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Quantitative Aptitude [ Question No: 1 To 3 ] :
A pie chart gives the expenditure on 5 different items A, B, C, D, E in a household. If B, C, D, E correspond to 65°, 45°, 90°, 100° respectively, then what is the percentage of expenditure on item A?
If \( \sqrt{1296} = 36 \), what is the value of \( \sqrt{12.96} + \sqrt{0.1296} \)?
Find the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock when the time is 3.25
Reasoning [ Question No: 4 To 12 ] :
Direction for [ Question No: 4 To 4 ] :
In each question below is given a statement followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then consider the two conclusions together and decide which of them logically follows beyond a reasonable doubt from the information given in the statement.
Give answer:
- (A) If only conclusion I follows
- (B) If only conclusion II follows
- (C) If either I or II follows
- (D) If neither I nor II follows and
- (E) If both I and II follow.
Statements: The interview panel may select a candidate who neither possesses the desired qualifications nor the values and attributes.
Conclusions:
1. The inclusion of specialists on the interview panel does not guarantee that the selection will be proper.
2. The interview test has certain limitations in the matter of selection of candidates.
Direction for [ Question No: 5 To 5 ] :
In these questions, the real alphabets in a word are replaced by certain other alphabets according to a specific rule to form its code.
In a certain code language the word DISTURB is written as DTWVUKF. How will the word FRANTIC be written in that language?
Direction for [ Question No: 6 To 7 ] :
In each of the following questions, there is a certain relationship between two given words on one side of : : and one word is given on another side of : : while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with this word as the words of the given pair bear.Choose the correct alternatives.
Needle : Thread : : Pen : ?
Visitor : Invitation : : Witness : ?
In a code language, FRIEND is coded as HUMJTK. In the same language, BHOPAL will be coded as
To continue the sequence of tiles shown, the tile indicated by the question mark should be
The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the following figures. How would this paper look when unfolded?
What is the term for decisions limited by human capacity to absorb and analyse information?
On a T.V. channel, four serials A, B, C and D were screened, one on eacn day, on four consecutive days but not necessarily in that order. On which day was the serial C screened ?
Statements:
1. The first serial was screened on 23rd, Tuesday and was followed by serial D.
2. Serial A was not screened on 25th and one serial was screened between serials A and B.
General Awareness / General Knowledge (GK) [ Question No: 13 To 20 ] :
Which of the following can survive in saline water?
World Bicycle Day, recognised by the United Nations, is observed on ________.
The innermost layer of the Earth is the
The Concurrent List is the field on which
Total number of questions : 20
Number of answered questions : 0
Number of unanswered questions : 20
Quantitative Aptitude [ Question No: 1 To 3 ] :
A pie chart gives the expenditure on 5 different items A, B, C, D, E in a household. If B, C, D, E correspond to 65°, 45°, 90°, 100° respectively, then what is the percentage of expenditure on item A?
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : B
Item A accounts for 50/3 % of the expenditure, that is \(16\tfrac{2}{3}\)%.
The angles in a pie chart add to 360°.
\[ \begin{aligned} A &= 360 - (65 + 45 + 90 + 100) = 60^\circ \\ \frac{60}{360} \times 100 &= \frac{50}{3}\% \end{aligned} \]
25 is what you get by dividing 60 by 240 instead of 360, and 175/6 and 25/18 do not correspond to 60° of a 360° circle. A sixth of the circle is always \(16\tfrac{2}{3}\)%, a value worth remembering.
If \( \sqrt{1296} = 36 \), what is the value of \( \sqrt{12.96} + \sqrt{0.1296} \)?
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : A
Correct answer: 3.96
Move the decimal point in pairs, since a square root halves the number of decimal places. \( 12.96 \) has two decimal places, so its root has one: \( \sqrt{12.96} = 3.6 \). \( 0.1296 \) has four, so its root has two: \( \sqrt{0.1296} = 0.36 \). Adding, \[ 3.6 + 0.36 = 3.96. \] The pattern is worth seeing as a whole. From \( \sqrt{1296} = 36 \) follows \( \sqrt{12.96} = 3.6 \), \( \sqrt{0.1296} = 0.36 \) and \( \sqrt{0.001296} = 0.036 \) - each step of two decimal places in the number moving the point one place in the root. The distractor 3.6 is what comes of computing only the first term, and 4.32 of adding the roots as though the decimal shifted the same amount in both. Checking is easy: \( 3.6^{2} = 12.96 \) and \( 0.36^{2} = 0.1296 \).
