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GENERAL AWARENESS
1. The Name of Abdul Karim Telgi is associated with:

(1) Oil for Food scam
(2) Stamp Paper scam
(3) Fodder scam
(4) MP LADs Fund scam
(5) Shares scam
2. Match the following books with their authors:
(A) In Line of Fire (i) Pervez Musharraf
(B) My Name is Red (ii) Orhan Pamuk
(C) Call of Honour (iii) Sagarika Ghose
(D) Blind Faith (iv) Jaswant Singh
A B C D
(1) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(2) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(3) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(4) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(5) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
3. Consider the following statements about Jawaharlal Nehru
National Urban Renewal Mission:
(i) The budget for the scheme is approximately Rs 1000 crore.
(ii) It will cover 100 cities having population over one million.
(iii) It is aimed at infrastructure and the poor.
Which of the above is NOT true?
(1) (iii) only
(2) (i) and (ii) only
(3) (i) and (iii) only
(4) All (i), (ii) and (iii)
(5) None of the above
4. The Tarapore Committee Report is concerned with which of
the following:
(1) SEZs (2) SBI (3) RBI
(4) Exim policy (5) Capital A/c convertibility
5. Out of the following options regarding the Railway Budget
announcements, 2006, which of these is not true?
(1) Major railway stations will have ATMs and cybercafes
(2) Central budgetary support of nearly Rs 7500 crores
(3) AC fares brought down
(4) The railways generated resources worth Rs 13,000 crores
internally
(5) Railway safety fund was Rs 100 crores
6. Afghan President Hamid Karzai was recently awarded:
(1) Indira Gandhi prize for Peace, Disarmament and
Development, 2005
(2) Gandhi Peace Prize, 2005
(3) Right Livelihood Award, 2006
(4) Nobel Prize for Peace, 2006
(5) Mother Teresa International Award, 2006
7. Which of the following has completed 50 years in 2006?
(1) HDFC (2) RBI (3) LIC
(4) BARC (5) SBI
8. Which of these matchings of recently appointed persons is
not correct?
(1) A.K. AntonyForeign Minister
(2) M.M. SinghChairman of Planning Commission
(3) Sureesh MehtaChief of Naval Staff
(4) M. NairChief of ISRO
(5) N. GopalaswamiChief Election Commissioner
9. What is the Book of Life related to?
(1) Book which received Booker prize, 2006
(2) A new book on zoology
(3) A comprehensive dictionary on various life-forms on earth.
(4) The Human Genome Project
(5) Peace efforts in various nations
10. Who was recently invited by the U.N. Secretary General Kofi
Annan to deliver a lecture on poverty alleviation?
(1) Anil Ambani
(2) Lalu Prasad Yadav
(3) Swami Ramdev
(4) Atal Behari Vajpayee
(5) Pandit Ravi Shankar
11. Given below is the list of Forbes powerful women and their
fields/posts.:
(A) ICICI Bank (i) Sonia Gandhi
(B) Pepsico (ii) Lalita Gupte
(C) German Chancellor (iii) Indra Nooyi
(D) Congress Chief (iv) Angela Merkel
Which of these matchings is correct:
A B C D
1. (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
2. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
3. (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
4. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
5. (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
12. Considering the Tarapore Atomic Power Plant-3, which of
these facts is TRUE?
1. It has 540 MW capacity
2. It is Indias 3rd such plant
3. Indias nuclear energy capacity now goes upto 3890 MW
4. It is situated in Maharashtra
(1) All the above are true
(2) 1, 2 only are true
(3) 1, 2, 3 are true
(4) 1, 3, 4 are true
(5) Only 3, 4 are true
13. On the basic needs of LPG and kerosene, approximately how
much a cylinder and a litre, did the government subsidize in early 2006?
(1) Rs 220 and Rs 12
(2) Rs 250 and Rs 20
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(3) Rs 300 and Rs 30
(4) Rs 180 and Rs 10
14. The per capita income in India is estimated by:
(1) Census Commission
(2) Central Bank
(3) RBI
(4) Joint Parliamentary Committee
(5) Central Statistical Organisation
15. The Health Ministry has planned to set standards of aerated
water, following the controversy between the soft-drink giants and the
NGO, Centre for Science and Environment. What is the tentative period
assigned for this?
(1) by December 2006
(2) by January 2007
(3) by August 2007
(4) by March 2007
(5) by December 2007
16. Roughly how many years has the economic liberalisation
programme completed in India?
(1) 5 (2) 10 (3) 15
(4) 20 (5) 50
17. Which of the following is correctly matched?
1. Asit BiswasStockholm Water Prize
2. ChandrakantaVyas Samman
3. Devi CherianRajiv Gandhi Rashtriya Ekta Samman
(1) 1 and 2 (2) 2 and 3 (3) Only 1
(4) Only 2 (5) 1, 2 and 3
18. Consider the following statements regarding India and tell
which one is not correct:
(1) 2005 experienced a fall in total unemployment
(2) High Security Animal Disease Lab declared India free of bird
flu
(3) ULFA chairman Arbinda announced a peace truce with the
army
(4) The RBI praised SEZs for creating regional balance in the
future
(5) None of these
19. Regarding the online population of India (accessing the
internet), as in mid-2006, which of the following statements is true?
(1) There were approximately 18 million users
(2) The percentage increase over previous year was 20%
(3) India has the 2nd largest online population
(4) The population was measured for people aged 18 years or
more
(5) None of these
20. NACP III can be designated as:
(1) National AIDS Control Programme
(2) National Adult Consultancy Programme
(3) National Air Craft Programme
(4) New Age Child Programme
(5) None of these
21. Match the following:
State Rank according to no. of patent applications
(A) Delhi (i) 4
(B) Andhra Pradesh (ii) 2
(C) Tamil Nadu (iii) 1
(D) Maharashtra (iv) 3
A B C D
(1) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(2) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(3) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(4) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(5) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
22. IAFs recent combat exercise on the Western front was:
(1) Garuda
(2) Gagan Shakti
(3) Vayudoot
(4) Sangha Shakti
(5) Varuna
23. Consider the following happenings/programmes:
I. D. Raju has been appointed for micro-division of reservation.
II. India will host International AIDS Conference, 2012.
III. Supreme Court upheld that State domicile was needed for
contesting election to Rajya Sabha, from a State.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
(1) Only I
(2) Only I and II
(3) Only II and III
(4) Only III
(5) All of the above
24. Recently France honoured an Indian with the officer de la
legion d honneur. The honour was bestowed on:
(1) Mukesh Ambani
(2) Amitabh Bachchan
(3) Sonia Gandhi
(4) M.M. Singh
(5) Aamir Khan
25. Match the sports events/terms:
(A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy (i) Pankaj Advani
(B) Badminton (ii) Aparna Popat
(C) Shooting (iii) R.S. Rathore
(D) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (iv) Panjab University
A B C D
(1) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(2) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(3) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(4) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(5) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
26. Kadima political party is associated with which country?
(1) Turkey (2) Kazakhstan (3) S. Arabia
(4) Israel (5) Pakistan
27. Arrange the following States in the descending order of the
number of child labourBihar, M.P., Rajasthan, U.P.
(1) Bihar, U.P., M.P., Rajasthan
(2) U.P., Bihar, M.P., Rajasthan
(3) M.P. Rajasthan, U.P., Bihar
(4) U.P., Rajasthan, Bihar, M.P.
28. Dronacharya award is associated with:
(1) Teaching (2) Peace (3) Science
(4) Armed Forces (5) Sports Coaches
29. Ban Ki-moon, elected as next Secretary-General of the UN,
belongs to:
(1) Philippines (2) Japan (3) China
(4) South Korea (5) Thailand
30. Approximately what was the amount sent by NRIs to their
fellowmen in India (in US $) in the year 2004?
(1) 10 B (2) 12 B (3) 16 B
(4) 18 B (5) 22 B
31. The venue of the World Economic Forum Meet, 2006 was:
(1) Davos (2) Manila (3) Beijing
(4) New Delhi (5) New York
32. With regard to 2006 Foreign Trade, which one of these is not
true?
(1) total merchandise export in 2005-06 was nearly $ 100 B
(2) the government announced initiatives to promote exports of
S P ECI AL S UPP L EMENT
handicrafts
(3) there was realisation of potential in sports good and toys
(4) the growth in merchandise exports was almost 25%
(5) there was decrease in trade deficit
33. The Rural Employment Guarantee Programme in February
2006 guarantees a minimum how many days of employment in an year?
(1) 122 (2) 120 (3) 183
(4) 100 (5) 150
34. The 104th Constitutional Amendment Bill, deals with:
(1) Panchayati Raj System
(2) Reservation to SCs, STs and OBCs in educational institutes
(3) Sixth Pay Commission
(4) Better Schemes for the Girl Child
(5) Rural Employment Guarantee
35. Kalpana-I is actually:
(1) INSAT-2B (2) METSAT (3) PSLV
(4) EDUSAT (5) None of these
36. Approximately what per cent of the Indian population lives on
$ 1 or even less a day?
(1) 25 (2) 30 (3) 35
(4) 27 (5) 22
37. The author of Snow is:
(1) Javed Akhtar
(2) Enid Blyton
(3) Orhan Pamuk
(4) Jennifer Lopez
(5) Aishwarya Rai
38. The 10th five-year plan aims at an annual GDP growth rate
of:
(1) 6% (2) 7% (3) 8%
(4) 9% (5) 10%
39. The largest electronic company in India is:
(1) Videocon (2) Philips (3) National
(4) TCL (5) BPL
40. The terms Grameen Bank and Microcredit are associated
with:
(1) Manmohan Singh
(2) Mulayam Singh Yadav
(3) Bill Gates
(4) Aung San Su Ki
(5) Muhammad Yunus
41. In the year 2005, the per cent increase in Foreign Direct
Investment in India was:
(1) 20 (2) 25 (3) 15
(4) 10 (5) 30
42. Which one is Indias Ist LPG powered car?
(1) Tatan Indigo
(2) Tata Indica
(3) Maruti 800
(4) Maruti Alto
(5) Maruti WagonR Duo
43. What is the new monthly salary of an MP?
(1) Rs 16,000
(2) Rs 14,000
(3) Rs 12,000
(4) Rs 15,000
(5) Rs 13,000
44. Which State is planning to have a port in another State?
(1) Jharkhand
(2) Andhra Pradesh
(3) Uttaranchal
(4) Bihar
(5) Rajasthan
45. Who is the highest paid Indian brand ambassador?
(1) Saurav Ganguli
(2) Sachin Tendulkar
(3) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
(4) Yuvraj Singh
(5) Kapil Dev
46. The J.L. Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research was
recently in the news because of:
(1) success in DNA coding
(2) Ist nano-technology lab in India
(3) ultra modern scientific courses in India
(4) international meeting of scientists
(5) None of these
47. Karvar, Sasan, Akaltara, Mudra and Ratnagiri are the sites
proposed for:
(1) archaeological survey
(2) special economic zones
(3) ultra-mega power plants
(4) test sites for Indian missiles
(5) hydroelectric power projects
48. The purpose of designing MSCI indices is:
(1) to eliminate poverty from all the nations
(2) to encourage international trade
(3) to assist UNO in economic projects
(4) to study national incomes of various countries
(5) to measure stock market performances worldwide
49. New names were proposed for a few cities in South India.
which of these is not correctly matched?
1. BangalooruBangalore,
2. MysooruMysore,
3. PondichooruPondicherry
(1) Only 1 (2) 3 only (3) 2 only
(4) 1 and 2 (5) None of these
50. Indias new Chief of Naval Staff is:
(1) Sureesh Mehta
(2) Piyush Pandey
(3) N. Gopalaswamy
(4) Pranab Mukherjee
(5) Pratyush Sinha
ENGLISH
Directions (Qs. 51-65): Read the following passage and
answer the questions below it. A few words are given in the bold
form to help easy location while answering some questions.
To some extent, it is the nature of the intellect to narrow our vision
and give it focus. Tragedy comes in when we forget this limitation and
think the intellect can comprehend things as a whole. The intellect
views the world through a slit. When a cat walks by, it observes the eye,
then fur, and then the tail, and then it infers that the eye is the cause of
the tail, unless of course, the cat was walking backward. If this sounds
absurd, some of the theories about biochemistry and behaviour use
very similar reasoning. Nachiketa would object, Man, why dont you
open the door? Thats just your black cat Frodo, pacing back and forth.
But instead we usually get caught up in clarifying slit-information, even
though without a larger view our conclusions may be entirely wrong. To
make matters worse, we specialize. I am not against specialization per
se but what often happens is that we do not even look through whole
slit; we subdivide. My field is the upper part of the tail; yours is the lower.
I might even forget about the eye and the fur. My main concern will be
my debate with a colleague in Tokyo over whether hair on the tail grows
up or down. If anybody asks how the eye fits in, I refer him to another
researcher. After all, what have eyes got to do with geotropic hair
growth?
Debates like this cannot be resolved on the slit level. What is
required is to open the door; then argument becomes unnecessary.
Once the door is opened, even a little, we will not quarrel over whose slit
is correct or whether we should confine ourselves to the top of it or the
bottom. As long as we see only part of the picture, logic and
argumentation can never settle an issue. When the intellect becomes
calm and clear, theory gives way to demonstration. It is not beyond our
reach to see life whole. We have simply become so attached to this
precious slit that we think there is no higher mode of knowing. After a
while, we become so used to slits that we put on a special mask with
just a hairline crack in front of the eyes. Try walking around wearing a
mask like this and see what happens. Every little thing will fill your field
of vision.
The intellect that sees only a small corner of life makes a very poor
guide. We follow it like the blind led by the blind. I see this illustrated
every day in the newspapers. To take just one urgent example, I have
read that perhaps half a million scientists and engineers around the
world are engaged in weapons research. I have no doubt that the vast
majority of these people have no desire for war. They feel they are only
doing a job, playing a small role in an inevitable activity. Nevertheless,
this is not a defence industry, this is a half a million highly skilled men
and women preparing for war. Producing and selling instruments of war
is one of the biggest business in the world today. Even before the First
World War, George Bernard Shaw caught the spirit of the industry in the
character of undershaft in Major Barbara. Undershaft is no sinister
merchant of death. He is just a businessman, whose credo is to give
arms to all who offer an honest price for them, without respect of
persons or principles, to capitalist and socialist, to protestant and
catholic, to burglar and policeman, to black man, white man and yellow
man, to all sorts and conditions, all nationalities and faiths, all follies, all
causes and all crimes.
The defence-minded intellect might object, Thats unfortunate, but
defence is necessary. Everybody has to have weapons, and somebody
is going to sell them. Here is a business that is thriving. These sales,
the merchant argue, help supply allies who cannot produce needed
equipment. Needed for what? Any school boy knows that weapons are
needed by people in order to kill each other. From the evidence, we
would have to conclude that death is a much more desirable goal than
health, education, or welfare.
Or, look at cancer. Many researchers today maintain that perhaps
seventy to ninety per cent of all human cancers are caused by
environmental agents involved in manufacturing and processing new
products. Most of these substances are relatively recent additions to our
environment. We made them, and we can cease to make them if we
choose. Yet one way or another such substances appeal to us so much
that life without them seems untenable. As a result, instead of trying to
eliminate the causes of cancer, we pour millions of dollars into what one
writer calls the Vietnam of modern medicine: The Search for a Cancer
Cure.
This kind of myopia is not a necessary fault of the intellect. Given
a larger picture, the intellect can rise to the occasion. Then even if the
Nobel Prize is dangled before its eyes, it will refuse to work at any
project that is at the expense of life, but will give all its attention to
matters of real urgency.
51. Which of these is true in context to the passage:
(1) humans are capable of unlimited applications of the mind
(2) whether the slit is small or large, conclusion is the same
(3) all researchers view through slit-like intellects
(4) it is not possible to view life as a whole
(5) the intellect is capable of adjustments
52. The passage is against:
(a) short-sightedness of the scientists
(b) the nature of the intellect
(c) narrowness of the intellect
(1) (a) only
(2) (b) only
(3) (a) and (b)
(4) (a) and (c)
(5) all (a), (b) and (c)
53. What should be the right approach for argumentation:
(1) to specialise in a particular field
(2) to study bio-chemistry
(3) sub-divide topics and research on them
(4) open the doors of the intellect
(5) leave attachment to our slits
54. According to the author, the intellect which sees a small
corner of life, can:
(1) lead to scientific and engineering outcomes
(2) lead to follies and crimes
(3) race for better defence
(4) cause environmental pollution
(5) lead to harmful and unwanted results
55. What leads to cancer?
(1) pre-existing environmental pollutants
(2) man-made additions to environment
(3) tasty and good-looking things
(4) modern medicines
56. The difference between narrow and broad vision is:
(1) narrow vision leads to specialisations, while broad vision does
not
(2) narrow vision leads to debates while broad vision easily
settles them
(3) narrow vision leads to desire for war while broad vision leads
to desire for defence sales
(4) narrow vision leads to greedy business while broad vision
leads to fair salesmanship
(5) narrow vision leads to Nobel prizes and broad vision refuses them
57. In context to the passage, which one of these is false:
(1) weapons are needed by nations for money
(2) weapons are needed for security reasons
(3) a person with a broad intellect would not sell weapons to all
(4) the author is against specialisations
(5) scientists all over the world are preparing for war
58. The title to the passage can be:
(1) Disasters of science
(2) Nature of the intellect
(3) Intellectual misconducts
(4) Human debates
(5) Viewing life as a whole
59. The undershaft is:
(1) a very clever businessman
(2) an intellectual businessman
(3) an immoral character
(4) the major role in Major Barbara
(5) a blindly-led intellect
Directions (Qs. 60-62): In context of the above passage
choose the word which is most similar in meaning to the given
word.
60. CREDO
(1) crime (2) credit (3) business
(4) job (5) management
61. COMPREHEND
(1) absorb (2) digest (3) guide
(4) assimilate (5) understand
62. GEOTROPIC
(1) falling to ground
(2) attracted towards earth
(3) touching the earth
(4) projected toward the earth
(5) None of these
Directions (Qs. 63-65): In context of the above passage
choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the given
word.
63. INEVITABLE
(1) blasting (2) accidental (3) certain
(4) incidental (5) avoidable
64. MYOPIA
(1) narrowmindedness
(2) broadmindedness
(3) shortsightedness
(4) evilsightedness
(5) hypermetropia
65. UNTENABLE
(1) probable (2) cured (3) unworthy
(4) worthsome (5) pleasant
Directions (Qs. 66-70): In each of the questions below four
sentences are given which are denoted by A, B, C and D. By using
all four sentences, frame a meaningful para. Choose answer from
the five alternatives given and the correct order of the sentences
is your answer.
66. (A) Indias patent authorities are at the centre of global
attention.
(B) Indias patent law is equipped to drive out frivolous
patent seekers and to reward meritorious inventors
(C) If successful, Indian generic drug-makers may have to
pay royalties.
(D) As many MNC drug-makers have applied for patents
under Indias new product patent law
(1) ABCD (2) ADCB (3) BACD
(4) DACB (5) CABD
67. (A) Whats more, if you happen to be inching towards
retirement, your EMIs will be structured accordingly.
(B) Future credit may get customised.
(C) The next time you get a hike in your company, rest
assured your Equated Monthly Instalments (EMIs) will
go up.
(D) EMIs will now be fixed according to your affordability.
(1) DCAB (2) BCAD (3) BCDA
(4) ABCD (5) CBAD
68. (A) The Tax Return Prepares Scheme has been introduced
recently to help individuals file their income tax returns.
(B) According to this scheme, certain tax return prepares
will be specially trained.
(C) The aim is to ease the process of filing returns and
reduce the cost for tax payers.
(D) However, individuals should carefully examine this
service and its likely benefits.
(1) ABCD (2) ADCA (3) DABC
(4) BACD (5) BCAD
69. (A) There is nothing more soothing to the mind, body and
soul than being on the beach front.
(B) Thats what Archil, which buys bad loans, thinks.
(C) A little bit of business can also be thrown in such a
setting.
(D) The ARC thought of the idea of organising a workshop
on junk bonds in an exotic beach resort in Goa and has
roped in the Indian Banks Association.
(1) DCAB (2) ABCD (3) DACB
(4) ACBD (5) CBDA
70. (A) The financial markets in the country have provided a
wide array of such instruments.
(B) Doing business is all about managing risk.
(C) The profit and loss account is a reflection of the risk that
is dexterously handled by CFOs.
(D) Which have been seized with alacrity by the industry.
(1) BACD (2) ABCD (3) ACBD
(4) DBCA (5) BCAD
Directions (71-80): In the following passage there are blanks.
Choose the correct answer from the given options to fill the blanks
which are numbered.
71 has marked mans 72 progress from 73 times. Modern
medicine is built on the innovative 74 of scientists and physicians such
as Louis Pasteur. He 75 in a revolution in medicine by producing a 76
against rabies in 1880. 77 with Robert Koch, Pasteur founded 78. There
has been no 79 back 80 then.
71. (1) Discovery (2) Innovation (3) Reforms
(4) Applications (5) Interests
72. (1) amazing (2) alluring (3) alarming
(4) charming (5) exciting
73. (1) antique (2) mid-historic (3) recent
(4) remote (5) prehistoric
74. (1) fantastic (2) dilemma (3) genius
(4) brain (5) intellect
75. (1) ushered (2) projected (3) prospered
(4) thrushed (5) brushed
76. (1) injection (2) medicine (3) antidote
(4) vaccine (5) antibody
77. (1) Along (2) Also (3) Going
(4) Working (5) Enjoying
78. (1) immunology (2) pathology (3) zoology
(4) botany (5) bacteriology
79. (1) viewing (2) looking (3) seeing
(4) peeping (5) hopping
80. (1) till (2) from (3) until
(4) since (5) by
Directions (Qs. 81-90): In each of the following sentences
there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence, five pairs of
words are given. Find out the correct pair of words and fill in the
blanks.
81. The world is ___ the way it is, because it is what we wanted
to experience at some level of .
(1) wonderful, brightness
(2) perfect, consciousness
(3) famous, search
(4) okay, intelligence
(5) brilliant, dreams
82. The church of England has that it cant allow a multi-
faith ceremony for Prince Charles.
(1) decided, functional
(2) projected, wedding
(3) asserted, coronation
(4) ordered, birth
(5) allowed, dancing
83. The ___ are the poorest and most people in our cities.
(1) poor, helpless
(2) rural, hardworking
(3) workers, happy
(4) scheduled castes, strong
(5) homeless, vulnerable
84. Reform will not only help the U.N., but also contribute
to stability in Asia.
(1) revitalise, geopolitical
(2) regenerate, economic
(3) ascend, social
(4) revolutionise, political
(5) charge, general
85. Feeling the of the higher power is an .
(1) value, dream
(2) emotions, theme
(3) presence, ecstasy
(4) absence, innocence
(5) acknowledgement, accomplishment
86. All the for a robust and sustainable growth are being put
in .
(1) ingredients, place
(2) factors, striding
(3) points, list
(4) component, consideration
(5) plans, favour
87. India is firmly in the of vote bank politics. So, the for job
reservation for SC and ST in private sector will grow.
(1) gloves, greed
(2) grip, clamour
(3) hands, rush
(4) roots, need
(5) net, suicide
88. One of the secrets Gandhi gave us is that strength does
not come from bone and muscle, it comes from an will.
(1) simple, inner
(2) straight, ironical
(3) wonderful, ideal
(4) tactical, iron
(5) magnificent, indomitable
89. If disasters and are the wake up call for a world that it has
gone , then we are now in the position to acknowledge it to manifest
the world we desire to experience.
(1) peace, mad (2) wars, insane (3) famines, out
(4) tragedies, troublesome (5) mishaps, trivial
90. Inner-faith harmony requires that there is both and among
religions.
(1) value, esteem
(2) establishment, survival
(3) trust, respect
(4) harmony, co-operation
(5) co-existence, concord
Directions (Qs. 91-95): Each of the following questions
consists of a sentence. Find out whether there is any error in it. The
error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that
part is answer. If there is no error, mark 5 as your answer. (Ignore
the errors of punctuation).
91. (1) Neither of them (2) are coming here (3) to address this
(4) large gathering. (5) No error.
92. (1) Hardly she finished (2) her duty when (3) the bell
(4) started ringing. (5) No error.
93. (1) More private companies should (2) be permit to enter
(3) into field of communication (4) to strengthen the network. (5) No
error.
94. (1) Government should severely (2) punish the persons
(3) involved in the (4) practice of female foeticide. (5) No error.
95. (1) Parents should ensure (2) and cultivate (3) reading habits
between (4) their children. (5) No error.
Directions (Qs. 96-100): These questions are based on idioms.
From among the options, choose the one that is closest in
meaning to the given idiom/phrase.
96. keep at an arms length:
(1) keep a good distance
(2) keep closeness
(3) avoid involvement or friendship
(4) hate
(5) give a warm welcome
97. take the bull by the horns:
(1) invite danger from an enemy
(2) prepare for unwanted situation
(3) be full of vigour
(4) face boldly
(5) None of these
98. a dark horse:
(1) a person who is not good-looking but is very good at heart
(2) a person who is specially called for an event
(3) a person having a poor reputation
(4) a person whose past is mysterious
(5) a person who is quite less known
99. pour oil on troubled waters:
(1) create a nice scenery
(2) settle down a situation
(3) aggravate matters
(4) worsen a situation
(5) create an unfavourable situation
100. to drag ones feet:
(1) slow down deliberately
(2) lazy behaviour
(3) uninterested behaviour
(4) present opposition to someone
(5) move very quietly
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
101. If the persons A and B have incomes in the ratio 7 : 5 and
expenditures in the ratio 3 : 2 and each one of them saves Rs R, then,
the income of A is:
102. If x + a is a factor of x
3
+ ax
2
2x + a + 4, then a equals:
103. At 7 : 55 a.m. a police jeep started chasing a stolen car
running at 85 km/hr ahead of it by 5 km. At what time will the police jeep
overtake the stolen car, if its speed is 100 km/hr?
(1) 8 : 30 a.m.
(2) 8 : 20 a.m.
(3) 8 : 25 a.m.
(4) 8 : 15 a.m.
(5) 9 : 00 a.m.
(1) 14R (2)7R
7 R
(3) R (4)
2 2
(5) None of these
2
(1) (2) 4
5
4 2
(3) (4)
3 3
(5) Cannot be solved
104. It takes the same time to go 20 km downstream as it takes

to go 12 km upstream. If the speed of the boat used is 8 km/hr in still
water, the speed of the stream (in km/hr) is:
(1) 4 (2) 1 (3) 0
(4) 3 (5) 2
105. Ravi and Dev have an age ratio of 15 : 8, which will be 5 : 3
in 10 years time. Their present ages (in years) are:
(1) 15, 8 (2) 30, 16 (3) 45, 24
(4) 60, 32 (5) 75, 40
Directions (Qs. 106-108): Each of the following questions has
two equations on the basis of which you have to find the relation
between a and b. Provide the answers as:
106. I: a
2
10a + 25 = 0.
II: 300% of 60% + 10% of 32 = b.
107. I: a
2
3a 18 = 0.
II: b
2
+ 6b + 9 = 0
108.
Directions (Qs. 109-110): Find the approximate value of x
109. x = log10 160 (given log10 2 = 0.3010).
(1) 2.5 (2) 2.2 (3) 2.4
(4) 2.1 (5) 2.8
110. 2 sin
2
x cos x + 4 = 0
Directions (Qs. 111-115): In these questions, each question is
followed by two statements. On the basis of the question asked
and the given statements, you have to decide whether the data
is/are sufficient to answer the question. Give answer as:
(1) if the data in statement I alone is sufficient, while not in II alone
(2) if the data in statement II alone is sufficient, while I alone is not
(3) if the data in either statement I alone or II alone is sufficient
(4) if the data in both statements together is not sufficient
(5) if the data in both statements I and II are needed together
111. How many straight lines can be formed from 6 points in a
plane?
Statement I: 4 points are collinear.
Statement II: 3 points are collinear.
112. What is the probability that Ravi and Dev contradict a given
statement?
Statement I: Ravi speaks truth in 60% cases.
Statement II: Dev speaks truth in 50% cases.
113. The simple interest on a certain sum of money for 2 years is
Rs 260. Find the sum.
Statement I: The sum amounts to Rs 5590 in 3 years and Rs 5850
in 5 years.
Statement II: The sum is doubled in 40 years.
114. Is the two-digit number N divisible by 18?
Statement I: When N is multiplied with 3, the result is a 3-digit
number.
Statement II: When N is divided by 3, the remainder is 1.
115. A boat goes upstream and then returns downstream. What
is the total distance?
Statement I: Upstream speed is 4 km/hr and downstream speed is
8 km/hr.
Statement II: Average speed is
116. The value of x in the inequality 2x
2
x + 15 < 0 is:
117. What should be the value of the question mark:
118. 2 rice varieties costing Rs 25 per kg and Rs 35 per kg were
mixed as 2 : 3 and sold so as to gain 20%. What was the SP of the
mixture (Rs/kg)?
(1) 37.2 (2) 28.6 (3) 30
(4) 32 (5) 40.5
119. A huge jar contains 2 liquids A and B in the ratio 7 : 4. When
12 litres of mixture is removed and replaced by B, the ratio now
becomes 4 : 7. The capacity of the vessel (in litres) is:
(1) 120 (2) 240 (3) 280
(4) 300 (5) 560
120. If the difference between CI and SI on Rs 1 lakh was Rs 36
in 2 years, the rate of yearly interest is:
121. Toffees are bought at 4 for a rupee and the same number at
6 for a rupee. Then, they are mixed and sold at 5 per rupee. What is the
net profit or loss?
(1) 2% loss
(2) 10% profit
(3) no profit or loss
(4) 4% loss
(5) None of these
122. How many triangles can be obtained from 5 coplanar
points? (No 3 points are collinear).
(1) 5 (2) 3 (3) 10
(4) 20 (5) 8
123. If the chances that Sonu, Monu, Mahesh can solve a
problem are what is the probability that given problem can be
solved if they all try?
16
km/ hr.
3
5
(1) x 3,
2
5
(2) 3 x
2
5
(3) x 3
2
5
(4) x 3,
2
3 5
(5) x
2 2
=
< <
< <
=
> >
= +
1
3 ?
3
10,500 10 8 64 100 250.
1 1
(1) 2 (2) (3)
2 3
(4) 3 (5) None of these
(1) 0.6 (2) 0.5 (3) 1.5
2
(4) (5) 1.8
3
1 1 1
, , ,
4 3 2
(1) if a b (2) if a b
(3) if a b (4) if a b
(5) if b
> <
=
+ =
+ =
17
I : 2a b
2
9
II : 2b a 0
2
1 1
(1) ,
2 2
(2) 30 , 120
(3) 60 , 150
2 1
(4) ,
3 2
(5) None of these

124. In an examination, a candidate can provide answers as True
or False. For ten questions, how many sequences are possible?
(1) 512 (2) 1024 (3) 100
(4) 10 (5) 2048
Directions (Qs. 125-127): Each question comprises 4 parts,
one of which may be wrong and does not yield the same answer as
the others. Find out the wrong part and if none is wrong, mark 5 as
your answer.
125.
126.
127.
128.
Directions (Qs. 129-130): What should come in place of
question mark in these number series:
129. 4 5 18 81 ? 2065.
(1) 388 (2) 365 (3) 350
(4) 361 (5) 1032
130. 3 ? 50.5 202.5 810.5.
(1) 6 (2) 7.5 (3) 10.5
(4) 22.5 (5) 12.5
Directions (Qs. 131-135): Study the following table carefully
and answer the questions that follow. A few data are assigned
alphabetically:
(Sales of shirts and jeans sold by Co. X in various years,
Rs crores)
Year Shirts (x) Jeans (y) y/x
2000 28 35 1.25
2001 30 A 1.20
2002 B 80 C
2003 50 70 D
2004 E 80 1.33
2005 100 F G
131. The per cent increase in the shirts sale between years
2002 and 2004 is:
(1) 40% (2) 50% (3) 45%
(4) 60% (5) 100%
132. The per cent increase in the jeans sale between 2001 and
2005 is:
(1) 75% (2) 37.5%
(3) 375% (4) 750%
(5) Cant be determined
133. If G = 1.5, what per cent is sales of jeans in 2005 of sales
of jeans in 2002?
(1) 150 (2) 175 (3) 87.5
(4) 160 (5) 190.5
134. If C : D : G = 1 : 2 : 3, then F : B = ?
(1) 15.0 (2) 57.3
(3) 7.50 (4) 3.75
(5) 37.5
135. The value of A : E is:
(1) 0.6 (2) 0.8 (3) 1.0
(4) 1.2 (5) 1.5
Directions (Qs. 136-140): Study the pie-charts and answer the
questions below them.
136. How much extra is the availability of spending on other
items, during 1980-2005 period?
(1) Rs 2760 (2) Rs 2000 (3) Rs 3150
(4) Rs 2250 (5) Rs 2350
137. The ratio of actual spending on food in 2005 to that in 1980
is:
(1) 10 : 7 (2) 20 : 9 (3) 5 : 2
(4) 3 : 1 (5) 2 : 3
138. In 1980, people in rural India had 30% less earning and
spent 40% on food and out of this, expenditure on milk products was
only 10%. Its value is:
(1) Rs 84 (2) Rs 92 (3) Rs 60
(4) Rs 42 (5) Rs 90
139. How much other food items are available in 2005, in Rs
terms?
(1) Rs 180 (2) Rs 93 (3) Rs 642
(4) Rs 1200 (5) Rs 558
140. In relative per cent terms, is there an increase or decrease
in the expenditure on milk etc?
11 8 6
(1) (2) (3)
12 9 7
2 3
(4) (5)
3 4
3
2
2 2 2 2
1
4
4
45% of 200 15 of 720 215 221 13 11 2
9
(1) (2) (3)
log 64 7 None of these
(4) (5)
13 16 35 LCM of 16 and 25 32 22 13 10
(1) (2) (3)
200% of 200 None of these
(4) (5)
(81) 21 4 15 5 3rd proportional to 343
(1) (2) (3)
and 49 6
+ = = +
= =
+ + = =
= =
= =
= +
3 .....
3
6 6 .... None of these
(4) (5)
1
What is the value of ?
3
1 1
(1) (2) 0 (3)
3 27
(4) (5) None of these
+ + =
Others
5%
Rent
25%
Clothes
10%
Food
60%
Year 1980 : Total income = Rs. 3000
(monthly)
(For an average urban employee)
Savings
&
Others
25%
Rent
30%
Clothes
5%
Food
40%
Year 2005 : Total income = Rs. 10,000
(monthly)
Others
31%
Cereals,
Pulses,
Oils
24%
Milk & its
products
25%
Fruits &
Vegetables
20%
Year 1980 : Food Breakup
Others
30%
Cereals,
Pulses,
Oils
25%
Milk & its
products
20%
Fruits &
Vegetables
25%
Year 2005 : Food Breakup
(1) decrease (2) increase
(3) neither (4) cant be said
(5) No change
Directions (Qs. 141-145): The following bar chart gives the
amount of imports and exports of a leather company over the
years (Imports , Exports ) in Rupees crores:
141. Total imports for Ist 2 years are what per cent of total
exports for these 2 years?
(1) 50% (2) 100% (3) 120%
(4) 80% (5) 200%
142. For which years is the value of the total imports equal to the
total exports?
(1) 1970, 1990 (2) 1970, 1980 (3) 1990, 2000
(4) 2000, 2005 (5) None of these
143. The ratio of exports to imports was maximum in the year:
(1) 1990, 2000, 2005 (2) 1900, 2005 (3) 2000, 2005
(4) 1970, 1990, 2000 (5) 1970, 1990, 2000
144. When was the per cent increase in exports, over the
previous 10-year, the least?
(1) 1980 (2) 2000 (3) 1990
(4) 2005 (5) 1970
145. The ratio of total exports to the total of imports for all the
years is:
(1) 8 : 7 (2) 6 : 5 (3) 4 : 3 (4) 2 : 3 (5) 8 : 5
Directions (Qs. 146-150): Study the following graph and
answer the questions
(No. of motorcycles in 1,000s sold by Companies A and B, in
the recent years) (A ____ , B _ _ _ _).
146. Approximately what per cent is the sale of Company A in
2003, compared to its total sale?
(1) 13% (2) 12% (3) 15%
(4) 11% (5) 10%
147. What per cent is total sale of Company A with respect to
Company B? (approx)
(1) 75% (2) 85% (3) 90%
(4) 95% (5) 100%
148. For which year(s) did Company B experience the highest
per cent increase, compared to the previous year?
(1) 2003
(2) 2004
(3) 2004, 2005
(4) 2003, 2004
(5) 2002, 2005
149. The total sale for years 2000, 2001, 2002 for Company B
forms what per cent of its total sale? (approx)
(1) 20% (2) 25% (3) 30%
(4) 35% (5) 40%
150. For Company A, which combination of year and per cent
rise in sale from previous year, correct?
(1) 200140%
(2) 200230%
(3) 2003100%
(4) 200450%
(5) 200520%
TEST OF REASONING
151. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way. Which is
the one that does not belong to that group?
(1) White (2) Indigo (3) Blue
(4) Red (5) Orange
152. Cooler is related to summer in the same way which of the
following is related to rain?
(1) Shirt (2) Umbrella (3) Icecream
(4) Fan (5) Fridge
153. City A is larger than city B which is smaller than city D. If city
E is larger than city A but smaller than city D, which of the following is
the largest?
(1) E (2) A (3) D
(4) B (5) Cannot be determined
154. If red means blue, blue means black, black means
yellow, yellow means green, green means white, white means
brown and brown means indigo, then what is the colour of middle line
of our National Flag?
(1) white (2) yellow
(3) brown (4) green
(5) None of these
155. If INVITATION is written as KMXHVZVHQM, then READY
is written in that code as which of the following?
(1) SCDDA (2) TDCDB
(3) QFBEZ (4) TDCCA
(5) None of these
Directions (156-160): Read the following character sequence
carefully and then answer the questions given below it.
156. If the first half of the series is reversed and similarly the
second half is also reversed, then which of the following will be the 4th
to the right of 16th character from your right?
(1) P (2) % (3) B
(4) S (5) C
A C 3 6 G $ N P 5 % S X I 8 T 9 R B Z + , +
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
1970 1980 1990 2000 2005
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
N
O
.
O
F
M
O
T
O
R
C
Y
C
L
E
S
YEARS
A
B
157. What will be the 2nd last letter of the word made of the 1st,
2nd, 11th, 20th and 22nd characters of the given sequence? If no such
word can be made your answer is W. If more than one such word can
be made your answer is D.
(1) I (2) C (3) A
(4) W (5) D
158. Which character is midway between 7th from left and 6th
from right in the above series?
(1) % (2) 5 (3) S
(4) P (5)
159. If every alternate character in the above sequence from
right is dropped (drop B first) then which of the following character will
be 5th to the right of 6th character from the left?
(1) C (2) 8 (3)
(4) I (5) T
160. If A C 3, 6 $, P z % + ? , then what will come in place
of question mark.
(1) (2) (3)
(4) S (5) 8
Directions (161-165): In each question below, three
statements are given followed by four conclusions numbered I, II,
III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if
they appear at variance from commonly known facts. Then decide
which of the conclusions logically follows from the given
statements. Mark out an appropriate answer choice that you think
is correct.
Statements:
161. (a) All papers are books.
(b) All books are pages
(c) All pages are material.
Conclusions:
I. Some material are pages.
II. All books are material.
III. All papers are pages.
IV. Some books are papers.
(1) All the four follow
(2) Only II, III follow
(3) Only I, III and IV follow
(4) Either I or III and II follow
(5) None follows
Statements:
162. (a) Some bats are balls.
(b) No stars are moons
(c) All balls are moons.
Conclusions:
I. Some moons are not balls.
II. No balls are stars.
III. Some moons are not balls.
IV. Some balls are bats.
(1) Only I and II follow
(2) Only I, II and IV follow
(3) Either II or IV follows
(4) All follow
(5) None of these follows
Statements:
163. (a) All coats are pants.
(b) No pants are shirts.
(c) Some shirts are pullovers.
Conclusions:
I. No coat is a shirt.
II. Some coats are shirts.
III. All coats are shirts.
IV. Some coats are not pullovers.
(1) Only I, II and III follow
(2) Only Ist follows
(3) Only I and IV follow
(4) Either I and III or II and IV follow
(5) Only III and IV follow
Statements:
164. (a) Some pens are pencils.
(b) Some rubbers are gum.
(c) No bag is a gum.
Conclusions:
I. Some pencils are gum.
II. Some pencils are not gum.
III. some rubbers are not bag.
IV. Some rubbers are bag.
(1) Only I follows
(2) Only II follows
(3) Only II and III follow
(4) Either I or II and either III or IV follow
(5) None of these follows
Statements:
165. (a) No fruits are bananas.
(b) No oranges are peas.
(c) All bananas are oranges.
Conclusions:
I. No bananas are peas.
II. Some oranges are not fruits.
III. Some bananas are fruits.
IV. Some oranges are bananas.
(1) Only III follows
(3) Either I or II follows
(4) Only I and II follow
(5) All follow
Directions (Qs. 166-170): Study the following arguments and
distinguish between strong arguments and weak arguments
because they relate to the question. Strong arguments are those
which are both important and directly related to the question.
Weak arguments are those which are of minor importance and
also not directly related to the question. Each question below is
followed by two arguments numbered I and II. Decide which of the
argument is a strong and weak. Give answer:
(1) if only argument I is strong.
(2) if only argument II is strong.
(3) if either I or II is strong.
(4) if neither I nor II is strong.
(5) if both I and II are strong.
Statement:
166. Should the government punish those schools which charge
high admission fee?
Arguments:
I. Yes, where will the poor students go?
II. Yes, education has become more of a business than a pious
commitment.
Statement:
167. Should there be a quota for those who are poor?
Arguments:
I. Yes, this will decrease the level of unemployment and poor
people will not be discriminated by upper caste.
II. No, we already have reservations in our jobs.
Statement:
168. Should there be no place for interview in selection?
Arguments:
I. Yes, it is a difficult part of selection.
II. No, it is the only way to judge the candidates personality
and motives.
Statement:
169. Should women be provided more job opportunities?
Arguments:
I. Yes, they should go into the outside world.
II. No, they are not interested in jobs.
Statement:
170. Should government provide more benefits to those who are
the only child of their parents?
Arguments:
I. Yes, it will control increase of population.
II. Yes, it will give them bright future and love of parents.
Directions (Qs. 171-175): In these questions, a statement is
given, which is followed by various assumptions. Read the
statements and the assumptions and decide which one of them are
implicit.
Statement:
171. Ensure freedom from thieves with this car locking system.
Assumptions:
I. This car locking system is the best.
II. It is desired to have freedom from thieves.
III. There are thieves everywhere.
(1) I and II are implicit.
(2) II and III are implicit.
(3) I and III are implicit.
(4) Only II is implicit.
(5) All are implicit.
Statement:
172. We deal in used cars. Contact us at phone no. XYZ, at the
earliest possible.an advertisement.
Assumptions:
I. Some people want to sell old cars.
II. The advertisement will be read by the needy people.
III. Used cars may not be totally useless.
(1) Only I is implicit.
(2) Only II and III are implicit.
(3) Only I and III are implicit.
(4) All I, II, III are implicit.
(5) None of I, II, III are implicit.
Statement:
173. Lalu Prasad is expected to announce several schemes for
poor people in the budget.a news reporter.
Assumptions:
I. The reporter has a fair reporting.
II. The news-reporter has genuine report sources.
III. Lalu Prasad is capable of announcing schemes.
(1) I and II are implicit.
(2) II and III are implicit.
(3) Only III is implicit.
(4) All are implicit.
(5) None is implicit.
Statement:
174. Mr X tells Mrs X: I cannot send my child to that school.
Children over there smoke and drink.
Which of these assumptions is implicit?
Assumptions:
I. Smoking and drinking are not desirable of children.
II. Their child will agree to their decision.
III. The school has a good reputation.
(1) I and II
(2) II and III
(3) III and I
(4) I only
(5) All I, II, III
Statement:
175. Monicas advice to Sonia: Go to Chandigarh via Ambala
the best route.
Assumptions:
I. Sonia wants to go to Chandigarh.
II. Monica loves advising everybody.
III. They love Chandigarh.
(1) I is implicit.
(2) II is implicit.
(3) Either I or II is implicit.
(4) Neither I nor II is implicit.
(5) Both are implicit.
Directions (Qs. 176-180): Read the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below it:
(1) Six friends Asad, Babli, Cajole, Dev, Eva and Fatima are sitting
in a closed circle facing the centre.
(2) Cajole is between Asad and Babli.
(3) Fatima is between Eva and Asad.
(4) Eva is to the left of Dev
176. Who is on the left of Babli?
(1) Asad (2) Cajole
(3) Dev (4) Eva
(5) None of these
177. Who is on the left of Cajole?
(1) Dev (2) Eva
(3) Asad (4) Fatima
(5) None of these
178. Which pair of friends is sitting on the opposite of each other?
(1) Dev, Asad
(2) Dev, Babli
(3) Asad, Fatima
(4) Cajole, Babli
(5) None of these
179. Which of the following is sitting on the right side of Fatima?
(1) Eva (2) Dev
(3) Asad (4) Babli
(5) Cajole
180. Which of the above given statements is superfluous?
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3
Directions (Qs. 181-185): Read the following information and
answer the questions.
Four people of different nations live on the same side of a sector
in four houses each of different colour. Each person has a different
favourite drink. The Englishman lives in the red house. The following
additional information is:
The Hindu drinks tea.
The Muslim lives in the first house on the left.
The Muslim lives adjacent to the blue house.
In the second house from the right they drink coffee.
The Sikh drinks banana shake.
Tea is drunk in the blue house
The pink house is to the right of red house
181. Which of the following drink coffee?
(1) Muslim
(2) Hindu
(3) Englishman
(4) Muslim and Hindu
182. The colour of Sikh house is:
(1) yellow (2) blue
(3) red (4) pink
(5) None
183. The Muslim drinks which of the following drink:
(1) tea (2) coffee
(3) banana shake (4) tea, coffee
(5) milk
184. Who sits adjacent to Muslim?
(1) Hindu
(2) Englishman
(3) Sikh
(4) Both Hindu and Sikh
185. Which of the following statement is not true?
(1) Hindu lives in the blue house
(2) Sikh drinks banana shake and his colour of house is pink
(3) Muslim drinks coffee
(4) Yellow house is occupied by Muslim
Directions (Qs. 186-195): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Given here are the conditions to become the members of a Lake
Club. A person must:
(1) be in the age group of 21-50 as on August 13, 2006.
(2) be drawing a minimum salary of Rs 1 lakh per annum.
(3) own a house.
(4) not have a family of more than five members including himself.
(5) have excellence in any field of arts and sports.
However, if a person:
(6) satisfies all except (4) above, but draws a salary of more than
2 lakh per annum, the case may be referred to the Club
president.
(7) satisfies all except (3) above, the case may be referred to the
Club secretary.
On the basis of above conditions and information, decide
which of the following courses of action should be taken regarding
each condition.
Mark answer:
(1) if the person is eligible to be a member
(2) if the person cant be allowed the membership
(3) if the data provided is inadequate.
(4) if the case is to be referred to the Club secretary
(5) if the case is to be referred to the Club president
186. Mr Rahul Tiwari, living with his mother and father, is a
college professor earning Rs 8600 monthly. He has his own house and
is having a good record in the field of fine arts.
187. Ravi Tripathi, an IAS officer, draws a salary of Rs 15000 p.m.
His date of birth is March 17, 1985. He lives with his mother, father and
a brother. He is having his own house and holds a certificate of being
the best volleyball player in his college.
188. Mr Pankaj Pandey works as a manager in horticulture. He is
35 years old and lives as a tenant with his wife and two daughters. He
draws a monthly salary of Rs 8700 p.m. for the last 7 years. He holds a
good record in sports.
189. Mr Dev Taneja, a bachelor, lives in a private house owned by
him with his parents and grand parents. He is senior manager in
American Express, drawing a salary of Rs 17000 p.m. He has won the
Trophy in Badminton and his D.O.B. is August 13, 1992.
190. Mrs Radha Kapoor, living with her husband, receives a
salary of Rs 10,000 p.m. She has completed 12 years of service in the
company on January 10, 2004.
191. Mrs Poonam completed 33 years in March 2005. She stays
in her own house along with his husband and three sons. She works as
G.M. in Infosys, and draws Rs 117000 per annum. She has exhibited
excellence in the field of arts.
192. Mr Ajay is a Branch Manager in SBI and draws a salary of
Rs 201000 per annum. He lives in a flat which is not owned by him,
along with his wife and a son. He holds a certificate of excellence in
tennis. His D.O.B. is October 15, 1980.
193. Mr Satyakam is 40 years old, lives alone in his house. He
works as manager in textile mill and earns Rs 10,200 every month.
194. Ms Kavita lives in her own house with his husband and a
daughter. She is working as a Assistant Manager in HDFC. She is 26
years old and having a excellence in painting.
195. Mr Abhinav is a bachelor working as a Computer Engineer
in electron company. He draws Rs 10900 p.m. His D.O.B. is October
1982. He has been the captain of the Basketball team. He lives in his
own house and having family of four persons including him.
Directions (Qs. 196-200): An arrangement machine when
given an input of words, rearrange them following a particular rule
and solve it.
Input: This chapter would give you basic concepts.
Step 1: basic this chapter would give you concepts.
Step 2: basic chapter this would give you concepts.
Step 3: basic chapter concepts this would give you.
Step 4: basic chapter concepts give this would you.
Study the logic and answer the questions that follow.
196. Input: Do not imitate others work.
Which of the following will be Step 3 for the given input?
(1) Do others not imitate work.
(2) Do imitate not others work.
(3) Work do others imitate.
(4) Do not others work imitate.
(5) None
197. Input: Adequate safety arrangements are must for kids.
Which of the following will be 2nd last step for the given
input?
(1) Adequate are arrangements for kids safety must.
(2) Adequate are arrangements for kids must safety.
(3) Adequate are safety arrangements must for kids.
(4) Adequate safety are arrangements must for kids.
(5) None
198. Input: Marcus Brauchli gives inaccurate information.
How many steps are required to rearrange the above input
properly.
(1) 3 (2) 4 (3) 5
199. Input: Most Indian leaders cannot even visualise free India.
Which of the following will be last step of above input?
(1) Most Indian even leaders cannot visualise free India.
(2) Cannot even free India Indian most leaders visualise.
(3) Cannot even free India most Indian leaders visualise.
(4) Cannot even free India Indian leaders most visualise.
(5) None.
200. Step IV: It is figure anti-establishment from media.
Which of the following is the input of the above mentioned step.
(1) It is figure from anti-establishment media.
(2) Media it is figure from anti-establishment.
(3) It is anti-establishment media from.
(4) Cant be determined.
(5) None of these
Directions (Qs. 201-205): Study the Venn-diagrams given
below and answer the following questions (The Venn-diagram
gives the number of persons into various kinds of business).
201. People who are into only furniture business are:
(1) e
(2) z + a
(3) b + e + d + f
(4) e + f
(5) z + a + b + d + e + f
202. People doing furniture business and steel business, but not
tea, are:
(1) y + a (2) a + b
(3) b + d (4) d + g
(5) d
203. People doing steel and plastic and furniture business are:
(1) g (2) d (3) b
(4) a (5) y
204. What is the number of people into tea and furniture
business?
(1) z + e (2) a (3) e
(4) z + a (5) b + a
205. What is the number of people carrying out all four
businesses?
(1) b (2) d (3) a
(4) c (5) None of these
Directions (Qs. 206-210): These questions are based on
inferences. Read the following passage carefully and mark your
answers as:
(1) Probably true
(2) Definitely true
(3) Probably false
(4) Definitely false
(5) Data inadequate
Most people find change stressful, so I do not find it surprising that
researchers have discovered a statistical relation between falling ill and
the experience of major life events such as death of a spouse, getting
married, etc. Those who have experienced a higher index of such
changes, generally report a greater incidence of ill-health. Yet, most of
us find that this research quite doesnt tally with the experience.
Reasoning similarly, another group found a strong correlation between
health and hassles of lifethe thousands of little daily irritations.
206. Generally people tend to get irritated to some extent.
207. Everyone does not experience stress, only few do.
208. One should avoid big changes.
209. The approach of the two research groups is not different.
210. The researchers conclusion quite fits into everybodys life.
Furniture
Tea
Plastics
Steel
c
g
d
b
a
z
y
x
f
e
h
211.
1 2 3 4 5
212.
1 2 3 4 5
214.
1 2 3 4 5
215.
1 2 3 4 5
213.
1 2 3 4 5
Directions (Qs. 211-215): Each of the following series consists of seven figures, two of which at the ends are unnumbered. One of the
five numbered figures does not fit into the series. Find out the figure.
Directions (Qs. 216-220): The second figure of the problem figure bears a certain relationship to the first figure. Determine the
relationship and hence find out the answer from the answer figures:
216.
1 2 3 4 5
?
PROBLEM FIGURES ANSWER FIGURES
217
1 2 3 4 5
??
218.
1 2 3 4 5
?
219. ?
1 2 3 4 5
220 ?
1 2 3 4 5
X
S
S U
X
Directions (Qs. 221-225): Each question comprises question figures and answer figures. The question figures obey a specific pattern.
From among the answer figures, choose that option which follows the series or pattern, in the next step.
PROBLEM FIGURES ANSWER FIGURES
222.
1 2 3 4 5
221.
1 2 3 4 5
223.
1 2 3 4 5
T T T
T T
224.
1 2 3 4 5
225.
1 2 3 4 5
General Awareness
1. (2) 2. (2) 3. (2) 4. (5)
5. (5) Rs 1365 crores.
6. (1) 7. (3)
8. (1) .... Defence Minister.
9. (4) 10. (3) 11. (3)
12. (4) ... 16th
13. (1) 14. (5) 15. (2) 16. (3) 17. (5)
18. (4) 19. (1) 20. (1) 21. (1) 22. (2)
23. (2) 24. (2) 25. (3)
26. (4) ... major ruling coalition.
27. (4) ... UP = 19 lakh (+).
28. (5) 29. (4) 30. (5) 31. (1)
32. (5) ... (Increase, $ 25 B $ 39 B).
33. (4) 34. (2) 35. (2) 36. (3) 37. (3)
38. (3) 39. (1) 40. (6) 41. (1) 42. (6)
43. (1) 44. (1) 45. (2) 46. (2) 47. (3)
48. (5) 49. (2) 50. (1)
English
51. (5) .... refer last few lines.
52. (4) .... refer Ist and last paragraphs.
53. (4) .... refer 2nd statement, para 2.
54. (5) .... refer last para and the main theme. Other options also follow
closely.
55. (2)
56. (2) .... 2nd para.
57. (2) .. para 1.
58. (2) ... para 1, line 1 and subject theme.
59. (5) .... 2nd line, para 3.
60. (4) 61. (5) 62. (2) 63. (5) 64. (5)
65. (1) 66. (2) 67. (2) 68. (1) 69. (4)
70. (5) 71. (2) 72. (1) 73. (5) 74. (3)
75. (1) 76. (4) 77. (1) 78. (5) 79. (2)
80. (4) 81. (2) 82. (3) 83. (5) 84. (1)
85. (3) 86. (1) 87. (2) 88. (5) 89. (2)
90. (3)
91. (2) ... it should be is instead of are.
92. (1) ... hardly should be followed by had.
93. (2) ... permitted instead of permit.
94. (5)
95. (3) ... among instead of between.
96. (3)
97. (4)
98. (4)
99. (4)
100. (3)
Quantitative Aptitude
101. (3)
102. (3)
103. (4)
104. (5)
105. (4)
106. (3)
107. (4)
108. (2)
109. (2)
110. (5)
111. (3)
112. (5)
113. (3)
Let incomes be 7x and 5x and expenditures be 3y
and 2y
7x : 5x
3y : 2y
7x 3y 5x 2y R
2x y R
R 7R
x 7x
2 2
= =
= =
= =
3 2
Put x a ( a) a( a) 2( a) a 4 0
4
a
3
100x 85x 5
15x 5
1
x hrs 20 mins
3
Required time 7:55am 20 mins 8:15 am
20 12
8 x 8 x
32x 64
x 2 km/ hr
Let the ages be 15x and 8x
15x 10 5
, 5x 20, or x 4
8x 10 3
R 15x 60 and D 8x 32
I
= + + + + =
=
=
=
= =
= + =
=
+
=
=
+
= = =
+
= = = =
i.e.
i.e.
2
2
10 10
10 10
(a 5) 0, a 5
II 1.8 3.2 b, b 5 Thus, a b
I (a 6) (a 3) 0, a 6, 3
II (b 3) 0 b 3 Thus, a b..
17
I 2a b Solving simul taneously,
2
9
II 2b a a 2b, b 3.5 Thus, b a
2
Log 160 log (16 10)
log 16 log 10
log
= =
+ = = =
+ = =
+ = =
+ =
= = = >
=
= +
=
i.e.
i.e.
i.e.
i.e.
4
10 10
2
2
2 1 1 4log 2 1 4(0.3010)
2.2041
2(1 cos x) cosx 4 0
2cos x cosx 6 0 (cosx 2) (2 cosx 3) 0
3
cosx 2 or
2
Both values are not possible as
cosx lies between 1and 1
Both statements are singly sufficient. Only, t he
answers wil
+ = + = +
=
+ =
+ = + =
=
+
6 4
2 2
6 3
2 2
1 1
2 2
1 2 2 1
l be different in each case.
Use combinations
FromI C C 1 15 6 1 10 lines
FromII C C 1 15 3 1 13 lines
We have to use both together
60 40
p , q
100 100
50 50
p , q
100 100
Required probability p q p q
60 50 40
100 100
+ = + =
+ = + =
= =
= =
= +
= +
50
50%
100 100
PTR P 2 R
Either S.I. 260
100 100
I. : In 2 years, S.I 260
260
S.I. for 1 year Rs 130
2
=

= =
=
= =
}
ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS
114. (2)
115. (4)
116. (2)
117. (3)
118. (1)
119. (3)
120. (1)
121. (4)
122. (3)
123. (5)
124. (2)
125. (5)
126. (3)
127. (3)
128. (2)
129. (1)
130. (5)
131. (2)
132. (5)
133. (3)
134. (4)
135. (1)
136. (3)
137. (1)
138. (1)
139. (3)
140. (1)
141. (2)
142. (2)
143. (1)
144. (3)
145. (5)
146. (1)
147. (3)
148. (4)
2
A 5200 650 5850
R can be calculated and also P.
P T R
II. : A 2P P T 40
100
I. : Not sufficient
II. : Since N is not divisible by 3, it is not divis ible by 18
also (As 18 6 3).
Neither. Time and dist ance both are missing
2x 5x 6x 15 0
(x 3) (
= + =

= = =
=
+ + <
+
1
3 ?
3
?
?
?
2
2x 5) 0
Either x 3 and 2x 5 or vice versa
5
x 3 0, 2x 5 0 x 3 and x
2
5
OR, x 3 0, 2x 5 0 x 3, x
2
10 8 64 110 250 10,500
1000
64 10 250 10,500
2
64 2500 10,000
64 4
1
?
3
25 2 35 3 100 20
37.2
2 5 100
(7 4)
<
+ = = +
+ < > < >
+ > < > <
+ =
+ =
=
=
=
+ +
=
+
+
i.e.
i.e.
2 2
6
5
3
12 7
280 litres
7 4 7 (7 4)
12 100 100 36 6
R 0.6
10 100 10
LCM of 4 and 6 12
Let total no. of each type 12
12 12
Total CP 3 2 5
4 6
12 12 24
and SP
5 5
Since SP CP Loss
24
5
5
%Loss 100 4%
5
Using combinations, no. of triangles
C

+

= = = =
=
=
= + = + =
+
= =
<
= =
=
1 2 3
10
3 3 3
5
10
3 2
p of solving 1 p of not solving
1 q q q
3 2 1
1
4 3 2
3
4
2 1024
1
3 will be a l arge number ( ) . 0
4 1 1 5, 5 2 2 18, 18 3 3 81, etc
= =

=
=
=
=
=
=
+ = + = + =
3 4 0.5 12.5, 12.5 4 0.5 50.5, etc
Using ratios, Ist obtain values of unknowns
A
Thus, 1.2 A 36
30
80
Similarly, B 40, C 2,
40
70 80
D 1.4, E 60, 1.33
50 60
F and G both are unknowns & so cannot be
calculated at this stage
Now, E B 60 40
+ = + =
= =
= = =
= = = =
=
20
, % 100 50%
40
F and G both are unknowns
F
G 1.5 1.5 F 150
100
150
and 100 187.5%
80
C : D : G 1: 2 : 3
Since C 1, B 80 and since G 3, F 300
300
F : B 3.75
80
36
A 36, E 60 Ratio 0.6
60
5% of 3000 25% of 10,000
150 2500
Change 2500 1
= =
= = =
=
=
= = = =
= =
= = = =
=
i.e.
50 2350
40% of 10,000 : 60% of 3000
4000: 1800 40 : 18 20 : 9
3000 30% of 3000 3000 900 2100
40% of 2100 840 and 10% of 840 Rs 84
30% of 40% of 10,000 30% of 60% of 3,000
1200 558 642
25% of 60% 20% of 40%
15% 8% (decrease)
Total Imports
=
= = =
= =
= =
= =
i.e.
10 40 50
Exports 15 35 50
50
Required% 110 100%
50
1970, 1980, 10 40 15 35 50
40 50 60
(1990), (2000), (2005)
20 25 30
Exports 15, 35, 40, 50, 60
Minimum from 35 40
45 35
% 100 15%
35
Exports 15 35 40 50 60 200
Imports 10 40 20
= + =
= + =
= =
+ = + =
=

= + + + + =
= + + 25 30 125
200 8
Ratio
125 5
40
100 13%
20 30 40 40 50 70 60
A 310, B 335
310
% 100 90%
335
2 years : 2003, 2004
+ + =
= =
=
+ + + + + +
= =
=
149. (2)
150. (5)
Reasoning
151. (1) All the others are colours of rainbow (VIBGYOR)
152. (2) Cooler is used to protect us from heat. Similarly umbrella is
used to protect us from rain.
153. (3) According to first statement or sentence
A
position of D is not exact.
B
Second sentence clears that E is larger than A but smaller
than D means largest city.
154. (4) Colour of middle line of NF is white and green means white is
given in the statement so green is the answer.
155. (4) The first letter moves two places forward while the second
letters moves one place backward. This process continues for
the whole word.
156. (3) The reversed series is:
4th to the right of 16th from right is 12th (16 4) from right is B.
157. (4) The letters are A, C, P, I, T. No word can be made by using
these letters.
158. (1) Seventh from left is
Answer is
159. (5) The series is after dropping characters:
then 5th to the right of 6th from left is 11th from left i.e. T
160. (2) Do it yourself.
161. (1) Using Ist and 2nd statement we get
All papers are pages and by using 2nd & 3rd we get All
books are material so, 2 & 3 follow and I & IV are conversion
of Ist statement and 3rd statement.
166. (1)
167. (1) providing jobs would definitely decrease unemployment,
hence 1 is strong. II is not strong because quota for poors
doesnt mean reservation.
168. (2) Ist is not strong but II is obviously strong.
169. (1) Ist is strong, II is void.
170. (5)
171. (4) There is no hint of use of bestand everywhere terms.
172. (4) I and II are definitely implicit. Also an advertisement is meant
to be read.
173. (2) We cannot say anything about I.
174. (4)
175. (1)
(176 to 180). In the circle the arrangement is as shown.
176. (3) Dev.
177. (5) Because Babli is on the left of Cajole. (see diagram.)
178. (1) Dev, Asad.
179. (1) Clearly, Eva.
180. (5) Since all the statements are necessary to determine the
arrangement.
(181 to 185) Based on given information, the correct sequence of data
is as follows.
181. (3) see chart.
182. (4)
183. (5) Although it is not mentioned in the question but it appear that
milk is his drink.
D
E
A
B
Colour Yellow Blue Red Pink
Nationality Muslim Hindu Englishman Sikh
Drink Milk Tea Coffee Banana shake
5 P N $ G 6 3 C A Z B R 9 T 8 I X S % + + ,
G $ NP 5 % S X I 8 sixth fromright + +
C 3 6 GN % I T R Z +
%
30 45 20 95
25%
335 335
70 50
2005 40% ( 110 40%)
50
+ +
=
= =
P Page B Mat
P Pullovers S C
S Bats M B
Pen Pencils R G B
B
O
P F
Cajole
Asad
Fatima
Eva
Dev
Babli
mid symbol
P-papers
Pages
Mat-Material
B-Balls
C-Coat
S-Short
P-Pants
161.
162.
163.
164.
165.
184. (1)
185. (3) (Muslim drinks milkit is assumed).
186. (3) Condition 1 is missing.
187. (1) Satisfies all the condition.
188. (4) (Condition 7 is fulfilled, as the candidate does not have his
own house.)
189. (5) Condition 6 is fulfilled, as the candidate has a family of 5
members.
190. (3) Conditions 1 and 5 is missing.
191. (2) She is having a family of five members and condition 6 is not
fulfilled because her salary is less than 200000.
192. (4)
195. (1) All conditions are satisfied.
(196-200) The logic is: the words are arranged in alphabetical order by
not interchanging places. That is ,basic goes to the first place
and the whole remaining sentence is as it is.
196. (5) because in this only one step is possible
Input Do not imitate others work.
Step-I Do imitate not others work.
197. (1) Step-1 Adequate are safety arrangements must for kids.
Step-2 Adequate are arrangements safety must for kids.
Steps-3 Adequate are arrangements for safety must kids.
Steps-4 Adequate are arrangements for kids safety must.
Step-5 Adequate are arrangements for kids must safety.
And 2nd last one is step 4.
198. (2) Step-1 Brauchli Marcus gives inaccurate information.
Step-2 Brauchli gives Marcus inaccurate information.
Step-3 Brauchli gives inaccurate Marcus information.
Step-4 Brauchli gives inaccurate information Marcus.
4 Steps are required.
199. (4) Step-1 Cannot most Indian leaders even visualise free India.
Step-2 Cannot even most Indian leaders visualise free India.
Step-3 Cannot even free most Indian leaders visualise India.
Step 4 Cannot even free India most Indian leaders visualise.
Step 5 Cannot even free India Indian most leaders visualise.
Step 6 Cannot even free India Indian leaders most visualise.
Shortcut (Just arrange the input alphabetically).
200. (4) In this type of question determination of previous step or input
is not possible.
(201-205)
201. (5) 202. (3) 203. (2) 204. (4) 205. (5)
(206-210)
206. (2)........last lines.
207. (3)........research done on several people.
208. (5)........no such hint is made.
209. (4)........it is different......one considers big events, the other
considers small ones.
210. (3)........3rd sentence. (Yet, most of us....).
(211-215)
211. (5) The elements move one step Anti-clockwise in one step while
in the next the element on extreme Anti-clockwise position
moves Clockwise end and others move one step Anti-
clockwise.
212. (3) The outermost and innermost sides rotate by 90 Anti-
clockwise while the middle one rotates by 90Clockwise.
213. (2) In this the elements shift one step in cyclic order and one
element is replaced by a new one.
214. (1) In this the upper and the lower elements rotate by 180while
the middle element inverted vertically in alternate steps.
215. (4)
216. (4) Y changes by 180, Anti-clockwise & 2 places in Clockwise
direction.
I changes Clockwise at same place, by 90.
has no rotation but goes to ends.
217. (2) Notice Clockwise and Anti-clockwise rotations as above.
218 (1) similar to above Qs.
219. (2) end point moves Anti-clockwise, 45,
move 45to top.
circle moves by 180.
220. (3) Just send elements to opposite places.
221. (1) notice how the vertically and horizontally attached
components change alternately.
222. (3) triangle moves 1 place to ends/sides, Anti-clockwise,
moves by places, diagonally,
moves Anti-clockwise by 135 or 1 places Anti-
clockwise.
223. (4) semi-circle turns Anti-clockwise and gets diminished/enlarged
alternately, T jumps to opposite side and reverses, arrow
head changes direction and places, after 2 turns.
224. (1) notice how the various elements move by side and then
from one extreme to another.
225. (2) circle changes shade and places Anti-clockwise, triangle tilts
Anti-clockwise and Clockwise alternately, 45.
+
+
TEST OF
REASONING
For ample practice in
New Type of Questions
Reasoning Ability
Verbal Analogies
Statistical Data Representation
Critical Reasoning
Non-Verbal or Abstract Reasoning
Sample Papers
A Prestigious Publication of:
KHANNA BROTHERS (Publishers)
126, Industrial Area1, CHANDIGARH
1. The Foreign Exchange Reserve of India are kept in the custody of

