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VERBAL APTITUDE

Sentence Completions

Directions :

Each sentence below has one or two blanks. Each blank shows that something has been omitted.Under each sentence five words are given as choice. Choose the one correct word for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentences as a whole.

1. The fact that the- of confrontation is no longer as popular as it once

was - procatss in race relations.

(a) insidiousness - reiterates(b) practice - inculcates(c) glimmer - foreshadows

(d) technique - presages(e) reticence - indicates

Ans : (d)

2. A child should not be - as being either very shy or over - agcatssive. (a) categorized(b) instructed(c) intoned(d) distracted(e) refrained

Ans : (a)

3. President Anwar el - Sadat of Egypt, disregarding - criticism in the

Alab world and in his own Government, - accepted prime minister

Menahem Begin's invitation to visit Israel in order to address the Israeli

parliament. (a) acrimonious - formally(b) blemished - stiffly(c) categorical - previously

(d) malignant - plaintively(e) charismatic - meticulouslyAns : (a)

4. In his usual - manner, he had insured himself against this type of loss. (a) pensive(b) providential



(c) indifferent(d) circumspect(e) caustic

Ans : (d)

5. We never believed that he would resort to - in order to achieve his

goal; we always regarded him as a - man. (a) charm - insincere(b) necromancy - pietistic(c) logic - honorable(d) prestidigitation - articulate(e) subterfuge - honest

Ans : (e)

6. The Sociologist responded to the charge that her new theory was - by

pointing out that it did not in fact contradict accepted sociologicalprinciples. (a) unproven(b) banal(c) superficial(d) complex(e) heretical

Ans : (e)

7. Despite assorted effusion to the contrary, there is no necessary link

between scientific skill and humanism, and quite possibly, there may besomething of a - between them. (a) dichotomy(b) congruity(c) reciprocity(d) fusion(e) generosity

Ans : (e)

8. The most technologically advanced societies have been responsible for

the catatest - indeed savagery seems to be indirect proposition to -

(a) inventions - know-how(b) wars - viciousness(c) triumphs - civilizations(d) atrocities - development(e) catastrophes - ill-willAns : (d)



9. Ironically, the party leaders encountered no catater - their efforts to

build as Procatssive Party than the - of the procatssive already elected to

the legislature. (a) obstacle to - resistance(b) support for - advocacy

(c) praise for - reputation(d) threat to - promise(e) benefit - successAns : (a)

10. The simplicity of the theory - its main attraction - is also its - for only

by - the assumptions of the theory is it possible to explain the most

recent observations made by researchers. (a) glory - rejecting(b) liability - accepting(c) undoing - supplementing(d) downfall - considering(e) virtue - qualifyingAns : (c)

11. That the Third Battalion's fifty percent casually rate transformed its assault on

Hill 306 from a brilliant stratagem into a debacle does not - eyewitness reports of its

commander's extra-ordinary - in deploying his forces.

(a) invalidate - brutality

(b) gainsay - cleverness

(c) underscore - ineptitude

(d) justify - rapidity(e) corroborate -determination

Ans : (b)

12. No longer - by the belief that the world around us was expressly designed for humanity,

many people try to find intellectual - for that lost certainty in astrology and in mysticism.

(a) satisfied - reasons

(b) reassured - justifications

(c) restricted - parallels

(d) sustained - substitutes

(e) hampered - equivalentsAns : (d)

13. In eighth-century Japan, people who - wasteland were rewarded with official ranks as

part of an effort to overcome the shortage of - fields.

(a) cultivated - domestic

(b) located - desirable



(c) conserved - forested

(d) reclaimed - arable

(e) irrigated - accessible.

Ans : (d)

Verbal Section: Analogies

Directions :

Each of the questions below consists of two words that have a certain relationship to each other,followed by five lettered pairs of related words. Select the lettered pair of words.

14. ANGLE : DECATE

(a) area : square inch(b) milk : quart(c) society : classes(d) letter : alphabet(e) time : minutes

Ans : (a)

15. CONFIRMED : INVETERATE (a) knowledge : supposed(b) financial : bankrupt(c) immature : callow

(d) credible : incredible(e) careful: punishing

Ans : (b)

16. LULLABY : BARCAROLE (a) birth : marriage(b) night : morning(c) cradle : gondola(d) song : poem(e) carol : sonneteer

Ans : (c)

17. ZOOLOGY : ANIMALS (a) ecology : pollution(b) botany : plants(c) chemistry : atoms(d) history : people



(e) mathematics : geometry

Ans : (a)

18. DORY : VAN

(a) dairy : cow(b) fish : vehicle(c) freighter : caisson(d) runners : wheels(e) danish : Dutch

Ans : (c)

19. PARQUET : WOOD (a) color : painting(b) mosaic : glass(c) potpourri : medley

(d) collage : tapestry(e) linoleum : marble

Ans : (b)

20. SAW : CARPENTER (a) Scissors : tailor (b) Wagon : farmer (c) Brush : painter (d) Typewriter : author (e) Trowel : bricklayer

Ans : (a)

21. LURK : WAIT (a) boost : elevate(b) deplete : drain(c) abscond : depart(d) bilk : cheat(e) topple : stabilizeAns : (c)

22. ALCHEMY : SCIENCE (a) nostrum : remedy(b) sideshow : carnival(c) ploy : tactic(d) forgery : imitation(e) burlesque : comedyAns : (a)



23. NEEDLE : KNIT (a) bait : fish(b) match : fire(c) loom : weave(d) soap : wash

(e) bed : sleepAns : (c)

24. PARENTHESIS : EXPLANATION

(a) ellipsis : omission

(b) asterisk : exaggeration

(c) synopsis : affectation

(d) apostrophe : annotation

(e) synthesis : interpolation

Ans : (a)

25. CENSUS : POPULATION

(a) manifest : debts

(b) roster : audience

(c) itinerary : journeys

(d) inventory : merchandise

(e) state : incumbents

Ans : (d)

26. STANZA : POEM

(a) mimicry : pantomime

(b) duet : chorus

(c) act : opera

(d) rhyme : verse

(e) pirouette : ballet

Ans : (c)

Reading Comprehension

Directions :

Each reading passage in this section is followed by questions based on the content of the reading

passage. Read the passage carefully and chose the best answer to each question. The questionsare to be answered on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passage.

