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Talent Test 2015 - Sample Paper

Total No of Questions 60 Questions
Total Time Duration

- 60 Minutes

Sectional Weight-age:
Section 1 : Quant & Reasoning

45 Questions

Section 2 : Verbal

15 Questions

Note:
Assessment is Online.
All Questions are Objective.
No Negative Marks.
Each Question Carries 1 Mark.

Sectional Cut-Off is 60% for each Section.

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Sample Questions for Section 1 -

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Sample Questions for Section 1 Quant & Reasoning

1. The sum of the ages of a mother and a daughter is 50yrs. Five years ago, the mothers age was 7
times the age of the daughter. The present ages of mother and daughter are in years:?
a) 40,10
b) 30,20
c) 35,15
d) None of these
2. A can complete a work in 20 days, B can complete the same work in 30 days. Together they
worked for 4 days and then A left. If the amount paid to them was Rs.500, the share of A is:
a) Rs.300
b) Rs.200
c) Rs.100
d) None of these
3. While covering a certain distance of a person increases his speed from 50kmph. To 60kmph. He
saves 5 minutes. The distance covered by him is?
a) 30 kms
b) 25 kms
c) 35 kms
d) 24 kms
4. A train of length 140 m moves at 72 kmph. What is the time taken to cross a man jogging at 9
kmph in the same direction?
a) 8 secs
b) 12 secs
c) 15 secs
d) 16 secs
5. A candidate who gets 50% of the total marks in an examination gets 30 marks more than that
required for passing. Another candidate who gets 30% marks failed by 20 marks in the same
examination. The maximum marks in the examination are
a) 200
b) 150
c) 250
d) None of these
6. The boys and girls are in the ratio 3 :2 .If 20% of the boys and 25% of the girls are adults. The
percentage of students who are not adults is :
a) 58%
b) 88%
c) 67.5%
d) 78 %
7. A wheel is moved with a speed of 60 miles per hour, if the radius of the wheel is 30 cm. What is
the distance travelled by the wheel in 20 mins?
a) 20 miles
b) 30 miles
c) 40 miles
d) None of these
8. 19V3, 2E3, 5K6, 11Q6, 15W8, _____
a) 9N4
b) 3O12
c) 8L5

d) 8J3

9. If in a certain language, the word CHURCH is coded as D7V17D7, how is TEMPLE coded in that
language?
a) 21D14O13D
b) U4N17M4
c) U4N15M5
d) U4N15M4
10. Read the following information And answer the questions given below :
In a family there are six members A, B, C, D, E and F.
i)

A is the son of B.

ii) C, Bs sister has a son D and a daughter of E.

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iii) F is the maternal uncle of D.

How is E related to F?
a) Sister

b) Daughter

c) Niece

d) Wife

11. One day Mr. Sharma came out of his house, which was facing East and walked 50 meters and
took right turn walked 30 meters and again he turned left walking further 10 meters. Finally he
starts walking towards his house. In which direction is he walking now?
a) North-East b) South-East c) North-West d) South-West
12. Aditya has 35 computer files that he wants to store on floppy disks. Each floppy disk has a
capacity of 1.44 megabytes (MB), 2 of the files have size 0.8 MB, 16 have size 0.7 MB and the
remaining 17 have size 0.4 MB, No file can be split across floppy disks. What is the minimal
number of floppy disks that will hold all these files?
a) 16
b) 18
c) 15
d) 14
13. One card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards. What is the probability that the card
drawn is a face card (Jack, Queen and King only)?
a) 1/13
b) 3/13
c) 9/52
d)

14. Six friends are sitting in a circle and are facing the centre of the circle. Deepa is between
Prakash and Pankaj. Priti is between Mukesh and Lalit. Prakash and Mukesh are opposite to each
other.
Who is sitting opposite to Prakash?
a) Mukesh
b) Deepa
c) Pankaj
d) Lalit

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Sample Questions for Section 2 VERBAL

SENTENCE CORRECTION
1. He never has and ever will take such strong measures.
a) had taken nor will ever take
b) had taken and will ever take
c) has and never will take
d) had and ever will take
e) No correction required
2. Technology must use to feed the forces of change.
a) must be used to feed
b) must have been using to feed
c) must use having fed
d) must be using to feed
e) No correction required

ORDERING OF SENTENCES
In questions below, each passage consist of six sentences. The first and sixth sentence are given in the
begining. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q,
R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.
3.
S1:
In the middle of one side of the square sits the Chairman of the committee, the most
important person in the room.
P:
For a committee is not just a mere collection of individuals.
Q:
On him rests much of the responsibility for the success or failure of the committee.
R:
While this is happening we have an opportunity to get the 'feel' of this committe.
S:
As the meeting opens, he runs briskly through a number of formalities.
S6:
From the moment its members meet, it begins to have a sort nebulous life of its own.
The Proper sequence should be:
A.RSQP B.PQRS C.SQPR D.QSRP

4.
S1:
A force of exists between everybody in the universe.
P:
Normally it is very small but when the one of the bodies is a planet, like earth, the force is
considerable.
Q:
It has been investigated by many scientists including Galileo and Newton.
R:
Everything on or near the surface of the earth is attracted by the mass of earth.
S:
This gravitational force depends on the mass of the bodies involved.
S6:
The greater the mass, the greater is the earth's force of attraction on it. We can call this force of
attraction gravity.
The Proper sequence should be:
A.PRQS B.PRSQ C.QSRP D.QSPR

READING COMPREHENSION
Opera
Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Europe, in which the emotional content is
conveyed to the audience as much through music, both vocal and instrumental, as it is through the
lyrics. By contrast, in musical theater an actor's dramatic performance is primary, and the music plays
a lesser role. The drama in opera is presented using the primary elements of theater such as scenery,
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costumes, and acting. However, the words of the opera, or libretto, are sung rather than spoken. The
singers are accompanied by a musical ensemble ranging from a small instrumental ensemble to a full
symphonic orchestra.
1. It is pointed out in the reading that opera ----.
A) has developed under the influence of musical theater
B) is a drama sung with the accompaniment of an orchestra
C) is not a high-budget production
D) is often performed in Europe
E) is the most complex of all the performing arts

2. We can understand from the reading that ----.

A) people are captivated more by opera than musical theater
B) drama in opera is more important than the music
C) orchestras in operas can vary considerably in size
D) musical theater relies above all on music

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