Part - I (General Intelligence & Reasoning) I ( ) · PDF fileIn a row of 40 girls, when Komal was shifted to her left by 4 places, her place from the left end of the row became 10

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Centres at: MUKHERJEE NAGAR MUNIRKA UTTAM NAGAR DILSHAD GARDEN ROHINI BADARPUR JAIPUR GURGAON NOIDA

LAXMI NAGAR GHAZIABAD MEERUT VARANASI ROHTAK PANIPAT SONEPAT PATNA AGRA CHANDIGARH LUCKNOW ALLAHABAD

Part - I (General Intelligence & Reasoning) I ( )

Directions (1 – 10) : Select the related word/letters/ number from the given alternatives.

(1 –10)

1. Head : Hair : Hand : : ?

(A) Finger / (B) Body /

(C) Neck / (D) Shoulder /

2. Ice : Coldness : : Earth : ?

(A) Weight /

(B) Gravitation /

(C) Forest /

(D) Sea /

3. Pound : Yen : : Polo : ?

(A) Hockey / (B) Horse /

(C) Ride / (D) Stick /

4. Thread : Cloth : : Wire : ?

(A) Rope /

(B) Mesh /

(C) Sieve /

(D) Telegraph /

5. ACE : GIV : : MOQ : ?

(A) SUJ (B) STU

(C) STW (D) SVW

6. EGIK : LJHF : : SUWY : ?

(A) ZXVT (B) LNPR

(C) MOQS (D) TVXZ

7. REASON : SFZTPM : : THINKS : ?

(A) SGHMJ (B) UIROLH

(C) UHNKI (D) UJKPM

8. DEAD : WVZW : : FGCF : ?

(A) UTXU (B) TUUX

(C) UXTU (D) UUTX

9. 2112 : 8118 : : 1221 : ?

(A) 1881 (B) 8181

(C) 1188 (D) 1118

10. 5 : 100, 4 : 64 : : 4 : 80, 3 : ?

(A) 26 (B) 48

(C) 60 (D) 54

Directions (11-16) : Find the odd number/letters/ word pair from the given responses.

(11-16)

11. (A) Air Marshal /

(B) Group Captain /

(C) Wing Commander /

(D) Vice-Admiral /

12. (A) Printing /

(B) Composing /

(C) Editing /

(D) Reading /

13. (A) Beijing /

(B) Melbourne /

(C) Paris /

(D) Athens /

14. (A) JIHG (B) RQPO

(C) WDUV (D) UTSR

15. (A) 117 – 39 (B) 164 – 41

(C) 198 – 66 (D) 213 – 71

16. (A) 78 (B) 48

(C) 72 (D) 54

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17. A house faces North. A man coming outfrom the house walked straight for10 m, turned left and walked 25 m. He thenturned right and walked 5 m and againturned right and walked 25 m. How far ishe from his house ?

10 25 5 25

(A) 15 m / (B) 55 m /

(C) 60 m / (D) 65 m /

18. A word is given in capital letters. It isfollowed by four words. Out of these fourwords, three can not be formed from theletters of the word in capital letters. Pointout the word which can be formed.

ALTERNATIVES

(A) TELEVISION (B) RENOVATE

(C) RESPITE (D) TRAINS

19. If in a code language KAMLESH is writtenas GUJLMCO. Then, how can NATURAL bewritten in that code?

KAMLESH GUJLMCONATURAL

(A) TCNUPCV (B) TCOUPVC

(C) TCUOPVC (D) TCOUVCP20. How many pairs of letters are there in the

word "STREAMING" which have as manyletters between them in the word as theyhave between them in the English alphabet ?

"STREAMING"

(A) One /

(B) Two /

(C) Three /

(D) More than three /

21. In the following figure, the boys who areathletes and disciplined are indicated bywhich number ?

(A) 4 (B) 2(C) 6 (D) 5

22. There are five houses P, Q, R, S and T. P isright of Q and T is left of R and right of P. Q isright of S. Which house is in the middle ?

P, Q, R, S T P, Q T, RP Q, S

(A) P (B) Q(C) T (D) R

23. If a mirror is placed on the line AB, thenwhich of the answer figures is the rightimage of the given figure ?

AB

Question figure :

Answer figures :

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24. If a mirror is placed on the line AB, thenwhich of the answer figures is the rightimage of the given figure ?

AB

Question figure :

Answer figures :

25. Three forms of a dice are shown below. Inthis dice which digit will be on the surfaceopposite to the digit 1 ?

1

(A) 3 (B) 4(C) 5 (D) 6

26. A piece of paper is folded and cut as shownbelow in the question figures. From thegiven answer figures, indicate how it willappear when opened ?

Question figures ::

Answer figures ::

27. From the given answer figures, select theone in which the question figure is hidden/embedded.

Question Figure :

Answer Figures :

28. Which answer figure will complete thequestion figure ?

Question figure :

Answer figures :

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29. Identify the diagram that best representsthe relationship among professor, authorand infants.

