s, so 10 m/s = 10 × 18/5 = 36 km/h.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 8x = 0
II. y² − 17y + 70 = 0Answer and working
Answer C
I gives x = −8 or 0. II gives y = 7 or 10. Every x is smaller than every y: x < y.
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Two fair dice are thrown together. What is the probability that the sum is 9?
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Answer E
There are 36 equally likely outcomes and 4 of them qualify. Probability = 1⁄9.
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A is four times as efficient as B. Together they finish a job in 16 days. How long would A take alone?
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Answer E
If B does 1 unit a day, A does 4; together 5 units a day for 16 days = 80 units. A alone: 80 ÷ 4 = 20 days.
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In what ratio must rice at ₹41/kg be mixed with rice at ₹57/kg so that the mixture is worth ₹45/kg?
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Answer B
By alligation: cheaper : dearer = (57 − 45) : (45 − 41) = 12 : 4 = 3 : 1.
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The simple interest on a sum for 3 years at 5% per annum is ₹5,025. What is the sum?
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Answer A
P = SI × 100 / (R × T) = 5,025 × 100 / (5 × 3) = ₹33,500.
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A number is first increased by 25% and then decreased by 20%. What is the net change?
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Answer D
Net effect = 25 − 20 − (25 × 20)/100 = 0%, so no change.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 125, 216, 343, 512, ?, 1,000
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Answer E
The rule: the terms are 5³, 6³, 7³ …. The missing term is 729.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 20, 45, 23, 39, 26, 33, 29, ?
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Answer B
The rule: two series alternate: 20, 23, 26 … rising by 3, and 45, 39, 33 … falling by 6. The missing term is 27.
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What is the value of 68² − 22²?
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Answer E
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 90 × 46 = 4,140.
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What is √361 + √729 − √841?
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Answer B
19 + 27 − 29 = 17.
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Two successive discounts of 20% and 25% are equal to a single discount of:
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Answer B
Single discount = 20 + 25 − (20 × 25)/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 √169 + √576 − √841?
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Answer A
13 + 24 − 29 = 8.
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The present ages of Asha and her elder brother are in the ratio 3 : 4. After 3 years, the ratio will be 4 : 5. What is Asha’s present age?
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Answer E
Ages 3x and 4x. (3x + 3) : (4x + 3) = 4 : 5 gives x = 3. Asha is 3 × 3 = 9 years.
Part CEnglish Language with special emphasis on grammar, vocabulary and comprehension
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A university student who has not yet received a first degreeAnswer and working
Answer A
Undergraduate: a university student who has not yet received a first degree.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Answer E
belitle is wrong; it is spelt belittle. The others are correct.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
SuccessAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer C
The correct spelling is leisurely.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
InventiveAnswer and working
Answer C
Inventive (adjective) and Imaginative 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 executioner who hangs the condemned personAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer E
The correct spelling is affirmation.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is adorable.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is immature.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
EmptyAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A musician who performs a soloAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invaderAnswer and working
Answer A
Saboteur: a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
BlameAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer B
The correct spelling is approximate.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
A person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiaryAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer A
The correct spelling is vaudeville.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
UnforgivableAnswer and working
Answer E
Unforgivable (adjective) and Inexcusable 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.
DreadfulAnswer and working
Answer C
Dreadful (adjective) and Terrible 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 dirty shabbily clothed urchinAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
AutonomousAnswer and working
Answer B
Autonomous (adjective) and Independent 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 B
comemorative is wrong; it is spelt commemorative. The others are correct.
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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.
EndeavorAnswer and working
Answer E
Endeavor (verb) and Strive 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.
LimberAnswer and working
Answer D
Limber (adjective) and Supple 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.
LatterAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
MarvellousAnswer and working
Answer B
Marvellous (adjective) and Wonderful 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.
UpstairsAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
WhisperAnswer and working
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Answer D
The correct spelling is territorial.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
AmokAnswer and working
Answer A
Amok (adjective) and Berserk share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1