120 original questions laid out like NPAT. Set a timer for 100 minutes, answer in order, and watch your score below. Solutions open under each question.
| Section | Questions | Time | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantitative and Numerical Ability | 40 | — | +1, no negative |
| Reasoning and General Intelligence | 40 | — | +1, no negative |
| Proficiency in English | 40 | — | +1, no negative |
| Total | 120 | 100 minutes | 120 marks |
In a survey of 124 people, 52 read paper A, 47 read B and 42 read C; 17 read A and B, 16 read B and C, 10 read C and A, and 5 read all three. How many read exactly two papers?
n(A ∪ B ∪ C) = 52 + 47 + 42 − 17 − 16 − 10 + 5 = 103.
Exactly two = Σ(pairs) − 3(all three) = 43 − 15 = 28.
The average of 5 consecutive even numbers is 56. What is the largest of them?
For an evenly spaced list the average is the middle value; the numbers run from 52 to 60.
Largest = 56 + 2 × 2 = 60.
Find the volume of a cylinder of radius 7 cm and height 22 cm (use π = 227), in cubic cm.
V = πr2h = (227) × 72 × 22 = 3388.
There are 12 points in a plane, of which exactly 5 are collinear. How many triangles can be formed with these points as vertices?
C(12, 3) = 220 triples in all.
Collinear triples make no triangle: C(5, 3) = 10.
Triangles = 210.
There are 14 points in a plane, of which exactly 3 are collinear. How many straight lines can be drawn through pairs of them?
C(14, 2) = 91 if no three were collinear.
The 3 collinear points give one line instead of C(3, 2) = 3.
Lines = 91 − 3 + 1 = 89.
The 13th term of an AP is 77 and its 12th term is 71. Find the sum of its first 30 terms.
d = (77 − 71)/(13 − 12) = 6; first term a = 77 − 12 × 6 = 5.
S30 = (302)[2 × 5 + 29 × 6] = 2760.
Find the value of log5 125 − log2 8 + log6 36.
125 = 53, so log5 125 = 3.
Similarly the other two logs are 3 and 2.
Value = 3 − 3 + 2 = 2.
A committee of 5 is chosen from 5 men and 4 women. In how many ways can it have exactly 1 man?
Choose 1 of 5 men and 4 of 4 women: C(5, 1) × C(4, 4) = 5 × 1 = 5.
Find the volume of a cone of radius 21 cm and height 24 cm (use π = 227), in cubic cm.
V = (13)πr2h = (13) × (227) × 212 × 24 = 11,088.
Evaluate 12513 ÷ 922.
125 = 53, so 12513 = 51 = 5.
9 = 32, so 922 = 32 = 9.
Result: 5 ÷ 9 = 59.
What is the value of log2 7 × log7 5 × log5 16?
Write each log with a common base: logp q = log q / log p.
The product is (log 7 / log 2) × (log 5 / log 7) × (log 16 / log 5) = log 16 / log 2.
That is log2 16 = 4.
The price of sugar rises by 20%. By what percentage must a family cut its consumption to keep its spending the same?
Spending = price × quantity. New price factor = 54043195528445954503599627370496, so quantity must become 75059993789508279007199254740992 of the old.
Cut = 15011998757901659007199254740992 = 16.667%.
The 6th term of an AP is 4 and its 14th term is −4. Find the sum of its first 17 terms.
d = (4 − (−4))/(6 − 14) = −1; first term a = 4 − 5 × (−1) = 9.
S17 = (172)[2 × 9 + 16 × (−1)] = 17.
What is the units digit of 61123 + 48164?
The units digit of 61123 is 1 (units digits of powers of 1 repeat in a cycle of at most 4).
The units digit of 48164 is 6.
So the answer is the units digit of 1 + 6: 7.
What is the smallest positive integer by which 140 must be multiplied to make it a perfect square?
140 = 22 × 5 × 7.
Primes with an odd power need one more copy: multiply by 35.
140 × 35 = 4900 = 702.
How many diagonals does a convex polygon with 10 sides have?
Each vertex joins to n − 3 others by a diagonal, and each diagonal is counted twice.
n(n − 3)/2 = 10 × 72 = 35.
What is the value of log3 6 × log6 5 × log5 81?
Write each log with a common base: logp q = log q / log p.
The product is (log 6 / log 3) × (log 5 / log 6) × (log 81 / log 5) = log 81 / log 3.