(A) World Bank
(B) International Monetary Fund
(C) Prime Minister Rahat Kosh
(D) Reserve Bank of India
(E) None of these
2. The Reserve Bank of India issues coins and notes of various denominations. At present RBI does
not issue coins of which of the following denominations ?
(A) 10 paise
(B) 20 paise
(C) 25 paise
(D) 50 paise
(E) 100 Rupee
3. The European Union has adopted which of the following as a common currency ?
(A) Dollar
(B) Dinar
(C) Yen
(D) Peso
(E) Euro
4. Various Banks in the country have installed machines which disburse money to general public.
These machines are called
(A) Coin dispensing machines
(B) ATMs
(C) Debit Card Machines
(D) Ledger Machines
(E) None of these
5. Which of the following names is not associated with the insurance business in India ?
(A) Bajaj Allianz
(B) LIC
(C) GIC
(D) Tata AIG
(E) GE Money
6. Commodity Exchanges at various places in India are trading in many metals like gold, silver, etc.
Many times we read in newspapers that gold no more has emained the highest trading option and
has been replaced by a non-traditional metal known as
(A) copper
(B) steel
(C) zinc
(D) white gold
(E) None of these
7. Which of the following is known as Plastic money ?
1. Demand Draft
2. Credit Card
3. Debit Card
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 2 and 3
(E) All 1, 2 and 3
8. Many a time we see a term in newspapers IPO. What is the full form of the same ?
(A) Indian Public Offer
(B) Institutional Purchase
(C) Industrial Purchase Order
(D) Indian Purchase Offer
(E) Initial Public Offer
9. Many a times we read in financial newspapers a term/name NMCEX. What is the full form of the
same ?
(A) New Multi Capital Exchange
(B) National Medium Commodity Exchange
(C) National Multi Commodity Exchange
(D) Net Marketable Commodity Exchange
(E) None of these
10. Many Banks these days are entering into business of offering loans against property. This
business of the banks can be categorized under which of the following heads of banking ?
(A) Corporate Banking
(B) Personal Banking
(C) Merchant Banking
(D) Portfolio Management Service
(E) None of these
11. Which of the following organizations/banks has done a commendable work in the field of micro
finance and was awarded Nobel Prize also in the past ?
(A) Gramin Bank of Bangladesh
(B) CRY
(C) ASHA
(D) NABARD
(E) None of these
12. Nobel Prizes are not given for the performance in the area of
(A) Literature
(B) Physics
(C) Chemistry
(D) Music
(E) Medical Science
13. In which of the following Hindi films has actor Shahrukh Khan played the role of a Hockey
Coach ?
(A) Guru
(B) Chak De India
(C) Om Shanti Om
(D) Jab We Met
(E) None of these
14. Which of the following countries has not made any significant investment in India ?
(A) Japan
(B) USA
(C) Nepal
(D) Britain
(E) France
15. Which of the following is considered an informal method of getting credit/finance ?
(A) Internet Banking
(B) Branch visits
(C) Going to money lenders
(D) Tele Banking
(E) All of these
16. Which amongst the following nations is not a member of the SAARC ?
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Bhutan
(C) Nepal
(D) Maldives
(E) South Africa
17. Which of the following indexes is developed to measure life expectancy, level of literacy,
education and standard of living of people in a country ?
(A) Inflation
(B) Sensex
(C) Human Development Index
(D) SLR
(E) None of these
18. Which of the following is not a Public Sector Unit/Undertaking/Agency ?
(A) ECGC
(B) SEBI
(C) SIDBI
(D) Axis Bank
(E) BHEL
19. Which of the countries represent letter C in the category known as BRIC countries ?
(A) Canada
(B) Chile
(C) Cuba
(D) Croatia
(E) China
20. Who amongst the following addresses the nation on the Independence Day from the ramparts of
the Red Fort, Delhi ?
(A) President of India
(B) UPA Chairperson
(C) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(D) Prime Minister of India
(E) None of these
21. Which of the following awards is given for excellence in the field of sports ?
(A) Kalidas Samman
(B) Dhyanchand Award
(C) Shram Vir Award
(D) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award
(E) None of these
22. Which of the following does not represent the name of a bank working in India ?
(A) YES
(B) HDFC
(C) TATA
(D) Kotak Mahindra
(E) Axis
23. Twenty-20 matches are played in the game of
(A) Hockey
(B) Football
(C) Badminton
(D) Tennis
(E) Cricket
24. Which of the following deals between India and one major country was put on a hold for some
time as India is finding difficult to implement it ?
(A) 123 Pact with USA
(B) Fifth generation fighter plane deal with Russia
(C) Heavy Water deal with Iran
(D) Border talks with China
(E) None of these
25. Which of the following is a type of tax levied by the Govt. on goods and services ?
(A) SAT
(B) NET
(C) PAN
(D) VAT
(E) None of these
26. As per the news appeared in some major newspapers India is number two in getting PE. What
is the full form of PE as used in the financial world ?
(A) Professional and Ecofriendly
(B) Profitable Equity
(C) Profitable and Economical
(D) Private and Economical
(E) Private Equity
27. Many a times we read in newspapers about Financial Inclusion. What does it really mean ?
[Pick up correct statement(s)]
1. Allow the merger and acquisition of banks so that only few big banks exist and continue to cater
to the need of corporate sector.
2. Expending the network of banks in such a way that people from lower strata of society also get
the benefit of services provided by banks.
3. Providing Insurance cover to each and every citizen so that he/she can live a healthy and long
life.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 and 2
(E) All 1, 2 and 3
28. Which of the following organizations recently issued some guidelines related to Participatory
Notes as used in financial world ?
(A) RBI
(B) IRDA
(C) SEBI
(D) AMFI
(E) None of these
29. Heavy Water is normally used by which of the following industries ?
(A) Nuclear Power generation plants
(B) Pharma Industry
(C) Paper Industry
(D) Sugar plants
(E) None of these
30. As per news items published in various newspapers, Italy has offered its help in developing
SMEs in India. What is the full form of SME ?
(A) Small and Monopolistic Economy
(B) Small and Medium Enterprises
(C) Speedy and Mechanical
(D) Small and Medium Level Economy
(E) None of these
31. Which of the following statements about the exports from India is true ?
1. Exports are showing good rate of growth.
2. Exports are growing in volume but still they are poorer than imports in terms of value.
3. Exports are not improving the way they were growing two years back.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 and 3 are correct
(E) None of these
32. Which of the following countries for the first time elected a lady as its President recently ?
(A) Argentina
(B) China
(C) New Zealand
(D) Russia
(E) None of these
33. The Govt. of India keeps on clearing the proposal of setting up new SEZs at several places.
What does the letter S represent in the SEZ ?
(A) Soft
(B) Small
(C) Special
(D) Supportive
(E) None of these
34. Which of the following is not a foodgrain ?
(A) Wheat
(B) Rice
(C) Maize
(D) Jowar
(E) Cotton
35. Who amongst the following was made the Chairman of the National Land Reforms Council ?
(A) Smt. Sonia Gandhi
(B) Arjun Singh
(C) Pranav Mukherjee
(D) Kamal Nath
(E) Manmohan Singh
36. Various Govt. agencies/organizations are given responsibilities for implementing various
policies/decisions of the Govt. of India. Policies about credit flow to the agricultural/priority sector
are framed/implemented through which of the following apex bodies ?
(A) ECGC
(B) NABARD
(C) UTI
(D) IDBI Bank
(E) None of these
37. As we read every then and now the Monetary and Credit Policy is reviewed and
changes/corrections are made frequently. Who amongst the following exactly takes this decision in
India ?
(A) Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Finance Minister
(D) Chairman Finance Commission
(E) None of these
38. The World Bank sanctioned Rs. 18,000 crores to which of the following states for its Poverty
Alleviation Programme ?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Gujarat
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Uttar Pradesh
(E) None of these
39. The UNO has declared year 2008 as the year of
(A) AIDS Prevention
(B) Potato
(C) Water Harvesting
(D) Social Justice to Children
(E) None of these
40. Who amongst the following is the author of the book Pakistan The Gathering Storms ?
(A) Benazir Bhutto
(B) Parvez Musharraf
(C) Arun Shourie
(D) Arun Gandhi
(E) None of these
41. Which of the following is not a gallantry Award ?
(A) Vir Chakra
(B) Jeevan Raksha Padak
(C) Ashok Chakra
(D) Mahavir Chakra
(E) Saraswati Samman
42. Which of the following states has approved sharing Neyyar Irrigation Project water with Tamil
Nadu ?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Kerala
(D) Maharashtra and Karnataka
(E) None of these
43. Which of the following is not a foreign bank working in India ?
(A) HSBC
(B) Barclays
(C) Standard Chartered
(D) Yes Bank
(E) All are foreign banks
44. Who amongst the following is the Chairman of the 13th Finance Commission ?
(A) Bimal Jalan
(B) Y. V. Reddy
(C) C. Rangarajan
(D) Vijay Kelkar
(E) None of these
45. India has the least or negligible trade relations with
(A) Japan
(B) Britain
(C) South Africa
(D) Uganda
(E) Iran
46. Your friend has received a sum of Rs. 10000 from his grandparents. He wants to deposit this
sum in a bank under a condition of not to withdraw fully or partially for at least two years. He will
be needed to open which type of account in the bank ?
(A) Small savings account
(B) Current account
(C) Fixed deposit account
(D) Demat account
(E) None of these
47. Recently, this was in news that ASEAN is an association of
(A) Commonwealth nations
(B) SAARC nations
(C) South-Eastern Asian nations
(D) Oil-exporting nations
(E) African nations
48. Names of two important persons are often visible in newspapers/magazines/electronic media.
These names are Dr. C. Rangarajan and Dr. Bimal Jalan. Which of the following facts are identical
in the life of both these two persons ?
(A) Both are principal economic advisors to the Prime Minister
(B) Both are the Members of the Lok Sabha
(C) Both are the former Governors of RBI
(D) Both were the Finance Ministers of India
(E) There is nothing similar in both
49. Which of the following places of West Bengal was in news recently, since some violent
incidences took place due to an attempt of agricultural land aquisition for industrial purposes ?
(A) Khadakpur
(B) Nandigram
(C) Howrah
(D) Bolepur
(E) None of these
50. In accordance with the reports published in the papers/magazines, the Government of India and
some NGOs have declared/started some projects to help/ to provide relief to the farmers in general
and specially to perplexed farmers. Which of the following is not such a plan ?
(A) Crop insurance plan
(B) E-Chaupal
(C) Subsidy for chemical fertilizers
(D) Reconstruction of watershade/water-bodies
(E) Mid-day meal
Answers
1. (D) 2. (B) 3. (E) 4. (B) 5. (E) 6. (D) 7. (D) 8. (E) 9. (C) 10. (B)
11. (A) 12. (D) 13. (B) 14. (C) 15. (C) 16. (E) 17. (C) 18. (B) 19. (E) 20. (D)
21. (B) 22. (C) 23. (E) 24. (A) 25. (D) 26. (E) 27. (B) 28. (C) 29. (A) 30. (B)
31. (C) 32. (A) 33. (C) 34. (E) 35. (E) 36. (B) 37. (E) 38. (D) 39. (B) 40. (A)
41. (E) 42. (C) 43. (D) 44. (D) 45. (D) 46. (C) 47. (C) 48. (C) 49. (B) 50. (E)

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REASONING ABILITY
1. In a certain code language how many goals
scored is written as 5 3 9 7; many more
matches is written as 9 8 2 and he scored five
is written as 1 6 3. How is goals written in
that code language ?
(1) 5 (2) 7 (3) 5 or 7
(4) Data inadequate
(5) None of these
2. In a certain code TEMPORAL is written as
OLDSMBSP. How is CONSIDER written in that
code?
(1) RMNBSFEJ (2) BNMRSFEJ
(3) RMNBJEFS (4) TOPDQDCH
(5) None of these
3. How many meaningful English words can be
made with the letters DLEI using each letter only
once in each word ?
(1) None (2) One (3) Two
(4) Three (5) More than three
4. Among A, B, C, D and E each having different
weight, D is heavier than only A and C is lighter
than B and E. Who among them is the heaviest ?
(1) B (2) E (3) C
(4) Data inadequate
(5) None of these
5. Each odd digit in the number 5263187 is
substituted by the next higher digit and each even
digit is substituted by the previous lower digit
and the digits so obtained are rearranged in
ascending order, which of the following will be
the
,
third digit from the left end after the
rearrangement ?
(1) 2 (2) 4 (3) 5
6. Pratap corrrectly remembers that his mothers
birthday is before twenty third April but after
Nineteenth April, whert as his sister correctly
remembers that their mothers birthday is not on
or after twenty second April. On which day in
April is definitely their mothers birthday ?
(1) Twentieth (2) Twenty-first
(3) Twentieth or twenty-first
(4) Cannot be determined
(5) None of these
7. Ashok started walking towards South. After
walking 50 meters he took a right turn and
walked 30 meters. He then took a right turn and
walked 100 meters. He again took a right turn
and walked 30 meters and stopped. How far and
in which direction was he from the starting point?
(1) 50 meters South (2) 150 meters North
(3) 180 meters East (4) 50 meters North
(5) None of these
8. If means +; means

means and
+means ; then 15 8 6 + 12 + 4 = ?
(1) 20 (2) 28 (3)
4
8
7
(4) 2 3 (5) None of these
9. Town D is towards East of town F. Town B is
towards North of town D. Town H is towards
South of town B. Towards which direction is
town H from town F ?
(1) East (2) South-East
(3) North-East (4) Data inadequate
(5) None of these
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10. How many such pairs of letters are there in the
word SEARCHES each of which has as many
letters between them in the word as in the English
alphabet ?
Direction: In each of the questions below are given
four statements followed by four conclusions
numbered I, II, III 8s IV. You have to take the given
statements to be true even if they seem to be at given
conclusions logically follows from the given
statements disregarding commonly known facts.
11. Statements: All cups are bottles. Some bottles
are jugs. No jug is plate. Some plates are tables.
Conclusions:
I. Some tables are bottles.
II. Some plates are cups.
III. No table is bottle.
IV. Some jugs are cups.
(1) Only I follows (2) Only II follows
(3) Only III follows (4) Only IV follows
(5) Only either I or III follows
12. Statements: Some chairs are handles. All
handles are pots. All pots are mats. Some mats
are buses.
Conclusions:
I. Some buses are handles.
II. Some mats are chairs.
III. No bus is handle.
IV. Some mats are handles.
(2) Only II, III and IV follow
(3) Only either I or III and II follow
(4) Only either I or III and IV follow
(5) Only either I or III and II and IV follow
13. Statements: All birds are horses. All horses are
tigers. Some tigers are lions. Some lions are
monkeys.
Conclusions:
I. Some tigers are horses.
II. Some monkeys are birds.
III. Some tigers are birds.
IV. Some monkeys are horses.
(1) Only I and III follow
(2) Only I, II and III follow
(4) All I, II, III and IV follow
(5) None of these
14. Statements: Some benches are walls. All walls
are houses. Some houses are jungles. All jungles
are roads.
Conclusions:
I. Some roads are benches.
II. Some jungles are walls.
III. Some houses are benches.
IV. Some roads are houses.
(1) Only land II follow
(2) Only I and III follow
(3) Only III and IV follow
(5) None of these
15. Statements: Some sticks are lamps. Some
flowers are lamps. Some lamps are dresses. All
dresses are shirts.
Conclusions:
I. Some shirts are sticks.
II. Some shirts are flowers.
III. Some flowers are sticks.
IV. Some dresses are sticks.
(1) None follows (2) Only I follows
(3) Only II follows (4) Only III follows
(5) Only IV follows
Direction: Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are eight employees
of an organization working in three departments viz.
Personnel, Administration and Marketing with not
more than three of them in any department. Each of
them has a different choice of sports from football,
cricket, volleyball, badminton, lawn tennis, basketball,
hockey and table tennis not necessarily in the same
order.
D works in Administration and does not like
either football or cricket. F works in Personnel with
only A who likes table tennis. Eand H do not work in
the same department as D. C likes hockey and does
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not work in marketing. G does not work in
administration and does not like either cricket or
badminton. One of those who work in administration
likes football. The one who likes volleyball works in
personnel. None of those who work in administration
likes either badminton or lawn tennis. H does not like
cricket.
16. Which of the following groups of employees
work in Administration department ?
(1) EGH (2) AF (3) BCD
(4) BGD (5) Data inadequate
17. In which department does E work ?
(1) Personnel (2) Marketing
(3) Administration (4) Data inadequate
(5) None of these
18. Which of the following combinations of
employee-department-favourite sport is correct?
(1) E Administration Cricket
(2) F Personnel Lawn Tennis
(3) H Marketing Lawn Tennis
(4) B Administration Table Tennis
(5) None of these
19. What is Es favourite sport ?
(1) Cricket (2) Badminton
(3) Basketball (4) Lawn Tennis
(5) None of these
20. What is Gs favourite sport ?
(1) Cricket (2) Badminton
(3) Basketball (4) Lawn Tennis
(5) None of these
Direction: In the following questions, the symbols
# and S are used with the following meaning as
illustrated below.
P $ Q means P is not smaller than Q.
P @ Q means P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q
P # Q means P is neither greater than nor equal to Q.
P Q means P is neither greater than nor smaller than
Q.
P Q means P is not greater than Q.
Now in each of the following questions
assuming the given statements to be true, find which
of the four conclusions I, II, III and IV given below
them is/are definitely true and give your answer
accordingly.
21. Statements: H @ T, T # F, F E, E V V
Conclusions: I. V $ F II. E @ T
III. H @ V IV. T # V
(1) Only I, II and III are true
(2) Only I, II and IV are true
(3) Only II, III and IV are true
(4) Only I, III and IV are true
(5) All I, II, III and IV are true
22. Statements: D#R, R K, K@F, F$J
Conclusions: I. J # R II. J # K
III. R # F IV. K @ D
(3) Only I, III and IV are true
(4) All I, II, III and IV are true
(5) None of these
23. Statements: N B, B $ W, W # H, H M
Conclusions : I. M @ W II. H @ N
III. W S N IV. W# N
(1) Only I is true (2) Only III is true
(3) Only IV is true
(4) Only either III or IV is true
(5) Only either III or IV and I are true
24. Statements: R D, D $ J, J # M, M @ K
Conclusions: I. K # J II. D @ M
III. R # M
IV. D @ K
(1) None is true (2) Only I is true
(3) Only II is true (4) Only III is true
(5) Only IV is true
25. Statements: M $ K, K @ N, N R, R # WW
Conclusions: I. W @ K II. M $ R
III. K @ W
IV. M @ N
(1) Only I and II are true
(3) Only III and IV are true
(5) None of these
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carefully and answer the questions given below
Following are the conditions for selecting Senior
Manager-Credit in a bank. The candidate must
(i) be a graduate in any discipline with atleast 60
percent marks.
(ii) have post qualification work experience of at
least ten years in the Advances Section of a bank.
(iii) be at least 30 years and not more than 40 years
as on 1.4.2010. (iv) have secured at least 40
percent marks in the group discussion. (v) have
secured at least 50 percent marks in interview.
In the case of a candidate who satisfies all the
conditions EXCEPT
(A) at (i) above but has secured at least 50 percent
marks in graduation and at least 60 percent marks
in post graduation in any discipline the case is
to be referred to the General Manager Advances.
(B) at (ii) above but has total post qualification work
experience of at least seven years out of which
at least three years as Manager-Credit in a bank,
the case is to be referred to Executive
Director.
In each question below details of one candidate
is given. You have to take one of the following
courses of action based on the information
provided and the conditions and sub-conditions
given above and mark the number of that course
of action as your answer. You are not to assume
anything other than the information provided in
each question. All these cases are given to you
as on 01.04.2010.
Give answer
(1) if the case is to be referred to Executive
Director.
(2) if the case is to be referred to General
Manager-Advances.
(3) if the data are inadequate to take a decision.
(4) if the candidate is not to be selected.
(5) if the candidate is to be selected.
26. Shobha Gupta has secured 50 percent marks in
the Interview and 40 percent marks in the Group
Discussion. She has been working for the past
eight years out of which four years as Manager-
Credit in a bank after completing her B. A. degree
with 60 percent marks. She was born on 12th
September 1978.
27. Rohan Maskare was born on 8th March 1974. He
has been working in a bank for the past twelve years
after completing his B.Com. degree with 70 percent
marks. He has secured 50 percent marks in both
the Group Discussion and the Interview.
28. Prakash Gokhale was born on 4th August 1977.
He has secured 65 percent marks in. post
graduation and 58 percent marks in graduation.
He has been working for the past ten years in
the Advances Department of a bank after
completing his post graduation. He has secured
45 percent marks in the Group Discussion and
50 percent marks in the Interview.
29. Sudha Mehrotra has been working in the
Advances department of a bank for the past
twelve years after completing her B.Com. degree
with 60 percent marks. She has secured 50
percent marks in the Group Discussion and 40
percent marks in the Interview. She was born on
15th February 1972.
30. Amit Narayan was born on 28th May 1974. He
has been working in the Advances department of a
bank for the past eleven years after completing his
B.Sc. degree with 65 percent marks. He has secured
55 percent marks in the Group discussion and 50
percent marks in the interview.
Direcion: In each question below is given a
statement followed by three courses of action
numbered (A), (B) and (C). A course of action is a
step or administrative decision to be taken for.
improvement, follow-up or further action in regard
to the problem, policy, etc. On the basis of the
information given in the statement, you have to
assume everything in the statement to be true, then
decide which of the suggested courses of action
logically follow(s) for pursuing.
31. Statement : A heavy unseasonal downpour
during tho last two days has paralysed the,
normal life in the state in which five persons were
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killed but this has provided a huge relief to the
problem of acute water crisis in the state.
Courses of action:
(A) The state government should set up a
committee to review the alarming situation.
(B) The state government should immediately
remove all the restrictions, on use of potable
water in all the major cities in the state.
(C) The state government should send relief
supplies to all the affected areas in the state.
(1) None (2) Only (A)
(3) Only (B) and (C) (4) Only (C)
(5) All (A), (B), (C)
32. Statement: A large private bank has decided to
retrench one-third of its employees in view of
the huge losses incurred by it during the past
three quarters.
Courses of action:
(A) The Govt. should issue a notification to
general public to immediately: stop all
transactions with the bank.
(B) The Govt. should direct the bank to refrain
from retrenching its employees.
(C) The Govt. should ask the central bank of the
country to initiate an enquiry into the banks
activities and submit its report.
(1) None (2) Only (A)
(3) Only (B) (4) Only (C)
(5) Only (A) and (C)
33. Statement: Many political activists have
decided to stage demonstrations and block traffic
movement in the city during peak hours to protest
against the steep rise in prices of essential
commodities.
Courses of action:
(A) The Govt. should immediately ban all forms
of agitations in the country.
(B) The police authority of the city should deploy
additional forces all over the city to help
traffic movement in the city.
(C) The state administration should carry out
preventive arrests of the known criminals
staying in the city.
(1) Only (A) (2) Only (B)
(3) Only (C) (4) Only (A) and (B)
(5) None of these
34. Statement: The school dropout rate in many
districts in the state has increased sharply during
the last few years as the parents of these children
make them work in the fields owned by others
to earn enough for them to get at least one meal
a day.
Courses of action:
(A) The Govt. should put up a mechanism to
provide foodgrains to the poor people in these
districts through public distribution system
to encourage the parents to send their wards
to school.
(B) The Govt. should close down some of these
schools in the district and deploy the teachers
of these schools to nearby schools and also
ask remaining students to join these schools.
(C) Govt. should issue arrest warrants for all the
parents who force their children to work in
fields instead of attending classes.
(3) Only (C) (4) Only (A) and (B)
(5) None of these
35. Statement: One aspirant was killed due to
stampede while participating in a recruitment
drive of police constables.
Courses of action:
(A) The officials incharge of the recruitment
process should immediately be suspended.
(B) A team of officials should be asked to find
out the circumstances which led to the death
of the aspirant and submit its report within a
week.
(C) The Govt. should ask the home department
to stagger the number of aspirants over more
number of days to avoid such incidents in
future.
(3) Only (C) (4) Only (B) and (C)
(5) None of these
36. Effect: Majority of the employees of the ailing
organization opted for voluntary retirement
scheme and left the organization with all their
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retirement benefits within a fortnight of
launching the scheme.
Which of the following can be a probable cause
of the above effect ?
(1) The company has been making huge losses
for the past five years and is unable to pay
salaryto its employees in time.
(2) The management of the company made huge
personal gains through unlawful activities.
(3) One of the competitors of the company went
bankrupt last year.
(4) The company owns large tracts of land in the
state which will fetch huge sum to its owners.
(5) None of these
37. Statement: Most of the companies in IT and
ITES sectors in India have started hiring from
engineering college campuses this year and are
likely to recruit much more than yearly
recruitment of the earlier years.
Which of the following substantiates the facts
stated in the above statement ?
(1) IT and ITES are the only sectors in India
which are hiring from engineering college
campuses.
(2) Govt. has stepped up recruitment activities
after a gap of five years.
(3) The IT and ITES companies have now
decided to vi sit the engineering college
campuses for tier II cities in India as well.
(4) Availability of qualified engineers will
substantially in crease in the near future.
(5) None of these
38. Cause: The Govt. has recently increased its taxes
or, petrol and diesel by about 10 percent. Which
of the following can be a possible effect of the
above cause ?
(1) The petroleum companies will reduce the
prices of petrol and diesel by about 10
percent.
(3) The petroleum companies will increase the
prices of petrol and diesel by about 5 percent.
(4) The petrol pumps will stop selling petrol and
diesel till the taxes are rolled back by the govt.
(5) None of these
39. Statement : The Govt. has decided to instruct
the banks to open new branches in such a way
that there is one branch of any of the banks in
every village of population 1000 and above or a
cluster of villages with population less than 1000
to provide banking services to all the citizens.
Which of the following will weaken the step
taken by the Govt. ?
(1) The private sector banks in India have
stepped up their branch expansion activities
in rural India.
(2) Many Govt. owned banks have surplus
manpower in its urban branches.
(3) All the banks including those in private sector
will follow the govt. directive.
(4) Large number of branches of many Govt.
owned banks in the rural areas are making
huge losses every year due to lack of adequate
business activities.
(5) None of these
carefully and answer the questions given below.
The centre reportedly wants to continue
providing subsidy to consumers for cooking gas and
kerosene for five more years. This is not good news
from the point of view of reining in the fiscal deficit.
Mounting subventions for subsidies means diversion
of savings by the government from investment to
consumption, raising the cost of capital in the process.
The government must cut expenditure on subsidies
to create more fiscal space for investments in both
physical and social infrastructure. It should outline a
plan for comprehensive reform in major subsidies
including petroleum, food and fertilizers and set goal
posts.
40. Which of the following is a conclusion which
can be drawn from the facts stated in the above
paragraph ?
(1) Subsidy provided by the government under
various heads to the citizen increases the cost
of capital.
(2) Govt. is unable to withdraw subsidies
provided to various items.
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(3) Govt. subsidy on kerosene is purely a
political decision.
(4) Govt. does not have enough resources to
continue providing subsidy on petroleum
products.
(5) None of these
41. Which of the following is an inference which
can be made from the facts stated in the above
paragraph ?
(1) Indias fiscal deficit is negligible in
(omparison to other emerging economies in
the world.
(2) Subsidy on food and fertilizers are essential
for growth of Indian economy.
(3) Reform in financial sector will weaken
Indias position in the international arena.
(4) Gradual withdrawal of subsidy is essential
for effectively managing fiscal deficit in
India.
(5) None of these
42. Which of the following is an assumption which
is implicit in the facts stated in the above
paragraph ?
(1) People in India may not be able to pay more
for petroleum products.
(2) Many people in India are rich enough to buy
petroleum products at market cost.
(3) Govt. may not be able to create more
infrastructural facilities if the present level
of subsidy continues for a longer time.
(4) Govt. of India has sought assistance from
international financial organizations for its
infrastructural projects
(5) None of these
Direcion: Study the following information carefully
and answer the questions given below.
Poverty measurement is an unsettled issue, both
conceptually and methodologically. Since poverty is
a process as well as an outcome; many come out of it
while others may be falling into it. The net effect of
these two parallel processes is a proportion commonly
identified as the head count ratio, but these ratios
hide the fundamental dynamism that characterizes
poverty in practice. The most recent poverty
reestimates by an expert group has also missed the
crucial dynamism. In a study conducted on 13,000
households which represented the crucial dynamism.
In a study conducted on 13,000 households which
represented the entire country in 1993-94 and again
on 2004-05, it was found that in the ten-year period
18.2% rural population moved out of poverty whereas
another 22.1 % fell into it over this period. This net
increase of about four percentage points was seen to
have a considerable variation across states and
regions.
43. Which of the following is a conclusion which
can be drawn from the facts stated in the above
paragraph ?
(1) Accurate estimates of number of people
living below poverty line in India is possible
to be made.
(2) Many expert groups in India are not
interested to measure poverty objectively.
(3) Process of poverty measurement needs to
take into account various factors to tackle its
dynamic nature.
(4) People living below poverty line remain in
that position for a very long time.
(5) None of these
44. Which of the following is an assumption which
is implicit in the facts stated in the above
paragraph ?
(1) It may not be possible to have an accurate
poverty measurement in India.
(2) Level of poverty in India is static over the
years.
(3) Researchers avoid making conclusions on
poverty measurement data in India.
(4) Govt. of India has a mechanism to measure
level of poverty effectively and accurately.
(5) None of these
45. Which of the following is an inference which
can be made from the facts stated in the above
paragraph ?
(1) Poverty measurement tools in India are
outdated.
(2) Increase in number of persons falling into
poverty varies considerably across the
country over a period of time.
(3) Govt. of India has stopped measuring poverty
related studies.
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(4) People living in rural areas are more
susceptible to fall into poverty over the time.
(5) None of these
Direction: In each of the questions given below
which one of the five answer figures on the right
should come after the problem figures on the left,
if the sequence were continued ?
46. Problem Figure
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DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
Direction: Study the following table carefully to answer the questions that follow
Number (n) of candidates (in lakhs) appearing for an entrance examination From six different states
and the percentage (p) of candidates clearing the same over the years
STATE A B C D E F
YEAR N P N P N P N P N P N P
2004 1.23 42 1.04 51 1.11 32 1.32 24 1.23 36 1.33 31
2005 1.05 43 1.12 62 1.07 47 1.15 49 1.18 55 1.24 24
2006 2.04 38 1.48 32 1.08 28 1.96 35 1.42 49 1.58 26
2007 1.98 41 2.07 43 1.19 30 1.88 46 1.36 47 1.79 29
2008 1.66 53 1.81 50 1.56 42 1.83 60 1.73 57 1.86 34
2009 1.57 39 1.73 36 1.64 52 2.01 56 1.69 55 1.95 37
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51. What is the respective ratio of total number of
candidates clearing the entrance exam from State
B in the year 2004 to those clearing the entrance
exam from State C in the same year
(1) 221: 148 (2) 218: 143
(3) 148: 221 (4) 143: 218
(5) None of these
52. In which year did the highest number of candidates
clear the entrance exam from State D ?
(1) 2008 (2) 2006
(3) 2009 (4) 2007
(5) None of these
53. What is the number of candidates not clearing
the entrance exam from State A in the year 2007?
(1) 186820 (2)
.
11682
(3) 1868200 (4) 1.16820
(5) None of these
54. What is the total numberof candidates clearing
the entrance exam from States E and F together
in the year 2006 ?
(1) 16160 (2) 110660
(3) 1.1066 (4) 1106600
(5) None of these
55. What is the average number of candidates
appearing for the entrance exam from State D in
the years 2007, 2008 and 2009 together ?
(1)
2
1.907
3
(2)
1
18666
3
(3)
1
1.866
3
(4)
2
190666
3
(5) None of these
Direction: Study the given information carefully
and answer the questions that follow
An urn contains 6 red, 4 blue, 2 green and 3
yellow marbles.
56. If four marbles are picked at random, what is
the probability that at least one is blue ?
(1)
4
15
(2)
69
91
(3)
11
15
(4)
22
91
(5) None of these
57. If two marbles are picked at random, what is the
probability that both are red ?
(1)
1
6
(2)
1
3
(3)
2
15
(4)
2
5
(5) None of these
58. If three marbles are picked at random, what is
the probability that two are blue and one is
yellow?
(1)
3
91
(2)
1
5
(3)
18
455
(4)
7
15
(5) None of these
59. If four marbles are picked at random, what is
the probability that one is green, two are blue
and one is red ?
(1)
24
455
(2)
13
35
(3)
11
15
(4)
7
91
(5) None of these
60. If two marbles are picked at random, what is the
probability that either both are green or both are
yellow ?
(1)
5
91
(2)
1
35
(3)
1
3
(4)
4
105
(5) None of these
Direction: Study the given pie-charts carefully to
answer the questions that follow
Breakup of number of employees working
in different departments of an organisation,
the, number of males and the number of
employees who recently got promoted in
each department break-up of employees
working in different departments total
number of employees = 3,600 Employees
working in different departments:
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Accounts
20%
Production
35%
Marketing
18%
HR
12%
IT
15%
Break-up of number of males in each
department
Total number of males in the organisation
= 2,040
Break-up of number of males working in
each department
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HR 10%
IT 20%
Production
50%
Break-up of number of employees who
recently got promoted in each department
Total number of employees who got
promoted = 1,200
Number of employees who recently got
promoted from each department
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Marketing
22%
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IT 26%
Production
33%
61. If half of the number of employees who got
promoted from the IT department were males,
what was the approximate percentage of males
who got promoted from the IT department ?
(1) 61 (2) 29 (3) 54
(4) 42 (5) 38
62. What is the total number of females working in
the Production and Marketing departments
together ?
(1) 468 (2) 812 (3) 582
63. How many females work in the Accounts
department ?
(1) 618 (2) 592 (3) 566
64. The total number of employees who got
promoted from all the departments together was
what percent of the total number of employees
working in all the departments together ?
(Rounded off to the nearest integer)
(1) 56 (2) 21 (3) 45
(4) 33 (5) 51
65. The number of employees who got promoted
from the HR department was what percent of
the total number of employees working in that
department ? (rounded off to two digits after
decimal)
(1) 36.18 (2) 30.56 (3) 47.22
(4) 28.16 (5) None of these
Direction: Study the graph carefully to answer the
questions that follow
Percent rise in profit of two companies over the years
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
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P
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i
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P
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r
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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Company L Company M
66. If the profit earned by Company L in the year
2005 was Rs. 1.84 lakhs, what was the profit
earned by the company in the year 2006 ?
(1) Rs. 2.12 lakhs (2) Rs. 2.3 lakhs
(3) Rs. 2.04 lakhs
(5) None of these
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67. If the profit earned by Company M in the year
2008 was Rs. 3.63 lakhs, what was he amount
of profit earned by it in the year 2006 ?
(1) Rs. 2.16 lakhs (2) Rs.1.98 lakhs
(3) Rs. 2.42 lakhs
(5) None of these
68. What is the average percent rise in profit of
Company L over all the years together ?
(1)
1
15
3
(2)
1
25
3
(3)
5
18
6
(4)
5
21
6
(5) None of these
69. Which of the following statements is TRUE with
respect to the above graph ?
(1) Company M made the highest profit in the
year 2009
(2) Company L made least profit in the year 2005
(3) The respective ratio between the profits
earned by Company L and M In the year 2006
was 6:5
(4) Company L made the highest profit in the
year 2008
(5) All are true
70. What is the percentage increase in percent rise
in profit of Company M in the year 2009 from
the previour year ?
(1) 25 (2) 15 (3) 50
Direction: Study th a information carefully to
answer the questions that follow.
A school consisting of a total of 1560 students
has boys and girls in the ratio of 7:5 respectively. All
the students are enrolled in different types of hobby
classes, viz: Singing, Dancing and Painting. One-fifth
of the boys are enrolled in only Dancing classes.
Twenty percent of the girls are enrolled in only
Painting classes. Ten percent of the boys are enrolled
in only Singing classes. Twenty four percent of the
girls are enrolled in both Singing and Dancing classes
together. The number of girls enrolled in only Singing
classes is two hundred percent of the boys enrolled
in the same. One-thirteenth of the boys are enrolled
in all the three classes together. The respective ratio
of boys enrolled in Dancing and Painting classes
together to the girls enrolled in the same is 2 :1
respectively. Ten percent of the girls are enrolled in
only Dancing classes whereas eight percent of the girls
are enrolled in both Dancing and Painting classes
together. The remaining girls are enrolled in all the
three classes together. The number of boys enrolled
in Singing and Dancing classes together is fifty
percent of the number of girls enrolled in the same.
The remaining boys are enrolled in only Painting
classes.
71. What is the total number of boys who are
enrolled in Dancing ?
(1) 318 (2) 364
(3) 292 (4) 434
(5) None of these
72. Total number of girls enrolled in Singing is
approximately what percent of the total number
of students in the school ?
(1) 37 (2) 19
(3) 32 (4) 14
(5) 26
73. What is the total number of students enrolled in
all the three classes together ?
(1) 135 (2) 164
(3) 187 (4) 142
(5) None of these
74. Number of girls enrolled in only Dancing classes
is what percent of the boys enrolled in the same?
(rounded off to two digits after decimal)
(1) 38.67 (2) 35.71
(3) 41.83 (4) 28.62
(5) None of these
75. What is the respective ratio of the number of
girls enrolled in only Painting classes to the
number of boys enrolled in the same ?
(1) 77 : 26 (2) 21 : 73
(3) 26 : 77 (4) 73 : 21
(5) None of these
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76. What is the respective ratio between the profit
earned by shopkeeper U in the months
February-2010 and March - 2010 together to that
earned by shopkeeper Q in the same months ?
(1) 637: 512 (2) 621 : 508
(3) 512: 637 (4) 508: 621
(5) None of these
77. What is the percent increase in profit of
shopkeeper S in the month of December - 2009
over the previous month ? (rounded off to two
digits after decimal)
(1) 3.15 (2) 2.67
(3) 2.18 (4) 3.33
(5) None of these
78. Which shopkeepers profit kept increasing
continuously over the given months ?
(1) R (2) Q (3) T
(4) U (5) None of these
79. What is the difference in profit earned by
shopkeeper T in January - 2010 from the
previous month ?
(1) Rs. 640/- (2) Rs. 420/-
(3) Rs. 380/- (4) Rs. 760/-
(5) None of these
80. What was the average profit earned by
shopkeeper R in the months of October 2009
and November 2009 together ?
(1) 5405 (2) 5040 (3) 4825
Direction: Study the given graph carefully to answer
the questions that follow
Number of days taken by three carpenters to
finish making one piece each of four different
items of furniture
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Chair Table Bed Cupboard
Company X Company Y Company Z
81. If Carpenter X and Carpenter Y were to make a
chair together how many days would they take?
(1) 1 day (2) 4 days (3) 3 days
(4) 2 days (5) None of these
82. If Carpenters X, Y and Z were to make a table
together how many days would they take ?
(1) 4 days (2) 3 days (3) 1 day
83. What is the total number of days that Carpenter
Z will take to make one piece each of all the
four items together ?
(1) 32 days (2) 24 days
(3)
1
1
59

days (4)
1
1
32

days
(5) None of these
Direction: Study the table carefully to answer the questions that follow.
Profit (in rs. 000) made by six different shopkeepers over the months
Month October November December January February March
Shopkeeper 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010
P 5.25 6.04 5.84 6.10 5.95 6.02
Q 4.84 4.28 4.97 4.88 5.04 5.12
R 4.99 5.82 5.48 5.45 5.68 5.36
S 5.06 5.11 5.28 5.38 5.44 5.59
T 5.28 4.96 5.31 5.69 4.93 5.72
U 5.94 6.23 5.87 6.07 6.19 6.23
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84. The radius of a circular field is equal to the side
of a square field whose perimeter is 784 feet.
What is the area of the circular field ?
(1) 107914 Sq.ft (2) 120736 Sq.ft.
(3) 107362 Sq.ft. (4) 127306 Sq.ft.
(5) None of these
85. In how many different ways can the letters of
the word STRESS be arranged
(1) 360 (2) 240
(3) 720
(4) 120
(5) None of these
86. Total number of people staying in locality J forms
approximately what percent of the total number
of people staying in locality F ?
(1) 81 (2) 72 (3) 78
(4) 93 (5) 87
87. What is the total number of children staying in
localities H and I together ?
(1) 1287 (2) 1278 (3) 1827
88. The number of women staying in which locality
is the highest ?
(1) H (2) J (3) F
(4) G (5) None of these
89. What is the total number of men and children
staying in locality I together
(1) 4115 (2) 4551 (3) 4515
90. What is the respective ratio of number of men
staying in locality F to the number of men staying
in locality H ?
(1) 517: 416 (2) 403: 522
(3) 416: 517 (4) 522: 403
(5) None of these
91. The compound interest earned by Suresh on a
certain amount at the end of two years at the rate
of 8 p.c.p.a was Rs. 1,414.4. What was the total
Direction: Study the given table carefully to answer the questions that follow
Number of people staying in five different localities and the percentage breakup of men, women and
children in them
LOCALITY TOTAL NO. PERCENTAGE
OF PEOPLE MEN WOMEN CHILDREN
F 5640 55 35 10
G 4850 34 44 22
H 5200 48 39 13
I 6020 65 25 10
J 4900 42 41 17
amount that Suresh got back at the end of two
years in the form of principal plus interest
earned?
(1) Rs. 9,414.4 (2) Rs. 9,914.4
(3) Rs. 9,014.4 (4) Rs. 8,914.4
(5) None of these
92. The respective ratio of the present ages of a
mother and daughter is 7 : 1. Four years ago the
respective ratio of their ages was 19:1. What will
be the mothers age four years from now ?
(1) 42 years (2) 38 years
(3) 46 years (4) 36 years
(5) None of these
93. Three friends J, K and Ljog around a circular
stadium and complete one round in 12, 18 and
20 seconds respectively. In how many minutes
will all the three meet again at the starting point
(1) 5 (2) 8 (3) 12
94. 4 men can complete a piece of work in 2 days. 4
women can complete the same piece of work in
4 days whereas 5 children can complete the same
piece of work in 4 days. If, 2 men, 4 women
anW 10 children work together, in how many
days can the work be completed ?
(1) 1 day (2) 3 days (3) 2 days
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95. The speed of a boat when travelling downstream
is 32 Kms. / Hr. , whereas when travelling
upstream it is 28 kms/hr. What is the speed of
the boat in still water ?
(1) 27 Kms./Hr. (2) 29 Kms./ Hr.
(3) 31 Kms./ Hr.
(5) None of these
Direction: Study the following tables carefully and
answer the questions given below
Number of Candidates appeared in a
CompetitiveExamination from five centres over
the years
NUMBER
Center Mumbai Delhi Kolkata Hydera Chennai
Year -bad
2001 35145 65139 45192 51124 37346
2002 17264 58248 52314 50248 48932
2003 24800 63309 56469 52368 51406
2004 28316 70316 71253 54196 52315
2005 36503 69294 69632 58350 55492
2006 29129 59216 64178 48230 57365
2007 32438 61345 563041 49178 58492
Approximate-Percentages of candidatesqualified
to appeared in the
-
Competitiveexamination from
five centres over the years
PERCENTAGE
Mumbai Delhi Kolkata Hyderabad Chennai
12 24 18 17 9
10 28 12 21 12
15 21 23 25 10
11 27 19 24 8
13 23 16 23 13
14 20 21 19 11
16 19 24 20 14
96. In which of the following years was the
difference in number of candidates appeared
from Mumbai over the previous year the
minimum ?
(1) 2004 (2) 2006 (3) 2007
97. In which of the following years was the number
of candidates qualified from Chennai, the
maximum among the given years ?
(1) 2007 (2) 2006 (3) 2005
98. Approximately what was the total number of
candidates qualified from Delhi in 2002 and
2006 together ?
(1) 27250 (2) 25230 (3) 30150
(4) 28150 (5) 26250
99. Approximately how many candidates appearing
from Kolkata in 2004 qualified in the
competitive examination ?
(1) 13230 (2) 13540 (3) 15130
(4) 15400 (5) 19240
100.Approximately what was the difference between
the number of candidates qualified from
Hyderabad in 2001 and 2002 ?
(1) 1680 (2) 2440 (3) 1450
(4) 2060 (5) 1860
GENERAL AWARENESS /
MARKETING / COMPUTERS
101. What is the full form of NBFC as used in the
Fir ancial Sector ?
(1) New Banking Finance Company
(2) National Banking & Finance Corporation
(3) New Business Finance & Credit
(4) Non Business Fund Company
(5) None of these
102.100% concession has been given for travelling
in the Indian Railways for patients of ...
(1) AIDS (2) Cancer (3) Swine Flu
(4) T. B. (5) None of these
103.Many a times, we read about Special Drawing
Right (SDR) in newspapers. As per its definition,
SDR is a monetary unit of the reserve assets of
which of the following organizations / agencies?
(1) World Bank
(2) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
(3) Asian Development Bank
(4) Reserve Bank of India
(5) None of these
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104.Which of the following is/are the highlights of
the Union Budget 2010-11 ?
(A) Number of new steps taken to simplify the
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) regime.
(B) Rs. 16,500 crore provided to ensure that the
Public Sector Banks are able to attain a
minimum 8% capital (Tier I) by March 2011.
(C) More than Rs. 1,74,000 crore provided for
the development of the infrastructure in the
country.
(1) Only A (2) Only B
(3) Only C (4) All A, B & C
(5) None of these
105.In how many Routes special tourist trains called
Bharat Tirth is to start?
(1) 19 (2) 16 (3) 17
106.As per the newspaper reports, the Govt. of India
made an auction of the Third Generation
Spectrum (3G) recently. Which of the following
ministries was actively involved in the process a
(1) Ministry of Heavy Industries
(2) Ministry of Science & Technology
(3) Ministry of Commerce
(4) Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(5) None of these
107.As per the recent announcement, the Govt. of
India will provide an amount of Rs.48,000 crore
to develop Rural Infrastructure in the country.
This planned development is being undertaken
under which of the following schemes ?
(1) Bharat Nirman
(2) Indira Aawas Yojana
(3) Backward Region Grant Fund
(4) Drought Mitigation Fund
(5) None of these
108.Ladies special trains to be renamed with the
Name of ...
(1) Bharat Bhoomi Specials
(2) Sonia Gandhi Specials
(3) Matri Bhoomi Specials
(4) Rajiv Gandhi Specials
(5) None of these
109.How much funds has been allocated to the
Unique Identification Authority of India?
(1) Rs 1,500 Crore (2) Rs 1,900 Crore
(3) Rs 1,600 Crore (4) Rs 1,800 Crore
(5) None of these
110. What is the rate of Income Tax for incomesz
above Rs 1.6 lakh upto Rs 5 lakh?
(1) 10% (2) 12% (3) 15%
(4) 20% (5) None of these
111. Recently, India took part in Nuclear New Build
2010 Conference organized in -
(1) New Delhi (2) London
(3) Paris (4) Hong Kong
(5) None of these
112. What is the reduction in Service Charges on e-
tickets?
(1) Sleeper Class Rs. 20 & AC Class Rs. 10
(5) None of these
113. As we know, with the launch of Nano by Tatas,
India has become favourite Small Car
Destination of the world. Other than India, which
of the following countries is also a popular
destination of small cars ?
(1) Britain (2) France
(3) Germany (4) Thailand
(5) None of these
114. Imports from China in the Year of 2008-09 in
Rs...
(1) 100,000 Crore (2) 140,000 Crore
(3) 147,605 Crore (4) 151,000 Crore
(5) None of these
115. How many new teams have been added in IPL
2010?
(1) 2 (2) 1 (3) 4
116.Which countries have recently faced Tsunami
Waves?
(1) Japan & Chile (2) Sallie & Korea
(3) China & Thailand (4) Japan & China
(5) None of these
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117. North Korea and USA decided to resume their
peace talks after a gap of several months. Both
the countries have a dispute over which of the
following issues ?
(1) Bailout package offered by USA
(2) Membership of ASEAN to North Korea
(3) Nuclear programme of North Korea
(4) Soaring relations of China with North Korea
(5) None of these
118. Who amongst the following was the Chairperson
of the 13th Finance Commission which
submitted its report to the President of India
recently ?
(1) Mr. M. V. Kamath (2) Dr. C. Rangarajan
(3) Dr. D. Subbarao (4) Dr. Rakesh Mohan
(5) Dr. Vijay Kelkar
119.As per the news published in various
newspapers, the RBI is considering the grant of
licence to some new companies, particularly
NBFCs to act as full-fledged banks. Which of
the following will be considered NBFC ?
(1) NABARD
(2) Life Insurance Corporation of India
(3) Reliance Capital
(4) SEBI
(5) None of these
120.Who has scored the highest individual ODI
Score?
(1) Saeed Anwar (Pak)
(2) Charls Coventry (Zim)
(3) Sachin Tendulkar (IND)
(5) Ricky Pointing (Aus)
(5) None of these
121. What is an intranet
(1) Internal internet used to transfer information
internally
(2) Internal internet used to transfer information
to the outside company
(3) Internal network designed to serve the
internal informational needs of a single
organization
(4) Internal network designed to transfer the
information between two organizations
(5) None of these
122.Which of the following groups of cricket teams
was declared joint winner of the Col. C K Naidu
Trophy for 2009 ?
(1) Tamil Nadu & Gujarat
(2) Maharashtra & Kerala
(3) Punjab & Delhi
(4) West Bengal & Maharashtra
(5) None of these
123. Kaiane Aldorino who was crowned Miss World
2009 is from which of the following countries?
(1) Germany (2) Russia
(3) Austria (4) Belgium
(5) Gibraltar
124. Which of the following teams won the Davis Cup
Tennis Finals 2009 ?
(1) Germany (2) Spain
(3) Russia (4) France
(5) None of these
125. Who amongst the following is the recipient of
the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year Award for
2009?
(1) Ratan Tata (2) A.R.Rahman
(3) Manmohan Singh (4) Sachin Tendulkar
(5) None of these
126. The deficit reduction plan of which of the
following countries was reviewed recently in the
meeting of the Finance Ministers of the European
Union ?
(1) Germany (2) Romania
(3) Brazil (4) Hungary
(5) Greece
127. The database administrators function in an
organization is
(1) To be responsible for the more technical
aspects of managing the information
contained in organizational databases
(2) To be responsible for the executive level
aspects of decisions regarding the
information management
(3) To show the relationship among entity classes
in a data warehouse
(4) To define which data mining tools must be
used to extract data
(5) None of these
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128.Every device on the Internet has a unique______
address (also called an Internet address) that
identifies it in the same way that a street address
identifies the location of a house.
(1) DH (2) DA (3) IP
(4) IA (5) None of these
129. To send another station a message, the main thing
a user has to know is
(1) how the network works
(2) the other stations address
(3) whether the network is packet-switched or
circuit-switched
(4) whether this is a voice or data network
(5) None of these
130. In a client/ server model, a client orogram -
(1) asks for information
(2) provides information and files
(3) serves software files to other computers
(4) distributes data files to other computers
(5) None of these
131. Control in design of an information system is
used to
(1) inspect the system and check that it is buiit
as per specifications
(2) ensure that the system processes data as it
was designed to and that the results are
reliable
(3) ensure privacy of data processed by it
(4) protect data from accidental or intentional
loss
(5) None of these
132. Each of the following is a true statement
except
(1) on-line systems continually update the master
file
(2) in on-line processing, the user enters
transactions into a device that is directly
connected to the computer system
(3) batch processing is still used today in older
systems or in some systems with massive
volumes of transactions
(4) information in batch systems will always be
up-to-date
(5) None of these
133.A set of interrelated components that collect,
process, store, and distribute information to
support decision making and control in an
organization best defines -
(1) communications technology
(2) a network
(3) an information system
(4) hardware
(5) None of these
134.Ais a computer connected to two networks.
(1) link (2) server
(3) gateway (4) bridge way
(5) None of these
135. When you save a presentation,
(1) all slides in a presentation are saved in the
same file
(2) two files are created; one for graphics and
one for content
(3) a file is created for each slide
(4) a file is created for each animation or graphic
(5) None of these
136.In a customer database, a customers surname
would be keyed into a
(1) row (2) text field
(3) record (4) computed field
(5) None of these
137. Who is the new Prime Minister of Hungry ?
(1) Victor Orban (2) Gorden Bajnai
(3) Jeno Fock (4) Ference Gyurcsany
(5) None of these
138. Storing same data in many places is called
(1) iteration (2) concurrency
(3) redundancy (4) enumeration
(5) None of these
139.Which of the following is the first step in the
transaction processing cycle, which captures
business data through various modes such as
optical scanning or at an electronic commerce
website ?
(1) Document and report generation
(2) Database maintenance
(3) Transaction processing
(4) Data Entry
(5) None of these
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140.CRM (Customer Relationship Management)
is
(1) Apre-sales activity
(2) A tool for lead generation
(3) An ongoing daily activity
(4) The task of a DSA
(5) All of the above
141. Who is the new prime minister of Denmark ?
(1) Anders Fogh Rasmussen
(2) Lars Looke Rasmussen
(3) Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
(4) Poul Hartling
(5) None of these
142. Who is the Author of the book My China Diary
(1) Kanwal Sibal (2) Salman Haider
(3) J.N. Dixit (4) Natwar Singh
(5) None of these
143.One of the following is not involved in the
Growth Strategies of a Company -
(1) Horizontal integration
(2) Vertical integration
(3) Diversification
(4) Intensification (5) None of these
144.A successful Blue Ocean Strategy requires -
(1) Effective communication
(2) Innovative skills
(3) Motivation
(4) All of the above (5) None of these
145.Programs from the same developer , sold
bundled together , that provide better integration
and share common features , toolbars and menus
are known as ....
(1) software suites
(2) integrated software packages
(3) software processing packages
(4) personal information managers
(5) none of these
146.A data warehouse is which of the following ?
(1) Can be updated by the end users
(2) Contains numerous naming conventions and
formats
(3) Organized around important subject areas
(4) Contains only current data
(5) None of these
147.__________ servers store and manages files for
network users.
(1) Authentication (2) Main
(3) Web (4) File
(5) None of these
148.One of the following is not included in the 7 Ps
of Marketing. Find the same
(1) Product (2) Price
(3) Production (4) Promotion
(5) None of these
149. The target group for SME loans is -
(1) All Businessmen (2) All Professionals
(3) All SSIs (4) All of the above
(5) None of these
150. Home Loans can be best canvassed among -
(1) Builders (2) Flat owners
(3) Land developers (4) Agriculturists
(5) Individuals wanting to buy a flat or house
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Direction: Read the following passage carefully and
answer the questions given below it. Certain words/
phrases have been printec in bold to help you locate
them while answering some of the questions.
Governments have traditionally equated
economic progress with steel mills and cement
factories. While urban centers thrive and city dwellers
get rich, hundreds of millions of farmers remain mired
in poverty. However, fears of food shortages, a
rethinking of antipoverty priorities and the crushing
recession in 2008 are causing a dramatic shift in world
economic policy in favour of greater support for
agriculture.
The last time when the worlds farmers felt such
love was in the 1970s. At that time, as food prices
spiked, there was real concern that the world was
facing a crisis in which the planet was simply unable
to produce enough grain and meat for an expanding
population. Governments across the developing world
and international aid organisations plowed investment
into agriculture in the early 1970s, while technological
breakthroughs, like high-yield strains of important
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food crops, boosted production. The result was the
Green Revolution and food production exploded.
But the Green Revolution became a victim of
its own success. Food prices plunged by some 60%
by the late 1980s from their peak in the mid- 1970s.
Policymakers and aid workers turned their attention
to the poors other pressing needs, such as health care
and education. Farming got starved of resources and
investment. By 2004, aid directed at agriculture sank
to 3.5% and Agriculture lost its glitter. Also, as
consumers in high-growth giants such as China and
India became wealthier, they began eating more meat,
so grain once used for human consumption got
diverted to beef up livestock. By early 2008, panicked
buying by importing countries and restrictions slapped
on grain exports by some big producers helped drive
prices upto heights not seen for three decades. Making
matters worse, land and resources got reallocated to
produce cash crops such as biofuels and the result was
that voluminous reserves of grain evaporated. Protests
broke out across the emerging world and fierce food
riots toppled governments.
This spurred global leaders into action. This
made them aware that food security is one of the
fundamental issues in the world that has to be dealt
with in order to maintain administrative and political
stability. This also spurred the U.S. which traditionally
provisioned food aid from American grain surpluses
to help needy nations, to move towards investing in
farm sectors around the globe to boost productivity.
This move helped countries become more productive
for themselves and be in a better position to feed their
own people.
Africa, which missed out on the first Green
Revolution due to poor policy and limited resources,
also witnessed a change. Swayed by the success of
East Asia, the primary poverty-fighting method
favoured by many policymakers in Africa was to get
farmers off their farms and into modern jobs in
factories and urban centers. But that strategy proved
to be highly insufficient. Income levels in the
countryside badly trailed those in cities while the FAO
estimated that the number of poor going hungry in
2009 reached an all time high at more than one billion.
In India on the other hand, with only 40% of its
farmland irrigated, entire economic boom currently
underway is held hostage by the unpredictable
monsoon. With much of Indias farming areas
suffering from drought this year, the government will
have a tough time meeting its economic growth
targets. In a report, Goldman Sachs predicted that if
this year too receives weak rains, it could cause
agriculture to contract by 2% this fiscal year, making
the governments 7% GDP-growth target look a bit
rich. Another green revolution is the need of the hour
and to make it a reality, the global community still
has much backbreaking farm work to do.
151. What is the authors main objective in writing
the passage
(1) Criticising developed countries for not
bolstering economic growth in poor nations
(2) Analysing the disadvantages of the Green
Revolution
(3) Persuading experts that a strong economy
depends on industrialization and not
agriculture
(4) Making a case for the international society
to engineer a second Green Revolution
(5) Rationalising the faulty agriculture policies
of emerging countries
152.Which of the following is an adverse impact of
the Green Revolution ?
(1) Unchecked crop yields resulted in large tracts
of land becoming barren
(2) Withdrawal of fiscal impetus from agriculture
to other sectors
(3) Farmers began soliciting government
subsidies for their produce
(4) Farmers rioted as food prices fell so low that
they could not make ends meet
(5) None of these
153.What is the author trying to convey through the
phrase making the governments 7% GDP
growth target look a bit rich ?
(1) India is unlikely to achieve the targeted
growth rate
(2) Allocation of funds to agriculture has raised
Indias chances of having a high GDP
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(3) Agricultural growth has artificially inflated
Indias GDP and such growth is not real
(4) India is likely to rave one of the highest GDP
growth rates
(5) A large portion of Indias GDP is contributed
by agriculture
154.Which of the following factors was/were
responsible for the neglect of the farming sector
after the green revolution ?
(A) Steel and cement sectors generated more
revenue for the government as compared to
agriculture.
(B) Large scale protests against favouring
agriculture at the cost of other important
sectors such as education and healthcare.
(C) Attention of policy makers and aid
organizations was diverted from agriculture
to other sectors.
(1) None (2) Only (C)
(3) Only (B) & (C) (4) Only (A) 8s (B)
(5) All (A), (B) & (C)
155.What prompted leaders throughout the world to
take action to boost the agriculture sector in
2008?
(1) Coercive tactics by the U.S. which restricted
food aid to poor nations
(2) The realization of the link between food
security and political stability
(3) Awareness that performance in agriculture is
necessary in order to achieve the targeted
GDP
(4) Reports that high-growth countries like China
and India were boosting their agriculture
sectors to capture the international markets
(5) Their desire to influence developing nations
to slow down their industrial development.
156.What motivated the U.S. to focus on investing
in agriculture across the globe ?
(1) To make developing countries become more
reliant on U.S. aid
(2) To ensure grain surpluses so that the U.S. had
no need to import food
(3) To make those countries more self sufficient
to whom it previously provided food
(4) To establish itself in the market before the
high-growth giants such as India and China
could establish themselves
(5) None of these
157. What impact did the economic recession of 2008
have on agriculture ?
(1) Governments equated economic stability
with industrial development and shifted away
from agriculture
(2) Lack of implementation of several innovative
agriculture programmes owing to shortage of
funds
(3) It prompted increased investment and interest
in agriculture
(4) The GDP as targeted by India was never
achieved because of losses in agriculture
(5) None of these
158. What encouraged African policymakers to focus
on urban jobs ?
(1) Misapprehension that it would alleviate
poverty as it did in other countries
(2) Rural development outstripped urban
development in many parts of Africa
(3) Breaking out of protests in the country and
the fear that the government would topple
(4) Blind imitation of western models of
development
(5) None of these
159.Which of the following had contributed to
exorbitant food prices in 2008 ?
(A) Hoarding of food stocks by local wholesalers
which inadvertently created a food shortage.
(B) Export of foodgrains was reduced by large
producers.
(C) Diverting resources from cultivation of
foodgrains to that of more profitable crops.
(1) None (2) Only (C)
(3) Only (B) (4) All (A), (B) & (C)
(5) Only (B) & (C)
160.Which of the following is true about the state of
agriculture in India at present ?
(A) Of all the sectors, agriculture needs the
highest allocation of funds.
(B) Contribution of agriculture to Indias GDP
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this year would depend greatly upon the
monsoon rains.
(C) As India is one of the high-growth countries,
it has s jrplus food reserves to export to other
nations.
(1) Only (A) and (C) (2) Only (C)
(3) Only (B) (4) Only (B) and (C)
(5) None of these
Direction: Choose the word/group of words which
is most similar it meaning to the word printed in
bold as used in the passage.
161. STARVED
(1) Deprived (2) Disadvantaged
(3) Hungry (4) Fasting
(5) Emaciated
162. SLAPPED
(1) Beaten (2) Imposed
(3) Withdrawn (4) Avoided
(5) Persuaded
163. PLOWED
(1) Cultivated (2) Bulldozed
(3) Recovered (4) Instilled
(5) Withdrew
Direction: Choose the word/phrase which is most
opposite in meaning to the word printed in bold as
used in the passage.
164. PRESSING
(1) Unpopular (2) Undemanding
(3) Unobtrusive (4) Unsuitable
(5) Unimportant
165. EVAPORATED
(1) Absorbed (2) Accelerated
(3) Grew (4) Plunged
(5) Mismanaged
Direction: Which of the phrases (1), (2),(3) and (4)
given below each statement should be placed in the
blank space provided so as to make a meaningful
and grammatically correct sentence ? If none of
the sentences is appropriate, mark (5) i.e. None of
these as the answer.
166.Refuting the rationale behind frequent agitations
for formation of separate States, a recent report
(1) proved that such agitations result in loss of
governmental property
(2) indicated that the formation of small states
does not necessarily improve the economy
(3) suggested that only large scale agitations have
been effective in bringing out desired change
in the past
(4) recommended dividing large States into
smaller ones to improve governance
(5) None of these
167. Overlooking the fact that water scarcity
intensifies during summer,
(1) the government issued guidelines to all
builders to limit their consumption to
acceptable limits
(2) provision for rainwater harvesting has been
made to aid irrigation in drought prone areas
(3) the water table did not improve even after
receiving normal monsoon in the current year
(4) many residential areas continue to use
swimming pools, wasting large quantities of
water
(5) None of these
168.He has lost most of his lifes earning in the stock
market but
(1) He still seems to be leading his life
luxuriously and extravagantly
(2) he could not save enough to repay his
enormous debts
(3) stock market is not a safe option to invest
money unless done with caution
(4) experts have been suggesting to avoid
investments in stock market because of its
unpredictable nature
(5) None of these
169.Achieving equality for women is not only a
laudable goal,
(1) political reforms are also neglected
preventing women from entering legislatures
and positions of power
(2) the problem is also deep rooted in the society
and supported by it
(3) their empowerment is purposefully hampered
by people with vested interests in all sections
of the society
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(4) it is also equally difficult to achieve and
maintain for a long term
(5) None of these
170. _______or else they would not keep electing him
year after year.
(1) The party leader gave a strong message to
the mayor for improving his political style
(2) Owing to numerous scandals against the
mayor, he was told to resign from the post
immed iately
(3) The mayor threatened the residents against
filing a complaint against him
(4) The residents must really be impressed with
the political style of their mayor
(5) None of these
Direction: Each question below has two blanks,
each blank indicating that something has been
omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that
best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
171. Drawing attention to the pitfalls of______solely
on Uranium as a fuel for nuclear reactors, Indian
scientists warned that Uranium will not last for
long and thus research on Thorium as its____
must be revived.
(1) using, substitute
(2) believing, replacement
(3) depending, reserve
(4) reckoning, option
(5) relying, alternative
172. In an effort to provide ______ for higher
education to all, most of the universities have
been providing education without adequate
infrastructure, thus churning out ______
graduates every year.
(1) chances, fresh
(2) platform, capable
(3) opportunities, unemployable
(4) prospects, eligible
(5) policy, incompetent
173.The move to allow dumping of mercury _____
an outcry from residents of the area who _____
that high levels of mercury will affect their health
and destroy ecologically sensitive forest area.
(1) resulted, insist
(2) provoked, fear
(3) incited, determined
(4) activated, accept
(5) angered, believe
174. _______ has been taken against some wholesale
drug dealers for dealing in surgical items without
a valid license and maintaining a stock of _____
drugs.
(1) Note, overwhelming
(2) Step, impressive
(3) Execution, outdated
(4) Action, expired
(5) Lawsuit, invalid
175. Even as the _____ else where in the world are
struggling to come out of recession, Indian
consumers are splurging on consumer goods and
to _____ this growth, companies are investing
heavily in various sectors.
(1) economies, meet
(2) countries, inhibit
(3) governments, measure
(4) nations, inflict
(5) companies, counter
Direction:Rearrange the following sentences (A),
(B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) to make a meaningful
paragraph and then answer the questions which
follow
(A) While these disadvantages of bio fuels are
serious, they are the only alternate energy source
of the future and the sooner we find solutions to
these problems the faster we will be able to solve
the problems wo are now facing with gasoline.
(B) This fuel can also help to stimulate jobs locally
since they are also much safer to handle thaw
gasoline and can thus have the potential to
turnaround a global economy.
(C) These include dependence on fossil fuels for the
machinery required to produce biofuel which
ends up polluting as much as the burning of fossil
fuels on roads and exorbitant cost of biofuels
which makes it very difficult for the common
man to switch to this option.
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(D) This turnaround can potentially help to bring
world peace and end the need to depend on
foreign countries for energy requirements.
(E) Biofuels are made from plant sources and since
these sources are available in abundance and can
be reproduced on a massive scale they form an
energy source that is potentially unlimited.
(F) However everything is not as green with the
biofuels as it seems as there are numerous
disadvantages involved which at times
overshadow their positive impact.
176. Which of the following sentence should be the
FIFTH after rearrangement ?
(1) A (2) B (3) C
(4) E (5) F
THIRD after rearrangement ?
(1) A (2) B (3) C
(4) D (5) E
FIRST after rearrangement ?
(1) A (2) B (3) C
(4) D (5) E
SIXTH (LAST) after rearrangement ?
(1) A (2) C (3) D
(4) E (5) F
SECOND after rearrangement ?
(1) A (2) B (3) D
(4) E (5) F
Direction: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and
(4) given below each statement should replace the
phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it
grammatically correct ? If the sentence is correct
as it is given and No correction is required, mark
(5) as the answer.
181. Soon after the Tsunami had killed thousands of
people along the coasts of southern India,
parliament psssas a bill that proposed to set up
an institutional mechanism to respond promptly
to natural disasters.
(1) passed a bill that proposed
(2) passes a bill with purpose
(3) pass a bill proposing
(4) passed a bill which propose
(5) No correction required
182. Denial of wages forced scientists and teachers
at the agriculture universities throughout the
country to go on strike, crippling crucial
research that could help the state of agriculture
in the country.
(1) from going on strike
(2) which went on strike
(3) on going for a strike
(4) for going to strike
183. In an attempt to boost their profits many edible
oil producing companies have been engaging
themselves in propaganda against commonly
used oils and. promoting exotic and expensive
varieties of oils as more healthier options.
(1) as most healthiest options
(2) as less healthy option
(3) as a healthier option
(4) as much healthiest option
184. Thanks to numerous government initiatives, rural
masses which was earlier unaware of the
luxuries of urban ways of living are now
connected to the same lifestyle.
(1) who was earlier unaware
(2) which were earlier aware
(3) who were earlier conversant
(4) who were earlier unaware
185. Over the last few months, while most industries
are busy in restructuring operations, cutting costs
and firing, the Indian pharmaceutical and
healthcare industry was adding manpower and
giving salary hikes.
(1) as many industries are
(2) while most industries were
(3) while many industries is
(4) where many industries were
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Direction: In the following passage there are blanks,
each of which ]as been numbered. These numbers
are printed below the passage and against each, five
words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the
blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word/
phrase in each case.
There is a considerable amount of research about
the factors that make a company innovate. So is it
possible to create an environment (186 ) to
innovation? This is a particularly pertinent (187) for
India today. Massive problems in health, education
etc. (188) be solved using a conventional approach
but (189) creative and innovative solutions that can
ensure radical change and (190). There are several
factors in Indias (191). Few countries have the rich
diversity that India or its large, young population
(192). While these (193) innovation policy
interventions certain additional steps are also required.
These include (194) investment in research and
development by (195) the government and the private
sector, easy transfer of technology from the academic
world etc. To fulfill its promise of beng prosperous
and to be at the forefront, India must be innovative.
186. (1) stimuli (2) conducive
(3) incentive (4) facilitated
(5) impetus
187. (1) objective (2) controversy
(3) doubt (4) question
(5) inference
188. (1) cannot (2) possibly
(3) should (4) never
(5) must
189. (1) necessary (2) apply
(3) need (4) consider
(5) requires
190. (1) quantity (2) advantages
(3) increase (4) chaos
(5) growth
191. (1) challenges (2) praises
(3) favour (4) leverage
(5) esteem
192. (1) blessed (2) enjoys
(3) endows (4) prevails
(5) occurs
193. (1) aid . (2) jeopardise
(3) promotes (4) endure
(5) cater
194. (1) acute (2) utilising
(3) restricting (4) inspiring
(5) increased
195. (1) both (2) besides
(3) combining (4) participating
(5) a ;o
Direction: In each of the following questions four
words are given of which two words are most nearly
the same or opposite in meaning. Find the two words
which are most nearly the same or opposite in
meaning and indicate the number of the correct
letter combination, by darkening the appropriate
oval in your answer sheet.
196.(A) consent (B) nascent
(C) emerging (D) insecure
(1) AC (2) BD
(3) BC (4) AD
(5) AB
197.(A) elated (B) eccentric
(C) explicit (D) abnormal
(1) AB (2) BD
(3) AC (4) AD
(5) DC
198.(A) abundance (B) incomparable
(C) projection (D) plethora
(1) AC (2) AB
(3) CD (4) BD
(5) AD
199.(A) purposefully (B) inaccurately
(C) inadvertently (D) unchangeably
(1) AC (2) AB
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BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Largest World
Largest continent ........................................... Asia
Largest ocean...............................................Pacific
Largest river .............................................. Amazon
Largest river basin..................................... Amazon
Largest lake (salt water) ....................... Caspian sea
Largest lake (fresh water) ..........Lake Superior (North
America)
Largest artificial lake..... Lake Mead at Hoover Dam,
(USA). Originally known as Boulder.
Largest bay................ Hudson Bay (North Canada)
Largest gulf ..................................... Gulf of Mexico
Largest gorge........................ Grand Canyon (USA)
Largest sea.................................... South China sea
Largest delta....... Sundarbans (India & Bangladesh)
Largest peninsula........................................ Arabia
Largest island......................................... Greenland
Largest country (in area) .............................. Russia
Largest country (in population)...................... China
Largest temple`................... Angkorwat (Cambodia)
Largest archipelago.................................Indonesia
Largest airport... King Khalid International Airport at
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
Largest church ................St.Peter's Basilica, (Rome)
Largest mosque...... Sha Faisal Mosque (Islamabad)
Largest embassy............ Russian Embassy (Beijing)
Largest war plane.......................... Mirage (France)
Largest prison............................. Kharkov (Russia)
Largest hotel ...........MGM Grand Hotel and Casino,
Las Vegas (USA)
Largest desert.................................. Sahara (Africa)
Largest forest ........................Coniferous Forests of
Northern Russia
Largest stadium................. Strahove(Czech Republic)
Largest library.... United States Library of Congress
Largest museum.................... American Museum of
Natural History (New York)
Largest animal ....................................... Blue whale
Largest land animal ........... The African Bush Elephant
Largest democracy ......................................... India
Largest electorate........................................... India
Largest town......................... Mt. Isa (Queensland)
Largest palace..................... Imperial Palace, Beijing
Largest dam........................... Three Gorges (China)
Largest landmass................The Eurasian Landmass
Largest park .. Wood Buffalo National Park (Canada)
Largest zoo ...... Krugal National Park (South Africa)
Largest river island......................... Majuli (Assam)
Largest inland sea.......................Mediterranean sea
Largest canal ........................ Keil Canal in Germany
Largest reef ............... Great Barrier Reef, (Australia)
Largest city (population)................... Tokyo (Japan)
Largest estuary..................................... Ob (Russia)
Largest cave........ Mammoth Cave, Kentucky (USA)
Largest strait ........................................ Tartar strait
Largest wall ......................... The Great Wall (China)
Largest cemetery....................... Leningrad (Russia)
Largest railway station......... Grand Central Terminal
(New York)
Largest university building.....................................
University of Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
Largest open university........Indira Gandhi National
Open University (New Delhi)
Largest steel plant ..........Nippon Steel plant (Japan)
Largest wingspan....................................Albatross
Largest active volcano............Mauna lao on Hawaii
Largest planet ............................................. Jupiter
Largest bird.................................................Ostrich
Largest sea bird.......................................Albatross
Largest diamond................................. The Cullinan
Largest parliament . The National People's Congress
of the People's Republic of China
Largest north to south stretch of land........ America
Largest cold desert ........................Gobi (Mongolia)
Largest plateau................................... Pamir (Tibet)
Largest mountain range..................... The Himalaya
Largest statue............................... Statue of liberty
Largest bank.................... World bank (Washington)
Mammoth Cave is the longest cave system
known in the world. It is situated in USA. It
became a World Heritage Site on October 27,
1981, and an international Biosphere Reserve on
September 26, 1990. It is centered around the
Green River, with a tributary, the Nolin River,
feeding into the Green just inside the park.
Largest army.................................................. China
Largest cricket stadium......... Melbourne (Australia)
Largest navy.................................................. USA
Largest airforce............................................... USA
Largest natural satellite............. Ganymede (Jupiter)
Largest port.......................................... New Jersey
Largest book publishing company ..........................
Mc Graw Hill (New York)
Largest Dome in the World... Astrodome, in Housten
(U.S.A)
Largest Epic ........................................ Mahabharat
Largest carnivorous mammal ................... Polar Bear
Reliant Astrodome is the world's first domed
sports stadium, located in Houston, Texas, USA.
It opened in 1965 as Harris County Domed
Stadium and was nicknamed the
"Eighth Wonder of the World".
Abu Dhabis leaning Tower
The 160 metre
Capital Gate
Tower, developed
by the Abu Dhabi
National Exhibition
Company has
been recognized as
the furthest leaning
man made
towerin the world
by Guinness world
records. The tower
leans at 18 degrees
over four times the
angle of Italys fa-
mous Leaning
Tower of Pisa.
SMALLEST World
Smallest continent ....................................Australia
Smallest ocean.............................................. Arctic
Smallest republic........................................... Nauru
Smallest colony......................................... Gibraltar
Smallest state..............................................Vatican
Smallest landmass...............TheAustralian Mainland
Smallest bird..................................... Humming bird
Smallest flowering plant ................................Wolfia
Smallest planet..........................................Mercury
World's Smallest Museum.................... Arizona, US
World's Smallest PC............................. Space Cube
HIGHEST World
Highest mountain peak - Mt. Everest (Nepal)
Highest mountain - Himalaya
Highest lake - Titicaca (Bolivia)
Highest plateau - Tibet
Highest continent - Antartica
Highest waterfall - Angel Falls, (Venezuela)
Highest active volcano - Guayathiri (Chile)
Highest capital city - La Paz (Bolivia)
Highest town - Wenchuan (Tibet)
Highest volcano - Cotopaxy (Ecuador)
Highest airport - Lhasa Airport (Tibet)
Highest railway station - Condor Station (Bolivia)
Highest river bridge - Royal Gorge (Colorado)
Highest road bridge - Bailey bridge built by the
Indian Army at
Khardungla (Ladakh)
Highest railway - Qinghai - Tibet (5072m)
Highest Bridge - Milau (France) 2.46 km)
LONGEST World
Longest river - Nile (Egypt)
Longest road - Pan American Highway
Longest railway platform - Kharagpur, (West Ben-
gal)
Longest dam - Hirakud (Orissa)
Longest mountain range - Andes (South America)
Longest railway tunnel - Seikan Rail Tunnel (Ja-
pan)
Longest railway line - Trans-Siberian Railway
(Russia)
Longest ship canal - Suez Canal
Longest estuary - Obeestuary (Russia)
Longest road tunnel - St. Gothard Road Tunnel
(Switzerland)
Longest bridge - Second Lake Pontchar-
train Causeway
MISCELLANEOUS World
Fastest land animal .................................... Cheetah
Oldest national flag................................... Denmark
Fastest bird.................................................... Swift
Shortest river........ Roe river in Montana (61 m long)
Lowest point on earth.............................. Dead Sea
Most densely populated province............ Monacco
Least populous city.....................................Vatican
The oldest plant ............................................. Rose
The oldest capital city............................. Damascus
Most poisonous fish .............................. Puffer fish
Coldest place............................ Vostok,(Antarctica)
Hottest planet............................................... Venus
Strongest natural fibre...................................... Silk
Lowest temperature.............Absolute Zero (-273
o
C)
Widest Bridge..................... Sydney Harbour Bridge
Busiest airport Chicago O'Hare International Airport
TALLEST World
Tallest fountain................... Fountain Hills, Arizona
Tallest free standing structure (tower) .... CN Tower,
Toronto (Canada)
Tallest active geyser ................. Steam boat Geyser
Yellowstone National Park, (USA)
Tallest building..................... Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
Tallest tree................................The Redwood Tree
Tallest animal ...............................................Giraffe
Tallest road.... Khardungla Pass (Leh Manali, India)
Tallest office building .............. Petronas Twin Tower
(Kualalumpur, Malaysia)
Tallest bridge...... Royal Gorge Arkansas, America)
Tallest Statue........... Statue of Motherland (USSR)
Tallest Minaret ...... Sultan Hassan Mosque (Egypt)
Tallest Railwayline.......... Quin - Hai - Tibet (China)
BIGGEST World
Biggest dome........................... Gol Gumbaz (India)
Gol Gumbaz is the mausoleum of Mohammed Adil
Shah (1627-55) of the Adil Shahi dynasty who ruled
the Sultanate of Bijapur from 1490 to 1686.
Biggest library..................National KieLibrary (CIS)
Biggest palace..................................Vatican (Italy)
Biggest desert ................................ Sahara (Africa)
DEEPEST World
Deepest ocean................................... Pacific Ocean
Deepest lake........................... LakeBaikal, (Siberia)
Deepest gorge....................... Hells Canyon, (USA)
Deepest point in the ocean ........ Challenger deep of
Mariana Trench in Pacific Ocean
Longest fresh water lake - Lake Tanganyika
Longest epic - Mahabharatha
Longest wall - Great Wall of China
Longest non-stop train - Flying Scotsman
Longest drought - Atacama Desert (North
Chile)
Longest snake - Python
Longest dictionary - Oxford English Dictionary
Longest Airport - Dallas (USA)
Longest Railway Bridge Lower Zambezi (Africa)
Longest Throughfare Broadway (New York)
Longest Shipping Canal Baltic White Sea Canal
Longest day June 21
Longest Beach Rio de Janerio (Brazil)
Longest Corridor Rameswaram Temple
(India)
Longest Railway Line Trans - Siberian Railway
Longest Swimming Canal English Canal
Biggest reptile......................... Saltwater Crocodile
Biggest lizard..............................Komodo Dragons
Biggest bird................................... African Ostrich
Biggest eggs..................................... Ostrich Eggs
Biggest flower .........................................Rafflesia.
The Ostrich, Struthio camelus, is a large flightless
bird native to Africa. The Ostrich is the
largest living species of bird
Biggest planet ............................................ Jupiter
Biggest passenger ship.............. Queen Elizebeth II
Biggest diamond mine...... Kimberley (South Africa)
Biggest car manufacturer ............... General Motors
(Detroit, America)
Irrigation scheme..............Llyod barraye (Pakistan)
Island.......... Greenland (Renamed Kalaallit Nunnat)
Water fall ..........................................Guaira (Brazil)
Hotel ............................................... Conrad Hilton
Biggest Park ................. Yellow stone National Park
Biggest Auditorium.............. Municipal Auditorium
at Atlantic City
Biggest football stadium............. Marakana (Brazil)
Island continents...............Antarctica and Australia
Lowest mountains ........................... Bheinna Bhaile
Hottest region.... North-West Sahara, Azisia (Libya)
Fastest planet............................................Mercury
Coldest planet ...........................................Neptune
Widest Waterfall .................................. Khone Falls
Oldest Religion........................................ Hinduism
FIRST in World
The first persons to reach Mount Everest
Sherpa Tenzing, Edmund Hillary
The first person to reach North Pole
Robert Peary
The first person to reach South Pole
Amundsen
The first religion of the world Hinduism
The first country to print book China
The first country to issue paper currency
China
The first country to commence competitive
examination in civil services China
The first President of the U.S.A
George Washington
The first Prime Minister of Britain Robert
Walpole
The first Governor General of the United Nations
Trigveli (Norway)
The first country to prepare a constitution
U.S.A
The first Governor General of Pakistan
Mohd. Ali J innah
The first country to host NAM summit
Belgrade (Yugoslavia)
The first European to attack India
Alexander, The Great
The first European to reach China
Marco Polo
The first person to fly aeroplane
Wright Brothers
The first person to sail round the world
Magellan
The first country to send man to the moon
U.S.A
The first country to launch Artificial satellite in
the space Russia
The first country to host the modern Olympics
Greece
First human in space - Yuri Gagarin (Russia)
The first city on which the atom bomb was
dropped Hiroshima (Japan)
The first person to land on the moon Neil
Armstrong followed by
Edwin E. Aldrin
The first shuttle to go in space Columbia
The first spacecraft to reach on Mars Viking-I
The first woman Prime Minister of England
Margaret Thatcher
The first Muslim Prime Minister of a country
Benazir Bhutto (Pakistan)
The first woman to climb Mount Everest
Mrs. J unko Tabei (Japan)
The first woman cosmonaut of the world
Valentina Tereshkova (Russia)
The first woman President of the U.N. General
Assembly
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
The first batsman to score three test century in
three successive tests on debut
Mohd. Azharuddin
The first man to have climbed Mount Everest
twice
Nawang Gombu
Slowest animal ................................................ Snail
Heaviest Rainfall ....................... Mawsynram (India)
Driest place....................... Death valley (California)
Hottest place..................................... Azizia (Libya)
Furthest planet (from the sun) ....................Neptune
Shortest day....................................... December 22
The first U.S. President to resign Presidency
Richard Nixon
Chinese Traveller to India Fahein
Foreign Invader to India Alexander the Great
Person in Space Yuri Gagarin
Person on Moon Neil Armstrong
The first woman to climb Mount Everest Junko
Taibei
The first European to visit China Marco Polo
Man to walk in Space Alexei Leonov
The first woman Prime Minister of a country
Mrs. Srimavo Bhandarnaike
The first woman President of a country
Maria Estela Peron
The first woman to Command a Space Mission
Colonel
Eileen Collins (U.S.A.)
First talkie movie in the world The jazz
Singer (1927).
The first residents of International Space station
Bill Shepherd (USA), Yuri Gidzanko and Sergei
Krikalev (Russia)
The first blind man to scale Mt. Everest
Erik Weihenmayer (USA, May 25, 2001)
The first Muslim woman to become the Secretary
General of Amnesty International
lrine Zubeida Khan
The first space astronaut to go into space seven
times till date
Jerry Ross (U.S.A.)
The first South African to become the second
space tourist
Mark Shuttleworth
The first woman Prime Minister of South Korea
Ms. Chang Sang
The first youngest grandmaster of the world in
chess
Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine)
The first adventurer flying successfully across
the English Channel without aircraft
Felix Baumgartner (July 2003)
China's first man in space
Yang Liwei
The first Muslim woman to receive Nobel Prize
Shirin Ebadi (Nobel Peace Prize 2003)
The woman with the highest individual Test
score making a new world record
Kiran Baloch (Pakistani cricketer, scoring 242
runs playing women's cricket test against West
Indies in Karachi in March, 2004)
The first woman of the world to climb Mt.
Everest four times
Lakpa Sherpa (Nepali)
The first woman to cross seven important seas
of the world by swimming
Bula Chaudhury (India)
First Asian city to host Olympics
Tokyo, Japan (1964)
First woman black tennis player to win a singles
title at Wimbledon
A Gibson (1957)
First woman to win a Grand Slam
Maureen Catherine (195 3)
First woman to win an Olympic Gold Medal
Charlotte Cooper, UK, Tennis singles (1900)
First professional woman bullfighter
Patricia Mccormick (1952)
First man to fly solo non stop across the Atlantic
Charles Lindbergh (1927)
First person to cross Antarctic Circle
James Cook (1773)
First people to reach the North Pole
Lt Col. Joseph O. Fletcher and
Lt. William P. Benedict (1952)
First person to conquer the Everest twice
Nawang Gombu Sherpa(1965)
First person with only one arm to climb the
Everest
American Gary Guller(2003)
First woman to fly solo around the world
jerrie Fredritz Mock.(1964)
First woman to fly solo across the English
Channel
Hariiet Quimby
First ascent of Everest without bottled oxygen
Peter Habeler (Austria) and Reinhold
Messner, (Italy) (1978)
First woman to set foot on North Pole
Ann Bancroft, USA (1986)
J ointly developed by Sony and Philips (1978)
First Atom Bomb
Little Boy dropped over Hiroshima by the
US during the second world war (1945)
First manned space vehicle
Vostok 1,USSR (1961)
First human to walk on the Moon
Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11(1969)
First human to walk in space
Alexei Arkhovich Leonov (1965)
GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERIES
DISCOVERER DISCOVERY
Christopher Columbus (Italian)................... America
Vasco da Gama (Portuguese) ......Sea route to India
John Cabot (British) ....................... New foundland
Pedro Alvarez Cabral (Portuguese)................. Brazil
Tasman (Dutch) Island of Tasmania & New Zealand
Captian Cook (British) . Sandwich (Hawaiin) Islands
Robert Peary (USA)............................... North Pole
Amundsun (Norway)............................. South Pole
Ferdinand de Lesseps (Designed) .......... Suez Canal
David Livingstone (British) ................ Victoria Falls
Bartholomew Diaz (Portuguese)....... Capeof Good Hope
Norseman Eric........................................... Greenland
Leif Ericsson....................................... North America
Mungo park............................... Nigeriariver in Africa
Richard Francis Burton..................... LakeTanganyika
Henry Hudson ....................................... Hudson Bay
Gobot Sebastian................................ New Foundland
Marco Polo..................................................... China
Kepler .......................................................... Planets
RIVERSIDE CITIES &
COUNTRIES
City River Country
Alexandria Nile Egypt
Brussels Seine Belgium
Chittagong Karnaphuli Bangladesh
Glasgow Clyde Scotland
Khartoum Nile Sudan
Lisbon Tagus Portugal
Liverpool Mersey England
Shanghai Yangtze-Kiang China
Berlin Spree Germany
Bonn Rhine Germany
Amsterdam Amsel Netherlands
Baghdad Tigris Iraq
Bangkok Menam Thailand
Belgrade Danube Serbia
London Thames England
Montreal Ottawa Canada
Moscow Moskva Russia
Budapest Danube Hungary
Colombo Kaliganga Sri Lanka
Cairo Nile Egypt
Karachi Indus Pakistan
Lahore Ravi Pakistan
New York Hudson USA
Paris Seine France
Yangoon Irawadi Myanmar
Rome Tiber Italy
Tokyo Sumida Japan
Vienna Danube Austria
Warsaw Vistula Poland
Washington Potamac U.S.A.
Basra Eupharates
and Tigris Iraq
Bristol Avon England
Cologne Rhine Germany
Dublin Liphi Ireland
Hamburg Elbe Germany
Philadelphia Delawara America
Prague Vitava Czechoslovakia
Quebec St. Lawrence Canada
Stalingrad Volga Russia
NATIONAL EMBLEMS
EMBLEM............................................. COUNTRY
Kangaroo................................................ Australia
Water Lilly .......................................... Bangladesh
White Lilly........................................ Canada, Italy
Beach....................................................... Denmark
Lily ............................................................. France
Corn Flower ............................................. Germany
Lioned Capital ................................................ India
Lion ..................................... Sri lanka, Sierra Leone
Rose......................................................... UK, Iran
Shamrock .................................................... Ireland
White Lilly...................................................... Italy
Chrysanthemum............................................ Japan
Kiwi .................................................. New Zealand
Crescent.................................................... Pakistan
Eagle............................................................. Spain
Elephant.............................................. Ivory Coast
Lion with Crown..................................Luxembourg
Golden Rod...................................................U.S.A
Secretary Bird............................................... Sudan
Bauhinia (orchid tree) .......................... Hong Kong
Baobab tree................................................Senegal
Lion .......................... Netherland, Norway, Belgium
Crescent and Star ........................................ Turkey
Cedar tree................................................ Lebanon
The Soyombo.......................................... Mongolia
SOBRIQUETS
World
Britain of the East : Japan
Britain of the South : New Zealand
Battle field of Europe : Belgium
City of Cycles : Beijing
City of Dreaming Spires : Oxford
City of Eternal Springs : Quito (Ecuador)
City of Sky Scrappers : NewYork
City of Magnificent Distances : Washington D.C
City of Golden Gate : San Francisco
(U.S.A)
City of Seven Hills : Rome (Italy)
Cockpit of Europe : Belgium
Copper Country : Zambia
Dark Continent : Africa
Empire City : New York (U.S.A)
Emerald Island : Ireland
Eternal City : Rome, Italy
Forbidden City : Lhasa, Tibet
Gateway of Tears : Strait of Bab-el
Mandeb
Garden of England : Kent
George Cross Island : Malta
Granite City : Aberdeen
(Scotland)
Herring Pond : Atlantic Ocean
Hill Queen : Shimla
Holy Land : Palestine
Hermit Kingdom : Korea
Island of Pearls : Bahrain
Island of Cloves : Madagascar
Key to the Mediterranean : Gibraltar
Land of Eagles : Albania
Land of Golden Fleece : Australia
Land of Kangaroo : Australia
Land of Lilies : Canada
Land of Golden Pagoda : Myanmar
Land of Maple : Canada
Land of Thousand Lakes : Finland
Land of Morning Calm : Korea
Land of Rising Sun : Japan
Land of Setting Sun : Britain
Land of Midnight Sun : Norway
Land of Lakes : Scotland
Land of the Tulips : Netherlands
Land of White Elephant : Thailand
Land of Thunder Bolt : Bhutan
Land of Thousand Elephants : Laos
Manchester of the Orient : Osaka
Never, Never Land : Prairies,
N. Australia
Land of Thunder Dragon : China
Nation of Thousand Hills : Rwanda
Pearl of Arabia : Bahrain
Pearl of Antilles : Cuba
Pillars of Hercules : Strait of Gibraltar
Playground of Europe : Switzerland
Quaker City of USA : Philadelphia,USA
Queen of the Adriatic : Venice, Italy
Roof of the World : Pamirs
Sorrow of China : River Huang Ho
Sickman of Europe : Turkey
Sugar Bowl of World : Cuba
Venice of the North : Stockholm,
Sweden
White City : Belgrade
Windy City : Chicago
Worlds Bread Basket : Paris of N. America
Island of fire : Iceland
Land of windmills : Polland
Land of Perpetual Greenary : Natal
World Loneliest island : Tristanda Cunha
COUNTRIES AND CURRENCIES
Brazil ................................................:Cruzeiro Real
Bulgaria......................................................... : Lev
Belgium......................................................... Euro
China...........................................: Yuan/Renminbi
Columbia..................................................... : Peso
Cuba........................................................... : Peso
Costa Rica................................................... Colon
Croatia......................................................... Kuna
Cyprus........................................... Cyprus pound
Czech Republic.......................................... Koruna
Denmark.................................................... : Krone
Egypt ......................................... : Egyptian Pound
Afghanistan........................................... : Afghani
Argentina.................................................... : Peso
Australia................................... : Australian Dollar
Bahrain .......................................................: Dinar
Bangladesh.................................................. : Taka
Bhutan................................................. : Ngultrum
Hungary..................................................... : Forint
Iran .............................................................. : Rial
Switzerland....................................... : Swiss Franc
Thailand....................................................... : Bhat
U.K. ............................................. : Pound Sterling
U.S.A. ........................................................ : Dollar
Norway....................................................... Krone
Vatican City State.......................................... : Lira
Iraq ....................................................: Iraqi Dinar
Israel ......................................................... : Shekel
Japan ............................................................ : Yen
Kazakhstan............................................... : Tenge
Korea.......................................................... : Won
Kuwait ........................................... : Kuwaiti Dinar
Malaysia................................................. : Ringgit
Mexico........................................................ : Peso
Myanmar..................................................... : Kyat
Russia...................................................... : Rouble
Saudi Arabia................................................ : Riyal
Vietnam...................................................... : Dong
Mongolia.................................................. : Tugrik
Algeria............................................. Algeria Dinar
Angola..............................................New Kwanza
Armenia........................................................Dram
Azerbaijan...................................................Manat
Austria.................................................... Schilling
Bahrain ........................................................ Dinar
Georgia ........................................................... Lari
Ghana ............................................................ Cedi
Indonesia................................................... Rupiah
16 European Countries with Eura as currency are:
Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.
COUNTRIES AND THEIR
PARLIAMENT
Afganistan : Shora
Australia : Federal Parliament
Bangladesh : J atiya Sangsad
Bhutan : Tshogdu (National Assembly)
Britain : Parliament (Commons & Lords)
China : National Peoples Congress
Denmark : Folketing
France : National Assembly
Hungary : National Assembly
Iceland : Althing
India : Parliament (Lok Sabha & Rajya
Sabha)
Iran : Majlis
Iraq : National Assembly
Israel : Knesset
Japan : Diet
Kuwait : National Assembly
Libya : General Peoples Congress
Maldives : Majlis
Myanmar : Peoples Assembly
Nepal : National Panchayat
Netherlands : States General
Poland : Sejm
Russia : State Duma
South Africa : House of Assembly
Sweden : Riksdag
Switzerland : Federal Assembly
Germany : Bundestag
Afganistan :Shora
Algeria :National Peoples Assembly
Australia :House of representative of senate
Cuba :National Assembly of people power
Egypt :Peoples Assembly
Greenland :Landstraad
Norway :Sterling
Pakistan :National Assembly
USA :Congress
Srilanka :National State
Sudan :National Assembly
Syria :People Council
USA: Congress
Vietnam :National Assembly
NEW AND OLD NAMES OF
PLACES, COUNTRIES
New Name ........................................... Old Name
Ankara..................................................... Angora
Banjail .................................................... Bathurst
Bengalooru........................................... Bangalore
Beijing....................................................... Peking
Belize.........................................British Honduras
Bangladesh..................................... East Pakistan
Botswana..................................... Bechuana Land
Burkino Faso...................................... Upper Volta
Cape Kennedy.............................. Cape Caneveral
Cambodia........................................... Kampuchia
Djibouti ....................................French Somaliland
Ethiopia................................................ Abyssinia
Ghana ................................................. Gold Coast
Guyana ........................................... British Guinia
Guianea Bissau...................... Portuguese Gayana.
Harare.................................................. Salisburry
Hawaiin Islands......................... Sandwich Islands
Indonesia............................ The Dutch East India
Iran............................................................ Persia
Iraq................................................. Mesopotamia
Istanbul ........................................ Constantinople
Jakartha.................................................... Batavia
Japan ....................................................... Nippon
Kinshasa........................................... Leopoldville
Kiribati ............................................ Gilbert Island
Laos........................................................Lanxang
Lesotho............................................... Basitoland
Mexico................................................ New Spain
Malavi ................................................. Nyasaland
Mali ............................................... French Sudan
Malaysia.................................................. Malaya
Malabo ............................................. Santa Isabet
Madhya Pradesh ........................ Central Province
Manchuria........................................... Manchuko
Myanmar.................................................... Burma
Mosambique......................... Potuguese East Africa
Mumbai ................................................... Bombay
Namibia....................................South West Africa
Nauru........................................... Pleasant Island
Orissa ...................................................... Kalinga
Papua New Guinea...... Trust Territory of New Guinea
Portuguese.............................................Lucitania
Sri Lanka...................................................Ceylon
St. Petersburg....................................... Leningrad
Surinam.......................................... Dutch Gayana
Taiwan ................................................... Formosa
Tasmani .................................. Van Diemens Land
Thailand....................................................... Siam
Togo..................................................... Togoland
Tuvalu...................................... The Ellice Islands
Varanasi .................................................. Banares
National Flowers
Canada........................................... Maple leaf
India ..................................................... Lotus
Scotland...............................................Thistle
Spain.......................................... Pomegranate
Australia.........................................Gold Vatle
China.............................................. Narsissas
Russia.............................................Sunflower
Bangladesh................................... Water Lilly
France......................................................Lilly
Germany...................................... Corn Flower
Ireland............................................. Shamrock
Japan .................................... Chrysanthemum
USA............................................Golden Rose
UK ......................................................... Rose
Volgograd............................................. Stalingrad
Zaire......................................................... Congo
Zambia.................................... Northern Rhodesia
Zimbabwe.............................................. Rhodesia
india
HIGHEST
Highest peak - Mt. K
2
(Godwin Austin)
Highest water falls - Jog falls (Karnataka)
Highest gate way - Buland Darwaza
(Fathepur sikri)
Highest literacy among state - Kerala
Highest tower - Qutabminar
Highest dam - Bhakra Dam (Punjab)
Highest multiple arch dam
- Idukki (Kerala)
LARGEST
Largest populated city - Mumbai
Largest fresh water lake - Kolleru
(Andhra Pradesh)
Largest salt water lake - Chilka (Orissa)
Largest state - Rajasthan
Largest populated state - Uttar Pradesh
Largest museum - Indian museum(Kolkata)
Largest zoo - Zoological Garden (Kolkata)
Largest dome - Gol Gumbaz (Karnataka)
Largest mosque - Jama Masjid (New Delhi)
Largest desert - Thar (Rajasthan)
Largest river Island - Majuli (Brahmaputra)
Largest monastery - Tawang monastery
(Arunachal Pradesh)
Largest cave temple - Ellora (Maharashtra)
Largest animal fair - Sonepur fair (Bihar)
Largest plateau - Deccan plateau
Largest river in South India - Godavari
Largest prison - Puzhal Jail (Chennai)
Largest planetarium - Birla planetarium
(Kolkata)
Largest G.P.O - Mumbai G.P.O
Largest church - St. Cathedral (Old Goa)
Largest cinema theatre - Thangam Theatre
Largest exhibition ground - Pragati Maidan (New
Delhi)
Largest arch dam - Idukki dam (Kerala)
Largest library - National library
(Kolkata)
Largest aircraft carrier - INS Viraat
Largest landing ship - INS Magrar
Largest union territory - Andaman Nicobar
Islands
Largest gurudwara - Golden Temple
(Amritsar)
Largest residence - Rashtrapati Bhavan
Largest river Barrage - Farakka Barrage
Largest open university - I ndira Gandhi Open
University (New Delhi)
Largest Ocean Island - Middle Andaman
LONGEST
Longest Canal - Indira Gandhi canal
Longest River - Ganga
Longest Tunnel - Kharbude
(Konkan Railway)
Longest Dam - Hirakud (Orissa)
Longest National Highway- N.H. 7
Longest Railway platform- Kharagpur (West
Bengal)
Longest Corridor - Rameswaram Temple
corridor
Longest Hanging bridge - Howra bridge
Longest Train Service - Himasagar express
Longest Bridge - Anna Indira(Rameswaram
to Mandap)
Longest Glacier - Siachen Glacier
Longest River bridge - Mahatma Gandhi Sethu
SMALLEST
Smallest state (Area) - Goa
Smallest state (population) - Sikkim
Smallest state (forest area) - Haryana
Smallest Union Territory - Lakshadweep
Miscellaneous (India)
Biggest hotel .............. Oberoi - Sheraton (Mumbai)
Highest statue........................ Gomateswara Statue
WORLD
Light of the world : Jesus
Prince of Pilgrimage : Huien Tsang
The Wizard of Menlopark: Edison
Rascal monk : Rasputin
Good Shepherd : Jesus Christ
Apostle of Free Trade : Richard Cobden
King of Rock & Roll : Elvis Presley
Columbus of Space : Neil Armstrong
Master of Suspense : Alfred Hitchcock
Second Duke : Benitto Mussolini
Iron Duke : Dukeof Wellington
PERSONS WITH POPULAR NAMES
Highest award (civilian) ..................... Bharat Ratna
Highest Gallantry award............... Param vir chakra
Most literate state........................................ Kerala
Least literate state..........................................Bihar
Most densely populated state............ West Bengal
Least densely populated state...Arunachal Pradesh
Most populated city................................. Mumbai
Busiest bridge............................. Howra (Calcutta)
Oldest Refinery..............................Digboi (Assam)
Most literate Union Territory............. Lakshadweep
Fastest Train............................... Shatabdi express
Least populated Union Territory........ Lakshadweep
SOBRIQUETS
India
All Seasons State : Himachal Pradesh
Blue Mountains : Nilgiri
City of Palaces : Calcutta
City of Golden Temple : Amritsar
Garden City of India : Bangalore
Gateway of India : Mumbai
Granary of India : Punjab
Land of Five Rivers : Punjab
Pearl of the Orient : Goa
Pink City : Jaipur
Lake City : Udaipur
Switzerland of India : Kashmir
Paradise on Earth : Kashmir
Mini-Switzerland in India : Khajjar (Himachal
Pradesh)
Sorrow of Bengal : River Damodar
Sorrow of Bihar : River Kosi
Sorrow of Assam : Brahmaputra
Spice Garden of India : Kerala
Sugar Bowl of India : Uttar Pradesh
Tea Garden of India : Assam
Detroit of India : Pitampur
Land of Sunrise in India : Arunachal
Pradesh
Hi-Tech City : Hyderabad
Manchester of South India : Coimbatore
Manchestor of India : Ahamadabad
Mini Switzerland : Himachal Pradesh
City of orange : Nagpur
Weavers city of India : Panipat
Silicon vally of India : Banglore
Clouds of house : Megalaya
Gods own land of India : Kerala
City of Padala : Jaipur
Holly wood of India : Mumbai
Silent Share : Hadakh
Perly East : Goa
Poets Poet : Edmund Spenser
Desert Fox : Erwin Rommel
Lady with theLamp : FlorenceNightingale
G.B.S : GeorgeBernard Shaw
LittleCorporal : Napoleon Bonaparte
Maid of Orleans : Joan of Arc
Fuhrer (also Fuehrer) : Adolf Hitler
Man of Blood and Iron : Otto von Bismarck
Maiden Queen : Queen Elizabeth I
Bard of Avon : William Shakespeare
Grand Old Man of Britain: Gladstone
American Gandhi : Martin Luther King
The Daughter of East : Benazir Bhutto
Iron Butterfly : Margaret Thatcher
Iron Lady : Margaret Thatcher
African Gandhi : Dr. Kenneth Kaunda
INDIA
Princeof Beggars : Madan Mohan Malaviya
Bengali Tiger : Bipin Chandra Pal
Maratha Kesari : Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Punjab Lion : Lala Lajpat Rai
Sage of Sabarmati : Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Machiavelli : Chanakya
Indian Napoleon : Samudragupta
Leopard of the Snow : Ang Rita
Indian Bismarck : Sardar Vallabhai Patel
Light of Asia : Buddha
Lokmanya : Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Loknayak : Jayaprakash Narayan
J.P : Jayaprakash Narayan
C.R. : C. Rajagopalachari
Rajaji : C. Rajagopalachari
Deenabandhu : C.F. Andrews
Deshabandhu : C.R. Das
Grand Old Man of India : Dadabhai Naoroji
Mahamana : Madan Mohan
Malaviya
Mahatma : Gandhiji
Bapu : Gandhiji
Gurudev : Rabindranath Tagore
Guruji : Golwalkar
Iron Lady of India : Indira Gandhi
Priyadarshini : Indira Gandhi
Barefooted painter : M.F. Hussain
Kipper : K.M. Cariappa
Indian Shakespeare : Kalidasa
Badshah Khan : Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Frontier Gandhi : Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Faker-e-Afghan : Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Netaji : Subash Chandra Bose
Princeof Patriots : Subash Chandra Bose
Birdman of India : SalimAli
Nightingale of India : Sarojini Naidu
Lion of Kashmir : Sheikh Mohammed
T.T.K. : T.T. Krishnamachari
Andhra Kesari : Tangutri Prakasam
Grand Old Man of Indian-
Journalism : Tushar Kanti Ghosh
Acharya : Vinobha Bhave
Sage of Paunar : Vinobha Bhave
Man of Peace : Lal Bahadur Shastri
Babuji : Jagjeevan Ram
Little Master : Sunil Gavaskar
Flying Sikh : Milkha Singh
Mysore Tiger : Tippu Sultan
Sage of Kanchi : Sankaracharya
Saint of Gutters : Mother Theresa
Man of the Masses : K. Kamaraj
Golden Girl of Indian Athletics: P.T. Usha
Anna : C.N. Annadurai
Akbar of Kashmir : Zian-ul-Abideen
Kuvembu : K.V. Puttappa
Rani of Jhansi : Lakshmibai
Shahid : Bhagat Singh
Kathal Mannan : Gemini Ganesan
Natikar Tilakam : Sivaji Ganesan
Chachaji : Jawaharlal Nehru
Sher-e-Punjab : Ranjit Singh
Punjab Kesari : Lala Lajpat Rai
Milkman of India : Varghese Kurian
KERALA
Bharat Kesari : Mannathu Padmanabhan
Beypore Sultan : VaikamMohammed Bashir
Mayyazhi Gandhi : K.P. Kumaran Master
Kerala Simham : Pazhassi Raja
Swadeshabhimani : Ramakrishna Pillai
Pulayaraja : Ayyankali
Valiya Diwanji : Raja Keshavadas
Kerala Kalidasa : Kerala Varma Valiya
Koyithampuran
Kerala Panini : A.R. Rajaraja Varma
Kerala Vyasa : Kodungalloor
Kunhikuttan Thampuran
Kerala Chaucer : Chiramakavi
Kerala Orphuse : Changampuzha Krishna
Pillai
Kerala Gandhi : K. Kelappan
KeralaValmiki : Vallathol Narayana Menon
Kerala Scott : C.V. Raman Pillai
WORLD INSTITUTIONS AND
THEIR FOUNDERS
United Nations : Joseph Stalin (USSR),
Winston Churchill (UK)
and Franklin Delano
Roosevelt (USA)
Red Cross : Jean-Henri Dunant
Boy Scouts : Baden Powell
Y.M.C.A. : Sir George Williams
Kindergarten : Froebel
Lions Club : Melvin John
Salvation Army : William Booth
Nursing System : Florence Nightingale
Fascism : Benito Mussolini
Protestant Religion : Martin Luther
Nazism : Adolf Hitler
Montessori System : Maria Montessori
Cubism : Pablo Picasso
Amnesty International : Peter Berenson
Kerala Ibsen : N. Krishna Pillai
Kerala Mauppasant : Thakazhi Sivasankara
Pillai
Kerala Thulasidas : VennikulamGopala Kurup
Kerala Hemmingway : M.T. Vasudevan Nair
Kesari : A. Balakrishna Pillai
Deshabhimani : Ramakrishna Pillai
Sahitya Panchanan : P.K. Narayana Pillai
FAMOUS FATHERS
World
Father of Psychology.................. Sigmund Freud
Father of Cloning............................... Ian Wilmut
Father of Printing.............................. Guttenberg
Father of History............................... Herodotus
Father of Economics........................ AdamSmith
Father of Philosophy............................ Socrates
Father of Sociology................. Augustus Comte
Father of English Poetry .......... Geoffrey Chaucer
Father of Biology.................................. Aristotle
Father of Essay................................. Montaigne
Father of Medicine.......................... Hippocrates
Father of Homeopathy.............. Samuel Haniman
Father of Socialism......................... Robert Owen
Father of Scientific Socialism.................Karl Marx
Father of Co-operation................... Robert Owen
Father of Jurisprudence.................. John Locke
Father of Atom Bomb.......................... Otto Hahn
Father of Genetics........................ Gregor Mendel
Father of Motor Car ......................... Henry Ford
Father of Reformation................... Martin Luther
Father of Greek Democracy .............. Clesthenes
Father of Bangladesh . Sheikh Mujibur Rehman
Father of Pakistan............. Muhammed Ali Jinnah
Father of Tanzania......................... Julius Nyrere
Father of Mathematics...................... Pythagorus
Father of Modern Cartoon ........ William Hogarth
Father of Modern Computer.......... Charles Babbage
Father of Nuclear Physics ......: Ernest Rutherford
Father of Modern Drama............. Henrik J. Ibsen
Father of Modern Tourism............ Thomas Cook
Father of Painting.................. Leonardo Da Vinci
Father of Green Revolution ........Norman Borlaug
Father of Renaissance............................ Petrarch
INDIA
Father of the Nation...................Mahatma Gandhi
Father of Ayurveda................................ Athreya
Father of Astronomy....................... Varahamihira
Father of Sanskrit Drama....................... Kalidasa
Father of Indian Renaissance. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Father of Surgery.................................... Susruta
Father of Indian Unrest.............Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Father of Indian Budget ........ Professor Mahalanobis
Father of Indian Painting............... Nandalal Bose
Father of Indian Cinema.............. Dada Saheb Phalke
Father of Indian Engineering............ M.Visweswariah
Father of Indian Green Revolution..........................
Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
Father of Indian Railway............. Lord Dalhousie
Father of Co-operative Movement in India ..........
Frederic Nicholson
Father of Indian Printing................ James Hickey
Father of Local Self Government in India... Lord Ripon
KERALA
Father of Malayalam Language........ Ezhuthachan
Father of Modern Travancore... Marthanda Varma
Father of Kerala Renaissance.... Sree Narayana Guru
Father of Modern Hinduism.. Adi Shankaracharya
India
Jainism : Vardhamana Mahavira
Taoism : Lao Tse
Bahaism : Mirza Hussain Ali
Confucianism : Confucius
Sikhism : Guru Nanak
Zorastrianism (Parsis) : Zoraster
Bhoodan Movement : Vinoba Bhave
Sarvodaya Movement : Jaya Prakash Narayan
Ramakrishna Mission : Swami Vivekananda
Arya Samaj : Dayananda Saraswathi
Brahma Samaj : Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Dev Samaj : Siva Narayan Agnihothri
Prarthana Samaj : Kesab Chandra Sen
Suddhi Movement : Swami Shradhanand
Chinmaya Mission : Swami Chinmayananda
Servants of India Society: Gopalakrishna Gokhale
Indian Association : Surendranath Banerji
Peoples Education Society : Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Vana Mahothsav : K.M. Munshi
Theosophical Society of India : Annie Besant
MANKIND AND VARIOUS
TRIBES
Mongolians living in Assam regions........ Abhors
The Dutch born in South Africa............ Afrikaners
The people of England ......................Anglo Saxon
Ancient Dravidians living in central India and
Rajastan........................................................ Bhils
Dutch settlers in South Africa....................... Boers
People of Croatia, Slovenia..........................Croats
People in south east frontiers of Russia.. Cossacks
Inhabitants of Greenland and of Arctic regions... Eski-
mos
Natives of the Philippine Islands ............. Flemings
Hill tribes of Assam........................ Khasis / Garos
People of W.Asia. (Turkey, Iran and Iraq) ... Kurds
Natives of New Zealand ............................. Maoris
Short sized people found in the forests of Africa....
.. Pygmies
Original inhabitants of North America. Red Indians
Aborigines of West Bengal, Bihar & Orissa.... ...........
Santhals
Natives of Nilgiri Hills (South India)............. Todas
People of South Africa living in certain parts of Natal
Zulus
The people of Nagaland.............................Angami
Arunachal Pradesh................................. A palamis
Tamil Nadu.............................................. Badagas
Uttar Pradesh ............................................ Bhotias
Hazaribagh.................................................. Birhor
Himachal Pradesh....................................... Gaddis
Orissa ...................................................... Khonds
Madhya Pradesh ............................................. Kol
Manipur ........................................................ Kuki
Sikkim........................................................ Labora
Tripura......................................................Lushais
Bihar ......................................................... Munda
Kerala ........................................................ Ooralis
Maharashtra.............................................. Warlies
SIGNS AND SYMBOLS
Red crystal flag : Red Cross
Black Flag : Protest
Yellow flag : Put on ship carrying people
with infectious disease
Dove : Peace
Olive branch : Peace
Red Flag : Revolution
Red triangle : Family planning
White Flag : Peace
Maharaja : Air India
Lotus : Culture and Civilization
Wheel : Progress
Red Cross : Hospital / Medical Service
Black band arm : Sign of Mourning, in
Protest
Blind folded woman : Justice
holding a Balance Scale
Flag at a half most :National Mourning
Flag up side down :Distress
OFFICIAL BOOKS
Blue Book : British
Green Book : Italy & France
Orange Book : Netherlands
White Book : Germany & China
White Paper : India
Gray Book : Japan & Belgium
Air Brake........................... George Westinghouse
Aniline Dyes.......................................... Hoffman
Adding Machine............................. Balise Pascal
Aeroplane.................................: Wright Brothers
Air Conditioner ....................................... : Carrier
Atom Bomb....................................... : Otto Hahn
Aspirin.................................................... : Dreser
Alcohol Thermometer .......................... : Farenheit
Atomic Thermometer .................................. : Bohr
Atomic Theory........................................ : Dalton
Atomic Number ....................................... Mosley
Atomic Structure................. Bohr and Rutherford
Automobile............................................: Daimler
Antiseptic Surgery..................Lord Joseph Lister
Archimedean Screw..........................Archimedies
Avogadro's Hypothesis........................Avogadro
Ball Pen..................................................... : Loud
Balloon ......................................... : Montogolfier
Blood Circulation ................................... : Harvey
Barometer ............................................ : Torricelli
Bicycle.............................................: Mac Millan
Braily System................................. : Louis Braille
Beri - Beri ................................................ Eijkman
Blood Circulation ..................................... Harvey
Boson................................................... S.N.Bose
Boyle's law................................................. Boyle
Braille............................................... Louis Braille
Computer ................................ : Charles Babbage
Chloroform...................... : James Young Simpson
Cinema.................................... : Lumiere Brothers
Cinema Projector ............... : Thomas Alva Edison
Crescograph........................................ : J.C. Bose
Celluloid ................................................... Parkes
Chloroform............................ James Harrison and
James Young Simpson
Cholera Bacillus .................................. Robert Koch
Coloured Photography...............................Lippman
Cosmic Rays....................................... R.A.Millikan
Cyclotron................................................. Lawrence
Diesel Engine............................... : Rudolf Diesel
Dynamo...................................: Michael Faraday
Dynamite........................................: Alfred Nobel
Deuterium (Heavy Water) ...................... H.C.Urey
Diesel Oil Engine............................ Rudolf Diesel
Discovery of Solar System...... Copernicus (1540)
Discovery of Specific Gravity........... Archimedes
Electric Battery.............................................Volta
Electric Lamp............................................ Edison
Electricity................................................ Faraday
Electron Theory ...........................................Bohr
Electrical Waves.......................................... Heitz
Electric Measurement .................................Gauss
DDT........................................... : Dr. Paul Muller
Electron....................................... : J.J. Thompson
Electric Lamp..................... : Thomas Alva Edison
Elevator..........................................: Elisha G Otis
Fountain Pen......................................: Waterman
Fahrenheit Scale................................. Fahrenheit
Film & Photographic goods....................... Kodak
Glider .......................................... : George Cayley
Generator ............................................. : Piciontti
Gramaphone...................... : Thomas Alva Edison
Gun Powder .................................. : Roger Bacon
Geometry....................................................Euclid
Hydrogen.......................................... : Cavendish
Helicopter ..............................................Broquett
Helium Gas.............................................. Lockyer
Homoeopathy.................................. Hahnemann
Hovercraft............................................... Cockrell
Hydrophobia.................................. Louis Pasteur
Jet Engine............................... : Sir Frank Whittle
Intelligence Tests...................................... : Binet
Insulin................................................: F. Banting
Induction of Electric Current....................Faraday
Incandescent Bulb................................... Edison
Induction Coil ................................... Rohm Korff
Insulin.................................................. F.Banting
Intelligence test........................................... Binet
Jet Propulsion................................ Frank Whittle
Law of Gravitation........................ : Issac Newton
Law of Heredity.................................. : G. Mendal
Laser ..................................... : Theodore Maiman
Lightning Conductor .............. : Benjamin Franklin
Logarithm....................................... : John Napier
Laughing Gas.........................................Priestley
Life Boat ..................................Henry Great Head
INVENTIONS AND DISCOVERIES
Lift (Elevators) ..............................................Otis
Linotype........................................ Mergenthaler
Line of demarcation (ship) ....................... Plimsoll
Laws of Electrical Resistance........................ Ohm
Law of Electrolysis.................................. Faraday
Law of gases..................................... Gay Lussac
Laws of Gravitation ................................. Newton
Laws of Heredity........................ Gregory Mandel
Laws of Motion....................................... Newton
Laws of Natural Selections....................... Darwin
Laws of Multiple Proportion...................... Dalton
Liquid Oxygen........................................... Dewar
Machine Gun ...................... : Dr. Richard Gattling
Maser ...................................: Charles H. Townes
Microphone.................................... : Graham Bell
Measurement of Electrical Energy............... Joule,
James Prescoft
Meson .......................................... Hideki Yakawa
Microscope................................................ J anes
Molecular Scattering of light in fluid. Ramanathan
Neon Gas ...................................Ramsay, Travers
Neutron................................................ Chadwick
Nuclear Fission..........Otto Hahn, Bohr and Fermi
Nylon Plastic........................................ Carothers
Oxygen ............................................ : J.B.Preistly
Origin of Species..........................Charles Darwin
Parachute..................................... : A.J. Garnerian
Pencillin................................ : Alexander Fleming
Photography (Film)........................ : John Carbutt
Periodic Law....................................... Mendeleef
Phonograph............................................. Edison
Phonographic Shorthand........................... Pitman
Photograph......................................... Dauguerre
Principle for lever (S.P.Gravity).......... Archimedes
Phototherapy..................................... N.R.Finsen
Positive Electrons.................................Anderson
Powerloom.......................................... Cartwright
Pneumatic Tyre.........................................Dunlop
Printing for the Blind..................................Braille
Printing Press........................................... Caxton
Printing Types........................... John Guttenberg
Psycho-analysis...................... Dr.Sigmund Freud
Rayon...................................... : Sir Joseph Swan
Radio-activity of Uranium.......... Henry Becquerel
Raman effect ....................................... C.V.Raman
Radium.......................................... Madame Curie
Railway Engine................................. Stephenson
Radio transmitter ............................Alexanderson
Rare Gas............................................. Cavandish
Replacing human heart ............. Christian Barnard
Revolver .......................................................Colt
Quantum Theory................................. Max plank
Refrigerator ................................ : James Harrison
Safety Lamp................................ Humphry Davy
Safety Match .................................... Land Strom
Safety Pin........................................ William Hunt
Safety Razor............................................. Gillette
Sewing Machine............... Barthelling Thimonnier
Short Hand................................................ Pitman
Solar System..................................... Copernicus
Steam Engine.................................... James Watt
Steam Turbine......................................... Parsons
Spectroscope.......................................... Bunsen
Stethoscope.................................. Rene Laennee
Submarine................................... David Bushnell
Seismograph................................ Roberts Mallet
Sextant ..................................................... Hadley
Steam boat ................................................ Fulton
Submarine............................................. Bushwell
Talkies............................................. Lee-de-Frost
Tank....................................................... Swinton
Telegraphy.. William F.Cooke & Charles Wheatstone
Telegraph Code......................................... Morse
Telephone.........................Alexander Graham Bell
Telescope.................................................. Galileo
Television............................................. J.L. Baird
Thermosflask ............................................ Dewar
Transistor ...........................Shockly and Bardeen
Typewriter................................................. Sholes
Theory of Evolution.....................Charles Darwin
Theory of Relativity ..................... Albert Einstein
Uranium fusion.................................... Oho Hahn
Uranus (Planet) ......................... Herschel William
Vaccination............................................... Jenner
Vaccum Flask ............................. Sir James Dewar
Vulcanisation ...................................... Good Year
Washing Soda......................................... Lablanc
Wireless Communication ................. Oliver Lodge
Wireless Telegraphy.............................. Marcony
Wireless................................................. Marconi
X-ray............................................. W.C. Rontgen
NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES
Started by Indians
Young India, Harijan: Mahatma Gandhi
National Herald: Jawaharlal Nehru
Vande Matharam, Karma Yogi: Aurobindo Ghosh
New India: Annie Besant
Voice of India: Dadabhai Naoroji
Al-Hilal: Edited by Abdul Kalam Azad
Kesari: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Indian Opinion: Gandhiji
Kerala Kaumudi: K. Sukumaran
Malayala Manorama: Kandathil Vargheese
Mappila
Mathrubhumi: K.P. Kesava Menon
FAMOUS LINES AND FRONTIERS
WHERE THEY REST
Place Person
Rajghat ........................................ Mahatma Gandhi
Santhivan..................................... Jawaharlal Nehru
Chaithrabhoomi .............................. B. R. Ambedkar
Shakthisthal ...................................... Indira Gandhi
Ekthasthal .............................................. Zail Singh
Kisanghat ......................................... Charan Singh
Veerbhoomi ........................................ Rajiv Gandhi
Abhyaghat........................................ Morarji Desai
Narayanghat.................................. Gulzarilal Nanda
Samathasthal ...................................... Jagjivan Ram
Vijayghat................................... Lal Bahadur Shastri
Nigam Bodhghat..................................Kishan Kant
Karmabhumi .................................. K. R. Narayanan
Shantivan......................................... Sanjay Gandhi
Budha Purnima Park..................... P. V. Narasimha Rao
PLACES IN INDIA
Pondichery........................................... Puthuchery
Indraprastham................................................Delhi
Magadham.....................................................Bihar
Vangarangyam............................................. Bengal
Pataliputhram................................................ Patna
Kalingam...................................................... Orissa
Kashi ........................................................ Banaras
Prayag..................................................... Alahabad
Karnavathi ........................................ Ahemadabad
Boundary between Pakistan and Afghanistan:
Durand Line
Boundary between India and China: McMohan Line
Line between India and Pakistan: Radcliff Line
Line between North and South Vietnam: 17th Par-
allel
Line between North and South Korea: 38th parallel
Border between France and Germany: Maginot Line
The line which Pakistan claims to be the boundary
line between India and Pakistan (Not acceptable to
India): 20th Parallel
The border between USA and Canada: 49th Paral-
lel
The border between Germany and Poland: Oder
Niesse Line
Boundary between Germany and Poland :
Hindenberg Line
Boundary between Namibia and Angola : 16th Par-
allel
Boundary between Russia and Finland : Mannar
Haime Line
Saketham................................................. Ayodhya
Purushapuram......................................... Peshawar
Gandharam............................................ Khandahar
Avanthi ...................................................... Ujjayini
Kanyakubjam..............................................Kanouj
Kamaroop ................................................... Assam
Devagiri ............................................. Doulathabad
Kosalam................................................... Faizabad
Kanchi .............................................. Kanchipuram
Vadodara..................................................... Baroda
Thiruvanchikkulam, Mahodayapuram...Kodungallur
Madras ..................................................... Chennai
Calcutta...................................................... Kolkata
Bangalore............................................. Bengalooru
RIVERSIDE CITIES & STATES (INDIA)
CITY RIVER STATE
Ayodhya.......................................................... Sarayu .................................................................... U.P
Badrinath ......................................................... Alaknanda ................................................ Uttarakhand
Kolkata ............................................................ Hoogly..........................................................W. Bengal
Cuttack ............................................................ Mahanadi ............................................................Orissa
Delhi ................................................................ Yamuna................................................................ Delhi
Guwahati .......................................................... Brahmaputra....................................................... Assam
Haridwar .......................................................... Ganges (Bhagirathi) ................................... Uttarakhand
Agra ................................................................ Yamuna................................................................... U.P
Ahmedabad...................................................... Sabarmati .......................................................... Gujarat
Surat ................................................................ Tapti ................................................................. Gujarat
Varanasi ........................................................... Ganges.................................................... Uttar Pradesh
Vijayawada....................................................... Krishna............................................... Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad ....................................................... Musi ................................................... Andhra Pradesh
Kanpur............................................................. Ganges.................................................... Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow.......................................................... Gomati .................................................... Uttar Pradesh
Nasik................................................................ Godawari ................................................... Maharashtra
Patna................................................................ Ganges................................................................. Bihar
Srinagar............................................................ Jhelum.................................................................J & K
Allahabad ........................................................ Ganga - Yamuna....................................................... U.P
Ferozepur ......................................................... Sutlej ................................................................. Punjab
Jabalpur ........................................................... Narmada................................................................. M.P
Ludhiana.......................................................... Sutlej ................................................................. Punjab
Madurai ........................................................... Vaigai .......................................................... Tamil Nadu
Mysore............................................................ Kaveri ........................................................... Karnataka
Tirunelveli ........................................................ Tamaraparni ................................................ Tamil Nadu
Jamshedpur ...................................................... Subarnarekha....................................................... Bihar
Howarh............................................................ Hoogly...................................................... West Bengal
Alwaye............................................................ Periyar ................................................................Kerala
Bhaglpur .......................................................... Ganga.................................................................. Bihar
Buxar................................................................ Ganga.................................................................. Bihar
Dibugarh.......................................................... Brahmaputra....................................................... Assam
Kota................................................................. Chambal .......................................................... Rajastan
Karnool ............................................................ Tungabhadra........................................ Andhrapradesh
Leh .................................................................. Indus................................................ Jammu & Kashmir
Moradabad ...................................................... Ramganga............................................................... U.P
Mathura........................................................... Yamuna................................................................... U.P
Pandharpur ...................................................... Bhima.......................................................... Maharastra
Sambalpur ........................................................ Mahanadi ............................................................Orissa
Srirangapatanam............................................... Cauvery........................................................ Karnataka
Tiruchirapally................................................... Cauvery...................................................... Tamil Nadu
Ujjine............................................................... Narmada............................................... Madya Pradesh
Dhaka .............................................................. Buriganga.................................................. Bangladesh
Mongar ............................................................ Ganges................................................................. Bihar
Just as I would not like to be a slave, so I would
not like to be a master
A Government, of the people by the people and
for the people
Abraham Lincoln
Give us tool and we will finish the job
I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and
sweat.
Sir Winston Churchill
If God did not exist, it would be necessary to
invent him.
Crush the infamous thing.
Voltaire
The unexamined life is not worth living
Other men live to eat. I eat to live.
Nothing can harm a good man, either in life or
after death.
I know nothing except that fact of my ignorance
The unexamined life is not worth living.
Socrates
The Gods help them who help themselves
Aesop
The State ? It is me
Louis XIV
I am not a culprit
Fidel Castro
It was only one life, what is one life in the affairs
of a state
Benitto Mussolini
Success is the sole earthly judge of right and
wrong
Adolf Hitler
The throne is but a piece of wood covered with
velvet.
Give me good mothers. I shall give you a good
nation.
There is no word such as impossible in my dic-
tionary
Napolean Bonaparte
Et tu Brute.
Vini Vidi Vici (I came, I saw, I, conquered)
Julius Caesar
I am dying with the help of too many physicians
Alexander the Great
WELL KNOWN QUOTATIONS
Let a hundred flowers bloom and let a thousand
schools of thought contend
Powers flows from the barrel of a gun.
Mao- Tse -Tung
We can secure peace only by preparing for war.
John F. Kennedy
The living need charity more than the dead
George Arnold
Reading make a full man, conference a ready man
and writing an exact man.
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swal-
lowed and some few to be chewed and digested.
Studies serve for delight, for ornament and for
ability.
Francis Bacon
Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest
thought
If winter comes can spring be far behind
P.B. Shelley
Till Earth and Sky stand presently at Gods great
judgement seat.
East is East and West is West and never the twain
shall meet.
Rudyard Kipling
The more things a man is ashamed of, the more
respectable he is
Bernard Shaw
Where wealth accumulates, men decay.
Wisdom makes but a slow defence against trouble,
though at last at sure one.
Oliver Goldsmith
The roots of education are bitter, but fruit is sweet.
Virtue is the mean state between two vices, the
one of excess and other deficiency.
Man is by nature a political animal
Aristotle
Let them eat cakes.
Marie Antoinette
My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me
Jesus Christ
Nevertheless it moves
Galileo
Play the game in the spirit of game.
Baron Peirre de Coubertin
The empty vessel makes the greatest sound.
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark
There is nothing either good or bad but thinking
makes it so.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Frailty thy name is woman.
To be or not to be, that is the question.
Cowards die many times before their death, the
valiant never taste death but once.
All the world is a stage and all the men and women
merely players
William Shakespere
All our knowledge brings us nearer to our igno-
rance.
T.S. Eliot
End justifies the means
Nicholo Machiavelli
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety nine
percent perspiration.
Thomas Alva Edison
Knowledge is power
Thomas Hobbes
Superstition is the religion of feeble minds
Edmund Burke
The style is the name himself
Buffon
Proper words in proper place
Johnathan Swift
Nature never did betray the heart that loved her.
The child is the father of man.
William Wordsworth
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
Alexander Pope
A thing of beauty is a joy forever
Heard melodies are sweet but those unheard are
sweeter.
Beauty is truth and truth beauty.
John Keats
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power cor-
rupts absolutely.
Lord Acton
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity.
Man is born free, yet every where he is in chains.
Jean - Jacques Rousseau
Whom the Gods love die young.
Lord Byron
It takes two to speak the truth - on to speak and
the other to hear.
Henry David Thoreau
The history of the world is but the biographies of
great men.
Thomas Carlyle
Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.
John Milton
Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel
Dr. Samuel Johnson
Better a live sparrow than a dead eagle.
Fitzgerald
Romanticism is disease classicism is health
Von Goethe
Taxation without prosperity
Jacob Molecschott
To every action there is an equal and opposite
reaction.
Sir Isaac Newton
Thank God I have done my duty.
Last words of Lord Nelson
Virtue is its own reward
The good of the people is the chief law -
Cicero
Give me a place to stand and I can move the
entire earth.
Eureka ! Eureka! (I have found it) -
Archimedes
Religion is the opium of the people
Karl Marx
Man is a tool making animal
Benjamin Franklin
Direct Action
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Good government is no substitute for self gov-
ernment.
Morley
One small step for men a leap for mankind (On the
stepping on moon)
Neil Armstrong
I think therefore I am.
Descartes
Truth and non - violence are my God
Do or die
Hai Ram
Untouchability is a crime against God and man-
kind
A customer is the most important person in our
premises.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ram and Rahim are the two different names of
the same God
Kabir Das
Kerala is a lunatic asylum
Live fast; die young.
Swami Vivekananda
We have now to fight for peace with the same
courage and determination as we fought against
aggression.
Jai Jawan Jai Kisan
Lal Bahadur Shastri
One caste, one God, one religion for man.
Sree Narayana Guru
Back to Vedas
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Generations to come, it may be, will scarce be-
lieve that such a one as this ever in flesh and
blood walked up on this earth.
Einstein (About Gandhi)
The whole universe is my native land
Kalpana Chawla
Swaraj is my birthright I shall have it
Balagangadhara Tilak
We have made a tryst with destiny.
AramHaramHai
At the stroke of midnight hour when the world
sleeps India will wake to life and freedom.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Dilli Chalo.
Give me blood I shall give you freedom
Subhash Chandra Bose
Garibi Hatao
Indira Gandhi
Freedom is in peril. Defend it with all your might.
Work like a bull and live like a hermit.
Dr. Ambedkar
Aiming low is a crime
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
...... the light that shone in this country was no
ordinary light ..... for that light represented that
living truth ...
Jawaharlal Nehru
This was their finest hour
More things are wrought by prayers than this
world dreams of.
Tennyson
Take care to get what you like or you will be
forced to like what you get.
George Bernad Shaw
The goal of war is peace; of business, leisure
The roots of education are bitter, but fruit is sweet
Aristotle
Marriage is the only adventure open to the timid
Voltaire
Know them thy self, presume not God to scan
The proper study of mankind of a man
Alexander Pope
The supreme happiness of life is the conviction
that we are loved
Victor Hugo
Among freemen there can be no successful ap-
peal from the ballot to the bullet
Abraham Lincolin
There is no god higher than truth
Mahatma Gandhi
The best portion of a good Mens life. His little
nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of
love
William Wordsworth
I am restless, I thirst for the distant, the far away
I would sooner fail than not be among the great-
est
John Keats
The class struggle necessarily leads to the dicta-
torship of the proletariat
Karl Marx (1818 - 83)
Big, Bright and beautiful
(Describing the view of the earth from the space)
The responsibility for their flight lies from with
history and with the giants of science who pro-
ceeded the effort.
(Farewell telecast from space)
Neil Armstrong
Big brother is watching you
George Orwel
Be proud that you are Indian, proudly claim I am
an Indian, every Indian is my brother
Vivekanada
INTERNATIONAL DAYS
World Laughter Day............................. January 10
World Customs Day ............................. January 26
Valentines Day....................................February 14
World Mother Language Day.................February 21
World Womens Day................................. March 8
World Consumer Day ............................. March 15
World Disabled Day ............................... March 15
World Forestry Day................................ March 21
International Day for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination........................................ March 21
World Day for Water............................... March 22
WorldMeteorological Day.........................................March 23
World Tuberculosis Day......................... March 24
World Theatre Day................................. March 27
World Ship Day.......................................... April 5
World Health Day....................................... April 7
World Aviation and Cosmonautics Day......April 12
International Special Librarians Day...........April 15
World Haemophilia Day.............................April 17
World Heritage Day...................................April 18
World Secretaries Day...............................April 21
World Earth Day........................................April 22
World Book and Copy Right Day...............April 23
International Dance Day............................April 29
May Day, International Labourers Day......... May 1
World Solar Energy Day .............................. May 3
World Press Freedom Day............................ May 3
World Red Cross Day.................................. May 8
International Nurses Day........................... May 12
International Mothers Day.. 2
nd
sunday of every May
World Day of the Family............................ May 15
World Telecommunication Day................... May 17
Commonwealth Day................................... May 24
World Anti-tobacco Day............................ May 31
International Day of innocent,
Children Victims of Aggression Day............ June 4
World Environment Day .............................. June 5
World day to combat desertification
and drought .............................................. June 17
Fathers Day.............................................. June 20
UN Charter Signing Day ............................ June 25
International Day against Drug Abuse
and Illicit Trafficking.................................. June 26
World Architectural Day............................... July 1
World Population Day................................ July 11
World Breast Feeding Day...................... August 1
International Friendship Day................... August 3
Hiroshima Day........................................ August 6
Nagasaki Day......................................... August 9
World Youth Day.......................... August 12 (UN)
World Folklore Day................................August 22
World Sanskrit Day................................August 22
World Enforced Disappearance Day.......August 31
World Coconut Day............................ September 2
World Literacy Day............................. September 8
World Ozone Day............................. September 16
U.N. Peace Day................................. September 20
World Alzheimers Day ..................... September 21
World Tourism Day........................... September 27
World Heart Day.................. Last Sunday September
World Animal Welfare Day...................... October 4
World Postal Day ................................... October 9
Territorial Army Day ............................... October 9
World Standards Day ........................... October 14
World Blind Day (World white cane day)October 15
World Food Day................................... October 16
Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Day October 21
U.N Day............................................... October 24
World Information Development Day.... October 24
World Thrift Day.................................. October 30
World Diabetes Day ..........................Novemebr 14
World Citizen Day..............................November 14
World Environmental .............................................
Protection day...................................November 25
World AIDS Day.................................. December 1
World Human Rights Day.................. December 10
World Asthma Day............................ December 11
Marconi Day.................................... December 12
NATIONAL DAYS (INDIA)
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas........................... January 9
National Youth Day............................... January 12
Army Day ............................................. January 15
Netaji Day............................................. January 23
India Tourism Day................................. January 25
Republic Day......................................... January 26
Martyrs Day......................................... January 30
Panchayat Day..................................... February 19
Arunachal Day..................................... February 20
Central Excise Day................................ February 24
National Science Day............................ February 28
National Security Day................................ March 4
Ordinance Factories Day (India) ............... March 18
Orissa Day .................................................. April 1
National Maritime Day................................. April 5
Jallianwala bagh Day..................................April 13
National Technology Day........................... May 11
National Mother Security Day.....................April 11
Solidarity Day............................................. May 13
Fire force day.............................................April 14
Sikkim Day ................................................. May 16
Anti Terrorism Day (Death anniversary of
Rajiv Gandhi).............................................. May 21
Everest Day................................................ May 29
Doctors Day................................................. July 1
Kargil Vijay Day........................................... July 26
Quit India Day......................................... August 9
Independence Day ................................. August 15
Sadbhavana Day........... (Birth anniversary of Rajiv
Gandhi) .................................................. August 20
National Sports Day (Dhyanchands Brithday) ........
August 29
Teachers Day (Birth anniversary of
Dr. Radhakrishnan) .............................. September 5
Hindi Day.......................................... September 14
Engineers day.................................... September 15
Deaf Day.......................................... September 26
National Blood Donation Day.................. October 1
Gandhi Jayanti Day.................................. October 2
Wild Life Week .............................. October 1st to 7
Air Force Day.......................................... October 8
National Postal Day............................... October 10
Azad Hind day ...................................... October 21
National Rededication Day (Death anniversary of
Mrs. Indira Gandhi, birth anniversary of
Sardar Vallabhai Patel)........................... October 31
Legal Service Day................................ November 9
Transport Day.................................... November 10
Childrens Day..................................... November 14
National News Paper day....................November 16
National Mental disorder day................November 17
Indian Citizen Day.............................. November 19
NCC Day............................................ November 24
National Law Day............................... November 26
Navy Day............................................. December 4
Armed Force Flag Day.......................... December 7
National Mental disorder ..................... December 8
Conservation Day............................... December 14
National energy protect day.................. December 14
Vijay Divas......................................... December 16
National Minorities Rights Day........... December 18
Kissan Day (Farmers Day) ................. December 23
National Consumer Day...................... December 24
Kisan Divas celebrated on the birth day of Sri
Charan Singh.
Childrens day is being celebrated on the birth-
