Wednesday, 8 July 2015

SSC CGL/CHSL 2015:- ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Adjectives and Adverb

Definitions

An adjective is a word or set of words that modifies (i.e., describes) a noun or pronoun. Adjectives may come before the word they modify.

Examples: That is a cute puppy.
She likes a high school senior.
Adjectives may also follow the word they modify:

Examples: That puppy looks cute.
The technology is state-of-the-art.
An adverb is a word or set of words that modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.

Examples: He speaks slowly (modifies the verb speaks) He is especially clever (modifies the adjective clever) He speaks all too slowly (modifies the adverb slowly)
An adverb answers how, when, where, or to what extent—how often or how much (e.g., daily, completely).

Examples: He speaks slowly (answers the question how) He speaks very slowly (answers the question how slowly)

Rule 1. Many adverbs end in -ly, but many do not. Generally, if a word can have -ly added to its adjective form, place it there to form an adverb.
Examples: She thinks quick/quickly.
How does she think? Quickly.
She is a quick/quickly thinker. Quick is an adjective describing thinker, so no -ly is attached.
She thinks fast/fastly. Fast answers the question how, so it is an adverb. But fast never has -ly attached to it.
We performed bad/badly. Badly describes how we performed, so -ly is added.

Rule 2. Adverbs that answer the question how sometimes cause grammatical problems. It can be a challenge to determine if -ly should be attached. Avoid the trap of -ly with linking verbs, such as taste, smell, look, feel, etc., that pertain to the senses. Adverbs are often misplaced in such sentences, which require adjectives instead.

Examples: Roses smell sweet/sweetly.
Do the roses actively smell with noses? No; in this case, smell is a linking verb—which requires an adjective to modify roses—so no -ly.
The woman looked angry/angrily to us.
Did the woman look with her eyes, or are we describing her appearance? We are describing her appearance (she appeared angry), so no -ly.
The woman looked angry/angrily at the paint splotches.
Here the woman actively looked (used her eyes), so the -ly is added.
She feels bad/badly about the news.
She is not feeling with fingers, so no -ly.

Rule 3. The word good is an adjective, whose adverb equivalent is well.
Examples: You did a good job. Good describes the job.
You did the job well. Well answers how.
You smell good today. Good describes your fragrance, not how you smell with your nose, so using the adjective is correct.
You smell well for someone with a cold.
You are actively smelling with your nose here, so use the adverb.

Rule 4. The word well can be an adjective, too. When referring to health, we often use well rather than good.
Examples: You do not look well today.
I don't feel well, either.

Rule 5. Adjectives come in three forms, also called degrees. An adjective in its normal or usual form is called a positive degree adjective. There are also the comparative and superlative degrees, which are used for comparison, as in the following examples:
Positive Comparative Superlative
sweet sweeter sweetest
bad worse worst
efficient more efficient most efficient
A common error in using adjectives and adverbs arises from using the wrong form of comparison. To compare two things, always use a comparative adjective:

Example: She is the cleverer of the two women (never cleverest)
The word cleverest is what is called the superlative form of clever. Use it only when comparing three or more things:

Example: She is the cleverest of them all.
Incorrect: Chocolate or vanilla: which do you like best?
Correct: Chocolate or vanilla: which do you like better?

Rule 6. There are also three degrees of adverbs. In formal usage, do not drop the -ly from an adverb when using the comparative form.
Incorrect: She spoke quicker than he did.
Correct: She spoke more quickly than he did.
Incorrect: Talk quieter.
Correct: Talk more quietly.

Rule 7. When this, that, these, and those are followed by a noun, they are adjectives. When they appear without a noun following them, they are pronouns.
Examples: This house is for sale. This is an adjective.
This is for sale. This is a pronoun.

Current Affair July 2015

 1. Obama at Pentagon for meetings on Islamic State (IS) 
 (i) US President Barack Obama made a rare visit to the Pentagon to get an update  from military leaders on the campaign against the Islamic State.
(ii)  The meeting with top defence officials and other national security advisers was followed by weekend airstrikes in eastern Syria by the US led coalition.
(iii) The US President pledged to increase U.S. support for the moderate opposition in Syria's civil war and said the United States needed to do more at home to prevent attacks and combat Islamic State efforts to recruit followers. 

2.  PM to attend BRICS and SCO Summit 
(i) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Ufa city in Russia where he will participate in BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summits.
(ii) The BRICS summit will see discussions on enhancing cooperation in the economic area, the idea of establishing a multi-currency financial order, which reduces dependence the U.S. dollar and Euro in global transactions, among other things.
(iii)  the forum is expected to create a currency pool under the Contingent Reserve Arrangement and officially launch BRICS's New Development Bank. 
Highlights of BRICS summit: 
. BRICS to create currency pool under Contingent Reserve Arrangement. 
. Launch BRICS's New Development Bank. 
. NDB & CRA to help emerge from shadow of Western financial clout. 
. To have direct transactions in local currencies. 
. NDB has opening capital of $100 billion. 
. Founding members to share opening capital of $50 billion equally. 
. CRA has opening capacity of $100 billion. 
. CRA will be based on currency swap among member countries. 
. CRA to help members to overcome short-term liquidity pressure. 
. CRA to meet unexpected risks or balance of payment burdens of members. 

3. Railway Minister launches paperless mobile ticket system 
(i) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu launched the paperless mobile ticket system on Mumbai's Western Railway's suburban system on Wednesday. The passengers can take advantage of the facility by using unreserved ticketing service or the UTS App available on Windows and Android mobile platform and maintaining a balance in their R-wallet.
(ii) Under this system, passengers can buy multiple tickets for any class following which an image in PDF format will be received on the phone which cannot be forwarded or edited. 
(iii) The app will soon be extended to other mobile platforms other than Android and Windows. 

4.  IDBI signs refinance agreement with Mudra Bank 
(i) The state run IDBI bank signed an agreement with Mudra Bank for refinancing of loans given to small enterprises.
(ii)  The agreement was signed on July 1 by IDBI Bank Executive Director S K V Srinivasan and Mudra Bank CEO Jiji Mammen and is expected to be implemented through all the branches. 
(iii) "As per the agreement, the Bank will offer credit facilities up to Rs 10 lakh to micro enterprises, at a competitive interest rate under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) and Mudra will be providing refinance assistance to the bank for eligible sanctioned loan cases," IDBI Bank said in a release.

5. Mandatory recognition for Trade Unions in all factories
(i) Now, factories across the country might soon have to recognise a trade union as representative of  its  work force and engage in dialogue with it in case of any dispute. 
(ii) The Union Labour Ministry has proposed a trade union in a factory to be empowered as the 'principal bargaining agent' for setting a dispute or engaging in discussion with employers. 
(iii) Presently, there is no provision for recognition of trade unions in India's central labour laws. A provision in this regard would be inserted in the proposed industrial relations bill, after discussions with industry and workers' representatives on July 14.  However, states will be free to either frame their own laws or follow the one mandated by Parliament as the subject falls under concurrent list. 

6. Abdullah Hussain - Pak's renowned Urdu novelist passes away
(i) Renowned Pakistani Urdu novelist Abdullah Hussain who authored the bestseller and critically acclaimed 'Udas Naslain' passed away at Lahore residence. 
(ii) Other than his acclaimed work, ''Udas Naslain' he will be remembered for his famous novels - 'Baagh', 'Nadaar Loag' and short stories 'Faraib and Nashaib'.

SSC CGL/CHSL 2015:- ENGLISH

 ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION

one who is against the religion......... Heretic

One who eats human flesh .............Cannibal

One who lives at the same time........ Contemporary

One who is more than a hundred years old..... Centenarian

One who is given to pleasure of the flesh........ Epicure

One who lives on others ...........................Parasite

ONE WHO IS A HABITUAL DRUNKED ........SOTTOPER

ONE WHO IS SETTLES IN ANOTHER COUNTRY ..............IMMIGRANT

ONE WHO KNOWS MANY LANGUAGES............ POLYGOT

ONE WHO DEALS IN CATTLE........... DROVER

ONE WHO CUTS PRECIOUS STONES.............. LAPIDIST(LAPIDARY)

ONE WHO CURE EYE DISEASE............... OCULIST

ONE WHO SELLS SWEETS AND PASTRIES............ CONFECTIONER

ONE WHO LOADS AND UNLOADS SHIPS............... STEVEDORE

ONE WHO RETIRES FROM SOCITY TO LIVE A SOLITARY LIFE.....RECLUSE

ONE WHO PRETENDS TO BE WHAT HE IS NOT.............. HYPOCRITE

A PROFESSIONAL RIDER IN HORSE RACES ................JOCKEY

A NUMBER OF SHEEPS................. FLOCK

A COLLECTION OF FLAGS............... BUNTING

A NUMBER OF STARS GROUNDED TOGETHER.............. CONSTELLATION

THE HOUSE OF AN ARAB.............. DOWAR

A FACTORY FOR MANUFACTURING OF BEERS ..............BREWERY

A PLACE FOR THE COLLECTION OF DRIED PLANTS ............HERBARIUM

A CASE IN WHICH THE SWORD IS KEPT................ SHEATH

FREE FROM INFECTION.............. IMMUNE

THE DEAD BODY OF A ANIMAL .............CARACASS

THE SCIENCE OF COLOURS .............CHROMATICS

THE SCIENCE OF THE STRUCTURE OF HUMAN BODY........... ANATOMY

THE ART OF EFFECTIVE SPEKING ............ELOCUTION

THE STUDY OF ROCKS AND SOILS............. GEOLOGY

THE STUDY OF MOUNTAINS.............. ORALOGY

THE STUDY OF LANGUAGES.................... PHILOLOGY

THE STUDY OF THE ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF WORDS......... ETYMOLOGY

THE STUDY OF ANCIENT WRITING ......................PALEOGRAPHY

THE ART OF PRESERVING SKIN .......................TAXIDERMY


A person who is out to destroy all government and order Anarchist Government by the people Democracy The whole mass of air surrounding the earth Atmosphere One who is not sure of the existence of God Agnostic A medicine which prevents infection by killing germs Antiseptic One who does something not professionally but for pleasure Amateur A statement open to more than one interpretation Ambiguous One who makes an official examination of accounts Auditor Marrying more than one wife or more than one husband at a time Polygamy The science that studies plants Botany The science which studies natural processes of living things Biology People working together in the same office or department Colleagues The state of remaining unmarried Celibacy The action of bringing into completion Consummation To give one's authority to another Delegate Study of the relation of living things to environment Ecology The action of looking within or into one's own mind Introspection One incapable of being tired Indefatigable A letter, poem, etc. whose author is unknown Anonymous Work for which no salary is paid Honorary One who looks at the bright side of things Optimist One who cannot read or write Illiterate A game or battle in which neither party wins Draw Holding established opinions Orthodox Hater of women Misogynist The study of the origin and physical and cultural development of mankind Anthropology The science which studies the crust of the earth Geology The science which studies animals Zoology Happening at one and the same time Simultaneous Murder or murderer of oneself Suicide Lasting only for a very short while Temporary Capable of being seen through Transparent The first speech delivered by a person Maiden The art practised by statesmen and ambassadors Diplomacy One who walks on foot Pedestrian One who lives on others Parasite One who speaks for others Spokesperson One who spends very little Miser One who prossesses several talents or gifts Versatile - See more at: http://sscportal.in/community/guidance-programme/cgl/tier-ii/paper-2-english-language-comprehension/one-word-substitution#sthash.bM9N26t6.dpuf
A person who is out to destroy all government and order Anarchist Government by the people Democracy The whole mass of air surrounding the earth Atmosphere One who is not sure of the existence of God Agnostic A medicine which prevents infection by killing germs Antiseptic One who does something not professionally but for pleasure Amateur A statement open to more than one interpretation Ambiguous One who makes an official examination of accounts Auditor Marrying more than one wife or more than one husband at a time Polygamy The science that studies plants Botany The science which studies natural processes of living things Biology People working together in the same office or department Colleagues The state of remaining unmarried Celibacy The action of bringing into completion Consummation To give one's authority to another Delegate Study of the relation of living things to environment Ecology The action of looking within or into one's own mind Introspection One incapable of being tired Indefatigable A letter, poem, etc. whose author is unknown Anonymous Work for which no salary is paid Honorary One who looks at the bright side of things Optimist One who cannot read or write Illiterate A game or battle in which neither party wins Draw Holding established opinions Orthodox Hater of women Misogynist The study of the origin and physical and cultural development of mankind Anthropology The science which studies the crust of the earth Geology The science which studies animals Zoology Happening at one and the same time Simultaneous Murder or murderer of oneself Suicide Lasting only for a very short while Temporary Capable of being seen through Transparent The first speech delivered by a person Maiden The art practised by statesmen and ambassadors Diplomacy One who walks on foot Pedestrian One who lives on others Parasite One who speaks for others Spokesperson One who spends very little Miser One who prossesses several talents or gifts Versatile - See more at: http://sscportal.in/community/guidance-programme/cgl/tier-ii/paper-2-english-language-comprehension/one-word-substitution#sthash.bM9N26t6.dpuf

SSC CGL/CHSL 2015:- REASONING

 NUMBER RANKING


1. In a row of trees, one tree is fifth from either end of the row. How many trees are there in the row ?
A. 8       B. 9       C. 10       D. 11      

2. In a queue, Amrita is 10th from the front while Mukul is 25th from behind and Mamta is just in the middle of the two. If there be 50 persons in the queue. What position does Mamta occupy from the front?
A. 20th       B. 19th       C. 18th       D. 17th      

3. Raman ranks sixteenth from the top and forty ninth from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class ?
A. 64       B. 65       C. 66       D. Cannot be determined       E. None of these

4. Sanjeev ranks seventh from the top and twenty eight from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class ?
A. 37       B. 36       C. 35       D. 34      

5. If Atul finds that he is twelfth from the right in a line of boys and fourth from the left, how many boys should be added to the line such that there are 28 boys in the line ?
A. 12       B. 13       C. 14       D. 20       E. None of these

6. Manisha ranked sixteenth from the top and twenty ninth from the bottom among those who passed an examination. Six boys did not participate in the competition and five failed in it. How many boys were there in the class ?
A. 40       B. 44       C. 50       D. 55       E. 58

7. Some boys are sitting in a row. P is sitting fourteenth from the left and Q is seventh from the right. If there are four boys between P and Q, how many boys are there in the row ?
A. 25       B. 23       C. 21       D. 19       E. None of these
     8. Aruna ranks twelfth in a class of forty-six. What will be her rank from the last?

A. 33       B. 34       C. 35       D. 37       E. None of these

9. Manoj and Sachin are ranked seventh and eleventh respectively from the top in a class of 31 students. What will be their respective ranks from the bottom in the class ?
A. 20th and 24th       B. 24th and 20th       C. 25th and 21st       D. 26th and 22nd       E. None of these

10. Ravi is 7 ranks ahead of Sumit in a class of 39. If Sumit`s rank is seventeenth from the last, what is Ravi`s rank from the start ?
A. 14th       B. 15th       C. 16th       D. 17th      

11. In a class of 60, where girls are twice that of boys, Kamal ranked seventeenth from the top. if there are 9 girls ahead of Kamal, how many boys are after him in rank ?
A. 3       B. 7       C. 12       D. 23       E. 32

12.In a row of ten boys, when Rohit was shifted by two places towards the left, he became seventh from the left end. What was his earlier position from the right end of the row?
A. First       B. Second       C. Fourth       D. Sixth      

13.In a queue, Vijay is fourteenth from the front and Jack is seventeeth  from the end, while Mary is in between Vijay and Jack. If Vijay be ahead of Jack and there be 48 persons in the queue, how many persons ar there between Vijay and Marry ?
A. 8       B. 7       C. 6       D. 5       E. None of these

14. In a row of girls, Rita and Monika occupy the ninth places from the right end and tenth place from the left end, respectively. If they interchange their places, Rita and Monika occupy seventeenth places from the right and eighteenth place from the left, respectively. How many girls are there in the row ?
A. 25       B. 26       C. 27       D. Data inadequate       E. None of these

15. In a row of girls, Shilpa is eighth from the left and Reena is seventeenth from the right. If they interchange their positions, Shilpa becomes fourteenth from the left. How many girls are there in the row ?

A. 25       B. 27       C. 29       D. 32       E. None of these

16. In a queue of children, Kashish is fifth from the left and Mona is sixth from the right. When they interchange their places among themselves, Kashish becomes thirteenth from the left. Then, waht will be Mona's position from the right ?
A. 4th       B. 8th       C. 14th       D. 15th      

17. In a row of boys, Kapil is eighth from the right and Nikunj is twelfth from the left. When Kapil and Nikunj interchange positions, Nikunj becomes twenty first from the left. Which of the following will be Kapil's position from the right ?

A. 8th       B. 17th       C. 21st       D. Canont be determined       E. None of these

18. Three persons A, B and C are standing in queue. There are five persons between A and B and eight persons between B and C. If there ne three persons ahead of C and 21 persons behind A, what could be the minimum number of persons in the queue ?
A. 41       B. 40       C. 28       D. 27      

19. Which is the third number to the left of the number which is exactly in the middle of the following sequence of numbers ?
1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  2  4  6  8  9  7  5  3  1  9  8  7  6  5  4  3  2  1
A. 3       B. 4       C. 5       D. 6       E. 7

20. How many 3's are there in the following sequence which are neither preceded by 6 nor immediately followed by 9 ?
9  3  6  6  3  9  5  9  3  7  8  9  1  6  3  9  6  3  9
:
A. One       B. Two       C. Three       D. Four       E. None of these

21. Count each 7 which is not immediately preceded by 5 but is immediately followed by either 2 or 3.
How many such 7's are there ?
5  7  2  6  5  7  3  8  3  7  3  2  5  7  2  7  3  4  8  2  6  7  8
      A. 2       B. 3       C. 4       D. 5      

22. How many 6's are there in the following series of numbers which are preceded by 7 but not immediately followed by 9 ?
6  7  9  5  6  9  7  6  8  7  6  7  8  6  9  4  6  7  7  6  9  5  7  6  3
A. One       B. Two       C. Three       D. Four      

23. How many 7's are there in the following series which are not immediately followed by 3 but immediately preceded by 8 ?
8  9  8  7  6  2  2  6  3  2  6  9  7  3  2  8  7  2  7  7  8  7  3  7  7  9  4
A. 10       B. 3       C. 2       D. 0       E. None of these

24. Count each 1 in the following sequence of numbers that is immediately followed by 2, if 2 is not immediately followed by 3. How many such 1's are there ?
1  2  1  3  4  5  1  2  3  5  2  1  2  6  1  4  5  1  1  2  4  1  2  3  2  1  7  5  2  1  2  5
A. 2       B. 4       C. 5       D. 7       E. 9

25. How many 7's are there in the following series which are preceded by 6 which is not preceded by 8 ?
8  7  6  7  8  6  7  5  6  7  9  7  6  1  6  7  7  6  8  8  6  9  7  6  8  7
A. Nil       B. One       C. Two       D. Three       E. None of these

26.In the following list of numerals, how many 2's are followed by 1's but not preceded by 4?
4  2  1  2  1  4  2  1  1  2  4  4  4  1  2  2  1  2  1  4  4  2  1  4  2  1  2  1  2  4  1  4  2  1  2  4  1  4  6
A. Two       B. Three       C. Four       D. Five      

27. How many 7's are there in the following sequence which are precedede by 9 and followed by 6 ?
7  8  9  7  6  5  3  4  2  8  9  7  2  4  5  9  2  9  7  6  4  7

A. 2       B. 3       C. 4       D. 5       E. None of these

28.In the series : 7  8  9  7  6  5  3  4  2  8  9  7  2  4  5  9  2  9  7  6  4  7
Which figures have equal frequence ?
A. 253       B. 245       C. 375       D. 865       E. None of these

29. How many 6's are there in the following number sequence which are immediately preceded by 9 but not immediately followed by 4 ?
5  6  4  3  2  9  6  3  1  6  4  9  6  4  2  1  5  9  6  7  2  1  4  7  4  9  6  4  2
A. One       B. Two       C. Three       D. Four       E. More than four

30. In the following series of numbers, find out how many times, 1, 3 and 7 have appeared together, 7 being in the middle and 1 and 3 on either side of 7 ?
2  9  7  3  1  7  3  7  7  1  3  3  1  7  3  8  5  7  1  3  7  7  1  7  3  9  0  6
A. 3       B. 4       C. 5       D. More than 5       E. None of these

31. In the series,
6  4  1  2  2  8  7  4  2  1  5  3  8  6  2  1  7  1  4  1  3  2  8  6
How many pairs of alternate numbers have a difference of 2 ?
A. One       B. Two       C. Three       D. Four      

32. How many even numbers are there in the following sequence of numbers whiich are immediately followedby an odd number as well as immediately preceded by an even number ?
8  6  7  6  8  9  3  2  7  5  3  4  2  2  3  5  5  2  2  8  1  1  9
A. One       B. Three       C. Five       D. Six       E. None of these

33.Series : 5  1  4  7  3  9  8  5  7  2  6  3  1  5  8  6  3  8  5  2  2  4  3  4  9  6
How many odd numbers are there in the sequence which are immediately followed by an odd number ?
A. 1       B. 2       C. 3       D. 4       E. More than 4

34.Series : 5  1  4  7  3  9  8  5  7  2  6  3  1  5  8  6  3  8  5  2  2  4  3  4  9  6
How many even numbers are there in the sequence which are immediately preceded by an odd number but immediately followed by an even number ?
A. 1       B. 2       C. 3       D. 4       E. More than 4

35.Series : 5  1  4  7  3  9  8  5  7  2  6  3  1  5  8  6  3  8  5  2  2  4  3  4  9  6
How many odd numbers are there in the sequence which are immediately preceded and also immediately followed by an even number
 A. 1       B. 2       C. 3       D. 4       E. More than 4

36.In the following series, how many such odd nummbers are there which are divisible by 3 or 5, then followed by odd numbers and then also followed by even numbers ?
12, 19, 21, 3, 25, 18, 35, 20, 22, 21, 45, 46, 47, 48, 9, 50, 52, 54, 55, 56
A. Nil       B. One       C. Two       D. Three       E. None of these

37.In the following number sequence, how many such even numbers are there which are exactly divisible by its immediate preceding number but not exactly divisible by its immediate following number ?
3  8  4  1  5  7  2  8  3  4  8  9  3  9  4  2  1  5  8  2
A. One       B. Two       C. Three       D. Four       E. None of these

38. Nitin was counting down from 32. Sumit was counting upwards the numbers starting from 1 and he was calling out only the odd numbers. What common number will they call out at the same time if they were calling out at the same speed ?
 A. 19       B. 21       C. 22       D. They will not call out the same number       E. None of these
39. If the first and second digits in the sequence 5 9 8 1 3 2 7 4 3 8 are interchanged, also the third and fourth digits, the fifth and sixth digits and so on, which digit would be the seventh counting to your left ?
A. 1       B. 4       C. 7       D. 6       E. None of these

40. If the position of the first and the sixth digits of  the sequence of numbers 8  9  0  3 2  1  4  6  7  5 are interchanged, the second and the seventh and so on. which number would be seventh from the right end ?
A. 2       B. 6       C. 7       D. 8       E. 9

41. The letters L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T in  their order are substituted by nine intergers 1 to 9 but not in that order. 4 is assigned to P. The difference between P and T is 5. The difference between N and T is 3. What is the integer assigned to N ?
A. 4       B. 5       C. 6       D. 7      

42. Thirty six vehicles are parked in a parking lot in a single row. After the first car, there is one scooter. After the second car, there are two scooters. After the third car, there are three scooters and so on. Work out the number of scooters in the second half of the row.
A. 10       B. 12       C. 15       D. 17      

43. in the following sequence of instructions, 1 stands for Run, 2 stands for Stop, 3 stands for Go, 4 stands for Sit and 5 stands for Wait. If the sequence were continued, which instruction will come next ?
4  4  5  4  5  3  4  5  3  1  4  5  3  1  2  4  5  4  5  3  4  5  3
A. Wait       B. Sit       C. Go       D. Stop       E. Run

44. In a school, the following codes were used during physical exercise. '1' means 'start walking', '2' means 'keep standing', '3' means 'start running at the same spot', '4' means 'sit down'.
How many times will a student who performs the following sequence without error from the beginning to the end have to sit down?
1  2  3  4  2  3  1  4  4  3  2  2  1  2  4  3  1  4  4  1  2
A. 2       B. 3       C. 4       D. 5       E. None of these

45.If the numbers from 1 to 45 which are exactly divisible by 3 are arranged in ascending order, minimum number being on the top, which would come at the ninth place from the top ?
A. 18       B. 21       C. 24       D. 27       E. 30

46. If the numbers from 5 to 85 which are exactly divisible by 5 are arranged in descending order, which would come at the eleventh place from the bottom?
A. 35       B. 45       C. 50       D. 60       E. None of these

47. How many numbers from 1 to 100 are there each of which is not exactly divisible by 4 but also has 4 as a digit?

A. 7       B. 10       C. 20       D. 21       E. More than 21
      48. How many numbers amongst the numbers 9 to 54 are there which are exactly divisible by 9 but not by 3 ?
A. 8       B. 6       C. 5       D. Nil      
49. How many numbers from 11 to 5 are there which are exactly divisible by 7 but not by 3 ?
A. Two       B. Four       C. Five       D. Six       E. Seven

50. A number is greater than 3 but less than 8. Also, it is greater than 6 but less than 10. The number is
A. 5       B. 6       C. 7       D. 8       E. 9

51. Kailash remembers that his brother Deepak`s birthday falls after 20th May but before 28th May, while Geeta remembers that Deepak`s birthday falls before 22nd May but after 12th May. On what date Deepak`s birthday falls ?
A. 20th May       B. 21st May       C. 22nd May       D. Cannot be determined       E. None of these

52. Sangeeta remembers that her father`s birthday was certainly after eighth but before thirteenth of December. Her sister Natasha remembers that their father`s birthday was definitely after ninth but before fourteenth of December. On which date of December was their father`s birthday ?
A. 10th       B. 11th       C. 12th       D. Data inadequate       E. None of these

53. Standing on a platform, Amit told Sunita that Aligarh was more than ten kilometers but less than fifteen kilometers from there. Sunita knew that it was more than twelve but less then fourteen kilometers from there. If both of them were correct, which of the following could be the distance of Aligarh from the platform ?
A. 11 km       B. 12 km       C. 13 km       D. 14 km       E. 15km

54. Ashish leaves his house at 20 minutes to seven in the morning, reaches Kunal`s house in 25 minutes, they finish their breakfast in another 15 minute and leave for their office which takes another 35 minutes, At what time do they leave Kunal`s houses to reach their office ?
A. 7.40 a.m.       B. 7.20 a.m.       C. 7.45 a.m.       D. 8.15 a.m.       E. 7.55 a.m.

55. Ajay left home for the bus stop 15 minutes earlier than usual. It takes 10 minutes to reach the stop. He reached the stop at 8.40 a.m. What time does he usually leave home for the bus stop ?
A. 8.30 a.m.       B. 8.45 p.m.       C. 8.55 a.m.       D. Data inadequate       E. None of these

56. Reaching the place of meeting on Tuesday 15 minutes before 08.30 hours, Anuj found himself half an hour earlier than the man who was 40 minutes late. What was the scheduled time of the meeting ?
A. 8.00 hrs       B. 8.05 hrs       C. 8.15 hrs       D. 8.45 hrs      

57. The priest told the devotee, "The temple bell is rung at regular intervals of 45 minutes. The last bell was rung five minutes ago. The next bell is due to be rung at 7.45 a.m." At what time did the priest give this information to the devotee ?
A. 7.40 a.m.       B. 7.05 a.m.       C. 7.00 a.m.       D. 6.55 a.m.       E. None of these

58. The train for Lucknow leaves every two and a half hours from New Delhi Railway Station. An announcement was made at the station that the train for Lucknow had left 40 minutes ago and the next train will leave at 18.00 hrs. At what time was the announcement made ?
A. 15.30 hrs       B. 17.10 hrs       C. 16.00 hrs       D. 15.50 hrs       E. None of these

59. An application was received by inward clerk in the afternoon of the week day. Next day he forwarded it to the table of the senior clerk, who was on leave that day. The senior clerk next day evening put up the application to the desk officer. Desk officer studied the application and disposed off the matter on the same day i.e. Friday. Which day was the application received by the inward clerk ?
A. Monday       B. Tuesday       C. Wednesday       D. Earlier week`s Saturday       E. None of these

60. There are twenty people working in an office. The first group of five works between 8.00 A.M. and 2.00 P.M. The second group of ten works between 10.00 A.M. and 4.00 P.M. And the third group of five works between 12 noon and 6.00 P.M. There are three computers in the office which all the employees frequently use. During which of the following hours the computers are likely to be used most ?
A. 10.00 A.M. -- 12 noon       B. 12 noon -- 2.00 P.M.       C. 1.00 P.M. -- 3.00 P.M.       D. 2.00 P.M. -- 4.00 P.M.      

61. A monkey climbs 30 feet before at the beginning of each hour and rests for a while when he slips back 20 feet before he again starts climbing in the beginning of the next hour. If he begins his ascent at 8.00 a.m, at what time will he first touch a flag at 120 feet from the ground ?
A. 4 p.m.       B. 5 p.m.       C. 6 p.m.       D. None of these      

62.(I).   Kamal is available at home from 12 noon to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
(II).  His younger brother Navin is available at home on Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
(III). The eldest brother Rajiv is available between 9 a.m. to 12 noon on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
At a time, on which day of a week all the three brothers are available at home?

A. None       B. Sunday       C. Thursday       D. Canont be determined       E. None of these

63.(I) Kamal is available at home from 12 noon to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
(II). His younger brother Navin is available at home on Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
(III). The eldest brother Rajiv is available between 9 a.m. to 12 noon on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
For how many days only one brother is available at a particular time in a week ?
A. One       B. Two       C. Three       D. Four       E. None of these

64.  (I).   Kamal is available at home from 12 noon to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
(II).  His younger brother Navin is available at home on Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
(III). The eldest brother Rajiv is available between 9 a.m. to 12 noon on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
On which day(s) of a week, the youngest and the eldest brothers are available at home at the same time?
A. Only Monday       B. Only Thursday       C. Only Friday       D. Both Monday and Thursday  
 E. Both Sunday and Friday

65. If the day before yesterday was Thursday, when will Sunday be ?
A. Today       B. Two days after today       C. Tomorrow       D. Day after tomorrow    
  
66. If the day before yesterday was Saturday, what day will fall on the day after tomorrow ?
A. Friday       B. Thursday       C. Wednesday       D. Tuesday      

67. Mohini went to the movies nine day ago, She goes to the movies only on Thursday.
What day of the week is today ?
A. Thursday       B. Saturday       C. Sunday       D. Tuesday      

68. If the day of a month is Monday, which of the following will be the fifth day from 21st of the month ?
A. Monday       B. Tuesday       C. Wednesday       D. Thursday       E. None of these

69. 1.12.91 is the first Sunday. Which is the fourth Tuesda of December 91 ?
A. 17.12.91       B. 24.12.91       C. 26.12.91       D. 31.12.91      

70. If Thursday was the day after the day before yesterday five days ago, what is the least number of days ago when Sunday was three days before the day after tomorrow ?
A. Two       B. Three       C. Four       D. Five      

71. If the 25th of August in a year in Thursday, the number of Mondays in that month is
A. 3       B. 4       C. 5       D. 6      

72. If 1st October is Sunday, then 1st November will beh
A. Monday       B. Tuesday       C. Wednesday       D. Thursday      

73. If 3rd December, 1990 is Sunday, what day is 3rd January, 1991?
A. Tuesday       B. Wednesday       C. Thursday       D. Friday      

74. If February 1, 1996 is Wednesday, what day is March 3, 1996?
A. Monday       B. Sunday       C. Saturday       D. Friday      

75. If the first day of the year (other than the leap year) was Friday, then which was the last day of that year?
A. Monday       B. Friday       C. Saturday       D. Sunday      

76. If 18th February, 1997 falls on Tuesday then what will be the day on 18th February, 1999?
A. Monday       B. Tuesday       C. Thursday       D. Friday      

77. How many days will there be from 26th January, 1996 to 15th May, 1996 (both days included)?
A. 110       B. 111       C. 112       D. 113       E. None of these

78. Which two months in a year have the same calendar ?
A. June, October       B. April, November       C. April, July       D. October, December     

      79. What day of week was it on 5th November, 1989 if it was Monday on 4th April, 1988 ?
a.     Monday
b.     Tuesday
c.     Saturday
d.     Sunday
     
 80.What was the day on 15thaugust 1947?
a.     Sunday
b.     Monday
c.     Tuesday
d.     Friday
   81. If 9th of the month falls on the day preceding Sunday, then on what day will 1stof the month fall?
a.     Friday
b.     Saturday
c.     Sunday
d.     Monday
   82. On 5th December 1993, Nirmala and Raju celebrated their anniversary on Sunday. What will be the day on their   anniversary in 1997?
a.     Wednesday
b.     Thursday
c.     Friday
d.     Tuesday
83. Mrs. Susheela celebrated her wedding anniversary on Tuesday 30th September 1997. What will she celebrate her next wedding anniversary on same day (Tuesday)?
1.     30 Sept 2003
2.     30 Sept 2004
3.     30 Sept 2002
4.     30 October 2003
84.  Dec 9, 2001 is Sunday then what was the day on Dec 9, 1971?
A.     Thursday
B.     Wednesday
C.    Saturday
D.    Sunday
85. What day of week was it on 5th November,1989  if it was Monday on 4th April, 1988 ?
1.     Monday 
2.     Tuesday
3.     Saturday
4.     Sunday