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Section A : ENGLISH PROFICIENCY (20 Qs)
Section B : GENERAL APPTITUDE (30 Qs)

This test consists of 50 Multiple Choice Questions ONLY.The total duration of the test is 60 Minutes.Each question has 4 (four) options with ONLY ONE correct answer.Each question caries ONE MARK. There is no negative marking.

Section A: English Proiciency

Instructions for Questions 1-5. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:

                                                The Grass that Build Asia

A thousand years ago, Korean monks made medical salts with bamboo called Chukyom. Dissolved in water, bamboo salt is still taken as a curative for stomach ailments today.

Dr. Sang-Park of the Nambu Forestry Experimental Station in Chinju, South Korea, has pioneered the use of bamboo charcoal as a iltering agent for Jinro Soju, the most popular liquor in Korea, distilled in part from sweet potatoes. He is now studying bamboo sap as a potential health drink and skin moisturizer.

It's the same story of progress in Thailand, where Somyot Tasalee's factory in Mae Sot, in the northern province of Tak, makes compressed barbecue charcoal by recycling 15 tons of bamboo waste daily. The by product comes from 300 villages in surrounding provinces, where people make handicrats, chopsticks, toothpicks, and other products.

With the push to harness bamboos unique qualities on an industrial scale for new products and uses, many bamboo lovers fear old skills are being lost. But artistry still has its rewards.

I see this in a courtyard in Thailand's Chon Buri province. Pradup Suskai sitting with a dozen other women, weaving ine bamboo strips into extraordinary handbags - each of which can sell for $200 in Japan. "It takes up to ten years to learn these skills" she says. So perfect is the women's work that one customer complained the handbags did not look handmade.

As the warm aternoon light kisses the feathery, nodding groves across the Wos River in Linda Garland's Bali estate, i think of the countless artists and poets captivated by bamboo's haunting timelessness. Garland, meanwhile, ponders the modern industrial future planned for bamboo while telling me there should always be room to appreciate its ancient arts and simple beauty.

1. Which is the plant referred to in this passage?
(a) China grass 
(b) Elephant grass
(c) Cockscomb 
(d) Bamboo

2. Which ailment does the medicinal salt bamboo cure?
(a) Stomach 
(b) Liver
(c) Intestines 
(d) Kidneys

3. What use is bamboo sap for human beings?
(a) Ointment 
(b) Mosquito repel lant
(c) Aphrodisiac 
(d) Health drink

4. What would the cost of a bamboo-strip handbag be in Japan?
(a) $100 
(b) $200
(c) $500 
(d) $300

5. What kind of plant is bamboo?
(a) Shrub 
(b) Grass
(c) Tree 
(d) Creeper

6. Choose appropriate articles for the given sentence:
young lady walked into lobby of Martin Hotel and enquired at front desk for directions to Connaught Place.
(a) The, a, the
(b) The, the, a
(c) A, the, the 
(d) The, a, a

7. Choose the correct sentence from the sentences given below:
(a) The President would be re-elected to the post for another ive-year term by the existing national and provincial assemblies in October next year
(b) As the new Medicare drug beneit nears its second year, nearly eight in ten large employers expect to continue to offering drug coverage to their retirees and accept subsidies from the federal government.
(c) Chimney sweep's in Germany enjoy a near-perfect monopoly, a situation that is not approved of Brussels.
(d) Climate change was seen as a vitally important economic issue and the government had to act immediately of they were to counter the impact.

8. Choose the incorrect sentence from the sentences given below:
(a) But in the mad world of competitive populism, it suddenly mattering that they could not turn on the TV.
(b) Renowned photographers went looking for images that dispel the rural sterotype.
(c) Less than ive years ago, writers were lamenting the lack of good non-iction in India.
(d) A hundred rupee note is coming to have the same value as the ten rupee note.

9. Choose the option that correctly sequences the following phrases:
1. reserving books
2. for example,
3. about
4. the Service Desk
5. deals with any enquiries,

(a) 45321 
(b) 43125
(c) 23451 
(d) 45231

10. Choose appropriate prepositions for the given sentence:
The instructions must be followed the semester exception.
(a) in, with 
(b) throughout, without
(c) at, at 
(d) with, without

11. Complete the sentence choosing the right option:
a match to light the candle.
(a) Hit 
(b) Rub
(c) Strike 
(d) Fire

12. Complete the sentence choosing the right option:
The contained all the information about the drama company.
(a) manifesto 
(b) repertoire
(c) ring side view 
(d) redress

13. Choose the option that correctly sequences the missing sentences:
1. Suppose that you saw somebody being shown a pair of cards.
2. To your surprise, he makes one of the obviously wrong choices.
3. On one of them there is a line and on the other three lines.
4. The person to whom these cards are being shown is asked to point to the line on the second card, which is the same length.
5. Of these three, one is obviously longer than the line on the other-card, one is shorter and one the same length.
6. You might suppose that he or she, perhaps suffers from distorted vision or is insane, or merely cussed.

