SAMPLE PRACTICE SET - 01

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Directions (Qs. 1 & 2): Choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the given word.

1. Abrogate (a) Revoke informally (b) Revoke formally (c) Accept informally (d) Accept formally

2. Extol (a) Glorify (b) Dishonour (c) Provoke (d) Announce

3. Select the word closely related to buttress. (a) Negate (b) Buttering (c) Mock (d) Strengthen

4. IMPROMPTU: He has the gift of the gab and even his impromptu speeches receive thunderous applause. (a) Extempore (b) Erroneous (c) Instinctive (d) Voluntary

Directions (Qs. 5 & 6): Choose the most appropriate word that is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word.

5. CORROBORATE: (a) Deny (b) Differentiate (c) Affirm (d) Create artificially

6. AFFABLE: (a) Friendly (b) Surly (c) Winsome (d) Livid

7. What is the opposite of “Hapless”? (a) kind (b) significant (c) lucky (d) distinct

8. Which is not a synonym for ‘accumulation’? (a) Collection (b) Conglomeration (c) Assemblage (d) Collagen

9. What is the opposite of Progressive? (a) Conservative (b) Prolegomenon (c) Proclamation (d) Proscriptive

Directions (Qs. 10 to 12): Which of the following spellings is correct?

10. (a) Arguement (b) Argument (c) Arguemant (d) Arguemint

11. (a) Amiable (b) Aly (c) Alow (d) Alot

12. (a) Bonny (b) Boaste (c) Bounc (d) Bridl

13. Which of the following spellings is correct ‘for a page at the beginning of a book? (a) Foreward (b) Forword (c) Forworde (d) Foreword

Directions (Qs. 14 to 18): Legal phrases are followed by four meanings. Choose the most appropriate option.

14. Given the meaning of quid pro quo (a) quit the job (b) favourable opinion (c) revenge (d) something in return

15. ‘Persona non grata’ means

(a) An unwelcome person (b) Personal favour which is illegal (c) Prisoners of war (d) Person not eligible for subsidies or grants

16. ‘Ultra Vires’ is a term used for: (a) A document corrupted by virus (b) An act beyond the authority of law (c) An act authorised by law (d) An illegal act

17. The phrase ‘de facto’ means (a) all the facts (b) all the facts and figures (c) bona fide (d) for all practical purposes

18. The term sine die means (a) Indefinitely (b) Inadequate (c) Signature by a person on death bed (d) Continuously

Directions (Qs. 19 to 22): Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

Civil and Political rights and socio-economic rights do not exist in a state of antagonism. The conditions necessary for realising or fulfilling socio-economic rights do not postulate the subversion of political freedom. The reason for this is simple. Socio-economic entitlements must yield true benefits to those for whom they are intended. This can be achieved by eliminating rent-seeking behaviour and by preventing the capture of social welfare benefits by persons who are not entitled to them. Capture of social welfare benefits can be obviated only when political systems are transparent and when there is a free flow of information Opacity ensures benefits to those who monopolize scarce economic resources. On the other hand, conditions where civil and political freedoms flourish ensure that governmental policies are subject to critique and assessment. it is this scrutiny which sub-serves the purpose of ensuring that socio-economic benefits actually permeate to the underprivileged for whom they are meant. Conditions of freedom and a vibrant assertion of civil and political rights promote a constant review of the justness of socio-economic programmes and of their effectiveness in addressing deprivation and want. Scrutiny of public affairs is founded upon the existence of freedom. hence civil and political rights and sociao-economic rights are complementary and not mutually exclusive.

19. According to the passage, assertion of rights __________. (a) is frowned upon (b) must be discouraged

(c) promotes just social policies (d) is desirable

20. Which of the following statements best conveys the idea of the passage? 1. Civil and political rights and social and economic rights are opposed to

each other. 2. Political freedom must be compromised to realize rights. 3. Existence of criticism of government is a proof of vibrant assertion of

civil and political rights. 4. Transparency ensures equitable distribution of resources. (a) 2 and 4 (b) 1 and 2 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 3 and 4

21. According to the passage capture of social benefits _________. (a) ensures accountability (b) must be discouraged to ensure equitable distribution of resources (c) is an evil necessity (d) should be encouraged to maintain free flow of information

22. ‘Opacity’ means: (a) Ostensible (b) Transparent (c) Unclear (d) Opal like

Directions (Qs. 23 to 25): Rearrange the given six sentences K, L, M, N, O an P in the proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions that follows.

(K) The subjugation or enslavement of the people and countries is fast becoming a thing of the past.

(L) Since then the progress in science and technology and in other branches of knowledge has resulted in the betterment of the conditions of life in many countries.

(M) The Industrial Revolution in England about the middle of the eighteenth century was history’s great leap forward.

(N) All this is one credit of modern civilisation.

(O) Society has been progressing and improving for thousands of years.

(P) The span of human life has been enlarged, the condition of the labouring classes in many countries has improved, knowledge and education have made great strides, the treatment of children has become more humane, feats of engineering have done wonders, democracy and freedom have been granted to most countries of

the world, and a very much larger percentage of people have become entitled to the good things of life.

23. Which sentence should come fifth in the paragraph? (a) P (b) K (c) N (d) L

24. Which sentence should come first in the paragraph? (a) O (b) M (c) P (d) K

25. Which sentence should come third in the paragraph? (a) N (b) M (c) P (d) L

26. P: “To play great music”, he said, “you must keep your eyes on a distant star.” Q: Eleven years old, I was taking a violin lesson with Georges Enesco, my

teacher, in his Paris studio. R: At the time, I took this to mean, simply, “Give your very best to every

piece.” S: A deep-chested, powerful man with a rugged, gentle face, Enesco

looked at me across the violin he held unifier his chin, and shook his bow.

The proper sequence should be (a) Q P R S (b) Q S P R (c) S P R Q (d) S P Q R

Directions (Qs. 27 to 29): In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase italicised and underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which most appropriately expresses the meaning of the idom/phrase.

27. Professor Giri said, ‘We will have to “cover a lot of ground” in the course’. What did he mean by “cover a lot of ground”? (a) We have to skip a large part of syllabus (b) We have to complete a lot of material (c) We have to start from basics (d) We have to travel a lot

28. Ramesh said to me, You “have the floor” What does this mean?

(a) You have practically won (b) You have full right to disagree (c) You have full permission to speak your mind now (d) You have tenancy rights over the property’s floor

29. “To play second fiddle” means (a) To support the role and view of another person (b) To act like a minor criminal (c) To deceive your superior (d) To play the second musical instrument

Directions (Q. 31 & 31): Choose the exact meaning of the idoms/phrases.

30. A bread and butter letter is (a) An appointment letter (b) A contract termination letter (c) A letter to thank a host (d) A request to get donation for a noble cause

31. As the crow flies (a) To wander in jungles (b) In a straight line (c) To protect environment (d) To travel to a foreign land

Directions (Qs. 32 to 35): Find the best alternative for the given sentences:

32. POLYGLOT – is someone who (a) has more than one spouse (b) drinks too much (c) plays more than one sport (d) speaks many languages

33. The act of killing one’s wife (a) Avicide (b) Uxoricide (c) Genocide (d) Canicide

34. Government by priest or Government which has its State religion (a) Aristocracy (b) Oligarchy (c) Theocracy (d) Sacerdotal

35. A severe deserved punishment is (a) Retribution (b) Revisionism (c) Repartee (d) Abdication

Directions (Qs. 36 & 39): Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks:

36. In have never seen ________ painting before. (a) as beautiful (b) so beautiful (c) such a beautiful (d) any beautiful

37. They ________ learning classical music next year (a) will have been (b) will be (c) will (d) will have to

38. A lyre was played in ancient Rome. The lyre is a ........................ . (a) stringed instrument in the harp class (b) wind instrument in the wind class (c) percussion instrument in the leap class (d) a combination of wind and percussion instruments

39. The President has a .......................... of ......................... around him when he make public appearances. (a) catalyst, individuals (b) barrier, catalysts (c) hedge, protection (d) derrick, limits

Directions (Qs. 40 to 44): Read the following newspaper report and put the verbs in brackets into the most suitable form. Indicate your choice in the provided box.

A woman ...40... (take) to hospital after her car collided with a lorry near Noida yesterday. She ....41... (allow) home later after treatment. The road ...42... (block) for an hour after the accident, and traffic had to ...43... (divert). A police inspector said afterwards: ‘The woman was lucky. She could ...44... (kill).

40. (a) is taken (b) took (c) was taken (d) take

41. (a) allow (b) is allowed (c) allowed (d) was allowed

42. (a) was blocked (b) block (c) is blocked (d) be blocked

43. (a) diverted (b) be diverted (c) was diverted (d) is diverted

44. (a) was killed (b) have been killed (c) killed (d) kill

Directions (Qs. 45 & 46): Choose the sentence which is incorrect grammatically.

45. (a) Sita is more intelligent and wise than Rita. (b) The wisest man that ever lived made mistakes. (c) I doubt if Ravi will come. (d) The flowers smelt sweet.

46. (a) I am looking forward to receiving your reply. (b) Each boy and every girl was given rewards. (c) I can run as fast, if not faster, than you. (d) I can reproduce this lesson word for word.

Directions (Qs. 47 & 48): Choose the correct option for each of the following questions:

47. (a) Please stop interfering with my romantic life. (b) Please stop interfering into my romantic life. (c) Please stop interfering for my romantic life. (d) Please stop interfering in my romantic life.

48. (a) The Titanic did not reach it’s destination. (b) The Titanic did not reach her destination. (c) The Titanic did not reach their destination. (d) The Titanic did not reach his destination.

49. Identify the incorrect sentence/sentences: A. I want to do an MBA before going into business. B. Priti’s husband has been on active service for three months. C. The horse suddenly broke into a buckle. D. I need to file an insurance claim. (a) B and A (b) C only (c) B and C (d) B, C and D

50. Choose the grammatically correct sentence from the options given below: (a) Surprisingly, given the recent labour problems in the factory, the

factory manager has enjoyed considerable support from they who had previously challenged his leadership.

(b) Surprisingly, given the recent labour problems in the factory, the factory manager has enjoyed considerable support from them who had previously challenged his leadership.

(c) Surprisingly, given the recent labour problems in the factory, the factory manager has enjoyed considerable support from he who had previously challenged his leadership.

(d) Surprisingly, given the recent labour problems in the factory, the factory manager has enjoyed considerable support from those who had previously challenged his leadership.

SAMPLE PRACTICE SET - 01

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

ANSWER KEY

1 b 11 a 21 b 31 b 41 d

2 a 12 a 22 c 32 d 42 a

3 d 13 d 23 b 33 b 43 b

4 a 14 d 24 a 34 c 44 b

5 a 15 a 25 d 35 a 45 a

6 b 16 b 26 b 36 c 46 c

7 c 17 d 27 b 37 b 47 d

8 d 18 a 28 c 38 a 48 b

9 a 19 c 29 a 39 c 49 b

10 b 20 d 30 c 40 c 50 d

SAMPLE PRACTICE SET - 02

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Directions (Qs. 1 & 2): Choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the given word.

1. ADULATE: (a) Moderate (b) Admire (c) Lambaste (d) Adulterate

2. RECANT: (a) Noisy (b) Militarise (c) Reuse (d) Assert

3. What is the opposite of “Hapless”? (a) kind (b) significant (c) lucky (d) distinct

4. What is the opposite of Sedate (a) Excite (b) Shy (c) Mobile (d) Inebriate

5. What is the opposite of Lascivious? (a) Manifest (b) Devout (c) Whip (d) Chaste

Directions (Qs. 6 & 7): Choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the given word.

6. Select the word closely related to platitude. (a) Trite remark (b) Concerned feeling (c) Disdainful attitude (d) Protest

7. Select the word most closely related to buttress:

(a) Obliterate (b) Confuse (c) Overlook (d) Support

Directions (Qs. 8 to 10): Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning from the given options:

8. Shrewd (a) Erudite (b) Profound (c) August (d) Artful

9. Fatigue (a) Sleepy (b) Weariness (c) Drowsiness (d) Sweating

10. Debonair (a) Confident (b) Elegant (c) Charming (d) Stylish

Directions (Qs. 11 to 15): Legal phrases are followed by four meanings. Choose the most appropriate option.

11. “Amicus curiae” refers to (a) Friend of the court (b) Amicable settlement out of court (c) Case pending in a court (d) None of the above

12. the maxim ‘de minimus non curat lex’ means (a) Law would not take action in serious matter (b) Law would not take action on small and trifling matter (c) Law does not ignore any act which causes the slightest harm (d) Law would take action in small and trifling act.

13. What does the phrase “lex est norma recti” mean? (a) Law is a rule of right (b) Law rules the rights (c) Law is a rule of State (d) Law follows equity.

14. What is the meaning of this Latin phrase “audi alteram partem”? (a) No one shall be judge in his own cause (b) No one shall be condemned unheard (c) Rights are associated with duties

(d) None of the above 15. What is the term used for the principles laid down in a judgement?

(a) Obiter dicta (b) Ratio decidendi (c) Jus cogens (d) Interpretation

Directions (Qs. 16 to 20): Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to each question out of the four alternatives given.

Thomas Edison was born in 1847 in Milan, Ohio. He was nicknamed “Al” at an early age. At age 11, Edison moved to Michigan where he spent the remainder of his childhood. Thomas Edison struggled at school, but learned to love reading and conducting experiments from his mother who taught him at home. At age 15, Edison became a “tramp telegrapher”, sending and receiving messages via Morse code, an electronically-conveyed alphabet using different clicks electronically-conveyed mesages via Morse code, an electronically-conveyed alphabet using different clicks for each latter. In 1870, Edison moved to New York City and improved the stock ticker. He soon formed his own company that manufactured the new stock tickers. He also began working on the telegraph, and invented a version that could send four messages at once. Edison then moved with his famous laboratory. In 1877, Edison, with help from “muckers”, individuals from around the world looking to make fortunes in America, invented the phonograph. The phonograph was a machine that recorded and played back sounds. IN 1878, Edison invented the light bulb as well as the power grid system, which could generate electricity and deliver it to homes through a network of wires. He subsequently started the Edison Electric Light Company in October of 1878. Edison continued to invent or improve products and make significant contributions to x-ray technology, storage batteries and motion pictures (movies). Edison was a prolific inventor, holding 1,093 US patents in his name, as well as many patents in the United Kingdom, France and Germany.