That is log3 81 = 4.
The cost price of 22 articles equals the selling price of 16 articles. Find the profit percentage.
Let each article cost Rs. 1. Selling 16 articles brings Rs. 22, so SP per article = 118.
Profit = 37.5%.
If f(x) = 2x − 5, find f(f(1)).
f(1) = −3.
f(−3) = −11.
The average of 12 consecutive numbers is 42.5. What is the largest of them?
For an evenly spaced list the average is the middle value; the numbers run from 37 to 48.
Largest = 42.5 + 1 × 112 = 48.
How many integers x satisfy |2x − 8| ≤ 4?
|2x − 8| ≤ 4 means −4 ≤ 2x − 8 ≤ 4.
So 2 ≤ x ≤ 6.
That range contains 5 integers.
How many even factors does 42 have?
42 = 2 × 3 × 7.
An even factor must contain at least one 2: 1 × (1 + 1) × (1 + 1) = 4.
In an election between two candidates, 20% of the votes were invalid. The winner got 70% of the valid votes and won by 1600 votes. How many votes were cast in all?
Winning margin = 70% − 30% = 40% of the valid votes.
Valid votes = 1600 ÷ 25 = 4000.
Total votes = 4000 ÷ 45 = 5000.
4 chairs and 2 stools cost Rs. 126; 2 chairs and 4 stools cost Rs. 78. What is the cost of one chair and one stool together?
Let a chair cost x and a stool cost y: 4x + 2y = 126 and 2x + 4y = 78.
Eliminating y: x = (126 × 4 − 78 × 2) / (4 × 4 − 2 × 2) = 34812 = 29.
Then y = 5. One of each costs Rs. 34.
Find the harmonic mean of 3 and 27.
HM = 2ab/(a + b) = 2 × 3 × 2730 = 275.
Check: GM2 = AM × HM, and 92 = 15 × 275.
If f(x) = 4x + 2, find f(f(f(−3))).
f(−3) = −10.
f(−10) = −38.
f(−38) = −150.
For the data 7, 8, 23, 15, 19, 20, 22, 7, 27, 8, 7, find mode + range.
Mode = 7 (appears 3 times).
Range = 27 − 7 = 20.
Sum = 27.
A boat's speed in still water is 9 km/h and the stream flows at 2 km/h. How long does it take to go 77 km downstream and come back?
Downstream speed = 11 km/h; upstream = 7 km/h.
Time = 7711 + 777 = 18 hours.
The function f(x) = |x| + 3 is
Replace x by −x in f(x) = |x| + 3.
Here f(−x) = f(x) for every x, so it is even.
If A = 5−3−25 and B = −20−2−2, find the sum of the diagonal entries (trace) of AB.
AB = −46−6−10.
Trace = −4 + (−10) = −14.
A = {1, 2, …, 7}. How many subsets of A contain all of 1, 2, …, 4?
The 4 required elements are fixed; each of the other 3 can be in or out.
23 = 8.
From a point 10 cm from the centre of a circle of radius 6 cm, a tangent is drawn. Find the length of the tangent.
The radius to the point of contact is perpendicular to the tangent.
Tangent = √(102 − 62) = 8 cm.
From a point 25 cm from the centre of a circle of radius 15 cm, a tangent is drawn. Find the length of the tangent.
The radius to the point of contact is perpendicular to the tangent.
Tangent = √(252 − 152) = 20 cm.
Find the area of the triangle with vertices (0, 6), (−5, −6) and (1, 2).
Area = (12)|x1(y2 − y3) + x2(y3 − y1) + x3(y1 − y2)|.
= (12)|0(−8) + −5(−4) + 1(12)| = 16.
Find the value of the determinant 4155−215−3−3.
Expand along the first row.
= 4(9) − (1)(−20) + (5)(−5) = 31.
The lines 2x − y = −7 and 2x − 3y = 3 meet at (h, k). Find h + k.
Solving the two equations gives x = −6 and y = −5.
h + k = −11.
Find the maximum value of −3x2 − 30x − 90 for real x.
The maximum of ax2 + bx + c is at x = −b/2a = −5.
Value at x = −5: −3(−5)2 − 30(−5) − 90 = −15.
In what ratio must rice at Rs. 53/kg be mixed with rice at Rs. 98/kg so that the mixture costs Rs. 59/kg?
