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ARITHMETIC
26. A number when divided by 6 leaves 27. Find the wrong number in the given series.
remainder 3. When the square of the same 3, 7, 16, 35, 70, 153
number is divided by 8, the remainder is
(a) 70 (b) 16
(a) 0 (b) 2
(c) 153 (d) 35
(c) 1 (d)
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2013 3120
(a) 0 (b) 2
2012 5040
(c) 3 (d) 1
2011 4320
41. The sum of the age of mother and a mother
Years
2010 3120
and her daughter is 60 years. 12 years ago 2009 3360
the mother was eight times as old as her 2008 2520
daughter. How old is the daughter at present? 2007 3720
(c) 16 yr (d) 12 yr
42. In one hour, a boat goes 12 km along the 46. The foreign exchange reserve in 2012 was
stream and 8 km against the stream. The how many times that in 2009?
speed of the boat in still water is (a) 0.7 (b) 1.2 (c) 1.4 (d) 1.5
(a) 12 km/h (b) 11 km/h 47. What was the percentage increase in the
(c) 10 km/h (d) 8 km/h foreign reserve in 2012 over 2008?
43. A shopkeeper buys 80 articles for Rs. 2400 (a) 100% (b) 150%
and sells them for a profit of 16%. Find the (c) 200% (d) 620%
selling price of one article.
48. The ratio of the number of years, in which
(a) 36.40 (b) 34.80 the foreign exchange reserve are above the
(c) 35.60 (d) 33.80 average reserves, to those in which reserves
are below the average reserves i
44. Find the amount which Syham will get on
1
(a) 2 : 6 (b) 3 : 4
Rs. 4096, if he gave 18 months at 12 % per
2 (c) 3 : 5 (d) 1 : 1
annm, interest being compounded half yearly. 49. A well of diameter 3 m is dug 14 m deep.
(a) 5813 (b) 4515 The Earch taken out of it has been spread
(c) 4913 (d) 5713 evenly all around it in the shape of a circular
ring of width 4 m to form an embankment.
45. A work twice as fast as B. If B can complete Find the height of the embankment.
a piece of work independently in 12 days,
then what will be the number of days taken (a) 4.25 m (b) 2.250 m
by A and B together to finish the work? (c) 1.125 m (d) 1.750 m
(a) 4 (b) 6 50. If x1 + 1 / x 3 = 110, then find the value of x +
(c) 8 (d) 18 1/x.
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
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GENERAL AWARENESS
76. Which of the following is known as the 77. Who was the flag bearer of India at Rio
Manchester of South India? Olympics 2016?
(a) Kochi (a) PV Sindhu
(b) Vishakapatnam (b) Jwala Gutta
(c) Coimbatore (c) Yogeshwar Dutt
(d) Bengaluru (d) Abhinav Bindra
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(c) Conversion of ammonia to nitrites 87. The sideways erosion, which widens the river
valley, called
(d) Conversion of nitrite to nitric oxide
(a) lateral corrosion
82. Asbestors is found maximum in which of the
following countries? (b) vertical corrosion
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1. Which single letter can be prefixed kms. and then turn to left again (a) 6543 (b) 5634
to the following words in order to and run another 6 kms and before (c) 5364 (d) 3564
obtain entirely new words? (Same finishing you take another left turn 9. I. 25 15 40 8
letter has to be prefixed in all the and run 1 km., then answer the II. 65 25 90 [?]
five words of each.) following question based on this III. 45 15 60 12
EAT OUR IS AS AT information. (a) 18 (b) 12
(1) H (2) S Question: From the finishing point if (c) 24 (d) 6
(3) C (4) B you have to reach the point from where 10. 2 4 2
2. Which one of the areas marked you started, in which direction will you 3 9 3
I - VII represents the urban have to run ? 4 16 4
educated who are not 8 64 ?
hardworking ? (1) West (2) East (a) 16 (b) 8
(3) South (4) North (c) 24 (d) 9
Directions (6-10): In the following Directions (11-15): In the following
questions, select the missing number questions, select the related word/
from the given responses. letters/number from the given
(a) 1 (2) 13 6. 18 21 24 alternatives.
(3) IV (4) II 3 9 3
11. AFI = M : ADD =
Directions (3 to 4): In each of the 6 4 8
L :: ABA
following questions, a series is given, 21 26 ?
with one term missing. Choose the (a) 24 (b) 27 (a) I (b) N
correct alternative from the given ones (c) 29 (d) 22 (c) O (d) K
that will complete the series. 12. 12.16: 22 : : 36 : ?
(1) 44 (2) 24
3. 1, 2, 2, 4, 3, 8, 7, 10, ? (3) 26 (4) 46
(1) 11 (2) 13 13. PALAEONTOLOGY: FOSSIL : :
(3) 9 (4) 8 7. PHRENOLOGY: ?
4. 0, 7, 26, 63, ? (1) SKULL
(1) 123 (2) 87 (2) THYROID
(3) 96 (4) 124 (a) 10 (b) 20 (3) PANCREAS
5. Directions: If you start running (c) 30 (d) 40 (4) LUNGS
from a point towards North and 14. 9: 50 : : ?
after covering 4 kms you turn to (1) 22 : 110
your left and run 5 kms and then 8. (2) 18 : 190
again turn to your left and run 5 (3) 15 : 225 (4) 20: 105
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GENERAL AWARENESS
51. Which of the following can be 53. Xenobiotics which are inherently 57. State Bank of India was previously
found as pollutants in the drinking resistant to microbial attack are known as:
water in some parts of India? called as: (1) Imperial Bank of India
Select the correct answer using the (1) Biodegradable (2) Canara Bank
code given below. (2) Persistent (3) Syndicate Bank
(A) Arsenic (B) Sorbitol (3) All of the given options (4) Co-operative Bank of India
(C) Fluoride (4) Recalcitrant 58. On 2nd June 2015 a Conference
(D) Formaldehyde 54. The Battle of Plassey was fought on Make in India Indigenization of
(E) Uranium in year currency was organised by the
(1) B, D and E (1) 1775 (2) 1757 department of Economic Affairs,
(2) A, B, C, D and E (3) 1761 (4) 1576 Ministry of Finance, Govt. of
(3) A, C and E 55. Who discovered the first India. Who inaugurated the
(4) A and C antibiotic ? Conference?
52. Cyanide poisoning causes death in (1) W Fleming (2) C Waksman (1) Finance Minister
seconds because (3) Louis Pasteur (2) Finance Secretary
(1) It denatures enzymes of the (4) A Fleming (3) Governor R.B.I.
heart/muscle 56. Indian first talkie film produced in (4) Prime Minister
(2) 1t breaks the electron 1931 was 59. The ore of Aluminium is
transport chain (1) Shakuntala (1) Fluorspar
(3) It causes Lysis of red blood (2) Indra Sabha (2) Bauxite
cells. (3) Neel Kamal (3) Chalco pyrites
(4) It causes cardiac arrest (4) Alamara (4) Hematite
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QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
101. XY and XZ are tangents to a 102. Pipe A can fill a tank in 4 hours and
circle, ST is another tangent to the pipe Bean fill it in 6 hours. If they 1 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
circle at the point R on the circle, are opened on alternate hours and 4 3
which intersects XY and XZ at if pipe A is opened first, in how 103. The value of tan 1 tan 2 tan 3
Sand T respectively. If XY = 15 cm many hours, the tank shall be full? .... tan 89 is
and TX = 9 cm, then RT is 1 1 (1) 1 (2) -2
(1) 4.5 crn (2) 7.5 cm (a) 4 (b) 3 (3) 0
2 2
(3) 6 cm (4) 3 cm (4) None of the options
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Level Examination (English Medium)
(1) 10 cm (2) 2 3 cm 111. The list price of a book is Rs. 100. GAB is
(3) 6 cm (4) 12 cm A dealer sells three such books for (1) 100 (2) 130
106. The printed price of an article is (3) 80 (4) 90
40% higher than its cost price. Directions (114 - 117): In the following questions, the Graph shows the demand
Then the rate of discount such and production of different companies. Study the graph and answer the questions.
that he gains 12% profit is
(1) 21% (2) 15%
(3) 20% (4) 18%
PRODUCTION
Directions (107-109): Study the DEMAND
UNITS (LAKH TONNES)
6000
following frequency polygon and 5000
5000
answer the questions. 4500
3700
4000 3660
Given a line graph showing the 3100 4200 3300
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directions (151-155): In the following Increasing the purchasing power The poorest in the cities and the
questions, you have a brief passage of the poor through providing migrants are left out, for they generally
with 5 questions following the passage. productive employment leading to rising do not possess ration cards. The
Read the passage carefully and choose income, and thus good standard of living allocation of PDS supplies in big cities is
the best answer to each question out of is the ultimate objective of public policy. larger than in rural areas. In view of such
the four alternatives. However, till then, there is a need to deficiencies in the system, the PDS
provide assured supply of food through urgently needs to be streamlined. Also,
Passage a restructured, more efficient and considering the large foodgrain
The public distribution system, decentralized public distribution system production combined with food subsidy
which provides food at low prices, is a (PDS). Although the PDS is extensive - it on one hand and the continuing slow
subject of vital concern. There is a is one of the largest such systems in the starvation and dismal poverty of rural
growing realization that though India has world- it hasnt reached the rural poor population on the other, there is a strong
enough food to feed its masses two and the remote places. It remains an case for making PDS target-group
square meals a day, the monster of urban phenomenon, with the majority of oriented. By making PDS taiget-group
starvation and food insecurity continues the rural poor still out of its reach due to oriented, not only the poorest and the
to haunt the poor in our country. lack of economic and physical access. neediest would be reached without
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ANSWERS
1.(1) 2.(3) 3. (1) 4. (4) 5. (1) 6. (3) 7. (3) 8.(1) 9. (1) 10. (2)
11.(4) 12. (1) 13. (1) 14. (4) 15. (1) 16. (*) 17. (2) 18. (4) 19. (4) 20. (3)
21. (4) 22. (3) 23. (2) 24. (3) 25. (3) 26. (2) 27. (1) 28. (3) 29. (1) 30. (3)
31. (1) 32. (3) 33. (1) 34. (*) 35. (2) 36. (1) 37. (2) 38. (3) 39. (3) 40. (2)
41. (3) 42. (3) 43. (1) 44. (2) 45. (4) 46. (3) 47. (4) 48. (4) 49. (1) 50. (3)
51. (3) 52. (4) 53. (4) 54. (2) 55. (4) 56. (4) 57. (1) 58. (1) 59. (2) 60. (4)
61. (1) 62. (2) 63. (1) 64. (3) 65. (4) 66. (1) 67. (3) 68. (2) 69. (4) 70. (3)
71. (3) 72. (2) 73. (1) 74. (2) 75. (3) 76. (3) 77.(3) 78. (2) 79. (4) 80. (1)
81. (1) 82. (4) 83. (2) 84. (4) 85. (1) 86. (1) 87. (4) 88. (3) 89. (4) 90. (1)
91. (1) 92. (3) 93. (1) 94. (2) 95. (1) 96. (2) 97. (4) 98. (1) 99. (4) 100. (4)
101. (3) 102. (4) 103. (1) 104. (3) 105. (4) 106. (3) 107. (4) 108. (3) 109. (3) 110. (3)
111. (2) 112. (2) 113. (1) 114. (4) 115. (3) 116. (4) 117. (2) 118. (3) 119. (1) 120. (3)
121. (1) 122. (4) 123. (1) 124. (4) 125. (2) 126. (4) 127. (1) 128. (1) 129. (4) 130. (4)
131. (4) 132. (1) 133. (2) 134. (4) 135. (4) 136. (1) 137. (3) 138. (2) 139. (1) 140. (2)
141. (3) 142. (*) 143. (1) 144. (4) 145. (3) 146. (4) 147. (2) 148. (4) 149. (4) 150. (4)
151. (1) 152. (3) 153. (3) 154. (1) 155. (3) 156. (1) 157. (4) 158. (3) 159. (1) 160. (4)
161. (2) 162. (4) 163. (3) 164. (1) 165. (2) 166. (2) 167. (2) 168. (2) 169. (3) 170. (2)
171.(4) 172. (2) 173. (2) 174. (1) 175.(4) 176. (2) 177. (1) 178. (1) 179. (1) 180. (2)
181. (3) 182. (4) 183. (3) 184. (1) 185. (4) 186. (2) 187. (1) 188. (2) 189. (2) 190. (4)
191. (3) 192. (1) 193. (2) 194. (2) 195. (2) 196. (4) 197. (4) 198. (2) 199. (2) 200. (1)
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REASONING
Directions (Q. Nos. 1-6) In the following 11. (a) Bay (b) Cape Directions (Q. Nos. 16-18) In the
questions, select the related word/ (c) Peninsula (d) Island Following questions, a series is given,
letters/number from the given 12. Which one of the given response with one term missing. Choose the
alternatives. would be a meaningful order of correct alternative from the given ones
1. Optimist : Cheerful : : Pessimist :? the following? that will complete the series.
(a) Petty (b) Selfish 1. Seed 2. Plant 16. 1, 0, 3, 2, 5, 6, ?, 12, 9, 20
(c) Gloomy (d) Mean 3. Germination 4. Embryo (a) 9 (b) 10
2. YTOJ : XSNI : : WRMH : ? 5. Flower 6. Fruit (c) 7 (d) 8
(a) VQLG (b) TOJE (a) 1, 5, 3, 4, 2, 6 17. SHG, RIF, QJE, PKD, ?
