Q1. Vincent has a paper route. Each morning, he delivers 37 newspapers to customers in his neighborhood. It takes Vincent 50 minutes to deliver all the papers. If Vincent is sick or has other plans, his friend Thomas, who lives on the same street, will sometimes deliver the papers for him.

A. Vincent and Thomas live in the same neighborhood. B. It takes Thomas more than 50 minutes to deliver the papers. C. It is dark outside when Vincent begins his deliveries. D. Thomas would like to have his own paper route.

Answer: Option A
Explanation: The fact that Vincent and Thomas live on the same street indicates that they live in the same neighborhood. There is no support for any of the other choices.
Q2. The Pacific yew is an evergreen tree that grows in the Pacific Northwest. The Pacific yew has a fleshy, poisonous fruit. Recently, taxol, a substance found in the bark of the Pacific yew, was discovered to be a promising new anticancer drug.

A. Taxol is poisonous when taken by healthy people. B. Taxol has cured people from various diseases. C. People should not eat the fruit of the Pacific yew. D. The Pacific yew was considered worthless until taxol was discovered.

Answer: Option C
Explanation: Given the information presented, the only statement that could be considered true is that the fruit should not be eaten because it is poisonous. There is no support that taxol is poisonous or that taxol has cured anyone (choices a and b). There is no support for choice D.
Direction: The attainment of individual and organisational goals is mutually interdependent and linked by a common denominator - employee work motivation. Organisational members are motivated to satisfy their personal goals, and they contribute their efforts to the attainment of organisational objectives as means of achieving these personal goals.
Q3. The passage best supports the statement that motivation -

A. encourages an individual to give priority to personal goals over organisational goals. B. encourages an individual to give priority to personal goals over organisational goals. C. is the product of an individual's physical and mental energy. D. is the external force which induces an individual to contribute his efforts.

Answer: Option A
Q4. Statements: The local co-operative credit society has decided to stop giving loans to farmers with immediate effect. A large number of credit society members have withdrawn major part of their deposits from the credit society.

A. Statements: Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes

Answer: Option B
Q5. Which word does NOT belong with the others?

A. tyre B. steering wheel C. engine D. car

Answer: Option D
Explanation: Tyre, steering wheel, and engine are all parts of a car.
Q6. Which word does NOT belong with the others?

A. daisy B. tulip C. rose D. bud

Answer: Option C
Explanation: Tulip, rose, and daisy are all types of flowers. A bud is not.
Direction(7-8): Read each definition and all four choices carefully, and find the answer that provides the best example of the given definition.
Q7. Applying for Seasonal Employment occurs when a person requests to be considered for a job that is dependent on a particular season or time of year. Which situation below is the best example of Applying for Seasonal Employment?

A. The ski instructors at Top of the Peak Ski School work from December through March. B. Matthew prefers jobs that allow him to work outdoors. C. Lucinda makes an appointment with the beach resort restaurant manager to interview for the summer waitressing position that was advertised in the newspaper. D. Doug's ice cream shop stays open until 11 p.m. during the summer months.

Answer: Option C
Explanation: Although the ski instructors at Top of the Peak Ski School do work seasonally, choice a does not describe anyone applying for seasonal employment. In choice b, the statement that Matthew likes to work outdoors tells us nothing about seasonal employment or someone applying for it. And although choice d describes a business with seasonal hours, it does not describe a person applying for seasonal work. Choice c, on the other hand, very specifically depicts a person, Lucinda, who is applying for a job as a summer waitress at a beach resort, which is dependent upon a particular season of the year.
Q8. Violating an Apartment Lease occurs when a tenant does something prohibited by the legally binding document that he or she has signed with a landlord. Which situation below is the best example of Violating an Apartment Lease?

A. Tim has decided to move to another city, so he calls his landlord to tell him that he is not interested in renewing his lease when it expires next month. B. Valerie recently lost her job and, for the last three months, has neglected to pay her landlord the monthly rent they agreed upon in writing when she moved into her apartment eight months ago. C. Mark writes a letter to his landlord that lists numerous complaints about the apartment he has agreed to rent for two years. D. Leslie thinks that her landlord is neglecting the building in which she rents an apartment. She calls her attorney to ask for advice.

Answer: Option B
Explanation: Valerie signed a legally binding document that requires her to pay a monthly rent for her apartment and she has failed to do this for the last three months. Therefore, she has violated her apartment lease.
Q9. Statement: A large number of people in ward X of the city are diagnosed to be suffering from a fatal malaria type. Courses of Action: The city municipal authority should take immediate steps to carry out extensive fumigation in ward X. The people in the area should be advised to take steps to avoid mosquito bites.

A. Only I follows B. Only II follows C. Either I or II follows D. Neither I nor II follows E. Both I and II follow

Answer: Option E
Explanation: Clearly, prevention from mosquitoes and elimination of mosquitoes are two ways to prevent malaria. So, both the courses follow.
Direction: Each question has an underlined word followed by four answer choices. You will choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
Q10. harvest

A. autumn B. stockpile C. tractor D. crop

Answer: Option D
Explanation: To harvest something, one must have a crop, which is the essential element for this item. Autumn (choice a) is not the only time crops are harvested. There may not be enough of a crop to stockpile (choice b), and you can harvest crops without a tractor (choice c).