KMIT Mock Test 2

Time 1 hour 50 Question

Quants and Reasoning 25 questions

1. SCD, TEF, UGH, ____, WKL A CMN . C.VIJ 2. B CD, _____, BCD , B CD, BC D
2 4 5 6

B.UJI D.IJT

A BCD . 2 2 C.B2C3D 3. FAG, GAF, HAI, IAH, ____ A JAK . C.HAK 4. ELFA, GLHA, ILJA, _____, MLNA A OLPA . C.LLMA 5. CMM, EOO, GQQ, _____, KUU A GRR . C.ISS

B.BC3D D.BCD7

B.HAL D.JAI

B.KLMA D.KLLA

B.GSS D.ITT

6. Look at this series: 21, 9, 21, 11, 21, 13, 21, ... What number should come next? A 14 . C.21 B.15 D.23

7. Look at this series: 58, 52, 46, 40, 34, ... What number should come next? A 26 . C.30 B.28 D.32

8. Look at this series: 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, ... What number should come next? A 7 . C.14 B.10 D.15

9. Look at this series: 8, 22, 8, 28, 8, ... What number should come next? A 9 . C.32 B.29 D.34

10. Look at this series: 31, 29, 24, 22, 17, ... What number should come next? A.15 C.13 B.14 D.12

Quants

1. A sum of money at simple interest amounts to Rs. 815 in 3 years and to Rs. 854 in 4 years. The sum is: A Rs. 650 . C.Rs. 698 B.Rs. 690 D.Rs. 700

2. A, B and C jointly thought of engaging themselves in a business venture. It was agreed that A would invest Rs. 6500 for 6 months, B, Rs. 8400 for 5 months and C, Rs. 10,000 for 3 months. A wants to be the working member for which, he was to receive 5% of the profits. The profit earned was Rs. 7400. Calculate the share of B in the profit. A Rs. 1900 B.Rs. 2660

. C.Rs. 2800

D.Rs. 2840

3. A, B, C subscribe Rs. 50,000 for a business. A subscribes Rs. 4000 more than B and B Rs. 5000 more than C. Out of a total profit of Rs. 35,000, A receives: A Rs. 8400 . C.Rs. 13,600 B.Rs. 11,900 D.Rs. 14,700

4. Mr. Thomas invested an amount of Rs. 13,900 divided in two different schemes A and B at the simple interest rate of 14% p.a. and 11% p.a. respectively. If the total amount of simple interest earned in 2 years be Rs. 3508, what was the amount invested in Scheme B? A Rs. 6400 . C.Rs. 7200 E. None of these B.Rs. 6500 D.Rs. 7500

5. The greatest number of four digits which is divisible by 15, 25, 40 and 75 is: A 9000 . C.9600 B.9400 D.9800

6. The product of two numbers is 4107. If the H.C.F. of these numbers is 37, then the greater number is: A 101 . C.111 B.107 D.185

. Three number are in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 5 and their L.C.M. is 2400. Their H.C.F. is: A 40 . C.120 B.80 D.200

8. The G.C.D. of 1.08, 0.36 and 0.9 is: A 0.03 . C.0.18 B.0.9 D.0.108

9. Two trains are moving in opposite directions @ 60 km/hr and 90 km/hr. Their lengths are 1.10 km and 0.9 km respectively. The time taken by the slower train to cross the faster train in seconds is: 10. A.3.6 sec C.36 sec B.18 sec D.72 sec

11. A vessel is filled with liquid, 3 parts of which are water and 5 parts syrup. How much of the mixture must be drawn off and replaced with water so that the mixture may be half water and half syrup? 1 3 1 C. 5 A. 1 4 1 D. 7 B.

12. Tea worth Rs. 126 per kg and Rs. 135 per kg are mixed with a third variety in the ratio 1 : 1 : 2. If the mixture is worth Rs. 153 per kg, the price of the third variety per kg will be: A.Rs. 169.50 C.Rs. 175.50 B.Rs. 170 D.Rs. 180

13. A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B is the ratio 7 : 5. When 9 litres of mixture are drawn off and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7 : 9. How many litres of liquid A was contained by the can initially? A.10 C.21 B.20 D.25

14. A milk vendor has 2 cans of milk. The first contains 25% water and the rest milk. The second contains 50% water. How much milk should he mix from each of the containers so as to get 12 litres of milk such that the ratio of water to milk is 3 : 5? A.4 litres, 8 litres C.5 litres, 7 litres B.6 litres, 6 litres D.7 litres, 5 litres

15. In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of pulses costing Rs. 15 and Rs. 20 per kg respectively so as to get a mixture worth Rs. 16.50 kg? A.3 : 7 C.7 : 3 B.5 : 7 D.7 : 5

