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ENGLISH SECTION

Direction (1-11): A word is given in bold followed by four sentences. Some sentences are provided with meanings of the given word. One sentence may be provided with the opposite meaning of the given word. So you have to find an odd sentence which describes the opposite meaning to the given word.

1. Repugnant
A. The repellent odor was strong enough to keep the children out of the bathroom
B. The obscene dancing was not appropriate for a church function.
C. The man was asked to leave the restaurant because of his obnoxious behavior.
D. The politician worked hard to make innocuous speeches that would not offend anyone.

a) Only B

b) Only A

c) Only D

d) Only C

e) All are correct

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2. Tenuous
A. The Totonacs have the dubious distinction of allying themselves with Cortes against the Aztecs.
B. She felt the piercing sting of humiliation and her heart being broken and torn apart like some fragile letter.
C. The fancy Spanish architecture was both elegant and well-designed
D.A discourse for which there were few takers earlier began to sound plausible.

a) Only B

b) Only A

c) Only D

d) Only C

e) All are correct

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3. Sanguine
A. Jenny is optimistic and hopes for the best even when things look bleak
B. Jim was buoyant after he received a job offer during his first interview.
C. The handshake between the two men was their implicit agreement to the terms of the contract.
D. The dog groomer assured the dog’s owner that she would be satisfied with the pet’s haircut.

a) Only B

b) Only A

c) Only D

d) Only C

e) All are correct

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4. Incite
A. The surgeon used a mild sedative to tranquilize the anxious patient prior to surgery.
B. The pictures of the victim’s body are sure to provoke feelings of anger within the jury.
C. The road construction will definitely instigate major traffic delays during rush hour.
D. The media tried to ferment public unrest by repeatedly publishing articles about the crooked police officer.

a) Only B

b) Only A

c) Only D

d) Only C

e) All are correct

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5. Enervate
A. The lecture on calculus was enervating to the new students.
B. If you are idle then it will definitely enervate your progress towards success.
C. The energy drink enervated him to such an extent that he ran faster than the others.
D. The long journey from Kolkata to Bhubaneswar is quite enervating.

a) Only B

b) Only A

c) Only D

d) Only C

e) All are correct

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6. Adamant
A. The doctors at Apollo hospital had been absolutely adamant that Meena’s grandmother was not going to get better
B. Raani is so adamant in her political beliefs that no one can change her mind!
C. Kunal is a very sweet, amiable and adamant boy.
D. Unemployed youths of this country are adamant about finding a suitable job.

a) Only B

b) Only A

c) Only D

d) Only C

e) All are correct

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7. Negligent
A. Ranjit is quite punctual and negligent when it comes to official works.
B. I was utterly shocked to find out how negligent Arun had been during these years.
C. Please do not be negligent in your work else you will suffer.
D. Andy seems quite negligent about his health.

a) Only B

b) Only A

c) Only D

d) Only C

e) All are correct

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8. Approbation
A. With your approbation she can stay at my house.
B. You need to build a powerful resume to gain approbation from the hiring company.
C. The clerks need prior approbation from the manager on this issue.
D. Without my prior approbation, there should not be any absentees tomorrow.

a) Only B

b) Only A

c) Only D

d) Only C

d) All are correct

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9. Fervent
A. My fervent wish for you is a lifetime of success and happiness.
B. The terrorist’s fervor made him believe that giving his life for his cause was his purpose in life.
C. Moments of fervent inspiration are also part of this very short but telling musical prayer.
D. The portrayals of factory life would make even the most fervent capitalists turn to Marx and Engels.

a) Only B

b) Only A

c) Only D

d) Only C

e) All are correct

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10. Fierce
A. They brushed away every difficulty and pushed on fiercely.
B. The commanders fight fiercely and win the day against the traitorous forces.
C. They could not withstand the fierceness of attack of those soldiers.
D. Joe is a fierce debater who browbeats his opponents into defeat

a) Only B

b) Only A

c) Only D

d) Only C

e) All are correct

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11. Denounce
A. The dictator made a speech to denounce the actions of his enemies.
B. Management was quick to denounce the hard work done by the union representatives
C. Ministers took the floor to denounce the decision to suspend constitutional rule.
D. I encouraged them to denounce the callow subjugation of women and switch from heels to flats.

a) Only B

b) Only A

c) Only D

d) Only C

e) All are correct

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DIRECTIONS (12 -18) Identify the correct/incorrect usage of the following words according to individual directions given below for each question.