(a) 3524 
(b) 2534
(c) 2345 
(d) 3542

14. Choose the correct form of tense for the given sentence:
the water clear, but also prevent the river rom overflowing.
(a) Not only the hippo's eating habits keep
(b) Keep not only the hippo'e eating habit
(c) The hippo's eating habits not only keep
(d) Not only keep to hippo's eating habits

15. Choose the correct form of verb for the given sentence:
Mohan along the road.
(a) ran 
(b) fell
(c) sat 
(d) stopped

16. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word highlighted in the following sentence:
They carried out a desultory conversation, jumping from one subject to another.
(a) methodical 
(b) impolite
(c) independent 
(d) aimless

17. Complete the sentence choosing the right form of Preix:
The jectory of a missile is the path taken when the missile is launched into space.
(a) pro 
(b) re
(c) tra 
(d) in

18. Choose from the options given below which means the same as the underlined prefix.
He has completed his Post Graduate studies in Management.
(a) ater 
(b) better
(c) higher 
(d) bigger

19. Choose the word that is closest in meaning to the word highlighted in the following sentence:
As a precautionary measure the police were armed to the teeth.
(a) preventive 
(b) disciplinary
(c) discretionary 
(d) effective

20. Choose the word that is closest in meaning to the word given below:
LATERAL
(a) central 
(b) rational
(c) core 
(d) oblique

Section B : GENERAL APPTITUDE

21. Today, the age of a father is thrice the age of his son. Ater 5 years the age of father will be 2,5 times the age of his son. Theageofson today is: — - - -
(a) 20 years 
(b) 15 years
(c) 1 8 years 
(d) 22 years

22. If the total of the ages of P, Q and R be 27, P is two years older than Q. Who is twice as old as R. Then how old is Q?
(a) 8 
(b) 9
(c) 10 
(d) 11

23. If three eighth of a number is 1257, the one fourth of the number will be:
(a) 559 
(b) 670
(c) 838 
(d) 926

24. (483*483*483+ 517*517*517) / (517*517 - 517*483 + 483*483) = ?
(a) 1 
(b) 23.4568-
(c) 5436948 
(d) 1000

25. If the following squares overlap, then which of the option will be formed?

26. !f the following two squares overlap, which one of the following options is formed?
mi
3 Ii
■ m

27. A A B means A is B's mother. A © B means A isv sister of B. A * B means A is B's father.A € B means A is brother of B. A + B means that A is married to B. Which of the following means that R is T's uncle?
(a) R*P€SAQ©T 
(b) S*P€R*U€T
(c) P*R€Q©S*T 
(d) P*R©Q©SAT

28. In a,gathering, there are an architect, a banker, an advocate, a contractor, a shopkeeper and a dentist. The dentist is the grandfather of F, who is a contractor. The banker D is married to A.C, the shopkeeper is married to the advocate. B is the mother of F, brother of E. There are two married couples in the group. A-C is a father-son pair and B-E is a mother-daughter pair.How many male members are there?
(a) Two 
(b) One
(c) Three 
(d) Cannot be determined

29. Select the option, which is the logical equivalent of the given statement:
If you are carrying a suitcase, then you are going to the railway station.
(a) If you are not carrying a suitcase, then you are not going to the railway station.
(b) If you are carrying a bag, then you are not going to the railway station.
(c) If you are not going to the railway station, then you are not carrying a suitcase.
(d) None of the above.

30. Select the option, which is the logical equivalent of the given statement:
If you use the formula, then you can solve the problem.
(a) If you do not use the formula, then you cannot solve the problem.
(b) If you solve the problem, then use the formula.
(c) Using the formula is a must to solve the problem.
(d) If the problem is not solved by you, then you must not have used the formula.

31. Select the option that is true about the Statements and Conclusions given:
Statements:
Some shirts are pants
All pants are brown Conclusions:
I. All brown pants are shirts II. Some shirts are brown
(a) only conclusion I follows 
(b) only conclusion II follows
(c) both conclusion I and II follows 
(d) neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows

32. Select the option that is true about the Statements and Conclusions given:
Statements:
Some circles are figures.
Some squares are circles. Conclusions:
I. Some squares are igures.
II. Some figures are not circles.
(a) only conclusion I follows 
(b) only conclusion II follows
(c) both conclusion I and II follows 
(d) neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows

33. Which one of the following four addresses is NOT EXACTLY the same as the one given below?
UKConsulate General ' " " ~" ;"~
Palais De Nations 
154, ruede Lausanne CH-1211 Geneva 21 SWITZERLAND
(i) U.K Consulate General Palais De Nations 154, rue de Lausanne CH- 1211 Geneva 21 SWITZERLAND
(ii) U.K Consulate General Palais De Nations 154, ruede Lausanen CH- 1211 Geneva21 SWITZERLAND
(iii) U.K Consulate General Palais De Nations 154, ruede Lausanne CH-1211 Geneva 21 SWITZERLAND
(iv) U.K Consulate General Palais De Nations 154, ruede Lausanne CH-1211 Geneva 21 SWITZERLAND

