QUANTITATIVE ABILITY

1. Raghav travels from city A to B in his car in 8 hrs. On his return to city A, his
average speed increases by 20 km/hr and he takes only 6 hrs. What is the
distance (in kms) between city A and B?
1] 480 2] 240 3] 360
4] 720

2. Sudheer can do a particular task in 12 days, while his brother Ravi can work
twice as fast as him. If both work together, how many days would they take
to complete the task?
1] 6 2] 9 3] 4
4] 18

3. In a wholesale shop, 20% discount is given on a particular item and is sold at

Rs 240. What is the marked price (in Rs) of the item?
1] 200 2] 300 3] 288
4] 192

4. A certain number of men can finish some amount of work in 50 days. If

however there were 10 men less, then it would take 50 days more for the
work to be completed. How many were present initially?
1] 100 2] 20 3] 200
4] 50

5. A goods train leave a particular station at a speed of 40 km/hr. After 6 hrs, an

express train leaves the same station and travels towards the goods train and
meets it after 4 hrs. At this point, how far is the goods train from the station?
1] 240 kms 2] 480 kms 3] 320 kms
4] 400 kms

6. During a cricket season, a team that had played 50 matches had won 40% of
all the matches it has played thus far. Atleast how many more matches
should it play and win such that it would win atleast 50% of all its matches?
1] 10 2] 20 3] 25
4] 5

7. In a group of 25 students, 16 can speak Telugu and 9 can speak Kannada and
5 cannot speak either of these 2 languages. How many can speak both the
languages?
1] 4 2] 5 3] 0
4] 7

8. A son is 30 years younger than his dad. However he will be one-third as old
as his dad after 5 years. How old is the dad now?
1] 50 2] 35 3] 40
4] 45

9. The average age of 6 members of a committee is the same as it was 5 years

ago, because an elderly person has been replaced by a young candidate. How
much younger is this new young candidate?
1] 40 2] 25 3] 60
4] 30
10. From a two-digit number, the sum of its digits is removed. When this
resultant number is divided by 9, what is the remainder?
1] 1 2] 0 3] 8
4] Not unique

11. The average of three consecutive positive numbers is an even number. What
is the remainder when the product of these three numbers is divided by 6?
1] 5 2] 3 3] 2
4] 0

12. If Mahi can make 20 balls in 5 minutes, Yuvi can make 30 balls in 6 minutes
and Ravi can make 48 balls in 8 minutes, then together how many balls can
they make in 1 hour?
1] 98 2] 760 3] 900
4] 540

13. On a loan of Rs 50000, the bank charges an interest of Rs 25000 at the end
of 5 years, what is the annual interest rate under simple interest?
1] 10 2] 5 3] 20
4] 50

14. Rajesh travels from Bangalore to Mangalore at an average speed of 60 km/hr

and while returning to Bangalore, he travels at an average speed of 90 km/hr.
What is his total average speed of the forward and the return journey
together? Assume the distance between the two cities is 360 kms.
1] 30 2] 75 3] 72
4] 150

15. A bell rings 3 times every minute and a clock chimes 4 times in 2 minutes.
How many times would they ring and chime together in half hour?
1] 15 2] 30 3] 20
4] 60

16. A square field is enclosed by 4 walls, the total length of which is equal to 20
m. What is the area of this square field?
1] 5 2] 16 3] 25
4] 400

17. At an electronics store, Chandra buys a camera and a memory card for which
he pays Rs 6000 and gets a change of Rs 500. Camera is costlier than the
memory card by Rs 5000. What is the cost of the camera?
1] 5500 2] 5000 3]
5250 4] 1000

18. How many distinct five digit numbers can be formed using only the digits 1 to
5 (without repetition of digits) such that they are exactly divisible by 5?
1] 18000 2] 24 3] 4
4] 100

19. Singh buys 10 apples for Rs 100. At what price should he sell a dozen apples
if he wishes to make a profit of 20%?
 1] 100 2] 12 3] 120
4] 150

20. What is the sum of all two-digit numbers which leave a remainder of 5 when
divided by 11?
1] 436 2] 93 3] 16
4] None of these

21. Abhishek and Akshay working alone can do a task in 6 and 8 days
respectively. From start, they work together to complete the task and they
are paid Rs 4200 in all. What is Abhishek’s share?
1] 2400 2] 1800 3]
2100 4] 2700

22. Anuskha buys 20 items from a fashion store. She buys only two types of
items, lipsticks and headbands. Each lipstick costs Rs 25 and each headband
costs Rs 10. In all, she spends Rs 350. How many headbands does she buy in all?
1] 15 2] 12 3] 10
4] 8

23. In a class, the average weight of 5 students is 56 kgs. Among them, 3 are
picked whose average weight is 48 kgs. What is the average weight of the 2
students who are not picked?
1] 66 2] 68 3] 64
4] 136

24. How many positive divisors does the number 60 have?

1] 30 2] 6 3] 3
4] 12

25. A train travelling at 25 m/s overtakes a car moving in the same direction at
20 m/s in 20 seconds. What is the length of the train (in m)?
1] 100 2] 900 3] 500
4] None of these

26. The length of a rope, to which a cow is tied, is increased from 10 m to 20 m.

How much additional ground (in sq. m) will it be able to graze? Assume that
the cow is able to move on all sides with equal ease.
1] 100π 2] 200π 3] 300π
4] 400π

27. What is the probability of getting a prime number on the top face when one
unbiased playing dice (having 6 faces) is rolled?
1] 1/3 2] 1/6 3] 2/3
4] 1/2

28. If (x + 3y) is equal to 4, then what is the value of (7x + 21y)?

1] 24 2] 20 3] 28
4] 32

29. If x = y = 2z and the product of x, y and z is 4, then what is the value of ‘z’?
1] 2 2] 1 3] –1
4] None of these
30. What is the value of ‘x’, if ‘x’ = (1/4)3 – (1/4)3?
1] 1/256 2] 1/128 3] 3/64
4] 3/256

31. Pipe A alone can fill a tank in 20 minutes. Pipe B alone can fill the same tank
in 60 minutes. If both the pipes are opened simultaneously, then how long will
take for the tank to be filled?
1] 15 minutes 2] 17 minutes 3] 16 minutes
4] 14 minutes

32. If 20 men can finish the work in 36 days, then how long will take for 80 men
to finish the same work?
1] 18 days 2] 9 days 3] 27 days
4] 10 days

33. Four years ago, the average age of a committee with 10 members was 20
years. Four years from now, what will be the average age of the committee
with the same members?
1] 28 years 2] 26 years 3] 27 years
4] None of these

ANSWER KEY
1-1 2-3 3-2 4-4 5-4 6-1 7-2 8-3 9-4 10-2
11-4 12-3 13-1 14-3 15-2 16-3 17-3 18-2 19-4 20-1
21-1 22-3 23-2 24-4 25-1 26-3 27-4 28-3 29-2 30-4
31-1 32-2 33-1
 Language Skills- ENGLISH

Directions for questions 1 to 8: Fill in the blanks in the given sentence so as to

make sense. Select the correct word from the answer choices and mark its
number as the answer.

1. Without opening your mouth, you ___________ a lot about your personality
through your handwriting.
1] show 2] visualise 3] reveal
4] clarify

2. It is very misleading to imagine that computers can ___________ like people.

1] work 2] think 3]
perform 4] do

3. Indians living in abroad ___________ for mango and are willing to spend any
amount for it.
1] wait 2] desire 3] aspire
4] crave

4. Marriages within the relatives were ___________to strengthen the ties of

relationships.
1] performed 2] promoted 3] promised
4] mentioned

5. It was now his __________ to answer the question asked by the teacher.
1] turn 2] reply 3] class
4] solution

6. The rabbit is one of the __________ animals in the jungle.

1] fiercest 2] strong 3] fast
4] softest

7. The concerned authorities tried different strategies to ___________ traffic

congestion.
1] impede 2] ease 3] consolidate
4] police

8. The happy and ___________ customer left the hotel with his family.
1] disgusted 2] silent 3] satisfied
4] grumpy

Directions for questions 9 to 20: Each question has sentence with one
word underlined. Identify the meaning of the underlined word, as used in the
sentence, from among the four alternatives and mark its number as the answer.

9. The presence of hawkers on pathways hinders both pedestrian and vehicular

movement
1] buyers 2] vendors 3] beggars
4] rag pickers
10. Minimising human exposure to radiation is vital.
1] contact 2] experience 3] Introduction
4] spotlight

11. What has afflicted the market is a crisis.

1] burdened 2] inflicted 3] influenced
4] troubled

12. India’s memorable victory against Pakistan will remain in the minds of the
people forever.
1] momentous 2] hard fought 3] meaningful
4] insignificant

13. Raj, a graduate in mathematics, has been obsessed with songs since the age
of 12.
1] disturbed 2] troubled 3] continually preoccupied
4] careless

14. In the world, the Christmas is celebrated to rejoice in the birth of Jesus
Christ
1] praise 2] propagate 3] exclaim
4] delight

15. Though he did a good job, he was paid a paltry sum for his work.
1] high 2] small 3] good
4] nice

16. The rate at which the motor vehicles are increasing, the fuel resources will be
depleted in a short time.
1] grow 2] improve 3] refilled
4] emptied

17. Repetitive tasks at workplace can easily become tedious for many young
people.
1] strain 2] boring 3] exciting
4] costly

18. Ramesh realised he was in trouble when he saw the wrath on his father’s
face.
1] anger 2] satisfaction 3] illness
4] smile

19. Many ancient philosophers believed and wrote about the concept of eternal
life after death.
1] repetitive 2] short 3] everlasting
4] ephemeral

20. Before the police could arrive, the thief quickly absconded with the loot.
1] slept 2] ride 3] lifted
4] ran away
 Directions for questions 21 to 32: In each of the following questions a pair
of words in capitals is given followed by four numbered pairs of words. Select
from choices the pair which exhibits the same relationship as the capitalised pair of
words and mark the number as your answer.

21. HORSE: RIDING

1] car : driving 2] cycle : peddling 3] boat : voyaging
4] skate :dancing

22. SOUP : APPETIZER

1] coffee : bean 2] breakfast : cereal 3] pudding :dessert
4] tea: drink

23. SUN : SUNLIGHT

1] moon : moonlight 2] tap : water 3] bee-hive : honey
4] flower : fragrance

24. MINUTE : HOUR

1] drop : ocean 2] child : children 3] paise :
rupee 4] people : crowd

25. URBAN : CITY

1] rustic : rural 2] global : world 3] modern :
trendy 4] civilized : cultured

26. SLEEP : INSOMNIA

1] vitamin : deficiency 2] school : student 3] virus : influenza
4] memory : amnesia

27. SAGE: PEACEFUL

1] police: gun 2] driver: bus 3] teacher: knowledgeable
4] actor: movies

28. CRICKET: UMPIRE

1] game: player 2] chess: grandmaster 3] tennis: racket
4] soccer: referee

29. SNAKE: FROG

1] deer: tiger 2] cat: rat 3] insect: frog
4] crow: rabbit

30. PHOTO: CAMERA

1] cycle: pedal 2] computer: monitor 3] water:
bottle 4] talk: phone

31. RAINBOW: COLOUR

1] ocean: drops 2] light: switch 3] calendar:
century 4] pen: write

32. DOG: PUPPY

1] lion: cub 2] cow: ox 3] horse: mule
4] calf: elephant
 Directions for questions 33 to 35: A sentence is given in four different
forms. Only one of them is grammatically correct. Mark the number of the
correct one as the answer.

33. 1] The jury are unanimous in their decision.

2] The jury are unanimous in its decision.
3] The jury are unanimous by their decision.
4] The jury is unanimous in his decision.

