Class 09 PSA Qualitative Reasoning Test

Six statements below are interrelated and sequential. First and last statements maintained their position, but the remaining four are jumbled. First statement: Calcutta unlike other cities kept its trams. S1: As a result there was horrendous congestion. S2: It was going to be the first in South Asia. S3: They run down the centre of the road. S4: To ease in the city decided to build an underground railway line. Last statement: The foundation stone was laid in 1972. What is the Proper sequence?

The progressive accumulation of toxic chemicals present in pesticides over a period of time in the food chain is called biomagnification. Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloroethane (DDT) is a very harmful insecticide, with very high potential of bioaccumulation and magnification through food chain. At present, its use is not recommended and even banned in a number of countries. Over time, it gradually builds up in the food chain as follows: Insect-> small predators-> bigger predators. Additionally, many insects have acquired chain like resistance against DDT. In which of the animals concentration of DDT would be greatest?

Even after 5 sprays of DDT, Ramakrishnan finds stem borers in his field. What is the most likely cause?

Which of the following is different (odd) from the others?

Which of the option best depicts the relationship among A quadrilateral represented by A rectangle represented by A square represented by

There are five houses in a row. Read their relative locations and answer the question that follows. Seema’s house is to the east of Sarla’s Antony’s house is to the east of Seema’s. Shahid’s house is to the west of Sarla’s Sunny’s house is located at the eastern corner. Whose house is the middlemost?

‘Constellations are group of stars that make a pattern in the sky.’ Which information CAN NOT be drawn from this statement?

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: The rest of that day, and that night and the next day, was an endless drill of police and the merciless media, in and out of his front door. A rope stretched across to the main gate and a policeman stood by it, but the boys soon discovered that they could enter through my backyard, and there were always a few of them clustered open-mouthed about the pool. Someone, perhaps a detective, used the expressions “madman” as he bent over the body that afternoon, and the authority of his voice set the key for the newspaper reports the next day. Why was the media most interested?(a) Something unusual seemed to have happened

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: The rest of that day, and that night and the next day, was an endless drill of police and the merciless media, in and out of his front door. A rope stretched across to the main gate and a policeman stood by it, but the boys soon discovered that they could enter through my backyard, and there were always a few of them clustered open-mouthed about the pool. Someone, perhaps a detective, used the expressions “madman” as he bent over the body that afternoon, and the authority of his voice set the key for the newspaper reports the next day. How do we know that the house was not being heavily guarded?

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: The rest of that day, and that night and the next day, was an endless drill of police and the merciless media, in and out of his front door. A rope stretched across to the main gate and a policeman stood by it, but the boys soon discovered that they could enter through my backyard, and there were always a few of them clustered open-mouthed about the pool. Someone, perhaps a detective, used the expressions “madman” as he bent over the body that afternoon, and the authority of his voice set the key for the newspaper reports the next day. How was the boys’ reaction different from the media and the police?

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: The rest of that day, and that night and the next day, was an endless drill of police and the merciless media, in and out of his front door. A rope stretched across to the main gate and a policeman stood by it, but the boys soon discovered that they could enter through my backyard, and there were always a few of them clustered open-mouthed about the pool. Someone, perhaps a detective, used the expressions “madman” as he bent over the body that afternoon, and the authority of his voice set the key for the newspaper reports the next day. Why were the boys clustered open-mouthed around the pool?

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: The rest of that day, and that night and the next day, was an endless drill of police and the merciless media, in and out of his front door. A rope stretched across to the main gate and a policeman stood by it, but the boys soon discovered that they could enter through my backyard, and there were always a few of them clustered open-mouthed about the pool. Someone, perhaps a detective, used the expressions “madman” as he bent over the body that afternoon, and the authority of his voice set the key for the newspaper reports the next day. Do you think that the next day, interest in the incident would have reduced or increased?

Read the two scenarios given below and answer the questions that follow: Scenario 1 Namita is from the state of Kerala. She has come to Dubai to serve as a governess for the only child of the Nairs. The Nairs are a nice and gentle family and Namita has no cause to complain. One day she overhears something that makes her jittery. Mr. Nair is not employed in an American company as she had been told. Nature of his business is illegal. She is shocked and wants to go back to her hometown to her own people. Scenario 2 Gopal is form a very poor family. His family owns a very small piece of land that can hardly meet their food requirements. One day, Gopal gets a nice offer to work in the Emirates with a construction contractor. In order to meet the expenses on travelling, the family decided to sell the owned land and send Gopal to the foreign country, to make money. On arrival, the contractor confiscated Gopal’s passport and gave him a small place to live in with ten others like him. Gopal has little idea what he must do. Which word best describes the interpersonal relationships described in the beginning of Scenario 1?

