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Read the following passage and answer the questions. The Nile is probably the longest river in the world; it is certainly the most famous. It rises in East Africa and flows over four thousand miles northwards to the Mediterranean Sea. Its little streams start in hot, wet countries, but the great river itself flows through deserts. From the cloudless blue sky above, it looks like a great, green snake, making its way across the yellow sand. For thousands of years it has given life to the dry lands of northern Sudan and Egypt. The White Nile, the longest branch of the river, enters Sudan through hot damp swamps called the ‘sudd’, where there are more crocodiles and hippopotamuses than people. It is difficult to sail boats down the river here, because it is always getting blocked with floating masses of grass, reeds and roots. Sometimes a special ship has to be sent to cut a passage through. The people of the swamps are tall and black, and wear very little clothing. They live very simply, much as they have always done. They fish with nets, hunt animals with spears, and keep cattle. After the swamp comes the savanna – open plains where the grass often grows higher than a man, and where elephants, lions, giraffes, antelopes, and other animals can be found. In the middle of Sudan stands Khartoum, the big, modern capital city. Here the river is joined by the Blue Nile, which has come down from the highlands of Ethiopia. The word ‘Sudan’ means ‘land of the blacks’, but the people of Khartoum are partly Arab, speak Arabic, wear European or Arabic clothes, and live much like the Egyptians. They are quite different from the Negroes of the south. In the high plains of Ethiopia, from where the Blue Nile begins, there is plenty of rain in summer, so in summer and autumn the river carries a great deal of rain water, and with it a very fine mud called silt. The flood water carries the silt over the fields all along the Nile valley; and as the water drains away, the silt is left on the fields, building up very fertile soil, on which the people of the Nile valley have grown crops for thousands of years. The Nile winds across the desert through an area where it hardly ever rains. Northern Sudan and southern Egypt are among the driest places in the world; in some places it may not rain for ten years at a time. A young child there might never have seen rain. The river gradually becomes shallow and mud-coloured as it reaches Egypt. Along the 750 miles through Egypt to the sea, wide, flat boats called feluccas carry goods up and down the country. They have one large, white sail, and are often so heavily loaded that they seem about to sink. The river flows through a narrow valley to Aswan; then the green strip of cultivated fields and date palms on either side of it widens, sometimes to as much as twelve miles wide. Beyond, on either side, is sand, stretching away in both directions. There are hardly any wild animals – only the farmers’ donkeys, camels, buffaloes and cows. After the Nile has passed the city of Cairo, the capital of Egypt, it divides into two branches, and reaches the sea through a broad delta. This is a great triangle of green land, where rich crops grow between the arms of the river. It has been built up through the centuries by silt carried down from the mountains by the river. The land of the Nile valley is some of the most fertile land in the world, and the cotton and wheat fields produce very fine crops. In olden days, every summer, after the Nile floods had covered all the fields with a shallow coating of chocolate-coloured mud, and the water had drained away, the farmers sowed their seeds in the mud. Then they found that by digging ditches and bringing water from the river to the fields, they could grow a second crop before the next flood came. But there was always the fear that the river might not bring enough water, or that it might bring too much. Today, however, now that the High Dam at Aswan is built, the Nile no longer floods, and there is always the right amount of water. The Nile is famous because along its banks grew one of the earliest civilizations of the world, where men learnt to farm and to build cities. When people were still living as savages in most parts of the world, the ancient Egyptians were making laws, writing books, painting and also creating temples and statues which are still standing today.
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In the following questions a word is given in capital letters followed by four alternative words. Select, from the alternatives, the word that conveys the same meaning as the word given in capital letters: SYNONYMS
Each of the following questions consists of a word printed in capital letters, followed by four words. Select the word or phrase that is most closely opposite in meaning to the capitalized word: ANTONYMS
Typical behavior (b) correct manners (c) straight aim (d) full truthfulness QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE Directions (81 - 95) : What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions ? 81. 963 + 560 35 = ? 1) 45 2) 981 3) 870 4) 43 5) None these 82. 14400 64 9 = ? 1) 27 2) 23 3) 29 4) 21 5) None these 83. 14.8 x 12.3 x 8.6 = ? 1) 155.454 2) 1535.44 3) 1545.545 4) 15165.544 5) None these 84. 45% of 720 = 30% of ? 1) 960 2) 1080 3) 1240 4) 820 5) None these 85.
