List of top Questions asked in SNAP

We can never make our beliefs regarding the world certain. Even scientific theory of a most rigorous and well-confirmed nature is likely to change over a decade or even tomorrow. If we refuse to even try to understand, then it is like resigning from the human race. Undoubtedly life of an unexamined kind is worth living in other respects—as it is no mean thing to be a vegetable or an animal. It is also true that a man wishes to see this speculation domain beyond his next dinner.
From the above passage it is clear that the author believes that

Find the correct match of grammatical function with usage for the word THEN.

Function
1.	Noun	5.	He was the then King of Nepal.
2.	Adjective	6.	I have not heard  about him since then.
3.	Adverb	7.	He is not feeling well, then how can he possibly go for the picnic.
4.	Conjunction	8.	He was not a graduate then.

Which two sentences in the following convey the same idea? Choose from the combinations listed below:
1) He is in a fool’s paradise
2) He can’t see the wood for the trees
3) He can’t distinguish between reality and fancy.
4) He is unable to separate unimportant details from the really important ones

Find the maximum number of times any one of the given words fits the sets of sentences:
RAISE
ARISE
AROSE
RISE
i) Opportunities will _______, and you must grab them.
ii) A hot wind _______ from the desert.
iii) I _______ at dawn on most days.
iv) A mood of optimism _______ among the people.

Match the following idiomatic references to parts of the human anatomy

1.	Palm	5.	could not tolerate the insult
2.	Foot	6.	to look at with envy and desire
3.	Eye	7.	to put the blame on someone else
4.	Stomach	8.	forced to pay the bill

The water from a roof, 9 sq. metres in area, flows down to a cylindrical container of 900 cm base. To what height will the water rise in cylinder if there is a rainfall of 0.1 mm?

A merchant wants to make profit by selling food grains. Which of the following will maximize his profit?

In a row at a bus stop, A is 7th from the left and B is 9th from the right. They both interchange their positions. A becomes 11th from the left. How many people are there in the row?

A clock loses 12 minutes every 24 hours. It is set right at 7:25 p.m. on Monday. What will be the time when clock shows 1:45 p.m. the following day?

A person buys 18 local tickets for Rs. 110. Each first class ticket costs Rs. 10 and each second class ticket costs Rs. 3. What will another lot of 18 tickets in which the number of first class and second class tickets are interchanged cost?

A number lock consists of 3 rings each marked with 10 different numbers. In how many cases the lock cannot be opened?

A, B and C started a business by investing \(^1_2\), \(^1_3\) and \(^1_6\)of the capital respectively. After \(^1_3\) of the total time, A withdrew his capital completely and after \(^1_4\) of the total time B withdrew his capital. C kept his capital for the full period. The ratio in which total profit is to be divided amongst the partners is

A cyclist drove one kilometer, with the wind in his back, in three minutes and drove the same way back, against the wind in four minutes. If we assume that the cyclist always puts constant force on the pedals, how much time would it take him to drive one kilometer without wind?

Coefficient of variation is useful to study

Study the questions and the statements given below. Decide whether any information provided in the statement(s) is redundant and/or can be dispensed with, to answer it.
If 7 is added to numerator and denominator each of fraction a/b, will the new fraction be less than the original one?
Statement I: a = 73, b = 103
Statement II: The average of a and b is less than b
Statement III: a − 5 is greater than b − 5

A 14.4 kg gas cylinder runs for 104 hours when the smaller burner on the gas stove is fully opened while it runs for 80 hours when the larger burner on the gas stove is fully opened. Which of these values are closest to the percentage difference in the usage of gas per hour, of the smaller burner over the larger burner?

Four stacks containing an equal number of chips are to be made from 11 orange, 9 white, 13 black and 7 yellow chips. If all of these chips are used and each stack contains at least one chip of each colour, what is the maximum number of white chips in any one stack?

Which investment gives a better return, assuming the face value of shares to be Rs. 10?
A. 5% stock at 75, subject to 30% income tax
B. 4% stock at 90, tax free

A and B throw one dice for a stake of Rs.11, which is to be won by the player who first throws a six. The game ends when stake is won by A or B. If A has the first throw, what are their respective expectations?

There are 10 stations on a railway line. The number of different journey tickets that are required by the authorities is

A colourless cube is painted blue and then cut parallel to sides to form two rectangular solids of equal volume. What percentage of surface area of each of new solids is not painted blue?

Answer the question based on the following table.

What is the ratio of glucose to lactose in a mixture as sweet as maltose?

The inequality of p\(^2\)+ 5 < 5p + 14 can be satisfied if:

The 288th term of the sequence a, b, b, c, c, c, d, d, d, d... is

When the Sun ray’s inclination increases from to , the length of the shadow of a tower decreases by 60 m. Find the height of the tower.