Mock Test_02

1. Find the highest power of 11 in 111!. degrees) between the measure of the largest interior
(A) 9 (B) 10 angle of the pentagon and the measure of the
(C) 11 (D) 12 smallest exterior angle of the hexagon.
(A) 94o (B) 140o
2. At his usual rowing rate, a man can travel 60 km (C) 136o (D) 156o
downstream in a certain river in 2 hours less than it
takes him to travel the same distance upstream. But if 10. (1 + sinx)/(1 – sinx) = p2/q2, then secx is equal to:
he doubles his usual travelling speed, then time taken (A) 1/2 × (q/p + p/q) (B) 2p2q2/(p2 + q2)
to cover 60 km in downstream is 200/7 minutes less (C) 1/p2 + 1/q2 (D) p2q2/(p2 + q2)
than the time taken by it to cover the same distance in
upstream. What is the speed of the current (in km/h)? 11. If x and y are positive numbers, such that x2 + y2 = a
(A) 2 (B) 8 and x2 – y2 = b, then ‘xy’ in terms of a and b equals to:
(C) 6 (D) 4 (A) √(a – b)/2 (B) √(ab)/2
(C) √(a2 – b2)/2 (D) √(b2 – a2)/2
3. A cask whose capacity is 100 litres is completely filled
with wine. 10 litres of wine is taken out and replaced Direction (12-13): The given pie chart shows the quantity wise
by 10 litres of water. Again 10 litres of the mixture is distribution of five products (A, B, C, D and E) sold by
taken out from the cask and replaced with water. a company in 2017.
What is the final ratio of wine to water in the cask?
(A) 49:51 (B) 63:37
(C) 81:19 (D) 71:29

4. Roshan bought a trimmer and because of some fault

he sold it to Ajay incurring a loss of 20%. Ajay spent
₹160 on repairing and sold it to Salman incurring a
loss of 20%. Salman paid ₹1600 for the trimmer.
What was the cost price of the trimmer when Roshan
bought it?
(A) ₹2100 (B) ₹2400
(C) ₹2300 (D) ₹2050

5. P borrowed some money from Q at 12% simple

interest for 2 years. After 2 years, he again borrowed 12. If 2030 units of product D were sold in 2017 and the
2/3rd the amount he had borrowed from Q, from R at total number of product E sold by the company in
18% simple interest for 2 years. If the total money 2018 is 40% more than that’s sold in 2017, then find
borrowed by P is ₹7250, find the money repaid by him the number of units of product E sold in 2018.
after 4 years. (A) 2433 (B) 2233
(A) ₹9328 (B) ₹9238 (C) 2844 (D) 2744
(C) ₹9388 (D) ₹9338
13. If total number of product B sold by the company is
6. A, B and C entered into a business with initial 585, then total number of product A and C together
investment of ₹1250, ₹1350 and ₹1230 respectively. sold by the company is:
After 7 months, A added ₹936 more while B withdrew (A) 1080 (B) 1040
₹780. If the total profit earned by all of them at the (C) 1020 (D) 1050
end of the year is ₹13680, then find the profit share of
A. 14. A hemispherical bowl is filled with hot water to the
(A) ₹4120 (B) ₹5760 brim. The contents of the bowl are transferred into a
(C) ₹4080 (D) ₹5792 cylindrical vessel whose radius is 75% more than its
height. The diameter of the bowl is the same as that
7. What is the distance between the lines 3x + 2y = 5 of the vessel. If the height of the cylindrical vessel is
and 6x + 4y = 20. ‘x’ cm then volume of the hot water in the bowl is:
(A) 5/√2 units (B) √5 units (A) 505x3/48 cm3 (B) 521x3/48 cm3
(C) 5/√13 units (D) 5√13 units (C) 539x3/48 cm3 (D) 547x3/48 cm3

