Q&A: practice questions with answers

Concept: Homophones sound the same but differ in spelling and meaning; choose by part of speech.

1. Blank 1 after 'a difficult' needs a noun: phase = stage/period.
2. Blank 2 after 'cannot' needs a verb: faze = to disturb or worry.
3. Model/modal do not fit the meaning at all.

Trick: Faze is mostly used in negatives: 'nothing fazes him'.

Answer: (C) phase; faze

Concept: Synonym from context: the sentence itself gives a clue.

1. Clue: 'uncertain about the tale' → doubt.
2. Dubiously = doubtfully, with suspicion.
3. Skeptically = with doubt → same meaning; Definitely and Confidently are opposite; Gladly unrelated.

Trick: Dubious ↔ doubt – both begin with 'du/dou'.

Answer: (A) Skeptically

Concept: Context clue decides the synonym.

1. Ominous = suggesting that something bad is coming.
2. Sentence clue: murmur 'heavy with threat'.
3. So Threatening; the other three are positive words.

Trick: Ominous comes from 'omen' – a (usually bad) sign of the future.

Answer: (D) Threatening

Concept: Build long words from their roots to spell them correctly.

1. anthropo (human) + morph (form) + ous (adjective ending).
2. = anthropomorphous – having human form.
3. (A) -us ending, (C) 'anthropa', (D) missing 'p' in morph.

Trick: Split into parts: anthropo-morph-ous; every part must be complete.

Answer: (B) anthropomorphous

Concept: Check each numbered word separately.

1. disputed, vacuums, panel – correct.
2. 'acceptad' is wrong; past participle of accept = accepted (-ed).
3. So the error is in part (3).

Trick: Regular verbs form V3 with -ed, never -ad.

Answer: (A) (3)

Concept: $\text{Path area}=\text{outer rectangle area}-\text{inner field area}$.

1. Outer length = $24+2\times 3=30$ m; outer width = $18+2\times 3=24$ m.
2. Outer area = $30\times 24=720{\text{m}}^2$; field = $24\times 18=432{\text{m}}^2$.
3. Path = $720-432=288{\text{m}}^2$.

Trick: Outside path: Area = $2w(l+b+2w)=2\times 3\times (24+18+6)=6\times 48=288$.

Answer: (C) 288 sq m

Concept: Perimeter of square $=4a$, Area $=a^2$.

1. $4a=24\Rightarrow a=\frac{24}{4}=6$ m.
2. Area = $6^2=36{\text{m}}^2$.

Trick: Area = ${\left(\frac{\text{Perimeter}}{4}\right)}^2={\left(\frac{24}{4}\right)}^2=36$ – one step.

Answer: (B) 36 sq m

Concept: In situational questions, pick the calm, helpful and respectful response.

1. It was an accident – nobody needs to be blamed.
2. Helping collect the files and speaking politely solves the problem and keeps good relations.
3. Blaming, laughing or walking away are rude and unprofessional.

Trick: Choose the option that is both helpful and polite; drop any option showing anger, mockery or indifference.

Answer: (A) Help gather the files and respond politely

Concept: Replace the coded signs with real ones, then solve by BODMAS.

1. Here $ stands for ÷ and ∧ for × (& = −).
2. $12÷3-18\times 6$.
3. $=4-108=-104$.

Trick: Since $18\times 6=108$ is far bigger than $12÷3$, the answer must be negative and end in 4 → only −104.

Answer: (B) -104

Concept: Find the shift from the example word, apply it to the new word.

1. BALL → CBMM: every letter moves one step ahead (+1).
2. CROW: C+1 = D, R+1 = S, O+1 = P, W+1 = X.
3. Code = DSPX.

Trick: Check only one letter that differs among options: R+1 = S removes (B) and (D); O+1 = P removes (C).

Answer: (A) DSPX

Concept: Find the common property of most numbers.