1. But man is not destined to vanish. He can be killed, but he cannot bedestroyed, because his soul is deathless and his spirit is irrepressible.Therefore, though the situation seems dark in the context of the confrontation



between the superpowers, the silver lining is provided by amazing phenomenon that the very nations which have spent incalculable resourcesand energy for the production of deadly weapons are desperately trying tofind out how they might never be used. They threaten each other, intimidateeach other and go to the brink, but before the total hour arrives they

withdraw from the brink.

27 The main point from the author's view is that (a) Man's soul and spirit can not be destroyed by superpowers.(b) Man's destiny is not fully clear or visible.(c) Man's soul and spirit are immortal.(d) Man's safety is assured by the delicate balance of power in terms of nuclear weapons.(e) Human society will survive despite the serious threat of total annihilation.

Ans : (e)

[28 The phrase 'Go to the brink' in the passage means (a) Retreating from extreme danger.(b) Declare war on each other.(c) Advancing to the stage of war but not engaging in it.(d) Negotiate for peace.(e) Commit suicide.Ans : (c)

29 In the author's opinion (a) Huge stockpiles of destructive weapons have so far saved mankind froma catastrophe.(b) Superpowers have at last realized the need for abandoning the productionof lethal weapons.(c) Mankind is heading towards complete destruction.(d) Nations in possession of huge stockpiles of lethal weapons are tryinghard to avoid actual conflict.(e) There is a Silverlining over the production of deadly weapons.

Ans : (d)

30 'Irrepressible' in the second line means (a) incompatible(b) strong(c) oppressive(d) unrestrainable(e) unspirited



Ans : (d)

31 A suitable title for the above passage is (a) Destruction of mankind is in evitable.

(b) Man's desire to survive inhibits use of deadly weapons.(c) Mounting cost of modern weapons.(d) Threats and intimidation between super powers.(e) Cowardly retreat by manAns : (b)

Disequilibrium at the interface of water and air is a factor on which thetransfer of heat and water vapor from the ocean to the air depends. The air within about a millimeter of the water is almost saturated with water vapor and the temperature of the air is close to that of the surface water.Irrespective of how small these differences might be, they are crucial, and

the disequilibrium is maintained by air near the surface mixing with air higher up, which is typically appreciably cooler and lower in water vapor content. The turbulence, which takes its energy from the wind mixes the air.As the speed of wind increases, so does the turbulence, and consequently therate of heat and moisture transfer. We can arrive at a detailed understandingof this phenomenon after further study. The transfer of momentum fromwind to water, which occurs when waves are formed is an interacting-andcomplicated phenomenon. When waves are made by the wind, it transfersimportant amounts of energy-energy, which is consequently not available for the production of turbulence.

32 This passage principally intends to: (a) resolve a controversy(b) attempt a description of a phenomenon(c) sketch a theory(d) reinforce certain research findings(e) tabulate various observations

Ans : (b)

33 The wind over the ocean usually does which of the followingaccording to the given passage? I. Leads to cool, dry air coming in proximity with the ocean surface.II. Maintains a steady rate of heat and moisture transfer between the oceanand the air.III. Results in frequent changes in the ocean surface temperature.(a) I only(b) II only



(c) I and II only(d) II and III only(e) I, II, and III

Ans : (a)

34 According to the author the present knowledge regarding heat and

moisture transfer from the ocean to air as (a) revolutionary(b) inconsequential(c) outdated(d) derivative(e) incomplete

Ans : (e)

35 According to the given passage, in case the wind was to decrease until

there was no wind at all, which of the following would occur? (a) The air, which is closest to the ocean surface would get saturated withwater vapor.(b) The water would be cooler than the air closest to the ocean surface.(c) There would be a decrease in the amount of moisture in the air closest tothe ocean surface.(d) There would be an increase in the rate of heat and moisture transfer.(e) The temperature of the air closest to the ocean and that of the air higher up would be the same.

Ans : (a)

The Food and Drug Administration has formulated certain severe restrictionsregarding the use of antibiotics, which are used to promote the health andgrowth of meat animals. Though the different types of medicines mixed withthe fodder of the animals kills many microorganisms, it also encourages theappearance of bacterial strains, which are resistant to anti-infective drugs.

It has already been observed that penicillin and the tetracyclines are not aseffective therapeutically as they once used to be. This resistance to drugs ischiefly caused due to tiny circlets of genes, called plasmids, which aretransferable between different species of bacteria. These plasmids are alsoone of the two kinds of vehicles on which molecular biologists depend on

while performing gene transplant experiments. Existing guidelines alsoforbid the use of plasmids, which bear genes for resistance to antibiotics, inthe laboratories. Though congressional dabate goes on as to whether theserestrictions need to be toughened with reference to scientists in their laboratories, almost no congressional attention is being paid to an ill advisedagricultural practice, which produces deleterious effects.

36 In the present passage, the author's primary concern is with:



(a) The discovery of methods, which eliminate harmful microorganismswithout generating drug-resistant bacteria.(b) Attempting an explanation of the reasons for congressional inaction aboutthe regulation of gene transplant experiments.(c) Portraying a problematic agricultural practice and its serious genetic

consequences(d) The verification of the therapeutic ineffectiveness of anti-infective drugs(e) Evaluation of the recently proposed restrictions, which are intended to promote the growth of meat animals.

Ans : (c)

37 As inferred from the above passage, the mutual transfer of plasmids

between different bacteria can result in which of the following? (a) Microorganisms, which have an in-built resistance to drugs(b) Therapeutically useful circlets of genes(c) Penicillin like anti-infective drugs(d) Viruses used by molecular biologists(e) Carriers for performing gene transplant experiments.Ans : (a)

38 According to the above passage the author believes that those who

favor the stiffening of restrictions on gene transplant research should

logically also. (a) Approve and aid experiments with any plasmids except those, which bear genes for antibiotic resistance.(b) Inquire regarding the addition of anti-infective drugs to livestock feeds

(c) Oppose the using of penicillin and tetracyclines in order to killmicroorganisms(d) Agree to the development of meatier live-stock through the use of antibiotics(e) Approve of congressional debate and discussion regarding science andhealth issues.

Ans : (b)

Antonyms

Directions :

Each of the CAT sample antonyms questions below consists of a word printed in Italics,followed by five words or phrase as choices. Choose the word or phrase which is most nearlyopposite in meaning to the word in capitals and shade the alphabets marked in the grid on your answer sheet.



