Daily IPM Practice — 16 May 2026 (20 Questions)

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Daily IPM Practice — 16 May 2026

Today: alligations, boats, P&C, AP-GP mix, RC on Indian economic policy.

Section A — QA MCQ

  1. A 40 L solution contains 25% acid. Acid added to make it 40% acid?
    (A) 8L (B) 10L (C) 12L (D) 14L
  2. Speed downstream 15, upstream 9 km/h. Speed in still water?
    (A) 10 (B) 11 (C) 12 (D) 13
  3. Letters of “EQUAL” arranged with vowels together?
    (A) 12 (B) 24 (C) 36 (D) 48
  4. AP whose 3rd term is 9 and 7th is 21. 12th term?
    (A) 33 (B) 36 (C) 39 (D) 42
  5. If 2x+y = 10 and x−y = 2, find xy.
    (A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 12
  6. Compound interest on Rs 5000 at 10% p.a. for 2 years?
    (A) 1000 (B) 1050 (C) 1100 (D) 1250
  7. Two numbers in ratio 3:5; their sum is 64. The larger is?
    (A) 24 (B) 32 (C) 40 (D) 48
  8. Area of an equilateral triangle of side 12 cm?
    (A) 36√3 (B) 24√3 (C) 18√3 (D) 12√3

Section B — QA Short Answer

  1. If (x+2)/(x−2) = 3, find x.
  2. Perimeter of a square of side 11 cm.
  3. Express 0.6̄ (recurring) as a fraction.
  4. If a/b = 4/5, find (a+b)/(a−b).

Section C — Verbal Ability

RC: “India’s post-1991 liberalisation dismantled the licence raj but did not deliver promised employment growth. Manufacturing’s share of GDP has stagnated near 16% for two decades, while services have boomed. The result is jobless growth: GDP rises faster than formal employment. Economists disagree on causes — some cite labour laws, others land acquisition, others insufficient skilling — but agree the pattern is unusual for a country at India’s stage of development. A premature shift to services without a robust manufacturing base may trap millions in low-productivity work.”

  1. The passage’s main concern is:
    (A) Liberalisation has failed completely (B) Services-led growth without manufacturing creates jobless growth (C) India should re-impose licence raj (D) Labour laws are the sole cause
  2. “Jobless growth” in context means:
    (A) Growth that destroys jobs (B) GDP rises without commensurate formal employment (C) Negative growth (D) Service-sector unemployment
  3. Synonym of stagnate:
    (A) flourish (B) stand still (C) accelerate (D) erupt
  4. Antonym of robust:
    (A) sturdy (B) fragile (C) healthy (D) thriving
  5. Sentence correction: “Each of the boys and girls ___ a prize.”
    (A) deserve (B) deserves (C) are deserving (D) have deserved
  6. Idiom “Cut corners” means:
    (A) Be very careful (B) Do something cheaply or hastily, sacrificing quality (C) Travel by shortcut (D) Argue sharply
  7. Para-jumble: P. The first attempt failed. Q. Engineers redesigned the rocket. R. The mission was a triumph. S. The second launch reached orbit.
    (A) PQSR (B) QPSR (C) QSPR (D) PSQR
  8. Vocab: “Her tenuous grip on power soon slipped.” Tenuous:
    (A) firm (B) weak and fragile (C) tyrannical (D) brief