SNAP MOCK 1

Directions for questions 1 to 3: Read the passage given below and answer the questions that
follow.
Questions 1 to 3 carry 1 mark each.
A substantial part of the discussion on immortality touches upon the fundamental question in the
philosophy of mind: do souls exist? Dualists believe souls do exist and survive the death of the
body; materialists believe mental activity is nothing but cerebral activity and thus death brings
the total end of a person's existence. through resurrection. some immortalists believe that, even if
immortal souls do not exist, immortality may still be achieved
1 Which of the following can replace the word 'substantial as used in the passage?
1) Trivial.
2) Consequential
3) Intermittent
4) Salubrious

2
Which of the following option defines the meaning of the word 'dualist'?

1) Someone who believes that things are divided into two often very different or opposing parts.
2) Someone who believes in materialistic gains.
3) Someone who is immortal.
4) Someone who participates in duels.

3
Which word, if inserted in the blank, makes the most sense in the context of the passage?
1) However
2) Thus
3) And
4) Therefore

Directions for question 4: Fill in the blanks with the correct simile.
Questions 4 to 15 carry 1 mark each.
4
As easy as
1) a pony
2) a daisy
3) apple-pie
4) cake

5
is to say if the system is no longer deemed or has become politically corrupt?
1) Whom, dubious
2) To who, potential
3) Who, viable
4) What, arguable

6
The great texts have been guarded (1) by ancient warriors (2) that have been rewarded with
longevity. (3)
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4

7
A. A similar black horse on a yellow shield is the Coat of Arms of the German eity of Stuttgart,
home of Mercedes-Benz and the design bureau of Porsche, both being main competitors of Alfa
and Ferrari in the 1930s. B.
The city's name derives from Stutengarten, an ancient form of the German word Gestüt, which
translates into English as stud farm and into Italian as scuderia.
C. Stuttgarts Rössle has both rear legs firmed planted on the soil, like Baracca's horse, but unlike
Ferrari's cavalimo.
D. The motif of a prancing horse is old, it can be found on ancient coins of around the medieval
age
E. Porsche also includes the Stuttgart sign in its corporate logo, centred in the emblem of the
state of Württemberg.
1) DABEC
2) BCEAD
3) CEBDA
4) DAECB

8
Exactitude: Vagueness :: Grandiose :
1) Ostentatious
2) Modest
3) Mendicant
4) Regal

9
He had to repair (A) / many cars before he received (B) / his mechanic's license (C) / No error
(D).
1) D
2)C
3) B
4) A

10
As darkness approached and the rats started crawling out from the basement, the cat knew
that it was meal time.
1) Simple
2) Compound
3) Complex
4) Compound – Complex

11 Choose correct of the following

1) Extrution
2) Extrusion
3) Extrosion
4) Extrotion

12
The is used to enclose words or figures that clarify or are used as an aside.
1) hyphen
2) slash
3) parentheses
4) comma

13
All the phrases below mean 'starting to sleep'. Which phrase means to fall asleep gradually'?
1) Get to sleep
2) Nod off
3) Drift off
4) Fall asleep
14
A. The human body is made up of tiny cells which, divide and reproduce themselves. B. Cancer
is a disease where, certain cells in the body grow in an uncontrolled manner. C. Together with
heart attack it kills more people everyday than any other disease. D. These rampant growing
cells are called as tumours.
1) ABDC
2) BCAD
3) BDAC
4) BCDA

15
When someone says, 'you look like death warmed over', they mean that the person:
1) Looks scary
2) Looks horribly ill
3) Looks like they need a vacation
4) Looks like they need a makeover

16
The number of hours for which Shyam slept in a day varies partially with the number of hours he
has worked that particular day. He worked for 4 hours on Monday and 6 hours on Tuesday. He
slept for 10 hours on Monday and 16 hours on Tuesday. If he slept for 8 hours on Wednesday,
then for how many hours on Wednesday did he work?
1) 16/5
2) 3
3) 10/3
4) 11/3

17
If one of the roots of the quadratic equation 2x² - 7x + q = 0 is 3, what is the other root?
1) 2
2) -3
3)-1/2
4) ½

Runs scored by three batsmen in seven matches of a tournament are being analysed through a
line graph. The batsmen under consideration are Adam, Raju and Harshit. The number of rans
scored by each batsman is on
the y-axis and the match number is on the x-axis.

18
Which batsman scored the highest total runs in all the matches of the tournament?
1) Adam
2) Harshit
3) Raju
4) Two of the batsmen have scored the same number of runs

19
Which of the following is the lowest?
1) The percentage by which Adam's score in match 5 is higher than Harshit's score in match 5.
2) The percentage by which Raju's score in match 1 is higher than Harshit's score in match 7.
3) The percentage by which Raju's score in match 5 is higher than Adam's total scores in
matches 1 and 3.
4) The percentage by which Adam's total runs are higher than Raju's total runs in all the matches.

