Which of the following expressions represents the relationship ‘T is brother of H’ ?
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‘A $ B’ means ‘A is wife of B’
‘A # B’ means ‘A is son of B’
‘A % B’ means ‘A is father of B’
‘A * B’ means ‘A is sister of B’
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In H*T#F%L, how is H related to L ?
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Which of the following expression represent the relationship ‘R is mother of J’ ?
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These questions are based on the following set of numbers.
153 364 279 536 298
If in each number, the second and the third digits are interchanged and the newly formed numbers are arranged in ascending order, which number will be second ?
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If in each number ‘1’ is added to the digit and then the first, second digits are interchanged which number will be the smallest ?
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In each question below is given a statement followed by two course of action numbered I and II. A course of action is a step or administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further action in regard to the problem, policy, etc. On the basis of the information given in the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the suggested course of action logically follow (s) for pursuing.
Statement : An increased number of credit/debit card forgery cases have been recorded recently.
Courses of action I. : The banks should make stricter verification to ensure the access to credit/debit card by the authorized person
II. The banks should advise their customers to be more careful in dealing with the plastic money.
Statement : Drinking and rave parties have become fashion among the present college youth which diverts from their studies
Courses of action I. The State Government should make it rule to disallow the students from entering Pubs and Bars
II. The parents as well as the colleges should impose strict discipline among the college going youth.
Statement : Increasing competition on various fronts is putting children and youth under tremendous pressure leading them to take extremely drastic steps.
Courses of action I. Children and youth along with their parents should be counselled for facing the competition in right spirit
II. Parents and teachers should be advised not to bring pressure on children.
Statement : Power cuts in most parts of the country has put the students in tremendous difficulty during examination time.
Courses of action I. Government should advise the public to make stand by arrangements like generators and invertors.
II. Parents of the students should take out a morcha to the State Electricity Boards in protest against power cuts.
Statement: Increasing construction of residential towers in the city is hampering the infrastructural arrangements like water supply, sewage system etc.
Courses of action I. Municipal authorities in the city should not permit construction of towers unless adequate provisions for infrastructural facilities are made.
II. Concerned authorities should take stringent action those builders who are violating the rules.
In making decision about important questions, it is desirable to able to distinguish between ‘’strong’’ arguments and ‘’weak’’ arguments. ‘’Strong’’ arguments must be both important and directly related to the question. ‘’Weak’’ arguments may not be directly related to the question and may be of minor importance or may be related to the trivial aspects of the question.
Each question below in followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the argument is a ‘’strong’’ argument and which one is ‘‘weak’’ argument.
Should graduation be made minimum educational qualification for entry level jobs in any public sector organization ?
Arguments I. Yes, graduates always perform better than the non-graduates by virtue of their higher level of education.
II. No, there are quite a few people who cannot afford to remain unemployed till the completion of graduation and are capable of performing equally well as the graduate candidates.
Should the examination bodies for all university examinations permit the use of calculators ?
Argument I. No, it is necessary for the students to know the methods of manual calculation to make their concepts clear.
II. Yes, manual calculations are no more required with extensive use to computers in all field.
Should the knowledge of Hindi language be made compulsory for all the employees of public sector organizations ?
Arguments I. Yes, it is necessary for dealing with people from the educationally backward strata of the society.
II. No, it is not necessary for every employee to have the knowledge of Hindi language.
Should it made compulsory for all the private sector organizations to reserve quota for socially backward classes ?
Argument I. No, the private sector should not be governed by the Government rules.
II. Yes, private sector organizations should also contribute in upliftment of socially backward classes.
Should the women be advised not to travel alone at night in view of the increasing incidence of rape and sexual abuse ?
Argument I. No, instead the Government take measures to control such incidences.
II. Yes, it is difficult even for the police department to control such cases.
Below is given a passage followed by several possible inferences which can be draw from the facts stated in the passage. You have to examine each inference separately in the context of the passage and decide upon its degree of truth or falsity.
The immediate challenge is on the food front. Shortfalls in production have been allowed to affect supplies and hence prices. The government is planning to focus on investment in irrigation and strategy. It appears that the Green Revolution instruments to encourage farmers to invest are no longer effective. The Green Revolution strategy was based on the state taking out the risk of collapse in prices. Farmers were offered remunerative prices and a guaranteed procurement of their produce in case the open market could not absorb it. Farmers could them borrow from banks, acquire the Green Revolution Technology and produce as much as they could. The pressure on the food subsidy was manageable as long as there was a food shortage. Prices in the open market then tended to be above the procurement prices. But with the food surpluses the situation has changed. The situation was unsustainable not merely because of the magnitude of this subsidy. It was also inefficient. It meant farmers were being led to produce crops based just on the pieces Government fixed and not in relation to any legal demand. In these circumstances, the Government was reluctant to keep increasing procurement prices at the pace that used to be the norm in earlier years.
The Government is planning to make crucial changes in the Green Revolution strategies.
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The Government in no longer in a provide subsidy to farmers.
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As the open market prices are lower, all the burden of procurement of crops in on the Government.
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Demand is much higher than the quantity of crops produced by the farmers.
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The farmers tend to produce the crops as their convenience and not constant with the demand.
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Cause : All the major rivers in the state have been flowing way over the danger level for the past few weeks.
What of the following is/are possible effect (s) of the above cause.
A. Many villages situated near the river banks are submerged forcing residents to flee.
B. Govt. has decided to provide alternate shelter to all affected villagers residing near the river banks
C. The entire state has been put on high flood alert.
Effect: This year majority of the final year students of the management institute have opted for finance specialization.
Which of the following can be a probable cause of the above effect?
Effect: Govt. has allowed all the airlines to charge additional amount as peak time congestion charges for the flights landing between 6.00a.m. to 10.00 a.m.
Which of the following is a probable cause of the above effect ?
Cause: The cement manufacturing companies have increased the price of cement by about fifteen percent with immediate effect.
Which of the following is/are possible effect (s) of the above cause ?
A: Govt. will direct the cement manufacturing companies to reduce the price increase to five percent
B: The prices of residential flats and commercial companies will see an upward trend
C: The construction companies may stop all on going construction projects with immediate effect.
Effect: There has been unprecedented increase in training spoken phonetic English in all the major cities of India during the last few years.
Which of the following can be a probable cause of the above effect ?
Four of the following five are alike in certain way and so form a group. Which is the one ‘’does not’’ belong to that group ?
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How many such pairs of letters are there in the word EXECUTION, each of which has as many letters between them in the word as they have between them in the English alphabet?
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In a certain code DESIRABLE is written as JTFEQFMCB, how is DIMENSION written in that code ?
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In a certain code KNIFE is written as $3%#5 and LAKE is written as 7@$5. How is FAIL written in that code ?
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How many such pairs of digits are there in the number 75938462, each of which has as many digits between them in the number as they have between them when arranged in ascending order?
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Give an input a machine generates passcode step by step following certain rules as illustrated below:
Input : talk seven 37 48 given 83 likely 62
Step I :37 talk seven 48 given 83 likely 62
Step III :37 talk 48 seven given 83 likely 62
Step IV :37 talk 48 seven given 62 likely given 83
Step V :37 talk 48 seven 62 likely 83 given
Step V is the last step for this input.
In the above following questions same logic as illustrated above is to be used.
Step II for an input is ‘’23 working 48 32 park blossom 26 garden’’. What will be the fifth step ?
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Second step of an input ‘’12 where 82 33 great wall 49 just’’. Which step will be the last step ?
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What will be the Step II for the following input ?
Input : Phone computer 32 link 18 75 46 dairy
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Step IV of an input ‘’22 united 37 trading killer 45 72 jogger’’. What will be the input definitely ?
