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Quantitative Aptitude [ Question No: 1 To 3 ] :
A student who scored 30% marks in the first paper of Physics out of 180 marks, has to get an overall score of at least 50% in two papers. The second paper is of 150 marks. The percentage of marks he should score in the second paper to get the overall average score is __________ .
What is the minimum value of \(\sin^2\theta + \cos^2\theta\)?
Vijay rows a boat 80 km along the stream in 1 hour 20 minutes. Given that his rowing speed in still water is 45 km/hr, in how much time will he cover the same distance against the stream?
Reasoning [ Question No: 4 To 5 ] :
A single relationship connects every term shown here. Find the rule and name the term that completes the run.
11, 25, 39, 53, ?
Pointing a photograph X said to his friend Y, "She is the only daughter of the father of my mother." How X is related to the person of photograph?
English Language [ Question No: 6 To 12 ] :
Direction for [ Question No: 6 To 6 ] :
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate options.
Lata stood outside the hall for a minute. Sunlight poured onto the stone steps. The edge of her middle finger was smeared with dark blue ink, and she looked at it, frowning. She was close to tears.
Other English students stood on the steps and chatted. A post-mortem of the paper was being held, and it was dominated by an optimistic and chubby girl who was ticking off on her fingers the various points she had answered correctly.
'This is one paper I know I have done really well,' she said. 'Especially the 'King Lear' question. I think that the answer was 'Yes'.' Others were looking excited or depressed. Everyone agreed that several of the questions were far harder than they had needed to be. A knot of history students stood not far away, discussing their paper, which had been held simultaneously in the same building. One of them was the young man who had brought himself to Lata's attention in the Imperial Book Depot, and he was looking a little worried. He had spent a great deal of time these last few months in extra-curricular activities - particularly cricket - and this had taken its toll upon his performance.
Lata walked to a bench beneath the gulmohar tree and sat down to collect herself. When she got home for lunch, she would be pestered with a hundred questions about how well she had done. She looked down at the red flowers that lay scattered at her feet. In her head, she could still hear the buzzing of the fly.
The young man, though he had been talking to his classmates, had noticed her walking down the steps. When she sat down on the far bench under the tree, he decided to have a word with her. He told his friends that he had to go home for lunch - that his father would be waiting for him - and hurried along the path past the gulmohar. As he came to the bench, he uttered an exclamation of surprise and stopped.
'The edge of her middle finger ...'
Name the Part of Speech of the underlined word in the given sentence part.
Direction for [ Question No: 7 To 7 ] :
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate options.
When it comes to structures that are both majestic and well-fortified, the classic European castle is the pinnacle of design. Across the ages castles changed, developed, and eventually fell out of use, but they still command the fascination of our culture.
Castles were originally built in England by Norman invaders in 1066. As William the Conqueror advanced through England, he fortified key positions to secure the land he had taken. Castles also served as bases of operation for offensive attacks. Troops were summoned to, organized around, and deployed from castles. In this way castles served both offensive and defensive roles in military operations.
Not limited to military purposes, castles also served as offices from which the lord would administer control over his fiefdom. They would address disputes, handle business, feast, and enjoy festivities. In this way castles served as important social centres in medieval England. Castles also served as symbols of power.
The first castles constructed in England were made from earth and timber. Those who constructed them took advantage of natural features, such as hills and rivers, to increase defenses. Since these castles were constructed from wood, they were highly susceptible to attacks by fire. Wooden castles were gradually replaced by stone, which greatly increased the strength of these fortifications; however, being made from stone did not make these castles entirely fireproof. Attackers could hurl flaming objects into the castle through the windows or ignite the wooden doors.
The demise of castles can ultimately be attributed to gunpowder. During the 15th century, artillery became powerful enough to break through stone walls. This greatly undermined the military role of castles. Castles were then replaced by artillery forts that had no role in civil administration, and country houses that were indefensible. Though castles no longer serve their original purposes, remaining castles receive millions of visitors each year from those who wish to experience these majestic vestiges of a time long passed.
Which one of the following best describes the main idea in Paragraph 2?
Direction for [ Question No: 8 To 8 ] :
Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct?
Direction for [ Question No: 9 To 9 ] :
In each of the questions below five words are given. Find out that word, the spelling of which is WRONG. The letter of that word is the answer. If all the four words are spelt correctly, the answer is 'E', i.e., "All Correct".
