ome of questions in exam are like :–>1. Horse started to chase dog as it relieved stable two hrs ago. And horse started to ran with average speed 22km/hr, horse crossed 10 mts road and two small pounds with depth 3m, and it crossed two small street with 200 mts length. After traveling 6 hrs, 2hrs after sunset it got dog. compute the speed of dog?

Ans: As we have speed and travel time of horse, we can get distance travelled by it…

Hence d = 22*6 = 132km,

Exactly this 132km was travelled by dog in 8 hours (as it started two hours earlier).

Hence speed of dog = 132/8 = 16.5km/hr

Ans:16.5km/hr.

–>2. 6 persons standing in queue with different age group, after two years their average age will be 43 and seventh person joined with them. hence the current average age has become 45. find the age of seventh person?

Solution: Here the question appear as an easy one, but carried a lot of unwanted sentences and unwanted datas(i dint mention above) in exam which may confuse u on solving technique.

Let x be current average age of first 6 persons in queue and current age of seventh person be y. Then 6x will become the sum of those 6 persons age.

Now, let compute the sum of those 6 persons after two years, 6x+12 (as each and individual increase their age by 2). hence its average become (6x+12)/6 = 43 (give in question itself).

So now we can compute x from above equation. (x = 41, 6x = 246)

Let now we compute y, ((6x+y)/7) = 45, as we have value of x, compute y.

Ans: 69

–>3. 3, 22 , 7, 45, 15, ? , 31

Solution: Here it appear simple, because it arranged in arranged in sequence manner, but the actual question was some what twist mentioning fibonacci series and more over question was in statements (no numbers).. hence first try to understand the question well.

here let group alternate terms 3,7,15,31 (3+4 =7, 7+8 =15, 15+16=31)

Similarly for second group (22,45,? (22+23 = 45, 45+46 = 91) hence ans is 91.

–>4. In Tnagar many buildings were under residential category.for buildings they number as 1 to 100. For shops, corporation numbered between 150 and 200 only prime numbers. how many time 6 will appear in building numbering?

Ans:

For 1 to 10 – 1 six2 to 20 – 1 sixSimilarly upto 59 we utilise six, 5 times

from 60 to 69 (including 66) – 11 times

from 70 to 100 – 3, hence ans = 5+11+3 = 19

Ans:19.

–>5: If we subract a number with y, we get 4 increase of number, once it got divided by y itself.. Find that number??

Ans: 12 (we can easily predict from options, as we take y as 6)

–>6. ((4x+3y)+(5x+9y))/(5x+5y) = ? as (x/2y) = 2

Ans: 2(simple algebra, i think u no need of explanation)

–>7. I dont remember exactly the question, one logical problem stating the colour of beer?Ans: white.–>8. one question like. (209*144)^2 + (209*209)+(209*144)+(144*144) = ?Ans: here you can use calc, many(4 to 5) questions were depend upon calc alone.(no need problem solving technique).–>9. Jumbled letters, parakeet(answer)Ans: bird(category)–>10. Im only son for my parents. (some irrelevant statements in the middle to distract u).The man in picture is my father’s son.(some irrelevant statements).who is he?Ans: he himself(blood relation type of question).

As I successfully answered these above mentioned questions, im unable to get through the process. Then u just think off, that how far u have to prepare to crack this. Take the exam as serious one and crack the competitive world.

I hope these questions will help you to get an idea on how to crack tcs first round.

My suggestion is first go through all questions and try to answer simple questions first. Its easy for everyone to answer 16 to 17 right answers, beyond 17 it is very much tough to answer. as the Cutoff in other cities like banglore and hyderabad is 18.

But in Chennai, i dont think they have cut off, because I answered 21 questions with 2 doubt answers(other 19 confirmly correct). But I failed to get through this round as i got 28pos in list. Only first 20pos selected out of 700(approx.) people in my batch.

The real matter is how far u utilize your 60 min in test. first understand question in 15 to 20 seconds, or else skip it.

All the Best Guys!

 ->1. Two bowls are taken, one contains water and another contains tea.one spoon of water is added to second bowl and mixed well, and a spoon of mixture is taken from second bowl and added to the second bowl. Which statement will hold good for the above?

(Ans: second liquid in first bowl is smaller than the first mixture in second bowl)

- ->2. Which is the smallest no divides 2880 and gives a perfect square?

a.1 b.2 c.5 d.6Ans: c

- ->3. Form 8 digit numbers from by using 1, 2,3,4,5 with repetition is allowed and must be divisible by4?

a.31250 b.97656 c.78125 d.97657Ans: c

- ->4. One problem on (a3-b3)/(a2+ab+b2)

Ans: ‘a-b’

- ->5. Rearrange and categorize the word ‘RAPETEKA’?

Ans: bird

- ->6. In school there are some bicycles and 4wheeler wagons.one Tuesday there are 190 wheels in the campus. How many bicycles are there?

Ans: 15

- ->7. Key words in question (Fibonacci series, infinite series, in the middle of the question one number series is there….I got the series 3 12 7 26b 15?

