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PART -IGENERAL INTELLIGENCE

Directions (1-9): In each of the following questions,select the related word/letters/ number from the givenalternatives.

1. Necklace: Adornment: :?(a) Medal : Decoration(b) Bronze : Medal(c) Scarf : Dress (d) Window : House

2. AL : CN :: DA:?(a) BL (b) AA(c) HR (d) FC

3. ABC : ZYX :: CBA :?(a) XYZ (b) BCA(c) YZX (d) XZY

4. AZBY : ZAYB :: CXDW :?(a) AYBZ (b) EVFU(c) BYAZ (d) XCWD

5. 25:81 ::36:?(a) 121 (b) 93(c) 65 (d) 103

6. Black : White: : up :?(a) Opposite (b) Disappointment(c) Wall (d) Down

7. Book : Author: : Statue :?(a) Mason (b) Painter(c) Sculptor (d) Calligrapher

8. 292: 146: : 582 :?(a) 272 (b) 286(c) 291 (d) 292

9. 6:18::4:?_(a) 10 (b) 8(c) 6 (d) 4

Directions (10-18): In each of the following questions,select the one which is different from the other threeresponses

10. (a) Eye (2) Hand(c) Nose (d) Ear

11. (a) A (b) O(c) I (d) N

12. (a) MNP (b) PQS(c) WXZ (d) GHK

13. (a) 4 (b) 25(c) 146 (d) 625

14. (a) 32-42 (b) 48-58(c) 96-106 (d) 86-78

15. (a) Grapes (b) Pomegranate(c) Cardamom (d) Mango

16. (a) water (b) pool(c) lake (d) pond

17. (a) 58-85 (b) 96-69(c) 38-83 (d) 47-73

18. (a) DABC (b) PMNO(c) ZWXY (d) IDEF

19. Arrange the following words according toEnglish Dictionary.(a) slunk (b) slung(c) slump (d) slum(a) (d), (c) , (b), (a) (b) (c) , (b), (d), (a)(c) (c), (a), (d), (b) (d) (a), (b), (c), (d)

Directions (20-21): In each of the following questions,which one of the given responses would be a meaningfulorder of the following words in ascending order ?

20. (a) Plant (b) Food(c) Seed (d) Leaf(e) fruit

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(a) (e), (d), (c), (b), (a) (b) (c), (b), (d), (e), (a)(c) (c), (a), (d), (e), (b) (d) (a), (c), (e), (d), (b)

21. (a) Gold (b) Silver(c) Platinum (d) Diamond(a) (d), (a), (b), (c) (b) (c), (d), (a), (b)(c) (b), (a), (c), (d) (d) (a), (b), (c), (d)

22. Which one set of letters when sequentiallyplaced at the gaps in the given letter series -shall complete it ?

d _ n _ _ _ nndm _n(a) ndmnm (b) mdnmn(c) mndmn (d) dmnnm

Directions (23-26): In each of the following questions,choose the correct alternative from the given ones thatwill complete the series.

23. 9,16, 25, 36, ?, 64(a) 56 (b) 49(c) 80 (d) 72

24. 3,5,8,13,21,34,55,?.(a) 34 (b) 55(c) 21 (d) 89

25. AZBY C ??(a) XD (b) WE(c) DX (d) EW

26. YXW, UTS, QPO, MLK, ?(a) LMN (b) JIH(c) KJI (d) IHG

27. Find the wrong number in the given series.4131, 1377, 461, 153, 51(a) 461 (b) 153(c) 1377 (d) 51

28. A prisoner introduced a boy who came tovisit him to the jailor as “Brothers andsisters I have none, he is my father’s son’sson”. Who is the boy ?(a) Nephew (b) Son(c) Cousin (d) Uncle

29. A group of alphabets are given with eachbeing assigned a number. These have to beunscrambled into a meaningful word andcorrect order of letters may be indicated fromthe given responses.

U M E R N B1 2 3 4 5 6

(a) 5,1,2,6,3,4 (b) 2,3,4,5,1,6(c) 3,4,2,5,6,1 (d) 5,6,1,3,4,2

30. If ‘LIBERALIZATION’ is coded as 34256134918470, then ‘AERATION’ can be codedas(a) 15168470 (b) 15186471(c) 15618470 (d) 51618471

31. Akhilesh is taller than Sheebu. Aman is notas tall as Akhilesh but is taller than Tejinder.Sheebu is also not as tall as Aman but istaller than Tejinder. Who is the tallest?(a) Akhilesh (b) Sheebu(c) Aman (d) Tejinder

32. From the given alternatives, select the wordwhich cannot be formed using the letters ofthe given word?

EMBOSSMENT(a) BOSS (b) TOMB(c) STEM (d) MATS

33. Some equations are solved on the basis of acertain system. On the same basis, find outthe correct answer for the un solvedequation6 × 8 × 2 = 268, 1 × 2 × 3 = 312, 9 × 7 × 5 = ?(a) 957 (b) 579(c) 795 (d) 597

34. Select the correct combination ofmathematical signs to replace * signs andto balance the given equation.

4 * 6 * 6 * 2 * 20(a) + ÷ = ÷ (b) × – + =(c) + – = ÷ (d) – + = ÷

35. If REPUBLIC can be written as CRIELPBU,then how CUL CUTTA can be written ?(a) ACTUTLUC (b) UEPUEAA(c) NHENHJJS (d) ATTUCLUC

36. Which of the following inter change of signswould make the given equation correct ?

(12 ÷ 6) + 3 × 7 = 42(a) ÷ and × (b) 6 and 7(c) + and + (d) 12 and 3

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Directions (37- 38): In each the following questions,select e missing number from the given ponses.

37. 14 22 3704 06 0305 03 0561 135 ?(a) 120 (b) 112(c) 116 (d) 555

38. 64 25 8136 49 1614 12 ?(a) 13 (b) 26(c) 97 (d) 15

39. Raman starts walking in the morning facingthe Sun. After sometime, he turned to theleft. Later again he turned to his left. At whatdirection is Raman moving now ?(a) East (b) West(c) South (d) North

40. Mohan travelled from point ‘A’ straight to‘B’ at a distance of 8 m. He turned right andwalked 4m, again turned to his right andwalked 8 m. Finally he turned to his rightand walked 3 m. How far he was from hisstarting point?(a) 8m (b) 3m(c) 1 m (d) 4 m

41. Two statements are given fol lowed by fourconclusions 1,11, and IV. You have toconsider the statements to be true even ifthey seem to be at variance from commonlyknown facts. You are to decide which of thegiven conclusions, if any, follow from thegiven statements. Indicate your answer.Statements1. All dogs are books2. All books are pictures.ConclusionI. All dogs are pictures.II. All books are dogs .III. All pictures are dogs.IV. Some pictures are books.

(a) Only I and IV follow(b) Only II and III follow(c) Either II or III follows(d) Either II or IV follows

42. One statement is given followed by twoconclusions I and II. You have to considerthe statements to be true even if they seem tobe at variance from commonly known facts.You are to decide which of the givenconclusions if any, follow from the givenstatement Indicate your answer.StatementMetals expand when heated.ConclusionsI. Non-metals do not expand when heated.II. All things which expand when heated,

are metals.(a) Only conclusion I follows.(b) Only conclusion II follows.(c) Both conclusions I and lI follow(d) Neither conclusion I nor II follow

43. Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in arow facing East, ‘C’ is between Wand ‘E’,‘B’ is just to the right of ‘E’ but left of `D’, ‘F’is not at the right end. Who is between ‘B’and ‘C’ ?(a) A (b) D(c) E (d) F

44. A solid cube of 4 inches has been paintedRed, Green, and Black on pair of oppositefaces. It has been cut into one inch cubes.How many cubes have only one face paintedthat too only red ?(a) 4 (b) 8(c) 16 (d) 24

45. Which answer figure will complete thepattern in the question figure?Question Figure

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Answer Figures

(a) (b) (c) (d)46. Which of the answer figures is exactly the

mirror image of the given figure, when themirror is held on the line AB ?Question Figure

A

B

Answer figures

(a) (b) (c) (d)47. Which one of the following diagrams best

depicts the relationship among Fishes,Snakes and Birds

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

48. 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 Iare numbered from 0 to 4 and that of MatrixII are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter fromthese matrices can be represented first by itsrow and next by its column, e.g. : ‘F’ can berepresented by 01, 13, 32, etc. and ‘N’ can berepresented by 57, 69, 95, etc. Iden tify theset for the word PEN.

MATRIX - I0 1 2 3 4

0 E F G H I1 H I E F G2 F G H I E3 1 E F G H4 G H I E F

MATRIX - II5 6 7 8 9

5 L M N O P6 O P L M N7 M N O P L8 P L M N O9 N O P L M

(a) 66, 30, 95 (b) 85, 00, 95(c) 86, 00, 95 (d) 65, 00, 95

49. Select the answer figure in which thequestion figure is hidden/ embedded.Question Figures

Answer Figures

(a) (b) (c) (d)50. A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown

below in the question figures. From the givenanswer figures, indicate how it will paperwhen opened?Question Figures

Answer figures

(a) (b) (c) (d)

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PART IIENGLISH LANGUAGE

Directions (51-55): In the following questions, someparts of the sentences have errors and some have none.Find out which part of a sentence has an error. Thenumber of that part is your answer. If there is no error,then your answer is (d)i.e. No error.

51. There are (a)/ no poetries (b)/in my book.(c)/ No error (d)

52. That house (a)/is built of (b)/ stones. (c)/No error (d)

53. He as well as (a)/ you like (b)/ to go. (c)/ Noerror (d)

54. Very soon (a)/ I realised (b)/ that he is atfault. (c)/ No error. (d)

55. Santosh lives (a)/ by the principals (b)/ heprofesses. (c)/ No error (d)

Directions (56-60): In the following questions,sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with anappropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggestedfor each question. Choose the correct alternative out ofthe four.

56. The headmaster congratulated Rajan _getting the merit scholarship.(a) for (b) about(c) with (d) on

57. Smallpox has been eradicated _ India.(a) in (b) from(c) within (d) out of

58. The police offered a___for information aboutthe stolen money.(a) reward (b) award(c) profit (d) prize

59. There is no possibility of______coming late.(a) they (b) their(c) them (d) theirs

60. His friend_____unexpectedly.(a) returned to (b) comeback(c) turned up (d) get down

Directions (61-65): In the following questions, out ofthe four alternatives, choose the one which best expressesthe meaning of the given word.

61. Elastic(a) rubbery (b) flexible(c) expensive (d) exciting

62. Vacillate(a) waver (b) never(c) quiver (d) queer

63. Impeccable(a) perfect (b) fair(c) faultless (d) criminal

64. Impediment(a) clear (b) ailment(c) incapable (d) obstruction

65. Advance(a) reduce (b) halt(c) progress (d) extend

Directions (66-70): In the following questions, choosethe word opposite in meaning to the given word.

66. Dormant(a) acute (b) active(c) able (d) ablaze

67. Chivalrous(a) gallant (b) dastardly(c) amorous (d) defiant

68. Erudite(a) illiterate (b) crude(c) boring (d) ignorant

69. Despair(a) sneer (b) compliment(c) irony (d) hope

70. Transparent(a) translucent (b) opaque(c) clear (d) sharp

Directions (71-75): In the fol lowing questions, fouralternatives are given for the idiom/phrase. Choose thealternative which best expresses the meaning of theidiom/ phrase.

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71. At one’s beck and call(a) to attend a call(b) to be helped by someone(c) to be useful to someone(d) to be dominated by someone

72. To explore every avenue(a) to search all streets(b) to scout the wilderness(c) to find adventure(d) to try every opportunity

73. A red letter day(a) a dangerous day in one’s life(b) a sorrowful day in one’s life(c) an important or joyful occasion in one’s

life(d) both a dangerous and sorrowful day in

one’s life74. To have something up one’s sleeve

(a) to hide something in the sleeve(b) to play a magician trick(c) to have a secret plan(d) to play hide and seek

75. On the spur of the moment(a) to act at once(b) to ride a horse in a race(c) to act deliberately(d) to act at the appointed time

Directions (76-80): In the following questions, a partof the sentence is printed in bold. Below are givenalternatives to the bold part at (a), (b) and (c) whichmay improve the sentence. Choose the correctalternative. In case no improvement is needed, youranswer is (d).

76. Enlightenment were a state of relaxedawareness.(a) had (b) has(c) is (d) No improvement

77. I complimented him for his success in theexamination.(a) about (b) on(c) at (d) No improvement

78. He should not had ignored his friend.(a) should not have (b) should have not(c) should not has (d) No improvement

79. The judge asked the lawyer to be consistentwith proof in the case.(a) corroboration (b) testimony(c) evidence (d) No improvement

80. Raju requested me to his birthday partytomorrow.(a) indulged (b) invited(c) inspired (d) No improvement

Directions (81- 85): In the following questions, out ofthe four alternatives, choose the one which can besubstituted for the given words/sentence.

