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Verbal
ACUMEN a. exactness b. potential c. shrewdness d. bluntness e. None of these BEHEST DISCRETION PENITENCE |
MORTIFY a. make a cavity b. displease c. humiliate d. relapse e. murder ADAGE a. advice b. proverb c. enlargement d. advantage e. usage TO DISPEL a. to dissipate b. to dissent c. to distort d. to disfigure e. to dissect ERRATIC OVULATE |
ABODE a. clay b. obstacle c. dwelling d. bind e. to beguile POTENTIAL a. latent b. hysterical c. conventional d. symmetrical e. conscientious EXTRICATE a. terminate b. isolate c. liberate d. simplify e. frustrate DISPARITY a. inequality b. impartiality c. unfairness d. twist e. None of these TO CONFISCATE a. to harass b. to repulse c. to console d. to appropriate e. to congregate PIOUS OVATION
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Aptitude
1. A family, planning a weekend trip, decides to spend not more than a
total of 8 hours driving. By leaving early in the morning, they can average 40
miles per hour on the way to their destination. Due to the heavy Sunday traffic,
they can average only 30 miles per hour on the return trip. What is the farthest
distance from home they can plan to
go?
(a) 120 miles or
less
(b) Between 120and 140
miles
(c) 140 miles
(d) Between
140 and 160
miles
(e) 160 miles or more
2. A car is filled with four and half gallons of fuel for a round
trip. If the amount of fuel taken while going is 1/4 more than the amount taken
for coming, what is the amount of fuel consumed while coming
back?
(a) Less than 2
gallons
(b) 2
gallons
(c) 2 1/2 gallons
(d) 3
gallons
(e) More than 3 gallons
3. A 3-gallon mixture contains one
part S and two parts R. In order to change it to a mixture containing 25% S, how
much R should be
added?
(a) 1/2
gallon
(b) 2/3
gallon
(c) 3/4
gallon
(d) 1
gallon
(e) 1 1/2 gallon
4. A tree grows only 3/5 as fast as the one
beside it. In four years the combined growth of the two trees is eight
feet.
How much does the shorter tree grow in two
years?
(a) Less than 2
feet
(b) 2
feet
(c) 2 1/2 feet
(d) 3
feet
(e) more than 3 feet.
5. Wind flows at 160 miles in 330 minutes, for traveling 80 miles how
much time does it
require?
(a) 1 hour 30
minutes
(b) 1 hour 45
minutes
(c) 2 hours
(d) 2 hours
45
minutes
(e) 3 hours
6. A stationary engine has enough fuel to run 12
hours when its tank is 4/5 full. How long will it run when the tank is 1/3
full?
(a) Less than 2
hours
(b) 2
hours
(c) 3 hours
(d) 4
hours
(e) 5 hours
7. If A is traveling at 72 km per hour on a highway. B is traveling at
a speed of 25 meters per second on a highway. What is the difference in their
speeds in meters per
second?
(a) 1/2
m/sec
(b) 1
m/sec
(c) 1 1/2 m/sec
(d) 2
m/sec
(e) 3 m/sec
8. A salesperson by mistake multiplied a number and got the answer as
3, instead of dividing the number by 3. What is the answer he should have
actually got?
(a) 0
(b) 1/3
(c) 1
(d) 2
(e) 3
9. If the length of a rectangle is increased by 30% and the width is
decreased by 20%, then the area is increased
by...
(a) 10%
(b) 5%
(c) 4%
(d) 20%
(e) 25%
10. In the class of 40 students, 30 speak Hindi and
20 speak English. What is the lowest possible number of students who speak both
the
languages?
(a) 5
(b) 20
(c) 15
(d) 10
(e) 30
11. The most economical prices among the following
prices is:
(a) 10 kilo for
Rs.160
(b) 2 kilo for
Rs.30
(c) 4 kilo for
Rs.70
(d) 20 kilo for
Rs.340
(e) 8 kilo for Rs.130
12. A truck contains 150 small
packages, some weighing 1 kg each and some weighing 2 kg each. how many packages
weighing 2 kg each are in the truck if the total weight of all the packages is
264
kg?
