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(a) Whatever one may (A)/ say of her, no one (B)/ dare call in question (C)/ her honesty of purpose (D)/ No error (E)

(b) When Mrs. Paul heard his knock,(A)/ she went to the door and opened it, (B)/but she did not recognize him at first (C)/because she was not wearing her glasses.(D)/ No error (E)

(c) Following a succession of Nazi defeats and the suicide (A)/of Adolf Hitler, Germany signed the instrument of surrender on May 7, 1945, (B)/in Reims in eastern France. The document stipulated (C)/ that hostilities had to cease tomorrow. (D)/ No Error (E)

(d) Loui and Satpute will use a similar (A)/physiological test, in addition to (B)/issuing two kinds of surveys, to triple-check that their (C)/ participants truly have musical anhedonia. (D)/ No Error (E)

(e) We would have enjoyed the (A)/ journey more if the old lady in (B)/the adjacent compartment (C)/ would not have snorted all the time. (D)/ No Error (E)

1. Which of the following parts in statement (A) has error?

(a) C              
(b) B               
(c) D               
(d) A              
(e) No Error

2. Which of the following parts in statement (B) has error?

(a) B               
(b) C               
(c) D               
(d) A              
(e) No Error

3. Which of the following parts in statement (C) has error?

(a) C               
(b) A              
(c) B               
(d) D              
(e) No Error

4. Which of the following parts in statement (D) has error?

(a) A               
(b) C              
(c) D              
(d) B               
(e) No Error

5. Which of the following parts in statement (E) has error?

(a) B
(b) D
(c) A               
(d) C               
(e) No Error

Directions (6-10): In each of the questions given below five words are given in bold. These five words may or may not be in their correct position. The sentence is then followed by options with the correct combination of words that should interchange with each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Find the correct combination of the words that replace each other. If the sentence is correct as it then select option (e) as your choice.

6. The (A) academician did a (B) commendable job in (C) highlighting the (D) dangers of the so called lethal weapon (E) systems.

(a) (A) – (E)
(b) (B) – (C)
(c) (B) – (E)
(d) (A) – (D) and (B) and (E)
(e) No interchange required

7. Skills are a (A) asset (B) vital in today’s globalized economy where (C) threat jobs are under (D) unskilled of (E) automation.

(a) (A) – (E)
(b) (B) – (C)
(c) (A) – (B) and (C) and (D)
(d) (B) – (E)
(e) No interchange required

8. (A) corruption employees (B) facing criminal or (C) government cases are under a (D) scanner of the Modi (E) administration.

(a) (D) – (E)
(b) (A) – (C)
(c) (A) – (B) and (C) and (D)
(d) (B) – (E)
(e) No interchange required

9. If the (A) obliged are (B) alternative, the (C) authorities are (D) flights to provide compensation or an (E) cancelled.

(a) (A) – (E)
(b) (B) – (C)
(c) (B) – (E)
(d) (A) – (D) and (B) and (E)
(e) No interchange required

10. The revenue (A)department has asked customs (B)officials to ensure strict (C)implementation of (D) import on (E) prohibition of e-cigarettes.

(a) (A) – (E)
(b) (D) – (E)
(c) (B) – (E)
(d) (A) – (D) and (B) and (E)
(e) No interchange required

Directions(11-15):Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Six persons Hema, Nina, Keshav, Rani, Sam, and Tabu are sitting in a linear row. They all like different games Battlefield, Combat, Duty, Free Fire, Minecraft, and Pubg. All of them are facing north direction.

Nina likes Minecraft and not more than two persons are sitting to the left of Nina. One person sits between Nina and Hema. The person who likes Pubg is sitting to the immediate right of Keshav. The number of persons sitting  between Rani and Keshav is one less than the number of persons sitting to the right of Hema. Keshav and the person who like Pubg are not sitting at the extreme end. The person who likes Duty is sitting immediately right of Sam. Two persons sit between the person who likes Combat and Duty. The person who likes Free Fire is not an immediate neighbor of the one who likes Duty.

11. Which of the following statement is not true?

a) Two persons are sitting between the one who likes Pubg and Free fire
b) Hema is an immediate neighbor of the one who likes Free fire
c) Tabu likes Duty
d) Sam is an immediate neighbor of the one who likes Duty.
e) Nina and the one who likes Combat are immediate neighbors.

12. Which of the following combination is true?

a) Tabu – Free fire            
b) Sam – Duty       
c) Hema – Battlefield         
d) Keshav – combat
e) Rani – Pubg

13. Who will be immediately right of the person who likes Minecraft, if Rani takes place of Keshav, Keshav takes place of Tabu and Tabu takes place of Rani(the game they like remains the same even after rearrangement)?

a) Tabu
b) Rani
c) Sam     
d) Keshav         
e) Hema

14. How many persons are sitting between the one who likes Duty and Rani?

a) One         
b) Either one or two
c) Two           
d) Four
e) Three

15.Which of the following person sit immediately to the right of the person who likes Combat?

a) Hema       
b) Tabu                  
c) Rani                    
d) Nina         
e) Keshav

Directions(16-20):Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Fourteen persons are sitting in two parallel rows and facing each other. In row 1, P, Q, R, S, T, U, and V are facing south. In row 2, A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are facing north but necessarily in the same order. Not less than three persons sit to the right of R. The one, who sits opposite R, sits immediately to the left of B. Three persons sit between B and G. The one, who sits opposite to G, sits second to the right of S. A, and D are immediate neighbors. D does not sit opposite to R. F sits second to the right of A. Two persons sit between R and Q. U is sitting second to the left of S. U is not sitting at the extreme end. U is opposite to the one who sits immediately left of E. T sits neither opposite to C nor E. V sits second to the right of T.

16. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way as per the given arrangement and hence form a group. Find the one that does not belong to that group.

a) Q and G          
b) P and E              
c) F and U               
d) T and A            
e) V and C

17. Who among the following person sits at the left end in row 2?

a) F                      
b) The one who is sitting immediately right of B         
c) E                 
d) A    
e) The one who is sitting immediately left of G

18. The number of persons seated between T and R is same as the number of persons seated between Gand ___.

a) E           
b) A              
c) D              
d) B              
e) C

19. Who is seated third to the right of P?

a) V            
b) T              
c) R               
d) S              
e) U

20. How many persons are seated between C and the one who faces U?

a) Three     
b) Two          
c) Five           
d) Four
e) One

21. What will come in the place of the question mark ‘?’ in the following question? 120% of 620 + 20% of 525 + 150% of 750 =?

a) 1972
b) 2184
c) 2197
d) 1989
e) 1973

22. What should come in the place of the question mark ‘?’ in the following question?
(5/6) + (7/5) + (2/3) + (3/10)=? + (47/15)

a) 11/30
b) 1/15
c) 4/15
d) 7/30
e) 2/15

23. what approximate value will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following question?√323.91 × ∛124.96 ÷ (25.01×17.99) + (19.99×20.09) + 25.01 = ?

a) 620

b) 525.5          

c) 425.2

d) 400

e) 200

24. what approximate value will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following question?(1/2) of (675.99)^1/2 x 168.69 x (2196.99)^1/3{13 x (10+3)}=13 ?

a) 0
b) 1     
c) 2      
d) 3
e) 4

25. what approximate value will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following question?
70.98 x 35.02 + 1235.99 – 48.03 x 24.96 – ? ÷2.96 = 99.98 x 24.97

a) 63
b) 61
c) 66
d) 69
e) 68

26. what will come in the place of question mark ‘?’ in the following question?
(3/13) of {325/(3)^-3} x ? ² = 25 x 10⁴ x (1.5)⁴

a) 675
b) 75    
c) 575 
d) 25
e) 45

27. what will come in the place of question mark ‘?’ in the following question?
[(343 x 7²)/49]^1/3 + [(5² x 5³)/5⁴]³= (?)²+ 32

a) 11
b) 25   
c) 10   
d) 20
e) 12

28. 12% of 150 + 24 % of [1520 + (5/12) of 168 – 15% of 10²]=?

a) 390
b) 392 
c) 394 
d) 396
e) 399

29. (5.05 x 4.98 x 6.05 – 3.04³+1.9)^? = 2.09 x 1.505 + 3.9⁵

a) 3

b) 2     
c) 1/3 
d) 1/2
e) 1/4

30. [94.95 99 x 1.92³+ 3.13] 8.08²=? x 42.98/127.98

a) 6
b) 4     
c) 9     
d) 2
e) 7

Directions (1- 10): Read the following passage to answer the given questions based on it. Some words/phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Once upon a time there was a royal elephant which used to reside in the premises of the king’s palace. Elephant was very dear to the king, so he was well-fed and well-treated. There was also a dog who lived near the elephant’s shed. He was very weak and skinny. He was always fascinated by the smell of rich sweet rice being fed to the royal elephant.