34. 1] The employees have been asking for a raise for a long time
2] The employees has been asking for a raise for a long time
3] The employees were asking for a raise from a long time
4] The employees were been asking for a raise for a long time

35. 1] A foolish friend is not well as a wise enemy

2] A foolish friend is not so good as a wise enemy
3] A foolish friend is not very good as a foolish enemy
4] A friend who is a fool is a friend not ever

Answer key:
1-3 2-2 3-4 4-1 5-1 6-4 7-2 8-3 9-2 10-1
11-3 12-1 13-3 14-4 15-2 16-4 17-2 18-1 19-3 20-4
21-2 22-3 23-4 24-3 25-2 26-4 27-3 28-4 29-2 30-4
31-1 32-1 33-1 34-1 35-2
 LOGICAL AND ANALYTICAL ABILITY

Directions for questions 1 to 3: Refer to the data below to answer the following
questions.

At a technical conference, four people Anupam, Dan, Hans and Raj are
present, each of which is an economist, ecologist, geneticist or a statistician,
not necessarily in that order. No two people are of the same type. It is also
known that:
 Anupam and Dan watch the geneticist’s talk.
 Hans and Raj are friends of the ecologist.
 Anupam feels the economist’s and statistician’s talks are better than his.
 Dan’s talk is after the statistician’s talk.
 Hans watches only the geneticist’s talk.

1. Who is the ecologist?

1] Anupam 2] Dan 3] Hans
4] Raj

2. Who is the economist?

1] Anupam 2] Dan 3] Hans
4] Raj

3. Who is the geneticist?

1] Anupam 2] Dan 3] Hans
4] Raj

Directions for questions 4 to 6: Refer to the data below to answer the

following questions.

There are seven rooms named A, B, C, D, E, F and G in a hotel with 3 floors –

1st, 2nd and 3rd floor. Additional information is as given:
 There are atleast 2 rooms on each floor.
 Rooms A and E should be on the same floor.
 Room D is exactly one floor above rooms B and G.
 Room F is exactly two floors above room C.

4. Which one of the following statements is true?

1] A and E are on 2nd floor 2] D and F
are on the same floor
3] D is exactly one floor above E 4] None of
these

5. Which one of the following statements is false?

1] B and G are on 2nd floor 2] A and C
are on the same floor
3] E is exactly one floor below G 4] None of
these

6. Which of the following pairs of rooms are on the same floor?

 1] D and G 2] A and B 3] C and E
4] E and F

Directions for questions 7 to 9: Refer to the data below to answer the

following questions.

Parthiv, Qureshi, Rohan, Sandhya, Tina and Uma are sitting around a round
table facing the centre of the table.
 Parthiv is sitting between Tina and Uma.
 Tina is sitting opposite to Sandhya.
 Rohan is not sitting next to Tina.

7. Who is sitting opposite Parthiv?

1] Qureshi 2] Sandhya

3] Rohan 4] Cannot be
determined uniquely

8. Who is sitting three places to the left of Sandhya?

1] Qureshi 2] Tina 3] Rohan
4] Uma

9. Who is sitting between Parthiv and Sandhya?

1] Uma 2] Tina
3] Rohan 4] More than one
person

Directions for questions 10 to 12: Refer to the data below to answer the
following questions.

In a close knit family, there are 6 people, grandfather, grandmother, father,

mother, son and daughter.
 Daughter is heavier than the mother but lighter than father.
 Grandfather is lighter than grandmother and son.
 Father is lighter than the grandfather.

10. Who is the lightest of them all?

1] Father 2] Mother 3] Grandfather
4] Daughter

11. Who is heavier than the daughter but lighter than grandfather?
1] Father 2] Mother 3] Grandmother
4] Son

12. Which of the following is true?

1] Grandmother is heavier than the son 2] Father is
heavier than the son
3] Mother is not the lightest of them all 4] Daughter
is the 2nd lightest of them all
 Directions for questions 13 to 15: Refer the following data to answer the
questions given below.

