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NCHMCT JEE 2024 Questions with Solutions

Question 1:

The area of a rectangle having sides in the ratio 1 : 4 is equal to the area of a square of side 8 cm. The perimeter of the rectangle (in cm) is:

• (1) 32
• (2) 36
• (3) 40
• (4) 44

If the mean of the observations 6, 16, \( (K + 26) \), \( (2K - 3) \), and 10 is 14, then the value of \( \frac{K^2 + 1}{2} \) is:

• (1) 25
• (2) 18.5
• (3) 13
• (4) 8.5

If the length of the diagonal and the area of a rectangle are 25 m and 168 m\(^2\), respectively, then the longer side of the rectangle is:

• (1) 21 m
• (2) 22 m
• (3) 24 m
• (4) 20 m

A and B, working together, can do a work in 8 days. If A alone can do the work in 12 days, then in how many days can B alone do 25 percent of the work?

• (1) 5
• (2) 6
• (3) 7
• (4) 4

The sum of all possible values of \( K \) such that a 5-digit number 90K68 is divisible by 8 will be:

• (1) 21
• (2) 23
• (3) 25
• (4) 26

In a clearance sale, goods were sold at a reduction of 20%. Sarika purchased a saree for ₹984 in the clearance sale. The usual price of the saree was:

• (1) ₹1184
• (2) ₹1066
• (3) ₹1148
• (4) ₹1230

Two trains having lengths 680 m and 570 m are running towards each other on parallel tracks with speeds of 80 km/h and 70 km/h, respectively. In how many seconds will they be able to cross each other?

• (1) 20
• (2) 25
• (3) 30
• (4) 36

What is the HCF of \( \frac{8}{5}, \frac{6}{8}, \frac{4}{25} \)?

• (1) \( \frac{1}{5} \)
• (2) \( \frac{1}{50} \)
• (3) \( 1 \)
• (4) \( \frac{1}{200} \)

In a class of 60 students, 60% are boys. The average of marks of the boys is 68 and that of the girls is 72. What are the average marks of the whole class?

• (1) 68.8
• (2) 69.3
• (3) 69.6
• (4) 70.1

Solve the following: \[ \sqrt{13824} + \sqrt{15625} \]

• (1) 6
• (2) 7
• (3) 8
• (4) 9

If \( a^4 + \frac{1}{a^4} = 322 \), then the value of \( a - \frac{1}{a} \) is:

• (1) 1
• (2) 2
• (3) \(\frac{8}{27}\)
• (4) 3

In an election between two candidates, one of them got 62% of the total votes polled and won by 432 votes. What is the total number of votes polled?

• (1) 1500
• (2) 1600
• (3) 1800
• (4) 1900

If the difference between 58% and 76% of a number is 198, then the difference between 82% and 46% of the same number will be:

• (1) 286
• (2) 396
• (3) 432
• (4) 506

\₹ 10000 is invested for \( 1\frac{1}{2} \) years at 10% p.a. What is the difference between the compound interest when the sum is compounded half yearly and when it is compounded annually?

• (1) ₹ 24.50
• (2) ₹ 25.25
• (3) ₹ 25.75
• (4) ₹ 26.25

Joseph started a business by investing ₹ 100000. After 2 months, B joined him by investing ₹ 90000. After 4 more months, C joined them by investing ₹ 100000. The ratio of their shares in the profit at the end of the year is:

• (1) 10 : 9 : 10
• (2) 10 : 9 : 5
• (3) 6 : 5 : 3
• (4) 4 : 3 : 2

The ratio of present ages of A, B, and C is 3 : 4 : 5. After 6 years, the average age of all the three will be 26 years. What was the difference between the ages of B and C, 4 years ago?

• (1) 4 years
• (2) 5 years
• (3) 6 years
• (4) 8 years

A and B can do a work in 120 days, B and C can do it in 72 days while A and C can do it in 90 days. In how many days can C alone do the work?

• (1) 30
• (2) 60
• (3) 40
• (4) 120

A man sold two articles for ₹4000 each with no profit no loss in the whole transaction. If he sold one article at a gain of 25%, then the other article has been sold at a loss of:

• (1) \( 20\frac{2}{3}% \)
• (2) \( 25\frac{1}{3}% \)
• (3) \( 18\frac{1}{2}% \)
• (4) \( 16\frac{2}{3}% \)

In a journey of total 24 km, a man noticed that after cycling for 1 hour 40 minutes, the distance covered by him was \( \frac{5}{7} \) of the remaining distance. What was his speed in meters per second?

• (1) \( 1 \frac{1}{3} \)
• (2) \( 1 \frac{2}{3} \)
• (3) \( 1 \frac{5}{6} \)
• (4) \( 1 \frac{1}{4} \)

The sum of two numbers is 240. If the numbers are in the ratio 3 : 5, then the sum of their LCM and HCF is:

• (1) 450
• (2) 460
• (3) 490
• (4) 496

What is the average of first 16 multiples of 9?

• (1) 72
• (2) 76.5
• (3) 77.25
• (4) 79.75

What is the least number that must be added to 6412 to get a perfect square?

• (1) 12
• (2) 120
• (3) 149
• (4) 161

Solve: \( 2.8 - (7.4 \div 3.7 \times 5) \times 2 \)

• (1) 2.76
• (2) 2.64
• (3) 6.8
• (4) -1.2

The monthly salaries of A and B together amount to ₹ 40000. A spends 82% of his salary and B, 94% of his salary. If their savings are the same, then the salary of A is:

• (1) ₹ 10000
• (2) ₹ 18000
• (3) ₹ 22000
• (4) ₹ 30000

The simple interest on a certain sum at the rate of 7% for 6 years is ₹ 3024. The sum is:

• (1) ₹ 7000
• (2) ₹ 7150
• (3) ₹ 7200
• (4) ₹ 7280

If (a + b) : (b + c) : (c + a) = 6 : 7 : 8 and \( a + b + c = 14 \), then the value of \( a \) is:

• (1) 7
• (2) 4
• (3) \( \frac{11}{3} \)
• (4) \( \frac{14}{3} \)

In what ratio should two varieties of sugar costing ₹ 52/kg and ₹ 42/kg, respectively, be mixed to get a variety of sugar costing ₹ 45/kg?

