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From a group of 7 men and 6 women, five persons are to be selected to form a committee so that at least 3 men are there on the committee. In how many ways can it be done? a.564 b.645 c.735 d.756

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How many 4-letter words with or without meaning, can be formed out of the letters of the word, 'LOGARITHMS', if repetition of letters is not allowed?
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40 b.400 c.5040. d. 2520

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How many 3-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9, which are divisible by 5 and none of the digits is repeated?
a.

5 b.10 c. 15 d. 20

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A college group of 5 boys and 5 girls goes to cinema hall to watch spiderman-3. They get 10 seats in a row, numbered 1 to 10. Every boy wants to sit with a girl therefore the boys decide that no matter what they will not let any two girls to sit together. In how many ways can they sit such that the wish of every boy comes true?

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Two unbiased coins are tossed. What is probability of getting at most one tail ? a. b. 1/3 c. 3/2 d. 3/4

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In a box, there are 8 red, 7 blue and 6 green balls. One ball is picked up randomly. What is the probability that it is neither blue nor green? a. 2/3 b.8/21 c.3/7 d. 9/22 A speaks truth in 75% of cases and B in 80% of cases. In what percentage of cases are they likely to contradict each other, narrating the same incident? a.30% b.35% c. 40% d. 45% A man sells chocolates that come in boxes. Either full or half a box of chocolates can be bought from him. A customer comes and buys half the number of boxes the seller has plus half a box. A second customer comes and buys half the remaining number of boxes plus half a box. After this the seller is left with no chocolates box. How many did the seller have initially ? a. 2 b.3 c.4 d.3.5 A batsman scored 110 runs which included 3 boundaries and 8 sixes. What percent of his total score did he make by running between the wickets? a.45% b. 45 % c.54 % d.55%

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Two numbers A and B are such that the sum of 5% of A and 4% of B is two-third of the sum of 6% of A and 8% of B. Find the ratio of A : B. a.2:3 b. 1:1 c.3:4 d.4:3

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In a class, if 50% of the boys were girls, then there would be 50% more girls than boys. What percentage of the overall class is girls? a. 10% b. 20% c. 25% d. 35%

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In an exam, a candidate who scores 20% of the total marks fails by 40 marks, whereas a candidate who scores 40% of the total marks passes by 120 marks. Then the total marks possible in the exam is? a. 700 b. 750 c. 800 d. 875 Ram and Shyam take a vacation at their grandparents' house. During the vacation, they do any activity together. They either played tennis in the evening or practiced Yoga in the morning, ensuring that they do not undertake both the activities on any single day. There were some days when they did nothing. Out of the days that they stayed at their grandparents' house, they involved in one of the two activities on 22 days. However, their grandmother while sending an end of vacation report to their parents stated that they did not do anything on 24 mornings and they did nothing on 12 evenings. How long was their vacation? a. 36 days b.14days c.19days d. cannot be determined For what value of 'n' will the remainder of 351n and 352n be the same when divided by 7? a.2 b.3 c.6 d.4 In a triangle ABC, the lengths of the sides AB and AC equal 17.5 cm and 9 cm respectively. Let D be a point on the line segment BC such that AD is perpendicular to BC. If AD = 3 cm, then what is the radius (in cm) of the circle circumscribing the triangle ABC? a. 17.05 b.27.85 c.22.45 d.32.25 e. 26.25 The largest number amongst the following that will perfectly divide 101100 - 1 is a. 100 b.10000 c. 100,000

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SECTION II VERBAL 1. Philosophical problems arise when people and questions that, though very_______, have certain characteristics in common. a) c) relevant abstract b) d) elementary diverse

2. The ambassador's papers are not_______reading, but on who reads slowly and attentively will be richly repaid. a) c) petty insightful b) d) valuable easy

3. Although the substance is normally quite______________, scientists found that when tempered with other elements it could be stored safely in metal containers.

a) c)

voluminous insoluble

b) d)

caustic vapid

4. It is ironic and somehow tragic that good people are often dull while evil people can be endlessly______. a) c) ordinary skeptical b) d) stubborn fascinating

5. Insurance Company X is considering issuing a new policy to cover services required by elderly people who suffer from diseases that afflict the elderly. Premiums for the policy must be low enough to attract customers; therefore, Company X is concerned that the income from the policies would not be sufficient to pay for the claims that would be made. Which of the following strategies would be most likely to minimize Company X's losses on the policies? a) Attracting middle-aged customers unlikely to submit claims for benefits for many years. Including a greater number of services in the policy than are included in other policies of lower cost. CHOOSE THE ANTONYMS 6. ABHOR a) c) inspire improve 7. ABATE: a) c) attach absent 8. ABEYANCE: a) c) fulfillment renascence 9. ABERRANT : a) c) attractive normal b) d) blissful precise b) d) activity continuance b) d) later augment b) d) credit greatly admire b) Insuring only those individuals who did not suffer any serious diseases as children. Insuring only those individuals who were rejected by other companies for similar policies.

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ABSCISSION :

a) c)

process of grafting state of fluctuation

b) d)

process of transforming lack of coordination