day of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Teachers Day is being celebrated on the birth-
day of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
National youth Day is being celebrated on the
birthday of Vivekananda
National Sports day is being celebrated on the
birthday of Dhyan Chand.
National Technology day is being celebrated
to commemorate Indias achievements on
nuclear capability.
National Science Day is celebrated on the day
in 1928 C. V. Raman discovered Raman Effect.
Doctors Day is celebrated on the birthday of
Dr. B. C. Roy
National Broadcasting Day is celebrated on
that day when Gandhiji addressed the nation.
National Voters Day
January 25 will here after be celebrated as National
Voters Day. January 25 is the foundation day of
the Election Commission of India.
UNITED NATIONS YEAR
Refugees year............................................. 1959-60
Co-operation Year ............................................ 1965
Tourism year.................................................... 1967
Human Rights Year .......................................... 1968
Education Year ................................................ 1970
Fight against Racial discrimination Year............1971
Book Year........................................................ 1972
Copper Nicus Year ........................................... 1973
Population Year ............................................... 1974
Womens Year.................................................. 1975
Fight Against Untouchability........................... 1978
Childrens Year ................................................. 1979
Handicapped year............................................ 1981
Communication Year ........................................ 1983
Youth Year....................................................... 1985
Peace Year ....................................................... 1986
AIDS Year ....................................................... 1988
Literacy Year.................................................... 1990
Space Year....................................................... 1992
Sports and Family Year .................................... 1994
Poverty Eradication Year .................................. 1996
Ocean Year ...................................................... 1998
Old Age Year ................................................... 1999
Peace and Cultural Year.................................... 2000
Self Service Year .............................................. 2001
Mountains Year ............................................... 2002
Eco Tourism Year ............................................. 2002
Fresh Water Year ............................................. 2003
International Rice Year ..................................... 2004
International Micro Credit Year......................... 2005
International Physics Year................................ 2005
International Sports and Physical Education.....2005
International Dolphin Pole Year ..................... 2007
International Potato Year.................................. 2008
International Earth Year.................................... 2008
International Natural Fibre Year ........................ 2009
Bio Diversity Year ............................................ 2010
Forest Year ...................................................... 2011
KERALA - DAYS
June 19............................................... Reading Day
June 19 - 25....................................... Reading Week
Chingam1.................................... Agricultural Day
October 4.......................................... Elephant Day
October 13.............................................Sports Day
November 1........................... Kerala formation Day
IMPORTANT MUSEUMS
National Childrens Museum.................... New Delhi
Calico Textile Museum....................... Ahemadabad
Visvesarayya Industrial And Technological Museum
Bangalore
Tippu Sulthan Museum............... Sreerangapatnam
Sree Chithra Art Gallery...........Thiruvananthapuram
Birla Industrial & Technological Museum.... Kolkata
Birla Planetorium......................................... Kolkata
Nethaji Museum......................................... Kolkata
National Gallery of Modern Art ............... New Delhi
Indian Museum.......................................... Kolkata
National Museum....................................... Kolkata
Salarjung Museum................................. Hyderabad
Nehru Museum....................................... New Delhi
Archeological Museum........................... New Delhi
Victoria Memorial Hall ................................. Kolkata
Rail Transport Museum.......................... New Delhi
National Museum of Natural History....... New Delhi
Indian War Memorial Museum................ New Delhi
Prince of Wales Museum........................... Mumbai
OFFICIAL RESIDENCE
Indian President ..................... Rashtrapathi Bhavan
Indian Prime Minister........ No. 7, Race Course Road
Pope................................................. Vatical Palace
Governor .............................................. Raj Bhavan
American President............................ White House
Britain Prime Minister ................ 10, Downing Street
King & Queen of Britain ............Bekkingham Palace
South Korean President ........................ Blue House
Sreelankan President.......................... Temple Trees
Nepal King............................. Narayan Hithi Palace
Kongo President................................ Marbil Palace
Pakistan President ............................... Ivane Sadan
French President............................... Eleesee Palace
INDUSTRIAL NAMES
Ambassador..................................................... Car
Nicon..........................................................Camera
Alvin.................................................... Refrigerator
Amul ...................................................Milk Powder
Usha..................................... Fan, Sewing Machine
Merit............................................ Sewing Machine
Bush, Murphy............................................... Radio
Philips, Panasoni .......................Radio & Television
Kelvinator ............................................ Refrigerator
Prestige......................................... Pressure Cooker
Chandrika, Lux, Pears, Radhas, Lifeboy........... Soap
Sunlight ............................................... Soap Power
Shalimar, Nerolac ............................................ Paint
Lactogen, Lactose...............................Milk Powder
Ashok, Zenith............................................... Blade
Fiat, Premier, Standars....................................... Car
Ciat, Dunlop, Bridgestone................................ Tyre
Crompton, Rally, GEC........................................ Fan
Hero................................................................. Pen
Colgate, Cibaca, Forehands, Close up... Tooth Paste
Signal .................................................. Tooth Paste
Wills, Charminar, Panama, Scissors............ Cigarette
Rolex, Titan, Ceeko, Favourluba....................Watch
Citizen, Omega, Jovial ...................................Watch
Jumbo....................................................... Jet Plain
Avro ...................................................... Aero Plain
Raj Dooth, Bullet, Royal Enfield...........Motor Cycle
Benze, Leyland................................ Bus, Car, Lorry
Sakthiman ..................................................... Treck
Jubily, Bismi ..................................................... Pen
Everady, Jeep, Toshiba Anand, Nippo..........Battery
Hercules, BSA, Hero...................................... Cycle
Bata............................................................. Shoes
Chethak, Lamby, Vijay................................. Scooter
Remington, Halda, Godrej ...................... Typewriter
Bajaj ............................................................... Bulb
Bruke Bond...........................................Coffee, Tea
Lipton.............................................................. Tea
PUBLICATIONS
The Times..................................................London
The Sunday Times......................................London
Daily Telegraph..........................................London
Morning Star ..............................................London
The Guardian.............................................London
The Sun .....................................................London
The Economist ...........................................London
The Observor .............................................London
Financial Times...........................................London
The Daily Mail ............................................London
The Hindu...................................................... India
Newyork Times......................................... Newyork
Washington Post................................. Washington
International Herald Tribune..................... Newyork
The Don..................................................... Karachi
Pakistan Times ........................................... Karachi
Kabool Mail ................................................Kabool
Outlook...................................................... Karachi
Red Flag..................................................... Beejing
China Times ................................................Tai Pey
Rudepravo .................................................. Pregue
Limonde......................................................... Paris
Pravda...................................................... Moscow
Isestya..................................................... Moscow
Straight Times........................................ Singapore
Akbar Al Kuwait.......................................... Kuwait
Al thavara.............................................. Demascus
Peoples Daily ............................................. Beejing
Statesman ................................................ Colombo
Ashi Shimban............................................... Tokyo
Australian................................................ Canberra
Mainichi Shimban.......................................... Japan
Times of India................................................. India
Morning News ..................................... Bangladesh
Sydney Morning News............................... Sydney
Reference News............................................. China
Rising Nepal ........................................... Katmandu
FIRST IN KERALA
Governor ............................. Dr. B Ramakrishna Rao
Chief Minister..................... E.M.S. Namboothiripad
Deputy Chief Minister ............................. R. Sankar
Assembly Speaker R. Sankarana Narayanan Thampi
Congress Chief Minister ................ R. Sankar (1962)
Jnapeeda Winner (India) ...............G. Sankara Kurup
Malayalee Governor ..............................V.P. Menon
First Malayalee Member of UPSC... Dr. K.G. Adiyodi
First Malayalee winner of Dhronacharya Award.......
O.M. Nambiar
Woman Magistrate....................... Omanakunjamma
Woman High Court Judge................. Anna Chandy
Woman Minister .................................... K.R. Gowri
Woman member of Parliament............Anne Maskrin
First woman I.A.S......................... Anna Malhothra
Woman IPS Officer .................................. Sreelekha
WORLD NEWS AGENCIES
Reutors........................................... Britain
Kyodo............................................. Japan
Andara...................................... Indonesia
Erna.................................................... Iran
Sinhwa............................................. China
Associated Press............................... USA
Ritha............................................... Russia
Ansa................................................ Spain
Agents France Press (AFP) ............. France
Bernama....................................... Malesya
Dentas Press Agenter................... Germany
Nafen........................................ Hongkong
Al Jaseera...................................... Khattar
Tass ............................................... Russia
Press Trust of India............................India
United News of India .........................India
Interpress Service............................. Rome
VEHICLE PRODUCERS
General Motors............................................... USA
Ford Motors................................................... USA
Toyotta Motors............................................. Japan
Benze....................................................... Germany
Nissam Motor................................................ Japan
Devoo.................................................South Korea
Fiat ................................................................. Italy
Honda Motors............................................... Japan
Mitsbushi Motors ......................................... Japan
Pyugiyottu.................................................. France
Hyundai ..............................................South Korea
GANDHI NAMES
African Gandhi ............................ Kennath Kounda
Modern Gandhi ................................... Baba Amthe
Burmese Gandhi ........................................Ong San
Kosavo Gandhi ............................... Ibrahim Rugeva
Kerala Gandhi ...................................... K. Kelappan
Mayyazhi Gandhi ................... I.K. Kumaran Master
American Gandhi ...................... Martin Luther King
Sreelankan Gandhi ............................... Ariya Retne
Frontier Gandhi ................. Khan Abdul Gaffer Khan
President -Kerala Sahithya Academy
Sardar K.M. Paniker
College............................................... CMS College
Printing Press....................... CMS Press, Kottayam
Movie........................................... Vigathakumaran
Movie with sound......................................... Balan
Colour Movie.......................... Kandam Bech Kottu
Olympian............................................ Suresh Babu
Malayalee President INC................C. Sankaran Nair
National Park......................................... Eravikulam
Novelist ...................................... Appu Nedungadi
Champu in Malayam...............Unniyachi Charitham
Sanskrit Champu....................... Amogha Raghavam
Newspaper ................................ Rajya Samacharam
Woman Vice Chancellor ................... Dr. Janci James
Printed Malayalam Book ....... Samkshepa Vedartham
First Book in which Malayalam Alphabet was printed
Horthus Malabaricus
Press in India where Malayalam was printed............
Career Press, Mumbai
Monthly Literary Magazine................. Vidyavilasini
Short Story..................................... Vasana Vikruthi
Social Novel ............................................Indulekha
Detective Novel ............................ Bhaskara Menon
Drama ......................................... Kalyani Nadakam
University................................... Kerala University
Radio Station.......................... Thiruvananthapuram
MalayalamInternet Literary Club....... www.puzha.com
Bank ............................................ Nedungadi Bank
Malayalam Internet Portal .................. Indiainfo.com
Post Office............................................ Alappuzha
English School ................................... Mattanchery
Indian Principal ....................... A.R. Raja Raja Varma
Keralite appearing Postal Stamp. Sreenarayana Guru
Museum............................................... Trivandrum
Zoo...................................................... Trivandrum
Concrete Bridge........................... Karamana, TVPM
FilmHero............................................... A.K. Aroor
Film Heroine............................................. Kamalam
Hanging Bridge........................................ Punaloor
Audio Novel .................................... Ithanente Peru
Private TV Channel .....................................Asianet
Cinema Studio................. Udaya Studio, Alappuzha
Malayalee Magsaysay Award winner ......................
Varghese Kurian
Mineral Water Plant ............................. Kumbalangi
Daily Newspaper .........................Rajyasamacharam
BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Largest World
Largest continent ........................................... Asia
Largest ocean...............................................Pacific
Largest river .............................................. Amazon
Largest river basin..................................... Amazon
Largest lake (salt water) ....................... Caspian sea
Largest lake (fresh water) ..........Lake Superior (North
America)
Largest artificial lake..... Lake Mead at Hoover Dam,
(USA). Originally known as Boulder.
Largest bay................ Hudson Bay (North Canada)
Largest gulf ..................................... Gulf of Mexico
Largest gorge........................ Grand Canyon (USA)
Largest sea.................................... South China sea
Largest delta....... Sundarbans (India & Bangladesh)
Largest peninsula........................................ Arabia
Largest island......................................... Greenland
Largest country (in area) .............................. Russia
Largest country (in population)...................... China
Largest temple`................... Angkorwat (Cambodia)
Largest archipelago.................................Indonesia
Largest airport... King Khalid International Airport at
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
Largest church ................St.Peter's Basilica, (Rome)
Largest mosque...... Sha Faisal Mosque (Islamabad)
Largest embassy............ Russian Embassy (Beijing)
Largest war plane.......................... Mirage (France)
Largest prison............................. Kharkov (Russia)
Largest hotel ...........MGM Grand Hotel and Casino,
Las Vegas (USA)
Largest desert.................................. Sahara (Africa)
Largest forest ........................Coniferous Forests of
Northern Russia
Largest stadium................. Strahove(Czech Republic)
Largest library.... United States Library of Congress
Largest museum.................... American Museum of
Natural History (New York)
Largest animal ....................................... Blue whale
Largest land animal ........... The African Bush Elephant
Largest democracy ......................................... India
Largest electorate........................................... India
Largest town......................... Mt. Isa (Queensland)
Largest palace..................... Imperial Palace, Beijing
Largest dam........................... Three Gorges (China)
Largest landmass................The Eurasian Landmass
Largest park .. Wood Buffalo National Park (Canada)
Largest zoo ...... Krugal National Park (South Africa)
Largest river island......................... Majuli (Assam)
Largest inland sea.......................Mediterranean sea
Largest canal ........................ Keil Canal in Germany
Largest reef ............... Great Barrier Reef, (Australia)
Largest city (population)................... Tokyo (Japan)
Largest estuary..................................... Ob (Russia)
Largest cave........ Mammoth Cave, Kentucky (USA)
Largest strait ........................................ Tartar strait
Largest wall ......................... The Great Wall (China)
Largest cemetery....................... Leningrad (Russia)
Largest railway station......... Grand Central Terminal
(New York)
Largest university building.....................................
University of Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
Largest open university........Indira Gandhi National
Open University (New Delhi)
Largest steel plant ..........Nippon Steel plant (Japan)
Largest wingspan....................................Albatross
Largest active volcano............Mauna lao on Hawaii
Largest planet ............................................. Jupiter
Largest bird.................................................Ostrich
Largest sea bird.......................................Albatross
Largest diamond................................. The Cullinan
Largest parliament . The National People's Congress
of the People's Republic of China
Largest north to south stretch of land........ America
Largest cold desert ........................Gobi (Mongolia)
Largest plateau................................... Pamir (Tibet)
Largest mountain range..................... The Himalaya
Largest statue............................... Statue of liberty
Largest bank.................... World bank (Washington)
Mammoth Cave is the longest cave system
known in the world. It is situated in USA. It
became a World Heritage Site on October 27,
1981, and an international Biosphere Reserve on
September 26, 1990. It is centered around the
Green River, with a tributary, the Nolin River,
feeding into the Green just inside the park.
Largest army.................................................. China
Largest cricket stadium......... Melbourne (Australia)
Largest navy.................................................. USA
Largest airforce............................................... USA
Largest natural satellite............. Ganymede (Jupiter)
Largest port.......................................... New Jersey
Largest book publishing company ..........................
Mc Graw Hill (New York)
Largest Dome in the World... Astrodome, in Housten
(U.S.A)
Largest Epic ........................................ Mahabharat
Largest carnivorous mammal ................... Polar Bear
Reliant Astrodome is the world's first domed
sports stadium, located in Houston, Texas, USA.
It opened in 1965 as Harris County Domed
Stadium and was nicknamed the
"Eighth Wonder of the World".
Abu Dhabis leaning Tower
The 160 metre
Capital Gate
Tower, developed
by the Abu Dhabi
National Exhibition
Company has
been recognized as
the furthest leaning
man made
towerin the world
by Guinness world
records. The tower
leans at 18 degrees
over four times the
angle of Italys fa-
mous Leaning
Tower of Pisa.
SMALLEST World
Smallest continent ....................................Australia
Smallest ocean.............................................. Arctic
Smallest republic........................................... Nauru
Smallest colony......................................... Gibraltar
Smallest state..............................................Vatican
Smallest landmass...............TheAustralian Mainland
Smallest bird..................................... Humming bird
Smallest flowering plant ................................Wolfia
Smallest planet..........................................Mercury
World's Smallest Museum.................... Arizona, US
World's Smallest PC............................. Space Cube
HIGHEST World
Highest mountain peak - Mt. Everest (Nepal)
Highest mountain - Himalaya
Highest lake - Titicaca (Bolivia)
Highest plateau - Tibet
Highest continent - Antartica
Highest waterfall - Angel Falls, (Venezuela)
Highest active volcano - Guayathiri (Chile)
Highest capital city - La Paz (Bolivia)
Highest town - Wenchuan (Tibet)
Highest volcano - Cotopaxy (Ecuador)
Highest airport - Lhasa Airport (Tibet)
Highest railway station - Condor Station (Bolivia)
Highest river bridge - Royal Gorge (Colorado)
Highest road bridge - Bailey bridge built by the
Indian Army at
Khardungla (Ladakh)
Highest railway - Qinghai - Tibet (5072m)
Highest Bridge - Milau (France) 2.46 km)
LONGEST World
Longest river - Nile (Egypt)
Longest road - Pan American Highway
Longest railway platform - Kharagpur, (West Ben-
gal)
Longest dam - Hirakud (Orissa)
Longest mountain range - Andes (South America)
Longest railway tunnel - Seikan Rail Tunnel (Ja-
pan)
Longest railway line - Trans-Siberian Railway
(Russia)
Longest ship canal - Suez Canal
Longest estuary - Obeestuary (Russia)
Longest road tunnel - St. Gothard Road Tunnel
(Switzerland)
Longest bridge - Second Lake Pontchar-
train Causeway
MISCELLANEOUS World
Fastest land animal .................................... Cheetah
Oldest national flag................................... Denmark
Fastest bird.................................................... Swift
Shortest river........ Roe river in Montana (61 m long)
Lowest point on earth.............................. Dead Sea
Most densely populated province............ Monacco
Least populous city.....................................Vatican
The oldest plant ............................................. Rose
The oldest capital city............................. Damascus
Most poisonous fish .............................. Puffer fish
Coldest place............................ Vostok,(Antarctica)
Hottest planet............................................... Venus
Strongest natural fibre...................................... Silk
Lowest temperature.............Absolute Zero (-273
o
C)
Widest Bridge..................... Sydney Harbour Bridge
Busiest airport Chicago O'Hare International Airport
TALLEST World
Tallest fountain................... Fountain Hills, Arizona
Tallest free standing structure (tower) .... CN Tower,
Toronto (Canada)
Tallest active geyser ................. Steam boat Geyser
Yellowstone National Park, (USA)
Tallest building..................... Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
Tallest tree................................The Redwood Tree
Tallest animal ...............................................Giraffe
Tallest road.... Khardungla Pass (Leh Manali, India)
Tallest office building .............. Petronas Twin Tower
(Kualalumpur, Malaysia)
Tallest bridge...... Royal Gorge Arkansas, America)
Tallest Statue........... Statue of Motherland (USSR)
Tallest Minaret ...... Sultan Hassan Mosque (Egypt)
Tallest Railwayline.......... Quin - Hai - Tibet (China)
BIGGEST World
Biggest dome........................... Gol Gumbaz (India)
Gol Gumbaz is the mausoleum of Mohammed Adil
Shah (1627-55) of the Adil Shahi dynasty who ruled
the Sultanate of Bijapur from 1490 to 1686.
Biggest library..................National KieLibrary (CIS)
Biggest palace..................................Vatican (Italy)
Biggest desert ................................ Sahara (Africa)
DEEPEST World
Deepest ocean................................... Pacific Ocean
Deepest lake........................... LakeBaikal, (Siberia)
Deepest gorge....................... Hells Canyon, (USA)
Deepest point in the ocean ........ Challenger deep of
Mariana Trench in Pacific Ocean
Longest fresh water lake - Lake Tanganyika
Longest epic - Mahabharatha
Longest wall - Great Wall of China
Longest non-stop train - Flying Scotsman
Longest drought - Atacama Desert (North
Chile)
Longest snake - Python
Longest dictionary - Oxford English Dictionary
Longest Airport - Dallas (USA)
Longest Railway Bridge Lower Zambezi (Africa)
Longest Throughfare Broadway (New York)
Longest Shipping Canal Baltic White Sea Canal
Longest day June 21
Longest Beach Rio de Janerio (Brazil)
Longest Corridor Rameswaram Temple
(India)
Longest Railway Line Trans - Siberian Railway
Longest Swimming Canal English Canal
Biggest reptile......................... Saltwater Crocodile
Biggest lizard..............................Komodo Dragons
Biggest bird................................... African Ostrich
Biggest eggs..................................... Ostrich Eggs
Biggest flower .........................................Rafflesia.
The Ostrich, Struthio camelus, is a large flightless
bird native to Africa. The Ostrich is the
largest living species of bird
Biggest planet ............................................ Jupiter
Biggest passenger ship.............. Queen Elizebeth II
Biggest diamond mine...... Kimberley (South Africa)
Biggest car manufacturer ............... General Motors
(Detroit, America)
Irrigation scheme..............Llyod barraye (Pakistan)
Island.......... Greenland (Renamed Kalaallit Nunnat)
Water fall ..........................................Guaira (Brazil)
Hotel ............................................... Conrad Hilton
Biggest Park ................. Yellow stone National Park
Biggest Auditorium.............. Municipal Auditorium
at Atlantic City
Biggest football stadium............. Marakana (Brazil)
Island continents...............Antarctica and Australia
Lowest mountains ........................... Bheinna Bhaile
Hottest region.... North-West Sahara, Azisia (Libya)
Fastest planet............................................Mercury
Coldest planet ...........................................Neptune
Widest Waterfall .................................. Khone Falls
Oldest Religion........................................ Hinduism
FIRST in World
The first persons to reach Mount Everest
Sherpa Tenzing, Edmund Hillary
The first person to reach North Pole
Robert Peary
The first person to reach South Pole
Amundsen
The first religion of the world Hinduism
The first country to print book China
The first country to issue paper currency
China
The first country to commence competitive
examination in civil services China
The first President of the U.S.A
George Washington
The first Prime Minister of Britain Robert
Walpole
The first Governor General of the United Nations
Trigveli (Norway)
The first country to prepare a constitution
U.S.A
The first Governor General of Pakistan
Mohd. Ali J innah
The first country to host NAM summit
Belgrade (Yugoslavia)
The first European to attack India
Alexander, The Great
The first European to reach China
Marco Polo
The first person to fly aeroplane
Wright Brothers
The first person to sail round the world
Magellan
The first country to send man to the moon
U.S.A
The first country to launch Artificial satellite in
the space Russia
The first country to host the modern Olympics
Greece
First human in space - Yuri Gagarin (Russia)
The first city on which the atom bomb was
dropped Hiroshima (Japan)
The first person to land on the moon Neil
Armstrong followed by
Edwin E. Aldrin
The first shuttle to go in space Columbia
The first spacecraft to reach on Mars Viking-I
The first woman Prime Minister of England
Margaret Thatcher
The first Muslim Prime Minister of a country
Benazir Bhutto (Pakistan)
The first woman to climb Mount Everest
Mrs. J unko Tabei (Japan)
The first woman cosmonaut of the world
Valentina Tereshkova (Russia)
The first woman President of the U.N. General
Assembly
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
The first batsman to score three test century in
three successive tests on debut
Mohd. Azharuddin
The first man to have climbed Mount Everest
twice
Nawang Gombu
Slowest animal ................................................ Snail
Heaviest Rainfall ....................... Mawsynram (India)
Driest place....................... Death valley (California)
Hottest place..................................... Azizia (Libya)
Furthest planet (from the sun) ....................Neptune
Shortest day....................................... December 22
The first U.S. President to resign Presidency
Richard Nixon
Chinese Traveller to India Fahein
Foreign Invader to India Alexander the Great
Person in Space Yuri Gagarin
Person on Moon Neil Armstrong
The first woman to climb Mount Everest Junko
Taibei
The first European to visit China Marco Polo
Man to walk in Space Alexei Leonov
The first woman Prime Minister of a country
Mrs. Srimavo Bhandarnaike
The first woman President of a country
Maria Estela Peron
The first woman to Command a Space Mission
Colonel
Eileen Collins (U.S.A.)
First talkie movie in the world The jazz
Singer (1927).
The first residents of International Space station
Bill Shepherd (USA), Yuri Gidzanko and Sergei
Krikalev (Russia)
The first blind man to scale Mt. Everest
Erik Weihenmayer (USA, May 25, 2001)
The first Muslim woman to become the Secretary
General of Amnesty International
lrine Zubeida Khan
The first space astronaut to go into space seven
times till date
Jerry Ross (U.S.A.)
The first South African to become the second
space tourist
Mark Shuttleworth
The first woman Prime Minister of South Korea
Ms. Chang Sang
The first youngest grandmaster of the world in
chess
Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine)
The first adventurer flying successfully across
the English Channel without aircraft
Felix Baumgartner (July 2003)
China's first man in space
Yang Liwei
The first Muslim woman to receive Nobel Prize
Shirin Ebadi (Nobel Peace Prize 2003)
The woman with the highest individual Test
score making a new world record
Kiran Baloch (Pakistani cricketer, scoring 242
runs playing women's cricket test against West
Indies in Karachi in March, 2004)
The first woman of the world to climb Mt.
Everest four times
Lakpa Sherpa (Nepali)
The first woman to cross seven important seas
of the world by swimming
Bula Chaudhury (India)
First Asian city to host Olympics
Tokyo, Japan (1964)
First woman black tennis player to win a singles
title at Wimbledon
A Gibson (1957)
First woman to win a Grand Slam
Maureen Catherine (195 3)
First woman to win an Olympic Gold Medal
Charlotte Cooper, UK, Tennis singles (1900)
First professional woman bullfighter
Patricia Mccormick (1952)
First man to fly solo non stop across the Atlantic
Charles Lindbergh (1927)
First person to cross Antarctic Circle
James Cook (1773)
First people to reach the North Pole
Lt Col. Joseph O. Fletcher and
Lt. William P. Benedict (1952)
First person to conquer the Everest twice
Nawang Gombu Sherpa(1965)
First person with only one arm to climb the
Everest
American Gary Guller(2003)
First woman to fly solo around the world
jerrie Fredritz Mock.(1964)
First woman to fly solo across the English
Channel
Hariiet Quimby
First ascent of Everest without bottled oxygen
Peter Habeler (Austria) and Reinhold
Messner, (Italy) (1978)
First woman to set foot on North Pole
Ann Bancroft, USA (1986)
J ointly developed by Sony and Philips (1978)
First Atom Bomb
Little Boy dropped over Hiroshima by the
US during the second world war (1945)
First manned space vehicle
Vostok 1,USSR (1961)
First human to walk on the Moon
Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11(1969)
First human to walk in space
Alexei Arkhovich Leonov (1965)
GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERIES
DISCOVERER DISCOVERY
Christopher Columbus (Italian)................... America
Vasco da Gama (Portuguese) ......Sea route to India
John Cabot (British) ....................... New foundland
Pedro Alvarez Cabral (Portuguese)................. Brazil
Tasman (Dutch) Island of Tasmania & New Zealand
Captian Cook (British) . Sandwich (Hawaiin) Islands
Robert Peary (USA)............................... North Pole
Amundsun (Norway)............................. South Pole
Ferdinand de Lesseps (Designed) .......... Suez Canal
David Livingstone (British) ................ Victoria Falls
Bartholomew Diaz (Portuguese)....... Capeof Good Hope
Norseman Eric........................................... Greenland
Leif Ericsson....................................... North America
Mungo park............................... Nigeriariver in Africa
Richard Francis Burton..................... LakeTanganyika
Henry Hudson ....................................... Hudson Bay
Gobot Sebastian................................ New Foundland
Marco Polo..................................................... China
Kepler .......................................................... Planets
RIVERSIDE CITIES &
COUNTRIES
City River Country
Alexandria Nile Egypt
Brussels Seine Belgium
Chittagong Karnaphuli Bangladesh
Glasgow Clyde Scotland
Khartoum Nile Sudan
Lisbon Tagus Portugal
Liverpool Mersey England
Shanghai Yangtze-Kiang China
Berlin Spree Germany
Bonn Rhine Germany
Amsterdam Amsel Netherlands
Baghdad Tigris Iraq
Bangkok Menam Thailand
Belgrade Danube Serbia
London Thames England
Montreal Ottawa Canada
Moscow Moskva Russia
Budapest Danube Hungary
Colombo Kaliganga Sri Lanka
Cairo Nile Egypt
Karachi Indus Pakistan
Lahore Ravi Pakistan
New York Hudson USA
Paris Seine France
Yangoon Irawadi Myanmar
Rome Tiber Italy
Tokyo Sumida Japan
Vienna Danube Austria
Warsaw Vistula Poland
Washington Potamac U.S.A.
Basra Eupharates
and Tigris Iraq
Bristol Avon England
Cologne Rhine Germany
Dublin Liphi Ireland
Hamburg Elbe Germany
Philadelphia Delawara America
Prague Vitava Czechoslovakia
Quebec St. Lawrence Canada
Stalingrad Volga Russia
NATIONAL EMBLEMS
EMBLEM............................................. COUNTRY
Kangaroo................................................ Australia
Water Lilly .......................................... Bangladesh
White Lilly........................................ Canada, Italy
Beach....................................................... Denmark
Lily ............................................................. France
Corn Flower ............................................. Germany
Lioned Capital ................................................ India
Lion ..................................... Sri lanka, Sierra Leone
Rose......................................................... UK, Iran
Shamrock .................................................... Ireland
White Lilly...................................................... Italy
Chrysanthemum............................................ Japan
Kiwi .................................................. New Zealand
Crescent.................................................... Pakistan
Eagle............................................................. Spain
Elephant.............................................. Ivory Coast
Lion with Crown..................................Luxembourg
Golden Rod...................................................U.S.A
Secretary Bird............................................... Sudan
Bauhinia (orchid tree) .......................... Hong Kong
Baobab tree................................................Senegal
Lion .......................... Netherland, Norway, Belgium
Crescent and Star ........................................ Turkey
Cedar tree................................................ Lebanon
The Soyombo.......................................... Mongolia
SOBRIQUETS
World
Britain of the East : Japan
Britain of the South : New Zealand
Battle field of Europe : Belgium
City of Cycles : Beijing
City of Dreaming Spires : Oxford
City of Eternal Springs : Quito (Ecuador)
City of Sky Scrappers : NewYork
City of Magnificent Distances : Washington D.C
City of Golden Gate : San Francisco
(U.S.A)
City of Seven Hills : Rome (Italy)
Cockpit of Europe : Belgium
Copper Country : Zambia
Dark Continent : Africa
Empire City : New York (U.S.A)
Emerald Island : Ireland
Eternal City : Rome, Italy
Forbidden City : Lhasa, Tibet
Gateway of Tears : Strait of Bab-el
Mandeb
Garden of England : Kent
George Cross Island : Malta
Granite City : Aberdeen
(Scotland)
Herring Pond : Atlantic Ocean
Hill Queen : Shimla
Holy Land : Palestine
Hermit Kingdom : Korea
Island of Pearls : Bahrain
Island of Cloves : Madagascar
Key to the Mediterranean : Gibraltar
Land of Eagles : Albania
Land of Golden Fleece : Australia
Land of Kangaroo : Australia
Land of Lilies : Canada
Land of Golden Pagoda : Myanmar
Land of Maple : Canada
Land of Thousand Lakes : Finland
Land of Morning Calm : Korea
Land of Rising Sun : Japan
Land of Setting Sun : Britain
Land of Midnight Sun : Norway
Land of Lakes : Scotland
Land of the Tulips : Netherlands
Land of White Elephant : Thailand
Land of Thunder Bolt : Bhutan
Land of Thousand Elephants : Laos
Manchester of the Orient : Osaka
Never, Never Land : Prairies,
N. Australia
Land of Thunder Dragon : China
Nation of Thousand Hills : Rwanda
Pearl of Arabia : Bahrain
Pearl of Antilles : Cuba
Pillars of Hercules : Strait of Gibraltar
Playground of Europe : Switzerland
Quaker City of USA : Philadelphia,USA
Queen of the Adriatic : Venice, Italy
Roof of the World : Pamirs
Sorrow of China : River Huang Ho
Sickman of Europe : Turkey
Sugar Bowl of World : Cuba
Venice of the North : Stockholm,
Sweden
White City : Belgrade
Windy City : Chicago
Worlds Bread Basket : Paris of N. America
Island of fire : Iceland
Land of windmills : Polland
Land of Perpetual Greenary : Natal
World Loneliest island : Tristanda Cunha
COUNTRIES AND CURRENCIES
Brazil ................................................:Cruzeiro Real
Bulgaria......................................................... : Lev
Belgium......................................................... Euro
China...........................................: Yuan/Renminbi
Columbia..................................................... : Peso
Cuba........................................................... : Peso
Costa Rica................................................... Colon
Croatia......................................................... Kuna
Cyprus........................................... Cyprus pound
Czech Republic.......................................... Koruna
Denmark.................................................... : Krone
Egypt ......................................... : Egyptian Pound
Afghanistan........................................... : Afghani
Argentina.................................................... : Peso
Australia................................... : Australian Dollar
Bahrain .......................................................: Dinar
Bangladesh.................................................. : Taka
Bhutan................................................. : Ngultrum
Hungary..................................................... : Forint
Iran .............................................................. : Rial
Switzerland....................................... : Swiss Franc
Thailand....................................................... : Bhat
U.K. ............................................. : Pound Sterling
U.S.A. ........................................................ : Dollar
Norway....................................................... Krone
Vatican City State.......................................... : Lira
Iraq ....................................................: Iraqi Dinar
Israel ......................................................... : Shekel
Japan ............................................................ : Yen
Kazakhstan............................................... : Tenge
Korea.......................................................... : Won
Kuwait ........................................... : Kuwaiti Dinar
Malaysia................................................. : Ringgit
Mexico........................................................ : Peso
Myanmar..................................................... : Kyat
Russia...................................................... : Rouble
Saudi Arabia................................................ : Riyal
Vietnam...................................................... : Dong
Mongolia.................................................. : Tugrik
Algeria............................................. Algeria Dinar
Angola..............................................New Kwanza
Armenia........................................................Dram
Azerbaijan...................................................Manat
Austria.................................................... Schilling
Bahrain ........................................................ Dinar
Georgia ........................................................... Lari
Ghana ............................................................ Cedi
Indonesia................................................... Rupiah
16 European Countries with Eura as currency are:
Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.
COUNTRIES AND THEIR
PARLIAMENT
Afganistan : Shora
Australia : Federal Parliament
Bangladesh : J atiya Sangsad
Bhutan : Tshogdu (National Assembly)
Britain : Parliament (Commons & Lords)
China : National Peoples Congress
Denmark : Folketing
France : National Assembly
Hungary : National Assembly
Iceland : Althing
India : Parliament (Lok Sabha & Rajya
Sabha)
Iran : Majlis
Iraq : National Assembly
Israel : Knesset
Japan : Diet
Kuwait : National Assembly
Libya : General Peoples Congress
Maldives : Majlis
Myanmar : Peoples Assembly
Nepal : National Panchayat
Netherlands : States General
Poland : Sejm
Russia : State Duma
South Africa : House of Assembly
Sweden : Riksdag
Switzerland : Federal Assembly
Germany : Bundestag
Afganistan :Shora
Algeria :National Peoples Assembly
Australia :House of representative of senate
Cuba :National Assembly of people power
Egypt :Peoples Assembly
Greenland :Landstraad
Norway :Sterling
Pakistan :National Assembly
USA :Congress
Srilanka :National State
Sudan :National Assembly
Syria :People Council
USA: Congress
Vietnam :National Assembly
PLACES, COUNTRIES
New Name ........................................... Old Name
Ankara..................................................... Angora
Banjail .................................................... Bathurst
Bengalooru........................................... Bangalore
Beijing....................................................... Peking
Belize.........................................British Honduras
Bangladesh..................................... East Pakistan
Botswana..................................... Bechuana Land
Burkino Faso...................................... Upper Volta
Cape Kennedy.............................. Cape Caneveral
Cambodia........................................... Kampuchia
Djibouti ....................................French Somaliland
Ethiopia................................................ Abyssinia
Ghana ................................................. Gold Coast
Guyana ........................................... British Guinia
Guianea Bissau...................... Portuguese Gayana.
Harare.................................................. Salisburry
Hawaiin Islands......................... Sandwich Islands
Indonesia............................ The Dutch East India
Iran............................................................ Persia
Iraq................................................. Mesopotamia
Istanbul ........................................ Constantinople
Jakartha.................................................... Batavia
Japan ....................................................... Nippon
Kinshasa........................................... Leopoldville
Kiribati ............................................ Gilbert Island
Laos........................................................Lanxang
Lesotho............................................... Basitoland
Mexico................................................ New Spain
Malavi ................................................. Nyasaland
Mali ............................................... French Sudan
Malaysia.................................................. Malaya
Malabo ............................................. Santa Isabet
Madhya Pradesh ........................ Central Province
Manchuria........................................... Manchuko
Myanmar.................................................... Burma
Mosambique......................... Potuguese East Africa
Mumbai ................................................... Bombay
Namibia....................................South West Africa
Nauru........................................... Pleasant Island
Orissa ...................................................... Kalinga
Papua New Guinea...... Trust Territory of New Guinea
Portuguese.............................................Lucitania
Sri Lanka...................................................Ceylon
St. Petersburg....................................... Leningrad
Surinam.......................................... Dutch Gayana
Taiwan ................................................... Formosa
Tasmani .................................. Van Diemens Land
Thailand....................................................... Siam
Togo..................................................... Togoland
Tuvalu...................................... The Ellice Islands
Varanasi .................................................. Banares
National Flowers
Canada........................................... Maple leaf
India ..................................................... Lotus
Scotland...............................................Thistle
Spain.......................................... Pomegranate
Australia.........................................Gold Vatle
China.............................................. Narsissas
Russia.............................................Sunflower
Bangladesh................................... Water Lilly
France......................................................Lilly
Germany...................................... Corn Flower
Ireland............................................. Shamrock
Japan .................................... Chrysanthemum
USA............................................Golden Rose
UK ......................................................... Rose
Volgograd............................................. Stalingrad
Zaire......................................................... Congo
Zambia.................................... Northern Rhodesia
Zimbabwe.............................................. Rhodesia
india
HIGHEST
Highest peak - Mt. K
2
(Godwin Austin)
Highest water falls - Jog falls (Karnataka)
Highest gate way - Buland Darwaza
(Fathepur sikri)
Highest literacy among state - Kerala
Highest tower - Qutabminar
Highest dam - Bhakra Dam (Punjab)
Highest multiple arch dam
- Idukki (Kerala)
LARGEST
Largest populated city - Mumbai
Largest fresh water lake - Kolleru
(Andhra Pradesh)
Largest salt water lake - Chilka (Orissa)
Largest state - Rajasthan
Largest populated state - Uttar Pradesh
Largest museum - Indian museum(Kolkata)
Largest zoo - Zoological Garden (Kolkata)
Largest dome - Gol Gumbaz (Karnataka)
Largest mosque - Jama Masjid (New Delhi)
Largest desert - Thar (Rajasthan)
Largest river Island - Majuli (Brahmaputra)
Largest monastery - Tawang monastery
(Arunachal Pradesh)
Largest cave temple - Ellora (Maharashtra)
Largest animal fair - Sonepur fair (Bihar)
Largest plateau - Deccan plateau
Largest river in South India - Godavari
Largest prison - Puzhal Jail (Chennai)
Largest planetarium - Birla planetarium
(Kolkata)
Largest G.P.O - Mumbai G.P.O
Largest church - St. Cathedral (Old Goa)
Largest cinema theatre - Thangam Theatre
Largest exhibition ground - Pragati Maidan (New
Delhi)
Largest arch dam - Idukki dam (Kerala)
Largest library - National library
(Kolkata)
Largest aircraft carrier - INS Viraat
Largest landing ship - INS Magrar
Largest union territory - Andaman Nicobar
Islands
Largest gurudwara - Golden Temple
(Amritsar)
Largest residence - Rashtrapati Bhavan
Largest river Barrage - Farakka Barrage
Largest open university - I ndira Gandhi Open
University (New Delhi)
Largest Ocean Island - Middle Andaman
LONGEST
Longest Canal - Indira Gandhi canal
Longest River - Ganga
Longest Tunnel - Kharbude
(Konkan Railway)
Longest Dam - Hirakud (Orissa)
Longest National Highway- N.H. 7
Longest Railway platform- Kharagpur (West
Bengal)
Longest Corridor - Rameswaram Temple
corridor
Longest Hanging bridge - Howra bridge
Longest Train Service - Himasagar express
Longest Bridge - Anna Indira(Rameswaram
to Mandap)
Longest Glacier - Siachen Glacier
Longest River bridge - Mahatma Gandhi Sethu
SMALLEST
Smallest state (Area) - Goa
Smallest state (population) - Sikkim
Smallest state (forest area) - Haryana
Smallest Union Territory - Lakshadweep
Miscellaneous (India)
Biggest hotel .............. Oberoi - Sheraton (Mumbai)
Highest statue........................ Gomateswara Statue
WORLD
Light of the world : Jesus
Prince of Pilgrimage : Huien Tsang
The Wizard of Menlopark: Edison
Rascal monk : Rasputin
Good Shepherd : Jesus Christ
Apostle of Free Trade : Richard Cobden
King of Rock & Roll : Elvis Presley
Columbus of Space : Neil Armstrong
Master of Suspense : Alfred Hitchcock
Second Duke : Benitto Mussolini
Iron Duke : Dukeof Wellington
PERSONS WITH POPULAR NAMES
Highest award (civilian) ..................... Bharat Ratna
Highest Gallantry award............... Param vir chakra
Most literate state........................................ Kerala
Least literate state..........................................Bihar
Most densely populated state............ West Bengal
Least densely populated state...Arunachal Pradesh
Most populated city................................. Mumbai
Busiest bridge............................. Howra (Calcutta)
Oldest Refinery..............................Digboi (Assam)
Most literate Union Territory............. Lakshadweep
Fastest Train............................... Shatabdi express
Least populated Union Territory........ Lakshadweep
SOBRIQUETS
India
All Seasons State : Himachal Pradesh
Blue Mountains : Nilgiri
City of Palaces : Calcutta
City of Golden Temple : Amritsar
Garden City of India : Bangalore
Gateway of India : Mumbai
Granary of India : Punjab
Land of Five Rivers : Punjab
Pearl of the Orient : Goa
Pink City : Jaipur
Lake City : Udaipur
Switzerland of India : Kashmir
Paradise on Earth : Kashmir
Mini-Switzerland in India : Khajjar (Himachal
Pradesh)
Sorrow of Bengal : River Damodar
Sorrow of Bihar : River Kosi
Sorrow of Assam : Brahmaputra
Spice Garden of India : Kerala
Sugar Bowl of India : Uttar Pradesh
Tea Garden of India : Assam
Detroit of India : Pitampur
Land of Sunrise in India : Arunachal
Pradesh
Hi-Tech City : Hyderabad
Manchester of South India : Coimbatore
Manchestor of India : Ahamadabad
Mini Switzerland : Himachal Pradesh
City of orange : Nagpur
Weavers city of India : Panipat
Silicon vally of India : Banglore
Clouds of house : Megalaya
Gods own land of India : Kerala
City of Padala : Jaipur
Holly wood of India : Mumbai
Silent Share : Hadakh
Perly East : Goa
Poets Poet : Edmund Spenser
Desert Fox : Erwin Rommel
Lady with theLamp : FlorenceNightingale
G.B.S : GeorgeBernard Shaw
LittleCorporal : Napoleon Bonaparte
Maid of Orleans : Joan of Arc
Fuhrer (also Fuehrer) : Adolf Hitler
Man of Blood and Iron : Otto von Bismarck
Maiden Queen : Queen Elizabeth I
Bard of Avon : William Shakespeare
Grand Old Man of Britain: Gladstone
American Gandhi : Martin Luther King
The Daughter of East : Benazir Bhutto
Iron Butterfly : Margaret Thatcher
Iron Lady : Margaret Thatcher
African Gandhi : Dr. Kenneth Kaunda
INDIA
Princeof Beggars : Madan Mohan Malaviya
Bengali Tiger : Bipin Chandra Pal
Maratha Kesari : Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Punjab Lion : Lala Lajpat Rai
Sage of Sabarmati : Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Machiavelli : Chanakya
Indian Napoleon : Samudragupta
Leopard of the Snow : Ang Rita
Indian Bismarck : Sardar Vallabhai Patel
Light of Asia : Buddha
Lokmanya : Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Loknayak : Jayaprakash Narayan
J.P : Jayaprakash Narayan
C.R. : C. Rajagopalachari
Rajaji : C. Rajagopalachari
Deenabandhu : C.F. Andrews
Deshabandhu : C.R. Das
Grand Old Man of India : Dadabhai Naoroji
Mahamana : Madan Mohan
Malaviya
Mahatma : Gandhiji
Bapu : Gandhiji
Gurudev : Rabindranath Tagore
Guruji : Golwalkar
Iron Lady of India : Indira Gandhi
Priyadarshini : Indira Gandhi
Barefooted painter : M.F. Hussain
Kipper : K.M. Cariappa
Indian Shakespeare : Kalidasa
Badshah Khan : Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Frontier Gandhi : Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Faker-e-Afghan : Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Netaji : Subash Chandra Bose
Princeof Patriots : Subash Chandra Bose
Birdman of India : SalimAli
Nightingale of India : Sarojini Naidu
Lion of Kashmir : Sheikh Mohammed
T.T.K. : T.T. Krishnamachari
Andhra Kesari : Tangutri Prakasam
Grand Old Man of Indian-
Journalism : Tushar Kanti Ghosh
Acharya : Vinobha Bhave
Sage of Paunar : Vinobha Bhave
Man of Peace : Lal Bahadur Shastri
Babuji : Jagjeevan Ram
Little Master : Sunil Gavaskar
Flying Sikh : Milkha Singh
Mysore Tiger : Tippu Sultan
Sage of Kanchi : Sankaracharya
Saint of Gutters : Mother Theresa
Man of the Masses : K. Kamaraj
Golden Girl of Indian Athletics: P.T. Usha
Anna : C.N. Annadurai
Akbar of Kashmir : Zian-ul-Abideen
Kuvembu : K.V. Puttappa
Rani of Jhansi : Lakshmibai
Shahid : Bhagat Singh
Kathal Mannan : Gemini Ganesan
Natikar Tilakam : Sivaji Ganesan
Chachaji : Jawaharlal Nehru
Sher-e-Punjab : Ranjit Singh
Punjab Kesari : Lala Lajpat Rai
Milkman of India : Varghese Kurian
KERALA
Bharat Kesari : Mannathu Padmanabhan
Beypore Sultan : VaikamMohammed Bashir
Mayyazhi Gandhi : K.P. Kumaran Master
Kerala Simham : Pazhassi Raja
Swadeshabhimani : Ramakrishna Pillai
Pulayaraja : Ayyankali
Valiya Diwanji : Raja Keshavadas
Kerala Kalidasa : Kerala Varma Valiya
Koyithampuran
Kerala Panini : A.R. Rajaraja Varma
Kerala Vyasa : Kodungalloor
Kunhikuttan Thampuran
Kerala Chaucer : Chiramakavi
Kerala Orphuse : Changampuzha Krishna
Pillai
Kerala Gandhi : K. Kelappan
KeralaValmiki : Vallathol Narayana Menon
Kerala Scott : C.V. Raman Pillai
WORLD INSTITUTIONS AND
THEIR FOUNDERS
United Nations : Joseph Stalin (USSR),
Winston Churchill (UK)
and Franklin Delano
Roosevelt (USA)
Red Cross : Jean-Henri Dunant
Boy Scouts : Baden Powell
Y.M.C.A. : Sir George Williams
Kindergarten : Froebel
Lions Club : Melvin John
Salvation Army : William Booth
Nursing System : Florence Nightingale
Fascism : Benito Mussolini
Protestant Religion : Martin Luther
Nazism : Adolf Hitler
Montessori System : Maria Montessori
Cubism : Pablo Picasso
Amnesty International : Peter Berenson
Kerala Ibsen : N. Krishna Pillai
Kerala Mauppasant : Thakazhi Sivasankara
Pillai
Kerala Thulasidas : VennikulamGopala Kurup
Kerala Hemmingway : M.T. Vasudevan Nair
Kesari : A. Balakrishna Pillai
Deshabhimani : Ramakrishna Pillai
Sahitya Panchanan : P.K. Narayana Pillai
FAMOUS FATHERS
World
Father of Psychology.................. Sigmund Freud
Father of Cloning............................... Ian Wilmut
Father of Printing.............................. Guttenberg
Father of History............................... Herodotus
Father of Economics........................ AdamSmith
Father of Philosophy............................ Socrates
Father of Sociology................. Augustus Comte
Father of English Poetry .......... Geoffrey Chaucer
Father of Biology.................................. Aristotle
Father of Essay................................. Montaigne
Father of Medicine.......................... Hippocrates
Father of Homeopathy.............. Samuel Haniman
Father of Socialism......................... Robert Owen
Father of Scientific Socialism.................Karl Marx
Father of Co-operation................... Robert Owen
Father of Jurisprudence.................. John Locke
Father of Atom Bomb.......................... Otto Hahn
Father of Genetics........................ Gregor Mendel
Father of Motor Car ......................... Henry Ford
Father of Reformation................... Martin Luther
Father of Greek Democracy .............. Clesthenes
Father of Bangladesh . Sheikh Mujibur Rehman
Father of Pakistan............. Muhammed Ali Jinnah
Father of Tanzania......................... Julius Nyrere
Father of Mathematics...................... Pythagorus
Father of Modern Cartoon ........ William Hogarth
Father of Modern Computer.......... Charles Babbage
Father of Nuclear Physics ......: Ernest Rutherford
Father of Modern Drama............. Henrik J. Ibsen
Father of Modern Tourism............ Thomas Cook
Father of Painting.................. Leonardo Da Vinci
Father of Green Revolution ........Norman Borlaug
Father of Renaissance............................ Petrarch
INDIA
Father of the Nation...................Mahatma Gandhi
Father of Ayurveda................................ Athreya
Father of Astronomy....................... Varahamihira
Father of Sanskrit Drama....................... Kalidasa
Father of Indian Renaissance. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Father of Surgery.................................... Susruta
Father of Indian Unrest.............Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Father of Indian Budget ........ Professor Mahalanobis
Father of Indian Painting............... Nandalal Bose
Father of Indian Cinema.............. Dada Saheb Phalke
Father of Indian Engineering............ M.Visweswariah
Father of Indian Green Revolution..........................
Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
Father of Indian Railway............. Lord Dalhousie
Father of Co-operative Movement in India ..........
Frederic Nicholson
Father of Indian Printing................ James Hickey
Father of Local Self Government in India... Lord Ripon
KERALA
Father of Malayalam Language........ Ezhuthachan
Father of Modern Travancore... Marthanda Varma
Father of Kerala Renaissance.... Sree Narayana Guru
Father of Modern Hinduism.. Adi Shankaracharya
India
Jainism : Vardhamana Mahavira
Taoism : Lao Tse
Bahaism : Mirza Hussain Ali
Confucianism : Confucius
Sikhism : Guru Nanak
Zorastrianism (Parsis) : Zoraster
Bhoodan Movement : Vinoba Bhave
Sarvodaya Movement : Jaya Prakash Narayan
Ramakrishna Mission : Swami Vivekananda
Arya Samaj : Dayananda Saraswathi
Brahma Samaj : Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Dev Samaj : Siva Narayan Agnihothri
Prarthana Samaj : Kesab Chandra Sen
Suddhi Movement : Swami Shradhanand
Chinmaya Mission : Swami Chinmayananda
Servants of India Society: Gopalakrishna Gokhale
Indian Association : Surendranath Banerji
Peoples Education Society : Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Vana Mahothsav : K.M. Munshi
Theosophical Society of India : Annie Besant
MANKIND AND VARIOUS
TRIBES
Mongolians living in Assam regions........ Abhors
The Dutch born in South Africa............ Afrikaners
The people of England ......................Anglo Saxon
Ancient Dravidians living in central India and
Rajastan........................................................ Bhils
Dutch settlers in South Africa....................... Boers
People of Croatia, Slovenia..........................Croats
People in south east frontiers of Russia.. Cossacks
Inhabitants of Greenland and of Arctic regions... Eski-
mos
Natives of the Philippine Islands ............. Flemings
Hill tribes of Assam........................ Khasis / Garos
People of W.Asia. (Turkey, Iran and Iraq) ... Kurds
Natives of New Zealand ............................. Maoris
Short sized people found in the forests of Africa....
.. Pygmies
Original inhabitants of North America. Red Indians
Aborigines of West Bengal, Bihar & Orissa.... ...........
Santhals
Natives of Nilgiri Hills (South India)............. Todas
People of South Africa living in certain parts of Natal
Zulus
The people of Nagaland.............................Angami
Arunachal Pradesh................................. A palamis
Tamil Nadu.............................................. Badagas
Uttar Pradesh ............................................ Bhotias
Hazaribagh.................................................. Birhor
Himachal Pradesh....................................... Gaddis
Orissa ...................................................... Khonds
Madhya Pradesh ............................................. Kol
Manipur ........................................................ Kuki
Sikkim........................................................ Labora
Tripura......................................................Lushais
Bihar ......................................................... Munda
Kerala ........................................................ Ooralis
Maharashtra.............................................. Warlies
SIGNS AND SYMBOLS
Red crystal flag : Red Cross
Black Flag : Protest
Yellow flag : Put on ship carrying people
with infectious disease
Dove : Peace
Olive branch : Peace
Red Flag : Revolution
Red triangle : Family planning
White Flag : Peace
Maharaja : Air India
Lotus : Culture and Civilization
Wheel : Progress
Red Cross : Hospital / Medical Service
Black band arm : Sign of Mourning, in
Protest
Blind folded woman : Justice
holding a Balance Scale
Flag at a half most :National Mourning
Flag up side down :Distress
OFFICIAL BOOKS
Blue Book : British
Green Book : Italy & France
Orange Book : Netherlands
White Book : Germany & China
White Paper : India
Gray Book : Japan & Belgium
Air Brake........................... George Westinghouse
Aniline Dyes.......................................... Hoffman
Adding Machine............................. Balise Pascal
Aeroplane.................................: Wright Brothers
Air Conditioner ....................................... : Carrier
Atom Bomb....................................... : Otto Hahn
Aspirin.................................................... : Dreser
Alcohol Thermometer .......................... : Farenheit
Atomic Thermometer .................................. : Bohr
Atomic Theory........................................ : Dalton
Atomic Number ....................................... Mosley
Atomic Structure................. Bohr and Rutherford
Automobile............................................: Daimler
Antiseptic Surgery..................Lord Joseph Lister
Archimedean Screw..........................Archimedies
Avogadro's Hypothesis........................Avogadro
Ball Pen..................................................... : Loud
Balloon ......................................... : Montogolfier
Blood Circulation ................................... : Harvey
Barometer ............................................ : Torricelli
Bicycle.............................................: Mac Millan
Braily System................................. : Louis Braille
Beri - Beri ................................................ Eijkman
Blood Circulation ..................................... Harvey
Boson................................................... S.N.Bose
Boyle's law................................................. Boyle
Braille............................................... Louis Braille
Computer ................................ : Charles Babbage
Chloroform...................... : James Young Simpson
Cinema.................................... : Lumiere Brothers
Cinema Projector ............... : Thomas Alva Edison
Crescograph........................................ : J.C. Bose
Celluloid ................................................... Parkes
Chloroform............................ James Harrison and
James Young Simpson
Cholera Bacillus .................................. Robert Koch
Coloured Photography...............................Lippman
Cosmic Rays....................................... R.A.Millikan
Cyclotron................................................. Lawrence
Diesel Engine............................... : Rudolf Diesel
Dynamo...................................: Michael Faraday
Dynamite........................................: Alfred Nobel
Deuterium (Heavy Water) ...................... H.C.Urey
Diesel Oil Engine............................ Rudolf Diesel
Discovery of Solar System...... Copernicus (1540)
Discovery of Specific Gravity........... Archimedes
Electric Battery.............................................Volta
Electric Lamp............................................ Edison
Electricity................................................ Faraday
Electron Theory ...........................................Bohr
Electrical Waves.......................................... Heitz
Electric Measurement .................................Gauss
DDT........................................... : Dr. Paul Muller
Electron....................................... : J.J. Thompson
Electric Lamp..................... : Thomas Alva Edison
Elevator..........................................: Elisha G Otis
Fountain Pen......................................: Waterman
Fahrenheit Scale................................. Fahrenheit
Film & Photographic goods....................... Kodak
Glider .......................................... : George Cayley
Generator ............................................. : Piciontti
Gramaphone...................... : Thomas Alva Edison
Gun Powder .................................. : Roger Bacon
Geometry....................................................Euclid
Hydrogen.......................................... : Cavendish
Helicopter ..............................................Broquett
Helium Gas.............................................. Lockyer
Homoeopathy.................................. Hahnemann
Hovercraft............................................... Cockrell
Hydrophobia.................................. Louis Pasteur
Jet Engine............................... : Sir Frank Whittle
Intelligence Tests...................................... : Binet
Insulin................................................: F. Banting
Induction of Electric Current....................Faraday
Incandescent Bulb................................... Edison
Induction Coil ................................... Rohm Korff
Insulin.................................................. F.Banting
Intelligence test........................................... Binet
Jet Propulsion................................ Frank Whittle
Law of Gravitation........................ : Issac Newton
Law of Heredity.................................. : G. Mendal
Laser ..................................... : Theodore Maiman
Lightning Conductor .............. : Benjamin Franklin
Logarithm....................................... : John Napier
Laughing Gas.........................................Priestley
Life Boat ..................................Henry Great Head
INVENTIONS AND DISCOVERIES
Lift (Elevators) ..............................................Otis
Linotype........................................ Mergenthaler
Line of demarcation (ship) ....................... Plimsoll
Laws of Electrical Resistance........................ Ohm
Law of Electrolysis.................................. Faraday
Law of gases..................................... Gay Lussac
Laws of Gravitation ................................. Newton
Laws of Heredity........................ Gregory Mandel
Laws of Motion....................................... Newton
Laws of Natural Selections....................... Darwin
Laws of Multiple Proportion...................... Dalton
Liquid Oxygen........................................... Dewar
Machine Gun ...................... : Dr. Richard Gattling
Maser ...................................: Charles H. Townes
Microphone.................................... : Graham Bell
Measurement of Electrical Energy............... Joule,
James Prescoft
Meson .......................................... Hideki Yakawa
Microscope................................................ J anes
Molecular Scattering of light in fluid. Ramanathan
Neon Gas ...................................Ramsay, Travers
Neutron................................................ Chadwick
Nuclear Fission..........Otto Hahn, Bohr and Fermi
Nylon Plastic........................................ Carothers
Oxygen ............................................ : J.B.Preistly
Origin of Species..........................Charles Darwin
Parachute..................................... : A.J. Garnerian
Pencillin................................ : Alexander Fleming
Photography (Film)........................ : John Carbutt
Periodic Law....................................... Mendeleef
Phonograph............................................. Edison
Phonographic Shorthand........................... Pitman
Photograph......................................... Dauguerre
Principle for lever (S.P.Gravity).......... Archimedes
Phototherapy..................................... N.R.Finsen
Positive Electrons.................................Anderson
Powerloom.......................................... Cartwright
Pneumatic Tyre.........................................Dunlop
Printing for the Blind..................................Braille
Printing Press........................................... Caxton
Printing Types........................... John Guttenberg
Psycho-analysis...................... Dr.Sigmund Freud
Rayon...................................... : Sir Joseph Swan
Radio-activity of Uranium.......... Henry Becquerel
Raman effect ....................................... C.V.Raman
Radium.......................................... Madame Curie
Railway Engine................................. Stephenson
Radio transmitter ............................Alexanderson
Rare Gas............................................. Cavandish
Replacing human heart ............. Christian Barnard
Revolver .......................................................Colt
Quantum Theory................................. Max plank
Refrigerator ................................ : James Harrison
Safety Lamp................................ Humphry Davy
Safety Match .................................... Land Strom
Safety Pin........................................ William Hunt
Safety Razor............................................. Gillette
Sewing Machine............... Barthelling Thimonnier
Short Hand................................................ Pitman
Solar System..................................... Copernicus
Steam Engine.................................... James Watt
Steam Turbine......................................... Parsons
Spectroscope.......................................... Bunsen
Stethoscope.................................. Rene Laennee
Submarine................................... David Bushnell
Seismograph................................ Roberts Mallet
Sextant ..................................................... Hadley
Steam boat ................................................ Fulton
Submarine............................................. Bushwell
Talkies............................................. Lee-de-Frost
Tank....................................................... Swinton
Telegraphy.. William F.Cooke & Charles Wheatstone
Telegraph Code......................................... Morse
Telephone.........................Alexander Graham Bell
Telescope.................................................. Galileo
Television............................................. J.L. Baird
Thermosflask ............................................ Dewar
Transistor ...........................Shockly and Bardeen
Typewriter................................................. Sholes
Theory of Evolution.....................Charles Darwin
Theory of Relativity ..................... Albert Einstein
Uranium fusion.................................... Oho Hahn
Uranus (Planet) ......................... Herschel William
Vaccination............................................... Jenner
Vaccum Flask ............................. Sir James Dewar
Vulcanisation ...................................... Good Year
Washing Soda......................................... Lablanc
Wireless Communication ................. Oliver Lodge
Wireless Telegraphy.............................. Marcony
Wireless................................................. Marconi
X-ray............................................. W.C. Rontgen
NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES
Started by Indians
Young India, Harijan: Mahatma Gandhi
National Herald: Jawaharlal Nehru
Vande Matharam, Karma Yogi: Aurobindo Ghosh
New India: Annie Besant
Voice of India: Dadabhai Naoroji
Al-Hilal: Edited by Abdul Kalam Azad
Kesari: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Indian Opinion: Gandhiji
Kerala Kaumudi: K. Sukumaran
Malayala Manorama: Kandathil Vargheese
Mappila
Mathrubhumi: K.P. Kesava Menon
FAMOUS LINES AND FRONTIERS
WHERE THEY REST
Place Person
Rajghat ........................................ Mahatma Gandhi
Santhivan..................................... Jawaharlal Nehru
Chaithrabhoomi .............................. B. R. Ambedkar
Shakthisthal ...................................... Indira Gandhi
Ekthasthal .............................................. Zail Singh
Kisanghat ......................................... Charan Singh
Veerbhoomi ........................................ Rajiv Gandhi
Abhyaghat........................................ Morarji Desai
Narayanghat.................................. Gulzarilal Nanda
Samathasthal ...................................... Jagjivan Ram
Vijayghat................................... Lal Bahadur Shastri
Nigam Bodhghat..................................Kishan Kant
Karmabhumi .................................. K. R. Narayanan
Shantivan......................................... Sanjay Gandhi
Budha Purnima Park..................... P. V. Narasimha Rao
PLACES IN INDIA
Pondichery........................................... Puthuchery
Indraprastham................................................Delhi
Magadham.....................................................Bihar
Vangarangyam............................................. Bengal
Pataliputhram................................................ Patna
Kalingam...................................................... Orissa
Kashi ........................................................ Banaras
Prayag..................................................... Alahabad
Karnavathi ........................................ Ahemadabad
Boundary between Pakistan and Afghanistan:
Durand Line
Boundary between India and China: McMohan Line
Line between India and Pakistan: Radcliff Line
Line between North and South Vietnam: 17th Par-
allel
Line between North and South Korea: 38th parallel
Border between France and Germany: Maginot Line
The line which Pakistan claims to be the boundary
line between India and Pakistan (Not acceptable to
India): 20th Parallel
The border between USA and Canada: 49th Paral-
lel
The border between Germany and Poland: Oder
Niesse Line
Boundary between Germany and Poland :
Hindenberg Line
Boundary between Namibia and Angola : 16th Par-
allel
Boundary between Russia and Finland : Mannar
Haime Line
Saketham................................................. Ayodhya
Purushapuram......................................... Peshawar
Gandharam............................................ Khandahar
Avanthi ...................................................... Ujjayini
Kanyakubjam..............................................Kanouj
Kamaroop ................................................... Assam
Devagiri ............................................. Doulathabad
Kosalam................................................... Faizabad
Kanchi .............................................. Kanchipuram
Vadodara..................................................... Baroda
Thiruvanchikkulam, Mahodayapuram...Kodungallur
Madras ..................................................... Chennai
Calcutta...................................................... Kolkata
Bangalore............................................. Bengalooru
RIVERSIDE CITIES & STATES (INDIA)
CITY RIVER STATE
Ayodhya.......................................................... Sarayu .................................................................... U.P
Badrinath ......................................................... Alaknanda ................................................ Uttarakhand
Kolkata ............................................................ Hoogly..........................................................W. Bengal
Cuttack ............................................................ Mahanadi ............................................................Orissa
Delhi ................................................................ Yamuna................................................................ Delhi
Guwahati .......................................................... Brahmaputra....................................................... Assam
Haridwar .......................................................... Ganges (Bhagirathi) ................................... Uttarakhand
Agra ................................................................ Yamuna................................................................... U.P
Ahmedabad...................................................... Sabarmati .......................................................... Gujarat
Surat ................................................................ Tapti ................................................................. Gujarat
Varanasi ........................................................... Ganges.................................................... Uttar Pradesh
Vijayawada....................................................... Krishna............................................... Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad ....................................................... Musi ................................................... Andhra Pradesh
Kanpur............................................................. Ganges.................................................... Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow.......................................................... Gomati .................................................... Uttar Pradesh
Nasik................................................................ Godawari ................................................... Maharashtra
Patna................................................................ Ganges................................................................. Bihar
Srinagar............................................................ Jhelum.................................................................J & K
Allahabad ........................................................ Ganga - Yamuna....................................................... U.P
Ferozepur ......................................................... Sutlej ................................................................. Punjab
Jabalpur ........................................................... Narmada................................................................. M.P
Ludhiana.......................................................... Sutlej ................................................................. Punjab
Madurai ........................................................... Vaigai .......................................................... Tamil Nadu
Mysore............................................................ Kaveri ........................................................... Karnataka
Tirunelveli ........................................................ Tamaraparni ................................................ Tamil Nadu
Jamshedpur ...................................................... Subarnarekha....................................................... Bihar
Howarh............................................................ Hoogly...................................................... West Bengal
Alwaye............................................................ Periyar ................................................................Kerala
Bhaglpur .......................................................... Ganga.................................................................. Bihar
Buxar................................................................ Ganga.................................................................. Bihar
Dibugarh.......................................................... Brahmaputra....................................................... Assam
Kota................................................................. Chambal .......................................................... Rajastan
Karnool ............................................................ Tungabhadra........................................ Andhrapradesh
Leh .................................................................. Indus................................................ Jammu & Kashmir
Moradabad ...................................................... Ramganga............................................................... U.P
Mathura........................................................... Yamuna................................................................... U.P
Pandharpur ...................................................... Bhima.......................................................... Maharastra
Sambalpur ........................................................ Mahanadi ............................................................Orissa
Srirangapatanam............................................... Cauvery........................................................ Karnataka
Tiruchirapally................................................... Cauvery...................................................... Tamil Nadu
Ujjine............................................................... Narmada............................................... Madya Pradesh
Dhaka .............................................................. Buriganga.................................................. Bangladesh
Mongar ............................................................ Ganges................................................................. Bihar
Just as I would not like to be a slave, so I would
not like to be a master
A Government, of the people by the people and
for the people
Abraham Lincoln
Give us tool and we will finish the job
I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and
sweat.
If God did not exist, it would be necessary to
invent him.
Crush the infamous thing.
Voltaire
The unexamined life is not worth living
Other men live to eat. I eat to live.
Nothing can harm a good man, either in life or
after death.
I know nothing except that fact of my ignorance
The unexamined life is not worth living.
Socrates
The Gods help them who help themselves
Aesop
The State ? It is me
Louis XIV
I am not a culprit
Fidel Castro
It was only one life, what is one life in the affairs
of a state
Benitto Mussolini
Success is the sole earthly judge of right and
wrong
Adolf Hitler
The throne is but a piece of wood covered with
velvet.
Give me good mothers. I shall give you a good
nation.
There is no word such as impossible in my dic-
tionary
Napolean Bonaparte
Et tu Brute.
Vini Vidi Vici (I came, I saw, I, conquered)
Julius Caesar
I am dying with the help of too many physicians
Alexander the Great
WELL KNOWN QUOTATIONS
Let a hundred flowers bloom and let a thousand
schools of thought contend
Powers flows from the barrel of a gun.
Mao- Tse -Tung
We can secure peace only by preparing for war.
John F. Kennedy
The living need charity more than the dead
George Arnold
Reading make a full man, conference a ready man
and writing an exact man.
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swal-
lowed and some few to be chewed and digested.
Studies serve for delight, for ornament and for
ability.
Francis Bacon
Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest
thought
If winter comes can spring be far behind
P.B. Shelley
Till Earth and Sky stand presently at Gods great
judgement seat.
East is East and West is West and never the twain
shall meet.
Rudyard Kipling
The more things a man is ashamed of, the more
respectable he is
Bernard Shaw
Where wealth accumulates, men decay.
Wisdom makes but a slow defence against trouble,
though at last at sure one.
Oliver Goldsmith
The roots of education are bitter, but fruit is sweet.
Virtue is the mean state between two vices, the
one of excess and other deficiency.
Man is by nature a political animal
Aristotle
Let them eat cakes.
Marie Antoinette
My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me
Jesus Christ
Nevertheless it moves
Galileo
Play the game in the spirit of game.
Baron Peirre de Coubertin
The empty vessel makes the greatest sound.
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark
There is nothing either good or bad but thinking
makes it so.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Frailty thy name is woman.
To be or not to be, that is the question.
Cowards die many times before their death, the
valiant never taste death but once.
All the world is a stage and all the men and women
merely players
William Shakespere
All our knowledge brings us nearer to our igno-
rance.
T.S. Eliot
End justifies the means
Nicholo Machiavelli
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety nine
percent perspiration.
Thomas Alva Edison
Knowledge is power
Thomas Hobbes
Superstition is the religion of feeble minds
Edmund Burke
The style is the name himself
Buffon
Proper words in proper place
Johnathan Swift
Nature never did betray the heart that loved her.
The child is the father of man.
William Wordsworth
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
Alexander Pope
A thing of beauty is a joy forever
Heard melodies are sweet but those unheard are
sweeter.
Beauty is truth and truth beauty.
John Keats
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power cor-
rupts absolutely.
Lord Acton
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity.
Man is born free, yet every where he is in chains.
Jean - Jacques Rousseau
Whom the Gods love die young.
Lord Byron
It takes two to speak the truth - on to speak and
the other to hear.
Henry David Thoreau
The history of the world is but the biographies of
great men.
Thomas Carlyle
Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.
John Milton
Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel
Dr. Samuel Johnson
Better a live sparrow than a dead eagle.
Fitzgerald
Romanticism is disease classicism is health
Von Goethe
Taxation without prosperity
Jacob Molecschott
To every action there is an equal and opposite
reaction.
Sir Isaac Newton
Thank God I have done my duty.
Last words of Lord Nelson
Virtue is its own reward
The good of the people is the chief law -
Cicero
Give me a place to stand and I can move the
entire earth.
Eureka ! Eureka! (I have found it) -
Archimedes
Religion is the opium of the people
Karl Marx
Man is a tool making animal
Benjamin Franklin
Direct Action
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Good government is no substitute for self gov-
ernment.
Morley
One small step for men a leap for mankind (On the
stepping on moon)
Neil Armstrong
I think therefore I am.
Descartes
Truth and non - violence are my God
Do or die
Hai Ram
Untouchability is a crime against God and man-
kind
A customer is the most important person in our
premises.
Mahatma Gandhi
Ram and Rahim are the two different names of
the same God
Kabir Das
Kerala is a lunatic asylum
Live fast; die young.
Swami Vivekananda
We have now to fight for peace with the same
courage and determination as we fought against
aggression.
Jai Jawan Jai Kisan
Lal Bahadur Shastri
One caste, one God, one religion for man.
Sree Narayana Guru
Back to Vedas
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Generations to come, it may be, will scarce be-
lieve that such a one as this ever in flesh and
blood walked up on this earth.
Einstein (About Gandhi)
The whole universe is my native land
Kalpana Chawla
Swaraj is my birthright I shall have it
Balagangadhara Tilak
We have made a tryst with destiny.
AramHaramHai
At the stroke of midnight hour when the world
sleeps India will wake to life and freedom.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Dilli Chalo.
Give me blood I shall give you freedom
Subhash Chandra Bose
Garibi Hatao
Indira Gandhi
Freedom is in peril. Defend it with all your might.
Work like a bull and live like a hermit.
Dr. Ambedkar
Aiming low is a crime
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
...... the light that shone in this country was no
ordinary light ..... for that light represented that
living truth ...
Jawaharlal Nehru
This was their finest hour
More things are wrought by prayers than this
world dreams of.
Tennyson
Take care to get what you like or you will be
forced to like what you get.
George Bernad Shaw
The goal of war is peace; of business, leisure
The roots of education are bitter, but fruit is sweet
Aristotle
Marriage is the only adventure open to the timid
Voltaire
Know them thy self, presume not God to scan
The proper study of mankind of a man
Alexander Pope
The supreme happiness of life is the conviction
that we are loved
Victor Hugo
Among freemen there can be no successful ap-
peal from the ballot to the bullet
Abraham Lincolin
There is no god higher than truth
Mahatma Gandhi
The best portion of a good Mens life. His little
nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of
love
William Wordsworth
I am restless, I thirst for the distant, the far away
I would sooner fail than not be among the great-
est
John Keats
The class struggle necessarily leads to the dicta-
torship of the proletariat
Karl Marx (1818 - 83)
Big, Bright and beautiful
(Describing the view of the earth from the space)
The responsibility for their flight lies from with
history and with the giants of science who pro-
ceeded the effort.
(Farewell telecast from space)
Neil Armstrong
Big brother is watching you
George Orwel
Be proud that you are Indian, proudly claim I am
an Indian, every Indian is my brother
Vivekanada
INTERNATIONAL DAYS
World Laughter Day............................. January 10
World Customs Day ............................. January 26
Valentines Day....................................February 14
World Mother Language Day.................February 21
World Womens Day................................. March 8
World Consumer Day ............................. March 15
World Disabled Day ............................... March 15
World Forestry Day................................ March 21
International Day for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination........................................ March 21
World Day for Water............................... March 22
WorldMeteorological Day.........................................March 23
World Tuberculosis Day......................... March 24
World Theatre Day................................. March 27
World Ship Day.......................................... April 5
World Health Day....................................... April 7
World Aviation and Cosmonautics Day......April 12
International Special Librarians Day...........April 15
World Haemophilia Day.............................April 17
World Heritage Day...................................April 18
World Secretaries Day...............................April 21
World Earth Day........................................April 22
World Book and Copy Right Day...............April 23
International Dance Day............................April 29
May Day, International Labourers Day......... May 1
World Solar Energy Day .............................. May 3
World Press Freedom Day............................ May 3
World Red Cross Day.................................. May 8
International Nurses Day........................... May 12
International Mothers Day.. 2
nd
sunday of every May
World Day of the Family............................ May 15
World Telecommunication Day................... May 17
Commonwealth Day................................... May 24
World Anti-tobacco Day............................ May 31
International Day of innocent,
Children Victims of Aggression Day............ June 4
World Environment Day .............................. June 5
World day to combat desertification
and drought .............................................. June 17
Fathers Day.............................................. June 20
UN Charter Signing Day ............................ June 25
International Day against Drug Abuse
and Illicit Trafficking.................................. June 26
World Architectural Day............................... July 1
World Population Day................................ July 11
World Breast Feeding Day...................... August 1
International Friendship Day................... August 3
Hiroshima Day........................................ August 6
Nagasaki Day......................................... August 9
World Youth Day.......................... August 12 (UN)
World Folklore Day................................August 22
World Sanskrit Day................................August 22
World Enforced Disappearance Day.......August 31
World Coconut Day............................ September 2
World Literacy Day............................. September 8
World Ozone Day............................. September 16
U.N. Peace Day................................. September 20
World Alzheimers Day ..................... September 21
World Tourism Day........................... September 27
World Heart Day.................. Last Sunday September
World Animal Welfare Day...................... October 4
World Postal Day ................................... October 9
Territorial Army Day ............................... October 9
World Standards Day ........................... October 14
World Blind Day (World white cane day)October 15
World Food Day................................... October 16
Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Day October 21
U.N Day............................................... October 24
World Information Development Day.... October 24
World Thrift Day.................................. October 30
World Diabetes Day ..........................Novemebr 14
World Citizen Day..............................November 14
World Environmental .............................................
Protection day...................................November 25
World AIDS Day.................................. December 1
World Human Rights Day.................. December 10
World Asthma Day............................ December 11
Marconi Day.................................... December 12
NATIONAL DAYS (INDIA)
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas........................... January 9
National Youth Day............................... January 12
Army Day ............................................. January 15
Netaji Day............................................. January 23
India Tourism Day................................. January 25
Republic Day......................................... January 26
Martyrs Day......................................... January 30
Panchayat Day..................................... February 19
Arunachal Day..................................... February 20
Central Excise Day................................ February 24
National Science Day............................ February 28
National Security Day................................ March 4
Ordinance Factories Day (India) ............... March 18
Orissa Day .................................................. April 1
National Maritime Day................................. April 5
Jallianwala bagh Day..................................April 13
National Technology Day........................... May 11
National Mother Security Day.....................April 11
Solidarity Day............................................. May 13
Fire force day.............................................April 14
Sikkim Day ................................................. May 16
Anti Terrorism Day (Death anniversary of
Rajiv Gandhi).............................................. May 21
Everest Day................................................ May 29
Doctors Day................................................. July 1
Kargil Vijay Day........................................... July 26
Quit India Day......................................... August 9
Independence Day ................................. August 15
Sadbhavana Day........... (Birth anniversary of Rajiv
Gandhi) .................................................. August 20
National Sports Day (Dhyanchands Brithday) ........
August 29
Teachers Day (Birth anniversary of
Dr. Radhakrishnan) .............................. September 5
Hindi Day.......................................... September 14
Engineers day.................................... September 15
Deaf Day.......................................... September 26
National Blood Donation Day.................. October 1
Gandhi Jayanti Day.................................. October 2
Wild Life Week .............................. October 1st to 7
Air Force Day.......................................... October 8
National Postal Day............................... October 10
Azad Hind day ...................................... October 21
National Rededication Day (Death anniversary of
Mrs. Indira Gandhi, birth anniversary of
Sardar Vallabhai Patel)........................... October 31
Legal Service Day................................ November 9
Transport Day.................................... November 10
Childrens Day..................................... November 14
National News Paper day....................November 16
National Mental disorder day................November 17
Indian Citizen Day.............................. November 19
NCC Day............................................ November 24
National Law Day............................... November 26
Navy Day............................................. December 4
Armed Force Flag Day.......................... December 7
National Mental disorder ..................... December 8
Conservation Day............................... December 14
National energy protect day.................. December 14
Vijay Divas......................................... December 16
National Minorities Rights Day........... December 18
Kissan Day (Farmers Day) ................. December 23
National Consumer Day...................... December 24
Kisan Divas celebrated on the birth day of Sri
Charan Singh.
Childrens day is being celebrated on the birth-
day of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Teachers Day is being celebrated on the birth-
day of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
National youth Day is being celebrated on the
birthday of Vivekananda
National Sports day is being celebrated on the
birthday of Dhyan Chand.
National Technology day is being celebrated
to commemorate Indias achievements on
nuclear capability.
National Science Day is celebrated on the day
in 1928 C. V. Raman discovered Raman Effect.
Doctors Day is celebrated on the birthday of
Dr. B. C. Roy
National Broadcasting Day is celebrated on
that day when Gandhiji addressed the nation.
National Voters Day
January 25 will here after be celebrated as National
Voters Day. January 25 is the foundation day of
the Election Commission of India.
UNITED NATIONS YEAR
Refugees year............................................. 1959-60
Co-operation Year ............................................ 1965
Tourism year.................................................... 1967
Human Rights Year .......................................... 1968
Education Year ................................................ 1970
Fight against Racial discrimination Year............1971
Book Year........................................................ 1972
Copper Nicus Year ........................................... 1973
Population Year ............................................... 1974
Womens Year.................................................. 1975
Fight Against Untouchability........................... 1978
Childrens Year ................................................. 1979
Handicapped year............................................ 1981
Communication Year ........................................ 1983
Youth Year....................................................... 1985
Peace Year ....................................................... 1986
AIDS Year ....................................................... 1988
Literacy Year.................................................... 1990
Space Year....................................................... 1992
Sports and Family Year .................................... 1994
Poverty Eradication Year .................................. 1996
Ocean Year ...................................................... 1998
Old Age Year ................................................... 1999
Peace and Cultural Year.................................... 2000
Self Service Year .............................................. 2001
Mountains Year ............................................... 2002
Eco Tourism Year ............................................. 2002
Fresh Water Year ............................................. 2003
International Rice Year ..................................... 2004
International Micro Credit Year......................... 2005
International Physics Year................................ 2005
International Sports and Physical Education.....2005
International Dolphin Pole Year ..................... 2007
International Potato Year.................................. 2008
International Earth Year.................................... 2008
International Natural Fibre Year ........................ 2009
Bio Diversity Year ............................................ 2010
Forest Year ...................................................... 2011
KERALA - DAYS
June 19............................................... Reading Day
June 19 - 25....................................... Reading Week
Chingam1.................................... Agricultural Day
October 4.......................................... Elephant Day
October 13.............................................Sports Day
November 1........................... Kerala formation Day
IMPORTANT MUSEUMS
National Childrens Museum.................... New Delhi
Calico Textile Museum....................... Ahemadabad
Visvesarayya Industrial And Technological Museum
Bangalore
Tippu Sulthan Museum............... Sreerangapatnam
Sree Chithra Art Gallery...........Thiruvananthapuram
Birla Industrial & Technological Museum.... Kolkata
Birla Planetorium......................................... Kolkata
Nethaji Museum......................................... Kolkata
National Gallery of Modern Art ............... New Delhi
Indian Museum.......................................... Kolkata
National Museum....................................... Kolkata
Salarjung Museum................................. Hyderabad
Nehru Museum....................................... New Delhi
Archeological Museum........................... New Delhi
Victoria Memorial Hall ................................. Kolkata
Rail Transport Museum.......................... New Delhi
National Museum of Natural History....... New Delhi
Indian War Memorial Museum................ New Delhi
Prince of Wales Museum........................... Mumbai
OFFICIAL RESIDENCE
Indian President ..................... Rashtrapathi Bhavan
Indian Prime Minister........ No. 7, Race Course Road
Pope................................................. Vatical Palace
Governor .............................................. Raj Bhavan
American President............................ White House
Britain Prime Minister ................ 10, Downing Street
King & Queen of Britain ............Bekkingham Palace
South Korean President ........................ Blue House
Sreelankan President.......................... Temple Trees
Nepal King............................. Narayan Hithi Palace
Kongo President................................ Marbil Palace
Pakistan President ............................... Ivane Sadan
French President............................... Eleesee Palace
INDUSTRIAL NAMES
Ambassador..................................................... Car
Nicon..........................................................Camera
Alvin.................................................... Refrigerator
Amul ...................................................Milk Powder
Usha..................................... Fan, Sewing Machine
Merit............................................ Sewing Machine
Bush, Murphy............................................... Radio
Philips, Panasoni .......................Radio & Television
Kelvinator ............................................ Refrigerator
Prestige......................................... Pressure Cooker
Chandrika, Lux, Pears, Radhas, Lifeboy........... Soap
Sunlight ............................................... Soap Power
Shalimar, Nerolac ............................................ Paint
Lactogen, Lactose...............................Milk Powder
Ashok, Zenith............................................... Blade
Fiat, Premier, Standars....................................... Car
Ciat, Dunlop, Bridgestone................................ Tyre
Crompton, Rally, GEC........................................ Fan
Hero................................................................. Pen
Colgate, Cibaca, Forehands, Close up... Tooth Paste
Signal .................................................. Tooth Paste
Wills, Charminar, Panama, Scissors............ Cigarette
Rolex, Titan, Ceeko, Favourluba....................Watch
Citizen, Omega, Jovial ...................................Watch
Jumbo....................................................... Jet Plain
Avro ...................................................... Aero Plain
Raj Dooth, Bullet, Royal Enfield...........Motor Cycle
Benze, Leyland................................ Bus, Car, Lorry
Sakthiman ..................................................... Treck
Jubily, Bismi ..................................................... Pen
Everady, Jeep, Toshiba Anand, Nippo..........Battery
Hercules, BSA, Hero...................................... Cycle
Bata............................................................. Shoes
Chethak, Lamby, Vijay................................. Scooter
Remington, Halda, Godrej ...................... Typewriter
Bajaj ............................................................... Bulb
Bruke Bond...........................................Coffee, Tea
Lipton.............................................................. Tea
PUBLICATIONS
The Times..................................................London
The Sunday Times......................................London
Daily Telegraph..........................................London
Morning Star ..............................................London
The Guardian.............................................London
The Sun .....................................................London
The Economist ...........................................London
The Observor .............................................London
Financial Times...........................................London
The Daily Mail ............................................London
The Hindu...................................................... India
Newyork Times......................................... Newyork
Washington Post................................. Washington
International Herald Tribune..................... Newyork
The Don..................................................... Karachi
Pakistan Times ........................................... Karachi
Kabool Mail ................................................Kabool
Outlook...................................................... Karachi
Red Flag..................................................... Beejing
China Times ................................................Tai Pey
Rudepravo .................................................. Pregue
Limonde......................................................... Paris
Pravda...................................................... Moscow
Isestya..................................................... Moscow
Straight Times........................................ Singapore
Akbar Al Kuwait.......................................... Kuwait
Al thavara.............................................. Demascus
Peoples Daily ............................................. Beejing
Statesman ................................................ Colombo
Ashi Shimban............................................... Tokyo
Australian................................................ Canberra
Mainichi Shimban.......................................... Japan
Times of India................................................. India
Morning News ..................................... Bangladesh
Sydney Morning News............................... Sydney
Reference News............................................. China
Rising Nepal ........................................... Katmandu
FIRST IN KERALA
Governor ............................. Dr. B Ramakrishna Rao
Chief Minister..................... E.M.S. Namboothiripad
Deputy Chief Minister ............................. R. Sankar
Assembly Speaker R. Sankarana Narayanan Thampi
Congress Chief Minister ................ R. Sankar (1962)
Jnapeeda Winner (India) ...............G. Sankara Kurup
Malayalee Governor ..............................V.P. Menon
First Malayalee Member of UPSC... Dr. K.G. Adiyodi
First Malayalee winner of Dhronacharya Award.......
O.M. Nambiar
Woman Magistrate....................... Omanakunjamma
Woman High Court Judge................. Anna Chandy
Woman Minister .................................... K.R. Gowri
Woman member of Parliament............Anne Maskrin
First woman I.A.S......................... Anna Malhothra
Woman IPS Officer .................................. Sreelekha
WORLD NEWS AGENCIES
Reutors........................................... Britain
Kyodo............................................. Japan
Andara...................................... Indonesia
Erna.................................................... Iran
Sinhwa............................................. China
Associated Press............................... USA
Ritha............................................... Russia
Ansa................................................ Spain
Agents France Press (AFP) ............. France
Bernama....................................... Malesya
Dentas Press Agenter................... Germany
Nafen........................................ Hongkong
Al Jaseera...................................... Khattar
Tass ............................................... Russia
Press Trust of India............................India
United News of India .........................India
Interpress Service............................. Rome
VEHICLE PRODUCERS
General Motors............................................... USA
Ford Motors................................................... USA
Toyotta Motors............................................. Japan
Benze....................................................... Germany
Nissam Motor................................................ Japan
Devoo.................................................South Korea
Fiat ................................................................. Italy
Honda Motors............................................... Japan
Mitsbushi Motors ......................................... Japan
Pyugiyottu.................................................. France
Hyundai ..............................................South Korea
GANDHI NAMES
African Gandhi ............................ Kennath Kounda
Modern Gandhi ................................... Baba Amthe
Burmese Gandhi ........................................Ong San
Kosavo Gandhi ............................... Ibrahim Rugeva
Kerala Gandhi ...................................... K. Kelappan
Mayyazhi Gandhi ................... I.K. Kumaran Master
American Gandhi ...................... Martin Luther King
Sreelankan Gandhi ............................... Ariya Retne
Frontier Gandhi ................. Khan Abdul Gaffer Khan
President -Kerala Sahithya Academy
Sardar K.M. Paniker
College............................................... CMS College
Printing Press....................... CMS Press, Kottayam
Movie........................................... Vigathakumaran
Movie with sound......................................... Balan
Colour Movie.......................... Kandam Bech Kottu
Olympian............................................ Suresh Babu
Malayalee President INC................C. Sankaran Nair
National Park......................................... Eravikulam
Novelist ...................................... Appu Nedungadi
Champu in Malayam...............Unniyachi Charitham
Sanskrit Champu....................... Amogha Raghavam
Newspaper ................................ Rajya Samacharam
Woman Vice Chancellor ................... Dr. Janci James
Printed Malayalam Book ....... Samkshepa Vedartham
First Book in which Malayalam Alphabet was printed
Horthus Malabaricus
Press in India where Malayalam was printed............
Career Press, Mumbai
Monthly Literary Magazine................. Vidyavilasini
Short Story..................................... Vasana Vikruthi
Social Novel ............................................Indulekha
Detective Novel ............................ Bhaskara Menon
Drama ......................................... Kalyani Nadakam
University................................... Kerala University
Radio Station.......................... Thiruvananthapuram
MalayalamInternet Literary Club....... www.puzha.com
Bank ............................................ Nedungadi Bank
Malayalam Internet Portal .................. Indiainfo.com
Post Office............................................ Alappuzha
English School ................................... Mattanchery
Indian Principal ....................... A.R. Raja Raja Varma
Keralite appearing Postal Stamp. Sreenarayana Guru
Museum............................................... Trivandrum
Zoo...................................................... Trivandrum
Concrete Bridge........................... Karamana, TVPM
FilmHero............................................... A.K. Aroor
Film Heroine............................................. Kamalam
Hanging Bridge........................................ Punaloor
Audio Novel .................................... Ithanente Peru
Private TV Channel .....................................Asianet
Cinema Studio................. Udaya Studio, Alappuzha
Malayalee Magsaysay Award winner ......................
Varghese Kurian
Mineral Water Plant ............................. Kumbalangi
Daily Newspaper .........................Rajyasamacharam
Factors and Multiples: If a number `m' divides
another number `n' exactly, then we say that
`m' is a factor of `n' and that `n' is a multiple
of `m'.
eg. 3 is a factor of 12 and therefore 12
is a multiple of 3.
Least Common Multiple (L.C.M.)
L.C.M. is the least non-zero number in com-
mon multiples of two or more numbers.
Multiple of 6 =6, 12, 18, 24, 30, ........
Multiple of 8 =8, 16, 24, 32, 40, ........
Common Multiple of 6 and 8 = 24, 48
...............
Least Common Multiple =24
Factorisation Method:
Find the L.C.M. of 12, 27 and 40
Factors of 12
= 2x2x3 = 2
2
x3
Factors of 27
= 3x3x3 = 3
3
Factors of 40
= 2x2x2x5 = 2
3
x5
L C M x x . . . 2 3 5 1080
3 3
SHORT CUT METHOD
(Division Method)
Find the L.C.M. of 12, 27, 40
L C M . . . 2x2x3x9x10 = 1080
2 12 3 27 2 40
2 6 3 9 2 20
3 3 3 3 2 10
1 1 5 5
1
2 12, 27, 40
2 6, 27, 20
3 3, 27, 10
1, 9, 10
HIGHEST COMMON FACTOR (H.C.F)
The highest common factor of two or
more numbers is the greatest number which
divides each of them exactly.
eg. Find the H.C.F. of 24 and 56
Factors of 24 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24
Factors of 56 = 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56
Common factors of 24 and 56 are 1, 2, 4, 8
H.C.F. of 24 and 56 =8
Factorisation Method: H.C.F. can be found by
resolving the given numbers into prime fac-
tors and then taking the product of least pow-
ers of all common factors, that occur in these
numbers.
Eg. Find H.C.F. of 48, 108, 140
Factors of 48
= 2x2x2x2x3
= 2
4
x3
Factors of 108
= 2x2x3x3x3 = 2
2
x3
3
Factors of 140
= 2x2x5x7 = 2
2
x 5 x 7
H.C.F. = 2
2
= 4
Division Method
Find the H.C.F. of 48, 108, 140
2 48, 108, 140
2 24, 54, 70
12, 27, 35
H.C.F.=2x2= 4
2 48 2 108 2 140
2 24 2 54 2 70
2 12 3 27 5 35
2 6 3 9 7
3 3
L.C.M & H.C.F
QUICKER & SHORT CUT METHOD
Find the H.C.F. of 777 and 1147
777) 1147 (1
777
370) 777(2
740
37) 370 (10
370
0
H.C.F. of 777 and 1147 is 37
* The product of two given numbers is equal
to the product of their H.C.F. and L.C.M.
L.C.M. of two numbers
=
Productof numbers
. . . HC F of numbers
L.C.M. of given fractions
=
L C M of numerators
HC F of deno ators
. . .
. . . min
H.C.F of given fractions
=
HC F of numerators
L C M of deno ators
. . .
. . . min
The L.C.M of a given set of numbers
would be either the highest or higher than
the highest of the given numbers.
The H.C.F. of a given set of numbers
would be either the lowest or lower than
the lowest.
Solved Examples
1. Find the L.C.M. of 125,64,8 and 3.
Ans : Given numbers are 5
3
, 2
6
, 2
3
and 3
L.C.M. 5
3
x2
6
x3 = 24,000
2. Find the L.C.M. of
1
3
5
6
5
9
10
27
, , ,
?
Ans: L.C.M. of fractions
=
L C M of numerators
HC F of deno ators
. . .
. . . min
L.C.M. of 1, 5 and 10 is 10
H.C.F of 3, 6, 9 and 27 is 3
L.C.M. of given fractions =
10
3
3. Find the H.C.F. of
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
, , , ,
Ans: H.C.F. of fractions
=
HC F of numerators
L C M of deno ators
. . .
. . . min
H.C.F. of 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 is 1
L.C.M of 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 is 120
H.C.F. of given fractions =
1
120
4. The L.C.M. of two number is 2310. Their
H.C.F. is 30. If one number is 210, the other
is:
Ans: The other number
=
L C M xHC F
givennumber
. . . . . .
=
2310 30
210
330
x
5. The H.C.F. and L.C.M. of two numbers

