WBCS 10 questions from old question paper: Practice SET 3

WBCS 10 questions from old question paper: Practice SET 3
Time: 10 minutes    Marks: 20

21. Match items of List-I with the items of List-II and indicate your answer by selecting the correct code.

 

List-1 (Event)	List-II Month/Year of occurrence)
(a) The 'Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where more than 178 countries adopted Agenda 21	(i) September 2000
(b) Millennium Summit at UN Headquarters in New York led to the elaboration of eight millennium development goals to reduce extreme poverty by 2015	(ii) June 2012
(c) United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where number of states adopted the outcome document "The Future we want"	(iii) June 1992
(d) UN Sustainable Development Summit where 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with 17 SDGs at its core were adopted	(iv) September 2015

Codes:

	(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)
(A)	(i)	(ii)	(iv)	(iii)
(B)	(ii)	(iii)	(i)	(iv)
(C)	(iii)	(i)	(ii)	(iv)
(D)	(iv)	(ii)	(iii)	(i)

 

22. Find the wrong number in the series:

2, 3, 5, 7, 12, 17, 19

 

(A) 2

(B) 5

(C) 12

(D) 19

 

23. A, B and C invested capitals in the ratio 3: 5:9, the timing of their investments being in the ratio 2:3: 1. In what ratio would their profits be distributed?

 

(A) 2:5:3

(B) 3:2:5

(C) 7:5:

(D) 3:5:2

24. Bivraj walks 20 meters north. Then he turns right and walks 30 meters. Now, he turns right and walks 35 meters. Then, he turns left and walks 15 meters and then again he turns left and walks 15 meters. In which direction and how far is he from the original position?

(A) 45 m, East

(B) 35 m, East

(C) 45 m, West

(D) 35 m, West

25. In an organisation 40% of the employees are matriculates, 50% of the remaining employees are graduates, 50% of the remaining employees are post- graduates and the remaining 75 are Ph.D holders. How many employees are graduates?

 

(A) 300

(B) 75

(C) 150

(D) 225

 

26. P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting around a circle and are facing the centre.

 

1. P is second to right of T who is neighbour of R

2. S is not the neighbour of P.

3. V is the neighbour of U.

4. Q is not between S and W. W is not between U and S.

 

Who of the following are not neighbours?

 

(A) R and V

(B) U and V

(C) R and P

(D) Q and W

27. The average age of 30 students in a class is 15 years. If the age of two teachers of the same age is included, then the new average age becomes 17 years. What is the age of either of the teacher?

 

(A) 44 years

(B) 47 years

(C) 94 years

(D) 54 years

 

28. A dealer paid a bike manufacturer Rs. 1,35,000 for a bike. What should be the selling price of the bike, if after allowing a buyer 10% discount on the selling price, he made a profit of 8% on his investment?

 

(A) Rs. 1,60,000

(B) Rs. 1,62,000

(C) Rs. 1,52,50

(D) Rs. 1,50,000

 

29. What is 20% of 30% of 40% of 50%?

 

(A) 12%

(B) 24%

(C) 2·4%

(D) 1.2%

30. The process of learning about our own culture which is transmitted from one generation to another generation is known as

 

(A) Acculturation

(B) Enculturation

(C) Inter-culturation

(D) Assimilation

 

Directions: Question Nos. 31-35

In the following Pie Chart, distribution of candidates who were admitted in MBA and the candidates (out of those admitted) who passed the examination in different institutes are given.

Total number of candidates admitted = 8550

Total number of candidates who passed the examination = 5700