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QADI:

1. Find the units digit of (423)4231. 1 2. 3 3. 7 4. 9

2. How many prime numbers are of the form n3 1, where n is any natural number?

1. 0 2. 1 3. 2 4. More than 2

3.,,,,

,..,= ?

1. 1 2. 101 3. 101 103 4. 101 102 103 104

4. From all natural numbers from 2 to 10,000, first all the perfect squares are erased, then all the

perfect cubes are erased and so on, in successive rounds, higher powers are eliminated. How manyrounds are there such that atleast one number is erased it them?1. 13 2. 12 3. 8 4. 6

5. What is the sum of the digits of the number obtained after calculating (11111111)2 - (1111)2?

1. 11 2. 48 3. 121 4. 96

6. The price of 1 bat is equal to the price of 2 pairs of pad. The price of 1 pair of pad is equal to theprice of 3 pairs of gloves. The price of 1 pair of gloves is equal to the price of 4 balls. Find theprice of a ball as a percentage of the price of a bat.

1. 4.166% 2. 8.33 3. 16.33 4. 33.33

Directions for question 7: The length, breadth and height of a cuboid increases by 10%, 10% and20% respectively.

7. Find the percentage increase in the cuboids total surface area.1. 10% 2. 20% 3. 25% 4. Cannot be determined

8. The consumption (lts per km) of an Ikon is 20% more than the consumption of a Maruti. By whatpercentage is it costlier to drive a Ikon than an Maruti?

1. 8.33% 2. 16.66% 3. 20% 4. 25%

9. Buyx shirts, gety shirts free. Find the least values ofx andy such that the offer is equivalent to adiscount of 22.22%. (Assuming that all shirts cost the same.)

1.x = 10,y= 2 2.x = 9,y = 2 3.x = 7,y = 2 4.x = 8,y = 1

10. What number must be added to each term of the ratio 37 : 2 so that it may become 8 : 7?

1. 243 2. 81 3. 27 4. No unique value

11. If 30 men working 7 hours a day can do a piece of work in 18 days, in how many days will 21 menworking 8 hours a day do a work that is twice as large as the first work?

1. 15 days 2. 30 days 3. 45 days 4. 60 days

12. The value of a diamond is proportional to the square of its weight. A diamond weighing 4 gms falls

and breaks into two pieces. What are the weights of the pieces if the value of the diamond reducesby 37.5%?1. 1 gm, 3 gm 2. 1.5 gm, 2.5 gm 3. 2 gm, 2 gm 4. none of these

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13. The reduction in speed of an engine is directly proportional to the square of the number of bogiesattached. If the speed of the engine is 120 kmph when 14 bogies are attached and 100 kmph when16 bogies are attached, find the speed of the engine when there are 20 bogies attached.

1. 60 kmph 2. 48 kmph 3. 52 kmph 4. 80 kmph

14. In analyzing the performance of a batsman, three averages are found out. One is found by dividingthe total runs scored by the number of innings in which the batsman is out. Second average is

calculated in the above way but by excluding all innings when the batsman was out for a duck. Thethird average is found by dividing the total runs scored by the number of innings played. If Rahulsaverages are 45, 54 and 36 respectively, find the ratio of the number of innings played, the number

of innings he was not out and the number of innings when he got out for a duck.1. 15:3:2 2. 15: 3:4 3. 12:4:1 4. 12:6:1

15. 40 litres of oil costingRs. 4/kg is mixed another variety of oil costingRs.5/kg such that the average

cost price of the mixture isRs. 4.6/kg. Find the quantity, in litres, of the second variety of oil used.

1. 20 litres 2. 40 litres 3. 60 litres 4. 80 litres

16. Volume of a solution which has milk and water in the ratio 2 : 3 is increased by 25% by addingpure water. What is the ratio of milk and water in the resultant solution?1. 1 : 2 2. 1 : 3 3. 8 : 17 4. 8 : 25

17. Two friends start from two ends A and B towards each other and when they meet it is found that

one of them has travelled 25 kms more than the other. If their speeds are 15 kmph and 25 kmph,find the distance AB.

1. 96 km 2. 100 km 3. 62.5 km 4. 80 km

18. A takes 5 days more than B and 9 days more than C to do a certain job; A and B together can do

the job in the same time as C. How many days would A take to do it?1. 5 days 2. 6 days 3. 10 days 4. 15 days

19. An express train and a goods train of lengths 150 mts and 250 mts respectively are traveling in thesame direction with speeds of 72 kmph and 45 kmph on parallel tracks. A passenger sitting in the

express train and seeing out of the window can see the goods train for how long? (Assume he cansee out only at a direction perpendicular to the train.)

1. 33

seconds 2. 20 seconds 3. 53

seconds 4. None of these

20. Nilay and Nishant are two fitness fanatics on a run from A to B. Nilay runs half the way and walksthe other half. Nishant runs half the time, and walks the other half. The two run at the same speed

and walk at the same speed. Who finishes first?1. Nilay 2. Nishant3. Both reach at the same time 4. Data Insufficient

21. A can build a wall in 10 days, working alone, B can build the same wall in 20 days, working aloneand C can break the entire built wall in 8 days, working alone. The three of them work alone on thewall on successive days with A working on first day, B on second day and C on third day and the

cycle then repeats. In how many days will the wall be built for the first time?1. 102 days 2. 104 days 3. 112 days 4. 120 days

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22. A and B start from P and Q respectively and head for Q and P. They meet at a point R, 180 metersfrom P and continue on their paths. If the speeds of A and B are 15 m/s and 20 m/s, find thedifference in the time taken by them to cover the distance PQ.

1. 5 secs 2. 6 secs 3. 7 secs 4. Cannot be determined

23. If a, b, c are such that a < b and c > 0, which of the following statements is always true?1. b/c< a/c 2. c/a< c/b 3. a > b/c 4. ac < bc

24. If p, q, r and s are four consecutive terms of a GP, then, p q, q r and r s are in1. A.P. 2. G.P. 3. H.P. 4. A.G.P.

25. In unit square ABCD, A is joined to the midpoint of BC, B is joined to the midpoint of CD, C isjoined to the midpoint of DA and D is joined to the midpoint of AB. Find the area of the shadedsquare formed by this construction.

1. 1/4 2. 1/5 3. 3/5 4. 2

26. Triangle ABC is an isosceles triangle inscribed in a circle with AB = BC. DAE is a tangent to the

circle at point A andDAB = 15. BC is also a side of a regular polygon ofn sides inscribed in thesame circle. Findn?

1. 8 2. 10 3. 12 4. 15

B

C

D

A

E

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Directions for questions 27 to 30:The following table gives the figures from four departments of five companies viz, Crompton, Hills Inc.,Kremlin Ltd., Cosmos Ltd. And Shrill Inc for the session 2007 -2008.

Department Crompton Hills Inc. Kremlin Ltd. Cosmos Ltd. Shrill Inc

Marketing

Expenditure in

crores

18 27 55 23 52

Sales in crores 4500 3525 6250 5500 7500

Import in crores 755 350 475 650 675

Export in crores 734 246 390 545 495

Answer the questions on the basis of the above table.

27. Ranking of companies on the basis of exports to sales in ascending order is

1. Crompton, Hills Inc., Kremlin Ltd., Cosmos Ltd. ,Shrill Inc2. Kremlin Ltd., Shrill Inc, Hills Inc ,Cosmos Ltd., Crompton.3. Hills Inc, Crompton,., Kremlin Ltd., Cosmos Ltd. ,Shrill Inc4. Crompton, Cosmos Ltd.,Hills Inc., Kremlin Ltd., ,Shrill Inc

28. The spending of Shrill Inc. on marketing as a %age of total marketing cost of these five companies ishow many %age points more than that of Cromptons marketing spend as a %age of total marketingspend?

1. 15.24% 2. 16.76% 3. 19.42% 4. 24.6%

29.Which of the following is true?

(i) Crompton is the most balanced company in terms of its imports and exports.

(ii) Kremlin is the most successful, when it comes to sales.(iii) Hill Inc spends the least on marketing.1. only (i) 2. both (i) & (ii) 3. only (iii) 4. both (ii) & (iii)

30. If profit is 5.5% of sales during an year, which company reports the highest profit during 2007 2008.1. Crompton 2. Hills Inc. 3. Shrills Inc. 4. Cosmos Ltd.

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Directions for questions 31 to 35:

The pie charts show the percentage of students in various fields.

The second pie chart gives the percentage of students opting for mba in five cities of India. There are atotal of 44,000 students in MBA.

Use this information to answer the following questions.

31. What %age of the total students from India are the ones from Chandigarh who preferred to do MBA?1. 5.32% 2. 4.62% 3. 4.42% 4. 3.92%

32.Which of the following is/are true?(i) The number of students opting for medicine are 12500.(ii) The percentage of people opting for Mba from Delhi is 8.14.

(iii) Mba is more in demand in Bangalore than in Calcutta.1. only (i) 2. only (ii) 3. both (ii) & (iii) 4. both (i) & (ii)

33. Number of people from Chennai opting for Mba is

1. 6500 2. 6860 3. 7920 4. 8200

Engineering21%

arts15%

mba22%

law6%

medicine5%

science15%

computing16%

Preferred f ield

Delhi37%

chennai18%

bagalore14%

calcutta10%

chandigarh21%

% of students preferring mba in various c itiesof India

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34.If 4000 people from MBA move into Law, the new percentage of law is1. 8% 2. 8.5% 3. 9% 4. 9.5%

35. If there are 4500 students in computing in Calcutta, it represents what percentage of students incomputing?

1. 12% 2. 13% 3. 14% 4. 17%

Directions for questions 36 to 40:Five brands dominate the digital camera market viz. sony, LG, Samsung, canon and Kodak..

