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English Language
Q1. Some parts of the sentence have errors and some are correct. Find out
which part has an error and mark that part as your answer. If there are no
errors, mark No error as your answer.
The Book Fair was successful enough it will earn at least 10 lakhs.
1. It will earn at least 10 lakhs
2. Successful enough
3. The book fair was
4. No Error
Q2. Some parts of the sentence have errors and some are correct. Find out
which part has an error and mark that part as your answer. If there are no
errors, mark No error as your answer.
She made it a point to keep up alcohol at the party.
1. She made it a point
2. To keep up alcohol
3. At the party.
4. No error

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Q3. Some parts of the sentence have errors and some are correct. Find out
which part has an error and mark that part as your answer. If there are no
errors, mark No error as your answer.
She made her way into the dark castle despite of my warnings.
1. She made her way
2. Into the dark castle
3. Despite of my warnings
4. No errors
Q4. Some parts of the sentence have errors and some are correct. Find out
which part has an error and mark that part as your answer. If there are no
errors, mark No error as your answer.
I am sure he is at least three years senior than you.
1. I am sure he is
2. At least three years
3. Senior than you
4. No error.

Q5. In the following question, a sentence has been given in direct/indirect

speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best
expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct speech.
Alice exclaimed that she was very clever.
1. Alice said, How clever I am!
2. Alice said, How I am clever!
3. Alice told, She is clever
4. Alice said, I was clever!
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Q6. In the following question, a sentence has been given in direct/indirect

speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best
expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct speech.
The teacher said, Water melts at 0C.
1. The teacher told water melted at 0C.
2. The teacher said that water melted at 0C.
3. The teacher told that water melts at 0C.
4. The teacher said that water melts at 0C.
Q7. In the following question, a sentence has been given in direct/indirect
speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best
expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct speech.
Seema asked Meena whether the latter was in her senses.
1. Are you senseless, Meena? asked Seema.
2. Hey Meena, were you in your senses now? asked Seema.
3. Whether the latter was in her senses? asked Seema.
4. Meena , are you in your senses ? asked Seema.
Q8-12. Below, a passage is given with five blanks labeled (A)-(E). Below the
passage, five options are given for each blank. Choose the word that fits
each blank most appropriately in the context of the passage, and mark the
corresponding answer.
The Mongol Empire ___(A)___ from the unification of nomadic tribes in the
Mongolia homeland under the leadership of Genghis Khan. The Empire grew rapidly
___(B)___ his rule and then that of his descendants, who sent invasions in every
direction. The vast transcontinental Empire was ___(C)___ to the east and the west
allowing trade, technologies, commodities and ideology to be disseminated and
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___(D)___ across Eurasia. The Empire began to split due to wars over ___(E)___,
as his grandchildren fought amongst themselves to claim the throne.
Q8. Which of the following words most appropriately fits the blank labeled (A)?
1. Mortgaged
2. Encapsulated
3. Emerged
4. Born
Q9. Which of the following words most appropriately fits the blank labeled (B)?
1. Over
2. From
3. Towards
4. Under
Q.10 Which of the following words most appropriately fits the blank labeled (C)?
1. Bisected
2. Connected
3. Cut-off
4. Refrained
Q11. Which of the following words most appropriately fits the blank labeled (D)?
1. Exchanged
2. Sold
3. Brought
4. Travelled
Q12. Which of the following words most appropriately fits the blank labeled (E)?
1. Plunder
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2. Rivers
3. Succession
4. Grazing ground
Q13. From the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the
meaning of the given word.
ASSUAGE
1. Mitigate
2. Inflame
3. Inhibit
4. Aver

