MODEL EXAM FOR INDULEKHA PENGAL SCHOLARSHIP EXAM
NUMERICAL ABILITY.
a. 6, 12, 18, 30, 48, ?
b. 3, 12, 48, 192, ?
c. 48, 24, 72, 36, 108, ?
d. 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, ?
e. 10, 15, 19, 22, 24, ?
f. 905, 576, 329, 247, ?
g. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ?
h. 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, ?
ANSWERS:
a. 78,each term is obtained after adding two to the previous number
b. 768, multiply each term by 4 to get the next number
c. 54, divide by 2 and multiply by 3 alternatively.
d. 22, constant difference of 3 in each subsequent number.
e. 25, decreasing difference of 5,4,3,2,1 between subsequent numbers
f. 82, interval between each pair of numbers becomes the succeeding term in series
g. each term is square of natural number
h. 22, interval is alternatively 1 and 6
1. 1, 2, 5, 7, 11,______,17
a. 12 b. 13
c. 14 d. 15
2. 1, 8, 27,____,125
a. 37 b. 47
c. 54 d. 64
3. 6, 12, 21, 33,____
a. 38 b. 40
c. 45 d. 48
4. 2, 20,____,110, 182
a. 56 b. 72
c. 90 d. 96
5. 81, 9, 64,____,49, 7
a. 8 b. 9
c. 10 d. 11
6. 15, 20, 30,_____,65
a. 35 b. 40
c. 45 d. 50
7. 18, 30, 48, 72, 96,______
a. 106 b. 115
c. 120 d. 96
8. 12, 32, 72, 152,_______,632
a. 515 b. 613
c. 815 d. 312
9. 1, 2, 3, 5, 7,______,13
a. 8 b. 9
c. 10 d. 11
10. 3, 8, 22, 63, 185,_____
a. 285 b. 295
c. 310 d. 500
11. 4, 5, 7,_____, 19
a. 56 b. 66
c. 11 d.
12. 27, 24, 30, 27, 33,______
a. 48 b. 27
c. 30 d. 24
13. 4, 10, 22, 46,_______
a. 56 b. 66
c. 76 d. 94
14. 4, 1, -8,_______,-20, 29, -32, 43
a. 15 b. 16
c. 17 d. 18
15. 2, -2, 7, 3, 17,_______,32, 13
a. 70 b. 10
c. 9 d. 8
16. 9, 15, 23, 33,_______
a. 44 b. 36
c. 38 d. 45
17. 12, 8, 14, 6,________,4
a. 5 b. 21
c. 24 d. 16
18. 16, 12, 64, 16,_____,20, 256
a. 18 b. 144
c. 20 d. 196
19. 2, 6,_____,120, 720, 5040
a. 12 b. 18
c. 24 d. 60
20. 9, 6, 16, 10, 30, 18,____,34
a. 36 b. 60
c. 58 d. 60
21. 10, 18, 34,_______,130, 258
a. 32 b. 60
c. 68 d. 66
22. 30, 23, 17, 12,________,5
a. 6 b. 7
c. 8 d. 9
23. 285, 253, 221, 189,_______
a. 173 b. 167
c. 157 d. 146
24. 8, 10, 14, 18,_______,34, 50, 66
a. 28 b. 27
c. 26 d. 25
25. 29, 36, 44, 53,_______
a. 55 b. 63
c. 65 d. 69
26. 10, 22, 27,_______,44, 56, 61
a. 32 b. 39
c. 40 d. 42
27. 2, 10, 60, 420, 3360,_________
a. 30240 b. 27840
c. 25140 d. 222240
28. 5, 8, 12, 17, 23,_______,38
a. 26 b. 28
c. 30 d. 29
29. 4, 9, 20, 43, 90,______
a. 180 b. 182
c. 179 d. 185
30. 5, 9, 16, 29, 54, 103,________
a. 102 b. 294
c. 203 d. 200
ANS
1 b 11 c 21 d
2 d 12 c 22 c
3 d 13 d 23 c
4 a 14 a 24 c
5 a 15 d 25 b
6 c 16 d 26 b
7 d 17 d 27 a
8 d 18 b 28 c
9 c 19 d 29 d
10 d 20 c 30 d4
LETTER SERIES
missing. Find the missing term from amongst the four alternatives.
