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The number of people (in lakhs) who read only one newspaper is

• (A) 4.7
• (B) 11.9
• (C) 17.4
• (D) 23.4

Sonali invests 15% of her monthly salary in insurance policies. She spends 55% of her monthly salary in shopping and on household expenses. She saves the remaining amount of Rs. 12,750. What is Sonali’s monthly income?

• (A) Rs. 42,500
• (B) Rs. 38,800
• (C) Rs. 40,000
• (D) Rs. 35,500

How many kgs of tea worth Rs.~25 per kg must be blended with 30 kgs of tea worth Rs.~30 per kg so that by selling the blended variety at Rs.~30 per kg there should be a gain of 10%?

• (A) 36 kgs
• (B) 40 kgs
• (C) 32 kgs
• (D) 42 kgs

In an examination, out of 480 students 85% of the girls and 70% of the boys passe(D) How many boys appeared in the examination if total pass percentage was 75%?

• (A) 370
• (B) 340
• (C) 320

300 gms of salt solution has 40% salt in it. How much salt should be added to make it 50% in the solution?

• (A) 40 gms
• (B) 60 gms
• (C) 70 gms
• (D) 80 gms

What number should replace the question mark in the image below?

• (A) 18
• (B) 20
• (C) 22
• (D) 24

What image from bottom row should replace the question mark?

• (A) 4
• (B) 6
• (C) 1
• (D) none

A five-digit number divisible by 3 is to be formed using numerical 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 without repetition. The total number of ways this can be done is:

• (A) 122
• (B) 210
• (C) 216
• (D) 217

A contract is to be completed in 50 days and 105 men were set to work, each working 8 hours a day. After 25 days, \(\tfrac{2}{5}\) of the work is finishe(D) How many additional men be employed so that the work may be completed on time, each man now working 9 hours a day?

• (A) 34
• (B) 36
• (C) 35
• (D) 37

A can build up a structure in 8 days and B can break it in 3 days. A has worked for 4 days and then B joined to work with A for another 2 days only. In how many days will A alone build up the remaining part of the structure?

• (A) 10 days
• (B) 9 days
• (C) 12 days
• (D) None of these

The first two terms of a geometric progression add up to 12. The sum of the third and the fourth terms is 48. If the terms of the geometric progression are alternately positive and negative, then the first term is

• (A) \(-2\)
• (B) \(-4\)
• (C) \(-12\)
• (D) \(8\)

The mean of the numbers \(a, b, 8, 5, 10\) is \(6\) and the variance is \(6.80\). Then which one of the following gives possible values of \(a\) and \(b\)?

• (A) \(a=0,\ b=7\)
• (B) \(a=5,\ b=2\)
• (C) \(a=3,\ b=4\)
• (D) \(a=2,\ b=4\)

An agent sells goods of value of Rs. 15,000. The commission which he receives at the rate of \(12\dfrac{1}{2}%\) is

• (A) Rs. 1875
• (B) Rs. 2125
• (C) Rs. 2000
• (D) Rs. 2700

Evaluate: \(\sqrt{110.25} \times \sqrt{0.01} \div \sqrt{0.0025} - \sqrt{420.25}\)

• (A) 0.75
• (B) 0.50
• (C) 0.64
• (D) 0.73

What percentage of respondents under 31 indicated that Blues is their favourite style of music?

• (A) 7.1
• (B) 7.6
• (C) 8.3
• (D) 14.1

What percentage of respondents aged 21--30 indicated a favourite style other than Rock music?

• (A) 64%
• (B) 60%
• (C) 75%
• (D) 36%

What percentage of the total sample indicated that Jazz is their favourite style of music?

• (A) 6%
• (B) 8%
• (C) 22%
• (D) 12%

What percentage of students in the Arts faculty are non-US students?

• (A) 14%
• (B) 9%
• (C) 30%
• (D) 11%

How many students are there in the Engineering faculty?

• (A) 420
• (B) 410
• (C) 390
• (D) 440

How many students are there at the University?

• (A) 4650
• (B) 4560
• (C) 4640
• (D) 4450

If six percent of Science students are Asian, how many Asian students are studying Science?

• (A) 48
• (B) 66
• (C) 120
• (D) 57

There are 34 European medical students. What percentage of the faculty does this represent?

