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In a retail outlet, the average revenue was Rs.10,000 per day over a 30-day period. During this period, the average revenue on weekends (total 8 days) was Rs.20,000 per day. What was the average daily revenue on weekdays?

• (A) 6364
• (B) 5250
• (C) 6570
• (D) 8060

Two different prime numbers X and Y, both are greater than 2, then which of the following must be true?

• (A) X - Y = 23
• (B) X + Y is not equal to 87
• (C) Both 1 and 2
• (D) None of the above

It takes 6 hours for pump A, used alone, to fill a tank of water. Pump B alone takes 8 hours to fill the same tank. A, B and another pump C all together fill the tank in 2 hours. How long would pump C take, used alone, to fill the tank?

• (A) 4.8
• (B) 6
• (C) 5.6
• (D) 3

A swimming pool can be filled by pipe A in 3 hours and by pipe B in 6 hours, each pump working on its own. At 9 am, pump A is started. At what time will the swimming pool be filled if pump B is started at 10 am?

• (A) 11:20 a.m.
• (B) 11:05 a.m.
• (C) 11:10 a.m.
• (D) 10:50 a.m.

The sum of prime numbers that are greater than 60, but less than 70 is:

• (A) 128
• (B) 191
• (C) 197
• (D) 260

Find the appropriate next number in the series: \(0, 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42, ?\)

• (A) 56
• (B) 62
• (C) 49
• (D) 5

A bakery opened with its daily supply of 40 dozen rolls. Half were sold by noon, and 60% of the remaining were sold between noon and closing time. How many dozen rolls were left unsold?

• (A) 6
• (B) 8
• (C) 10
• (D) 12

Stuart, Jack and Leo are colleagues working in a plant. Stuart and Jack can do a work in 10 days, Jack and Leo can do the same work in 15 days while Stuart and Leo can do it in 12 days. All of them started the work together. After two days, Leo was shifted to some other work. How many days will Stuart and Jack take to finish the rest of the work?

• (A) 9
• (B) 12
• (C) 8
• (D) 7.5

The missing numbers in the below series would be

1 : 1, 8 : 4, 9 : 27, 64 : 16, 25 : 125, ? : ? , 49 : 343

• (A) 36 : 316
• (B) 216 : 36
• (C) 316 : 16
• (D) 32 : 316

The difference between the value of a number increased by 25% and the value of the original number decreased by 30% is 22. What is the original number?

• (A) 70
• (B) 65
• (C) 40
• (D) 90

Running at the same constant rate, 6 identical machines can produce a total of 180 bottles per hour. How many bottles could 15 such machines produce in 30 minutes?

• (A) 225
• (B) 300
• (C) 250
• (D) 350

A number whose fifth part increased by 4 is equal to its fourth part diminished by 10, is:

• (A) 240
• (B) 260
• (C) 270
• (D) 280

Which of the following numbers will completely divide \(461+462+463+464\)?

• (A) 3
• (B) 10
• (C) 11
• (D) 13

Is \(b\) positive?

• (I) \(a+b\) is positive.
• (A) Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question.
• (B) Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.
• (C) Both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
• (D) Both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

In a general body election, 3 candidates, P, Q and R were contesting for a membership of the board. How many votes did each receive?

• (I) P received 17 votes more than Q and 103 votes more than R.
• (A) Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question.
• (B) Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.
• (C) Both statement I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
• (D) Both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

If \( C_1 \) and \( C_2 \) are the circumferences of the outer and inner circles respectively. What is \( C_1 : C_2 \)?

• (I) The two circles are concentric.
• (A) Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question.
• (B) Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.
• (C) Both statement I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
• (D) Both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

What is the middle number of 7 consecutive whole numbers?

• (I) Product of numbers is 702800.
• (A) Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question.
• (B) Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.
• (C) Both statement I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
• (D) Both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

Total marks obtained by P, Q, R and S in Mathematics is 360. How many marks did P secure in Mathematics?

• (I) P secured one-third marks of the total of Q, R and S.
• (A) Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question.
• (B) Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.
• (C) Both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
• (D) Both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

How many ice cubes can be accommodated in a container?

• (I) The length and breadth of the container is 20 cm and 15 cm respectively.
• (A) Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question.
• (B) Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.
• (C) Both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
• (D) Both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

Ram got Rs. 1,500 as dividend from a company. What is the rate of interest given by the company?

• (I) The dividend paid last year was 10%.
• (A) Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question.
• (B) Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.
• (C) Both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
• (D) Both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

Instructions [21 - 24 ]

Refer to the given bar diagram showing the sales (in Rs. crores) of top market brands among pain killers in India and answer the questions.

Question 21:

What is the difference between the sales of Voveran in 2006 and those of Calpol in 2005 (in Rs. lacs)?

• (A) 1000
• (B) 50
• (C) 100
• (D) 500

Percentage of increase in sales from 2005 to 2006 is the highest for which brand of a pain killer?

• (A) Voveran
• (B) Volini
• (C) Dolonex
• (D) Sumo

Percentage increase in sales from 2005 to 2006 is the lowest for which brand of a pain killer?

• (A) Voveran
• (B) Volini
• (C) Moov
• (D) Nise

What is the approximate percentage increase in the sales of Voveran from 2005 to 2006?

• (A) 35%
• (B) 40%
• (C) 45%
• (D) 50%

Which of the designs best completes the following sequence?
 

What is the number that is one half of one-quarter of one-tenth of 400?

• (A) 2
• (B) 5
• (C) 8
• (D) 10

Consider a square \(ABCD\) with midpoints \(E, F, G, H\) of sides \(AB, BC, CD, DA\) respectively. Let \(L\) be the line through \(F\) and \(H\). Points \(P\) and \(Q\) lie on \(L\) (inside the square) such that \(\angle APD = \angle BQC = 120^\circ\). What is the ratio of the area of polygon \(ABQCDP\) to the remaining area of \(ABCD\)?

• (A) \(4+\dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{3}\)
• (B) \(2\sqrt{3}-1\)
• (C) \(2+\sqrt{3}\)
• (D) \(\dfrac{10-3\sqrt{3}}{9}\)

The price of Darjeeling Tea (in rupees per kilogram) is \(100+0.1\,n\) on the \(n\)th day of a non-leap year for \(n=1,2,\dots,100\), and then remains constant thereafter. The price of Ooty Tea is \(85+0.15\,n\) on the \(n\)th day for \(n=1,2,\dots,365\). On which date of that year will the prices of the two varieties be equal?

• (A) 27^th October
• (B) 16^th June
• (C) 15^th June
• (D) 28^th October

Triangle ABC and Triangle PQR are congruent.

• (I) Area of triangle ABC and triangle PQR are same.
• (A) Data in Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question but the data in Statement II alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
• (B) Data in Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question but the data in Statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
• (C) Data in statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
• (D) Data in statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

Salary of A and B is in the ratio 3 : 4 and expenditure is in the ratio 4 : 5. What is the ratio of their savings?

• (I) B's saving is 25% of his salary.
• (A) Data in Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question but the data in Statement II alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
• (B) Data in Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question but the data in Statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
• (C) Data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
• (D) Data in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

What is the average height of the class?

• (I) Average height of the class decreases by 1 cm if we exclude the tallest person of the class whose height is 56 cm.
• (A) Data in Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question but the data in Statement II alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
• (B) Data in Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question but the data in Statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
• (C) Data in statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
• (D) Data in statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

Ram is taller than Shyam and Jay is shorter than Vikram. Who is the shortest among them?

• (I) Ram is the tallest.
• (A) Data in Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question but the data in Statement II alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
• (B) Data in Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question but the data in Statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
• (C) Data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
• (D) Data in both statements I and II together is not sufficient to answer the question.

In September 2009, the sales of a product were \((2/3)\)rd of that in July 2009. In November 2009, the sales of the product were higher by 5% as compared to September 2009. How much is the percentage of increase in sales in November 2009 with respect to the base figure in July 2009?

• (A) +40%
• (B) -20%
• (C) -30%
• (D) +25%

For what range of values of \(x\), will the inequality \(15x - \dfrac{2}{x} > 1\) hold?

• (A) \(x > 0.4\)
• (B) \(x < \dfrac{1}{3}\)
• (C) \(-\dfrac{1}{3} < x < 0.4,\ x > \dfrac{15}{2}\)
• (D) \(-\dfrac{1}{3} < x < 0,\ x > \dfrac{2}{5}\)

How many litres of a 30% alcohol solution should be added to 40 litres of a 60% alcohol solution to prepare a 50% solution?

• (A) 30
• (B) 20
• (C) 24
• (D) 32

66 cubic centimetres of silver is drawn into a wire of 1mm diameter. The length of the wire in metres will be:

• (A) 84
• (B) 90
• (C) 168
• (D) 336

A train 108 m long moving at a speed of 50 km/hr crosses a train 112 m long coming from opposite direction in 6 seconds. The speed of the second train is:

• (A) 48 km/hr
• (B) 54 km/hr
• (C) 66 km/hr
• (D) 82 km/hr

R is a positive number. It is multiplied by 8 and then squared. The square is now divided by 4 and the square root is taken. The result of the square root is Q. What is the value of Q?

• (A) 3R
• (B) 4R
• (C) 7R
• (D) 9R

If the length, breadth and height of a room are in the ratio \(3:2:1\). The breadth and height are halved and the length is doubled. Then the area of the four walls of the room will

• (A) decrease by 13.64%
• (B) decrease by 15%
• (C) decrease by 18.75%
• (D) decrease by 30%

A survey of 100 people recorded reading of the monthly magazine \emph{Golmal} in July (J), August (A), and September (S). Data:

Only September \(=18\); \quad September but not August \(=23\); \quad September and July \(=8\);

September (total) \(=28\); \quad July (total) \(=48\); \quad July and August \(=10\);

None of the three months \(=24\).

How many people read \emph{exactly two consecutive months}?

• (A) 7
• (B) 9
• (C) 12
• (D) 14

Four children A, B, C and D have some chocolates each.
A gives B as many as he already has, he gives C twice of what C already has and he gives D thrice of what D already has.
Now, D gives \((1/8)\)th of his own chocolates to B.
Then A gives 10% chocolates he now owns to C and 20% to B.
Finally, all of them have 35 chocolates each. What was the original number of chocolates each had in the beginning?

• (A) A - 110, B - 10, C - 10, D - 10
• (B) A - 90, B - 20, C - 20, D - 10
• (C) A - 70, B - 25, C - 25, D - 20
• (D) A - 125, B - 5, C - 5, D - 5

Two similar circular figures show three numbers each. The left one is complete; in the right one, one number is missing (marked “?”). Find the suitable number to replace “?”.
 

• (A) 280
• (B) 303
• (C) 362
• (D) 382

Complete the series by replacing the “?”: \ (TBLD,\ VEPI,\ XHTN,\ ?)

• (A) ZJVP
• (B) ZVJP
• (C) ZKXS
• (D) ZKXP

In a cricket team, the top three run-scorers are Ricky, Sachin and Brian in some order. Each makes two replies—exactly one true and one false (order unknown):

Sachin: “I got the top score.” “Ricky was second.”

Brian: “I got the top score.” “Sachin was second.”

Ricky: “I got the top score.” “Sachin was third.”

Which is the correct order of first, second, third?

• (A) Brian, Ricky, Sachin
• (B) Brian, Sachin, Ricky
• (C) Ricky, Sachin, Brian
• (D) Sachin, Brian, Ricky

60 employees in an office were asked about their preference for tea and coffee. It was observed that for every 3 people who prefer tea, there are 2 who drink both tea and coffee. The number of people who drink both is the same as those who drink neither. How many people drink both tea and coffee?

• (A) 10
• (B) 12
• (C) 14
• (D) 16

A clock strikes once at 1 o'clock, twice at 2 o'clock and so on. If it takes 6 seconds to strike at 3 o'clock, how much time will it take to strike at 9 o'clock?

• (A) 24 seconds
• (B) 18 seconds
• (C) 20 seconds
• (D) None of these

Who is the first student to start writing the assignment?

E-1, E-2 and E-3 are three engineering students writing their assignments at night. Each of them starts at a different time and completes at a different time. The digit in their name and the order of their starting and completing the assignment is certainly not the same. The last student to start is the first to complete the assignment.

• (A) E-1
• (B) E-2
• (C) E-3
• (D) Cannot be decided

Who is the last student to complete the assignment?

E-1, E-2 and E-3 are three engineering students writing their assignments at night. Each of them starts at a different time and completes at a different time. The digit in their name and the order of their starting and completing the assignment is certainly not the same. The last student to start is the first to complete the assignment.

• (A) E-1
• (B) E-2
• (C) E-3
• (D) Cannot be decided

A, B and C are three students from Don School and P, Q and R are three students from Elite School. Q is brighter than R but duller than the Don School student who is brighter than A. The same Don School student is duller than P but brighter than C. Who is brightest amongst all?

