Problem Solving Assessment

Q: 1 Chetna is standing to the north-east of Aakash; Ankush is to the west of Chetna and northwest of Aakash. Khushboo is to the north of Aakash and north-east of Ankush. To which direction is Khushboo standing with respect to Chetna? i) South-west ii) North iii) North-west iv) South Q: 2 Six persons are sitting around a round table, facing each other. Lalit is at the immediate left of Sunanta. Harleen is at the immediate right of Shreedhar; Sudeep is between Laxmi and Shreedhar. Sunanta is to the immediate left of Laxmi. Who is sitting between Sunanta and Sudeep? i) Harleen ii) Laxmi iii) Shreedhar iv) Lalit Q: 3 In the given series, how many vowels are placed immediately before a symbol and succeeded by another vowel? 12*EMP#AI+O= i) 0 ii) 1 iii) 2 iv) 3 Q: 4 The three figures, given below, indicate three different positions of a dice. Find the number on the opposite face to that of the one with 6?

2 ii) 3 iii) 5 iv) 6 Q: 5 A businessmen buy goods at the equator and sells at the poles using a spring balance. If the selling and the cost price are same, which of the following statements is correct regarding the deal made by the businessman? i) The businessman will make a loss. ii) The businessman will make a profit. iii) The businessman will have neither profit nor loss. iv) Data is insufficient to answer.
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Q: 6 If all the given statements are true (even if they do not conform to the well known facts), which of the given conclusion(s) is/are true? Statements: 1. All rats are frogs. 2. Some frogs are cats. 3. All cats are snakes. Conclusions: I. Some snakes are rats. II. All cats are frogs. III. No snake is a rat. IV. Some frogs are snakes. i) A: III and IV ii) B: II and III iii) C: IV iv) D: III (Question 7 to 12) This extract is taken from the book A Treatise on Science Technology and Society by Dr. M. R. Sharma. Most modern technological processes produce unwanted byproducts in addition to the desired products, which are known as industrial wastes and pollution. While most material waste is reused in the industrial process, many forms are released into the environment, with negative environmental side effects, such as pollution and lack of sustainability. Different social and political systems establish different balances between the values they place on additional goods versus the disvalues of waste products and pollution. Some technologies are designed specifically with the environment in mind, but most are designed first for economic or ergonomic effects. Historically, the value of a clean environment and more efficient productive processes has been the result of an increase in the wealth of society, because once people are able to provide for their basic needs, they are able to focus on less-tangible goods such as clean air and water. The effects of technology on the environment are both obvious and subtle. The more obvious effects include the depletion of nonrenewable natural resources (such as petroleum, coal, ores), and the added pollution of air, water, and land. The more subtle effects include debates over long-term effects (e.g., global warming, deforestation, natural habitat destruction, coastal wetland loss.) Q: 7 A major part of modern technology is developed by keeping _________ in mind? i) Environment ii) Education iii) Economy iv) Ecology Q: 8 Which of the following choices is not affected by technology? i) Pollution of environment ii) Development of a country iii) Growth of mental ability iv) Religious belief of society

Q: 9 Obvious effect of technology on the environment

drought ii) air pollution iii) earthquake iv) tsunami Q: 10 Which of the following statement is true? i) Today humans are focusing more on clean environment than their needs. ii) Technology does not fulfill basic needs of the people. iii) With the rise in technology, environment is degrading. iv) Technology does not show any negative effect on environment. Q: 11 The basic needs of a man does not involve i) clean air ii) shelter iii) food iv) cloth Q: 12 The most apt title for the given passage will be i) Environmental destruction ii) Modern Technology- Boon for Society iii) Effect of technology on environment iv) Modern technology
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(Question 13 to 18)This extract is taken from the article A Mathematician's Lament written by Paul Lockhart in 2002. Mathematics and Culture The first thing to understand is that mathematics is an art. The difference between math and the other arts, such as music and painting, is that our culture does not recognize it as such. Everyone understands that poets, painters, and musicians create works of art, and are expressing themselves in word, image, and sound. In fact, our society is rather generous when it comes to creative expression; architects, chefs, and even television directors are considered to be working artists. So why not mathematicians? Part of the problem is that nobody has the faintest idea what it is that mathematicians do. The common perception seems to be that mathematicians are somehow connected with science perhaps they help the scientists with their formulas, or feed big numbers into computers for some reason or other. There is no question that if the world had to be divided into the poetic dreamers and the rational thinkers most people would place mathematicians in the latter category. Nevertheless, the fact is that there is nothing as dreamy and poetic, nothing as radical, subversive, and psychedelic, as mathematics. It is every bit as mind blowing as cosmology or physics (mathematicians conceived of black holes long before astronomers actually found any), and allows more freedom of expression than poetry, art, or music (which depend heavily on properties of the physical universe). Mathematics is the purest of the arts, as well as the most misunderstood. So let me try to explain what mathematics is, and what mathematicians do. I can hardly do better than to begin with G.H. Hardys excellent description: A mathematician, like a painter or poet, is a maker of patterns. If his patterns are more permanent than theirs, it is because they are made with ideas. So mathematicians sit around making patterns of ideas. What sort of patterns? What sort of ideas? Ideas about the rhinoceros? No, those we leave to the biologists. Ideas about language and

