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PACE III - QUESTION BANK

Unit-I (Quantitative Ability-I)

Question Bank prepared by

S. Gowrisankar, PG and Research Department of Mathematics

1. A sum invested at 4 % simple interest p.a. grows to Rs 648 in 5 years. In

two years, the same amount at 10 % simple interest p.a. will grow to -----
----------
a) Rs 600 b) Rs 650 c) Rs 648 d) Rs 594
2. In what time does a sum of money become four times at simple interest
rate of 5 % per annum?
a) 60 years b) 61 years c) 63 years d) 65 years
3. The rate of simple interest at which a sum of money becomes three times
in 25 years is ------
a) 8 % b) 5 % c) 4 % d) 6 %
4. If Rs 400 amounts to Rs 441 in two years compounded annually, find the
rate of interest per annum.
a) 4% b) 10 % c) 5 % d) 8 %
5. In what time will Rs 100 becomes Rs 121 at 10 % p.a. compounded
annually?
a) 1.5 years b) 3 years c) 2.5 years d) 2 years
6. A person sold his watch for Rs 24 and got profit % equal to the cost price
then the cost price is ----------
a) Rs 20 b) Rs 18 c) Rs 22 d) Rs 16
7. A cloth store is offering “buy 3, get 1 free”. What is the net percentage
discount being offered by the store?
a) 25 % b) 33 1/3 % c) 20 % d) 7

8. If the profit made on a packet of sugar is Rs 40 and the cost price of the
packet is Rs 200, then how much is the profit percentage?
a) 20 % b) 25 % c) 30 % d) 15 %
9. A boy walks at 4 kms/hr and reaches his school 5 minutes late. Next day
he walks at 5 kms/hr and start at the same time, reaches his school 10
minutes early. How far is the school from his house?
a) 4 kms b) 5 kms c) 6 kms d) 3 kms
10. A can complete the work in 12 days while B can complete it in 15 days. They
start the work together but A left after 4 days. In how many days the work will
be completed?
a) 8 days b) 9 days c) 10 days d) 11 days

11. Find the HCF of 27, 36, 63 and 72?

a) 9 b) 7 c) 2 d) 3

12. How many numbers from 100 to 300 are divisible by 5 and 6?
a) 10 b) 9 c) 8 d) 7
13. Three years earlier father was 7 times as old as his son. After three years the
father’s age would be four times that of his son. What are the present ages of
the father and son?
a) 9 years b) 11 years c) 10 years d) 8 years
14. A man goes from Delhi to Jhansi by bus at the rate of 60 km/hr and returns at
the rate of 80 km/hr by a train. If the distance from Delhi to Jhansi is 340km,
find his average speed during the entire course of journey.
a) 68 hr 57 min b) 65 hr 45 min c) 68 hr 37 min d) 67 hr 57 min
15. A certain amount of money compounded annually at r % becomes Rs 1440 and
Rs 1728 after 2 and 3 years respectively. Find the value of r
a) 5 % b) 10 % c) 15 % d) 20 %

16. Find the average of all prime numbers between 30 and 50.
a) 37.8 b) 38.8 c) 39.8 d) 36.8
17. The average age of a class of 39 students is 15 years. If the age of the teacher be
included, then the average increases by 3 months. Find the age of the teacher.
a) 23 years b) 25 years c) 27 years d) 29 years
18. The age of man is 4 times that of his son. 5 years ago, the man was nine times
as old as his son was at that time. What is the present age of the man?
a) 7 years b) 8 years c) 9 years d) 10 years
19. A fixed deposit of Rs 8000 grows on CI at 5 % p.a. The deposit becomes Rs 8820
in
a) 1 year b) 1.5 years c) 4 years d) 2 years

