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At a college football game, \(\tfrac{4}{5}\) of the lower-deck seats were sold. The lower deck contains \(\tfrac{1}{4}\) of all stadium seats. Overall, \(\tfrac{2}{3}\) of all stadium seats were sold. What fraction of the unsold seats in the stadium lay in the lower deck?

• (a) \(\dfrac{3}{20}\)
• (b) \(\dfrac{1}{6}\)
• (c) \(\dfrac{1}{5}\)
• (d) \(\dfrac{1}{3}\)

A country follows a progressive taxation system under which the income tax rates applicable varies for different slabs of income. Total tax is computed by calculating the tax for each slab and adding them up. The rates applicable are as follows :
 

If annual income is Rs. \(1{,}70{,}000\), what is the total tax payable?

• (a) Rs. 51{,}000
• (b) Rs. 17{,}000
• (c) Rs. 34{,}000
• (d) Rs. 25{,}000

A private telephone company serving a small community makes a profit of Rs. 12 per subscriber, if it has 725 subscribers. It decides to reduce the rate by a fixed sum for each subscriber over 725, thereby reducing the profit by 1 paise per subscriber. Thus, there will be profit of Rs. 11.99 on each of the 726 subscribers, Rs. 11.98 on each of the 727 subscribers etc. The number of subscribers which will give the company, the maximum profit, is:

• (a) \(961\)
• (b) \(962\)
• (c) \(963\)
• (d) None of these

A milkman buys milk contained in \(10\) vessels of equal size. If he sells his milk at Rs. 5 per litre, he loses Rs. 200; if he sells it at Rs. 6 per litre, he would gain Rs. 150 on the whole. Find the number of litres contained in each vessel.

• (a) \(20\) litres
• (b) \(30\) litres
• (c) \(25\) litres
• (d) \(35\) litres

A firm of readymade garments makes both men’s and women’s shirts. Its average profit is \(6%\) of the sales. Average profit in men’s shirts is \(8%\) of the sales and women’s shirts comprise \(60%\) of the output. The average profit per sale rupee in women’s shirts is:

• (a) \(0.0466\)
• (b) \(0.0666\)
• (c) \(0.0166\)
• (d) None of these

In an express train, the numbers of passengers travelling in A.C. Sleeper Class, First Class and Sleeper Class are in the ratio \(1:2:3\), and the fares of these classes are in the ratio \(5:4:2\). If the total income from the train is Rs. 54000, find the income from the A.C. Sleeper Class.

• (a) Rs. 8000
• (b) Rs. 12000
• (c) Rs. 10000
• (d) None of these

A dealer buys three kinds of dry fruits at Rs. 100, Rs. 80 and Rs. 60 per kg in the weight ratio \(12:15:20\). Selling the first two together gives him \(20%\) profit; overall he has no gain no loss. Find the percentage loss on the third kind.

• (a) \(40%\)
• (b) \(20%\)
• (c) \(30%\)
• (d) \(50%\)

Rahul starts a business with Rs. 8000. After \(6\) months, Sanjay joins with some capital. If their profits after one year are equal, find Sanjay's investment.

• (a) Rs. 17{,}500
• (b) Rs. 18{,}000
• (c) Rs. 16{,}000
• (d) Rs. 16{,}500

A watch is bought for Rs. 1950 in cash and sold for Rs. 2200 on one-year credit. If the interest rate is \(10%\) p.a., find the trader’s gain/loss.

• (a) Gains Rs. 5
• (b) Gains Rs. 50
• (c) Loses Rs. 30
• (d) Gains Rs. 30

An article is listed at Rs. 65. A customer bought this article for Rs. 56.16 and got two successive discounts, the first being \(10%\). What was the other discount rate allowed by the shopkeeper?

• (a) \(3%\)
• (b) \(4%\)
• (c) \(6%\)
• (d) \(2%\)

A company has \(50{,}000\) preferred shares with dividend \(20%\) and \(20{,}000\) common shares; par value of each share is Rs. 10. The total profit is Rs. 1{,80{,000, of which Rs. 30{,000 is kept in reserve and the rest distributed to shareholders. Find the dividend percent paid to common shareholders.

• (a) \(20%\)
• (b) \(24%\)
• (c) \(25%\)
• (d) \(30%\)

A man buys apples at a certain price per dozen and sells them at eight times that price per hundred. What is his gain or loss percent?

• (a) \(4%\) loss
• (b) \(8\frac{1}{4}\) loss
• (c) \(4%\) gain
• (d) \(6\frac{1}{4}%\) gain

By selling \(12\) notebooks, the seller earns a profit equal to the selling price of \(2\) notebooks. What is his percentage profit?

