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REASONING APTITUTDE 
 
Directions (1-5): 
1.  (1) Only conclusion I follows. 
2. (4) Neither conclusion I nor II follows. 
3. (2) Only conclusion II follows. 
4. (2) Only conclusion II follows. 
5. (2) Only conclusion II follows. 
Directions (6-10): 
 
6. (2) 
7. (5) 
8. (5) 
9. (1) 
10. (1) 
11. (2) R 
12. (3) Total number of children=26 
13. (1) #2*3 
14. (2) 3 
15. (1) P 
Directions (16-20): 
 
16. (1) 
17. (3) 
18. (2) 
19. (3) 
20. (1) 
Directions (21-23): 
21. (5) 
22. (3) 
23. (4) 
24.  (5) The following changes will occur in order 
C H E M I S T R Y 
C E H I M R S T Y 
D D I H N S T U Z 
25. (2) 
 
Directions (26-30): 
26. (4) 
After arrangement numbers are: 
247, 459, 569, 347, 456 
Second highest is 459 i.e. 549 
27. (3) Numbers: 472 549 659 437 645 
Interchange last two digits: 427 594 695 473 654 
Subract two from frist digit: 227 394 495 273 454 
Highest number is 495 i.e. 659 
28. (5) 
29. (1) 
First digit of second highest number is '6' and third 
digit of second lowest number is “2”. 
their product = 6 × 2 = 12 
30. (2) 
On addition resulted are 
13 18 20 14 15 
Second highest is 18 i.e. 549. 
Solutions (31-35): 
(i) fresh?sa (ii) take ?ra 
(iii) vegetables ?l (iv) water ?mi 
(v) sweet?fi (vi) and / pure ?nu / te 
(vii) safe?ze 
31. (4): mi ?water 
32. (5): pure ?nu / te 
33. (1): Take (ra) safe (ze) water (mi) 
34. (4) 
35. (3): te?and /pure 
 
   
NUMERICAL ABILITY
36. (2) 
37. (5) 
38. (3) 
39. (3) 
40. (1) 
41. (3) 
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REASONING APTITUTDE 
 
Directions (1-5): 
1.  (1) Only conclusion I follows. 
2. (4) Neither conclusion I nor II follows. 
3. (2) Only conclusion II follows. 
4. (2) Only conclusion II follows. 
5. (2) Only conclusion II follows. 
Directions (6-10): 
 
6. (2) 
7. (5) 
8. (5) 
9. (1) 
10. (1) 
11. (2) R 
12. (3) Total number of children=26 
13. (1) #2*3 
14. (2) 3 
15. (1) P 
Directions (16-20): 
 
16. (1) 
17. (3) 
18. (2) 
19. (3) 
20. (1) 
Directions (21-23): 
21. (5) 
22. (3) 
23. (4) 
24.  (5) The following changes will occur in order 
C H E M I S T R Y 
C E H I M R S T Y 
D D I H N S T U Z 
25. (2) 
 
Directions (26-30): 
26. (4) 
After arrangement numbers are: 
247, 459, 569, 347, 456 
Second highest is 459 i.e. 549 
27. (3) Numbers: 472 549 659 437 645 
Interchange last two digits: 427 594 695 473 654 
Subract two from frist digit: 227 394 495 273 454 
Highest number is 495 i.e. 659 
28. (5) 
29. (1) 
First digit of second highest number is '6' and third 
digit of second lowest number is “2”. 
their product = 6 × 2 = 12 
30. (2) 
On addition resulted are 
13 18 20 14 15 
Second highest is 18 i.e. 549. 
Solutions (31-35): 
(i) fresh?sa (ii) take ?ra 
(iii) vegetables ?l (iv) water ?mi 
(v) sweet?fi (vi) and / pure ?nu / te 
(vii) safe?ze 
31. (4): mi ?water 
32. (5): pure ?nu / te 
33. (1): Take (ra) safe (ze) water (mi) 
34. (4) 
35. (3): te?and /pure 
 
   
NUMERICAL ABILITY
36. (2) 
37. (5) 
38. (3) 
39. (3) 
40. (1) 
41. (3) 
             
42. (2) 
43. (2) 
44. (1) 
45. (3) 
46. (2); 
    
  (
 
  
)
    
     
    
   , T=75 
Required bridge length          
47. (4); (9-5) years= 6000-4000 
1 years=500 
5 years=2500 
  P=4000-2500=1500 
   
       
    
   
 
 
    
48. (3); CP=   
   
   
    
 
Required ratio=8 : 5 
49. (1); Required % 
     
(      )
     
50. (3); 
 
  
 
 
  
 
   
  
 
 
  
  
Required days=15 days 
51. (1); Let the number         
    
     
 
 
 
  
            
     
 Required sum                 
52. (4); Given Girls=1175 
So, boys=2025-1175=850 
Required Ratio=850 : 1175 =34:47 
53. (3); 9%=540-432 
1%=12 
100%=1200 
54. (1); Swati : Khyati 
  5        :  7 (Two years ago) 
  7        :  9 (Two years hence) 
2=4 
1=2 
7=14 
Present age of khyati=14+2=16 yr.  
55. (5); Total weight of 60 students            
Actual total weight of 60 students=2400-3=2397 
ie Actual average of class 
    
  
       
56. (3); perimeter of square 
 
 
 perimeter of rectangle 
Perimeter of rectangle          
Side of square 
  
 
    cm 
2(l+b)=176 
2(51+b)=176 
b=37 
Required difference =37-11=26 
 
57. (2); Speed of truck : Speed of car 
       
   
 
                     
   
 
  
3                :        4  
58. (2) S.I. 
          
