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MOCK SNAP 2014 SET 3

Time: 120 Minutes

Instructions:
1. For every wrong answer you will score 25% negative marks.
2. All questions in a section carry equal marks.
3. The sequence of the sections may differ but the weightage remains the same as mentioned in the SNAP
bulletin.
Sections

Total Marks

General English
Quantitative, Data Interpretation, Data Sufficiency
General Awareness
Analytical and Logical

40
40
40
60

No. of Questions
40
40
40
30

**Please note, this is just a mock paper and in no way predicts the exact nature of the actual paper on
21st December, 2014. Use this as a means to prepare and test yourself.

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VERBAL ABILITY
Directions for questions 1-4: Fill in the blanks with the correct pair of words:
1) He lives ____ Bangaluru ____115, Richmond Road.
(a) at in
(b) in at
(c) at on
(d) in on
2) Aurally challenged is a ____________for the ________________.
(a) metaphor blind
(b) euphemism deaf
(c) simile disabled
(d) synonym dumb
3) If error is a ________, fault is _______________.
(a) defect - a mistake
(b) mistake - a defect
(c) slip - an inaccuracy
(d) blunder - to blame
4) The man has ______ the rules of ethical conduct; he is_______ a beast.
(a) flaunted - literally
(b) ignored - basically
(c) broken - as
(d) flouted - virtually
Directions for question 5-6: Choose the punctuation mark that is missing in the following sentences.
5) Part of Australia is known to the natives as The Outback.
(a) inverted commas
(b) semicolon
(c) comma
(d) hyphen
6) I know that you want to learn to drive Rima but you are too young.
(a) inverted commas
(b) semicolon
(c) comma
(d) hyphen

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Directions for question 7 8: Select as option the word closest in meaning to the given word.
7) Veracious
(a) False
(b) Varied
(c) Image
(d) Truthful
8) Perturb
(a) Stipulate
(b) Turn around
(c) Disturb greatly
(d) Compatible

DIRECTIONS for questions 9-27: The passage given below is followed by a set of questions. Choose the most
appropriate answer to each question.
In 1854 the Great White Chief in Washington made an offer for a large area of land of the red
Indians and promised a reservation for the Indian people and the Chief of Seattle replies; How can you buy
or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? The idea is strange to us. If we dont own the freshness of the air and
sparkle of the water, how can you buy them? Every part of this earth is sacred to my people. Every shining
pine needle, every sandy shore, every mist in the dark woods, every clearing and humming insect is holy in
the memory and experience of my people.
The sap which courses through the trees carries the memories of the red man. The whitemans dead
forget the country of their birth when they go to walk among the stars. Our dead never forget this beautiful
earth, for it is the mother of the red man. We are part of the earth and it is part of us. The perfumed flowers
are our sisters; the deer, the horse, the great eagle, these are our brothers. The rocky crests, the juices in
the meadows, the body heat of the pony, and manall belong to the same family. So, when the great Chief
in Washington sends word that he wishes to buy land, he asks much of us. The great Chief sends word he
will reserve us a place so that we can live comfortably to ourselves. He will be our father and we will be his
children. So we will consider your offer to buy our land. But it will not be easy. For this land is sacred to us.
This shining water that moves in the streams and rivers is not just water but the blood of our ancestors. If
we sell you land, you must remember that it is scared, and you must teach your children that it is sacred and
that each ghostly reflection
in the clear water of the lakes tells of events and memories in the life of my people. The water murmur is
the voice of my fathers father. The rivers are our brothers, they quench our thirst. The rivers carry our
canoes, and feed our children. If we sell you our land, you must remember, and teach your children, that the
rivers are our brothers, and yours, and you must henceforth give the rivers the kindness you would give any
brother. We know that the whiteman does not understand our ways.
One portion of land is the same to him as the next, for he is a stranger who comes in the night and
takes from the land whatever he needs. The earth is not his brother, but his enemy, and when he has
conquered it, he moves on. He leaves his fathers graves behind, and he does not care. He kidnaps the earth
from his children, and he does not care. His fathers grave and his childrens birthright are forgotten. He
treats his mother, the earth, and his brother, the sky, as things to be bought, plundered, sold like sheep or
bright beads. His appetite will devour the earth and leave behind only a desert.
I do not know. Our ways are different from your ways. The sight of your cities pains the eyes of the
red man. But perhaps it is because the red man is a savage and does not understand. There is no quiet place
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in the whitemans cities. No place to hear the unfurling of leaves in spring, or the rustle of an insects wings.
But perhaps it is because I am a savage and do not understand. The clatter only seems to insult the ears. And
what is there to life if a man cannot hear the lonely cry of the whippoorwill or the arguments of the frogs
around a pond at night? I am a red man and do not understand. The Indian prefers the soft sound of the
wind darting over the face of a pond, and the smell of the wind itself, cleaned by a midday rain, or scented
with pinion pine.
The air is precious to the red man, for all things share the same breaththe beast, the tree, the
man, they all share the same breath. The white man does not seem to notice the air he breathes. Like a man
dying for many days, he is numb to the stench. But if we sell you our land, you must remember that the air is
precious to us, that the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports. The wind that gave our grandfather
his first breath also receives his last sigh. And if we sell you our land, you must keep it apart and sacred, as a
place where even the white man can go to taste the wind that is sweetened by the meadows flowers. So we
will consider your offer to buy our land. If we decide to accept, I will make one condition: The white man
must treat the beast of this land as his brothers. I am a savage and I do not understand any other way, Ive
seen a thousand rotting buffaloes on the prairie left by the white man who shot them from a passing train. I
am a savage and I do not understand how
the smoking iron horse can be more important than the buffalo that we kill only to stay alive. What is man
without the beast? If all beasts were gone, man would die from a great loneliness of spirit. For whatever
happens to the beast, soon happens to man. All things are connected.
You must teach your children that the ground beneath their feet is the ashes of your grandfathers.
So that they will respect the land, tell your children that the earth is rich with the lives of our kin. Teach your
children what we have taught our children, that the earth is our mother. Whatever befalls the earth befalls
the sons of the earth. If men spit upon the ground, they spit upon themselves. This we know: The earth does
not belong to man; man belongs to the earth. This we know. All things are connected like the blood, which
unites one family. All things are connected. Whatever befalls the earth befalls the sons of earth. Man did not
weave the web of life: he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to
himself. Even the white man whose God walks and talks with him as friend to friend, cannot be exempt from
the common destiny. We may be brothers after all. We shall see. One thing we know, which the white man
may one day discover, our God is the same God. You may think now that you own Him as you wish to own
our land; but you cannot. He is the God of man, and His compassion is equal for the red man and the white.
This earth is precious to Him, and to harm the earth is to heap contempt on its Creator. The whites too shall
pass; perhaps sooner than all other tribes. Contaminate to your bed, and you will one night suffocate in your
own waste. But in your perishing you will shine brightly, fired by the strength of the God, who brought you
to this land and for some special purpose gave you dominion over this land and over the red man. That
destiny is mystery to us, for we dont understand when the buffaloes are all slaughtered, the wild horses are
tamed, the secret corners of the forest heavy with scent of many men, and the view of the ripe hills blotted
by talking wires. Where is the thicket? Gone? Where is the eagle? Gone. The end of living and the beginning
of survival.
9) The reply of the chief of Seattle appears to:
(a) be an attack on whitemans arrogance.
(b) brings out the ignorance of the so-called civilized whites.
(c) be a defiance of the authority of the white chief.
(d) be the most profound and respectful statement on the environment.
10) By describing the shining pine needles, shores, mist, and insects, the author:
(a) appears to have gone very emotional and sentimental.
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(b) seems to convey that his people worship all creations.