8. (4/3 ÷ 20/7 of 28/5) ÷ (32/5 ÷ 9/2 of 16/3) × (3/4 × 8/3 15. If ‘a’ is the remainder when 312564 is divided by 5, and
÷ 5/9 of 6/5) = k + 7, where ‘k’ lies between: ‘b’ be the remainder when 436 is divided by 6, then
(A) -7.0625 and 6.0425 (B) -9.0625 and 8.0625 find the value of (3a – 2b).
(C) -8.0625 and 7.525 (D) -7.0625 and 7.0425 (A) -5 (B) 3
(C) -1 (D) -3
9. The interior angles of a hexagon are in the ratio
3:5:6:7:7:8, and the exterior angles of a pentagon are 16. A farmer uses a particular machine for his job which
in the ratio 1:2:3:4:5. Find the positive difference (in moves along the perimeter of circular area of radius

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 56 metres in 74 minutes to finish the job. How many (A) ₹2,02,220 (B) ₹2,20,220
minutes more/less will it take him to move along the (C) ₹2,02,022 (D) ₹2,20,022
sides of octagon field of side 27 metres?
(A) 8 minutes (B) 15 minutes 25. Which of the following options is correct?
(C) 45 minutes (D) 28 minutes (A) (3/7) > (2/4) > (5/28) (B) (3/7) < (5/28) > (2/4)
(C) (2/7) < (5/28)< (3/4) (D) (3/4) > (2/7) > (5/28)
17. If (442 – 424 + 242) ÷ 13 + √2304 = x, then {(x/2) +
16} = ? 26. Find the simplified value of the following expression:
(A) 40 (B) 50 20% of 260+18÷3×2−4
(C) 20 (D) 60 6×4+12 of 3
(A) 1 (B) 8
(C) 2 (D) -2
18. A shopkeeper sold an article by giving ₹145 discount
on the marked price and still gains 24%. If the cost
27. A mixture of 50 litres contains only milk and water in
price of the article is ₹1450, then by how much
the ratio of 3:2, respectively. If 20 litres of the given
percent the article was marked above its cost price?
mixture is replaced with 20 litres of milk, then find the
(A) 36% (B) 42%
ratio of quantity of milk to that of water in the resultant
(C) 34% (D) 40%
mixture.
(A) 13:12 (B) 19:6
19. Rakesh purchased 60 oranges and sold it at as much
(C) 5:13 (D) 13:7
as profit as the cost price of 20 oranges. Find the
profit percentage earned.
28. If tan2 = 3, 0o ≤ < 90o then, find the value of sec +
(A) (100/3)% (B) (162/5)%
sin(/2).
(C) 34% (D) (55/2)%
(A) (5/2) (B) (1/2)
(C) (3/2) (D) 1
20. An article was sold at ₹1677 after giving two
successive discounts of ₹14% and ₹22%,
29. AD is a median of the triangle ABC. If BC = 8 cm, AC
respectively, on the marked price. If the article has
= 12 cm and AD = 16, then find the length of side AB.
been marked up by ₹150 above the cost price then
(A) 12 cm (B) 24 cm
find the cost price of the article.
(C) 20 cm (D) 10 cm
(A) ₹2420 (B) ₹2350
(C) ₹2280 (D) ₹2500
30. If the height of a tetrahedron is 2√6 cm, then find the
volume of the given tetrahedron.
21. ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ invested amounts in the ratio of 2:6:5,
(A) 18√2 cm3 (B) 36√2 cm3
respectively in a business. After 1 year ‘A’ added 50%
(C) 18√3 cm3 (D) 36√3 cm3
of the amount invested initially, ‘B’ added 25% of the
amount invested initially and ‘C’ added 40% of the
amount invested initially, in their initial investment. 31. Which of the following among I, II, III and IV will be
After 2 years, the profit received by ‘C’ is how much the correct mirror image of the given figure, if the
percent more/less than the profit received by ‘A’? mirror is placed to its right?
(A) 130% (B) 105%
(C) 120% (D) 140%

22. A certain sum when invested at simple interest of ‘r%’

p.a. becomes 19 times of itself after 24 years. If
₹12,000 was invested at simple interest of (2r/3)%
p.a., then the interest earned in 6 years would be:
(A) ₹18,000 (B) ₹27,000
(C) Rs, 36,000 (D) ₹40,000

23. A milkman mixed two types of milk costing ₹30 per

litre and ₹45 per litre in the ratio 7:8, respectively. If
the milkman wants to earn a profit of 50% on selling (A) (B)
each litre of the mixture, then at what price should he
sell each litre of the mixture?
(A) ₹38 (B) ₹76
(C) ₹52 (D) ₹57

24. ‘A’ started a business by investing ₹8,000. Six months

later, he decided to expand the business and (C) (D)
therefore increased is investment by ₹2,000 and also
invited ‘B’ to join him in the business who joined by 32. Select the option that depicts how the transparent
investing ₹4,000. If at the end of the year, total profit sheet of paper would appear when folded at the
earned from the business was ₹11,11,121, then find dotted line.
the profit share of ‘B’.

