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Exam Year: 2010

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    How many numbers from 0 to 999 are divisible by either 5 or 7?

    (a)

    313

    (b)

    341

    (c)

    686

    (d)

    786

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    A person travelled a distance of 50 km in 8 hours. He covered a part of the distance on food at the rate of 4 km per hour and a part on a bicycle at the rate of 10 km per hour. How much distance did he travel on foot?

    (a)

    10km

    (b)

    20km

    (c)

    30km

    (d)

    40km

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    In India, during the last decade the total cultivated land for which one of the following crops has remained more or less stagnant?

    (a)

    Rice

    (b)

    Oilseeds

    (c)

    Pulses

    (d)

    Sugarcane

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Two numbers X and Y are respectively 20% ad 28% less than a third number Z. By what percentage is the number Y less than the number X?

    (a)

    8%

    (b)

    9%

    (c)

    10%

    (d)

    12%

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Examine the following statements:
    1. All colours are pleasant
    2. Some colours are pleasant
    3. No colour is pleasant
    4. Some colours are not pleasant
    Given that the statement 4 is true, what can be definitely concluded?

    (a)

    1 and 2 are true

    (b)

    1 is false

    (c)

    2 is false

    (d)

    3 is true

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    With reference to BRIC countries, consider the following statements:
    1. At present, China’s GDP is more than the combined GDP of all the three other countries.
    2. China’s population is more than the combined population of any two other countries.

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 only

    (c)

    Both 1 and 2

    (d)

    Neither 1 nor 2

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    A person X has four notes of Rupee 1, 2, 5 and 10 denomination. The number of different sums of money she can form from them is

    (a)

    16

    (b)

    15

    (c)

    12

    (d)

    8

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Six persons M, N, O, P, Q and R are sitting in two rows, three in each. Q is not at the end of any row. P is second to the left of R, O is the neighbour of Q and is sitting diagonally opposite to P. N is the neighbour of R. On the basis of above information, who is facing N ?

    (a)

    R

    (b)

    Q

    (c)

    P

    (d)

    M

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Running at a speed of 60 km per hour, a train passed through a 1-5 km long tunnel in two minutes. What is the length of the train ?

    (a)

    250 m

    (b)

    500 m

    (c)

    1000 m

    (d)

    1500 m

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Six books A, B, C, D, E and F are placed side by side. B, C and E have blue cover and the other books have red cover. Only D and F are new books and the rest are old. A, C and D are law reports and others are Gazetteers. What book is a new law report with a red colour ?

    (a)

    A

    (b)

    B

    (c)

    C

    (d)

    D

    Correct Answer:

    (d)