• (a) \(25%\)
• (b) \(20%\)
• (c) \(16\frac{2}{3}%\)
• (d) Data inadequate

A manufacturer can sell all he produces at Rs. 60 each. It costs Rs. 40 in materials and labour to produce each item and overhead expenses are Rs. 3000 per week. How many units should be produced and sold to make a profit of at least Rs. 1000 per week?

• (a) \(300\)
• (b) \(250\)
• (c) \(400\)
• (d) \(200\)

An aeroplane first flew with a speed of \(440\) km/h and covered some distance. It still had to cover \(770\) km less than what it had already covered, and it flew this remainder at \(660\) km/h. The average speed for the entire flight was \(500\) km/h. Find the total distance.

• (a) \(3250\) km
• (b) \(2750\) km
• (c) \(4400\) km
• (d) \(1375\) km

Train A running at \(60\) km/h leaves Mumbai for Delhi at \(6\) p.m. Train B running at \(90\) km/h also leaves for Delhi at \(9\) p.m. Train C leaves Delhi for Mumbai at \(9\) p.m. If all three trains meet at the same time between Mumbai and Delhi (distance \(=1260\) km), find the speed of Train C.

• (a) \(60\) km/h
• (b) \(90\) km/h
• (c) \(120\) km/h
• (d) \(135\) km/h

A contractor undertakes to build a wall in 50 days. He employs 50 people for the same. However, after 25 days he finds that only 40% of the work is complete. How many more men need to be employed to complete the work in time?

A race course is 400 metres long. A and B run a race and A wins by 5 metres. B and C run over the same course and B wins by 4 metres. C and D run over it and D wins by 16 metres. If A and D run over it, then who would win and by how much?

A leak was found in a ship when it was 77 km from the shore. The leak admits 2.25 tonnes of water in 5.5 minutes. 92 tonnes will suffice to sink the ship. The pumps can throw out water at 12 tonnes per hour. Find the average rate of sailing at which the ship may reach the shore as it begins to sink.

• (a) 9.75 km/h
• (b) 13 km/h
• (c) 14.5 km/h
• (d) 10.5 km/h

A man in a train notices that he can count 21 telephone posts in one minute. If they are known to be 50 metres apart, then at what speed is the train travelling?

• (a) 45 km/h
• (b) 60 km/h
• (c) 63 km/h
• (d) 65 km/h

A man buys a certain quantity of apples, mangoes and bananas. If the mangoes were to cost the same as apples, he would have to forego the bananas to buy the same number of mangoes as he had bought earlier (for the same total amount). The amount spent by him on mangoes and bananas together is 50% more than the amount spent on apples. The total amount spent is Rs. 140. The number of mangoes bought is the same as the number of bananas. If he wishes to buy the same number of apples as well, how much additional amount would he have to spend?

• (a) 56
• (b) 140
• (c) 28
• (d) 42

In a special racing event, the person who enclosed the maximum area would be the winner and would get Rs. 100 every square metre of area covered by him/her. Jonsson, who successfully completed the race and was the eventual winner, enclosed the area shown in the figure below. What is the prize money won?

Note: The arc from C to D makes a complete semi-circle. Given: \(AB=3\) m, \(BC=10\) m, \(CD=BE=2\) m.

• (a) Rs. 2914
• (b) Rs. 2457
• (c) Rs. 2614
• (d) Rs. 2500

A lawn is in the form of an isosceles triangle. The cost of turfing on it came to Rs. 1{,}200 at Rs. 4 per m\(^2\). If the base be 40 m long, find the length of each side.

• (a) 25 m
• (b) 24 m
• (c) 26 m
• (d) None of these

A survey on a sample of 25 new cars checked for three options—air-conditioning (A), radio (R), and power windows (P). Data: 15 had A; 2 had A\&P but no R; 12 had R; 6 had A\&R but no P; 11 had P; 4 had R\&P (total); 3 had all three. How many cars had none of the options?

• (a) 4
• (b) 3
• (c) 1
• (d) 2

Large (L), medium (M) and small (S) ships bring water. Given: \(4L = 7S\); and \(3M\) carry the same as \(2L + 1S\). A fleet of \(15L, 7M, 14S\) made 36 journeys and brought a certain quantity of water. How many journeys would \(12L, 14M, 21S\) need to bring the same quantity?

• (a) 32
• (b) 25
• (c) 29
• (d) 49

The age of the father 5 years ago was 5 times the age of his son. At present the father's age is 3 times that of his son. What is the present age of the father?

• (a) 33 years
• (b) 30 years
• (c) 45 years
• (d) None of these

The probability that a contractor will get a plumbing contract is \(2/3\) and the probability that he will not get an electric contract is \(5/9\). If the probability of getting at least one contract is \(4/5\), what is the probability that he will get both?

