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Previous year questions

14 of the 38 June 2023 questions here are solved and free to read — with the reasoning behind each option, not just the key.

Every PYQ, with the answer, free. The worked solution and the per-option trap analysis come with Trap Analysis.

Topic-wise weightage, counted from these papers → with the coverage of each paper shown

What changed between two papers → by share of each paper, not raw counts

Part A general aptitude → 30 of the 200 marks, and no mathematics

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54 questions match.

2024 DecemberPart Ashow ▾
Choose the option to fill in the blank that will make the following statement logically correct: THE NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES OF THE LETTER "N" IN THIS SENTENCE IS CORRECTLY COUNTED AS ________ .
  1. A.SIX
  2. B.SEVEN
  3. C.EIGHT
  4. D.NINE✓

You have the answer. Trap Analysis is why the other three were written.

2024 DecemberPart Ashow ▾
In a board meeting of 20 directors, 6 shook everyone else's hands but the remaining 14 did not shake each another's. The total number of handshakes in the meeting was
  1. A.26
  2. B.84
  3. C.99✓
  4. D.190

You have the answer. Trap Analysis is why the other three were written.

2024 DecemberPart Ashow ▾
Choose the correct chronological order of the following: A: match, B: trophy, C: toss, D: result.
  1. A.C, A, D, B✓
  2. B.A, D, B, C
  3. C.C, B, A, D
  4. D.D, C, B, A

You have the answer. Trap Analysis is why the other three were written.

2024 DecemberPart Ashow ▾
A spherical ball is placed inside a cubic box. If the diameter of the ball is same as the sides of the box, what approximate percentage of volume will be empty?
  1. A.12%
  2. B.24%
  3. C.36%
  4. D.48%✓

You have the answer. Trap Analysis is why the other three were written.

2024 DecemberPart Ashow ▾
If I walked east 100 metres, turned right and walked 60 metres, turned left and walked 150 metres and turned left again, I would be facing
  1. A.East
  2. B.North✓
  3. C.West
  4. D.South

You have the answer. Trap Analysis is why the other three were written.

2024 DecemberPart Ashow ▾
The words TEST, EXAM and EAST are coded as 1382, 2182 and 1937 but not necessarily in that order. How would the word MATE be coded?
  1. A.9321
  2. B.7321✓
  3. C.7312
  4. D.1982

You have the answer. Trap Analysis is why the other three were written.

2024 DecemberPart Ashow ▾
All those who pass an entrance test take admission into a certain institute. Out of these, some graduate with a degree in 2 years while some fail and are removed, and all graduates from that institute get jobs in the same year. In 2022, no one took admission in that institute. Which of the following does NOT follow necessarily?
  1. A.No one wrote the entrance test in 2022✓
  2. B.No one passed the entrance test in 2022
  3. C.No one graduated from the institute in 2024
  4. D.No one got a job from the institute in 2024

You have the answer. Trap Analysis is why the other three were written.

2024 DecemberPart Ashow ▾
Frank, Sam, Tom and David came first, second, third and fourth in a race but not necessarily in this order. Only one had first letter of position matching that of his name. If Tom came first and Sam did not come second then
  1. A.David came third
  2. B.Frank came fourth✓
  3. C.David came fourth
  4. D.Sam came fourth

You have the answer. Trap Analysis is why the other three were written.

2024 DecemberPart Ashow ▾
In the fictional country of Numberia, which of the following provinces is the odd one out?
  1. A.SONECON
  2. B.CUGHUSTER✓
  3. C.FATWOHUM
  4. D.CAFIVENGUS

You have the answer. Trap Analysis is why the other three were written.

2024 DecemberPart Ashow ▾
How many 4-digit numbers can be generated from the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 such that no digit appears more than once, and digit 1 is always somewhere to the left of the digit 2?
  1. A.72
  2. B.36✓
  3. C.12
  4. D.6

You have the answer. Trap Analysis is why the other three were written.

2024 DecemberPart Ashow ▾
A square sheet of 10 cm sides is folded along its diagonal to form an isosceles right triangle, and then hypotenuses are folded successively two times to form isosceles right triangles. What is the length of each equal side after the third folding?
  1. A.0.625 cm
  2. B.1.25 cm
  3. C.2.5 cm
  4. D.5 cm✓

You have the answer. Trap Analysis is why the other three were written.

2024 DecemberPart Ashow ▾
A water bottle costs ₹ 20 that includes cost of the bottle. If the water costs ₹ 15 more than the bottle, then what is the cost of the bottle?
  1. A.₹ 2.50✓
  2. B.₹ 5
  3. C.₹ 7.50
  4. D.₹ 10

You have the answer. Trap Analysis is why the other three were written.

2024 JunePart Ashow ▾
The diagrams show the distribution of trees in two forest patches A and B. Each patch is divided into smaller “quadrats”. The number of trees in each quadrat is shown. Which one of the following statements about the means and standard deviations of the numbers of trees in the two patches is true? Forest Patch A
11111
11111
11111
11111
11111
Forest Patch B
20000
00000
00070
010000
00006
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.✓
  4. D.

You have the answer. Trap Analysis is why the other three were written.

2024 JunePart Ashow ▾
Among finches males and females have one of the three colours — Red, Blue or Yellow — on their head. During the mating season, males and females pair up randomly. For a large population of finches with 50% red, 30% blue and 20% yellow coloured individuals among both males and females, what is the expected number of pairings between red males and yellow females if the total number of pairs formed is 10000?
  1. A.2500
  2. B.1500
  3. C.1000✓
  4. D.600

You have the answer. Trap Analysis is why the other three were written.

2024 JunePart Ashow ▾
The length of bristlemouth fish is uniformly distributed between 2 and 4 inches. If a fisherman randomly catches 5 bristlemouth fishes, what is the probability that at least one of them will be 3 inches or longer?
  1. A.0.03125
  2. B.0.15625
  3. C.0.84375
  4. D.0.96875✓

You have the answer. Trap Analysis is why the other three were written.

2024 JunePart Ashow ▾
An experiment consists of tossing four fair coins independently. The outcome of the experiment is considered favourable, if the number of heads is greater than the number of tails. The probability of a favourable outcome from a single experiment is
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.✓
  4. D.

You have the answer. Trap Analysis is why the other three were written.

2024 JunePart Ashow ▾
An athlete running on a track falls short of the finish line by 10 m when she runs at a constant speed for a given time. If she increases her speed by 20%, she overshoots by 20 m in the same time. What is the length of the track?
  1. A.134 m
  2. B.156 m
  3. C.160 m✓
  4. D.164 m

You have the answer. Trap Analysis is why the other three were written.

2024 JunePart Ashow ▾
What would be the minimum number of notes for Rs 4849 if notes are available only in denominations of Rs 2, 5, 20, 50, 500?
  1. A.19
  2. B.20✓
  3. C.21
  4. D.22

You have the answer. Trap Analysis is why the other three were written.

2024 JunePart Ashow ▾
In a district, every second teacher who teaches chemistry also teaches physics and every third teacher who teaches physics also teaches chemistry. The ratio of teachers who only teach chemistry to those who only teach physics is
  1. A.3:2
  2. B.1:2✓
  3. C.2:3
  4. D.2:1

You have the answer. Trap Analysis is why the other three were written.

2024 JunePart Ashow ▾
On a one-way road, to demarcate 4 lanes, line segments of 3.5 m length are painted with gaps of 3.5 m along the length of the road. What is the total length of the painted lines (in m) over a 350 m stretch of the road?
  1. A.300
  2. B.400
  3. C.525✓
  4. D.700

You have the answer. Trap Analysis is why the other three were written.

2024 JunePart Ashow ▾
Rajesh went to Sunil's house situated 1 km North-East of his house. From there, he went to Arjun's house that is situated 707 m South of Sunil's house. What is the distance between Rajesh's current location and his house (to the nearest metre)?
  1. A.800 m
  2. B.600 m
  3. C.707 m✓
  4. D.1000 m

You have the answer. Trap Analysis is why the other three were written.

2024 JunePart Ashow ▾
Choose the best alternative: CURRY is to SPICE as ______ is to COLOUR.
  1. A.CANVAS
  2. B.PAINTING✓
  3. C.BRUSH
  4. D.BRIGHTNESS

You have the answer. Trap Analysis is why the other three were written.

2024 JunePart Ashow ▾
Out of a class of 100 students who can speak at least one of English or Hindi, 41 students can speak English. 21 students can speak both English and Hindi. How many students can speak Hindi?
  1. A.58
  2. B.80✓
  3. C.59
  4. D.38

You have the answer. Trap Analysis is why the other three were written.

2024 JunePart Ashow ▾
By selling two items at the same price, a person gains 20% on one item and loses 20% on the other. Then over all
  1. A.he neither loses nor gains.
  2. B.he loses 5%.
  3. C.he loses 4%.✓
  4. D.he gains 4%.

You have the answer. Trap Analysis is why the other three were written.

2024 JunePart Ashow ▾
A group of 540 persons is to be seated row wise such that the number of persons in each row is 4 less than in the previous row. Which of the following number of rows is not possible?
  1. A.5
  2. B.6
  3. C.8✓
  4. D.9

You have the answer. Trap Analysis is why the other three were written.