Mr. Smith was nervous of walking along the sands because
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Study the situation given below to answer these questions.
Although he was born in a little village near the coast and had gone to school in the nearest seaside town. Mr. Smith was not a lover of the sea; even when walking along the sands, he was always afraid of being cut off by the tide. He was not a very good swimmer, so perhaps this accounts for it.
After working for some years in London he was transferred to a coast resort, and of course, the family outings were often made to the beach. One day his children pleaded to go out into the bay in a boat. The sun shone brightly, there was little wind and the water was calm. So Mr. Smith hired a boat and with his two children rowed out into the bay. Of course they were tempted to go farther than they had intended, past the protecting cliffs and out to the open sea. At first all went well, but when they decided to turn back they encountered difficulties. A strong breeze had sprung up and the currents here were rather treacherous.
Mr. Smith rowed hard, but it seemed they were making little progress. The children, were waving to attract the attention of the people on the beach. Just then a motor boat appeared from the direction of the bay. Their plight had been noticed and the boat had come to their rescue.
A line was soon attached and they were towed back round the cliff to the shore. Mr. Smith’s dislike of the sea was not diminished by this experience.
What accounted for his dislike of the sea?
What did the children plead for?
Mr. Smith was tempted to go farther away from land than he had intended because
What difficulties did they encounter when returning to the shore?
Why did the children wave?
Solution
The passage mentions that due to the struggle they were encountering in the boat, the children waved to attract the attention of people in the shore, likely urging them for help. This is captured in option B, which is the correct answer.
Why did the motor boat appear?
Solution
The passage says that "Just then a motor boat appeared from the direction of the bay. Their plight had been noticed and the boat had come to their rescue." From the underlined portion, which involves a phrase in the past perfect continuous form, we can infer that the boat arrived to the rescue after they were seen signalling for help. Option D is therefore the correct answer.
How did Mr. Smith and children get back to the shore?
How many children were with Mr. Smith?
Solution
The author mentions: "Mr. Smith hired a boat and with his two children rowed out into the bay." From this we can infer that there were two children with Mr. Smith.
A suitable title for the above situation is
Solution
The passage starts off the discussion with a brief character outline on Mr. Smith and continues to detail their sea adventure. The most suitable title is therefore option B, "Mr. Smith and the sea."
Option A misses out on the sea trip and is therefore incorrect. Option C overlooks the details about Mr. Smith presented in the first paragraph. Option D, does not mention either Mr. Smith or the trip, but only focuses on the 'dangers of the sea' discussed in the final paragraph.
Study the situation given below to answer these questions.
Rajesh Kumar, a factory superintendent of the Asia company, takes trips through the factory at different hours and on different days. He likes to talk with the operative employees and ask them questions about their work, the families, the material they are using and the machine being operated. He believes that such conversation makes for better morale and also lets him know what is taking place in the factory.
Every monday morning at the production meeting, he brings up some aspects of information picked up from the previous week’s factory visits and askes for an explanation of it. Usually his production management personnel answers him, but Kumar continues asking about other bits of information he received until his associates are unable to answer or inform him that he has incorrect information. Rajesh, however, insists that the operative employees are telling him the truth and sometimes he points out that the same information is given to him by different employees in different departments. Some of his associates have suggested that they accompany Kumar during his factory tours, but he will have no part of this, stating that more than one management member is with him. He claims the friendly, sincere atmosphere he has achieved with many of the workers in the factory is a definite advantage and helps communication, and he does not want to jeopardise it in any way.
Kumar is not entirely satisfied with his production control manager, Anil Sinha, who just does not seem to comprehend what he is told. Kumar admits the manufacturing work is getting quite complicted, but it irks him when Sinha just stands there and replies ‘yes’, ‘yes’, ‘yes’. Kumar has noticed that Sinha says he understands a request or a suggestion or a change given to him, but then proceeds to go about his work as if nothing had been said to him.
The focus of this situation is on
Rajesh Kumar’s factory visits are intended to
The production meeting of the company took place
The information received by Rajesh Kumar during his visits is
According to Mr. Kumar, the information is given to him by
Who suggested that his associates accompany him during his factory tour?
As a superintendent, what will you do during the tours of the factory?
As a worker, what will you do during the visit of Mr. Kumar?
Rajesh Kumar does not want to visit the factory alongwith his associates because
Rajesh Kumar is not fully satisfied with Anil Sinha because of his
Study the situation given below to answer these questions.
Dilip Kumar’s train was late and it reached Mumbai a little after midnight. It was his first visit to the city and he did not know where to go. He thought he would go to a choultry where he would not have to pay rent, but he did not know how find one at that hour. He asked a porter to get him a cheap room. The porter asked him for fifty rupees to take him one. But Dilip Kumar waved him away and walked out of the station. He wandered through the streets and asked a number of people, but could not find a room cheap enough for him.