(a) 36
(b) 52
(c) 88
(d) 124
(e) 114
13. A man was arrested for exceeding the speed limit by 10 miles an
hour. A second man was charged with exceeding the same limit by twice as much.
The second man was driving 35 miles per hour. What was the speed
limit?
(a) 10 miles per
hour
(b) 15 miles per
hour
(c) 20 miles per
hour
(d) 25 miles per
hour
(e) 30 miles per hour
14. One year ago Pandit was three times
his sister's age. Next year he will be only twice her age. How old will Pandit
be after five
years?
(a) 8
(b) 12
(c) 11
(d) 13
(e) 15
15. If two pencils cost 8 cents, then how much do 5 pencils
cost?
(a) 18
cents
(b) 20
cents
(c) 22
cents
(d) 23
cents
(e) 24 cents
Passage
All the questions are of multiple choice type. You have to answer the
questions based on the preceding paragraph. All the questions have the same
answer choice. The choices are as given
below:
(a)
True.
(b)
False.
(c)
Cannot Say.
Consider the following
paragraph:
Researchers in Mumbai have found that certain types of gallstones can be
dissolved by injecting them with a gasoline additive in the form of ether. The
ether is injected through a tube directly into the gall bladder. The one-day
treatment works only on cholesterol-based stones, not those composed largely of
calcium. However, as the cholesterol stones are by far the most common type, for
millions of gallstone sufferers the treatment should offer a welcome alternative
to surgery, the commonest option in most hospitals.
# "It takes
more than one day for ether to dissolve a calcium-based
gallstone".
# "Gallstones can only be dissolved by
injections".
# "Gallstones can quickly be cured with
surgery".
# "Ether is largely used for dissolving gallstones".
# "Calcium stones can be cured in one day".
# "Hundreds of people contains calcium stones".
Consider the following paragraph:
My father had no brothers, but his three sisters are all married and each has
two children. My grandfather has two sons.
# "My father was the
only child".
# "I have only one uncle".
# "One of my
aunts is a spinster".
# "I have six cousins on my father's
side".
# "My grandfather was the only son".
Consider the following paragraph:
In the Totalitarian days, the words have very much devalued. In the present day,
they are becoming domestic, that is, the words will be much more devalued. In
that days, the words will be very much effected in political area. But at
present, the words came very cheap. We can say they come free at cost.
#
"In Totalitarian society, words are devalued".
# "Totalitarians will have
to come much about words".
# "In the Totalitarian society the words are
used for the political speeches".
Consider the
following paragraph:
In past helicopters were forced to ground or crash because of the formation of
the ice on the rotors and engines. A new electronic device has been developed
which can detect the water content in the atmosphere and warns the pilot, if the
temperature is below freezing temperature; about the formation of ice on the
rotors and wings.
# "The electronic device can avoid the formation
of ice on the wings".
# "There will be malfunction of rotor and
engine because of formation of ice".
# "The helicopters were to be
crashed or grounded".
# "There is only one device that warns about
the formation of ice".
Consider the following
paragraph:
Human
existence is not susceptible of arbitrary division between consciousness and
unconsciousness. The conscious world invaders and shapes the activities of the
unconscious, while many of the great achievements of humanity's waking hours
where wholly or partly inspired by dreams. Even if it could argued that dreams
precede experience such a dichotomy could not be drawn, as the influence of the
dreaming on the waking state would remain unclear, but as yet no common
vocabulary exists to record the substance of prenatal dreaming.
#
"Sleep can be a creative state".
Consider the
following paragraph:
FLORA
3-piece sofa-set is at the top of our upholstery range. This high-backed quality
sofa-set boasts an impressive specification which starts with a hardwood frame
in teak and a padded front edge ensuring really deep, long-lasting comfort. Seat
cushions are of high resilience foam and back cushions of softest hollow fill.
