2. COLUMN I
(A) The discourse on mainstreaming women in the police
(B) One of the first steps to ensure a level playing field
(C) The impulse to create men-only battalions

COLUMN II
(D) sake of augmenting numbers should be eliminated.
(E) by making policing inclusive is missing in policy circles.
(F) for women in the police is to increase their numbers.

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

3. COLUMN I
(A) It is well known that the efficiency of a government
(B) In our country during the independence struggle, provincial
(C) Recognising the possibility of imbalance between resources and

COLUMN II
(D) regarded as an integral part of the freedom movement.
(E) responsibilities, many countries have a system of inter-governmental transfers.
(F) depends on, among other factors, its structure.

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

4. COLUMN I
(A) The Indian Constitution lays down the functions
(B) The Fourteenth Finance Commission
(C) The Planning Commission was replaced by the

COLUMN II
(D) new ground in terms of allocation of resources
(E) as well as taxing powers of the Centre and States
(F) which was simply a think-tank with no powers

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

COLUMN I
(A) There’s a widespread impression
(B) will only be regulate the
(C) of the legacy e-commerce players

COLUMN II
(D) There’s an widespread impression
(E) will only regulate the
(F) of the legacy e-commerce player

(a) A-D & B-E                (b) A-D, B-E & C-F                  (c) B-E                                   
(d) C-F & A-D                (e) no error

COLUMN I
(A) IRDAI is exempted
(B) from issue policy document
(C) to policies issued this

COLUMN II
(D) IRDAI has exempted
(E) from issuing policy document
(F) for policies issued this

(a) A-D & B-E            (b) A-D, B-E & C-F          (c) B-E                                   
(d) C-F & A-D            (e) no error

COLUMN I
(A) By rejecting the three-language
(B) has only reiterated the
(C) on an emotive and political issue

COLUMN II
(D) By rejection the three-language
(E) have only reiterated the
(F) in an emotive and political issue

(a) A-D & B-E            (b) A-D, B-E & C-F         (c) C-F                       
(d) C-F & A-D            (e) no error

10. Prime Minister said India would put to use its _______________ of water from the rivers flowing to Pakistan and _______________ that every single drop was used for the country’s farmers.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
(I) contribution (IV) rationalise
(II) share                                             (V) ensure
(III) dominant                                     (VI) tolerate

(a) II-V                       (b) I-V                         (c) III-VI
(d) II-IV                      (e) none of these

11. They were_______________ before a magistrate, who_______________ them to the Central Jail”, Deputy Inspector General V.K Birdi said.
COLUMN A                                       COLUMN B
(I) produced                                       (IV) bound
(II) propound                                      (V) sent
(III) presented                                    (VI) retain
                     
(a) II-V                        (b) I-V                        (c) III-VI
(d) II-IV                      (e) none of these

12. Some______________ in how the job profiles are searched for — with special key words — can help the start-up ______________the search down to candidates who match the requirements more closely.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
(I) finesse (IV) wide
(II) dedication                                                 (V) narrow
(III) smartness                                                (VI) relative

(a) II-V                        (b) I-V                        (c) III-VI
(d) II-IV                      (e) none of these

14. COLUMN I
(A) Only one museum currently has the funding to contend for
(B) Speculators, thieves, and promoters long ago created
(C) Ethical appeals notwithstanding, great

COLUMN II
(D) transfer will disseminate once static fortunes
(E) art will increasingly devolve into big business
(F) and fed a market where cultural icons could be traded like commodities

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

15. COLUMN I
(A) A lack of meaningful GDPR enforcement by
(B) Neither companies nor CMPs seem keen on
(C) The results of our empirical survey

COLUMN II
(D) shoring up that pathetic 12 percent compliance rate
(E) regulators had already been fairly well established
(F) stop data collection, or misled the end user

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

REASONING SECTION

Directions (1-20): In each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the two conclusions I and II given below is/are definitely true and give your answer accordingly.

1. Statements: A > B = C < D

Q

   Conclusions:  I. A < D

                         II. P > C

(a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows
(d) Both the conclusions follow
(e) Neither of the conclusions follow

2. Statements: A > N = Q > T ≤ Y ≤ S < U
   Conclusions: I. T < S
                        II. T = S

(a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows
(d) Both the conclusions follow
(e) Neither of the conclusions follow

3. Statements: K < B M < H ≥ N
    Conclusions: I. K < N
                         II. B < D

(a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows
(d) Both the conclusions follow
(e) Neither of the conclusions follow

4. Statements: L = N ≤ R ≤ O ≤ Q ≥ A < C ≤ X
   Conclusions: I. L = Q
                        II. L < Q

(a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows
(d) Both the conclusions follow
(e) Neither of the conclusions follow