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

30. At what time between 4 and 5 O'Clock willthe hands of a watch point in oppositedirections ?4 5

(A) 45 min past 44 45

(B) 40 min past 44 40

(C)4

5011

min past 4

4 450

11

(D)6

5411

min past 4

46

5411

31. Arrange the words according to Dictionary.

1. ladder 2. lazarus3. laboratory 4. landscape5. lavender(A) 3, 4, 1, 2, 5 (B) 3, 1, 4, 5, 2(C) 2, 1, 4, 5, 2 (D) 4, 5, 3, 2, 5

32. Moni is daughter of Sheela. Sheela is thewife of my wife's brother. How is Monirelated to my wife ?

(A) Cousin / (B) Niece / (C) Sister / (D) Sister-in-law /

33. In a row of 40 girls, when Komal was shiftedto her left by 4 places, her place from theleft end of the row became 10. What is theposition of Swati from the right end of therow, if Swati was three places to the rightof Komal's original position ?

40 4 10

(A) 22 (B) 23

(C) 25 (D) 24

Directions (34) : Two statements are givenfollowed by some conclusions. You have toconsider the two statements to be true even ifthey seem to be at variance from commonlyknown facts. You have to decide which of thegiven conclusions, if any, follow from the givenstatements.

(34) :

34. Statement: / All pens are books.

Some books are chairs

Conclusions: / I. Some chairs are pens.

II. No chiar is book.

(A) Only conclusion I follows.

I

(B) Only conclusion II follows.

II

(C) Neither I nor II follows.

I II

(D) Both I and II follow.

I II

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35. How many straight lines are there in thefollowing figure given below ?

(A) 12 (B) 13

(C) 14 (D) 15

Directions : In questions no. 36 to 43, a seriesis given, with one term missing. Choose thecorrect alternative from the given ones thatwill complete the series.

36 43

36. 4, 6, 16, 62, 308, ?

(A) 990 (B) 1721

(C) 698 (D) 1846

37. 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, ?

(A) 14 (B) 15

(C) 13 (D) 17

38. 10, 9, 16, 45, 176, ?

(A) 815 (B) 222

(C) 555 (D) 875

39. 77, 59, 55, 35, 25, ?

(A) 24 (B) 28

(C) 20 (D) 27

40. 5, 9, 21, 37, 81, ?

(A) 163 (B) 153

(C) 181 (D) 203

41. 2, 1, 4, 3, 6, 5, 8, ?

(A) 9 (B) 10

(C) 7 (D) 8

42. 45, 46, 70, 141, ?, 1061.5

(A) 353 (B) 353.5

(C) 3525 (D) 352

43. AMV, BNW, COX, ?, EQZ

(A) DMO (B) DPY

(C) DYP (D) DLZ

44. Which one set of letters when sequentiallyplaced at the gaps in the given letter seriesshall complete it ?

ab _ bcbca _ _ c _ bab

(A) aabc (B) baaa

(C) abcc (D) ccaa

Directions (45-48) : Find the missing numberfrom the given responses.

(45-48) :

45.

(A) 24 (B) 25

(C) 28 (D) 20

46.

(A) 12 (B) 18

(C) 9 (D) 3

47.

(A) 4 (B) 5

(C) 6 (D) 7

48.

(A) 16 (B) 9(C) 85 (D) 112

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49. If A = '+', B = '–', C = '×' and D = '÷', then5 C 5 D 5 A 5 B 5 = ?

A = '+', B = '–', C = '×' D = '÷', 5 C 5 D 5 A 5 B 5 = ?

(A) 0 (B) 5

(C) 10 (D) 15

50. A word is represented by only one set ofnumbers as given in any one of thealternatives. The sets of numbers given inthe alternatives are represented by twoclasses of alphabets as in two matrices givenbelow. The columns and rows of Matrix-I arenumbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix-IIare numbered from 5 to 9. A letter fromthese matrices can be represented first byits row and next by its column. e.g., '$' canbe represented by 00, 11 etc, and ' 'can be represented by 58, 69, 75 etc.Similarly, you have to identify the set forthe word given below : " @ Y "

-I

0 4 -II 5 9

'$'00, 11 ' '

58, 69, 75

" @ Y "

(A) 04, 76, 43, 59

(B) 22, 67, 40, 75

(C) 10, 98, 40, 23

(D) 44, 99, 40, 98

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51. If cos x = sin 200º, then the possible valuesof x is –

cos x = sin 200º , x(A) 160º, 20º (B) 110º, 250º(C) 200º, 160º (D) 290º, 70º

52. Two tangents drawn from an external pointto a circle are at right angles and measure3.5 cm each. The area of the circle is –

3.5 (A) 38.5 cm2 /(B) 28 cm2 /(C) 31 cm2 /(D) Insufficient data /

53. If (a – 3) is factor of f(a) = a3 – ba2 + 4b – 12,then find the remainder when theexpression is divided by (a + 3).

f(a) = a3 – ba2 + 4b – 12 (a – 3)(a + 3)

(A) 15 (B) –15(C) –54 (D) 54

54. Two vertical poles are 40 m apart and theheight of one is double of that of the other.From the middle point of the line joiningtheir feet, an observer finds the angle ofelevations of their tops to be complementary.Find their heights.

40

(A) 22.22 m, 11.11 m /

(B) 1.414 m, 2.828 m /

(C) 28.28 m, 14.14 m /

(D) 44.44 m, 22.22 m / 55. If 1x, 5x and 7x are in A.P. and also in G.P.

then the value of 'x' is – 1x, 5x 7x

'x' (A) 0 (B) 1(C) 2 (D) 4

56. A factory has marked the price of the cycleat ` 725 each and allows a discount of 16%to the traders. If they gain 5%, find the costof manufacturing each cycle.

` 72516%

5%

(A) ` 680 (B) ` 580

(C) ` 575 (D) ` 48057. A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods

at cost price by using a false weight and

thus gains 111 %9 . For weighing a kilogram,

he uses a weight of –

%9111

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(A) 960 gm. / (B) 940 gm. /

(C) 920 gm. / (D) 900 gm. / 58. By selling an article at 80% of its marked

price, a trader makes a loss of 10%. Whatwill be the profit percentage if he sells it at95% of its marked price?

80%10%

95%

(A) 6.9 (B) 5(C) 5.9 (D) 12.5

59. The perimeter of one square exceeds thatof another by 100 m and the area of thelarger square exceeds three times that ofsmaller one by 325 m2. The length of theside of smaller square is –

100

325

(A) 30 m / (B) 55 m /

(C) 60 m / (D) 25 m /

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60. A right pyramid stands on a rectangularbase 32 cm long and 10 cm in width. If theheight of the pyramid is 12 cm, find itswhole surface area.

32 10 12

(A) 933 cm2 /

(B) 936 cm2 /

(C) 934 cm2 /

(D) 935 cm2 /

61. Find the area of triangle whose vertices are(t, t –2), (t + 2, t + 2) and (t + 3, t).

(t, t –2),(t + 2, t + 2) (t + 3, t)

(A) 7 sq. unit /

(B) 5 sq. unit /

(C) 4 sq. unit /

(D) 8 sq. unit /

62. A sum of ` 370 is to be divided among A, B

and C such that shares'Cshares'B

shares'Bshares'A

= 43

.

Then, A's share is

` 370 A, B C

A

(A) ` 240 (B) 120

(C) ` 100 (D) 90

63. The price of a land passing through threehands, rises on the whole by 65%. If the firstand second sellers earned 20% and 25%profit respectively. Find the profit earned bythe third seller.

65%20%

25%

(A) 20% (B) 55%

(C) 10% (D) 25%

64. Of the adult population in a certain city,45% of men and 25% of women are married.Assuming that no man marries more thanone women and vice versa, the percentageof total population of adults who aremarried, is

45% 25%

(A) 33.33 (B) 32.14

(C) 31.1 (D) 30

65. A garrison is provided with ration for72 soldiers to last for 54 days. Find how longwould the same amount of food last for90 soldiers, if the individual ration isreduced by 10%?

72 5490

10%

(A) 48 days / (B) 72 days /

(C) 54 days / (D) 126 days /

66. In an examination paper of five questions,5% of the candidates answered all of themand 5% answered none. Of the rest, 25%candidates answered only one question and20% answered 4 questions. If 396 candidatesanswered either 2 questions or 3 questions,the number of candidates that appeared forthe examination was

5%5%

25%20% 4 3962 3

(A) 800 (B) 1000

(C) 850 (D) 900

67. In a test, A scored 10% more than B and Bscored 5% more than C. If C scored 300marks out of 400, then A’s marks are

A B 10%B C 5% C 400

300 A

(A) 310 (B) 325

(C) 350 (D) 360

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68. A train crosses a bridge of length 150 m in15 s and a man standing on it in 9 s. Thetrain is travelling at a uniform speed.Length of the train is

150 159

(A) 225m / (B) 200m /

(C) 135m / (D) 90 m /

69. Arun and Bhaskar start from a place P at 6am and 7:30 am respectively and run in thesame direction. Arun and Bhaskar run at 8km/h and 12/h, respectively. At what timeBhaskar overtakes Arun ?

P 67:30

8 12

(A) 10 : 30 am / 10 : 30

(B) 9 am / 9

(C) 11 : 30 am / 11 : 30

(D) 11 am / 11

70. A can complete a work in 20 days and B in30 days. A worked alone for 4 days and thenB completed the remaining work alongwith C in 18 days. In how many days can Cworking alone complete the work?

A 20 B 30A B

C 18C

(A) 12 (B) 68

(C) 72 (D) 90

71. A pipe can fill a cistern in 12 min and anotherpipe can fill it in 15 min, but a third pipe canempty it in 6 min. The first two pipes are keptopen for 5 min in the beginning and then thethird pipe is also opened. Number of minutestaken to empty the cistern is

1215

65

(A) 38 (B) 22

(C) 42 (D) 45

72. A and B can complete a job in 24 daysworking together. A alone can complete itin 32 days. Both of them worked together for8 days and then A left. The number of days Bwill take to complete the remaining job is

A B 24

A 328 A

B

(A) 16 (B) 32

(C) 64 (D) 128

73. The average salary per head of all workersof an institution is ` 60. The average salaryper head of 12 officers is ` 400. The average

salary per head of the rest is ` 56. Then,the total number of workers in theinstitution is

` 60 12

` 400

` 56

(A) 1030 (B) 1032

(C) 1062 (D) 106074. The ratio of Rita's age to the age of her

mother is 3 : 11. The difference of their ageis 24 years. What will be the ratio of theirage after 3 years ?

3 11

24 3

(A) 2 : 3 (B) 1 : 2(C) 1 : 3 (D) 3 : 5

75. A man is late by 5 mintues to reach hisoffice from his house when he moves witha speed of 4 km/hour. If he moves with aspeed of 5 km/hour then he reaches hisoffice 4 minutes earlier, then the distanceof his office from his house is -

4

5

5 4

(A) 4 km / (B) 3 km /

(C) 5 km / (D) 2 km /

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76. An aeroplane travels distances 2500km,1200 km and 500 km at the rate of 500 km/hr,400 km/hr and 250 km/hr respectively.The average speed is -

2500 1200500 500400 250

(A) 420km/hr / 420 (B) 410 km/hr / 410 (C) 405km/hr / 405 (D) 575 km/hr / 575

77. If is the angle of first quadrant such thatcosec4 = 17 + cot4 , then what is the valueof sin ?

cosec4 = 17+ cot4 sin ?

(A) 31

(B)41

(C) 91

(D) 161

78. If HCF of ax2 + bx + c and bx2 + ax + c is x + 1then value of c –ax2 + bx + c bx2 + ax + cx + 1 c(A) –1(B) 0(C) 1(D) Can't be determined

79. Find the value of 1 – sin 10º sin 50º sin 70º.1 – sin 10º sin 50º sin 70º

(A) 21

(B) 0

(C) 83

(D) 87

80. What is the value of x satisfying the

equation 163

xaxa

= xaxa

?

163

xaxa

= xaxa

x

(A) 2a

(B) 3a

(C) 3a(D) Both (B) & (C) / (B) (C)

81. If the volumes of a sphere and a cylinder ofequal radius are same, then ratio of theradius and height of the cylinder will be –

:

(A) 4 : 3 (B) 3 : 2

(C) 3 : 4 (D) 2 : 3

82. The area of an isosceles trapezium is 176 cm2

and height is 112

th of the sum of its

parallel sides. If the ratio of the length ofthe parallel sides be 4 : 7, then the length ofthe diagonal is –

176 2

112

4 : 7 :

(A) 168 cm2 / 2

(B) 1472 cm2 / 2

(C) 137 cm2 / 2

(D) 1372 cm2 / 2

83. (a + b – 2c)3 + (b + c – 2a)2 + (c + a – 2b)3 isequal to –

(a + b – 2c)3 + (b + c – 2a)2 + (c + a – 2b)3

–

(A) (a + b – 2c)(b + c – 2a)(c + a – 2b)

(B) 2(a + b – 2c)(b + c – 2a)(c + a – 2b)

(C) 3(a + b – 2c)(b + c – 2a)(c + a – 2b)

(D) 3(a + b + 2c)(b + c + 2a)(c + a + 2b)

84. In ABC, A is as right angle and AD isperpendicular to BC. If AD = 4 cm andBC = 12 cm, then the value of (cot B + cot C) is –

ABC , A AD BC AD = 4 , BC = 12 , (cot B + cot C)

(A) 4 (B) 23

(C) 6 (D) 3

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85. If a + b + c = 0, then what is the value of

222

222

)()()( accbbacba

?

a + b + c = 0, 222

222

)()()( accbbacba

?

(A) 1 (B) 3

(C) 31

(D) 0

86. The value of

acdabdd

d

xxxx

+ bcdbadd

d

xxxx

+ cbdcadd

d

xxxx

acdabdd

d

xxxx

+ bcdbadd

d

xxxx

+ cbdcadd

d

xxxx

(A) xd (B) 0(C) x–d (D) 1

87. If yx

= zy

= wz

, then mmmm

mmmm

wzyxwzyx

is equal to :

yx

= zy

= wz

, mmmm

mmmm

wzyxwzyx

:

(A) 0 (B) 1(C) (xyzw)m (D) (xyzw)m/2

88. What is the product of x

x 11 , 11

xx ,

22 11

xx and 4

4 11x

x ?

, , 22 11

xx

?

(A) 118

8 x

x (B) 8

48

xxx

(C) 118

8 x

x (D) 118

8 x

x

89. Divide ` 4350 in two parts so that thesimple interest on the first when depositedfor one year at 9% per annum and that onthe second when deposited for two years at10% per annum in a bank are the same.

` 4350 9%

10%

(A) ` 1250, ` 3100 (B) ` 1450, ` 2900

(C) ` 1350, ` 3000 (D) ` 1550, ` 280090. A sum of money doubles itself at compound

interest in 15 years. In how many yearswill it become eight times?

15 8 ?

(A) 45 years /

(B) 30 years /

(C) 35 years /

(D) None of these / 91. Ram borrowed a sum of money and

returned it in three equal quarterlyinstalments of ` 17576 each. Find the sumborrowed, if the rate of interest charged was16% per annum compounded quarterly.

` 17576 16%

(A) ` 48785 (B) ` 48775

(C) ` 44875 (D) ` 8477592. Area of a quadrilateral ACDE is 36 cm2. If B

is the mid-point of AC. Find the area ofABE if AC || DE and BE || DC.

ACDE 36 2 AC B ABE AC ||

DE BE || DC

(A) 10 cm2 / 2

(B) 9 cm2 / 2

(C) 12 cm2 / 2

(D) Can't be determined

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93. In the given figure, AB || CD and PQ = SR,then –

AB || CD PQ = SR

(A) PQ = CS (B) SR = RP

(C) PS = QR (D) AP = RD

94. In a ABC, O is the incentre, BAC = 65°and BCA = 75°, then find the value ofROQ.

ABC, O BAC = 65°

BCA = 75° ROQ

(A) 80°

(B) 120°

(C) 140°

(D) Can't be determined

95. ABC is an equilateral triangle. If BE CA,which meets CA at point E, then the valueof (AB2 + BC2 + CA2) is -

ABC BE CA CA

E (AB2 + BC2 + CA2)

(A) 2 BE2 (B) 3 BE2

(C) 4 BE2 (D) 6 BE2

Directions (96-100): Study the followinghistogram and answer the questions.

(96-100):

96. The number of persons between of15–45 years are –15–45 (A) 450 (B) 800(C) 1000 (D) 500

97. The number of persons between 20–30 yearsare –20–30 (A) 475 (B) 400(C) 300 (D) 700

98. The ratio between the number of personsin between 20–25 years and 30–35 years is –20–25 30–35 ,

(A) 1 : 3 (B) 2 : 1(C) 10 : 3 (D) 6 : 1

99. The ratio of maximum number of persons ina group to the total number of person is –

(A) 4 : 5 (B) 9 : 10(C) 9 : 20 (D) 2 : 5

100. What percent of people are between40–45 years ?40–45

?(A) 2.5% (B) 3.5%(C) 1.5% (D) 5%

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101. The demand for the Tebhaga Peasant

(A) the reduction of the share of thelandlords from one-half of the crop toone-third

(B) the grant of ownership of land topeasants as they were the actualcultivators of the land

(C) the uprooting of Zamindari system andthe end of serfdom

102. ‘Economic Justice’ as one of the objectivesof the Indian Constitution has been

(A) the Preamble and the Fundamental

(B) the Preamble and the Directive

(C) the Fundamental Rights and the

103. The Genetic Engineering AppraisalCommittee is constituted under the –

2006(B) Geographical Indications of Goods

[], 1999

1986

1972

104. Which one of the following movements hadcontributed to a split in the Indian NationalCongress resulting in the emergence of‘moderates’ and ‘extremists’ ?

(A) Swadeshi Movement

(B) Quit India Movement

(C) Non-Cooperation Movement

(D) Civil Disobedience Movement

105. Which one of the following countries ofSouth-West Asia does not open out to theMediterranean Sea ?

(A) Syria /

(B) Jordan /

(C) Lebanon /

(D) Israel /

106. Variations in the length of daytime andnight time from season to season aredue to –

(A) the earth’s rotation on its axis

(B) the earth’s revolution round the Sunin an elliptical manner

(C) latitudinal position of the place

(D) revolution of the earth on a tilted axis

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107. The balance of payments of a country is asystematic record of –

(A) all import and export transactions of acountry within its territory during agiven period of time, normally a year

(B) goods exported from a country during ayear

(C) economic transaction between of onecountry to another in a particular period

(D) capital movements from one country toanother

108. The function of heavy water in a nuclearreactor is to –

(A) slow down the speed of neutrons

(B) increase the speed of neutrons

(C) cool down the reactor

(D) stop the nuclear reaction

109. Karl Marx explained the process of classstruggle with the help of which one of thefollowing theories ?

(A) Empirical liberalism

(B) Existentialism

(C) Darwin’s theory of evolution

(D) Dialectical materialism

110. What will follow i f a Money Bill issubstantially amended by the Rajya Sabha ?

(A) The Lok Sabha may still proceed withthe Bill, accepting or not accepting therecommendations of the Rajya Sabha

(B) The Lok Sabha cannot consider the Billfurther

(C) The Lok Sabha may send the Bill to theRajya Sabha for reconsideration

(D) The President may call a joint sittingfor passing the Bill

111. Disgu ised unemployment genera llymeans –

(A) large number of people remainunemployed

(B) alternative employment is not available

(C) marginal productivity of labour is zero

(D) productivity of workers is low

112. The Dynasty famous for efficient ruraladministration was –

(A) Cholas /

(B) Rashtrakutas /

(C) Chalukyas /

(D) Pallavas /

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113. Who is ‘the highest Law officer of a State’ ?

(A) Solicitor General

(B) Secretary General, Law Department

(C) Attorney General

(D) Advocate General

114. The Narmada river flows to the west, whilemost other large peninsular rivers flow tothe East. Why ?

(A) It occupies a linear rift valley.

(B) It flows between the Vindhyas and theSatpuras.

(C) The land slopes to the west fromCentral India.

(D) None of these / 115. When the annual Union Budget is not

passed by the Lok Sabha, then –

(A) the Budget is modified and presentedagain

(B) the Budget is referred to the RajyaSabha for suggestions

(C) the Union Finance Minister is askedto resign

(D) the Prime Minister submits theresignation of Council of Ministers

116. In which of the following states a solarpower plant of 4000 MW capacity is plannedto be set-up ?

4000 ?

(A) Gujarat /

(B) Rajasthan /

(C) Madhya Pradesh /

(D) Tamil Nadu /

117. Whose autobiography is ‘My Life’ ?

'My Life'

(A) Nelson Mandela /

(B) Bill Clinton /

(C) Margaret Thatcher /

(D) J. M. Lyngdoh / 118. India’s Himadri Station is located in ____.