The whole set is carefully upholstered throughout in a choice of superb fabrics
ranging from cotton print to velvet.
# "The padding is there to
ensure that the furniture will last for a long time".
# "The firm
sells other upholstery furniture".
Consider the following paragraph:
Hacking is a crime made possible by a relatively new technology, which is one of
the reasons it is often poorly understood and reported. Many computers, but by
no means all, are now linked together in networks which allow users on one
computer to communicate with others on the same network. If a computer is not
networked, no manipulation of its data from another machine possible. So long as
users are authorized, networking is just a way of making work easier more
productive. Hacking, on the other hand is the unauthorized use of networks or
unauthorized entry into the computers themselves. Most people do not break into
the networks they use, since they are already accredited users.
#
"Hackers do not work for the firms whose networks they break into".
# "Hacking is the only vulnerability of the computers for the usage of the data".
# "Hacking is done mostly due to the lack of computer knowledge".
Consider the following paragraph:
Polycythemia often occurs in people who have chronic lung disease, but can
appear spontaneously in healthy individuals. Excessive numbers of red blood
cells manufactured by the body and the individual then develops a very
healthy-looking, ruddy complexion. The blood becomes thicker and is liable to
clot and block major blood vessels. High blood pressure is another frequent
complication. Treatment involves venesection, in which a liter or so of blood is
removed from the body. Medication may also be given to reduce the numbers of red
blood cells manufactured in the body.
# "Lung disease frequently
precedes polycythemia".
Consider the following
paragraph:
Bindweed is only effectively controlled by applying a solution of
brushwood-killer to the growing tips. It is necessary to unwind a suitable
length from the host plant before treatment, but this is not so very difficult,
and it does not seem essential to find and treat every leader on the same weed.
The solution should be made up in a can which is carried in one hand, while the
other, in a rubber glove, inserts the leaders in the can. If the the leaders can
be laid out on the the ground , they can easily be wetted with a small brush. As
long as the weather is calm, there is no real risk of damage to adjacent plants,
and in two or three weeks the weeds should have disappeared.
#
"Brushwood-killer can pose a threat to other plants in the
garden".
Consider the following
paragraph:
Senior managers in a leading company said that new Japanese investment in India
was transforming the car industry, and warned that jobs were under threat from
Japanese competition. They stated that increasing competition would be coupled
with an inevitable downturn in the car market and the recent rise interest rates
which has already hit demand.
# "The managers issued their
warning after a rise in the interest rates".
# "According to the
senior managers, the Japanese investment in India will lead to a glut in the car
market".
# "Some senior managers said that more people will want
to by new cars in the future".
# "The perception of the senior
managers is the new Japanese investment in India is leading to more automation
of the car industry".
# "The increased rate of interest will mean
that Japanese firms will cease to operate in this country".
# "The
increase in loan interest will adversely affect car sales".
# "Japanese workers are taking over the jobs of Indian industry".
# "Managers said that interests in car will go down after seeing the raise in interest rates".
# "People are very interested to buy the cars".
Consider the following paragraph:
The new Starfire has an advanced four-cylinder engine with catalytic converter
and uses only unleaded petrol. Versatility is a major feature of the range and
the 1500 and 1800 models have the same high level of specification inside and
out. The only obvious visual difference, internally and externally, is the use
of alloy wheels on the 1800 version, together with a discreet change in badging.
The StarFire 2000 is distinguished by its tailgate spoiler and the rectangular
fog and driving lamps integrated into the front bumper which are also included
in the specification.
# "Internally, the Starfire 2000 looks like
the 1500 model".
Consider the following
paragraph:
Pierre Claude Jean Allouez explored lake superior from 1665 to 1667. At his
little mission station near the western end of the lake, he heard from the
Indians of a great river to the west. Pierre Jacques Marquette determined to
investigate. In 1673, accompanied by Louis Jolliet and five others, he left St.
