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Official PYQ2014General AptitudeMCQ · 2 marks
You are given three coins: one has heads on both faces, the second has tails on both faces, and the third has a head on one face and a tail on the other. You choose a coin at random and toss it, and it comes up heads. The probability that the other face is tails is
Official PYQ2014General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence. Communication and interpersonal skills are__________ important in their own ways.
Official PYQ2014General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
Which of the options given below best completes the following sentence? She will feel much better if she ________________.
Official PYQ2014General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
Choose the most appropriate pair of words from the options given below to complete the following sentence. She could not _________ the thought of _________ the election to her bitter rival.
Official PYQ2014General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
A regular die has six sides with numbers 11 to 66 marked on its sides. If a very large number of throws show the following frequencies of occurrence: 1→0.1671 \rightarrow 0.167; 2→0.1672 \rightarrow 0.167; 3→0.1523 \rightarrow 0.152; 4→0.1664 \rightarrow 0.166; 5→0.1685 \rightarrow 0.168; 6→0.1806 \rightarrow 0.180. We call this die
Official PYQ2014General AptitudeNAT · 1 mark
Fill in the missing number in the series. 22 33 66 1515 __________ 157.5157.5 630630
Official PYQ2014General AptitudeMCQ · 2 marks
Find the odd one in the following group Q,W,Z,BB,H,K,MW,C,G,JM,S,V,XQ,W,Z,B \qquad B,H,K,M \qquad W,C,G,J \qquad M,S,V,X
Official PYQ2014General AptitudeMCQ · 2 marks
Lights of four colors (red, blue, green, yellow) are hung on a ladder. On every step of the ladder, there are two lights. If one of the lights is red, the other light on that step will always be blue. If one of the lights on a step is green, the other light on that step will always be yellow. Which of the following statements is not necessarily correct?
Official PYQ2014General AptitudeNAT · 2 marks
The sum of eight consecutive odd numbers is 656656. The average of four consecutive even numbers is 8787. What is the sum of the smallest odd number and second largest even number?
Official PYQ2014General AptitudeMCQ · 2 marks
The total exports and revenues from the exports of a country are given in the two charts shown below. The pie chart for exports shows the quantity of each item exported as a percentage of the total quantity of exports. The pie chart for the revenues shows the percentage of the total revenue generated through export of each item. The total quantity of exports …
Official PYQ2014General AptitudeMCQ · 2 marks
It takes 3030 minutes to empty a half-full tank by draining it at a constant rate. It is decided to simultaneously pump water into the half-full tank while draining it. What is the rate at which water has to be pumped in so that it gets fully filled in 1010 minutes?
Official PYQ2014General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
“India is a country of rich heritage and cultural diversity.” Which one of the following facts best supports the claim made in the above sentence?
Official PYQ2014General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
The value of one U.S. dollar is 6565 Indian Rupees today, compared to 6060 last year. The Indian Rupee has ____________.
Official PYQ2014General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
'Advice' is ________________.
Official PYQ2014General AptitudeNAT · 1 mark
The next term in the series 81,54,36,24,…81, 54, 36, 24, \dots is ________
Official PYQ2014General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
In which of the following options will the expression P<MP < M be definitely true?
Official PYQ2014General AptitudeMCQ · 2 marks
Find the next term in the sequence: 7G,11K,13M7G, 11K, 13M,____
Official PYQ2014General AptitudeMCQ · 2 marks
The multi-level hierarchical pie chart shows the population of animals in a reserve forest. The correct conclusions from this information are: (i) and (ii) only (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) (i), (iii) and (iv) only (i), (ii) and (iii) only
Official PYQ2014General AptitudeNAT · 2 marks
A man can row at 88 kmkm per hour in still water. If it takes him thrice as long to row upstream, as to row downstream, then find the stream velocity in kmkm per hour.
Official PYQ2014General AptitudeNAT · 2 marks
A firm producing air purifiers sold 200200 units in 20122012. The following pie chart presents the share of raw material, labour, energy, plant & machinery, and transportation costs in the total manufacturing cost of the firm in 20122012. The expenditure on labour in 20122012 is Rs. 4,50,0004,50,000. In 20132013, the raw material expenses increased by …