Read the two scenarios given below and answer the questions that follow: Scenario 1 Namita is from the state of Kerala. She has come to Dubai to serve as a governess for the only child of the Nairs. The Nairs are a nice and gentle family and Namita has no cause to complain. One day she overhears something that makes her jittery. Mr. Nair is not employed in an American company as she had been told. Nature of his business is illegal. She is shocked and wants to go back to her hometown to her own people. Scenario 2 Gopal is form a very poor family. His family owns a very small piece of land that can hardly meet their food requirements. One day, Gopal gets a nice offer to work in the Emirates with a construction contractor. In order to meet the expenses on travelling, the family decided to sell the owned land and send Gopal to the foreign country, to make money. On arrival, the contractor confiscated Gopal’s passport and gave him a small place to live in with ten others like him. Gopal has little idea what he must do. Which emotion does ‘makes her jittery’ imply?

Read the two scenarios given below and answer the questions that follow: Scenario 1 Namita is from the state of Kerala. She has come to Dubai to serve as a governess for the only child of the Nairs. The Nairs are a nice and gentle family and Namita has no cause to complain. One day she overhears something that makes her jittery. Mr. Nair is not employed in an American company as she had been told. Nature of his business is illegal. She is shocked and wants to go back to her hometown to her own people. Scenario 2 Gopal is form a very poor family. His family owns a very small piece of land that can hardly meet their food requirements. One day, Gopal gets a nice offer to work in the Emirates with a construction contractor. In order to meet the expenses on travelling, the family decided to sell the owned land and send Gopal to the foreign country, to make money. On arrival, the contractor confiscated Gopal’s passport and gave him a small place to live in with ten others like him. Gopal has little idea what he must do. Why are Namita and Gopal in a similar situation? Both

Read the two scenarios given below and answer the questions that follow: Scenario 1 Namita is from the state of Kerala. She has come to Dubai to serve as a governess for the only child of the Nairs. The Nairs are a nice and gentle family and Namita has no cause to complain. One day she overhears something that makes her jittery. Mr. Nair is not employed in an American company as she had been told. Nature of his business is illegal. She is shocked and wants to go back to her hometown to her own people. Scenario 2 Gopal is form a very poor family. His family owns a very small piece of land that can hardly meet their food requirements. One day, Gopal gets a nice offer to work in the Emirates with a construction contractor. In order to meet the expenses on travelling, the family decided to sell the owned land and send Gopal to the foreign country, to make money. On arrival, the contractor confiscated Gopal’s passport and gave him a small place to live in with ten others like him. Gopal has little idea what he must do. Namita’s situation at the end is better than that of Gopal, because she

Read the two scenarios given below and answer the questions that follow: Scenario 1 Namita is from the state of Kerala. She has come to Dubai to serve as a governess for the only child of the Nairs. The Nairs are a nice and gentle family and Namita has no cause to complain. One day she overhears something that makes her jittery. Mr. Nair is not employed in an American company as she had been told. Nature of his business is illegal. She is shocked and wants to go back to her hometown to her own people. Scenario 2 Gopal is form a very poor family. His family owns a very small piece of land that can hardly meet their food requirements. One day, Gopal gets a nice offer to work in the Emirates with a construction contractor. In order to meet the expenses on travelling, the family decided to sell the owned land and send Gopal to the foreign country, to make money. On arrival, the contractor confiscated Gopal’s passport and gave him a small place to live in with ten others like him. Gopal has little idea what he must do. What conclusion can be drawn from both scenarios about people? The people should

Read the two scenarios given below and answer the questions that follow: Scenario 1 Namita is from the state of Kerala. She has come to Dubai to serve as a governess for the only child of the Nairs. The Nairs are a nice and gentle family and Namita has no cause to complain. One day she overhears something that makes her jittery. Mr. Nair is not employed in an American company as she had been told. Nature of his business is illegal. She is shocked and wants to go back to her hometown to her own people. Scenario 2 Gopal is form a very poor family. His family owns a very small piece of land that can hardly meet their food requirements. One day, Gopal gets a nice offer to work in the Emirates with a construction contractor. In order to meet the expenses on travelling, the family decided to sell the owned land and send Gopal to the foreign country, to make money. On arrival, the contractor confiscated Gopal’s passport and gave him a small place to live in with ten others like him. Gopal has little idea what he must do. The word ‘confiscates’ indicates that the document was taken away