Q&A: practice questions with answers

Concept: Replace the phrase with one that keeps the sentence's meaning.

1. 'Fatigue and expense associated with commuting' = tiredness and cost linked to commuting.
2. 'connected to' expresses the same link.
3. A is the opposite; B and D add ideas absent from the sentence.

Trick: Substitute each option into the sentence – only 'connected to' reads naturally.

Answer: (C) connected to

Concept: The main idea covers the whole passage, not one detail or an extreme claim.

1. Para 1: offices were seen as essential, now less so.
2. Paras 2–3: commuting cost, digital tools, global internet → more flexible work.
3. Last line: office 'dominance is gradually waning'.
4. A (government ban) and D ('never') are extreme; B is a negative opinion not in the text.

Trick: Reject options with absolute words like 'never', 'banned' – main ideas are usually balanced.

Answer: (C) The dominance of traditional offices is fading due to new work flexibility

Concept: Find the word with the closest meaning.

1. 'Knack' = a natural talent or ability to do something well.
2. She fixes engines easily → her ability → Skill.
3. Inability is the opposite; Doubt and Mistake don't fit.

Trick: 'Has a knack for' = 'is good at'.

Answer: (C) Skill

Concept: Materials are classed by how much light passes through them.

1. Opaque: no light passes (wall, wood).
2. Transparent: almost all light passes (clear glass); Translucent: partial (butter paper).
3. Luminous: emits its own light (Sun).

Trick: Order by light passing: Transparent > Translucent > Opaque (0%).

Answer: (B) Opaque

Concept: Words ending in '-cracy' mean 'rule by'.

1. Pluto/ploutos = wealth → Plutocracy = rule by the rich.
2. Aristocracy = nobles; Theocracy = religious leaders/God; Bureaucracy = officials.

Trick: Pluto was the Greek god of riches – link 'Pluto' with 'wealth'.

Answer: (A) Plutocracy

Concept: Profit = Total SP − Total CP.

1. CP = 20 × ₹60 = ₹1200.
2. SP = 15 × ₹70 + 5 × ₹55 = ₹1050 + ₹275 = ₹1325.
3. Profit = 1325 − 1200 = ₹125.

Trick: Work per dozen vs CP: 15 dozens earn +₹10 each = +₹150; 5 dozens lose ₹5 each = −₹25 → net +₹125.

Answer: (B) ₹125 Profit

Concept: Make the common term B equal in both ratios.

1. A:B = 3:4, B:C = 5:6.
2. $A=3\times 5=15$, $B=4\times 5=20$, $C=4\times 6=24$.
3. A:B:C = 15:20:24.

Trick: N-shape rule: $A=a\times c$, $B=b\times c$, $C=b\times d$ for A:B = a:b and B:C = c:d.

Answer: (B) 15 : 20 : 24

Concept: Equal moves in opposite directions cancel out.

1. 6 km North and 6 km South cancel each other.
2. Only 7 km East remains.
3. Distance from start = 7 km.

Trick: Net N–S = $6-6=0$, Net E–W = 7 → distance = $\sqrt{0^2+7^2}=7$ km.

Answer: (B) 7 km

Concept: Find the net displacement along each axis.

1. 12 km West and 12 km East cancel → no east–west shift.
2. Net movement = 16 km South.
3. So he is due South of the start.

Trick: Cancel opposite equal moves first; whatever remains gives the direction directly.

Answer: (B) South

Concept: Find the letter shift from the first pair and apply it.

1. U→V, P→Q, Z→A: each letter +1 (Z wraps to A).
2. LFZ: L→M, F→G, Z→A.
3. Answer: MGA.

Trick: Z + 1 = A (cyclic); only one option ends in A after a +1 rule – MGA.

Answer: (D) MGA

Concept: The terms are fractions $\frac{2}{4}$, $\frac{3}{6}$, $\frac{4}{8}$ – each equals $\frac{1}{2}$.

1. Numerators: 2, 3, 4 → next 5.
2. Denominator = $2\times$ numerator → 10.
3. Next term = $\frac{5}{10}$ (shown as 510).

Trick: Every term = $\frac{1}{2}$; pick the option that also equals $\frac{1}{2}$ → $\frac{5}{10}$.

Answer: (B) $\frac{5}{10}$

Concept: Compare place, date, year and day character by character.

1. A: year 2025 and day Thursday – wrong.
2. C: 'Augus.t' and Thursday – wrong.
3. B matches every character of the reference.

Trick: Check the parts most likely to be altered first – digits and the bracketed day – to eliminate fast.

Answer: (B) Detroit ; 15 Augu.st, 2024 (Tuesday).

Concept: Check spelling, punctuation and numbers one by one.

1. B: 'Vaknaa' (k instead of c).
2. C: semicolon after ST and date 16.
3. D: 'Vantaa', 21, 'Novembers', 2026.
4. A is identical.

Trick: Scan the first word's spelling first – it removes B and D in one look.

Answer: (A) Vacnaa, ST: 6 November 2025.

Concept: Bottom number = product of the three numbers above it × 10.

1. Column 1: $6\times 2\times 6=72$ → 720 ✓.
2. Column 2: $5\times 3\times 4=60$ → 600 ✓.
3. Column 3: $3\times 4\times 8=96$ → 960.

Trick: All answers end in 60 – just find the leading digit: $3\times 4\times 8=96$ → 960.

Answer: (B) 960

Concept: Count triangles group-wise so none is missed or repeated.

1. Group 1: triangles formed by the two long crossing slant lines with the rectangle's sides.
2. Group 2: extra triangles created where the middle horizontal line cuts these slants.
3. Group 3: triangles using the vertical line and the right-side slant line.
4. Adding all groups gives 25 triangles.

Trick: Label every intersection point first, then count by 'which lines form the triangle' – faster and safer than eyeballing.

Answer: (A) 25

Concept: Split the figure into parts and count each part separately.

1. Top slanted part: small top triangle 1 + whole big triangle 1 + three triangles at the point where the slant meets the vertical (two small + their union) = 5.
2. Middle band: plain rectangle, no triangle.
3. Bottom-left rectangle with both diagonals: 8.
4. Total = 5 + 0 + 8 = 13.

Trick: A rectangle with both diagonals always contains 8 triangles – memorise it.

Answer: (A) 13

Concept: Each left turn = 90° anticlockwise, each right turn = 90° clockwise.

1. Facing West → left turn → South.
2. Facing South → right turn → West.

Trick: One left + one right = net 0° turn, so the direction is unchanged.

Answer: (C) West

Concept: 4 right turns = 360°, i.e. back to the original direction.

1. 16 right turns = $16\times {90}^{\circ }={1440}^{\circ }$ = 4 full rounds.
2. Net change in direction = 0°.
3. She ends facing East, so she started East.

Trick: Divide the number of turns by 4 and use only the remainder: $16÷4$ → remainder 0 → no change.

Answer: (D) East

Concept: The figure is symmetric about its vertical and horizontal centre lines; the missing part is a mirror of its neighbour.

1. Take the quarter next to the gap and reflect it about the vertical centre line.
2. Slant lines, double borders and the triangle must appear in mirrored positions.
3. Only option A fits all the lines without rotating it.

Trick: Check where the lines touch the edges of the gap – they must continue the lines of the figure exactly; this eliminates options fast.

Answer: (A) Option A

Concept: In three pairs the outer and inner shapes simply swap places.

1. A: circle with diamond → diamond with circle.
2. C and D: same swap of the two shapes.
3. B: the second figure brings in a new shape and loses the triangle – the rule breaks.

Trick: Check whether both shapes of the first figure are present in the second – B fails at once.

Answer: (B) Option B