• (A) B
• (B) P
• (C) R
• (D) Cannot be decided

Who is the dullest amongst the three students from Elite School?

• (A) P
• (B) Q
• (C) R
• (D) Cannot be decided

When Rafael entered the class, there were already 10 students in the class. 5 students entered the class between Roger and Rafael. Who entered first?

• (A) Rafael
• (B) Roger
• (C) Both entered together
• (D) Cannot be decided
• (1) Debashish is sitting opposite to Himadri and to the immediate right of Gautam.
• (2) Elangovan is sitting to the immediate right of Biplab.

Arijit, Biplab, Chintan, Debashish, Elangovan, Frederick, Gautam and Himadri are sitting around a circular table. Some information is given:

• (1) Debashish is sitting opposite to Himadri and to the immediate right of Gautam.
• (2) Elangovan is sitting to the immediate right of Biplab.
• (3) Arijit is sitting opposite Chintan who is not immediately next to Frederick on either side. Who is sitting to the immediate right of Himadri?}
• (A) Arijit
• (B) Debashish
• (C) Elangovan
• (D) Frederick

Who is sitting opposite Biplab?

• (A) Arijit
• (B) Debashish
• (C) Frederick
• (D) Himadri

Who is to the immediate right of Chintan?

• (A) Arijit
• (B) Biplab
• (C) Elangovan
• (D) Himadri

Select the alternative that logically follows the two given statements:

Some rocks are not tables.

Some rocks are balloons.

• (A) Some tables are not balloons
• (B) Some tables are balloons
• (C) Some balloons are not tables
• (D) None of the above

Who is sitting in the middle of the bench?

A, B, C, D, and E sit on a long bench. C does not sit next to A or E. A and E have three persons sitting between them.

• (A) B
• (B) C
• (C) D
• (D) None of these

Who are sitting at the extreme ends of the bench?

A, B, C, D, and E sit on a long bench. C does not sit next to A or E. A and E have three persons sitting between them.

• (A) A \& E
• (B) B \& D
• (C) C \& E
• (D) None of these

In the year 1994, the commission earned by salesman D was approximately what percent more of the commission earned by A?

• (A) 18
• (B) 82.5
• (C) 21
• (D) 17

In the year 1993, the commission of B was approximately what per cent of the total commission earned by five salesmen that year?

• (A) 30
• (B) 20
• (C) 40
• (D) 80

Find the missing numbers in the following set

• (A) 30
• (B) 62
• (C) 42
• (D) 78

There are 6 volumes of books on a rack in order (1 to 6). After disturbance, the order changed with these facts:

• (1) Vol.5 is directly to the right of Vol.2.
• (2) Vol.4 has Vol.6 to its left and neither is at Vol.3's place.
• (3) Vol.1 has Vol.3 on its right and Vol.5 on its left.
• (4) An even-numbered volume is at Vol.5's original place (i.e., position 5).
• (A) 6, 3, 5, 1, 4, 2
• (B) 4, 6, 3, 5, 1, 2
• (C) 3, 4, 1, 6, 5, 2
• (D) 2, 5, 1, 3, 6, 4

All German philosophers, except for Marx, are idealists. From which statement below does the above follow most properly?

• (A) Except for Marx, if someone is an idealist philosopher, then he or she is German.
• (B) Marx is the only non-German philosopher who is an idealist.
• (C) If a German is an idealist, then he or she is a philosopher, as long as he or she is not Marx.
• (D) Marx is not an idealist German philosopher.

Ramaswami lights two uniform candles of equal length at 1:00 a.m.: a thick one (lasts 6 hours) and a thin one (lasts 2 hours less). When he finally went to sleep, the thick candle was twice as long as the thin one. For how long did he study in candle light?

• (A) 2 hours
• (B) 3 hours
• (C) 2 hours 45 minutes
• (D) 4 hours

The numerator and denominator of a fraction is in the ratio 2:3. If 6 are subtracted from the numerator, the value of the fraction becomes \(\frac{2}{3}\) of the original fraction. The numerator of the original fraction is,

• (A) 16
• (B) 21
• (C) 18
• (D) 30

A person wanted to withdraw X rupees and Y paise from the bank. But cashier made a mistake and gave him Y rupees and X paise. Neither the person nor the cashier noticed that. After spending 20 paise, the person counts the money. To his surprise, he still has double the amount he wanted to withdraw. Find X and Y. (1 Rupee = 100 Paise)

• (A) X = 3, Y = 6
• (B) X = 26, Y = 53
• (C) X = 15, Y = 30
• (D) X = 9, Y = 36

A drawer contains 10 black and 10 brown socks which are all mixed up. What is the fewest number of socks you can take from the drawer without looking and be sure to get a pair of the same color?

• (A) 7 pairs
• (B) 7 pieces only
• (C) 10 pieces only
• (D) 3 pieces only

A placement company has to assign 1000 SW personnel who are skilled in Java and Dot Net to a prospective outsourcing company. He finds that 750 are having Dot Net skills and 450 have Java skills. Some have skills in both Java and Dot Net. Find the numbers who have skills in both Java and Dot Net.

• (A) 250
• (B) 200
• (C) 350
• (D) 100

All good athletes who want to win are disciplined and have a well-balanced diet. Therefore, athletes who do not have well-balanced diets are bad athletes. Based on the sentence above, which of the following statement strongly supports this view?

• (A) No bad athlete wants to win.
• (B) No athlete who does not eat a well-balanced diet is a good athlete.
• (C) Every athlete who eats a well-balanced diet is a good athlete.
• (D) All athletes who want to win are good athletes.

The numbers in these series are arranged in a triangle which has a logic as shown. Find the missing numbers shown as (?) from the choices given below:

• (A) \{16, 32, 64\}
• (B) \{8, 1024, 32\}
• (C) \{24, 1024, 64\}
• (D) \{16, 320, 64\}

If for a particular value of the variable \(x\), the following holds good, \( 17 = \frac{17x}{1 - x} \), then compute the value of \( (2x) \times x \).

• (A) 17
• (B) 1
• (C) 2
• (D) \( \frac{1}{2} \)

Name the failed Chinese pro-democracy activist who won this year's Nobel Peace Prize for his 'long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China.'

• (A) Went Xiabo
• (B) Wen Jiabao
• (C) Liu Jiabao
• (D) Liu Xiaobo

Which government is behind the 'The Nalanda Proposal' proposing Nalanda as an ideal site for establishing a 21st century learning institution?

• (A) Singapore
• (B) India
• (C) U.K.
• (D) China

Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger are known for founding

• (A) Facebook
• (B) Orkut
• (C) Wikipedia
• (D) Google

The year 2010 is represented in Roman Numerals as

• (A) LX
• (B) MMX
• (C) IIXX
• (D) CCXX

In which country is the seat of the United Nations International Court of Justice?

• (A) France
• (B) Norway
• (C) Britain
• (D) Netherlands

In 1965 Gordon Moore, Co-founder of Intel, made a prediction about the future of computer processing. What does his prediction, known as Moore's Law say?

• (A) As technology continues to advance, computer chips will become obsolete.
• (B) Computer processing power will double every 18 months to two years.
• (C) There will eventually be no need for transistors in high-tech electronics.
• (D) As the number of transistors increases, computer processing power will be reduced by half in every two years.

'At 60 miles an hour the loudest noise in this new Rolls-Royce comes from the electric clock.' Who wrote this famous advertising headline?

• (A) David Ogilvy
• (B) Walter Thompson
• (C) Leo Burnett
• (D) Salman Rushdie

His life's motto was 'simple living and high thinking'. He was one of the greatest intellectuals and activists of the 19th century and one of the pillars of the Bengal Renaissance. He was a polymath. Sanskrit pundit, educator, social reformer writer and philanthropist. Due to his relentless efforts, on 26th July 1856, widow re-marriage was legalized by the then Government of India. Who is this towering personality?

• (A) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
• (B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
• (C) Rabindranath Tagore
• (D) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Eustace Fernandes who passed away in 2010 was the much admired creator of

• (A) Tom and Jerry
• (B) Amul Girl
• (C) Air India Maharaja
• (D) Snow White

Find the mismatch

• (A) Somdev Devvaman - Badminton
• (B) Gagan Narang - Shooting
• (C) Arjun Atwal - Golf
• (D) Anita Sood - Swimming

Who designed the new rupee symbol?

• (A) Dilip Chhabria
• (B) D. Udaya Kumar
• (C) Tarun Tahiliani
• (D) S. Arun Kumar

What exactly is cloud computing?

• (A) A way to organize desktop computers.
• (B) Lightweight software that takes up little space on a hard drive
• (C) Computing resources that can be accessed on demand, like electricity from a utility
• (D) The World Wide Web.