One day, the dog could no longer resist the aroma of the rice and somehow managed to sneak into the elephant’s mouth. He linked the rice so much, that he started going there daily to eat the rice. For days, the huge elephant didn’t notice the small dog as he was busy enjoying the delicious food. Gradually, the dog grew bigger and stronger eating such rich food. Finally the elephant noticed him and allowed him access to the food.

The elephant enjoyed the company of the dog and started sharing his food with him. They also started spending time with each other and soon became good friends. They ate together, slept together and played together. While playing, the elephant would hold the dog in his trunk and swing him back and forth. Soon neither of them was happy without the other. They became great friends and didn’t want to be separated from each other.

Then one day, a man saw the dog and asked the elephant-keeper, “I want to buy this dog. What price do you want for it? “The elephant-keeper didn’t own the dog but sold it and extracted a sum of money from this deal. The man took the dog to his home village, which was far away. The king’s elephant became very sad after this incident. He missed his friend a lot and started neglecting everything. He didn’t want to do anything without his dear friend, so he stopped eating, drinking and even bathing.

Finally, the elephant-keeper reported this to the king; however he didn’t mention anything about the dog. The king had a wise minister, who was known for his keen understanding of animals. The king ordered the minister, “Go to the elephant’s shed and find out the reason for the elephant’s condition”. The intelligent minister went to the elephant’s shed and found the elephant very sad. He examined the elephant and asked the elephant-keeper, “there is nothing wrong with this elephant’s body, then why does he look so sad? I think this elephant is grief stricken, possibly due to the loss of a dear friend. Do you know if this elephant shared a close friendship with anyone?”

The elephant-keeper said, “There was a dog who used to eat, sleep and play with the elephant. He was taken by a stranger three days ago”. The minister went back to the king and said, “Your majesty, in my opinion, the royal elephant is not sick, but he his lonesome without his dear friend, the dog”. The king said, “You’re right, friendship is one of the most wonderful things of life. Do you know where that dog is?” The Minister replied, “elephant-keeper has informed me that a stranger took him away and he doesn’t know his whereabouts”. The king asked, “How can we bring back my elephant’s friend and make him happy again?” The minister suggested, “Your Majesty, make a declaration, that whoever has the dog that used to live at the royal elephant’s shed will be penalized”. The king did the same and the man who had taken the dog, instantly turned him loose when he heard the proclamation.

As soon as he was freed, the dog ran back as fast as he could to the elephant’s shed. The elephant was so delighted to see the dog that he picked his friend up with his trunk and swung him back and forth. The dog wagged his tail, while the elephant’s sparkled with happiness. The king was content to see the elephant happy once again and rewarded the minister for his wise judgment.

1. What was the minister’s diagnosis of the elephant’s condition?

a) The elephant hated his keeper

b) The elephant was lonely

c)  The elephant was starving

d) The elephant had hurt his leg and was is pain

e) None of these

2. What method did the Minister suggest to king to get back the dog?

a) To declare that whoever had that particular dog would be punished
b) To keep a bowl of rice for the dog in the elephant’s shed so that he could be lured back to the place
c) To command the elephant-keeper to look for the dog in the village
d) To persuade the elephant to call out to the dog e. none of these
e) None of these

3. Why had the elephant become very sad?

a) He no longer got his daily bowl of rice
b) He was unhappy with the king for having sold the dog
c) He missed his friend, the dog
d) He was sold to an unknown man by his keeper
e) None of these

4. What of the following can definitely be said about the elephant-keeper?
I. He was greedy.
II. He was insensitive.
III. He was brave.

a) Only I
b) Only I
c) Only I and II
d) Only II and III
e) All of above

5. Which of the following can definitely be said about the king?
I. He was compassionate.
II. He was deceitful.
III. He loved animals.

a) Only I
b) Only I and III
c) Only I and II
d) only B
e) All of above

Directions (11-15): Study the data carefully and answer the questions accordingly.

Input: access 61 few 33 28 case 67 torn dusky 53 yak 98

Step I: case access 61 few 33 28 67 torn dusky yak 98 53

Step II: yak case access few 33 28 67 torn dusky 98 53 61

Step III: torn yak case access few 33 28 dusky 98 53 61 67

Step IV: access torn yak case few 33 dusky 98 53 61 67 28

Step V: few access torn yak case dusky 98 53 61 67 28 33

Step VI: dusky few access torn yak case 53 61 67 28 33 98

And Step VI is the last step of the above arrangement. As per the rules followed in the given steps, find out the steps for the given input.

Input: 55 fastest 75 sail 47 bow 48 oven 32 mayor 53 peace

11. Which of the following element is third from the right end in step III?

a) 48

b) 47

c) Mayor

d) 53

e) None of these

12. Which of the following is step V?

a) Fastest mayor oven sail peace 75 bow 47 53 32 55 48
b) Mayor oven sail peace 55 fastest 75 bow 47 53 32 48
c) Bow fastest mayor oven sail peace 47 53 32 48 55 75
d) Fastest mayor oven sail peace 75 bow 47 53 32 48 55
e) None of these

13. How many steps are required to get the output?

a) Seven
b) Five
c) Four
d) Six
e) None of these

14. What is the position of ‘sail’ in step IV?

a) Fourth from the left
b) Seventh from the right
c) Third from the left
d) Eighth from the right
e) None of these

15. In which of the following steps, ‘sail peace 47’ is found in the same order?

a) Step II
b) Step VI
c) Step V
d) Step III
e) None of these

Directions: (16-18) Answer the questions based on the information given below.
There are nine members F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M and N in a family having three generations and two married couples. There is no single parent in the family. N is the daughter of F who has only two children. F is the sister-in-law of I. N has an only son. J is the son of K and J doesn’t have a sister. M is the only brother-in-law of J’s grandfather. G belongs to the first generation of the family. H is the only brother-in-law of N. L is G’s child.

16. How is L related to maternal uncle of N?

a) son
b) daughter
c) nephew
d) niece
e) CND

17. If G does not have a brother, how is I related to the sister-in-law of H?

a) maternal aunt
b) paternal uncle
c) maternal uncle
d) paternal aunt
e) CND

18. If L is the daughter of G, how many male members are there in the family?

a) 5
b) 7
c) 6
d) CND
e) NOT

Direction(19-20): In the question below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered Iand II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

19. Statements:
Maximum Bulb is Tubelight
No Tubelight is a Lamp
Some Lamp is headlight.
Conclusion:
I. Some Headlight is not Tubelight.
II. Some Bulb is not Lamp

a) Only II follows
b) Either I or II follows
c) Neither I nor II follows
d) Only I follows
e) Both I and II follows

20. Statements:
Some Erasers are not pencils.
Only a few Pencil is Cutter.
No Cutter is Sharpner.
Conclusion:
I. Some erasers are sharpeners.
II. No Sharpener is an Eraser.

a) Only II follows
b) Either I or II follows
c) Neither I nor II follows
d) Only I follows
e) Both I and II follows

Direction (21-25): What will come in the place of questions (?) mark in following number series

21. 8, 12, 30, 105, ?, 2598.75

(a) 472.5
(b) 470.5
(c) 476.5
(d) 471.5
(e) 468.5

22. 9, 19, 39, 79, ?, 319

(a) 221
(b) 175
(c) 125
(d) 159
(e) 199

23. 580, 557, 528, 497, ?, 419

(a) 463
(b) 457
(c) 461
(d) 459
(e) 460

24. 81, 72, 136, 111, ?, 278

(a) 325
(b) 347
(c) 323
(d) 327
(e) 321

25. 14, 20, 28, 39, ?, 74

(a) 50
(b) 52
(c) 54
(d) 56
(e) 59

Direction (26-29): What will come in the place of question mark (?) in following series?

26. 33, 36, 44, 59, ?, 118

(a) 85
(b) 83
(c) 81
(d) 87
(e) 91

27. 162, 125, 94, 65, ?, 23

(a) 42
(b) 38
(c) 40
(d) 41
(e) 43

28. 2, 15, 64, 195, ?, 393

(a) 381
(b) 387
(c) 392
(d) 389
(e) 385

29. 322, ?, 82, 42, 22, 12

(a) 172
(b) 165
(c) 164
(d) 158
(e) 162

Direction : A set of 2 number series is given below. Both series follow a similar pattern. Answer the questions based on it using information given below:
I. 5, 6, 13, 40, 161, 806
II. 2, p, q, r, s

30. Find the value of s.

(a) 22
(b) 82
(c) 89
(d) 84
(e) 77

Directions (1 -2): Five statements are given below, labelled A, B, C, D and E, among these, four statements are in logical order and form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the option that does not fit into the theme of the passage.

1.A. A recent event in Delhi brought together two Indian winners of the 2016 Ramon Magsaysay Award,Bezwada Wilson and T.M. Krishna, in a wide-ranging conversation about freedom of expression, nationalism and inequality, issues of pressing concern.

B. The Magsaysay Award jury was astute indeed in recognising the laudable public spiritedness of both Wilson and Krishna, and their common concern with the problem of caste.

C. They come from absolutely unrelated areas of engagement, and from personal backgrounds that are far apart, but what is remarkable is how they converge in their social activism as well as their shared ability to communicate clearly and forcefully with large audiences.

D. Untouchability may have been outlawed through Article 17 of the Indian Constitution, but that is only the most extreme way to keep human beings and fellow citizens apart.

E. The two men share a commitment to free speech and equal citizenship, to addressing entrenched forms of exclusion, discrimination and violence based on caste, to democratic rights and the Indian

Constitution.

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

e) E

2. A. Latest data from the National Family Health Survey 2015-16 (NFHS-4) show that in most of the States for which data is available, overweight men and women far outnumber underweight ones, in some instances double the number.

B. Health and nutrition are two areas where India’s achievements have not been quite up to the mark during the previous era of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), particularly given the high economic growth in the last decade.

C. At the same time, India is undergoing simultaneous transitions.

D. In parallel, a nutritional transition is happening — earlier, India was characterised by a high prevalence of under nutrition, but this era has also brought a double burden of under nutrition as well as over nutrition.

E. A health SDG index released in September by The Lancet ranked India at 143 among 188 countries and in the Global Hunger Index published by the International Food Policy Research Institute in October, India is ranked 97th among a total of 118 countries, signifying a high level of hunger and under nutrition.

a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) E

Directions (3 – 5): A word given in bold is followed by I, II and III, each of which consists of two sentences. You need to identify the options where the given word can be used as a connector to combine the two statements into a single one while maintaining the meaning and coherence of the sentence.

3. Unless
I. Prosperity in the country was not possible. Human rights issues also could not be implemented.
II. Unemployment rate among young people aged between 15 and 24 has hit an alarming 63 per cent. As the government grapples with the bloated wage bill.
III. In developed economies, the data protection laws do not allow universities to disclose private credentials of students to third parties. The students do not explicitly ask them to make the disclosure.

a) Only I
b) Only II
c) Only III
d) Only I and 2
e) None of the above

4. Even with
I. It is almost impossible to defeat a militia that is well entrenched in a civilian population. If one has the most sophisticated weapons.
II. Beijing may still have peace of mind as Pyongyang remains as its ideological ally. It has a nuclear-armed North Korea on its doorstep.
III. Manipuri sportspersons face a lot of inconvenience; they managed to perform exceedingly well bringing laurels for India.

a) Only I
b) Only III
c) Only I and II
d) Only II and III
e) All of the above

5. Moreover
I. Bond prices fall due to the selling pressure. The yields will spike due to the inverse relationship between price and interest rates.
II. Borrowing costs of Indian companies that have raised funds from international markets will go up. The value of dollar-denominated debt will jump.
III. As India started easing interest rates and the US started hiking its rates, the interest rate differential is narrowing fast which impacts the speculative money coming into the domestic financial markets.
Reversing foreign inflows will create an upward pressure on domestic interest rates that will affect new projects.

a) Only III
b) Only I
c) Only I and II
d) Only II and III
e) Only I and III

Directions (6 – 8): In the given statement some words have been highlighted. These words may not be at the correct place making the sentence grammatically and contextually incorrect.
Choose the option which represents the correct sequence of words, which will make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. If the sentence is correct as it is, choose E i.e. ‘No rearrangement required’ as your answer.

6. COLUMN 1
(A) Entrepreneurs are relieved that start-ups registered with
(B) Malls are great places to shop because
(C) The fire-fighters doused the flames

COLUMN 2
(D) one can find everything one need under a single roof.
(E) that had engulfed the building.
(F) the DPIIT can avail of angel tax exemption.

a) Only A-F
b) Only B-D
c) Only A-F, C-E
d) Only B-D, C-E
e) None of these

7. COLUMN 1
(A) Simply offering price support does not tackle the problem
(B) Those with more wealth in a society always had
(C) Most of the students

COLUMN 2
(D) greater power to influence the rules of the game.
(E) of cropping patterns out of sync with agro-climatic conditions.
(F) go to prison to pay for their crimes

a) Only B-D
b) Only B-D, A-E
c) Only A-E
d) Only A-E, C-F
e) None of these

8. COLUMN 1
(A) The scheme provides substantial relief in tax dues for
(B) A strict upbringing is necessary
(C) Rules require WhatsApp to submit a third-party auditor report that all data

COLUMN 2
(D) for the floors to remain clean.
(E) involved in payments will be only stored on servers in India.
(F) all categories of cases as well as full waiver of interest, fine or penalty

a) Only A-F
b) Only B-D
c) Only B-D, C-E
d) Only A-F, C-E
e) None of these

Directions (9 – 10): In each of the questions given below, a paragraph is given which has some blanks and those blanks have to be filled with the same word out of five words given below it.
You have to choose that same word as your answer and fill up the blanks with that appropriate word.

9. These statements are _________ aimed at nipping in the bud any attempts to change the governance structure of the central bank. He is most _________ going to end this story after the next board meeting by calling it a day. _________ , the central bank has no idea regarding the might of the central government which is elected by the people of the country.

a) Ferociously
b) Tentatively
c) Probably
d) Dryly
e) None of the above

10. The staggering loss of an estimated 153 billion hours of labour during 2017 due to rising temperatures around the globe is a reminder to governments that they are not doing enough to dramatically curb greenhouse gas _________ . It is vital that India gets more ambitious about cutting back on carbon _________ . The poisonous gases _________ from the factory lead to pollution of the river and its adjoining areas.

a) Attrition
b) Attribution
c) Contribution
d) Emissions
e) None of the above

Directions (11-15): Study the following information and answer the questions given below.
In a certain code language:
‘focus on economic development’ is written as ‘vl no py su’
‘greater growth more development’ is written as ‘wr ea vl om’
‘more focus is important’ is written as ‘su ta nx ea’
‘economic growth is important’ is written as ‘ta py om nx’

11. What is the code for ‘economic’?

a) no
b) py
c) nx
d) ta

12. ‘su’ is the code for which of the following?

a) more
b) development
c) focus
d) on

13. What is the code for ‘growth is important’?

a) om ta py
b) om ta nx
c) wr ta nx
d) Cannot be determined

14. What is the code for ‘important’?

a) ta
b) nx
c) om
d) Cannot be determined

15. What is the code for ‘greater’?

a) wr
b) ea
c) vl
d) om

Directions (16-20): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
In a certain code:
‘must respect old rules’ is code for ‘za la ka ga’
‘we respect the elders’ is code for ‘za fa sa na’
‘we must be elders’ is code for ‘na la da sa’
‘be elders respect younger’ is code for ‘wa sa za da’

16. What is the code for ‘respect’?

a) la
b) za
c) sa
d) fa

17. If code ‘respect mut old’ is ‘za la ga’ then what is the code for ‘rules’?

a) na
b) da
c) ka
d) za

18. ‘ga’ code represents which word?

a) be
b) old
c) rules
d) Either b or c

19. What is the possible code of ‘we must respect elders’?

a) za na za sa
b) na za sa wa
c) la na za sa
d) ga na za sa

20.’da’ code represent which word?

a) be
b) we
c) respect
d) must

Directions (1-7) : Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

According to a concept paper prepared by the country’s Economic Relations Department, food imports in Bangladesh have tripled in the last 10 years due to population growth. But, as by 2031, the country’s population increases by about another three crores, the pressures will only increase.

While we can ask what the government is doing, perhaps it’s best to be prudent and turn the mirror on ourselves and our individual choices. At a friend’s wedding dinner, I was pleasantly surprised to be served with a plethora of options at the dining hall — a buttery tandoori roti, mutton rezala, a spicy tandoori chicken, kacchi biryani with large chunks of meat and fat, a jali kabab, salad and firni.

Like other weddings, the dishes were being replenished when nearing an end. As expected, guests, myself included, filled our plates to the brim to gorge on the feast before us. In the end, most of it was wasted.

Where did that wasted food go?

Outside an up-and-coming convention hall in the capital’s Dhanmondi, one can often find a number of blue-coloured drums full of wedding food that went uneaten.

It’s a sign of overzealous parents or a soon-to- be-married couple who had ordered a ton of food that no one had eaten or eaten partially. For the event on that particular night, four such drums and one long rag were full of wasted food — kacchi biryani, generous helpings of meat, potatoes and chicken.

Right next to the waste, sat four people — two young girls and two elderly women — all begging passersby for money or sustenance. It was quite juxtaposition.

I asked a man, who was sitting near the now- garbage, what the food was being stored here for. “Fish feed,” he replied.

The food would be taken across the Buriganga, where it would be turned into nutritious fish feed. The whole ordeal  spoke about Bangladeshis’ hidden ability to recycle anything. But it was disturbing 6 nonetheless.