• (1) 21 : 26
• (2) 3 : 5
• (3) 7 : 9
• (4) 7 : 5

A solid metallic cube having surface area 864 cm\(^2\) is melted to form 64 small solid cubes of the same size. The sum of the surface areas of all the small cubes so formed (in cm\(^2\)) is:

• (1) 3200
• (2) 3328
• (3) 3456
• (4) 3584

A is three years older than B who is twice as old as C. If the sum of the ages of A, B and C is 28 years, then how old is B?

• (1) 7 years
• (2) 8 years
• (3) 9 years
• (4) 10 years

A number when multiplied by 18, increased by 357. The number is:

• (1) 19
• (2) 20
• (3) 21
• (4) 23

Select a word from the given options which is related to the third term in the same way as second term is related to the first term.
Professor : Teaching :: Physician : ?

• (1) Doctor
• (2) Patient
• (3) Treatment
• (4) Surgery

Arrange the given words in a meaningful sequence and choose the most appropriate sequence from the given alternatives.
(a) Book
(b) Pulp
(c) Tree
(d) Forest
(e) Paper

• (1) (a), (b), (e), (c), (d)
• (2) (d), (c), (b), (e), (a)
• (3) (c), (d), (b), (e), (a)
• (4) (e), (d), (b), (c), (a)

Choose the odd one out from the given alternatives:
(1) NTP : PGR

(2) RSB : THD

(3) KGN : MTP

(4) QDL : SWP

Six friends G, H, I, P, Q, and R are sitting in a circle facing the centre. H is between P and I. G is between Q and I. R is to the right of P. Who is between G and H?

• (1) P
• (2) Q
• (3) I
• (4) R

Find the missing term in the following series: \[ ab,\ abbc,\ \ ? \ ,\ abcbcde,\ abbcdcdeef \]

• (1) abcccd
• (2) abbecd
• (3) abbccl
• (4) abbcdd

Choose the odd number pair from the given alternatives:
(1) 18 : 306

(2) 16 : 272

(3) 15 : 255

(4) 19 : 313

‘X’ is the husband of ‘M’. ‘N’ is the only grandson of ‘Z’, who is the wife of ‘Y’ and mother-in-law of ‘M’. How is ‘X’ related to ‘Y’?

• (1) Nephew
• (2) Son
• (3) Son-in-law
• (4) Brother-in-law

Observe the figure and answer the question:
What is the sum of the numbers which belong to any two figures only?

• (1) 22
• (2) 34
• (3) 29
• (4) 31

‘G’, ‘H’, ‘T’ and ‘J’ are playing carrom. ‘G’, ‘T’ and ‘J’, ‘H’ are partners. ‘J’ is to the right of ‘T’, who is facing West. Then ‘H’ is facing:

• (1) South
• (2) East
• (3) West
• (4) North

Some words are given below which are related in some way. The same relationship obtains among the words in one of the four alternatives. Find the correct alternative.

Grass : Garden : Flowers

• (1) Quilt : Bed : Pillow
• (2) Road : Footpath : Traffic
• (3) Picture : Wall : Building
• (4) Pen : Book : Pencil

If in a code language, ‘JIYA’ is coded as 180 and ‘NAVAL’ is coded as 250, then how will ‘TANISHA’ be coded in the same code language?

• (1) 288
• (2) 360
• (3) 432
• (4) 504

Choose the missing term of the series from the given alternatives:
HZ0L, K19H, N19E, Q20C, ?

• (1) T21B
• (2) S21B
• (3) T22B
• (4) T22A

A ‘Mechanic’ is related to ‘Garage’ in the same way as ‘Lawyer’ is related to :

• (1) Criminal
• (2) Judge
• (3) Court
• (4) Client

Complete the series by replacing the question mark (?):
ACZ, DGU, HLN, MRE, ?

• (1) SYT
• (2) SXT
• (3) SXU
• (4) RXT

Go through the following informations carefully and answer the given question:
(i) Kamal, Gagan and Harish are smart.

(ii) Kamal, Raman and Jagmohan are sincere.

(iii) Raman, Harish and Jagmohan are loyal.

(iv) Kamal, Gagan and Jagmohan are ambitious.


Which of the following person is neither sincere nor ambitious?

• (1) Gagan
• (2) Kamal
• (3) Raman
• (4) Harish

In the given question certain pairs of words are given, out of which the words in all pairs except one bear a certain common relationship. Choose the pair in which the words are differently related.

• (1) Moon : Satellite
• (2) Venus : Planet
• (3) Rocket : Space
• (4) Sun : Star

If ‘green’ means ‘blue’, ‘blue’ means ‘white’, ‘white’ means ‘red’, ‘red’ means ‘black’, ‘black’ means ‘brown’ and ‘brown’ means ‘yellow’, then the colour of blood is :

• (1) blue
• (2) brown
• (3) black
• (4) white

Jaya and Kishore are a married couple having two sons Mohit and Naval. Binita is daughter of Mahesh and daughter-in-law of Kishore. Priyanka is daughter of Naval and Gauri. How is Mohit related to Mahesh?

• (1) Father
• (2) Son-in-law
• (3) Brother
• (4) Uncle

If in a certain code language 'NOTE' is coded as 'XOJE', 'ROSE' is coded as 'BOIE', then how will 'LOVE' be coded in the same language?

• (1) VOME
• (2) VOLE
• (3) WOLE
• (4) WOKE

Arrange the words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary and then choose the correct sequence.
(a) Introduce
(b) Intrude
(c) Introvert
(d) Internal

• (1) (a), (b), (c), (d)
• (2) (d), (c), (b), (a)
• (3) (d), (a), (c), (b)
• (4) (d), (a), (b), (c)

Choose that set of numbers from the alternatives that is similar to the given set.

(9, 27, 81)

• (1) (15, 52, 125)
• (2) (12, 60, 98)
• (3) (3, 12, 31)
• (4) (12, 36, 108)

Which of the following Venn diagrams indicates the best relationship between Children, Naughty and Studious?