Direction for [ Question No: 10 To 10 ] :
Detective stories tend to glorify crime. Murderers, gangsters and crooks of all kinds are described as tough, cunning and courageous individuals who know how to take care of themselves and how to get what they want. In James McCain's The Postman Always Rings twice, for instance the villain is much more impressive a character than his victim. He is casual, brave, smart and successful with women. It is true that he finally gets caught. But he is punished for a crime that he did not commit, so that his conviction is hardly a triumph of justice. Besides, looking back over the exciting life of the criminal, the reader might conclude that it was worth the risk.
According to the passage, the life of a criminal
In the sentence given below a part is underlined and for that part options are given. Choose the most suitable option that can replace the underlined part.
They are waiting for her since the afternoon.
General Awareness / General Knowledge (GK) [ Question No: 13 To 20 ] :
"He was the eldest son of Rawal Salkha of Marwar and Janide". He became a disciple of Ugamsi Bhati in 1389 A.D. Identify the folk deity :
The ozone layer, which absorbs most of the Sun’s ultraviolet radiation, lies in which layer of the atmosphere?
Total number of questions : 20
Number of answered questions : 0
Number of unanswered questions : 20
Quantitative Aptitude [ Question No: 1 To 3 ] :
A student who scored 30% marks in the first paper of Physics out of 180 marks, has to get an overall score of at least 50% in two papers. The second paper is of 150 marks. The percentage of marks he should score in the second paper to get the overall average score is __________ .
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : C
He must score 74% in the second paper.
The two papers together carry 180 + 150 = 330 marks, and 50% of that is 165. In the first paper he scored 30% of 180:
\[ \begin{aligned} 0.30 \times 180 &= 54 \\ 165 - 54 &= 111 \\ \frac{111}{150} \times 100 &= 74\% \end{aligned} \]
So he needs 111 out of 150 in the second paper. A common slip is to average percentages, \(2 \times 50 - 30 = 70\%\), which ignores that the papers carry different maximum marks; that gives the 70% option.
What is the minimum value of \(\sin^2\theta + \cos^2\theta\)?
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : B
This is a trick question based on the fundamental Pythagorean identity.
For any angle \(\theta\), the expression \(\sin^2\theta + \cos^2\theta\) is always equal to 1.
Therefore, its minimum value, maximum value, and average value are all 1.
Vijay rows a boat 80 km along the stream in 1 hour 20 minutes. Given that his rowing speed in still water is 45 km/hr, in how much time will he cover the same distance against the stream?
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : C
Write \( b \) for the boat's speed in still water and \( r \) for the stream's. Then
\[ \text{downstream} = b + r, \qquad \text{upstream} = b - r \]
\[ 1 \text{ h } 20 \text{ min} = \frac{4}{3} \text{ h} \]
\[ b + r = \frac{80}{4/3} = 60 \text{ km/h} \]
\[ r = 60 - 45 = 15 \text{ km/h} \quad\Longrightarrow\quad b - r = 45 - 15 = 30 \text{ km/h} \]
\[ t = \frac{80}{30} = \frac{8}{3} \text{ h} = 2 \text{ h } 40 \text{ min} \]
The upstream speed is half the downstream speed here, so the return leg takes exactly twice as long.
Reasoning [ Question No: 4 To 5 ] :
A single relationship connects every term shown here. Find the rule and name the term that completes the run.
11, 25, 39, 53, ?
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : D
Correct answer: 67
Every gap is the same: the differences run 14, 14, 14, so the common difference is 14. Applying it once more to the final term, 53 + 14 gives 67. As a check, subtracting 14 from the answer returns 53, the term before it, and repeating that recovers the whole series. The last term is the one most often misread, and re-checking it costs nothing.
Pointing a photograph X said to his friend Y, "She is the only daughter of the father of my mother." How X is related to the person of photograph?
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : B
Correct answer: Son
The father of my mother is X’s maternal grandfather, and his only daughter is X’s mother. X is male, so he is her son.
English Language [ Question No: 6 To 12 ] :
Direction for [ Question No: 6 To 6 ] :
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate options.
Lata stood outside the hall for a minute. Sunlight poured onto the stone steps. The edge of her middle finger was smeared with dark blue ink, and she looked at it, frowning. She was close to tears.
Other English students stood on the steps and chatted. A post-mortem of the paper was being held, and it was dominated by an optimistic and chubby girl who was ticking off on her fingers the various points she had answered correctly.