1. J,L,N,P,R,T,________
a. V b. X
c. Y d. Z
2. C,F,I,L,O,R,_________
a. V b. U
c. W d. X
3. B,F,J,N,R,V,_________
a. X b. Y
c. Z d. C
4. E,J,O,T,Y,D,_________
a. J b. K
c. I d. F
5. AD, EH, IL, ____, QT, UX
a. MP b. MN
c. MO d. MQ
6. B, I, P, W, D, K,_________
a. Q b. R
c. S d. T
7. AZ, BY, CX, D________
a. E b. W
c. R d. V
8. A, C, F, J, O,____________
a. U b. C
c. D d. F
9. C, J, P, U, Y,____________
a. C b. D
c. B d. A
10. AZ, BY, CX, DW, ______
a. EX b. EU
c. EY d. EV
11. aa HI cc, cc JK ee, ee LM gg, ____
a. ff NO ii b. gg NO ii
c. gg ON ee d. ee ON ii
12. aBEf, bCFg, cDGh, _______
a. dEGi b. dHIg
c. dEHi d. dHEi
13. A, C, B, E, C, G, D,___ ____
a. M,N b. L,M
c. I,E d. G,H
14. CD, GH, KL, OP, ST, ________
a. RS b. QR
c. GH d. WX
15. WZI, EHJ, XAK, _____, YBM, GJN
a. ZCO b. IFL
c. FFL d. FIL
16. BHL, DJN, FLP, ___________
a. HNR b. HOS
c. IOS d. INR
17. B,E,I,N,T,___________
a. R b. U
c. S d. A
18. BC, FG, JK, _________, RS, VW
a. LM b. OP
c. QR d. NO
19. XD, WC, _________, YA
a. XY b. CD
c. ZB d. WV
20. AI, BJ, CK, _________
a. LM b. DL
c. GH d. SE
21. AM, BN, EI, FJ, CO, DP, GK, ________
a. HL b. PQ
c. QR d. HG
22. Z,W,S,P,L,I,E,___________
a. F b. G
c. B d. K
23. BD, EH, IM, NS, ______
a. UY b. UZ
c. TY d. TZ
24. AC, EG, BD, FH, IK, _________
a. JL b. OP
c. IJ d. JK
25. m NN o PP q _________
a. rr b. RR
c. ss d. QQ
26. CGKOS, AEIMQ, EIMQ___,
a. W b. X
c. V d. U
27. AGMS, agms, _______________
a. ABCD abcd
b. abcd ABCD
c. BHNT bhnt
d. bhnt BHNT
28. aa, bbb, cccc, ______________
a. ddd b. ddddd
c. dddd d. DDDD
29. ACF acf G_______
a. IL gil b. JL gil
c. IL gjl d. LL gli
30. aB bB cD dD _________
a. ef b. gH
c. fG d. eF
ANS
1 a 11 b 21 a
2 b 12 c 22 b
3 c 13 c 23 d
4 c 14 d 24 a
5 a 15 d 25 b
6 b 16 a 26 d
7 b 17 d 27 c
8 a 18 d 28 b
9 c 19 c 29 a
10 d 20 b 30 d
1) SCISSORS:CLOTH ::
a) Axe:Wood b) Stone : Grinder
c) Knife: Stone d) Gun: Hunt
2) FOOD:HUNGER ::
a) Axe:Wood b) Stone : Grinder
c) Knife: Stone d) Gun: Hunt
3) BIRD : NEST ::
a) dog : doghouse
b) squirrel : tree
c) beaver : dam
d) cat : litter box
e) book : library
4) DALMATIAN : DOG ::
a) Nightingale : bird
b) horse : pony
c) shark : great white
d) ant : insect e) stock : savings
5) DOCTOR : HOSPITAL ::
a) sports fan : stadium
b) cow : farm
c) professor : college
d) criminal : jail
e) food : grocery store
6) CUB : BEAR ::
a) piano : orchestra
b) puppy : dog c) cat : kitten
d) eagle : predator
e) fork : utensil
7) NOODLES : FLOUR ::
a) snacks : breakfast
b) Tomato : gravy
c) beans : coffee
d) thread : cotton
8) INK:PAPER ::
a) Pen: pencil
b) Paint: painting
c) Chalk: blackboard
d) Carbon paper: ballpoint
9) ROCKGARDEN:CHANDIGARH ::
a) Delhi: RedFort
b) Film Studio:Pune
c) Chicago: USA
d) India: Asia
10) LIGHT : CANDLE ::
a) Exercise:Strength
b) Heat:Coil
c) Power:Battery
d) Automobile:Engine
11) VOLCANO:LAVA ::
a) Death:Sorrow
b) Rock:Sand
c) Delta:River
d) Fault:Earthquake
12) SCALES : FISH ::
a) Lady : Dress
b) Skin : Man
c) Tree: Leaves
d) Bird: Feather
13) PETAL : FLOWER ::
a) salt : pepper
b) tire : bicycle
c) base : ball
d) sandals : shoes
e) puppy : dog
14) BRISTLE : BRUSH
a) arm : leg b) stage : curtain
c) recline : chair d) key : piano
e) art : sculpture
15) WOOL : WARMTH
a) spring : elasticity
b) marketing : advertising
c) person : success
d) radio : broadcast
16) ODOMETER : DISTANCE
a) scale : weight
b) length : width
c) inch : foot
d) mileage : speed
e) area : size
17) WRITER : PEN
a) pencil : eraser
b) ball pen : notebook
c) typewriter : paper
d) blacksmith : hammer
e) gun : hunter
18) PEDAL : BICYCLE
a) inch : yardstick
b) walk : skip
c) tire : automobile
d) buckle : belt
e) oar : boat
19) RIBS : LUNGS
a) ball : sphere
b) hand : finger
c) shell : nut
d) coat : tie
20) BIRD : CAGE
a) animal : zoo
b) thief : prison
c) antique : museum
d) crime : punishment
21) WAR : DESTRUCTION
a) fire : burn b) court : justice
c) water : drown d) food : hunger
22) YEN : CURRENCY
a) brass : metal
b) flower : fragrance
c) paper : book
d) karnataka : state
23) BINDING : BOOK
a) criminal : gang
b) display : museum
c) artist : carpenter
d) nail : hammer
e) frame : picture
24) EXPLORE : DISCOVER
a) read : skim
b) research : learn
c) write : print
d) think : relate
e) sleep : wake
25) COTTON : BALE
a) butter : churn
b) wine : ferment
c) paper : ream
d) curd : cheese
e) beef : steak
26) STOOL : BENCH
a) chair : table
b) carpenter : chair
c) foot rule : yardstick
d) glass : cup
27) LAWN : GRASS
a) wool : sheep
b) skin : goat
c) fur : animal skin
d) rice : farm
28) WAITRESS : RESTAURANT
a) doctor : diagnosis
b) actor : role
c) driver : truck
d) teacher : school
e) author : book
29) FINCH : BIRD
a) frog : toad
b) elephant : reptile
c) Dalmatian : dog
d) collie : marsupial
e) ant : ladybug
30) RAIN : DRIZZLE
a) swim :dive b) hop : shuffle
c) juggle : bounce d) walk : run
e) run : jog
31) EGG : OMELETTE
a) dam : river
b) student : classroom
c) clay : pottery
d) onion : salad
32) TAILOR : SUIT
a) scheme : agent
b) edit : manuscript
c) revise : writer
d) mention : opinion
e) architect : building
ANS
1 a 11 d 22 d
2 a 12 b 23 e
3 b 13 b 24 b
4 a 14 d 25 c
5 c 15 a 26 c
6 b 16 a 27 c
7 d 17 d 28 d
8 c 18 e 29 c
9 b 19 c 30 e
10 c 20 b 31 c
21 a 32 e
1) In a certain coding system MOTHER i scoded as PQWJHT, how will you codeSISTER?
