- Test booklet
- प्रश्न पुस्तिका
- Booklet No.
- 1757097
- Series
- D
NIACL AO Prelims Paper 7
- Questions
- 100
- Maximum marks
- 100
- Minutes allowed
- 60
Instructions निर्देश
- This booklet has 100 questions in 3 parts: A. English Language (30), B. Reasoning Ability (35), C. Quantitative Aptitude (35).
- 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 0.25. 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 AEnglish Language
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
NationalismAnswer and working
Answer C
Nationalism (noun) and Patriotism 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.
FaithlessAnswer and working
Answer E
Faithless (adjective) and Traitorous 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 dissipates resources self-indulgentlyAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
SporadicAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
SteadfastAnswer and working
Answer E
Steadfast (adjective) and Firm 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 who uses something or someone selfishly or unethicallyAnswer and working
Answer C
Exploiter: a person who uses something or someone selfishly or unethically.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
The correct spelling is omission.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
The correct spelling is mulligan.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
NauticalAnswer and working
Answer B
Nautical (adjective) and Maritime 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 specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditionsAnswer and working
Answer D
Meteorologist: a specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions.
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 opposite in meaning to the given word.
OutlawAnswer and working
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefsAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer B
hurricine is wrong; it is spelt hurricane. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ShowyAnswer and working
Answer E
Showy (adjective) and Flamboyant 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.
AmplifyAnswer and working
Answer D
Amplify (verb) and Magnify share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer E
etirnally is wrong; it is spelt eternally. The others are correct.
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Select the one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who fights bullsAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
teennage is wrong; it is spelt teenage. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
TriumphAnswer and working
Answer E
Triumph (noun) and Victory share their main meaning. None of the other options does.
Source: WordNet 3.1
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer A
apreciation is wrong; it is spelt appreciation. The others are correct.
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
ShiftyAnswer and working
Answer D
Shifty (adjective) and Devious 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 D
The correct spelling is hitchhiker.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer D
The correct spelling is connoisseur.
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
UploadAnswer and working
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Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
EncouragementAnswer and working
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Select the word closest in meaning to the given word.
LayoverAnswer and working
Answer C
Layover (noun) and Stopover 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.
FlatterAnswer and working
Answer E
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 one word that can replace the given group of words.
Someone who offers oppositionAnswer and working
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Answer and working
Answer C
accelerattion is wrong; it is spelt acceleration. The others are correct.
Part BReasoning Ability
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Which number replaces the question mark? 12, 54, 17, 51, 22, 48, 27, ?
Answer and working
Answer A
The rule: two series alternate: 12, 17, 22 … rising by 5, and 54, 51, 48 … falling by 3. The missing term is 45.
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D is the husband of F. G is the father of D. How is G related to F?
Answer and working
Answer D
Follow the links out from F: D is F’s husband; G is D’s father. So G is F’s father-in-law.
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In a row of 54 students, Farhan is 8th from the left. What is Farhan’s position from the right?
Answer and working
Answer E
Position from the right = total − position from the left + 1 = 54 − 8 + 1 = 47th.
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In a certain code, PENCIL is written as QDOBJK. How is FISH written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer D
From PENCIL → QDOBJK: letters in odd places move 1 forward, letters in even places move 1 back. Applied to FISH: GHTG.
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Statement: U < R < K = A ≤ V
Conclusions: I. U ≤ K II. V > RAnswer and working
Answer E
U and K: the chain gives U < K, so U ≤ K is definitely true. V and R: the chain gives V > R, so V > R is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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Statement: B > E < L = A < G
Conclusions: I. A > E II. G ≥ EAnswer and working
Answer E
A and E: the chain gives A > E, so A > E is definitely true. G and E: the chain gives G > E, so G ≥ E is definitely true. So: Both conclusions follow.
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F is the son of C. K is the wife of F. How is K related to C?
Answer and working
Answer C
Follow the links out from C: F is C’s son; K is F’s wife. So K is C’s daughter-in-law.
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Statement: S ≥ V > D > Z = R
Conclusions: I. S ≤ D II. D < SAnswer and working
Answer B
S and D: the chain gives S > D, so S ≤ D is not definitely true. D and S: the chain gives D < S, so D < S is definitely true. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Statement: G < E ≥ H ≥ Z > A
Conclusions: I. Z = G II. Z ≥ EAnswer and working
Answer D
Z and G: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so Z = G is not definitely true. Z and E: the chain gives Z ≤ E, so Z ≥ E is not definitely true. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 5th to the right of the 19th letter from the left?
