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SYMBIOSIS ENTRANCE
TEST (SET)

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INSTRUCTIONS
SET 2023 Exam Components SET Exam Pattern
Test Duration 1 hr (60 Minutes)
Total Questions 60
Total Score 60
Negative Marking No Negative Marking
Number of Sections in SET question paper 4 (Eng; QA; GA; LR)
Total questions in General English Section 16
Total Questions in Quantitative section 16
Total Questions in General Awareness section 16
Total Questions in Logical Reasoning section 12

GENERAL LANGUAGE

1. In each of the questions given below, a sentence has 3. In the following questions, out of the four
been divided into FIVE parts. Rearrange the parts of alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to
the sentence to make a grammatically correct and the word given.
contextually meaningful statement. Fallacy
A) are seeing patients distressed (a) Abstract (b) Criticize
B) about the state (c) Comical (d) Delusion
C) of the environment
4. In the following question, out of the four
D) More than half of child and
alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to
E) adolescent psychiatrists in England
the word given.
(a) No rearrangement required
Parsimony
(b) CBDAE
(a) Devious (b) Generosity
(c) DEABC
(c) Hasty (d) Smorgasbord
(d) BDECA
Directions (Q.5-Q.7): Read the passage carefully and
2. In each of the questions given below, a sentence has
answer the question.
been divided into FIVE parts. Rearrange the parts of
Passage: Inflation may be defined as an un-anticipated,
the sentence to make a grammatically correct and
rapid and substantial increase in prices above the normal
contextually meaningful statement.
level of all goods and services in an "uncontrolled"
A) the climate crisis this year,
economy. The spectre of inflation has been haunting India
B) targeted 1.8 million people
since the outbreak of the Second World War. But never
C) The Environmental Voter Project (EVP)
has the pinch been felt so severely or so pervasively as
D) who were worried about
during the last five years. The fundamental question
E) but had rarely or never voted before
facing the country today is how to check the galloping
(a) DEABC
inflation to save the economy from further erosion. The
(b) CBDAE
rapid rate of inflation and its cumulative impact on the
(c) No rearrangement required
growth and distributive pattern of the economy witnessed
(d) BDECA
during the last two years is indeed a matter of grave
concern. The index number of wholesale prices increased
by about 13% in 1972-73 over the previous year and by

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30 per cent in 1973-74 compared to 1972-73 or by over (b) Without help

45 per cent during the two-year period. Therefore, if (c) Do something with pain
garibi hatao has to be meaningful, we must fight inflation (d) Do something without practise
with all our might. The anti-inflationary methods
11. Four words are given in each question, out of which
obviously require the study of the causes of inflation. The
only word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt
Indo-Pakistan war of 1971, the exodus and repatriation of
word and mark your answer in the answer sheet
9 million Bangladesh refugees followed by an
(a) Referred (b) Acomodate
unprecedented drought and floods in a large number of
(c) Cemetary (d) Rhithm
states involved public expenditure to the tune of several
crores of rupees. The shortfall in the indigenous 12. A sentence is given with a blank to be filled with an
production of food grains meant more of imports at higher appropriate word. Four alternatives are given for
prices which in turn, involved increased subsidy. each sentence. Choose the correct alternative out of
the four that fits the statement contextually and
5. It can be inferred from the passage that the problem
grammatically.
of inflation started to haunt India since
The__________ of our allies is held by rather tenuous
(a) The increase in the index number of wholesale
ties.
prices
(a) Accuracy (b) Publically
(b) The outbreak of second world war
(c) Home (d) Allegiance
(c) The Indo-Pakistan war of 1971
(d) The shortfall in the production of food grains. 13. The sentence below has a portion bracketed. From
the options, choose the option that improves the
6. The primary purpose of the passage is to
bracketed part in the given sentence.
(a) Present how bad the effects of inflation are in
Not long after the preceding incident, (for getting the
Indian economy.
ache of too constant labor out) of my bones, and to
(b) Give awareness about the various causes of
relieve my spirit of the irksomeness of a settled
inflation.
routine, I took a holiday.
(c) Study about the various causes of inflation to
(a) to get the ache of too constant labour out
arrive at the anti-inflationary measures.
(b) for getting out the ache of too constant labor
(d) Prove that wars cause inflation
(c) in order to get the ache of too constant labor out
7. A suitable title for the passage is (d) No Correction Required
(a) Inflation in India
14. In the following question, a sentence has been given
(b) How bad is the inflation in India?
in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives
(c) How to reduce inflation in India?
suggested, select the one which best expresses the
(d) Inflation-Its effects and causes in India Economy
same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.
8. Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which He spent all his free time playing cricket with his
can be substituted for the given words/sentences. friends.
One who performs scientific analysis of elections (a) All of his free time was spent playing cricket with
(a) Returning Officer (b) Ombudsman his friends.
(c) Arbitrator (d) Psephologist (b) He is spending all his free time playing cricket
with his friends.
9. Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which
(c) All of his free time was being spent playing cricket
can be substituted for the given words/sentences.
with his friends.
A collection of information about a particular subject
(d) All of his free time is spent playing cricket with
(a) Anthology (b) Compendium
his friends.
(c) Bibliophile (d) Encyclopaedia
15. Some parts of the sentences have errors and some
10. Four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase
are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an
underlined. Choose the correct alternative that best
error choose the appropriate option. If a sentence is
expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
free from error, choose "No Error" option.
Go out on a limb
(a) Get into a risky situation
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Two hundred metres beyond (1)/ that playground 16. Four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase in
was seen (2)/ numerous buildings including some bold. Choose the correct alternative that best
schools. (3)/ No error (4) expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
(a) 1 (b) 2 A bee in his bonnet
(c) 3 (d) 4 (a) to express satisfaction
(b) to talk a lot about something
(c) to be excited about
(d) to be a fan of