a) VKUVHT b) VKVVHU
c) VKVVHT d) VKVVHS
2) In a certain coding system PRICE is coded as SVNIL, how will you code COST?
a) F SXY b) FSWY
c) FTWZ d) FSXZ
3) In a certain coding system FLOWER is written as SEXOMF, how will you code GARDEN?
a) OEERBH b) OFESBH
c) OEESBG d) OEERBG
4) In a certain coding system TRAIN is written as GIZRM, how will you code FIGURE?
a) USTGKV b) VTYXTC
c) URTFIV d) VKGTSV
5) If SINGLE can be given a code number of 66, what code number can be given to WINKLE?
a) 76 b) 66
c) 78 d) 74
6) If REASON is called as 5 and BELIEVED as 7, what is the code number for GOVERNMENT?
a) 10 b) 8
c) 9 d) 6
7) If PRATAP could be given a code number 1618120116, what code number can be given to NAVIN?
a) 73957614 b) 24639125
c) 14122914 d) 19274651
8) If CENTURION is coded as 325791465, and RANK as 18510, what will the figure 78510 represent?
a) TANK b) BANK
c) TAKE d) SANK
9) If WORK is coded as 4567 and MAN 328, then WOMAN is coded as
a) 45328 b) 43528
c) 32845 d) 35428
10) If spider is written as PSDIRE, how would COMMON be written in that code
a) OCOMMO b) OCMMNO
c) OCMOMN d) OCMMON
11) If (a) ‘gnr tag zog qmp’ stands for ‘Seoul Olympic organizing Committee’, (b) ‘hyto gnr emf’ stands for, ‘Summer Olympic Games, and (c) ‘esm sdr hyto’ stands for ‘Modern Games History’, What would ‘summer’
stands for?
a) gnr b) hyto
c) emf d) zog
12) In a certain language ‘526’ means ‘sky is blue’, ‘24’ means ‘blue colour’ and ‘436’ means ‘colour in fun’. Which digit in that language means ‘fun’?
a) 2 b) 3
c) 4 d) 6
13) If a rectangle is called a circle, a circle a point, a point a triangle, a triangle a square, then wheel is a:
a) rectangle b) circle
c) point d) triangle
14) If the letters is PRABA are coded as 27595 and THILAK are coded as 368451, how can BHARATHI be coded?
a) 96575368 b) 57686535
c) 96855368 d) 37536689
15) If JAILAPPAS is coded as AIJAPLASP, ECONOMICS will be coded as:
a) COEMONCSI
b) COEOMNCSI
c) OECMONSCI
d) OECOMNCIS
ANSWER
1. c 9. a
2. d 10. b
3. d 11. c
4. c 12. b
5. d 13. c
6. c 14. a
7. c 15. b
8. aG
1) Rajesh walks 7 km to the north then turnsleft and walks 3 km. Then takes another left
and continue walking this time another 7 km forward. How much distance in km is he away from the starting point.
a) 10km b) 6km
c) 3km d) 2km
2) Balwant had 17 sheep. A storm in the village killed all but 7 sheep .How many was he left with?
a) 10 b) 6
c) 7 d) 9
3) What is the smallest number of ducks that can swim in this formation- two ducks in front of a duck two ducks behind a duck and a duck between two ducks?
a) 3 b) 5
c) 7 d) 9
4) What is the product of all the numbers in the dial of a telephone?
a) 1,58,480 b) 1,59,450
c) 1,59,480 d) None of those
5) A group of 1200 persons consisting of captains and soldiers is travelling in a train. For every 15 soldiers there is one captain. The number of captains in the group is
a) 85 b) 80
c) 75 d) 70
6) Aruna cut a cake into two halves and cuts one half into smaller pieces of equal size. Each of the small pieces is twenty grams in weight. If she has seven pieces of the cake in all with her, how heavy was the original cake?
a) 120 grams b) 140 grams
c) 240 grams d) 280 grams
7) First bunch of bananas has ¼ again as many bananas as a second bunch. If the second bunch has 3 bananas less than the first bunch, then the number of bananas in the first bunch is
a) 9 b) 10
c) 12 d) 15
8) At the end of a business conference the ten people present all shake hands with each
other once. How many handshakes will there be altogether?
a) 20 b) 45
c) 55 d) 90
9) A student got twice as many sums wrong as he got right. If he attempted 48 sums in all, how many did he solve correctly.
a) 12 b) 16
c) 18 d) 24
10) There were 28 people at last week’s board meeting. If the ratio of men to women was 4:3, how many women were at the meeting?
a) 16 b) 12
c) 7 d) 4
11) At a certain corporation, the ratio of clerical workers to executives is 7 to 2. If a combined total of 81 clerical workers and executive workers for that corporation, how many clerical workers are there?
a) 9 b) 14
c) 18 d) 6312
12) Last Year, there were 720 crimes committed in the ninth precinct. These crimes involved theft, rape, and drugs in the ration of 4:2:3, How many crimes involved drugs?
a) 80 b) 160
c) 240 d) 320
13) A unit price is a ratio that compares the price of an item to its unit of measurement. To determine which product is the better buy, calculate each one’s unit price. Which of these five boxes of Klean-O Detergent is
the best buy?
a) Travel-size: Rs. 100 for 5 Kg.
b) Small: Rs. 200 for 11 KG.
c) Regular: Rs. 400 for 22 Kg.
d) Large: Rs. 700 for 40 Kg.