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What will be the third step of an input whose step is ‘’17 45 follow rule examination 36 85 hut’’ ?
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In the following questions, the symbols @, #, %, $, * are used with different meanings as follows:
‘A @ B’ means ‘A is not smaller than B’
‘A # B’ means ‘A is not greater than B’
‘A % B’ means ‘A is neither smaller than nor equal to B’
‘A $ B’ means ‘A is neither greater than nor equal to B’
‘A * B’ means ‘A is neither greater than nor smaller than B’
In each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find out which of the three conclusions, I, II and III given below them is/are ‘’definitely true’’.
Statements: R % Q, Q @ T, T * U, U # M
Conclusions: I. M @ T
II. Q @ M
III. Q * M
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Statements : M # K, K @ Z, Z % H, H * D
Conclusions: I. D $ K
II. H $ M
III. H * M
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Statements : W @ V, V # T, T $ P, P @ Q
Conclusions: I. P % V
II. T $ Q
III. Q @ V
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Statements: J @ L, K # L, K $ V, V % W
Conclusions: I. J % K
II. L @ V
III. K $ W
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Statements: L % F, F @ H, H $ E, E * N
Conclusions I. H $ L
II. H $ N
III. L * N
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In each of the questions below are given four statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III, You have take the given statement to be true even if they seen to be variance from commonly known facts. Read all conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements: Some leaves are flowers. No flower is fruit. Some fruits are branches. Some branches are stems.
Conclusions : I. Some leaves are either stems or fruits
II. All leaves are either stems or fruits
III. All stems are either branches or fruits.
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Statements: All lions are tiger. All tigers are leopards. Some leopards are wolves. No wolf is elephant.
Conclusions: I. No elephant is lion
II. Some wolves are lions
III. Some leopards are lions
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Statements: Some caps are umbrellas. Some umbrellas are raincoats. All raincoats are trousers. All trousers are jackets.
Conclusions: I. Some raincoats are caps.
II.Some trousers are umbrellas
III. All raincoats are jackets.
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Statements: Some fans are coolers. Some coolers are machines. Some machines are computers. All computers are televisions.
Conclusions: I. Some television are machines
II. Some machines are fans
III. No machine is fan.
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Statements: All keys are staplers. All staplers are blades. Some blades are erasers. Some erasers are sharpners
Conclusions: I.Some sharpners are keys
II. All keys are blades
III. Some erasers are keys
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These questions are based on the following arrangement.
D 5 4 I H * $ K E 3 L B @ A R M 1 6 F % J £ 2 7 C G 9
If all the digits are dropped from the above arrangement, which of the following will be fourth to the left of seventh from the right end ?
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How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement each of which is either immediately followed or immediately preceded by a consonant but not both ?
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If the position of ten elements from right end is reversed which of the following will be fifth to the right of thirteenth from the right ?
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How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a vowel and also immediately followed by another consonant ?
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Four of the following five are alike in a certain way on the basis of their positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that ‘’does not’’ belong to the group?
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In each of the following questions two rows of number are given. The resultant number in each row is to be worked out separately based on the following rules and the question below the row is to be answered. The operations of number progress from the left to right.
Rules: (i) If an even number is followed by another even number they are to be added.
(ii) If an even number is followed by a prime number, they are to be multiplied.
(iii) If an odd number is followed by an even number, even number is to be subtracted from
the odd number.
(iv) If an odd number is followed by another odd number the first number is to be added to
the square of the second number.
(v) If an even number is followed by a composite odd number, the even number is to be
divided by odd number.
I. 84 21 13 II. 15 11 44
What is half of the sum of the resultants of the two rows ?
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I. 45 18 12 II. 22 14 9
What is the product of the resultants of the two rows ?
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I. 12 7 16 II. 79 28 15
What is the difference between the resultants of second row and the first row ?