81. Pertaining to horses(a) equine (b) equestrian(c) equinox (d) equation

82. One who cannot be corrected(a) incurable (b) incorrigible(c) hardened (d) vulnerable

83. Difficult or impossible to read(a) illogical (b) illegible(c) ineligible (d) legible

84. An unexpected piece of good fortune(a) Turnstile (b) Windfall(c) Philanthropy (d) Benevolence

85. Those who go on to someone else’s landwithout the owner’s permission(a) delinquents (b) trespassers(c) offenders (d) culprits

Directions (86-90): In the following questions. groupsof four words are given. In each group, one word iscorrectly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

86. (a) desiccation (b) dessication(c) desiccasion (d) deziccation

87. (a) nigardlely (b) niggardly(c) nigardly (d) nigardly

88. (a) relinquish (b) relenquish(c) relinqeush (d) relinquesh

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89. (a) ecspectation (b) expactation(c) expectation (d) expectasion

90. (a) assimilation (b) asimillation(c) assimillation (d) asimilation

Directions (91-100): In the following passage, someof the words have been left out. First read the passageover and try to understand what it is about. Then fill inthe blanks with the Help of the alterna tives given.

PASSAGE(Question Nos. 91 to 100)

Even during that cold winter afternoon, thepostman was slowly pushing his bicycle up the hillthat led out to the village. He used to walk very (91)because there was a lot of ice on the ground. He hadonly one letter to (92), this was for an (93) lady wholeved at the (94) of the hill. Everyone (95) her‘grandmother:. She had lived alone (96) since herdaughter had emigrated (97) Australia many years (98).She (99) used to invite the postman for a cup of tea(100) he read her letters.

91. (a) briskly (b) slowly(c) fast (d) leisurely

92. (a) post (b) handover(c) deliver (d) give

93. (a) ancient (b) important(c) old (d) illiterate

94. (a) foot (b) top(c) end (d) mouth

95. (a) called (b) named(c) branded (d) designated

96. (a) even (b) ever(c) about (d) all

97. (a) for (b) about(c) in (d) to

98. (a) since (b) after(c) before (d) away

99. (a) always (b) rarely(c) frequently (b) occasionly

100. (a) always (b) while(c) sometimes (d) often

PART IIIQUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

101. Of the three numbers, the sum of the firsttwo is 55, sum of the second and third is 65and sum of third with thrice of the first is110. The third number is(a) 25 (b) 30(c) 35 (d) 28

102. Among the numbers 3 542, 9, 16 32 , thegreatest one is(a) 2 (b) 3 9(c) 4 16 (d) 5 32

103. The sum of the numerator and denominatorof a positive fraction is 11. If 2 is added toboth numerator and denominator, thefraction is increased by 1/24. The differenceof numerator and denominator of thefraction is(a) 5 (b) 3(c) 1 (d) 9

104. The expression 26n – 42n, where n is a naturalnumber is always divisible by(a) 15 (b) 18(c) 36 (d) 48

105. The sum of a pair of positive integers is 336and their H.C.F. is 21. The number of suchpossible pairs is(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5

106. The difference between the exterior andinterior angles at a vertex of a regularpolygon is 150°. The number of sides of thepolygon is(a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 24 (d) 30

107. Each edge of a regular tetrahedron is 3 cm,then its volume is

(a)9 2

. .4

c c (b) 27 3 . .c c

(c)4 2 . .

9c c (d) 9 3 . .c c

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108. A toy is in the form of a cone mounted on ahemisphere. The radius of the hemisphereand that of the cone is 3 cm and height ofthe cone is 4 cm. The total surface area of thetoy

(taking 227

) is

(a) 75.43 sq. cm. (b) 103.71 sq. cm.(c) 85.35 sq. cm. (d) 120.71 sq. cm.

109. The respective heights and volumes of ahemisphere and a right circular cylinder areequal, then the ratio of their radii is(a) 2 : 3 (b) 3 :1(c) 3 : 2 (d) 2 : 3

110. The four equal circles of radius 4 cm drawnon the four corners of a square touch eachother externally. Then the area of the portionbetween the square and the four sectors is(a) 9 ( – 4) sq. cm. (a) 16 ( – 4) sq. cm.(c) 9 (4 ) sq. cm. (d) 16 (4 ) sq.cm.

111. Two adjacent sides of a parallelogram areof lengths 15 cm and 18 cm. If the distancebetween two smaller sides is 12 cm, thenthe distance between two bigger sides is(a) 8 cm (b) 10 cm(c) 12 cm (d) 15 cm

112. A metal pipe is 21 cm long and its exteriordiameter is 8 cm. If the thickness of the pipeis 1 cm and the metal weighs 8 gm/cm” theweight of the pipe

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(a) 3.696 (b) 3.669(c) 3.966 (d) 3.699

113. 2 men and 3 women can do a piece of workin 10 days while 3 men and 2 women cando the same work in 8 days. Then, 2 menand 1 woman can do the same work in(a) 12 days (b) 12 ½ days.(c) 13 days (d) 13 ½ days

114. A can do a work in 21 days. B is 40% moreefficient than A. The number of daysrequired for B to finish the same work aloneis(a) 10 (b) 12(c) 15 (d) 18

115. A discount series of 10%. 20% and 40% isequal to a single discount of(a) 50% (b) 56.8%(c) 70% (d) 70.28%

116. In a shop, shirts are usually sold at 40%above the cost price. During a sale, theshopkeeper offers a discount of 10% off theusual selling price. If he manages to sell 72shirts for Rs. 13,608, then his cost price pershirt, in Rs. is(a) 210 (b) 150(c) 149 (d) 125

117. If A : B = 4:9andA : C = 2 : 3, then (A + B) : (A+ C) is(a) 15: 13 (b) 10 : 13(c) 13: 1 0 (d) 13: 15

118. Two vessels A and B contains acid andwater in the ratio 4 : 3 and 5 : 3 respectively.Then the ratio in which these mixtures to bemixed to obtain a new mixture in vessel Ccontaining acid and water in the ratio 3 : 2is(a) 5 : 8 (b) 7 : 8(c) 7 : 5 (d) 4 : 7

119. The batting average for 40 innings of acricket player is 50 runs. His highest scoreexceeds his lowest score by 172 runs. If thesetwo innings are excluded, the average of theremaining 38 innings is 48 runs. Thehighest score of the player is(a) 165 runs (b) 170 runs(c) 172 runs (d) 174 runs

120. Five years ago, the average age of P and Qwas 25. The average age of P, Q and R todayis 25. Age of R after 5 years will be(a) 15 (b) 20(c) 40 (d) 35

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121. Some toffees are bought at the rate of 11 forRs. 10 and the same number at the rate of 9for Rs 10. If the whole lot is sold at one rupeeper toffee, find the gain or loss %.(a) Gain 2% (b) Loss 2%(c) Loss 1 % (d) Gain 1 %

122. If the cost price of 25 articles is equal to theselling price of 20 articles, then the gainpercentageis(a) 20% (b) 22.5%(c) 25% (d) 27.5%

123. Shelf A has 4/5 of the number of books thatshelf B has. If 25% of the books in A aretransferred to B and then 25% of the booksfrom B are transferred to A, then thepercentage of the total number of books thatA will have is(a) 25 (b) 50(c) 75 (d) 100

124. A vessel has 60 litres of solution of acid andwater having 80% acid. How much waterbe added to make it a solution in which acidforms 60% ?(a) 48 litres (b) 20 litres(c) 36 litres (d) None of these

125. A man rows 40 km upstream in 8 hours anda distances of 36 km downstream in 6 hours.Then speed of stream is(a) 0.5 km/hr (b) 1.5 km/hr(c) 1 km/hr (d) 3 km/hr

126. The difference between simple andcompound interest on a certain sum ofmoney at 5% p.a. for 2 years is Rs. 160. Findthe sum.(a) Rs. 64,000 (b) Rs. 60,000(c) Rs. 40,000 (d) Rs. 48,000

127. If 1 2,

2x

x find the value of 3

318 .xx

(a) 48 (b) 88(c) 40 (d) 44

128. If x = 2 – 21/3 + 22/3, then the value of x3– 6x2

+ 18x + 18 is

(a) 22 (b) 33(c) 40 (d) 45

129. If 1 2xx

and k is real, then the value of

17191x

x is

(a) 1 (b) 0(c) 2 (d) –2

130. If x2 + y2 – 4x – 4y + 8 = 0, then the value of x- y is(a) 4 (b) – 4(c) 0 (d) 8

131. If a3 – b3 – c3 – 3abc = 0, then(a) a = b= c (b) a + b + c = 0(c) a + c = b (d) a = b + c

132. In ABC, O is the centroid and AD, BE, CFare three medians and the area of AOE= 15 cm2, then area of quadrilateral BDOF is(a) 20 cm2 (b) 30 cm2

(c) 40 cm2 (d) 25 cm2

133. The radius of two concentric circles are 9cm and 15 cm. If the chord of the greatercircle be a tangent to the smaller circle, thenthe length of that chord is(a) 24 cm (b) 12 cm(c) 30 cm (d) 18 cm

134 O and C are respectively the orthocentre andcircumcentre of an acute-angled trianglePQR. The points P and 0 are joined andproduced to meet the side QR at S. If PQS =60° and QCR = 130°, then RPS =(a) 300

(b) 350(c) 100° (d) 604

135. The length of a chord of a cir cle is equal tothe radius of the circle. The angle which thischord subtends in the major segment of thecircle is equal to(a) 30° (b) 45°(c) 60° (d) 90°

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136. In ABC, AD is the internal bisector of LA,meeting the side BC at D. If BD = 5 cm, BC =7.5 cm, then AB : AC is(a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 2(c) 4 : 5 (d) 3 : 5

137. If sin + cos = 2 (0° < 90°), then sin

2

3

=

(a) sin2

(b) cos3

(c) sin3

(d)2cos3

138. If cos4 – sin 4 = 2/3, then the value of 2cos2 – 1 is(a) 0 (b) 1

(c)23 (d)

32

139. The value of cot 10° . cot 20° . cot 60° . cot 70°. cot 80° is(a) 1 (b) –1

(c) 3 (d)13

140. At a point on a horizontal line through thebase of a monument, the angle of elevationof the top of the monument is found to be

such that its tan gent is 15 . On walking 138

metres towards the monument the secant ofthe angle of elevation vation is found to be

193.

12 The height of the monument (in

metre) is(a) 35 (b) 49(c) 42 (d) 56

141. If sin a sec (30° + ) = 1 (0 < < 60°), then thevalue of sin + cos 2 is

(a) 1 (b)2 32 3

(c) 0 (d) 2Directions (142- 146): Read the following graph andanswer questions 142 to 146.

Trade Deficit of a Country in Crores of Rupees

1994-95

1993-94

1992-93

1991-92

1990-91

1989-90

1988-89

1987-88

2200

3100

2100

2800

2600

3600

4200

2600

142. The deficit in 1993-94 was roughly howmany times the deficit in 1990-91 ?(a) 1.4 (b) 1.5(c) 2.5 (d) 0.5

143. Percentage increase in deficit in 1993-94 ascompared to deficit in 1989-90 was(a) 200 (b) 150(c) 100 (d) 2100

144. In which of the following years, the percentincrease of deficit was highest over itspreceding year?(a) 1992-93 (b) 1990-91(c) 1993-94 (d) 1988-89

145. The ratio of the number of years, in whichthe trade deficit is above the average deficit,to those years in which the trade deficit isbelow the average deficit, is(a) 3 : 5 (b) 5 : 3(c) 4 : 4 (d) 3 : 4

146. The deficit in 1992-93 was approximatelyhow many percent of the average deficit?(a) 150 (b) 140(c) 125 (d) 90

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147. The employee who has mini mum ratio ofincome from arrears to income from salaryis(a) K (b) L(c) M (d) N

148. The employee who earns max imum bonusin comparison to his total Income.(a) M (b) N(c) L (d) K

149. The employee who has maxi mumpercentage of his salary out of the totalincome.(a) K (b) L(c) M (d) O

150. The income from overtime is what percentof the income from the arrears in case ofemployees in category O ?(a) 80 (b) 75(c) 25 (d) 20

PART IVGENERAL AWARENESS

151. Cost of production of the producer is givenby:(a) sum of wages paid to labourers.(b) sum of wages and interest paid on

capital.(c) sum of wages, interest, rent and

supernormal profit.(d) sum of wages, interest, rent and normal

profit.

152. ‘Kesari’, the Newspaper was started by(a) G.K. Gokhale (b) B. G. Tilak(c) Sardar Patel(d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

153. When was the Indian Constitution adopted?(a) 15th August, 1947(b) 26th November, 1949(c) 26th January, 1950(d) 2nd October, 1952

154. Which one of the following is the smallestendocrine gland in human body ?(a) Adrenal (b) Thyroid(c) Pituitary (d) Pancreas

155. Double is a_______data type.(a) primitive (b) user defined(c) system defined (d) local

156. Yellow spots on citrus leaves is due to thedeficiency of:(a) Zinc (b) Magnesium(c) Boron (d) Iron

157. Rangaswami Cup is associat ed with(a) Wrestling(b) Football(c) Hockey (d) Golf

158. The working of a rockets based on theprinciple of:(a) Conservation of momentum(b) Conservation of mass(c) Conservation of energy(d) Conservation of angular momentum

Directions (147 - 150): Study the following table and answer questions 147 to 150EmployeesSource of K L M N Oincome of (in ̀ )

Salary 12,000 6,000 21,000 9,000 12,000Bonus 2,400 1,200 4,500 2,400 3,000Overtime 5,400 2,100 6,000 5,100 6,000Arrears 6,000 5,400 12,000 4,200 7,500Miscellaneous 1,200 300 1,500 300 1,500

Total 27,000 15,000 45,000 21,000 30,000

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159. Which one of the following is a Wild LifeSanctuary ?(a) Jaldapara (b) Garumara(c) Corbett (d) Chapramari

160. The river which is used for inlandwaterways in India is .(a) Ganga (b) Cauveri(c) Mahi (d) Luni

161. The atmospheric layer closest to the earthis:(a) Mesosphere (b) Hydrosphere(c) Troposphere (d) Ionosphere

162. ‘Yellow Revolution’ is associated with theproduction of(a) Poultry (b) Gold(c) Sunflower (d) Oil seeds

163. Under the “Indira Gandhi National Old AgePension Scheme”, the amount of pension forthose above 80 years has been increased permonth from ̀ 200 to(a) ` 300 (b) ` 400(c) ` 500 (d) `1000

164. The state which has recently overtakenKarnataka for the top rank in the productionof bio-fertilisers is(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Gujarat(c) Maharashtra (d) Punjab

165. The upper house of the State Legislature inIndia is called(a) Legislative Council(b) Legislative Assembly(c) Executive Council(d) Governor - in - Council

166. Maximum number of sugar factories arelocated in(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu(c) Bihar (d) Assam

167. The All Women Expedition Team of theIndian Air Force which scaled the MountEverest some time back was headed by(a) Sqn. Ldr. D. Panda(b) Sqn. Ldr. Nirupama Pandey

(c) Flt. Lt. Nivedita Choudhary(d) Flt. Lt. Rajika Sharma

168. While computing national income estimates,which of the following is required to beobserved?(a) The value of exports to be added and the

value of imports to be subtracted(b) The value of exports to be subtracted and

the value of imports to be added(c) The value of both exports and imports

to be added(d) The value of both exports and imports

to be subtracted169. If the Prime Minister of India submits his

resignation to the President, it will mean theresignation of the(a) Prime Minister only(b) Prime Minister and the Cabinet

Ministers(c) Entire Council of Ministers(d) Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers and

the Speaker170. A fuse wire is made of:

(a) an alloy of tin and copper(b) an alloy of tin and lead(c) an alloy of tin and aluminium(d) an alloy of nickel and chromium

171. Iltutmish established a centre of learning at(a) Multan (b) Kolkata(c) Alwar (d) Patna

172. The energy that can harness heat storedbelow the earth’s surface is known as ;(a) thermal energy(b) nuclear energy(c) tidal energy(d) geothermal energy

173. The temperature of boiling water in a steamengine may be high because(a) there are dissolved substances in water(b) there is low pressure inside the boiler(c) there is high pressure inside the boiler(d) the fire is at very high temperature

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174. Konark which has famous ‘Sun GodTemple’ with wonderful specimens ofHindu architecture lies in the state of:(a) Orissa (b) Gujarat(c) Karnataka (d) Madhya Pradesh

175. AGMARK is a guarantee of standard(a) quality (b) quantity(c) weight (d) size

176. Vector of Kala-azar is(a) Anopheles mosquito(b) Culex mosquito(c) Tse-Tsefly (d) Sand fly

177. The World Day to Combat Desertification isobserved every, year on:(a) 4th May (b) 17th June(c) 14th August (d) 3rd October

178. In case no party enjoys absolute majority inthe Legislative Assembly of a state, theGovernor will go by(a) the advice of former Chief Minister(b) the advice of the Prime Minister(c) the advice of the President of India(d) his own discretion

179. The planet that takes 88 days to make onerevolution of the sun is(a) Mercury (b) Saturn(c) Jupiter (d) Mars

180. The chief raw material used formanufacturing Rayon is(a) Nylon (b) Cellulose(c) Silicon (d) Radium and

Argon181. ‘Giddha’ is a form of dance associated with

the state of(a) Punjab(b) Himachal Pradesh(c) Haryana(d) Rajasthan

182. The gas used to dilute oxygen for breathingby deep sea divers is(a) Neon (b) Argon(c) Nitrogen (d) Helium

183. An instrument used to measure humidityis:(a) Anemometer (b) Hygrometer(c) Thermometer (d) Pyrheliometer

184. Fat can be separated from milk in a creamseparator because of:(a) Cohesive force(b) Gravitational force(c) Centripetal force (d) Centrifugal force

185. The market price is related to(a) very short period (b) short period(c) long period (d) very long period

186. The airways company acquired by SouthIndia’s ‘Sun Group’ is(a) Go Air (b) IndiGo(c) Spice Jet (d) Jet Airways

187. India is a secular state because in ourcountry:(a) state has no religion(b) religion has been abolished(c) state patronises a particular religion(d) None of these

188. Who was the mother of Mahavira ?(a) Yashoda (b) Trishala(c) Jameli (d) Mahamaya

189. Equilibrium price is the price when(a) supply is greater than demand(b) supply is less than demand(c) demand is very high(d) supply is equal to demand

190. The Third battle of Panipat was fought inthe year(a) 1526 A. D. (b) 1556 A. D.(c) 1761 A.D. (d) 1776 A.D.

191. Which of the following years has beenranked as one of the three warmest years ?(a) 2006 (b) 2008(c) 2009 (d) 2010

192. Cadmium pollution is associated with(a) Minamata disease(b) Black foot disease(c) Dyslexia (d) Itaiitai

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193. The Great Bath of Indus Valley Civilizationis found at;(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro(c) Ropar (d) Kalibangan

194. Who invented ‘Helicopter’?(a) Cockrell (b) Brequet(c) Otis (d) Frank Whittle

195. Most of the computers available today are(a) 3rd generation computers(b) 4th generation computers(c) 5th generation computers(d) 6th generation computers

196. Bleaching powder is prepared by passing(a) Chlorine over slaked lime(b) Oxygen over slaked lime(c) Carbon dioxide over slaked lime(d) Chlorine over quick lime

197. Gas released during Bhopal tragedy was(a) Sodium isothiocyanate(b) Potassium isothiocyanate(c) Ethyl isothiocyanate(d) Methyl isothiocyanate

198. ‘National Botanical Garden’ is located at(a) Shimla (b) Kolkata(c) Lucknow (d) Bengaluru

199. October and November months give morerainfall to(a) Malwa Plateau(b) Chota Nagpur Plateau(c) Eastern Hills(d) Coromandal Coast

200. Which one of the following is considered asnature’s radar ?(a) Hippopotamus (b) Pigeon(c) Vulture (d) Owl

ANSWERS1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (a) 6. (d) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (b)

11. (d) 12. (d) 13. (c) 14. (d) 15. (c) 16. (a) 17. (d) 18. (d) 19. (a) 20. (ac)21. (c) 22. (c) 23. (b) 24. (d) 25. (a) 26. (d) 27. (a) 28. (b) 29. (a) 30. (c)31.(a) 32. (d) 33. (d) 34. (b) 35. (a) 36. (c) 37. (c) 38. (a) 39. (b) 40. (c)41. (a) 42. (a) 43. (c) 44. (b) 45. (d) 46. (b) 47. (d) 48. (b) 49.(c) 50. (d)51. (b) 52. (c) 53. (b) 54. (c) 55. (b) 56. (d) 57. (a) 58. (a) 59. (b) 60. (c)61. (b) 62. (a) 63. (a) 64. (d) 65. (c) 66. (b) 67. (d) 68. (a) 69. (d) 70. (b)71. (d) 72. (d) 73. (c) 74. (c) 75. (a) 76.(c) 77. (b) 78. (a) 79. (c) 80. (b)81. (b) 82. (b) 83. (c) 84. (b) 85. (b) 86. (a) 87. (b) 88. (a) 89. (c) 90. (a)91.(b) 92. (c) 93. (c) 94. (b) 95. (a) 96. (b) 97. (d) 98. (c) 99. (a) 100. (b)

101. (c) 102. (b) 103. (c) 104. (d) 105. (c) 106. (c) 107.(a) 108. (b) 109. (c) 110. (d)111. (b) 112. (a) 113. (b) 114. (c) 115. (b) 116. (b) 117. (c) 118. (b) 119. (d) 120. (b)121. (c) 122. (c) 123. (b) 124. (b) 125. (a) 126. (a) 127. (c) 128. (c) 129. (c) 130. (c)131. (d) 132. (b) 133. (a) 134. (b) 135. (a) 136. (a) 137. (b) 138. (c) 139. (c) 140. (c)141. (a) 142. (b) 143. (c) 144. (d) 145. (a) 146. (c) 147. (d) 148. (b) 149. (c) 150. (a)151. (d) 152. (b) 153. (b) 154. (c) 155. (a) 156. (b) 157. (c) 158. (a) 159. (c) 160. (a)161. (c) 162. (d) 163. (c) 164. (a) 165. (a) 166. (a) 167. (b) 168. (a) 169. (c) 170. (b)171. (d) 172. (d) 173. (c) 174. (a) 175.(a) 176. (d) 177. (b) 178. (d) 179. (a) 180. (b)181. (a) 182. (d) 183. (b) 184. (d) 185. (a) 186. (c) 187. (a) 188. (b) 189. (d) 190. (c)191. (d) 192. (d) 193. (b) 194. (b) 195. (b) 196. (a) 197. (d) 198. (b) 199. (d) 200. (b)

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PART IGENERAL INTELLIGENCE

Directions (1-9): In each of the following questions,select the related word/ letters /number from the givenalternatives.

1. Defy : Obey: : Rest : ?(a) Lazy (b) Idle(c) Labour (d) Work

2. Water : Swim: : Land(a) Walk (b) Stand(c) Sit (d) Move

3. Patient : Doctor : :(a) Student : Advisor (b) Scissor : Iron(c) Apple : Knife (d) Nurse : Surgeon

4. AN : BO : : CP : ?(a) DQ (b) FS(c) DS (d) FQ

5. DDW : ECV :: FBU : ?(a) GAW (b) GAV(c) VAG (d) GAT

6. BCDZ : CDEV :: DEFT : ?(a) FFGQ (b) EGFR(c) EFGP (d) EFGS

7. 196 : 169 : :81 : ?(a) 64 (b) 72(c) 100 (d) 144

8. 30: ?: : 130: 222(a) 30 (b) 40(c) 66 (d) 68

9. 4, 16,4 : 2, 4, 2 : : ? : 3, 9, 3(a) 6, 9, 6 (b) 9, 81, 9(c) 9, 27, 9 (d) 9, 18,9

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Directions (10-18): In each of the following questions,select the one which is different from the other threeresponses :

10. (1) Pen (b) Crayon(c) Eraser (d) Pencil

11. (a) Moon (b) Mars(c) Venus (d) Jupiter

12. (a) Democracy (b) Parliament(c) Uncivil (d) Election

13. (a) B (b) C(c) D (d) E

14. (a) EBD (b) IFH(c) QNO (d) YVX

15. (a) QRST (b) BECD(c) FIGH (d) LOMN

16. (a) 10 (b) 26(c) 24 (d) 21

17. (a) 22-30 (b) 44-36(c) 52-62 (d) 77-85

18. (a) 78-87 (b) 49-94(c) 96-68 (d) 56-65

19. Arrange the following words according toEnglish Dictionary.(a) Banal (b) Banana(c) Banish (d) Bandage(e) Bandit(a) (a), (c), (b), (d), (e)(b) (a), (b), (d), (c), (e)(c) (a), (b), (d), (e), (c)(d) (a), (c), (b), (e), (d)

Directions (20-21): In each of the following questions,which one of the given responses would be a meaningfulorder of the following words in ascending order ?

First Sitting Held on : 11.12.2011

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20. (a) Atomic Age (b) Metallic Age(c) Stone Age (d) Alloy Age(a) (a), (c), (d), (b) (b) (c), (b), (d), (a)(c) (b), (c), (a), (d) (d) (d), (c), (b), (a)

21. (a) Cure (b) Doctor(c) Disease (d) Diagnosis(5) Medicine(a) (b), (d), (c), (5), (a)(b) (c), (b), (d), (5), (a)(c) (d), (b), (c), (5), (a)(d) (d), (c), (b), (a), (5)

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

a _ cdd _bed _abe _ dab _(a) baddc (b) abddc(c) badcd (d) bdadc

Directions (23-26): In each of the following questions,a series is given, with one/two term missing. Choosethe correct alternative from the given ones that willcomplete the series.

