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(5) AM 7. If in a certain code 'GRIM' is coded as 'RMOS' and 'DUSK' is coded as 'LQPI' how will 'STOP' be coded in the same code language? (l)MJIS (2)PJGB (3JPJIS (4)MJGB (5) PGJB 8. Among five friends, P, Q, R, S and T, each scored different marks in the examination. P scored more than Q but less than R. S scored more than' only T. Who amongst the following scored the second highest marks?
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(1) P (2) Q (3) R (4) S (5)T 9. If each of the alphabets of the word MIRACLE is arranged in alphabetical order from left to right and then each vowel in the new word thus formed is changed to the next letter in the. English alphabetical series and each consonant is changed to the previous letter in the English alphabetical series which of the following will be fifth from the right? (1) K (2) S
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(3) F (4) E (5) J 10. How many such, pairs of letters are there in the word INCLUDE,
each of which has as many letters between them in the word (in both forward and backward directions) as they have between them in the English alphabetical order?
(l)None (2) One (3) Two (4) Three (5) More than three Directions (11-15) : In these questions, relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. The statements are followed by conclusions. Give answer (1) if only Conclusion I is true. Give answer (2) if only Conclusion II is true. Give answer (3) if either Conclusion I or II is true. Give answer (4) if neither Conclusion I nor II is true. Give answer (5) if both Conclusions I and II are true. 11. Statements: AE>I;E = 0 < U Conclusions : I. A U
II. U > I 12. Statements: B<C = DE;C<F;BG Conclusions : 1. F > E II. G E 13. Statements: P=Q>RS;Q<TU Conclusions : I. U R II. T < S 14. Statements : HJI < K= L Conclusions: I. I <-H II. L > I 15. Statements: M > N = 0 P ; N > Q : P R Conclusions : I. M Q II. R N Directions (16-20) : Study the following information to answer the given questions: P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and X are seated in a straight line facing North. T sits fourth to the left of W.
Neither T nor W sits at the extreme end of the line. Only one person sits between X and R. Neither X nor R is an immediate neighbour of W. P sits second to the right of X. Only two people sit between P and S. Q is not an immediate neighbour of S. 16. What is the position of V with respect to Q ? (1) Fifth to the right (2) Immediate neighbour (3) Second to right (4) Third to right (5) None of these 17. Which of the following represents persons seated at the two extreme ends of the line? (1) S, R (3) R, P (2) Q, S (4) X, Q
(5) V, X 18. How many persons are seated between R and P ? (1) One (3) Three (5) None 19. If T is related to V and Q is related to P in a certain way, to which of the following would X be related to following the same pattern? (1) Q (3) R (5) W (2) T (4) S (2) Two (4) Four
20. Who amongst the following sits exactly in the middle of the persons who sits fifth from the left and the person who sits sixth from the right? (1) P (3) T (2) Q (4) S
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22. What does 'zi' stand for ? (1) mission (2) than (3) other (4) the (5) gains 23. Which of the following may represent 'more than the group'? (1) la qi ho pe (2) re la qi ho (3) re no la pe (4) pe ke qi la (5) qi ho la fu 24. What is the code for 'mission'? (l)la (2)zi (3) ke (4)ja (5) ke or la 25. Which of the following may represent 'money matters more'? (1) fue re bu (2) re bu qi (3) zi qi yo (4) yo fu no (5) la fu bu Directions (26 - 3 2 ) : Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions. Nine friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and K are sitting around a circle facing the centre. A sits second to left of D. K sits third to right of F. Neither K nor F is an immediate neighbour of A or D. G and H are immediate neighbours of each other. E sits third to right of H. B is not an immediate neighbour of F.
