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Question : In an examination, the average marks obtained by the girls of a class is 85 and the average marks obtained by the boys of the same class is 87. If the girls and boys are in the ratio of 4 : 5, the average marks of the whole class (approximately) are closest to:

Option 1: 85.9

Option 2: 86.1

Option 3: 86.4

Option 4: 86.5

Question : A man invested INR 4,500 at 5% per annum and INR 5,500 at 8% per annum simple interest. Both investments were for 4 years each. The amount received from the lower rate of interest is what percent (rounded off to the nearest integer) of the amount received from the higher rate of interest?

Option 1: 63%

Option 2: 74%

Option 3: 51%

Option 4: 48%

Question : The sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. Many species of bamboo flower once in several years and then die.
B. The stem itself is hollow and is connected to a network of rhizomes, which spreads out beneath the surface of the soil.
C. Roots grow out of this network of rhizomes and help the plants absorb and distribute food and water from the soil.
D. The bamboo is a variety of grass, with a woody, many-jointed stem.

Option 1: ADCB

Option 2: DBCA

Option 3: BCAD

Option 4: CADC

Question : The diameter of a circle is $\frac{7}{4}$ times the base of a triangle, and the height of the triangle is 14 cm. If the area of the triangle is 56 cm², then what is the circumference (in m) of the circle? (Use $\pi=\frac{22}{7}$)

Option 1: 0.44 m

Option 2: 2.46 m

Option 3: 0.48 m

Option 4: 1.74 m

Question : Directions: Four pairs of letter clusters have been given out of which three are alike in some manner, while one is different. Choose the odd one.

Option 1: NVH–KUK

Option 2: REA–ODD

Option 3: CWX– AVZ

Option 4: TXB–QWE

Question : Select the wrongly spelt word.

Option 1: incorrect

Option 2: increament

Option 3: incubate

Option 4: incorporate

Question : Directions: The following bar chart represents the number of first-year B.Com. students of St. Xavier's College using different company's smartphones.

What percentage of girls are using the smartphones of Nokia?

Option 1: 33.58%

Option 2: 32.58%

Option 3: 30.58%

Option 4: 31.58%

Question : Select the correct statement regarding the Indian monsoon.

Option 1: A monsoon is a seasonal shift in wind direction. It can cause very low rainfall during the summer and heavy rainfall in the winter

Option 2: A monsoon is a sudden temperature change. It can cause moderate rainfall during the summer and dry spells in the winter

Option 3: A monsoon is a seasonal shift in wind direction. It can cause heavy rainfall during the summer and dry spells in the winter

Option 4: A monsoon is a seasonal shift in wind direction. It can cause moderate rainfall during the summer and no rain in the winter

Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To smell a rat

Option 1: To suspect something

Option 2: To catch someone during a crime

Option 3: To leave things undisturbed

Option 4: To detect a dead rat

Question : Directions: Five students A, M, C, Y and G are sitting around a circular table facing outside the center not necessarily in the same order. M sits to the immediate left of A and the immediate right of G. Y is not an immediate neighbour of A. Who sits second left of G?

Option 1: Y

Option 2: M

Option 3: A

Option 4: C