What is NDM-1?

• (A) National Defence Missile 1, developed by Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) as a part of a comprehensive missile shield for India.
• (B) A bacterial gene called New Delhi Metallolactamase-I, dubbed the 'superbug' because of it being resistant to most antibiotics.
• (C) New Directions in Management I - the first among a series of international conferences on Management, to be inaugurated by Bill Gates in Mumbai in January 2012.
• (D) A vision document on Disaster Management, released by Planning Commission.

'Niyamgiri Hills' was in the news because of

• (A) Vedanta's failed mining proposal in the area inhabited by Dongria Kondh tribals.
• (B) The helicopter crash and death of Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy.
• (C) Headquarters of the Naxalite Red corridor.
• (D) Condé Nast Traveller magazine selected it as the best trekking holiday spot in the world.

Match the following husband-and-wife team with the awards they have received for exemplary work:

• (A) 1-ii, 2-iii, 3-iv, 4-i
• (B) 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iv, 4-iii
• (C) 1-iv, 2-iii, 3-ii, 4-i
• (D) 1-ii, 2-iv, 3-iii, 4-i

What is Renminbi?

• (A) It is the official currency of the People's Republic of China (PRC), whose principal unit is the Yuan.
• (B) Low cost car being developed by Volkswagen in China, at prices lower than the Nano.
• (C) New aircraft Company floated by Brazil to challenge Boeing and Airbus.
• (D) New currency mooted for the entire ASEAN region like Euro for Europe.

Embraer is one of the world leaders in the manufacturing of corporate/business jets. Embraer belongs to which country?

• (A) Germany
• (B) Japan
• (C) Brazil
• (D) France

The Unique Identification (UID) Project, headed by Nandan Nilekani has been renamed as

• (A) Adhaar
• (B) Sambhav
• (C) Sambandh
• (D) Alekh

India's first Special Economic Zone dedicated to the Aerospace Industry has been launched at

• (A) Hyderabad
• (B) Hallargi
• (C) Shimla
• (D) Ahmedabad

The prime purpose of WTO is to promote

• (A) Financial Support
• (B) Global Peace
• (C) Unilateral Trade
• (D) Multilateral Trade

On March 5, 2010, which of the following personalities from India is among 19 members chosen by UN chief Ban Ki-moon for a high-level advisory group on Climate Change Financing tasked with mobilizing funds pledged during the Copenhagen meet to tackle global warming?

• (A) Shyam Saran
• (B) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
• (C) Chandhrashekhar Dasgupta
• (D) Pradipto Ghosh

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has termed the 11th Five Year Plan as:

• (A) India's health plan
• (B) India's poverty eradication plan
• (C) India's rural prosperity plan
• (D) India's education plan

Which of the following milestones was achieved by New Zealand Cricket Team Captain Daniel Vettori recently?

• (A) 2,000 runs and 200 wickets in Test Cricket
• (B) 3,000 runs and 300 wickets in One Day Internationals (ODI)
• (C) 3,000 runs and 300 wickets in Test Cricket
• (D) 2,000 runs and 200 wickets in One Day Internationals (ODI)

What is the full form of the term 'NPA' as used in banking environment?

• (A) Not Profitable Assets
• (B) New Potential Assets
• (C) Non Performing Assets
• (D) Net Performing Assets

Which of the following contributes to the highest share of revenue earned by the Government of India?

• (A) Income Tax
• (B) Excise Duty
• (C) Value Added Tax
• (D) Corporate Tax

Which country was the world's largest exporter with merchandise exports worth Rs. 1.47 trillion in 2008, according to the World Trade Organization?

• (A) USA
• (B) China
• (C) Germany
• (D) Russia

Where in India, recently has the Clinton Foundation, founded by former US President Bill Clinton, firmed up its plans to set up the world's largest solar park (3,000 to 5,000 MW capacity)?

• (A) Bihar
• (B) Orissa
• (C) Gujarat
• (D) Rajasthan

Which three public sector lenders have entered recently into a joint venture agreement for setting up a banking subsidiary, I BIA Bank (Malaysia) Bhd, in Malaysia?

• (A) Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank and Andhra Bank
• (B) Bank of Baroda, Indian Overseas Bank and Bank of India
• (C) Bank of Baroda, Indian Overseas Bank and Andhra Bank
• (D) Bank of Baroda, Indian Bank and Andhra Bank

What is the campaign of Union and State Governments against the Naxalite movement called?