• (1) Three separate circles
• (2) One big circle with two overlapping smaller circles inside
• (3) One circle fully inside another and a separate third
• (4) Children as a big circle, with two intersecting smaller circles (Naughty and Studious) inside it

The number of triangles in the given figure is:

• (1) 13
• (2) 15
• (3) 17
• (4) 14

Select the option that is related to the third letter cluster in the same way as second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster.

PQL : OJK :: FIS : ?

• (1) GYT
• (2) HCX
• (3) GZU
• (4) HGU

Select a figure from the given four alternatives which when placed in the blank space of the given figure would complete the pattern.
\[ \]

• (1)
• (2)
• (3)
• (4)

A statement is given below, followed by four arguments numbered (I), (II), (III), and (IV). Decide which of the following arguments is/are ‘strong’ arguments. Choose the answer from the alternatives given below:

Statement: Should ‘literacy’ be the minimum criterion for becoming a voter in India?

Arguments:
(I) No, more literacy is no guarantee of political maturity of an individual.

(II) Yes, it will reduce corruption in the system.

(III) No, voting is the constitutional right of every citizen.

(IV) Yes, illiterate people are less likely to make politically wiser decisions of voting for a right candidate or party.

• (1) Only (I) and (II) are strong.
  (2) Only (I), (II), and (IV) are strong.
  (3) Only (I), (III), and (IV) are strong.
  (4) Only (II) and (IV) are strong.

Find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.

January : November :: Monday : ?

• (1) Thursday
  (2) Sunday
  (3) Tuesday
  (4) Saturday

Who is wearing a blue shirt?

Seven friends G, H, I, J, K, L and M live in three buildings: Ashiana, Gharonda, and Basera.

Clues:
- L wears pink and lives in Ashiana with M.
- I wears black and is not in Basera.
- J is not in the same building as G or K and wears yellow, lives in Basera.
- Only one more person lives in Basera.
- One in Gharonda wears white.
- K does not wear blue.

• (1) G
  (2) J
  (3) M
  (4) H

Seven friends G, H, I, J, K, L and M live in three different buildings Ashiana, Gharonda and Basera. Each of them is wearing different colour shirts i.e. red, green, blue, white, black, yellow and pink not necessarily in that order. Not more than three or less than two stay in any of the buildings.

L is wearing pink shirt and lives in the same building as only M, i.e. Ashiana.

I is wearing a black shirt and does not live in Basera.

J does not live in the same building as G or K and is wearing a yellow coloured shirt.

H lives in Basera with only one more person and is wearing a green shirt.

None in the Gharonda building wears a white shirt.

K does not wear a blue shirt.

Who stay in Gharonda building?

• (1) K, H
• (2) G, I, K
• (3) I, J, L
• (4) G, M, H

What coloured shirt M is wearing?

• (1) Black
• (2) Red
• (3) White
• (4) Blue

Arrange the five layers of our atmosphere in correct order starting from the earth’s surface.

(A) Stratosphere

(B) Troposphere

(C) Exosphere

(D) Mesosphere

(E) Thermosphere

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

Which river makes the second biggest waterfall in India, known as Shivasamudram Falls?

• (1) Mahanadi
  (2) Kaveri
  (3) Krishna
  (4) Narmada

Statement (A): Removing barriers or restrictions set by the government is known as liberalisation.

Statement (B): This meant that goods can be imported and exported easily.


Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (1) \textbf{Both Statement (A) and (B) are correct.}
• (2) \textbf{Both Statement (A) and (B) are incorrect.}
• (3) \textbf{Statement (A) is correct, (B) is incorrect.}
• (4) \textbf{Statement (A) is incorrect, (B) is correct.}

Which of the following is not included in terms of credit?

• (1) Interest rate
• (2) Collateral and documentation
• (3) Mode of repayment
• (4) History of the money lender

Which writ is issued when the court finds that a particular office holder is not doing legal duty and thereby is infringing on the right of an individual?

• (1) Mandamus
• (2) Prohibition
• (3) Certiorari
• (4) Habeas Corpus

Under which writ, the court orders a lower court or another authority to transfer a matter pending before it to the higher authority or court?

• (1) Habeas Corpus
• (2) Mandamus
• (3) Quo Warranto
• (4) Certiorari

In which year was the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act framed?

• (1) 1974
• (2) 1990
• (3) 1989
• (4) 1979

Who wrote the book titled 'Freedom from Fear'?

• (1) Aung San Suu Kyi
• (2) Nelson Mandela
• (3) Karl Marx
• (4) Mahatma Gandhi

Which of the following is known as ‘Adi Kavya’?

• (1) Bhagavad Gita
• (2) The Ramayana
• (3) The Mahabharata
• (4) Matsya Purana

Match the Rigvedic names of the rivers (List I) with their modern names (List II).

List I \hfill List II

(A) Vitasta \hfill (i) Beas

(B) Vipasa \hfill (ii) Chenab

(C) Asikani \hfill (iii) Sutlej

(D) Shutudri \hfill (iv) Jhelum

• (1) (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
• (2) (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)
• (3) (A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
• (4) (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)

Who said, “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan”?

• (1) Lal Bahadur Shastri
• (2) Jawahar Lal Nehru
• (3) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
• (4) Narendra Modi

Which of the following metals is most reactive?

• (1) Sodium
• (2) Aluminium
• (3) Copper
• (4) Zinc

The headquarters of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) is at:

• (1) Ahmedabad
• (2) Hyderabad
• (3) Bengaluru
• (4) Sriharikota

The twinkling of stars is because of which phenomenon of light?

• (1) Reflection of light
• (2) Atmospheric Scattering of light
• (3) Atmospheric Refraction of Star light
• (4) Total Internal Reflection of light

Who is the founder of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)?

• (1) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
• (2) Dr. Meghnad Saha
• (3) Dr. Homi J. Bhabha
• (4) Dr. Vikram Sarabhai

Match List - I with List - II.

List - I (Olympic Medal Winner)   List - II (Sport in which they received)

(A) Gagan Narang                         (I) Badminton

(B) P.V. Sindhu                               (II) Lawn Tennis

(C) Vijender Singh                         (III) Shooting

(D) Leander Paes                           (IV) Boxing

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (1) (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
• (2) (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)
• (3) (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
• (4) (A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)

When is the International Yoga Day celebrated every year?

• (1) 21^st June
• (2) 12^th May
• (3) 1^st July
• (4) 2^nd April

Match List - I with List - II.