Answer and working
Answer B
The 19th letter from the left is S (position 19). 5 places to the right: position 24, which is X.
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If ‘+’ means ‘÷’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘−’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what is the value of 44 − 3 + 2 ÷ 10 × 6?
Answer and working
Answer D
Replace the signs: 44 × 3 ÷ 2 + 10 − 6. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 70.
Directions for questions 42 to 46
Six friends, Arun, Bina, Chetan, Divya, Esha and Farhan, sit in a row facing north. Esha sits second to the right of Chetan. Chetan sits immediately to the right of Bina. Esha sits immediately to the right of Arun. Divya sits somewhere to the right of Arun. Bina does not sit at either end.-
Who sits at the extreme right end?
Answer and working
Answer C
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Farhan, Bina, Chetan, Arun, Esha, Divya. Divya.
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How many people sit between Arun and Chetan?
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Answer B
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Farhan, Bina, Chetan, Arun, Esha, Divya. Between them: None.
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Who sits immediately to the right of Farhan?
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Answer B
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Farhan, Bina, Chetan, Arun, Esha, Divya. Bina.
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What is Farhan’s position from the left end?
Answer and working
Answer E
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Farhan, Bina, Chetan, Arun, Esha, Divya. 1st.
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Who sits at the extreme left end?
Answer and working
Answer A
Only one order fits every clue, from the left: Farhan, Bina, Chetan, Arun, Esha, Divya. Farhan.
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Which one does not belong with the others?
Answer and working
Answer B
91, 143, 104, 169 are multiples of 13; 92 is not. The odd one is 92.
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Statements:
(1) Some planes are bags.
(2) No bags are coins.
(3) Some coins are fans.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All planes are coins.
(II) Some fans are not bags.Answer and working
Answer B
Conclusion I need not hold: some planes may lie outside coins. Conclusion II holds in every diagram the statements allow. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘−’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘−’, ‘÷’ means ‘+’, what is the value of 48 + 2 − 6 × 4 ÷ 8?
Answer and working
Answer B
Replace the signs: 48 × 2 ÷ 6 − 4 + 8. Division and multiplication first, then addition and subtraction: 20.
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Statements:
(1) Some papers are roads.
(2) All roads are shirts.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some shirts are roads.
(II) No shirts are papers.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: shirts and papers may overlap. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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In the English alphabet, which letter is 7th to the right of the 9th letter from the left?
Answer and working
Answer E
The 9th letter from the left is I (position 9). 7 places to the right: position 16, which is P.
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Pooja walks 2 km towards the west. She turns right and walks 3 km. She turns left and walks 5 km. She turns right and walks 9 km. In which direction is she from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer B
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 7 km west and 12 km north of the start, which is to the North-west.
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Statement: H ≤ G ≥ K > Y ≥ Z
Conclusions: I. H = K II. G ≥ ZAnswer and working
Answer B
H and K: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so H = K is not definitely true. G and Z: the chain gives G > Z, so G ≥ Z is definitely true. So: Only conclusion II follows.
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Statements:
(1) No lamps are books.
(2) Some books are not cups.
(3) No cups are boxes.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some boxes are not cups.
(II) Some lamps are not boxes.Answer and working
Answer A
Conclusion I holds in every diagram the statements allow. Conclusion II need not hold: every one of the lamps may be boxes. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Meera walks 12 km towards the north. She turns right and walks 6 km. She turns left and walks 12 km. In which direction is she from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer D
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 6 km east and 24 km north of the start, which is to the North-east.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, ?
Answer and working
Answer D
The rule: consecutive prime numbers. The missing term is 83.
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In a certain code, COPPER is written as XLKKVI. How is RIBBON written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer B
From COPPER → XLKKVI: each letter is replaced by its opposite in the alphabet (A ↔ Z, B ↔ Y …). Applied to RIBBON: IRYYLM.
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Statement: E < J < X < G > W
Conclusions: I. G > E II. W ≤ XAnswer and working
Answer A
G and E: the chain gives G > E, so G > E is definitely true. W and X: the signs between them point both ways, so no relation can be fixed, so W ≤ X is not definitely true. So: Only conclusion I follows.
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Neha walks 11 km towards the east. She turns right and walks 5 km. She turns right and walks 2 km. She turns left and walks 2 km. She turns left and walks 15 km. How far, and in which direction, is she from the starting point?
Answer and working
Answer D
Taking east and north as positive: she ends 24 km east and 7 km south of the start. Distance = √(24² + 7²) = 25 km. 25 km, south-east.
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Statements:
(1) Some phones are planes.
(2) Some phones are chairs.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) All chairs are planes.
(II) All phones are chairs.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: some chairs may lie outside planes. Conclusion II need not hold: some phones may lie outside chairs. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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Statements:
(1) All leaves are bottles.
(2) All cups are bottles.
(3) No tables are cups.Conclusions:
Take the statements to be true, however odd they sound. Which conclusion follows?
(I) Some bottles are not cups.
(II) Some tables are leaves.Answer and working
Answer D
Conclusion I need not hold: every one of the bottles may be cups. Conclusion II need not hold: tables and leaves need not overlap at all. So: Neither conclusion follows.
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In a certain code, CHAIR is written as TKCJE. How is LADDER written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer D
From CHAIR → TKCJE: the word is written backwards and each letter moves 2 forward. Applied to LADDER: TGFFCN.
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In a certain code, MILK is written as OGNI. How is DESK written in that code?
Answer and working
Answer B
From MILK → OGNI: letters in odd places move 2 forward, letters in even places move 2 back. Applied to DESK: FCUI.
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T is the wife of L. L is the brother of H. How is T related to H?
Answer and working
Answer B
Follow the links out from H: L is H’s brother; T is L’s wife. So T is H’s sister-in-law.
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In a class, Lata ranks 13th from the top and 11th from the bottom. How many students are in the class?
Answer and working
Answer B
Lata is counted in both ranks, so the total is 13 + 11 − 1 = 23.
Part CQuantitative Aptitude
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A and B together can do a job in 8 days. A alone can do it in 10 days. In how many days can B alone do it?
Answer and working
Answer C
B’s one day = 1/8 − 1/10 = 1/40. B alone takes 40 days.
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A train 240 m long crosses a platform 560 m long in 32 seconds. What is the speed of the train?
Answer and working
Answer E
It must cover its own length and the platform: 240 + 560 = 800 m in 32 s, so 25 m/s = 25 × 18/5 = 90 km/h.
Directions for questions 68 to 72
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 620 682 Shop Q 260 208 Shop R 800 1,040 Shop S 660 924 Shop T 300 450 -
What is the average Year 2 figure of the five?
Answer and working
Answer B
Sum of Year 2 = 3,304. ÷ 5 = 660.8.
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By what percent did Shop R’s figure change from Year 1 to Year 2?
Answer and working
Answer A
Change = 1,040 − 800 = 240. On Year 1: 240 ÷ 800 × 100 = 30% increase.
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What is the ratio of Shop P’s Year 1 figure to Shop Q’s Year 2 figure?
Answer and working
Answer D
620 : 208 = 155 : 52.
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Shop R’s Year 2 figure is what percent of Shop T’s Year 2 figure?
Answer and working
Answer C
1,040 ÷ 450 × 100 = 231.11%.
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Which one grew the most in percentage terms from Year 1 to Year 2?
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Answer D
Growth: Shop P 10%, Shop Q −20%, Shop R 30%, Shop S 40%, Shop T 50%. The highest is Shop T.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 14x + 33 = 0
II. y² − 15y + 50 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 3 or 11. II gives y = 5 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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450 is what percent of 1,000?
Answer and working
Answer C
450 ÷ 1,000 × 100 = 45%.
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What is √196 + √784 − √289?
Answer and working
Answer E
14 + 28 − 17 = 25.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 10, 14, 23, 39, ?, 100
Answer and working
Answer B
The rule: the differences are squares: 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49. The missing term is 64.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² − 16x + 63 = 0
II. y² − 8y − 33 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = 7 or 9. II gives y = −3 or 11. 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 30% and 20% are equal to a single discount of:
Answer and working
Answer D
Single discount = 30 + 20 − (30 × 20)/100 = 44%. The second discount is taken on the already reduced price, so the two do not simply add.
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Simplify: 89 + 6 × 2 − 18 ÷ 9
Answer and working
Answer A
Division and multiplication first: 6 × 2 = 12 and 18 ÷ 9 = 2. Then 89 + 12 − 2 = 99.
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What is the value of 70² − 22²?
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Answer D
a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) = 92 × 48 = 4,416.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 8, 27, 64, 125, 216, ?
Answer and working
Answer A
The rule: the terms are 2³, 3³, 4³ …. The missing term is 343.
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If A : B = 7 : 4 and B : C = 2 : 7, what is A : B : C?
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Answer B
Make B the same in both: A : B = 14 : 8 and B : C = 8 : 28. So A : B : C = 7 : 4 : 14.
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A trader buys a bicycle for ₹2,100 and sells it for ₹1,785. What is the profit or loss percent?
Answer and working
Answer A
Loss = ₹315. As a percent of the cost price: 315 ÷ 2,100 × 100 = 15% loss.
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The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 58 years. 2 years ago, the father was 2 times as old as the son. How old is the son now?
Answer and working
Answer A
Let the son be s. Then (58 − s − 2) = 2(s − 2), so 60 = 3s and s = 20 years.
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225 is what percent of 1,800?
Answer and working
Answer D
225 ÷ 1,800 × 100 = 12.5%.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 2, 49, 8, 45, 14, ?
Answer and working
Answer E
The rule: two series alternate: 2, 8, 14 … rising by 6, and 49, 45, 41 … falling by 4. The missing term is 41.
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What is √225 + √441 − √841?
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Answer E
15 + 21 − 29 = 7.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + 17x + 72 = 0
II. y² − 11y + 10 = 0Answer and working
Answer C
I gives x = −9 or −8. II gives y = 1 or 10. Every x is smaller than every y: x < y.
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The simple interest on a sum for 3 years at 5% per annum is ₹4,125. What is the sum?
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Answer B
P = SI × 100 / (R × T) = 4,125 × 100 / (5 × 3) = ₹27,500.
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What is the compound interest on ₹18,800 for 2 years at 15% per annum, compounded annually?
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Answer B
Amount = 18,800 × (1 + 15/100)2 = ₹24,863. CI = 24,863 − 18,800 = ₹6,063.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + x − 42 = 0
II. y² − y − 42 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −7 or 6. II gives y = −6 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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A boat covers 48 km downstream in 4 hours and 8 km upstream in 2 hours. What is the speed of the stream?
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Answer B
Downstream speed = 48 ÷ 4 = 12 km/h; upstream = 8 ÷ 2 = 4 km/h. Stream = (12 − 4) ÷ 2 = 4 km/h.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 6, 7, 16, ?, 208, 1,045
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Answer C
The rule: each term is the previous × 1 + 1, × 2 + 2, × 3 + 3, and so on. The missing term is 51.
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The average of 12 numbers is 65. When one number is removed, the average of the rest is 64. Which number was removed?
Answer and working
Answer A
Total of 12 = 12 × 65 = 780. Total of 11 = 11 × 64 = 704. Removed = 780 − 704 = 76.
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In what ratio must rice at ₹29/kg be mixed with rice at ₹45/kg so that the mixture is worth ₹35/kg?
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Answer E
By alligation: cheaper : dearer = (45 − 35) : (35 − 29) = 10 : 6 = 5 : 3.
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A bag holds 3 red, 4 blue and 4 green balls. One ball is drawn at random. What is the probability that it is red?
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Answer D
3 of the 11 balls are red. Probability = 3⁄11.
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Solve both equations and compare x and y.
I. x² + x − 56 = 0
II. y² − 3y + 2 = 0Answer and working
Answer E
I gives x = −8 or 7. II gives y = 1 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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Simplify: 52 + 4 × 9 − 9 ÷ 3
Answer and working
Answer A
Division and multiplication first: 4 × 9 = 36 and 9 ÷ 3 = 3. Then 52 + 36 − 3 = 85.
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A bus goes from Pune to Nashik at 18 km/h and returns by the same road at 36 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey?
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Answer E
For equal distances, average speed = 2xy/(x + y) = 2 × 18 × 36 ÷ 54 = 24 km/h. The plain average, 27, ignores that the slower leg takes longer.
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Which number replaces the question mark? 25, 36, ?, 64, 81, 100
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Answer C
The rule: the terms are 5², 6², 7² …. The missing term is 49.