He sat down on a park bench to think of what he should do next. He was very tired and fell asleep on the bench. He voke up the next morning stiff in every limb, but he smiled when he realised that it was the cheapest night’s lodging that he had ever had.
Dilip Kumar could not get any accomodation for the night as
Solution
From the text we can understand that although there were places for Dilip to stay (like the ones where the porter would have taken him), Dilip did not want to spend that amount of money and hence decided to not get any accomodation.
Option C aligns most closely with this and hence would be the correct answer.
The other options are either not true according to the passage or cannot be conclusively said to be true.
In the situation, the word ‘choultry’ should mean
Solution
From the context, we can understand that it would be someplace where Dilip could have spent the night without paying any (or a huge amount of) money.
Through this we can directly eliminate option A.
Of the remaining three options, (D) a free resting place would best fit the context.
The porter refused to help Dilip Kumar because
Solution
From the lines "The porter asked him for fifty rupees to take him one. But Dilip Kumar waved him away and walked out of the station." we can understand that the porter refused to help because Dilip did not agree to give him fifty rupees.
This is best captured in Option D.
Option A is speculative, and options B and C are not hinted at in the passage.
The night in the open
Solution
From the lines, " He was very tired and fell asleep on the bench. He woke up the next morning stiff in every limb," we can infer that the night in the open gave him stiffness in his limbs, which is reflected in option B as aches all over the body.
Option C is not implied and can easily be eliminated. Option A, although he was glad to not have spent any money, he also had body pain all over. And for similar reasoning option D can be eliminated.
From the situation, Dilip Kumar emerges as
Solution
From the reluctance to pay the porter fifty rupees and being glad to have saved money by sleeping in the open, we can infer that Dilip is a thrifty person.
Extravagant would lack restraint in spending money, which is opposite of Dilip.
And the current situation does not show Dilip as an adventurous or fun-loving person.
Therefore, Option A is the correct answer.
Study the situation given below to answer these questions.
When my wife, son and I were travelling in a rented car through Paris on our way to a cousin’s home in the northern suburbs, I became thoroughly confused by the maze of circular and one way streets. Finally, we spotted a policeman and pulled up to ask directions. We were surprised when he removed his tall helmet, opened the back door and slid in beside our son. ‘‘It will be much easier to show you’’, he explained.
Off we went through a series of left and right turns, traffic lights and even a short jaunt up a one-way lane the wrong way. Twenty minutes later we arrived at a main interesection. ‘‘Now you will be all right’’, announced our guide. ‘‘Just turn here, stay on the road for eight or nine kilometers, and you are there’’. With that he opened the door, got out, replaced his helmet and strode briskly off.
The ‘tone’ of narration in the situation is
The author was confused by
The word ‘suburbs’ means
The expression ‘our guide’ in the situation means
The response of the policeman can be said to be
For the following questions answer them individually
Which of the following combination of crops provide raw material for agro-based industries?
Which of the following is not a brand of Sewing machine?
The main purpose of using a large number of cotton bales in the mixing is to
The main source of chemicals used in industries is
The foreign institutional investors were first allowed to invest in India in the year
The biggest textile fair of Asia known as ‘Hemitextile’ was held in
Name the first American President who modelled for Van Huesan shirts?
‘The man of substance’ is the promotional logo of which suiting shirting?
The 49th International Advertising festival was held in June 2002, at
According to the companies Act, every private company should have a minimum paid up capital of
Who out of the following is a famous car designer?
South India Textile Research Association has its headquarters in
The cotton fibres consist mainly of
According to Economic Intelligence Unit, maximum amount of Foreign Direct Investment is received by
ISO recommended test conditions for textiles is
‘Give Earth a chance’ was the caption launched for
In the budget estimates for 2002-2003, the fiscal deficit in crores was
Sanforizing treatment is given to fabrics made of
If crease-recovery angle of a finished fabric is 300° and above, then it is called
Mock leno is produced by
A screw jack spindle is provided with
In case of gears, the module is
A stud is
Which is the fastest growing industry of the world?
The software which is developed to satisfy the needs of a broad group of users is
Which brand sells you ‘‘More Car per Car’’?
Which of the following is a hidden cost associated with outsourcing?
India’s first Electric Car is known as?
Allen Selly is a brand owned by which group of companies?
Which Indian Entrepreneur was recently awarded the Max Schmidheiny Foundation Freedom award?
These questions consist of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.
How is D related to A?
I. B is the brother of A
II. B is D’s son
By how much is Vipin heavier than Hem?
I. Vipin’s weight is 65 kg
II. Naresh is 10 kg heavier than Hem
Solution
We need to find Vipin's Weight - Hem's Weight
From statement 1: We get the Vipin's weight. But with this statement alone, we don't get Hem's weight so this statement alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
From statement 2, we get the relation between the Naresh's weight and Hem's weight. However, we don't get their exact weights. Hence, this statement alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
Even if we combine both the statements, we can't answer the question as don't know Hem's weight.
