AAI Junior Executive Answer Key 2022 Question Paper with Answers AAI ATC EXAM 2022
Section: English Language
| Q.1 | In the given sentence, four words have been underlined and the underlined words are given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
The smiling young woman walked cautious with high heels, over the freshly mopped floor of the hotel, carrying a fancy bag. | |
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| Ans |  1. carrying |
| 2. freshly |
| 3. smiling young |
|  4. cautious
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| Q.2 | Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
The police found that the victim was hit with a blunt weapon by the murderer. | |
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| Ans | 1. Sharp |
| 2. Wild |
| 3. Dull |
| 4. Curved |
| Q.3 | In the given sentence, four words have been underlined and the underlined words are given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
My conservative father has bought some heavier jewellery for my sister’s grand wedding, in balmy October. | |
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| Ans | 1. grand |
| 2. conservative |
| 3. balmy |
| 4. heavier |
| Q.4 | Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
What did you have for ______ lunch? | |
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| Ans | 1. an |
| 2. the |
| 3. a |
| 4. No article required |
| Q.5 | Select the most appropriate article to fill in the blank.
During the fight, he was injured in ______ arm. | |
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| Ans | 1. the |
| 2. No article |
| 3. a |
| 4. an |
| Q.6 | Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
The plants and vegetation of an area | |
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| Ans | 1. Botany
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| 2. Fauna
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| 3. Flora
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| 4. Geography |
| Q.7 | Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
A ______ is a person who remains absent from school regularly without permission. | |
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| Ans | 1. truant |
| 2. child prodigy |
| 3. diligent |
| 4. delinquent |
| Q.8 | Select the option that gives the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
The policemen in the town are hand in glove with the bandits. | |
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| Ans | 1. On intimate terms |
| 2. Hiding hand in glove |
| 3. Having control over |
| 4. Trying to make up a quarrel |
| Q.9 | Select the most appropriate preposition to fill in the blank.
Most teenagers like Harry Potter, but ______ my opinion, it is too childish. | |
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| Ans | 1. on |
| 2. of |
| 3. in |
| 4. for |
| Q.10 | Select the option that expresses the given sentence in progressive present tense form.
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) face challenges when it comes to adopting new technologies such as Industry 4.0. | |
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| Ans | 1. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) has faced challenges when it comes to adopting new technologies such as Industry 4.0. |
| 2. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are facing challenges when it comes to adopting new technologies such as Industry 4.0. |
| 3. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have been facing challenges when it comes to adopting new technologies such as Industry 4.0. |
| 4. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) is facing challenges when it comes to adopting new technologies such as Industry 4.0. |
| Q.11 | Select the most appropriate meaning of the given proverb.
The fat buffalo will attract the lean buffalo. | |
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| Ans | 1. Successful people lead by example. |
| 2. Strong people attract only weak people. |
| 3. People run behind the thing they lack. |
| 4. Weak people are exploited by strong people. |
| Q.12 | Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the past perfect continuous tense.
Has Ramesh worked all night? | |
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| Ans | 1. Had Ramesh been working all night? |
| 2. Had Ramesh worked all night? |
| 3. Did Ramesh work all night? |
| 4. Has Ramesh been working all night? |
| Q.13 | Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Identify the option that arranges the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence
(a) Many people
(b) like to spend(c) as they provide
(d) in the villages
(e) their retired lives
(f) fresh air | |
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| Ans | 1. adcebf |
| 2. aebdcf |
| 3. abedcf |
| 4. acdebf |
| Q.14 | Select the option that gives the most appropriate meaning of the underlined word.
She used her position as a minister to pervert the course of justice. | |
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| Ans | 1. To facilitate |
| 2. To correct |
| 3. To turn away |
| 4. To lead properly |
| Q.15 | The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
He didn’t knew / where to keep his books / so he left them / lying on the table. | |
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| Ans | 1. He didn’t knew |
| 2. so he left them |
| 3. where to keep his books |
| 4. lying on the table |
| Q.16 | Of the four sentences given in the options, three form a meaningful paragraph. Identify the odd one out. | |
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| Ans | 1. Organic food is in high demand as it ensures a positive effect on general health. |
| 2. This is simply related to the cost of production and transportation. |
| 3. Surging prices of vegetables, fruits, dairy, etc. is a matter of concern. |
| 4. However, if we buy local produces, the burden can be lessened. |
| Q.17 | Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
I urged Seema to ______ in touch with me regularly. | |
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| Ans | 1. take |
| 2. keep |
| 3. go |
| 4. come |
| Q.18 | Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The steep ______ of the hill was a challenge to the trekkers. | |
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| Ans | 1. assent |
| 2. ascend |
| 3. accident |
| 4. ascent |
| Q.19 | Four sentences related to a topic are given below. Three of them can be put together to form a meaningful paragraph. Select the odd one.
1. It is difficult to calculate the exact number of words.
2. If we calculate all of scientific nomenclature, this could easily double the figure.
3. Run on sentence is an ungrammatical construction in which two or more independent clauses are improperly joined without a conjunction.
4. For example, there are apparently one million insects already described in the scientific nomenclature with several million more awaiting description. | |
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| Ans | 1. 1 |
| 2. 3 |
| 3. 4 |
| 4. 2 |
| Q.20 | Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words/phrase.
To grind or crush into fine particles | |
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| Ans | 1. Ponder |
| 2. Polygon |
| 3. Polaroid |
| 4. Pulverise |
Section : General Intelligence or Reasoning
Section : General Intelligence or Reasoning
| Q.1 | Five girls are sitting in a row facing north. BHARTI is not adjacent to RANI or AMITA. KIRTI is not adjacent to RANI. BHARTI is adjacent to RAMA. RAMA is in the middle of the row. KIRTI is adjacent to whom out of the following? | |
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| Ans | 1. BHARTI |
| 2. AMITA |
| 3. RANI |
| 4. RAMA |
| Q.2 | Seven friends G, H, I, J, K, L and M are sitting around a circular table, facing away from the centre. J is sitting fourth to the left of G. K is sitting immediately to the left of J and immediately to the right of M. L and G are neighbours of H, who is sitting second to the left of M.
Who is sitting second to the left of K? | |
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| Ans | 1. J |
| 2. G |
| 3. H |
| 4. I |
| Q.3 | Parth goes jogging 40 metres towards east from his house. He turns left and jogs for 20 metres. He then turns right and jogs for 30 metres and finally, turns southwards and jogs for another 20 metres and stops jogging. What is the shortest distance from his house to the point at which he stopped jogging? | |
|
| Ans | 1. 20 metres |
| 2. 70 metres |
| 3. 100 metres |
| 4. 60 metres |
| Q.4 | Rahul is the nephew of Nilesh. Nilesh’s mother is Rita. Sita is Rita’s mother. Sita’s husband is Arjun. Sushma is the mother-in-law of Arjun. How is Rahul related to Arjun? | |
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| Ans | 1. Rahul is Arjun’s son |
| 2. Rahul is Arjun’s grandnephew |
| 3. Rahul is Arjun’s great grandson’s son |
| 4. Rahul is Arjun’s great grandson |
| Q.5 |  | |
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| Ans | 1. 192 |
| 2. 0 |
| 3. 190 |
| 4. 188 |
| Q.6 | Refer to the following letter, number, symbol series and answer the question that follows.
(Left) M 6 R Z Ω B % 7 K & 4 D π S Q 2 @ 3 ∞ E (Right)
Which of the given options is the seventh element to the right of B? | |
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| Ans | 1. S |
| 2. D |
| 3. Q |
| 4. π |
| Q.7 | In a certain code language, ‘FOUR’ is coded as 7912 and ‘FROM’ is coded as 1287. What will be the code for ‘M’ in the given code language? | |
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| Ans | 1. 7 |
| 2. 2 |
| 3. 8 |
| 4. 9 |
| Q.8 | This question is based on the following words.
WALK MINT TALL BARE
If the first letter of each word is removed, which of the following will form new meaningful English words? | |
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| Ans | 1. Tall and Bare |
| 2. Mint and Bare |
| 3. Tall and Mint |
| 4. Bare and Walk |
| Q.9 | In this question, two statements are followed by two conclusions, numbered I and II. Find out which conclusion(s) is/are true based on the given statements.
Statements:
R > S ≥ T ≥ W, W ≥ U<M
Conclusions:
I. U < S
II. S = U | |
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| Ans | 1. Only conclusion I is true. |
| 2. Either conclusion I or conclusion II is true. |
| 3. Both conclusions I and II are true. |
| 4. Only conclusion II is true. |
| Q.10 | If ‘–’ means ‘+’, ‘÷’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, then what will be the value of the following expression?
13 – 10 ÷ 6 × 5 | |
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| Ans | 1. 30 |
| 2. 25 |
| 3. 27 |
| 4. 90 |
| Q.11 | Read the given information and answer the question(s) that follow(s).
In a certain code language, ‘Sit Stand Tall’ is written as ‘TEX OPT REF’, ‘Height Tall Dwarf’ is written as ‘DIS REF REA’ and ‘Dwarf Sit Weight is written as ‘OPT DIS CON’.
How will ‘Sit’ be written in that language? | |
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| Ans | 1. OPT |
| 2. REF |
| 3. DIS |
| 4. TEX |
| Q.12 | A certain number of people are sitting in a row, facing North. G sits second to the left of S. T sits fourth to the right of R. Only three persons sit between R and Q. Only two persons sit between P and R. S sits third to the left of Q. If no other person is sitting in the row, what is the total number of persons seated? | |
|
| Ans | 1. 15 |
| 2. 13 |
| 3. 14 |
| 4. 16 |
| Q.13 | Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting around a circle for playing cards, facing towards the centre. C is sitting immediately to the left of G and D is sitting second to the left of C.B is sitting third to the right of A and F is sitting second to the left of A.
Who is sitting third to the right of C? | |
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| Ans | 1. D |
| 2. E |
| 3. B |
| 4. F |
| Q.14 | Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will complete the series.
P_O_M _V_SR EF_C_ _YW_U L_KJ_ | |
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| Ans | 1. OPUTBDXVMI |
| 2. QNUTDBXVMI |
| 3. QPUTDXBVMI |
| 4. NQUTDBVXMI |
| Q.15 | This question has two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which conclusion/s logically follow/s from the given statements.
Statements:
Some pinks are rats.
All ears are rats.
Conclusions (I): Some rats are ears.
Conclusions (II): Some rats are pinks. | |
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| Ans | 1. Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows. |
| 2. Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow. |
| 3. Only conclusion (I) follows. |
| 4. Only conclusion (II) follows.
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Section : General Aptitude or Numerical Ability
| Q.1 | A book is listed at ₹1,200 and two successive discounts of 10% and 10% are given on it.How much would the seller gain or lose if he gives a single discount of 20% instead of two discounts? | |
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| Ans | 1. ₹10 |
| 2. ₹11 |
| 3. ₹24 |
| 4. ₹12 |
| Q.2 | In a frustum of a right circular cone, R = 5 cm, r = 3 cm, l = 6 cm. Calculate its curved surface area. | |
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| Ans | 1. 
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| 2. 
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| 3. 
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| 4.  |
| Q.3 | In a math test given to 14 students, marks out of 100 are recorded as 21, 38, 42, 56, 36, 48, 29, 44, 22, 32, 63, 64, 72, 74. Find the arithmetic mean. | |
|
| Ans | 1. 42.62 |
| 2. 49.55 |
| 3. 44.68 |
| 4. 45.78 |
| Q.4 | The digit in the unit’s place of 230 is: | |
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| Ans | 1. 8 |
| 2. 2 |
| 3. 6 |
| 4. 4 |
| Q.5 | In a division sum, the divisor is 4 times the quotient and 8 times the remainder. If the remainder is 3, then the dividend is: | |
|
| Ans | 1. 141 |
| 2. 144 |
| 3. 96 |
| 4. 147 |
| Q.6 | In an NCC camp, there are food provisions for 500 cadets for 60 days. If 100 more persons join the NCC camp, for how many days will the provisions last? | |
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| Ans | 1. 46 days |
| 2. 44 days |
| 3. 50 days |
| 4. 48 days |
| Q.8 | To escape, a thief runs towards a gathering at a speed of 6 km/h and a policeman chases the thief at a speed of 10 km/h. The policeman is able to catch him just before he reaches the gathering. What is the distance between the policeman and the thief, if the thief is 1.5 km away from gathering? | |
|
| Ans | 1. 1 km |
| 2. 1.5 km |
| 3. 1.25 km |
| 4. 0.75 km |
| Q.9 | A sum of Rs.12,300 was taken as a loan. This is to be paid back in two equal annual instalments. If the rate of interest be 5% per annum, compounded annually, find the value of each instalment. | |
|
| Ans | 1. Rs.6,720 |
| 2. Rs.6,615 |
| 3. Rs.6,850 |
| 4. Rs.6,800 |
| Q.10 | Pipe X can fill a tank 7 times faster in comparison to pipe Y. It takes 49 minutes for pipe X and Y to fill the tank together. How much time will pipe Y alone take to fill the tank? | |
|
| Ans | 1. 392 minutes |
| 2. 393 minutes |
| 3. 391 minutes |
| 4. 390 minutes |
| Q.11 | The marked price of a sofa was Rs.14,200. The shopkeeper was offering it for a discount of 25%, but on further bargaining agreed to offer a successive discount and finally sold the sofa for Rs.9,585. What was the second discount offered by him? | |
|
| Ans | 1. 10% |
| 2. 18% |
| 3. 15% |
| 4. 12% |
| Q.12 | An annual instalment of ₹2,200 will discharge a debt of ₹y due in 3 years at 14.5% simple interest per annum. What is the value of y? (Note: instalments will be paid at the end of year 1, year 2 and year 3.) | |
|
| Ans | 1. 7767 |
| 2. 7557 |
| 3. 7757 |
| 4. 7577 |
| Q.13 | In an election, a candidate got 65% of the votes and won by a margin of 900 votes. Find the total number of votes. | |
|
| Ans | 1. 3000 |
| 2. 4000 |
| 3. 2500 |
| 4. 3500 |
| Q.14 |  | |
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| Ans | 1. Tuesday, Monday |
| 2. ; Sunday, Saturday |
| 3. Thursday, Friday |
| 4. Friday, Saturday |
| Q.15 | A painter charges Rs.5 per sq. m. for painting any surface. Find the amount he will charge for painting a spherical ball of radius 10.5 m. | |
|
| Ans | 1. ₹7,161 |
| 2. ₹6,699 |
| 3. ₹6,930 |
| 4. ₹6,468 |
Section : General Knowledge or Awareness
| Q.1 | What is the extent of the catchment area of the minor river basins in India? | |
|
| Ans | 1. Less than 2000 sq. km |
| 2. 1500 – 2000 sq. km |
| 3. 2000 – 4000 sq. km |
| 4. 3000 – 4000 sq. km |
| Q.2 | In which year was the Microfinance Institutions Network established? | |
|
| Ans | 1. 2015 |
| 2. 2008 |
| 3. 2009 |
| 4. 2012 |
| Q.3 | As per the HDR 2020, India’s HDI value stood at: | |
|
| Ans | 1. 0.645 |
| 2. 0.63 |
| 3. 0.665 |
| 4. 0.673 |
| Q.4 | Who constructed the Nahargarh Fort in Jaipur? | |
|
| Ans | 1. Maharaja Pratap Singh |
| 2. Sawai Jai Singh II |
| 3. Rao Jodha |
| 4. Shivaji Maharaj |
| Q.5 | Which of the following is largest phylum of the animal kingdom? | |
|
| Ans | 1. Annelida |
| 2. Arthropoda |
| 3. Mollusca |
| 4. Chordata |
| Q.6 | Which of the following is NOT a qualification for appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court? | |
|
| Ans | 1. He/she should have been a High Court judge for at least 10 years |
| 2. He/she should be a citizen of India |
| 3. He/she should have been an advocate of a High Court (or two or more such courts in succession) for at least 10 years |
| 4. He/she should have been a High Court judge for at least 5 years |
| Q.7 | In which year did Christiaan Huygens put forward the wave theory of light? | |
|
| Ans | 1. 1678 |
| 2. 1680 |
| 3. 1675 |
| 4. 1681 |
| Q.8 | Who among the following was a force behind declaring Sati illegal? | |
|
| Ans | 1. Lord Rippon |
| 2. Lord Canning |
| 3. Lord William Bentinck |
| 4. Lord Dalhousie |
| Q.9 | To whom is the Dronacharya Award given in India? | |
|
| Ans | 1. Player |
| 2. Association |
| 3. Manager |
| 4. Coach |
| Q.10 | What is the reason for the phenomenon called ‘breaks’ associated with monsoon? | |
|
| Ans | 1. Disappearance of monsoon troughs |
| 2. Stagnation of monsoon troughs |
| 3. Stability of monsoon troughs |
| 4. Movements of monsoon troughs |
Section : General Intelligence or Reasoning
