 Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence
meaningfully complete.
While facts are ________ and data hard to come by, even scientists occasionally throw side the
professional pretense of ______ and tear into each other with shameless appeals to authority and
arguments that shameless appeals to authority and arguments that are unabashedly ad hominid.
Choose one:
elusive...objectivity
establish...courtesy
demonstrate .. neutrality
ineluctable...cooperation
 While the disease is in ______ state it is almost impossible to determine its existence by_____
.
Choose one:
a dormant ..postulate
a critical...examination
an acute ...analysis
a latent...observation
 The storehouse was infested.........................rats
Choose one:
by
of
with
in
 Please distribute these sweets........................the children
Choose one:
in
between
amid
among
 This custom seems to have originated .....................and East European country
Choose one:
in
from
by
with
 Directions 6-10: The following questions, consist of two words each that have a certain
relationship to each other, followed by four lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair that
has the same relationship as the original pair of words.
OFFHAND: PREMEDITATION: :
Choose one:
upright: integrity
Aboveboard : guile
cutthroat: competition
backward : direction
 POLTERGEIST: APPARATION::
Choose one:
dwarf: stature
witch : familiar
ogre: monster
sorcerer : spell
 AVER: AFFIRMATION : :
Choose one:
proclaim: objection
denounce : defiance
refuse: distress
demur : protest
 Duralumin: Aircraft
Choose one:
Brass: Alloy
Stone : Sculptor
Iron : Steel
Bronze : Statue
 Cool: Frigid
Choose one:
Livid: Lurid
Pool : Placid
Tepid: Torrid
Lack : Abundant
 Direction 11-13 : In each of the following questions, find out which part of the sentence has
an error. if there is no mistake the answer is 'no error'
If I was you / I would have / terminated his services then and there / No error
Choose one:
A
B
C
D
 as soon as I will reach Bombay / I will send / you the books / you have asked for / No error
Choose one:
A
B
C
D
E
 Our conception of / what should a science of mental life be / has changed considerably since
James' time / No error
Choose one:
A
B
C
D
 Directions 14-15 : In each of the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active (or
passive) voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested select the one which best express the same
sentence in Passive (or Active) Voice.
I know him.
Choose one:
He is known by me
He was known to me
He has been known by me
He is known to me
 The residents celebrated the Independence Day
Choose one:
The Independence Day celebrated by the residents
The Independence Day was celebrated by the residents
The Independence Day has been celebrated by the residents
Celebration of Independence Day was done by the residents
 Directions 16-18: In the following the questions choose the word which best expresses the
meaning of the given word.
STRINGENT
Choose one:
Dry
Strained
Rigorous
Shrill
 LAMENT
Choose one:
Complain
Comment
Condone
Console
 RECKLESS
Choose one:
Courageous
Rash
Bold
Daring
 In the following questions choose the word which is the exact OPPOSITE of the given words.
MORTAL
Choose one:
Divine
Immortal
Spiritual
Eternal
 QUIESCENT
Choose one:
ACTIVE
Dormant
Weak
Unconcerned
 Study the following table and answer the questions given below: Following table shows the
rural population and the percentage of total population living in the rural areas of the country X.
Censes
1901
1911
1921
1931
1941
1951
1961
1971
1981
1991
2001
Population(in million)
213
246
223
246
275
299
360
439
524
629
743
Percentage
89.2
89.7
88.8
88.0
86.1
82.7
82.0
80.1
76.7
74.2
72.3
Approximately what was the urban population of country X in the census year 1981
Choose one:
109 million
129 million
159 million
218 million
 In which of the following census years was the population of the urban area 79 million?
Choose one:
1951
1961
1971
1981
 Approximately what was total population of the country X in the census year 2001?
Choose one:
1050 million
1129 million
1000 million
1029 million
 The total population of the country X was approximately how much more in the census year
1931 with respect to the same in the census year 1921?
Choose one:
23 million
29 million
25 million
32 million
 The population of urban area in the census year 1941 was approximately what percent of the
same in the census year 1951?
Choose one:
55%
60%
62%
70%
 A jogger running at 9 kmph alongside a railway track in 240 metres ahead of the engine of a
120 metres long train running at 45 kmph in the same direction. In how much time will the train
pass the jogger?
Choose one:
3.6 sec
18 sec
36 sec
72 sec
 A and B are children of D. Who is the father of A? To answer this question which of the
statements (1) and (2) is necessary?
1. C is the brother of A and the son of E.
2. F is the mother B.
Choose one:
Only (1)
Only (2)
Either (1) or (2)
Neither (1) nor (2)
 What can you conclude from the statement: All green are blue, all blue are red. ?
(i) some blue are green
(ii) some red are green
(iii) some green are not red
(iv) all red are blue
Choose one:
i or ii but not both
i & ii only
iii or iv but not both
iii & iv
 Five farmers have 7, 9, 11, 13 & 14 apple trees, respectively in their orchards. Last year, each
of them discovered that every tree in their own orchard bore exactly the same number of apples.
Further, if the third farmer gives one apple to the first, and the fifth gives three to each of the
second and the fourth, they would all have exactly the same number of apples. What were the
yields per tree in the orchards of the third and fourth farmers?
Choose one:
11 & 9 apples per tree.
13 & 8 apples per tree.
12 & 9 apples per tree
11 & 10 apples per tree.
 Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a ticket is drawn at random. What is the
probability that the ticket drawn has a number which is a multiple of 3 or 5?
Choose one:
1/2
2/5
8/15
9/20
 A tank is filled in 5 hours by three pipes A, B and C. The pipe C is twice as fast as B and B is
twice as fast as A. How much time will pipe A alone take to fill the tank?
Choose one:
20 hours
25 hours
35 hours
Cannot be determined
 In how many ways can the letters of the word 'LEADER' be arranged?
Choose one:
72
144
360
720
 A motorboat, whose speed in 15 km/hr in still water goes 30 km downstream and comes back
in a total of 4 hours 30 minutes. The speed of the stream (in km/hr) is:
Choose one:
4
5
6
10
 In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling
price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit?
Choose one:
30%
70%
100%
250%
 The speed of a boat in still water in 15 km/hr and the rate of current is 3 km/hr. The distance
travelled downstream in 12 minutes is:
Choose one:
1.2 km
1.8 km
2.4 km
3.6 km
 A batsman scored 110 runs which included 3 boundaries and 8 sixes. What percent of his total
score did he make by running between the wickets?
Choose one:
45%
45(5/11)
54(6/11)
55%
 A boat can travel with a speed of 13 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the stream is 4 km/hr,
find the time taken by the boat to go 68 km downstream.
Choose one:
2 hours
3 hours
4 hours
5 hours

Choose one:
2
3
4
5
 In a class, there are 15 boys and 10 girls. Three students are selected at random. The
probability that 1 girl and 2 boys are selected, is:
Choose one:
21/46
25/47
1/50
3/25
 Two numbers A and B are such that the sum of 5% of A and 4% of B is two-third of the sum
of 6% of A and 8% of B. Find the ratio of A : B.
Choose one:
2:3
1:1
3:4
4:3

Choose one:
4
3
1
9

Choose one:
5,1
7,1
8,1
8.2

Choose one:
2
1
3
4
 Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Mercury, Zinc and Metal
?
Choose one:
A
B
C
D
 Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Teacher, Writer and
Musician ?
Choose one:
A
B
C
D
 The bar graph given below shows the data of the production of paper (in lakh tonnes) by
three different companies X, Y and Z over the years.
Production of Paper (in lakh tonnes) by Three Companies X, Y and Z over the Years
For which of the following years, the percentage rise/fall in production from the previous year is
the maximum for Company Y?
Choose one:
1997
1998
1999
2000
 What is the ratio of the average production of Company X in the period 1998-2000 to the
average production of Company Y in the same period?
Choose one:
1:1
15:17
23:25
27:29
 The average production for five years was maximum for which company?
Choose one:
X
Y
Z
X and Z both
 In which year was the percentage of production of Company Z to the production of Company
Y the maximum?
Choose one:
1996
1997
1998
1999
 What is the percentage increase in the production of Company Y from 1996 to 1999?
Choose one:
30%
45%
50%
60%