   
       
Total amount=31400+30144=61544 
 
59. (5) p 
 
      
 
 
 
      
  
          
 R=33.750 
 
So,       
  
 
               
60. (3);         
  
     
  
     
        
 
 
     
  
 
        
      
61. (5) The subsequent terms are ? 1+1 , ? 2+2 , ? 3+3 
and so on of their previous terms. 
62. (3) The difference between consecutive terms are 8, 
20, 38, 62 and 92 
And their differences are 12, 18, 24, 30 and so on. 
63. (5) The difference between consecutive terms are 
prime numbers i.e. 2, 3, 5, 7 and so on. 
64. (1) The difference between consecutive terms is 3, 6, 
12, 24, 48 and so on. 
65. (1) The terms are square of consecutive primes i.e. 
13
2
, 17
2
, 19
2
, 23
2
 and so on. 
 
66(5) Total quantity of food items consumed by Hotel C = 
3409 
  Total quantity of food items consumed by Hotel 
E = 2915 
  Required percentage = 
3409 100
%
2915
?
 
  = 116.95% 
  = 117% (approx.) 
 67. (1) Quantity of sugar and coffee consumed by 
Hotel D 
  = 476 + 28 
  = 504 
  Quantity of sugar and coffee consumed by Hotel 
F 
  = 533 + 83 = 616 
  Required ratio = 
504
9:11
616
? 
68. (3) Quantity of the rice consumed by Hotel A = 800 
  Quantity of the rice consumed by all the hotels 
together 
   = 1098 + 960 + 890 + 764 + 698 + 800 
  = 5210 
  Required percentage  
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REASONING APTITUTDE 
 
Directions (1-5): 
1.  (1) Only conclusion I follows. 
2. (4) Neither conclusion I nor II follows. 
3. (2) Only conclusion II follows. 
4. (2) Only conclusion II follows. 
5. (2) Only conclusion II follows. 
Directions (6-10): 
 
6. (2) 
7. (5) 
8. (5) 
9. (1) 
10. (1) 
11. (2) R 
12. (3) Total number of children=26 
13. (1) #2*3 
14. (2) 3 
15. (1) P 
Directions (16-20): 
 
16. (1) 
17. (3) 
18. (2) 
19. (3) 
20. (1) 
Directions (21-23): 
21. (5) 
22. (3) 
23. (4) 
24.  (5) The following changes will occur in order 
C H E M I S T R Y 
C E H I M R S T Y 
D D I H N S T U Z 
25. (2) 
 
Directions (26-30): 
26. (4) 
After arrangement numbers are: 
247, 459, 569, 347, 456 
Second highest is 459 i.e. 549 
27. (3) Numbers: 472 549 659 437 645 
Interchange last two digits: 427 594 695 473 654 
Subract two from frist digit: 227 394 495 273 454 
Highest number is 495 i.e. 659 
28. (5) 
29. (1) 
First digit of second highest number is '6' and third 
digit of second lowest number is “2”. 
their product = 6 × 2 = 12 
30. (2) 
On addition resulted are 
13 18 20 14 15 
Second highest is 18 i.e. 549. 
Solutions (31-35): 
(i) fresh?sa (ii) take ?ra 
(iii) vegetables ?l (iv) water ?mi 
(v) sweet?fi (vi) and / pure ?nu / te 
(vii) safe?ze 
31. (4): mi ?water 
32. (5): pure ?nu / te 
33. (1): Take (ra) safe (ze) water (mi) 
34. (4) 
35. (3): te?and /pure 
 
   
NUMERICAL ABILITY
36. (2) 
37. (5) 
38. (3) 
39. (3) 
40. (1) 
41. (3) 
             
42. (2) 
43. (2) 
44. (1) 
45. (3) 
46. (2); 
    
  (
 
  
)
    
     
    
   , T=75 
Required bridge length          
47. (4); (9-5) years= 6000-4000 
1 years=500 
5 years=2500 
  P=4000-2500=1500 
   
       
    
   
 
 
    
48. (3); CP=   
   
   
    
 
Required ratio=8 : 5 
49. (1); Required % 
     
(      )
     
50. (3); 
 
  
 
 
  
 
   
  
 
 
  
  
Required days=15 days 
51. (1); Let the number         
    
     
 
 
 
  
            
     
 Required sum                 
52. (4); Given Girls=1175 
So, boys=2025-1175=850 
Required Ratio=850 : 1175 =34:47 
53. (3); 9%=540-432 
1%=12 
100%=1200 
54. (1); Swati : Khyati 
  5        :  7 (Two years ago) 
  7        :  9 (Two years hence) 
2=4 
1=2 
7=14 
Present age of khyati=14+2=16 yr.  
55. (5); Total weight of 60 students            
Actual total weight of 60 students=2400-3=2397 
ie Actual average of class 
    
  
       
56. (3); perimeter of square 
 
 
 perimeter of rectangle 
Perimeter of rectangle          
Side of square 
  
 
    cm 
2(l+b)=176 
2(51+b)=176 
b=37 
Required difference =37-11=26 
 
57. (2); Speed of truck : Speed of car 
       
   
 
                     
   
 
  
3                :        4  
58. (2) S.I. 
          