List - I                         List - II

(A) Kathak                 (I) Kerala

(B) Bharat Natyam   (II) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Kuchipudi           (III) Tamil Nadu

(D) Kathakali             (IV) North India

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (1) (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
• (2) (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
• (3) (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)
• (4) (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

Jagannath Temple is located in which state of India?

• (1) Tamil Nadu
• (2) Uttar Pradesh
• (3) Madhya Pradesh
• (4) Odisha

Palk Strait is the border line between:

• (1) India and Afghanistan
• (2) India and Sri Lanka
• (3) China and Pakistan
• (4) India and Nepal

Which of the following is wrongly matched?

• (1) Bit – Short form of Binary digit
• (2) Cell – Boxes created by the intersection of rows and columns in MS Excel sheet
• (3) Data – Raw facts and figures
• (4) MU – Short form of Modern Unit

Who amongst the following received the first Jnanpith Award?

• (1) Ranganath Misra
• (2) C. Sankara Kurup
• (3) Damodar Mauzo
• (4) Nirmal Prabha Bordoloi

Who amongst the following is the first woman in the world to go into space?

• (1) Valentina Tereshkova
• (2) Kalpana Chawla
• (3) Caroline Mikkelsen
• (4) Marna Estela

Match List - I with List - II.

List - I                                       List - II

(A) A Tale of Two Cities         (I) Emily Bronte

(B) Midnight’s Children         (II) Charles Dickens

(C) War and Peace                 (III) Salman Rushdie

(D) Wuthering Heights           (IV) Leo Tolstoy

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (1) (A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)
  (2) (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)
  (3) (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
  (4) (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

The Headquarters of United Nations is at:

• (1) New York
  (2) Geneva
  (3) Paris
  (4) London

Who is the first Sikh Guru and founder of Sikhism?

• (1) Guru Teghbahadur
  (2) Guru Gobind Singh
  (3) Guru Arjan
  (4) Guru Nanak

Who amongst the following is the first scientist to get the Nobel Prize for India?

• (1) Dr. Har Gobind Khorana
  (2) Dr. C.V. Raman
  (3) Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
  (4) Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha

The first Commonwealth Games were held in the year 1930 at ______________.

• (1) London
  (2) Sydney
  (3) Hamilton
  (4) Perth

'Durand Cup' is associated with which sport?

• (1) Football
  (2) Table Tennis
  (3) Cricket
  (4) Polo

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:

The following statements were considered by the panel in the Report on the 1991-92 drought in India. In order to decide which approach should be used to measure droughts, the following was considered.
The Panel considered whether droughts can best be measured in terms of the total amount of rainfall, or by some other measure that assesses how much water is actually available for crop production. Given that many variables affect crop production, including the size of the population, the extent of farming and the availability of irrigation, it was decided that a comprehensive model that included several factors would be required to measure the extent of drought.
In addition to the usual measures of rainfall, the Panel also looked at other factors, such as the total availability of water for irrigation, the degree to which rainwater is stored, and the rate of evaporation from the soil.

Which of the following statements is most supported by the passage?

• (1) There are two or more factors that affect the measurement of drought.
  (2) A comprehensive model, which incorporates many factors, is needed to assess drought.
  (3) The total amount of rainfall is the most important factor in determining drought.
  (4) Only one factor is needed to measure the extent of drought.

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:

The British rule expanded further from the ports to the plains, new systems of revenue were imposed.
The British were expecting to expand their rule in the manner of traditional kings, but when the new systems failed, they did not understand the significance of the native ideas and beliefs that could have helped them. This had dire consequences for both sides.

The passage speaks about how the British understood the impact of their revenue policies on their efforts to gain control, and how their reasoning was affected by traditional British thinking.

Choose the correct statement:

• (1) The British expected their rule to extend as traditionally planned.
  (2) They implemented British thinking on their revenue policies without understanding local beliefs.
  (3) They understood the local beliefs and attempted to adapt their policies.
  (4) They only considered their revenue policies in terms of their own beliefs.

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:

The British rule expanded further from the ports to the plains, new systems of revenue were imposed. The British were expecting to expand their rule in the manner of traditional kings, but when the new systems failed, they did not understand the significance of the native ideas and beliefs that could have helped them. This had dire consequences for both sides.

According to Rosenthal’s ideas, it was understood how a close colony like the “empire man” had power over native systems. Those who lived inside had control over the structure of “the empire” but as control passed to the British Empire, it was not without its consequences.

The passage speaks about how the British understood the impact of their revenue policies on their efforts to gain control, and how their reasoning was affected by traditional British thinking.

Choose the correct statement:

• (1) The British rule in India was completely dependent on new systems.
  (2) The revenue policies were designed by local beliefs rather than British imperialism.
  (3) The colonization effort started with the implementation of British-imposed rules, which resulted in political unrest.
  (4) British policies were welcomed by the locals without any difficulties.

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:

As British rule expanded from Bengal to other parts of India, new systems of revenue were imposed. The Permanent Settlement was rarely extended to any region beyond Bengal.

Why was this so? One reason was that after Bengal’s agricultural prices rose, increasing the value of harvests produced, and enlarging the income of the Bengal administrators. Since the revenue demand was fixed under the Permanent Settlement, the colonial state could not claim any share of this enhanced income. Keen on expanding its financial resources, the colonial government had to think of ways to maximise its land revenue. So in territories annexed in the nineteenth century, temporary revenue settlements were made.

There were other reasons too. When officials devise policies, their thinking is deeply shaped by economic theories they are familiar with. By the 1820s, the economist David Ricardo was a celebrated figure in England. Colonial officials had learnt Ricardo’s ideas during their college years. In Maharashtra when British officials set about formulating the terms of the early settlement in the 1820s, they operated according to these ideas.

According to Ricardo’s ideas, a landowner should have a claim only to the “average rent” that prevailed at a given time. When the land yielded more than this “average rent,” the landowner had a surplus that the state needed to take. If tax was not levied, cultivators were likely to turn into renters, and their surplus income was unlikely to be productively invested in the improvement of the land. Many British officials in India thought that the history of Bengal confirmed Ricardo’s theory.

