In a recent zonal championship games involving 10 teams, teams X and Y were given probabilities 2/5 and 1/3 respectively of winning the gold in the football event. What is the probability that either team will win the gold?

• A. 2/15
• B. 7/15
• C. 11/15
• D. 13/15

From the words or groups of words lettered A to E below the sentence, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase as it is used in the sentence.

His approach to work is ratherperfunctory

• A. careful
• B. serious
• C. careless
• D. encouraging

The salary of a man was increased in the ratio 40:47. calculate the percentage increase in the salary

• A. 85.1%
• B. 58.5%
• C. 17.5%
• D. 14.9%

Rights issue is the

• A. individual's right to be issued shares n subscription
• B. right of shareholders to voteon issues
• C. preferntial right to returns on shares
• D. shares offered to existing shareholders at a cheaper price

Which of the following bond types is responsible for the high boiling point of water?

• A. Metallic bond
• B. Covalent bond
• C. lonic bond
• D. Hydrogen bond

If four people all said “hello” to each other once, how many times would the word “hello” be spoken?

• A. 11 times
• B. 12 times
• C. 13 times
• D. 14 times

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fillsthe gap: If only we .... we could have overcome the difficulty

• A. had persevered
• B. have persevered
• C. had persevere
• D. persevered

The handle of a screw jack is 35 cm long and pitch of the screw is 0.5 cm. What force must be applied at the end of the handle to lift a load of 2000N, if the efficiency of the jack is 30% [π = 22/7]?

• A. 152.0N
• B. 132.0N
• C. 15.2N
• D. 440.0N

The theoretical relationship between money supply and prices is weakened by changes in the

• A. money supply
• B. general price level
• C. velocity of money
• D. interest rate

Imam Bukhari is to 870 C.E. as Imam Muslim is to

• A. 892 C.E.
• B. 886 C.E.
• C. 875 C.E.
• D. 888 C.E