PSA Practice Paper 06

Class-09 Quantitative Reasoning

1.

Every stop watch in the science laboratory of Kalash has an alarm as shown, except
one. The teacher asked Kalash to set time in the last watch. What time should Kalash
set to maintain the pattern?

2.

(a) 5:19
(b) 5:00
(c) 5:31
(d) 6:00
The picture above represents 4,250 apples. How many apples does each stand for?

3.

(a) 500
(b) 400
(c) 450
(d) 625
Complete the given series.
(a) 36
(b) 32
(c) 30
(d) 34

(Questions 04-05) How many additional crates of Sprite does Ali need to but so that he
has the same number of crates of Limca?
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Drinks
Limca

Crates sold

Coke

Sprite

Pepsi

Mirinda

Key:

4.

5.

= 3 crates

(a) 3
(b) 1.5
(c) 2
(d) 2.5
If A=3 and the next letter of the alphabet is the next multiple of 3, what is the total
value of NOSE?
(a) 159
(b) 112
(c) 169
(d) 135
In a school a group dance was organized. The
students stood as per their allotted numbers. One
student was found missing in the front row. You
have to find out what number should come in the
blank circle so that the student can be called in?
(a) 6
(b) 16
(c) 5
(d) 0

(Questions 06-07) The figure below shows the proportion of incoming and outgoing solar
radiation.

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6.

7.

8.

9.

Approximately what percent of solar radiation is absorbed by the earth?

(a) 70
(b) 50
(c) 40
(d) 170
What fraction of radiation emitted by the earths surface goes directly back to the
space?
(a) 0.08
(b) 0.04
(c) 14
(d) 40
Six students participated in a 400-metre race.
Ram finished after Amar and after 2 other students.
Amar finished after Sameer.
Firoz finished before Sameer.
Vinod finished before Hari.
Who came fifth?
(a) Vinod
(b) Ram
(c) Amar
(d) Firoz
Indian electricity prices have risen from Rs. 6.4 to Rs. 6.5 per unit. Arvis factory
expected to use 600 units in the next billing period. He installed solar panels at the
Start of that period. This reduced his electricity usage by 90%.
How much did Arvis bill increase?
(a) Rs. 6
(b) Rs. 38
(c) Rs. 39
(d) Rs. 54
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10. Badhrak has standard pack of 52 playing cards. He removes the king of clubs, the four
of spades, and all the aces. He then draws a card at random. <br /><br />
Which of the following is it most likely to be?
(a) A diamond
(b) A club
(c) A king
(d) A spade
(Questions 11-14) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
In 2009, swine flu spread quickly around the world, become dying down in 2010. This type
of global outbreak is known as a pandemic. The virus was first identified in Mexico in April
2009. It spread rapidly from country to country because it was a new type of flu virus that
few people had full resistance to.
Like any other flu, swine flu is an extremely contagious viral infection spread through the
air and impacts the respiratory system. Graph in figure 1 shows the generation time for
influenza (the time from one infection to the next). On an average it is only 2 days. The
typical incubation period (the time between infection and appearance of symptom) for
influenza is 1-4 days. Adults shed influenza virus from the day before symptoms begin.

The number of reported cases of swine flu in X country during last five years is depicted in

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11. What was the main reason of fast spread of swine flu across countries?
(a) Poor resistance among people
(b) Virus as the causal agent
(c) Swine as a vector
(d) Spread through air
12. On the basis of figure 1, after how many days of the onset, the infectivity decreases
rapidly?
(a) Day 3-4
(b) Day 5-6
(c) Day 1
(d) Day 10
13. According to figure 2, the highest number of swine flu cases between 2009 and 2010
was approximately
(a) 1,000
(b) 5,000
(c) 150
(d) 100
14. Why is isolating patients not very effective in fly?
(a) Infection spreads even before symptoms appear
(b) People in contact develop resistance against the virus
(c) Patients develop respiratory infection
(d) Patients do not feel comfortable in isolation
(Questions 15-18) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
A researcher analyzed sample of ocean sediments from various depths, to collect
information about the concentration of chemicals like ions of Sulphur and iron, and
dissolved gases. He started from the top surface of the sediment or bottom of the sea level
(0 cm). After laboratory analysis, he recorded observations as shown in the following table.
He chose the unit of concentration as parts per million (ppm).
Depth pH
(cm)

Concentration in sediment (ppm)

Sulphate Sulphide Ferric

Ferrous Oxygen Carbon Dioxide

7.0

6.0

0.0

4.0

1.0

2.0

1.0

6.5

4.0

2.0

3.0

1.5

1.0

1.5

10

6.0

3.5

3.5

2.0

2.0

0.5

2.0

15

5.5

3.5

3.8

1.8

3.5

0.5

3.0

20

5.0

3.0

4.0

1.5

4.0

0.0

1.0

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Apart from chemicals he also estimated pH value to determine hydrogen ion concentration.
Following scale represents the pH scale used to determine acidity of a solution.

15. The concentration of which of the following is constant after depths of 10 cm or more?
(a) Oxygen
(b) Ferric iron
(c) Carbon dioxide
(d) sulfide
16. Considering the trend of pH, what pH can be detected at a depth of 30 cm?
(a) 4.0
(b) 6.0
(c) 3.0
(d) 2.0
17. A group of microorganism thrives under low concentrations of Fe2+ , high
concentrations of O2 , and a neutral ph. At which of the following depths can the
researcher find this microorganism?
(a) 0 cm
(b) 5 cm
(c) 10 cm
(d) 15 cm
18. The adjoing graph best represents the
relationship between concentration and sediment
depth for
(a) Carbon dioxide
(b) Sulfate ions
(c) Oxygen
(d) Ferrous ions

ANSWERS

option-(a) i.e. first option is correct for all the questions above

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