Quant Quiz ► Number Series

1. 42, 40, 38, 35, 33, 31, 28, ?, ?
A. 25, 22
B. 26, 23
C. 26, 24
D. 25, 23
E. 26, 22


2. 8, 12, 9, 13, 10, 14, 11, ?, ?
A. 14, 11
B. 15, 12
C. 8, 15
D. 15, 19
E. 8, 5

3. 36, 31, 29, 24, 22, 17, 15, ?, ?
A. 13, 11
B. 10, 5
C. 13, 8
D. 12, 7
E. 10, 8

4. 3, 5, 35, 10, 12, 35, 17, ?, ?
A. 22, 35
B. 35, 19
C. 19, 35
D. 19, 24
E. 22, 24

5. 13, 29, 15, 26, 17, 23, 19, ?, ?
A. 21, 23
B. 20, 21
C. 20, 17
D. 25, 27
E. 22, 20

6. 14, 14, 26, 26, 38, 38, 50, ?, ?
A. 60, 72
B. 50, 62
C. 50, 72
D. 62, 62
E. 62, 80

7. 32, 31, 32, 29, 32, 27, 32, ?, ?
A. 25, 32
B. 31, 32
C. 29, 32
D. 25, 30
E. 29, 30

8. 83, 73, 93, 63, __, 93, 43,
A. 33
B. 53
C. 73
D. 93

9. 15, __, 27, 27, 39, 39
A. 51
B. 39
C. 23
D. 15

10. 72, 76, 73, 77, 74, __, 75
A. 70
B. 71
C. 75
D. 78

11. F2, __, D8, C16, B32
A. A16
B. G4
C. E4
D. E3

12. 664, 332, 340, 170, ____, 89
A. 85
B. 97
C. 109
D. 178

13. 70, 71, 76, __, 81, 86, 70, 91
A. 70
B. 71
C. 80
D. 96

14. 8, 43, 11, 41, __, 39, 17
A.  8
B.  14
C.  43
D.  44



ANSWERS:

1. Option C
Explanation: This is an alternating subtraction series in which 2 is subtracted twice, then 3 is subtracted once, then 2 is subtracted twice, and so on.

2. Option B
Explanation: This is an alternating addition and subtraction series, in which the addition of 4 is alternated with the subtraction of 3.

3. Option E
Explanation: This is an alternating subtraction series, which subtracts 5, then 2, then 5, and so on.

4. Option C
Explanation: This is an alternating addition series, with a random number, 35, interpolated as every third number. The pattern of addition is to add 2, add 5, add 2, and so on. The number 35 comes after each "add 2" step.

5. Option B
Explanation: Here, there are two alternating patterns, with every other number following a different pattern. The first pattern begins with 13 and adds 2 to each number to arrive at the next; the alternating pattern begins with 29 and subtracts 3 each time.

6. Option B
Explanation: In this simple addition with repetition series, each number in the series repeats itself, and then increases by 12 to arrive at the next number.

7.Option A
Explanation: This is an alternating repetition series. The number 32 alternates with a series in which each number decreases by 2.

8. Option B
Explanation: This is a simple subtraction series in which a random number, 93, is interpolated as every third number. In the subtraction series, 10 is subtracted from each number to arrive at the next.

9. Option D
Explanation: In this simple addition with repetition series, each number in the series repeats itself, and then increases by 12 to arrive at the next number.

10. Option D
Explanation: This series alternates the addition of 4 with the subtraction of 3.

11. Option C
Explanation: The letters decrease by 1; the numbers are multiplied by 2.

12. Option D
Explanation: This is an alternating division and addition series: First, divide by 2, and then add 8.

13. Option A
Explanation: In this series, 5 is added to the previous number; the number 70 is inserted as every third number.

14. Option B
Explanation: This is a simple alternating addition and subtraction series. The first series begins with 8 and adds 3; the second begins with 43 and subtracts 2.

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English Quiz ► Cloze Test

Directions (Q. 1-10): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words are suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate words.

The (1) functioning of the world economy should be (2) to (3) instead of (4) if with a war-like (5) created by the US and Britain which is (6) for. Iraq has (7) (8) lessons after a decade of economic (9) and (10) of so many lives.

1. 

1) crystal 

2) speed

3) accelerated

4) smooth 

5) lubricated

2.

1) made 

2) directed

3) governed 

4) assisted

5) allowed

3. 

1) roll 

2) continue

3) turn

4) energise 

5) hold

4.

1) destroying 

2) concerning

3) shadowing

4) drying 

5) facing

5.

1) dictatorship 

2) hostility

3) scenario

4) destruction 

5) gravity 

6.

1) condemned

2) rebuked

3) unmindful

4) uncalled

5) silly 

7.

1) sought

2) learnt

3) availed

4) resulted

5) slapped

8.

1) bitter

2) hot

3) sour

4) enough

5) severe

9.

1) block 

2) sanctioning 

3) penalty 

4) showdown 

5) embargo

10.

1) injury

2) damages

3) claim

4) loss

5) killing

Answers

1.4
2.5
3.2
4.1
5.3
6.4
7.2
8.1
9.5
10.4

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English Quiz (Reading Comprehension)

Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the following questions given below it.

Can one person’s religious freedom interfere with another’s food preferences? And what if the freedom of one religious group is in conflict with that of another? The ban imposed in some States on the sale of meat during the Jain community’s annual fasting period of Paryushan is problematic for more than one reason, and militates against the food preferences of a majority of the people in the States concerned. Not surprisingly, the order of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation requiring slaughter houses and meat shops to remain closed for four days during the fasting period led to public outrage, and the Bharatiya Janata Party came under attack from the Shiv Sena, its own ally in Maharashtra, over the decision. When more States began announcing similar bans, the issue became contentious and took on a communal colour. Indeed, the Shiv Sena warned the Jain community that it risked being alienated from mainstream Indian society if it continued to insist on a ban on meat. In Jammu and Kashmir, meanwhile, the High Court called for the strict implementation of a long-forgotten law that prohibits the slaughter of cows, oxen and buffaloes. This fed into the political unrest in the Muslim-majority State, with separatist leaders calling for a shutdown in protest. That the States ruled by the BJP are the ones seeking to impose the ban on meat is not lost on anyone. After Maharashtra, the States of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh and Haryana followed suit, raising the suspicion that the idea of a ban was meant to further the BJP’s political agenda. In Maharashtra, the government had already introduced a ban on beef; the bar on all meat varieties was therefore seen as an extension of the same Hindutva agenda.

Although such a move is nothing new, the publicity given to the ban this time, and it being extended from two days to four and eight days, resulted in much disquiet. Many sellers and consumers of meat are not opposed to a ban on the sale for a day or two; usually the days preceding and following those days would see an increase in sales and compensate for the day of the ban. But a bar for four consecutive days, and the wide publicity given to it, raised fears that the implementation would be strict and that those who did not conform might face prosecution. The stated rationale for the prohibition — which does not cover fish and eggs — is to prevent ‘slaughter’ during the period of fasting. But that did not convince the Bombay High Court, which termed the move “regressive” and “absurd” in a cosmopolitan city like Mumbai. By ordering a ban on meat for an extended period, the BJP governments have revealed a fundamentalist streak, and thus risked a backlash from some of their own core supporters.

Source- The Hindu, 14 September, Delhi Edition

1) Which of the following statement is/are true in the context of the passage?

i.  The ban imposed was raised from four to eight days.

ii.  The shiv sena was warned by the jain community for protesting in the state.

iii. BJP's political agenda raised suspicion of banning meat in states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, chhattisgarh and Haryana.

a. ii

b. ii & iii

c. i & ii

d. All the above 

e. None of these

2) What was seen as an extension of Hindutva agenda in Maharashtra?

a. The extension of ban from two days to four and eight days.

b. The bar on all meat varieties after introducing a ban on beef in Maharashtra.

c.  Wide publicity given to bar all meat products in the country.

d. Many sellers and consumers of meat are opposed to a ban on the sale for a day or two.

e. none of these.

3) Which of the following can be the most suitable tiitle of the passage?

a. Right to choose food

b. No thought for food

c. Religious freedom

d. Sale of meat banned

e. Absurd politics

4) What led to the political unrest in Jammu and Kashmir?

a. Strict implementation of a law that prohibits the slaughter of cows, oxen and buffaloes.

b. The bar on all meat varieties in the state.

c. Both a & b

d. A bar for four consecutive days and wide publicity given to it.

e. None of these

5) In which of the following states ban on meat was not imposed?

a. Jammu & kashmir

b. Maharastra

c. Gujarat 

d. Rajasthan

e. chattisgarh

Directions (6 to 7): Choose the word which is most SIMILAR in meaning of the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

6. Conform

a. dissent

b. oppose

c. agree

d.conflict

e. none of these

7. Militate

a. exclude

b. disregard

c. estimate

d. weigh heavily
e. none of thesed

Directions (8 – 10): Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

8. Alienate

a. estrange

b. anger

c. combine

d. relinquish

e. none of these

9. Disquiet

a. concern

b. advantage 

c. turmoil

d. assuage

e. none of these

10. Backlash

a. cause

b. repercussion

c. imprint

d. fallout

e. none of these

Answers

1.  e

2.  b

3.  b

4.  a

5.  c

6.  c

7.  d

8.  c

9.  b

10.a

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Quant Quiz ► DATA INTERPRETATION

Directions (Q. Nos. 1-7) Study the following information carefully to answer the questions.

In a medical college there are 1600 students studying Dentistry and Homeopathy. Each student from each course knows one or more languages out of English, Hindi and Bangla. 45% of the students study Dentistry and remaining students study Homeopathy. Out of the students studying Dentistry, boys and girls are in the ratio of 5:3 respectively.Out of the boys studying Dentistry, 16% know English, 10% know only Hindi and 4% know only Bangla. 24% know English as well as Hindi. 20% know English as well as Bangla. 14% know Hindi as well as Bangla. Remaining boys know all three languages. Out of the girls studying Dentistry, 20% know only English, 10% know only Hindi and 10% know only Bangla . 20% know English as well as Hindi. 20% know English as well as Bangla. 10% know Hindi as well as Bangla . Remaining girls know-all three languages. Out of the students studying Homeopathy boys and girls are in the ratio of 4  : 7 respectively. Out of the boys studying Homeopathy, 20% know only English, 15% know only Hindi and 5% know only Bangla. 15% know English as well as Hindi. 25% know English as well as Bangla. 10% know Hindi as well as Bangla. Remaining boys know all three languages. Out of the girls studying Homeopathy, 15% know only English, 15% know only Hindi and 5% know only Bangla. 20% know English as well as Hindi. 20% know English as well as Bangla. 15% know Hindi as well as Bangla. Remaining girls know all three languages.

1.How many students studying Dentistry know only either English or Hindi?

(1) 166

(2) 162

(3) 308

(4) 198

(5) 248

2.Total how many students in the college know all three languages? 

(1)108

(2)132

(3)169

(4)137

(5)142

3.What percent of the total number of girls in the college know Bangla? 

(1) 45

(2) 40

(3) 48

(4) 42

(5) 50

4.How many students studying Homeopathy, do not know English?

(1) 292

(2) 232

(3) 228

(4) 298

(5) 207

5.Out of the students studying Homeopathy, what is the ratio between number of boys knowing English and the number of girls knowing Hindi respectively?

(1) 3 : 5

(2) 2 : 3

(3) 9 : 11

(4) 9 : 13

(5) 1 : 3

6.Out of the total number of students studying Dentistry, what percent knows at least two languages?

(1) 6112/13 

(2) 5713/16 

(3) 5913/17

(4) 661/4 

(5) 6212/19

7.What percent of the total number of girls in the college do not know Hindi? (rounded off to nearest integer)

(1) 38

(2) 46

(3) 48

(4) 36

(5) 43

Directions—(8-12) Study the information carefully to answer the questions that follow—

A school consisting of a total of 3120 students has boys and girls in the ratio of 7 : 5 respectively. All the students are enrolled in different types of hobby classes, viz. Singing, Dancing and Painting. One-fifth of the boys are enrolled in only Dancing classes. Twenty per cent of the girls are enrolled in only Painting classes. Ten per cent of the boys are enrolled in only Singing classes. Twenty four per cent of the girls are enrolled in only Singing and Dancing classes together. The number of girls enrolled in only Singing classes is two hundred per cent of the boys enrolled in the same. One-thirteenth of the boys are enrolled in all the three classes together. The respective ratio of boys enrolled in only Dancing and Painting classes together to the girls enrolled in the same is 2 : 1 respectively. Ten per cent of the girls are enrolled in only Dancing classes whereas eight per cent of the girls are enrolled in only Dancing and Painting classes together. The remaining girls are enrolled in all the three classes together. The number of boys enrolled in only Singing and Dancing classes together is fifty per cent of the number of girls enrolled in the same. The remaining boys are enrolled in only Painting classes.

8.Total number of girls enrolled in Singing is approximately what per cent of the total number of students in the school ?

(1) 22   

(2) 38  

(3) 64  

(4) 28  

(5) 26

9. What is the respective ratio of the number of girls enrolled in only Painting classes to the number of boys enrolled in the same ?

(1) 77 : 26   

(2) 21 : 73 

(3) 26 : 77  

(4) 73 : 21  

(5) None of these

10. Number of girls enrolled in only Dancing classes is what per cent of the boys enrolled in the same? (Rounded off to two digits after decimal)

(1) 38•67  

(2) 35•71 

(3) 41•83 

(4) 28•62  

(5) None of these

11. What is the total number of boys who are enrolled in Dancing ?

(1) 636   

(2) 728  

(3) 584   

(4) 868  

(5) None of these

12. What is the total number of students enrolled in all the three classes together ?

(1) 150   

(2) 125  

(3) 140   

(4) 160  

(5) None of these

Answers :-


Ans.(1-7)

1.(4)
 Required number of students = 72 + 45+ 54 + 27 = 198

2.(3) 
Required number of students = 54 + 27 + 32 + 56= 169

3.(5) 
Required percentage= (27 + 54 + 27 + 27 + 28 + 112 + 84 + 56)/(270 +560)x 100%= 50%

4.(1)
 Required number of students = 48 + 16 + 32 + 84 + 28 + 84= 292

5.(2) 
Required ratio = (64+ 48+ 80+ 32) : (84+ 112 + 84+ 56)= 224:336=2:3

6. (4)
Required ratio = (108+90+63+54+54+54+27+27)/720x 100% = 661/4 %

7.(5) 
43%

Ans.(8-12)

8. (5)
Required percentage = (364 + 312 + 130)/3120 * 100 = 26

9. (3) 
Required ratio = 260 : 770 = 26 : 77

10. (2) 
Required percentage = 130/364 * 100 = 35.71

11. (4)
Total number of boys who are enrolled in Dancing = 364 + 156 + 140 + 208 = 868

12. (5) 
Total number of students enrolled in all the three classes together = 130 + 140 = 270

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Reasoning Quiz for SBI Clerk & PO Exam

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Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions which follow:

Six faculties A, B, C, D, E and F of six different subjects- English, Computer, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness and Marketing are sitting in two parallel rows containing three people each such that they are equidistant from each other. Three of them in row I are facing south and another three in row-II are facing north. Therefore in the given seating arrangement, each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row.

C is the faculty of General Awareness and sits in the same row in which A sits. F is seated immediate left of the faculty who faces to the faculty of General Awareness. The faculty of Quantitative Aptitude sits immediate near to B. D is not near to the faculty of General Awareness and Reasoning. The faculty of English does not sit near to the faculty of Reasoning or Computer but he/she is not A or B. A sits second to the right of the faculty of Marketing. D does not sit at any of the extreme ends.

1. Who is seated opposite to the faculty of Reasoning?

(a) A 

(b) C

(c) E

(d) F

(e) D

2. Which of the following statement is true?

(a) D sits opposite to E

(b) B sits opposite to C

(c) E sits opposite to F

(d) C sits opposite to D

(e) F sits opposite to C

3. Who of the following is in the middle of the row?

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) F

(e) E

4. Who is the faculty of Marketing?

(a) E

(b) B

(c) D

(d) F

(e) Cannot be determined

5. Who sits near to the faculty of Computer?

(a) Reasoning’s faculty

(b) General Awareness’s faculty 

(c) Marketing’s faculty

(d) Quantitative Aptitude’s faculty

(e) Cannot be determined

Directions (6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions which follow—

Eight persons are sitting in two parallel rows containing four people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row-I A, B, C and D are seated and all of them facing south while they are experts in 4 different games Sudoku, Chess, Carom and Snooker (one of each). In row-II P, Q, R and S are seated and all of them are facing north while they are expert in 4 different games Football, Badminton, Tennis and Polo (one of each).

Therefore in the given seating arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row. (All the information given above does not necessary in the same order)

B is seated second to the right of the person who plays Chess. C is seated opposite to the person who plays Badminton, who is seated second to the left of S.

Q is seated immediate left of the person who plays Tennis. A is seated immediate right of the person who plays Snooker. The person who plays Football is seated opposite to B. P is seated opposite to the person who plays Sudoku but not at the end.

6. Who is seated between A and the person who plays Carom?

(a) B

(b) C

(c) D

(d) Person who plays Sudoku

(e) Person who plays Snooker

7. Who amongst the following sit at extreme ends of the rows?

(a) Q and the person who plays Football

(b) R and the person who plays Polo

(c) S and the person who plays Badminton

(d) D and the person who plays Carom

(e) A and the person who plays Chess

8. Who amongst the following faces the person who plays Polo?

(a) The person who plays Sudoku

(b) The person who plays Carom

(c) The person who plays Snooker

(d) The person who plays Chess

(e) D

9. Who amongst the following plays Carom?

(a) B 

(b) C

(c) D

(d) A

(e) Cannot be determined

10. Which of the following game is played by R?

(a) Football

(b) Badminton

(c) Polo

(d) Tennis

(e) Cannot be determined

Answers 

1. d

2. d

3. c

4. a

5. d

6. b

7. d

8. d

9. a

10. a

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English Quiz - Cloze Test

Direction:- In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.

Once upon a time in Mumbai, I was present at Teachers' Day function that delivered a ...(1)... lesson to both the management and the teaching staff. When the gifts were unwrapped and the teachers found stainless steel tiffin boxes, a section of them ...(2)...:"Does this mean we do more cooking and have less time for reading, researching and updating ? Is it a reminder that our primary place is the kitchen ?" They said they preferred a field trip. If accepting gifts is tough, choosing is much ...(3).... So, You set ...(4)... cash, time and effort to meet a gifting need and often end up feeling ...(5)... that it may not be the right one. How do I know ...(6)... won't be ...(7)... to a shelf-back or worse, re-cycled ? The joy of choosing for some one you love doesn't entirely take away the stress of finding the "perfect gift", does it ?

Well Face bookers, be reminded-you can get together on your Facebook walls and buy on another gifts. Wrapp, an app that runs on smart phones or tablets etc, lets Face book friends buy gift cards from participating retailers individually or by teaming up, store them in mobiles and ...(8)... them either online or at physical stores. "E-commerce platforms are becoming ...(9)... more social with the ...(10)... of comments, recommendations and purchase history from each person's social graph.

1. 

1) Reasonable 

2) upright 

3) intense 

4) startling 

5) impair

2. 

1) exploded 

2) invigorate 

3) moderated 

4) favoured 

5) redeemed

3. 

1) rusty 

2) more 

3) ever 

4) than 

5) has

4. 

1) deprave 

2) rouse 

3) aside 

4) manly 

5) heed

5. 

1) uneasy 

2) real 

3) unreal 

4) stout 

5) revengeful

6. 

1) creditable 

2) benevolent 

3) it 

4) have 

5) you

7. 

1) haul 

2) resist 

3) enfold 

4) atrocious 

5) confined

8. 

1) yield 

2) adorn 

3) uncouth 

4) redeem 

5) preserve

9. 

1) comely 

2) amity 

3) inherently 

4) towering 

5) hampering

10. 

1) inclusion 

2) rampage 

3) plunder 

4) intrinsic 

5) facade

Answers:

1.4

2. 1

3. 2

4. 3

5. 1

6. 3

7. 5

8. 4

9. 3

10. 1

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