____

(A) Arctic /

(B) Antarctic /

(C) Eastern Himalaya /

(D) Western Himalaya / 119. The religion of early Vedic Aryans was

primarily of –

(A) Bhakti

(B) Image worship and Yajnas

(C) Worship of nature and Yajnas

(D) Worship of nature and Bhakti

120. The Kharif crops are harvested in –

(A) October – November / (B) May – June / (C) March – April / (D) June – July /

121. In the context of Indian economy, ‘OpenMarket Operations’ refers to –

(A) borrowing by scheduled banks from theRBI

(B) lending by commercial banks toindustry and trade

(C) purchase and sale of govt. securities bythe RBI

(D) None of the above

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122. Under the Constitution of India, which oneof the following is not a FundamentalDuty ?

(A) To vote in public elections

(B) To develop the scientific temper

(C) To safeguard public property

(D) To abide by the Constitution andrespect its ideals

123. According to the Preamble, the ultimatepower lies in the hands of –

(A) Parliament /

(B) Constitution /

(C) President /

(D) People /

124. In the Parliament of India, the purpose ofan adjournment motion is –

(A) to allow a discussion on a definitematter of urgent public importance

(B) to let the opposition members collectinformation from the ministers

(C) to allow a reduction of a specific amountin demand for grant

(D) to postpone the proceedings to checkthe inappropriate or violent behavior onthe part of some members

125. Which one of the following sets of elementswas primarily responsible for the origin oflife on the Earth ?

(A) Hydrogen, Oxygen, Sodium

(B) Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen

(D) Carbon, Hydrogen, Potassium

126. The head mirror used by ENT doctors is –

(A) Concave / (B) Convex / (C) Plane / (D) Plano-convex /

127. White clothes are cooler than black onesbecause they –

(A) Absorb all the light that reaches them

(B) Reflect all the light that reaches them

(C) Will not allow the light to penetrate

(D) Cool the sunlight completely

128. When detergent is added to pure water, itssurface tension –

(A) Increases /

(B) Decreases /

(C) Remains constant /

(D) Becomes infinite / 129. A Panda belongs to the same family as that

of a _____.

____

(A) Kangaroo /

(B) Porcupine /

(C) Whale /

(D) Bear /

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130. The Nagara, the Dravida and the Vesaraare the –

(A) three main racial groups of the Indiansubcontinent

(B) three main linguistic divisions intowhich the languages of India can beclassified

(C) three main styles of Indian templearchitecture

(D) three main musical Gharanasprevalent in India

131. As an export item of India, which spiceoccupies the top position in value ?

(A) Pepper /

(B) Chillies /

(C) Turmeric /

(D) Cardamom / 132. Jawahar tunnel on Jammu-Srinagar high

way passes through –

(A) Pir Panjal range /

(B) Karakoram range /

(C) Zaskar range /

(D) Dhauladher range /

133. To obtain full benefits of demographicdividend, what should India do ?

(A) Promote skill development

(B) Introduce more social securityschemes

(C) Reduce infant mortality rate

(D) Privatise higher education

134. Priority Sector Lending by banks in India

(A) agriculture

(D) all of the above

135. Which one of the following is likely to bethe most inflationary in its effect ?

(A) Repayment of public debt

(B) Borrowing from the public to finance abudget deficit

(C) Borrowing from banks to finance abudget deficit

(D) Creating new money to finance abudget deficit

136. Nitrogen is an essential constituent of –

(A) Fats / (B) Proteins /

(C) Vitamins /

(D) Carbohydrates / 137. The national income of a country for a given

period is equal to the –

(A) total value of goods and servicesproduced by the nationals

(B) sum of the total consumption andinvestment expenditure

(C) sum of personal incomes of al lindividuals

(D) money value of final goods and servicesproduced

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138. The technique of collecting informationabout an object from a distance withoutmaking physical contact with it is –

(A) Remote sensing / (B) Remote control / (C) Remote accessing / (D) Space shuttle /

139. Economic growth is usually coupled with –

(A) Deflation / (B) Inflation / (C) Stagflation / (D) Hyperinflation /

140. The authorization for the withdrawal offunds from the Consolidated Fund of Indiamust come from –

(A) The President of India

(B) The Parliament of India

(C) The Prime Minister of India

(D) The Union Finance Minister

141. The filtration unit of kidney is –

(A) Axon / (B) Nephron / (C) Neuron / (D) Yellow Fibre /

142. Yeast is an important source of –

(A) Vitamin B / (B) Invertase / (C) Vitamin C / (D) Protein /

143. The plant that behaves as a root parasiteis –

(A) Ficus / (B) Santalum / (C) Cuscuta / (D) Euphirbia /

144. The percentage of nitrogen present inammonium sulphate is –

(A) 27% (B) 21%(C) 30.5% (D) 18%

145. Which of the following metals is used in SpaceCrafts to withstand high temperatures ?

(A) Fe (B) T i(C) Ni (D) Pb

146. Ohm's law is related to –

(A) Resitance / (B) Current only / (C) Voltage only / (D) All of the above /

147. The ‘more mega store’ retail chain belongsto which Indian industry ?

(A) Reliance Industry

(B) Bharti Enterprises

(C) Aditya Birla Group

(D) None of these

148. The chief advocate of Fascism was –

(A) Mussolini / (B) Adolf Hilter / (C) St. Simon / (D) Robert Owen /

149. Pakke Tiger Reserve is located in –

(A) Meghalya / (B) Arunachal Pradesh / (C) Sikkim / (D) Assam /

150. National league for democracy is a politicalparty of which of the following countries ?

(A) Australia / (B) U.S.A. / (C) Germany / (D) Myanmar /

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Part - IV (English Language)

Direction : In Question nos. 151 to 155, somepart of the sentences have errors and some arecorrect. Find out which part of a sentence hasan error and blacken the oval [ ] correspondingto the appropriate letter (A), (B), (C) and (D). If asentence is free from error, blacken the ovalcorresponding to 'No error' in the Answer Sheet.151. Where is my spectacles?