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(5) V Directions ( 21-25) : Study the following information to answer the giv en questions: In a certain code 'support the other group' is written as 'ja pe la no' 'the mission gains support' is written a s ' ke ja zi la', 'gains other than money' is written as 'fu no ho zi' and 'more support and money' is written as ' re qi fuja' . 21. What is the code for 'group' ? (l)ja (2) pe (3) la (3) no (5) Cannot be determined
26. What is the position of F with respect to the position of B ? (1) Second to the right (2) Third to the left (3) Second to the left (4) Third to the right (5)Sixthtotheright 27. Who amongst the following is an immediate neighbour of H ? (1) C (2) B (3) K . (4) F (5) A 2 8 . Starting from A, if all the friends are made to sit in the alphabetical order in clockwise direction, the positons of how many (except A) will remain unchanged ? (1) None (2) One (3) Two (4) Three (5) Four 29. H is related to C and B is related to E in a certain way. To whom amongst the following is G related following the same pattern ?
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37. Which of the following is seventh to the right of the twentieth from the right end of the above arrangement ? {1)% (2)5 (3) Q (4) 8 (5)K Directions (38 - 40) : Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and Give answer (1) if the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the "data inStatement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question. Give answer (2) if the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question. Give answer (3) if the data either in Statement I alone or in Statement II a l o n e are sufficient to answer the question. Give answer (4) if the data in both the Statements I and II are not sufficient to answer the question. Give answer (5) if the data in both the Statements I and II together are n e c e s s a r y to a n s w e r the question. 38. Among Rohan, Samir, Farhan and Emi seated in a straight line facing North, who sits at the extreme right hand corner of the line? (I) Samir and Farhan are immediate neighbours of each other and Emi is not an immediate neighbour of Samir. (II) Emi sits second to the right of Samir and Rohan is not an i m m e d i a t e n e i g h b o u r of Samir,
39. Point A is towards which direction of Point D? (I) Walking 10m in a straight line from Point D leads to Point A. (II) Point C is located exactly between Point A and Point D. 40. On which day of the month was the farewell scheduled in the hostel ? (I) The farewell was scheduled after the exams got over i.e. 23rd of that month and all the students left the hostel on 29th of the same month. (II) The warden of the hostel did not want to hold the farewell on or before 27th of that month due to certain administrative reasons. Directions ( 4 1 - 5 0 ) : In each of the questions given below which one of the five answer figures on the right should come after the problem figures on the left, if the sequence were continued ? Problem Figures Answer Figures
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NUMERICAL ABILITY
Directions (51-55) : What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions ?
60. 8 1 % of 901 - 121 = ? - 4 1 % of 699 (1) 940 (2) 890 (3) 860 (4) 800 (5) 920 Directions (61-65) : What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series ? 61. 12 35 (1) 93 (3) 73 62. 19 28 46 40 63 68 (2) 75 (4) 91 82 (?)
(5) None of these (1) 298 (3) 278 63. 655 484 (1) 161 (3) 180
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(5) None of these 64. 21 28 47 86 153 (1) 244 (2) 266 (3) 256
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Directions (66-70): In the following questions two equations numbered I and II are given. You have to solve both the equations and
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75. In a test Pramila scored 195 marks less than Rohlt. Rohit scored 280 marks more than Preeti in same test. Preeti scored 205 marks less than Pawan. Pawaii scored 1400 marks in the test. Highest marks of the test are 1500. What was Pramila's approximate percentage of marks? (1) 92 (2) 89 (3) 81 (4) 85 (5) 95 76. The angles of a quadrilateral are in ratio of 6 : 5 : 7 : 2. The largest angle of the quadrilateral is equal to the largest angle of a triangle. One of the angles of the triangle is 31. What is the value' of smallest angle of the triangle? (1)29 (2)31 (3) 23 (4) 27 (5) None of these 77. Sum of three numbers is equal to sum of the square of 18 and the cube of 7. Second largest number is (9) more than 65. Largest number is equal to the sum of square of 22 and square of 4. What is the value of the lowest number?