1) 2) 3) 4) 5) None these 86. of 189 + 452 = 2000 - ? 1) 183 2) 164 3) 170 4) 198 5) None these 87. 68% of 595 - 43% of 372 = ? 1) 244.64 2) 232.84 3) 278.44 4) 260.24 5) None these 88. 35% of (?) = 2175.95 1) 6712 2) 6217 3) 6127 4) 6721 5) None these 89. ? 52 x 12 = 252 1) 1242 2) 992 3) 1142 4) 1346 5) None these 90. (45)2 +(21)2 = (?)2 + 257 1) 51 2) 49 3) 45 4) 47 5) None these 91. 63% of 962 + ? = 999 1) 346.92 2) 368.64 3) 3692.94 4) 402.68 5) None these 92. 743 + 958 = ?% of 5670 1) 34 2) 26 3) 30 4) 22 5) None these 99. The number of Females working in the IT department forms what percent of the total number of employees in the Organization from all departments together? (Rounded off to two digits after decimal) 1) 8.17 2) 5.23 3) 9.31 4) 7.73 5) None of these 100. If the number of employees in marketing department are given 2500. Then what would be the number of females in HR departments? 1) 564 2) 762 3) 594 4) Can’t say 5) None of these 101. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the flowering number series ? 1, 4, 14, 45, 139, 422, ? 1) 1268 2) 1234 3) 1272 4) 1216 5) None these 102. 38 per cent of first number is 52 per cent of the second number. What is the respective ratio of the first number to the second number ? 1) 5 : 4 2) 16 : 9 3) 26 : 19 4) Cannot be determined 5) None these 103. What is the compound interest accured on an amount of Rs.12,000 at the rate of 10% per annum for 3 years ? 1) Rs. 3,972 2) Rs. 2,567 3) Rs. 4,780 4) Rs. 5,609 5) None these 104. The average age of a man and his son is 54 years. The ratio of their ages is 23 : 13 respectively. What will be ration of their ages after 6 years ? 1) 10 : 7 2) 5 : 3 3) 4 : 3 4) 3 : 2 5) None these 105. A single person takes 3 minutes to write a letter. If from 10 a.m to 12.00 noon, 1960 letters are to be written, how many persons should be employed on this job ? 1) 53 2) 47 3) 51 4) 49 5) None these 106. The simple interest accrued on an amount of Rs. 9,530 at the end of 6 years is Rs.2,859. What is the rate of interest p.c p.a. ? 1) 5 2) 7 3) 9 4) 11 5) None these 107. The cost of 10 chairs and 15 tables is Rs.15,525. What is the cost of 8 chairs and 12 tables ? 1) Rs. 13,560 2) Rs. 12,420 3) Rs. 14,840 4) Cannot be determined 5) None these 108. The owner of a Gift shop charges his customer 28 per cent more than the cost price. If a customer paid Rs. 1,408 for some soft toys, then what was the cost price of those soft toys ? 1) Rs. 1,300 2) Rs. 1,000 3) Rs. 1,200 4) Rs. 1,400 5) None these 109. A plot of 715 sq.ft. is available at the rate of Rs. 3,850 per sq.ft. If 40% of the total cost of the plot is to be paid for booking the plot, how much is the booking amount ? 1) Rs. 11,10,000 2) Rs. 11,01,100 3) Rs. 11,01,000 4) Rs. 11,00,100 5) None these 110. If the product of two successive positive integers is 3192, which is the smaller integer ? 1) 52 2) 58 3) 54 4) 56 5) None these 111. What approximate value should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following Question ? 59.786 14.444 x 8.321 = ? 1) 49 2) 58 3) 22 4) 66 5) None these 112. A sum of money is divided among A, B, C and D in the ratio of 4 : 5 : 7 : 11 respectively. If the share of C is Rs. 1,351, then what is the total amount of money of A & D together ? 1) Rs. 2,123 2) Rs. 2,316 3) Rs. 2,565 4) Rs. 2,895 5) None these 113. Mr. Madhur deposits an amount of Rs. 58,750 to obtain a simple interest at the rate of 12 p.c p.a. for 4 years. What total amount will Mr. Madhur get at the end of 4 years ? 1) Rs. 91,230 2) Rs. 86,950 3) Rs. 74,760 4) Rs. 69,546 5) None these 114. If an amount of Rs. 96,393 is distributed equally amongst 33 children. How much amount would each child get ? 1) Rs. 2,789 2) Rs. 2,563 3) Rs. 2,860 4) Rs. 2,921 5) None these 115. The difference between 73% of a number and 58% of the same number is 960. What is 22% of that number ? 