By alligation: cheaper : dearer = (dearer − mean) : (mean − cheaper).
= (98 − 59) : (59 − 53) = 39 : 6 = 13 : 2.
√(32 + 2√135) equals
Look for x + y = 32 and xy = 135.
x = 27 and y = 5 work, since (√27 + √5)2 = 27 + 5 + 2√135.
So the value is √27 + √5.
If A = 2040 and B = −33−21, find the sum of the diagonal entries (trace) of AB.
AB = −66−1212.
Trace = −6 + 12 = 6.
Find the odd one out: 65, 88, 40, 56
56, 88, 40 are multiples of 8.
65 is not divisible by 8.
Statements: Some kings are queens. Some queens are rulers.
Conclusions:
I. Some rulers are not kings.
II. No queens are rulers.
'Some rulers are not kings.' does not follow: it is possible that all rulers are kings.
'No queens are rulers.' does not follow: it is possible that some queens are rulers.
Statements: No planets are stars. All moons are planets. Some comets are moons.
Conclusions:
I. All planets being comets is a possibility.
II. Some planets are moons.
'All planets being comets is a possibility.' follows: a diagram where all planets are comets is consistent with the statements.
'Some planets are moons.' follows: no possible diagram allows 'no planets are moons', so it must be true.
A clock loses 15 minutes every hour. It is set right at 10:00 a.m. What is the correct time when the clock shows 11:00 p.m.?
For every 60 minutes of real time the clock moves 45 minutes.
The clock has moved 780 minutes, so the real time passed is 780 × 6045 = 1040 minutes.
Correct time = 10:00 a.m. + 1040 minutes = 3:20 a.m.
In a code language, 'very is the' is written as 'fo ka ze', 'is sun sky' as 'mi po ka' and 'the sun very' as 'ze fo po'. What is the code for 'sky'?
'is' is common to the first two sentences, so its code is the one common to their codes: ka.
'sun' is common to the second and third: po.
The remaining word in the second sentence is 'sky', so its code is mi.
A clock loses 5 minutes every hour. It is set right at 7:00 a.m. What is the correct time when the clock shows 6:00 p.m.?
For every 60 minutes of real time the clock moves 55 minutes.
The clock has moved 660 minutes, so the real time passed is 660 × 6055 = 720 minutes.
Correct time = 7:00 a.m. + 720 minutes = 7:00 p.m.
In a row of 56 children, Ravi is 11th from the left and Mohan is 9th from the right. How many children sit between them?
Mohan is 48th from the left.
Between = 48 − 11 − 1 = 36.
If the 9th of a month is a Wednesday, what day of the week is the 31st of that month?
31 − 9 = 22 days, which leaves 1 after removing whole weeks.
Wednesday + 1 = Thursday.
In a row, A is 11th from the left and B is 17th from the right. When they swap places, A becomes 22nd from the left. How many people are in the row?
After swapping, A is in B's old seat: 22nd from the left and 17th from the right.
Total = 22 + 17 − 1 = 38.
The calendar of the year 2000 will be the same as the calendar of which year?
A calendar repeats when the year starts on the same day and is of the same type (leap or ordinary).
Odd days from 2000 to 2027: 35, a multiple of 7, and 2028 is a leap year like 2000.
So the answer is 2028.
What comes next in the series: 4, 5, 9, 18, 34, 59, ?
Differences are squares: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25.
Next = 59 + 36 = 95.
WIND : VHMC :: LAB : ?
Each letter of WIND moves 1 place backward to give VHMC.
Doing the same to LAB: KZA.
What comes next in the series: 9, 25, 49, 121, 169, 289, ?
Squares of consecutive primes.
The next one is 361.
How many times are the hands of a clock at right angles in a day?
In 12 hours the hands coincide 11 times and are opposite 11 times (not 12, because one meeting is shared between two hours), and they are at right angles 22 times.
A day has two 12-hour cycles.
So the answer is 44.
In a row of students, Arun is 15th from the left and 15th from the right. How many students are in the row?
Total = 15 + 15 − 1 = 29.
What comes next in the series: 18, 41, 20, 37, 22, 33, 24, ?
Two series alternate: 18, 20, 22, 24 (+2) and 41, 37, 33 (−4).
The next term continues the second: 33 − 4 = 29.
Find the odd one out: IR, EW, LO, DW
In LO, IR, DW the two letters are opposites (positions add to 27).
In EW they add to 28.
Pointing to a woman in a photograph, Ritu said, "She is the mother of my brother's son." How is the person related to Ritu?
My brother's son's mother is my brother's wife, my sister-in-law.
So the person is Ritu's sister-in-law.
What comes next in the series: V, T, R, P, N, ?
Each letter moves 2 places backward.
N − 2 = L.
In a certain code, BRIDGE is written as IRBEGD. How is FOREST written in that code?
Split the word into two halves and reverse each: BRI | DGE → IRB | EGD.
So FOREST → ROFTSE.
Pointing to a woman in a photograph, Sneha said, "She is the wife of my father's only son." How is the person related to Sneha?
I am a girl, so my father's only son is my brother; his wife is my sister-in-law.
So the person is Sneha's sister-in-law.
A team of 4 is to be chosen from 7 students, P, Q, R, S, T, U and V, under these conditions:
1. V and T cannot both be selected.
2. If Q is selected, U must also be selected.
3. Q and P cannot both be selected.
4. If S is selected, V must also be selected.
Which of the following could be the team?
QRTU meets every condition.
PRTV breaks condition 1.
PRSU breaks condition 4.
PQST breaks condition 2, 3, 4.
Statements: Some teachers are doctors. Some teachers are singers. Some dancers are singers.
Conclusions:
I. Some singers are not doctors.
II. No dancers being singers is a possibility.
'Some singers are not doctors.' does not follow: it is possible that all singers are doctors.
'No dancers being singers is a possibility.' does not follow: the statements force 'some dancers are singers'.
Statements: All pens are books. No books are tables. All tables are chairs.
Conclusions:
I. Some pens not being books is a possibility.
II. All tables are pens.
'Some pens not being books is a possibility.' does not follow: the statements force 'all pens are books'.
'All tables are pens.' does not follow: it is possible that some tables are not pens.
Find the odd one out: 9-100, 8-80, 4-24, 7-63
8-80, 4-24, 7-63 follow n² + 2n.
9-100 does not: n² + 2n for 9 gives 99.
E is the daughter of K. K is the wife of H. How is E related to H?
Start from H: K is H's wife. E is K's daughter.
So E is H's daughter.
5-25-125 :: 8-64-?
The pattern is n, n², n³: 5-25-125.
For 8: 8-64-512.
Each question is followed by two statements. Decide whether the data in the statements are sufficient to answer it.
x is a positive integer less than 50. Is x divisible by 4?
I. x > 40.
II. x leaves remainder 7 when divided by 8.
From I alone, x can be 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, …: the answer is not fixed.
From II alone, x can be 7, 15, 23, 31, 39, 47: the answer is always No.
Answer: Statement II alone is sufficient, but statement I alone is not.
In a certain code, ORANGE is written as AROEGN. How is OFFICE written in that code?
Split the word into two halves and reverse each: ORA | NGE → ARO | EGN.
So OFFICE → FFOECI.
Which pair of letters completes the pattern? a m d a a m d a a m d a a _ _
The block 'amda' repeats.
So the next two letters are m d.
In a row of students, Rekha is 7th from the left and 19th from the right. How many students are in the row?
Total = 7 + 19 − 1 = 25.
Which letter replaces the question mark: B, ?, F, H, J, L
The letters move 2 places each time.
? = B + 2 = D.
Through how many degrees does the hour hand of a clock turn in 2 hours 20 minutes?
The hour hand turns 30° per hour, that is 0.5° per minute.
140 minutes × 0.5° = 70°.
DOG : 26 :: PAPER : ?
The number is the sum of the letter positions: 4 + 15 + 7 = 26.
For PAPER: 16 + 1 + 16 + 5 + 18 = 56.
What comes next in the series: 23, 29, 38, 50, 65, 83, ?
Differences: 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, increasing by 3.
Next = 83 + 21 = 104.
Bank : Money :: Library : ?
Bank is related to Money in the same way as Library is related to Books.
Revenue of five companies, 2019–2022 (in Rs. crore)
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kolhapur | 110 | 115 | 85 | 95 |
| Nagpur | 230 | 280 | 255 | 245 |
| Nashik | 140 | 190 | 200 | 185 |
| Pune | 210 | 240 | 270 | 310 |
| Aurangabad | 300 | 330 | 320 | 320 |
Questions 37–40 are based on this table.
What was the average revenue per company in 2021?
Total in 2021 = 85 + 255 + 200 + 270 + 320 = 1130.
Average = 11305 = 226.
In how many of the four years was the revenue of Aurangabad more than that of Kolhapur?
Compare year by year: 2019: 300 vs 110; 2020: 330 vs 115; 2021: 320 vs 85; 2022: 320 vs 95.
Aurangabad is higher in 4 years.
Which one had the largest increase in revenue from 2021 to 2022?
Increases: Kolhapur +10; Nagpur −10; Nashik −15; Pune +40; Aurangabad +0.
The largest is Pune (+40).
What is the ratio of the total revenue of Pune to that of Nashik over the four years?
Pune: 210 + 240 + 270 + 310 = 1030.
Nashik: 140 + 190 + 200 + 185 = 715.
Ratio = 1030 : 715 = 206 : 143.
Fill in the blank:
Scientists remain ____ about the claim until it is tested independently.
Withholding belief until something is tested is being sceptical.
Arrange the sentences in the most logical order.
1. The first step in learning to cook is not a recipe but a habit.
2. Recipes then become guides rather than rules to be followed blindly.
3. A cook who tastes often notices early when something is missing.
4. That habit is tasting the food at every stage, not only at the end.
The order is 1-4-3-2:
1. The first step in learning to cook is not a recipe but a habit.
4. That habit is tasting the food at every stage, not only at the end.
3. A cook who tastes often notices early when something is missing.
2. Recipes then become guides rather than rules to be followed blindly.
The first sentence introduces the topic; each following sentence picks up a word or idea from the one before it.
Choose the correct passive form of:
They will have completed the bridge by June.
Future perfect → 'will have been + past participle'.
Choose the correct indirect (reported) form of:
He said, "This is my house."
'This' becomes 'that', 'my' becomes 'his', 'is' becomes 'was'.
Fill in the blank:
By the time we reached the station, the train ____.
An action completed before another past action takes the past perfect.
Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
Reported questions use statement word order and no question mark.
Choose the one word for: a building where an aircraft is kept.
Hangar: a building where an aircraft is kept.
Fill in the blank:
The minister's speech was deliberately ____, leaving everyone unsure of the government's real position.
If listeners are unsure of the meaning, the speech was ambiguous (open to more than one reading).
Arrange the sentences in the most logical order.
1. Their success came from searching millions of positions every second.
2. Computers proved that view only partly right when they began to beat world champions.
3. Strong human players, by contrast, look at only a few moves but judge them with remarkable insight.
4. Chess was once thought to be a test of pure calculation.
The order is 4-2-1-3:
4. Chess was once thought to be a test of pure calculation.
2. Computers proved that view only partly right when they began to beat world champions.
1. Their success came from searching millions of positions every second.
3. Strong human players, by contrast, look at only a few moves but judge them with remarkable insight.
The first sentence introduces the topic; each following sentence picks up a word or idea from the one before it.
Choose the word or phrase closest in meaning to EMULATE.
To emulate someone is to copy them in the hope of matching their success.
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error. If there is none, choose 'No error'.
(A) Unless you do not work hard, / (B) you will not / (C) clear the examination.
'Unless' already means 'if not': 'Unless you work hard'.
Arrange the sentences in the most logical order.
1. One reason is that they offer credit to regular customers, often without any paperwork.
2. Another is that they deliver to homes in the neighbourhood within minutes.
3. Personal trust, it seems, can compete with low prices.
4. Small shops in Indian towns have survived the arrival of large supermarkets better than many expected.
The order is 4-1-2-3:
4. Small shops in Indian towns have survived the arrival of large supermarkets better than many expected.
1. One reason is that they offer credit to regular customers, often without any paperwork.
2. Another is that they deliver to homes in the neighbourhood within minutes.
3. Personal trust, it seems, can compete with low prices.
The first sentence introduces the topic; each following sentence picks up a word or idea from the one before it.
Fill in the blank:
He tried to ____ the blame on his juniors, but the inquiry found him responsible.
One shifts blame onto others. One shirks a duty, not blame onto someone.
Fill in the blank:
Her ____ to detail made her the best editor in the office.
The fixed phrase is 'attention to detail'.
Choose the one word for: something that cannot be corrected.
Incorrigible: something that cannot be corrected.
Arrange the sentences in the most logical order.
1. So a few minutes spent writing answers from memory may be worth an hour of rereading.
2. Many students believe that rereading their notes is the best way to revise.
3. Testing yourself, even when you get answers wrong, builds stronger memories than reading the same page again.
4. Research on memory suggests otherwise.
The order is 2-4-3-1:
2. Many students believe that rereading their notes is the best way to revise.
4. Research on memory suggests otherwise.
3. Testing yourself, even when you get answers wrong, builds stronger memories than reading the same page again.
1. So a few minutes spent writing answers from memory may be worth an hour of rereading.
The first sentence introduces the topic; each following sentence picks up a word or idea from the one before it.
Choose the word or phrase closest in meaning to VENERATE.
To venerate is to regard with great respect.
Choose the correct indirect (reported) form of:
The teacher said, "The earth goes round the sun."
Universal truths keep the present tense.
Choose the one word for: a person who sells flowers.
Florist: a person who sells flowers.
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error. If there is none, choose 'No error'.
(A) He has been working here / (B) since five years / (C) and is well liked.
A period of time takes 'for': 'for five years'.
Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
'No sooner' takes inversion with 'had' and is followed by 'than'.
Choose the correct passive form of:
You must finish the work today.
Modal + 'be' + past participle.
Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
When 'each' qualifies subjects joined by 'and', the verb is singular.
Choose the correct passive form of:
Everyone knows him.
'Know' usually takes 'to' in the passive: 'known to'.
Choose the one word for: a person who believes that nothing can be known about God.
Agnostic: a person who believes that nothing can be known about God.
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error. If there is none, choose 'No error'.
(A) He did not know / (B) where was the station / (C) so he asked a policeman.
In an indirect question the word order is statement order: 'where the station was'.
Choose the correct indirect (reported) form of:
He said, "What a beautiful garden!"
An exclamation becomes 'exclaimed that' + a statement.
Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
'Insist' takes 'on' + -ing.
Choose the correct indirect (reported) form of:
She said, "I was reading a novel."
Past continuous becomes past perfect continuous.
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error. If there is none, choose 'No error'.
(A) She is senior than me / (B) by two years / (C) in the same department.
'Senior' takes 'to', not 'than': 'senior to me'.
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error. If there is none, choose 'No error'.
(A) The book which / (B) you gave me / (C) is very interesting.
The sentence is correct. No error.
Choose the word or phrase closest in meaning to IMPETUOUS.
An impetuous decision is made quickly and without thought.
Choose the word or phrase closest in meaning to WARY.
Wary means watchful and careful about possible danger. Do not confuse it with weary (tired).
Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
'Such a' + adjective + singular noun; 'seen' is the past participle.
Choose the correct passive form of:
Did she solve the puzzle?
A 'did' question becomes 'Was/Were + object + past participle'.
In many cities, the bicycle is enjoying an unexpected revival. A generation ago it was seen as the vehicle of those who could not afford anything better. Today, office workers in some cities cycle to work by choice, and governments are building separate lanes to keep them safe.
The reasons are partly practical. In congested city centres, a bicycle can be faster than a car for short trips, and it needs no fuel and little parking space. Health is another reason: regular cycling builds fitness without the need for a gym. Electric bicycles, which give the rider a gentle push, have made longer or hillier journeys possible for people who would not otherwise try them.
Yet the revival is uneven. Where roads are designed only for cars, cycling remains dangerous, and few people take it up regardless of its benefits. Experience from several countries suggests that the decisive factor is not enthusiasm but infrastructure: when safe, connected lanes are built, cyclists appear; when they are not, even keen riders give up.
Questions 36–40 are based on this passage.
According to the passage, what is the decisive factor in whether people cycle?
The last paragraph says the decisive factor is infrastructure, not enthusiasm.
How was the bicycle seen a generation ago, according to the passage?
Stated in the first paragraph.
Which advantage of the bicycle is NOT mentioned?
Carrying heavy goods is not mentioned.
What role do electric bicycles play, according to the passage?
Stated in the second paragraph.
The word 'revival' in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to
A revival is a return to popularity.
These are original practice questions written by Target Campus in the pattern, syllabus and difficulty of IPMAT Indore, IPMAT Rohtak, JIPMAT, NPAT and SET. They are not previous-year papers.
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