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1. Prambikulam Dam has been
an issue of dispute betweenA) Karnataka and KeralaB) Andhra Pradesh and
KarnatakaC) Tamil Nadu and KeralaD) Andhra Pradesh and
Tamil Nadu
2. India’s maximum tax
revenue comes from ........A) Corporation taxB) Income taxC) Excise duty D) Customs duty
3. Thomas Cup is associatedwith ........A) Badminton
B) BilliardsC) Lawn TennisD) Table Tennis
4. Who wrote the book, NeverGandhi Not Again?A) R.K. NarayanB) Omesh SaigalC) Arun Shourie
D) Narsimha Rao5. The cost price of 18 articles
is equal to the selling priceof 15 articles. The gain percent is........A) 15%B) 20%C) 25%
D) 18%
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6. A is the father of X. B is the
mother of Y. The sister of Xand Z is Y. Which of thefollowing statements is nottrue?A) B is the wife of AB) B has one daughterC) Y is the son of AD) X is the sister of Z
7. X told Y, “It is true that I am your real brother, but you arenot my sister”. How wouldY be possibly related to X?A) Cousin B) FriendC) BrotherD) Cannot be determined
8. From the given choices, select
the one which can be formedby using the letters of thegiven word :
TRANSFORMATIONA) TRANSACTIONB) TRANSACTIONC) INFORMANTD) INFORMER
9. From the given choices, selectthe one which can be formedby using the letters of thegiven word :
MEASUREMENTA) MASTERB) SUMMITC) MANTLE
D) ASSURE
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10. A pipe of diameter ‘d’ candrain a certain water tank in40 minutes. The time takenby a pipe of diameter ‘2d’ fordoing the same job is........A) 50 min. B) 10 min.C) 20 min. D) 80 min.
11. For the implantation of ovumin the ovaries, the hormoneproduced is ........A) OxytocinB) ProlactinC) ProgesteroneD) None of these
12. In human body the ratio of
Red Blood Corpuscles andWhite Blood Corpuscles is ....A) 300 : 1 B) 400 : 1C) 500 : 1 D) 600 : 1
13. One of the digestive juicesthat lacks enzymes but aidsdigestion is ........A) Bile
B) Succus entericusC) ChymeD) Chyle
14. Which of the fo llowingplanets has been named afterthe Roman goddess of love?A) Mars B) JupiterC) Saturn D) Venus
15. The Swine F lu v irus i sdenoted by A) H 1 N5 B) N1 H 2
C) H1N1 D) N5N1
16. Which type of economy existsin India?A) Socialist B) MixedC) Capitalist D) Rural
17. National Stock Exchange islocated in........A) MumbaiB) KolkataC) ChennaiD) New Delhi
18. Which of the fo llowing
pollutes the air of big cities?A) CopperB) LeadC) ChromiumD) Copper Oxide
19. What is Zero Hour?A) When the Parliament
discusses the proposals
of the OppositionB) Time of recessC) It is the Question HourD) None of these
20. The session of Parliament iscalled ........(minimum) in a
year.A) twice
B) four timesC) six timesD) thrice
21. Echo is heard when thereflecting surface is........A) of less volumeB) of large areaC) of less area
D) of large volume22. The substance coated on
plastic tape recorder tapes isA) Zinc oxideB) Magnesium oxideC) Iron sulphateD) Iron oxide
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23. Dronacharya Award i spresented to a ........A) Sports coachB) Chess championC) Hockey playerD) Cricket player
24. ‘A Bond with the Mountains’
is a collection of short storiesby ........A) Khushwant SinghB) Ruskin BondC) Graham GreeneD) R.K. Narayan
25. Which country patented itsfamous automatic rifle
Kalashnikov?A) RussiaB) ChinaC) AfghanistanD) Spain
26. 12 copies of a book were soldfor Rs. 1800, thereby gainingthe cost price of 3 copies. The
cost price of a copy is ........A) Rs. 120B) Rs. 150C) Rs. 1200D) Rs. 1500
27. A sum of money was investedat a certain rate for 2 years.Had it been invested at 3%
higher rate of interest,it would have fetchedRs.450 more. The suminvested was ........A) Rs. 7500B) Rs. 600C) Rs. 5000D) Rs. 4500
28. A sum of money put out atcompound interest amountsto Rs.16900 in 2 years and toRs. 17576 in 3 years. Find therate of interest per annum.A) 4% B) 5%C) 10% D) 6%
29. On what sum of money willthe compound interest for3 years at 5% per annumamount to Rs. 630.50?A) Rs. 1200 B) Rs. 1261C) Rs. 4000 D) Rs. 3000
30. A sum of Rs. 625 is made upof 80 currency notes which
are of either Rs. 10 or Rs. 5denomination. The number of Rs. 10 notes are ........A) 35 B) 45C) 40 D) 30
31. The average age of 8 personsin a committee is increasedby 2 years when two men
whose ages are 35 years and45 years are replaced by twowomen. The average age of two women is (in years) .......A) 40 B) 42C) 48 D) 45
32. One-four th of a certa in journey was covered at an
average speed of 45km/hour,one third at the speed of 48km/hour and the remaining
journey at the speed of 50 km/ hour. The average speed of the whole journey in km/houris ........A) 54 B) 51C) 48 D) 46
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33. Visitors to a show werecharged Rs.150.00 each onthe first day, Rs.75.00 on thesecond day and Rs.25.00 onthe third day and the totalattendance on the three dayswere in the ratio 2 : 5 : 13.The average charge per personfor the whole show is ........A) Rs. 75.00 B) Rs. 60.00C) Rs. 50.00 D) Rs. 55.00
34. Preeti has a son, named Arun.Ram is Preeti’s brother. Neetatoo has a daughter namedReema. Neeta is Ram’s sister.What is Aurn’s relationshipto Reema?A) BrotherB) NephewC) CousinD) Uncle
35. Pointing to a woman a mansaid, “Her mother is the only daughter of my mother.” Howis the man related to thewoman?A) Father B) BrotherC) Paternal UncleD) Maternal Uncle
36. Which of the following riversdoes not fall into Bay of Bengal?A) Mahanadi B) TaptiC) Godavari D) Krishna
37. Pitty and organic soils arefound in ........A) KeralaB) MaharashtraC) Andhra PradeshD) Tamil Nadu
38. The highest peak of southIndia is ........A) AnaimudiB) Doda BetaC) AmarkantakD) Mahendra Giri
39. If the length of a simple
pendulum is doubled, its timeperiod will ........A) increaseB) decreaseC) remain constantD) None of these
40. Which of the following reactssharply with oxygen?
A) Al B) CuC) Fe D) Zn
41. Bees and housefl ies arerelated to the group........A) InsectsB) WormsC) AnimalsD) None of these
42. Choose the odd one in thefollowing.A) 3 B) 5C) 7 D) 9
43. The first grand slam tennistournament of the year is......A) Wimbledon OpenB) US Open
C) French OpenD) Australian Open
44. At Kelvin scale, the normaltemperature of human body is........A) 290 B) 310C) 300 D) 30
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45. The monopolistic rule of EastIndia Company was broughtunder the direct control of British Empire in........A) 1793 B) 1784C) 1773 D) 1781
46. Of the three numbers, second
is twice the first and is alsothrice the third. If theaverage of the three numbersis 44, the largest number isA) 24 B) 72C) 36 D) 108
47. Of the three numbers whoseaverage is 60, the first is one
fourth of the sum of theothers. The first number is ...A) 30 B) 36C) 42 D) 45
48. The average of a family of 5 members is 24 years. If theage of youngest member is6 years, find the average age
of the family at the birth of the youngest member.
A)1
232
years B) 20 years
C)1
222
years D) 18 years
49. 9 men went to a hotel 8 of them spent Rs. 30 each over
their meals and then 9thspent Rs. 20 more than theaverage expenditure of all thenine. The total money spentby them was........A) Rs. 292.50B) Rs. 272.50C) Rs. 312.50D) Rs. 325.50
50. In a cricket team of elevenplayers, one player weighing42 kg. is injured and his placeis taken by another player. If the average weight of theteam is increased by 100grams as a result of this, thenthe weight of the new playeris........A) 43.1 kg.B) 43.01 kg.C) 43.50 kg.D) 42.9 kg.
Directions (Qns. 71-75) : In eachof the following questions, find
the next term to fill the blank spaceindicated by ‘?’ mark.
51. 20, 32, 45, 59, 74, ?A) 95 B) 90C) 85 D) 79
52. 210, 195, 175. 150, 120, ?A) 75B) 80
C) 85D) 90
53. 3, 5, 10, 12, 24, 26, ?A) 52B) 30C) 28D) 48
54. 3, 8, 15, 24, 35, ?
A) 42B) 48C) 49D) 53
55. 5, 16, 49, 148, ?A) 440B) 441C) 443
D) 445
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56. How many sovereigncountries are members of theUnited Nations?A) 180B) 193C) 185D) 183
57. Who received one of Pakistan’s highest civilianawards Nishane-Imtiaz for hisextraordinary contribution inthe field of art?A) Amitabh BachchanB) Nasiruddin ShahC) M.F. HussainD) Dilip Kumar
58. The book “The Insider” iswritten by ........A) P.V. Narasimha RaoB) Shobha DeC) Vikram ChandraD) Khushwant Singh
59. Which of the following is not
related to vitamin ‘B’complex group?A) ThiaminB) RetinolC) Folic acidD) Riboflavin
60. Bhatnagar Award is given forsignificant contribution in
the field of ........A) EconomicsB) AgricultureC) LiteratureD) Science and Technology
61. Golda Meir was the womanPrime Minister of ........A) England B) France
C) Sri Lanka D) Israel
62. How many members arenominated by the Presidentfor the Council of States?A) 10 B) 11C) 15 D) 12
63. Magellan Strait is locatedbetween/at........
A) Pacific and SouthAtlantic OceansB) the south and end of
AfricaC) China and JapanD) the south end of South
America
64. Who was the founder of the
‘Satya Shodhak Samaj’?A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy B) Sri Narayan GuruC) Jyotirao PhuleD) Ishwarchand Vidyasagar
65. Which of the following doesnot touch the boundary of Myanmar?
A) Mizoram B) ManipurC) Nagaland D) Tripura
66. Parliamentary elections inIndia were not held in ........A) 1996 B) 1997C) 1998 D) 1999
67. Ghumar is a folk dance of......A) Jammu and Kashmir
B) PunjabC) Himachal PradeshD) Rajasthan
68. National Meta l lurgicalLaboratory is located in........A) JamshedpurB) BhilaiC) Durgapur
D) Rourkela
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69. The language of the UnionTerritory of Lakshadweepis ........A) TamilB) HindiC) MalayalamD) Telugu
70. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratnaaward 2004 was given to .....A) P.T. UshaB) Sania MirzaC) Rajya Vardhan RathoreD) Anju Bobby George
71. A certain job was assigned toa group of men to do in 20
days. But 12 men did not turnup for the job and theremaining men did the job in32 days. The original numberof men in the group was........A) 32B) 34C) 36D) 40
72. A certain number of men cando a work in 60 days. If therewere 8 men more it could befinished in 10 days less. Howmany men were there in thebeginning?A) 40B) 35C) 45D) 50
73. 12 men and 18 boys working1
72
hours a day can do a
certain work in 60 days. If one man works equal to 2boys, then the number of boysrequired to help 21 men todo twice the work in 50 days,working 9 hours a day, willbe ........A) 30B) 42C) 48D) 90
74. The average expenditure of aman for the first five monthsis Rs. 1200 and for the nextseven months is Rs.1300.Find his monthly averageincome if he saves Rs. 2900during the year?A) Rs. 1500B) Rs. 1475C) Rs. 1450D) Rs. 1425
75. The average temperature forMonday, Tuesday andWednesday was 40ºC. Theaverage for Tuesday,Wednesday and Thursday was41ºC. If on Thursday temperature is 45ºC, whatwas it on Monday?A) 40ºCB) 41ºCC) 42ºCD) 43.5ºC
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ANSWERS
1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (B) 5. (B) 6. (C) 7. (C)
8. (C) 9. (A) 10. (B) 11. (C) 12. (D) 13. (A) 14. (D)
15. (C) 16. (B) 17. (A) 18. (B) 19. (C) 20. (A) 21. (B)
22. (A) 23. (A) 24. (B) 25. (A) 26. (A) 27. (A) 28. (A)
29. (C) 30. (B) 31. (C) 32. (C) 33. (C) 34. (C) 35. (D)
36. (B) 37. (D) 38. (B) 39. (A) 40. (C) 41. (A) 42. (D)
43. (D) 44. (B) 45. (D) 46. (B) 47. (B) 48. (D) 49. (A)
50. (A) 51. (B) 52. (C) 53. (A) 54. (B) 55. (D) 56. (B)
57. (D) 58. (A) 59. (B) 60. (D) 61. (D) 62. (D) 63. (A)64. (C) 65. (D) 66. (B) 67. (D) 68. (A) 69. (C) 70. (C)
71. (A) 72. (A) 73. (B) 74. (A) 75. (C)
.
