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Exam Year: 2005

  • On a railway route between two places A and B, there are 10 stations on the way. If 4 new stations are to be added, how many types of new tickets will be required if each ticket is issued for a one-way journey?

    (a)

    14

    (b)

    48

    (c)

    96

    (d)

    108

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • Left pan of a faulty balance weighs 100 gram more than its right pan. A shopkeeper keeps the weight measure in the left pan while buying goods but keeps it in the right pan while selling his goods. He uses only 1 kg weight measure. If he sells his goods at the listed cost price, what is his gain?

    (a)

    200/11%

    (b)

    100/11%

    (c)

    100/9%

    (d)

    200/9%

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • Gopal, Harsh, Inder, Jai and Krishnan have Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Cuttack, Delhi and Ernakulam as their hometowns (Not necessarily in that order). They are studying in Engineering, Medical, Commerce, Economics and History Colleges (Not necessarily in that order). None of the five boys is studying in his hometown, but each of them studies in one of the cities given above. Further, it is given that: Gopal’s hometown is Ernakulam. Harsh is not studying in Ahmedabad or Bhopal. Economic college is in Bhopal. Inder’s hometown is Cuttack. Krishnan is studying in Delhi. Jai is studying in Ernakulam and the History College is in his hometown Ahmedabad. Engineering College is situated in Ernakulam. If Inder studies in Ahmedabad, then which one of the following is the correct combination of Person-Hometown-Place of Study?

    (a)

    Gopal – Ernakulam – Delhi

    (b)

    Jai – Ahmedabad – Ernakulam

    (c)

    Krishnan – Delhi – Ernakulam

    (d)

    Harsh – Bhopal – Delhi

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Gopal, Harsh, Inder, Jai and Krishnan have Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Cuttack, Delhi and Ernakulam as their hometowns (Not necessarily in that order). They are studying in Engineering, Medical, Commerce, Economics and History Colleges (Not necessarily in that order). None of the five boys is studying in his hometown, but each of them studies in one of the cities given above. Further, it is given that: Gopal’s hometown is Ernakulam. Harsh is not studying in Ahmedabad or Bhopal. Economic college is in Bhopal. Inder’s hometown is Cuttack. Krishnan is studying in Delhi. Jai is studying in Ernakulam and the History College is in his hometown Ahmedabad. Engineering College is situated in Ernakulam. Who studies in Bhopal?

    (a)

    Gopal

    (b)

    Harsh

    (c)

    Gopal or Inder

    (d)

    Inder or Harsh

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • Gopal, Harsh, Inder, Jai and Krishnan have Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Cuttack, Delhi and Ernakulam as their hometowns (Not necessarily in that order). They are studying in Engineering, Medical, Commerce, Economics and History Colleges (Not necessarily in that order). None of the five boys is studying in his hometown, but each of them studies in one of the cities given above. Further, it is given that: Gopal’s hometown is Ernakulam. Harsh is not studying in Ahmedabad or Bhopal. Economic college is in Bhopal. Inder’s hometown is Cuttack. Krishnan is studying in Delhi. Jai is studying in Ernakulam and the History College is in his hometown Ahmedabad. Engineering College is situated in Ernakulam. Which is Krishnan’s hometown?

    (a)

    Ahmedabad

    (b)

    Cuttack

    (c)

    Bhopal

    (d)

    Cannot be determined

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Gopal, Harsh, Inder, Jai and Krishnan have Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Cuttack, Delhi and Ernakulam as their hometowns (Not necessarily in that order). They are studying in Engineering, Medical, Commerce, Economics and History Colleges (Not necessarily in that order). None of the five boys is studying in his hometown, but each of them studies in one of the cities given above. Further, it is given that: Gopal’s hometown is Ernakulam. Harsh is not studying in Ahmedabad or Bhopal. Economic college is in Bhopal. Inder’s hometown is Cuttack. Krishnan is studying in Delhi. Jai is studying in Ernakulam and the History College is in his hometown Ahmedabad. Engineering College is situated in Ernakulam. Which College is situated in Inder’s hometown?

    (a)

    Commerce

    (b)

    Medical

    (c)

    Economics

    (d)

    Commerce or Medical

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • Assertion (A): Wind patterns are clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the southern hemisphere. Reason (R): The directions of wind patterns in the northern and the southern hemisphere are governed by the Coriolis Effect.

    (a)

    Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

    (b)

    A is true but R is false

    (c)

    Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A

    (d)

    A is false but R is true

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • Assertion (A): The person with diabetes insipidus feels thirsty. Reason (R): A person with diabetes insipidus suffers from excess secretion of vasopressin.

    (a)

    A is true but R is false

    (b)

    Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

    (c)

    A is false but R is true

    (d)

    A is false but R is true

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • Assertion (A): The main constituent of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas is methane. Reason (R): Methane can be used directly for burning in homes and factories where it can be supplied through pipelines.

    (a)

    A is false but R is true

    (b)

    Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

    (c)

    A is true but R is false

    (d)

    A is false but R is true

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • Assertion (A): All the proteins in our food are digested in small intestine only. Reason (R): The protein-digesting enzymes from pancreas are released into small intestine.

    (a)

    Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A

    (b)

    A is true but R is false

    (c)

    Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

    (d)

    A is false but R is true

    Correct Answer:

    (b)