23. Y, S, U, O, Q, ? ?(a) NO (b) LM(c) J K (d) H I

24. EAC, GCE, IEG, ?(a) JHI (b) KGI(c) JGI (d) KIJ

25. 1, 9, 25, ?, 81(a) 36 (b) 49(c) 64 (d) 28

26. 3, 6, 12, 21, ?, 48(a) 31 (b) 33(c) 34 (d) 38

27. Find the wrong number in the given series.3, 6,11, 16, 27, 38.(a) 6 (b) 38(c) 16 (d) 27

28. Showing a man a woman said, “hisbrother’s father is the only son of mygrandfather”. How is the woman related tothe man?

(a) Aunt (b) Sister(c) Daughter (d) Mother

29. F has less money than H but more than G. Ehas more than F but less than H. Who is thepoorest?(a) F (b) E(c) H (d) G

30. From the given alternatives select the wordwhich cannot be formed using the letters ofthe given word.(a) SEPTUM (b) RECTUM(c) CUSTOM (d) SPECT

31. A group of alphabets are giv en with eachbeing asigned a number. These have to beun scrambled into a meaningful word andcorrect order of letters may be indicated fromthe given responses.

U B A N R1 2 3 4 5

(a) 1 4 2 3 5 (b) 1 5 2 3 4(c) 4 1 5 3 2 (d) 5 3 4 2 1

32. APPRECIATION is coded as 177832419465.How will you code PERCEPTION?(a) 7382379465 (b) 7392378465(c) 7292378465 (d) 7383297465

33. Select the correct combination ofmathematical signs to replace * signs andto balance the given equation.

16 * 2 * 24 * 3 * 6(a) + = – ÷ (b) × – + =(c) + ÷ = ÷ (d) – – ÷ =

34. Some equations are solved on the basis of acertain system. On the same basis, find outthe correct answerr for the unsolvedequation.

6 – 9 – 2 = 926, 3 – 2 – 1 = 213, 0 – 4 – 8 = ?(a) 840 (b) 48(c) 84 (d) 480

35. Which interchange of signs will make thefollowing equa tion correct?

30 – 6 + 4 + 2 × 3 = 7

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(a) + and × (b) – and +(c) – and ÷ (d) ÷ and –

Directions (36-37): In each of the following questions,select the missing number from the given re sponses.

36. 16 4 481 3 27? 25 5(a) 97 (b) 12(c) 125 (d) 30

37. 6 4 53 6 52 3 4

36 72 ?

(a) 100 (b) 175(c) 125 (d) 120

38. A taxi driver commenced his journey from apoint and drove 10km towards North andturned to his left and drove another 5 km.After waiting to meet one of his friends, heturned to his right and continuted to driveanother 10 km. He has covered a distance of25 km so far but in which direction he nowmay be?(a) North (b) East(c) West (d) South

39. Sita cycled 8 km southward from her hometurned right and cycled 5 km, turned rightand cycled 8 km, turned left and cycled 10km. How many kms will she have cycle toreach straight home?(a) 8 km (b) 10 km(c) 15 km (d) 13 km

40. If in a code MASTER is written as SAMRETthen how CAR ROT be written in the samecode?(a) RACTOR (b) RCATRO(c) RCATOR (d) ARMTOR

41. Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in arow facing East. C is between A and E. B is

just to the right of E but left of D. F is not atthe right end. Who is at the right end?(a) D (b) B(c) E (d) C

42. A solid cube of 4 inches has been paintedred, green and black on pair of oppositefac es. It has been cut into one inch cubes.How many cubes have only Red and Greenfaces?(a) 4 (b) 8(c) 16 (d) 24

43. One statement is given followed by twoconclusions I and II. You have to considerthe statements to be true even if they seem tobe at variance from commonly known facts.You are to decide which of the givenconclusions, if any, fol low from the givenstatements. Indicate your answer.StatementMany people feel nervous when giving atalk before a group.ConclusionsI. Many people can talk confidently before

a group.II. Very few people can talk confidently

before a group.(a) Only I follows(b) Only II follows(c) Neither I nor II follows(d) Both I and II follow

44. Two statements are given followed by fourconclusions I, II, III and IV. You have toconsider the statements to be true even ifthey seem to be at variance from commonlyknown facts. You are to decide which of thegiven conclusions, if any, follow from thegiven statements. Indicate your an swer.Statements(i) Blue is Black and some Black is red.(ii) All red is Green but not YellowConclusionsI. Some Blue is Green.

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II. No Black is Yellow.III. Some Black is not Yellow.IV. No Black is Green.(a) Only I and II follow(b) Only II and IV follow(c) Only I and III follow(d) Only I, II and IV follow

45. Which answer figure will complete thepattern in the question figure?Question Figure

Answer Figures

(a) (b) (c) (d)46. Select the answer figure in which the

question figure is hidden/embedded.Question Figure

Answer Figures

(a) (b) (c) (d)47. A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown

below in the question figures. From the givenanswer figures, indicate how it will appearwhen opened?Question Figures

Answer Figures

(a) (b) (c) (d)48. Which of the answer figure is exactly the

mirror image of the given figure, when themirror is held on the line AB?

Question FigureA

Answer Figures

(a) (b) (c) (d)49. Which one of the following diagrams best

depicts the relationship among Honey-bee,Insect and Housefly?

(a) (b) (c) (d)50. A word is represented by only one set of

numbers 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 Iare numbered from 0 to 3 and that of MatrixII are numbered from 4 to 7. A letter fromthese matrices can be represented first by itsrow and next by its column, e.g., ‘A’ can berepresented by 00, 12, 21, etc. and ‘T’ can berepre sented by 02, 10, 23, etc. Iden tify theset for the word LAMB.

MATRIX - I0 1 2 3

0 A M T I1 T I A M2 1 A M T3 M T I AMATRIX - II

4 5 6 74 E B L U5 L U E B6 U E B L7 B L U E

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(a) 75, 21, 13, 45 (b) 46, 12, 23, 57(c) 67, 33, 31, 66 (d) 46, 32, 01, 74

PART IIENGLISH LANGUAGE

Directions (51-55): In the following questions someparts of the sentences have errors and some have none.Find out which part of a sentence has an error. Thenumber of that part is your answer. If there is no error,then your answer is (d) i.e. No error.

51. This custom (a)/ has come down (b)/ sincetimes immemorial. (c) / No error. (d)

52. This letter will reach him (a)/ before he left(b)/ for Delhi. (c)/ No error. (d)

53. We stayed for (a)/ a short time (b) / in thehotel. (c)/ No error. (d)

54. Students are prohibited (a)/ to bring cycles(b)/ into the college. (c)/ No error. (d)

55. Unless you are careful, (a)/ you are boundto make mistake (b)/ in your work. (c)/ Noerror. (d)

Directions (56-60): In the following questions,sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with anappropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggestedfor each question. Choose the correct alternative out ofthe four and indicate it as your answer.

56. The aim of education is to____the best instudents.(a) bring on (b) bring in(c) bring about (d) bring out

57. I have known him_______along time.(a) since (b) for(c) before (d) from

58. I wish I__________her to clean the room.(a) have asking (b) have asked(c) asked (d) had asked

59. He always takes full ______of the mistakesmade by his friends.(a) benefit (b) advantage(c) profit (d) use

60. He drained what was left_____ his drink.(a) from (b) in(c) of (d) off

Directions (61-65): In the following questions, out ofthe four alternatives, choose the one which bestexpresses the meaning of the given word.

61. Irresolute(a) undecided (b) angry(c) ignorant (d) firm

62. Frugal(a) economical (b) delicate(c) splendid (d) hungry

63. Motive(a) reason (b) occasion(c) intention (d) preparation

64. Pity(a) offence (b) mercy(c) kindness (d) joy

65. Quash(a) question (b) pledge(c) reject (d) slash

Directions (66-70): In the following questions, choosethe word opposite in meaning to the given word.

66. Quiet(a) strong (b) noisy(c) incomplete (d) violent

67. Vague(a) clear (b) dull(c) unknown (d) shady

68. Incredible(a) believable (b) possible(c) imaginable (d) enjoyable

69. Inevitable(a) avoidable (b) unnecessary(c) inseparable (d) uncertain

70. Humility(a) dignity (b) cruelty(c) anger (d) pride

Directions (71-75): In the following questions, fouralternatives are given for the idiom/phrase printed in

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bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which bestexpresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

71. As a businessman, my father alwaysmaintained that his transactions constitutedan open book.(a) an account book always open(b) a book of open confessions(c) an opening for new ventures(d) straight forward and honest dealings

72. The project advanced by leaps and bounds.(a) rapidly (b) slowly(c) sharply (d) simply

73. She is too fond of her own voice.(a) loves singing(b) very selfish(c) does not listen properly to anyone else(d) very talkative

74. Indian police is, on the whole, high handedin dealing with citizens.(a) kind (b) overbearing(c) prompt (d) adept

75. I take exception to your statement that I ambad tempered.(a) do not agree (b) feel unhappy(c) object (d) feel angry

Directions (76-80): In the following questions, a partof the sentence is printed in bold. Below are givenalternatives to the bold part at (a), (b) and (c) whichmay improve the sentence. Choose the correctalternative. In case no improvement is needed youranswer is (d).

76. My foot is paining.(a) aching (b) ailing.(c) hurting (d) No improvement

77. The light went out while I read,(a) was reading (b) am reading(c) had read (d) No improvement

78. She said me about her holiday in Kerala.(a) told about(b) said about(c) told me about (d) No improvement

79. Why do you prefer the theatre than thecinema?(a) for (b) against(c) to (d) No improvement

80. He is the only man I know who can laugh athimself.(a) whose (b) whom(c) which (d) No improvement

Directions (81-85): In the following questions, out ofthe four alternatives, choose the one which can besubstituted for the given words/sentence.

81. Place where wine is made(a) bakery (b) cloakroom(c) tannery (d) brewery

82. A paper written by hand(a) handicraft (b) handiwork(c) manuscript (d) thesis

83. The art of preserving skin of animals, birdsand fish(a) taxonomy (b) taxidermy(c) topology (d) seismology

84. Related to moon(a) solar (b) moony(c) lunar (d) honeymoon

85. The plants and vegetation of a region(a) flora (b) fauna(c) landscape (d) environment

Directions (86-90): In the following questions, groupsof four words are given. In each group, one word iscorrectly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

86. (a) systamatically (b) systematically(c) systematicaly (d) systimatically

87. (a) erthiness (b) earthines(c) earthhiness (d) earthiness

88. (a) truely (b) truly(c) truily (d) trueily

89. (a) allienate (b) aliennate(c) alienatte (d) alienate

90. (a) vacilliation (b) vasillation(c) vacillation (d) vacilation

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Directions (91-100): In the following passage, someof the words have been left out. First read the passageover and try to understand what it is about. Then fillin’ the blanks with the help of the al ternatives given.

PASSAGE(Question Nos. 91 to 100)

The true elixir of life near to our hands is thecommonest of all liquids, plain water. It has 91 a role ofvast significance in 92 the course of earth’s historyand 93 to play the leading role in the 94 of life on thesurface of our 95 . Indeed, there is noth ing here which96 so much to the beauty of the 97 as water, be it justa little 98 trickling over the rocks or a 99 pond by theway side where animals100 their thirst.

91. (a) done (b) played(c) created (d) developed

92. (a) shaping (b) solving(c) preventing (d) uplifting

93. (a) decides (b) continues(c) prepares (d) refuses

94. (a) movement (b) drama(c) scene (d) future

95. (a) star (b) constellation(c) planet (d) sea

96. (a) deduces (b) adds(c) detracts (d) brightens

97. (a) countryside (b) river(c) humanbeings (d) skies

98. (a) river (b) stream(c) waterfalls (d) well

99. (a) dirty (b) short(c) huge (b) little

100. (a) complete (b) quench(c) pamper (d) destroy

PART IIIQUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

101. From each o f the two given unequalnumbers, half the smaller number issubtracted. Then, of the resulting numbers,

the larger one is five times than the smallerone. Then the ratio of the larger to smallerone is(a) 2 : 1 (b) 3 : 2(c) 3 : 1 (d) 1 : 4

102. The largest number among 432, 3, 4 is

(a) 2 (b) 3 3

(c) 4 4 (d) All are equal103. A got married 8 years ago. A’s 1 persent age

is 1

14

times his age at the time of marriage.

A’s son’s age is 110

times his present age.

His son’s age in years, is(a) 2 (b) 3(c) 4 (d) 5

104. When an integer K is divided by 3, theremainder is 1, and when K + 1 is dividedby 5, the remainder is 0. Of the following, apossible value of K is(a) 62 (b) 63(c) 64 (d) 65

105. A farmer has 945 cows and 2475 sheep. Hefarms then into flocks, keeping cows andsheep separate and having the samenumber of animals in each flock. If theseflocks are as large as possible, then themaximum number of animals in each flockand total num ber of flocks required for thepurpose are respectively(a) 15 and 228(b) 9 and 380(c) 45 and 76 (d) 46 and 75

106. The number of sides in two regular polygonsare in the ratio 5 : 4 and the differencebetween each interior angle of the polygonsis 6°. Then the number of sides are(a) 15, 12 (b) 5A(c) 10, 8 (d) 20, 16

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107. If the length of each side of a regulartetrahedron is 12 cm, then the volume of thetetra hedron is(a) 144 V-2 cu. cm. (b) 72 f cu. cm.(c) 8, cu. cm. (d) 12 J cu. cm.