(c) RMHC (d) UPKF (b) 1, 4, 3, 2, 5, 6 (a) NME (b) NLB
3. EIGK : EACY : : RVTY : ? (c) 6, 5, 4, 3, 1, 2 (c) OLE (d) OLC
(a) RVSQ (b) RNPL (d) 1, 5, 6, 4, 2, 3 18. 7, 8, 18, 57, ?, 1165
(c) RWUY (d) RMPL 13. Arrange the following words as (a) 174 (b) 232
4. 720 : 840 : : 60 : ? per order in the English (c) 224 (d) 228
(a) 76 (b) 80 dictionary. 19. There are five friends Sachin,
(c) 70 (d) 74 1. Live 2. Litter Kamal, Mohan, Arun and Ram.
5. 225 : 256 : : 289 : ? 3. Little 4. Literacy Sachin is shorter than Kamal, but
(a) 234 (b) 361 5. Living taller than Ram. Mohan is the
(c) 324 (d) 432 (a) 3, 4, 2, 1, 5 tallest. Arun is a little shorter than
6. Money : Misappropriation : : (b) 3, 2, 4, 5, 1 Kamal and a little taller than
Writing : ? (c) 4, 3, 5, 2, 1 (d) 4, 2, 3, 1, 5 Sachin. Who is the second tallest?
(a) Deception (b) Mistake 14. Which one set of letters when (a) Ram (b) Sachin
(c) Plagiarism (d) Theft sequentially placed at the gaps in (c) Kamal (d) Arun
the given letter series shall 20. A is the brother of B, B is the
Directions (Q. Nos. 7-11) Select the one complete it?
which is different from other three daughter of C and D is the father
ipi_upog_pig_pogi_g of A. Then, how is C related to D?
alternatives. (a) iupgg (b) upgii (a) Husband (b) Wife
7. (a) Rival (c) puigp (d) giupi (c) Granddaughter
(b) Opponent 15. In the following series, how many (d) Grandfather
(c) Foe (d) Ally KGN occur in such a way that G 21. From the given alternative words,
8. (a) 27 (b) 35 is in the middle and K and N select the word which can be
(c) 18 (d) 9 are adjacent to it on both sides? formed using the letters of the
9. (a) 9-72 (b) 8-56 AKGLMNDQKGCSNGK given word.
(c) 11-115 (d) 10-90 TGKGNDZ PUXG KE DEMOCRACY
10. (a) TUVX (b) OPRS (a) 3 (b) 5 (a) SECRECY (b) MICRO
(c) BCDF (d) HIJL (c) 1 (d) 2 (c) MARCY (d) DEMON
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51. he famous economist Thomas 56. The word Economics is taken (a) Imad Shahi (b) Nizam Shahi
Robert Malthus, in his views from which language? (c) Qutb Shahi (d) Adil Shahi
regarding population, is (a) French (b) Greek 61. Who regarded the second
(a) optimistic (c) German (d) English chamber as needless, useless and
(b) partly optimistic and partly 57. Which of the following is a merit worse?
pessimistic of the presidential form of (a) Laski (b) Maclver
(c) pessimistic government? (c) Bentham (d) Seeley
(d) None of the above (a) The fixed tenure of the 62. The tenure of the Swiss President
52. Non-insurable or uncertainty risk executive gives it a great is
is sense of stability (a) 3 yr (b) 2 yr
(a) change in fashion (b) It ensures speedy execution of (c) 4 yr (d) 1 yr
(b) fire policies 63. Haemolymph is observed in
(c) flood (c) It safeguards the liberty of the (a) Arthropods
(d) change in the price of that people (b) Echinoderms
commodity (d) All of the above (c) Ascaris (d) Annelids
53. Gold Bullion Standard refers to 58. The two chambers of the Swiss 64. The virus without capsid but only
(a) gold coin as an unlimited legal Federal Assembly are called with nucleic acids is called
tender (a) National Council and Council (a) Capsomere (b) Nucleoid
(b) gold as the measure of value of States (c) Prion (d) Virion
(c) free coinage of gold (b) House of Lords and House of 65. The immunity caused by the B-
(d) no restriction on import and Commons lymphocytes is called
export of gold (c) Senate and House of (a) Sterile immunity
54. Laws made by the executive are Representatives (b) Acquired Immunity
called (d) None of the above (c) Cellular Immunity
(a) Delegated Legislation 59. Name the Italian traveller who (d) Humoral Immunity
(b) Preferred Legislation visited the Vijayanagar empire in 66. Who among the following
(c) Rule of Law 1420 AD enjoyed the patronage of Sultans
(d) Administrative Law (a) Domingos Paes from Balban to Ghiyas-ud-din
55. The word Oikonomia means (b) Edoardo Barbosa Tughlaq?
(a) Household Management (c) Nicolo de Conti (a) Ibn Batutah
(b) Individual Management (d) Abdur Razzag (b) Badauni
(c) Political Management 60. Which one of the following (c) Zia-ud-din Barani
(d) Fiscal Management dynasties established an (d) Amir Khusrow
independent rule in Bijapur?
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QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
101. Subhash can copy 50 pages in 10 (a) 27 days (b) 12 days (a) 6427.50 (b) 6415.40
h; Subhash and Prakash can copy (c) 15 days (d) 18 days (c) 6400.30 (d) 6423.90
300 pages in 40 h. In how much 105. A certain number of men can 110. The surface area of two spheres
time can Prakash copy 30 pages? finish a piece of work in 100 days. are in the ratio 4 : 9. What is the
(a) 12 h (b) 9 h However, if there were 10 men less, ratio of their volumes?
(c) 13 h (d) 10 h then it would take 10 days more for (a) 8 : 27 (b) 16 : 81
102. Rajesh is in-charge of buying the work to be finished How many (c) 2 : 3 (d) 4 : 9
bread rolls and buns for a party. men were there originally? 111. On increasing the diameter of a
There are 10 buns in each box of (a) 110 (b) 75 (c) 50 (d) 100 circle by 75%, the percentage
buns and 8 bread rolls in each box 106. A square lawn has path 4 m wide increase in the perimeter is
of bread rolls. Rajesh wants to buy around it. If the area of the path is (a) 75% (b) 80%
exactly the same number of buns 196 m2, then each side of the lawn (c) 65% (d) 70%
and bread rolls. What is the is 112. If the perimeter of an equilateral
smallest number of boxes he (a) 7.25 m (b) 9.25 m triangle is 42 cm, its area, (in sq
should buy for buns alone? (c) 8.25 m (d) 8 m cm) will be
(a) 10 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) 5 107. A cloth merchant has announced (a) 24 3 (b) 49 3
103. Simplify 25% rebate on marked price. If one
needs to have a rebate of Rs. 40, (c) 7 3 (d) 14 3
2
x 1
4
then how many shirts, each with a
1+ 1
2 x 2 marked price of Rs. 32, should he 113. If x +
x
= 1, (x 0), then the value
purchase?
x4 + 1 x2 + 1 (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 5 (d) 6 x 2 + 3x + 1
(a) (b) 108. One dozen pairs of socks quoted of is
2x2 2x2 x2 + 7x + 1
at Rs. 160 are available at a
x4 + 2 x 2 1 discount of 10%. Find how many 1
(c) (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d)
2 x2 pairs of socks can be bought for 2
Rs. 60. 114. If a + b + c = 0, find the value of
x4 1 (a) 6 pairs (b) 8 pairs
(d) 1 1 1 1
2 x2 (c) 5 pairs (d) 7 pairs + + 3 +
104. If a job is to be completed in 10 109. A machine is marked at Rs. 7500 a3 b 3
c ( a + b )3
days, it requires 270 persons. If 180 for sale. The shopkeeper allows
successive discounts of 8%, 5% 1 1
persons take up the same job, they + +
and 2% on it. The net selling price (b + c ) 3 (b + c ) 3
will finish it in
(in Rs.) is
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ENGLISH COMPREHENSION
Directions (Q.Nos. 151-155) In the (b) to deliver given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in
following questions, some parts of the (c) to be delivering the sentence. Choose the alternative
sentence have errors and some are (d) not to be delivered which best expresses the meaning of the
correct. Find out which part of a 160. Her true feelings manifested Idiom/Phrase.
sentence has an error. If a sentence is themselves in her sarcastic 167. Ask Mr. Das. He can give you all
free from error, mark (d) as your answer. remarks, only then was her ........ the news you need. He is always
151. With our great annoyance (a)/we revealed. in the swim.
found the ground (b)/filled with (a) sweetness (b) bitterness (a) in search of news
broken glasses. (c)/No error (d) (c) sarcasm (d) charm (b) well-informed and upto date
152. The new device (a)/aims at Directions (Q.Nos. 161-163) In the (c) giving news to others
eliminating (b)/the risk of short- following questions out of the four (d) at the swimming pool
circuiting. (c)/No error (d) alternatives, choose the one which best 168. You have been trying to solve
153. I wish to heartily (a)/congratulate expresses the meaning of the given this puzzle for a long time, be
you for (b)/your astounding word. careful, so that you avoid barking
success. (c)/No error (d) 161. Brutalize up the wrong tree.
154. The visitor took the vacant seat (a) Devise (b) Strike (a) keep working constantly
(a)/next from mine (b)/one of the (c) Stir (d) III-treat (b) climbing the wrong tree
many huge sofas in the room. (c)/ 162. Pinnacle (c) trying to solve problems
No error (d) (a) Summit (b) Pit (d) trying to find something at a
155. He was (a)/a learnt man among (c) Capusle (d) Heart wrong place
lords, (b)/and a lord among 163. Garble 169. Ill be able to do my job very well
learned men. (c)/No error (d) (a) Communicate when I know the ropes.
Directions (Q.Nos. 156-160) In the (b) Explain (a) learn the procedures
following questions sentences are (c) Confuse (b) gain confidence
given with blanks to be filled in with an (d) Hide (c) become bolder
appropriate word (s). Four alternatives (d) work in silence
Directions (Q.Nos. 164-166) In the 170. The secretarys thoughtless
are suggested for each question. following questions choose the word
Choose the correct alternative out of the remark added fuel to the fire.
opposite in meaning to the given word. (a) helped in improving the
four.
164. Seamy situation
156. The book provides an overview of (a) Unpleasant (b) prevented the situation
European wines that should prove (b) Sincere (c) added humour to the situation
inviting to both the virtual ........ (c) Honest (d) worsened the difficult
and the experienced connoisseur. (d) Pure situation
(a) prodigal (b) novice 165. Cease 171. He could not get money from his
(c) zealot (d) glutton (a) Confront master because he rubbed him up
157. The Sun is shining brightly, please (b) Confiscate the wrong way.
........... the light. (c) Abandon (a) suggested a wrong method
(a) put off (b) put out (d) Initiate (b) advised him to be strict
(c) take off (d) put on 166. Denounce (c) Irked or irritated him
158. This practice was brought ........... to (a) Grant (d) asked him to speed up
prevent certain abuses. (b) Praise
(a) about (b) in Directions (Q.Nos. 172-181) In the
(c) Signify following questions sentence /a part of
(c) down (d) off (d) Confirm
159. This package was supposed the sentence is underlined. Below are
........... yesterday. Directions (Q.Nos. 167-171) In the given alternatives to the underlined part
(a) to have been delivered following questions four alternatives are at (a), (b), (c) which may improve the
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ANSWERS
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (*) 4. (c) 5. (c) 6. (c) 7. (d) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (b)
11. (b) 12. (b) 13. (d) 14. (d) 15. (d) 16. (c) 17. (d) 18. (b) 19. (c) 20. (b)
21. (c) 22. (a) 23. (b) 24. (c) 25. (b) 26. (c) 27. (a) 28. (d) 29. (a) 30. (a)
31. (d) 32. (b) 33. (c) 34. (d) 35. (d) 36. (a) 37. (d) 38. (b) 39. (b) 40. (a)
41. (a) 42. (b) 43. (d) 44. (b) 45. (c) 46. (d) 47. (c) 48. (d) 49. (c) 50. (b)
51. (c) 52. (c) 53. (b) 54. (a) 55. (a) 56. (b) 57. (a) 58. (a) 59. (c) 60. (d)
61. (c) 62. (d) 63. (a) 64. (b) 65. (d) 66. (c) 67. (a) 68. (d) 69. (b) 70. (c)
71. (c) 72. (a) 73. (d) 74. (b) 75. (d) 76. (d) 77. (b) 78. (a) 79. (d) 80. (d)
81. (a) 82. (d) 83. (d) 84. (b) 85. (c) 86. (d) 87. (d) 88. (a) 89. (d) 90. (a)
91. (d) 92. (a) 93. (a) 94. (c) 95. (c) 96. (a) 97. (b) 98. (d) 99. (d) 100. (c)
101. (a) 102. (c) 103. (a) 104. (c) 105. (a) 106. (c) 107. (c) 108. (c) 109. (d) 110. (a)
111. (a) 112. (b) 113. (d) 114. (d) 115. (a) 116. (b) 117. (d) 118. (c) 119. (b) 120. (b)
121. (d) 122. (b) 123. (b) 124. (c) 125. (b) 126. (c) 127. (a) 128. (b) 129. (b) 130. (c)
131. (d) 132. (c) 133. (a) 134. (d) 135. (c) 136. (a) 137. (d) 138. (c) 139. (b) 140. (c)
141. (a) 142. (c) 143. (b) 144. (c) 145. (c) 146. (d) 147. (d) 148. (c) 149. (c) 150. (b)
151. (a) 152. (c) 153. (b) 154. (b) 155. (b) 156. (b) 157. (b) 158. (b) 159. (b) 160. (b)
161. (d) 162. (a) 163. (c) 164. (d) 165. (d) 166. (b) 167. (b) 168. (d) 169. (a) 170. (d)
171. (c) 172. (c) 173. (a) 174. (b) 175. (d) 176. (a) 177. (d) 178. (d) 179. (b) 180. (c)
181. (a) 182. (c) 183. (b) 184. (b) 185. (c) 186. (c) 187. (c) 188. (b) 189. (a) 190. (a)
191. (c) 192. (d) 193. (c) 194. (b) 195. (a) 196. (c) 197. (b) 198. (d) 199. (a) 200. (a)
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Examination
5 Booklets
5600+ MCQs
REASONING
Directions: In question nos. 1 and 2 8. AG : IO : : EK : ? (1) Hydrosphere
which of the following interchange of (a) LR (b) MS (c) PV (d) SY (2) Atmosphere
signs would make the given equation 9. 25 : 175 : : 32 : ? (3) Biosphere
correct? (a) 150 (b) 170 (4) Lithosphere
(c) 162 (d) 160 (a) 4, 1, 3, 2
1. 10 + 10 10 - 10 10 = 10
(b) 2, 4, 3, 1
(a) + and (b) + and Directions: In question nos. 10 to 15, (c) 3, 1, 2, 4 (d) 1, 2, 3, 4
(c) + and (d) and + select the one which is different from
2 (8 8) + 8 32 = 64 the other three responses. Directions: In question nos. 18 to 21, a
(a) , +, - (b) -, , + series is given, with one term missing.
10. (a) Shimla (b) Darjeeling Chose the correct alternative from the
(c) +, , + (d) +, , (c) Ooty (d) Agra
3. If R stands for , A stands for given ones that will complete the series.
11. (a) Foal (b) Hen
+, B stand for and C stand (c) Lamb (d) Leveret 18. EJO, FKP, GLQ, HMR, ?
for , then what is the value of 12. (a) BADC (b) XWZY (a) ABC (b) DEF
the given equation? (BODMAS (c) VUST (d) NMPO (c) MNO (d) INS
rule not be applicable) 13. (a) DCFG (b) FEHI 19. B O C N D M E ? ?
25 A 37 C 2 B 4 R 1 = ? (c) JILM (d) HGJL (a) L F (b) O P
(a) 32 (b) 35 14. (a) (1, 0) (b) (2, 3) (c) K L (d) E F
(c) 30 (d) 27 (c) (3, 8) (4) (4, 27) 20. 7, 2 = 59; 5, 3 = 28; 9, 1 = 810; 2, 1
Directions: In equation nos. 4 to 9, 15. (a) (96, 24) (b) (39, 18) = 13; 5, 4 =?
select the related letter/word/number (c) (81, 54) (d) (82, 64) (a) 19 (b) 9
from the given alternatives. 16. Which one of the given (c) 20 (d) 239
responses would be a meaningful 21. 120, 440, 960, 1680, ?
4. Chisel : Sculptor : : Harrow : ?
order of the following words in (a) 2600 (b) 3240
(a) Gardener (b) Mason
ascending order? (c) 3040 (d) 2400
(c) Blacksmith
(d) Guard (1) Accomodation Directions: In question nos. 22 to 24,
5. Moon : Satellite : : Earth : ? (2) Perception select the missing number from the
(a) Sun (b) Planet (3) Scheme formation given responses.
(c) Solar system(d)Round (4) Assimilation 22. 81 64 16
6. BJCI : JBIC : : CXDW : ? (5) Sensation
(a) 1, 2, 3, 5, 4 (b) 5, 2, 3, 4, 1 4 9 49
(a) JCDU (b) BCJU
(c) EVFU (d) XCWD (c) 5, 1, 4, 2, 3 (d) 5, 2, 4, 3, 1 36 16 25
7. AB : NO : : LM : ? 17. Which of the given responses
108 96 ?
(a) OL (b) KP would be a meaningful order of the
following starting from the inner (a) 230 (b) 140
(c) PK (d) YZ
layer? (c) 120 (d) 410
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23. 25 5 5 31. If DIVINE is coded as AFSFKB, 37. Statements:
30 5 6 then POWERFUL is coded as I. All apples are bananas
(a) XLHOJVIM(b) MLTBDCRI II. All bananas are sweet.
35 ? 5 (c) MLWBOCRI Conclusions:
(a) 5 (b) 4 (d) HLTBNCRI I. Some apples are sweet.
(c) 6 (d) 7 32. If NOTE is written as PQVG, then II. Some bananas are apples.
24. 24 51 67 LIME is written as (a) Conclusion I follows.
(a) VQOG (b) VKOG (b) Conclusion II follows.
2 4 6
(c) VOKG (d) VGKO (c) Either conclusion I or II
5 7 5 33. If SMART is coded as UKCPV, the follows.
53 211 ? WONDER is coded as (d) Both conclusions I and II
(a) 135 (b) 235 (a) YMPPRT (b) YMPBGP follow.
(c) 347 (d) 407 (c) YMPBFP (d) YMBPPG 38. Statements:
25. G is fatter than H but not as fat as 34. If + stands for multiplication, < 1. All metals are silver.
M. Q is also not as fat as M. Who stand for division, stands for 2. All silver are diamond.
is the most lean person in the subtraction, stands for 3. Some diamonds are gold.
group? addition and stands for 4. Some gold are marbles.
(a) Q (b) H greater than identify which Conclusions:
(c) G (d) M expression is correct I. Some gold are metals.
26. A man walks 15 metres south. (a) 20 4 4 + 8 < 2 26 II. All metals are diamond.
Then turning to his right he walks (b) 20 8 + 15 < 5 9 - 8 III. Some silver are marble.
15 metres. Then turning to his left, (c) 20 < 2 + 10 4 6 100 IV. Some gold are silver.
he walks 10 metres. Again turns to (d) 20 < 5 + 25 10 2 96 (a) Only conclusion I follows.
his left and walks 15 metres. How 35. One day, Nita left home and (b) Only conclusion II follows.
far is the from his initial position? cycled 10 km southwards, turned (c) Only conclusion III follows.
(a) 10 m right an cycled 5 km and turned (d) Only conclusion IV follows.
(b) 25 m right and cycled 10 km and turned 39. Which of the following cubes can
(c) 15 m (d) 60 m left and cycled 10 km. How many be created by folding the given
27. There are five buses M, N, O, P, Q kilometers will she have to cycle to figure?
in the row on a road. Bus M is reach her home straight? Question figure
standing at the front and Q is (a) 10 km (b) 15 km
standing at the back end. Bus N (c) 20 km (d) 25 km F
stands between M and O. Bus P 36. Rajat moves from his office to the
A E
stands between O and Q. Which canteen straight at a distance of 12
bus is in the middle of the live? metres. Then he turned left and B
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41. Identify the response figure from represents the graduates. Which Question figures
which the question figures pieces numbered area represents women
have been cut. graduate sub-inspectors of
Question figures police?
(a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 8 (d) 13 Answer figures
Directions: In question nos. 45 and 46,
which answer figure will complete the
pattern in the question figure? (a) (b) (c ) (d)
Answer figures 45. Question Figure 49. Which of the answer figures is
exactly the mirror image of the
given pattern of numbers when
the mirror is held at MN?
(a) (b) (c) (d) Question figure
Answer Figures
M
6 2 4 6
3 5
7
7 2 (a) (b) (c) (d) N
8 1 3 9
10 46. Question Figure Answer figures
42. 5
11
4
12
(a) (b) (c) (d)
In the above figure, the circle 50. A word is represented by only one
Answer Figures set of numbers as given in any
stands for employed, the square
stands for social worker, the one of the alternatives. The sets of
triangle stands for illiterate and the numbers given in the alternatives
rectangle stands for truthful. are represented by two classes of
(a) (b) (c) (d) alphabets as in two matrices given
Employed, truthful and illiterate
social workers are indicated by 47. From the given answer figures, below. The columns and rows of
which region? select the one in which the Matrix I are numbered from 0 to 4
(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1 question figure is hidden and that of Matrix II are numbered
43. Find the missing number. embedded. from 5 to 9. A letter from these
Question figure matrices can be represented first
by its row and next by its column,
e.g., B can be represented by 01,
31 etc. and P can be represented
(a) 37 (b) 45 (c) 47 (d) 57 by 67, 75 etc. Similarly, you have
to identify the set for the word
CARD.
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MATRIX I MATRIX II
Answer figures 0 1 2 3 4
10 0 A B C D E
8 1 D C B A E
44. 5
6 3 2 B A D C E
4 3 D B C A E
(a) (b) (c) (d) 4 C D A E B
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GENERAL AWARENESS
51. Solids which conduct electricity at liquid is dispersed in a liquid is San Suu Kkyi by the government
higher temperature but not at called of
lower temperature are called (a) gel (b) emulsion (a) Mauritius (b) China
(a) super-conductor (c) sol (d) precipitate (c) Venezuela (d) Cuba
(b) metallic-conductor 59. The antiseptic compound present 67. BCCI conferred Col. C. K. Naydu
(c) semi-conductor in dettol is Lifetime Achievement Award
(d) insulator (a) Iodine (b) Enloroxylenol during 2012 to
52. Which one of the following has (c) Biothional (d) Cresol (a) Sachin Tendulkar
greatest mass? 60. As per the TRIPS Agreement-1994, (b) M.S. Dhoni
(a) electron (b) proton a good originating from a region (c) VVS Laxman
(c) neutron with specific character/quality/ (d) Sunil Gavaskar
(d) hydrogen nucleus reputation is covered/to be 68. Air quality depicting PM 2.5 is
53. A television channel characterised protected under the IPR as more hazardous to
by (a) Patent (a) Archaeological Monuments
(a) frequency of transmitted (b) Trademark (b) National Parks
signal (c) Trade secret (c) Botanical Gardens
(b) velocity of transmitted signal (d) GI (Geographical Indicator) (d) Old Men and Women
(c) physical dimension of 61. Which of the following crop 69. Which of the following is not a
television screen cultivation is banned by the fundamental right as per the Indian
(d) size of picture tube Honble Supreme Court of India? Constitution?
54. The first computer mouse was (a) Lathyrus (Khesari) (a) Right to Education
built by (b) Genetically modified brinjal (b) Right to Information
(a) Douglas Engelbart (c) Bt cotton for export (c) Right to Speech
(b) Willliam English (d) Bt cotton for local use (d) Right to Life
(c) Oaniel Coogher 62. Ice glaciers melting is a common 70. Who is custodian of the Indian
(d) Rober Zawacki phenomenon linked to the rise in Constitution?