20. Find the least perfect square number divisible by 15, 25, 35 and 50.
a) 44200 b) 44100 c) 44400 d)44300
UNIT-II ( Reasoning Ability –I)
Question Bank prepared by
N.Karunya, PG and Research Department of Mathematics
Syllogism
1. Statement:
Some trees are flowers. Some roads are flowers. All roads are vehicles.
Conclusions:
I. Some vehicles are trees.
II. Some vehicles are flowers.
III. Some roads are trees.
IV. All vehicles are roads.
a) None follows
b) Only I and II follow
c) Only II follows
d) Only I,III and IV follow
e) All follow
2. Statement:
A: If all players play to their full potential, we will win the match
B: We have won the match
Conclusions:
I. All players played to their full potential.
II. Some players did not play to their full potential.
a) If only II follow
b) If only I follow
c) If neither I nor II follows
d) If both I and II follows.
Blood Relation
1. Among her children, Ganga’s favourites are Ram and Rekha. Rekha is the mother of
Sharat, who is loves most by his uncle Mithun. The head of the family is Ram Lal, who is
succeeded by his sons Gopal and Mohan. Gopal and Gangahas been married for 35 years
and having 3 children. What is the relation between Mithun and Mohan?
a) Uncle
b) Son
c) Brother
d) No relation
2. Introducing a man, a woman said,”His wife is the only daughter of my mother”. How is
the woman related to the man?
a) Sister-in-law
b) Wife
c) Mother-in-law
d) Aunt
Study the information given below to answer these questions (3-4)
From the given statements solve the following questions:
1) In a family there is six members A, B, C, D, E and F
2) C is sister of F.
3) B is the brother of E’s husband
4) D is the father of A and grandfather of F.
5) There are two fathers, three brothers and a mother in the family
3. Which of the following is group of brothers?
a) ABD
b) ABF
c) BDF
d) BFC
4. How F is related to E?
a) Daughter
b) Husband
c) Son
d) Uncle
PUZZLES
Study the information given below to answer these questions.
i) Six plays A, B, C, D, E and F are to be organized from Monday to Saturday, i.e 5th to 10th
– one play each day.
ii) There are two plays between C and D and one play between A and C.
iii) There is one play between F and E, E is to be organized before F.
iv) B is too organized before A, not necessarily immediately.
v) The organization does not start with B.
1. Organization would start from which play?
a) A
b) F
c) D
d) Cannot be determined
2. Which day is play B organized?
a) Tuesday
b) Friday
c) Thursday
d) None of these
Logical Order
1. How many M’s are there in the following letter series which are not immediately
preceded by H but immediately followed by R?
HPMXTMRHMRCKMHPTLMRNUS
a) 3
b) 5
c) 1
d) 2
2. If in the English alphabet, all the letters at odd numbered positions are written in serial
order from left to right followed by the letters at even numbered positions written in
reverse order, which letter will be sixth to the left of seventeenth letter from left?
 a) D
b) B
c) V
d) U
Seating Arrangement
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Eight friends – C, D, E, F, N, O, P and Q – are sitting in a straight line facing north but
not necessarily in the same order. O is sitting second to the right of P, E is sitting third to the left
of Q, F is sitting fourth to the left of P, E does not sit on the extreme end of the line. D is
immediate neighbour of neither F nor P, C is not an immediate neighbour of P.

1. Which of the following pairs represents the two persons sitting at the extreme ends of
the line?
a) F, C
b) D, F
c) C, Q
d) N, D
e) O, F
2. What is the position of C with respect to Q?
a) Fourth to the right
b) Third to the right
c) Fourth to the left
d) Third to the left
e) Second to the right.
Statement and conclusions
1. Statement:
Some accountants are managers
Some Accountants are cashiers.
Conclusions:
I. All Cashiers are accountants.
II. Some managers are accountants.
a) If only conclusion I follows.
b) If only conclusion II follows.
c) If both I and II follows
d) If neither of them follows.
 2. Statement
India is a multilingual country. Hindi is the national language of India.
Conclusions:
I. All Indians should learn many language.
II. To be an Indian one needs to learn Hindi.
a) Only I follows.
b) Only II follows.
c) Neither I nor II follows
d) Both I and II follow.
Most logical Choice
1. From the given alternatives select the word which can be formed using the letters of the
given word,
IMMEASURABLE
a) MEAT
b) BIBLE
c) BAILABLE
d) BLUE
2. What should come next in the following sequence of letters?
BBCBCDBCDEBCD
EFBCDEFGBCDEF
a) B
b) G
c) H
d) D
e) None of these