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QUANTITATIVE ABILITY

17. Certain number of chocolates is distributed among What is the respective ratio of number of students in
some students such that 4 students will not get class V and VII taken together in school A to the
chocolates if each student gets 8 chocolates and 10 number of students in V and VIII taken together in
students will not get chocolates if each student gets school C?
16 chocolates. Find the number of chocolates. (a) 5: 4 (b) 3: 2
(a) 88 (b) 106 (c) 8: 7 (d) 6: 5
(c) 78 (d) 96
23. Chord MN of a circle is produced to a point K and L is
1
18. If 5𝑥 + 5𝑥 = 6, then fine value of 125𝑥 + 3 1
+ a point on the circle such that KL is tangent to the
125𝑥 3
1 circle and ∠MLN = 30°. If NK = 27 cm and radius of
25𝑥 2 +
25𝑥 2 the circle is 21 cm, then what is the length of KL?
(a) 232 (b) 198 (a) 36 cm (b) 27 cm
(c) 208 (d) 212 (c) 33 cm (d) 16 cm
19. If x3- 3x2- 8 = 0, then what will be the value of (x3 + 24. A person starts riding his bike at 11:05 am from
12x + 6x2- 4)(x + 2/3)- 2? point X to point Y at 12 km/hr speed. Another
(a) 9 (b) 1/9 person starts driving his car from point Y to point X
(c) 1 (d) 4/9 at 12:00 pm at 45 km/hr. They meet each other at
20. If the 10-digit number 7x4356880y is divisible by 72, 1:00 pm. What is the distance between points X and
then what is the possible value of 'x2 + xy + y2? Y?
A. 16 (a) 132 km (b) 57 km
B. 117 (c) 110 km (d) 68 km
C. 40 25. Find the remainder when 13765 is divided by 11.
D. 129 (a) 10 (b) 9
(a) Only A and D (b) Only B and C (c) 8 (d) 7
(c) Only A and C (d) Only B and D
26. If a regular polygon has 54 diagonals, then what is
21. The volume of a cubical shaped box is 4913 cm3 . If the measure of each external angle of that polygon?
length, breadth, and height of the box is increased by (a) 25° (b) 35°
1.5 cm, 2.5 cm, and 3 cm respectively, then what is (c) 30° (d) 45°
the new volume of the box?
(a) 7315 cm3 (b) 7225 cm3 27. If x and y are positive integers, then
(c) 7115 cm 3 (d) 7215 cm3 (a) (x50 + y50) > (x + y)50
(b) (x50 + y50) > 2(x + y)50
22. Following bar-graph represents the data regarding (c) (x50 + y50) < (x + y)50
number of students in different class in three 1
(d) (x50 + y50) < ( ) (x + y)50
different schools. 2