Ignace mission and ascended the fox river, which flows into green bay crossed
over to Wisconsin river and followed it to the upper Mississippi. The party then
descended the Mississippi to the mouth of Arkansas. These Frenchmen were not
first Europeans to sight or travel the Mississippi. De Soto and Moscoso had done
so a century and a half before. The report of the exploration was rushed back to
Quebec, where, in 1672, Count Frontenac had arrived as Governor of the province.
He and his friend, the remarkable La Salle-who earlier may have penetrated the
Ohio river valley-listened with deep interest.
# "Allouez
explored the western end of lake superior".
# "Marquette and his
party were not the first French men to travel the Mississippi
river".
# "La Salle listened with deep interest- the report of
exploration of De Soto and Moscoso".
# "La Salle explored the
Mississippi river valley".
Consider the following paragraph:
Dr. Goddard was the first to fire a rocket that reached a speed faster than the
speed of sound. He was the first to develop a gyroscopic steering apparatus for
rockets. He was the first to use vanes in the jet stream for rocket
stabilization during the initial phase of a rocket flight. And he was the first
to patent the idea of step rockets. After proving on paper and in actual tests
that a rocket can travel in vacuum, he developed the mathematical theory of
rocket propulsion and rocket flight, including basic designs for long-range
rockets. All of this information was available to our military men before World
War II, but evidently its immediate use didn't seem applicable. Near the end of
World War II we started intense work on rocket-powered guided missiles, using
the experiments and developments of Dr. Goddard and the American Rocket Society.
# "The stabilization problem of rockets in the initial phase was
solved by Dr. Goddard."
# "Rockets can travel faster than sound,
thanks to gyroscopic steering."
# "Goddard lived before World War
II".
# "After careful mathematical calculations, Dr. Goddard
proved that rockets can travel in vacuum".
Consider
the following paragraph:
In March 1513, de Leon sailed off confidently from Peuto Rico for the Bahamas.
Landing briefly at San Salvador, Bahamas, he wound through unchartered islands
until he sighted an extensive coastline. He had no reason to suspect that it is
anything more than an island, but he followed the coast for a day without
rounding its end or finding a suitable landing place. He named the "island" La
Florida. This name came to be applied by the Spanish to the entire Southeastern
United States and beyond. Then, near the 30th parallel, de Leon landed at the
mouth of the St. Johns river. Determined to be the first to circumnavigate the
"island", he turned south, traced the coast around the tip of the peninsula,
moved to the west, perhaps reaching Tampa bay. After 7 weeks, he gave up hope of
circling the northern tip of this "island"; it was incredibly large and he may
have suspected that he had discovered the long sought mainland. If so, it all
belonged to his King, for he had earlier planted the Spanish flag and claimed
Florida for Ferdinand.
# "de Leon is from Spain, ruled by
Ferdinand".
# "de Leon is very patriotic".
# "de
Leon discovered part of US during his journey".
Consider the following paragraph:
James Madison understood that interests groups will inevitably develop within a
free political system. The problem, as Madison saw it, was to prevent any single
interest group from becoming so strong that it was able to dominate the
political system. This could be accomplished by legislating restrictions on
political behavior, but that solution meant a sacrifice of some of the freedom
that Madison prized so highly. A better solution, he thought, was to extend the
territorial scope of the government. This would allow for greater diversity of
interests in the nation, and a greater number of groups competing for power.
Each interest group would thereby find it more difficult to appeal to a majority
of the people, and to dominate the political process.
# "The more
interest groups there are in a political system, the less freedom there is for
everyone."
# "Legislating restrictions on political behavior is
sometimes the only method of preserving political freedom."
#
"Increasing the territorial scope of a government can help to preserve
freedom."
# "According to Madison, in a free political system,
interest groups are undesirable."
