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1. Three numbers are such that theaverage of first two numbers is 3, theaverage of the last two numbers is 5and the average of the first and thelast numbers is 7, then the average ofthree numbers is equal to?A. 15B. 5C. 7D. 9

2. A man spends 1900 Monthly on anaverage for the first four months and2200 monthly for the next eightmonths and saves 6300 a year. Hisaverage monthly income is?A. 2625B. 2525C. 2655D. 2565

3. If Malhotra is 10 ranks ahead ofMAHIRA IN A CLASS of 49students. If Mahira’s rank is fifteenthfrom the last. What is Malhotra’srank from the start?A. 25th

B. 26th

C. 28th

D. 27th

4. In an innings of a cricket match, threeplayers A, B and C scored a total of399 runs. If the ratio of the number ofruns scored by A to that scored by Band also number of runs scored by Bto that scored by C be 3: 2, thenumber of runs scored by A was?A. 179B. 199C. 399D. 189

5. Two students appeared at anexamination. One of them secured 7marks more than the other and hismarks were 52% of the sum of theirmarks. The marks obtained by themare?A. 85, 90B. 86, 91C. 84, 91D. 84, 90

6. 7% of the voters in an election didnot cast their votes. In this election,there were only two candidates. Thewinner by obtaining 48% of the totalvotes defeated his contestant by 1110votes. The total number of voters inthe election was?

A. 35000B. 36500C. 37500D. 37000

7. The number of employees workingin a farm is increased by 24% and thewages per head are decreased by 24%.If it results in x % decrease in totalwages, then the value of x is?

A. 5.76B. 6.76C. 9D. 10E.

8. On selling 18 balls at 732, there is aloss equal to the cost price of 6 balls.The cost price of a ball is?

A. 60B. 65C. 61D. 62


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9. A man bought two articles for 936. Hesold one at a loss of 20% and other ata profit of 28%. If each article wassold for the same price, the cost priceof the article which was sold at loss,was?A. 586 B. 576

C. 676 D. 585

10. A sum of money amounts to 5,500 in5 years and to 5,980 in 7 years atsimple interest. The rate of interestper annum is?A. 8.81 B. 6.81

C. 7.62 D. 5.81

11. The simple interest on Rs. 36,500 forthe period from 6th January to 31stMay, 2013 at 8.5% per annum is?

A. 1332.5B. 1552.5C. 1232.5D. 1452.8

12. Rajesh can do a piece of work in 12days and Ramesh in 20 days. If theytogether work on it for 6 days, andremaining work is completed bySuresh in 3 days, then in how manydays can Suresh do the same workalone?

A. 12 daysB. 15 daysC. 10 daysD. 8 days

13. P and Q can do a piece of work in 30days while Q and R can do the samework in 24 days and R and P in 20days. They all work together for 12days when Q and R leave. How manydays more will P take to finish thework?A. 12 daysB. 15 daysC. 18 daysD. 8 days

14. A train 280 metres long is running ata speed of 25 metres per second. Itwill cross a bridge of 220 metres in?A. 25 secondsB. 18 secondsC. 20 secondsD. 15 seconds

15. A train with a uniform speed passes aplatform, 120 metres long, in 16seconds and a bridge, 205 metreslong, in 24 seconds. The speed of thetrain is?

A. 10.625 km/hrB. 18.625 km/hrC. 25.25 km/hrD. 38.25 km/hr

Directions (16–20) : The following pie-chart shows the number of students whofailed in different subjects in anexamination. Examine the chart andanswer the following questions. Thetotal number of students who have failedis 500.

2 % others, 30 % mathematics, 32 %science and 36 % language

16. The number of students failed inscience is less than the number ofstudents failed in all other subjectsby?

A. 175B. 180C. 185D. 182


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C. 676 D. 585


C. 7.62 D. 5.81


A. 1332.5B. 1552.5C. 1232.5D. 1452.8










A. 175B. 180C. 185D. 182

36%

32%

30%

2%

1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr


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C. 676 D. 585


C. 7.62 D. 5.81


A. 1332.5B. 1552.5C. 1232.5D. 1452.8










A. 175B. 180C. 185D. 182

36%

3rd Qtr 4th Qtr


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17. The central angle of the sector for thestudents who have failed inmathematics is?