• (A) 14%
• (B) 18%
• (C) 16%
• (D) 15%

After B’s turn to give out tractors, A has 2 (a (b + c)), C has 2 (2c) = 4c, and B will be left with 2b (abc) 2c tractors. After C’s turn, it is given that they are all left with 24 tractors in the en(D) Find the values of a, b, and (C)

Although most of the fastest growing jobs in today’s economy will require a college degree, many of the new jobs being created from home health aide to desktop publisher require knowledge other than that gained from earning a degree. From the passage it can be concluded that, in today’s economy…

• (A) Skills in reading, communication and mathematics play an important role in developing a career as a desktop publisher
• (B) The majority of the new jobs being created require knowledge other than that gained from earning a college degree
• (C) A job as a home health aide will rely more on communication skills than on basic skills in reading and mathematics
• (D) If a job is one of the fastest growing jobs, it will require a college degree

According to the National Agricultural Aviation Society (NAAS), without the use of crop protection products to control insects, weeds, and diseases, crop yields per acre will drop by more than 50 percent. From the information given above it CANNOT be validly concluded that…

• (A) According to NAAS, if crop yields per acre never drop by more than 50 percent, then crop protection products have been used
• (B) In today’s economy, any aircraft that cannot be used to apply fertilizer cannot be classified as an aerial applicator
• (C) In today’s economy, if an aerial applicator is used, then it will be able to spread seed and apply fertilizer
• (D) According to NAAS, if crop yields per acre drop by more than 50 percent, then crop protection products have not been used

Lou argues: If flight 409 is cancelled, the manager cannot arrive on time. Flight 409 was not cancelled, so the manager will certainly be on time. Evelyn argues that even if Lou’s premises are true, Lou’s reasoning is fallacious. Therefore, the manager may still not be on time. Which is the strongest thing we can say?

• (A) Evelyn is mistaken in thinking Lou’s argument is fallacious, and so her conclusion is unwarranted
• (B) Evelyn is right about Lou’s argument, but nevertheless her conclusion is unwarranted
• (C) Since Evelyn is right about Lou’s argument, her own conclusion is well supported
• (D) Since Evelyn is mistaken about Lou’s argument, her own conclusion must be false.

Cars are safer than planes. Fifty percent of plane accidents result in death, while only one percent of car accidents result in death. Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the argument above?

• (A) Planes are inspected more often than cars.
• (B) The number of car accidents is several hundred thousand times higher than the number of plane accidents.
• (C) Pilots never fly under the influence of alcohol, while car drivers often do.
• (D) Plane accidents are usually the fault of air traffic controllers, not pilots.

Which industry/industries contribute to company S?

• (A) Industry A and B only
• (B) B and C only
• (C) A and C only
• (D) B only

Industry B processes what percentage of the total production of listed elements?

• (A) 25%
• (B) 65%
• (C) 40%
• (D) Cannot be determined

Of the listed elements processed by Industry A, how many tons are produced annually?

• (A) 30,000
• (B) 50,000
• (C) 1,00,000
• (D) 55,000

Increase : : Descend

I. (A) Grow ( B) Ascend (C) Rise (D) Price

II. (P) Reduce (Q) Down (R) Decrease (S) Mountain

• (A) AR
• (B) RB
• (C) CP
• (D) DQ

Modern : : Old

I. (A) Ancient (B) Death (C) Famous (D) Civilization

II. (P) Industrialisation (Q) Young (R) Fashion (S) Western

• (A) AQ
• (B) AS
• (C) BP
• (D) CR

Part : Class

I. (A) Section (B) Whole (C) School (D) Students

II. (P) Student (Q) School (R) Teachers (S) Room

• (A) AR
• (B) BQ
• (C) CP
• (D) DS

Summit : Apex

I. (A) Beautiful (B) Picture (C) Attractive (D) Enhancing

II. (P) Comfortable (Q) Pretty (R) Healthy (S) Brave

• (A) AQ
• (B) BP
• (C) DS
• (D) CR

If in a certain code BEAUTIFUL is coded as 573041208, BUTTER as 504479, how is FUTURE coded in that code?

• (A) 201497
• (B) 204097
• (C) 704092
• (D) 204079

How many Mondays are there in a particular month of a particular year if the month ends on Wednesday?

• (A) 4
• (B) 5
• (C) 3
• (D) Cannot be specified

Question 55:

Find the missing number so that the symmetry with the upper row is maintaine(D)

• (A) 211
• (B) 75
• (C) 125
• (D) 117

Question 56:

Find the missing number so that the same pattern holds for both rows.

• (A) 220
• (B) 480
• (C) 125
• (D) 450
• (I) A always goes with E.

If F and B are in one boat, which of the following statements is true?

• (A) G is in the other boat
• (B) D is in the other boat
• (C) C is in the other boat
• (D) E is with F and B in one boat

If E gets the boat with F, which of the following is the complete and accurate list of the people who must be sitting in the other boat?

• (A) F and E
• (B) G and A
• (C) D and A
• (D) C, D and B

A series of figures is given. Find the figure that comes in place of '?'.

• (A) 
  
• (B) 
  
• (C) 
  
• (D) 
  

Correct Answer: (C) 
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Identify the missing figure in the series:

• (A) 
  
• (B)
  
• (C) 
  
• (D) 
  

Complete the following series: \[ (GMSY, \; IOUA, \; KQWC, \; ?) \]

• (A) MSYE
• (B) NSYE
• (C) MYTE
• (D) MSYF

If Mohan made STD calls (within 100 kms) for 30 min and spent 100 min on local calls with 30% on landline, 40% in GSM and 30% on Airtel, and Rohan spent 18 min on STD within 150 kms and spent 120 mins on local calls with 30%, 40% and 30% on GSM, landline and Airtel respectively, then who spent more?

• (A) Mohan
• (B) Rohan
• (C) Both spent the same amount
• (D) Cannot be determined

A new SMS scheme was introduced @60p/local SMS, with an additional monthly charge of Rs. 35. Who will not benefit from the scheme? A person sending...

• (A) 38 local SMS a month
• (B) 40 local SMS a month
• (C) 60 local SMS a month
• (D) 50 local SMS a month

A bill of Rs. 199/Month is definitely not possible when you make only:

• (A) 30 calls to Airtel on STD (500+Kms) and 55 local calls in a month
• (B) 16 calls to Airtel on STD (15 Kms) and 76 local calls in a month
• (C) 10 STD calls (250 Kms) each to Airtel, GSM and Landline respectively and 30 local calls in a month
• (D) 8, 4 and 7 calls to Airtel, GSM and Landline respectively on STD (500+Kms) and 55 local calls in a month

A person makes 12 minutes of ISD calls in a month. If 80% of his ISD bill came from calling the rest of the world, then the ISD calls for the minimum duration were made to which of the following group of countries?

• (A) USA, Canada, Europe (Fixed Line)
• (B) Gulf, Europe (Mobile), SAARC
• (C) Rest of the world
• (D) Cannot be determined

What is the difference between the average demand and the average production of the five companies taken together?

• (A) 1400
• (B) 400
• (C) 280
• (D) 138

The production of the company D is how many times of the production of the company A?

• (A) 1.8
• (B) 1.5
• (C) 2.5
• (D) 1.11

Question 68:

What is the angle for the sector representing paper cost?

• (A) 10 degrees
• (B) 36 degrees
• (C) 23.5 degrees
• (D) 45 degrees

For a given issue of the magazine, the 2% of the cost is Rs. 2000 and the print-run is 12,500 copies. What should be the sale price if the publisher desires a profit of 5 percent?

• (A) Rs. 5
• (B) Rs. 7.5
• (C) Rs. 8
• (D) Rs. 8.40

If ‘water’ is called ‘food’, ‘food’ is called ‘tree’, ‘tree’ is called ‘sky’, ‘sky’ is called ‘wall’, on which of the following does a ‘fruit’ grow?

• (A) Water
• (B) Food
• (C) Tree
• (D) Sky

She is a close friend of _______.

• (A) my
• (B) I
• (C) me
• (D) mine

He took care of her _______ she was restored to health.

• (A) when
• (B) before
• (C) after
• (D) till

Choose the correct option: The man _______ his appearance completely since then.

• (A) is changing
• (B) changed
• (C) has changed
• (D) is changed

From the options below, choose the word with the incorrect spelling:

• (A) Diarrhea
• (B) Diaper
• (C) Dichotomy
• (D) Dias

Choose the word spelt correctly:

• (A) superintendant
• (B) sleve
• (C) alloted
• (D) dissipate

Fill in the blanks with the correct pair of words:

He lives ___ Bangaluru ___ 115, Richmond Roa(D)

• (A) at - in
• (B) in - at
• (C) at - on
• (D) in - on

Fill in the blanks with the correct pair of words:

‘Aurally challenged’ is a _______ for the _______.

• (A) metaphor - blind
• (B) euphemism - deaf
• (C) simile - disabled
• (D) synonym - dumb

Fill in the blanks with the correct pair of words:

If error is a _____, fault is _______.

• (A) defect - a mistake
• (B) mistake - a defect
• (C) slip - an inaccuracy
• (D) blunder - to blame

Fill in the blanks with the correct pair of words:

The man has _____ the rules of ethical conduct; he is _____ a beast.

• (A) flaunted - literally
• (B) ignored - basically
• (C) broken - as
• (D) flouted - virtually

Which punctuation mark is missing in the following sentence?

Part of Australia is known to the natives as The Outback.

• (A) inverted commas
• (B) semicolon
• (C) comma
• (D) hyphen

Which punctuation mark is missing in the following sentence?

I know that you want to learn to drive Rima but you are too young.

• (A) inverted commas
• (B) semicolon
• (C) comma
• (D) hyphen

Select the word closest in meaning to: Veracious

• (A) False
• (B) Varied
• (C) Image
• (D) Truthful

Select the word closest in meaning to: Perturb

• (A) Stipulate
• (B) Turn around
• (C) Disturb greatly
• (D) Compatible

Choose the option that is the closest in meaning to the phrases in bold:

He was a king who ruled his subjects with a high han(D)

• (A) sympathetically
• (B) oppressively
• (C) democratically
• (D) generously

Choose the option that is the closest in meaning to the phrases in bold:

I racked my brains to solve this difficult problem.

• (A) I read a large number of books.
• (B) I consulted several people.
• (C) I used my commonsense.
• (D) I subjected my mind to hard thinking.

I was supposed to give a speech to my English class, but I got cold feet and I didn’t go.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiomatic phrase.

• (A) My English class-room makes my feet feel too col(D)
• (B) My feet got cold so I didn’t go.
• (C) I got too nervous and I didn’t go.
• (D) It was winter time and I had no socks for my feet.

Take care of what you say! You will have to eat your words!

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiomatic phrase.

• (A) You have no food to eat.
• (B) You will have to take back what you have sai(D)
• (C) You are not good with your language.
• (D) None of the above.

Which two sentences convey the same idea?

1) Shouldn’t they have checked your tickets?

2) I wonder if they should have checked your tickets.

3) I want to know if they checked your tickets.

4) They should have checked your tickets.

• (A) 2, 3
• (B) 1, 2
• (C) 1, 4
• (D) 2, 4

He was magnanimous and his benevolence made him give to charity.

Choose a single word which is opposed to the meaning contained in the sentence.

• (A) mean
• (B) cruel
• (C) snobbish
• (D) tyrannical

Biannual is

Choose a single word which is opposed to the meaning contained in the sentence.

• (A) once in two years
• (B) every year
• (C) twice a year
• (D) after every two years

Choose the odd one out:

• (A) temporal
• (B) ephemeral
• (C) transient
• (D) eternal

If "inter" means between (as in interstate), "intra" (as in intravenous) means _____.

• (A) into
• (B) onto
• (C) within
• (D) without

Match the part of speech (in bold) to their usage (down).

• (A) 1-8, 2-5, 3-6, 4-7
• (B) 1-6, 2-5, 3-8, 4-7
• (C) 1-5, 2-6, 3-7, 4-8
• (D) 1-5, 2-7, 3-6, 4-8

Match the idioms from Column I with Column II.

• (A) 1-7, 2-6, 3-8, 4-5
• (B) 1-7, 2-5, 3-8, 4-6
• (C) 1-8, 2-6, 3-5, 4-7
• (D) 1-5, 2-7, 3-6, 4-8

Match the part of speech (in bold) to their usage (above).