Five persons – P, Q, R, S and T stay in five different rooms, A, B, C, D and E –

each in one different room. Neither T nor Q is in Room A. P or S is in Room B
or Room C.

13. If T is in Room D, then who stays in Room E?

1] P 2] Q 3] R
4] S

14. Who stays in Room A?

1] P 2] Q 3] R
4] S

15. If P stays in Room B, then who stays in Room D?

1] T 2] Q 3] Either [1] or [2]
4] R

Directions for questions 16 to 18: Refer the following data to answer the
questions given below.

K, L, M, N, O and P are six students in a class. Neither M nor N is the tallest

student. L is taller than P but shorter than K. O is shorter P, but taller than M.

16. Who is the tallest among the six students?

1] K 2] N 3] L
4] O

17. If N is second tallest student among the six students, then who is the shortest
student in the class?
1] O 2] M 3] P
4] K

18. Who among the following students COULD BE the shortest student?
1] N 2] M 3] Either [1] or [2]
4] O

Directions for questions 19 to 21: Refer the following data to answer the
questions given below.

A, B and C are three films that are screened by three theaters P, Q and R in
three consecutive slots. No film should be screened in the same slot by any two
theaters. Q screens film B in the first slot and P exhibits film C in the third slot.

19. Which of the following statements must be TRUE?

1] P screens A in the second slot
2] Q exhibits C in the third slot
3] R exhibits A in the second slot
4] The required combination is not possible

20. Which film is exhibited in the second slot by theatre Q?

 1] A 2] B 3] C
4] Either [2] or [3]

21. Which film is screened in the first slot by theatre R?

1] A 2] B 3] C
4] Either [2] or [3]

Directions for questions 22 to 24: Refer the following data to answer the
questions given below.

When the results of annual exams of five students were compared, it was
found that no two students have the same score. B scored more than D but less
than E, whereas A scored more than C but less than E.

22. Who got the highest score?

1] A 2] E 3] B
4] Indeterminate

23. If D scored more than A, then who scored the least?

1] C 2] A 3] B
4] Indeterminate

24. If D scored less than A, then who scored the least?

1] C 2] A 3] B
4] Indeterminate

25. According to a certain code, FACE is written as GBDF, in the same code, how
is LEGS written as?
1] MFFR 2] KDHT 3] MFHT
4] KDRF

26. According to a certain code, PLANET is written as ALPTEN, in the same code,
how is SATURN written as?
1] NRUTAS 2] STARUN 3] ASUTNR
4] TASNRU

27. According to a certain code, RING is written as 18091407, in the same code,
how is CHAIN written as?
1] 381914 2] 0308010914 3] 3810914
4] 38010914

28. According to a certain code, ECONOMICS is written as CNMCS, POLITICS is

written as PLTCS, and ARTISTIC is written as RTSTC. In the same code, how
is NEUROSCIENCE written as?
1] NEURO 2] SCIENCE 3] EUOIEE
4] NRSCNC

29. In a certain code language if the word “CELIBACY” is coded as “BACYCELI”,

then how is the word “ACTION” coded in that language?
1] NOCIAT 2] NOIACT 3] NOAICT
4] None of these

30. If “RAM” = 9 and “LAXMAN” = 36, then what is the value of “SITA”?
 1] 25 2] 36 3] 16
4] 49

31. In a certain code language if the word “INTERVIEW” is coded as “WEIVRETNI”

then how will you code the word “THANK”?
1] HTANK 2] THAKN 3] KNAHT
3] KNATH

32. If “SQUARE” = 30 and “RECTANGLE” = 72, then what is the value of

“PENTAGON”?
1] 56 2] 72 3] 42
4] None of these

Answer key
1-1 2-2 3-4 4-2 5-4 6-3 7-3 8-2 9-1 10-2
11-1 12-4 13-2 14-3 15-3 16-1 17-2 18-3 19-3 20-3
21-3 22-2 23-1 24-4 25-3 26-4 27-2 28-4 29-4 30-3
31-3 32-1