Composition of Questions - Total Questions - 45

I. Quantitative Reasoning - 10
II. Lateral Thinking - 10
III. Analytical Reasoning - 10
IV. Verbal Comprehension - 10
V. Social and Environment Skills & Miscellaneous - 05

Q1.​ If 3 men and 2 women take 18 days to complete a task in 18 days while 6 men and
12 women take 6 days, the time taken by 4 men and 4 women to complete the same
task would be ____ days.
a. 10 days
b. 12 days
c. 16 days
d. 14 days

​ 2.​ The HCF of two numbers ‘a’ and ‘b’ is 11 and a.b = 1936. The number of ordered
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pairs (a,b) is ___
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

Q3.​ The average of 100 numbers is zero. How many of them can be negative at most?
a. 100
b. 99
c. 50
d. 0

Q4.​ 20 years back, my brother’s age was 4 times my age and he is 3 years elder to my
sister. If my sister’s current age is 25 then how old is my brother to me?
a. 4 years
b. 5 years
c. 6 years
d. 7 years

Q5. ​Guess the next number of the following sequence:

1,1,2,4,8,24,36,144, ___
a. 156
b. 160
c. 164
d. 168
 Q6. ​ In a public opinion poll, there are two options A and B. ‘n’ people have already
participated in the poll. After the (n+1)th person chooses A the % distribution of A and B
is 50&50 and after the (n+2)th person chooses A the % distribution changes to 66.66 & 33.33.
If (n+3)th person chooses B then what will be the possible distribution of A and B?
a. 33.33 & 66.66
b. 40 & 60
c. 60 & 40
d. 50 & 50

Q7. ​If I can eat 6 pizzas of 10’’ diameter in one go then how many large pizzas of 20’’
diameter can I eat in one go?
a. 3
b. 2.5
c. 2
d. 1.5

Q8. Find the missing number.

10 33 80 69 6 121

4 10 4 ? 2 10

a. 22
b. 0
c. 12
d. 7

Q9. If the numbers from 1 to 100 are arranged in the pyramid as shown below, how
many rows will it take to write all the numbers.
100
99 98
97 96 95
94 ……………………..

a. 12
b. 13
c. 14
d. 15
Q10. The Mathematics section of JEE Mains contains 30 questions. (Each question carries +4
for correct answer, -1 for incorrect answer and 0 if unanswered). If the student secured marks ≤
0. What can be the maximum number of questions he/she has answered correctly?
a. 0
b. 3
c. 5
d. 6

(Directions Qs 11-13)

Cognitive growth begins at the level of the infant school, with the acquisition of early language
and numerical capabilities, and continues increasingly to dominate education to the secondary
and higher levels. But the learner is more than an enlarging reservoir of information. With that
acquisition goes a growing power to generalize, abstract, infer, interpret, explain, apply, and
create. Cognitive training produces a thinker-observer aware of the modes of thought and
judgment making up human intellectual activity. In the final stages, the teacher aims at a thinker,
critic, organizer, and creator.

Q11. What does ‘Cognitive growth’ mean?

a. Ability to read and write
b. Ability to memorise
c. Ability to reason
d. Ability to control body movements

Q12. The purpose of learning is amassing information.

a. True
b. False
c. Both a & b
d. Depends on the individual

Q13. Cognitive training does not enable _____

a. Vocational skills
b. Intellectual activity
c. Judgement
d. Reasoning

(Directions Qs 14-16)

In the morning, very early,

That's the time I love to go
Barefoot where the fern grows curly
And the grass is cool between each toe,
On a summer morning - O!
On a summer morning!

That is when the birds go by

Up the sunny slopes of air,
And each rose has a butterfly
Or a golden bee to wear;
And I am glad in every toe -
Such a summer morning - O!
Such a summer morning!

Q14. The poet likes to:

a) Garden early in the morning
b) Garden in the afternoon
c) Take early morning walks
d) Take afternoon walks

Q15. The repetition in the first stanza serves as:

a) Emphasis
b) Continuity
c) Hyperbole
d) Metonymy

Q16. The picture painted by the poet of a summer morning is:

a) Disruptive
b) Idyllic
c) Humorous
d) None of the above

(Directions Qs 17-20)

According to Utilitarianism, whatever we do should be in accordance only to the “amount of happiness”

gained by the universe in doing it, i.e. if by eating a cookie, one person becomes happy and two people
become happy upon sharing the cookie, it is much better to share the cookie than to eat it alone. This
argument has been a recurring motive in justifying and debating for ideas by many thinkers and policy
planners. However, considering happiness as a countable commodity has been a plausible argument in
defining this line of thought and is challenged by forging the idea of a “utility monster”, something which
gains much more happiness than the people influenced by the action.

17. What can be the basic tenet among these while thinking about utilitarianism?
a.Value = Happiness – Suffering.
b.We should give as much as possible.
c.Altruism is the future.
d.No one should suffer.
 18. Suppose 5 human-hating suicide bombers are trapped in a fire-set building. There are 7 people
involved in their rescue. What among these would be considered the “best” by a utilitarian?
a.Leave the premises with the bombers trapped inside.
b.Save the bombers, even though they murder the rescue team.
c.Sacrifice the team in framing an impossible mission plan.
d.Pay the bombers so that the bombers target other people.
19. How do political parties form “utility monsters” out of common people?
a.They raise awareness among people over causes unrelated to them.
b.They create a political environment demanding such issues to be raised.
c.They push forth political debates in such directions.
d.All of these.
20.What among these could be a major argument made against utilitarianism?
a.It makes people donate for charity.
b.People are treated as if they have no personal value.
c.It is a factor people are motivated for socialism.
d.None are strong among these.

21. Raheem is a professional chef, currently working in a cafe. He was asked to find the odd
one amongst Black, Brown, White, Grey. Which do you think he chose?
A.Black
B.Brown
C.White
D.Grey

22. My pen was full of ink and was working perfectly this morning, but when I started to write on
my friend’s birthday card, someone pointed out that it wasn’t working. Later that day it was
working again, and then I realized that it was working all along. Explain.
A. I was not writing correctly on the birthday card.
B. The birthday card’s material was such that the pen wasn’t able to make an impression/
C. The colour of the card was same as that of the pen.
D. I wasn’t pressing hard enough since I didn’t want to damage the card.

23. Avinash is a computer engineer at IIT Delhi. He was asked to pick the odd one out of the
letters ‘H’, ‘S’, ‘A’, and ‘E’. Which do you think he chose?
A. ’D’
B. ’S’
C. ’A’
D. ’E’

24. I threw something at the wall and it broke instantly. But when I threw it at the ground from
the top of a very tall building, it didn’t break during the impact. What is this thing?
A. Mud
 B. An apple treated with liquid N​2
C. Ice
D. A bunch of feathers

25. A beaker contains some oil in it. You want to get the oil to the top of the beaker, without
touching the beaker. How can you do so?
A.Start heating the beaker to make the oil expand.
B.Add a lot of water to the beaker from the sides.
C.Freeze the beaker along with the oil.
D.None of these

26. Which number comes next in this sequence: 3,3,5,4,4,3,5…

A.3
B.4
C.5
D.6

27. 50 items are distributed among five people in the ratio 1:2:1:2:4. How many people have ten
items?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

28. Consider three identical airplanes starting at the same airport. Each plane has a fuel tank
that holds just enough fuel to allow the plane to travel half the distance around the world. These
airplanes possess the special ability to transfer fuel between their tanks in mid-flight.
What are the maximum around the world trips that airplane1 can make?
a. 0.75
b. 1.00
c. 1.25
d. 1.5

29. 10, 9, 60, 90, 70, 66, 96, 94, 98, …

a. 100
b. 86
c. 78
d. 54

30. You’re in a car with a helium balloon on a string that is tied to the floor. The windows are
closed. When you step on the accelerator, what happens to the balloon—
a. Move Forward
b. Move Backward
 c. Burst
d. Stay put

(Directions Qs 31-33 )
Encryption is the process of encoding a message or information in such a way that only
authorized parties can access it and those who are not authorized cannot.
Example: Encrypt message such that each letter in encrypted message is 2 letters ahead of
actual letter in alphabet. In that case, ZEDCAM becomes BGFECO.

31. If encryption is done such that each letter in encrypted message is 'x' letters ahead of actual
letter, where x is 'ith prime', where i is index of letter in the word .What is encrypted form of
"LARK"?
a. MCOT
b. NDWR
c. NEGS
d. MFWQ

32. If encryption is done such that each number in encrypted message is remainder of number
divided by 5 if number satisfies |x-4| = 2 & ‘number+5’ otherwise. What is encrypted form of
"16210"?
a. 61865
b. 61265
c. 45263
d. 41265

33. If encryption is done such that each letter in encrypted message is 'x' letters behind actual
letter, where x is such that x​2​=3+½+¼+⅛+... and x>0 so on . What is encrypted form of "LARK"?
a. SHQM
b. QRSW
c. QFWP
d. PFQW

(Directions Qs 34-36)

Each of these questions given below contains few elements. These elements may or may not
have some inter linkage. Each group of elements may fit into one of these diagrams at (A), (B),
(C), (D). You have to indicate the group of elements which correctly fits into the diagrams.

Q34. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Teachers, Cricket
fans, Male
Q35. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Polygon,
Parallelogram, Quadrilateral, Circle, Triangle

Q36. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Water, Ethanol,
Oxygen, Carbon

Q37. Statement 1: Most of my friends are very smart.

Statement 2: Most successful people are smart.
Which of the following can be derived from the above given information?
A.Most of my friends are successful.
B.Most successful people are my friends.
C.All my smart friends are successful.
D.None of these
Q38. Shayan’s father’s brother’s sister said “This is the most admirable person I’ve ever met”,
while pointing at the photo of her nephew’s father. Who is the person being talked about?
A.Shayan’s father
B.Shayan’s uncle
C.Shayan’s father or uncle
D.Shayan’s cousin brother

Q39. Ayush and Simran started from the same place. Ayush was on foot, and travelled 10 km
North, then 4km East, then 2km South, and finally some more distance in a particular direction
to reach his destination. Simran was in a helicopter, and reached the same destination by just
travelling 10 km in a straight line. What was the distance that Ayush had travelled finally, and in
which direction?
A.4km East
B.10km West
C.5k North
D.Either of (A) or (B) is possible

Q40. ​Find the number of triangles in the given figure.

a. 14
b. 16
c. 18
d. 20

Q41. ​I. There is a big open drain in your locality.

II. There have been a number of dengue incidents in your locality

a) Situation II is a result of Situation I

b) Situation II is not a result of Situation I
c) Situation I is a result of Situation II
d) Situation I is not a result of Situation II

Q42. Which among the following is the most energy efficient?

a) Fluorescent Tube Lights
b) Incandescent Bulbs
c) Compact Fluorescent Lamp
 d) None of these

Q43. ​There was excessive rainfall this year. Global warming has increased. Choose an
option from the following-
a) Both are related
b) Both are not related
c) One of these statements is false
d) None of these

Q44. ​A survey reveals that many respiratory problems exist in areas of Delhi and
Shimla.
a) Both are due to the same reasons
b) Both are due to different reasons
c) A few reasons match
d) None of these

Q45. ​A. Evaporation is a surface phenomenon

B. When the surface area increases the water will get enough space to get into
vapour stage

a) Both A and B are correct and B is the correct explanation of A

b) Both A and B are correct but B is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is correct and B is incorrect
d) A is incorrect and B is correct

Key

1. B
2. A
3. B
4. A
5. B
6. D
7. D
8. A
9. C
10.D
11.C
12.B
13.A
14.C
15. A
16.B
17. A
18. A
19. D
20. B
21. D
22. C
23. D
24. C
25. B

26.C
27. B
28. B
29. C
30. A
31. C
32. B
33. C
34. C
35. C
36. A
37. A
38. C
39. B
40. C
41. A
42. C
43. A
44. A
45. A