culture? No, not usually. These things are all far too complicated for most mathematicians taste. If there is anything like a unifying aesthetic principle in mathematics, it is this: simple is beautiful. Mathematicians enjoy thinking about the simplest possible things, and the simplest possible things are imaginary. Q: 13 In the given comprehension, author wants to prove that i) mathematics is similar to art. ii) mathematics is imaginative. iii) mathematics is related to science. iv) mathematics and computer go hand in hand. Q: 14 Which of the following persons is termed as artist by our society? i) Politician ii) Guitarist iii) Economist iv) Historian Q: 15 Why mathematicians were kept in rational thinkers category? i) Their thoughts are disordered. ii) They work on religious matters. iii) They believe in superstitious thoughts. iv) Their study is reason based. Q: 16 The word used subversive are closely related to which of the following words? i) Insurgent ii) Seditious iii) Revolutionary iv) Disloyal Q: 17 How according to author mathematicians are purest artists? i) Because they make lasting patterns with ideas. ii) Because they are closer to godliness. iii) Because they evolve new culture. iv) Because it gives pattern to value system of society. Q: 18 Which of the following argument is not correct? i) Art: I relieve a person from his stress. Mathematics: Even I do the same. By giving a space for a person to think limitless and forget about his stress. ii) Art: I fill various colors in ones life. Mathematics: Even I do, I give variant equations to a person to think before using them. iii) Art: A person can use me as a medium to express his/her views. Mathematics: Even I too, can act as a medium for expression. iv) Art: I am a thread between different religions. Mathematics: Even I too, work with religion.

(Questions 19 to 26) Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from each list according to the corresponding number in the passage. The Indian Peafowl, alternatively known as the Blue Peafowl, is the national bird of India. The male is called a peecok and has feathers which are made up of a range of beautiful colors. The female is called a peahen. The majority of the females feathers are a plain brown color. These birds usually live in sparsely populated areas such as forests and dont fly very often. They eat berries, seeds and sometimes snakes or small animals. Q19 which of the following could replace alternatively as used in the passage above? i) And ii) Also iii) Then iv) Never Q20. Which of the following is the correct spelling of peecok? i) Peacok ii) Peacock iii) Peecock iv) Peakock Q21. Which of the following could replace a range of as used in the passage above? i) Pretty ii) Unusual iii) A group of iv) A selection of Q22. Which of the following is the opposite in meaning to majority as used in the passage above? i) Lots ii) Several iii) Nearly all iv) Not many Q23. Which of the following could replace plain as used in the passage above? i) Pale ii) Dark iii) Simple iv) Gentle Q24.Which of the following could replace sparsely as used in the passage above? i) Lightly ii) Heavily iii) Densely iv) Narrowly Q25. Which of the following could replace populated as used in the passage above? i) Popular ii) Settled iii) Liveable iv) Uninhabited

