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1. Sameer’s salary is th of Vinod’s salary and Vinod’s salary is 25% less than Pradeep’s salary. If
Pradeep’s salary is Rs. 24,000, then what is the salary of Sameer?
(a) Rs. 30,000 (b) Rs. 20,000 (c) Rs. 15,000 (d) Rs. 28,000
2. .
3. Find the principal, if the difference between the simple interest and the compound interest is Rs120 at the end of 2 years at
20% rate of interest per annum.
(a) Rs2,500 (b) Rs3,000 (c) Rs3,500 (d) Rs4,000
4. If the first term of an arithmetic progression is 7 and the common difference is 0.6, then what is the sum of the first 12 terms
of the arithmetic progression?
(a) 123.6 (b) 121.4 (c) 133.6(d) 131.4
5. Stations A and B are 1200 km apart. The ratio of the speeds of Harish and Sunil is 3 : 2. If Harish and Sunil start from stations
A and B respectively and meet for the first time at a point C, then what is the distance between the point C and the station B?
(a) 240 km (b) 360 km (c) 480 km (d) 720 km
6.
7. A and B invested Rs. 6,000 and Rs. 9,000 respectively in a business. After 7 months, B withdrew from the business. If at the
end of the year, the total profit was Rs. 4,500, then how much did B get?
(a) Rs.2,100 (b) Rs.400 (c) Rs.1,800 (d) Rs.2,700
8. Pure spirit costs Rs 100 per liter. If 90% spirit solution is mixed with 60% spirit solution, Shyam makes a profit of 25% by selling
the mixture at Rs 100 per liter. In what ratio does he mix the two?
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 1 : 3 (d) 3 : 1
9.
10. A mason used to earn Rs 180 on Saturdays, Rs 210 on Sundays and a fixed amount on the remaining five days of the weeks
in a particular year. If the average income of the mason in the month of April, whose first day was Sunday, was Rs 164, then
what was the fixed amount (in Rs ) he used to earn on the remaining five days of the weeks? (Assume that the mason worked
on all the 30 days of the month).
(a) 140 (b) 150 (c) 165 (d) 170
11. The ratio of the present age of a mother to that of her daughter is 9 : 4. Ten years ago, the ratio of their ages was 7 : 2. What
are their present ages?
(a) 54 years, 24 years (b) 45 years, 20 years
(c) 54 years, 28 years (d) 36 years, 16 years
12. In the following figure, if BCA = 50° and BGE = 95°, then what is the value of EDF?
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B E
A D C F
(a) 45° (b) 40° (c) 35° (d) 30°
13. There are 7 objective type questions in an examination. First four questions have 4 options each and the remaining 3 questions
have 5 options each. How many sequences of answers are possible?
(a) 675000 (b) 135000 (c) 32000 (d) 16000
14. If 3 dice are thrown simultaneously, then what is the probability that the same number appears on each of them?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
15. The table given below shows the number of students in five management institutes in five different disciplines.
Management Institutes
Discipline A B C D E
HR 46 49 54 38 63
Marketing 78 85 70 66 73
Operations 34 28 42 18 24
Finance 65 75 58 52 48
Others 62 77 55 88 74
What is the ratio of the total number of students in institute C to the total number of students in institute E in all the disciplines
together?
(a) 93 : 95 (b) 1 : 1 (c) 93 : 94 (d) 31 : 32
16. The numbers P and Q when divided by a certain divisor leave remainders 32 and 19 respectively. When P + Q is divided by
the same divisor, the remainder is 13. What is the divisor?
(a) 51 (b) 19 (c) 38 (d) Cannot be determined
17. .
18. A jar contains 36 liters solution of milk and water in the ratio of 5 : 7 respectively. Out of this, 24 liters solution is taken out and
replaced with water. What is the quantity of water (in liters) present in the final solution?
(a) 27 (b) 31 (c) 29 (d) 30
19. The difference between the third and the first term of a geometric progression is 3. If the first term and the common ratio are
positive integers, then find the sum of the first three terms of the progression?
(a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) 10
20. The question is followed by two statements I and II.

Mark the answer as:
(a) if the question can be answered by using one of the statements alone but not by the other statement alone.
(b) if the question can be answered by using either statement I or statement II alone.
(c) if the question can be answered by using both the statements together, but cannot be answered by using either statement
alone.
(d) if the question cannot be answered even by using both the statements together.
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Is ‘A’ positive?
I. C2 > A (C is positive)
II. A > B2 (B is negative)
21. When the digits of a two-digit number are reversed, the number increases by 27. How many values the number can assume?
