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| 9551. |
S1:tThe Hound of Baskervilles was feared by the people of the area.P :tSome people spoke of seeing a huge, shadowy form a Hound at midnight on the moor.Q :tBut they spoke of it in tones of horror.R :tNobody had actually seen the hound.S :tThis shadowy form did not reveal any details about the animal.S6:tThe Hound of Baskervilles remains an unsolved mystery.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | SPQR |
| B. | SPRQ |
| C. | PSRQ |
| D. | PQRS |
| Answer» D. PQRS | |
| 9552. |
The compound interest on Rs. 30,000 at 7% per annum is Rs. 4347. The period (in years) is? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 2(1/2)% |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» B. 2(1/2)% | |
| 9553. |
Dialatory |
| A. | tardy |
| B. | late |
| C. | prompt |
| D. | delayed |
| Answer» D. delayed | |
| 9554. |
S1:tA gentleman who lived alone always had two plates placed on the table at dinner time.P :tOne day just as he sat down to dine, the cat rushed in to the room.Q :tOne plate was for himself and other was for his cat.R :tshe drooped a mouse into her own plate and another into her master plate.S :tHe used to give the cat a piece of meat from his own plate.S6:tIn this way the cat showed her gratitude to her master.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QSPR |
| B. | PSRQ |
| C. | QRSP |
| D. | RPQS |
| Answer» B. PSRQ | |
| 9555. |
Decorum |
| A. | decency |
| B. | levity |
| C. | discipline |
| D. | respect |
| Answer» C. discipline | |
| 9556. |
S1:tThe cooperative system of doing business is a good way of encouraging ordinary workers to work hard.P :tIf the society is to be well run, it is necessary to prevent insincere officials being elected to the committee which is responsible for the running of business.Q :tThey get this from experienced and professional workers who are not only familiar with the cooperative system, but also with efficient method of doing business.R :tTo a large extent, many cooperative societies need advice and guidance.S :tThe capital necessary to start a business venture is obtained by the workers contributions.S6:tThe main object is to maintain the interest of every member of the society and to ensure that the members participate actively in the projects of society.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | SQPR |
| B. | PQSR |
| C. | SRQP |
| D. | PSRQ |
| Answer» B. PQSR | |
| 9557. |
S1:tVenice is a strange and beautiful city in the north of Italy.P :tThere are about four hundred old stone bridges joining the island of Venice.Q :tIn this city there are no motor cars, no horses, no buses.R :tThese small islands are near one another.S :tIt is not an island but a hundred and seventeen islands.S6:tThis is because Venice has no streets.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PQRS |
| B. | PRQS |
| C. | SRPQ |
| D. | PQSR |
| Answer» D. PQSR | |
| 9558. |
The difference between simple and compound interests compounded annually on a certain sum of money for 2 years at 4% per annum is Rs. 1. The sum (in Rs.) is? |
| A. | 625 |
| B. | 630 |
| C. | 640 |
| D. | 650 |
| Answer» B. 630 | |
| 9559. |
Which state of India was in the third week of June 2013 stuck by severe flash floods and landslides? |
| A. | Uttrakhand |
| B. | jammu kasmir |
| C. | Karnataka |
| D. | New Delhi |
| Answer» B. jammu kasmir | |
| 9560. |
S1:tThe city is almost a slum and stinks most of time.P :tThe slush on the road did not deter them.Q :tThe occasional slips and falls were considered a small price to pay for the trip.R :tThey were excited, fascinated by the sight of fresh snow on the roads.S :tEven so, it looked beautiful to tourists of various categories.S6:tBut some visitors came away with the unforgettable sight of young labours scantily clad.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | RQPS |
| B. | QPRS |
| C. | RSQP |
| D. | SPQR |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9561. |
Consummate |
| A. | imperfect |
| B. | arrant |
| C. | accomplish |
| D. | complete |
| Answer» B. arrant | |
| 9562. |
