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1. Match the explanations of the idiomatic references given on the right hand side to their respective
idiomatic references given on the left hand side.
(i) To buy time (a) To depart from quickly, to flee
(ii) To live with (b) To increase the time available for a specific
purpose
(iii) To show ones heels (c) To yield
(iv) To give way (d) To put up with

1. (i) b, (ii) a, (iii) d, (iv) c
2. (i) c, (ii) d, (iii) a, (iv) b
3. (i) a, (ii) c, (iii) b, (iv) d
4. (i) b, (ii) d, (iii) a, (iv) c

2. Find the maximum number of times any one of the given words fits the sets of sentences.
FALL FELL FALLEN FALLING
(i) It is a hundred feet------------ from the highest point of the peak.
(ii) A curse --------------- from her lips.
(iii) Her hair -------------- to her waist.
(iv) His advice had -------------- on deaf ears.

1. In all 4 sentences
2. In 3 sentences
3. In 2 sentences
4. In 1 sentence

3. Which two sentences in the following convey the same idea? Choose from the combinations listed
below:
(i) There was a queue of people waiting to snap up the bargains.
(ii) The people were eagerly waiting for the day to get over.
(iii) The people were eagerly waiting for the queue to get shorter.
(iv) The people were eagerly waiting to seize upon the bargains.

1. (i) and (iii) 2. (i) and (ii) 3. (i) and (iv) 4. None of these

4. Find the correct match of grammatical function with usage for the word, CHECK which has been
used in 4 different ways in the following sentences.
(i) I have to be present for my annual check-up.
(ii) The budding player gave the veteran a shocking checkmate.
(iii) She wore a checked shirt which made her look very boyish.
(iv) The panel checked the accuracy of every detail in his CV.

1. Adjective, adjective, adjective, verb.
2. Noun, adjective, adjective, verb.
3. Noun, noun, adjective, verb
4. Adjective, adjective, noun, verb.

5. The plural of the word Roof is:
1. Rooves 2. Roofs 3. Roof 4. None of these

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6. If gas is to gases and witch is to witches, then, Nucleus is to
1. Nucleusess 2. Nuclei 3. Nucleus 4. Both 2 and 3

7. Choose the sentence where the underlined word is used in-correctly
1. Unsuccessful in the sciences, the student turned to the humanities.
2. The truck turned into the gas station.
3. He is a lawyer turned novelist.
4. His fortunes took a turn in the worse.

8. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word from the options given below:
The stranded motorist -------------- I helped was very grateful.
1. Who
2. Whom
3. Both who and whom
4. None of the above.

9. One sentence has been written in 4 different ways. Choose the option that is grammatically the
most appropriate way of writing the sentence.
1. The band only sang five songs at the concert.
2. The band had sang only five songs at the concert.
3. The band sang only five songs at the concert.
4. The band had been singing only five songs at the concert.

10. Fill in the blank using the most appropriate option from the options given below:
One should not -------------- conclusions, without verifying the authenticity of ones assumptions.
1. J ump to 2. J ump into 3. J ump right into 4. Jump towards

11. Choose the correct meaning for the word rapturous from the options given below:
1. A person who is well-versed in tradition and culture.
2. A criminal sorts of a person
3. A solitude loving attitude.
4. Experiencing ecstatic joy or delight.

12. Choose the word with the correct spelling:
1. Bohemian 2. Gregarous 3. Garrulious 4. Clemincy

13. Choose the option which represents the grammatically correct sentences out of the following given
sentences.
(a) Liberals like to trumpet their opposition to the death penalty.
(b) The river snakes through the valley.
(c) There was a great deal merriment at the party.
(d) She danced with abandon and raised quite a few eyebrows.
1. (a), (b) & (c) 2. Only (c) 3. (a) and (c) 4. (a), (b) and (d)

14. If Glass: Translucence, then,
1. Cup: portability
2. Mammal: perfection
3. Light: opacity
4. Metal: Luster

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15. If Monologue: Actor, then,
1. Solo: singer
2. Performance: orchestra
3. Prologue: Book
4. Repertoire: choir

16. To Trundle is closest in meaning to:
1. To be in a state of confusion
2. To move heavily
3. To be burdened with a lot of things
4. To be a devotee

17. Choose the option which is nearly opposite in meaning to Affable:
1. Amiable 2. Belligerent 3. Cordial 4. Friendly

18. From the words given below, find the odd one out:
1. Maverick 2. Observant 3. Abiding 4. Adherent

19. Complete the sentence from the options given below: An observant doctor ----------------
depression from expression and posture.
1. Could have been detected
2. Would have been detected
3. Can detect
4. Should be detected

20. Match the several meanings of the word Feel with their appropriate usages on the right hand side.
(i) To ask for identification (a) He challenged the assumption that
China is still out enemy.
(ii) To take exception to (b) They reacted irrationally to the
challenge of Russian power
(iii) A demanding or stimulating situation (c) She challenged his claims
(iv) Questioning a statement and
demanding an explanation
(d) The illegal immigrant was
challenged by the border guard

1. (i) (c), (ii) (d), (iii) (a), (iv) (b)
2. (i) (d), (ii) (c), (iii) (b), (iv) (a)
3. (i) (a), (ii) (c), (iii) (b), (iv) (d)
4. (i) (c), (ii) (b) (iii) (d), (iv) (a)

21. Choose the option which represents the grammatically incorrect sentences out of the following
given sentences.
(a) One of the students in this room are responsible.
(b) Thomas got four A's on his last report card.
(c) The 1890s in Europe are widely regarded as years of social decadence.
(d) My favorite breakfast include cereal with fruit, milk, orange juice, and toast.
1. (a), (b) & (c) 2. Only (c) 3. (a) and (d) 4. (a), (b) and (d)

22. Choose the option which represents the grammatically correct sentences out of the following given
sentences.
(a) It a pity pious folks are so apt to be pigheaded.
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(b) Violent robberies do occur in the land of haves and not-haves, especially when the disparity
is as great as it is here.
(c) People often derogate what they dont understand.
(d) He belittle the childs attempts to draw.

1. (a), (b) & (c) 2. Only (c) 3. (a) and (c) 4. (a), (b) and (d)

23. Vervet monkeys use different alarm calls to warn each other of nearby predators, depending on
whether the danger comes from land or from the air. Which one of the following, if true,
contributes most to an explanation of the behaviour of Vervet monkeys described above?
1. By varying the pitch of its alarm call, a Vervet monkey can indicate the number of predators
approaching.
2. Different land-based predators are responsible for different numbers of Vervet monkey deaths.
3. No predators that pose a danger to vervet monkeys can attack both from land and from the air.
4. Vervet monkeys avoid land-based predators by climbing trees but avoid predation from the air
by diving into foliage.


24. a) Three terms that reflect the sea change in news gathering and delivery.
b) But what does it mean at the ground level
c) Those are questions newsroom leaders and their staffs confront daily.
d) Continuous news desks. 24/7 news cycles. Convergence.
e) how do reporters juggle new responsibilities while feeding the insatiable maw of the news
machine?

1. abcde 2. caebd 3. dabec 4. bacde

25. a) But were in the 21st century now, the era of the genome
b) We know hes going to say that people are the way they are partly for genetic reasons
c) So when Robert Winston informs us, at the opening of each episode of the BBC1 documentary
series Child of Our Time, that were going to find out what makes us who we are,
d) During much of the 20th century, it was considered impolite and unscientific to say that genes
play any role in determining peoples personalities, talents or intelligence.

1. acbd 2. dacb 3. dcba 4. dcab


26. In order to improve business volumes, Aviva Life Corp and MetLife Insurance Corp have together
decided to reduce the rates of premia they charge from the customers. This, they believe, should
prompt other players to effect similar decrease in premia rates so as to add to the size of the insured
population in the country.
If other players really follow the example, they would do so on the basis of which of the following
hidden assumptions on their part?
1. An increase in the bottom lines of the insurance cos. concerned
2. Extension of the scheme to other kinds of policies, apart from life insurance policies, offered by
the respective insurers
3. The policies would be sponsored by the employers of those who take them
4. A discounting in price necessarily motivates more people to buy a particular service and such
people would not take such a decision if the price does not meet their mentally decided targets.

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Directions for questions 27 40: Read the passages given below and answer the questions with the most
appropriate choice.

Passage 1

Its not just the companys financial health that makes it to boardroom discussions. In the highly
competitive business world, healthy employees mean a lot as well. Realizing this, many corporate houses
in the city have now chalked out comprehensive health programmes as part of their executive well-being
plan. In an era of globalization and competition, corporate houses have realized the importance of
having a healthy workforce. So many companies have now introduced health programmes for their
executives, says Dr Motia Talapada from a multi-specialty hospital.

Doctors agree that due to long working hours and irregular eating habits, most executives are now
suffering from hypertension, headache, fatigue, and exhaustion. With competition increasing by the day,
its tough for the white collared workforce. In addition, the IT revolution has brought about many changes
in offices, says Ankur Dave, who has been working closely with a number of corporates on health plans.

For people in the hospitality industry and call centres, the work involves a shift system too and irregular
working hours means going against the biological clock. Stress is the silent killer for young pros. Most of
them have lifestyle problems. Interestingly, many pros also take to smoking under the pretext of work
pressure, says Dave. Tarun Patel, medical officer with a multinational company couldnt have agreed
more. Healthy employees contribute to the growth of the organization. Apart from regular health check-
ups, we have other programmes like yoga and meditation workshops for executives, says Patel.