20
The sales of a product is directly proportional to its advertising budget, When the advertising
budget is Rs 18000, the sales achieved is Rs 45000. What will be the advertising budget when the
sales achieved is Rs 1400007
1) Rs 48000
2) Rs 52000
31 Rs 56000
4) Rs 64000

Directions for question 21:

Answer the following questions based on the information given below.
Question 21 carries 1 mark.
The table below shows the production of wheat and rice in million tonnes from the years 1997 to
2004.

21
In which year is the percentage increase in the production of wheat the highest?
1) 2000-2001
2) 2001-2002
3) 1998-1999
4) 2003-2004

Directions for question 22:

Each question is followed by two statements A and B. Answer each question using the following
instructions.
Mark (1) if the question can be answered by using statement A alone but not by using statement
B alone. Mark (2) if the question can be answered by using statement B alone but not by using
statement A alone.
Mark (3) if the question can be answered by using both the statements together but not by using
either of the statements alone.
Mark (4) if the question cannot be answered on the basis of the two statements.
Questions 22 to 30 carry 1 mark each.

22
What is the highest power of 7 that divides K!?
A. The highest power of 2 that divides K! is 46.
B. The highest power of 2 that divides K! is 42.
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4

23
What is the value of X if X = (tan 20 × tan² 110x cot 120 x tan 160)?
1) 1
2)1/√3
3)√3
4)1/√3

24
A car drove from A to B without stopping. It covered the first 40 miles of its journey at an average
speed of 25 mph. What was the ear's average speed (in mph), for the remaining 120 miles if its
overall average speed was
40 mph?
1) 28
2) 40
3) 50
4) 60

25
The total cost of producing x units of pizzas in a fast food restaurant is given by the equation C(x)
= 50 + 3x/2.
What will be the cost of producing 150 pizzas in the same restaurant?
1) 225
2) 275
3) 350
4) 250

26
A cube of edge 3 cm is cut into smaller cubes of edge 1 cm. The ratio of the total surface area
of all the smaller cubes to the surface area of the larger cube is equal to:
1) 1:3
2) 3:1
3) 1:1
4) 2:9
27
(1/3)rd of the goods, of same cost price, are sold at a loss of 10%. At what profit percentage
must the rest of the goods be sold at, so as to gain a total profit percentage of 20%?
1) 30
2) 32
3) 35
4) 36

28
Nipun mixes two varieties of rice costing Rs. 50 per kg and Rs. 80 per kg and sells the mix at Rs. 75
per kg to gain 25% in the deal. If he sells 150 kg of the mix, how much of it is the cheaper variety
of rice?
1) 75 kg
2) 100 kg
3) 110 kg
4) None of these

29
Kalvani invested Rs. 50,000 in a particular business. Lavanya joined her after a few months with
Rs. 75,000. After 4 more months, Madhuri joined them with some amount. At the end of 2 years,
they divided the total profit earned in the ratio 1:1:1, which is the same as the ratio of their time
value of investments. What is the total amount invested by all the three together?
1) Rs. 3,00,000
2) Rs. 2.50,000
3) Rs. 2,25,000
4) None of these

30
The sum of the digits of a three digit number is 12. The digits are in AP. If the digits are reversed,
then the number is diminished by 396. Find the number.
1) 642
2) 741
3) 813
4) 543
Questions 32 to 35 carry 1 mark each.

32
A boy, standing on top of a building 25 m high, notices a bird at some distance at an angle of
elevation of 30°. At the same instant, he also notices reflection of the bird at an angle of
depression of 45° in a small water pool, on the same level as the floor of the building and exactly
vertically below the bird. What is the distance between the boy and the bird in meters?
1) 25√3
2) 50/√3
3) 25(√3+1)
4) None of these
33
An amount increases to 1.4 times itself in a simple interest transaction. What is the simple interest
earned (in Rs.) from an amount of Rs.14,200 for the same period at the same rate of interest?
1) 6,200
2) 4,800
3) 5,680
4) 4,850

34
What is the probability that a two digit number selected at random will be a multiple of 5 and
not a multiple of 6?
1) 1/6
2) 8/45
3) 2/15
4) 3/20

35
In June a cricket team that played 50 games won 40% of its games played. After a phenomenal
winning streak this team raised its win percentage to 60%. How many minimum number of
games had the team played to attain this average?
1125
2) 28
3) 24
4) 30

36
Mahesh said while looking at a photgraph, "The lady is the wife of the only grandson of my
mother". II Mahesh is the only child of his parents, what is the relation of Mahesh with the lady in
the photograph?
1) Father
2) Father-in-law
3) Grand Father
4) Husband

Directions for question 37:

The two statements given below are followed by two conclusions. Choose the conclusion/s that
follow/s from both the statements.

