TEST
PAPER–3
QUANTITATIVE
APTITUDE
The bar graph given below
shows the foreign exchange reserves of a country (in million US $) from 1991–92
to 1998–99.
1) The
foreign exchange reserves in 1997–98 were how many times that in 1994–95?
a) 1.5 b) 2 c) 3.5 d) 2.6 e)
4.2
2) What
was the percentage increase in foreign exchange reserves in 1997–98 over
1993–94?
a) 80% b) 90% c) 100% d)
110% e) 125%
3) The
foreign exchange reserves in 1996–97 were approximately what percent of the
average foreign exchange reserves over the period under review?
a) 80% b) 100% c) 125% d)
130% e) 150%
4) The
ratio of the number of years, in which the foreign exchange reserves are above
the average reserves, to those of the reserves which are below the average is?
a) 3 : 5 b) 2 : 3 c) 4 : 7
d) 3 : 7 e) None
5) There
are five different tea cups and three different tea saucers in a Tea Party. How
many ways are there to buy a cup and a saucer?
a) 5! b) 3! c)
(5+3)! d)5!/3! e)
5×3
6) Calculate
the number of different words that can be obtained by rearranging the letters
of the word TRUST.
a) 5! b) 4! c)5!/2!d) 5C2 e) 5P2
7) Two
cards are drawn at random from an ordinary pack of 52 cards. Find the
probability that both are Spades.
a) 13/52 b)13C2/15C2 c)(13 !)/(52 !) d)132/522 e)13×2/15×2
8) The
value of (256)5/4 is
a) 984 b) 512 c) 1014 d)
1024 e) 524
9) The
average weight of three boys P, T and R is 54 1/3kg. While the average
weight of three boys T, F and G is 53 kg. Then what is the average weight of P, T, R, F and G?
a) 53.8 kg b) 52.4 kg c) 53.2 kg
d) Can't be determined e)
None
10) In
20 minutes, what is the difference between the angles made by long hand and the
short hand of a standard clock.
a) 1200 b) 900 c) 1100 d)
1300 e) 1000
11) 2/3:5/6:
:8/7: x ;
Find the value of x ?
a) 17/4 b)10/7 c)5/3 d)13/14 e)15/14
12) 'A' grazes 20 sheep for 6
weeks. 'B' grazes 30 sheep for 8 weeks in a field. How should they divide a
rent for Rs.60?
a) 1:2 b) 3:4 c) 2:1 d) Rs.
40 : 20 e) Rs. 20 : 40
13) Find
the area of a rhombus, one side of which measure 20 cm and one diagonal 24
cm.
a) 384 sq cm b)
364 sq cm c)
374 sq cm
d) 382 sq cm e)
378 sq cm
Directions (14 to 15): Read
the following question and the conclusions that follow and answer as
a: If statement–1 alone is sufficient, but statement–2 alone is not sufficient to answer the
question.
b: If statement–2 alone is sufficient, but statement–1 alone is not sufficient to answer the
question.
c: Both statement–1 and 2 together are sufficient to answer the
question, but neither of the statement alone is sufficient to answer the
question.
d: If both statements alone are sufficient
to answer the question.
e: If statement–1 and 2 together are not sufficient to answer the
question asked, and additional data specifics to the problem are needed.
14) Is
the triangle below an equilateral?
Statement–1: x = y; Statement–2: z = 50;
15) What
is the value of x?
Statement–1: 6
< 2x <
10; Statement–2: x2 = 16
16) A
train crossed a platform in 25 seconds. The length of platform is 240 meters. What
is the length of the train?
a) 140 m b) 200 m c) 180 m
d) Can't be determined e)
None of these
17) Kiran
can do (1/3)rd of work in 6 days. In how many days he can do rest of the work?
a) 6 b) 12 c) 18 d) 24 e)
None
18) The
cost price of the 50 oranges is Rs.550. Five oranges are got spoiled. If the
remaining oranges are sold for Rs. 12 each, find profit or loss percent?
a) 25% loss b) 9.09% profit
c) 20% profit
d) 32.5% profit e) None of
these
19) A
sum of money fetches Rs.240 as simple interest at the rate of 5 p.c.p.a after
6 years what is the principal?
a) Rs.200 b) Rs.400 c)
Rs.800
d) Rs.1200 e) None of these
20) Dheeraj
invested amount of Rs.50,000 in a fixed deposit for 2 years at compound
interest rate of 20% per annum. How much Dheeraj will get on by maturity of the
fixed deposit?
a) Rs. 70,000 b) Rs. 72,000
c) Rs. 12,000
d) Rs. 22,000 e) None of
these
21) 3√15625=?2
a) 25 b) 125 c) 5 d) √5 e) None
22) The
greatest possible length which can be used to measure exactly the lengths 7 m, 3 m 85 cm and 12 m 95 cm is;
a) 15 cm b) 25 cm c) 35 cm d) 42 cm e) None
23) A
person marks his goods 20% higher than the cost price and allows a discount of
5%. The percentage of his profit is:
a) 15% b) 120% c) 5% d) 14%
e) 10%
24) 137%
of 12345 =?
a) 17000 b) 15000 c) 1500 d)
14300 e) 900
25) In
the figure below, the length of DE EF and FG are given in units.
What is the area in square units of ΔDEG?
a) 29 b) 47.5 c) 78 d) 6√ 149 e) 120
LOGICAL REASONING
26) Find
the number which will replace the blank by following the same pattern as in the
series.
56, 132, 240, 380, ____.
a) 430 b) 530 c) 630 d) 552
e) 662
27) In
the following letter series, some letters are missing which are given in that
order as one of the alternative below it. Choose the correct alternative. a_ _ b_ _b_ _ca_ _ bc
a) bacaabba b) bbaacaaa c)
bbaabbcc
d) cccabbac e) Cannot be
determined
28) In a
certain code language 'SAHITHYA' is
coded as 20–2–9–10–21–9–26–2 and 'FOCUS' is coded as 7–16–4– 22–20 then what will be the code for 'JEANS'?
a) 10–5–2–15–20 b)
11–6–1–15–20 c) 11–6–2–15–20
d) 12–5–2–17–19 e)
11–6–2–14–19
29) A
man is going to his office in the east direction by walk. After walking some
distance he turned 900 in the clock–wise, then 1800 to his left hand side. From
there he turned 900 in the clock–wise direction, then he turned 1000 in the
clock–wise direction, finally he turned 350 in the same direction. Finally in
which direction he is now?
a) South–West b) North–West
c) South–East
d) North–East e) None of
these
30) In a
certain language 'CENTURY' is
written as 'NECTYRU'
then how 'DIVISIBLE' coded?
a) EVIJSELBI b) IVDISIBEL c) SIVIDELBI
d) IVIDSELBI e) IDIVSBIEL
31) Ashwini
is Kavya's sister. Dheeksha is Kavya's mother. Granthik is Dheeksha's father.
UmaRani is Granthik's mother. Then how is Ashwini related to Granthik?
a) Grandmother b)
Grandfather c) Daughter
d) Granddaughter e) Cannot
be determined
32) If
Akshaya says Smrithika's father Prathik is the only son of my father–in–law
Gowrav, then how is Manusri, who is the sister of Smrithika is related to Gowrav?
a) Niece b) Daughter c) Wife
d) Daughter–in–law e) None
of these
33) Statements: All
televisions are dogs No dog is black
Conclusions: I. No
black is television
II. No
television is black
III. Some
blacks are televisions
IV. All
dogs are televisions
a) Only (I) & (IV)
follows b) None follows
c) Only (IV) follows d) Only
(II)&(IV) follows
e) None of these
34) Statements: Some
pillows are snakes
All pillows are glasses
All snakes are books
Conclusions: I. Some
books are pillows
II. Some
glasses are snakes
III. Some
books are glasses
IV. Some
snakes are pillows
a) Only (IV) follows
b) All conclusions follow
c) None of the conclusions
follow
d) Either (I) or (III)
follows
e) None of the above
35) Statements: Some
pouches are belts No belt is tie.