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 12
22. Out of 460 employees in an organization, 240 employees are MBA, 160 are B.Tech. and 45 are both MBA and B.Tech. How
many employees are neither MBA nor B.Tech.?
(a) 15 (b) 105 (c) 115 (d) 60
23. Each of Atul, Yogesh and Riyaz can complete a piece of work in 12 days, 36 days and 54 days respectively. They started
the work together, but Atul left after working for 6 days and Yogesh left 8 days before the completion of the work. In how many
days was the work completed?
(a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 20 (d) 15
24. Rs 1,200 at 5% per annum compound interest amounts to Rs 1,323 in

(a) 1 year (b) 2 years (c) 3 years (d) 4 years
25. Pie-chart (i) shows the break-up of the total number of students in five schools IWS, DPS, APS, BCS and MS for the year
2011-2012. Pie-chart (ii) shows the revenue (in Rs10,000) of the same five schools for the same period. The total number of
students across the five schools was 4,500.The revenue earned from each student, consists of fee and various other liabilities.
Pie-Chart (i) Pie-Chart (ii)
MS IWS
MS IWS
2880 3330
30% 20%
DPS
15% DPS
4680
BCS
BCS APS 4338
25% APS
10%
2772
What was the percentage share of DPS in terms of revenue earned from students?
(a) 24.1% (b) 26% (c) 16% (d) 18.5%
26. Five students Abhay, Baruni, Chirag, Disha and Erman have completed their MBA from five different institutes IIMB, IIML,
MDI, JBIMS and SIES, not necessarily in the same order. Each of them is now working with a different company A, B, C, D
and E. Chirag is working with company D but he has done MBA neither from MDI nor from IIML. Erman has done MBA from
JBIMS and is working with company B. Baruni has done MBA from IIMB and Abhay is working with company C.
Who is MBA from SIES?
(a) Abhay (b) Chirag (c) Disha (d) Baruni
27. Given below is a passage followed by a possible inference which can be drawn from the facts stated in the passage. Read
the passage and decide upon the degree of truth or falsity of this inference.
Mark your answer as:
(a) If the ‘data is inadequate’, i.e. from the given information you cannot say whether the inference is likely to be true or false.
(b) If the inference is ‘definitely true’, i.e. properly follows from the given facts.
(c) If the inference is ‘probably false’, though not ‘definitely false’ in the light of the given information.
(d) If the inference is ‘definitely false’, i.e. it cannot be drawn from the facts given or it contradicts the given facts.
India’s economic and social progress is forever undermined by constant onslaught of drought followed by devastating floods.
There is no denying that the country has registered growth in putting water to productive uses –– for irrigation to realize the
objectives of food security, of water conservation for crops requiring a considerable amount of water or even underground
water for industrial and agricultural purposes. Despite this, the demand for water is visibly more than the supply of available
and sustainable water. This is because water resources are not integrated in a systematic way to provide for varied uses.
“The need of the hour is to manage water resources by integrated method.”
28. Eight students A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table such that:
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(1) ‘F’ is sitting opposite to ‘D’.
(2) ‘B’ is sitting three seats to the left of ‘F’.
(3) ‘A’ is sitting opposite to ‘H’ who sits adjacent to ‘C’.
(4) ‘C’ is sitting next to ‘E’.
Who is sitting to the immediate right of ‘A’?
(a) D (b) B (c) F (d) C
29. The passage given below is followed by a question. Choose the most appropriate answer to the question.
Inflation can only be fundamentally caused by two factors: supply side factors and demand side factors. These factors are
either reductions in the supply of goods and services or increase in demand due to, either the interfered availability of money
or the reallocation of demand. Unless other compensating changes also occur, inflation is bound to result if either of these
occurs. In economies prior to the introduction of banks (a pre-banking economy) the quantity of money available, and hence,
the level of demand, was equivalent to the quantity of gold available.
If the statements above are true, then it is also true that in a pre-banking economy
(a) if other factors in the economy are unchanged, increasing the quantity of gold available would lead to inflation.
(b) any inflation would be the result of reductions in the supply of goods and services.
(c) if there is a reduction in the quantity of gold available, then, other things being equal, inflation would result.
(d) whatever changes in demand occur, there would be compensating changes in the supply of goods and services.
30. Ten points (1 – 10) in the same order are marked in a row from left to right such that distance between any two consecutive
points is 1 km. Each of the seven trees A, B, C, D, E, F and G (not necessarily in the same order) is planted at a different
point in the row such that these seven points are cosecutive numbers. It is also known that:
(1) Distance between G and A is 5 km. (2) Distance between
F and C is 3 km.
(3) D and E are at 4th and 7th numbers respectively.