are 44 and 264 respectively. If the first num-
ber is divided by 2, the quotient is 44, The
other number is
Ans: First number = 2x44 = 88
Second number =
44 264
88
132
x
6. The least square number which is divis-

ible by 6, 8 and 15 is:
Ans: The least number divisible by 6, 8 and 15
is their L.C.M. which is 120
Now 120 = 2x2x2x3x5
To make it a perfect square, it must be
multiplied by 2x3x5
Required Number=120x2x3x5=3600
7. The least number of square tiles
required to pave the ceiling of a room 15m
17cm long and 9m. 2cm broad is:
Ans: Size of largest square tile
=H.C.F. of 1517 cm and 902 cm
= 41 cm.
Least number of tiles required

=
Areaof theroom
Areaof onetile
=
1517 902
41 41
814
x
x

8. Find the least number which when divided
separately by 15, 20, 36 and 48 leaves 3 as re-
mainder in each case.
Ans : Required number
=L.C.M. of (15,20,36 and 48) +3
= 720 + 3 = 723
9. Find the greatest number that will divide
197 and 269 and leaves 5 as remainder in
each case.
Required number =H.C.F. of [(197-5)
and (269-5)]
= H.C.F. of (192 and 264) =8
12. Five bells begin to toll together and toll
respectively at intervals of 6,7,8,9 and 12 sec-
onds. How many times they will toll together
in one hour, excluding the one at the start?
Ans: L.C.M. of 6,7,8,9 and 12
= 2x2x3x7x2x3 = 504
ie, The bells will toll together after each 504
seconds. In one hour, they will toll together

60 60
504
7
x
times
PRACTICE TEST
1. Find the L.C.M of 12, 15, 18 and 27.
a) 1,080 b) 540
c) 270 d) 760
2. Find the H.C.F. of 72, 48 and 30.
a) 30 b) 12 c) 6 d) 3
3. Find the L.C.M. of 2
2
x3
3
x5
3
and
2
3
x3
2
x5.
a) 27,000 b) 180
c) 36 d) 13,500
4. Find the L.C.M. of
2
5
3
10
,
and
4
15
a)
1
30
b) 2
2
5
c)
24
750
d)
2
5
5. Find the H.C.F. of
4
5
3
10
7
15
, and
a)
1
5
b)
84
5
c)
84
30
d)
1
30
6. If the L.C.M of x and y is z, their H.C.F.
is.
a)
z
y x
b) xyz
c)
z
y + x
d)
y x
z
7. H.C.F of two numbers is 24 and their
L.C.M is 1080. If one of the numbers is 120,
find the other.
a) 216 b) 532 c) 108 d) 820
8. L.C.M. of 2.5, 0.5 and 0.175 = ?
a) 2.5 b) 0.5
c) 0.175 d) 17.5
9. H.C.F. of two numbers is 24 and their
L.C.M is 1344. If the difference between the
numbers is 80, their sum is:
a) 368 b) 356
c) 332 c) 304
10. Find the greatest number which can di-
vide 1354, 1866 and 2762 leaving the same
remainder 10 in each case.
a) 64 b) 124 c) 156 d) 260
11. Find the least perfect square which is di-
visible by 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8.
a) 2500 b) 1200
c) 3600 d) 900
12. The least number which when divided by
15, 27, 35 and 42 leaves in each case a re-
mainder 7 is:
a) 1897 b) 1987
c) 1883 d) 2007
13. Two containers contain 60 and 165 litres
of milk respectively. Find the maximum capac-
ity of a container which can measure the milk
in each container an exact number of times
(in litres)
a) 15 b) 3 c) 5 d) 10
14. Two baskets contain 195 and 250 ba-
nanas respectively, which are distributed in
equal number among children. Find the largest
number of bananas that can be given, so that
3 bananas are left over from the first basket
and 2 from the second.
a) 4 b) 18 c) 8 d) 6
Qn: (15- 18) :- Write in ascending order
15.
1
2
2
5
3
4
3
2
, , ,
a)
2
5
1
2
3
4
3
2
, , ,
b)
3
4
1
2
2
5
3
2
, , ,
c)
3
2
3
4
1
2
2
5
, , ,
d)
3
2
1
2
2
5
3
4
, , ,
16.
5
3
11
9
5
6
7
12
, , ,
a)
11
9
7
12
5
3
5
6
, , ,
b)
7
12
5
6
11
9
5
3
, , ,
c)
5
6
7
12
11
9
5
3
, , ,
d)
5
3
11
9
5
6
7
12
, , ,
17.
5
6
7
8
3
4
1
3
, , ,
a)
7
8
1
3
3
4
5
6
, , ,
b)
5
6
7
8
3
4
1
3
, , ,
c)
3
4
7
8
1
3
3
4
, , ,
d)
1
3
3
4
5
6
7
8
, , ,
Qn: 18- 20 Write in descending order
18.
1
3
2
5
3
4
1
6
, , ,
a)
1
3
2
5
3
4
1
6
, , ,
b)
1
6
2
5
1
3
3
4
, , ,
c)
2
5
3
4
1
3
1
6
, , ,
d)
3
4
2
5
1
3
1
6
, , ,
19.
5
6
7
8
11
12
3
10
, , ,
a)
5
6
7
8
11
12
3
10
, , ,
b)
7
8
5
6
11
12
3
10
, , ,
c)
11
12
7
8
5
6
3
10
, , ,
d)
7
8
5
6
11
12
3
10
, , ,
20.
5
3
11
9
5
6
7
12
, , ,
a)
5
3
11
9
5
6
7
12
, , ,
b)
11
9
5
3
7
12
5
6
, , ,
c)
5
3
11
9
5
6
7
12
, , ,
d)
11
9
5
6
5
3
7
12
, , ,
Qn 21-23 Find the greatest of the given frac-
tions
21.
2
3
4
15
3
5
3
4
, , ,
a)
4
15
b)
3
4
c)
3
5
d)
2
3
22.
5
8
6
11
13
22
9
13
, , ,
a)
5
8
b)
6
11
c)
13
22
d)
9
13
23.
3
4
5
7
2
3
8
11
, , ,
a)
3
4
b)
5
7
c)
2
3
d)
8
11
Qn: (24 - 26) Find the smallest of the given
fraction.
24.
2
3
5
7
9
13
9
14
7
4
, , , ,
a)
9
14
b)
2
3
c)
7
4
d)
5
7
25.
11
14
14
17
17
20
23
26
29
32
, , , ,
a)
29
32
b)
11
14
c)
17
20
d)
14
17
26.
5
6
3
4
5
8
6
7
, , ,
a)
3
4
b)
6
7
c)
5
8
d)
5
6
27. A heap of stones can be made in groups
of 21 but when made up into groups of
16, 20, 25 and 45 there are 3 stones
left in each case, The number of stones
in the heap is
a) 3600 b) 3603
c) 7200 d) 7203
28. Three measuring rods are 64cm, 80cm
and 96 cm in length. The least length of
cloth (in metres) that can be measured
exact number of times using any of the
three rods is
a) 0.96m b) 9.6m
c) 96m d) 960m
29. The largest number, which exactly divides
the product of any three consecutive in-
tegers is
a) 2 b) 3 c) 6 d) 12
30. The L.C.M. of two numbers is 63 and their
H.C.F. is 9. If one of the numbers is 27,
the other number will be
a) 9 b) 21 c) 17 d) 189
31. The HCF of two numbers is 32 and their
product is 10240. Find their L.C.M?
a) 640 b) 320 c) 324 d) 230
32. A gardener had a number of shrubs to
plant in rows. At first he tried to plant 8,
then 12 and then 16 in a row but he had
always 3 shrubs left with him. On trying
7 he had none left. Find the total number
of shrubs.
a) 147 b) 150 c) 137 d) 154
33. Six bells commencing tolling together and
toll at intervals of 2,4,6,8,10 and 12 sec-
onds respectively. In 30 minutes, how
many times do they toll together.
a) 17 b) 15 c) 16 d) 20
34. In a seminar the number of participants
in Hindi, English and Mathematics are 60,
84 and 108 respectively. Find the mini-
mum number of rooms required, where
in each room the same number of par-
ticipants are to be seated; and all of them
being in the same subject.
a) 20 b) 22 c) 25 d) 21
ANSWERS TO PRACTICE TEST - 6
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (d)
6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (a)
11. (c) 12. (a) 13. (a) 14. (c) 15. (a)
16. (b) 17. (d) 18. (d) 19. (c) 20. (a)
21. (b) 22.(d) 23. (a) 24. (a) 25. (b)
26. (c) 27. (d) 28.(b) 29. (c) 30. (b)
31. (b) 32. (a) 33. (b) 34. (d)
A fraction with its denominator as `100'
is called a percentage. Percentage means per
hundred.
So it is a fraction of the form
6
100
37
100
151
100
, and
and these fractions
can be expressed as 6%, 37% and 151%
respectively.
In such a fraction, the numerator is called
rate percent.
To express x% as a fraction or a decimal,
divide xby 100.
If the price of an item increases by r%,
then the reduction in consumption, so that the
expenditure remains the same is
r
r
x
+
|
\
|
.
|
100
100%
If the price of the commodity decreases
by r%, the increase in consumption, so that
the expenditure remains the same is
r
r
x
100
100%
|
\
|
.
|
If the value is first increased by x% and
then by y%, the final increase is
x y
xy
+ +
|
\
|
.
|
100
%
If there is a decrease instead of increase, a
negative sign is attached to the corresponding
rate percent.
If the value of a number is first increased
by x% and later it is decreased by x% then net
change is always a decrease which is equal to
x
2
100
|
\
|
.
|%
If pass marks in an examination is x% and
if a student secures y marks and fails by z
marks, then the maximum mark
=
100 ( ) y z +
x
A candidate scores x% in an examina-
tion fails by à' marks while another candi-
date who scores y% gets `b' marks more than
the minimum required for a pass, then the
maximum mark =
100(a b) +
y x
If the length of a rectangle is increased
by x% and the breadth is decreased by y%,
then the area is increased or decreased by
( )% x y
xy

100
according to the (+) ve or
(-) ve sign obtained.
If the present population is P which in-
creases R% annually, then
(i) the population after n years
= P
R
n
100
100
+ |
\
|
.
|
(ii) the population n years ago
=
n
R 100
100
P |
.
|
\
|
+
If the present value of a machine is P
which depreciates at R% per annum, then
(i) the value of the machine after n years
= P
R
n
100
100
|
\
|
.
|
(ii) the value of the machine n years ago
=

P
R
n
100
100
|
\
|
.
|
Percent age
4 In an examination 36% are pass marks.
If an examinee gets 17 marks and fails by 10
marks, what are the maximum marks?
Ans : Pass mark=(17+10)= 27
Let maximum marks be x
Then 36% of x= 27 or
36
100
27 x x=
x= =
27 100
36
75
x
Hence, maximum marks =75
The answer can be arrived quickly by
Maximum marks =
100 17 10
36
( ) +
=
100 27
36
75
x
=
5. Subtracting 40% of a number from the
number, we get the result as 30. Find the num-
ber.
Ans: Let the number be x.
= x x
40
100
30
(ie)
x 1
2
5
30
|
\
|
.
| =
x = = 30
5
3
50 x
6. I f the price of sugar be increased by
25%, find by how much percent must its con-
sumption be decreased to keep the expendi-
ture fixed on sugar?
Ans:
Decrease in consumption
=
25
100 25
100%
+
|
\
|
.
|
=
25 100
125
20%
x
% =
7. The salary of a worker was first increased
by 10% and thereafter decreased by 5%.
What was the effect in his salary?
Ans: % effect =
10 5
10 5
100

|
\
|
.
|
x
%
His salary is increased by 4.5% (because

the sign is +ve.)
If x% students failed in a particular sub-
ject, y% students failed in another subject, and
z% students failed in both subjects, then the
pass present = 100+z-(x+y)
Fractional Equivalents of important percents
1%
1
100
40%
2
5
6
1
4
1
16
8
1
3
1
12
=
=
=
=
%
%
2%
1
50
60%
3
5
12
1
2
1
8
16
2
3
1
6
=
=
=
=
%
%
4%
1
25
80%
4
5
25%
1
4
33
1
3
1
3
=
=
=
= %
5%
1
20
100% 1
37
1
2
3
8
66
2
3
2
3
=
=
=
=
%
%
8%
2
25
50%
1
2
83
1
3
5
6
=
=
= %
10%
1
10
62
1
2
5
8
=
= %
20%
1
5
75%
3
4
=
=
SOLVED EXAMPLES:
1. Find 33
1
3
% of 600
Ans: 33
1
3
% of 600 =
1
3
x600 = 200
2. What percent of 144 is 36?
Ans: Let x% of 144 = 36
(ie)
x
100
144 36 x =
(ie)
x= =
36 100
144
25
x
3. 2.5 is 5% of what?
Ans : Let the number be x
= 5% 25 of x .
5
100
25 50 x x x = = .
87
1
2
7
8
= %
2 8
133
1
3
4
3
= %
8. The value of a machine depriciates at the
rate of 10% per annum. If its present value is
Rs. 81,000 what will be its worth after 2
years?
Ans: The value of the machine after
2 years = Rs. 81,000x
1
10
100
2
|
\
|
.
|
= Rs. 81000 x
9
10
9
10
65 610 x Rs = . ,
9. Due to fall of 10% in the rate of sugar,
500 gm more sugar can be purchased for Rs.
140. Find the original rate and reduced rate.
Ans : Money spent originally=Rs. 140
Less Money to be spent now
= 10% of 140
= Rs. 14
Rs. 14 now yield 500gm sugar
Present rate of sugar =Rs. 28 per kg.

If the present value is Rs. 90, the original value
= Rs. 100
If the present value is Rs. 28 the original value
= Rs.
100
90
28 x
= Rs. 31.11
10. In an examination, 42% students failed
in History and 52% failed in Geography. If 17%
students failed in both subjects, find the per-
centage of those students who passed in both
the subjects.
Ans:- Pass percent=100+17-(42+52)
= 117 - 94
= 23
PRACTICE TEST
1. 65% of 7+35% of 3 = ?% of 56
a) 1 b) 10 c) 50 d) 100
2. What is 20% of a number whose 200%
is 360?
a) 72 b) 36 c) 52 d) 144
3. What percent of
4
7
2
35
is
?
a) 2.5% b) 1000%
c) 25% d) 10%
4. The total income of A and B is Rs. 6000.
A spends 60% of his income and B spends
80% of his income. If their savings are equal,
then the income of A is,
a) Rs. 3500 b) Rs. 2000
c) Rs. 4000 d) Rs. 3000
5. With an increase of Rs. 2,000, Vishnu's
monthly salary became Rs. 12,000. What is
the percent increase in his salary?
a) 20 b) 25 c) 40 d) 80
6. if 75% of the students in a school are
boys and the number of girls is 420, the num-
ber of boys is
a) 1176 b) 1350
c) 1260 d) 1125
7. The salary of a worker is first increased
by 10% and therafter it was reduced by 10%.
What was the change in his salary?
a) 1% increase b) 5% increase
c) no change d) 1% decrease
8. A water tank contains 5% salt by
weight. xlitres of fresh water is added to 40
litres of tank water, so that the solution con-
tains 2% salt. The value of xis
a) 40 b) 50 c) 55 d) 60
9. The population of a town increases 5%
annually. If it is 15,435 now, what was it 2
years ago?
a) 14,000 b) 13,473
c) 12,345 d) 10,145
10. Navin spends 15% of his salary on cloths,
30% on food and 10% on transport. After this
if he is left with Rs. 900/- what is his salary?
a) Rs. 1,500 b) Rs. 2000
c) Rs. 1,635 d) Rs. 2500
11. When the price of an article was reduced
by 15% the sale of the article is increased by
20%. What was the effect on the sales?
a) 2% increase b) 1% increase
c) 2% decrease d) 1% decrease
12. In an election between two candidates,
the one gets 35% of the votes polled is de-
feated by 15000 votes. The number of votes
casted by the winning candidate is
a) 15,000 b) 1,75,000
c) 32,500 d) 52,500
13. In an examination, 70% students passed
in English and 75% in Hindi while 20% failed
in both the subjects. If 260 students passed in
both the subjects, the total number of students
is
a) 400 b) 500
c) 340 d) 460
14. If the radius of a circle is diminished by
10%, the area is diminished by
a) 36% b) 20%
c) 19% d) 10%
15. The price of an article is cut by 10%. In
order to restore it to its former value, the new
price must be increased by
a)
10
1
3
%
b) 11%
c)
11
1
9
%
d)
12
1
9
%
16. The breadth of a rectangular field is 60%
of its length. If the perimeter of the field is
800m, What is the area of the field?
a) 37,500 sq.m. b) 4,800 sq.m
c) 18,750 sq.m d) 40,000 sq.m
17. In a factory, 60% of the employees are
males. Among them 20% are matriculates and
the remaining are graduates. Among the fe-
males 40% are matriculates and the remain-
ing are graduates. If the total number of fe-
male employees in the factory is 640, how
many graduates are there in the factory?
a) 1024 b) 896
c) 1,152 d) 1000
18. In an employment exchange, 40% of the
job seekers are graduates, 20% are post-
graduates and remaining 6000 are non-gradu-
ates. How many post-graduate job seekers are
there?
a) 3,000 b) 6,000
c) 9,000 d) 12,000
19. A company hired a salesman on a monthly
salary of Rs. 3,000. In addition to it, the sales-
man was entitled for 20% commission on the
monthly sale. How much sale the salesman
should do if he wants his monthly income as
Rs. 10,000?
a) Rs. 50,000 b) Rs. 15,000
c) Rs. 35,000 d) Rs. 21,000
20. In a public sector company, 30% employ-
ees opted for pension and 50% employees
opted for provident fund. The remaining em-
ployees were uncertain. If the difference be-
tween those who opted for provident fund and
those who were uncertain was 1440, how
many employees were there in the company?
a) 7,200 b) 2,400
c) 2,880 d) 4,800
21. Prasanna spends 25% of her monthly in-
come on petrol for her car,
2
3
rd of the remain-
ing income on house hold items, rent, etc. If
she is left with Rs. 1,800 with her at the end
of the month how much does she spend on
petrol?
a) Rs. 1,800 b) Rs. 720
c) Rs. 2,500 d) Rs. 1,440
22. Rajesh earns Rs. 2,300 per month. He
spends Rs. 1,200 on food, Rs. 630 on convey-
ance, 10% of his monthly income on other in-
cidentals and saves the remaining amount. How
much money will he save in one year?
a) Rs. 2300 b) Rs. 2880
c) Rs. 2600 d) Rs. 2400
23. In an examination, Hari got 8 marks less
than 80% of the full marks and Ravi got 5
marks more than 70% of the full marks. Hari
beats Ravi by 2 marks. The marks scored by
Ravi is
a) 90 b) 110 c) 130 d) 140
ANSWERS TO PRACTICE
1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (d) 8.(d)
9. (a) 10. (b) 11. (a) 12. (c) 13. (a) 14. (c) 15. (c) 16.(a)
17. (c) 18. (a) 19. (c) 20. (d) 21.(a) 22. (b) 23. (b)
Cost Price: The price for which an article is
purchased is called the Cost Price (C.P.)
Selling price : The price at which an article is
sold is called the Selling Price (S.P.)
Profit (Gain) : The difference between the sell-
ing price and the cost price (when S.P. is more
than C.P) is called the Profit.
Loss:The difference between the cost price
and selling price (when C.P. is more than S.P.)
is called the Loss.
Points to remember:
1. Gain =(S.P) - (C.P); Loss =(C.P) - (S.P)
2. Gain%=
Gainx
C P
100
. .
=
SP CP |
\
|
.
|
CP
x 100
Loss%=
Lossx
C P
100
. .
=
C S
CP
x
P P |
\
|
.
| 100
3. When the cost price and gain percent are
given,
S.P. =C.P. x
100
100
+ |
\
|
.
|
Gain%
4. When the cost price and loss percent are
given
S.P. =C.P. x
100
100
|
\
|
.
|
Loss%
5. When the selling price and gain percent
are given
C.P. =S.P. x
100
100 +
|
\
|
.
|
Gain%
6. When the selling price and loss percent
are given
C.P. =S.P. x
100
100 ( %) Loss
7. The discount percent is calculated on the
marked price.
Discount percent
=

Discount
Markedprice
x100
8. If there are two successive profits of x%
and y% in a transaction then the resultant
profit percent is
x
x
+ + y
y
100
9. If there is a profit of x% and loss of y% in
a transaction, then the resultant profit and loss
percent is
x
x
y
y
100
according to the (+)ve and
the (-)ve signs respectively.
10. If cost price of xarticles is equal to the
selling price of y articles, then profit percent.
=
x y
y
x
|
\
|
.
|
100
SOLVED EXAMPLES
1. A man buys a toy for Rs. 25 and sells it
for Rs. 30. Find his gain percent.
Ans: Gain = 30 - 25 = Rs. 5
Gain % =
5
25
100 20% x Rs = .
2. By selling a watch for Rs. 144 a man
loses 10%. At what price should he sell it in
order to gain 10%?
Ans: S.P. = Rs. 144; Loss = 10%
=
|
\
|
.
| C P Rs x . .
100
100 10
144
Pr of i t & Loss
= Rs.
100
90
144 160 x Rs = .
Gain required = 15%
= = S P Rs x Rs . . . .
115
100
160 184
Short cut:
Required SP =
144
90
115 184 x Rs = .
3. I sold a book at a profit of 16%. Had I
sold it for Rs. 18 more, 20% would have been
gained. Find the cost price.
Ans: Here 120% of C.P.
_
116% of C.P.
= Rs. 18
= 4% 18 of t Rs cos .
= = C P
x
Rs . . .
18 100
4
450
Formula :
C.P =
More gain x
Diff inpercentage profit
100
.
=
18 100
20 16
450
x
Rs
= .
4. A shopkeeper mixes two varieties of tea,
one costing Rs. 35 per kg. and another at
Rs. 45 per kg. in the ratio 3:2. If he sells the
mixed variety at Rs. 41.60 per kg. what is his
gain or loss percent?
Ans: - C.P of 5 kg. mix
= Rs. (35x3+45x2) = Rs. 195
S.P. of 5 kg. mix =Rs. (41.60x5)
= Rs. 208
Gain =Rs. (208-195) =Rs. 13
Gain% =
13
195
100 6
2
3
x = %
5. By selling a table for Rs. 40 instead of
Rs. 50, 5% more is lost. Find the cost of the
table.
Ans : Let the C.P. be Rs. x
Then if S.P.=Rs. 40, loss=Rs. (x-40)
If S.P =Rs. 50, loss =Rs. (x-50)
= ( ) ( ) X X X 40 50
5
100
x
= = 1 0
5
1 0 0
2 0 0 0 x Rs X X .
6. A grocer sells rice at a profit of 10% and
uses weights which are 20% less than the
marked weight. The total gain earned by him
will be
Ans: Let us consider a packet of rice marked
1 Kg.
Then its actual weight=80% of 1Kg.=0.8 Kg.
Let C.P. of 1 Kg be Rs. x
Then C.P. of 0.8Kg =Rs. 0.8 x
Now, S.P. =110% of C.P. of 1 Kg
=
110
100
11 x Rs X X = . .
Gain %=
0 3
0 8
.
.
X
X
x 100% = 37.5%
7. The cost price of 10 articles is equal to
the selling price of 9 articles. Find the gain
percent.
Ans: Let the cp of 1 article =Rs. 1
Then CP of 9 articles =Rs. 9
CP of 10 articles =Rs. 10
SP of 9 articles =Rs. 10
Gain =
10 9
9
100
100
9
11
1
9
|
\
|
.
|
= = %
8. A boy buys oranges at Rs. 2 for 3 or-
anges and sells them at one rupee each. To
make a profit of Rs. 10 he must sell:
Ans: Suppose he sells xoranges.
CP of xoranges =Rs.
2
3
x
SP of xoranges =Rs. x
Profit on xoranges = x-
2
3
x
=
x
3
=
x
x
3
10
= 30
9. A man sells two horses for Rs. 4000 each
neither losing nor gaining in the deal. If he sold
one horse at a gain of 25%, the other horse
would be sold at a loss of:
Ans: Let the other horse be sold at x% loss
Then 25 - x-
25
100
0
x
=
= x 20%
10. A discount series of 10%, 20% and 40%
is equal to a single discount of .....
Ans: Equivalent single discount
=
100
60
100
80
100
90 568% = x x .
PRACTICE TEST
1. By selling an article for Rs. 100, one gains
Rs. 10. Then the gain percent is
a) 10% b) 9%
c)
11
1
9
%
d)
10
1
2
%
2. A loss of 5% was suffered by selling a
plot for Rs. 4,085. The cost price of the plot
was:
a) Rs. 4350 b) Rs. 4259.25
c) Rs. 4200 d) Rs. 4300
3. A dealer sold a mixer for Rs. 420 at a
loss of 12.5%. At what price should he have
sold it to gain 12.5%?
a) Rs. 620 b) Rs. 540
c) Rs. 650 d) Rs. 750 4.
4. On selling 33m. of cloth, a person gained
an amount equivalent to the S.P. of 11m. of
cloth. The profit in the deal is
a) 50% b) 20%
c) 70% d) 30%
5. There are two consecutive discounts of
35% and 10% on a saree. If a person paid Rs.
1170 for that, then what was the original price
of the saree before the discounts?
a) Rs. 2,000 b) Rs. 1,800
c) Rs. 1,900 d) Rs. 1,700
6. A dishonest dealer claims to sell his goods
at cost price, but he uses a weight of 960 gm
for the kg weight. His gain percent is
a) 4% b)
4
1
6
%
c)
2
1
2
%
d)
3
3
4
%
7. By selling a vehicle for Rs. 36,300, a per-
son gains 21% profit. What was his gain in
Rupees?
a) Rs. 3,000 b) Rs. 7,623
c) Rs. 3,600 d) Rs. 6,300
8. Hameed bought a calculator for Rs. 520
and sold it with 15% profit on the price he
bought. At what price did he sell the calcula-
tor?
a) Rs. 598/- b) Rs. 542/-
c) Rs. 528/- d) Rs. 780/-
9. Ramesh purchased four old cycles at the
rate of Rs. 625 for each. He spent Rs. 175 on
each cycle for repairing and painting. At what
price should he sell each cycle in order to make
35% profit on the money he spent?
a) Rs. 1,019 b) Rs. 1,000
c) Rs. 1,080 d) Rs. 844
10. Raghu bought 10kg. of sugar at the rate
of Rs. 14 per kg and 15kg. of sugar at the
rate of Rs. 16 per kg. He mixed the two vari-
eties and sold the mixture at the rate of Rs.
18 per kg. What was his total gain by doing
so?
a) Rs. 50 b) Rs. 70
c) Rs. 40 d) Rs. 80
11. Ravi buys a radio three-fourth of its value
and sells it for 20% more than its value. What
will be the profit percent?
a) 50% b) 40%
c) 60% d) 70%
12. A man buys pencils at 10 for Rs. 3 and
sells at 8 for Rs. 3. His gain percent is
a) 20 b) 25 c) 30 d) 27
ANSWERS TO PRACTICE
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (d) 8.(a)
9. (c) 10. (b) 11. (c) 12. (b) 13. (c) 14. (b) 15. (b) 16.(a)
17. (b) 18. (c) 19. (b) 20. (a) 21.(b) 22. (a) 23. (c) 24. (d)
25. (c) 26. (d)
13. A fruit seller buys lemons at 2 for a ru-
pee and sells them at 5 for three rupees. His
gain percent is
a) 10% b) 15%
c) 20% d) 12%
14. Toffee are bought at a rate of 8 for one
rupee. To gain 60% they must be sold at
a) 6 for Re. 1 b) 5 for Re. 1
c) 9 for Re. 2 d) 24 for Re. 5
15. By selling sugar at Rs. 5.58 per kg. a man
loses 7%. To gain 7% it must be sold at the
rate of Rs.
a) 5.62 per kg b) 6.42 per kg
c) 7.32 per kg d) 6.62 per kg
16. A tradesman's prices are 20% above
C.P. He allows his customers some discount
on his bill and makes a profit of 8%. The rate
of discount is :
a) 10% b) 12%
c) 14% d) 16%
17. An article was sold at a loss of 5%.If it
were sold for Rs. 30 more ,the gain would have
been 1.25%. The cost price of the article is
a) Rs. 488 b) Rs. 480
c) Rs. 460 d) Rs. 420
18. Anitha sold a painting at a profit of 11%.
Had she sold it for Rs.175 more, she would
have gained 18%. The C.P of the painting is
a) Rs. 2250 b) Rs. 2350
c) Rs. 2500 d) Rs. 2550
19. Pradeep bought a toy with 20% discount
on its labelled price. He sold it for Rs. 468 at
4% profit on the labelled price. At what price
did he by the toy ?
a) Rs. 450 b) Rs. 360
c) Rs. 390 d) Rs. 380
20. Arun purchased a bag with 25% discount
on the labelled price. At what percentage
profit on the price he bought should he sell it
to make 20% profit on the labelled price?
a) 60% b) 40%
c) 45% d) 50%
21. Nimesh bought a cycle for Rs. 1,850.He
spent Rs.380 for buying different accesso-
ries. Approximately, at what price should he
sell the cycle to make 20% profit in the trans-
action?
a) Rs. 2900 b) Rs. 2676
c) Rs. 3000 d) Rs. 3125
22. A man buys an article and sells it at a profit
of 20%.If he bought at 20%less and sold it
for Rs. 75 less, he would have gained 25%.
What is the cost price ?
a) Rs. 375 b) Rs. 425
c) Rs. 350 d)Data inadequate
23. A man sells a car to his friend at 10%
loss. If the friend sells it for Rs. 54,000 and
gains 20%, the C.P. of the car was:
a) Rs. 25,000 b) Rs. 37,500
c) Rs. 50,000 d) Rs. 60,000
24. Listed price of an article is Rs. 65. A
customer pays Rs. 56.16 for it. He was given
two successive discounts. If the first discount
is 10% find the second .
a) 8% b) 6% c) 5% d) 4%
25. A single discount equivalent to a discount
series of 20%,10% and 25% is
a) 55% b) 54%
c) 46% d) 42%
26. A trader allows two successive discounts
of 20% and 10%. if he sells an article for Rs.
108, then the market price of the article is
a) Rs. 140 b) Rs. 142
c) Rs. 148 d) Rs. 150
An average, or an arithmetic mean, is the
sum of `n' different data divided by `n'
Average =
sumof data
No of data .
No. of data =
sumof data
Average
Sum =Average x No. of data
Points to remember:
1. Age of new entrant = New average +
No. of old members x change in average
2. Age of one who left = New average -
3. Age of new person =Age of the removed
person + No. of members x change in aver-
age
In all the above three cases, if there is a
decrease in the average, the sign of change in
average will be negative.
4. If a certain distance is covered at xkm/hr
and the same distance is covered by y km/hr,
then the average speed during the whole jour-
ney is
2 x
x
y
y +
km/hr
Examples
1. The average age of 30 boys of a class is
equal to 14 years. When the age of the class
teacher is included the average becomes 15
years. Find the age of the class teacher.
Total age of 30 boys = 14x30=420 years
Total age when the teacher is included
= 15x31 = 465 years
Age of the class teacher

= 465 - 420 = 45 years
Direct Formula
Age of new entrant = New average + No.
of old members x change in average
= 15+30(15-14) = 45 years.
2. The average weight of 8 men is increased
by 1.5 g. when one of the men who weighs
65 kg is replaced by a new man. The weight
of the new man is:
Weight of the new man =Weight of the man
replaced +(Number x change in average)
= 65 + (8x1.5) = 65+12 = 77 kg.
3. The average of 11 results is 50. If the
average of first six results is 49 and that of
last six is 52, find the sixth result.
The sum of 11 results = 11x50 = 550
The sum of first 6 results = 6x49 = 294
The sum of last 6 results = 6x52 = 312
Sixth results = 294+312-550 = 56
4. There were 35 students in a hostel. If
the number of students increased by 7, the
expenses of the mess were increased by Rs.
42 per day, while the average expenditure per
head diminished by Re. 1. The original expen-
diture of the mess was:
Ans: Let the original expenditure per head be
Rs. x.
Then 35x + 42 = (x-1) 42
35x + 42 = 42x - 42 or x = 12
5. The average expenditure of a man for the
first five months was Rs. 120 and for the next
seven months is Rs. 130. What was his
monthly average income if he saved Rs. 290
in that years.
Total income for 12 months.
= Rs. (120x5+130x7+290)
= Rs. 1800
Average
Average monthly income

