Questions with Answers Key
1. We sometimes find it difficult to imagine
where we come from and believe that we are in fact ______from apes.
A) directed B) departed C) devolved D) descended
ANSWER
: D) descended
2. Some proverbs/idioms are given below together with their meanings. Choose the
correct meaning of proverb/idiom, If there is no correct meaning given, E
(i.e.) 'None of these' will be the answer
To
smell a rat
A) To see signs of plague
epidemic B)
To get
bad small of a bad dead rat
C) To suspect foul dealings D) To be in a bad mood
ANSWER
: C) To suspect foul dealings.
3. In the following the questions
choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word
ASCEND
A) Leap B)
Grow
C) Deviate D) Mount
ANSWER :
D) Mount
4. Identify two words
(one from each set of brackets) that form a connection (analogy) when paired with the words in capitals:
EARTH , ______
1. Perigee
2. Zenith 3. Aphelion 4. Perihelion
ANSWER : 1. Perigee
5. . NUMERAL : UEALRMN :
: ALGEBRA : ?
A) LRBAGEA B) BARLAGE C) LERAGBA D) LERABGA
ANSWER
: D)
LERABGA
6. In questions given below out of
four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given
word/sentence
Giving undue favours to one's own
kith and kin
A) Nepotism B) Favouritism C) Wordliness D) Corruption
ANSWER : A) Nepotism
7. In the following the questions choose the
word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
CORPULENT
A.
Lean
B. Gaunt C. Emaciated D.
Obese
ANSWER : A. Lean
8. In the following questions choose the word which is the exact OPPOSITE
of the given words.
A. Reticent B. Talkative C. Garrulous D.
Verbose
ANSWER
: A. Reticent
9. Read the each sentence to find out whether
there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of
the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the
answer is 'D'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).
A) The company has put up an advertisement
B) in newspapers
C) all over the country.
D) No error.
ANSWER : B) in newspapers
10. In each question below, there is a sentence of
which some parts have been jumbled up. Rearrange these parts which are labelled
P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence.
I don't remember
P :
|
I saw a man dying in front of a
hospital
|
Q :
|
but when I left lucknow in 1984
|
R :
|
hit apparently by a fast moving
car
|
S :
|
the exact date
|
A. SQRP B. SQPR C. QRPS D. SPRQ
ANSWER
: B. SQPR
·
The
enjoyment of physical possession of things would seem to be one of the
prerogatives of wealth which has been little impaired. Presumably nothing has
happened to keep the man who can afford them from enjoying his Rembrandt and
his homegrown orchids. But enjoyment of things has always been associated with
the third prerogative of wealth which is the distinct it confers. In a world
where nearly everyone was poor, the distinction was very great. It was the
natural consequence of rarity. In England it is widely agreed, the ducal
families are not uniformly superior. There is a roughly normal incidence of
intelligence and stupidity, good taste and bad taste, morality, immorality. But
very few people are dukes and duchesses, although the later have become rather
more frequent with modern easing of divorce laws. As a result, even though they
may be intrinsically unexpectional they are regarded with some awe. So it has
long have been with the rich. Were dukes numerous their position would
deteriorate. As the rich have become more numerous, they have inevitably
becomes a debased currency.
11. The distinction conferred by wealth
A) was unfair to the poor
B) was unlikely to spread throughout the world
C) was very great when there were many rich people
D) was
very great when there were few rich people
ANSWER
: D) was
very great when there were few rich people
12. The enjoyment of the physical possession of things
A) is one
of the privileges of wealth which has not been changed
B) is one
of the privileges of wealth which should be curtailed
C) has
little to do with the prerogatives of wealth
D) is a
prerogative of wealth which cannot be disputed
ANSWER : A) is one of the privileges of
wealth which has not been changed
13. Ducal families in England
A) are
generally agreed to be fairly common
B) are
generally agreed to be fairly superior
C) are
superior because they are rich
D) are
generally agreed not to be always better than others
ANSWER : D) are generally agreed not to be
always better than others
14. Spell outa12 letter word by moving from letter to
adjacent letter, horizontally and vertically (but not diagonally).You must find the starting point
and provide the missing letters
ANSWER
: ENCYCLOPEDIA
15 .A uniform cylindrical
container is half filled with water. The height of the cylinder is twice its
diameter. The
cylinder is gradually tilted until the water touches
the brim. At this instant, the container is inclined at
A) 30° to vertical B) 45° to vertical
C) 60° to vertical D) 75° to vertical
ANSWER : C) 60° to vertical
17. If every alternative
letter starting from B of the English alphabet is written in small letter, rest
all are written
in capital letters, how the month “September”
be written.