55. An organisations profitability seawater level. The glaciers are (a) President of India
depends on predominantly percent in (b) Chief Justice of India
(a) Quality of data processed (a) Greenland (c) Prime Minister of India
(b) Quantity of data processed (b) Antarctica (d) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
(c) Speed of processing the data (c) Himalayas (d) Arctic 71. Piped Natural Gas (PNG) is used
(d) Both (A) and (C) 63. Who is known for establishing for
56. The density of water 1 g/cc. This the Anand Van? (a) Mining (b) Welding
is strictly valid at (a) Jubilant Budha (c) Anaesthesia(d) Cooking
(a) 0C (b) 4C (b) H.N.Bahuguna 72. Greenpark Stadium is in
(c) 25C (d) 100C (c) Baba Amte (d) Motilal Nehru (a) Bangalore
57. The process of photosynthesis 64. The civilian Airport of highest (b) Dehradun
involves conversion of altitude is in (c) Chandigarh(d) Kanpur
(a) chemical energy into radiant (a) Tibet (b) Nepal 73. Rowlatt Act 1919 was enacted
energy (c) India (d) China during the period of
(b) chemical energy into 65. Genomic (DNA) studies in camel (a) Lord Chelmsford
mechanical energy have been completed recently by (b) Lord William
(c) solar energy into chemical the scientists of (c) Lord Minto
energy (a) South Africa(b) India (d) Lord Bentinck
(d) mechanical energy into solar (c) China (d) Pakistan 74. Panchayati Raj System was
energy 66. International Simon Bolivar Prize implemented first in the pair of
58. A colloidal system in which a was recently awarded to Augn states
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(a) Andhra Pradesh and (a) 44th (b) 42nd 92. Which of the following is an
Rajasthan (c) 43 rd (d) 45th endangered species?
(b) Assam and Bihar 83. Who said Truth is the ultimate (a) Black buck
(c) Arunachal Pradesh and Uttar reality and it is God? (b) Blue sheep
Pradesh (a) Swamy Vivekananda (c) Gangetic dolphin
(d) Punjab and Chandigarh (b) Rabindra Nath Taogre (d) Mithun
75. Human Environment Conference- (c) M.K. Gandhi 93. Of the following man-made
1972 was held at (d) Radhakrishnan disasters, which is socially
(a) Stockholm 84. Which of the following tribes is induced?
(b) Paris associated with the Tana Bhagat (a) Debris Avalanche
(c) Geneva (d) Australia movement? (b) Salt Waste Intrusion
76. Gold is mainly related to (a) Uraon (b) Munda (c) Arson
(a) Local market (c) Santhal (d) Ozone depletion
(b) National market (d) Konda dora 94. Which one of the following
(c) International market 85. Who founded the Naujawan endocrine gland is situated in the
(d) Regional market Bharat Sabha? neck?
77. Bilateral monopoly refers to the (a) B.C. pal (a) Pancreas
market situation of (b) G. Subramania Iyer (b) Thyroid
(a) two sellers two buyers (c) Sardar Bagat Singh (c) Pituitary
(b) own seller and two buyers (d) Rukmani Lakshmipath (d) Adrenals
(c) two sellers and one buyer 86. The Narendra Mandal or Chamber 95. The seat of intelligence is situated
(d) one seller and one buyer of Princes was inaugurated in 1921 in the
78. The economist who believed that by (a) cerebrum
unemployment is impossible and (a) Lord Curzon (b) cerebellum
that market mechanism has a built (b) Lord Wellesley (c) medulla
in regulatory system to meet any (c) Duke of Cannaught (d) thalamus
ups and downs (d) Duke of Wellingdon 96. What is the Normal Blood Volume
(a) J.M. Keynes(b) Ohlin 87. Budha, Dhamma and Sangha in human adult?
(c) J.B. Say (d) Galbraith together are known as (a) One litre (b) Three litres
79. Constituent Assembly of India (a) Triratna (b) Trivarga (c) Five litres (d) Seven litres
was formulated on the (c) Trisarga (d) Trimurti 97. The fasting blood glucose level in
recommendation of 88. Who was called Lichchavi adults in mg/100 ml is
(a) Wavel Plan Dauhitra? (a) 200 (b) 160
(b) Cripps Mission (a) Chandragupta I (c) 100 (d) 600
(c) August Offer (b) Skandagupta 98. Entomology is the study of
(d) Cabinet Mission (c) Kumaragupta (a) Birds (b) Insects
80. Which of the following is an (d) Samundragupta (c) Fossils (d) Fungi
essential element of the state? 89. Which hill station is called as the 99. Exobiology is a science that deals
(a) Sovereignty Queen of the Satpuras with
(b) Government (a) Pachmarhi (b) Nilgiri (a) extinct forms
(c) Territory (d) All of these (c) Mahenderagiri (d) (b) life in other planets
81. Which has become a legal right Cardamom (c) life in the outer space
under 44th Amendment? 90. Which national highway connects (d) life in marine habitat
(a) Right to Education Delhi and Kokata via Mathura and 100. In radio-communication, the
(b) Right to Property Varanasi? signals emitted by transmitting
(c) Right to Judicial Remedies (a) NH 4 (b) NH 2 antenna are reflected on
(d) Right to Work (c) NH 10 (d) NH 6 (a) stratosphere
82. By which Constitution 91. The country where drip irrigation (b) ozonosphere
Amendment Act, Right to is more efficiently used is (c) ionosphere
Property ceased to remain a (a) India (b) Israel (d) troposphere
fundamental right? (c) Sri Lanka (d) England
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101. ABCD is a cyclic trapezium with (a) 1 (b) 16 (c) 9 (d) 4 (a) 1 sq. unit (b) 2 sq. unit
AB || DC and AB diameter of the 108. A can do a piece of work in 12 (c) 1.5 sq. unit (d) 2.5 sq. unit
circle. If CAB = 30 then ADC is days while Balone can do it in 15 113. If the perimeters of a rectangle and
(a) 60 (b) 120 days. With the help of C a square are equal and the ratio of
(c) 150 (d) 30 they can finish it in 5 days. If they two adjacent sides of the
102. ABC is a triangle. The bisectors of are paid Rs. 960 for the whole work rectangle is 1 : 2 then the ratio of
the internal angle B and external how much money A gets? the area of the rectangle and that
angle C intersect at D. If (a) 480 (b) 240 of the square is
(c) 320 (d) 400 (a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 2
BDC = 50, then A is 109. Ronal and Elan are working on an (c) 2 : 3 (d) 8 : 9
(a) 100 (b) 90 Assignement. Ronald takes 6 114. The interest on a certain sum of
(c) 120 (d) 60 hours to type 32 pages on a money is Rs. 22 and the discount
103. AB is the chord of a circle with computer, while Elan takes 5 hours on the same sum for the same time
centre O and DOC is a line to type 40 pages. How much time at the same rate is Rs. 20, find the
segment originating from a point D will they take working together on sum.
on the circle and intersecting AB two different computers to type (a) Rs. 220 (b) Rs 200
produced at C such that BC = OD. an assignment of 110 pages? (c) Rs. 210 (d) Rs. 212
If BCD = 20, then AOD = ? (a) 7 hrs. 30 min.(b) 8 hrs 115. A retailer purchased radiosets at
(a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 8 hrs. 15 min.(d) 8 hrs. 25 min. the rate of Rs. 400 each from a
(c) 40 (d) 60 110. One man, 3 women and 4 boys can wholesaler. He raised the price by
104. In a circle of radius 17 cm, two do a piece of work in 96 hours, 2 30% and then allowed a discount
parallel chords of length 30 cm and men and 8 boys can do it in 80 of 8% on each set. His profit will
16 cm are drawn. If both the hours, 2 men and 3 women can do be
chords are on the same side of the it in 120 hours. 5 men and 12 boys (a) 19% (b) 78.4%
centre, then the distance between can do it in (c) 22% (d) 19.6%
the chord is 116. A reduction in the price of apples
1 7
(a) 9 cm (b) 7 cm (a) 39 hours(b) 42 hours enables a person to purchase 3
11 11
(c) 23 cm (d) 11 cm apples for Rs. 1 instead of Rs. 1.25.
1 7 What is the % of reduction in
105. If sin (A B) = and cos(A + B) (c) 43 hours
2 11 price (approximately)?
(d) 44 hours (a) 20 (b) 25
1 111. ABC is a right angled triangle, B
= where A > B > 0 and A + B is 1
2 being the right angle. Mid-points (c) 30 (d) 33
3
an acute angle, then the value of B of BC and AC are respectively B
is 117. Rs. 700 is divided among A, B, C in
and A. The ratio of the area of the
such a way that the ratio of the
quadrilateral AA BB to the area of
(a) (b) amounts of A and B is 2 : 3 and
6 12 the triangle ABC is
that of B and C is 4 : 5. Find the
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 3
amounts in Rs. each received, in
(c) (d) (c) 3 : 4
4 2 the order A, B, C.
(d) None of the above
106. The fifth term of the sequence for (a) 150, 250, 300
112. A square ABCD is inscribed in a
which t1 = 1, t2 = 2 and tn+2 = tn + (b) 160, 240, 300
circle of unit radius. Semicircles
tn+1, is (c) 150, 250, 290
are described on each side as a
(a) 5 (b) 10 (d) 150, 240, 310
diameter. The area of the region
(c) 6 (d) 8 118. The ratio of monthly income of A,
bounded by the four semicircles
107. If (x + 7954 7956) be a square B is 6 : 5 and their monthly
and the circle is
number, then the value of x is expenditures are in the ratio 4 : 3.
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If each of them saves Rs. 400 per 124. A man rows down a river 15 km in 11 49
month, find the sum of their 3 hrs. with the stream and returns (a) (b)
9 4
monthly incomes. 1
(a) 2300 (b) 2400 in 7 hrs. The rate at which he 49
2 (c) 0 (d)
(c) 2200 (d) 2500 4
rows in still water is
119. A and B have together three times 132. If x + y + z = 6 and x2 + y2 + z2 =
(a) 2.5 km/hr
what B and C have, while A, B, C 20 then the value of x3 + y3 + z3
(b) 1.5 km/hr
together have thirty rupees more 3xyz is
(c) 3.5 km/hr
than that of A. If B has 5 times that (a) 64 (b) 70 (c) 72 (d) 76
(d) 4.5 km/hr
of C, then A has
125. There is 100% increase to an x y
(a) Rs. 60 (b) Rs. 65
amount in 8 years, at simple 133. The third proportion to y + x
(c) Rs. 75 (d) Rs. 45
interest. Find the compound
120. A cricket player after playing 10
interest of Rs. 8000 after 2 years at and x 2 + y 2 is
tests scored 100 runs in the 11th
the same rate of interest.
test. As a result, the average of his (a) xy (b) xy
(a) Rs. 2500
runs is increased by 5. The present
(b) Rs. 2000 (c) 3 xy (d) 4 xy
average of runs is
(c) Rs. 2250
(a) 45 (b) 40 134. If a triangle ABC, the side BC is
(d) Rs. 2125
(c) 50 (d) 55 extended up to D. Such that CD =
126. If the number p is 5 more than q
121. A fruit seller buys some oranges at AC, if BAD = 109 and ACB =
and the sum of the squares of p
the rate of 4 for Rs. 10 and an equal
and q is 55, then the product of p 72 then the value of ABC is
number more at 5 for Rs. 10. He
and q is (a) 35 (b) 60
sells the whole lot at 9 for Rs. 20.
(a) 10 (b) -10 (c) 15 (d) -15 (c) 40 (d) 45
What is his loss or gain per cent?
1 135. Two circles touch each other
19 127. If a + = 4, then the value of internally. Their radii are 2 cm and
(a) Loss percent 1 % a2
81 3 cm. The biggest chord of the
2 greater circle which is outside the
19 1
(b) Gain percent 1 % (a 2)2 + is inner circle is length
81 a2
(c) No loss or no profit (a) 0 (b) 2 (a) 2 2 cm
(d) Loss per cent 2% (c) -2 (d) 4 (b) 3 2 cm
122. 15 litres of a mixture contains 128. If a + b + c = 2s, then
(c) 2 3 cm
alcohol water in the ratio 1 : 4. If 3
( s a ) 2 + ( s b) 2 + ( s c) 2 + s 2 (d) 4 2 cm
litres of water is mixed in it, the is
percentage of alcohol in the new a 2 + b2 + c2 136. ABCD is a cycle quadrilateral, AB
mixture will be equal to and DC are produced to meet at P.