=
1800
12
150 =Rs.
6. There are 50 boys in a class. Their aver-
age weight is 45 kg. When one boy leaves the
class, the average reduces by 100 gms. Find
the weight of the boy who left the class.
Weight of the boy left = New average -
= 44.9-50x(-0.1) = 44.9+5 = 49.9kg.
7. The average attendance in a school for
the first 4 days of the week is 30 and for the
first 5 days of the week is 32. The attendance
on the fifth day is:
Total attendance for the first 4 days
= 4x30 = 120
Total attendance for the first 5 days
= 5x32 = 160
Attendance on the fifth day
= 160-120 = 40
PRACTICE TEST
1. The marks obtained by a student in five
subjects are 68,73,62,85 and 79. Find the
average score.
a) 73 b) 73.4
c) 75 d) 74.5
2. The average income of a group of 9 work-
ers is Rs. 137.30 and that of another group of
7 workers is Rs. 95.06. The average income
of all the persons is:
a) Rs. 118.82 b) Rs. 116.18
c) Rs. 125.18 d) Rs. 128.15
3. There are 40 boys in a class. One boy
weighing 40 kg goes away, and at the same
time another boy joins the class. If the aver-
age weight of the class is thus increased by
100 gm, the weight of the new boy is.
a) 39.9 kg b) 44.1 kg
c) 40.1 kg d) 44 kg
4. My average expenses for 4 days is Rs.
6.00. I spend Rs. 7.70 on first day and Rs.
6.30 on second day. If I spent Rs. 10 on third
day, what did I spend on the 4th day?
a) Rs. 2/- b) Rs. 3/-
c) Rs. 4/- d) Nothing
5. The average temperature on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday was 37 centigrade.
The average tempeature on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday was 38 centigrade. If
the temperature on Friday was 39 centigrade,
the temperature on Tuesday was:
a) 35 C b) 36 C
c) 37 C d) 38 C
6. The average age of students in two
classes of 40 students each is 10 years and 8
years respectively. The average age of stu-
dents in both the classes taken together is:
a) 8 years b) 9 years
c) 10 years d) 11 years
7. The average age of 50 soldiers in troop
is 25 years. If the captain's age is included,
the average age of all of them still remains
the same. What is the captain's age in years?
a) 25 b) More than 25
c) Less than 25 d) Cannot be
determined
8. Two towns A and B are some distance
apart. A girl cycles from A to B at a speed of
10 km/hr and then back from B to A at the
rate of 15 km/ hr. The average speed during
the journey is:
a) 12.5 km/hr b) 15 km/hr
c) 12 km/hr d) 13.5 km/hr
9. An employee's average contribution to
his provident fund for the first 9 months was
Rs. 3,500 each and for each of the remaining
3 months, the contribution was Rs. 5,500. By
what amount was his total contribution short
of Rs. 58,000?
a) Rs. 4,000 b) Rs. 16,500
c) Rs. 8,000 d) Rs. 10,000
10. What fraction must be subtracted from
the sum of
1
4
and
1
6
to have an average of
1
12
of these the two fractiaons?
a)
1
3
b)
1
2
c)
1
4
d)
1
8
11. The average marks of 12 students was
calculated as 40. But it was later found that
marks of one student had been entered
wrongly as 42 instead of 54 and of another as
74 instead of 50. The correct average is:
a) 39 b) 40 c) 41 d) 43
12. The average salary of workers in an in-
dustry is Rs. 2000, the average salary of 150
technicians being Rs. 4000, and the non-tech-
nicians being Rs. 1,250. The total number of
workers is
a) 450 b) 300
c) 550 d) 500
13. The average age of a husband and a wife
who were married four years ago was 20 years
then. What will be the average age of the fam-
ily now if they have a three years old child?
a) 15
2
3
years b)
16
1
3
years
14. The average of three consecutive odd
numbers is 39. What is the sum of the first
two of these numbers?
a) 78 b) 76 c) 24 d) 11
15. If the average of 9 consecutive numbers
is 20, the highest of these numbers is:
a) 20 b) 21 c) 24 d) 26
16. The sum of two consecutive even num-
bers is 23 more than the average of these two
numbers. What is the second number?
a) 22 b) 24 c) 26
d) Data indequate
17. The average of 17 numbers is 10.9 If the
average of first nine is 10.5 and that of the
last nine is 11.4, the middle number is
a) 11.8 b) 11.4
c) 10.9 d) 11.7
18. The average monthly expenditure of a
family was Rs. 2,200 during first 3 months,
Rs. 2,550 during next 4 months and Rs. 3,120
during last 5 months of the year. If the total
saving during the year was Rs. 1,260, find
average monthly income.
a) Rs. 3,960 b) Rs. 760.8
c) Rs. 2,805 d) Rs. 3,125
19. 30 pens and 75 pencils were purchased
for Rs. 510. if the average price of a pencil
was Rs. 2.00, find the average price of a pen.
a) Rs. 12 b) Rs. 15
c) Rs. 19 d) Rs. 25
20. the average age of the husband and wife
who were married 7 years ago was 25 years
then. The average age of the family including
the husband, wife and the child born during
the interval is 22 years, now. How old is the
child now?
a) 2 years b) 3.5 years
21. Average monthly income of a family of
four earning members was Rs. 735. One of
the earning members died and therefore the
average income came down to Rs. 650. The
income of the deceased was:
a) Rs. 820 b) Rs. 990
c) Rs. 692.50 d) Rs. 1,385
22. A batsman has certain average runs for
20 innings. In the 21st inning, he served 107
runs thereby increasing his average by 2. What
is his average after 21 innings?
a) 67 b) 65 c) 60 d) 72
ANSWERS TO PRACTICE TEST
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (d) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (a) 8.(c)
9. (d) 10. (c) 11. (a) 12. (c) 13. (c) 14. (b) 15. (c) 16.(b)
17. (a) 18. (c) 19. (a) 20. (a) 21.(b) 22. (a)
ii) In a:b : : c:d, d is the fourth proportional
to a,b and c.
iii) If xis the third proportional to a and b
then a: b : : b: x.
iv) Mean proportional between a and b is
( ). ab
Other properties
If
a
b
c
d
=
òr' a: b : : c:d.
i)
d
d c
b
b a +
=
+
ii)
a b
b
c d
d
=

iii)
a b
a b
c d
c d
+
=
+
iv)
a
b
c
d
a c
b d
ka kc
kb kd
= =
+
+
=
+
+
Solved examples:
1. I f a: b = 4:5 and b:c = 6:7, find the
ratios a:c and a:b:c
Given,
a
b
b
c
= =
4
5
6
7
;
= =
a
b
x
b
c
x ie
a
c
4
5
6
7
24
35
( )
= a c : : 24 35
Here `b' term is common to both the equa-
tions and so their corresponding values should
be made equal.
(ie) a:b = 24 : 30
b:c = 30 : 35
= a b c : : : : 24 30 35
Ratio: The number of times one quantity con-
tains another quantity of the same kind is called
ratio of the two quantities. The ratio of a to b
is written as
a : b
a
b
a b = =
In the ratio a : b, a and b are called the terms
of ratio, à' is the antecedent and `b' is the
consequent.
Points to remember:
i) The order of the terms in a ratio is very
important
ii) The quantities of a ratio must be ex-
pressed in the same units.
iii) The ratio is unaltered if each term is
multiplied or divided by the same num-
ber.
iv) When a certain quantity`q' is divided in
a given ratio a:b, the two parts are
aq
a b
and
bq
a b + +
v) If a: b and c : d are two ratios, then
ac: bd is called the compounded ratio of the
given ratios.
Proportion: The equality of the two ratios is
called proportion. Suppose the two ratios a:b
and c:d are equal, i.e, a:b = c:d, then we write,
a:b: : c:d
Here, a and d are called as extremes and b, c
are called means.
Rule:
i) ad = bc òr'
Product of extremes = Product of
means.
Rat i o & Pr opor t i on
2. Divide Rs. 54 in the ratio 4 : 5
Sum of ratios = 4+5 = 9
First part =54 x

4
9
=Rs. 24
Second part = 54 x
5
9
= Rs. 30
3. In a ratio, which is equal to 7 : 8 , if the
antecedent is 35, what is the consequent?
Let the consequent be x
= = = 8 35
8 35
7
40 x
x
x ;
4. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio of
1
2
1
3
1
4
: :
. If the perimeter is 104 cms, find
the length of the smallest side.
Given ratio is
1
2
1
3
1
4
6 4 3 : : : : =
(Multiplying with the L.C.M. of
2,3, & 4)
Sum of ratio = 6+4+3= 13
Smallest side = = de x
3
13
104 24cms.
5. The incomes of A and B are in the ratio
2:3 and their expenditure are in the ratio 1:2,
If each saves Rs. 2,400, find A's income.
Let the income of A and B be 2xand 3x
Since, Income - Savings =Expenditure,
(2x- 2400) : (3x- 2400) =1:2
2 (2x-2400) = 3x - 2400
x = 2400
As income 2x=2x2400
= Rs. 4800.
6. In 40 litres mixture of milk and water,
the ratio of milk and water is 3:1. How much
water should be added in the mixture so that
the ratio of milk to water becomes 2:1?
In 40 litres of mixture, quantity of milk
=
3
4
40 30 x litres =
Quantity of water = 40-30=10 litres
Suppose xlitres of water be added in 40 litres
of mixture.
30
10
2
1 +
=
x
( ) 2 10 30 5 + = = x x litres
7. Two numbers are such that the ratio be-
tween them is 3:5 but if each is increased by
10, the ratio between them becomes 5:7. Find
the numbers.
Let the numbers be 3xand 5x
Then
3 10
5 10
5
7
x
x
+
+
=
7 (3x+10)=5(5x+10) x = 5
The numbers are 15 and 25

8. A bag contains rupees, fifty paise, and
twenty five paise coins in the proportion 5:6:8.
If the total amount is Rs. 210. Find the num-
ber of coins of each kind.
Ans: Let there be 5 rupee coins, 6 fifty paise
coins, and 8 twenty five paise coins the value
of 6 fifty paise coins
= Rs. 3
The value of 8 twenty five paise coins
= Rs. 2
The number of rupee coins
=
5 210
10
105
x
=
The number of 50 paise coins
=
6 210
10
126
x
=
The number of 25 paise coins
=
8 210
10
168
x
=
girls should be admitted to make the ratio 1:1?
a) 90 b) 120
c) 220 d) 240
11. The ratio of the number of boys and girls
at a party was 1:2 but when 2 boys and 2
girls left, the ratio became 1:3. then the num-
ber of persons initially in the party was
a) 24 b) 36
c) 12 d) 15
12. A sum of Rs. 3400 has been divided
among A,B and C in such a way that A gets
2
3
of what B gets and B gets
1
4
of what C
gets. Then, B's share is
a) Rs. 600 b) Rs. 340
c) Rs. 400 d) Rs. 500
13. Two numbers are in the ratio 3:5, If 8 is
subtracted from each, then they are in the ratio
1:3. Then, the second number is
a) 15 b) 20
c) 4 d) 12
14. The proportion of copper and zinc in brass
is 13:7. How much zinc will be there in 100
kg of brass?
a) 20 kg b) 35 kg
c) 45 kg d) 50kg
15. The ratio of the father's age to son's age
is 4:1. The product of their ages is 196. The
ratio of their ages after 5 years will be:
a) 3:1 b) 10:3
c) 11:4 d) 14:5
16. The ages of Manoj and Amit are in the
ratio 2:3. After 12 years, their ages will be in
the ratio 11:15. The age of Amit is:
17. Rs. 780 is divided among 2 men, 6 women
and 8 boys so that the share of a man, a woman
and a boy are in the ratio 3:2:1. Then, how
much does a boy get?
a) Rs. 130 b) Rs. 60
c) Rs. 240 d) Rs. 40
PRACTICE TEST
1. If A:B = 3:2 B:C= 4:3 then A:B:C=?
a) 6:4:3 b) 3:2:3
c) 3:4:3 d) 3:2:1
2. Ratio between two numbers is 3:2 and
their difference is 225, then the smaller num-
ber is:
a) 90 b) 675
c) 135 d) 450
3. If 2x=3y =4z, then x: y : z is
a) 4:3:2 b) 6:3:4
c) 3:4:2 d) 6:4:3
4. The mean proportion between 9 and 36
is
a) 22.5 b) 18
c) 6 d) 36
5. The fourth proportion to 3,6,15 is
a) 15 b) 30 c) 5 d) 18
6. Two numbres are in the ratio 7:9. If 12
is subtracted from each of them, the ratio
becomes 3:5. The product of the numbers is:
a) 432 b) 567
c) 1575 d) 1263
7. What must be added to each term of the
ratio 7:13 so that the ratio becomes 2:3?
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 5
8. A total amount of Rs. 1800 is to be di-
vided among A,B and C in such a way that
half of A's part, one third of B's part and one-
fourth of C's part is equal. The A's part is
a) Rs. 400 b) Rs. 600
c) Rs. 800 d) Rs. 900
9. A sum of Rs. 53 is divided among A,B,C
in such a way that A gets Rs. 7 more than B
and B to gets Rs. 8 more than C. Then the
ratio of their shares is
a) 10:18:25 b) 18:25:10
c) 25:18:10 d) 15:18:20
10. The ratio of number of boys and girls in a
school of 720 students is 7:5. How many more
18. The ratio between the annual incomes of
A and B is 5:4 and between their expenditures
is 4:3. If at the end of the year, A and B re-
spectively save Rs. 400 and Rs. 500, then the
income of A is:
a) Rs. 4,000 b) Rs. 3,200
c) Rs. 3,700 d) Rs. 4,800
19. A bag contains one rupee, 50 paise and
25 paise coins in the ratio 5:7:9. If the total
amount in the bag is Rs. 430, find the number
of coins of 25 paise.
a) 200 b) 280
c) 360 d) 300
20. A mixture contains milk and water in the
ratio 3:2. If 4 litres of water is added to the
mixture, milk and water in the mixture becomes
equal. The quantity of milk in the mixture in
litre is.
a) 18 b) 4
c) 6 d) 12
21. Two equal glasses are
1
2
and
2
3
full of
milk respectively. The two are completely filled
up with water. The contents of the two glasses
are then mixed in another vessel. The ratio of
milk and water in the vessel is
a) 5:7 b) 7:5
c) 1:1 d) 2:3
22. An amount is to be distributed among A,B
and C in the ratio 3:7:5 respectively. If the
difference in the shares of A and B is Rs. 7,600/
- what will be the share of C?
a) Rs. 5,700 b) Rs. 19,000
c) Rs. 9,500 d) Rs. 10,000
23. Two varieties of oil are mixed in the ratio
4:3 to produce first quality and if they are
mixed in the ratio 2:3 second quality is ob-
tained. How many kg. of the first quality be
mixed with 10kg of the second quality so that
a third quality having the two verieties in the
ratio 5 : 4 may be produced?
a) 48 kg b) 42 kg
c) 88 kg d) 98 kg
24. The ratio of the number of gents to la-
dies in a party was 2:3. When 20 more gents
joined the group, the ratio was reversed. The
number of ladies in the party was
a) 16 b) 24 c) 30 d) 36
25. The HCF of three numbers is 12. If they
are in the ratio of 1:2:3, the numbers are
a) 12,24,36 b) 10,20,30
c) 5,10,15 d) 4,8,12
26. If the ratio of the areas of two squares is
1:4, the ratio of their perimeters is
a) 1:2 b) 1:4
c) 1:6 d) 1:8
27. Two numbers are such that their differ-
ence, their sum and their product are in the
ratio of 1:7:24. The product of the numbers
is
a) 6 b) 12 c) 24 d) 48
28. The incomes of A, B and C are in the ra-
tio 7:9:12 and their spending are in the ratio
8:9:15. If A saves
1
4
th of his income, then
the savings of A,B and C are in the ratio of
a) 56:99:69 b) 99:56:69
c) 69:56:99 d) 99:69:56
29. Rs. 180 contained in a box is made up of
one rupee, 50 paise, and 25 paise coins in the
proportion of 2:3:4. What is the number of 50
paise coins?
a) 150 b) 180
c) 240 d) 120
30. 81 is divided into three parts, such that
half of the first part, one-third of the second
part and one-fourth of the third part are equal.
The third part is more than the first by
a) 9 b) 18
c) 27 d) 36
1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (d) 8. (a)
9. (c) 10. (b) 11. (c) 12. (a) 13. (b) 14. (b) 15. (c) 16.(c)
17. (b) 18. (a) 19. (c) 20. (d) 21.(b) 22. (c) 23. (d) 24.(b)
25. (a) 26. (a) 27. (d) 28. (a) 29.(d) 30. (b)
VBODMAS
'VBODMAS' (Vinculum - Bracket - Of - Division
- Multiplication - Addition - Subtraction) rule
should be applied for solving problems involving
one or more mathematical operations like mul-
tiplication, division, addition, subtraction etc.
Such problems are solved in the order of vincu-
lum, bracket, of, division, multiplication, addi-
tion and subtraction. Remember 'Of' in
VBODMAS means multiplication.
Solved Examples
1. 45 - 4 x 6 - 5 +14 7 = ?
45 - 4 x 6 - 5 +14 7 =45- 24- 5 + 2 =18
2. 21 3 (10 - 3) - 20 +1 =?
= 21 3 x 7 - 20 +1
=7 x 7 - 20 +1
= 49 - 20 +1 =30
3. 3 of
?
6
1
5
4
5
4
= +
3 of
4
5
4
5
1
6
12
5
4
5
1
6
+ = +
= + = + =
12
5
5
4
1
6
3
1
6
3
1
6
x
4.
3 8 5 4 2 2
8
13
+
|
\
|
.
|

`
)
(
= ( ) ( ) ?
(
)
`
=
13
34
2 3 3
=

`
)
(
= 3 3 2
13
34
x
(
=
(

13
7 x 3
3
7
13
3 3
7
13
3x7
3x13
= =
5.
( )
?
4 4 4 4
6 6 6 6
+ +
+ +
=
( ) 4 4 4 4
6 6 6 6
+ +
+ +
=

12 4
6 6 1
3
13
+ +
=
SIMPLIFICATION USING IDENTITIES
1. a x (b +c) =a x b +a x c
2. (a +b)
2
=a
2

+2ab +b
2
3. (a - b)
2
=a
2
- 2ab +b
2
4. (a +b)
2
=(a - b)
2
+4ab
5. (a - b)
2
=(a +b)
2
- 4ab
6. (a - b) (a +b) =a
2
- b
2
7. (a +b)
3
= a
3
+3ab (a +b) +b
3
8. (a - b)
3
= a
3
- 3ab (a - b) - b
3
9. a
3
+b
3
=(a +b) (a
2
- ab +b
2
)
10. a
3
- b
3
=(a - b) (a
2
+ab +b
2
)
11.
a b
a ab b
a b
3 3
2 2
+ +
=
12.
a b
a ab b
a b
3 3
2 2
+
+
= +
13.
a ab b
a b a b
2 2
3 3
1 +
+
=
+
14.
a ab b
a b a b
2 2
3 3
1 + +
15. (a +b)
2
+(a - b)
2
= 2 (a
2
+b
2
)
16. (a +b)
2
- (a - b)
2
=4ab
Si mpl i f i c at i on
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
CLASSIFICATION OF FRACTIONS
1. Proper Fraction : A Proper fraction is one
whose numerator is less than its denomina-
tor.
eg. ,
1
3
4
9
2. Improper Fraction : An improper fraction
is one whose numerator is equal to or greater
than its denominator
eg. ,
6
5
4
4
3. Mixed Fraction: A mixed fraction is a
quantity consisting of two parts, one a whole
number and other a proper fraction.
eg. , 4
1
8
9
3
4
A mixed fraction can always be expressed as
an improper fraction.
eg
x
.
( )
5
2
3
5
2
3
5 3 2
3
17
3
= + =
+
=
Similarly an improper fraction can always be
expressed as a mixed fraction. For that divide
the numerator by the denominator and write
the quotient as the whole number part of the
mixed fraction, the remainder as the numera-
tor and the divisor as the denominator.
eg. ;
19
5
3
4
5
26
7
3
5
7
= =
Basic Property of Fractions
1. The value of a fraction is not altered by
multiplying the numerator and denominator by
the same number.
ie.
a
b
axc
bxc
ac
bc
= =
2. The value of a fraction is not altered by
dividing the numerator and the denominator by
the same number.
ie
a
b
a c
b c
. =

Reduction of a fraction to its lowest terms

To change a fraction to its lowest terms,
divide its numerator and denominator by the
H.C.F. of the numbers.
eg. Reduce
12
36
to its lowest terms.
12
36
12 12
36 12
1
3
=

=
(Since H.C.F. of 12 and 36 is 12)
Reducing fractions to their common
denominators
To reduce fractions to their common
denominators, change the denominators into
their L.C.M.
eg.
3
4
4
5
,
L.C.M. of 4 and 5 =20
To convert the denominator of
3
4
into 20,
multiply it by 5. To convert the denominator of
4
5
into 20, multiply it by 4.
(ie)
3 5
4 5
4 4
5 4
15
20
16
20
x
x
x
x
ie ; ( ) ;
Comparing Fractions
Let
a
c
and
b
c
, be two fractions with same
denominator c.
FRACTI ONS
Then
a
c
b
c
>
if a>b
eg.
4
5
3
5
>
a
c
b
c
<
if a<b
eg.
1
3
2
3
<
a
c
b
c
=
if a=b
eg.
1
2
1
2
=
Addition and Subtraction of Fractions
Method : Convert the fractions with the same
denominator by taking L.C.M. and then add or
subtract.
Examples
1.
3
7
2
7
3 2
7
5
7
+ =
+
=
2.
1
4
3
4
4
4
1 + = =
3.
2
7
4
9
+ =?
L.C.M. of 7, 9 =63
2
7
4
9
18
63
28
63
46
63
+ = + =
4.
2
3
3
4
4
5
+ + =?
L.C.M. of 3, 4 and 5 is 60
+ + = + +
2
3
3
4
4
5
40
60
45
60
48
60
=
40 45 48
60
133
60
2
13
60
+ +
= =
5.
6
3
4
3
4
5
=?
6
3
4
3
4
5
6 3
3
4
4
5
= + ( )
=
3
15 16
20
3
1
20
+

=
=
2 1
1
20
2
19
20
+ =
6.
13
1
3
12
3
4
11
5
6
10
11
12
+ =?
L.C.M. of 3, 4, 6 and 12 is 12
=
( ) 13 10 12 11
1
3
11
12
3
4
5
6
+ + +
=
0
4 11 9 10
12
4
12
1
3
+
+
=

=

Multiplication of fractions
1. To multiply a fraction by a whole num-
ber, multiply the numerator by the whole num-
ber.
eg x
x
.
( )
2
3
5
2 3
5
6
5
= =
2. To multiply a fraction by another fraction
multiply corresponding numerators and denomi-
nators and then simplify.
eg x
x
x
.
4
5
3
12
4 3
5 12
1
5
= =
Division of Fractions
1. To divide a fraction by a whole number,
multiply the denominator of the fraction by the
whole number.
eg
x
.
2
3
7
2
3 7
2
21
= =
2. To divide a fraction by a fraction, find the
reciprocal of the divisor and then multiply.
eg.
6
5
12
10
4
5
3
2
5
4
3
2
= = =
Note: Cancellation can be performed only to
multiplication and division of fractions; it can
not be perfomed in addition or subtraction of
fractions.
Point to remember:
1. To multiply a whole number and a mixed
fraction together, perform separate multiplica-
tion and then add the results.
eg x x x . ( ) 18 5
2
3
18 5 18
2
3
= +
102 12 90 = + =
2. To divide a mixed fraction by a whole
number divide the whole number part of the
mixed fraction by the divisor (let the quotient
be a). Reduce the remainder to a single frac-
tion and divide this single fraction by the divi-
sor. (Let the quotient be b). Now the required
result is a+b.
eg. 21
2
3
4
4 21
2
3
5 ) (
20

1
2
3
5
3
=
Now
5
3
4
5
3
1
4
5
12
= = x
= + = 21
2
3
4 5
5
12
5
5
12
More Solved Examples
1. There are 40 students in a class. One day
only
7
10
th of total students were present.
Find the number of absentees on that day.
Number of absentees
=Fraction of absentees x Total number
=
1
7
10
40 12
|
\
|
.
| = x
students
2. A man spends
2
5
of his salary on food,
3
10
of his salary on house rent and
1
8
of the
salary on clothes. He still has Rs. 1,400 left
with him. Find his total salary.
Totally he spends
2
5
3
10
1
8
+ +
|
\
|
.
|
of his to-
tal salary.
He saves
1
2
5
3
10
1
8
+ +
|
\
|
.
|
( part of his sal-

ary.

|
\
|
.
| 1
33
40
x total salary = 1400
(ie)
7
40
x
total salary =1400
total salary =
1400
40
7
8000 x Rs = .
3. In an examination, a studnet was asked
to find
3
14
of a certain number. By mistake,
he found
3
4
of it. His answer was 150 more
than the correct answer. Find the given num-
ber.
Let the given number be x, then
150
14
3x
4
3x
=

|
\
|
.
| = = x x
3
4
3
14
150
15
28
150
x = =
150 28
15
280
x
4. By how much is
4
5
of 70 less than
5
7
of
112?
5
7
112
4
5
70 5 16 4 14 24 x x x x = =
5.
5
12
part of what amount will be equal to
3
3
4
part of Rs. 100.
Let the amount be Rs.y
5
12
3
3
4
100 of y of =
=
5
12
15
4
100 y x
= y
x
x
15 100
4
12
5
= y 900
Decimal Fractions
Fractions that have powers of 10 in the
denominators are called decimal fractions.
(ie) Fractions whose denominators are 10, 10
2
,
10
3
, 10
4
......... are called decimal fractions.
eg. 0.5, 0.063, 8.98 etc.
Here
0.5 =
5
10
0063
63
1000
898
898
100
; . ; . = =
Annexing zeros to the extreme right of
decimal fraction does not change its value. 0.47
= 0.470 = 0.4700 etc.
Addition
For adding a decimal number with another
decimal number or with another whole num-
ber write the given number in such a way that
the number of decimal places are equal for all
the numbers.
eg. 2+0.63 + 0.712
Here maximum number of decimal place=3
Convert all the numbers to 3 decimal places.
2+ 0.63 + 0.712 =
2.000 + 0.630 + 0.712 = 3.342
Subtraction
In subtraction also, the given numbers are
to be written in such a way that the number of
decimal places become equal for all numbers.
eg. 5 - 0.473
Maximum number of decimal place
= 3 (in 0.473)
ie. 5-0.473=5.000 - 0.473 = 4.527
Multiplication
1. Multiplication of a Decimal Fraction by a
power of 10:
Shift the decimal point to the right by as
many places of decimal as the power of 10.
eg. 4.5291 x 100 = 452.91
2. Multiplication of two or more decimal
fractions :
0.002 x 0.08 x 0.5 = ?
Step 1: Multiply the given numbers as if they
are without any decimal point.
ie. 2x8x5 =80
Step 2 : Add the total number of decimal
places in the given numbers
ie 3+2+1 = 6
Step 3 : Write the result of step 1 and con-
vert it to a number whose number of decimal
places is same as the number obtained in step
2 by shifting the decimal point to the left.
0.002x0.08x0.5=0.000080 = 0.00008
Division
1. While dividing a decimal fraction by pow-
ers of 10, the result is obtained by shifting the
decimal point to the left by as many places of
decimal as is the power of 10.
eg. 3.45 10 = 0.345
961.1
100 = 9.611
2. While dividing a decimal fraction by a natu-
ral number, divide the given fraction without
the decimal point by the given natural number.
In the answer thus got, place the decimal point
to the left as many places of decimal as are
there in the dividend.
eg.
125
25
.
? =
First step is
125
25
5 =
125
25
005
.
. =
3. While dividing a decimal fraction by a deci-
mal fraction, shift the decimal point to the right
of the dividend and the divisor both by equal
number of digits such that the divisor is con-
verted into a whole number.
eg.
.
.
.
.
315
35
315
35
09 = =
286
0143
28600
143
200
.
.
= =
Expressing a decimal into a vulgar fraction
Put 1 in the denominator under the deci-
mal point and annex with it as many zeros as is
the number of digits after the decimal point.
Remove the decimal point and reduce the frac-
tion to its lowest terms.
Thus
0125
1000
125
1000
1
8
.
.
= =
If numerator and denominator of a frac-
tion contain the same number of decimal
places, then we may remove the decimal sign.
eg.
.
.
886
925
886
925
=
+ To multiply a decimal by any multiple of
ten, move the decimal point as many places to
the right as is the number of zeros in the multi-
plier.
+ To divide a decimal by any multiple of ten
move the decimal point as many places to the
left as is the number of zeros in the divisor.
+ When a divisor as well as dividend is a
decimal, we multiply both the dividend and the
divisor by suitable multiple of 10 to make the
divisor a whole number and then proceed divi-
sion.
Solved Examples:
1. Evaluate
237x237+363x363+2x237x363
Given expression is of the form
a
2
+ b
2
+ 2ab = (a+b)
2
= ( ) ( ) 237 363 600 360000
2 2
+ = =
2. 221 220
2 2
=?
Given expression is
\a
2
- b
2
=\(a+b) (a-b)
=\(221 + 220) (221 - 220)
= \441 x 1 = 21
3.
045 045 045 021 021 021
045 045 045 021 021 021
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
x x x x
x x x
+ +
Given expression is of the form
a b
3 3
a ab b
2 2
+ +
4.
47 65 53 65
13 79 13 69
. . . .
. . . .
?
x x
x x
+
=
Given expression is
a b
cy dy
a b
c d y
x x x +
=
+
( )
( )
( . . ) .
( . . ) .
.
.
47 53 65
79 69 13
10 65
1 13
50
+
= =
x
x
5.
075 075 074 074
149
. . . .
.
?
x x
=
Given expression is
a b
a b
a b
2 2
+
=
a b 045 021 024 = = = . . .
= 0.75 - 0.74 = 0.01
6.
64 64 2 64 36 36 36
64 36
2 2
. . . . . .
( . ) ( . )
?
x x x x + +
=
The given expression is
a ab b
a b
2 2
2 2
2 + +
=
( )
( )( )
( . . )
( . . )
a b
a b a b
a b
a b
+
+
=
+
=
+
2
64 36
64 36
=
10
28
100
28
25
7
3
4
7 .
= = =
7. 0.7 x 0.7 x 0.7 - 0.3 x 0.3 x 0.3
- 3x0.7x0.3x0.4 = ?
The given expression is
a
3
- b
3
- 3ab (a-b)
= (a-b)
3
=(0.7-0.3)
3
=(0.4)
3
= 0.064
8. Simplify
7
1
2
2
1
4
1
1
4
1
2
1
1
2
1
3
1
6

|
\
|
.
|

`
)
(
7
1
2
2
1
4
1
1
4
1
2
1
1
2
1
3
1
6

|
\
|
.
|

`
)
(
=
7
1
2
2
1
4
1
1
4
1
2
1

`
)
(
x
=
7
1
2
2
1
4
3
4

(
=
7
1
2
9
4
4
3
7
1
2
3 4
1
2
|
\
|
.
| = = x
9. Find the value of 4
5
1
1
3
1
2
1
4
+
+
+
4
5
1
1
3
1
2
1
4
+
+
+

=

4
5
1
1
3
4
9
+
+
=
4
5
1
9
31
+

=

=
4
31
8
32 31
8
1
8
=

=
10. Find the value of
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
3
1
1
4
1
1
4
+
|
\
|
.
|
|
\
|
.
| +
|
\
|
.
|
|
\
|
.
| +
|
\
|
.
|
|
\
|
.
|

1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
3
1
1
4
1
1
4
+
|
\
|
.
|

|
\
|
.
|
+
|
\
|
.
|

|
\
|
.
|
+
|
\
|
.
|

|
\
|
.
|
=
1
1
4
1
1
9
1
1
16
|
\
|
.
|
|
\
|
.
|
|
\
|
.
|
=
3
4
8
9
15
16
5
8
x x =
11. Find the value of
2 2
1
2 2
1
2 2
+ +
+
+
2 2
1
2 2
1
2 2
+ +
+
+
=
( ) ( )
2 2
2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2
+ +
+ +
+
=
2 2
2 2
2 4
+ +
|
\
|
.
|
= 2 2 2 2 + =
6. 2 of
3
4
3
4
1
4
+ = ?
a)
4
9
b)
3
2
c) 2 d)
2
1
4
7.
235 235 35 35
96 96 2 9 6 86 8 6 86
. . . .
. . . . . .
?
x x
x x x x
+
=
a) 540 b) 27 c) 54 d) 670
8. 32.5x32.5-2x32.5x2.5+2.5x2.5= ?
a) 900 b) 30 c) 500 d) 1225
9.
89 89 89 14 14 14
89 89 89 14 14 14
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
?
x x x x
x x x
+ +
=
a) 75 b) 10.3 c) 14.5 d) 7.5
10.
244 244 2 244 56 56 56
244 244 56 56
. . . . . .
. . . .
?
x x x x
x x
+
=
a)
188
03
.
.
b)
188
30
c)
47
75
d)
16
25
11.0.7x0.7x0.7+0.3x0.3x0.3+3x0.7x0.3=?
a) 4 b) 1 c) 10 d) 16
12.
( . ) . . ( . )
( . ) . . ( . )
?
0356 2 0356 0106 0106
0632 2 0632 0368 0368
2 2
2 2
x x x
x x
+
+ +
=
a) 0.625 b) 0.0625
c) 0.0345 d) 0.345
13.
0637 0637 2 0637 0395 0395 0395
0242
. . . . . .
.
?
x x x x +
=
a) 1.132 b) 0.242
c) 1.422 d) 1
14.
475 475 475 125 125 125
475 475 125 125 475 125
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
?
x x x x
x x x
+
+
=
a) 5.25 b) 3.5 c) 0 d) 6
15.
775 775 225 225 775 225
775 775 775 225 225 225
x x x
x x x x
+
=
= ?
a) 1000 b) 0.01
c) 0.001 d) 0.0001
12. If
x
y
=
3
4
then find the value of
6
7
+

+
y
y
x
x
6
7
6
7
1
1
+

+
= +

+
y x
y x
x
y
x
y
=
6
7
1
3
4
1
3
4
+

+
=
6
7
1
4
7
4
6
7
1
7
1 + = + =
PRACTICE TEST
1. 20 - [9-{7+(2x3)} +5] = ?
a) 20 b) 15 c) 17 d) 19
2. 6+[2+{4x(8-3) - (2x6)-1}+2]= ?
a) 17 b) 13 c) 19 d) 15
3.
1
5
of 35+4 (9-3) = ?
a) 31 b) 15 c) 24 d) 42
4.
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
12
+ x
a)
1
3
b)
4
5
c)
1
2
d)
1
6
5.
( )
?
7 7 7 7
3 3 3 3
+ +
+ +
=
a)
3
11
b)
3
13
c)
5
7
d)
3
7
+
16.
( . . ) ( . . )
. .
?
0 337 0126 0337 0126
0 337 0126
2 2
+
=
x
a) 0.211 b) 0.463
c) 4 d) 2.11
17.
( ) ( )
( ) ( )
?
695 345 695 345
695 345
2 2
2 2
+ +
+
=
a)2 b) 345 c) 695 d) 4
18.
( . . ) ( . . )
. . . .
?
4621 2954 4621 2954
4621 4621 2954 2954
2 2
+ +
+
=
x x
a) 4 b) 2 c) 0 d) 1
19.
64852 64852 24852 24852
64852 24852
x x
+
= ?
a) 20000 b) 80000
c) 30000 d) 40000
20. 126.5x126.5-2x126.5x6.5+6.5x6.5=?
a) 12000 b) 14400
c) 17689 d) 1440
21.
052 052 04 04 2 052 04
052 04
. . . . . .
. .
?
x x x x +
=
a) 1.2 b) 0.92
c) 0.48 d) 0.12
22.
( . ) .
( . ) . .
?
48 0 027
4 8 144 0 09
3
2

+ +
=
a) 4.5 b) 0.45 c) 5.1 d) 2.20
23.
1
1
1
1
1
2
+
+
= ?
a) 3 b)
5
3
c) 1 d)
3
5
24.
5
3
4
2
1
2
0 5
1
6
1
7
+ +
|
\
|
.
|

`
)
(
= . ?
a)
1
19
84
b)
2
61
84
c)
2
23
84
d)
2
47
84
25.
3
1
4
4
5
5
6
4
1
3
1
5
3
10
21
1
5
+
|
\
|
.
|
=
of
?
a)
1
6
b)
2
7
12
c)
15
1
2
d)
21
1
2
26.
1
2
1
2
3
4
1
2
7
8
3
4
+
|
\
|
.
|

`
)
= ?
a)
27
16
b)
27
32
c)
27
64
d)
107
112
27.
1
5
1
5
1
5
1
5
1
5
1
5
=
of
of
?
a) 1 b) 5 c)
1
5
d) 25
28.
( ) ( ) 79 24 11 6
5 9 13 12

+
=
x
x ( )
?
a)
8
7
20
b)
55
4
c)
5
4
d)
1
20
29. If
a
b
=
7
8
, then
14
23
2
2

+
|
\
|
.
|
b a
b a
is

equal
to
a)
5
14
b)
5
9
c)
5
23
d)
5
92
1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (d) 6. (d) 7. (a) 8. (a)
9. (d) 10. (c) 11. (b) 12. (b) 13. (b) 14. (d) 15. (c) 16. (c)
17. (a) 18. (b) 19. (d) 20. (b) 21.(d) 22. (a) 23. (d) 24. (c)
25. (c) 26. (b) 27. (d) 28. (b) 29.(c) 30. (d) 31. (c) 32.(b)
33. (a) 34. (b) 35. (c) 36 (c) 37. (a) 38. (c) 39. (a) 40.(b)
30.
2
1
3
2
3
5
2
5
7
2
7
9
2
997
999
|
\
|
.
|
|
\
|
.
|
|
\
|
.
|
|
\
|
.
|
|
\
|
.
| = ..... ?
a)
5
999
b)
7
1000
c)
1000
7
d)
1001
3
31. If
a
b
=
4
3
, then the value of
6 4
6 5
a b
a b
+
is
a) -1 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
32. If
1 1
2
1
3
1
4
1
1
2
1
3 x
+ +
|
\
|
.
| = + + ,
then the
value of xis
a)
1
4
b)
13
22
c) 2 d) 4
33.
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
+
+
= ?
a)
8
19
b)
19
8
c)
7
8
d)
8
9
34. 1
1
1
1
1
1
9
+
+
+
= ?
a)
1
5
9
b)
1
10
19
c)
10
19
d)
19
10
35. If (a-b) is 6 more than (c+d) and (a+b) is
3 less than (c-d), then (a-c) is
a) 0.5 b) 1.0 c) 1.5 d) 2.0
36. The expression
(7.98 x 7.98+7.98x x +0.02 x 0.02) will
be a perfect square for x equal to
a) 4.0 b) 0.4
c) 0.04 d) 0.004
37. The sum of the smallest six digit number
and the greatest five digit number is
a) 199999 b) 201110
c) 211110 d) 1099999
38. The sum of two numbers is 22 and their
difference is 14. Find the product of the
numbers.
a) 70 b) 75 c) 72 d) 82
39. The sum of squares of two numbers is
80 and the square of their difference is
36. The product of the two numbers is
a) 22 b) 44 c) 58 d) 116
40. The product of two numbers is 120. The
sum of their squares is 289. The sum of
the two numbers is
a) 20 b) 23 c) 169 d) 150
Points to remember
1. If A can finish a piece of work in `n' days,
then A's 1 day's work is
1
n
.
2. If the number of men engaged to do a
piece of work is changed in the ratio a:b, the
time required for the work will be changed in
the ratio b:a
3. If A is X times as good a workman as B,
then A will take
1
x
of the time that B takes
to do a certain work.
4. If M
1
persons can do `W
1
' works in D
1
days for T
1
hours and M
2
persons can do `W
2
'
works in D
2
days for T
2
hours then
M
1
D
1
T
1
W
2
=M
2
D
2
T
2
W
1
.
5. If A can finish a work in `x' days and B
can finish the same work in `y' days, then
time taken by both to finish the work is
x
x
y
y +
days
6. If A and B together can do a piece of
work in xdays and A alone can do it in y days
then B alone can do it in
x y
xy
days
7. If A, B and C can do a work in x,y, and z
days respectively, then all of them working
together can finish the work in
x
x
yz
y yz xz + +
days
8. If two taps A and B take a and b hours
resepectively to fill a tank, then the two taps
together fill
1
a
1
b
+
part of the tank in an hour
and the entire tank is filled in
( )
1
1
2
1
+
=
+
b
ab
a b ( )
hours.
Solved Examples:
1. 8 boys can arrange all the books of school
library in 12 days. In how many days can 6
boys arrange them?
Ans: M
1
D
1
=M
2
D
2
= D
x
2
8 12
6
= 16 days
2. A can do a piece of work in 12 days and
B alone can do it in 15 days. How much time
will both take to finish the work?
Ans: A's 1 day's work =
1
12
B's 1 day's work =
1
15
(A+B)'s 1 day's work =
1
12
1
15
3
20
+ =
Both together can finish the work in

20
3
6
2
3
or
days
Using formula :
Time taken to finish the work
=
x
x
y
y
x
+
=
+
12 15
12 15
=
12 15
27
20
3
6
2
3
x
or =
days
3. A and B together can do a piece of work
in 12 days. B alone can finish it in 30 days. In
Ti me and Wor k
how many days can A alone finish the work?
Ans: (A+B)'s 1 day's work =
1
12
B's 1 day's work =
1
30
A's 1 day's work =
1
12
1
30
1
20
=
A alone can finish the work in 20 days
Using formula :
Time taken by A to finish the work =
x
x
y
y
=
12 30
30 12
12 30
18
20
x x
days
= =
4. 16 men can do a piece of work in 10
days. How many men are needed to complete
the work in 40 days?
Ans: Using formula.
M
1
D
1
=M
2
D
2
M
1
= 16, D
1
= 10, D
2
= 40
16x10 = M
2
x 40
M
2
=
16 10
40
x
= 4 men
5. A and B can do a piece of work in 18
days, B and C in 24 days, A and C in 36 days.
In what time can they do it all working to-
gether?
Ans: [(A+B)+(B+C)+(A+C)]'s 1 day's work
=
1
18
1
24
1
36
1
8
+ + =
or 2 (A+B+C)'s 1 day's work =
1
8
or (A+B+C)'s 1 day's work =
1
16
So they all can finish the work in 16 days
6. 4 men and 6 women finish a job in 8 days,
while 3 men and 7 women finish in 10 days. In
how many days will 10 women finish it?
Ans: Considering one day's work,
4M + 6W =
1
8
....... (1)
3M + 7W =
1
10
...... (2)
(1) x 3 - (2)x 4 gives
18W - 28W =
1
10
or 10W =
1
40
10 Women can do the work in 40

days
7. A certain number of men complete a
piece of work in 60 days. If there were 8 men
more, the work could be finished in 10 days
less. How many men were there originally?
Ans: Let the original number of men be x.
M
1
= x, D
1
= 60, M
2
=x+8, D
2
=50,
M
1
D
1
=M
2
D
2
xx 60 = (x+8) x 50
60x - 50x = 400
10x = 400 x = 40
8. A cistern can be filled separately by two
pipes in 12 and 16 minutes respectively. If both
pipes are opened together, when will the cis-
tern be filled?
Ans: Work done by I
st
pipe in 1 minute =
1
12
Work done by 2
nd
pipe in 1 minute =
1
16
Work done by both in 1 minute=
1
12
1
16
+
=
4 3
48
7
48
+
=
Both the pipes together will fill the cistern

in
48
7
minutes ie, 6
6
7
minutes.
Using formula :
Time taken to fill the cistern by both the pipes
=
+
=
+
=
ab
a b
12 16
12 16
6
6
7
x
minutes
9. Two inlet pipes of filling rate 10 minutes
per cistern and 6 minutes per cistern and one
outlet pipe of emptying rate 15 minutes per
cistern are all fitted to a cistern and are opened
together. Find when the cistern will be full?
Part of the cistern filled by working the three
pipes in one minute.
=
1
10
1
6
1
15
1
5
+ =
Time needed to fill the full cistern =5
minutes
10. A cistern can be filled separately by two
pipes A and B in 36 minutes and 45 minutes
respectively. A tap C at the bottom can empty
the full cistern in 30 minutes. If the tap C is
opened 7 minutes after the pipes A and B are
opened, find when the cistern becomes full.
Ans: Part of the tank filled by A and B in
7 minutes
=
7
1
36
1
45
7
20
x +
|
\
|
.
| =
= 1
7
20
13
20
of the tank should be
filled.
Part filled by A, B and C in 1 minutes
=
1
36
1
45
1
30
1
60
+ =
Time needed to fill

13
20
part of the tank
= =
13
20
60 39 x
minutes
Total time taken to fill the tank
= 39 + 7 = 46 minutes
PRACTICE TEST
1. Ramesh alone does a piece of work in 4
days and Suresh does it in 12 days. In how
many days will the two do it together?
a) 3 days b)
1
1
2
days
c) 4 days d) 8 days
2. Pranesh and Sumesh can finish a work in
16 days while Pranesh can do the same work
in 24 days. In how many days can Sumesh
alone finish the same work?
a) 40 days b) 25 days
c) 48 days d) 20 days
3. Vinod can do a work in 15 days, Vijay in
25 days and Vinay in 30 days. How long will
they take to do the work if they work together?
a) 12 days b)
7
1
7
days
4. If A, B and C together can finish a piece
of work in 4 days, A alone in 12 days and B in
18 days, then C alone can do it in
5. 3 men or 6 women can do a piece of work
in 20 days. In how many days will 12 men and
8 women do the same work?
a)
7
2
b)
15
4
c) 5 d) 4
6. Some persons can do a piece of work in
12 days. Two times the number of those per-
sons will do half of that work in
a) 3 days b) 4 days
7. 3 men can do a work in 6 days. After 2
days 3 more men joined them. How many days
will they take to complete the remaining work?
a) 5 days b) 4 days
c) 3 days d) 2 days
8. A is twice as good a workman as B and
they took 7 days together to do the work. B
alone can do it in:
9. A can do a piece of work in 25 days and
B can do the same work in 30 days. They work
together for 5 days and then A leaves. B will
finish the remaining work in
10. An army of 2000 men had enough food
to last for 30 days. After 10 days 500 more
men joined them. How long did the food last
then?
11. Amar can do a piece of work in 15 days.
When he had worked for 3 days, Sameer joined
him and the remaining work was finished in 8
days. In how many days can Sameer alone fin-
ish the whole work?
12. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 18
days, 27 days and 36 days respectively. They
start working together. After working for 4
days, A goes away and B leaves 7 days be-
fore the work is finished. Only C remains at
work from beginning to end. In how many days
was the whole work done?
13. A and B can do a piece of work in 6 days.
B and C in 4 days and A and C in 5 days. How
long will they take to complete the work if
they work together?
a)
3
9
37
days b) 15 days
c)
1
23
37
days d)
6
9
37
days
14. A man, a woman or a boy can do a piece
of work in 3,4 and 12 days respectively. How
many boys must assist 1 man and 1 women to
do the work in 1 day?
a) 5 boys b) 6 boys
c) 2 boys d) 20 boys
15. Two pipes can fill a tank in 9 hours and
12 hous respectively. In how much time will
they fill the tank when opened together?
a)
3
1
2
hours b)
5
1
7
hours
c) 5 hours d)
3
2
3
hours
16. A tap can fill a tank in 8 hours and an-
other can empty it in 16 hours. If both the
taps are opened simultaneously, the time (in
hours) to fill the tank is:
a) 8 b) 10 c) 16 d) 24
17. A cistern can be filled by a pipe in 15
hours. But due to a leak in the bottom the cis-
tern is just full in 20 hours. When the cistern
is full, the leak can empty it in:
a) 60 hours b) 40 hours
c) 45 hours d) 30 hours
18. A cistern can be filled by pipes A and B
in 20 hours and 30 hours respectively. When
full, the tank can be emptied by pipe C in 60
hours. If all the taps be turned on at the same
time the cistern will be full in
a) 10 hours b) 15 hours
c) 16 hours d) 30 hours
19. Two pipes A and B can separately fill a
tank in 12 minutes and 15 minutes respec-
tively. Both the pipes are opend together but
4 minutes after the start, pipe A is turned off.
How much time will it take to fill the tank?
a) 11 min b) 12 min
c) 6 min d) 8 min
20. Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 24
minutes and 32 minutes respectively. If both
the pipes are opened together, then after how
many minutes B should be closed so that the
tank is full in 18 minutes?
a) 6 b) 8 c) 10 d) 12
1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (b) 6. (a) 7. (d) 8.(c)
9. (d) 10. (d) 11. (a) 12. (c) 13. (a) 14. (a) 15. (b) 16.(c)
17. (a) 18. (b) 19. (c) 20. (b)
Interest is the money paid by the borrower
to the lender for the use of money lent. Inter-
est is of two kinds, simple and compound.
Money borrowed or deposited is called the
principal. The sum of principal and interest is
called the amount.
i) Simple Interest:
If the interest on a certain sum borrowed
for a certain period is reckoned uniformly, it is
called Simple Interest.
The simple interest (I) for a principal (P)
for (N) years at (R) rate percent per annum is
I =
PNR
100
P =
I I I x
NxR
R
x
PxN
N
x
PxR
100 100 100
; ; = =
ii) Compound Interest:
Money is said to be lent at Compound
Interest if the interest is not paid as soon as it
falls due, but is added to the principal after a
fixed period, so that the amount at the end of
the period, becomes the principal for the next
period.
a) When interest is compounded annu-
ally:
Amount = P
1
100
+
|
\
|
.
|
R
N
b) When interest is compounded half
yearly:
Amount = P
1
200
2
+
|
\
|
.
|
R
N
c) When interest is compounded quar-
terly
Amount = P
1
400
4
+
|
\
|
.
|
R
N
d) C.I.=P
1
100
+
|
\
|
.
|
R
N
P (or)
= P
1
100
1 +
|
\
|
.
|

(
(
R
N
Solved Examples:
1. Calculate the amount on Rs. 4480 at 8%
per annum for 3 years.
Ans: S.I. =
PxNxR
100
= Rs.
4480 3 8
100
107520
x x
Rs = . .
Amount = Rs. (4480 + 1075.20)
= Rs. 5555.20
2. S.I. on Rs. 1500 at 7% per annum for a
certain time is Rs. 210. Find the time
Ans: Time, N =
210 100
1500 7
x
x
= 2 years
3. A certain sum of money at simple inter-
est amounts to Rs. 1260 in 2 years and to Rs.
1350 in 5 years. The rate percent per annum
is -------
Ans: S.I. for 3 years = Rs. (1350 - 1260)=
Rs. 90
S.I. for 2 years =Rs.

90
3
2 x
=Rs. 60
Principal =Rs. (1260 - 60) =Rs. 1200
Si mpl e & Compound I nt er est
Rate, R =
100 60
1200 2
25%
x
x
% . =
4. A man invested
1
3
of his capital at 7%,
1
4
at 8% and the remainder at 10%. If his
annual income is Rs. 561, the capital is ------
Let the capital be Rs. x. Then,
x x x
3
7
100
1
4
8
100
1
5
12
10
100
1 561 x x x x x x + + =
+ =
7
300
8
400
1
5
1200
561
x x 0x
x x
=
102
1200
561
x
= x =
561 1200
102
6600
x
Rs. ,
5. Find the sum of money which increases
1
10
of itself every year and amounts to
Rs. 450 in 5 years at S.I.
Ans: Let P = Rs. 100
S.I. = Rs. 100 x
1
10
= Rs. 10
S.I. for 5 years =Rs. 50
Amount after 5 years=100+50
=Rs. 150
If the amount is Rs. 150, P =Rs. 100
If the amount is Rs. 450,

P
x
Rs = =
100 450
150
300 .
6. A sum was put at simple interest at a
certain rate for 2 years. Had it been put at
1% higher rate, it would have fetched Rs. 24
more. Find the sum.
Ans: Let the sum be Rs. xand rate be R% and
(R+1)%
Then,
x x x R x xRx ( ) +
=
1 2
100
2
100
24
+ =
2
100
2
100
2
100
24
x x x R R
x =
24 100
2
1200
x
Rs = . ,
7. Find compound interest on Rs. 5,000 at
10% per annum for 3 years
Ans: Amount =P
1
100
+
|
\
|
.
|
R
N
= 5000
1
10
100
3
+
|
\
|
.
| = Rs. 6,655
Compound Interest
= Rs. (6,655 -5,000) = Rs. 1,655
8. If the compound interest on a certain sum
for 3 years at 20% per annum is Rs. 728, find
the simple interest.
Ans: Given that P
1
20
100
3
+
|
\
|
.
| - P =Rs. 728
or 1.728 P - P =Rs. 728
= P Rs. , 1000
Now, S.I. =Rs.
1000 3 20
100
600
x x
Rs = .
9. The difference between the compound
interest and the simple interest on a certain
sum at 10% per annum for two years is
Rs. 60. Find the sum.
Ans: Let the sum be Rs. x
So, S.I. =Rs.
x x x x
Rs
10 2
100 5
= .
C.I.=Rs.x
1
10
100
21
100
2
+
(
= x
x
Rs.
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (c) 8.(a)
9. (d) 10. (b) 11. (b) 12. (b)
= = = C I S I Rs . . . . .
21
100 5 100
60
x x x
x = Rs. 6,000
PRACTICE TEST
1. At what rate percent per annum will a
sum of Rs. 3,600 become Rs. 4,500 in 10 years
at simple interest?
a) 5% b) 2.5%
c) 10% d) 6.75%
2. A sum of Rs. 1600 lent at simple inter-
est at 12.5% per annum will become double
in
a) 6 years b) 7
1
2
years
c) 8 years d) 9
1
4
years
3. The difference in simple interest at 13%
and 12% p.a. of a sum in one year is Rs. 110.
Then the sum is
a) Rs. 13,000 b) Rs. 15,000
c) Rs. 10,000 d) Rs. 11,000
4. The difference in the interests received
from two different banks on Rs. 1000 for 2
years is Rs. 20. Thus, the difference in their
rates is
a) 2% b) 1%
c) 1.5% d) 0.5%
5. Find out the capital required to earn a
monthly interest of Rs. 600 at 6% simple in-
terest.
a) Rs. 1 lakhs b) Rs. 1.2 lakhs
c) Rs. 1.1 lakhs d) Rs. 1.3 lakhs
6. A man invested 1/3
rd
of the sum at 7%,
1/4
th
at 8% and the remaining at 10% for one
year. If the annual interest is Rs. 408, then
the investment is
a) Rs. 8,400 b) Rs. 4,800
c) Rs. 5,000 d) Rs. 7,200
7. The difference in simple interest on a
certain sum of money for 3 years and 5 years
at 18% per annum is Rs. 2,160. Then the sum
is
a) Rs. 6,500 b) Rs. 4,500
c) Rs. 6,000 d) Rs. 7,500
8. At what rate percent per annum simple
interest will a sum of money triple itself in 25
years?
a) 8 b)
8
1
3
c)
9
1
11
d) 10
9. What sum of money lent out at compound
interest will amount to Rs. 968 in 2 years at
10% per annum, interest being charged annu-
ally?
a) Rs. 900 b) Rs. 825
c) Rs. 780 d) Rs. 800
10. The difference between compound inter-
est and simple interest on certain sum of money
in 2 years at 4% per annum is Rs. 50. Find the
sum
a) Rs. 30,550 b) Rs. 31,250
c) Rs. 25,670 d) Rs. 35,400
11. A sum of money lent at compound inter-
est amounts to Rs. 1210 in two years and to
Rs. 1464.10 in 4 years. Find the rate of inter-
est.
a) 12% b) 10%
c) 8% d) 15%
12. A man borrows Rs. 4,000 at 8% per an-
num on compound interest. At the end of ev-
ery year he pays Rs. 1,500 as part payment
of loan and interest. How much does he still
owe to the bank after 3 such annual pay-
ments?
a) Rs. 1,799 b) Rs. 169.25
c) Rs. 2,000 d) Rs. 234
Solved Examples
1. A father was 4 times as old as his son 8
years ago. Eight years hence, father will be
twice as old as his son. Find their present ages.
Ans: Let son's age 8 years ago be x years.
Thus, father's age at that time =4xyears
After 8 years, son's age
= (x+8) +8 = (x+16) years
After 8 years, father's age
= (4x+8)+8 = (4x+16) years
2(x+16) = 4x + 16 or x=8
The present age of the son = x+8 = 16

years
The present age of the father
= 4x+8 = 32+8= 40 years
2. A is twice as old as B was two years ago.
If the difference in their ages be 2 years, find
A's age.
Ans: Let B's age 2 years ago be x years
A's present age = 2x years

