Prac Paper 2
Prac Paper 2
Prac Paper 2
In a row ow of forty children, P is thirteenth from the left end and Q is ninth from the
right end. How many children are there between P and R if R is fourth to the left of
Q?
(A) 12 (B) 13
(C) 14 (D) 15
2. In a class of 35 students, Kunal is placed seventh from the bottom whereas Sonali is
placed ninth from the top. Pulkit is placed exactly in between the two. What is Kunal’s
position from Pulkit?
(A) 9 (B) 10
(C) 11 (D) 13
3. In a row of girls facing North, Reena is 10th to the left of Pallavi, who is 21st from the
right end. If Malini, who is 17th from the left end, is fourth to the right of Reena, how
many girls are there in the row?
(A) 37 (B) 43
(C) 44 (D) Data inadequate
4. George is fifth from the left and Peter is twelfth from the right end in a row of children.
If Peter shifts by three places towards George, he becomes tenth from the left end.
How many children are there in the row?
(A) 21 (B) 22
(C) 23 (D) 24
5. In a row of boys, if A who is tenth from the left and B who is ninth from the right
interchange their positions, A becomes fifteenth from the left after interchange. How
many boys are there in the row?
(A) 23 (B) 27
(C) 28 (D) 31
6. Students line up in a queue in which Ashish stands fifteenth from the left and Sachin
is seventh from the right. If they interchange their places, Sachin would be fifteenth
from the right. How many students are there in the queue?
(A) 21 (B) 22
(C) 29 (D) None of these
7. If the letters in the word POWERFUL are rearranged as they appear in the English
alphabet, the position of how many letters will remain unchanged after the
rearrangement?
(A) None (B) One
(C) Two (D) Three
8. If the first three letters of the word COMPREHENSION are reversed, then the last
three letters are added and then the remaining letters are reversed and added, then
which letter will be exactly in the middle?
(A) H (B) N
(C) R (D) S
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9. 85 kg of mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 27 : 7. How much more water is
to be added to get a new mixture containing milk and water in the ratio 3 : 1?
(A) 5 kg (B) 6.5 kg
(C) 7.25 kg (D) 8 kg
10. The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school is 3:2. If 20% of the boys and
25% of the girls are scholarship holders, what percentage of the students does not
get the scholarship?
(A) 56 (B) 70
(C) 78 (D) 80
12. The ratio of the incomes of A and B is 5 : 4 and the ratio of their expenditures is 3 : 2.
If at the end of the year, each saves Rs 1600, then the income of A is:
(A) Rs 3400 (B) Rs 3600
(C) Rs 4000 (D) Rs 4400
13. If 0.4 of a number is equal to 0.06 of another number, the ratio of the numbers is:
(A) 2 : 3 (B) 3 : 4
(C) 3 : 20 (D) 20 : 3
14. A certain amount was divided between A and B in the ratio 4 : 3. If B’s share was Rs
4800, the total amount was:
(A) Rs 11200 (B) Rs 6400
(C) Rs 19200 (D) Rs 39200
Directions (Questions 15 – 17): Each of the questions below consists of a question and
two
statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided
in the
statements are sufficient to answer the question.
Read both the statements and give answer.
(A) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in
statement
II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(B) if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in
statement
I alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(C) if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the
question
(D) if the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the
question
17. Who is to the immediate right of P among five persons P, Q, R, S and T facing
North?
I. R is third to the left of Q and P is second to the right of R.
II. Q is to the immediate left of T who is second to the right of P.
21. The ratio of third proportional to 12 and 30 and the mean proportional between 9 and
25 is:
(A) 2 : 1 (B) 5 : 1
(C) 7 : 15 (D) 9 : 14
22. The speeds of three cars are in the ratio 5 : 4 : 6. The ratio between the time taken
by them to travel the same distance is:
(A) 5 : 4 : 6 (B) 6 : 4 : 5
(C) 10 : 12 : 15 (D) 12 : 15 : 10
1 1 1
23. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio : : and its perimeter is 104 cm. The
2 3 4
length of the longest side is:
(A) 52 cm (B) 48 cm
(C) 32 cm (D) 26 cm
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Directions (Questions 24 – 28): Each of the questions below consists of a question and
two
statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided
in the
statements are sufficient to answer the question.
Read both the statements and give answer.