Ans:54

(Logic: 3*2+1=7 12*2+2=26

7*2+1=15 26*2+2=54)

- ->8. A father has 7 penny’s with him and 1 water melon is for 1p, 2chickoos for 1p, 3 grapes foe 1p.he has three sons. How can he share the fruits equally?

Ans: 1 watermelon,2chickoos,1grape

- ->9. A lies on mon, tues, wed and speak truths on other days, B lies on thur, fri, sat and speaks truths on other days.. one day a said I lied today and B said I too lied today. What is the day?

- ->10. Man, Bear, North, South, walks.

Ans: White

- ->11. (1/2) of a number is 3 times more than the (1/6) of the same number?

Ans: 9

- ->12. There are two pipes A and B. If A filled 10 liters in hour B can fills 20 liters in same time. Likewise B can fill 10, 20, 40, 80,160….if B filled in (1/16) th of a tank in 3 hours, how much time will it take to fill completely?

Ans:7 hours

- ->13. KEYWORDS:T.Nagar,Chennai,1-100,prime numbers b/n 140-180,How many 2’s are there?

Ans: 20 (Not only 2’s ,1’s,3’s,4’s,5’s,6’s,7’s,8’s,9’s,0’s also 20)

- ->14. One question has last part like difference between two terms is 9 and product of two numbers is 14, what is the squares of sum of numbers?Ans:109

- ->15. A man is standing before a painting of a man and he says I have no bro and sis and his father is my father’s son?

Ans: His son

- ->16. What is the value of [(3x+8Y)/(x-2Y)]; if x/2y=2?Ans:10 {the numerical may change)

- ->17. A pizza shop made pizzaswith to flavours.in home there are ‘N’ different flavors, in that ‘M’ flavors are taken to made pizza.in how many ways they can arrange?(Logic: NcM )- ->18. One grandfather has three grandchildren, two of their age difference is 3, eldest child age is 3 times youngest child’s age and eldest child’s age is two times of sum of other two children. What is the age of eldest child?Ans:15- ->19. In a market 4 man are standing .the average age of the four before 4years is 45,aftyer some days one man is added and his age is 49.what is the average weight of all?Ans: 49- ->20. KEYWORDS: one organization ,material labor and maintenance are in the ratio of 4:6:7,the material cost is:100,what is the total cost?Ans: 425- ->21. KEYWORDS: density, reluctance, sensitivity, voltage ,current, what is the resistance Formula is “R=V/I”- ->22. KEYWORDS: Sports readers,10 tables,4chairs per table, each table has different number of people then how many tables will left without at least one person?Ans : 6- ->23. KEYWORDS: Die, card, coin, b/n 2 to 12Ans: All are equal- ->24. In a school for a student out of a 100 he got 74 of average for 7 subjectsand he got 79 marks in 8th subject. what is the average of all the subjects?Ans: 74.625- ->25. In a question ,last part has ,the ages of two people has the ratio of 6:6 and by adding the numbers we get 44,after how many years the ratio would be 8:7?Ans: 8

- ->26. Two years before Paul’s age is 2times the Alice age and the present age of Paul is 6times the Alice. what is the presents Paul’s age???( 3years) “u try to solve this question once”

- ->27.One train travels 200m from A to B with 70 km/ph. and returns to A with 80kmph, what is the average of their speed?

This are the only question which i remember

Best of Luck my dear friends !

1. form meaningful word from given letter : ARPAEEKT and tell meaning of that word1.THE BIRD2. THE ANIMAL3.4.ans: THE BIRD---parakeet

2. There is a lab asistant.who went 1 mile to north.1mile to east.....................................................killed a bear.Returned to lab...............................................................................  .................................. ........................................ What is the colour of the bear??1.WHITE2.Black3.blue

4.ans : WHITE(REMEMBER THE ANS OF 1st two questions)

3. A pony ran away from stable she went to new york then went to US then to mumbai ran through grass .................................................... .....................................................Horse cought her after 4 hours.....................then pony went to sky............... ...........................If speed of horse is 35kmph and he left stable 3 hrs after pony left stable then what is speed of pony?

1.2.3.4.ansPONY ran for total 7 hrssame dist covered by horse in 4 hrs with 35 kmphthus dist of horsr 35X4speed of pony----35X4/7

4. Mumbai building dept decide to give numbers to building...........1-30 numbers were given to industrial buildings...1-100 were given to res.buildings ............... .................... .........................Find how many number of 2's were used while numbering res.buildings(2 number kiti vela aala??)1.182.193.204.21ans : 19

5. find (31*31*31/44*44*44)*(87*87*87/56*56*56)1.2.3.4.USE CALCI(calculator is allowed atleast in our batch it was allowed)

6. A toy train can make 10 sounds sound changes aftr every 4 min................. ..................................... .......................................... now train is defective and can make only 2 sounds................. ................................................................................. find probability that same sound is repeated 3 times consecutively(1 OUT OF __)?1.162.83.124.4ANS:(1/2)*(1/2)*(1/2)=(1/8)thus 1 out of 8

7. ................................................ ...................................................... ................................................................................ .................................................................................. resistance is X ohm voltage Y then wat is current1.2.3.4.ans:V=IR

8. if a prson points at a photo nd say d person in dis picture iz son of my fathers son wat iz reln1.2.3.4.

