Paper 1--General Aptitude
Directions: Each question given below consists of a word, followed by
four words or phrases. Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in the question.
Antonyms
1. Disregarded
(a) heed
(b) hopeful
(c) evade
(d) dense
Ans. (a)
2. Obviate
(a) becloud
(b) necessitate
(c) rationalize
(d) execute
Ans. (b)
3. Superficial
(a) profound
(b) exaggerated
(c) subjective
(d) spirited
Ans. (a)
4. Abide
(a) retract an offer
(b) refuse to endure
(c) shield from harm
(d) exonerate
Ans. (b)
6. A Brown female could have had
I. a grandfather born Red
II. a grandmother born Red
III. two grandfathers born Brown
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) I and II only
(d) II and III only
(e)
I,II and III
Ans. (c)
7. A male born into the Brown group may have
(a) an uncle in either group
(b) a Brown daughter
(c) a Brown
son
(d) a son-in-law born into the Red group
(e) a daughter-in-law in the
Red group
Ans. (a)
8. Which of the following is not permitted under the rules stated?
(a) A Brown male marrying his father's sister
(b) A Red female marrying
her mother's brother
(c) A man born Red, who is now a widower, marrying his
brother's widow
(d) A widower marrying his wife's sister
(e) A widow
marrying her divorced daughter's ex-husband
Ans. (b)
9. If widowers and divorced males retained the group they had upon
marrying, which of the following would have been permissible? (Assume no previous
marriages occurred)
(a) A woman marrying her dead sister's husband
(b) A woman marrying her
divorced daughter's ex-husband.
(c) A widower marrying his brother's
daughter
(d) A woman marrying her mother's brother, who is a widower
(e) A
divorced male marrying his ex-wife's divorced sister
Ans. (d)
Questions 10-13
Tom wishes to enroll in Latin AA, Sanskrit A, Armenian Literature 221, and Celtic Literature 701.
Latin AA meets five days a week, either from 9 to 11
A.M or from 2 to 4 P.M.
Sanskrit A meets either Tuesday and Thursday from 12
noon to 3 P.M., or Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
from 10 A.M to 12
noon.
Armenian Literature 221 meets either Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from
12:30 to 2 P.M., or Tuesday and Thursday
from 10:30 A.M to 12:30
P.M
Celtic Literature 701 meets by arrangement with the instructor, the only
requirement being that it meet for one four-hour session or two two-hour
sessions per week, between 9A.M and 4 P.M from Monday to Friday, beginning on
the hour.
10. Which combination is impossible for Tom?
(a) Latin in the morning, Sanskrit on Tuesday and Thursday, and Armenian
Literature on Monday, Wednesday, Friday
(b) Latin in the afternoon and
Sanskrit and Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
(c) Latin
in the afternoon, Sanskrit on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday,and Armenian
Literature on Tuesday and Thursday
(d) Latin in the morning and Sanskrit and
Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
(e) Latin in the
afternoon, Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesda and Friday, and Celtic
Literature on Tuesday
Ans. (d)
11. Which of the following gives the greatest number of alternatives for
scheduling Celtic Literature, assuming that all other courses
(a) Latin in the afternoon and Armenian Literature Monday, Wednesday and
Friday
(b) Sanskrit on Tuesday and Thursday and Armenian Literature on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
(c) Latin in the afternoon and Armenian
Literature Tuesday and Thursday
(d) Latin in the morning and Sanskrit on
Tuesday and Thursday
(e) Sanskrit on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. and
Armenian Literature on Tuesday and Thursday
Ans. (a)
12. If the Celtic instructor insists on holding at least one session on
Friday, in which of the following can Tom enroll?
(I) Armenian Literature on
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
(II) Sanskrit on Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) both I and II
(d) I or II but not
both
(e) neither I nor II
Ans. (d)
13. Which of the following additional courses, meeting as indicated, can
Tom take?
(a) Maths--Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10A.M to 12 noon
(b)
French--Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11A.M to 12:30 P.M
(c)
English--Tuesday and Thursday from 2 to 4 P.M
(d) Japenese--Tuesday and
Thursday from 1 to 3 P.M
(e) Old Norse-Icelandic--Monday only from 12 to 3
P.M
Ans. (b)
Questions 14-18
(1) Ashland is north of East Liverpool and west of Coshocton
(2) Bowling
Green is north of Ashland and west of Fredericktown
(3) Dover is south and
east of Ashland
(4) East Liverpool is north of Fredricktown and east of
Dover
(5) Fredricktown is north of Dover and west of Ashland
(6) Coshocton
is south of Fredricktown and west of Dover
14. Which of the towns mentioned is furthest to the northwest ?
(a) Ashland
(b) Bowling Green
(c) Coshocton
(d) East
Liverpool
(e) Fredericktown
Ans. (b)
15. Which of the following must be both north and east of
Fredricktown?
(I) Ashland
(II) Coshocton
(III) East Liverpool
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) III only
(d) I and II
(e) I and
III
Ans. (e)
16. Which of the following towns must be situated both south and west of
at least one other town?