(4) Distance between A and C is 6 km.
(5) Distance between D and A is more than 1 km.
The distance between the trees E and G, is
(a) 4 km (b) 2 km (c) 5 km (d) 3 km
The greater the division of labour in an economy, the greater the need for coordination. This is because increased division
of labour entails a larger number of specialised producers, which results in a greater burden on managers and, potentially
in a greater number of disruptions of supply and production. There is always more division of labour in market economies
than in planned economies.
If all the statements above are true then which of the following must also be true?
(a) There are more specialised producers in planned economies than in market economies.
(b) A manager’s task is easier in a market economy than in a planned economy.
(c) Division of labour functions more effectively in market economy than in planned economy.(d) The need for coordination
in market economies is greater than in planned economies.
32. In a certain code language, HISTORY is coded as IGVPTLF. What will be the code for PHYSICS in the same code language?
(a) QFBOWNZ (b) QFBONWZ (c) QJBWNIZ (d) QJBWINZ
Socrates’ mother had been a midwife and that is how he saw himself too. For ideas to be born, a midwife is needed. That was
one of the greatest of all discoveries .
Which of the following is implied by the passage?
(a) Socrates, though a male, helped in childbirths.
(b) Socrates saw his role in helping ideas evolve.
(c) Socrates saw himself as progenitor of ideas.
(d) Socrates was a mediator between ideas and discoveries.
34. A century year can end with which of the following days?
(a) Sunday (b) Tuesday (c) Thursday (d) Saturday
A new project, based on the unique concept of Creative Learning and Teaching (CLT), may have successfully bridged the
gender gap in government-run primary schools in Pali district in Rajasthan. The project has not only improved the quality of
education and ensured higher attendance and learning outcomes for all girls, but also emphasized on community ownership
of schools. Working in 2,342 government schools across the district, Mumbai-based non-government organization ‘Educate
Girls’ has leveraged the existing government and community resources to improve the school infrastructure. It has
developed a comprehensive model that reforms the schools and ensures 100 per cent enrolment, higher attendance and
lower number of school dropouts.
It can be inferred from the above passage that
(a) there is a gender gap in some government schools in Rajasthan.
(b) Pali district has 2,342 government run schools.
(c) improvement in the school infrastructure is responsible for ensuring 100 per cent enrolment,higher attendance and
retention of girls without dropping out. (d) the new project mentioned above was piloted in Pali district.
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36. Four boys – Arshad, Ranbir, Irfan and Abhay and four girls Vidya, Raima, Shabana and Smita – were sitting arround a circular
table. Each of them was sitting diametrically opposite to exactly one of the other. Arshad was sitting second to the right of
Raima who in turn was sitting to the immediate right of Smita. Abhay was sitting opposite to Ranbir. Vidya was sitting to the
immediate left of Ranbir.
Who is sitting to the immediate left of Vidya?
(a) Ranbir (b) Shabana (c) Irfan (d) Either (b) or (c)
The right of a competent, terminally ill person to avoid excruciating pain and embrace a timely and dignified death
(euthanasia) bears the sanction of history and is implicit in the concept of ordered liberty. A state's categorical ban on
physician assistance to suicide -- as applied to competent, terminally ill patients who wish to avoid unendurable pain and
hasten inevitable death -- substantially interferes with this protected liberty interest and cannot be sustained.
Which of the following, if true, weakens the argument above?
(a) It is contrary to the vocation of medicine to intentionally hasten or cause death.
(b) Euthanasia could also readily be extended to incompetent patients and other vulnerable populations.
(c) Our society should mobilize a life-giving health care system that includes compassionate care for the dying, adequate
analgesia and human comforts near the end of life, and widespread education about the right to refuse burdensome
medical care.
(d) The Church has always taught since time immemorial that abortion and euthanasia are grave sins.
38. Eight members – P, Q, R, S, T, V, H and L – are sitting in two rows with equal number of members in each row. Members of
one row are facing North and those in the other row are facing South. Each member in one row is sitting exactly opposite to
a member in the other row. P is sitting in row facing North, to the immediate right of H, who is sitting exactly opposite to R. L
is sitting to the immediate right of R and S is sitting exactly opposite to T, who is sitting to the immediate right of P. V is not
sitting at any of the ends of any row.
Which of the following pairs of members are sitting exactly opposite to each other?
(a) VQ (b) LV (c) VH (d) VP
39. In the question given below there are two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the
given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and
then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Give answer:
(a) if only conclusion I follows
(b) if only conclusion II follows
(c) if both conclusions I and II follow (d) if neither conclusion I and II follows
Statement 1: All prisoners are foolish. Statement 2: No prisoner is innocent.
