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Direction (1-10): Read the passage understanding around them. Finally, the
carefully and answer the questions that way water is planned, used and
follow. Certain words are printed in bold managed causes externalities, both
to help you locate them while answering positive and negative, and many of them
some of these. are unidirectional and asymmetric.
“Rivers should link, not divide us,” said There is a relatively greater visibility as
the Indian Prime Minister expressing well as a greater body of experience in
concern over inter-state disputes and evolving policies, frameworks, legal set-
urged state governments to show ups and administrative mechanisms
“understanding and consideration, dealing with immobile natural resources,
statesmanship and an appreciation of however, contrasted space may be.
the other point of view.” Reformists, as well as revolutionary
Water conflicts in India now reach every movements, are rooted in issue related
level; divide every segment of our to land. Several political and legal
society, political parties, states, regions, interventions addressing the issue of
and sub-regions within states, districts, equity and social justice have been
castes and groups and individual attempted. Most countries have gone
farmers. Water conflicts within and through land reforms of one type or
among many developing countries are another. Issues related to forests have
also taking a serious turn. Fortunately, also generated a body of comprehensive
the “water wars”, forecast by so many, literature on forest resources and rights.
have not yet materialised. War has Though conflicts over them have not
taken place but over oil, not water. necessarily been effectively or
Water is radically altering and affecting adequately resolved, they have received
political boundaries all over the world, as much more serious attention, have been
well as within countries. In India, water studied on their own the same kind of
conflicts are likely to worsen before attention.
they begin to be resolved. Till then they Source: www.epw.in/water-conflicts-
pose a significant threat to economic india.
growth, security and health of the 1. According to the author, which of the
ecosystem and the victims are likely to following is/are consequences of water
be the poorest of the poor as well as the conflicts?
very sources of water-rivers, wetlands, (A) Trans-border conflicts between
and aquifers. developing countries
Conflicts might sound bad or negative, (B) Water bodies will remain unused and
but they are logical developments in the unaffected till the conflict is resolved
absence of proper democratic, legal and (C) Water conflicts have altered the
administrative mechanisms to handle political boundaries within countries
issues at the root of water conflicts. Part A. Only (A) B. Only (B)
of the problem stems from the specific C. Only (C) D. Both (A) & (C)
nature of water, namely that water is E. None of these
divisible and amenable to sharing; one 2. Why does the author ask readers not to
unit of water used by one is a unit denied view conflicts too negatively?
to others; it has multiple uses and (A) Most countries have survived them
involves resultant trade-offs. easily
Excludability is an inherent problem (B) They bring political parties together
and very often exclusion costs involved (C) They only affect the grass-root levels
are very high: it involves the issue A. Only (A) B. Only (B)
graded scales and boundaries and need C. Only (C) D. All (A), (B) & (C)
for evolving a corresponding E. Neither (A), (B) nor (C)
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In another survey, conducted by Ricoh 15. Find the appropriate word in each case.
UK, only 25% of respondents felt A. Perilous B. Unproductive
(###Q5###) when working from C. Futile D. Productive
home. With an abundance of E. Absent
communication, (###Q6###) and 16. Find the appropriate word in each case.
cloud storage apps and solutions A. Collaborative B. Restoring
available to businesses and individuals C. Piquant D. Dissociative
alike, could it be factors other than the E. Degenerating
tools available to employees that are 17. Find the appropriate word in each case.
affecting this view? Do we put too much A. Reservations B. Regeneration
emphasis on whether the tools C. Restrictions D. Resilience
businesses use allow employees to be E. wrote
effective outside of the office? Maybe it’s 18. Find the appropriate word in each case.
employees themselves who prevent A. Apprehensions B. Intentions
telecommuting from being a viable C. Involvement D. Distance
option. E. Reciprocations
Until recently, working from home 19. Find the appropriate word in each case.
wasn’t the norm in most businesses. A. Allowing B. Fuelling
Technological (###Q7###) meant C. Abnegating D. Restraining
that quite often employees simply E. Facilitation
weren’t as productive working from 20. Find the appropriate word in each case.
