Quantitative Ability
1) Bhanu spends 30% of his income on petrol on
scooter. ¼ of the remaining on house rent and the
balance on food. If he spends Rs.300 on petrol then what
is the expenditure on house rent?
a) Rs.525
b) Rs.1000
c) Rs.675
d) Rs.175
2) If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 25%
and denominator decreased by 20%, the new value is 5/4.
What is the original value?
a) 3/5
b) 4/5
c) 7/8
d) 3/7
3) The length of a rectangle is increased by 60%. By
what % would the width have to be decreased to maintain
the same area?
a) 30%
b) 60%
c) 75%
d) 37.5%
4) The value of ¾ + 5 / 36 + 7 / 144 + …….+17 / 5184
+ 19 / 8100 is
a) 0.99
b) 0.98
c) 0.95
d) None of these
5) A sporting goods store ordered an equal number of
white and yellow balls. The tennis ball company
delivered 45 extra white balls, making the ratio of
white balls to yellow balls 1/5 : 1/6. How many white
tennis balls did the store originally order for?
a) 450
b) 270
c) 225
d) None of these
6) A student's grade in a course is determined by 6
quizzes and one examination. If the examination counts
thrice as much as each of the quizzes, what fraction of
final grade is determined by the examination?
a) 1/6
b) 1/5
c) 1/3
d) ¼
7) A sum of money is divided among A, B and C such
that for each rupee A gets, B gets 65paise and C gets
35paise. If C's share is Rs.560, the sum is …
a) 2400
b) 2800
c) 3200
d) 3800
8) Joe's father will be twice his age 6 years from
now. His mother was twice his age 2 years before. If Joe
will be 24 two years from now, what is the difference
between his father's and mother's age?
a) 4
b) 6
c) 8
d) 10
9) A traveler walks a certain distance. Had he gone
half a kilometer an hour faster \, he would have walked
it in 4/5 of the time, and had he gone half a Kilometer
an hour slower, he would have walked 2 ½ hr longer. What
is the distance?
a) 10 Km
b) 15 Km
c) 20 Km
d) Data Insufficient
10) Two oranges, 3 bananas and 4 apples cost Rs.15. 3
oranges, 2 bananas and 1 apple cost Rs.10. I bought 3
oranges, 3 bananas and 3 apples. How much did I pay?
a) 10
b) 8
c) 15
d) Cannot be determined
11) A report consists of 20 sheets each of 55 lines
and each such line consists of 65 characters. This
report is retyped into sheets each of 65 lines such that
each line consists of 70 characters. The % reduction in
the number of sheets is closest to
a) 20
b) 5
c) 30
d) 35
12) A ship leaves on a long voyage. When it is 18
miles from the shore, a seaplane, whose speed is 10
times that of the ship is sent to deliver mail. How far
from the shore does the seaplane catch upo with the
ship?
a) 24 miles
b) 25 miles
c) 22miles
d) 20 miles
13) Anand finishes a work in 7 days, Bittu finishes
the same job in 8 days and Chandu in 6 days. They take
turns to finish the work. Anand on the first day, Bittu
on the second and Chandu on the third day and then Anand
again and so on. On which day will the work get over?
a) 3rd
b) 6th
c) 9th
d) 7th
14) 3 men finish painting a wall in 8 days. Four boys
do the same job in 7 days. In how many days will 2 men
and 2 boys working together paint two such walls of the
same size?
a) 6 6/13 days
b) 3 3/13 days
c) 9 2/5 days
d) 12 12/13 days
15) There are 5 distinct pairs of white socks and 5
pairs of black socks in a cupboard. In the dark, how
many socks do I have to pull out to ensure that I have
at least 1 correct pair of white socks?
a) 3
b) 11
c) 12
d) 16
16) In a circular race track of length 100 m, three
persons A, B and C start together. A and B start in the
same direction at speeds of 10 m/s and 8 m/s
respectively. While C runs in the opposite at 15 m/s.
When will all the three meet for the first time on the
after the start?
a) After 4 s
b) After 50 s
c) After 100 s
d) After 200 s
17) If the distance traveled (s) in time (t)
by a partile is given by the formula s = 1+ 2t+3t2+4t3 ,
then what is the distance travelled in the 4th second of
its motion?
a) 141m
b) 171m
c) 243m
d) 313m
18) There is a circular pizza with negligible
thickness that is cut into 'x' pieces by 4 straight line
cuts. What is the maximum and minimum value of 'x'
respectively?
a) 12,6
b) 11,6
c) 12,5
d) 11,5
19) When ¾ of a unit's digit is added to the ten's
digit of a two number, the sum of the digits becomes 10.
If ¼ of the ten's digit added to the unit's digit, then
the sum of the digits is 1 less than the previous. Find
the number.
a) 94
b) 84
c) 48
d) 88
20) LCM of x and y is 36 and HCF of x and y is 4. If
x = 4 then which of the following is definitely not
true?
a) Y is divisible by 3
b) Y is divisible by 6
c) Y is divisible by 9
d) X+Y is divisible by
21) Amal bought 5 pens, 7 pencils and 4 erasers.
Rajan bought 6 pens, 8 erasers and 14 pencils for an
amount which was half more than what Amal had paid. What
% of the total amount paid by Amal was paid for pens?
a) 37.5%
b) 62.5%
c) 50%
d) None of these
22) A non stop bus to Amritsar overtakes an auto also
moving towards Amritsar at 10 am. The bus reaches
Amritsar at 12.30 pm and starts on the return journey
after 1 hr. On the way back it meets the auto at 2 pm.
At what time the auto will reach Amritsar?
a) 2.30pm
b) 3.00pm
c) 3.15pm
d) 3.30pm
23) The total expense of a boarding house are partly
fixed and partly variable with the number of boarders.
The charge is Rs.70 per head when there are 25 boarders
and Rs.60 when there are 50 boarders. Find the charge
per head when there are 100 boarders.
a) 65
b) 55
c) 50
d) 45
24) How many positive integer solutions does the
equation 2x+3y = 100 have?
a) 50
b) 33
c) 16
d) 35
25) A person had to multiply two numbers. Instead of
multiplying by 35, he multiplied by 53and the product
went up by 540. What was the raised product?
a) 780
b) 1040
c) 1590
d) 1720
VERBAL ABILITY
Directions (26-35): Choose the lettered word or
phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the
word in capital letters
26) IMPROMPTU
a) Carefully rehearsed
b) Widely recognized
c) Narrowly focussed
d) Purposefully vague
27) BALLOON
a) Regain completely
b) Decrease slowly
c) Respond rapidly
d) Request humbly
28) AVID
a) Independent
b) Inquisitive
c) Swift
d) Indifferent
29) MOROSE
a) Fast talking
b) Quick witted
c) Lighthearted
d) Casual
30) ANOMALY
a) Predicted occurrence
b) Temporary solution
c) Easy problem
d) Continuous process
31) NEOLOGISM
a) Syllogism
b) Idealism
c) archaism
d) ostracism
32) RAREFY
a) Condense
b) Conceive
c) Consign
d) Conduct
33) CAUSTIC
a) Nonflammable
b) Anesthetic
c) Antiseptic
d) Innocuous
34) SOLVENT
a) Catalyst
b) Detergent
c) Reactant
d) Precipitant
35) ESTIMABLE
a) Recalcitrant
b) Mendacious
c) Infamous
d) Obstinate
Directions (36-45): Each question has four items.
Select the item that does not belong to this group
36).
(a) Spiritual
(b) Devout
(c) Pious
(d) Atheist
37).
(a) Prohibit
(b) Warrant
(c) Permit
(d) Allow
38).
(a) Extrovert
(b) Reticent
(c) Amiable
(d) Gregarious
39).
(a) Repose
(b) Doze
(c) Slumber
(d) Agitation
40).
(a) Jeer
(b) Scoff
(c) Sweep
(d) Deride
41).
(a) Steadfast
(b) Staunch
(c) Unswerving
(d) Treacherous
42).
(a) Moan
(b) Beat
(c) Tremble
(d) Cry
43).
(a) Astronaut
(b) Galaxy
(c) Comet
(d) Argot
44).
(a) Collage
(b) Pieces
(c) Art form
(d) Presentation
45).
(a) Pride
(b) Cub
(c) Roar
(d) Whine
Directions (46-55): Choose the lettered word or
phrase that is most nearly similar in meaning to the
word in capital letters.
46). DISCRETION
a. prudence
b. consistency
c. precipice
d. disturbance
47). ORDAIN
a. arrange
b. command
c. contribute
d. establish
48). PENITENCE
a. liking
b. insightful
c. compunction
d. penetrable
49). INCENTIVE
a. reflex
b. amplitude
c. inflection
d. provocation
50).OVULATE
a. penury
b. immunize
c. fertilize
d. reproduce
51).CAJOLE
a. coax
b. motivate
c. profound
d. mollify
52). TO HEAP
a. to pile
b. to forbid
c. to proceed
d. to share
53). RAPT
a. lively
b. concealed
c. engrossed
d. prototype
54). TO MERIT
a. to embrace
b. to devote
c. to deserve
d. to combine
55). ERRATIC
a. unromantic
b. free
c. unknown
d. steady
CRITICAL REASONING
Directions (56-84): In the following set of
paragraphs, each of the questions following the
paragraph has the same answer choice i.e.
a) Yes
b) No
c) Cannot Say
Mark the appropriate choice for each of the
questions.
