X and Y can do a piece of work in 20 days and 12 days respectively. X started the work alone and then after 4 days .Y joined him till the completion of the work. How long did the work last?

8 liters are drawn from a cask full of wine and is then filled with water. This operation is performed three more times. The ratio of the quantity of wine now left in cask to that of the water is 16 : 65. How much wine did the cask hold originally?

Seats for Mathematics, Physics and Biology in a school are in the ratio 5: 7: 8. There is a proposal to increase these seats by 40%, 50% and 75% respectively. What will be the ratio of increased seats?

HP Verbal Test

prevalent

Antonym:

onerous is most dissimilar to

Fill in the blank:

The reward was not commensurate __________ work done by us.

Error spotting:

Of the (1)/ two cars that you (2)/ have, the new Maruti is without (3)/ any question, the cheapest (4)/ to run.

Sentence Arrangement:

S1: A gentleman who lived alone always had two plates placed on the table at dinner time.

P: One day just as he sat down to dine, the cat rushed in to the room.

Q: One plate was for himself and other was for his cat.

R: she drooped a mouse into her own plate and another into her master plate.

S: He used to give the cat a piece of meat from his own plate.

S6: In this way the cat showed her gratitude to her master.

Theodore Roosevelt was born with asthma and poor eyesight, yet this sickly child later won fame as a political leader, a Rough Rider, and a hero of the common people. To conquer his handicaps, Teddy trained in a gym and became a lightweight boxer at Harvard. Out west, he hunted buffalo and ran a cattle ranch. Back east, he became a civil service reformer and police commissioner. He became President McKinley`s assistant Navy secretary during the Spanish-American War. Also, he led a charge of cavalry Rough Riders up San Juan Hill in Cuba. After achieving fame, he became governor of New York and went on to become the vice president.When McKinley was assassinated, Theodore Roosevelt became the youngest president at age 42. He is famous for his motto, Speak softly and carry a big stick. Roosevelt battled for meat inspection and pure-food laws. Also, he wanted to save the forests and break the grip that big business had on steel and oil. Roosevelt persuaded the diplomats of warring Russia and Japan to make peace.

What achievement illustrates Roosevelt`s ability to overcome personal obstacles?