SET-A

COMMON ENTRANCE TEST-2018

L.QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE AND DATA INTERPRETATION

1. .A is two years older than B who is twice as old as C. If the total of the ages of A,
B and C be 27, the how old is B?

A) 7years B) 8 years C) 9 years D) 10 years

2. The present ages of three persons in proportions 4 : 7 : 9. Eight years ago, the sum
of their ages was 56. Find their present ages (in years).

A) 8,20,28 B) 16,28,36 C)20,35,45 D) None of these.

3.The product of two numbers is 120 and the sum of their squares is 289. The sum of
the number is:

A) 20 B) 23 C)169 D) None of these.

4) A starts business with Rs. 3500 and after 5 months, B joins with A as his partner.
After a year, the profit is divided in the ratio 2 : 3. What is B's contribution in the
capital?

A) Rs.7500 B) Rs. 8000 C) Rs.8500 D) Rs. 9000

5) A alone can do a piece of work in 6 days and B alone in 8 days. A and B undertook
to do it for Rs. 3200. With the help of C, they completed the work in 3 days. How
much is to be paid to C?

A) Rs.375 B) Rs. 400 C) Rs.600 D) Rs. 800

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 Study the following table chart and answer the questions based on it.Expenditures of
a Company(in Lakh Rupees) per Annum Over the given Years.

Year Salary Fuel and Transport Bonus Interest on Loans Taxes

1998 288 98 3.00 23.4 83
1999 342 112 2.52 32.5 108
2000 324 101 3.84 41.6 74
2001 336 133 3.68 36.4 88
2002 420 142 3.96 49.4 98

6. What is the average amount of interest per year which the company had to pay
during this period ?

A. Rs. 36.66 lakhs

B. Rs. 36.36 lakhs
C. Rs. 36.26 lakhs
D. Rs. 36.06 lakhs

7. The total amount of bonus paid by the company during the given period is
approximately what percent of the total amount of salary paid during this period ?

A. .5%
B. 1%
C. 1.5%
D. 2%

8. Total expenditure on all these items in 1998 was approximately what percent of the
total expenditure in 2002 ?

A. 61%
B. 47%
C. 59%
D. 69%

9. Calculate the total expenditure of the company over these items during the year
2000 from the table chart given.

A. Rs. 543.44 lakhs

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 B. Rs. 544.44 lakhs
C. Rs. 545.44 lakhs
D. Rs. 546.44 lakhs

10. The ratio between the total expenditure on Taxes for all the years and the total
expenditure on Fuel and Transport for all the years respectively is approximately?

A. 4:13
B. 7:13
C. 10:13
D. 11:13
II. GENERAL APTITUDE-LOGIC & REASONING

11) Sara lives in a large city on the East Coast. Her younger cousin Marlee lives in the
Mid-west in a small town with fewer than 1,000 residents. Marlee has visited Sara
several times during the past five years. In the same period of time, Sara has visited
Marlee only once

A. Marlee likes Sara better than Sara likes Marlee.

B. Sara thinks small towns are boring
C. Sara is older than Marlee
D. Marlee wants to move to the East Coast.

12) In a certain code language, if the number 1 is assigned to all the letters in odd
numbered places in the alphabet and the remaining letters are assigned the number
2, than what is the code for the
word ‘DANCE’?
A. 21211
B. 12121
C. 22111
D. 21121

13. JAK, KBL, LCM, MDN, _____

A. OEP B. NEO C. MEN D. PFQ

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14) Here are some words translated from an artificial language.

plekapaki means fruitcake

pakishillen means cakewalk
treftalan means buttercup
Which word could mean “cupcake”?

A. shillenalan B. Treftpleka C. Pakitreft D. alanpaki

15) Fact 1: Mary said, “Ann and I both have cats.”

Fact 2: Ann said, “I don’t have a cat.”

Fact 3: Mary always tells the truth, but Ann sometimes lies.

If the first three statements are facts, which of the following statements must also be a
fact?