Also 2x - (x+2) = 2 or x=4
A's age = 2x4 = 8 years

3. The age of a father 10 years ago was
thrice the age of his son. Ten years hence, the
father's age will be twice that of his son. The
ratio of their present ages is:
Ans: Let the present ages of father and son
be x and y years respectively.
Then (x-10) =3 (y-10) or
3y-x=20 ------ (1)
and (x+10) = 2 (y+10) or
x-2y =10 ----- (2)
(1) +(2) y = 30
Substituting y = 30 in equation (1) we
get x = 70
Ratio of their ages =70 : 30 or 7:3
4. Ratio of Ashok's age to Pradeep's age is
equal to 4:3. Ashok will be 26 years old after
6 years. How old is Pradeep now?
Ans: Ashok's present age = (26-6)
= 20 years
Pradeep's present age = 20x
3
4
= 15 years
5. The ratio of the ages of father and son at
present is 6:1. After 5 years the ratio will be-
come 7:2. The present age of the son is:
Ans: Let their present ages be 6x and x years
respectively.
Then
6 5
5
7
2
x
x
+
+
=
= 2 (6x+5) = 7 (x+5) x=5
Present age of the son =5 years.
6. Three years ago the average age of A
and B was 18 years. With C joining them now,
the average becomes 22 years. How old is C
now?
Ans: (A+B)'s total present age
= (2x18+3+3) = 42 years
(A+B+C)'s total present age
= 22 x 3 = 66 years
C's age = 66-42 = 24 years
Probl ems on Age
8. Afather's age is three times the sum of
the ages of his two children, but 20 years hence
his age will be equal to sum of their ages. Then
the fathers age is -
9. The ratio of the father's age to the son's
age is 4:1. The product of their ages is 196.
The ratio of their ages after 5 years will be:
a) 3:1 b) 10:3
c) 11:4 d) 14:5
10. In 10 years, A will be twice as old as B
was 10 years ago. If A is now 9 years older
than B, find the present age of B.
a) 39 b) 27
c) 45 d) 26
11. A is as much younger than B as he is older
than C. If the sum of B's and C's ages is 40
years, find the age of A.
12. The ages of Ram and Mohan differs by
16 years. Six years ago, Mohan's age was
thrice as that of Ram's. Then Ram's present
age is
13. A father is 4 times as old as his son; in
20 years he will be only twice as old as his
son. Then the respective ages of father and
son are
a) 40, 10 years b) 80, 20 years
c) 60, 15 years d) 48, 12 years
14. The difference between the ages of two
persons is 8 years. 15 years ago, the elder
one was twice as old as the younger one. Then
the present age of the elder person is
PRACTICE TEST
1. A father is twice as old as his son. 20
years ago, the age of the father was 12 times
the age of the son. The present age of the son
is
2. The respective ages of a father and his
son are 41 and 16 years. In how many years
will the father be twice as old as his son?
3. The ratio of ages of Mohan and Sohan is
4:3. The sum of their ages is 42 years. The
age of Mohan is
c) 32 years d) 30 years.
4. The ratio of ages of Rani and Vinita is
3:5. The difference in their ages is 12 years.
Then the age of Vinita is
5. Two years ago, Vinod was four times as
old as Indhu. 8 years hence, Vinod's age will
exceed Indhu's age by 12 years. The ratio of
the present ages of Vinod and Indhu
a) 5:1 b) 4:1
c) 3:1 d) 2:1
6. The ages of A and B are in the ratio 3:5.
After 9 years the ratio of their ages will be
3:4. The present age of B is
7. A's mother was four times as old as A
ten years ago. After 10 years she will be twice
as old as A. Then, A's present age is
1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (c) 8.(a)
9. (c) 10. (a) 11. (d) 12. (c) 13. (a) 14. (b)
10. (1) Chariot (2) Car (3) Bus
(4) Wagon (5) Sledge
11. (1) Crow (2) Pigeon (3) Parrot
(4) Butterfly (5) Peacock
12. (1) Hepatitis (2) Tetanus (3) Cancer
(4) Conjunctivitis (5) Measles
13. (1) Fox (2) Wolf (3) Jackal
(4) Deer (5) Panther
14. (1) Nitrogen (2) Oxygen (3) Hydrogen
(4) Phosphorus (2) Carbondioxide
15. (1) Man (2) Mother (3) Sister
(4) Father (5) Brother
16. (1) EWZQ (2) OSLS (3) GFKD
(4) VSPM (5) QBTV
17. (1) 26Z (2) 24X (3) 22V
(4) 20S (5) 18R
18. (1) BTR (2) CTR (3) DTR
(4) ETR (5) FTR
Classification means to assort the items of a given
group on the basis of certain common qualities or
characteristics they possess and to spot the stranger.
These types of questions are based on similar rela-
tionship that exists between the things, objects, words
or letters. In this test, generally, you will be given a
group of five items, out of which four are similar to
one another in some way and the fifth is different.
The candidate is required to choose the item which
does not fit into the given group.
Types of Classification
(1) Word classification: In this type similar groups
are found among the names, places, things,
nouns, verbs, different sexes, races or any other
matter out of which four things are similar and
one is not.
(2) Alphabet classification: Here some groups of
letters are formed according to a pattern and
one of them is different.
(3) Number classification: Here out of a given
group of numbers four will be similar one will be
strange.
HINTS FOR CLASSIFICATION
Verbal classification aims to test your power of
observation and ability to notice differences and
similarities among various objects. So search for
the relationship among the given items. Rela-
tionship may be based on meaning, interrelation-
ship, consistency relationship etc.
Search for the similarities among alphabet groups.
Particularly vowel-consonant relationship, capi-
tal-small letter relationship, repetition and fre-
quency of letters skipping pattern in alphabet
groups.
Remember that in classification you are not
searching for a stranger but you are classifying
different items into a group and one item which
refuses to be a part of the group is the stranger.
If you straight away search for a stranger, you
may land in trouble because every item in the
given group will be a stranger in some way or
another. So think of the possible group in which
you can group different items and find the
stranger.
Speed Developing Practice Test No. 1
1. (1) Ladder (2) Staircase (3) Bridge
(4) Escalator (5) Lift
2. (1) Nephrology (2) Entomology (3) Astrology
(4) Mycology (5) Pathology
3. (1) Swimming (2) Breathing (3) Walking
(4) Dancing (5) Playing
4. (1) Arrow (2) Missile (3) Sword
(4) Bullet (5) Spear
5. (1) Biscuit (2) Chocolate (3) Cake
(4) Bread (5) Pastry
6. (1) Tortoise (2) Snail (3) Turtle
(4) Spider (5) Oyster
7. (1) Virgo (2) Pisces (3) Libra
(4) Sagittarius (5) Orion
8. (1) Japan (2) India (3) Sri Lanka
(4) New Zealand (5) Malagasy
9. (1) Producer (2) Director (3) Investor
(4) Financier (5) Entrepreneur
CLASSI FICATION (ODDMAN OUT)
TEST OF REASONING
23. (1) BEH (2) ILO (3) NQT
(4) GHK (5) RUX
24. (1) TAN (2) RAE (3) UCT
(4) AWS (5) YSX
25. (1) 135 (2) 286 (3) 371
(4) 591 (5) 719
19. (1) NOOP (2) HIIJ (3) PQQR
(4) UVVX (5) XYYZ
20. (1) TYN (2) BFD (3) MQO
(4) LPN (5) QUS
21. (1) BCD (2) HIJ (3) MNP
(4) TUV (5) WXY
22. (1) MNO (2) CDE (3) GHI
(4) PQR (5) STU
1. (3) 2. (3) 3. (2) 4. (3) 5. (2) 6. (4) 7. (5) 8. (2) 9. (2) 10. (5) 11. (4)
12. (2) 13. (4) 14. (4) 15. (1) 16. (2) 17. (4) 18. (4) 19. (4) 20. (1) 21. (3) 22. (4)
23. (4) 24. (5) 25. (2)
Expl anatory Answers:
1. (3) All except bridge are used for up and down
movement.
2. (3) All except Astrology are connected with bi-
ology.
3. (2) Breathing is the only natural action.
4. (3) All except sword strike the target at a dis-
tance.
5. (2) All except chocolate are baked items.
6. (4) All except spider have hard protective shells.
7. (5) All except orion are zodiac signs, while orion
is a constellation.
8. (2) All except India are islands, while India is a
peninsula.
9. (2) All except director spend money.
10. (5) All except sledge have wheels.
11. (4) All except butterfly are birds, whereas but-
terfly is an insect.
12. (2) All except tetanus are diseases caused by
virus, while tetanus is caused by bacteria.
13. (4) All except deer are flesh eating animals.
14. (4) All others are gases.
15. (1) All other words define some relationship.
16. (2) No letter is repeated in any other group.
17. (4) In all other options, the number denotes the
position of the letter in the English alphabet.
18. (4) No other group has a vowel.
19. (4) All other groups contain three consecutive
letters with second letter repeated twice.
20. (1) In all other options there are three alternate
letters.
21. (3) In all others the letters are consecutive.
22. (4) All except 4 are consecutive letters which end
with a vowel.
23. (4) In all other groups there are 2 letters in the
alphabet in between the 1st and the 2nd let-
ter and the 2nd and the 3rd letter.
24. (5) In all others a meaningful word can be formed
by the letters.
25. (2) In all others the numbers are odd numbers
1. (1) Painting (2) Art (3) Sculpture
(4) Drawing (5) Music
2. (1) Mountain (2) Plateau (3) Valley
(4) Peak (5) Hill
3. (1) Dynamics (2) Mechanics (3) Electronics
(4) Optics (5) Physics
4. (1) Consumer (2) Customer (3) Buyer
(4) Purchaser (5) Retailer
5. (1) Jasmine (2) Corriander (3) Lotus
(4) Lily (5) Rose
6. (1) Moth (2) Bee (3) Lizard
(4) Cockroach (5) Aphid
7. (1) Kiwi (2) Eagle (3) Emu
(4) Penguin (5) Ostrich
8. (1) Swimming (2) Diving (3) Driving
(4) Sailing (5) Fishing
Answers: Speed Developing Practice Test No. 1
1. (5) 2. (3) 3. (5) 4. (5) 5. (2) 6. (3) 7. (2) 8. (3) 9. (4) 10. (4) 11. (4)
12. (4) 13. (3) 14. (4) 15. (5) 16. (4) 17. (2) 18. (4) 19. (1) 20. (4) 21. (3) 22. (2)
23. (2) 24. (4) 25. (3)
18. (1) Paper (2) Pencil (3) Eraser
(4) Ink (5) Sharpener
19. (1) Cotton (2) Rice (3) Wheat
(4) Gram (5) Barley.
20. (1) Cricket (2) Baseball (3) Football
(4) Billiards (5) Badminton
21. (1) 17 (2) 44 (3) 21
(4) 66 (5) 19
22. (1) DFI (2) MOQ (3) BDG
(4) RTW (5) IKN
23. (1) 341 (2) 679 (3) 385
(4) 495 (5) 561
24. (1) 250 (2) 150 (3) 125
(4) 116 (5) 105
25. (1) BdE (2) XpD (3) HQu
(4) MkV (5) PtZ
9. (1) Pupil (2) Iris (3) Cornea
(4) Medulla (5) Retina
10. (1) Sahara (2) Thar (3) Gobi
(4) Sunderbans (5) Kalahari
11. (1) Skull (2) Pelvis (3) Fibula
(4) Appendix (5) Vertebra
12. (1) Cap (2) Turban (3) Helmet
(4) Veil (5) Hat
13. (1) Snore (2) Slumber (3) Yawn
(4) Doze (5) Dream
14. (1) Epicentre (2) Seismology (3) Focus
(4) Crater (5) Ritcher scale
15. (1) Curious (2) Humour (3) Wise
(4) Angry (5) Mighty
16. (1) Flat (2) Bunglow (3) House
(4) Temple (5) Palace
17. (1) Sweet (2) Cold (3) Sour
(4) Bitter (5) Salty
1. (5) Except music all others can be seen where as
music is to listen.
2. (3) All except valley are elevated features.
3. (5) All others are branches of physics.
4. (5) All other terms refer to someone who buys
something.
5. (2) All except corriander are flowers.
6. (3) All except lizard are insects.
7. (2) All except eagle are flightless birds.
8. (3) All except driving are activities performed in
water.
9. (4) All except medulla are parts of the eye, while
medulla is a part of the brain.
10. (4) All except Sunderbans are deserts while
Sunderbans is a delta.
11. (4) All except appendix are bones, while appen-
dix is an organ.
12. (4) All except veil cover the head while veil cov-
ers the face.
13. (3) All except yawn are actions in sleep.
14. (4) All except crater are associated with earth-
quakes.
15. (5) All others are related to state of mind or sense.
16. (4) Except temple, all are places for living
17. (2) Except cold all others refer to taste.
18. (4) Except ink all others are solids.
19. (1) Except (1) all are edible.
20. (4) All except billiards are outdoor games.
21. (3) In all other numbers we find the sum of the
two digits to be an even number.
22. (2) In all other groups the difference between the
positions of the 2nd and the 3rd letters in the
alphabet is 3.
23. (2) In all other numbers the last digit is the differ-
ence between the 1st and the 2nd digits.
24. (4) Except 116 all other numbers are divisible by 5.
25. (3) In all other groups the middle letter is small.
Analogy means correspondence. In the ques-
tions based on analogy, a particular relationship is
given and another similar relationship has to be iden-
tified from the alternatives provided. Analogy tools
are therefore meant to test ones ability to reason -
how far you are able to compare and comprehend the
relationship that exists between two objects, things
or figures.
Verbal analogy measures the ability to understand
the relationship between two given words or group
of letters, presented in abbreviated form. See the fol-
lowing example.
Moon : Satellite : : Earth : Planet
This abbreviated form conveys the idea that
moon is related to satellite in the same way as the
earth is related to planet.
Look for the Kinds of
Relationship
There are many possibilities in establishing a re-
lationship. Here are some useful points on the basic
knowledge required for the test.
Worker and Product
Eg: Carpenter : Furniture : : Mason : Wall
Carpenter makes Furniture and Mason builds a
Wall.
1. Author : Book 7. Editor : Newspaper
2. Architect : Design 8. Farmer : Crop
3. Butcher : Meat 9. J udge : Justice
4. Chef : Food 10. Poet : Poem
5. Choreographer: Ballet 11. Teacher : Education
6. Cobbler : Shoes 12. Tailor : Clothes
Worker and Tool Relationship
Eg: Woodcutter : Axe : : Soldier : Gun
Axe is the tool used by a Woodcutter, likewise a
Soldier uses a Gun to shoot.
1. Author : Pen 9. Doctor : Stethoscope
2. Astronomer : Telescope 10. Farmer : Plough
3. Barber : Scissors11. Gardener : Harrow
4. Butcher : Chopper12. Painter : Brush
5. Blacksmith: Anvil 13. Sculptor : Chisel
6. Bricklayer : Trowel 14. Surgeon : Scalpel
7. Carpenter : Saw 15. Tailor : Needle
8. Cobbler : Awl
Tool and Action
Eg: Pen : Write : : Knife : Cut
Pen is used for Writing and Knife is used for Cut-
ting
1. Axe : Grind 8. Spade : Dig
2. Auger : Bore 9. Shovel : Scoop
3. Chisel : Carve 10. Spoon : Feed
4. Gun : Shoot 11. Spanner : Grip
5. Loudspeaker : Amplify 12. Steering : Drive
6. Microscope : Magnify 13. Sword : Slaughter
7. Oar : Row
Worker and Working Place
Eg: Farmer : Field : : Doctor : Hospital
A Farmer works on a Field while a Doctor works
in a Hospital.
1. Artist : Theatre 8. Pilot : Cockpit
2. Actor : Stage 9. Sailor : Ship
3. Clerk : Office 10. Scientist: Laboratory
4. Driver : Cabin 11. Teacher : School
5. Engineer : Site 12. Umpire : Pitch
6. Lawyer : Court 13. Worker : Factory
7. Mechanic : Garage 14. Warrior : Battlefield
Product and Raw Material
Eg: Cloth : Fibre : : Petrol : Crude Oil
Cloth is made of Fibre and Petrol is extracted from
Crude oil.
1. Book : Paper 8. Omlette : Egg
2. Butter : Milk 9. Paper : Pulp
3. Furniture : Wood 10. Road : Asphalt
4. Fabric : Yarn 11. Rubber : Latex
5. Jaggery : Sugarcane 12. Shoes : Leather
6. Metal : Ore 13. Sack : J ute
7. Oil : Seed
Quantity and Unit
Eg: Length : Metre : : Distance : Light Year
Metre is the unit of Length and Light year is the
unit of Distance.
1. Angle : Radians 7. Power : Watt
2. Current : Ampere 8. Pressure : Pascal
3. Energy : Joule 9. Resistance : Ohm
4. Force : Newton 10. Time : Seconds
5. Mass : Kilogram 11. Volume : Litre
6. Potential : Volt 12. Work : Joule
ANALOGY
Instrument and Measurement
Eg: Barometer : Pressure : : Speedometer : Speed
Barometer is used to measure Pressure. Speed-
ometer is used to measure Speed.
1. Ammeter : Current 5. Rain Gauge: Rain
2. Anemometer: Wind Velocity6. Screw Gauge:Thickness
3. Balance : Mass 7. Seismograph:
Earth-quakes
4. Hygrometer : Humidity 8. Sphygmomanometer
: Blood Pressure
9. Thermometer: Temperature
Study and Topic
Eg: Botany : Plants : : Ornithology : Birds
Botany is the study of Plants, Ornithology is the
study of Birds.
1. Anthropology: Man 9.Orography : Mountains
2. Astrology : Future 10.Palaeontology: Fossils
3. Conchology : Shells 11.Pedology :Soil
4. Cardiology : Heart 12.Pathology :Diseases
5. Entomology : Insects13.Semantics :Language
6. Haematology: Blood 14.Seismology :Earth-quakes
7. Nephrology : Kidney15.Taxonomy :Classification
8. Oology : Eggs 16.Zoology : Animals
Animal and Young Ones
Eg: Cat : Kitten : : Dog : Puppy
Kitten is the young one of a Cat and Puppy is the
young one of a Dog.
1. Butterfly: Catterpillar 7. Lion : Cub
2. Cow : Calf 8. Man : Child
3. Duck : Duckling 9. Pig : Piglet
4. Frog : Tadpole 10. Stallion : Colt
5. Hen : Chicken 11. Sheep : Lamb
6. Horse : Pony 12. Swan : Cygnet
Male and Female
Eg: Son : Daughter : : Nephew : Niece
1. Drone : Bee 5. Lion : Lioness
2. Dog : Bitch 6. Stag : Doe
3. Gentleman : Lady 7. Tiger : Tigress
4. Horse : Mare 8. Uncle : Aunt
Word and Synonym
Eg: Mend : Repair : : House : Home
1. Abode : Dwelling 7. Fierce : Violent
2. Abduct : Kidnap 8. Happy : Glad
3. Ban : Prohibition 9. Presage : Predict
4. Blend : Mix 10. Solicit : Request
5. Brim : Edge 11. Substitute : Replace
6. Dissipate :Squander 12. Aborigine : Native
Word and Antonym
Eg: Ignore : Notice : : Friend : Foe
1. Advance: Retreat 8. Gentle : Harsh
2. Best : Worst 9. Gradual : Abrupt
3. Cruel : Kind 10. Initial : Final
4. Chaos : Peace 11. Kindle : Extinguish
5. Create : Destroy 12. Lend : Borrow
6. Cordial : Hostile 13. Robust : Weak
7. Deep : Shallow 14. Sink : Float
13. Word and Intensity
Eg: Anger : Rage : : Joy : Ecstasy
Rage is greater degree of Anger and Ecstasy is
greater degree of Joy.
1. Crime : Sin 5. Refuse : Deny
2. Error : Blunder 6. Sink : Drown
3. Famous : Renowned 7. Unhappy: Sad
4. Quarrel : War 8. Wish : Desire
Directions: In each of the following questions
there is a certain relation between the two given
words on one side of : : and one word is given on
the other side of : : while another word is to be
found from the given alternatives, having the same
relation with this word as the words of the given
pair. Choose the correct alternative.
1. Girl : Beautiful : : Boy : ?
(1) Smart (2) Heroic (3) Courageous
(4) Handsome (5) None of these
2. Anatomy : Zoology : : Paediatrics : ?
(1) Chemistry (2) Medicine (3) Palaeontology
(4) Mechanics (5) None of these
3. Matricide : Mother : : Homicide : ?
(1) Human being (2) Children (3) Father
(4) Apes (5) None of these
4. Microphone : Loud : : Microscope : ?
(1) Increase (2) Investigate (3) Examine
(4) Magnify (5) None of these
5. Line : Square : : Arc : ?
(1) Ring (2) Sphere (3) Circle
(4) Ball (5) None of these
6. Meat : Vegetarian : : Liquor : ?
(1) Insane (2) Introvert (3) Teetotaller
(4) Foolish (5) None of these
7. Tuberculosis : Lungs : : Cataract : ?
(1) Ear (2) Throat (3) Skin
(4) Eye (5) None of these
8. Professor : Lecture : : Doctor : ?
(1) Hospital (2) Disease (3) Medicine
(4) Patient (5) None of these
9. Victory : Encouragement : : Failure : ?
(1) Sadness (2) Defeat (3) Anger
(4) Frustration (5) None of these
10.Doctor : Diagnosis : : Judge : ?
(1) Court (2) Punishment (3) Lawyer
(4) Judgement (5) None of these
Directions: The following questions consist of two
words that have a certain relationship between each
other, followed by four lettered pairs of words. Select
the lettered pair that has the same relationship as the
original pair of words.
11. Restaurant : Menu
(1) Library : Catalogue (2) Journal : Newspaper
(3) Book : Encyclopaedia(4) College : Account.
(5) None of these.
12. Heart : Cardiology
(1) Brain : Psychology (2) History : Histology
(3) Civics : Polity (4)Fossils : Palaeontology
(5) None of these.
13. Soldier : Regiment
(1) Flower : Bunch (2) Drop : Ocean
(3) Sailor : Crew (4) Deer : Jungle
(5) None of these.
14. Acoustic : Sound
(1) Mathematics : Geometry (2) Radio : Song
(3) Pathology : Disease (4) Communication : Phone
(5) None of these.
15. Yen : Currency
(1) Brass : Metal (2) Hen : Poultry
(3) Paper : Book (4) Karnataka : State
(5) None of these.
16. Bird : Wings
(1) Whale : Water (2) Dog : Lungs
(3) Car : Wheels (4) Pen : Paper
(5) None of these.
17. Aspirin : Headache
(1) Amoeba : Dysentry (2) Acid : Burns
(3) Quinine : Malaria (4) Iron : Aneamia
(5) None of these.
18. Sprain : Fracture
(1) Cool : Cold (2) Accident : Death
(3) Pneumonia : Fever (4) Fall : Slip
(5) None of these.
19. Ampere : Current
(1) Sound : Wave (2) Speed : Time
(3) Distance : Kilometre (4) Ohm : Resistance
(5) None of these.
20. Muslims : Quran
(1) Hindus : Temple (2) Sikhs : Avesta
(3) Christians : Christ (4) Jews : Torah
(5) None of these.
Directions: In each of the following questions the
first two words have a definite relationship. Choose
one word out of the given four alternatives which will
fill in the blank space and show the same relationship
with the third word as between the first two.
21. Soap is related to Wash in the same way as Broom
is related to
(1) Clean (2) Dust (3) Sweep
(4) Floor (5) None of these
22. Happiness in related to Sorrow in the same way
as Comfort is related to
(1) Hardship (2) Rest (3) Poverty
(4) Difficulty (5) None of these
23. Bicycle is to Pedal as Boat is to
(1) Steering (2) Water (3) Oar
(4) Sail (5) None of these
24. Hygrometer is to Humidity as Sphygmomanom-
eter is to
(1) Pressure (2) Blood Pressure
(3) Precipitation (4) Heartbeat
(5) None of these
25. Drama is related to Scene in the same way as Book
is related to
(1) Story (2) Page (3) Chapter
(4) Author (5) None of these
1. (4) 2. (2) 3. (1) 4. (4) 5. (3) 6. (3) 7. (4) 8. (3) 9. (4) 10. (4) 11. (1)
12. (4) 13. (3) 14. (3) 15. (4) 16. (3) 17. (3) 18. (1) 19. (4) 20. (4) 21. (3) 22. (1)
23. (3) 24. (2) 25. (3)
Directions: In each of the following questions there is
a certain relation between two given words on one side
of : : and one word is given on the other side of : : while
another word is to be found from the given alterna-
tives, having the same relation with this word as the
words of the given pair. Choose the correct alterna-
tive.
1. Arm : Elbow : : Leg : ?
(1) Toe (2) Knee (3) Thigh
(4) Ankle (5) None of these
2. Shoes : Cobbler : : Spectacles : ?
(1) Optician (2) Eye (3) Read
(4) See (5) None of these
3. Doctor : Patient : : Lawyer : ?
(1) Customer (2) Accused (3) Client
(4) Magistrate (5) None of these
4. Video : Cassette : : Computer : ?
(1) Reels (2) Recordings (3) Files
(4) Floppy (5) None of these
5. Rupee : India : : Yen : ?
(1) Pakistan (2) Japan (3) Bangladesh
(4) Turkey (5) None of these
6. Jews : Synagogue : : Buddist : ?
(1) Temple (2) Vedas (3) Pagoda
(4) Fire-temple (5) None of these
1. (4) Beautiful describes the quality of pretti-
ness in girls while Handsome describes the
quality of prettiness in boys.
2. (2) Anatomy is a branch of Zoology. Likewise,
Paediatrics is a branch of medicine.
3. (1) Matricide is killing of mother, in the same way
Homicide is killing of human beings.
4. (4) A microphone makes sound louder and a mi-
croscope magnifies an object.
5. (3) First is a part of the second.
6. (3) A vegetarian never eats meat. Similarly, a
teetotaller never drinks liquor.
7. (4) Tuberculosis is a disease of the lungs. Simi-
larly, cataract is a disease of the eye.
8. (3) Professor delivers lecture to his students.
Similarly, doctor gives medicine to his pa-
tients.
9. (4) Victory leads to encouragement whereas fail-
ure brings frustration.
10. (4) The function of a doctor is to diagnose a
disease and that of a judge is to give judge-
ment.
11. (1) Menu gives a list of the items presented in a
restaurant. Calalogue gives the list of books
in a library.
12. (4) The study of heart is called cardiology. Simi-
larly, the study of fossils is called
palaeontology.
13. (3) A group of soldiers is called a regiment. Simi-
larly, a group of sailors is called a crew.
14. (3) Acoustic is the science of sounds. Simi-
larly, pathology is the study of diseases.
15. (4) Yen is a currency. Similarly, Karnataka is a
state.
16. (3) Wings help a bird to move car moves with
the help of wheels.
17. (3) Aspirin is used to cure headache. Quinine
cures Malaria
18. (1) Second is a more intensive form of the first.
19. (4) Ampere is the unit of current. Similarly, ohm
is the unit of resistance.
20. (4) Quran is the holy book of Muslims. Simi-
larly, Torah is the holy book of Jews.
21. (3) Second denotes the function of the first.
22. (1) The given words are opposite to each other.
23. (3) The second is the tool which is used to move
the first.
24. (2) Hydrometer is an instrument to measure Hu-
midity. Sphygmo manometer measures Blood
Pressure.
25. (3) Second is a unit of the first.
7. Major : Battalion : : Colonel : ?
(1) Company (2) Regiment (3) Army
(4) Soldiers (5) None of these
8. Dog : Rabies : : Mosquito : ?
(1) Plague (2) Death (3) Malaria
(4) Sting (5) None of these
9. Pesticide : Crop : : Antiseptic : ?
(1) Wound (2) Clotting (3) Bandage
(4) Bleeding (5) None of these
10. Igloos : Canada : : Rondavels : ?
(1) Africa (2) Rangoon (3) Russia
(4) Indonesia (5) None of these
Directions: The following questions consist of two
words that have a certain relationship between each
other, followed by four numbered pairs of words.
Select the numbered pair that has the same relation-
ship as the original pair of words.
11. Dove : Peace
(1) Crow : Scavenge (2) Knife : Cut
(3) Lull : Storm (4) Pearl : Purity
(5) None of these
12. Horse : Mare
(1) Duck : Geese (2) Dog : Puppy
(3) Donkey : Pony (4) Fox : Vixen
(5) None of these
13. Cricket : Pitch
(1) Ship : Dock (2) Boat : Harbour
(3) Wrestling : Track (4) Boxing : Ring
(5) None of these
14. Preamble : Constitution
(1) Word : Dictionary (2) Contents:Magazine
(3) Explanation : Poetry (4) Preface : Book
(5) None of these
15. Rocket : Fuel
(1) Man : Energy (2) Machine : Oil
(3) Current : Electricity (4) River : Water
(5) None of these
16. Large : Enormous
(1) Big : Small (2) Plump : Fat
(3) Less : Greater (4) Pain : Ecstasy
(5) None of these
17. Inn : Traveller
(1) Lodging : Man (2) Country : Citizen
(3) Dormitory : Students (4) Ashram : Gurus
(5) None of these
18. Optimistic : Pessimistic
(1) Difficult : Impossible (2) Study : Play
(3) Tolerating : Disgusting (4) Export : Import
(5) None of these
19. Acquire : Inherit
(1) Profit : Loss (2) Learn : Discover
(3) Instinct : Habit (4) Hierarchial: Succession
(5) None of these
20. Balance : Weigh
(1) Aeoroplane : Height (2) Radar : Detection
(3) Satellite : Revolution (4) Television : Picture
(5) None of these
Directions: In each of the following questions the
first two words have definite relationship. Choose
one word out of the given four alternatives which will
fill in the blank space and show the same relationship
with the third word as between the first two.
21. Taj Mahal is related to Love in the same way as
Jallianwalabagh is related to ?
(1) Amritsar (2) Martyrdom (3) War
(4) Punjab (5) None of these
22. Poison is related to Socrates in the same way as
Crucification is related to ?
(1) Jesus (2) Christians (3) Aristotle
(4) Church (5) None of these
23. Tempest is to Storm as Slim is to ?
(1) Fat (2) Plump (3) Slender
(4) Beautiful (5) None of these
24. Ladies is to Purse as Gents is to ?
(1) Bag (2) Pocket (3) Wallet
(4) Case (5) None of these
25. Article is to Magazine as Slokas is to ?
(1) Ascetic (2) Veda (3) Recite
(4) Book (5) None of these
1. (2) 2. (1) 3. (3) 4. (4) 5. (2) 6. (3) 7. (2) 8. (3) 9. (1) 10. (1)
11. (4) 12. (4) 13. (4) 14. (4) 15. (1) 16. (2) 17. (3) 18. (4) 19. (4) 20. (2)
21. (2) 22. (1) 23. (3) 24. (3) 25. (2)
1. (4) Knee is related to leg in the same way as
elbow is to arm.
2. (1) Shoes are made by a cobbler. Similarly spec-
tacles are designed by an optician.
3. (3) First works for the second.
4. (4) Here the recording of the second are
visualised on the first.
5. (2) Rupee is the currency of India and Yen is the
currency of Japan.
6. (3) Jews worship in a Synagogue likewise Bud-
dhists worship in a Pagoda.
7. (2) As Major heads a battalion, the Colonel com-
mands a regiment.
8. (3) Dog bite causes rabies, similarly the bite of a
mosquito causes malaria.
9. (1) Pesticide protects crops from insects and an-
tiseptic protects wounds from germs.
10. (1) Igloos is the type of houses most commonly
found in Canada and Rondavals in Africa.
11. (4) Dove is a symbol of peace similarly, pearl is a
symbol of purity.
12. (4) Second is the feminine gender of the first.
13. (4) The game of cricket is played on a pitch simi-
larly, the gameof boxing is performed in a ring.
14. (4) Preamble is the introduction to the Constitu-
tion and mentions its main ideals and objec-
tives. Similarly, preface is the introduction to
a book.
15. (1) A rocket needs fuel for its working. Similarly
a man needs energy to work.
16. (2) Enormous is the extreme of large. Similarly,
fat is the extreme of plump.
17. (3) First is the place of night stay for the second.
18. (4) The given words are opposite to each other.
19. (4) First is acquired whereas the second is got by
birth.
20. (2) A balance is used to weigh. Similarly a rader
is used for detection.
21. (2) Taj Mahal reminds us of love. Similarly,
Jallianwala bagh reminds us of martyrdom.
22. (1) First became the cause of death of the sec-
ond.
23. (3) The first is of higher intensity than the sec-
ond.
24. (3) Ladies and gents keep their money in purses
and wallets respectively.
25. (2) A magazine consists of articles. Likewise,
Veda consists of slokas
ALPHABET ANALOGY
There is another kind of analogy that can be asked
in this section. In this type of question, two groups of
letters related to each other in some way are given.
The candidate is required to find this relationship and
choose a group of letters which is related in the same
way to a third group provided in the question.
Eg. 1. NFK : PHM : : AXH : ?
(1) BYI (2) ZWG (3) CZJ (4) DAK(5) YVF
Sol. (3) Each letter of the first group is moved two
steps forward to obtain the corresponding letter of
the second group. A similar relationship will exist
between the third and the fourth groups.
1. EGI : JLO : : PRT : ?
(1) AYW (2) WYA (3) YWA
(4) VXA (5) VXZ
2. NOP : UVW : : PON : ?
(1) VUW (2) WVU (3) WUV
(4) UVW (5) UWV
1. (4) 2. (2) 3. (4) 4. (4) 5. (2) 6. (1) 7. (1) 8. (5) 9. (4) 10. (1)
Expl anatory Answers: Speed Devel oping Practice Test No. 5
1. (4) EGI forms a sequence of alternate letters, while
in JLO, the first two letters are consecutive
and there is a gap of two letters between sec-
ond and third letters. Similarly PRT forms a
sequence of alternate letters. The group hav-
ing properties similar to JLO is VXA.
2. (2) PON is the reverse of NOP. Similarly, the re-
verse of UVW is WVU
3. (4) The first, second, third and fourth letters of the
first group are moved one, two, three and four
steps forward respectively to obtain the corre-
sponding letters of the second group. A simi-
lar relationship will exist between the third and
the fourth groups.
4. (4) The first and the second letters of the first
group are each moved two steps forward to
obtain the first and the second letters of the
second group respectively. The third and the
fourth letters of the first group each are moved
one step forward to obtain the third and the
fourth letters of the second group respectively.
5. (2) The first and the third letters of the first group
are each moved one step forward to obtain the
first and the third letters of the second group
respectively. The second and the fourth let-
ters of the first group are each moved one step
backward to obtain the second and the fourth
letters of the second group respectively.
6. (1) The first and the second letters of the first
group are moved five steps forward to obtain
the corresponding letters of the second group.
The third and the fourth letters are moved four
steps backward. A similar relationship will ex-
ist between the third and the fourth groups.
7. (1) Each letter of thefirst group is moved eight steps
forward to obtain thecorresponding letters of the
second group. A similar relationship will exist
between the third and thefourth group.
8. (5) The first and the third letters of the first group are
each moved two steps forward to obtain the cor-
responding letters of the second group. The sec-
ond and the fourth letters of the first group are
each moved onestep forward to obtain the corre-
sponding letters of the second group.
9. (4) The first and the third letters of the first group are
moved fivesteps forward and the second and the
fourth letters aremoved fivesteps backward to
obtain the corresponding letters of the second
group. The third and the fourth groups will also
berelated in thesame way.
10.(1) Thefirst and thethird letters of thefirst groups are
each moved two steps forward to obtain thefirst
and the third letters of the second group. The
second and thefourth letters are moved two steps
backward.
7. PRLN : XZTV : : JLFH : ?
(1) RTNP (2) NPRT (3) NRPT
(4) NTRP (5) RPNT
8. KWMT : MXOU : : PSAQ : ?
(1) RCRT (2) QRTC (3) QTRC
(4) RQTC (5) RTCR
9. JNQS : OIVN : : EHMQ : ?
(1) IBQM (2) FINR (3) JBRL
(4) JCRL (5) IRLQ
10. NOPQ : PMRO : : ABCD : ?
(1) CZEB (2) CDEF (3) YZAB
(4) CDAB (5) YZEF
3. GIKM : HKNQ : : HJLN : ?
(1) LIOR (2) LIRO (3) ILRO
(4) ILOR (5) IOLR
4. REYN : TGZO : : WJPA : ?
(1) QBRN (2) MQXB (3) ROMB
(4) YLQB (5) VWYA
5. PSXM : QRYL : : BFTV : ?
(1) AESU (2) CEUU (3) DHVW
(4) CGUV (5) AGSW
6. SADL : XFZH : : LIOE ?
(1) QNKA (2) POLB (3) PMJA
(4) QNKB (5) PMSI
This section deals with questions in which series of num-
bers or letters aregiven. Thetermfollows a certain pattern
throughout. The candidateis required to recognise this
pattern either to complete the given series with the most
suitablealternative or to find the wrong term in theseries.
NUMBER SERIES
Eg. 1 Which number would replace the question mark
(?) in the series 2, 7, 14, 23, ?, 47
(1) 28 (2) 34 (3) 31 (4) 38 (5) None
Ans: The given sequence is +5, +7, +9,
ie. 2+5 = 7, 7 +7 =14, 14 +9 =23
Missing Number =23 +11 =34.
2. Which is the number that should come next in the
following series?
4, 6, 12, 14, 28, 30,
(1) 32 (2) 64 (3) 62 (4) 60 (5) None
Ans: The given sequence is a combination of
two series 4, 12, 28, .... and 6, 14, 30, ....
Clearly the number to be found belongs
to the first series. Now the pattern fol-
lowed is +8, +16, +32.
So, missing number =(28 +32) =60
Hence the answer is (4)
3. Find the wrong number in the series.
7, 28, 63, 124, 215, 342
(1) 7 (2) 28 (3) 124 (4) 215 (5) None
Ans:The correct sequence is 2
3
- 1, 3
3
- 1, 4
3
- 1, ...etc.
Here 28 is wrong; so the answer is (2)
ALPHABET SERIES
Alphabet series consists of letters of the alphabet
placed in a specific pattern. If you keep in your mind
the order of the letters with their respective numbers
it will help you answer the questions quickly.
1. 4, 9, 13, 22, 35,
(1) 57 (2) 70 (3) 63
Directions: In each of the following questions a num-
ber series is given with one term missing. Choose the
correct alternative that will continue the same pattern
and fill in the blank spaces.
SERI ES COMPLETI ON
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Eg: 4 What will be the next term in
BKS, DJT, FIU, HHV, ?
(1) IJX (2) IGX (3) JGW (4) IGU(5) JGU
Ans: (3). In each term, the first letter is moved
two steps forward, the second letter one step
backward and the third letter one step forward to
obtain the corresponding letter of the next term.
So, the missing term is JGW.
LETTER SERIES
This type of question usually consists of a series
of small letters which follow a certain pattern.
However some letters are missing from the series.
These missing letters are then given in a proper
sequence as one of the alternatives. The candi-
date is required to choose this alternative as the
answer.
Eg: 5. aab - aaa - bba -
(1) baa (2) abb (3) bab (4) aab(5) bbb
1. The first blank space should be filled in by b so
that we have two as followed by two bs.
2. The second blank space should be fiiled in either
by a. So that we have four as followed by two
bs or by b. So that we have three as followed by
three bs.
3. The last space must be filled in by a.
4. Thus we have two possible answers - baa and
bba. But only baa appears in the alternatives.
So the answer is (1).
5. In case we had both the possible answers in the
alternatives, we should choose the one that forms
a more prominent pattern, which is aabb/aaabbb/
aa. and our answer would have been bba.
1. (1) 2. (1) 3. (2) 4. (4) 5. (2) 6. (5) 7. (4) 8. (4) 9. (1) 10. (5)
11. (1) 12. (4) 13. (5) 14. (1) 15. (3) 16. (3) 17. (3) 18. (5) 19. (4) 20. (5)
21. (3) 22. (2) 23. (2) 24. (1) 25. (3)
2. 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41,
(1) 43 (2) 47 (3) 51
3. 15, 31, 63, 127, 255,
(1) 513 (2) 511 (3) 517
4. 5, 11, 17, 25, 33, 43,
(1) 49 (2) 51 (3) 52
5. 9, 12, 11, 14, 13, , 15
(1) 12 (2) 16 (3) 10
Directions: In each of the following questions, one
term in the number series is wrong. Find the wrong
term.
6. 125, 126, 124, 127, 123, 129
(1) 123 (2) 124 (3) 126
(4) 127 (5) 129
7. 10, 26, 74, 218, 654, 1946, 5834
(1) 26 (2) 74 (3) 218
(4) 654 (5) 1946
8. 1, 2, 6, 15, 31, 56, 91
(1) 31 (2) 15 (3) 56
(4) 91 (5) 2
9. 3, 7, 15, 39, 63, 127, 255, 511
(1) 39 (2) 15 (3) 7
(4) 63 (5) 127
10. 56, 72, 90, 110, 132, 150
(1) 72 (2) 90 (3) 110
(4) 132 (5) 150
Directions: In each of the following questions, vari-
ous terms of a letter series are given with one term
missing. Choose the missing term out of the given
alternatives.
11. cmw, hrb, , rbl, wgq, blv
(1) mwg (2) lvf (3) lwg
(4) mxg (5) wmx
12. DKY FJW HIU JHS
(1) KGR (2) LFQ (3) KFR
(4) LGQ (5) None of these
13. siy oeu kaq gwm csi
(1) wne (2) wnb (3) vne
(4) vme (5) None of these
14. BXJ ETL HPN KLP
(1) NHR (2) MHQ (3) MIP
(4) NIR (5) None of these
15. QPO, SRQ, UTS, WVU,
(1) XVZ (2) ZYA (3) YXW
(4) VWX (5) AZY
16. P3C, R5F, T8I, V12L,
(1) Y17O (2) X17M (3) X17O
(4) X16O (5) None of these
17. D-4, F-6, H-8, J-10, ,
(1) K-12, M-13 (2) L-12, M-14 (3) L-12, N-14
(4) K-12, M-14 (5) K-12, N-14
18. G, H, J, M, , V
(1) T (2) S (3) R
(4) U (5) Q
19. OTE PUF QVG RWH
(1) SYJ (2) TXI (3) SXJ
(4) SXI (5) QWD
20. BD GI LN QS
(1) TV (2) VW (3) WX
(4) WY (5) VX
Directions: In each of the following letter series, some
of the letters are missing which are given in that order
as one of the alternatives below it. Choose the cor-
rect alternative.
21. ba-ba - bac - acb - cbac
(1) aacb (2) bbca (3) ccba
(4) cbac (5) None of these
22. adb - ac - da - cddcb - dbc - cbda
(1) bccba (2) cbbaa (3) ccbba
(4) bbcad (5) None of these
23. a - ba - cbaac - aa - ba
(1) ccbb (2) cabc (3) cbcb
(4) bbcc (5) None of these
24. - bc - - bb - aabc
(1) acac (2) babc (3) abab
(4) aacc (5) None of these
25. b - b - bb - - bbb - bb - b
(1) bbbbba (2) bbaaab (3) ababab
(4) aabaab
1. (1) Sum of two consecutive numbers of the se-
ries gives the next number.
2. (1) The series consists of prime numbers.
.
.
. Themissing number is the next prime num-
ber, which is 43.
3. (2) Each number is double the preceding one plus
1.
So, the next number is (255 2) +1 =511
4. (4) The sequence is +6, +6, +8, +8, +10, ---------
So the missing number =43 +10 =53
5. (2) Alternatively we add 3 and subtract 1.
Thus 9 +3 =12, 12 - 1 =11, 11 +3 =14 and so
on.
.
.
. the missing number =13 +3 =16
6. (5) The sequence is +1, -2, +3, -4, +5. So 129 is
wrong. The correct term should be 128.
7. (4) Each term is four less than the preceding num-
ber multiplied by 3. Thus 654 is wrong, the
correct term being 650.
8. (4) The sequence is +1
2
, +2
2
, +3
2
, +4
2
, +5
2
, +6
2
.
The correct term being 92 instead of 91.
9. (1) Each number in the series is multiplied 2 and
the result is increased by 1 to obtain the next
number .
.
. 39 is wrong. The correct term
being 31.
10. (5) The numbers are 7 8, 8 9, 9 10, 10 11,
1112, 12 13 so 150 is wrong.
11. (1) All the letters of each term are moved five
steps forward to obtain the corresponding
letters of the next term.
12. (4) The first letters of all the terms are alternate.
The second letter of each term is moved one
step backward to obtain the second letter of
the successive term. The third letter of each
term is moved two steps backward to obtain
the third letter of the subsequent term.
13. (5) The letters in each term are moved four steps
backward to obtain the letters of the next term.
14. (1) The first, second and third letters of each
term are moved three steps forward, four steps
backward and two steps forward respectively
to obtain the corresponding letters of the
successive term.
15. (3) Each term in the series consists of three con-
secutive letters in reverse order. The first
letter of each term and the last letter of the
term are the same.
16. (3) The first letters of the terms are alternate. The
sequencefollowed by thenumbers is +2, +3, +4, -
------The last letter of each term is three steps
ahead of the last letter of the preceding term.
17. (3) The letters in the series are alternate and the
numbers indicate their position in the alpha-
bet from the beginning.
18. (5) The first, second, third, fourth and fifth terms
are moved one, two, three, four and five steps
respectively forward to obtain the succes-
sive terms.
19. (4) The first letters of the terms are in alphabeti-
cal order, and so are the second and the third
letter.
20. (5) Each term of the series consists of two alter-
nate letters and there is a gap of two letters
between the last letter of each term and the
first letter of the next term.
21. (3) The series is bac/bac/bac/bac/bac/bac. Thus
the pattern bac is repeated.
22. (2) The series is adbc/acbd/abcd/dcba/dbca/
cbda. Here the letters equidistant from the
beginning and the end of the series are the
same.
23. (2) The series is acba/acba/acba/acba. Thus, the
pattern acba is repeated.
24. (1) The series is abc/cab/bca/abc. Thus the let-
ters are in cyclic order.
25. (3) The series is b/a/bbbb/a/bbbb/a/bbbb.
Thus, in each sequence, a moves one step
forward and b takes its place and finally in
the fourth sequence, it is eliminated.
A code is a system of signals. Therefore, coding
is a method of transmitting messages between the
sender and receiver without a third person understand-
ing it.
The Coding and Decoding test is set up to judge
the candidates ability to decipher the law that codes
a particular message and break the code to reveal the
message.
LETTER CODING
A particular letter stands for another letter in let-
ter coding.
Eg: If COURSE is coded as FRXUVH, how is RACE
coded in that code?
(1) HFDU (2) UCFH (3) UDFH
(4) UDHF (5) UDFG
In the given code, each letter is moved three steps
forward than the corresponding letter in the word. So
R is coded as U, A as D, C as F, E as H. Hence (3) is
the answer.
NUMBER CODING
In these questions, either numerical code values
are assigned to a word or alphabetical code values
are assigned to numbers. The candidate is required
to analyse the code as per directions.
Case I: When numerical values are assigned to words.
Eg: If in a certain code ROPE is coded as 6821, CHAIR
is coded as 73456 what will be the code for
CRAPE?
(1) 73456 (2) 76421 (3) 77246
Clearly, in the given code, the alphabets are coded as
follows.
R O P E C H A I
6 8 2 1 7 3 4 5
So CRAPE is coded as 76421
So the answer is (2)
Case II: When alphabetical code values are assigned
to the numbers.
Eg: In a certain code 3456 is coded as ROPE. 15546 is
coded as APPLE. Then how is 54613 coded?
(1) RPPEO (2) ROPEA (3) POEAR
(4) PAREO (5) None of these
Clearly in the given figures, the numbers are coded as
follows.
3 4 5 6 1 4
R O P E A L
So 54613 is coded as POEAR. The answer is (3)
MIXED CODING
In this type of question, three or four complete
messages are given in the coded language and the
code for a particular word is asked.
To analyse such codes, any two messages bear-
ing the common word are picked up. The common
code word will mean that word. Proceeding similarly
by picking up all possible combinations of two mes-
sages the entire message can be analysed.
Eg: If tee see pee means drink fruit juice, see kee lee
means juice is sweet, and lee ree mee means he is
intelligent, which word in that language means
sweet?
(1) see (2) kee (3) lee
(4) pee (5) tee
In the first and the second statements the
common word is juice and the common code word
is see. So see means juice. In the second and the
third statements, the common word is is and the
common code is lee. So lee means is. Thus in the
second statement, the remaining word sweet is
coded as kee. Hence the answer is (2).
MIXED NUMBER CODING
In this type of questions, three or four complete
messages are given in the coded language and the
code number for a particular word is asked.
Eg: If in a certain code language, 851 means good
sweet fruit; 783 means good red rose and 341
means rose and fruit which of the following dig-
its stands for sweet in that language?
(1) 8 (2) 5 (3) 1
In the first and the second statements, the com-
mon code digit is 8 and the common word is good.
So 8 stands for good. In the first and the third
statements, the common code digit is 1 and the
common word is fruit. So 1 stands for fruit. There-
fore in the first statement, 5 stands for sweet. Hence
the answer is (2).
CODI NG - DECODI NG
DECODING
In these questions, artificial or code values are
assigned to a word or a group of words and the can-
didate is required to find out the original words.
Eg:If in a certain language FLOWER is written as
EKNVDQ, what will be written as GNTRD?
(1) HEOUS (2) HOUES (3) HUOSE
(4) HOUSE (5) None of these
Each letter of the word is one step ahead of the
corresponding letter of the code.
E K N V D Q G N T R D

F L O W E R H O U S E
Thus HOUSE is written as GNTRD, So the
answer is (4)
1. If in a certain language CHAMPION is coded as
HCMAIPNO, how can NEGATIVE be coded in
that code?
(1) ENAGITEV (2) NEAGVEIT(3) MGAETVIE
(4) EGAITEVN (5) NEGATIEV
2. In a certain language KINDLE is coded as ELDNIK,
how can EXOTIC be coded in that code?
(1) EXOTLC (2) CXOTIE (3) COXITE
(4) CITOXE (5) EOXITC
3. If in a certain language GAMBLE is coded as
FBLCKF, how can FLOWER be coded in that lan-
guage?
(1) GKPVFQ (2) EMNXDS (3) GMPVDS
(4) HNQYGT (5) EKNVDQ
4. If in a certain language FASHION is coded as
FOIHSAN, how can PROBLEM be coded in that
code?
(1) ROBLEMP (2) PLEBRUM (3)PRBOELM
(4) RPBOELM (5) PELBORM
5. If FRIEND is coded as HUMJ TK, how can
CANDLE be written in that code?
(1) EDRIRL (2) DCQHQK (3) ESJFME
(4) FYOBOC (5) DEQJQM
6. If in a certain code, TWENTY is written as 863985
and ELEVEN is written as 323039, how can
TWELVE be written in that code?
(1) 863203 (2) 863584 (3) 863903
(4) 863063 (5) None of these
7. If PALE is coded as 2134, EARTH is coded as 41590,
how can is PEARL be coded in that language?
(1) 29530 (2) 24153 (3) 25413
8. If ROSE is coded as 6821, CHAIR is coded as 73456
and PREACH is coded as 961473, what will be the
code for SEARCH?
(1) 246173 (2) 214673 (3) 214763
(4) 216473 (5) None of these
9. In a certain codenee tim see means how are you ;
ble nee see means where are you. What will be
the code for where?
(1) nee (2) tim (3) see
(4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these
10. In a certain code language pit nae tom means apple
is green ; nae ho tap means green and white and
ho tom ka means shirt is white. Which of the
following represents apple in that language?
(1) nae (2) tom (3) pit
(4) ho (5) ka
11. If nitco sco tingo stands for softer than flower ;
tingo rho mst stands for sweet flower fragrance
and mst sco tmp stands for sweet than smile what
would fragrance stand for?
(1) rho (2) mst (3) tmp
(4) sco (5) None of these
12. In a certain code language, 743 means Mangoes
are good ; 657 means Eat good food ; and 934
means Mangoes are ripe. Which digit means
ripe in that language?
(1) 5 (2) 4 (3) 9
(4) 7 (5) Cannot be determined
NEW TYPE OF CODING
This is a kind of coding recently included in the
Reasoning section. In this type of questions either
alphabetical code values are assigned to symbols or
symbols are assigned to alphabets. The candidate is
required to analyse the code as per direction.
Eg: 1. In a certain code TOME is written as @ $ * ?
and ARE is written as ? How can RE-
MOTE be written in that code?
(1) ? $ @ ? (2) @ ? * $ @ ? (3) ? * $ @ ?
Sol: From the data we have
T @ O $ M * E ? and
A R E ?
Hence REMOTE is coded as ? * $ @ ? So (3) is
the answer.
19. 163542
(1) XTJCNZ (2) TXJCNZ (3) XTJCZN
(4) XTCJNZ (5) None of these
20. 925873
(1) ZQCFOJ (2) QZCFOJ (3) QZCOFJ
(4) QZCFJO (5) None of these
21. 741568
(1) ONCXTF (2) NOXCFT (3) ONCFCT
(4) ONXCTF (5) None of these
22. In a certain code ORANGE is written as ? @
+* and EAT is written as * @ $. How can
ROTATE be written in that code?
(1) ? $ @ * $ (2) ? $ @ * (3)? $ @ $ *
(4) ? $ * @ (5) None of these
23. In a certain code PALM is written as @ ? $
and ARM is written as @ * $ . How can
ALARM be written in that code?
(1) @ @ ? $ (2) @ $ ? @ (3) ? @ @ $
(4) @ ? @ $ (5) None of these
24. In a certain code HEAT is written as ? * $ @
and FINGER is written as & *@. How
can FATHER be written in that code?
(1) $ @ ? *@ (2) $ @ ? @* (3) @ ? @$*
(4) $ @ ? @* (5) None of these
25. In a certain code BODE is written as @ $ * ?
and EAT is written as ? How can DE-
BATE be written in that code?
(1) ? * @ * (2) * ? @ ? (3)* ? @ * ?
1. (1) 2. (4) 3. (2) 4. (5) 5. (1) 6. (1) 7. (2) 8. (2) 9. (5) 10. (3)
11. (1) 12. (3) 13. (3) 14. (4) 15. (1) 16. (3) 17. (2) 18. (4) 19. (1) 20. (2)
21. (4) 22. (3) 23. (5) 24. (1) 25. (2)
13. In a certain code, 247 means spread red carpet ;
256 means dust one carpet and 264 means one
red carpet which digit in that code means dust?
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 5
(4) 6 (5) Cannot say
14. In a certain code language, 134 means good and
tasty, 478 means see good pictures ; and 729
means pictures are faint. Which of the following
digits stands for see?
(1) 4 (2) 7 (3) 9
15. In a certain code 253 means books are old ; 546
means man is old and 378 means buy good books.
What stands for are in that code?
(1) 2 (2) 4 (3) 5
(4) 6 (5) 9
16. In a certain code language TSSNOFFQ is written
as STRONGER then GQFDENN will be written as
(1) DOMEERF (2) FEEDORM (3)FREEDOM
(4) FREEDMO (5) None of these
17. If FULFNHW is the code for CRICKET, EULGH
will be coded as
(1) PRIDE (2) BRIDE (3) BLADE
(4) BLIND (5) None of these
18. If in a certain language REMOTE is coded as
ROTEME, which word would be coded as
PNIICC?
(1) NPIICC (2) PICCIN (3) PINCIC
(4) PICNIC (5) PICINC
Directions (19-21): The number in each question
below is to be codified in the following code.
Digit: 5 3 7 1 4 9 6 2 8
Letter: C J O X N Q T Z F
1. (1) In the code each of the two letters are re-
versed in arrangement.
2. (4) In the code the arrangement of the letters in
the word is wholly reversed.
3. (2) The letters preceding the first, third and fifth
letters of the given word and those succeed-
ing the second, fourth and last letters of the
word in the alphabet form the code.
4. (5) The 1st and the last letters of the word are
kept as such in the code and all other letters
in between them are wholly reversed.
5. (1) In the code, the first letter is the second alpha-
bet, the second letter is the third alphabet, the
third letter is the fourth alphabet and so on
after the corresponding letter in the word.
6. (1) The letters are coded accordingly T as 8, W
as 6, E as 3, L as 2, and V as 0. So TWELVE is
coded as 863203.
7. (2) The letters are coded accordingly P as 2, E as
4, A as 1, R as 5 and L as 3. So PEARL is
coded as 24153.
8. (2) The letters are coded accordingly S as 2, E as
1, A as 4, R as 6, C as 7 and H as 3. i.e., 214673
9. (5) In the first and the second statements the com-
mon words are are and you and the com-
mon code words are nee and see. So nee and
see means are and you. In the second state-
ment the remaining code ble means where.
10. (3) In the first and the second statements, the
common code word is nae and the common
word is green. So nae means green. In the
first and the third statements, the common
code word is tom and the common word is is
so tom means is. Therfore in the first state-
ment pit means apple.
11. (1) In the first and the second statements the
common code is tingo and the common word
is flower. So tingo means flower. In the sec-
ond and the third statements, the common
code is mst and the common word is sweet.
So mst means sweet. Therefore in the sec-
ond statement, rho means fragranee.
12. (3) In the first and the third statements, the com-
mon code digits are 4 and 3 ; and the com-
mon words are mangoes and are. So 4 and 3
are the codes for mangoes and are. Thus in
the third statement 9 means ripe.
common code digit is 2 and the common word
is carpet. So 2 means carpet. In the second
and the third statements, the common code
digit is 6 and the common word is one. So 6
means one. Therefore in the second state-
ment, 5 means dust.
is good. So 4 stands for good. In the second
and the third statements, the common code
digit is 7 and the common word is pictures.
So 7 stands for pictures. Thus in the second
statement 8 stands for see.
is old, so 5 stands for old. In the first and
third statements, the common code digit is 3
and the common word is books so 3 stands
for books. Thus in the first statement, 2
stands for are.
16. (3) The first letter is moved one step backward
and second is moved one step forward the
third letter is moved one step backward, the
fourth letter one step forward and so on. So
the answer is (3)
17. (2) Each letter of the word is three steps ahead
of the corresponding letter of the code.
18. (4) The groups of second and third letters and
fourth and fifth letters in the word interchange
places in the code.
19. (1) As given 1 is coded as X, 6 is coded as T, 3 is
coded as J, 5 is coded as C, 4 is coded as N and
2 is coded as Z. So 163542 is coded as XTJCNZ.
20. (2) As given 9 is coded as Q, 2 as Z, 5 as C, 8 as F,
7 as O and 3 as J. So 925873 is coded as QZCFOJ.
21. (4) 7 is coded as O, 4 as N, 1 as X, 5 as C, 6 as T
and 8 as F. So 741568 is coded as ONXCTF.
22. (3) O R A N G E E A T

? @ + * * @ $
So we can code ROTATE as ? $ @ $ *
23. (5) P A @ L ? M $ R * M $
ALARM @ ? @ $ *
24. (1) H ? A $ T @ F
I N G & E * R
FATHER $ @ ? *
25. (2) B @ O $ D * E ? A T
DEBATE * ? @ ?
The figure shows the four
main directions (North N, South
S, East E, West W) and the four
cardinals (North east NE, North
west NW, South east SE, South
west SW) to help the candidates
know the directions.
In this test, the questions consist of a sort of
direction puzzle. A successive follow-up of direction
is formulated and the candidate is required to ascer-
tain the final direction or the distance between two
points. The test is meant to judge the candidates
ability to trace, follow and sense the direction cor-
rectly.
1. Deepak starts walking straight towards east. Af-
ter walking 75 m he turns to the left and walks 25
m straight. Again he turns to the left and walks a
distance of 40m straight, again he turns to the left
and walks a distance of 25 m. How far is he from
the starting point?
(1) 140 m (2) 35 m (3) 115 m
(4) 25 m (5) None of these
2. Arun started walking towards North. After walk-
ing 30 m, he turned left and walked 40 m. He then
turned left and walked 30 m. He again turned left
and walked 50 m. How far is he from his original
position?
(1) 50 m (2) 40 m (3) 30 m
3. Ramu went 15 km. to the west from his house,
then he turned left and walked 20 km. He then
turned east and walked 25 km. and finally turning
left covered 20 km. How far is he from his house?
(1) 5 km. (2) 10 km. (3) 40 km.
(4) 80 km. (5) None of these
4. Rekha who is facing south turns to her left and
walks 15 m, then she turns to her left and walks 7
metres, then facing west she walks 15m. How far
is she from her original position?
(1) 22 m (2) 37 m (3) 44 m
5. Going 50 m to the south of her house, Radhika
turns left and goes another 20 m. Then, turning
to the north, she goes 30 m and then starts walk-
ing to her house. In which direction is she walk-
ing now?
(1) North-west (2) North (3)South-east
(4) East (5) None of these
6. Shailesh and Mohan start from a fixed point.
Shailesh moves 3 km. northward, turns right and
then covers 4 km. Mohan moves 5 km westwards,
turns right and walks 3 km. The distance between
Shailesh and Mohan now is
(1) 10 km (2) 9 km (3) 8 km
(4) 6 km (5) 4 km
7. A man walks 30 metres towards south. Then,
turning to his right, he walks 30 metres. Then
turning to his left, he walks 20 metres. Again, he
turns to his left and walks 30 metres. How far is
he from his initial position?
(1) 30 metres (2) 20 metres (3)80 metres
(4) 60 metres (5) None of these
8. Suresh starts from his house towards west. After
walking a distance of 30 m, he turned towards
right and walked 20 metres. He then turned left
and moving a distance of 10 metres, turned to his
left again and walked 40 metres. He now turns to
the left and walks 5 metres. Finally he turns to his
left. In which direction is he walking now?
(1) North (2) South (3) East
(4) South-West (5) West
9. Raj travelled from a point X straight to Y at a
distance of 80 m. He turned right and walked 50
m, then again turned right and walked 70 metres.
Finally he turned right and walked 50 m. How far
is he from the starting point?
(1) 20 metres (2) 50 metres (3)70 metres
(4) 10 metres (5) None of these
DI RECTI ON SENSE TEST
W
NW NE
N
E
SW
S
SE
10. A man walks 10 km towards north. From there he
walks 6 km towards south. Then he walks 3 km
towards east. How far and in which direction is
he with reference to his starting point?
(1) 7 km east (2) 5 kmwest(3)5 km north-east
(4) 7 km west (5) None of these
11. One morning after sunrise, Sumesh and Ratheesh
were standing on a lawn with their backs towards
each other. Sumeshs shadow fell exactly towards
his left hand side. Which direction was Ratheesh
facing?
(1) East (2) West (3) North
(4) South (5) North-east
12. A watch reads 4.30 if the minute hand points east,
in what direction does the hour hand point?
(1) North (2) North-west (3)South-east
(4) North-east (5) None of these
13. Five students A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a row,
D is on the right of E. B is on the left of E but is on
the right of A. D is on the left of C. Who is sitting
on the extreme left?
(1) A (2) B (3) C
(4) D (5) E
14. Five persons were playing card game sitting in a
circle all facing the centre. Ashish was to the left
of Milan Nitin was to the right of Anupam and
between Anupam and Mukesh. Who was to the
right of Mukesh?
(1) Nitin (2) Milan (3) Mukesh
(4) Ashish (5) Cannot be determined
15. Facing the east, Rajesh turned left and walked 10
metres, then he turned to his left again and walked
10 m. He then turned 45
o
towards his right and
went straight to cover 25 metres. In which direc-
tion from his starting point is he?
(1) South-west (2) South-east(3)North-west
(4) North-east (5) East
1. (2) 2. (5) 3. (2) 4. (4) 5. (1) 6. (2) 7. (5) 8. (1) 9. (4) 10. (3) 11. (4) 12. (4) 13. (1) 14. (4) 15. (3)
1. (2) The movements of Deepak are as shown in
the figure
Clearly, EB =DC =40 m
.
.
. Deepaks distance from
the starting point
A =(AB - EB) =(75 - 40) =35 metres
2. (5) The movements of Arun are as shown in fig-
ure from A to E, clearly Aruns
distance from his original
position
=AE = (DE - DA)
=(DE - BC) =10 m.
3. (2) The movements of Ramu are as shown in fig-
ure.

-------
.
.
. Ramus distance from his house at A =AE
=(BE - AB) =(CD - AB) =(25 - 15)km=10 km
4. (4) Themovements of Rekha are as shown in figure
.
.
. Rekhas distance from
the starting point A
=AD =BC =7 m.
5. (1) The movements of Radhika are as shown in
the figure. Thus she is now moving in the
direction DA i.e. North-west.
6. (2) Clearly, after travelling their total distances,
Shailesh and Mohan are in the same horizon-
tal line at E & C respectively. So distance
between them is EC =EB +BC =DA +BC =
5 +4 =9 km.
D 40m C
25m 25 m
A
E
75m B
-
-
-
-
-
D 15m C
7m
A 15m B
A
D
50m
30m
B
20m
C
B 15m A E
20km 20km
C 25km D
C 40m B
30m 30m
D 50m A E
7. (5) The movements of the man are as shown in
the figure.
.
.
. The mans distance from the initial posi-
tion
=AE =(AB +BE) =(AB +CD) =(30 +20) m =
50m.
8. (1) The movements of Suresh are as shown in
figure from A to G. Clearly, Suresh is walking
in the direction FB, ie, North.
9. (4) The movements of Raj are as shown in fig-
ure. (X to Y, Y to A, A to B and B to C)
.
.
. Rajs distance from the starting point
=XC =(XY - YC) =(XY - BA) =(80 - 70) m=
10 m.
10. (3) The movements of the man are as shown in
the figure. (P to B, B to C, C to D)
PC =(PB - BC) =(10 - 6) =4 km.
Clearly D is to North-east of P.
.
.
. The mans distance from the
starting point PD =PC
2
+CD
2
=4
2
+3
2
=16 +9 =5 km.
11. (4) Since Sumeshs shadow fell towards left,
Sumesh is facing north. As, Ratheesh is
standing with his back towards Sumesh, he
will be facing south.
12. (4) Clearly to show 4.30, the position of the
minute and hour hands of the clock will be as
shown, if the minute hand points east, the
hour hand will point to the North-east direc-
tion.
13. (1) D is to the right of E means the order is ED. B
is on the left of E but right of A means ABE.
D is to the left of C means DC. Combining
the arrangements, we have ABEDC. So, A is
to the extreme left.
14. (4) Ashish (A) is to the left of
Milind (M) means that
the order is A, M. Nithin N
is to the right of Anupam
(An) means An, N. So
Nithin is between Anupam
and Mukesh (Mu) means An, N, Mu. So the
two possible arrangements are A, M, An, N,
Mu and An, N, Mu, A, M. But in a cyclic
arrangement both will be considered the
same. So Ashish will be to the right of
Mukesh.
15. (3) Clearly the route followed by Rajesh is as
shown in figure. So matching his final direc-
tion with the direction diagram, he will be in
North-west direction from the starting point.
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-
-
-
-
-
A
30m
C
30m
B
20m
D 30m E
D 10m C
20m
B 30m A
G
E 5m F
40m
B
6km

