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Quantitative Aptitude Q (1-4). What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 1. 6 2∕3 of 312 + 24.8 + ? = 2615.9 1) 411.10 2) 491.10 3) 501.10 4) 521.10 5) None of these 2. √7744 + ? =15% of 1600 1) 162 2) 252 3) 142 4) 242 5) None of these 3. 6138.85 + 2015.819 = ? + 2584.0259 1) 5570.41 2) 5570.6431 3) 5669.6431 4) 5470.6431 5) None of these 4. 0.04 × 4 − 0.004 × 4 = ? 1) 1.44 2) 0.144 3) 0.0144 4) 0.00144 5) None of these Q (5-7). Find the wrong number in the given series 5. 2 3 8 27 112 566 3396 1) 566 2) 27 3) 8 4) 112 5) 3 6. 7 4 5 9 22 52.5 160.5 1) 52.5 2) 9 3) 5 4) 22 5) 4 7. 2 7 17 37 67 157 317 1) 37 2) 17 3) 7 4) 67 5) 157 Q (8-10). What approximate value should come in the place of question mark (?) in each of the following equations? 8. 25% of 1245 + ?% of 718 = 420. 1) 15 2) 18 3) 22 4) 20 5) 11 9. 18.95 × 5.001 + ? ÷ 15.99 = 200 1) 1550 2) 1580 3) 1600 4) 1500 5) 1680

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Quantitative Aptitude

Q (1-4). What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation?

1. 6 2∕3 of 312 + 24.8 + ? = 2615.9

1) 411.10 2) 491.10 3) 501.10 4) 521.10 5) None of these

2. √7744 + ? =15% of 1600

1) 162 2) 252 3) 142 4) 242 5) None of these

3. 6138.85 + 2015.819 = ? + 2584.0259

1) 5570.41 2) 5570.6431 3) 5669.6431

4) 5470.6431 5) None of these

4. 0.04 × 4 − 0.004 × 4 = ?

1) 1.44 2) 0.144 3) 0.0144 4) 0.00144 5) None of these

Q (5-7). Find the wrong number in the given series

5. 2 3 8 27 112 566 3396

1) 566 2) 27 3) 8 4) 112 5) 3

6. 7 4 5 9 22 52.5 160.5

1) 52.5 2) 9 3) 5 4) 22 5) 4

7. 2 7 17 37 67 157 317

1) 37 2) 17 3) 7 4) 67 5) 157

Q (8-10). What approximate value should come in the place of question mark (?) in

each of the following equations?

8. 25% of 1245 + ?% of 718 = 420.

1) 15 2) 18 3) 22 4) 20 5) 11

9. 18.95 × 5.001 + ? ÷ 15.99 = 200

1) 1550 2) 1580 3) 1600 4) 1500 5) 1680

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10. 3.999 × 12.0001 + 76.0007 ÷ 9.5 = ?

1) 13 2) 48 3) 56 4) 28 5) 50

11. Swarna is three years younger than Swapnil. Ankita is two years older than

Swarna. What is Swapnil’s age in relation to Ankita?

1) 3 years older 2) 4 years younger 3) 4 years older

4) 1 year older 5) 1 year younger

12. Ramu’s Grand father buys a radio for Rs 215. His overhead expenses are Rs 25.

If he sells the radio for Rs 300. his profit percentage will be

1) 20% 2) 25% 3) 39.5% 4) 43.6% 5) None of these

13. The simple interest on a sum of money at the end of eight years amounts to its

40 per cent. What is the rate of interest per cent per annum?

1) 6 2) 5 3) 10 4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

14. When the price of TV set was increased by 30%, the number of TV sets sold

decreased by 20%. What was the effect on revenue?

1) 8% decreases 2) 8% increase 3) 4% increase

4) 4% decrease 5) None

15. Ramesh purchased a plot of land at Rs 80 per sq metre through an estate

dealer. If the area of the plot was 300 sq metre and the rate of commission was

3%, what Ramesh require to pay in all?

1) Rs24900 2) Rs24720 3) Rs23100 4) Rs23280 5) None of these

16. Ajay took Rs 10 from Vijay and returned Rs 6 to him. If now both had equal

amounts with them, who had the smaller amount initially and by how much?

1) Ajay by Rs 8 2) Vijay by Rs 8 3) Ajay by Rs 4

4) Vijay by Rs 4 5) None of these

17. A man spends 20 per cent of his income on house rent, one fourth of the

remaining on milk and milk products, and the rest on food, clothing, conveyance,

etc. towards house rent, how much does he spend on milk and milk products?

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1) Rs20 2) Rs60 3) Rs15 4) Rs 120 5) None of these

18. If six men working 8 hours a day earn Rs 840 per week, then 9 men working 6

hours a day will earn per week

1) Rs 840 2) Rs 1620 3) Rs 1500 4) Rs 775 5) None of these

19. A train running at a certain speed takes 20 seconds to cross a signal post and

50 seconds to cross a bridge. Which of the following statements is correct about

bridge?

1) 1.5 times the length of the train

2) 30 metres more than the length of the train

3) 5 times the length of the train

4) Can’t be determined

5) None

20. In a group of 500 people, 300 can speak Bengali only and 120 can speak Hindi

only. How many can speak both Bengali and Hindi?

1) 20 2) 60 3) 80 4) 100 5) None of these

21. The sum of the squares of two consecutive positive odd numbers is 650. Which

is the larger number?

1) 17 2) 21 3) 23 4) 15 5) None of these

22. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number

series?

1) 131 2) 125 3) 137 4) 121 5) None of these

23. The population of a town in 198000. It increases by 7% in the 1st year and

decreases by 5% in the 2nd year. What is the population of the town at the end of

2 years?

1) 211860 2) 201267 3) 222453 4) 198000 5) None of these

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24. 16 men can complete a piece of work in 8 days, in how many days can 12 men

complete the same piece of work?

1) 10 2) 9 1∕3 3) 10 2∕3 4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these

25. The cost of 11 kg of sugar is Rs. 264. The cost of 14 kg of tea is Rs. 252 and

the cost of 17 litres of milk is Rs. 544. What is the total cost of 24 kg of sugar, 21

kg of tea and 25 litres of milk?

1) Rs. 1745 2) Rs. 1800 3) Rs. 1825 4) Rs. 1764 5) None of these

26. The postal charges for booking a parcel of 500 grams are Rs. 60. What will be

the postal charges for booking a parcel of 5.5 kg?

1) Rs. 650 2) Rs. 680 3) Rs. 330 4) Rs. 660 5) None of these

27. The diagonal and breadth of a rectangle are 10 cm and 6 cm respectively. What

is the perimeter of the rectangle?

1) 32 cm 2) 28 cm 3) 56 cm 4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these

28. Twenty seven percent of Arun’s monthly salary is equal to Raju’s monthly

salary. If Arun’s monthly salary is Rs. 25,000, then what is Raju’s annual salary?

1) Rs. 87,000 2) Rs. 81,000 3) Rs. 1,11,000

4) Rs. 57,000 5) None of these

29. The average speed of a car is two third the average speed of a train which

travels 270 kms. in 3 hours. How much distance will the car cover in 5 hours?

1) 360 km 2) 420 km 3) 300 km 4) 180 km 5) None of these

30. The bus fare of one adult is Rs. 148 from X to Y and bus fare of a child is half

the fare of one adult between the same places. What is the total bus fare of 3

adults and 3 children between same places?

1) Rs. 666 2) Rs. 448 3) Rs, 555 4) Rs, 686 5) None of these

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Q (31 – 35). Study the given pie-chart & answer the questions given below.

Land distribution of a Housing Complex

Total Area of the Complex = 5 acres

31. The ratio of area allotted for residential and road purpose is

1) 1:4 2) 4:1 3) 3:8 4) 8:3 5) None of these

32. The percentage of the total area allotted for water body and green zone

together is

1) 35 2) 30 3) 45 4) 40 5) None of these

33. Land allotted for green zone is greater than that for commercial purpose by

1)

acres 2)

acres 3)

acres 4)

acres 5) None of these

34. Land allotted for road is what percentage more/less than that for Green area?

1) 50 2) 33.33 3) 66.67 4) 200 5) None of these

Sales, 144

Sales, 54

Sales, 36

Sales, 108

Sales, 18

Area

144° Residential Area

54°Commercial Area

36°Road Area

108°Green Area

18°Water Body

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35. Land allotted for water body & commercial areas subtended what percentage of

the total area?