(a) a2 + b2 + c2(b) 0 If ADC = 70 and DAB = 60,
2
(a) 15 (b) 16 (c) 1 (d) 2 then the PBC + PCB is
3
129. If xy (x + y) = 1 then the value of
(a) 130
1
(c) 17 (d) 18 1 (b) 150
2 x3 y 3 is
x3 y 3 (c) 155
123. A man rides at the rate of 18 km/hr, (d) 180
but stop for 6 mins. To change (a) 3 (b) -3
(c) 1 (d) -1 137. From a point P which is at a
horses at the end of every 7th km. distance of 13 cm from centre O of
The time that he will take to cover 130. If a3 b3 c3 = 0 then the value of
a9 b9 c9 3a3b3c3 is a circle of radius 5cm, in the same
a distance of 90 km is plane, a pair of tangents PQ and
(a) 6 hrs. (a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 0 (d) -1 PR are drawn to the circle. Area of
(b) 6 hrs. 12 min. quadrilateral PQOR is
(c) 6 hrs. 18 min. 131. The minimum value of (x -2) (x 9)
is (a) 65 cm2 (b) 60 cm2
(d) 6 hrs. 24 min. (c) 30 cm 2 (d) 90 cm2
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138. A horse is tied to a post by a rope. 143. If the areas of square length in involved in the data is
If the horse moves along a circular two circle subtend angles of 60 (a) 33 (b) 32 (c) 43 (d) 42
path always keeping the rope and 75 at their centers the ratio of 146. The maximum number of students
stretched and describes 88 mete their radii is got the marks in the interval of
when it has traced out 72 at the (a) 3 : 4 (b) 4 : 5 (a) 10 20 (b) 20 30
centre the length of the rope is (c) 5 : 4 (d) 3 : 5 (c) 30 40 (d) 40 50
22 100 147. The latest number of students got
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Direction: In question nos. 151 and 152, (b) humourous Directions: In question nos. 153 to 162,
there are four different words out of (c) humorus you have two brief passages with 5
which one is correctly spelt. Find the (d) humourus questions in each passage. Read the
correctly spelt word and indicate it by 152. (a) narcisism passages carefully and choose the best
blackening the appropriate oval [ ] in (b) narcissism answer to each question out of the four
the Answer Sheet. (c) narcisim alternatives and mark it by blackening
151. (a) humorous (d) narsisism the appropriate oval [ ] in the Answer
Sheet.
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Passage 1: (Question Nos. communication Harris said he felt such extraordinary fits
153 157) (b) It becomes the mother tongue of giddiness come over him at times, that
Pidgins are languages they are not, for a new generation of he hardly knew what he was doing; and
acquired as mother tongues and that are speakers then George said that he had fits of
used for a restricted set of (c) Its vocabulary undergoes giddiness too, and hardly knew what he
communicative functions. They are some kind of change was doing. With me, it was my liver that
formed from a mixture of languages and (d) Two or more languages are was out of order. I knew it was my liver
have a limited vocabulary and a mixed with an existing pidgin that was out of order, because I had just
simplified grammar. Pidgins serve as a 155. According to the passage a creole been reading a patent liver-pill circular, in
means of communication between continuum is which were detailed the various
speakers of mutually unintelligible (a) A linguistic term for the symptoms by which a man could tell
languages and may become essential, in mixture of more than two when his liver was out of order. I had
multilingual areas? A Creole develop languages them all.
from a pidgin when the pidgin becomes (b) A scale which measures the It is a most extraordinary thing, but
the mother tongue of the community. To linguistic competence of the I never read a patent medicine
cope with the consequent expansion of speaker advertisement without being impelled to
communicative functions the vocabulary (c) A scale in which the proximity the conclusion that I am suffering from
is increased and the grammar becomes of the creole to the standard the particular disease therein dealt with
more compilex. Where a creole and language is measured in its most virulent form. The diagnosis
standard variety of English coexist, as in (d) A record of the continuous seems in every case to correspond
the Caribbean, there is a continuum from history of a creole exactly with all the sensations that I
the most extreme form of creole to the 156. According to the passage have ever felt.
form that is closest to the standard basilect means 158. The four felt down and out
language. Linguists mark off the relative (a) An impure from of a creole because
position on the creole continuum as the (b) A form of creole which is (a) the room was too smoky
basilect (the furthest from the standard furthest from the standard (b) they could never read a patent
language), the mesolect, and the language medicine advertisement
acrolet. In such situations, most creole (c) A form of creole which has an (c) they thought they were ill
speakers can vary their speech along the extended vocabulary (d) they had experienced a most
continuum and many are also competent (d) A form of creole which is very extraordinary thing
in the standard English of their country. close to the standard language 159. Whenever the speaker read a liver
153. A pidgin develops in a situation 157. Find out a word in the passage pill circular
when which is opposite in meaning to (a) he suffered from an
(a) Different and mutually the word Simplified extraordinary surge of
unintelligible languages exist (a) Complex giddiness
side by side (b) Expansion (b) he felt sure that he had a liver
(b) A creole becomes the mother (c) Restricted disorder
tongue of a linguistic (d) Consequent (c) he felt the urge to smoke
community Passage II: (Question Nos. (d) All of the above
(c) A language with restricted 158 162) 160. The author of the above passage
vocabulary undergoes an seems to be suffering from
There were four of us George,
expansion in grammar and (a) fits of morbid depression
and William Samual Harris, and myself,
vocabulary without real cause
and Montomorency. We were sitting in
(d) Two similar languages are (b) an abnormal anxiety about his
my room, smoking and talking about
mixed to create a new language health
how bad we were bad from a medical
154. According to the given passage a (c) melancholia
point of view I mean, of course.
pidgin becomes a creole when (d) an unnecessarily dark, gloomy
We were all feeling seedy, and we
(a) It ceases to be a means of and pessimistic attitude to life
were getting quite nervous about it.
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let the grass grow under their feet. (b) went across (d) No improvement
(a) grown grass all over the lawn (c) went after 193. Since July 2008, our customer will
(b) gone on a luxury tour (d) No improvement be able to use the ATM network of
(c) delayed doing the work 187. The firms buys frozen seafood in BBY Bank, the bank that was
(d) demanded more benefits bulk, packs it into smaller pouches acquired by us during that year.
183. The police smelt the rat behind the and then they sell them to the (a) have been able to use
death of the girl. local grocery stores. (b) were using
(a) got very much confused (a) it sells them (c) will have been able to use
(b) identified the cause of death (b) sell them (d) No improvement
(c) suspected that something is (c) they sell the pouches Directions: In question 194 to 200 out
fishy (d) No improvement of the four alternatives, choose the one
(d) jumped to the conclusion 188. The learners are intended to read which can be substituted for the given
Directions: In question nos. 184 to 193, the sources at home. words/sentence and indicate it by
a sentence/part of the sentence is (a) are meant (b) are suggested blackening the appropriate oval [ ] in
underlined. Below are given alternatives (c) are expected the Answer Sheet.
to the underlined sentence/part of the (d) No improvement
194. One who is unaffected or
sentence at (A), (B) and (C) which may 189. Fujis invention of supercomputer
indifferent to joy pain, pleasure or
improve the sentence. Choose the will be enable to make Japan
grief
correct alternative. In case no. supersede America in computer
(a) tolerant (b) resigned
improvement is needed, your answer is technology.
(c) passive (d) stoic
(D). (a) will make Japan
195. A person who is greatly respected
184. The disparity of the GDP between (b) will enable Japan
because of wisdom
the rich and the poor has (c) can make Japan
(a) veracious
broadened in the last some (d) No improvement
(b) vulnerable
decades. 190. I could never repay the debt I owe
(c) venerable
(a) have widened in the last some to my place of study.
(d) verger
decades (a) Alma Mater
196. An excessively morbid desire to
(b) has widened in the last few (b) Motherland
steal
decades (c) Place of worship
(a) stealomania(b) kleptomania
(c) have broadened in the last few (d) No Improvement
(c) cleftomania(d) keptomania
decades 191. She cries all the time.
197. Prohibited by law or treaty from
(d) No improvement (a) mostly everytime
being imported or exported
185. How is beyond my (b) Day in and day out
(a) contraband(b) smuggled
understanding, the boy could fail (c) pretty frequently
(c) counterfeit (d) forged
into the ditch. (d) No improvement
198. Intentional destruction of racial
(a) How the boy could fall into 192. For a week last month, the teams
groups
the ditch is beyond my 20 players were standard because
(a) regicide (b) genocide
understanding the Government-issued passport
(c) homicide (d) fratricide
(b) Beyond my understanding is is not up to international
199. A person is a vehicle or on
how the boy could fall into the standards.
horseback escorting another
ditch (a) Government-issued passport
vehicle
(c) How could the boy fall into were not up to international
(a) Navigator (b) Escort
the ditch is beyond my standards
(c) Outrider (d) Security
understanding (b) Government-issued passport
200. A person specially interested in
(d) No improvement are not up to international
the study of coins and medals.
186. The pioneer spacecraft went standards
(a) medalist (b) coinist
beyond Pluto. (c) The passports issued by the
(c) numismatist
(a) made its way past government were not up to
(d) numerist
international standards
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ANSWERS
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (b) 6. (d) 7. (d) 8. (b) 9. (d) 10. (d)
11. (b) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (b) 15. (d) 16. (b) 17. (a) 18. (d) 19. (a) 20. (a)
21. (a) 22. (b) 23. (d) 24. (d) 25. (b) 26. (b) 27. (d) 28. (d) 29. (d) 30. (b)
31. (b) 32. (b) 33. (b) 34. (c) 35. (b) 36. (d) 37. (d) 38. (b) 39. (b) 40. (d)
41. (d) 42. (d) 43. (d) 44. (b) 45. (c) 46. (b) 47. (c) 48. (d) 49. (c) 50. (c)
51. (c) 52. (c) 53. (a) 54. (b) 55. (d) 56. (b) 57. (c) 58. (b) 59. (b) 60. (d)
61. (b) 62. (a) 63. (c) 64. (d) 65. (c) 66. (c) 67. (d) 68. (d) 69. (b) 70. (b)
71. (d) 72. (d) 73. (a) 74. (a) 75. (a) 76. (c) 77. (d) 78. (c) 79. (d) 80. (d)
81. (b) 82. (a) 83. (c) 84. (a) 85. (c) 86. (c) 87. (a) 88. (d) 89. (a) 90. (b)
91. (b) 92. (a) 93. (c) 94. (b) 95. (a) 96. (c) 97. (c) 98. (b) 99. (b) 100. (c)
101. (b) 102. (a) 103. (d) 104. (b) 105. (b) 106. (d) 107. (a) 108. (d) 109. (c) 110. (c)
111. (c) 112. (b) 113. (d) 114. (a) 115. (d) 116. (a) 117. (b) 118. (c) 119. (b) 120. (c)
121. (a) 122. (b) 123. (b) 124. (c) 125. (d) 126. (c) 127. (b) 128. (c) 129. (a) 130. (c)
131. (d) 132. (c) 133. (a) 134. (a) 135. (d) 136. (a) 137. (b) 138. (a) 139. (c) 140. (c)
141. (a) 142. (a) 143. (c) 144. (d) 145. (a) 146. (b) 147. (d) 148. (c) 149. (d) 150. (d)
151. (a) 152. (b) 153. (a) 154. (b) 155. (c) 156. (b) 157. (a) 158. (c) 159. (b) 160. (b)
161. (a) 162. (d) 163. (b) 164. (b) 165. (c) 166. (b) 167. (b) 168. (a) 169. (b) 170. (c)
171. (a) 172. (a) 173. (a) 174. (b) 175. (a) 176. (d) 177. (b) 178. (c) 179. (b) 180. (c)
181. (c) 182. (c) 183. (c) 184. (b) 185. (a) 186. (a) 187. (a) 188. (c) 189. (b) 190. (a)
191. (b) 192. (c) 193. (a) 194. (d) 195. (c) 196. (b) 197. (a) 198. (b) 199. (c) 200. (c)
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REASONING
Directions (1-9): In each of the 10. (a) VWY (b) QRT (a) 3, 1,2,4,5 (b) 1, 3, 2, 5, 4
following questions, select the related (c) LMO (d) JKL (c) 3, 2, 4, 5, 1
letters / words / numbers from the given 11. (a) B E (b) G J (d) 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
alternatives. (c) N P (d) Q R Directions (22-23) : In each of the
1. 9 : 80: : 100 : ? 12. (a) 400 (b) 484 following questions, which one set of
(a) 901 (b) 1009 (c) 625 (d) 729 letters when sequentially placed at the
(c) 9889 (d) 9999 13. (a) 1000 (b) 1725 gaps in the given letter series shall
2. 25: 125 :: 36 : ? (c) 2744 (d) 4096 complete it ?
(a) 180 (b) 206 14. (a) 12-16 (b) 60-80
(c) 30-50 (d) 36-48 22. c _ ab _ ca _ bc _ a
(c) 216 (d) 318 (a) bcab (b) abcb
3. 335: 21 6:: 987:? 15. (a) C X (b) D W
(c) J Q (d) L R (c) bacb (d) cbac
(a) 868 (b) 867 23. _ ba _ bab _ babb _ b
(c) 872 (d) 888 16. (a) Cyclotron (b) Basic
(c) Pascal (d) Fortran (a) baaa (b) abbb
4. BEGK: ADFJ :: PSVY:? (c) babb (d) abab
(a) ROUX (b) ORUX 17. (a) Rooster (b) Buck
(c) LQUT (d) LOQT (c) Gander (d) Peahen Directions (24-27): In each of the
5. AZBY: CXDW :: EVFU : ? 18. (a) Booklet (b) Pamphlet following questions, select the missing
(a) GTHS (b) GHTS (c) Voucher (d) Brochure number from the given responses.
(c) GS.TH (d) TGSH 19. Which word will appear third in 24. 500, 484, 459, __?__, 374
6. BDFH: SUWY :: CEGI : ? the dictionary? (a) 384 (b) 432
(l) QTWZ (b) PTVX (a) BALLIUM (c) 418 (d) 423
(c) JLNP (d) TVXZ (b) BALLISTICS 25. MNOPWXYZRSTUBCD __?__
7. food: man:: fuel:? (c) BALLERINA (a) A (b) E
(a) wood (b) fire (d) BALLISTITE (c) 1 (d) F
(c) heat (d) smoke 20. Which word will appear last in the 26. 60, 69, 85, ___?__ ,146
8. Spiritual: Belief:: Orchestral:? dictionary? (a) 110 (b) 117
(a) Theatre (b) Situation (a) laugh (c) 109 (d) 120
(c) Music (d) Direction (b) latch 27. 46, 50, 47, 55, 49, 61, __?__
9. Latter :Former :: Hazardous: ? (c) laurels (d) latitude (a) 54 (b) 52
(a) Risky (b) Comfortable 21. Arrange the given words in a (c) 57 (d) 51
(c) Safe (d) Harmful meaningful order: 28. The average age of 25
1. INFANT subordinates in an office is 30
Directions (10-18): In each of the 2. ADOLESCENT
following questions, find the odd word/ years. If the age of Manager is
3. CHILD added, the average age increases
number / letters / number pair from the 4. OLD
given alternatives. to 31 years. What is the age of the
5. ADULT Manager?
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(a) 26 (b) 36 (a) FQPMGA (b) YEKNOD Directions (44-45): In the following
(c) 46 (d) 56 (c) GWCVKJ (d) PQKUCW questions, one statement is given,
29. Class A has students twice that of 37. If38 + 15 = 66 and 29 + 36 = 99, followed by two conclusions I and II.
class B. After adding 20 students then 82 + 44 = ? You have to consider the statements to
to class A and 30 students to class (a) 77 (b) 88 be true even if they seem to be at
B, the total number of students in (c) 80 (d) 94 variance from commonly known facts.
both the classes is 140. What is 38. If + means , - means x, x means +, You have to decide which of the given
the number of students in class A means , give the value for conclusions, if any, follow from the
in the beginning? 45 + 9 - 3 15 2 given statements.
(a) 30 (b) 60 (a) 40 (b) 36 44. Statement
(c) 80 (d) 140 (c) 56 (d) 28 To keep myself updated, I always
30. Find the lowest number which is Directions (39-40): In each of the listen to 9 Oclock news on radio.
divided by 8, 12, 15 and 20 leaves following questions, select the missing Conclusions:
the remainder 2. number from the given responses. I. The person does not read
(a) 360 (b) 242 newspaper.
(c) 122 (d) 82 39. 7 8 6
4 9 5 II. Recent news is available only on
31. If B becomes A and P becomes O, radio.
what will K become in the English 3 2 ?
25 70 29 (a) Only conclusion I is implicit
alphabet? (b) Only conclusion II is implicit
(a) L (b) J (a) 9 (b) 8
(c) 1 (d) 5 (c) Neither conclusion I nor II is
(c) H (d) N implicit
32. The given word is followed by 4 40. 3 4 5
6 7 8 (d) Both conclusions I and II are
responses, one of which cannot implicit
be formed by using the letters of 9 1 2
57 11 ? 45. Statement
the word given CAMBRIDGE. All wealthy people are happy in
Find out the word. (a) 42 (b) 21
(b) 11 (d) 18 life.
(a) BRIDGE (b) BRIDE Conclusions:
(c) CAME (d) CAMP 41. From the given details, estimate
the number of people affected by I. Wealth and happiness are directly
33. If SEASONAL is written as related.
ESSANOLA, how can SEPA RATE Tuberculosis in particular locality
in the year 1994. II. Wealth leads to happiness in life.
be written in that code? (a) Only conclusion I follows
(a) SEAPARET 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
? 92 113 141 176 (b) Only conclusion II follows
(b) ESPARATE (c) Both conclusions I and II
(c) ESPAARTE(d) ESAPARET (a) 9 9 (b) 8 5
(c) 7 1 (d) 7 8 follow
34. In certain code, RAGHAVAN is (d) Neither conclusion I nor II
written as GARVAHNA. In that 42. A man started from a place walked
towards North for 5 km then follows
code which word will be written as
MATHAVAN? turned 90 to his right and walked Directions: In the following questions,
(a) TAMVAHNA another 5 km. Then he turned 45 which answer figure will complete the
(b) TAMVAHAN to his right and walked 2 km and question figure?
(c) TAMHAVNA turned 45 to his left. What is his 46. Question Figure
(d) MATVAHNA direction now?
35. If FRIEND is coded as (a) South (b) South East
IULHQG, how will you code (c) East (d) South West
ENEMY? 43. A boy running towards South,
(a) HQHPB (b) HQHPA turns to his right and runs, Then
he turns to his right and finally Answer figure
(c) HQEMY (d) HQHPG
36. In a coded language, if the word turns to his left. Towards which
EQUATION is coded as direction is he running now?
GSWCVKQP, then how is the (a) East (b) West
(c) South (d) North (a) (b) (c ) (d)
word DONKEY coded?
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47. From the given answer figures, 49. Select the correct option that will 50. MATRIX-I
select the one in which the be the mirror reflection of the
question figure is hidden! problem figure. 0 1 2 3 4
embedded. Question Figure
0 P A I V R
Question Figure
1 I P R A V
2 A R V P I
Answer Figures 3 V I P R A
4 R V A I P
GENERAL AWARENESS
51. Which one of the following is an (c) Open market operations Act that has introduced
example for a non-economic good? (d) Credit rationing safeguards against the misuse of
(a) Doctors service 54. The 13th Five Year Plan will be proclamation of national
(b) Teachers service operative for the period emergency is the
(c) Mothers service (a) 2010 - 2015 (a) 42nd Amendment Act
(d) Bankers service (b) 2011 - 2016 (b) 43rd Amendment Act
52. Which one of the following (c) 2012 - 2017 (c) 44th Amendment Act
committee is associated with (d) 2013 - 2018 (d) 45th Amendment Act
banking sector reforms in India ? 55. The national income of a nation is 57. The Fundamental Rights can be
(a) L. C. Gupta (b) Narsimhan the suspended by the
(c) Chakravarty(d) Kelkar (a) Governments annual revenue (a) Governor
53. Which one of the following is not (b) Sum total of factor incomes (b) President
a qualitative credit control (c) Surplus of public sector (c) Law Minister
measure of the RBI? enterprises (d) Prime Minister
(a) Fixing margin requirements (d) Exports minus imports 58. The main reason for the growth of
(b) Variable interest rates 56. The Constitutional Amendment communalism in India is
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(a) Educational and economic I. Dandi March 72. During respiration, the gases
backwardness of minority II. Simon Commission enter into the blood and leave
groups III. Poona Pact the same by the process of
(b) Political consciousness IV. Gandhi Irwin Pact (a) Active transport
(c) Social inequalities (a) II, I, III, IV (b) Diffusion
(d) Imposing ban on communal (b) II, I, IV, III (c) Diffusion and active transport
organisations (c) IV, III, I, II (d) Osmosis
59. A Retired Judge of a High Court is (d) IV, III, II I 73. Heart is devoid of
not permitted to practice as a 66. Which one of the following is not (a) Cardiac muscle
lawyer in correctly matched? (b) Involuntary muscle
(a) Supreme Court (a) Darjeeling - West Bengal (c) Voluntary muscle
(b) Any Court in India (b) Mount Abu - Rajasthan (d) Smooth muscle
(c) High Courts (c) Kodaikanal - Tamil Nadu 74. The soil salinity is measured by
(d) Except the High Court where (d) Simla - Uttar Pradesh (a) Conductivity meter
he retired 67. The earth is at its maximum (b) Hygrometer
60. Which one of the following does distance from the Sun on (c) Psychrometer
not match? (a) January 30th (d) Auxanometer
(a) Hindu Marriage Act : 1955 (b) December 22nd 75. Which of the following is a fungal
(b) Medical Termination of (c) September 22nd disease?
Pregnancy Act: 1971 (d) July 4th (a) Leucoderma
(c) Domestic Violence on Women 68. Consider the following pairs; (b) Eczema
Act: 1990 Tributary Main Piver (c) Ringworm
(d) Cruelty against Women: 1995 1. Chambal Yamuna (d) Elephantiasis
61. Who among the following was 2. Sone Narmada 76. Chickenpox is caused by
the First Viceroy of India ? 3. Manas Brahmputra (a) DNA virus
(a) Lord Ripon Which one of the pairs given (b) Variola virus
(b) Lord Curzon above is/are correctly (c) Streptococcus
(c) Lord Mountbatten matched? (d) Vi rio cholerae
(d) Lord Canning (a) 1, 2 and 3 77. Instruments can be shielded from
62. Prithvi Raj Chauhan was defeated (b) 1 and 2 only outside magnetic effects by
in the Second Battle of Tarain by (c) 2 and 3 only surrounding them with
(a) Mahmud Ghazni (d) Only 3 (a) Iron shield
(b) Muhammad Ghori 69. A form of condensation that (b) Rubber shield
(c) Qutbuddin Aibak reduces visibility and causes (c) Brass shield
(d) Yalduz breathing problems is (d) Glass shield
63. The original name of Nana (a) Dew (b) Frost 78. Find the odd one.
Phadnavis was (c) Smog (a) Marble (b) Blackboard
(a) Mahadaji Sindhia (d) Mist (c) Chalk (d) Slaked lime
(b) Tukoji Holkar 70. The total population divided by 79. The following is a pseudo-force
(c) Narayan Rao available arable land area is (a) Centrepetal force
(d) Balaji Janardan Bhanu referred to as (b) Centrifugal reaction force
64. Who among the following first (a) Population density (c) Centrifugal force
propounded the idea of Basic (b) Nutritional density (d) Strong nuclear force
Education? (c) Agricultural density 80. The hydraulic brake used in
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru (d) Industrial density automobiles is a direct application
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy 71. Green glands are associated with of
(c) Mahatma Gandhi (a) Reproduction (a) Archimedes principle
(d) Dayanand Saraswati (b) Excretion (b) Torricellean law
65. Arrange the following in (c) Respiration (c) Bernoullis Theorem
chronological order: (d) Digestion (d) Pascals law
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81. Of the following, which is the 89. Supersonic air planes create a (c) Saif Ali Khan
fastest? shock wave called (d) Anil Kapoor
(a) CD-ROM (a) Transition wave 95. The city of Prayag was named
(b) RAM (b) Ultrasound Allahabad -the city of Allah by
(c) Registers (c) Transverse wave (a) Aurangzeb
(d) Cache
(d) Sonic boom (b) Akbar
82. An alternate name for the
completely interconnected 90. The main factor which determines (c) Shahjehan
network topology is balance of nature is (d) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(a) Mesh (b) Star (a) human activities 96. Spot the odd one from the
(c) Tree (b) Rabit and habitat following:
(d) Ring (c) environmental conditions (a) Tsunami
83. Amides can be converted to (d) availability of food (b) Earthquakes
amines by the reaction named 91. The danger signals are red while (c) Windmills
(a) Perkin the eye is more sensitive to yellow (d) Cyclones
(b) Claisen because 97. Who among the following has
(c) Claisen (a) absorption in red is less than won the Pantaloons Femina Miss
(d) Clemmesen yellow and hence red is visi India World, 2012 Award?
