Weekend Test: 2

General/Current Awareness
1. The headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), formed out of erstwhile USSR, is at:
[A] Kistiner in Maldovia
[B] Kiev in Ukraine
[C] Moscow in Russia
[D] Minsk in Byelorussia



2. Which of the following Seas has highest salinity in the world?
[A] Mediterranean Sea
[B] Black Sea
[C] Dead Sea
[D] Red Sea

3. The landmass of which of the following continents is the least?
[A] Europe
[B] Australia
[C] Africa
[D] South America

Quantitative Aptitude
4. If increasing 20 by P percentage gives the same result as decreasing 60 by P percentage, what is P percentage of 70?
[A] 50
[B] 140
[C] 14
[D] 35

5. Find the missing number in the following series
     4, 18, ?, 100, 180, 294
[A] 32
[B] 36
[C] 48
[D] 40

6. The difference between the ages of two brothers is a prime number. Sum of their ages is also a prime number. If the elder brother is 28 years old, how many different values can the age of the younger brother take?
[A] 2
[B] 3
[C] 4
[D] 1

General Reasoning
7. Rajnikanth left his home for office in a car. He drove 15 kms straight towards north and then turned eastwards and covered 8 kms. He then turned to left and covered 1 km. He again turned left and drove for 20 kms and reached office. How far and in what direction is his office from the home?
[A] 21 kms west
[B] 15 kms north east
[C] 20 kms north west
[D] 26 kms north west

8. There are five different houses, A to E, in a row. A is to the right of B and E is to the left of C and right of A. B is to the right of D. Which of the houses is in the middle?
[A] A
[B] B
[C] C
[D] D

9. A's mother is sister of B and daughter of C. D is the daughter of B and sister of E. How is C related to E?
[A] Sister
[B] Mother
[C] Father
[D] Grandmother or Grandfather

English
10. Complete the following sentence.
This is the best book _____________________
[A] of all others on History
[B] of any other on History
[C] of all on History
[D] of any other in History

11. Choose the idiom from the following options which means "to be modest about one's achievements".
 [A] to hide one's light under a bushel.
[B] to take to the bush
[C] to hide behind the bush
[D] to beat about the bush

12. Choose the set of words that when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Unable to ______ his wholehearted distaste for media events and publicity, the miffed minister continued to make _______ comments throughout his speech.
[A] conceal ; effusive
[B] control ; garbled
[C] disguise ; caustic
[D] express ; vitriolic

Answers:
1. D
2. C
3. B
4. C
5. C
6. B
7. C
8. A
9. D
10 C
11. A
12. C