'This is one paper I know I have done really well,' she said. 'Especially the 'King Lear' question. I think that the answer was 'Yes'.' Others were looking excited or depressed. Everyone agreed that several of the questions were far harder than they had needed to be. A knot of history students stood not far away, discussing their paper, which had been held simultaneously in the same building. One of them was the young man who had brought himself to Lata's attention in the Imperial Book Depot, and he was looking a little worried. He had spent a great deal of time these last few months in extra-curricular activities - particularly cricket - and this had taken its toll upon his performance.
Lata walked to a bench beneath the gulmohar tree and sat down to collect herself. When she got home for lunch, she would be pestered with a hundred questions about how well she had done. She looked down at the red flowers that lay scattered at her feet. In her head, she could still hear the buzzing of the fly.
The young man, though he had been talking to his classmates, had noticed her walking down the steps. When she sat down on the far bench under the tree, he decided to have a word with her. He told his friends that he had to go home for lunch - that his father would be waiting for him - and hurried along the path past the gulmohar. As he came to the bench, he uttered an exclamation of surprise and stopped.
'The edge of her middle finger ...'
Name the Part of Speech of the underlined word in the given sentence part.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : A
The underlined word edge is a Noun.
In 'The edge of her middle finger', edge follows the article 'the' and is the head of the phrase: it names a thing, the border or side of the finger. Words that follow an article and name something are nouns.
It is not a pronoun (it does not stand in for a noun), not a preposition (that is the word 'of' which follows it) and not an adjective (it does not describe another noun). Edge can be a verb in other sentences, as in 'edge closer', but not here.
Direction for [ Question No: 7 To 7 ] :
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate options.
When it comes to structures that are both majestic and well-fortified, the classic European castle is the pinnacle of design. Across the ages castles changed, developed, and eventually fell out of use, but they still command the fascination of our culture.
Castles were originally built in England by Norman invaders in 1066. As William the Conqueror advanced through England, he fortified key positions to secure the land he had taken. Castles also served as bases of operation for offensive attacks. Troops were summoned to, organized around, and deployed from castles. In this way castles served both offensive and defensive roles in military operations.
Not limited to military purposes, castles also served as offices from which the lord would administer control over his fiefdom. They would address disputes, handle business, feast, and enjoy festivities. In this way castles served as important social centres in medieval England. Castles also served as symbols of power.
The first castles constructed in England were made from earth and timber. Those who constructed them took advantage of natural features, such as hills and rivers, to increase defenses. Since these castles were constructed from wood, they were highly susceptible to attacks by fire. Wooden castles were gradually replaced by stone, which greatly increased the strength of these fortifications; however, being made from stone did not make these castles entirely fireproof. Attackers could hurl flaming objects into the castle through the windows or ignite the wooden doors.
The demise of castles can ultimately be attributed to gunpowder. During the 15th century, artillery became powerful enough to break through stone walls. This greatly undermined the military role of castles. Castles were then replaced by artillery forts that had no role in civil administration, and country houses that were indefensible. Though castles no longer serve their original purposes, remaining castles receive millions of visitors each year from those who wish to experience these majestic vestiges of a time long passed.
Which one of the following best describes the main idea in Paragraph 2?
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : B
Paragraph 2 explains why castles were first built in England and the military purposes they served.
The paragraph opens with the Norman invaders of 1066, says William the Conqueror fortified key positions to secure the land he had taken, and then says castles were bases for offensive attacks and also served defensive roles. That is the reason for the first castles plus their military uses, which is option B.
Option A is too narrow, because the paragraph is about what castles did, not how William took control. Nothing is said about Norman lords being scared or retreating (C). The full list of purposes, including administration and social life, comes in paragraph 3, so D is wrong for paragraph 2.
Direction for [ Question No: 8 To 8 ] :
Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct?
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : D
It should read indicates the poor law and order situation there and therefore.
The subject is the increase, which is singular, so the verb is indicates - the plural crimes in between is only part of a prepositional phrase. The second that is redundant once therefore has been used.
Direction for [ Question No: 9 To 9 ] :
In each of the questions below five words are given. Find out that word, the spelling of which is WRONG. The letter of that word is the answer. If all the four words are spelt correctly, the answer is 'E', i.e., "All Correct".
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : C
The misspelt word is dispute, written here as 'Despute'.
From the Latin dis and putare, to reckon - the prefix is dis-, not des-.
Direction for [ Question No: 10 To 10 ] :
Detective stories tend to glorify crime. Murderers, gangsters and crooks of all kinds are described as tough, cunning and courageous individuals who know how to take care of themselves and how to get what they want. In James McCain's The Postman Always Rings twice, for instance the villain is much more impressive a character than his victim. He is casual, brave, smart and successful with women. It is true that he finally gets caught. But he is punished for a crime that he did not commit, so that his conviction is hardly a triumph of justice. Besides, looking back over the exciting life of the criminal, the reader might conclude that it was worth the risk.
According to the passage, the life of a criminal
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : C
Correct answer: is seldom presented in the right perspective
The passage argues that the criminal is made more impressive than his victim, that his punishment is undeserved, and that a reader looking back might conclude that it was worth the risk. Each of those is a distortion, and the passage offers them as evidence that the portrayal is false rather than as its own view of criminal life.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : C
The opposite is unlikely.
Inevitable means bound to happen; unlikely means probably not going to. Skilled and inefficient describe ability rather than probability.
In the sentence given below a part is underlined and for that part options are given. Choose the most suitable option that can replace the underlined part.
They are waiting for her since the afternoon.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : C
It should read have been waiting.
Since the afternoon fixes a starting point, and an action continuing from a point in the past to now takes the present perfect continuous. The present continuous says nothing about when the waiting began.
General Awareness / General Knowledge (GK) [ Question No: 13 To 20 ] :
"He was the eldest son of Rawal Salkha of Marwar and Janide". He became a disciple of Ugamsi Bhati in 1389 A.D. Identify the folk deity :
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : C
The folk deity is Mallinath ji.
Mallinath ji was the eldest son of Rawal Salkha of Marwar and his queen Janide. He became a disciple of the saint Ugamsi Bhati in 1389 and is worshipped as a warrior-saint. The Malani region of Barmer is named after him, and the Tilwara cattle fair on the Luni is held in his memory.
Jasnath ji founded the Jasnathi sect at Katariyasar near Bikaner. Ramdev ji, worshipped at Runicha (Ramdevra), was the son of Ajmal ji Tanwar. Devnarayan ji, the deity of the Gurjars, was the son of Savai Bhoj. None of them fits the parentage in the stem.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : C
RAM performs both read and write operations.
That is what distinguishes it from ROM, which can only be read. The name random access describes how it is addressed, not what may be done to it - any location is reached in the same time.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : D
DSL carries internet data over telephone wires.
Digital Subscriber Line uses frequencies above the voice band, so a call and a data connection can share the same pair. Its speed falls with distance from the exchange, which is why the rate varies so much between subscribers.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : C
A chronometer measures time - a clock accurate enough to keep time at sea.
John Harrison's marine chronometer, perfected in the 1760s, solved the longitude problem: comparing local noon with the time at a reference meridian gives longitude directly.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : C
Sardar was directed by Ketan Mehta, released in 1993.
Paresh Rawal played Vallabhbhai Patel. The film covers the years from 1946 to Patel's death in 1950, including the integration of the princely states.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : A
The Qutb Minar is at Delhi.
Begun by Qutb-ud-din Aibak in 1199 and completed by Iltutmish, the 72.5 m tower of red sandstone and marble is the tallest brick minaret in the world, and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
The ozone layer, which absorbs most of the Sun’s ultraviolet radiation, lies in which layer of the atmosphere?
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : A
Correct answer: The stratosphere
Ozone is concentrated between roughly 15 and 35 km above the surface, which places it in the stratosphere - the second layer up. Its presence is what gives that layer its defining property: absorbing ultraviolet light warms the air, so temperature rises with height in the stratosphere instead of falling. That inversion makes the layer very stable, which is why weather is confined below it and why long-haul aircraft cruise at its base for a smooth ride. The troposphere is the lowest layer, where temperature falls with height and essentially all weather occurs. The mesosphere sits above the stratosphere and is where most meteors burn up. The thermosphere is higher still, hot but so thin that the heat is negligible, and it is where auroras form.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : A
The Palaeozoic era contains six periods: the Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian.
In North American usage the Carboniferous is split into the Mississippian and Pennsylvanian, which gives seven, but the six-period division is the standard one.
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Total number of questions : 20
Number of answered questions : 0
Number of unanswered questions : 20