39 ABOMINATE : (a) loathe(b) despise(c) adore(d) abhor

(e) attachAns : (c)

40. OBSEQUIOUS : (a) servile(b) first(c) fawning(d) supercilious(e) improper

Ans : (d)

41. OROTUND : (a) not resonant(b) not reddish(c) not eager (d) pompous(e) loud

Ans : (a)

42. RECANT :

(a) entangle(b) rescue(c) fail(d) assert(e) predictAns : (d)

43. UPBRAID : (a) defer (b) vacillate(c) sever

(d) conjoin(e) laudAns : (e)

44. PLENITUDE : (a) luxury(b) magnificence



(c) richness(d) contentment(e) scarcity

Ans : (e)

45. SCURRILOUS : (a) decent(b) savage(c) major (d) volatile(e) scabby

Ans : (a)

46. FULMINATION : (a) praise

(b) repetition(c) escape(d) ratification(e) additionAns : (a)

47. DISTEND:

(a) deteriorate(b) weaken(c) constrict

(d) concentrate(e) foldAns : (c)

48. TOUT : (a) cast aspersions on(b) deny the relevance of (c) placate(d) withhold consent(e) misrepresentAns : (e)

49. SQUALID

(a) fervid

(b) florid

(c) pristine

(d) extraneous



(e) abundant

Ans : (c)

50. SCOTCH

(a) renovate

(b) entrust

(c) unfasten

(d) encourage

(e) emphasize

Ans : (d)

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

Quantitative Section: Maths

Directions :

In this section you will be given two quantities, one in column A and one in column B. You areto determine a relationship between the two quantities and mark.

A. If the quantity in column A is greater than the quantity in column B.B. If the quantity in column B is greater than the quantity in column A.C. If the quantities are equal.D. If the comparison cannot be determined from the information that is given.

51.Quantity A: (-6)4

Quantity B: (-6)5 (a) if the quantity A is greater;(b) milk : quart(c) society : classes(d) letter : alphabet(e) time : minutesAns : (a)

52.Quantity A: Time to travel 95 miles at 50 miles per hour

Quantity B: Time to travel 125 miles at 60 miles per hour

(a) Quantity A is greater (b) Quantity A equals Quantity B(c) Quantity B is greater (d) Relationship IndeterminateAns : (c)

53. Quantity A: (9/13)2



Quantity B: (9/13)1/2

(a) Quantity A equals Quantity B(b) Relationship Indeterminate(c) Quantity B is greater (d) Quantity A is greater

Ans : (c)

54.Quantity A: 4 / 100Quantity B: 0.012 / 3(a) Quantity B is greater (b) Quantity A equals Quantity B(c) Quantity A is greater (d) Relationship Indeterminate

Ans : (c)

55. x=2y+3y=-2Quantity A: xQuantity B: -1(a) if the quantity in Column A is greater (b) if the quantity in Column B is greater (c) if the two quantities are equal(d) if the relationship cannot be determined from the information givenAns : (c)

56. x+2y>8Quantity A: 2x + 4yQuantity B: 20(a) if the quantity in Column A is greater (b) if the quantity in Column B is greater (c) if the two quantities are equal(d) if the relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Ans : (d)

57. Quantity A: The number of months in 7 yearsQuantity B: The number of days in 12 weeks

(a) if the quantity in Column A is greater (b) if the quantity in Column B is greater (c) if the two quantities are equal(d) if the relationship cannot be determined from the information given

Ans : (c)

58. Quantity A: 1-1/27



Quantity B: 8/9 + 1/81(a) if the quantity in is greater (b) if the quantity in is greater (c)if the two quantities are equal(d) if the relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Ans : (a)

59.r/>s/>0/>Quantity A: rs/r Quantity B: rs/s(a) if the quantity A is greater (b) if the quantity B is greater (c) if the two quantities are equal(d) if the relationship cannot be determined from the information given.Ans : (b)

60.Quantity A: 0.83Quantity B: 0.81/3(a) Quantity B is greater (b) Relationship Indeterminate(c) Quantity A is greater (d) Quantity A equals Quantity B

Ans : (a)

61. t is a positive integer.4/7=t/s

Quantity A:sQuantity B:7(a) if the quantity in Column A is greater;(b) if the quantity in Column B is greater;(c) if the two quantities are equal;(d) if the two relationship cannot be determined from the information given

Ans : (d)

62. Quantity A:(0.82)2(0.82)3 Quantity B:(0.82)6 (a) if the quantity in column A is greater;

(b) if the quantity in column B is greater;(c) If the two quantities are equal;(d) if the relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Ans : (a)

63. For all real numbers a, let a*

= 1 - a.Quantity A:((-1)*)* Quantity B:2*



(a) if the quantity in Column A is greater;(b) if the quantity in Column B is greater;(c) if the two quantities are equal;(d) if the relationship cannot be determined from the information given.Ans : (c)

64. Quantity A: (x - 1)(x)(x + 1)Quantity B:(x)(x)(x)(a) if the quantity in Column A is greater;(b) if the quantity in Column B is greater;(c) if the two quantities are equal;(d) if the relationship cannot be determined from the information given.Ans : (d)

65. Quantity A: (3 x 4 x 17) / (121 x 100)Quantity B: (4 x 5 x 19) / (1000 x 121)

(a) Quantity A is greater (b) Quantity A equals Quantity B(c) Relationship Indeterminate(d) Quantity B is greater Ans : (a)

66. Consider a triangle PQR.Quantity A: length of PQ + length of QR Quantity B: length of PR (a)Quantity A is greater (b) Quantity B is greater

(c) Relationship Indeterminate(d) Quantity A equals Quantity B

Ans : (a)

67. Quantity A: (27 - 13) (296 + 534)Quantity B: (27 + 13) (534 + 296)(a) Quantity B is greater (b) Quantity A equals Quantity B(c) Relationship Indeterminate(d) Quantity A is greater

Ans : (d)

Directions : Solve each problem and indicate the best of the answer choicesgiven..