5. Statements: P ≥ R > Q < T ≤ S
   Conclusions: I. T > Q
                        II. T > R

(a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(c)Either conclusion I or II follows
(d) Both the conclusions follow
(e) Neither of the conclusions follow

6. Statements: a > b ≤ c = d > e = f > g
    Conclusions: I. d > g
                        II. a= d

(a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(c)Either conclusion I or II follows
(d) Both the conclusions follow
(e) Neither of the conclusions follow

7. Statements: V ≤ B ≤ M = S ≥ F ≥ G = H
   Conclusions: I. M > G
                        II. M = H

(a) Only conclusion I follows 
(b) Only conclusion II follows 
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows 
(d) Both the conclusions follow 
(e) Neither of the conclusions follow

8. Statements: L ≤ C ≥ F > K ≥ D > M
    Conclusions: I. L < F
                         II. C > D

(a) Only conclusion I follows 
(b) Only conclusion II follows 
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows 
(d) Both the conclusions follow 
(e) Neither of the conclusions follow

10. Statements: T > B > N ≥ Y < D S > I < L ≤ Q < G = H
      Conclusions: I. Y > L
                           II. H > I
                          III. W ≥ I

(a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Both conclusion II and III follow
(c) Only conclusion II follows
(d) None of the conclusions follow
(e) Both conclusion I and III follow

12. Statements: F T
     Conclusions: I. F > T
                          II. N > T

(a) Only conclusion I follows   
(b) Only conclusion II follows   
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows   
(d) Both the conclusions follow   
(e) Neither of the conclusions follow

13. Statements: Z ≥ H, B < H, K < B
      Conclusions: I. K > Z
                           II. K = Z

(a) Only conclusion I follows    
(b) Only conclusion II follows    
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows    
(d) Both the conclusions follow    
(e) Neither of the conclusions follow

14. Statements: F T
      Conclusions: I. F = D
                           II. F < D

(a) If I is true
(b) If II is true
(c) If either I or II is true
(d) If neither I nor II is true
(e) If both I and II are true

15. Statements: J > M, N ≤ R, R < M
      Conclusions: I. J > R
                           II. N = R

(a) If I is true
(b) If II is true
(c) If either I or II is true
(d) If neither I nor II is true
(e) If both I and II are true

16. Statements: H ≤ R, R < M, M = J
      Conclusions: I. M > H
                           II. H = J

(a) If I is true 
(b) If II is true 
(c) If either I or II is true 
(d) If neither I nor II is true 
(e) If both I and II are true

17. Statements: B ≤ K, K > M, C ≤ M
      Conclusions: I. B = C
                           II. K = C

(a) If I is true  
(b) If II is true  
(c) If either I or II is true  
(d) If neither I nor II is true   
(e) If both I and II are true

18. Statements: G < L; D ≥ G; H = L; H ≤ B
      Conclusions: I. G > B
                           II. B > D

(a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows
(d) Both the conclusions follow
(e) Neither of the conclusions follow

19. Statements: E ≥ Y ≥ Z; P > Q ≥ Y = S
      Conclusions: I. Q ≥ Z
                           II. P > S

(a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows
(d) Both the conclusions follow
(e) Neither of the conclusions follow

20. Statements: N ≤ Q; M > B; Q = R < O < M
       Conclusions: I. N < O
                            II. Q ≤ M

(a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows
(d) Both the conclusions follow
(e) Neither of the conclusions follow

QA SECTION

1. The average weight of the 10-person group is 50 kg. A person left the group and the average weight of the group decreased by one kg. If one new person joins the group of remaining people, then the average weight of the group becomes 52 kg. Find the difference between the weight of the person who left the group and the person who joined the group.

(a) 30 kg           (b) 16 kg           (c) 18 kg
(d) 24 kg           (e) 20 kg

2. The ratio of present age of A and B is 1 : 3 respectively and the ratio of present age of A and C is 2 : 3. If the difference between present age of A and C is two years, then find the sum of age of A, B and C fourteen years hence.

(a) 54 years            (b) 20 years       (c) 64 years
(d) 48 years            (e) 60 years

3. The average earning of a group of eight persons is Rs 25 per day. The difference between the person having highest earning and lowest earning in the group is Rs 45. If person having highest and lowest earning are excluded, then the average earning of the group decreased by Rs 2.5. Find the average earning of the group when the three persons whose sum of earnings are equal to the person having highest earning left the group?

(a) Rs 29               (b) Rs 28.5        (c) Rs 30
(d) Rs 29.5            (e) Rs 30.5

4. Average of present age of A, B and C is 15 years. If sum of present age of A and C is 27 years, then find the present age of B.

(a) 16 years            (b) 24 years       (c) 20 years
(d) 18 years            (e) 12 years

5. The average weight of a group of five people is 85 kg. If a new person joined the group and the average weight decreased by 5 kg, then find the weight of the new person.