home, regardless of their A. Disparate B. Stagnant
(###Q8###). In a mobile world, we C. Homogenous D. Creative
carry our office with us. Business leaders E. Conditional
are embracing this shift in culture and 21. Direction: Read the sentence to find
(###Q9###) research and out whether there is any error in it. The
investment into the industry. As ever error, if any, will be in one part of the
more clever technology is developed, sentence. The number corresponding to
employees and brands benefit from that part will be your answer. If the
faster and more productive ways of given sentence is correct as it is, mark
(###Q10###) working. the answer as No error. Ignore the
11. Find the appropriate word in each case. errors of punctuation if any.
A. Prudential B. Beneficial Given the complexities of the Indian
C. Empirical D. Purposeless economy (1)/ and its inter-connections
E. Pleasant with the outside world, (2)/ a rate
reduction by the monetary authority
12. Find the appropriate word in each case.
alone (3)/ would not suffice at the
A. Cut through B. Cut off present juncture. (4)/ No error. (5)
C. Cut out D. Cut in A. 1 B. 2
E. Cut at C. 3 D. 4
13. Find the appropriate word in each case. E. 5
A. Exempted B. Predicted 22. Direction: Read the sentence to find
C. Debated D. Obliviated out whether there is any error in it. The
E. Discussed error, if any, will be in one part of the
14. Find the appropriate word in each case. sentence. The number corresponding to
A. Commuting B. Communicating that part will be your answer. If the
given sentence is correct as it is, mark
C. Recreation D. Professionalism
the answer as No error. Ignore the
E. Travelling errors of punctuation if any.
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29. Direction: Read the sentence to find III. Some Rose are Stinky is a
out whether there is any error in it. The possibility
error, if any, will be in one part of the IV. All beautiful can never be Sky
sentence. The number corresponding to A. None follows
that part will be your answer. If the B. Only I and IV follow
given sentence is correct as it is, mark C. Only II follows
the answer as No error. Ignore the D. Only II and III follow
errors of punctuation if any. E. None of these
Arranging such a large amount (1)/ of 32. Direction: In each of the questions
funds now will be a problem why (2)/ below are given four statements
banks are usually not open (3)/ so early followed by four conclusions numbered
in the morning. (4)/ No error. (5) I, II, III and IV. You have to take the
A. 1 B. 2 given statements to be true even if they
C. 3 D. 4 seem to be at variance from commonly
E. 5 known facts. Read all the conclusions
30. Direction: Read the sentence to find and then decide which of the given
out whether there is any error in it. The conclusions logically follows from the
error, if any, will be in one part of the given statements disregarding
sentence. The number corresponding to commonly known facts.
that part will be your answer. If the Statement:
given sentence is correct as it is, mark Some planes are waters.
the answer as No error. Ignore the Some waters are doors.
errors of punctuation if any. All doors are guitars.
Though he has promoted to (1)/ the No guitar is a flat.
bank's board as a director (2)/ he Conclusion:
continues to carry out (3)/ all his current I. At least some guitars are Planes.
responsibilities. (4)/ No error. (5) II. All doors are flat is a possibility.
A. 1 B. 2 III. Some planes are both waters & doors.
C. 3 D. 4 IV. At least some flat is a door.
E. 5 A. Only IV follows
31. Direction: In each of the questions B. Only either II or III follow
below are given four statements C. Only III follows
followed by four conclusions numbered D. Only I follows
I, II, III and IV. You have to take the E. None follows
given statements to be true even if they 33. Direction: In each of the questions
seem to be at variance from commonly below are given four statements
known facts. Read all the conclusions followed by four conclusions numbered
and then decide which of the given I, II, III and IV. You have to take the
conclusions logically follows from the given statements to be true even if they
given statements disregarding seem to be at variance from commonly
commonly known facts. known facts. Read all the conclusions
Statement: and then decide which of the given
All lotus are beautiful. conclusions logically follows from the
All beautiful are Rose. given statements disregarding
No Rose are stinky. commonly known facts.
All sky are Rose Statement:
Conclusion: Some red are blue.
I. All stinky are beautiful is a possibility Some blue are grey.
II. Some stinky are lotus. All grey are white.
No white is black.
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likes Susheela and the one who likes 41. Direction: In these questions, a
Kumkum stay. Kamal stays on an even relationship between different elements
numbered floor below the floor on which is shown in the statements. The
Vikash stays. There are two floors statements are followed by two
between the floors on which the boys conclusions.
who are from Mathura and Chennai. The Statements:
boy who likes Komal is from Mathura.
A≥P=S>T, V<B=T>X
Sushil belongs to Patna. The one who
Conclusions:
belongs to Noida stays on the fourth
I. A>X
floor. Kamal does not belong to Varanasi
II. P<B
and does not like Anita and Komal.
