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I. ENGLISH APTITUDE (1-30)
1. She usually ______ her homework after dinner.
(A) do (B) does (C) doing (D) done
2. Identify the synonym of 'vivid':

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(B) Selfish (C) Gentle (D) Brave

(A) Occassion (B) Ocassion (C) Occasion (D) Occasson
6. Identify the conjunction: 'She wanted to go for a walk, but it started raining.'
(A) walk (B) wanted (C) but (D) raining
7. Plural of child:
(A) Childs (B) Childes (C) Children (D) Childer

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10. Pronoun: 'Neither of the boys brought _____ notebooks.'
(A) their (B) his (C) her (D) theirs
11. Conjunction: 'Both the students _____ the teacher were present.'
(A) nor (B) but (C) or (D) and

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14. Synonym of 'brief':
(A) Short (B) Long (C) Detailed (D) Slow
15. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) She and me went shopping (B) She and I went shopping
(C) Her and I went shopping (D) Me and she went shopping

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16. Antonym of 'cautious':
(A) Alert (B) Careless (C) Attentive (D) Watchful
17. Correct spelling:
(A) Maintainance (B) Maintenance (C) Maintanence (D) Maintainence
18. Preposition: 'She arrived _____ the airport early.'
(A) at (B) on (C) to (D) in
19. Identify adjective:
(A) wore (B) dress (C) beautiful (D) she
20. Correct sentence:
(A) Its raining (B) It’s raining (C) Its’ raining (D) It rains
21. What part of speech is 'silently'?
(A) noun (B) verb (C) adjective (D) adverb
22. Comparative form of 'quick':
(A) Quicklier (B) More quick (C) Quicker (D) Quickest
23. Identify possessive pronoun:
(A) this (B) car (C) is (D) ours
24. Correct sentence:
(A) Each have a book (B) Each has a book
(C) Each having a book (D) Each girl have a book
25. Synonym of 'assist':
(A) Help (B) Hinder (C) Delay (D) Avoid
26. Past tense of teach:
(A) teached (B) taught (C) teaching (D) teaches
27. Choose the correct conjunction:
(A) or (B) so (C) but (D) and
28. Choose the correct homophone:
(A) ring (B) wring (C) rang (D) wrang
29. Correct spelling:
(A) Priviledge (B) Previlage (C) Privilege (D) Prevelege
30. Plural of 'analysis':
(A) analysises (B) analyses (C) analysis (D) analyss

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II. CURRENT AFFAIRS AND GENERAL AWARENESS (31-50)
31. What is the capital city of Japan?
(A) Beijing (B) Seoul (C) Tokyo (D) Bangkok
32. Who is known as the Father of the Indian Constitution?

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35. Who discovered the sea route to India?
(C) Sahara (D) Atacama

(A) Marco Polo (B) Vasco da Gama (C) Columbus (D) Magellan
36. National currency of the UK:
(A) Euro (B) Yen (C) Dollar (D) Pound Sterling
37. Longest river in India:

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(A) 15 Aug 1947 (B) 26 Jan 1950 (C) 26 Nov 1949 (D) 2 Oct 1950
40. Author of 'Discovery of India':
(A) Gandhi (B) Ambedkar (C) Bose (D) Nehru
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44. First Indian in space:
(B) Indian (C) Pacific (D) Arctic

(A) Kalpana Chawla (B) Rakesh Sharma
(C) Sunita Williams (D) Vikram Sarabhai
45. Writer of India's national anthem:
(A) Tagore (B) Bankim Chandra (C) Naidu (D) Bose

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46. Penicillin was discovered by:
(A) Fleming (B) Pasteur (C) Curie (D) Lister
47. Land of Five Rivers:
(A) Haryana (B) Punjab (C) Rajasthan (D) Gujarat
48. The UN was founded in:
(A) 1919 (B) 1945 (C) 1950 (D) 1965
49. Outermost layer of Earth:
(A) Core (B) Mantle (C) Crust (D) Lithosphere
50. Longest river in world:
(A) Nile (B) Amazon (C) Yangtze (D) Mississippi

