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GENERAL INTELLIGENCE
Directions (1-4): In each of the following questions, select the related letters/
number/ figure from the given alternatives.
1. RIDE : LNBE : : HELP : ?
(a) NINP (b) BAJ P (c) J PCH (d) BJ J P
2. 1 : 6 :: 8 : ?
(a) 11 (b) 13 (c) 12 (d) 1.4
3. Question Figures Answer Figures
4. N x M :14 x 13 : : X x Z : ?
(a) 24 x 23 (b)23 x 24 (c) 24 x 26 (d) 26 x 23
Directions (5-9): In each of the following questions, find the odd word / letters /
number pair from the given alternatives :
5. (a) Gallon (b) Ton (c) Quintal (d) Kilogram
6. (a) 120-560 (b) 91-299 (c) 78-169 (d) 104-429
7. (a) Ring (b) Tyre (c) Plate (d) Bangle
8. (a) Eyes (b) Ears (e) Throat (d) Skin
9. (a) DFIMR (b) CEHLQ (c) GILPU (d) HJ MPT
10. In the following question, which one of the given responses would be a meaningful
order of the following?
1. Birth 2. Death 3. Childhood 4. Infancy
5. Adolescence 6. Adulthood 7. Old age
(a) 2, 6, 7, 5,4,3,1 (b) 1, 4, 3, 5, 6,7, 2
(c) 1, 4, 3, 6, 5, 7, 2 (d) 2, 7, 6, 4, 5,3,1
11. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter
series shall complete it ?
_b _ baaabb _ a _ bb _ a _
(a) abbaaba (b) ababbaa (c) babaaba (d) baabaab
Directions (12-14) In each of the following questions, a series is given, with one
term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete
the series
12. Question Figures Answer Figures
13. WORLD, XPSME, ?, ZRUOG
(a) YQTNF (b)YRTNF (c) YTQNF (d)YQNTF
14. 100, 50, 52, 26, 28, ?, 16, 8
(a) 30 (b) 36 (c) 14 (d)32
SSC HI GHER SECONDARY LEVEL
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15. In a family Mr. Srinivas has his wife and his two married brothers of whom one
has two children and another has no issue. How many members are there in the
family ?
(a) 12 members (b) 8 members (c) 6 members (d) 10 members
16. In a group of equal number of cows and hens the number of legs was 28 less than
four times the number of heads. The number of hens was
(a) 7 (b) 28 (c) 21 (d) 14
17. If P is the husband of Q and R is the mother of S and Q, what is R to P?
(a) Mother (b) Sister (c) Aunt (d) Mother-in-law
18. The average age of 19 boys in a class is 21 years. If the teachers age is included,
the average increases to 22 years. What is the teachers age ?
(a) 39 years (b) 41 years (c) 40 years (d) 44 years
19. Madhav remembers that his father's birthday is between 13th and 16th of J une,
where as his sister remembers that their fathers birthday is between 14th and
18th of J une. On which day is their fathers birthday, which both agree ?
(a) 14th J une (b) 15 th J une (c) 16th J une (d) 17th J une
20. If CAT is coded as 3120, what code number can be given to NAVIN?
(a) 14122914 (b) 49274654 (c) 73957614 (d) None of these
21. If is decoded as ARGUE and is SOLVE, what is ?
(a) VAGUELY (b) VAGRANT (c) VAGUELE (d) VAGUER
22. In a code language, the following alphabets are coded in a particular way :
Which word can be decoded as
(a) ABOLISH (b) APPROVAL (c) ACCOMPLISH (d) APPROACH
23. From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using
the letters of the given word :
DETERMINATION
(a) DETENTION (b) DESTINATION (c) TERMINATE (d) DOMINATE
24. Some letters are given with numbers from 1 to 7. Select the sequence of numbers
which arranges the letters into a meaningful word.
S O U B R C E
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
(a) 4216573 (b) 2416537 (c) 2146357 (d) 2416357
25. Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the Dictionary
and locate the last word.
(a)Frankenstein (b) Frankincense (c) Frankalmoign (d) Frauendienst
26. If MERCURY is written as FGIECAB in a code, how can CURE be written in that
code ?
(a) GCFI (b) ECAB (c) ECAG (d) EAGC
Directions (27 -32) In each of the following questions, select the missing number
/ letters from the given responses.
27.
(a) 72 (b) 720 (c) 7200 (d) 38
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28.
6 9 12
36 81 144
24 63 ?
(a) 120 (b) 80 (c) 94 (d) 102
29.
(a) 5052 (b) 5100 (c) 5094 (d) 4860
30. AZ BY CX
DW EV FU
GT ? IR
(a) HR (b) HS (c) HV (d) HU
31.
(a) 1 (b) 26 (c) 39 (d) 45
32.
(a) 57 (b) 53 (c) 105 (d) 111
33. If 16