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 39. In the question below, there are two statements
followed by an inference. Mark the correct option
accordingly.
(A) Prakash said to Samir, "It makes more financial
sense to rent an apartment than to buy one".
(B) Prakash lives in an apartment that he owns.
Inference: Samir lives in a rented apartment.
(A) The inference is definitely true.
(B) The inference is definitely false.
(A) (B) (C) The inference is probably true or false.
(D) The inference cannot be drawn.

40. Eight letters/pair of letters have been given out of

which seven are alike in some manner and one is
(C) (D) different. Select the odd letter/pair.
EJ, JT, HP, LX, MZ, IR, KV, GO
33. Select the option that is related to the fifth number (A) HP (B) MZ
in the same way as the second number is related (C) GO (D) IR
to the first number and the fourth number is related
to the third number. 41. Six persons will register for online courses but in
20 : 420 :: 10 : 110 :: 15 : ? six different months February, March, April, May,
(A) 198 (B) 171 August and November. The ones who will register
(C) 175 (D) 240 for a designing course will do so in the months that
have 31 days while the ones who will register for a
34. Select the option in which the letters share the coding course will do so in the other months. F and
same relationship as that shared by the same pair X will register for the same course. R will register
of letters: immediately after F. T is the last one to register for
EP : JU the designing course. Two people will register in
(A) FR: LS (B) IT:NY between X and N. Q will not register immediately
(C) HK:DR (D) LR:PY before N. Who among the given will register for the
coding course?
35. Box A is kept 3 m to the west of E which is kept 4 (A) Q, F and X (B) F, X and T
m to the south of B. Box D is to the east of A in a (C) R, X and N (D) N, R and Q
straight line. Box F is x m to the east of box B. Box
C is 11 m to the north of F such that boxes C, F 42. Select the missing number from the given options.
and D are in a straight line. If the shortest 6 5 4
distances of box B from box F and from box A are 5 1 6
equal, then what is the shortest distance between
boxes A and C? 4 2 7
(A) 17 m (B) 15 m 45 22 ?
(C) 11 m (D) 12 m (A) 13 (B) 3
(C) 51 (D) 21
36. N's wife is A's sister-in-law. A is K's only sister and
unmarried. R is U's daughter. K is unmarried. U 43. Select the combination of letters that when
has a brother-in-law. How is K related to R? sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks
(A) Uncle of the given letter series will complete the series.
(B) Nephew TT _ IIHJ _ _ _ LI _ _ _ JTTLI _ _ _ _ TTLI _ _ JJ
(C) Brother (A) LIHJIHJJIHJTT (B) LLTTIHJJIHJIH
(D) Cannot be determined (C) LJTTIHJIHJJIH (D) ILHJIHJTTIJIH

37. In a certain code language, 'A' is written as 'H', 'C' 44. In the question below, two statements are given
is written as 'O', 'H' is written as 'N', 'M' is written followed by conclusions: I, II and III. You have to
as 'R', 'N' is written as 'A', 'O' is written as 'M' and take the given statements to be true even if they
'R' is written as 'C'. How will 'NOMARCH' be written seem to be at variance from commonly known
in the same code language? facts. Read the conclusions and decide which of
(A) HCONMRA (B) AMRHCON the given conclusions logically follows from the
(C) RONMCHA (D) MRACNOH given statements disregarding commonly known
facts.
38. If F = 6 and OD = 60 then what is the code for Statements: Some eyes are blues.
JBW? No blues are ears.
(A) 340 (B) 215 Conclusions: I. All blues are eyes.
(C) 460 (D) 632 II. No ears are eyes.
III. All ears are eyes.

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 (A) None of the conclusions follow 51. Select the figure from the options that complete the
(B) Only I follows given figure:
(C) Either II or III follows
(D) Only II follows

45. In the question below, two statements are given

followed by conclusions: I, II and III. You have to
take the given statements to be true even if they
seem to be at variance from commonly known
facts. Read the conclusions and decide which of
the given conclusions logically follows from the
given statements disregarding commonly known
facts.
Statements: Some bags are wallets.
All purses are wallets. (A) (B)
Conclusions: I. Some purses are wallets.
II. No bags are purses.
III. All wallets are purses.
(A) Either I or III follows
(B) Only I follows
(C) Only I and II follows (C) (D)
(D) All of I, II and III follow
52. Study the given pattern carefully and select the
46. A cube is made by folding the given sheet. In the number that can replace the questions mark (?) in
cube so formed, which number would be on the it.
face opposite to the one showing '100'? (11, 36, 17), (34, ?, 29), (23, 81, 14)
(A) 25 (B) 16
(C) 121 (D) 100

53. Rakesh remembers that his wife's birthday is after

the 21st. Ajay, who is Rakesh's son remembers that
his mother's birthday is on a Monday before the
29th. If 17 was a Thursday, then Rakesh's wife's
birthday is on:
(A) 26 (B) 22
(A) 187 (B) 151 (C) 28 (D) 24
(C) 142 (D) 96
54. In the given Venn diagram, the pentagon
47. Arrange the following words as per order in the represents the cricketer, the circle represents
dictionary. father and the rectangle represent Indian. The
1. Concorde 2. Concrete numbers given in the diagram represent the
3. Concurred 4. Congrats number of entities in that category.
5. Conrad 6. Congress How many Indians are cricketer but not father.
7. Conjure
(A) 1, 3, 2, 4, 6, 7, 5 (B) 1, 2, 4, 3, 6, 7, 5
(C) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (D) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 5

48. In the following question, from the given

alternatives, select the word which can be formed
from the given word:
COMMUNICATION
(A) MINIMAL (B) AUTOMAN
(C) ACCOUNT (D) AMMONIA
(A) 34 (B) 12
49. The difference between present ages of Priya and (C) 46 (D) 81
Vedant is 4 years and respective ratio of their ages
after 8 years is 6: 7. What is the sum of present 55. In the question below, two statements are given
ages of Priya and Vedant? followed by conclusions: I, II and III. You have to
(A) 34 years (B) 36 years take the given statements to be true even if they
(C) 30 years (D) 38 years seem to be at variance from commonly known
facts. Read the conclusions and decide which of
50. If 14 July, 1995 was a Friday, then what the day of the given conclusions logically follows from the
the week was 12 July, 1989? given statements disregarding commonly known
(A) Wednesday (B) Friday facts.
(C) Tuesday (D) Saturday
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 Statements: Some maples are syrup. pterosaurs, were excavated from the Kem Kem fossil
No maple is a sweet. beds in southeastern Morocco. Three new species of
Conclusions: I. Some sweet are not syrup. toothed pterosaur, all part of the Ornithocheiridae
II. Some syrup are not sweet. family, identified from chunks of jaws studded with
(A) Only I follows (B) Only II follows pointed teeth, were first reported last month in the
(C) Both I and II follow (D) Either I or II follows journal Cretaceous Research. A fourth pterosaur,
Afrotapejara zouhrii, which had no teeth, is the first of
56. Which number in the given series is incorrect? its kind found on African soil, identified by part of its
16, 18, 22, 30, 36, 46, 58 skull, according to a University of Portsmouth
(A) 22 (B) 46 statement.
(C) 30 (D) 36 These new finds provide an important window into the
world of African pterosaurs. We know so much more
57. Five different subject's books are kept one above about pterosaurs from places like Europe and Asia,
the other in a stack and marked 1 to 5 from top to so describing new specimens from Africa is always
bottom. Two books are there in between biology very exciting. Researchers hypothesize these soaring
and chemistry. Maths is kept immediately below hunters had 13-feet-wide wingspans, and snatched
Physics. History is kept below biology, which is not fish with their sharp teeth, forming part of an ancient
kept at the top. Which of the following is incorrect? river ecosystem that included crocodiles, turtles and
(A) Maths is kept below biology predatory dinosaurs. The fourth species, Afrotapejara
(B) History is kept below chemistry zouhrii, would have been similar in size, but toothless
(C) Physics is kept above history with a large crest on the front of its skull. None of
(D) Book marked 3 is maths these pterosaurs would have weighed much despite
their size. Like modern birds, their bones were thin
58. Three of the following four numbers are alike in a and hollow, allowing the flying reptiles to reach large
certain way and one is different. Pick the number sizes without becoming too heavy to take off. But this
that is different from the rest. flight adaptation makes pterosaur skeletons less likely
(A) 628 (B) 364 to fossilize intact, leaving them scarce in the fossil
(C) 446 (D) 834 record. The three chunks of jaw bone from the
toothed pterosaurs resemble existing specimens
59. Three of the following four words are alike in a certain found in Brazil and England, leading researchers to
way and one is different. Pick the odd word out. tentatively place them in the genera Anhanguera,
(A) Trunk (B) Fern Ornithocheirus and Coloborhynchus, respectively. If
(C) Herb (D) Shrub confirmed, such close evolutionary ties suggest these
winged reptiles could have flown hundreds of miles
60. Some scientists are philosophers. Most of the across the newly forming Atlantic Ocean. (Modern
philosophers donate money to charity. birds such as albatrosses make similarly long flights.)
Conclusion I: Some scientists donate money to Similarly, cousins of the toothless Afrotapejara zouhrii
charity. are well known in Brazil and China, with a few others
Conclusion II: Most of the people who donate found in Europe, according to a statement.
money to charity are philosophers.
(A) Only conclusion I follows 62. As per the passage, which of the following is false
(B) Only conclusion II follows regarding Afrotapejara zouhrii?
(C) Both conclusions follow (A) It is an African pterosaur.
(D) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows (B) It was identified by part of its skull.
(C) Owing to its massive size, it weighed a lot.
61. In the following question, one part of the sentence (D) It did not have teeth.
may have an error. Find out which part of the
sentence has an error and select the appropriate 63. As per the passage, why do the recently discovered
option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No pterosaurs not likely to have weighed much?
Error’ as your answer. (A) They were small in size.
The water runs into (A)/ an holding tank underground (B) Their bones were thin and hollow.
(B)/ and can be pumped to (C)/ various areas when (C) They had air sacs in their bodies.
needed. (D) (D) They were lean.
(A) D (B) A
(C) B (D) C 64. The structure of bones of the flying reptiles had which
of the following effects?
Directions: (62-66): Read the following passage carefully and (A) It made their skeletons less likely to fossilize
answer the questions. intact.
(B) It made their skeletons brittle and likely to
In recent weeks, paleontologists have reported four fracture.
new species of prehistoric flying reptiles dating back (C) It made their skeletons likely to be preserved
to the mid-Cretaceous, or about 100 million years ago intact.
all found in Morocco. These leathery-winged (D) It made their skeletons have a rich calcium
predators, part of an extinct group known as content.

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65. If confirmed, the resemblance between the toothed (B) It is generally believed that it first evolved in
pterosaurs and the existing specimens in Brazil and Africa.
England, would mean which of the following? (C) It is the first ancestor of modern humans to
(A) These reptiles were the ancestors of the existing appear outside of Africa.
specimens. (D) It appeared in the nation of Albania 1.85 million
(B) These reptiles were the descendants of the years ago.
existing specimens.
(C) These reptiles flew hundreds of miles across the 68. Which of the following statements about the
ocean. Paranthropus robustus is false as per the passage?
(D) These reptiles evolved simultaneously in two (A) It is not considered a direct human ancestor.
regions. (B) It had a diet consisting of nuts and seeds, roots
and tubers.
66. Which of the following hypotheses regarding the (C) It had tiny weak jaws and teeth.
newly discovered pterosaurs is not true? (D) It lived until about 1.2 million years ago.
(A) They had 13-feet wide wingspans.
(B) They were found in Morocco. 69. Which of the following statements about the
(C) They formed part of an ancient river ecosystem Australopithecus africanus is false as per the
that included crocodiles, turtles and predatory passage?
dinosaurs. (A) It lived 1 million years ago.
(D) They were herbivores. (B) It had human as well as ape-like features.
(C) It climbed trees.
Directions: (67-71): Read the following passage carefully and (D) Its relation to modern humans is not known.
answer the questions.
70. Which of the following types of early humans lived
Two million years ago, three different early humans— until most recently?
Australopithecus, Paranthropus, and the earliest- (A) Australopithecus africanus
known Homo erectus—appear to have lived at the (B) Paranthropus robustus
same time in the same place, near the Drimolen (C) Homo erectus
Paleocave System. How much these different species (D) Not specified in the passage
interacted remains unknown. But their
contemporaneous existence suggests our ancient 71. Where did the three early human species live at the
relations were quite diverse during a key transitional same time?
period of African prehistory that saw the last days of (A) Near the Drimolen Paleo Clave System
Australopithecus and the dawn of H. erectus’s nearly (B) Near the Serra da Capivara
two-million-year run. (C) Cueva de las Manos
Australopithecus africanus is the most primitive of this (D) Near the Bhimbetka rock shelters
trio. The lineage dates to 3.3 million years ago and
combines human features with ape-like attributes Directions: (72-76): Read the following passage carefully and
including long, tree climbing-arms. Despite these answer the questions.
intermediate features, Australopithecus’s exact
relation to modern humans remains unknown. The The deep sea is vast, empty and dark—not an ideal
species is thought to have died out around 2 million place for animals to communicate via visual signals.
years ago. Paranthropus robustus, an offshoot of the Yet the Humboldt squid (Dosidicus giga), a social
human family tree not considered a direct human species that lives in groups of hundreds of individuals,
ancestor, is known for large, powerful jaws and teeth can communicate visually at depths of 600 feet or
that could pulverize a diet of nuts, seeds, roots and more. Cephalopods including squid, octopus and
tubers. Paranthropus lived from perhaps 2 million cuttlefish are known for a stunning array of visual
years ago (the remains described in this study are the displays. These marine creatures possess pigment
earliest known) until about 1.2 million years ago. cells called chromatophores surrounded by muscles
Homo erectus was the first ancestor of modern that expand and contract, allowing for a wide variety
humans to have human-like body proportions and the of colorful patterns. While researchers understood
first to appear outside of Africa. The species these abilities, a question remained regarding just
appeared in what is now the nation of Georgia 1.85 how deep-sea cephalopods might make these
million years ago and survived in some Indonesian displays visible in their dark, deep environment.
enclaves until as recently as 117,000 years ago. It’s New research by Ben Burford of Stanford University
generally believed that they first evolved in Africa, and and Bruce Robison of the Monterey Bay Aquarium
the cranium find described at Drimolen would push Research Institute (MBARI) suggests that the
back their earliest-known occurrence anywhere in the Humboldt squid uses bioluminescent light organs
world by more than 100,000 years. known as photophores to backlight their visual
displays. Much like an e-reader that layers text over a
67. Which of the following statements about the Homo lighting layer, the Humboldt squid layers
erectus is false as per the passage? chromatophores on top of photophores to make their
(A) It was the first ancestor of modern humans ot displays easier to see in the dark. (The Humboldt
have human-like body proportions. squid, and the current of the same name it is native

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 to, is named after Alexander von Humboldt, an (A) unequivocal (B) soothing
influential naturalist.) (C) sophisticated (D) complex
Many deep-sea creatures use bioluminescence for
defense, camouflage and predatory behaviors. One 78. In the following question, out of the four alternatives,
famous example is the anglerfish and its luminescent choose the one which can be substituted for the given
lure. Some creatures present bioluminescent displays words/sentence.
that are sex- and species-specific, allowing them to A confusing or difficult problem
identify others within their species and gender. Lead (A) Claque (B) Cortege
author Burford found that the Humboldt squid’s use of (C) Conundrum (D) Credulous
bioluminescence is unique. “Humboldt squids have
small aggregations of luminescent tissue—little dots 79. In the following question, four different spellings of a
sprinkled throughout their muscles,” Burford says. word are given, out of which only one is correct. Find
“Instead of projecting light outwards, what these the correct spelling of the given word.
photophores do is radiate light within the body tissue. (A) ubiquitious (B) ubiquitous
They make the whole animal glow.” (C) ubiquitus (D) ubioquitous