28. On Sports Day in a school, some competitions are

held. Every student has to play exactly one game
with every other student. It was found that in 36
games both players were girls and in 126 games one
player was a boy and the other was a girl. Find the
number of games played in which both players were
boys.
(a) 56 (b) 72
(c) 91 (d) 45

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29. A woman sold her Diamond necklace for Rs 45000 1 : 2 : 3 respectively. If the total money with Soni is
and loses some amount. Had she sold it for Rs 50400, Rs. 33, then how many 5p coins are there?
her gain would have been double the loss. Find the (a) 60 (b) 120
cost price of necklace? (c) 9 (d) 180
(a) Rs 47400 (b) Rs 46800
32. 12 males and 18 females together can complete a
(c) Rs 47800 (d) Rs 48600
piece of work in 10 days. 9 males and 18 females
30. If x - 2y + 3z = 5 and 3x - 4y + 5z = 9, what is the together can complete that work in 12 days. 2 males
value of (2y - 3x −z)3? and 3 females together complete that work in how
(a) −27 (b) −8 many days?
(c) 8 (d) 27 (a) 50 (b) 60
(c) 55 (d) 62
31. Soni has 3 types of coins having denominations of
20p, 10p and 5p. Their numbers are in the ratio of

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GENERAL AWARENESS

33. Who graced the Green Tourism Conclave in Shillong (c) Iran (d) Oman
as the chief guest?
41. In terms of area, which is the smallest state in India?
(a) The Prime Minister of India
(a) Goa (b) Sikkim
(b) The President of India
(c) Mizoram (d) Tripura
(c) Meghalaya’s Tourism Minister, Bah Paul Lyngdoh
(d) A renowned Bollywood actor 42. Who are the Sangha sisters?
(a) Five sisters from Nawanpind Sardaran who have
34. International Date Line, an imaginary line where the
dedicated themselves to preserving their
date changes as one travels east or west across it,
ancestral homes and promoting sustainable
passes through which longitude?
tourism in their village.
(a) 90 degrees (b) 120 degrees
(b) Five sisters from Amritsar who are known for
(c) 150 degrees (d) 180 degrees
their philanthropic work.
35. Who wrote the famous essay 'Unto This Last', which (c) Five sisters from Patiala who are successful
was later translated into Gujarati by Mahatma entrepreneurs.
Gandhi under the title of 'Sarvodaya'? (d) Five sisters from Ludhiana who are famous for
(a) John Locke their singing and dancing skills.
(b) John Ruskin
43. What is the longest English word that doesn't repeat
(c) Karl Marx
a letter?
(d) Ralph Waldo Emerson
(a) Unimaginative (b) Unquestionably
36. What was the Instrument of Accession (IoA) in (c) Uncopyrightables (d) Unbelievable
1947?
44. Which Fundamental Right was described by Dr. B. R.
(a) A treaty between India and Pakistan
Ambedkar as the heart and soul of the Constitution?
(b) A document outlining the terms of accession of
(a) Right to Equality
princely states to India
(b) Right to Freedom
(c) An agreement between India and the United
(c) Right to Constitutional Remedies
Kingdom
(d) Right against Exploitation
(d) A peace treaty between India and China
45. Who is known as the 'Father of Medicine'?
37. The Khyber Pass, a strategic mountain pass between
(a) Hippocrates (b) Galen
Central Asia and South Asia, connects Pakistan to
(c) Avicenna (d) Aristotle
which country?
(a) India (b) China 46. After Hindi, which is the second most spoken
(c) Afghanistan (d) Iran language in India?
(a) Telugu (b) Bengali
38. Who proposed the detailed KYC process (KYDFA) for
(c) Marathi (d) Tamil
financial apps in India?
(a) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) 47. To preserve the filaments at high temperature,
(b) Ministry of Finance which gas is filled in the electric bulbs?
(c) Ministry of Electronics and Information (a) Nitrogen (b) Helium
Technology (MeitY) (c) Argon (d) Oxygen
(d) Google and Apple
48. Which one of the following presented Koh-i-noor
39. 'The Four Noble Truths' and 'Noble Eightfold Path' diamond to Shah-jahan?
are the cornerstones of which religion? (a) Akbar
(a) Hinduism (b) Buddhism (b) Shah Jahan
(c) Christianity (d) Islam (c) Muhammad Sayeed (Mir Jumla)
(d) Tipu Sultan
40. Which country named the cyclone as ‘Hamoon’?
(a) Bangladesh (b) India