There are three floors between the floors A. only conclusion I is true
on which Sushil and Amit stay. Sunil B. only conclusion II is true
stays on a floor immediately above the C. either conclusion I or II is true
Anit’s floor. The one who likes Kumkum D. neither conclusion I nor II is true
stays immediately above Sushil. There is E. both conclusions I and II are true
one floor between the floors on which 42. Statements:
Sanjay and Amit stay. S>U>V, Y<U<Z, Z<X>W
36. Which among the following boys likes Conclusions:
Anita? I. S<Z
A. Sanjay B. Amit II. X>Y
C. Anit D. Rohit A. only conclusion I is true
E. Vikash B. only conclusion II is true
37. Who among the following stays between C. either conclusion I or II is true
the floor of Sunil and Saurabh? D. neither conclusion I nor II is true
A. Anit B. Amit E. both conclusions I and II are true
C. Kamal D. Vikash 43. Statements:
E. Rohit P<X<Y<Q, S>Y<T, P=V>R
38. Which of the following combinations is Conclusions:
true? I. V<S
A. Sanjay – Suhana - Varanasi II. T>R
B. Amit – Amita - Allahabad A. only conclusion I is true
C. Rohit – Saroj - Varanasi B. only conclusion II is true
D. Sunil – Susheela - Noida C. either conclusion I or II is true
E. Kamal – Surabhi – Chennai D. neither conclusion I nor II is true
39. If ‘Sanjay’ is related to ‘Mathura’, E. both conclusions I and II are true
‘Vikash’ is related to ‘Agra’, in the same 44. Statements:
way ‘Kamal’ is related to? A≥B>C, D≥E=F≥G, H≥I=E
A. Allahabad B. Patna Conclusions:
C. Chennai D. Noida I. H<C
E. Varanasi II. H>D
40. How many boys stay between the one A. only conclusion I is true
who likes Amita and the one who likes
B. only conclusion II is true
Kumkum?
C. either conclusion I or II is true
A. Five B. Two
C. One D. Six D. neither conclusion I nor II is true
E. Four E. both conclusions I and II are true
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53. What is the code for ‘smart’ in the given 57. Which of the following combinations is
code language? correct?
A. stp A. B-Red B. D-Pink
B. Either ‘mkc’ or ‘rul’ C. C-Blue D. G-Blue
C. ghr E. None is correct
D. djp
58. Who among the following sits 2nd to the
E. mkc
left of D?
54. What is the code for ‘work’ in the given
code language? A. A B. B
A. stp B. ghr C. E D. H
C. rul D. akv E. F
E. zmq 59. Which of the following is not belongs to
55. Which of the following may represent the group?
‘Follows rules hard‘ in the given code A. C B. B
language? C. A D. H
A. fsd ghr djp B. djp mkc ghr E. F
C. ghr pnr stp D. ghr fsd mkc 60. G likes which of the following color?
E. xsw djp akv A. Blue B. Orange
Direction (56-60): Study the C. Pink D. Brown
information given below and answer the E. None of these
questions based on it.
Direction (61-65): Study the
Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H
information given below and answer the
are sitting around a square table in such
questions based on it.
a way that four of them who sit at the
corner are facing towards the centre and Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H
other four who sit in the middle of each are sitting in two different rows. In each
row are facing outside the centre. They row four persons are sitting and they are
like different colors i.e. Blue, Black, sitting like that the persons are sitting in
Brown, Yellow, Orange, Pink, Green and row I is facing to the persons are sitting
Red, but not necessarily in the same in row II. The persons are sitting in row
order. I facing north and the persons are sitting
A likes Green and facing outside. Two in row II facing south.
persons are sitting between A and D. Note: The persons are sitting in row I
One person sits between D and F and F likes different fruits i.e. Apple, Mango,
likes Black. Two persons sit between F Grapes and Banana and the persons are
and the one who likes Pink. B and E are sitting in row II likes different colors i.e.
neighbors and one of them likes Pink. H Black, Red, Blue and White.
likes Yellow and facing outside and sits D likes Banana and H is immediate right
2nd to the left of C. H is not neighbor of of the one who is facing D. C likes White
D. E is neighbor of A. C and G are not and A is immediate right of C. C is not
neighbors. The one who likes Blue is neighbor of D or H. D and H are not
facing outside. The one who likes sitting at any end. B likes Mango. The
Orange is neighbor of A. The one who number of persons sitting between B
likes Red and Pink are neighbors. G and D is same as H and C. E likes Apple
doesn’t like Red and Orange. and one person is sitting between E and
56. Who among the following likes Orange? the one who is facing the one who likes
A. A B. E Black. F likes Blue.
C. C D. D
E. G
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61. Who among the following doesn’t belong 68. I. X2 + 361 = 442
to the group?