16. As per the above paragraph, which of the following was the first accomplishment of Thomas Edison? (a) Inventing tin foil (b) Inventing an improved stock ticker (c) Inventing the light bulb (d) Inventing an improved x-ray

17. A phonograph is most similar to (a) A record player (b) A walkie-talkie (c) A television (d) A microphone

18. In which state did Thomas Edison not live? (a) Michigan (b) New York (c) Ohio (d) Massachusetts

19. Which of the following describes Morse Code most appropriately? (a) A system of clicks that stand for current (b) A system of clicks that stand for letters (c) A system of clicks that stand for words (d) A system of clicks that stands for signals.

20. Who s a “mucker”? (a) Someone from m Thomas Edison’s family (b) Someone from another country (c) Someone from another country hoping to make a fortune in America (d) Someone from another country hopping to find a home in America

Directions (Qs. 21 to 23): In each of the following sentences four words or phrases are underlined. If there is any mistake with regard to grammar or usage, it is in the underlined part only. Identify the incorrect part.

21. The hope/(A) to go through/(B) the book today I have/(C) almost read/(D) half of it. (a) B (b) C (c) D (d) A

22. On listening/(A) to the confession of love/(B) she blushed until/(C) she was purple/(D). (a) A (b) C (c) B (d) D

23. Since/(A) I have forgotten/(B) all the equation I will have/(C) to start from the scratch/(D). (a) C (b) D (c) A (d) B

24. The four sentence given below are jumbled constituent sentences of a paragraph. Read each sentence carefully and then pick the option in which the sentences would form the best sequence. i. This clearly indicates that the brains of men and women are

organised differently in the way they process speech.

ii. Difference in the way men and women process language is of special interest to brain researches.

iii. However, women are more likely than men to suffer axphysia when the front part of the brain is damaged.

iv. It has been known that axphasia—a kind a speech disorder—is more common in men than in women when the left side of the brain is damaged in an accident or after a stroke.

(a) ii, i, iv, iii (b) iv, i, iii, ii (c) iv, iii, i, ii (d) ii, iv, iii, i

Directions (Qs. 25 & 26): In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idom/phrase italicised and underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which most appropriately expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

25. “Hanging fire” means: (a) Going to be sacrificed (b) going on slowly (c) Being hotly debated (d) Going to be burnt soon

26. “Go out on a limb” means (a) Being at two places at the same time (b) Put oneself in a isolated or disadvantageous position (c) Going somewhere without being noticed (d) Fracturing one’s own limb

27. Choose the exact meaning of the given idoms/phrases: To mince words (a) To make matters difficult (b) To win over people (c) To be blunt (d) To talk in an indirect way

28. Choose the exact meaning of the given idoms/phrases: Ran in the same groove (a) Promoted each other (b) Clashed with each other (c) Moved in harmony (d) Moved in different directions

Directions (Qs. 29 & 33): Find the best alternative for the given sentences.

29. A post without any compensation or remuneration (a) Voluntary (b) Sinecure (c) Honorary

(d) Non-Participating 30. A short usually amusing story about some real person/event

(a) Anecdote (b) Allegory (c) Tale (d) Antidote

31. Fear of open spaces (a) Obsession (b) Agoraphobia (c) Hallucination (d) Somnambulism

32. Of the sense of touch is (a) Tannery (b) Tactile (c) Olfactory (d) None of the above

33. The system of putting plants and animals into various classes. (a) Topiary (b) Ornithology (c) Taxonomy (d) Agronomy

Directions (Qs. 34 & 35): Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks:

34. .................................... the green room now? (a) Whos in (b) Whose in (c) Who’s in (d) Whos’ in

35. The rumors were ........................ and she welcomed the opportunity to .................. them. (a) appealing, demystify (b) fabricated, demystify (c) fabricated, refute (d) pertinent, enjoy

Directions (Qs. 36 & 37): Choose the most appropriate word among the four given alternatives to fill in the gap.

36. My mother asked me to demonstrate a _________ of common sense to make the right decision. (a) Modicum (b) Fractious (c) Disdain (d) Culpability

37. Although leprosy is not a highly contagious disease, those who have contracted it have always been pariahs and have been ________ by others. (a) Accepted (b) Admonished (c) Sheltered (d) Ostracized

Directions (Qs. 38 to 40): In each of the following passages, every blank is numbered distinctly and option for the blanks are given against corresponding numbers. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word from the options given:

Around the world, forests are being destroyed at a rate of about thirteen million hectares a year and deforestation accounts for an estimated 17% - 20% of all global emissions. In addition, forests and other terrestrial carbon sinks play a ...38... role in preventing runaway climate change, soaking up a full 2.6 Gt of atmospheric carbon every year. The destruction of forests, therefore, not only emits carbon – a staggering 1.6 Gt a year, which severely ...39... forests’ capacity to absorb emissions from other sources – but also drastically ...40... the amount of forest land available to act as a carbon sink in the future.

38. (a) tough (b) important (c) vital (d) biggest

39. (a) affect (b) diminish (c) increases (d) impairs

40. (a) plagues (b) develops (c) reduces (d) shortens

41. Find out the sentence/s which is/are written correctly. a. Charles is a gifted footballer, but up to now he didn’t play well in

international matches. b. We’ve been staying with Paul and Jenny until last weekend. c. He just heard the news and was rushing home to tell his family. d. When I grow up I’m going to be an astronaut. (a) a, d (b) c (c) d (d) d, c

Directions (Qs. 42 to 44): Observe the following sentences where same word in different form is used keeping the sense of the sentence same. In the

following questions, the sentences have some element of similarly. You have to find out the similarly and choose the option which is odd one out.

42. (a) Such jokes do not give me any amusement. Such jokes do not amuse me. (b) He put up a brave fight. He fought bravely. (c) Her failure disappointed her. She failed and it disappointed her. (d) The boy gave a prompt answer. The boy answered promptly.

43. (a) Getting up he walked away. He got up and walked away. (b) Fortunately, nothing has happened. It was fortunate that nothing has happened. (c) You must take rest to get well. You must take some rest otherwise you can’t get well. (d) He made a promise. He kept it. He not only made a promise but also kept it.

44. (a) Mother said to Geeta, “Where are you going?” Mother asked Geeta where she was going. (b) Radhika said, “Can you tell me how to reach there?” “Yes”, said Ram. Radhika asked if he could tell her how to reach there. Ram replied that

he could. (c) All could hear the mournful wails of his wife. The mournful wails of his wife could be heard by all. (d) She said to her husband, “Did you like my dance yesterday?" She asked her husband if he had liked her dance the last day.

Directions (Qs. 45 to 47): Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word from the options given.

45. I like to watch ............ play badminton in my garden. (a) Them (b) They (c) She (d) He

46. She practiced hard ............ she could perform well. (a) Unless (b) Hence (c) So that (d) For

47. .......... the room, the door suddenly swung and hit her in the face. (a) On entering (b) Entering

(c) As she entered (d) While entering

Directions (Qs. 48 to 50): In the following questions, four alternatives are given for idiom/phrases. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase from the options given.

48. The girls hit it off right away. (a) Got along very well (b) Clobbered (c) Became agitated (d) Cracked the plan

49. You have to hustle to get there on time. (a) Jostle (b) Catch a bus (c) Get ready (d) Get a move on

50. To hold something in leash (a) To restrain (b) To discourage (c) To disappoint (d) To dismiss

SAMPLE PRACTICE SET - 02

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

ANSWER KEY

1 c 11 a 21 d 31 b 41 c

2 d 12 b 22 d 32 b 42 d

3 c 13 a 23 b 33 c 43 b

4 a 14 b 24 d 34 c 44 c

5 d 15 b 25 b 35 c 45 a

6 a 16 b 26 b 36 a 46 c

7 d 17 a 27 d 37 d 47 c

8 d 18 d 28 c 38 c 48 a

9 b 19 b 29 c 39 d 49 d

10 b 20 c 30 a 40 c 50 a

SAMPLE PRACTICE SET - 01

GENERAL AWARENESS

1. In which of the following judgements did the Supreme Court of India set aside the practice of talaq-e-biddat i.e., triple talaq? (a) Fazlunbi v. K. Khader Vali (b) Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum (c) Bai Tahira v. Ali Hussain Fissali Chothia (d) Shayara Bano v. Union of India

2. The name of the largest river island of the world located in India is (a) Cijuli (b) Pajuli (c) Khajuli (d) Majuli

3. In which state is the Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project located? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Maharashtra

4. Who among the following is known as the ‘Frontier Gandhi’? (a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (b) Maulana Shaukat Ali (c) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (d) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

5. The first Dada Saheb Phalke Award was won by: (a) Devika Rani (b) Ashok Kumar (c) Leela Chitnis (d) Dara Singh

6. Murugappa Gold Cup is related to which of the following sports? (a) Wrestling (b) Swimming (c) Kabaddi (d) Hockey

7. Who among the following cricketers scored the fastest century in the Test matches? (a) Brendon McCullum (b) AB de Villiers

(c) Chris Gayle (d) Virat Kohli

8. How many squares are in a chess board? (a) Thirty six (b) Sixty four (c) Twenty four (d) Forty eight

9. The weight of the cricket ball is approximately (a) 3 oz (b) 4 oz (c) 5 oz (d) 6 oz

10. The National Game of Canada is (a) Cricket (b) Football (c) Ice Hockey (d) Tennis

11. How many foreign players can be part of playing 11 in IPL Cricket Tournament organized in India? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6

12. The name of the largest river island of the world located in India is (a) Cijuli (b) Pajuli (c) Khajuli (d) Majuli

13. First UNESCO mixed heritage site of India is (a) Kangchendzonga National Park (b) Kaziranga National Park (c) Dachigam National Park (d) Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary

14. ................. is the fastest planet to revolve around the Sun. (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus

15. The total number of States in India is _____________ (a) 29 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 21

16. “Silicon Valley of India” refers to ______________ (a) Bengaluru (b) Pune (c) Gurgaon (d) Hyderabad

17. Who was the Prime Minister of Britain when India got independence? (a) Clement Atlee (b) Sir Winston Churchill (c) Sir Stafford Cripps (d) Lord Mountbatten

18. “Sare Jahan Se Achchha Hindostan Humara” was written by _________ (a) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (b) Ram Prasad Bismil (c) Rabindra Nath Tagore (d) Iqbal

19. Sati pratha was declared illegal in British India during the regime of: (a) Lord Cornwallis (b) Lord William Bentinck (c) Lord Ripon (d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

20. Who among the following was the author of Rajtarangini, commonly regarded as the first genuine history of India written by an Indian? (a) Banbhatta (b) Ravikirti (c) Pughpananda (d) Kalhana

21. ‘Natya-Shastra’ the main source of India’s classical dances was written by (a) Narad Muni (b) Bharat Muni (c) Abhinav Gupt (d) Tanu Muni

22. The first telecommunication company to launch pan India 4G mobile services (a) BSNL (b) Vodafone (c) Reliance Jio (d) Bharti Airtel

23. One rupee note in India was issued by: (a) Reserve Bank of India (b) Union Government of India (c) Governor of Reserve Bank of India (d) Central Bank of India

24. What is the NASDAQ?

1. World’s first electronic stock market 2. World’s largest shipping fleet 3. World’s highest postal office 4. Another name for New York Stock Exchange (a) 1 and 4 are correct (b) Only 1 is correct (c) Only 4 is correct (d) All are incorrect

25. As per United Nations Report, which 2 countries will lead global urban population growth between 2010 and 2050? (a) Nigeria and USA (b) India and China (c) Ukraine and Brazil (d) Pakistan and Bangladesh

26. Cenus takes place in India (a) every 20 years (b) every 10 years (c) every 15 years (d) every 5 years

27. Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is caused by (a) Protozoa (b) Virus (c) Fungus (d) Bacteria

28. The branch of medicine concerned with the study of cancer is (a) Oncology (b) Cardiology (c) Pathology (d) Ophiology

29. When was Zika virus first isolated? (a) 1947 (b) 1987 (c) 1996 (d) 2016

30. The body part between the neck and the abdomen is called ............. (a) thorax (b) Cardiac (c) viscera (d) stomach

31. What is the pH value of human body? (a) 7.40 (b) 8.40 (c) 9.40

(d) 6.40 32. Who is the author of the book titled “Why I am a Hindu”?

(a) Rakesh Sinha (b) Shashi Tharoor (c) Gopal Krishna Gandhi (d) Justice R. Banumathi

33. Who is the author of ‘The Coalition Years 1996-2012’? (a) Manmohan Singh (b) Pratibha Patil (c) Sharad Pawar (d) Pranab Mukherjee

34. “Sunny Days” is the autobiography of ___________ (a) Sachin Tendulkar (b) Sunil Gavaskar (c) Sunny Deol (d) Shrikant

35. Shashi Tharoor’s book The Great Indian Novel uses a plot of which epic/literary creation: (a) Ramayan (b) Mahabharata (c) Meghdootam (d) Katha Sarita Sagara

36. Which Hindi Writer is known as Agyeya? (a) Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayana (b) Phanishwar Nath Renu (c) Nagarjun (d) None of the above

37. What is ‘Carbon Footprint’? (a) A kind of Fossil (b) A measure to know the availability of petroleum products (c) Amount to carbon dioxide released into atmosphere (d) Analysis to know the breathing problems

38. India signed the “Paris Agreement on Climate Change” in April 2016 at: (a) Geneva (b) Paris (c) New York (d) New Delhi

39. Who termed Paris deal on climate change as ‘Climate Justice’? (a) Ban-Ki-Moon (b) Barack Obama (c) Narendra Modi (d) Francois Hollande

40. Which of the following statutes has been enacted for the protection of wild animals, birds and plants? (a) Environment Protection Act (b) Forest Conservation Act (c) Wildlife Protection Act (d) Biological Diversity Act

41. The Environment Protection Act was passed by the Parliament of India in the year: (a) 1976 (b) 1986 (c) 1996 (d) 2006

42. ‘Eco-mark’ is issued by (a) Indian Standards Organisation (b) Bureau of Indian Standards (c) International Standards Organisation (d) The Trade Marks Office

43. Company showing apparent concern on environment by fake methods and shortcuts appear as environment friendly organizations is called (a) Green lighting (b) Moon lighting (c) Green washing (d) Rainbow warrior

44. In the epic Ramayana, which bird tried to prevent Ravana from carrying Sita away? (a) Kak Bhashundi (b) Jayant (c) Jatayu (d) Garuda

45. World’s highest post office is located in (a) Hikkim in Himachal Pradesh (b) Sikkim (c) Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh (d) Mussoorie in Uttarakhand

46. Identify the correct person: 1. His epitaph reads, “Good friend, for Jesus sake forbeare, To digg the

dust encloased here......... 2. He died in Straford-Upon-Avon, UK 3. He was a literary genius and World famous Playwright 4. He died in 1616

Who is he?

(a) William Shakespeare

(b) Christopher Caudwell (c) Samuel Coleridge (d) William Wordsworth

47. “In any event, whatever system of Government we may establish here it must fit in with the temper of the people and be acceptable to them”. It was said by (a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) D.D. Basu (d) Mahatma Gandhi

48. Plato said ‘that government is the best government which governs least.’ This statement contradicts from which of the following options? (a) Good governance means no governance (b) An able government legislates on every aspect of citizen’s life (c) A good governance is more liberal (d) A citizen enjoys only rights but not duties

49. Edward Roberts is associated with: (a) HIV (b) IVF (c) Global Warming (d) Nano Technology

50. Who among the following proposed the concept of Earth Hour? (a) Jim O’Neil (b) Theodore Levitt (c) Baruch Blumbers (d) Andy Ridley

SAMPLE PRACTICE SET - 01

GENERAL AWARENESS

ANSWER KEY

1 d 11 b 21 b 31 a 41 b

2 d 12 d 22 d 32 b 42 b

3 c 13 a 23 b 33 d 43 c

4 d 14 c 24 b 34 b 44 c

5 a 15 a 25 b 35 b 45 a

6 d 16 a 26 b 36 a 46 a

7 a 17 a 27 b 37 c 47 b

8 b 18 d 28 a 38 c 48 b

9 c 19 b 29 a 39 c 49 b

10 c 20 d 30 a 40 c 50 d

SAMPLE PRACTICE SET - 02

GENERAL AWARENESS

1. ‘Diopter’ is the unit of measurement of ______. (a) Heat (b) Sound (c) Energy (d) Power of lens.

2. Britishers established Fort St. George as a trading outpost of East India Company in (a) Varanasi (b) Chandigarh (c) Chennai (d) Jaipur

3. In India, the National Voter’s Day is celebrated on (a) 25th December (b) 25th January (c) 17th March (d) 17th January

4. What is the meaning of ex facie? (a) Making the face down (b) Beside the face of it (c) Behind the face it (d) On the face of it

5. The country which cloned a buffalo calf first is (a) Denmark (b) U.S.A. (c) Sweden (d) India

6. Who was conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award during August, 2017? (a) Dhoni (b) Saina Nehwal (c) Devendra and Sardar Singh (d) Virat Kohli

7. Name the Indian Gymnast who has become the first female Indian Gymnast to qualify for the Olympics. (a) Bisweshwari Nandi

(b) Anjubala (c) Rupinder Kaur (d) Dipa Karmakar

8. Who won the T-20 Cricket World Cup for Women in 2016? (a) India (b) Australia (c) West Indies (d) England

9. Who among the following players won Australian Open Men’s Singles Title, 2019? (a) Bob Bryan (b) Novak Djokovic (c) Gisela Dulko (d) Daniel Nestor

10. Identify the Indian Tennis player who has turned Hollywood filmmaker. (a) Vijay Amritraj (b) Mahesh Bhupathi (c) Leander Paes (d) Ashok Amritraj

11. Where will the next Olympic Games be held in 2020? (a) Tokyo (b) Berlin (c) Japan (d) Toronto

12. Which of the following rivers does not flow into the Bay of Bengal? (a) Godavari (b) Periyar (c) Kaveri (d) Krishna

13. Which of the following smart cities has become India’s first city to run on 100% Renewable Energy during Daytime? (a) Chandigarh (b) Puducharri (c) Gwalior (d) Diu

14. The last man to walk on moon died in January 2017. Who was he? (a) Neil Armstrong (b) Buzz Aldrin (c) Eugene Cernan (d) James Irwin

15. The term “Dirty Snowball” is related to _______ (a) Comets (b) Meteorities

(c) Space debris primarily from space crafts (d) Asteroids

16. Which of the following planets has the maximum number of natural satellites? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn

17. India has largest deposit of ......... in the world. (a) Gold (b) Copper (c) Mica (d) Silver

18. The border of which two countries is known as 49th parallel line? (a) Germany and France (b) USA and Canada (c) South Korea and North Korea (d) Germany and Poland

19. The length of the year is greatest on the (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Pluto

20. The largest producer of sugar in the world is (a) Brazil (b) Indonesia (c) Mexico (d) Cuba

21. Nelson Mandela Rules deal with (a) Apartheid (b) Truth and Reconciliation (c) Prison Management (d) Global Peace-making

22. Where is the temple of Angkor Wat located? (a) Singapore (b) Cambodia (c) Thailand (d) Indonesia

23. What is the significance of May 13, 1952 with regard to Indian polity? (a) First sitting of the Lok Sabha (b) First sitting of the Rajya Sabha (c) First sitting of the Supreme Court of India (d) Formation of the Election Commission of India

24. Which modern Indian historian has described the events of 1857 as “neither first nor National, nor a War of Independence”? (a) V.D. Savarkar (b) Dadabhai Naoroji (c) R.C. Majumdar (d) S.N. Sen

25. The earliest Codified Laws (Civil and Criminal) that defined and demarcated for first time in India during 335-345 A.D. was followed in the (a) Huna reign (b) Sakka reign (c) Mughal reign (d) Gupta reign

26. When was demonetization of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 notes announced by Prime Minister of India? (a) 6 November, 2016 (b) 7 November, 2016 (c) 8 November, 2016 (d) 9 November, 2016

27. Income Tax in India is 1. Indirect tax 2. Progressive tax 3. Direct tax 4. Proportional tax (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 4 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 3 and 4

28. Planning Commission has been scrapped and replaced by a new think tank called: (a) National Institution for Transforming India Ayog (b) National Rural Development Commission (c) National Commission for Progress and Development (d) National Research and Development Commission

29. The Reserve Bank of India was established in the year: (a) 1858 (b) 1935 (c) 1947 (d) 1950

30. In India, the interest rate on Savings Accounts in all the nationalised commercial banks is fixed by? (a) Union Ministry of Finance (b) Union Finance Commission (c) Indian Banks’ Association

(d) None of the above 31. .............. is NOT a Central Government tax.

(a) Income Tax (b) Custom Duty (c) Land Revenue (d) Service Tax

32. JNNURM means (a) Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (b) Jawaharlal Nehru Natural Urban Rural Mission (c) Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Rural Mission (d) None of these

33. A temporary tax levied to obtain revenue is called (a) Excise Duty (b) Sales tax (c) Surcharge (d) Cess

34. Who prepares National Income Estimates? (a) Central Statistical Organisation (b) National Sample Survey Organisation (c) Indian Statistical Institute (d) Planning Commission

35. Who invented the computer mouse? (a) Charles Babbage (b) Bill Gates (c) Douglas Engelbart (d) Narsimha Murthy

36. What is the full form of the scanning technique know as CAT? (a) Complete Anatomical Trepanning (b) Computerized Automatic Therapy (c) Computerized Axial Tomography (d) Complete Axial Transmission

37. What is the full form of DNA? (a) Deoxyribonucleic agent (b) Deoxyribonuclear acid (c) Deoxyribonucleus acid (d) Deoxyribonucleic acid

38. A feature ‘Bluetooth’ non common in mobile phones, gets its name from a: (a) Chinese 10th Century King (b) UK Software Company (c) Greek Goddess (d) Danish 10th Century King

39. Sphygomomanometer is used to test (a) Harmones Action

(b) Brain Tumour (c) Functions of Intestines (d) Blood Pressure

40. Which Hindi writer is known by the name of “Nirala”? (a) Suryakant Tripathi (b) Jaishankar Prasad (c) Sumitranandan Pant (d) Hazariprasad Dwivedi

41. Who wrote the book India Wins Freedom? (a) M. Hidayatulla (b) M.C. Chhagla (c) Abul Kalam Azad (d) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

42. Who is the author of the book “A Judge’s Miscellany”? (a) Justice H.R. Khanna (b) Justice Dalveer Bhandari (c) Lord M.R. Dennings (d) Justice M. Hidayatullah

43. The book titled ‘The Google Story’ has been authored by (a) David A. Vise (b) Shobha Dey (c) Fredrick Forsyth (d) Vikram Seth

44. Who wrote the book “Ignited Minds: Unleashing the Power within india”? (a) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (b) Atal Behari Vajpayee (c) L.K. Advani (d) Arjun Singh

45. International Year of Biodiversity is/was/will be: (a) 2010 (b) 2011 (c) 2012 (d) 2014

46. The EIA is abbreviated form of (a) Environment Impact Assessment (b) Environment Implementation Arrangement (c) Environment Impact Apparatus (d) Environment institute of Awareness

47. Endosulfan is banned in India under the (a) Environment Protection Act, 1986 (b) Hazardous Chemical Rules, 2000 (c) Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, 2001 (d) All of the above

48. Wetland conservation is an obligation undertaken by India in (a) Ramsar Convention, 1971 (b) Convention on Biological Diversity, 1992 (c) Convention on Migratory Species, 1979 (d) U.N. Convention on Law of the Sea, 1982

49. First woman Prime Minister in the world was of: (a) Sri Lanka (b) Bhutan (c) India (d) Nepal

50. What is the Saudi Arabian currency called? (a) Dirham (b) Peso (c) Dinar (d) Riyal

SAMPLE PRACTICE SET - 02

GENERAL AWARENESS

ANSWER KEY

1 d 11 c 21 c 31 c 41 c

2 c 12 b 22 b 32 a 42 d

3 b 13 d 23 b 33 d 43 a

4 d 14 c 24 c 34 a 44 a

5 d 15 a 25 b 35 c 45 a

6 c 16 c 26 c 36 c 46 a

7 d 17 c 27 c 37 d 47 c

8 c 18 b 28 a 38 d 48 a

9 b 19 c 29 b 39 d 49 a

10 d 20 a 30 d 40 a 50 d

SAMPLE PRACTICE SET - 02

LEGAL APTITUDE/LEGAL REASONING

1. LEGAL PRINCIPLE: Acts done by children below 12 years of age are not offences if they are not mature enough to understand the nature and consequences of the acts. FACTUAL SITUATION: Sahil, a child of 10 years of age, finds a gold coin in his uncle’s home. He gives the coin to his sister Rachna who is eight years old. The uncle reports the matter to the police. The police conducts a search. During the investigation the police finds the gold coin kept in the toys o Rachna. Rachna tells the police that Sahil had given the coin to her. DECISION: (a) Sahil is guilty of theft. (b) Rachna is guilty of theft. (c) Both Sahil and Rachna are guilty of theft. (d) Neither Sahil nor Rachna is guilty of theft.

2. LEGAL PRINCIPLE OF SEDITION: Whoever by words, by signs or otherwise brings into hatred or contempt or excites disaffection towards the Government established by Law in India shall by punished with imprisonment for life. FACTUAL SITUATION: In a public meeting Z, the leader of an opposite party thunders, “this is a Government of scoundrels, bottleggers and scamsters. They deserve to be unseated. Teach them a lesson in the coming elections by voting them out of power.” The Government prosecutes Z for sedition. DECISION: (a) Z is guilty of sedition for having made irresponsible and inflammatory

statements against the Government. (b) Z is not guilty of sedition as he is only exercising his freedom of speech

in public. (c) Z is guilty of sedition, as his statement would incite people to violence

leading to breakdown of Law and order. (d) None of these

3. LEGAL PRINCIPLE: A master is liable for those acts of his servant which are committed in the course of employment. FACTUAL SITUATION: A travelling agency asked its driver to drop a customer at the Delhi University. After dropping the customer, when he

was returning back to the office of agency, he found his girlfriend on the way who was waiting for a bus to her residence which is one kilometer away from the office of agency. The driver offered her the lift. On the way, the car met with an accident and the girl got severely injured. She not claims compensation from the agency. (a) The girl will succeed as the driver was driving in the course of

employment. (b) The girl will not succeed as the driver was not driving in the course of

employment. (c) The girl will succeed on the basis of strict liability of the agency. (d) The girl will succeed as she took free lift from her boyfriend. She

would rather be liable to pay the fare to the agency and be prosecuted. 4. PRINCIPLE: Injuria sine damnum i.e., injury without damage.

FACT: SONU, who was a returning officer at a polling booth, wrongly refused to register a duly tendered vote of MONU sought to vote, was declared elected. (a) MONU can sue SONU on the ground that he was denied to cast vote,

which is a fundamental right. (b) MONU can sue SONU on the ground that he was denied to cast vote,

which is legal right. (c) MONU cannot sue SONU because there is no injury or damage caused

to MONU. (d) MONU cannot sue SONU because to whom he sought to vote was

declared elected. 5. LEGAL PRINCIPLE: The violation of legal right without damage gives

rise to tort. FACTUAL SITUATION: X runs a Medical coaching centre and charges Rs. 2 lakhs per annum as fee. Y started another Medical coaching centre and started charging Rs. 1 lakh per annum fee for competing with X. This act of Y compelled X to reduce his charge to such Rs. 1 lakh. QUESTION: Can X claim damages from Y? (a) Yes, he can as Y violated his legal right. (b) No, X has reduced the fee on his own. (c) Yes because as there was damages there was legal injury. (d) No because though there was damage but there was no legal injury.

6. LEGAL PRINCIPLE: Agreements, the meaning of which is not certain, or not capable of being made certain, are void. FACTUAL SITUATION: A purchased cards of a certain price coupled with a promise to give Rs. 100 more to the seller if the cards are proved lucky. (a) This is a valid agreement. (b) This agreement is void for uncertainty because it is not possible to

precisely determine whether the cards brought good luck to A.

(c) The agreement is partially valid and partially void. (d) The agreement is voidable.

7. LEGAL PRINCIPLE: Every agreement in restraint of marriage of any person is void. FACTUAL SITUATION: X entered into an agreement with a banker and deposited Rs. five lakhs with the banker. The terms of the agreement provided that X’s son Y shall be the beneficiary of the deposited amount only if he marries after he attains the age of 21. QUESTION: Is agreement between X and Banker void? (a) Yes, since the agreement is restraining the marriage of Y. (b) Yes, because Y has right to marry only when he is eligible to cast his

vote. (c) No, agreement is valid and enforceable. (d) None of the above.