The numbers, when it comes to Bangladesh’s unhealthy relationship with food, are jarring. Households in the country waste around 10.62 million tonnes of food each year, according to the Food Waste Index Report 2021 conducted by the United Nations Environment Programme and WRAP, a UK-based non-government organisation.

On average, a Bangladeshi wasted 65kgs of food each year, which is much higher than that being wasted by someone in Russia (33kg) or the United States of America (59kg) .

Surprisingly, in the same report, it was mentioned that Afghanistan was the country that wasted the most food. So, the entire data can be taken with a ___________.

Even then, there are other equally eye-opening data.

Bangladesh was ranked 84th out of 113 countries in the Global Food Security Index (GFSI) . It was the worst ranking among all South Asian countries.

The GSFI, conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit, this year considered four categories — food affordability, availability, quality, safety, and natural resources and resilience.

The study found that Bangladesh’s overall score in the index had dropped for the past two years, meaning the food security situation in the country could be going from bad to worse. Amid all this, when our big lavish weddings toss away generous amounts of food because the hosts don’t want to be ashamed in front of their once-a-death-marriage-or-decade guest or the guest, like me, becomes a temporary gluten, the whole food crisis issue becomes harder to digest.

1. Which of the following statements is/are true regarding Bangladesh?

I. The quantity of food wasted in Bangladesh in a year is lesser than that wasted in Russia.

II. As per GFSI Bangladesh ranks 84th out of 120 countries.

III. Bangladesh’s food imports have increased three times over the last ten years.

(a) Only I

(b) Only II

(c) Only III

(d) Both II and III

(e) Both I and II

2. Which of the following words is wrongly spelled or is incorrect as per the context of the passage?

(a) Juxtaposition
(b) Jarring
(c) Resilience
(d) Overzealous
(e) Gluten

3. What does the author mean by the following statement? “Add the ongoing climate crisis to the equation and what you have is a recipe for disaster.”

(a) The author tries to state the recipe of a dish that he ate in the wedding he attended.
(b) He tries to analyze the situation of prevalent food crisis and predict the future risk.
(c) He tries to beware the government about the upcoming climate crisis.
(d) All of the above
(e) None of the above

4. Which country’s name is not mentioned in the passage?

(a) Russia
(b) United States of America
(c) Afghanistan
(d) All of the above
(e) None of the above

5. Which of the following words is most similar in meaning to the highlighted word in the passage?
Ordeal

(a) pleasure
(b) bliss
(c) elation
(d) tragedy
(e) joke

6. Which of the following phrase can correctly fill the given blank?

(a) Spoon of salt
(b) Sprinkle of salt
(c) Grain of salt
(d) To pieces
(e) To heart

7. Suggest a suitable title for the passage?

(a) The growing condition of Bangladesh: A matter to consider
(b) The growing food crisis: A matter hard to digest
(c) The soaring population: What should be the next step
(d) The food quality index: A matter of concern
(e) Place of Bangladesh in food ranking: Top 10 among 120 countries

Directions (8-10): A sentence with two blanks is given, each blank indicating that something is omitted. Choose the words that can be filled in the blanks to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.
8. Despite the _______ weather, they decided to _______ the hiking trail.

(a) inclement, abandon
(b) sunny, explore
(c) unpredictable, trek
(d) harsh, navigate
(e) gloomy, forsake

9. The orchestra played with _______ precision, creating a _______ atmosphere.

(a) impeccable, serene
(b) chaotic, joyful
(c) flawless, tense
(d) rhythmic, lively
(e) haphazard, peaceful

10. The _______ detective carefully examined the _______ evidence.

(a) inexperienced, crucial
(b) diligent, irrelevant
(c) astute, insignificant
(d) meticulous, pertinent
(e) amateur, trivial

11. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘MACHINE’ each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet (considering both ways)?

(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
(e) None of the above

12. If it is possible to form a word with the first, fourth, seventh and eleventh letters in the word ‘SUPERFLUOUS’, write the first letter of that word.

(a) E
(b) L
(c) O
(d) S
(e) None of the above

Direction (13-15): Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions.
Six persons – G, H, M, P, R, and W has a different height. G is not the tallest but taller than R. P is taller than W but not as much as G and H. R is taller than only three persons. H is shorter to R and M but not as much as P. The one who is the second shortest is 4 feet and the second tallest one is 7 feet.