Conclusions: I. No
pouch is tie
II. No
belt is pouch
III. Some
pouches are ties
IV. Some
belts are pouches
a) Only (I) and (III) follow
b) None follow
c) Only (I), (II) and (III)
follow d) Only (IV) follow
e) All follow
Directions (Q.no: 36–37):
If + means ×, ÷ means +, ×
means –, and – means ÷.
36) 36 +
2 × 24 – 6 ÷ 7 + 3
a) 89 b) 99 c) 79 d) 69 e)
87
37) 78 +
36 – 6 ÷ 4×3 + 4
a) 450 b) 520 c) 460 d) 620
e) 550
Directions (38–41): Read the
following information carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Six friends named Alekhya,
Sindhu, Swetha, Teja, Harsha, Pallavi are studying class–X in a school. They are
sitting in a bench facing the north but not in the same order.
I. Harsha
sits second to the right of Swetha.
II. Sindhu
and Pallavi are not neighbors.
III. Alekhya
is immediate neighbor of both Pallavi and Swetha.
IV. The
person who sits at the left end of the bench is exactly immediate left of
Pallavi.
V. Pallavi
is 3rd left of Sindhu.
38) Who
sits at the right end of the bench?
a) Alekhya b) Teja c) Harsha
d) Pallavi e) Sindhu
39) Who
are the neighbors of Sindhu?
a) Swetha and Harsha b)
Pallavi and Teja
c) Swetha and Pallavi d)
Alekhya and Pallavi
e) None of these
40) Who
sits 3rd left of Harsha?
a) Pallavi b) Teja c) Sindhu
d) Alekhya e) Swetha
41) Which
of the given statements is/are superfluous?
a) (I) b) (II) c) (III) d)
(V) e) (IV)
42) Find
the figure from the answer set (i.e. Figures a, b,c, d and e) which will continue the series given in
the problem figure set (i.e. Figures P, Q, R, S, V).
43) Find
the odd figure from the given figures.
a) A b) C c) D d) B e) E
44) Observe
the below figure carefully and choose the correct option, which fills the blank
place of the figure.
45) Two
positions of a cube are shown below. When dot–2 is at the top then which dot
will be at the bottom.
a) dot–5 b) dot–3 c) dot–4
d) dot–1 e) dot–6
Directions (Q.no:46–47):
Each question given below has a problem and two statements numbered (I) and (II)
giving certain information. You have to decide if the information given in the
statement is sufficient for answering the problem. Indicate your answer as
a: If the data in statement–(I) alone is sufficient to answer the
question;
b: If the data in statement–(II)
alone is
sufficient to answer the question;
c: If the data either in statement–(I) or (II) alone is sufficient to answer the
question;
d: If the data even in both the statements
together are not sufficient to answer the question;
e: If the data in both the statements
together are needed to answer the question;
46) In
which month my friend Karna got married in the year 2013?
I. My
friend got married in summer season.
II. The
month in which my friend got married has 31 days.
47) How
much Mr. Srikanth saves per month from his income?
I. He
spends a total of Rs.20,000/– of his income for food and for all home needs.
II. He
will get Rs.30,000/– as his salary and Rs.15,000/– on his side business per
month.
48) Sudha
and Spoorthi are best friends. Spoorthi's birthday comes for every four years.
Sudha and Spoorthi were born in the same year. If Sudha celebrates her birthday
after 15 days of Spoorthi's birthday, find the day of the date when Sudha born?
(Spoorthi born in the year 1996).
a) Tuesday b) Wednesday c)
Thursday
d) Friday e) Cannot be
determined
49) In a
class of 34 students, 12 play Carroms, 18 play chess and 4 play both the games.
