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1. The celebrated Temple of Lord Jagannath now existent at Puri was constructed by the King of Orissa known as
Ans: Raja Ananta Varman Chodaganga Dev
2. Atish-e-Chinar is the autobiography account of
Ans: Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah
3. Which is the least corrupt nation of the world?
Ans: Finland
4. The trade related investment measures are related with…
Ans: GATT
5. This personality became the first Prime Minister of Indian Origin in Trinidad and Tobago’s. Can you name the person?
Ans: Basdeo Pandey
6. Seven sisters in business history relates to…
Ans: Major oil companies of USA
7. Rockefeller family created their fortune in…
Ans: Oil industry
8. Nobel Prize in physiology for 2003 was awarded for
Ans: MRI related work
9. Fresco ceiling of Sistine Chapel was painted by…
Ans: Michelangelo
10. What was world’s first synthetic drug made by a German scientist?
Ans: Acetylsalicylic acid
11. The largest single grass root refinery is owned by…
Ans: Reliance Industries
12. Winner of PGA Championship receives…
Ans: Wanamaker Trophy
13. Who declares the companies as sick?
Ans: BIFR
14. Hutchison Whampao is headquartered at
Ans: Hong Kong
15. Which company failed in hostile takeover attempt of Indal?
Ans: Sterlite Industries
16. The name of the company that owns EVA trademark is…
Ans: Stern Stewart & Co
17. Pohang Iron & Steel Company hails from…
Ans: South Korea
18. The concept of Kanban was pioneered in…
Ans: Toyota
19. Which award is given for Agricultural research?
Ans: Borlaug Award
20. Who presided over Ranbaxy Laboratories from the period 1970-1980?
Ans: Dr. Parvinder Singh
21. Economic model that provided way for the Five year plans in India was given by
Ans: P.C. Mahalonobis
22. Latest Booker Prize winning book by Allan Hollinghurst was…
Ans: The Line of Beauty

1. Brickfielder, Khamsin and Harmattan are the examples of…
a. hot winds
b. cold winds
c. trade winds
d. planetary winds
2. The world-famous Khajuraho temples were built by the rulers of…
a. Gupta dynasty
b. Chandela dynasty
c. Pallava dynasty
d. Chola dynasty
3. The world’s first Earth Summit took place in the year…
a. 1988
b. 1990
c. 1992
d. 1994
4. Dilli Chalo is the famous call that you would associate with …
a. Lal Bahadur Shastri
b. Acharya Binoba Bhave
c. Subhash Chandra Bose
d. Bhagat Singh
5. World Consumer Day is celebrated throughout the world on …
a. February 22
b. March 15
c. April 8
d. May 11
6. The freezing point of water is …
a. Zero K
b. 273.15 K
c. 313.16 K
d. 474.15 K
7. Which country’s constitution is the source of the Fundamental Rights of the Constitution of India?
a. The UK
b. Ireland
c. The US
d. Former Soviet Union
8. According to the latest census 2001, this state is the least populous state of India. Can you identify the name of the state from the given options?
a. Goa
b. Arunachal Pradesh
c. Sikkim
d. Manipur
9. Which of the following is the smallest country of the world?
a. Tuvalu
b. Vatican
c. Nauru
d. Kuwait
10. The layer nearest to the earth’s atmosphere is …
a. Mesosphere
b. Ionosphere
c. Troposphere
d. Stratosphere
11. Zulu is the name of the tribe that belongs to …
a. Australia
b. New Zealand
c. South Africa
d. Indonesia
12. A normal human being has … chromosomes in all.
a. 42
b. 44
c. 46
d. 48
13. Utigard, Ribbon and Roraima are the names of the famous…
a. Volcanos
b. Waterfalls
c. Mountains
d. Lakes
14. Ain-e-Akbari, that gives the account of Akbar’s reign, was written by…
a. Amir Khusro
b. Firdausi
c. Abul Fazal
d. Badauni
15. This Indian state is the largest producer of rubber. Identify it from the given options.
a. Karnataka
b. Kerala
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Andhra Pradesh
16. ‘Bogey’ and ‘Fore’ are the terms that you would associate with
a. Chess
b. Snooker
c. Golf
d. Billiards
17. Khadar and Bhangar are the two types of…
a. Black Soil
b. Alluvial Soil
c. Red Soil
d. Laterite Soil
18. The first person to walk in Space was …
a. Neil Armstrong
b. Yuri Gagarin
c. AA Leonov
d. Edwin Eldrin
19. Where would you find Buland Jarwaza - the highest gateway in India?
a. Bihar
b. Punjab
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Madhya Pradesh
20. ‘Gambit’ is a term that you would associate with…
a. Hockey
b. Cricket
c. Chess
d. Football
21. Indica is the name of a famous work of …
a. AO Hume
b. Megasthenese
c. Thomas Roe
d. None of these
22. She is the first lady President of the world. Can you identify her from the given options?
a. Srimavo Bandaranaike
b. Barbara C. Harris
c. Maria Estella Peron
d. Junko Taibei
23. The main source of Indian phiosophy is contained within the …
a. Vedas
b. Brahmanas
c. Puranas
d. Upanishads
24. Discovery of India is a famous book written by …
a. Mahatma Gandhi
b. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
d. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
25. The largest Hindu complex outside India, Angkor Vat in Cambodia, is dedicated to …
a. Lord Shiva
b. Lord Brahma
c. Lord Vishnu
d. Lord Rama

ANSWER KEY :
1. a. Hot winds
2. b. Chandela dynasty
3. c. 1992
4. c. Subhash Chandra Bose
5. b. March 15
6. b. 273.15K
7. c. The US
8. c. Sikkim
9. b. Vatican
10. c. Troposphere
11. c. South Africa
12. c. 46
13. b. waterfalls
14. c. Abul Fazal
15. b. Kerala
16. c. Golf
17. b. Alluvial Soil
18. c. AA leonov
19. c. Uttar Pradesh
20. c. Chess
21. b. Megasthenese
22. c. Maria estate Peron
23. d. Upanishads
24. b. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
25. c. Lord Vishnu












1. The moon is about… the size of the earth.
a. 1/2th
b. 1/4th
c. 1/6th
d. 1/8th
2. Illiad is a famous creation of…
a. Russel Brines
b. Homer
c. HG Wells
d. Walter Scott
3. This US president is associated with the abolition of slavery. Identify him from the given options.
a. George Washington
b. Abraham Lincoln
c. Franklin D Roosevelt
d. Richard Nixon
4. Which of the following is a viral disease?
a. Diphtheria
b. Plague
c. Yellow fever
d. Kala Azar
5. Poorna Swaraj as the goal of the Indian National movement was declared at …
a. Lucknow session of INC
b. Lahore session of INC
c. Surat session of INC
d. None of these
6. Which of the following rights issued by the court means a ‘command’?
a. Habeas Corpus
b. Certiorari
c. Quo Warranto
d. Mandamus
7. This famous Indian freedom fighter established the newspaper titled Young India. Identify him from the given options.
a. MK Gandhi
b. Lala Lajpat Rai
c. GK Gokhale
d. BG Tilak
8. Which of the following represents the year in which the Planning Commission of India was set up?
a. 1949
b. 1950
c. 1952
d. 1955
9. Which of the following schedules of the Constitution of India deals with the Union list, State list and Concurrent list?
a. Fourth Schedule
b. Fifth Schedule
c. Sixth Schedule
d. Seventh Schedule
10. The Khalsa sect was founded by…
a. Guru Nanak Dev
b. Guru Arjan Dev
c. Guru Teg Bahadur
d. Guru Gobind Singh
11. Where did Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment?
a. Sarnath
b. Gaya
c. Sanchi
d. None of these
12. How many members are appointed by the President of India to the Parliament?
a. 2
b. 10
c. 12
d. 14
13. Affluent Society is work of…
a. JM Keyens
b. David Ricardo
c. Adam Smith
d. JK Galbraith
14. This personality was the first chief election commissioner of India. Can you identify him from the given options?
a. KVK Sundaram
b. Sukumar Sen
c. SP Sen Verma
d. SL Shakdhar
15. Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries is headquartered at …
a. Caracas
b. Vienna
c. Abu Dhabi
d. Baghdad
16. The National anthem of India was sing for the first time at the Calcutta session of Indian National Congress in the year …
a. 1906
b. 1909
c. 1911
d. 1913
17. Which of the following is the major component of bio-gas?
a. Carbon dioxide
b. Methane
c. Hydrogen
d. Carbon Monoxide
18. Where would you find Kaiga Power Project in India?
a. Orissa
b. Maharashtra
c. Karnataka
d. Gujarat
19. According to the Census of India 2001, which of the following is incorrect?
a. Literacy rate of India is 65.38 per cent
b. The state highest sex ratio is Kerala.
c. The most densely populated state is West Bengal.
d. The sex ratio is 927 females per thousand males in India.
20. Identify the kharif crop from the given options.
a. Peas
b. Rapeseed
c. Mustard
d. Bajra
21. The first silent feature film of India was…
a. Alam Ara
b. Raja Harishchandra
c. Bhagya Chakra
d.Sant Tukaram
22. This element is used in the process of vulcanisation of rubber, in which rubber is heated with this element to make it hard. Can you identify the name of the element from the given options?
a. Lead
b. Sulphur
c. Potassium
d. Copper
23. If a person weighs 100kg on earth then his weight on moon will be …
a. 12.5 kg
b. 16.6 kg
c. 20.5 kg
d. 25.5 kg
24. Organisation for Economic Cooperation 8′ Development (DE CD) is headquartered at …
a. Geneva
b. Paris
c. The Hague
d. Vienna
25. Magyars are the inhabitants of
a. Poland
b. New Zealand
c. Hungary
d. Tanzania
ANSWERS:
1. b. 1/4th
2. b. Homer
3. b. Abraham Lincoln
4. c. Yellow fever
5. b. Lahore session of INC
6. d. Mandamus
7. b. Lala Lajpat Rai
8. b. 1950
9. d. Seventh Schedule
10. d. Guru Gobind Singh
11. b. Gaya
12. d. 14
13. d. JK Galbraith
14. b Sukumar Sen
15. b. Vienna
16. c. 1911
17. b. Methane
18. c. Karnataka
19. d. The sex is 927 females per thousand males in India (it’s 933)’
20. d. Bajra
21. b. Raja Harishchandra
22. b. sulphur
23. b. 16.6 kg
24. b. Paris
25. c. Hungary

.1 The twinkling of stars is due to the phenomenon of….
a. Reflection
b. Refraction
c. Diffraction
d. Scattering
2. Which of the following articles envisages the provision of Finance Commission of India?
a. Article 260
b. Article 280
c. Article 285
d. Article 290
3. Who wrote Sidhanta Shiromani?
a. Bhaskara - 1
b. Aryabhatta
c. Bhaskaracharya
d. Adi Shankaracharya
4. How many Indian states have bicameral legislatures?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
5. Ibn Batuta visited India during the reign of . . .
a. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
b. Mohammad Ghouri
c. Mohammad - bin - Tughlaq
d. Mahmoud Ghaznavi
6. Which of the following personalities was elected as the President of India unopposed?
a. Rajendra Prasad
b. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
c. Gyani Jail Singh
d. Zakir Hussain
7. Which of the following represents the number of languages that are now entertained by the eighth schedule of the Constitution of India?
a. 18
b. 20
c. 22
d. 24
8. Flemish is a term used to describe the inhabitants of …
a. Australia
b. The UK
c. Belgium
d. Italy
9. ‘Satyamev Jayate’, integral part of our national emblem, has been taken from…
a. Bhagavat Gita
b. Kathopanishada
c. Munadaka Upanishada
d. Matsya Purana
10. Which chemical is cloud seeding?
a. Potassium Chloride
b. Silver Iodide
c. Calcium Sulphate
d. Zinc Sulphide
11. Which of the following is NOT a bacterial disease?
a. Pneumonia
b. Tetanus
c. Cholera
d. Yellow fever
12. Which animal is NOT a part of the National emblem of India?
a. Lion
b. Horse
c. Bull
d. Camel
13. Limonite and Siderite are the ores of…
a. Magnesium
b. Iron
c. Aluminum
d. Lead
14. Name the first woman deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India.
a. Chokila Aiyar
b. KJ Udeshi
c. Kanchan Choudhary
d. Neera Yadav
15. Which of the following is NOT the Constitutional commission?
a. Finance Commission
b. Election Commission
c. Planning Commission
d. Public Service Commission
16. Herring pond is the sobriquet used for…
a. Pacific Ocean
b. Arctic Ocean
c. Atlantic Ocean
d. Indian Ocean
17. The capital of Norway is …
a. Warsaw
b. Madrid
c. Oslo
d. Vienna
18. Diego Garcia is the …
a. Arctic Ocean
b. Pacific Ocean
c. Atlantic Ocean
d. Indian Ocean
19. Uttar Ramacharita is a famous work of …
a. Patanjali
b. Ved Vyas
c. Tulsidas
d. Bhavbhuti
20. Which of the following is a source of citric acid?
a. Milk
b. Tea
c. Lemon
d. Coffee
21. This Indian king is also known as the ‘Napoleon of India’. Can you identify the name of the king from the given options?
a. Chandragupta- II
b. Ashok
c. Harshavardhana
d. Samudragupta
22. Which of the following is the chemical name of baking soda?
a. Sodium Carbonate
b. Sodium Bicarbonate
c. Sodium Hydroxide
d. Sodium Peroxide
23. This great personality is also known as the ‘Man of Destiny’. Identify him from the given options.
a. Adolf Hitler
b. Napoleon Bonaparte
c. George Washington
d. Joseph Stalin
24. This Veda deals with medicine and it contains descriptions of gold smithy, black smithy and organized agriculture. We are talking about…
a. Rig Veda
b. Sam Veda
c. Yajur Veda
d. Atharva Veda
25. International Court of Justice is headquartered at…
a. Paris
b. The Hague
c. Viennad
d. New York
ANSWERS:
1. b. Refraction
2. b. Article 280
3. c. Bhaskaracharya
4. c. 5
5. c. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
6. b. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
7. c. 22
8. c. Belgium
9. c. Mundaka Upanishada
10. b. Silver Iodide
11. d. Yellow fever
12. d. Camel
13. b. Iron
14. b. KJ Udeshi
15. c. Planning Commission
16. c. Atlantic ocean
17. c. Oslo
18. d. Indian Ocean
19. d. Bhavbhuti
20. c. lemon
21. d. Samudragupta
22. b. Sodium Bicarbonate
23. b. Napoleon Bonaparte
24. d. Atharva Veda
25. b. The Hague


1. Which was the first animal tamed by human being?
Ans: Dog
2. The Planning Commission was constituted in…
Ans: 1950
3. What is the age of earth?
Ans: 4.55 billion years
4. How much time did it took to draft Constitution of India?
Ans: Two years, Eleven months and Eighteen days
5. Imposing President’s rule in case of emergency is given in which article of the Constitution?
Ans: Article 356
6. On what basis is the poverty line ascertained?
Ans: The calorie in take by the people of the country
7. ‘Synecology’ is the study of…
Ans: Ecological interrelationships among communities of organisms.
8. Who is the author of Selling the Dream?
Ans: Guy Kawasaki
9. Why did Mumbai’s dabbawalas become world famous?
Ans: The Mumbai’s dabbawalas came into limelight because of their efficient management systems. Forbes recognized their efforts and conducted a quality assurance study and finally gave them Six Sigma rating.
10. Which is the world’s largest flower?
Ans: Rafflesia
11. ‘Isoprene’ is also known as…
Ans: Natural rubber
12. Which is the lightest metal?
Ans: The lightest metal known is Lithium.
13. What is cinnabar?
Ans: Its an ore of mercury.
14. Myopia (short sightedness) is a condition associated with…
Ans: Eyes
15. FERA has been replaced by…
Ans: FEMA
1. Who is the present Governor of RBI?
Ans: Y.V. Reddy
2. Which of the following companies has recently acquired Flag telecom, USA?
Ans: Reliance Infocomm
3. Who is Chairman of the Planning Commission of India?
Ans: Dr. Manmohan Singh
4. Who is the Chairman of Wipro Industries?
Ans: Azim H. Premji
5. What was the venue of the last ASEAN meeting?
Ans: Vientiane in Laos in November 2004
6. Where is the headquarters of the European Union?
Ans: Brussels
7. Sunil Bharti Mittal is the CMD of…
Ans: Bharti Enterprises
8. VSNL has recently acquired TYCO which belongs to
Ans: USA
9. The automobile giant Hyundai hails from
Ans: South Korea
10. Ratan Tata Commission is meant for
Ans: Investment
11. What was the focus of the Ninth Five-year plan?
Ans: Agriculture and rural development along with employment generation and poverty eradication.
12. What was the duration for India’s Tenth Five-year plan?
Ans: From 2002-07
13. Microsoft has recently established its largest development centre in which of the following city?
Ans: Hyderabad
14. Rupee is not a currency of…
Ans: Bangladesh
15. The term sweated labour means
Ans: Underpaid, cheap labour
16. The term ‘disguised employment’ is found mainly in
Ans: Agricultural sector
17. The defunct Dabhol Power Plant is located in…
Ans: Maharashtra

1. Mat expands to…
a: Medium Advisory Tax
b. Minimum Accounted Tax
c. Minimum Automated Tax
d. Minimum Alternate Tax
2. This company was i.n the news in march 2005 as ‘U’ was planned to be its new logo. Can you identify the name of the company from the given options?
a. P&G
b. HLL
c. Nestle
d. Dabur
3. What is the expected GDP growth rate in 2005-2006, according to the Union Budget 2005-2006?
a. 6 per cent
b. 6.1 per cent
c. 6.3 per cent
d. 6.9 per cent
4. Identify the indirect tax from the given options.
a. Wealth Tax
b. Gift Tax
c. Sales Tax
d. Corporation Tax
5. Which of the following represents the expansion of ‘R’ in RFID?
a. Regional
b. Radio
c. Recorded
d. Reliance
6. This bank, in collaboration with NGOs, launched the ’social card’ for those people who want to contribute to the welfare of the society but either do not have time to do so or do not know which cause they would like to support. Can you identify the name of the bank in question from the given options?
a. Canara Bank
b. SBI
c. Punjab National Bank
d. Bank of India
7. Kishore Biyani, who is considered India’s largest retailer owns….
a. Shoppers Stop
b. Pantaloon
c. West Side
d. RPG Enterprises
8. The year in which the World Bank was incorporated in the UN system was….
a. 1994
b. 1946
c. 1947
d. 1949
9. The United Nations named the year 2005 as…
a. Year of savings
b. Year of investments
c. Year of micro finance
d. Year of macro finance
10. The name of the Air India’s budget airline, that was launched in April 2005, is …
a. Air l.ndia Aviator
b. Air India Express
c. Air India Smarty
d. Air India Genie
11. Which of the following represents the expansion of ‘T’ in ‘TIN’?
a. Trade
b. Tax
c. Transmission
d. Total
12. Which of the following personalities is the author ofJeh: A Life of JRD Tata?
a. RM Lala
b. BK Dadabhoy
c. Dwijendra Tripathi
d. BK Karanjia
13. Which of the following represents the worth of the deal in which Adhikari brothers sold the SAB TV brand to the Sony TV in March 2005?
a. $7 million
b. $10 million
c. $13 million
d. $15 million
14. Which city hosted the G-20 meet in the third week of March 2005?
a. Lahore
b. Sau Paulo
c. New Delhi
d. Phuket
15. Identify the incorrect match. Automobile company Car Model
a. Fiat Automobiles Panda
b. Skoda Automobiles Fabia
c. Honda Automobiles Civic
d. All of them are matched properly
16. This personality was the FORBES Asian Businessman of the year 2004. Can you identify him from the given options?
a. Ratan Tata
b. Anil Ambani
c. KV Kamath
d. Nusli Wadia
17. According to a survey conducted by Hewitt Associates, which of the following companies was adjudged as the best employer of 2004?
a. P & G India
b. NTPC
c. Bharti Televentures
d.TCS
18. Awaz is the Hindi business news channel that belongs to the stable of …
a. NDTV
b. CNBC TV 18
c. Zee News
d. Sony TV
19. ‘Make your own road’ is the catchphrase that you would associate with….
a. Chevrolet Tavera
b. Tata Safari
c. Tata Sumo
d. Ford Endeavor
20. The maximum revenue to the government comes from….
a. Service tax
b. Custom duty
c. Excise duty
d. Income tax
Answer key:
1. d. Minimum Alternate Tax
2.b.HLL
3. d. 6.9 per cent
4. c. Sales Tax
5. b. Radio (RFID: RadioFrequency. Identification)
6. b. SBI
7. b. Pantaloon
8. c.1947
9. c. Year of micro finance
10. b. Air India Express
11. b. Tax(TaxlnformationNetwork)
12. b. BK Dadabhoy
13. c. $13 million
14. c. New Delhi
15. d. All of them are matched properly
16. a. Ratan Tata
17. d. TCS
18. b. CNBC TV 18
19. b. Tata Safari
20. c.. Excise Duty











