SMPLE TEST

Section: Numerical ability

1. The net income of Ravi , if he pays the income tax of 3% & if his gross income is Rs. 22,000,
is

a. Rs. 20,000 b. Rs.21,340

c. Rs. 24,500 d. Rs. 23,000

2. Good Friday was on the 10 th April in one year. What day of the week was on 5 th June that
year

a. Thursday b. Friday

c. Monday d. Saturday

3.
The temperature of Srinagar was 2 o C in the morning. The next morning it was - 2o C .
What was decrease in temperature?

a. 3o C b. 4o C c. -4o C d. -4o C

4. The sum of two numbers is 22 & their difference is 4. The numbers are

a. 12 and 10 b. 16 and 6

c. 14 and 8 d. 13 and 9

5. Mahesh saw fifteen birds on a tree. He fired a gun. Only two birds fell down.How many
were left on the tree ?

a. 13 b. 17

c. 12 d. None
6. A vessel contains 180 litres of milk , 60 litres are taken out of the vessel everyday & equal
quantity of water is added. What quantity of milk remains in the vessel at the end of 3
days ?

a. 59 5/7 litres b. 65 1/5

c. 53 1/3 litres d. 61 7/9 litres

7. In an examination 65% of the total examinees passed. If the number of failures is 420,
the total number of examinees are

a. 1500 b. 1200 c. 1000 d. 1625

8. Out of an earning of Rs. 720, Vikas spends 65 % . His saving is

a. Rs. 350 b. Rs. 390

c. Rs. 252 d. Rs. 316

9. A candidate needs 35% marks to pass . If he gets 96 marks & fails by 16 marks then the
maximum marks are:

a. 320 b. 182

c. 273 d. 96

10. A 200 metres long train ,running at a speed of 60 km/hr passes a bridge in 1 minute . The
length of the bridge is :

a. 700 metres b. 600 metres

c. 800 metres d. 350 metres

12. 133% can be written as :

a. 13.3 b. 1.33

c. 133 d. .33

13. The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 8 . If the digits are reversed , the number is
decreased by 54. The number is :-

a. 59 b. 82

c. 60 d. 71

14. A bucket full of water b weights 50kg, while half filled weighs 30kg , then the weight of
the empty bucket is

a. 10kg b. 16kg c. 12kg d. 20kg

a. 81/2km b. 14 1/2km

c. 10kg d. 131/3km

16. Mr. Sharma has two sons. Four years ago, Mr. Sharma was three times as old as his eldest
son & four years hence the eldest son will be twice as old as the younger. If the younger is now
8 years old, the present age of Mr. Sharma is

a. 52years b. 46years

c. 48years d. 50years

17. In two hours , the minute hand of a clock rotates through an angle of

a. 7200 b. 1800

c. 3600 d. 5400

SECTION: VERBAL REASONING

- Verbal Ability

I – Sentence Completion Instructions: The following

1) The rain forest, _____________ large trees that provide shade to the vegetation below, is home to
unique flora and fauna.
a) Has b) with its c) and d) although has

2) Despite the polar bear’s tremendous weight and height, ________ of sprinting at tremendous
speed.
a) It is capable b) Is capable c) It is able d) Ability

3) After __________ suspended for misbehavior, the student requested reconsideration.

4) Why so many people die from this illness ________ unknown, but researchers have learned much
about the source of the problem.
a) is b) are c) widely d) has

5) Had the victim _________ able to find a telephone to contact authorities, she would have received
assistance.
a) been b) be c) would have been d) had been
6) The man was in ______ health that the family began to consider whether he could continue to life
in his home.
a) such bad b) so bad c) such worse d) so badly

7) The environmental damage caused by the oil spill will likely last ________

a) to several years b) for several years c) severally years

d) year several

8) The woman wished she ______ such drastic action when the stock market seemed volatile.