A. 108°B. 105°C. 112°D. 110°

18. Total number of students who didnot qualify in Mathematics andLanguage and Science, is :

A. 450B. 470C. 490D. 498

19. Number of students who failed inmathematics is less than the studentswho did not qualify in languages by?A. 32B. 30C. 28D. 25

20. The percentage of students who havefailed in mathematics and languageis?A. 92 % B. 88 %B. 98 % D. 96 %

21. The length of a room floor exceeds itsbreadth by 18 m. The area of the floorremains unaltered when the length isdecreased by 9 m but the breadth isincreased by 5 m. The area of thefloor (in square metres) is?A. 335.065 B. 332.063

C. 329.065 D. 325.65

22. The length and breadth of arectangular field are in the ratio 9 : 5.A path 5 m wide running all aroundoutside has an area of 660 . Thebreadth (in m) of the field is?

A. 16 metres B. 12 metresB. 15 metres D. 20 metres

23. In the sequence of number 0, 6, 24, 60,? , 210 the missing term isA. 72 B. 105

C. 125 D. 120

24. A tap can fill a cistern in 7 hours andanother tap can empty it in 14 hours.If both the taps are open, the time (inhours) taken to fill the tank will be?

A. 7 B. 14 C. 21 D.16

25. A is D’s brother. D is B’s father. Band C are sisters. How is A related toC ?

A. Grandson B. SonC. Uncle D. Father

26. D is C’s father, E is D’s mother, A isB’s sister, C is B’s mother then how Ais related to D ?

A. GrandmotherB. GrandfatherC. Grand daughterD. Daughter

27. Sharath and Murali go for joggingfrom the same point. Sharath goestowards the east covering 4 kms.Murali proceeds towards the West for3 kms. Sharath turns left and covers 4kms and Murali turns to the right tocover 4 kms. Now what will be thedistance between Sharath andMurali?

A. 1 km B. 3 km

C . 7 km D. 8 km28. Satish travelled from a point A

straight to B, a distance of 12 km. Heturned right and travelled 8 km andreached point C. From that point tookright turn and travelled 6 km, andreached point D. How far is he awayfrom the starting point?

A. 12 kms B. 10 kmsC. 8 kms D. 6 kms


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Directions (Qs. 29-33) : Study thefollowing information carefully toanswer the questions that follow :

There are six teachers A, B, C, D, E and Fin a school. Each of the teachers teachestwo subjects, one compulsory subject andthe other optional subject. D’s optionalsubject is History while three others haveit as compulsory subject. E and F havePhysics as one of their subjects. F’scompulsory subject is Mathematics whichis an optional subject of both C and E.History and English are A’s subjects but interms of compulsory and optionalsubjects, they are reverse of those of D’s.Chemistry is an optional subject of anyone of them. There is only one femaleteacher in the school who has English asher compulsory subject.

29. Who is a female member in thegroup?

A. BB. CC. DD. A

30. What is C’s compulsory subject?A. MathematicsB. ChemistryC. PhysicsD. History

31. Disregarding which is compulsoryand which is the optional subject,who has the same two subjectscombination as F ?A. EB. DC. BD. A

32. Who among the following has sameoptional subjects as that of thecompulsory subject of F?

A. AB. BC. CD. D

33. Which of the following groups ofteachers has History as thecompulsory subject?

A. A and BB. C and DC. A, B and CD. A, C and D

34. If day before yesterday was Friday,what will be the third day after theday – after– tomorrow?

A. SaturdayB. MondayC. ThursdayD. Friday

35. A clock goes fast by one minuteduring the first hour, by two minutesat the end of the second hour, by 4minutes at the end of 3rd hour, byeight minutes by the end of 4th hour,and so on. At the end of which hour,will it be fast by just over sixtyminutes?