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` 8,000 in four years at the rate of 10 p.c.p.a. What would be the compound interest accrued on that principal at the rate of 4 p.c.p.a in 2 years? (1) ` 1,458 (2) ` 1,120 (3) ` 1,320
(4) ` 1,632
Directions (81-85) : Study the following graph carefully to answer the questions that follow
AMOUNT EARNED (IN THOUSANDS) BY THREE DIFFERENT PERSONS IN SIX DIFFERENT MONTHS
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81. What was the percentage increase in amount earned by Person-C in March as 'compared to the previous month? University Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 A Art 676 . 654 534 408 203 Science 255 338 656 732 555 B
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78. Ram purchased an item for ^ 45,000 and sold it at a loss of 10 percent. From that amount he purchased another item and sold it at a gain of 15 percent. What is his overall gainl loss in the whole deal? (1) Gain of ? 1,525 (2) Loss of ? 1,575
Directions (86-90) : Study the table carefully to answer the questions that follow: NUMBER OF SCIENCE AND ARTS STREAM STUDENTS IN FOUR DIFFERENT UNIVERSITIES IN FIVE DIFFERENT YEARS C Art 544 123 321 124 338 Science 184 148 742 454 362 Art ' 240 528 455 502 119 D Science 426 736 464 502 625 Art 665 220 136 222 363
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79. Sum of'five consecutive numbers of Set-A is 355. Sum of the four consecutive even numbers of SetB is 292. What is the sum of the smallest even number of Set-B and the largest number of Set-A? (1) 144 (2) 143 (3) 148 (4) 142
86. What was the average number of students from the University-B in arts stream over all the years together ? (1)269 (3)280 (2)290 (4)266
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82. What was the average amount earned by Person-A in all the months together?
83. What was the respective ratio between the amount earned by Person-C in May, the amount earned by Person-A in March and amount earned by Person-B in April ? (1) 6 : 7 : 2 (2) 7 : 2 : 6 (3) 6 : 7 : 4 (4) 5 : 7 : 6 (5) 5 : 7 : 3 84. What was the difference between the total amount earned by Person-B over all the months together and the amount earned by person-C in April? (1) ? 41,000 (2) f 3.1 lacs (3) ? 48,000 (4) ^ 31,000 (5) None of these 85. Total amount earned by all the three persons together in January was approximately what percentage of the total amount earned by all the three persons together in March? (1) 62 (2) 81 (3) 68 (4) 72 (5)78
87. In which year was the difference between the number of Science and Arts students from University-D second highest? (1) 2006 (2) 2007 (3) 2008 (5) 2010 88. Number of students in science stream from University-A in the year 2009 was approximately what percentage of the number of students in Arts streams from University-C in the year 2008 ? (1) 142 (2) 146 (3) 149 (5)155 89. What was the respective ratio between the number of students in Science stream from University-C in the year 2007 and the number of students in Arts stream from the University-B in the year 2009 ? (1) 39 : 32 (3) . 3 1 : 35 (5) 35 : 31 90. If 40 percent of the number of students in Arts stream from University-D in the year 2007 were males, what was the number of females in Arts stream from University-D in the year 2007 ? (1) 124 (3) 134 (2) 132 (4) 142 (2) 34 : 31 (4)37:31 (4) 139 (4) 2009
92. What was the respective ratio between the total number of tigers in Sanctuary-A in the year 2006 and 2008 together and the number of tigers in Sanctuary-B in the year 2010? (1) 9 : 10 (3) 10 : 9 (2) 10 : 11 (4) 10 : 3
93. Total number of tigers in Sanctuary-C over all the years together was approximately what percent of the total number of tigers in sanctuary-A in'the year 2002 and 2008 together? (1) 174 (2) 167 (3) 161 (4) 156 . (5) 151
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94. What was the percent increase in the number of tigers in Sanctuary-B in the year 2006 as compared to the year 2004 ? (1) 300 (2) 600 (3) 500 (4) 400 (5) None of these
(5) None of these Directions (91-95) : Study the following graph carefully to answer the questions that follow; Number of tigers in three different sanctuaries in five different years
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95. In which year was the total number of tigers in all the three sanctuaries together maximum? (1) 2002 (2) 2004 (3) 2006 (4) 2008 (5)2010 Directions (96-100) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow: In a state, Government recruited 4000 teachers for teaching five different subjects viz. Science, Mathematics, Hindi, Social Science and English. Fifteen percent of the total number of teachers are recruited for teaching Science. Three-tenth of the total number of teachers is recruited for teaching Mathematics. Teachers recruited for teaching Hindi are two-third of the number of teachers recruited.for Mathematics. 12 percent of the remaining teachers are recruited for teaching Social Science. Rest of the teachers are recruited for teaching English. 96. What is the total number of teachers recruited for teaching Hindi and English together? (1)1932 (2)2042 (3) 2032 (4) 1942 (5) None of these
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91. What was the total number of tigers in all the sanctuaries together in the year 2002 ?