• (a) \(31/45\)
• (b) \(8/45\)
• (c) \(14/45\)
• (d) None of these

A candidate is selected for interview for three posts. For the first post there are 5 candidates, for the second there are 8 and for the third there are 7. What are the chances for his getting at least one post?

• (a) \(\dfrac{1}{5}\)
• (b) \(\dfrac{3}{5}\)
• (c) \(\dfrac{2}{5}\)
• (d) \(\dfrac{4}{5}\)

The number of ways in which a committee of 3 ladies and 4 gentlemen can be appointed out of 8 ladies and 7 gentlemen, if Mrs. X refuses to serve in a committee of which Mr. Y is a member, is

• (a) 1,540
• (b) 1,960
• (c) 3,240
• (d) None of these

A bus starts from city X. The number of women in the bus is half of the number of men. In city Y, 10 men leave the bus and five women enter. Now the number of men and women is equal. In the beginning, how many passengers entered the bus?

• (a) 15
• (b) 30
• (c) 36
• (d) 45

Balls are arranged in rows to form an equilateral triangle (1 in the first row, 2 in the second, and so on). If 669 more balls are added, all the balls can be arranged in a square and each side of the square contains 8 balls fewer than the number of balls on a side of the triangle. What was the initial number of balls?

• (a) 1600
• (b) 1500
• (c) 1540
• (d) 1690

The shaded region in the following Venn Diagram represents:

• (a) \(A \cup (B \cup C)\)
• (b) \(A \cup (B \cap C)\)
• (c) \(A \cap (B \cup C)\)
• (d) None of these

What is the difference between the average runs of top two openers in terms of highest runs}, if matches having 0’s were ignored?

• (a) 11.1
• (b) 13.7
• (c) 4.7
• (d) None of these

If matches having zero runs and the one with highest runs is ignored, what will be the average runs for opener C?

• (a) 20.7
• (b) 21.79
• (c) 21.29
• (d) 21.17

By how much does the difference between the two highest total runs differ from the difference between the two lowest total runs?

• (a) More by 4
• (b) More by 18
• (c) Lower by 18
• (d) None of these

Which of the given pairs of openers have ratio \(5:2\) in their highest runs?

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

If the human body can withstand a maximum of 9720 units of IR rays when exposed to the sun continuously, then what is the maximum time in minutes that any person could stand in the sun without crossing the threshold limit of IR rays?

• (a) 23
• (b) 19
• (c) 27
• (d) 29

The amount of Beta rays in 10 minutes of the sun’s rays is how many times the amount of IR rays in 3 minutes of the sun’s rays?

• (a) 1.44
• (b) 1.33
• (c) 1.66
• (d) 1.55

How many minutes of exposure to the sun in a day would be enough to ensure that the body receives enough Vitamin D, given that the body requires 40 units of Vitamin D every day and that 30 units of Beta rays generate one unit of Vitamin D?

• (a) \(5 \tfrac{1}{3}\)
• (b) \(5 \tfrac{2}{3}\)
• (c) \(6 \tfrac{1}{3}\)
• (d) \(6 \tfrac{2}{3}\)

The amount of Alpha rays received in two minutes is how much more/less than the amount of Radio waves received in four minutes?

• (a) 1320 units more
• (b) 1200 units less
• (c) 1440 units less
• (d) 1600 units more

Asian Non-Christian females who are Professionals are represented by (based on the 4-set diagram with sets: Christians (C), Professionals (P), Females (F), Asians (A)).

• (a) 3
• (b) 10
• (c) 8
• (d) 11

Asian females who are neither professional nor Christians are denoted by

• (a) 6
• (b) 9
• (c) 10
• (d) 3

Non-Asian professional Christian male are represented by

• (a) 10
• (b) 11
• (c) 12
• (d) 9

Christian females who are non-professional and Asian are represented by

• (a) 5
• (b) 10
• (c) 9
• (d) None of these

INSIPID : PIQUANT :: (Select the pair that shows the same relationship as the capitalized pair)

• (a) relish : spice
• (b) tasty : bland
• (c) sweet : dessert
• (d) flat : spicy

In a certain code, TERMINAL is written as SDQLJQBM. How is CREDIBLE written in that code?

• (a) BQDCJCMF
• (b) BQDCHAKD
• (c) DSFEJCMF
• (d) DSFEHAKD

Find out the missing letter/number in place of the question mark in the figure below

• (a) 11
• (b) 5
• (c) 9
• (d) 13

Find the missing number (?) in the third row of the table:
\[ \begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline 1 & 2 & 3 & 2 & 10 & 12
\hline 2 & 5 & 12 & 10 & 16 & 13
\hline 1 & 2 & 1 & ? & 10 & 24
\hline \end{array} \]

• (a) 5
• (b) 11
• (c) 13
• (d) 8

How is Rajinder related to Ashok? (Use the family information given above.)