9. I have 3 grandsons........................................... age diff btw 2 of grandsons X yrs 1st grandson is twice elder than younger one adiition off ages of all the three is y thn what is age of eldest grandson??(there is some value in X and Y)1.2.3.4.

10. Ferrari is leading car manufacturer.*Ferrari S.p.A.* is an Italian sports car ........................................ it has enjoyed great success.  If Mohan's Ferrari is 3 times faster than his old MERCEDES wich gave him 35 kmph if Mohan travelled 490 km in his ferrari the hw much time(hours) he took??1.82.43.74.7.33(options may b diff)

11. lion rat stayin in jungle happily........................................... ....................................................................................    Lion lies on : MON TUE WED    RAT lies on :WED THURS SAT    if lion says : I didnt lie yesterdayRAT says : e1 i didnt lie yesterdayso what day is today??1.2.3.4.

12. the ratio of current age of X and Y is 5:7,after hw many years der age ratio will b 7:9?

13. Inspired by fibonacci series sanket decided to create is own series which is 1,2,3,7,7,22,15,67,.... lik dis,then what no come immediately before 63? ans= 202

Explanation: check altenate no.1,3,7,15=====>n*2+1 similarly 2,7,22,67=======>n*3+1 so series is 1,2,3,7,7,22,15,67,31,202,63........

14. exactly similar to above qn

15. valentine day 14 feb 2005,was celebrated by n and u on monday,he was very happy,he n she........ .........den day on 14 feb 2010???(similar to dis some date qn was der) 

16. by using 1,2,3,4,5,how many 5 digit no. can be formed which is divisible by 4,repetation of no. is allowed?? 

17.the cost 1 plum is 1 cent ,2 apples is 1 cent,3 banana is 1 cent........ if rahul buys same amount of fruits for his 3 sons spending 7 cent den what amount of fruit each child will get?? Ans: 1 plum ,2 apple,1 banana

Explanation:7/3=2.333 cents for each child according to ans given for d sum each child will get 1 plum ,2 apple,1 banana

18. 2880 is divided by which smallest no. so we get no. which is perfect square??? ans= 5

Explanation 2880/5=576

19.der r to prime no........(with some nonsence stuff).............. den addition of two prime no is 13,n multiplication is 21,den wat r some of der squares? Explanation : XY=21 and X+Y=13...solve using calci..ans of X & Y will b in points..den x2+y2=??

20. smita was makin 1 design .....(again some nonsence)....size of larger cube to be made is 5*5*5........ using smaller cubes of 1*1*1....she created solid larger cube ..den she decided to make hollow cube... den hw many 1*1*1 cubes rqd to make hollow larger cube  ans= 104

Explanation (25+25)+(15+15)+(12+12)=104

21. 2X/5Y=5X/3Y...den wat is x/y (some easy some)

22. A pizza parlor provides pizzas...there wer 2 toppings available initially peperoni and salami... but now they,ve introduces 8 new toppings (some names) to select from...... a person wishes to buy two DIFFERENT pizzas of NEW topping....in how many ways he can do that?? ans : 8 X 7=56

23. person travels to....(some nonsence stuff).....if he goes from A to B with speed of 4kmph and  returns back to B with speed of 5 kmph....what is his avg. speed of journey??(values may b different)  ans: 4.44(its NOT 4.5) Explaination : 2PQ/(P+Q)===2*4*5/(4+5)=4.44kmph

24. there is a dice having value frm 1 ..6 on each face......and a pack of cards having face card aces ..... (hugh chunk of nonsense)......when 2 dies are thrown and their scores are added then which sum will come max number of times?? 1.82.93.104.11Ans: 8

Explanation : 8----2,6 3,5 4,49----4,5 3,610----5,5 4,611---- 5,6thus 8's probability is more

25.'' susha brought terilon cloth and rope to (some nonsence nw jst go to last 2 lines)....''.... if rope is 153 mtr long and it is to be cut into pieces of 1 mtr long then how many times will she have to cut it?? ans : 152 times 

26. (dnt remembr the xact q but procedure was somethn lyk this) .........................8th year--1/1024,, 9th year--1/512,, 10th year--1/256 then aftr hw many years 1/32??? ans: 13

27 (some q on this formula)(a3-b3) n (a+b)2=a2+b2+2ab

28. there are 2 cans A and B one of MILK and other of Water resp. , both of same qty...... first one teaspoon of milk from A can was added to B can... then one teaspoon from B can was added to A can then wich of the folloe\wing is true.. 1.Can A contain more milk than water in can B2.Can A contain less milk than water in can B3.both contain same qty of milk and water4.Ans : option--2

29. probability sum on gloves,jackets and somethn lyk that(moderate sum)

30. there are some 2 wheelers and 4 wheelers parked ........(some nonsense)...........total number of wheels present is X(some value) then how many 4 wheelers wer there (i dont remembr whole sum exactly) (but it was easy ,q cud b solved by considering each and every options given as ans) 

31. If a pipe can fill the tank within 6 hrs but due to leak it took 30 min more  now if the tank was full hw much tym will it take to get emptyed through the leak??(i dont remembr whole sum exactly)(lil bit tricky sum)

32. Avg wt of class is X kg(some number) after adding wt of the teacger avg wt of class becomes Y kg then wat is the wt of the teacher??

imp point. jus seat nxt to any of ur smart frend cauz the entire paper is same in pattern wise i.e d qn are parajumbled but wid valus change for each qn(only values r changed bt solving techniqs remains same)

Some of questions in exam, which I remember is as follows:1. 6 persons standing in queue with different age group, after two years their average age will be 43 and seventh person joined with them. hence the current average age has become 45. find the age of seventh person?Solution: Here the question appear as an easy one, but carried a lot of unwanted sentences and unwanted datas (i dint mention above) in exam which may confuse you on solving technique.Let x be current average age of first 6 persons in queue and current age of seventh person be y. Then 6x will become the sum of those 6 persons age.Now, let compute the sum of those 6 persons after two years, 6x+12 (as each and individual increase their age by 2). hence its average become (6x+12)/6 = 43 (give in question itself).So now we can compute x from above equation. (x = 41, 6x = 246)Let now we compute y, ((6x+y)/7) = 45, as we have value of x, compute y.Ans: 692. Horse started to chase dog as it relieved stable two hrs ago. And horse started to ran with average speed 22km/hr, horse crossed 10 mts road and two small pounds with depth 3m, and it crossed two small street with 200 mts length. After traveling 6 hrs, 2hrs after sunset it got dog. compute the speed of dog?Ans: As we have speed and travel time of horse, we can get distance travelled by it…Hence d = 22*6 = 132km,Exactly this 132km was travelled by dog in 8 hours (as it started two hours earlier).Hence speed of dog = 132/8 = 16.5km/hrAns: 16.5km/hr.3. 3, 22 , 7, 45, 15, ? , 31Solution: Here it appear simple, because it arranged in arranged in sequence manner, but the actual question was some what twist mentioning fibonacci series and more over question was in statements (no numbers).. hence first try to understand the question well.here let group alternate terms 3,7,15,31 (3+4 =7, 7+8 =15, 15+16=31)Similarly for second group (22,45,? (22+23 = 45, 45+46 = 91) hence Ans is 91.4. In Tnagar many buildings were under residential category.for buildings they number as 1 to 100. For shops, corporation numbered between 150 and 200 only prime numbers. how many time 6 will appear in building numbering?Solution: For 1 to 10 – 1 six2 to 20 – 1 sixSimilarly upto 59 we utilise six, 5 timesfrom 60 to 69 (including 66) – 11 timesfrom 70 to 100 – 3, hence ans = 5+11+3 = 19Ans:19.5. ((4x+3y)+(5x+9y))/(5x+5y) = ? as (x/2y) = 2Ans: 2 (simple algebra, I think no need of explanation)6: If we subract a number with y, we get 4 increase of number, once it got divided by y itself.. Find that number??Ans: 12 (we can easily predict from options, as we take y as 6)

7. I dont remember exactly the question, one logical problem stating the colour of beer?Ans: white.8. Jumbled letters, parakeet (answer)Ans: bird (category)9. It was a ratio proportional problem with age.!!!10. one question like. (209*144)^2 + (209*209)+(209*144)+(144*144) = ?Ans: here you can use calc, many(4 to 5) questions were depend upon calc alone.(no need problem solving technique).11. Im only son for my parents. (some irrelevant statements in the middle to distract you). The man in picture is my father’s son. (some irrelevant statements).who is he?Ans: he himself (blood relation type of question).

As I suggesfully answered these above mentioned questions, I m unable to get through the process. Then you just think off, that how far you have to prepare to crack this. Take the exam as serious one and crack the competetive world.

I hope these questions will help you to get an idea on how to crack tcs first round. My suggestion is first go through all questions and try to answere simple questions first. Its easy for everyone to answer 16 to 17 right answers, beyond 17 it is very much tough to answer. as the Cutoff in other cities like banglore and hyderabad is 18. But in Chennai, I dont think they have cut off, because I answered 21 questions with 2 doubt answers (other 19 confirmly correct). But I failed to get through this round as I got 28 pos in list. Only first 20 pos selected out of 700 (approx.) people in my batch.

As I m not very much strong on Verbal, here I got good opportunity to prove myself, as the questions only from numerical ability. So I put on my full ability to get through this online exam. But I m unable to crack, and this exam clearly showed that I m not having enough stuff to get in to an MNC. As I got extremely vexed on losing this interview, I want you people not to loose this golden opportunity, like me. please take my experience as an cracking tool for exam and try to get through this exam. For this reason alone im posting these questions.

The real matter is how far you utilise your 60 min in test. first understand question in 15 to 20 seconds, or else skip it. The real thing is each and every question is mind blogging. I wish you all the best to clear this round and also to get in India’s top mnc company.

)APTITUDE TEST:

Questions = 70 ; time limit = 75 minutes. Sectional cut-off in each section its around 60% in Logical

Reasoning part and 50% in Verbal Ability. no negative marking Offline (paper & pen) test.

Analytical & Logical reasoning:(30 question : 40 minutes)

English section: (40 question : 35 minutes)

Analytical reasoning

1. A family I know has several children. Each boy in this family has as many sisters as brothers but

each girl has

twice as many brothers as sisters. How many brothers and sisters are there?

Ans: 4 boys and 3 girls.

2. In a soap company a soap is manufactured with 11 parts. For making one soap you will get 1 part as

scrap.

At the end of the day u have 251 such scraps. From that how many soaps can be manufactured?

Ans: 25.

3. There is a 5digit no. 3 pairs of sum is eleven each. Last digit is 3 times the first one. 3 rd digit is 3

less than the

second.4 th digit is 4 more than the second one. Find the digit.

Ans : 25296.

4. Every day a cyclist meets a train at a particular crossing. The road is straight before the crossing

and both are

traveling in the same direction. The cyclist travels with a speed of 10 Kmph. One day the cyclist comes

late by

25 min. and meets the train 5km before the crossing. What is the speed of the train?

Ans: 60 kmph

5. Two twins have certain peculiar characteristics. One of them always lies on Monday, Wednesday,

and

Friday. The other always lies on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. On the other days they tell the

truth.

You are given a conversation.

Person A-- today is Sunday my name is Anil

Person B -- today is Tuesday, my name is Bill

What day is today?

Ans: Today is Tuesday

Directions 6:10 In each of the questions given below which one of the five answer figures on the right

should come after the problem figures on the left, if the sequence were continued ?

Answers 6-10

6 E. 7. C 8. B 9.E 10. D

Directions 11-15: Each problem consists of a problem followed by two statements. Decide whether the

data in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Select your answer according to whether:

(A) statement 1 alone is sufficient, but statement 2 alone is not sufficient to answer the question

(B) statement 2 alone is sufficient, but statement 1 alone is not sufficient to answer the question

(C) both statements taken together are sufficient to answer the question, but neither statement alone

is sufficient

(D) each statement alone is sufficient

(E) statements 1 and 2 together are not sufficient, and additional data is needed to answer the

question

11. If x and y are both positive integers, how much greater is x than y?

1. x + y = 20

2. x = y²

1. A.

2. B.

3. C.

4. D.

5. E.

Ans: C

12. Fifty percent of the articles in a certain magazine are written by staff members. Sixty percent of

the articles are

on current affairs. If 75 percent of the articles on current affairs are written by staff members with

more than 5

years experience of journalism, how many of the articles on current affairs are written by journalists

with more

than 5 years experience?

1. 20 articles are written by staff members.

2. Of the articles on topics other than current affairs, 50 percent are by staff members with less than 5

years experience.

1. A.

2. B.

3. C.

4. D.

5. E.

Ans: A

13. Is xy > 0 ?

1. x/y < 0

2. x + y < 0

1. A.

2. B.

3. C.

4. D.

5. E.

Ans: A

14 One number, n, is selected at random from a set of 10 integers. What is the probability that ½ n +

13 = 0 ?

1. The largest integer in the set is 13.

2. The arithmetic mean of the set is zero.

1. A.

2. B.

3. C.

4. D.

5. E.

Ans: E

15. Is w a whole number?

1. 3w is an odd number.

2. 2w is an even number.

1. A.

2. B.

3. C.

4. D.

5. E.

Ans: B

Directions (Question 16 to 19 ) : Read the following information carefully and answer the questions

given below it.

IV. i) There are six friends A,B,C,D,E and F

ii) Each one is proficient in one of the games, namely Badminton, Vollyball, Cricket, Hockey, Tennis and

Polo

iii) Each owns a different coloured car, namely yellow, green, black, white, blue and red.

iv) D plays Polo and owns a yellow coloured car

v) C does not play either Tennis or Hockey and owns neither blue nor yellow coloured car

vi) E owns a white car and plays Badminton

vii) B does not play Tennis, he owns a red coloured car.

viii) A plays Cricket and owns a black car

16. Who plays Volleyball ?

A) B B) C C) F D) Data inadequate E) None of these

Ans: B

17. Which coloured car F owns ?

A) Green B) Blue C) Either Green or Blue D) Data inadequate E) None of these

Ans: B

18. Which of the following combinations of colour of car and game played is not correct ?

A) Yellow - Polo B) Green - Tennis C) Black - Cricket D) Red- Hockey E) None of these

Ans: B

19. In a group of six women, there are four dancers, four vocal musicians, one actress and three

violinists. Girija

and Vanaja are among the violinists while Jalaja and Shailaja do not know how to play on the violin.

