Q&A: practice questions with answers

Concept: To remove clothing = take off; tense must match the sentence.

1. "took of" is wrong – "of" cannot form this phrasal verb.
2. The sentence is in past (folded) → took off.
3. "take on" means to accept/hire – wrong sense; "take off" in (B) has wrong tense.

Yaad rakhein: Take off = remove/wear off; put on = wear; take on = accept responsibility.

Answer: (D) took off her jacket

Concept: Present continuous active (is/are + V-ing) → passive: is/are + being + V3.

1. Object "the bridge" becomes subject (singular → is).
2. are repairing → is being repaired.
3. Passive: The bridge is being repaired.

Trick: Continuous tense in passive always keeps "being".

Answer: (C) The bridge is being repaired.

Concept: In direct speech, use the speaker's own words: restore pronouns and tense.

1. "they" (the listeners) → You in direct speech.
2. "he had always found" (about the sage) → I have always found (past perfect → present perfect).
3. Remove "that", add a comma and quotation marks.

Trick: Reverse the rules: he → I, they (listeners) → you, had + V3 → have + V3.

Answer: (A) The sage advised, 'You must seek inner peace, and I have always found solace in meditation."

Concept: Start with the setting, then details, then action, then the concluding feeling.

1. R sets the scene: the room with coffee aroma.
2. Q adds the outside detail – heavy rain.
3. P: she sips the coffee (the cup refers back to R); S sums up – perfect evening to unwind → RQPS.

Trick: "It felt like…" is a summing-up line – it usually comes last.

Answer: (A) RQPS

Concept: The sentence that introduces the character and place opens the paragraph.

1. Q introduces "He" at the cliff edge – opener.
2. P: breeze as night settles; R: sky darkens, stars appear (night deepens).
3. S: distant ship lights on the horizon – closing image → QPRS.

Trick: Pronoun "his/He" needs a prior noun or intro – the full intro (Q) goes first; only (A) and (D) start with Q, and "night settled" (P) must precede "sky darkened" (R).

Answer: (A) QPRS

Concept: Body language is judged from a group of signals that point the same way.

1. No eye contact → discomfort/unease.
2. Crossed arms → a "closed", guarded posture; rigid body → tension.
3. All three together → nervousness or defensiveness.

Trick: Open signals (eye contact, relaxed arms) = confidence; closed signals = defence. Here every cue is "closed".

Answer: (B) Nervousness or defensiveness

Concept: Each term is formed from the previous term by a fixed operation.

1. $4\times 2-1=7$, $7\times 2-1=13$, $13\times 2-1=25$, $25\times 2-1=49$.
2. Next: $49\times 2-1=$ 97.
3. Check by differences: 3, 6, 12, 24 → next 48 → $49+48=97$.

Trick: Differences doubling = the term itself is roughly doubling → try "$\times 2\pm k$".

Answer: (D) 97

Concept: Find how the letters are rearranged, then repeat it.

1. SISTER → SI|ST|ER → IS|TS|RE: each pair of letters is reversed.
2. MOTHER → MO|TH|ER → OM|HT|RE.
3. Code = OMHTRE.

Trick: Same letters, different order → check pair-wise swapping first.

Answer: (C) OMHTRE

Concept: Sugar needed varies directly with the number of muffins.

1. Muffins go from 20 to 40 → 2 times.
2. Sugar = $2.5\times 2=$ 5.0 cups.
3. (Per muffin: $2.5÷20=0.125$ cup; $0.125\times 40=5$.)

Trick: Find the multiplying factor ($\frac{40}{20}=2$) instead of the unit value.

Answer: (C) 5.0 cups

Concept: Find the relation between the first pair and apply it to the second.

1. 1098 − 987 = 111.
2. So rule: second = first + 111.
3. 1263 + 111 = 1374.

Trick: Adding 111 raises each of the last three digits by 1: 2|6|3 → 3|7|4 → 1374.

Answer: (B) 1374

Concept: Twin primes are two primes that differ by exactly 2.

1. (11, 13): both prime, difference 2 ✓.
2. (43, 47) → 4; (59, 67) → 8; (19, 23) → 4 ✗.
3. Only (11, 13) qualifies.

Trick: Just subtract: the pair with difference 2 (and both prime) is the answer.

Answer: (A) $(11,13)$

Concept: For an AP: $n=\frac{\text{last}-\text{first}}{d}+1$.

1. a = 7, d = 7, last = 140.
2. $n=\frac{140-7}{7}+1=\frac{133}{7}+1=19+1=$ 20.

Trick: Terms are $7\times 1,7\times 2,\dots 7\times 20$ → just $140÷7=20$.

Answer: (B) 20

Concept: Each term = 3 + (digit k written k times) + 3.

1. 3|22|3, 3|333|3, 3|4444|3, 3|55555|3.
2. Next: 3 + 666666 (six times) + 3 = 36666663.

Trick: Count digits: 4, 5, 6, 7 → next must have 8 digits; only option (C) has 8.

Answer: (C) 36666663

Concept: Treat the letter part and the number part as two separate series.

1. Letters: C, E, G, I (+2 each) → K.
2. Numbers: 61, 67, 71, 73 are consecutive primes → next prime 79.
3. Next term = K79.

Trick: Primes after 60: 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97 – learn this list.

Answer: (C) K79

Concept: Use alphabet positions to find the jump in each pair.

1. M(13) → P(16): +3 → T(20) + 3 = W(23).
2. C(3) → G(7): +4 → S(19) + 4 = W(23).
3. Both blanks = W, W.

Trick: Remember EJOTY = 5, 10, 15, 20, 25: T = 20 → W = 23 quickly.

Answer: (B) W,W

Concept: Chain all comparisons; count only what is certain and list the possibilities.

1. Riya, Kavita > Prerna > Swati > Kavya > Pooja; Anshika is below Swati but above Pooja.
2. Surely younger than Kavita: Prerna, Swati, Kavya, Anshika, Pooja = 5.
3. Riya vs Kavita is not given → Riya may also be younger → 5 or 6.

Trick: When two people are both only "elder than X", their mutual order is unknown – expect an "either/or" answer.

Answer: (C) Either 5 or 6

Concept: An assumption is what the announcer must believe before making the statement.

1. Offering check-ups in all hospitals presumes enough doctors and facilities → I implicit.
2. A free scheme is launched expecting people to use it → II implicit.
3. Both are taken for granted.

Trick: For any scheme/announcement: "capacity to deliver" and "people will use it" are usually both implicit.

Answer: (C) Both assumption I and II are implicit

Concept: A valid action either fixes the cause or reduces the current hardship.

1. I: better drainage removes the cause of waterlogging → long-term fix, follows.
2. II: avoiding unnecessary travel cuts jams and trouble now → immediate relief, follows.
3. Both are practical → both follow.

Trick: Long-term solution + short-term relief together are both accepted.

Answer: (C) Both I and II follow.

Concept: Compare each position of consecutive clusters.

1. B→E, E→H, F→I: every letter +3.
2. HKL + 3 → K, N, O.
3. Next = KNO.

Trick: Inside each cluster the gap is +3, +1 (B_E_F); options must keep this: K→N (+3), N→O (+1) – only KNO fits.

Answer: (B) KNO

Concept: Convert letters to positions and study the gaps.

1. D=4, F=6, J=10, P=16.
2. Gaps: 2, 4, 6 → next 8.
3. 16 + 8 = 24 = X.

Trick: Gaps 2, 4, 6, 8 (even numbers) – a very common pattern.

Answer: (C) X