PART -II-

Quantitative Reasoning Section

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1. What is the area of a circle whose radius is the diagonal of a square whose area
is 9?
(A) 8π (B) 18π

(C) 3π (D) 36π

2. The circumference of a circle is xπ units, and the area of the circle is yπ

square units. If x = y, then radius of the circle is:

(A) 1 (B) 2

(C) 3π (D) 2π
3. What is the volume of a cube whose surface area is 294?
(A) 125 (B) 216

C) 294 (D) 343

4. The ratio of boys to girls in a certain classroom was 2 : 3. If boys represented

five more than one-third of the class, how many people were in the classroom?
(A) 30 (B) 45

(C) 75 (D) 60

5. What is the average of 530, 560, 517, 513 and 590?

(A) 5210 (B) 5209

(C) 529 + 559 + 516 + 512 + 589 (D) 5205

6. If p + 1 < 3p + 5, then:
(A) p < -2 (B) p > -2

(C) p=0 (D) p>2

7. If an equilateral triangle and a square have the same perimeter, what is the ratio
of the lengths of the sides of the equilateral triangle to the lengths of the sides
of the square?

(A) 3 : 4 (B) 4:3

(C) 1:2 (D) 1:3

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8. If a + 2b = x and a - 2b = y, which of the following expression is equal to ab?
𝐱 𝟐 −𝐲 𝟐 𝐱 𝟐 +𝐲 𝟐
(A) (𝐁) (𝐂) 𝐱 𝟐 − 𝐲 𝟐 (𝐃) 𝐱 𝟐 + 𝐲 𝟐
𝟖 𝟒

9. If the sum of the two integers is 42 and their difference is 22. Then the greater of
the two integers is:

(A) 25 (B) 32 (C) 8 (D) 10

10. If a2 = 17, then (a + 1)(a - 1) = ?

(A) 15 (B) 12 (C) 16 (D) 9

11. Abebe, Bletu and Omar combined their money to purchase a laptop. Together,
they paid a total of $490 for the laptop, including vat.

• Abebe paid $50 more than Beletu paid.

• Beletu paid twice as much as Omar paid.

How much did Abebe pay?

(A) $108 (B) $176 (C) $226 (D) $295

12. In an office with 30 trainees and a team lead, the average age of the whole
team decreases by 1 year when team lead is excluded. If the average age
of the whole team is 27 years, then what is the age of the team lead?

(A) 54 years (B) 55 years (C) 56 years (D) 57 Years

13. 20 friends went to a movie theatre. The average cost of the movie ticket for
19 friends was $120. But one of the friends paid $38 more than the
average cost for all the 20 friends. What was the total amount paid by all
of them together?

(A) $ 2,438 (B) $ 2,440 (C) $ 2,204 (D) $ 2,140

14. If A means ‘Multiplication’, B means ‘Division’, C means ‘Addition’ and D
means ‘Subtraction' then what is the value of 306 B 34 A 7 D 7 C 5?

(A) 32 (B) 61 (C) 54 (D) 43

15. What is the sum of all the factors of 28?
(A) 56 (B) 55 (C) 28 (D) 68
16. In an election between 2 contestants, 20% of the total votes were declared
invalid and one of the contestants got 35% of the total valid votes. If the
total number of votes in that election is 4,850 then what is the total number
of valid votes that the other contestant got?

(A) 2,502 (B) 2,512 (C) 2,522 (D) 2,436

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17. The total share of A, B and C is 669 in such a way that the ratio of the
shares of A to B is 17:27 and that of B to C is 2:5. What is the share of C?
(A) 135 (B) 270 (C) 223 (D) 405
18. Team members can complete a job in 20 days but with the help of their team
leader, they can complete it in 15 days. In how many days can the team
leader alone complete the job?
(A) 20 Days (B) 60 Days C) 40 days (D) 80 Days
19. If B is 5/2 times of A then A is what percentage of B?
(A) 40% (B) 20% (C) 60% (D) 50%

20. The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years.
What is the age of the youngest child?
(A) 16 (B) 12 (C) 4 (D) 7

21. If log 2 = 0.3010 and log 3 = 0.4771, the value of log5 512 is
(A) 2.87 (B) 2.967 (C) 3.876 (D) 3.912

22. There are two examinations rooms A and B. If 10 students are sent from A to B,
then the number of students in each room is the same. If 20 candidates are sent
from B to A, then the number of students in A is double the number of students
in B. The number of students in room A is:

(A) 20 (B) 60 (C) 80 (D) 100

23. The price of 10 chairs is equal to that of 4 tables. The price of 15 chairs and 2
tables together is Birr 4000. The total price of 12 chairs and 3 tables is:

(A) 3500 (B) 3900 (C) 3750 (D) 3840

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 The bar graph given below shows the sales of books (in thousand numbers)
from six branches of a publishing company during two consecutive years 2000
and 2001. Answer questions (24-28) based on the bar graph.

Sales of Books (in thousand numbers) from Six Branches - B1, B2, B3, B4, B5 and B6
of a publishing Company in 2000 and 2001.

24. What is the ratio of the total sales of branch B2 for both years to the total sales
of branch B4 for both years?
(A) 2:3 (B) 3:5 (C) 4:5 (D) 7:9
25. A total sale of branch B6 for both the years is what percent of the total sales of
branches B3 for both the years?
(A) 68.54% (B) 71.11% (C) 73.17% (D) 75.55%

26. What percent of the average sales of branches B1, B2 and B3 in 2001 is the
average sales of branches B1, B3 and B6 in 2000?
(A) 87.5% (B) 82.5% (C) 77.5% (D) 75%
27. What is the average sale of all the branches (in thousand numbers) for the year
2000?
(A) 73 (B) 80 (C) 83 (D) 88
28. A total sale of branches B1, B3 and B5 together for both the years (in thousand
numbers) is?
(A) 250 (B) 310 (C) 435 (D) 560
29. The percentage increase in the area of a rectangle, if each of its sides is
increased by 20% is:
(A) 40% (B) 42% (C) 44% (D) 46%

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Study the following pie-chart and the table and answer the questions (30-33) based on
them.
Proportion of Population of Seven Villages in 1997

Village % Population Below Poverty Line

X 38
Y 52
Z 42
R 51
S 49
T 46
V 58

30. If the population of village R in 1997 is 32000, then what will be the population of
village Y below poverty line in that year?

(A) 156000 (B) 16500 (C) 14100 (D) 17000

31. The ratio of population of village T below poverty line to that of village Z below
poverty line in 1997 is:
(A) 11:23 (B) 13:11 (C) 23:11 (D) 11:13

32. Find the population of village S if the population of village X below poverty line in
1997 is 12160.
(A) 18500 (B) 22000 (C) 20500 (D) 26000

33. If in 1998, the population of villages Y and V increase by 10% each and the
percentage of population below poverty line remains unchanged for all the

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 villages, then find the population of village V below poverty line in 1998, given
that the population of village Y in 1997 was 30000.
(A) 11250 (B) 12760 (C) 13140 (D) 13780
34. A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the
length of the train?
(A) 180 m (B) 324m (C) 120m (D) 150m
35. An accurate clock shows 8 o'clock in the morning. Through how may degrees
will the hour hand rotate when the clock shows 2 o'clock in the afternoon?
(A) 1800 (𝐵) 1680 (𝐶) 1500 ) (𝐷) 1440
36. A square, whose side is 2 m, has its corners cut away so as to form an octagon
with all sides equal. Then the length of each side of the octagon, in meters, is

√2 2 2 √2
(A) (𝐵) (𝐶) (𝐷)
√2+1 √2+1 √2−1 √2−1

37. In the figure below, ABCD is a rectangle with AE = EF = FB. What is the
ratio of the areas of Δ𝐶𝐸𝐹 and that of the rectangle?