1. PIN code started in India in the year….
a. 1962
b. 1964
c. 1968
d. 1972
2. You would associate the establishment of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) with.
a. Subramaniam Bharti
b. Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya
c. Jawaharlal Nehru
d. Gobind Vallabh Pant
3. Who presides the Lok Sabha?
a. Prime Minister
b. President
c. Vice President
d. Speaker
4. Who discovered Aspirin?
a. Alexander Fleming
b. Felix Hoffmann
c. Robert Koch
d. Joseph Lister
5. Which of the following is NOT one of the sacred texts of Buddhism called Tripitakas?
a. Suttapitaka
b. Vinayapitaka
c. Dharmapitaka
d. Gyanapitaka
6. Which of the following Indian states has the lowest sex ratio {number of females per thousand males}?
a. West Bengal
b. Haryana
c. Punjab
d. Uttar Pradesh
7. Which of the following is the oldest printed book of the world?
a. The Gutenberg Bible
b. Hiraka Sutra
c. Les Hommes de bonne Volante
d. Old King Cole
8. This personality was the first Indian to receive the Magsaysay Award in the year 1958. Can you name him from the given options?
a. CD Deshmukh
b. Mother Teresa
c. Acharya Binoba Bhave
d. Jaya Prakash Narayan
9. Who is known as the father of Geometry?
a. Pythagoras
b. Euclid
c. Euler
d. None of these
10. Rovers cup is associated with …
a. Hockey
b. Football
c. Cricket
d. Golf
11. This Indian state is the least densely populated state. Name it from the given options.
a. Sikkim
b. Arunachal Pradesh
c. Assam
d. Manipur
12. What is the approximate age of the earth?
a. 3.8 billion years
b. 4.2 billion years
c. 4.6 billion years
d. 4.8 billion years
13. Which Indian state was the first one to implement the Panchayati Raj in the whole state?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Bihar
c. Rajasthan
d. Gujarat
14. This personality is NOT the winner of Nobel Prize.
a. Kofi Annanb
b. Mother Teresac
c. VS Naipaul
d. Richard Nixon
15. The largest state of India (in terms of area) is…
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Rajasthan
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Maharashtra
16. The line of equator does no pass through…
a. Kenya
b. Somalia
c. Uganda
d. Egypt
17. National Institute of Oceanography is based in …
a. Mumbai
b. Chennai
c. Panaji
d. Kochi
18. Poverty and Un-British Rule in India is a famous work of …
a. Dada Bhai Naoroji
b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. AO Hume
d. BG Tilak
19. The first ancient Olympic games took place in the year
a. 476 BC
b. 576 BC
c. 676 BC
d. 776 BC
20. When one crosses the International Date Line from west to east, then the date is said to be set back by…
a. one hour
b. twelve hours
c. one day
d. None of these
21. Equinoxes occur when
a. the days are longer than the nights
b. the nights are longer than the days
c. the nights and days are equal in length
d. the difference between the length of nights and days is the highest
22. Which of the following is NOT a permanent member of United Nation’s Security Council?
a. Russia
b. China
c. France
d. Germany
23. You would associate the theory of ‘Laissez Faire’ with …
a. JK Galbraith
b. JM Keynes
c. Adam Smith
d. David Ricardo
24. Wealth of Nations is authored by….
a. Adam Smith
b. JK Galbraith
c. JM Keynes
d. None of these
25. This personality is considered, as the political guru of Mahatma Gandhi. Can you identify him from the given options?
a. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
c. Dadabhai Naoroji
d. Mahadev Gobind Ranande
ANSWERS:
1. d. 1972
2. b. Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya
3. d. Speaker
4. b. Felix Hoffman
5. d. Gyanapitaka
6. b. Haryana
7. b. Hiraka Sutra
8. c. Acharya Binoba Bhave
9. b. Euclid
10. b. Football
11. b. Arunachal Pradesh
12. c. 4.6 billion years
13. c. Rajasthan
14. d. Richard Nixon
15. b. Rajasthan
16. d. Egypt
17. c. Panaji
18. a. Dada Bhai Naoroji
19. d. 776 BC
20. c. one day
21. c. the nights and days are equal in length
22. d. Germany
23. c. Adam Smith
24. a. Adam Smith
25. b. Gopal Krishna Gokhale



1. What is project Swashakti?
Ans: Swashakti is a project for rural women’s development and empowerment.
2. What is the meaning of the Blue Box term related with WTO?
Ans: In WTO terminology, subsidies in general are identified by boxes.
Any support that would normally be in the amber box, is placed in the blue box
3. Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan was associated with
Ans: Total Revolution
4. What is project Gyandoot?
Ans: The goal of this project is to establish community-owned, technologically innovative and sustainable information kiosks in a poverty-stricken, tribal dominated rural area.
5. What do you understand Bhoomi?
Ans: This was the name of the project meant for the computerization of land records of Karnataka.
6. What is the aim of the Public Distribution System (PDS)?
Ans: Ensuring availability of food grains to the public at affordable prices as well as for enhancing the food security for the poor.
7. Co-operative movement in which sector of the Indian Economy has been highly successful?
Ans: Milk production
8. Inflationary Pressure on the Economy means…
Ans: It means inflation is high in the economy.
9. What will be the effect of introduction of Kullahars, Khadi and Sampark Kranti Express etc. on the rural economy?
Ans: It will promote the rural domestic industries thereby increasing the employment generation in the rural sector and hence leading to the growth of the Indian economy in general.
10. What is the contribution of the agriculture sector in the GDP of the Indian Economy?
Ans: 10: 21%
11. What is rain fed farming?
Ans: ‘Rainfed farming’, is defined as growing crops under conditions of natural rainfall.
12. Inflation is measured in terms of…
Ans: Wholesale Price Index (WPI)
13. What are the uses of the interlinking of the rivers?
Ans: 13: It addressed the twin problems of monsoon floods and water scarcity.
14. What is National Bamboo Mission?
Ans: The National Mission has been structured to address critical areas of bamboo development covering - research, development, post-harvest management, product development and marketing by adopting a mission mode approach.
15. What is the chemical used for the cloud seeding?
Ans: Silver Iodide
16. What is the name of the first Genetically Modified crop that was given permission to be grown in India?
Ans: Bt Cotton
17. The National Commission of Women was constituted in…
Ans: 1992
18. What is micro finance?
Ans: Small loans that help poor people to start or expand their small businesses.
19. What is NPA?
Ans: NPA is defined as Non Performing Assets
20. What is the purpose of launching the Indira Awas Yojana?
Ans: The project was started to help construction of dwelling units for members of Scheduled Castes and also Non-Scheduled Castes rural poor living below the poverty line.
1. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was elected as
(a) 13th President of India
(b) 12th President of India
(c) 11th President of India
(d) 10th President of India.
2. Who among the following administers the oath of the office to Chief Justice of Supreme Court
(a) Constitutional Bench of Supreme Court
(b) Preceding Chief Justice of Supreme Court
(c) President of India
(d) President with two sitting judges of Supreme Court.
3. The first-ever conviction of death sentence under section 3, sub-section (2) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 (POTA) and under section 302 of IPC were awarded for offence of
(a) attack on Parliament of India
(b) terrorists attack in State of Gujarat
(c) terrorists attack in State of Assam
(d) terrorists attack on Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir.
4. “East Timor” gains independence in 2002 from
(a) Indonesia
(b) Brazil
(c) Nyzeria
(d) Malaysia.
5. World Earth Summit was held in September 2002 at
(a) Johannesburg
(b) London
(c) New York
(d) Hague.
6. The second most popular song of the world as voted in a poll by BBC world service is:
(a) Vande Mataram
(b) Irish Republican anthem
(c) John Lenvovis Imagine
(d) Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody.
7. Dhirubhai Ambani was the founder of:
(a) Reliance Industries
(b) Tata Industries
(c) Birla Group of Industries
(d) Mafatlal Group of Industries.
8. Mr. Narendra Modi led BJP secured 126 seats in
(a) 182 member Assembly in Gujarat
(b) 172 member Assembly in Gujarat
(c) 192 member Assembly in Gujarat
(d) 162 member Assembly in Gujarat.
9. NDC in relation to 10th Five Year plan 2002-2007 abbreviates for
(a) National Defence Council
(b) National Development Council
(c) National Drugs Commission
(d) National Dis-investment Commission.
10. Lt. Gen. N.C. Vij took over as
(a) Chief of Navy
(b) Chief of Air Force
(c) Chief of Army
(d) Chief of both Army and Navy.
11. European Union Emerges as the Largest Market of the World on 13th December 2002 because:
(a) ten new countries joined
(b) twenty new countries joined
(c) fifteen new countries joined
(d) twelve new countries joined.
12. The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) which proved the Stock Market Scam was headed by Mr. Prakash Mani Tripathi. The report was
(a) constituted in April 2001 presented in December 2002
(b) constituted in April 2002 presented in December 2002
(c) constituted in August 2002 presented in December 2002
(d) constituted in October 2002 presented in December 2002.
13. First human clone was born on
(a) 26th December 2002
(b) 27th November 2002
(c) 22nd November 2002
(d) 21st December 2002.
14. The present Solicitor General of India
(a) Mr. Soli J. Sorabjee
(b) Mr. Kirit N. Raval
(c) Mr. Jana Krishnamurthi
(d) Mr. G.B. Pattnaik.
15. Justice V.N. Khare who became the 33rd Chief Justice of Supreme Court succeeded
(a) Justice G.B. Pattnaik
(b) Justice B.N. Kirpal
(c) Justice S.P. Barucha
(d) Justice J.S. Verma.

Answers
1 (b)
2 (c)
3 (a)
4 (a)
5 (a)
6 (a)
7 (a)
8 (a)
9 (b)
10 (c)
11 (a)
12 (a)
13 (a)
14 (b)
15( a)

1. In the first test of the semester, kiran scored 60. In the last test of the semester, kiran scored 75%. By what percent did kiran’s score improve?
Ans: 25%
Sol. In first test kiran got 60
In last test he got 75.
% increase in test ( 60(x+100))/100=75
0.6X+60=75
0.6X=15
X=15/0.6=25%
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2. Randy’s chain of used car dealership sold 16,400 cars in 1998. If the chain sold 15,744 cars in 1999, by what percent did the number of cars sold decrease?
Ans: 4%
Sol. Let percentage of decrease is x , then 16400(100-x)/100=15744
16400-15744=164x
x=656/164=4%
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3. A radio when sold at a certain price gives a gain of 20%. What will be the gain percent, if sold for thrice the price?
A) 260%
B) 150%
C) 100%
D) 50%
E) None of these
Ans: 260%
Sol. Let x be original cost of the radio.
The solding price = (100+20)x=120x
If , it is sold for thrice the price ,then 3*120x=360x
So, gain percent is (360-100)=260%.
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4. The boys and girls in a college are in the ratio 3:2. If 20% of the boys and 25% of the girls are adults, the percentage of students who are not adults is:??
Ans.78%
Sol: Suppose boys = 3x and girls = 2x
Not adults = (80*3x/100) + (75*2x/100) = 39x/10
Required percentage = (39x/10)*(1/5x)*100 = 78%
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5. 5/9 part of the population in a village are males. If 30% of the males are married, the percentage of unmarried females in the total population is:
Ans: (250/9)%
Sol: Let the population =x Males=(5/9)x
Married males = 30% of (5/9)x = x/6
Married females = x/6
Total females = (x-(5/9)x)=4x/9
Unmarried females = (4x/9 – x/6) = 5x/18
Required percentage = (5x/18 * 1/x * 100) = (250/9)%
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6. A man sells an article at a profit of 25%. If he had bought it at 20 % less and sold it for Rs.10.50 less, he would have gained 30%. Find the cost price of the article?
Ans. Rs. 50.
Sol: Let the C.P be Rs.x.
1st S.P =125% of Rs.x.= 125*x/100= 5x/4.
2nd C.P=80% of x. = 80x/100 =4x/5.
2nd S.P =130% of 4x/5. = (130/100* 4x/5) = 26x/25.
Therefore, 5x/4-26x/25 = 10.50 or x = 10.50*100/21=50.
Hence, C.P = Rs. 50.
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7. A candidate who gets 20% marks fails by 10 marks but another candidate who gets 42% marks gets 12% more than the passing marks. Find the maximum marks.
Solution:
Let the maximum marks be x.
From the given statement pass percentage is 42% - 12% = 30%
By hypothesis, 30% of x – 20% of x = 10 (marks)
i.e., 10% of x = 10
Therefore, x = 100 marks.
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8. In an election contested by two parties, Party D secured 12% of the total votes more than Party R. If party R got 132,000 votes, by how many votes did it lose the election?
Solution:
Let the percentage of the total votes secured by Party D be x%
Then the percentage of total votes secured by Party R = (x – 12)%
As there are only two parties contesting in the election, the sum total of the votes secured by the two parties should total up to 100% i.e., x + x – 12 = 100
2x – 12 = 100 or 2x = 112 or x = 56%.
If Party D got 56% of the votes, then Party got (56 – 12) = 44% of the total votes.
44% of the total votes = 132,000
i.e.T = 300,000 votes.
The margin by which Party R lost the election = 12% of the total votes = 12% of 300,000 = 36,000.
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9. If the price of petrol increases by 25%, by how much must a user cut down his consumption so that his expenditure on petrol remains constant?
Solution:
Let the price of petrol be Rs.100 per litre. Let the user use 1 litre of petrol. Therefore, his expense on petrol = 100 * 1 = Rs.100
Now, the price of petrol increases by 25%. Therefore, the new price of petrol = Rs.125.
As he has to maintain his expenditure on petrol constant, he will be spending only Rs.100 on petrol.
Let ‘x’ be the number of litres of petrol he will use at the new price.
Therefore, 125*x = 100 => x = 0.8 litres.
He has cut down his petrol consumption by 0.2 litres = = 20% reduction.
**There is a short cut for solving this problem.
If the price of petrol has increased by 25%, it has gone up of its earlier price.
Therefore, the % of reduction in petrol that will maintain the amount of money spent on petrol constant = 20%


1. What is project Swashakti?
Ans: Swashakti is a project for rural women’s development and empowerment.
2. What is the meaning of the Blue Box term related with WTO?
Ans: In WTO terminology, subsidies in general are identified by boxes.
Any support that would normally be in the amber box, is placed in the blue box
3. Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan was associated with
Ans: Total Revolution
4. What is project Gyandoot?
Ans: The goal of this project is to establish community-owned, technologically innovative and sustainable information kiosks in a poverty-stricken, tribal dominated rural area.
5. What do you understand Bhoomi?
Ans: This was the name of the project meant for the computerization of land records of Karnataka.
6. What is the aim of the Public Distribution System (PDS)?
Ans: Ensuring availability of food grains to the public at affordable prices as well as for enhancing the food security for the poor.
7. Co-operative movement in which sector of the Indian Economy has been highly successful?
Ans: Milk production
8. Inflationary Pressure on the Economy means…
Ans: It means inflation is high in the economy.
9. What will be the effect of introduction of Kullahars, Khadi and Sampark Kranti Express etc. on the rural economy?
Ans: It will promote the rural domestic industries thereby increasing the employment generation in the rural sector and hence leading to the growth of the Indian economy in general.
10. What is the contribution of the agriculture sector in the GDP of the Indian Economy?
Ans: 10: 21%
11. What is rain fed farming?
Ans: ‘Rainfed farming’, is defined as growing crops under conditions of natural rainfall.
12. Inflation is measured in terms of…
Ans: Wholesale Price Index (WPI)
13. What are the uses of the interlinking of the rivers?
Ans: 13: It addressed the twin problems of monsoon floods and water scarcity.
14. What is National Bamboo Mission?
Ans: The National Mission has been structured to address critical areas of bamboo development covering - research, development, post-harvest management, product development and marketing by adopting a mission mode approach.
15. What is the chemical used for the cloud seeding?
Ans: Silver Iodide
16. What is the name of the first Genetically Modified crop that was given permission to be grown in India?
Ans: Bt Cotton
17. The National Commission of Women was constituted in…
Ans: 1992
18. What is micro finance?
Ans: Small loans that help poor people to start or expand their small businesses.
19. What is NPA?
Ans: NPA is defined as Non Performing Assets
20. What is the purpose of launching the Indira Awas Yojana?
Ans: The project was started to help construction of dwelling units for members of Scheduled Castes and also Non-Scheduled Castes rural poor living below the poverty line.




















1. Magsaysay Award for public service for the year 2007 is-
(a) Jovito R. Salonga
(b) Mahabir Pun
(c) Kim Sun Tai
(d) Tan xhiyang
Ans (c)
2. M.S. Swaminathan received
(a) Magsaysay award (b) Padma Vibhushan
(c) Padmabhushan award (d) all the above
Ans (d)
3. Arjuna Award was introduced in
(a) 1961 (b) 1969 (c) 1972 (d) 1995
Ans (a) Arjuna award is given to prominent sports persons in India.
4. Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2006 was awarded to -
(a) C. Subramaniam (b) Shabana Azmi
(c) Satish Dhawan (d) Word Health Organisation
Ans (b)
5. Name the film which won Best Picture Oscars Award at the 80th Annual Academy Awards in 2008-
(a) Mystic River (b) Cold Mountain
(c) No Country for Old Men
(d) Departed
Ans (c)
6. U-Tant award is given for:
(a) Contribution to east-west understanding
(b) Community leadership
(c) Social Service
(d) Journalism
Ans (c)
7. Who among the following has been awarded the Sydney peace Prize 2004 for her work in social campaigns and advocacy to non-violence?
(a) Medha Padkar (b) Vandana Shiva
(c) Arundharti Rai (d) Aparna Sen (e) None of these
Ans (c)
8. Which film has won best Feature Film Award in the 53rd National Film Award in the year 2007?
(a) Kaalpurush
(b) Rang De Basanti
(c) Fanna
(d) Don
Ans (a)
9. Doris Lessing , who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007, is from -
(a) Iraq
(b) Nigeria
(c) United Kingdom
(d) Libya
Ans (c)
10. Which of the following authors won the Booker Prize for the year 2007 ?
(a) Margaret Atwood
(b) Anne Enright
(c) Graham Swift
(d) Ian Mc EwanAns (b)
11. The Nobel Prize winners for Medicine in 2007 is / are -
(a) Mario Capecchi
(b) Martin Evans
(c) Oliver Smithies
(d) All of the above
Ans (b)
12. The Ramon Magsaysay Award winner Shanta Sinha known as
(a) a campaigner for urban sanitation
(b) an anti-child labour activist
(c) an organiser of rain-water harvesting schemes
(d) an activist for the welfare of poor rural women
Ans (b)
13. The first recipient of Kalinga Prize was
Ans : French physicist Louis de Broglie
14. Kalinga Prize, an International prize is awarded annually for the recognition of outstanding achievement in the interpretation and popularization of
Ans : Science
15. Nehru Award is instituted for
Ans : International understanding and peace
16. The scientist who was conferred with all the three national awards: Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna
Ans : Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
17. The first recipient of Gandhi Peace Prize was
Ans : Dr. Julius N. Nyerera
18. In the following who was not a Miss World
(a) Yuktha Mookhey
(b) Aishwarya Rai
(c) Priyanka Chopra
(d) Sushmita Sen
Ans (d)
19. Oscar Award is associated with
Ans : Cinema
20. The winner of the Jnanapeetam award for the first time
Ans : G. Sankara Kurup
21. Booker prize is given to the field of
Ans : Fiction writing
22. The Nobel Prizes were established by-
Ans : Alfred Bernhard Nobel
23. The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in the year
Ans : 1901
24. The first winner of Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology is
Ans : Emil Adolph von Behring (Germany)
25.The first winner of Nobel Prize in Peace is
Ans : Jean Henri Dunant (Switzerland) & Frederic Passy (France)
26. The first winner of Nobel Prize in Literature is
Ans : Sully Prudhomme (France)
27. Nobel Prize award in Economics has been awarded from the year
Ans : 1969
28. The first winner of Nobel Prize in Economic Science is
Ans : Ragnar Frisch (Norway) & Jan Tinbergen (Netherlands)
29. The first winner of Nobel Prize in Chemistry is
Ans : Jacobus H. van't Hoff (Netherlands)
30. The first winner of Nobel Prize in Physics is
Ans : Wilhelm C. Roentgen (Germany)
31. The founder of Nobel Prizes, Alfred Nobel belongs the country
Ans : Sweden
32. Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar is given in which field
Ans : Environment
33. Who was the second winner of ‘Jnanapeetam Award’
Ans : Tharasankar Banerjee
34. Rabindranath Tagore was the Nobel prize winner for literature in 1913. Who received the award in 1914
(a) Rudyard Kipling
(c) Bernard Shaw
(c) Romain Rolland
(d) Nobody
Ans (D)
35. The winner of Nobel Prize for literature for 2007 is
Ans : Doris Lessing
36. The winner of Indira Gandhi Peace ,Integration and Disarmament Prize for 2007 is -
Ans : The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
37. Kalinga Prize is awarded by
(a) Indian Government
(b) Orissa Government
(c) SAARC
(d) UNESCO
Ans (d)
38. What is the highest peace time gallantry award in India
(a) Bharat ratna
(b) Param Vir Chakra
(c) Ashok Chakra
(d) Vir Chakra
Ans (c)
39. The highest science award in India
Ans ; S.S. Bhatnagar award
40.Phalke award is given to persons of which field
Ans : Film
41. Arjuna award is given for the excellence in
Ans : Sports
42. Who was the first Indian lady actress to receive the Padma Shri Award
Ans : Nargis Dutt
43. Dada Saheb Phalke award is for the contribution to
Ans : Cinema
44. Who was the first Ramon Magsaysay Award winner from India
Ans : Acharya Vinoba Bhave
45. The first woman to recipient of Bharat Ratna was
Ans : Indira Gandhi
























Major rivers of India
Himalayan rivers
The main Himalayan river systems are the Ganga, the Indus and the Brahmaputra river systems.
The Himalayan rivers form large basins. Many rivers pass through the Himalayas. These deep valleys with steep rock sides were formed by the down - cutting of the river during the period of the Himalayan uplift. They perform intense erosional activity up the streams and carry huge load of sand and silt. In the plains, they form large meanders, and a variety of depositional features like flood plains, river cliffs and levees.
These rivers are perennial as they get water from the rainfall as well as the melting of ice. Nearly all of them create huge plains and are navigable over long distances of their course. These rivers are also harnessed in their upstream catchment area to generate hydroelectricity.
Peninsular rivers
The main peninsular river systems include the Narmada, the Tapi, the Godavari, the Krishna, the Kaveri and the Mahanadi river systems.
The Peninsular rivers flow through shallow valleys. A large number of them are seasonal as their flow is dependent on rainfall. The intensity of erosional activities is also comparatively low because of the gentler slope. The hard rock bed and lack of silt and sand does not allow any significant meandering. Many rivers therefore have straight and linear courses.
These rivers provide huge opportunities for hydro-electric power.
The Indus River System
The Indus originates in the northern slopes of the Kailash range in Tibet near Lake Manasarovar. It follows a north-westerly course through Tibet. It enters Indian territory in Jammu and Kashmir. It forms a picturesque gorge in this part. Several tributaries - the Zaskar, the Shyok, the Nubra and the Hunza join it in the Kashmir region. It flows through the regions of Ladakh, Baltistan and Gilgit and runs between the Ladakh Range and the Zaskar Range. It crosses the Himalayas through a 5181 m deep gorge near Attock, lying north of the Nanga Parbat and later takes a bend to the south west direction before entering Pakistan. It has a large number of tributaries in both India and Pakistan and has a total length of about 2897 km from the source to the point near Karachi where it falls into the Arabian Sea. The main tributaries of the Indus in India are Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej.
Jhelum
The Jhelum originates in the south-eastern part of Kashmir, in a spring at Verinag. It flows into the Wular Lake, which lies to the north, and then into Baramula. Between Baramula and Muzaffarabad it enters a deep gorge cut by the river in the Pir Panjal range. It has a right bank tributary the Kishanganga which joins it at Muzaffarabad. It follows the Indo-Pakistan border flowing into the plains of Punjab, finally joining the Chenab at Trimmu.
Chenab
The Chenab originates from the confluence of two rivers, the Chandra and the Bhaga, which themselves originate from either side of the Bara Lacha Pass in Lahul. It is also known as the Chandrabhaga in Himachal Pradesh. It runs parallel to the Pir Panjal Range in the north-westerly direction, and cuts through the range near Kishtwar. It enters the plains of Punjab near Akhnur and is later joined by the Jhelum. It is further joined by the Ravi and the Sutlej in Pakistan.
Ravi
The Ravi originates near the Rotang pass in the Kangra Himalayas and follows a north-westerly course. It turns to the south-west, near Dalhousie, and then cuts a gorge in the Dhaola Dhar range entering the Punjab plain near Madhopur. It flows as a part of the Indo-Pakistan border for some distance before entering Pakistan and joining the Chenab river. The total length of the river is about 720 km.
Beas
The Beas originates in Beas Kund, lying near the Rohtang pass. It runs past Manali and Kulu, where its beautiful valley is known as the Kulu valley. It first follows a north-west path from the town of Mandi and later a westerly path, before entering the Punjab plains near Mirthal. It joins the Sutlej river near Harika, after being joined by a few tributaries. The total length of the river is 615 km.
Sutlej
The Sutlej originates from the Rakas Lake, which is connected to the Manasarovar lake by a stream, in Tibet. Its flows in a north-westerly direction and enters Himachal Pradesh at the Shipki Pass, where it is joined by the Spiti river. It cuts deep gorges in the ranges of the Himalayas, and finally enters the Punjab plain after cutting a gorge in a hill range, the Naina Devi Dhar, where the Bhakra Dam having a large reservoir of water, called the Gobind Sagar, has been constructed. It turns west below Rupar and is later joined by the Beas. It enters Pakistan near Sulemanki, and is later joined by the Chenab. It has a total length of almost 1500 km.
The Brahmaputra River System
The Brahmaputra originates in the Mansarovar lake, also the source of the Indus and the Satluj. It is slightly longer than the Indus, but most of its course lies outside India. It flows eastward, parallel to the Himalayas. Reaching Namcha Barwa (7757 m), it takes a U-turn around it and enters India in Arunachal Pradesh and known as dihang. The undercutting done by this river is of the order of 5500 metres. In India, it flows through Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, and is joined by several tributaries.
In Tibet, the river is known as the Tsangpo. There, it receives less volume of water and has less silt. But in India, it passes through a region of heavy rainfall and as such, the river carries a large amount of rainfall and considerable amount of silt. The Brahmaputra has a braided channel throughout most of its length in Assam, with a few large islands within the channel.
The shifting of the channels of the river is also very common. The fury of the river during rains is very high. It is known for creating havoc in Assam and Bangladesh. At the same time, quite a few big pockets suffer from drought.
The Narmada River System
The Narmada or Nerbudda is a river in central India. It forms the traditional boundary between North India and South India, and is a total of 1,289 km (801 mi) long. Of the major rivers of peninsular India, only the Narmada, the Tapti and the Mahi run from east to west. It rises on the summit of Amarkantak Hill in Madhya Pradesh state, and for the first 320 kilometres (200 miles) of its course winds among the Mandla Hills, which form the head of the Satpura Range; then at Jabalpur, passing through the 'Marble Rocks', it enters the Narmada Valley between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges, and pursues a direct westerly course to the Gulf of Cambay. Its total length through the states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat amounts to 1312 kilometres (815 miles), and it empties into the Arabian Sea in the Bharuch district of Gujarat.
The Tapi River System
The Tapi is a river of central India. It is one of the major rivers of peninsular India with the length of around 724 km, and only the Tapi River along with the Narmada river, and the Mahi River run from east to west. It rises in the eastern Satpura Range of southern Madhya Pradesh state, and flows westward, draining Madhya Pradesh's historic Nimar region, Maharashtra's historic Khandesh and east Vidarbha regions in the northwest corner of the Deccan Plateau and South Gujarat before emptying into the Gulf of Cambay of the Arabian Sea, in the State of Gujarat. The Western Ghats or Sahyadri range starts south of the Tapti River near the border of Gujarat and Maharashtra.
The Tapi River Basin lies mostly in northern and eastern districts Maharashtra state viz, Amravati, Akola, Buldhana, Washim, Jalgaon, Dhule, Nandurbar, Malegaon, Nashik districts but also covers Betul, Burhanpur districts of Madhya Pradesh and Surat district in Gujarat as well.
The principal tributaries of Tapi River are Purna River, Girna River, Panzara River, Waghur River, Bori River and Aner River.
The Godavari River System
The river with second longest course within India, Godavari is often referred to as the Vriddh (Old) Ganga or the Dakshin (South) Ganga. The name may be apt in more ways than one, as the river follows the course of Ganga's tragedy. The river is about 1,450 km (900 miles) long. It rises at Trimbakeshwar, near Nasik and Mumbai (formerly Bombay) in Maharashtra around 380 km distance from the Arabian Sea, but flows southeast across south-central India through the states of Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh, and empties into the Bay of Bengal. At Rajahmundry, 80 km from the coast, the river splits into two streams thus forming a very fertile delta. Like any other major rivers in India, the banks of this river also has many pilgrimage sites, Nasik, Triyambak and Bhadrachalam, being the major ones. It is a seasonal river, widened during the monsoons and dried during the summers. Godavari river water is brownish. Some of its tributaries include Indravati River, Pranahita (Combination of Penuganga and Warda), Manjira, Bindusara and Sabari. Some important urban centers on its banks include Nasik, Bhadrachalam, Rajahmundry and Narsapur. The Asia's largest rail-cum-road bridge on the river Godavari linking Kovvur and Rajahmundry is considered to be an engineering feat.
The Krishna River System
The Krishna is one of the longest rivers of India (about 1300 km in length). It originates at Mahabaleswar in Maharashtra, passes through Sangli and meets the sea in the Bay of Bengal at Hamasaladeevi in Andhra Pradesh. The Krishna River flows through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
The traditional source of the river is a spout from the mouth of a statue of a cow in the ancient temple of Mahadev in Mahabaleshwar.
Its most important tributary is the Tungabhadra River, which itself is formed by the Tunga and Bhadra rivers that originate in the Western Ghats. Other tributaries include the Koyna, Bhima, Mallaprabha, Ghataprabha, Yerla, Warna, Dindi, Musi and Dudhganga rivers.as
The Kaveri River System
The Kaveri (also spelled Cauvery or Kavery) is one of the great rivers of India and is considered sacred by the Hindus. This river is also called Dakshin Ganga. The headwaters are in the Western Ghats range of Karnataka state, and from Karnataka through Tamil Nadu. It empties into the Bay of Bengal. Its waters have supported irrigated agriculture for centuries, and the Kaveri has been the lifeblood of the ancient kingdoms and modern cities of South India.
The source of the river is Talakaveri located in the Western Ghats about 5,000 feet (1,500 m) above sea level. Talakaveri is a famous pligrimage and tourist spot set amidst Bramahagiri Hills near Madikeri in Kodagu district of Karnataka. Thousands of piligrims flock to the temple at the source of the river especially on the specified day known as Tula sankramana when the river water has been witnessed to gush out like a fountain at a predetermined time. It flows generally south and east for around 765 km, emptying into the Bay of Bengal through two principal mouths. Its basin is estimated to be 27,700 square miles (71,700 km²), and it has many tributaries including Shimsha, Hemavati, Arkavathy, Kapila, Honnuhole, Lakshmana Tirtha, Kabini, Lokapavani, Bhavani, Noyyal and Famous Amaravati.
The Mahanadi River System
The Mahanadi is a river of eastern India. The Mahanadi rises in the Satpura Range of central India, and flows east to the Bay of Bengal. The Mahanadi drains most of the state of Chhattisgarh and much of Orissa and also Jharkhand and Maharashtra. It has a length of about 860 km.
Near the city of Sambalpur, a large dam - the Hirakud Dam - is built on the river.
Rivers in Mythology
Ganga
The Ganga is personified in Hinduism as a goddess: Maa Ganga (Mother Ganga). Hindu legend makes her the foster-mother of Karttikeya, who was actually a son of Shiva and Parvati. Several places sacred to Hindus lie along the banks of the river Ganga, including Haridwar and Varanasi. It is believed that taking a dip in the river will wash away one's sins, and that having one's ashes disposed of in the Ganga after death may greatly improve one's next life or even allow Moksha to be attained sooner. Devout Hindus make pilgrimages to bathe in the Ganga and to meditate on its banks.
According to mythological legend, Brahma collected the sweat of Vishnu's feet and created Ganga. Being touched by two members of the Trimurti, Ganga became very holy.
Several years later, a king named Sagara magically acquired sixty thousand sons. One day, King Sagara performed a ritual of worship for the good of the kingdom. One of the integral parts of the ritual was a horse, which was stolen by the jealous Indra. Sagara sent all his sons all over the earth to search for the horse. They found it in the nether-world (or Underworld) next to a penitent sage Kapila. Believing that the sage had stolen the horse, they hurled insults at him and caused his penance to be disturbed. The sage opened his eyes for the first time in several years, and looked at the sons of Sagara. With this glance, all sixty thousand were burnt to death. The souls of the sons of Sagara wandered as ghosts since their final rites had not been performed. When Bhagiratha, one of the descendants of Sagara, son of Dilip, learnt of this fate, he vowed to bring Ganga down to Earth so that her waters could cleanse their souls and release them to heaven.
"Descent of the Ganga", Relief at MahabalipuramBhagiratha prayed to Brahma that Ganga come down to Earth. Brahma agreed, and he ordered Ganga to go down to the Earth and then on to the nether regions so that the souls of Bhagiratha's ancestors would be able to go to heaven. The vain Ganga felt that this was insulting and decided to sweep the whole earth away as she fell from the heavens. Alarmed, Bhagiratha prayed to Shiva that he break up Ganga's descent.
Ganga arrogantly fell on Shiva's head. But Shiva calmly trapped her in his hair and let her out in small streams. The touch of Shiva further sanctified Ganga. As Ganga travelled to the nether-worlds, she created a different stream to remain on Earth to help purify unfortunate souls there.
Because of Bhagiratha's efforts Ganga descended on to earth and hence the river is also known as Bhagirathi, and the term "Bhagirath prayatna" is used to describe valiant efforts or difficult achievements.
Another name that Ganga is known by is Jahnavi. Story has it that once Ganga came down to earth, on her way to Bhagiratha, her rushing waters created turbulence and destroyed the fields and the sadhana of a sage called Jahnu. He was angered by this and drank up all of Ganga's waters. Upon this, the Gods prayed to Jahnu to release Ganga so that she could proceed on her mission. Pleased with their prayers, Jahnu released Ganga (her waters) from his ears. Hence the name "Jahnavi" (daughter of Jahnu) for Ganga.
Yamuna
According to legend the goddess of the river is the sister of the Hindu god of death, Yama and the daughter of Surya, the Sun god. The river Yamuna is also connected to the mythology surrounding the Hindu god Krishna.
Narmada
In sanctity the Narmada ranks only second to the Ganges among the rivers of India in Hindu religion, and along its whole course are special places of pilgrimage, including Maheshwar in Madhya Pradesh. The most meritorious act that a pilgrim can perform is to walk from the sea to the source of the river and back along the opposite bank. This pilgrimage takes from one to two years to accomplish.
The Narmada is closely associated with Lord Shiva. Naturally formed smooth stones called banas, made of cryptocrytalline quartz, are found in Narmada which are known as Shivalingas; the rare and unique markings on them are regarded by shaivaites as very auspicious. The Brihadeeswara Temple in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, constructed by Rajaraja Chola, has one of the biggest Bana Shivalingas. Adi Shankara met his guru Govinda Bhagavatpada on the banks of river Narmada.
Kaveri
Cauvery seen near ErodeThe Kaveri is known to devout Hindus as Dakshina Ganga, or the Ganges of the south, and the whole of its course is holy ground. According to the legend there was once born upon earth a girl named Vishnumaya or Lopamudra, the daughter of Brahma; but her divine father permitted her to be regarded as the child of a mortal, called Kavera-muni. In order to obtain beatitude for her adoptive father, she resolved to become a river whose waters should purify all sin. Hence it is said that even the holy Ganges resorts underground once in the year to the source of the Cauvery, to purge herself from the pollution contracted from the crowd of sinners who have bathed in her waters

C.S.E. SOCIOLOGY (Prelim.) -2005

C.S.E. SOCIOLOGY (Prelim.) -2005
1. Among the following implements, which one led to "silent revolution" from
nomadic to agricultural society?
(a) Flint stone (b) Catapult
(c) Hand axe (d) Hoe
2. Match List I (Author) with List II (Contribution) and select the correct
answer using the code given below the lists:
List I
A. Max Weber
B. R. Dahrendorf
C. Emile Durkheim
D. T. Veblen
List II
1. Division of Labour
2. The Leisure Class
3. Economy and Society
4. Class and Class Conflict in
Industrial Society
A B C D A B C D
(a) I 4 3 2 (b) 3 2 1 4
(c) 1 2 3 4 (d) 3 4 1 2
3. Who among the following has divided religious organisations into
denominations and cults?
(a) Max Weber (b) Ernst Troeltsch
(c) Howard Becker (d) Robert K. Merton
4. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists:
List I (Concept) List II (Thinker)
A. Rationalization 1. Saint Simon
B. Military society and industrial society 2. Collin Clark
C. Mechanical solidarity and organic solidarity 3. Max Weber
D. Primary, secondary and tertiary sectors 4. Emile Durkheim
A B C D A B C D
(a) 3 2 4 1 (b) 4 1 3 2
(c) 3 1 4 2 (c) 4 2 3 1
5. Which among the following are the two orientations with regard to the
two types of social movements as given by Yogendra Singh?
1. Integrative 2. Alternative
3. Alienating 4. Reformative
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 4
6. What does the term 'Patrician' stand for?
(a) Land owner (b) Landless labourer
(c) Slave (d) Slave master
7. With whom among the following are the concepts universalisation and
parochrialisation associated?
(a) Robert R. Marret (b) McKim Marriott .
(c) R. Redfield (d) Meyer Fortes
8. Who among the following has suggested a three-fold division of the
agricultural population into Malik, Kisan and Maz-door ?
(a) Daniel Thorner (b) D.N. Dhanagre
(c) KGough (d) A.Amitai Etzioni
9. Consider the following statements:
1. Tribal Economy often has a market place but not a market system.
2. Reciprocity and redistribution create the integrative patterns prevalent in
tribal economy.
3. Tribal production is contractual and voluntary.
4. A distinguishing feature of primitive life is fusion of social and economic
institutions.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) I and 4 (b) 2 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 3
10. Which among the following tribes has started the Tana Bhagat Movement?
(a) Santal (b) Khasi
(c) Oraon (d) J5:uki
11. Match List I (Typology) with List II (Tribal Movement) and select the
correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List I List II
A. . Ethnic 1. Naga Movement
B. Reform 2. Jharkhand Movement
C. Secessionist 3. Birsa Movement
D. Subnational 4. Bhagat Movement
A B C D A B C D
(a) 3 2 1 4 (b) 1 4 3 2
(c) 3 4 1 2 (d) 1 2 3 4
12. Match List I (Dormitory) with List II (Tribe) and select the correct answer
using the code given below the lists: .
List I List II
A Rangbang 1. Munda
B. Ghotul 2. Ao Naga
C. Yo 3. Bhotia
D. Gitiora 4. Muria
A B C D A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 4 (b) 3 4 3 2
(c) 2 4 3 1 (d) 3 1 2 4
13. Consider the following statements:
R K Merton refers to the Hopi rain dance in. connection with
1. latent function. 2. relative deprivation.
3. reference group. 4. manifest function.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 4 (d) 4 only
14. Consider the following statements:
1. Power has become independent of class than what it was in the past.
2. Ownership of land is no longer the decisive factor in acquiring power.
3. Mobility in the caste system has always been an extremely slow and gradual
process.
Which of the statements given above are correct according to Andre Beteille with
regard to power?
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 2 (d) I, 2 and 3
15. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given
below the Lists:
List I List II
A Urbansim 1. Oscar Lewis
B. Folk urban continuum 2. L. Wirth
C. Little tradition and great tradition 3. R. Redfield
D. Culture of poverty 4. Milton Singer
A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 1 2 3 (b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 4 3 2 1 (d) 2 1 3 4
16. Lewis Mumford used the term "container" to characterise the city of
(a) Neolithic period (b) Paleolithic period
(c) Mesolithic period (d) Feudal period
17. The scientific stage of society began in the 19th century and it corresponded
to the industrial society. Who among the following used the term "industrial
society" in this context?
(a) Auguste Comte (b) Emile Durkheim
(c) Karl Marx (d) Max Weber
18. People in the cybernetic age are categorized into 'Alpha' and 'Beta'. Which
one of the following belongs to 'Alpha category'?
(a) Illiterate tribal (b) Cultivator
(c) Village shopkeeper
(d) rained scientist and professional
19. Who expressed the view that demographic density is a major determinant of
societal evolution?
(a) alcott Parsons (b) Emile Durkheim
(c) Georg Simmel (d) L. Coser
20. What does population pyramid deal with?
(a) Age and marriage structure (b) Age and sex structure
(c) Age and labour force structure
(d) Age and literacy structure
21. Who introduced the term 'stateless society'?
(a) Paul Bohannan (b) E. E. Evans-Pritchard
(c) A. Powell (d) A. Giddens
22. Which one of the following principles in not relater to P. A. Sorokin's
cultural theory of change?
(a) he principle of cyclical change
(b) he principle of, immanent change
(c) he principle of limit
(d) he principle of social equilibrium
23. Match List I (Micle) with List II (Provision) and select the correct answer
using the code given below the Lists:
List I. List II
A Article 15 1. Abolition of untouchability
B. Article 330 2. Promotion of education and economic interests of
SC/ST and other weaker sections
C. Article 46 3. 3. Prohibition of discrimination on the basis of religion,
race, caste, sex or place of birth
D. Article 17 4. 4. Reservation of seats for SC and ST in the Lok Sabha
A B C D A B C D
(a) 2 4 3 1 (b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 2 1 3 4 (d) 3 4 2 1
24. When was the Kaka Kalelkar Commission constituted by the then President
of India?
(a) 1952 (b) 1953
(c) 1954 (d) 1951
25. Which of the concepts given below are concerned with analysis of cyclical
change?
(a) Social statics and social dynamics
(b) Morphostatics and morphogenesis
(c) Social telesis and social genesis
(d) Residues and derivations
26. Who among the following is regarded as technological determinist of social
change?
(a) E. Durkheim (b) W F. Ogburn
(c) Pitrim A. SorolGn (d) horstein Veblen
27. Who among the following offered a cyclic theory of social change which
views the societies oscillating between three different types of mentalities?
(a) V Pareto (b) P. A. SorolGn
(c) Veblen (d) K. Marx

28. According to Hindu view of life there are four ages. Which one of the
following is the correct sequence?
(a) Satyayuga - Dwapara - Treta – Kaliyuga
(b) Kaliyuga - Dwapara - Satyayuga – Treta
(c) Satyayuga - Treta - Dwapara – Kaliyuga
(d) reta - Dwapara - Satyayuga - Kaliyuga
29. Who among the following has said that all cultures go through a regular
succession of stages corresponding to spring, summer, autumn and winter?
(a) A.J. Toynbee (b) Oswald Spengler
(c) F. S. Chapin (d) A. L. Kroeber
30. Who among the following developed notions of stratification that included
both the institutional gains of stratification and the conflict inherent in
societal inequalities?
(a) Ralph Dahrendrof (b) Talcott Parsons
(c) Max Weber (d) Herbert Spencer
31. Which one of the following statements is correct? The concept of social role,
according to E. Goffman has originated in a .
(a) heatrical setting (b) Social life
(c) system of social stratification (d) the process of role adaptation
32. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) A. R Radcliffe Brown: Four functional prerequisites
(b) R K. Merton : Reference groups
(c) Emile Durkheim: Social facts
(d) E. H. Cooley : Primary and secondary groups
33. Who regards deviance as functional for society?
(a) A. Cohen (b) E. Durkheim
(c) R K. Merton (d) L. K. White
34. What does law in a society mean?
I. To transform informal social norms into formal ones.
2. To elevate vague obligations and privileges into rights and duties.
3. A realm of formal obligation.
4. A fear imposed on people to avoid certain actions.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 2, 3 and 4
35. Consider the following factors about socialization, as conceived by Sigmund
Freud:
1. 'Super-ego' develops in an individual when the latter assimilates his/her
parent's ideas of right and wrong.
2. The rational part of the individual's 'id' takes the form of ago.
3. The individual's organism contacts the external world.
4. Innate tendencies, stored in the 'id' seek satisfaction in the external world.
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the factors given above?
(a) 2 - 1 - 4 - 3 (b) 4 - 3 - 2 - 1
(c) 2 - 3 - :t - 1 (d) 4 - 1 - 2 - 3
36. What is the process, under which one culture merges itself with the
dominant culture, called?
(a) Adaptation (b) Accommodation
(c) Assimilation (d) Acculturation
37. What is the most important and basic factor for social integration according
to the functionalists?
(a) Value consensus
(b) Maintenance of relative stability
(c) Structural interdependence
(d) Condition of anomie
38. Which one of the following is not covered under the "Element of Social
Structure" ?
(a) Deviation (b) Observance
(c) Sanction (d) Group action
39. What are social norms?
(a) Rules whose observance is expected in a society
(b) Laws whose violation invariably leads to punishment
(c) Principles accepted as normal by sociology
(d) Codes which are prescribed in sacred texts
40. Which one of the following theories is considered as a cause of social
protests?
(a) Absolute deprivation
(b) Political mobilization of the oppressed
(c) Relative deprivation
(d) Absolute poverty
41. Who among the following authors developed the social distance scale?
(a) L. Guttman (b) Paulin Young
(c) W J. Goode and P. K. Hatt (d) E. S. Bogardus
42. Who among the following originally used the term 'Relative Deprivation' ?
(a) Samuel A. Stouffer (b) R. K. Merton
(c) W G. Summer (d) A. Henderson
43. What is the marriage of a widow to her deceased husband's brother termed
as ?
(a) Widow marriage (b) Sororate
(c) Polyandry (d) Levirate
44. In which one of the following concepts has M. N. Srinivas explained caste
mobility as a process of social and cultural change?
(a) Sanskritization (b) Secularization
(c) Westernization (d) Modernization
45. Which of the following social groups practiced the custom of visiting
husbands as a form of marriage '?
(a) Bhils (b) Santhals
(c) Nail's (d) Nagas
46. What is a marriage between social strata, where the woman is a member of
the upper stratum; designated as?
(a) Hypogamy (b) Hypergamy
(c) Exogamy (d) Endogamy
47. Which one of the following situations does sororal polygyny refer to?
(a) Several sisters marry the same man
(b) A woman's marriage with her husband's brother after the husband's death
(c) A man's marriage with his sister's daughter.
(d) A man's marriage with the sister of his sister's husband.
48. In which one of the following terminological systems, each term designates
only one type of relative?
(a) Classificatory kinship terminology
(b) Kinship terminology
(c) Colloquial terminology
(d) Descriptive kinship terminology
49. What is the most important feature of the social system of the Manus tribe
of Admiralty Islands which Margaret Mead called "Gentes"?
(a) Patrilineal clan (b) Matrilineal clan
(c) eknonymy (d) Adelphic Polyandry
50. Match List I (Concept) with List II (Propounded By) and select the correct
answer using the code given below the Lists:
List I
A. Third world
B. Bureaucracy
C. Iron Law of Oligarchy
D. Law of Mystical participation
List II
1. Lucian Levy-Bruhl
2. Monsieur de Gournay
3. Robert Michels
4. Alfred Sauvy
A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 1 3 2 (b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 4 2 3 1 (d) 3 1 4 2
51. Which one of the following statements is correct? Industrial society refers to
(a) Durkheim's concept of mechancial solidarity
(b) Tonnies' model of Gesellschaft
(c) Parson's model of collective orientation
(d) Redfield's type of archaic society
52. Match List I (Concept) with List II (ThinkeJ) and select the correct answer
using the code given below the Lists:
List I List II
A. Post Capitalist Society 1. Kahn and Wiener
B. Post Modern Era 2. Ralf Dahrendorf
C. Post Bourgeois Order 3. Amitai Etzioni
D. Post Economic Society 4. George Lichtheim
A B C D A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1 (b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 2 I 4 3 (d) 4 3 2 1
53. Consider the following statements:
The significant characteristics of industrial society are
I. profit orientation. 2. bureaucratic organization.
3. reliance on animate energy. 4. class segregation.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) I, 2 and 3 (b) I, 2 and 4
(c) 1,3 and 4 (d) 2, 3 and 4
Directions: The following 8 (Eight) items consist of two statements, one
labelled as the 'Assertion (A)' and the other as 'Reason (R)'. You are to
examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items
using the codes given below:
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually ture but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
54. Assertion (A) : It is not merely equality under law that determines the status of
women in Society.
Reason (R) : Traditions and customs are involved in everyday social
interactions.
55. Assertion (A) : Forces of urbanisation induce family disorganisation.
Reason (R) : Urban values are hostile to abiding relationships. .
56. Assertion (A) : The behaviour between maternal uncle and niece, and between
mother-in-law and son-in-law falls under the. same pattern.
Reason (R) : Both behaviours are classified as joking-relationship.
57. Assertion (A) : Ascribed social status acquired from one's family of orientaion
does not automatically persist throughout one's life.
Reason (R) : "Social training acquired in the family of orientation fosters a
continuity of status when a family of procreation is
established.
58. Assertion (A) : The role of maternal uncle in a matrilineal family is crucial to
the extent of safeguarding his sister and her daughters.
Reason (R) : He is not a custodian of his sister's wealth and property.
59. Assertion (A) : Ascetic Protestantism contained the seeds of its own
destruction.
Reason (R) : Once its teachings were incorporated into a rational capitalist
system, religious direction and validation were rapidly eroded.
60. Assertion (A) : In a democracy participation is the most important indicator of
political stratification.
Reason (R) : Access to opportunities to participate and the actual use of
these opportunities is not the basis. of stratification in a
society.
61. Assertion (A) : According to P. A. Sorokin, changeoccurs from within the
society aided by the external factors.
Reason (R) : Change is a latent process.
62. Match List I (Concept) with List II (Scholar) and select the correct answer
using the code given below the Lists:
List I List II
A. Rational goal-oriented 1. Ferdinand Tonnies action
B. Gesellschaft 2. Friedrich Engels
C. Theroy of Collective Behaviour 3. Max Weber
D. Historical materialism 4. N. J. Smelser
A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 1 3 2 (b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 4 2 3 I (d) 3 1 4 2
63. Will is primarily responsible for the emergence of
(a) Reference group (b) Gesellschaft
(c) Gemeinschaft (d) Seconda}y group
64. Consider the following types of society:
1. Bourgeois society 2. Primitive Communism
3. Feudal society 4. Ancient society
Which one of the following is the correct chronological sequence of these
societies as conceived by Karl Marx?
(a) 3 - I - 2 - 4 (b) 2 - 4 - 3 - 1
(c) 3 - 4 - 2 - I (d) 2 - I - 3 - 4
65. Which one of the following is asserted by the organic theory of society?
(a) he society is like a living / biological organism
(b) he society is unlike a human organism (c) he units of society are fixed
(d) Each unit of a society performs definite universal function
66. Which one of the following facts, according to Lewis H. Morgan,
distinguishes civilization from the preceding stages in. the evolution of
human society?
(a) echnological inventions
(b) Scientific inventions
(c) Smelting of iron ores
(d) Invention of alphabets, phonetics and writing
67. Who among the following introduced the distinction of cultures into
ideational and sensate categories?
(a) P. A. Sorokin (b) Sigmund Freud
(c) A. L. Kroeber (d) O. Spengler
68. Consider the following statements:
I. Crude death rate is very strongly affected by the age composition of the
population.
2. The life expectancy at birth is a good measure of mortality conditions in a
country because it adjusts for age composition by using prevailing birth rates
at each age to estimate the average number of years a person may expect to
live.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both I and 2 (c) Neither I nor 2
69. What is the spread of cultural traits from one society to another commonly
called?
(a) Acculturation (b) Diffusion
(c) Enculturation (d). Discrimination
70. What happens: "When changes in material culture precede changes in
adaptive culture, adjustments cannot start before change requiring them has
taken place. But old customs persist and bring about quite harmful
consequences"?
(a) Cultural deprivation (b) Cultural lag
(c) Cultural diffusion (d) Cultural determinism
71. What does cultural relativism mean?
(a) here are no universal cultural norms that we follow
(b) One's view of social institutions is coloured by one's cultural perspective
(c) Functions and meanings of cultural traits are according to their social settings
(d) he belief that one's own culture is superior to others
72. What is a situation in which people regard their own cultural values to be
universally valid and superior to all other cultures, called?
(a) Cultural absorption (b) Accommodation
(c) Ethnocentrism (d) Cultural ambivalence
73. Consider the following statements: According to the functionalist
perspective of Talcott Parsons, all societies must solve the functional
problems of
1. pattern maintenance. 2. goal attainment.
3. adaptation. 4. integration.
Which of the statement's given is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) I and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
74. A family falls in the category of primary group. What are the other terms
sociologists use to indicate family as a primary group?
(a) Genetic, involuntary, in-group, blood relations
(b) Genetic, voluntary, in-group, associations
(c) Genetic, involuntary, out-group, institution
(d) Involuntary, institutional, blood relations, associations
75. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) C. H. Cooley : Primary group
(b) alcott Parsons : Positivism
(c) R. K. Merton : Reference groups
(d) W G. Summer : In-group, out-group
76. To which of the following patterns of social change, can the process of
Sankritisation in India be compared?
(a) Anomie (b) Horizontal mobility
(c) Evolutionary process (d) Reference-group model
77. Which one of the following statements in respect of status is not correct ?
(a) Status is the rank-order position
(b) Status is a position in the general institutional system
(c) Status is the worth of a person as estimated by a group
(d) Status is a cultural attribute of. an individual
78. Consider the following statements:
1. Auguste Comte proposed a theory of evolutionary social change dividing it
into three stages of thought: the religious stage, the metaphysical stage and
the scientific stage.
2. According to Herbert Spencer's evolutionary theory, human societies evolve
from "barbarian" to "civilized". Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
79. Who among the following has/have used the concept of "unitary coded
substance" that explains the process of pollution among Hindus?
(a) Pauline Kolenda .
(b) McKim ,Marriott and R. B. lnden
(c) M. N. Srinivas
(d) N. Madan
80. Which of the following is not a criterion of caste?
(a) Hereditary occupation (b) Endogamy
(c) Exogamy (d) Hierarchy
81. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given
below the Lists:
List I
A. Opposition of purity and
pollution
B. Dominant caste
C. Tribe-caste-peasant continuum
D. Attributional and interactional
analysis of caste
List II
1. Surajit Sinha
2. L. Dumont .
3. McKim Marriott
4. M. N. Srinivas
82. Match List I (Interpretation of Caste) with List II (Scholar) and select the
correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List I List II
A. Caste is a closed system 1. Louis Dumont
B. Closed organic stratification 2. Gunnar Myrdal
C. Caste is an extreme form of 3. Fredrick Bailey
absolutely rigid class
D. Caste is an expression of 4. Max Weber
hierarchy rather than stratification
A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2. 3 4 (b) 4 . 3 2 1
(c) I 3 2 4 (d) 4 2. 3 I
83. According to Karl Marx, where does the capitalist class derive profit from?
(a) Absolute control over property
(b) he surplus values created by the workers
(c) Greater investment of capital to production
(d) Increase of means of production
84. Who looks into social stratification as 'the unequal division of material
rewards and social prestige'?
(a) Max Weber
(b) Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore
(c) Karl Marx
(d) Melvin Tumin
85. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given
below the Lists:
List I
A. Social position of men into groups based on their consumption pattern
B. Besides capitalists and workers, there are also other classes and strata in
capitalist society
C. Status attainment through achievement motivation
D. Exploitation through appropriation of surplus value
List II
1. Kingsley Davis & Wilbert Moore
2. Max Weber
3. Karl Marx
4. Wesoloski
A B C D A B C D
(a) 2 4 1 3 (b) 3 1 4 2
(c) 2 I 4 3 (d) 3 4 I 2
86. Wbich one of the following statements is correct?
In "marumakkatthayam" practice inheritance is through
(a) he father (b) he mother
(c) he paternal uncle (d) he maternal uncle
87. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Patrilolity : Patrilineal
(b) Avunculocality : Matrilineal
(c) Matrilocality : Sororal Polygyny
(d) Bilocality : Double descent
88. Match List I (Theory Regarding Origin of Religion) with List II (Propounder)
and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List I
A. Animism
B. Naturism
C. Functional
List II
1. Malinowski
2. Max Muller
3. Tylor
4. Marett
A B C A B C
(a) 2 I 3 (b) 3 2 1
(c) 2 4 3 (d) 3 1 4
89. Consider the following statements:
Under matrilocal residence
1. wife has to live in husband's father's house.
2. mother has to live son-in-law's house.
3. husband has to live in wife's mother's house.
4. father has to live in daughter-in-law's house.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 only
(c) 3 only (d) 2 and 3
90. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given
below the Lists:
List I List II
A. Cognate 1. Family function
B. Modern family 2. Maternal uncle
C. Socialisation 3. Common ancestor
D. Avunculate 4. Narrow range kinship
5. Classificatory Kin
A B C D A B C D
(a) 2 4 1 3 (b) 3 1 4 2
(c) 2 I 4 3 (d) 3 4 1 2
91. Which of the following is an example of matrilineal kin group?
(a) lrula (b) Kadar
(c) Khasi (d) Toda
92. Match List I (Concept) with List II (Residence Rule) and select the correct
answer using the code given below the Lists:
List I
A. Neolocal B. Bilocal
C. Matrilocal D. Patrilocal
List II
1. Married couple lives in wife's mother's household
2. Married couple is allowed to live with either Husband's or Wife's family of
origin
3. Married couple lives anywhere on their own outside their respective families
4. Married couple lives in husband's father's household
A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 4 3 2 (b) 3 2 1 4
(c) I 2 3 4 (d) 3 4 I 2
93. What is the term given to the relationship which is go verned by formal rules
to restrict interaction between designated categories of relatives?
(a) Avoidance relationships
(b) Joking relationships
(c) Conflicting relationships
(d) Intimate relationships
94. Who divided the science of Sociology into two major parts - Sooial statics
and Social dynamics?
(a) Max Weber (b) Karl Marx
(c) Saint Simon (d) Auguste Comte
95. Which one of the following statements correctly describes Wergild?
(a) An ordeal performed by the culprit to prove himself not guilty
(b) A kind of bride price arranged by a groom among the tribals
(c) A fine by which homicide and other heinous crimes against the person were
expiated among the Teutonic people
(d) A kind of sacrificial and sacramental meals among the tribes
96. A particular social status involves not a single associated ro1e, but an array
of associated roles. What was this termed' as by R. K. Merton?
(a) Status set (b) Multiple statuses
(c) Multiple roles (d) Role set
97. What did the 'Satyashodhak Samaj' established in 1873 aim at ?
(a) To bring all castes together
(b) To create a non-idol-worshipping, reason-based faith anchored to truth
(c) To fight against British rule
(d) To fight for women's rights
98. Consider the following statements :
1. The functionalist theory of social stratification has not focused on explaining
social stratification as-a system of rewards resulting in differences in social
prestige.
2. Generally, functionalist theories of social stratification have been assumed, as
far as public policy is concerned, because they mirror and support the status
quo.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
99. Which of the following concepts are applied to analyse the process of
civilizational change?
(a) Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft
(b) Zweckrationalitat and Wertrationalitat
(c) Mechanical and organic solidarity
(d) Sensate and ideational culture
100. Who was the Maharaja under whose patronage the Daljt movement
flourished in Maharashtra?
(a) he Maharaja of Kolhapur (b) he Maharaja of Raigarh
(c) he Maharaja of Nagpur (d) he Maharaja of Amaravati
101. Which one of the following statements is correct? Feminism in the western
societies
(a) is a militant moverpent of women's rights supporters
(b) is a homogeneous ideology built like Marxism, theoretically, over the years
(c) has emerged as a generic term encompassing various ideological positions
vis-a-vis society's treatment of women
(d) is a metaphysical notion that nobody wishes to question or challenge
102. In which of the following States did the Naxalite movement emerge in 1960s?
(a) Bihar (b) West Bengal
(c) Orissa (d) Madhya Pradesh
103. Who among the following has referred to integrative orientation and
alienating orientation as two types of social movements?
(a) Rajni Kothari (b) Andre Beteille
(c) Kathleen Gough (d) Yogendra Singh
104. Which of the following is not an essential feature of social movement?
(a) Collective mobilization
(b) Revolution
(c) Ideology
(d) Orientation towards change
105. Which one of the following tribes initiated the Jharkhand movement?
(a) Bhil (b) Bodo
(c) Santhal (d) Birhor
106. Which one of the following was a peasant movement?
(a) Khilafat Movement
(b) Women Liberation Movement
(c) elengana Movement
(d) Jharkhand movement
107. Who among the following has proposed a model to explain the
differentiation of social system, based on an analysis of the way in which a
particular system responds to forces for change?
(a) N. J. Smelser (b) alcott Parsons
(c) Daniel Bell (d) Ulrich Beck
108. Which of the following group(s)of factors was/were used by Kroeber to
classify kinship terminology?
1. Descen, Gender, Polarity, Bifurcation and Lineage
2. Kinderd, Class, Affinity, Gender and Polarity
3. Generation, Gender, Afinity, Bifurcation and Polarity
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) I only (b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 (d) I and 3
109. A special role, similar to that of a maternal uncle, for one's father's sister is
designated as
(a) Amitate (b) Couvade
(c) Avunculate (d) eknonymy
110. Consider the following statements:
1. Extended family consists of two mates of opposite sex and their offspring.
2. Conjugal family consists of two mates of opposite sex and their offspring.
3. Consanguineous family consists of hvo mates of opposite sex and their
offspring.
Which of the statements given above is correct?
(a) I only (b) 2 only
(c) 3 only (d) None.
111. When two or more ~ibs exist in a community, they may be called
(a) Moieties (b) Phrateries
(c) Exogamous clans (d) Endogamous clans
112. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given
below the Lists:
List I List II
A. Joking relationships I. L. H. Morgan
B. Taboo 2. F. J. Pedlar
C. Classificatory terminology 3. 3. E. Durkheim
D. Totemism 4. Sir James Frazer
A B C D A B C D
(a) I 4 2 3 (b) 2 3 I 4
(c) 1 3 2 4 (d) 2 4 I 3
113. Consider the following statements about family:
1. Family regulates sexual behaviour through incest taboo.
2. Family provides ethnics identity.
3. Family serves as an occupational guild.
4. Family provides predictable social contexts within which its children are to
be socialised.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) I, 2 and 3 (b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) I and 3 (d) 2 and 4
114. What is the smallest unit of Tharawad called?
(a) avazhi (b) Nambudiri
(c) Cheri (d) Koli
115. Match List I (Book) with List II (Author') and select the correct answer
using the code given below the Lists:
List 1 List II
A. Family, Kinship and Marriage I. Irawati Karve in India
B. Kinship Organisation in India 2. T. N. Madan.
C. Family and Kinship: A study 3. Patricia Uberoi
of Pandits of,Rural Kashmir
D. Marriage and Family in India 4. K. M. Kapadia
A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 2 I 3 (b) 3 I 2 4
(c) 4 1 2 3 (d) 3 2 I 4
116. Among the Muslims, a wife can obtain release from her marriage by giving
consideration to husband whose consent is essential. What is this type of
divorce called?
(a) Mehar (b) Tafweez
(c) Khula (d) alaq
117. What is a Hindu marriage in which the daughter is gifted to a priest, called?
(a) Brahma marriage (b) Daiva marriage
(c) Sacred marriage (d) Arsha marriage
118. In traditional Hindu society which of the following forms of mate selection
were undesirable?
(a) Asura, Rakshasa and Paisacha
(b) Brahma, Asura, Arsha and Gandharva
(c) Rakshasa, Daiva, Prajapatya and Paisacha
(d) Brahma, Arsha and Rakshasa
119. What is according to Hindu traditional law, marriage by abduction, called?
(a) Gandharva (b) Paisacha
(c) Arsha (d) Rakshasa
120. What is a cross-cousin marriage as practiced by Gonds of Madhya Pradesh
called?
(a) Shahadlautwa (b) Gheelautwa
(c) Paanilautwa (d) Dudhlautawa
ANSWERS
1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (b)
6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (c)
11. (c) 12. (b) 13. (c) 14. (d) 15. (b)
16. (d) 17. (a) 18. (d) 19. (b) 20. (b)
21. (b) 22. (d) 23. (d) 24. (b) 25. (d)
26. (b) 27. (b) 28. (c) 29. (b) 30. (a)
31. (b) 32. (a) 33. (b) 34. (c) 35. (b)
36. (c) 37. (a) 38. (a) 39. (a) 40. (c)
41. (d) 42. (a) 43. (d) 44. (a) 45. (c)
46. (a) 47. (a) 48. (d) 49. (b) 50. (c)
51. (b) 52. (a) 53. (b) 54. (a) 55. (b)
56. (c) 57. (a) 58. (b) 59. (a) 60. (b)
61. (c) . 62. (d) 63. (c) 64. (b) 65. (a)
66. (d) 67. (a) 68. (b) 69. (b) 70. (b)
71. (b) 72. (c) 73. (d) 74. (a) 75. (b)
76. (d) 17. (d) 78. (a) 79. (b) 80. (c)
81. (d) 82. (b) 83. (b) 84. (b) 85. (a)
86. (b) 87. (c) 88. (b) 89. (c) 90. (d)
91. (c) 92. (b) 93. (a) 94. (d) 95. (c)
96. (d) 97. (b) 98. (b) 99. (d) 100. (a)
101. (c) 102. (b) 103. (d) 104. (b) 105. (c)
106. (c) 107. (b) 108. (b) 109. (a) 110. (b)
111. (b) 112. (d) 113. (b) 114. (a) 115. (b)
116. (c) 117. (b) 118. (a) 119. (d) 120. (d)

गणित

1-If 2x-y=4 then 6x-3y=?
(a)15
(b)12
(c)18
(d)10
Ans. (b)
2-If x=y=2z and xyz=256 then what is the value of x?
(a)12
(b)8
(c)16
(d)6
Ans. (b)
3-(1/10)18 - (1/10)20 = ?
(a) 99/1020
(b) 99/10
(c) 0.9
(d) none of these
Ans. (a)
4-Pipe A can fill in 20 minutes and Pipe B in 30 mins and Pipe C can empty the same in 40 mins.If all of them work together, find the time taken to fill the tank
(a) 17 1/7 mins
(b) 20 mins
(c) 8 mins
(d) none of these
Ans. (a)
5-Thirty men take 20 days to complete a job working 9 hours a day. How many hour a day should 40 men work to complete the job?
(a) 8 hrs
(b) 7 1/2 hrs
(c) 7 hrs
(d) 9 hrs
Ans. (b)
6-Find the smallest number in a GP whose sum is 38 and product 1728
(a) 12
(b) 20
(c) 8
(d) none of these
Ans. (c)
7-A boat travels 20 kms upstream in 6 hrs and 18 kms downstream in 4 hrs. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the water current?
(a) 1/2 kmph
(b) 7/12 kmph
(c) 5 kmph
(d) none of these
Ans. (b)
8-A goat is tied to one corner of a square plot of side 12m by a rope 7m long. Find the area it can graze?
(a) 38.5 sq.m
(b) 155 sq.m
(c) 144 sq.m
(d) 19.25 sq.m

Ans. (a)
9-Mr. Shah decided to walk down the escalator of a tube station. He found that if he walks down 26 steps, he requires 30 seconds to reach the bottom. However, if he steps down 34 stairs he would only require 18 seconds to get to the bottom. If the time is measured from the moment the top step begins to descend to the time he steps off the last step at the bottom, find out the height of the stair way in steps?
Ans.46 steps.
10-The average age of 10 members of a committee is the same as it was 4 years ago, because an old member has been replaced by a young member. Find how much younger is the new member ?
Ans.40 years.
11-ABCE is an isosceles trapezoid and ACDE is a rectangle. AB = 10 and EC = 20. What is the length of AE?
Ans. AE = 10.
12- In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents to the circle at A and B respectively and the chord BC is parallel to tangent PA. If AC = 6 cm, and length of the tangent AP is 9 cm, then what is the length of the chord BC?
Ans. BC = 4 cm.
13-Three cards are drawn at random from an ordinary pack of cards. Find the probability that they will consist of a king, a queen and an ace.
Ans. 64/2210.
14-A number of cats got together and decided to kill between them 999919 mice. Every cat killed an equal number of mice. Each cat killed more mice than there were cats. How many cats do you think there were ?
Ans. 991.
15-If Log2 x - 5 Log x + 6 = 0, then what would the value / values of x be?
Ans. x = e2 or e3.
16-The square of a two digit number is divided by half the number. After 36 is added to the quotient, this sum is then divided by 2. The digits of the resulting number are the same as those in the original number, but they are in reverse order. The ten's place of the original number is equal to twice the difference between its digits. What is the number?
Ans. 46
17-Can you tender a one rupee note in such a manner that there shall be total 50 coins but none of them would be 2 paise coins.?
Ans. 45 one paisa coins, 2 five paise coins, 2 ten paise coins, and 1 twenty-five paise coins.
18-A monkey starts climbing up a tree 20ft. tall. Each hour, it hops 3ft. and slips back 2ft. How much time would it take the monkey to reach the top?
Ans.18 hours.
19-What is the missing number in this series?
8 2 14 6 11 ? 14 6 18 12
Ans. 9
20-A certain type of mixture is prepared by mixing brand A at Rs.9 a kg. with brand B at Rs.4 a kg. If the mixture is worth Rs.7 a kg., how many kgs. of brand A are needed to make 40kgs. of the mixture?
Ans. Brand A needed is 24kgs.

