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SECTION I : LOGICAL REASONING

1.

How many odd numbers are there in the given sequence which are immediately followed by an odd
number?
51473985726315863852243496
(A) 3

2.

(B) 4

(C) 5

(D) 6

Howmanycombinationsoftwodigitnumbershaving8canbemadefromthefollowingnumbers?
8,5,2,1,7,6
(A) 9

3.

(C) 11

(D) 12

(C) 55

(D) 56

If Z = 26, NET = 39, then NUT = ?

(A) 50

4.

(B) 10

(B) 53

Find the missing character in the given question.

1
15

(A) 13

2
?

(B) 14

4
3

(C) 25

(B)

(C)

(B) 3

(C) 4

(D) 5

IfthelettersinthewordUNDERTAKINGarerearrangedinthealphabeticalorder,whichonewillbe
in the middle in order after the rearrangement ?
(A) G

8.

(D)

In the given question, five figures marked 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are given. From these five figures, we
can get two pairs of figures such that each pair forms a complete square. You have to select the
odd figure which does not fit into any of the other figures to form a complete square.

(A) 1
7.

Which one of the given Venn diagrams correctly illustrate the relationship among the following:
"Plums,Tomatoes,Fruits"?

(A)

6.

6
18
19

(D) 21
5.

17
16

(B) I

(C) K

(D) N

Thegivenquestionconsistsoffivefiguresmarked1,2,3,4and5calledtheProblemfigures.Select
thefigurefromamongstthealternatives,whichwillcontinuethesameseriesasestablishedbythe
fiveProblem figures.
Problemfigures

?
1

(A)
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(B)

(C)
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(D)
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9.

Inacertaincodelanguage,pokitopmameansUshaisplayingcards,kopjakimameansAsha
is playingtennis,kitopsop homeanstheyareplayingfootballandposurkopmeanscards
and tennis. Which word in that language means Asha?
(A) ja

(B) ma

(C) kop

(D) top

10. Inthegivenquestion,asetoffigurescarrycertaincharacters.Assumingthatthecharactersineach
set follow a similar pattern, find the missing character.
84
14

(A) 16

81
12

88

18

(B) 21

11

(C) 61

(D) 81

11. The given question contains four Problem figures marked as 1, 2, 3 and 4. Select a figure from
amongst the options which will continue the series established by the four Problem figures.
Problemfigures

?
1

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

12. Find a missing term (?) in the following series.

AZ,GT,MN,__
?_,YB
(A) JH

(B) SH

(C) SK

(D) TS

13. Thegiven questionconsists ofasetofthree figuresX,YandZshowingasequenceoffoldingof

a piece of paper. Fig. (Z) shows the manner in which the folded paper has been cut. These three
figures are followed by four options from which you have to choose a figure which would most
closely resemble the unfolded form of fig. (Z).

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

14. Group thegiven figures into threeclasses, using each figureonly once.
1

(B) 1,5,84,6,72,3,9

(C) 4,5,91,3,82,6,7

(A) 1,3,92,5,84,6,7

(D) 1,8,94,6,72,3,5
15. If you write down all the numbers from 1 to 100, then how many times do you write 7 ?
(A) 19
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(B) 20

(C) 21
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(D) 22
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16. In a certaincode language,15729 iswritten asAEGBI and2346 iswritten asBCDF, thenhow will
23549 be written in that language ?
(A) ABEDI

(B) CBEDI

(C) BCEDI

(D) CEBDI

17. If A > B, B > C and C > D, then which of the following conclusions is definitely wrong ?
(A) A>D

(B) A>C

(C) D>A

(D) B>D

18. Thegivenquestionconsistsoffigures1,2,3and4whichconstitutetheProblemSet.Thereisadefinite
relationship between figures 1 and 2. Establish a similar relationship between figures 3 and 4 by
selectingasuitablefigurefromthealternativesthatwouldreplacethequestionmark(?)inFig.(4).
ProblemSet

?
1

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

DIRECTION (1920) : The lettergroup in each of these questions is to be coded as per the following
number codes :
Letters

Numbercodes 3

Findout whichofthe followingalternativeshas thecorrectcoded formofthe givenlettergroup.

