Ssc Mock Test Paper -155 66

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

MEERUT VARANASI ROHTAK PANIPAT SONEPAT BAHADURGARH PATNA AGRA CHANDIGARH LUCKNOW ALLAHABAD

Part - I (General Intelligence & Reasoning)

I ( )

Directions : In questions no. 1 to 9, select therelated word/letters/number from the given

alternatives.

1 9

1. DCAB : ZYWX : : HGEF : ?

(A) DEBC (B) UVTS

(C) VUST (D) WXUV

2. NUMBER : UNBMRE : GHOST : ?

(A) HOGST (B) HOGTS

(C) HGOTS (D) HGSOT

3. DARE : ADER : REED : ?

(A) EEKR (B) EKER

(C) ERDE (D) EERK

4. Love : Hate : : Friend : ?

(A) Trusty /

(B) Companion /

(C) Devotee /

(D) Foe /

5. 1 : 27 : 64 : ?(A) 216 (B) 343

(C) 125 (D) 729

6. 3 : 243 : : 5 : ?

(A) 425 (B) 465

(C) 546 (D) 3125

7. Muslim : Quran : : Sikh : ?

(A) Bible /

(B) Torah /

(C) Gurugranth Sahib /

(D) Zend Awestha /

8. 24 : 60 : : 120 : ?

(A) 160 (B) 220

(C) 300 (D) 108

9. Police : Police Station : : Ambassador : ?

(A) Embassy /

(B) Foreign /

(C) Office /

(D) Department /

Directions : In questions no. 10 to 15, select

the one which is different from other three

alternatives.

10 15

10. (A) Ramayan /

(B) Mahabharat /

(C) Upnishad /

(D) Panchtantra /

11. (A) 126 (B) 217

(C) 730 (D) 253

12. (A) BCDE (B) JKLM

(C) STVU (D) WXYZ

13. (A) EBD (B) JKLM

(C) URT (D) YEX

14. (A) September /

(B) April /

(C) November /

(D) January /

15. (A) Petrol / (B) Diesel /

(C) Water / (D) LPG /

16. Which one set of letters when sequentially

placed at the gaps in the given letter series

shall complied it ?

ab _ gtpog _ bbgt _ ogabb _

(A) b a p g (B) a b g p(C) g p a b (D) p a g b

17. From the given alternative words, select the

word which can be formed using the letters

of the given word :

FUNDAMENTAL

(A) NOSE (B) TAME

(C) FUNDS (D) DETERMENTAL


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18. From the given alternative words, select the

word which cannot be formed using the

letters of the given word :

PROSPECTIVE

(A) PEPTIC (B) PEPPER

(C) VECTOR (D) RESET

19. Find the wrong number in the given

number series.

19, 26, 35, 44, 59, 74

(A) 44 (B) 35

(C) 26 (D) 74

Directions : In questions no. 20 to 25, a series

is given, with one term missing. Choose the

correct alternative from the given ones that

will complete the series.

20 25

20. 5255, 5306, ?, 5408, 5459

(A) 5057 (B) 5357

(C) 2257 (D) 5157

21. b 3 P, c 6 R, d 12 T, e 24 V, ?

(A) f 48 X (B) f 46 X

(C) f 48 W (D) g 48 X

22. 4, 5, 9, 18, 34, ?

(A) 43 (B) 49

(C) 50 (D) 59

23. 3, 12, 27, 48, 75, 108, ?

(A) 162 (B) 183

(C) 192 (D) 147

24. 49, 121, 169, 289, ?

(A) 361 (B) 529

(C) 400 (D) 441

25. 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 25, ?

(A) 26 (B) 27

(C) 29 (D) 33

Direction : In questions no. 26 to 29, select the

missing number from the given responses.

26 29

26.

(A) 5 (B) 6

(C) 8 (D) 9

27.

(A) 20 (B) 25

(C) 26 (D) 75

28.

(A) 29 (B) 39

(C) 38 (D) 45

29.

(A) 33 (B) 145

(C) 135 (D) 18

30. The angle between the hands of clock at

3 : 40 would be –

3 : 40

(A) 130° (B) 150°

(C) 140° (D) 125°


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31. In a row A is 7th from the left and B is 9th

from the right. IF both interchange their

places, then A becomes 11th from the left.

The number of persons in the row is :

A 7 B

9

A 11

(A) 18 (B) 20

(C) 21 (D) 19

32. Kishan walks 10 km towards north. From

there he walk 6 km towards south. Then he

walks 3 km towards east. How far and in which

direction is he from his starting point ?

10 6

3

(A) 5 km, North-East / 5

(B) 7 km, East / 7

(C) 5 km, East / 5

(D) 7 km, West / 7

33. Vikas is taller than Shyam but shorter thanUmesh, Umesh is not as tall as Samir

Ashok is shorter than Shyam. Find out who

is the tallest among them ?

(A) Vikas / (B) Umesh /

(C) Samir / (D) Ashok /

34. In a certain code language 'TROUBLE' iswritten as 'GNDWQTV'. Then, how

will 'TEACHER' be written in that code

language ?

'TROUBLE'

'GNDWQTV' 'TEACHER'

(A) TGJECGV (B) THJEDHV

(C) TGIFDGV (D) TGJEDGV

35. On the basis of the given statement. How

many person do not read any News paper ?

(A) 200 (B) 70

(C) 220 (D) 320

36. If 'L' means '×', 'm' means '÷', 'P' means '+',

and 'Q' means '–'. Then find out the value

of the equation ?

'L' '×', 'm' '÷', 'P'

'+', 'Q' '–'

24 M 8 P 6 Q 1 6 L 3 L 3 = ?

(A) 135 (B) 145

(C) 155 (D) –135

37. If 15 September, 2015 was Tuesday, Then

How many Tuesday and Friday were therein this month ?

15 2015

(A) 5 Tuesday and 5 Friday

5 5

(B) 4 Tuesday and 4 Friday

4 4

(C) 5 Tuesday and 4 Friday

5 4

(D) 4 Tuesday and 5 Friday

4 5

38. Arrange are following words as per order

in the dictionary :

1. Emplane 2. Empower

3. Embrace 4. Elocution

5. Equable

(A) 5, 1, 3, 2, 4 (B) 4, 2, 1, 3, 5

(C) 4, 3, 1, 2, 5 (D) 4, 5, 2, 3, 1


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39. Arrange the colours of the rainbow in the

reverse order.

Red, Orange.

1. Blue / 2. Indigo /

3. Yellow / 4. Green /

5. Violet /

(A) 3, 4, 1, 2, 5 (B) 4, 3, 2, 5, 1

(C) 5, 3, 4, 2, 1 (D) 2, 4, 3, 1, 5

40. Introducing a gril, Ramesh said to his

son-in-law. "Her brother is the only son of

my brother-in-law". Who is the gril of

Ramesh ?

(A) Sister-in-law /

(B) Niece /

(C) Daughter /

(D) Sister /

Directions (Question nos. 41 and 42) : one or

two statements are given followed by some

conclusions. You have to consider the two

statements to be true even if they seem to be

at variance from commonly known facts. You

have to decide which of the given conclusions,

if any, follow from the given statements.

41 42

41. Statement : /

"I have not received telephone bills for nine

month in spite of several complaints" – A

telephone customer's letter to the editor.

Conclusions : /

I. Every customer has a right to get bills

regularly from the telephone company.

II. The customer's complaints point to

defect in the service which is expected

ot be corected.

(A) If only I is implict.

I

(B) If only II is implicit

II

(C) If neither I nor II is implicit

I II

(D) If both I and II are implicit

I II

42. Statements : /

Some cup are tea.

Some tea are bottle.

Some bottle are water.

Conclusions : /

I. Some water are bottle.

II. All bottle are cup.

(A) Only I follows

I

(B) Only II follows

II

(C) Both I and II follows

I II

(D) Either I or II follow

I II


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43. Out of three figures that follow, you have to

indicate which figure will best represent the

relationship amongst the Smokers,

Lawyers, Nonsmokers ?

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

44. Two position of a cube are shown below.

When the number 4 will be at the bottom,

then which number will be at the top ?

4

(A) 3

(B) 5

(C) 6

(D) Cannot be determined /45. From the given answer figures, select the

one in which the question figure is hidden/

embedded.

Question figure :

Answer figure :

46. Which answer figure will be completed to

the question figure ?

Question figure :

Answer figure :

47. Which of the following figure is the correctmirror image of the given figure ?

Question figure :

Answer figure :


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48. What wi ll be the water image of the

question figure.

Question figure :

Answer figure :

49. How many triangles are there in the

folllowing figures ?

(A) 27 (B) 25

(C) 23 (D) 21

50. In the following question, a word is

represented by a set of numbers as givenin any one of the alternatives. The sets of

numbers given in the alternatives are

represented by alphabets as in thematrices given below. The columns androws of matrix are numbered from 1 to 6. A

letter from these matrices can be

represented first by its row and next by itscolumn no., e.g., 'A' can be represented by

42, 'S' can be represented by 21 etc.Similarly, you have to identify the set for

the word 'PLAYED'.

1 6

'A' 42 'S'

21

'PLAYED'

(A) 43, 36, 62, 45, 62, 23(B) 43, 36, 33, 33, 12, 23

(C) 15, 32, 42, 45, 12, 42

(D) 43, 36, 42, 45, 13, 24


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51. In a right angled isosceles triangle ABC,

find the value of sinA + sinB + sinC.

ABC sinA + sinB

+ sinC

(A) 1 2 (B) 1 2

(C) 2 1 (D) 1 352. a = b sec c and b = a tan + c then which

of the following is true –

a = b sec c b = a tan + c

(A)

2 2

2 2

( ) ( ) 1

b c a c

b a

(B)

2 2

2 2

( ) ( ) 1

a c b c

b a

(C)

2 2

2 2

( ) ( ) 2

a c b c

b a

(D)

2 2

2 2

( ) ( ) 2

b c a c

a b

53. The value of log tan 200 + log tan 450 + log tan 700

is – log tan 200 + log tan 450 + log tan 700

(A) 2 (B) 1

(C) 0 (D) 354. Find the angle of elevation of the sun, if the

length of the shadow of a pole is1

3 times

its height?