(c) seems to convey that all the above are integral part of human life.
(d) expresses his reverence and faith in the mutuality of all natural beings and things around for a
harmonious living.
11) According to the passage:
(a) The dead whites can walk among the stars and forget the past.
(b) The dead red Indians cannot forget the past.
(c) The red Indians are the inseparable part of the mother earth and hence death does not severe their
relationship with the mother earth.
(d) None of the above.
12) By connecting the flowers, eagles, horses, meadows and the rocky crestsall animate and inanimate
thingsas belonging to the same family, the author:
(a) seems to have lost the power of rational discrimination.
(b) seems to be living on a philosophical and unpractical plane.
(c) seems to be a very highly elevated and enlightened person who has experienced the interconnectedness.
(d) seems to be living in fiction and dreams.
13) The shining water according to the author is not just water but the blood of ancestors. This means:
(a) The ancestors toiled and shed blood and sweat to create the sacred land where his people now live.
(b) The water reflects the memories of the ghostly events in their life.
(c) That the water has been the lifeblood of their ancestors out of which the present generation is borne.
(d) The land and the people are inseparable and the river becomes the lifeblood of all.
14) According to the author:
(a) The rivers, the sky, the land etc are to be treated with kindness and gratitude and preserved as they are
for the children to inherit and grow as the forefathers of the native did.
(b) The whiteman cannot understand the importance of the environment.
(c) The whiteman forgets his past and is interested only in his pleasures out of the earth.
(d) None of the above.
15) The chief of the Seattlethe natives protector:
(a) accuses the whiteman for his greed.
(b) bemoan the so called civilized whites, will make a desert out of the mother earth, which otherwise is full
of abundance.
(c) sounds helpless and prays that the nature left as it is.
(d) None of the above.
16) The statements, Our ways are different from your ways, perhaps the red man is a savage and does
not understand, in the context of the passage:
(a) expresses condemnation of the greed of the so-called civilized men.
(b) ridicules the so-called progress made by modern man.

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(c) genuinely questions the way the environment was being destroyed instead of preserving and conserving
it for the next generation.
(d) establishes that the whites are the most selfish people.
17) The white man does not understand our ways...comes as a stranger, kidnaps the earth from his
children etc., sums up:
(a) the foolishness of the so called civilized society.
(b) that the so called civilized are committing a crime on the unborns by depriving their birth rights to inherit
the earth with all its abundance in which man has not played any role to create.
(c) that the civilized are writing the epithets of their own destiny.
(d) the white man is not interested in knowing our ways.
18) According to the passage the ears are, meant:
(a) to hear the sounds and listen to the surroundings.
(b) to enjoy the music and rhythm of life around, of all creations and not the clatter of artificialities.
(c) to be a sensory organ so that communication with all from the world around is possible and fruitful.
(d) None of the above.
19) The air is precious to the red Indians because:
(a) it supports life.
(b) its spirit, which sustains life, is shared by all living beings and without which there is no life.
(c) it gave the grandfather the first breath and they are his children.
(d) None of the above.
20) If all beasts are gone:
(a) man will suffer depression.
(b) man will suffer loneliness.
(c) man will die of starvation.
(d) man will die.
21) The author exhorts to teach the children that the earth is our mother because:
(a) earth sustains life.
(b) earth is home to all living beings.
(c) earth is rich.
(d) that what happens to earth is only a prelude to what will happen to its sons.
22) The red Indian natives know that the earth is precious because:
(a) man belongs to the earth and is a part of it.
(b) there cannot exist man without earth but there can be earth without man.
(c) all what man needs are provided by earth.
(d) earth is home for all beasts, which are killed for man to live.
23) Man should not disturb the web of life on this earth because:

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(a) he is only a strand in the web of life and if he disturbs the webhe does it to himself.
(b) the one who cannot create should not disturb it.
(c) everything is connected to from the cosmic web.
(d) None of the above.
24) The passage is a great lesson that:
(a) it proves that there is only one God.
(b) if the so called civilized man refuses to accept the preciousness of the nature and its web of lifehe will
suffocate in his own waste.
(c) the talking wires can spin disaster.
(d) that all species are important.
25) The passage proves that:
(a) the natives are emotional.
(b) the whitesthe civilized ones are very advanced.
(c) the natives are more enlightened than the educated and civilized.
(d) None of the above.
26) The passage:
(a) brings out the eternal truth for consideration of the civilized.
(b) questions the wisdom of the civilized and urges them to live a primitive life.
(c) expresses the agony of the visionary.
(d) bemoans a great tragedy in the making.
27) The passage is very profound that the mist, the crest, the body heat of the pony, the sap, the murmur of
the rivers, the air, the breath, the horse, the buffaloes all are strands of life on earth and are equally
important and man needs to respect the mother earth.
(a) The above assertion is not fully true.
(b) The above assertion is 100% true.
(c) The above assertion is nothing but figment of imagination.
(d) The above is philosophical and on the material plane it is impractical acceptance
28) Arrange the following in the right order to make a complete sentence
i. with interconnected vibrating balls and springs
ii. in a nave sense, a field in physics may be envisioned as if space were filled
iii. as the displacement of a ball from its rest position
iv. and the strength of the field can be visualized
(a) ii, i, iv, iii
(b) i, ii, iii, iv
(c) iv, iii, ii, i
d. iii, iv, i, ii
29) Choose the option which is the nearly opposite in meaning to BERATE
(a) grant
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(b) praise
(c) refer
(d) purchase
30) Find the maximum number of times any one of the given words fits the sets of sentences
RAISE ARISE AROSE RISE
i) Opportunities will _______, and you must grab them.
ii) A hot wind _______ from the desert.
iii) I _______ at dawn on most days.
iv) A mood of optimism _______ among the people.
(a) in all four sentences
(b) in 3 sentences
(c) in 2 sentences
(d) in 1 sentence
31) If the following segments of a sentence are to be rearranged in logical order as A, B, C, D where would 3
be placed
1) to see that students do not altogether forget to write especially during exam time
2) the education groups are now asking for hand writing classes
3) thanks to mobile testing and computer literacy
4) writing in long hand is becoming a vanishing art
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
32) About the following pair of phrases, choose the correct option.
i. A two days visit
ii. A two days visit
(a) The first phrase is erroneous
(b) The second phrase is erroneous
(c) Both phrases are erroneous
(d) Both phrases are correct
33) In the following sentence choose the erroneous segment/s
A
B
C
He is one of those people / who thinks / he owns the world
(a) Error in segment A
(b) Error in segment B
(c) Error in segment A & C
(d) Error in segment B & C
34) Five sentences are given below, labeled A, B, C, D and E. They need to be arranged in a logical order to
form a coherent paragraph. From the given options, choose the most appropriate one.
A. Was it evidence that science and religion are inevitably locked in ideological and institutional combat?
B. Unsurprisingly, there was more to it than that.
C. On all sides of the case there was agreement that it was proper and rational both to seek
accurate knowledge of the world through observation of nature and also to base ones beliefs on the Bible.
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D. When Galileo recanted his Copernicanism in 1633, what did that signify?
E. Was it a victory for religious obscurantism and a defeat for free scientific inquiry?
(a) DEABC
(b) CDEBA
(c) CBDAE
(d) DEACB
35) The word given below has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option
corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.
AGREE
(a) Do you agree to the conditions?
(b) The food did not agree with me.
(c) Our views on religion agree.
(d) I agree to her analysis of the situation.
36) The word given below has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option
corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.
BY
(a) Can I pay by credit card?
(b) Do you prefer to travel by air or by train?
(c) They traveled by the 6.45 train.
(d) Come and sit by me.
37) Given below are a few sentences. Each sentence has a pair of words that are italicized. From the
italicized words, select the most appropriate words (A or B) to form correct sentences. The sentences are
followed by options that indicate the words, which may be selected to correctly complete the set of
sentences. From the options given, choose the most appropriate one.
I hope they dont ask me anything about politics. I havent the slightest (A) / smallest (B) idea about it.
I knew David could always be trusted (A) / relied (B) on in times of crisis.
I would like to make a request (A) / demand (B) to the hotel management that they allow people to choose
the TV program they want to watch.
The business has lost a lot of orders recently and is going through a thin (A) / poor (B) time.
It was not the ideal (A) / idyll (B) solution to the problem.
(a) ABAAA
(b) ABABB
(c) ABBAA
(d) BBAAB
38) Given below are a few sentences. Each sentence has a pair of words that are italicized. From the
italicized words, select the most appropriate words (A or B) to form correct sentences. The sentences are
followed by options that indicate the words, which may be selected to correctly complete the set of
sentences. From the options given, choose the most appropriate one.
In his position as (A) / of (B) managing director, he is responsible for more than 300 employees.
He planned the event so meticulously that the outcome was entirely causal (A) / casual (B).
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They created a custom (A) / costume (B) design for a Diwali card.
I suspect (A) / expect (B) his motives are not entirely good.
The economics (A) / economic (B) of the project are very encouraging.
(a) ABAAB
(b) AAAAA
(c) BAAAB
(d) BBAAA
39) The word given below has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option
corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.
RAKE
(a) When the dotcom boom occurred in the 1990s, his company raked in more than $300 million.
(b) She asked him to stop raking up the past at the slightest excuse.
(c) The manager raked me around the coals for being late again.
(d) She got a 5% rake-off from the deal.

40) The word given below has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option
corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.
SCRAPE
(a) Bringing up that minor legal point proves that youre scraping the bottom of the barrel.
(b) I might scrape out the exam if Im lucky.
(c) After many attempts he managed to scrape into an Ivy League college.
(d) Her parents were able to scrape up the money to send their daughter to an international business
school.