108. If the radii of the circular ends of a truncatedconical bucket which is 45cm high be 28 cmand 7 cm, then the capacity of the bucket in

cubic centimetre is uses 227

use

(a) 48510 (b) 45810(c) 48150 (d) 48051

109. A cone, a hemisphere and a cylinder standon equal base and have the same height.Their volumes are in the ratio(a) 1: 3: 2 (b) 2: 3: 1(c) 1: 2: 3 (d) 3: 1: 2

110. A metal wire when bent in the form of asquare encloses an area 484 cm2. If the samewire is bent in the form of a circle, then

(taking x = 227

) its area is

(a) 308 cm2 (b) 506 cm2

(c) 600 cm2 (d) 616 cm2

111. Sides of a parallelogram are in the ratio 5 : 4.Its area is 1000 sq. units. Altitude on thegreater side is 20 units. Altitude on thesmaller side is(a) 30 units (b) 25 units(c) 10 units (d) 15 units

112. A circus tent is cylindrical up to a height of 3m and conical above it. If its diameter is105m and the slant height of the conical partis 63 m, then the total area of the canvasrequired to make the tent is

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(a) 11385 m2 (b) 10395 m2

(c) 9900 m2 (d) 990 m2

113. B and C can complete a piece of work in 12days, C and A can do it in 8 days. All thethree can do it in 6 days. A and B togethercan complete it in(a) 4 days (b) 6 days(c) 8 days (d) 10 days

114. A can do a work in 9 days, if B is 50% moreefficient than A, then in how many days canB do the same work?(a) 13.5 (b) 4.5(c) 6 (d) 3

115. The successive discounts of 10% and 20%are equivalent to a single discount of(a) 30% (b) 28%(c) 25% (d) 27%

116. A dealer marks his goods at 40% above thecost price and allows a discount of 20% onthe marked price. The dealer has a(a) loss of 20% (b) gain of 25%(c) loss of 12% (d) gain of 12%

117. If 120% of a is equal to 80% of b, then b ab a

is equal to(a) 5 (b) 6(c) 7 (d) 8

118. The ratio of spirit and water in twomixturers of 20 litre and 36 litre is 3 : 7 apd7 : 5 respectively. Both the mixtures aremixed together. Now the ratio of the spiritand water in the new mixture is(a) 25: 29 (b) 9 : 10(c) 27: 29 (d) 27: 31

119. The average of n numbers x1,… x2 is x . Then

the value of 1

n

it

x x

is equal to i=1

(a) n (b) 0(c) nx (d) x

120. The average of six numbers is 32. If each ofthe first three numbers is increased by 2 and

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each of the remaining three numbers isdecreased by 4, then the new average is(a) 35 (b) 34(c) 31 (d) 30

121. The cost price : selling price of an article isa : b. If b is 200% of a then the percentage ofprofit on cost price is(a) 75% (b) 125%(c) 100% (d) 200%

122. A person sells 400 mangoes at the cost priceof 320 mangoes. His percentage of loss is(a) 10 (b) 15(c) 20 (d) 25

123. A person ordered 4 shirts of brand A andsome shirts of brand B. The price of one shirtof brand A was twice that of brand B. Whenthe order was executed, it was found thatthe numbers of the two brands has beeninterchanged. This increased the bill by 40%.The ratio of the number of brand A shirts tothat of brand B shirts in the original orderwas(a) 1 : 2 (b) 1 : 3(c) 1: 4 (d) 1 : 5

124. A litre of pure alcohol is added to 6 litres of30% alcohol solution. The percentage ofwater in the solution is(a) 50% (b) 65%(c) 60% (d) 40%

125. A man can row 30 km down stream andreturn in a total of 8 hours. If the speed ofthe boat in still water is four times the speedof the current, then the of the speed currentis(a) 1 km/hour (b) 2 km/hour(c) 4 km/hour (d) 3 km/hour

126. The difference between the simple andcompound interest on a certain sum ofmoney for 2 years at 4% per annum is Rs.1.Find the sum.(a) Rs .630 (b) Rs. 620(c) Rs. 625 (d) Rs. 635

127. If x2 + 2 = 2x, then the value of x4– x3+ x2 + 2is(a) 0 (b) 1(c) –l (d) 2

128. If 2x = 3y= 6– z then 1 1 1x y z is equal to

(a) 0 (b) 1

(c)32

(d) 12

129. If 1 1 1

x y x y

0, 0,x y x y then, the

value of x3 – y3 is

(a) 0 (b) 1(c) –l (d) 2

130. For real a, b, c if a2 + b2 + c2 – ab + bc + ca, then

value of a c

b

is

(a) 1 (b) 2(c) 3 (d) 0

131. If x = a (b – c), y = b (c – a) and z = c (a – b), then

3 3 3x y za b c

=

(a)3xyzabc

(b) 3 xyzabc

(c)3xyzabc (d)

xyzabc

132. In a quadrilateral ABCD, with unequal sidesif the diagonals AC and BD intersect at rightangles, then(a) AB2 + BC2 = CD2 + DA2

(b) AB2 + CD2 = BC2 + DA2

(c) AB2 + AD2 = BC2 + CD2

(d) AB2 + BC2 = 2(CD2 + DA2)133. The tangents are drawn at the extremities of

a diameter AB of a circle with centre P. If a

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tangent to the circle at the point C intersectsthe other two tangents at g and R, then themeasure of the QPR is(a) 45° (b) 60°(c) 90° (d) 180°

134. Let O be the in-centre of a triangle ABC andD be a point on the side BC of ABC, suchthat OD BC. If BOD = 15°, then ABC=(a) 75° (b) 45°(c) 150° (d) 90°

135. AB is a chord to a circle and PAT is thetangent to the cir cle at A. If BAT = 75° andBAC = 45°, C being a point on the circle,then ABC is equal to(a) 40° (b) 45°(c) 60° (d) 70°

136. D is any point on side AC of ABC. If P, Q, X,Yare the midpints of AB, BC, AD and DCrespectively, then the ratio of PX and QY is(a) 1 : 2 (b) 1 : 1(c) 2 : 1 (d) 2 : 3

137. If 2cos – sin = 12

(0° < < 90°) the value

of 2 sin + cos is

(a)12

(b) 2

(c)32

(d)2

3

138. If sin cos 3,sin cos

then the value of sin4 –

cos4 is

(a)15 (b)

25

(c)35

(d)45

139. The value of tan l °. tang’ tan3°. tan4° ...tan87°. tan88°. tan89° is

(a) 13

(b) 3

(c) 1 (d) undefined140. Two poles of equal heights are standing

opposite to each other on either side of aroad which is 100m wide. From a pointbetween them on road, angles of elevationof their tops are 30° and 60°. The height ofeach pole in metre, is(a) 25 3 (b) 20 3(c) 28 3 (d) 30 3

141. If sec2 + tan2 = 7, then the value of when0° 90° is(a) 60° (b) 30°(c) 0° (d) 90°

Directions (142-146): The bar diagram given belowshows the productions (in the unit of thousand pieces)of three types of biscuits by a company in the fiveconsecutive years. Study the diagram and answer thefollowing questions 142 to 146

5045403530252015105

3012

.522

.5

3025

20

22.5 27

.535

2520

30

22.5

30 27.5

Glucose biscuitCream Cracker biscuitSalted biscuit

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997Years

142. The percentage drop in the number ofglucose biscuits manufactured from 1994 to1995 is(a) 10 (b) 15(c) 25 (d) 20

143. The difference (in the unit of thousandpieces) between the total number of creamcracker biscuits manufactured in the years

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1993, 1995 and 1997 and the total numberof the biscuits of same type in the years 1994and 1996 is(a) 15 (b) 25(c) 30 (d) 20

144. Total production of all the three types ofbiscuits was the least in the year(a) 1993 (b) 1997(c) 1996 (d) 1995

145. The production of all the three types ofbiscuits was maximum in the year(a) 1995 (b) 1994(c) 1996 (d) 1993

146. The ratio of production of glucose biscuitsand total production of biscuits in that yearwas maximum in(a) 1994 (b) 1993(c) 1996 (d) 1997

147. Approximately what per cent of studentsappearing in medical, passed in 2003 ?(a) 75% (b) 85%(c) 78% (d) 88%

148. Approximately what per cent of totalstudents appearing in 2004, appeared incommerce stream?(a) 55.3% (b) 64.4%(c) 52.5% (d) 59.3%

149. The number of students appearing in allstreams was minimum in the year(a) 2002(b) 2003(c) 2004(d) 2006

150. The number of students passing in allstreams was maxi mum in the year.(a) 2001 (b) 2005(c) 2006 (d) 2004

Directions (147-150 : Study the following table which shows the number of studetns appeared and passed indiffeent streams in a University and answer the questions given below it

Engineering Medical Management CommerceYear App Pass App Pass App Pass App Pass

eared eared eared eared2001 324 289 469 246 96 69 1467 13102002 356 312 430 364 74 62 1246 11292003 284 212 384 326 124 102 1387 11762004 310 246 395 298 106 92 1180 10742006 380 286 466 405 78 63 1375 1207

PART IVGENERAL AWARENESS

151. Which one of the following is not includedwhile estimating national income throughincome method?(a) Rent (b) Mixed incomes(c) Pension(d) Undistributed profits

152. Taxation is a tool of(a) Monetary policy (b) Fiscal policy(c) Price policy (d) Wage policy

153. Globalisation means(a) Integration of economy(b) Integration of financial market(c) Integration of the domestic economy

with the world economy(d) Integration of the various sectors of

economy

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154. Which is the artificial port of India?(a) Kandla (b) Mangalore(c) Chennai or Madras(d) Haldia

155. The Nobel Prize was instituted by thecountry(a) USA (b) UK(c) Russia (d) Sweden

156. Which of the following motion is relatedwith the Union Budget ?(a) Adjournment (b) Censure(c) Cut (d) None of the above

157. Directive Principles of State Policy in theIndian Constitution were taken from theConstitution of(a) Britain (b) Ireland(c) USA (d) Canada

158. As per Indian Constitution, the Right toProperty is a(a) Fundamental Right(b) Natural Right(c) Legal Right (d) Moral Right

159. The success of democracy depends upon the(a) Right to criticise(b) Right to association(c) Right to personal liberty(d) Right to property

160. Who is the Chairman of PlanningCommission?(a) President (b) Prime Minister(c) Finance Minister (d) Vice-President

161. In 1937, the Congress formed ministries in(a) 7 states (b) 9 states(c) 5 states (d) 4 states

162. Kalinga war took place in the year(a) 261 BC (b) 263 BC(c) 232 BC (d) 240 BC

163. The Akaal Takht was built by(a) Guru Ramdas(b) Guru Teg Bahadur(c) Guru Hargovind(d) Guru Nanak

164. Who was the regent of Akbar in his earlydays ?(a) Abul Fazl (b) Bairam Khan(c) Tansen. (d) Todarmal

165. Before assuming the office of the Sultan ofDelhi Balban was the Prime Minister ofSultan(a) Nasir-ud-din(b) Qutub-ud-din-Albak(c) Bahrem Shah(d) Aram Shah

166. Which one of the following is known as the‘brown coal’?(a) Anthracite (b) Bituminous(c) Coke (d) Lignite

167. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) is at(a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) Mumbai(c) Hyderabad(d) Bengaluru

168. Which one of the following is known as the‘Pearl City’?(a) Kandla (b) Tuticorin(c) Kochi (d) Hyderabad

169. Madhya Pradesh is the largest producer of(a) Cotton (b) Oil-seeds(c) Pulses (d) Maize

170. Which planet in our solar system is nearlyas big as the earth ?(a) Mercury (b) Mars(c) Venus (d) Pluto

171. In onion the edible part is(a) Leaf (b) Root(c) Stem (d) Flower

172. Mushroom cultivation is not useful in(a) Biogas production(b) Biological control of crop diseases(c) Recycling of agricultural wastes(d) Preventing cancer

173. The Drone in honey bee are(a) Fertile male (b) Fertile female(c) Sterile male (d) Sterile female

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174. Of which tissue nails, hoofs and horns aremade of(a) Cutide (b) Chitin(c) Keratin (d) Tunicin