1

3

(A)6

(B)

23

(C)9

(D)

3

55. If cosec + cot = ? cosec + cot = K, sin = ?

(A)2 1

2

K

K

(B)

22 1

K

K

(C)22 1

K

K (D)

2 1

2

K

K

56. From the top and bottom of a tower, the

angles of elevation of the peak of a

mountain area and respectively. If theheight of the tower is h feet, then the height

of the mountain is –

h

(A) tantan tanh

(B) cot

cot coth

(C) tan

tan tan

h

(D) cot

cot cot

h

57. Which among the following is greatest-

3 611 1235, , ?

3 611 1235, , ?

(A) 5

(B) 3 11

(C) 6 123

(D) all are equal /

58. The last digit of the number 12 + 22 + 32

+........ + 992 is –

12 + 22 + 32 + .......... + 992

(A) 0 (B) 1

(C) 2 (D) 459. Find the area of a quadrant of a circle whose

circumference is 44 cm.

44

(A) 77 cm2 / 2

(B) 38.5 cm2 / 2

(C) 19.25 cm2 / 2

(D) 19.25 ccm2 / 2

Part - II (Quantitative Aptitude)

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60. Two sides of a plot measure 32 meters and24 meters and the angle between them is a

perfect right angle. The other two sides

measure 25 meters each and the other

three angles are not right angles. What willbe the area of the plot ?

32 24

25

(A) 768 m2 / 2 (B) 534 m2 / 2

(C) 696.5 m2 / 2 (D) 684 m2 / 2

61. Four horses are tethered at four corner of a

square plot of side 14 m so that the adjacent

horses can just reach one another. There

is a small circular pond of area 20m2 at the

centre. Find the ungrazed area.

14

20 2

(A) 22 m2 / 2 (B) 42 m2 / 2

(C) 84 m2 / 2 (D) 168 m2 / 2

62. The average of 50 numbers is 38. If two

numbers, namely 45 and 55 are discarded,

the average of remaining number is –

50 38 45 55

(A) 36.5 (B) 37

(C) 37.5 (D) 37.52

63. Calculate the population of a town after

2 years if it grows at a rate of 10% per

annum. If the present population is1200000.

2

1200000 10%

(A) 1442000 (B) 1452000

(C) 1144200 (D) 1100429

64. In a triangle DABC, A = 20°, B = 80° andAB = 3Q – 2, AC = 2Q + 1. Then the value of

Q is –

ABC, A = 20°, B = 80°AB = 3Q – 2, AC = 2Q + 1 Q

(A) 1 (B) 2

(C) 3 (D) 4

65. If a (x – a 2) – b (x – b 2) = 0 then x is equal to –

a (x – a 2) – b (x – b 2) = 0 x

(A) (– a +b )(a 2 + ab + b 2)

(B)3 3a b

a b

(C)3 3a b

a b

(D) a 2 + ab + b 2

66. The longest side of two similar triangles is

36 cm and x cm and area is 144 cm2 and

81 cm2, then the value of x is –

36 x

144 81

x

(A) 20 cm / (B) 2 cm /

(C) 27 cm / (D) 30 cm /

67. In the adjoining diagram, ABCD is a

rectangle with AE = EF = FB. What is the

ratio of the area of the triangle CEF and that

of the rectangle?

ABCD AE = EF = FB

CEF

(A) 1 : 4 (B) 1 : 6

(C) 2 : 5 (D) 2 : 3


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68. If ABCD is cyclie quadrilateral with

A = 50°, B = 80°, then C and D are.

ABCD A = 50°,

B = 80°, C D

(A) 115°, 115° (B) 130°, 100°

(C) 110°, 120° (D) 100°, 130°

69. 24 men complete a given job in 40 days. The

number of men required to complete the job

in 32 day is –

24 40

32

(A) 32 men / (B) 30 men /

(C) 35 men / (D) 36 men /

70. If1

x x

= 3 then the value of3

3

1x

x

will be –

1x

x

= 33

3

1x

x

(A) 3 3 (B) 3( 3 – 1)

(C) 0 (D) 3( 3 + 1)

71. In a village, 18% of the population are

children and 10% of the children are female.

If the number of female children is 90, the

the population of village is –

18%

10%

90

(A) 500 (B) 5000

(C) 600 (D) 600072. A pharmacist need to strength a 15% alcohol

solution to one of 32% alcohol. How much

pure alcohol should be added to 400ml of the

15% solution?

15% 32%

15%

400

(A) 90 ml / (B) 100 ml /

(C) 30 ml / (D) 110 ml /

73. If x = 31

4, y = 4

2

3, z = – 7

11

12, then the value

of x 3 + y 3 + z 3 – 3xyz is–

x = 31

4, y = 4

2

3, z = – 7

11

12, x 3 + y 3 + z 3 –

3xyz

(A) 0 (B) 1

(C) – 1 (D) 65

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74. Yash began a business with ` 2,800 and was

joined afterward by Jano with ` 3,200. When

did Jano Join, if the profit at the end of the

year where divided in the ratio 3 : 2 ?