A. EighthB. FifthC. SixthD. Seventh

36. If CAPTION is coded as PACTNOI,then CAPTURE is coded as?

A. PAETCRUB. PAETCRUC. PACETRUD. PACTERU

37. In a certain code CASTLE is ELTSAC.How is “COLUMN” written as?

A. NMULOCB. NUMCOLC. NMULCOD. NMLUOC


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38. Vivek is an year older than Srinath.Srinath is two years older thanSumanth. Raju is an year older thanSumanth. Who is the youngest of all?

A. RajuB. VivekC. SrinathD. Sumanth

39. Five men P, Q, R, S and T read anewspaper. The one who reads firstgives it to R, the one who reads lasthad taken it from P. T was not thefirst or last to read. There were tworeaders between Q and P. Find theperson who read the newspaper last?

A. SB. PC. TD. R

Directions (Qs. 40 -42) : Study thefollowing information carefully toanswer the questions that follow :

Six friends are sitting in a circle andplaying a game. Kishore is to the left ofDavid. Mahesh is in between Bharath andJohnny. Rahul is in between Kishore andBharath?

40. Who is sitting to the right of Mahesh?A. KishoreB. BharathC. DavidD. Johnny

41. Who is sitting opposite to Johnny?A. KishoreB. DavidC. MaheshD. Rahul

42. If Bharath and David inter changetheir positions then who is secondleft to Kishor?A. MaheshB. RahulC. DavidD. Bharath

43. Four positions of a dice are given inthe question figures. Identify thenumber at the bottom when top’s is 6.

A. 1B. 3C. 4D. 5

44. If a cube is made using the givenarrangements, which colour will beopposite the colour Green?

A. SilverB. VioletC. OrangeD. Red


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45. Which figure represent therelationship among Sun, Moon,Molecule?

A.

B.

C.

D.

Directions (46–49) : In followingquestions are based on the followingfigure. Study the figure carefully andanswer the questions?

46. Which symbol indicates Indian, asinger but not a leader?A. d B. cC. e D. b

47. Which symbol indicates only singer,but not an Indian or a leader?

A. e B. g

C. a D. b

48. Which symbol indicates Indian and aleader but not a singer?

A. a B. g

C. b D. e

49. Which symbol indicates an Indian, aleader as well as a singer?

A. eB. bC. cD. d

50. How many triangles are there in thefollowing figure?

A. 12B. 14C. 16D. 9

51. Find the missing number from thegiven responses in the followingquestions?

A. 30B. 40C. 48D. 24

52. Find the missing number in thematrix?

10 17 8

5 3 15

6 14 ?

42 68 92

A. 46 B. 23C. 25 D. 30


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Directions for the following 6 (six) items:

Read the following five passages andanswer the items that follow eachpassage. Your answers to these itemsshould be based on the passages Only.

Passage 1

That’s what I mean by loving ourselves:it’s called forgiveness. It is stepping freefrom the prison of guilt; it is being atpeace with oneself. Only when we loveourselves in such a way can we knowwhat it means to really love another, nomore and no less. And please rememberyou do not have to be perfect, withoutfault, to give yourself such love. If youwait for perfection, it never arrives. Wemust open the door of our heart toourselves, whatever we have done. Onceinside, then we are perfect.

53. Which among the following is themost logical assumption that can bemade from the above passage?

A. Human beings can forgivethemselves for their faults andimperfections.

B. Human beings lack the capacityto forgive themselves.

C. Human beings are trapped in theprison of guilt.

D. Human beings lack the ability tolove others and themselves.

54. According to the passage, which ofthe following options is the way toachieve forgiveness?

A. loving others the way we loveourselves.

B. forgiving and loving ourselves.C. being at peace with ourselves.D. waiting for perfection.

Passage 2

The legal aid movement and publicinterest litigation seek to bring justice tothese forgotten specimens of humanitywho constitute the bulk of the citizens ofIndia and who are really and truly the‘People of India’ who gave to themselvesthis magnificent Constitution,” wroteJustice P.N. Bhagwati in People’s Unionfor Democratic Rights v. Union of India(1982). “It is true that there are largearrears pending in the courts, but thatcannot be any reason for denying access tojustice to the poor and weaker sections ofthe community. No state has a right to tellits citizens that because a large number ofcases of the rich and the well-to-do arepending in our courts, we will not helpthe poor to come to the courts for seekingjustice until the staggering load of cases ofpeople who can afford is disposed off.

