Infosys Mock 3

Test Summary
No. of Sections: 3
No. of Questions: 65
Total Duration: 95 min

Section 1 - Mathematical Critical Thinking and Logical Reasoning

Section Summary
No. of Questions: 15
Duration: 25 min

Additional Instructions:
None

Q1. A bike costs Rs.48000. Its value depreciates by 30% in the rst year and in each subsequent year the depreciation is 20% of the
value at the beginning of that year. The value of the bike after 3 years will be

Rs.21504

Rs.26880

Rs.38400

Rs.39480

Q2. A man is 24 years older than his son. In two years, his age will be twice the age of his son. The present age of his son is

20 years

21 years

22 years

24 years

Q3. A is older than B by 8 years .If their ages are in the ratio 6:5.How old is A, 6 years hence?

40

36

30

54

Q4. If A takes half as long to do a piece of work as B takes and if C does it in the same time as A and B together and if all three working
together would take 7 days, then how long would each take separately?
 21, 42, 14

14, 35, 21

14, 42, 49

42, 35, 49

Q5. Two boys begin together to write out a book containing 817 lines. The rst boy starts with the rst line, writing at the rate of 200
lines an hour; and the second boy starts with the last line, then writes line 816 and so on, backwards at the rate of 150 lines an
hour. At what line will they meet?

350th line

467th line

325th line

376th line

Q6. Rohit buys some rice at Rs. 10.40 per kg. He mixes it with some rice having price Rs. 8.8 per kg. The nal mixture becomes 15kg in
weight and with total worth Rs. 146.40. What is the quantity of rice priced at Rs. 8.8 per kg ?

9 kg

10 kg

5 kg

6 kg

Q7. A dealer sold 575 cement package at a pro t of 9%. If one cement package cost Rs.2400, Find his total pro t ?

124100

124200

124000

123200

Q8. If nC8 = nC27 , what is the value of n?

35
 22

28

41

Q9. From a book containing 100 page one page is selected randomly. What is the probability that the sum of the digits of the page
number of the selected page is 11?

11/100

11/50

1/25

2/25

Q10. A square eld has an area of 7396 sq m, nd the cost of fencing around it at Rs.22 per meter ?

6754

7568

8765

7943

Q11. In an examination, one gets 4 marks for every correct answer and loses one mark for every incorrect answer. If in a paper of 75
questions, one gets 125 marks, the number of correct answers is

35

40

44

43

Q12. The curved surface area of a right circular cylinder of height 14 cm is 88 cm 2 .Find the diameter of the base of the cylinder.

1 cm

2 cm

3 cm
 4 cm

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Q13. The population of India in 1993 was

800million

1080million

985million

900million

Q14. If the area under tea production was less by 10% in 1994 than in 1993 the approximate rate of increase
in the
productivity of tea in 1994 was

97.22

35

None of these

Q15. The average proportion of tea exported to the tea produced, over the period is

0.87

0.47
 0.48

0.66

Section 2 - Arithmetic Reasoning and Analytical Thinking

Section Summary
No. of Questions: 10
Duration: 35 min

Additional Instructions:
None

Q1. If in a certain language CHENNAI is coded as DIFOOBJ. How is MUMBAI coded in that code?

CPNCBX

NVNCBJ

CPOCBZ

CQOCBZ

Q2. How many degrees does the hour hand lag behind when compared to the minute hand in a span of 8 minutes?

42º

48º

46º

44º

Q3. Conclusions:
All birds are being vegetables is a possibility
Some vegetables are being animals is a possibility

Statements:
Statements – 1: All animals are birds. No bird is a fruit. Some fruits are vegetables. Some fruits are plants
Statements – 2: All animals are birds. No bird is vegetables. No fruit is vegetables. Some fruits are plants
Statements – 3: Some animals are birds. No bird is a fruit. Some fruits are vegetables. Some fruits are plants
Statements – 4: Some animals are birds. No bird is vegetables. No fruit is vegetables. Some fruits are plants
Statements – 5: All animals are birds. No bird is a fruit. All vegetables are animals. Some fruits are plants

Only Statements – 1 & 2

Only Statements – 2 & 3

Only Statements – 3 & 4

 Only Statements – 4 & 5

Q4. Find the missing term in the series 2, 10, ?, 68, 130

28

27

30

32

Q5.

Value of N?

Common Content:

Each question is followed by two statements, I and II. Answer each question using the following instructions.
Mark (a) if the question can be answered using statement I alone.
Mark (b) if the question can be answered using statement II alone.
Mark (c) if the question can be answered using both the statements together.
Mark (d) if the question cannot be answered using both the statements

Q6. A series S has 7 terms. Its terms are in A. P. Find its middle term.
1. The sum of the terms is 28.
2. The product of the terms is 5040.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Q7. Girish and Hari started from a point on a 36 km long circular track in the same direction
simultaneously. Was Girish's speed more than 6 kmph?
 1. Girish overtook Hari after 6 hours.
2. In the rst 2 hours Hari covered 8 km less than, Girish.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Q8. Mohan and Sohan have a certain amount between them. Does Mohan have more than what Sohan
has?
1. If Mohan gives Rs 1 to Sohan, the difference between their amounts would be Rs 2
2. If Sohan gives Rs 1 to Mohan, the difference between their amounts would be Rs 2

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Common Content:

Direction: Study the following information and answer the questions.

Eight persons M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T live on a eight oor building. Ground oor is numbered 1, rst oor is numbered 2 and so on till the
topmost oor is numbered 8 but not necessarily in the same order. One person lives on each oor. Only one person lives between Q and T.
Q lives above T. R does not live on an odd–numbered oor. M lives on the oor numbered ve. Only two people live between M and N. M
lives below N. S lives immediately above P. Q lives immediately above O. R lives immediately above Q. There are two persons between S and
R.

