TEST NO.

2
ENGLISH

1.The manager keeps the work pending.

A) The work are being kept pending by the manager.
B) The work was kept pending by the manager.
C) The work has been kept pending by the manager.
D) The work is kept pending by the manager.

2.The thief was being arrested by the police.

A) The police has arrested the thief.
B) The police arrested the thief.
C) The police had arrested the thief.
D) The police was arresting the thief.

3.Select the most appropriate Antonym.

Intrepid
A) Responsive
B) Cowardly
C) Sentimental
D) Unemotional

4.Conduct all the exams in a fair and proper manner.

A) Let all the exams be conducted in a fair and proper manner.
B) Let all exams should be conducted in fair and proper manner.
C) All the exams are conducted in a fair and proper manner.
D) The exams were all conducted in a fair and proper manner.

5.Fortunately, the fire did not cause much damage.

A) Fortunately, not much damage was caused by the fire.
B) Fortunately, not much damage was being caused by the fire.
C) Fortunately, not much damage is caused by the fire.
D) Fortunately, not much damage is being caused by the fire.

6.Idiom.
In hot water
A) In suspense
B) In advantage
C) In trouble
D) In shower

7.She is teaching French to children.

A) Children are being taught French by her.
B) Children were taught French by her.
C) Children are taught French by her.
D) Children have been taught French by her.

8.He incurred heavy losses in business.

A) Heavy losses are incurred in business by him.
B) Heavy losses was incurred in business by him.
C) Heavy losses were incurred in business by him.
D) Heavy losses are being incurred in business by him.

9.One-Word Substitution.
In exactly the same words as were used originally.
A) Verbatim
B) Duplication
C) Repetition
D) Recurrence

10.Why do you spend so much money?

A) Why has so much money been spent by you?
B) Why is so much money being spent by you?
C) Why was so much money spent by you?
D) Why is so much money spent by you?

11.A child could understand his theory.

A) His theory was understood by a child.
B) His theory can be understood by a child.
C) His theory could be understood by a child.
D) His theory is being understood by a child.

12.Select the most appropriate Synonym.

Deviate
A) Veer
B) Imitate
C) Conform
D) Replicate

13.The farmer is ploughing the fields.

A) The fields have been ploughed by the farmer.
B) The fields are being ploughed by the farmer.
C) The fields were ploughed by the farmer.
D) The fields are ploughed by the farmer.

14.People claim to have seen the wild and mad elephant in several
cities.
A) The wild and mad elephant was claimed to be seen by people in
several cities.
B) The wild and mad elephant is claimed to have been seen in
several cities.
C) The wild and mad elephant is being claimed to be seen in several
cities.
D) The wild and mad elephant has been claimed to be seen by people in
several cities.

15.Select the incorrect spelt word.

A) service
B) session
C) serpant
D) servant
GENERAL AWARNESS

1.Anantha R Krishnan is associated with which Musical Instrument?

A) Tabla
B) Mridangam
C) Drums
D) Violin

2.The famous musician Vishnu Govind Jog is primarily associated with

which of the following musical instruments?
A) Violin
B) Veena
C) Flute
D) Tabla

3.Allah Rakha was associated with which of the following musical

instruments?
A) Sarod
B) Shehnai
C) Sitar
D) Tabla

4.Bhajan Sopori, a Padma Shri awardee, is a __________ player.

A) Sitar
B) Santoor
C) Tabla
D) Violin

5.Which of the following is correctly matched?

A) Zakir Hussian – Sitar
B) Sultan Khan – Sarangi
C) Bismillah Khan – Tabla
D) Hariprasad Chaurasia – Sarod

REASONING

1.What day would it be on 29th March 2020?

A) Friday
B) Monday
C) Sunday
D) Saturday

2.Select the correct related to the third word.

CONVICT : PRISON :: ESKIMO : ?
A) IGLOO
B) COTTAGE
C) HUT
D) PALACE

3.How many leap years are there in a period of 100 years?

A) 23
B) 22
C) 24
D) 25

4. Select the correct related to the third word.

SHIRT : TROUSER :: SHOES : ?
A) POLISH
B) SOCKS
C) LEATHER
D) SANDAL

5.On 7th July 1985 it was a Tuesday. What day was it on 8th December
1985?
A) Saturday
B) Friday
C) Wednesday
D) Thursday

6.LINK : JGKN :: THAT : RFTA :: GROW : ?

A) EQVP
B) EQXO
C) EPWO
D) FQVO

7.If 30 June 2001 was a Saturday, then in which of the following years,
the same date will be a Saturday?
A) 2008
B) 2007
C) 2006
D) 2005

8.SLEEK : 37 :: FOLD : 25 :: YATCH : ?

A) 40
B) 48
C) 52
D) 42

9.If 1 January 2101, is a Thursday, then what day will be

30 December 2101?
A) Wednesday
B) Thursday
C) Friday
D) Sunday

10.Cease : Desist :: Eradicate : ?

A) Replenish
B) Destroy
C) Restore
D) Abstain

APTITUDE
1.The price of sugar got raised by 25%. To maintain the same level of
expenses on sugar, a person reduced the consumption of sugar by x%.
The value of x is,
A) 19.5
B) 21
C) 20
D) 18.75

2.When the price of an item was reduced by 25%, then its sale was
increased by x%. If there is an increase of 20% in the receipt of the
revenue, then the value of x will be?
A) 50
B) 60
C) 45
D) 75

3.The monthly expenditure of a person is 40% more than his monthly

savings. If his monthly income increase by 40% and monthly
expenditure increases by 60%, then the saves Rs. 2070 more in a month.
What is his initial expenditure?
A) 20,250
B) 22,425
C) 24,150
D) 19,320
4.In an election contested between two candidates, 15% of the total
voters did not cast their votes and 100 votes got disqualified. The
candidate who won the election won it by securing 45% of the total
votes and won by a margin of 400 votes. Find the total number of
voters?
A) 6000
B) 10000
C) 3500
D) 3600

5.In an election, there were three candidates: A, B and C. 10% of the

eligible voters did not vote. Out of those who voted 45% voted for A,
35% voted for B and the remaining 20% voted for C. 30% of the votes
polled for A and 20% of the votes polled for b were later deemed
invalid, while all the votes polled for C were deemed valid. If A got 882
more valid votes than B did, how many valid votes did C receive?
A) 5020
B) 5040
C) 5050
D) 5060

6.A man’s annual income has increased by Rs. 2 lakh but the income
tax on income that he has to pay has reduced from 20% to 16%. He now
pays the same amount of tax as before. What is his increased income in
lakhs?
A) 8
B) 10
C) 12
D) 6

7.Lucky spends 85% of his income. If his expenditure is increased by x

%, saving is increased by 60% and income is increased by 26%, then
find x?
A) 30
B) 34
C) 26
D) 20

8.The LCM of two positive numbers is 13 times their HCF. The sum of
HCF and LCM is 252. If one number is 54, the other number is,
A) 73
B) 78
C) 68
D) 63

9.The HCF of 2091, 3485 and 4879 is x. The sum of the digit of x is,
A) 20
B) 22
C) 19
D) 23

10.The price of a commodity is increased by 36% and the quantity

purchased is decreased by 30%. What is the percentage
increase/decrease in the amount spent on the commodity?
A) 6% increase
B) 4.8% increase
C) 6% decrease
D) 4.8% decrease

11.2000 employees are assigned to complete a project. At the end of the

first year, 15% of the number of employees is decreased and at the end
of the second year again 10% of the number of employees is decreased.
However, to complete the project on time, the number of employees is
increased by 10% at the end of the third year. What was the number of
employees working during the fourth year?
A) 1786
B) 1685
C) 1683
D) 1783

12.The population of town increased by 8% every year. If the present

population of the town is 14580, then what was the population of the
town 2 years ago?
A) 13765
B) 12200
C) 13600
D) 12500

13.Six bells begin to toll together and toll, at intervals of 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and

12 seconds. After how many seconds, will they toll together again?
A) 176
B) 168
C) 167
D) 186

14.Three numbers are in the ratio 4 : 9 : 13 and their LCM is 2340.

Their HCF is,
A) 7
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5

15.In an examination, A obtained 10% more marks than B, B obtained

20% more marks than C and C obtained 32% less marks than D. If A
obtained 272 more marks than C, then the marks obtained by B is?
A) 850
B) 816
C) 1020
D) 952

16.If the numerator of the fraction is increased by 15% and denominator

is decreased by 20%, then the fraction, so obtained is, 17/65. What is
the original fraction?
A) 281/1495
B) 278/1495
C) 267/1495
D) 272/1495
17.Shreya was given an increment of 10% on her salary. Her new salary
is rs. 5500. What was her salary before the increment?
A) 4900
B) 5100
C) 5000
D) 5050

18.The sides of a triangular field are 62m, 186m, 279m. Find the
greatest length of tape that would be able to exactly measure each of
them without any fractions.
A) 31M
B) 62M
C) 93M’’
D) 30M

19.Aman gave 30% of his monthly income to his father and of the
remaining income he gave 30% to his daughter and 25% to his wife.
Aman invested the amount of money remaining from his monthly
income equally in three schemes. If he invested Rs. 42000 in each
scheme, what is Aman’s monthly income (in Rs. Thousand)?
A) 200
B) 400
C) 500
D) 300

20.The cost of apples is increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%.

What is the net percentage decrease?
A) 4%
B) 6%
C) 5%
D) 3%