` 2,800

` 3,200

3 : 2

(A) after 5 month / 5

(B) after 7 month / 7

(C) after 4 month / 4

(D) after 3 month / 3

75. Water flows at the rate of 10 metres per

minute from a cylindrical pipe 5 mm in

diameter. How much time will it take to fill

up a conical vessel whose diameter at the

base is 40 cm and depth 24 cm –

5 10

40

24

(A) 55 min / 55

(B) 52 min 1 sec / 52 1

(C) 51 min 12 sec / 51 12

(D) 48 min 15 sec / 48 15

76. What will be the remainder when (96 + 1) is

divided by 8 ?

(96 + 1) 8

(A) 0 (B) 3

(C) 7 (D) 2


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77. If the cost price of 36 books is equal to the

selling price of 30 books, then the gain

percentage is –

36 30

(A) 20% (B) 16%

(C)4

16 %6

(D)2

8 %6

78. The average of 100 observations was

calculated 40. It was found later on that one

of the observations was misread as

83 instead of 53, the correct average is –

100 40

53 83

(A) 39 (B) 39.7

(C) 40.3 (D) 42.7

79. In an election between two candidates, a

candidate who got 40% of total votes is

defeated by 15000 votes. The number of

votes received by winning candidate is –

40% 15000

(A) 6000 (B) 10000

(C) 45000 (D) 22500

80. A man buys 25 chair for ` 375 and sells them

at a profit equal to the selling price of

5 chair. What is the selling price of one

Chair ?

` 375 25 5

(A) ` 18.75 (B) ` 14.50

(C) ` 15.20 (D) ` 17.20

81. By selling 45 lemons for ` 40, a man loses

20%. How many should the sels for ` 24 to

gain 20% in the transaction?

` 40 45 20%

` 24 20%

(A) 16 (B) 18

(C) 20 (D) 22

82. A and B can do a piece of work in 45 days

and 40 days respectively. They began the

work together but A leaves after some days

and B finished the remaining work in

23 days. Then how many days A has worked ?

A B 45 40

A

B 23

A

(A) 9 days /

(B) 21 days /

(C) 32 days /

(D) None of these /

83. Two cars start from one point and move along

two roads, at right angles to each other.

The ir speeds ar e 36 and 48 kmph

respectively. After 15 seconds, the distance

between them is –

36

48 15

(A) 180 m / (B) 200 m /

(C) 250 m / (D) 300 m /

84. A train 220 m long is running at a speed of 60 km/hr. In what time will it pass a man

who is running at 6 km/hr in the direction

opposite to that in which the train is going?

220 60

6

(A) 12 sec/ (B) 17 sec /

(C) 13 sec / (D) 14 sec /

85. A lent ` 16000 on simple interest for 3 years

at 7 12

% p.a. How much more should have A

gained, had A given it at compound interest

at the same rate and for the same time?

A 71

2% 3

` 16000 A

A

(A) ` 229.90 (B) ` 299.20

(C) ` 276.75 (D) ` 292.20


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86. The compound interest on a certain sum for

2 years at 10% per annum is ` 525. The

simple interest on the same sum for double

the time at half the rate percent per annum

is –

10% 2

` 525

(A) ` 400 (B) ` 500

(C) ` 600 (D) ` 800

87. If

2

2

1

1

x x

x x

+

1

1

2

2

x x

x x =14, then the

value of x will be –

2

2

11

x x x x

+1

12

2

x x

x x =14, x

(A) + 1 (B) + 2

(C) + 3 (D) + 4

88. If 3 5 3 5 2 14x x , then find the

value of x .

3 5 3 5 2 14x x , x

(A) 3 (B) 4

(C) 5 (D) 6

89. A team of 20 men is supposed to do a work in

33 days. After 20 days, 5 more men are

employed and the work is finished one day

earlier. How many extra days would be

required if 5 more men were not employed?

20 33

20 5

5

(A) 4 days / (B) 3 days /

(C) 2 days / (D) 1 days /90. A tank is normally filled in 10 hrs but it

takes 2 hrs longer to fill because of a leak

in its bottom. If the cistern is full, in how

many hours will the leak empty it?

10

2

(A) 50 hours / (B) 60 hours /

(C) 70 hours / (D) 80 hours /

91. A, B and C start to walk together from the

same place round a circular path of length

15 km. A walks at the rate of 5 km/hr, B at the

rate of 3 km/hr and C, at the rate of52

km/hr.

After how much time they will meet at the

starting place ?

A, B C 15

A, 5 B, 3

C,5

2

(A) 20 hrs / (B) 25 hrs /

(C) 30 hrs / (D) 35 hrs /

92. A boat covers 16 km upstream and 24 km

downstream in 4 hrs, while it covers 24 km

upstream and 16 km downstream in1

42

hrs.