Q9. Who lives on the oor immediately above M?

Q10. Who among the following lives on oor no. 2?

O
 Section 3 - Test of Communicative English

Section Summary
No. of Questions: 40
Duration: 35 min

Additional Instructions:
None

Q1. Choose the grammatically correct sentence from the given set of sentences.

(a) Unlike computer skills or other technical skills, there is a disinclination on the part of many people to recognize the degree to
which their analytical skills are weak.

(b) Unlike computer skills or other technical skills, which they admit they lack, many people are disinclined to recognize that their
analytical skills are weak.

(c) Many people have a disinclination to recognize the weakness of their analytical skills while willing to admit their lack of
computer skills or other technical skills.

(d) Many people, willing to admit that they lack computer skills or other technical skills, are disinclined to recognize that their
analytical skills are weak.

Q2. From the words given choose the correct word(s) which completes the sentence most appropriately.

Angered by the bureaucrat’s _________ comments; the reporter insisted for a more ______ response.

redundant...repetitive

tactless....immediate

phlegmatic...lackadaisical

circumlocutions...direct

Q3. From the words given choose the correct word(s) which completes the sentence most appropriately.

Carried away by the _______ effects of the experimental medication, the patient _______his desire to continue as a subject for as
long as he could.

supplementary...announced

noxious..proclaimed

frantic...repeated

salutary...reiterated`
Q4. From the words given choose the correct word(s) which completes the sentence most appropriately.

The analysis of the coach’s report was anything but______, but those of us who have learned to discount such dismal______ are
optimistic.

pessimistic...confusion

sanguinary...traps

malicious...bene ts

pleasant...prognostications

Q5. From the words given choose the correct word(s) which completes the sentence most appropriately.

Toward the end of the 13th century, some ______event forced the Anasazi to _______ their houses and homeland and to move south
and east toward the Rio Grande and the Little Colorado River.

seismic…shift

cataclysmic… ee

unfortunate…desert

disastrous…move

Q6. Identify the correct sentence in the following questions.

(a)Every language has a lot of difference words with similar but slightly differing meanings.

(b)Words are used with each other in a fairly xed ways in every language.

(c)Words do not only have meanings, they also have associations.

(d)At an advanced level of any language, it is important to develop an impression of what connotations certain words have.

A only

A and C

A,B and C

none of the above

Q7. Identify the correct sentence in the following questions.

(a)Make a special note of any special characteristics that a word has had.
(b)The judge Mr. Dhuan increased the sentence of life imprisonment.
(c)We had a lightish dinner.
(d)Raveesh is very good at putting on different accentuals

A only

A and C
 A,B and C

none of the above

Q8. Read the following and answer appropriately:

Anton: I sold my house on an internet site last year and was happy with the price. I got a speedy sale and the cost of advertising
was insigni cant. I would advise you to avoid real estate agents.
Barbie: It is in the interest of the real estate agent to get me the best price for my property because he gets a commission based on
the selling price. Therefore, when selling my house I will certainly use an agent rather than trying to sell the house by word of
mouth, or by advertising in newspapers or on the internet.

Barbie could strengthen her position by pointing out all of the following except

Houses of comparable value often obtain a lower price when sold on the
internet

Very few houses are sold on the internet at the moment an so a valid
comparison is dif cult

The agent’s service includes many add-on bene ts in terms of legal fees,
surveyor’s reports and advice that are not available on internet sites

Some buyers pay the agent to nd them a cheap house

The agent’s commission is usually less than the difference between the
internet price and the higher price the agent obtains for you

Q9. Read the given statement and answer appropriately:

French cuisine is highly regarded all over the world. Yet in Paris there are more American restaurants selling burgers and fries
(which many people now class as ‘junk food’) than there are in any other European capital city. Obviously the French are very fond
of ‘junk food’, and are not too proud to eat it.

Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the author’s contention?

There are also a larger number of Lebanese restaurants in Paris than there
are in other European capital cities

French Cordon Bleu cuisine is very expensive

The number of French tourists eating in New York burger restaurants is very
low

Junk food is actually has high nutritional value when eaten in moderation

There are an unusually large number of American tourists in Paris who eat at
burger joints

Q10. Replace the underlined text with grammatically correct usage.

Pakistan will continue to extend political, moral and diplomatic support to the struggling people of Kashmir for their rights for self
determination.

to the struggling people of Kashmir for their rights for self determination.

to the struggling people of Kashmir to their rights for self determination.

 of the struggling people of Kashmir to their rights for self determination.

to the struggling people of Kashmir for their rights to self determination.

Q11. Replace the underlined text with grammatically correct usage.

We should realize that the chance of accident may be as great or greater in our homes than in a train or on the road.

may be at least as great in our homes as

was at least as great as in homes

can be as great or greater in our homes than

may be at least as great or greater in our homes than

Q12. From the words given choose the correct word(s) which completes the sentence most appropriately.

One of the most productive research _____ in contemporary neuroscience is devoted to_____ maps of human consciousness.

trajectories...reconnoitering

designs...enunciating

paradigms...elucidating

terminologies...newal

Q13. Identify the correct sentence in the following questions.

(A) When you look up a word, the main thing that you want to know was its basic meaning.
(B) It’s time to winding up the discussion now.
(C) A great many various words in English have more than one meaning.
(D) That wasn’t a very fair thing to say.

D only

A and D

A, B and D

all the above

Q14. Replace the underlined text with grammatically correct usage.

The government has not been able to decide on the shape of the Broadcasting Bill despite being brooded over it for years.

despite being brooded over it for years.

despite having brooded over it for years.

 despite brooded over it for years.

despite brooding over it for years.

Q15. Replace the underlined text with grammatically correct usage.

The second half of the 20th century would have been a different and much more ugly place would it not for this epochal triumph of
historical communism over European Fascism.

would it not for this epochal triumph of historical communism over European
Fascism.

would it have not been for this epochal triumph of historical communism over
European Fascism.

had it not been for this epochal triumph of historical communism over
European Fascism.

were it not for this epochal triumph of historic communism over European
Fascism.

Q16. Spot the grammatical error in the given sentence

(a) Every state government and union territory/ (b) have written to the Central Government/ (c) supporting the policy of prohibition /
(d) to be imposed./ (e) No error.

Q17. Spot the grammatical error in the given sentence

(a)Between you / (b) and I, she is / (c) not so brilliant / (d) in her activities. / (e) No error.

Q18. Each of the following questions contains a small paragraph followed by a question on it. Read each paragraph carefully and answer
the question given below it.
 Exports and imports, a swelling favourable balance of trade, investments and bank-balances, are not an index or a balance sheet of
national prosperity. Till the beginning of the Second World War, English exports were noticeably greater than what they are today.
And yet England has greater national prosperity today than it ever had. Because the income of average Englishmen, working as eld
and factory labourers, clerks, policemen, petty shopkeepers and shop assistants, domestic workers and other low-paid workers,
has gone up.The passage best supports the statement that:

a country’s economic standard can be best adjudged by per capital income.

a country’s balance of trade is the main criteria of determining its economic

prosperity.

a nation’s economy strengthens with the increase in exports.

English trade has continually increased since the Second World War.

Q19. Each of the following questions has a paragraph from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options, choose
the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.

Federer’s fth grand slam win prompted a reporter to ask whether he was the best ever. Federer is certainly not lacking in
con dence. But he wasn’t about to proclaim himself the best ever. “The best player of this generation, yes”, he said, “But nowhere
close to ever. Just look at the records that some guys have. I’m a minnow.”

His win against Agassi, a genius from the previous generation, contradicts
that

Sampras, the king of an earlier generation, was as humble

he is more than a minnow to his contemporaries

the difference between ‘the best of this generation’ and ‘the best ever’ is a
matter of perception

Q20. Each of the following questions has a paragraph from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options, choose
the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.

Have a short break, allow your brain to rest, and begin to integrate the ideas generated so far. You then need to make a new mind
map, in which you identify the major branches or basic ordering ideas, combining, categorizing, building up hierarchies, nding new
associations, and reconsidering in the context of the whole mind map any ideas that initially appeared “stupid” or “absurd”

As we have seen, the less conventional an idea, the better it often turns out to
be

in fact, the less bohemian, the better it often turns out to be

such a shift represents a massive and instantaneous reorganization of entire

structures of thought

these should be dismissed as “uncalled for” repetitions

Q21. Choose the best option representing the most logical and coherent sequence of the six sentences labelled (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and
(F) to construct a meaningful paragraph.

A. Money is not the root of all evil, poverty is.

B. The best things in life are not free.
C. Money can buy happiness, lots of it, in the form of rent payments, good food, trips, and an occasional bottle of wine. People who
have the good things in life usually enjoy life more than those who don't have them.
D. You pay for the good life with cash.
E. Clean air is not free, food is not free, medical services are not free, transport, heat, clothing, and shelter, not one is free. Neither is
peace of mind.
 F. The less of it you have, the more you're likely to suffer. The more of it you have (up to a point), the better your life and well-being
are apt to be.

CADEFB

BEDFCA

DEFCAB

ABCDEF

Q22. Choose the best option representing the most logical and coherent sequence of the six sentences labelled (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and
(F) to construct a meaningful paragraph.

A. In contrast, vacation travelers often choose between many destinations (including some that do not involve air travel) and plan
their trips far in advance.
B. Typically, business yers have less elastic demands because they must meet with suppliers and customers at speci c times and
in speci c locations.
C. For many years, the airlines have used what they call yield management to increase their pro ts. This practice involves both
price discrimination and marketing.
D. Because these discretionary travel demands are more price sensitive, airlines advertise some seats at lower prices if passengers
are willing to buy their tickets seven to thirty days in advance.
E. Often, these trips are made on relatively short notice. Airlines take advantage of this situation by setting higher prices for tickets
that do not require advance purchase.
F. The price discrimination component is based on variations in price elasticity's for different types of customers.

BEDCFA

DEABFC

CFBEAD

FEDACB

Q23. Choose the best option representing the most logical and coherent sequence of the six sentences labelled (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and
(F) to construct a meaningful paragraph.

A. Further, it is nearly impossible to establish property rights on air and running water.
B. Then they will be likely to abuse these resources to the point of zero marginal private utility, even if this endangers everyone's
living because of eventual resource exhaustion.
C. However, the stipulation and protection of property rights entails large costs. Compared with arable land near villages, which is
fairly easy for villagers to monitor, protection of property rights on remote forests and grazing lands is far more dif cult and costly.
D. With no property-right assignment, people can use resources without paying costs.
E. This human propensity to be ‘free-riders' is responsible for deforestation and air and water pollution.
F. If property rights on certain resources are given to particular individuals or groups, they will utilize their resources ef ciently with
due consideration for future living, thereby avoiding resource exhaustion- such as one would not kill the goose yielding the golden
eggs.