Shailaja

and Tanuja are among the dancers. Jalaja, Vanaja, Shailaja and Tanuja are all vocal musicians and two

of them

are also violinists. If Pooja is an actress, who among the following is both a dancer and violinist ?

A) Jalaja B) Shailaja C) Tanuja D) Pooja

Ans: C

20. Salay walked 10 m towards West from his house. Then he walked 5 m turning to his left. After this

he walked

10 m turning to his left and in the end he walked 10 m turning to his left. In what direction is he now

from his

starting point?

(A) South (B) North (C) East (D) West (E) None of these

Ans : (B)

21.Manish goes 7 km towards South-East from his house, then he goes 14 km turning to West. After

this he goes

7 km towards North West and in the end he goes 9 km towards East. How far is he from his house?

(A) 5 km (B) 7 km (C) 2 km (D) 14 km (E) None of these

Ans : (A)

22. Laxman went 15 kms from my house, then turned left and walked 20 kms. He then turned east and

walked

25 kms and finally turning left covered 20kms. How far was he from his house.

(A) 5 kms (B) 10 kms (C) 40 kms (D) 80 kms (E) None of these

Ans : (D)

23. The door of Aditya's house faces the east. From the back side of his house, he walks straight 50

metres, then

turns to the right and walks 50 metres, then turns towards left and stops after walking 25 metres .

Now Aditya

is in which direction from the starting point?

(A) South-East (B) North-East (C) South- West (D) North-West (E) None of these

Ans : (D)

24. P, Q, R and S are playing a game of carrom. P, R, and S, Q are partners. S is to the right of R who is

facing

west. Then Q is facing ?

(A) North (B) South (C) East (D) West (E) None of these

Ans : (A)

25. A clock is so placed that at 12 noon its minute hand points towards north-east. In which direction

does its hour

hand point at 1.30 p.m?

(A) North (B) South (C) East (D) West (E) None of these

Ans: C

26. A man walks 30 metres towards South. Then , turning to his right, he walks 30 metres . Then

turning to his left,

he walks 20 metres. again he turns to his left and walks 30 metres . How far is he from his initial

position?

A. 20 metres B. 30 metres C.60 metres D. 80 metres E None of these

Ans: E

Directions 27-30 :The table below shows the number of people who responded to a survey about their

favorite style of music. Use this information to answer the following questions to the nearest whole

percentage.

27. What percentage of respondents under 31 , indicated that blues in their favorite style?

A. 7.1 B. 7.6 C. 8.3 D. 14.1 E. 7.2

Ans: B

28. What percentage of respondents aged 21-30 indicated that jazz is their favorite style?

A. 64 % B. 60% C. 75% D. 36% E. 46%

Ans: A

29. What percentage of the total sample indicated that Jazz is heir favorite style of music?

A. 6 % B. 8% C. 22% D. 4% E. 11%

Ans: E

30. What percentage of the total sample were aged21-30?

A. 31 % B. 23% C. 25% D. 14% E. 30%

Ans: C

Verbal Ability Test (40 Questions in 35 minutes)

Directions for Questions 1-5: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of

the information provided in the passage.

Much of the information we have today about chimpanzees comes from the groundbreaking, long-term

research of the great conservationist, Jane Goodall.

Jane Goodall was born in London, England, on April 3, 1934. On her second birthday, her father gave

her a toy chimpanzee named Jubilee. Jubilee was named after a baby chimp in the London Zoo, and

seemed to foretell the course Jane’s life would take. To this day, Jubilee sits in a chair in Jane’s London

home. From an early age, Jane was fascinated by animals and animal stories. By the age of 10, she

was talking about going to Africa to live among the animals there. At the time, in the early 1940s, this

was a radical idea because women did not go to Africa by themselves.

As a young woman, Jane finished school in London, attended secretarial school, and then worked for a

documentary filmmaker for a while. When a school friend invited her to visit Kenya, she worked as a

waitress until she had earned the fare to travel there by boat. She was 23 years old.

Once in Kenya, she met Dr. Louis Leakey, a famous paleontologist and anthropologist. He was

impressed with her thorough knowledge of Africa and its wildlife, and hired her to assist him and his

wife on a fossil-hunting expedition to Olduvai Gorge. Dr. Leakey soon realized that Jane was the perfect

person to complete a study he had been planning for some time. She expressed her interest in the

idea of studying animals by living in the wild with them, rather than studying dead animals through

paleontology.