21-A wizard named Nepo says "I am only three times my son's age. My father is 40 years more than twice my age. Together the three of us are a mere 1240 years old." How old is Nepo?
Ans. 360 years old.
22-One dog tells the other that there are two dogs in front of me. The other one also shouts that he too had two behind him. How many are they?
Ans. Three.
23-A man ate 100 bananas in five days, each day eating 6 more than the previous day. How many bananas did he eat on the first day?
Ans. Eight.
24-If it takes five minutes to boil one egg, how long will it take to boil four eggs?
Ans. Five minutes.
25-The minute hand of a clock overtakes the hour hand at intervals of 64 minutes of correct time. How much a day does the clock gain or lose?
Ans. 32 8/11 minutes.
26-Solve for x and y: 1/x - 1/y = 1/3, 1/x2 + 1/y2 = 5/9.
Ans. x = 3/2 or -3 and y = 3 or -3/2.
27-Daal is now being sold at Rs. 20 a kg. During last month its rate was Rs. 16 per kg. By how much percent should a family reduce its consumption so as to keep the expenditure fixed?
Ans. 20 %.
28-Find the least value of 3x + 4y if x2y3 = 6.
Ans. 10.
29-Can you find out what day of the week was January 12, 1979?
Ans. Friday.
30-A garrison of 3300 men has provisions for 32 days, when given at a rate of 850 grams per head. At the end of 7 days a reinforcement arrives and it was found that now the provisions will last 8 days less, when given at the rate of 825 grams per head. How, many more men can it feed?
Ans. 1700 men.
31-From 5 different green balls, four different blue balls and three different red balls, how many combinations of balls can be chosen taking at least one green and one blue ball?
Ans. 3720.
32-Three pipes, A, B, & C are attached to a tank. A & B can fill it in 20 & 30 minutes respectively while C can empty it in 15 minutes. If A, B & C are kept open successively for 1 minute each, how soon will the tank be filled?
Ans. 167 minutes.
33-A person walking 5/6 of his usual rate is 40 minutes late. What is his usual time?
Ans. 3 hours 20 minutes.


For a motorist there are three ways going from City A to City C. By way of bridge the distance is 20 miles and toll is $0.75. A tunnel between the two cities is a distance of 10 miles and toll is $1.00 for the vehicle and driver and $0.10 for each passenger. A two-lane highway without toll goes east for 30 miles to city B and then 20 miles in a northwest direction to City C.

1. Which is the shortest route from B to C
(a) Directly on toll free highway to City C
(b) The bridge
(c) The Tunnel
(d) The bridge or the tunnel
(e) The bridge only if traffic is heavy on the toll
free highway

Ans. (a)
2. The most economical way of going from City A to City B, in terms of toll and distance is to use the
(a) tunnel
(b) bridge
(c) bridge or tunnel
(d) toll free highway
(e) bridge and highway
Ans. (a)
3. Jim usually drives alone from City C to City A every working day. His firm deducts a percentage of employee pay for lateness. Which factor would most influence his choice of the bridge or the tunnel ?
(a) Whether his wife goes with him
(b) scenic beauty on the route
(c) Traffic conditions on the road, bridge and tunnel
(d) saving $0.25 in tolls
(e) price of gasoline consumed in covering additional
10 miles on the
bridge
Ans. (a)
4. In choosing between the use of the bridge and the tunnel the chief factor(s) would be:
I. Traffic and road conditions
II. Number of passengers in the car
III. Location of one's homes in the center or
outskirts of one of the
cities
IV. Desire to save $0.25

(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) II and III only
(d) III and IV only
(e) I and II only
Ans. (a)
The letters A, B, C, D, E, F and G, not necessarily in that order, stand for seven consecutive integers from 1 to 10
D is 3 less than A
B is the middle term
F is as much less than B as C is greater than D
G is greater than F

1. The fifth integer is
(a) A
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) F
Ans. (a)
2. A is as much greater than F as which integer is less than G
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Ans. (a)
3. If A = 7, the sum of E and G is
(a) 8
(b) 10
(c) 12
(d) 14
(e) 16
Ans. (a)
4. A - F = ?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) Cannot be determined
Ans. (a)
5. An integer T is as much greater than C as C isgreater than E. T can be written as A + E. What is D?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
(e) Cannot be determined

Ans. (a)
6. The greatest possible value of C is how much greater than the smallest possible value of D?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
(e) 6
Ans. (a)



In country X, democratic, conservative and justice parties have fought three civil wars in twenty years. TO restore stability an agreement is reached to rotate the top offices President, Prime Minister and Army Chief among the parties so that each party controls one and only one office at all times. The three top office holders must each have two deputies, one from each of the other parties. Each deputy must choose a staff composed of equally members of his or her chiefs party and member of the third party.

When Justice party holds one of the top offices, which of the following cannot be true
(a) Some of the staff members within that office are
justice party members
(b) Some of the staff members within that office are
democratic party
members
(c) Two of the deputies within the other offices are
justice party members
(d) Two of the deputies within the other offices are
conservative
party members
(e) Some of the staff members within the other offices
are justice
party members.
Ans. (a)
When the democratic party holds presidency, the staff of the prime minister's deputies are composed
I. One-fourth of democratic party members
II. One-half of justice party members and one-fourth
of conservative
party members
III. One-half of conservative party members and
one-fourth of justice
party members.

(a) I only
(b) I and II only
(c) II or III but not both
(d) I and II or I and III
(e) None of these
Ans. (a)
Which of the following is allowable under the rules as stated:
(a) More than half of the staff within a given office
belonging to a
single party
(b) Half of the staff within a given office belonging
to a single party
(c) Any person having a member of the same party as
his or her
immediate superior
(d) Half the total number of staff members in all
three offices
belonging to a single party
(e) Half the staff members in a given office belonging
to parties
different from the party of the top office holder in
that office.
Ans. (a)
The office of the Army Chief passes from Conservative to Justice party. Which of the following must be fired.
(a) The democratic deputy and all staff members
belonging to Justice party
(b) Justice party deputy and all his or hers staff
members
(c) Justice party deputy and half of his Conservative
staff members in
the chief of staff office
(d) The Conservative deputy and all of his or her
staff members
belonging to Conservative party
(e) No deputies and all staff members belonging to
conservative parties.
Ans. (a)
In recommendations to the board of trustees a tuition increase of $500 per year, the president of the university said "There were no student demonstrations over the previous increases of $300 last year and $200 the year before". If the president's statement is accurate then which of the following can be validly inferred from the information given:
I. Most students in previous years felt that the increases were justified because of increased operating costs.
II. Student apathy was responsible for the failure of students to protest the previous tuition increases.
III. Students are not likely to demonstrate over new tuition increases.

(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) I or II but not both
(d) I, II and III
(e) None
Ans. (a)


The office staff of XYZ corporation presently consists of three bookeepers--A, B, C and 5 secretaries D, E, F, G, H. The management is planning to open a new office in another city using 2 bookeepers and 3 secretaries of the present staff . To do so they plan to seperate certain individuals who don't function well together. The following guidelines were established to set up the new office
I. Bookeepers A and C are constantly finding fault
with one another
and should not be sent together to the new office as a
team
II. C and E function well alone but not as a team ,
they should be
seperated
III. D and G have not been on speaking terms and
shouldn't go together
IV Since D and F have been competing for promotion
they shouldn't be a
team

1-If A is to be moved as one of the bookeepers, which of the following cannot be a possible working unit.

A.ABDEH
B.ABDGH
C.ABEFH
D.ABEGH
Ans.B
2-If C and F are moved to the new office, how many combinations are possible
A.1
B.2
C.3
D.4
Ans.A
3-If C is sent to the new office,which member of the staff cannot go with C
A.B
B.D
C.F
D.G
Ans.B
4-Under the guidelines developed, which of the following must go to the new office
A.B
B.D
C.E
D.G
Ans.A
5-If D goes to the new office, which of the following is/are true
I.C cannot go
II.A cannot go
III.H must also go

A.I only
B.II only
C.I and II only
D.I and III only
Ans.D


After months of talent searching for an administrative assistant to the president of the college the field of applicants has been narrowed down to 5--A, B, C, D, E .It was announced that the finalist would be chosen after a series of all-day group personal interviews were held. The examining committee agreed upon the following procedure
I. The interviews will be held once a week
II. 3 candidates will appear at any all-day interview
session
III. Each candidate will appear at least once
IV. If it becomes necessary to call applicants for
additional interviews, no more 1 such applicant should be asked
to appear the
next week
V. Because of a detail in the written applications, it
was agreed that
whenever candidate B appears, A should also be
present.
VI. Because of travel difficulties it was agreed that C
will appear for
only 1 interview.
>

1-At the first interview the following candidates appear A,B,D. Which of the following combinations can be called for the interview to be held next week.
A.BCD
B.CDE
C.ABE
D.ABC
Ans.B
2-Which of the following is a possible sequence of combinations for interviews in 2 successive weeks
A.ABC;BDE
B.ABD;ABE
C.ADE;ABC
D.BDE;ACD
Ans.C
3-If A ,B and D appear for the interview and D is called for additional interview the following week, which 2 candidates may be asked to appear with D?
I. A
II B
III.C
IV.E
A.I and II
B.I and III only
C.II and III only
D.III and IV only
Ans.D
4-Which of the following correctly state(s) the procedure followed by the search committee
I.After the second interview all applicants have
appeared at least once
II.The committee sees each applicant a second time
III.If a third session,it is possible for all
applicants to appear at
least twice

A.I only
B.II only
C.III only
D.Both I and II
Ans.A


A certain city is served by subway lines A,B and C and numbers 1 2 and 3 When it snows , morning service on B is delayed When it rains or snows , service on A, 2 and 3 are delayed both in the morning and afternoon When temp. falls below 30 degrees Fahrenheit afternoon service is cancelled in either the A line or the 3 line,
but not both. When the temperature rises over 90 degrees Fahrenheit, the afternoon service is cancelled in either the line C or the 3 line but not both. When the service on the A line is delayed or cancelled, service on the C line which connects the A line, is delayed. When service on the 3 line is cancelled, service on the B line which connects the 3 line is delayed.

1-On Jan 10th, with the temperature at 15 degree Fahrenheit, it snows all day. On how many lines will service be affected, including both morning and afternoon.
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
Ans. D
2-On Aug 15th with the temperature at 97 degrees Fahrenheit it begins to rain at 1 PM. What is the minimum number of lines on which service will be affected?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
Ans. C
3-On which of the following occasions would service be on the greatest number of lines disrupted.
(A) A snowy afternoon with the temperature at 45
degree farenheit
(B) A snowy morning with the temperature at 45 degree
farenheit
(C) A rainy afternoon with the temperature at 45
degree farenheit
(D) A rainy afternoon with the temperature at 95
degree farenheit
Ans. B



In a certain society, there are two marriage groups, red and brown. No marriage is permitted within a group. On marriage, males become part of their wives groups; women remain in their own group. Children belong to the same group as their parents. Widowers and divorced males revert to the group of their birth. Marriage to more than one person at the same time and marriage to a direct descendant are forbidden

Q1. A brown female could have had I. A grandfather born Red
II. A grandmother born Red
III Two grandfathers born Brown
(A) I only
(B) III only
(C) I, II and III
(D) I and II only
Ans. D
Q2. A male born into the brown group may have
(A) An uncle in either group
(B) A brown daughter
(C) A brown son
(D) A son-in-law born into red group
Ans. A
Q3. Which of the following is not permitted under the rules as stated.
(A) A brown male marrying his father's sister
(B) A red female marrying her mother's brother
(C) A widower marrying his wife's sister
(D) A widow marrying her divorced daughter's
ex-husband
Ans. B
Q4. If widowers and divorced males retained their group they had upon marrying which of the following would be permissible (Assume that no previous marriage occurred)
(A) A woman marrying her dead sister's husband
(B) A woman marrying her divorced daughter's
ex-husband
(C) A widower marrying his brother's daughter
(D) A woman marrying her mother's brother who is a
widower.

Ans. D


There are six steps that lead from the first to the second floor. No two people can be on the same step Mr. A is two steps below Mr. C Mr. B is a step next to Mr. D Only one step is vacant ( No one standing on that step )Denote the first step by step 1 and second step by step 2 etc.
1. If Mr. A is on the first step, Which of the following is true?
(a) Mr. B is on the second step
(b) Mr. C is on the fourth step.
(c) A person Mr. E, could be on the third step
(d) Mr. D is on higher step than Mr. C.
Ans: (d)
2. If Mr. E was on the third step & Mr. B was on a higher step than Mr. E which step must be vacant
(a) step 1
(b) step 2
(c) step 4
(d) step 5
(e) step 6
Ans: (a)
3. If Mr. B was on step 1, which step could A be on?
(a) 2&e only
(b) 3&5 only
(c) 3&4 only
(d) 4&5 only
(e) 2&4 only
Ans: (c)
4. If there were two steps between the step that A was standing and the step that B was standing on, and A was on a higher step than D , A must be on step
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
(e) 6
Ans: (c)
5. Which of the following is false
i. B&D can be both on odd-numbered steps in one
configuration
ii. In a particular configuration A and C must either
both an odd
numbered steps or both an even-numbered steps
iii. A person E can be on a step next to the vacant
step.
(a) i only
(b) ii only
(c) iii only
(d) both i and iii
Ans: (c)
Six swimmers A, B, C, D, E, F compete in a race. The outcome is as follows.
i. B does not win.
ii. Only two swimmers separate E & D
iii. A is behind D & E
iv. B is ahead of E , with one swimmer intervening
v. F is a head of D

1. Who stood fifth in the race ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Ans: (e)
2. How many swimmers separate A and F ?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) cannot be determined
Ans: (d)
3. The swimmer between C & E is
(a) none
(b) F
(c) D
(d) B
(e) A
Ans: (a)
4. If the end of the race, swimmer D is disqualified by the Judges then swimmer B finishes in which place
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) 5
Ans: (b)


Five houses lettered A,B,C,D, & E are built in a row next to each other. The houses are lined up in the order A,B,C,D, & E. Each of the five houses has a colored chimney. The roof and chimney of each house must be painted as follows.
i. The roof must be painted either green, red ,or yellow.
ii. The chimney must be painted either white, black,
or red.
iii. No house may have the same color chimney as the
color of roof.
iv. No house may use any of the same colors that the
every next house
uses.
v. House E has a green roof.
vi. House B has a red roof and a black chimney

1. Which of the following is true ?
(a) At least two houses have black chimney.
(b) At least two houses have red roofs.
(c) At least two houses have white chimneys
(d) At least two houses have green roofs
(e) At least two houses have yellow roofs
Ans: (c)
2. Which must be false ?
(a) House A has a yellow roof
(b) House A & C have different color chimney
(c) House D has a black chimney
(d) House E has a white chimney
(e) House B&D have the same color roof.
Ans: (b)
3. If house C has a yellow roof. Which must be true.
(a) House E has a white chimney
(b) House E has a black chimney
(c) House E has a red chimney
(d) House D has a red chimney
(e) House C has a black chimney
Ans: (a)
4. Which possible combinations of roof & chimney can house
I. A red roof 7 a black chimney
II. A yellow roof & a red chimney
III. A yellow roof & a black chimney

(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) III only
(d) I & II only
(e) I&II&III
Ans: (e)
One of the following is my secret word: AIM DUE MOD OAT TIE. With the list in front of you, if I were to tell you any one of my secret word, then you would be able to tell me the number of vowels in my secret word. Which is my secret word?
Ans.TIE
One of Mr. Horton, his wife, their son, and Mr. Horton's mother is a doctor and another is a lawyer.
a)If the doctor is younger than the lawyer, then the doctor and the lawyer are not blood relatives.
b)If the doctor is a woman, then the doctor and the lawyer are blood relatives.
c)If the lawyer is a man, then the doctor is a man.
Whose occupation you know?
Ans.Mr. Horton:he is the doctor.
Mr. and Mrs. Aye and Mr. and Mrs. Bee competed in a chess tournament. Of the three games played:
a)In only the first game were the two players married to each other.
b)The men won two games and the women won one game.
c)The Ayes won more games than the Bees.
d)Anyone who lost game did not play the subsequent game.
Who did not lose a game?
Ans.Mrs.Bee did not lose a game.
Three piles of chips--pile I consists one chip, pile II consists of chips, and pile III consists of three chips--are to be used in game played by Anita and Brinda. The game requires:
a)That each player in turn take only one chip or all chips from just one pile.
b)That the player who has to take the last chip loses.
c)That Anita now have her turn.
From which pile should Anita draw in order to win?
Ans.Pile II
Of Abdul, Binoy, and Chandini:
a)Each member belongs to the Tee family whose members always tell the truth or to the El family whose members always lie.
b)Abdul says ''Either I belong or Binoy belongs to a different family from the other two."
Whose family do you name of?
Ans.Binoy's family--El.
In a class composed of x girls and y boys what part of the class is composed of girls
A.y/(x + y)
B.x/xy
C.x/(x + y)
D.y/xy
Ans.C
What is the maximum number of half-pint bottles of cream that can be filled with a 4-gallon can of cream(2 pt.=1 qt. and 4 qt.=1 gal)

A.16
B.24
C.30
D.64
Ans.D
f the operation,^ is defined by the equation x ^ y = 2x + y, what is the value of a in 2 ^ a = a ^ 3

A.0
B.1
C.-1
D.4
Ans.B
A coffee shop blends 2 kinds of coffee, putting in 2 parts of a 33p. a gm. grade to 1 part of a 24p. a gm. If the mixture is changed to 1 part of the 33p. a gm. to 2 parts of the less expensive grade, how much will the shop save in blending 100 gms.

A.Rs.90
B.Rs.1.00
C.Rs.3.00
D.Rs.8.00
Ans.C
There are 200 questions on a 3 hr examination.Among these questions are 50 mathematics problems.It is suggested that twice as much time be spent on each maths problem as for each other question.How many minutes should be spent on mathematics problems

A.36
B.72
C.60
D.100
Ans.B
In a group of 15,7 have studied Latin, 8 have studied Greek, and 3 have not studied either. How many of these studied both Latin and Greek

A.0
B.3
C.4
D.5
Ans.B
If 13 = 13w/(1-w) ,then (2w)2 =

A.1/4
B.1/2
C.1
D.2
Ans.C
If a and b are positive integers and (a-b)/3.5 = 4/7, then

(A) b < a
(B) b > a
(C) b = a
(D) b >= a
Ans. A
In june a baseball team that played 60 games had won 30% of its game played. After a phenomenal winning streak this team raised its average to 50% .How many games must the team have won in a row to attain this average?

A. 12
B. 20
C. 24
D. 30
Ans. C
M men agree to purchase a gift for Rs. D. If three men drop out how much more will each have to contribute towards the purchase of the gift/

A. D/(M-3)
B. MD/3
C. M/(D-3)
D. 3D/(M2-3M)
Ans. D
A company contracts to paint 3 houses. Mr.Brown can paint a house in 6 days while Mr.Black would take 8 days and Mr.Blue 12 days. After 8 days Mr.Brown goes on vacation and Mr. Black begins to work for a period of 6 days. How many days will it take Mr.Blue to complete the contract?

A. 7
B. 8
C. 11
D. 12
Ans.C
2 hours after a freight train leaves Delhi a passenger train leaves the same station travelling in the same direction at an average speed of 16 km/hr. After travelling 4 hrs the passenger train overtakes the freight train. The average speed of the freight train was?

A. 30
B. 40
C.58
D. 60
Ans. B
If 9x-3y=12 and 3x-5y=7 then 6x-2y = ?

A.-5
B. 4
C. 2
D. 8
Ans. D
There are 5 red shoes, 4 green shoes. If one draw randomly a shoe what is the probability of getting a red shoe
Ans 5c1/ 9c1
What is the selling price of a car? If the cost of the car is Rs.60 and a profit of 10% over selling price is earned
Ans: Rs 66/-
1/3 of girls , 1/2 of boys go to canteen .What factor and total number of classmates go to canteen.
Ans: Cannot be determined.
The price of a product is reduced by 30% . By what percentage should it be increased to make it 100%
Ans: 42.857%
There is a square of side 6cm . A circle is inscribed inside the square. Find the ratio of the area of circle to square.
Ans. 11/14
There are two candles of equal lengths and of different thickness. The thicker one lasts of six hours. The thinner 2 hours less than the thicker one. Ramesh lights the two candles at the same time. When he went to bed he saw the thicker one is twice the length of the thinner one. How long ago did Ramesh light the two candles .
Ans: 3 hours.
If PQRST is a parallelogram what it the ratio of triangle PQS & parallelogram PQRST .
Ans: 1:2
The cost of an item is Rs 12.60. If the profit is 10% over selling price what is the selling price ?
Ans: Rs 13.86/-
There are 6 red shoes & 4 green shoes . If two of red shoes are drawn what is the probability of getting red shoes
Ans: 6c2/10c2
To 15 lts of water containing 20% alcohol, we add 5 lts of pure water. What is % alcohol.
Ans : 15%
A worker is paid Rs.20/- for a full days work. He works 1,1/3,2/3,1/8.3/4 days in a week. What is the total amount paid for that worker ?
Ans : 57.50
If the value of x lies between 0 & 1 which of the following is the largest?