DAFCBE

DACBEF

FCADBE

BEDAFC

Q24. Choose the best option representing the most logical and coherent sequence of the six sentences labelled (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and
(F) to construct a meaningful paragraph.
 A. First, there can be coordination failures in the investment process, which can result in insuf cient FDI in certain sectors or in ow
of wrong quality of FDI.
B. Efforts are needed to counter two sets of market failures relating to FDI.
C. Hence, in a liberalized environment, market signals and its direction need to be made more explicit so as to direct FDI in ows in
the desired direction.
D. In the policy front, given the de ciencies in markets and existing institutions, there is a need for careful design of FDI policies.
E. Second, there can be a con ict of interests of the host country with that of the investor.
F. Ideally, policies should be designed to attract suf cient FDI, extract all the bene ts offered and to ensure that they operate within
a framework similar to international best-practices.

FDACEB

DCAFEB

BEACDF

DFBAEC

Q25. Choose the best option representing the most logical and coherent sequence of the six sentences labelled (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and
(F) to construct a meaningful paragraph.

A. Despite what I've said, education is important for the eventual improvement of society.
B. Give in to the educated man, not merely because he's educated but because he's right (if he is).
C. I don't object to paying respect, but it will be for wisdom gained, not facts memorized, for maturity achieved, not power granted
because of a degree certi cate.
D. When he's not right, disagree with him as you would with your own family or close friends.
E. I don't want to put down education.
F. That hardly means, however, that anyone who has gone beyond high school is a shining genius to whom others with less
schooling pay homage.

DACBEF

CBADEF

ABCDEF

EAFCBD

Q26. Complete the following sentences with the right option

Some artists immodestly idealize or exaggerate the signi cance of their work, yet others, __________ to exalt the role of the artist,
reject a transcendent view of art.

appearing

discerning

seeking

failing

Q27. Complete the following sentences with the right option

Thankfully the disease has gone into ____ ; it may not recur for many years.

treatment
 sequestration

quarantine

remission

Common Content:

Read the following passage and answer the following questions

Bantu is the generic name of a large group of native tribes dwelling in equatorial and southern Africa. The group includes more than 200
tribes, which vary in racial admixture and physical type. Among the most representative tribes are the Zulus of South Africa, the Congo of
West Central Africa, the Swahili of Tanganyika, and the Ganda of Uganda. The Bantu people likely migrated from the north, and occupied all
the southern projection of Africa. This began probably in the 3rd century AD with the occupation of the fertile eastern and coastal stretches
of the country. The age and former accomplishments of Bantu culture are shown in the great ruins of Zimbabwe in Southern Rhodesia.
Engineering and stone masonry was practiced there with advanced skill at least 1300 years ago. These arts have not survived, but iron
smelting, which was known to Bantu blacksmiths in early prehistoric times, is practiced in almost every tribe. Wood carving is typical of the
forest tribes, and the masks and decorative carvings of the Congo basin represent a highly developed style which, with African Negro art in
general, strongly in uenced modern European artists after about 1906. Contemporary Bantu artists show remarkable aptitude for painting,
and the styles which they are developing have been acclaimed by many critics. Above all, the Bantu tribesmen are masters of rhythmic
music. Intricate patterns of interlocking drum rhythms are an integral part of their lifestyles and rituals. The southward movement of the
Bantu people to the areas they now inhabit was completed by about the15th century. About that time the rst Europeans, the Portuguese,
arrived in Africa and came into contact with them. During succeeding centuries the Bantu became known to the English, Dutch, Spaniards,
and other European peoples whose soldiers, missionaries, and traders had penetrated Africa. Gradually trade agreements were ended with
local chiefs and the indigenous products came into commercial demand. Local products such as palm oil and copra were exported; coffee,
cotton, and pyrethrum plantations were developed; rich diamond deposits were found in South Africa. By the 19th century the trade
agreements had been transformed into treaties placing the Bantu tribes under foreign colonial administrations. Social organization of the
Bantu tribes ranges from a relatively simple form in which tribes are divided into largely autonomous villages, each governed by a respected
headman and a council of elders, to highly organized states with a hierarchy of hereditary chiefs, some of whom have become powerful
military leaders and conquerors. The Bagada and Watutsi states have retained considerable power even under colonial rule. In the local
community, individuals whose personalities are outstanding are generally considered undesirable, possibly because they are potential
competitors of the medicine man. The latter is often the most powerful person in the tribe, for it is perceived that he controls the evil spirits
that cause sickness and misfortune. Many of the Bantu have been converted to Christianity through the efforts of missionaries. Within the
last 80 years the colonial governments and Christian missions have brought elementary education and modern medical facilities to many
of the remotest villages, although more than half of the Bantus are still illiterate and disease continues to a major problem. The modern
Bantu is very rapidly becoming a Westernized miner, mechanic, truck driver, or of ce clerk, or attending an institution of higher education at
Natal, Nairobi or Leopoldville.

Q28. According to the author of the passage, Bantu tribes

became familiar to many European cultures after the 15th

century.

Were the largest tribe in central Africa.

Did not have any way to procure European currency.

Were politically connected to many European leaders and

governments.

Q29. According to the author of the passage, many Bantu tribes

Have kept long historical records of previous generations

now practice Christianity

are predominantly af uent

can survive for long periods of time without a good deal of

food and water

Q30. According to the author of the passage,

 Bantu sculpture is mostly built around themes of
revolution and upheaval.

Bantu tribe leaders are generally the oldest members of

the tribe.

Intricate percussive patterns play a predominant role in the

culture of the Bantu.

Most Bantu tribesmen are exceptional artists or

musicians.

Q31. According to the author of the passage, the organizational structures that govern Bantu tribes

Use family lines to determine power hierarchy.

do not interfere with the trade agreements between tribes

and foreign nations.

are primarily composed of paternal, hierarchical

structures.

are various.