13. What is the possible height of R?

(a) 6 feet
(b) 8 feet
(c) 5 feet
(d) Either A or C
(e) None of the above

14. Which of the following statement is true?

(a) R is shorter than P
(b) Possible height of M is 8 feet
(c) P is the third tallest person
(d) H is the second tallest
(e) None of the above

15. Who is the second tallest?

(a) R
(b) G
(c) W
(d) M
(e) None of the above

Direction (16-20): Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions:
A person started running in a playground. Initially, he started at point B and runs towards north for 3m to reach point F from where he turns to his right and runs for 9m. Then he takes a right turn again and runs for 6m, after reaching point E. He then takes a right turn from point C to reach point H which is 3m apart. Now from point H, he runs towards the direction in which he started the running initially and runs for 1m more than the distance between points H and C. Then he turns to his left at point G and runs for 5m to reach point D and he finally stops.

16. What is the approximate shortest distance between points F and C?

(a)10m
(b)11m
(c) 9m
(d)12m
(e) None of the above

17. What is the position of C with respect to F?

(a) South-East
(b) South-West
(c) South
(d) North-West
(e) None of the above

18. Find the odd one out.

(a) FE
(b) HC
(c) BF
(d) DG
(e) None of the above

19. What is the shortest distance between G and C?

(a) 6m
(b) 7m
(c) 5m
(d) 9m
(e) None of the above

20. What is the total distance between B and G?

(a) 25m
(b) 26m
(c) 21m
(d) 24m
(e) None of the above

21. P and Q started a business by investing Rs. X and Rs. (X + 100) respectively. After three months, P withdrew 40% of his initial investment. If at the end of year, P got Rs. 210 as profit share out of total profit of Rs. 530, then find the value of X.

(a) 1750
(b) 1250
(c) 2500
(d) 1500
(e) 2000

22. Ram alone can complete a work in 40 days. If Ram and Shayam together take 37.5% less time than Ram to complete the same work, then find in how many days Shayam alone can complete the work?

(a) 56   2/3 days
(b) 58 days
(c) 50 days
(d) 66   𝟐/𝟑 days
(e) 33   1 /3 days

23. P invested Rs.21000 in a business and after few months Q joined him with Rs.28000. At the end of a year profit share of P and Q is equal. Find after how many months B joined the business?

(a) 4
(b) 2
(c) 3

(d) 5
(e) 6

24. Three students Ria, Ram and Pooja got total 74 marks in an exam. The ratio of marks obtained by Ria to Pooja is 4 : 5 and the ratio of marks obtained by Pooja to Ram is 3 : 2. Find the total marks score by Ram.

(a) 30
(b) 20
(c) 24
(d) 28
(e) 40

25. A invested Rs.1600 and B invested Rs.2000 in a business. A invested for ‘t’ months and B invested for (t + 3) months and A received Rs.400 out of total profit of Rs.1400, then find for how many months B invested?

(a) 10 months
(b) 5 months
(c) 8 months
(d) 9 months
(e) 6 months

26. A and B invested Rs. X & Rs. (X +900) respectively in a business. After eight months, B left the business. At the end of a year, the total profit is Rs. 5800 and profit share of B is Rs. 1000 more than that of A. Find X (in Rs.).

(a) 1000
(b) 1600
(c) 600
(d) 1200
(e) 800

27. If 25% & 50% of total residents of wings A and B respectively do not watch a newly arrived web shows ‘M’. Total number of residents do not watch web show ‘M’ from wing C are equal to the average number of residents watch the web show ‘M’ in wings A & B. Find the percentage of total number of residents watch web show ‘M’ from wing C with respect of total number of people in the society?

(a) 12.5%
(b) 14.5%
(c) 15.5%
(d) 20.5%
(e) 30%

28. A spend 25 % of her monthly salary on house rent. From the remaining, he spends 30% on food, 10% on grocery, 40% on miscellaneous. If the amount he saves is Rs.9150, then find the monthly salary of A (in Rs.).

(a) Rs.60000
(b) Rs.61000
(c) Rs.51000
(d) Rs.40000
(e) Rs.45000

29. A spend 25% of his monthly salary on household and 20% of the remaining salary spend on rent. A spend remaining salary on travelling and food in the ratio of 2:3 respectively. Difference between amounts spend on food and household is Rs.1540, then find the monthly expenditure of A.

(a) Rs.18000
(b) Rs.15600
(c) Rs.12100
(d) Rs.14000
(e) Rs.9050

30. If 45% of X is equal to 60% of Y and the average of both the numbers is 20 less than the X, then find 60% of Y.

(a) 108
(b) 64
(c) 72
(d) 96
(e) 80