SNAP 2010 Question Paper

SNAP 2010 - Question 1

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In a retail outlet, the average revenue was Rs.10,000 per day over a 30 day period. During this period, the average revenue on weekends (total 8 days) was Rs. 20,000 per day. What was the average daily revenue on weekdays?

A

6364

B

5250

C

6570

D

8060

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SNAP 2010 - Question 2

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Two different prime numbers X and Y, both are greater than 2, then which of the following must be true?

A

X - Y = 23

B

X + Y is not equal to 87

C

Both 1 and 2

D

None of the above.

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SNAP 2010 - Question 3

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It takes 6 hours for pump A, used alone, to fill a tank of water. Pump B alone takes 8 hours to fill the same tank. A, B and another pump C all together fill the tank in 2 hours. How long would pump C take, used alone, to fill the tank?

A

4.8

B

6

C

5.6

D

3

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SNAP 2010 - Question 4

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A swimming pool can be filled by pipe A in 3 hours and by pipe B in 6 hours, each pump working on its own. At 9 am, pump A is started. At what time will the swimming pool be filled if pump B is started at 10 am?

A

11:20 a.m.

B

11:05 a.m.

C

11:10 a.m.

D

10:50 a.m.

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SNAP 2010 - Question 5

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The sum of prime numbers that are greater than 60, but less than 70 is :

A

128

B

191

C

197

D

260

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SNAP 2010 - Question 6

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Find out the appropriate next number in the series from the options below :
0, 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42, ?

A

56

B

62

C

49

D

5

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SNAP 2010 - Question 7

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A bakery opened with its daily supply of 40 dozen rolls. Half of the rolls were sold by noon, and 60% of the remaining rolls were sold between noon and closing time. How many dozen rolls were left unsold?

A

6

B

8

C

10

D

12

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SNAP 2010 - Question 8

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Stuart, Jack and Leo are colleagues working in a plant. Stuart and Jack can do a work in 10 days, Jack and Leo can do the same work in 15 days while Stuart and Leo can do it in 12 days. All of them started the work together. After two days, Leo was shifted to some other work. How many days will Stuart and Jack take to finish the rest of the work?

A

9

B

12

C

8

D

7.5

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SNAP 2010 - Question 9

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The missing numbers in the below series would be
1 : 1, 8 : 4, 9 : 27, 64 : 16, 25 : 125, ? : ?, 49 : 343

A

36 : 316

B

216 : 36

C

316 : 16

D

32 : 316

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SNAP 2010 - Question 10

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The difference between the value of a number increased by 25% and the value of the original number decreased by 30% is 22. What is the original number?

A

70

B

65

C

40

D

90

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SNAP 2010 - Question 11

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Running at the same constant rate, 6 identical machines can produce a total of 180 bottles per hour. How many bottles could 15 such machines produce in 30 minutes?

A

225

B

300

C

250

D

350

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SNAP 2010 - Question 12

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A number whose fifth part increased by 4 is equal to its fourth part diminished by 10, is :

A

240

B

260

C

270

D

280

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SNAP 2010 - Question 13

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Which of the following numbers will completely divide (461 + 462 + 463 + 464)?

A

3

B

10

C

11

D

13

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SNAP 2010 - Question 14

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Is 'b' positive?
(I) a + b is positive.
(II) a - b is positive.

A

Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question.

B

Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.

C

Both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

D

Both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

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SNAP 2010 - Question 15

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In a general body election, 3 candidates, P, Q and R were contesting for a membership of the board. How many votes did each receive?
(I) p received 17 votes more than q and 103 votes more than r.
(II) Total votes cast were 1703.

A

Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question.

B

Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.

C

Both statement I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

D

Both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

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SNAP 2010 - Question 16

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If C1 and C2 are the circumferences of the outer and inner circles respectively. What is C1 : C2?
(I) The two circles are concentric.
(II) The area of the ring is $$\frac{2}{3}$$ the area of greater circle.

A

Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question.

B

Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.

C

Both statement I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

D

Both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

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SNAP 2010 - Question 17

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What is the middle number of 7 consecutive whole numbers?
(I) Product of number is 702800.
(II) Sum of the number is 105.

A

Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question.

B

Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.

C

Both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

D

Both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

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SNAP 2010 - Question 18

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Total marks obtained by P, Q, R and S in Mathematics is 360. How many marks did P secure in Mathematics?
(I) P secured one-third marks of the total of Q, R and S.
(II) Average marks obtained by Q and R are 20 more than that secured by S.

A

Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question.

B

Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.

C

Both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

D

Both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

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SNAP 2010 - Question 19

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How many ice cubes can be accommodated in a container?
(I) The length and breadth of the container is 20 cm and 15 cm respectively.
(II) The edge of the ice cube is 2 cm.

A

Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question.

B

Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.

C

Both statements I and Ii together are necessary to answer the question.

D

Both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

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SNAP 2010 - Question 20

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Ram got Rs. 1,500 as dividend from a company. What is the rate of interest given by the company?
(I) The dividend paid last year was 10%.
(II) Ram has 350 shares of Rs. 10 denomination.

A

Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question.

B

Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.

C

Both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

D

Both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

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SNAP 2010 - Question 21

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What is the difference between the sales of Voveran in 2006 and those of Calpol in 2005 (in Rs. lacs)?

A

1000

B

50

C

100

D

500

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SNAP 2010 - Question 22

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Percentage of increase in sales from 2005 to 2006 is the highest for which brand of a pain killer?

A

Voveran

B

Volini

C

Dolonex

D

Sumo

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SNAP 2010 - Question 23

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Percentage increase in sales from 2005 to 2006 is the lowest for which brand of a pain killer?

A

Voveran

B

Volini

C

Moov

D

Nise

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SNAP 2010 - Question 24

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What is the approximate percentage of increase in the sales of Voveran from 2005 to 2006?

A

35%

B

40%

C

45%

D

50%

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SNAP 2010 - Question 25

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Which of the designs best completes the following sequence?

A

B

C

D

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SNAP 2010 - Question 26

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What is the number that is one half of one-quarter of one-tenth of 400?

A

2

B

5

C

8

D

10

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SNAP 2010 - Question 27

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Consider a square ABCD with midpoints E, F, G and H of sides AB, BC, CD and DA. Let L denote the line passing through F and H. Consider points P and Q on the line L inside the square such that the angles APD and BQC are both equal 120 degrees. What is the ratio ABQCDP to the remaining area of ABCD?

A

$$4 + \frac{(\sqrt{\ 2})}{3}$$

B

2($$\sqrt{\ 3}$$) - 1

C

2 + ($$\sqrt{\ 3}$$)

D

$$\frac{(10 - 3(\sqrt{\ 3})}{9}$$

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SNAP 2010 - Question 28

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The price of Darjeeling Tea (in rupees per kilogram) is 100 + 0.1n, on the nth day of a nonleap year (n = 1, 2, 3, ... 100) and then remains constant. On the other hand the price of Ooty tea (in rupees per kilogram) is 85 + 0.15n, on the nth day (n = 1, 2, ..., 365). On which date of that year will the prices of these two varieties of the tea be equal?

A

$$27^{th}$$ October

B

$$16^{th}$$ June

C

$$15^{th}$$ June

D

$$28^{th}$$ October

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SNAP 2010 - Question 29

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Triangle ABC and Triangle PQR are congruent.
(I) Area of triangle ABC and triangle PQR are same
(II) Triangle ABC and triangle PQR are right angle triangles.

A

Data in Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question but the data in Statement II alone is not sufficient to answer the question.

B

Data in Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question but the data in Statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question.

C

Data in statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

D

Data in statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

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SNAP 2010 - Question 30

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Salary of A and B is in the ratio 3 : 4 and expenditure is in the ratio 4 : 5. What is the ratio of their savings?
(I) B's saving is 25% of his salary.
(II) B's salary is Rs. 2500.

A

Data in Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question but the data in Statement II alone is not sufficient to answer the question.

B

Data in Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question but the data in Statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question.

C

Data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

D

Data in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

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SNAP 2010 - Question 31

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What is the average height of the class?
(I) Average height of the class decreases by 1 cm if we exclude the tallest person of the class whose height is 56 cm.
(II) Average height of the class increases by 1 cm if we exclude the shortest person of the class whose height is 42 cm.

A

Data in Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question but the data in Statement II alone is not sufficient to answer the question.

B

Data in Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question but the data in Statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question.

C

Data in statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

D

Data in statements I and II together is not sufficient to answer the question.

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SNAP 2010 - Question 32

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Ram is taller than Shyam and Jay is shorter than Vikram. Who is the shortest among them?
(I) Ram is the tallest.
(II) Shyam is taller than Vikram.

A

Data in Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question but the data in Statement II alone is not sufficient to answer the question.

B

Data in Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question but the data in Statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question.

C

Data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

D

Data in both statements I and II together is not sufficient to answer the question.

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SNAP 2010 - Question 33

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In September 2009, the sales of a product were (2/3)rd of that in July 2009. In November 2009, the sales of the product were higher by 5% as compared to September 2009. How much is the percentage of increase in sales in November 2009 with respect to the base figure in July 2009?