14) Rimmy pulse rate is 19 beats every 15 seconds. What is her rate in beats per minute?
a) 76 b) 60
c) 57 d) 45
15) If you write down all the numbers from 1 to 100, then how many times do you write 3?
a) 11 b) 18
c) 20 d) 21
16) The total number of digits used in numbering the pages of a book having 366 pages is
a) 732 b) 990
c) 1098 d) 1305
17) In a garden, there are 10 rows and 12 coloumns of mango trees. The distance
between two trees is 2 meters and a distance of one meter is left from all sides of the
boundary of the garden. The length of the garden is
a) 20 m b) 22m
c) 24m d) 26m
18) A farmer built a fence around his square plot. He used 27 fence poles on each side of the
square. How many poles did he need altogether?
a) 100 b) 104
c) 108 d) None of these
19) An enterprising businessman earns an income of Re.1 on the first day of his business. On every subsequent day, he earns on income which is just double of that made
on the previous day. One the 10th day of business, his income is
a) Rs. 29 b) Rs. 210
c) Rs. 10 d) Rs. 102
20) In a family, the father took ¼ of the cake and he had 3 times as much as each of the other members had. The total number of family members are
a) 3 b) 7
c) 10 d) 12
21) Three friends had dinner at a restaurant. When the bill was received, Amita Paid 2/3 as much as Veena paid and Veena paid 1/3 as much as Tanya paid. What fraction of the bill did Veena pay?
a) 1/3 b) 3/11
c) 12/31 d) 5/8
22) Find the number which when added to itself 13 times, gives 112.
a) 7 b) 8
c) 9 d) 11
23) A monkey climbs 30 feet at the beginning of each hour and rests for a while when he slips back 20 feet before he again starts climbing in the beginning of the next hour. If he begins his ascent at 8.00 a.m., at what time will he first touch a flag at 120 feet from the ground?
a) 4 p.m. b) 5 p.m.
c) 6 p.m. d)
24) In a city, 40% of the adults are illiterate while 85% of the children are literate. If the ratio of the adults to that of the children is 2:3, then what percent of the population is literate?
a) 20% b) 25%
c) 50% d) 75%
25) If every 2 out of 3 readymade shirts need alterations in the sleeves, and every 4 out of 5 need in the body, how many alterations will be required for 60 shirts?
a) 24 b) 123
c) 133 d) 143
26) If a clock takes seven seconds to strikes seven, how long will it take to strike ten?
a) 7 seconds
b) 9 seconds
c) 10 seconds
d) None of these
Directions: Mr and Mrs. Sharma have two children Asha and Shahsi.Shashi married Radha, daughter of Mrs. Mahajan. Suresh, son of Mrs. Mahajan marries Rita. Sonu and Rocky are born to Suresh and Rita. Uma and Sudha are the daughters of Shashi and Radha.
27) What is the surname of Sonu?
a) Mahajan b) Sharma
c) Shashi d) None of these
28) How is Suresh related to Sudha?
a) brother b) maternal uncle
c) uncle d) cousin
29) What is Sudha’s relation to Asha?
a) sister b) niece
c) aunt d) daughter
30) How is Sonu related to Mr. Mahajan?
a) son-in-law b) grandson
c) son d) none of these
31) Rita drives to the north of her place of stay at A and after traveling 25 km finds that she has driven in the wrong directions. She then turns to her right and travels 2 km and then she again turns to the right and drives straight another 25 km. How much distance has she now to cover to go back to the starting point?
a) 25 km b) 2km
c) 4km d) 40 km
32) Rana travels 10 km to the north, turns left and travels 4 km and then again turns right and covers another 5 km and then turns right and travels another 4 km. How far is he from the right starting point?
a) 15 km b) 4 km
c) 5 km d) 10 km
33) A taxi driver commenced his journey from a point and drove 10 km towards north and turned to his left and drove another 5 km. After waiting to meet a friend here, he turned to his right and continued to drive another 10 km. He has covered a distance of 25 km so far, but in which direction would he be now?
a) North b) East
c) South d) West
34) A tourist drives 10 km towards east and turns to the right hand and drives 3 km. Then he drives towards west (turning to his right) 3 km. He then turns to his left and drives 2 km. Finally he turns to his right and travels 7 km. How far is he from his starting point and in which direction would he be?
a) 10 km, East b) 9 km, North
c) 8 km, West d) 5 km, West
35) Of the 30 Officers on traffic duty, 20% didn’t work on Friday. How many officers worked on Friday?
a) 6 b) 10
c) 12 d) 2414
36) After running 1½ miles on Wednesday, a runner had covered 75% of her planned route. How many miles did she plan to run that day?
a) 2 b) 2¼
c) 2½ d) 2¾
37) Mr. Rakesh makes his special blends of coffee by mixing espresso beans with Colombian beans in the ratio of 4 to 5. How many K.g. of espresso beans does he need to make 18 K.g. of his special blend?
a) 4 b) 5
c) 8 d) 9
38) A recipe calls for 3 cups of sugar and 8 cups of flour. If only 6 cups of flour are used, how many cups of sugar should be used?
