NIMCET 2024 Question Paper with Solution

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NIMCET 2024 Question Paper with Solution

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 NIMCET – 2024
01. How much work done it take to slide a create for a distance of 25 m along a loading dock by pulling on it with
a 180 N force where the dock is at angle 45o from the horizontal?
(1) 3.18198 × 103 J (2) 3.18198 × 102 J (3) 3.4341 × 103 J (4) 3.4341 × 104 J
1 x
02. Let f : R  R be a function such that f (0)  and f (x)  x for x  0 . Then
 e 1
(1) f(x) is not continuous at x = 0 (2) f(x) is continuous but not differentiable at x = 0

(3) f(x) is differentiable at x = 0 and f '(0)   (4) None of these
2
1
 1x  2 x  3x  4x  x
03. The value of the limit lim   is
x 0
 4 
(1) 1 (2) 3!1/3! (3) 3!1/4 (4) 4!1/4
04. The value of m for which volume of the parallepiped is 4 cubic units whose three edges are represented by
a = mi + j + k, b = i – j + k, c = i + 2j – k is
(1) –1 (2) 1 (3) 0 (4) –2
2/3 1/3
05. Consider the function f(x) = x (6 – x) . Which of the following statement is false?
(1) f is increasing in the interval (0, 4) (2) f is decreasing in the interval  6,  
(3) f is a point of inflection at x = 0 (4) f has a point of inflection at x = 6
06. Lines L1 , L 2 ,....., L10 are distinct among which the lines L2 , L 4 , L 6 , L8 , L10 are parallel to each other and the
lines L1 , L3 , L 5 , L 7 , L9 pass through a given point C. The number of point of intersection of pairs of lines from
the complete set L1 , L 2 , L 3 ,......., L10 is
(1) 24 (2) 25 (3) 26 (4) 27
07. For an invertible matrix A, which of the following is not always true:

(1) adj  A   0 (2) A  0 (3) AA 1  1 (4) A  adj  A    1

x 2  y  4
2
y2 x 2
08. At how many points the following curves intersect   1 and  1
9 16 4 16
(1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 2 (4) 4

1 x 
09. The value of f(1) for f    x  2 is
1 x 
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4
10. A committee of 5 is to be chosen from a group of 9 people. The probability that a certain maried couple will
either serve together or not at all is
(1) 5/9 (2) 1/2 (3) 2/3 (4) 4/9
 NIMCET – 2024
01. How much work done it take to slide a create for a distance of 25 m along a loading dock by pulling on it with
a 180 N force where the dock is at angle 45o from the horizontal?
(1) 3.18198 × 103 J (2) 3.18198 × 102 J (3) 3.4341 × 103 J (4) 3.4341 × 104 J
1 x
02. Let f : R  R be a function such that f (0)  and f (x)  x for x  0 . Then
 e 1
(1) f(x) is not continuous at x = 0 (2) f(x) is continuous but not differentiable at x = 0

(3) f(x) is differentiable at x = 0 and f '(0)   (4) None of these
2
1
 1x  2 x  3x  4x  x
03. The value of the limit lim   is
x 0
 4 
(1) 1 (2) 3!1/3! (3) 3!1/4 (4) 4!1/4
04. The value of m for which volume of the parallepiped is 4 cubic units whose three edges are represented by
a = mi + j + k, b = i – j + k, c = i + 2j – k is
(1) –1 (2) 1 (3) 0 (4) –2
2/3 1/3
05. Consider the function f(x) = x (6 – x) . Which of the following statement is false?
(1) f is increasing in the interval (0, 4) (2) f is decreasing in the interval  6,  
(3) f is a point of inflection at x = 0 (4) f has a point of inflection at x = 6
06. Lines L1 , L 2 ,....., L10 are distinct among which the lines L2 , L 4 , L 6 , L8 , L10 are parallel to each other and the
lines L1 , L3 , L 5 , L 7 , L9 pass through a given point C. The number of point of intersection of pairs of lines from
the complete set L1 , L 2 , L 3 ,......., L10 is
(1) 24 (2) 25 (3) 26 (4) 27
07. For an invertible matrix A, which of the following is not always true:

(1) adj  A   0 (2) A  0 (3) AA 1  1 (4) A  adj  A    1

x 2  y  4
2
y2 x 2
08. At how many points the following curves intersect   1 and  1
9 16 4 16
(1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 2 (4) 4

1 x 
09. The value of f(1) for f    x  2 is
1 x 
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4
10. A committee of 5 is to be chosen from a group of 9 people. The probability that a certain maried couple will
either serve together or not at all is
(1) 5/9 (2) 1/2 (3) 2/3 (4) 4/9
 24
 1
11. If x  1  2  4  8  16  32, then 1   
6 6 6 6 6

 x
(1) 1 (2) 4 (3) 16 (4) 24
12. Among the given number below, the smallest number which will be divided by 9, 10, 15 and 20 leaves the
remainders 4, 5, 10 and 15, respectively
(1) 85 (2) 265 (3) 535 (4) 355
13. Let A and B be two events defined on a sample space  . Suppose AC denotes the complement of A relative

 
to the sample space  . Then the probability P  A  BC    A C  B  equals

(1) P(A)  P(B)  P  A  B  (2) P(A)  P(B)  P  A  B 

(3) P(A)  P(B)  2P  A  B  (4) P(A)  P(B)  2P  A  B

14. A speaks truth in 40% and B in 50% of the cases. The probability that they contradict each other while
narrating some incident is:
(1) 2/3 (2) 1/4 (3) 1/2 (4) 1/3
15. The points (1, 1/2) and (3, –1/2) are
(1) In between the lines 2x + 3y = 6 and 2x + 3y = –6 (2) On the opposite side of the line 2x + 3y = –6
(3) On the same side of the line 2x + 3y = –6 (4) On the same side of the line 2x + 3y = 6
16. If (4, 3) and (12, 5) are the two foci of an ellipse passing through the origin, then the eccentricity of the ellipse
is

13 13 17 17
(1) (2) (3) (4)
9 18 18 9

17. For what values of  does the equation 6x 2  xy  y 2  0 represents two perpendicular lines and two lines

inclined at angle of .
4
(1) –6 and –2 (2) 6 and 1 (3) –6 and –35 (4) –6 and 1

e x  e x  2x
18. The value of Lt is equal to
x 0 1  cos x
(1) 2 (2) 1 (3) 0 (4) –1
19. The number of one-one functions f : 1, 2,3  a, b, c, d, e is
(1) 125 (2) 60 (3) 243 (4) None of the above
20. If one AM (Arithmetic mean) ‘a’ and two GM’s (Geometric means) p and q be inserted between any two
positive numbers, the value of p  q is
3 3

(1) 2 a p q (2) pq / a (3) 2pq / a (4) p + q + a

 24
 1
11. If x  1  2  4  8  16  32, then 1   
6 6 6 6 6

 x
(1) 1 (2) 4 (3) 16 (4) 24
12. Among the given number below, the smallest number which will be divided by 9, 10, 15 and 20 leaves the
remainders 4, 5, 10 and 15, respectively
(1) 85 (2) 265 (3) 535 (4) 355
13. Let A and B be two events defined on a sample space  . Suppose AC denotes the complement of A relative

 
to the sample space  . Then the probability P  A  BC    A C  B  equals

(1) P(A)  P(B)  P  A  B  (2) P(A)  P(B)  P  A  B 

(3) P(A)  P(B)  2P  A  B  (4) P(A)  P(B)  2P  A  B

14. A speaks truth in 40% and B in 50% of the cases. The probability that they contradict each other while
narrating some incident is:
(1) 2/3 (2) 1/4 (3) 1/2 (4) 1/3
15. The points (1, 1/2) and (3, –1/2) are
(1) In between the lines 2x + 3y = 6 and 2x + 3y = –6 (2) On the opposite side of the line 2x + 3y = –6
(3) On the same side of the line 2x + 3y = –6 (4) On the same side of the line 2x + 3y = 6
16. If (4, 3) and (12, 5) are the two foci of an ellipse passing through the origin, then the eccentricity of the ellipse
is

13 13 17 17
(1) (2) (3) (4)
9 18 18 9

17. For what values of  does the equation 6x 2  xy  y 2  0 represents two perpendicular lines and two lines

inclined at angle of .
4
(1) –6 and –2 (2) 6 and 1 (3) –6 and –35 (4) –6 and 1

e x  e x  2x
18. The value of Lt is equal to
x 0 1  cos x
(1) 2 (2) 1 (3) 0 (4) –1
19. The number of one-one functions f : 1, 2,3  a, b, c, d, e is
(1) 125 (2) 60 (3) 243 (4) None of the above
20. If one AM (Arithmetic mean) ‘a’ and two GM’s (Geometric means) p and q be inserted between any two
positive numbers, the value of p  q is
3 3

(1) 2 a p q (2) pq / a (3) 2pq / a (4) p + q + a

21. A coin is thrown 8 number of times. What is the probability of getting a head in an odd number of throw?
(1) 3/4 (2) 1/4 (3) 1/2 (4) 1/8
   3 
22. The value of tan     tan     is
4   4 
(1) –2 (2) 2 (3) 1 (4) –1
1 nPr
23. The value of  nr 1 is:
2 n r!
(1) 2n (2) 1  2 n (3) 2n  1 (4) 22n  1
24. Let C donote the set of all tuples (x, y) which satisfy x 2  2 y where x and y are natural numbers. What is the
cardinality of C?
(1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 2 (4) 3
2 4 6
25. The value of series    ..... , is
3! 5! 7!
(1) 2e–2 (2) e–2 (3) e–1 (4) 2e–1
26. If three distinct numbers are chosen randomly from the first 100 natural numbers, then the probability that all
three of them are divisible by both 2 and 3 is
(1) 4/33 (2) 4/25 (3) 4/1155 (4) 4/35
27. If the line a 2 x  ay  1  0 , for some real number a, is normal to the curve xy = 1 then
(1) a < 0 (2) 0 < a < 1 (3) a > 0 (4) –1 < a < 1

 2 1
 x sin , x  0
28. Let f (x)   x . Then which of the following is true
 0, x0
(1) f(x) is not continuous at x = 0 (2) f(x) is not differentiable at x = 0
(3) f '(x) is not continuous at x = 0 (4) f '(x) is continuous at x = 0
29. If the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining p(1, 4) and q(k, 3) has y-intercept –4, then the possible
values of k are
(1) –2 and 2 (2) –1 and 1 (3) –3 and 3 (4) –4 and 4
30. The equation 3x 2  10xy  11y 2  14x  12y  5  0 represents
(1) a circle (2) an ellipse (3) a hyperbola (4) a parabola
31. Out of a group of 50 students taking examinations in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry, 37 students passed
Mathematics, 24 passed Physics, and 43 passed Chemistry. Additionally, no more than 19 students passed
both Mathematics and Physics, no more than 29 passed both Mathematics and Chemistry, and no more than
20 passed both Physics and Chemistry. What is the maximum number of students who could have passed all
three examinations?
(1) 12 (2) 9 (3) 14 (4) 10
21. A coin is thrown 8 number of times. What is the probability of getting a head in an odd number of throw?
(1) 3/4 (2) 1/4 (3) 1/2 (4) 1/8
   3 
22. The value of tan     tan     is
4   4 
(1) –2 (2) 2 (3) 1 (4) –1
1 nPr
23. The value of  nr 1 is:
2 n r!
(1) 2n (2) 1  2 n (3) 2n  1 (4) 22n  1
24. Let C donote the set of all tuples (x, y) which satisfy x 2  2 y where x and y are natural numbers. What is the
cardinality of C?
(1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 2 (4) 3
2 4 6
25. The value of series    ..... , is
3! 5! 7!
(1) 2e–2 (2) e–2 (3) e–1 (4) 2e–1
26. If three distinct numbers are chosen randomly from the first 100 natural numbers, then the probability that all
three of them are divisible by both 2 and 3 is
(1) 4/33 (2) 4/25 (3) 4/1155 (4) 4/35
27. If the line a 2 x  ay  1  0 , for some real number a, is normal to the curve xy = 1 then
(1) a < 0 (2) 0 < a < 1 (3) a > 0 (4) –1 < a < 1

 2 1
 x sin , x  0
28. Let f (x)   x . Then which of the following is true
 0, x0
(1) f(x) is not continuous at x = 0 (2) f(x) is not differentiable at x = 0
(3) f '(x) is not continuous at x = 0 (4) f '(x) is continuous at x = 0
29. If the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining p(1, 4) and q(k, 3) has y-intercept –4, then the possible
values of k are
(1) –2 and 2 (2) –1 and 1 (3) –3 and 3 (4) –4 and 4
30. The equation 3x 2  10xy  11y 2  14x  12y  5  0 represents
(1) a circle (2) an ellipse (3) a hyperbola (4) a parabola
31. Out of a group of 50 students taking examinations in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry, 37 students passed
Mathematics, 24 passed Physics, and 43 passed Chemistry. Additionally, no more than 19 students passed
both Mathematics and Physics, no more than 29 passed both Mathematics and Chemistry, and no more than
20 passed both Physics and Chemistry. What is the maximum number of students who could have passed all
three examinations?
(1) 12 (2) 9 (3) 14 (4) 10
 
32. If f  x   cos   2  x  cos  2  x, where [.] stands for the greatest integer function, then f   
2
(1) –1 (2) 0 (3) 1 (4) 2

1 e
33. If for non–zero x, cf (x)  df    log | x |  3, where c  d, then 1 f (x)dx =
x

 c  d  2e  1  c  d  3e  2   c  d  3e  2   c  d  2e  1
(1) (2) (3) (4)
c d2 2
c d
2 2
c d
2 2
c2  d 2

 1 
34. Find the cardinality of the set C which is defined as C   x | sin 4x  for x   9,3 
 2 
(1) 24 (2) 48 (3) 36 (4) 12

35. ˆ ˆi   2 ˆj  kˆ and ˆi  ˆj   2 kˆ are coplanar

The number of distinct values of  for which the vectors  2 ˆi  ˆj  k,
is
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 6

The number of solution of 51|sin x||sin x| .......

 25 for x   ,   is
2
36.
(1) 2 (2) 0 (3) 4 (4) infinite
37. Let Z be the set of all integers, and consider the set X   x, y  : x 2  2y 2  3, x, y  Z and

Y   x, y  : x  y, x, y  Z . Then the number of elements in X  Y is:

(1) 2 (2) 1 (3) 3 (4) 4
38. If sin x = sin y and cos x = cos y, then the value of x – y is
 n
(1) (2) (3) n (4) 2n
4 2
39. Which of the following is TRUE?
(1) If f is continuous on [a, b], then ab xf  x  dx  x ab f  x  dx
2 2 2
(2) 03 e x dx  05 e x dx  53 e x dx

(3) If f is continuous on [a, b], then

d b

 f  x  dx  f  x 
dx a

(4) Both (1) and (2)

40. The vector A   2x  1 ˆi   x 2  6y  ˆj   xy 2  3z  kˆ is a
(1) sink field (2) solenoidal field (3) source field (4) None of these
 
32. If f  x   cos   2  x  cos  2  x, where [.] stands for the greatest integer function, then f   
2
(1) –1 (2) 0 (3) 1 (4) 2

1 e
33. If for non–zero x, cf (x)  df    log | x |  3, where c  d, then 1 f (x)dx =
x

 c  d  2e  1  c  d  3e  2   c  d  3e  2   c  d  2e  1
(1) (2) (3) (4)
c d2 2
c d
2 2
c d
2 2
c2  d 2

 1 
34. Find the cardinality of the set C which is defined as C   x | sin 4x  for x   9,3 
 2 
(1) 24 (2) 48 (3) 36 (4) 12

35. ˆ ˆi   2 ˆj  kˆ and ˆi  ˆj   2 kˆ are coplanar

The number of distinct values of  for which the vectors  2 ˆi  ˆj  k,
is
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 6

The number of solution of 51|sin x||sin x| .......

 25 for x   ,   is
2
36.
(1) 2 (2) 0 (3) 4 (4) infinite
37. Let Z be the set of all integers, and consider the set X   x, y  : x 2  2y 2  3, x, y  Z and

Y   x, y  : x  y, x, y  Z . Then the number of elements in X  Y is:

(1) 2 (2) 1 (3) 3 (4) 4
38. If sin x = sin y and cos x = cos y, then the value of x – y is
 n
(1) (2) (3) n (4) 2n
4 2
39. Which of the following is TRUE?
(1) If f is continuous on [a, b], then ab xf  x  dx  x ab f  x  dx
2 2 2
(2) 03 e x dx  05 e x dx  53 e x dx

(3) If f is continuous on [a, b], then

d b

 f  x  dx  f  x 
dx a

(4) Both (1) and (2)

40. The vector A   2x  1 ˆi   x 2  6y  ˆj   xy 2  3z  kˆ is a
(1) sink field (2) solenoidal field (3) source field (4) None of these
41. Given a set A with median m1 = 2 and set B with median m2 = 4. What can we say about the median of the
combined set?
(1) at most 1 (2) at most 2 (3) at least 1 (4) at least 2

 x 3  3x 2  1, if x2

42. Consider the function f  x    cos  x  , if 2  x  4.
 
e , x
if x4

Which of the following statement about f(x) is true:
(1) f(x) has a local maximum at x = 1, which is also the global maximum.
(2) f(x) has a local maximum at x = 2, which is not the global maximum.
(3) f(x) has a local maximum at x   , but it is not the global maximum.
(4) f(x) has a global maximum at x = 0.
43. The two parabolas y 2  4a  x  c  and y 2  4bx, a  b  0 cannot has a common normal unless

2
(1) c > 2(a + b) (2) c > 2(a – b) (3) c < 2(a – b) (4) c 
ab
44. The system of equations x + 2y + 2z = 5, x + 2y + 3z = 6, x  2y  z   has infinitely many solutions if
(1)   2 (2)   2,   5 (3)   2,   5 (4)   5
45. It is given that the mean, median and mode of a data set is 1, 3x and 9x respectively. The possible values of the
mode is
(1) 1, 4 (2) 1, 9 (3) 3, 9 (4) 9, 8
46. If | F | = 40 N (Newtons), | D | = 3m, and   60 o , then the work done by F acting from P to Q is
(1) 60 3J (2) 120 J (3) 60 2J (4) 60 J
47. A man starts at the origin O and walks a distance of 3 units in the north-east direction and then walks a distance
of 4 units in the north-west direction to reach the point P. Then OP is equal to

(1)
1
2

ˆi  ˆj  (2)
2
 
1 ˆ ˆ
i j (3)
2

1 ˆ ˆ
i 7j  (4)
1
2

ˆi  7ˆj 
48. There are 9 bottle labelled 1, 2, 3, ......, 9 and 9 boxes labelled 1, 2, 3, ......, 9. The number of ways one can
put these bottles in the boxes so that each box gets one bottle and exactly 5 bottles go in their corresponding
numbered boxes is
(1) 9 9 C5 (2) 5 9 C5 (3) 25 9 C5 (4) 4 9 C5
49. A critical orthopedic surgery is performed on 3 patients. The probability of recovering a patient is 0.6. Then the
probability that after surgery, exactly two of them will recover is
(1) 0.321 (2) 0.234 (3) 0.432 (4) 0.123
41. Given a set A with median m1 = 2 and set B with median m2 = 4. What can we say about the median of the
combined set?
(1) at most 1 (2) at most 2 (3) at least 1 (4) at least 2

 x 3  3x 2  1, if x2

42. Consider the function f  x    cos  x  , if 2  x  4.
 
e , x
if x4

Which of the following statement about f(x) is true:
(1) f(x) has a local maximum at x = 1, which is also the global maximum.
(2) f(x) has a local maximum at x = 2, which is not the global maximum.
(3) f(x) has a local maximum at x   , but it is not the global maximum.
(4) f(x) has a global maximum at x = 0.
43. The two parabolas y 2  4a  x  c  and y 2  4bx, a  b  0 cannot has a common normal unless

2
(1) c > 2(a + b) (2) c > 2(a – b) (3) c < 2(a – b) (4) c 
ab
44. The system of equations x + 2y + 2z = 5, x + 2y + 3z = 6, x  2y  z   has infinitely many solutions if
(1)   2 (2)   2,   5 (3)   2,   5 (4)   5
45. It is given that the mean, median and mode of a data set is 1, 3x and 9x respectively. The possible values of the
mode is
(1) 1, 4 (2) 1, 9 (3) 3, 9 (4) 9, 8
46. If | F | = 40 N (Newtons), | D | = 3m, and   60 o , then the work done by F acting from P to Q is
(1) 60 3J (2) 120 J (3) 60 2J (4) 60 J
47. A man starts at the origin O and walks a distance of 3 units in the north-east direction and then walks a distance
of 4 units in the north-west direction to reach the point P. Then OP is equal to

(1)
1
2

ˆi  ˆj  (2)
2
 
1 ˆ ˆ
i j (3)
2

1 ˆ ˆ
i 7j  (4)
1
2

ˆi  7ˆj 
48. There are 9 bottle labelled 1, 2, 3, ......, 9 and 9 boxes labelled 1, 2, 3, ......, 9. The number of ways one can
put these bottles in the boxes so that each box gets one bottle and exactly 5 bottles go in their corresponding
numbered boxes is
(1) 9 9 C5 (2) 5 9 C5 (3) 25 9 C5 (4) 4 9 C5
49. A critical orthopedic surgery is performed on 3 patients. The probability of recovering a patient is 0.6. Then the
probability that after surgery, exactly two of them will recover is
(1) 0.321 (2) 0.234 (3) 0.432 (4) 0.123
50. Region R is defined as region in first quadrant satisfying the condition x 2  y 2  4. Given that a point p = (r, s)
lies in R, what is the probability that r > s?
(1) 1 (2) 0 (3) 1/2 (4) 1/3

Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning

01. Aryan bought 100 shares of a company at Rs. 50 per share. He paid a brokerage fee of 2% on the purchase.
Later, he sold all the shares at Rs. 55 per share and paid a brokerage fee of 2% on the sale. What is Aryan’s
net profit percentage on his investment?
(1) 6% (2) 5.5% (3) 6.1% (4) 5.69%
02. Four friends, Aditi, Bharat, Chandan and Deepika went to a restaurant for dinner. Each of them ordered a
different dish from the menu: pizza, pasta, burger and salad. Additionally, each friend ordered a different drink:
cola, lemonade, orange juice and water. Based on the following clues, determine the combination of friend,
dish and drink:
 Aditi didn’t order pizza or cola.
 Bharat ordered salad but not lemonade.
 Chandan ordered pasta.
 Deepika didn’t order burger or organge juice.
 Aditi ordered orange juice.
Who ordered the burger and what drink did they order?
(1) Aditi, orange juice (2) Bharat, water (3) Chandan, lemonade (4) Deepika, cola
03. Odometer is to mileage as Compass is to
(1) Needle (2) Speed (3) Direction (4) Hiking
04. The mean of consecutive positive integers from 2 to n is

n2 n  n  1 n 1 n 1
(1) (2) (3) (4)
2 2 2 2
05. If 30th September, 1991 was a Wednesday, then what was the day on 14th March 1992?
(1) Sunday (2) Saturday (3) Wednesday (4) Monday
06. In the following question, three statements and three conclusions are given.
Statements:
1. All students are intelligent.
2. No intelligent person is lazy.
3. Some lazy people are poor
Conclusions:
1. No student is lazy.
2. Some poor people are not intelligent.
3. All poor people are lazy.
Find out the most appropriate conclusion(s) from the following options.
(1) Only conclusions 1 and 2 follow (2) Only conclusion 1 follows
(3) Only conclusion 2 follows (4) Only conclusions 2 and 3 follow
50. Region R is defined as region in first quadrant satisfying the condition x 2  y 2  4. Given that a point p = (r, s)
lies in R, what is the probability that r > s?
(1) 1 (2) 0 (3) 1/2 (4) 1/3

Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning

01. Aryan bought 100 shares of a company at Rs. 50 per share. He paid a brokerage fee of 2% on the purchase.
Later, he sold all the shares at Rs. 55 per share and paid a brokerage fee of 2% on the sale. What is Aryan’s
net profit percentage on his investment?
(1) 6% (2) 5.5% (3) 6.1% (4) 5.69%
02. Four friends, Aditi, Bharat, Chandan and Deepika went to a restaurant for dinner. Each of them ordered a
different dish from the menu: pizza, pasta, burger and salad. Additionally, each friend ordered a different drink:
cola, lemonade, orange juice and water. Based on the following clues, determine the combination of friend,
dish and drink:
 Aditi didn’t order pizza or cola.
 Bharat ordered salad but not lemonade.
 Chandan ordered pasta.
 Deepika didn’t order burger or organge juice.
 Aditi ordered orange juice.
Who ordered the burger and what drink did they order?
(1) Aditi, orange juice (2) Bharat, water (3) Chandan, lemonade (4) Deepika, cola
03. Odometer is to mileage as Compass is to
(1) Needle (2) Speed (3) Direction (4) Hiking
04. The mean of consecutive positive integers from 2 to n is

n2 n  n  1 n 1 n 1
(1) (2) (3) (4)
2 2 2 2
05. If 30th September, 1991 was a Wednesday, then what was the day on 14th March 1992?
(1) Sunday (2) Saturday (3) Wednesday (4) Monday
06. In the following question, three statements and three conclusions are given.
Statements:
1. All students are intelligent.
2. No intelligent person is lazy.
3. Some lazy people are poor
Conclusions:
1. No student is lazy.
2. Some poor people are not intelligent.
3. All poor people are lazy.
Find out the most appropriate conclusion(s) from the following options.
(1) Only conclusions 1 and 2 follow (2) Only conclusion 1 follows
(3) Only conclusion 2 follows (4) Only conclusions 2 and 3 follow
07. You are on an island with two tribes. One tribes always tells the truth, and the other tribe always lies. You meet
three individuals from the island: A, B and C. Each individual belongs to one of the tribes. You ask each of them
the same question: “Is B a truth-teller?”
Here are their responses:
A says, “Yes, B is a truth-teller.”
B says, “No, I am not a truth-teller”
C says, “B is a liear.”
Given that each individual is either a truth-teller or a liar, who is telling the truth?
(1) Both B and C (2) A only (3) C only (4) B only
08. In certain languages, HEART is written as 2018010508, and LUNGS is written as 1907142112. If BRAIN
is written in that language, what will be the last number?
(1) 5 (2) 9 (3) 4 (4) 2
09. Study the following information carefully and answer the given question:
Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting on a round table facing the centre. A sits second to the left
of D, who sits third to the left of E. C sits third to the right of G, who is not an immediate neighbour of E. H sits
opposite to the E. B is between A and C.
Who sits opposite to A?
(1) E (2) G (3) D (4) F
10. Select the pair of words, which are related in the same way as the capitalized words are related to each other.
DATA : GRAPH
(1) Mother : Father (2) Milk : Butter (3) Water : Glass (4) Plant : Leaf
11. After allowing 20% cash discount, a trader still earns a profit of 11.11%. How much above the cost price, the
trader marks his goods?
(1) 40% (2) 30.33% (3) 28% (4) 38.88%
12. Select the one which is different from the other three.
(1) HEM (2) NKS (3) JGP (4) OLT
13. Ramu visits Delhi on every 15 days and Samu goes to Delhi every 20 days. They met at Delhi 5 days back.
After how many days, from today, they will meet at Delhi next time?
(1) 35 (2) 60 (3) 55 (4) 65
14. Which pairs of bits can be joined together to form two words that have opposite meanings?
ERT UCE DES END EXP EAR AND SIP RED GOS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
(1) (9, 2), (5, 7) (2) (1, 3), (8, 10) (3) (1, 5), (10, 8) (4) (4, 2), (7, 8)
15. At what time betwee 2 pm and 3 pm, will the hour and minute hands of a clock in opposite directions (diametri-
cally opposite)?
9 7
(1) 2:45 pm (2) 2:44 pm (3) 2 : 43 pm (4) 2 : 43 pm
11 11
07. You are on an island with two tribes. One tribes always tells the truth, and the other tribe always lies. You meet
three individuals from the island: A, B and C. Each individual belongs to one of the tribes. You ask each of them
the same question: “Is B a truth-teller?”
Here are their responses:
A says, “Yes, B is a truth-teller.”
B says, “No, I am not a truth-teller”
C says, “B is a liear.”
Given that each individual is either a truth-teller or a liar, who is telling the truth?
(1) Both B and C (2) A only (3) C only (4) B only
08. In certain languages, HEART is written as 2018010508, and LUNGS is written as 1907142112. If BRAIN
is written in that language, what will be the last number?
(1) 5 (2) 9 (3) 4 (4) 2
09. Study the following information carefully and answer the given question:
Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting on a round table facing the centre. A sits second to the left
of D, who sits third to the left of E. C sits third to the right of G, who is not an immediate neighbour of E. H sits
opposite to the E. B is between A and C.
Who sits opposite to A?
(1) E (2) G (3) D (4) F
10. Select the pair of words, which are related in the same way as the capitalized words are related to each other.
DATA : GRAPH
(1) Mother : Father (2) Milk : Butter (3) Water : Glass (4) Plant : Leaf
11. After allowing 20% cash discount, a trader still earns a profit of 11.11%. How much above the cost price, the
trader marks his goods?
(1) 40% (2) 30.33% (3) 28% (4) 38.88%
12. Select the one which is different from the other three.
(1) HEM (2) NKS (3) JGP (4) OLT
13. Ramu visits Delhi on every 15 days and Samu goes to Delhi every 20 days. They met at Delhi 5 days back.
After how many days, from today, they will meet at Delhi next time?
(1) 35 (2) 60 (3) 55 (4) 65
14. Which pairs of bits can be joined together to form two words that have opposite meanings?
ERT UCE DES END EXP EAR AND SIP RED GOS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
(1) (9, 2), (5, 7) (2) (1, 3), (8, 10) (3) (1, 5), (10, 8) (4) (4, 2), (7, 8)
15. At what time betwee 2 pm and 3 pm, will the hour and minute hands of a clock in opposite directions (diametri-
cally opposite)?
9 7
(1) 2:45 pm (2) 2:44 pm (3) 2 : 43 pm (4) 2 : 43 pm
11 11
16. In which year was Arjun born?
Arjun at present is 25 years younger to his mother.
Arjun’s brother, who was born in 1964, is 35 years younger to his mother.
(1) 1964 (2) 1944 (3) 1954 (4) 1974
17. Rajesh will not go to the concert if Rakesh goes. Rakesh will go to the concert if his dog barks three times.
Based only on the information above, which of the following must be true?
(1) Rakesh will not go to the concert unless Rajesh goes.
(2) If Rajesh doesn’t go to the concert, then Rakesh will go.
(3) If Rakesh’s dog barks three times, then Rajesh will not go to the concert.
(4) If Rakesh’s dog does not bark three times, then Rakesh will not go to the concert.
18. In a tournament, many teams participated. All teams in the tournament have 5 to 15 players. If a team has more
than 10 players, then they have reversible t-shirts.
Based only on the information above, which of the following must be true?
(1) Teams that have 13 players have reversible t-shirts.
(2) Teams that have 12 players do not have reversible t-shirts.
(3) Teams with 8 players do not have reversible t-shirts.
(4) Only people on teams can have reversible t-shirts.
19. A cat climbs a 21-meter pole. In the first minute it climbs 3 meter and in the second minute it descends one
meter. In how minutes the cat would reach the top of the pole?
(1) 21 minutes (2) 18 minutes (3) 19 minutes (4) 20 minutes
20. Which out of the following words will appear last in the dictionary
(1) Compliment (2) Compline (3) Complete (4) Complicit
21. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence.
(1) Software (2) Code (3) Data (4) Analysis (5) Report
(1) 3, 1, 2, 4, 5 (2) 5, 4, 3, 1, 2 (3) 2, 1, 5, 3, 4 (4) 3, 1, 2, 5, 4
22. From the given options, find the pair which is like the given pair 8 : 4
(1) 45 : 5 (2) 216 : 32 (3) 72 : 24 (4) 27 : 9
23. Which one of the following is the odd one from the given alternative?
(1) Highest education (2) Salary (3) Years of experience (4) Age
24. What is the value of x 2  y2  ?
Statement I: xy = 5
Statement II: x + y = 10
(1) Choose this option if the question can be answered by using one of the statements alone, but cannot be
answered using the other statement.
(2) Choose this option if the question can be answered by using both the statements together, but cannot be
answered using the other statement.
(3) Choose this option if the question can be answered by using either statement alone.
(4) Choose this option if the question cannot be answered even by using both the statements together.
16. In which year was Arjun born?
Arjun at present is 25 years younger to his mother.
Arjun’s brother, who was born in 1964, is 35 years younger to his mother.
(1) 1964 (2) 1944 (3) 1954 (4) 1974
17. Rajesh will not go to the concert if Rakesh goes. Rakesh will go to the concert if his dog barks three times.
Based only on the information above, which of the following must be true?
(1) Rakesh will not go to the concert unless Rajesh goes.
(2) If Rajesh doesn’t go to the concert, then Rakesh will go.
(3) If Rakesh’s dog barks three times, then Rajesh will not go to the concert.
(4) If Rakesh’s dog does not bark three times, then Rakesh will not go to the concert.
18. In a tournament, many teams participated. All teams in the tournament have 5 to 15 players. If a team has more
than 10 players, then they have reversible t-shirts.
Based only on the information above, which of the following must be true?
(1) Teams that have 13 players have reversible t-shirts.
(2) Teams that have 12 players do not have reversible t-shirts.
(3) Teams with 8 players do not have reversible t-shirts.
(4) Only people on teams can have reversible t-shirts.
19. A cat climbs a 21-meter pole. In the first minute it climbs 3 meter and in the second minute it descends one
meter. In how minutes the cat would reach the top of the pole?
(1) 21 minutes (2) 18 minutes (3) 19 minutes (4) 20 minutes
20. Which out of the following words will appear last in the dictionary
(1) Compliment (2) Compline (3) Complete (4) Complicit
21. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence.
(1) Software (2) Code (3) Data (4) Analysis (5) Report
(1) 3, 1, 2, 4, 5 (2) 5, 4, 3, 1, 2 (3) 2, 1, 5, 3, 4 (4) 3, 1, 2, 5, 4
22. From the given options, find the pair which is like the given pair 8 : 4
(1) 45 : 5 (2) 216 : 32 (3) 72 : 24 (4) 27 : 9
23. Which one of the following is the odd one from the given alternative?
(1) Highest education (2) Salary (3) Years of experience (4) Age
24. What is the value of x 2  y2  ?
Statement I: xy = 5
Statement II: x + y = 10
(1) Choose this option if the question can be answered by using one of the statements alone, but cannot be
answered using the other statement.
(2) Choose this option if the question can be answered by using both the statements together, but cannot be
answered using the other statement.
(3) Choose this option if the question can be answered by using either statement alone.
(4) Choose this option if the question cannot be answered even by using both the statements together.
25. Looking at the portrait of a man, Lucky (male) said, “This person is the only child of my paternal grandmother’s
daughter.” Whose portrait was Lucky looking at?
(1) His cousin (2) His uncle (3) His brother (4) Himself
26. This question contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. Choose the set in which
the combinations are most logically related:
A: Some buildings are not skyscrapers.
B: Some skyscrapers are not buildings.
C: No structure is a skyscraper.
D: All skyscrapers are structures.
E: Some skyscrapers are buildings.
F: Some structures are not buildings.
(1) ACF (2) BDF (3) ACE (4) FDA
27. In a reality show, two judges independently provided marks based on the performance of the participants. If
the marks provided by the second judge are given by Y= 10.5 + 2X, where X is the marks provided by the first
judge. If the variance of the marks provided by the second judge is 100, then the variance of the marks
provided by the first judge is:
(1) 50 (2) 25 (3) 99 (4) 49.5
28. If by rearranging the letters of the word NABMODINT, a name of a game is formed. What would be the first
and last letter of the mirror image of the name of the game?
(1) B, T (2) N, B (3) T, B (4) B, N
29. This question contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. Choose the set in which
the combinations are most logically related:
A: All falcons fly high.
B: All falcons are blind.
C: All falcons are birds.
D: All birds are yellow.
E: All birds are thirsty.
F: All falcons are yellow.
(1) CDF (2) BCA (3) ABC (4) DEF
30. In a recent survey of 500 employees in a company, it was found that 60% of the employees prefer coffee over
tea, 25% prefer tea over coffee, and the remaining 15% have no preference. If 20% of the employees who
prefer coffee are also tea drinkers, how many employees prefer only tea?
(1) 75 (2) 65 (3) 50 (4) 55
31. Two cars, Car A and Car B, are traveling on a highway. Car A starts from point X and travels at a constant
speed of 60 km/h, while Car B starts from the same point X but travels at a constant speed of 80 km/h. If both
cars travel for 1.5 hours, what is the difference in distance covered by Car B compared to Car A?
(1) 35 KM (2) 30 KM (3) 20 KM (4) 25 KM
25. Looking at the portrait of a man, Lucky (male) said, “This person is the only child of my paternal grandmother’s
daughter.” Whose portrait was Lucky looking at?
(1) His cousin (2) His uncle (3) His brother (4) Himself
26. This question contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. Choose the set in which
the combinations are most logically related:
A: Some buildings are not skyscrapers.
B: Some skyscrapers are not buildings.
C: No structure is a skyscraper.
D: All skyscrapers are structures.
E: Some skyscrapers are buildings.
F: Some structures are not buildings.
(1) ACF (2) BDF (3) ACE (4) FDA
27. In a reality show, two judges independently provided marks based on the performance of the participants. If
the marks provided by the second judge are given by Y= 10.5 + 2X, where X is the marks provided by the first
judge. If the variance of the marks provided by the second judge is 100, then the variance of the marks
provided by the first judge is:
(1) 50 (2) 25 (3) 99 (4) 49.5
28. If by rearranging the letters of the word NABMODINT, a name of a game is formed. What would be the first
and last letter of the mirror image of the name of the game?
(1) B, T (2) N, B (3) T, B (4) B, N
29. This question contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. Choose the set in which
the combinations are most logically related:
A: All falcons fly high.
B: All falcons are blind.
C: All falcons are birds.
D: All birds are yellow.
E: All birds are thirsty.
F: All falcons are yellow.
(1) CDF (2) BCA (3) ABC (4) DEF
30. In a recent survey of 500 employees in a company, it was found that 60% of the employees prefer coffee over
tea, 25% prefer tea over coffee, and the remaining 15% have no preference. If 20% of the employees who
prefer coffee are also tea drinkers, how many employees prefer only tea?
(1) 75 (2) 65 (3) 50 (4) 55
31. Two cars, Car A and Car B, are traveling on a highway. Car A starts from point X and travels at a constant
speed of 60 km/h, while Car B starts from the same point X but travels at a constant speed of 80 km/h. If both
cars travel for 1.5 hours, what is the difference in distance covered by Car B compared to Car A?
(1) 35 KM (2) 30 KM (3) 20 KM (4) 25 KM
32. Study the following diagram and answer the following question

By which letter, the married teachers who do not live in joint family are represented?
(1) P (2) S (3) Q (4) R
33. In the half yearly exam only 60% of the students were passed. Out of these (passed in half yearly) only 70%
students are passed in annual exam, out of remaining students (who fail in half-yearly exam) 80% passed in
annual exam. What percent of the students passed the annual exam?
(1) 72% (2) 76% (3) 65% (4) 74%
34. COMPREHENSION:
Directions: A, B, C, D, E, F and G are travelling in three different vehicles. There are at least two passengers
in each vehicle – Swift, Creta, Nexon and only one of them is a male. There are two engineers, two doctors
and three teachers among them.
(i) C is a lady doctor and she does not travel with the pair of sisters A and F.
(ii) B a male engineer, travels with only G, a teacher in a Swift.
(iii) D is a male doctor.
(iv) Two persons belonging to the same profession do not travel in the same vehicle.
(v) A is not an engineer and travels in a Creta.
(vi) The pair of sisters A and F travels in the same vehicle.
What is F’s profession?
(1) Doctor (2) Data inadequate (3) Engineer (4) Teacher
35. COMPREHENSION:
Directions: A, B, C, D, E, F and G are travelling in three different vehicles. There are at least two passengers
in each vehicle – Swift, Creta, Nexon and only one of them is a male. There are two engineers, two doctors
and three teachers among them.
(i) C is a lady doctor and she does not travel with the pair of sisters A and F.
(ii) B a male engineer, travels with only G, a teacher in a Swift.
(iii) D is a male doctor.
(iv) Two persons belonging to the same profession do not travel in the same vehicle.
(v) A is not an engineer and travels in a Creta.
(vi) The pair of sisters A and F travels in the same vehicle.
In which vehicle does C travel?
(1) Swift (2) Data inadequate (3) Nexon (4) Creta
32. Study the following diagram and answer the following question

By which letter, the married teachers who do not live in joint family are represented?
(1) P (2) S (3) Q (4) R
33. In the half yearly exam only 60% of the students were passed. Out of these (passed in half yearly) only 70%
students are passed in annual exam, out of remaining students (who fail in half-yearly exam) 80% passed in
annual exam. What percent of the students passed the annual exam?
(1) 72% (2) 76% (3) 65% (4) 74%
34. COMPREHENSION:
Directions: A, B, C, D, E, F and G are travelling in three different vehicles. There are at least two passengers
in each vehicle – Swift, Creta, Nexon and only one of them is a male. There are two engineers, two doctors
and three teachers among them.
(i) C is a lady doctor and she does not travel with the pair of sisters A and F.
(ii) B a male engineer, travels with only G, a teacher in a Swift.
(iii) D is a male doctor.
(iv) Two persons belonging to the same profession do not travel in the same vehicle.
(v) A is not an engineer and travels in a Creta.
(vi) The pair of sisters A and F travels in the same vehicle.
What is F’s profession?
(1) Doctor (2) Data inadequate (3) Engineer (4) Teacher
35. COMPREHENSION:
Directions: A, B, C, D, E, F and G are travelling in three different vehicles. There are at least two passengers
in each vehicle – Swift, Creta, Nexon and only one of them is a male. There are two engineers, two doctors
and three teachers among them.
(i) C is a lady doctor and she does not travel with the pair of sisters A and F.
(ii) B a male engineer, travels with only G, a teacher in a Swift.
(iii) D is a male doctor.
(iv) Two persons belonging to the same profession do not travel in the same vehicle.
(v) A is not an engineer and travels in a Creta.
(vi) The pair of sisters A and F travels in the same vehicle.
In which vehicle does C travel?
(1) Swift (2) Data inadequate (3) Nexon (4) Creta
36. COMPREHENSION:
Directions: A, B, C, D, E, F and G are travelling in three different vehicles. There are at least two passengers
in each vehicle – Swift, Creta, Nexon and only one of them is a male. There are two engineers, two doctors
and three teachers among them.
(i) C is a lady doctor and she does not travel with the pair of sisters A and F.
(ii) B a male engineer, travels with only G, a teacher in a Swift.
(iii) D is a male doctor.
(iv) Two persons belonging to the same profession do not travel in the same vehicle.
(v) A is not an engineer and travels in a Creta.
(vi) The pair of sisters A and F travels in the same vehicle.
Which of the following represents the three teachers?
(1) Data inadequate (2) GBF (3) GEA (4) GEF
37. COMPREHENSION:
Direction: A, B, C, D and E are five different integer. When written in the ascending order of values, the
difference between any two adjacent integers is 8. D is the greatest and A the least. B is greater than E but less
than C. The sum of the integers is equal to E.
The value of A is:
(1) –18 (2) –17 (3) None of these (4) –15
38. COMPREHENSION:
Direction: A, B, C, D and E are five different integer. When written in the ascending order of values, the
difference between any two adjacent integers is 8. D is the greatest and A the least. B is greater than E but less
than C. The sum of the integers is equal to E.
The sum of A and B is:
(1) –15 (2) –30 (3) –20 (4) None of these
39. COMPREHENSION:
Direction: A, B, C, D and E are five different integer. When written in the ascending order of values, the
difference between any two adjacent integers is 8. D is the greatest and A the least. B is greater than E but less
than C. The sum of the integers is equal to E.
The greatest number has the value:
(1) 14 (2) 15 (3) 12 (4) 17
40. COMPREHENSION:
Direction: A, B, C, D and E are five different integer. When written in the ascending order of values, the
difference between any two adjacent integers is 8. D is the greatest and A the least. B is greater than E but less
than C. The sum of the integers is equal to E.
The sum of the integers is:
(1) –6 (2) –10 (3) None of these (4) –8
36. COMPREHENSION:
Directions: A, B, C, D, E, F and G are travelling in three different vehicles. There are at least two passengers
in each vehicle – Swift, Creta, Nexon and only one of them is a male. There are two engineers, two doctors
and three teachers among them.
(i) C is a lady doctor and she does not travel with the pair of sisters A and F.
(ii) B a male engineer, travels with only G, a teacher in a Swift.
(iii) D is a male doctor.
(iv) Two persons belonging to the same profession do not travel in the same vehicle.
(v) A is not an engineer and travels in a Creta.
(vi) The pair of sisters A and F travels in the same vehicle.
Which of the following represents the three teachers?
(1) Data inadequate (2) GBF (3) GEA (4) GEF
37. COMPREHENSION:
Direction: A, B, C, D and E are five different integer. When written in the ascending order of values, the
difference between any two adjacent integers is 8. D is the greatest and A the least. B is greater than E but less
than C. The sum of the integers is equal to E.
The value of A is:
(1) –18 (2) –17 (3) None of these (4) –15
38. COMPREHENSION:
Direction: A, B, C, D and E are five different integer. When written in the ascending order of values, the
difference between any two adjacent integers is 8. D is the greatest and A the least. B is greater than E but less
than C. The sum of the integers is equal to E.
The sum of A and B is:
(1) –15 (2) –30 (3) –20 (4) None of these
39. COMPREHENSION:
Direction: A, B, C, D and E are five different integer. When written in the ascending order of values, the
difference between any two adjacent integers is 8. D is the greatest and A the least. B is greater than E but less
than C. The sum of the integers is equal to E.
The greatest number has the value:
(1) 14 (2) 15 (3) 12 (4) 17
40. COMPREHENSION:
Direction: A, B, C, D and E are five different integer. When written in the ascending order of values, the
difference between any two adjacent integers is 8. D is the greatest and A the least. B is greater than E but less
than C. The sum of the integers is equal to E.
The sum of the integers is:
(1) –6 (2) –10 (3) None of these (4) –8
 Computer Awareness
01. Given that numbers A and B are two 8 bit 2’s Complement numbers with A = 11111111; B = 11111111. Then
sum A + B is ______
(1) 00000010 (2) 11111100 (3) 11111110 (4) 00000000
02. Consider an arbitrary number system with independent digits as 0, 1 and A. If we generate first few numbers in
sequence as 00, 01, 0A, 10, 11, 1A and if this process is continued to generate the numbers, then the position
of 10A is ____
(1) 15 (2) 12 (3) 9 (4) 10
03. The Boolean expression for the following truth table is ________
x y z f
0 0 0 0
0 0 1 0
0 1 0 1
0 1 1 0
1 0 0 0
1 0 1 1
1 1 0 0
1 1 1 1
(1) F  x ' yz ' xy ' z  x ' y ' z ' (2) F  x ' y ' z ' xy ' z  xyz '
(3) F  x ' yz ' xy ' z  xyz (4) None of these
04. Consider the following 4-bit binary numbers represented in the 2’s complement form: 1101 and 0100.
What would be the result when we add them?
(1) 0001 and an overflow (2) 1001 and no overflow (3) 1001 and an overflow (4) 0001 and no overflow
05. Which of the following interfaces perform the transfer of data between the memory and the I/O peripheral
without involving the CPU?
(1) Branch Interface (2) Serial Interface (3) DMA (4) DDA
06. Which of the following is the smallest unit of data in a computer?
(1) Byte (2) Bit (3) Nibble (4) KB
07. Consider the program below which uses six temporary variables a, b, c, d, e and f.
a = 10
b = 20
c = 30
d=a+c
e=b+d
f=c+e
b=c+e
e=b+f
d=5+e
return d + f
 Computer Awareness
01. Given that numbers A and B are two 8 bit 2’s Complement numbers with A = 11111111; B = 11111111. Then
sum A + B is ______
(1) 00000010 (2) 11111100 (3) 11111110 (4) 00000000
02. Consider an arbitrary number system with independent digits as 0, 1 and A. If we generate first few numbers in
sequence as 00, 01, 0A, 10, 11, 1A and if this process is continued to generate the numbers, then the position
of 10A is ____
(1) 15 (2) 12 (3) 9 (4) 10
03. The Boolean expression for the following truth table is ________
x y z f
0 0 0 0
0 0 1 0
0 1 0 1
0 1 1 0
1 0 0 0
1 0 1 1
1 1 0 0
1 1 1 1
(1) F  x ' yz ' xy ' z  x ' y ' z ' (2) F  x ' y ' z ' xy ' z  xyz '
(3) F  x ' yz ' xy ' z  xyz (4) None of these
04. Consider the following 4-bit binary numbers represented in the 2’s complement form: 1101 and 0100.
What would be the result when we add them?
(1) 0001 and an overflow (2) 1001 and no overflow (3) 1001 and an overflow (4) 0001 and no overflow
05. Which of the following interfaces perform the transfer of data between the memory and the I/O peripheral
without involving the CPU?
(1) Branch Interface (2) Serial Interface (3) DMA (4) DDA
06. Which of the following is the smallest unit of data in a computer?
(1) Byte (2) Bit (3) Nibble (4) KB
07. Consider the program below which uses six temporary variables a, b, c, d, e and f.
a = 10
b = 20
c = 30
d=a+c
e=b+d
f=c+e
b=c+e
e=b+f
d=5+e
return d + f
 Assuming that all the above operations take their operands from registers, the minimum number of registers
needed to execute this program without spilling is _______.
(1) 5 (2) 6 (3) 3 (4) 4
08. The quotient, if the binary number 11010111 is divided by 101, is _____
(1) 101011 (2) 101010 (3) 101101 (4) 111001
09. Which of the following components is used to establish a communication link between a CPU and the periph-
eral devices to transfer data?
(1) Memory address register (2) Instruction register (3) Memory data register (4) Index register
10. A computer system has 16-bit wide address/data bus that uses RAM chips of 4K×8-bit capacity. The number
of RAM chips are needed to provide a memory capacity of 64 Kbytes memory is _______
(1) 32 (2) 16 (3) 64 (4) 8
11. The primary purpose of cache memory in a computer system is
(1) to manage input and output operations between the CPU and peripherals
(2) to temporarily store frequently accessed data and instructions for faster access by the CPU
(3) to permanently store data and programs
(4) to provide additional storage space when the main memory is full
12. Which of the following do not affects CPU performance?
(1) Cache size (2) Number of cores (3) Amount of RAM (4) Clock speed
13. A CPU generates 32 bits virtual addresses. The page size is 4 KB. The processor has a translation look-aside
buffer (TLB) which can hold a total of 128-page table entries and is 4 way set associate. The minimum size of
the TLB tag is
(1) 11 bits (2) 15 bits (3) 13 bits (4) 20 bits
14. In the figure, the circle stands for employed, the square stands for a social worker, the triangle stands for
illiterate, and the rectangle stands for truthful. Study the figure with its regions and find the number of neither
truthful nor illiterate people among the employed only.

(1) 4 (2) 8 (3) 1 (4) 11

15. Cache memory functions as an intermediary between
(1) RAM and ROM (2) CPU and RAM (3) CPU and Hard Disk (4) None of these
 Assuming that all the above operations take their operands from registers, the minimum number of registers
needed to execute this program without spilling is _______.
(1) 5 (2) 6 (3) 3 (4) 4
08. The quotient, if the binary number 11010111 is divided by 101, is _____
(1) 101011 (2) 101010 (3) 101101 (4) 111001
09. Which of the following components is used to establish a communication link between a CPU and the periph-
eral devices to transfer data?
(1) Memory address register (2) Instruction register (3) Memory data register (4) Index register
10. A computer system has 16-bit wide address/data bus that uses RAM chips of 4K×8-bit capacity. The number
of RAM chips are needed to provide a memory capacity of 64 Kbytes memory is _______
(1) 32 (2) 16 (3) 64 (4) 8
11. The primary purpose of cache memory in a computer system is
(1) to manage input and output operations between the CPU and peripherals
(2) to temporarily store frequently accessed data and instructions for faster access by the CPU
(3) to permanently store data and programs
(4) to provide additional storage space when the main memory is full
12. Which of the following do not affects CPU performance?
(1) Cache size (2) Number of cores (3) Amount of RAM (4) Clock speed
13. A CPU generates 32 bits virtual addresses. The page size is 4 KB. The processor has a translation look-aside
buffer (TLB) which can hold a total of 128-page table entries and is 4 way set associate. The minimum size of
the TLB tag is
(1) 11 bits (2) 15 bits (3) 13 bits (4) 20 bits
14. In the figure, the circle stands for employed, the square stands for a social worker, the triangle stands for
illiterate, and the rectangle stands for truthful. Study the figure with its regions and find the number of neither
truthful nor illiterate people among the employed only.

(1) 4 (2) 8 (3) 1 (4) 11

15. Cache memory functions as an intermediary between
(1) RAM and ROM (2) CPU and RAM (3) CPU and Hard Disk (4) None of these
16. Let the given numbers 11001, 1001 and 111001 be correspond to the 2’s complement representation. Then
with which one of the following decimal numbers, the given numbers match?
(1) –25, –9 and –57, respectively (2) –7, –7, and –7, respectively
(3) –6, –6, and –6, respectively (4) 25, 9 and 57, respectively
17. The range of the exponent E in the IEEE754 double precision (Binary 64) format is ______
(1) –1023  E  1023 (2) –1022  E  1022
(3) –1023  E  1022 (4) –1022  E  1023
18. Which of the following components is not a part of an instruction format in CPU processing?
(1) Source operand (2) Register file (3) Destination operand (4) Opcode
19. Any given truth table can be represented by
(1) a product of sum Boolean expression (2) All of the options
(3) a sum of product Boolean expression (4) a Karnaugh map
20. The expression P + QR is the reduced form of ______________
(1) (P + Q)R (2) (P + R)Q (3) (P + Q) (P + R) (4) PQ + QR

General English
21. Choose the correct combination of prepositions to complete the sentence:
"The cat jumped _______ the table ______ the chair."
(1) on, from (2) off, in (3) into, beside (4) onto, towards
22. The company's __________ growth in revenue surprised analysts.
(1) erratic (2) gradual (3) stagnant (4) exponential
23. Identify the word that means the same as "ostentatious":
(1) Lavish (2) Simple (3) Modest (4) Unassuming
24. Write the antonym for ‘Inscrutable’:
(1) Comprehensible (2) Mysterious (3) Opaque (4) Obscure
25. Choose the best option that indicates the change of voice for the sentence given below:
Did Alice invite you?
(1) Were you invited by Alice? (2) Was Alice invited you?
(3) Had you invited Alice? (4) Did you invited by Alice?
26. Which of the following is an essential element of a technical report?
(1) Anecdotes and personal opinions (2) Statistical data and analysis
(3) Creative storytelling (4) Emotional appeals
27. Select the correct meaning of ‘Peruse’:
(1) Continue (2) Pursue (3) Examine (4) Rescue
28. Which sentence demonstrates correct preposition usage?
(1) I prefer coffee over tea. (2) He is interested on learning new languages.
(3) They were surprised of the sudden announcement. (4) She arrived to the party at 8 PM.
16. Let the given numbers 11001, 1001 and 111001 be correspond to the 2’s complement representation. Then
with which one of the following decimal numbers, the given numbers match?
(1) –25, –9 and –57, respectively (2) –7, –7, and –7, respectively
(3) –6, –6, and –6, respectively (4) 25, 9 and 57, respectively
17. The range of the exponent E in the IEEE754 double precision (Binary 64) format is ______
(1) –1023  E  1023 (2) –1022  E  1022
(3) –1023  E  1022 (4) –1022  E  1023
18. Which of the following components is not a part of an instruction format in CPU processing?
(1) Source operand (2) Register file (3) Destination operand (4) Opcode
19. Any given truth table can be represented by
(1) a product of sum Boolean expression (2) All of the options
(3) a sum of product Boolean expression (4) a Karnaugh map
20. The expression P + QR is the reduced form of ______________
(1) (P + Q)R (2) (P + R)Q (3) (P + Q) (P + R) (4) PQ + QR

General English
21. Choose the correct combination of prepositions to complete the sentence:
"The cat jumped _______ the table ______ the chair."
(1) on, from (2) off, in (3) into, beside (4) onto, towards
22. The company's __________ growth in revenue surprised analysts.
(1) erratic (2) gradual (3) stagnant (4) exponential
23. Identify the word that means the same as "ostentatious":
(1) Lavish (2) Simple (3) Modest (4) Unassuming
24. Write the antonym for ‘Inscrutable’:
(1) Comprehensible (2) Mysterious (3) Opaque (4) Obscure
25. Choose the best option that indicates the change of voice for the sentence given below:
Did Alice invite you?
(1) Were you invited by Alice? (2) Was Alice invited you?
(3) Had you invited Alice? (4) Did you invited by Alice?
26. Which of the following is an essential element of a technical report?
(1) Anecdotes and personal opinions (2) Statistical data and analysis
(3) Creative storytelling (4) Emotional appeals
27. Select the correct meaning of ‘Peruse’:
(1) Continue (2) Pursue (3) Examine (4) Rescue
28. Which sentence demonstrates correct preposition usage?
(1) I prefer coffee over tea. (2) He is interested on learning new languages.
(3) They were surprised of the sudden announcement. (4) She arrived to the party at 8 PM.
29. Select the appropriate synonym for ‘coercive’:
(1) Gentle (2) Forceful (3) Corrective (4) Merciful
30. What does the idiom “jump on the bandwagon” mean?
(1) To join a popular trend or activity (2) To criticize something unfairly
(3) To repair a vehicle (4) To start a business

Answer Key
Mathematics
01. (1) 02. (4) 03. (4) 04. (1) 05. (3) 06. (3) 07. (4) 08. (3) 09. (2) 10. (4)
11. (3) 12. (4) 13. (4) 14. (3) 15. (1) 16. (4) 17. (3) 18. (3) 19. (2) 20. (1)
21. (3) 22. (4) 23. (2) 24. (3) 25. (3) 26. (3) 27. (1) 28. (3) 29. (4) 30. (2)
31. (3) 32. (1) 33. (2) 34. (2) 35. (2) 36. (3) 37. (2) 38. (4) 39. (2) 40. (1)
41. (4) 42. (2) 43. (2) 44. (3) 45. (1) 46. (4) 47. (4) 48. (1) 49. (3) 50. (3)
Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning
01. (4) 02. (1) 03. (3) 04. (1) 05. (4) 06. (1) 07. (3) 08. (4) 09. (4) 10. (2)
11. (4) 12. (3) 13. (3) 14. (1) 15. (4) 16. (3) 17. (3) 18. (1) 19. (3) 20. (2)
21. (1) 22. (4) 23. (1) 24. (2) 25. (1) 26. (2) 27. (2) 28. (2) 29. (1) 30. (2)
31. (2) 32. (4) 33. (4) 34. (3) 35. (3) 36. (3) 37. (1) 38. (3) 39. (1) 40. (2)
Computer Awareness
01. (3) 02. (2) 03. (4) 04. (4) 05. (3) 06. (2) 07. (3) 08. (1) 09. (3) 10. (2)
11. (2) 12. (3) 13. (2) 14. (2) 15. (2) 16. (2) 17. (4) 18. (2) 19. (2) 20. (3)
General English
21. (4) 22. (4) 23. (1) 24. (1) 25. (1) 26. (2) 27. (3) 28. (1) 29. (2) 30. (1)
29. Select the appropriate synonym for ‘coercive’:
(1) Gentle (2) Forceful (3) Corrective (4) Merciful
30. What does the idiom “jump on the bandwagon” mean?
(1) To join a popular trend or activity (2) To criticize something unfairly
(3) To repair a vehicle (4) To start a business

Answer Key
Mathematics
01. (1) 02. (4) 03. (4) 04. (1) 05. (3) 06. (3) 07. (4) 08. (3) 09. (2) 10. (4)
11. (3) 12. (4) 13. (4) 14. (3) 15. (1) 16. (4) 17. (3) 18. (3) 19. (2) 20. (1)
21. (3) 22. (4) 23. (2) 24. (3) 25. (3) 26. (3) 27. (1) 28. (3) 29. (4) 30. (2)
31. (3) 32. (1) 33. (2) 34. (2) 35. (2) 36. (3) 37. (2) 38. (4) 39. (2) 40. (1)
41. (4) 42. (2) 43. (2) 44. (3) 45. (1) 46. (4) 47. (4) 48. (1) 49. (3) 50. (3)
Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning
01. (4) 02. (1) 03. (3) 04. (1) 05. (4) 06. (1) 07. (3) 08. (4) 09. (4) 10. (2)
11. (4) 12. (3) 13. (3) 14. (1) 15. (4) 16. (3) 17. (3) 18. (1) 19. (3) 20. (2)
21. (1) 22. (4) 23. (1) 24. (2) 25. (1) 26. (2) 27. (2) 28. (2) 29. (1) 30. (2)
31. (2) 32. (4) 33. (4) 34. (3) 35. (3) 36. (3) 37. (1) 38. (3) 39. (1) 40. (2)
Computer Awareness
01. (3) 02. (2) 03. (4) 04. (4) 05. (3) 06. (2) 07. (3) 08. (1) 09. (3) 10. (2)
11. (2) 12. (3) 13. (2) 14. (2) 15. (2) 16. (2) 17. (4) 18. (2) 19. (2) 20. (3)
General English
21. (4) 22. (4) 23. (1) 24. (1) 25. (1) 26. (2) 27. (3) 28. (1) 29. (2) 30. (1)