FIA Assistant Director Paper 2020

The sentence is a third conditional, which refers to a hypothetical past situation and its possible past result. The correct form is 'If they had bought new batteries, their torch would have worked better.' Option C uses the past perfect tense 'had bought,' which is appropriate here.

The correct preposition to use with 'impression' in this context is 'under.' The phrase 'under the impression' means to believe something that is not true, which fits the sentence perfectly.

The headquarters of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is located in Geneva, Switzerland. This is the recognized global center for the organization.

Let the original cost price be 100. With 20% profit, the original selling price is 120. After a 25% increase, the new selling price is 120 × 1.25 = 150. The new profit is 25%, so the new cost price must satisfy: new cost price × 1.25 = 150, giving new cost price = 120. The increase in cost price is from 100 to 120, which is a 20% increase. However, this contradicts the options, so let's re-examine: The original profit is 20%, so SP1 = CP × 1.20. After a 25% increase in selling price, SP2 = SP1 × 1.25 = CP × 1.20 × 1.25 = CP × 1.5. The new profit is 25%, so SP2 = new CP × 1.25. Equate: new CP × 1.25 = CP × 1.5 → new CP = (CP × 1.5)/1.25 = CP × 1.2, which is a 20% increase in cost price. Therefore, the percentage increase in cost price is 20%. The correct answer is A, not B. Correction made accordingly.

Nicolas Sarkozy served as the President of France from 2007 to 2012, making option C the correct answer. He was not the German Chancellor or Canadian President, and thus options A and B are incorrect.

Iceland is known for having no standing army or armed forces. It relies on a coast guard and has defense agreements with other countries, unlike Niger, Nigeria, and Latvia, which all maintain armed forces.

The word 'adamant' means refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind, which is synonymous with 'obstinate'. The other options do not convey the same meaning.

The permanent secretariat of SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) is located in Kathmandu, Nepal. This is the official headquarters where the organization's administrative functions are carried out.

Let the son's present age be x years. The father says, "I was your present age when you were born," which means the father's age at the son's birth was x years. Since the father's current age is 36, the difference between their ages is 36 - x. This difference is constant and equals the son's current age x. So, 36 - x = x, which gives 2x = 36, hence x = 18 years. Since 18 years is not among the given options, the correct choice is D (None of these).

In this sentence, 'The woman I spoke to' is correct because the relative pronoun 'who' or 'whom' can be omitted when it functions as the object of the verb in the relative clause. Option C is the most natural and grammatically correct choice.