55. Which among the following mostappropriately represents centraltheme of the above passage?A. Courts must provide equality of

opportunity to both rich and poorpeople of the country.

B. Public Interest Litigations havemade justice accessible tomarginalized and poor masses.

C. Justice P.N. Bhagwati was infavour of expediting cases relatedto poor and weaker sections of thecommunity.

D. Barring PIL, most of the pendingcases in courts are related torelatively well-off people.


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Passage 3

When protecting your reputation getsright of way over the fundamental right tofreedom of speech and expression, ourdemocracy may be derailed. Incriminalising defamation there is adisturbing disinterest in truth. Not onlydo you regard the mask to be moreimportant than the face, you also do notcare if the one accused of defaming theface is telling the truth. If a report revealsugly things about a powerful person, it isnot enough for the reporter to prove thathis facts are right. Only if he can provethat his revealing such ugly facts is in theinterest of the public, that it does somepublic good, will he be let off. So nevermind the national motto written incourtrooms – no “satyamevjayate” foryou.

56. With which among the followingstatements the author is most likelyto agree with?A. Defamation should remain as a

criminal offence in statutes.B. Truth should be considered as a

valid defence in cases ofdefamation.

C. Right to reputation should not begiven the status of a FundamentalRight.

D. Mask can never be moreimportant than the face itself.

Passage 4

“THE test of a first-rate intelligence is theability to hold two opposing ideas in mindat the same time.” By this standard, the195 countries that gathered outside Paristo negotiate a new agreement on climatechange have to be counted very brightindeed. It is vital, they declared, that theworld’s temperature does not climb muchmore than 1.5°C above pre-industriallevels; and yet they simultaneouslycelebrated a new climate agreement.

57. Which among the following is themost logical inference that can bemade from the above passage?

A. The new climate agreement did notdo much to prevent 1.5°Ctemperature rise.

B. It is difficult to contain thetemperature rise within1.5°C.

C. Developed countries have notprovided enough funds fordeveloping countries to adapt toclimate change.

D. 195 countries had sent intelligentrepresentatives in Paris.

Passage 5

The Earth is more than 4½ billion yearsold. It is very hot. In comparison, you cansee that the Sun is very, very hot. The Sungives us light and heat. It is the centre ofour Solar System. The Earth and otherplanets revolve around the Sun. The Sunalso gives out dangerous ultraviolet lightwhich causes sunburn and may causecancer. You need to be careful of the Sunand wear sunscreen and clothing toprotect yourself from its rays. Without theSun, there would be only darkness andour planet would be very cold andwithout liquid water. The Sun seems smallwhen you look at it in the sky during thedaytime, in the morning when it comesup, and in the evening at sunset. That isbecause the Sun is so far away. The Sun ismade up of gases: 75% hydrogen and 25%helium. Hydrogen is the simplest andlightest of all of the known elements.When you combine hydrogen withoxygen you get water.


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58. Which of the following statements iscorrect with regard to the passage?

1. Without the sun, there would bedarkness in our planet

2. The sun looks large in the evening atsunset

3. The sun is the largest star of all

4. The sun is made up of gases

Select the correct answer using the codesgiven below:

A. 1 and 4 onlyB. 1, 2 and 4 onlyC. 1, 3 and 4 onlyD. 2 and 3 only

Directions for the following 7 (Seven)items:

Read the following passages and answerthe items that follow each passage. Youranswers to these items should be based onthese passages only.

Passage 1

Global Warming is the increase of Earth'saverage surface temperature due to effectof greenhouse gases, such as carbondioxide emissions from burning fossilfuels or from deforestation, which trapheat that would otherwise escape fromEarth. This is a type of greenhouse effect.

The most significant greenhouse gas isactually water vapor, not somethingproduced directly by humankind insignificant amounts. However, even slightincreases in atmospheric levels of carbondioxide (CO2) can cause a substantialincrease in temperature.