8. LEGAL PRINCIPLE: Any institution or body can be a ‘State’ if it is created under the Constitution or a statute; or if it is substantially financed by the Government; or the Government holds its share capital. FACTUAL SITUATION: K approached the High Court by filing a writ petition against the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI). The argument advanced was the BCCI is a ‘State’ within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution of India. The question is whether the argument is acceptable? DECISION: (a) Yes, because the Board has monopoly on cricket in India. (b) No, because the monopoly on cricket is neither State conferred nor

State protected. (c) No, because the control of the government on BCCI, if any, is only

regulatory. (d) No, because neither the Board is created under a statute nor any part of

share capital of the Board is held by the Government and no financial assistance is given by the government to the Board.

9. LEGAL PRINCIPLES: Legal aid is a right and not a charity. FACTUAL SITUATION: A person facing a criminal charge in a criminal trial pleads that he is unable to engage an advocate for reasons of poverty and that he should be provided with a lawyer at State expenses to defend him. Decide. (a) State is bound to provide him a lawyer as it is a matter of his right. (b) State may refuse to pay the expenses of lawyer to a criminal. (c) State may deny on the ground of unavailability of lawyer or lack of

finance. (d) State may provide him a lawyer on the condition that he will return to

the government the fee payable to the advocate within a reasonable period.

10. LEGAL PRINCIPLE: Every person is entitled to freedom of conscience and to profess, practice and propagate his religion subject to public order, morality and health. FACTS: X, a Muslim sacrifices a cow on Bakra-Id believing it to be a part of his religious rites. However, there was a law of general prohibition on slaughter of cows. X, was prosecuted for slaughtering cow. ANSWER: (a) X cannot be prosecuted as killing of cow on Bakra-Id has the Muslim

religious sanction. (b) X can be prosecuted as the state has a right to regulate the freedom of

the religion in the interest of the public order. (c) X can be prosecuted as the slaughtering of cow hurts other community’s

religious sentiments. (d) X can be prosecuted, as the slaughtering of cow is cruelty to animals.

11. According to Article 1 clause (1) of the Constitution of India, 1950, “India, that is..................., shall be a Union of States”. (a) Bharat (b) Hindustan (c) Republic of India (d) Democratic Republic of India.

12. When was Article 21A (right to education) inserted in Part III of the Constitution? (a) 2000 (b) 2002 (c) 2003 (d) 2005

13. How many members the President can nominate to the Rajya Sabha? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 16

14. Who amongst the following was not a Chief Justice of India? (a) Justice P.N. Bhagwati (b) Justice R.M. Lodha (c) Justice Krishna Iyer (d) Justice J.S. Verma

15. In United States, the residuary power lies with ................. . (a) States (b) Federal Government (c) States and Federal Government depending upon the subject-matter as

the Constitution did not define it in clear and cogent terms. (d) Local Governments.

16. Justice social, economic and political is...........

(a) a Directive Principle of State Policy taken into account while making law.

(b) an ideal enshrined in the Preamble to the Constitution of India. (c) guaranteed by Fundamental Rights in the Constitution of India. (d) guaranteed by Supreme Court through its writ jurisdiction.

17. The word ‘secular’ was added to the Preamble of the Constitution in the year ____________. (a) 1978 (b) 1976 (c) 1975 (d) 1979

18. The Fourth Schedule of Constitution of India Deals with _______. (a) Allocation of Seats in the Council of States (b) Allocation of Seats in the House of People (c) Languages (d) Forms of Oath of Affirmation

19. Writ of habeas corpus is a/an _________. (a) Constitutional remedy (b) Legislative remedy (c) Executive remedy (d) Quasi-judicial remedy

20. Who among the following was not the Chief Justice of India? (a) Justice P. Sathasivam (b) Justice Altamas Kabir (c) Justice S.H. Kapadia (d) Justice M. Jagannadha Rao.

21. Who presides over the joint session of Parliament? (a) Parliamentary Affairs Minister (b) The Prime Minister (c) The speaker of Lok Sabha (d) The Vice-President.

22. Under the Indian constitution, certain payments like emoluments to the President and judges of the Supreme Court do not require any parliament sanction as such, but are nevertheless shown separately in the budget. These are drawn from: (a) Grant-in-aid (b) Contingency Fund (c) Consolidated Fund of India (d) Public accounts

23. The 39th Constitutional Amendment laid that election of any person to Lok Sabha holding the office of Prime Minister cannot be challenged before a court of Law, but only before an authority established by Parliament. This was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in

(a) Keshavananda Bharati case (b) Maneka Gandhi case (c) Indira Gandhi v. Raj Narain case (d) None of the above

24. The test of creamy layer in reservation policy in India is not applicable to (a) Article 123 (b) Article 124 (c) Article 143 (d) Article 226

25. The origin of Fundamental rights in Constitution of India can be tracked __________ of Indian National Congress. (a) Karachi session (b) Tripura session (c) Madras session (d) Nagpur session

26. President is the head of the Union Executive, such power has been given to him by (a) Constitution of India (b) Parliament (c) Special Commission appointed from time to time from time to time for

this purpose (d) Supreme Court of India

27. Which amongst the following is a committee constituted to inquire into allegations of corruption in Indian Premier League? (a) Satyajit Ray Committee (b) Shyam Benegal Committee (c) Justice Mukul Mugdal Committee (d) Justice Khosla Committee

28. In India, the National Voter’s Day is celebrated on (a) 25th December (b) 25th January (c) 17th March (d) 17th January

29. What is the meaning of ex facie? (a) making the face down (b) Beside the face of it (c) Behind the fact it (d) One the fact of it.

30. Under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, ‘child’ means ......................... (a) any child who has not completed 18 years of age. (b) a male child who has not completed 16 years of age and female child

who has not completed 18 years of age.

(c) any child who is not under guardianship. (d) any person who has not attained sufficient level of maturity and

behaves like a child. 31. The Rule of absolute liability was first laid down in India in M.C. Mehta v.

Union of India which pertained to the ...................... (a) Bhopal Gas Tragedy case (b) Oleum Gas Leak case (c) Uphaar Cinema Tragedy case (d) Burning of school in Tamil Nadu

32. In which of the following circumstances, there shall be no vicarious liability? (a) Liability of the principal for the tort of his agent (b) Liability of partners for each other’s tort (c) Liability of the master for the tort of his servant (d) Liability of the teacher for the tort of his student

33. Which of the following statements is incorrect? (a) Tort is a civil wrong. (b) Every civil wrong is not a tort. (c) In tort, normally liquidated damages are granted. (d) Law of tort is independent of criminal law

34. Under which of the following statutes, the Tirupathi Laddu has been protected? (a) Copyright Act, 1957 (b) Trade Marks Act, 1999 (c) The Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act, 2001 (d) The Protection of Geographical Indications of Goods Act, 1999.

35. What is the meaning of Caveat Emptor? (a) Let the buyer beware (b) A legal action or trial (c) An offence in which arrest can be made without a warrant (d) The obligation of proving the case.

36. Mahesh is an excellent swimmer, he finds Ramesh, child of 4 years of age drowing in the river Yamuna. He could have saved the child by jumping into the river. But he did not do so and Ramesh drowned and died. Mahesh is guilty of (a) Murder (b) Culpable homicide not amounting to murder (c) Abetment to suicide (d) No offence

37. The law that protects authors of books or articles by giving exclusive rights is known as (a) Copy right law (b) Patent law

(c) Trade mark law (d) design law

38. Which is the car used by Maya? (a) Toyoto (b) Chevrolet (c) Mahindra (d) Ford

39. The first Law Commission of independent India was set up under the Chairmanship of (a) T.V. Venkatarama Aiyar (b) P.B. Gajendragadkar (c) M.C. Setavad (d) K.V.K. Sundaram

40. The Commission which enquired into an submitted report regarding the Godhra train carnage is (a) Chelliah Commission (b) Wanchoo Committee (c) Rangarajan Committee (d) Nanvati Commission

41. Who headed the first Commission on Backward Classes? (a) B.P. Mandal (b) Kaka Saheb Kalekar (c) M.H. Mandal (d) S.P. Mandal

42. Who was the Chairperson of the Committee on Review of the Working of the Constitution? (a) Subhash C. Kashyap (b) Justice Venkatachaliah (c) L.K. Advani (d) Justice B.N. Kirpal

43. Which of the following is/are principal organ/s of the United Nations? 1. International Court of Justice 2. United Nations Development Programme 3. United Nations Economic and Social Council 4. United Nations Environment Programme (a) Only 1 (b) All of these (c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) 1 and 3

44. United Nations day is celebrated on (a) 24 October (b) 26 January (c) 25 August

(d) 25 December 45. The General assembly of UNO is the:

(a) Supplemental organ of United Nations (b) Main deliberative organ of United Nations (c) Not an organ of the United Nations (d) Specialized agency of United Nations.

46. The seat of International Criminal Court is at (a) Vienna (b) The Hague (c) Switzerland (d) Melbourn

47. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement was born out of the efforts made by: (a) John Ibrahim (b) Henry Truman (c) Churchil (d) Henry Dunant

48. Which of the following is a correct pair? (a) United Nations Organisation, 1946. (b) Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948. (c) Constitution of India, 1951 (d) World Trade Organisation, 1996.

49. Where did the fourth Summit or Nuclear Security take place? (a) Washington D.C. (b) Washington (c) New Delhi (d) Sydney

50. Where is Secretariat of SAARC located? (a) Colombo (b) Islamabad (c) New Delhi (d) Kathmandu

SAMPLE PRACTICE SET - 02

LEGAL APTITUDE/LEGAL REASONING

ANSWER KEY

1 d 11 a 21 c 31 b 41 b

2 b 12 b 22 c 32 d 42 b

3 b 13 b 23 c 33 c 43 d

4 b 14 c 24 c 34 d 44 a

5 d 15 a 25 a 35 a 45 b

6 b 16 b 26 a 36 d 46 b

7 c 17 b 27 c 37 a 47 d

8 d 18 a 28 b 38 a 48 b

9 a 19 a 29 d 39 c 49 a

10 b 20 d 30 a 40 d 50 d

SAMPLE PRACTICE SET - 01

LEGAL APTITUDE/LEGAL REASONING

1. PRINCIPLE: If the offeror has prescribed a particular mode or manner of acceptance, the acceptance must be made in the prescribed manner only. In the event of the acceptor not following the prescribed mode of acceptance, no valid contract comes into existence. FACTS: Arora Enterprises made an offer to buy desks from Bharucha Co. Ltd. According to the terms of the contract, the acceptance was to be made through e-mail. Bharucha Co. and Ltd. sent the acceptance through post. Arora Enterprises received this letter but entered into contact with Abdulla Enterprises. Bharucha Co. Ltd. sued Arora Enterprises for breach of contract. (a) Bharucha Co. Ltd can successfully sue Arora Enterprises as it has

conveyed its acceptance and fulfilled essential conditions required by contract.

(b) Arora Enterprises can be sued as it entered into contract with Abdulla Enterprises after receiving the acceptance of Bharucha Co. Ltd.

(c) Arora Enterprises cannot be sued, as the acceptance was invalid. (d) The acceptance is valid as what is necessary is that the acceptance must

reach the offeror. 2. PRINCIPLE: Unreasonable interference with a person’s use or enjoyment

of land constitutes nuisance. FACTS: A brick grinding machine was installed by Mihir adjoining the premises of George who was a medical practitioner. The dust from the machine used to enter George’s medical chamber and cause inconvenience to the patients. (a) George cannot sue Mihir for nuisance as every nuisance is not

inconvenience. (b) George cannot sue Mihir for nuisance as Mihir has a right to use his

property as he deems fit. (c) George cannot sue Mihir for nuisance as the use of land by George was

not illegal. (d) George can sue Mihir for nuisance as the dust interfered with the

physical comfort of George and his patients. 3. PRINCIPLE: When a person falsifies something with the intent to deceive

another person or entity is forgery and is a criminal act. Changing or adding the signature on a document, deleting it, using or possessing the

false writing is also considered forgery. In the case of writing/painting to fall under the definition, the material included must have been fabricated or altered significantly in order to represent something it is actually not. FACT: David made a living traveling from city to city, selling paintings that he claimed were done by great artists. Since the artists’ signatures were in place, many people fell for them and purchased the paintings. One of these artists saw three of his alleged paintings in a City gallery containing his name. He knew these were not his works and he complained to the police. Police traced David and initiated legal proceedings. Is David guilty of any offence? (a) There is no point in taking legal action against David as the signature

has not done any alteration to the art work. (b) David is guilty of forgery as the addition of the signature was with an

intention to make people believe that those were the paintings of the great artists.

(c) Those who buy the art pieces from David ought to have been careful in checking it and ensuring that they were originals before purchasing it.

(d) David is not guilty of any offence as he was selling the art pieces for his living.

4. PRINCIPLE: Whoever, by words, or by signs or otherwise brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt or excites disaffection towards the Government established by law in India shall be punished with imprisonment for life. This is the law on sedition. FACTS: X made the following two statements at a public gathering: (i) This is a Government of scoundrels, bootleggers, fools, and

scamsters. Throw them out this time by voting against them. They don’t deserve to be in power.

(ii) Kill all these corrupts and rascals who are running this nation, whether they are leaders of the ruling party or the government servants. Come help me to clear this nation from these evils.

DECISIONS:

(a) X is not guilty of sedition for having made the statements (i) and (ii) as he was exercising his fundamental right of freedom of speech and expression.

(b) X is guilty of sedition for haying made the statements (i) and (ii). (c) X is guilty of sedition for making statement (i) only. (d) X is guilty of sedition for making statement (ii) only.

5. LEGAL PRINCIPLE: It is settled that ignorance of law is no excuse but ignorance of fact may be excused. FACTUAL SITUATION: X, a foreign national was carrying child pornographic material with him and was apprehended when he reached

India. It is an offence to possess child pornographic material in India. X did not know this law. QUESTION: Can X be prosecuted in India? (a) X cannot be prosecuted because he had actually no knowledge about the

Indian law. (b) X cannot be prosecuted because ignorance of fact is excusable. (c) X can be prosecuted because ignorance of law is not excusable. (d) It is always in the discretion of court to decide in cases involving

foreigners. 6. LEGAL PRINCIPLES: A contingent contract is a contract to do or not to

do something, if some event, collateral to such contract, does or does not happen. FACTUAL SITUATION: A agrees to pay B a sum of Rs. 15 lakhs if B marries C latest by 31st March 2015. Due to unavailability of marriage hall, B could marry C only on 7th April, 2015. B claims Rs. 15 lakhs from A. (a) B can successfully claim Rs. 15 lakhs from A. (b) B cannot claim Rs. 15 lakhs from A as B married C after the prescribed

date. (c) B can not only claim Rs. 15 lakhs but also special damages from A for

having married C. (d) B can claim Rs. 15 lakhs from A only when C also joins B in the claim.