Verbal Section 25 questions

Democratic institutions are devices for reconciling social order with individual freedom and initiative, and for making the immediate power of a country's rulers subject to the ultimate power of the ruled. The fact that, in Western Europe 5 and America, these devices have worked, all things considered, not too badly is proof enough that the eighteenth century optimists were not entirely wrong. Given a fair chance, I repeat; for the fair chance is an indispensable prerequisite. No people that pass abruptly from a state of subservience 10 under the rule of a despot to the completely unfamiliar state of political independence can be said to have a fair chance of being able to govern itself democratically. Liberalism flourishes in an atmosphere of prosperity and declines as declining prosperity makes it necessary for the government 15 to intervene ever more frequently and drastically in the affairs of its subjects. Over-population and

over-organization are two conditions which ... deprive a society of a fair chance of making democratic institutions work effectively. We see, then, that there are certain 20 historical, economic, demographic and technological conditions which make it very hard for Jefferson's rational animals, endowed by nature with inalienable rights and an innate sense of justice, to exercise their reason, claim their rights and act justly within a democratically organized 25 society. We in the West have been supremely fortunate in having been given a fair chance of making the great experiment in self-government. Unfortunately, it now looks as though, owing to recent changes in our circumstances, this infinitely precious fair chance were being, little by little, taken 30 away from us.

1. The authors primary purpose is apparently to A. Explain a requirement and introduce a warning about that requirement B. Argue for the limitation of a certain form of government C. Define the conditions for social order D. Advocate liberalism in government of a certain era E. Credit certain thinkers with foresight 2. The infinitely precious fair chance highlighted in the last sentence, according to the author is A. Unlikely to emerge in an atmosphere of liberalism B. Incompatible with Jeffersons views C. Vitiated in an atmosphere of prosperity D. An essential precondition for the success of democracy E. Only possible in a large, advanced and highly organised society 3. The authors attitude to the way democratic institutions have functioned in Western Europe and America can best be described as

A. Deliberate neutrality B. Cautious approval C. Qualified disapproval D. Wholehearted endorsement E. Mocking disdain

Nadezhda Krupskaya, in her little book on Lenin, relates that towards the end of his life Lenin went to see a dramatized version of The Cricket on the Hearth, and found Dickenss middle-class sentimentality so intolerable that he walked 5 out in the middle of a scene. It is worth noticing that the dislike of Dickens implied in this anecdote is something unusual. Plenty of people have found him unreadable, but very few seem to have felt any hostility towards the general spirit of his work. Some years later, Bechhofer Roberts published a 10 full-length attack on Dickens in the form of a novel, but it was a merely personal attack, concerned for the most part with Dickenss treatment of his wife. It dealt with incidents which not one in a thousand of Dickenss readers would ever hear about, and which no more invalidates his work than the 15 second-best bed invalidates Hamlet. All that the book really demonstrated was that a writers literary personality has little or nothing to do with his private character. It is quite possible that in private life Dickens was just the kind of insensitive egoist that Bechhofer Roberts makes him 20 appear. But in his published work there is implied a personality quite different from this, a personality which has won him far more friends than enemies. It might well have been otherwise, for even if Dickens was a bourgeois, he was certainly a subversive writer, a radical, one might truthfully say a rebel. 25 Everyone who has read widely in his work has felt this. Gissing, for instance, the best of the writers on Dickens, was anything but a radical himself, and he disapproved of this strain in Dickens and wished it were not there, but it never occurred to him to deny it. In Oliver Twist, Hard Times, Bleak House, 30 Little Dorrit, Dickens attacked English institutions with a ferocity that has never since been approached. Yet he managed to do it without making himself hated, and, more than this,

the very people he attacked have swallowed him so completely that he has become a national institution himself. In its 35 attitude towards Dickens the English public has always been a little like the elephant which feels a blow with a walking-stick as a delightful tickling. Before I was ten years old I was having Dickens ladled down my throat by schoolmasters in whom even at that age I could see a strong resemblance to Mr. Creakle, 40 and one knows without needing to be told that lawyers delight in Sergeant Buzfuz and that Little Dorrit is a favourite in the Home Office. Dickens seems to have succeeded in attacking everybody and antagonizing nobody. 4. It can be inferred that the second best bed (highlighted in the first paragraph) refers to something that A. could not be considered unpleasant in the personal life of Shakespeare (the author of Hamlet) B. is unwarranted in the plot of Hamlet C. most readers would approve of if they were aware of it D. is irrelevant in a discussion of the personality of Shakespeare E. has no place in an evaluation of the literary merit of the works of Shakespeare 5. Click on the sentence which specifically illustrates what the author means in saying the very people he attacked have swallowed him so completely

6. The author apparently believes that

A. Thought that Dickens was a subversive writer B. Disapproved of a certain aspect of Dickens writing C. Produced good critical writing on Dickens 7. Answer this question based on the information in the paragraph below. Josh has twenty years of typing experience behind him; therefore, if you are looking for an efficient typist to enter your data into the new system, you need look no further.