1) 1408 2) 1232 3) 1324 4) 1536 5) None these 116. One-seventh of a number is 39. What will be 56% of that number ? 1) 164.66 2) 152.88 3) 178.22 4) 182.44 5) None these 117. In a class of 55 students and 3 teachers, each student got sweets that are 20% of the total number of students and each teacher got sweets that are 60% of the total number of students. How many sweets were there ? 1) 737 2) 671 3) 714 4) 638 5) None these 118. If (108)2 is added to the square of a number, the answer so obtained is 13033. What is the number ? 1) 33 2) 43 3) 37 4) 47 5) None these 119. In an examination, it is required to get 350 of the aggregate marks to pass. A student gets 32% marks and is declared failed by 70 marks. What are the maximum aggregate marks a student can get ? 1) 885 2) 865 3) 875 4) Cannot be determined 5) None these 120. Which number should replace both the question marks in the following equation ? 1) 222 2) 196 3) 206 4) 178 5) None these
121. In a certain code ‘FLATS’ is coded as ‘GMBUT’ and ‘QUITE’ is coded as ‘RVJUF’ IN the same code______will be coded as ‘BSJTF’. 1) ARIVE 2) CTKUG 3) ARIES 4) RAISE 5) ARISE 122. Among M, R, P A and Q each having a different height, P is taller only than R Q is shorter than M. Who amongst them is the tallest ? 1) R 2) M 3) Q 4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these 123. If each vowel of the word SILVER is changed to the previous letter in the English alphabetical series and each consonant is changed to the next letter in the English alphabetical series and then the alphabets thus formed are arranged in alphabetical order from left to right, which of the following will be fourth from the left ? 1) M 2) S 3) T 4) H 5) W 124. Which of the following will come in the place of question mark ? WUV TRS QOP NLM ? 1) KIJ 2) KJI 3) IJK 4) IKJ 5) JIK 125. Pooja correctly remembers that she had bought an article from a shop before Saturday and after Tuesday The shopkeeper correctly remembers that she has bought the article after Thursday but before Sunday. On which of the following days she definitely buy the article? 1) Monday 2) Wednesday 3) Friday 4) Thursday 5) Cannot be determined 126. The positions of how many alphabets will remain the same if each of the alphabets in the word PROFIT is rearranged in the alphabetical order from left to right ? 1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) More than three 127. Shalini walked 15 m towards South, took a right turn and walked 3 m. She took a right turn again and walked 15 m before stopping. Which direction did shalini face after stopping ? 1) West 2) South 3) East 4) North 5) Cannot be determined 128. ‘1’ is subtracted from each odd digit and ‘1’ is added to each even digit in the number 5249836. Which of the following will be the difference between the third digit from the left and the third digit from the right of the new number thus formed ? 1)4 2) 5 3) 3 4) 2 5) 6 129. How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters APN using each letter only once in each word? 1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) More than three 130. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group Which is the one that does not belong to that group ? 1) Mars 2) Neptune 3) Venus 4) Moon 5) Mercury Directions (131 - 135 ): In each question below are three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three statements disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer I) if only conclusion I follows 2) if only conclusion II follows 3) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows 4) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows 5) if both conclusion I and conclusion II follows 131. Statements : All coconuts are palms Some palms are pines All pines are ferns