• (a) Father–in–law
• (b) Brother–in–law
• (c) Cousin
• (d) Maternal Uncle

What is Sanjay’s surname?

• (a) Gupta
• (b) Malhotra
• (c) Aggarwal
• (d) Surinder

Renu is Sanjay’s .................

• (a) Sister–in–law
• (b) Sister
• (c) Cousin
• (d) Aunty

Mohan is the son of Arun’s father’s sister. Prakash is the son of Reva, who is the mother of Vikas and grandmother of Arun. Pranab is the father of Neela and the grandfather of Mohan. Reva is the wife of Pranab. How is the wife of Vikas related to Neela?

• (a) Sister
• (b) Sister-in-law
• (c) Niece
• (d) None of these

Which four} colours are adjacent to Green?

• (a) black, blue, brown, red
• (b) black, blue, brown, white
• (c) black, blue, red, white
• (d) black, brown, red, white

Which of the following can be deduced from (I), (II) and (VI)?

• (a) Black is on the top
• (b) Blue is on the top
• (c) Brown is on the top
• (d) Brown is opposite to black

Which statement among (I)–(VI) adds no new} information beyond the rest?

• (a) II
• (b) III
• (c) V
• (d) VI

If the Red side is exchanged with the Green side and the Blue is swapped with Black, then which of the following is false?

• (a) Red is opposite to Black
• (b) White is adjacent to Brown
• (c) Green is opposite to Brown
• (d) White is opposite to Blue

If Ankit puts E, H and M on the east} wall, which of the following must be true?

• (a) R and M cannot face each other
• (b) O cannot be in the centre of the west wall
• (c) E cannot be in the centre of the east wall
• (d) T and M cannot face each other

If he decides to celebrate by making the sequence around the room spell MOTHER, starting at the leftmost on the east wall and then going around the room, which of the following will be false?

• (a) O is opposite to E
• (b) H is next to E
• (c) T is next to O
• (d) T is opposite to R

Which of the following is not} possible (respecting the O–E and O–T adjacency bans)?

• (a) T and O to be opposite to each other
• (b) T, H and E to be on the same wall
• (c) H, M and R to be on the same wall
• (d) M and O to be opposite to each other

Now replace \(M\) by another \(O\) (so the multiset is \(\{E,H,O,O,R,T\}\)). Which of the following must be false?

• (a) O’s can be on opposite walls in the middle
• (b) Either R or H will be next to an O
• (c) Either R or H will be next to either T or E
• (d) T will be opposite to either O or E
• (a) R is the captain of South Africa
• (b) W is an immediate neighbour of V
• (c) The captain of Australia and England are immediate neighbours
• (d) Four people sit between W and Q

Four girls (G\(_1\), G\(_2\), G\(_3\), G\(_4\)) and three boys (B\(_1\), B\(_2\), B\(_3\)) are to sit for a dinner such that no two boys should sit together nor two girls. If they are successively sitting, what is the position of B\(_2\) and G\(_3\)?

• (a) 5th and 6th
• (b) 4th and 5th
• (c) 3rd and 4th
• (d) 2nd and 3rd

Five students participated in the scholarship examination.
"Sudha scored higher than Puja. Kavita scored lower than Suma but higher than Sudha. Mamta scored between Puja and Sudha."
Who scored lowest in the examination?

• (a) Puja
• (b) Kavita
• (c) Mamta
• (d) Sudha

Persons X, Y, Z and Q live in red, green, yellow or blue coloured houses placed in a sequence on a street.
Z lives in a yellow house. The green house is adjacent to the blue house. X does not live adjacent to Z. The yellow house is in between the green and red houses. The colour of the house X lives in is:

• (a) green
• (b) blue
• (c) red
• (d) cannot be determined

The passage is primarily concerned with

• (a) explaining difficulties involved in cultivating domestic fowl.
• (b) explaining the origin of passive diffusion as a method of respiration.
• (c) explaining the processes of gas and water diffusion in eggs.
• (d) distinguishing between passive diffusion and active respiration.

A necessary ingredient in the eggshell’s suitability for gas exchange is its

• (a) opacity
• (b) fragility
• (c) permeability
• (d) adhesiveness

The passage contains information that would answer which of the following questions about fowl-breeding?

I. What function does turning the fertilized egg serve in the hatching process?
II. Why must the egg shed water during the hatching process?
III. What occurs when the amount of water loss during hatching exceeds 15 percent of the egg’s initial mass?

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

The passage would be most likely to appear in

• (a) a pamphlet designed to introduce novice breeders of domestic fowl to the advantages of current techniques.
• (b) an agricultural research report focused on the history of fowl-breeding practices in the United States.
• (c) a Congressional report urging the appropriation of funds for research into needed improvements in egg-hatching.
• (d) a scientific journal article highlighting biochemical and physical principles underlying common phenomena.