Conclusions:
I. No foolish is innocent.
II. Some foolish may be innocent.
40. Pointing to a photograph a man said, “She is the daughter of the man who is the father of husband of my mother”. Who is the
lady in the photograph?
(a) His daughter (b) His sister (c) His cousin (d) His aunt
Give answer:
(c) if both conclusions I and II follow (d) if neither conclusions I and II follows
Statement 1: Some books are boring.
Statement 2: All books are magazines.
Conclusions:
I. Some magazines are boring.
II. Some magazines are not boring.
42. How Sunpreet is related to his/her mother’s sister’s son’s wife’s mother-in-law’s?
(a) Nephew (b) Son-in-law (c) Niece (d) Either (a) or (c)
Give answer:
(c) if both conclusions I and II follow
(d) if neither conclusions I and II follows
Statement 1: All earth is universe.
Statement 2: Some matter is earth.
Conclusions:
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I. Some earth is matter.
II. Some matter is universe.
44. Each of the five friends – Vinod, Sherlyn, Aditi, Jyoti and Alok – belongs to a different city among Nagpur, Kanpur, Sholapur,
Dhampur and Kannur, not necessarily in the given order. They own a different vehicle among BMW, Corolla, Audi, CRV and
Porche and has a different house number (H.No.) among 9, 8, 1, 4 and 5. Vinod owns BMW and the person who is from
Kannur has H.No. 8. Aditi owns Audi and lives in Sholapur and her H.No. is 1. Sherlyn lives in Kanpur and her H.No. is 5 but
she doesn’t own Porche. The person who owns CRV lives in Dhampur. Vinod and Alok have consecutive H.No. but Alok
doesn’t own CRV.
Who owns Corolla?
(a) Sherlyn (b) Jyoti (c) Alok (d) Either (a) or (b)
45. Given below is a pair of events A and B. You have to read both the events A and B and decide their nature of relationship.
You have to assume that the information given in A and B is true and do not assume anything beyond the given information
in deciding the answer.
(a) if A is the effect and B its cause.
(b) if A is the cause and B its effect.
(c) Both A and B are independent causes.(d) Both A and B are independent effects.
Event (A):
Mossad, the intelligence service of Israel, hunted down Palestinian terrorists for killing Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich
Olympics.
Event (B):
India has decided to seek the help of Israel in tackling cross-border terrorism.
46. Five friends – A, B, C, D and E – live in a six storey building (ground and five floors). B lives only above C, A lives immediately
above E and D does not live on the top floor.
If B lives on the second floor, then who lives on the fourth floor?
(a) C (b) E (c) D (d) A
47. Given below is a statement followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. A course of action is a step or administrative
decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further action in regard to the problem, policy etc. on the basis of the
information given in the statement. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and decide which of the two
given course of actions logically follow.
(a) If only I follows
(b) if only II follows
(c) if neither I nor II follows (d) if both I and II follow
Statement: The public transport will be severely hampered in Delhi because the Supreme Court has decided to stop the
plying of buses which are more than eight years old.
Courses of Action:
I. The SC orders should be shelved aside because it is not in the interest of the commuters.
II. The government should press its fleet of interstate buses which meets this requirement, on the city routes.
48. Complete the given series:
28, 40, 60, 90, 132, 188, ?
(a) 210 (b) 224 (c) 240 (d) 260
49. The following question has a set of four sequentially ordered statements. Each statement can be classified as one of the
following:
- Facts, which deal with pieces of information that one has heard, seen or read, and which are open to discovery or
verification (the answer option indicates such a statement with an 'F').
- Inferences, which are conclusions drawn about the unknown, on the basis of the known (the answer option indicates such
a statement with an 'I').
- Judgements, which are opinions that imply approval or disapproval of persons, objects, situations and occurrences in the
past, the present or the future (the answer option indicates such a statement with a 'J')
Select the answer option that best describes the set of four statements.
1. The human brain is truly phenomenal.
2. The brain is divided into four sections, namely the cerebrum, the cerebellum, the diencephalon, and the brain stem.
3. It functions effectively only because of the presence of these four sections.
4. Much of the brain's job involves receiving information from the rest of the body.
(a) FFIF (b) JFIF (c) JFFF (d) JJIF
50. Complete the given series:
A2Z, D4W, G8T, J16Q, M32N, P64K, ?
(a) S128H (b) T126G (c) U256I (d) S256H
51. In the following question a sentence has been written in four different ways. Choose the sentence which corresponds to the
correct usage of standard written English.
We want the trainer to be him who has the best knowledge about the subject and the most superior communication skills.
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(a) We want him to be the trainer who has the best knowledge about the subject and the most superior communication
skills.
(b) We want the trainer to be he who has the best knowledge about the subject and the most superior communication
skills.
(c) We want the trainer to be him who has the best knowledge about the subject and the most superior communication
skills.
(d) We desire that the trainer be him who has the best knowledge about the subject and the most superior communication
skills.
52. In the following question a sentence has been written in four different ways. Choose the sentence which corresponds to the
correct usage of standard written English.
The government’s failing to keep its pledges will have the effect of earning distrust from all the other nations in the region.
(a) The government’s failing to keep its’ pledges will have the effect of earning distrust from all the other nations in the
region.
(b) The government is failing to keep it’s pledges will have the effect of earning distrust from all the other nations in the
region.
(c) The government’s failing to keep its pledges will have the effect of earning distrust from all the other nations in region.
(d) The government’s failing to keep its pledges will have the effect of earning distrust from all the other nations in the
region.
53. There are two blanks in the following sentence. From the pairs of words given, choose the one that fills the blanks most
appropriately. The first word in the pair should fill the first blank.
It is an orgy of destruction, an _____ agony, a _____ on our species and a curse of our predicament that we prepare for
war even as we long for peace.
(a) unmitigated, smirch
(b) implied, damn
(c) unshakable, demon
(d) unforeseen, devil
54. There are two blanks in the following sentence. From the pairs of words given, choose the one that fills the blanks most
appropriately. The first word in the pair should fill the first blank.
The ancient people in India ___ cosmic energy in its triple aspects, of ___ preservation and destruction. (a) conceived,
recreation (b) perceived, creation
(c) deceived, procreation
(d) received, satisfaction
55. Choose the option that is closest in meaning to the capitalized word.
CADENCE
(a) Languid (b) Credit (c) Rhythm (d) Effluence
56. Choose the option that is closest in meaning to the capitalized word.
HACKNEYED
(a) Phony (b) Respite (c) Trite (d) Elaborate
57. Choose the option that is most opposite in meaning to the capitalized word.
EPHEMERAL
(a) Ethereal (b) Eternal (c) Evanescent (d) Exigent
58. Choose the option that is most opposite in meaning to the capitalized word.
PARSIMONIOUS
(a) Lavish (b) Successful (c) Prudent (d) Harmonious
59. 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/passage. From the given options, choose the most appropriate one.
A. Using biofuels made from corn, sugar cane and soya could have a greater environmental impact than burning fossil
fuels, according to experts.
B. Although the fuels themselves emit fewer greenhouse gases, they all have higher costs in terms of bio-diversity loss
and destruction of farmland.
C. The EU has proposed that 10% of all fuel used in transport should come from biofuels by 2020 and the emerging global
market is expected to be worth billions of dollars a year. D. But the new fuels have attracted controversy.
E. The problems of climate change and the rising cost of oil have led to a race to develop environmentfriendly biofuels, such
as palm oil or ethanol derived from corn and sugar cane.
(a) DECBA (b) ABCED (c) ABECD (d) CEDBA
A. During the first four decades of our independence, our exports of manufactured goods grew at an annual rate of 0.1
percent until 1985; as a result, India’s share of world trade fell by four-fifths, or 80 percent, from 1947 to 1987.
B. So our ideas of self-reliance combined a Nehruvian concern for distributive social justice with a profound mistrust of the
international economic forces that had enslaved the country for 200 years.
C. For years, India seemed perversely proud of its declining foreign trade.
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D. This was perhaps understandable in the post-colonial context, because India’s closed and statistic economic policies
were principally a political and cultural reaction to British imperialism. E. After all, the East India Company had come to
trade and stayed on to rule.
(a) ADEBC (b) CADEB (c) CDEAB (d) ADECB
A. Obviously when the raging inflation is underpinned to a large extent by food prices, the determination of procurement
prices for paddy and wheat has an enormous contextual significance.
B. After the last winter crop, the government claims to have procured ample quantities of wheat for sustaining the public
distribution system.
C. The high procurement price has been an effective inducement.
D. While some of these might be revisited in the light of satisfactory harvests and procurement, the delay in fixing the
MSPs is retrograde. For paddy, the MSP, even if ad hoc, has now been announced, but for other major crops the prices
are yet to be declared.
E. The government’s other measures to contain food prices included a ban on the export of non-basmati rice and a few
other commodities.