LOGICAL AND VERBAL REASONING


41) Abdul, Mala and Chetan went bird watching. Each of them saw one bird that none of the
others did. Each pair saw one bird that the third did not. And one bird was seen by all three.
Of the birds Abdul saw, two were yellow. Of the birds mala saw, three were yellow. Of the
birds Chetan saw, four were yellow. How many yellow birds were seen in all? How many
non-yellow birds were seen in all?
a. 7 yellow birds and 3 non yellow birds
b. 5 yellow birds and 2 non yellow birds
c. 4 yellow birds and 2 non yellow birds
d. 3 yellow birds and 2 non yellow birds
42) In each of the following two sets I & II, find the word or pair of words different from the
other three words or pair of words:
I: J. Lake K. Brook L. Stream M. River
II: J. Weighty-Heavy K. Broad-Wide L. Big-Large M. Tiny-Small
a. I-J, II-J
b. I-K, II-M
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c. I-K, II-J
d. I-J, II-K
43) An ingredient in coffee, known as RTC, has been found to inactivate common cold viruses in
experiments. In previous experiments, researchers found that inactivated common cold viruses can convert
healthy cells into cancer cells. It can be concluded that the use of coffee can cause cancer. Which one of the
following, if true, most seriously weakens
the argument?
(a) Several teams of scientists performed the various experiments, and all of the teams had similar results.
(b) The carcinogenic effect of RTC could be neutralized by the other ingredients found in coffee.
(c) When RTC kills common cold viruses it weakens the immune system, and it might thus diminish the
bodys ability to fight other viruses, including viruses linked to cancers.
(d) If chemists modify the structure of RTC, RTC can be safely incorporated into medications to prevent the
common cold.
44) A census taker approaches a house and asks the woman who answers the door, How many children do
you have, and what are their ages?
Woman: I have three children, the product of their ages is 36, the sum of their ages is equal to the address
of the house next door.
The census taker walks next door, comes back and says, I need more information.
The woman replies, I have to go, my oldest child is sleeping upstairs.
Census taker: Thank you, I now have everything I need.
What are the ages of each of the three children?
(a) 9, 2, 2
(b) 6, 6, 1
(c) 12, 3, 1
(d) 6, 3, 2
Directions for questions 45- 47: Use the information given below to answer.
i. There is a group of 5 persons A, B, C, D and E
ii. In the group there is one badminton player, one chess player and one tennis player
iii. A and D are unmarried ladies and they do not play any games
iv. No lady is a chess player or a badminton player
v. There is a married couple in the group of which E is the husband
vi. B is the brother of C and is neither a chess player nor a tennis player
45) Which of the groups has only ladies?
a. ABC
b. BCD
c. CDE
d. None of the above
46) Who is the tennis player?
a. B
b. C
c. D
d. E
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47) Who is the wife of E?


a. A
b. B
c. D
d. None of the above
48) Consider the following statements and answer the question.
M, N, O and P are all different individuals.
M is the daughter of N.
N is the son of O.
O is the father of P.
Which among the following statements is contradictory to above premises?
a. P is the father of M.
b. O has three children.
c. M has one brother.
d. M is the daughter of O.
49) There are 3 societies A, B, C having some tractors each. A gives B and C as many tractors as they already
have. After some days B gives A and C as many tractors as they
have. After some days C gives A and B as many tractors as they have. Finally each has 24 tractors. What is
the original No. of tractors each had in the beginning?
(a) A-29, B-21, C-12
(b) A-39, B-21, C-12
(c) A-21, B-12, C-29
(d) A-21, B-12, C-39
50) Although most of the fastest growing jobs in todays economy will require a college degree, many of the
new jobs being created from home health aide to desktop publisher require knowledge other than gained
from earning a degree. For workers in those jobs, good basic skills in reading, communication, and
mathematics play an important role in getting a job and developing a career. From the information given
above it can be validly concluded that, in todays economy
(a) skills in reading, communication and mathematics play an important role in developing a career as a
desktop publisher.
(b) the majority of the new jobs being created require knowledge other than that gained from earning a
college degree
(c) a job as a home health aide will rely more on communication skills than on basic skills in reading and
mathematics
(d) if a job is one of the fastest growing jobs, it will require a college degree.
51) According to the National Agricultural Aviation Society (NAAS), without the use of crop protection
products to control insects, weeds, and diseases, crop yields per acre will drop by more than 50 percent. The
first aerial application of insecticide occurred in 1921, and it was a
huge success. By contrast, in todays economy all aircraft that are classified as aerial applicators do more
than just apply insecticide; today, they also spread sees and apply
fertilizer. From the information given above it CANNOT be validly concluded that
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(a) according to the NAAS, if crop yields per acre never drop by more than 50 percent, then crop protection
products have been used to control insects, weeds, and diseases.
(b) in todays economy any aircraft that cannot be used to apply fertilizer cannot be classified as an aerial
applicator
(c) in todays economy, if an aerial applicator is used, then it will be able to spread seed and to apply
fertilizer
(d) according to the NAAS, if crop yields per acre drop by more than 50 percent, then crop protection
products have not been used to control insects, weeds, and diseases.
52) Lou observes that if flight 409 is cancelled, then the manager could not possibly arrive in time for the
meeting. But the flight was not cancelled. Therefore, Lou concludes, the manager will certainly be on time.
Evelyn replies that even if Lous premises true, his argument is
fallacious. And therefore, she adds, the manager will not arrive on time after all.
Which of the following is the strongest thing that we can properly say about this discussion?
(a) Evelyn is mistaken in thinking Lous argument to be fallacious, and so her own conclusion is unwarranted.
(b) Evelyn is right about Lous argument, but nevertheless her own conclusion is unwarranted.
(c) Since Evelyn is right about Lous argument, her own conclusion is well supported.
(d) Since Evelyn is mistaken about Lous argument, her own conclusion must be false.
53) Cars are safer than planes. Fifty percent of plane accidents result in death, while only one percent of car
accidents result in death. Which of the following, if true, would most seriously
weaken the argument above?
(a) Planers are inspected more often than cars.
(b) The number of car accidents is several hundred thousand times higher than the number of plane
accidents.
(c) Pilots never fly under the influence of alcohol, while car drivers often do.
(d) Plane accidents are usually the fault of air traffic controllers, not pilots.
Directions for questions 54 and 55: Each question consists of a set of numbered statements. Assume that
each one of these statements is individually true. Each of the four choices consists of a subset of these
statements. Choose the subset as your answer where the statements therein are logically consistent among
themselves:
54) A. Only if the water level in the coastal areas rises, then the people change their lifestyle.
B. People change their lifestyle only if they are rewarded.
C. If people are rewarded, then they will not change their lifestyle.
D. If the temperature rises, then the water level in the coastal areas rises.
E. Whenever the water level in the coastal area rises, then the temperature rises.
F. Unless the people change their lifestyle, temperature rises.
G. People are rewarded.
H. Water level in the coastal areas does not rise.
(a) C, D, F, G and H
(b) G, F, D, B and H
(c) E, F, G, H and B
(d) None of the above
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55) A. If Kumar sings, then the audiences sleep.