A

+40%

B

-20%

C

-30%

D

+25%

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SNAP 2010 - Question 34

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For what range of values of 'x', will be the inequality $$15x - \left(\frac{2}{x}\right) > 1$$?

A

$$x > 0.4$$

B

$$x < \frac{1}{3}$$

C

$$\frac{-1}{3} < x < 0.4, X > \frac{15}{2}$$

D

$$\frac{-1}{3} < x < 0, X > \frac{2}{5}$$

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SNAP 2010 - Question 35

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How many litres of a 30% alcohol solution should be added to 40 litres of a 60% alcohol solution to prepare a 50% solution?

A

30

B

20

C

24

D

32

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SNAP 2010 - Question 36

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66 cubic centimetres of silver is drawn into a wire of 1mm diameter. The length of the wire in metres will be :

A

84

B

90

C

168

D

336

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SNAP 2010 - Question 37

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A train 108 m long moving at a speed of 50 km/hr crosses a train 112 m long coming from opposite direction in 6 seconds. The speed of the second train is,

A

48 km/hr

B

54 km/hr

C

66 km/hr

D

82 km/hr

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SNAP 2010 - Question 38

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R is a positive number. It is multiplied by 8 and then squared. The square is now divided by 4 and the square root is taken. The result of the square root is Q. What is the value of Q?

A

3R

B

4R

C

7R

D

9R

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SNAP 2010 - Question 39

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If the length, breadth and height of the room are in the ratio 3:2:1. The breadth and height of the room are halved and length of the room is doubled. Then area of the four walls of the room will,

A

decrease by 13.64%

B

decrease by 15%

C

decrease by 18.75%

D

decrease by 30%

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SNAP 2010 - Question 40

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A survey was conducted of 100 people whether they have read recent issues of 'Golmal', a monthly magazine. Summarized information is presented below :

Only September: 18
September but not August: 23
September and July: 8
September: 28
July: 48
July and August: 10
None of the three months: 24

What is the number of surveyed people who have read exactly for two consecutive months?

A

7

B

9

C

12

D

14

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SNAP 2010 - Question 41

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Four children A, B, C and D are having some chocolates each.
A gives B as many as he already has, he gives C twice of what C already has and he gives D thrice of what D already has.
Now, D gives (1/8)th of his own chocolates to B.
Then A gives 10% chocolates he now owns to C and 20% to B.
Finally, all of them have 35 chocolates each. What is the original number of chocolates each had in the beginning?

A

A - 110, B - 10, C - 10, D - 10

B

A - 90, B - 20, C - 20, D - 10

C

A - 70, B - 25, C - 25, D - 20

D

A - 125, B - 5, C - 5, D - 5

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SNAP 2010 - Question 42

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There are two similar figures below with some numbers. The left one is complete where as one number is missing in the right one. Find a suitable number to fill in place of the question mark.

A

280

B

303

C

362

D

382

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SNAP 2010 - Question 43

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Complete the following series by replacing the ? :
(TBLD, VEPI, XHTN, ?)

A

ZJVP

B

ZVJP

C

ZKXS

D

ZKXP

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SNAP 2010 - Question 44

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In a cricket team, three batsmen Ricky, Sachin and Brian are the top three run-scorers in any order. Each of them gives two replies to any question, one of which is true and the other is false, again, in any order. When asked about who the top scorer was, following were the replies they gave:
Sachin : I got the top score. Ricky was second.
Brian : I got the top score. Sachin was second.
Ricky : I got the top score. Sachin was third.
Which of the following is the correct order of batsmen who got the top score, second best and third best score respectively?

A

Brian, Ricky, Sachin

B

Brian, Sachin, Ricky

C

Ricky, Sachin, Brian

D

Sachin, Brian, Ricky

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SNAP 2010 - Question 45

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60 employees in an office were asked about their preference for tea and coffee. It was observed that for every 3 people who prefer tea, there are 2 who prefer coffee. For every 6 people who prefer tea, there are 2 who drink both of tea and coffee. The number of people who drink both is the same as those who drink neither.
How many people drink both tea and coffee?

A

10

B

12

C

14

D

16

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SNAP 2010 - Question 46

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A clock strikes once at 1 o'clock, twice at 2 o'clock and so on. If it takes 6 seconds to strike at 3 o'clock, how much time will it take to strike at 9 o'clock?

A

24 seconds

B

18 seconds

C

20 seconds

D

None of these

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SNAP 2010 - Question 47

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Who is the first student to start writing the assignment?

A

E-1

B

E-2

C

E-3

D

Cannot be decided

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SNAP 2010 - Question 48

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Who is the last student to complete the assignment?