• (A) Operation Red Alert
• (B) Operation Green Hunt
• (C) Operation Cobra Den
• (D) Operation Clean Corridor

The instrument used to measure the speed of the wind is

• (A) Altimeter
• (B) Anemometer
• (C) Chronometer
• (D) Dosimeter

Which of the following countries is the first in the world to propose a carbon tax for its people to address global warming?

• (A) Finland
• (B) Japan
• (C) Germany
• (D) Australia

Amino acids are found in

• (A) Carbohydrates
• (B) Fats
• (C) Proteins
• (D) Vitamins

Which among the following is the world's largest milk-producing country?

• (A) India
• (B) China
• (C) The US
• (D) Germany

A group of words that share the same spelling and the same pronunciation but have different meanings; e.g. left (opposite of right) and left (past tense of leave). What is this called?

• (A) Synonyms
• (B) Homonyms
• (C) Heteronyms
• (D) Acronyms

The National Flag of India was designed by

• (A) Mahatma Gandhi
• (B) Jawaharlal Nehru
• (C) Rabindra Nath Tagore
• (D) Pingali Venkayya

In 1679, Denis Papin, a French physicist, who assisted Robert Boyle, used the latter's scientific discoveries and invented what is today one of the most commonly found kitchen equipment. His invention earned him a membership of the Royal Society of England. What was the invention?

• (A) Knife
• (B) Fork
• (C) Pressure Cooker
• (D) Stove

Mr. Ratan Tata refused a job with one of the following companies to join Tata Steel in 1962. Which company was it?

• (A) IBM
• (B) HUL
• (C) Siemens
• (D) SKF International

Which of the following have owned the Land Rover brand before Tata Motors?

• (A) BMW
• (B) British Leyland
• (C) British Aerospace
• (D) All of the above

Who is known as 'The Man Who Broke the Bank of England' after he made a reported \(1 billion during the 1992 Black Wednesday UK currency crisis?

• (A) George Soros
• (B) George W Bush
• (C) Paul Volcker
• (D) Ben Bernanke

Who is the current dean of Harvard Business School?

• (A) Nitin Nohria
• (B) Deepak Jain
• (C) Kim Clark
• (D) None of these

According to the passage, modernists are changing literary criticism by:

• (A) Noting instances of hostility between men and women
• (B) Seeing literature from fresh points of view
• (C) Studying the works of early twentieth-century writers
• (D) Reviewing books written by feminists

The author quotes James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, and D.H. Lawrence primarily in order to show that:

• (A) These were feminist writers
• (B) Although well-meaning, they were ineffectual
• (C) Before the twentieth century, there was little interest in women's literature
• (D) None of the above

The author’s attitude towards women's reformation of literary canons can best be described as one of:

• (A) Ambivalence
• (B) Antagonism
• (C) Indifference
• (D) Endorsement

Which of the following titles best describes the contents of the passage?

• (A) Modernist Writers and the Search for Equality
• (B) The Meaning of Literature from 1910 Onwards
• (C) Transforming Literature
• (D) None of the options

Choose the correct sentence.

• (A) An anthropologist by profession, he is also a trained classical singer.
• (B) The anthropologist by profession, he is also a trained classical singer.
• (C) As anthropologist by profession, he is also a trained classical singer.
• (D) An anthropologist by profession, he is also a trained classical singer.

Fill in the blanks and choose the correct definition for the punctuation.

______ is used to indicate possession.

• (A) Hyphen
• (B) Apostrophe
• (C) Semi colon
• (D) Period

Fill in the blanks and choose the correct definition for the punctuation.

______ is used to mark the end of declarative and imperative sentences.

• (A) Semicolon
• (B) Comma
• (C) Dash
• (D) Period

Fill in the blanks and choose the correct definition for the punctuation.

When a subordinate clause is followed by the main clause, ______ is required.

• (A) Dash
• (B) Semi-colon
• (C) Comma
• (D) Colon

Fill in the blanks and choose the correct definition for the punctuation.

When no connecting word is used to connect two independent clauses, one should use ______.

• (A) Comma
• (B) Semi-colon
• (C) Period
• (D) Colon

Which is the correct proverb?

• (A) Sleeping dogs tell lies.
• (B) Dogs sleeping lie till late.
• (C) Lie sleeping dogs till the dawn comes.
• (D) Let the sleeping dogs lie.