The speed of the current is –

16

24 4

24 16

14

2

(A) 3.03 km/hr /

(B) 2.47 km/hr /

(C) 2.69 km/hr /

(D) 3.72 km/hr /

93. The cost of manufacturing an article is

` 312. The trader wants to gain 45% after

giving a discount of 22% on it. The marked

price should be –

` 312

22% 45%

–

(A) ` 600 (B) ` 575

(C) ` 580 (D) ` 635


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94. The measure of each of two opposite angles

of a rhombus is 60º and the measure of one

of its sides is 15 cm. The length of its

smaller diagonal is –

60º 15

–

(A) 15 cm / (B) 15 3 cm /

(C) 10 2 cm / (D)5

22

cm /

95. A cubic metre of gold is extended by

hammering so as to cover an area of

5 hectares. Find the thickness of the gold.

1

5

(A) 0.0002 m / (B) 0.0003 m /

(C) 0.00002 m / (D) 0.00004 m /

Direction (96 - 100) : Study the pie–chart

carefully and answer the questions based on it.

96 - 100

Percentage of student enrolled in different

game classes in a school

Total number of student = 3600

= 3600

96. The number of student enrolled in cricket

classes is what percent of that in Basket

Ball classes?

(A) 101.45% (B) 104.76%

(C) 113.84% (D) 110.28%

97. What is the total number of student enrolled

in swimming class and running class together?

(A) 684 (B) 846

(C) 648 (D) 864

98. How many students are enrolled in Hockey

classes?

(A) 540 (B) 480

(C) 450 (D) 520

99. The number of students enrolled in Hockey

classes is approximately what percent of that in Tenis classes–

(A) 78% (B) 92%

(C) 83% (D) 66%

100. What is the ratio of the number of students

enrolled in Tenis and Basket ball classes

together to the number of students enrolled

in Running classes?

(A) 3 : 1 (B) 4 : 7

(C) 7 : 5 (D) 3 : 5


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101. Champa was the capital of which Maha

Janapada ?

(A) Magadha /

(B) Vajji /

(C) Koshal /

(D) Anga /

102. Who has the power to dissolve the Rajya

Sabha ?

(A) The President of India

(B) The Prime Minister

(C) The Lok Sabha

(D) None of the above

103. Who proposed Five Kingdom Classification ?

(A) Carolus Linnaes

(B) H.F. Copeland

(C) R.H. Whittaker

(D) John Ray

104. An ivory scale in Harappan context was

found at –

(A) Kalibangan /

(B) Lothal /

(C) Dhaulavira /

(D) Banawali /105. A desert is defined as an area where

(A) temperature remains above 42°C

40°

(B) no plants are found

(C) annual rainfall is less than 25 cm

25

(D) sand-dunes dominate

106. Which of the following sanctuaries is not

correctly matched with the specified

protected species ?

(A) Jim Corbett-Tiger

(B) Ghana-Lion

(C) Kaziranga-Rhinoceros

(D) Periyar-Elephants

107. Which of the following forts was not built by

Akbar ?

(A) Lahore Fort /

(B) Allahabad Fort /

(C) Gwalior Fort /

(D) Agra Fort /

108. Which one of the following acids is used inthe manufacturing of baking power ?

?

(A) Oxalic acid /

(B) Lactic Acid /

(C) Tartaric acid /

(D) Benzoic acid /

109. Which is called the country of winds ?

(A) Denmark /

(B) Indonesia /

(C) Mali /

(D) Thailand /

110. Which article of the Indian Constitution

empowers the president to consult the

Supreme Court ?

?

(A) Article 129 / 129

(B) Article 132 / 132

(C) Article 143 / 143

(D) Article 32 / 32

Part - III (General Awareness)

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111. Reservation wage means –

(A) Fair wage at which an individual are

willing to work

(B) Subsistence wage at which an

individual is willing to work

(C) Minimum wage at which an individual

is willing to work

(D) Maximum wage at which an individualis willing to work

112. Who was the founder of the ‘Independent

Labour Party’ ?

(A) R. Srinivasan /

(B) B.R. Ambedkar /

(C) C. Rajagopalachari /

(D) Lala Lajpat Rai /

113. By which of the following Acts the high

Courts of Bombay, Madras and Calcutta

established ?

(A) Indian High Court Act, 1911

1911

(B) Indian High Court Act, 1861

1861

(C) Indian High Court Act, 1865

1865(D) None of these

114. Which of the following mountain systems

has the feature of syntaxial bend?

(A) Aravallis /

(B) Vindhyas /

(C) Western Ghats /

(D) Himalayas /

115. Who has been the only Lok Sabha Speaker

to have become the President of India ?

(A) V.V. Giri

(B) K.R. Narayanan

(C) Giani Zail Singh

(D) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

116. If news is broadcast from London at

10 : 30 AM, at what time it will be heardat Baghdad (45 degree E) –

10 : 30

(45 )

(A) 9 : 00 AM / 9 : 00

(B) 7 : 30 AM / 7 : 30

(C) 12 : 00 Noon / 12 : 00

(D) 1 : 30 PM / 1 : 30

117. Who wrote the book "we the people" ?

(A) T.N. Kaul

(B) J.R.D. Tata

(C) Khushwant Singh

(D) Nani Palkhivala

118. Rangaswami Cup is associated with –

(A) Wrestling /

(B) Football /

(C) Hockey /

(D) Golf /


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119. The first Buddhist Council was held during

the reign of ?