(A) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in
statement
II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(B) if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in
statement
I alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(C) if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the
question
(D) if the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the
question
29. A train moving at two – thirds of its normal speed reaches the destination half an
hour late. What is the normal time taken?
(A) 4 hr (B) 3/2 hr
(C) 1 hr (D) cannot be determined
30. A train running at 7/11 of its own speed reached a place in 22 hours. How much time
could be saved if the train would run at its own speed?
(A) 14 hours (B) 7 hours
(C) 8 hours (D) 16 hours
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Directions (Questions 31 – 37): In each question below is given a statement followed by two
assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following
assumptions
and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Give answer
(A) if only assumption I is implicit
(B) if only assumption II is implicit
(C) if either I or II is implicit
(D) if neither I nor II is implicit
32. Statement: It is desirable to put the child in school at the age of 5 or so.
Assumptions: I. At the age the child reaches appropriate level of development and is
ready
to learn.
II. The schools do not admit children after six years of age.
33. Statement: His recent investment in the shares of Company A is only a gamble.
Assumptions: I. He may incur loss on his investment.
II. He may gain from his investment.
34. Statement: ‘If you want to give any advertisement, give it in the newspaper X’, A tells
B.
Assumptions: I. A wants to publicise his products.
II. Newspaper X has a wide circulation
35. Statement: Beware of dogs, our dogs do not bark, but they are trained to distinguish
between genuine guests and intruders.
Assumptions: I. Barking dogs bite rarely.
II. Our dogs could be dangerous for intruders
36. Statement: Please do not use lift while going down – an instruction on the top floor of
a five storey building.
Assumptions: I. While going down, the lift is unable to carry any load.
II. Provision of lift is a matter of facility and not of right
37. Statement: Today I must satisfy myself only by looking at a pink headed duck in an
encyclopaedia.
Assumptions: I. Pink headed ducks are as good as extinct now.
II. People refer to encyclopaedia to know only about things which do not
exist
now.
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Directions (Questions 38 – 41): Each of the questions below consists of a question and
two
statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided
in the
statements are sufficient to answer the question.
Read both the statements and give answer.
(A) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in
statement
II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(B) if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in
statement
I alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(C) if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the
question
(D) if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question
38. Madan is older than Kamal and Sharad is younger than Arvind. Who among the four
is the youngest?
I. Sharad is younger than Madan.
II. Arvind is younger than Kamal.
40. On a TV channel, four serials A, B, C and D were screened, one on each day, on four
consecutive days but not necessarily in that order. On which day was the serial C
screened?
I. The first serial was screened on 23rd, Tuesday and was followed by serial D.
II. Serial A was not screened on 25th and one serial was screened between serials A
and B.
41. Among Monika, Anita, Sonal, Ratna and Tanvy, who came last for the programme?
I. Monika came after Anita but not after Tanvy.
II. Ratna came after Tanvy but not after Sonal.
x y
43. If = then, (x + 5) : (y + 8) is equal to:
5 8
(A) 3 : 5 (B) 13 : 8
(C) 8 : 5 (D) 5 : 8
44. Two numbers are in the ratio 1 : 2. If 7 is added to both, their ratio changes to 3 : 5.
the greater number is?
(A) 24 (B) 26
(C) 28 (D) 32
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45. Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% more than a third number. The ratio of
the two numbers is:
(A) 2 : 5 (B) 3 : 5
(C) 4 : 5 (D) 6 : 7
49. Which one of the following would be the last step for the input below?
Input: 03 31 43 22 11 09
(A) Step II (B) Step III
(C) Step IV (D) None of these
50. If the output of Step IV is as given below, what was the input?
Step IV: 92 86 71 69 15 19 06 63 58
(A) 15 19 06 63 58 86 92 69 71
(B) 15 86 19 92 06 69 63 58 71
(C) 86 92 69 71 15 19 06 63 58
(D) Cannot be determined
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Directions (Questions 51 – 58): In each question below is given a statement followed by
two
conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true,
then
consider the two conclusions together and decide which of them logically follows beyond a
reasonable doubt from the information given in the statement.
Give answer
(A) if only conclusion I follows
(B) if only conclusion II follows
(C) if either I or II follows
(D) if neither I nor II follows
51. Statement: Good voice is a natural gift but one has to keep practicing to improve and
excel well in the field of music.
Conclusions: I: Natural gifts need nurturing and care.