175. Haemoglobin has highest affinity for(a) Oxygen (b) Carbon dioxide(c) Carbon monoxide (d) Nitrogen

176. Which chromosomal combination isresponsible for maleness in man ?(a) XO (b) XXX(c) XX (d) XY

177. The Newton’s First Law is also called as(a) Law of moments (b) Law of inertia(c) Law of energy(d) Law of momentum

178. If we want to calculate the pressure of aliquid at the bottom of a vessel, the quantitywhich is not required to determine it, is(a) Height of the liquid column(b) Surface area of the bottom of the vessel(c) Density of the liquid(d) Acceleration due to gravity at the bottom

of the vessel179. The water from a hand pump is warm in

winter because(a) Our body is cold in winter and the water

appears to be warm(b) The temperature inside the earth is

higher than the atmospherictemperature

(c) The pumping process causes frictionwhich warms up the water

(d) Inside water comes out and absorbs heatfrom the environment

180. A water tank appears shallower when it isviewed from top due to(a) rectilinear propagation of light(b) reflection(c) total internal reflection(d) refraction

181. Small and cheap computers built intoseveral home appliances are of which type?

(a) Mainframes (b) Mini computers(c) Microcomputers (d) None of the above

182. What is the process of defining tables called?(a) Data definition(b) Data Normalisation(c) Index definition(d) Data administration

183. The chief source of naphthalene is(a) Coaltar (b) Diesel(c) Charcoal (d) Camphor

184. Why is water not suitable for putting out apetrol fire ?(a) The oxygen content of water is isolated

by petrol and thus it helps in burning(b) Petrol is too inflammable to be

extinguished by water(c) The heat required for combustion of

petrol is very low(d) Water, being heavy, slips below petrol

which thus remains in contact with airand burns

185. Milk is(a) Emulsion (b) Suspension(c) Foam (d) Gel

186. The chemical substance present in bonesand teeth’ is(a) Calcium phosphate(b) Calcium chloride(c) Calcium sulphate (d) Calcium borate

187. Social forestry is(a) growing different types of plants

together on private land(b) management of forest by cooperative

societies(c) growing one type of plant in government

owned land(d) growing and management of useful

plants on government owned land188. Which of the following exhibits

unidirectional flow in an ecosystem ?(a) Light (b) Energy(c) Water (d) Biomass

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189. Maximum permissible concentration ofcopper in drinking water in mg/L is(a) 0.01 (b) 0.05(c) 1.0 (d) 2.0

190. Earth Summit was held in(a) Chicago (b) Adelaide(c) London (d) Rio de Jeneiro

191. Who invented Penicillin ?(a) William Harvey (b) Louis Pasteur(c) Alexander Fleming(d) Edward Jenner

192. The coins of which of the following revealtheir love for music ?(a) Mauryas (b) Nandas(c) Guptas (d) Cholas

193. Who of the following won the Wimbledon2011 Women’s Singles title ?(a) Maria Sharapova (b) Petra Kvitova(c) Venus Williams (d) Serena Williams

194. The Vice-President Hamid Ansari presentedthe prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademifellow ships and awards for the year 2010on July 22, 2011. Who of the followingreceived award in the field of music ?(a) Chhanu Lal Mishra(b) Malabika Mitra(c) Atamjit Singh(d) T. K. Murthy

195. How many new Dur anto Tra ins areproposed to be introduced as per theRailway Budget 2011-12 ?(a) 5 (b) 7(c) 9 (d) 10

196. According to the latest data of the PlanningCommission, poverty based on the formulasuggested by the Tendulkar Committee in2009-10 has declined to(a) 36% (b) 32%(c) 28% (d) 24%

197. After ONGC, OTC, NTPC and SAIL, the‘Navratna’ PSU which was awarded‘Maharatna’ status is(a) HAL (b) GAIL(c) Coal India Ltd (d) BHEL

198. Which of the following regis ters the highestdnsity in the country as per Census 2011?(a) Delhi (b) Chandigarh(c) Puducherry (d) West Bengal

199. On June 9, 2011 India suc cessfully flighttested(a) Agni-I (b) Agni-II(c) Prithvi-II (d) Akash

200. Right to Education became a fundamentalright on(a) March 15, 2010 (b) April 1, 2010(c) July 17, 2010 (d) October 10, 2010

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ANSWERS1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (d) 6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (c)

11. (a) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (c) 15. (a) 16. (d) 17. (c) 18. (c) 19. (c) 20. (b)21. (b) 22. (a) 23. (b) 24. (b) 25. (b) 26. (b) 27. (c) 28. (b) 29. (d) 30. (c)31. (b) 32. (a) 33. (d) 34. (d) 35. (c) 36. (c) 37. (a) 38. (a) 39. (c) 40. (a)41. (a) 42. (c) 43. (d) 44. (a) 45. (a) 46. (c) 47. (b) 48. (b) 49. (c) 50. (a)51. (c) 52. (b) 53. (c) 54. (b) 55. (b) 56. (c) 57. (b) 58. (c) 59. (b) 60. (c)61. (a) 62. (a) 63. (c) 64. (b) 65. (c) 66. (b) 67. (a) 68. (a) 69. (a) 70. (b)71. (d) 72. (a) 73. (c) 74. (b) 75. (c) 76. (a) 77. (a) 78. (c) 79. (c) 80. (d)81. (d) 82. (c) 83. (b) 84. (c) 85. (a) 86. (b) 87. (d) 88. (b) 89. (d) 90. (c)91. (b) 92. (a) 93. (b) 94. (a) 95. (c) 96. (b) 97. (c) 98. (b) 99. (c) 100. (b)

101. (c) 102. (b) 103. (c) 104. (c) 105. (c) 106. (a) 107. (a) 108. (a) 109. (c) 110. (d)111. (b) 112. (a) 113. (c) 114. (c) 115. (b) 116. (d) 117. (a) 118. (c) 119. (b) 120. (c)121. (c) 122. (c) 123. (b) 124. (c) 125. (b) 126. (c) 127. (a) 128. (a) 129. (a) 130. (b)131. (c) 132. (b) 133. (c) 134. (c) 135. (c) 136. (b) 137. (c) 138. (c) 139. (c) 140. (a)141. (a) 142. (c) 143. (b) 144. (a) 145. (a) 146. (b) 147. (b) 148. (d) 149. (c) 150. (b)151. (c) 152. (b) 153. (c) 154. (c) 155. (d) 156. (c) 157. (b) 158.(c) 159. (c) 160. (b)161. (a) 162. (a) 163. (c) 164. (b) 165. (a) 166. (d) 167. (a) 168. (d) 169. (c) 170. (c)171. (c) 172. (b) 173. (a) 174. (c) 175. (a) 176. (d) 177. (b) 178. (b) 179. (b) 180. (d)181. (c) 182. (a) 183. (a) 184. (d) 185. (a) 186. (a) 187. (b) 188. (b) 189. (c) 190. (d)191. (c) 192. (c) 193. (b) 194. (a) 195. (c) 196. (b) 197. (c) 198. (a) 199. (c) 200. (b)

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PART-IGENERAL INTELLIGENCE

Directions (1-9): Select the related word/letters/numberfrom the given alternatives.

1. Horse : Hoof : : ?(a) Man : Foot (b) Dog : Black(c) Paise : Rupee (d) Pen : Pencil

2. LO : PK :: IR : ?(a) GT (b) SH(c) MN (d) FU

3. Night : Morning :: ? : Night(a) Noon (b) Forenoon(c) Afternoon (d) Evening

4. QTU :: LM :: BEF : ?(a) PSZ (b) CFH(c) WZA (d) UXB

5. 6524: 6465: : 9638: ?(a) 9825 (b) 9736(c) 9697 (d) 9579

6. 64 : 144 : : 256 : ?(a) 16 (b) 32(c) 400 (d) 336

7. 08 : 28 : : 15 : ?(a) 63 (b) 65(c) 126 (d) 124

8. ACEG : ZXVT : : HJLM : ?(a) QOMK (b) SRPO(c) RPNL (d) SQON

9. Oxygen : Burn : : Carbondioxide : ?(a) Isolate (b) Foam(c) Extinguishes (d) Explode

Directions (10- 18): Select the one which is differentfrom the other three responses

10. (a) Pen (b) Marker(c) Paper (d) Pencil

11. (a) ABDG (b) CDFI(c) EFHK (d) GHJK

12. (a) Graph (b) Chart(c) Model (d) Drawing

13. (a) 73 (b) 53(c) 87 (d) 67

14. (a) Peak (b) Mountain(c) Hillock (d) Valley

15. (a) 919-949 (b) 646-686(c) 828-848 (d) 434 464

16. (a) NML (b) OPQ(c) X W V (d) H G E

17. (a) E (b) 1(c) O (d) V

18. (a) 24-47 (b) 38-61(c) 74-98 (d) 54-77

19. Arrange the following words according toEnglish Dictionary.(A) gargle (B) garden(C) garbo (D) garnish(E) garland(a) (B), (C), (D), (A), (E)(b) (C), (B), (A), (E), (D)(c) (C), (B), (D), (E), (A)(d) (D), (C), (B), (A), (E)

Directions (20 - 21): Which one of the given responseswould be a meaningful order of the following words inascending order ?

Second Sitting Held on : 11.12.2011

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20. (A) Vegetable (B) Market(C) Cutting (D) Cooking(E) Food(a) (A), (B), (D), (D), (E)(b) (B), (A), (C), (D), (E)(c) (C), (A). (B), (E), (D)(d) (E), (B), (A), (C), (D) .

21. (A) Honey (B) Flower(C) Honey Bee (D) Wax(a) (A), (C), (D), (B)(b) (B), (A), (D), (C)(c) (B), (C), (A), (D) (d) (D), (C), (B), (A)

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

_bb_c_bg_b_g(a) cbgbc (b) cgbcb(c) cgbcc (d) gbcbb

Directions (23-26): Choose the correct alternative fromthe given ones that will complete the series.

23. 169,144,121,100, ?(a) 99 (b) 74(c) 81 (d) 101

24. FLU, GMV, HNW, IOX, ?(a) JYP (b) WYP(c) WPY (d) JPY

25. A,P,C,Q,E,R,G, ? ,(a) SI (b) H I(c) IS (d) T J

26. 5, ? , 23, 47, 95, 191.(a) 13 (b) 10(c) 17 (d) 11

27. From the given alternatives select the wordwhich cannot be formed using the letters ofthe given word. EDUCATIONAL(a) NATIONAL (b) NEAT(c) DEAN (d) LION

28. Find the wrong number in the given series.20, 40, 200, 400, 2000, 4000, 8000(a) 200 (b) 2000(c) 8000 (d) 4000

29. Which of the following inter changes ofsigns would make the given equationcorrect ?

5 + 6 + 3 –12 × 2 = 17(a) ÷ and × (b) ÷ and ×(c) + and ÷ (d) + and –

30. If SPANK is coded as PSNAK then how willTHROW be coded ?(a) HTO RW (b) HTWOR(c) HTWRO (d) HTROW

31. Some equations are solved on the basis of acertain system. On the same basis, find outthe correct answer for the unsolvedequation.5 + 3 + 7 = 573; 6 + 3 + 9 = 693;6 + 4 + 8 = 684; 9 + 4 + 5 = ?(a) 594 (b) 945(c) 459 (d) 954

32. If Anil runs less fast than Su nil and Sunilruns as fast but not faster than Suraj, thenSuraj runs:(a) As fast as Anil(b) Faster than Sunil(c) Faster than Anil(d) Less fast than Anil

33. Select the correct combination ofmathematical signs to replace * signs andto balance the given equation

16 * 4 * 3 * 4 * 13(a) ÷ × – = (b) × – + =(c) + = ÷ × (d) – × ÷ =

34. If BANGALORE is written as 987685432,how is ELLORA written in the same code ?(a) 245538 (b) 255438(c) 245348 (d) 254538

35. A group of alphabets are given with eachbeing assigned a number. These have to beunscrambled into a meaningful word andcorrect order of letters may be indicated fromthe given responses.

E O C N A1 2 3 4 5

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(a) 3 4 5 2 1 (b) 2 3 1 5 4(c) 4 3 1 2 5 (d) 1 3 2 5 4

36. Looking at a photograph a person said “Ihave no brother or sister but that man’sfather is my father’s son”. At whosephotograph was the person looking at ?(a) His son’s (b) His nephew(c) His father’s (d) His own

Directions (37-38): Select the missing number fromthe given responses.

37. 5 4 9 67 5 2 41 3 4 535 60 72 ?(a) 116 (b) 136(c) 120 (d) 126

38. 64 36 281 25 4144 16 ?(a) 6 (b) 8(c) 3 (d) 16

39. Mitan travelled 12 kms south ward, thenturned left and travelled 10 kms, then turnedleft and travelled 12 km. How far was Mitanfrom the starting point ?(a) 8 km (b) 10 km(c) 12 km (d) 14 km

40. Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in arow facing East. ‘C’ is between ‘A’ and ‘E’,‘B’ is just to the right of ‘E’ but left of ‘D’, ‘F’is not at the right end. Which pair is sittingby the side of, ‘D’?(a) CE (b) FA(c) EB (d) FD

41. The question below has a statementfollowed by two assumptions. You have todecide whether the assumption is impliedin the statement. Indicate your answer.StatementRich people are more prone to have heartattacks.