KODAK SAMSUNG CANON SONY LG

Cost in Rs. 19600 19200 20000 21500 16500

Battery cost ( per set) in Rs. 2200 1800 2100 2400 1400

Battery Type Lithium AA size Lithium Lithium AA sizeBattery Life 490 Images 380 Images 450 Images 580 images 400 images

Megapixels 4 5.1 5 5.1 5.1

Optical Zoom 10 X 5X 8X 12X 6X

Digital Zoom 4 X 4 X 8 X 8X 6X

CCD Size 1/2.5" 1/2.4" 1/1.8" 1/1.2" 1/1.2"

Max Focal Length 63 mm 20.1 mm 23.7 mm 28.7 mm 28.7 mm

Min Focal Length 6.3 mm 6.7 mm 7.9 mm 6.2 mm 6.2 mm

Maximum Shutter Speed 1/10 sec 1/100 sec 1/200 sec 1/150 sec 1/15 sec

Minimum Shutter Speed 3 sec 1.5 sec 1/10 sec 1/8 sec 1 sec

Image Format JPEG ,GIF JPEG JPEG JPEG, GIF, KAL JPEG,KAL

LCD Screen Size 3.0 in 1.5 in 2.5 in 3.2 in 2.5 in

Installed Memory 24 MB 32 MB 64 MB 42 MB 50 MB

Weight 0.55 lbs 0.75 lbs 0.65 lbs .50 lbs .80 lbs

Warranty 8 months 8 months 10 months 12 months 12 months

36. Mr. Kapoor wants to buy a camera which is less than Rs. 20,000 , supports multiple image format and

has a LCD screen atleaset 3 in wide. Which camera will he buy?1. Kodak 2. LG 3. Samsung 4. Sony

37. Ms. Kapoor want to buy a camera having weight less than 0.65 lbs and having minimum shutter

speed of less than 1 sec and maximum focal length more than 28 mm . What is the minimum cost he hasto pay for a camera and one set of battery ?1. Rs 21800 2. Rs 21000 3. Rs. 23900 4. Rs. 22100

38. Rahul, son of Mr. Kapoor want a camera with warranty of more than 8 months and with a minimumdigital zoom of 8X. What is the minimum he has to pay for a such a camera and 3 set of batteries.

1. Rs. 20000 2. Rs. 21500 3. Rs. 26300 4. Rs. 28700

39. Seema, daughter of Ms. Kapoor wants a camera with minimum 32 MB installed memory, atleast 5.1megapixel and battery life of more than 450 images. Which camera should she select, such that it has the

minimum price satisfying the above conditions?

1. Canon, Rs. 21000 2. Sony, Rs 21500

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3. Samsung, Rs 19200 4. LG, Rs. 16500

40. Let the cost of additional memory of 4MB , 8 MB , 12 MB, 24 MB, and 32 MB be Rs. 400,Rs. 600

,Rs. 1000, Rs.1200, Rs. 1350 respectively. I want a camera with 2 sets of batteries and want to have atotal memory capacity just over 64 MB. What is the minimum I have to pay above the cost of camera if I

want the camera to have a battery life of more than 400 images ?1. Rs. 5000 2. Rs. 4600 3. Rs 6000 4. Rs. 6959

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VA:1. Match the explanations of the idiomatic references given on the right hand side to their respective

idiomatic references given on the left hand side.

(i)To Bring home (a)To withdraw

(ii)To Pull away (b) To be communicated from person to person

(iii)To Go the rounds (c) To make perfectly clear

(iv)To Look in on (d) To visit

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

2. (i) c, (ii) a, (iii) b, (iv) d3. (i) a, (ii) c, (iii) b, (iv) d

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

2. Find the maximum number of times any one of the given words fits the sets of sentences.

FLY FLEW FLYING FLOWN(i) The troops let ------------- a volley of gunfire.

(ii) We took our lunch on the -------------.(iii) He ------------- the country, just in time.

(iv) The dogs ----------- at each others throats.

1. In all 4 sentences

2. In 3 sentences3. In 2 sentences4. In 1 sentence

3. Which two sentences in the following convey the same idea? Choose from the combinations listed

below:(i) In the end, they did work out their personal differences.

(ii) They solved their personal differences.(iii) They refused to talk to each other because of their personal differences.(iv) Their personal differences got even worse in the end.

1. (i) and (iii)

2. (i) and (ii)3. (i) and (iv)

4. None of these

4. Find the correct match of grammatical function with usage for the word, LABOR which has been

used in 4 different ways in the following sentences.(i) There is a shortage of skilled labor in this field.(ii) She was in labor for six hours.

(iii) His labor did not require a great deal of skill.(iv) For years he labored to finish his doctorate.

1. Adjective, adjective, adjective, verb.

2. Noun, adjective, adjective, verb.

3. Noun, noun, noun, verb4. Adjective, adjective, noun, verb.

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5. The plural of the word antenna is:1. Antennae 2. Antennas 3. Both 1 and 2 4. None of the above

6. The correct meaning of the phrasal verb to give away is:

1. To make way for someone2. To betray someone

3. To bestow something on someone4. To commit a magnanimous act.

7. Fill in the blank, selecting the most appropriate option out of the following given options:Having published more than twenty books in less than thirty years, fiction writer Georges Cadillacmay well be the mostauthor of our day.1.Fastidious 2.Insecure 3.Outmoded 4.Prolific

8. Choose the option which is nearly opposite in meaning to CALLOW:1. Crude 2.Exquisite 3.Experienced 4.Cautious

9. Choose the sentence/s where the underlined word is used in-correctly1. The patient bore up well during the long illness.

2. Finacial pressures are bearing down on me.3. You should bear on mind that this is a no-smoking zone!

4. You have to bear along with your friends, no matter howsoever irritating they may be.

1. 1 & 2 2.1,2, and 4 3. 3 & 4 4. 2,3 and 4

10. Replace the underlined portion of the sentence, choosing the option which is grammatically most

correct.A fire in a closed space burns with the help of reflected radiation which preheats the fuel, therebymaking ignition much easier and flames spreading more quickly.

1. flames spreading2. flames are caused to spread

3. causing flames to spread4. causing spreading of the flames

Directions for questions 11 & 12: Fill in the blanks, choosing the most appropriate option from theoptions given below:

11. ----------------------- by nature, Arjun spoke very little even to his own family members and friends.

1. Garrulous 2. Equivocal 3. Taciturn 4. Arrogant

12. The ---------------- weather forced us to stay indoors.

1. Enticing 2. Glorious 3. Restorative 4. Inclement

13. Choose the option which represents the grammatically correct sentences out of the following givensentences.(a) The dilapidated auditorium has witnessed many ceremonies and convocations.

(b) You can look at the key questions for the long and the short of it.(c) She immediately cooked an excuse on being asked about her mysterious whereabouts.

(d) Around 80% of the area is treated by insecticide.

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1. (a) and (b) 2. (b) and (c) 3. (c) and (d) 4. (b) and (d)14. If Deference: respect, then,

1. Admiration: jealousy

2. Condescension: hatred3. Affection: love

4. Pretence: Truth

15. If Diplomat: tact, then,1. Novice: expertise2. Virtuoso: skill

3. Sybarite: energy4. Philanderer: restraint

16. Match the several meanings of the word Snap with their appropriate usages on the right hand

side.

(i)To be resilient (a) The colonel snapped out a command towhich everyone responded immediately.

(ii) Elasticity (b) She snapped out of her morose situationpretty quickly.

(iii) To utter abruptly or sharply (c) He snapped his fingers like a magician.

(iv) Clicking of the fingers (d) My bags cover has lost its snap.

1. (i) (b), (ii) (d), (iii) (a), (iv) (c)2. (i) (d), (ii) (c), (iii) (b), (iv) (a)3. (i) (a), (ii) (c), (iii) (b), (iv) (d)4. (i) (c), (ii) (b) (iii) (d), (iv) (a)

17. From the words given below, find the odd one out:1. Remonstrate 2. Cavil 3. Sycophant 4. Demur

18. Choose the option which represents the grammatically incorrect sentences out of the followinggiven sentences.(a) According to a recent study, economic problems, together with their serious consequences,

ranks as one of the high causes of divorce in the US.(b) The people of the ancient Mesopotamian Empire had been renowned warriors, although they

also created some of the well-designed ancient buildings.

(c) Each of the movies were great.(d) She became the cynosure of all eyes right from the time she joined the party.

1. (a), (b) & (c) 2. Only (c) 3. (a) and (d) 4. (a), (b) and (d)

19. Choose the sentence where the underlined word is used in-correctly1. They had an invigorating chat over coffee.2. The painter put a coat of varnish over the wooden posts.

3. You will be paid for travel expenses over and above entertainment costs.4. Is the concert yet over?

20. Choose the correct meaning for the word Dandy from the options given below:1. A person who is extremely elegant in clothes and manners.2. A person who loves to gossip and spread rumors.

3. A person who is fond of trying out new cuisines.

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4. A person who is a multi-linguist.

21. Which of the following given word is mis-spelt?

1. Phantasmagoric2. Camaradrie

3. Pecuniary4. Righteous

22. Fill in the blank using the most appropriate option from the options given below:Though she ------------------------- at the last minute, in the surgeons absence, yet she managed to

do a good job.1. Filled out 2. Filled 3. Filled in 4. Filled with

23. A hors d'oeuvre is closest in meaning to:

1. The place where horses are bred

2. A riding ranch3. An appetizer served before a meal

4. The literature devoted to animals.

24. One sentence has been written in 4 different ways. Choose the option that is grammatically the

most appropriate way of writing the sentence.1. Defining your terms and conditions clearly strengthens your case.

2. Defining your terms and conditions will clearly strengthen your case.3. To define your terms and conditions strengthens your case.

4. Having defined your terms and conditions clearly strengthens your case.

Directions for questions from 25 to 27: The sentences in each question have been placed in a random

order, without any logical sequence. Re-arrange the sentences so as to form perfect semantic andgrammatical sense. Choose from the options given below each question representing the best order ofsentences.

25. A. he expounded on the role of the CEOB. it is also the companys responsibility to help the CEO do his or her job.

C. In his last essay for the Wall Street JournalD. making the twin fold proposition that while it is the CEOs job to set directions for the company

E. published in December 2004

1. EACBD 2. EDCBA 3. CEADB 4. DBAEC

26. A. so it is with motives

B. and outlives his parentsC. becomes self-active and self-determiningD. develops a will of his own,

E. Just as a child gradually repudiates his dependence on his parents,

1. EDCBA 2. CADEB 3. DCABE 4. ABDEC

27. A. and had even threatened to put him under arrest

B. Deputy Commissioner Nagarwala had treated him with brusquenessC. with the result that, at Jains first interview with him

D. by going over their heads to their political superiorE. he had irritated the police hierarchy

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1. DECBA 2. BADEC 3. ABCDE 4. EDCBA28. We would find it almost impossible to imagine a life in total social isolation. Just try to imagine

that you are stranded on an island in a room, with not a single soul (except you), either inside or inclose vicinity. Even with all the necessary supply of food and water ensured, you may find it to be

nothing short of a hellish life.Several studies done on children brought up in social isolation, due to any reason whatsoever, have

revealed that they lag behind other children in social development, especially interpersonalrelationships, cooperation and teamwork. Such children, when they were put in a normal socialenvironment with elders and peers, had great difficulty in interpreting their social world and were

able to adjust competently only after great effort.Which of the following can be legitimately inferred from the paragraph above?1. Development of important social skills among adult humans necessitates a social environment

having parents and siblings.

2. A social environment goes a long way in developing important social skills among

children.3. The effects of total social isolation do not apply to animals.

4. Children brought up in a very social environment should find social isolation easier to handle.

Directions for questions from 29 to 40: Read the passages and answer the questions given below:

Passage 1

When high tidal waves hit the Indian coastline the last time before December 26, 2004, they were notcalled tsunami waves as they are now known. Ancient scriptures and literature have evidence that waves

from the Indian Ocean did hit the Nagapattinam coast in 900 AD and destroyed a monastery.

According to literature available in the library of Thondaiman kingdom in PuduKottai, Tamil Nadu, it

was during the reign of Raja Raja Chola that waves had washed away the monastery and several temples,and killed hundreds of people. There is evidence of this even in Kalki Krishnamurthys novel PonniyinSelvan-The Pinnacle of Sacrifice.

In the chapter The Sea Rises, the author explains how the sea had risen so high it seemed to be touching

the mass of dark clouds suspended in the sky. The black mountain of water, far from being stationery,was moving steadily forward. The sea inundated warehouses and sheds and began to flow into the streets.

Ships and boats seemed suspended in mid-air, precariously poised over the water peaks. The book also

describes how the gushing waters swallowed an elephant.According to Vijay Kumar Thondaiman, brother of the Thondaiman prince, the library of the royal family

of Pudukotti had a collection of 12000 books dating back to the17th century. These books talk about theBuddhist monastery-Raja Raja Chozan went to conquer Sri Lanka and instead became a devotee of the

Buddha himself and allowed the Buddhists to build a temple in Nagapattinam. It was around that timethat the monastery was totally washed away.

More about such havoc is described in the great epic Sillapathikaram, written in Tamil 2000 years agoby Elango Adigal, a Jain monk. He has recorded how Cauvery Poompatinam, now known as Poompuhur,

was destroyed and even today, we find the ruins excavated by the Archaeological Survey of India. It talksabout the sea waves that came and destroyed the place. The waters came inland and evidence ofdestruction of temples is still there. A whole township and its people were forced to shift to drier lands.

They are now the Chettairs, a leading business community of Tamil Nadu, who are supposed to haveexisted from the Sanagm age.

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Another historic temple town- Mahabalipuram-also faced the fury of the sea and in 1200 AD, a portion ofthe famous temple was washed away. Many other monuments were also lost. The Pallava dynasty, towhich Narasimha Pallava and his father Mahendra Varman belonged, had built the Mahabalipuram

temple.

The Wonder that Was India by A.L.Basham speaks of the Chozha, Pallava, and Pandya dynasties andalso describes Mahabalipurams destruction by sea waves. The History of South India by K.A.Neelkanta

Shastry talks about changes in the level of the Coromandal coast and mentions how Korkai and Kayal onthe Tirunelveli coast are now buried under dunes.

29. According to the passage, when did Nagapattinam face the wrath of the sea?1. 1200 AD. 2.2000 years ago. 3. 900 AD. 4. 17th century.

30. According to the passage, who had built the temple in Mahabalipuram?

1. The Pallavas. 2. Narasimha Pallava.

3. Mahendra Varman. 4. The Pandyas.

31. How do we come to know that Poompuhur was destroyed?1. From the excavations of the ASI.2. From the book The history of South India.

3. From the book by Vijay Kumar Thondaiman.4. From the book Sillapathikaram.

32. What prompted Raja Raja Chozan to build the Buddhist monastery in Nagapattinam?

1. His devotion to Buddhism.

2. The Buddhist monks.3. Brother of the Thondaiman prince.

4. The royal family of Pudukotti.

33. Which of the following is not a fact mentioned in the book Ponniyin Selvan- The Pinnacle of

Sacrifice?1. The people of the town were forced to move to drier places.

2. The waters swallowed an elephant.3. Ships and boats were suspended in mid-air.

4. The water looked like a black mountain.

Passage 2

Science fiction is coming alive. A laser beam- a painless zap of light- is making incisions, vapourizing

tumours, closing blood vessels, reducing pigmentation, and treating skin wrinkles. Technologicaladvances are on to newer applications of future generation of lasers.

All laser surgeries use the principle of selective photo-thermolysis, choosing a specific amount andwavelength of laser energy for a particular tissue. Different types of lasers are available of which each

type works in a different manner, and is used for different treatment options.

Lasers have made their way into cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the face, eyes, ears and nose. The

use of lasers in cosmetic surgery is almost 50 to 60 percent. Initially lasers were used to remove port-winestains, spider-veins, and hemangiomas. Then came hair removal, photo-rejuvenation, removal of

wrinkles, and removal of pigmentation, freckles, birth marks, and tattoos. For each procedure, different

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types of lasers are used and the power has to be adjusted according to the skin colour, explains Dr.L.D.Dhami, practicing cosmetic, plastic and laser surgeon attached to the Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai.Lasers are also used to transplant hair and in surgery to stop snoring and even relieve pain, adds Dr. Sri

Ganesh, fellow, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Medical Director, Netradhama, Bangalore. Laseris also used for refractive surgeries, retinal surgeries and glaucoma surgeries of the eyes. Lasik Laser

surgery for correcting refractive errors of the eye is an effective and safe surgery when done with goodequipment and experienced surgeons.

Every surgical field today makes use of lasers in surgery. Surgeons have started using laser as a lightscalpel, as Dr. Yatish Aggarwal, a senior faculty at the Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and

Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, puts it, Laser as a surgical tool is a revolution because of its highprecision, quickness, and its ability to cut and coagulate tissues without causing any damage to thesurrounding healthy tissue.

However, even with the sparkle, pure colour and high-energy beam, the laser may not always be the best

tool for surgery. Certain lasers may temporarily or permanently discolour the skin of a dark-skinnedperson. Some types of laser surgeries are not advisable for pregnant women and individuals with cardio-

pulmonary diseases or other serious health problems. Imprecisely aimed, lasers can burn or destroyhealthy tissues.

34. According to the passage, what does laser surgery involve?1. It involves newer applications of future generations of lasers.

2. It involves the application of the principle of selective photo-thermolysis.3. They involve treatment of cosmetic and reconstruction surgery.

4. They are just a painless zap of light.

35. Which of the following is not a use of laser in ophthalmology?

1. Removal of pigmentation.2. Retinal surgeries.3. Glaucoma surgeries.

4. Refractive surgeries.

36. Which of the following is not a benefit of laser surgery?1. Its quickness.

2. Its ability to cut and coagulate tissues without any damage.

3. Its ability to be a revolution.4. Its high precision.

37. Which of the following is not a drawback of laser surgery?

1. They are not advisable for pregnant women.2. They are called light scalpel.3. They are not good for patients of cardio-pulmonary diseases.

4. They can harm or burn healthy tissues.

Directions for questions from 38 to 40: Some portions of the sentences given below have beenunderlined and marked with an alphabet. One of the portions is grammatically incorrect. Identify theincorrect portion and accordingly choose the appropriate option. Incase there is no grammatical error,

choose the option indicating no error.