68. A rectangle is 14 cm long and 10 cm wide. If the length is reduced by x



cms and its width is increased also by x cms so as to make it a square then itsarea changes by : (a) 4(b) 144(c) 12(d) 2

(e) None of the aboveAns : (a)

69.A motorcycle stunts man belonging to a fair, rides over the vertical wallsof a circular well at an average speed of 54 kph for 5 minutes. If the radius of the well is 5 meters then the distance traveled is:(a) 2.5(b) 3.5(c) 4.5(d) 5.5

(e) None of the aboveAns : (c)

70. If 1 cm on a map corresponds to an actual distance of 40 kms. And thedistance on the map between Bombay and Calcutta is 37.5 cms., the actualdistance between them is :(a) 375 kms(b) 3750 kms(c) 1500 kms(d) 1375 kms(e) None of the above

Ans : (c)

71. A box contains 90 mts each of 100 gms and 100 bolts each of 150 gms. If the entire box weighs 35.5 kg., then the weight of the empty box is :(a) 10 Kg(b) 10.5 Kg(c) 11 Kg(d) 11.5 Kg(e) None of the above

Ans : (d)

72. If the radius of a circle is increased by 20% then the area is increased by :(a) 44%(b) 120%(c) 144%(d) 40%(e) None of the above



Ans : (a)

73. Tom, Dick and Harry went for lunch to a restaurant. Tom had $100 withhim, Dick had $60 and Harry had $409. They got a bill for $104 and decided

to give a tip of $16. They further decided to share the total expenses in theratio of the amounts of money each carried. The amount of money whichTom paid more than what Harry paid is(a) 120(b) 200(c) 60(d) 24(e) 36

Ans : (E)

74. A plot of land is in the shape of a trapezium whose dimensions are given

in the figure below :

Hence the perimeter of the field is(a) 50m(b) 64m(c) 72m

(d) 84m(e) None of the above

Ans : (c)

75. Four concentric ( having the same center ) circles with radii, x, 2x, 3xand 4x are drawn to form two rings A and B as shown in the figure.

Ratio of the area of inner ring A to the area of outer ring B is(a) 1:2(b) 1:4(c) 2:3



(d) 3:7(e) None of the aboveAns : (d)

76. If 3/p = 6 and 3/q = 15 then p - q = ?(a) 1/3(b) 2/5(c) 3/10(d) 5/6(e) None of the aboveAns : (c)

77. A father is three times as old as his son. After fifteen years the father will be twice as old as his son's age at that time. Hence the father's present age is(a) 36

(b) 42(c) 45(d) 48(e) None of the aboveAns : (c)

78. (1/4)3 + (3/4)3 + 3(1/4)(3/4)(1/4 + 3/4) =?(a) 1/64(b) 27/64(c) 49/64

(d) 0(e) 1

Ans : (e)

79. If the area of two circles are in the ratio 169 : 196 then the ratio of their radii is(a) 10 : 11(b) 11 : 12(c) 12 : 13(d) 13 : 14(e) None of the above

Ans : (d)

80. A semi-circle is surmounted on the side of a square. The ratio of the areaof the semi-circle to the area of the square is



(a) 1:2(b) 2 : p(c) p : 8(d) 8 : p(e) None of the aboveAns : (c)

81. Which of the following is the greatest ?

(a) 40% of 30(b) 3/5 of 25(c) 6.5% of 200(d) Five more than the square of 3(e) 1/2-4

Ans : (e)

82. Two identical taps fill 2/5 of a tank in 20 minutes. When one of the tapsgoes dry in how many minutes will the remaining one tap fill the rest of thetank ?(a) 5 minutes

(b) 10 minutes(c) 15 minutes(d) 20 minutes(e) None of the aboveAns : (c)

83. If the value of XYZ Company stock drops from $25 per share to $21 per share, what is the percent of the decrease?(a) 4(b) 8(c) 12

(d) 16(e) 20

Ans : (d)

84. If a building b feet high casts a shadow f feet long, then, at the same timeof day, a tree t feet high will cast a shadow how many feet long?(a) ft/b(b) fb/t



(c) b/ft(d) tb/f (d) t/fb

Ans : (a)

Quantitative Section: Data Interpretation

Question 85-89 refers to the following table

PROFILE OF CONGRESS IN YEAR X(total membership: 535)

House of

Representatives Senate

Party 292 Democratic 62

143 Republican 38435 TOTAL

100

Sex 418 Male 100

17 Female0

Age 27 Youngest 3477 Oldest 80

48Average

(arithmetic mean)

54

Religion 255 Protestant 69107 Catholic 1218 Jewish 54 Mormon 3

51 Other 11



House of

Representatives Senate

Profession 215 Lawyer 63

81 Business Executiveor Banker 15

45 Educator 614 Farmer or Rancher 622 Career Government 024 Official 4

2Journalist or

Communications0

1 Executive 10 Physician 2

6Veterinarian

Geologist

0

25Worker or Skilled

TradespersonOther

3

Ethnic Group 17 Black American 12 Asian American 34 Hispanic American 0

85. In the Senate, if 25 male members were replaced by 25 female members, theratio of male members to female members would be(a) 4 to 1(b) 3 to 1(c) 3 to 2(d) 2 to 1(e) 1 to 1Ans : (b)

86. Approximately what percent of the members of Congress are lawyers?(a) 63%(b) 58%

(c) 56%(d) 52%(e) 49%

Ans : (d)

87. If 5 senators are Catholic Democrats, how many senators are neither Catholicnor Democratic?(a) 79



(b) 74(c) 69(d) 31(e) 21

Ans : (d)

88. If all lawyers and all women in the House of Representatives vote for the passage of a bill, how many more votes will be needed for a majority?(a) 435(b) 220(c) 3(d) 0(e) It cannot be determined from the information given.

Ans : (e)

89. Which of the following can be inferred from the information given in thechart?

I. More than 80 percent of the men in Congress are members of the House of Representatives.

II. The percent of members who are categorized as farmers or ranchers isgreater for the House of Representatives than for the Senate.

III. The median age in the Senate is 57.

(a) I only(b) II only(c) III only(d) I and II

(e) I and IIIAns : (a)

Questions 90 - 91 refers to the following table:

PERCENT CHANGE IN DOLLAR AMOUNT OF SALESIN CERTAIN RETAIL STORES FROM 1977 TO 1979

Percent change

90. In 1979, for which of the stores was the dollar amount of sales greater than that of any

of the others shown?(a) P(b) Q(c) R (d) S(e) It cannot be determined from the information given.