Q32. According to the author, iron smelting

was invented by Bantu tribesmen and is still used today.

Is a technique which was originally described in a Bantu

historical document.

Cannot be described using traditional educational

methods.

Was and is used among Bantu tribes.

Common Content:

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate
them while answering some of the questions.

When wealth came into existence, a moral structure was made around money. The Puritan legacy inhibited luxury and self-indulgence.
Thoughtful people spread a practical gospel that emphasized hard work, temperance and frugality and the result was quite remarkable.

The world has been af uent since its founding. But it was, by and large, not corrupted by wealth. For centuries, it remained industrious,
ambitious and frugal. Over the past 30 years, much of that has been shredded. The social norms and institutions that encouraged frugality
and spending what you earn have been undermined. The institutions that encourage debt and living for the moment have been
strengthened. The moral guardians are forever looking for decadence out of movies and reality shows. But the most rampant decadence
today is nancial decadence, the trampling of decent norms about how to use and harness money.
The deterioration of nancial traditions has meant two things. First, it has meant an explosion of debt that inhibits social mobility and ruins
lives. Second, the transformation has led to a stark nancial polarization. On one hand, there is what is called an investor class. It has tax-
deferred savings plans, as well as an army of nancial advisers. On the other hand, there is the lottery class, people with little access to
nancial planning but plenty of access to payday lenders, credit cards and lottery agents. The loosening of nancial inhibition has meant
more options for the well-educated but more temptation and chaos for the most vulnerable. Social norms, the invisible threads that guide
behavior, have deteriorated. Over the past years, people have been more socially conscious about protecting the environment and inhaling
tobacco. They have become less socially conscious about money and debt.

The agents of destruction are many and State governments have also played a role. They hawk their lottery products with aggression,
which some people call a tax on stupidity. Twenty per cent of the world’s population consists of frequent players, spending about $60 billion
a year. Aside from the nancial toll, the moral toll is comprehensive. Here is the government, the guardian of order, telling people that they
don’t have to work to build for the future. They can strike it rich for nothing. Payday lenders have played a role. They seductively offer fast
cash-at absurd interest rates –to 15 million people every month. Credit card companies have played a role. Instead of targeting the
nancially astute, who pay off their debts, they have found that they can make money off the young and vulnerable. Fifty-six percent of
students in their nal year of college carry four or more credit cards. The nation’s leaders have played a role as they have always had an
incentive to shove costs for current promises onto the backs of future generations. It has only now become respectable to do so. The
market itself has played a role. Software stalwarts built socially useful products to make their fortune. But what message do the salary
packages that their top, managers get send across the country when they ignore millions of fellow countrymen who suffer from poverty,
malnutrition or hunger? Austerity has become a thing of the past.

Q33. The author of the given passage seems to be de nitely ……

suggesting that the agents of debts be banned from the

society.

unaware of the bene ts associated with the easy

availability of loans these days

in favour of bringing back the nancial restrictions once

imposed by the society

not supportive of campaigns related to anti-tobacco and

saving the environment.

Q34. Which of the following is true in context of the passage?

Every since its existence, money has ruined lives owing to

lack of awareness ruined lives owing to lack of awareness
among people regarding its unrestricted usage

Government has taken many initiatives to control the

rampant money lending business to protect vulnerable
sections of the society

Governments throughout the world have been putting tax

on amount of consumption of an individual rather than
his/her income

Credit card companies are discreet enough to provide

credit cards to only those people who guarantee repaying
money in the future

None of the above

Q35. Which of the following statements would weaken the argument made by the author in the given
paragraph?

A newspaper article reported an improvement in the

lifestyle of millions of people after loans were made easy
to avail to not only the wealthy but to all sections of
society

A man along with his family was forced to live on streets

after he lost all of his life’s earning to buy lottery tickets

Pro t earned from credit card companies has become an

essential component in the economy of a growing nation

Last year’s recession was mainly due to losses incurred by

companies offering loans as a large number of their
clients turned out to be defaulters

Q36. What does the author mean by the phrase 'the transformation has led to a stark nancial polarization'
as used in the passage?
 The deterioration of social norms has bene ted only the
wealthy and the knowledgeable while the vulnerable class
of people has fallen into a debt trap

Since moral inhibitions no longer exist, the debt agents

provide loans only to the af uent class thus widening the
gap between the rich and the poor

The debt culture is being utilized as a measure to draw

money from wealthy class by credit card companies

Both (A) and (B)

Q37. Which one of the phrases given below the following statement should be placed in the blank space
provided so as to make a meaningfully correct sentence in the context of the passage? …… many State
governments have been encouraging people to invest their money in lottery.

Despite the fact that lottery generates substantial revenue

Since it has the potential to ruin lives of millions of people

Instead of educating people against risky nancial

indulgence

Since only one- fth of the total world’s Population invests

frequently in lottery

Q38. Why does the author of the given passage seem to be displeased with the software stalwarts?

