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GLOBEL EMPLOYABILITY TEST

No. Question: 90 Max time:90 min

(1) A candidate who gets 20% marks fails by 10 marks but another candidate who gets
42% marks gets 12% more than the passing marks. Find the maximum marks.

(1) 50 (2) 100 (3) 150 (4) 200

(2) A stairway 10ft high is such that each step accounts for half a foot upward and one-
foot forwar(4) What distance will an ant travel if it starts from ground level to reach
the top of the stairway?

(1) 30 ft (2) 33 ft (3) 10 ft (4) 29 ft

(3) From the salary of an officer, 10% is deducted as house rent, 15% of the rest he
spends on children’s education and 10% of the balance on clothes. If he is left with
Rs.1377, find out his monthly salary?

(1) Rs.2040 (2) Rs.2100 (3) Rs.2200 (4) Rs.2000

(4) Two numbers 17675 and 12354 are divided by a certain number of three digits
leaving the same remainder in each cas(5) Find the divisor.

(1) 317 (2) 313 (3) 311 (4) 307

(5) A shopkeeper earns a profit of 15% after selling a book at 20% discount on the
printed pric(5) Find the ratio of the cost price and the printed price of the book?

(1) 20 : 23 (2) 23 : 20 (3) 16 : 23 (4) 23 : 16

(6) Two alloys contain Silver and Copper in the ratio 3 : 1 and 5 : 3. In what ratio should
the two alloys be added together to get a new alloy having silver and copper in the
ratio of 2 : 1?

(1) 2 : 1 (2) 2 : 3 (3) 1 : 2 (4) 3 : 2

(7) With out stoppages, a train travels certain distance with an average speed of 80
kmph and with stoppages; it covers the same distance with an average speed of 60
kmph. How many minutes per hour does the train stops?

(1) 15 minutes (2) 18 minutes (3) 20 minutes (4) 25 minutes

(8) A can do a certain work in the same time in which B and C together can do it. If A
and B together could do it in 10 days and C alone in 50 days, then B alone could do
the work in ---------- days.

(1) 15 (2) 20 (3) 25 (4) 30

(9) Rs.4000 was divided into two parts in such a way that when the first part was
invested at 3% and the second at 5%, the annual interest from both the investments
was Rs.144.How much was put at 3%?

(1) Rs.2500 (2) Rs.2700 (3) Rs.2800 (4) Rs.3000

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(10) There were 35 students in a hostel. If the number of students increased by 7, the
expense of the mess increases by Rs.42 per day while the average expenditure per
head diminishes by R(5)1. Find the original expenditure of the mess?

(1) Rs.480 (2) Rs.420 (3) Rs.520 (4) Rs.460

(11) Three times the present age of a father is equal to eight times the present age of
his son. Eight years later, the father will be twice as old as his son at that tim(5)
What are their present ages?

(1) 35 , 15 (2) 32 , 12 (3) 40 , 15 (4) 27 , 8

(12) When processing flower-nectar into honeybees' extract, a considerable amount of

water gets reduce(4) How much flower-nectar must be processed to yield 1kg of
honey, if nectar contains 50% water, and the honey obtained from this nectar
contains 15% water?

(1) 1.5 kgs (2) 1.7 kgs (3) 3.33 kgs (4) None of these

(13) A gardener was asked to plant flowers in a row with equal number of plants. He
tried to plant 6, 8, 10 and 12 in each row, but 5 plants were left in each cas(5) When
he planted 13 in a row, no plant is left with him. Find the total number of plants with
him?

(1) 245 (2) 125 (3) 485 (4) 845

(14) The L.(3)M and H.(3)F of two numbers are 1530 and 51 respectively. Find how
many such pairs are possible?

(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) Only one

(15) A person sells radios at Rs.1134 each after giving a discount of 19% on the marked
pric(5) Had he not given the discount, he would have earned a profit of 40% on the
cost pric(5) Find the cost price of each radio?

(1) Rs.1000 (2) Rs.1200 (3) Rs.1400 (4) None of these

(16) A train with stoppage in some towns between Hyderabad and Warangal reaches
Warangal at an average speed of 52 km per hour. But it can run non-stop at an
average speed of 65 km per hour. How many minutes per hour does the train stop?

(1) 9 minutes (2) 15 minutes (3) 10 minutes (4) None of these

(17) A cistern of dimensions 2.4m x 2.0m x 1.5m takes 2 hrs 30 mins to get filled with
water. The rate at which water flows in to the cistern is -----------.

(1) 0.48000 cu.m / hr (2) 800 cu.m / hr

(3) 800 cu.m / sec (4) None of thes(5)

(18) ‘A’ does 60% of a work in 20 days, he then calls in ‘B’ and they together complete
the work in 8 days. How long would ‘B’ have taken to complete the work alone?

(1) 50 days (2) 36 days (3) 32 days (4) 44 days

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DIRECTIONS FOR Q.No: (19 – 20)

DATA SUFFICIENCY:
In the following question mark:
1. If the question can be answered
2. If the question can be answered
3. If the question can be answered
4. If none of the above options are
with the help of statement –1 alon(5)
with the help of statement –11 alon(5)
with the help of both 1 and 11.
tru(5)

(19) In a class of 50 students, how many girls scored over 85% in mathematical test, if
all of them took the test?
I. Exactly 10 boys scored over 85% in the test.
II. One-fifth of the class scored over 85% in the test.

(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4

(20) If a and b are integers, is (a+b) an odd number?

Data 1: 8 < a < 11
Data 2: 7 < b <10

(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4

(21) Two equal cubes are use(4) The first cube is divided into 512 smaller cubes. The
second cube is divided into 216 smaller cubes. They are then placed horizontally
together to form a cuboi(4) The resulting structure is painted with yellow colour. How
many cubes are painted with yellow on only one fac(5)

(1) 224 (2) 300 (3) 336 (4) 464

(22) A sphere is dropped into a cylindrical vessel of radius 8cm partly filled with water. If
the water in the vessel rises to a height of 4.5 cm then the radius of the sphere is

(1) 4.5cm (2) 5cm (3) 5.5cm (4) 6cm

(23) The current birth rate per thousand is 32 where as corresponding death rate is 11 per
thousan(4) Find the net growth rate in terms of population increase in percent?
(1) 0.021% (2) 0.0021% (3) 21% (4) 2.1%

(24) Rakesh buys two books for Rs.410 and sells one at a loss of 20% and the other at a gain of
25%. If both books are sold at the same pric(5) Find the cost price of two books?
(1) Rs.250, Rs.160 (2) Rs.240, Rs.170 (3) Rs.220, Rs.190 (4) None of these

(25) A merchant blends two varieties of tea from two different gardens, one costing Rs.45 per Kg
and the other at Rs.60 per kg in the ratio of 7 : 3 respectively. He sells the blended variety at
Rs.54.45 per kg. Find the profit percent in the transaction?
(1) 5% (2) 10% (3) 9 1/11% (4) 11 1/9%

(26) Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54 kmph and including stoppages it is 45 kmph.
For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?
(1) 9 min (2) 10 min (3) 12 min (4) 20 min

(27) 10 men can finish a piece of work in 10 days where as it takes 12 women to finish it in 10
days. If 15 men and 6 women take up the work, how many days will they take to complete it?
(1) 7 days (2) 5 days (3) 9 days (4) None of these

(28) Two equal sums of money were invested, one at 4% and the other at 4 ½ %. At the end of 7
years, the simple interest received from the latter exceeds to that received from the former by
Rs.31.50.Find the sum?
(1) Rs.1000 (2) Rs.500 (3) Rs.750 (4) None of these

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(29) The average age of an adult class is 40 years. 12 new students with an average age of 32
years join in the class there by decreasing the average by four years. Find the original strength
of the class?
(1) 10 (2) 11 (3) 12 (4) 15

(30) Leela was married six years ago and today, her age is 1¼ times of her age at the time of
marriag(5) The age of her son is 1/10 times of her present age, how old is her son?
(1) 3 years (2) 2 years (3) 4 years (4) None of these

(31) Find the number of triangles that can be formed with 14 points in a plane of which no three
points are collinear?
(1) 312 (2) 342 (3) 356 (4) 364

(32) Two numbers 4242 and 2903 when divided by a certain number of three digits, leave the
same remainder. Find the number?
(1) 101 (2) 107 (3) 113 (4) 103

(33) When the time in the clock is 12.20, then the angle between the hands of the clock is xo. Find
the value of xo?
(1) 120o (2) 130o (3) 110o (4) 145o

(34) If the sides of a triangle are doubled, then its area becomes ------?
(1) Remains same (2) doubled (3) 4 times (4) Can’t say

(35) 1496 cubic centimeter of a metal is used to cast a pipe of length 28 cm. If the internal radius
of the pipe is 8 cm then find the outer radius of the pipe?
(1) 7 cm (2) 9 cm (3) 10 cm (4) 12 cm

(36) 10 men can cut 15 trees in 2 hours. If 2 men leave the job, how many trees will be cut in 3
hours?
(1) 20 trees (2) 18 trees (3) 24 Trees (4) None of these

(37) A large cube is formed from the material obtained by melting three smaller cubes of edges 3
cm, 4 cm and 5 cm. Find the ratio of the total surface area of the smaller cubes and the single
large cube?

(1) 2 : 1 (2) 3 : 2 (3) 25 : 18 (4) 27 : 20

(38) The ratio of incomes of two persons is 5 : 3 and that of their expenditures is 9 : 5. Find the
income of each person, if they save Rs.1300 and Rs.900 respectively?

(1) Rs.4000, Rs.2400 (2) Rs.3000, Rs.1800

(3) Rs.5000, Rs.300 (4) Rs.450, Rs.2700

Synonyms

39.ABODE
(1) clay (2) obstacle (3) dwelling (4) bind

40.DISPARITY
(1) inequality (2) impartiality (3) unfairness (4) twist

41.PIOUS
(1) historic (2) devout (3) multiple (4) authoritative

42.OVATION
(1) oration (2) gesture (3) emulation (4) applause

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43.FIDELITY
(1) restlessness (2) disloyalty (3) feeble (4) vagueness

44. Estrange
(1) Miscalculate (2) Alienate
(3) Endanger (4) To become puzzling
(5) Stranger

45. Emaciated
(1) Relieved from (2) Very thin
(3) Very aged (4) Absolved
(5) None of these

46. Sporadic
(1) Occasional (2) Sudden
(3) Stagnant (4) Epidemic
(5) Lucky

47. Ameliorate
(1) To humiliate (2) To appease
(3) To improve (4) To follow
(5) To add together

48. Licentious
(1) Gay (2) Hungry
(3) Generous (4) Immoral
(5) Permit

Antonyms:

49.EXPEDIENT
(1) illiterate (2) delayed (3) mistake (4) impediment

50.BENIGN
(1) peaceful (2) blessed (3) wavering (4) malignant

51.ANALOGUE
(1) same (2) digital (3) lengthy (4) dull

52.OPTIMUM;
(1) pessimistic (2) minimum (3) chosen (4) worst

53.TRANSIENT
(1) carried (2) close (3) permanent (4) certain

54. Alleviation
(1) Decrease (2) Aggravation
(3) Exaggeration (4) Rise into the air
(5) Magnification

55. Virtuous
(1) Vulgar (2) Lucky
(3) Vicious (4) Beautiful
(5) Ugly

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56. Erudite
(1) Illiterate (2) Polished
(3) Ignorant (4) Tall
(5) Knowledgeable

57. Malevolent
(1) Primitive (2) Ambivalent
(3) Harsh (4) Kind
(5) Womanly

58. Blithe
(1) Happiness (2) Generosity
(3) Joyless (4) Energetic
(5) Mistake

Directions: In each of the questions below, a paragraph is followed by

questions. Read the paragraph carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Q. No.s 59 to 63: In many ways, children today are doing better than their parents
di(4) They take fewer drugs, commit fewer crimes and have fewer babies. If they
would just lay off the chips and the sod(1)
A huge increase in obesity and increases in young people living in poverty and in
single-parent homes have held back even greater progress in children’s over-all well
being during the past three decades, according to the Foundation for Child
Development.
The Child Well-Being Index, which tracks 28 separate measures, shows that since
1993 children have been engaging in less risky behaviour. And while all is not rosy,
the report released in Washington says the overall well-being of children is
improving.
59. According to the passage, children today are better than their parents in terms of all
of the following except:
(1) Drugs (2) Crimes (3) Babies
(4) Achievements (5) None of these

60. The author of the passage wishes that

(1) Children continue preferring chips and soda
(2) Parents force children not to take chips and soda
(3) Parents stop taking chips and soda
(4) Parents continue taking chips and soda
(5) None of these

61. The progress in children’s overall well- being during the past three decades has been
encouraged by which of the following?
(1) A huge increase in obesity
(2) Increase in young people living in poverty
(3) Increase in young people living in single-parent homes
(4) All of a, b and c
(5) None of these

62. Which of the following statements is definitely false according to the passage?
(1) Child well-being index measures 28 tracks
(2) Child well-being Index tracks 28 separate measures
(3) Child well-being Index shows that since 1993, children have been engaging in
less risky behaviour.
(4) The Child well-being Index does not give a rosy pictur(5)
(5) The report released in Washington contradicts the findings of the Child Well-
being Index.

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63. What is the meaning of “All is not rosy?”

(1) Everything is not easy
(2) Everything is not encouraging
(3) Everything is not clear
(4) Everything is not red in colour
(5) None of these

Q. Nos. 64 to 68: Previous research had indicated that emotional support from
parents helps young children develop empathy, self-regulation and social skills,
making them less likely to be bullies, said the report published in the April issue of
the Archives of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicin(5)
Researchers have also found that early gaps in learning and understanding may
make children less competent in dealing with their peers and that violence on
television leads to aggressive behaviour, the report adde(4) The study reached its
conclusions by looking at data from a study of 1,266 4-year olds whose bullying –
based on assessments from their mothers – was tracked at ages 6 through 11.
Overall, about 13 percent of the children turned out to be bullies.

The study also took into account the stimulation the children received as
measured by outings, reading, playing and what role the parents played in teaching
the children. Whether the child ate meals with both parents, whether parents talked
to the child while working were also measured, along with the average number of
hours of television viewe(4)

64. Which of the following, according to the passage, makes children less likely to be
bullies?
(1) Empathy
(2) Self-regulation
(3) Social Skills
(4) Early gaps in learning
(5) Only a, b and c

65. What factors were measured / considered while studying the bullying nature of
children?
(1) Emotional support from parents
(2) The stimulation received by the child
(3) The average number of hours of television viewed
(4) All a, b and c
(5) None of these

66. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

(1) The bullying nature of children
(2) The bullying nature of children
(3) The bullying nature of children
(4) The bullying nature of children
ol(4)
(5) The bullying nature of children
was studied when they were 4 years ol(4)
was studied when they were 6 years ol(4)
was studied when they were 11 years ol(4)
was studied when they were 4, 6 and 11 years
was studied when they were 6 to 11 years ol(4)

67. The stimulus received is measured by

(1) Outings
(2) Reading
(3) Playing
(4) The role the parents played in teaching children
(5) All of these

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68. What would be a suitable ‘title’ for the passage?

(1) Parents and Children
(2) Effect of Television on Children
(3) Why children become bullies?
(4) How to prevent bullying?
(5) Studies and findings about bullying

Q. Nos. 69 to 73: Human Resource experts describe retrenchment as ‘rationalizing of

manpower,’ industry experts call it ‘right-sizing,’ but to workers such as Rakesh, the
message is very clear: You are fire(4) “Layoffs have become a social reality of our
times. Economic liberalization has undermined the strength of labour. Downsizing
exercises are common. Questions are being raised about the relevance of trade and
labour unions,” says one faculty member of the department of business management
of a reputed university.

The layoff trend, once thought to be a practice adopted by private industry, has
found takers in the ‘secure job sector.’ Most of the 500 employees who were laid off
last week had been working with the Housing Board for 25 years. Experts describe
outsourcing and subcontracting as HR tactics to cut costs by shedding manpower
fla(2) In the Housing Board case too, jobs of lift operators, sweepers, gardeners,
pump operators and security guards have been outsourced, alleged the laid off
employees.

What is missing, say HR experts, is the human touch, which is necessary to

soften the blow. “Earlier, if an employee was asked to leave, the company would
arrange a meeting with a financial advisor who could explain how he could plan his
savings,” said a Senior HR Consultant. Now, there are no such “hand-holding”
gestures from employers.

69. What HR experts call rationalizing manpower is called by industry experts as

(1) Fired (2) Layoffs
(3) Right-sizing (4) Shedding flab
(5) None of these

70. According to a faculty member of a reputed university

(1) Right-sizing means layoffs.
(2) The strength of labour is not adequately considered by economic liberalization.
(3) Workers are usually told: You are fire(4)
(4) Outsourcing and subcontracting are HR tactics
(5) Human touch is missing in all layoffs today.

71. According to the passage,

(1) The layoff trend is currently practiced by the private sector only.
(2) The layoff trend is currently not practiced by the private sector.
(3) The layoff trend is currently practiced by the private sector also.
(4) The layoff trend is currently practiced by the public sector also.
(5) The layoff trend is currently practiced by the public sector only.

72. According to the passage

(1) Layoffs are a result of outsourcing and subcontracting
(2) Layoffs result in outsourcing and subcontracting
(3) Layoffs and outsourcing support each other
(4) Layoffs and outsourcing, subcontracting mean the sam(5)
(5) Layoffs is a name given to outsourcing and subcontracting.