Consider the
following paragraph:
The regulations and expenses to invent, patent and market new ideas and products
imposes a heavy burden on inventors. The cost is often absorbed by large
corporations with research and development facilities they provide. Corporations
also help creative people contribute to society without suffering the loss of
income or security of the private inventor. The realities of this arrangement
are that many good ideas are never brought into the marketplace and the cost of
products on the market is high because of the development cost. However,
protection provided by the patents and the safety to the public to avoid placing
harmful products on the market is important to maintain. Thus, as is often the
case, rules and regulations have their favorable and unfavorable consequences.
# "The regulations and expenses to invent, patent and market new
ideas is an expensive proposition to the inventors".
# "Good ideas
are never brought into the marketplace because of the costs involved in
inventing, patenting marketing them".
# "Corporations steal the
individual inventor of their inventions".
Consider the following paragraph:
Being born female and black were two handicaps Gwendolyn Brooks states that she
faced from her birth, in 1917, in Kansas. Brooks was determined to succeed.
Despite the lack of encouragement she received from her teachers and others, she
was determined to write and found the first publisher for one of her poems when
she was 11. In 1945, she marketed and sold her first book; national recognition
ensued. She applied for and received grants and fellowships from such
organizations as the AAAL and the Guggenheim Foundation. Later she received the
Pulitzer prize for poetry; she was the first black woman to receive such an
honor. Brooks' reaction to fame is atypical. She continues to work and work
hard. She writes, travels, and helps many who are interested in writing.
Especially important for her is increasing her knowledge of her black heritage
and encouraging other people to do the same. She encourages dedication to the
art to would-be writers.
# "Brooks' story illustrates the power
of strong determination".
# "She became the author of a book in
her teens".
# "Gwendolyn received the Pulitzer prize for her first
poetry".
Consider the following
paragraph:
A cave is a natural opening in the ground extending beyond the zone of light and
large enough to permit the entry of man. Occurring in a wide variety of rock
types and caused by widely differing geological processes, caves range in size
from single small rooms to interconnecting passages many miles long. The
scientific study of caves is called speleology. It is a composite science based
on geology, hydrology, biology and archeology, and thus holds special interest
for earth scientists. Caves have been natural attractions since prehistoric
times. Prolific evidence of early man's interest has been discovered in caves
scattered throughout the world. Skeletons of some of the earliest manlike
creatures (Australopithecines) have been discovered in cave deposit in South
Africa, and the first evidence of primitive Neanderthal man was found in
Germany. Cro-Magnon man created his remarkable murals on the walls of caves in
France.
# "Primitive human form originated in
Germany".
# "Study of caves is the study of earth, water, life and
early man".
# "Cro-Magnon man was more intelligent than
Neanderthal man".
# "Caves are a natural attraction because they
reveal information about the early man".
Consider the
following paragraph:
Although invaders represent the threat to the conservation of flora and fauna,
there are two special cases in which invasion have been deliberately brought
about. One is the desire to control pests by natural predators, which may have
to be brought from other countries. The second is releasing organisms into the
wild (or on to farms, from which they might escape) that are completely novel,
because they have been genetically engineered. There is nothing intrinsically
sinister about engineered organisms, but any novelty must be regarded as
potential invader.
# "Pests are more dangerous than their natural
predators".
Consider the following
paragraph:
Life in colonial times was harsh, and the refinements of the mother country were
ordinarily lacking. The colonists, however, soon began to mold their English
culture into the fresh environment of new land. The influence of religion
permeated the entire way of life. In most Southern colonies, the Anglican church
was the legally established church. In New England, the Puritans were dominant;
and in Pennsylvania, the Quakers. Especially in the New England colonies, the
local or village church was the hub of community life; the authorities strictly
enforced the Sabbath and sometimes banished non-believers. Unfortunately, the
same sort of religious intolerance, bigotry and superstition associated with the
age of Reformation in Europe also prevailed in some of the colonies, though on a
lesser scale. In the last half of the 17th century, during sporadic outbreak of
religious fanaticism and hysteria, Connecticut authorities tried and hanged
several women as "witches". Early in the 17th century, some other witchcraft
persecution occurred in Virginia. As the decades passed, however, religious
tolerance developed in colonies.