(a) x
(b) x2
(c) -x
(d) 1/x
Ans : (d)
If the total distance of a journey is 120 km .If one goes by 60 kmph and comes back at 40kmph what is the average speed during the journey?
Ans: 48kmph
A school has 30% students from Maharashtra .Out of these 20% are Bombay students. Find the total percentage of Bombay?
Ans: 6%
An equilateral triangle of sides 3 inch each is given. How many equilateral triangles of side 1 inch can be formed from it?
Ans: 9
If A/B = 3/5,then 15A = ?
Ans : 9B
Each side of a rectangle is increased by 100% .By what percentage does the area increase?
Ans : 300%
Perimeter of the back wheel = 9 feet, front wheel = 7 feet on a certain distance, the front wheel gets 10 revolutions more than the back wheel .What is the distance?
Ans : 315 feet.
Perimeter of front wheel =30, back wheel = 20. If front wheel revolves 240 times. How many revolutions will the back wheel take?
Ans: 360 times
20% of a 6 litre solution and 60% of 4 litre solution are mixed. What percentage of the mixture of solution
Ans: 36%
City A's population is 68000, decreasing at a rate of 80 people per year. City B having population 42000 is increasing at a rate of 120 people per year. In how many years both the cities will have same population?
Ans: 130 years
Two cars are 15 kms apart. One is turning at a speed of 50kmph and the other at 40kmph . How much time will it take for the two cars to meet?
Ans: 3/2 hours
A person wants to buy 3 paise and 5 paise stamps costing exactly one rupee. If he buys which of the following number of stamps he won't able to buy 3 paise stamps.
Ans: 9
Which of the following fractions is less than 1/3

(a) 22/62
(b) 15/46
(c) 2/3
(d) 1
Ans: (b)
There are two circles, one circle is inscribed and another circle is circumscribed over a square. What is the ratio of area of inner to outer circle?
Ans: 1 : 2
Three types of tea the a,b,c costs Rs. 95/kg,100/kg and70/kg respectively.
How many kgs of each should be blended to produce 100 kg of mixture worth Rs.90/kg, given that the quntities of band c are equal

a)70,15,15
b)50,25,25
c)60,20,20
d)40,30,30
Ans. (b)
in a class, except 18 all are above 50 years.
15 are below 50 years of age. How many people are there

(a) 30
(b) 33
(c) 36
(d) none of these.
Ans. (d)
If a boat is moving in upstream with velocity of 14 km/hr and goes downstream with a velocity of 40 km/hr, then what is the speed of the stream ?

(a) 13 km/hr
(b) 26 km/hr
(c) 34 km/hr
(d) none of these
Ans. A
Find the value of ( 0.75 * 0.75 * 0.75 - 0.001 ) / ( 0.75 * 0.75 - 0.075 + 0.01)

(a) 0.845
(b) 1.908
(c) 2.312
(d) 0.001
Ans. A
A can have a piece of work done in 8 days, B can work three times faster than the A, C can work five times faster than A. How many days will they take to do the work together ?

(a) 3 days
(b) 8/9 days
(c) 4 days
(d) can't say
Ans. B
A car travels a certain distance taking 7 hrs in forward journey, during the return journey increased speed 12km/hr takes the times 5 hrs. What is the distance travelled

(a) 210 kms
(b) 30 kms
(c) 20 kms
(c) none of these
Ans. B
Find (7x + 4y ) / (x-2y) if x/2y = 3/2 ?

(a) 6
(b) 8
(c) 7
(d) data insufficient
Ans. C
If on an item a company gives 25% discount, they earn 25% profit. If they now give 10% discount then what is the profit percentage.

(a) 40%
(b) 55%
(c) 35%
(d) 30%
Ans. D
A certain number of men can finish a piece of work in 10 days. If however there were 10 men less it will take 10 days more for the work to be finished. How many men were there originally?

(a) 110 men
(b) 130 men
(c) 100 men
(d) none of these
Ans. A
In simple interest what sum amounts of Rs.1120/- in 4 years and Rs.1200/- in 5 years ?

(a) Rs. 500
(b) Rs. 600
(c) Rs. 800
(d) Rs. 900
Ans. C
If a sum of money compound annually amounts of thrice itself in 3 years. In how many years will it become 9 times itself.

(a) 6
(b) 8
(c) 10
(d) 12
Ans A
Two trains move in the same direction at 50 kmph and 32 kmph respectively. A man in the slower train observes the 15 seconds elapse before the faster train completely passes by him. What is the length of faster train ?

(a) 100m
(b) 75m
(c) 120m
(d) 50m
Ans B
How many mashes are there in 1 square meter of wire gauge if each mesh
is 8mm long and 5mm wide ?

(a) 2500
(b) 25000
(c) 250
(d) 250000
Ans B
x% of y is y% of ?
(a) x/y
(b) 2y
(c) x
(d) can't be determined
Ans. C
The price of sugar increases by 20%, by what % should a housewife reduce the consumption of sugar so that expenditure on sugar can be same as before ?
(a) 15%
(b) 16.66%
(c) 12%
(d) 9%
Ans B
A man spends half of his salary on household expenses, 1/4th for rent, 1/5th for travel expenses, the man deposits the rest in a bank. If his monthly deposits in the bank amount 50, what is his monthly salary ?
(a) Rs.500
(b) Rs.1500
(c) Rs.1000
(d) Rs. 900
Ans C
15 men take 21 days of 8 hrs. each to do a piece of work. How many days of 6 hrs. each would it take for 21 women if 3 women do as much work as 2 men?
(a) 30
(b) 20
(c) 19
(d) 29
Ans. A
A cylinder is 6 cms in diameter and 6 cms in height. If spheres of the same size are made from the material obtained, what is the diameter of each sphere?
(a) 5 cms
(b) 2 cms
(c) 3 cms
(d) 4 cms
Ans C
The difference b/w the compound interest payble half yearly and the simple interest on a certain sum lent out at 10% p.a for 1 year is Rs 25. What is the sum?
(a) Rs. 15000
(b) Rs. 12000
(c) Rs. 10000
(d) none of these
Ans C
What is the smallest number by which 2880 must be divided in order to make it into a perfect square ?

(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
Ans. C
A father is 30 years older than his son however he will be only thrice as old as the son after 5 years what is father's present age ?

(a) 40 yrs
(b) 30 yrs
(c) 50 yrs
(d) none of these
Ans. A
If an item costs Rs.3 in '99 and Rs.203 in '00.What is the % increase in price?

(a) 200/3 %
(b) 200/6 %
(c) 100%
(d) none of these
Ans. A
5 men or 8 women do equal amount of work in a day. a job requires 3 men and 5 women to finish the job in 10 days how many woman are required to finish the job in 14 days.

a) 10
b) 7
c) 6
d) 12
Ans 7
A simple interest amount of rs 5000 for six month is rs 200. what is the anual rate of interest?

a) 10%
b) 6%
c) 8%
d) 9%
Ans 8%
In objective test a correct answer score 4 marks and on a wrong answer 2 marks are ---. a student score 480 marks from 150 question. how many answer were correct?

a) 120
b) 130
c) 110
d) 150
Ans130.
An article sold at amount of 50% the net sale price is rs 425 .what is the list price of the article?

a) 500
b) 488
c) 480
d) 510
Ans 500
A man leaves office daily at 7pm A driver with car comes from his home to pick him from office and bring back home One day he gets free at 5:30 and instead of waiting for driver he starts walking towards home. In the way he meets the car and returns home on car He reaches home 20 minutes earlier than usual. In how much time does the man reach home usually??
Ans. 1hr 20min
A works thrice as much as B. If A takes 60 days less than B to do a work then find the number of days it would take to complete the work if both work together?
Ans. 22½days
How many 1's are there in the binary form of 8*1024 + 3*64 + 3
Ans. 4
A boy has Rs 2. He wins or loses Re 1 at a time If he wins he gets Re 1 and if he loses the game he loses Re 1.
He can loose only 5 times. He is out of the game if he earns Rs 5.
Find the number of ways in which this is possible?
Ans. 16
If there are 1024*1280 pixels on a screen and each pixel can have around 16 million colors
Find the memory required for this?
Ans. 4MB
On a particular day A and B decide that they would either speak the truth or will lie.
C asks A whether he is speaking truth or lying?
He answers and B listens to what he said. C then asks B what A has said B says "A says that he is a liar"
What is B speaking ?

(a) Truth
(b) Lie
(c) Truth when A lies
(d) Cannot be determined
Ans. (b)
What is the angle between the two hands of a clock when time is 8:30
Ans. 75(approx)
A man walks east and turns right and then from there to his left and then 45degrees to his right. In which direction did he go
Ans. North west
A man shows his friend a woman sitting in a park and says that she the daughter of my grandmother's only son. What is the relation between the two
Ans. Daughter
If a=2/3b , b=2/3c, and c=2/3d what part of d is b/

(a) 8/27
(b) 4/9
(c) 2/3
(d) 75%
(e) 4/3
Ans. (b)
Successive discounts of 20% and 15% are equal to a single discount of

(a) 30%
(b) 32%
(c) 34%
(d) 35%
(e) 36
Ans. (b)
The petrol tank of an automobile can hold g liters. If a liters was removed when the tank was full, what part of the full tank was removed?

(a)g-a
(b)g/a
(c) a/g
(d) (g-a)/a
(e) (g-a)/g
Ans. (c)
If x/y=4 and y is not '0' what % of x is 2x-y

(a)150%
(b)175%
(c)200%
(d)250%
Ans. (b)
A three digit number consists of 9,5 and one more number . When these digits are reversed and then subtracted from the original number the answer yielded will be consisting of the same digits arranged yet in a different order. What is the other digit?

Sol. Let the digit unknown be n.
The given number is then 900+50+n=950+n.

When reversed the new number is 100n+50+9=59+100n.
Subtracting these two numbers we get 891-99n.
The digit can be arranged in 3 ways or 6 ways.
We have already investigated 2 of these ways.
We can now try one of the remaining 4 ways. One of these is n 95
100n+90+5=891-99n
or 199n =796
so, n=4
the unknown digit is 4.
A farmer built a fence around his 17 cows, in a square shaped region. He used 27 fence poles on each side of the square. How many poles did he need altogether???
Ans.104 poles

Sol. Here 25 poles Must be there on each side .And around four corners 4 poles will be present. 4*25+4=100+4=104 poles.
On the first test of the semester, kiran scored a 60. On the last test of the semester, kiran scored 75% By what percent did kiran's score improve?
Ans: 25%

Sol. In first test kiran got 60
In last test he got 75.
% increase in test ( 60(x+100))/100=75
0.6X+60=75
0.6X=15
X=15/0.6=25%
A group consists of equal number of men and women. Of them 10% of men and 45% of women are unemployed. If a person is randomly selected from the group. Find the probability for the selected person to be an employee.
Ans:29/40

Sol: Assume men=100,women=100 then employed men & women r (100-10)+(100-45)=145
So probability for the selected person to be an employee=145/200=29/40
Randy's chain of used car dealership sold 16,400 cars in 1998. If the chain sold 15,744 cars in 1999, by what percent did the number of cars sold decrease?
Ans: 4%

Sol. Let percentage of decrease is x , then
16400(100-x)/100=15744
16400-15744=164x
x=656/164=4%
A radio when sold at a certain price gives a gain of 20%. What will be the gain percent, if sold for thrice the price?
A) 260%
B) 150%
C) 100%
D) 50%
E) None of these
Ans: 260%

Sol. Let x be original cost of the radio.
The solding price = (100+20)x=120x
If , it is sold for thrice the price ,then 3*120x=360x
So, gain percent is (360-100)=260%.
If the Arithmetic mean is 34 and geometric mean is 16 then what is greates number in that series of numbers?
Ans. 64

Sol. Let two numbers be x, y;
Arthmetic mean=34=>( x+y)/2=34
x+y=68
geometric mean=16=>(xy)pow 1/2=16
xy=16*16=256
By trail and error 16*16=64*4
And 64+4/2=34
So the greatest number int hat series is 64.
The diameter of the driving wheel of a bus is 140cm. How many revolutions per minute must the wheel make in order to keep a speed of 66 kmph?
Ans. 250

Sol. Distance to be covered in 1 min=(66*1000)/60 m=1100m
Circumference of the wheel =(2*22/7*0.70)m=4.4m.
So, Number of revolutions per min=1100/4.4=250.
The boys and girls in a college are in the ratio 3:2. If 20% of the boys and 25% of the girls are adults, the percentage of students who are not adults is:??
Ans.78%

Sol: Suppose boys = 3x and girls = 2x
Not adults = (80*3x/100) + (75*2x/100) = 39x/10
Required percentage = (39x/10)*(1/5x)*100 = 78%
Vivek travelled 1200km by air which formed 2/5 of his trip. One third of the whole trip , he travelled by car and the rest of the journey he performed by train. The distance travelled by train was???
Ans.800km

Sol: Let the total trip be x km.
Then 2x/5=1200
x=1200*5/2=3000km
Distance travelled by car =1/3*3000=1000km
Journey by train =[3000-(1200+1000)]=800km.
In a college ,1/5 th of the girls and 1/8 th of the boys took part in a social camp. What of the total number of students in the college took part in the camp?
Ans: 2/13

Sol: Out of 5 girls 1 took part in the camp
out of 8 boys 1 took part in the camp
so, out of 13 students 2 took part in the camp.
So, 2/13of the total strength took part in the camp.
On sports day, if 30 children were made to stand in a column,16 columns could be formed. If 24 children were made to stand in a column , how many columns could be formed?
Ans. 20

Sol: Total number of children=30*16=480
Number of columns of 24 children each =480/24=20.
Two trains 200mts and 150mts are running on the parallel rails at this rate of 40km/hr and 45km/hr. In how much time will they cross each other if they are running in the same direction.
Ans: 252sec

Sol: Relative speed=45-40=5km/hr=25/18 mt/sec
Total distance covered =sum of lengths of trains =350mts.
So, time taken =350*18/25=252sec.
5/9 part of the population in a village are males. If 30% of the males are married, the percentage of unmarried females in the total population is:
Ans: (250/9)%

Sol: Let the population =x Males=(5/9)x
Married males = 30% of (5/9)x = x/6
Married females = x/6
Total females = (x-(5/9)x)=4x/9
Unmarried females = (4x/9 – x/6) = 5x/18
Required percentage = (5x/18 * 1/x * 100) = (250/9)%
From height of 8 mts a ball fell down and each time it bounces half the distance back. What will be the distance travelled
Ans.: 24

Sol. 8+4+4+2+2+1+1+0.5+0.5+ and etc .. =24
First day of 1999 is Sunday what day is the last day
Ans.: Monday
Increase area of a square by 69% by what percent should the side be increased
Ans.: 13

Sol:Area of square=x2
Then area of increase=100+69=169
square root of 169 i.e 13 .
Ten years ago, chandrawathi’s mother was four times older than her daughter. After 10years, the mother will be twice older than daughter. The present age of Chandrawathi is:
Ans.20 years

Sol: Let Chandrawathi’s age 10 years ago be x years.
Her mother’s age 10 years ago = 4x
(4x+10)+10=2(x+10+10)
x=10
Present age of Chandrawathi = (x+10) = 20years
Finding the wrong term in the given series
7, 28, 63, 124, 215, 342, 511
Ans:28

Sol: Clearly, the correct sequence is
2^3 – 1, 3^3 – 1, 4^3 – 1, 5^3 – 1, ……….
Therefore, 28 is wrong and should be replaced by (3^3 – 1) i.e, 26.
If a man walks at the rate of 5kmph, he misses a train by only 7min. However if he walks at the rate of 6 kmph he reaches the station 5 minutes before the arrival of the train. Find the distance covered by him to reach the station.
Ans:6km.

Sol: Let the required distance be x km.
Difference in the times taken at two speeds=12mins=1/5 hr.
Therefore x/5-x/6=1/5 or 6x-5x=6 or x=6km.
Hence ,the required distance is 6 km
Walking 5/6 of its usual speed, a train is 10min late. Find the usual time to cover the journey?
Ans:50 min

Sol: New speed = 5/6 of usual speed
New time = 6/5 of usual time
Therefore, (6/5 of usual time) – usual time = 10min
Therefore Usual time = 50min
A train running at 54 kmph takes 20 seconds to pass a platform. Next it takes 12 seconds to pass a man walking at 6 kmph in the same direction in which the train is going. Find the length of the train and the length of the platform.
Ans. length of the train=160m
length of the platform=140 m.

Sol: Let the length of the train be x meters and length of the platform be y meters.
Speed of the train relative to man=(54-6) kmph =48 kmph.
=(48*5/18) m/sec =40/3 m/sec.
In passing a man, the train covers its own length with relative speed.
Therefore, length of the train=(Relative speed *Time)
=(40/3 * 12) m =160 m.
Also, speed of the train=(54 * 5/18) m/sec=15 m/sec.
Therefore, x+y/2xy=20 or x+y=300 or y=(300-160 m=140 m.
Therefore, Length of the platform=140 m.
A man is standing on a railway bridge which is 180m long. He finds that a train crosses the bridge in 20seconds but himself in 8 seconds. Find the length of the train and its speed.
Ans: length of train=120m
Speed of train=54kmph

Sol: Let the length of the train be x meters
Then, the train covers x meters in 8 seconds and (x + 180) meters in 20 seconds.
Therefore x/8 = (x+180)/20 ó 20x = 8(x+180) ó x = 120
Therefore Length of the train = 120m
Speed of the train = 120/8 m/sec = 15 m/sec =15 * 18/5 kmph = 54kmph
A man sells an article at a profit of 25%. If he had bought it at 20 % less and sold it for Rs.10.50 less, he would have gained 30%. Find the cost price of the article?
Ans. Rs. 50.

Sol: Let the C.P be Rs.x.
1st S.P =125% of Rs.x.= 125*x/100= 5x/4.
2nd C.P=80% of x. = 80x/100 =4x/5.
2nd S.P =130% of 4x/5. = (130/100* 4x/5) = 26x/25.
Therefore, 5x/4-26x/25 = 10.50 or x = 10.50*100/21=50.
Hence, C.P = Rs. 50.
A grosser purchased 80 kg of rice at Rs.13.50 per kg and mixed it with 120 kg rice at Rs. 16 per kg. At what rate per kg should he sell the mixture to gain 16%?

Ans: Rs.17.40 per kg.
Sol: C.P of 200 kg of mix. = Rs (80*13.50+120*16) = Rs.3000.
S.P = 116% of Rs 3000= Rs (116*3000/100) = Rs.3480.
Rate of S.P of the mixture = Rs.3480/200.per kg. = Rs.17.40 per kg.
Two persons A and B working together can dig a trench in 8 hrs while A alone can dig it in 12 hrs. In how many hours B alone can dig such a trench?
Ans:24hours.

Sol: (A+B)’s one hour’s work =1/8, A’s one hour’s work =1/12
Therefore, B’s one hour’s work = (1/8-1/12) =1/24.
Hence, B alone can dig the trench in 24 hours.
A and B can do a piece of work in 12 days ; B and C can do it in 20 days. In how many days will A, B and C finishes it working all together?
Also, find the number of days taken by each to finish it working alone?
Ans:60 days

Sol: (A+B)’s one day’s work=1/12; (B+C)’s one day’s work=1/15 and (A+C)’s one day’s
work=1/20.
Adding, we get: 2(A+B+C)’s one day’s work = (1/12+1/15+1/20)=1/5.
Therefore, (A+B+C)’s one day’s work=1/10.
Thus, A, B and C together can finish the work in 10 days.
Now, A’s one day’s work
= [(A+B+C)’s one day’s work] – [(B+C)’s one day’s work]
= 1/10-1/15)
= 1/30.
Therefore, A alone can finish the work in 30 days.
Similarly, B’s 1 day’s work = (1/10 -1/20) = 1/20.
Therefore, B alone can finish the work in 20 days.
And, C’s 1 day’s work= (1/10-1/12) = 1/60.
Therefore, C alone can finish the work in 60 days.
A is twice as good a workman as B and together they finish a piece of work in 18 days. In how many days will A alone finish the work?
Ans:27 days.

Sol: (A’s 1 day’s work): (B’s 1 day’s work) = 2:1.
(A + B)’s 1 day’s work = 1/18.
Divide 1/18 in the ratio 2:1.
Therefore A’s 1 day’s work = (1/18 * 2/3) = 1/27.
Hence, A alone can finish the work in 27 days.
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?
Ans: 12 ½ days.

Sol: Let 1 man’s 1 day’s work = x and 1 boy’s 1 day’s work =y.
Then, 2x+3y=1/10 and 3x+2y=1/8.
Solving, we get: x=7/200 and y=1/100.
Therefore (2 men +1 boy)’s 1 day’s work = (2*7/200 + 1*1/100) = 16/200 = 2/25.
So, 2 men and 1 boy together can finish the work in 25/2 =12 ½ days.
What was the day of the week on 12th January, 1979?
Ans: Friday

Sol: Number of odd days in (1600 + 300) years = (0 + 1) = 1 odd day.
78 years = (19 leap years + 59 ordinary years) = (38 + 59) odd days = 6 odd days
12 days of January have 5 odd days.
Therefore, total number of odd days= (1 + 6 + 5) = 5 odd days.
Therefore, the desired day was Friday.
Find the day of the week on 16th july, 1776.
Ans: Tuesday

Sol: 16th july, 1776 means = 1775 years + period from 1st january to 16th july
Now, 1600 years have 0 odd days.
100 years have 5 odd days.
75 years = 18 leap years + 57 ordinary years
= (36 + 57) odd days = 93 odd days
= 13 weeks + 2 odd days = 2 odd days
Therefore, 1775 years have (0 + 5 + 2) odd days = 0 odd days.
Now, days from 1st Jan to 16th july; 1776
Jan Feb March April May June July
31 + 29 + 31 + 30 + 31 + 30 + 16 = 198 days
= (28 weeks + 2 days) odd days
Therefore, total number of odd days = 2
Therefore, the day of the week was Tuesday
Find the angle between the minute hand and hour hand of a click when the time is
7.20?
Ans: 100deg

Sol: Angle traced by the hour hand in 12 hours = 360 degrees.
Angle traced by it in 7 hrs 20 min i.e. 22/3 hrs = [(360/12) * (22/3)] = 220 deg.
Angle traced by minute hand in 60 min = 360 deg.
Angle traced by it in 20 min = [(360/20) * 60] = 120 deg.
Therefore, required angle = (220 - 120) = 100deg.
The minute hand of a clock overtakes the hours hand at intervals of 65 min of the correct time. How much of the day does the clock gain or lose?
Ans: the clock gains 10 10/43 minutes

Sol: In a correct clock, the minute hand gains 55 min. spaces over the hour hand in 60 minutes.
To be together again, the minute hand must gain 60 minutes over the hour hand.
55 minutes are gained in 60 min.
60 min. are gained in [(60/55) * 60] min == 65 5/11 min.
But they are together after 65 min.
Therefore, gain in 65 minutes = (65 5/11 - 65) = 5/11 min.
Gain in 24 hours = [(5/11) * (60*24)/65] = 10 10/43 min.
Therefore, the clock gains 10 10/43 minutes in 24 hours.
A clock is set right at 8 a.m. The clock gains 10 minutes in 24 hours. What will be the true time when the clock indicates 1 p.m. on the following day?
Ans. 48 min. past 12.