84. The base used as an antacid is ble from a distance (a) Prachi Misra
(a) Calcium hydroxide (b) scattering in yellow light is
(b) Barium hydroxide (b) Vanya Misra
less than red (c) RocheIla Maria
(c) Magnesium hydroxide
(c) the wavelength of red light is (d) Sandhya Agarwal
(d) Silver hydroxide
more than yellow light
85. A process which is not helpful in 98. Which one of the following
the prevention of rusting of iron is (d) none of the above reasons statements is not correct about
(a) annealing 92. One of the following Chief Indias population as per the 2011
(b) applying grease Ministers received the Highest census?
(c) galvanising Civilian Award Bharat Ratna (a) Literacy rate has gone up to
(d) painting (a) Lalu Prasad Yadav of Bihar 74% from 65%
86. Denatured alcohol (b) Late M. G. Ramachandran of (b) Kerala has the highest literacy
(a) is a form of alcohol Tamil Nadu rate
(b) is unfit for drinking as it (c) Jyothi Basu of West Bengal (c) Bihar has the lowest literacy
contains poisonous substances (d) Late N. T. Rama Rao of Andhra rate
(c) contains coloured impurities Pradesh (d) Men outnumber women in
(d) is sweet to taste 93. The first disabled athelete to growth of literates
87. Phenolics as pollutants can be qualify for an able bodied event in 99. Who advocated the adoption of
removed from waste water by u s e the 2012 London Olympics in 400 PURA model to eradicate rural
of metres race is poverty ?
(a) Ion exchange resin technique
(a) Oscar Pistorius (a) Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
(b) Electrolyte decomposition
(b) Walter Rallis (b) Sri Abhijit Sen
technique
(c) Reverse osmosis method (c) Raymond Irchovich (c) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
(d) Polymeric adsorbents (d) Gerald Hangovin (d) Prof. A. M. Patha
88. The stability of a pond ecosystem 94. Which one of the following film 100. Which one of the following
depends on actors has been conferred the though called a garden is infact,
(a) micro-organisms and fishes Honorary Doctorate in Arts and not a garden?
(b) micro-organisms and zoo Culture by the Bedford University, (a) Vrindavan Garden of My sore
planktons London?
(b) Hanging Garden of Mumbai
(c) fishes and reptiles (a) Shahrukh Khan
(c) Eden Garden of Kolkata
(d) producers and consumers (b) Amir Khan (d) Shalimar Garden of Kashmir
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QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
101. The next term of the series 1, 5, 107. A rectangle garden is 100 m 80 increased by 12%. Then the
12 24, 43 is m. There is a path along the increase in revenue collection will
(a) 51 (b) 62 garden and just outside it. Width be
(c) 71 (d) 78 of the path is 10m. The area of the (a) 40% (b) 35%
102. The least multiple of 13 which path is (c) 45% (d) 48%
when divided by 4, 5, 6, 7 leaves (a) 1900 sq m (b) 2400 sq m 114. A ship is moving at a speed of 30
remainder 3 in each case is (c) 3660 sq m (d) 4000 sq m km/hr. To know the depth of the
(a) 3780 (b) 3783 108. A dealer offered a machines for ocean beneath it, it sends a radio
(c) 2520 (d) 2522 sale for Rs. 27,500 but even if he wave which travels at a speed 200
103. The simplest value of had charge 10% less, the would m/s. The ship receives the signal
1 1 have made a profit of 10%. The after it has moved 500 m. The
+ + actual cost of the machine is depth of the ocean is
2+ 3 3+ 4 (a) Rs. 22000 (b) Rs. 24500
143
1 1 (c) Rs. 22500 (d) Rs. 22275 (a) km (b) 12 km
+ is 109. An employer reduces the number 2
4+ 5 5+ 6
of employees in the ratio 8 : 5 and (c) 6 km (d) 8 km
(a) 3( 2 1) increases their wages in the ratio 7 115. A person takes a loan of Rs.
: 9. As a result, the overall wages
(b) 2( 3 1) 10,0000 partly from a bank at 8%
bill is p.a. and remaining from another
(c) 3 1 (d) 2 1 (a) Increased in the ration 56 : 69 bank at 10% p.a. He pays a total
104. A and B are partners in a business. (b) Decreased in the ratio 56 : 45 interest of Rs. 950 per annum.
(c) Increased in the ratio 13 : 17
1 Amount of loan taken from the
A contributes of the capital for (d) Decreased in the ratio 17 : 13 first bank (in Rs.) is
4 110. The average age of a jury of 5 is (a) 2500 (b) 5200
2 40. If a member aged 35 resigns (c) 2050 (d) 5020
15 months and B received of and man aged 35 resigns and a
3 1
2
the profit. Find for how long Bs
man aged becomes a member, 116. If a + = 98(a > 0), then the
then the average age of the new a2
money was used?
jury is 1
(a) 6 months (b) 8 months 3
(a) 30 (b) 38 (c) 40 (d) 42 value of a + will be
(c) 10 months (d) 12 months
111. With average speed of 40 km/ a3
105. If 21 is added to a number, it (a) 535 (b) 1030
hour, a train reaches its
becomes 7 less than thrice of the (c) 790 (d) 970
destination in time. If it goes with
number. Then the number is
an average speed of 35 km hour, it 117. If x = 1 + 2 + 3 , then the
(a) 14 (b) 16
(c) 18 (d) 19
is late by 15 minutes. The total value of (2x4 8x3 5x2 + 26 x
journey is 28) is
106. Two men A and B started a job in
(a) 30 km (b) 40 km (a) 6 6 (b) 0
which A was thrice as good as B
(c) 70 km (d) 80 km
and therefore took 60 days less (c) 3 6 (d) 2 6
112. A man makes a profit of 20% on
than B to finish the job. How
the sale by selling 20 articles for 118. If the distance between two point
many days will they take to finish
Rs. 1. The number of articles he (0, -5) and (x, 0) is 13 unit, then x
the job, if they take to finish the =
bought by Rs. 1 is
job, if they start working (a) 10 (b) 10
(a) 20 (b) 24
together?
(c) 25 (d) 30 (c) 12 (d) 12
(a) 15 days (b) 20 days
113. The number of seats in an 119. If 4x = 18y, then the value of
1 auditorium is increased by 25%.
(c) 22 days(d) 25 days x
2 The price of a ticket is also 1 is
y
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150 BC is the chord of a circle with
1 7 2 3
(a) (b) (c) (d) (b) sq. unit centre O. A is a point on major are
3 2 3 2 13
BC as shown in the above figure.
1 140 What is the value of BAC +
120. If x + = 5, then the value of (c) sq. unit
x 13 OBC ?
(d) 10 sq. unit (a) 120 (b) 60
1
x4 + 126. If an obtuse-angled triangle ABC, (c) 90 (d) 180
x 2 is
A is the obtuse angle and O is 133. Two circles with radii 5cm and 8
x 2 3x + 1
the orthocenter. If BOC = 54, cm touch each other externally at
(a) 70 (b) 50 (c) 110 (d) 55 a point A. If a straight line through
then BAC is
121.If x = 2 + 3,y=2- 3 , then the the point A cuts the circles at
(a) 108 (b) 126
points P and Q respectively, the
x 2 + y2 (c) 136 (d) 116
AP : AQ is
value of is 127. If the ratio of areas of two similar
x 3 + y3 triangles is 9 : 16, then the ratio
(a) 8 : 5 (b) 5 : 8
(c) 3 : 4 (d) 4 : 5
7 7 of their corresponding sides is
(a) (b) (a) 3 : 5 (b) 3 : 4(c) 4 : 5 (d) 4 : 3 134. If I is the In-centre of ABC and
38 40 <A = 60, then the value of
128. Let BE and CF be the two
7 7 medians of a ABC and G be BIC is
(c) (d)
19 26 their intersection. Also let EF cut (a) 100 (b) 120
122. If a2 + b2 + c2 = 2 (a b c) 3 AG at O. Then AO : OG is (c) 150 (d) 110
then the value of 2a 3b + 4c is (a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 2(c) 2 : 1 (d) 3 : 1 135. The external bisectors of B and
(a) 3 (b) 1
129. If S is the circumcentre of ABC C of ABC meet at point P. If
(c) 2 (d) 4
and A = 50, then the value of BAC = 80, the BPC is
1
123. If 2 x = 6, then the value of BCS is (a) 50 (b) 40
2x (c) 80 (d) 100
(a) 20 (b) 40 (c) 60 (d) 80
1 130. AC and BC are two equal cords of 136. When a pendulum of length 50
x2 + is cm oscillates, it produces an arc of
16 x 2 a circle. BA is produced to any
point P and CP, when joined cuts 16 cm. The angle so formed in
19 17 the circle at T. Then degree measure so formed in
(a) (b)
2 2 (a) CT : TP = AB : CA degree measure is (approx)
18 15 (b) CT : TP = CA : AB (a) 1825 (b) 1835
(c) (d) (c) CT : CB = CA : CP (c) 1820 (d) 1808
3 2
(d) CT : CB =CP : CA 137. If x, y are positive acute angles, x
1 + y < 90 and sin (2x 20) = cos
124. If 5a + = 5, the value of 131. PQ is a direct common tangent of
3a two circle of radii r 1 and r 2 (2y + 20), then the value of sec
touching each other externally at (x + y) is
1
9a 2 + is A. Then the value of PQ2 is 1
25a 2 (a) r1r2 (b) 2 r1r2 (a) 2 (b)
2
34 39 (c) 3 r1r2 (d) 4r1r2
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d) 0
5 5
138. If 5 tan = 4, then the value of
42 52
(c) (d) 5sin - 3cos
5 5 is
125. The area of the triangle formed by 5sin + 3cos
the line 5x + 7y = 35, 4x + 3y = 1 2
12 and x-axis is 132. (a) (b)
7 7
160 2
(a) sq. unit 5
13 (c) (d)
5
7
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139. The least value of 2 4 (a) S1 (b) S3
4sec2 + 9cosec2 ) is (c) m (d) m (c) S5 (d) S4
5 3 5 3 147. The number of males in the areas
(a) 1 (b) 19
(c) 25 (d) 7 144.A rail road curve is to be laid out on S1 and S4 together is
140. If tan (x + y) tan (x y) = 1, then a circle. What radius should be (a) 13.8 lakh
used if the track is to change (b) 8.2 lakh
2x direction by 25 in a distance of (c) 16.2 lakh
the value of tan is
3 40 metres? (d) 15.8 lakh
(a) 91.64 metres(b) 90.46 metres 148. The ratio of number of females in
1 2 (c) 89.64 metres(d) 93.64 metres
(a) (b) the areas S2 in the areas S5 is
3 3 145. If sin + sin 2 = 1, then the (a) 7 : 9 (b) 36 : 13
(c) 3 (d) 1 value of cos 12 + 3cos 10 + (c) 9 : 7 (d) 13 : 36
cos6 - 1 is 149. If, in the year 2010, there was an
141. If x = cosec - sin and y = sec
(a) 0 (b) 1 increase of 5% population in the
- cos , then the value of x2y2 (x2 areas S 1 and 8% increase in
+ y2 + 3) is (c) -1 (d) 2
population of the area S 3
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 Directions (146-150): Population of the compared to the previous year,
(d) 3 five adjacent areas of a town, in the year then the ratio of population in the
of 2020, are represented in the following
areas S1 and S2, in the year 2009
142. If 0 , 2y cos = sin Pie-chart. The ratio of the numbers of was
2 males to that of females in these areas (a) 3 : 10
and 2x sec - y cosec = 3, then are states in the table below. The total of (b) 27 : 10
the value of x2 + 4y2 is the population in all the five areas is 72 (c) 27 : 70
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 lakh. Study the Pie-chart and the table (d) 10 : 3
(d) 4 and then answer the questions. 150. The average of female population
143. When the angle of elevation of the FIGURE in all the five areas is lower than
sun increases from 30 to 60, the the female population in each of
shadow of a post is diminished by Ratio of number of males (M)
to females (F) the areas
5 metres. Then the height of the (a) S1 and S2
post is Ar e as S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 (b) S2 and S5
Ratio M:F 3 : 2 4 : 1 7 : 3 2:3 13 : 7 (c) S2 and S4
5 3 2 3
(a) m (b) m 146. 12 lakh in the population of the (d) S4 and S5
2 2
area
ENGLISH COMPREHENSION
Directions (151-155): In the 153. What is (a)/ the use of me (b)/ blanks to be filled in with an appropriate
following questions, some parts of the attending the session? (c)/ No word(s). Four alternatives are suggested
sentences have errors and some have error (d) for each question. Choose the correct
none, Find out which part of a sentence
has an error. The number of that part is
154. We met our prospective employer alternative out of the four as your
your answer. If there is no error then your (a) // for a briefing session(b) / in answer.
answer is (d) i.e. No error. the Taj Hotel. (c) / No error (d). 156. ______ pollution control measures
151. Air pollution, together with 155. Because of the severe snow storm are expensive, many industries
littering. (a)/ are causing many and the road blocks, (a)/ the air hesitate to adopt them.
problems(b)/ Vin our cities. (c)/ force dropped food and (b)/ (a) Although
No error (d) medical supplies close to the city. (b) However
152. The accused refused (a)/ to (c) No error (d) (c) Because (d) Despite
answer to the policeman (b)/ on Directions (156-160): In the following 157. It is not for a man to be confined
duty.(c)/No error (d). questions, sentences are given with to the pursuit of wealth.