II. Y2 + 289 = 676
A. H B. C
C. B D. A A. x >y B. x ≥ y
E. F C. x ≤ y D. x < y
62. Who among the following is facing B? E. x = y or no relationship can be
A. F B. D established
C. A D. C 69. I. x2 + 6x + 9 = 0
E. E II. y2 – 3y – 18= 0
63. Which of the following combination is A. x >y B. x ≥ y
correct? C. x ≤ y D. x < y
A. H-Red B. G-Row II E. x = y or no relationship can be
C. F-Row I D. A-Red established
E. B-Row II 70. I. x2 – 10x + 24 = 0
64. Who among the following is 2nd to the II. 2y2 – 3y – 35 = 0
right of C? A. x >y B. x ≥ y
A. H C. x ≤ y D. x < y
B. The one who likes Blue E. x = y or no relationship can be
C. The one who likes Red established
D. F
E. D
Direction (71-80): Select the correct
65. Who among the following is 2nd to the
alternative from the given choices.
left of the one who is facing A?
A. G B. B 71. 105.126 × 35.201 – 90.23 × 3 + 55.11
C. D D. E × 27.01 = ?
E. F A. 4890
66. Direction: In the following question, B. 40000
two equations are given. Solve both the C. 271
equations and answer the question D. 5996
accordingly. E. 6400
I. =0 72. 27.5% of 1600 + 6.4% of 1500 = (?)3 +
24
II. =0
A. 6 B. 8
A. ifx>y B. ifx≥y
C. 10 D. 14
C. ifx D. ifx≤y
E. 15
E. ifx=y or the relationship cannot be
established 73. Direction: What approximate value
should come in place of question mark
Direction (67-71): In each question (?) in the following questions?
numbered I and II have been given. You (Note: you are not expected to calculate
have to solve both the equations and the exact value.)
mark the appropriate option.
67. I. x2 – 15x + 56 = 0
II. Y = 64 73. (27)2 + =? % of 5976
A. x >y B. x ≥ y
A. 12 B. 15
C. x ≤ y D. x < y
E. x = y or no relationship can be C. 10 D. 14
established E. None of these
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74. Directions: What approximate value Direction (81-85): Study the pie-chart
will come in place of question mark (?) given below and answer the related
in the following equations? questions.
59220 ÷ 3214.05 × 514.13 + 5231.92 Pie-chart shows the people participated
=? from six states in poetry competition.
A. 13617 B. 14700 Total participants = 500
C. 14000 D. 13511
E. None of these
75. Direction: What should come in place
of question mark (?) in the following
question? (You do not have to calculate
the exact value.)
√2401 + 96 +170% of 900+ √529= x
+ 346
A. 1170 B. 1560
C. 1620 D. 1352
E. 6412
76. Direction: What should come in the
place of question mark ‘?’ in the given
questions.
3, 4, 6, 10, ?
A. 14 B. 12 81. What is the average of participants
C. 20 D. 18 from Punjab and Kerala together?
E. None of these A. 120 B. 108
77. 22, 97, 222, ?, 622 C. 95 D. 82
A. 422 B. 323 E. None of these
C. 397 D. 333 82. The ratio of male to female participants
E. None of these in Karnataka and Kerala are 5: 6 and 6:
78. Direction: What will come in place of 7. Male participants in Karnataka and
question mark in the following Kerala are what percent more or less
questions? than female participants in same states?
5, 6, 14, 23, 87 ? A. 15.38% B. 20%
A. 112 B. 212 C. 23.22% D. 25%
C. 123 D. 69 E. None of these
E. 70 83. If sum of male participants in Haryana
79. Direction: What will come in place of and Goa is 55 and ratio of female to male
question mark in the following participants in Goa is 7: 3, what
questions? numbers of male participants are from
4 5 16 81 ? 5113 Haryana?
A. 654 B. 568 A. 22 B. 20
C. 236 D. 567 C. 18 D. 15
E. None of these E. None of these
80. Direction: What will come in place of 84. In Gujarat and Punjab, 20% and 15%
question mark (?) in the given number participants are disqualified from the
series? competition, how many participants
11 27 ? 107 171 251 qualified from the same states?