38. I dont agree with (a) some of the issues they have (b) raised in the rating rationale(c). No error. (d)1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (d)

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39. As soon as the effects of the newly manicured lawns (a) began to wear of, (b) the owner summoned(c) the gardener. No error. (d)

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

40. A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year (a) as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finnwere published, (b) reveals that (c) Twain provided funds to one of the Black students at a Law

School. No error. (d)

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

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General Awareness

1. Which of the followings companies has recently declared to develop oil terminal project at

Pipavav, Gujrat?1. Godrej 2. Shell Gas 3. Aegis 4. ONGC

2. San Jose mine in Chile, had a major roof collapse leaving 33 miners to be trapped inside the mine

for almost three months. The mine is known for which of the following ores?1. Iron 2. Silver 3. Copper 4. Aluminum

3. Recently a major oil spill occurred in Arabian Sea off the coast of Mumbai. Which of the followingships was/were involved in the accident, causing oil spill?1. MSC Chitra 2. MV Khalija 3. MSC Arihant 4. Both 1 and 2.

4. Which of the following pairs in not correctly matched?

1. London : Thames2. Berlin : Rhine

3. Vienna : Danube4. New York : Hudson

5. Which of the following cities of South East Asian nations celebrated 1000 years of itsestablishment in October 2010?

1. Hanoi 2. Seoul 3. Bangkok 4. Jakarta

6. Which of the following African country was recently affected by flood?

1. Benin 2. Togo 3. Niger 4. South Africa

7. A recent volcanic activity occurred in one of the volcanoes of Indonesia. Which of the following isthat volcano?1. Mount Merapi

2. Mount Bromo3. Mount Kerinci

4. None of the following

8. Iran, recently unveiled Surena II. Which of the following best describe Surena II?

1. A missile2. A nuclear reactor

3. An aircraft4. A humanoid robot

9. Aircraft carrier Gorashkov is rechristened as which of the following?1. INS Arihant

2. INS Vikramadiya3. INS Samrat

4. INS Arjun

10. Which among the following countries is worlds largest tea exporter?

1. Sri Lanka 2. Kenya 3. India 4. South Africa

11. Which among the following finds highest weightage in the Index of Industrial Production?1. Steel 2. Crude 3. Coal 4. Electricity

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12. Real Effective Exchange Rate(REER) is a weighted indicator for trade and export. How manycurrencies are used in determining REER?1. 4 2. 23 3. 36 4. 15

13. The Rate at which the Reserve Bank of India discounts the Bills of Exchange of the commercial

Banks is known as the following?1. Repo Rate 2. Base Rate 3. Bank Rate 4. Cash Reserve Ratio

14. Which among the following is the major functional area of Asset Reconstruction Company?1. Investment Banking

2. Infrastructure Funding3. Non Performing Asset4. Entrepreneurial Funding

15. Who among the following is the author of "I Predict: A Century of Hope towards an Era of

Harmony with Nature and Freedom from Hunger?1. M S Swaminathan

2. Raghuram Rajan3. A P J Abdul Kalam4. Amartya Sen

16. Padma Awards are the countrys highest civilian awards. Which of the following recipient of the

award was declared a controversial figure by the opposition parties in year 2010?1. Ebrahim Alkanzi

2. Zohra Segal

3. Y.V Reddy4. Sant Singh Chatwal

17. Which of the following Indian company has recently been ranked in Top 20 chemical firms byICIS Chemical Business magazine?

1. Tata Chemical 2. RIL 3. ONGC 4. Indian Oil Corporation

18. Which of the following companies has joined hands with Wildlife Trust of India to save SwampDeer?

1. Airtel 2. Tata Docomo 3. ONGC 4. Reliance Telecom

19. Transparency International publishes Corruption perception Index to measure the level of

corruption present in a country. What was the rank of India in Corruption Perception Index report2010?

1. 78 2. 87 3. 91 4. 22

20. The new series of Whole sale Price Index has been launched from Sept. 2010.The series has

replaced 1993-94 with a new base year. Which of the following is the new base year for WPI?1. 2007-08 2. 2000-01 3. 2004-05 4. 2009-10

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21. Match the following:A. ICICI : P. Aditya PuriB. Standard Chartered : Q. Chanda Kocher

C. HDFC : R. Neeraj SwaroopD.SBI : S. O.P Bhatt

CodeA B C D

1. P Q R S2. R P Q S3. Q R P S

4. Q P R S

22. Who among the following is the Director General of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)?1. David Howman

2. Jordi Gomez

3. Ronnie Stam4. None of the above

23. The Eighth Summit of Asia Europe Meeting was recently held at which of the following place?1. Geneva 2. Brussels 3. Washington 4. London

24. According to latest data released by the Central Statistical Organization, What is India's per capita

income?1. Rs 35,490 2. Rs 36,490 3. Rs 37,490 4. Rs 38,490

25. "Jobspeak" index is an indicator belonging to which of the following job portals?1. Naukri.com

2. Monster.com3. Timesjobs.com4. Shine.com

26. National Human Rights Commission monitors issues related to human rights in India. Who among

the following presently is chairperson of the NHRC?1. S.H Kapadia

2. K.G Balakrishnan

3. G.P Mathur4. M.S Quershi

27. Who among the following has recently been awarded with Dhyan Chand Award 2010?

1. Satish Pillai2. Kuldeep Singh3. Anita Chanu

4. All of the above

28. Who among the following has recently been awarded with Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2010?1. D. Ramanaidu2. Amitabh Bachan

3. Sharmila Tagore4. Chiranjeevi

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29. According to UNCTAD Report 2010 on FDI, which of the following is rank of India in attractingFDI?1. 3 2. 2 3. 4 4. 5

30. Who among the following has recently been appointed the CEO of electronic payment service

provider Master Card?1. Vikram Pandit

2. Sanjay Jha3. Shantanu Narayen4. Ajay Banga

31. Who among the followings is heading the committee to evolve policy on autonomy for centraluniversities, IIMs and IITs?1. Pankaj Chandra

2. Madhava Menon

3. M.S Ananth4. Mhir Chaudhari

32. Which of the following drug is officially banned by World Anti Doping Agency in year 2009?1. 2-4 D

2. Gernamine3. 5719 Pattazhy

4. Hydroxyammonium chroride

33. Who among the following famous has been declared a free man by Switzerland, rejecting US

governments request to extradite him?1. Julian Assange

2. Robert Byrd3. Roman Polanski4. Jefferson Thomas

34. One Life. Why So Serious? is the tagline of which brand?

1. Grand Punto 2. Jazz 3. Swift Dzire 4. Jaguar Land Rover

35. One of the objectives of Mission Clean Ganga is to ensure that no untreated municipal sewage and

industrial effluents flow into the river. Which year has been fixed as a deadline to achieve thisobjective?

1. 2015 2. 2020 3. 2025 4. 2030

36. Which among the following is not a part of National Food Security Mission?1. Wheat 2. Pulses 3. Sugar 4. Rice

37. The mid day meal programme provides meals with specific nutritional value to the children atprimary stage as well as secondary stage. What is the nutritional value at primary stage?

1. 450 calories & 12 gm Protein2. 700 calories & 20 gm protein3. 800 calories & 25 gm protein

4. None of them

38. Who among the following is the author of "Wolf Hall"?1. Hilary Mantel

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2. Margaret Atwood3. Thomas Keneally4. Stanley Middleton

39. What is India's rank in the 134 countries index of World Economic Forum known as 'The Global

Gender Gap Index 2010 rankings' which is topped by Iceland?1. 97 2. 101 3. 86 4. 112

40. Who among the following is the Chief of Strategic Force Command in India?1. Lt. Gen. B.S. Nagal

2. Lt. Gen. V.K. Singh3. A K Antoney4. R F Contractor

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REASONING:

Directions for Q. No. 1 to 5 : Read the following information carefully. In the diagram below the circle

represents honest person, the square represents Actors, the triangle represents the Comedians and therectangle represents those who work in theatres. Each section of the diagram is numbered. Now, answer

the questions given below on the basis of the diagram.

1. Which number represents those honest persons who work in theatre but are not actors or Comedians ?1. 3 2. 4 3. 14 4. 8

2. Which number represents the group of honest actors who are comedians but do not work in theatre?

1. 12 2. 3 3. 11 4. 2

3. Which section does number 5 represents ?1. Actors working in theatre who are comedians but are not honest.2. Honest persons working in theatre.

3. Working in theatre but not honest.4. Honest persons who are comedians.

4. Which number represents the section of honest persons who are neither actor nor comedians or work in

a theatre ?

1. 4 2. 5 3. 1 4. 11

5. Persons who are neither actor nor comedian but are not honest but work in a theatre are represented bythe number :1. 8 2. 7 3. 9 4. 6

6. If in a certain code COMPANY is coded as 3647157, in this code GRADUATE will be written as-

1. 79143125 2. 78141105 3. 69143125 4. 78143125

7. In a code language LOVE means 27, THEY means 29. Then, what does the word WE stand for inthe same language?1. 11 2. 20 3. 19 4. 14

8. If in a certain code EDUCATION is coded as FBXZFNPGW, in this code CORPORATE will bewritten as-1. DMULTLHLN 2. DQUTTXHBN 3. DMUTTLHBN 4. GORPORACL

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

910

11

12

13

14

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9. I fill a wine glass half full of wine and another glass twice the size, one-third full of wine. Then I top upeach glass with water and empty the contents of both glasses into a tumbler. Now, what is the ratio ofwine and water in the final mixture?

1. 5:9 2. 11:18 3. 3:5 4. 7:11

10. The area of the floor of the tank is 6 square feet, and the water in it is 9 inches deep. How much doesthe water rise if a 1-foot metal cube is placed in it? How much further does the water rise if a second 1-

foot cube is also placed in the tank?1. 1.8, 2.2 2. 2, 2.4 3. 1.8, 1.8 4. 2, 2.2

11. What number comes next in this sequence:12, 13, 15, 17, 111, 113, 117, 119, 123 ?1. 131 2. 129 3. 127 4. None of these

12. What number comes next in this sequence?

1, 1, 2, 4, 6, 18, 21, 84 ?1. 90 2. 89 3. 88 4. 87

13. A man bought a bike for Rs. 2000 and gave the bike dealer a cheque for Rs. 3000 to pay for it. Thebike dealer persuaded a shopkeeper to change the cheque for him and the buyer, having received his Rs.