In which year was Himanshu born?
I. Himanshu’s mother was 34 years old in 1989
II. Himanshu was born three years after his mother’s marriage
Solution
From statement I. Himanshu’s mother was 34 years old in 1989
We get not information about Himanshu's age. It's mentioned about his mother.
From statement II. Himanshu was born three years after his mother’s marriage
Now, with this as well, we are not known when did his parents got married.
Even if we combine both the statements, we don't get information about Himanshu's age.
What is the height of Ashok?
I. Nisheeth is 5'-8" tall and is 3" taller than Ashok.
II. Kapil is 4" taller than Ashok
Solution
We need to find the height of Ashok. That can be figured out from the first statement.
We know that Ashok is 3'' less than 5'-8".
So, his height will be 5'-5"
Who is C’s partner in a game of cards involving four players?
I. D is sitting opposite to A.
II. B is sitting right of A and left of C.
These questions are based on the following diagram.
In which the triangle represents female graduates, small circle represents self employed females and the big circle represents females with bank loan facility. On the basis of numbers shown in the diagram, answer the following questions.
How many female graduates are self-employed?
How many femal graduates are not self-employed?
How many non-graduate females are self-employed?
How many self-employed female graduates are with bank loan facility?
How many non-graduate self-employed females are with bank loan facility?
In these questions, a matrix of certain characters is given. These characters follow a certain trend, row wise or columnwise. Choose the missing character from the given alternatives.
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Answer these questions referring to the symbol-letter number sequence given below:
E G 4 B H 7 5 @ K 8 D N £ Q Z $ W 3 C 1 9 * L B 2 S 6
How many such consonants are there in the above sequence which are immediately preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by a digit?
Which of the following is exactly in the mid way between the 9th from the left end and 7th from the right end?
If the first 15 elements are written in reverse, then which of the following will be 7th to the left of 12th element from the right end?
How many such digits are there in the given sequence which are immediately preceded as well as followed by digits?
Which of the following is 7th to the right of 19th element from the right end?
Choose the right answer on the basis of the information given below.
Six persons A, B, C, D, E & F were playing a game a cards. A’s father, mother and uncle were in the group. There were two women. B the mother of A got more points than her husband. D got more points than E but less than F. Niece of E got lowest points. Father of A got more points than F, but could not win the game.
Who won the game?
Who got the lowest points?
Who is the husband of B?
B was one lady. Who was the other lady?
Who stood second in to the game?
Choose the right answer on the basis of the information given below.
Six books A, B, C, D, E & F are placed side by side. C, B and E have blue covers and other books have red covers. Only D and F are new books and the rest are old. A, C and D are law reports others are Gazetters.
Which of the book is a new law report with a red cover?
Which two books are old Gazetteers with blue covers?
Which red cover Gazetteer is a new book?
Which one of the following is the old volume of a Gazetteer?
Which one is old blue covered law report?
Directions: Study the following questions carefully and choose the right answer:
Each of the following could be true EXCEPT
Which of the following, if true, would be sufficient to determine who has the lowest GPA?
If J has a higher GPA than F, how many different rankings, by GPA, of the students are possible?
If H has a higher GPA than I, which of the following CANNOT be true?
Choose the pattern that fits into space marked ?
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Following are a list of questions with 4 alternatives each. Choose the correct/best alternative.
You are in the middle of watching a movie in a theatre. The lights go out and there is panic every where. May be there is a fire somewhere. You would
The teacher has given the class an assignment to complete. You
You have an important meeting with a client and are forced to wear gaudy clothes, Upon meeting the client you would
There are 19 people in your class the teacher asks everyone to form pairs for a quiz contest. You are left out. You would
You are driving on the highway and see an accident. The car driver is seriously injured and the truck driver, who hit him, has run away. You would
You are sitting for an examination and someone in your class is caught copying. The principal asks you whether the person was copying or not. Your reply would be
In social situations, I always take the initiative to introduce everyone.
You have done a project, which you think is very good. When you tell your friends about it they give their suggestions and ideas. You
I very often feel low and dejected.
Your class plans to go on a day picnic.
You are waiting at a traffic signal the driver behind starts horning and urging you to break the signal. You
You are the second best student of your class. The topper is intelligent and shares a good rapport with students and teachers alike. You want to emulate him. You would
When talking to members of the opposite sex
I know my goals and ambitions in life and work towards them.
I often evaluate my behaviour and try to improve upon my shortcomings.
Two persons are discussing something at a party. A third person, a common acquaintance of both joins them. The third person should
You are hurt badly by certain remarks made at the office about you. You would
You are a successful sales executive, but because of a travelling job you are unable to settle down and have a family. You would
When working on a group project, I make sure to treat all group members as equals.
I like to accomplish tasks that others recognize as requiring skill and effort.
You want to be friends with someone but do not have the courage to go up to him. You would:
