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Direction: (1–4) In the given Direction: (5–9) In the given

question, a part of the sentence is statement some words have been
printed in bold. Below the sentence, highlighted. These words may not be
alternatives to the emboldened part at the correct place making the
are given as (A), (B), (C) and (D), sentence grammatically and
which may help improve the contextually incorrect. Choose the
sentence. Choose the correct option which represents the correct
alternative out of the given five sequence of words, which will make
options. In case the given sentence is the sentence grammatically and
correct, your answer will be option contextually correct. If the sentence
(E), i.e., "No correction required". is correct as it is, choose E i.e. ‘No
rearrangement required’ as your
1.As the bus make a turn, it collided answer.
with the van.
5. Though she is difficult (A) girl; at
A. making a turn times (B) she can be extremely
B. had made a turn amiable (C) to deal with.
C. will be making a turn
D. made a turn A. BAC
E. No correction required B. CAB
C. ACB
D. CBA
2.Some residents are still wait for E. No rearrangement required
help days after floodwaters
inundated their homes.
6. As one of the crew made (A)
A. be waiting for help overboard, rescuers save (B) heroic
B. waiting for help efforts to fell (C) him.
C. waited for help
D. waited to help A. BAC
E. No correction required B. CAB
C. ACB
D. CBA
3.He was known to work hard and E. No rearrangement required
paying attention to the details.

A. for hardly work 7. With hard dedication (A) and

B. for working hardly appreciation (B), he hoped to earn
C. to have worked hard the work (C) of his peers.
D. for working hard
E. No correction required A. BAC
B. CAB
C. ACB
4.This is the second time the boat D. CBA
race has been move off the Thames. E. No rearrangement required

A. moved for
B. moved into 8. To laid (A) out the straighten (B)
C. moved off rug the maid crimpled (C) several
D. moved between heavy books on the edges.
E. No correction required
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A. BCA E. 297.5
B. CAB
C. ACB
D. CBA 12.(245 + 4500 – 3209) ÷ 3 = ?
E. No rearrangement required
A. 454
B. 496
9.The stage manager began (A) to C. 512
direct (B) the actor where to stand D. 502
(C) on stage. E. 524

A. BAC
B. CAB
C. ACB 13. of 25% of 1800 = ?
D. CBA
E. No rearrangement required A. 128
B. 135
C. 126
Direction: Read the sentence to find D. 154
out whether there is an error in it. The E. 132
error, if any, will be in one part of the
sentence. The number corresponding
to that part will be your answer. If the 14.x3÷ (24 × 4 ÷ 8) = 18
given sentence is correct as it is, mark
the answer as ‘No error’. Ignore the A. 12
errors of punctuation, if any. B. 4
C. 9
10. The seat too the (1)/ forefront of D. 8
the dining (2)/ table was always E. 6
occupied (3)/ by the head of the
family. (4)
15.5(3 ÷ 6 × 4 + 1)
×7 =
222 + x
A. 1
B. 2 A. 238
C. 3 B. 289
D. 4 C. 391
E. No error D. 363
E. 305

Direction: (11–15) What should

come in place of the question mark '?' 16.x ÷ (233 – 227 + 2) + 276 = 292
or x in the following questions?
A. 128
11. B. 122
C. 116
45% of 1770 ÷ 3 = 657 – ? D. 134
E. 142
A. 411.5
B. 401.5
C. 372.5 17.489 ÷ 6 + 22.5 × 2 – 17.5 = ?
D. 391.5
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A. 117 series when all the 2’s and 6’s are

B. 101 dropped and then last eight numbers
C. 109 are reversed?
D. 83
E. 121 A. 4
B. 8
C. 7
D. 5
E. None of these
18. ×6=?

A. 92 22.How many numbers are there in

B. 80 the given series which are
C. 105 immediately preceded by an even
D. 95 number and immediately followed by
E. 90 an odd number?