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I. 36 13 39 II. 77 30 7
What will be the outcome if the resultant of second row is divided by the resultant of first row ?
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I. 65 11 12 II. 15 3 11
What is the sum of the resultants of the two rows ?
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Eight members A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H belonging to three families X, Y, Z go for weekend outing in three different cars, I, II, III. Four out of eight members are females. Members of any one family travel in different cars. Each car has at least one male and one female member. Each family has at least two members.
A belongs to family Y and he travels in car III. D is wife of E and they travel in car I & II respectively. H is son of B who is wife of G and they belong to family Z. C is daughter of F who is wife of A. C travels in car II. G does not travel with F.
Which of the following group of persons travel in car I ?
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Which car has only two members travelling in it ?
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Which of the following members of families Y & Z travel in different cars ?
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Which of the following group of person is a group of all females ?
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Which of the following members of families X & Y travel in the same car ?
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In each of these questions given below which one of the five answer figures on the right should come after the problem figures on the left. If the sequence were continued?
In each of the following questions in four out of the five figures. element 1 is related to element 2 in the same particular way. Find out the figure in which the element 1 is not so related to element 2.
In each of the following questions, a related pair of figures is followed by five numbered pairs of figures. Select the pair that has a relationship similar to that in the unnumbered pair. The best answer is to be selected from a group of fairly close choices.
What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following questions ?
$$-84\times29+365=?$$
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$$(21.69)^{2}-\sqrt{324}$$=?
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$$(800\div64)\times(1296\div36)$$=?
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$$(42\times229)\div(9261)^{1/3}=?$$
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$$(35423+7164+41720)-(317\times89)$$=?
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$$(9\% of 386)\times(6.5\% of 144)$$
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$$4500\times?=3375$$
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$$4+4.44+44.4+4.04+444$$=?
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$$\sqrt[3]{?}=(36\times24)\div9$$
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(43%of 2750) - (38% of 2990)=?
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What should come in the place of question mark (?) in the following number series ?
13, 14, 30, 93, 376, 1885, ?
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4, 6, 9, 13.5, 20.25, 30.375, ?
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400, 240, 144, 86.4, 51.84, 31.104, ?
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4.5, 4.5, 6.75, 13.5, 33.75, ?
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705, 728, 774, 843, 935, 1050, ?
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What ‘’approximate’’ value should come in the place of question mark (?) in the following questions? (You are not expected to calculate the exact value )
(421% of 738) $$\div$$ 517 =?
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$$5248\div2\div3.5$$=?
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(1.65% of 8471) - (0.61% of 9326)=?
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$$\sqrt[3]{80000}$$=?
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$$(5995 + 4874 + 3333) \div(713 + 509 + 326)$$=?
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The profit earned after selling an article for Rs. 625/- is the same as loss incurred after selling the article for Rs. 435/- What is the cost price of the article ?
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A sum of Rs. 817/- is divided among A, B and C such that ‘A’ receives 25% more than ‘B’ and ‘B’ receives Rs.76/- less than ‘C’ What is the ‘A’ share in the amount ?
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Ms. Sujata invests 7% i.e. Rs. 2170/- of her monthly salary in mutual funds. Later she invests 18% of her monthly salary in recurring deposits also, she invests 6% of her salary on NSC’s. What is the total annual amount invested by Ms. Sujata ?
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What is the 30% of 40% of $$\frac{2}{5}$$th of 2500 ?
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A, B, C and D are four consecutive even numbers respectively and their average is 65. What is the product of A and D ?
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The sum of five numbers is 555. The average of first two numbers is 75 and the third number is 115. What is the average of last two numbers ?
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A car covers the first 35 km of its journey in 45 minutes and covers the remaining 69 km in 75 minutes. What is the average speed of the car?
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In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘PRIDE’ be arranged ?
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If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 250% and the denominator is increased by 400%. The resultant fraction is $$\frac{7}{19}$$. What is the original fraction ?
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The ages of Samir and Tanuj are in the ratio of 8: 15 years respectively. After 9 years the ratio of their ages will be 11: 18. What is the difference in years between their ages ?
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Study the following Graph carefully and answer the questions given below:
The number of students taking Arts in college B, is how many thousand fewer than the number of students taking Arts in college A and college C together ?
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In college F, the students taking Commerce is what percent of the total number of students taking Arts, Science and Commerce in all ?
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How many candidates (in thousand) have taken Commerce from all the colleges ?
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What is the respective ratio of the number of the students taking Science to the number of Students taking Arts in college D ?
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What is the average number of students (in thousand) taking up Science from all the six colleges together? (Rounded off to two digits after decimal)
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Study the following Table carefully and answer the questions given below:
Marks obtained by different students in different subjects.
Subjects (Maximum Marks)
How many students have scored the lowest marks in two or more subjects ?
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Who has scored the highest marks in all the subjects together ?
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What is the percentage of Deepak’s marks (upto two digits after decimal) in all the subjects together ?
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Marks obtained by Charu in Hindi are what percent of marks (upto two digits after decimal) obtained by Anupama in the same subject ?
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What are the average marks obtained by all the students together in Science ?
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Study the following Pie Graph carefully and answer the questions given below:
The pie chart given below represents the budget estimated by a family for their monthly expenses. The total salary is Rs. 32,000 per month
What is the budget estimated by the family on Clothing and Grocery together ?
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Due to a sudden marriage, the family incurs Miscellaneous expenditure of Rs. 3,040/- in total. How much is the increase in the amount under this head from that of the budgeted?
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The family actually paid Rs. 4,672 on Grocery. What is the difference in the amount budgeted and spent on Grocery ?
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What is the difference in the amount estimated by the family on Electricity and cell bill ?
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The family saved Rs. 1,920 on their Electricity Bill, as it was less than the estimated budget. What is the percentage of Electricity Bill amount of the total salary ?
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Study the following Table carefully and answer the questions given below:
In the year 2002 who amongst the given people got the highest increase (in percentage) in their annual salary from the previous year ?
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What is the approximate percent increase in the annual income of Kiran in the year 2004 from that of the previous year ?
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What is the approximate average annual income of Harish over the given years ?
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The average annual income earned by Indira over the given years is approximately what percent of the average income earned by Jasmeet over the given years ?
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What is the respective ratio of the annual income of Indira and Manish in the year 2005 ?
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Lothar Guenther Buchheim who died recently was a famous------------
A heavy exchange of firing between Ethiopian troops and some unknown gunmen took place in Mogadishu recently. Mogadishu is the capital of
The organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) has recently agreed to cut off diplomatic relation with which of the following nations over its aggressive view in regard to A1-Aqsa mosque in one of its cities ?
Who amongst the following is NOT a padma Award winner which was given away recently ?
Yang Ziao Shu who won the Mumbai International Marathon 2007 is from which of the following countries ?
Who amongst the following won the Australian Open 2007 Women Championship?
Which of the following states has launched ‘Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana’ a scheme to bring all round development of tribals in the state ?
Chetan Anand whose name was recently in news in the Winner of the National Championship in-------
Which of the following countries recently launched its first Space Rocket ?
Which of the following countries has offered to work with India at WTO talks so that the deadlock on the same can be opened ?
The Aero India Show 2007 was organized in February 2007 in------
Which of the following is not a major Rubber producing State ?
‘Ranji Trophy’ is associated with the game of--------
Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘’The Algebra of Infinite Justice’’ ?
The World Day of Water was observed on-----
Which of the following is NOT correct ?
The 38th Parallel is the line between which of the following two countries ?
One of the significant decisions taken in the ASEAN Summit held in Cebu (Philippines) recently was to expedite the process of establishment the ASEAN Community by the year------
A new Master Plan to develop which of the following cities in India by the year 2021 was notified recently by the Union Urban Development Ministry ?
Mr. Karim Masimov’s name was recently in news as he has taken over as the new----
Which of the following diseases is caused by the deficiency of Iron in human body ?
Syed Sabir Pasha an Indian player of International repute recently announced his retirement from national/international matches. He was associated with the game of--------
Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘’No full stops in India’’?
Next SAARC Summit (2007) is due to be held in----
Which of the following is represented by the letter ‘L’ in the abbreviation CAMELS, the rating system used in financial world ?
As per the figures released recently the per capita income in India has increased by approximately ?
Which of the following statement(s) is/are True about the Union Budget 2007-2008 presented in the Lok Sabha recently ?
A: Slight change in rates of direct taxes
B: Basic exemption limit raised to Rs. 1,10,000
C: Education Cess increased from 3% to 4%
The revenue generated by the change in the rate of education cess will be utilized to fund which of the following sectors/segments of education in India ?
Which of the following committees has recommended that a part of foreign exchange reserves should be used for infrastructural development ?
As a general principle of economics it is said that growth is a function of investment. But to sustain growth it is not enough that country has a high investment rate only. It is also needed that investment has to be---
Many a times we come across a term ‘DDT’ in the financial/economic transactions. What is the full form of the same ?
As per the news in the leading newspapers Government of India is in process of the establishment of ‘SROs’ for various market participants in the capital market. What is the full form of ‘SROs’ ?
As per the data released recently by various agencies the direct taxes contribute to how much percentage of central revenues ? (Approximately)
Who amongst the following is going to issue ‘Rural Bonds’ of Rs. 5,000 crores in days to come ?
As per RBI directives which of the following functions cannot be outsourced by the banks ?
As per the economic survey presented in the Lok Sabha recently what has been the average growth of GDP?
Which of the following countries has recently got entry in the top 20 Wealth Markets of the World? (It is placed at 20th rank)
In one of his speeches the Finance Minister of India quoted a famous statement of one of our great leaders of yesteryears. The quote is---’’Everything else can wait but not agriculture’’. The statement is taken from the speeches/writings of---
The Government of India has recently appointed a committee to review Forward Trading of Agro-products. Who amongst the following is the Chairman of the Committee ?
As a rough estimate the farm sector provides livelihood to how many families in India ? Approximately---
Economic distress of small farmers is a cause of great concern in almost all sectors in the country. Which of the following, as stated in the economic survey presented recently has been single most important cause of economic distress of small farmers over the years ?
The government of India is planning to bring how much more land under irrigation ? About---
General Assembly elections took place in Punjab recently. Who amongst the following was the Chief Minister there immediately prior to the elections?
The Government of India is planning to develop which of the following cities as a ‘Hub for Global Financial Services’?
The Government of India has recently decided to halt the Future Trading of which of the following commodities for the time being ?
Which of the following games is being hosted by India for the first time and will be held in 2010 ?
Tata Steels became the fifth largest steel maker in the world after they took over Corus. Who amongst the following is the largest Steel maker of the world ?
R.A. Mashelkar Report which was in news recently is related with which of the following fields ?
The Government of India has raised serious objection on the recent event of the firing on the Indian fishermen by the navy of which of the following countries ?
The Ministers from seven Muslim countries recently held a meeting over the nuclear policy of which of the following countries ? (The nuclear programme of that country has created a dangerous escalation of tension in international circles)
In each question below a sentence with four words printed in ‘’bold’’ type is given. These are numbered as (A), (B), (C)and (D). One of these four words may be either ‘’wrongly spelt or inappropriate’’ in this context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate , if any. The number of that word is your answer. If all the four words correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (E) i.e.,’’All correct’ as your answer.