   
       
Total amount=31400+30144=61544 
 
59. (5) p 
 
      
 
 
 
      
  
          
 R=33.750 
 
So,       
  
 
               
60. (3);         
  
     
  
     
        
 
 
     
  
 
        
      
61. (5) The subsequent terms are ? 1+1 , ? 2+2 , ? 3+3 
and so on of their previous terms. 
62. (3) The difference between consecutive terms are 8, 
20, 38, 62 and 92 
And their differences are 12, 18, 24, 30 and so on. 
63. (5) The difference between consecutive terms are 
prime numbers i.e. 2, 3, 5, 7 and so on. 
64. (1) The difference between consecutive terms is 3, 6, 
12, 24, 48 and so on. 
65. (1) The terms are square of consecutive primes i.e. 
13
2
, 17
2
, 19
2
, 23
2
 and so on. 
 
66(5) Total quantity of food items consumed by Hotel C = 
3409 
  Total quantity of food items consumed by Hotel 
E = 2915 
  Required percentage = 
3409 100
%
2915
?
 
  = 116.95% 
  = 117% (approx.) 
 67. (1) Quantity of sugar and coffee consumed by 
Hotel D 
  = 476 + 28 
  = 504 
  Quantity of sugar and coffee consumed by Hotel 
F 
  = 533 + 83 = 616 
  Required ratio = 
504
9:11
616
? 
68. (3) Quantity of the rice consumed by Hotel A = 800 
  Quantity of the rice consumed by all the hotels 
together 
   = 1098 + 960 + 890 + 764 + 698 + 800 
  = 5210 
  Required percentage  
             
  
800
100% 15%( .)
5210
Aprox ? ? ? 
69. (4) Average quantity of wheat consumed by all the 
hotels together 
  
756 882 785 907 888 998
6
? ? ? ? ?
? 
  
5216
6
? 
  Average quantity of vegetable consumed by all 
the hotels together 
  
434 387 625 432 375 387
6
? ? ? ? ?
? 
  
2640
6
? 
  Required 
5216 2640
:
66
? 
            =(326 × 16) : (165 × 16) = 326 : 165  
70. (2) Total consumption by Hotel A 
  = 480 + 434 + 436 + 120 + 68 + 800 + 756  
  = 3094
  
  Total consumption by Hotel B  
  = 524 + 384 + 512 + 100 + 54 + 1098 + 882  
  = 3557
  
  Total consumption by Hotel C  
  = 490 + 625 + 463 + 78 + 78 + 890 + 785  
  = 3409
  
  Total consumption by Hotel D  
  = 387 + 432 + 476 + 94 + 28 + 960 + 907  
  = 3284 
  Total consumption by Hotel E  
  = 266 + 375 + 448 + 108 + 65 + 754 + 888  
  = 2915
  
  Total consumption by Hotel F  
  = 342 + 387 + 533 + 114 + 83 + 698 + 998  
  = 3115
   
 
   
ENGLISH LANGUAGE 
 
71. (1); The wide ears 
72. (4); They wished to recognise animals by their touch 
and feel. 
73. (4); The elephant 
74. (1); Only A 
75. (2); Each of them thought he was right about the 
animal. 
76. (3); That it was important to share knowledge and 
work together as a team 
77. (1); Convinced means completely certain about 
something. So, Certain is the word which is similar 
in meaning to it. 
78. (2); Pool means to accumulate. So, Gather is the 
word which is similar in meaning to it. 
79. (2); Consensus means a general agreement. So, 
Disagreement is the word which is opposite in 
meaning to it. 
80. (5); Curious means eager to know or learn 
something. So, Uninterested is the word which is 
opposite in meaning to it. 
81. (3); Substitute ‘guide t o ’ with ‘ guide s ’. 
82. (4); Substitute ‘ do e s ’ with ‘ did’. 
83. (1); Substitute ‘ de p l et e’ with ‘de p l et io n’. 
84. (1); Substitute ‘ wh i ch’ with ‘ wh o ’. 
85. (4); Replace ‘than ’ with ‘as ’ 
86. (4); Right spelling is ‘exception’. 
87. (5); All correct 
88. (4); Right spelling is ‘mechanical’. 
89. (3); Right spelling is ‘speech’. 
90. (1); Right spelling is ‘coping’. 
For question (91-95); The correct sequence to form a 
meaningful paragraph is ECBFAD. 
91. (3); (C) 
92. (1); (A) 
93. (5); (E) 
94. (4); (D) 
95. (2); (B) 
96. (1) 
97. (3) 
98. (4) 
99. (5) 
100. (5)