1 1 1 1
(A) (𝐵) (𝐶) (𝐷)
9 6 8 3

38. A ladder leans against a vertical wall. The top of the ladder is 8 m above the
ground. When the bottom of the ladder is moved 2 m farther away from the wall,
the top of the ladder rests against the foot of the wall. What is the length of the
ladder?
(A) 10m (B) 12m (C) 15m (D) 17m
39. A rectangular pool 2 m wide and 6 m long is surrounded by a walkway of uniform
width. If the total area of the walkway is 48m2, how wide, in meters, is the
walkway?
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1

40. If the difference between mean and mode of a population is 48 and the median is
12, then the mean is

(A) 28 (B) 38 (C) 42 (D) 52

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 Answers for quantitative reasoning section
1 D 11 C 21 C 31 C

2 B 12 D 22 D 32 B

3 D 13 A 23 B 33 B

4 C 14 B 24 D 34 D

5 C 15 A 25 C 35 A

6 B 16 C 26 A 36 C

7 B 17 D 27 B 37 B

8 A 18 B 28 D 38 D

9 B 19 A 29 C 39 C

10 C 20 C 30 A 40 A

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 PART -III-
Logical/Analytical Reasoning Section

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 1. Girma ranks 𝟕𝒕𝒉 from top and 𝟐𝟖𝒕𝒉 from bottom in a class. How many students are
there in class?
(A) 16 (B) 23 (C) 34 (D) 35
2. 6 exams are to be conducted on 6 consecutive days starting from Monday. The
exams to be conducted are English, Mathematics, History, Physics, Chemistry
and Biology but not in the same order. Neither Physics nor Mathematics can be
conducted on Wednesday. There are 2 exams after Biology. There are 2 exams
in between Biology and English. Neither Chemistry nor Mathematics is
conducted on Friday. There are 3 exams in between Physics and Mathematics;
and Mathematics exam is conducted after Biology.

History exam is conducted on:

(A) Tuesday (B) Wednesday (C) Thursday (D) Friday
3. How many more triangles are there in the 𝟏𝒔𝒕 figure as compared to the 𝟐𝒏𝒅
figure

(A) Five (B) Four (C) Three (D) Two

4. Given below is a statement followed by 2 inferences. Choose the inference
that can be inferred from the given statement by selecting the right option.

Statement: In a rain affected cricket match Team A won against Team B by duckworth
lewis rule by 50 runs. Inferences:
I. Duckworth lewis is a rule to finalize the winner of a cricket match in case if the match is
affected by rain.
II. Team B batted first

A) Only inference I follows

B) Only inference II follows
C) Both inferences I and II follow
D) Neither inference I nor inference II follows
5. While counting the numbers from 1 to 10, Garry left one number. The number that
he left was greater than 3 but less than 9. It was an even number and the number
when reversed looks like another number. Which number is it?
(A) 2 (B) 6 (C) 4 (D) 8

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 6. Which figure replaces the question mark in the given figure series?

(A) a (B) b (C) c (D) d

7. Three of the following words are alike in a certain way and one is different. Select
the odd one
(A) Goggle (B) Spectacles (C) Bifocals (D) Optical readers
8. Select the option that is related to the question mark in the same way as the
second number is related to first and the fourth number is related to third.
(NOTE: operation should be performed on the whole numbers without breaking
down the numbers into its constituent)
139:228; 122:211; 2:?
(A) 189 (B) 91 (C) 198 (D) 89
Directions for questions 9 to 13: Read the following passage below and solve the questions
based on it.

There are seven professors A, B, C, D, E, F and G teaching seven subjects History,

Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Biology and English from Monday to Friday. Each
professor teaches a different subject and not more than two subjects are taught on any one of
the days.
(i) Chemistry is taught by professor B on Tuesday.
(ii) Professor D teaches on Friday but neither Geography nor Physics.
(iii) Professor F teaches History but neither on Thursday nor on Friday.
(iv) Professor A teaches English on the day on which History is taught.
(v) Professor C teaches Maths on Monday.
(vi) Geography and Chemistry are taught on the same day.
(vii) Professor G teaches on Thursday.
9. On which of the following days is English taught?
(A) Wednesday (B) Monday (C) Tuesday (D) Cannot be determined

