Test of the Day

Directions (1-5): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is 5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.).

1.All we could find (a)/ from his neighbours are (b)/that he has (c)/ a job in the competition. (d)/ No error (e).

A
B
C
D
E

The answer is (2)

2.None of the rooms (a)/ are available (b)/for occupation (c)/ at present. (d)/ No error (e).

A
B
C
D
E

The answer is (2)

3. Drawing water from the well (a)/ is preferable (b)/that depending on (c)/ the erratic tap-water supply. (d)/ No error(e).

A
B
C
D
E

The answer is (3)

4.May I know (a)/ whom (b)/you wish (c)/to see now? (d)/ No error (e).

A
B
C
D
E

The answer is (2)

5.Sumitra appealed (a)/ to the managing committee (b)/ that she may be (c)/ allowed to join the volunteer force. (d)/No error (e).

A
B
C
D
E

The answer is (3)

Directions (6-8): Read the information given below to answer these questions:

1)Aarti is older than Sanya.
2)Muskan is elder than Aarti but younger than Kashish.
3)Kashish is elder than Sanya.
4)Sanya is younger than Muskan..
5) Gargi is the eldest. 

6. Who is the youngest?

Kashish
Aarti
Muskan
Sanya
None of these

The answer is (4)

7. Age wise, who is in the middle?

Kailash
Aarti
Muskan
Sanya
None of these

The answer is (3)

8.Which of the given statements is/are superfluous and can be dispensed with while answering the above questions?

Either (i) or (iii)
Only (iv)
Either (i) or (iv)
Both (iii) and (iv)
None of these.

The answer is (4)

9.A, B, C, D and E are five friends. A is shorter than B but taller than E. C is the tallest. D is shorter than B and taller thanA. Who has two persons taller and two persons shorter than him/her?

A
B
C
D
E

The answer is (4)

10.Five children were administered psychological tests to know their intellectual levels. In the report, psychologists pointed out that the child A is less intelligent than the child B. The child C is less intelligent than the child D. The child Bis less intelligent than the child C and child A is more intelligent than the child E. Which child is the most intelligent?

A
B
D
E
None of these.

The answer is (3)

11.The average of three consecutive positive integers is 5. What is the difference between the first and the third numbers?

1
2
3
4
None of these

The answer is (2)

12.In a class of 63 children, the children are seated in rows and columns such that there are two more children in each column that the number of children seated in each row. How many children are there in each row?

9
7
11
13
None of these

The answer is (2)

13.After distributing the sweets equally among 25 children, 8 sweets remain. Had the number of children been 28, 22 sweets would have been left after equally distributing. What was the total number of sweets?

328
348
458
Cannot be determined
None of these

The answer is (4)

14.Shri Goyal sold a piece of land in Rs. 1200000. He gave one-third of the selling price to his wife. 2/5 of the rest he invested in his son’s business. 1/6 of the rest he gave as the donation for the cultural activity of a school. What amount did he give for the cultural activity in the school?

Rs. 400000
Rs. 12000
Rs. 320000
Rs. 80000
None of these

The answer is (4)

15.The product of two numbers is 36 times the difference between these two. What is definitely the sum of these two numbers?

30
40
60
Cannot be determined
None of these

The answer is (4)