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ANALITICAL & LOGICAL REASONING

49. Select the set of numbers from the options which is The school authorities have decided to increase the
similar to the following set of numbers. tuition fees from the current academic session by
(4, 84, 95) 10%.
(a) (5, 83, 92) (b) (6, 71, 93) I. The rate of inflation is almost more than 10%.
(c) (3, 72, 86) (d) (9, 81, 96) II. The increase in 10% fees will be used for
developing school's infrastructure and paying
50. Five people have different amount of money. P
the increased teacher's salary.
didn't have the highest amount, but has more
(a) Only I (b) Only II
amount than N, who has more amount than L and
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
less amount than M. M has less amount of money
than O, who has more amount than N. Who has the 56. In each of the questions below, two statements are
highest amount of money? given, followed by two conclusions. You have to
(a) N (b) M consider the given statements as true, even if they
(c) O (d) L are at variance from commonly known facts. From
the given options, choose the one that provides the
51. Arrange the following words in the dictionary
correct combination of conclusions that follow/
order.
can be derived from the given statements.
1) Luxemburg
Statement A: For most people, when you take the
2) Luxury
leap and decide to start working from home, it can
3) Luxurious
sound like an actual dream come true.
4) Luxuries
Statement B: But what many people often don't
5) Lucks
realize is that working from home is surprisingly
(a) 5, 1, 4, 2, 3 (b) 5, 1, 3, 4, 2
hard on your mental health.
(c) 5, 2, 4, 3, 1 (d) 5, 1, 4, 3, 2
Conclusions:
52. If yesterday was Thursday, then after 125 days I: Working from home, although enjoyable,
from today will be ? comes at a huge cost.
(a) Saturday (b) Wednesday II: People who work traditional jobs have better
(c) Friday (d) Thursday mental health than those who work from home.
(a) Only I (b) Only II
53. Select the option which shows the word pair which (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
is related to each other in the same way as the
word pair given below. 57. Which element in the given sequence is 6 to the
Sutlej : Asia right of the 11 element from the left end?
(a) Nile : Africa XH45#2367BCFMN$%LPTRS89G
(b) Volga : Australia (a) P (b) N
(c) Murray : Europe (c) L (d) %
(d) Amazon : North America
58. If A’s brother’s only sister is B’s only sibling and B
54. If 'LOOK' is coded as 53, 'THEN' is coded as 47 and is married to C, then how is C related to A?
'MAKE' is coded as 30, then what will be the code (a) Brother-in-law (b) Sister-in-law
for 'FISH'? (c) Cousin (d) Sister
(a) 42 (b) 54
59. Rizwan who is standing at a point, facing North,
(c) 32 (d) 43
starts walking in that direction for 4 kms and turns
55. In the question below, a statement/passage is towards East and walks 7 kms. He then turns left,
given. From the options below, choose the one that walks 11 kms and again turns left and walks 10
reflects the correct choice of assumption(s) that kms. He turns left and walks 11 kms more to reach
follows/follow. his final destination. How far is Rizwan from his
starting point in kms?
(a) 7 (b) 5
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(c) 13 (d) 4 Statements:

Some drums are balls.
60. In each of the questions below arc given four
All balls are bells.
statements followed by three conclusions
All bells are sofas
numbered I, II and III. You have to take the given
No sofa is a book.
statements to be true even if they seem to be at
Conclusions:
variance from commonly known facts.
I. No bell is a book.
Read all the conclusions and then decide which of
II. Some drums are bells.
the given conclusions logically follows from the
III. Some drums are sofas.
given statements disregarding commonly known
(a) Only I and II follow
facts.
(b) Only II and III follow
(c) Only I and III follow
(d) All follow

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