Analogy
1. Choose same relationship from given four choices as given in original pair.
Visitor : Welcome
a) Warrior : Conquer
b) Worship : God
c) Beggar : Hungry
d) Criminal : prosecute

2. Fill in the blanks in these questions from among the alternatives (a),(b),(c) and (d)
ABA:ECE::________ : _________
a) LML:NON
b) IDI : OFO
c) PQP : STS
d) CDC : GEG
Data Arrangement
1. Arrange the following in a meaningful order.
1. Elephant
2. Cat
3. Mosquito
4. Tiger
5. Whale
a) 53124
b) 13542
c) 32415
d) 25143
2. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and tick the one
a) Transform
b) Transport
c) Transplant
d) Transfer
UNIT III
VERBAL ABILITY I
Prepared By
Prof. Jamuna V
Prof. Dinesh Kumar G

1. Choose the correct synonym of the underlined word.

There was nothing heroic about Cecil or his policy; it involved a callous attitude towards
struggling Protestants abroad.
a) Obdurate b) Compassionate c) Tender d) Incompetent

2. Choose the correct antonym of the underlined word.

Meanwhile Savonarola continued to denounce the abuses of the church and the guilt and
corruption of mankind, and thundered forth predictions of heavenly wrath.
a) Blame b) Boycott c) Accuse d) Defend

3. What is the etymological meaning of the word part ‘gen’?

a) Carry b) Equal c) Born d) Death

4. Which of the following word parts means ‘related to’?

a) ‘ism’ b) ‘ic’ c) ‘ile’ d) ‘ian’

5. Which of the following suffix used to make plural?

a) –ness b) –s c) – est d) – less

6. Choose the appropriate prefix to the following word ‘literate’

a) im- b) in- c) anti- d) il-
7. Solve the following analogies
DIVA: OPERA
A. producer: theatre
B. director: drama
C. conductor: bus
D. thespian: play

8. Solve the following analogies

PAIN: SEDATIVE
A. comfort: stimulant
B. grief: consolation
C. trance: narcotic
D. ache: extraction

9. Complete the following sentence:

________ I would not have helped such an ungrateful man.
a) Had I been in your place b) Even after knowing that he was an ungrateful
man
c) Had I asked him for his help d) Though he did not deserve any help at all

10. Complete the following sentence:

He has money now _______.
a) because he was very rich one b) as he given up all his wealth
c) because he had received very huge donation d) although he was very poor once

11 - 15
Reading Comprehension

In May 1966, the World Health Organisation was authorised to initiate a global
campaign to eradicate small-pox. The goal was to eradicate the disease in one
decade. Because similar projects for malaria and yellow fever had failed, few
believed that small-pox could actually be eradicated, but eleven years after the
initial organisation of the campaign, no cases were reported in the field.
The strategy was not only to provide mass vaccinations, but also to isolate
patients with active small-pox in order to contain the spread of the disease and
to break the chain of human transmission. Rewards for reporting small-pox
assisted in motivating the public to aid health workers. One by one, each
small-pox victim was sought out, removed from contact with others and
treated. At the same time, the entire village where the victim had lived was
vaccinated.

Today small-pox is no longer a threat to humanity. Routine vaccinations have

been stopped worldwide.

11. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
(a) The World Health Organisation
(b) The eradication of small-pox
(c) Small-pox vaccinations
(d) Infectious diseases
12. What was the goal of the campaign against small-pox ?
(a) To decrease the spread of small-pox worldwide.
(b) To eliminate small-pox worldwide in ten
years.
(c) To provide mass vaccinations against small-pox worldwide.
(d) To initiate worldwide projects for small-pox,malaria and yellow fever at the
same time.

13. According to the paragraph what was the strategy used to eliminate the
spread of small-pox?
(a) Vaccination of the entire village
(b) Treatment of individual victims
(c) Isolation of victims and mass vaccinations
(d) Extensive reporting of outbreaks.

14. Which statement doesn’t refer to small-pox?

(a) Previous projects had failed
(b) People are no longer vaccinated for it
(c) The World Health Organisation mounted a worldwide campaign to eradicate
the disease
(d) It was a serious threat

15. It can be inferred that

(a) no new cases of small-pox have been reported this year
(b) malaria and yellow fever have been eliminated
(c) small-pox victims no longer die when they contract the disease
(d) small-pox is not transmitted from one person to another

16. Reorder the jumbled paragraph.

I: The main thing that propelled the development of the aeroplanes at such a
fast
pace was, however, the first and the Second World War.
II: An aeroplane was a wonderful invention of its time.
III: But its use as a main means of transport was adopted only later.
IV: Some even say that it was one of the greatest inventions of all time.

Which is the correct order of the sentences?

A) I – II – IV – III
B) II – IV – III – I
C) III – IV – II – I
D) IV – II – III – I
17. The following sentences are not in order. The correct order is provided in
one of the options. Select the correct option from the following options:

I: The explanation of Mr Kenyon’s letter is briefly this.

II: If pushed to extremity he would turn against Kenyon, and make public the
conspiracy in which he had joined, together with Kenyon’s motive in
imprisoning
his wife.
III: He had had an interview with Dr Fox, in which he had so severely censured
the doctor that the latter finally became angry and defiant, and intimated.
IV: His visit South had done no good.

A) I – III – IV – II
B) II – IV – III – I
C) IV – III – II – I
D) I – IV – III – II

18. Reorder the jumbled paragraph.

I: An indefinable suspicion, which he could not explain, made him uneasy.
II: It was this, probably, that prompted him to go to the closet in which he
knew that Nicholas Bundy kept a pistol.
III: This ought to have quieted him for the night, but it did not.
IV: At times he placed the pistol under his pillow, but he had not done so to-
night, considering it quite unnecessary in a quiet boarding-house.

A) II – III – I IV
B) III – II – I – IV
C) III – I – II – IV
D) IV – II – I – III

19. : The following sentences are not in order. The correct order is provided in
one of the options. Select the correct option from the following options:

I: The road was a bad one, jolting the vehicle without mercy.
II: To Oliver it was fun, but Denton evidently did not relish it.
III: At last one jolt came, nearly overturning the conveyance.
IV: It dislodged the green spectacles from Denton’s nose, and for a moment his
eyes were exposed.
V: He replaced them hurriedly, but not in time. Oliver’s sharp eyes detected
him.
A) IV – II – V – III – II
B) III – IV – V – II – I
C) IV – II – V – I – II
D) V – IV – II – I – III
 20. The following sentences are not in order. The correct order is provided in
one of the options. Select the correct option from the following options:

I. Having a strategy is a matter of discipline.

II . It involves the configuration of a tailored value chain that enables a
company to offer unique value.
III. It requires a strong focus on profitability and a willingness to make tough
tradeoffs in choosing what not to do.
IV. Strategy goes far beyond the pursuit of best practices.
V. A company must stay the course even during times of upheaval, while
constantly improving and extending its distinctive positioning.

VI. When a company’s activities fit together as a self-reinforcing system, any

competitor wishing to imitate a strategy must replicate the whole system.

A). I - III - V - IV -II - VI

B). I - III- II - IV - V - VI
C). IV - III - II - V - VI- I
D). I - II - III - V - IV- VI

UNIT IV

LINGUISTIC ABILITY

Prepared By
Prof. Rusi S
Prof. Krithika Devi S

1. Find the appropriate Parts of Speech of the underlined word: I bought a beautiful dress at
the mall.
a) Preposition b) Adjective c) Noun d) Verb

2. There are -------- kinds of Parts of Speech.

a) 1 b) 4 c) 8 d) 9

3. Choose the appropriate Modal Verb: My best friend said, "I _____ help you move
next week."
a) able to b) would be able to c) be able to d) must be able to

4. Choose the appropriate Model Verb: He __________ be really eager to have me

move out!
a) must b) will c) can d) ought to

5. Use the correct Tense: Tomorrow, ____ to the dentist.

a) I going b) I am going c) I will to go d) I am to go
 6. Choose the correct Passive voice of the given sentence: Her manners pleased us very
much.
a) We were very much pleased on her manners.
b) We are very much pleased on her manners.
c) We pleased her very much with manners.
d) We were very much pleased with her manners.

7. Use the correct degree of comparison: An elephant is ______ than a cow.

a) Smaller b) Bigger c) Longer d) Shorter

8. Use the correct degree of comparison: The weather on the beach is _________ than in
the mountain.
a) Thicker b) Thinner c) Hotter d) Cooler

9. Use the correct degree of comparison: Girls' hair is usually ________ than the boys’
hair.
a) Smaller b) Longer c) Taller d) Bigger

10. Choose the correct Article: The test results will be available in ___ hour.
a) A b) An c) The d) no article

11. My brother said, “I just freed myself from a very loquacious history professor. All he seemed
to want was an audience.”
a. pretentious b. grouchy
c. talkative d. worried

12. There is no doubt that the idea of living in such a benign climate was appealing. The
islanders seemed to keep their vitality and live longer than Europeans.
a. tropical b. not malignant
c. kind d. favorable

13. There is a large demand all over the United States for plants indigenous to the desert. Many
people in Arizona have made a good business of growing and selling cacti and other local plants.
a. native b. necessary c. foreign d. alien

14. Select the appropriate answer:

High or low rich and poor wise and fool might all die.

a. High and low, rich and poor, wise and foolish, must all die.
b. High and low; rich and poor; wise and foolish; must all die.
c. High and low rich and poor, wise and foolish must all die.
d. High and low, rich and poor, wise and foolish must all die

15. The speech people use when they talk to one another casually (informally) is called
_________ English
a. conversational b) dialectic c) formal d)
professional
16. Learning and practicing English by you is perfectly fine, but nothing can replace having
_____________.
a. an actual conversation b. a rigorous practice c. practice through
writing
d. listening skill

17. __________ is the extremely informal “street speak.”

a. slang b. dialect c. pidgin d. broken English

18. What are the following things to be eliminated while doing a presentation?
a. fillers b. body language c. quotes d. feedbacks

19. __________ is not a positive attribute while doing a presentation.

a. excessive hand movement b. using PowerPoint
c. answering the questions from audience d. using gestures

20. The usage of appropriate language while writing depends on how a writer let his ________
to take the centre stage.
a. ideas b. vocabulary c. phrases d. usage of pleasing words

Unit V – Emotional Intelligence

QUESTION BANK PREPARED BY
Dr SABRINATHAN K,
HEAD , DEPARTMENT OF BBA

1. Emotional intelligence is different from other intelligences in that …

a. it is a set of skills
b. it can be measured using tests easily
c. the focus is on emotional reasoning, ability and knowledge
d. it is a new type of intelligence

2. Emotional intelligence can be studied through …

a. the abilities-focused approach
b. the integrative model approach
c. the mixed model approach
d. all of the above

3. Which of the following describes how Ability Emotional Intelligence and Trait
Emotional Intelligence are different?
a. The way they are measured
b. The way they are conceptualized
c. The way they correlate with other constructs
d. All of the above
4. Incremental validity refers to …
a. the additional contribution a new psychological idea makes to existing
knowledge
b. the additional evidence provided by new research
c. the way research findings are reinterpreted
d. the way statements are written in new tests

5. When predicting intellectual academic performance in medical students, EI showed

a. it is essentially social skills
b. large incremental validity
c. no incremental validity
d. a deterioration in its display

6. Which of the following is the best predictor of academic performance?

a. Trait EI
b. IQ
c. Personality
d. None of these

7. Mixed Emotional Intelligence models have …

a. significant overlap with conscientiousness, extraversion, and self-efficacy
b. no significant overlap with conscientiousness, extraversion, and self-efficacy
c. non-significant overlap with conscientiousness, extraversion, and self-efficacy
d. little overlap with conscientiousness, extraversion, and self-efficacy

8. The higher the Trait EI …

a. the higher the likelihood of personality disorder
b. the lower the likelihood of personality disorder
c. the higher the likelihood of self-harm
d. the higher the likelihood of harm to others

9. EI is linked to romantic relationship satisfaction because EI may be linked to …

a. having better understanding of the partner’s emotions
b. giving the person higher self-esteem
c. agreeing with the partner all the time
d. getting what one wants out of the relationship

10. Lower EI is likely linked to more aggressive behaviour because …

a. taking action is more important than expressing emotions
b. people with lower EI often think of themselves as victims
c. that is the only way the person know how to express their displeasure
d. other’s emotions and behaviours are misinterpreted as hostile and an aggressive
response is therefore exhibited

11. Demonstrating incremental validity of which of the following is tricky?

a. Intelligence
b. Ability EI
c. Trait EI
d. All of the above
12. Which of the following makes measuring EI challenging?
a. Whether the scenarios presented should be authentic or hypothetical
b. Whether conscious, effortful processing or spontaneous processing of emotional
materials should be measured
c. How happy the person is feeling
d. a and b only

13. Ability EI tests are more objective than Trait EI tests because …
a. they are easier to demonstrate one’s own strength
b. participants tended rate their own Trait EI as higher than they actually are
c. they are made up of multiple-choice questions
d. they cost money

14. Dunning-Kruger effect in EI states that …

a. a person with low EI is unaware of his or her own low EI
b. a person with high EI is aware that others have low EI
c. a person is the best person to estimate his or her own EI
d. a person’s EI is best evaluated by others

15. Having high EI may not always be adaptive. Why?

a. Others will likely ignore them
b. They will have high opinion of themselves
c. These people are more sensitive to mood manipulation
d. All of above

16. Which of the following is considered as a strength for Organisation?

a. Low labour turnover
b. New market opportunities in another city
c. Presence of monopoly
d. Small competitors in the industry

17. What are the key functions/ responsibilities of a manager in general?

a. Conceptual, Technical, Human, Mechanical
b. Plan, Organize, lead, Control
c. Give Order, handle disturbance, Organize, Lead
d. Lead, Negotiate, Order, Monitor

18. Another word that can be used for downtime is ___________.

a. Free time
b. Work time
c. Sleep time
d. School time

19. Which of the following is/ are likely to be considered as “time leaks”?
a. Procrastination
b. Schmoozing
c. Indecisiveness
d. All of the above.
e.
20. Which of the following statements is true
a. In small quantities, stress is good
b. Too much stress is harmful
c. All stress is bad
d. Optimisation of stress

21. Stress management is about learning

a. How to avoid the pressures of life
b. How to develop skills that would enhance our body’s adjustment when we are
subjected to the pressures of life
c. How to face the environment
d. How to escaping from stress

22. Which of the following research types aims at immediate application?

a) Action
b) Conceptual
c) Empirical
d) Fundamental

23. Mind mapping refers to :

a) An action plan for an adventure
b) A technique to enhance comprehension
c) Drawing the picture of mind
d) Studying the functions of mind

24. Who established Santiniketan?

a) KaziNazrul Islam
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Rabindranath Tagore
d) Sarojini Naidu

25. Every citizen is allowed to impart education as per his religion. Which part of Indian
constitution takes care of this?
a) Concurrent list of centre and the States
b) Democratic rights
c) Directive Principles
d) Fundamental Rights

26. "Education doesn't bring about social change; rather the social change results into an
educational change". Whose view was this?
a) Auguste Comte
b) Emile Durkheim
c) Herbert Spencer
d) Karl Marx
27. The first practical intelligence test was invented by ________.
a) Alfred Binet
b) Charles Spearman
c) David Wechsler
d) Francis Galton

28. Observational learning consists of -

i) Attention and retention
ii) Attention and reinforcement
iii) Production processes and motivation
iv) Reinforcement and motivation

a) (i) and (iii) only

b) (ii) and (iv) only
c) (iii) and (iv) only
d) (i) and (ii) only

29. Through which mental activity do we transform available information to reach

conclusions?
a) Motivating
b) Problem solving
c) Reasoning
d) Thinking

30. Young adolescents rebel to express their ________.

a) External discipline imposed

b) Their creativity
c) Their desire for freedom
d) Their personal inadequacy