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(a) healthy (b) easy (a) Disseminate printed in bold. Below are given
(c) possible (d) common (b) Dissemble alternatives to the bold part at (a), (b)
158. ___ his being innocent of the (c) Publicize (d) Transmit and (c) which may improve the
crime, the judge sentenced him to 169. Appreciation sentence. Choose the correct
one year imprisonment. (a) Aspersion (b) Admiration alternative. In case no improvement is
(a) Inspite of (c) Commendation needed your answer is (d).
(b) In case of (d) Compliment 176. You shall have attended if the
(c) On account of 170. Supple court had instructed you to do so.
(d) In the event of (a) Pliant (b) Pliable (a) would have had to attend
159. It is a story of two men and a (c) Rigid (d) Flexible (b) would attend
batch of armoured cars. Directions (171-175): In the following (c) would have to
(a) deceased (b) diseased questions, four alternatives are given (d) No improvement
(c) decrepit (d) defeated for the idiom/phrase and bold italicised 177. The relics of Greece over which
160. Although there is ________ gun- in the sentence. Choose the alternative such a great deal of evidence has
fire, there is no stiff resistance to which best expresses the meaning of the been collected should be
the revolutionary army, idiom/phrase as your answer. - preserved.
(a) bitter (b) meagre (a) from which
(c) continuous (d) sporadic 171. Once the case reached the court,
the police washed their hands off (b) on which
Directions (161-165): In the following it. (c) ascent which
questions, out of the four alternatives, (a) waited for a response to (d) No improvement
choose the one which best expresses (b) claimed credit for 178. When the beverage was ready,
the meaning of the given word as your (c) disassociated themselves from they drank possibly as much as
answer. (d) seemed eager to continue they could.
161. Vociferous 172. She wanted to go hitch-hiking but (a) as much as they possibly
(a) violent (b) loud her mother put her foot down and could
(c) secret (d) true now shes going by bus. (b) as much as possibly they
162. Fictional (a) took a firm stand could
(a) genuine (b) authentic (b) expressed her displeasure (c) as much as they could
(c) fanciful (d) real (c) scolded her badly possibly
163. Trivial (d) got irritated (d) No improvement
(a) crucial (b) significant 173. Adolescence is a period of halo 179. A citizen is expected to give
(c) vital (d) ordinary cyan days. allegiance to his country of origin.
164. Impudent (a) hard days (a) homage
(a) Vigilant (b) Astute (b) of mental pressure (b) loyalty
(c) Insolent (d) Arrogant (c) happy days (c) obedience
165. Pompous (d) days of preparation (d) No improvement
(a) Pretentious (b) Supportive 174. My sincere advice to my maid- 180. We were with daggers drawn
(c) Demanding (d) Flashy servant fell on stony ground. despite attempts to understand
(a) was counter productive each other;
Directions (166170) : In the following (a) in (b) on
questions, choose the word opposite in (b) had a strong impact
(c) made one stubborn (c) at
meaning to the given word as your (d) No improvement
answer. (d) had little success
175. He has all his ducks in a row, he is Directions (181-185): In the following
166. Cultivated complacent. questions, out of the four alternatives.
(a) Crude (b) Genteel (a) has everything ready choose the one which can be
(c) Suave (d) Refined (b) is wall organised substituted for the given words/
167. Impertinent (c) always scores a zero sentence.
(a) Insolent (b) Impudent (d) never gets confused
(c) Cheeky (d) Courteous 181. A round or cylindrical container
168. Divulge Directions (176-180): In the following used storing things such as food,
questions, a part of the sentence is chemicals or rolls of film
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(a) tankard (b) vessel what behaviour they should be (b) Some suggest a follow-up
(c) canister (d) casket reinforcing back on the job. Others training day to review the
182. A place of permanent residence include a follow-up training day to progress of the participants
(a) abode (b) dormitory review the progress of the participants. (c) Some go to the extent of
(c) domicile (d) apartment None of this is really going far enough. briefing the participants
183. That cannot be altered or The real problem is that course managers on what behaviour
withdrawn promoters view development as they should be reinforcing
(1 ) irrevocable (b) irretrievable something which primarily, takes place in back on the job
(c) irrefutable (d) irresistible a classroom. A course is an event and (d) The real problem is that
184. Money paid to employees on events are, by definition limited in time. course promoters view
retirement When you talk about follow-up after a development as something
(a) gratuity (b) gift course, it is seen as a nice idea, but not which does not take place
(c) pension (d) arrears as an essential part of the participants during a course
185. A place where clothes are kept development programme. Any rational, 193. The writers attitude, as reflected
(a) closet (b) drawer empowered individual should be able to in the passage, is
(c) wardrobe (d) cupboard take what has been learnt in a course and (a) critical (b) ironic
Directions (186-190): In the following transfer it to the work place or so the (c) sympathetic
questions four words are given in each argument goes. Another negative aspect (d) philosophical
question, out of which only one word is of the course mindset is that, primarily, 194. The course promoters attitude is
correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt development is thought to be about skill- (a) self-righteous
word as your answer. acquisition. (b) indifferent (c) easy-going
186. (a) garulous (b) garrulous So, it is felt that the distinction (d) unprogressive
(c) garullous (d) garrullous between taking the course and behaving 195. The words mindset here means
187. (a) marquee (b) markue differently in the work place parallels the (a) determined mind
(c) marnuei (d) marquie distinction between skill-acquisition and (b) a (fixed) attitude of mind
188. (1 ) puissant (b) puiscant skill-application. But can such a sharp (c) an open mind(d) mindful
(c) puiscent (d) puissent distinction be maintained ? Skills are PASSAGE II
189. (a) disconncerting really acquired only in the context of (Question Nos. 196 to 200)
(b) disconserting applying them on the job, finding them One may look at life, events,
(c) discuncerting(d) disconcerting effective and therefore, reinforcing them. society, history, in another way. A way
190. (a) exilarate (b) exsilerate The problem with courses is that which might, at a stretch, be described as
(c) exsilarate (d) exhilarate they are events, while development is an the Gandhian way, though it may be from
Directions (191-200): In the following on-going process which, involves, times before Mahatma Gandhi came on
questions, you have two brief passages within a complex environment, continual the scene. The Gandhian reaction to all
with 5 questions in each passage, Read interaction, regular feedback and the grim poverty, squalor and
the passages carefully and choose the adjustment. As we tend to equate degradation of the human being would
best answer to each question out of the development with a one-off event, it is approximate to effort at self-change and
four alternatives. difficult to get seriously motivated self-improvement, to a regime of living
PASSAGE I about the follow-up. Anyone paying for regulated by discipline from within. To
(Question Nos. 191 to 195) a course tends to look at follow-up as an change society, the individual must first
Stuck with be development unnecessary and rather costly frill. change himself. In this way of looking at
dilemma? Stay away from management 191. What is the passage about? life and society, words too begin to mean
courses. Seriously, one of the biggest (a) personal management differently. Revolution, for instance, is a
complaints that organisations have (b) development dilemma term frequently used, but not always in
about management courses is that they (c) management courses the sense it has been in the lexicon of
fail to impact the participants on-the-job (d) course promoters attitude the militant. So also with words like
behaviour. Some management trainers 192. Which of the following statements peace and struggle. Even society may
stress the need for follow-up and is false? mean differently, being some kind of
reinforcement on the job. Some go so far (a) Some management trainers organic entity for the militant, and more
as briefing the participants managers on stress the need for follow-up or less a sum of individuals for the
and reinforcement on the job
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Gandhian. There is yet another way, 196. The Gandhian reaction to poverty (b) A militant
which might, for want of a better is (c) A mystic
description, be called the mystic. The (a) a total war on poverty (d) A Gandhian who disciplines
mystics perspective measures these (b) self-discipline himself from within
concerns that transcend political (c) self-abnegation 199. The expression water will to
ambition and the dynamism of the (d) a regulated distribution of water, dust to dust means
reformer, whether he be militant or wealth (a) water and dust can mix well
Gandhian. The mystic measures the 197. According to Gandhianism, the (b) man will become water after
terror of not knowing the remorseless individual who wants to change death
march of time; he seeks to know what society (c) man will one day die and
was before birth, what comes after death. (a) should destroy the existing become dust
The continuous presence of death, of society (d) man will become dust and
the consciousness of death, sets his (b) must re-form society water after death
priorities. and values: militants and (c) must change himself 200. What does society mean to a
Gandhians kings and prophets must (d) may change society without Gandhian?
leave all that they have built; all that they changing himself (a) a sum of individuals
have un-built and depart when 198. Who, according to the passage, (b) an organic entity
messengers of the buffalo-riding Yama finds new meaning for words like (c) a regime of living regulated by
come out of the shadows. Water will to revolutions, peace and struggle? discipline from within
water, dust to dust. Think of (a) A Gandhian who believes in (d) a disciplined social community
impermanence. Everything passes. nonviolent revolution
ANSWERS
1.(d) 2.(c) 3. (a) 4.(b) 5. (a) 6. (d) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (d)
11. (a) 12. (d) 13. (b) 14. (c) 15. (d) 16. (a) 17. (b) 18. (c) 19. (d) 20. (c)
21. (b) 22. (c) 23. (b) 24. (d) 25. (b) 26. (a) 27. (b) 28. (d) 29. (b) 30. (c)
31. (b) 32. (d) 33. (d) 34. (a) 35. (a) 36. (a) 37. (c) 38. (d) 39. (c) 40. (b)
41. (d) 42. (c) 43. (b) 44. (c) 45. (c) 46. (c) 47. (c) 48. (d) 49. (b) 50. (b)
51. (c) 52. (b) 53. (c) 54. (*) 55. (b) 56. (c) 57. (b) 58. (a) 59. (d) 60. (c)
61. (d) 62. (b) 63. (d) 64. (c) 65. (b) 66. (d) 67. (d) 68. (a) 69. (c) 70. (a)
71. (b) 72. (b) 73. (c) 74. (a) 75. (c) 76. (b) 77. (a) 78.(a) 79. (c) 80. (d)
81. (c) 82. (a) 83. (c) 84. (c) 85. (a) 86. (b) 87. (d) 88. (d) 89. (d) 90. (c)
91. (a) 92. (b) 93. (a) 94. (a) 95. (b) 96. (c) 97. (b) 98. (d) 99. (a) 100. (c)
101. (c) 102.(b) 103. (b) 104. (c) 105. (a) 106. (c) 107. (d) 108. (c) 109. (b) 110. (b)
111. (c) 112. (b) 113. (a) 114. (a) 115. (a) 116. (d) 117. (a) 118. (c) 119. (b) 120. (d)
121. (d) 122. (b) 123. (a) 124. (b) 125. (a) 126. (b) 127. (b) 128. (c) 129. (b) 130. (c)
131. (d) 132. (c) 133. (b) 134. (b) 135. (a) 136. (c) 137. (a) 138. (a) 139. (*) 140. (a)
141. (b) 142. (d) 143. (a) 144. (a) 145. (a) 146. (c) 147. (a) 148. (c) 149. (*) 150. (c)
151. (b) 152. (b) 153. (b) 154. (b) 155. (a) 156. (c) 157. (c) 158. (a) 159. (c) 160. (d)
161. (b) 162. (c) 163.(d) 164. (c) 165. (a) 166. (a) 167. (d) 168. (b) 169. (a) 170. (c)
171. (c) 172. (a) 173. (c) 174.(d) 175. (b) 176.(a) 177. (b) 178. (a) 179. (b) 180. (c)
181. (b) 182. (a) 183. (a) 184. (a) 185. (c) 186. (b) 187. (a) 188. (a) 189. (d) 190. (d)
191. (b) 192. (d) 193. (a) 194. (d) 195. (b) 196. (b) 197. (c) 198. (d) 199. (d) 200. (a)
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