The Economic imperatives (A) for acquiring (B) technological strengths do not warrant (C) repeatition (D) here. All correct (E)
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The combination of a base of imported technology and Capabilities (A) built up indigenous (B) led initially (C)to product and process involvement (D). All correct (E)
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If a country does not learn to master (A) these new realities of life, our aspirations (B) to ensure the prosperity (C)of our people may come to not (D). All correct (E)
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Since vegetable and fruit consumption (A) will increase in future, an appropriate (B) choice considering agro-climate (C)input needs and economic returns (D) should be arrived at for every region. All correct (E)
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An environmental (A) concern (B) that is likely to have implications (C)for Indian agriculture is the emission (D) of gases like methane and carbon dioxide. All correct (E)
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Rearrange the following six sentence (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph ; then answer the questions given below them.
1. There are a number of items in the atomic energy programme which are being made indigenously.
2. Given the overall energy situation in India, the use of nuclear power in some measure is inescapable even while thermal and hydrogen power continue to be the dominant elements.
3. However. commercial aspects of exploiting nuclear capabilities, especially for power-generation programmes, have been recently given high priority.
4. Atomic energy programmes have been subject to serve restrictions for very obvious reasons as the Department of Atomic Energy is becoming self-reliant in areas in which only a few countries have such capability.
5. Even to meet these nuclear power requirements, India critically requires a commercial level power-generation capability with its commensurate safety and nuclear waste management arrangements
6. Thus, in the Indian context energy security is also crucial, perhaps much more than it is for the U.S.A. because India imports a good part of its crude oil requirements, paying for it with precious foreign exchange.
Which of the following will be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement ?
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Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement ?
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Which of the following will be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?
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Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ?
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Which of the following will be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement ?
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In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank approximately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
With the U.S. military tied down on two fronts and the rest of the world growing (186) to American power, the challenges for Rice are as (187) as they have been for any Secretary of State in the past three decades. After six years of tussling with others on Bush’s national-security team, Rice has seen off her rivals and (188) as the principal spokesperson for Bush’s foreign (189). Her reward has been to (190) responsibility for selling a failed policy in Iraq and (191) a legacy for Bush at a time when (192) in the world are in the mood to help her. ‘’Bush is severely (193) and he was very little (194) or support at home or abroad.’’ says Leslie Gelb, former president of the Council on Foreign Relations. ‘’That is (195) true for his Secretary of State. So they are (196) flailing around.’’
That’s grim assessment, since the (197) to international order are (198) today than at any ‘other’ time since the end of the cold war. The most immediate source of (199) emanates from Iraq, where the country’s civil war risks (200) a region-wide conflict.
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195
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Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in ‘’bold’’ to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
For years now, Grorge W. Bush has told Americans that he would increase the number of troops in Iraq only if the commanders on the ground asked him to do so. It was not a throwaway line: Bush said it from the very first days of the war, when he and Pentagon boss Donald Rumsfeld were criticized for going to war with too few troops. He said it right up until last summer, stressing at a news conference in Chicago that Iraq commander General George Casey ‘’Will make the decisions as to how many troops we have there.’’ Seasoned military people suspected that the line was a dodge-that the civilians who ran Pentagon were testing their personal theory that war can be fought on the cheap and the brass simply knew better than to ask for more. In any case, the president repeated the mantra to dismiss any suggestion that the war was going badly. Who, after all, knew better than the generals on the ground?
Now, as the war near the end of its fourth year and the number of Americans killed has surpassed 3,000, Bush had dropped the general-know-best line. Sometime next week the President is expected to propose a surge in the number of U.S. forces in Iraq for a period of upto two years. A senior official said reinforcements numbering ‘’About 20,000 troops,’’ and may be more, could be in place within months. The ‘’surge’’ would be achieved by extending the stay of some forces already in Iraq and accelerating the deployment of others.
The ‘’irony’’ is that while the generals would have liked more troops in the past, they are ‘’cool’’ idea of sending more now. That’s in part because the politicians and commanders have had trouble agreeing on what the goal of a surge would be.But it is also because they are worried that a surge would further erode the readiness of U.S.’s already stressed ground forces. And even those who back a surge are under no ‘’illusions’’ about what it would mean to the casualty rate. ‘’If you put more American troops on the front line,’’ said a White House Official, ‘’You’re going to have more casualties.’’