According to the passage, which of the following statements is true of the extent of water loss by the egg during the hatching process?

• (a) It exceeds the initial mass of the egg by 15 percent.
• (b) It is regulated by a specialized adaptation for conserving water.
• (c) It should compensate for the egg’s entire water gain during incubation.
• (d) It should amount to 15 percent of the egg’s water gain during incubation.

ZOOM

• (a) Soothe
• (b) Plummet
• (c) Subjugate
• (d) Refute

PREDILECTION

• (a) Antipathy
• (b) Ignorance
• (c) Dissonance
• (d) Disharmony

DOCILE

• (a) Unmanageable
• (b) Dutiful
• (c) Submissive
• (d) Painful

EQUIVOCAL

• (a) Mistaken
• (b) Quaint
• (c) Clear
• (d) Universal

PROSAIC

• (a) Pensive
• (b) Imaginative
• (c) Rhetorical
• (d) Pacified

LEVITY

• (a) Praise
• (b) Blame
• (c) Solemnity
• (d) Frivolity

OBLOQUY

• (a) Praise
• (b) Cruel
• (c) Slander
• (d) Dialogue

ELAN

• (a) Flair
• (b) Spiritual
• (c) Inspiration
• (d) Boredom

GAUCHE

• (a) Vain
• (b) Rich
• (c) Polished
• (d) Tactless

BROWBEAT

• (a) Ambitious
• (b) Challenging
• (c) Intimidate
• (d) Tarnish

IMPOSTURE

• (a) Claim
• (b) Status
• (c) Destruction
• (d) Deception

PROBOSCIS

• (a) Search
• (b) Probe
• (c) Snout
• (d) Prove

PARLEY

• (a) Discuss
• (b) Deliver
• (c) Sweeten
• (d) Race

Pipes are not a safer .......... to cigarettes because, though pipe smokers do not inhale, they are still .......... higher rates of lung and mouth cancers than non-smokers.

• (a) alternative - subject to
• (b) answer - responsible for
• (c) preference - tree from
• (d) rejoinder - involved in

Because of its tendency to ............ most Indian art is ............ Japanese art, where symbols have been minimized and meaning has been conveyed by using the method of the merest suggestion.

• (a) overdraw - similar to
• (b) understate - reminiscent of
• (c) imitate - superior to
• (d) sentimentalism - supportive of

In the absence of native predators, to stop the spread of their population, the imported goats .......... to such an inordinate degree that they over-grazed the countryside and .......... the native vegetation.

• (a) thrived - threatened
• (b) suffered - abandoned
• (c) propagated - cultivated
• (d) dwindled - eliminated

The analysis of anything but .......... the coach’s report was, but those of us who have learned to discount such dismal .......... are optimistic.

• (a) malicious - benefits
• (b) sanguinary - traps
• (c) pessimistic - confusion
• (d) pleasant - prognostications

Choose the order of the sentences marked A, B, C, D, and E to form a logical paragraph.

A. 'It's a tricky business', says Allan H. Meltzer, an economist at Carnegie Mellon University and a former economic adviser to President Reagan.

B. Some policy-makers are focused on staving off the opposite problem—deflation, or falling prices, as demand weakens to the point that goods pile up without buyers, sending prices down and reducing the incentive for businesses to invest.

C. That could shrink demand further and perhaps even deliver the sort of downward spiral that pinned Japan in the weeds of stagnant growth during the 1990s.

D. "There's no math model that tells us when to do it or how."

E. But that, as most economists see it, is a worry for another day.

• (a) ABCED
• (b) ACDEB
• (c) BCDEA
• (d) ADEBC

Choose the order of the sentences marked A, B, C, D, and E to form a logical paragraph.

A. Early in August, as his jeep wound its way through the piles of burning tyres that angry protestors had used to barricade the road from Srinagar airport into the city, former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, turned to a journalist sitting next to him with a smile on his face.

B. “So,” he said, “are you here to write another article about how I don’t know how to run a government?”

C. Having emerged as the single largest party in the J\&K Assembly, with 28 seats in a house of 87, the National Conference has the undeniable right to form and lead the government.

D. To do so, however, it will need the support of the Congress, which has picked up 17 seats.

E. More likely than not, Dr. Abdullah’s leadership – or that of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President, his son Omar Abdullah – will soon be put to the test.

• (a) ABECD
• (b) ABDEC
• (c) ADEBC
• (d) ABCED

Choose the order of the sentences marked A, B, C, D, and E to form a logical paragraph.