19. DHFMTRV
(A) 1579082

(B) 1579028

(C) 1570982

(D) 1570928

(B) 6853124

(C) 6583214

(D) 6538214

20. KHVLRDP
(A) 6853214

SECTION II : MATHEMATICAL REASONING

21. The next term of the geometric progression x, x2 + 2, x3 + 10, is ____.
(A) 0

(B) 6

(C) 729/16

(D) 52

22. A(1,3)andC(7,5)aretwooppositeverticesofasquare.TheequationofasidethroughAis___.
(A) x+2y7=0

(B) x2y+5=0

(C) 2x+y5=0

23. Theeccentricityofanellipse,with itscentre atoriginis

(D) 2xy+2=0

1
. If oneofthedirectricesis x =4,then
2

the equation of the ellipse is ____.

(A) 3x2 +4y2 =1

(B) 3x2 +4y2 =12

(C) 4x2 +3y2 =12

(D) 4x2 +3y2 =1

24. Let a and b betherootsoftheequationx2 + x+1=0.Theequationwhoserootsare a 19, b 7 is___.

(A) x2 x1=0
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(B) x2 x+1=0

(C) x2 +x1=0

(D) x2 +x+1=0
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1
p
25. If w is the cube root of unity, then tan w 200 + 200 p + equals____.

4
w

1
(A) 1
(B)
(C) 0
2

26. If lim

x k

(D) 2

xk - 5k
= 500, then positive value of k is ____.
x - 5

(A) 3

(B) 4

(C) 5

(D) 6

(C) 73271

(D) 667

27. Which of the following is a prime number ?

(A) 370261

(B) 1003

28. Middle term in the expansion of (1 3x + 3x2 x3)2n is ___.

6n! n
x
3n !3n!

(A)

29. If

(B)

6n! 3n
x
3n!

(C)

6n!
( - x)3n
3n !3n!

(D) Noneofthese

( x 10- 1 ) > 2( 10x ) , then

(A) x [2,9]

(B) x=8,9,10

(C) [6,10]

(D) Noneofthese

30. If X = {8n 7n 1 n N } and Y = {49(n 1) : n N } then

(A) X Y

(B) Y X

(C) X=Y

(D) Noneofthese

31. TheprobabilitythatinarandomarrangementoftheletterofthewordFAVOURABLEthetwoA's
do not come together is ____.
1
5

(A)

(B)

1
10

(C)

9
10

(D)

1
equivalent to
tan x + cot x + sec x + cosecx
1
sin x + cos x - 1
(B)
(C) 2 sin x - cos x + 1 (D)
(
)
2

4
5

32. The given expression f ( x) =

1
2 ( sin x + cos x - 1)

(A)

sin x - cos x + 1
2

33. The domain of the function f ( x ) = 4 x - 3 + 2x - 6 is ____.

[0, )

(A)

(B)

3
4,

(C)

4
3,

(D)

[3, )

34. Thereare15bulbsinaroom.Eachoneofthemcanbeoperatedindependently.Thenumberofways
in which the room can be lighted is ____.
(A) 85 +1

(B) (32)2 1

(C) (32)3 1

(D) Noneofthese.

35. If n N and Cr, Cr 1, Cr 2 have their usual meanings, then the value of the expression
n 2

Cr + 2 n 2Cr 1 + n 2Cr 2 equals ____.

(A)

n2

Cr 2

(B) nCr1

(C)

n1

Cr 1

(D) nCr

36. The circumcentre of the triangle, whose vertices are (0, 0), (4a, 0), (0, 6a) is ____.
(A) (2a,0)
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(B) (0,3a)

(C) (3a,0)
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(D) (2a,3a)
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37.

Lt
x 0

(A)

xy y 2 - ( y - x)

8 xy - 4 x +

1
512

8xy

equals_____.

(B)

1
128

(C)

1
64

(D) Noneofthese

2
9

(D)

38. If x = 0. 5 is a rational number, then x equals ___.

(A)

3
9

(B)

5
9

(C)

4
9

39. The value of 3 tan610 27 tan410 + 33 tan210 equals ___.

(A) 0

(B) 1

(C) 1

(D) 2

40. Afivedigitnumberbeselectedatrandom.Theprobabilitythatthedigitsintheoddplaceareodd
and the even places are even (repetition is not allowed) is _____.
5

(A)

P2 5P3
104 9

(B)

P2 5P3

(C)

105

C2 5C3
2
104 9

(D) Noneofthese

SECTION III : EVERYDAY MATHEMATICS

41. Inasurveyamong80people,50peoplelikearrangemarriageand70peoplelikelovemarriage.What
is the minimum and maximum number of people like both the marriages respectively ?
(A) 40,45

(B) 40,50

(C) 30,40

(D) Cantbedetermined

42. A man from the top of a 100 metres high tower sees a car moving towards the tower at an angle
of30.Aftersometime,theangleofdepressionbecomes60.Thedistance(inmetres)travelledby
the car driving this time is ____ .
(A) 100 3

(B)

100 3
3

(C) 200 3

(D)

200 3
3

43. Ashmit can solve 80% of the problem given in a book and Amisha can solve 70%. What is the
probability that at least one of them will solve a problem selected at random from the book ?
(A) 0.60

(B) 0.06

(C) 0.94

(D) 0.56

44. Thereare10stationsonacertainrailwayline.HowmanydifferentkindsofticketsofclasslIndmust
be printed in order that a passenger may go from one station to any other by purchasing ticket?
(A) 90

(B) 45

(C) 135

(D) 100

45. Abasket contains10 applesand20orangesoutofwhich3applesand 5orangesaredefective.If

wechoosetwofruitsatrandom,whatistheprobabilitythateitherbothareorangesorbotharenon
defective ?
(A)

136
345

(B)

17
87

(C)

316
435

(D)

158
435

46. VibhorjoinedasanareamanagerofQuickCorporationinthepayscaleof` 12,00050018,500.

Minimumhowmanyyearshehastoworkinthecorporationtoavailthesalaryof`18,500permonth ?
(A) 12years
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(B) 10years

(C) 13years
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(D) 11years
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47. Amit walked 30 metres towards East, took a right turn and walked 40 metres. Then he took a left
turn and walked 30 metres. In which direction is he now from the starting point ?
(A) Northeast

(B) East

(C) Southeast

(D) South

48. PandhiswifeQappearinaninterview fortwovacanciesatthesamepost. TheprobabilityofPs

1
1
selectionis andthatofhiswifeQsselectionis .Whatistheprobabilitythatonlyoneofthem
7
5
will be selected ?
(A)

5
7

(B)

1
5

(C)

2
7

(D)

2
35

49. KaranandArjunruna100metrerace,whereKaranbeatsArjunby10metres.TodoafavourtoArjun,
Karanstarts10 metresbehind the startinglineinasecond100 metre race. Theybothrunattheir
earlier speeds. Which of the following is true in connection with the second race ?
(A) KaranandArjunreachthefinishinglinesimultaneously
(B) ArjunbeatsKaranby1metre
(C) ArjunbeatsKaranby11metres
(D) KaranbeatsArjunby1metre
50. Anewflaghastobedesignedwithsixverticalstripesusingsomeorallofthecolours,green,blue,
pinkandred.Thenthenumberofwaysinwhichthiscanbedonesuchthatnotwoadjacentstripes
have the same colour is ______.
(A) 1281

(B) 16192

(C) 20125

(D) 24216

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