a) had not taken b) did not take c) not take d) no had taken

9) Bill took not only a French class __________ a Japanese class

a) but also b) and c) too d) but too

10) The children became ill after taking medicine that was _______date.

a) off the b) outside c) out of d) over

11) ________, these students are among the best prepared who have been through this university.

a) At the whole b) on the whole c) in the general

d) in generally

12) No sooner had Janice arrived at the office ______ she contacted her sister.

a) the later b) that c) as d) than

13) To give an effective speech, ________ is the delivery that is most important.

a) it b) which c) and d) there

14) A brilliant presenter, ________ used to draw a tremendous crowd, but now the amount of money
he is charging is considered too high.

a) always b) he c) be d) he was

15) Having been found guilty of theft, ________ to find work in his chosen field as an accountant.

a) was difficult for Henry Jones

a) Second after b) Second only to c) First except for

d) second place from

17) The more the horse tried to free itself from the restraint, ____________

a) the tighter it became

b) it became tighter

c) the horse could not escape

d) it was unable to move

18) _____________, that runner is likely to be the first one chosen.

a) Due to her agility and speed

b) because of she is agile and fast

c) because agile and rapid

d) because her agility and speed

19) It was not until the students were seated _______________ the proctor realized he had the wrong
test booklets.

a) that b) when c) as soon as d) and

20) The man displayed his anger when he discovered that the laundry machine was ___________
order.

a) out b) out of c) no on d) outside

II–WordChoice 5 Marks

Instructions: Choose the word that is closest in association to the question word.

21) Pant
a) Breathe b) Ghost c) Money d) Mystery

22) Penetrate
a) Above b) Below c) Enjoy d) Through

23) Corpse
a) Amateur b) Bird c) Body d) Bureau
 24) Putrid
a) Acid b) Coy c) Excellent d) Rotten

25) Inquire
a) Ask b) Claim c) Conspire d) Force

Directions (1-4): Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word given

1) ARDUOUS

A. Hazardous

B. Difficult

C. Different

D. Pleasurable

2) FORMULATE

A. Frame

B. Apply

C. Contemplate

D. Regularize

3) DEGRADING

A. Demeaning

B. Lowering

C. Corrupting

D. Minimizing

4) TRANSITIONAL

A. Extreme

B. Intermediate

C. Revolutionary

D. Changed
Directions (5-7): Choose the word which is most nearly the OPPOSITE in meaning as the word given

5) VIABLE

A. Rudimentary

B. Practical

C. Negative

D. Impossible

6) INEVITABLY

A. Expectedly

B. Certainly

C. Mostly

D. Avoidably

7) ACCORDANCE

A. Conflict

B. Enmity

C. Quarrel

D. Division

Directions (8-10): Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below each sentence should replace
the word/phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is
correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark (E) as the answer.

8) Since the girl did not want to be disturbed while studying, she left the phone off hooks.

A. of hook

B. for the hook

C. off hooking

D. off the hook

E. No correction required
9) Since the officer was overburdened with work, her colleague decided to gave her hand.

A. giving hands

B. give her a hand

C. giving her handful

D. gave her hands

E. No correction required

10) Despite having passed out from school over ten years back, most schoolmates has keep touch with
each other.

A. had kept in touch

B. keep touched

C. is keeping touch

D. are kept touched

E. No correction required

In the following three questions choose the word which is the exact OPPOSITE of the given words.

1) Abet

A. Prevent

B. Aid

C. Pacify

D. Risk

2) Amused
A. jolted

B. frightened

C. saddened

D. astonished
3) Disparage

A. please

B. denigrate

C. praise

D. belittle

Directions (Q.1-4): Fill in the blanks

1) She has not recovered fully --- the shock of his failure.

A. against

B. from

C. of

D. off

2) The master dispensed --- the services of his servant.

A. of

B. with

C. off

D. for

3) I have been informed that the two bro-thers have fallen ---.

A. upon

B. through

C. in

D. out

4) He has great affection --- me.

B. on

C. for

D. in