1000 change, rode off on the bike and was not seen again. Later, the cheque was found to be valuelessand the bike dealer had to refund the shopkeeper the amount he had received. The bike dealer had bought

the bike for Rs. 1500. How much did the bike dealer lose altogether?1. Rs. 4500 2. Rs. 5500 3. Rs. 2500 4. Rs. 3500

14. A plane maintains an average speed of 285mph from London to New York. It then returns from NewYork to London at an average speed of 76mph. What is the average speed for the entire journey?

1. 100 mph 2. 180.5 mph 3. 150 mph 4. 120 mph

15. If a person has two children, and truthfully answers yes to the question "Is at least one of your

children a girl?", what is the probability that both children are girls?1. 1/3 2. 2/3 3. 1/2 4. 1/4

16. In the number array given below, Starting in the bottom left-hand corner, moving to the top right-handcorner, moving either right or up, what is the highest sum you can achieve?

6 3 5 6 67 4 6 7 3

3 7 7 4 7

5 6 4 3 46 3 3 5 6

1. 50 2. 52 3. 54 4. 56

17. A Proof That 2 = 1:

1. X = Y let x=y2. X*X = XY multiply by x on both sides

3. X*X - Y*Y = XY - Y*Y subtract y*y from both sides4. (X+Y)(X-Y) = Y(X-Y) factorise

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5. (X+Y) = Y divide by (x-y) on both sides6. Y+Y = Y replace x with y7. 2Y = Y factorise

8. 2 = 1 divide by y on both sides

In which of the steps lies the flaw?1. step 3 2. Step 4 3. Step 5 4. Step 6

18. Vikas and Amit were recently invited to a party attended by four other pairs of siblings, for a total often people. During the party various handshakes took place, but no person shook their own hand or the

hand of their sibling. At the end of the party Vikas asked each person, including Amit, how manydifferent people they shook hands with, and was surprised to note that every number was different! Howmany hands did Amit shake?1. 5 2. 3 3. 2 4. 4

Directions for questions 19 & 20:

Each of the questions below contains three elements. These elements may or may not have some inter-linkages. Each group of elements may fit into one of the diagrams (1), (2), (3) and (4). You need toanswer the diagram that the group of elements correctly fit into.

(1) (2) (3) (4)

19. Bicycle, four-wheeler, Car

20. Wheat, Sugarcane, crops

Directions for questions 21:

Four persons stationed at the four corners of a square piece of plot as shown in the figure.

Arrow represents the directions.

Mira Gopi

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Rukmni Radha

21. From the original position, Mira and Rukmani move one and a half length of the sides clockwise and

anti-clockwise respectively. Which one of the following statement is true?1. Mira and Rukmani both the midpoints between Radha and Gopi2. Mira is at the midpoint between Radha and Gopi; Rukmani is at the corner originally occupied by

Radha.3. Rukmani is at the mid-point between Radha and Mira; and Mira is at the corner originally occupied by

Gopi.

4. Mira and Rukmani are both at the mid-point between Radha and Rukmani.

22. Pointing to RaBharti, Lokesh said, The father of her brother is the only son of my grandfather. Howis RaBharti related to Lokesh?

1. Sister 2. Daughter 3. Mother 4. Niece

23. From the following given 4 jumbled words, select the word which does not use up all the letters of thejumbled word.1. Y, S, I, P, T, T

2. I, O, N, J, C, N, O, T3. E, L, V, A, E, J

4. L, F, B, E, E, I

24. People with high blood pressure are generally more nervous and anxious than people who do not havehigh blood pressure. This fact shows that this particular combination of personality traits the so-calledhypertensive personality is likely to cause a person with these traits to develop high blood pressure.

The reasoning in the argument is flawed on the grounds that the argument1. Fails to define the term hypertensive personality2. Presupposes that people have permanent personality traits

3. Simply restates the claim that there is a hypertensive personality without providing evidence tosupport that claim.

4. Takes a correlation between personality traits and high blood pressure as proof that the traits cause high

blood pressure.

25. In the following figure, find the missing line value

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1. 35 2. 37 3. 40 4. 34

26.

1. 2. 3. 4.

Directions for questions 27 & 28:On the basis of more than two statements two inference are drawn. You are to mark(1), if only conclusion 1 follows. (2), if only conclusion 2 follows.

(3), if both the conclusions follow. (4), if neither of the conclusion follows.

27.All lovers are cats. Some cats are bats. Some bats are rats. All rats are fat. Therefore1. All lovers are rats.

2. Some rats are lovers.

28. Some tigers are lions. All lions are elephants. All elephants are mammals. No mammal is a humanbeing. Therefore

1. Some tigers are not human beings.2. No human being is a tiger.

29. Boat A travels 30 miles with the flow of the river and 30 miles against the flow. Boat B travels in ariver where there is no current, it travels a total of 60 miles. Both the boats have same speed in still water.

Which of the following is true?1. Boat A takes more time than Boat B

2. Boat B takes more time than boat A

3. both the boats take same time4. Cannot be determined

30. Every 1 hour, a train leaves Chandigarh for Delhi and another train leaves delhi for Chandigarh. The

trains leave the two stations at the same time. Each train takes 7 Hrs. to reach its destination. How manytrains will a train from delhi to Chandigarh meet en route?1. 14 2. 7 3. 8 4. 15

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QA AND DI: ANSWERS/EXPLANATIONS

1. 3 2. 2 3. 3 4. 4 5. 2 6. 1 7. 4 8. 3 9. 3 10. 4

11. 3 12. 1 13. 3 14. 1 15. 3 16. 3 17. 2 18. 4 19. 1 20. 2

21. 2 22. 3 23. 4 24. 2 25. 2 26. 3 27. 2 28. 3 29. 1 30. 3

31. 2 32. 3 33. 3 34. 1 35. 3 36. 1 37. 3 38. 3 39. 2 40. 2

1. Since the units digit of powers of 3 have a cyclicity of 4, dividing 423 by 4 gives 3 as the

remainder. has 7 as the last digit, hence the units digit of (423)423 will be 7.Answer is (3).

2. If has to be a prime number, it cannot have any factors other than 1 and itself. This means that (n

1) should be 1. Hence n should be 2. Then the prime number will be. For all other values ofn, n3 1 will have more than two factors.

Answer is (2).

3. The LCM of {1, 2, 3, , 200} has to be divisible by each of the numbers fro 1 to 200 and has to

be the smallest such number. Thus the LCM would be the product of the highest power of allprimes that are present in any number from 1 to 200.

i.e. LCM = 27 33 53 72 112 132 171 191 all other prime appearing till 200

The highest power of 2 that appears in any number from 1 to 200 is in the number 128 and is 27.

Thus the LCM has to be a multiple of 27 so that it is divisible by 128. Similarly the highest power

of 3 that appears in any number from 1 to 200 is in the number 81 and is 34.Lets take any other prime, say 37. From 1 to 200, all multiples of 37 i.e. 37, 74, 111, 148, 185 are

divisible by 37 and thus we need not have 372 in the LCM.

Now consider the set {101, 102, 103, 104, 105, , 200}. The LCM of this set has to be divisibleby each of these numbers. And has to be the smallest such number. Thus again the LCM would be

the product of the highest power of all primes that are present in any number from 101 to 200. i.e.

LCM = 27 33 53 72 112 132 171 191 all other prime appearing till 200

Please note that while 81 is not present in the numbers from 101 to 200, a multiple of 81 i.e. 162 is

present and thus for a number to be divisible by 162, it has to be a multiple of 34.The same logic goes for any other prime number. E.g. take 61 or 97 both of which are prime. Theyare not present in 101 to 200, but their multiples are present and thus the LCM has to be a product

of 61 and 97.By this logic the LCM of {101, 102, 103, 104, 105, , 200} would be exactly same as that of{1, 2, 3, , 200}.

The set in the denominator is not {101 to 200} but is from {105, 106, , 200}. From 101 to104, the only prime numbers is 101 and 103. Thus the denominator need not be a multiple of 101and 103. But the numerator would be a multiple of 101 and 103. Rest all the factors of thenumerator and denominator will be the same. Thus the ratio = 101 103.

Answer is (3).

4. When all squares are erased, so are all the fourth, sixth, eighth, powers as all of these are also

perfect squares. When all cubes are erased, so are all 6th, 9th, 12th, 15th, powers as all these are

also perfect cubes. When all 5th powers are erased, all 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, powers also erased

as all these are also perfect 5th powers. So basically only prime number powers are going to beerased successively. The highest power that is there in 1 to 10,000 is . It should be obvious that the

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smallest number will have the highest power. Thus the largest number to be erased is 213 and the 6

rounds in which atleast one number is erased are: erasing 22 (all squares), 23 (all cubes), 25 (all

fifth powers), 27, 211, 213 among others.Answer is (4).

5. = 123456787654321 (There are eight 1s)= 1234321 (There are four 1s)

= 123456786420000Sum of digits then will be the sum of these digits which can be seen as sum of natural numbers till

8 and then 6 + 4 + 2. The sum = 48

Answer is (2).