They make fortune out of the products which are barely

socially useful

They have been drawing colossal salaries and turn a blind

eye towards the needs of fellow countrymen

They are directly responsible for the hunger, malnutrition

and poverty among their fellow countrymen

They have promoted the culture of debt among various

sections of society

Q39. Choose the word/ phrase which is most opposite in meaning to the word in bold as used in the
passage.
ABSURD

Expensive

Diplomatic

Consistent

Reasonable

Q40. Choose the word/ phrase which is most similar in meaning to the word in bold as used in the passage.
AGGRESSION
Violence

Hostility

Offensively

Determination
 Answer Key & Solution
Section 1 - Mathematical Critical Thinking and Logical Reasoning
Q1
Rs.21504

Solution

The required value of the bike after 3 years = 48000(70/100)(80/100)2=Rs.21504

Q2
22 years

Solution

Let the son's present age be x years. Then, man's present age = (x + 24) years

=> (x + 24) + 2 = 2(x + 2)

=> x + 26 = 2x + 4

So, x = 22

Q3
54

Solution

A=B+8

A-B = 8---------1

A/B = 6/5

A= (6/5)B

subs A in 1

(6/5)B - B = 8

6B -5B = 40

B = 40

A = 48

Age of A 6 years hence = 48 + 6 =54

Q4
21, 42, 14

Solution

A = 2B C =A + B

If A = 2 units/ day. then, B = 1 unit/day and C = 3 units/day

A + B + C - 7 days = 42 units

Total Work = 42 units

 A = 42/2 = 21 days

B = 42 days and C = 14 days

Q5
467th line

Solution

Relative speed = 200 + 150 = 350 lines/hour.

Time required to meet = 817/350 = 2.33 hours.In 2.33 hours, t

he rst writes 2.33 × 200 = 466.8 lines.

=> They meet at 467th line

Q6
6 kg

Solution

Q7
124200

Solution

Cp = 575 × 2400 = 1380000

P = 9%

P = (1380000×9)/100 = 124200

Q8
35

Solution

nC8 = nC27

=> n – 8 = 27

=> n = 27 + 8 = 35

Q9
2/25

Solution
 Favourable ways (29, 92, 38, 83, 47, 74, 56, 65)

Hence required 8/100

2/25

Q10
7568

Solution

a2 = 7396

a = 86

length of wire = 4*86 = 344

cost = 344*22 = Rs.7568

Q11
40

Solution

Let the number of correct answers be x.

The number of incorrect answers = (75 – x).

Given that 4x – (75 – x) = 125

∴ 5x = 125 + 75 = 200

The number of correct answers = 40.

Q12
2 cm

Solution

CSA = 2 π r h

88 = 2 x 3.14 x r x 14

88 = 87.92 r = 88 r

∴ r = 1 cm

Diameter = d = 2r

d = 2 x 1 = 2 cm

Q13. 1080million

Solution

Population = (720-288)/(400/1000)
 = 432*1000/400 = 1080 million

Q14. None of these

Solution

Let the area under productivity in 1993 be x, so area in 1994 = 0.9x

Productivity in 1993 = 720/x, productivity in 1994 = 700/0.9x

Increase in productivity = (700/0.9x-720/x)*100 / 720/x

= (700-648)*100 / (0.9*720)

= 8.02%

Q15. 0.47

Solution

Average proportion = (96+180+288+340+400+450) / (480+540+720+700+600+660)

= 1754/3700 = 0.47

Section 2 - Arithmetic Reasoning and Analytical Thinking

Q1
NVNCBJ

Solution

Each letter in the word is moved one step forward to obtain the corresponding letter of the code.

Q2
44º

Solution

For every minute, the hour hand lags by 5 1/2° with respect to the minute hand.

So, for 8 minutes, it lags by 8 * 5 1/2 = 44°

Q3
Only Statements – 2 & 3

Solution
 Only statement 2 and 3 follows the above conclusion.

Q4
30

Solution

The Logic is as follows,

13 + 1= 2

23 + 2= 10

33 + 3= 30

43 + 4= 68

53 + 5= 130

Q5
4

Solution

Firstly, you have to divide the problem in three parts, so that it will help you in collecting more clues.

(1) T H E

x N

S N T I

(2) T H E

x E

P I A E

(3) T H E
 x P

H B N E

(Choose one among the three which has maximum number of clues.)

In this case, you can take case(2)

Here, E x E = _E

Therefore, possible values of E = {5, 6} Rule 2

As,

5 x 5 = _5 [25] (last digit)

6 x 6 = _6 [36] (last digit)

T H E

x P E N

S N T I

P I A E

H B N E

S H A A H I

Further, we have one more clue E x P = _E

Hence, possible values of E and P are as follows.

Case I - When E=5 and P={3, 7, 9}

Case II - When P=6 and E={2, 4, 8} Rule 3

Now, you have to start hit and trial with both the possible cases.

Firstly, take E=5 and P = {3, 7, 9}

Put E=5 and rewrite the problem again.

T H 5

x P 5 N

S N T I

P I A 5

H B N 5

S H A A H I

Further, 5 x N = _I [ S N T I ]

[If you multiply 5 to any number, you will only get [0, 5] as their last digit.](5 x even =_0 and 5 x odd=_5)

Therefore, value of I = 0

Hence, possible value of N = {2, 4 ,6 ,8}

Now, E=5 and I=0 and write the problem again.

T H 5

x P 5 N
 S N T 0

P 0 A 5

H B N 5

S H A A H 0

Now, again divide the problem in three parts

(1) T H 5

x N

S N T O

(2) T H 5

x 5

P 0 A 5

(3) T H 5

x P

H B N 5

Take Case (2) as it has less number of variable in comparison to case (1) and Case(2)

(2) T H 5

x 5

P 0 A 5

Earlier, you have only three possible values of P= {3, 7, 9}

you have to start hit and trial with the values of P

Firstly, take P=3

(2) T H 5

x 5

3 0 A 5

Then T=6 [6 x 5 = 30]

T H 5

x P 5 N

S N T 0

P 0 A 5

H B N 5

S H A A H 0

as T + 5 = H i.e. 6 + 5 =_1 [last digit] Hence H=1,

(2) 6 1 5
 x 5

3 0 A 5 [ 3 0 7 5]

If you compare side by side then you will get A=7

Put these values in the main problem,

T=6, H=1, E=5, P=3, I=0, A=7

Hence,

6 1 5

x 3 5 N

S N 6 0

3 0 7 5

1 B N 5

S 1 7 7 1 0

Now you can easily solve the problem.