(a) BCDEA (b) ABEDC (c) ABCED (d) DCEAB
62. Four sentences are given below, labeled A, B, C and D. They need to be arranged in a logical order to form a coherent
A. Wind energy consumption had the second largest increase, up by 202 trillion Btu.
B. Although solar energy contributed relatively little in terms of the absolute increase in total renewable energy consumption
in 2010, solar energy use exhibited the highest rate of growth of all the renewable fuel categories.
C. Biomass consumption grew by 382 trillion Btu (primarily due to increased ethanol consumption), accounting for the bulk
of the increase in total renewable energy consumption.
D. Smaller increases occurred in the consumption of solar energy and geothermal energy, amounting to 28 trillion Btu and
8 trillion Btu, respectively.
(a) BCAD (b) BDAC (c) CADB (d) DACB
63. Given below are jumbled letters that form a meaningful word. What is the first letter of the correct word?
'uchage'
(a) h (b) a (c) g (d) u
64. Given below are four ways of writing a given word. Select the correct spelling out of these.
(a) emolient (b) emollient (c) emolliant (d) emmolient
65. A paragraph is given below from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options, choose the one that
completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.
Do psychologists have anything to say about what sorts of experiential purchases yield the most enduring satisfaction? As
it happens, they do. Things you experience on your last day of vacation will be enhanced simply because you know they're
happening at the end. Psychology researchers Ed O'Brien and Phoebe Ellsworth had University of Michigan students taste
five types of chocolatesmilk, dark, crème, caramel, and almond-varying the order in which they were eaten. Some students
ate the last one knowing it was the last; others were not given that info and were left to assume it was just another in the
series. When later asked to pick which one was their favorite, two-thirds chose the last one when they knew it was the finale
when they ate it; only a fifth did so when they hadn't known it was the last.
(a) So it proves a lot -doesn't it?
(b) So last is always the best.
(c) Vacations are meant for indulging in sinful food.
(d) So be sure to choose something like chocolate on the last day or two of your vacation-something good that will seem
even better because it comes at the end.
Lewis Mandell has gone renegade. An esteemed educator and early proponent of teaching kids about money in the
classroom, in recent years Mandell has come to see financial education as largely futile - and now he's even railing against
allowance. No kidding. Parents have been helping their kids learn how to budget and make spending choices through a
weekly allowance for more than 100 years. In that time, the only controversy has been over whether to tie the kids' allowance
to chores or simply pay it as an entitlement. But Mandell is changing the discussion by asserting that allowance should not
be paid, period. He seems to favor a system where parents simply pay ad hoc for the things they are willing to let their kids
have. It's all part of his evolving view on how to best raise kids to become adults who won't struggle with credit-card debt
and poor savings.
(a) Renegade is to go back on your words.
(b) His policy is '" catch them young'.
(c) There are good arguments on both sides.
(d) He has seen many adults struggle with debts and poor savings.
Spare a thought for the poor introverts among us. In a world of party animals and glad-handers, they're the ones who stand
by the punch bowl. In a world of mixers and pub crawls, they prefer to stay home with a book. Everywhere around them cell
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phones ring and e-mails chime but they just want a little quiet. But you know what? New research - which we report in this
week's cover story "The Upside of Being an Introvert" suggests that introverts may be a whole lot happier than than they
seem to be.
(a) They may seem to be unhappy but the unhappiness is only surface deep.
(b) Introverts are people who keep to themselves.
(c) The research has thrown up unexpected findings.
(d) And even if they're not, they still may wind up a whole lot more successful than everyone else
The cost of housing in many urban parts of India has become so excessive that many young couples, with above-average
salaries, can only afford small apartments. EMI and rent commitments are so huge that they cannot consider the possibility
of starting a family since a new baby would probably mean either the mother or father giving up a well-paid position,
something they can ill afford. The lack of or great cost of child care facilities further necessitate the return of both parents to
work.
Which of the following adjustments could practically be made to the situation described above which would allow young
couples to improve their housing prospects?
(a) Encourage couples to have only one child.
(b) Encourage couples to remain childless.
(c) Encourage young couples to move to cheaper areas for living.
(d) None of these is likely to have an impact on the current situation.
69. The passage given below is followed by a question. Choose the most appropriate answer to thequestion.
While I am not a supporter of nationalities as they are based on contracts made by people who have not existed for hundreds
or thousands of years, I respect cultural diversity. And there are simple ways to cope with these differences, universally
applicable to the diversity of personalities and to the diversity of cultures. The first step is to overcome the hubris of feeling
superior when compared to another individual. Also, the creation of a common ground is important since the fault in cultural
diversity education is to focus more on the differences rather than in the similarities.
