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Exam Year: 1998

  • In a dinner party both fish and meat were served. Some took only fish and some only meat. There were some vegetarians who did not accept either. The rest accepted both fish and meat. Which one of the following logic diagrams correctly reflects the above situation ?

    (a)

    I

    (b)

    II

    (c)

    III

    (d)

    IV

    Correct Answer:

  • Examine the following statements : I. All members of Mohan’s family are honest. II. Some members of Mohan’s family are not employed. III. Some employed persons are not honest. IV. Some honest persons are not employed. Which of the following inferences can be drawn from the above statements ?

    (a)

    All members of Mohan’s family are employed

    (b)

    The employed members of Mohan’s family are honest

    (c)

    The honest members of Mohan’s family are not employed

    (d)

    The employed members of Mohan’s family are not honest

    Correct Answer:

  • A, B, C, D, E, F and G are members of a family consisting of 4 adults and 3 children, two of whom, F and G are girls, A and D are brothers and A is a doctor. E is an engineer married to one of the brothers and has two children. B is married to D and G is their child. Who is C ?

    (a)

    G’s brother

    (b)

    F’s father

    (c)

    E’s daughter

    (d)

    A’s son

    Correct Answer:

  • The current price index (base 1960) is nearly 330. This means that

    (a)

    all items cost 3.3 times more than what they did in 1960

    (b)

    the prices of certain selected items have gone upto 3.3 times

    (c)

    weighted mean of prices of certain items has increased 3.3 times

    (d)

    gold price has gone up 3.3 times

    Correct Answer:

  • In below set of figures (I) to (IV), some parts are shown to change their position in a regular direction. Following the same sequence, which one of the following will appear at the fifth stage?

    (a)

    A

    (b)

    B

    (c)

    C

    (d)

    D

    Correct Answer:

  • An accurate clock shows the time as 3.00. After hour hand has moved 135°, the time would be

    (a)

    7.3

    (b)

    6.3

    (c)

    8

    (d)

    9.3

    Correct Answer:

  • The missing fraction in the series given below is : 4/9, 9/20, ….,39/86

    (a)

    17/40

    (b)

    19/42

    (c)

    20/45

    (d)

    29/53

    Correct Answer:

  • There are 50 students admitted to a nursery class. Some students can speak only English and some can speak only Hindi. 10 students can speak both English and Hindi. If the number of students who can speak English is 21, then how many students can speak Hindi, how many can speak only Hindi and how many can speak only English ?

    (a)

    21, 11 and 29 respectively

    (b)

    28, 18 and 22 respectively

    (c)

    37, 27 and 13 respectively

    (d)

    39, 29 and 11 respectively

    Correct Answer:

  • If in a certain code SAND is VDQG and BIRD is ELUG, then what is the code for LOVE ?

    (a)

    PRYG

    (b)

    ORTG

    (c)

    NPUH

    (d)

    ORYH

    Correct Answer:

  • In a family, a couple has a son and a daughter. The age of the father is three times that of his daughter and the age of the son is half of his mother. The wife is nine years younger to her husband and the brother is seven years older than his sister. What is the age of the mother ?

    (a)

    40 years

    (b)

    45 years

    (c)

    50 years

    (d)

    60 years

    Correct Answer: