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1. Four of the following five are alike in certain way and so form group. Which does not belong to the group.

A. Goldsmith              B. Blacksmith            C. Tailor  D. Sailor  E. Carpenter

 

2. Which of the following pairs as the same relationship between its two elements as between Thirst : Water?

A. Appetite : Meal                            B. Sun : Energy

C. Poison   : Death              D. Ice : Cold                E. Food : Hunger

 

3. Find the odd- man out:

A. Fear            B. Love    C. Liking  D. Discipline                   E. hate

 

4. Find out the missing number from the following numbers given below

21, 22, 24, 27, 31, 36 …………

A. 41               B. 72               C. 42               D. 44                           E. 75

 

5. Fill in the blank::

Vaccination is to which is unlike with others _____

 

6. Select the one which is unlike with others :

A. Comedy            B. Tragedy            C. Buffoonery            D. Farce  E. Drollery

 

7. What is the meaning of the word “Canard” ?

A. Rumour            B. Alarm  C. Hoax   D. Warning                      E. False

 

8. Fill in the blanks :

‘Painting’ is to ‘art’ as ‘twist’ is to ____

 

9.If 8*4 = 42; 6+6 = 33; 2*2 = 11; 4*8 = 24; then 2*6 = ?

 

10. Fill in the blanks :

Tree is to Branches as river is to ______

 

11. Three – fifth of one – fourth of a number is 18. What is the number?

A. 140             B. 120             C. 160                        D. 90               E. None of these

 

12. Prabhat is as much heavier than Jatin as he lighter than Umesh .If the total weight of Umesh and Jatin is 140 kgs. What is weight of Prabhat ?

A. 80 kgs                    B. 60 kgs                  C. 75 kgs      D. Cannot be determined

E None of these  

           

13. In a fort, there is provision of feed for 150 men for 45 days. After 10 days 25 men left the fort. The remaining feed will last for :

A. 42 days            B. 54 days    C. 48 days    D. 50 days    E. 52 days

 

14. Find the odd-man out :

A. Robin            B. Penguin            C. Swallow            D. Sparrow            E. Python           

 

15. Fill in the blank from the choices given below :

PINDY : QMEX : : JRSF : ?

A. KQRE            B. KSTE  C. KSRE D. KQTE E. KTQE

 

16. Fill in the blank :

1,  3,   7,   15,  ___, 63

 

17. A train running at a speed of 84 km. per hour crosses a man running a speed 6 km. per hour in the opposite direction in 4 seconds. What is the length of the train in meters.

A.75                B. 180             C. 200                        D. 150                        E. None of these

 

18. Among five friends A is heavier then B, C is lighter than D but beavier

than E.  Who among them is the heaviest.

A. B                 B. C                C. A.               D. D                E. Date Inadequate

 

19. Three- fourth of a number is fifteen less than the original number, What is number.?

A. 40               B. 90               C. 50               D. 60               E. None of these.

 

20. The least number by which 450 must be multiplied in order to make in it perfect square?

A 4                  B. 3                 C. 2                 D. 1                 E. 5

 

21. Four the five are alike in certain way, which one is not like the other form?

A. Short            B. Medium            C. Long   D. Infinity  E. Very long

 

22. The average weight of 5 men is 67.5 kg, the average weight is diminished by 7.5 kg. when the weight of a boy is included; What is weight of the boy?

A. 22.5 kg            B. 30 kg        C. 25 kg        D. 20 kg        E. None of these

 

23. How many paving stones each measuring 2 ½  meters 2 meters are required to pave a rectangular count yard 60 meters long and 16 ½ meters broad?

A. 190             B. 200             C. 198                        D. 175                        E. None of these

 

24. Indicate the group of letters which is different from the rest ?

A. BFDC            B. VZXW C. KPML D. QUSR E. None of these

 

25. If ‘cold drinks’ were oceans, then ‘ice- cubes’ will be

A. Coast lines B. Glaciers            C. Ice- bergs  D. Islands            E. None of these

 

 

ANSWERS

 

1. D. Except Sailor all others are tradesman

 

2. A. Appetite : Meal              3. D. Discipline

 

4. C. 42. The serious follows the rule +1, +2, +3, +4, +5, +6………

 

5. Agriculture. Vaccination prevents the body from diseases in the same way pesticides protects a agriculture from pest.

 

 6. B. Except Tragedy all others have the same meaning.

 

7. E. Rumour                                      8. Dance

 

9. A. 13                                               10. Distributaries

 

11. B. Let the number x, then 3/5* 1/4x = 18 ═> x = 120

 

12. E. P – J = U – P ═> 2P = U + J   P = 140/2 = 70

 

13. A. the required  = 150 * 45 – 10 * 510   = 42 days

                                                125

14. E. Python . Except Python all others are birds

 

15. D. KQTE 

 

16. The series in *2 + 1, *2 + 1, *2 + 1, *2 + 1, *2 + 1

 

17. Length of the train = (84 + 6) 5/8 * 4 = 100m

 

18. E. A>B, D>C, D>B>E. from the given in formations we cannot determine who among them is the heaviest.

 

19. D. x – ¾ x = 15 ═> x = 60

 

20. C. 450 * 2 = 30

 

21. D. Infinite

 

22. A. Weight of the boy = 60 * 6 – 67.5 * 5 = 22.5 kg

 

 

23. C. The required number 60 * 16.5  = 198 

                                                  2.5 * 2

 

24. C. KPML                          25. C. Ice – bergs