6 1 5

x 3 5 4

2 4 6 0

3 0 7 5

1 8 4 5

2 1 7 7 1 0

Q6. (a)

Solution

Let the rst term of S and its common difference be a and d respectively.

Middle term = 4th term = a + 3d.

Using statement I,

(7/2)[2a + 6d] = 28

=> a + 3d = 4. I is suf cient.

Using statement II,

a(a + d).(a + 2d).(a + 3d).(a + 4d).(a + 5d).(a + 6d) = 5040.

a + 3d cannot be found since the remaining terms are not known.

∴ II is not suf cient.

Q7. (a)
 Solution

Let the speed of Girish and Hari be g km/hr and h km/hr respectively.

Using statement I,

g – h = 6

h > 0

∴ g > 6.

I is suf cient.

Using statement II, 2h = 2g – 8

g – h = 4

h > 0

∴ g > 4.

We cannot conclude whether g > 6.

II is not suf cient.

Q8. (b)

Solution

Let the amount with Mohan and Sohan be Rs.M and Rs.S respectively.

Using statement I, If Mohan gives to Sohan, Mohan and Sohan would have Rs.(M – 1) and ?

(S + 1) respectively.

∴ M – 1 – (S + 1) = 2 or S + 1 – (M – 1) = 2

i.e. M – 1 – S – 1 = 2

or

S + 1 – M + 1 = 2. i.e. M – S = 4 or S = M

If M – S = 4, M > S. If S = M,

M is not > S. I is not suf cient

Using statement II,

(S – 1) – (M + 1) = 2, or

(S + 1) – (M – 1) = 2 i.e. S – 1 – M – 1 = 2

Or S + 1 – M + 1 = 2

i.e. S – M = 4

or

S = M In either case,

M is not > S. II is suf cient.

Q9. P

Solution

i. M lives on the oor numbered ve. Only two people live between M and N. M lives below

N.

ii. R does not live on odd–numbered oor.

ii. Q live immediately above O. R lives immediately above Q.

iv. S lives immediately above P.

v. Only one person lives between Q and T.

ans option3

Q10. O

Solution

i. M lives on the oor numbered ve. Only two people live between M and N. M lives below

N.

ii. R does not live on odd–numbered oor.

ii. Q live immediately above O. R lives immediately above Q.

iv. S lives immediately above P.

v. Only one person lives between Q and T.

O lives in the 2nd oor

Section 3 - Test of Communicative English

Q1
d

Solution

Are disinclined is better than disinclination to, so options a and c can be eliminated.
 The formation of the sentence in b is not good, because rst people are referred to as they, and then people are mentioned, whereas in d,

the sentence begins with the people and then refers to them, so the answer is d.

Q2
circumlocutions...direct

Solution

The 2 words should convey opposing meaning according to the given sentence. The second blank should contain a word conveying

directness, so the answer is either option 2 or 4. But the correct meaning can be got only using option 4.

Q3
salutary...reiterated`

Solution

The rst word should be something which has a positive effect, so the answer is 4.

Q4
pleasant...prognostications

Solution

The rst word should be positive, so the answer is option 4 as in all the other options, the rst word is negative.

Q5
cataclysmic… ee

Solution

The best answer is B. Unfortunate is too weak a word to describe such an event.Cataclysmic is apt. In D, move does not t with the last

clause of the sentence. A house and homeland cannot shift.

Q6
none of the above

Solution

a is wrong because difference should be replaced with different.

b is wrong because 'a' should not be there

c should not have the word 'do'

In d, the word connotations should be singular.

Q7
none of the above

Solution

'had' should not be there in a.

c is wrong as the word lightish does not exist.

accentuals is the wrong word in d.

b is correct.
Q8
Some buyers pay the agent to nd them a cheap house

Solution

Barbie wants to use an agent and choices C and E point out bene ts of the agent, while choices A and B point to reasons why the internet

is not necessarily better. A careful look at D suggests that the agent might not always get the seller the best price, and so that is the best

answer.

Q9
There are an unusually large number of American tourists in Paris who eat at burger joints

Solution

The author’s contention (argument) is that the French are very fond of junk food because there are so many American restaurants in Paris.

The best way to defeat this argument is to show, if possible, that the French do not eat in those American restaurants. The closest to that

is answer E which suggests that the American tourists are the ones who eat at those restaurants.

Q10
to the struggling people of Kashmir for their rights for self determination.

Solution

The sentence is as correct as it is.

Q11
may be at least as great in our homes as

Solution

Options 2 and 3 can be eliminated as was and can be are wrong.

Option 4 also can be eliminated as the words or greater are redundant.

So the answer is 1.

Q12
paradigms...elucidating

Solution

The second word should mean explaining or clarifying, so 3 is the answer.

Paradigm ts the rst blank as it means example or model.

Q13
D only

Solution

A is wrong as was should be replaced by is, as the sentence is in present tense.

It should be wind up instead of winding up in B

The word various in C is redundant

So only D is correct.

Q14
 despite having brooded over it for years.

Solution

The sentence is in present continuous tense, so the answer is 2.

Q15
had it not been for this epochal triumph of historical communism over European Fascism.

Solution

The sentence should be in past perfect tense, so the answer is 3.

Q16
b

Solution

B should be , has and not have

Q17
b

Solution

The phrase should be 'between you and me' and not you and I, so there is an error in b

Q18
a country’s economic standard can be best adjudged by per capital income.