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5. (B)
Let the CP of each article beRe.1
∴ CP of 15 articles = Rs.15
SP of 15 articles = Rs.18
∴ Gain = Rs. (18–15) = Rs.3∴ Gain per cen
=3
10015
× = 20%
26. (A)
Let the CP of a copy be Rs. x
∴ Gain = Rs. 3x
CP of 12 copies = Rs. 12x
∴ 1800 – 12x = 3x
⇒ 15x = 1800
∴ x =1800
15= Rs. 120
27. (A)Let initial rate of interest be
r% p.a. and principal be Rs. x.According to the question,
× × + × ×−x 2 (r 3) x 2 r
100 100
= 450× × =
P N RS.I.
100
⇒ × ×x 2 3
100
= 450
⇒ x =450 100
6
×= Rs. 7500
28. (A)Let the principal be Rs. P andrate of interest be R% p.a.
∴ 16900 =
2R
P 1100
+
...... (i)
EXPLANATORY ANSWERS
TR
A P 1100
= + and 17576
=
3R
P 1 100
+ ... (ii)
On dividing equation (ii)by (i).17576 R
116900 100
= +
⇒ R 676
100 16900=
∴ R = 676 10016900 × = 4%
29. (C)
CI =
nR
P 1 1100
+ − ⇒ 630.50 =
35
P 1 1100
+ −
⇒ 630.50
=9261 8000
P8000
−
⇒ P =630.50 8000
1261
×
= Rs. 400030. (B)
Let the number of 10 rupeenotes be x.∴ Number of 5 rupee notes= 80 – x∴ (80 – x) × 5 + 10x = 625⇒ 400 – 5x + 10x = 625⇒ 5x = 225
⇒ x =225
5 = 45
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50. (A)Weight of the new player
=11 100
42 kg1000
× + = 43.1 kg
51. (B)
The pattern is :20 + 12 = 32
32 + 13 = 45
45 + 14 = 59
59 + 15 = 74
74 + 16 = 90
52. (C)
The pattern is :210 – 15 = 195195 – 20 = 175175 – 25 = 150150 – 30 = 120
120 – 35 = 85
53. (A)The pattern is :
3 5 10 12 24 26 52
+2 +2×2 ×2 ×2+2
54. (B)The pattern is :
3 + 5 = 88 + 7 = 1515 + 9 = 2424 + 11 = 35
35 + 13 = 48
55. (D)The pattern is :
5 × 3 + 1 = 1616 × 3 + 1 = 4949 × 3 + 1 = 148
148 × 3 + 1 = 445
71. (A)Let the original number of men be x.Now,
Days Men
2032
xx–12
∴ 32 : 20 = x : x – 12⇒ 20x = 32 (x – 12)
⇒ 5x = 8(x – 12)
⇒ 8x – 5x - 96⇒ 3x = 96
⇒ x =96
3= 32
72. (A)Days Men
6050
xx+8
∴ 50 : 60 = x : x + 8
⇒ 6x = 5 (x + 8)
⇒ 6x – 5x = 40⇒ x = 40
73. (B)
Let x boys be required.
12m + 18b = 42b
21m + xb = (42 + x) b
60
50
1
2
42
42+x
1529
Workinghours/day
Days Work Boys
= × × ×+
9 50 1 4215 60 2 42 x2
=× × × ×
+
9 2 50 1 42
15 60 2 42 x
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= = ++
21 21 21
42 x 42 x∴ x = 42
74. (A)
Man’s annual income
= Rs. [(1200 × 5 +
1300 × 7) + 2900]= Rs. (6000 + 9100 + 2900)
= Rs. 18000∴ Man’s monthly average
income = Rs.18000
12
= Rs. 1500
75. (C)
M + T + W = 120 ... (i)
T + W + Th = 41 × 3⇒
T + W = 123 – 45 = 78... (ii)
From equation (i) – (iii).
M = 120 – 78 = 42ºC