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Exam Year: 1994

  • In the sequence 462, 420, 380, X, 306. X stands for

    (a)

    352

    (b)

    342

    (c)

    332

    (d)

    322

    Correct Answer:

  • Ten per cent of twenty plus twenty per cent of ten equals

    (a)

    10 per cent of 20

    (b)

    20 per cent of 20

    (c)

    1 per cent of 200

    (d)

    2 per cent of 200

    Correct Answer:

  • The square root of the cube of this number is the cube of its square root. It is not 1 and it is less than 6. What is it ?

    (a)

    2

    (b)

    3

    (c)

    4

    (d)

    5

    Correct Answer:

  • Ram and Shyam work on a job together for four days and complete 60% of it. Ram takes leave then and Shyam works for eight more days to complete the job. How long would Ram take to complete the entire job alone?

    (a)

    6 days

    (b)

    8 days

    (c)

    10 days

    (d)

    11 days

    Correct Answer:

  • Consider the following chart : Interest Rates (in percentage) The chart above shows the movement of nominal interest rates and real interest rates (defined as nominal interest rate minus inflation). Which one of the following is the correct interpretation ?

    (a)

    Nominal interest rates decreased at a constant rate in the period Feb. 1992 — Sept. 1993

    (b)

    Inflation has constantly decreased from Feb. 1992 — Sept. 1993

    (c)

    Although the nominal rates of interest have constantly declined from Feb. 1992—Sept. 1993, the real rates have been steadily increasing throughout the period

    (d)

    Nominal rate of interest and real rate of interest are likely to become equal in 1994

    Correct Answer:

  • Consider the following figures marked A and B : The manufacturing cost and projected sales for a product are shown in figures A and B respectively. What is the minimum number of pieces that should be manufactured to avoid a loss ?

    (a)

    2000

    (b)

    2500

    (c)

    3000

    (d)

    3500

    Correct Answer:

  • The table below compares apparel exports of various countries between the years 1980 and 1990. Which one of the following statements in not true ? (Restricting consideration to countries listed in the table only)

    (a)

    Thailand has overtaken India in apparel export performance between 1980 and 1990

    (b)

    Total apparel export from the countries listed has increased (in dollar terms) between 1980 and 1990 but part of this is likely to be due to global inflation

    (c)

    India’s share of the apparel export market has increased

    (d)

    Maximum improvement in apparel export performance has been achieved by Indonesia

    Correct Answer:

  • A person at a point D on a straight road AC has four options to go to B which lies on a perpendicular to AC through D. Which one of the following is the shortest route to B ?

    (a)

    D to A and A to B

    (b)

    D to E and E to B

    (c)

    D to C and C to B

    (d)

    D to F and F to B

    Correct Answer:

  • There are three tables containing two drawers each. It is known that one of the table contains a silver coin in each of its drawers, another table contains a gold coin in each drawer while the third table contains a silver coin in one drawer and a gold coin in the other. One of the drawers of a table is opened and found to contain a silver coin. What is the probability that the other drawer of that table contains a gold coin ?

    (a)

    1

    (b)

    0.5

    (c)

    0.25

    (d)

    0.75

    Correct Answer:

  • Which one of the following figures will generate a cone when rotated about one of its straight edges ?

    (a)

    An equilateral triangle

    (b)

    A sector of a circle

    (c)

    A segment of a circle

    (d)

    A right-angled triangle

    Correct Answer: