List of practice Questions

Funky Pizzeria was required to supply Pizzas to three different parties. The total number of pizzas it had to deliver was 800, 70% of which was to be delivered to Party 3 and the rest equally divided between Party 1 and Party 2. Pizzas could be of Thin Crust (T) or Deep Dish (D) variety and come in either Normal Cheese (NC) or Extra Cheese (EC) versions. Hence, there are 4 types of pizzas: T-NC, T-EC, D-NC, D-EC. Partial information about proportions of T and NC pizzas ordered by the three parties are given below. 

There are three groups of students M1, M2, and M3, having 20, 30, and 40 students respectively. If one student each from M1 and M3 leave their respective groups and join M2, the average weight of M1 and M3 decreases by 2 kg each and the average weight of M2 increases by 3 kg. By how much (in kg) does twice the average weight of M2 differ from the sum of the average weights of M1 and M3?
A and B are employed to complete a work. When A worked at twice his normal efficiency and B worked at half his normal efficiency, the work was completed in 17 days. If A had worked at five times his normal efficiency and B worked at one-fourth of his normal efficiency, the work would have been completed in 10 days. If B works alone, how many days does he need to complete the work?
The questions given below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and give answer:
The number of employees from company A and B is 900 and 1015 respectively. Number of male employees from A is what percent of the number of female employees from A?
Statement I: The number of male employees from B is 10% more than that of the number of male employees from A. The number of female employees from B is 15% more than that of the number of female employees from A.
Statement II: The number of female employees from B is 175 more than that of the number of female employees from A and the difference between the number of male and female employees from B is 135.
Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and give answer:
A, B, and C are three pipes in a tank. A and B are outlet pipes and C is an inlet pipe. The ratio of the efficiency of A : B is 3 : 1 and that of B : C is 1 : 2. What is the capacity of the tank?
Statement I: If all three pipes are opened, the water in the tank will decrease at the rate of 30 litres per minute.
Statement II: The time taken by C to fill the tank is 60 minutes less than the time taken by B to empty the tank.
When three different varieties of a chemical are mixed in the ratio 3 : 7 : 8, the cost price of the mixture is Rs.\ 15 per litre. However, when the same varieties are mixed in the ratio 2 : 5 : 9, the cost price of the mixture is Rs.\ 18 per litre. What is the cost price of the mixture formed (in Rs.\ per litre) when the same three varieties of chemical are mixed in the ratio 6 : 13 : 5?
There are 20 girls and 15 boys in a class. 1/5 of the girls and 2/5 of the boys bring their lunch from home. One of the students who brings lunch from home is chosen at random. Find the probability that the student is a girl.
Tickets for a concert were sold at Rs. 2, Rs. 4, and Re. 1. Twelve more tickets were sold at Rs. 4 instead of Rs. 2, and twice tickets were sold at Re. 1. If the total amount collected is Rs. 288, then how many tickets of Rs. 2 were sold?
What is the remainder when \( 256^{74} \) is divided by 231?

Each question has a sentence that has an underlined part. Choose the option which rephrases the underlined part in the most appropriate manner in terms of grammar and usage.
In an attempt to boost their profits, many edible oil-producing companies have been engaging themselves in propaganda against commonly used oils and promoting exotic and expensive varieties of oils \(\underline{as\ more\ healthier\ options.} \)
 