7. PRINCIPLE: When one person signifies to another his willingness to do or abstain from doing anything, with a view to obtaining the assent of that person to such an act or abstinence, he is said to have made a proposal. FACT: Ram telegraphed to Shyam: “Will you sell me your bullet bike? Telegram the lowest price.” Shyam replied by telegram: “Lowest price for bike is Rs. 1 lakh” Ram immediately sent his consent through telegram stating: “I agree to buy the bike for Rs. 1 lakh asked by you,” Shyam refused to sell the bike. (a) He cannot refuse to sell the bike because the contract has already been

made. (b) He can refuse to sell the bike because it was only invitation to offer and

not the real offer. (c) It was not a valid offer because willingness to enter into a contract was

absent. (d) None of these.

8. LEGAL PRINCIPLE: An agreement is enforceable at law if parties competent to contract enter into it with free consent, for consideration. FACTUAL SITUATION: An extraordinary intelligent and matured boy of 17 years enters into an agreement with a man to sell his new iPhone for a sum of Rs. 5,000. He accepts the money but later on changes his mind and refuses to deliver his iPhone. The man files a suit for a specific performance.

DECISION: (a) The man will get the phone as it was a valid agreement. (b) The man will not succeed as the consideration was too low. (c) The man will not succeed as the boy did not enter the agreement with

free consent. (d) The man will not succeed as the agreement was not valid.

9. PRINCIPLE: Penal laws provide that whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man or woman, shall be punished for rape. FACTS: A Police Officer found a man engaged in carnal intercourse with an animal. The Police Officer arrested the man and produced him before the Court. (a) Court will not punish the police officer (b) Court will punish the police officer (c) Court will not punish the man for rape (d) Court will punish the man for rape

10. LEGAL PRINCIPLE: Acts done by children below 12 years of age are not offences if they are not mature enough to understand the nature and consequences of the acts. FACTUAL SITUATION: Sahil, a child of 10 years of age, finds a gold coin in his uncle’s home. He gives the coin to his sister Rachna who is eight years old. The uncle reports the matter to the police. The police conducts a search. During the investigation the police finds the gold coin kept in the toys of Rachna. Rachna tells the police that Sahil had given the coin to her. DECISION: (a) Sahil is guilty of theft (b) Rachna is guilty of theft (c) Both Sahil and Rachna are guilty of theft (d) Neither Sahil nor Rachna is guilty of theft

11. LEGAL PRINCIPLE: No person shall be prosecuted and punished for the same offence more than once. FACTUAL SITUATION: Suresh harasses his colleague Nimita in the office. Nimita makes a complaint to her employer and also to the police station. Following the recommendations of the departmental committee, the employer terminates the services of Suresh. The police also arrested him and prosecution started. he defended that he cannot be punished twice. Which of the following options is correct? (a) He cannot be prosecuted. (b) he can be prosecuted because departmental proceedings are different

from prosecution. (c) It is the sole discretion of the court to prosecute him or not to prosecute

him as he has already paid a price by losing his job.

(d) The court has to prosecute only if the departmental committee has recommended his prosecution.

12. Which of the following statements is incorrect about Money Bill? (a) On the question whether a Bill is Money Bill or not, the decision of the

President is final. (b) A Bill is not to be deemed a Money Bill by reason only that it provides

for the imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or regulation of any tax by any local authority or body.

(c) A Money Bill shall not be introduced in the Legislative Council. (d) If the Legislative Assembly does not accept any of the

recommendations of the Legislative Council, the Money Bill shall be deemed to have been passed by both Houses in the form in which it was passed by Legislative Assembly.

13. The ‘Collegium System’ is ......................... . (a) a process to appoint judges in the High Courts and the Supreme Court

of India. (b) a process to elect the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. (c) a process to elect President and Vice-President of India. (d) a process to elect Leader of the Opposition Party in the Lok Sabha.

14. Third Schedule to the Constitution of India deals with: (a) List of States and Union Territories (b) Languages (c) Panchayati Raj (d) Form of Oaths or Affirmations

15. Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri are ________. (a) Titles (b) Awards (c) To be added suffixes or prefixes to the name of the recipient (d) Both (a) and (c)

16. Protection from ‘double jeopardy’ means: (a) No person shall be prosecuted and compelled to be a witness in the

same case simultaneously. (b) No person shall be sued for a civil wrong and prosecuted for an offence

simultaneously. (c) No person shall be prosecuted and punished for the same offence more

than once. (d) No person shall be prosecuted for two offences simultaneously.

17. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India, 1950 provides for the right to property? (a) Article 31. (b) Article 43. (c) Article 31A.

(d) Article 300A. 18. The President of India exercise his powers ....................... .

(a) through Vice-President (b) either directly or through officers subordinate to him (c) through Cabinet Ministers (d) through Prime Minister

19. Under which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India, 1950, the Supreme Court may grant special leave to appeal from any judgment, decree, determination, sentence or order? (a) Article 131 (b) Article 134 (c) Article 136 (d) Article 143

20. Under the Constitution of India ‘Right to Pollution Free Environment’ has emerged as a fundamental right from the right to (a) Freedom of movement under Article 19 (b) Equality under Article 14 (c) Life and personal liberty under Article 21 (d) Conserve culture under Article 29

21. Assertion (A): The Indian Constitution was adopted on 26th November, 1949. Reason (R): Law Day is celebrated in India on 26th November every year. (a) Both A and R are individual true and R is the correct explanation of A. (b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation

of A. (c) A is true but R is false. (d) A is false but R is ture.

22. The idea of Preamble to Constitution has been borrowed from? (a) U.S.A. (b) Japan (c) U.K. (d) Australia

23. “Directive Principle of State Policy is the conscience of the Constitution which embody the social philosophy of the constitution” was said by: (a) Granville Austin (b) K.C. Wheare (c) A.V. Dicey (d) B.R. Ambedkar

24. For which among the following posts there is no provision in Constitution of India? (a) Deputy Speaker (b) Prime Minister (c) Deputy Prime Minister

(d) Vice-President 25. Who among the following is the current member of the International Law

Commission from India? (a) Nagender Singh (b) P.S. Rao (c) Aniruddha Rajput (d) Dalbir Bhandari

26. Who amongst the following did not serve as the Chairman of the Law Commission of India? (a) Mr. M.C. Setalvad (b) Justice B.P. Jeevan Reddy (c) Justice A.P. Shah (d) Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer

27. Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to defamation? (a) Defamation is caused when a person causes injury to another person’s

reputation without any lawful justification. (b) Defamation is a crime, not a tort. (c) Defamation may be causes by Libel or Slander or both. (d) Statements made under the defence of absolute privilege e.g., in

Parliamentary proceedings are not actionable. 28. Which of the following is not a subject matter of protection under the

Copyright Act, 1957? (a) Computer Programme (b) Industrial designs (c) Work of architecture (d) Film script.

29. A Lok Adalat is different from other courts: (a) Because its decisions cannot be challenged in any Court of Law (b) Because the system is developed by the judges (c) Because the Parliamentary Act guides it (d) None of the above

30. Under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 the accused may be discharged or punishment may be remitted on: (a) Apology made to the satisfaction of court (b) Apology has no place in the Act (c) Apology that reduces punishment (d) none of the above

31. Assertion (A): A void contract is not necessarily illegal. Reason (R): Every illegal contract is void. (a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of

A. (b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation

of A.

(c) A is true but R is false (d) A is false but R is true

32. A Dying Declaration is admissible ................. (a) Only in criminal proceedings (b) Only in civil proceedings (c) Both in civil and criminal proceedings (d) Only in quasi-judicial proceedings

33. Who is the Chairperson of 21st Law Commission of India? (a) Justice Cyriac Joseph (b) Justice B.S. Chauhan (c) Justice K.G. Balakrishnan (d) Justice S.H. Kapadia

34. The members of the National Human Rights Commission are appointed by: (a) The President of India (b) Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission. (c) The Chief Justice of India (d) The Prime Minister of Indi.

35. The recommendations of Justice Lodha Committee primarily related to .................. (a) BCCI (b) Reservation for the Jat people (c) Reform in the labour sector (d) Pathankot incident

36. The Union Government on the recommendation of the .................... under the chairmanship of .................. has decided to decriminalize section ............... of Indian Penal Code. (a) 20th Law Commission, Justice A.P. Shah and section 309 (b) 20th Law Commission, Justice M.P. Shah and Section 307. (c) Supreme Court Justice H.L. Dattu and section 309. (d) Planning Commission, Law Minister, section 309.

37. Sachar Committee Report refers to (a) Reservation for minorities (b) Backwardness among the Muslim community (c) Judicial reform (d) Election reform

38. Which Committee/Commission made recommendations to make civil services more efficient and decorrupted? (a) Kothari Commission (b) Niyogi Committee (c) Balwant Rai Committee (d) P.C. Hota Committee

39. Which of the following is not placed at Hague? (a) Permanent Court of Arbitration

(b) International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (c) International Court of Justice (d) International Criminal Court

40. Immediately before Antonio Guterres was appointed the U.N. Secretary General in October 2016, he was: (a) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (b) The Prime Minister of Portuguese (c) Commissioner General of UNRWA (d) United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

41. The International Criminal Court does not have jurisdiction with respect to............. (a) Crime of genocide (b) Crimes against humanity (c) Crime of terrorism (d) Crime of aggression

42. When did World Trade Organisation (WTO) come into force? (a) January 1994 (b) January 1995 (c) January 1996 (d) January 1998

43. The prime responsibility of maintaining international peace and security is on the Security Council consisting of 15 members, out of which 5 are permanent members and 10 non-permanent members. The non-permanent members of Security Council are elected by General Assembly for a term of: (a) 1 year (b) 2 years (c) 3 years (d) 5 years

44. The headquarter of world FAO (Food and Agriculture organization) is at: (a) Geneva (Switzerland) (b) Roma (Italy) (c) Washington D.C. (USA) (d) Vienna (Austria)

45. Which amongst the following international organizations deals with Refugees’ (a) UNESCO (b) UNICEF (c) UNHCR (d) UNCTAD

46. Which one of the following is Not correctly matched? United Nations Specialised Agency Headquarters

(a) International Civil Aviation Organisation Montreal

(b) World Trade Organisation Geneva

(c) United Nation Industrial Development Organisation

Brussels

(d) International Fund for Agricultural Development

Rome

47. The Secretary-General is the chief administrative officer of the U.N. He is elected by: (a) General Assembly (b) General Assembly on recommendation of the Security Council (c) General Assembly by 2/3rd majority (d) None of the above

48. Where was 17th NAM Summit held? (a) Venezuela (Margarita Island) (b) Mehran (c) Turban (d) Baghdad

49. When was the First World Tsunami Awareness Day observed across the world? (a) 5 November, 2016 (b) 1 January, 2017 (c) 15 March, 2016 (d) 13 April, 2017

50. World Earth Day is celebrated on (a) 14 February (b) 22 April (c) 11 May (d) 11 July

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LEGAL APTITUDE/LEGAL REASONING

ANSWER KEY

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4. Suman saves 10% of her monthly salary. Now her expenditure increases by 30% and savings increases by 50%. The present increase in her salary is (a) 25% (b) 30% (c) 32% (d) 40%

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10. A certain sum of money amounts to Rs. 1,008 in 2 years and to Rs. 1,164 in 3½ years. Find the sum and the rate of interest. (a) Rs. 900 and 12% (b) Rs. 800 and 12% (c) Rs. 700 and 13% (d) Rs. 800 and 13%

11. A wheel that has 6 cogs is meshed with a larger wheel of 14 cogs. When the smaller wheel has made 21 revolutions, then the number of revolutions made by the larger wheel is (a) 7 (b) 9 (c) 14 (d) 42

12. A wooden almirah is sold a certain price. By selling it at 2/3 of that price one loses 10%, Find the profit per cent at the original price. (a) 15% (b) 25% (c) 35% (d) 45%

13. What number will come next? 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, ................... (a) 1/16 (b) 1/10 (c) 1/12 (d) 1

14. The sum of three numbers is 132. If the first number be twice the second and third number be one-third of the first, then the second number is (a) 32 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 60

15. The average weight of 14 students was calculated as 71. But it was later found that the weight of one student had been wrongly entered as 42 instead of 56 and of another as 74 instead of 32. The correct average is (a) 75 (b) 80 (c) 68 (d) 69

16. The average price of 10 pens is Rs. 12 while the average price of 8 of these pens is Rs. 11.75. Of the remaining two pens, if the price of one pen is 60% more than the price of the other, what is the price of each of these two pens? (a) Rs. 12, Rs. 14 (b) Rs. 5, Rs. 7.50 (c) Rs. 8, Rs. 12 (d) Rs. 10, Rs. 16

17. Three maths classes: X, Y and Z take an algebra test. The average score of class X is 83. The average score of class Y is 76. The average score of class Z is 85. The average score of class X and Y is 79 and average score of class Y and Z is 81. What is the average score of classes X, Y and Z? (a) 81.5 (b) 80.5 (c) 83 (d) 78

18. A vessel contains a mixture of milk and water in the ratio of 5 : 3 respectively. How much of the mixture must be siphoned off and replaced with water, so that the mixture may be half milk and half water? (a) 1/5 (b) 1/4 (c) 1/3 (d) 1/7

19. Two trains, one from Howrah to Patna and other from Patna to Howrah, start simultaneously. After they meet, the trains reach their destinations after 9 hours and 16 hours respectively. The ratio of their speed is............. (a) 2:03 (b) 4:03 (c) 6:07 (d) 9:06

20. Sum of two different positive integers is 11 and the sum of their squares is 61. What is the ratio of these integers? (a) 1:2 (b) 5:2 (c) 5:6 (d) 3:2

21. Reema, Ruchi and Richa can make a painting in 15, 20 and 30 days, respectively. They undertake to make a painting for Rs. 810. The share of Reema exceeds that of Ruchi by (a) Rs. 91 (b) Rs. 92 (c) Rs. 90 (d) Rs. 89

22. Ram can do a work in 60 days and the same work Sohan can finish in 40 days. If both of them work together, then in how many days will the work be over? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 50 (d) 100