The meaning of the word 'celebrated' as it appears in the passage (para - 3) is :

• (1) prominent
  (2) popular
  (3) renowned
  (4) solemnized

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:

As British rule expanded from Bengal to other parts of India, new systems of revenue were imposed. The Permanent Settlement was rarely extended to any region beyond Bengal.

Why was this so? One reason was that after Bengal’s agricultural prices rose, increasing the value of harvests produced, and enlarging the income of the Bengal administrators. Since the revenue demand was fixed under the Permanent Settlement, the colonial state could not claim any share of this enhanced income. Keen on expanding its financial resources, the colonial government had to think of ways to maximise its land revenue. So in territories annexed in the nineteenth century, temporary revenue settlements were made.

There were other reasons too. When officials devise policies, their thinking is deeply shaped by economic theories they are familiar with. By the 1820s, the economist David Ricardo was a celebrated figure in England. Colonial officials had learnt Ricardo’s ideas during their college years. In Maharashtra when British officials set about formulating the terms of the early settlement in the 1820s, they operated according to these ideas.

According to Ricardo’s ideas, a landowner should have a claim only to the “average rent” that prevailed at a given time. When the land yielded more than this “average rent,” the landowner had a surplus that the state needed to take. If tax was not levied, cultivators were likely to turn into renters, and their surplus income was unlikely to be productively invested in the improvement of the land. Many British officials in India thought that the history of Bengal confirmed Ricardo’s theory.

According to the passage, the colonial government made temporary revenue settlements because:

• (1) they wanted to enhance the income of the Bengal zamindars.
  (2) they wanted to control the rising agricultural prices.
  (3) they wanted to expand their financial resources.
  (4) they wanted to decrease the value of harvest produce.

Spot the error in the given sentence:

According to a survey, only those forests which were not under village management succumbed from fires recently.

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

Choose the correctly spelt word from the following options:

(1) Hlalaballoo
(2) Hypeteneuse
(3) Humdrum
(4) Humourus

• (1) Hlalaballoo
• (2) Hypeteneuse
• (3) Humdrum
• (4) Humourus

Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word:
Humble

• (1) Wicked
• (2) Demeanour
• (3) Reprove
• (4) Ignoble

A part of the sentence is underlined. Below are the alternatives which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative.

Sustainable development goals focus on adaptation and migration of climate change in agriculture too.

• (1) focuses on adaptation and migration
• (2) focus on adaptation and migration
• (3) focuses on adoption and migration
• (4) focus on adoption and mitigation

Fill in the blank with the suitable alternative.

She has assured that she will comply \hspace{2cm} the latest directions.

• (1) for
• (2) of
• (3) within
• (4) with

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

RETAIN

• (1) Impose
• (2) Renounce
• (3) Conserve
• (4) Reserve

Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word:

Succinctly

• (1) Rudely
• (2) Viciously
• (3) Timidly
• (4) Briefly

Fill in the blank with the correct alternative.

After a long heated argument, she has given \hspace{2cm} the matter.

• (1) in
• (2) for
• (3) to
• (4) up

A part of the sentence is underlined. Below are the alternatives which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative.

I prefer to ride than to walk.

• (1) ride to walked
• (2) walks to ride
• (3) riding than walking
• (4) riding to walking

Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Eat humble pie

• (1) To yield
• (2) To urge somebody
• (3) To apologize
• (4) To win approval

Pick out the noun form of 'leave'.

• (1) leaving
• (2) lively
• (3) leave
• (4) left

Choose the word nearest in meaning to the given word: EXCULPATE

• (1) Absolve
• (2) Relate
• (3) Subjugate
• (4) Associate

Spot the error in the given sentence:
The visitors / complained at / the poor accommodation / they were given.

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

Choose the correctly spelt word from the following options:

• (1) Imperterable
• (2) Impetuous
• (3) Impetous
• (4) Apostacy

Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Die in harness

• (1) Die while working
• (2) Die suddenly
• (3) To commit suicide
• (4) Die in poverty

Fill in the blank:
He has ______ this philosophy as being too oblique.

• (1) praised
• (2) criticized
• (3) lauded
• (4) hailed

Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word:
Abundant

• (1) Diligent
• (2) Apex
• (3) Copious
• (4) Existant

Choose the correctly spelt word from the following options:
Dillent

• (1) Dillent
• (2) Dillettant
• (3) Dilettante
• (4) Diletant

Spot the error in the given sentence:
I was pretty sure that \textit{he would support me \textit{to changing the age-old and static structure of our organization.

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

Choose the word nearest in meaning to the given word:
UMBRAGE

• (1) Annoyance
• (2) Distracted
• (3) Reserved
• (4) Contaminated

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word:
FOSTER

• (1) Albeit
• (2) Stake
• (3) Frustrate
• (4) Endorse

Fill in the blank:
The details of the \underline{\hspace{1cm are not known to me.

• (1) Indent
• (2) Incident
• (3) Antecedent
• (4) Abscendant

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word:
FOSTER

• (1) Albeit
• (2) Stake
• (3) Frustrate
• (4) Endorse

Fill in the blank:
The details of the \underline{\hspace{1cm are not known to me.

• (1) Indent
• (2) Incident
• (3) Antecedent
• (4) Abscendant

A part of the sentence is underlined. Below are the alternatives which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative.

With this realisation, she finds herself loose.

• (1) found himself in the loss.
• (2) found herself loosened.
• (3) find herself lost.
• (4) found herself lost.

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word:
INAPPROPRIATE

• (1) Inapposite
• (2) Uncouth
• (3) Aminus
• (4) Acceptable

A part of the sentence is underlined. Below are the alternatives which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative.

The company said to pay in cash or kind both.

• (1) inclined in paying
• (2) suggested that pay
• (3) has offered to pay
• (4) requested to pay

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word:
Narrow - minded

• (1) Broad - minded
• (2) Broad scale
• (3) Intolerant
• (4) Brooding

Choose the word nearest in meaning to the given word:
COUP

• (1) Degrade
• (2) Encroach
• (3) Reinstate
• (4) Compensate

Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase:
Flog a dead horse

• (1) To loose one's temper
• (2) To revive interest in old matters
• (3) To quarrel
• (4) To avoid something

Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word:
Emulate

• (1) Imitate
• (2) Eradicate
• (3) Annihilate
• (4) Obstinate

A part of the sentence is underlined. Below are the alternatives which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative.
The central government has requested the states to end the discrimination on grounds of education.

• (1) has requested the states
• (2) had been ask the states
• (3) ask the states
• (4) No improvement

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Wild

• (1) Cultured
• (2) Ingenious
• (3) Rude
• (4) Declassified

Fill in the blank with the correct alternative:
Someone has defined genius as an infinite capacity __________ learning.

• (1) off
• (2) from
• (3) for
• (4) to

A part of the sentence is underlined. Below are the alternatives which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative.
The machines stopped to work an hour ago.

• (1) stop working
• (2) stopped working
• (3) stops work
• (4) stopped the work

Choose the alternatives which best express the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
At ease

• (1) Hopeful
• (2) Angry
• (3) In a dilemma
• (4) Uncomfortable

Pick out the verb form of 'poison'.

• (1) poisonous
• (2) imprison
• (3) poisons
• (4) poison

Choose the correctly spelt word from the following options:

• (1) Reminiscences
• (2) Reminiscenses
• (3) Reminisnesses
• (4) Remenescenses

Spot the error in the given sentence:
\textit{They took to / reading Times / for the better knowledge / in the facts.

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

Pick out the verb form of 'troublesome'.

• (1) trouble-creator
• (2) comfortable
• (3) trouble
• (4) discomfort

Choose the word nearest in meaning to the given word.
\textit{CORPULENT

• (1) Pliable
• (2) Flourishing
• (3) Bulky
• (4) Affectionate

Fill in the blank with the correct alternative:
\textit{You should not rely ______ the assurance of your friends.

• (1) on
• (2) the
• (3) to
• (4) with

Fill in the blank with the correct alternative:

He will hand ___ the charge next week.

• (1) out
• (2) fill
• (3) in
• (4) over

Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase:

Plough the sands

• (1) Futile labour
• (2) To be suspicious
• (3) To show false sorrow
• (4) Fight meanly

Pick out the adjective form of 'depress'.

• (1) depression
• (2) desperate
• (3) depressed
• (4) desperation

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word: FARcICAL

• (1) Hysterical
• (2) Terrible
• (3) Facetious
• (4) Serious

Fill in the blank:
The \underline{\hspace{2cm of these flowers is enchanting.

• (1) stench
• (2) fragrance
• (3) smell
• (4) odour

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word: AGGRAVATE

• (1) Affront
• (2) Abbreviate
• (3) Alleviate
• (4) Irritate

Spot the error in the given sentence:
All the doctors \textit{were puzzled on the strange symptoms \textit{reported by the patient.

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

Choose the correctly spelt word from the following options:
Resplendant

• (1) Resplindant
• (2) Resplendant
• (3) Resplendent
• (4) Resplendent

Spot the error in the given sentence:
Either of the plans \textit{suits him and therefore \textit{he decided not to go out yesterday.

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

Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word:
Celestial

• (1) Perilous
• (2) Perpetual
• (3) Enormous
• (4) Divine

Pick out adjective form of the word 'command'.

• (1) commanding
• (2) commander
• (3) commanded
• (4) commanders

Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word: Mesmerize

• (1) Illusionary
• (2) Enchant
• (3) Luxuriate
• (4) Decoy

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word:
DELEGATE

• (1) Bequeath
• (2) Retain
• (3) Dispense
• (4) Relinquish

Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase:
At the beck and call

• (1) To look for power
• (2) At the service
• (3) In the centre
• (4) Run away from responsibilities

A part of the sentence is underlined. Below are the alternatives which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative.

The world economy is into the recession.

• (1) of a recession.
• (2) on in recession.
• (3) for recession.
• (4) in a recession.

Suppose you are working in an organization where you require help from one of your colleagues (with whom you don’t get along well). Her help is needed to finish one crucial project, you will:

• (1) approach her and ask for help.
• (2) approach someone else.
• (3) approach her indirectly through another colleague.
• (4) try finishing this project single handedly.

You have a birthday party at your home. However, your maid due to her sudden ill-health, sends her 10 years old son instead to support you. You would:

• (1) Politely ask your maid to come even if she is sick.
• (2) Send the little boy back to home and handle the arrangement work by your own skills.
• (3) Start the work after giving work based instructions to the little boy.
• (4) Take the little boy’s help only for easier tasks.

While handling a very angry guest in a hotel where you are working, you will:

• (1) Just ignore that guest as presently you are not working as a team leader.
• (2) Raise your voice little loud to control the situation.
• (3) Ask that guest to meet with your team leader and refuse to talk to him.
• (4) Consult your team leader and try to resolve the issue at earliest.

While you are out of your house, you realised that there has been a theft in your house where some cash and number of expensive items have been stolen. You will:

• (1) Feel really very disappointed and will curse your luck.
• (2) Start meeting property dealers for buying a new house to shift there.
• (3) Try to forget the incident and be more careful in future times.
• (4) Talk to your neighbours and try to hold them responsible for the incident.

When you are paying money (fare) to the old rickshaw puller, he urges you for some extra money apart from the standard (normal) fare, you will:

• (1) Scold him to teach him a lesson as these things are not good for society.
• (2) Give him little extra money without making any hue and cry.
• (3) Bluntly refuse to give him any money as asking extra money is an act of cheating.
• (4) Tell him that you will give him only the normal fare at that moment and extra money he can take from you, the next day.

In the boys hostel after taking a bath, you suddenly remember that you left the electrical geyser ON. You will:

• (1) Ignore thinking that this was your first incident and you will not repeat it again.
• (2) Go back immediately to the hostel to turn it OFF.
• (3) Ask your friends in the hostel to switch it OFF.
• (4) Do it again since you regularly pay your hostel charges.

The medicine you bought from nearby pharmacy store is not able to cure your disease. You suspect the medicine to be spurious and not genuine. You will:

• (1) Try to ignore the incident and purchase from another pharmacy store.
• (2) Ask neighbours if they had similar experience while consuming same medicine and if yes, take up the matter to consumer court/other agencies.
• (3) Tell the pharmacy store to change the medicine.
• (4) Ask others to take up the matter in most genuine manner.