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73. The “hand-holding” gestures referred to in the paragraph mean

(1) Financial help
(2) Outsourcing and subcontracting
(3) Lay-offs
(4) Advice on planning savings
(5) Meeting with financial advisors

Q. Nos. 74 to 78: Samsung India is following a technology-driven approach to boost

its home appliances business in Indi(1) As part of this, it will be bringing silver nano
technology (SNT) to Indian markets. The new technology makes refrigerators frost-
fre(5)
Over 45 new models of home appliances including 31 new frost-free refrigerator
models and 8 ACs and washing machines with SNT are being launched by the
company in the country.

The company is also in the process of strengthening its home appliance channel and
S&S network. With an aggressive strategy, the company would strengthen itself to
achieve the target for the quarter.

Samsung plans to double the sale of ACs in the country this year and expects to
achieve an over 50 percent growth in refrigerator and microwave oven product
categories.

74. The passage discusses plans of Samsung regarding

(1) Refrigerators
(2) ACs
(3) Microwave ovens
(4) All three of a, b and c
(5) None of these

75. The total number of new Refrigerator models to be launched by Samsung as

mentioned in the passage is
(1) 45
(2) 31
(3) 76
(4) 37
(5) None of these

76. Samsung plans to have a more than 50 percent growth in which of the following
products?
(1) ACs
(2) Refrigerators
(3) Microwave Ovens
(4) Both Refrigerators and Ovens
(5) All a, b and c

77. According to the passage, what approach is Samsung India following to increase its
home appliance business in India?
(1) Strengthening the home appliance channel
(2) Technology-driven approach
(3) Strengthening the S&S network
(4) All a, b and c
(5) None of these

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78. According to the passage, what makes the refrigerators frost-free?

(1) Technology driven approach
(2) Silver nano technology
(3) ACs
(4) S&S networks
(5) All of these

PASSAGE A
Pierre Claude Jean Allouez explored Lake Superior from 1665 to 1667. At his little
mission station near the western end of the lake, he heard from the Indians of a
great river to the west. Pierre Jacques Marquette determined to investigat(5) In
1673, accompanied by Louis Jolliet and five others, he left St. Ignace mission and
ascended the fox river, which flows into green bay crossed over to Wisconsin river
and followed it to the upper Mississippi. The party then descended the Mississippi to
the mouth of Arkansas. These Frenchmen were not first Europeans to sight or travel
the Mississippi. De Soto and Moscoso had done so a century and a half befor(5) The
report of the exploration was rushed back to Quebec, where, in 1672, Count
Frontenac had arrived as Governor of the provinc(5) He and his friend, the
remarkable La Salle-who earlier may have penetrated the Ohio river valley-listened
with deep interest.

79. "Allouez explored the western end of lake

Superior."

80. "Marquette and his party were not the first

French men to travel the Mississippi river".

81. "La Salle listened with deep interest- the report

of exploration of De Soto and Moscoso".

PASSAGE B:
James Madison understood that interests groups will inevitably develop within a
free political system. The problem, as Madison saw it, was to prevent any single
interest group from becoming so strong that it was able to dominate the political
system. This could be accomplished by legislating restrictions on political behavior,
but that solution meant a sacrifice of some of the freedom that Madison prized so
highly. A better solution, he thought, was to extend the territorial scope of the
government. This would allow for greater diversity of interests in the nation, and a
greater number of groups competing for power. Each interest group would thereby
find it more difficult to appeal to a majority of the people, and to dominate the
political process.

82. "The more interest groups there are in a political system, the less freedom there is
for everyon(5)"

83. "Legislating restrictions on political

Behavior is sometimes the only method of preserving political freedom."

84. "Increasing the territorial scope of a government can help to preserve freedom."

PASSAGE C:
My father has no brothers. He has three sisters who has two children each.

85. My grandfather has two sons.

86. Three of my aunts have two sons
87. My father is only child to his father

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PASSAGE D:
Researchers in Mumbai have found that certain types of gallstones can be dissolved
by injecting them with a gasoline additive in the form of ether. The ether is injected
through a tube directly into the gall bladder. The one-day treatment works only on
cholesterol-based stones, not those composed largely of calcium. However, as the
cholesterol stones are by far the most common type, for millions of gallstone
sufferers the treatment should offer a welcome alternative to surgery, the
commonest option in most hospitals.

88. "It takes more than one day for ether to dissolve a calcium-based gallstone".

89. "Gallstones can only be dissolved by injections".

90. "Gallstones can quickly be cured with surgery".

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