I. Ann has a cat.

II. Mary has a cat.

III. Ann is lying.

A. II only

B. I and II only

C. I, II, and III

D. None of the statements is a known fact.

16. Six members of a family ABCDE and F are travelling together. B is the son of C
but C is not the mother of B. A and C are married couple. E is the brother of C. D is
the daughter of A. F is the brother of B. How many male members are there in the
family ?

A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. 1

17) Which word does NOT belong with the others?

A- acute

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 B-right

C- Obtuse

D-Parallel

18. Identify the relationship that exists between each pair of words and determine which of
the additional four word pairs maintains the same logical relationship.

Decrease : Increase

A.stretch : enlarge
B.beauty : ugliness
C.sitting: walking
D.Square: triangle

19. Each question has an underlined word followed by four answer choices. You will choose
the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
Lightning

A.Electricity
B.Thunder
C.Brightness
D.Rain
20 . In each of the following questions, two statements numbered I and II are given. There
may be cause and effect relationship between the two statements. These two statements may
be the effect of the same cause or independent causes. These statements may be independent
causes without having any relationship. Read both the statements in each question and mark
your answer as

Statement I: The local co-operative credit society has decided to stop giving loans to farmers
with immediate effect.
Statement II: A large number of credit society members have withdrawn major part of their
deposits from the credit society.

(A) If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect;

(B) If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect;
(C) If both the statements I and II are independent causes;
(D) If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes; and

III .READING COMPREHENSION AND VERBAL ABILITY

Read the following passage for questions from 21 to 25.

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The world's oil reserves are expected to run out by the middle of the next century
unless oil consumption is reduced, according to a leading petroleum geologist from
the U.S. Dr. Craig Bond Hatfield, who is at the University of Toledo, Ohio. He says
the 1,000 billion barrels of known global oil reserves are expected to run out by
2036 unless the current 69 — million-barrels-per-day consumption of oil is brought
down.

Reserves may last for an extra 21 years if estimates of an additional 550 billion
barrels of oil yet to be discovered are taken into account. But "a permanent
decline in global oil production is virtually certain to begin within 20 years."
Hatfield believes, "Serious planning is needed to deal with the economic
consequences".

Hatfield's comments, which appear in an article in the latest issue of the weekly
science journal “Nature”, are likely to provoke controversy. The oil industry, while
acknowledging that oil reserves are finite, says Hatfield's comments are too
alarmist. Mr. Julian Chisholm, a spokesman for the World Energy Council in London,
a consortium of the world's leading energy suppliers, says the oil industry is bullish.
"The general view of the industry and of energy experts is that there is plenty of
oil, and real concern about the level of reserves, at least until 2050 if not beyond
is unduly alarmist."

21. Unless consumption is reduced, the oil reserve will run out by the middle of

(A) 20th century

(B) 21st century

(C) 23rd century

(D) 24th century

22. To deal with economic consequences

(A) There should be a cut in the use of oil

(B) Serious planning is needed

(C) Oil exploration should be geared up

(D) Manufacture of vehicles should be controlled

23. The current consumption of oil is…………million barrels.

(A) forty-nine

(B) fifty-nine

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(C) sixty-nine

(D) seventy-nine

24. According to industry and energy experts, there is

(A) short supply of oil

(B) adequate supply of oil

(C) plenty of oil

(D) increase in oil use

25. Hetfield’s comment on oil reserve is

(A) not to be taken seriously

(B) to be taken seriously

(C) to be made public in oil countries

(D) to be circulated in all oil producing countries.

26. ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION

That which cannot be seen

A. Impenetrable

B. Intangible

C. Invisible

D. Unseen

SENTENCE CORRECTION

27. I need not offer any explanation regarding this incident - my behaviour is speaking itself.

A. will speak to itself

B. speaks for itself

C. has been speaking

D. speaks about itself

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 28. SENTENCE COMPLETION

On seeing the enormous success of his new business venture, majority of his dire
expectations were____________,

A. ratified

B. extinguished-

C. nullified

D. sanctified

29. LOGICAL CONSISTENCY

Directions for the question: In the following sentences the main statement is followed by four
sentences each. Select a pair of sentences that relate logically with the given statement.