Ans : (e)



91. In store T, the dollar amount of sales for 1978 was approximately what percent of thedollar amount of sales for 1979?(a) 86%(b) 92%(c) 109%

(d) 117%(e) 122%Ans : (c)

Questions 92 ± 93 refers to the following Figure:

92. Of every dollar received by the federal government, how much (in cents) is fromcoporate sources?(a) 32

(b) 70(c) 30(d) 35(e) 29Ans : (a)

93. what percentage of the federal revenue is derived from borrowings?(a) 0.2%(b) 0.02%(c) 2.7%(d) 1.2%

(e) 2.5%Ans : (c)

Questions 94 - 95 refers to the following table:

DIRECTIONS: The following question are based on the bellow table, which shows per capita Mean Expenditure, Per capita Food expenditure, Number of Households and Per capita cereal consumption, in both quantity and value, for different expenditure classes of



rural India. The sampled 41597 households are divided into 12 expenditure classes,starting from less than Rs.65 per month per capita and ending at more than Rs.385 per capita per month.

94. According to the results of this sample survey, what is the proportion of total expenditure onfood to total expenditure for all the sampled households taken together?(a) 58%(b) 36.7%(c) 63.3%(d) 71%(e) Cannot be determinedAns : (c)

95. What is the difference, approximately, between the gross expenditure of the sampled

households in the Rs.95-110 expenditure class and in the Rs.180-215 expenditure class?(a) 372000(b) 448000(c) 496000(d) 93.8(e) 52.3

Ans : (a)



Questions 96-97 refers to the following Graph:

GRAPH SHOWS EXPENDITURE ON ARMS BY DIFFERENT COUNTRIES(VALUE DOLLARS '000 MILLIONS)

96. The amount spent by country C in 1983 is what percentage more than the amount spent byCountries A and B together in 1977? (Find approximately)

(a) 50%(b) 179%(c) 75%(d) 13%(d) 70%

Ans : (c)

97. Which of the following statements must be true?

i. Country A spends minimum amount of its budget on arms.ii. Throughout, Country C has spent the maximum amount on arms during the years shown.

iii. An examination of the information for the last 3 years reveals that generally all 3countries are reducing their expenditure on arms.

(a) i only.

(b) i and ii only

(c) i and iii only

(d) ii and iii only



(e) None of the statements above.

Ans : (e)

Analytical Section: Quantitative Comparisons

Question 98-100

Three men (Tom, Peter and Jack) and three women (Eliza, Anne and Karen)are spending a few months at a hillside. They are to stay in a row of ninecottages, each one living in his or her own cottage. There are no othersstaying in the same row of houses.

1. Anne, Tom and Jack do not want to stay in any cottage, which is atthe end of the row.

2. Eliza and Anne are unwilling to stay besides any occupied cottage..3. Karen is next to Peter and Jack.

4. Between Anne and Jack's cottage there is just one vacant house.5. None of the girls occupy adjacent cottages.6. The house occupied by Tom is next to an end cottage.

98. Which of the above statements can be said to have been derived fromtwo other statements ?(a) Statement 1(b) Statement 2(c) Statement 3(d) Statement 5(e) Statement 6Ans : (d)

99. How many of them occupy cottages next to a vacant cottage ?(a) 2(b) 3(c) 4(d) 5(e) 6Ans : (c)

100. Which among these statement(s) are true ?

I. Anne is between Eliza and Jack.II. At the most four persons can have occupied cottages on either side of

them. .III. Tom stays besides Peter



(a) I only(b) II only(c) I and III only(d) II and III only(e) I, II and III

Ans : (c)

Questions 101 - 102

An employee has been assigned the task of allotting offices to six of the staff members. The offices are numbered 1 - 6. The offices are arranged in a rowand they are separated from each other by six foot high dividers. Hencevoices, sounds and cigarette smoke flow easily from one office to another.

Miss Robert's needs to use the telephone quite often throughout the day. Mr.Mike and Mr. Brown need adjacent offices as they need to consult each other often while working. Miss. Hardy, is a senior employee and has to be allottedthe office number 5, having the biggest window. .

Mr. Donald requires silence in the offices next to his. Mr. Tim, Mr. Mike andMr. Donald are all smokers. Miss Hardy finds tobacco smoke allergic andconsecutively the offices next to hers to be occupied by non-smokers.

Unless specifically stated all the employees maintain an atmosphere of silence during office hours.

101. The ideal candidate to occupy the office furthest from Mr. Brown would

be(a) Miss Hardy(b) Mr. Mike(c) Mr. Tim(d) Mr. Donald(e) Mr. Robert

Ans : (d)

102. The three employees who are smokers should be seated in the offices.(a) 1, 2 and 4

(b) 2, 3 and 6(c) 1, 2 and 3(d) 1, 2 and 3(e) 1, 2 and 6

Ans : (d)



Logical Reasoning

Question 103

Although most of the fastest growing jobs in today's economy will require a college degree,many of the new jobs being created-from home health aide to desktop publisher-requireknowledge other than that gained from earning a degree. For workers in those jobs, good basicskills in reading, communication, and mathematics play an important role in getting a job anddeveloping a career.

From the information given above it can be validly concluded that, in today's economy,

A) skills in reading, communication, and mathematics play an important role indeveloping a career as a desktop publisher

B) the majority of the new jobs being created require knowledge other than that gainedfrom earning a college degree

C) a job as a home health aide will rely more on communication skills than on basicskills in reading and mathematics

D) if a job is one of the fastest growing jobs, it will require a college degree

E) desktop publisher jobs and home health aide jobs are not among the fastest growing jobs

Which letter corresponds to the correct response? ________

Question 104

According to the National Agricultural Aviation Society (NAAS), without the use of crop protection products to control insects, weeds, and diseases, crop yields per acre will drop by

more than 50 percent. The first aerial application of insecticide occurred in 1921, and it was ahuge success. By contrast, in today's economy all aircraft that are classified as aerial applicatorsdo more than just apply insecticide; today, they also spread seed and apply fertilizer.

