VERBAL REASONING

Choose the lettered word or phrase that is MOST NEARLY SIMILAR in meaning to
the word in capital letters.

1. A PATRIOT __________ his country.

A. attacks
B. loves
C. misses
D. serves

2. If something is OBVIOUS, it is quite __________.

A. clear
B. false
C. secret
D. terrifying

Questions 3-7

Everybody agreed that Halena was a very beautiful girl. In fact, the villagers told her
that she was the most beautiful girl in her village. This made Halena vain. She
became proud of her beauty and each day looked at herself in the mirror. She liked
her looks so much that daily she went to look at herself in the stream that ran past
her house.

One day her mother asked her to wash the dishes. Halena spent so much time
admiring her reflection in the dishes that her mother was annoyed. "Halena, you're
becoming too vain and lazy. You do nothing but admire yourself each day. This has
got to stop. Even our neighbors are complaining. They say you've become proud and
won't even talk to their daughters. You make me so ashamed."

Halena sulked and refused to do any more work. She thought her mother was
treating her badly. She became even lazier. Each day, she lay in the bed until the
sun was high in the sky. Her mother did not know what to do with her.

"Halena, please go to the stream and fetch some water. I want to bake some cakes
for the tea," said her mother.

"But I may fall into the water," said Halena.

Her mother sighed. She was slowly losing patience with her daughter. "Hold on to a
bush and you won't fall in."

"But the bush may fall into the stream," complained her daughter.
"Hold on to a strong bush and you won't fall in," said her mother.

"But all the bushes by the stream have thorns and I may scratch my pretty hands,"
said the girl.

Her mother grew steadily more impatient, "Halena put on your mittens. They'll not
only keep you warm but will also stop you from getting scratched." Halena then
complained that her mittens were torn. Her mother then handed her a needle and
thread.

"What if the needle breaks?" asked the girl. Halena did not sew her mittens but spent
the time looking at herself in the mirror.

Her mother was very angry with her, and when her husband returned home from
work, she spoke to him about their daughter. He was angry too when he heard what
his wife told him, so he sent for Halena. "Halena go this minute and get a really thick
needle from the work basket and mend your mittens," he said.

"But Papa, what if the needle pricks my finger?"

"You can use a thimble made of strong skin," he said.

"But if the thimble is pierced, I'll hurt my finger," said the girl.

Halena's younger sister, who was good and sweet-natured came into the room.
Cheerfully, she offered to fetch the water. She ran to the stream, filled the bucket
and then helped her mother bake some cakes. When Halena saw the lovely golden
cakes, her mouth began to water, they looked delicious.

"Mother give me some cakes," she said.

"They're hot and you'll burn your fingers," said her mother.

"I'll put on my mittens."

"But your mittens are torn. Besides, they're damp as you didn't not dry them out
yesterday after playing in the snow," said her mother.

"I'll dry them now before the fire," said the girl.

"No, drying them out too quickly will make them stiff. And you won't be able to hold
the cakes," said her mother.

Halena was hungry and the cakes smelled so delicious. "I'll soften them with some
wax," she said.

"But your hands will get dirty. Why should you work and spoil your looks? It would be
better if I gave the cakes to your sister who doesn't mind using her hands," said
Halena's mother.

When she saw her mother gave her sister the cake, Halena ran out of the house to
the stream. She was very angry as she thought her mother was very unfair. Her
sister came to join her at the stream. "Halena, please don't be angry. I'll share my
cake with you," her sister said. She was only trying to be kind, but Halena was proud.
How could she, a village beauty, accept a half-eaten cake! She turned round and
slapped her sister hard.

"Go away! I don't want anything from you. Just leave me alone." Halena began to hit
her sister again. Suddenly she lost her balance and fell into the stream. The
guardian angel of the stream who had seen Halena treat her sister badly, changed
her into a goose. All day long Halena, the goose swam around in the stream. "Ga!
Ga! What a beauty I am," she said looking at herself in the stream.

As time went by, she forgot how to speak. All she remembered was her name, and
whenever she saw anyone, she would say,

" Halena! Halena!" so that all would remember the village beauty who turned into a
goose.

3. The knowledge that she was very beautiful made Halena _______.

A. unhappy
B. upset
C. useless
D. worried

4. The sentence "Halena sulked" means she was _______.

A. angry
B. foolish
C. lazy
D. proud

5. Halena's mother asked her to fetch water because she wanted to _______.

A. bake cakes
B. clean the floor
C. wash clothes
D. wash dishes

6. "Mittens" are kind of _______.

A. coats
B. gloves
C. shirts
D. shoes
 7. Halena did not accept the cake from her sister because _______.

A. her mother did not allow her

B. it was dirty
C. she did not feel hungry
D. she was very proud

Complete the sentences by choosing the best option, from the given lettered choices
(A to D) below each.

8. Where did the Mughals ______ from?

A. came
B. come
C. had come
D. have come

9. Please let passengers ______ their seats in the bus.

A. take
B. taken
C. to take
D. took

10. We lost because we didn't play very well. We ______ played better.

A. can be
B. can have
C. should be
D. should have

11. What are you laughing ______?

A. at
B. by
C. for
D. on

12. Malika promised ______ shopping with me.

A. go
B. going
C. gone
D. to go
Four lettered pairs (A to D) follow a related pair of words given in the question.
Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in
the original pair in capital letters.

13. HAIR: LOCK:

A. book: newspaper
B. flower: bunch
C. hill: mountain
D. oven: bakery

14. HYDROGEN: GAS:

A. bird: nest
B. coin: metal
C. goat: mammal
D. sea: ocean

15. HUGE: LARGE:

A. calm: restless
B. cheerful: sad
C. plain: simple
D. tall: short

16. DOG: KENNEL:

A. cat: kitten
B. chicken: coop
C. fish: frog
D. scorpion: poison

17. WIN: LOSE:

A. athlete: run
B. open: shut
C. protect: save
D. sleep: rest
Choose the lettered word or phrase that is MOST NEARLY OPPOSITE in meaning
to the word in capital letters.

18. If you are PUNCTUAL, it means you are not ______.

A. confident
B. happy
C. late
D. prepared

19. Malik and Ibrahim are FOES and not ______.

A. Brothers
B. class fellows
C. friends
D. neighbors

20. This pile of papers is TRASH and not ______.

A. beautiful
B. new
C. pretty
D. valuable
ANALYTICAL REASONING

Questions 21-22

In a class there are seven students (including boys and girls) A, B, C, D, E, F and G.
They sit on three benches I, II and III. Such that at least two students on each bench
and at least one girl on each bench. C who is a girl student, does not sit with A, E
and D. F the boy student sits with only B. A sits on the bench I with his best friends.
G sits on the bench III. E is the brother of C.

21. How many girls are there out of these 7 students?

A. 3 or 4
B. 3
C. 4
D. Data inadequate

22. How many students are in bench II?

A. 4
B. 2 or 3
C. 3
D. 2

A database software manufacturing company found out that a product it has

launched recently had a few bugs. The product has already been bought by more
than a million customers. The company realized that bugs could cost its customers
significantly. However, if it informs the customers about the bug, it feared losing
credibility.

23. What would be the most ethical option for the company?

A. Apologize and fix up the bug for all customers even if it has to incur
losses
B. Do not tell the customers about bugs and remove only when customers
face problems, even if it means losses for the customers
C. Keep silent and do nothing
D. Keep silent but introduce an improved product that is bug free at the
earliest

You as a recruitment manager are interviewing Saveen, a hard-working young man,

who had problem in speaking fluent English. He has studied in vernacular medium
school and colleges.
 24. Amongst the following options, what would you choose to do, if your company
has vacancies?

A. I would hire him at all costs

B. I would hire him for production or finance job but not for marketing job,
which requires good communication skills
C. I would hire him for the job he is good at, and provide training in other
areas
D. I would not hire him as he might be a burden on the organization
because of his poor communication skills

Questions 25-29

Each question has a main statement, followed by four statements labeled A, B, C,

and D. Choose the ordered pair of statements, where the first statement implies the
second, and the two statements are logically consistent with the main statement.

25. Selana wins the tournament provided she plays the final.
(A) Selana played the final.
(B) Selana won the tournament.
(C) Selana did not win the tournament.
(D) Selana did not play the final.