1) 72 2) 36 3) 20 4) 40 5) None of these

English Language

Q (36-50). Read the following carefully and answer the questions based on it.

Certain words in the passage are bold to help you locate them while answering

some of the questions.

Jyoti, a gardener’s son, was once invited to attend the marriage ceremony of a

Brahmin friend. Since he loved his friend sincerely, he attended the ceremony was

going in a procession to the house of the bride. The procession consisted of

Brahmins, men, women and children. There was hardly any person from other

communities was walking along with the precisionists.

One orthodox Brahmin recognized him and was annoyed at the sight of a low caste

boy in the marriage procession walking along with the Brahmins. Unable to he

shouted, “How dare you walk along with us? You are not our equal, get behind,

other wise go away”. Jyoti felt insulted. He abandoned the procession and returned

He narrated the whole incident to his father with anger in his eyes but his father

advised him to observe the old customs. That night Jyoti could not sleep.He

thought what he could do for the equality of human beings. The caste system was

deep rooted.As lower caste people had no education, they had accepted slavery for

ages. Jyoti, therefore, resolved to revolt against the mental slavery and to educate

the lower caste people. He became the first Indian to start a untouchables and a

girls’ school in Maharashtra. We recognise him today as Mahatma Phooley.

36. According to the passage, which of the following has primarily made low caste

people to accept the mental slavery?

1) Poverty 2) old customs 3) apathy of change

4) lack of education 5) supremacy of Brahmins

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37. According to the passage, Jyoti’s father was a man of revolutionary ideas.

1) advised him to start a school for the untouchables.

2) did not want Jyoti to break old traditions.

3) was not in favour of his attending the marriage ceremony.

4) was also present in the marriage procession.

5) None of these

38. After his insult, Jyoti left the procession and went to his friend.

1) tried to take revenge on his friend.

2) decided not to join any such marriage procession in future.

3) involved himself actively in freedom movement.

4) engaged himself in social service.

5) None of these

39. Why did Jyoti attend the marriage?

1) He was advised by his father accordingly.

2) He was invited by the father of the bride.

3) The bridegroom was a good friend of Jyoti.

4) Not mentioned in the passage

5) None of these

40. Jyoti could not sleep that night because

1) he had to attend the marriage of his friend.

2) he wanted to do something for the lower caste people.

3) the Brahmin insulted his friend.

4) his father was sick.

5) he was not getting any help for his school.

41. The Brahmin was annoyed with Jyoti because he

1) left the marriage procession abruptly.

2) insulted his friend.

3) did not invite the Brahmin for the marriage procession.

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4) was an uninvited guest.

5) was walking alongwith other Brahmins in the marriage procession.

42. According to the passage, Jyoti quit the marriage procession because

1) he was asked accordingly by his friend.

2) he could not tolerate his insult.

3) he had to see his ailing father.

4) his father warned him against attending that marriage.

5) he had no faith in such customary rituals.

43. The author’s purpose in writing this passage seems to highlight

1) Jyoti’s contribution to the upliftment of the people of lower classes.

2) the poverty of the lower class people in India.

3) the need, for separate schools for girls.

4) the merits of caste system in India.

5) the need for unity among different sections of people in India.

44. According to the passage which of the following statements is TRUE?

1) The bridegroom was Jyoti’s classmate.

2) Jyoti’s father was also invited to the marriage.

3) Mahatma Phooley started a school for the untouchables.

4) Jvoti did not say anything about the incident to his father.

5) The Brahmin who insulted Jyoti was the bride’s father.

45. Choose the word that is most nearly the SAME in the meaning as the words

given in bold as used in the passage observe

1) Attend 2) recognize 3) recover 4) follow 5) see

46. Choose the word that is most nearly the SAME in the meaning as the words

given in bold as used in the passage sincerely

1) Certainly 2) badly 3) exactly 4) faithfully 5) frankly

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47. Choose the word that is most nearly the SAME in the meaning as the words

given in bold as used in the passage sight

1) Company 2) view 3) presence 4) appearance 5) attention

48. Choose the word that is most nearly the SAME in the meaning as the words

given in bold as used in the passage accepted

1) Noted 2) followed 3) admired 4) provided 5) considered

49. Choose the word that is most nearly the OPPOSITE in meaning of the word

given in bold as used in the passage anger

1) Happiness 2) parity 3) joy 4) approval 5) love

50. Choose the word that is most nearly the OPPOSITE in meaning of the word

given in bold as used in the passage loved

1) Defamed 2) refused 3) hated 4) distracted 5) averted

Q (51-55) Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) or (4) given below each sentence

should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the sentence grammatically

correct? If correct as it is, mark (5) i.e. ‘No correction required’ as the answer.

51. Finishing his breakfast, he started working on the problem that had been

awaiting disposal for a long time.

1) His breakfast finished

2) His breakfast having finished

3) Having finished his breakfast

4) Finished his breakfast

5) No correction required

52. One of the functions of a teacher is to spot cases of maladjustment.

1) One of the functions of

2) Most of the functions of

3) Some of the functions

4) One of the functions by

5) No correction required

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53. In our friends’ circle it is customary for each of the members to buy their own

tickets.

1) buying their own tickets

2) are buying their own tickets

3) buying his own tickets

4) to buy his own ticket

5) No correction required

54. Where the distance is not too much I prefer walking on foot than waiting for a

bus.

1) than wait for the

2) than no waiting for

3) to waiting for a

4) rather than waiting for a

5) No correction required

55. Being a pleasant morning, he went out for a walk along the seashore.

1) With a pleasant morning

2) It being a pleasant morning

3) Being a pleasing morning

4) As a pleasant morning

5) No correction required

Q (56-60). Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in the

proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph. Then answer the questions

given below them.

A) Thinking that it had killed her son, she struck the mongoose so hard that it laid

still.

B) She then entered the house, expecting to find her baby dead.

C) Malathi discovered the mongoose seated on the doorstep.

D) To her surprise, she found the baby quite safe in the cradle.

E) It had blood all over its mouth.

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56. Which of the sentences should come LAST (FIFTH) in the paragraph after

rearrangement?

1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E

57. Which of the sentences should come FOURTH in the paragraph after

rearrangement?

1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E

58. Which of the sentences should come FIRST in the paragraph after

rearrangement?

1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E

59. Which of the sentences should come THIRD in the paragraph after

rearrangement?

1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E

60. Which of the sentences should come SECOND in the paragraph after

rearrangement?

1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E

Q (61-65). In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been

numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five

words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the

appropriate word in each case.

One day a jackal fell into an old well. There was not much water in the well. There

was only knee deep water and the jackal didn’t die. But he could not climb up (61)

of his best efforts.

A goat came that way. It peeped into the well and saw the jackal. The goat asked,

“What are you (62) there?” The jackal replied, “Oh! This well (63) sweet, jaggery

water, I have had my fill. I can’t drink more. It is very sweet. Do you want to (64)

it? “Yes, of course” the goat replied. “Then jump in”, advised the jackal.” The goat

jumped in. In a second the jackal jumped on the goat’s back and jumped out of the

well. The goat (65) its mistake.

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61 1) instead 2) inspite 3) because 4) better 5) despite

62 1) doing 2) studying 3) examining 4) searching 5) wandering

63 1) stores 2) made 3) prove 4) avoid 5) taste

64 1) eat 2) examine 3) prove 4) avoid 5) taste

65 1) suffers 2) done 3) realized 4) makes 5) punished

Reasoning Ability

66. Sharin walked 30 metres towards west & from there took 180 degree clock wise

& walked for 60 metres, again took a right turn and walked 20 metres, again took a

right turn and walked 30 metres. How far was he from the starting point?

1) 30 metres 2) 80 metres 3) 50 metres

4) 20 metres 5) None of these

67. Pointing to a photograph Ravalika said she is the daughter of my brother’s only

sister. How is the. Girl in photograph related to Ravalika?

1) Niece 2) Cousin 3) Daughter 4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these

68. In a certain code ‘M’ is written as 7'; ‘K’ is written as ‘$’; ‘R’ is written as 5 ; ‘Z’

is written as ‘4’; ‘W is written as ‘2’; ‘B’ is written as ‘#’; ‘D’ is written as’%’; ‘F’ is

written as ‘9’ and ‘J’ is written as ‘5’.

How is ‘RJDMW’ written in that code?

1) *5$72 2) *$%72 3) *5%72 4) *5%92 5) None of these

69. If ‘+’ means ‘x’, ‘x’ means ‘–’, ‘–’ means ‘+’ and ‘÷’ means ‘x‘, then

8 ÷ 6 x 5- 4+ 2 = ?

1) 51 2) 49∕2 3) 6 4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these

Q (70-74). In each of the questions below are given three 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 from commonly known facts. Read all the

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conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from

the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

70. Statements:

Some X are A.

Some A are $.

Some $ are Persons.

Conclusions:

I. Some Persons are A.

II. Some $ are X.

1) If only Conclusion I follows.

2) If only Conclusion II follows.

3) If either Conclusion I or II follows.

4) If neither Conclusion I nor II follows.

5) If both Conclusions I and II follow

71. Statements:

All Potatoes are Tomators.

Some Tomators are Mangoes.

All Mangoes are Mazza.

Conclusions:

I. Some Mazza are Tomators.

II. Some Mangoes are Potatoes.

1) If only Conclusion I follows.

2) If only Conclusion II follows.

3) If either Conclusion I or II follows.

4) If neither Conclusion I nor II follows.

5) If both Conclusions I and II follow

72. Statements:

Some plates are houses.

All houses are rooms.

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Some rooms are hammers.

Conclusions:

I. Some hammers are plates.

II. Some rooms are plates.

1) If only Conclusion I follows.

2) If only Conclusion II follows.

3) If either Conclusion I or II follows.

4) If neither Conclusion I nor II follows..

5) If both Conclusions I and II follow.

73. Statements:

All books are Pages.

No Pages is Line.

Some Line are Dots.

Conclusions:

I. Some dots are books.

II. No Dot is book.

1) If only Conclusion I follows.

2) If only Conclusion II follows.

3) If either Conclusion I or II follows.

4) If neither Conclusion I nor II follows.

5) If both Conclusions I and II follow

74. Statements:

Some doors are tables.

Some tables are pots.

All pots are dishes.

Conclusions:

I. Some dishes are doors.

II. Some dishes are tables.

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1) If only Conclusion I follows.

2) If only Conclusion II follows.

3) If either Conclusion I or II follows.

4) If neither Conclusion I nor II follows..

5) If both Conclusions I and II follow.

75. Study the following arrangement of letter number’ symbol and and answer the

questions given below: M 2 U $ D % 9 F I # Q 1 A * H 8 T @ P © 6 N E S G Σ K

Which of the following is exactly in the middle between the sixth from the left and

the eighth from the right end?

1) A 2) 1 3) H 4) @ 5) None

76. How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement, each of which is

immediately preceded by a letter and immediately followed by a number?

1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) More than three

Q (77-78). In the following questions, the symbols @, ©, % and $ are used with

the following meaning as illustrated below:

‘P © Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q’.

‘P @ Q’ means ‘P is smaller than Q’.

‘P $ Q’ means ‘P is greater than Q’.

‘P * Q’ means ‘P is either smaller than or equal to Q’.

‘P % Q’ means ‘P is either greater than or equal to Q’.

Now in each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true,

find which of the two conclusions I and II given below them is / are definitely true ?

77. Statements:

R©M, M@V, V$F

Conclusions:

I. F@M

II. V$R

1) If only Conclusion I is true.

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2) If only Conclusion II is true.

3) If eitherConclusion I or II is true.

4) If neither Conclusion I nor II is true.

5) If both Conclusions I and II are true.

78. Statements:

M*T, T%R, R©K

Conclusions:

I. K $ T

II. R % M

1) If only Conclusion I is true.

2) If only Conclusion II is true.

3) If eitherConclusion I or II is true.

4) If neither Conclusion I nor II is true.

5) If both Conclusions I and II are true.

Q (79-80). Study the following information carefully and answer the questions

given below:

M, V, K, D, T, J and R are seven friends studying in different classes III, IV, V, VI,

VII, VIII and IX standards. Each of them has different favorite colour yellow, blue,

red, white, black, green and violet. I like red and studies in class V. R likes violet

and studies in Class III. M studies in class VIII and does not like either green or

yellow. K likes white and does not study either in VII or in IV. D studies in VI and

likes black. T does not study in IV. V does not like green.

79. In which standard does V study?

1) IV 2) IX 3) VIII 4) Data inadequate 5) None

80. In which standard does K study?

1) III 2) V 3) IV 4) VII 5) None

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81. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word GOLDEN each of which

has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?

1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) More than three

82. M is older than R, Q is younger than R and N. N is not as old as M. Who among

M, N, R and Q is the oldest?

1) M 2) R 3) M or R 4) Data inadequate 5) None

Q (83- 90). The following questions are based on the five three digit numbers given

below:

972 526 487 359 251

83. If 1 is subtracted from the last digit of each of the above numbers the sum of

the digits of how many of them are prime numbers?

1) None 2) Two 3) One 4) Three 5) All five

84. If the digits in each of the above numbers are written in reverse order which

will be the second highest number?

1) 251 2) 359 3) 487 4) 526 5) 972

85. If 2 is added to the sum of the digits of each of the above number how many

will be multiples of 5?

1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) None

86. In a certain code’ WVUQPO’ is written as’ VWQUOP’. How would ‘XYWTSR’ be

written in that code?

1) YXWTRS 2) YXTWRS 3) YXTWSR 4) YWXRTS 5) None

Q (87-88). In a certain code language

“Re Ge Pe” means “taint Honest Secular”.

“Pe Me Le” means “Republic Secular Democratic”,

“Me Ne Se” means “India Democratic Country”.

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87. Which of the following means “Republic” in that code language?

1) Re 2) Le 3) Pe 4) Me 5) None

88. Introducing a lady, Raman said, “The daughter of her only sister is the sister of

my son.” How is the lady related to Raman?

1) Sister in law 2) sister 3) mother 4) Daughter 5) None

Q (89-91). In the following questions the symbols @, © , £, ? and $ are used with

the following meanings:

A @ B means A is neither equal to nor smaller than B.

A © B means A is neither greater nor smaller than B.

A £ B means A is not equal to B.

A ? B means A is neither greater than nor equal to B.

A $ B means A is either greater or equal to B.

Now, in each of the following questions, assuming the given statements to be true,

find which of the two conclusions I and II given below them is/are definitely true.

89. Statements:

N ? S, S @ P, P £ M

Conclusions:

I. S @ M

II. P © N

1) If only conclusion I is true

2) If only conclusion II is true

3) If either I or II is true

4) If neither I nor II is true

5) If both I and II are true

90. Statements:

J©P, P$N, J£H

Conclusions:

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I. J©N

II. H@P

1) If only conclusion I is true

2) If only conclusion II is true

3) If either I or II is true

4) If neither I nor II is true

5) If both I and II are true

91. Statements:

Z @ D, F © D, F $ G

Conclusions:

I. D © G

II. Z @ G

1) If only conclusion I is true

2) If only conclusion II is true

3) If either I or II is true

4) If neither I nor II is true

5) If both I and II are true

Q (92-93). Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given

below: Following are the conditions for short listing candidates for the post of

Marketing officer for Payment bank. The candidate to be called for interview must

(i) be a graduate in Science, i.e. B.Sc, with minimum 55% marks.

(ii) have at least 3 years experience in selling/marketing,

(iii) have participated in debating or drama or sports at the intercollegiate level

onwards.

(iv) have secured minimum 60% marks in the Written Examination (WE),

(v) be ready to deposit Rs 10,000 as security deposit.

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However, in case of a candidate who fulfils all these criteria except

(a) (iv) above, but has secured minimum 60% at B.Sc, may be referred to the

Chief Manager

(b) (i) above, but has passed M.Sc, i.e. Post Graduation in Science, with minimum

50% marks, may be referred to DGM .