(a) Ashland only
(b) Ashland and Fredricktown
(c) Dover and Fredricktown
(d) Dover,Coshocton and Fredricktown
(e) Dover,Coshocton and
East Liverpool
Ans. (d)
17. Which of the following statements, if true, would make the information in the numbered statements more specific?
(a) Coshocton is north of Dover
(b) East Liverpool is north of Dover
(c) Ashland is east of Bowling Green
(d) Coshocton is east of Fredericktown
(e) Bowling Green is north of Fredericktown
Ans. (a)
18. Which of the numbered statements gives information that can be deduced from one or more of the other statement?
(a) (1)
(b) (2)
(c) (3)
(d) (4)
(e) (6)
Ans. (c)
Questions 19-22
Spelunkers International offers exploring tours in eight caves: Abbott,
Benny, Caeser, Dangerfield, Ewell, Fields, Guinness, and Hope
(1) Class 1
spelunkers may not attempt cave Ewell, Fields or Hope
(2) Class 2 spelunkers
may not attempt Hope
(3) Class 3 spelunkers may attempt any cave
(4) Cave
Caesar may be attempted only by spelunkers who have previously explored cave
Benny
(5) Cave Fields may be attempted only by spelunkers who have previously
explored cave Ewell
(6) Only two of caves Benny, Caeser, Ewell, Fields, and
Hope may be attempted by any explorer in a single tour
19. A class 2 spelunker who has previously explored cave Ewell may be
restricted in choosing a tour by which rule(s)?
(I) Rule(4)
(II)
Rule(5)
(III) Rule(6)
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) I and III only
(d) II and III only
(e)
I, II and III
Ans. (c)
20. In how many different ways may a class 1 spelunker who has never
explored any of the eightcaves before set up a tour of three caves, if she
wishes to explore caves Abbott and Caesar?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
(e) 6
Ans. (b)
21. What is the maximum number of caves that a class 3 spelunker who has
previously explored only cave Benny may include
in a single tour?
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 7
(e) 8
Ans. (b)
22. If x + y = 3 and y/x= 2 then y = ?
(a) 0
(b) 1/2
(c) 1
(d) 3/2
(e) 2
Ans. (e)
23. How many squares with sides 1/2 inch long are needed to cover a
rectangle that is 4 ft long and 6 ft wide
(a) 24
(b) 96
(c) 3456
(d) 13824
(e) 14266
24. If a=2/3b , b=2/3c, and c=2/3d what part of d is b/
(a) 8/27
(b) 4/9
(c) 2/3
(d) 75%
(e) 4/3
Ans. (b)
25. Successive discounts of 20% and 15% are equal to a single discount of
(a) 30%
(b) 32%
(c) 34%
(d) 35%
(e) 36
Ans. (b)
26. The petrol tank of an automobile can hold g liters.If a liters was
removed when the tank was full, what part of the full tank was removed?
(a)g-a
(b)g/a
(c) a/g
(d) (g-a)/a
(e) (g-a)/g
Ans. (c)
27.If x/y=4 and y is not '0' what % of x is
2x-y
(a)150%
(b)175%
(c)200%
(d)250%
Ans. (b)
28.If 2x-y=4 then 6x-3y=?
(a)15
(b)12
(c)18
(d)10
Ans.
(b)
29.If x=y=2z and xyz=256 then what is the value of
x?
(a)12
(b)8
(c)16
(d)6
Ans.
(b)
30. (1/10)18 - (1/10)20 = ?
(a) 99/1020
(b) 99/10
(c) 0.9
(d) none of these
Ans. (a)
31. Pipe A can fill in 20 minutes and Pipe B in 30 mins and Pipe C can
empty the same in 40 mins.If all of them work together, find the time taken to
fill the tank
(a) 17 1/7 mins
(b) 20 mins
(c) 8 mins
(d) none of these
Ans. (a)
32. Thirty men take 20 days to complete a job working 9 hours a day.How
many hour a day should 40 men work to complete the job?
(a) 8 hrs
(b) 7 1/2 hrs
(c) 7 hrs
(d) 9 hrs
Ans. (b)
33. Find the smallest number in a GP whose sum is 38 and product 1728
(a) 12
(b) 20
(c) 8
(d) none of these
Ans. (c)
34. A boat travels 20 kms upstream in 6 hrs and 18 kms downstream in 4
hrs.Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the water
current?
(a) 1/2 kmph
(b) 7/12 kmph
(c) 5 kmph
(d) none of these
Ans. (b)
35. A goat is tied to one corner of a square plot of side 12m by a rope
7m long.Find the area it can graze?
(a) 38.5 sq.m
(b) 155 sq.m
(c) 144 sq.m
(d) 19.25 sq.m
Ans. (a)
SOME QUESTIONS WHEREIN TWO STATEMENTS ARE GIVEN ARE ALSO THERE WHERE YOU HAVE
TO TELL WHICH STATEMENT IS CORRECT
SOME QUESTIONS ALSO APPEARED FROM THE
BARRON'S GMAT GUIDE.
PAGE NO. 439 PASSAGE AND QUESTIONS 1 TO 9
PAGE NO.
440-441
PAGE 442 PASSAGE 2
ALSO REFER TO BARRON'S GRE BOOK FOR ADDITIONAL
ANALYTICAL QUESTIONS.
Paper 2--General Awareness
1. Who is the father of computers
2. Expand HTML,DMA,FAT,LAN,WAN,FDDetc
3. Which was intel's first microprocessor
4. Convert 1024 (in decimal) to octa and hexadecimal form
5. First microprocessor was
(a) 8085
(b) 8088
(c) 8086
(d) 80487
6. Give the name of a processor produced by mortorola?
7. What is the full form of WindowsNT ?
8. What is the difference between 8087 and 8086
BESIDES THIS QUESTIONS WERE ALSO BASED ON IBM PC CLONES, BASIC QUESTIONS ON GUI
SIMPLE PROGRAMS LIKE FINDING FACTORIALS, LARGEST OF THREE NUMBERS ETC.
HAVE ALSO BEEN ASKED IN THE PAST.