B. If Kumar sings, then the audiences dance.
C. Unless audience do not dance, the concert will be successful.
D. Only if the audience dance, the concert will be successful.
E. If Vina dances, then Kumar sings.
F. Kumar sings only if Vina dances.
G. Vina dances
H. The concert is successful.
(a) C, F, G, B and H
(b) A, C, F, G and H
(c) E, C, G, B and H
(d) Both (2) and (3)
Directions for questions 56 to 58: These questions are based on the data given below.
There are only four members of a family viz., A, B, C and D and there is only one couple among them. When
asked about their relationships, following were their replies:
a. A: B is my son. D is my mother.
b. B: C is my wife. Dis my father.
c. C: D is my mother in law. A is my daughter.
d. D: A is my grand daughter. B is my daughter in law.
56) Who always speaks the truth?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
57) How is B related to C?
(a) Father
(b) Mother
(c) Wife
(d) Husband
58) Which of the following statements must be true?
(a) As grandmother alternates between the truth and lie.
(b) Cs wife always speaks the truth.
(c) As grandfather always speaks the truth.
(d) Bs daughter always tells lies.

Directions for questions 59 to 61: These questions are based on the following information.
A cube of 7cm 7cm 7cm is kept in the corner of a room and painted in three different colours, each face
in one colour. The cube is cut into 343 smaller but identical cubes.

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59) How many smaller cubes do not have any face painted?
(a) 125
(b) 180
(c) 144
(d) 216
60) How many smaller cubes have exactly one colour on them?
(a) 108
(b) 72
(c) 36
(d) 24
61) How many smaller cubes have at the most two faces painted?
(a) 343
(b) 342
(c) 256
(d) 282
Directions for questions 62 and 63: Amit was driving in New Town, where all roads either
north south or east west forming a grid. Roads were at a distance of 1 km from each other in parallel.
62) Amit started at the intersection of streets no. 7 and 8. He drove 3 km north, 3 km west and 4 km south.
Which further route could bring him back to his starting point?
I. 3 km east, then 2 km south
II. 1 km north, then 3 km east
III. 1 km north, then 2 km west
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) I and II only
(d) II and III only
63) After driving as stated in question no. 62 above, Amit did not return to his starting point, but instead
drove 4 km east and 1 km north. How far is he from his starting point?
(a) 5 km
(b) 4 km
(c) 1 km
(d) 7 km
Directions for questions 64 to 68: Refer to the following data and answer the questions that follow:
A numerical machine accepts two values X and Y.
Then it updates these values as X = XY and Y = Y + 1 in every step. The machine stops at X N.
64) For X = 3, Y = 2 and N = 100, how many steps are performed before the machine stops?
(a) 2
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(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
65) In the above question (64), what is the final value of X?
(a) 6
(b) 20
(c) 72
(d) 360
66) In the above question (64), what is the final value of Y?
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 20
67) If the value of N is changed to 500, what would be the final value of X?
(a) 360
(b) 500
(c) 560
(d) 2160
68) If X = 2 and Y = 3, what should be the minimum value of N such that final value of Y is 7?
(a) 300
(b) 360
(c) 720
(d) 860
Directions for questions 69 to 70: Refer to the following statements and answer the questions:
Seven students Priya, Ankit, Raman, Sunil, Tony, Deepak and Vicky take a series of tests. No two students get
similar marks. Vicky always scores more than Priya. Priya always scores more than Ankit. Each time either
Raman scores the highest and Tony gets the least, or alternatively Sunil scores the highest and Deepak or
Ankit scores the least.
69) If Sunil is ranked sixth and Ankit is ranked fifth, which of the following can be true?
(a) Vicky is ranked first or fourth
(b) Raman is ranked second or third
(c) Tony is ranked fourth or fifth
(d) Deepak is ranked third or fourth
70) If Raman gets the highest, Vicky should be ranked not lower than:
(a) Second
(b) Third
(c) Fourth
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(d) Fifth

QUANTITATIVE ABILITY
71) There are two signals which keep changing their colours continuously according to a pattern. The first
signal S1 remains Red for 5 seconds, then turns Green for the next 7 seconds, then turns Blue for the next 6
seconds, then Red again for 5 seconds and so on. The second signal S2 remains Red for 7 seconds, then turns
Green for the next 11 seconds, then turns Blue for the next 6 seconds, then Red again for 7 seconds and so
on. If S1 and S2 turn Red simultaneously, then after how much time (in seconds) will they turn Blue
simultaneously for the first time?
(a) 140
(b) 66
(c) 72
(d) 78
72) One man and six women working together can do a job in 10 days. The same job is done by two men in
p days and by eight women in p+5 days. By what percentage is the efficiency of a man greater than that of
a woman?
(a) 300%
(b) 500%
(c) 600%
(d) 700%
73) The ratio of the present ages of Bini and Coral is the same as the ratio of the ages of Anu and Bini six
years ago. Coral, six years from now, will be as old as Anu was six years ago. If the present ages (in years) of
exactly two of them are perfect squares, then which of the following can be the sum of the present ages of
the three?
(a) 27 years
(b) 30 years
(c) 36 years
(d) 48 years
74) The question given below is followed by two statements, A and B. Mark the answer using the following
instructions:
Mark (a) if the question can be answered by using Statement A alone, but cannot be answered by using
Statement B alone.
Mark (b) if the question can be answered by using Statement B alone, but cannot be answered by using
Statement A alone.
Mark (c) if the question can be answered by using either statement alone.
Mark (d) if the question cannot be answered by any of the two statements.
Q. The cost of 2 Apples, 3 Bananas and 1 Mango is Rs. 24. The cost of 2 Bananas and 4 Apples is equal to the
cost of 3 Mangoes. What is the cost of one Mango?
A. The cost of 2 Bananas and 1 Mango is Rs. 12.
B. The cost of 4 Bananas and 5 Mangoes is Rs. 48.
75) The question given below is followed by two statements, A and B. Mark the answer using the following
instructions:
Mark (a) if the question can be answered by using Statement A alone, but cannot be answered by using
Statement B alone.
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Mark (b) if the question can be answered by using Statement B alone, but cannot be answered by using
Statement A alone.
Mark (c) if the question can be answered by using either statement alone.
Mark (d) if the question cannot be answered by any of the two statements.
Q. The H.C.F. of two numbers is 64. If one of the numbers is 320, then what is the number of prime
factors of the other number?
A. The L.C.M. of the two numbers is 1120.
B. The other number is divisible by 7.
76) N = 77777777, where the digit 7 repeats itself 429 times. What is the remainder left when N is
divided by 1144?
(a) 913
(b) 1129
(c) 777
(d) None of these
77) A regular pentagon is drawn on a piece of paper. In how many ways can five identical Re.1 coins be
placed on the five vertices of the pentagon if exactly one coin is to be placed on each vertex?
(a) 6
(b) 32
(c) 16
(d) 8
78) If a positive integer n is subtracted from the squares of three consecutive terms of an Arithmetic
Progression, the numbers obtained are 120, 232 and 376 respectively. What is the sum of the digits of n?
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 10
79) A boy of height 100 cm starts walking along a straight line away from the base of a lamppost at a speed
of 1.4 m/s. If the lamp is 42 m above the ground, find the length (in cm) of the boys shadow after 40
seconds.
(a) 122.6
(b) 136.6
(c) 143.8
(d) 145.6
80) How many factors of 20! are there whose unit digit is 5?
(a) 2068
(b) 1868
(c) 1728
(d) None of these
81) P and Q are two opposite ends of a straight running track. Ria and Tia start running towards each other
simultaneously from P and Q respectively. As soon as any of them reaches an end, she turns back and starts
running towards the other end. Their first meeting happens at a point 210 m away from P and the second
meeting happens at a point 150 m away from Q. If the speeds (in m/s) of Ria and Tia are x and y respectively,
such that 2x > y > x, then what is the distance between P and Q?
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(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

420 m
480 m
540 m
Cannot be determined

82) A 1-litre water-alcohol mixture M1 contains 40% water while another 1-litre water-alcohol mixture M2
contains 70% water. x ml is taken out from each of the two mixtures and put in two separate containers. The
quantity taken out from M1 is mixed into the remaining part of M2 and the quantity taken out from M2 is
mixed into the remaining part of M1. If the two mixtures contain equal quantities of water after the
operation, then what is the value of x?
(a) 300
(b) 400
(c) 500
(d) 600
83) Given below is the sequence of all the natural numbers which dont contain the digit 0.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13 What is the 200th term of this sequence?
(a) 242
(b) 241
(c) 255
(d) 253
84) The work done by 2 men in a day is equal to the work done by 3 children in a day. The work done by 3
men in a day is equal to the work done by 5 women in a day. It takes 10 days for a man, a woman and a child
to complete a job working together. How many days will 2 children working together take to complete the
same job?
(a) 30
(b) 15
(c) 17
(d) 34
85) The question given below is followed by two statements, A and B. Mark the answer using the following
instructions:
Mark (a) if the question can be answered by using one of the statements alone, but cannot be
answered by using the other statement alone.
Mark (b) if the question can be answered by using either statement alone.
Mark (c) if the question can be answered by using both the statements together, but cannot be
answered by using either statement alone.
Mark (d) if the question cannot be answered even by using both the statements together.
Q. Two cars, 100 km apart, start moving towards each other. After how much time will they meet?
A. The ratio of the speeds of the two cars is 3 : 7.
B. The slower car is travelling at a speed at which it will cover a distance of 600 km in 10 hours.
86) Two different two-digit natural numbers are written beside each other such that the larger number is
written on the left. When the absolute difference of the two numbers is subtracted from the four-digit
number so formed, the number obtained is 5481. What is the sum of the two two-digit numbers?
(a) 70
(b) 71
(c) 72
(d) 73
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87) It takes 30 hours for an inlet pipe to fill an empty tank completely. When 5 identical inlet pipes and 4
identical outlet pipes operate together, the same empty tank gets filled completely in 10 hours. How much
time (in hours) will an outlet pipe take to empty the same tank when its filled upto half its volume?
(a) 15
(b) 20
(c) 24
(d) 30
88) The chord AB of a circle is the perpendicular bisector of the chord CD of the same circle. The two chords
intersect at point E. If CD = BE = 4 cm, then what is the circumference of the circle?
(a) 4cm
(b) 5cm
(c) 6cm
(d) 8cm
89) What is the number of common terms in the two sequences given below?
S1 4, 10, 16, 22, ., 562.
S2 3, 8, 13, 18, ., 573.
(a) 20
(b) 40
(c) 36
(d) 18
90) A merchant marks up the cost of cloth by 30% and then gives a discount of 20% on the Marked Price to
all his customers. What is his profit/loss percentage in winter when the meter-scale shrinks by 10% due to
cold?
(a) Profit, 15.56%
(b) Profit, 16.67%
(c) Loss, 16.67%
(d) Loss, 15.56%
91) The question given below is followed by two statements, A and B. Mark the answer using the following
instructions:
Mark (a) if the question can be answered by using Statement A alone, but cannot be answered by using
Statement B alone.
Mark (b) if the question can be answered by using Statement B alone, but cannot be answered by using
Statement A alone.
Mark (c) if the question can be answered by using either statement alone.
Mark (d) if the question cannot be answered by any of the two statements.
Q. In x-y plane, a circle passes through the points (2, 5) and (4, 13). What is the equation of the
circle?
A. The circle passes through the point (10, 21).
B. The radius of the circle is of length 6 units.
92) In how many ways can six letters A, B, C, D, E and F be written in a circular arrangement such that D
is adjacent to B and is diametrically opposite E?
(a) 6
(b) 8
(c) 10
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(d) 12
93) Arjun and Bheem are standing at point A on a circular track with circumference 300 m. Cherry is standing
at point B which is diametrically opposite point A on the track. All three of them start running
simultaneously on the track; Arjun and Cherry run in clockwise direction at 3 m/s and 4 m/s respectively
while Bheem runs in anticlockwise direction at 5 m/s. After how much time from the start will Cherry be
equidistant from Arjun and Bheem for the first time?
(a) 25 s
(b) 30 s
(c) 50 s
(d) 60 s
94) The question given below is followed by two statements, A and B. Mark the answer using the following
instructions:
Mark (a) if the question cannot be answered even by using both the statements together.
Mark (b) if the question can be answered by using one of the statements alone, but cannot be
answered by using the other statement alone.
Mark (c) if the question can be answered by using either statement alone.
Mark (d) if the question can be answered by using both the statements together, but cannot be
answered by using either statement alone.
Q. At the time of Shyams birth, the difference between the ages of his mother and his only sister Leela was
equal to the difference between the ages of his father and his mother. The present age of Shyam is the same
as the age of his mother at the time of his birth. If Shyams father is older than Shyams mother, then what is
the present age of Shyams father?
A. Shyams father is 40 years older than Leela.
B. Shyams mother was 20 years old when Leela was born.
95) How many numbers are there between 0 and 500 which when divided by 3, 4, 6 and 8 leave remainders
1, 2, 4 and 6 respectively?
(a) 10
(b) 20
(c) 21
(d) None of these
96) How many four-digit even numbers are there which have 0 and 1 as two of the digits and the remaining
two are distinct digits among 2, 4 and 6?
(a) 42
(b) 36
(c) 38
(d) 30
97) An equilateral triangle is formed by joining three vertices of a regular hexagon. What is the ratio of the
area of this equilateral triangle to the area of the hexagon?
(a) 3 : 8
(b) 1 : 2
(c) 1 : 3
(d) 4 : 3
98) In how many different ways can a cube be painted if each face has to be painted either red or blue?
(a) 20
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(b) 16
(c) 12
(d) 10
99) Amit wrote down the squares of first n natural numbers in his notebook. He then erased one of the
numbers written by him and found that the sum of the numbers remaining on the notebook was 1432. The
square of which of the following numbers was erased by Amit?
(a) 1
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 8
100) The H.C.F. of a, b and c is 8. If a b = b c = 8 and the L.C.M. of a, b and c is a four-digit number, then
what is the maximum possible value of c?
(a) 80
(b) 88
(c) 96
(d) 100
101) There are four lines in a plane and exactly two of them are parallel. If P is the number of points of
intersection of these lines, then how many different values of P are possible?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 6
102) Find the number of integral solutions to |x| + |y| + |z| = 10.
(a) 304
(b) 402
(c )202
(e) 502

103) Pawan and Qureshi working together can do a piece of work in 10 days whereas Qureshi and Rohit
working together can do the same work in 12 days. All three work together to do a job for which they are
paid Rs. 300. If Qureshis share is Rs. 140, then what is Pawans share?
(a) Rs. 100
(b) Rs. 60
(c) Rs. 80
(d) Cannot be determined
104) From a vessel containing 160 litres of milk, x litres is drained out and replaced with water. Then x
litres of milk-water solution is drained out and replaced with water. If the quantity of milk left in the vessel is
90 litres, then what is the value of x?
(a) 30
(b) 40
(c) 36
(d) 35
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105) The sum of thirty-two consecutive natural numbers is a perfect square. What is the least possible sum
of the smallest and the largest of the thirty-two numbers?
(a) 81
(b) 36
(c) 49
(d) 64
106) The question given below is followed by two statements, A and B. Mark the answer using the following
instructions:
Mark (a) if the question can be answered by using either statement alone.
Mark (b) if the question can be answered by using one of the statements alone, but cannot be
answered by using the other statement alone.
Mark (c) if the question cannot be answered even by using both the statements together.
Mark (d) if the question can be answered by using both the statements together, but cannot be
answered by using either statement alone.
Q. What is the sum of a, b and c?
A. The numbers a, b and c are in Arithmetic Progression.
B. a2 + b2 + c2 = 83, where a, b and c are natural numbers
107) The sum of three numbers in A.P. is 45. If the sum of their squares is 683, what is the largest of the
three numbers?
(a) 16
(b) 19
(c) 17
(d) 18
108) If a, b, and c are positive integers such that (a b + c)(b c + a)(c a + b) = 15, then what is the product
of a, b and c?
(a) 24
(b) 64
(c) 42
(d) Cannot be determined
109) A watch, which gains time uniformly, was 5 minutes behind the correct time when it showed 11:55 AM
on Monday. It was 10 minutes ahead of the correct time when it showed 06:10 PM on the next day. When
did the watch show the correct time?
(a) 6 AM, Tuesday
(b) 6 PM, Monday
(c) 2 PM, Tuesday
(d) 10 PM, Monday
110) In a community of 100 students, each student studies one or more of the two subjects
viz. Mathematics and Chemistry. The number of students studying Mathematics is greater than the number
of students studying Chemistry which is greater than the number of students studying both Mathematics
and Chemistry. What is the maximum number of students who study Chemistry?
(a) 97
(b) 49
(c) 98
(d) 50
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GENERAL AWARENESS
111) Who authored All the King's Men an Pulitzer Prize winner for
Fiction ?
(A) Ernest Poole
(B) Steven Millhauser
(C) Larry McMurtry
(D) Donna Tartt
112) Who was the recipient of the Arjuna Award for Badminton in
2012 ?
(A) Parupalli Kashyap
(B) V. Diju
(C ) Saina Nehwal
(D) Chetan Anand
113) The Agarwal Cup is associated with which among the following
sports?
(A) Cricket
(B) Hockey
(C ) Badminton
(D) Football
114) Who authored 'River of smoke' ?
(A) Timothy Lubin
(B) Amitav Ghosh
(C ) Vikram Seth
(D) Rupa Bajwa
115) Who among the following is the President of Ukraine ?
(A) Leonid Kuchma
(B) Petro Poroshenko
(C ) Viktor Yanukovych
(D) Yulia Tymoshenko
116) Who was the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner?
(A)Paul Dirac
(B) Malala Yousafzai
(C ) Lawrence Bragg
(D) Betty Willaims
117) Climographs do not contain information about
(A) Average high temperature
(B) Average low temperature
(C Average precipitation
(D) Annual precipitation
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118) In which city did representatives from the countries of the


world meet and create the first international agreement on global
warming?
(A) Rio de janeiro, Brazil
(B) kyoto, Japan
(C ) Kuala Lampur, Malaysia
(D) Paris, France
119) Who among the following is regarded as the father of Modern
Biology?
(A)Darwin
(B) Aristotle
(C )Gregor Mendel
(D)Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
120) Which among the following films won the award for Best
Motion Picture of the Year in 80th Annual Academy Awards 2008 ?
(A) The Last King of Scotland
(B) Michael Clayton
(C ) No Country for Old Men
(D) The Departed
121) The first english newspaper in india was
(A) The Musalman
(B) The Hindu
(C ) Samaja
(D) Hicky's Bengal Gazette
122) Which TV channel has its slogan as Whatever it takes ?
(A) Headlines Today
(B) CNN IBN
(C ) NDTV Profit
(D) Zee Business
123) Pawan Munjal is associated with
(A) Hero MotoCorp
(B) Manikchand
(C ) Marico
(D) Microsoft
124) Vueling Airlines is an airlines from
(A) Germany
(B) Poland
(C ) Spain
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(D) Russia
125) Who is known as 'india's Napolean' ?
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Chandragupta I
(C ) Chandragupta II
(D) none of the above
126) Fathometer is used to measure
(A) Earthquakes
(B) Rainfall
(C ) Ocean Depth
(D) Sound Intensity
127) What is Ombrology?
(A) The study of rain
(B) The study of embryos
(C ) The study of teeth
(D) The stduy of throat
128) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created in
(A) 1945
(B) 1947
(C ) 1949
(D) 1951
129) War and Peace', a novel by tolstoy depicts
(A) Russian life set against a background of Napoleon's Invasion
(B) French Revolution
(C ) Traditional Hindu culture and family life
(D) None of these
130) The headquaters of the Warsaw Treaty Organization were at
(A) Berlin
(B) Prague
(C ) Moscow
(D) Warsaw
131) The first winner of the UN Population Award were
(A) Ronald Reagan and Indira Gandhi
(B) Indira Gandhi and Qian Xangzhong
(C )Qian Xangzhong and Ronald Reagan
(D) Yuri Androopv and Qian Xangzhong
132) Zimbabwe attained independence in
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(A) 1975
(B) 1979
(C ) 1980
(D) 1981
133) World Cup Football in 2022 is to be held at
(A) UK
(B) France
(C ) Spain
(D) Qatar
134) Indias first jail BPO is going to came up at:
(A) Chennai
(B) Hyderabad
(C ) Bangalore
(D) Pune
135) Who is the new National Security Advisor of United States ?
(A) Stephen Hadley
(B)Susan Rice
(C )Tom Donilon
(D)Condoleezza Rice
136) Who is the new president of UN General Assembly?
(A)Sam Kutesa
(B) John William Ashe
(C ) Vuk Jeremi
(D) Joseph Deiss
137) Who is the Union Minister of Corporate Affairs ?
(A) Venkaiah Naidu
(B) Arun Jaitley
(C )Jaipal Reddy
(D) Suresh Prabhu
138) Fiama Di Wills soap is marketed in india by
(A)Godrej
(B) HUL
(C ) ITC
(D) P& G
139) Water lily is the national emblem of
(A) Denmark
(B) Bangladesh
(C ) Italy
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(D) Luxembourg
140) The Black Swan 'was authored by
(A) Nassim Nicholas Taleb
(B) Joseph Hellen
(C ) Umberto Eco
(D) T.S. Elliot
141) Faraday's Law is associated with
(A) Electolysis
(B) Reaction of gases
(C ) pressure of gases
(D) temperature and pressure
142) Baul is a popular dance of
(A) Orissa
(B) Uttarakhand
(C ) West Bengal
(D) Jharkhand
143) The Gondwana coalfields are found in
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) West Bengal
(C ) Assam
(D) Jammu & Kashmir
144) Currency notes and coins of one rupee and lower
denomination are issued by
(A) RBI
(B)Ministry of finance
(C )State bank of India
(D) Government of india

145) The highest airfield in India is


(A) Chushul
(B) Varanasi
(C ) Kapurthala
(D) Chittaranjan
146) Port Stanely is the capital of
(A) West Indies
(B) Falkan Island
(C )Hawaii Island
(D) Madagascar
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147) Beighton Cup' is associated with which of the following sports?


(A) Football
(B) Hockey
(C ) Boxing
(D) Badminton
148) Which of the following does not belong to the list?
(A) BARC
(B) IARI
(C ) ISRO
(D) CSIR
149)The name of the news agency of UK is
(A) United Press International
(B) Reuters
(C )Tass
(D) The Guardian
150) What is 'Andragogy' ?
(A) The science of teaching adults
(B) The science of teaching
(C ) The study of religions
(D) The study of spiders

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