23. A watch which gains uniformly is 2 minutes slow at noon on Monday and is 4 minutes 48 second fast at 2p.m. on the following Monday. When was it correct? (a) 2 p.m. on Tuesday (b) 2 p.m. on Wednesday (c) 3 p.m. on Thursday (d) 1 pm on Friday

24. A train running at the rate of 40 km/h passes a man riding parallel to the railway line in the same direction at 25 km/h in 48 seconds. Find the length of the train in metres. (a) 100 m (b) 200 m (c) 150 m (d) 250 m

25. A goods train is 800 meters long and it is running at a constant speed of 60 km/per hour. If it takes 120 seconds to pass a bridge, then calculate the length of the bridge? (a) 1450 (b) 1200 (c) 1600 (d) 1800

26. A man can row 14 km/h in still water. In the stream flowing with the speed of 10 km/h he takes 4 hours to move with the stream and come back. Find the distance he rowed the boat. (a) 11.71 km (b) 13.71 km (c) 14.71 km (d) 12.71 km

27. A man covers a certain distance between his house and office on a Scooter. Having an average speed of 30 km/hr, he reaches office late by 10 minutes. However, with a speed of 40 km/hr, he reaches his office 5 minutes earlier. The distance between his house and office is (a) 30 km (b) 10 km (c) 20 km (d) 40 km

28. A shirt was sold at a profit of 15%. If its cost had been 5% less and it had been sold for Rs. 21 less, then profit would have been 10%. Find the cost of the shirt. (a) Rs. 210 (b) Rs. 220 (c) Rs. 100 (d) Rs. 200

29. A man bought 2 pens for Rs. 65. He sold one of them at a gain of 7% and other at a loss of 6%. On the whole, he neither gained nor suffered loss. The cost of the pens were respectively (a) Rs. 35, Rs. 30 (b) Rs. 32, Rs. 33 (c) Rs. 33, Rs. 32 (d) Rs. 30, Rs. 35

30. A and B started a business with a total capital of Rs. 30,000. At the end of the year they shared the profit in the ratio of their investments. If their capitals were interchanged, then A would have received 175% more than what he actually received. Find out the capital of B. (a) Rs. 20,000 (b) Rs. 22,000 (c) Rs. 21,000 (d) Rs. 23,000

31. A man buys an article and sells it at a loss of 10%. Had he bought it for 20% less and sold it for Rs. 55 more, he would have made a profit of 40%. The cost price of the article is: (a) Rs. 200 (b) Rs. 225 (c) Rs. 250 (d) Rs. 300

32. The cost prices of two types of tea are Rs. 180 per kg. and Rs. 200 per kg. respectively. On mixing them in the ratio of 5 : 3, the mixture is sold at Rs. 210 per kg. In the whole transaction, the gain percentage is: (a) 10% (b) 11% (c) 20% (d) 12%

33. What will be the difference in simple and compound interest on Rs. 2,000 after three years at the rate of 10 percent per annum? (a) Rs. 60 (b) Rs. 42 (c) Rs. 62 (d) Rs. 40

34. A certain sum of money was deposited in a bank and it become two-fold in 10 years. What is the rate of simple interest? (a) 8% (b) 10% (c) 12% (d) 13%

35. In an office, 1/3 of the workers are Men, 1/2 of the men are married and 1/3 of the married men have children. If 3/4 of the women are married and 2/3 of the 2/3 of the married women have children, then the part of workers without children are: (a) 5/18 (b) 4/9 (c) 17/36 (d) 11/18

36. A box contains Rs. 56 in the form of coins of one rupee, 50 paisa and 25 paisa. The number of 50 paisa coins is double the number of 25 paisa coins and four times the number of one rupee coins. The number of 50 paisa coin in the box is (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 64

37. A die is rolled twice. What is the probability that the sum of the numbers on the two faces is 5? (a) 3/13 (b) 4/13 (c) 6/13 (d) 1/9

38. A box contains 24 marbles, some are green and others are blue. If a marble is drawn at random from the jar the probability that it is green is 2/3. The number of blue balls in the jar is: (a) 13 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 8

39. You can collect rubies and emeralds as many as you can. Each ruby is worth Rs. 4 crore and each emerald is worth of Rs. 5 crore. Each ruby weights 0.3 kg and each emeralds weights 0.4 kg. Your bag can carry at the most 12 kg. What you should collect to get the maximum wealth? (a) 20 rubies and 15 emeralds (b) 40 rubies (c) 28 rubies-and 9 emeralds (d) none of these

40. Population of a city is 2,96,000 out of which 1,66,000 are males. 50% population is literate. If 70% males are literate, then the number of women who are literate is (a) 48,000 (b) 66,400 (c) 32,200 (d) 31,800

41. In a certain class, 72% of the students prefer cold coffee and 44% prefer fruit juice. If each of them prefers cold coffee or fruit juice and 48 likes both, the total number of students in the class is (a) 240 (b) 200 (c) 300 (d) 250

42. Fresh grapes contain 90% water by weight white dried grapes contain 20% water by weights. What is the weights of dry grapes available from 20kg of fresh grapes? (a) 2 kg (b) 2.4 kg (c) 2.5 kg (d) 2.6 kg

43. Mohan credits 15% of his salary into his bank and spends 30% of the remaining amount on household articles. If cash on hand is Rs. 2,380 what is his salary? (a) Rs. 5,000 (b) Rs. 4,500 (c) Rs. 4,000 (d) Rs. 3,500

44. Ten points are marked on a straight line and 11 points are marked on another straight line. How many triangles can be constructed with vertices from among the above points? (a) 495 (b) 550 (c) 1045 (d) 2475

45. A square field has its area equal to 324 m2. The perimeter of the field is (a) 36 m (b) 72 m (c) 18 m (d) 6561 m

46. A ground 100 × 80 in2 has two cross roads in its middle. The road parallel to the length is 5 metre wide and the other road is 4 metre wide, both roads are perpendicular to each other. The cost of laying the bricks at the rate of Rs. 10 per m2, on the roads, will be: (a) Rs. 700 (b) Rs. 8,000 (c) Rs. 900 (d) Rs. 1,000

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48. The number of units sold by Company D in the year 2006 is what percent of the number of units manufactured by it in that year? (rounded off to two digits after decimal) (a) 52.63 (b) 61.57 (c) 85.15 (d) 73.33

49. The sum of ages of a mother and daughter is 45 years. Five years ago, the product of their agers was four times the mother’s age at that time. The present age of the mother is (a) 38 years (b) 37 years (c) 36 years (d) 39 years

50. Diagonals of a rhombus are 1 metre and 1.5 metre in lengths. The area of the rhombus is: (a) 0.7 5m2 (b) 1.5 m2

(c) 2.5 m2

(d) 0.375 m2

SAMPLE PRACTICE SET - 01

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS

ANSWER KEY

1 d 11 b 21 c 31 c 41 c

2 c 12 c 22 a 32 d 42 c

3 a 13 a 23 b 33 c 43 c

4 c 14 b 24 b 34 b 44 c

5 d 15 d 25 b 35 d 45 b

6 c 16 d 26 b 36 d 46 b

7 d 17 a 27 a 37 d 47 b

8 c 18 a 28 d 38 d 48 d

9 a 19 b 29 d 39 b 49 c

10 d 20 c 30 b 40 d 50 a

SAMPLE PRACTICE SET - 02

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS

1. ABCD is a quadrilateral in which measures of angle D and angle C are 60 degree, and 100 degree respectively. If the internal bisectors of angle A and angle B meet at P, then measure of angle APB is (a) 80 (b) 90 (c) 100 (d) 110

2. Reshma sells an article to Rekha at 37.5% profit, Rekha sells it to Madhu at

9�

��% profit. Again Madhu sells it to Mitu at 25% loss. If Mitu pays Rs.

342 for the article, then what is the cost price of the article then what is the cost price of the article to Reshma? (a) Rs. 304 (b) Rs. 266.50 (c) Rs. 380 (d) Rs. 384.75

3. a and b are inversely proportional to each other and are positive. If a increases by 100%, then b decreases by (a) 50% (b) 75% (c) 100% (d) 200%

4. In a University, for each Rs. 200 spent by the Cultural Committee, Debating Committee spends Rs. 20 and for every Rs. 400 spent by the Debating Committee, the Student Welfare Committee spends Rs. 150. The triple ratio of the money spent by the Cultural Committee to the money spent by the Debating Committee to the money spent by the Student Welfare Committee can be expressed as (a) 80 : 8 : 3 (b) 60 : 8 : 3 (c) 40 : 4 : 3 (d) 20 : 4 : 3

5. The ratio between the present ages of Anu and Balbir is 5 : 3, respectively. The ratio between Anu’s age 4 years ago and Balbir’s 4 years hence is 1 : 1. What is the ratio between Anu’s age 4 years hence and Balbir’s age 4 years ago?

(a) 4 : 1 (b) 2 : 4 (c) 3 : 2 (d) 3 : 1

6. What is the sum of all the natural numbers from 1 to 100? (a) 5000 (b) 5050 (c) 6000 (d) 5052

7. Fill in the missing number 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ..............., 21 (a) 21 (b) 8 (c) 11 (d) 13

8. The sum of all the natural numbers from 200 to 600 (both inclusive) which are neither divisible by 8 nor by 12 is (a) 1, 23, 963 (b) 1, 33, 068 (c) 1, 33, 268 (d) 1, 87, 332

9. P, Q and R are three consecutive odd numbers in ascending order. If the value of three times P is 3 less than two times R, find the value of R. (a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) 11

10. 2/3 is a rational number whereas √2/√3 is: (a) Also a rational number (b) An irrational number (c) Not a number (d) A natural periodic number

11. Greatest number which divides 926 and 2313, leaving 2 and 3 remainders, respectively, is: (a) 52 (b) 54 (c) 152 (d) 154

12. The difference between the number of numbers from 2 to 100 which are not divisible by any other number except 1 and itself and the numbers which are divisible by atleast one more number alongwith one and itself. (a) 25 (b) 50 (c) 49

(d) none of the above 13. Keerthi’s father gave him some money to buy books. He spent half of the

money equally to buy books and entertaining his friends. Whatever amount left with him, he deposited half in his savings account and gave Rs. 5 to a poor person as charity. Finally, Keerthi was left with Rs. 20 which he returned to his father. What amount did his father give him initially? (a) Rs. 160 (b) Rs. 120 (c) Rs. 100 (d) Rs. 200

14. The average age of 30 boys in a class is 15.2 years. If 15 more boys join the class, the average age of the class is reduced by half a year. The average age of new comers is (a) 13.0 years (b) 12.3 years (c) 13.7 years (d) 14.0 years

15. The average price of 10 pens is Rs. 12 while the average price of 8 of these pens is Rs. 11.75. Of the remaining two pens, if the price of one pen is 60% more than the price of the other, what is the price of each of these two pens? (a) Rs. 12, Rs. 14 (b) Rs. 5, Rs. 7.50 (c) Rs. 8, Rs. 12 (d) Rs. 10, Rs. 16

16. A train which is moving at an average speed of 40 kmph, reaches its destination on time. When its average speed reduces to 35 kmph, then it reaches its destination 15 minutes late. The distance travelled by the train is: (a) 30 kms (b) 40 kms (c) 70 kms (d) 80 kms

17. Total expenses of a boarding house are partly fixed and partly varying linearly with the number of boarders. The average expense per boarder is Rs. 700 when there are 25 boarders. What is the average expense per boarder when there are 100 boarders? (a) Rs. 550 (b) Rs. 580 (c) Rs. 540 (d) Rs. 570

18. The mean of 72 items was found to be 63. If two of the items were mis-recorded as 27 and 9 instead of 72 and 90 respectively, find the correct mean. (a) 64.25 (b) 64.75 (c) 63.25 (d) 65.75

19. Table shows the daily expenditure on food of 25 households in a locality: Rs. 100-150 150-200 200-250 250-300 300-250 Households 4 5 12 2 2 The mean daily expenditure on food is: (a) Rs. 11.10 (b) Rs. 161 (c) Rs. 211 (d) Rs. 261

20. Four years ago, the ages of Ritu and Reena were in the ratio 5 : 6 respectively. Eight years from now the respective ratio of their ages will be 8 : 9. What is the sum of their ages at Present? (a) 52 years (b) 50 years (c) 60 years (d) 62 years

21. 60 kg of an alloy X is mixed with 100 kg of an alloy Y. If alloy X has lead and tin in the ratio of 3 : 2 and alloy Y has tin and copper in the ratio of 1 : 4, then the amount of tin in the new alloy is (a) 53 kgs. (b) 80 kgs. (c) 44 kgs. (d) 36 kgs.