A bank offers 5% compound interest calculated on half-yearly basis. A customer deposits Rs. 1600 each on 1st January and 1st July of a year. At the end of the year, the amount he would have gained by way of interest is? |
| A. | Rs. 120 |
| B. | Rs. 121 |
| C. | Rs. 122 |
| D. | Rs. 123 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 122 | |
| 9563. |
The recurring decimal 2.777…… isexpressed as? |
| A. | 25/9 |
| B. | 26/9 |
| C. | 22/9 |
| D. | 24/9 |
| Answer» B. 26/9 | |
| 9564. |
S1:tWhen a satellite is launched, the rocket begins by going slowly upwards through the air.P :tHowever, the higher it goes, the less air it meets.Q :tAs the rocket goes higher, it travels faster.R :tFor the atmosphere becomes thinner.S :tAs a result there is less friction.S6:tConsequently, the rocket still does not become too hot.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QPRS |
| B. | QSPR |
| C. | PQRS |
| D. | PQSR |
| Answer» B. QSPR | |
| 9565. |
A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, the hour hand has turned through? |
| A. | 145º |
| B. | 150º |
| C. | 155º |
| D. | 160º |
| Answer» D. 160º | |
| 9566. |
S1:tA father having offered to take the baby out in a perambulator, was tempted by the sunny morning to slip into a pub for a glass of beer.P :tIndignant at her husband's behaviour, she decided to teach him a lesson.Q :tShe wheeled away the pram.R :tA little later, his wife came by, where to her horror, she discovered her sleeping baby.S :tLeaving the pram outside, he disappeared inside the bar.S6:tShe waited for him, anticipating the white face and quivering lips which would soon appear with the news that the baby had been stolen.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | SRPQ |
| B. | RQPS |
| C. | SPQR |
| D. | PQSR |
| Answer» B. RQPS | |
| 9567. |
One root of x2 – 3x k = 0 is 2 then k is? |
| A. | -10 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 0 |
| D. | 2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9568. |
A watch which gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes was set right at 7 a.m. In the afternoon of the same day, when the watch indicated quarter past 4 o'clock, the true time is? |
| A. | 59(7/12)% min. past 3 |
| B. | 4 p.m. |
| C. | 58(7/11)% min. past 3 |
| D. | 2(3/11)% min. past 3 |
| Answer» C. 58(7/11)% min. past 3 | |
| 9569. |
S1:tYou know my wife, Madhavi, always urged me to give up smoking.P :tI really gave it up.Q :tAnd so When I went to jail I said to myself I really must give it up, if for no other reason than of being self-reliant.R :tWhen I emerged from jail, I wanted to tell her of my great triumph.S :tBut when I met her, there she was with a packet of cigarettes.S6:tpoor girl!.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PSRQ |
| B. | SPQR |
| C. | QPRS |
| D. | RSPQ |
| Answer» D. RSPQ | |
| 9570. |
S1:tAll the land was covered by the ocean.P :tThe leading god fought the monster, killed it and chopped its body in to two halves.Q :tA terrible monster prevented the gods from separating the land from the water.R :tThe god made the sky out of the upper part of the body and ornamented it with stars.S :tThe god created the earth from the lower part, grew plants on it and populated it with animals.S6:tThe god moulded the first people out of clay according to his own image and mind.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PQRS |
| B. | PQSR |
| C. | QPSR |
| D. | QPRS |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9571. |
The reflex angle between the hands of a clock at 10.25 is? |
| A. | 180º |
| B. | 192(1/2)% |
| C. | 195 |
| D. | 197(1/2)% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9572. |
S1:tSmoke oozed up between the planks.P :tPassengers were told to be ready to quit the ship.Q :tThe rising gale fanned the smouldering fire.R :tEveryone now knew there was fire on board.S :tFlames broke out here and there.S6:tMost people bore the shock bravely.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | SRQP |
| B. | QPSR |
| C. | RSPQ |
| D. | QSRP |
| Answer» B. QPSR | |
| 9573. |
S1:tFor some time in his youth Abraham Lincoln was manager for a shop.P :tThen a chance Customer would come.Q :tYoung Lincoln way of keeping shop was entirely unlike anyone else'sR :tLincoln would jump up and attend to his needs and then revert to his reading.S :tHe used to lie full length on the counter of the shop eagerly reading a book.S6:tNever before had Lincoln had so much time for reading as had then.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | SRQP |
| B. | QSPR |
| C. | SQRP |
| D. | QPSR |
| Answer» C. SQRP | |
| 9574. |
A hollow iron pipe is 21 cm long and its external diameter is 8 cm. If the thickness of the pipe is 1 cm and iron weighs 8 g/cm3, then the weight of the pipe is? |
| A. | 3.6 kg |
| B. | 3.696 kg |
| C. | 36 kg |
| D. | 36.9 kg |
| Answer» C. 36 kg | |
| 9575. |
A hall is 15 m long and 12 m broad. If the sum of the areas of the floor and the ceiling is equal to the sum of the areas of four walls, the volume of the hall is? |
| A. | 720 |
| B. | 900 |
| C. | 1200 |
| D. | 1800 |
| Answer» D. 1800 | |
| 9576. |
S1:tCalcutta unlike other cities kepts its trams.P :tAs a result there horrendous congestion.Q :tIt was going to be the first in South Asia.R :tThey run down the centre of the roadS :tTo ease in the city decided to build an underground railway line.S6:tThe foundation stone was laid in 1972.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PRSQ |
| B. | PSQR |
| C. | SQRP |
| D. | RPSQ |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9577. |
G is G.M. between a and b then 1/(G2-a2) 1/(G2 b2)= |
| A. | 3G2 |
| B. | 1/G2 |
| C. | G2 |
| D. | 2/G2 |
| Answer» C. G2 | |
| 9578. |
A right triangle with sides 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm is rotated the side of 3 cm to form a cone. The volume of the cone so formed is? |
| A. | 12 cm3 |
| B. | 15 cm3 |
| C. | 16 cm3 |
| D. | 20 cm3 |
| Answer» B. 15 cm3 | |
| 9579. |
In a shower, 5 cm of rain falls. The volume of water that falls on 1.5 hectares of ground is? |
| A. | 75 cu. m |
| B. | 750 cu. m |
| C. | 7500 cu. m |
| D. | 75000 cu. m |
| Answer» C. 7500 cu. m | |
| 9580. |
66 cubic centimetres of silver is drawn into a wire 1 mm in diameter. The length of the wire in metres will be? |
| A. | 84 |
| B. | 90 |
| C. | 168 |
| D. | 336 |
| Answer» B. 90 | |
| 9581. |
S1:tA force of exists between everybody in the universe.P :tNormally it is very small but when the one of the bodies is a planet, like earth, the force is considerable.Q :tIt has been investigated by many scientists including Galileo and Newton.R :tEverything on or near the surface of the earth is attracted by the mass of earth.S :tThis gravitational force depends on the mass of the bodies involved.S6:tThe greater the mass, the greater is the earth's force of attraction on it. We can call this force of attraction gravity.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PRQS |
| B. | PRSQ |
| C. | QSRP |
| D. | QSPR |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9582. |
S1:tIn the middle of one side of the square sits the Chairman of the committee, the most important person in the room.P :tFor a committee is not just a mere collection of individuals.Q :tOn him rests much of the responsibility for the success or failure of the committee.R :tWhile this is happening we have an opportunity to get the 'feel' of this committe.S :tAs the meeting opens, he runs briskly through a number of formalities.S6:tFrom the moment its members meet, it begins to have a sort nebulous life of its own.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | RSQP |
| B. | PQRS |
| C. | SQPR |
| D. | QSRP |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9583. |
The European Commission (EC) on 26 June 2013 approved Inter Continental Exchange’s (ICE) proposed 8.2 billion dollars takeover of __________. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option. |
| A. | NYSE-Euronext |
| B. | ICE-Next |
| C. | Nasdaq |
| D. | BSE- Euronext |
| Answer» B. ICE-Next | |
| 9584. |
Name the Walmart India Head who resigned from the US retail giant on 26 June 2013. |
| A. | Ramnik Narsey |
| B. | Raj Jain |
| C. | Rob Walton |
| D. | Mike Duke |
| Answer» C. Rob Walton | |
| 9585. |