12. SCRUMPTIOUS (Identify the correct usage)

A. The cease fire made the Russian government scrumptious which eventually silenced the guns and driven off the drones
B. My dog loves belly rub, so he avoids getting scrumptious at times.
C. He was arrested because of being scrumptious.
D. This restaurant is famous for making some of the world’s most scrumptious cakes.

a) Only a

b) Only d

c) Both b and c

d) Both b and d

e) Only b

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13. SIESTA (Identify the incorrect usage)

A. The manager found the employee taking siesta and he was suspended.
B. The boy had siesta on his leg while he was playing football.
C. The laptop had a siesta and needs to take it for repair.
D. She had a habit of taking afternoon siesta.

a) Only a

b) Only b

c) Only d

d) Both b and c

e) Both a and c

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14. GLOWER (identify the correct usage)

A. She had an awful glower on her face when she discovered him being with another girl.
B. The light he purchased wasn’t of enough glower
C. The little girl became glower when she received birthday presents in advance
D. The college was decorated with glower keeping the upcoming celebrations in mind.

a) Both a and c

b) Both b and d

c) Only a

d) Only b

e) Only d

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15. ARDUOUS (Identify the correct usage)

A. He was extremely arduous to see his son’s achievement.
B. His next task on bucket list is an arduous climb up the Mount Everest.
C. From breakfast until dinner, he is always arduous to his kids.

a) Only a

b) Only b

c) Both a and c

d) Both b and a

e) Only c

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16. DEVOUT (identify the correct usage)

A. The last question in the exam was devoted.
B. He was a devout Christian.
C. The devout players are known for their betrayal.
D. The characters in the play was devout by author and they finally cheated.

a) Only a

b) Only b

c) Both a and b

d) Both c and d

e) All are correct

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17. CHASM (identify the correct usage)

A. There are various new schemes introduced in the budget for closing the chasm between the rich and the poor
B. Even today there is a chasm between black and white in the USA.
C. The deep chasm was formed on the road right in front of them.
D. The chasm extends the whole length of the river.

a) Only a

b) Only b

c) Only c

d) Both c and d

e) All are correct

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18. MULISH (identify the incorrect usage)

A. His friends always hated him for that mulish look on his face.
B. The child didn’t like the mulish to eat.
C. The USA kept asking for mulishness from Indian government.

a) Only a

b) Only b

c) Only c

d) Both b and c

e) Both a and b

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19. STANCH (identify the correct usage)

A. The mother immediately brought the cloth to stanch the blood.
B. The players didn’t let the stanch to play. C. He is a stanch follower of his boss.
C. The author was legally charged for his stanch to the priest.

a) Only a

b) Only b

c) Only c

d) Both a and c

e) Only d

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20. FACULTATIVE (identify the correct usage)

A. He was too tired from work, he went to the beach for being facultative.
B. The diplomats were angry for the discrepancies in the facultative.
C. The last question in the examination was facultative.

a) Only a

b) Both b and c

c) Only c

d) Both b and a.

e) Both a and c

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REASONING

Direction: (1-5) Study the following information to answer the given questions:

Eight persons Akshat, Banner, Chinmay, Duke, Easha, Fiza, Ghatak and Haris sit around the circular table. Some of them face towards the centre while some face away from the centre. Not more than two adjacent persons face in same direction.Fiza faces towards the centre and does not sit adjacent to Ghatak. Akshat sits second to the right of Ghatak. Chinmay and Easha are immediate right of each other. Two persons sit between Haris and Ghatak. Duke and Akshat face in same direction. Both Ghatak and Haris face in same direction. Fiza and Duke do not face in same direction. Akshat and Haris are not adjacent to each other. Easha sits opposite to Banner, who does not sit adjacent to Akshat.

1. _______ sits second to the right of Easha.

a) Fiza

b) Haris

c) Banner

d) Ghatak

e) Duke

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2. Which of the following statements is true?

a) Easha sits immediate right of Akshat

b) Fiza sits opposite to Duke

c) Banner sits second to the right of Duke

d) Banner faces towards the centre

e) Haris sits adjacent to Banner

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3. Four are the same in a certain way thus forms a group. Which among the following does not belong to the group?

a) Chinmay`

b) Akshat

c) Fiza

d) Duke

e) Banner

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4. Who sits third to the left of one, who sits immediate right of Banner?

a) Easha

b) Chinmay

c) Akshat

d) Haris

e) Duke

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5. Who sits opposite to Ghatak?

a) Akshat

b) Haris

c) Easha

d) Chinmay

e) Banner

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Directions: (6-10) Read the given information carefully and answer the questions asked below.

Eight persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting in a circular table and all of them are facing away from the centre of the table.
P sits third to the right of V. Only one person sits between P and W (either from the right or left from P). S sits second to the left of Q, who is not an immediate neighbour of V. The number of persons sitting between W and U is same as the number of persons sitting between R and U. T sits to the immediate right of R. T does not sit opposite to S.