22. The price of 7 bananas is equal to the cost of 3 kiwis. The price of 2 kiwis is equal to the cost of 1 banana and 5 chikoos. If Rambo has just enough money to buy 30 chikoos, then how many bananas Rambo could buy with the same amount? (a) 22 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 11

23. The angles between the hands of a clock when the time is 4:25 am is (a) 14½ degrees (b) 12½ degrees (c) 17½ degrees (d) 13½ degrees

24. Number of students who have opted for the subjects A, B and C are 60, 84 and 108 respectively. The examination is to be conducted for these students such that only the students of the same subjects are allowed in one room. Also the number of students in each room must be same. What is the minimum number of rooms that should be arranged to meet all these conditions? (a) 28 (b) 60 (c) 12 (d) 21

25. Along a road lie an odd number of stones placed at intervals of 10m. These stones have to be assembled around the middle stone. A person can carry only one stone at a time. A man carried out the job starting with the stone in the middle, carrying stones in succession, thereby covering a distance of 4.8 km. Then, the number of stones is: (a) 35 (b) 15 (c) 31 (d) 29

26. Gita sold her watch to Sita for Rs. 800 at a loss of 20%. The same watch was sold to Gita by Shakti at 20% loss. What is the actual price of watch? (a) Rs. 1000 (b) Rs. 1250 (c) Rs. 1500 (d) Rs. 1700

27. The value of a machine depreciates every year at the rate of 10% on its value at the beginning of that year. If the present value of the machine is Rs. 729, its worth three years ago was (a) Rs. 1,000 (b) Rs. 750.87 (c) Rs. 800 (d) Rs. 947.70

28. A starts a business with Rs. 5000 and B joins the business 5 months later with an investment of Rs. 6000. After a year they earn a profit of Rs. 34000. Find the shares of A and B in the profit amount depending on their individual investment. (a) Rs. 20000, Rs. 14000 (b) Rs. 16000, Rs. 16000 (c) Rs. 14000, Rs. 20000 (d) None of these

29. An article is sold at a loss of 5%. If it is sold at Rs. 72 more, then there would be a profit of 4%. What is the actual price of the article? (a) Rs. 500

(b) Rs. 600 (c) Rs. 700 (d) Rs. 800

30. The difference between simple interest and compound interest at the same rate for rupees 5,000 for two years is rupees 98. The rate of interest is (a) 12% (b) 14% (c) 10½% (d) 10%

31. Gold and copper are as heavy as water by 19 and 9 times respectively. The ratio in which these two metals be mixed so that the mixture is 17 times as heavy as water is: (a) 4 : 1 (b) 3 : 2 (c) 2 : 3 (d) 3 : 4

32. A mixture of 40L of alcohol and water contains 10% water. How much water should be added to this mixture, so that the new mixture contains 20% water? (a) 9L (b) 5L (c) 7L (d) 6L

33. A piece of string is 40 centimetres long. It is cut into three pieces. The longest piece is 3 times as long as the middle-sized and the shortest piece is 23 centimetres shorter than the longest piece. Find length of the shortest piece (in cm). (a) 27 cm (b) 5 cm (c) 4 cm (d) 9 cm

34. An angle in a semi circle is: (a) � (b) �/4 (c) �/2 (d) 2�

35. Two straight poles of unequal length stand upright on a ground. The length of the shorter pole is 10 meters. A pole joins the top of the two vertical poles. The distance between the two tops is 5 metres. The distance between the poles along the ground is 4 metre. The area thus formed by the three poles with the ground is: (a) 52 m2 (b) 46 m2

(c) 20 m2 (d) 50 m2

36. If the volume of a sphere is divided by its surface area, we obtain 27 cm. The radius of the sphere is (a) 9 cm (b) 81 cm (c) 27 cm (d) 24 cm

37. If x = (163 + 173 + 183 + 193), then x divided by 70 leaves a remainder of........... (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 69 (d) 35

38. All the faces of a cube are painted with red colour. Then it is cut into 125 small equal cubes. How many small cubes will be formed having no face coloured? (a) 27 (b) 16 (c) 36 (d) 25

39. A group of 630 children is arranged in rows for a group photograph session. Each row contains three fewer children than the row in front of it. What number of rows is not possible? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6

40. A man has 9 friends: 4 boys and 5 girls. In how many ways can he invite them, if there have to be exactly 3 girls in the invitees? (a) 320 (b) 160 (c) 80 (d) 200

41. A man buys Rs. 20 shares paying 9% dividend. The man expects to have an interest of 12% on his money. The market value of each share is: (a) Rs. 12 (b) Rs. 15 (c) Rs. 21 (d) Rs. 18

42. A person spends �

� part of his income on food,

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� part on house rent and

remaining Rs. 630 on other items. The house rent is:

(a) Rs. 504 (b) Rs. 1512 (c) Rs. 378 (d) None of these

43. If 80% of A = 20% of B and B = 5x% of A, then the value of x is: (a) 75 (b) 80 (c) 90 (d) 85

44. 72% of students in a class took Physics and 44% took Mathematics. If each student took Physics or Mathematics and 40 took both, the total number of students in the class would be (a) 200 (b) 240 (c) 250 (d) 320

45. Taps ‘A’ and ‘B’ can fill a tank in 37½ minutes and 45 minutes respectively. Both taps are opened and after some time tap ‘B’ is turned off. The tank is filled completely in exactly 30 minutes, if tap ‘B’ is turned off after (a) 12 minutes (b) 15 minutes (c) 9 minutes (d) 10 minutes

46. Twenty five workers were employed to complete a compound wall in 12 days. Five workers left after working for 4 days. The remaining 20 workers completed the work. In how many days the total job was completed? (a) 15 days (b) 16 days (c) 14 days (d) 18 days

47. A man earns Rs. 20 on the first day and spends Rs. 15 on the next day. He again earns Rs. 20 on the third day and spends Rs. 15 on the fourth day. If the continues to save in this way, how soon will he have Rs. 60 in hand? (a) on 12th day (b) on 24th day (c) on 17th day (d) on 27th day

48. A group of men decided to do a job in 8 days. But since 10 men dropped out every day, the job get completed at the end of the 12th day. How many men were there at the beginning? (a) 165 (b) 175

(c) 80 (d) None of these

49. In a garden, there are 8 rows and 10 columns of papaya trees. The distance between the two trees is 2 metres and a distance of one metre is left from all sides of the boundary of the garden. The length of the garden is (a) 24 metres (b) 14 metres (c) 20 metres (d) 18 metres

50. Mohit started from his office towards East. After covering a distance of 8 km he turned towards left and covered a distance of 6 km. What is the shortest distance now from his office? (a) 12 km (b) 8 km (c) 10 km (d) 6 km

SAMPLE PRACTICE SET - 02

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS

ANSWER KEY

1 a 11 d 21 c 31 a 41 b

2 a 12 c 22 a 32 b 42 c

3 a 13 c 23 c 33 c 43 b

4 a 14 c 24 d 34 c 44 c

5 d 15 d 25 c 35 b 45 c

6 b 16 c 26 b 36 b 46 c

7 d 17 a 27 a 37 a 47 c

8 c 18 b 28 a 38 a 48 d

9 c 19 c 29 d 39 d 49 d

10 b 20 a 30 b 40 b 50 c

SAMPLE PRACTICE SET - 01

LOGICAL & ANALYTICAL REASONING

Directions (Qs. 1 to 2): In each of the following questions, there is certain relation between two given words on one side of : :. Choose the most suitable word/words to be put on the other side from the given alternatives.

1. COPYRIGHT : BOOK :: ......................... : ......................... (a) tool : measurement (b) addendum : chapter (c) letter : alphabet (d) deed : property

2. SENTENCE : WORDS :: ......................... : ......................... (a) manuscript : editor (b) paragraph : punctuation (c) collage : paper strips (d) novel : index

3. Kennel is to dog as Stable is to ............................... . (a) horse (b) bird (c) pig (d) buffalo

Directions (Qs. 4 to 6): These question consists of a related pair of words, followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair that best represents a similar relationship as the one expressed in the given pair of words:

4. Club : Golf :: ......................... : ......................... (a) Candid : Disingenuous (b) Racket : tennis (c) Author : book (d) Ball : soccer

5. Arguing : Litigation :: Courting : ............................. (a) Romance (b) Judiciary (c) Adjudication (d) Dispute

6. Tax : Exemption :: ......................... : ......................... (a) Crime : Punishment (b) Disease : Immunity (c) Trial : Forfeit

(d) Fine : Money 7. Pride is to lion as school is to ..................

(a) Fish (b) Self-esteem (c) Students (d) Dignity

8. Habits : Instincts as (a) Work : Play (b) Training : heredity (c) Acquired : Cultivated (d) Birds : Animals

9. “Picture” is related to “see” in the same way as “food” is related to (a) Cook (b) Energy (c) Eat (d) Heat

10. ................. is to Yacht, as Wing is to Airplane (a) Mast (b) Diesel (c) Pole (d) Compass

Directions (Qs. 11 to 13): Complete the series.

11. BCB, DED, FGF, HIH, ________ (a) IJI (b) JHJ (c) JKJ (d) HJH

12. 53,53, 40, 40, 27, 27, ____ (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 53 (d) 27

13. 70, 68, 66, 63, 61, 59, 56, 54, _______. (a) 52 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 53

14. Fill in the missing number: 5, 11, ............, 47 (a) 24 (b) 25 (c) 27

(d) 23 15. Fill in the missing part: 100, 48, ........, 9

(a) 40 (b) 41 (c) 22 (d) 46

16. Complete the series: 120, 99, 80, 63, 48, ............. (a) 35 (b) 33 (c) 31 (d) 37

17. Pick the odd one out: (a) Lake (b) River (c) Pond (d) Ocean

18. Pick the odd one out (a) Book (b) Page (c) Tissue (d) E-book

19. Pick the odd one out (a) Hovercraft (b) Military Tank (c) Aircraft (d) Submarine

20. If COURT = 50 and POLICE = 60, then LAWYER = ? (a) 50 (b) 60 (c) 70 (d) 45

21. If AbzY : CdxW, then GhvU : .............? (a) IjtS (b) RsPq (c) SrQp (d) Hijk

22. If 7 : 21 :: x : 123, then x is equal to which of the following? (a) 41 (b) 49 (c) 34 (d) 35

Directions (Qs. 23 & 24): Study the following information to answer the questions given below:

In a certain code ‘negligence of child rights’ is written as ‘mi ki va se’, ‘education of child’ is written as ‘ki de va’, ‘abusive environment of child’ is written as ‘va li ki fo’ and ‘effective environment of child’ as ‘ki li re va’.

23. What does ‘ki’ stand for? (a) of (b) negligence (c) environment (d) child

24. On a certain day, clouds were observed in the sky. It rained later in the day. Which of the following statements are correct? (a) If the sky is cloudy, it will rain. (b) If the sky is cloudy, it is likely to rain. (c) There is no connection between the two events. (d) Insufficient information.

25. If MONARCH is written as OQPCTEJ, what is represented by MKPIFQO? (a) EMPEROR (b) KINGDOM (c) EMPIRE (d) MONARCHY

26. Each vowel of the word ADJECTIVE is substituted with the next letter of the English alphabetical series, and each consonant is substituted with the letter preceding it. How many vowels are present in the new arrangement? (a) None (b) One (c) Two (d) Three

27. Raju is standing facing north. He goes 30 meter ahead and turns left and goes for 15 meter. Now he turns right and goes for 50 meter, and finally turns to his right and walks. In which direction is he heading? (a) North (b) East (c) South (d) West

28. February 4th and March 10th fall on Monday in a particular year. Find the number of Sundays in the month of April, in the same year. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) Cannot be determined (d) None of the above

29. Suppose X is the husband of Y and W is the daughter of X. Against Z is the husband of W are N is daughter of Z. The relationship of N to Y is: (a) Daughter (b) Grand daughter

(c) Cousin (d) Niece

Directions (Qs. 30 & 31): Read the following data and use it for answering the questions that follows:

Six people A, B, C, D, E and F, live in a six-storey building, each on one floor. The following statements describe where they stay

1. B lives on floor 6 2. A is equality far from C and E 3. F is an engineer 4. D is two floors above F 5. C does not live next to and engineer

30. Which of the following is true? (a) C lives on floor 4 (b) A is exactly between D and F (c) E is on floor 5 (d) B is on floor 5

31. If statement 5 above is disregarded, which floor does A stay on? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1

32. A village on the Indo Nepalese border was found to have been infiltrated by Maoists, and other radicals. While the central administration acknowledged the locals’ support as the reason for the difficulty in sanitizing the region, it still set out three teams to do a study before sending in a strike force: one was a fact-finding team of lawyers and sociologists, another a surveillance team and the third, a logistics team. The investigators found out that the locals were denied equality of law and justice, the surveillance and logistics teams found out that there were excellent and foolproof opportunities season-wise to neutralize the Maoists. Which of the following statement do you find logical? (a) Sending in a strike force at the earliest would solve the problem

forever. (b) Ensuring equality of law and justice to the villagers was a long term

and inexpensive solution. (c) Educating the villagers against the dangers of supporting the radicals

would be a better solution. (d) There is no need of any action, the problem would solve by itself.

33. Complete the narration below: Some scholars have suggested that long-term prisoners, on release from jail, be given a reasonable state pension to reduce the likelihood of their resorting to crime. A section of populace instinctively rejects this

suggestion as it feels that it would be like rewarding criminal activity. The supporters of the prisoners’ pension scheme have criticized those who reject this possibility, by claiming that for the critics .................. (a) Welfare of individual is also important (b) Emotion is more important than justice (c) Post sentence behaviour is not important (d) Punishment for criminals is more important than crime prevention.

34. It has been demonstrated by many surveys that students who attend school where teacher/student ratio is low get the best quality education. As a result, when my children are ready to attend school, I’ll make sure that they attend a school with a very small student population. Which of the following identifies the greatest flaw in the reasoning above? (a) Student should themselves take advantage of the low teacher/student

ratio by choosing small classes (b) Basic intelligence should be considered the result of childhood

environment, not school education (c) In schools of large student population, bullying of weaker students is

the norm (d) A very small student population does not by itself, ensure a low

teacher/student ratio.

Directions (Qs. 35 to 37): Each question has a main statement, followed by four statements labelled. I, II, III and IV. Choose the ordered pair of statements, where the first statement implies the second, and the two statements are logically consistent with the main statement.

35. Whenever Vijay reads late into the night, his grand-father reprimands him. I. His grandfather does not reprimand Vijay. II. Vijay reads late into the night. III. Vijay reads early in the morning. IV. Vijay’s grandfather reprimands him in the morning. (a) III, IV (b) II, IV (c) I, II (d) none of the above

36. Either Amir is angry, or he shows mock anger. I. Amir shows mock anger. II. Amir is angry. III. Amir does not show mock anger. IV. Amir is not angry. (a) III, II only (b) IV, I only (c) II, I only (d) III, II and IV, I

37. Every player will become a champ. I. Rajesh is a player. II. Rajesh will become champ. III. Rajesh is not a player. IV. Rajesh will not become a champ. (a) I, IV (b) IV, I (c) III, IV (d) IV, III

Directions (Qs. 38 to 39): From the alternatives given below:

Choose the best option that correctly classifies the four sentence as a:

F: Fact: If it relates to a known matter of direct observation, or an existing reality or something known to be true.

J: Judgement: If it is an opinion or estimate or anticipation of common sense or intention.

I: Inference: If it is a logical conclusion or deduction about something based on the knowledge of facts.

38. A. Every day social life is impossible without interpersonal relationships. B. The root of many misunderstandings has been cited in poor relations

among individuals. C. Assuming the above to be true, social life will be much better if people

understand the importance of good interpersonal relations. D. A study reveals that interpersonal relations and hence life in general can

be improved with a little effort on the part of individuals. (a) FJIJ (b) JFIF (c) FIFJ (d) IFFJ

39. A. The Cabinet minister definitely took the wrong step in giving the government contract. B. Under the circumstances, he had many other alternatives. C. The Prime Minister is embarrassed due to the minister’s decision. D. If he has put the government in jeopardy, the minister must resign. (a) JFFI (b) IFJI (c) FFJI (d) IFIJ

Directions (Qs. 40 & 41): Each question contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. Choose the set in which the combinations are logically related.