Q26. Which of the following could replace They as used in the passage above? i) People ii) Hunters iii) Animals iv) Peafowl (Questions 27 to 30)This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option from the lists below to correct these errors and complete the passage. The commonwealth Games were held in India in 2010. (27) It was very successful and the attendances were high. (28) A village was built for the athletes besides the stadium. (29) During an interview, the TV commentator said, _________________________________________ (30) Q27. i) Comma required after Games. ii) Games should not begin with a capital. iii) Capital letter required for commonwealth iv) Apostrophe required after commonwealth4 Q28. i) They are ii) They was iii) They were iv) They been Q29. i) Near ii) Close iii) Inside iv) Toward Q30 i) These were the best games ever. ii) These were the best games ever! iii) These were the best games ever! iv) That these were the best games ever. (Questions 31 to 34) In this passage, errors or parts of a sentence which have been left out have been underlined. To correct these errors and correctly complete the passage, choose the correct option from the lists below. Bina the zookeeper woke early although she wanted to see the tiger (31) give birth. The zoo vet were hoping that the event would be (32) successful and had stayed with the tiger overnight. When he arrived (33) At work, the excitement was already beginning to build __________________________________ . (34)

Q31. i) because ii) however iii) therefore iv) as a result of Q32. i) will hope ii) is hoping iii) had hoped iv) was hoping Q33. i) she ii) they iii) the vet iv) the man Q34. i) Because there was a new cage for the tiger. ii) As it seemed that the cubs arrival was close. iii) When the tiger cub went to the pond to have a drink of water. iv) Since the sun was shining and it was a joyful day for everyone. (Questions 35 to 38) Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option from the list for the corresponding gap. Dieticians claim that to maintain a healthy body, we __ (35) __ to stay away from high calorie foods. But selecting low calorie nutritious foods __ (36) __ quite a daunting task. Selecting food, studying nutrition facts on food labels and preparing meals all seem to add to the feeling that healthy eating is __ (37) __. Another barrier to healthy eating is the marketing of cheap, pre-packaged foods that has made it so much easier to reach out for a __ (38) __ snack. Q35. i) May try ii) Should try iii) Might have tried iv) Would have tried Q36. i) Can be ii) Should be iii) May have been iv) Would have been

Q37. i) A simple effort. ii) Easily achievable. iii) Urgently required. iv) A demanding task. Q38. i) Cheap low calorie ii) Simple and natural iii) Tempting unhealthy iv) pre-packaged healthy (Questions 39 to 42) Complete this passage by selecting the correct option from the list for the corresponding gap. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee was one of the greatest novelists and poets of India. He is __ (39) __ for being the author of Vande Mataram, the National Song of India. Chatterjee began his __ (40) __ career as a writer of verse, but __ (41) ___ turned to writing fiction. Bankim Chatterjee was a superb story-teller and he enjoyed universal popularity. His novels have been __ (42) __ into almost all of the major languages of India. Q39. i) blessed ii) splendid iii) infamous iv) acclaimed Q40. i) prior ii) literary iii) life long iv) song writing Q41. i) later ii) prior iii) firstly iv) meanwhile Q42. i) reworded ii) translated iii) explained iv) paraphrased Q43. Who is immediate left of Y? i) W ii) V iii) Z iv) Cannot find it.

Q44. How many persons are seated between Z and Y if we go anti-clockwise from Z to Y? i) 1 ii) 2 iii) 3 iv) None of these (Questions 45 to 47) find the odd word or number from the given choices. Q45. i) Mobile Phone ii) Laptop iii) IPod iv) Wall Clock Q46. i) Copper ii) Diamond iii) Silver iv) Lead Q47. i) 81 ii) 36 iii) 35 iv) 128 Q48. Which one of the given responses would be a meaningful order of the following? 1) Call Letter 2) Application 3) Advertisement 4) Interview 5) Appointment order. i) 3, 1, 2, 5, 4 ii) 3, 2, 1, 4, 5 iii) 2, 1, 3, 4, 5 iv) 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Q49. 38% of 4500 - 25% of ? = 1640. The correct value for '?' is: i) 260 ii) 270 iii) 280 iv) 290 Q50. Mr. Khanna took a loan of 10,000 on simple interest for two years at rate 3% p.a. The total amount that he will be paying as interest in 2 years is 3% of his monthly salary. What is his monthly salary? i) 30,000 ii) 16,000 iii) 12,000 iv) 20,000