A. AB
B. AC
C. BA
D. CD
26. You can drive over 100 kmph only on the freeway.

(A) You are on the freeway.

(B) You cannot drive over 100 kmph.
(C) You can drive over 100 kmph.
(D) You are not on the freeway.

A. AB
B. AC
C. BD
D. DB

27. The exam is either CAT or XAT.

(A) The exam is CAT.

(B) The exam is not CAT.
(C) The exam is XAT.
(D) The exam is not XAT.
 A. AB
B. BA
C. BC
D. CD

28. Mr. Sunil is an engineer/a doctor.

(A) Mr. Sunil is an engineer.

(B) Mr. Sunil is not a doctor.
(C) Mr. Sunil is not an engineer.
(D) Mr. Sunil is a doctor.

A. AB
B. AD
C. BC
D. DA

29. Every inhabitant of the planet is either male or female. Given M is an

inhabitant of the planet.

(A) M is male.
(B) M is female.
(C) M is not male
(D) M is not female.

A. AB
B. AC
C. BC
D. CD

Dr. Mayusha is a better physician than Dr. Irosha. This is obvious because in a
recent survey, their mutual patients rated Dr. Mayusha as the better physician.

30. The above argument assumes that __________.

A. patient rating is a valid indicator of the quality of a physician

B. patients will rate a doctor as "better" if they feel more comfortable with
that doctor
C. the better doctor is the one from whose care patients benefit more
D. the better doctor will be the one with greater experience

Kalindu walks 10 km towards North. From there she walks 6 km towards South.
Then, she walks 3 km towards East.
 31. How far and in which direction is she with reference to her starting point?

A. 5km Southwest
B. 5km Northeast
C. 6km Southwest
D. 10km Northwest

Pranav left for his college in his car. He drove 15 km towards north and then 10 km
towards west. He then turned to the south and covered 5 km. Further, he turned to
the east and moved 8 km. Finally, he turned right and drove 10 km.

32. How far and in which direction is he from his starting point?
A. 2 km West
B. 3 km North
C. 5 km East
D. 6 km South

Questions 33-39

Six animals labeled as, R, S, T, U, V and W must each be scheduled for check up by
a team of veterinary doctors. The animals are to be checked one at a time in six
consecutive time slots on the same day according to the following conditions:

T cannot be checked immediately before or immediately after U.

S must be checked immediately before W.
R must be checked fourth.

33. Which of the following is an acceptable schedule for the animals in order from
first checked to last checked?

A. S, V, U, R, T, W
B. S, W, V, R, U, T
C. T, V, U, S, W, R
D. U, V, T, R, S, W

34. If S is checked second, which of the following must be true?

A. R is checked at some time before U

B. T is checked at some time before V
C. T is checked sixth
D. V is checked at some time after R
 35. Animal U can be checked in any of the following time slots EXCEPT:

A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fifth

36. If animal S is checked first, V must be checked _____.

A. at some time after R

B. at some time before T
C. immediately before R
D. immediately before U

37. If U is checked sixth, which of the following is a complete and accurate list of
the time slot(s), any one of which could be the time slot(s) in which T is
checked?

A. First
B. First, second
C. First, third
D. First, second, third

38. If W is checked at some time before T is checked, S can be checked _____.

A. at some time after T

B. immediately after U
C. immediately after V
D. immediately before V
39. If both T and V are checked at some time after R is checked, U must be
checked _________.

A. first
B. second
C. third
D. first or else third

Five students participated in an Organizing Committee of a seminar. They were

praised according to the efforts they made. According to the chief organizer:

Saveen was praised lower than Sharvil, Abinada was praised higher than Dilan.
Kalindu's rank according to the praise was between Saveen and Abinada.
40. Who was praised highest?

A. Abinada
B. Dilan
C. Kalindu
D. Sharvil
QUANTITATIVE REASONING

41. What is the volume of cylinder whose base radius 1.5cm and height 7cm?
(Take 𝜋 = 22/7)

A. 16.5 cm³
B. 49.5 cm³
C. 50.5 cm³
D. 49.5 cm²

42. What is the sum of interior angles of a hexagon?

A. 360°
B. 540°
C. 720°
D. 1080°

43. The mean value 7 is the 21st term in the series then sum of values of data is
_____.

A. 123
B. 147
C. 287
D. 294

44. 4 - [36 - 2(5 + 7 - 3)] ÷ 6 = _____.