The tone of the author in the entire passage is
(a) Descriptive
(b) Critical
(c) Optimistic
(d) Analytical
We live by the mantra of instant gratification. As a result, when something is not happening, rather than leaving it alone for
a while, we are liable to go at it with hammer and tongs in a bid to make it happen. When it still refuses to happen, we reach
a point where we simply want to be done with it. We end up settling for an end product that is vastly inferior to how we first
envisioned it. As I mentioned before, sometimes contractual and commercial obligations are responsible for such a turn of
events. That, however, does not apply to first-time novelists who rarely, if ever, write with a book contract in hand. Edison
once said: Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. We
would all do well to remember those words, before settling for mediocrity.
The author is likely to not agree with which of the following?
(a) Patience is an important virtue.
(b) “When things go wrong as they sometimes will, rest if you must but don’t you quit.”
(c) “Better is the enemy of good.”
(d) “Use what talent you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.”
It is not easy to mesh Chekhov and Kafka; one was interested in the absurd, the other in the sinister. Our politicians,
however, appear to be managing quite nicely. Our politicians’ attempts to curb freedom of speech would be absurd if they
weren’t also so scary. Make no mistake about it. This is a matter of concern for all of us. We writers tend to live in the world
inside our heads. When we move out of that world, it is often to criticize each other. While we can be accused of a number
of things, solidarity is not one of them. We are a wildly anarchic tribe. Yet, there are times where a measure of solidarity is
needed. This is one of them.
Which of the following can be validly inferred from the above?
(a) Chekhov and Kafka wrote about absurdity and the sinister.
(b) If writers decide to unite, they will be able to handle successfully the politicians’ attempt to curb freedom of speech.
(c) The author thinks that writers need to unite against the politics of curbing freedom of speech. (d) For writers, politicians
are people to be scared of.
The military should be allowed to recruit in public schools, because it may be the only opportunity for many children to find
out about the military. Most military recruits come from poorer families. Without the benefit of the military, these recruits
would not have access to the education and leadership tools that the military utilizes. The military needs to have access to
these students in order to recruit them. Without coming into schools, the military would have limited access to the said
students.
Which of the following cannot be inferred from the given passage?
(a) But for the recruitment drive in schools, military would not have easy access to the said students.
(b) Students have limited opportunities to find out about the military.
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(c) Quite a few students going to public schools come from poorer families.
(d) Schools and colleges are the right platform for the meeting of the military and the student recruits.
73. Four alternative summaries are given below each text. Choose the option that best captures the essence of the text.
‘No nukes’ was once the slogan of environmentalists, but when green became concerned with the depletion of fossil fuels,
nuclear power became popular in their camp. Their flip-flop on the issue reflects the switch in the relative market share of
oil and nuclear power. Thirty years ago, nuclear power accounted for 3 percent of electricity while oil accounted for 20
percent. Today these figures are almost exactly reversed. Coal releases toxic waste that is too immense to contain safely.
Especially interesting is the quantity of radioactive releases into the environment caused by coal. Radon gas from uranium
normally is confined underground but is released when coal is mined. A 1,000 megawatt electric coal-fired power plant
releases about 100 times as much radioactivity into the environment as a comparable nuclear plant.
(a) Though at one time environmentalists opposed nuclear energy, today they support it because fossil fuels are
disappearing and nuclear energy pollutes the environment less. A coal-fired power plant releases hundred times as
much radioactivity into the environment as compared to a nuclear plant of similar capacity.
(b) Environmentalists have not been consistent in their stand. At one time they opposed nuclear fuel, now they support it
as its share in electricity production has increased while that of coal has declined. Further coal releases more
radioactivity into the environment than nuclear fuel.
(c) ‘No nukes’ the environmentalists once said but concerned with the depletion of fossil fuel they now support nuclear
energy as its share in electricity production has increased. Coal releases radon gas into the atmosphere while nuclear
fuel contains it underground.
(d) Environmentalists have changed their stand on nuclear power as coal releases more toxic waste like radon than nuclear
fuel. They are also concerned with reduction in fossil fuel.
You seemed at first to take no notice of your school-fellows, or rather to set yourself against them because they were
strangers to you. They knew as little of you as you did of them; this would have been the reason for their keeping aloof from
you as well, which you would have felt as a hardship. Learn never to conceive a prejudice against an other because you
know nothing of them. It is bad reasoning and makes enemies of half the world. Do not think ill of them till they behave ill to
you; and then strive to avoid the faults which you see in them. This will disarm their hostility sooner than pique or resentment
or complaint.
(a) You encountered hardship amongst your school-fellows because you did not know them well. You should learn to not
make enemies because of your prejudices irrespective of their behaviour towards you.
