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ENGLISH

Direction : Questions from --------- consist of incomplete sentences, with a blank

showing where information is to be filled in. Choose the word or phrase that
most

correctly completes the sentence.

001) Employers often require that candidates have not only a degree in
engineering

. _____________________

1. but two years experience

2. also two years experience

3. but also two years experience

4. but more two years experience

002) The rain forest _________large trees that provide shade to the vegetation
below, is

home to unique flora and fauna.

1. has 2. with its 3. and 4. although has

003) Professor Raman wrote __________, which is expected to be published in the

few months.

1. a new textbook last year

2. last year a new textbook

3. in last year a new textbook

4. during last year a new textbook

004) Only after food has been dried or canned __________.

1. that it should be stored for later consumption

2. should be stored for later consumption

3. should it be stored for later consumption

4. it should be stored for later consumption

phrases. For each sentence, choose the one underlined word or phrase that is

incorrect in standard written English.

005) Overeating, in addition to lack of attention to nutrition, are said to be the

1 2 3

cause of obesity.

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006) Because the student showed they had read the materials so thorough, the
instructor

1 2 3

decided not to administer an exam.

Direction : From questions -------- , a word is printed in capital letters, followed by

four words or phrases . Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly opposite
in

meaning to the word in capital letters.

007) DOMINANT :

1. defective 2. multiple 3. inferred 4. recessive

008) FACILITATE :

1. evict 2. thwart 3. define 4. make excuses

009) TRANSPARENT :

1. neutral 2. opaque 3. sombre 4. tangible

Direction : In question from ---------- some part of the sentence or the entire
sentence

is underlined. Beneath each sentence you will find four ways of phrasing the

underlined part. Select the best alternative to replace the underlined part.
010) If we cooperate together by dividing up the work, we shall be able to finish
it quickly.

1. If we cooperate by dividing up the work

2. If we cooperate together by dividing the work

3. If we cooperate by dividing up the work together

4. If we cooperate by dividing the work

011) Less is known about the cause of the common cold than about the causes
of many

more serious diseases.

1. The causes of less serious diseases than the common cold are better known
than it

is.

2. We know less than we should about the causes of the cold and more serious

diseases.

3. We know less about the cause of the common cold than we do about the
causes of

more serious diseases.

4. The cause of the common cold is better known than the causes of more
serious

diseases.

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012) Not taking a difficult exam is worse than failing it.

1. If one is going to fail a difficult exam, it is better not to take it

2. To fail a difficult exam is worse than to not take it

3. It is better to fail a difficult exam than not to take it at all

4. Because the exam is difficult, it is better not to take it

013) Crossing the street, a car almost struck us.

1. A car almost struck us, crossing the street.

2. As we crossed the street, a car almost struck us.

3. A car, crossing the street, almost struck us.

Direction : The passage below is followed by questions based on its content.

reading the passage, choose the best answer to each question. Answer all
questions

following the passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passage.

Unlike the eye, the ear has no lid; therefore noise penetrates without protection.

Loud noises instinctively signal danger to any organism with a hearing

including human being. In response, heartbeat and respiration accelerate. In

general increase in functioning brought about by the flow of adrenaline released

response to fear.

Because noise is unavoidable in a complex, industrial society, we are constantly

responding in the same ways that we would respond to danger. Recently,

concluded that noise and our response may be much more than an annoyance.
It may be a

serious threat to physical and psychological hearth and wellbeing, causing

to the ear and brain but also to the heart and stomach. We have long known
that hearing

loss is America’s number one nonfatal health problem, but now we are learning
that some

of us with heart disease and ulcers may be victims of noise as well.

014) What is the author’s main point?

1. Noise may pose a serious threat to our physical and psychological health

2. Loud noises signal danger

3 Hearing loss is America’s number on nonfatal health problem

4. The ear is not like the eye

015) According to the passage, people respond to loud noises in the same way
that
 they respond to ----------------

1.annoyance 2.damage 3.danger 4.disease

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016) It can be inferred from this passage that the eye -------------

1 responds to fear

2 enjoys greater protection than the ear

3 increases functions

4 is damaged by noise

017) Noise is ---------------

1 not a serious problem today

2 America’s number-one problem

3 An unavoidable problem in an industrial society

4 A complex problem

018) What was the topic of the paragraph that preceded this passage?