?

(A) Aniruddha

(B) Ajatsatru

(C) Bimbisara

(D) Udayabhadra

120. The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water

twice in a day is called –

(A) Wave /

(B) Water cycle /

(C) Tide /

(D) Ocean current /

121. Planning and control are so related that –

(A) Planning initiates control

(B) Control initiates planning

(C) Both are equivalent

(D) Both go on simulta-neously in cycle

122. The ruler of England at the time of the

formation of the East India Company was –

–

(A) Charles I / I

(B) Elizabeth I / I

(C) James I / I

(D) James II / II

123. The term “closure” in Parliamentary

terminology implies

(A) the end of session of Parliament

(B) stoppage of debate on a motion

(C) end of a day’s proceedings

(D) None of the above

124. Which committee was established onCriminal-Politician and Bureaucratic

nexus ?

(A) Tarkunde Committee

(B) Santhanam Committee

(C) Vohra Committee

(D) Indirailt Gupta Committee

125. Which is the first vertebral bone ?

(A) Atlas /

(B) Axis /

(C) Sternum /(D) Coccyx /

126. Cardiac notch is associated with –

(A) Lungs / (B) Heart /

(C) Kidney / (D) Brain /

127. If the gravitational force of the earth

suddenly disappears, which are of the

following will be the correct consequence ?

?

(A) The weight of an object will become zero

but the mass will remain the same.

(B) The mass of the object will become zero

but the weight will remain the same.

(C) Both the mass and the weight of the

object will become zero

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128. Carborundum is another name of

(A) Calcium carbide

(B) Calcium oxide

(C) Silicon carbide

(D) Silicon oxide

129. Parallel venation is characteristic of –

(A) Monocot /

(B) Dicot /

(C) Algae /

(D) Fungus /

130. The tomb of Kasturba Gandhi is situated in

the premises of ?

(A) Alipur Central Jail

(B) Ahmadnagar Fort Jail

(C) Agha Khan Palace, Pune

(D) Yervada Jail

131. In which Country is the active Valcano

mount Merapi located ?

(A) Indonesia /

(B) Italy /

(C) Japan /

(D) Philippines /

132. Which region of the Earth’s surface is called

doldrums ?

(A) Between 10° to1

232

North and South

Latitudes

10°1

232

(B) Equatorial low pressure belt

(C) Sub-tropical high pressure belt

(D) Sub-polar low pressure belt

133. In the budget figures of the Government of

India the difference between total

expenditure and total receipts is called –

(A) Fiscal deficit

(B) Budget deficit

(C) Revenue deficit

(D) Current deficit

134. In which plan was self-reliance firstemphasized

(A) Second Plan /

(B) Third Plan /

(C) Fourth Plan /

(D) Fifth Plan /


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135. The term utility means –

(A) usefulness of a commodity

(B) the satisfaction which a commodity

yields

(C) the service which a commodity is

capable of rendering

(D) None of these

136. After which Indian biologist, a bird is named ?

(A) Saleem Ali /

(B) Raheem Ali /

(C) Suresh Kumar /

(D) Rakesh Kumar /

137. If the change in demand for a commodity is

at a faster rate than change in the price of

the commodity, the demand is

(A) perfectly inelastic /

(B) elastic /

(C) perfectly elastic /

(D) inelastic /

138. Which one of the following is used as a

moderator in a nuclear reactor ?

?

(A) Thorium /

(B) Heavy water /

(C) Radium /

(D) Ordinary water /

139. The demand for money, according to

Keynes, is for

(A) speculative motive

(B) transaction motive

(C) precautionary motive

(D) All the above motives

140. The original name of Nana Phadnavis was

(A) Mahadaji Sindhia

(B) Tukoji Holkar

(C) Balaji Janardan Bhanu

(D) Naryan Rao

141. Which hormone is used for pregnancy test ?

(A) HCG /(B) Projestron /

(C) Oesterogen /

(D) Oxytocin /

142. The blood group of each parent is A. Then

what is probable boold group for the progeny ?

A

I. A II. B

III. A, B IV. O

(A) Both I and IV / I IV

(B) Only I / I

(C) All of these /

(D) Only IV / IV

143. Which lens is used in Astigmatism ?

(A) Concave less /

(B) Convex less /

(C) Bifocal /

(D) Toric /


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144. The device used for producing electriccurrent is called a –

(A) Ammeter /

(B) Motor /

(C) Generator /

(D) Galvanometer /

145. Distances of stars are measured in –

(A) Cosmic kilometer

(B) Light year

(C) Galactic unit

(D) Stellar mile

146. The phenomenon of electromagneticinduction is –

(A) The process of Charging a body

(B) The process of generating magnetic

filed due to a current passing through acoil

(C) Producing induced current in a coil due

to relative motion between a magnetand the coil

(D) The process of rotating a coil of an

electric motor

147. When is world No-Tobacco Day observed ?

(A) 21th May / 21

(B) 31th May / 31

(C) 21th June / 21

(D) 31th June 31

148. The term ‘PC-XT’ refers to –

"PC–XT

(A) Personal Computer Embeded Technology

(B) Personal Compute Expanded Technology

(C) Personal Compute Extended Technology

(D) Personal Compute External Technology

149. The first Pakistani to receive nobel prize –

(A) Mala Yousufzai

(B) Abdus Salam

(C) Kahan Abdul Gaffar Khan

(D) A.Q. Khan

150. Who performed first successful operation on

Siamese twins ?

(A) Moniz /

(B) Herold Voris /

(C) Evan Pavlov /

(D) Sigmund Freud /


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Part - IV (English Language)

Direction : In Question nos. 151 to 155, some

part of the sentences have errors and some are

correct. Find out which part of a sentence has

an error and b lacken the ova l [ ]

corresponding to the appropriate letter (A), (B),

(C) and (D). If a sentence is free from error,

blacken the oval corresponding to 'No error' in

the Answer Sheet.

151. You have to collect as much stamps as

possible

(A) as possible

(B) as much stamps

(C) You have to collect

(D) No error

152. Before the rain would stop, they would have

reached home.

(A) No error

(B) reached home

(C) Before the rain

(D) would stop, they would have

153. Until you remain in the office, you will get

no rest.

(A) get no rest

(B) no error

(C) Until you remain in

(D) the office, you will

154. I, you and he should try to visit Sri Lanka.(A) to visit Sri Lanka

(B) I, you and he

(C) No error

(D) should try to visit

155. Men work so that they may earn living.

(A) No error

(B) they may

(C) men work so that

(D) earn Living

Directions : In Question nos. 156 to 160,

sentences given with blanks to be filled in with

an appropriate word. Four alternatives are

suggested for each question. Choose the correctalternative out of the four and indicate it by

blackening the appropriate oval [ ] in the

Answer Sheet.

156. The hypocrites always pass themselves

_______ as honest persons.

(A) off (B) on

(C) about (D) down

157. The police rounded _______ anti-social

elements last night.

(A) off (B) up

(C) about (D) in

158. As I entered the conference hall, I got the

hang _______ conspiracy.

(A) to (B) off

(C) of (D) upon

159. He is popular _______ the students of the

class.

(A) with (B) in

(C) around (D) down

160. The hope of winning the lottery amountingto lakhs of rupees is simply crying _______

the moon.

(A) near (B) about(C) to (D) for

Direction: In Question nos. 161 to 167, a

sentence/ a part of the sentence is underlined.

Below are given alternatives to the underlined

part at (A), (B), (C) which may improve the

sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In

case no improvement is needed your answer is

(D). Mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.

161. Such people never have and never will betrusted.

(A) never have and never will be trust

(B) never have and will be trusted(C) never have been and never will be

trusted

(D) No improvement

162. The use of radar as well as two-way radio

paging make it possible for state police to

intercept most speeders.

(A) make it possible

(B) makes it possible

(C) allows the possibility

(D) No improvement

163. The alarming report of the building collapse

had everyone spellbound.(A) alarmed report

(B) reporting alarm

(C) reported alarm

(D) No improvement

164. They are not beware of all the facts.

(A) are not beware

(B) are not aware of

(C) are not to be aware

(D) No improvement


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165. Call in this evening ,if you can, I havesomething important to discuss.

(A) Called in (B) Call for

(C) Call off (D) No improvement

166. The workers are hell-bent at getting whatis due to them.

(A) hell bent through getting

(B) hell bent for getting

(C) hell bent on getting

(D) No improvement

167. The more they earn, more they spend.

(A) More they earned, more they spent

(B) The more they earn , the more they spend

(C) More they earn, the more they spend

(D) No improvement

Directions : In Question nos. 168 to 171 out of the four alternatives, choose the one which bestexpresses the meaning of the given word andmark it in the Answer Sheet.

168. Interregnum

(A) Persistence (B) Discontinuity

(C) Continuity (D) Endurance

169. Penitence

(A) Retribution (B) Submission

(C) Confinement (D) Repentance

170. Malingering

(A) Creating ill will

(B) Feigning illness

(C) Defaming

(D) Being habitually lazy

171. Whirlpool

(A) Wave (B) Direction(C) Trend (D) Current

Directions : In question nos. 172 to 174, choosethe word opposite in meaning to the given wordand mark it in the Answer Sheet.

172. Indigent

(A) Inferior (B) Wealthy

(C) Subordinate (D) Insolvent

173. Inadvertently

(A) Fearfully (B) Impartially

(C) Purposely (D) Accidently

174. Ambivalent

(A) Submissive (B) Misleading

(C) Suspect (D) Decisive175. Gainsay

(A) Oppose (B) Disapprove

(C) Forbid (D) Agree

Directions : In question nos. 176 to 177, 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.