(A) spectacles (B) is my(C) No error (D) Where

152. The teacher as well as the students havegone on an excursion for Ooty during theirsummer vacation.(A) for Ooty during their summer vacation(B) have gone on an excursion(C) The teacher as well as the students,(D) No error

153. As an artist Raju is as good, if not betterthan Ramesh.(A) No error(B) Raju is as good(C) As an artist(D) if not better than Ramesh

154. I have neither visited or intend to visit hillstations.(A) No error(B) or intend(C) to visit hill stations(D) I have neither visited

155. Having found a piece of cheese, two catswent to a dog to divide it among them.(A) two cats went to a dog(B) No error(C) to divide it among them(D) Having found a piece of cheese

Directions : In Question nos. 156 to 160,sentences given with blanks are to be filled inwith an appropriate word. Four alternatives aresuggested for each question. Choose the correctalternative out of the four and indicate it byblackening the appropriate oval [ ] in theAnswer Sheet.156. Kicking the bucket is a humorous _____ for

dying.(A) dictum (B) incantation(C) euphemism (D) addendum

157. Seeing the pictures of our old home mademe feel _____ and nostalgic.(A) fastidious (B) conciliatory(C) indignant (D) wistful

158. The scholar was so _____ in his field thatmany of our professors became nervous inhis presence.(A) eminent (B) pathological(C) petulant (D) amiable

159. The fans were _____ when their team lostits seventh game in a row.(A) irascible (B) despondent(C) lucid (D) didactic

160. Mr Singh _____ his son for breaking thewindow pane.(A) coerced (B) relegated(C) expropriated (D) chastised

Direction: In Question nos. 161 to 168, asentence/ a part of the sentence is underlined.Below are given alternatives to the underlinedpart at (A), (B), (C) which may improve thesentence. Choose the correct alternative. Incase no improvement is needed your answer is(D). Mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.161. Newspapers are a dynamic product where

constant change in approach seeming to bethe rule rather than the exception.(A) in approach seems to be(B) in approach seems to be(C) in approach seems to be(D) No Improvement

162. To teach our children to live in truefreedom is perhaps the greatest gift that wecan share.(A) No Improvement(B) arguably(C) immensely(D) definitely

163. He said that while the world had becomeglobalised in movement of goods and capital,different money creating authorities hadunleashed tension.(A) authorities had unleashing(B) No Improvement(C) authorities has unleashed(D) authorities had been unleashed

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164. Its working methods, based on the principlesof unanimity and anonymity, is leading theCommittee to adopt a selective approach tocombating terrorism.

(A) to combat terrorism

(B) combatted terrorism

(C) to combatted terrorism

(D) No Improvement

165. The gift of being a teacher is that theprofession lends itself, quite naturally,expect the unexpected!

(A) to expect the unexpected

(B) to expected the unexpected

(C) No Improvement

(D) expecting the unexpected

166. In the past, for a long time, no one reallyhad planning a career in the humanities.

(A) No Improvement

(B) no one really planned a career

(C) one really planned a career

(D) one really had no career

167. The invigilator needs to be informed so thata candidate does not end up miss onquestions due to a system’s slowfunctioning.

(A) miss out on (B) missing out on

(C) missed out on (D) No Improvement

168. I would like to draw the attention of thereaders to the sequence of events thatleaders to the extensive coverage ofstudents’ unrest.

(A) No Improvement

(B) that leading to

(C) that led to

(D) that which led to

Directions : In Question nos. 169 to 172 out ofthe four alternatives, choose the one which bestexpresses the meaning of the given word andmark it in the Answer Sheet.169. GIST

(A) contribution (B) substance

(C) prestige (D) accessory

170. SOLICITOUS

(A) nonchalant (B) firm

(C) reverential (D) worried

171. LOQUACIOUS

(A) verbose (B) taciturn

(C) rational (D) alluring

172. PACIFY

(A) placate (B) rouse

(C) harass (D) rejoice

Directions : In question nos. 173 to 176, choosethe option opposite in meaning to the givenword and mark it in the Answer Sheet.173. PERTINENT

(A) appropriate (B) pleasant

(C) extraneous (D) paltry

174. SLOPPY

(A) meticulous (B) inappropriate

(C) robust (D) gullible

175. WANTON

(A) supportive (B) ardent

(C) fragile (D) discreet

176. IGNITE

(A) kindle (B) attach

(C) extinguish (D) split

Directions : In question nos. 177 to 178, fourwords are given in each question, out of whichonly one word is correctly spelt. Find thecorrectly spelt word and mark your answer inthe Answer Sheet.177. (A) Possesiveness (B) Possessiveness

