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Quantitative Aptitude [ Question No: 1 To 4 ] :
Find the radius of the circle inscribed in a triangle who sides are 8 cm, 15 cm and 17 cm.
Rajiv invested a sum of ₹ 7,000 at 20% p.a. for \(1\frac{1}{2}\) years, compounded half yearly, and his friend Amit invested a sum of ₹ 8,000 at 10% p.a. for 2 years, compounded annually. What is the difference between the interest received by Rajiv and Amit, at maturity ?
Find the odd man out. 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, 37, 50, 64
How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in 24 hours?
Reasoning [ Question No: 5 To 5 ] :
A man facing north turns 90 degrees clockwise, then turns 180 degrees, and then turns 90 degrees anticlockwise. Which direction is he facing now ?
English Language [ Question No: 6 To 13 ] :
Direction for [ Question No: 6 To 6 ] :
Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct?
Identify the incorrect sentence or sentences:
a. Abdul emigrated from France to Sweden.
b. He has been working as machine operator in Stockholm.
c. Last month he was told that he had been laid of.
d. At which he was really shocked.
Direction for [ Question No: 7 To 7 ] :
In the following section the sentences have been given in Direct or Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the most appropriate sentence that best suits the given sentence in Indirect or Direct speech.
Direction for [ Question No: 8 To 8 ] :
Many sociologists have argued that there is a functional relationship between education and economic system. They point to the fact that mass formal education began in industrial society. They note that the expansion of the economies of industrial societies is accompanied by a corresponding expansion of their educational systems. They explain this correspondence in terms of the needs of industry for skilled and trained manpower, needs which are met by the educational system. Thus, the provision of mass elementary education in Britain in 1870 can be seen as a response to the needs of industry for a literate and numerate workforce at a time when industrial processes were becoming more complex and the demand for technical skills was steadily growing.
The author argues that
Direction for [ Question No: 9 To 9 ] :
At this stage of civilisation, when many nations are brought into close and vital contact for good and evil, it is essential, as never before, that their gross ignorance of one another should be diminished, that they should begin to understand a little of one another's historical experience and resulting mentality. It is the fault of the English to expect the people of other countries to react as they do, to political and international situations. Our genuine goodwill and good intentions are often brought to nothing, because we expect other people to be like us. This would be corrected if we knew the history, not necessarily in detail but in broad outlines, of the social and political conditions which have given to each nation its present character.
The character of a nation is the result of its
Direction for [ Question No: 10 To 10 ] :
In questions given below out of four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given word/sentence.
An abnormal craving for drinking.
Find the correctly spelt word:
Because Dr.Chambers worked in a highly___________field of scientific research, her reports and papers were necessarily filled with technical jargon meaningless to all but a few of her coworkers.
I told __________ not to go but he didn't listen.
Computer Awareness [ Question No: 14 To 14 ] :
Which of the following pane is NOT available in Task Pane?
General Awareness / General Knowledge (GK) [ Question No: 15 To 20 ] :
Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, was a contemporary of which of the following rulers?
Total number of questions : 20
Number of answered questions : 0
Number of unanswered questions : 20
Quantitative Aptitude [ Question No: 1 To 4 ] :
Find the radius of the circle inscribed in a triangle who sides are 8 cm, 15 cm and 17 cm.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : C
The radius of the inscribed circle is 3 cm.
Since \(8^{2} + 15^{2} = 64 + 225 = 289 = 17^{2}\), the triangle is right-angled. Its area is \(\frac{1}{2} \times 8 \times 15 = 60\) and its semi-perimeter is \((8 + 15 + 17)/2 = 20\):
\[ r = \frac{\text{Area}}{s} = \frac{60}{20} = 3\ \text{cm} \]
For a right triangle there is also the shortcut \(r = (a + b - c)/2 = (8 + 15 - 17)/2 = 3\). 4 and 5 cm and \(2\sqrt{2}\) cm do not satisfy either formula.
Rajiv invested a sum of ₹ 7,000 at 20% p.a. for \(1\frac{1}{2}\) years, compounded half yearly, and his friend Amit invested a sum of ₹ 8,000 at 10% p.a. for 2 years, compounded annually. What is the difference between the interest received by Rajiv and Amit, at maturity ?
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : C
The difference is ₹ 637.
Rajiv: 20% a year compounded half-yearly is 10% per half-year, for 3 half-years.
\[ \begin{aligned} A &= 7000 \times (1.1)^3 \\ &= 7000 \times 1.331 = 9317 \end{aligned} \]
So Rajiv's interest is ₹ 2,317. Amit: 10% a year compounded annually for 2 years.
\[ \begin{aligned} A &= 8000 \times (1.1)^2 \\ &= 8000 \times 1.21 = 9680 \end{aligned} \]
Amit's interest is ₹ 1,680, and \(2317 - 1680 = 637\). Treating Rajiv's investment as compounded yearly at 20% would give a quite different figure, which is why the half-yearly rate and period must both be halved and doubled.
Find the odd man out. 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, 37, 50, 64
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : D
Each term is one more than a perfect square.
\[ n^{2} + 1: \quad 2,\; 5,\; 10,\; 17,\; 26,\; 37,\; 50,\; 65 \]
The eighth term should be \( 8^{2} + 1 = 65 \), not 64.
So 64 is the odd man out - a perfect square itself, which is what makes it convincing.
How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in 24 hours?
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : A
In twelve hours the hands coincide eleven times, not twelve: between 11 and 12 they meet only at 12 o'clock itself, so that hour contributes no separate coincidence.
\[ 11 \times 2 = 22 \text{ times in 24 hours} \]
Equivalently, the minute hand laps the hour hand once every \( \tfrac{720}{11} = 65\tfrac{5}{11} \) minutes, and \( \tfrac{1440}{720/11} = 22 \).
Reasoning [ Question No: 5 To 5 ] :
A man facing north turns 90 degrees clockwise, then turns 180 degrees, and then turns 90 degrees anticlockwise. Which direction is he facing now ?
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : A
Correct answer: South
Take the turns in order: north turned 90 degrees clockwise gives east; east turned 180 degrees gives west; west turned 90 degrees anticlockwise gives south.
So he ends up facing south, exactly opposite to his original direction.
English Language [ Question No: 6 To 13 ] :
Direction for [ Question No: 6 To 6 ] :
Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct?
Identify the incorrect sentence or sentences:
a. Abdul emigrated from France to Sweden.
b. He has been working as machine operator in Stockholm.
c. Last month he was told that he had been laid of.
d. At which he was really shocked.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : A
b and c are incorrect.
Sentence b needs an article - as a machine operator. Sentence c needs laid off rather than the form given; the fault is in the participle.
Direction for [ Question No: 7 To 7 ] :
In the following section the sentences have been given in Direct or Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the most appropriate sentence that best suits the given sentence in Indirect or Direct speech.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : A
Correct answer: His father said, “Go to your room and study.”
Working backwards: ordered him to go to his room and study unpacks into an imperative, with his room becoming your room. The other options reorder the words or add a manner the report does not contain.
Direction for [ Question No: 8 To 8 ] :
Many sociologists have argued that there is a functional relationship between education and economic system. They point to the fact that mass formal education began in industrial society. They note that the expansion of the economies of industrial societies is accompanied by a corresponding expansion of their educational systems. They explain this correspondence in terms of the needs of industry for skilled and trained manpower, needs which are met by the educational system. Thus, the provision of mass elementary education in Britain in 1870 can be seen as a response to the needs of industry for a literate and numerate workforce at a time when industrial processes were becoming more complex and the demand for technical skills was steadily growing.
The author argues that
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : A
Correct answer: formal education can be traced to industrial society
The sociologists' first piece of evidence is that mass formal education began in industrial society. The later expansion of education alongside the economy is a second observation, and vocational education and changes of pattern are never mentioned.
Direction for [ Question No: 9 To 9 ] :
At this stage of civilisation, when many nations are brought into close and vital contact for good and evil, it is essential, as never before, that their gross ignorance of one another should be diminished, that they should begin to understand a little of one another's historical experience and resulting mentality. It is the fault of the English to expect the people of other countries to react as they do, to political and international situations. Our genuine goodwill and good intentions are often brought to nothing, because we expect other people to be like us. This would be corrected if we knew the history, not necessarily in detail but in broad outlines, of the social and political conditions which have given to each nation its present character.
The character of a nation is the result of its
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : D
Correct answer: Socio-political conditions
The passage names the cause explicitly: the social and political conditions which have given to each nation its present character. Mentality is a parallel result rather than a cause, and gross ignorance is the problem the passage sets out to cure.
Direction for [ Question No: 10 To 10 ] :
In questions given below out of four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given word/sentence.
An abnormal craving for drinking.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : C
It is dipsomania.
Dipsomania is a craving for alcohol, from the Greek dipsa, thirst. Bibliomania is a passion for books, egomania for oneself and plutomania for wealth.
Find the correctly spelt word:
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : C
Correct answer: Supersede
The correct spelling is supersede, with an s in the second half - not a c. It is the only English word ending in -sede. The confusion arises because the far commoner ending is -cede: precede, recede, concede, intercede, accede and secede all take it, and by analogy supercede looks right. The reason for the difference is that supersede comes from the Latin sedere, to sit - to supersede is literally to sit above - whereas the -cede words come from cedere, to go or yield. Two different roots, two different spellings. Three further words end in -ceed rather than -cede: proceed, exceed and succeed. Those three, plus supersede, are the entire set of exceptions to -cede, and are worth memorising as such.
Because Dr.Chambers worked in a highly___________field of scientific research, her reports and papers were necessarily filled with technical jargon meaningless to all but a few of her coworkers.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : D
If the technical jargon used by Dr. Chambers could not be understood by anyone except a few of her own co-workers, she mast have been working in highly specialized field and not in a highly unstable, or regarded or controversial or subsidized field. So, (D) is the answer.
I told __________ not to go but he didn't listen.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : A
It is him.
Him is the pronoun. A hymn is a religious song, and its n is silent, so the two are pronounced identically.
Computer Awareness [ Question No: 14 To 14 ] :
Which of the following pane is NOT available in Task Pane?
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : B
Correct answer: Master Slide
Slide Design, Slide Layout and Slide Transition are all task panes. The slide master is reached through View > Master and is a view rather than a pane.
General Awareness / General Knowledge (GK) [ Question No: 15 To 20 ] :
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : C
Vikas Gowda is a discus thrower, and holds the Indian national record at 66.28 m.
He won gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and at the 2013 Asian Championships, and competed at three Olympic Games.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : A
The dark Fraunhofer lines in the solar spectrum are caused by the absorption of particular wavelengths by the sun's cooler outer layers.
The hot interior emits a continuous spectrum; atoms in the photosphere and chromosphere above absorb exactly the wavelengths they would themselves emit, leaving dark lines. Their positions identify the elements present - which is how helium was discovered.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : A
It is V. K. Singh.
The former Chief of Army Staff wrote Courage and Conviction; the account of the intelligence and procurement failures that the question describes belongs to that body of writing by serving and retired officers on the state of the defence establishment.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : A
Larry Pressler is a politician.
He was a United States Senator from South Dakota, and gave his name to the Pressler Amendment of 1985, which barred American aid to Pakistan unless the President could certify that it possessed no nuclear explosive device.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : D
The Tansen Samman was instituted by Madhya Pradesh.
It is conferred at the Tansen Samaroh, held every December at Behat near Gwalior, beside the tomb of Tansen - the singer of Akbar's court, one of the nine jewels, who was born nearby.
Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, was a contemporary of which of the following rulers?
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : A
He was a contemporary of Akbar.
Tulsidas lived from about 1532 to 1623 and began the Ramcharitmanas at Ayodhya in 1574, in Awadhi rather than Sanskrit. His life falls almost wholly within Akbar's reign.
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Total number of questions : 20
Number of answered questions : 0
Number of unanswered questions : 20