6. Price of 4 balls = Price of 1 pair of glovesPrice of 1 pair of pad = Price of 3 pairs of gloves = Price of 12 balls

Price of 1 bat = Price of 2 pairs of pads = Price of 24 ballsPrice of a ball as a percentage of price of a bat =

100 = 4.166%

Answer is (1).

7. Total surface area of a cuboid = 2(lb + bh + lh) (i)Increased surface area = 2(1.1l 1.1b + 1.1b 1.2h + 1.1l 1.2h)

= 2(1.21lh + 1.32bh + 1.32hl) (ii)The ratio of (i) and (ii) is dependent on the values ofl, b andh and thus the percentage increase in

the surface area is also dependent on the values ofl, b andh.

To confirm, put values and check.Putting l = 10, b = 10 andh = 5, Initial Surface Area = 400,Increased Surface Area = 482, Hence Percentage Increase = 20.5%Putting l = 10, b = 20 andh = 5, Initial Surface Area = 800,

Increased Surface Area = 880, Hence Percentage Increase = 10%Answer is (4).

8. If Ikon consumes 20% more fuel as compared to Maruti, it uses 6/5 times the amount of fuel usedby Maruti.

Or we can say that when Ikon uses 6 litres of fuel, Maruti uses 5 litres.

Required percentage =

100 = 20%

Answer is (3).

9. We know, discount 22.22% = 2/9 . This means that if the total quantity of the goods being bought

is 9, 2 out of the 9 are discounted i.e. are free.Since 9 is the total,x= 9 2 = 7 andy = 2.Answer is (3).

10.

=

= 243.Thus the number to be added depends on the two number.

So, answer is (4)

11. Since days are needed,

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= 45 days

So, answer is (3)

12. The value of the 4 gms diamond is 16k

Since its value reduces by 37.5%, i.e. 3/8th, the reduced value 16k 6k= 10k.

If the weights of the two pieces arex and (4 x) gms, their combined value isx2k+ (4 x)2k=10k. Solving this we getx = 1 or 3 and thus the weights of the two pieces are 1 gm and 3 gms.

Once you arrive at the relationx2 + (4 x)2 = 10, rather than solving, one should just try out fewvalues forx. E.g. ifx = 2, then 22 + 22 10, ifx = 1.5, then 1.52 + 2.52 = 2.25 + 6.25 10, ifx =

1, then 12 + 32 = 10 and thus one can arrive at the answer a little faster than solving a quadratic.

So, answer is (1)

13. Here the reduction in speed of the engine has to be measured from the case when there are no

bogies. Else the data would become inconsistent. Please understand that this is not an assumptionand has to be deduced logically from the questions. Consider the train runs at speeds ofS1, S2 and

S3 when there are 2, 4 and 6 bogies (the values are taken arbitrarily to explain the above). Now the

reduction of speed when there are 6 bogies would be measured from where? From the case whenthere are 2 bogies or from the case when there are 4 bogies? If we measure from the case when

there are 2 bogies, we get S3 S1 = 36kand if we measure form the case when there are 4 bogies,we get S3 S2 = 36k. If we measure the reduction from the case when there are 3 bogies we will

get yet another relation.

Also consider the statement the speed reduced when there were 6 bogies attached. Since thereduction in speed is due to the 6 bogies attached, we should measure the reduction from the casewhen there were no bogies attached.

Say, the speed of the train when number of bogies is zero is S.

Then S 120 = 142kandS 100 = 162k.

Subtracting the two, we get 60k= 20 i.e. k= 1/3.Substituting k= 1/3 in either equation we get S= 185.33

The reduction in speed when there are 20 bogies will be

= 133.33

Thus speed of the train = 185.33 133.33 = 52 kmph.So, the answer is (3)

14. In finding the three averages, the total runs scored is the same. It is just the denominator thatchanges. IfIp,Io andIdare the number of total innings played, number of innings batsman is out

and number of innings batsman is out for a duck, respectively, thenThus,

= 45...(i)

= 54 (ii)

30 21 twice work 7 8less men more daysmore hoursmore days less days

30 7 218

21 8 1

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= 36 (iii)

Thus,Ip :Io : (Io Id) =

:

:

..

:

:

i.e. i.e. 15 : 12 : 10.

Thus required ratio 15 : (15 12) : (12 10) i.e. 15 : 3 : 2

Answer is (1).

15. Using Alligation:4.6

4 5

0.6 0.4

Ratio of the amount of first type of oil and second type of oil is 2 : 3. If the amount of first type ofoil is 40 litres, the amount of second type of oil is 60 litres.

Answer is (3).

16. Method 1: Using weighted averagesWorking with the milk concentration, using the weighted average concept, let x be the

concentration of milk in the resultant solution. Since the solution is increased by 25%, it means that

the ratio of the volume of the original solution and water is 4 : 1.

=0.44+ 01

4+1 =

8

25

The ratio of milk and water in the resultant solution is 8 : 17.

Method 2:Since volume is increased by 25%, the ratio of final volume to initial volume will be 5 : 4. Since

pure water is added, the concentration of milk will be inversely proportional to the volume. As

volume is increasing the concentration of milk will decrease and that too proportionally i.e.

concentration of milk after adding water will be

=

. Thus ratio of milk and water is 8 : 17.

Method 3:5 litres of solution will have 2 litres of milk and 3 litres of water. 25% of 5 litres i.e. 1.25 litres of

water is added to the original solution. Now ratio of milk and water is 2 : 4.25 i.e. 8 : 17.

Answer is (3).

17. 2Since their speeds are in the ratio 3 : 5, the distance covered will also be in the ratio 3 : 5. Since the

difference in distance covered i.e. part corresponding to 5 3 = 2, is 25 km, the total distance theycovered would be the part corresponding to 3 + 5 i.e. 8. Since 2 parts correspond to 25 km, 8 parts

will correspond to 100 km.

18. 4Let the number of days taken by B to complete the job be b days. Then, number of days taken by Ais b + 5 days and the number of days taken by C is b 4 days.

Work done by A and B together in a day is same as the work done by C alone in a day.

+

=

On solving b=10So A will take 10 + 5 = 15 days to complete the work alone.Answer is (4).

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19. 1Here the question requires us to find the time taken by a man traveling at a speed of 72 kmph tocross a train of length 250 mts and traveling at a speed of 45 kmph. The length of the express train

is immaterial. Thus, the relative speed is 72 45 = 27 kmph i.e. 7.5 m/s and the time needed250/7.5=33.33 is seconds.

20. 2

Nilays average speed is the Harmonic Mean of the walking and running speed whereas Nishantsaverage speed is the Arithmetic Mean of the walking and running speed. Since the AM > HM,

Nishant will finish the race earlier.

21. 2Fraction of work completed in one day by A , by B and by C

Work done in a period of 3 consecutive days =

+

=1/40

First time the wall will be built when A and B have completed it and the next day is not added sothat C cannot destroy it.

Work done by A and B in 2 days=

+

=

So after 3x days, the leftover fraction of work should be 3/20 i.e. the completed work shouldbe17/20.

The number of days required to finish 17/20 of the work=

403 = 102 days.

Another 2 days will be required to do 3/20 of the work. Hence the total number of days in whichthe wall will be built for the first time = 104 days.Answer is (2).

22. 3The speeds of A and B are in the ratio 3 : 4. Since A covers 180 mts, B would cover 240 mts in thesame time and thus distance PQ will be 180 + 240 = 420 mts. Time taken by A and B to cover PQ

would be 420/15=28 and 420/20=21 seconds.

23. 4

a < b andc is positiveDividing both sides of the inequality by c, a positive number, retains the inequality sign. So a/c 1/b. Multiplying both sides by c we get c/a

> c/b. So statement 2 also need not be always true. It will be true only when a is negative andb ispositive.Nothing can be said about option (c) as only one side is divided by c.

Option choice (d) is always true because on multiplying both sides ofa < b by the positive numberc, we get ac < bc.

24. 2Theoretical Solution:

Letp, q, rands be a, ar, ar2, ar3.

p q = a(1 r)q r= ar(1 r)

rs = ar2(1 r)

Denoting a(1 r) by b, (p q), (q r) and (rs) are b, brandbr2. Thus they are in a GP.Practical way:

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Letp, q, rands be 1, 2, 4 and 8 respectively. Thus, (p q), (q r) and (rs) are 1, 2 and 4respectively, i.e. in a GP.

25. 2

As done in the earlier question, area of square = 20a and the four smaller triangles add up to 4a andthe four trapeziums add up to 12a. Thus the parallelogram in middle (actually a square) will have

an area of 4a units. So the required fraction is4 1

20 5

26. 3Since angle DAB is 15 degrees, so will angle BCA because of alternate segment theorem.

In isosceles triangle ABC, since angle BCA is found to be 15 degrees, angle BAC will also be 15degrees. BC subtends 15 degrees at the circumference and hence will subtend 30 degrees at thecenter. Ifn is the number of sides of the regular polygon of which BC is a side, angle subtended at

the center by any side of the polygon at the center will be360

n. Thus,

36030 12n

n .

27. Answer option 2Export to sales ratio is as follows Kremlin 0.0624, Shrill ltd 0.066, Hills inc 0.0697,

Cosmos 0.099, Crompton 0.163

28. Answer option 3Total spending on marketing by the above five companies = 175 crore.Shrill Inc = 52/175 X 100 and Crompton = 18/175 X 100.

Difference = 19.42%

29. Answer option 1

(i) true. Difference between the imports and exports of Crompton is the least(ii) false. Sales of Shrill Inc is highest.

(iii) False. Crompton spends the least on marketing.