4 =74
21

7 =33
81

9 =99
then 55

5 =?
(a) 110 (b) 1001 (c) 11 . (d) 1011
34. If , , , , + > and
<
are represented as , , , , , - and respectively, then
which of the following is correct?
(a) 3 6 2 8 4 5 - (b) 3 6 2 8 4 5 - (c) 3 6 2 8 4 5 - (d) 3 6 2 8 4 5 -
35. If , then
(a) (b) (c) (d)
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36. Four children, Akhil, Bhanu, Priya and Tulsi are on a ladder. Akhil is farther up
the ladder than Bhanu. Bhanu is in between Akhil and Priya. If Tulsi is still
further than Akhil, who is the second person from the bottom?
(a) Tulsi (b) Akhil (c) Priya (d) Bhanu
37. Alekya started from house with son Rakesh and moved to North. Before signal
point, Rakeshs school bus took him to the right side. Alekya continued in the
same line and got petrol filled in the scooter. Then she turned to her left and
entered a supermarket. In which direction is the super market located from the
petrol pump ?
(a) East (b) South (c) North (d) West
38. Rama left home and walked 5 km southwards, turned right and walked 2 km and
turned right and walked 5 km and turned left and walked 5 km. How many
kilometres will she have to walk to reach her home straight ?
(a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 17 (d) 15
39. Which one of the following Venn diagrams represents the best relationship between
Snake, Lizard and Reptiles ?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
40. In the following figure, which number represents the Women Doctors who are not
Employed ?
(a) 7 (b) 3 (c) 1 (4) 8
41. Daily in the morning the shadow of Gopi falls on Kamal and in the evening the
shadow of Kamal falls on Gopi exactly. So in which direction is Gopi to Kamal ?
(a) Eastern side (b) Western side (c) Northern side (d) Southern side
42. Among the four answer figures, which one can be formed from the cut out pieces
given below in the question figure ?
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43. How many squares are there in the given figure ?
(a) 10 (b)11 (c)12 (d) 14
44. From the given answer figures, select the one in which the question figure is
hidden / embedded.
Question Figure Answer Figure
45. There are two statements followed by two conclusions I and II. Assuming the
statements are true, decide which one of the conclusions logically follows,
disregarding commonly known facts. .
Statements :
1. All poets are intelligent.
2. All singers are intelligent.
Conclusions :
I. All singers are poets.
II. Some intelligent persons are not singers.
(a) Only conclusion I follows (b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows (d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
46. Three statements are given followed by four conclusions I, II, III and IV. You have
to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from
commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any,
follow from the given statements.
Statements : Some books are novels.
All novels are magazines.
Some magazines are journals.
Conclusions : I. Some novels are journals.
II. Some books are magazines.
III. All books are magazines.
IV. No novel is a journal.
(a) Only conclusion II follows (b) Only conclusion III follows
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows
(d) Either conclusion I or IV and conclusion II follow
47. Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure ?
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48. The following small letters are coded by capital letters in a certain way :
s u m l a d
R A P M S O
Now, which small letters can be decoded from the letters given below:
M A P S R O
(a) lumdas (b) lumsda (c) lumasd (d) lumsad
49. A piece of paper is folded and punched cut as shown below in the question figures.
From the given answer figures indicate how it will appear when opened.
Question Figures Answer Figures
Directions : I n the following question, there is an address which has been
reproduced against (a), (b), (c) and (d), three of which have some mistake or the
other. The one without any mistake is your answer
50. Meenakshi Sundaram
MIG 17. Housing Board Colony Near Airport, Amritsar-252793
(a) Meenakshi Sundaram, MIG 17, Housing Board Colony Near Airport, Amritsar-252973
(b) Meenakshi Sundaram, MIG 17, Housing Board Colony Near Airport, Amritsar - 252793
(c) Meenakshi Sundaram, MIG 71, Housing Board Colony Near Airport, Amritsar - 252793
(d) Meenakshi Sundaram, MIG 17, Housing Board Colony Near Airport, Anritsar - 252793
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directions (51-55) In the following questions, some parts of the sentence have
errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The
letter of that part is your answer. If a sentence is free from errors then your
answer is (d). i.e. No error.
51. Supposing if (a)/ it rains (b)/ what shall we do? (c)/ No error, (d)
52. The captain along with his team (a)/ are parctising very hard (b)/ for the forthcoming
match, (a)/ No error (d)
53. It was him (a)/ who came running (b)/ into the classroom, (c)/ No error(d)
54. The capital of Yemen (a)/ is situating (b)/ 2190 metre above the sea level, (c)/ No
error (d)
55. Ram was (a)/ senior to (b)/ Sam in college, (c)/ No error, (d)
Directions (56-60) : In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks
to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for
each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.
56. For a child, a blow_____self esteem is a terrible thing.
(a) of (b) with (c) to (d) on
57. The Greenland ice sheet is___the rate of about 12 cubic miles a year.
(a) smelting (b) condensing (c) melting (d) freezing
58. The Principal called ________ an explanation from the clerks.
(a) on (b) out (c) for (d) in
59. The____ crowd gave the victorious team a tumultuous welcome.
(a) jubilant (b) troublesome (c) noisy (d) arrogant
60. It is our duty to get _____ the truth.
(a) to (b) over (c) into (d) at
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Directions (61-65) : In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose
the one which best expresses the meaning of the given words.
61. Defer
(a) indifferent (b) defy (c) differ (d) postpone
62. Cease
(a) begin (b) stop (c) create (d) dull
63. Pious
(a) religious (b) sympathetic (c) afraid (d) faithful
64. Abandon
(a) forsake (b) keep (c) cherish (d) enlarge
65. Cancel
(a) abolish (b) approve (c) allow (d) break