A leading telecom company recently organized an obesity detection and ophthalmology camp for its
employees. Apart from having a gym, we also conduct regular classes in yoga and aerobics to keep our
employees fit. Lectures and workshops also create awareness, and official of the firm said. Food too has
come under scrutiny. An oil-company now has introduced low-calorie lunch for its personnel.

But sometimes even such preventive measures cannot safeguard employees from mental strain. Small
wonder then that some firms are now organizing counseling sessions for employees. Though we have
started operations recently, we are in the process of formulating a health programme for our staff.
Employees health matter for the companys performance in the long run, says Chris Robinson, head of a
BPO. Pumping iron and building muscles might not be everybodys cup of tea but staying healthy is
certainly the mantra for staying in business.

27. According to the passage, which of the following is not one of the factors that lead to ill-health?
1. Long working hours.
2. Irregular eating habits.
3. Increasing competition.
4. The biological clock.

28. Which of the following is not the industry that has affected the work culture?
1. BPOs 2. Hospitality. 3. IT industry. 4. Telecom.

29. According to the passage, why has counseling been introduced in the corporate sector?
1. To safeguard the employees.
2. To protect the employees from physical strain.
3. To safeguard the employees from mental strain.
4. To create awareness.
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30. According to the passage, why is the health of employees a concern of an institution?
1. Because the companies have to pay for the illness of the employee.
2. Because healthy employees perform better for the organization.
3. Because an organization with unhealthy employees cannot make it to the boardrooms.
4. None of the above.

31. Which of the following word is the antonym of sketchy?
1.Comprehensive. 2. Fatigued. 3. Scrutiny. 4. Prevention.

Passage 2

If we are what we eat, we are in for big trouble. Much of our food and water is contaminated by a host of
pesticides for which no safety limits have been set. The consequences can be devastating. Lets look at
just three of the 40 most commonly used pesticides in India. DDT causes liver cirrhosis and endocrine
and reproductive organ damage, among other things. Endosulfan suppresses the immune system, affects
the kidneys, causes, foetal disorders, and increases the chances of cancer. Lindane causes chronic liver
diseases. All of them cause learning disabilities and diminished mental capacity in children. So we should
take serious note of the fact that very few new and improved pesticides are being registered and that we
are making do with old ones with no clue as to what the maximum residue limits (MRLs) are. This
despite the fact that 99% of deaths from pesticides poisoning each year take place in the developing
countries.

Each day brings some new terror to light. First, we found that the mineral water, which we believed to be
totally safe, contains high levels of toxic matter. Now popular soft drinks are found to be contaminated.
The ministries of agriculture and health are at each others throats on how to handle and take ownership
for the industry data needed to set MRLs. The result- we are still to ascertain how many pesticides are
actually in use. The public, too, is totally apathetic to such a serious issue. If the developed countries are
better off than us, it is also thanks to vigilant consumers. Though few and far between, farmers who have
tried raising pesticide-free crops have reported astonishing success. This should be popularized both by
the government and the media. Otherwise, the cost in terms of damage to both the environment and our
health will be simply too high to bear.

However, there is the other view that blames us for teaming with alarmists riding their favourite
bandwagon of fear. They are now trying to push consumers away from foods crucial for a healthy diet in
a developing country. Forget maximum residue limits. If some environmentalists had their way, they
would probably lobby for the abolition of tractors, saying that their diesel emission causes pollution.
Elsewhere in the world, too, these same type of environmentalists have, in the past, launched campaigns
against even the limited use of pesticides, inorganic fertilizers, and other farming technology in places
that needed them most- like Africa. As a result, many international agencies, including the World Bank
and many European nations, turned away from supporting science-based agricultural intensification
programmes so urgently required in the sub-Saharan regions. Therefore, food production in Africa is in an
abysmal mess.

There have been enough examples of the negative effects of such campaigns in India as well. Alarmists
rang dire warning bells before such hugely successful ventures as Operation Flood. At the beginning of
what ultimately turned out to be the Green Revolution, we heard similar warnings of doom. But we heard
nothing of these Cassandras when Indias wheat production increased almost six fold- thanks in great part
to the judicious use of pesticides- making itself sufficient in cereal production. If in spite of this, our food
stuff was unsafe to eat, Indians would hardly have increased their life expectancy span from 48 in 1950 to
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over 61 at the present time. Nor would todays children be healthier, taller and arguably, more intelligent,
adaptable, and multi-talented as compared to their parents. Sound scientific analysis should be the
foundation of food safety regulations, not irrational paranoia. Proper hygiene and preparation of food and
drink are all that is required for a healthy diet.

32. According to the passage, what is the problem with a lot of food that we eat?
1. It is not safe.
2. It is contaminated by unsafe pesticides.
3. It can be harmful for the liver and reproductive organs.
4. It causes all the pesticide deaths.

33. According to the passage, what is the impact of pesticides on children?
1. It causes chronic liver diseases.
2. It causes foetal disorders.
3. Both 1 and 2.
4. It causes learning disabilities and diminished mental capacity.

34. According to the passage, how can pesticide-free farming be popularized?
1. By the government and the media.
2. By the media alone.
3. By the government alonne.
4. None of the above.

35. What is the difference in the attitude of people in the developing and developed countries?
1. The people in the developed countries are more educated.
2. People in the developing countries are more aware consumers.
3. People in the developing countries do not pay attention to serious issues.
4. People in the developed countries are more aware.

36. What is the plea of the supporters of the judicious use of pesticides?
1. Properly cooked food can disintegrate the pesticides.
2. People are causing unnecessary alarm.
3. Pesticides, judiciously used, are not harmful at all, but can be beneficial.
4. Pesticides are not harmful; this is just a false alarm.

Passage 3

For adults, at least, the effect of these changes is a mixed bag. Research suggests that on average, married
couples live healthier, wealthier, and happier lives, but no one claims that men and women benefit form
being trapped in bad or abusive marriages. Certainly the decision of increasing number of Americans to
delay marriage makes sense; not only does todays information economy demand more time in school,
but studies show that couples who wait until their late twenties or thirties to get married are more likely to
stay married than those who marry young.

Whatever the effect on adults, though, these trends havent been so good for our children. Many single
moms- including the one who raised me- do a heroic job on behalf of their kids. Still, children living with
single mothers are five times more likely to be poor than children in two-parent households. Children in
single- parent homes are also more likely to drop out of school and become teen parents, even when
income is factored out. And the evidence suggests that on average, children who live with both their
biological father and mother do better than those live in stepfamilies or with cohabiting parents.
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In light of these facts, policies that strengthen marriage for those who choose it and that discourage
unintended births outside of marriage are sensible goals to pursue. For example, most people agree that
neither federal welfare programmes nor the tax code should penalize married couples; those aspects of
welfare reform enacted under Clinton and those elements of the Bush tax plan that reduced the marriage
penalty enjoy strong bipartisan support.

Same goes for teen pregnancy prevention. Everyone agrees that teen pregnancies place both mother and
child at risk for all sorts of problems. Since 1990, the teen pregnancy rate has dropped by 28 percent, an
unadulterated piece of good news. But teens still account for almost a quarter of out-of-wedlock births,
and teen mothers are more likely to have additional out-of-wedlock births as they get older. Community-
based programmes that have a proven track record in preventing unwanted pregnancies- both by
encouraging abstinence and by promoting the proper use of contraception- deserve broad support.

37. What kind of household does the author come from?
1. Stepfamily.
2. Two-parent household.
3. Teen parents
4. Single-parent household.

38. Out of the following, which is not listed as a problem related to teen-pregnancies in the passage?
1. They place the mother at risk.
2. Children living with teen mothers are five times more likely to be poor than children in two-
parent households.
3. Teenage mothers tend to have more out-of-wedlock kids as they get older.
4. They place the child at risk.

39. Which one of the following inferences can be drawn about the statement: couples who wait
.more likely to stay married than those who marry young?
1. They are likely to stay married because they are in an age where they cannot be alone.
2. They are likely to stay married because they have children and they cannot abandon them.
3. They are likely to stay married because their decisions are more practical and less impulsive.
4. None of the above.

40. The author is in favour of all of the following except:
1. Penalizing of married couples by the tax system.
2. Community-based programmes.
3. Policies that support marriages.
4. Reducing teenage pregnancy rate.

