Question : Simplify the following expression.
$(2 \times 7-5+9 \div 3) \div(4+2)^2 \times 2$

Option 1: $2$

Option 2: $\frac{3}{2}$

Option 3: $\frac{2}{3}$

Option 4: $1.5$

Question : Which of the following statements are correct regarding the Supreme Court judgement on the validity of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment Act?
A. The Supreme Court of India’s Constitution Bench for this case consisted of 5 judges.
B. The Constitution Bench upholds the 10% of EWS reservation with a 3-2 majority.
C. As per the Supreme Court judgement, the 103rd Constitutional Amendment is valid although it violates the basic structure of the Indian Constitution.

Option 1: A, B and C

Option 2: A and C only

Option 3: B and C only

Option 4: A and B only

Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

The Mesopotamians invented the decimal system.

Option 1: The decimal system was invented by the Mesopotamians.

Option 2: The decimal system is invented by the Mesopotamians.

Option 3: The decimal system is an invention of the Mesopotamians.

Option 4: The decimal system has been invented by the Mesopotamians.

Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Incoherent

Option 1: Gloomy

Option 2: Apparent

Option 3: Pensive

Option 4: Rational

Question : If the diameter of a sphere is 7 cm, find the volume of the sphere. (use $\pi=\frac{22}{7}$) (Rounded up to two decimal places).

Option 1: $184 \ \text{cm}^3$

Option 2: $201.34\ \text{cm}^3$

Option 3: $128.87 \ \text{cm}^3$

Option 4: $179.67 \ \text{cm}^3$

Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
I went on (1) _____ trying to 'find out how to'; but I wrote two or three novels without feeling that I had made (2) _____ progress. It was not until I wrote 'Ethan Frome' that I suddenly felt the artisan's full (3) _____ of his implements. When 'Ethan Frome' first appeared, I was (4) _____ criticised by the reviewers for what was considered the clumsy structure of the tale. I had pondered long on this structure, had felt its peculiar difficulties, and possible awkwardness, but could think of no (5) _____ which would serve as well in the given case: and though I am far from thinking 'Ethan Frome' is my best novel, and am bored and even exasperated when I am told that it is, I am still sure that its structure is not its weak point.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.

Option 1: adjudication

Option 2: adulteration

Option 3: alternate

Option 4: alternative

Question : A and B can do a work together in 18 days. A is three times as efficient as B. In how many days can B alone complete the work?

Option 1: 60 days

Option 2: 72 days

Option 3: 54 days

Option 4: 64 days

Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the letters that when placed from left to right in the following blanks, will complete the letter series.
_VJRWB_ _RWBVL_ _BV_ _W

Option 1: AVKRWMR

Option 2: AWKRXNR

Option 3: BVKRWMR

Option 4: BWKRWMR

Question : The modulus of rigidity is the ratio of:

Option 1: longitudinal stress to longitudinal strain

Option 2: Volume stress to volume strain

Option 3: shearing stress to shearing strain 

Option 4: tensile stress to tensile strain

Question : The import and export of a country (in lakhs rupees) during a certain period is given in the following bar graph. Read the bar graph carefully and answer the following question.


What is the percentage increment in imports during the year 2016-17 as compared to the year 2015-16? (correct up to two decimals)

Option 1: 60.62%

Option 2: 62.60%

Option 3: 38.50%

Option 4: 65.32%