Directions (66-70) : In the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning
to the given words.
66. Stingy
(a) clean (b) tight (c) generous (d) cheap
67. Barren
(a) fertile (b) rich .(c) prosperous (d) positive
68. Vi rtue
(a) vice (b) failure (c) fault (d) offence
69. Nervous
(a) flawless (b) immature (c) smooth (d) composed
70. Confident
(a) worried (b) pessimistic (c) diffident (d) depressed
Directions (71 -75) : In the questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom/
phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/
phrase.
71. To look down ones nose
(a) to show anger (b) to retaliate
(c) to insult in the presence of others (d) to regard with contempt
72. To shed crocodile tears
(a) to weep profusely (b) to pretend grief
(c) to grieve seriously (d) to mock something
73. By putting two and two together
(a) to mix several things (b) to make an arithmetical calculation
(c) to keep people in pairs (d) to deduce from given facts
74. To go scot-free
(a) to walk like a native of Scotland (b) to get something free
(c) to escape without punishment (d) to save tax
75. At the eleventh hour
(a) at eleven O'clock (b) at the wrong time
(c) at the last possible moment (d) at the initial moment itself
Directions (76-80) : In the following questions, a part of the sentence is printed
in bold which may need improvement. Alternatives are given at (a), (b) and (c)
below, which may be better option. In case no improvement is needed, your answer
is (d).
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76. The cheapest electronic good are manufactured in China.
(a) electronical good (b) electrical good
(c) electronic goods (d) No improvement
77. I have been living in Delhi from 1989.
(a) eversince (b) since (c) in (d) No improvement
78. He is a descendant from the Mughal royalty.
(a) of (b)in (c) for (d) No improvement
79. Mary would not go to the market unless 1 go with her.
(a) shall go (b) went (c) would go (d) No improvement
80. Flowers embellishment the beauty of our surroundings.
(a) replenish (b) enhance (c) destroys (d) No improvement
Directions (81-85) : In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose
the one which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
81. Murder of a man
(a) Regicide (b) Fratricide (c) Homicide (d) Genocide
82. Use of force or. threats to get someone to agree to something
(a) Coercion (b) Conviction (c) Confession (d) Cajolement
83. Animal that feeds on plants
(a). Carnivorous (b) Herbivorous (c) Insectivorous (d) Graminivorous
84. A number of stars grouped together
(a) Orbit (b) Constellation (c) Solar system (d) Comet
85. Lasting only for a very short while
(a) Transparent (b) Temporal (c) Temporary (d) Temperate
Directions (86-90) : In the following questions, group of four words are given. In
each group one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
86. (a) livelihood (b) livelyhood (c) livlihood (d) livelyhud
87. (a) foyere (b) foayer (c) foyer (d) fouyer
88. (a) lassivous (b) lacivoius (c) lascivious (d) lasivious
89. (a) enemyty (b) enemity (c) enmity (d) enemity
90. (a) irelevant (b) irrelavent (c) irelevent (d) irrelevant
Directions (91-100) : In the following passage some of the words have been left
out. Fi rst read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill
in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.
It was a sudden decision. Three of us all (91) in the hostel,
decided to travel by train to (92) and witness the Republic Day Parade. The
station was heavily (93) and there was a long queue before the ticket counter.(94)
pretended sickness and persuaded the man nearest to the (95) to buy three more
tickets-one for him and (96) for, his sisters. No problem, therefore, in buying
tickets. (97) train was already at the platform and there was (98) mad rash
among the passengers to get on the coaches. Hari would not be worried by (99).
He asked (100). to jump over the. bumper between two coaches to get on to the
other side.
91. (a) roommates (b) strangers (c) classmates (d) friends
92. (a) Calcutta (b) Hyderabad (c) Chennai (d) Delhi
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93. (a) guarded (b) thronged (c) crowded (d) filled
94. (a) She (b)Hari (c) They (d)You
95. (a) door (b) window (c) counter (d) enhance
96. (a) three (b) four (c) one (d)two
97. (a) The (b)A (c) An (d) No
98. (a) a (b) an (c) the (d) not
99. (a) things (b) everything (c) anything (d) something
100. (a) them (b) us (c) we (d) they
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
101. In a three-digit number, the digit at the hundreds place is two times the digit at
the units place and the sum of the digits is 18. If the digits are reversed, the
number is reduced by 396. The difference of hundreds and tens digit of the
number is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
102. The greatest among the numbers
0.09
,
3
0.064
, 0.5 and
3
5
is
(a)
0.09
(b)
3
0.064
(c) 0.5 (d)
3
5
103. A fraction becomes
1
3
when 1 is subtracted from both the numerator and the
denominator. The same fraction becomes
1
2
when 1 is added to both the numerator
and the denominator. The sum of numerator and denominator of the fraction is
(a) 10 (b) 18 (c) 7 (d) 16
104. Which of the following numbers will always divide a six digit number of the form
xyx - yxy (where 1
s
x
s
9, 1
s
y
s
9) ?
(a) 1010 (b) 10101 (c)11011 (d)11010
105. The H.C.F. of two numbers is 96 and their L.C.M. is 1296. If one of the numbers is
864, the other is
(a) 132 (b) 135 (c) 140 (d) 144
106. If the sum of the interior angles of a regular polygon be 1080, the number of
sides of the polygon is
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
107. The perimeter of the triangular base of a right prism is 15 cm and radius of the
incircle of the triangular base is 3 cm. If the volume of the prism be 270 cm
3
, then
the height of the prism is
(a) 6 cm (b) 7.5 cm (c) 10 cm (d) 12 cm
108. A semi-circular sheet of metal of diameter 28 cm is bent into an open conical cup.
The depth of the cup is approximately
(a) 11 cm (b) 12 cm (c) 13 cm (d) 14 cm
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109. The radius and the height of a cone are in the ratio 4:3. The ratio of the curved
surface area and total surface area of the cone is
(a) 5: 9 (b) 3:7 (c) 5:4 (d) 16 : 9
110. Area of the incircle of an equilateral triangle with side 6 cm is
(a)
2

sq. cm (b)
3
sq. cm (c)
6
sq. cm (d)
3
sq. cm
111. A parallelogram ABCD has sides AB = 24 cm and AD = 16 cm. The distance
between the sides AB and DC is 10 cm. Find the distance between the sides AD
and BC
(a) 16 cm (b) 18 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 26 cm
112. The diameter of a cylinder is 7 cm and its height is 16 cm. Using the value of
22
7
=
, the lateral surface area of the cylinder is
(a) 353 cm
2
(b) 350 cm
2
(c) 355 cm
2
(d) 348 cm
2
113. A man and a woman working together can do a certain work in 18 days. Their
skills in doing the work are in the ratio 3:2. How many days will the woman take
to finish the work alone ?
(a) 45 (b) 36 (c) 27 (d) 30
114. A takes 10 days less than the time taken by B to finish a piece of work. If both A
and B can do it in 12 days, then the time taken by B alone to finish the work is
(a) 30 days (b) 27 days (c) 20 days (d) 25 days
115. The single discount which is equivalent to successive discounts of 20%, 15% and
10% is
(a) 32.7% (b) 34.2% (c) 36.9% (d) 38.8%
116. An article of cost price Rs.8,000 is marked at Rs.11,200. After allowing a discount
of x% a profit of 12% is made. The value of x is
(a) 21% (b) 20% (c) 22% (d) 23%
117. If x varies inversely as (y
2
- 1) and x is equal to 24 when y =10, then the value of
x when y =5 is
(a) 99 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 100
118. The acid and water in two vessels A and B are in the ratio 4:3 and 2 :3. In what
ratio should the liquids in both the vessels be mixed to obtain a new mixture in
vessel C containing half acid and half water ?
(a) 7: 5 (b) 5:7 (c)7:3 (d) 5:3
119. The average of x numbers is y
2
and the average of y numbers is x
2
. So the average
of all the numbers taken together is
(a)
3 3
x y
x y
+
+
(b) xy (c)
2 2
x y
x y
+
+
(d) xy
2
+yx
2
120. The mean of 20 items is 47. Later it is found that the item 62 is wrongly written
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as 26. Find the correct mean.
(a) 48.8 (b) 47.7 (c) 49.9 (d) 46.6
121. The marked price of an article is 50% above cost price. When marked price is
increased by 20% and selling price is increased by 20%, the profit doubles. If
original marked price is Rs.300, then original selling price is
(a) Rs.200 (b) Rs.250 (c) Rs.240 (d) Rs.275
122. The cost price of 20 oranges is same as selling price of 16 oranges. The profit
percentage is
(a) 30% (b) 20% (c) 25% (d) 16%
123. In an examination in which full marks were 500, A got 10% less than B. B got
25% more than C. C got 20% less than D. If A got 360 marks, what percentage of
full marks was obtained by D?
(a) 90% (b) 80% (c) 50% (d) 60%
124. 75 gm of sugar solution has 30% sugar in it. Then the quantity of sugar that
should be added to the solution to make the quantity of the sugar 70% in the
solution, is
(a) 125 gm (b) 100 gm (c) 120 gm (d) 130 gm
125. If a boat goes 100 km downstream in 10 hours and 75 km upstream in 15 hours,
then the speed of the stream is
(a) 2 km/ hour (b) 2.5 km/ hour (c) 3 km/ hour (d) 3.5 km/ hour
126. If Rs.20 is the difference of simple interest and compound interest, for two years,
at 4 percent per annum, then the principal is
(a) Rs.13,000 (b) Rs.12,500 (c) Rs.12,000 (d) Rs.13,500
127. If
1
4
2
m
m
+ =

, find the value of

( )
( )
2
2
1
2
2
m
m
+

(a)-2 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 4

128. If a
2
=b +c, b
2
=c +a and c
2
=a +b, then the value of
1 1 1
1 1 1 a b c
+ +
+ + +
is
(a) abc (b) a
2
b
2
c
2
(c) 1 (d) 0
129. If
1
1 1 1
a b c
a b c
+ + =

, then the value of
1 1 1
1 1 1 a b c
+ +

is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d)4
130. If a
2
+b
2
+2b +4a +5 =0, then the value of
a b
a b

+
is
(a) 3 (b)-3 (c)
1
3
(d)
1
3

131. If a =2.361, b =3.263 and c =5.624, then the value of a

3
+b
3
- c
3
+3abc is
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(a) 35.621 (b) 0 (c) 19.277 (d) 1
132. ABCD is a rhombus. A straight line through C cuts AD produced at P and AB
produced at Q. If DP =
1
2
AB, then the ratio of the lengths of BQ and AB is
(a) 2:1 (b) 1:2 (c)1:1 (d)3:l
133. The distance between two parallel chords of length 8 cm each in a circle of
diameter 10 cm is
(a) 6 cm (b) 7 cm (c) 8 cm (d) 5.5 cm
134. If the circumradius of an equilateral triangle be 10 cm, then the measure of its
in-radius is
(a) 5 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 20 cm (d) 15 cm
135. At the centres of two circles, two arcs of equal length subtend angles of 60 and
75 respectively. The ratio of the radii of the two circles is
(a) 5:2 (b)5:4 (c) 3:2 (d) 2:1
136. If in a A ABC, the medians CD and BE intersect each other at 0, then the ratio of
the areas of A ODE and A ABC is
(a) 1:6 (b)6 :1 (c) 1:12 (d) 12 :1
137. If tan 15 =
2 3
, the value of tan 15 cot 75 +tan 75 cot 15 is
(a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 8
138. If

be acute and tan

+cot

=2, then the value of tan

5

+cot
10

is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c)3 (d) 4
139. The value of (sin
2
1 +sin
2
3 +sin
2
5 +... +sin
2
85 +sin
2
87 +sin
2
89 )is
(a)
1
21
2
(b) 22 (c)
1
22
2
(d)
1
23
2
140. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point A on the ground is 30. On
moving a distance of 20 metres towards the foot of the tower to a point B, the
angle of elevation increases to 60. The height of the tower is
(a)
3
m (b)
5 3
m (c)
10 3
m (d)
20 3
m
141. If sin