a) 1 b) 2
c) 2¼ d) 4
39) The average of eight different numbers is 5. If 1 is added to the largest number, what is the resulting average of the eight numbers?
a) 5.1 b) 5.125
c) 5.25 d) 5.5
40) Lieutenant James made an average of 3 arrests per week for 4 weeks. How many arrests does she need to make in the fifth week to raise her average to 4 arrests per week?
a) 4 b) 5
c) 8 d) 7
41) The average of 3 unique numbers is 50. If the lowest number is 30, what is the sum of the other two numbers?
a) 100 b) 110
c) 120 d) 150
42) A is 3 years younger than C but one year older than D. D is one year older than B but 4 years younger than C. C is 15 years old. What is the age of B in years?
a) 10 b) 11
c) 12 d) 13
43) Today is Varun’s birthday. One year from today he will be twice as old as he was 12 years ago. How old is Varun today?
a) 20 years b) 22 years
c) 25 years d) 27 years.
44) A is 3 years older to B and 3 years younger to C, while B and D are twins. How many years older is C to D?
a) 2 b) 3
c) 6 d) 12
45) 12 year old Manick is three times as old as his brother Rahul. How old will Manick be when he is twice as old as Rahul?
a) 14 years b) 16 years
c) 18 years d) 20 years.
46) A woman says, “If you reverse my own age, the figures represent my husband’s age. He is, of course, senior to me and the difference between our ages is one-eleventh of their sum.” The woman’s age is
a) 23 years b) 34 years
c) 45 years d) None of these.
47) In a town, 65% people watched the news on television, 40% read a newspaper and 25% read a newspaper and watched the news on television also. What percent of the people neither watched the news on television nor read a newspaper?
a) 5 b) 10
c) 15 d) 20
48) Raj starts from his office facing west and walks 100 metres straight then takes a right turn and walks 100 metres. Further he takes a left turn and walks 50 metres. In which direction is Raj now from the starting point?
a) North-East b) South-West
c) North d) North-West
49) Mohan starts from his house and walks 4 km. straight. He then turns towards his right and walks 2 kms. He turns again to his right and walks 2 kms. If he is North West now, then in which direction did he start in the beginning?
a) North b) South
c) North-West d) West
50) A number consists of two digits. The digit at the ten’s place is two times the digit at the one’s place. The number, formed by reversing the digits is 27 less than the original number. Then the original number is
a) 49 b) 94
c) 63 d) 36
51) A number consists of two digits of which the ten’s digit exceeds the one’s digit by 6. The number itself is equal to ten times the sum of digits. Then the number is
a) 42 b) 60
c) 15 d) 51
52) A number consists of two digits. The digit at the ten’s place is two times the digit at the one’s place. The number formed by reversing the digits is 36 less than the original number. Then the original number is
a) 84 b) 63
c) 48 d) 42
53) A boy is now one-third as old as his father Twelve years hence he will be half as old as his father. Then the present age of the boy is
a) 10 years b) 11 years
c) 12 years d) 13 years
54) 5 years ago, the age of a man was 7 times the age of his son. The age of the man will be 3 times the age of his son in five years from now. How old is the man now?
a) 30 years b) 40 years
c) 50 years d) 60 years
55) A said to B,” I am 15 years older than you. After 5 years my age will be double of your age.” Then the present age of A is
a) 10 years b) 15 years
c) 20 years d) 25 years
56) The present age of Ram is 20 years and of his father is 40 years. How many years ago the age of his father was three times of his age?
a) 10 years b) 8 years
c) 6 years d) 4 years
57) The age of Deepak and Vikas are in the ratio 7:5. Ten years hence, the ratio of their ages
will be 9:7. Then the present age of Deepak is
a) 20 years b) 25 years
c) 30 years d) 35 years.
Key
1 c 16 b 31 b 46 c
2 c 17 b 32 a 47 d
3 a 18 b 33 a 48 d
4 d 19 a 34 d 49 d
5 c 20 c 35 d 50 c
6 c 21 b 36 a 51 b
7 d 22 b 37 c 52 a
8 b 23 c 38 c 53 c
9 b 24 d 39 b 54 b
10 b 25 c 40 c 55 d
11 d 26 d 41 c 56 a
12 c 27 a 42 a 57 d
13 d 28 b 43 c
14 a 29 b 44 c
15 c 30 b 45 b16
GENERAL FACTS ABOUT THE NATION
1. Navy Day is observed on
a) Dec. 4 b) Dec. 25
c) Dec. 31 d) Jan. 1
2. National Song (Vande Mataram) was first sung on
a) 1896 session of INC
b) 1912 session of INC
c) 1927 session of INC
d) 1947 on eve of Independence
3. The shorter version of India’s National Anthem has a playing time of
a) 12 seconds b) 15 seconds
c) 20 seconds d) 26 seconds
4. The inscription of India’s National Emblem, “Satya Meva Jayte” is a quotation from
a) Gandhijis writings
b) Nehru’s Speeches
c) Mundak Upnishad
d) None of these.