Q51. The average of five numbers is 49. The average of first and second numbers is 48 and the average of the fourth and fifth number is 28. What is the third number? i) 91 ii) 93 iii) 92 iv) None of these Q52. If EARTH is coded as SUBDZ then TEAR and HER are coded as: i) DSUB, ZUB ii) DUBS, BUZ iii) DSUB, BSZ iv) DSUB, ZSB 53. Area of a square is four times the area of a rectangle. The length of the rectangle is 25m and its width is 1m less than one-fifth of its length. The perimeter of the square is: i) 40m ii) 60m iii) 80m iv) 120m Q54. How many meaningful English words can be formed with letters 'ADIC' using each letter only once in each word? i) None ii) One iii) Two iv) More than three Q55. In a class of 40 students, if Sonia is at 30th position from one end, what is her position from the other end? i) 9 ii) 10 iii) 11 iv) 12 (Question 56 to 63) Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from each list according to the corresponding number in the passage. 1. On February 14th, couples around the world celebrate 2. Valentines Day. Traditionally, the day cememoraits 3. The death of Saint Valentine, who was ordered 4. To be put to death many centuries ago. 5. Legend has it that the emperor at that time 6. Banned young man from marrying so that they 7. would perform better as soldiers in his army. 8. Saint Valentine defied this law and secretly continued 9. to marry couples. Today the day is a chance for 10. people to declare their love; most often by exchanging 11. gifts or caring words.

Q56. Which of these options is closest in meaning to defied as usual in line 8? i) ignored ii) resisted iii) disobeyed iv) challenged Q57. Which of these options is closest in meaning to ordered as usual in line 3? i) told ii) directed iii) required iv) arranged Q58. Which of these options is closest in meaning to declare as usual in line 10? i) state ii) share iii) expose iv) broadcast Q59. Which of these options is closest in meaning to celebrate as usual in line 1? i) honour ii) have fun on iii) have a holiday on iv) praise the origins of Q60. Which of these options is closest in meaning to traditionally as usual in line 2? i) actually ii) most often iii) previously iv) historically Q61. Which of these options is closest in meaning to perform better as usual in line 7? i) achieve more ii) develop better iii) work together iv) obey more often Q62. Which of the following is the opposite in meaning to the word banned as it is used in line 6 above? i) allowed ii) tolerated iii) reassured iv) persuaded Q63. Which word is the correct spelling of the word cememoraits? i) comemorates ii) commemorats iii) commemorates iv) comemmorates

(Question 64 to 67) Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable word/phrase from each list to fill the corresponding gap. My friend is someone __64__ loves animals. She says, I want to make up __65__ the mistreatment of animals that we humans are involved in. __66__ her, the reason environmental activities sail their small boats around the large whaling ships is __67__ they want people to know about the wrongful killing of whales. Q64. Which of these fits gap 66? i) Instead of ii) In view of iii) Apart from iv) According to Q65. Which of these fits gap 67? i) that ii) since iii) when iv) so that Q66. Which of these fits gap 64? i) that ii) who iii) which iv) whom Q67. Which of these fits gap 65? i) by ii) for iii) through iv) because of (Question 68 to 71) Read the passage and select the correct form of the missing word/phrase to complete it. The landslide had caused significant disruption to traffic __68__ the road through the mountains. Some of the drivers affected by this event had unsuccessfully attempted to move aside one of the huge rocks. __69__ members of the emergency team arrived, __70__ managed to get the road cleared quickly using heavy machinery. The chief engineer told the drivers, even if you __71__ harder this large rock would have been impossible to move without special equipment. Q68. Which of these fits gap 70? i) who ii) they iii) these iv) which Q69. Which of these fits gap 71? i) can try ii) could try iii) had tried iv) have tried