A. Less than five

19. × B. Five
C. Six
D. More than six
A. 669
E. None of these
B. 661
C. 729
D. 704
E. 693 23.Which of the following number is
sixth to the right of the one which is
eleventh to the left of the number
which is eighth from the extreme
20.(x ÷ 5 ÷ 7) × 14 + 112 = 420
right end of the series?
A. 648
A. 1
B. 720
B. 3
C. 805
C. 7
D. 770
D. 2
E. 840
E. None of these

###COMMON###21###25###Dir
24.If the starting thirteen numbers
ection: Study the information given
are reversed which of the following
below and answer the questions
number is fifth to the left of the one
based on it.
which is sixteenth from the left end of
the arrangement?

A. 5
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B. 3
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C. 4
D. 8
21.
E. None of these
Which of the following number will be
seventh to the right of the one which
is eleventh from the right end of the
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25.How many such pairs of number 27.Who amongst the following were
are there in the 3861574 each of born just after D?
which has as many numbers between
them in both forward and backward A. B
directions? B. G
C. A
A. Two D. E
B. One E. None of these
C. Three
D. More than three
E. None 28.Who amongst the following was
born on 5th June?

###COMMON###26###30###Dir A. H
ection: Study the following B. C
information carefully and answer the C. B
given questions. D. A
E. None of these

Eight people i.e. A, B, C, D, E, F, G 29.Four of the following five are alike

and H were born on two different in a certain way and hence form a
dates i.e. 5th and 23rd of April, May, group. Which of the following does
June, and July of the same year but not belong to that group?
not necessarily in the same order.
A. G
B. A
C. E
B was born in a month having 31 days D. C
but not in July. Three people were E. B
born between B and D. Number of
people were born before D is same as
number of people born after E. Three 30.How many people were born after
people were born between E and A. G C?
was born in a month having 31 days.
H was born in a month having 30 days A. Three
immediate after C B. Four
C. One
26. D. None
E. Two
How many people were born before
C?

A. One
B. Two
C. None
D. Four
E. Three
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###ANSWERS### Move for something: to instigate or

initiate some legal motion.
1. Ans. D.
5. Ans. D.
As the sentence is in simple past
tense hinted by the presence of the Note that the sentence begins with
word ‘collided’ the sentence demands 'though' which is used to present a
‘made’ instead of ‘make’ for being contrasting idea. also as the last part
grammatically correct. of the sentence mentions 'to deal
with', it means that position C
2. Ans. B. requires a negative word.
Simultaneously, position A requires a
As the adverb ‘still’ precedes the positive word to describe the traits of
emboldened phrase indicating that the girl in question. So, A and C need
the flood-affected residents are to be exchanged. B is correct in its
‘continuing until now’ to expect help, place. So, the correct word order is
so we need to replace ‘wait’ with CBA.
‘waiting’ to rectify the sentence.
6. Ans. B.
3. Ans. D.
Note that we are talking of an
As we are talking about the positives instance where a 'heroic effort' was
of a person for which the subject was 'made' . So, we need a verb in the
known, we can negate the options first place to define the instance. 'Fell'
with the word having negative would take the first place. 'made'
connotation’ ie’, ‘hardly’. Note, that would fit position B. The effect is
following the rule of parallelism as we explained by the word 'save' which
have the second gerund ‘paying’ best suits position C. So, the correct
present, we need another verb in order is CAB.
gerund form to replace the
emboldened phrase. So, it should be 7. Ans. B.
‘for working hard’. Option D is the
correct answer. Word 'hard' best fits first position to
complete the phrase 'hard work'.
4. Ans. C. Then comes 'dedication' as it matches
the traits necessary to get
The correct replacement here would appreciation from someone. Last in
be ‘moved off’. Note that the sentence the order would be 'appreciation'. So,
is in the present perfect tense hinted the correct order is CAB.
by the presence of ‘has been’. So, we
need a past participle. Also the phrase 8. Ans. A.
‘move off’ means to change the
subject or location to something else. As the sentence begins with the
determiner 'to' we need verb in its
Note the meanings of other phrasal base form at first place. Of the
verbs given in options which are emboldened words only 'straighten'
against the context of the given fits in well. Now we straighten only
sentence. something that is 'crimpled' and not
'laid' so, C would be second and last
Move into: to start living or operating in the sequence would be A. So, the
a business in a place. correct order is BCA.
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9. Ans. E. = 3 × 45

The given words are present in the = 135

correct sequence which is ABC. So, E
is the correct answer. 14. Ans. E.

10. Ans. A. x3÷ (24 × 4 ÷ 8) = 18

The error lies in the first part of the

sentence. The word 'too' is incorrectly ⇒ = 18
used. Note that 'Too is an adverb that
can mean “excessively” or “also.
Instead we need to use a preposition
⇒ = 18
'at' We use at to describe a position
or location seen as a point. So,
replacing ‘too’ with ‘at’ would ride the
sentence grammatically correct. So, ⇒ = 18
the correct answer is A.
⇒ x3 = 12 × 18 = 216
11. Ans. D.
⇒x=6
45% of 1770 ÷ 3 = 657 – ?
15. Ans. C.

⇒ = 657 – ? 5(3 ÷ 6 × 4 + 1)
× 7 =222 + x

⇒ 590 = 657 – ? ⇒ × 7 =484+ x

⇒ ? = 657 – 265.5 = 391.5 ⇒ × 7 =484+ x

12. Ans. C. ⇒ 125 × 7 = 484+ x

(245 + 4500 – 3209) ÷ 3 = ? ⇒ x = 875 – 484 = 391

⇒ ? = (4745 – 3209) ÷ 3 16. Ans. A.

= 1536 ÷ 3 x ÷ (233 – 227 + 2) + 276 = 292

= 512
⇒ + 276 = 292
13. Ans. B.

⇒ = 292 – 276
of 25% of 1800 = ?
⇒ x = 8 × 16 = 128

⇒?= 1800 17. Ans. C.

489 ÷ 6 + 22.5 × 2 – 17.5 = ?

= 1800
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⇒?= + 22.5 × 2 – 17.5 71248756247862

= 81.5 + 45 – 17.5 Now, if all the 2’s and 6’s are dropped
we will get:
= 109
5837395438713571487
18. Ans. E. 5478

Now, if the last eight numbers are

reversed we will get:
×6=?
5837395438713578745
7841
⇒?= ×6
Now, the seventh number to the right
= ×6 of the eleventh number from the right
end = (11-7) = 4th from right.
= 15 × 6 = 90
Now, 4th number from the right is 7.
19. Ans. B.
Hence, option (C) is the right answer.

× 22. Ans. D.

⇒ × 2583273956438713256
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⇒ × Clearly, total seven numbers are

there which are immediately
preceded by an even number and
⇒ immediately followed by an odd
number.
⇒ x – 220 = 441 (squaring both sides)
Hence, option (D) is the right answer.
⇒ x = 441 + 220 = 661
23. Ans. A.
20. Ans. D.
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(x ÷ 5 ÷ 7) × 14 + 112 = 420 71248756247862

Eighth number from the extreme right

⇒ × 14 = 420 − 112 end is 5.

‘1’ is eleventh to the left of ‘5’.

⇒ = 308
‘1’ is sixth to the right of ‘1’.
⇒x= = 770 Hence, option (A) is the right answer.

21. Ans. C. 24. Ans. D.

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Starting thirteen elements are 2 5 8 3

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Now, if the starting thirteen numbers

are reversed we will get:

8346593723852713256
71248756247862
28. Ans. A.
Now, the fifth number to the left of
the sixteenth number from the left
end = (16-5) = 11th from the left.

Now, the 11th number from the left

end is 8.

Hence, option (D) is the right answer.

25. Ans. A.

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1 ----> 5 ----> 7 ----> 4 29. Ans. E.

8 <---- 6 <---- 1 <---- 5

26. Ans. E.

30. Ans. B.

27. Ans. B.