A

E-1

B

E-2

C

E-3

D

Cannot be decided

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SNAP 2010 - Question 49

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Who is brightest amongst all?

A

B

B

P

C

R

D

Cannot be decided

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SNAP 2010 - Question 50

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Who is the dullest amongst the three students from Elite School?

A

P

B

Q

C

R

D

Cannot be decided

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SNAP 2010 - Question 51

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When Rafael entered the class, there were already 10 students in the class. 5 students entered the class between Roger and Rafael. Total 10 students entered after Roger. Exactly how many students are in the class finally?

A

15

B

25

C

27

D

Cannot be decided

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SNAP 2010 - Question 52

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Who is sitting to the immediate right of Himadri?

A

Arijit

B

Debashish

C

Elangovan

D

Frederick

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SNAP 2010 - Question 53

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Who is sitting opposite Biplab?

A

Arijit

B

Debashish

C

Frederick

D

Himadri

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SNAP 2010 - Question 54

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Who is to the immediate right of Chintan?

A

Arijit

B

Biplab

C

Elangovan

D

Himadri

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SNAP 2010 - Question 55

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Select the alternative that logically follows the two given statements:
Some rocks are not tables.
Some rocks are balloons.

A

Some tables are not balloons

B

Some tables are balloons

C

Some balloons are not tables

D

None of the above

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SNAP 2010 - Question 56

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Who is sitting in the middle of the bench?

A

B

B

C

C

D

D

None of these

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SNAP 2010 - Question 57

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Who are sitting at the extreme ends of the bench?

A

A & E

B

B & D

C

C & E

D

None of these

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SNAP 2010 - Question 58

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In the year 1994, the commission earned by salesman D was approximately what percent more of the commission earned by A?

A

18

B

82.5

C

21

D

17

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SNAP 2010 - Question 59

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In the year 1993, the commission of B was approximately what per cent of the total commission earned by five salesmen that year?

A

30

B

20

C

40

D

80

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SNAP 2010 - Question 60

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Find the missing numbers in the following set

A

30

B

62

C

42

D

78

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SNAP 2010 - Question 61

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There are 6 volumes of books on a rack kept in order (such as, vol. 1, vol. 2 and so on). After some readers used them, their order got disturbed. The changes showed as follows:
Vol.5 was directly to the right of vol. 2
Vol 4 has vol. 6 to its left and both were not at Vol.3's place.
Vol.1 has Vol.3 on right and Vol.5 on left.
An even numbered volume is at Vol.5's place.
Find the order in which the books are kept now, from the four given alternatives:

A

6, 3, 5, 1, 4, 2

B

4, 6, 3, 5, 1, 2

C

3, 4, 1, 6, 5, 2

D

2, 5, 1, 3, 6, 4

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SNAP 2010 - Question 62

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All German philosophers, except for Marx, are idealists. From which of the following can the statements above be most properly inferred?

A

Except for Marx, if someone is an idealist philosopher, then he or she is German.

B

Marx is the only non-German philosopher who is an idealist.

C

If a German is an idealist, then he or she is a philosopher, as long as he or she is not Marx.

D

Marx is not an idealist German philosopher.

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SNAP 2010 - Question 63

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Ramaswami was studying for his examinations and the lights went off. It was around 1:00 a.m. He lighted two uniform candles of equal length but one thicker than the other. The thick candle is supposed to last six hours and the thin one two hours less. When he finally
went to sleep, the thick candle was twice as long as the thin one. For how long did Ramaswami study in candle light?

A

2 hours

B

3 hours

C

2 hours 45 minutes

D

4 hours

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SNAP 2010 - Question 64

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The numerator and denominator of a fraction is in the ratio 2:3. If 6 are subtracted from the numerator the value of the fraction becomes $$\frac{2}{3}$$ of the original fraction. The numerator of the original fraction is,

A

16

B

21

C

18

D

30

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SNAP 2010 - Question 65

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A person wanted to withdraw X rupees and Y paise from the bank. But cashier made a mistake and gave him Y rupees and X paise. Neither the person nor the cashier noticed that. After spending 20 paise, the person counts the money. To his surprise, he has double the amount he wanted to withdraw.
Find X and Y. (1 Rupee = 100 Paise)

A

X = 3, Y = 6

B

X = 26, Y = 53

C

X = 15, Y = 30

D

X = 9, Y = 36

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SNAP 2010 - Question 66

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A drawer contains 10 black and 10 brown socks which are all mixed up. What is the fewest number of socks you can take from the drawer without looking and be sure to get a pair of the same color?