A. This is the time of the year when people go out and shop for their winter wear.

B. But it seems economic recession has hit the fashion industry as well.

C. We haven’t seen exclusive fashion shows from big designers this winter.

D. Designer Sandeep Khosla agrees, “Every industry has been hit and fashion is no different.”

E. Its effect could be seen on both couture and readymade segments.

• (a) ADBCE
• (b) ABCDE
• (c) AEDBC
• (d) BCDEA

Choose the order of the sentences marked A, B, C, D, and E to form a logical paragraph.

A. And, in turn, corporate houses seek employees who will benefit their company and help the company grow.

B. It is an exchange of value.

C. Both sides are seeking to benefit.

D. Since we are on the eager prospective employee side, we need to please and satisfy our potential employers.

E. One seeks employment for personal gain, profit and success.

• (a) ABCED
• (b) BCDEA
• (c) EABCD
• (d) DEABC

One or more of the sentences (A, B, C, D) is/are incorrect considering standard English usage. Identify the incorrect sentence(s).

A. The rightfully believing that his geniuses in poetry laid in personal utterances, Irish poet William Butler Yeats recognized that these personal utterances alone could not organize a body of a lyric poetry and drama into the organic structure he hoped to build.

B. For one thing personal utterances is beset by danger of sentimentality, which leads poetry away from that reality that poetry would deal with various kinds of self-pity and self-deceptions.

C. He thus has to technique by which the person could some how be objectified, be given the appearance of impersonal “truth” and yet retained- motive force of privately felt belief.

D. The partial solution was the theory the mask.

• (a) B, C and D
• (b) A, C and D
• (c) A, B, C and D
• (d) A and B

One or more of the sentences (A, B, C, D) is/are incorrect considering standard English usage. Identify the incorrect sentence(s).

A. In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger.

B. I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation.

C. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it.

D. The glow from that fire can truly light the world.

• (a) B only
• (b) A only
• (c) C only
• (d) No error

One or more of the sentences (A, B, C, D) is/are incorrect considering standard English usage. Identify the incorrect sentence(s).

A. As the growing economy makes increasing demands on infrastructure inputs, these problems could worsen in the coming year.

B. Therefore, addressing infrastructure gaps needs to doing our topmost priority next year.

C. The second risk lies in the global macroeconomic imbalances, reflected in the twin deficits of the US and rising surpluses of Asia.

D. The longer these imbalances have persisted, the greater has become the risk of disruptive correction.

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

One or more of the sentences (A, B, C, D) is/are incorrect considering standard English usage. Identify the incorrect sentence(s).

A. A day after a controversy broke out over medicines manufactured by the guru, the Health Ministry said that they would put the medicines to the test.

B. The government will not scrap the Delhi-Mumbai airport modernization plan.

C. In the district town, the children told the committee members that they were not consuming the meals served by the schools.

D. The committee would keep watch on the quality of grain.

• (a) B only
• (b) D only
• (c) A only
• (d) A only

I prefer The Hindu. (a)/ but my eldest (b)/ son reads (c)/ Times of India (d).

• (a) I prefer The Hindu
• (b) but my eldest
• (c) son reads
• (d) Times of India

He was wearing shabby (a)/ faded trouser (b)/ which he explained, were called jeans (c)/ and cost (d) a fortune.

• (a) shabby
• (b) faded trouser
• (c) were called jeans
• (d) cost a fortune

He has become (a)/ so weak that even (b)/ a two furlongs (c)/ walk makes him breathless (d).

• (a) has become
• (b) so weak that even
• (c) a two furlongs
• (d) breathless

A picture of one of the progenitors (a)/ of the founder (b)/ of the company hanged (c)/ on the wall (d).

• (a) progenitors
• (b) founder
• (c) hanged
• (d) on the wall

His secretary told me (a)/ that she was unable to tell us when (b)/ her boss would return back (c)/ from his work (d).

• (a) told me
• (b) when
• (c) return back
• (d) from his work

Identify the best way of writing the sentence:
When one reads the Hindi literature of the twentieth century, you find a striking contrast between the writings of Munshi Premchand and later day writers of popular Hindi fiction.

• (a) When one reads the Hindi literature of the twentieth century, you find a striking contrast between the writings of Munshi Premchand and later day writers of popular Hindi fiction.
• (b) When one reads the Hindi literature of the twentieth century, he finds a striking contrast between the writings of Munshi Premchand and later day writers of popular Hindi fiction.
• (c) When you read the Hindi literature of the twentieth century, one finds a striking contrast between the writings of Munshi Premchand and later day writers of popular Hindi fiction.
• (d) If one reads the Hindi literature of the twentieth century, you find a striking contrast between the writings of Munshi Premchand and later day writers of popular Hindi fiction.

Identify the best way of writing the sentence:
No officer had ought to be put into a situation where he has to choose between his love for his family and the responsibilities accompanying his duty.