40. If it is true that neither Rama is a brother of Krishna, nor is he a lecturer, then which one of the following statements is true? (a) Rama is not a brother of Krishna, but he is a lecturer (b) Rama is a brother of Krishna, but he is not a lecturer (c) Rama is a brother of Krishna, and he is a lecturer (d) Rama is not a brother of Krishna and he is not a lecturer

41. If a person says, “All of our knowledge brings as closer to ignorance”, he implies (a) The more we learn, the less we know (b) Too much knowledge leads to ignorance (c) The more we learn, the more we realise how little we know. (d) Ignorance is the stepping stone to knowledge.

Directions (Qs. 42 & 43): Read the following data and use it for answering the questions below:

Four people, A, B, C and D have together got Rs. 100 with them. A and B have got as much money as C and D put together. A has got more money than B. C has half money as D has. A has Rs. 5 more than D.

42. How much does B have? (a) Rs. 11.66 (b) Rs. 13.50 (c) Rs. 32.30 (d) Rs. 10.30

43. Who has got the second biggest sum? (a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D

Directions (Qs. 44 to 46): Each question contains a statement on relationship and a question regarding relationship based on the statement. Choose the correct option.

44. Pointing towards a boy, Aruna said to Pushpa. “The mother of his father is the wife of your grandfather (mother’s father)”. How is Pushpa related to that boy? (a) Sister (b) Niece (c) Cousin (d) Wife

45. Pointing to a photograph, a lady tells Ram, “I am the only daughter of this lady and her son is your maternal uncle”. How is the speaker related to Ram’s father? (a) Sister-in-law (b) Wife

(c) Sister (d) None of the above

46. Introducing a man to her husband, a woman said, “His brother’s father is the only son of my grandfather”. How is the woman related to this man (a) Mother (b) Aunt (c) Sister (d) Daughter

47. In certain code, BASKET is written as 5$3%#1 and TRIED is written as 14*#2, How is SKIRT written in that code? (a) 3%*41 (b) 3*%41 (c) 3%#41 (d) 3#4%1

48. Is BAD is written as YZW and SAME as HZNV, then LOVE will be coded as: (a) ROWN (b) OJUC (c) OLEV (d) NOPL

49. In a certain code, COMPUTER is written as RFUVQNPC. How is MEDICINE written in the same code? (a) EOJDJEFM (b) EOJDEJFM (c) MFEJDJOE (d) MFEDJJOE

50. Point out which entry does not form a class with the other entries in the following options: (a) Law (b) Court (c) Morality (d) Judge

SAMPLE PRACTICE SET - 01

LOGICAL & ANALYTICAL REASONING

ANSWER KEY

1 d 11 c 21 a 31 c 41 c

2 c 12 b 22 a 32 b 42 a

3 a 13 a 23 a 33 d 43 d

4 b 14 d 24 b 34 d 44 c

5 a 15 c 25 b 35 d 45 b

6 b 16 a 26 c 36 d 46 c

7 a 17 d 27 b 37 d 47 a

8 b 18 d 28 b 38 b 48 c

9 c 19 a 29 b 39 a 49 a

10 a 20 b 30 b 40 d 50 c

SAMPLE PRACTICE SET - 02

LOGICAL & ANALYTICAL REASONING

Directions (Qs. 1 to 2): In each of the following questions, there is a certain relation between two given words on one side of : :. Choose the most suitable word/words to be put on the other side from the given alternatives.

1. SENTENCE : WORDS :: ........................... : ............................... (a) manuscript : editor (b) paragraph : punctuation (c) collage : paper strips (d) novel : index

2. Bhubaneswar is to Odisha as Kohima is to .................................... (a) Meghalaya (b) Nagaland (c) Assam (d) Sikkim

Directions (Qs. 3 & 4): Choose the pair that best represents a similar relationship as the one expressed in the given pair of words:

3. Pliant : Rigid :: ................... : ............................ (a) Petulant : Adulterated (b) Moist : Wet (c) Excessive : Overgrown (d) Crass : Refined

4. Plaintiff : Defendant :: ................... : ..................... (a) Court : Law (b) Victim : Accused (c) Judge : Jury (d) Husband : Wife

5. Ornithologist : Birds as (a) Botanist : Animals (b) Archaeologist : Fishes (c) Zoologist : Animals (d) Anthropologist : Insects

6. Aircraft : Air :: Satellite : ...................... (a) Telecommunication (b) Television (c) Cables (d) Outer space

Directions (Qs. 7 to 9): Complete the series.

7. BAY, EDV, HGS, KJP, ________ (a) NMQ (b) NMP (c) NMM (d) NMO

8. REF, SGH, ______, UKL (a) TIJ (b) VJT (c) MNT (d) VXZ

9. E64, ______, K16, N8, Q4 (a) H32 (b) G23 (c) F32 (d) J23

10. Pick the odd one out: (a) Lion (b) Rabbit (c) Dolphin (d) Shark

11. Some groups of letters are given; three of them are alike in some manner, while one is different. Find out the odd one out. (a) BQPR (b) AOCQ (c) IWKY (d) ESGU

12. Pick the odd one out (a) Judge (b) Advocate General (c) Attorney General (d) Solicitor General

13. In the following number series only one number is wrong. Find out that number: Find the odd one from the following: (a) 17 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 20

14. Find the odd one from the following: (a) Solar cell (b) Solar energy (c) Hydro power

(d) Thermal energy 15. Point out which entry does not form a class with the other entries in the

following options: (a) house (b) mortgage (c) hypothecation (d) immovable property

16. Point out which entry does not form a class with the other entries in the following options: (a) Freedom of speech (b) Right to equality (c) Freedom of religion (d) Right to make contract

17. In a certain code ‘na pa ka so’ means ‘birds fly very high’ ‘ri so la pa’ means ‘birds are very beautiful’ and ‘ti ma ka bo’ means ‘the parrots could fly’. Which of the following is the code for ‘high’ in that language? (a) na (b) ka (c) bo (d) so

18. If India is written as 914491 the Delhi will be written (a) 45389 (b) 451289 (c) 45489 (d) 451279

19. FGK is related to HIM as TIM is related to ...........? (a) VZA (b) NLP (c) VKO (d) MPQ

20. Y is in the East of X which is the in North of Z. If P is in the South of Z, then in which direction of Y, is P? (a) North (b) South (c) South-East (d) None of these

21. Shyam said, “The girl is the wife of the grandson of my mother”. Who is Shyam to the girl? (a) Father (b) Grandfather (c) Husband (d) Father-in-law

22. A and B are young ones of C. If C is the father of A but B is not the son of C. How are B and C related? (a) Niece and Uncle (b) Daughter and Father (c) Niece and Uncle (d) Daughter and Mother

23. Three ladies X, Yand Z marry three men, A, B and C. X is married to A, Y is not married engineer, Z is not married to a doctor, C is not a doctor and A is a lawyer. Then which following statements is correct? (a) Y is married to C who is an engineer (b) Z is married to C who is a doctor (c) X is married to a doctor (d) None of the above

24. In a family there are husband, wife, two sons and two daughters. All the ladies were invited to a dinner. Both sons went out to play. Husband did not return from office. Who was at home? (a) Only wife was at home (b) All ladies were at home (c) Only sons were at home (d) No body was at home

25. P is the brother of Q. R is the sister of Q. S is the Sister of R. How is Q related to S? (a) brother (b) sister (c) brother or sister (d) son

Directions (Qs. 26 to 28): Read the following data and use it for answering the questions that follow:

Four people A, B, C and D have together got Rs. 100 with them. A and B have got as much money as C and D put together. A has got more money than B. C has about half an money as D has. A has Rs. 5 more than D.

26. How much money does B have? (a) Rs. 11.66 (b) Rs. 13.50 (c) Rs. 32.30 (d) Rs. 10.30

27. Who has got the most money? (a) A (b) B (c) C (d) Cannot be determined

28. Who has got the second biggest sum?

(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D

29. The father of five students A, B, C, D and E have different professions i.e. teaching music, medicine, law and architecture. A’s father is not an architect but E’s father is a singer. B’s father teaches while C’s father practices medicine. D’s father is not lawyer. Whose father is a lawyer? (a) A’s (b) B’s (c) C’s (d) E’s

Directions (Qs. 30 & 31): Each question comprises two statements (numbered as I and II). You have to take the statements as true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

30. (I) All contracts are agreements. (II) All agreements are accepted offers. Which of the following derivations is correct? (a) All accepted offers are contracts (b) All agreements are contract (c) All contracts are accepted offers (d) None of the above

31. (I) Some beautiful women are actresses. (II) All actresses are good dancers. Which of the following derivations is correct? (a) Some beautiful women are good dancers (b) All good dancers are actresses (c) Both (A) and (B) (d) None of the above

Directions (Qs. 32 & 33): Each question below has two statement followed by four conclusions I, II, III and IV. You have to accept the given statements to be true, even if they appear to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two statements:

32. Statement One: All girls are students Statement Two: All doctors are students Conclusions: I. All girls are students II. Some students are girls III. Some students are doctors

IV. All Doctors are girls (a) Only I follow (b) Only I and II follow (c) Only II and IV follow (d) Only I and II and III follow

33. Statement One: All researches are sociologists. Statement Two: Some researchers are professors. Conclusions: I. All researchers are professors. II. Some researchers are professors. III. Some professors are sociologists. IV. Some sociologists are researchers. (a) Only III and II follow (b) Only II and IV follow (c) Only III follows (d) None follows

Directions (Qs. 34 to 36): Which alternative applies to the following Statement or Assumptions? Choose the most appropriate option.

34. ‘Only ignorant people believe in witchcraft’ is equivalent to (a) All persons who believe in witchcraft are ignorant (b) No ignorant persons are those who do not believe in witchcraft (c) There is no link between ignorance and witchcraft (d) Some ignorant persons are not those who believe in witchcraft.

35. ‘Some of the valuable books are seldom read’, means (a) All the valuable books are read. (b) Some of the valuable books are read. (c) All the valuable books are not read. (d) Some of the valuable books are not read.

36. Identify the statement which cannot be accepted. (a) Almost one-third of the human body is made up of water. (b) The earth revolves around the sun in 366 days (c) Odyssey is an ancient epic (d) Human race will become extinct sooner or later.

37. STATEMENT: The next meeting of the executive board of a company will be held after six months. ASSUMPTIONS: I. Existing executive board will be dissolved before six months. II. The company will remain in function after six months. (a) Assumption II is implicit (b) Assumption I is implicit (c) Both Assumption I and Assumption II are implicit. (d) Neither assumption I nor Assumption II is implicit.

38. STATEMENT: To attend a convocation ceremony scheduled to be held on Thursday at GM University, Chennai, Mr. X left for Chennai on Tuesday by train. ASSUMPTIONS: I. Mr. X may reach home on Saturday. II. Mr. X may reach the University on Wednesday (a) Assumption II is implicit. (b) Neither assumption I nor Assumption II is implicit. (c) Assumption I is implicit (d) Both Assumption I and Assumption II are implicit.

39. A tourist was shopping in a foreign country. She wanted to buy silk scarfs. Using her guide book for that country’s language she found that: Silk worm is chee chan; scarf is jee; and earth worm is mik chan How would she say ‘silk scarf to the shop keeper? (a) Mik jee (b) Chee jee (c) Mik Chan (d) None of the above

40. The rate of violent crime in the state of Antigua is up 40 percent from last year. The fault lies entirely in the judicial system: Recently the judges’ sentences have been so lenient that criminals can now do almost anything without fear of a long and assured prison term. The argument above would be weakened if it were true that: (a) 35 percent of the police in Antigua have been laid off in the last year

due to budget cuts. (b) In a recent poll 70 percent of the population in Antigua opposes capital

punishment (c) 90 percent of the other states in the country have in fact lower crime

rates than does this state (d) White collar crime in Antigua has also increased by over 20 percent in

the last year. 41. Complete the narration below:

Some scholars have suggested that long-term prisoners, on release from jail, be given a reasonable state pension to reduce the likelihood of their resorting to crime. A section of populace instinctively rejects this suggestion as it feels that it would be like rewarding criminal activity. The supporters of the prisoners’ pension scheme have criticized those who reject this possibility, by claiming that for the critics ................. (a) Welfare of individual is also important (b) Emotion is more important than justice. (c) Post sentence behaviour is not important (d) Punishment for criminals is more important than crime prevention.

42. A Guarantee is an assurance about the quality of a product that is given (1) is writing by the manufacturer, or (2) verbally by the person selling the product. Which is the most appropriate example of Guarantee? (a) The salesman advises Kamala to be sure to buy a vacuum cleaner with a

guarantee (b) Som buys a used digital camera from his colleague who promises to

refund Som’s money if the camera does not perform as expected (c) The auto reseller specializes in refurbishing and selling used cars (d) Madhab purchases a refrigerator with the highest consumer ratings.

43. Which word in the following group DOES NOT belong to the others? PROSPER, EXCITE, THRIVE, FLOURISH (a) Excite (b) Flourish (c) Thrive (d) Prosper

44. Who among the following is the odd one in the following group of persons? Chief Justice of India, Attorney-General of India, Solicitor-General, Advocate-General (a) Solicitor-General (b) Advocate-General (c) Attorney-General of India (d) Chief Justice of India

Directions (Qs. 45 to 47): Find the odd one out.

45. (a) gusto (b) verve (c) burst (d) zest

46. (a) beatific (b) diatribe (c) blithe (d) ecstatic

47. (a) trappings (b) orifice (c) egress (d) vent

48. Statute : Law (a) Proviso : Clause (b) Chapter : Exercise (c) University : School (d) Section : Illustration

49. Buddhists : Pagoda (a) Parsis : Temple (b) Christians : Cross (c) Jains : Sun Temple (d) Jews: Synagogue

50. Prima facie : On the first view :: In pari delicto: ? (a) Both parties equally at fault (b) While litigation is pending (c) A remedy for all disease (d) Beyond powers

SAMPLE PRACTICE SET - 02

LOGICAL & ANALYTICAL REASONING

ANSWER KEY

1 c 11 a 21 d 31 a 41 d

2 b 12 a 22 b 32 d 42 b

3 d 13 a 23 d 33 b 43 a

4 b 14 a 24 d 34 a 44 d

5 c 15 c 25 c 35 b 45 c

6 d 16 d 26 a 36 a 46 b

7 c 17 a 27 a 37 a 47 a

8 a 18 b 28 d 38 a 48 a

9 a 19 c 29 a 39 b 49 d

10 d 20 d 30 c 40 a 50 a