1. the eye 2. ulcers 3. heart disease 4. fear

Direction : In questions from ----------, there is one underlined word or phrase in

sentence and four answer choices. Select the one answer choice that best
maintains

the meaning of the original sentence if you use it in place of the word or phrase
that is

underlined.

019) Educators have made great strides in recent years in combating the
ignorance of the

nation’s young about AIDS.

1. unawareness 2. fearlessness 3. arrogance 4. indoctrination

020) A common cause of dysentery is the use of untreated water in the

foods, which is quite common in certain underdeveloped countries.

1. displeasure 2. malnutrition 3. eupepsia 4. bowel infection

021) Five newly born babies were weighted by a doctor. In her report she
pointed out that

the child A is lighter than the child B. The child C is lighter than the child D. Child
B

is lighter than the child D, but heavier than the child E. Which child is the
heaviest?

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

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022) Gita drove 650 miles at an average speed of 50 miles per hour. How many
miles per

hour faster would she have had to drive in order for the trip to have taken 1 hour
less?

1. 4 5/6 2. 4 2/3 3. 4 1/3 4. 4 1/6

023) The average (arithmetic mean) of 6 number is 8.5. When one number is
discarded,

the average of the remaining numbers becomes 7.2. What is the discarded
number?

1. 9.8 2. 10.0 3. 12.4 4. 15.0

024) After spending 20% on milk, 10% on clothes, 50% on food and 5% on
electricity,

Devilal could buy 2 dozen pairs of socks from the balance income with him. He

earned 100% profit by selling the socks for Rs.120. What amount did Devilal
have

on him initially?

1. Rs.800 2. Rs.400 3. Rs.500 4. Rs.360

025) The price of a certain television set is discounted by 10 percent, and the
reduced price

is then discounted by 10 percent. This series of successive discounts is

a single discount of

1. 20% 2. 19% 3. 18% 4. 11%

its capacity. How much more time will it take to finish filling the pool?

1. 5 hr 30 min 2. 5 hr 20 min 3. 4 hr 48 min 4. 3 hr 12 min

027) Leena invested Rs.10,000 in a new mutual fund account exactly three
years ago.

The value of the account increased by 10 percent during the first year, increased
by 5

percent during the second year, and decreased by 10 percent during the third
year.

What is the value of the account today?

1. Rs.10,350 2. Rs.10,395 3. Rs.10,500 4. Rs.11,500

028) A man buys a cell phone for Rs.1500 paying with Rs.2500 cheque. The
seller

changes the cheque next door and gives to the man Rs.1000 change. The
cheque

bounces, so the seller paid his neighbour back. The cell phone cost the seller

Rs.1100. How much did the seller lose?

1. Rs. 2100 2. Rs.1000 3. Rs.3200 4. None of these

029) Starting from Town S, Vinod rode his bicycle 8 miles due east, 3 miles due
south, 2

miles due west, and 11 miles due north, finally stopping at Town T. If the entire

region is flat, what is the straight-line distance, in miles, between Towns S and T?

1. 10 2. 8√2 3. 14 4. 24

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030) How many numbers from 1 to 100 can be divisible by 8, whose at least one
digit is 8?

1. Four 2. Eight 3. Six 4. Three

031) If x% of y is 10, what is y?

1. 10 / x 2. 100 /x 3. 1000 / x 4. 1 / x

032) Increasing the original price of an article by 15 percent and then increasing
the new
price by 15 percent is equivalent to increasing the original price by _________ .

1. 32.25% 2. 31.00% 3. 30.25% 4. 30.00%

033) If a rectangular picture having 4 feet length is hung exactly in the middle
of a

rectangular wall that has 13 feet length, then the left edge of the picture is how
many

feet from the left edge of the wall?

1 2.0 2. 3.0 3. 4.5 4. 6.5

034) Which of the following equations has a root in common with x

–6x + 5 = 0

1. x

+ 1 = 0 2. x

- x – 2 = 0 3. x

- 10x – 5 = 0 4. 2x

-2=0

035) How many multiples of 4 are there between 12 and 96, inclusive?

1. 21 2. 22 3. 23 4. 24

036) Which of the following is greater than 2/3?

1. 33/50 2. 8/11 3. 13/27 4. 5/8

037) The average (arithmetic mean) of five numbers is 25. After one of the
numbers is

removed, the average (arithmetic mean) of the remaining numbers is 31. What
number

has been removed?