Whenever I take any decision, then I:

• (1) Feel there can always be a possibility of even more better solutions and change it.
• (2) Do not change it.
• (3) Sometimes curse myself for taking that decision.
• (4) Never change it.

All Industrial units must be away from the residential units because:

• (1) The workers will go to the home frequently and work will suffer.
• (2) Industry's expansion can easily take place.
• (3) The smoke emitted from industrial units is bad for health.
• (4) The town- planners are more concerned about standard rules so that votes can be increased during the time of election.

A Fresher’s welcome party is to be organized in your Institute. As a student, you will :

• (1) Try to organize single handedly on your own.
• (2) Take the help of your fellow batchmates.
• (3) Volunteer but let some other group of students take the lead.
• (4) Try as far as possible organizing as less number of events as possible.

Your friend has not invited you to her birthday party. You will :

• (1) Just ignore the whole affair.
• (2) Attend the party.
• (3) Send her your best wishes.
• (4) Hold grudges against her.

You have a birthday party at your home. However, your maid due to her sudden ill-health, sends her 10 years old son instead to support you. You would :

• (1) Politely ask your maid to come even if she is sick.
• (2) Send the little boy back to home and handle the arrangement work by your own skills.
• (3) Start the work after giving work based instructions to the little boy.
• (4) Take the little boy's help only for easier tasks.

While handling a very angry guest in a hotel where you are working, you will :

• (1) Just ignore that guest as presently you are not working as a team leader.
• (2) Raise your voice little loud to control the situation.
• (3) Ask that guest to meet with your team leader and refuse to talk to him.
• (4) Consult your team leader and try to resolve the issue at earliest.

A metro train is coming and you are standing at the metro station. All of a sudden you notice that the track is broken. You will :

• (1) Immediately leave the metro station.
• (2) Go and inform the authority of metro for taking suitable action.
• (3) Use some means to stop the metro train immediately.
• (4) Do not worry at all because metro station has all necessary infrastructure to tackle such situations.

To be an ideal manager, you should :

• (1) Stick to your rules.
• (2) Be authoritarian in your approach.
• (3) Organize conferences and seminars for your subordinates.
• (4) Present yourself as an example.

A local Rowdy (bad element) has started illegal construction on your vacant plot. He has refused your request to vacate and has also threatened you with severe consequences in case you do not sell the plot at a throwaway price to him. You would :

• (1) Sell the property at cheaper price to him as unnecessarily we must avoid creating tensed situations.
• (2) Ask help of local rowdy (bad elements) who is known to him.
• (3) Inform the police for necessary action.
• (4) Negotiate with the Rowdy to get a higher price.

You do not like few habits of one of your close friends, you would :

• (1) Accept him as he is as this is the act of true friendship.
• (2) Tell him indirectly that you do not like those habits.
• (3) Start ignoring him since no one can change a grown up young mind.
• (4) Tell him so and ask him to change his habits.

If you want to computerize your office to make it more efficient and upgraded, you would :

• (1) Ask old and less technical staff to resign by themselves.
• (2) Adjust the surplus workers at some other place as per their qualification and skills.
• (3) Expel some of the employees due to surplus working staff.
• (4) Get the whole staff trained accordingly.

You are store manager of a Retail outlet. You have thought of an innovative procedure that you consider would enhance the effectiveness of work process. Some employees including the senior staffs do not agree on this change. One senior staff openly criticized the innovative idea suggested by you to the CEO of your organization. You will :

• (1) Decide not to respond to the critics.
• (2) Scold the senior staff who has complained to the CEO.
• (3) Meet the employee for a talk and also explain the benefits of that innovative procedure.
• (4) Decide not to go ahead with your plan as 'employee satisfaction' is nowadays given a priority.

In the hotel where you are working, a colleague asks for your views/opinion on a specific matter that is not directly concerned with you. Therefore, you will :

• (1) Show no interest in that conversation as the matter is not directly concerned with you.
• (2) Give your opinion in a straight forward manner.
• (3) Avoid your colleague since we must always mind our business.
• (4) Revert in a diplomatic manner to please everybody.

You are studying in class 10th. Your friends who are studying with you in the same class like consuming (drinking) beer. One evening after the completion of your tuition class your friends influence you to drink small glass filled with beer. You will :

• (1) Drink as once you heard somewhere by a doctor that consuming beer removes toxin from your body.
• (2) Drink plenty of fruit juice first before consuming the beer.
• (3) Refuse and lie to them (friends) that you have kidney problem.
• (4) Refuse to drink (consume).

An angry guest in the hotel wants to meet the senior manager for grievance reporting. As an Assistant manager, you will :

• (1) Be patient and try to cool him down.
• (2) Talk to him after consulting seniors.
• (3) Tell him politely that senior manager is not available at the moment.
• (4) Try to engage him in a long conversation.

In the present context of Digitalization/Social media usage, listening to the news on television is a :

• (1) wastage of our time
• (2) way to know about happenings around
• (3) activity that has no practical relevance
• (4) tool for our gossips throughout that particular day

You wish to have your own start-up business in a new city. You will :

• (1) Start your business immediately and will come to know about market and consumer's choices.
• (2) You will survey the entire state before investing your money.
• (3) You will inquire your family, friends, and relationships, and relatives, about their choices and preferences and decide thereafter.
• (4) You will select a sample area and sample size of people for survey and take decisions accordingly.

You and your father were about to enter one of the 5-star hotels of Delhi, suddenly you heard an intense sound of blast very close by to you. You would :

• (1) Start screaming for help at the same time by calling to local police station.
• (2) Run towards the side of your father and hold him tightly. Start conversation with him to make him relaxed.
• (3) Start praying while controlling your anger.
• (4) Start locating the source of noise.

You wish to have your own start-up business in a new city. You will :

• (1) Start your business immediately and will come to know about market and consumer's choices.
• (2) You will survey the entire state before investing your money.
• (3) You will inquire your family, friends, and relationships, and relatives, about their choices and preferences and decide thereafter.
• (4) You will select a sample area and sample size of people for survey and take decisions accordingly.