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
101. Who is the chairperson of National Advisory council? (1) Dr. C. Rangarajan (2) Dr. Manmohan Singh (3) Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia (4) Mrs. Sonia Gandhi (5) Mr. Pranab Mukherjee 102. Which of the following countries is maker of Audi' cars? (1) France (2) J apan (3) UK (4) USA (5) Germany 103. The 6th- Economic Census will be conducted in which of the following years? (1)2011 (2)2013 (3)2012 (4)2014 (5) 2015
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104. In order to strengthen the role of post offices in financial inclusion, which one of the following decions has been taken by the Government? (1) Post Offices can open ATMs (2) Post Office can enter into Private Public model (3) Post Office should strengthen computerized framework (4) Post Offices can appoint Sarpanch for providing basic services (5) None of these 105. Which of the following countries is NOT a member, of IBSA ? (!) India (2) South Africa (3) Brazil (4) Argentina (5) All are members of IBSA 106. In which one of the following states Chinnaswamy stadium is located? (1) Karnataka (2) Kerala (3) Tamil Nadu (4) Andhra Pradesh (5) None of these 107. India has decided to re-draw its borders with which one of the following countries? (1) Bangladesh (2) Nepal (3) Bhutan (3) China (5) None of these 108. Ravi Bopara is associated with which of the following games/ sports?
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(1) Tennis (2) Hockey (3) Cricket (4) Badminton (5) None of these 109. To which one of the following countries cricketer Darren Bravo belongs ? (1) Ireland (2) Canada (3) Kenya (4) West Indies (5) Australia 110. On which of the following countries the UNSC has recently imposed sanctions?
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(1) Yemen (2) Egypt (3) Bahrain (4) Libya (5) None of these 111. What ip correct description of Tejas ? .
(1) It is an indigenously built LCA (2)- It is a light aircraft acquired from Sweden (3) It is a new frigate inducted in Indian Navy (41 It is a surface to surface missile (5) None of these 112. Who is Kaushik Basu ? (1) Chief Economist GOI (2) Chief Economic Advisor, GOI (3) Chief Statistician, GOI (4) Chairman Prime Minister's Economic Council (5) None of these 113. To get tribal welfare funds from the Planning Commission, which one of the following targets should be achieved by the Districts ? (A) Implementation of Forests Rights Act (B) Strengthening of Panchayati Raj institutions (C) Cent percent implementation of all the welfare programmes (1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) (3) Only (C) (4) Only (A) & (B) (5) All (A), (B)&(C) 114. For inclusive growth and to alleviate property, which one of the following suggestions has been made in the current economic survey? (A) Create a National Forest Land Bank only (B) Privatisation of State-run SEZs only (C) Transfer of Cash directly to beneficiaries (1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) (3) only (C) (4) All (A), ( B } & ( C ) (5) Only (B) & (C) 115. Which of the following is True about the 'Universal Banking System' a concept which has taken shape in India in recent past? (A) Universal banking means a mix of commercial banking and investment banking. (B)Universal banking means providing opportunity to bank with any bank in the world at any moment of time. (C) Universal banking means only one or two major banks in the country providing all sorts of services to their clients.