30. Answer option 3Clearly, profit for Shrill Inc. would be max as it has the highest sales.

31. Answer option 221% of 22 = 4.62%.

32. Answer option 3(i) False. 22% of x = 44000. => x = 200000.

No. of students opting for medicine = 5% of 200000 = 10000.(ii) and (iii) are seen to be true

33. Answer option 3

18% of 44000 = 7920 students

34. Answer option 1

No. of students already in law = 6% of 200000 = 12000.After 4000 are added, => 16000

16000/200000 X 100 = 8%

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35. Answer option 3No. of students in computing = 16% of 200000 = 32000.

% of computing students in Calcutta = 4500/32000 X 100 = 14%

36. Answer option 1Only Kodak is priced at less than Rs. 20000, supports multiple image format ans has 3 in wide

screen.

37. Answer option 3

He will buy sony. Price of camera and battery = 21500 + 2400 = Rs. 23900

38. Answer option 3He will choose Canon with a price of 20000 + 3 X 2100 = Rs. 26300.

39. Answer option 2

40. Answer option 2The three cameras that satisfy the conditions are Kodak = 2 X 2200 + (32 MB) 1350 + (12 MB) 1000 = 6750

Sony = 2 X 2400 + (24 MB) 1200 = Rs. 6000Canon = 2 X 2100 + 400 = Rs. 4600

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VA: Answer Key

1 2 2 3 3 2 4 3

5 3 6 2 7 4 8 39 3 10 3 11 3 12 4

13 1 14 3 15 2 16 1

17 3 18 1 19 4 20 1

21 2 22 3 23 3 24 2

25 3 26 1 27 4 28 2

29 3 30 1 31 4 32 1

33 1 34 2 35 1 36 3

37 2 38 4 39 2 40 2

1. 2.To bring home a point is to make something perfectly clear; to pull away from someone is to

withdraw; when a thing does the rounds, it is communicated from person to person; to look in onsomeone is to pay a visit to that person.

2. 3

The corrected sentences are as follows: The troops let fly a volley of gunfire; we took our lunch on

the fly; he flew the country just in time; the dogs flew at each others throats; so, the wordflew comes in twice.

3. 2.

To work out ones personal difference is a phrase which means to solve ones personaldifferences.

4. 3.In the 1st sentence, the word labor functions as a noun in the sense of a worker; in the 2nd

sentence, the word labor acts like a noun in the sense of labor pains of childbirth; in the 3rd

sentence also, the word is a noun, in the sense of a persons efforts or work; however, in the lastsentence, the word functions like a verb, in the sense of he worked hard to finish his doctorate.

5. 3.

Both words antennae and antennas are equally accepted when it comes to the plural of theword antenna.

6. 2.When we give away someone or a secret, it means we have betrayed a person; so the answer is

the second one.

7. 4.The meaning of the word prolific is abundant; and so, in this sentence, it fits in perfectly, as weare discussing about the particular author having published a huge quantity of books in a short span

of time, and so, he is a prolific writer. Fastidious means fussy, and outmoded is outdated.

8. 3.

The word Callow refers to someone who is an inexperienced person and so, the opposite of theword will be someone who is experienced.

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9. 3.The 3rdsentence should be re-written as you should bear in mind that this is a no-smoking zone;(the phrase bear in mind suggesting to keep in mind); while the 4th sentence should be re-written

as You have to bear with your friends, no matter howsoever irritating they may be; (the phrase bear with suggesting, to put up with, or to go through a torture)

10. 3.

The error in the sentence is one of parallelism; and the hint to solving it lies in the part therebymaking ignition much easier andcausing flames to spread more quickly; in the sense that thenoun has to come in after the verb, and, so, the 3rd option is the correct one.

11. 3.Since Arjun spoke very less, so, the word which is used to denote people who speak less is eitherreticent or taciturn; and so, the answer is the 3rdoption. Garrulous means just the opposite of

taciturn, i.e. talkative; and equivocal means ambiguous.

12. 4.

Inclement is a word used generally to signify the harsh or sever or unpleasant weather conditionsand so the word fits in perfectly here.

13. 1.In sentence 3, the correct phrase to be used for making up excuses is to cook up, instead of

cook; and in the last sentence, the area is treated with insecticide, instead of by insecticide.

14. 3.

Deference is a type of respect; while, affection is a type of love.

15. 2.A diplomat is noted for tact; while, a virtuoso is noted for skill.

16. 1.When someone snaps out of a situation, it means that the person is resilient enough to come out of

it; snap also refers to the elasticity of a bag or a cloth; when someone snaps out commands,he/she is uttering the orders abruptly as army officers do; and, clicking of the fingers is actually

referred to snapping them.

17. 3.

The words Remonstrate, cavil and demur all can be clubbed in one single category, because theyall refer to raising an opposition to something, or objecting to something, or finding faults with

something; while, the word, Sycophant refers to a person who is extremely servile andobsequious in obeying orders, to please other people.

18. 1.The 1st sentence is contains a simple error of subject-verb agreement, as the verb ranks is

incorrectly used here, because economic problems should carry a plural verb; hence it should bere-written as rank; in the 2ndsentence, instead of had been renowned warriors it should simply

be written as were renowned warriors, as there is no need to use a past perfect tense here; and in

the 3rd

sentence, instead of each of the movies were great, we have to write, each of the movieswas great, because, the word each signifies a singular case.

19. 4.

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In the 4th

sentence, instead of writing is the concert yet over? it should be, is the concert overyet?; which equals to asking, is the concert finished?

20. 1.Dandy or a fop is a person who is extremely elegant in clothes and manners.

21. 2.

The 2nd

word is mis-spelt as Camaradrie; it should rather be Camaraderie, which meansfriendship.

22. 3.To fill in for somebody else is to act as a substitute for that person.

23. 3.

A hors d'oeuvre is a French word and it has nothing to do with horses! It basically refers to an

appetizer served before a meal.

24. 2.The 1st sentence is a typical example of a squinting modifier, as we are not clear whetherdefining"clearly strengthens" or "defining clearly" strengthens? In other words, it is not clear, whether the

adverb, clearly, stands for strengthening or defining clearly? Whereas, in the 2nd

sentence, thiserror is removed and we are sure now, that the clearly stands for strengthening the case. The 3rd

and the 4th

sentences are too vague to be selected as answer options.

25. 3.

CE is a clear chunk in this jumble and so, there is only one option which contains this chunk, i.e.option 3.

26. 1.The jumble must start with sentence E, and it must end with sentence A, because of the linking

phrases just as. So it is, so, the only answer option which contains this combination is 1.

27. 4.The jumble has to start with sentence E and ED forms a chunk, so the only option which contains

this combination is answer option 4.

28. 2.

Options 3 and 4 fall outside the purview of the passage as they express ideas which find no supportin the passage. Option 1 mentions adult human life, which is opposed to what we find in the

passage i.e. isolation in children. Please remember, adults are mentioned in the passage only in ahypothetical sense. The passage does not allude to any isolation study done on them. Hence theoption is not justified. Whatever option 2 says lies very much within the scope of the passage and

is, in fact, the very essence of it all.

29. Option 3The answer can be found in the line: Ancient scriptures and literature have evidence that wavesfrom the Indian Ocean did hit the Nagapattinam coast in 900 AD and destroyed a monastery.

30. Option 1

The answer can be found in the line: The Pallava dynasty, to which Narasimha Pallava and hisfather Mahendra Varman belonged, had built the Mahabalipuram temple.

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31. Option 4The answer can be found in the lines: More about such havoc is described in the great epicSillapathikaram, written in Tamil 2000 years ago by Elango Adigal, a Jain monk. He has

recorded how Cauvery Poompatinam, now known as Poompuhur, was destroyed and even today,we find the ruins excavated by the Archaeological Survey of India.

32. Option 1

The answer can be found in the lines: These books talk about the Buddhist monastery-Raja RajaChozan went to conquer Sri Lanka and instead became a devotee of the Buddha himself and

allowed the Buddhists to build a temple in Nagapattinam. It was around that time that the

monastery was totally washed away.

33. Option 1The answer can be found in the lines: According to literature..There is evidence of this even in

Kalki Krishnamurthys novel Ponniyin Selvan-The Pinnacle of SacrificeIn the chapter The

Sea Rises, the author explains how the sea had risen so high it seemed to be touching the mass ofdark clouds suspended in the sky. The black mountain of water, far from being stationery, was

moving steadily forward. The sea inundated warehouses and sheds and began to flow into the

streets. Ships and boats seemed suspended in mid-air, precariously poised over the water peaks.

The book also describes how the gushing waters swallowed an elephant.

34. Option 2

The answer can be found in the line: All laser surgeries use the principle of selective photo-thermolysis, choosing a specific amount and wavelength of laser energy for a particular tissue.

35. Option 1The answer can be found in the lines: Laser is also used for refractive surgeries, retinal surgeries

and glaucoma surgeries of the eyes. Lasik Laser surgery for correcting refractive errors of the eyeis an effective and safe surgery when done with good equipment and experienced surgeons.

36. Option 3The answer can be found in the line: Laser as a surgical tool is a revolution because of its high

precision, quickness, and its ability to cut and coagulate tissues without causing any damage to thesurrounding healthy tissue.

37. Option 2The answer can be found in the lines: Certain lasers may temporarily or permanently discolour

the skin of a dark-skinned person. Some types of laser surgeries are not advisable for pregnant

women and individuals with cardio-pulmonary diseases or other serious health problems.

Imprecisely aimed, lasers can burn or destroy healthy tissues.

38. 4.

The sentence contains no error.

39. 2.To wear of is incorrectly written, and it should be replaced by to wear off which is a phrasalverb, which means that the effects of something have diminished or reduced.

40. 2.

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The adventures of Huckleberry Finn is the name or the title of one book by Mark Twain, and thuscannot carry a plural verb, as it is a singular entity. Therefore, instead of were published it should

be was published.

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GA: Answer Key

1. 3 2. 3 3. 4 4. 2 5. 1 6. 1 7. 1 8. 4

9. 2 10. 2 11. 4 12. 3 13. 3 14. 3 15. 3 16. 4

17. 2 18. 3 19. 2 20. 3 21. 3 22. 1 23. 2 24. 3

25. 1 26. 2 27. 4 28. 1 29. 2 30. 4 31. 2 32. 2

33. 3 34. 2 35. 2 36. 3 37. 1 38. 1 39. 4 40. 1

Explanations:

1. Aegis has recently declared to develop oil terminal project at Pipavav, Gujrat.2. San Jose in Chile, is known for which of copper ore.3. Both MSC Chitra and MV Khalija were involved in the accident.4. Berlin is not located on banks of river Rhine.5. Hanoi celebrated 1000 years of its establishment in October 2010.6. Benin was recently affected by flood.7. Recently Mount Merapi erupted in Indonesia.8. Iran, recently unveiled Surena II, a humanoid robot.9. Aircraft carrier Gorashkov is rechristened as INS Vikramadiya.10. Kenya is worlds largest tea exporter.11. Electricity finds highest weightage out of the given, in the Index of Industrial Production.12. 36 currencies are used in determining REER.13. The Rate at which the Reserve Bank of India discounts the Bills of Exchange of the commercial

Banks is known as bank rate.14. Non Performing Asset is the major functional area of Asset Reconstruction Company.15. M S Swaminathan16. Sant Singh Chatwal17. RIL is the only Indian company that has recently been ranked in Top 20 chemical firms by ICIS

Chemical Business magazine.

18. ONGC has joined hands with Wildlife Trust of India to save Swamp Deer.19. India is ranked 87 in Corruption Perception Index report 2010.20. Base year 2004-05 is the used for newly formed WPI.21. Option 3 is correct.22. David Howman is the Director General of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).23. The Eighth Summit of Asia Europe Meeting was recently held at Brussels.24. Indias per capita income is Rs 37,490.25. "Jobspeak" index is an indicator belonging to Naukri.com.26. K.G Balakrishnan.27. All of three given were recipient of Dhayn Chand Award 2010.28. D. Ramanaidu has recently been awarded with Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2010.29. According to UNCTAD Report 2010 on FDI ,India ranked 2nd in attracting FDI.30. Ajay Banga has recently been appointed the CEO of electronic payment service provider Master

Card.

31. Madhava Menon is heading the committee to evolve policy on autonomy for central universities,IIMs and IITs.

32. Gernamine drug is officially banned by World Anti Doping Agency in year 200933. Roman Polanski, the famous34. One Life. Why So Serious? is the tagline Honda Jazz.35. 202036. Sugar is not a part of National Food Security Mission.

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37. 450 calories & 12 gm Protein.38. Hilary Mantel39. India ranked 112 in 'The Global Gender Gap Index 2010 rankings'.40. Lt. Gen. B.S. Nagal is the Chief of Strategic Force Command in India, which manages nuclear

arsenal.

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REASONING ANSWERS

1. Answer option 32. Answer option 13. Answer option 14. Answer option 3

5. Answer option 36. Answer option 1

As COMPANY is coded as 3647157, C is 3rd

letter of alphabets, O is 15th

(1+5=6) letter of alphabets, Mis 13th (1+3=4) letter of alphabets, P is 16 th (1+6=7), A is 1st , N is 14th (1+4=5) and Y=25th (2+5=7) andhence the code 3647157. In the same manner, GRADUATE will be G(7), R(18=1+8=9), A(1), D(4),

U(21=2+1=3), A(1), T(20=2+0=2), E(5) and hence the code 79143125.

7. Answer option 4Sum of the positions of all the letters divided by 2L=12, O=15, V=22, E=5.12+15+22+5 = 54/2=27

T=20, H=8, E=5, Y=25. 20+8+5+25 = 58/2 = 29Similarly W=23, E=5. 23+5 = 28/2 = 14

8. Answer option 1.

E (5

th

letter of the alphabet) is changed to F (6

th

letter of the alphabet). +1D (4th

letter of the alphabet) is changed to B (2nd

letter of the alphabet). -2U (21st letter of the alphabet) is changed to X (24th letter of the alphabet). +3

C (3rdletter of the alphabet) is changed to Z (26th letter of the alphabet). +23 or -4A (1

stletter of the alphabet) is changed to F (6

thletter of the alphabet). +5

And so on..

So the pattern is +1, -2, +3, -4, +5, -6, +7, -8, +9

9. Answer option 4

Wine = 7/18, water = 11/18. If the first glass can hold 18 units, it will contain 9 units of water and 9 ofwine when full. The second glass therefore can hold 36 units and thus contains 12 units of wine and 24units of water when full. After the transfer, the tumbler will have 21 units of wine and 33 units of water.

Which gives 21/54 units of wine (=7/18) and 33/54 units of water (=11/18).

10. Answer option 11.8 inches, then another 2.2 inches. Initially the volume of water is 6 * 9/12 = 4.5 cubic feet. The first

cube effectively reduces the cross-sectional area of the tank to 5 square feet, causing the water to be 4.5/5foot = 10.8 inches deep. Thus it rises 1.8 inches. The second cube is then placed on the floor of the tank,the cross-sectional area is 4 square feet up to a height of 1 foot, and this is filled by 4 cubic feet of water.

The remaining 0.5 cubic foot, in a cross-sectional area of 6 square feet, requires a height of 0.5/6 foot = 1inch. The water is therefore 13 inches deep and has risen by another 2.2 inches.

11. Answer option 2

129: these are the first 10 prime numbers prefixed with a 1.

1. 3 2. 1 3. 1 4. 3 5. 3 6. 1 7. 4 8. 1 9. 4 10. 1

11. 2 12. 3 13. 3 14. 4 15. 1 16. 4 17. 2 18. 4 19. 4 20. 3

21. 1 22. 1 23. 3 24. 4 25. 1 26. 1 27. 4 28. 1 29. 1 30. 4

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12. Answer option 388: the sequence is created using: x1 +1 x2 +2 x3 +3 x4 +4.

13. Answer option 3

The only money bike dealer lost was Rs. 1500 for the bike and Rs. 1000 that he gave to the customer incash. He lost Rs. 2500 in all. The cheque was anyways valueless.

14. Answer option 4120mph: if the one-way distance was 1000 miles, the outward journey took 1000/285 hours and the return

journey took 1000/76 hours. Therefore the total time taken was (1000/285 + 1000/76) hours for 2000miles. So the average speed was 2000 / (1000/285 + 1000/76) which equals 120mph.

15. Answer option 1

1/3: assuming that it is equally likely that a child will be a boy or a girl. Assume that the children are

named Pat and Chris: the three cases are that Pat is a girl and Chris is a boy, Chris is a girl and Pat is aboy, or both are girls. Since one of those three equally likely possibilities have two girls, the probability is

1/3.

16. Answer option 4

The largest sum can be obtained by moving upwards and at any point of time choosing the larger numberto move to The largest sum hence would be 6+5+6+7+7+6+7+6+6 = 56

17. Answer option 2

On line 4 we are dividing both sides by (X-Y), now, since X=Y, this is 0. We are not allowed to divide by

zero. This leads to a meaningless conclusion.

18. Answer option 44 hands: since each person shook a different number of hands, the totals must range from 0 to 8. Now the

person who shook 8 hands must have shaken the hand of everyone except their sibling, so their sibling

must be the one who shook 0 hands. It follows that the persons who shook 1 and 7 hands must be siblings,since we must have that 1 only shook with 8, 7 with everyone but 0 and 1. In a similar fashion the persons

who shook 2 and 6 hands must be siblings and the persons who shook 3 and 5 hands must be siblings.Since the only number left is 4, it follows that Amit must have shaken 4 hands.

19. Answer option 4

20. Answer option 3

21. Answer option 1Mira and Rukmani will both be at the midpoint of side where Radha and Gopi are stationed.

22. Answer option 1father of brother is same as hers and son of grandfather is also father..so RaBhartis father is Lokeshs

father

23. Answer option 3.

The 1st

jumbled word forms the word typist, the 2nd

jumbled word forms the word Conjoint; whilethe 3rdjumbled word forms the word leave but it does not use up all the letters of the word; the 4th

jumbled word forms the word Belief.

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24. Answer option 4.The answer is the 4th option because it describes a classic error of causality: tow events occurringsimultaneously are mistakenly interpreted to be in a causal relationship. However, there are many other

possibilities for the arrangement, the two events could be caused by a third event.

25. Answer option 1

26. Answer option 1If seen from the left edge, the boxes show numbers from 1 to 6

27. Answer option 4

28. Answer option 129. Answer option 1

Assume speed of the current to be 10 miles per hour and speed of the boat to be 30 miles per hour. Since

boat B travels 60 miles in still water, it will take 2 Hrs. Boat A will travel at speed (30 10) for 30 milesand at (30+10) for another 30 miles taking a total of (30/20)+(30/40) = 2.25 hrs. Clearly A will take more

time than B.

30. Answer option 4:

The train from Delhi to Chandigarh will meet all the trains which started 7 Hrs. before this train leaves to7 Hrs. after its own departure. So that makes 7 trains which started before this train, 1 train which started

at its own time and 7 trains after its departure. A total of 7+1+7 = 15 trains.