You and your father were about to enter one of the 5-star hotels of Delhi, suddenly you heard an intense sound of blast very close by to you. You would :

• (1) Start screaming for help at the same time by calling to local police station.
• (2) Run towards the side of your father and hold him tightly. Start conversation with him to make him relaxed.
• (3) Start praying while controlling your anger.
• (4) Start locating the source of noise.

To be an ideal ‘team leader’ I must possess:

• (1) Full support
• (2) Huge trust
• (3) Supervisory skills
• (4) Decision making ability

Preservation of the petroleum products is very important as:

• (1) Indian government has recently passed such law.
• (2) The Gulf countries are slowly exporting less oil than our requirement.
• (3) The preservation of petroleum products leads to better quality.
• (4) Improper usage will exhaust the resources.

While you are locking your flat to go somewhere, you will:

• (1) Expect your elder member of the family to switch off all lights and fans.
• (2) Ask any of your family member to switch off all lights except one to make an impression that someone is still staying inside the flat.
• (3) Personally ensure that it is done.
• (4) Think that being a younger family member it is none of your concern.

Do you agree with a opinion that one should ideally change his or her job and face new situations?

• (1) Never, as the new situation may or may not suit you.
• (2) No, as it takes lot of time making an impression in a company.
• (3) Yes, only when you are compelled to do so.
• (4) Yes, one should accept the challenge.

Give your honest opinion:

One morning after waking up you feel having a mild sore throat problem. Then you feel:

• (1) Not necessary attending office
• (2) Not required to go office whenever any one not feels well
• (3) Unnecessary to even think about any duty
• (4) Necessary to attend work to complete urgent work

In the Corporate Sector, people consider ‘pleasing’ as an important art for self growth. My view suggests:

• (1) It is very essential for making progress in one’s life
• (2) It is an art which everyone can’t do it
• (3) It is absolutely futile
• (4) I don’t know since I am not experienced else I would have done it

If few students of a school fail in the mid term exam, it is the fault of:

• (1) The Administrator
• (2) The subject teacher
• (3) Students themselves
• (4) It cannot be generalized

‘Service aptitude’ implies to you as:

• (1) Hard work and pain involved in providing services
• (2) Strong dedication in providing back office type of work assignments
• (3) Strong mental capabilities in handling pressure while offering services
• (4) Strong desire to provide services

Ideally while working in a group, I personally tend to be:

• (1) co-operative with others
• (2) a bit more assertive to be listened by others
• (3) more adjustable but also depends on situations
• (4) not involved as doing work alone is the best way recommended by many

Whenever you see water running from a tap in your school, while no one is using it. You consider:

• (1) Walking away as your job is not to take care of administration
• (2) Before closing the tap, drawing attention of other students and school staffs towards it
• (3) Closing the tap to ensure no water is wasted
• (4) Leave the water running, as practically it is impossible to close the tap perfectly

You are sitting inside your flat to prepare a project report for next day’s presentation in the classroom, suddenly a procession comes in front of your flat. This acts like:

• (1) An input for your preparation as procession gives you valid inputs for making projects
• (2) A very normal incident in any urban locality
• (3) A barrier to your communication process
• (4) A distracter to your preparation

Which trait is considered to be the most desirable one for a person who wants to join any service sector?

• (1) Team work
• (2) Patience
• (3) Good Height
• (4) Helping attitude

Assume a situation of a midnight when you are passing alone in an utterly secluded place, away from the main part of city. Few criminals with local pistol appears in front of you and softly asks you to cast off your gold chain and mobile phone. What will you do?

• (1) Politely tell them that you are new in that area so they must not behave like that
• (2) You will offer your gold chain and mobile phone
• (3) You will scold them badly and guide them how they can be successful if they study hard
• (4) You would run away as fast as you can

After joining the management trainee program of a hotel. You are paid your first month stipend. After your shift gets over you went to a mall for purchasing cloth for yourself. What factor is most important for your purchase?

• (1) The cloth must be suitable for you
• (2) The cloth must always be bought as suggested by shopkeepers or others
• (3) The costliest cloth
• (4) The unique design even if it is causing slight of discomfort to you

As per your temperament is concerned, you:

• (1) Won’t criticize anybody unless you are sure about his/her fault
• (2) Would never criticize anybody
• (3) Do not like criticizing people
• (4) Criticize people, the moment you find any fault

Describing your personality, you are:

• (1) Optimistic
• (2) Pessimistic
• (3) In between
• (4) Apathetic

When I look at my past, I often regret of my past decisions?

• (1) Strongly agree
• (2) Agree
• (3) Disagree
• (4) Strongly disagree

While dealing with a customer who is very upset about some services provided by your hotel, which of the following you need most?

• (1) Cleverness
• (2) Politeness
• (3) Logic
• (4) Patience

As a reward to your service performance, your company has nominated you for a performance improvement training program. The problem is that you are not interested in going there. You will:

• (1) Proceed for joining the training program, keeping your interest aside
• (2) Inform your supervisor (Boss) to send someone else
• (3) Go for the training but will participate only few sessions of the training program
• (4) Try to find some excuse to avoid the training

Who is mostly responsible for solving the problems of any business organisation?

• (1) Employees
• (2) Supplier
• (3) Management
• (4) Luck

Consider yourself as a parent of an adolescent son. Towards your son, your attitude is best reflected with which of the following statement?

• (1) I shall allow him full freedom to do whatever he thinks is good for him
• (2) I shall decide everything for him
• (3) I shall conduct an open discussion with him and let him make his own decision
• (4) I shall ask him to talk to his friends. The majority of his friend's decision should ideally be his

Effectiveness of classroom teaching in school has to be judged in terms of:

• (1) Course coverage
• (2) Student’s interest
• (3) Learning outcomes of students of the class
• (4) Usage of strict discipline through punishments

One of your childhood friend wants to borrow some amount of money (that you have personally saved for yourself) what will you do?

• (1) Tell him that you will lend money provided he pays with some interest along with the principal amount
• (2) Say him ‘NO’ and teach him the ill effects of borrowing money from anyone
• (3) Suggest him to take money from another friend who is from a very rich background
• (4) Spare the money he wants and helps him out

Whenever you start doing any new activity, you:

• (1) Are hesitant
• (2) Start it with much enthusiasm but feel low in energy afterwards
• (3) Commence it after careful planning
• (4) Watch movies to divert your mind