(C) Possessivness (D) Posossiveness

178. (A) Miuseums (B) Museaums

(C) Museums (D) Meuseums

Directions : In Question nos. 179 to 185, out ofthe four alternatives, choose the one which canbe substituted for the given words/sentencesand indicate it by blackening the appropriateoval [ ] in the Answer Sheet.179. Mountain climbing –

(A) Chauvinism (B) Alpinism(C) Altruism (D) Animism

180. Of deers or the deer family –

(A) Feline (B) Cervine(C) Canine (D) Divine

181. Pleasing in appearance–

(A) Solely (B) Comely

(C) Nicely (D) Slyly

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182. Clamorous noise or disturbance –

(A) Sound (B) Hullabaloo

(C) Shrill (D) Pitch

183. Culture of plants without soil, with the helpof chemical solutions containing nutrients –

(A) Hydroponics (B) Gentics

(C) Hydraulics (D) Hepatics

184. One who studies the art of clock making –

(A) Harpist (B) Horologist

(C) Hypnotist (D) Hedonist

185. Destruction caused by fire or nuclear war –

(A) Devastation (B) Holocaust

(C) Sacrifice (D) Arson

Direction : In Question nos. 186 to 190, fouralternatives are given for the Idiom/Phraseunderlined in the sentence. Choose thealternative which best expresses the meaningof the Idiom/Phrase and mark it in the AnswerSheet.

186. If you really want to come out of this withouttoo much damage, my advice is to playdumb.

(A) speak stupidly (B) say nothing

(C) say silly things (D) play the fool

187. The audience held their breath as themagician started to saw a woman half.

(A) watched anxiously

(B) stopped breathing

(C) couldn’t breathe

(D) couldn’t watch

188. There’s no need to change your mutualfunds this year as the earlier ones will stillhold good this year, too.

(A) be finished (B) be all right

(C) be necessary (D) be careful

189. It was a very difficult race but the driverheld his own right until the end.

(A) overtook the others

(B) did as well as the others

(C) did better than the others

(D) tried to beat the others

190. Once he starts to talk on his favouritesubject, he will hold forth until he is stopped.

(A) speak loudly

(B) speak quickly

(C) speak endlessly

(D) speak slowly

Direction : In Question nos. 191 to 200, youhave two brief passages with 5 questions each.Read the passages carefully and choose thebest answer to each question out of the fouralternatives and mark it by blackening theappropriate oval [ ] in the Answer Sheet.

PASSAGE-1

I climbed into bed and rolled myself in myblankets, first extinguishing the light that burnedsteadily near the door. I lay still, trying to sleepbut my fear made that impossible and soon I satup in bed peering into the darkness andoccasionally, glancing at the round window in theside of the ship, which seemed like a platesuspended in the darkness. For an hour I musthave sat like this, and then I was suddenly rousedby a draught of cold air. I jumped out of bed. Nothaving allowed for the motion of the ship, I wasinstantly thrown violently across the room.

191. The author sat peering into the darknessbecause

(A) he had put out the light

(B) he wished to see the window

(C) the window had looked like a plate

(D) he was afraid

192. The author jumped out of bed because

(A) he heard a faint sound

(B) he saw someone coming towards him

(C) a cold breeze blew past his face

(D) he was pushed by someone

193. The author was thrown across the roombecause

(A) he was lying at the edge of the bed

(B) the ship started moving

(C) he tried to jump from the bed

(D) a storm rose at sea

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194. Which one of the following did the authordo first?

(A) close the door

(B) climb into bed

(C) roll himself into blankets

(D) put out the lamp

195. The phrase “not having allowed for” means

(A) not permitting the ship to move

(B) refusing to come out of bed

(C) not being prepared for the fall

(D) refusing to light the lamp again

PASSAGE-2

Pablo Picasso showed his truly exceptionaltalent from a very young age. His first word waslapiz (Spanish for pencil) and he learnt to drawbefore he could talk. He was the only son in thefamily and very good-looking, so he wasthoroughly spoilt. He hated school and oftenrefused to go unless his doting parents allowedhim to take one of the father’s pet pigeons withhim. Apart from pigeons, his great love was art,and when in 1891 his father, who was an amateurartist, got a job as a drawing teacher at a college,Pablo went with him to the college. He oftenwatched his father paint and was sometimesallowed to help. One evening his father waspainting a picture of their pigeons, when he hadto leave the room. He returned to find that Pablohad completed the picture, and it was soamazingly beautiful and lifelike that he gave hisson his own palette and brushes and neverpainted again. Pablo was just 13.

196. As a boy, Pablo Picasso was

(A) ordinary looking but talented

(B) handsome and talented

(C) handsome and studious

(D) handsome and hardworking

197. He was spoilt mostly because he was

(A) a smart boy

(B) loved by one and all

(C) the only son in the family

(D) always surrounded by notorious boys

198. Picasso went to school only when(A) his father accompanied him

(B) his father went with him

(C) he was allowed to paint at school

(D) he was allowed to carry a pet with him

199. When his father painted in the college, Pablo(A) occasionally helped him

(B) rarely helped him

(C) always helped him

(D) invariably helped him

200. Pablo’s father gave up painting because he

(A) did not like the job

(B) retired from the college

(C) was impressed by his son’s talent

(D) lost interest in painting

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