72. As per the passage, the Humboldt squid is named 80. In the following question, a sentence is given with a
after _______ phrase or idiom in brackets. Select the option given
(A) the scientist to discovered the squid’s below that can replace the bracketed phrase.
bioluminescence property He had a mercurial temperament and was never one
(B) a small village in east Germany to (hold down) his views, even in the face of
(C) an influential naturalist opposition.
(D) the scientist who discovered this squid (A) hold back (B) hold off
(C) hold out (D) No Improvement
73. As per the passage, how is the Humboldt squid’s use
of bioluminescence unique in comparison to other 81. In the following question, one part of the sentence
animals? may have an error. Find out which part of the
(A) They radiate light outwards from their body. sentence has an error and select the appropriate
(B) They have cells that make their entire body glow option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No
rather than projecting light outwards. Error’ as your answer.
(C) They can electrocute animals that touch them Transfusions are use (A)/ for various medical (B)/
when they are glowing. conditions to replace (C)/ lost components of the
(D) They use bioluminescence for communication blood. (D)
unlike any other animal. (A) D (B) A
(C) B (D) C
74. Which of the following is not mentioned in the
passage as one of the reasons why animals use 82. In the following question, a sentence has been given
bioluminescence? in Active/ Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives
(A) camouflage suggested, select the one which best expresses the
(B) identification of other individuals within their same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.
species and gender The beggar was asking for alms from passers-by.
(C) communication (A) Alms were being asked by the beggar from
(D) attraction of mates passers-by.
(B) Alms are being asked by the beggar from
75. Which of the following animals does not belong to the passers-by.
category of cephalopods as mentioned in the (C) Alms were asked by the beggar from passers-by.
passage? (D) Alms are asked by the beggar from passers-by.
(A) octopus (B) cuttlefish
(C) mussels (D) squid Directions: (83-87): In the following passage, some of the
words have been left out and replaced by a blank.
76. What does Burford’s and Robison’s research suggest
about the Humboldt squid? First read the passage and try to understand what it is
(A) It is the only cephalopod to be capable of about. Then fill in the blanks as per the questions
bioluminescence. given.
(B) It is the only animal to use bioluminescence for George E. Goodfellow, having been _________ from
communication. the Naval Academy for fighting, found himself
(C) It uses bioluminescent organs to backlight its ________ in the art of treating abdominal gunshot
visual displays. wounds. He ________ the first recorded laparotomy
(D) It uses bioluminescence when threatened. (a surgical incision into the abdominal cavity), treated
the Earp brothers after their _______ at the O.K.
77. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, Corral and, in an ironic twist, married Katherine Colt,
choose the one which best expresses the meaning of cousin of Samuel Colt, the inventor of the namesake
the given word. revolver that played a unique _________ in fomenting
Dulcet his career as America’s top gunshot physician.

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83. having been _________ from the (B) to have a natural interest
(A) exempted (B) expelled (C) to keep in touch
(C) extracted (D) exhausted (D) to not let someone have something

84. found himself ________ in the art 89. In the following question, out of the four alternatives,
(A) skilled (B) scorned choose the one which can be substituted for the given
(C) stumped (D) stirred words/sentence.
The sound of owls
85. He ________ the first recorded laparotomy (A) Hoot (B) Bell
(A) performed (B) pervaded (C) Bellow (D) Cackle
(C) postulated (D) presented
90. In the following question, a sentence has been given
86. after their _______ at the O.K. Corral in Direct/ Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives
(A) brunt (B) burden suggested, select the one which best expresses the
(C) brisk (D) battle same sentence in Direct/ Indirect speech.
“John works at a factory which is a little distance
87. a unique _________ in fomenting his career away from here,” said the boy.
(A) roll (B) role (A) The boy said that John worked at a factory which
(C) rule (D) ruin was a little distance away from there.
(B) The boy said that John worked at a factory a little
88. In the question below, an idiom is given, followed by distance away from there.
four options. Select the option that gives the correct (C) The boy said that John worked at a factory a little
meaning of the idiom. distance away from here.
I am going to pass the torch to managing the (D) The boy said that John had been working in a
household to my daughter-in-law after the wedding factory which was a little distance away from there.
rituals
(A) to pass on the responsibility

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