(b) The discomfort you felt with your school-fellows was because both sides knew little of each other. Avoid prejudice and
negative thoughts till you encounter bad behaviour from other, and then win them over by shunning the faults you have
observed.
(c) The discomfort you felt with your school-fellows was because both sides knew little of each other. You should not
complain unless you find others prejudiced against you and have attempted to carefully analyze the faults you have
observed in them.
(d) You encountered hardship amongst your school-fellows because you did not know them well. You should learn to not
make enemies because of your prejudices unless they behave badly with you.
The human race is spread all over the world, from the polar regions to the tropics. The people of whom it is made up eat
different kinds of food, partly according to the climate in which they live, and partly according to the kind of food which their
country produces. In hot climate, meat and fat are not much needed; but in the Arctic regions they seem to be very necessary
for keeping up the heat of the body. Thus, in India, people live chiefly on different kinds of grains, eggs, milk, or sometimes
fish and meat. In Europe, people eat more meat and less grain. In the Arctic regions, where no grains and fruits are
produced, the Eskimo and other races live almost entirely on meat and fish.
(a) In hot countries people eat mainly grains while in the Arctic, they eat meat and fish because they cannot grow grains.
(b) Hot climates require people to eat grains while cold regions require people to eat meat and fish.
(c) Food eaten by people in different regions of the world depends on the climate and produce of the region and varies
from meat and fish in the Arctic to predominantly grains in the tropics.
(d) While people in Arctic regions like meat and fish and those in hot regions like India prefer mainly grains, they have to
change what they eat depending on the local climate and the local produce.
76. Who was the first budget speaker of Nepal?
(a) Shuwarna Shumsher (b) B.P Koirala (c) Matrika prasad Koirala (d) None
77. Which public corporation is making high profit right now?
(a) NTC (b) NCELL (c) Standard Charter (d) Butwal Power Company
78. When was Pokhara University established?
(a) 2054 (b) 2050 (c) 2060 (d) 2055
79. What is the favourite colour of Goddess Saraswoti?
(a) Black (b) White (c) Red (d) None
80. Which of the following is largest economy of European Union?
(a) Netherlands (b) UK (c) Germany (d) France
81. WHO headquarter is located in:
(a) Brussels (b) Zurich (c) Oslo (d) Geneva
82. Who is the first scientist of Nepal?
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(a) Shankar Basnet (b) Gehendra Sumsher (c) Rabindra Rana (d) Ayush Timsina
83. When was Laxmi prasad Devkota appointed Minister for Education Ministry?
(a) 2010 (b) 2012 (c) 2013 (d) 2014
84. CAC stock exchange belongs to:
(a) Switzerland (b) Germany (c) France (d) Italy
85. Which of the following is not a direct tax?
(a) Income tax (b) VAT (c) Property Tax (d) Rent Tax
86. Adolf Hitler was born in
(a) Malaysia (b) Canada (c) Australia (d) Austria
87. “Sirish ko Phool” is an creation of
(a) Shankar Lamichane (b) Parijat (c) Prema Shah (d) Ramesh Bikal
88. The deepest lake in the world
(a) Lake Victoria (b) Superior (c) Aral Lake sea (d) Lake Baikal
89. When do we celebrate international women day?
(a) 6th march (b) 8th march (c) 10th march (d) 12th march
90. Which is the coldest planet?
(a) Sedan (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Earth
91. Who is the first lady minister with portfolio of Defense in Nepal?
(a) Saileja Acharya (b) Bidhya Bhandari (c) Kamal Shahi (d) Astha Laxmi Shakya
92. A tax that is lieved on the turnover of goods is called
(a) Income Tax (b) Excise Duty (c) Tariff (d) Value Added Tax
93. DRUNK Air is flag carrier of:
(a) Laos (b) Cambodia (c) Bhutan (d) Myanmar
94. Which of the following is not an export item from Nepal?
(a) Garments (b) Tea (c) Pashmina Shawl (d) Palm Oil
95. What is the longest day on earth?
(a) June 21 (b) March 22 (c) January 21 (d) August 21
96. A period of low general economic activity is known as
(a) Boom (b) Depression (c) Recession (d) Recovery
97. The ‘turmeric’ is obtained from ____ of the plant.
(a) Stem (b) Root (c) Fruit (d) Flowers
98. If father has blood group A and mother have blood group O, which of the following blood group may be found in their son?
(a) A (b) B (c) O (d) AB
99. Who was the teacher of Alexander the Great?
(a) Aristotle (b) Plato (c) Socrates (d) Gothe
100. Which of the following mobile company is named after river?
(a) Carbon (b) Samsung (c) Huawei (d) Nokia
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