(a) 45 kg                (b) 58 kg           (c) 61 kg
(d) 42 kg                (e) 55 kg

6. ‘x’ years hence, the ratio of age of A to that of B will be 7 : 5. ‘x+4’ years hence the ratio of age of A to that of B will be 4 : 3. If present age of A is 26 years, then find the present age of B

(a) 21 years            (b) 12 years       (c) 15 years
(d) 18 years           (e) 19 years

7. Five years ago, the average age of A and B was 15 years. The ratio of present age of A and C is 6 : 5 respectively. If B is four years younger than C, then find the sum of present age of B and C (in years).

(a) 34 years            (b) 32 years       (c) 36 years
(d) 24 years           (e) 40 years

8. The average weight of eight people is X kg. Two new people joined them with total weight of 151 kg and average weight of all people increased by 3/2 kg. If the weight of lightest people out of two people joined is X−5 kg, the find the difference between weight these two people who joined later.

(a) 27 kg                (b) 21 kg           (c) 15 kg
(d) 25 kg               (e) 22 kg

9. Average of present age A, B and C is 14 years, while four years ago, average age of B, C and D was 15 years. If the sum of present of A and D is 27 years, then find the age of D five years hence will be (in years).

(a) 21                    (b) 26               (c) 17
(d) 27                    (e) 29

10. A man age is (3p+2q) years and his only son’s age is ‘p’ years while his only daughter’s age is ‘q’ years. Man’s son is three years elder than her sister. If man’s wife is five years younger than her husband who is 34 years old, then find average age of the family (in years).

(a) 14.5                  (b) 19.0            (c) 16.5
(d) 22.5                 (e) 20.5

11. The average of 11 numbers is 71 and average of first five numbers is 67. If average of last four numbers is 91.5 and the ratio of sixth and seventh number is 9 : 7, then find the sixth number.

(a) 54                    (b) 36               (c) 27
(d) 45                    (e) 35

12. The ratio of present ages of A to B is 3:4, X years ago the ratio was 5: 7 and sum of ages of A and B after X years is 48. Find the present age of B.

(a) 16 years              (b) 24 years      (c) 32 years
(d) None of the above                (e) Can’t be determined.

13. The ratio of ages of P and R four years ago was 7:4, respectively, and the present average age of P and Q is 21 years. If Q’s present age is twice that of R, then find the present age of P (in years

(a) 12                    (b) 18               (c) 24
(d) 16                    (e) 20

14. The ratio of the ages of P and Q five years ago was 7:5, respectively, while the ratio of the ages of P and Q after seven years will be 13:11, respectively. If the present ages of P and Q are ‘a’ years and ‘b’ years, respectively, and the present age of R is 20% more than that of Q, then find the age of R after 12 years.

(a) a+b-8               (b) 2b-8            (c) 3a-b
(d) 3b-a                 (e) 2a-8

15. In a class, there are ‘a+10’ students whose average weight is 30 kg. If ‘b’ more students with an average weight of 64 kg are added, then the average weight of the class is increased by four kg. If ‘b+3’ students with an average weight of 38 kg are added, then the average weight of the class is increased by two kg. Find the value of 5 (a + b).

(a) 20                    (b) 50               (c) 45
(d) 35                    (e) 25

16. The ratio of ages of C and D eight year hence will be 25: 29. If B is 11 years younger to C and sum of ages of B and D is 27 years, then find the present age of D (in year

(a) 21                    (b) 25               (c) 22
(d) 29                   (e) 30

17. The average of set A of five consecutive even number is 18 and set B contains three consecutives even number such that ratio of smallest to largest number is 7 : 9. Set C contains six consecutive natural number such that second smallest number of set C is the sum of smallest number of sets A and B. Find the second largest number of set C.

(a) 30                    (b) 20               (c) 31
(d) 15                    (e) 9

18. The age of four sister is in a series of consecutive composite number. The age of the oldest sister is multiple of 25 & less than 100 while the age of second youngest sister eight years ago is 2x where x is a positive integer. Find the age (in years) of youngest sister after seven years.

(a) 77                    (b) 79               (c) 80
(d) 53                    (e) 28

19. The ratio of present age of A to that of B is 5 : 4 respectively. Four years hence, age of A will be three years more than age of B six years hence. Find the present age of B

(a) 12 years            (b) 20 years      (c) 16 years
(d) 24 years           (e) 28 years

20. 3/4th of present age of Ram is equal to 2/3rd of present age of shyam. Four years ago, if sum of age of Ram & Shyam was 60 years, then find the present age of Ram?

(a) 32 years           (b) 28 years       (c) 48 years
(d) 36 years           (e) 54 years