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LD Clerk / Mental Ability / Wayanad - 1998


 

 Questions 1 – 5 : In the question 1 to 5 select the one which is different from rest three:

 

1. A. Bullet         B. Rifle        C. Pistol                    D. Gun        E. None of these

 

2. A. 7426          B. 3672       C. 4465                     D. 5572       E. None of these

 

3. A. Chess        B. Cricket    C. Table Tennis        D. Carrom   E. None of these

 

4. A. Girls           B. Boys        C. Friends                D. Flowers   E. None of these

 

5. A. Petrol         B. Diesel      C. Vanaspati            D. Kerosene  E. None of these

 

Questions 6 – 10 : In each of the following items the first two words have some relationship. Find out word from 4 alternatives given, which as the same relationship with the third word:

 

6. Doctor : Patient : :  Advocate:

A. Witness         B. Fees         C. Client            D. Thief                E. None of these

 

7. Flower : Bouquet : : Bank :

A. Captain         B. Team       C. Playground   D. Flock                E. None of these

 

8. Post-office : Envelope : : Bank :

A. Account        B. Money     C. Cheque          D. Manager          E. None of these

 

9. Peace : Amity : : Conceal :

A. Reveal          B. Hide         C. Disappear      D. Proclaim          E. None of these

 

10. Ear : Music : : Nose

A. Face              B. Breath      C. Smell              D. Voice              E. None of these

 

 Questions 11-15 : Choose the correct answer  from the alternatives given:

 

11. A student bought 4 books of Rs 120, from one book-shop and 6 books for Rs.150 from another. The average price he paid per book, was:

A. Rs.27            B. 27 1/2             C. 135                   D. 138         E. None of these

 

12. If the rate of  simple interest is 12 %  per annum the amount that that would fetch interest of Rs.6,000 per annum is

A. Rs. 720                       B. Rs. 48543.69                               C. Rs. 50,000  

D. Rs. 72,000                 E. None of these

 

13. Raghu ranks 19th in the class of 40. What is his rank from the last?

A. Rs. 20        B. 19                C. 21             D. 22                E. None of these

 

14. The income of Ramesh is 25% more than the income of Mahesh. The income of Mahesh is less than income of Ramesh by:

A. 20%            B. 25%            C. 30%              D. 50%                  E. None of these

 

15. If the perimeter of a rectangular filed is 200m and its breadth is 40m then is its area (in m2) is

A. 1200            B. 2400          C. 4800         D. 6000            E. None of these

 

 

ANSWERS

 

1. A. Bullet               2. B. Except 3672, the sum of the digits of all other number is 19.

 

3. B. Cricket             4. D. Flowers                    

 

5. C. Except Vanaspati all others are petroleum products

 

6. C. Client               7. B. Team                        8. B. Money

 

9. B. Hide                10. C. Smell             

 

11. A. Average price =   120 * 150  =  270    = Rs 27     

                                             10            10   

 

12. C. Required sum = 6000  *  100 = Rs. 50,000

                                       12  

 

13. D. Raghu’s rank from the last = 40 – 19 + 1 = 22

 

14. A. Required Percent = 25 *  100  = 20 %

                                             125    

 

15. B. Let / be the length of the rectangle.

      Then 2 ( / + 40) = 200 Þ 1 = 60 m ie Area = 60 * 40 = 2400 m2