A

7 pairs

B

7 pieces only

C

10 pieces only

D

3 pieces only

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SNAP 2010 - Question 67

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A placement company has to assign 1000 SW personnel who are skilled in Java and Dot Net to a prospective outsourcing company. He finds that 750 are having Dot Net skills and 450 have Java skills. Some have skills in both Java and Dot Net. Find the numbers who have skills in both Java and Dot Net.

A

250

B

200

C

350

D

100

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SNAP 2010 - Question 68

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All good athletes who want to win are disciplined and have a well balanced diet. Therefore, athletes who do not have well balanced diets are bad athletes. Based on the sentence above which of the statement below strongly supports the view :

A

No bad athlete wants to win.

B

No athlete who does not eat a well balanced diet is good athlete.

C

Every athlete who eats a well balanced diet is good athlete.

D

All athletes who want to win are good athletes.

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SNAP 2010 - Question 69

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The numbers in these series are arranged in a triangle which has a logic as shown. Find the missing numbers shown as (?) from the choices given below:

A

{16, 32, 64}

B

{8, 1024, 32}

C

{24, 1024, 64}

D

{16, 320, 64}

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SNAP 2010 - Question 70

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If for a particular value of the variable x, the following holds good, $$17 = \frac{17x}{(1 - x)}$$, then compute the value of (2x)*x.

A

17

B

1

C

2

D

$$\frac{1}{2}$$

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SNAP 2010 - Question 71

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Name the failed Chinese pro-democracy activist who won this year's Nobel Peace Prize for his 'long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China.'

A

Went Xiabo

B

Wen Jiabao

C

Liu Jiabao

D

Liu Xiaobo

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SNAP 2010 - Question 72

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Which government is behind the 'The Nalanda Proposal' proposing Nalanda as an ideal site for establishing a 21st century learning institution.

A

Singapore

B

India

C

U.K

D

China

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SNAP 2010 - Question 73

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Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger are known for founding

A

Facebook

B

Orkut

C

Wikipedia

D

Google

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SNAP 2010 - Question 74

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The year 2010 is represented in Roman Numerals as

A

LX

B

MMX

C

IIXX

D

CCXX

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SNAP 2010 - Question 75

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In which country is the seat of the United Nations International Court of Justice?

A

France

B

Norway

C

Britain

D

Netherlands

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SNAP 2010 - Question 76

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In 1965 Gordon Moore, Co-founder of Intel, made a prediction about the future of computer processing. What does his prediction, known as Moore's Law say?

A

As technology continues to advance, computer chips will become obsolete.

B

Computer processing power will double every 18 months to two years.

C

There will eventually be no need for transistors in high-tech electronics.

D

As the number of transistors increases, computer processing power will be reduced by half in every two years.

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SNAP 2010 - Question 77

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'At 60 miles an hour the loudest noise in this new Rolls-Royce comes from the electric clock.' Who wrote this famous advertising headline?

A

David Ogilvy

B

Walter Thompson

C

Leo Burnett

D

Salman Rushdie

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SNAP 2010 - Question 78

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His lie's motto was 'simple living and high thinking'. He was one of the greatest intellectuals and activists of the 19th century and one of the pillars of the Bengal Renaissance. He was a polymath. Sanskrit pundit, educator, social reformer writer and philanthropist. Due to his relentless efforts, on 26th July 1856, widow re-marriage was legalized by the then Government of India. Who is this towering personality?

A

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

B

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

C

Rabindranath Tagore

D

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

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SNAP 2010 - Question 79

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Eustace Fernandes who passed away in 2010 was the much admired creator of

A

Tom and Jerry

B

Amul Girl

C

Air India Maharaja

D

Snow White

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SNAP 2010 - Question 80

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Find the mismatch

A

Somdev Devvaman - Badminton

B

Gagan Narang - Shooting

C

Arjun Atwal - Golf

D

Anita Sood - Swimming

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SNAP 2010 - Question 81

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Who designed the new rupee symbol?

A

Dilip Chhabria

B

D. Udaya Kumar

C

Tarun Tahiliani

D

S. Arun Kumar

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SNAP 2010 - Question 82

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What exactly is cloud computing/

A

A way to organize desktop computers.

B

Lightweight software that takes up little space on a hard drive

C

Computing resources that can be accessed on demand, like electricity from a utility

D

The World Wide Web.

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SNAP 2010 - Question 83

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What is NDM-1?

A

National Defence Missile 1, developed by Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) as a part of the comprehensive missile shield for India.

B

A bacterial gene called New Delhi Metallolactamase-I, dubbed the 'superbug' because of it being resistant to most antibiotics.

C

New Directions in Management I - the first among a series of international conferences on Management, to be inaugurated by Bill Gates in Mumbai in January 2012.

D

A vision document on Disaster Management, released by Planning Commission.

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SNAP 2010 - Question 84

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'Niyamgiri Hills'was in the news because of

A

Vedanta's failed mining proposal in the area inhabited by Dongria Kondh tribals.

B

The helicopter crash and death of Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy.

C

Headquarters of the Naxalite Red corridor.

D

Condé Nast Traveller magazine selected it as the best trekking holiday spot in the world.

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SNAP 2010 - Question 85

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Match the following husband-and-wife team with the awards they have received for exemplary work:

A

1-ii, 2-i, 3-iii, 4-iv

B

1-ii, 2-i, 3-iv, 4-iii

C

1-iv, 2-iii, 3-ii, 4-i

D

1-ii, 2-iv, 3-iii, 4-iv

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SNAP 2010 - Question 86

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What is Renminbi?

A

It is the official currency of the People's Republic of China (PRC), whose principal unit is the Yuan.

B

Low cost car being developed by Volkswagen in China, at prices lower than the Nano.

C

New aircraft Company floated by Brazil to challenge Boeing and Airbus.

D

New currency mooted for the entire ASEAN region like Euro for Europe.

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SNAP 2010 - Question 87

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Embraer is one of the world leaders in the manufacturing of corporate/business jets. Embraer belongs to which country?

A

Germany

B

Japan

C

Brazil

D

France

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SNAP 2010 - Question 88

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The Unique Identification (UID) Project, headed by Nandan Nilekani has been renamed as

A

Adhaar

B

Sambhav

C

Sambandh

D

Alekh

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SNAP 2010 - Question 89

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India's first Special Economic Zone dedicated to the Aerospace Industry has been launched at

A

Hyderabad

B

Hallargi

C

Shimla

D

Ahmedabad

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SNAP 2010 - Question 90

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The prime purpose of WTO is to promote

A

Financial Support

B

Global Peace

C

Unilateral Trade

D

Multilateral Trade

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SNAP 2010 - Question 91

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On March 5, 2010, which of the following personalities from India is among 19 members chosen by UN chief Ban Ki-moon for a high-level advisory group on Climate Change Financing tasked with mobilizing funds pledged during the Copenhagen meet to tackle global warming?

A

Shyam Saran

B

Montek Singh Ahluwalia

C

Chandhrashekhar Dasgupta

D

Pradipto Ghosh

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SNAP 2010 - Question 92

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has termed the 11th Five Year Plan as:

A

India's health plan

B

India's poverty eradication plan

C

India's rural prosperity plan

D

India's education plan

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SNAP 2010 - Question 93

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Which of the following milestones was achieved by New Zealand Cricket Team Captain Daniel Vettori recently?

A

2,000 runs and 200 wickets in Test Cricket

B

3,000 runs and 300 wickets in One Day Internationals (ODI)

C

3,000 runs and 300 wickets in Test Cricket

D

2,000 runs and 200 wickets in One Day Internationals (ODI)

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SNAP 2010 - Question 94

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What is the full form of the term 'NPA' as used in banking environment?

A

Not Profitable Assets

B

New Potential Assets

C

Non Performing Assets

D

Net Performing Assets

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SNAP 2010 - Question 95

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Which of the following contributes to the highest share of revenue earned by the Government of India?

A

Income Tax

B

Excise Duty

C

Value Added Tax

D

Corporate Tax

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SNAP 2010 - Question 96

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Which country was world's largest exporter with merchandise exports worth Rs. 1.47 trillion in 2008, according to the World Trade Organization?

A

USA

B

China

C

Germany

D

Russia

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SNAP 2010 - Question 97

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Where in India, recently has the Clinton Foundation, founded by former US President Bill Clinton, firmed up its plans to set up world's largest solar park (3,000 to 5,000 MW capacity)?

A

Bihar

B

Orissa

C

Gujarat

D

Rajasthan

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SNAP 2010 - Question 98

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Which three public sector lenders have entered recently into a joint venture agreement for setting up a banking subsidiary, India BIA Bank (Malaysia) Bhd, in Malaysia?

A

Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank and Andhra Bank

B

Bank of Baroda, Indian Overseas Bank and Bank of india

C

Bank of Baroda, Indian Overseas Bank and Andhra Bank

D

Bank of Baroda, Indian Bank and Andhra Bank

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SNAP 2010 - Question 99

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What is the campaign of Union and State Governments against the Naxalite movement called?

A

Operation Red Alert

B

Operation Green Hunt

C

Operation Cobra Den

D

Operation Clean Corridor

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SNAP 2010 - Question 100

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The instrument used to measure the speed of the wind is

A

Altimeter

B

Anemometer

C

Chronometer

D

Dosimeter

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SNAP 2010 - Question 101

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Which of the following countries is the first in the world to propose a carbon tax for its people to address global warming?

A

Finland

B

Japan

C

Germany

D

Australia

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SNAP 2010 - Question 102

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Amino acids are found in

A

Carbohydrates

B

Fats

C

Proteins

D

Vitamins

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SNAP 2010 - Question 103

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Which among the following is the world's largest milk producing country?

A

India

B

China

C

The US

D

Germany

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SNAP 2010 - Question 104

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A group of words that share the same spelling and the same pronunciation but have different meanings; e.g. left (opposite of right) and left (past tense of leave)

A

Synonyms

B

Homonyms

C

Heteronyms

D

Acronyms

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SNAP 2010 - Question 105

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The National Flag of India was designed by

A

Mahatma Gandhi

B

Jawaharlal Nehru

C

Rabindra Nath Tagore

D

Pingali Venkayya

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SNAP 2010 - Question 106

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In 1679, Denis Papin, a French physicist, who assisted Robert Boyle, used the latter's scientific discoveries and invented what is today one of the most commonly found kitchen equipment. His invention earned him a membership of the Royal Society of England. What was the invention?

A

Knife

B

Fork

C

Pressure Cooker

D

Stove

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SNAP 2010 - Question 107

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Mr. Ratan Tata refused a job with one of the following companies to join Tata Steel in 1962. Which company was it?

A

IBM

B

HUL

C

Seimens

D

SKF International

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SNAP 2010 - Question 108

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Which of the following have owned Land Rover brand before Tata Motors?

A

BMW

B

British Leyland

C

British Aerospace

D

All of the above

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SNAP 2010 - Question 109

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Who is known as 'The Man Who Broke the Bank of England' after he made a reported $1 billion during the 1992 Black Wednesday UK currency crisis?

A

George Soros

B

George W Bush

C

Paul Volcker

D

Ben Bernanke

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SNAP 2010 - Question 110

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Who is the current dean of Harvard Business School?

A

Nitin Nohria

B

Deepak Jain

C

Kim Clark

D

None of these

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SNAP 2010 - Question 111

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According to the passage, modernists are changing literary criticism by :

A

Noting instances of hostility between men and women

B

Seeing literature from fresh points of view

C

Studying the works of early twentieth-century writers

D

Reviewing books written by feminists

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SNAP 2010 - Question 112

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The author quotes James Joyce, Virginia Woolf and D.H. Lawrence primarily in order to show that:

A

These were feminist writers

B

Although well-meaning, they were ineffectual

C

Before the twentieth century, there was little interest in women's literature

D

None of the above

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SNAP 2010 - Question 113

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The author's attitude towards women's reformation of literary canons can best be described as one of:

A

Ambivalence

B

Antagonism

C

Indifference

D

Endorsement

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SNAP 2010 - Question 114

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Which of the following titles best describes the contents of the passage?

A

Modernist Writers and the Search for Equality

B

The meaning of Literature from 1910 onwards

C

Transforming Literature

D

None of the options

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SNAP 2010 - Question 115

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Choose the correct sentence

A

A anthropologist by profession, he is also a trained classical singer.

B

The anthropologist by profession, he is also a trained classical singer.

C

As anthropologist by profession, he is also a trained classical singer.

D

An anthropologist by profession, he is also a trained classical singer.

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SNAP 2010 - Question 116

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Fill in the blanks and choose the correct definition for the punctuation.
______ is used to indicate possession.

A

Hyphen

B

Apostrophe

C

Semi colon

D

Period

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SNAP 2010 - Question 117

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Fill in the blanks and choose the correct definition for the punctuation.
______ is used to mark the end of declarative and imperative sentences.

A

Semicolon

B

Comma

C

Dash

D

Period

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SNAP 2010 - Question 118

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Fill in the blanks and choose the correct definition for the punctuation.
When a subordinate clause is followed by the main clause, ______ is required.

A

Dash

B

Semi-colon

C

Comma

D

Colon

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SNAP 2010 - Question 119

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Fill in the blanks and choose the correct definition for the punctuation.
When no connecting word is used to connect two independent clauses, one should use ________.

A

Comma

B

Semi-colon

C

Period

D

Colon

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SNAP 2010 - Question 120

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Which is the correct proverb?

A

Sleeping dogs tell lies.

B

Dogs sleeping lie till late.

C

Lie sleeping dogs till the dawn comes.

D

Let the sleeping dogs lie.

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SNAP 2010 - Question 121

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Which is the correct proverb?

A

A fool is always parted from his money.

B

A fool and his money are parted easily.

C

Money and the fool must part ways.