• (A) 1-8, 2-7, 3-5, 4-6
• (B) 1-7, 2-6, 3-5, 4-8
• (C) 1-8, 2-5, 3-6, 4-7
• (D) 1-6, 2-8, 3-5, 4-7

Choose the segment with the error. If there is no error, choose 4.

Idli and Sambar/1 make the breakfast/2 in the South./3

• (A) 1
• (B) 2
• (C) 3
• (D) 4

Choose the segment with the error. If there is no error, choose 4.

Your account should/1 have been credited/2 with three months’ interest./3

• (A) 1
• (B) 2
• (C) 3
• (D) 4 (No error)

Choose the sentence where the underlined word is used appropriately.

• (A) Who’s car are you planning to borrow?
• (B) Whose planning to have a birthday party?
• (C) He is the person who you met at the junction.
• (D) Does he know whom to call about the hotel reservations?

1. Can you imagine his forgetting his own birthday?

2. Can you imagine him forgetting his own birthday?

• (A) The first sentence is correct
• (B) The second sentence is correct
• (C) Both sentences are correct
• (D) Both sentences are wrong

1. Recently I read about a unique wedding that took place in the newspaper.

2. Recently I read in the newspaper about a unique wedding that took place.

• (A) The first sentence is correct
• (B) The second sentence is correct
• (C) Both sentences are correct
• (D) Both sentences are wrong

Complete the given sentence by choosing the correct phrase.

You cannot succeed unless

• (A) you do not work hard.
• (B) you shall not work hard.
• (C) you will work hard.
• (D) you work hard.

Re-arrange the scrambled segments in logical order to make a complete sentence.


1. to place where more opportunities are available

2. and so there is a great demand for English

3. for professional and economic growth

4. because it takes one outside one’s own community

5. English is language of opportunities

• (A) 1, 2, 5, 3, 4
• (B) 5, 4, 1, 3, 2
• (C) 3, 1, 4, 2, 5
• (D) 2, 1, 3, 5, 4

Choose the best construction:

• (A) If you would have taken care you wouldn’t have got typhoid.
• (B) If you took care you wouldn’t have got typhoid.
• (C) If you take care you wouldn’t have got typhoid.
• (D) If you had taken care you wouldn’t have got typhoid.

At times, we are all _____ to be mistaken.

• (A) apt
• (B) likely
• (C) considered
• (D) able

He hardly cares, _____?

• (A) does he
• (B) doesn’t he
• (C) will he
• (D) won’t he

Identify the figure of speech: "As proud as a peacock."

• (A) Metaphor
• (B) Simile
• (C) Apostrophe
• (D) Epigram

Identify the figure of speech: "Death lays his icy hand on kings".

• (A) Personification
• (B) Exclamation
• (C) Simile
• (D) Anticlimax

The “Frozen Feelings” being talked about are about

• (A) negative childhood experiences
• (B) childhood learning patterns
• (C) inability to learn as an adult
• (D) none of the above

A "glitch" is

• (A) a ditch
• (B) uneasy emotions
• (C) sudden malfunction or breakdown
• (D) learning patterns

Identify the correct sentence, based on the paragraph.

• (A) The process of change needs to be traumatic.
• (B) We feel childish and we behave childishly.
• (C) Both sentences are incorrect.
• (D) Both sentences are correct.

Dendrochronology is

• (A) The method of scientific dating based on the analysis of tree-ring growth patterns.
• (B) A core sample from the accumulation of snow and ice over many years that have recrystallized and have trapped air bubbles from previous time periods.
• (C) The study of glaciers or more generally ice and natural phenomena that involve ice.
• (D) The scientific study of landforms and the processes that shape them.

Which company launched the first mobile phone operation in India?

• (A) Bharti Airtel
• (B) Essar
• (C) Max Touch
• (D) Modi Telstra

Which is the longest running English language TV cartoon in history, first launched by Warner Brothers in 1969 exclusively for television, and is now popular fare on the Cartoon Network?

• (A) Scooby Doo
• (B) Tom and Jerry
• (C) Popeye
• (D) Johnny Bravo

The expansion for BIFR, in the context of the Indian Industry, is:

• (A) Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
• (B) Bureau for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
• (C) Board for Investment and Financial Reconstruction
• (D) Bureau for Investment and Financial Reconstruction

What is Ekistics?