II: Even through your voice is not good, one can keep practicing.
52. Statement: Domestic demand has been increasing faster than the production of
indigenous crude oil.
Conclusions: I. Crude oil must be imported.
II. Domestic demand should be reduced.
53. Statement: The manager humiliated Sachin in the presence of his colleagues.
Conclusions: I. The manager did not like Sachin.
II. Sachin was not popular with his colleague.
54. Statement: Prime age school going children in urban India have now become avid as
well as more regular viewers of television, even in households without a TV as a
result there has been an alarming decline in the extent of readership of newspapers.
Conclusions: I. Method of increasing the readership of newspapers should be
devised.
II. A team of experts should be sent to other countries to study the
impact of
TV on the readership of newspapers.
55. Statement: Double your money in five months – An advertisement.
Conclusions: I. The assurance is not genuine.
II. People want their money to grow.
59. 45 men can complete a work in 16 days. Six days after they started working, 30 more
men joined them. How many days will they now take to complete the remaining
work?
(A) 8 days (B) 5 days
(C) 6 days (D) 7 days
60. 2 men and 3 boys can do a piece of work in 10 days while 3 men and 2 boys can do
the same work in 8 days. In how many days can 2 men and 1 boy do the work?
1 1
(A) 12 days (B) 11 days
2 2
1 1
(C) 13 days (D) 15 days
4 2
Directions (Questions 61 – 65): Each of the questions below consists of a question and
two
statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided
in the
statements are sufficient to answer the question.
Read both the statements and give answer.
(A) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in
statement
II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(B) if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in
statement
I alone are not sufficient to answer the question;
(C) if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the
question
(D) if the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the
question
62. What is Nitin’s rank from the top in class of forty students?
I. There are ten students between Nitin and Deepak.
II. Deepak is twentieth from the top.
63. Gaurav ranks eighteenth from the top in a class. What is his rank from the last?
I. There are 47 students in the class.
II. Jatin who was ranked 10th in the same class, ranks 38th from the last.
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64. On which day of the week did Hitesh visit the zoo?
I. Hitesh did not visit zoo either on Tuesday or on Thursday.
II. Hitesh visited zoo two days before his mother reached his house which was day
after Monday.
Directions (Questions 66 – 68): Study the following number sequence and answer the
questions
given below it:
51473985726315863852243496
66. How many odd numbers are there in the sequence each of which is immediately
followed by an odd number?
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) more than 4
67. How many even numbers are there in the sequence which are immediately preceded
by an odd number & immediately followed by an even number?
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4
68. How many odd numbers are there in the sequence which are immediately preceded
and also immediately followed by an even number?
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4
69. If it is possible to make a number which is perfect square of a two – digit odd number
with the second, the sixth and the ninth digits of the number 187642539, which of the
following is the digit in the unit’s place of that two digit odd number?
(A) 1 (B) 7
(C) 9 (D) No such number can be made
70. Which of the following three digit number will be second largest among them after 2
is subtracted from the middle digit of each number and the positions of the first and
the third digits are interchanged?
(A) 368 (B) 489
(C) 572 (D) 853
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Directions (Questions 71 – 75): A word and number arrangement machine when given an
input
line of words and numbers, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The
following is
an illustration of input and rearrangement.
77. Mr. Sumit starts from his house and travels 14 km towards north and then turns left
and travels 30 km. He then turns right to travel 2 km followed by another right to
travel 6 km. Finally, he travels 9 km southwards. Approximately, how far is the
starting point from the final point and in which direction?
(A) 85 km and north east (B) 9 km and north west
(C) 25 km and south east (D) 16 km and north east
Directions (Questions 78 – 83): In each of the following problems, there is one question
and three statements I, II and III given below the question. You have to decide whether the
data given in the statements is sufficient to answer the question. Read all the statements
carefully and find which of the statements is/are sufficient to answer the given question.
Choose the correct alternative in each question.
80. Pankaj is younger than Sunita and Rupali is older than Tom. Who among them is the
oldest?
I. Rupali is older than Pankaj.
II. Sunita is older than Rupali.
III. Tom is the youngest among all.
(A) Only II (B) Only III
(C) Only I and II (D) All, I, II and III
81. Who among Siddhartha, Nikunj, Vipul and Mukul is the youngest?
I. Vipul is younger than Mukul but older than Siddhartha and Nikunj
II. Mukul is the oldest
III. Siddhartha is older than Nikunj.
(A) Only I (B) Only I and II
(C) Only II and III (D) Only I and III
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82. Five persons – A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a row. Who is sitting in the middle?