5. Tiger was adopted as National Animal in
a) Nov. 1970 b) Nov. 1972
c) Dec. 1974 d) Oct. 1980
6. There are how many languages and dialects used in India.
a) < 100
b) between 100 to 500
c) between 500 to 1000
d) > 1000
7. Post Office Day in India is celebrated observed on
a) 9 th October b) 19th August
c) 5 th April d) 28th February
8. BJP as a major party has won how many in general elections in Indian History.
a) 1 b) 2
c) 3 d) 4
9. Area wise the biggest Parliamentary Constituency in 2004 elections was
a) Ladakh (J and K)
b) Srinagar (J and K)
c) Barmer (Rajasthan)
d) Kutch (Gujrat)
10. The President of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC)
a) Farooq Abdullah
b) Omar Abdullah
c) Mohd. Ansari
d) None of these
11. The first IPS Women Officer was
a) Kiran Badi b) Anna Chandi
c) Leila Seth d) P.K. Thresia
12. The National Emblem of India was adoptedon
a) Aug. 15, 1947
b) Jan. 26, 1950
c) Jan. 26, 1957
d) Aug. 15, 1950
13. Who composed our National Anthem?
a) Rabindranath Tagore
b) Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
c) Bankimchandra Chatterjee
d) None of these
14. When the National Anthem of India first song?
a) 1947 b) 1950
c) 1896 d) 191122
15. The National Anthem was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on
a) Dec. 27, 1950
b) Aug. 15, 1947
c) Jan 24, 1950
d) Jan, 26, 1947
16. How many stanzas are there in our National Anthem?
a) Two b) Three
c) Four d) Five
17. What is the normal playing time of the full version of our National Anthem?
a) 2 minutes b) 1 minute
c) 52 seconds d) 50 seconds
18. What is the playing time of the shorter version of our National Anthem which is played on ceremonial occasions?
a) 1minute b) 50 seconds
c) 30 seconds d) 20 seconds
19. Which among the following is India’s National song?
a) Vande Mataram
b) Sare Jahan se Achcha
c) Jana-gana-mana
d) None of them
20. The largest and the oldest museum of India is located in the state/union territory of
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) West Bengal
d) New Delhi.
21) Ms Harita Kaur has the distinction of being the first Indian Woman
a) to be inducted into the Indian Navy
b) doctor to create a test tube baby
c) pilot to fly an aircraft Solo
d) Ambassador to a foreign country.
22) Who is the youngest player to score a century in test cricket?
a) Haneef Mohammed
b) Mohd. Azharuddin
c) S. Gavaskar
d) S. Tendulkar
23) The first English newspaper in India was started by
a) Dadabhai Naroji
b) J.A. Hickey
c) Lord William Bentinck
d) Rabindranath Tagore
24) The first nuclear reactor in India is
a) Dhruva b) Harsha
c) Apsara d) Vipula
25) The highest airfield in India is
a) Bhuntar b) Pantnagar
c) Chushul d) Parapani
26) The first “Financial Service Park” for industry Is being set up at
a) Pune b) Surat
c) Gurgaon d) Bangalore
27) The first Field Marshal of India was
a) A. Vaidya b) K.M. Cariappa
c) Sunder Ji
d) S.H.F.J. Manekshaw
28) India’s first “Ladies Special” Suburban train was started by which of the following zones of Indian Railways?
a) Northern b) Southern
c) Western d) Eastern
29) Who was the first Indian to go into space?
a) Satish Dhawan
b) Ravi Malhotra
c) Rakesh Sharma
d) None of these
30) The largest dry dock in India is situated at
a) Marmugao b) Cochin
c) Kolkata d) Mumbai
31) Who composted the National Song of India?
a) Rabindranath Tagore
b) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
c) Sri Aurobindo
d) Mahatma Gandhi
32) Who rendered the English translation of our National Song?
a) Rabindranath Tagore
b) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
c) Sri Aurobindo
d) None of these
33) The National Song of India was adopted on
a) Jan 26, 1947
b) Jan 25, 1947
c) Jan 24, 1950
d) Jan 24, 1949
34) When was the National Calendar of India introduced for official purpose?
a) April 1, 1957
b) April 1, 1947
c) March 22, 1950
d) March 22, 1947
35) Which is the first month of our National Calender?
a) Bhadra b) Phalguna
c) Chaitra d) Kartika
36) The first date of our National Calendar corresponds to which date of the Gregorian Calendar?
a) April 1, 1950
b) March 22, 1950
c) March 22, 1957
d) March 31, 1957
37) Which is the last month of our National Calender?
a) Bhadra b) Phalguna
c) Chaitra d) Asadha
38) Which among the following is the correct pair of India’s National Animal and National Flower?
a) Lion/Rose
b) Cow/Lotus
c) Tiger/Lotus
d) Lion/Lotus
39) Which among the following is the Republic
Day?
a) August 15
b) January 26
c) January 30
d) November 14
40) Which among the following is the Independence day?
a) August 14
b) August 15
c) January 30
d) November 11
41) Match the following:
a) Teacher’s Day 1) 14th November
b) Children’s Day 2) 5 th September
c) Martyr’s Day 3) 26th January
d) Republic Day 4) 30th January
a) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
b) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
c) A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
d) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2.
42) Who was the first President of India?
a) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
c) Dr. Zakir Hussain
d) V.V. Giri
ANSWER
1 a 14 d 27 d 40 b
2 a 15 c 28 c 41 b
3 c 16 d 29 c 42 b
4 c 17 c 30 a 43 a
5 b 18 d 31 b 44 c
6 d 19 a 32 c 45 b
7 a 20 c 33 c 46 c
8 b 21 c 34 a 47 b
9 a 22 d 35 c 48 c
10 b 23 b 36 c 49 c
11 a 24 c 37 b 50 b
12 b 25 c 38 c 51 d
13 a 26 c 39 b
43) Who was the first Vice-President of India?
a) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
c) Dr. Zakir Hussain
d) G.S. Pathak
44) Who among the following had the longest tenure as the President of India?
a) Dr. Zakir Hussain
b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
d) V.V. Giri
45) Who became the first Acting Prime Minister of India?