- cos

=
7
13
and 0 <

<90, then the value of sin

+cos

is
(a)
17
13
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Directions (142-146) Sales of books (in thousands) from six branches (B1, B2,
B3, B4, B5, B6) of a publishing company are given below.
Study the graph and answer the following questions.
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142. The average sales of the branches B1 and B4 is equal to the average sales of the
branches
(a) B3 and B5 (b) B3 and B6 (c) B5 and B6 (d) B2 and B5
143. The number of branches in which sales of books are below the average level
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d)4
144. If the sales of books from the branch B2 increases by 30% and that from the
branch B4 decreases by 10%, the approximate sale from all the six branches will
(a) increase by 1.33% (b) decrease by 1.67%
(c) remains same (d) decrease by 1.33%
145. If each branch can increase the sales of books by 2%, then the total number of
books (in thousands) sold by the company will be
(a) 305 (b) 306 (c) 310 (d) 315
146. If all the six branches are divided into three groups such that each group has
equal performance on selling books, then the minimum difference of the number
of books C (in thousands) sold by the two members of any group is
(a) 20 (b) 10 (c) 15 (d) 5
Directions (147-150) Number of toys of five types (A to E) manufactured over the,
years (in thousands) is given below. Study the table and answer the following
questions.
Year / Type A B C D E
2002 200 150 78 90 65
2003 150 80 100 105 70
2004 180 175 92 110 85
2005 195 160 120 125 75
2006 220 185 130 135 80
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147. The approximate percentage increase in production of D type of toys from 2003 to
2005 was
(a) 5% (b) 19% (c) 29% (d) 25%
148. The percentage drop in production of A type of toys from 2002 to 2004 was
(a) 10% (b) 20% (c) 25% (d) 30%
149. The approximate percentage increase of the production of all types of toys from
2005 to 2006 was
(a) 9% (b) 10% (c) 11% (d) 12%
150. The difference of the average number of toys (in thousands) of the types B and C,
manufactured over the years, was
(a) 52 (b) 66 (c) 68 (d) 72
GENERAL AWARENESS
151. Which one of the following is the second highest peak of the world ?
(a) Dhaulagiri (b) Kanchenjunga (c) K2 (d) NandaDevi
152. The largest freshwater lake in the world is
(a) Lake Victoria (b) Lake Michigan
(c) Lake Balkhash (d)Lake Superior
153. Two stones of unequal masses are thrown vertically up with the same velocity.
Which of the following will happen ?
(a) The heavier mass will reach greater height
(b) The lighter mass will reach greater height
(c) Both will reach the same height
(d) Any of them may reach greater height
154. Who invented optical fibre?
(a) Samuel Cohen (b) Narinder Kapan (c) Percy L.Spencer (d) T.H. Maimah
155. Who amongst the following is renowned in the field of painting?
(a) Parveen Sultana (b) Prof. T.N. Krishnan
(c) Ram Kinkar (d) Raja Ravi Varma
156. A Socialist economy is
(a) an equalitarian economy (b) a planned economy
(c) anon-planned economy (d) a democratic economy
157. Who is the author of The Company of Women"?
(a) J ohn Gray (b) David Baldacci (c) Dick Francis (d) Khushwant Singh
158. Which of the following statements is true ?
(a) Dehusked cereals and pulses are more nutritious
(b) Whole grain cereals and pulses are more nutritious
(c) Processed cereal products are nutrient dense
(d) Breakfast cereals are nutrient dense
159. Who represented India in the Second Round Table Conference?
(a) ArunaAsaf Ali (b) Sucheta Kripalani
(c) SarojiniNaidu (d) KalpanaJ oshi
160. The rulers of which dynasty started the practice of granting tax-free villages to
Brahmanas and Buddhist Monks?
(a) Satavahanas (b)Mauryas (c)Guptas (d) Cholas
161. The Bandung Conference was a major milestone in the history of:
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(a) The Non-aligned movement (b) Indo-Chinese relation-ship
(c) U.S. Vietnam War (d) Creation of ASEAN
162. The most important text of vedic mathematics is:
(a) Satapatha Brahman (b) Atharva Veda
(c) Sulva Sutras (d) Chhandogya Upanishad
163. Which of the following Indian States is broadly as large as the European nation-
Austria?
(a) Kerala (b) West Bengal (c) Orissa (d) Karnataka
164. Which of the following districts is on the international border of India?
(a) Sirsa (b) Anantnag (c)Kariniganj (d) Purulia
165. The deposits of the ancient Tethys Sea were folded to form the :
(a) Himalayas (b) Rockies (c) Andes (d) Alps
166. The largest irrigation canal in India is called the:
(a) Yamuna canal (b) Sirhand canal
(c) Indira Gandhi canal (d) Upper Bari Doab canal
167. Atmospheric pressure exerted on earth is due to :
(a) rotation of earth (b) revolution of earth
(c) gravitational pull (d) uneven heating of earth
168. Pruning is an essential part in cultivation of:
(a) Rubber (b) Tobacco (c) Coffee (d) Tea
169. Operating surplus arises in the
(a) Government sector (b) Production for self-consumption
(c) Subsistence farming (d) Enterprise sector
170. The most important of the non-tariff trade barriers are:
(a) Quotas (b) Health regulations
(c) Pollution standards (d) Labelling and packaging regulations
171. The maximum area under crops in India is used for the cultivation of:
(a) Wheat (b) Rice (c) Sugarcane (d) Cotton
172. Investment is equal to :
(a) gross total of all types of physical capital assets
(b) gross total of all capital assets minus wear and tear
(c) stock of plants, machines and . equipments
(d) None of the above
173. The Tarapore Committee recommended that before capital account was made
convertible the rate of inflation should be brought down for three years to within?
(a) 3.5% (b) 0.3% (c)4.6% (d)5.7%
174. Who among the following are not appointed by the President of India?
(a) Governors of States (b) Chief J ustice and J udges of High Court
(c) Vice-President (d) Chief J ustice and J udges of Supreme Court
175. What is the period within which a proclamation of national emergency made by
the President is to be placed before each house of the Parliament for approval?
(a) within one month (b) within two months
(c) within four months (d) within six months
176. What was the exact constitutional position of the I ndian Republic when the
Constitution was brought into force with effect from 26th J anuary, 1950?
(a) A Democratic Republic (b) A Sovereign Democratic Republic
(c) A Sovereign Secular Democratic Republic
(d) A Sovereign Secular Socialist Democratic Republic
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177. Fabianism is closely related to:
(a) Fascism (b) Scientific socialism
(c) Democratic socialism (d) Liberalism
178. A federal structure for India was first put forward by the :
(a) Act of 1909 (b) Act of 1919 (c)Act of 1935 (d) Act of 1947
179. Which Writ is issued by a High Court or the Supreme Court to compel an authority
to perform a function that it was not performing?
(a) Writ of Certiorari (b) Writ of Habeas Corpus
(c) Writ of Mandamus (d) Writ of Quo Warranto
180. In case of a disagreement between the two Houses of Parliament over a non-
money bill:
(a) the bill will lapse (b) the President may sign it into a law
(c) the President may Call a joint sitting of both the Houses to consider it.
(d) the President may ask both the Houses to reconsider it.
181. Commercial nitric acid is coloured because it contains dissolved :
(a) Oxygen (b) Nitrous oxide (c) Nitrogen dioxide (d) Coloured impurities
182. Fertiliser having high nitrogen content is :
(a) Urea (b) Ammonium sulphate
(c) Ammonium nitrate (d) Calcium citrate
183. Quantity of fresh air required for a man is
(a) 1000 cubic feet of air for every 20 minutes
(b) 1000 cubic feet of air for every 20 seconds
(c) 1000 cubic feet of air for every 10 minutes
(d) 1000 cubic feet of air for every 10 seconds
184. The device in communication satellites which receives signals from an earth
station and transmits them to different directions is