III. REASONING ABILITY (51-70)
51. If A is B's father and B is C's mother, how is A related to C?
(A) Grandfather (B) Father (C) Uncle (D) Brother
52. Nisha and Deepak are a married couple and have a daughter named Tanya. Currently, Deepak
is 5 years older than Nisha and Nisha is thrice the age of Tanya. If Tanya is 10 years old, what
was her father’s age at the time of his daughter’s birth?
(A) 35 years (B) 30 years (C) 25 years (D) 20 years
53. If A cycle was sold for Rs. 4,140 with a profit of 15%. At what price could it have been sold to
earn a profit of 25%?
(A) Rs. 4,800 (B) Rs. 4,350 (C) Rs. 4,200 (D) Rs. 4,500
54. ‘Action’ is related to ‘Reaction’ in the same way as ‘Stimulus’ is related to ‘________’.
(A) Reception (B) Vision (C) Response (D) Feedback
55. A is the sister of B. B is the son of C. C is the husband of D. How is D related to A?
(A) Mother (B) Aunt (C) Grandmother (D) Sister
56. Select the word-pair in which the two words are related in the same way as are the two words
in the following word pair. Book : Thesaurus
(A) Tree : forest (B) Reptile : Python (C) Furniture : Wood (D) Tennis : Ball
57. A man walks 3 km north, then 4 km east. How far is he from his starting point?
(A) 3 km (B) 4 km (C) 5 km (D) 7 km
58. Select the missing number in the sequence: 4, 9, 16, 25, ?
(A) 36 (B) 49 (C) 64 (D) 81
59. If DIG is coded as 25 and CUT is codes as 49, then how will KICK be coded as?
(A) 43 (B) 39 (C) 41 (D) 34

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60. Choose the word that does not belong in the group:
(A) Apple (B) Banana (C) Carrot (D) Mango
61. Find the next number in the given series. 3, 13, 31, ?, 91
(A) 48 (B) 13 (C) 69 (D) 57
62. A clock shows 10:15. What is the angle between the hour and minute hands?

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64. If WHITE is written as YKLVG, how is BLACK written?
(A) DNCMG (B) EMDNH (C) CPZJU (D) FLPTO
65. Find the odd one out:
(A) Square (B) Circle (C) Triangle (D) Cube
66. Choose the correct analogy: Water is to Ocean as Sand is to _____?
(A) Desert (B) Beach (C) Land (D) River
67. Arrange the words in alphabetical order:

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(A) 13 (C) 18 (D) 20
70. Choose the correct mirror image of the number 3792.
(A) 2973 (B) 3972 (C) 2793 (D) 3979

IV. HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY AWARENESS (71-100)

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(C) Luxury resort (D) Wildlife safari
73. Role of concierge:
(A) Housekeeping (B) Guest services (C) Cooking (D) Accounts
74. Tourism focused on conserving nature:
(A) Cultural (B) Adventure (C) Ecotourism (D) Medical

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75. Front office handles:
(A) Cooking (B) Cleaning (C) Entertainment (D) Check-in/out
76. Adventure tourism example:
(A) Monuments (B) Scuba diving (C) Shopping (D) Resorts
77. Role of travel agent:
(A) Cleaning (B) Flight operations (C) Booking trips (D) Cooking
78. Machu Picchu is in:
(A) Mexico (B) Brazil (C) Argentina (D) Peru
79. Room occupancy rate:
(A) Staff count (B) Revenue (C) % rooms occupied (D) Guests per room
80. Global tourism body:
(A) WHO (B) UNESCO (C) WTO (D) UNWTO
81. Sustainable tourism means:
(A) Profit only (B) No environment concern
(C) Meets present without harming future (D) Luxury only
82. Cleanliness maintained by:
(A) Front desk (B) Housekeeping (C) Concierge (D) Reservations
83. Layover means:
(A) Cancelled flight (B) Delay (C) Non-stop flight (D) Stop between flights
84. Purpose of hospitality industry:
(A) Manufacturing (B) Filmmaking (C) Research (D) Food, lodging & services
85. Travel for medical treatment:
(A) Medical tourism (B) Adventure (C) Religious (D) Rural
86. Boutique hotel is:
(A) Large chain (B) Budget hostel (C) Small & stylish (D) Large resort
87. Busiest airport (passenger traffic).
(A) Heathrow (B) Beijing (C) Atlanta (D) Dubai
88. Sommelier is:
(A) Housekeeper (B) Wine expert (C) Receptionist (D) Guide
89. Dark tourism example:
(A) Theme park (B) Conference (C) Cruise (D) Prisons/battlefields
90. RevPAR means:
(A) No. of guests (B) Staff count
(C) Total tips (D) Revenue ÷ available rooms
91. Indian state with backwaters:
(A) Goa (B) HP (C) Uttarakhand (D) Kerala
92. 'Incredible India' campaign by:
(A) Culture (B) External Affairs (C) Home Affairs (D) Tourism

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93. City of Lakes:
(A) Jaipur (B) Bhopal (C) Jodhpur (D) Udaipur
94. SATTE is a:
(A) Hotel (B) Festival (C) Tourism trade fair (D) Wildlife program
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98. Bharat Mandapam located in:
(A) Mumbai (B) New Delhi (C) Hyderabad (D) Bengaluru
99. Indian beach with bioluminescence:
(A) Radhanagar (B) Baga (C) Varkala (D) Bangaram
100. India's underwater restaurant (Ahmedabad):
(A) SeaShell Dine (B) Underwater Bliss (C) AquaBites (D) The Real Poseidon
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