I. B is between E and C
II. B is to the right of E.
III. D is between A and E
(A) Only I and II (B) Only II and III
(C) Only I and III (D) All, I, II and III
83. What is Suman’s rank from the top in a class of forty students?
I. Suman is 3 ranks below Deepak from the top.
II. Deepak’s rank from the bottom is 23.
III. Suman is 3 ranks above Deepak from the bottom
(A) Any two of the three (B) Only I and II
(C) Only II and III (D) Only II and either I or III
Directions (Questions 84 – 86): Study the following information carefully and answer the
question
given below it:
I. Kamal is available at home from 12 noon to 4 pm on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
II. His younger brother Navin is available at home on Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
between 10 am to 2 pm.
III. The eldest brother Rajiv is available between 9 am to 12 noon on Monday, Wednesday
and
Thursday and 2 pm to 4 pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
84. At a time, on which day of a week all the three brothers are available at home?
(A) None (B) Sunday
(C) Thursday (D) Cannot be determined
85. For how many days only one brother is available at a particular time in a week?
(A) One (B) Two
(C) Three (D) Four or more
86. On which day(s) of a week, the youngest and the eldest brothers are available at
home at the same time?
(A) Only Monday (B) Only Thursday
(C) Only Friday (D) Both Monday and Thursday
87. If the second day of a month is a Friday, which of the following would be the last day
of the next month which has 31 days?
(A) Sunday (B) Monday
(C) Tuesday (D) Data inadequate
88. Saturday was a holiday for Republic Day. 14th of the next month is again a holiday for
Shivratri. What day was it on the 14th?
(A) Monday (B) Tuesday
(C) Thursday (D) Friday
91. What least number must be subtracted from each of the numbers 14, 17, 34 and 42
so that the remainders may be proportional?
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 7
92. The ratio between two numbers is 3:4 and their LCM is 180. The first number is:
(A) 60 (B) 45
(C) 20 (D) 15
93. An alloy is to contain copper and zinc in the ratio 9:4. The zinc required to be melted
with 24kg of copper is:
2 1
(A) 10 kg (B) 10 kg
3 3
2
(C) 9 kg (D) 9 kg
3
94. Two pipes can fill a cistern in 14 hours and 16 hours respectively. The pipes are
opened simultaneously and it is found that due to leakage in the bottom it took 32
minutes more to fill the cistern. When the cistern is full, in what time will the leak
empty it?
(A) 102 hrs (B) 99 hrs
(C) 112 hrs (D) 123 hrs
95. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 36 min and 45 min respectively. A water pipe C
can empty the tank in 30 min. First A and B are opened. After 7 minutes, C is also
opened. In how much time, the tank is full?
(A) 49 min (B) 42 min
(C) 39 min (D) 46 min
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Directions (Questions 96 - 100): Study the following information and answer the questions
given
below it:
The admission ticket for an exhibition bears a password which is changed after every clock
hour
based on set of words chosen for each day. The following is an illustration of the code and
steps of
rearrangement for subsequent clock hours. The time is 9 am to 3 pm.
97. Day’s first password –– ‘camel road no toy say me not’. What will be the password
for fourth batch i.e., 12 noon to 1 p.m.?
(A) road camel toy no not me say (B) no road camel toy not me say
(C) toy no road camel not me say (D) toy camel road no say me not
98. If Batch II has the password –– ‘came along net or else key lot’, what could be the
password for Batch IV i.e., 12 noon to 1 pm?
(A) net or came along else key lot (B) came or net along lot key else
(C) or net along came lot key else (D) along net or came else key lot
99. If the password for 11 am to 12 noon was –– ‘soap shy miss pen yet the she’, what
was the password for Batch I?
(A) pen miss shy soap she the yet (B) shy miss pen soap yet the she
(C) soap pen miss shy she the yet (D) miss shy soap pen she the yet
100. If the password for Batch VI, i.e., 2 pm to 3 pm is –– ‘are trap cut he but say lap’,
what will be the password for Batch II i.e., 10 to 11 am?
(A) trap are he cut lap say but (B) he cut trap are lap say but
(C) cut he are trap but say lap (D) are he cut trap lap say but
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