41. Which one of the following is not a synonym of the word abstinence?
1. sobriety 2. Temperance 3.Teetotalism 4.recant







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SECTION II

41. Which of the following is maker of Parachute coconut oil and Saffola edible oil?
1. Godrej
2. Wipro consumer care
3. Marico
4. Hindustan Unilever

42. Mahindra and Mahindra recently bought additional 5% stake in its group company Tech Mahindra.
Which of the following company did Mahindra buy the stake from?
1. BT group 2. AT&T 3. Accenture 4. None of these

43. Abbos Atoev had beaten Indian pugilist Vijender Singh at World Championship in 2009 but was
knocked out by Vijender Singh in Asiad Games in 2010. Abbos Atoev belongs to which of the
following countries?
1. Iran 2. South Korea 3. China 4. Uzbekistan

44. Russia had always accused Nazis for committing a infamous massacre. Russia recently admitted
committing the massacre by its secret forces in WW II. What was the massacre known as?
1. Katyn Massacre
2. Vinkt Massacre
3. Normandy Massacre
4. Berlin Massacre

45. Recently India's 20th nuclear power plant became operational taking the total installed atomic
power capacity in the country to 4780 MW. How many stages are there in Indias nuclear power
programme?
1. 1 2. 2 3. 3 4. 4

46. Which of the following pairs is/are correct?
(a) J oseph Abraham : Mens 400 meter hurdle Gold
(b) Ashwini Chidananda : Womens 400 m hurdle- Gold
(c ) Vikas Krishan : 60 Kg mens boxing Gold

1. Only a
2. Both a and b
3. Both a and c
4. all are correct

47. Match the following, and answer for using the code given.
A . In custody P. Amartya Sen
B. Sea of Poppies Q. Amitav Gosh
C. The Argumentative Indian R. Anita Desai
D. Unaccoustomed Earth S. Jumpa Lehri
A B C D
1. S P Q R
2. S Q P R
3. R Q P S
4. R P Q S

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48. Roche, a pharmaceutical giant has recently declared that it will slash 4800 jobs in reponse to tough
market conditions. Roche belongs to which of the following countries?
1. Switzerland 2. US 3. UK 4. Isreal

49. Classical flute exponent Hariprasad Chaurasia has been conferred the highest civilian order by
which of the following countries?
1. United Kingdom
2. France
3. Ireland
4. Germany

50. Alexandria Mills has been crowned Miss World 2010. The ceremony of Miss World Pageant took
place at which of the following places?
1. Miami 2. Hawai 3. Sanya 4. Bangkok

51. Who among the following is the first woman to hold the office of president of Supreme Court Bar
Association, in Pakistan?
1. Asma Jahagir 2. Fatima Bhutto 3. Mukhtar Mai 4. Benazir Bhutto

52. Who of the following Russian professional tennis players has declared his/her retirement from the
game, after losing the last group match at WTA Tour championship 2010?
1. Maria Sharapova
2. Svetlana Kuznetsova
3. Elena Dementieva
4. Anna Kournikova

53. Lia Diskin won the J amnalal Bajaj award for promoting Gandhian values outside India. He is from
which one of the following countries?
1. South Africa 2. Brazil 3. Chile 4. Columbia

54. Famous writer and human rights activist Arundhati Roy was accused of sedition charges, for her
speech in one of the confercene. Which section of Indian Penal Code is applied in case of sedition
charges?
1. Section 124 2. Section 377 3. Section 498 4. Section 354

55. Such a Long Journey was withdrawn by Mumbai University after the protests by Shiv Senas
activists. Who among the following has authored this booked?
1. VS Naipaul 2. RK Narayan 3. Rohinton Mistry 4. Arundhati Roy

56. Who among the following has been recently appointed as the Director of the high level National
Science Foundation of United States?
1. Sant Singh Chatwal
2. Subra Suresh
3. Nitin Nohria
4. Arjun Pandit

57. Who among the following has recently been awarded Indian Science Prize for the life long
achievement in science?
1. C.R Rao
2. APJ Abdul Kalam
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3. Jose Goldemberg
4. Dr. Kasturiranjan

58. Which of the following organization in India regulates the commodity futures markets?
1. Security Exchange Board of India
2. Forward Market Commission
3. Multi Commodity exchange
4. Planning Commission

59. CRISIL has signed an agreement to buy which of the following leading players of KPO industry?
1. Wipro KPO 2. Inductis 3. Mindtree 4. Pipal

60. Which of the following Indian Pharmaceutical giants has recently acquired Taro Pharmaceutical?
1. Ranbaxy
2. Nicolas Piramal
3. Sun Pharmaceutical
4. Glaxo Smithkline

61. Which of the following foreign automaker company has planned to enter the financial services
business in India?
1. Mercedes
2. Volkswagen
3. Nisan Motors
4. General Motors

62. Which of the following camera maker companies has lauched D3100, a Digital SLR camera?
1. Canon 2. Nikon 3. Sony 4. Panasonic

63. The Streak, a tablet PC belongs to which of the following companies?
1. Dell 2. Samsung 3. Acer 4. Sony

64. SEBI has increased the maximum application size for retail investors in all IPOs. Which of the
following is the new ceiling for retail investors?
1. Rs. 100000
2. Rs. 200000
3. Rs. 300000
4. Rs. 500000

65. Glargine, Aspart and Lispro, belong to which of the followings?
1. Insulin analog
2. Viruses
3. Newly found genes
4. Bio weapons

66. The Global Competitivenes Index measures the ability of the country to provide high levels of
prosperity to its citizen. Which of the following organizations publishes Global Competitiveness
Index?
1. UNDP
2. World Bank
3. World Economic Forum
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4. World Trade Organization

67. India Economic Summit-2010 focused on issues like infrastructure, inclusive growth and
protectionism. Which of the following cities hosted the summit?
1. Delhi 2. Mumbai 3. Davos 4. Geneva

68. Who is the author of the book Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractutures still threaten the world
economy?
1. Jospeh Stiglitz
2. Raghuram Rajan
3. Paul Krugman
4. Jagdish Bhagwati

69. Dayawati Modi Art, Culture, Education award 2010 was given to which of the following?
1. Malika Sarabhai
2. Hariprasad Chaurasia
3. Dr. Karan Singh
4. Bhimsen J oshi

70. What is the current statutory liquidity ratio that the commercial banks have to maintain with RBI?
1. 6% 2. 25% 3. 12.5% 4. 24%

71. Human Development Index released by United Nation Development Program measures the overall
human development in a country. How many countries were ranked in Human Development
Report 2010?
1. 190 2. 178 3. 169 4. 119

72. The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control surveyed 175 nations in year 2010 and
ranked them on basis of warning size and picture-based warning on cigarette packets. What is
Indias rank according to the report?
1. 100 2. 85 3. 93 4. 157

73. Kim Clijisters, 2010 US Open Champion, belongs to which of the following countries?
1. Spain 2. Denmark 3. Belgium 4. Switzerland

74. The National Commission for Scheduled Castes monitors all the matter relating to safeguards
provided for the Scheduled Castes under constitution. Who among the following has recently been
appointed as its chairman?
1. Ram Dhan
2. P.J Punia
3. Medha Patkar
4. Anu Agha

75. The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a multidimensional Statistical tool used to describe the state of
countries hunger situation. According to GHI-2010, what percentages of poor are undernourished
in India?
1. 54% 2. 38.9% 3. 63.6% 4. 78.4%

76. Who among the following has recently been appointed the new chief of Central Reserve Police
Forces?
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1. Deepak Kapoor
2. N.K Vij
3. Vikram Srivastava
4. K.Vijay Kumar

77. Which of the following PSUs has recently been conferred Maharatna status by government of
India?
1. ONGC
2. NTPC
3. Indian Oil Corporation
4. All of the above

78. The government fixes minimum support price (MSP) to ensure remunerative prices to farmers to
encourage higher investment and production of agricultural commodities. Which of the following
is MSP for wheat, recently announced by the government ?
1. Rs.1100 2. Rs.1210 3. Rs. 1120 4. Rs. 2110

79. With which of the following countries, did India recently sign a bilateral investment and promotion
and protection agreement?
1. US 2. Sudan 3. UAE 4. None of these

80. Who among the following is president and the CEO of European aircraft manufacturer, Airbus?
1. Tom Enders
2. Donna M. Mertens
3. Micheal Coster
4. Samuel Avornyo

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SECTION III

81. Somewhere near the shore, there is a ship standing in the sea. There is a rope ladder hanging from
it which has 20 rungs and the bottom rung is touching the water right now. The distance between
two consecutive rungs is 5 inches. Presently the sea is calm but because of the incoming tide which
just started, the water level rises at the rate of 4 inches per 10 minutes. In how much time will the
rope ladder be completely submerged in water?
1. 4 Hrs. 10 minutes
2. 3 Hrs. 57 minutes and 30 seconds
3. 4 Hrs. 22 minutes and 30 seconds
4. Never

Directions for questions 82 & 83:
In the following figure, there are 3 black marks and 3 white marks kept alternately. There are 4 empty
places towards the right. A move consists of picking two adjacent checkers and keeping them of 2
adjacent empty squares. The cells are numbered from 1 to 10 from left to right.



82. In which of the following set of moves will the 3 white symbols together and 3 black symbols be
together?
1. (1, 2) to (7, 8); (6, 7) to (9, 10); (3, 4) to (6, 7); (5, 6) to (3, 4); (9, 10) to (5, 6)
2. (2, 3) to (7, 8); (4, 5) to (2, 3); (1, 2) to (4, 5); (3, 4) to (9, 10)
3. (4, 5) to (7, 8); (1, 2) to (4, 5); (3, 4) to (9, 10)
4. At least 2 of the above

83. What is the minimum number of moves required to bring 3 white symbols together and 3 black
symbols be together?
1. 2 2. 3 3. 4 4. 5

Directions for questions 84 to 86:
Seven Friends (A, B, C, D, E, F and G) went to watch a movie. They got seven consecutive seats in a row
(M1-M7). A and G were to leave early and so took the seats at extreme right. B got the center seat among
the seven. C and D had a verbal fight before coming for movie so must be seated as far apart as possible.