# "New England was part of the
Southern colonies".
# "During the mid 17th century there was
significant improvement in religious tolerance and
superstition".
# "Life in colonial times was harsh due to the
strong influence of religion".
# "The Anglican church used to
govern the people in most Southern colonies".
Consider the following paragraph:
Confucius said that to know the future we have to understand the past. in his
time, transport, communications and scientific knowledge were less developed
than they are today. news took weeks to travel whereas today satellite links
connect the continents virtually instantaneously, but our technological advances
in the field of communications seem not to improved our capacity to understand
one another.
# "We understand each other better now than in
Confucius' time because we can travel more quickly".
# "In
Confucius' day people were more intelligent".
# "We have made
great improvements in transport since Confucius' day".
#
"Technological advances in communication and human capacity to understand one
another are directly proportional".
# "In Confucius' day time news
took months to travel".
# "According to Confucius the past has a
linkage to the future".
# "Even with the fast developments of the technology we can't live happily".
Consider the following paragraph:
Every form of art is protected by copyright, upon the expiration of which the
property passes to the public domain and becomes freely available to anyone
wishing to exploit it commercially. the time has come when all treasures should
pass to the control of a trust, and by this be made readily available to anyone
on payment of a fee or royalty. The income from the works Van Gogh would alone
be enormous. Those who now gain financial benefit from his genius should make
some contribution to the welfare of the arts in general.
#
"Instead of buying a ticket, museum goers should pay a fee to a trust for the
benefit of arts".
# "It is not desirable to pass the control of
treasures to a trust".
# "Van Gogh's paintings are not protected
by copyright".
# "All artworks must be managed by a trust, so that
the income generated can be used for the welfare of the arts".
#
"Copyright in art is valid only for a limited period of time".
#
"Van Gogh's descendants should be asked to make some contribution to the arts".
# "Van Gogh's works are under this copy right rule".
# "People are free to go to the public because of the copy right rule".
# "People gives to theater and collect the money for development".
# "We have asked the Van Gogh descendants to help for the developments of art".
Consider the following paragraph:
Organizing the home can be perceived as conferring power, so large numbers of
women are unwilling to let go of chores, even when they have careers. A survey
found that, out of 65 new marriages, not one single wife expected her husband to
share work equally. According to the Family Policy Studies Center, 81% of
working wives return home to do all the cooking. The average male has nearly
half as much as more free time at weekends than his wife, and the typical new
father spends just 37 seconds a day talking to his baby.
# "Only
career women perceive organizing the home as conferring power".
#
"The average wife has half as much free time at weekends as her
husband".
# "The family planning studies center shows that 81%
working wives do all the cooking at home".
# "19% working wives do
not want to do the cooking at home".
# "Housewives want the husbands to take part equally in the household".
# "Wives have half as much leisure time as the husbands have".
# "39% of the men will work equally in the house in cleaning and washing".
Consider the following paragraph:
Statistics show that millions of vehicles have been carried by shuttle over the
past 30 years through Alpine tunnels without one ever catching fire. In the
Alpine tunnels, drivers and passengers sit in their vehicles on the shuttle
trains. Only one vehicle has ever caught fire on the busy French motorail
equivalent system. This sort of accident is not possible in a closed shuttle.
Assertion that a vehicle fire will lead to catastrophe have no basis. Since the
resources exist to detect, control and extinguish a fire, and to remove any
persons present safely to an adjoining wagon, leaving any surviving fire facing
rapid extinction within a wagon built to contain fire for 30 minutes,
catastrophe seems very unlikely.
# " It is theoretically possible
for a vehicle to catch fire even in a closed wagon".
# " The
French motorail system is inferior to the shuttle train system."
# "No accident can occur in the closed tunnels".
# "Fire is allowed to live for 30 min".
# "All the cars that travel in the tunnels will be carried by rail shutters".