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Time: 2 hr No. of questions: 70 Marking Scheme: +1 and -0.25

Note: Write only chosen option code not the values such (a), (b), (c) or (d) which-ever is correct

1. difference between a two-digit number and the number formed by interchanging its digits
is 27. The sum of the digits is 9. Find the product of the digits.
(a) 9 (b) 18 (c) 27 (d) 36

2. How many pairs of values satisfy 5x+2y=7, 2.5x+y = 3.5?

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) Infinite (d) None of these

3. If we add three times the first number and four times the second number, the sum obtained
is 17. If seven times the second number is reduced from 29, we get five times the first number.
Find the sum of the two numbers.
(a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) None of these

4. When you reverse the digits of the number 25, the number increases by 27. How many other
two-digit numbers increase by 27 when their digits are reversed?
(a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 5

5. The difference between a three-digit number and the number formed by reversing its digits is
always divisible by:
(a) 9 (b) 99 (c) 199 (d) 98

6. What is the sum of the digits of a two-digit number, which is 12 less than the square of the
sum of its digits?
(a) 9 (b) 7 (c) 6 (d) None of these

7. Present age of a father is 6 years more than 3 times the age of his son. After how many years
will the father be exactly 3 times his son’s age?
(a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 3 (d) 4

8. When a fraction is inverted and four is added to the numerator and four is deducted from the
denominator of this fraction, the resulting fraction is equal to 10. If the sum of the numerator
& denominator of the original fraction is 11, what is the numerator of the original fraction?
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6

9. If 5a + 2b + c + 4d = 32; a+c = 6; b+d = 4 and b+c+3d = 8. Find the value of (a+b+c).

(a) 9 (b) 7 (c) 6 (d) None of these

10. Some Sparrows and pigeons are sitting on a wire. Five sparrows fly away leaving behind
two pigeons for every sparrow left. After some time 25 pigeons fly away, thus leaving
behind three sparrows for every pigeon left. Find the original number of sparrows.
(a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 50 (d) 25

11. Five years ago, Sunita’s age was four times Lata’s age. Fifteen years from now, Sunita’s
age will be twice the age of Lata. What is the sum of their present ages?
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(a) 15 (b) 45 (c) 60 (d) None of these

12. Kumar’s present age is six times the present age of his son. When the son’s age becomes 3
times of his present age, what would be the age of Kumar if the son’s present age is m years?
(a) 3m (b) 8m (c) 2m (d) Cannot be determined

13. The difference between a three-digit number and the number formed by reversing its digits is
ninety-nine. Further six times the digit in the hundred’s is five timesthe digit in the unit’s place.
If the middle digit is ‘0’ find the number.
(a) 506 (b) 605 (c) 403 (d) 304

14. The cost of 3 apples, 5 mangoes and 4 bananas is ₹ 97. Cost of 5 apples, 9 mangoes and 7
bananas is ₹ 170. Find the sum of the cost of one apple, one mango and one banana.
(a) ₹50 (b) ₹35 (c) ₹40 (d) ₹65

15. A coin-dispensing machine contains one-rupee, two-rupee and five-rupee coins. The total
number of coins in the machine is 80 and the total amount is ₹ 240. If the number of one-
rupee coins and number of two-rupee coins are interchanged, the total amount
increases by ₹ 5. What is the total number of five-rupee coins in the machine?

(a) 50 (b) 70 (c) 35 (d) 20

16. A stores officer at Suzuki Corporation has five crates of different but unknown weights each
weighing less than 1000 kgs. The clerk weighs the crates in pairs. The weights obtained are
1110, 1112, 1113, 1114, 1115, 1116, 1117, 1118, 1120 and 1121 kgs. What is the weight, in
kgs, of the heaviest crate? (CAT2000)
(a) 560.1 (b) 562 (c) 564 (d) Cannot be determined

17. A farmer has decided to build a wire fence along one straight side of his property. For this,
he plans to place several fence-posts at eight-meter intervals, with posts fixed at both
ends of the side. After he had bought posts and wire, he found that the number of posts he
had bought was four less than required. However, he discovered that the number of posts
would be just sufficient if he spaced them ten meters apart. What is the length of the side
of his property and how many posts did he buy?
(a) 160,16 (b) 160,21 (c) 160,17 (d) 180,19