When I read a horror story, I have a nightmare.

A. I read a story.

B. I did not read a horror story

C. I did not have a nightmare.

D. I had a nightmare.

A. CB

B. AD

C. BC

D. AC

30. SENTENCE COMPLETION

I am always the first to admit that I have not accomplished everything that I_________ achieve five
years ago.

A. set out to

B. went out to.

C. thought to

D. believed to

III. GENERAL & SOCIAL AWARENESS

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31. Which one of the following countries became the bread basket of the world?

A. India
B. France
C. America
D. England

32. Which of the following is a commercial crop?

A. Rice
B. Wheat
C. Cotton
D. Corn

33.The State that comprises more number of Buddhist Viharas is

A. Karnataka
B. Bihar
C. Jharkhand
D. Odisha

34. In India, the National Human Rights Commission was established in the year

A. 1991
B. 1992
C. 1993
D. 1994

35. The science of constructing map is called

A. Topography
B. Demography
C. Cartography
D. Geography

36. The Article which deals with 'Education for All'

A. Article 41
B. Article 43
C. Article 45
D. Article 44

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37 .The most important Ahom festival which deserves mention is the Me-Dum-
Me-Phi, i.e., the ancestor worship festival which is observed by the whole
Ahom community. This is performed annually on the 31st of January and helps
to develop social contacts and community feelings among the Ahoms.which
state follows this
A) ASSAM
B) ANDRAPRADESH
C) BANGLADESH
D) BIHAR

38. Who is known as the Father of Economics

A. Karl Marx
B. John Marshall
C. Malthus
D. Adam Smith

39. Find the odd man out.

A) CRISIL:Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited

B) ICICI: Industrial Claim and Investment Corporation of India
C) NCLT: National Company Law Tribunal
D)IBBI: Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India

40. The Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana aims to provide gainful employment to the urban
unemployed or underemployed poor but includes
A) Nehru Rozgar Yojana
B) Urban Basic Services Programme
C) Prime Minister’s Integrated Urban Poverty Eradication Programme
D) All the above

41. The Indian constitution contains ………… Articles

A. 448
B. 459
C. 449
D. 450

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 42. Which scheme aims to preserve and revitalise soul of the heritage city to reflect the
city’s unique character by encouraging aesthetically appealing, accessible, informative &
secured environment?

A) HRIDAY B) AMRUT C) NUIS D) JNNURM

43. World Cities Day is observed on _________________.

A) 31st October B) 30th October

C) 29th October D) 28th October

44. For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded?

A. Physics and Chemistry

B. Physiology or Medicine
C. Literature, Peace and Economics
D. All of the above

45. Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health because

A. The infrared light kills bacteria in the body

B. Resistance power increases
C. The pigment cells in the skin get stimulated and produce a healthy tan
D. The ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D

46. Film and TV institute of India is located at

A. Pune (Maharashtra)
B. Rajkot (Gujarat)
C. Pimpri (Maharashtra)
D. Chennai (Tamilnadu)

47. The ozone layer restricts

A. Visible light
B. Infrared radiation
C. X-rays and gamma rays
D. Ultraviolet radiation

48. Good Governance Day is observed on _________.

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 A) 25th December B) 26th January C) 21st February D) 18th March

49. Headquarters of UNO are situated at

A. New York, USA

B. Hague (Netherlands)
C. Geneva
D. Paris

50. Which scheme is designed to encourage unemployed and under-employed youth to take-up self-
employment ventures in all urban settlements?

A) The Scheme of Urban-Micro Enterprises (SUME)

B) Scheme for Educated Unemployed of Employment Generation in Urban Localities
(SEEGUL)
C) The Scheme of Urban Wage Employment (SUWE)
D) All the above

ROUGH WORK
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