Assumptions :(I) Most of the deaths among rich people

are due to heart attacks.(II) Poor people do not have heart attacks.(a) Only(a) is implicit(b) Only (II) is implicit(c) Both (I) and (II) are implicit(d) Neither (I) nor (II) is implicit

42. Mohan starts from point A and walks 1 kmtowards south, turns left and walks 1 km.Then turns left again and walks 1 km. Nowwhich direction he is facing?(a) East (b) West(c) North (d) South—West

43. A solid cube of 4 inches has been paintedred, green and black on pair of oppositefaces. It has been cut into one inch cubes.How many cubes have only two facespainted ?(a) 8 (b) 16(c) 24 (d) 32

44. Three statements are given followed by fourconclusions. (I), (II), (1II) and (IV). You haveto consider the statements to be true even ifthey seem to be at variance from commonlyknown facts. You are to decide which of thegiven conclusions, if any, follow from thegiven statements. Indicate your answer.Statements(1) All dogs are rats.(2) All rats are crows.(3) All crows are parrots.Conclusions(I) All dogs are parrots.(II) Some parrots are dogs.(III)Some crows are dogs.(IV)All rats are dogs.(a) Only (I) and (Il) follow(b) Only (I), (II) and (III) follow(c) Either (II) or (IV) follow(d) Either (I) or (II) or (lll) follow

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45. Which answer figure will complete thepattern in the question figure ?Question Figure

Answer Figures

(a) (b) (c) (d)46. Select the answer figure in which the

question figure is hidden/embedded.Question Figure

Answer Figures

(a) (b) (c) (d)47. A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown

below in the question figures. From the givenanswer figures, indicate how it will appearwhen opened?Question Figures

Answer Figures

(a) (b) (c) (d)48. Which of the answer figure is exactly the

mirror image of the given figure, when themirror is held on the line AB?Question Figure

A

B

Answer Figures

(a) (b) (c) (d)49. A word is represented by only one set of

numbers as given in any one of thealternatives. The sets of numbers given inthe alternatives are represented by twoclasses of alphabets as in two matrices givenbe low. The columns and rows of Matrix Iare numbered from 0 to 4 and that of MatrixII are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter fromthese matrices can be represented first by itsrow and next by its column, e.g., ‘A’ can berepresented by 55, 67, 86, etc and ‘R’ can berepresented by 04, 23, 30, etc. Identify theset for the word DOOR.

Matrix I0 1 2 3 4

0 F O M S R1 S R F O M2 O M S R F3 R F O M S4 M S R F O

Matrix II5 6 7 8 9

5 A T D l P6 I P A T D7 T D I P A8 P A T D I9 D I P A T

(a) 69, 44, 20, 43 (b) 76, 01, 44, 24(c) 95, 20, 44, 12 (d) 57, 13, 32, 23

50. Which one of the following diagrams bestdepicts the relationship among horses,parrots and birds ?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

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PART-IIENGLISH LANGUAGE

Directions (51-55): In the following questions, someparts of the sentences have errors and some have none.Find out which part of a sentence has an error. Thenum ber of that part is your answer. If there is no error,then your answer is (d) i.e. No error.

51. Due to the heavy rains (a)/ the shipdrowned (b)/ in the middle of the ocean.(c)/ No error (d)

52. Death of (a)/ his only son (b)/ made Mohandesolate. (c)/ No error (d)

53. He fell heavily (a)/ and this caused (b)/ himgreat pain. (c)/ No error (d)

54. When I met him (a)/ the couple of days back(b)/ he was writing a new book. (c)/ Noerror (d)

55. In his old age, (a)/ a person is likely to get(b)/ more weak day by day. (c)/ No error (d)

Directions (56 - 60): In the following questions,sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with anappropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggestedfor each question. Choose the correct alternative out ofthe four and indicate it as your answer.

56. Our teacher_____several points before theexams.(a) cleared off (b) cleared away(c) cleared up (d) cleared out

57. Let me give you___.(a) an advise (b) any advice(c) some advice (d) some advises

58. The cart was driven____bullocks.(a) with (b) off(c) to (d) by

59. Simon_____very polite at the moment,bec ause he wants to make a goodimpression.(a) was being(b) has been(c) is behaving (b) is being.

60. If I don’t_____advantage of this platform,then how dare I be a film maker ?(a) make (b) take(c) bring (d) find

Directions (61 - 65): In the following questions, out ofthe four alternatives, choose the one which bestexpresses the meaning of the given word.

61. meticulous(a) correct (b) clean(c) methodical (d) painstaking

62. abundant(a) sufficient (b) plentiful(c) significant (d) vibrant

63. anticipate(a) antagonise (b) expect(c) accept (d) hope

64. restrict(a) curtail (b) prohibit(c) retain (d) retail

65. tremendous(a) awesome (b) remarkable(c) considerable (d) excessive

Directions (66 - 70): In the following questions, choosethe word opposite in meaning to the giv en word.

66. make(a) liberate (b) break(c) emancipate (d) bind

67. praise(a) heckle (b) accuse(c) hate (d) scold

68. terminate(a) hasten (b) depart(c) begin (d) change

69. rapidly(a) lazily(b) secretly(c) slowly (d) firmly

70. successor(a) failure (b) loser(c) predecessor (d) predator

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Directions (71 - 75): In the following questions, fouralternatives are given for the idiom/phrase printed inthe sentence. Choose the alternative which best expressesthe meaning of the idiom/ phrase.

71. The officer called for an explanation fromthe cashier for the shortage of cash.(a) asked (b) begged(c) served a notice (d) demanded

72. The actress took cue from her .brother andbecame successful.(a) some help (b) a hint(c) some money (d) learnt acting

73. We wanted the gift to be a sur prise for mymother, but my sister gave the game away.(a) lost the game(b) gave out the secret(c) gave away the gift(d) withdrew from the plan

74. Let us have a heart to heart talk to solve thisproblem.(a) good talk (b) emotional talk(c) frank talk (d) loving talk

75. His speech fell short on the audience.(a) had no effect(b) moved the audience(c) impressed the audience(d) was quite short

Directions (76 - 80): In the following questions, a partof the sentence is printed in bold. Below are givenalternatives to the bold part at (a), (b) and (c) whichmay improve the sentence. Choose the correctalternative. In case no improvement is needed youranswer is (d).

76. He said that he saw him last year, to discussthe documents.(a) met (b) had seen(c) seen (d) No improvement

77. Them shoes are mine.(a) Those (b) That(c) Their (d) No improvement

78. Unity in diversity is the most noticeable

quality of India____(a) popular (b) remarkable(c) famous (d) No improvement

79. He is addicted to alcohol and exerts a badinfluence for his family.(a) on (b) in(c) about (d) No improvement

80. Kalidasa is the Shakespeare of India.(a) Shakespeare (b) a Shakespeare(c) like Shakespeare (d) No improvement

Directions (81-82): In the following questions, out ofthe four alternatives, choose the one which can besubstituted for the given words/sentence.

81. Book giving information about every branchof knowledge(a) Directory (b) Dictionary(c) Encyclopaedia (d) Dissertation

82. Member of a tribe that wanders from placeto place with no fixed home(a) Vagabond (b) Nomad(c) Wanderer (d) Truant

83. Fit to be chosen(a) Eligible (b) Capable(c) Suitable (d) Valuable

84. An animal or plant living in or upon another(a) master (b) dependant(c) insect (d) parasite

85. Sum of money to be paid for freeing a personfrom captivity(a) Ransom (b) Compensation(c) Tribute (d) Penalty

Directions (86 - 90): In the following questions, groupsof four words are given. In each group, one word iscorrectly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

86. (a) Skaleton (b) Sekeleton(c) Skelaton (d) Skeleton

87. (a) Mischeivous (b) Mischevous(c) Mischievous (d) Mischivous

88. (a) Defenitly (b) Definately(c) Definitely (d) Defenitely

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89. (a) Exhilirate(b) Exhilarate(c) Exhiliret (d) Exhilerate

90. (a) Maintenance (b) Maintanance(c) Maintenence (d) Maintanence

Directions (91 - 100): In the following passage, someof the words have been left out. First read the passageover and try understand what it is about. Then fill inthe blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

Twenty million years ago, our immediate ancestorsprobably still lived in the trees. After we came (91)from the trees, we evolved an up right (92); our handswere more useful, being (93).We possessed agility andan excellent binocular (94). We had, in course of time,(95) many of the preconditions required for (96) tools.Moreover, there was now a real (97) in possessing alarge brain and (98) communicating complex thoughts.Anyway, other things (99) equal, it is better to be smart(100) to be stupid.

91. (a) across (b) under(c) into (d) down

92. (a) posture (b) position(c) pose (d) posterior

93. (a) free (b) tight(c) loose (d) lazy

94. (a) vision (b) skill(c) tools (d) ability

95. (a) lost (b) acquired(c) demanded (d) forgotten

96. (a) making (b) doing(c) sharpening (d) breaking

97. (a) use (b) pride(c) advantage (d) right

98. (a) in (b) about(c) upon (d) on

99. (a) was (b) being(c) been (d) are

100. (a) not (b) rather(c) than (d) unless

PART IIIQUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

101. If x, y are acute angles, 0 < x + y < 90° and sin(2x – 20°) = cos (2y + 20°), then the value oftan (x + y) is

(a)13

(b) 32

(c) 3 (d) 1102. The ratio of the angles A and B of a non-

square rhombus ABCD is 4 : 5, then the valueof C is(a) 50° (b) 45°(c) 80° (d) 95°

103. A straight line parallel to BC of AABCintersects AB and AC at points P and Qrespective ly. AP = QC, PB= 4 units and AQ= 9 units, then the length of AP is(a) 25 units (b) 3 units(c) 6 units (d) 6.5 units

104. If x + y = a and xy = b2, then the value of x3 –x2y – xy2 + y3 in terms of a and b is(a) (a2 + 4b2) (b) a3 – 3b2

(c) a3 – 4b2 (d) a3+3b2

105. From a right circular cylinder of radius 10cm and height 21 cm, a right circular coneof same base radius is removed. If the volumeof the remaining portion is 4400 cm3, thenthe height of the removed cone (taking =22/7) is(a) 15 cm (b) 18 cm(c) 21 cm (d) 24 cm

106. I is the incentre of ABC, ABC = 60° andACB = 50°. Then BIC is(a) 55° (b) 125(c) 70 (d) 65°

107. If (3a + 1)2 + (b – 1)2 + (2c – 3)2 = 0, then thevalue of (3a + b + 2c) is equal to(a) 3 (b) -1(c) 2 (d) 5

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108. Among the following num bers6 3 412, 4, 5, 3 the least one is

(a) 6 12 (b) 3 4(c) 4 5 (d) 3

109. A trader marks his goods45% above the costprice and gives a discount of 20% on themarked price. The gain % on goods he makesis(a) 15 (b) 14(c) 29 (d) 16

110. The simplified value of (see x sec y + tan xtan y)2 – (sex x tan y + tan x sec y)2 is(a) –1 (b) 0(c) sect x (d) 1

111. Speed of a boat is 5 km per hour in still waterand the speed of the stream is 3 km per hour.If the boat take 3 hours to go to a place andcome back, the distance of the place is(a) 3.75 km (b) 4km(c) 4.8 km (d) 4.25 km

112. The single discount equivalent to thediscount series of 20%,10% and 5% is(a) 11.66% (8) 31.6%(c) 31.66% (d) 32%

113. If xy (x + y) = 1, then the value of

3 33 31 x y

x y is

(a) 0 (b) l(c) 3 (d) – 2

114. Two vessels A and B contain acid and watermixed in the ratio 2 : 3 and 4 : 3. In whatratio must these mixtures be mixed to forma new mixture containing half acid and halfwater ?(a) 5 : 7 (b) 1 : 2(c) 2 : 1 (d) 7 : 5

115. The base of a right pyramid is a square ofside 40 cm long. If the volume of the pyramidis 8000 cm3, then its height is .

(a) 5 cm (b) 10 cm(c) 15 cm (d) 20 cm

116. If 21 ,62 5 2

xx x

value of 1xx

is

(a) 2 (b)12

(c)12

(d) – 2

117. Each internal angle of regular polygon istwo times Its external angle. Then thenumber of sides of the polygon is(a) 8 (b) 6(c) 5 (d) 7

118. The perimeterof a rhombus is 40 cm and themeasure of an angle is 60°, then the area ofit is(a) 100 cm2 (b) 50 cm2

(c) 160 -cm2 (d) 100 cm2

119. The ratio of the areas of the incircle and thecircumcircle of a square is(a) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 3(c) 3 : 4 (d) 4 : 5

120. The ratio of the sum to the LCM of twonatural numbers is 7 : 12. If their HCF is 4,then the smaller number is(a) 20 (b) 16(c) 12 (d) 8

121. sin25° + sin 26° +... + sin 284° + sin2 85° = ?