176. (A) Segregate (B) Saggergate

(C) Seggregate (D) Segreggate

177. (A) Insousience (B) Insouciance

(C) Insausiance (D) Insoucience

Directions : In Question nos. 178 to 184, out

of the four alternatives, choose the one which

can be substituted for the given words/

sentences and indicate it by blackening the

appropriate oval [ ] in the Answer Sheet.

178. Cessation of arms before a formal treaty is

signed during war :

(A) Embargo (B) Armistice

(C) Accord (D) Retreat

179. One who feels at home in every country :

(A) Metropolitan (B) Cosmopolitan

(C) Citizen (D) Denizen

180. A place that provides refuge :

(A) Asylum (B) Sanatorium

(C) Shelter (D) Orphanage

181. Using ambiguous words to conceal the

truth :

(A) Clear (B) Obvious(C) Authentic (D) Equivocal

182. To surround on all sides :(A) Buyoff (B) Fleece

(C) Envelope (D) Squeeze

183. A paradise with perfect bliss :

(A) Hangar (B) Orchard

(C) Elysium (D) Hive

184. A family of young ones :

(A) Bevy (B) Brood

(C) Batch (D) Brace

Direction : In Question nos. 185 to 190, four

alternative are given for the Idiom/Phrase

underlined in the sentence. Choose thealternative which best expresses the meaning

of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it in the Answer

Sheet.

185. Plough a lone furrow :

(A) to be best at something

(B) to be the last one to leave

(C) to do something without help from other

people

(D) to achieve the desired success

186. Be down and out :

(A) be destitute (B) be tipsy

(C) be over drunk (D) be rivals

187. Chew one’s cud-

(A) go through legalities

(B) to ponder over something

(C) have breakfast

(D) kill time

188. Purple prose :

(A) a dark spot

(B) a blemish in otherwise good work

(C) multicolored decoration

(D) writing that is unnecessarily or

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189. In a brown study-

(A) in a study room

(B) absorbed in reading

(C) absorbed in one’s thoughts(D) in a state of shock

190. Steal a march :

(A) outshine (B) defy

(C) challenge (D) resist

Direction : In Question nos. 191 to 200, you

have two brief passages with 5 questions each.

Read the passages carefully and choose the

best answer to each question out of the four

alternatives and mark it by blackening the

appropriate oval [ ] in the Answer Sheet.

PASSAGE-1

Ordinarily, nothing upsets the equilibriumof the pandit. But the loss of the necklace, which

his wife had borrowed from a neighbor, and the

fact that he had to replace it worried him. He

spent all his time in devising ways and means to

repay the debt. Six months later, he gave his wife

a gold necklace. It was exactly what she had

yearned for. “There is no need to repay it,” she

said. The pandit was surprised. She explained,

“The necklace was not stolen. That was the only

way I could think of making you get me one”.

191. The pandit was almost never upset as he

(A) had the courage to face a problem

(B) had a balanced attitude(C) was indifferent to ordinary incidents

(D) always succeeded in finding a solution

to his problems.

192. What worried the pandit most was that

(A) his wife had lost the necklace

(B) he had to replace the necklace

(C) his wife was so foolish and careless

(D) the necklace was very expensive

193. The pandit struggled for six months so that

(A) he could present the necklace to his

wife

(B) he could lend the necklace to others

(C) his wife could replace the lost necklace

(D) his wife could satisfy her desire to own

a necklace

194. The reason why the pandit’s wife refusedto return the necklace was that

(A) she had always wanted one like it

(B) the real owner did not expect it back

(C) she had not lost any necklace

(D) she was tempted to keep this one forherself

195. The pandit’s wife had told him a lie in order

to

(A) trick him into satisfying her yearning

(B) punish him for refusing to get her what

she desired(C) make him repay a debt

(D) force him to work hard to earn more

and more

PASSAGE-2Since modern industrial society is highly

organised, if there is a strike in a vital industry,

the whole community suffers. I am not arguing

that the right to strike should be abolished; I amonly arguing that, if it is to be preserved, it must

be for reasons concerned with this particular

matter, and not on general grounds of personal

liberty. In a highly organised country there are

many activities that are important to everybody;and without which there would be widespread

hardship.

196. A strike is generally regarded as

(A) an act of indiscipline

(B) an expression of individual freedom

(C) a gross violation of rules

(D) an undemocratic act

197. The author is of the opinion that(A) all strikes are bad

(B) strikes should always be encouraged

(C) strikes should be suppressed by allmeans

(D) strikes may be there, in the interest of

the general good198. In the light of this passage, if there is a

strike in a soap factory, it may be viewed

as

(A) a serious matter

(B) a matter of deep concern

(C) not a serious matter

(D) a thing not likely to happen

199. The phrase “this particular matter” refers

to

(A) the unity of the strikers

(B) the fact that industrial society is highly orgainsed

(C) the suffering of the strikers(D) the interests of the factory owners200. According to the author, which one of the

following best describes an industrialsociety?

(A) In an industrial society the individual

member is not important

(B) In an industrial society power is

concentrated in the hands of a few

(C) In an industrial society members are

dependent on each other

(D) Industrial society is blind to the needs

of its members


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