Q14. From the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the
meaning of the given word.
INANE
1. Tawdry
2. Keen
3. Idiotic
4. Pellucid
Q15. From the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the
opposite meaning of the given word.
ALTRUISM
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1. Malevolence
2. Churlishness
3. Largesse
4. Bombast
Q16. From the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the
opposite meaning of the given word.
CONVOLUTED
1. Simple
2. Utilitarian
3. Serpentine
4. Laborious
Q17. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word out of the four
alternatives suggested below each question.
The restaurant offers discounts only to those customers who dine _____ .
1. in
2. away
3. off
4. out
Q18. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word out of the four
alternatives suggested below each question.
The temperature _____________ very high since the last week.
1. Has been
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2. Will be
3. Should be
4. Is going to be
Q19. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word out of the four
alternatives suggested below each question.
He was deeply in love with her, __________ she loved someone else.
1. And
2. For
3. But
4. Should
Q20. Out of four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for
the given words/sentences.
Carelessly lazy
1. Lackadaisical
2. Lukewarm
3. Warm
4. Energetic
Q21. Out of four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for
the given words/sentences.
Continually changing, unstable
1. Flux
2. Exodus
3. Antiquity
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4. Congeal
Q22. In the given question, the first and the last words of the sentence have
been numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence is split into four parts and
named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order.
Read the following sentence and find out which of the four combinations is
correct. Then mark the correct answer from the options given below.
1. After the person
P. has contracted a
Q. in which he can unintentionally
R. he goes through a period
S. contagious disease,
6. spread his disease to others.
1.

SQPR

2. RSQP
3. PSRQ
4. PRQS
Q23. In the sentence given below the first and the last word of a sentence
are numbered from 1 to 6 respectively. The rest of the sentence has been
split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. these four parts are not in
proper order. Read the sentence in order to find out which order is correct.
1. Spanking a child
P. lack of confidence
Q. ranging from
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R. have brutal consequences

S. even lightly can
6. to serious injury
1. PQRS
2. PRSQ
3. SPRQ
4. SRPQ
Q24. Four words are given in the question, out of which only one word is
correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
1. Career
2. Mentord
3. Targited
4. Forein
Q25. Four words are given in the question, out of which only one word is
correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
1. Perseverence
2. Illegible
3. Incorrigable
4. Magnificient

Quantitative Aptitude
Q26. If rsin = 1, rcos = 3, then the value of ( + ) is
1. 3
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2. 1/3
3. 1
4. 2
Q27. In a fruit shop, the cost price of 50 mangoes is equal to the selling price
of 40 mangoes. The percentage profit earned by the shopkeeper is
1. 25%
2. 16.66%
3. 20%
4.50%
Q28. The ratio of the edges of cuboidal chip is 4 : 1 : 3 and its volume is 2592
cubic cm, The area of its surface in sq. cm is:
1. 696
2. 684
3. 1368
4. 1096
Q29.

(0 < A < 90)

1. 2 cosec A
2. 2 sec A
3. 2 sin A
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4. 2 cos A
Q30. The L.C.M. of two numbers is 1560 and their H.C.F. is 13. If one
number is 520 then the other number is:
1. 68
2. 91
3. 43
4. 39

Q31. The angle of elevation of a cliff from a distance 275 m from its foot is
60. The height of the cliff is
1. 2503 m
2. 550/3 m
3. 2753 m
4. 285/3 m
Q32. A sum of Rs. 1550 was lent partly at 5% and partly at 8% simple
interest. The total interest received after 3 years is Rs. 309. The ratio of
money lent at 5% to that at 8% is:
1. 15 : 19
2. 8 : 5
3. 31 : 6
4. 14 : 17
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Q33. X and Y start a business with Rs. 25000 and Rs. 35000 respectively.
After 4 months, Z joins the business with Rs. 45000. At the end if the year, Z
gets RS. 9000 as his share of profit. Then Find the difference between the
profit share of X and Y
1. Rs. 3000
2. Rs. 300
3. Rs. 1800
4. Rs. 1500
Q34. The ratio of the numbers of male and female workers in a farm with
420 workers is 13 : 17. What will be the new ratio if 4 female workers leave
the work?
1. 91 : 81
2. 14 : 17
3. 9 : 10
4. 7 : 9
Q40. A boat goes 15 km an hour in still water, and takes thrice the time to
cover the same distance upstream. The speed of the current (in km / hr) is
1. 10 km/hr
2. 12 km/hr
3. 13 km/hr
4. 14 km/hr
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Q41. The diameter of a kite-roll is 14 millimeters. Approximately how many