(a)i 
(b) ii
(c) iii 
(d) iv

34. Which one of the following four addresses is NOT EXACTLY the same as the one given below?
Painting and Pressure Washing
7816 Asheville Hwy " "
Spartanburg, SC 29303 (864)205-3016

(i) Painting and Pressure Washing 7816 Asheville Hwy Spartanburg, SC 29303 (864) 205-3016
(ii) Painting and Pressure Washing 7816 Asheville Hwy Spartanburg, SC 29303 (864)205-3016
(iii) Painting and Pressure Washing 7816 Asheville Hwy Spartanburg, SC 29303 (864)205-3016
(iv) Painting and Pressure Washing 7816 Ashevile Hwy Spartanbarg, SC 29303 (864)205-3016

(a) i 
(b) ii
(c) iii 
(d) iv

Instructions for Questions 35-36

Study the table given below and answer the questions: (Consider approximate values for answers)
Requirement of Material for Various Bottling Plants over Years (In hundred liters)

Year Item I Item II Item III Item IV

1995 1100 1109 1010 1140

1996 1450 1211 956 1300

1997 1356 1260 982 1259

1998 1496 1390 1000 1340

1999 1502 1482 1110 1470

35. For which product, will the percentage of increase in requirement of liquid material be the highest over the period 1995 -1999?
(a) Item II 
(b) Item I
(c) Item IV 
(d) Item III

36. The requirement of which product has shown the highest change in a particular year over the previous year?
(a) Item III 
(b) Item IV
(c) Item I 
(d) None of the above

37. Find the option that follows the same analogy as given below:
GIKM : HJLN :: LNPR : ?
(a) LPQR 
(b) MOQR
(c). MOQS 
(d) OQST

38. Find the option that follows the same analogy as given below:
'Accommodation' is related to 'Rent' in the same as 'Journey' is related to
(a) Luggage 
(b) Expenses
(c) Tax 
(d) Fare

39. If TEACHING is coded CHEA TING, then how is GRADIENT coded?
(a) RADIGENT 
(b) DIERATING.
(c) RGDIEANT 
(d) DIRAGENT

40. IfSOLID is coded WKQDJ, then how is LIQUID coded?
(a) PEVPOW 
(b) PEUPOX
(c) PEVQPX 
(d) PEVPOX

41. Five men Ajay, Brajesh, Chetan, Deepesh and Suresh read a newspaper. The one who reads first gives it to Chetan. The one who reads last has taken rom Ajay. Suresh is not the irst or last to read. There are two readers between Brajesh and Ajay.To whom does Brajesh pass the newspaper to?
(a) Ajay 
(b) Chetan
(c) Deepesh 
(d) none of these

42. The question is based on the following arrangement.
W1R%4JE#7MT219BH3A$9FQ5DG6USP
If the positions of E and A are interchanged, and similarly the positions of R and U are interchanged, then how many symbols will be there, each of which is either preceded or followed by a vowel.
(a) nine 
(b) one
(c) two 
(d) three

43. If a: b :: 3 : 7, then what is (5a+6b): (a-2b)?
(a) 57:11 
(b) -57:11
(c) 11 : 10 
(d) -11 : 10

44. What must be added to the two numbers, which are in ratio 5 : 12, so that the new ratio becomes 3:4?
(a) 5 
(b) 8
(c) 1 2 
(d) 1 6

45. A train running at - of its own speed reached a piace in 18 hr. How much time could be saved, if the train would have run at its own speed?
(a) 14 hr 
(b) 12 hr
(c) 4 hr 
(d) 6hr

46. A and B can together finish a work in 30 days. They worked at it for 20 days and then B let. The remaining work was done by A alone in 20 more days. B alone can do the entire work in 
(a) 48 days 
(b) 50 days
(c) 54 days 
(d) 60 days

47. Radha can paint 35 paintings in 25 days. How many days will she take to paint 55 paintings?
(a) 40 — days 
(b) 39-days
(c) 33 - days 
(d) 32 - days

48. A man walked diagonally across a square lot approximately what was the percent saved by not walking along the edges?
(a) 15% 
(b) 20%
(c) 25% 
(d) 30%

49. Amit a furniture seller. He plans to sell a table for Rs. 720. If he gains 20%, then what is the cost price of the table?
(a) Rs.575 
(b) Rs.600
(c) Rs. 720 
(d) Rs. 850

50. A cycle dealer sells a bicycle at gain of 8% had he sold it for 75 less he would have lost 2%.Find cost price of bicycle?
(a) 850 
(b) 350
(c) 750 
(d) 450