84. Which of the following cannot be seated at either end?
1. C 2. D 3. F 4. G

85. Which of the following pairs cannot be seated together?
1. B and D 2. C and F 3. D and G 4. E and A

86. Which of the following pairs cannot occupy the seats on either side of B?
1. F and D 2. D and E 3. E and G 4. C and F

87. In a certain code na pa ka so means birds fly very high, ri so la pa means birds are very
beautiful and ti me ka bo means the parrots could fly. Which of the following is the code for
high in that language ?
1. na 2. ka 3. bo 4. so

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88. If Apple is called Orange, Orange is called Peach, Peach is called Potato, Potato is
called Banana, Banana is called Papaya and Papaya is called Guava, which of the following
grows underground ?
1. Potato 2. Guava 3. Apple 4. Banana

89. What number comes next in the following series?
0, 6, 24, 60, 120, __
1. 210 2. 240 3. 248 4. 252

90. What number comes next in the following series?
6, 7, 10, 16, 18, 34, 34, __
1. 52 2. 70 3. 62 4. 72

91. Monika said to her friend, Yesterday, I went to watch a movie with the son of the only son-in-law
of my mothers mother. How is Monika related to the man with whom she went for the movie?
1. Niece 2. Daughter 3. Sister 4. Mother

92. Which of the following cubes we will get after folding this figure?










1. 2. 3. 4.






93. What is the sum of dots on the hidden faces of the following die?

1. 40 2. 41 3. 42 4. 44


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94. Which of the following octagons would complete the series?

1. 2. 3. 4.

95. Shiva had two rods of length 12 cm each. He smeared two cm length from the bottom of one of the
rods with red paint. Then he pressed the two rods together such that their lateral surfaces touched.
Then he slide the painted end of one of the rods 2 cm down, keeping the other rod steady and slide
it back be 2 cm to its original position and slide it down by 2 cm again and kept on doing so,
sliding it down for a total of 5 times and sliding up 5 times, making a total of 10 moves. How much
length of each of the rods was smeared with paint after this?
1. 10 cm for both rods
2. 12 cm of the sliding rod and 10 cm of the steady rod
3. 10 cm of the3 sliding rod and 8 cm of the steady rod
4. 12 cm for both the rods

96. Raju, sells Lime soda. He notices that his customers exhibit a peculiar behavior, each of the
customers leaves one sixth of the lime soda in the glass. Whatever soda is left, instead of throwing
it away, he puts it back in the lime soda storage container. On a particular day, he made 100 glasses
of lime soda. If he sells each soda for Rs. 6, what is the maximum amount that he can earn?
(Assume that no customer will accept a glass which is not filled totally)
1. Rs. 720 2. Rs. 600 3. Rs. 696 4. Rs. 714

97. The scout team is given a total of 12 flags and is asked to arrange them around a square plot such
that there are equal number of flags on each side. The team can arrange the flags at any distance, on
the side or on a corner, they may even arrange multiple flags at the same point. Which of the
following may be the number of flags on each side?
1. 4 2. 5 3. 6 4. All of these

98. Gomis wife asked him to divide 7 apples among 12 of his children such that each child gets the
same amount and in same number of pieces. What is the minimum number of pieces he need to
divide 12 apples in to distribute apples in such way?
1. 24 2. 84 3. 21 4. 42

Directions for questions 99 to 101:
J eevan, Bhima and Nigam gave trials for three games in the qualifier round of a sports event. The three
games were shot put, long jump and 100 Mts. Race. They made the following statements truthfully after
the trials.
J eevan: If I qualified for shot put, then so did Bhima. I qualified for Long jump if and only if Nigam did.
Bhima: If I qualified for shot put, then so did Jeevan. Jeevan failed to qualify for the race.
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Nigam: either J eevan qualified for the race or I did not qualify for it. If Bhima did not qualify for long
jump, then neither did Jeevan.

It is further known that each of the three qualified for at least one game and each game was qualified by at
least one of them. Also Nigam did not qualify for the same number of events as either of the other two.

99. How many games did Bhima qualify for?
1. 1 2. 2 3. 3 4. Cannot be determined

100. Which of the following is true?
1. Jeevan qualified for three games
2. Nigam qualified for the race
3. Bhima did not qualify for Shot put
4. Nigam did not qualify for shot put

101. Which of the following is true?
1. All 3 of them qualified for Shot put
2. All 3 of them qualified for Long jump
3. 2 of them qualified for the race
4. None of the above

102. A buys a house for Rs. 100, 000. A sells his house to B at 10% profit, after some time, B sells it
back to A at 10 % loss. What is net profit %age of A?
1. 11% 2. 20% 3. 21% 4. 19%

103. A 10 Kg alloy code named X of copper and aluminum contains 30% copper and another 15 Kg
alloy code named Y of copper and aluminum contains 60% copper. Two pieces of equal weight are
cut from each of the alloys and piece cut from X is mixed with Y and that from Y with X. After the
final mixing, the copper %age in each of the new alloys is same. What was the weight of piece cut
from each of the alloys?
1. 4 Kg 2. 5 Kg 3. 6 Kg 4. 8 Kg

104. In the following figure, two shapes A and B are given with some numbers written inside them.
Which number is odd one out in each figure?

1. 45, 56
2. 270, 234
3. 360, 324
4. 127, 56


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105. Which of the bottom boxes completes this sequence


1. 2. 3. 4.

Directions for questions 106 & 107:
One day, when Chimpu woke up, he saw that his watch had stopped at 1:30 am. He dint know what time
that was, so he wound his watch and it started working from the time it stopped, then he went to his
friends house who lived 10 Kms away from his house, he immediately checked the time by his friends
watch which was 9:00 am, he came back and checked the time on his watch, which was 3:00 am. Then he
set his watch right. Assuming he travelled back and forth his friends house at a uniform speed and spent
10 minutes at his friends place, answer the following questions.

106. At what speed did Chimpu travel?
1. 10 kmph 2. 20 kmph 3. 15 kmph 4. 13.33 kmph

107. At what time did he wake up?
1. 8:20 am 2. 8:10 am 3. 8:40 am 4. 8:15 am

108. In the following question, 4 arguments A, B, C & D are given. In each of the arguments, 3
sentences are given, first 2 of which are assumed to be premises and third is the conclusion from
above two premises. Identify the valid arguments.
A. All poets are wrestlers. Some wrestlers are mad. Some poets are mad.
B. All practice is theory. All surgery is practice. All surgery is theory.
C. All men are tall. All tall are boors. All men are boors.
D Either he or she drinks mineral water. He did not drink mineral water. She drank mineral water
1. A 2. B, C & D 3. C 4. C and D

109. Because cigarette smokers usually have a bad cough and Butch has a bad cough, it follows that
Butch is probably a cigarette smoker.
Which of the following most closely parallels the reasoning used in the argument above?
1. Because nonsmokers dont get emphysema and Bud does not have emphysema, it follows that
Bud is probably not a smoker.
2. Because weightlifters usually have large muscles and Bill is a weightlifter, it follows that Bill
has large muscles.
3. Because diamonds usually have little color and this gem has little color, it follows that this gem
is probably a diamond.
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4. Because people with short hair usually get more haircut and AI has short hair, it follows that Al
recently got a haircut.

110. A cube is painted red on all faces and is then cut into smaller congruent cubes by giving 4 cuts on
each side of original cube. How many smaller cubes are painted on one side?
1. 96 2. 54 3. 24 4. None of these

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SECTION IV

111. The present population of a town is 1,00,000. If the population increases by 10% every year, then
what will be the population after 3 years?
1. 133100
2. 132100
3. 122100
4. 111100

112. If n is any positive integer greater than 1, then n
3
n is ?
1. never divisible by 6
2. always divisible by 6
3. always divisible by 12
4. never divisible by 12

113. Anu and chinu , who are separated by a distance 900 km, are approaching towards each other. The
speed of Anu is 5 m/s and that of chinu is 10 m/s. When will they meet each other?
1. 60 hour
2. 60 sec
3. 6,000 hour
4. 60,000 sec

114. Three coins are tossed simultaneously. Find the probability of getting at least one head and one tail.
1. 1/2
2. 3/2
3. 1/4
4.

115. N is a natural number and N! means product of first n natural numbers. If N! ends with 31 zeroes,
then how many values can n have?
1. 3
2. 5
3. 7
4. 9

116. Find one of the angles made by the hands of a clock at 1:40
1. 200
o

2. 190
o

3. 185
o

4. 180
o


117. P=111 x 441 x 484 x 576 . the total number of factors of p is
1. 864
2. 972
3. 810
4. 1024

118. If mn m 3 =mmm, then what is the value of m n?
1. 12
2. 21
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3. 37
4. 111

119. The average amount that each student has is Rs. 167.75. when a student having Rs. 183.45 joins
the group, the new average that each student has is now Rs. 170.89. find the number of people
originally in the group.
1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5

120. When a milk and water solution having 42% milk is mixed with another solution having 57% milk,
the resultant mixture has equal amount of water and milk. Find the ratio in which the two solutions
are mixed.
1. 4: 7
2. 7: 8
3. 7:4
4. 8:7

121. In a mixture of 120 L, the ratio of whisky and water is 2 : 3. If 30 L of mixture is replaced by 30 of
water, then new ratio of whisky and water is
1. 3:7
2. 3: 14
3. 3:5
4. 1:3

122. A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at a profit of 20 % and also weighs 800 grams in
place of a kg. Find his actual gain percent.
1. 45% gain
2. 50% gain
3. 40% gain
4. 60% gain

123. In a 100 m race, B beats A by 25 m. In a 500 metres race A has a head start of 140 metres, then
1. B wins by 20 metres
2. A win by 20 metres
3. B wins by 40 metres
4. B wins by 25 metres

124. A bus without stoppages travels at the rate of 50 km per hour and with stoppages travels at the rate
of 45 km an hour. How many minutes does the train stop on an average per hour ?
1. 6 min.
2. 10 min.
3. 5 min.
4. 8 min


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Directions for questions 125 to 129:

Table 1 Classifies the various B Schools in INDIA into six Categories as shown below (the colleges
mentioned here consider Common Admission Test (CAT) score for selecting students).
TABLE 1
Category Institute
Category A
Category B
Category C
Category D
Category E
Category F
IIM A,B,C, I, K,L
MDI, SP J AIN, IIM Shillong
IMT, IMI, MICA, TAPMI
FMS, IIFM, IFMR
UBS, JIMS Rohini, WELINKAR
Fore

Table 2 gives the criteria for being eligible for various categories as per the result of the student in CAT
2008.
TABLE 2
Category CRITERIA FOR CALLING FOR G.D/ INTERVIEW
Category A
Category B
Category C
Category D
Category E
Category F
Above 99.5 in total and above 97.1 in each section.
Above 99 in total and above 99.3 in Data Int.
Above 98 in total and above 93 in Verbal and Quantitative
Above 96 in all sections.
Above 90 in total and above 87 in each section
Above 90 in total

Table 3 gives the percentile scores of eight different students in the three sections of CAT 2008 AND
also their overall percentile.
TABLE 3
PERCENTILE SCORE
Ashish Preet Ritesh Anu Rohit Mohit Anushka Sunny
DI
99.19 99.43 99.32 89.87 93.97 96.14 99.36 98.86
Quant
99.04 98.15 97.65 97.63 91.79 96.03 97.43 86.55
Verbal
89.98 97.14 96.33 98.11 92.66 96.54 97.12 89.49
Overall
99.57 99.68 99.44 98.78 91.05 96.99 99.69 90.28

125. Who out of the above students is eligible for all the mentioned categories?
1. Preet only 2. Ashish only 3. Anushka only 4. Preet & Anushka

126. For which categories is Ashish eligible?
1. Category A only
2. Category B only
3. Category A & B both
4. Category B & E both

127. How many institutes can Ritesh apply to ?
1. 4 2. 5 3. 9 4. 6

128. Candidate who has no onther choice but to apply in Fore only is
1. Sunny 2. Ashish 3. Rohit 4. Mohit

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129. How many students can apply in IMT from amongst the eight mentioned above?
1. 1 2. 2 3. 3 4. 4

Directions for questions 130 to 134:

DIRECTIONS: An internet service provider offers the following plans to its customers:

PLAN 1 PLAN 2 PLAN 3 PLAN 4 PLAN 5
Monthly rent in Rs. 500 650 950 1250 1500
Installation charges
(One-time) in Rs. 500 250 150 150 100
Modem Rent per
month 350 350 100 0 0
No. Of Email
Accounts offered 2 4 6 8 10
Data Transfer/month 1.5 GB 2.5 GB 5 GB 10 GB 20 GB
Minimum duration 3 months 3months 3months 0 0

NOTE:
(1) 1MB=1024 KB
1 GB =1024 MB
(2) The internet service provider charges separately for data uploaded and data downloaded.
(3) Data Transfer =Summation of size of files downloaded/uploaded or viewed by the user.
(4) In case the user wants to discontinue the service before the minimum duration period has expired he
has to pay a fine of Rs. 500.
(5) If the allowed data transfer limit during a month is exceeded, then Rs 0.8 is charged per MB of data
transferred above the allowed limit.

130. A person wants an internet connection for three months only. His data transfer per month is
expected to be within the range of 1GB to 4GB. He doesnt need more than 2 email accounts.
Which option should he select to minimize his cost.
1. PLAN1
2. PLAN2
3. PLAN3
4. PLAN2 OR PLAN3

131. If a person using PLAN1 Transfers data of 60MB for the first 20 days of the month. What should
be his average usage per day for the remaining days in the month, in order to not exceed the data
transfer limit.
1. 10.6MB 2. 13.6MB 3. 23.6MB 4. 21MB

132. Due to the 50
th
year of the internet service provider, the installation charges are waived off in all
the plans. Which PLAN offers the lowest cost per GB of data transfer.
1. PLAN1 2. PLAN2 3. PLAN3 4. PLAN5

133. A person using PLAN 2 transfers 2900MB of data during one of the months. What would be his
bill for this month.
1. Rs.1522 2. Rs. 1250 3. Rs. 1272 4. data insufficient
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134. If the modem rent is waived off, which PLAN offers the lowest cost per 100MB of data
transferred? (Assume it to be a new connection)
1. PLAN3 2. PLAN5 3. PLAN4 4. PLAN1

Directions for questions 135 to 139:

DIRECTIONS: Four bus services viz. Chandigarh transport undertaking(CTU), Delhi Transport
Undertaking(DTC), Haryana roadways(HARR), Punjab bus service(PUNB), Himachal roadways(HR)
and a taxi service is available, to travel between two towns A and B.
The graph below gives the average speed of the buses and the taxi, along with the number of travelling
hours during a week.

Answer the following questions based on the graph given above.

135. Which bus travelled the minimum distance during the week?
1. CTU 2. DTC 3. HARR 4. PUNR

136. Which of the following is true?
1. The bus with the minimum average speed during the week travelled, the minimum distance
during the week.
2. The taxi travelled the maximum distance during the given week =4875 km.
3. The taxi is available for more number of hours per day during the week, as compared to the
above mentioned five bus services.
1. only (i) 2. only (ii) 3. only (iii) 4. (ii) & (iii)

137. Mr. Shah wants to travel from town A to town B in minimum time. Which one should he choose,
out of the given options?
1. Taxi 2. PUNR 3. DTC 4. Data insufficient


0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
CTU DTC HARR PUNR HR TAXI
speed (km/hr)
time (hr)
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Additional information for 138 and 139.

The distance between towns A and B is 350km.

The fare charged by the buses and the taxi is given below.
Service available Fare per km
CTU Rs. 7
DTC Rs. 9
HARR Rs. 8
PUNR Rs. 10
HR Rs.6
TAXI Rs. 12

138. Mr. Shah boards a DTC bus at town A. After travelling for 225km in the DTC bus Mr. Shah
changes his mode of transport to a taxi. Determine the extra charge he has paid for his journey
from town A to Town B, due to the shift?
1. Rs. 250 2. Rs. 375 3. Rs. 425 4. Rs. 275

139. Ms. Sharma boarded a CTU bus at town B. After travelling 260km the bus had a flat tyre. Ms
Sharma then decided to walk the rest of her journey to town B. After walking for 27 Km, she now
boardS a PUNR bus on its way to town A. How much more money did she spend ? (Assume that
she wanted to complete her journey on a CTU bus if the bus had not had a flat tyre).
1. Rs. 0 2. Rs. 50 3. Rs. 5 4. Rs 10

140.

The figure shown above is made by joining 10 vertices of a ten-sided regular polygon. Find sum of
all the angles made at these 10 vertices.
1. 360 2. 900 3. 540 4. 720


141. What is the last nonzero digit of 10!
2009
?
1. 2 2. 4 3. 6 4. 8

142. Rajesh has notes of Rs. 100, Rs. 50, Rs. 20, Rs. 10, Rs. 5 and Rs. 1 denomination. In how many
different ways can he pay a bill of Rs. 39?
1. 26 2. 25 3. 23 4. 27

143. (x) =ox
2
+bx +c has its vertex at point (3, 1) and has two x-intercepts on positive x-axis. How
many of a, b and c are positive?
1. 0 2. 1 3. 2 4. 3

Directions for questions 144 and 145:
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One glass of lemonade, 3 sandwiches and 7 biscuits cost Rs. 102. One glass of lemonade, 4 sandwiches
and 10 biscuits cost Rs. 105.

144. What is the cost of one glass of lemonade, one sandwich and one biscuit?
1. 96 2. 196 3. 98 4. 192

145. What is the cost of 2 glasses of lemonade, three sandwiches and five biscuits?
1. 95 2. 195 3. 190 4. 205

146. If log
b
7=o, log
b
8=c, Find the value of log
b
196?
1.
6u+4c
2
2.
6u+8c
2
3.
6u+2c
2
4. None of these

Directions for questions 147 to 150:
Each item is followed by two statements, A and B. Answer each question using the following
instructions.
Choose (1) if the question can be answered by one of the following statements alone and not by the other
Choose (2) if the question can be answered by using either statement alone.
Choose (3) if the question can be answered by using both the statements together, but cannot be using
either statement alone.
Choose (4) if the question cannot be answered even by using both the statements together.

147. Average weight of a class is 54 Kgs. When a teacher weighing 145 Kgs joins, the average
obviously increases but the new average is a prime number. How many students are there in the
class?
A. The new average is less than 73
B. The new average is more than 60 but less than 100

148. a, b, c and d are four real numbers , what are their values?
A. a+b+c=9; b+c+d=10; c+d+a=11 and d+a+b=12
B. abc=9; bcd=10; cda=11; dac=12

149.


Find length of the altitude BD in triangle ABC.
A. AB=3, BC=4 and angle B =120 degrees
B. Angle B=90 degrees; AD =3 and DC =2

150. Ram travels from Delhi to Gurgaon on Monday and travels back the next day using the same root.
Is there a place in en-route where he is present at the same time on both days?
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A. he starts at 10 am on both days.
B. his average speed is same on both days.









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Answer Key

1 4 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 2 6 4 7 4 8 2 9 3 10 1
11 4 12 1 13 4 14 4 15 1 16 2 17 2 18 1 19 3 20 2
21 3 22 3 23 4 24 3 25 2 26 4 27 4 28 4 29 3 30 2
31 1 32 2 33 4 34 1 35 4 36 4 37 2 38 4 39 1 40 4
41 3 42 1 43 4 44 1 45 3 46 4 47 3 48 1 49 2 50 3
51 1 52 3 53 2 54 1 55 3 56 2 57 1 58 2 59 4 60 3
61 1 62 2 63 1 64 2 65 1 66 3 67 1 68 2 69 3 70 2
71 3 72 1 73 3 74 2 75 2 76 4 77 4 78 3 79 2 80 1
81 4 82 4 83 2 84 3 85 3 86 3 87 1 88 4 89 1 90 2
91 3 92 2 93 2 94 2 95 4 96 4 97 4 98 1 99 3 100 4
101 2 102 1 103 3 104 4 105 2 106 3 107 1 108 2 109 3 110 2
111 1 112 2 113 4 114 4 115 2 116 2 117 2 118 2 119 3 120 2
121 1 122 2 123 2 124 1 125 4 126 4 127 3 128 1 129 4 130 3
131 3 132 4 133 4 134 2 135 3 136 4 137 4 138 2 139 1 140 4
141 4 142 1 143 3 144 1 145 2 146 4 147 4 148 1 149 2 150 3






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EXPLANATIONS

1. 4.
To buy time is to increase the time available for a specific purpose; to live with something is to
bear or endure something, or to put up with something; to show ones heels is to quickly flee or
run away from a situation; and to give way to something or somebody is to make space for that
person or thing, or to yield to.

2. 3.
It is a hundred feet-fall from the highest point of the peak, a curse fell from her lips, her hair
fell to her waist, and his advice had fallen on deaf ears. So, the word fell appears twice.

3. 3.
To snap up means to take advantage of something or to pounce upon something or to seize upon
something.

4. 3.
A Check-up and a checkmate are both nouns; while the word checked which defines the shirt,
is an adjective; and in the last sentence, the panel is performing an action of checking the CV and
so it is used as a verb.

5. 2.
The plural of the word roof is simply roofs.

6. 4.
The plural of the word nucleus can be nucleus or nuclei.

7. 4.
In the forth sentence, the word turn has been used incorrectly because the correct phrase would
have been that, his fortunes took a turn for the worse.

8. 2.
The key to solving this sentence is that Whom is used as the object of a preposition, and so, is
applicable in this sentence, while who is used as the subject of the clause it introduces.

9. 3.
The 1
st
sentence is a typical example of a squinting modifier, as the adverb only doesnt seem to
define the right word; similarly, the 2
nd
sentence, has an error of tenses, had sang should be
instead had sung; the 4
th
sentence too, has a tense which is not exactly required for the sentence,
i.e., Past perfect continuous is only to be used when there is a duration of time which is mentioned.

10. 1.
To jump to conclusions is to form an opinion about something or somebody very quickly without
checking ones facts.

11. 4.
The word rapturous means experiencing extreme joy, delight or bliss; a state of euphoria.

12. 1.
The corrected spellings of the words are: Gregarious, Garrulous and clemency.
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13. 4.
The only grammatically incorrect sentence is the 3
rd
one, which should be written as a great deal
of merriment at the party.

14. 4.
Glass is a material noted for its translucence; metal is noted for its luster.

15. 1.
A monologue is a speech by an actor performing alone; a solo is a song performed by a
single singer.

16. 2.
To trundle means to move heavily and slowly.

17. 2.
The word affable means cordial, polite and friendly, so the only word which is most opposite to it
is belligerent or war-like.

18. 1.
The words observant, abiding and adherent all refer to one and the same attitude of being
within the rules or observing the laws and norms; while the word maverick suggests a person who
does not abide by the rules and makes his o0wn rules.

19. 3.
The 1
st
2 sentences suggest that the depression symptoms exist in the doctor rather than in the
patient, and thus, are incorrect; same goes for the last sentence.

20. 2.
When an illegal immigrant is challenged by the guard it means that you ask for identification; when
someone challenges someones claims, then challenge means that your viewpoint is an exception
to the others; in the sentence, They reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power,
challenge means a demanding situation; and, challenging an assumption is to question a statement
and demand an explanation.

21. 3.
In the first sentence, it should be One of the students in this room is responsible instead of are
responsible. While in the last sentence, it should be my favorite breakfast includes instead of
include; because breakfast here is a collective entity treated as a singular subject.

22. 3.
In the 2
nd
sentence, instead of the phrase, not-haves, the correct phrase should be have-nots; and
in the last sentence, instead of the word belittle the correct word should be belittled.

23. 4.
The situation in the stimulus is that vervet monkeys use different calls depending on where
predators come from. The correct answer must explain why the calls are different (again, difference
versus similarity is an issue). Note that the stimulus does not contain a true paradox, just an odd
situation that is presented without explanation.
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Answer choice (A): This answer states that vervet monkeys vary the calls in order to indicate the
number of predators, but the answer does not explain why different calls are
used for land versus air predators. This answer is attractive because it
shows that different calls can be used to indicate different things, but it is
wrong because it does not explain the behaviour of the monkeys as
described in the stimulus.
Answer choice (B): This answer addresses only land-based predators and does not explain the
difference described in the stimulus.
Answer choice (C): This answer states that the predators using land attacks are different from
the predators using air attacks, but this information does not explain why
vervet monkeys use different calls to indicate that fact.
Answer choice (D): This is the correct answer. Because vervet monkeys react to predators in
different ways, they would need to know if the predator was coming by land
or air. Hence, the different calls are used to tell the monkeys whether they
should climb trees or dive into the foliage. Since this answer explains the
behaviour of vervet monkeys, this answer is correct.

24. 3
This is very simple. The question which three terms when asked to a can be answered by d. So
da is concomitant which is there in only one answer choice c.

25. 2
The quickest clue is the he of b who can be none other than Robert Winston of c; so cb is
concomitant. This eliminates answer choiced. Two of the remaining answer choices start withd
and one with a. Only a glance should tell us that d should be the first sentence, but if you still
want to confirm then the but of a is in contrast with d as in the 21
st
century genome is
important as against what it was during much of the 20
th
century. So da is concomitant. This
itself gives us the answer choice b.

26. 4.
Since it is a hidden assumption question, we can simply reverse the so-called assumptions given to
us and see if doing so really brings down the logic given in the paragraph.
From this perspective, reversing the first option does not necessarily negate the logic in the
paragraph because if we note carefully, the cos. are doing so to in order to improve business
volumes. They would like to improve volumes by discounting their prices. Whether more volumes
always result in more profits is an idea NOT entirely beyond doubt.
Since the question talks of only life insurance policies, other policies are of little concern here.
Similarly, option 3 could be faulted as the source of the policy premium is of no concern here.
The best answer is option 4 since if we reverse it, it will lead to the conclusion that lesser prices do
not result in more policies being sold. In the absence of such a situation, how will the cos. hope to
improve volumes? Thus if they decide to decrease the prices of their policies, it is definitely
assumed by them that more people will buy them, and it will certainly add to their volumes.

27. Option 4
The first three options can be located in the lines: Doctors agree that due to long working hours
and irregular eating habits, most executives are now suffering from hypertension, headache,
fatigue, and exhaustion. With competition increasing by the day, its tough for the white collared
workforce. The 4
th
option is actually not stated as an ill effect. Going against the biological
clock is stated as one instead.

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28. Option 4
The answer can be found in the lines: In addition, the IT revolution has brought about many
changes in offices. For people in the hospitality industry and call centres, the work involves a
shift system too and irregular working hours means going against the biological clock.

29. Option 3
The answer can be found in the lines: But sometimes even such preventive measures cannot
safeguard employees from mental strain. Small wonder then that some firms are now organizing
counseling sessions for employees.

30. Option 2
The answer can be found in the lines: In an era of globalization and competition, corporate houses
have realized the importance of having a healthy workforce. So many companies have now
introduced health programmes for their executives,

31. Option 1
Sketchy means giving only major points; lacking completeness. Its antonym will be
comprehensive, which means including all or everything.

32. Option 2
The answer can be found in the lines: If we are what we eat, we are in for big trouble. Much of our
food and water is contaminated by a host of pesticides for which no safety limits have been set. The
consequences can be devastating.

33. Option 4
The answer can be found in the line: All of them cause learning disabilities and diminished mental
capacity in children.

34. Option 1
The answer can be found in the lines: Though few and far between, farmers who have tried raising
pesticide-free crops have reported astonishing success. This should be popularized both by the
government and the media.

35. Option 4
The answer can be found in the line: If the developed countries are better off than us, it is also
thanks to vigilant consumers.

36. Option 4
Refer to the lines: Many single moms- including the one who raised me- do a heroic job on behalf
of their kids.

37. Option 2
The fact given to us in the passage is follows: children living with single mothers are five times
more likely to be poor than children in two-parent households. Although option 2 might seem
probable, still we cannot be sure about it as it is not explicitly stated in the passage. Also remember
that we need to identify a problem related to teen-pregnancies which is not listed in the passage.
This clearly makes option 2 the correct answer as the other options are clearly mentioned in last
paragraph of the passage.


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38. Option 4
Out of the first three options, nothing is clearly stated so as why these couple are more likely to
stay married. Option 3 seems to be the most plausible and reasonable but since it has no supporting
evidence, only option 4 can be the answer.

39. Option 1
Option 4 actually states the opposite of what the author is in favor of and hence is the answer.

40. Option 4
Abstinence means The act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite or desire, especially
for alcoholic drink or sexual intercourse. And recant means formally reject or disavow a formerly
held belief, usually under pressure.

41. Marico is the maker of Parachute coconut oil and Saffola edible oil.

42. Abbos Atoev belongs to Uzbekistan.

43. Mahindra and Mahindra recently bought additional 5% stake in its group company Tech Mahindra
from BT group

44. Russia recently admitted committing Katyn Massacre by its secret forces in WW II.

45. Indias nuclear power programme has three stages.

46. All pairs are correctly matched.

47. 3
rd
option is the correct matching code.

48. Roche, a pharmaceutical giant from Switzerland, has recently declared that it will slash 4800 jobs
in response to tough market conditions.

49. Classical flute exponent Hariprasad Chaurasia has been conferred the highest civilian order by
French government.

50. The ceremony of Miss World Pageant took place at Sanya, China.

51. Asma Jahagir is the first woman to hold the office of president of Supreme Court Bar Association,
in Pakistan

52. Elena Dementieva has declared her retirement from the game, after losing the last group match at
WTA Tour championship 2010.

53. Lia Diskin , a Brazilian citizen won the J amnalal Bajaj award for promoting Gandhian values
outside India

54. Section 124 of IPC relates to sedition charges.

55. Such a Long J ourney is written by Rohinton Mistry.

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56. Subra Suresh has been recently appointed as the Director of the high level National Science
Foundation of United States
57. C.R Rao has recently been awarded Indian Science Prize for the lifelong achievement in science.

58. Forward Market Commission regulates the commodity futures markets in India.

59. CRISIL has signed an agreement to buy Pipal Consultancy.
60. Sun Pharmaceutical, an Indian Pharmaceutical giant has recently acquired Taro Pharmaceutical.

61. Mercedes has planned to enter the financial services business in India,

62. Nikon has lauched D3100, a Digital SLR camera.

63. The Streak, a tablet PC belongs Dell.

64. SEBI has increased the maximum application size for retail investors to Rs. 200000.

65. Glargine, Aspart and Lispro are insulin analog.

66. World Economic Forum publishes Global Competitiveness Index.

67. Delhi hosted India Economic Summit-2010/

68. Raghuram Rajan is the author of the book Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractutures still threaten the
world economy.

69. Dr. Karan Singh has recently been awarded Dayawati Modi Art, Culture, Education award 2010.

70. The current statutory liquidity ratio that the commercial banks have to maintain with RBI is 25%.

71. Human Development Index released by United Nation Development Program ranked 169 countries.

72. India was ranked 100, by The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

73. Kim Clijisters, 2010 US Open Champion, belongs to Belgium.

74. P.J Punia

75. According to GHI-2010, 38.9 % of poor are undernourished in India.

76. K. Vijay Kumar has recently been appointed the new chief of Central Reserve Police Forces.

77. ONGC, IOC and NTPC have been conferred Maharatna status by Govt. of India.

78. Rs. 1120 is MSP for wheat, announced by Govt. of India.

79. India recently signed a bilateral investment and promotion and protection agreement with Sudan.

80. Tom Enders is president and the CEO of European aircraft manufacturer, Airbus

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81. Answer option 4
As the water level rises, so does the ship and the ladder hung from it. So the ladder will never be
submerged in water.
82. Answer option 4
Using option 2, the sequence of movements will have the following effect
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
O O O
O O O
O O O
O O O
O O O

Using option 3, the sequence of movements will have the following effect
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
O O O
O O O
O O O
O O O

So in at least these 2 cases the required condition of bringing whites together and blacks together is
reached. Option 4 hence.

83. Answer option 2
As seen above, it is possible to do so in a minimum of 3 moves

Solution for Questions 84 to 86:
As per the given information, the following table can be filled

Left C or D E or F E or F B C or D A or G A or G Right

84. Answer option 3
As per above table, we can see that C, D or G can be seated at either end but F can only be seated
at second or third position from left

85. Answer option 3
B & D can be together at positions 3 and 4 respectively
C & F can be together at positions 1 and 2 respectively
D & G can be together at positions 5 & 6 respectively
E and A can never be together as E can occupy positions 2 or 3 and A can occupy positions 6 & 7.

86. Answer option 3
On either sides of B, we may have pairs (E, C); (E, D); (F, C) or (F, D) only. (E, G) cannot be on
either sides of B hence.

87. Answer option 1

88. Answer option 4

89. Answer option 1
n
3
-n is the general term
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90. Answer option 2
62-2=10, 72+2=16, 102-2=18, 162+2=34, 182-2=34, 342+2=70
91. Answer option 3
As Monikas mothers mothers only son-in-law will be Monikas father. And son of her father will
be her brother.

92. Answer option 2










In the above figure, it is clear that after the folding, two Xs must be on opposite faces hence answer
cannot be option 4
two blank spaces must be on opposite faces hence answer cannot be option 3
The circle and the square must be on opposite faces hence answer cannot be option 1
Answer is option 2 hence.

93. Answer option 2
The sum of numbers on a single die must be 21. Total sum of numbers on 3 dice must be 63 hence.
Subtract the visible numbers from 63 to obtain 63 1 4 5 6 2 3 1 =41.

94. Answer option 2
Working from left to right the square moves 2 segments anticlockwise, the circle 3 segments
anticlockwise, the star by 4 segments anticlockwise and the triangle one segment clockwise.

95. Answer option 4
When initially two rods are pressed against each other, 2 cm of each of the rods are smeared with
paint. Then with each move, 2 more cm of one of rods are smeared with paint. In 10 moves, 10 cm
of each of the rods will be smeared. Accounting for initial 2 cm each, that makes it 12 cm for each
of the rods.

96. Answer option 4
Since each customer drinks 5/6
th
of a glass, he should be able to sell 100/(5/6) =120 glasses. But
since there must be some wastage in the end to, the maximum number of glasses that he can sell is
119, thus earning a maximum of 1196 =714 Rs.

97. Answer option 4
If a flag is arranged at each corner and 2 more strictly on each side, that makes 4 flags on each side.
If 2 flags are placed at each corner and 1 more strictly on each side, that makes a total of 5 flags per
side.
If 3 flags are placed on each corner, that makes a total of 6 flags on each side.

98. Answer option 1
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Notice that 7/12 =1/3 +1/4, so he divided 3 apples in 4 equal parts each and 4 apples in 3 equal
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Solutions for questions 99 to 101:
The given information can be filled in the following table

Shot put Long jump 100 Mts. Race
J eevan Yes Yes No
Bhima Yes Yes Yes
Nigam No Yes No

99. Answer option 3

100. Answer option 4

101. Answer option 2

102. Answer option 1
A sells it to B at 10, 000 profit. And the house costs Rs. 1,10,000 to B. B sells it back to A at 10 %
loss i.e at Rs. 11,000 loss for Rs. 99,000. So As profit is 1,10,000 99,000 =11,000 which is 11%
of his cost.

103. Answer option 3
Lets say the weight chipped off each of the alloys is x Kgs. For the concentration of copper to be
equal in both the alloys, it is mendatory to mix them in same ratio
Therefore (10 x)/x =x/(25 x) solving we get x =6 Kgs.

104. Answer option 4
In each of the figures, there is only one number which is not a multiple of 9. 127 in A and 56 in B.

105. Answer option 2
Working in rows from left to right, the * moves back and forth along a diagonal line, the ? moves
turn clockwise, the O moves clockwise by 1 space, then 2, then 3, etc. and the #moves left and
right along the second row.

106. Answer option 3

107. Answer option 1

108. Answer option 2

109. Answer option 3
The direct connection between cigarette smoking and coughing made in the passage is not an
exclusive connection that would warrant the conclusion that because Butch has a bad cough, hes
probably a cigarette smoker. Butch could have a cold. In the same way, just because diamonds
have little color, you cannot conclude that a gem with little color probably is a diamond (it could be
a clear glass). There is a presumption of exclusivity in both instances. Choice 3 is a stronger answer
than 1 because the form of argument is precisely the same in 3 and the original. Also 1 is an
absolute dont, and 3 uses the word usually as does the original.

110. Answer option 2
The cubes painted on 1 side are the ones located in a 3 cross 3 grid in each face. Since there are 6
faces, the answer is 9*6 =54
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111. Answer option 1
3
100
10
1 000 , 00 , 1
=
3
100
110
000 , 00 , 1
=
3
1 . 1 000 , 00 , 1
=
133100


112. Answer option 2
n
3
n =n(n
2
1) =(n 1) n(n +1) = it is product of three consecutive numbers. So at least one
number is even, and one number is a multiple of 3. So the product is divisible by 6. Hence option 2.

113. Answer option 4
s m
m
/ 5 10
900000

=60,000 sec

114. Answer option 4
Eight possible cases are (HHH,HHT,HTH,THH,TTH,THT,HTT,TTT).
Favorable cases are (HHT,HTH,THH,TTH,THT,HTT,).

So probability will be =6/8 =3/4

115. Answer option 2
Number of zeros in 125! is 31.
So we will find next zero only at130 next multiple of 5, so till then 125,126,127,128,129 have same
number of zeros, hence 5 numbers have 31 0s at the end.

116. Answer option 2
At 1:40 the minute hand will be at a position, which is 240 degree away from the 12 position clock
wise.
The hour hand will be at position, which is
30+1/2 x 40 =50
o
away.
So the total angle will be 240-50 =190 degrees.

117. Answer option 2
111 x 441 x 484 x 576 prime factorize it.
(3x37) (3
2
.7
2
) (2
2
.11
2
) (2
6
.3
2
)
2
8
.3
5
.7
2
.11
2
.37
Number of factors will be 9 x6x3x3x 2 = 972

118. Answer option 2
If mn m 3 =mmm
If mn 3 =mmm / m
If mn 3 =111
mn =37
m x n =3 x 7 =21

119. Answer option 3
Using the formula if there were n students earlier, then we would have
167.75 x n +183.45 =170.89 x (n+1)
3.14 x n =12.56
n =4
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120. Answer option 2
Resultant mixture having equal amount of milk and water is equivalent to it having 50% milk.
50
57 42

b a
b a

From this expression we can find the ratio of a:b which come out to be 7: 8

121. Answer option 1
Ratio of whisky and water initially is 2:3
So fraction of whisky present is 2:5
fraction of water present is 3:5

After removing 30L mixture volume reduced to 90 L.
Replacing it with 30L of water , quantity of whisky remain same as it was earlier in 90 L of
mixture Q =C x V (Q=quantity, C=concentration V =volume)

Q of whisky at 90 liters= Q of whisky at 120 liters
C1 V1 =C2 V2
2/5 x 90 =c2 120
C2 =6/20
Ratio of whisky and water will be 6: 14
3:7

122. Answer option 2
Uses 800 gms instead of 1000 gms
% profit =(1000-800 / 800) x 100 =25%
So net profit =1.2 x 1.25 =1.5 which means 50 %

123. Answer option 2
To reach the winning post, A covers 500-140=360m
B Covers 360 (4/3) =480 m when A reaches the winning post.
A wins by 20 m.

124. Answer option 1
Minutes/hour the train stops =
(50-45/50) x 60
=5/50 x 60
=6 min

125. Answer option 4

126. Answer option 4

127. Answer option 3
Ritesh is eligible for category A and B both. Hence, 9 institutes

128. Answer option 1
because sunny is the only one who is eligible for category F only.

129. Answer option 4
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Ashish, Preet, Ritesh and Anushka can apply in category B.
130. For PLAN1, cost =Rs. 1350
For PLAN2, cost =Rs. 1250
For PLAN3, coat =Rs. 1200. Ans (3)

131. Usage in the first 20days =>65 X 20 =1300MB
For the remaining 10 days, average usage =236/10 =23.6MB. Ans (3)

132. For PLAN 5, 1500/20 =Rs.75 which is the lowest. Ans (4)

133. We dont know whether it is his first month or not. If it is his first month then we need to add the
installation charges else we dont have to consider them. Ans. (4)

134. For PLAN1, (1000/1536) X 100 =Rs.65.10
Similarly, for PLAN2 =Rs. 35.16, PLAN3 =Rs. 21.48 PLAN4 =Rs. 13.67
PLAN5 =Rs. 7.81 Ans (2)

135. Distance travelled =speed X time
For CTU, Dis. =50 X 45 =2250 km
For DTC, 55 X 50 =2750 km
For HARR, 45 X 40 =1800 km
For PUNR, 60 X 55 =3300 km
For HR, 45 X 50 =2250 km Ans (3)

136. (i) False. HR with minimum Av. Speed of 40km/hr travelled 2000km while HARR with a speed
of 45km/hr travelled 1800km during the week.
(ii) True. Distance travelled by taxi =75 X 65 =4875km which is maximum.
(iii) True. Taxi is available for 65/7 =9.28hrs while the buses are available for less number of hrs.
Ans (4)

137. Ans (4). because the distance between the two towns is not given.

138. If Mr. Shah had travelled the whole distance by DTC bus he would have paid,
350 X 9 =Rs. 3150. But now he has to pay, 225 X 9 +125 X 12 =3525.
Hence, he pays 3525 3150 =Rs. 375 more. Ans (2)

139. In case of no flat tyre she would have paid, 350 X 7 =Rs 2450.
But now she pays, 260 X 7 +27 X 0 +63 X 10 =Rs. 2450
Hence, she did not spend any extra money. Ans (1)

140. Answer Option no. 4

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ABCDEFGHIJ is a ten sided regular polygon. AJ L and J AL are the exterior angles of the polygon, as
exterior angles of the polygon are of 36 degrees each. Angle ALJ =180 36 36 =108 degree
So angle J LM =180 108 =72 degree. In the same way angle J KM is of 72 degrees. Angle LJ K =angle
LMK and each are of 144 degrees. In quadrilateral JLMK =360 72 72 144 =72 degrees.
So sum of the all ten angles are 720 degree.

141. Solution: - Option no. 4
10! =10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 =100 9 8 7 6 4 3 1
Non zero unit digit of 10! Is 8
Now we need to find unit digit of 8
2009
, which is 8

142. Solution: - Option no. 1
He has notes of rs.100, rs.50, rs.20, rs.10, rs.5, rs.1
We need to find integral solutions of equation 20x +10y +5z +w =39
We start with x =0, then 10y +5z +x =39
Here if y =0, then 5z +x =39, which has 8 integral solutions
Or if y =1, then 5z +x =29, which has 6 integral solutions
Or if y =2, then 5z +x =19, which has 4 integral solutions
Or if y =3, then 5z +x =9, which has 2 integral solutions
Next if x =1, then 10y +5z +x =19, which will have 4 +2 solutions when calculated in previous fashion
So there are total of 8 +6 +4 +2 +4 +2 =26 integral solutions
Hence option 1

143. Solution: - Option no. 3













Since for the conditions given the graph will be an upward parabola, a will be positive. Also as shown,
the graph will cut the y-axis on the positive side, hence y-intercept or the constant term of ox
2
+bx +c
i.e. c will be positive. The minima of the function is obtained at x =-b/2a =3, since a is positive, b must
be negative.

144. Solution: - Option no. 1
Let price of lemonade =l, Let price of sandwiches =s and biscuit =b
3, 1
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l +3s +7b =102
l +4s +10b =105
After equating both the equation we get
1s +3b =3
So 2s +6b =6
l +3s +7b =102, l +s +b +2s +6b =102, so l +s +b +6 =102
Therefore l +s +b =102 6 =96

145. Solution: - Option no. 2
Here we need to find 2l +3s +5b
l +3s +7b =102
l +4s +10b =105
By adding them we get 2l +7s +17d =207
As solved in the last question 2s +6b =6, so 4s +12b =12
(2l +7s +17d) (4s +12b) =2l +3s +5b
207 12 =195

146. Solution: - Option no. 4
If log
b
7=o, log
b
8= c or 3 log
b
2 =c
Then b
u
=7 onJ b
c
3 =8
196 =2 2 7 7
log
b
196 =log
b
2+ log
b
2+ log
b
7+ log
b
7
c
3
+
c
3
+a +a =
2c+6u
3
, hence none of these

147.
Solution: - Option no. 4
Using the statement A
If it is 57, number of students is in fraction which is not possible.
If it is 59, then also number of students is in fraction which is not possible
If it average is 61, then number of students is 11
If it is average 67, then number of students is 5
If it is average 71, then number of students is in fraction which is not possible.
So we cant uniquely determine the number of students.

Using the statement B
If it average is 61, then number of students is 11
If it average is 67, then number of students is 5
And there can be other options which are possible.

Using both the statements together.
If it average is 61, then number of students is 11
If it is average 67, then number of students is 5
So we cant determine the average uniquely even by using both the statements together.
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148.
Solution: - Option no.1
Using statement A
There are four independent equations and four variables so the equations can be solved for the individual
values of a, b, c and d
Using statement B: Sufficient data not given
Hence option 1

149.
Solution: - Option no. 2
Using option A: The triangle is fully defined as the third side can be found using cosine rule. So length of
the altitude can be found.
Using option B:

If angle B is 90 degrees, and AD, CD are given, using similarity of triangles ABD and CBD, we may
conclude that AD/BD =BD/CD, given us the relation that BD
2
=AD.CD, using this we can find the length
of BD.
So the question can be solved using either statement alone, hence option 2

150.
Solution: - Option no.3
The question can be solved using both the options together. Because using both statements together, well
have the information that his starting and ending times are same on both days. The situation is equivalent
to the situation when 2 different persons start from A and B towards B and A respectively, if they start at
same time and reach their destination at same time, theyll definitely meet somewhere en-route. i.e. there
should be a time at which theyll both be at same time at same place.