• (A) The water sports related study
• (B) The science of Body Mass
• (C) The art of card tricks
• (D) The science of human settlements

What is Red Herring in an IPO?

• (A) Prospectus
• (B) Submission of Form
• (C) Funds Generated during IPO
• (D) Minimum Offer per Share

Eight O’clock Coffee, a US based coffee marketer, is a group company of

• (A) Tata
• (B) ITC
• (C) Britannia
• (D) Unilever

Bio-diesel is extracted from the following plant:

Which woman tennis player won the maximum number of Grand Slam singles titles in the history of tennis?

• (A) Steffi Graf
• (B) Martina Navratilova
• (C) Billie Jean King
• (D) Margaret Court

What is the nickname of New York City?

• (A) Big Sweet Lime
• (B) Big Apple
• (C) Big Grape
• (D) None of the above

Which was the first Indian company to be listed in NASDAQ?

• (A) TCS
• (B) Wipro
• (C) Infosys
• (D) Cognizant

"TAREGNA" – a village in Bihar was in the news because of

• (A) Rahul Gandhi’s election campaign
• (B) Viewing of the solar eclipse
• (C) A visit by Hillary Clinton
• (D) The Naxal massacre of tribals

The driver for Formula One’s Force India Team is

• (A) Mark Webber
• (B) Adrian Sutil
• (C) Felipe Massa
• (D) Jenson Button

MDRT – Million Dollar Round Table consists of

• (A) World’s richest industrialists
• (B) World’s most powerful golfers
• (C) Global Association of Life Insurance professionals
• (D) World’s richest sports persons

Who declares the “Credit Policy” of India?

• (A) The Finance Ministry
• (B) Reserve Bank of India
• (C) The Commerce Ministry
• (D) The Indian Bank’s Association

Name of the body which regulates the stock Exchanges in India is

• (A) CBI
• (B) CID
• (C) SHCIL
• (D) SEBI

Rafflesia arnoldii is its botanical name and it holds a world record in the plant world. What’s the record?

• (A) Tallest cacti
• (B) Largest bloom
• (C) Longest surviving tree
• (D) Smallest plant

Temujin was a famous historical character of the world, but we know him by a different name. Which one?

• (A) Babur
• (B) Genghis Khan
• (C) Kublai Khan
• (D) Emperor Nero

What is Short Selling in stock market lingo?

• (A) Selling the shares which you do not own.
• (B) Selling a share after owning it for a short period of time.
• (C) Selling all the shares in your booty which are not productive.
• (D) Selling of shares which are quoted for a short period of time.

Mahatma Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for the first time in the year 1937 and last time in the year 1948. How many times in between these two years was he nominated?

• (A) 1
• (B) 3
• (C) 2
• (D) 0

Which organization instituted the Nobel Prize in Economics?

• (A) Svenska Handelsbanken
• (B) International Monetary Fund
• (C) Economics Department of Oxford University
• (D) Sveriges Riksbank

Film stars have been endorsing Lux beauty soap since ages. Who was the first actress of Bollywood to do so?

• (A) Madhubala
• (B) Leela Naidu
• (C) Suraiya
• (D) Leela Chitnis

India’s interstate cricket tournament is named after Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji Jadeja, or in short Ranji. He played cricket in England and also for the English national team. Which county did he play for in league cricket of England?

• (A) Sussex
• (B) Essex
• (C) Somerset
• (D) Surrey

As a practice, all major states’ capitals have offices of Reserve Bank of India with only one exception. Which city of India has an office of RBI without being a state capital?

• (A) Pune
• (B) Allahabad
• (C) Baroda
• (D) Nagpur

This distinguished Indian was born on 28th December 1937 in Surat. He completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School, USA. He turned down a job offer from IBM to join his family business and today he is one of the top business leaders of India. Name the tycoon.

• (A) Ratan Tata
• (B) Anil Ambani
• (C) Azim Premji
• (D) Anand Mahindra

It’s known to be used in Egypt in 3000 BC, but its name derives from an old French expression. It is made from the fermentation of ethanol in a process that yields its key ingredient, ethanoic acid. What is it?

• (A) Tabasco Sauce
• (B) Phenol
• (C) Vinegar
• (D) Tincture Iodine

The name of this Japanese company literally means “three diamonds”. Which one?