Based on these criteria and information provided below, decide the course of action

in each case. You are not to assume anything. If the data provided is not adequate

given course of action, your answer will be ‘data inadequate’. All the candidates

given below fulfill the criterion for age. Mark answer

92. X is the son of a marketing executive. X has obtained many prizes in

interuniversity debates and drama events. He has worked as marketing executive

after completing his B.Sc. and M.B.A. with 62% and 70% marks respectively. He is

ready to give security deposit of Rs 10.000. He has obtained 65% marks in WE.

1) Selected for interview

2) Not to be selected

3) Data inadequate

4) Refer to the Chief Manager

5) Refer to the DGM

93. X’s friend has 6 years experience in marketing cosmetic products. She has done

her B.Sc, M.Sc. and M.B.A. with 65%. 56% and 62% marks respectively. He is

ready to pay the security deposit. She is good at debating and has won many prizes

in inter college/university events. She is interested in social work.

1) Selected for interview

2) Not to be selected

3) Data inadequate

4) Refer to the Chief Manager

5) Refer to the DGM

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Q (94–96). Study the following information carefully and answer the questions

given below:

(i) M, N. P, Q, S and T are six members of a group in which there are three female

members. Females work in three departments—Accounts. Administration and

Personnel on three different floors — I, II and III. Persons working in the same

department are not on the same floor. On each floor two persons work.

(ii) No two females work in the same department or on the same floor. N and S

work in the same department but not in Personnel. Q works in administration. S

and III floors respectively and work in the same department. Q, a female, does not

work on II floor. P, a male, works on I floor.

94. Which of the following groups of persons are females?

1) SQT 2) QMT 3) QPT 4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

95. Which of the following pairs of persons work in Administration?

1) QP 2) QN 3) SP 4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

96. T works in which department?

1) Accounts 2) Administration 3) Personnel

4) Accounts or Personnel 5) None of these

Q (97- 98) Answer these questions referring to the letter sequence given below:

N O P Q Y B Z A R S H I J K L M T U V G F E W X D C

97. If every alternate letter starting from O is replaced with odd numbers starting

from 1, which letter or number will be third to the left of tenth letter from your

right?

1) 15 2) L 3) K 4) 13 5) None of these

98. If it is possible to make a meaningful word from the eighth, sixteenth,

seventeenth and twenty second letters from your left in the given series, which will

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be the word? If no such word can be formed, your answer would be X, and if more

than one such word can be formed, answer is X.

1) M 2) T 3) X 4) E 5) P

Q (99-100) Study the following information carefully and answer the questions

given below:

Rohan, Rakesh, Roshan, Raja, Ravi, Ranil and Ramu are sitting around a circle

facing at the centre. Ranil is between Roshan and Roshan. Roshan is second to the

right of Rohan. Ramu is not an immediate neighbour of Rohan.

99. Who is the immediate left of Roshan?

1) Rohan 2) Ramu 3) Ravi 4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

100. Who is to the immediate right of Rohan?

1) Raja 2) Roshan 3) Rakesh 4) Ramu 5) Data inadequate

Answers:

1.5 2.5 3.2 4.2 5.1

6. 4 7.4 8.1 9.1 10.3

11.4 12.1 13.2 14.4 15.2

16.1 17.5 18.5 19.1 20.3

21.5 22.1 23.2 24.3 25.5

26.4 27.1 28.2 29.3 30.1

31.2 32.1 33.4 34.3 35.3

36.4 37.3 38.4 39.3 40.2

41.5 42.2 43.5 44.3 45.4

46.4 47.4 48.2 49.3 50.3

51.3 52.1 53.4 54.4 55.2

56.4 57.2 58.3 59.5 60.1

61.2 62.1 63.1 64.5 65.3

66.4 67.4 68.3 69.1 70.4

71.1 72.2 73.3 74.2 75.1

76.3 77.2 78.4 79.1 80.5

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81.3 82.1 83.2 84.3 85.4

86.2 87.2 88.4 89.4 90.4

91.2 92.1 93.2 94.1 95.4

96.3 97.4 98.5 99.2 100.1