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This section includes 91 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Verbal Ability knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
S, M, E and F are working in shifts in a team to finish a project. M works with twice the efficiency of others but for half as many days as E worked, S and M have 6 hour shifts in a day, whereas E and F have 12 hours shifts. What is the ratio of contribution of M to contribution of E in the project? |
| A. | 1 : 1 |
| B. | 1 : 2 |
| C. | 1 : 4 |
| D. | 2 : 1 |
| Answer» C. 1 : 4 | |
| 52. |
The binary operation is defined as a b = ab + (a + b), where a and b are any two real numbers. The value of the identity element of this operation, defined as the numberx such that a x = a, for any a, is ______. |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | 1 |
| C. | 2 |
| D. | 10 |
| Answer» B. 1 | |
| 53. |
Michael lives 10 km away from where I live. Ahmed lives 5 km away and Susan lives 7 km away from where I live. Arun is farther away than Ahmed but closer than Susan from where I live. From the information provided here, what is one possible distance (in km) at which I live from Arun's place? |
| A. | 3.00 |
| B. | 4.99 |
| C. | 6.02 |
| D. | 7.01 |
| Answer» D. 7.01 | |
| 54. |
Right triangle PQR is to be constructed in the xy plane so that the right angle is at P and line PR is parallel to the-axis. The x and y coordinates of P, Q, and R are to be integers that satisfy the inequalities: -4 |
| A. | 110 |
| B. | 1,100 |
| C. | 9,900 |
| D. | 10,000 |
| Answer» D. 10,000 | |
| 55. |
A coin is tossed thrice. Let X be the event that head occurs in each of the first two tosses. Let Y be the event that a tail occurs on the third toss. Let Z be the event that two tails occurs in three tosses. Based on the above information, which one of the following statements is TRUE? |
| A. | X and Y are not independent |
| B. | Y and Z are dependent |
| C. | Y and Z are independent |
| D. | X and Z independent |
| Answer» C. Y and Z are independent | |
| 56. |
From a circular sheet of paper of radius 30 cm, a sector of 10% area is removed. If the remaining part is used to make a conical surface, then the ratio of the radius and height of the cone is __ |
| A. | 13.48 |
| B. | 14.08 |
| C. | 13.08 |
| D. | 13 |
| Answer» D. 13 | |
| 57. |
A tiger is 50 leap of its own behind a deer. The tiger takes 5 leaps per minute to the deer's 4. If the tiger and the deer cover 8 metre and 5 metre per leap respectively, what distance in meters will the tiger have a run before it catches the deer? |
| A. | 500 ms |
| B. | 1200 ms |
| C. | 800 ms |
| D. | 600 ms |
| Answer» D. 600 ms | |
| 58. |
Five teams have to compete in a league, with every team playing every other team exactly once, before going to the next round. How may matches will have to be held to complete the league round of matches? |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» C. 8 | |
| 59. |
Find the missing sequence in the letter series below: A, CD, GHI,?, UVVVXY |
| A. | LMN |
| B. | MNO |
| C. | MNOP |
| D. | NOPQ |
| Answer» D. NOPQ | |
| 60. |
If x > y > 1, which of the following must be true? |
| A. | i and ii |
| B. | i and iii |
| C. | iii and iv |
| D. | ii and iv |
| Answer» B. i and iii | |
| 61. |
Ram and Ramesh appeared in an interview for two vacancies in the same department. The probability of Ram's selection is 1/6 and that of Ramesh is 1/8. What is the probability that only one of them will be selected? |
| A. | 47/48 |
| B. | 1/4 |
| C. | 13/48 |
| D. | 35/48 |
| Answer» C. 13/48 | |
| 62. |
If 'KCLFTSB' stands for 'best of luck' and 'SHSVVDG' stands for 'good wishes', which of the following indicates 'ace the exam'? |
| A. | MCHTX |
| B. | MXHTC |
| C. | XMHCT |
| D. | XMHTC |
| Answer» C. XMHCT | |
| 63. |
Find the next term in the sequence: |
| A. | 21 W |
| B. | 21V |
| C. | 23 W |
| D. | 23I |
| Answer» D. 23I | |
| 64. |
In a sequence of 12 consecutive odd numbers, the sum of the first 5 numbers is 425. What is the sum of the last 5 numbers in the sequence? |
| A. | 245 |
| B. | 557 |
| C. | 495 |
| D. | 425 |
| Answer» D. 425 | |
| 65. |
A man can row at 8 km per hour in still water. If it takes him thrice as long to row upstream, as to row downstream, then find the stream velocity in km per hour. |
| A. | 4 Km/hr |
| B. | 5 Km/hr |
| C. | 8 Km/hr |
| D. | 14 Km/hr |
| Answer» B. 5 Km/hr | |
| 66. |
If 137+ 276 = 435 how much is 731 + 672? |
| A. | 534 |
| B. | 1623 |
| C. | 1403 |
| D. | 1531 |
| Answer» D. 1531 | |
| 67. |
25 persons are in a room. 15 of them play hockey, 17 of them play football and 10 of them play both hockey and football. Then the number of persons playing neither hockey nor football is |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 17 |
| C. | 13 |
| D. | 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 68. |
A container originally contains 10 litres of pure spirit. From this container 1 litre of spirit is replaced with 1 litre of water. Subsequently, 1 litre of the mixture is again replaced with 1 litre of water and this processes is repeated one more time. How much spirit is now left in the container? |
| A. | 7.58 litres |
| B. | 7.84 litres |
| C. | 7 litres |
| D. | 7.29 litres |
| Answer» E. | |
| 69. |
Given the sequence of terms, AD, CG, FK, JP, the next term is |
| A. | OV |
| B. | OW |
| C. | PV |
| D. | PW |
| Answer» B. OW | |
| 70. |
The cost function for a product in a firm is given by 5q |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 15 |
| D. | 25 |
| Answer» B. 10 | |
| 71. |
Find the next term in the sequence: 7 G, 11 K, 13M, _______. |
| A. | 15Q |
| B. | 17Q |
| C. | 15P |
| D. | 17P |
| Answer» C. 15P | |
| 72. |
Hari (H), Gita (G), Irfan (I) and Saira (S) are siblings (i.e. brothers and Sisters). All were born on 1st January. The age difference between any two successive siblings (that is born one after another) is less than 3 years. Given the following facts: 1. Hari's age + Gita's age > lrfan's age + Saira's age. 2. The age difference between Gita and Saira is 1 year. However, Gita is not the oldest and Saira is not the youngest. 3. There are no twins. In what order were they born (oldest first)? |
| A. | HSIG |
| B. | SGHI |
| C. | IGSH |
| D. | IHSG |
| Answer» C. IGSH | |
| 73. |
5 skilled workers can build a wall in 20 days; 8 semiskilled workers can build a wall in 25 days; 10 unskilled workers can build a wall in 30 days. If a team has 2 skilled, 6 semiskilled and 5 unskilled workers, how long will it take to build the wall? |
| A. | 20 days |
| B. | 18 days |
| C. | 16 days |
| D. | 15 days |
| Answer» E. | |
| 74. |
The variable cost (V) of manufacturing a product varies according to the equation V= 4q, where q is the quantity produced. The fixed cost (f) of production of same product reduces with q according to the equation F= 100/q. How many units should be produced to minimize the total cost(V + F)? |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» B. 4 | |
| 75. |
What will be the maximum sum of 44, 42, 40, ........, 2, 0? |
| A. | 502 |
| B. | 504 |
| C. | 506 |
| D. | 500 |
| Answer» D. 500 | |
| 76. |
An automobile plant contracted to buy shock absorbers from two suppliers X and Y. X supplies 60% and V supplies 40% of the shock absorbers. All shock absorbers are subjected to a quality test. The ones that pass the quality test are considered reliable. Of X's shock absorbers, 96% are reliable. Of Y's shock absorbers, 72% are reliable. The probability that a randomly chosen shock absorber, which is found to be reliable, is made by Y is |
| A. | 0.288 |
| B. | 0.334 |
| C. | 0.667 |
| D. | 0.720 |
| Answer» C. 0.667 | |
| 77. |
A political party orders an arch for the entrance to the ground in which the annual conventions is being held. The profile of the arch follows the equation y = 2x 0.1x |
| A. | 8 meters |
| B. | 10 meters |
| C. | 12 meters |
| D. | 14 meters |
| Answer» C. 12 meters | |
| 78. |
Which of the following assertions are CORRECT? |
| A. | P, Q |
| B. | Q, R |
| C. | P, R |
| D. | R, S |
| Answer» D. R, S | |
| 79. |
The statistics of runs scored in a series by four batsmen are provided in the following table. Who is the most consistent batsman of these four? |
| A. | K |
| B. | M |
| C. | L |
| D. | N |
| Answer» C. L | |
| 80. |
A regular die has six sides with numbers 1 to 6 marked on its sides. If a very large number of throws show the following frequencies of occurrence: |
| A. | irregular |
| B. | biased |
| C. | Gaussian |
| D. | insufficient |
| Answer» C. Gaussian | |
| 81. |
A train that is 280 metres long, travelling at a uniform speed, crosses a platform in 60 seconds and passes a man standing on the platform in 20 seconds. What is the length of the platform in metres? |
| A. | 406 |