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(1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) (3) Only (C) (4) Only (A) & (B) both (5) None of these Which of the following Acts is introduced specially to combat financing of terrorism and other illegal activities? (1) Banking Regulation Act (2) Anti Money Laundering Act (3 Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (4) Foreign Exchange Management Act (5) None of these Which of the following Indian Companies has entered into a deal to acquire Sheel's Stanlow refinery ? (1) RIL (2) ONGC (3) Essar Energy (4) GAIL (5) None of these Expand the term MGNREGA. (1) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Agency (2) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (3) Mahatma Gandhi New Rural Employment Guarantee Act (4) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Empowerment Guarantee Agency (5) None of these Which one of the following is the objective of Rajiv Awas Yojana ? (1) To make rural areas slum free (2) To make semi urban areas slum free (3) To make cities slum free across the country (4) To provide affordable houses to the people across the country ' (5) To provide economical housing to Central Govt, employees Which one of the following makes recommendations in respect of non-tax revenue in the Union Budget ? (1) Department of Expenditure (2) Department of Economic Affairs
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(l)ASHA 127. Who is Haroon Lorgat? (3) Department of Revenue (2) Pulse Polio (1) Chief Executive, ICC (4) Planning Commission (3) Janani Suraksha (2) President, ICC (5) None of these (4) SJGSY (3) English Cricket Team Captain 121. What is an 'Aadhaar' ? (5) Midday Meal (4) Australian Cricket Team Cap(1) It Is the scheme by which tain 135. Under Bharat Nirman, the al was unique number is issued by set up to provide road connectivU1DAI to all Indian citizens (5) None of these ity to all villages by the year 128. As proposed in the current Rail(2) It is a mid-day meal pro(1) 2008 (2) 2009 way Budget on attaining which of gramme for schools (3)2010 (4)2011 the following age (in years), Indi(3) It is a programme to provide an women can enjoy benefits of (5) 2015 food subsidy to people living Senior Citizen concessions, while 136. Under Indira Gandhi National Old below poverty line travelling in Indian railways? Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS), (4) It is a programme meant for (1)55 (2)56 the benefits are given to the rural development people with a minimum age of: (3) 57 (4) 58 (5) None of these (1) 50 years (2) 55 years (5) 60 122. Which one of the following keeps (3) 65 years (4) 60 years a tab on accounts of the Govt, of 129. The concept of providing bank(5) None of these India? ing services to the poor and those 137. The World Health Organisation staying in remote unbanked are, (1) The Planning Commission (WHO) has declared which of the is popularly known as (2) The Comptroller and Auditor following diseases as a 'Global (1) Small Loan Accounts , General Pandemic' ? (2) Savings Bank Accounts (3) Joint Parliamentary Commit(1) Swine Flu (2) AIDS (3) Investment Banking tee (3) Polio (4) Malaria (4) Financial Inclusion (4) Department of Expenditure (5) All of these (5) SME Finance (5) None of these 138. Which Central Body controls the 130. India is not associated with which 123. In which one of the following development and management of of the following organizations? , states, Posco Steel project is proground water resources in India? (l)SAARC (2) OPEC posed to be set up ? (1) Central Water Commission (3) BRIC (4) WTO - (2) National Water Board (1) Bihar (2) West Bengal (5) World Bank (3) National Water Resources (3) Orissa (4) Jharkhand 131. Who is Ms. Meira Kumar? Council (5) None of these (1) Chairperson Women Commis(4) National River Board 124. On which one of the following sion of India (5) None of these days does the Finance Minister (2) Deputy Finance Minister of 139. Under the Right to Education Bill, present the Union Budget in the India children of which one of the folLokSabha? lowing age groups are eligible to (3) Deputy Minister for Home Af(1) In the last week of Feb get free education? fairs (2) On the last day of Feb (1) Upto five years (4) India's Representative in IMF (3) On the last working day of Feb (2) Six to eight years (5) Speaker of the Lok Sabha , (4) In the last fortnight of Feb (3) Six to fourteen years 132. Which of the following terms is (5) None of these (4) Ten to twelve years used in Economics? 