Why is this? There are two reasons: First,although the concentrations of these gases

are not nearly as large as that of oxygenand nitrogen (the main constituents of theatmosphere), neither oxygen or nitrogenare greenhouse gases. This is becauseneither has more than two atoms permolecule (i.e. their molecular forms are O2and N2, respectively), and so they lack theinternal Vibrational modes that moleculeswith more than two atoms have. Bothwater and CO2, for example, have these"internal vibrational modes", and thesevibrational modes can absorb andreradiate infrared radiation, which causesthe greenhouse effect

Secondly, CO2 tends to remain in theatmosphere for a very long time (timescales in the hundreds of years). Watervapor, on the other hand, can easilycondense or evaporate, depending onlocal conditions. Water vapor levelstherefore tend to adjust quickly to theprevailing conditions, such that theenergy flows from the Sun and re-radiation from the Earth achieve abalance. CO2 tends to remain fairlyconstant and therefore behave as acontrolling factor, rather than a reactingfactor. More CO2 means that the balanceoccurs at higher temperatures and watervapor levels

Combustion of Fossil Fuels, for electricitygeneration, transportation, and heating,and also the manufacture of cement, allresult in the total worldwide emission ofabout 22 billion tons of carbon dioxide tothe atmosphere each year. About a thirdof this comes from electricity generation,and another third from transportation,and a third from all other sources


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59. Which of the following can beinferred from the passage?A. Global warming and Greenhouse

effect are the sameB. Oxygen and Nitrogen gases

contribute slightly to globalwarming because of their highconcentration

C. Burning fossil fuels for electricitygeneration is the single biggestcontributor to the emission ofcarbon dioxide

D. None of the above

60. Consider the following statements1. Deforestation is not as big a

contributor to global warming asburning of fossil fuels.

2. It is essential for a gas to havethree atoms per molecule in orderto act as a greenhouse gas.

Which of the statements given aboveis/are correct?

A. 2 onlyB. 1 onlyC. Both 1 and 2D. Neither 1 nor 2

61. Consider the following statements:1. Nitrogen is the largest constituentof the atmosphere.2. Water Vapor is not produceddirectly by humankind in significantamounts.3. The internal vibrational mode islacking in case of oxygen andnitrogen molecules.

Which of these is/are correct according tothe passage?

A. 1 and 3 onlyB. 2 and 3 onlyC. 1 and 2 onlyD. 1, 2 and 3

Passage 2

There are some topics that create a buzz inthe country from time to time and heat upthe atmosphere, putting global warmingto shame. Did the ancient Indians knowquantum mechanics? Did they come upwith calculus? Some topics are outrightnonsense, but there are some that merit adebate. However, most of us are nothistorians, and such discussions becomepointless after a while. One has comeacross the names Aryabhata orVarahamihira in school textbooks, but onewould be hard pressed to name anyspecific achievement of these ancientIndian scientists. School students aretaught about the discovery of the zero butthey never learn what it means to have“discovered” it.

How does one suddenly invoke a numberand bring it down to the realm of reality?We teach our children that our ancestorsmust have had a remarkable knowledge ofmetallurgy and give the example of theiron pillar in Delhi, but we never spell outwhat exactly they knew. Thissuperficiality in our collective knowledgeoften leads to meaningless, rhetoricaldebates on the achievements of ancientIndian scientists. Some people believe thatthe Vedas contained everything worthknowing. And there are others whocontend that Indians were a barbaric lotbefore the Europeans arrived. Often, thesedebates take on a political flavour. Bysaying something in favour of ancientIndian scientists, one runs the risk ofbeing called jingoistic, while one might becalled unpatriotic or irreverent of one’sheritage if one chooses to criticise such aposition.