18. Which one of the following conditions must x, y and z satisfy so that the following system
of linear simultaneous equations has at least one solution, such that x + y + z ≠ 0?
3a + 4b – 5c = x,
2a + 7b – 8c = y,
5a– 2b + c = z,
(a) 3x – 2y – z = 0 (b) 3x + 2y + z = 0 (c) 3x + 2y – z = 0 (d) 3x – 2y + z = 0
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19. In a three digit number, the sum of digits at hundred and tens place is equal to the unit’s
digit and sum of ten’s digit and unit’s digit is two and a half times of the hundred’s digit. Find
the number.
(a) 437 (b) 214 (c) 639 (d) None of these

20. When the population of two neighboring villages A and B was counted, the following
data came up:
A has 372 fewer males than B,
B has 200 more females than males,
A has twice as many males as females,
A has 736 fewer females than B,
What is the total number of males in A?
(a) 329 (b) 841 (c) 328 (d) 364
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Direction (Qs. 1–5):

Study the following information carefully to answer these questions.
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are eight friends sitting around a circular table facing the centre. A sits
second to the left of D who is third to the left of E. C sits third to the right of G. who is not an
immediate neighbour of E. H sits third to the right of B. Who sits second to the right of G.

1. Who sits between D and C?

(a) Only B (b) Only C and A (c) Only G
(d) Only G (e) Only G and E

2. Who sits second to the right of E?

(a) B (b) F (c) G (d) C (e) None of these

3. What is the position of A with respect to H?

(a) Third to the left (b) Third to the right (c) Second to the left
(d) Second to the right (e) Fourth to the left

4. Four of the following five are alike based upon their seating arrangement and so from a
group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
(a) CH (b) FG (c) DA (d) BE (e) GB

5. Which of the following pairs has the second person sitting to the immediate left of the
First person?
(a) DB (b) EH (c) FA (d) GD (e) None of these

Direction (Qs. 6–10):

Study the following information carefully to answer these questions.
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting alone a circle facing the centre. B is second to the right of H and third
to the left of A. D is not an immediate neighbour of either B or H and is second to the right of F. C is fourth
to the right of G.

6. Who is to the immediate right of B?

(a) C (b) E (c) H (d) Data inadequate (e) None of these

7. Who is third to the right of E?

a. C (b) F (c) D (d) Data inadequate (e) None of these

8. In which of the following pairs is the second person sitting to the immediate left of the
First person?
(a) BC (b) HE (c) FA (d) GD (e) None of these

9. Who is fourth to the right of H?

(a) B (b) A (c) F (d) Data inadequate (e) None of these

10. If E and F interchange their places, who will be second to the right of B?
(a) F (b) C (c) D (d) Data inadequate (e) None of these
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Direction (11-15):
Study the following information carefully to answer these questions.
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the centre. H is fourth to the left of B
and second to the right of F. A is third to the left of C. Who is not immediate neighbour of F. G is
second to the left of A. D is second to the right of E.

11. Who is on the immediate right of F?

(a) H (b) A (c) G (d) Data inadequate (e) None of these

12. Who is third to the left of A?

(a) C (b) F (c) B (d) Data inadequate (e) None of these

13. In which of the following pairs is the First person sitting or the immediate left of the
second person?
(a) EH (b) CE (c) AF (d) DB (e) None of these

14. Which of the following pairs represents the immediate neighbour of E?

(a) DH (b) CH (c) CA (d) Data inadequate (e) None of these

15. Who is on the immediate right of H?

(a) E (b) C (c) H (d) Data inadequate (e) None of these

Direction (16-20):
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
A, B, C, D, E, F, G H and K are sitting around a circle facing the centre. B is fourth to the left of G
who is second to the right of C. F is fourth to the right of C and is second to the left of K. A is fourth
to the right of K. D is not an immediate neighbour of either K or B. H is third to the right of E.

16. In which of the following combinations is the third person sitting between the
first and the second persons?
a. EKB (b) CHB (c) AGC (d) FGD (e) None of these

17. Who is fourth to the left of E?

(a) A (b) C (c) G (d) Data inadequate (e) None of these

18. Who is second to the right of k?

(a) C (b) H (c) F (d) E (e) None of these

19. Who is third to the right of H?

(a) A (b) D (c) G (d) F (e) None of these

20. Who is fourth to the right of D?

(a) K (b) H (c) E (d) B (e) None of these
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Read the following passage and choose the answer that is closest to each of the
questions that are based on the passage.

On the 14th of May 1796, vaccine matter was taken from the hand of a dairy maid, Sarah
Nelmes, and inserted by two superficial incisions in the arms of James Phipps, a healthy
boy of about eight years of age. The boy went through an attack of cowpox as expected.
After this, however, it was necessary to determine whether he was protected from
smallpox. After waiting two months Jenner inoculated him with material from a smallpox
patient. He was delighted to note that the boy was not affected by smallpox.

By 1798, Jenner had succeeded in demonstrating the protective quality of the cowpox
virus against smallpox, by putting on record details of 23 cases, contracted either casually
or by direct inoculation. Sixteen of these had occurred accidentally among dairy workers
in the course of occupations connected with cows and horses; the rest were done under
Jenner's direction. Among the persons inoculated was Jenner's own little second son,
Robert Harding Jenner, an infant eleven months old. Jenner demonstrated conclusively
that the cowpox protects the human constitution from the infection of smallpox.

After Dr. Jenner had made his tests, he prepared a pamphlet for publication. He also went
to London, so that he might have the opportunity to introduce the subject personally to
friends and demonstrate the truth of his assertion to them. He remained in London for
nearly three months without being able to find anyone who would submit to vaccination.
Jenner went back to Gloucestershire, disappointed. It happened, however, that soon after
his return home, a distinguished London surgeon named Cline resolved to make a trial of
the vaccine material which Jenner had left with his friends.

The patient was a child suffering from a form of chronic hip-joint disease. The vaccine
material was inoculated, and the vaccine vehicle ran rather a normal course and healed
fully. The little patient was afterward inoculated with smallpox virus and found to be
incapable of acquiring that disease. This case attracted considerable attention. The child
was in a run-down condition, and the vaccine material might very well have provoked a
rather serious local reaction. In a way, the fate of vaccination hung in the balance and
good luck was in its favour. Mr. Cline, however, after this, became a strong advocate of
vaccination, and brought it very decidedly before the London physicians.

It was not long before the opposition to the practice of vaccination took definite form. One
of the best-known London physicians of the time, Dr. Ingenhouz, became the leader of a
strong faction of the medical profession of London, who not only would have nothing to do
with vaccination, but proclaimed openly that it was a dangerous innovation, absolutely
unjustifiable, and communicated a disease without protecting against any other. Dr. Watt
from Glasgow blamed the vaccine for the increase in severe cases of measles and
measles-related deaths among children.

Fortunately, only a few colleagues were so illogical, and an excellent idea of how much
Jenner's discovery was appreciated by his contemporaries may be obtained from the
number of honours, diplomas, addresses and communications from public bodies and
distinguished individuals which he received. Most of the prominent medical and scientific
societies of Europe elected him a member or sent him some special token of recognition.
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1. 'Local reaction' refers to

A. adverse reaction caused by injections.
B. adverse comments and protests by people from that location.
C. encouraging reaction from local doctors.
D. encouraging reaction from the people of the locality.

2. Jenner received a lot of recognition from medical bodies because

A. fortunately, only a few colleagues were illogical enough to reject him.
B. most of his colleagues realised the effectiveness of his work.
C. Dr. Watt could not prove that vaccination caused measles.
D. medical societies across Europe regularly engaged in tokenism.

3. According to the author, the main idea in the passage is

A. scientific breakthroughs are more likely to happen in major urban centres.
B. documentation is key for disseminating science.
C. to explore the causes for vaccine hesitancy.
D. chance and risk play a part in the success of scientific experiments.

4. On returning from London, Dr. Jenner was disappointed because

A. his friends responded negatively to the vaccine.
B. he was unsuccessful in replicating the experiment due to lack of volunteers.
C. his friends would not agree with his findings on the vaccine.
D. the vaccine did not receive any recognition, rewards, or a patent.
5. Twenty-three cases were put on record with the objective to explain very clearly
that
A. the cowpox vaccine protected the patients from another deadly disease.
B. Dr. Jenner was ready to go to any extent, even testing the vaccine on his
own son.
C. accidental contraction of cowpox happens among dairy workers.
D. it is beneficial to immunity if we work with cows and horses.