C
3km
D
4km

P
X C 80m Y
50m
B 70m A
W
S N
E
A
Mu M

N An

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This section comprises of questions put in the
form of puzzles involving a certain number of items,
be it persons or things. The candidate is required to
analyse the given information, condense it in a suit-
able form and answer the questions asked.
Solved Example
Read the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
There are five friends - Shailendra, Keshav,
Madhav, Ashish and Rakesh. Shailendra is shorter
than Keshav but taller than Rakesh. Madhav is the
tallest. Ashish is a little shorter than Keshav and a
little taller than Shailendra.
1. Who is the shortest?
(1) Rakesh (2) Shailendra (3) Ashish
(4) Keshav (5) None of these
2. If they stand in the order of their heights, who
will be in the middle?
(1) Keshav (2) Rakesh (3) Shailendra
(4) Ashish (5) None of these
3. If they stand in the order of increasing heights,
who will be the second?
(1) Ashish (2) Shailendra (3) Rakesh
(4) Keshav (5) None of these
4. Who is the second tallest?
(1) Shailendra (2) Keshav (3) Ashish
(4) Rakesh (5) None of these
5. Who is taller than Ashish but shorter than
Madhav?
(1) Rakesh (2) Keshav (3) Shailendra
(4) Data inadequate (5) None of these
Ans:Let us denote the friends by the first letter
of each name, namely S, K, M, A and R. It is
given that Shailendra is shorter than Keshav but
taller than Rakesh. Therefore R <S <K. Ashish
is a little shorter than Keshav and a little taller
than Shailendra ie S <A <K. Madhav is the
tallest. From this we get R <S <A <K <M.
1. (1) Rakesh is the shortest.
2. (4) Ashish is in the middle.
3. (2) In the order of increasing heights, Shailendra
is the second.
4. (2) Keshav is the second tallest.
5. (2) Keshav is taller than Ashish but shorter than
Madhav.
Directions (Qs. 1-5): In a group of 5 persons A, B, C,
D and E. B and C are intelligent in Mathematics and
Geography. A and C are intelligent in Mathematics
and History. B and D are intelligent in Political Sci-
ence and Geography. D and E are intelligent in Politi-
cal Science and Biology. E is intelligent in Biology,
History and Political Science.
1. Who is intelligent in Political Science, Geogra-
phy and Biology?
(1) E (2) D (3) C (4) B (5) A
2. Who is intelligent in Mathematics, Political Sci-
ence and Geography?
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (5) E
3. Who is intelligent in Mathematics and History
but not in Geography?
(1) C (2) E (3) A (4) B (5) D
4. Who is intelligent in Mathematics, Geography and
History?
(1) E (2) A (3) D (4) C (5) B
5. Who is intelligent in Political Science, History and
Biology?
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (5) E
Directions (Qs. 6-10): Five friends A, B, C, D and E
are sitting on a bench. A is sitting next to B, C is
sitting next to D, D is not sitting near E, E is on the left
end of the bench,. C is on second position from the
right. A is on the right side of B and to the right side
of E. A and C are sitting together.
6. Where is A sitting?
(1) Between B and D (2) Between D and C
(3) Between E and D (4) Between C and E
(5) Between B and C
PUZZLE TEST
7. Who is sitting in the centre?
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (5) E
8. C is sitting between
(1) B and D (2) A and E (3) D and E
(4) A and D (5) A and B
9. What is the position of D?
(1) Extreme left (2) Extreme right
(3) Third from left (4) Second from left
(5) None of these
10. What is the position of B?
(1) Second from right (2) Centre
(3) Extreme left (4) Second from left
(5) None of these
Directions (Qs. 11-15): Read the following informa-
tion and answer questions 11 to 15
(i) Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G, & H are sit-
ting in a circle facing the centre
(ii) A, who is sitting immediately between G and
C, is just opposite to F.
(iii) E, who is sitting immediately between H and
C is second to the right of A and second to
the left of F.
(iv) D is sitting second to the left of G.
11. Who are the three friends sitting immediately to
the right of B?
(1) DFH (2) GAC (3) ACE
12. Who is sitting between D and G?
(1) A (2) F (3) B
13. Who are the immediate neighbours of D?
(1) B and F (2) F and H (3) B and G
(4) B and H (5) None of these
14. Who is sitting directly opposite to G?
(1) E (2) F (3) H
15. Who is sitting directly opposite to C?
(1) D (2) F (3) B
Directions (Qs. 16-20): P, Q, R, S, T and X are mem-
bers of a family. There are two married couples. Q is
an engineer and is father of T. X is grandfather of R
and is a lawyer. S is grandmother of T and is a house-
wife. There is one engineer, one lawyer, one teacher
one housewife and two students in the family.
16. Who is the husband of P?
(1) R (2) X (3) Q (4) S (5) T
17. Which of the following are the two married
couples?
(1) XS, QP (2) XS, QT (3) XS, RP
(4) TS, RX (5) None of these
18. Which of the following is definitely a group of
male members?
(1) Q, X, T (2) X, T (3) Q, X, P
(4) Q, X (5) None of these
19. Who is the sister of T?
(1) R (2) S (3) P
(4) Data inadequate (5) None of these
20. Which of the following can be Ps profession?
(1) Housewife (2) Engineer (3) Teacher
(4) Engineer or Teacher (5)Housewife or Teacher
V Directions (Qs. 21-25): Six plays A, B, C, D, E
and F are to be staged one on each day from
Monday to Saturday. The schedule of the plays
is to be in accordance with the following:
A must be staged a day before E. C must not be
staged on Tuesday. B must be staged on the day
following the day on which F is staged. D must
be staged on Friday only and should not be im-
mediately preceded by B. E must not be staged
on the last day of the schedule.
21. Which of thefollowing plays immediately follows B?
(1) A (2) C (3) D (4) E (5) F
22. Which of the following plays is on Monday?
(1) E (2) F (3) C (4) B (5) A
23. Play D is between which of the following pairs of
plays?
(1) B and E (2) E and F (3) A and E
(4) C and E (5) C and F
24. Which of the following is the schedule of plays,
with the order of their staging from Monday?
(1) E, A, B, F, D, C (2) A, F, B, E, D, C (3) A, F, B, C, D,E
(4) F, A, B, E, D, C (5) None of these
25. Play C cannot definitely be staged on which of
the following days in addition to Tuesday?
(1) Monday (2) Wednesday (3) Friday
(4) Thursday (5) Saturday
Answers: Speed Devel oping Practice Test No. 9
1. (2) 2. (2) 3. (3) 4. (4) 5. (5) 6. (5) 7. (1) 8. (4) 9. (2) 10. (4)
11. (2) 12. (3) 13. (1) 14. (3) 15. (1) 16. (3) 17. (1) 18. (4) 19. (4) 20. (3)
21. (1) 22. (2) 23. (4) 24. (5) 25. (3)
We can prepare a table from the given data as below:
Political
Maths Geography History
Science
Biology
A
B
C
D
E
1. (2) Clearly from the table D is intelligent in Politi-
cal Science, Geography and Biology.
2. (2) B is intelligent in Mathematics, Political Sci-
ence and Geography.
3. (3) A is intelligent in Mathematics and History
but not in Geography.
4. (4) C is intelligent in Mathematics, History and
Geography.
5. (5) E is intelligent in Political Science, History
and Biology.
II C is sitting on the second position from right and
A is sitting both with C and next to B. So A will
be in the third position from right and B the on
fourth position from right. E is on the left end of
the bench. So D, who remains and who is sitting
next to C will be on the right end. Thus the ar-
rangement will be as shown.
E B A C D
6. (5) Clearly A is sitting between B and C.
7. (1) A is sitting in the centre.
8. (4) C is sitting between A and D.
9. (2) D is on the extreme right.
10. (4) B is second from the left.
III The seating arrangement is a shown in the fig.
11. (2) GAC are the three friends sitting immediate
right of B.
12. (3) B is sitting between D and G.
13. (1) B and F are the immediate neighbours of D.
14. (3) H is sitting directly opposite to G.
15. (1) D is sitting directly opposite to C.
IV S is the grandmother of T and is a housewife. So
X who is a lawyer and grandfather of R must be
married to S. Thus R and T must be brother or
sister and be the two students. Q who is an engi-
neer and father of T will be father of T and R and
must be married to P who shall be the only teacher
in the family. Thus the questions can be answered
as follows.
16. (3) Q is the husband of P.
17. (1) XS and QP are the two married couples.
18. (4) X and Q are definitely male members as they
are grandfather and father.
19. (4) Nothing is mentioned about the sex of T and
R. So, we cannot say if R is sister of T.
20. (3) Clearly P can be a teacher.
V Clearly, D must be staged on Friday. A must be
staged before E i.e. order AE must be followed.
But E cannot be staged on last day. Also, B must
be staged immediately after F. i.e. order FB must
be followed. But B cannot precede D. So F and B
can be staged on Monday and Tuesday and A
and E on Wednesday and Thursday. C, which
cannot be staged on Tuesday shall be staged on
Saturday. Thus the order followed will be
Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat.
F B A E D C
21. (1) Clearly, A immediately follows B.
22. (2) F will be staged on Monday.
23. (4) Play D is between E and C.
24. (5) Clearly, if the order of staging is as given
above, none from amongst the choices.
25. (3) C cannot be staged on Friday as well because
D has to be staged on that day.
Speed Developi ng Practice Test No. 10
Answers: Speed Developi ng Practi ce Test No. 10
1. (5) 2. (3) 3. (2) 4. (3) 5. (4) 6. (4) 7. (2) 8. (2) 9. (3) 10. (1)
This section deals with questions on simple math-
ematical operations. Here, the four fundamental op-
erations - addition, subtraction, multiplication and
division and also statements such as less than,
greater than, equal to, not equal to etc. are repre-
sented by symbols different from the usual ones. The
questions involving these operations are set using
artificial symbols. The candidate has to substitute
the real signs and solve the questions accordingly, to
get the answer.
Eg. 1.If +means , - means , means +, and means
then 48 +12 15 2 - 5 =?
(1) 8 (2) 18 (3) 9 (4) 3 (5) None of these
Ans: Putting the proper signs in the given expression,
we get
48 12 +15 - 2 5 =4 +15 - 10 =9
Hence the answer is (3)
1. If - means , means +, +means and means -,
what will be the value of 40 12 +3 - 6 60 =?
(1) 44 (2) 7.95(3) 16 (4) 8 (5) None of these
2. If +means , means -, - means and means +
36 12 +3 5 - 2 is
(1) 85 (2) 22 (3) 30 (4) 9 (5) None of these
3. If +means , means -, - means and means +,
what will be the value of the following expres-
sion?
75 +5 3 - 4 6
(1) 20 (2) 21 (3) 25 (4) 12.5(5) None of these
4. means +, means -, +means and - means
then 15 - 5 +2 3 2 =?
(1) 36 (2) 13 (3) 5 (4) 4 (5) None of these
5. +means , means -, means and - means +.
Then 5 - 12 +2 3 3 =?
(1) 22 (2) 32 (3) 15.9(4) 2 (5) None of these
6. If P denotes +, Q denotes -, M denotes and L
denotes , which of the following statements is
true?
(1) 32P8 L16Q4 =
3
2
(2)6M18Q26L13P7 =
173
13
(3) 11 M34L17Q8L3 =
38
3
(4) 9P9 L9Q9M9 =- 71
7. a denotes , b denotes , c denotes +and d de-
notes - then 8a3c24b12d19 =?
(1) 70 (2) 7 (3) 14 (4) 31 (5) None of these
8. If +stands for divison, - stands for equal to,
stands for addition, stands for greater than, =
stands for less than, >stands for multiplication
and <stands for subtraction, which of the follow-
ing alternatives is correct?
(1) 5 +2 1 =3 +4 >1 (2) 5 >2 1 - 3 >4 <1
(3) 5 2 <1 - 3 <4 1 (4) 5 <2 1+3 >4 1
9. $ means -, * means +, @ means , #means , then
3 #5 * 63 @ 7 $ 12 =?
(1) 52 (2) 22 (3) 12
10. M denotes , D denotes , A denotes +, S de-
notes - Then 25S72D12A1M6 is
(1) 25 (2) 20 (3) 35
1. (5) From the given expression 40 +12 3 6 - 60
=40 +4 6 - 60 =40 +24 - 60 =4
2. (3) From the given expression36 +12 3-52 =30
3. (2) From the given expression 75 5 +3 4 - 6
=15 +12 - 6 =21
4. (3) Fromthegiven expression 1552-3+2=32- 3+2
=6 - 3 +2 =5
5. (4) Fromthegiven expression5+122- 33=5+6- 9=2
6. (4) Using proper notations in (4) we get the state-
ment as 9 +9 9 - 9 9 =9 +1 - 81 =-71
=24 +2 - 19 =7
8. (2) Using proper notations in (2), we get the state-
ment as 5 2 +1=34-1 or 11=11which is true.
=15 +9 - 12 =12
10. (1) From the given expression25-72 12+16=25
Mat hemat i c al Operat i ons
In this type of questions, certain words will be
given. The candidate is required to put them in the
order in which they would be arranged in a dictionary
and then state the word which is placed in the desired
place. For such questions, the candidate requires a
basic knowledge of the Dictionary Usage. In a dic-
tionary, the words are put in alphabetical order. The
words beginning with a particular letter are again ar-
ranged in alphabetical order with respect to the sec-
ond letter of the word and so on.
Eg. 1. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order
and pick the one that comes first.
(1) Cloud (2) Middle (3) Grunt
(4) Mob (5) Chain
These words can be properly arranged as Chain,
Cloud, Grunt, Middle, Mob. Clearly the first
word is Chain. Hence the answer is (5)
Eg. 2. In the word PARADISE, how many pairs of
letters are there which have as many letters
between them in the word as in the alphabet.
(1) One (2) Three (3) Four
(4) Two (5) None
Such pairs are PRAE and AD. So theanswer is (2).
1. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order
and pick the one that comes last
(1) Abandon (2) Actuate (3) Accumulate
(4) Acquit (5) Achieve
2. Arrange the words in alphabetical order and pick
the one that comes second.
(1) Explosion (2) Emergency(3) Ecstasy
(4) Eager (5) Entomology
3. Arrange the words in the alphabetical order and
pick the one that comes second last
(1) Brook (2) Bandit (3) Boisterous
(4) Baffle (5) Bright
Directions (Qs. 4 - 7): Arrange the given words
in alphabetical order and choose the one that
comes first.
4. (1) Nature (2) Native (3) Narrate
(4) Nascent (5) Naughty
5. (1) Guarantee (2) Group (3) Grotesque
(4) Guard (5) Groan
6. (1) Science (2) Scrutiny (3) Scripture
(4) Scramble (5) Script
7. (1) Slander (2) Skeleton (3) Stimulate
(4) Similar (5) Summary
Directions (Qs. 8 -11): Arrange the given words
in the alphabetical order and pick the one that
comes in the middle.
8. (1) Radical (2) Radiate (3) Racket
(4) Radius (5) Radar
9. (1) Alive (2) Afforest (3) Anticipate
(4) Appreciate (5) Achieve
10. (1) Parasite (2) Party (3) Petal
(4) Paste (5) Prick
11. (1) Signature (2) Significance (3) Sight
(4) Sigh (5) Sieve
12. How many pairs of letters are there in the word
HORIZON which have as many letters between
them in the word as in the English alphabet?
(1) One (2) Two (3) Three
(4) More than 3 (5) None of these
13. If the first and the third letters in the word NEC-
ESSARY were interchanged, also the fourth and
the sixth letters, and the seventh and the ninth
letters, which of the following would be the 7th
letter from the left?
(1) A (2) Y (3) R (4) E (5) S
14. If it is possible to make a meaningful word with
the second, the sixth, the ninth and the twelfth
letters of the word CONTRIBUTION, which of
the following will be the last letter of that word? If
more than one such words can be made give M
as the answer and if no such word is there, give X
as the answer.
(1) T (2) O (3) N (4) M (5) X
Directions (Qs. 15-20): Each of the following ques-
tions is based on the following alphabet series
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
15. Which letter is sixteenth to the right of the letter
which is fourth to the left of I?
(1) S (2) T (3) U (4) V (5) None of these
16. Which letter is the seventh to the right of the
thirteenth letter from your left?
(1) S (2) T (3) U (4) V (5) None of these
ALPHABET TEST
17. If the first half of the alphabet was written in the
reverse order, which letter would be the nineteenth
from your right?
(1) H (2) F (3) D (4) E (5) None of these
18. Which letter will be sixth to the right of the elev-
enth letter from the right end of the alphabet?
(1) K (2) V (3) J (4) U (5) None of these
19. If the above letters were in the reverse order, which
will be the fifth letter to the left of the ninth letter
from the right?
(1) P (2) N (3) D (4) W(5) None of these
20. Which letter will be midway between the fifteenth
letter from the left and eighteenth letter from the
right end?
(1) H (2) K (3) G (4) L (5)None of these
1. (2) 2. (3) 3. (5) 4. (3) 5. (5) 6. (1) 7. (4) 8. (2) 9. (1) 10. (4)
11. (3) 12. (4) 13. (2) 14. (2) 15. (3) 16. (2) 17. (2) 18. (2) 19. (5) 20. (4)
12. (4) Such letter pairs are RO, ON, RN and HN
13. (2) The new letter sequence is CENSSEYRA. So
from the left 7th letter is Y.
14. (2) The second, sixth, ninth and twelfth letters
in the word contribution are O, I, T, N. The
word formed is INTO.
15. (3) The fourth letter to the left of I is E. Then the
sixteenth letter to the right of E is U.
16. (2) The thirteenth letter from the left is M. The
seventh letter to the right of M is T.
17. (2) The new alphabet series is
M L K J I H G F E D C B A
Counting from the right i.e. Z, the nineteenth
letter is F.
18. (2) Counting from the right in the given alpha-
bet series i.e. Z, the eleventh letter is P. The
sixth letter to the right of P is V.
19. (2) The fifth letter to the ninth letter from the left
means 14th letter from the right, i.e. N.
20. (4) The fifteenth letter from the left is O. The
eighteenth letter from the right is I. The letter
midway between I and O is L.
Number Test
In this catagory of questions, generally a long
series of numbers is given. The candidate is required
to find out how many times a number satisfying the
condition specified in the question will occur.
E.g. 1. How many 9s are there in the following num-
ber sequence which are immediately preceded
by 5 but not immediately followed by 3 ?
3 9 5 9 4 5 9 3 7 9 8 5 9 9 8 7 9 5 1 9 6 5 9 4 3 9 5 9 3 8
(4) Four (5) More than four
The numbers satisfying the given conditions
can be shown as follows.
3 9 5 9 4 5 9 3 7 9 8 5 9 9 8 7 9 5 1 9 6 5 9 4 3 9 5 9 3 8.
So, the answer is (3)
Ranking Test: In this, generally the ranks of a per-
son both from the top and from the bottom will be
mentioned and the total number of persons is to be
found.
E.g. 2. Radha ranks twentyfirst from the top and twen-
tieth from the bottom in a certain examination.
How many students are there in her class?
(1) 40 (2) 41 (3) 42
Clearly the whole class consists of
(i) 20 students who havea rank higher than Radha
(ii) Radha
(iii) 19 students who have rank lower than Radha
i.e. (20 +1 +19) =40. So, the answer is (1)
1. How many 9s are there in the following number
sequence which are immediately preceded by 7
and also immediately followed by 8 ?
7 9 7 2 3 7 9 8 6 5 7 9 8 2 8 8 9 7 4 9 7 8 8 8
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3
2. How many 6s are there in the following number
series which are immediately either preceded by 4
or followed by 7 ?
3 1 2 9 6 4 7 6 4 6 7 2 9 7 6 4 4 6 7
(4) Four (5) Five
3. In the following series of numbers how many
times have the numbers 9, 1 and 8 appeared to-
gether, 1 in the middle and 9 and 8 being on either
side of 1?
2 1 9 8 1 9 8 3 7 1 9 7 8 1 2 9 1 9 8 1 8 2 1 2
(1) One (2) Six (3) Three
(4) Four (5) None of these
4. How many 1s are there in the following sequence
which are immediately preceded by 9 but not im-
mediately followed by 7 ?
7 1 9 1 1 7 1 8 9 1 7 1 2 1 3 1 4 5 7 1 3 9 1 7
(4) Four (5) None of these
5. How many 7s immediately preceded by 6 but not
immediately followed by 4 are there in the follow-
ing series?
7 4 2 7 6 4 3 6 7 5 3 5 7 8 4 3 7 6 7 2 4 0 6 7 4 3
(1) One (2) Two (3) Four
(4) Six (5) None of these
6. In the given series how many instances are there
in which an even number is followed by two odd
numbers?
1 8 5 7 2 9 8 4 3 6 2 7 5 1 8 9 4 3 6 5 9
(1) Nil (2) One (3) Two
(4) Three (5) None of these
7. Ajays position in a row is thirteenth from the
front side and sixth from the back side. How many
persons are standing in that row?
(1) 17 (2) 18 (3) 19
(4) 20 (5) 21
8. Ratan ranked 8th from the top and 37th from the
bottom in a class. How many students are there in
the class?
(1) 44 (2) 46 (3) 45
NUMBER, RANKING TEST
1. (2) 2. (2) 3. (1) 4. (1) 5. (2) 6. (4) 7. (2) 8. (1) 9. (2) 10. (2)
11. (2) 12. (4) 13. (5) 14. (2) 15. (2)
9. In a row of boys Ganesh is twelfth from left and
Rajan is fifteenth from right. When they inter-
change their positions, Rajan becomes twentieth
from right. How many boys are there in the row?
(1) 29 (2) 31 (3) 32
10. In a row of 16 boys when Ram was shifted by two
places towards left, he became 7th from the left
end. What was his earlier position from the right
end of the row?
(1) 7th (2) 8th (3) 9th
(4) 10th (5) None of these
11. Hari ranks sixteenth in a class of thirty. What is
his rank from the last?
(1) 13 (2) 15 (3) 16
12. The Managing Director entered the conference
room ten minutes before 12.30 hrs for interview-
ing. He came 20 minutes before the Chairman
who was 30 minutes late. At what time, were the
interviews scheduled?
(1) 12.50 (2) 12.40 (3) 12.20
(4) 12.10 (5) 12.50
13. A bus for Bangalore leaves every thirty minutes
from a bustand. An enquiry clerk told a passanger
that a bus had already left ten minutes ago and
the next bus will leave at 9.35 am. At what time
did the enquiry clerk give this information to the
passenger?
(1) 9.10 am (2) 8.55 am (3) 9.08 am
(4) 9.05 am (5) 9.15 am
14. How many days will there be from 26th January,
1988 to 15th May 1988 ? (both days included)
(1) 110 (2) 111 (3) 112
15. Raji remembers that Lathas birthday is after 19th
but before 22nd November, whereas Deepthi re-
members that Lathas birthday is after 20th but
before 24th November. On which day is Lathas
birthday?
(1) 20thNovember (2) 21st November
(3) 22nd November (4) 23rd November
(5) None of these
12. (4) Clearly the Managing Director came at 12.20.
Thus the Chairman came at 12.40. Since the
Chairman was late by 30 minutes, the inter-
views were scheduled to be held at 12.10.
13. (5) The bus will leave 20 minutes after the clerk
gives the information to the passanger and
at 9.35 a.m. He gave the information 20 min-
utes before 9.35 a.m. i.e. at 9.15 a.m.
14. (2) Number of days =(6 +29 +31 +30 +15) =111.
Since 1988 is a leap years, the number of days
in February =29.
15. (2) According to Raji, Lathas birthday is on one
of the days among 20th and 21st November.
According to Deepti, Lathas birthday is on
one of the days among 21st, 22nd and 23rd
November. The day common to both the
groups is 21st November.
.
.
. Lathas birthday is on 21st November.
1. (2) 7 9 7 2 3 7 9 8 6 5 7 9 8 2 8 8 9 7 4 9 7 8 8 8
2. (4) 3 1 2 9 6 4 7 6 4 6 7 2 9 7 6 4 4 7
3. (1) 2 1 9 8 1 9 8 3 7 1 9 7 8 1 2 9 1 9 8 1 8 2 1 2
4. (1) 7 1 9 1 1 7 1 8 9 1 7 1 2 1 3 1 4 5 7 1 3 9 1 7
5. (2) 7 4 2 7 6 4 3 6 7 5 5 3 5 7 8 4 3 7 6 7 2 4 0 6 7 4 3
6. (4) 1 8 5 7 2 9 8 4 3 6 2 7 5 1 8 9 4 3 6 5 9
7. (2) Number of persons in that row =12 +1+5 =18
8. (1) Number of students in the class =7+1+36 =44
9. (2) After interchanging Rajan becomes twenti-
eth from right i.e. earlier Ganesh was twenti-
eth from right and twelfth from left. So the
number of boys in the row =11 +1 +19 =31
10. (2) After shifting Ram becomes 7th from left
means his earlier position was 9th from left
i.e. 16 - 9 +1 =8th from right.
11. (2) Haris rank from the last =30 - 16 +1 =15
Number Loc at i ng Test
Here, a group of digits are given the candidates
are asked to arrange the order of numbers according
to descending/ ascending order and find out how
many numbers are there in the arrangement that satisfy
the condition specified in the question.
Solved Example
1. If the digits of the number 597841 are arranged in
descending order, how many digits will be as far
away from the beginning of the number as they
are in the number ?
Ans : (4)
5 9 7 8 4 1
9 8 7 5 4 1
Number Sequanc e Test
In some cases, more than one group of numbers
are given which is followed by 4 or 5 questions.
Solved Example
I These questions are based on the following 5
numbers.
479 637 854 285 769
1. If in each number the first and the third digits are
interchanged, then which number will be the
largest ?
(1) 479 (2) 637 (3) 854
(4) 285 (5) 769
2. If all the numbers are arranged in ascending order
what will be the difference between the first digit
of first number and third digit of third number ?
(1) 4 (2) 8 (3) 5
3. If in each number the first and second digits are
interchanged then which number will be the
largest?
(1) 479 (2) 637 (3) 854
(4) 285 (5) 769
4. If 1 is added to the middle digit of each number
and then the numbers are arranged in descending
order, what will be the sum of the digits of fourth
newly formed number ?
(1) 22 (2) 21 (3) 23
5. If in each number first digit is replaced by the
third digit, the third digit is replaced by the second
digit and second digit is replaced by the first digit
then which number will be the smallest ?
(1) 285 (2) 479 (3) 769
(4) 637 (5) 854
ANSWERS
1. Ans : (1)
479
974; 637
736
854
458; 285
582
769
967
Largest number =974
479
2. Ans : (3)
285 <479 <637 <769 <854
7 - 2 =5
3. Ans : (4)
479
749; 637
367
854
584; 285
825
769
679
Largest number =825
285
4. Ans : (2)
479
489; 637
647
854
864; 285
295
769
779
864 >779 >647 >489 >295
4 +8 +9
21
5. Ans : (5)
479
947; 637
763
854
485; 285
528
769
976
Smallest number =485
854
Exercise
1. How many such digits are there in the number
5 2 3 6 1 9 8 4 each of which is as far away from the
beginning of the numbers as when the digits are
rearranged ascending order within the number ?
2. The positions of how many digits in the number
will remain same after the digits within the number
8 2 6 1 4 7 9 are rearranged in ascending order?
3. How many such digits are there in the number
7 6 4 5 2 8 each of which is as far away from the
beginning of the number as when the digits are
arranged in descending order within the number?
4. How many such pair of digits are there in the
number 4 2 1 5 7 9 3 6 8 each of which has as many
digits between them in the number as when they
are arranged in ascending order ?
5. In the case of how many digits in the number
2 13 8 5 7 4, their positions in the number and the
positions when the digits of the number are
arranged in the ascending order are identical ?
(1) Nil (2) Four (3) Three
(4) Two (5) None of these
ANSWERS
1. Ans : (4)
5 2 3 6 1 9 8 4
1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9
2. Ans : (3)
8 2 6 1 4 7 9
1 2 4 6 7 8 9
3. Ans : (2)
7 6 4 5 2 8
8 7 6 5 4 2
4. Ans : (4)
4 2 1 5 7 9 3 6 8
5. Ans. (3)
2 1 3 8 5 7 4
1 2 3 4 5 7 8
PRACTICE TEST
I. Direction (1-4) : Following questions are based
on the five three digit numbers given below :
472 487 348 728 845
1. If the positions of the first and the third digits in
each number are interchanged, which of the
following will be middle digit of the highest
number?
(1) 4 (2) 8 (3) 7
(4) 2 (5) 3
2. Which of the following will be the sum total of
the three digits of the third lowest number among
them ?
(1) 13 (2) 19 (3) 15
(4) 17 (5) 14
3. Which of the following will be the middle digit of
the highest number ?
(1) 7 (2) 3 (3) 2
(4) 8 (5) 4
4. If the positions of the first and the last digits
within each number are interchanged, which of
the following will be second digit of the second
largest number ?
(1) 8 (2) 4 (3) 3
(4) 5 (5) 2
II. Directions (5-9) : Study the sets of numbers given
below and answer the qustions ; which follow :
972 682 189 298 751
5. If one is added to the lowest number and two is
added to the highest number, what will be the
difference between the second digit of the
smallest number and third digit of the highest
number ?
(1) 5 (2) 7 (3) 9
6. If in each number, first and the last digits are
interchanged, which of the following will be the
third highest number ?
(1) 972 (2) 682 (3) 189
(4) 298 (5) 751
7. If in each number, all the three digits are arranged
in descending order, which of the following will
be the third highest number ?
(1) 972 (2) 682 (3) 189
(4) 298 (5) 751
8. If in each number, second and the third digits are
interchanged, what will be the sum of first digit of
the smallest number and last digit of highest
number ?
(1) 7 (2) 6 (3) 9
9. If one is added to the smaller odd number and
one is subtracted from the higher odd number,
which of the following will be obtained if the
second digit of the higher number is subtracted
from the second digit of the lower number so
formed?
(1) 6 (2) 5 (3) 4
(4) 3 (5) 2
III. Direction (10 -14) : Study thesets of numbers given
below and answer the questions, which follow.
489 541 654 953 783
10. If in each number, all the three digits are arranged
in ascending order, which of the following will be
the lowest number ?
(1) 489 (2) 541 (3) 654
(4) 953 (5) 783
11. If five is subtracted from each of the numbers,
which of the following numbers will be difference
between the second digit of second highest
number and the second digit of the highest
number?
(1) Zero (2) 3 (3) 1
(4) 4 (5) 2
12. If in each number the first and second digits are
interchanged, which will be the third highest
number ?
(1) 489 (2) 541 (3) 654
(4) 953 (5) 783
13. Which of the following number will be obtained if
the first digit of lowest number is subtracted from
the second digit of highest number after adding
one to each of the numbers ?
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3
(4) 4 (5) 5
14. If in each number, the first and the last digits are
interchanged, which of the following will be the
second highest number ?
(1) 489 (2) 541 (3) 654
(4) 953 (5) 783
IV. Direction (15-19) : These questions are based
on following set of numbers
319 869 742 593 268
15. If in each number the first and third digits are
interchanged then which number will be the
highest ?
(1) 319 (2) 869 (3) 742
(4) 593 (5) 268
16. If one is subtracted from the first and third digits
of each of the numbers, what will be the difference
between the first digit of the highest number and
the first digit of the lowest number ?
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4
17. If in each number all the digits are arranged in
ascending order, which number will be second
lowest ?
(1) 319 (2) 869 (3) 742
(4) 593 (5) 268
18. If in each number first digit is replaced by the
third digit, second digit is replaced by the first
digit and third digit is replaced by the second
digit, then which number will be the second
highest ?
(1) 319 (2) 869 (3) 742
(4) 593 (5) 268
19. If all thenumbers are arranged in descending order,
what will be the difference between the second
digit of third number and third digit of second
number ?
(1) 5 (2) 9 (3) 6
V. Directions (20-25) : These questions are based
on the following six numbers.
382 473 568 728 847 629
20. If the second and the third digits of each number
are interchanged, which number will be third
lowest ?
(1) 629 (2) 382 (3) 473
21. If the first and the third digits of each number are
interchanged, which number will be the third
highest ?
(1) 473 (2) 728 (3) 847
22. If the first and second digits of each number are
interchanged, which number will be second
highest ?
(1) 568 (2) 473 (3) 847
23. If 382 is written as 238, 473 as 347 and so on, then
which of the following number will have least
difference between them ?
(1) 473 & 382 (2) 629 & 728
(3) 629 & 568 (4) 728 & 847
(5) 629 & 847
24. If the first and the third digits of each number are
interchanged and one is added to the second
digit of each number then which of the following
pairs of numbers will have highest total of their
numerical value ?
(1) 847 & 629 (2) 568 & 728
(3) 728 & 847 (3) 568 & 847
(5) 629 & 473
25. If the first digit of each number replaces the third
digit of that number, third digit replaces the
second digit and the second digit replaces the
first digit, and then the numbers thus formed are
arranged in the descending order, then which
number will be the third ?
(1) 568 (2) 382 (3) 473
ANSWERS
1. Ans : (1)
472
274 487
784
348
843 728
827
845
548
2. Ans : (2)
Third lowest number
487
4 +8 +7 =19
3. Ans : (5)
Highest number
845
4. Ans : (5)
472
274 487
784
348
843 728
827
845
548
Second largest number
8 2 7
5. Ans : (1)
189 +1 =190
972 +2 =974
9 - 4 =5
6. Ans : (2)
972
279; 682
286
189
981; 298
892
751
157
Third highest number =286
682
7. Ans : (1)
972
972; 682
862
189
981; 298
982
751
751
8. Ans : (4)
972
927; 682
628
189
198; 298
289
751
715
9. Ans : (3)
189 +1 =190
751 -1 =750
9 - 5 =4
10. Ans : (2)
489
489 ; 541
145;
654
456; 953
359; 783
378
Lowest number
145
541
11. Ans : (2)
489 - 5
484 ; 541 - 5
536
654 - 5
649 ; 953 - 5
948
783 - 5
778
Second highest number =778
Highest number =948
7 - 4 =3
12. Ans : (4)
489
849 ; 541
451; 654
564;
953
593 ; 783
873
Third highest number =593
953
13. Ans : (1)
489 +1
490; 541+1 =542

654 +1
655; 953 +1=954;

783 +1
784
5 - 4 =1
14. Ans : (3)
489
984; 541
145
654
456; 953
359
783
387
Second highest number =456
654
15. Ans : (2)
319
913; 869
968;
742
247; 593
395;
268
862
16. Ans : (5)
319
218; 869
768; 742
641;
593
492; 268
167
7 - 1 =6
Highest Number
7 6 8
Lowest Number
1 6 7
17. Ans : (3)
319
139; 869
689; 742
247;
593
359; 268
268
Second lowest number
247
742
18. Ans : (1)
319
931; 869
986; 742
274
593
359; 268
826
Second highest number
931
319
19. Ans : (4)
869 >742 >593 >319 >268
9 - 2 =7
20. Ans : (4)
382
328; 473
437; 568
586;
728
782; 847
874; 629
692;
Third lowest number
586
568
21. Ans : (2)
382
283; 473
374; 568
865;
728
827; 847
748; 629
926
Third highest number
827
728
22. Ans : (2)
382
832; 473
743; 568
658;
728
278; 847
487; 629
269
Second highest number
743
473
23. Ans : (4)
382
238; 473
347; 568
856;
728
872; 847
784; 629
962
(1) 473 & 382
347 - 238 =109

(2) 629 & 728
962 - 872 =90

(3) 629 & 568
962 - 856 =106

(4)
728 & 847

872 - 784 =88
(5) 629 & 847
962 - 784 =178

24. Ans : (2)
(1) 847 & 629
758 +936 =1694

(2)
568 & 728

875 +837 =1712
(3) 728 & 847
837 +758 =1595

(4) 568 & 847
875 +758 =1633

(5) 629 & 473
936 +384 =1320

25. Ans : (1)
382
823; 473
734; 568
685
728
287; 847
478; 629
296
823 >734 >
685
>478 >296 >287
Brothers or Sistersdaughter - Niece
Uncles or aunts son or daughter - Cousin
Sisters husband - Brother-in-law
Brothers wife - Sister-in-law
Eg. Pointing to a man in a photograph, a woman said
His brothers father is the only son of my grandfa-
ther. How is the woman related to the man in the
photograph?
(1) Mother (2) Aunt (3) Sister
(4) Daughter (5) Grandmother
The relation may be seen as follows.
The only son of the womans grandfather-
womans father. Mans brothers father-Mans father.
So the woman is the Mans sister.
In this test, the success of a candidate depends
upon the knowledge of the blood relations, some of
which are summarised below to help you solve these
tests
Mothers or fathers son - Brother
Mothers or fathers daughter - Sister
Mothers or fathers brother - Uncle
Mothers or fathers sister - Aunt
Mothers or fathers mother - Grandmother
Mothers or fathers father - Grandfather
Sons wife - Daughter-in-law
Daughters husband - Son-in-law
Husbands or wifes brother - Brother-in-law
Sisters or brothers son - Nephew
1. Introducing a girl, Santhosh said, Her mother is
the only daughter of my mother-in-law. How is
Santhosh related to the girl?
(1) Uncle (2) Husband (3) Brother
(4) Father (5) None of these
2. Pointing to a lady a man said, the son of her only
brother is the brother of my wife. How is the
lady related to the man?
(1) Mothers sister (2) Grandmother
(3) Mother-in-law
(4) Sister of theMans father-in-law
(5) None of these
3. Pointing to an old man, Kailas said, his son is my
sons uncle. How is the old man related to Kailas?
(1) Brother (2) Uncle (3) Father
(4) Grandfather (5) None of these
4. When Manoj saw Ashok, he recalled, he is the
son of the father of the mother of his daughter.
What is Ashok to Manoj?
(1) Brother-in-law (2) Brother (3) Cousin
(4) Uncle (5) Nephew
5. Pointing to a lady on the platform Geetha said,
she is the sister of the father of my mothers
son. What is the lady to Geetha?
(1) Mother (2) Sister (3) Aunt
(4) Niece (5) None of these
6. Pointing to a lady a girl said, she is the only
daughter- in-law of the grandmother of my fathers
son. How is the lady related to the girl?
(1) Sister-in-law (2) Mother (3) Niece
(4) Mother-in-law (5) Cousin
7. Showing a lady in the park, Balu said, she is the
daughter of my grandmothers only son. How is
Balu related to that lady?
(1) Brother (2) Cousin (3) Father
(4) Uncle (5) None of these
8. Lakshmi and Girija are Gopals wives. Shalini is
Girijas step-daughter. How is Lakshmi related to
Shalini?
(1) Sister (2) Mother-in-law(3) Mother
(4) Step-mother (5) None of these
9. Showing the man receiving the prize Seema said,
he is the brother of my uncles daughter. What
is the man to Seema?
(1) Son (2) Brother-in-law
(3) Nephew (4) Uncle (5) Cousin
10. Introducing a man a woman said, he is the only
son of my mothers mother. How is the woman
related to the man?
(1) Mother (2) Aunt (3) Sister
(4) Niece (5) None of these
tion and answer the questions given below:
A +B means A is the daughter of B
A B means A is the son of B
A - B means A is the wife of B
BLOOD RELATI ONSHI P
11. If P Q - S, which of the following is true?
(1) S is the wife of Q (2) S is father of P
(3) P is daughter of Q (4) Q is father of P
(5) None of these
12. If T - S B -M, which of the following is not true?
(1) B is mother of S (2) M is husband of B
(3) S is daughter of B (4) T is wife of S
(5) None of these
13. If Z T - S U +P, what is U to Z?
(1) Mother (2) Grandmother
(3) Father (4) Cant be determined
(5) None of these
14. If AB means A is the sister of B, A B means A
is the father of B, A B means A is the brother of
B, which of the following means X is the aunt of Y?
(1) XD Y (2) A D Y (3)X DY
(4) X D Y (5) None of these
15. If A +B means A is the sister of B, A - B means A
is the brother of B, A B means A is the daughter
of B, which of the following shows the relation
that E is the maternal uncle of D?
(1) D +F C (2) D - F E (3) D F +E+C
(4) D F E (5) None of these
tion and answer the questions that follows:
1. (4) 2. (4) 3. (3) 4. (1) 5. (3) 6. (2) 7. (1) 8. (3) 9. (5) 10. (4)
11. (2) 12. (3) 13. (2) 14. (1) 15. (3) 16. (3) 17. (4) 18. (2) 19. (2) 20. (1)
1. (4) Only daughter of mother-in-law wife i.e.
girls mother is Santhoshs wife. Santhosh is
the father of the girl.
2. (4) Brother of wife brother-in-law. Son of
ladys brother is his brother-in-law. So the
ladys brother is mans father-in-law i.e. the
lady is the sister of mans father-in-law.
3. (3) Old mans son is Kailas brother. So old man
is Kailas father.
4. (1) Mother of my daughter my wife. Son of
father of wife brother of wife i.e. brother-
in-law. i.e. Ashok is the brother-in-law of
Manoj.
5. (3) Mothers son brother
My brothers father my father
My fathers sister my aunt
So the lady is Geethas aunt.
6. (2) My fathers son my brother
Grandmother of my brother my grand-
mother
Only daughter-in-law of my grandmother
means my mother. So the lady is the girls
mother.
7. (1) Grandfathers only son father
Daughter of father sister
So Balu is ladys brother
8. (3) Girijas step-daughter means Lakshmis
daughter. So Lakshmi is the mother of Shalini.
9. (5) Brother of uncles daughter uncles son
cousin i.e. Man is Seemas cousin.
10. (4) My mothers mother my grandmother; my
grandmothers only son my maternal
uncle. So the woman is the Mans niece.
A family consists of six members P, Q, R, S, T and
U. There are two married couples. Q is a doctor and
the father of T. U is the grandfather of R and is a
contractor S is grandmother of T and is a housewife.
There is one doctor, one contractor, one nurse, one
housewife and two students in the family.
16. Who is the husband of P?
(1) R (2) U (3) Q
(4) S (5) T
17. Who is the sister of T?
(1) R (2) U (3) T
(4) Data inadequate(5) None of these
18. What is the profession of P?
(1) Doctor (2) Nurse
(3) Doctor-or nurse (4) House wife
(5) None of these
19. Which of the following are two married couples?
(1) US, QT (2) US, QP (3) TS,RU
(4) US, RP (5) None of these
20. Which of the following is definitely a group of
male members?
(1) QU (2) QUT (3) QUP
(4) UT (5) None of these
RBI (ASSISTANT) EXAM
Based on memory Held on: 29-4-2012
Test-I: Reasoning
1. How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters PCYO
using all the letters, but each letter only once in each word?
1) None 2) One 3) Two
4) Three 5) More than three
2. The positions of the first and fifth letter of the word SUITABLE are
interchanged. Similarly, the positions of second and sixth letter, third and seventh
letter, and fourth and eighth letter are interchanged. In the New arrangement, how
many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the alphabet
which is third from the left end and the alphabet which is second from the right
end?
4) Four 5) More than four
Directions (Q.3-4): Read the following information carefully and answer the
questions which follow.
Among A,B,C,D and E, each scored different marks in an examination. only one
personscored more than C. E scored more than A but less than D. D did not score
the highest marks. The one who scored the second lowest scored 71% marks. C
scored 92% marks.
3. Who among the following is most likely to have scored 87% marks?
1) A 2) B 3) D
4) E 5) Either A or D
4. Which of the following percentages is most likely to be B's percentage in the
exam?
1) 68% 2) 71% 3) 84%
4) 76% 5) 97%
Directions (Q.5-7): The following questions are based on the alphabetical
series given below.
M J L I T Q S R K U F H C B D E A V P O G N
5. What will come in place of question(?) mark in the following series based on the
above alphabetical series?
N PO BDE
1) UKR 2) SRKU 3) RKUF
4) QSRK 5) FUK
6. If in a certain code, 'BIND' is coded as 'CLGB' and 'HELD' is coded as 'FDJ B'
based on the series given above How will 'FORK' be coded in the same code
language?
1) HGKU 2) UPKR 3) KPSR
4) UPSR 5) UGSR
7. 'HC' is related to 'KQ' in a certain way. Similarly, 'OG' is related to 'AB' in the
same way. To which of the following is'RK' related following the same pattern?
1) TJ 2) SI 3) TI
4) HD 5) IM
8. Each vowel of the word SAVOURY is changed to the next letter in the English
alphabetical series and each consonant is changed to the previous letter in the
English alphabetical series. If the new alphabets thus formed are arranged in
alphabetical order (from left to right), which of the following will be fifth from
the right?
1) U 2) R 3) Q
4) P 5) X
9. How many such pairs of letter are there in the word PACKETS, each of which
has asmany letters between them in the word (in both forward and backward
directions) as they have between them in the English alphabetical series?
1) One 2) Two 3) Three
4) Four 5) More than four
10. Point P is 10m to the West of Point A. Point B is 2m to the South of Point P.
Point Q is 6m to the East of Point B. Point C is 2m to the North of Point Q. Which
of the following three points fall in a straight line?
1) A,C,P 2) B, C,P 3) Q,C,A
4) A,B,Q 5) A,B,C
Directions (Q. 11-15): In these questions, relationship between different
elements is shown in the statement. The statements are following by two
conclusions. Give answer
1) if only conclusion I is true
2) if only conclusion II is true
3) if either conclusion I or II is true
4) if neither conclusion I nor II is true
5) if both conclusions I and II are true
11. Statements: H I =J . K L
Conclusions: I. K <H II. L >I
12. Statements: S >C O; P <C
Conclusions: I. O <P II. S >p
13. Statements: A =B C; A >R
Conclusions: I. B >R II. R <C
14. Statements: D >E F; J <F
Conclusions: I. D >J II. E <J
15. Statements: P <Q >T; R Q
Conclusions: I. R >P II. T <R
Directions (Q. 16-20): Study the following information to answer the given
questions.
Eight People are sitting in two parallel rows containing four people each in such
a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row 1, A,B C
and D are sitting (but not necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing
North. In row 2, P, Q, R and S are sitting (but not necessarily in the same order)
and all of them are facing South. Therefore, in the given section arrangement, each
member sitting in a row faces another member of the other row. S sits second to
left of Q. A faces the immediate neighbour of S. Only one person
sits between A and C. P does not face A. B is not an immediate neighbour of A.
16. Which of the following is true regarding D?
1) D sits an one of the extreme ends of the line.
2) A sits on the immediate left D.
3) Q faces D.
4) C is an immediate neighbour of D.
5) No immediate neighbour of D faces R.
17. Who among the following faces C?
1) P 2) Q 3) R
4) S 5) Cannot be determined
18. Who among the following sits on the immediate right of the person who faces
C?
1) P 2) Q 3) R
4) S 5) Cannot be determined
19. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given seating
arrangement and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that
group?
1) A 2) Q 3) R
4) B 5) S
20. Who among the following faces R?
1) A 2) B 3) C
4) D 5) Cannot be determined
Directions (Q. 21-26): Study the following information to answer the given
questions:
In a certain code,
'time and money', is written as 'ma jo ki',
'manage time well' is written as 'pa ru jo',
'earn more money' is written as 'zi ha ma' and
'earn well enough' is written as 'si ru ha'.
21. What is the code for 'earn'?
1) si 2) ru 3) ha
4) ma 5) Cannot be determined
22. Which of the following represents 'more time'?
1) Pa jo 2) zi ki 3) ma ki
4) si jo 5) jo zi
23. What is the code for 'manage'?
1) ru 2) pa 3) jo
4) ha 5) Either 'jo' or 'ru'
24. Which of the following may represent' 'money matters'?
1) ki to 2) ma pa 3) fi ma
4) ha ma 5) ma jo
25. What does 'ru' stand for?
1) well 2) manage 3) time
4) enough 5) Either 'time' or 'enough'
26. Which of the following may represent 'good enough'?
1) ru si 2) da ha 3) si pa
4) si da 5) ki ru
Directions (Q. 27-33): Study the following information carefully and answer
the
given questions.
Eight friends - A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H - are sitting around a circle facing the
centre, but not necessarily in the same order. D sits third to left of A. A is an
immediate neighbour of the both F and H. Only one person sits between C and F.
B is not an immediate neighbour of D. Only one person sits between B and G.
27. A is related to G in a certain way. Similarly, C is related to H, according to the
given seating arrangement. Who among the following is related to F, following
the same pattern?
1) A 2) B 3) C
4) D 5) E
28. Who among the following sits second to the right of C?
1) F 2) A 3) D
4) G 5) H
29. What is the position of C with respect to the position of E?
1) Third to the left 2) Second to the left 3) Immediate right
4) Third to the right 5) Second to the right
30. Which of the following is true with respect to the given seating arrangement?
1) A sits on the immediate left of H.
2) B sits exactly between C and G.
3) F sits second to the right of C.
4) E is an immediate neighbour of C.
5) None is true
31. Which of the following pairs represents the immediate neighbours of G?
1) A, C 2) C, D 3) D, H
4) D, E 5) C,F
32. Who among the following sits exactly between C and F?
1) A 2) D 3) G
4) H 5) B
33. Starting from A, if all the friends are made to sit in alphabetical order in
clockwise direction, the positions of how many (excluding A) will remain
unchanged?
4) Three 5) Four
Directions (Q. 34-37): In each question below are two statements followed by
two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements
to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly
known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically
follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known
facts. Give answer.
1) if only conclusion I follows.
2) if only conclusion II follows.
3) if either conclusion I or II follows.
4) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5) if both conclusions I and II follow.
34. Statements: All exams are tests. No test is a question.
Conclusions: I. At least some exams are questions.
II. No exam is a question.
35. Statements: No bangle is an earring. Some earrings are rings.
Conclusions: I. No ring is a bangle.
II. Some rings are definitely not earnings.
36. Statements: Some banks are colleges. All colleges are schools.
Conclusions: I. At least some banks are schools.
II. All schools are colleges.
37. Statements: All rivers are lakes. All lakes are oceans.
Conclusions: I. All rivers are oceans.
II. At least some oceans are lakes.
Directions (Q. 38-40): Each of the questions below consists of a question and
two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether
the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read
both the statements and give answer
1) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the
data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
2) if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the
data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
3) if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to
answer the question.
4) if the data neither in statement I nor in statement II are sufficient to answer the
question statement
5) if the data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer the
question.
38. On which date of the month was Parul born?
I. Her mother correctly remembers that she was born after 15th but before 21st
of April.
II. Her father correctly remembers that she was born after 18th but before 24th
of April.
39. How many brothers does Meghna have? Meghna is a girl.
I. Kishore, the father of Meghna, is the only child of Kamal. Kamal has only two
grandchildren.
II. J yoti, the daughter-in-law of Kamal, has son and a daughter.
40. Among P, Q, R, S and T, sitting in a straight line, facing North, who sits
exactly
in the middle of the line?
I. S sits third to the left of Q. S is an immediate neighbour of both P and T.
II. Two people sit between T and R. R does not sit at either of the extreme ends.
P sits second to the right of T.
Test - II: English
Directions (Q. 41-45): Pick out the most effective word from the given words
to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
41. The government is planning to set ..... family welfare centres for slums in
cities.
1) another 2) with 3) for
4) in 5) up
42. Economic independence and education have women more assertive.
1) prepared 2) made 3) marked
4) resulted 5) adjusted
43. In the modern world, the ......... of change and scientific innovation is unusually
rapid.
1) supplies 2) context 3) pace
4) fantasy 5) requirement
44. The unprecedented economic growth of china has ......... world wide attention.
1) perceived 2) proposed 3) neither
4) astonished 5) attracted
45. Each business activity ........... employment to people who would otherwise be
unemployed.
1) taking 2) finds 3) creates
4) provides 5) given
Directions (Q. 46-55): Read the following passage carefully and answer the
questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help
you locate while answering some of the questions.
The importance of communication skills cannot be underestimated, especially so,
in the teaching - learning process. Teaching is generally considered as only fifty
percent knowledge and fifty percent interpersonal or communication skills. For a
teacher, it is not just important to give a lecture rich in content that provides
abundant information about the subject or topic in question, but a successful
teacher develops an affinity with, an understanding of, and a harmonious
interrelationship with her pupils. Building rapport becomes her primary task in the
classroom. But what exactly is rapport? Rapport is a sympathetic relationship or
understanding that allows you to look at the world from someone else's
perspective. Making other people feel that you understand them creates a strong
bond. Building rapport is the first step to better communication
- the primary goal of all true educators. Communication skills for teachers
are thus as important as their in-depth knowledge of the particular subject which
they teach. To a surprising degree, how one communicates determines one's
effectiveness as a teacher. A study on communication styles suggests that 7% of
communication takes place through words, 38% through voice intonation and 55%
through body language. Much of teaching is about sending and receiving
messages. The process of communication is composed of three elements : the
source (sender, speaker, transmitter or instructor), the symbol used in composing
and transmitting of the message (words or signs), and the receiver (listener, reader
or student). The three elements are dynamically interrelated since each element is
dependent on the others for effective communication to take place. Effective
communication is all about conveying your message to the other people clearly and
unambiguously. It's also about receiving information the others are sending to you,
with as little distortion as possible. Doing this involves effort from both the sender
and the receiver. And it's a process that can be fraught with error, with messages
muddled by the sender, or misinterpreted by the reciepent. When this isn't detected
it can cause tremendous confusion, wasted effort and missed opportunity.
Good communication skills are a prerequisite for those in the teaching profession.
Carefully planned and skillfully delivered messages can issue invitations to
students that school is a place to share ideas, investigate and collaborate with
others. Effective communication is essential for a wellrun classroom. A teacher
who is able to communicate well with students can inspire them to learn and
participate in class and encourage them to come forth with their views, thus
creating a proper rapport. Although this sounds simple and obvious, it requires
much more than a teacher saying something out loud to a student. They must also
realise that all students have different levels of strengths and weaknesses.
Directions (Q. 46-47): Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning
of the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
46. Abundant
1) Small 2) Little 3) False
4) Sufficient 5) Rare
47. Muddled
1) Skillfully organised 2) Strongly controlled
3) Clearly conveyed 4) Isolated 5) Complicated
Directions (Q. 48-50): Choose the word which is most SIMILAR in meaning to
the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
48. Sounds
1) Seems 2) Corrects 3) Noises
4) Takes 5) Silences.
49. Affinity
1) Partnership 2) Partiality 3) Weakness
4) Compatibility 5) Discord
50. Degree
1) Extent 2) Goal 3) Affect
4) Situation 5) Direction
51. Which of the following is/are essential for effective communication?
(A) Conveying the message clearly
(B) Not to waste effort and opportunity
(C) Receiving the information with as little distortion as possible.
1) Only (A) and (C) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (A)
4) Only (C) 5) Only (B) and (C)
52. Which of the following is true about 'rapport' as per the passage?
(A) It is a sympathetic relationship.
(B) It is based on understanding of other people's frame of reference.
(C) It helps in creating a strong bond.
(D) It is important for teachers to build rapport with students.
1) Only (A) and (B) 2) Only (B) and (D) 3) Only (A), (B) and (D)
4) Only (A), (B) and (C) 5) All are true
53. Which of the following must the teachers keep in mind to facilitate learning in
student as per the passage?
1) To control the students such that they do not share ideas with others within the
lecture hours.
2) To maintain rapport with students and compromise on the course content.
3) To realise hat all students have different levels of strengths and weaknesses.
4) Only to keep the lecture rich in course content.
5) To ensure that students adhere to her views only.
54. Which of the following are the three elements of communication as per the
passage?
1) Source, Signs and Students
2) Source, Sender and Speaker
3) Signs, Words and Students
4) Instructor, Listener and Reader
5) Transmitter, Students and Receiver
55. Which of the followingis the finding of the study on communication styles?
1) The body language and gestures account for 38% of communication and
outweighs
the voice intonation.
2) Only 9% communication is about content whereas the rest is about our tone
and body language.
3) The tone of our voice accounts for 55% of what we communicate and outweighs
the body language.
4) More than 90% of our communication is not about content but about our tone
and body language.
5) Teaching is fifty percent knowledge and fifty per cent interpersonal for
communication skills.
Directions (Q. 56-65): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any
grammatical
error in it. The error if any, will be in one part of the sentence.
The number of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the
answer is (5). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)
56. The economic disparity/ has grown rapid in/ the era of globalisation/
1) 2) 3) and free market forces/ No error
4) 5)
57. Research shows that people/ is more sensitive to perceiving/ messages that are
consistent/ with their opinions and attitudes./ No error
1) 2)
3) 4) 5 )
58. Many poverty alleviation schemes/ are not applicable of/ slum dwellers in
metro cities/ as theyare above the poverty line/ No error
1) 2)
3) 4) 5)
59. Rather than considering its/ human capital as a drain on/ resources, India needs
to/ resource develop its into a huge opportunity./ No error
1) 2)
3) 4) 5)
60. The European nations have / become one of the / favourite destinations of the
Indian students/ seek specialised Knowledge and training./ No error
1) 2) 3)
4) 5)
61. If a credit card bill/ is paid in full and / on time, none finance/ charges are
levied./ No error
1) 2)
3) 4) 5)
62. Training have a / positive effect on / development of various/ skills and
abilities. / No error
1) 2) 3)
4) 5)
63. Lack of ability to / read or write is just one of / the all barriers that keep/ the
poor people under developed. / No error
1) 2)
3) 4) 5)
64. Science and technology have/ become dominant factors/ affecting our
economic, cultural/ and spiritual development./ No error
1) 2)
3) 4) 5)
65. A social business sells products/ at prices that make it Self- sustaining, pays /
no dividends and reinvestment / the profits in the business./ No error
1) 2)
3) 4) 5)
Directions (Q.66-75): In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which
has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and
against each five words are suggested one of which fits the blank
appropriately.
Find out the appropriate word in each case.
The latest technology (66) put to use or about to arrive in market must be (67) to
all entrepreneurs. The reason is that it may have an (68) effect on business. Valve
radio's gave way to transistor radios and with micro chips, technology is giving
way
to digital equipment. Business has (69) the same but the technology has kept
changing.
A notable feature is that the size of the receivers decreased (70) so did the use of
its material and consequently its price. The traditional flour mills are losing
business
(71) customers now buy flour (72) from the market. As a result of this, the business
is
(73) Following the same lines as technology, the social trends also go on changing
and
influence the market. The Indian sarees are being taken (74) by readymade stitched
clothes. Every entrepreneur must note such changes in the environment and also
the
technology and plan in (75) with these to ensure the success of his endeavour.
66. 1) to 2) needed 3) decided
4) besides 5) being
67. 1) hoped 2) welcome 3) released
4) Known 5) aware
68. 1) approximate 2) huge 3) uniform
4) excellence 5) enormous
69. 1) maintained 2) remained 3) often
4) mentioned 5) become
70. 1) mainly 2) and 3) how
4) also 5) some
71. 1) reason 2) due 3) young
4) as 5) old
72. 1) knowingly 2) ease 3) cheap
4) directly 5) forcefully
73. 1) shrinking 2) blooming 3) returned
4) same 5) small
74. 1) against 2) to 3) over
4) up 5) for
75. 1) lines 2) relativity 3) accordance
4) proper 5) toning
Directions (Q. 76-80): Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D)
and (E) in a proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph,
and then answer the questions given below.
(A) Understandably, the newly married woman herself wants to spend more time
with the family.
(B) They also worry that she might not be able to defend herself in case of trouble.
(C) Once married, the in-law exert a lot of pressure for similar cause of security.
(D) Initially, the family does not want the "decent" girl going all around.
(E) Retaining female workers at door-to-door sales jobs is just as hard as ever.
76. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
1) E 2) B 3) D
4) C 5) A
77. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
1) A 2) C 3) D
4) B 5) E
78. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
1) D 2) B 3) C
4) E 5) A
79. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
1) C 2) A 3) E
4) D 5) B
80. Which of the following should be the LAST (FIFTH) sentence after
rearrangement?
1) B 2) D 3) C
4) A 5) E
TEST- III: QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
Directions (Q. 81-95): What should come in place of question mark (?) in the
following questions?
81. ? 0.5 24 =5652
1) 171.75 2) 117.25 3) 171.25
4) 117.75 5) None of these
82. 5 ? =4808 8
1) 122.2 2) 112.2 3) 120.2
83. 65% of 654 - ? % of 860 =210.1
1) 25 2) 15 3) 20
4) 30 5) None of these
84. 35154 20465 5201 =?
1) 9488 2) 9844 3) 9484
--------------------
86. 243 124 25340 =?
1) 4729 2) 4792 3) 4972
87. 92 8 2 =?
1) 4.75 2) 5.75 3) 4.25
88.
(121)
3
11 (1331)
2
=(11)
?
1) 3 2) 2 3) 1
89. 283.56 +142.04 +661.78 =?
1) 1084.28 2) 1087.28 3) 1080.38
90. 7028 25=?
1) 218.12 2) 281.21 3) 218.21
91. 390.5 ? =284 22
1)
(256)
2
2) 16 3) 16
92. 12.5 8.4 7.6 =?
1) 787 2) 788 3) 799
93. 4477 (44 5.5) =?
1) 24.5 2) 21.5 3) 16.5
94. 33.5 % of 250 =?
1) 76.25 2) 82.25 3) 78.75
96. 12 men alone can complete a piece of work in six days, whereas 10 men and 21
women take three days to complete the same piece of work. In how many days
can 12 women alone complete the same piece of work?
1) 10 2) 9 3) 11
97. The owner of an electronic store charges his customer 11% more than the cost
price. If a customer paid Rs. 1,33,200 for an LED TV, what was the original
price of the TV?
1) `1,20,000 2) `1,14,500 3) ` 1,22,500
4) ` 1,18,000 5) None of these
98. The average age of a woman and her daughter is 19 years. The ratio of their
agesis 16 : 3. What is the age of the daughter?
1) 9 years 2) 3 years 3) 12 years
4) 6 years 5) None of these
100. A car covers a certain distance in three hours at the speed of 124 Km/hr. What
isthe average speed of a truck which travels a distance of 120 Km less than the car
in the same time?
1) 88 km/hr 2) 84 km/hr 3) 78 km/hr
4) 73 km/hr 5) None of these
101. The cost of four calculators and two stencils is ` 6,200 what is the cost of ten
calculators and five stencils?
1) `15,500 2) `14,875 3) ` 16,200
4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these
102. Find the average of the following set of scores: 214, 351, 109, 333, 752, 614,
456, 547
1) 482 2) 428 3) 444
103. The average of four consecutive odd numbers A, B, C and D is 54. What is
theproduct of A and C?
1) 2907 2) 2805 3) 2703
104. The sum of 55% of a number and 40% of the same number is 180.5. What is
80%of that number?
1) 134 2) 152 3) 148
105. There are 950 employees in an organisation, out of which 28% got promoted.
Find the number of employees who got promoted.
1) 226 2) 256 3) 266
106. What is the least number to be added to 3000 to make it a perfect square?
1) 191 2) 136 3) 25
107. What would be the compound interest obtained on an amount of ` 7,640 at the
rate of 15 pcpa after two years?
1) `2,634.9 2) `2,643.9 3) ` 2,364.9
4) ` 2,463.9 5) None of these
108. In an examination it is required to get 65% of the aggregate marks to pass. A
student gets 874 marks and is declared failed by 10% marks. What is the maximum
aggregate marks a student can get?
1) 1450 2) 1640 3) 1500
109. A juice centre requires 35 dozen guavas for 28 days. How many dozen guavas
will it require for 36 days?
1) 50 2) 52 3) 40
110. Mohan sold an item for ` 4,510 and incurred a loss of 45%. At what price
shouldhe have sold the item to have earned a profit of 45%?
1) `10,900 2) ` 12,620 3) ` 11,890
112. What would be the circumference of a circle whose area is 745.36 sq cm?
1) 94.4 cm 2) 88.8 cm 3) 96.3 cm
4) 87.4 cm 5) None of these
Directions (Q. 113-115): What will come in place of question mark(?) in the
following
number series?
113. 5 15 35 75 155 (?)
1) 295 2) 315 3) 275
114. 3 6 18 72 360 (?)
1) 2160 2) 1800 3) 2520
115. 688 472 347 283 256 (?)
1) 236 2) 229 3) 255
Directions (Q. 116-120): In each of these questions, an equation is given with a
question mark(?) in place of correct figure on the right hand side
which satisfies the equality. Based on the values on the left hand side
and the symbol of equality given, you have to decide which of the following
figures will satisfy the equality and, thus, come in place of question
mark.
Symbols stand for
>greater than
=equal to
<lesser than
either greater than or equal to
either lesser than or equal to
116. [{92 184}1.5] <(?)
.
1) 0.7 2) 0.753 3) 0.8
4) 0.75 5) 0.82
117. [(84(3)
2
) 10] >(?)
1)
( 784 )
2
2)
(28)
2
3) 750
3) 751.5 4) 749.9
118. [85{5876}] (?)
1) 103 2) 103 3) 51.5
4) (51.5)
2
.
5) 103
119. [{ 324 256 } 4.5] =(?)
1) 7 2) 8 3) 8
4) 9 5) 9
120.[{816} +{45 2}] (?)
1) 36 2) 1296 3) 1296
4) 36 5) 1296
Test-IV: General Awareness
121. USA has asked India to reduce its dependence on crude oil supply from which
of the following countries which is also a member of OPEC?
1) Venezuela 2) Iraq 3) Libya
4) Iran 5) Nigeria
122. Which of the following is the most essential financial service which should be
provided to the poor people to bring them into the network of financial inclusion?
1) Insurance for life
2) Investment plan for future
3) Pension for old age
4) A bank account where he/she can save small amount
5) Health insurance for minor illnesses and hospitalisation in case of need
123. Who among the following is the president of a country at present?
1) Rupert Murdoch 2) Ban ki-moon 3) Yoshihiko Noda
4) Nicolas Sarkozy5) None of these
124. What does tha letter F denote in 'NBFCs', a term seen very frequently in
banking
world these days?
1) Formal 2) Fiscal 3) Federal
4) Functional 5) Financial
125. Who among the following is the Deputy Governor of the RBI at present?
1) Sunil Mitra 2) Azim Premji 3) HR Khan
4) Sushma Nath 5) None of these
126. Standard and Poor's is a Credit Rating Agency of international repute. Which
of the following is one such agency of Indian origin?
1) IBA 2) BASEL 3) SEBI
4) IRDA 5) CRISIL
127. Who among the following is the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh at present?
1) Akhilesh Yadav 2) Mulayam Singh Yadav
3) Mayawati 4) Amar Singh 5) None of these
128. Coin of which of the following denominations is called Small Coin?
1) `1 2) `2 3) `5
4) 50 paise 5) `10
129. Which of the following is not a highlight of the Union Budget 2012-13?
1) No change in the rate of Corporate Tax.
2) All types of loans upto `35 lakh will be given on 6% interest only.
3) Service Tax raised from 10% to 12%.
4) Fiscal Deficit is targeted at 5.1% of GDP.
5) Substantial increase in Defence Budget.
130. Which of the following services products of banks is specially designed and
launched to help students?
1) Personal loan 2) Corporate loan 3) Business loan
4) Medical loan 5) Education loan
131. Which of the following terms is not directly associated with the functioning of
RBI?
1) Open Market Operations 2) Cash Reserve Ratio 3) SENSEX
4) Liquidity Adjustment Facility 5) Public Debt Office
132. Which of the following is one of the major activities of the National Bank for
Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)?
1) On-site inspection of Cooperative Banks and Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)
2) Helping Govt of India in preparing Union Budget and presenting it in the
cabinet meeting.
3) Acting as custodian of the foreign exchange reserves of the country.
4) Deciding rate of interest on Savings Bank Accounts in Public Sector Banks.
5) Representing India in World Bank and other such agencies.
133. Dipika, who won Crocodile Challenge Cup Finals, in December 2011, is a
famous
1) Badminton player 2) Table Tennis player 3) Lawn Tennis player
4) Chess player 5) Squash player
134. Who among the following is the recipient of Nobel Prize in Literature given
in
2011?
1) Bruce A Beutler 2) V S Naipaul 3) Thomas Transtromer
4) Ralph M Steinman 5) Chetan Bhagat
135. The 59th National Film Award for Best Actress was given to
1) Vidya Balan 2) Kareena Kapoor
3) Priyanka Chopra 4) Lara Dutta 5) Roopa Ganguly
136. Which of the following is the abbreviated name of the body/ agency set up to
boost foreign investments in India?
1) FORE 2) FCCB 3) FIPB
4) FEMA 5) AITAF
137. Which of the following is not considered infrastructural sector of the
economy?
1) Electricity 2) Textile Sector 3) Telecom
4) Cement 5) Road and Railways
138. Sachin Tendulkar made his 100th century in the match played between India
and
1) Pakistan 2) England 3) Australia
4) Bangladesh 5) Sri Lanka
139. Who among the following was awarded Padma Vibhushanin 2012?
1) TV Rajeswar 2) Aruna Irani 3) AR Rahman
4) Shabana Azmi 5) Anup J alota
140. Which of the following countries is a member of BRICs?
1) Bhutan 2) Iran 3) Romania
4) Sudan 5) South Africa
141. Which of the following countries has recently placed its first space lab
'Tiangong-1' into orbit?
1) North Korea 2) J apan 3) India
4) France 5) China
142. Who among the following is the Solicitor General of India at present?
1) J acob Mathew 2) Rohinton Nariman
3) Gopal Subramaniam 4) Ashok Chawla5) None of these
143. Which of the following schemes has been launched by the Govt of India to
motivate
school children to attend school regularly?
1) Kutir J yoti 2) Mid-Day Meal 3) MGNREGA
4) RAY 5) Bharat Nirman
144. As per the news published in variousnewspapers, govt is planning to set up a
regulatory body in educational field especially for
1) Higher Education 2) Medical Education
3) Elementary Education 4) Secondary Education 5) Adult Education
145. Which of the following countries has been selectedas the host of
CommonwealthGames 2018?
1) India 2) Australia 3) Pakistan
4) South Africa 5) Sri Lanka
146. France has agreed to supply 'Rafale' to India. The deal is about the supply of
1) Warships 2) RADAR system 3) Fighter Aircrafts
4) Nuclear Reactors5) Submarines
147. Seychelles, where China is going to set up its new military base, is a country
in the
1) Bay of Bengal 2) China Sea 3) Indian Ocean
4) Red Sea 5) Caspian Sea
148. Which of the following terms is used in the field of economics?
1) Absolute Zero 2) Molecular Equation 3) Zero Point Energy
4) Balance of Payment 5) Mass Defect
149. ' Kyoto Protocol', an agreement signed by various countries, is associated with
the field of
1) International trade 2) Clean environment and climate change.
3) Currency swap. 4) Deep sea mining and oil exploration.
5) Building a common food stock to save mankind in case of any natural calamity.
150. World AIDS Day is observed on which of the following days?
1) 1st December 2) 1st March 3) 1st April
4) 1st May 5) 1st J anuary
151. USA decided to withdraw its army from which of the following countries
after a
nine-year long stay?
1) Afghanistan 2) Libya 3) Egypt
4) Iraq 5) Iran
152. Which of the following cups/trophies is associated with the game of Lawn
Tennis?
1) FIFA Cup 2) Champions Trophy 3) Ranji Trophy
4) Subroto Cup 5) Davis Cup
153. Which award is given to the coaches of sportspersons?
1) Dronacharya Award 2) Arjun Award 3) Kalidas Samman
4) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 5) Saraswati Samman
154. Which of the followingterms is used in the game of Cricket?
1) Heave 2) Silly point 3) Tee
4) Smash 5) Grand Slam
155. Anew nuclear power plant is being set up in which of the following places in
India?
1) Amethi 2) Firozabad 3) J aitapur
4) J oshi Math 5) Satna
156. Which of the following schemes has been launched to make cities of India
slumfree?
1) J awaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission 2) Bharat Nirmal
3) Rajiv Awas Yojana 4) Indira Awas Yojana 5) None of these
157. Who among the following is a famous author of Indian origin?
1) Homi K Bhabha 2) Kiran Desai 3) Swati A Piramal
4) Shabana Azmi 5) Ronen Sen
158. Who among the following has written the famous book Malgudi Days?
1) VS Naipaul 2) Deepak Chopra
3) Rabindranath Tagore 4) Vijay Tendulkar 5) RK Narayan
159. Which of the following is NOT the name of the currency of a country?
1) Rand 2) Pound 3) Dinar
4) Ecuador 5) Dollar
160. Which of the following is the unit of heat?
1) J oule 2) Ohm 3) Ampere
4) Volt 5) Newton
Test-V : Computer Knowledge
161. What is backup?
1) Adding more components to your network.
2) Protecting data by copying it from the original source to a different destination.
3) Filtering old data from the new data.
4) Accessing data on tape
5) Using earlier data.
162. The legal right to use software based on specific restrictions is granted via a
1) software privacy policy 2) software license
3) software password manager 4) software log
5) None of these
163. What is an e-mail attachment?
1) A receipt sent by the recipient.
2) A separate document from another program sent along with an e-mail.
3) A malicious parasite that feeds on your messages and destroys and contents.
4) A list of CC or BCC recipients.
5) A friend to whom e-mail is sent regularly.
164. Which of the following isthe type of software that controls the internal
operations
in the computer and controls how the computer works with all its parts?
1) Shareware 2) Public domain software
3) Application software 4) Operating system software 5) None of these.
165. When datachanges in multiple lists and all lists are not updated, this causes.
1) data redundancy 2) information overload
3) duplicate data 4) data consistency 5) data inconsistency
166. What is the main folder on a storage device called?
1) Root directory 2) interface 3) Device driver
4) Platform 5) Main directory
167. To view information on the Web you must have a
1) cable modem 2) Web browser 3) domain name server
4) hypertext viewer 5) None of these
168. A file is often referred to as a
1) Wizard 2) document 3) pane
4) device 5) documentation
169. To protect yourself from computer hacker intrusions you should install a
1) firewall 2) mailer 3) macro
4) script 5) None of these
170. What type of computers are client computers (most of the time) in a client-
server system?
1) Mainframe 2) Mini-computer 3) Microcomputer
4) PDA 5) None of these
171. What happens when you boot up a PC?
1) Portions of the operating system are copied from disk into memory.
2) Portions of the operating system are copied from memory onto disk.
3) Portions of the operating system are compiled.
4) Portions of the operating system are emulated.
5) The PC gets switched off.
172. Linux is an example of
1) freeware 2) open source software 3) shareware
4) complimentary 5) None of these
173. Which of the following software applications would be the most appropriate
for performing numerical and statistical calculations?
1) Database 2) Document processor 3) Graphics package
4) Spreadsheet 5) Power Point
174. A .......... is used to read hand written or printed text to make a digital image
that is stored in memory.
1) printer 2) laser beam 3) scanner
4) touchpad 5) None of these
175. You organise files by storing them in
1) archives 2) lists 3) indexes
4) folders 5) None of these
176. A................. is pre-designed document that already has coordinating fonts, a
layout, and a background.
1) guide 2) model 3) ruler
4) template 5) design-plate
177. What is the default file extension for all Word documents?
1) WRD 2) TXT 3) DOC
4) FIL 5) WD
178. Removingand replacing devices without turning off your computer is referred
to as
1) Hot swapping 2) Plug-n-Play 3) Bay swap
4) USB swapping 5) None of these.
179. Specialised programs that assist users in locating information on the Web are
called.
1) information engines 2) locator engines 3) web browsers
4) resource locators 5) search engines
180. Compiling creates a(n)
1) error-free program 2) program specification 3) subroutine
4) algorithm 5) executable program
181. Expansion cards are inserted into
1) slots 2) peripheral devices 3) the CPU
4) the back of the computer 5) None of these
182. A device that connects to a network without the use of cable is said to be
1) distributed 2) non-wired 3) centralised
4) open source 5) wireless
183. Acomplete electronic circuit with transistors and other electronic components
ona small silicon chip is called a(n)
1) workstation 2) CPU 3) magnetic disk
4) integrated circuit 5) complex circuit
184. J unk e-mail is also called
1) crap 2) spoof 3) sniffer script
4) spool 5) spam
185. A program designed to destroy data on your computer which can travel to
"infect" other computers is called a
1) disease 2) torpedo 3) hurricane
4) virus 5) infector
186. ............... shows the files, folders, and drives on your computer, making it
easyto navigate from one location to another within the file hierarchy.
1) Microsoft Internet Explorer. 2) Windows Explorer
3) My Computer 4) Folders Manager 5) Windows Locator
187. The ...................... manual tells you how to use a software program.
1) Documentation2) programming 3) user
4) Technical 5) designer
188. A collection of interrelated records is called a
1) utility file 2) management information system
3) database 4) spreadsheet 5) datasheet
ANSWERS
1. 2; 2. 3; 3. 3; 4. 5; 5. 2; 6. 4; 7. 1; 8. 3; 9. 2; 10. 1; 11. 1; 12. 2; 13. 5; 14. 4; 15. 5;
16. 4; 17. 1; 18. 2; 19. 5; 20.1; 21. 3; 22. 5; 23. 2; 24. 3; 25. 1; 26. 4; 27. 4; 28. 3;
29. 1; 30. 5; 31. 2; 32. 5; 33. 2; 34. 2; 35. 4; 36. 1; 37. 5; 38. 4; 39. 5; 40. 2; 41. 5;
42. 2; 43. 3; 44. 5; 45. 4; 46. 2; 47. 3; 48. 1; 49. 4; 50. 1; 51. 1; 52. 5; 53. 3; 54. 1;
55. 4; 56. 2; 57. 2; 58. 2; 59. 4; 60. 4; 61. 3; 62. 5; 63. 3; 64. 5; 65. 3; 66. 5; 67. 4;
68. 5; 69. 2; 70. 2; 71. 4; 72. 4; 73. 1; 74. 3; 75. 3; 76. 3; 77. 2; 78. 4. 79. 5; 80. 4;
81. 4; 82. 3; 83. 1; 84. 1; 85. 1; 86. 2; 87. 2; 88. 3; 89. 5; 90. 5. 91. 4; 92. 5; 93. 4; 94. 4; 95.
3; 96. 2; 97. 1; 98. 4; 99. 4; 100. 2; 101. 1; 102. 5; 103. 2; 104. 2; 105. 3; 106. 3; 107. 4; 108.
5; 109. 4; 110. 3; 111. 2; 112. 5; 113. 2; 114. 1; 115. 4; 116. 1; 117. 5; 118. 5; 119.
4; 120. 3; 121. 4; 122. 4; 123. 4; 124. 5; 125. 3; 126. 5; 127. 1; 128. 4; 129. 2; 130.
5; 131. 3; 132. 1; 133. 5; 134. 3; 135. 1; 136. 3; 137. 2; 138. 4; 139. 1; 140. 5; 141.
5; 142. 2; 143. 2 144. 1; 145. 2; 146. 2; 147. 3; 148. 4; 149. 2; 150. 1; 151. 4; 152.
5; 153. 1; 154. 2; 155. 3; 156. 3; 157. 2; 158. 5; 159. 4; 160. 1; 161. 2; 162. 2; 163.
2; 164. 4; 165. 5; 166. 1; 167. 2; 168. 2; 169. 1; 170. 1; 171. 1; 172. 2; 173. 4; 174.
3; 175. 4; 176. 4; 177. 3; 178. 2; 179. 5; 180. 5; 181. 1; 182. 5; 183. 4; 184. 5;
185.4; 186. 2; 187. 3. 188. 3

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GENERAL AWARENESS

1. The Name of Abdul Karim Telgi is associated with:

104. It takes the same time to go 20 km downstream as it takes

1. The Foreign Exchange Reserve of India are kept in the custody of

5. The H.C.F. and L.C.M. of two numbers

6. The least square number which is divis-

Least number of tiles required

His salary is increased by 4.5% (because

Rs. 14 now yield 500gm sugar

Present rate of sugar =Rs. 28 per kg.

Age of the class teacher

Average monthly income

First part =54 x

The numbers are 15 and 25

Reduction of a fraction to its lowest terms

( part of his sal-

Convert all the numbers to 3 decimal places.

Both together can finish the work in

10 Women can do the work in 40

Both the pipes together will fill the cistern

Time needed to fill

S.I. for 2 years =Rs.

If the amount is Rs. 450,

The present age of the son = x+8 = 16

A's present age = 2x years

A's age = 2x4 = 8 years

490; 541+1 =542

655; 953 +1=954;

347 - 238 =109

962 - 872 =90

962 - 856 =106

962 - 784 =178

758 +936 =1694

837 +758 =1595

875 +758 =1633

936 +384 =1320

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