II. Some ferns are palms 132. Statements : Some buildings are houses Some bungalows are towers
II. All houses are towers 133. Statements : Some documents are files No file is a folder All folders are envelopes.
II. Some documents are envelopes 134. Statements : All paints are brushes All brushes are canvases All canvases are frames
II. All paints are canvases 135. Statements : All graphs are tables All charts are tables Some tables are diagrams
II. All graphs are diagrams Directions (136 - 140 ) : Following questions are based on the five three - digit number given below : Directions (136 - 140 ) : Following questions are based on the five three - digit number given below : 725 924 485 816 563 136. If all the numbers are arranged in descending order from left to right, which of the following will be the product of the first and the second digits of the number which is exactly in the middle of the new arrangement ? 1) 14 2) 18 3) 8 4) 30 5) 32 137. If all the digits in each of the numbers is arranged in ascending order within the number, which of the following will form the highest number in the new arrangement of numbers ? 1) 725 2) 924 3) 485 4) 816 5) 563 138. If the positions of the first and the third digits of each of the numbers are interchanged, how many odd numbers will be formed ? 1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) Four 139. If one is added to the middle digit of each of the numbers, how many numbers thus formed will NOT be divisible by three ? 1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) Four 140. What will be the resultant if first digit of the highest number is multiplied by the third digit of the lowest number? 1) 16 2) 45 3) 40 4) 27 5) 14 Directions (141 - 145 ) : Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions : I, P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in a straight line facing North. 1) Q sits fourth to the left of T and Q does not sit at an extreme end of the line 2) R is not an immediate neighbour of Q 3) Only one person sits between R and T 4) Neither S nor L sits at the extreme end of the line 5) L is not an immediate neighbour of Q 141. How many persons sits between Q and L ? 1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) Four 142. If all the persons are made to sit in alphabetical order from left to right, the positions of how many will remain unchanged as compared to the original seating positions ? 1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) Four 143. What is the position of Q with respect to L ? 1) Second to the left 2) Immediately to the right 3) Second to the right 4) Third to the left 5) Third to the right 144. Who sits at the extreme left hand corner of the line ? 1) P 2) R 3) T 4) Either T or R 5) None of these 145. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their seating positions in the above arrangement and so form a group Which is the one that does not belong to that group ? 1) TR 2) SP 3) RQ 4) LS 5) QL Directions ( 146 - 150) : Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below: D U B C A B E D C A B U D C B A E D B C A D E B A U C D A E B 146. Which of the following is the sixth to the right of the fifteenth from the right end of the above arrangement ? 1) D 2) B 3) E 4) C 5) A 147. How many such vowels are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant and also immediately followed by a vowel ? 1) One 2) Two 3) Three 4) Four 5) More than four 148. How many such pairs of alphabets are there in the series of alphabets given in BOLD in the above arrangement each of which has as many letters between them (in both forward and backward directions) as they have between them in the English alphabetical series? 1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) More than three 149. How many meaningful words can be formed with the alphabets which are first, second, fifth and sixth from the right end of the above arrangement ? 1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) More than three 150. If all the Bs are dropped from the above arrangement, which of the following will be twelfth from the left end of the above arrangement? 1) E 2) C 3) D 4) A 5) None of these Directions (151 - 155) : Read the information /statement given in each question carefully and answer the questions. 151. Which of the following expressions will be true if the expression is definitely true ? 1) K > H 2) G = F 3) K < H 4) F > G 5) None of these 152. Which of the following expressions will not be true if the expression is definitely true? 1) 2) 3) S > Q 4) P > S 5) None of these 153. In which of the following expressions does the expression ‘W < Z’ hold true? 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 154. In which of the following expressions will the expression ‘L < R’ be definitely true? 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) None of these 155. In which of the following expressions does the expression ‘D > A’ does not hold true ? 1) 2) 3) 4) 5)
F O H U T K A C W R M E Q B P Their Symbol Code : % 6 # 5 @ 7 3 8 $ 2 © 9 4 Conditions ; 1) If both the third and the fourth elements are consonants, both these are to be coded as the code for the third element 2) If the fourth element is a vowel and the fifth element is a consonant, the codes for both these are to be interchanged 3) If both the second and the fifth elements are vowels, the second element is to be coded as ‘=’ 156. WKAECT 1) 73 2 @ 2) 722 @ 3) 732@ 4) =32 @ 5) None of these 157. TQ APHF 1) @ © 34 # % 2) @ © # 3 # % 3) @ © 43 % # 4) @ © 43 % # 5) None of these 158. EUCMFK 1) 25 % 7 2) 25 7 % 3) 25 $ %7 4) 25 $ $ % 7 5) None of these 159. AQHRIM 1) 3 © # # 6 $ 2) 3 © # # $ 6 3) 3 © 8 # 6 $ 4) 3 = # 8 6 $ 5) None of these 160. TIREUB 1) @ = 8529 2) @ = 8259 3) @ 68529 4) @ = 8859 5)None of these Directory: 2014 2014 -> For want of a nail 2014 -> The Global Warming that Wasn’t 2014 -> Assembly, No. 3901 state of new jersey 216th legislature 2014 -> Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act of 2014 2014 -> Ihbb asian Championships 2014 middle school bowl Round 4 First Quarter 2014 -> Unit: Automotive and Auto Body 2014 -> Ihbb european Championships 2014 Bowl Round 4 First Quarter 2014 -> International History Bee and Bowl 2013-14 Asian Division Question Set Bowl Round Six 2014 -> United states patent and trademark office 2014 -> Walnut creek, ca branch executive committee meeting minutes Download 92.77 Kb. Share with your friends:
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