Find the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock when the time is 3.25
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : A
At 3 O'clock, Minute hand is at 12 while the Hour hand is at 3. Again the minute hand has to sweep through ( 30 x 5 ) ie 150° for reaching the figure 5 to show 25 mins.
Simultaneously the Hour hand will also rotate for 25 mins. Thus starting from the mark, 3 the hour hand will cover an angle = (25 x 30) / 60 = 12.5°
Hence, Angle between Hour and the Minute hand = ( 60 - 12.5 ) = 47.5°
Reasoning [ Question No: 4 To 12 ] :
Direction for [ Question No: 4 To 4 ] :
In each question below is given a statement followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then consider the two conclusions together and decide which of them logically follows beyond a reasonable doubt from the information given in the statement.
Give answer:
- (A) If only conclusion I follows
- (B) If only conclusion II follows
- (C) If either I or II follows
- (D) If neither I nor II follows and
- (E) If both I and II follow.
Statements: The interview panel may select a candidate who neither possesses the desired qualifications nor the values and attributes.
Conclusions:
1. The inclusion of specialists on the interview panel does not guarantee that the selection will be proper.
2. The interview test has certain limitations in the matter of selection of candidates.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : E
Correct answer: Both I and II follow
If a panel may pick someone with neither the qualifications nor the attributes wanted, then the interview is not a reliable instrument - conclusion II - and no composition of the panel, specialists included, can guarantee otherwise, which is conclusion I. Both follow.
Direction for [ Question No: 5 To 5 ] :
In these questions, the real alphabets in a word are replaced by certain other alphabets according to a specific rule to form its code.
In a certain code language the word DISTURB is written as DTWVUKF. How will the word FRANTIC be written in that language?
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : C
Correct answer: EKVPCTH
Reverse the word, then advance every letter by two. DISTURB reversed is BRUTSID, and adding two to each gives DTWVUKF. FRANTIC reversed is CITNARF, and adding two gives C→E, I→K, T→V, N→P, A→C, R→T, F→H, that is EKVPCTH.
Direction for [ Question No: 6 To 7 ] :
In each of the following questions, there is a certain relationship between two given words on one side of : : and one word is given on another side of : : while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with this word as the words of the given pair bear.Choose the correct alternatives.
Needle : Thread : : Pen : ?
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : A
Correct answer: Ink
The relation is implement : what it carries to do its work. A needle carries thread; a pen carries ink. Paper is what is written on and the cap merely protects the nib.
Visitor : Invitation : : Witness : ?
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : A
Correct answer: Subpoena
The relation is person : the summons that brings him. A visitor comes on an invitation, which may be declined; a witness comes on a subpoena, which may not - it is a court order compelling attendance.
In a code language, FRIEND is coded as HUMJTK. In the same language, BHOPAL will be coded as
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : C
BHOPAL is coded as DKSUGS.
In FRIEND to HUMJTK, the shifts increase by one for each letter: F+2 = H, R+3 = U, I+4 = M, E+5 = J, N+6 = T, D+7 = K.
For BHOPAL: B+2 = D, H+3 = K, O+4 = S, P+5 = U, A+6 = G, L+7 = S, giving DKSUGS.
DJQRCN uses a constant shift of 2, CJRTEQ starts from a shift of 1, and DLSVHT gets the second letter wrong (H+3 is K, not L).
To continue the sequence of tiles shown, the tile indicated by the question mark should be
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : C
The missing tile holds 8 dots, which is the tile in option (C).
Count the dots in the six tiles: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5. From the third tile on, each count is the sum of the two before it (1 = 0 + 1, 2 = 1 + 1, 3 = 1 + 2, 5 = 2 + 3), the Fibonacci rule. The next count is therefore 3 + 5 = 8.
Option (C) shows 8 dots (three in the top row, one at each side of the middle row, three in the bottom row). Option (A) has 4, option (B) has 6 and option (D) has 9, none of which continues the sequence; 9 is the trap for anyone who simply fills the grid.
The sequence of folding a piece of paper and the manner in which the folded paper has been cut is shown in the following figures. How would this paper look when unfolded?
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : C
The unfolded paper looks like option 3.
The paper is folded along the diagonal and then again, and a bow-tie shaped hole is cut near the folded point. Unfolding reflects that cut across both fold lines, so four copies appear arranged round the centre of the sheet, each a mirror image of its neighbours. Option 3 shows the four copies turned the way that two reflections produce.
The other options show copies that are turned the wrong way, so they cannot be produced by reflecting the cut across the folds.
To check, imagine opening the second fold first. The cut then appears twice, once on each side of the first fold line, as mirror images. Opening the first fold repeats the pair across the diagonal, giving four copies. The copies in option 3 are mirror images of each other in just that way.
What is the term for decisions limited by human capacity to absorb and analyse information?
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : C
Correct answer: Bounded rationality
Bounded rationality is Simon’s term for the gap between the rational ideal and human capability. The decision maker cannot gather all the information, cannot hold it all in mind, and cannot evaluate every alternative - so rationality operates within bounds set by the person and the situation rather than absolutely.
On a T.V. channel, four serials A, B, C and D were screened, one on eacn day, on four consecutive days but not necessarily in that order. On which day was the serial C screened ?
Statements:
1. The first serial was screened on 23rd, Tuesday and was followed by serial D.
2. Serial A was not screened on 25th and one serial was screened between serials A and B.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : D
From 1, we know that the serials were screened on 23rd, 24th, 25th and 26th.
Clearly, D was screened second i.e. on 24th, Wednesday.
From 2, we know that one serial was screened between A and B.
So, A and B were screened first and third, i.e. on 23rd and 25th. But, A was not screened on 25th.
So, A was screened on 23rd and B on 25th. Thus, C was screened on 26th, Friday.
General Awareness / General Knowledge (GK) [ Question No: 13 To 20 ] :
Which of the following can survive in saline water?
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : A
Mangrove trees can survive in saline water. They grow along the coasts in the tidal areas, where river water mixes with the sea, and have adaptations such as breathing roots and salt-excreting leaves.
Thorny bushes belong to dry regions, tropical deciduous forests to the monsoon areas with moderate rain, and tropical rainforests to hot regions with heavy rain. None of those grows in salt water.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : D
The Guardians and Wards Act was enacted in 1890.
It empowers district courts to appoint or declare a guardian of the person or property of a minor, applying the welfare of the minor as the paramount consideration. It applies across religions.
World Bicycle Day, recognised by the United Nations, is observed on ________.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : D
Correct answer: 3rd June
The UN General Assembly declared 3 June as World Bicycle Day in 2018, acknowledging the bicycle as a simple, affordable and clean means of transport. It should not be confused with World Environment Day, which falls two days later.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : D
Dr Dwarkanath Kotnis gave his life providing medical help to the Eighth Route Army in China.
He went with an Indian medical mission in 1938 to treat Chinese soldiers wounded in the war with Japan, worked at the front for five years, and died there in 1942 aged thirty-two. He is honoured in China to this day.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : D
Bulo C. Rani was associated with motion pictures.
He was a music director in Hindi cinema from the 1940s, remembered above all for the score of Jogan (1950), whose songs Geeta Dutt sang.
The innermost layer of the Earth is the
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : D
Correct answer: Inner core
The inner core is a ball of iron and nickel about 1,220 km in radius at the centre of the Earth. Although its temperature approaches that of the surface of the Sun, it is solid, because the pressure there is so immense that it holds the metal in a solid state. That it is solid was deduced, not observed: Inge Lehmann showed in 1936 that S waves, which cannot travel through liquid, are absent beyond a certain distance while a reflected P wave reappears - evidence of a solid body inside a liquid shell. Outside it lies the liquid outer core, whose churning convection generates the Earth’s magnetic field. Beyond that is the mantle, much the largest layer by volume, and outermost the thin crust. Nobody has sampled any of this directly; the deepest borehole ever drilled reached about 12 km, not even through the crust.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : A
Abrasion, crystallisation and pressure release are all physical (mechanical) processes: rock is worn by impact, split by salt or ice crystals growing in its pores, and made to spall when the weight of overlying rock is removed.
Oxidation, hydrolysis and carbonation are chemical weathering, so any option containing them is wrong.
The Concurrent List is the field on which
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : B
Correct answer: Both Parliament and the state legislatures may legislate
The Concurrent List, the third list of the Seventh Schedule, contains subjects on which both Parliament and the state legislatures may make laws - criminal law and procedure, marriage and divorce, contracts, bankruptcy, trade unions, economic and social planning, education, forests, electricity, and the protection of wild animals and birds. Where a Union and a state law on a concurrent subject conflict, Article 254 provides that the Union law prevails and the state law is void to the extent of the repugnancy. There is an exception: if the state law was reserved for and received the President’s assent, it prevails in that state - though Parliament may still override it later. The idea was borrowed from Australia. Education, forests, weights and measures, and the protection of wild animals were moved from the State List to the Concurrent List by the 42nd Amendment in 1976, a significant centralisation that remains in force.
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Total number of questions : 20
Number of answered questions : 0
Number of unanswered questions : 20