125. In which one of the following cur(5) None of these (1) Plasma rencies, India has decided to 140. In which one of the following (2) Coulomb's Law make payment to buy crude oil states, Teesta Urja hydro-power (3) Achromatic fron Iran? , project is proposed to be set up ? (4) Demand & Supply (1) Pound Sterling (l)Sikkim (5) Pulse Rate (2) Euro (2) Arunachal Pradesh 133. Which of the following awards is (3) Yuan (3) Meghalaya given for achievement in the field (4) Yen of literature? (4) Manipur (5) None of these (1) Arjuna Award (5) Assam 126. Who is KG Balkrishnan ? 141. Which of the following books is (2) Paramvir Chakra (1) Chairman, National Human written by Vikram Seth? (3) Kalinga Award Rights Commission (1) City of Joy ' (4) Oscar Award (2) Chief Justice, Supreme Court (2) A New World (5) Booker Prize (3) Member, Planning Commission (3) Living History 134. Which of the following is an em(4) Australian Cricket Team Cap(4) Two Lives ployment generating programme tain of the Govt, of India? (5) None of these (5) None of these
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GENERAL ENGLISH
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Directions (151-160): In the follpwing passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words/ phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case. The children living in rural areas continue to be deprived of a quality education. Part of the reason is their teachers. A large number of teachers (151) to teach in rural areas and those that do are usually under qualified. In recent years the number of qualified teachers has increased because of (152) efforts by the government and private groups to (153) the general education and professional training of teachers. There is more of an emphasis on the training of rural teachers, whose educational backgrounds are generally not as (154) as their urban counterparts. Those that refuse to teach in rural areas (155) distance and lack of interest by students as problems. Many of the teachers also (156) the enthusiasm to teach because of their meagre salary. Another obstacle (157) by the schools is that obtaining more teachers for rural schools is difficult because of state guidelines that apprdve of high student-to-teacher ratios. As the lack of teachers creates many obstacles for children in rural schools, another (158) is the lack of resources which becomes detrimental to the learning process. Lack of books and other reading materials seems to be a widespread problem. The use of high-tech devices such as computers is (159) rare. Another condition of the schools is the inadequate facilities in the classes that are actually (160) in. Some schools are located in warehouses while others in small houses. Many of the rural schools operate without electricity. 151. (1) reject (2) (3) gear (4) (5) adamant 152. (1) none (2) (3) increased (4) (5) enlarged 153. (1) improve (2) (3) decrease (4) (5) progressive
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154. (1) exhausted (2) sound (3) cheap (4) qualified (5) limited 155. (1) say (2) lilt (3) reduce 14) cite (5) make 156. (1) use 12) loose (3) little (4) have (5) lack 157. (1) faced (2J feature (3) witness (4) born (5) looked 158. (1) benefit (2) problea (3) issues (4) hinder (5) setback 159. (1) so (2) much (3) very (4) extraordinary (5) many 160. (1) sit (2) taught (3) skilled (4) train (5) qualified Directions (161-165) : Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below each sentence should replace the word/phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark (5) as the answer. 161. When actor-turned-politician paid a visit to her school to attend its ruby celebration recently, little did she know she'd take home the most memorable experiences of her life. (1)'most memorable experience (2) more memorable ex; . iences (3) one of the most memorable experience (4) memorable experience (5) No correction required 162. The guests were witnessed to have a gala time, with most of them tapping their feet to tire loud music. (1) witnessed has (2) were witnessed having (3) was witnessing to have (4) were, witnessed (5) No correction required 163. Without trust, any relationship will not be last long. (1) not last (2) no lasting (3) not lasting (4) not lasted (5) No correction required 164. Blue and white lights adorning all sides of the venue looked just as welcomed than the gorgeous din-