• (a) No officer had ought to be put into a situation where he has to choose between his love for his family and the responsibilities accompanying his duty.
• (b) No officer should be put into a situation where he has to choose between his love for his family and the responsibilities accompanying his duty.
• (c) No officer should had to be put into a situation in which he has to choose between his love for his family and the responsibilities accompanying his duty.
• (d) No officer ought to be put into a situation in which he has to choose between his love for his family and the responsibilities accompanying his duty.

Identify the best way of writing the sentence:
Entertainment being recognized as an important factor in improving mental and physical health and thereby reducing human misery and poverty.

• (a) Entertainment being recognized as an important factor in improving mental and physical health and thereby reducing human misery and poverty.
• (b) Recognition of it being an important factor in improving mental and physical health entertainment reduces human misery and poverty.
• (c) Recognizing entertainment as an important factor in improving mental and physical health and thereby reducing human misery and poverty.
• (d) Entertainment is recognized as an important factor in improving mental and physical health and thereby reducing human misery and poverty.

Identify the best way of writing the sentence:
Ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from they who maintain that it was an unauthorized act.

• (a) Ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from they who maintain that it was an unauthorized act.
• (b) Ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from those who maintain that it was an unauthorized act.
• (c) Ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from they who maintain that it had been an unauthorized act.
• (d) Ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from those maintaining that it was an unauthorized act.

Identify the best way of writing the sentence:
If we cooperate together by dividing up the booty, we shall be able to work together smoothly in the future.

• (a) If we cooperate by dividing up the booty, we shall be able to work together smoothly in the future.
• (b) If we cooperate together by dividing up the booty, we shall be able to work together smoothly in the future.
• (c) If we cooperate by dividing up the booty together, we shall be able to work together smoothly in the future.
• (d) If we cooperate with each other by dividing the booty, we shall be able to work together smoothly in the future.

Recently, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs hiked the cap on foreign investment in the broadcast sector to:

• (a) 74 per cent
• (b) 49 per cent
• (c) 26 per cent
• (d) 60 per cent

India's first newspaper was:

• (a) Amrita Bazar Patrika
• (b) Vande Mataram
• (c) Bengal Gazette
• (d) Rast Goftar

The biggest producer of diamond in the world is:

• (a) Russia
• (b) South Africa
• (c) Canada
• (d) Botswana

When coat/blanket is beaten by the stick, the dust particles are removed. This is an example of:

• (a) Newton's first law of motion
• (b) Newton's second law of motion
• (c) Newton's third law of motion
• (d) Newton's first law of gravitation

Shome Committee recently submitted its report to the Union Finance Minister. The report is related to:

• (a) Coal mine allocation
• (b) GAAR
• (c) Banking reform
• (d) Privatisation of Railways

World's oldest peak, Guru Shikhar, is the highest peak of which of the following mountain ranges?

• (a) Purvanchal
• (b) Aravali Range
• (c) Satpura
• (d) Shiwaliks

The winners of the Mixed Doubles title in the Wimbledon Tennis Championship 2012 are:

• (a) Frederik Nielsen and Elena Vesnina
• (b) Jonathan Marray and Lisa Raymond
• (c) Leander Paes and Elena Vesnina
• (d) Mike Bryan and Lisa Raymond

Vembanad Lake is the longest lake in India. It is located in:

• (a) Kerala
• (b) Tamil Nadu
• (c) Odisha
• (d) Maharashtra

In the Men’s 7-a-side Football event at the London Paralympics 2012, which of the following countries won the gold medal?

• (a) Ukraine
• (b) Brazil
• (c) Russia
• (d) Germany

Gaddis tribe is found in:

• (a) Himachal Pradesh
• (b) Sikkim
• (c) Kerala
• (d) Arunachal Pradesh

Recently, Kaushik Basu has been appointed as the:

• (a) India’s permanent representative in UN
• (b) Chief economist and senior vice president of IMF
• (c) Secretary-General of the Commonwealth
• (d) Chairman, Finance Commission of India

Recently, ICC Under-20 World Cup 2012 final was held in:

• (a) London
• (b) Berlin
• (c) Tokyo
• (d) South Africa

Who was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly's Minorities Committee?

• (a) B.R. Ambedkar
• (b) Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer
• (c) Harendra Coomar Mookerjee
• (d) A.V. Thakkar

Which of the following strait connects the Gulf of Aqaba with the Red Sea?

• (a) Strait of Baltiysk
• (b) Strait of Messina
• (c) Straits of Tiran
• (d) Strait of Hormuz

Who among the following Hollywood directors is the first person to make a solo dive to the Pacific Ocean trench?

• (a) James Cameron
• (b) Robert Wise
• (c) Steven Soderbergh
• (d) William Wyler

K.N. Tilak Kumar is the current president of:

• (a) AIIMS
• (b) NCERT
• (c) Indian Newspaper Society
• (d) National Commission for Scheduled Castes

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is the statutory body that monitors the implementation of the Act across the country. Who among the following is the current chairman of NCPCR?