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10. Which of the following subjects is taught by professor G?
(A) Biology (B) Geography (C) Physics (D) Chemistry
11. On which of the following days is Geography taught?
(A) Monday (B) Tuesday (C) Wednesday (D) Thursday
12. Which subject is taught on Friday?
(A) Physics (B) History (C) Geography (D) Biology
13. Which of the following pairs of professors teaches on Tuesday?
(A) B and D (B) A and B (C) B and F (D) None of these
14. Abebech moved a distance of 75 meters towards the north. She then turned to her
left and walked for 25 meters, turned left again and walked 80 meters. Finally, she
turned to the right at an angle of 45º. In which direction was she moving finally?
(A) South-west (B) North-west (C) South (D) North-east

15. Decide which conclusion is logically follows:

Statement:
I. Only a few Designer is Painter
II. No Painter is Writer
III. All Designer is Singer
Conclusion:

I. Some Painters being writers is a possibility

II. Some singer is not writer
(A) Only I follows (B) Only II follows (C) Bothe I & II follows (D) Neither I nor II

16. In a certain code “564” means “study very hard”, “736” means “hard work pays”
and “423” means “study and work”. Which of the following is the code for
“work”?
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 3 (D) 4

17. If the letters of the word “PRODUCT” are arranged alphabetically, then which
letter would be farthest from the second letter of word?
(A) T (B) U (C) P (D) R

18. S and K are brothers. W is mother of S. M is mother of T. If T is son of K, then how

is W related to M?
(A) Mother-in-law (B) Sister (C) Father-in-law (D) Mother

19. Identify the missing number in the series. 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, ?, 144?
(A) 21 (B) 34 (C) 55 (D) 89

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 20. If I talk to my girlfriend, then I do not need to take a pill for heartache.
Which of the following statements are logically agreed based on the above
sentence?
a. I talked to my girlfriend
b. I did not need to take a pill for heartache
c. I needed to take a pill for heartache
d. I did not talk to my girlfriend
(A) Ab only (B) ad & dc (C) dc only (D) ac & bd

21. Which of the following number is different from others in some conditions?
(A) 63 (B) 42 (C) 27 (D) 7

Question 22-25: Seven dignitaries F, G, H, I, N, O, and P are to be seated together at a

diplomatic ceremony. They will be seated in a row of seven chairs, numbered from 1 to 7, from
front to back. Any seating is acceptable as long as all seven dignitaries are seated, one in
each chair, and the seating conforms to the following rules:
I. F must sit in the chair immediately behind O’s chair.
II. G cannot sit in the chair immediately in front of N’s chair, and G cannot sit in the
chair immediately behind N’s chair.
III. There must be exactly two chairs between the chairs of H and P.
IV. There must be at least one chair between the chairs of I and P.
V. N must sit in chair 3.

22. Which of the following seating arrangements, from chair 1 through chair 7,
conforms to the rules?
(A) E, I, N, P, G, O, H (B) G, P, N, I, H, O, F

(C) I, G, N, P, O, F, H (D) I, H, N, P, O, F, G

23. If F sits in chair 6 and H sits in chair 7, which of the following dignitaries must sit
in chair 2?
(A) I (B) G (C) N (D) O

24. If the seating arrangement, from chair 1 through chair 7, is G, I, N, H, O, F, P,

which of the following pairs of dignitaries can exchange seats without violating
the rules?
(A) F and G (B) G and H (C) G and I (D) H and P

25. If O sits in chair 1 and H sits in chair 7, then the number of chairs between F’s
chair and I’s chair must be:
(A) Zero (B) Two (C) Three (D) One

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 Answers for logical reasoning section
1 C 6 D 11 B 16 C 21 C
2 D 7 D 12 D 17 B 22 B
3 A 8 B 13 D 18 A 23 A
4 A 9 A 14 A 19 D 24 D
5 B 10 C 15 B 20 B 25 C

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