Sol: Time from 8 a.m. on a day to 1 p.m. on the following day = 29 hours.
24 hours 10 min. of this clock = 24 hours of the correct clock.
145/6 hrs of this clock = 24 hours of the correct clock.
29 hours of this clock = [24 * (6/145) * 29] hrs of the correct clock
= 28 hrs 48 min of the correct clock.
Therefore, the correct time is 28 hrs 48 min. after 8 a.m.
This is 48 min. past 12.
At what time between 2 and 3 o’ clock will the hands 0a a clock together?
Ans: 10 10/11 min. past 2.

Sol: At 2 o’ clock, the hour hand is at 2 and the minute hand is at 12, i.e. they are 10 min space apart.
To be together, the minute hand must gain 10 minutes over the other hand.
Now, 55 minutes are gained by it in 60 min.
Therefore, 10 min will be gained in [(60/55) * 10] min = 10 10/11 min.
Therefore, the hands will coincide at 10 10/11 min. past 2.
A sum of money amounts to Rs.6690 after 3 years and to Rs.10035 after 6 years on compound interest. Find the sum.
Ans: Rs. 4460

Sol: Let the Sum be Rs. P. Then
P [1 + (R/100)]^3 = 6690………..(i)
P [1 + (R/100)]^6 = 10035………..(ii)
On dividing, we get [1 + (R/100)]^3 = 10035/6690 = 3/2.
P * (3/2) = 6690 or P = 4460.
Hence, the sum is Rs. 4460.
Simple interest on a certain sum is 16/25 of the sum. Find the rate percent and time, if both are numerically equal.
Ans: Rate = 8% and Time = 8 years

Sol: Let sum = X. Then S.I. = 16x/25
Let rate = R% and Time = R years.
Therefore, x * R * R/100 = 16x/25 or R^2 = 1600/25, R = 40/5 = 8
Therefore, Rate = 8% and Time = 8 years.
Find
i. S.I. on RS 68000 at 16 2/3% per annum for 9 months.
ii. S.I. on RS 6250 at 14% per annum for 146 days.
iii. S.I. on RS 3000 at 18% per annum for the period from 4th Feb 1995 to 18th April 1995.
Ans: i. RS 8500.
ii. RS 350.
iii. RS 108.

Sol:
i. P = 68000, R = 50/3% p.a. and T = 9/12 year = ¾ years
Therefore, S.I. = (P * Q * R/100)
= RS (68000 * 50/3 * ¾ * 1/100) = RS 8500.

ii. P = RS 6265, R = 14% p.a. and T = (146/365) year = 2/5 years.
Therefore, S.I. = RS (6265 * 14 * 2/5 *1/100) = RS 350.
iii. Time = (24 + 31 + 18) days = 73 days = 1/5 year

P = RS 3000 and R = 18% p.a.
Therefore, S.I. = RS (3000 * 18 * 1/5 * 1/100) = RS 108
A sum at simple interest at 13 ½% per annum amounts to RS 2502.50 after 4 years. Find the sum.
Ans: sum = RS 1625

Sol: Let sum be x. Then,
S.I. = (x * 27/2 * 4 * 1/100) = 27x/50
Therefore, amount = (x + 27x/50) = 77x/50
Therefore, 77x/50 = 2502.50 or x = 2502.50 * 50 / 77 = 1625
Hence, sum = RS 1625
A sum of money doubles itself at C.I. in 15 years. In how many years will it become eight times?
Ans.45 years.

Sol: P [1 + (R/100)]^15 = 2P è [1 + (R/100)]^15 = 2……….(i)
Let P [1 + (R/100)]^n = 8P è P [1 + (R/100)]^n = 8 = 2^3
= [{1 + (R/100)}^15]^3.
è [1 + (R/100)]^n = [1 + (R/100)]^45.
è n = 45.
Thus, the required time = 45 years.
A certain sum amounts to Rs. 7350 in 2 years and to Rs. 8575 in 3 years. Find the sum and rate percent.
Ans: Sum = Rs. 5400,Rate=16 2/3 %.

Sol: S.I. on Rs. 7350 for 1 year = Rs. (8575-7350) = Rs. 1225.
Therefore, Rate = (100*1225 / 7350*1) % = 16 2/3 %.
Let the sum be Rs. X. then, x[1 + (50/3*100)]^2 = 7350.
è x * 7/6 * 7/6 = 7350.
è x = [7350 * 36/49] = 5400.
Therefore, Sum = Rs. 5400.
A, B and C start a business each investing Rs. 20000. After 5 months A withdrew Rs. 5000, B withdrew Rs. 4000 and C invests Rs. 6000 more. At the end of the year, a total profit of Rs. 69,900 was recorded. Find the share of each.
Ans. A’s share = Rs. 20,500
B’s share = Rs. 21200
C’s share = Rs. 28200

Sol: Ratio of the capitals of A, B and C
= (20000*5+ 15000*7) : (20000*5+16000*7): (20000*5+26000*7)
=205000: 212000 : 282000 = 205:212:282
Therefore, A’s share = Rs. ( 69900*205/699) = Rs. 20,500
B’s share = Rs. (69900*212/699) = Rs. 21200,
C’s share = Rs. (69900*282/699) = Rs. 28200.
Sanjiv started a business by investing Rs. 36000. After 3 months Rajiv joined him by investing Rs. 36000. Out an annual profit of Rs. 37100, find the share of each?

Sol: Ratio of their capitals= 36000*12:36000*9 = 4:3
Sanjiv’s share= Rs. ( 37100*4/7) = Rs. 21200.
Rajiv’s share = Rs. ( 37100*3/7) = Rs.15900.
If 20 men can build a wall 56m long in 6 days, what length of a similar wall can be built by 35 men in 3 days?
Ans. Length=49m.

Sol: Since the length is to be found out, we compare each item with the length as shown below.
More men, more length built (Direct).
Less days, less length built (Direct).
Men 20:35 :: 56: x
Similarly, days 6:3 :: 56: x.
Therefore, 20*6*x= 35*3*56 or x= 49.
Hence, the required length= 49m.
If 9 engines consume 24 metric tonnes of coal, when each is working 8 hours a day; how much coal will be required for 8 engines, each running 13 hours a day, it being given that 3 engines of the former type consume as much as 4 engines of latter type.
Ans:26metric tonnes.

Sol: We shall compare each item with the quantity of coal.
Less engines, less coal consumed (direct)
More working hours, more coal consumed (direct)
If 3 engines of former type consume 1 unit, then 1 engine will consume 1/3 unit.
If 4 engines of latter type consume 1 unit, then 1 engine will consume 1/4 unit.
Less rate of consumption, less coal consumed (direct).
Therefore, number of engines 9:8 :: 24:x
Working hours 8:13 :: 24:x
Rate of consumption 1/3:1/4 :: 24:x.
9*8*1/3*x= 8*13*1/4*24 or x= 26.
Therefore, required consumption of coal 26 metric tonnes.
A contract is to be completed in 46 days and 117 men were set to work, each working 8 hours a day. After 33 days 4/7 of the work is completed. How many additional men may be employed so that the work may be completed in time, each man now working 9 hours a day?
Ans.81

Sol: Remaining work = 1-4/7 =3/7.
Remaining period = (46-33) days =13 days.
Less work, less men (direct)
Less days, more men (indirect).
More hours per day, less men (indirect)
Therefore, work 4/7:3/7 ::117/x
Days 13:33 :: 117/x
Hrs/day 9:8:: 117/x
Therefore, 4/7*13*9*x= 3/7*33*8*117 or x= 198.
Therefore, additional men to be employed =(198-117) =81.
A garrison of 3300 men had provisions for 32 days, when given at the rate of 850gms per head. At the end of 7 days, reinforcement arrives and it was found that the provisions will last 17 days more, when given at the rate of 825gms per head. What is the strength of the reinforcement?
Ans: 1700

Sol: The problem becomes:
3300 men taking 850gms per head have provisions for (32-7) or 25 days. How many
men taking 825gms each have provisions for 17 days?
Less ration per head, more men (indirect).
Less days, more men (indirect)
Ration 825:850::3300:x
Days 17:25::3300:x
Therefore, 825*17*x= 850*25*3300 or x= 5000.
Therefore, strength of reinforcement = 5000-3300 = 1700.
Find the slant height, volume, curved surface area and the whole surface area of a cone of radius 21 cm and height 28 cm.

Sol: Slant Height, l = √(r^2 + h^2) =√(21^2 + 28^2) = √1225 = 35 cm
Volume = 1/3пr^2h = (1/3 * 22/7 * 21 * 21 * 28) cm^3 = 12936 cm^3
Curved surface area = пrl = 22/7 * 21 *35 cm^3 = 2310 cm^2
Total Surface Area = (пrl + пr^2) = (2310 + 22/7 * 21 * 21) cm^2 = 3696 cm^2
If the radius of the sphere is increased by 50%, find the increase percent in volume and the increase percent in the surface area.

Sol: Let the original radius = R. Then, new radius = 150/100 R = 3R/2
Original Volume = 4/3пR^3, New volume = 4/3п(3 R/2)^3 = 9пR^3/2
Original surface area = 4пR^2 , New surface area = 4п(3R/2)^2 = 9пR^2
Increase % in surface area = (5пR^2/4пR^2 * 100)% = 125%
If each edge of a cube is increased by 50%, find the percentage increase in its surface area.

Sol: Let the original length of each edge = a
Then, Original surface area = 6a^2
New surface area = 6 * (3a/2)^2 = 27a^2/2
Increase percent in surface area = (15/2a^2 * 1/(6a^2) * 100)% = 125%
Find the number of the bricks, each measuring 25 cm by 12.5 cm by 7.5 cm, required to build a wall 6 m long, 5 m high and 50cm thick, while the mortar occupies 5% of the volume of the wall.

Sol: Volume of the Wall = (600 * 500 * 50) cu. Cm.
Volume of the bricks = 95% of the volume of the wall.
= (95/100 * 600 * 500 * 50) cu. Cm.
Volume of 1 brick = (25 * 25/2 * 75/2) cu. Cm.
Therefore, Number of bricks = (95/100 * (600 * 500 * 50 * 2 * 10)/(25 * 25 * 75))=6080
The base of a triangular field is three times its altitude. If the cost of cultivating the field at Rs. 24.68 per hectare be Rs. 333.18, find its base and height.

Sol: Area of the field = Total cost/Rate = (333.18/24.68) hectares =13.5 hectares.
= (13.5*10000) m^2 =135000m^2.
Let altitude = x meters and base = 3x meters.
Then, ½ *3x* x= 135000 or x^2 = 9000 or x= 300.
Therefore, base =900 m & altitude = 300m.
Find the area of a rhombus one side of which measures 20cm and one diagonal
24cm.

Sol: Let, other diagonal = 2x cm,
Since halves of diagonals and one side of rhombus form a right angled triangle
with side as hypotenuse, we have:
(20)^2 =(12)^2+x^2 or x=Ö(20)^2-(12)^2 =Ö256=16 cm.
Therefore, other diagonal = 32 cm.
X alone can do a piece of work in 15 days and Y alone can do it in 10 days. X and Y undertook to do it for Rs. 720. With the help of Z they finished it in 5 days. How much is paid to Z?

Sol. In one day X can finish 1/15th of the work.
In one day Y can finish 1/10th of the work.
Let us say that in one day Z can finish 1/Zth of the work.
When all the three work together in one day they can finish 1/15 + 1/10 + 1/Z = 1/5th of the work.
Therefore, 1/Z = 1/30.
Ratio of their efficiencies = 1/15: 1/10: 1/30 = 2: 3: 1.Therefore Z receives 1/6th of the total money.
According to their efficiencies money is divided as 240: 360: 120.
Hence, the share of Z = Rs. 120.
How many number of times will the digit ‘7' be written when listing the integers from 1 to 1000?

Sol:7 does not occur in 1000. So we have to count the number of times it appears between 1 and 999. Any number between 1 and 999 can be expressed in the form of xyz where 0 < x, y, z < 9.

1. The numbers in which 7 occurs only once. e.g 7, 17, 78, 217, 743 etc
This means that 7 is one of the digits and the remaining two digits will be any of the other 9 digits (i.e 0 to 9 with the exception of 7)

You have 1*9*9 = 81 such numbers. However, 7 could appear as the first or the second or the third digit. Therefore, there will be 3*81 = 243 numbers (1-digit, 2-digits and 3- digits) in which 7 will appear only once.

In each of these numbers, 7 is written once. Therefore, 243 times.

2. The numbers in which 7 will appear twice. e.g 772 or 377 or 747 or 77
In these numbers, one of the digits is not 7 and it can be any of the 9 digits ( 0 to 9 with the exception of 7). There will be 9 such numbers. However, this digit which is not 7 can appear in the first or second or the third place. So there are 3 * 9 = 27 such numbers.
In each of these 27 numbers, the digit 7 is written twice. Therefore, 7 is written 54 times.

3. The number in which 7 appears thrice - 777 - 1 number. 7 is written thrice in it.
Therefore, the total number of times the digit 7 is written between 1 and 999 is 243 + 54 + 3 = 300
P can give Q a start of 20 seconds in a kilometer race. P can give R a start of 200 meters in the same kilometer race. And Q can give R a start of 20 seconds in the same kilometer race. How long does P take to run the kilometer?

Solution:
P can give Q a start of 20 seconds in a kilometer race. So, if Q takes 'x' seconds to run a kilometer, then P will take x – 20 seconds to run the kilometer.

Q can give R a start of 20 seconds in a kilometer race. So, if R takes 'y' seconds to run a kilometer, then Q will take y – 20 seconds to run the kilometer.

We know Q takes x seconds to run a kilometer
Therefore, x = y – 20

Therefore, P will take x – 20 = y – 20 – 20 = y – 40 seconds to run a kilometer.

i.e. P can give R a start of 40 seconds in a kilometer race, as R takes y seconds to run a kilometer and P takes only y – 40 seconds to run the kilometer.

We also know that P can give R a start 200 meters in a km race.
This essentially means that R runs 200 meters in 40 seconds.
Therefore, R will take 200 seconds to run a km.

If R takes 200 seconds to run a km, then P will take 200 – 40 = 160 seconds to run a km.
A and B enter in to a partnership and A invests Rs. 10,000 in the partnership. At the end of 4 months he withdraws Rs.2000. At the end of another 5 months, he withdraws another Rs.3000. If B receives Rs.9600 as his share of the total profit of Rs.19,100 for the year, how much did B invest in the company?

Solution:
The total profit for the year is 19100. Of this B gets Rs.9600. Therefore, A would
get (19100 – 9600) = Rs.9500.
The partners split their profits in the ratio of their investments.

Therefore, the ratio of the investments of A : B = 9500 : 9600 = 95 : 96.

A invested Rs.10000 initially for a period of 4 months. Then, he withdrew Rs.2000.
Hence, his investment has reduced to Rs.8000 (for the next 5 months).
Then he withdraws another Rs.3000. Hence, his investment will stand reduced to Rs.5000 during the last three months.

So, the amount of money that he had invested in the company on a money-month basis
will be = 4 * 10000 + 5 * 8000 + 3 * 5000 = 40000 + 40000 + 15000 = 95000
If A had 95000 money months invested in the company, B would have had 96,000
money months invested in the company (as the ratio of their investments is 95 : 96).

If B had 96,000 money-months invested in the company, he has essentially invested
96000/12 = Rs.8000
A 20 litre mixture of milk and water contains milk and water in the ratio 3 : 2. 10 litres of the mixture is removed and replaced with pure milk and the operation is repeated once more. At the end of the two removal and replacement, what is the ratio of milk and water in the resultant mixture?

Solution:
The 20 litre mixture contains milk and water in the ratio of 3 : 2. Therefore, there will be 12 litres of milk in the mixture and 8 litres of water in the mixture.

Step 1. When 10 litres of the mixture is removed, 6 litres of milk is removed and 4 litres of water is removed. Therefore, there will be 6 litres of milk and 4 litres of water left in the container. It is then replaced with pure milk of 10 litres. Now the container will have 16 litres of milk and 4 litres of water.

Step 2. When 10 litres of the new mixture is removed, 8 litres of milk and 2 litres of water is removed. The container will have 8 litres of milk and 2 litres of water in it. Now 10 litres of pure milk is added. Therefore, the container will have 18 litres of milk and 2 litres of water in it at the end of the second step.

Therefore, the ratio of milk and water is 18 : 2 or 9 : 1.
A zookeeper counted the heads of the animals in a zoo and found it to be 80. When he counted the legs of the animals he found it to be 260. If the zoo had either pigeons or horses, how many horses were there in the zoo?

Solution:
Let the number of horses = x
Then the number of pigeons = 80 – x.
Each pigeon has 2 legs and each horse has 4 legs.
Therefore, total number of legs = 4x + 2(80-x) = 260
=>4x + 160 – 2x = 260
=>2x = 100
=>x = 50.
A group of workers can do a piece of work in 24 days. However as 7 of them were absent it took 30 days to complete the work. How many people actually worked on the job to complete it?

Solution:
Let the original number of workers in the group be 'x'
Therefore, actual number of workers = x-7.
We know that the number of manhours required to do the job is the same in both the cases.
Therefore, x (24) = (x-7).30
24x = 30x - 210
6x = 210
x = 35.
Therfore, the actual number of workers who worked to complete the job = x - 7 = 35 -7 = 28.
The ratio of marks obtained by vinod and Basu is 6:5. If the combined average of their percentage is 68.75 and their sum of the marks is 275, find the total marks for which exam was conducted.

Solution:
Let Vinod marks be 6x and Basu's is 5x. Therefore, the sum of the marks = 6x + 5x = 11x.
But the sum of the marks is given as 275 = 11x. We get x = 25 therefore, vinod marks is 6x = 150 and Basu marks = 5x = 125.
Therefore, the combined average of their marks = (150 + 125) / 2 = 137.5.
If the total mark of the exam is 100 then their combined average of their percentage is 68.75
Therefore, if their combined average of their percentage is 137.5 then the total marks would be (137.5 / 68.75)*100 = 200.
If the cost price of 20 articles is equal to the selling price of 16 articles, What is the percentage of profit or loss that the merchant makes?

Solution:
Let Cost price of 1 article be Re.1.
Therefore, Cost price of 20 articles = Rs. 20.
Selling price of 16 articles = Rs. 20
Therefore, Selling price of 20 articles = (20/16) * 20 = 25
Profit = Selling price - Cost price
= 25 - 20 = 5
Percentage of profit = Profit / Cost price * 100.
= 5 / 20 * 100 = 25% Profit
A candidate who gets 20% marks fails by 10 marks but another candidate who gets 42% marks gets 12% more than the passing marks. Find the maximum marks.

Solution:
Let the maximum marks be x.
From the given statement pass percentage is 42% - 12% = 30%
By hypothesis, 30% of x – 20% of x = 10 (marks)
i.e., 10% of x = 10
Therefore, x = 100 marks.
When processing flower-nectar into honeybees' extract, a considerable amount of water gets reduced. How much flower-nectar must be processed to yield 1kg of honey, if nectar contains 50% water, and the honey obtained from this nectar contains 15% water?

Solution:
Flower-nectar contains 50% of non-water part.
In honey this non-water part constitutes 85% (100-15).
Therefore 0.5 X Amount of flower-nectar = 0.85 X Amount of honey = 0.85 X 1 kg
Therefore amount of flower-nectar needed = (0.85/0.5) * 1kg = 1.7 kg.
A man can row 50 km upstream and 72 km downstream in 9 hours. He can also row 70 km upstream and 90 km downstream in 12 hours. Find the rate of current.

Solution:
Let x and y be the upstream and downstream speed respectively.
Hence 50/x + 72/y = 9 and 70/x + 90/y = 12
Solving for x and y we get x = 10 km/hr and y = 18 km/hr
We know that Speed of the stream = 1/2 * (downstream speed - upstream speed) = 1/2 (18 – 10) = 4 km/hr.
How long will it take for a sum of money to grow from Rs.1250 to Rs.10,000, if it is invested at 12.5% p.a simple interest?

Solution:
Simple interest is given by the formula SI = (pnr/100), where p is the principal, n is the number of years for which it is invested, r is the rate of interest per annum
In this case, Rs. 1250 has become Rs.10,000.
Therefore, the interest earned = 10,000 – 1250 = 8750.
8750 = [(1250*n*12.5)/100]
=> n = 700 / 12.5 = 56 years.
The time in a clock is 20 minute past 2. Find the angle between the hands of the clock.

Solution:
Time is 2:20. Position of the hands: Hour hand at 2 (nearly).
Minute hand at 4
Angle between 2 and 4 is 60 degrees [(360/12) * (4-2)]
Angle made by the hour hand in 20 minutes is 10 degrees, since it turns through ½ degrees in a minute.
Therefore, angle between the hands is 60 degrees - 10 degrees = 50 degrees
A man buys an article for Rs. 27.50 and sells it for Rs. 28.60. Find his gain percent.

Solution:
C.P. = Rs.27.50, S.P. = Rs. 28.60.
Therefore Gain = Rs. (28.60 – 27.50) = Rs.1.10.
Therefore Gain % = (1.10*100/27.50) % = 4%.
Find S.P., when:
(i) C.P. = Rs. 56.25, gain = 20%.
(ii) C.P. = Rs. 80.40, loss = 15%.
Solution:

(i) S.P. = 120% of Rs. 56.25 = Rs. (120*56.25/100) = Rs. 67.50.
(ii) S.P. = 85% of Rs. 80.40 = Rs. (85*80.40/100) = Rs. 68.34.
A scooterist covers a certain distance at 36 kmph. How many meters does he cover in 2min?
Solution:
Speed = 36 kmph = 36 * 5/18 = 10mps
Therefore, Distance covered in 2 min = (10 * 2 * 60)m = 1200m
How often between 11 O'clock and 12 O'clock are the hands of the clock together at an integral number value?
Solution:
At 11 O'clock, the hour hand is 5 spaces apart from the minute hand.
During the next 60 minutes, i.e. between 11' O clock and 12' O clock the hour hand will move five spaces [integral values as denoted by the 56 minute, 57 minute, 58 minute, 59 minute and 60 minute positions].
For each of these 5 positions, the minute hand will be at the 12th minute, 24th minute, 36th minute, 48th minute and 60th minute positions.
Hence the difference between the positions of the hour hand and the minute hand will have an integral number of minutes between them.

i.e. 5 positions.
Given that on 27th February 2003 is Thursday. What was the day on 27th February 1603?
Solution:
After every 400 years, the same day occurs.
Thus, if 27th February 2003 is Thursday, before 400 years i.e., on 27th February 1603 has to be Thursday.
It was calculated that 75 men could complete a piece of work in 20 days. When work was scheduled to commence, it was found necessary to send 25 men to another project. How much longer will it take to complete the work?
Answer: 30 days.