(a)1

392

(b)1

402

(c) 40 (d)1

392

122. ABCD is a cyclic trapezium such that AD|| BC, if ABC = 70°, then the value ofBCD is(a) 60° (b) 70°(c) 40° (d) 80°

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123. A man sells 320 mangoes at the cost price of400 mangoes. His gain percent is(a) 15 (b) 20(c) 25 (d) 10

124. The value of the expression

2 2a b b cb c c a a b c a

2c aa b b c

is

(a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 13

(d) 2

125. A can do a certain job in 12 days. B is 60%more efficient than A. To do the same job Balone would take(a) 7 ½ days (b) 8 days(c) 10 days (d) 7 days

126. An ore contains 25% of an alloy that has90% iron. Other than this, in the remaining75% of the ore, there is no iron. To obtain 60kg of pure iron, the quantity of the oreneeded, in kgs. is approx imately(a) 250.57 (b) 266.67(c) 275.23 (d) 300

127. If sin + cosec = 2, then value of sin100 +cosec100 is equal to(a) 1 (b) 2(c) 3 (d) 100

128. A telegraph post is bent, at a point above theground due to storm. Its top just meets theground at a distance of f metres from itsfoot and makes an angle of 30°, then theheight of the post is(a) 16 metres (b) 23 metres(c) 24 metres (d) 10 metres

129. A number when divided by 91 gives aremainder 17. When the same number isdivided by 13, the remainder will be(a) 0 (b) 4(c) 6 (d) 3

130. When 60% of a number is subtracted fromanother number, the second number reduces

to its 52%; the ratio of the first number to thesecond number is(a) 6 : 5 (b) 5 : 3(c) 5 : 4 (d) 4 : 5

131. If the sum of the two numbers is 120 andtheir quotient is 5, then the difference of thetwo numbers is(a) 115 (b) 100(c) 80 (d) 72

132. The ratio of height and the diameter of aright circular cone is 3 : 2 and its volume is1078 cc, then (taking = 22/7) its height is(a) 7 cm (b) 14 cm(c) 21 cm (d) 28 cm

133. A person sold an article at 20% profit on theselling price. Afterwards, when the costprice reduced by 10%, then he also reducedthe selling price by 10%. His percentage ofprofit on cost price will be(a) 30 (b) 25(c) 22.5 (d) 12.5

134. If 2 1

2 2x y

x y

, then value of

33x yx y

is.

(a)15 (b)

35 (c)

45 (d) 1

135. A girl was asked to multiply a number by

78

, instead she divided the number by 78

and got the result 15 more than the correctresult. The sum of the digits of the numberwas(a) 4 (b) 8(c) 6 (d) 11

136. The average age of 45 persons is decreasedby 1/9 year when one of them having 60years is replaced by a new comer. Then theage of the new comer is(a) 45 years(b) 55 years(c) 59 years (d) 49 years

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137. There are in all, 10 balls; some of them arered and the others white. The average costof all balls is Rs. 28. If the average cost of redballs is Rs. 25 and that of white balls is Rs.30, the number of white balls is(a) 3 (b) 5(c) 6 (d) 7

138. Either 8 men or 17 women can paint a housein 33 days. The number of days required topaint three such houses by 12 men and 24women working at the same rate is(a) 44 (b) 43(c) 34 (d) 66

139. The difference between simple andcompound interest on a sum of money at5% p.a. for 2 years. is Rs.100. The sum of

money must be(a) Rs. 35,000 (b) Rs. 41,000(c) Rs. 40,000 (d) Rs. 45,000

140. A right circular cylinder and a cone haveequal base radius and equal heights. If theircurved surfaces are in the ratio 8 : 5, thenthe radius of the base to the height are in theratio(a) 2 : 3 (b) 4 : 3(c) 3 :4 (d) 3 : 2

141. The tangents at two points A and B on thecircle with centre 0 intersect at P; if inquadrilateral PAOB, AOB : APS = 5 : 1,then measure of APS is(a) 30° (b) 60°(c) 45° (d) 15°

Directions (142-146): Read the following graph and answer the questions.

Result of Annual Examination in a High School (All data in %) (Success being considered)Scale 1 Unit = 1 cm

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142. In which pair of classes are the results ofgirls and boys in inverse proportion?(a) V and X (b) VI and IX(c) VI and VIII (d) VII and X

143. In which class is the failure of boys thelowest or nil?(a) X (b) IX(c) VIII (d) VII

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144. In which class is the result of the girls morethan the average result of the boys for theschool?(a) VIII (b) X(c) IX (d) VI

145. In which class is the result of boys less thanthe overall average result of the girls ?(a) VII (b) VIII(c) IX (d) X

146. In which class is the differ ence between theresult of girls and that of boys maxi mum ?(a) V (b) VII(c) VIII(d) X

Directions (147 - 150): The following table showsproduction of cars (in thousands) in a company from1999 to 2004. Study the table and answer the questions.

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

8 20 16 17 21 616 10 14 12 12 1421 14 16 15 13 84 6 10 16 20 3125 18 19 30 14 2774 71 75 90 80 86

YearType

PQRST

Total

147. In which year; the total production of carsof types P and Q together was equal to thetotal production of cars of types R and Stogether?(a) 2000 (b) 2001(c) 2003 (d) 2004

148. In which year, the production of all types ofcars taken together was approximately equalto the annual average of the total productionduring the period 1999 to 2004?(a) 1999 (b) 2001(5) 2003 (d) 2004

149. The production of which type of cars was25 % of the total production of all types of

cars during the year 2003 ?(a) P (b) Q(c) R (d) S

150. There was a continuous increase inproduction of which type of cars during theperiod 1999 to 2004 ?(a) P (b) Q(c) R (d) S

PART IVGENERAL AWARENESS

151. The five year plan that gave priority to heavyindustry was(a) Second (b) First(c) Seventh (d) Fourth

152. The Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowshipsand awards for the year 2010 werepresented by the Vice President on July 22,2011. Who of the following received awardin the field of dance?(a) Chhanu Lai Mishra(b) Malabika Mitra(c) Atamjit Singh (d) T.K. Murthy

153. Who acts as the Chairman o the StatePlanning Board ?(a) Governor (b) Chief Minister(c) Leader of the Opposition(d) Speaker

154. Air bladder in fish acts as(a) Accessory respiratory organ(b) Hydrostatic organ(c) Both accessory respiratory organ and

hydrostatic organ(d) Primary respiratory organ

155. Which of the following is called “BluePlanet” ?(a) Saturn (b) Earth(c) Jupiter (d) Mars

156. Which one of the following glands isresponsible for secretion of sex hormons ?(a) Adrenal gland (b) Thyroid gland(c) Pituitary gland (d) Sebaceous gland

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157. In cauliflower plant the useful part is(a) Underground stem(b) Root(c) Young inflorescence(d) Leaves

158. Aurobindo was arrested in connection with(a) Alipore Bomb Case(b) Kolhapur Bomb Case(c) Lahore Conspiracy Case(d) Kakori Case

159. For a ray of light to suffer total internalreflection it has to pass from(a) glass to water (b) water to glass(c) air to water (d) air to glass

160. Which of the following is an example of adatabase manager?(a) Organizer (b) Paradox(c) Quattro Pro (d) Corel Draw

161. If lime water is kept in the air, it turns milkydue to presence of(a) Carbondioxide (b) Nitrogen(c) Oxygen (d) Sulphurdioxide

162. What are the signals that inform theoperating system that some activity hastaken place called?(a) Informers (b) Interrupts(c) Events (d) Handlers

163. Name the Prime Minister who brought abouta thaw in In dia-China relations by signingthe “Line of Actual Control”.(a) Lai Bahadur Shastri(b) P.V. Narashima Rao(c) Chandrasekhar (d) V. P. Singh

164. “Manchester” of South India is(a) Coimbatore (b) Madurai(c) Bengaluru (d) Chennai

165. The acid stored in batteries is(a) Sulphuric acid(b) Nitric acid(c) Hydrochloric acid(d) Acetic acid

166. Heavy metal pollution of water is causedby’

(a) Paints (b) Wood burning(c) Acid Plants (d) Domestic sewage

167. A stone is dropped from the roof of a housetowards the ground. The kinetic energy ofthe stone will be maximum(a) just after it is dropped(b) when it is just on the half way(c) just before it touches the ground(d) when it touches the ground

168. Which state’s name was changed sometimeback?(a) Jharkhand (b) Orissa(c) West Bengal (d) Andhra Pradesh

169. The latest and the largest Shipyard set upwith Japanese collaboration is(a) Hindustan Shipyard in

Vishakhapatnam(b) Kochi Shipyard(c) Garden Reach Work shops at Kolkata(d) Mazagaon Dock at Mumbai

170. Income and consumption are(a) inversely related (b) directly related(c) partially related (d) unrelated.

171. Which of the following ‘PublicUndertakings’ has not been conferred with`Maharat na’ Status?(a) SAIL (b) BHEL(c) ONGC(d) Coal India Limited

172. Who is known as the ‘Indian Bismarck’?(a) Vallabhai Patel(b) Subhash Chandra Bose(c) Bhagat Singh(d) Bal Gangadhara Tilak

173. Which one of the four regions above theearth has smallest height (km.) ?(a) Stratosphere (b) Mesosphere(c) Thermosphere (d) Troposphere

174. Which state of India shows the lowestpopulation as per Census 2011 ?(a) Manipur (b) Tripura(c) Puducherry (d) Sikkim

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175. ‘Rail Bandhu’ is(a) Website of each railway division(b) the onboard medical officer in every

train to attend to medical emergencies(c) security guard in every A. C. coach of

Rajdhani/Shatabdi and A.C, DurontoExpress

(d) an onboard magazine of IndianRailways to be available in Rajdhani/Shatabdi/A.C. Duronto Express

176. Which one of the following ceased to be afundamental right under the Constitution?(a) Right to Education(b) Right to work (c) Right to property(d) Right to Equality before Law

177. The inert gas which is substituted for nitrogenin the air used by deep sea divers forBreathing is:(a) Neon (b) Argon(c) Krypton (d) Helium

178. Coffee Research Institute of India is locatedat(a) Yercaud (b) Wayanad(c) Coorg (d) Coimbatore

179. How many major sea ports are there inIndia?(a) 6 (b) 9(c) 10 (d) 12

180. The members of the Rajya Sabha are electedfor a term of(a) Two years (b) Four years(c) Five Years (d) Six Years

181. When was National emergency imposed bythe President of India on the grounds ofinternal disorder ?(a) 1962 (b) 1965(c) 1971 (d) 1975

182. Which one of the following is an examplefor Monopoly ?(a) SPIC (b) Indian Railways(c) HMT(d) Hindustan Unilever Limited

183. A black body can absorb radi ations of :(a) lower wavelengths only(b) intermediate wavelengths only(c) higher wavelengths only(d) all wavelengths

184. Which one of the following is having elasticdemand ?(a) Electricity (b) Medicines(c) Rice (d) Match boxes

185. What growth rate of Indian economy hasbeen projected by IMF for 2011-12?(a) 9.5% (b) 9%(c) 8.2% (d) 8.6%

186. ‘Stone Cancer’ occurs due to :(a) Acid rain (b) Global warming(c) Radioactivity (d) Bacterial action

187. The only Hindu Courtier of Akbar whoaccepted Din-i-Ila hi was(a) Todermal (b) Birbal(c) Tansen (d) Man Singh

188. The chemical which is used in art and craftand can cause anemia and leukemia is(a) Benzene (b) Dioxine(c) Phthalate (d) Aldrin

189. Who of the following was the winner ofWimbledon 2011 men’s single’s title ?(a) Rafael Nadal (b) Novak Djokovic(c) Robert Lindstedt (d) Roger Federer

190. Asbestos is formed of(a) Calcium and Magnesium(b) Copper, Zinc and Manga nese(c) Lead and iron(d) Calcium and Zinc

191. Which Party was established by SubhashChandra Bose af ter he came out of IndianNa tional Congress ?(a) Indian National Army(b) Republican Party(c) Forward Block(d) Socialist Party

192. The Rama Krishna Mission was establishedby:

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(a) Vivekananda (b) Rama Krishna(c) M.G. Ranade(d) Keshab Chandra Sen

193. The year of accession of Kanishka to thronewas(a) 108 AD (b) 78 AD(c) 58 AD (d) 128 AD

194. Total number of muscles present in our bodyis(a) 565 (b) 656 (c) 665 (d) 556

195. Which of the plant products is used inleather industry ?(a) Resin (b) Mucilage(c) Latex (d) Tannin

196. The duration 19-21 days refers to :(a) incubation period of hen’s egg(b) average life-span of a red blood cell in

humans(c) the period of menstrual cycle soon after

menstruation, during which fertilisation

is most likely to occur(d) period of completion of one schizogony

cycle of malarial parasite inside a redblood cell

197. Which of the following Mughal emperors iscredited with composition of Hindi songs ?(a) Babar (b) Akbar(c) Jahangir (d) Shahjehan

198. WTO came into existence in the year(a) 1977 (b) 1985(c) 1995 (d) 1950

199. Hydraulic machines work under thePrinciple of(a) Newton’s Law (b) Joules Law(c) Pascal’s Law (d) Floatation Law

200. Who invented aeroplane ?(a) Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright(b) Sir Frank Whittle(c) Michael Faraday(d) Christian Huygens

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