6. Who is sitting fifth to the right of Q?

a) S

b) R

c) P

d) T

e) V

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7. How many persons are sitting between R and W?

a) 4

b) 1

c) 3

d) 2

e) 5

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8. Who is sits second to the left of T?

a) S

b) V

c) W

d) R

e) U

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9. Which of the following is correct?

a) S sits fourth to the right of R

b) P sits fourth to the right of V

c) U sits third to the right of W

d) T sits third to the right of U

e) None of these

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10. Who is sits opposite to S?

a) T

b) U

c) R

d) V

e) Q

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Direction (11-15): Answer the questions based on the information given below.

Eight persons Panit, Gaurav, Jackey, Dipu, Pappu, Niraj, Harsh and Rajesh sitting around a circular table facing toward center. Each of them is working in a company on different profile viz Programmer, Manager, Team Leader, Chairman, Office Boy, Tester, Director and Admin but not necessary in the same order.

Director is sitting third to the right of Jackey. Only one person sits between Gaurav and Jackey. Panit is sitting to the immediate left of Rajesh. Three persons sit between Panit and Manager. Dipu is an immediate neighbour of Harsh. Harsh is Chairman. Only one person sits between Office Boy and Manager. Team Leader is to the immediate left of Chairman. Admin is an immediate neighbour of Manager. Jackey is an Manager. Gaurav sits third to the right of Niraj. Director is sitting to the immediate left Tester.

a) Gaurav

b) Pappu

c) Niraj

d) Rajesh

e) None of these

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12. Who sits to the immediate left of Niraj?

a) Jackey

b) Panit

c) Rajesh

d) Harsh

e) None of these

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13. Rajish is a _____?

a) Admin

b) Office Boy

c) Programmer

d) Team Leader

e) None of these

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14. Who sits third to the left of Panit?

a) Niraj

b) Pappu

c) The one who is Admin

d) The one who is Team Leader.

e) None of these

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15. Who sits in front of Harsh?

a) Rajesh

b) Panit

c) Pappu

d) Dipu

e) None of these

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Directions: 16-20) Answer the questions based on the information given below.

Certain numbers of persons are sitting around the circular table. All of them are facing towards the centre.

Q sits third to the right of M. One person sits between R and M. Three persons sit between N and P. O sits adjacent to R. M sits exactly between N and Q. N sits second to the left of O. One person sits between P and Q. At least three persons sit between R and P.

16. How many persons sit in the circular arrangement?

a) 13

b) 12

c) 10

d) 1

e) 15

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17. ___ sits immediate left of R.

a) N

b) O

c) M

d) Q

e) P

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18. Who sits fourth to the left of N?

a) O

b) R

c) M

d) P

e) Q

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19. How many persons sit between O and Q when counted from the right of O?

a) Three

b) Four

c) Two

d) Five

e) One

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20. Who sits second to the left of P?

a) N

b) O

c) M

d) R

e) Q

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QA SECTION

1. A group of nine students having at least 6 boys in it is to be selected from a group of 8 boys and 7 girls. Find total number of ways in which the group can be formed.

A) 1155

B) 1145

C) 1125

D) 1175

E) None of these

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2. A bag contains 2 blue cubes, 3 green cubes and 4 yellow cubes. In how many ways 3 cubes can be drawn from the bag such that at least one green cube is drawn?

A) 72

B) 64

C) 56

D) 48

E) 84

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3. 4 boys or 5 girls are to be selected from a group of 7 boys and 9 girls. Find the total number of ways in which the selection can be made.

A) 164

B) 161

C) 132

D) 144

E) None of these

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4. Find the total number of ways in which the word OCCUPATION can be arranged so that all vowels are together.

A) 48000

B) 18000

C) 21600

D) 72000

E) None of these

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5. Find the total number of ways of arrangement of the word ACCUMULATION, so that all the vowels are together.

A) 453600

B) 682400

C) 620000

D) 540500

E) None of these

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6. In how many ways can the letters of word ‘BOTTLE’ be arranged?

A) 1440

B) 720

C) 240

D) 360

E) None of these

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7. A book shelf has 8 Hindi, 7 English and 11 Sanskrit books. In how many ways can Sourav choose 5 books from the shelf so that it consists of one Hindi, two English and two Sanskrit books?

A) 8220

B) 8600

C) 9240

D) 9660

E) None of these

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8. A cricket team of 11 players is to be selected from a group of 8 batsmen, 5 bowlers and 3 wicketkeepers. In how many ways a team having exactly 4 bowlers and 1 wicketkeeper is selected?

A) 168 ways

B) 300 ways

C) 420 ways

D) 568 ways

E) None of these

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9. A basketball team of 5 players is to be selected from a group of 7 male players and 6 female players. In how many ways a team having exactly two female players is selected?

A) 525 ways

B) 510 ways

C) 475 ways

D) 420 ways

E) None of these

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10. For an exhibition, a group of 7 cars has to be chosen out of 13 cars such that a particular car is always chosen. If the cars have to be chosen one by one, then find the total number of ways of doing so.

A) 848 × 6!

B) 924 × 7!

C) 544 × 7!

D) 712 × 6!

E) None of these

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