revolutions will it make to roll-in a 2200 meters long thread?
1. 10000
2. 40000
3. 50000
4. 5000
Q42. If out of 10 selected students for an examination, 3 were of 18 years
age, 4 of 19 and 3 of 20 years, the average age of the group is :
1. 20 years
2. 21 years
3. 19 years
4. 19.5 years
Q43. An interior angle of a regular polygon is 5 times its exterior angle.
Then the number of sides of the polygon is:
1. 14
2. 16
3. 12
4. 18
Q44. If x = 2.75, y = 1.5, then find the value of 4x2 + 4xy + y2 =?
1. 47.5
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2. 49.00
3. 48.25
4. 49.75
Q45. 12 women and 16 men together can complete a work in 4 days. It takes
80 days for one woman alone to complete the same work, then how many
days would be required for one man alone to complete the same work?
1. 140 days
2. 160 days
3. 145 days
4. 158 days
Q46. The radius of a circle is 6 cm. The distance of a point lying outside the
circle from the centre is 10 cm. The length of the tangent drawn from the
outside point to the circle is:
1. 5 cm
2. 6 cm
3. 7 cm
4. 8 cm

Q47. If + = and + = , then the value of + is

1. 2
2. 1/2

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3. 1
4. 0
Q48. Aman gets 5 marks for each correct question and loses 3 marks for
each wrong question. He answered 36 questions in all and obtained a total
of 92 marks, then find the number of questions solved correctly by Aman.
1. 25
2. 28
3. 32
4. 26
Q49. If ABCD be a cyclic quadrilateral in which A = 4x, B = 7x, C = 5y,
D = y, then x : y is
1. 3 : 4
2. 4 : 3
3. 5 : 4
4. 4 : 5
Q50-55. Directions: Study the following bar graph to answer the given
question:
A health drink company prepares the drinks of 3 different flavors P, Q, R.
The production of 3 flavors over a period of six years has been expressed on
bar graph provided below.

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50. In which of the following years the percentage of rise or fall in production from the
previous year is maximum for the flavor of Q?
1. 2007
2. 2009
3. 2010
4. 2006
51. The percentage of the total production of flavor R in 2007 and 2008 with respect to
the production of flavor P in 2005 and 2006:
1. 102.25%
2. 115.35%
3. 133.33%
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4. 97.67%
52. The average annual production of which flavor was maximum in the given period?
1. P and Q both
2. Q only
3. P and R both
4. P only
53. What was the approximate decline in the production of flavor R in 2010 as
compared to the production of 2008 in percentage?
1. 43.33%
2. 33.33%
3. 30.33%
4. 53.33%
54. What is the difference between the average production of flavor Q in 2008, 2009,
2010 from that of flavor P in 2005, 2006 and 2007 in lakh bottle is:
1. 50
2. 0.5
3. 5.5
4. 5
Q55. A rectangular garden is 100 m 80 m. There is a path along the garden
and just outside it. Width of the path is 10 m. The area of the path is:
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1. 1900 sqm
2. 2400 sq m
3. 3660 sq m
4. 4000 sq m

Reasoning Ability
Q51. Directions: In question below, select the option which is different from other
three alternatives.
1. USOG
2. NLHZ
3. HFBT
4. RPLF
Q52. Let a # b # c # d = ab cd. If x = 6 # 3 # 5 # 4, what is the value of 7 # x
# 3 # 11 ?
1. -47
2. -19
3. 19
4. 37
Q53. L M : 12 13 as U W : ?
1. 21 31
2. 21 22
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3. 21 23
4. 21 25
Q54. Rahul told Anand, Yesterday, I defeated the only brother of daughter
of my Paternal-grandmother. Whom did Rahul defeated?
1. Son
2. Father
3. Uncle
4. Brother
Q55. A cow runs 20 meters towards East and turns to right, runs 10 meters
and turns to right, runs 9 meters and turns to left, runs 5 meters and then
again turns to left, runs 12 meters and finally turns to left and runs 6
meters. Now which direction is the cow facing?
1. North
2. East
3. South
4. West
Q56. Select the missing number from responses