Recently, there were claims in the mediathat the important mathematical toolcalculus, instrumental in the advancement


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of modern science, originated in Indiamuch before Isaac Newton or GottfriedWilhelm von Leibniz, who real storybehind the claim of calculus havingoriginated in India is as complicated as itis fascinating are usually credited with itsdevelopment. If the claim turns out to betrue, then much of what is known aboutthe history of Indian science will have tobe revised. But there has hardly been anydiscussion in the popular media outliningthe details of the arguments for or againstthe proposition. The apprehension thatone would be pigeonholed into either thejingoist camp or called unpatriotic stalksmuch of these discussions.

Another reason for skirting the details isthat there are as yet no black-and-whiteanswers to this question. The best answerprobably lies between a complete yes orno. One might think that this is adiplomatic answer, but the real storybehind the claim of calculus havingoriginated in India is as complicated as itis fascinating.

62. What is the tone of the passage?A. AnalyticalB. InformativeC. ArgumentativeD. Judgmental

63. Consider the following statements1) One of the reasons why media

has avoided discussingachievements of ancient Indianscientists is that it might acquirea political dimension.

2) It was either Isaac Newton orGottfried Wilhelm con Leibnizwho developed the Calculus.



64. Why does the author say "...and suchdiscussions become pointless after awhile."?A. Most of these topics are baseless.B. After sometime, the discussion

gets politicized.C. Most of us do not have sufficient

knowledge of the history.D. These discussions cannot alter the

history of Indian science.65. Which of the following can be

inferred from the passage?A. Aryabhata and Varahmihira were

ancient Indian mathematicians.B. Complicated things cannot be

fascinating.C. The learning provided to our

children does not have therequisite depth of knowledge.

D. Vedas are ancient Indianscriptures.

Directions for the following 7 (seven)items:

Read the following passages and answerthe item that follows each passage. Youranswers to these items should be based onthese passages only.

Passage 1

Malaria is a disease that develops when amosquito infected with a Plasmodiumparasite bites a person. Once it gets intothe bloodstream, the parasite invades andlives in a new host’s red blood cells (RBC).According to World Health Organization(WHO), malaria killed an estimated6,27,000 people in 2012, majority of themsub-Saharan African children under theage of 5. India has 12.8 crores suspectedmalaria cases.

Till now the only way to protect againstmalaria has been preventive – control ofthe mosquito breeding and protectionagainst mosquito bite using mosquito net


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and mosquito-repellents. Once infected,the only treatments available areantimalarials such as chloroquine,quinidine, mefloquine, primaquine, etc.,but malarial parasites have developedresistances against many of these drugs,making them ineffective. Recently, aninternational team led by researchers at St.Jude Children’s Research Hospital,Memphis, USA has developed a newcompound that can remove the malarialparasite from blood very fast and thusmay slow down the development ofresistance to antimalarial drugs.According to the researcher, the newcompound tricks the host immune systeminto destroying only infected RBC whileleaving healthy ones alone.

66. According to the passage, what arethe ways to protect against malaria?

1. Use of mosquito repellent

2. Use of mosquito net

3. Control of mosquito breeding


A. 1 and 2 onlyB. 1 and 3 onlyC. 2 and 3 onlyD. 1, 2 and 3

67. What does the passage talk about thesub Saharan Africans?

A. Majority of the children under theage of five who died due to malariabelong to this region.

B. It is one of the poorest areas of theworld.

C. WHO has been very effective incontrolling malaria in this region

D. All of the above

68. Which of the following statement iscorrect with regard to the passage?A. Malaria is a bacterial disease.B. Malaria cannot be cured.C. Antimalarials are totally

ineffective.D. New antimalarial drug is effective

in removing malarial parasitefrom the blood.

Passage 2

“Our tradition teaches tolerance; ourphilosophy preaches tolerance; ourConstitution practises tolerance”

let us not dilute it.” Regrettably, over theyears, tolerance has been replaced by therising menace of intolerance which strikesat various fields of human endeavour andcreativity: writings, music, drama,paintings and movies. Intolerance stemsfrom an invincible assumption of theinfallibility of one‟s beliefs and adogmatic conviction about their rightness.An intolerant society cannot tolerateexpression of ideas and views whichchallenge its current doctrines andconventional wisdom. Consequently,unconventional and heterodox thoughtsand views have to be suppressed. That isthe prime motivation for censorship. Onecriterion to determine whether a countryis truly democratic is the extent of dissentpermitted. A liberal democracy is one inwhich all groups in the country accept thefact that in a free country, people can havedifferent opinions and beliefs and shallhave equal rights in voicing them withoutfear of legal penalties or social sanctions.Right to dissent and tolerance of dissentare sine qua non of a liberal democraticsociety. Today we have reached a stagewhere expression of a different point ofview is viewed with resentment andhostility and there are vociferous


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demands for bans. The banning itch hasbecome infectious.