From the information given above it CANNOT be validly concluded that

A) in today's economy, if an aerial applicator is used, then it will be able to spread seedand to apply fertilizer



B) according to the NAAS, if crop yields per acre never drop by more than 50 percent,then crop protection products have been used to control insects, weeds, and diseases

C) in today's economy, any aircraft that cannot be used to apply fertilizer cannot be

classified as an aerial applicator

D) in 1921, if an aircraft was used for the application of insecticide, then it was not alsoused to spread seed

E) according to the NAAS, if crop yields per acre drop by more than 50 percent, thencrop protection products have not been used to control insects, weeds, and diseases.


Question 105

No national productivity measures are available for underground industries that may exist butremain unreported. On the other hand, at least some industries that are run entirely by self-employed industrialists are included in national productivity measures.

From the information given above, it can be validly concluded that

A) there are at least some industries run entirely by self-employed industrialists that areunderground industries

B) no industries that are run entirely by self-employed industrialists operate underground

C) there are at least some industries other than those run entirely by self-employedindustrialists that are underground industries

D) there are at least some industries run entirely by self-employed industrialists that arenot underground industries

E) there are at least some underground industries for which national productivitymeasures are available


General Awareness

106. Which company's famously advertised vision statement is 'The

Network is the Computer'?



(a) Cisco Systems(b) Lucent Technologies(c) Sun Microsystems(d) Nortel Networks

Answer : (c)

107. The software company I-flex Solutions was originally a division of

which famous financial services company? (a) Citicorp(b) ICICI(c) HSBC(d) ABN Amro Bank

Answer : (a)

108. Which former advertising personality has recently been named the

Undersecretary of State for 'public diplomacy and public affairs' of the

US in an exercise to rebrand the US following the September 11 terroriststrikes? (a) Charlotte Beers(b) Jay Chiat(c) Martin Sorrell(d) George Lois

Answer : (a)

109. Which premium international range of luggage was recently

launched in India by BlowPlast? (a) Samsonite

(b) Strolley(c) American Tourister (d) Delsey

Answer : (d)

110. This year saw the launch of Yahoo!, Amazon.com and the famous

launch of the Orange mobile phone service in the UK. Which year was

this? (a) 1992(b) 1994(c) 1995

(d) 1993Answer : (b)

111. Henry Ford revolutionised the car market with the first mass-

produced car, the Ford Model T. In which year was it launched? (a) 1924(b) 1912(c) 1908



(d) 1897

Answer : (c)

112. Which company owns the beer brands Haywards 2000, Hi-Five and

Lal Toofan?

(a) United Breweries(b) Millennium Alcobev(c) Shaw Wallace(d) Mohan MeakinsAnswer : (c)

113. Which company owns the footwear brand - Stryde? (a) Woodland(b) Bata(c) Tata International(d) Hindustan Lever

Answer : (c)

114. It was the brand that made David Ogilvy famous. Which shirt

brand's ads had the famous man with an eye patch in the 1950s, which

catapulted David Ogilvy to fame? (a) Van Heusen(b) Arrow Shirts(c) Hathaway(d) DockersAnswer : (c)

115. Which TV channel has been in the news for its coverage of the BinLaden crisis, especially for having carried all broadcasts of Osama Bin

Laden to audiences in West Asia? (a) Star Asia(b) BBC Asia(c) Al Jazeera(d) Khaleed Times

Answer : (c)

116. In the case of a test tube baby

(a) Fertilization takes place inside the test tube

(b) Development of the baby takes place inside the test tube(c) Fertilization takes place outside the mother's body

(d) Unfertilized egg develops inside the test tube

Answer : (c)

117. Who elects the President of India?

(a) Lok Sabha



(b) Rajya Sabha

(c) People of India

(d) Parliament and State Assemblies

Answer : (d)

118. The Fundamental Duties were incorporated in the Constitution of India by the

(a) First Amendment

(b) Tenth Amendment

(c) Thirty-second Amendment

(d) Forty-second Amendment

Answer : (d)

119. The speed of light will be minimum while passing through

(a) glass

(b) vacuum(c) air

(d) water

Answer : (a)

120. The time taken by the Sun to revolve around the center of our galaxy is

(a) 50 mn years

(b) 100 mn years

(c) 250 mn years

(d) 365 mn years

Answer : (c)

121. The oldest monarchy in the world is that of

(a) Nepal

(b) U K

(c) Spain

(d) Japan

Answer : (d)

122. The Vice-President is elected by an electoral college consisting of

(a) only elected members of both Housed of Parliament

(b) only Rajya Sabha members

(c) all members of Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies

(d) all members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

Answer : (d)



123. In which one of the following states of India is it legal for a Hindu male and illegal for

a Muslim male to have more than one living wife?

(a) Nagaland

(b) Goa

(c) Himachal Pradesh

(d) Arunachal Pradesh

Answer : (b)

124. Where did Buddha die?

(a) Lumbini

(b) Kusinagara

(c) Pavapuri

(d) Magadha

Answer : (b)

125. What was the main difference between the Indus Valley Civilization and Vedic

Civilization?

(a) Indus Valley Civilization was urban, while the Vedic Civilization was rural.

(b) "Pipal" tree was worshiped in Indus Valley Civilization, while "Burgad" tree was worshiped

in Vedic Civilization.

(c) The main emphasis in Indus Valley Civilization was on trade while in the Vedic Age was on

religion.

(d) Indus Valley Civilization believed in non-violence while Vedic Civilization had no hard and

fast rules about violence.

Answer : (a)

126. All of the following are constituents of RNA molecule except

(a) Adenine

(b) Guanine

(c) Thymine

(d) Uracil

Answer : (c)

127. The father of modern biology is

(a) Aristotle(b) Darwin

(c) Mendel

(d) Vesalius

Answer : (a)

128. Which of the following seeds will normalize blood sugar level?



(a) Coriander

(b) Mustard

(c) Cumin

(d) Fenugreek

Answer : (d)

129. The point at which solid, liquid and gaseous forms of a substance co-exist is called

(a) sublimation point

(b) distillation point

(c) triple point

(d) melting point

Answer : (c)

130. Which among the following substances is used as a lubricant?

(a) Quartz(b) Silica

(c) Graphite

(d) Nickel

Answer : (c)

131. The weight of an object will be minimum when it is placed at

(a) The North Pole

(b) The South Pole

(c) The Equator

(d) The center of the EarthAnswer : (d)

132. Earth quake waves travel fastest in (a) Soil

(b) Molten rock

(c) Water

(d) Flexible rock

Answer : (c)