| B. | 442 |
| C. | 676 |
| D. | 560 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 82. |
You are given three coins: one has heads on both faces, the second has tails on both faces, and the third has a head on one face and a tail on the other. You choose a coin at random and toss it, and it comes up heads. The probability that the other face is tails is |
| A. | <table><tr><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">4</td></tr></table> |
| B. | <table><tr><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">3</td></tr></table> |
| C. | <table><tr><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">2</td></tr></table> |
| D. | <table><tr><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>2</center></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">3</td></tr></table> |
| Answer» C. <table><tr><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">2</td></tr></table> | |
| 83. |
What is the next number in the series? |
| A. | 525 |
| B. | 725 |
| C. | 625 |
| D. | 752 |
| Answer» C. 625 | |
| 84. |
For submitting tax returns, all resident males with annual income below Rs 10 lakh should fill up Form P and all resident females with income below Rs 8 lakh should fill up Form Q. All people with incomes above Rs 10 lakh should fill up Form R, except non residents with income above Rs 15 lakhs, who should fill up Form S. All others should fill Form T. An example of a person who should fill Form T is |
| A. | a resident male with annual income Rs. 9 lakh |
| B. | a resident female with annual income Rs. 9 lakh |
| C. | a non-resident male with annual income Rs. 16 lakh |
| D. | a non-resident female with annual income Rs 16 lakh |
| Answer» C. a non-resident male with annual income Rs. 16 lakh | |
| 85. |
The sum of eight consecutive odd numbers is 656. The average of four consecutive even numbers is 87. What is the sum of the smallest odd number and second largest even number? |
| A. | 155 |
| B. | 168 |
| C. | 163 |
| D. | 152 |
| Answer» D. 152 | |
| 86. |
Fill in the missing number in the series. |
| A. | <table><tr><td rowspan="2"></td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>2nd number</center></td><td rowspan="2">is in increasing order as shown above</td></tr><td align="center">1st number</td></table> |
| B. | <table><tr><td rowspan="2"></td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>2nd number</center></td><td rowspan="2">is in decreasing order as shown above</td></tr><td align="center">1st number</td></table> |
| C. | <table><tr><td rowspan="2"></td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1st number</center></td><td rowspan="2">is in increasing order as shown above</td></tr><td align="center">2nd number</td></table> |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. <table><tr><td rowspan="2"></td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>2nd number</center></td><td rowspan="2">is in decreasing order as shown above</td></tr><td align="center">1st number</td></table> | |
| 87. |
The next term in the series 81, 54, 36, 24, ...is |
| A. | 15 |
| B. | 24 |
| C. | 16 |
| D. | 12 |
| Answer» D. 12 | |
| 88. |
It takes 30 minutes to empty a half-full tank by draining it at a constant rate, It is decided to simultaneously pump water into the half-full tank while draining it. What is the rate at which water has to be pumped in so that it gets fully filled in 10 minutes? |
| A. | 4 times the draining rate |
| B. | 3 times the draining rate |
| C. | 2.5 times the draining rate |
| D. | 2 times the draining rate |
| Answer» B. 3 times the draining rate | |
| 89. |
The current erection cost of a structure is Rs.13,200. If the labour wages per day increase by 1/5 of the current wages and the working hours decrease by 1/24 of the current period, then the new cost of erection in Rs. is |
| A. | 16,500 |
| B. | 15,180 |
| C. | 11,000 |
| D. | 10,120 |
| Answer» C. 11,000 | |
| 90. |
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| A. | 7 | ||||||||||||
| B. | 8 | ||||||||||||
| C. | 9 | ||||||||||||
| D. | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Answer» C. 9 | |||||||||||||
| 91. |
A tourist covers half of this journey by train at 60 km/h, half of the remainder by bus at 30 km/h and the rest by cycle at 10 km/h. The average speed of the tourist in km/h during his entire journey |
| A. | 36 |
| B. | 30 |
| C. | 24 |
| D. | 18 |
| Answer» D. 18 | |