Exhibition of movies is included in thefundamental right of freedom ofexpression guaranteed by theConstitution. One of the reasonsfrequently assigned for imposing a ban isthat it hurts the sentiments of a certainsection of people in society. Any book ormovie or play which criticises certainpractices and advocates reforms will„hurt‟ the sentiments of the status-quoists. In the context of hurt feelings, theSupreme Court has repeatedly laid downthat the standard to be applied for judgingthe film should be that of an ordinary manof common sense and prudence and notthat of “hypersensitive” persons whosense offence in every scene or perceivehurt in every statement. The right methodis to vigorously refute the criticism byrebutting its reasoning and data on whichits conclusions are based.

69. With reference to passage which ofthe following statements is/arecorrect?1) Seeking 'ban' is one of the

expressions of intolerance2) Common man with prudence can

seek ban on movie, book or anyother art if it hurts his sentiments.

3) Any expression of art whichcriticizes certain practices must berebutted only through reasoningwhich must be based on data andfacts.

Select the correct answer from the codesgiven below

A. 1 and 3 onlyB. 1 and 2 onlyC. 1, 2 and 3D. None of the above.

70. Consider the following statements1) Intolerant society affects human

creativity2) Unconventional thoughts are

suppressed in intolerant society.3) Infallibility of one's belief is one

of characters of intolerant society.

Which of the following statements is/areincorrect?

A. 1 and 2 onlyB. 1, 2 and 3C. 3 onlyD. None of the above

71. What does the word sine qua nonappearing in the passage mean?

A. requiredB. prerequisiteC. legally correctD. democratic essentials

72. With reference to passage considerthe following statements:1) Social sanctions must be accepted

by individuals otherwiseunchecked liberty can lead societyinto anarchy.

2) Right to dissent and tolerance ofdissent are prerequisite for aliberal democratic society.

3) Only democratic society can betolerant society so every countrymust accept democracy as modeof governance.

4) Liberty and Social order areopposite to each other.

Which of the above statements is/arecorrect?

A. 1 and 3 onlyB. 2 onlyC. 3 and 4 onlyD. 1 only


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Directions for the following 7 (seven)items:

Read the following passages and answerthe item that follows each passage. Youranswers to these items should be based onthese passages only.

Passage 1

Swine Influenza (swine flu) is arespiratory disease of pigs caused by typeA influenza virus that regularly

causes outbreaks of influenza in pigs.Swine flu viruses do not usually infecthumans, but rare human infections haveoccurred. Swine flu viruses can cause highlevels of illness in pig herds, but cause fewdeaths in pigs. Swine influenza virusescan circulate among swine throughout theyear, but most outbreaks occur during thelate fall and winter months similar tooutbreaks in humans.

Swine flu is transmitted from person toperson by inhalation or ingestion ofdroplets containing virus from peoplesneezing or coughing. It is not transmittedby eating cooked pork products.Symptoms of swine flu are similar to mostinfluenza infection like: cough, nasalsecretions, fatigue, headache and body-ache

73. According to the passage, which ofthe following is correct?A. Swine flu can circulate among the

swine in summer onlyB. Swine flu virus can cause high

level of death in pigsC. The virus can circulate among

human by eating cooked porkproducts

D. The virus can cause high level ofillness among pig herds

74. With reference to the passage,consider the following statements?1) Swine flu is a contagious disease.2) Symptoms of swine flu include

very high fever along with othercommon influenza symptoms.