Questions 36 to 42 carry 1 mark each.

37
Statements:
I. All pets are cute.
II. All cute are beautiful.

Conclusion:
I. All pets are beautiful.
II. All beautiful are pets.

1) Only I
2) Only II
3) Either I or II
4) Neither I nor II

38
In Perfectoland all trees bear fruits of the same weight. However one imperfect tree, which was
to be identified, bore fruits which were heavier by 200 grams. It was one of the trees from
amongst the ten trees in a row in front of Mr. Perfect's house. Using an electronic weighing scale,
at least how many times must the fruits of these trees be weighed in order to determine the
imperfect tree?
1)3
2) 2
3) 1
4) 4

39
P@Q means P + Q
P#Q means P - Q
P & Q means P X Q
P $ Q means PQ
What is the value of (ASJ) & (D #L@M), if A = 4, J = 5, D = 54, L = 4 and M =17?

1)68608
2)50120
3)65536
4)55246

40
Which letter should replace the question mark in the grid given above?
1) C
2) D
3) F
4) Η

41
In a family there are five mothers, ten daughters, nine granddaughters, two grandmothers and
six great granddaughters. What is the minimum number of female members in the family given
that the persons mentioned in the above relations are the only female members of the family?
1) 32
2) 16
3) 13
4) 11

Directions for question 42: Given are two statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II
and III. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be variance
with commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of them logically
follows from the statements.
Questions 36 to 42 carry 1 mark each.

42

Statements
A. All boys are girls.
B. Some girls are beautiful.

Conclusions
1. Some boys maybe beautiful II. All boys are beautiful,
III. Some Girls aren't beautiful.

1) Only I
2) Only II
3) Only III
4) I and III Only
Directions for question 43: Answer the following questions based on the information given below.
Question 43 carries 1 mark.

Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F sit in two rows of three each facing north. Further the following
information is known:
A and F occupy the extreme ends of the same row.
B and D sit in the center of the two rows.
E and C sit in the front row.

43 Given that C and F are at the left ends of the two rows, who occupies the right most seat in
the back row?

1) B
2) D
3) E
4) A

44
125:343:: 216:?

1) 523
2) 512
3) 566
4) 515

45
Five fruits apple, mango, orange, guava and peach - are arranged in a line from left to right
(not necessarily in that order). Some conditions those need to be met are:
i. Mango and peach are adjacent to each other.
ii. Apple is at one of the ends.
iii. Orange is next to apple.
iv. There is exactly one fruit between guava and peach.
In how many ways can the fruits be arranged?
1) 4
2) 5
3) 3
4) 6
46
In a certain code, the word HEATER is written as KBDQHO. How would the word COOLER be
written in the same code?

1) ALRIHV
2) FLRIHO
3) FLIRHO
4) FRLIHO

A, B, C, D, E, F and G are friends. No two friends are of the same age, but all have their birthdays
on the same day of different months in the same year. D is seven months older than B. E is 5
months younger than D and three months older than C. A is two months older than E and six
months older than F. G is aged somewhere between A and B. The youngest person was born on
23rd November 1994 and the oldest D was born on 23rd February 1994.

47
Who is the second youngest friend?
1) B
2) G
3) C
4) F

Directions for question 48: Each of the following passages are followed by an inference or
inferences. Examine each inference separately in the context of the passage. Each inference is
denoted by:
1 if the inference is definitely true/false, Le. It directly follows from the statement of facts given or
it cannot possibly be inferred from the statement of facts given...
2 if the inference is probably true, though not directly true, in the light of the statement of facts
given.
3 if the inference is uncertain, Le. data is insufficient to decide whether the inference is true or
false.
4 if the inference is probably false, though not definitely false, in the light of the statement of
facts given.
Choose the option that gives the most appropriate set of conclusions about the inference or
inferences,
Questions 48 to 57 carry 1 mark each.

48
 Few Indians go to watch a Football match in a stadium. Danish has gone to watch a football
match in a stadium.
Conclusion: Danish is an Indian.
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4

49
The new technique by a team at Imperial College London involves injecting mosquitoes with a
gene that causes the vast majority of their offspring to be male, leading to an eventual dramatic
decline in the population within six generations as females disappear. Male mosquitoes do not
bite human beings, while female mosquitoes are responsible for the transmission of a number of
diseases.
Which of the following can be inferred from the statement?
1) Female mosquitoes are responsible for procreation.
2) The deeline in the population of female mosquitoes will lead to the amelioration of human
health.
3) The new technique is a breakthrough in the genetic analysis of mosquitoes.
4) Male mosquitoes are beneficial and hence, it would be impractical to kill them.