Coming from Bush, a man known for bold strokes, the surge is a strange half-measure---too large for the political climate at home, too small to crush the ‘’insurgency’’ in Iraq and surely three years too late. Bush has waved off a bipartisan rescue mission out of pride, ‘’stubbornness" or ideology, or some combination of the three. Rather than reversing course, as well the wise elders of the Iraq Study Group advised, the Commander in Chief is betting that more troops will lead the way to what one White House official calls ‘’Victory’’.
Bush and Rumsfeld had received brickbats for----
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George Bush gave an impression to his subjects that his army commanders were given the autonomy to decide----
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From the content of the passage, which of the following can be definitely inferred ?
A: The U.S. troops in Iraq are happy with their victory
B: The troops already fighting the war in Iraq are sufficient enough to combat the situation effectively
C: The generals who were earlier not in favour of increasing troops in Iraq are now insisting on surge.
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Which of the following best describes Bush’s persistent reaction to the observations that the Iraq war strategy was not effective due to inadequate American forces ?
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The author of the passage appears to be
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Which of the following is the assessment of the Commander-in-chief of U.S. forces in Iraq on the present situation there ?
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Which of the following strategies would achieve the desired increase in American forces in Iraq ?
A. Continuation of stay of troops for a further period.
B. Expeditious deployment of additional troops
C. Seeking additional input from politicians and commanders of neighbouring friendly countries.
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Why do the army commanders disfavour enhancement of troops now ?
A. More force means more casualties
B. Difference of opinion between politicians and commanders about the aim of the troop enhancement
C. Probable adverse psychological impact on ground forces.
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Which of the following made Bush change his thinking about the requirement of forces in Iraq ?
A. The unreasonably long period for which the war continued
B. The large number of American soldiers killed in the war
C. Demand from the Army Commanders
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Which of the following most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word given in ‘’bold’’ as used in passage ?
‘’Cool’’
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Which of the following most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word given in ‘’bold’’ as used in passage ?
‘’Surge’’
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Which of the following most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word given in ‘’bold’’ as used in passage ?
‘’Stubbornness’’
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Which of the following is most nearly the SAME in the meaning as the word given in ‘’bold’’ as used in the passage ?
‘’Illusion’’
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Which of the following is most nearly the SAME in the meaning as the word given in ‘’bold’’ as used in the passage ?
‘’Insurgency’’
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Which of the following is most nearly the SAME in the meaning as the word given in ‘’bold’’ as used in the passage ?
‘’Irony’’
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In each question below, a sentence is given with a part of it printed in ‘’bold’’ type. That part may contain a grammatical error. Each sentence is followed by phrases (A), (B), (C)and (B). Find out which phrase should replace the phrase given in ‘’bold’’ to correct error, if there is any, and to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘’No correction is required’, mark (E) as the answer.
A nation that ‘’had been once tried to’’ kill him was the first to embrace him.
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‘’Had he known more’’ about the policies of the company, he might not have accepted the offer.
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His life is an example of ‘’how the human will can’’ flourish even in harsh conditions.
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The social worker passionately stroked the annoyed passenger in order ‘’that be pacified.’’
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They were no longer able to provide the ‘’help their children need.’’
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You may be well organized in your thoughts but ‘’what would you propose’’ may not be necessarily acceptable on all occasions.
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The striking difference between the two contestants ‘’compatible with each other’’ for the match was related to their age.
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Market research and market communication ‘’is so far being confined to’’ a handful of consumer goods like soaps, cosmetics, etc.
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If we rely on others for technology upgradation, ‘’potential serious damage may’’ be caused.
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The load-shedding, however justifiable it may be, "has been aggravating’’ the problems.
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