Passage 4

Well-functioning public services,especially (but not only) in the fields suchas education and health, are also critical infostering participatory growth as well asin ensuring that growth leads to rapidimprovement in people’s livingconditions. Some Indian states have donereasonably in this respect, reaping as theyhave sown, and there have also beenpositive, if partial, initiatives in someother states in the recent past.Nevertheless, the general state of publicservices in India remains absolutelydismal, and the country’s health andeducation systems in particular have beenseverely messed up. While the privilegedare able to take refuge in privatearrangements, the rest are deprived ofessential facilities that ought to beavailable to all as a matter of right.

Aside from the diminishing the country’sprospect for participatory growth andbroad-based development, India’s highlyprivatized and compartmentalized healthand education systems also perpetuatesocial disparities-instead of reducingthem, in contrast with what health andeducation systems as well as other forms


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of public support have tended to doaround the world. Beyond the specific--and very important – cases of health andeducation, India also faces larger issues ofaccountability in the public sector as awhole. The future of the country dependsa great deal on more effective democraticengagement with these momentousissues.

75. Which of the following statementsbest describe/describes the thoughtof the writer?

1) Well-functioning publicservices are meant for everysection of the society but areaccessible only to highlyprivileged

2) Compartmentalized health andeducation system in India hasperpetuated social disparities

3) Public services have capacity toimprove living conditions ofpeople

Select the correct answer using the codesgiven below

A. 1 and 3 only B. 1 and 2 onlyC. 2 and 3 only D. 1, 2 and 3

76. Passage contains a statement “Whilethe privileged are able to take refugein private arrangements, the rest aredeprived of essential facilities thatought to be available to all as amatter of right” Among the followingstatements which is/are nearest inmeaning to this?

A. Essential services are purchasedby privileged class from privatesuppliers.

B. Deprived people fight against thestate for the essential services.

C. Those who have means takerefuge in foreign countries to availessential facilities.

D. Deprived class will always facescarcity of resources

77. With reference to the passageconsider the following statements?1) Lack of accountability is a major

concern in India and is one of thehindrances in country’s progress.

2) Number of state governmentshave not played their role inmaking public services availableto all as matter of right.

3) Privatization of essential servicesis one of the ways of fosteringparticipatory growth


A. 1 onlyB. 2 onlyC. 1 and 2 onlyD. 1, 2 and 3

78. Given the statement: “Womenperform better in knowledge-sectorjobs, and men perform better inmanufacturing-sector jobs”, which ofthe following conclusions can wedraw?A. Women are more skilled than men

for knowledge-sector jobsB. Women are better suited for

knowledge sector jobs than formanufacturing-sector jobs

C. Women prefer knowledge-sectorjobs more than manufacturing-sector jobs

D. None of the above79. Given the statement: “The number of

deaths per billion kilometrestravelled by foot is thousand timesmore than that by air”, which of thefollowing conclusions can we draw?A. More people travel by foot than

by airB. Pedestrians are less careful than

airline pilotsC. It is better to travel by air than by

footD. None of the above


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Passage 5

The Earth is more than 4½ billion yearsold. It is very hot. In comparison, you cansee that the Sun is very, very hot. The Sungives us light and heat. It is the centre ofour Solar System. The Earth and otherplanets revolve around the Sun. The Sunalso gives out dangerous ultraviolet lightwhich causes sunburn and may causecancer. You need to be careful of the Sunand wear sunscreen and clothing toprotect yourself from its rays. Without theSun, there would be only darkness andour planet would be very cold andwithout liquid water. The Sun seems smallwhen you look at it in the sky during thedaytime, in the morning when it comesup, and in the evening at sunset. That isbecause the Sun is so far away. The Sun ismade up of gases: 75% hydrogen and 25%helium. Hydrogen is the simplest andlightest of all of the known elements.When you combine hydrogen withoxygen you get water.

80. Which of the following statements iscorrect with regard to the passage?

1) Without the sun, there wouldbe darkness in our planet

2) The sun looks large in theevening at sunset

3) The sun is the largest star of all4) The sun is made up of gases


A. 1 and 4 onlyB. 1, 2 and 4 onlyC. 1, 3 and 4 onlyD. 2 and 3 only

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