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1. We reached the station late, and _______ missed the train.

A. near B. nearly C. utterly D. mostly

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2. Kind : _______ : : Often : Frequently (By word meaning)

A. Mean B. Type C. Cruel D. Kindly

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3. A survey for a certain year found that 90% of pregnant women received medical care at least once before giving birth. Of these women, 60% received medical care from doctors, while 40% received medical care from other healthcare providers. Given this information, which one of the following statements can be inferred with certainty?

A. More than half of the pregnant women received medical care at least once from a doctor. B. Less than half of the pregnant women received medical care at least once from a doctor. C. More than half of the pregnant women received medical care at most once from a doctor. D. Less than half of the pregnant women received medical care at most once from a doctor.

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4. Looking at the surface of a smooth 3-dimensional object from the outside, which one of the following options is TRUE?

A. The surface of the object must be concave everywhere. B. The surface of the object must be convex everywhere. C. The surface of the object may be concave in some places and convex in other places. D. The object can have edges, but no corners.

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5. Two wizards try to create a spell using all the four elements, water, air, fire, and earth. For this, they decide to mix all these elements in all possible orders. They also decide to work independently. After trying all possible combination of elements, they conclude that the spell does not work. How many attempts does each wizard make before coming to this conclusion, independently?

A. 24 B. 48 C. 16 D. 12

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6. In an engineering college of 10,000 students, 1,500 like neither their core branches nor other branches. The number of students who like their core branches is 1/4th of the number of students who like other branches. The number of students who like both their core and other branches is 500. The number of students who like their core branches is

A. 1,800 B. 3,500 C. 1,600 D. 1,500

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7. In the sequence 6, 9, 14, x, 30, 41, a possible value of 𝑥 is

A. 25 B. 21 C. 18 D. 20