A. -20
B. 1
C. 8
D. 20

45. What is the next term in the sequence 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34?

A. 39
B. 44
C. 45
D. 55
46. A can built a room in 50 days and B can 75 days. In how many days the same
room will built if both A and B work together?

A. 20
B. 25
C. 30
D. 40

47. Factors of 6x² - 11x + 5 = 0 are _____.

A. -1, -5/6
B. -1, 5/6
C. 1, 5/6
D. 1, 2

48. Car A is moving with speed of 40 km/h and car B is moving with a speed of 60
km/h in the opposite direction. What is their relative speed?

A. 20 km/h
B. 30 km/h
C. 50 km/h
D. 100 km/h

49. If a + b = 10 and a - b = 6, then the value of 2ab is _____.

A. 16
B. 32
C. 64
D. 128

50. If f(x) = x² + 5x - 10k and f(-2) = 12 then value of k is _____.

A. -4
B. -9/5
C. 9/10
D. 4

51. If x is the value of mode in the data y, y, w, w, u, v, z, then x appears in data

at least _____ number of times.

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
52. The median in the data 25, 26, 27, 33, 37, 39, 42, 44, x is 34.5 then possible
value of x is _____.

A. 34.5
B. 36
C. 38
D. 46

53. Abdullah gave Rs. 50 to Umar and Umar gave Rs. 70 to Ahmed. After this all
of them have same money. How much more Abdullah has than Umar?

A. Rs. 30
B. Rs. 50
C. Rs. 90
D. Rs. 120

54. The SMALLEST value of n is _____ such that the HCF of n and 15 is 5.

A. 3
B. 9
C. 25
D. 35

55. The value of x in the linear equation 8x + 15 / 2 - 10x / 3 = 17 / 6 is _____.

A. -8
B. -1
C. 12/7
D. 8

56. What is the angle between the hands of a clock at 6:30?

A. 10°
B. 15°
C. 20°
D. 25°

57. Which of the following is a composite number?

A. 61
B. 67
C. 69
D. 73
58. Fatima has some stamps. She gave 10 stamps to her friend and half of the
remaining to her brother. She has lost 7 stamps, now she has left with 5. The
number of stamps she initially had _____.

A. 20
B. 24
C. 34
D. 45

59. If x is the additive inverse of -3/7, then value of x is _____.

A. -3/7
B. -7/3
C. 7/3
D. 3/7

60. If B: A = 5:9 and C: B = 7: 5 then A: B: C = _____.

A. 5:7:9
B. 7:5:9
C. 9:5:7
D. 9:7:5
GENERAL SCIENCE

61. Which of the following gas is most abundantly present in living bodies?

A. Chlorine
B. Hydrogen
C. Nitrogen
D. Oxygen

62. The type of matter which has NO specific shape and size but with a specific
volume is termed as _______.

A. gas
B. liquid
C. plasma
D. solid

63. Liquids can be converted into gases by heating through a process called
_______.

A. boiling
B. freezing
C. melting
D. sublimation

64. Which one of the following vitamins is associated with the normal working of
nervous system?

A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin B
C. Vitamin E
D. Vitamin K

65. Which one of the following processes is an example of energy extraction in

animals?

A. Photoperiodism
B. Photorespiration
C. Photosynthesis
D. Respiration

66. Coal that contains the lowest percentage of carbon is called as _______.
 A. anthracite
B. bituminous
C. lignite
D. sub bituminous

67. Which of the following is the main source of protein in our food?

A. Butter
B. Meat
C. Milk
D. Rice

68. Which one of the following subatomic particles has negative charge on it?

A. Electron
B. Neutron
C. Positron
D. Proton

69. The general formula CnH2n represents _______.

A. Alcohols
B. Alkanes
C. Alkenes
D. Alkynes

70. The branch of biology which deals with the study of molecules and processes
taking place in living organisms is called ______.

A. Biochemistry
B. Embryology
C. Genetics
D. Taxonomy

71. "When a force is applied on a body it produces acceleration, which is directly

proportional to the applied force" is the statement of _______.