1. $9=3^2,16=4^2,25=5^2,36=6^2$ – all perfect squares.
2. 30 lies between 25 and 36, not a square.
3. So 30 is odd.

Trick: Remember squares 1–30 by heart; such questions take 5 seconds.

Answer: (D) 30

Concept: Relation: organisation : city of its headquarters.

1. NATO headquarters – Brussels (Belgium).
2. ASEAN Secretariat – Jakarta (Indonesia).
3. Bangkok is where ASEAN was founded (1967), not its HQ.

Yaad rakhein: SAARC – Kathmandu; OPEC – Vienna; ASEAN – Jakarta.

Answer: (A) Jakarta

Concept: Check if the second word is the first written backwards.

1. INDIA read from the end = AIDNI ✓ → rule: reverse.
2. PATNA reversed = A-N-T-A-P.
3. Answer: ANTAP.

Trick: The new word must end with the first letter (P) – only ANTAP ends in P… and starts with A.

Answer: (D) ANTAP

Concept: Compare letter positions (A = 1 … Z = 26) of the example pair.

1. E(5)→B(2): −3; A(1)→X(24): −3 (circular); R(18)→O(15): −3; T(20)→P(16): −4; H(8)→D(4): −4.
2. Pattern: −3, −3, −3, −4, −4.
3. VENUS: V→S, E→B, N→K, U→Q, S→O = SBKQO.

Trick: Options differ only in the last two letters: U−4 = Q and S−4 = O → SBKQO.

Answer: (C) SBKQO

Concept: Check differences between terms.

1. Gaps: 12 (91 to 79), 15 (79 to 64), 18 (64 to 46).
2. Each gap grows by 3 → next gap = 21.
3. 46 − 21 = 25.

Trick: Differences 12, 15, 18, 21 are multiples of 3 – write the next one directly.

Answer: (B) 25

Concept: Facing the centre: a person's right = anticlockwise side, left = clockwise side.

1. 'X immediate right of Y' → clockwise pairs: (B, D), (F, A), (E, C).
2. Order B, D, E, C, F, A puts C next to F ✗. So clockwise: B, D, F, A, E, C.
3. Check: B opposite A (not E) ✓, F and C not neighbours ✓.
4. Third to the left of A (clockwise): E, C, B.

Trick: Treat each 'immediate right' clue as a fixed block – only 2 block orders exist; test both.

Answer: (B) B

Concept: Compare part by part: number, name, road, city, PIN.

1. (A): 220 Ft. Road ✗.
2. (C): G-16 and 'Feet' ✗; (D): 'Center' and 411002 ✗.
3. (B) matches every character.

Trick: Check the numbers first (shop no., road no., PIN) – they eliminate most options fast.

Answer: (B) Shop No. G-15, City Centre Mall, 120 Ft. Road, Jayanagar, Pune - 411001

Concept: An exact match must keep every slash, dot, bracket and word.

1. (A) 'KP' without dots ✗.
2. (C) '12 A' without slash ✗.
3. (D) 'Rd' instead of 'Road' ✗. Only (B) is identical.

Trick: Look for abbreviations and punctuation marks – that is where the traps hide.

Answer: (B) 12/A, K.P. Towers, Anna Salai (Brigade Road), Bengaluru - 560001

Concept: Each term = sum of the previous two terms.

1. 5 = 2 + 3, 8 = 3 + 5, 13 = 5 + 8.
2. Next = 8 + 13 = 21.

Trick: If differences (1, 2, 3, 5) repeat the series itself, it is Fibonacci.

Answer: (C) 21

Concept: A fair decision is based on facts and both sides' arguments, not on personal bias.

1. Hear both colleagues and check their facts → unbiased decision.
2. (A) and (B) show favouritism/personal liking.
3. (D) avoiding a decision leaves the project stuck.

Trick: In ethics questions, the answer is usually the option with words like 'facts', 'both sides', 'evidence'.

Answer: (C) Examine the arguments and available facts of both sides and make a decision based on that