A. 57 B. 58 A. 118 B. 119
C. 56 D. 59 C. 120 D. 121
E. 69 E. None of these
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85. Participants from Kerala and Gujarat are value of ‘x’, if the interest earned by A is
approximately what percent of Rs. 126.
participants from Karnataka, Goa and A. Rs. 1700 B. Rs. 1200
Haryana together? C. Rs. 900 D. Rs. 700
A. 75 B. 80 E. None of these
C. 90 D. 95 Direction (91-95): This following table
E. None of these is related to profit and loss and some
86. A sum of money amounts to 12000 in values are missing. All the discounts are
4 years and 9500 in 3 years under on the M.P. and the Profits are on C.P.
compound interest. What is the rate of Read the Questions carefully and answer
interest per annum? the question:
A. 22.3% B. 16.4%
C. 26.3% D. 12.3%
E. None of these
87. If an book is sold for Rs. 178 at a loss
of 11%, what should be its selling price
in order to earn a profit of 11%?
A. Rs. 222.50 B. Rs. 267 91. If the profit % and discount % of the
C. Rs. 222 D. Rs. 220 Article D is same. Find out the Marked
E. None of these Price of Article D
88. Atul, Bhaskar and Chetan can complete A. Rs. 900 B. Rs. 1222.22
a work in 10, 20 and 25 days C. Rs. 909 D. Rs. 999
respectively. What is the minimum time E. None of these
required to finish the work if not more 92. If the ratio of the Cost Price of the Article
than two of them work together on a D and Article E is 4:5, find out the
single day and no two consecutive days discount % of Article E
have the same pair of people working? A. 32.3% B. 62.5%
A. 6.5 days B. 8 days C. 30.25% D. 32.25%
C. 7.5 days D. 8.5 days E. 33.33%
E. 10 days 93. If the M.P. of Article A is Rs. 250 more
89. Ratio of ages of P and Q is 3 : 5. Age of than the C.P. of Article B and the
S and T together is 20 more than the difference between M.P and S.P. of
thrice of age of R. Q’s age after 8 years Article B is Rs. 1258. Find the discount
will be 43. Thrice the age of Q is equal % of Article B
to seven times the age of R and sum of A. 51.52% B. 20.52%
ages of Q, R and S is 95. What is the C. 50.32% D. 51%
sum of age of P after 11 years and age E. None of these
of T before 9 years? 94. C. P. of Article D is how much % less
A. 46 B. 43 than the M.P. of Article A?
C. 47 D. 45 A. 29% B. 27.1%
E. None of these C. 28.57% D. 28.6%
90. A, B and C started a business with initial E. None of the above
investments of Rs. ‘x’, Rs. (x+300), and 95. Find the Selling Price of Article C, if there
Rs. (x+600) respectively. After one is a hike in Profit % by 12.5%. Assume
year, a profit of Rs. 2100 is generated the Marked price for item C is 6/5 of cost
which is distributed among A, B and C in price.
the ratio of their investments. A A. Rs. 2178.5 B. Rs. 2718.5
deposited the amount in a scheme C. Rs. 2158.5 D. Rs. 2871.5
offering simple interest at the rate of E. Rs. 2817.5
12% per annum for 2 years. Find the
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96. The ratio of zinc and copper in an alloy opened. How long does it take to empty
of 32 kg is 5: 3. Some quantity of the tank?
additional copper and zinc is added to A. 28 minutes B. 34 minutes
the alloy and the quantity of zinc added C. 36 minutes D. 16 minutes
to the alloy is 6 kg less than the quantity E. None of these
of copper added to the alloy. Find the 99. A group of eight students performing an
percentage of zinc in the new alloy, if the experiment in the laboratory. If the
total quantity of the final alloy is 42 kg? average reading of each student is 35.5,
A. 52.4% B. 54.6% the average reading of first two student
C. 59.7% D. 62.4% is 28 and the average reading of next
E. None of these three students is 36 the reading of
97. A thief is noticed by a policeman from a 6th student is 8 more than the seventh
distance of 200 m. The thief starts one and the eighth one is 8 more than
running and the policeman chases him. the sixth one, then find the reading of
The thief and the policeman run at the the sixth student
rate of 10 km and 11 km per hour A. 24 B. 32
respectively. What is the distance C. 40 D. 48
between them after 6 minutes? E. 56
A. 100 m B. 150 m 100. The side of the square PQRS is greater
C. 190 m D. 200 m than the side of the square ABCD by
E. None of these 15%. By what percentage is the total
98. A pipe ‘P’ can fill a tank in 12 minutes surface area of the square PQRS more
and another pipe ‘Q’ can fill it in 16 than that of square ABCD?
minutes. But the third pipe ‘R’ can empty A. 32.25% B. 26.75%
it in 6 minutes. The first two pipes P and C. 24% D. 20%
Q are kept open for 4 minutes in the E. 25%
beginning and the third pipe R is also
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