(1) SeptEMbEr (2) SEpTeMBEr (3) SeptembeR
(4) SepteMber (5) None of the above
ANSWER :(5) None of the above
18. A / B = C; C > D
then find out the wrong statement among ;
A)
A is always greater than D B)
C is always greater than D
C)
B is always less than D D)none
ANSWER : C) B is always less
than D
19. One of Mr. Horton, his
wife, their son, and Mr. Horton’s mother is a doctor and another is a lawyer.
A)
If the doctor is younger than the lawyer, then the doctor and the lawyer are
not blood relatives.
B)
If the doctor is a woman, then the doctor and the lawyer are blood relatives.
C)
If the lawyer is a man, then the doctor is a man. Whose occupation you know?
1.
Mr. Horton: he is the doctor
2.
Mr. Horton’s son: she is the lawyer
3.
Mr. Horton: he is the doctor
4.
Mr. Horton’s mother: she is the doctor
ANSWER : 1. Mr. Horton: he is
the doctor
20. Some green are blue.
No blue are white.
A) Some green are
white B) No white are green
C) No green are white D)None of the above
ANSWER : A) Some green are
white
21. M is the son of P. Q
is the granddaughter of 0 who is the husband of P. How is M related to O?
A) Son B) Daughter C) Mother D) Father
ANSWER
: A)
Son
22..In each of the
following questions, find the odd word from the
given alternatives.
A) Prod B) Sap C) Jab D) Thrust
ANSWER
: B)
Sap
23. To 15 lts of water containing 20% alcohol, we
add 5 lts of pure water. What is % alcohol.
A) 20% B) 34% C) 15% D)14%
ANSWER :
C) 15%
24. Which is the odd one
out?
ANSWER : C
25. Find two eight-letter words, one in each circle, and both reading clockwise, that are synonyms. Find the missing letters?
ANSWER
: 1 RENOUNCE ,2 DISCLAIM
26. There are 3 societies
A, B, C. A lent cars to B and C as many as they had Already. After some time B
gave as many tractors to A and C as many as they have.
After sometime
c did the same thing. At the end of this transaction each one of them had 24.
Find the cars each originally had.
A) A had 21 cars, B
had 39 cars & C had 12 cars
B) A had 39 cars, B
had 39 cars & C had 12 cars
C) A had 39 cars, B
had 21 cars & C had 19 cars
D) A had 39 cars, B
had 21 cars & C had 12 cars
ANSWER
: D)
A had 39 cars, B had 21 cars & C had 12 cars
27. Five suspects, one of whom is the guilty
party, are being interrogated by the police. Who is the culprit if just three
only of the following statements are correct?
Alf: ‘Dave did it.’
Ben: ‘It wasn’t me.’
Charlie: ‘Ernie is
innocent.’
Dave: ‘Alf is lying
when he accuses me.’
Ernie: ‘Ben is telling
the truth.’
ANSWER
: Ernie
28. The above diagram is
proof of which of the following?
A) Fermat’s last theorem B) Boyle’s law
C) Pythagoras’ theorem D) Einstein’s general theory of
relativity
E) Godel’s theorem F) Euclid’s algorithm
G) Coulomb’s law H) None of the above
ANSWER : C) Pythagoras’ Theorem
29. Three friends divided
some bullets equally. After all of them shot 4 bullets the total number of
bullets remaining is equal to the bullets each had after division.
Find
the original number divided?
A) 18 B) 20 C) 54 D)
8
ANSWER
: A) 18
30. If a rectangle is
called a circle, a circle apoint, a point a triangle, a triangle a square, then
wheel is a:
A) rectangle B) circle C) point D) triangle
ANSWER : C) point
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