How many students did not participate in any of these games?
a) No one b) 4 c) 2 d) 8 e)
Only 3
50) Choose
the number which is different from others in the following five.
a) 255 b) 256 c) 625 d) 2401
e) 1296
51) How
many special symbols are there followed by an even number and not preceded by a
letter in the following series?
A 5 @ 1 B 6 7 $ 12 4 L &
9 0 4 c 2 X # 6 9 3 ! 6
a) Four b) Six c) Five d)
Three e) None
52) Which
of the following diagram represents the relationship of 'Polythene, Carbon and
Oxygen'?
Directions (53–54): In the
following two questions there are two statements 1 and 2. These statements may
be either independent cause or may be an effect of independent cause or a
common cause. One of these statements may be the cause of the other statement.
Read both the statement and decide which of the following answer choice
correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements. Give your answer
as
a: If statement–1 is the cause and statement–2 is it’s effect.
b: If statement–2 is the cause and statement–1 is it’s effect.
c: If both the statements–1 and 2 are independent causes.
d: If both statements–1, 2 are effects of independent cause.
e: If both the statements–1 & 2 are effects of common cause.
53) Statement–1: The
police had cordoned off entirearea of LB Nagar in the Hyderabad for three hours
yesterday.
Statement–2: The
prime minister visited the hospital in LB nagar for the opening.
54) Statement–1: Team
India did not practice well in the South Africa tour held in the last month.
Statement–2: South
Africa won the series on India in the tournament held in South Africa last
month.
55) Find
the missing character in the following question?
a) 50 b) 48 c) 26 d) 49 e) 6
VERBAL ABILITY
In the following cloze
passage, there are blanks which have been numbered. Below the passage, against
these numbers, a choice of four answer choices are marked 1,
2, 3, 4 and one of them fits the blank appropriately. Choose the correct
answer.
Only private universities
have the potential to be truly world class institutions and programmes of
national (56) . But these institutions have not been (57) or consistently
supported. An academic culture that is based on competition for advancement and
research funds is a necessary component, as is a (58) mix of autonomy
for creative research and accountability to (59) productivity. World
class universities and world class professors are required to (60) students.
56) a) prominence
b) level
c) standards d) prestige
57) a)
abundantly b) financially
c) precisely d) adequately
58) a)
fundamental b) judicious
c) relevance d) nominal
59) a) ensure
b) enable
c) attain d) sustain
60) a)
challenge b) stimulate
c) provoke d) promote
a) b) c) d) e)
Choose the option from the
answer choices that best describes the given sentence.
61) A
person who is indifferent to both pleasure and pain
a) Saint b) Ascetic c)
Stoic d) Hermit
62) Government
by a single person–
a) Tyranny b) Autocracy
c) Plutocracy d)
Aristocracy
63) Marrying
more than one man –
a) Polygamy b) Monogamy
c) Polyandry d)
Philanthropy
64) The
one who is present everywhere–
a) Omnipotent b)
Omniscient
c) Omnipresent d) Optimist
65) Assassination
of a king–
a) Regicide b) Homicide
c) Fratricide d) Suicide
Find out the appropriate
meaning for the ‘phrasal verbs’ in the sentences from the answer choices given below.
66) Some
film stars get around paying taxes through their unscrupulous
accountants.
a) try to avoid taxes
b) honestly pay taxes
c) try to influence the
officials
d) try to bribe the
officials
67) Most
parents dress down their children for skipping classes.
a) do not buy new clothes b)
buy cheap clothes
c) reprimand d) punish
68) Many
nations wish to do away with the death penalty.
a) strictly impose b)
abolish c) enhance d) reduce
69) After
a gap of fifteen years, my friend dropped in yesterday.
a) visited b) rang up c)
reached d) landed
70) Everyone
must get down to business without wasting time once they enter the
office.
a) clear files b) sit in the
chair
c) serve people d) get
serious
Find out the appropriate
synonym for the underlined word of the sentence from the answer choices.
71) Bookies
contact vulnerable players with lucrative offers for spot fixing.
a) susceptible b) dishonest
c) honest d) distinguished
72) Supreme
Court squashed frivolous rape case against Rahul Gandhi.
a) rigid b) violent c)
frolicsome d) significant
73) After
Kezrival’s sworn in as CM of Delhi, tainted politicians are gripped by panic.
a) chaste b) corrupt c)
unsullied d) skilled
Fill in the blanks of the
following sentences with the appropriate prepositions, from the answer choices.
74) She
has been trying to talk to me, but I kept ______ working without listening to
her.
a) on b) at c) out d) up
75) I am
looking _______ meeting you in the International Congress for Grammar at
Coimbatore.
a) forward to b) up to c)
out on d) for
76) The
windows of my bed room look ____ the sea.
a) on b) on to c) out d)
towards
77) Children
have a natural inclination to look _____their parents, esp. mother.
a) for b) out to c) forward
d) up to
78) ______
the campus of OU, many agitations taken birth.
a) at b) in c) on d) on
Of the following sentences
of a paragraph, the first and the last sentences are numbered and the rest of the
four are jumbled; find out the correct sequence of the sentences from the
answer choices.
79) P)
Engineers have a responsibility to be of service to society and
environment.
A) Engineers
also design and build chemical and fertilizer plants, mines, and power
generating stations.
B) They
design machines, vehicles, habitats, buildings, roads, bridges and
infrastructure.
C) In
all these roles, primary responsibility of the engineers is to create health
and welfare.
D) They
use their technical knowledge, skills, and training to add value to society.
Q) But,
the creation should happen without endangering the health and safety of the
public.
a) BCDA b) CBDE c) BADC d)
DABC
80) The following FOUR
sentences have been jumbled; find out the answer choice that gives correct sequence.
A. Ultimately, the degree of
courage that you live with determines the amount of fulfillment you receive.
B. It
allows you to truly realize all the exquisite wonders of the epic, that is your
life. C. And those who master themselves have an abundance of courage.
D. Courage
allows you to run your own race.
a) DCBA b) ABCD c) ACBD d)
DBCA
81) The following FIVE
sentences have been jumbled; find out the answer choice that gives correct sequence.
A. Stop
judging events either positive or negative.
B. Further
celebrate them and learn from them.
C. Rather
simply experience them.
D. These
little lessons fuel your inner growth.
E. Every
event offers you lessons.
a) ABCDE b) EABCD c) EDABC
d) AEDCB
Fill in the blanks with the
suitable nouns from the options given below the sentences–
82) Young
children are delighted to see a ____of fish in the fresh waters of the river.
a) shoal b) group c) number
of d) cluster
83) A_______of
bees swarmed around the most attractive rose flowers.
a) clutter b) hive c) flight
d) drove
84) A_____of
lions have attacked a pack of wolves.
a) pride b) band c) group d)
gang
85) A___of
peacocks are found dancing in the Zoo.
a) bask b) galaxy c) drove
d) muster
KEY
1) a 11) b 21) c 31) d 41) d
51) d 61) c 71) a 81) b
2) c 12) a 22) c 32) e 42) b
52) d 62) b 72) c 82) a
3) c 13) a 23) d 33) e 43) d
53) b 63) c 73) b 83) b
4) a 14) b 24) a 34) b 44) a
54) a 64) c 74) a 84) a
5) e 15) c 25) c 35) d 45) e
55) d 65) a 75) a 85) d
6) c 16) d 26) d 36) a 46) d
56) a 66) a 76) a
7) b 17) b 27) a 37) c 47) e
57) d 67) c 77) d
8) d 18) b 28) c 38) c 48) d
58) b 68) b 78) d
9) d 19) c 29) d 39) a 49) d
59) a 69) a 79) c
10) c 20) b 30) d 40) d 50)
a 60) d 70) d 80) d
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