a) Lal Bahadur Shastri
b) Gulzarilal Nanda
c) Charan Singh
d) None of them
46) Who was the first Prime Minister of India who did not face the Parliament during his tenure?
a) Morarji Desai
b) Gulzari Lal Nanda
c) Charan Singh
d) Lal Bahadur Shastri
47) Who was the first Prime Minister who had to step down as a result of defeat in election?
a) Charan Singh
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Morarji Desai
d) Gulzari Lal Nanda
48) Who was the first Prime Minister who had to resign from the office?
a) Gulzarilal Nanda
b) Charan Singh
c) Morarji Desai
d) V.P. Singh
49) Who was the first woman President of Indian
National Congress?
a) Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
b) Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
c) Dr. Annie Besant
d) None of them
50) Who was the first woman judge of Supreme Court of India?
a) Miss Leila Seth
b) Miss M. Fathima Bibi
c) Miss Anna Chandi
d) Anna Georga Malhotra
51) Who was the first woman Chief Justice of High Court in India?
a) Miss M. Fathima Beevi
b) Miss Anna Chandi
c) Anna Georga Malhotra
d) Miss Leila Seth
English language
In question 1 to 3 find the odd one out.
1) a) Tiger b) Leopard
c) Snail d) Fox
2) a) Steamer b) yatch
c) Sail d) Boat
3) a) Ball b) Pingpang
c) Rugby d) Bowling
4) Flex likes to _____
a) Play Catch b) do catch
c) does catch d) did catch
5) John is _____
a) Basket balling
b) Doing Basketball
c) Playing Basket Ball
d) Sporting Basketball_____
Select the word out of the choices that is most appropriate the given meaning
6) Loud cry _____
a) Scream b) Guilt
c) Voice d) Ache
7) Look on face _____
a) direction b) question
c) expression d) concern
8) Weeping with short breaths _____
a) squeezing b) staring
c) twinkling d) sobbing
9) Told to be careful_____
a) managed b) warned
c) noticed d) remembered
10) Pardoned mistake_____
a) Forgave b) Peered
c) warned d) dejected
11) A baby bear is called_____
a) cub b) fawn
c) calf d) colt
12) A baby deer is called_____
a) cub b) fawn
c) calf d) colt
13) A baby cat is called a_____
a) chick b) puppy
c) kitten d) duckling
14) A baby fish is called a_____
a) Fishlet b) fish
c) fawn d) infant
15) A baby dog is called a _____
a) duckling b) chick
c) puppy d) kitten
16) Glasses are used for _____
a) cleaning b) viewing
c) cutting d) washing
17) Scissors are used for_____
a) Bending b) plucking
c) measuring d) clipping
18) Tweezers are used for_____
a) Plucking b) clipping
c) measuring d) chopping
19) Sprinkler is used for_____
a) Vaccuming Lawn
b) Cutting Grass
c) Watering lawn
d) Washing floor
20) A Mop is used for
a) Sweeping lawn
b) Watering lawn
c) Vaccuming floor
d) drying floor
Insert the word(s) that can be prefixed to
the words given to form new meaning full words.
21) __AGE __POSE __PART
a) S b) R
c) IM d) DE
22) __TIUE __ABLE __TAIN
a) SAG b) MOV
c) MAN d) CAP
23) __ROW __EATER __AT
a) M b) TH
c) WH d) C
24) __capable __consistent __tolerant
a) UN b) IM
c) IN d) AN
Tick mark the right meaning of the word
25) Contempt
a) Love b) Beauty
c) Call d) Hate
26) Fame
a) Publicity b) Hate
c) Pleasure d) Renown
27) Notorious
a) immortal b) popular
c) beautiful d) infamous
28) Excel
a) do well b) run
c) please d) make well
29) Furtive
a) secretive b) good
c) bad d) smoke
30) conflagration
a) popularity b) goy
c) great man d) great fire
31) candid
a) clear b) secret
c) open d) public
32) Ambiguous
a) great b) bighearted
c) uncertain d) clear
33) Festive
a) happy b) colourful
c) bad d) good
34) Feeble
a) strong b) weak
c) excellent d) good looking
35) Genuine
a) clear b) middy
c) authentic d) less
36) Belittle
a) enlarge b) enfeeble
c) please d) unimportant
37) Ignominy
a) popularity b) expensive
c) disgrace d) wickedness
38) Ingenious
a) clever b) intelligent
c) dull d) wickedness
39) Paramount
a) Miner b) Minor
c) Important d) Supreme
40) Lenient
a) tall b) not strict
c) foolish d) simple
41) Which word does NOT belong with the others?
a) fair b) just
c) equitable d) favourable
42) Which word does NOT belong with the others?
a) defendant b) prosecutor
c) trial d) judge
43) Which word does NOT belong with the
others?General awareness and Aptitude test 27
a) area b) diameter
c) circumference d) quadrilateral
44) Which word does NOT belong with the
others?
a) mayor b) lawyer
c) governor d) senator
45) Which word does NOT belong with the
others?
a) acute b) right
c) obtuse d) parallel
46) Which word does NOT belong with the others?
a) wing b) fin
c) beak d) rudder
ANSWER
1 c 13 c 25 d 37 c
2 a 14 b 26 d 38 a
3 a 15 c 27 d 39 d
4 b 16 b 28 a 40 b
5 c 17 d 29 a 41 d
6 a 18 a 30 d 42 c
7 c 19 c 31 c 43 d
8 d 20 d 32 c 44 b
9 b 21 c 33 a 45 d
10 a 22 d 34 b 46 c
11 a 23 b 35 c 4
12 b 24 c 36 d
1. Olympic games 2012 were held at
a) England b) China
c) Atlanta d) Tokyo
2. Commonwealth games 2010 held in
a) Manchester b) Victoria
c) Delhi d) Perth
3. Asian games 2010 held in
a) Qatar
b) China
c) South Korea
d) Thailand
4. Who scored double hundred first time in ODI cricket match?
a) Saurav Ganguali
b) M.S. Dhoni
c) Rickey Ponting
d) Sachin Tendulkar
5. The first athlete who won eight gold medals in individual events in one Olympic games is
a) Micheal Phelps
b) Milkha Singh
c) Mike Powell
d) P.T. Usha
6. Saina Nehwal is associated with which game.
a) Tennis b) Badminton
c) Lawn Tennis d) Athletic
7. Ranji Trophy is associated with which sport.
a) Hockey b) Football
c) Cricket d) Polo
8. Wimbledon Trophy is associated with which sport.
a) Golf b) Tennis
c) Badminton d) Cricket
9. Name the playing area of boxing
a) Rink b) Link
c) Ring d) Court
10. Name the national sport of India
a) Cricket b) Hockey
c) Judo d) Badminton
11. Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium is located at
a) Mumbai b) Chennai
c) New Delhi d) Kolkata
12. The team dribble is associated with which sport
a) Basketball b) Badminton
c) Baseball d) Billiards
13. T-20 world cup cricket Tournament in 2012 was held in
a) South Africa b) Sri Lanka
c) England d) India
14. Third IPL 20-20 Championship was won by
a) Mumbai Indians
b) Royal Challengers
c) Chennai Super Kings
d) Kolkata Knight Riders
15. Hockey World cup 2010 was won by
a) Genmany b) Pakistan
c) Holland d) Australia
16. Who is second individual top scorer in test crickets after Brain Lara.
a) Mathew Hayden
b) Rahul Dravid
c) Rickey Ponting
d) Saurav Ganguli
17. Player who hit six sixes in an over in 20-20 world cup 2007
a) Sahid Afridi
b) Yuvraj Singh
c) Yusuf Pathan
d) Jacques Kellis
18. In 2011, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratan Award was given to
a) Gagan Narang
b) Abhivan Bindra
c) Saina Nehwal
d) Saniya Mirza
19. Who become the first Indian to win a Gold Medal at World Wrestling Championships?
a) Susheel Kumar
b) Vijender Singh
c) Kuldeep Singh
d) Rajeev Tomar
20. Tejaswina Sawant is Associated with which sport.
a) Rifel Shooting
b) Wrestling
c) Boxing
d) Badminton
Answer
1. a 2. c 3. b
4. d 5. a 6. b
7. c 8. b 9. c
10. b 11. c 12. a
13. b 14. d 15. d
16. a 17. b 18. a
19. a 20. a
MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT
1. In Oscar award 2012, the best picture is
a) No country for oldman
b) The hurt locker
c) Slumdog millionaire
d) War Horse
2. In 59th national film awards, the best feature film is
a) Delhi 6 b) Deool
c) Putaani Parti d) Kutty srank
3. In 2012, 54th Grammy awards function was held in
a) Bangkok b) Philippines
c) Los angeles d) Thialand
4. Miss Universe 2012 is
a) Olivia Culpo
b) Dayana Mendoza
c) Ksenia Sukhinova
d) Stephenia Fernadiz
5. Nobel prize 2009 for peace was given to
a. Ms Herta Meullar
b. Barrack obama
c. Willard S boyle
d. Ada yonath
6. Best film in IIFA award 2012 was
a. Paa b. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
c. Delhi – 6 d. All the best
7. Who has taken over mobile company Hutch
a. Airtel b. Videocon
c. Docomo d. Vodafone
8. World’s tallest building is
a. Eiffle tower b. Qutab minar
c. Burj khalifa
d. World trade center
9. The film ‘Peepli live’ is produced by
a. Ajay Devgan b. Aamir khan
c. Saroj khan
d. David Dhawan
10. Bhangra is the popular dance of
a. Bihar b. Punjab
c. Kerala
d. Himachal Pradesh
11. Garba is the popular dance of
a. Gujarat b. West Bangal
c. Rajasthan d. Punjab
12. World’s highest radio station is
a. All India radio, Leh
b. All India ratio, Kashmir
c. All India radio, Delhi
d. None
13. ——— holds the world record for maximum number of song recordings
a. Asha Bhonsle
b. Lata Mangeshkar
c. Kishor Kumar
d. Mohd. Rafi.
14. Bihu is the popular dance of
a. Punjab b. Kerala
c. Assam d. H.P.
15. Nautanki is the popular dance of
a. Uttar Pradesh b. Meghalaya
c. Karnataka d. Tamil Nadu
16. Best song written for Motion picture, television or other visual media is
a. Jai Ho
b. Jiyo Utho Bado Teeto
c. Vende Matram
d. None
17. In 57th national film awards, best actor award was won by
a. Farook Sheikh
b. Sharukh Khan
c. Amitabh Bachchan
d. Aamir Khan
18. In Oscar award 2010, best actor award was won by
a. Mo’ Nique
b. Jeff Bridges
c. Michael Giacchins
d. Christoph waltz
19. Life time achievement award was given by
a. Pt. Bhimsen Joshi
b. Lata Mangeshkar
c. Asko Parpola
d. Dev Anand
20. Phalke Ratan award 2009 was given to
a. Amitabh Bachchan
b. Anil Kappor
c. Dev Anand
d. Shammi Kapoor
Answers
1. d 2. b 3. c
4. a 5. b 6. b
7. d 8. c 9. b
10. b 11. a 12. a
13. b 14. c 15. a
16. a 17. c 18. b
19. a 20. c
B