Arrange the jumbled sentences in order.
A. When quizzed on his ‘surprising’ reaction after missing out on a century, Flintoff reckoned that scoring one run less than the hallowed figure of 100 didn’t matter as England had achieved victory.
B. The Lancastrian’s knock eventually won the match for his country and he was awarded the man-of-the-match prize.
C. It didn’t stop him from celebrating hundreds with much exuberance afterwards, but his temporary insight retains a special place in my memory.
D. In 2004, after being dismissed on 99 in an ODI against India at the Oval, the former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff wore a contented smile as he walked off the field.
E. There’s something magical about the multiples of 10, which I have never understood.
Read the sentences and choose the option that best arranges them in a logical order.
A. To help control this runoff and to generate hydroelectric power, the Lower Colorado River Authority operates a series of dams that form the Texas Highland Lakes.
B. The eastern part of the city is relatively flat, whereas the western part and western suburbs consist of scenic rolling hills on the edge of the Texas Hill Country.
C. The city is also situated on the Balcones Fault, which, in much of Austin, runs roughly the same route as Loop 1 (Mopac Expressway).
D. The lakes also provide venues for boating, swimming, and other forms of recreation within several parks located on the lake shores.
E. Because the hills to the west are primarily limestone rock with a thin covering of topsoil, portions of the city are frequently subjected to flash floods from the runoff caused by thunderstorms.
This question consists of two capitalized words that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by a certain pair of words. Choose the pair that is RELATED to each other in the same way as the capitalized pair.
MASTICATE : RUMINATION
Out of the words given in the options below, choose the word that fits into the maximum number of blanks.
A. Admitting his crimes served as a _____ for the man.
B. The boy _____ his big brother who was teasing him.
C. The criminal felt a _____ when the priest absolved him of his sins.
D. The baby started smiling when the mother _____ him.
E. The judge _____ on the circumstances before coming to a decision.
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate pair of words from the given options.
Only a person who is _____ self-centred has the ___ and the stamina to write essays.
Answer the following questions based on the information given below.
If Sentence (C), "The leaders in the caravan came up, with some thirty horses, and we exchanged courteous greetings," is the first sentence, what is the order of other sentences after rearrangement?
A. It was an uninteresting, mealy-faced child, with a very marked obliquity of vision, but I felt much compassion for him; he wore such a look of patient suffering.
B. And for we wandered, but only on our return we saw animals far in the distance.
C. The leaders in the caravan came up, with some thirty horses, and we exchanged courteous greetings.
D. They vanished in space and we, leaving Abdul in charge of the horses, set off on our excursion.
E. One of the sandagurs, out of the convoy, carried in front of him a large bundle of clothing containing a boy.
This question consists of two capitalized words that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by a certain pair of words. Choose the pair that is RELATED to each other in the same way as the capitalized pair.
ASCERTAIN : DISREGARD :: DEVIOUS : ?
Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to "profligacy".

From the given options, select the synonym of the underlined word.
Once the shrubs begin to \(\underline{smother}\) the little plants, we have to move them.

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate prepositions.
He thought the sunlight falling _____ the water _____ noon, moving river light too bright ____ look ___.
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word/set of words from the given options.
The audience was captivated by his _____ voice, and even the members at the back of the auditorium could clearly hear each word that was spoken.
Fill in the blanks in the passage with the most appropriate set of words from the options for each blank.
........ the view that each species has been independently created, I can see no explanation ........ this great fact ............ the classification of all organic beings; but, ......... the best of my judgment, it is explained ......... inheritance and the complex action of natural selection, entailing extinction and divergence of character, ......... we have seen illustrated in the diagram.
From the following words, identify which word will make a similar analogous relationship as the first pair.
Pervers: Troublesome :: Subservient:
In the following question, identify the INCORRECT sentence or sentences.
A. At the beginning of those two weeks, I evangelized courageous to my roommate.
B. Isn’t this fantastic? I would say. But I saw he does not have the same interest.
C. Slowly I retreated to my room. I became ashamed of the consumption,
D. and the only way to compare the shame is to an addict and his addiction.
Arrange the following sentences in a logical order to form a coherent paragraph.
(A) We are a long way over the green pastures.
(B) We have left the corn-fields behind, and have just come into the forest.
(C) Here, we halt at that small inn, which ornamented over the doors and windows with green branches for the Midsummer festival.
(D) The whole kitchen is hung round with branches of birch and the berries of the mountain-ash.
(E) The oat-cakes hang on long poles under the ceiling; the berries are suspended above the head of the old woman who is just scouring her brass kettle bright.