Passage A: My father has no brothers. He has three
sisters who has two childs each.
56). My grandfather has two sons.
57). Three of my aunts have two sons
58). My father is only child to his father
59). I have six cousins from my mother side
60). I have one uncle
Passage B: Ether injected into gallbladder to
dissolve cholesterol based gallstones. This type one-day
treatment is enough for gallstones not for calcium
stones. This method is alternative to surgery for
millions of people who are suffering from this disease.
61). Calcium stones can be cured in one day
62). Hundreds of people contains calcium stones
63). Surgery is the only treatment to calcium stones
64). Ether will be injected into the gallbladder to
cure the cholesterol-based gallstones
PASSAGE C: Hacking is illegal entry into another
computer. This happens mostly because of lack of
knowledge of computer networking. With networks one
machine can access to another machine. Hacking go about
withoutknowing that each network is accredited to use
network facility.
65). Hackers never break the code of the company that
they work for
66). Hacking is the only vulnerability of the
computers for the usage of the data
67). Hacking is done mostly due to the lack of
computer knowledge
PASSAGE D: Alphine tunnels are closed tunnels. In the
past 30 yrs not even a single accident has been recorded
for there is one accident in the rail road system. Even
in case of a fire accident it is possible to shift the
passengers into adjacent wagons and even the live fire
can be detected and extinguished with in the duration of
30 min.
68). No accident can occur in the closed tunnels
69). Fire is allowed to live for 30 min
70). All the care that travel in the tunnels will be
carried by rail shutters.
PASSAGE E: In the past helicopters were forced to
ground or crash because of the formation of the ice on
the rotors and engines. A new electronic device has been
developed which can detect the water content in the
atmosphere and warns the pilot if the temperature is
below freezing temperature about the formation of the
ice on the rotors and wings.
71). The electronic device can avoid formation of the
ice on the wings
72). There will be the malfunction of rotor &
engine because of formation of ice
73). The helicopters were to be crashed or grounded
74). There is only one device that warn about the
formation of ice
PASSAGE F:In the survey conducted in mumbai out of 63
newly married house wives not a single house wife felt
that the husbands should take equal part in the
household work as they felt they loose their power over
their husbands. Inspite of their careers they opt to do
the kitchen work themselves after coming back to home.
The wives get half as much leisure time as the husbands
get at the weekends.
75). Housewives want the husbands to take part
equally in the household
76). Wives have half as much leisure time as the
husbands have
77). 39% of the men will work equally in the house in
cleaning and washing
PASSAGE G: Copernicus is the intelligent. In the days
of copernicus the transport and technology development
was less & it took place weeks to communicate a
message at that time, wherein we can send it through
satellite with in no time. Even with this fast
developments it has become difficult to understand each
other.
78). People were not intelligent during Copernicus
days
79).Transport facilities are very much improved in
now a days
80). Even with the fast developments of the
technology we can't live happily.
81). We can understand the people very much with the
development of communication
PASSAGE H: Senior managers warned the workers that
because of the introduction of Japanese industry in the
car market there is the threat to the workers. They also
said that there would be the reduction in the purchase
of the sales of car in public. The interest rates of the
car will be increased with the loss in demand.
82). Japanese workers are taking over the jobs of
Indian industry.
83). Managers said car interests would go down after
seeing the raise in interest rates.
84). Japanese investments are ceasing to end in the
car industry.
85). People are very interested to buy the cars.
Key to Mock Test 2
1. d 2. b 3. d 4. a 5. c 6. c 7. c 8. c 9. b 10. c
11. a 12. d 13. d 14. d 15. c 16. c 17. b 18. d 19. c
20. d 21. b 22. b 23. b 24. c 25. c 26. a 27. b 28. d
29. c 30. a 31. c 32. a 33. d 34. d 35. c 36. d 37. b
38. b 39. d 40. c 41. d 42. b 43. d 44. b 45. d 46. a
47. b 48. c 49. d 50. c 51. a 52. a 53. c 54. c 55. c
56. c 57. c 58. b 59. c 60. c 61. b 62. c 63. a 64. a
65. c 66. b 67. b 68. a 69. b 70. c 71. b 72. a 73. a
74. a 75. b 76. b 77. b 78. b 79. c 80. c 81. b 82. b
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