50
In a certain code language, "fruit is good is written as "pul ta cop'; 'tree is tall' is written as "cop
ko tir' and 'eat good food' is written as 'pul ho sop". How is the word 'fruit' written in that
language?
1) pul
2) ta
3) cop
4) ta or cop

51
There are six people A, B, C, D, E and F sitting around a round table. Some of them are facing
inward and some of them are facing outward. B is sitting to the immediate right of A. E is sitting
to the immediate left of F. A is sitting between B and F. D is sitting to the immediate right of E and
immediate left of C. If A, B, D and Fare facing inward, who is sitting to the immediate right of F?
1) C
2) A
3) E
4) D
52
14375: 420 :: 31642: x
What is the value of x?
1) 185
2) 144
3) 198
4) 344

53
A, B, C and D always make two claims one of which is true and the other is false. Based on their
claims given below, how is D related to B? (Assume that there are no females in the group and B
always wears the blue
shirt).
A: C is my brother. D is not my father.
B: Only A is wearing a red shirt. C is the father of A.
C: A is the son of B. B is wearing a black shirt.
D: C is the brother of A. I am the brother of the person wearing a red shirt.
1) Father
2) Grandfather
3) Son
4) Grandson

54
Amrita runs 50 m south. She then turns left and runs 100 m, after which she again turas left and
runs another 75 m. She finally turns left and runs for another 100 m. How far is she from the starting
point?
1) 30 m
2) 25 m
3) 35 m
4) 40 m

55
A product is available in five different variants (A, B, C. D and E) based on weight and price. B is
both costlier and heavier than E. A is heavier than C and costlier than D. D is heavier than B. but
cheaper than E. Cis heavier than R, but cheaper than it. Which of these can be the cheapest as
well as heaviest variant?
1)E
2) C
3) A
4) D

56
In a class, there are three rows of benches facing north. Each bench can seat three students.
There are three girls and six boys in the class. They sit as per the following rules:
Each row has one girl.
The extreme ends of each row are occupied by students of different genders.
No girl sits exactly behind another girl.
Given that the extreme right seat in the first row is occupied by a girl, which of the following
statements is false?

1) The boys occupy the middle seat in each of the rows.

2) The two boys in the third row are separated by a girl.
3) The seat at the extreme left in the second row is occupied by a girl.
4) Each row has two boys sitting adjacent to each other.

Directions for question 57: The question below has a set of sequentially ordered statements. Each
statement can be classified as one of the following:
A. Facts, which deal with the pieces of information that one has heard, seen or read, and which
are open to discovery or verification (the answer option indicates such a statement with an 'F')
B. Inferences, which are conclusions drawn about the unknown, on the basis of the known (the
answer option indicates such a statement with an 'I')
C. Judgements, which are opinions that imply approval or disapproval of persons, objects,
situations and occurrences in the past, the present or the future (the answer option indicates
such a statement with a "J")
Select the answer option that best describes the set of statements.
Questions 48 to 57 carry I mark each.

57
A. The invention of agriculture is one of the great revolution of human history
B. In the period of the Neolithic revolution (roughly 8000-5000 BCE.), agriculture was far from the
dominant mode of support for human societies.
C. Between 1970 and 2011, the GDP share of agriculture has fallen from 43 to 16 percent. D. The
various agricultural reforms might help in substantially developing the field of agriculture.

1) FFIJ
2) JFFI
3) IJII
4) IIJI
A, B, C, D, E, F and G are friends. No two friends are of the same age, but all have their birthdays
on the same day of different months in the same year. D is seven months older than B. E is 5
months younger than D and three months older than C. A is two months older than E and six
months older than F. G is aged somewhere between A and B. The youngest person was born on
23rd November 1994 and the oldest D was born on 23rd February 1994,

58
A, B, C, D, E. F and Gare friends. No two friends are of the same age, but all have their birthdays
on the same day of different months in the same year. D is seven months older than B. E is 5
months younger than D and three months older than C. A is two months older than E and six
months older than F. G is aged somewhere between A and B. The youngest person was born on
23rd November 1994 and the oldest D was born on 23rd February 1994.
Who was born in the month of September"
1) B
2) A
3) F
4) E
Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F sit in two rows of three each facing north. Further the following
information is known:
A and F occupy the extreme ends of the same row.
B and D sit in the center of the two rows.
E and C sit in the front row.

60
Who sits to the left of B?
1) A
2) F
3) E
4) Cannot be determined