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1. A certain type of mixture is prepared by mixing brand A at Rs.9 a kg.
with brand B at Rs.4 a kg. If the mixture is worth Rs.7 a kg., how many
kgs. of brand A are needed to make 40kgs. of the mixture?
Ans. Brand A needed is 24kgs.

2. A wizard named Nepo says “I am only three times my son’s age. My
father is 40 years more than twice my age. Together the three of us are
a mere 1240 years old.” How old is Nepo?
Ans. 360 years old.

3. One dog tells the other that there are two dogs in front of me. The
other one also shouts that he too had two behind him. How many are they?
Ans. Three.

4. A man ate 100 bananas in five days, each day eating 6 more than the
previous day. How many bananas did he eat on the first day?
Ans. Eight.

5. If it takes five minutes to boil one egg, how long will it take to
boil four eggs?
Ans. Five minutes.

6. Three containers A, B and C have volumes a, b, and c respectively; and
container A is full of water while the other two are empty. If from
container A water is poured into container B which becomes 1/3 full, and
into container C which becomes 1/2 full, how much water is left in
container A?

7. ABCE is an isosceles trapezoid and ACDE is a rectangle. AB = 10 and EC
= 20. What is the length of AE?
Ans. AE = 10.

8. In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents to the circle at A and B
respectively and the chord BC is parallel to tangent PA. If AC = 6 cm,
and length of the tangent AP is 9 cm, then what is the length of the
chord BC?
Ans. BC = 4 cm.

9 Three cards are drawn at random from an ordinary pack of cards. Find
the probability that they will consist of a king, a queen and an ace.
Ans. 64/2210.

10. A number of cats got together and decided to kill between them 999919
mice. Every cat killed an equal number of mice. Each cat killed more mice
than there were cats. How many cats do you think there were ?
Ans. 991.
11. If Log2 x – 5 Log x + 6 = 0, then what would the value / values of x
be?
Ans. x = e2 or e3.

(Quantitative Aptitude)



1. In a division sum, the divisor is 10 times the quotient and 5 times

the remainder. If the remainder is 46, the dividend is:



(1) 4236 (2) 4306



(3) 4336 (4) 5336



2. If 1.5 x= 0.04 y, then the value of (y-x) (y+x) is:



(1) 730/77 (2) 73/77



(3) 7.3/77 (4) 703/77



3. An employee may claim Rs. 7.00 for each km when he travels by taxi and

Rs. 6.00 for each km if he drives his own car. If in one week he claimed

Rs. 595 for traveling km. How many kms did he travel by taxi?



(1) 55 (2) 65



(3) 62 (4) 70



4. The square root of 3 + “5 is :



(1) “3 /2 + 1/”2 (2) “3 /2 - 1/”2



(3) “5 /2 - 1/”2 (4) “(5/2) + “(1/2)



5. The mean temperature of Monday to Wednesday was 370C and of Tuesday to

Thursday was 340C, if the temperature on Thursday was 4/5th that of

Monday, then what was the temperature on Thursday?



(1) 36.50C (2) 360C



(3) 35.50C (4) 340C



6. A certain number of two digits is three times the sum of its digits.

If 45 be added to it, the digits are reversed. The number is:

(1) 72 (2) 32



(3) 27 (4) 23

7. Three years ago the average age of A and B was 18 years. While C

joining them now, the average becomes 22 years. How old (in years) is C

now?



(1) 24 (2) 27



(3) 28 (4) 30



8. If 2^(2x-1) = 8^(3-x), then the value of x is:



(1) -1 (2) -2


(3) 2 (4) 3



9. A man’s basic pay for a 40 hours’ week is Rs. 200. Overtimes is paid

at 25% above the basic rate. In a certain week, he worked overtime and

his total was Rs. 300. He therefore, worked for a total of (in hours):



(1) 52 (2) 56



(3) 58 (4) 62



10. On a Rs. 10, 000 payment order, a person has choice between 3

successive discounts of 10%, 10% and 30% and 3 successive discounts of

40%, 5% and 5%. By choosing the better one he can save (in Rupees):



(1) 200 (2) 255



(3) 400 (4) 433



11. Rs. 600 are divided among A, B, C so that Rs. 40 more than 2/5 th of

A’s share, Rs. 20 more that 2/7 th of B’s share and Rs. 10 more than 9/17

th of C’s may all be equal. What is A’s share (in Rupees)?



(1) 150 (2) 170



(3) 200 (4) 280



12. A, B, C started a business with their investment in the ratio 1 : 3 :

5. After 4 months, A invested the same amount as before and B as well as

C withdrew half of their investments. The ratio of their profits at the

end of the year was:



(1) 5 : 6 : 10 (2) 6 : 5 :10



(3) 10 : 5 : 6 (4) 4 : 3 : 5



13. If 9 men working 71/2 hours a day can finish a piece of work in 20

days, then how many days will be taken by 12 men, working 6 hours a day

to finish the work? It is being given that 2 men of latter type work as

much as 3 men of the former type?



(1) 91/2 (2) 11



(3) 121/2 (4) 13



14. Three pipes A, B and C can fill a cistern in 6 hours. After working

at it together for 2 hours, C is closed and A and B can fill the

remaining part in 7 hours. The number of hours taken by C alone to fill

the cistern is:


(1) 12 (2) 14



(3) 16 (4) 18

15. A train B speeding with 120 kmph crosses another train C running in

the same direction, in 2 minutes. If the lengths of the trains B and C be

100 m and 200 m respectively, what is the speed (in kmph) of the train C?



(1) 111 (2) 123



(3) 127 (4) 129



16. River is running at 2 kmph. It took a man twice as long to row up as

to row down the river. The rate (in km/hr) of the man in still water is:



(1) 8 (2) 10



(3) 4 (4) 6



17. A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar, part of which he sells at 8% profit

and the rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The quantity (in

kg.) sold at 18% profit is:

(1) 560 (2) 600



(3) 400 (4) 640

18. A sum of money becomes Rs. 13, 380 after 3 years and Rs. 20, 070

after 6 years on compound interest. The sum (in Rupees) is:



(1) 8800 (2) 8890



(3) 8920 (4) 9040

19. A well with 14 m inside diameter is dug 10 m deep. Earth taken out of

it, has been evenly spread all around it to a width of 21m to form an

embankment. The height (in metres) of the embankment is:



(1) 1/2 (2) 2/3



(3) 3/4 (4) 3/5

20. A rectangular carpet has an area of 120 sq metres and a perimeter of

46 metres. The length of its diagonal (in metres) is:



(1) 11 (2) 13



(3) 15 (4) 17


ANSWERS

1. (4), 2. (2), 3. (1), 4. (4), 5. (2) 6. (3), 7. (1), 8. (3), 9. (2),

10. (2) 11. (1), 12. (1), 13. (3), 14. (2), 15. (1) 16. (4), 17. (2), 18.

(3), 19. (2), 20. (4)

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KVS (Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan) TGT and PRT (Trained Graduate Teacher and Primary Teacher) Selection Examination



Kvsteachers Tgt Exam Guide





Here is the exam paper of TGT.

1. In English alphabet, which will be the eighth letter from the left of the fourth vowel ?
(A)H
(B)I
(C)G
(D)M

Ans: A

2. Find out the missing one
U, 0, I, ?
(A)E
(B)C
(C)S
(D)G

Ans: B

3. Which will be the next in following series?
AZY, BYX, CXW, DWV
(A)EUT
(B) FUT
(C)EVU
(D) GHS

Ans: C

4. Find out the next one in following series: BDF, CFI, DHL, EJO
(A)EIN
(B) JEN
(C)CFI
(D) FLR

Ans: D

5. If in a certain code BQMBAY is written as MY MY MY, then how would TAMIL NADU be written?
(A) TIATIATIA
(B) ALDALDALD
(C) MNUMNUMNU
(D) None of these

Ans: C

6. If in a certain symbolic language DOG is written as GOD and FOG is written as GOF, then how would MOB be written?
(A)NOB
(B) OBM
(C)BOM
(D) DOM
Ans: C

7. If in a certain code UMBRELLA is written as 12345678, then how would BEAR be written?
(A)3684
(B) 3594
(C)3584
(D) 3585

Ans: C

Directions– (Q.8-12) In each question, four words are given. Out of these four words, three are related in some way and one is different. Find the different word.
8.
(A) Girl
(B) Boy
(C) Woman
(D) Teacher
Ans: D

9
(A) China
(B) Nepal
(C)Bhutan
(D) Kolkata
Ans

10.
(A) January—June
(B) March—September
(C) June—November
(D) April-September
Ans: B
11.
(A) Sitar—Pt. Ravishankar
(B) Tabla—Allahrakha
(C)Bansuri—Hari Prasad Chaurasia
(D) Kathakali—Mrinalini

Ans: D
12.
(A) Prison
(C) Hand-cuffs
(B) Court
(D) Uniform
Ans: D

13. In which city there is no Metro Rail route?
(A)Hyderabad
(B) Ahmedabad
(C)Kolkata
(D) Mumbai
Ans: B

14. Main occupation of primitive man was?
(A) Hunting
(B) Cattle-rearing
(C) Food-gathering
(D) Fishing
Ans: A

15. In India the land irrigated by canals is
(A)10%
(B) 15%
(C)20%
(D) 31.6%
Ans: D

16.The reason of winter rain in North India is?
(A) Monsoon
(B) Storms
(C) Cyclone
(D) All
Ans: C

17. Air pressure is shown?
(A) By isobars
(B) By isotherms
(C) By isosalines
(D) By none of these
Ans: A

18. Who is the first Woman President of India ?
(A) Smt. Pratibha Devi Singh Patil
(B) Srnt. Sonia Gandhi
(C) Smt. Meira Kumar
(D) Late (Smt.) Indira Gandhi
Ans: A

19. Who gave the slogan of ‘Quit India’?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) J. L. Nehru
(C) Md. Ali Jinnah
(D) Subhas Chandra Bose
Ans: A

20.The Directive Principles of State Policy’ of Indian Constitution are
related to?
(A)Part-III
(B) Part-IV
(C)Part-V
(D) Part-II
Ans: B

Section B
Test of Mathematics
21. In any parallelogram ABCD, AC= BD. The value of Angle ABC will
Be?
(A)30°
(B) 60°
(C)90°
(D) 120°

Ans: C

22. What types of angles are they when there are two angles on circumference of a circle by any arc?
(A) One is two times the other
(B) One is three times the other
(C) Equal
(D) None of the above
Ans: C

23. What are the two consecutive numbers when difference of 5
times of smaller and 4 times of bigger is 3?
(A) 8, 9
(B) 7,8
(C) 6,7
(D) None of the above

Ans: B
24. Diagonal of a square is half of the diagonal of other square. The area of second square with respect to first will be?
(A) Two times
(B) Half
(C) Four times
(D) Eight times

Ans: C
25. The number of sides of a regular polygon, when each angle is 162°, is?
(A) 10
(B) 20
(C) 15
(D) 25
Ans: B

26 Ram finishes a work in 2 days,Hari finishes that work in 4 days. Then work will be finished in how many days when both work simultaneously?
(A)3/4 day
(B)4/3 days
(C)1/3 day
(D) 3 days

Ans: B
27. The numbers 1,2,3,4 1000 are multiplied together. The number of zeros at the end (on the right) of the product must be:
(A)30
(B)200
(C)211
(D)249
Ans: D

28. When a number is divided by 893, the remainder is 193. What will be the remainder when it is divided by 47?
(A)3
(B)5
(C)25
(D)33

Ans: B

29 The sum of the squares of two positive Integers is 100 and the difference of their squares is 28.
The sum of the numbers is
(A)12
(B)13
(C)14
(D)15
Ans: C

30. Find the odd man out 1,5,14, 30, 50,55,91
(A)5
(B) 50
(C)55
(D) 91
Ans: C

31. Find out wrong number in each sequence—
582, 605,588,611, 634, 617, 600
(A)634
(B) 611
(C)605
(D) 600

Ans: A

32. A boy was asked to multiply a number by 25. He instead multiplied the number by 52 and got the answer 324 more than the correct answer. The number to be multiplied was?
(A)12
(B) 15
(C)25
(D) 32

Ans: A

33. If 2 tables and 3 chairs cost Rs.3500 and 3 tables and 2 chairs cost Rs. 4000, then how much does a table cost?
(A) As. 500
(B) As. 750
(C) As. 1000
(D) Rs. 1500
Ans: C

34. The sum of first five prime numbers is?
(A) 11
(B)18
(C) 26
(D)28
Ans: D

35. Three numbers are in the ratio1 2 :3 and their H. C. F. is 12.
The numbers are?
(A)4,8,12
(B) 5, 10, 15
(C) 10, 20,30
(D) 12,24,36
Ans: D

36. Income of a company doubles after every one year. If the initial income was Rs. 4 lakhs, what would be the income after 5 years?
(A) As. 1 24 crores
(B) Rs. 1 28 crores
(C) As. 252 crores
(D) As. 256 crores
Ans: B

37. Water boils at 212° F or 100°C and freeze at 32°F or 0°C. If the temperature of a particular day is 35°C, it is equivalent to?
(A)85°F
(B) 90°F
(C)95°F
(D) 99°F
Ans: C

38. Insert the missing number— 16,33,65,131,261,……..
(A) 523
(B) 521
(C) 613
(D) 721
Ans: A

39. 3251 + 587+ 369— ? = 3007
(A) 1250
(B) 1300
(C) 1375
(D) 1200
Ans: D

40.. A Bazar has an average of 510 people on Sundays and 240 on other days. The average number of people per day in a month of 30 days beginning with a Sunday is?
(A) 250
(C) 280
(B)276
(D)285

Ans: D
Test of Language English

41. Choose the correct preposition
The river flows…….. the bridge.
(A)below
(B) under
(C)into
(D) to
Ans: B

42. Find out the word correctly spelt—
(A) Accesible
(B) Accesibel
(C) Accessible
(D) Acessible
Ans: C

43. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the Bold word to till in the blank
People often prefer ambiguity to ……..
(A)clarity
(B) perversity
(C) rationality
(D) certainty

Ans: D

44. Pick out the correct synonym to the given word
OBSCENE
(A)Objectionable
(B)Indecent
(C) Displeasing
(D)Condemnable

Ans: B
45. Pick out the most appropriate word from the given alternatives
to fill in the blank
Since one cannot read every book, one should be content
with making a ………selection
(A)normal
(B) standard
(C)sample
(D) judicious
Ans: D

46. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word

TRANSPARENT
(A)Coloured
(B) Childlike
(C)Opaque
(D) Imminent
Ans: C

47. Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be
substituted for the given words
A workman who fits and repairs pipes
(A)Mechanic
(B) Blacksmith
(C)Plumber
(D) Technocrat
Ans: C

48. Pick out the most appropriate word from the given alternatives
To fill in the blank
In hot weather I like lying in the……….of a tree.
(A)shadow
(B)shelter
(C)protection
(D) shade

Ans: D

49 Choose the alternative which expresses the best meaning of
The given words

To give up the ghost
(A)To die
(B)To make false appearance
(C)To terrify others by acting in suspicious manner
(D)To leave useless pursuits

Ans: A

Find Nearest Meaning
50. Addicted
(A) wild
(B)enhanced
(C) sentenced
(D) incline
Ans: D

51. Bewilder
(A)Cross
(B) Seize
(C)Puzzle
(D) Annoy

Ans: C
52. Destitute
(A) Sick
(B) Poor
(C) thin
(D) Angry
Ans: B

53 Genteel

(A)Clever
(B) Polite
(C)Hopeful
(D) Lovable

Ans: B

54. Camouflage
(A) Deject
(B) Disappear
(C) Drown
(D) Conceal
Ans: B

55. A thing liable to be easily broken
(A) Breakable
(B) Ductile
(C)Brittle
(D) Delicate

Ans: C

56. Animal living on land and in water
(A) Ambiguous
(B) Pacify
(C) Amphibian
(D) Ambivalend

Ans: C

57. One who does not care for literature or and—
(A) Barbarian
(B) Philistine
(C) Primitive
(D) Literate
Ans: B

Find the Correct Spelling
58. (A) Comitment
(B) Comittment
(C) Committment
(D) Commitment
Ans: D

59
(A) Fulifil
(B) Fulfil
(C) Fulfill
(D) FulIfill
Ans: A

60.
(A) Defendant
(B) Defendent
(C) Defandent
(D) Defandant
Ans: A

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