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1. 3
2. 4
3. 18
4. 2
Q57. Form the given alternatives words, select the one which cannot be
formed using the letters of the given word.
DEPARTMENT
1. ENTER
2. PERMIT
3. TEMPER
4. RENTED

Q58. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word STAMHOPE each
of which has as many letters between its two letters in the word as there are
between them in the English alphabet?
1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. More than three

Q59. Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary:

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1. Slide
2. Slice
3. Slick
4. Slid
1. 4, 3, 2, 1
2. 4, 2, 3, 1
3. 2, 4, 1, 3
4. 2, 3, 4, 1
Q60. If 10 girls walk 10 km in 10 days then how many days it will take for 3
girls to walk 10 km?
1. 1
2. 3
3. 6
4. 10
Q61. Directions: In the question below find the odd word from the given alternatives.
1. Bachelor
2. Widow
3. Spinster
4. Husband

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Q62. In question below, select the related letters/number from the given
alternatives.
XXIV : 48 XIV : ?
1. 28
2. 24
3. 14
4. 30

Q63. Directions: In the following question, find the missing number from the given
responses.
20

15

30

28

25

42

36

35

1. 72
2. 84
3. 54
4. 46

Q64. Directions: In the following question, which answer figure will complete the
patterns in the question figure?

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1.

2.

3.

4.

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Q65. Which of the answer figure is exactly the mirror image of the given
figure, when the mirror is held on the line XY.

1.

2.

3.

4.
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Q66. Directions: From the given answer figures, select the one in which the question
figures is hidden/embedded.

1.

2.

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3.

4.

Q67. Directions: Given below is a series which is incomplete, which of the given
alternatives completes the series.
AMDN, GMJN, __?__, SMVN
1. MPON
2. MMPN
3. OMRN
4. ONSU
Q68. A word is represented by only one set of numbers amongst the given alternatives.
The sets of numbers given in the alternative are represented by two classes of alphabets
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as in two matrices given below. The columns and rows of matrix I are numbered from 0
to 4 and that of Matrix II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be
represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g., N can be represented by 43, 34,
etc., and R can be represented by 97, 68, etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for
the word given POLO.
Matrix I
0

Matrix II
5

1. 66, 21, 24, 25

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2. 79, 12, 16, 36

3. 95, 00, 22, 44
4. 88, 33, 26, 48
Q69. In the following diagram, parallelogram represents women, triangle
represents sub-inspectors of police and circle represents graduates. Which
numbered area represents women graduate sub-inspectors of police?

1. 5
2. 3
3. 8
4. 13

Q70. Choose the most suitable diagram for given items;

Rhombus, Quadrilaterals, Polygons.
1.

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2.

3.

4.

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Q71. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a
group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
1. 12
2. 24
3. 42
4. 32
Q72. In a certain code language, AMBASSADOR is written as
RODASSABMA, how will be the word PROFITABLE written in that code?
1. IFORPELBAT
2. ELABTIFORP
3. ELBATIFORP
4. ELBATPROIF
Q73. In a certain code BEND is written as 5%7@ and DREAM is written as
@2%48. How is MADE written in that code?
1. 84@%
2. 8@4%
3. 85@%
4. 84%5
Q74. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the
given letter series shall complete it?
__bac__ac__acb____ba
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1. cbbac
2. abbac
3. cabbc
4. accbb
Q75. Directions: In question, find out the wrong number in the series.
27, 81, 1331, 125
1. 125
2. 27
3. 1331
4. 81

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