D

You can always part a fool from his money.

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SNAP 2010 - Question 122

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If someone said, "You are the bomb!" she or he probably would be telling you:

A

You have a bad temper.

B

You are a war weapon.

C

You are exceptional and/or wonderful.

D

You are dangerous.

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SNAP 2010 - Question 123

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When someone is described as being "flighty", the person described is probably:

A

Light.

B

Indecisive and irresponsible.

C

Someone who loves flying.

D

Someone who flies kites.

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SNAP 2010 - Question 124

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What does "to take down the enemy" mean?

A

To take the enemy's pictures off the wall.

B

To kill the enemy.

C

To make friends with the enemy.

D

To ignore the enemy.

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SNAP 2010 - Question 125

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What does, "Dime a dozen" mean?

A

For one dime you get a dozen

B

All dozens cost a dime

C

Anything that is common and easy to get.

D

It is difficult to get people.

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SNAP 2010 - Question 126

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"Throw the baby out with the bath water" means,

A

Clean out everything

B

Throw out the good things with the unwanted.

C

Being thorough

D

Create the impression of an accident

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SNAP 2010 - Question 127

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"Bark up the wrong tree" means,

A

Skin of another animal

B

Behave like a dog

C

Purposely make an error

D

Make the wrong choice

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SNAP 2010 - Question 128

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I _______ my bike yesterday, so my legs are sore.

A

road

B

rode

C

rhode

D

ride

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SNAP 2010 - Question 129

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Insulation was fitted to _____ further heat loss from the building.

A

guard

B

protect

C

save

D

prevent

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SNAP 2010 - Question 130

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A _______ rate of inflation makes exports difficult.

A

great

B

high

C

large

D

tall

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SNAP 2010 - Question 131

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My boat has two _______.

A

sales

B

sails

C

sailes

D

sells

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SNAP 2010 - Question 132

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Can you give me ______ details, please?

A

faster

B

further

C

farther

D

furthur

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SNAP 2010 - Question 133

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A baby deer is called a _____.

A

Foal

B

Fawn

C

Calf

D

Joe

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SNAP 2010 - Question 134

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The greatest ______ of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by _____ his attitude.

A

gift ... gifting

B

discovery ... altering

C

misgiving ... elevating

D

thing ... flaunting

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SNAP 2010 - Question 135

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When it comes to staying ______, a mind-lift beats a ______ any day.

A

young ... face-lift

B

at home ... egg

C

light ... elevator

D

away ... sleep

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SNAP 2010 - Question 136

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None are so ______ as those who are full of themselves.

A

empty

B

important

C

vital

D

indispensible

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SNAP 2010 - Question 137

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Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of ______.

A

earning

B

irritation

C

worry

D

learning

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SNAP 2010 - Question 138

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Choose the correct antonym for the word below from the options provided.
'Eulogize'

A

Extol

B

Criticize

C

Emulate

D

Amulet

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SNAP 2010 - Question 139

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Correct synonym for Pedantic is,

A

Referring to small children

B

Teaching Methodology

C

Finicky

D

Angry

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SNAP 2010 - Question 140

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Pyrophobia mean

A

Fear of pythons

B

Fear of funeral pyres

C

Fear of fever

D

Fear of fire

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SNAP 2010 - Question 141

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A

Masculine

B

Woman

C

Man

D

Child

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SNAP 2010 - Question 142

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A

Sleep

B

Respite

C

Walk

D

Talk

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SNAP 2010 - Question 143

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Choose the word that completes the first and begins the second word.
Paper _______ and ________ lifter.

A

cone

B

weight

C

light

D

fly

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SNAP 2010 - Question 144

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Choose the word that cannot be coupled with the given word to form a new word. Out

A

Shine

B

Number

C

Bug

D

Run

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SNAP 2010 - Question 145

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Choose the word that cannot be coupled with the given word to form a new word.
News

A

Letter

B

Week

C

Stand

D

Paper

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SNAP 2010 - Question 146

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I did not see you _____ the office party.

A

in

B

for

C

at

D

on

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SNAP 2010 - Question 147

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Fill in the blanks with the correct simile.
As cool as

A

a cucumber

B

the winter night

C

an ice cream

D

a rock star

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SNAP 2010 - Question 148

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Fill in the blanks with the correct simile.
As fresh as

A

a daisy

B

a rose

C

milk

D

dew

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SNAP 2010 - Question 149

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Choose the option that does not belong with the rest:

A

Consort

B

Spouse

C

Partner

D

Clear

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SNAP 2010 - Question 150

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Nerd means

A

Genius

B

Uninteresting person

C

Worm

D

Arthropod

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