6. By calling the vaccine unjustifiable, Dr. Ingenhouz meant that vaccination

A. made people sick and failed to provide general immunity.
B. was an injustice against those on whom it was tested.
C. was being carried out without any legal basis.
D. actually spread the disease to a large population.

7. Complete the following sentences by choosing the most appropriate word/phrase

from the options given below.
Some of the best spies take the guise of innocuous secretaries or researchers and
are able to send large amounts of information to their heads of espionage, as they
are ________________________.
A. hiding in plain sight
B. hiding documents very craftily
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C. hiding from watchful eyes

D. hiding within everyone's sight

8. Ever since Girish won the prestigious Infosys prize, he has been behaving
_______________________.
A. ambitiously
B. condescendingly
C. overly
D. controversially

9. Flying this simple aeroplane is a ________________ for the experienced pilot.

A. left-handed game
B. piece of cake
C. left-handed sport
D. slice of cake

10. For the past three decades, this chain of coffee shops has been committed to
building a culture where everyone is welcome. They are an ally to the LGBTQ
community, and this is just one instance of their ________________.
A. inclusivity and diversity
B. mindfulness and objectivity
C. discriminatory practices
D. discretionary practices

11. Leela is always nasty and inconsiderate with her colleagues; now that she has a
rude superior, she is getting _____________.
A. a spoon of her own medicine
B. a taste of her own medicine
C. an unpleasant medicine dose
D. a dose of bitter medicine

12. She _______________________ her classmates because she comes from a very
rich, aristocratic family.
A. looks up to
B. looks towards
C. looks away from
D. looks down on

13. I still have two more difficult exams left, but I'm trying to __________________;
after these I won't have any more for a year!
A. look on the bright side
B. think upon the sunny side
C. look forward to the bright side
D. think about the sunny side
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14. His talk on heritage sites has picked up my interest.

A. aroused
B. adopted
C. caught
D. brightened
15. One of the statements below contains a word used incorrectly. Choose the option
which has the incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word.
A. There was a scenic spot not very far from our cottage where we used to go for
picnics.
B. Such a spot on his career was difficult to ignore when deciding promotions.
C. He was unsure if he could respond to the question asked; fortunately, his answer
was spot on.
D. She wanted to make a good impression but, at the last moment, she discovered a
spot of ink on her collar.

16. One of the statements below contains a word used incorrectly. Choose the option
which has the incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word.
A. When the women were asked to join the protest, they refused to collaborate.
B. Some treacherous relatives of Indian rulers collaborated with the British Empire.
C. She interviewed many teens to collaborate her thesis on their mental health issues.
D. The policeman collaborated with the film makers who were shooting a crime
thriller.

17. One of the statements below contains a word used incorrectly. Choose the option
which has the incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word.
A. It was a long journey by road, and they had yet to find a boat that would help them
to cross the river.
B. We were told that she had lived through tough times which made her cross and
cranky as she grew older.
C. The mistakes of his youth are the cross that he has to bear for the rest of his life.
D. Although he thinks he is the life of the party, his remarks are insensitive, and his
jokes are vulgar, cross, and crude.

18. One of the statements below contains a word used incorrectly. Choose the option
which has the incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word.
A. The orchestra decided to flout tradition and played their instruments wearing
ordinary clothes.
B. The problems caused by flouting rules are many, but some people do not care.
C. She flouted her designer wear and accessories in front of her classmates.
D. Her fault was that she flouted the dress code and refused to wear the uniform.
19. One of the statements below contains a word used incorrectly. Choose the option
which has the incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word.
A. The cricket match was heading for a draw, when the batsman hit a sixer and our
team won.
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B. He was lucky enough to win the draw in the lottery, where the prize was a rare
painting.
C. He used to keep all his important documents in the draw of his cupboard.
D. As he was very old, he didn't have the strength to draw water from the well near his
house.

20. One of the statements below contains a word used incorrectly. Choose the option
which has the incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word.
A. Her admirers considered her demeanour to be of great state and refinement, and
most impressive.
B. Uttar Pradesh, being the most densely populated state in India, has the highest
number of representatives in Parliament.
C. The judicial magistrate asked the prosecuting lawyer to state the grounds on which
the defendant had been arrested.
D. The state of his grandfather's health was critical, but it was difficult for him to get in
touch with all the members of the family.