133. The angle between the geographical meridian and magnetic meridian is called

(a) Angle of dip

(b) Angle of declination

(c) Angle of inclination

(d) None of the above

Answer : (b)



134. What is the currency of Mexico?

(a) Lira

(b) Peso

(c) Mexican dollars

(d) Krones

Answer : (b)

135. The Essar group of companies has been promoted by

(a) Ruias

(b) Ambanis

(c) Goenkas

(d) Kanorias

Answer : A

136. One of the following liquor brands is not owned by United Breweries

(a) Kalyani Black Label

(b) Blue Riband

(c) McDowells

(d) Bagpiper

Answer : (d)

137. Amtrex air conditioners has a technical collaboration with

(a) Sanyo

(b) Mitsubishi

(c) Hitachi(d) Carrier

Answer : (d)

138. Marlboro Cigarette is owned by

(a) ITC

(b) Godfrey-Philips

(c) Philip Morris

(d) British American Tobacco

Answer : (c)

140. Who is the CEO of Microsoft?

(a) Bill Gates

(b) Paul Allen

(c) Larry Ellison

(d) Steve Ballnes

Answer : (d)



141. One of the following is not an Insurance Company

(a) ICICI Prudential

(b) HDFC Natwest

(c) OM Kotak Mahindra

(d) Birla Sun Life

Answer : (b)

142. What is the currency of Portugal?

(a) Escudo

(b) Guilder

(c) Mark

(d) Schilling

Answer : (a)

143. One of the following personalities is not associated with the Indian auto sector

(a) Suresh Krishna

(b) Venu Srinivasan

(c) Anand Mahindra

(d) Venugopal Dhoot

Answer : (d)

144. One of the following companies is not in the area of air-conditioning & refrigeration

(a) BPL

(b) Thermax(c) Lloyd

(d) Carrier Aircon

Answer : (c)

145. How many countries are a part of the European union?

(a) 18

(b) 15

(c) 21

(d) 12

Answer : (b)

146. Who is the attorney general of United States of America?

(a) Ashcroft

(b) Powell

(c) Rumsfeld



(d) Cheney

Answer : (a)

147. When was the generic domain name (Top Level Domain - TLD) .com introduced?

(a) 1989

(b) 1985(c) 1994

(d) 1991

Answer : (b)

148. Who is the prime minister of Israel?

(a) Benajamin Netanyahu

(b) Ariel Sharon

(c) Shaul Mofaz

(d) Goldamyer

Answer : (b)

149. What was the significant about the purchase of a kilo of lychees on the French island

of Reunion, located in the Indian Ocean?

(a) They were the first lot of lychees exported from India.

(b) It was the first official purchase using the new currency Euro.

(c) It was done by to commemorate the release of the new France with Princess Diana's image on

it.

(d) None of these

Answer : (b)

150. Which brand had the highest number of Web searches in 2001?

(a) Google

(b) Marlboro

(c) Intel

(d) Play Station

Answer : (d)

151. What is common to all of the following names - Eduardo Camano, Adolfo Rodriguez

Saa, Ramon Puerta and Fernando de la Rua? (a) They were all former Presidents of Argentina.

(b) They are the dreaded drug lords of South America

(c) They own together 70% of the world's Silver mines.

(d) None of these

Answer : (a)



152. The video games X box is a product of

(a) Sega

(b) Sony

(c) Intel

(d) Microsoft

Answer : (d)

153. It was acknowledged as the second-most dangerous computer virus in history, after

the Love Bug virus. Name this virus, which struck in 2001

(a) Melissa

(b) Code Red

(c) C-Brain

(d) Major Domo

Answer : (b)

154. What does the letters XP stand for in the product Microsoft XP?

(a) Extended product

(b) Extra Pampering

(c) Experience

(d) Entry level product

Answer : (c)

155. Which business and media tycoon won the elections to become Head of State in Italy

amidst widespread clouds of scandal?

(a) Guillani Giovanni(b) Joe Pacci

(c) Antonio Machiaveli

(d) Silvio Berusconi

Answer : (d)

156. Which city is hosting the 14th Asian Games in 2004?

(a) Manila

(b) Busan

(c) Beijing

(d) Bangkok

Answer : (b)

157. Under what name is MTNL marketing its GSM based mobile telephony?

(a) Swarna

(b) Dolphin

(c) Speed



(d) Vayu

Answer : (b)

158. What is the name of the branded petrol with cleansing additives that is being

marketed by HPCL?

(a) Power

(b) Premium

(c) Speed

(d) Clean X

Answer : (a)

159. Under what name is MTNL marketing its CDMA based WiLL service in Mumbai and

Delhi?

(a) Dolphin

(b) Swarna(c) Garuda

(d) Seema

Answer : (c)

160. To which business group did the Ambanis of Reliance Group sell their holding in

Larsen and Toubro?

(a) RP Goenkas

(b) A V Birla

(c) Kanorias

(d) MittalsAnswer : (b)

161. Name the brand that was launched and promoted by a famous father-son duo.

(a) ICICI Credit cards

(b) Parket Beta

(c) Maruti Versa

(d) All of these.

Answer : (c)

162. What is the sub brand of the new car that Toyota is launching in India?

(a) Accord

(b) Jupiter

(c) C Planet

(d) Camry

Answer : (d)



163. With which brand would you identify the famous advertising slogan 'Think

Different'?

(a) Apple

(b) IBM

(c) Wipro

(d) None of these

Answer : (a)

164. Which country is the company Nestle head quartered?

(a) Sweden

(b) Switzerland

(c) The Netherlands

(d) Luxemburg

Answer : (b)

165. What is the brand name of the range of shoes and apparel for children under the age

of five, that Reebok plans to introduce shortly?

(a) Weebok

(b) Kids

(c) Kidsport

(d) Tyke

Answer : (a)

166. Which multinational packaged food company has an equity stake in Britannia? (a) Danone

(b) Heinz

(c) Frito Lays

(d) Schweppes

Answer : (a)

167. Who is the chairperson of Bharti Group?

(a) Raj Mittal

(b) Alok Mittal

(c) Sunil Mittal(d) Ramen Mittal

Answer : (c)

168. Which billionaire businessman has been elected Mayor of New York, replacing the

popular Rudy Giuliani?

(a) William Clay Ford



(b) Larry Ellison

(c) James Walton

(d) Michael Bloomberg

Answer : (d)

169. Which insurance company, launched recently in India, will be using Snoopy from the

cartoon series Peanuts in its advertising?

(a) Aviva

(b) HDFC Standard

(c) MetLife

(d) Sun Life

Answer : (c)

170. Which is the home country of the famous design firm Ikea?

(a) Finland(b) Sweden

(c) Switzerland

(d) Denmark

Answer : (b)

171. 'One world. One family. One festival' - is the slogan used in advertising

(a) Chinese New year

(b) Hong Kong's annual shopping festival

(c) Dubai's shopping festival

(d) None of theseAnswer : (c)

172. Which companies chips power more than 60% of the world's cell phones?

(a) Nokia

(b) Intel

(c) Motorola

(d) Texas Instruments

Answer : (d)

173. Who is the famous author of the book What they don't teach you at Harvard Business

School?

(a) Stephen R Covey

(b) Mack McCormak

(c) John Love

(d) None of these



Answer : (b)

174. Who is the RBI governor?

(a) Venkatraman

(b) Brijesh Mishra

(c) Ranjith Sau

(d) Bimal Jalan

Answer : (d)

175. Who is the Vice President of United States?

(a) Al Gore

(b) Rumsfeld

(c) Powell

(d) Cheney

Answer : (d)

176. Which is the leading international audit firm that is facing serious charges on account

of lapse in accounting practices?

(a) Ferguson

(b) PWH

(c) Arthur Andersen

(d) KPMG

Answer : (c)

177. Which family owns the Hero group of companies? (a) Munjals

(b) Mansingh

(c) Firodias

(d) Hindujas

Answer : (a)

178. Who led the "Ocean to Sky" expedition that travelled along the Ganga (Ganges) river

to its source?

(a) Sir Edmund Hillary

(b) Tenzing Norgay(c) Chris Bonington

(d) Doug Scott

Answer : (a)

179. Hero Global is a venture promoted by the Munjal group

(a) to market Hero Honda two wheelers in the overseas market.



(b) to sell Hero bicycles in the overseas market.

(c) to build a automobile design lab of international repute.

(d) to set up company owned dealer network in India.

Answer : (c)

180. J. D. Power is a name associated with

(a) an independent power producing company in New Delhi.

(b) a power plant equipment manufacturing company.

(c) a automotive battery manufacturing company.

(d) an automobile customer survey organization.

Answer : (d)

181. What does ICANN stand for?

(a) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

(b) International Center for Agro Nutrients and Nourishment(c) Indian Council for Algorithm, Numbers and Notions.

(d) International council for Approved Names and Numbers.

Answer : (a)

182. "Connecting People," is the by line of which company

(a) Philips

(b) Motorola

(c) Ericsson

(d) Nokia

Answer : (d)

183. Which founding father pioneered the idea of a national bank?

(a) Hamilton

(b) Jefferson

(c) Washington

(d) Adams

Answer : (a)

184. Who was Karl Marx's main collaborator on his famous works?

(a) V I Lenin

(b) Max Weber

(c) Fredrick Engles

(d) Joseph Stalin

Answer : (c)



185. Which of the following foreign partner / collaborator pair is not Correct?

(a) HTA; J.Walter Thomson

(b) Chaitra; Leo Burnett

(c) O and M; WPP Group

(d) Mudra; DMB&B

Answer : (d)

186. Hewlett Packard, the famous Computer company is named after

(a) Its promoters, Hewlett and Packard

(b) The city in which they commenced their operation initially

(c) The street in which their first office was located.

(d) None of these

Answer : (a)

187. Who's 'curve' did President Reagan use as the basis for his 'Trickle Down' economic

policy?

(a) Keynes

(b) Ricardo

(c) Laffer

(d) Smith

Answer : (c)

188. Which group of people have been involved in the terrorist activities and rampant

killing spree after the death of King Birendra in Nepal?

(a) The Gurkhas(b) The Maoists

(c) The Khukris

(d) The Awomi clan

Answer : (b)

189. This company is the first to develop a new handheld computer series featuring a

combination of Intel components and Microsoft software?

(a) HP

(b) Sony

(c) Compaq(d) Acer

Answer : (a)

190. Which of the following companies was forced to shutdown its digital music service

because of music industry lawsuits for piracy?

(a) Musiccity



(b) Morpheus

(c) Livewire

(d) Napster

Answer : (d)

191. Who was sued recently by BIAX for infringement of computer patents?

(a) HP

(b) Compaq

(c) Microsoft

(d) Apple

Answer : (d)

192. Which country is the largest producer of natural rubber in the world?

(a) Malaysia

(b) Indonesia(c) Thailand

(d) Burma

Answer : (c)

193. With which of the following companies has the Department of Posts and Telegraph of

India tied up to provide a comprehensive range of financial services?

(a) LIC of India

(b) Corporation Bank

(c) Master Card International

(d) Visa InternationalAnswer : (c)

194. Which cable network is to be the sole provider of sports information to MSN?

(a) STAR Sports

(b) ESPN

(c) Sportstock.com

(d) Channel 9

Answer : (a)

195. Who is the current Defense Secretary of the United States of America?

(a) Donald Rumsfeld

(b) Colin Powell

(c) Mr. Ashcroft

(d) Dick Cheney

Answer : (b)



196. Which are the countries that are slated to host the 2002 Soccer World Cup?

(a) Japan and Thailand

(b) Mexico and Brazil

(c) Germany and Poland

(d) Japan and S.Korea

Answer : (d)

197. Which antibiotic can cure Anthrax, if detected at an early stage?

(a) Amoxycillin

(b) Erythromycin

(c) Cephalospirin

(d) Ciprofloxacin

Answer : (d)

198. The farmers of _______________ were involved in violent protests against falling rice

prices and US-led globalization as symbolized by WTO?

(a) France

(b) Indonesia

(c) Denmark

(d) S.Korea

Answer : (d)

199. Which of the following chemicals has been recently allowed by the Government of

India to be mixed with petrol? (a) Methanol

(b) Ethanol

(c) Kerosene

(d) Butanol

Answer : (b)

200. Who is the present men's champion of US Open?

(a) Pete Sampras

(b) Lleyton Hewitt

(c) Andre Agassi(d) Patrick Rafter

Answer : (b)

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