Q70. Which of these fits gap 68? i) onto ii) along iii) across iv) on top of Q71. Which of these fits gap 69? i) As ii) Once iii) Before iv) Although (Question 72 to 75) Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable word/phrase from each list to fill the corresponding gap. For years researchers have __72__ about why zebras have stripes. Reasons for the unusual pattern of black and white stripes have included confusing predators, camouflaging in grasslands, and allowing zebras to __73__ each other in their herds. But no one has tested these hypotheses. It now seems that a new study has found the answer. Zebra stripes disrupt light patterns that tsetse flies and horseflies use to find food and water. The insects are __74__ peats that feed on the blood of animals, __75__ lead to the transmission of serious illness. Q72. Which of these fits gap 74? i) shameful ii) notorious iii) considerate iv) scandalous Q73. Which of these fits gap 75? i) that can ii) and they iii) which can iv) those which Q74. Which of these fits gap 72? i) realized ii) guessed iii) considered iv) speculate Q75. Which of these fits gap 73? i) meet ii) witness iii) recognize iv) acknowledge (Question 76 to 79)Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable word from each list to fill the corresponding gap. At the break of dawn the chatter of birds replaced __76__ an eerie silence. The temperature dropped and the moon __77__ the sun, creating an image of an invisible dragon devouring the Sun. A shadow was cast that was so large that it __78__ the land into darkness. Without warning a commotion of drummers drumming and archers shooting __79__ arrows into the sky began. The dragon was frightened away and daylight was restored.

Q76. Which of these fits gap 78? i) divided ii) plunged iii) lowered iv) collapsed Q77. Which of these fits gap 79? i) my ii) our iii) your iv) their Q78. Which of these fits gap 76? i) in ii) by iii) after iv) despite Q79. Which of these fits gap 77? i) overcast ii) obscured iii) overtakes iv) overexposed Q80. A recent increase in cases of dengue fever has led authorities to introduce a number of measures designed to reduce mosquito numbers. Which of these strategies would be most successful in reducing mosquito numbers this season? i) Conducting research into mosquito lifecycles. ii) Advertising fog machines which kill mosquitoes. iii) Chemically treating areas hosting mosquito larvae. iv) Providing more medical supplies to treat dengue patients Q81. Consider the relationship between the following words Encyclopedia : Information Which of these pairs expresses the same relationship? i) Road : Car ii) Question : Answer iii) Internet : Computer iv) Comedian : entertainment Q82.Are you tired of knowing where your teenager is? Now you can be sure they are safe all the time! Simply by the Teen Locater app for your iphone its easy to use and the cheapest way to protect your child! Which words in the advertisement above are designed to appeal to parents who are frustrated with the actions of their teenager child? i) its easy to use ii) protect your child iii) be sure they are safe iv) tired of not knowing

Q83. Idioms are expressions that convey a deeper meaning that goes beyond what is presented. He let the cat out of the bag Which of these illustrates the above idiom? i) He told people everything. ii) He accidentally revealed the secret. iii) He let the animal slip from his grasp. iv) He released the animal from captivity. Q84. Colors are believed to influence how we think, feel and behave. Studies have shown that people associate certain colors with emotions. When viewed, and being surrounded by a color, often causes a reaction in people. Designers consider the impact that a color may have on peoples understandings and feelings. Commonly recognized colors include: Blue trust, cold, sadness Green balance, calm, freshness Purple leadership, wisdom, intuition Yellow happiness, warmth, fun Red heat, energy, appetite. For an anti-bulling poster, the most likely color choice will be: i) Blue and Red ii) Green and Red iii) Green and Blue iv) Yellow and Blue Q85. All the options below could be grouped together. Which one of them could be used as a title for the entire group? i) Solar panels ii) Wind turbines iii) Power technologies iv) Geothermal heat pumps Q86. If A is father of B and D, M is mother of D. How is A related to M? i) Husband and wife ii) Brother and Sister iii) Grandfather and Granddaughter iv) Non of these Q87. If D is father of A and grandfather of F, C is the sister of F. How is C related to D i) Father ii) Daughter iii) Granddaughter iv) None of these Q88. Voters can give their vote by selecting the names written on the ballot paper. A ballot paper contains the names of the i) Party worker ii) Contesting candidates iii) Polling officials iv) Voters

Q89. Which letter will replace the Question mark? 3 P 8 9 G 11 2 U 4 3 W 1 7 ? 18 i) C ii) D iii) E iv) B Q90. A man is facing north. He turns 135 o in the clockwise direction and then 180 o in the anticlockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now? i) North east ii) South east iii) North west iv) South west Q91. The population becomes a resource when investment is made in the form of education, good health and medical care. The quality of population in a country can be determined by i) Growth rate ii) Education and health iii) Poor and uneducated people iv) Rich people Q92. After 20 km travelling, I turned left and travelled a distance of 10 km, then turned right and covered a distance of 10 km. I was moving towards east. From which direction did I start my journey? i) East ii) West iii) North iv) South