1. 1 2. 6 3. 11 4. 24
038) Three business partners, Q, R and S, agree to divide their total profit for a
certain year

in the ratio 2 : 5 : 8, respectively. If Q’s share was Rs.4,000, what was the total
profit

of the business partners for the year?

1. Rs.26, 000 2. Rs. 30, 000 3. Rs. 52, 000 4. Rs.60, 000

039) 42 is what percent of 70?

1. 57% 2. 60% 3. 67% 4. 70%

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040) 29

+ 29 =

29

1. 870 2. 841 3. 58 4. 30

REASONING

Direction : In questions from ----------- , a related pair of words or phrases is

by four pairs of words or phrases. Select the pair that best expresses the
relationship

similar to that expressed in the original pair.

041) HEART : PUMP : :

1. lungs : collapse 2. appendix : burst

3. stomach : digest 4. intestine : twist

042) SEATS : ASSIGN : :

1. awards : vote 2. candidates : elect

3. portions : allocate 4. plans : design

043) ANTIBIOTIC : INFECTION ::

1. hormone : modification 2. enzyme : digestion

3. coagulant : bleeding 4. stimulant : relaxation

044) VACCINE : PREVENT : :

3. diagnosis : cure 4. antiseptic : infect

045) SOLDIER : REGIMENT : :

1. colonel : martinet 2. dancer : balletomane

3. singer : chorus 4. trooper : rifle

Direction : In questions from 046 to 047 there is a series of letters / numbers

term missing in each series. Find out the missing term.

046) 240, ? 120, 40, 10, 2

1. 480 2. 240 3. 220 4. 120

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047) Which one of the answers should be in place of question mark in the
following order

of alphabets?

A, CD, GHI, ? , UVWXY

1. LMNO 2. MNO 3. NOPQ 4. NQP

048) A word can be formed with the second, fourth, fifth, seventh and eleventh
letters of

the word DISTRIBUTION after arranging the letters in any sequences, which of

the following is the third letter of the new word?

1. O 2. I 3. B 4. M

049) ) If the first and the second letters of the word DEPRESSION were
interchanged,

and also the third and fourth letters, the fifth and the sixth letters and so on,
which of

the following would be the seventh letter from the right?

1. R 2. O 3. P 4. S

050) If English alphabets are written in reverse order, what will be the fourth
letter to the

right from the thirteenth letter from left?

1. G 2. H 3. S 4. R
051) XY : PQ : : MN : ?

1. TS 2. MO 3. QP 4. BC

052) A remembers that his uncle had visited both of them together after 13

th

but before

18

th

of a month, while B remembers that the uncle had visited them after 16

th

but

before 20

th

?On which date did their uncle visit A and B .

1. 14

th

2. 17

th

3. 15

th

4. Insufficient data

For questions 053 and 054. If ‘RATE’ is coded as 9-26-7-22, how will you code
and

decode the following:

053) BANK

1. 25-26-19-26 2. 1-2-14-11 3. 25-26-13-16 4. 25-24-12-16

054) ZEAL

1. 1-22-26-15 2. 1-22-26-14 3. 1-23-25-16 4. 1-22-25-15

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Direction : Read the information given below and answer the questions -----------.
A, B, C and D are four friends. A is shorter than B, but taller than C who is a little

shorter than D.

055) Who is the shortest among all?

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

056) Who is the tallest among all?

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

057) A is twice as old as his sister B, but three years younger than his brother C.
C will be

16 in three years. How old is B?

1. 4 years 2. 5 years 3. 6 years 4. 7 years

Direction : Read the following information and answer the questions from -------

A and B both have watches. A’s watch kept perfect time but B’s watch lost half a
minute

every hour. The watches were at the right time at 8 a.m.

058) What time was it in B’s watch at 8 p.m. that day?

1. 7.54 p.m. 2. 7.00 a.m. 3. 8.00 p.m. 4. 7.45 a.m.

059) What time was it in A’s watch when it was 1.57 p.m. in B’s watch that day?

1. 2.00 p.m. 2.00 a.m. 3. 3.00 p.m. 4. 3.00 a.m.

060) A is son of C, C and Q are sisters; Z is Q’s mother P is son of Z. Which of

following statements is true?

1. P and A are cousins

2. P is the maternal uncle of A

3. Q is A’s grandfather

4. C and P are sisters

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