The product of two numbers is 120 and the sum of their squares is 289. The sum of the number is? |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 23 |
| C. | 169 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 169 | |
| 9586. |
A number consists of 3 digits whose sum is 10. The middle digit is equal to the sum of the other two and the number will be increased by 99 if its digits are reversed. The number is? |
| A. | 145 |
| B. | 253 |
| C. | 370 |
| D. | 352 |
| Answer» C. 370 | |
| 9587. |
The product of two numbers is 9375 and the quotient, when the larger one is divided by the smaller, is 15. The sum of the numbers is? |
| A. | 380 |
| B. | 395 |
| C. | 400 |
| D. | 425 |
| Answer» D. 425 | |
| 9588. |
The simple interest and the true discount on a certain sum for a given time and at a given rate are Rs. 85 and Rs. 80 respectively. The sum is? |
| A. | Rs. 1800 |
| B. | Rs. 1450 |
| C. | Rs. 1360 |
| D. | Rs. 6800 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 6800 | |
| 9589. |
The interest on Rs. 750 for 2 years is the same as the true discount on Rs. 960 due 2 years hence. If the rate of interest is the same in both cases, it is? |
| A. | 12% |
| B. | 14% |
| C. | 15% |
| D. | 17% |
| Answer» C. 15% | |
| 9590. |
If the true discount on a sum due 2 years hence at 14% per annum be Rs. 168, the sum due is? |
| A. | Rs. 768 |
| B. | Rs. 968 |
| C. | Rs. 1960 |
| D. | Rs. 2400 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 968 | |
| 9591. |
The present worth of Rs. 1404 due in two equal half-yearly installments at 8% per annum simple interest is? |
| A. | Rs. 1325 |
| B. | Rs. 1300 |
| C. | Rs. 1350 |
| D. | Rs. 1500 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 1300 | |
| 9592. |
Find a positive number which when increased by 17 is equal to 60 times the reciprocal of the number? |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 17 |
| D. | 20 |
| Answer» B. 10 | |
| 9593. |
In a two-digit, if it is known that its unit's digit exceeds its ten's digit by 2 and that the product of the given number and the sum of its digits is equal to 144, then the number is? |
| A. | 24 |
| B. | 26 |
| C. | 42 |
| D. | 46 |
| Answer» B. 26 | |
| 9594. |
A number consists of two digits. If the digits interchange places and the new number is added to the original number, then the resulting number will be divisible by? |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 9 |
| D. | 11 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9595. |
The sum of the squares of three numbers is 138, while the sum of their products taken two at a time is 131. Their sum is? |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 30 |
| C. | 40 |
| D. | 50 |
| Answer» B. 30 | |
| 9596. |
Which compost plant became first in India to receive carbon credits worth 25 lakh rupees from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change? |
| A. | Okhla Compost Plant |
| B. | ROTOPALA Composting Plant |
| C. | Mumbai Compost Plant |
| D. | Kanpur Composting Plant |
| Answer» B. ROTOPALA Composting Plant | |
| 9597. |
According to the study conducted by University of Minnesota in the first week of March 2013, which species of Africa would decline to almost extinction over the period of coming 20-40 years if conservation measures were not undertaken? |
| A. | Wild Cat |
| B. | Wild Lizard |
| C. | Elephants |
| D. | Wild Lion |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9598. |
The true discount on Rs. 1760 due after a certain time at 12% per annum is Rs. 160. The time after which it is due is? |
| A. | 6 months |
| B. | 8 months |
| C. | 9 months |
| D. | 10 months |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9599. |
A man buys a watch for Rs. 1950 in cash and sells it for Rs. 2200 at a credit of 1 year. If the rate of interest is 10% per annum, the man? |
| A. | gains Rs. 55 |
| B. | gains Rs. 50 |
| C. | loses Rs. 30 |
| D. | gains Rs. 30 |
| Answer» C. loses Rs. 30 | |
| 9600. |
The true discount on a bill due 9 months hence at 16% per annum is Rs. 189. The amount of the bill is? |
| A. | Rs. 1386 |
| B. | Rs. 1764 |
| C. | Rs. 1575 |
| D. | Rs. 2268 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 1575 | |