• (a) Shantha Sinha
• (b) Yashwant Jain
• (c) Amod Kanth
• (d) Nina Nayak

The recommendations of the Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) headed by Zohra Chatterjee are regarding:

• (a) reforms in Stock Markets
• (b) reform in banking sectors
• (c) tax reform
• (d) de-allocation of coal mines

Which of the following countries in the world is the biggest consumer of gold?

• (a) China
• (b) United States
• (c) India
• (d) Russia

Who is the current Chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)?

• (a) Prashant Sareen
• (b) S.S.N. Moorthy
• (c) U.K. Sinha
• (d) P.K. Malhotra

Senkaku Islands is disputed between:

• (a) England and France
• (b) China and Vietnam
• (c) China and Japan
• (d) Egypt and Israel

Which of these is the largest producer of nuclear energy in the world?

• (a) France
• (b) USA
• (c) India
• (d) Russia

'Struggle for Existence' is the autobiography of which of the following Indian woman leaders?

• (a) Mayawati
• (b) J. Jayalalitha
• (c) Sushma Swaraj
• (d) Mamta Banerjee

Recently China successfully tested the new 14,000 km-range Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). What is the name of the missile?

• (a) Dongfeng-41
• (b) Varyag
• (c) Brahmos
• (d) Changez-2

Which of the following is a book written by Salman Rushdie?

• (a) Swimming Home
• (b) Joseph Anton
• (c) Bring Up the Bodies
• (d) The Lighthouse

Which of the following states has the highest number of joint families?

• (a) Uttar Pradesh
• (b) Rajasthan
• (c) Bihar
• (d) Haryana

Recently, FIFA has labelled a 10-month ban on Juventus coach Antonio Conte for not reporting match-fixing. Antonio belongs to:

• (a) Canada
• (b) Germany
• (c) Australia
• (d) Italy

Current President of International Cricket Council is:

• (a) N. Srinivasan
• (b) Alan Isaac
• (c) Suresh Kalmadi
• (d) Nasim Ashraf

Which of the following organisation(s) has/have been chosen for the Skoll Award, 2012 for Social Entrepreneurship by the Skoll Foundation in Oxford, England?

• (a) The National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) and Nidan
• (b) Sulabh International Social Service Organisation
• (c) Sambhav and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
• (d) Zed Tech Social Organisation

To promote institutional deliveries and to create awareness and responsibility towards health in pregnant women, which of the following States has introduced 'Surakshit Maa' and 'Swasth Maa' awards?

• (a) Bihar
• (b) Haryana
• (c) Madhya Pradesh
• (d) New Delhi

Which of the following airport authorities won the prestigious international 'Jane's ATC Award' for the year 2012?

• (a) Louisville Regional Airport Authority (LRAA)
• (b) Thunder Bay Airport Authority (TBAA)
• (c) Airports Authority of India (AAI)
• (d) Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA)

Which of the following female actors has been awarded the 'best actress award' in 59th National Film Awards?

• (a) Leishangthem Tonthoingambi Devi
• (b) Vidya Balan
• (c) Ananya Chatterjee
• (d) Arundhati Nag

Santos Trophy is associated with which of the following games?

• (a) Cricket
• (b) Football
• (c) Badminton
• (d) Golf

'Do or Die' is associated with which of the following movement?

• (a) Dandi March
• (b) Non-Cooperation Movement
• (c) Khilafat Movement
• (d) Quit India Movement

Which of the following Retail Groups in India is the 50:50 partner of world's largest retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc.?

• (a) Bharti Group
• (b) Mahindra Group
• (c) Sahara Group
• (d) Vodafone Group

One recipient of the Swedish Right Livelihood Award 2012 belongs to Afghanistan. Name that recipient:

• (a) Sima Samar
• (b) Hayrettin Karaca
• (c) Gene Sharp
• (d) Campaign Against Arms Trade

‘Dans le harem de Kadhafi’ is a book written by:

• (a) Lewis Hamilton
• (b) Annick Cojean
• (c) Barack Obama
• (d) Vladimir Putin

12th Five Year Plan will be for the period of:

• (a) 2010–2015
• (b) 2015–2020
• (c) 2011–2016
• (d) 2012–2017

According to the latest report of Forest Survey of India, which of the following states has the largest forest cover area in India?

• (a) Arunachal Pradesh
• (b) Madhya Pradesh
• (c) Maharashtra
• (d) Andhra Pradesh

Aamir Khan is the national goodwill ambassador of which of the following organisations?

• (a) UNESCO
• (b) UNICEF
• (c) ILO
• (d) WIPO