Which is the correct proverb?

• (A) A fool is always parted from his money.
• (B) A fool and his money are parted easily.
• (C) Money and the fool must part ways.
• (D) You can always part a fool from his money.

If someone said, "You are the bomb!" she or he probably would be telling you:

• (A) You have a bad temper.
• (B) You are a war weapon.
• (C) You are exceptional and/or wonderful.
• (D) You are dangerous.

When someone is described as being "flighty", the person described is probably:

• (A) Light.
• (B) Indecisive and irresponsible.
• (C) Someone who loves flying.
• (D) Someone who flies kites.

What does "to take down the enemy" mean?

• (A) To take the enemy's pictures off the wall.
• (B) To kill the enemy.
• (C) To make friends with the enemy.
• (D) To ignore the enemy.

What does "Dime a dozen" mean?

• (A) For one dime you get a dozen
• (B) All dozens cost a dime
• (C) Anything that is common and easy to get.
• (D) It is difficult to get people.

"Throw the baby out with the bath water" means:

• (A) Clean out everything
• (B) Throw out the good things with the unwanted.
• (C) Being thorough
• (D) Create the impression of an accident

"Bark up the wrong tree" means:

• (A) Skin of another animal
• (B) Behave like a dog
• (C) Purposely make an error
• (D) Make the wrong choice

I _____ my bike yesterday, so my legs are sore.

• (A) road
• (B) rode
• (C) rhode
• (D) ride

Insulation was fitted to _____ further heat loss from the building.

• (A) guard
• (B) protect
• (C) save
• (D) prevent

A _____ rate of inflation makes exports difficult.

• (A) great
• (B) high
• (C) large
• (D) tall

My boat has two _____.

• (A) sales
• (B) sails
• (C) sailes
• (D) sells

Can you give me _____ details, please?

• (A) faster
• (B) further
• (C) farther
• (D) furthur

A baby deer is called a _____.

• (A) Foal
• (B) Fawn
• (C) Calf
• (D) Joe

The greatest ____ of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by ____ his attitude.

• (A) gift ... gifting
• (B) discovery ... altering
• (C) misgiving ... elevating
• (D) thing ... flaunting

When it comes to staying ____, a mind-lift beats a ____ any day.

• (A) young ... face-lift
• (B) at home ... egg
• (C) light ... elevator
• (D) away ... sleep

None are so ____ as those who are full of themselves.

• (A) empty
• (B) important
• (C) vital
• (D) indispensible

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of ____.

• (A) earning
• (B) irritation
• (C) worry
• (D) learning

Choose the correct antonym for the word below from the options provided. ‘Eulogize’

• (A) Extol
• (B) Criticize
• (C) Emulate
• (D) Amulet

Correct synonym for Pedantic is:

• (A) Referring to small children
• (B) Teaching Methodology
• (C) Finicky
• (D) Angry

Pyrophobia means:

• (A) Fear of pythons
• (B) Fear of funeral pyres
• (C) Fear of fever
• (D) Fear of fire

Choose the kangaroo word that carries a small version of the word with a very similar meaning:

• (A) Masculine
• (B) Woman
• (C) Man
• (D) Child

Choose the kangaroo word that carries a small version of the word with a very similar meaning:

• (A) Sleep
• (B) Respite
• (C) Walk
• (D) Talk

Choose the word that completes the first and begins the second word. Paper _____ and _____ lifter.

• (A) cone
• (B) weight
• (C) light
• (D) fly

Choose the word that cannot be coupled with the given word to form a new word. Out _____.

• (A) Shine
• (B) Number
• (C) Bug
• (D) Run

Choose the word that cannot be coupled with the given word to form a new word.

News

• (A) Letter
• (B) Week
• (C) Stand
• (D) Paper

I did not see you ____ the office party.

• (A) in
• (B) for
• (C) at
• (D) on

Fill in the blanks with the correct simile.

As cool as ____

• (A) a cucumber
• (B) the winter night
• (C) an ice cream
• (D) a rock star

Fill in the blanks with the correct simile.

As fresh as ____

• (A) a daisy
• (B) a rose
• (C) milk
• (D) dew

Choose the option that does not belong with the rest:

• (A) Consort
• (B) Spouse
• (C) Partner
• (D) Clear

Nerd means:

• (A) Genius
• (B) Uninteresting person
• (C) Worm
• (D) Arthropod