Explanation:
Before:
One day work = 1 / 20
One man’s one day work = 1 / ( 20 * 75)
Now:
No. Of workers = 50
One day work = 50 * 1 / ( 20 * 75)

The total no. of days required to complete the work = (75 * 20) / 50 = 30
A student divided a number by 2/3 when he required to multiply by 3/2. Calculate the percentage of error in his result.
Answer:0 %

Explanation:
Since 3x / 2 = x / (2 / 3)
A dishonest shopkeeper professes to sell pulses at the cost price, but he uses a false weight of 950gm. for a kg. His gain is …%.
Answer: 5.3 %

Explanation:
He sells 950 grams of pulses and gains 50 grams.
If he sells 100 grams of pulses then he will gain (50 / 950) *100 = 5.26
A software engineer has the capability of thinking 100 lines of code in five minutes and can type 100 lines of code in 10 minutes. He takes a break for five minutes after every ten minutes. How many lines of codes will he complete typing after an hour?
Answer: 250 lines of codes
A man was engaged on a job for 30 days on the condition that he would get a wage of Rs. 10 for the day he works, but he have to pay a fine of Rs. 2 for each day of his absence. If he gets Rs. 216 at the end, he was absent for work for ... days.
Answer: 7 days

Explanation:
The equation portraying the given problem is:
10 * x – 2 * (30 – x) = 216 where x is the number of working days.
Solving this we get x = 23
Number of days he was absent was 7 (30-23) days.
A contractor agreeing to finish a work in 150 days, employed 75 men each working 8 hours daily. After 90 days, only 2/7 of the work was completed. Increasing the number of men by________ each working now for 10 hours daily, the work can be completed in time.
Answer: 150 men.

Explanation:
One day’s work = 2 / (7 * 90)
One hour’s work = 2 / (7 * 90 * 8)
One man’s work = 2 / (7 * 90 * 8 * 75)


The remaining work (5/7) has to be completed within 60 days, because the total number of days allotted for the project is 150 days.

So we get the equation

(2 * 10 * x * 60) / (7 * 90 * 8 * 75) = 5/7 where x is the number of men working after the 90th day.

We get x = 225

Since we have 75 men already, it is enough to add only 150 men.
what is a percent of b divided by b percent of a?
(a) a (b) b (c) 1 (d) 10 (e) 100
Answer: (c) 1

Explanation:
a percent of b : (a/100) * b
b percent of a : (b/100) * a

a percent of b divided by b percent of a : ((a / 100 )*b) / (b/100) * a )) = 1
A man bought a horse and a cart. If he sold the horse at 10 % loss and the cart at 20 % gain, he would not lose anything; but if he sold the horse at 5% loss and the cart at 5% gain, he would lose Rs. 10 in the bargain. The amount paid by him was Rs._______ for the horse and Rs.________ for the cart.
Answer:
Cost price of horse = Rs. 400 & the cost price of cart = 200.

Explanation:-
Let x be the cost price of the horse and y be the cost price of the cart.
In the first sale there is no loss or profit. (i.e.) The loss obtained is equal to the gain.

Therefore (10/100) * x = (20/100) * y

X = 2 * y -----------------(1)

In the second sale, he lost Rs. 10. (i.e.) The loss is greater than the profit by Rs. 10.

Therefore (5 / 100) * x = (5 / 100) * y + 10 -------(2)

Substituting (1) in (2) we get

(10 / 100) * y = (5 / 100) * y + 10

(5 / 100) * y = 10

y = 200

From (1) 2 * 200 = x = 400
A tennis marker is trying to put together a team of four players for a tennis tournament out of seven available. males - a, b and c; females – m, n, o and p. All players are of equal ability and there must be at least two males in the team. For a team of four, all players must be able to play with each other under the following restrictions:
b should not play with m,
c should not play with p, and
a should not play with o.

Which of the following statements must be false?
1. b and p cannot be selected together
2. c and o cannot be selected together
3. c and n cannot be selected together.
Answer:
3.

Explanation:
Since inclusion of any male player will reject a female from the team. Since there should be four member in the team and only three males are available, the girl, n should included in the team always irrespective of others selection.
Five farmers have 7, 9, 11, 13 & 14 apple trees, respectively in their orchards. Last year, each of them discovered that every tree in their own orchard bore exactly the same number of apples. Further, if the third farmer gives one apple to the first, and the fifth gives three to each of the second and the fourth, they would all have exactly the same number of apples. What were the yields per tree in the orchards of the third and fourth farmers?
Answer:
11 & 9 apples per tree.

Explanation:
Let a, b, c, d & e be the total number of apples bored per year in A, B, C, D & E ‘s orchard. Given that a + 1 = b + 3 = c – 1 = d + 3 = e – 6

But the question is to find the number of apples bored per tree in C and D ‘s orchard. If is enough to consider c – 1 = d + 3.

Since the number of trees in C’s orchard is 11 and that of D’s orchard is 13. Let x and y be the number of apples bored per tree in C & d ‘s orchard respectively.

Therefore 11 x – 1 = 13 y + 3

By trial and error method, we get the value for x and y as 11 and 9
Five boys were climbing a hill. J was following H. R was just ahead of G. K was between G & H. They were climbing up in a column. Who was the second?
Answer:
G.

Explanation:
The order in which they are climbing is R – G – K – H – J
John is undecided which of the four novels to buy. He is considering a spy thriller, a Murder mystery, a Gothic romance and a science fiction novel. The books are written by Rothko, Gorky, Burchfield and Hopper, not necessary in that order, and published by Heron, Piegon, Blueja and sparrow, not necessary in that order.

(1) The book by Rothko is published by Sparrow.
(2) The Spy thriller is published by Heron.
(3) The science fiction novel is by Burchfield and is not published by Blueja.
(4)The Gothic romance is by Hopper.

Pigeon publishes ____________.

The novel by Gorky ________________.

John purchases books by the authors whose names come first and third in alphabetical order. He does not buy the books ______.

On the basis of the first paragraph and statement (2), (3) and (4) only, it is possible to deduce that
1. Rothko wrote the murder mystery or the spy thriller
2. Sparrow published the murder mystery or the spy thriller
3. The book by Burchfield is published by Sparrow.
Answer:
Novel Name Author Publisher

Spy thriller Rathko Heron

Murder mystery Gorky Piegon

Gothic romance Burchfield Blueja

Science fiction Hopper Sparrow



Explanation:

Since Blueja doesn’t publish the novel by Burchfield and Heron publishes the novel spy thriller, Piegon publishes the novel by Burchfield.

Since Hopper writes Gothic romance and Heron publishes the novel spy thriller, Blueja publishes the novel by Hopper.

Since Heron publishes the novel spy thriller and Heron publishes the novel by Gorky, Gorky writes Spy thriller and Rathko writes Murder mystery.
If a light flashes every 6 seconds, how many times will it flash in ¾ of an hour?
Answer: 451 times.

Explanation:
There are 60 minutes in an hour.
In ¾ of an hour there are (60 * ¾) minutes = 45 minutes.
In ¾ of an hour there are (60 * 45) seconds = 2700 seconds.
Light flashed for every 6 seconds.
In 2700 seconds 2700/6 = 450 times.
The count start after the first flash, the light will flashes 451 times in ¾ of an hour.
If point P is on line segment AB, then which of the following is always true?
(1) AP = PB (2) AP > PB (3) PB > AP (4) AB > AP (5) AB > AP + PB
Answer:
(4)

Explanation:
Since p is a point on the line segment AB, AB > AP
All men are vertebrates. Some mammals are vertebrates. Which of the following conclusions drawn from the above statement is correct.

All men are mammals
All mammals are men
Some vertebrates are mammals.
None
Answer: (c)
Which of the following statements drawn from the given statements are correct?

Given:
All watches sold in that shop are of high standard. Some of the HMT watches are sold in that shop.
a) All watches of high standard were manufactured by HMT.
b) Some of the HMT watches are of high standard.
c) None of the HMT watches is of high standard.
d) Some of the HMT watches of high standard are sold in that shop.
Answer: (b) & (d)
If every alternative letter starting from B of the English alphabet is written in small letter, rest all are written in capital letters, how the month “ September” be written.

(1) SeptEMbEr (2) SEpTeMBEr (3) SeptembeR
(4) SepteMber (5) None of the above.
Answer:
(5).

Explanation:
Since every alternative letter starting from B of the English alphabet is written in small letter, the letters written in small letter are b, d, f...

In the first two answers the letter E is written in both small & capital letters, so they are not the correct answers. But in third and fourth answers the letter is written in small letter instead capital letter, so they are not the answers.
The length of the side of a square is represented by x+2. The length of the side of an equilateral triangle is 2x. If the square and the equilateral triangle have equal perimeter, then the value of x is _______.
Answer:
x = 4

Explanation:
Since the side of the square is x + 2, its perimeter = 4 (x + 2) = 4x + 8
Since the side of the equilateral triangle is 2x, its perimeter = 3 * 2x = 6x
Also, the perimeters of both are equal.
(i.e.) 4x + 8 = 6x
(i.e.) 2x = 8 è x = 4.
It takes Mr. Karthik y hours to complete typing a manuscript. After 2 hours, he was called away. What fractional part of the assignment was left incomplete?
Answer:
(y – 2) / y.

Explanation:
To type a manuscript karthik took y hours.
Therefore his speed in typing = 1/y.
He was called away after 2 hours of typing.
Therefore the work completed = 1/y * 2.
Therefore the remaining work to be completed = 1 – 2/y.
(i.e.) work to be completed = (y-2)/y
Which of the following is larger than 3/5?
(1) ½ (2) 39/50 (3) 7/25 (4) 3/10 (5) 59/100
Answer:
(2)
The number that does not have a reciprocal is ____________.
Answer:
1

Explanation:
One is the only number exists without reciprocal because the reciprocal of one is one itself.
There are 3 persons Sudhir, Arvind, and Gauri. Sudhir lent cars to Arvind and Gauri as many as they had already. After some time Arvind gave as many cars to Sudhir and Gauri as many as they have. After sometime Gauri did the same thing. At the end of this transaction each one of them had 24. Find the cars each originally had.
Answer:
Sudhir had 39 cars, Arvind had 21 cars and Gauri had 12 cars.
A man bought a horse and a cart. If he sold the horse at 10 % loss and the cart at 20 % gain, he would not lose anything; but if he sold the horse at 5% loss and the cart at 5% gain, he would lose Rs. 10 in the bargain. The amount paid by him was Rs._______ for the horse and Rs.________ for the cart.

Answer:
Cost price of horse: Rs. 400 &
Cost price of cart: Rs. 200

Explanation:
Let x be the cost of horse & y be the cost of the cart.
10 % of loss in selling horse = 20 % of gain in selling the cart
Therefore (10 / 100) * x = (20 * 100) * y
è x = 2y -----------(1)
5 % of loss in selling the horse is 10 more than the 5 % gain in selling the cart.
Therefore (5 / 100) * x - 10 = (5 / 100) * y

è 5x - 1000 = 5y

Substituting (1)

10y - 1000 = 5y

5y = 1000

y = 200

x = 400 from (1)
For the following, find the next term in the series

6, 24, 60,120, 210 ?

a) 336 b) 366 c) 330 d) 660
Answer :
a) 336

Explanation : The series is 1.2.3, 2.3.4, 3.4.5, 4.5.6, 5.6.7, ..... ( '.' means product)
1, 5, 13, 25 ?
Answer :
41

Explanation : The series is of the form 0^2+1^2, 1^2+2^2,...
0, 5, 8, 17 ?
Answer :
24

Explanation : 1^2-1, 2^2+1, 3^2-1, 4^2+1, 5^2-1
1, 8, 9, 64, 25 ? (Hint : Every successive terms are related)
Answer :
216

Explanation : 1^2, 2^3, 3^2, 4^3, 5^2, 6^3
8,24,12,36,18,54 ?
Answer :
27
71,76,69,74,67,72 ?
Answer :
67
5,9,16,29,54 ?
Answer :
103

Explanation : 5*2-1=9; 9*2-2=16; 16*2-3=29; 29*2-4=54; 54*2-5=103
1,2,4,10,16,40,64 ?(Successive terms are related)

Answer :
200

Explanation : The series is powers of 2 (2^0,2^1,..).
All digits are less than 8. Every second number is in octal number system.
128 should follow 64. 128 base 10 = 200 base 8.
Find the odd man out.

3,5,7,12,13,17,19
Answer :
12

Explanation : All but 12 are odd numbers
2,5,10,17,26,37,50,64
Answer :
64

Explanation : 2+3=5; 5+5=10; 10+7=17; 17+9=26; 26+11=37; 37+13=50; 50+15=65;
105,85,60,30,0,-45,-90
Answer :
0

Explanation : 105-20=85; 85-25=60; 60-30=30; 30-35=-5; -5-40=-45; -45-45=-90;
What is the number of zeros at the end of the product of the numbers from 1 to 100?
Answer :
127
A fast typist can type some matter in 2 hours and a slow typist can type the same in 3 hours. If both type combinely, in how much time will they finish?
Answer :
1 hr 12 min

Explanation : The fast typist's work done in 1 hr = 1/2
The slow typist's work done in 1 hr = 1/3
If they work combinely, work done in 1 hr = 1/2+1/3 = 5/6
So, the work will be completed in 6/5 hours. i.e., 1+1/5 hours = 1hr 12 min
Gavaskar's average in his first 50 innings was 50. After the 51st innings, his average was 51. How many runs did he score in his 51st innings. (supposing that he lost his wicket in his 51st innings)
Answer :
101

Explanation : Total score after 50 innings = 50*50 = 2500
Total score after 51 innings = 51*51 = 2601
So, runs made in the 51st innings = 2601-2500 = 101
If he had not lost his wicket in his 51st innings, he would have scored an unbeaten 50 in his 51st innings.
Out of 80 coins, one is counterfeit. What is the minimum number of weighings needed to find out the counterfeit coin?
Answer : 4
What can you conclude from the statement : All green are blue, all blue are red. ?
(i) some blue are green
(ii) some red are green
(iii) some green are not red
(iv) all red are blue

(a) i or ii but not both
(b) i & ii only
(c) iii or iv but not both
(d) iii & iv
Answer :
(b)
A rectangular plate with length 8 inches, breadth 11 inches and thickness 2 inches is available. What is the length of the circular rod with diameter 8 inches and equal to the volume of the rectangular plate?
Answer :
3.5 inches

Explanation : Volume of the circular rod (cylinder) = Volume of the rectangular plate
(22/7)*4*4*h = 8*11*2
h = 7/2 = 3.5
What is the sum of all numbers between 100 and 1000 which are divisible by 14 ?
Answer :
35392

Explanation : The number closest to 100 which is greater than 100 and divisible by 14 is 112, which is the first term of the series which has to be summed.
The number closest to 1000 which is less than 1000 and divisible by 14 is 994, which is the last term of the series.
112 + 126 + .... + 994 = 14(8+9+ ... + 71) = 35392
If s(a) denotes square root of a, find the value of s(12+s(12+s(12+ ...... upto infinity.

Answer :
4

Explanation : Let x = s(12+s(12+s(12+.....
We can write x = s(12+x). i.e., x^2 = 12 + x. Solving this quadratic equation, we get x = -3 or x=4. Sum cannot be -ve and hence sum = 4.
A cylindrical container has a radius of eight inches with a height of three inches. Compute how many inches should be added to either the radius or height to give the same increase in volume?
Answer :
16/3 inches

Explanation : Let x be the amount of increase. The volume will increase by the same amount if the radius increased or the height is increased.
So, the effect on increasing height is equal to the effect on increasing the radius.
i.e., (22/7)*8*8*(3+x) = (22/7)*(8+x)*(8+x)*3
Solving the quadratic equation we get the x = 0 or 16/3. The possible increase would be by 16/3 inches.
With just six weights and a balance scale, you can weigh any unit number of kgs from 1 to 364. What could be the six weights?
Answer :
1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 243 (All powers of 3)
Diophantus passed one sixth of his life in childhood, one twelfth in youth, and one seventh more as a bachelor; five years after his marriage a son was born who died four years before his father at half his final age. How old is Diophantus?
Answer :
84 years

Explanation : x/6 + x/12 + x/7 + 5 + x/2 + 4 = x
If time at this moment is 9 P.M., what will be the time 23999999992 hours later?
Answer :
1 P.M.

Explanation : 24 billion hours later, it would be 9 P.M. and 8 hours before that it would be 1 P.M.
How big will an angle of one and a half degree look through a glass that magnifies things three times?
Answer :
1 1/2 degrees
Divide 45 into four parts such that when 2 is added to the first part, 2 is subtracted from the second part, 2 is multiplied by the third part and the fourth part is divided by two, all result in the same number.
Answer:
8, 12, 5, 20

Explanation: a + b + c + d =45; a+2 = b-2 = 2c = d/2; a=b-4; c = (b-2)/2; d = 2(b-2); b-4 + b + (b-2)/2 + 2(b-2) = 45;
I drove 60 km at 30 kmph and then an additional 60 km at 50 kmph. Compute my average speed over my 120 km.
Answer :
37 1/2

Explanation : Time reqd for the first 60 km = 120 min.; Time reqd for the second 60 km = 72 min.; Total time reqd = 192 min
Avg speed = (60*120)/192 = 37 1/2
Five executives of European Corporation hold a Conference in Rome

Mr. A converses in Spanish & Italian
Mr. B, a spaniard, knows English also
Mr. C knows English and belongs to Italy
Mr. D converses in French and Spanish
Mr. E , a native of Italy knows French

Which of the following can act as interpreter if Mr. C & Mr. D wish to converse
a) only Mr. A b) Only Mr. B c) Mr. A & Mr. B d) Any of the other three

Answer : d) Any of the other three.

Explanation : From the data given, we can infer the following.
A knows Spanish, Italian
B knows Spanish, English
C knows Italian, English
D knows Spanish, French
E knows Italian, French

To act as an interpreter between C and D, a person has to know one of the combinations Italian&Spanish, Italian&French, English&Spanish, English&French

A, B, and E know atleast one of the combinations.
If a 6th executive is brought in, to be understood by maximum number of original five he should be fluent in

a) English & French b) Italian & Spanish c) English & French d) French & Italian
Answer :
b) Italian & Spanish

Explanation : No of executives who know

i) English is 2
ii) Spanish is 3
iii) Italian is 3
iv) French is 2

Italian & Spanish are spoken by the maximum no of executives. So, if the 6th executive is fluent in Italian & Spanish, he can communicate with all the original five because everybody knows either Spanish or Italian.
What is the sum of the first 25 natural odd numbers?
Answer :
625

Explanation : The sum of the first n natural odd nos is square(n).
1+3 = 4 = square(2) 1+3+5 = 9 = square(3)
If Log2 x - 5 Log x + 6 = 0, then what would the value / values of x be?
Ans. x = e2 or e3.
(1/10)18 - (1/10)20 = ?
(a) 99/1020
(b) 99/10
(c) 0.9
(d) none of these
Ans. (a)
The average age of 10 members of a committee is the same as it was 4 years ago, because an old member has been replaced by a young member. Find how much younger is the new member ?
Ans.40 years.
Thirty men take 20 days to complete a job working 9 hours a day. How many hour a day should 40 men work to complete the job?
(a) 8 hrs
(b) 7 1/2 hrs
(c) 7 hrs
(d) 9 hrs
Ans. (b)
Find the smallest number in a GP whose sum is 38 and product 1728
(a) 12
(b) 20
(c) 8
(d) none of these
Ans. (c)
If 2x-y=4 then 6x-3y=?
(a)15
(b)12
(c)18
(d)10
Ans. (b)
Mr. Shah decided to walk down the escalator of a tube station. He found that if he walks down 26 steps, he requires 30 seconds to reach the bottom. However, if he steps down 34 stairs he would only require 18 seconds to get to the bottom. If the time is measured from the moment the top step begins to descend to the time he steps off the last step at the bottom, find out the height of the stair way in steps?
Ans.46 steps.
ABCE is an isosceles trapezoid and ACDE is a rectangle. AB = 10 and EC = 20. What is the length of AE?
Ans. AE = 10.
Can you tender a one rupee note in such a manner that there shall be total 50 coins but none of them would be 2 paise coins.?
Ans. 45 one paisa coins, 2 five paise coins, 2 ten paise coins, and 1 twenty-five paise coins.
If x=y=2z and xyz=256 then what is the value of x?
(a)12
(b)8
(c)16
(d)6
Ans. (b)
Pipe A can fill in 20 minutes and Pipe B in 30 mins and Pipe C can empty the same in 40 mins.If all of them work together, find the time taken to fill the tank
(a) 17 1/7 mins
(b) 20 mins
(c) 8 mins
(d) none of these
Ans. (a)
In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents to the circle at A and B respectively and the chord BC is parallel to tangent PA. If AC = 6 cm, and length of the tangent AP is 9 cm, then what is the length of the chord BC?
Ans. BC = 4 cm.
Three cards are drawn at random from an ordinary pack of cards. Find the probability that they will consist of a king, a queen and an ace.
Ans. 64/2210.
A boat travels 20 kms upstream in 6 hrs and 18 kms downstream in 4 hrs.Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the water current?
(a) 1/2 kmph
(b) 7/12 kmph
(c) 5 kmph
(d) none of these
Ans. (b)
A goat is tied to one corner of a square plot of side 12m by a rope 7m long.Find the area it can graze?
(a) 38.5 sq.m
(b) 155 sq.m
(c) 144 sq.m
(d) 19.25 sq.m
Ans. (a)
A number of cats got together and decided to kill between them 999919 mice. Every cat killed an equal number of mice. Each cat killed more mice than there were cats. How many cats do you think there were ?
Ans. 991.
The square of a two digit number is divided by half the number. After 36 is added to the quotient, this sum is then divided by 2. The digits of the resulting number are the same as those in the original number, but they are in reverse order. The ten's place of the original number is equal to twice the difference between its digits. What is the number?
Ans. 46