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ner setting and the,huge dance floor. (1) so welcomed as {2) as welcoming as (3) so welcome as (4) as welcoming so (5) No correction required 165. The I Jniversity cancelled the exam within ten minutes of it starting after it was discovered that the question paper been leaked. (1) is being leak ' (2) is leaked (3) had been leaked (4) was leaking (5] No correction required , Directions (166-170): Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them. (A) These inhibitors to providing profitable mobile services to rural India come from two main sources(B) Rural India has a massive pent-up derhand for mobile services; a limitless supply of low-cost labour to help deploy them; and a large entrepreneurial class ready to deliver services at the local level. (C) As powerful as these market drivers may be, the inhibitors are even more formidable. (Dj Firstly, there are the inherent constraints of the market its geography, economy and skill levels; and secondly, the inherent limitations of current GSM technology, processes and models. (E) Cheap handsets are available and, unlike urban locations space for Base Stations is plentiful. 166. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rear rangement? (DA (2) B (3) C (4) D (5) E 167. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement? (1) E (2) D (3) C (4) B (5) A
(2) B (3) C (4) D (5) E 169. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement? (DA (2) B (3) C (4) D (5) E . 170. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement? (1)A (2) (3) C (4) D (5) E Directions (171-175) : Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. 171. I carved a for myself in the political field and gained and acceptance because of my efforts and not for what my mother and grandfather had done. (1) niche-respect (2) place-pace (3) sculpture-popularity (4) rock-adulation (5) function-trouble 172. Long distance relationships can be very _ _ _ _ _ as you don't have to tell your partner where you are or what are you doing all the time it can also make a person depressed, aloof and isolated. (1) liberating-but (2) trying - and (3) healing - since (4) difficult - although (5) alarming - then 173. The department had _ _ _ _ _ a circular to all the other department heads requesting them to check i f the file was _ _ _ received b y them. (1) posted - quickly (2) issued - inadvertently (3) sent - erroneously (4) notified - mistakenly (5) hosted - wrongly 174. Even though the regional transport authority is all set to make ; by meter mandatory for auto rickshaws, the three-wheeler drivers have a ban 168. Which of the following should be on illegal transport vehicles plythe THIRD sentence after rearing in city limits. rangement?
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"In some cases, I am sure CSR activities are mostly rhetoric," says a management professor. "But CSR is more legitimate in India than in the U.S., where infrastructure has been built and government is seen as addressing social development agendas." Yet now there's a shift in how MNCs look at their entire rural India investments beyond CSR. With growth drying up in developed markets and their centre of gravity shifting to emerg-
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ing markets, MNC businesses in India are under pressure to prove that their rural strategies aren't just about doing wellfrom a CSR perspective. They also need to show head office that these strategies are doing well from a business perspective. In short, the strategies must start delivering topand bottom-line results.
For many MNCs, there's a lot more riding on their rural India performance than there once was as India's growth story spreads to the heartland. Twothirds of the country's one billion consumers live in rural India, where almost half of the national income is generated. A report by a trade body estimates that the country's rural consumer market generated US$425 billion of revenue, up from US$266 billion the previous year. The big reason for the growth is that India's rural consumers are steadily gaining more spending power. The number of rural households earning less than US$760 a year is down from 65% to 24% since 1993, while those with an income of US$1 ,525 have more than doubled from 22% to 46%. Combine these factors with improved roads and other infrastructure in rural India to help products reach their markets, and it's easy to see rural India's attraction.
But any company coming to India for the first time that thinks it will be easy to take advantage of that combination is mistaken. Rural India is hugely complex, not least because of its diverse pace of development. As a recent study from a research company in Mumbai notes, some markets are big but not as affluent as other markets while some are affluent but not very large. Experts also say that strategies need to take into account the vast number of languages and cultural differences across India's hinterland, while keeping strategies highly flexible and adaptable. It can mean developing products and services tailored specifically to the rural market. Much also depends on the sector and products sold. In fast-moving consumer goods, for example, MNC products are capturing a sizable portion of rural consumer spending in a number of areas, with year-on-year increases in rural spending in 2009 on MNC products. What's more, the average spending on these products is growing faster in rural than in urban markets. In the course of ramping up the performance of their rural strategies,
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MNCs are applying the lessons already learned. One of those lessons is that the benefits of a first- ciover advantage are tough to hang on to jjis rural Indian consumers' tastes change rapidly, with questionable brand loyalty. While other MNCs aren't necessarily going to be airing their competitive grievances in court, they can expect fast, nimble competitors to take them by surprise and grab market share if they don't stay close to their customers which is no small feat in a country like India, which has 642,000 villages, some with populations as low as 500.
Nowhere is that more evident than in mobile telephony. Mobile phone penetration in India jumped from 1.4 units per 100 people in 1995 to 51 units currently. In the 12 months to September 2009, the number of mobile subscribers increased 55% to 142 million, according to the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India. But it's a crowded business to be in. There are a number of handset makers not only from China selling cut-price handsets, but also from India's home-grown companies that are chipping away at the market share with handsets that are cheaper, more practical or both. 186. Why does the author say that the mobile phone industry is crowded? (1) The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India has imposed too many restrictions on the market players. (2) The different market players try to sell their wares through fierce advertising and thus compel people into not buying. (3) Too many people want to buy mobile phones and there is not enough supply of the same in the market. (4) There are many market players or competitors who sell wares at extremely low prices. (5) None of these 187. Which of the following best describes the relationship between multinationals and farmers in the passage? (1) Futuristic (2) Lopsided (3)Give and take (4) Strained (5) One-sided
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40. (5) From both the statements Farewell was scheduled on 28th. 41. (3) From Problem Figure (1) to (2) the entire design is inverted and the pattern of one triangle is changed. Again, the black dot moves one step in clockwise direction and the white circles move in anticlockwise direction and one more white circle appears. Similar changes occur from Problem Figure (3) to (4) and from Problem Figure (5) to Answer Figure. 42. (4) From Problem Figure (1) to (2) the design (Z) moves one-half step in anticlockwise direction, the lower design also move one-half step in anticlockwise direction and it is replaced with a new design. The two pairs of adjacent smaller designs interchange positions. Similar changes occur from Problem Figure (3) to (4) and from Problem Figure (5) to Answer Figure.
45. (5) In each subsequent figure the triangle and the star move one step in anticlockwise direction, the plane of other three designs rotates through 90 anticlockwise, the third design becomes the first design and the second design moves to the third position and it is replaced with a new design. 46. (3) In each subsequent figure the star, the circle and the square move one step in clockwise direction, the design (T) moves one step in clockwise direction and it is replaced with a new design, the triangle moves up and down after every two figures and the arrow moves from left to right and vice-versa after every two figures. 47. (4) From Problem Figure (1) to (2) one line segment rotates through 135 clockwise while the other line segment rotates through 45 'anticlockwise, the three designs move in clockwise direction and the fourth design is replaced with a new design. Similar changes occur from Problem Figure (3) to (4) and from Problem Figure (5) to Answer Figure. 48. (5) From Problem Figure( 1) to (2) the upper two designs interchange positions and the third design moves to the opposite sector and it is replaced with a new design. Similar changes occur from Problem Figure (5) to Answer Figure.
49. (1) In each subsequent figure the plane of designs rotates through 45 clockwise, the last design becomes the first design and the design which moves to the last position is replaced with a new design. 50. (1) In each subsequent figure the first design moves to the second position and gets inverted, the third design moves to the first position and gets inverted, the second design moves to the fourth position and gets inverted while the fourth design moves to the third position.
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