Solution

No Solution

Q19
he is more than a minnow to his contemporaries

Solution

The idea expressed is logically concluded by stating that since he has managed to beat most of his contemporaries, he is not a minnow to

them. Option (b) while close, is eliminated on the grounds that since Federer does accept himself to be the best player of his generation,

he really cannot be termed as humble.

Q20
such a shift represents a massive and instantaneous reorganization of entire structures of thought

Solution

Option (b) is opposite in meaning to ‘reconsidering of ideas that appeared stupid of absurd’. Option (d) again, suggests dismissal of the

ideas and is contrary in meaning to the ‘reconsidering’ suggested earlier. Though option (a) looks correct, (c) is a better choice as it talks

about what is suggested in the entire paragraph, whereas (a) talks only about the last sentence.

Q21
BEDFCA
 Solution

Ans. (2). According to the writer material things that give a better life can be bought by money. Money should then not be considered as

something bad but as something necessary. It is better to have money than suffer due to poverty. So option (2) is correct.

Q22
CFBEAD

Solution

Ans. (3). The decision to charge variant prices from different customers much depends on the expected traf c and the returns. Airlines

use the principle of elasticity to determine their rates and discounts to be offered. So option (3) is correct.

Q23
FCADBE

Solution

Ans. (3). The passage emphasizes on the need to utilize resources ef ciently by giving property rights to users. This would ensure that

there is no undue wastage and resource exhaustion. So option (3) is correct.

Q24
DFBAEC

Solution

Ans. (4). There is need to design proper FDI policies to avoid the problems that are being encountered. The code words for determining

the required order are: First, second and hence as given in statements A, E and C. These are in only option (4). So option (4) is correct.

Q25
EAFCBD

Solution

Ans. (4). In the passage the writer is in favor of education but only to the extent that the educated person is right. According to the writer

one should respect the learned man for his wisdom but should not believe him blindly. So option (4) is correct.

Q26
failing

Solution

Discerning means ‘to perceive or recognize as being distinct or different’.

Here the context means that the artists praise only the role of an author but they fail to praise the magni cent view of the art.

Q27
remission

Solution

The part after the semicolon explains the rst part of the sentence. So, something that may not recur for some time would be in

remission. (sequestration = isolation; quarantine = isolation; remission = temporary improvement in a disease; oblivion = state of being

unaware)
Q28. became familiar to many European cultures after the 15th century.

Solution

The Portugese arrived in Africa around the 15th century and came in contact with the

Bantu tribes, English, Dutch, Spaniards, and other European peoples came, so they became

familiar to many European cultures after the 15th century.

Q29. now practice Christianity

Solution

According to the passage, 'Many of the Bantu have been converted to Christianity through

the efforts of missionaries.' So the answer is 2

Q30. Intricate percussive patterns play a predominant role in the culture of the Bantu.

Solution

According to the passage, 'Intricate patterns of interlocking drum rhythms are an integral

part of their lifestyles and rituals. ' So the answer is 3.

Q31. are various.

Solution

According to the passage, ' Social organization of the Bantu tribes ranges from a relatively

simple form in which tribes are divided into largely autonomous villages, each governed by

a respected headman and a council of elders, to highly organized states with a hierarchy of

hereditary chiefs, some of whom have become powerful military leaders and conquerors. '

So the answer is 4.

Q32. Was and is used among Bantu tribes.

Solution

According to the passage, 'These arts have not survived, but iron smelting, which was

known to Bantu blacksmiths in early prehistoric times, is practised in almost every tribe.'

So iron smelting was and is still used by Bantu tribes.

Q33. in favour of bringing back the nancial restrictions once imposed by the society

Solution
 Option A is not the answer because the author is not talking only about the debts and

agents of debts.

Option B is not the answer, it is not known from the passage whether the author is aware

or unaware of the bene ts associated with the loans.

Option D is not the answer because the passage is not concentrating on anti-tobacco

campaign and environment saving.

So the correct answer is option C.

Q34. None of the above

Solution

Option 1 is impossible because the opposite is directly given in the rst sentence of the

passage.

Option 2 is not the answer because according to the passage govt. have not taken any

initiative to

control money lending.

Option 3 is not the answer because there is no such reference given in the passage and it

is not true.

Option 4 is not the correct answer as it is mentioned that credit card companies make

money by off the young and vulnerable instead of targeting the nancially astute.

So, none of them are true

Q35. Pro t earned from credit card companies has become an essential component in the

economy of a growing nation

Solution

Options 1, 2 & 4 will actually strengthen the argument made by the author and option 3

directly weakens the same.

Q36. The deterioration of social norms has bene ted only the wealthy and the knowledgeable while

the vulnerable class of people has fallen into a debt trap

Solution

Option 1 is directly the meaning of stark nancial polarization as per the given passage.

Option 2, 3 & 4 are irrelevant to the current passage context. They are not at all true as per

the passage.

Q37. Instead of educating people against risky nancial indulgence

 Solution

Option A will not suit because the statement “despite…..revenue” means the opposite of the

result of the given statement.

Option B is not the answer because no Govt. can encourage a practice after knowing

clearly that it will ruin the life of millions of people.

Option D is not the answer because the State Govts. are not encouraging the people to

increase the world lottery using population.

Q38. They have been drawing colossal salaries and turn a blind eye towards the needs of

fellow countrymen

Solution

They have promoted the culture of debt among various sections of society

Q39. Reasonable

Solution

Absurd means silly.

The appropriate opposite will be “reasonable”

Q40. Determination

Solution

Aggression means too forceful or determined.

Its synonym is determination here.