Dr. Leakey and Jane began planning a study of a group of chimpanzees who were living on the shores

of Lake Tanganyika in Kenya. At first, the British authorities would not approve their plan. At the time,

they thought it was too dangerous for a woman to live in the wilds of Africa alone. But Jane’s mother,

Vanne, agreed to join her so that she would not be alone. Finally, the authorities gave Jane the

clearance she needed in order to go to Africa and begin her study

In July of 1960, Jane and her mother arrived at Gombe National Park in what was then called

Tanganyika and is now called Tanzania. Jane faced many challenges as she began her work. The

chimpanzees did not accept her right away, and it took months for them to get used to her presence in

their territory. But she was very patient and remained focused on her goal. Little by little, she was able

to enter their world.

At first, she was able to watch the chimpanzees only from a great distance, using binoculars. As time

passed, she was able to move her observation point closer to them while still using camouflage.

Eventually, she was able to sit among them, touching, patting, and even feeding them. It was an

amazing accomplishment for Jane, and a breakthrough in the study of animals in the wild. Jane named

all of the chimpanzees that she studied, stating in her journals that she felt they each had a unique

personality.

One of the first significant observations that Jane made during the study was that chimpanzees make

and use tools, much like humans do, to help them get food. It was previously thought that humans

alone used tools. Also thanks to Jane’s research, we now know that chimps eat meat as well as plants

and fruits. In many ways, she has helped us to see how chimpanzees and humans are similar. In doing

so, she has made us more sympathetic toward these creatures, while helping us to better understand

ourselves.

The study started by Jane Goodall in 1960 is now the longest field study of any animal species in their

natural habitat. Research continues to this day in Gombe and is conducted by a team of trained

Tanzanians.

Jane’s life has included much more than just her study of the chimps in Tanzania. She pursued a

graduate degree while still conducting her study, receiving her Ph.D. from Cambridge University in

1965. In 1984, she received the J. Paul Getty Wildlife Conservation Prize for "helping millions of people

understand the importance of wildlife conservation to life on this planet." She has been married twice:

first to a photographer and then to the director of National Parks. She has one son.

Dr. Jane Goodall is now the world’s most renowned authority on chimpanzees, having studied their

behavior for nearly 40 years. She has published many scientific articles, has written two books, and

has won numerous awards for her groundbreaking work. The Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife

Research, Education, and Conservation was founded in 1977 in California but moved to the

Washington, D.C., area in 1998. Its goal is to take the actions necessary to improve the environment

for all living things.

Dr. Goodall now travels extensively, giving lectures, visiting zoos and chimp sanctuaries, and talking to

young people involved in environmental education. She is truly a great conservationist and an amazing

human being.

Read this sentence from the article.

1. 'But she was very patient and remained focused on her goal'. What is an antonym for the word

focused?

1. bothered

2. tired

3. disinterested

4. concerned

Ans: C

2. What is the author’s purpose in writing this article?

1. to entertain the reader with stories about chimpanzees

2. to inform the reader of the importance of wildlife conservation

3. to warn the reader about the challenges of working in Africa

4. to describe the work and life of Jane Goodall.

Ans: D

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons Dr. Leakey chose Jane to work with him?

1. She knew a lot about Africa.

2. She knew a lot about African wildlife.

3. She earned the money to travel to Africa on her own.

4. She was interested in studying animals in the wild.

Ans: C

4. Which of the following is NOT true of chimpanzees?

1. Chimpanzees are often comfortable with strangers right away.

2. Chimpanzees eat meat as well as plants and fruit.

3. Chimpanzees use tools to help them get food.

4. Different chimpanzees have different personalities.

Ans: A

5. Jane Goodall is now the world’s most renowned authority on chimpanzees, having studied their

behavior for nearly forty years. What does authority mean?

1. an intelligent person

2. one who studies animals

3. a scientist

4. an expert

Ans: B

Read this sentence from the article.

Directions for Questions 6-10: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of

the information provided in the passage.

There are some men who seem to be always on the lookout for trouble and, to tell the truth, they are

seldom disappointed. Listening to such men one would think that this world is one of the stormiest and

most disagreeable places. Yet, after all it is not such a bad place and the difficulty is often in the man

who is too thin- skinned. On the other hand, the man who goes out expecting people to be like himself,

kind and brotherly, will be surprised at the kindness he meets even in the most unlike quarters. A

smile is apt to be met met with a respective smile while the sneer is just as apt to provoke a snarl. Men

living in the same neighborhood may live vastly different lives. But it is not the neighborhood which is

quarrelsome, but the man within us. And we have it in out power to change our neighborhood into a

pleasant one by simply changing our own ways.

6. The passage is about

A) our disagreeable and hostile world

B) a kindly and pleasant world

C) our different and unresponsive world

D) the world and what one makes of it.

Ans: D

7. "..............they are seldom disappointed". The statement denotes that such men

A) welcome difficulties as a morale booster

B) do not have face any trouble

C) manage to keep unruffled in the face of discomforts

D) generally do not fail to come across troubles

Ans: D

8. The author's own view of the world is that it is

A) one of the loveliest and quietest places

B) an unpleasant and turbulent place

C) one's own excessive sensitivity that makes it a bad place

D) a sordid place for those who suffer in life

Ans: C

9. Which of the following is opposite in meaning to the expression 'thin-skinned' as sed in the passage?

A) Insensitive

B) Intelligent

C) Awkward

D) Obstinate

Ans: A

10. "On the other hand............. unlikely quarter" The statement shows that people's reaction to our

attitude is

A) Generally indifferent

B) surprisingly responsive

C) often adverse

D) mainly favourable

Ans: B

Directions 11-18: Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the

sentence meaningfully complete.

11.For a few seconds, Madan was.............blinded by the powerful lights of the oncoming car

A) heavily B) largely C) greatly D) powerfully E) totally

Ans: E

12. His interest in the study of human behavior is indeed very..............

A) strong B) large C) broad D) vast E) deep

Ans: E

13. The police have................a complaint against four persons

A) entered B) lodged C) registered D) noted E) received

Ans: C

14. The improvement made by changes in the system was ....................and did not warrant the large

expenses.

A) large B) small C) minute D) marginal E) uncertain

Ans: D

15. The man who is..........................hesitating which of the two things he will do first, will do neither.

A) persistently B) constantly C) insistently D) consistently E) perpetually

Ans: A

16. He is too...................to be deceived easily

A) strong B) modern C) kind D) honest E) intelligent

Ans: E

17. The Manager gave her his ..... that the complaint would be investigated

A. assurance B. suggestion C. avowal D. support

Ans: A

18. I am feeling ...... better today.

A. rather B. too C. fairly D. very

Ans: C

Direction Questions19-26: In each question below is given a passage followed by several inference.

You have to examine each inference separately in the context of the passage and decide upon its

degree of truth or falsity.

mark your answer as :

A. if the inference is ' definitely true' i.e. , it directly follows from the facts given in the passage

B. if the inference is ' probably true' though not definitely true in the light of the facts given

C. if you think the data are in adequate i.e., from the facts given you cannot say whether the inference

is likely to be true or false

D. if you think the inference is ' probably false' though not definitely false in the light of the facts

given; and

E. if you think inference is ' definitely false' i.e. , it contradicts the given facts.

Passage I

Urban services have not expanded fast enough to cope with urban expansion. Low investment

allocation have tended top be under spent. Both public( e. g. water and sewage) and private (e.g. low-

income area housing) infrastructure quality has declined. this impact of the environment in which

children live and the supporting services available to them when they fall ill, seems clear. The decline

in average food availability and the rise in absolute poverty point in the same satisfactory direction

19. There is nothing to boast about urban services

Ans: A

20. The public transport system is in the hands of private sector.

Ans: C

21. Birth rate is higher in Urban areas compared to rural areas.

Ans: C

22. Low-cost urban housing is one of the priorities

Ans: B

23 The environment around plays an important role on the health status.

Ans: A

Passage II

Though the state cultivate only 3.2 lakh tonnes of mangoes, they are of premium quality and with

mangoes becoming second most consumed fruit in the world after grapes. the government has been

trying exporting it through sea route which is cheaper . An experiment which was done in this regard

last year has proved successful.

24. Quality of mangoes is an important factor in exports.

Ans: A

25. The state also exports good quality grapes

Ans: C

26. The state also cultivates a large number of medium quality mangoes.

Ans: E

Direction27-32: In each of the following questions, find out which part of the sentence has an error. if

there is no mistake the answer is 'no error'

27. I going there / will not solve / this complicated problem / No error

A B C D

Ans : A

28. You can get /all the information you want / in this book / No error

A B C D

Ans : A

29. The bus could not / ascend the steep hill / because it was in the wrong gears / No error

A B C D

Ans : C

30.No stronger / a figure than his / is prescribed in the history / No error

A B C D

Ans : C

31. most people would have /attended the union meeting / if they had / longer notice of it / No error

A B C D E

Ans : D

32. And though one did not / quite believe his claim / one saw no harm / in granting him permission /

No error

A B C D E

Ans: E

Directions33 : In each question, a part of sentence is printed in italics. Below each sentence, some

phrases are given which can substitute the italicized part of the sentence. If the sentence is correct as

it is, the answer is 'No correction required'

33. The problems of translation are still remain.

A. are remain. B. will remained C. will still remain. D. No Correction required

Ans : C

34. It is ten years since I have begun living here

A. begun B. had begun C. began D. No Correction required

Ans : C

35. Education is a strong instrument for moldings the character of the young.

A. striking B. powerful C. potent D. No Correction required

Ans : B

36. He gave the I.A.S. examination in all seriousness.

A. appeared B. took C. undertook D. No Correction required

Ans: B

37. He has cooked that meal so often he can do it with his eyes closed.

A. mind blank B. eyes covered C. hands full D. No Correction required

Ans: D

38. The young hikers went as far as they finally got lost in the valley.

A. so far that B. too far that C. so far as that D. No Correction required

Ans: A

39. He stopped to work an hour ago

A. to working B. to have worked C. working D. No Correction required

Ans : C

40. The fact finding committee has so far not made any advancement.

A. progress B. improvement C. stride D. No Correction required

Ans: A