A. Newtons first law

B. Newtons second law
C. Newtons third law
D. Newtons fourth law
72. Which one of the following is the man-made objects that revolve(s) around the
earth?

A. Moon
B. Satellites
C. Stars
D. Sun

73. One Calorie Energy is equal to _____ joules.

A. 2.2
B. 3.2
C. 4.2
D. 5.2

74. The device that converts sound waves into electrical signals is termed as
_______.

A. high resister
B. microphone
C. oscillator
D. speaker

75. The law which indicates relationship of volume and temperature of a gas at
constant pressure is called ______.

A. Boyle's law
B. Charles's law
C. Dalton's law
D. Gram's law

76. The unit of electric current is _______.

A. Ampere
B. Coulomb
C. Ohm
D. Watt

77. The branch of science that deals with the study of physical properties of
matter, energy and the interaction between them is known as _______.

A. Astrology
B. Biology
C. Chemistry
D. Physics
78. Due to acute coughing, in infants delicate lining of the lungs and capillaries
are damaged by a disease known as _______.

A. Diphtheria
B. Pneumonia
C. Tetanus
D. Whooping cough

79. How many numbers of neutrons are present in oxygen atom?

A. 4
B. 8
C. 16
D. 32

80. Which one of the following parts of cell is known as proteins factories?

A. Cell membrane
B. Chromosomes
C. Cytoplasm
D. Ribosomes
GENERAL KOWLEDGE

81. The largest province of Sri Lanka by area is ______.

A. Central
B. North Central
C. Southern
D. Uva

82. Sri Lanka got independence from _______.

A. Britain
B. Dutch
C. French
D. India

83. The national flower of Sri Lanka is ______.

A. Barbandaisiya
B. Nil Mahanel
C. Puhul
D. Rathu Manel

84. The judges of International Court of Justice are elected for _______ terms.

A. 6 years
B. 7 years
C. 8 years
D. 9 years

85. Sri Lanka is the _______ largest island of the world.

A. 15th
B. 19th
C. 23rd
D. 25th

86. The final match of Cricket World Cup 1996 was played in which of following
cities?

A. Colombo
B. Karachi
C. Lahore
D. Mumbai
87. Japan is also called The Land of _________.

A. Earthquakes
B. Flowers
C. Rising Sun
D. Thunderbolts

88. Sri Lanka changed its name from Ceylon to Sri Lanka in the year ________.

A. 1971
B. 1972
C. 1973
D. 1974

89. The name of highest mountain in Sri Lanka is ______.

A. Adam's Peak
B. Conical Hill
C. Kirigalpotta
D. Pidurutalagala

90. Majority of people in Sri Lanka depend on the ________ for their livelihood.

A. agriculture
B. industry
C. services sector
D. wage laboring
COMPUTER SCIENCE

91. Reference to computer security, ___________ ensures reliable access to the

information by authorized people.

A. availability
B. confidentiality
C. integrity
D. reliability

92. Which of the following is NOT a language in databases?

A. DCL (Data Control Language)

B. DDL (Data Definition Language)
C. DML (Data Manipulation Language)
D. DTL (Data Tracker Language)

93. Which of the following is NOT a variable type in computer programming?

A. Bold variables
B. Class variables
C. Global variables
D. Local variables

94. L1 is a type of ________ memory that is generally located in micro-processor

of computers

A. Cache
B. Nibble
C. Register
D. ROM

95. All network devices must have OSI _________ connection to perform
electronic submission/retrieval of data.

A. Layer 1
B. Layer 5
C. Layer 7
D. Layer 8
96. The ________ operating system is NOT based on Unix.

A. FreeBSD
B. MAC
C. Ubuntu
D. Windows

97. Which medium is generally NOT used in computer networks?

A. Infrared
B. Network cables
C. Radio waves
D. Satellites

98. Tags can be defined in _________ web language.

A. DML
B. DSLT
C. HTML
D. XML

99. C++ is ________ generation programming language.

A. 1st
B. 2nd
C. 3rd
D. 4th

100. Which of the following is generally NOT a computer network topology?

A. Bus
B. Mesh
C. Round
D. Star