The speaker assumes that A. Twenty years of practice ensures typing efficiency B. The type of typing required for the new system is identical to what Josh has been doing C. Joshs job profile is the best that the new employer is going to get D. Josh is an outstandingly fast and accurate typist E. Josh will fit well into the new office 8. Answer this question based on the information in the paragraph below. A fruit known as amla in certain parts of Asia is an excellent source of vitamin C. A small quantity of the fruit grated and added to salads provides almost all the daily requirement of this vitamin. However, the fruit is very sour. A new process designed to remove most of the sour taste will make the fruit acceptable to American tastes. We are therefore starting to grow this fruit for sale in the United States. The argument above assumes all of the following except A. Americans generally wont eat very sour foods B. The new process does not remove a significant part of the vitamin content C. That a market exists for a new source of vitamin C D. The fruit can be used only in salads E. Apart from being sour there are no other objections to eating this fruit

9) It is often thought that our own modern age is unique in having a large number of people who live into old age. It has frequently been assumed that plagues, wars, and harsh working conditions killed off most people in previous ages before they could reach old age. However, recent research shows that in 17th century Europe, for example, people over sixty comprised 10 percent of the population. The studies also revealed that although infant mortality remained high until the 20th century in Europe, people who survived to adulthood could expect to live to be old.

The portions in boldface play which of the following roles in the argument above? A. The first is a conclusion that the author supports. The second is data that contradicts that conclusion. B. The first is a finding that the author contests. The second is a finding that the author accepts. C. The first is an assumption that the author thinks is invalid. The second is data that validates that assumption. D. The first is a position that the author opposes. The second is a finding that supports the authors position. E. The first is a position that the author opposes. The second is an assumption which, if valid, negates the authors view. 10) A marriage counselor noted that couples who have occasional violent arguments are less likely to divorce within the next six months than those who have frequent but less violent arguments. He concluded that frequent arguing is a major factor in the causation of severe marital disharmony. The counselors conclusion is most weakened by which of the following observations? A. Couples who have already come to the point of divorce argue continuously over small matters. B. People who have recently divorced are more likely to argue violently when they meet. C. Many people in happy marriages have occasional violent arguments. D. Recently divorced people rarely cite frequent arguments as a cause of marital disharmony

E. A significant fraction of couples close to divorce do not talk to each other.

Sentence Completion
11. Even though Byron is frequently glib, it is still hard to dismiss him as a _________ thinker. A. superficial B. profound

C. lightweight D. lucid

12. Far from being an innocent prank, their action is a __________ attempt to spoil my reputation. A. malicious B. salubrious C. naive D. saturnine

13. Although his findings were initially greeted with ________ , the unlikely hero was finally vindicated when the French Academy acknowledged his work. A. derision B. accolades C. commendations D. sympathy 14. Their latest theory aims to integrate the seemingly _______ elements of twenty years of research to form a coherent whole. A. relevant B. sporadic C. incessant D. disparate

15. Svenssons ____ in his work earned him few friends: his colleagues probably thought that he would be unwilling to overlook their foibles. A. xenophobia B. mendacity C. meticulousness D. intuition 16. Icons would be well-advised to write their own memoirs; there are too many ____ writers out there who forego accuracy to pander to the preconceptions of the market. A. creative B. lackluster C. hackneyed D. sycophantic 17. Both commentators noted the way that Dylan can submerge himself in tradition while somehow managing to create works of startling ____. A. gestation B. singularity C. provenance D. conservatism

18. When aid is given to an autocracy, the donors are prone to rationalize their decision to support non-democratic governments, and thus lay themselves open to the charge of ____. A. negligence B. hypocrisy

C. equivocation D. slander 19. The insertion of a fiction into a news bulletin cannot be condoned, but inserting propaganda for a good cause seems less ____. A. untoward B. democratic C. reprehensible D. credible 20. In showing the shocking images of depravity and degradation, the curators of the art museum said that the importance of historical accuracy outweighed the danger of encouraging ____. A. prurience B. avarice C. vandalism D. voyeurism

Antonyms
21. ENORMOUS A.Soft C.Tiny 22. COMMISSIONED A.Started C.Finished B.Closed D.Terminated B.Average D.Weak

23. ARTIFICIAL

A.Red C.Truthful 24. EXODUS A.Influx C.Return 25. RELINQUISH A.Abdicate C.Posses

B.Natural D.Solid

B.Home-coming D.Restoration

B.Renounce D.Deny