(a) Transformer (b) Transistor (c) Transponder (d) Transducer
185. Surface tension in a liquid is due to:
(a) Adhesive force between molecules (b) Cohesive force between molecules
(c) Gravitational force between molecules
(d) Electrical force between molecules.
186. A circular plate, a cube and a sphere, all made up of same material and having
the same mass, are heated to 300C and left in a room. Which of them will have
the slowest rate of cooling?
(a) Circular plate (b) Cube (c)Sphere (d) All will cool at the same rate
187. Where does the oxygen that keeps us alive come from?
(a) Carbon dioxide (b) Carbonates absorbed from soil
(c) Oxides of minerals (d) Water
188. Reserpine is used to :
(a) reduce high blood pressure (b) increase blood pressure when it is low
(c) alleviate pain (d) cure arthritis
189. The first fertiliser plant in India was set up at
(a) Alwaye (b) Asansol (c) Ranipet (d) Sindri
190. The vitamin most readily de strayed by heat is
(a) Riboflavin (b) Ascorbic acid (c) Tocopherol (d) Thiamine
191. The gas used for artificial fruit ripening of green fruit is
(a) Ethylene (b) Acetylene (c) Ethane (d) Methane
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192. Optic fibres are used in :
(a) CAT scans (b)'X-ray photos (c) Ultrasound scans (d) Endoscopy
193. The three elements most needed in common fertilisers are :
(a) Sulphur, Phosphorous and Sodium (b) Nitrogen, Potassium and Phosphorous
(c) Phosphorous, Sodium and Nitrogen
(d) Calcium, Phosphorous and Potassium
194. What was the ultimate goal of Mahatma Gandhis Salt Satyagraha?
(a) repeal of Salt Satyagraha (b) curtailment of the Governments power
(c) economic relief to the common people (d) PumaSwaraj for India
195. Who persuaded the ratings of the RiN [Royal India Navy) to surrender on the 23rd
February 1946 ?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi(b) J awaharlal Nehru and Maula-naAbul KalamAzad
(c) Vallabh Bhai Patel and M J J innah (d) Morarji Desai and J .B. Kripalani
196. On September 20, 1932 Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death in Yerwada J ail against?
(a) British repression of the Satyagrahis.(b)Violation of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact.
(c) Communal award of Ramsay MacDonald. (d) Communal riots in Calcutta.
197. In 1939, for the first time, Gandhiji tried out his specific techniques of controlled
mass struggle in a native state. He allowed a close associate of his to lead
satyagraha. Who was he?
(a) K. T. Bhashyam in Mysore (b) J amnalal Bajaj In J aipur
(c) Vallabh Bhai Patel in Rajkot (d) Nabakrushna Chaudhri In Dhenkanal
198. What is Obra knovm for?
(a) a new refinery (b) a new aluminium plant
(c) a bird sanctuary (d) a thermal power station
199. What is NABARDs primary role?
(a) to provide term loans to state co-operative banks
(b) to assist state governments for share capital contribution
(c) to act as re-finance institution (d) All of the above
200. Which one of the following does not deal with export promotion ?
(a) Trade Development Authority (b) Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation
(c) Cooperative Marketing Societies (d) State Trading Corporation of India
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SET - 1 - KEY
1 D 2 B 3 D 4 C 5 A 6 A 7 C
8 C 9 D 10 B 11 A 12 A 13 A 14 C
15 B 16 D 17 D 18 B 19 B 20 A 21 A
22 D 23 B 24 D 25 D 26 C 27 B 28 A
29 B 30 B 31 C 32 D 33 D 34 D 35 A
36 D 37 D 38 B 39 D 40 A 41 B 42 C
43 D 44 B 45 D 46 D 47 B 48 C 49 D
50 B 51 A 52 B 53 A 54 B 55 D 56 D
57 C 58 C 59 A 60 D 61 D 62 B 63 A
64 A 65 A 66 C 67 A 68 A 69 D 70 C
71 C 72 B 73 D 74 C 75 C 76 C 77 B
78 A 79 B 80 B 81 C 82 A 83 B 84 B
85 C 86 A 87 C 88 C 89 C 90 D 91 A
92 D 93 C 94 B 95 C 96 D 97 A 98 A
99 C 100 B 101 B 102 D 103 A 104 B 105 D
106 B 107 D 108 B 109 A 110 D 111 C 112 A
113 A 114 A 115 D 116 B 117 A 118 A 119 B
120 A 121 B 122 C 123 B 124 B 125 B 126 B
127 C 128 C 129 D 130 C 131 B 132 A 133 A
134 A 135 B 136 C 137 A 138 B 139 C 140 C
141 A 142 A 143 B 144 A 145 B 146 B 147 B
148 A 149 C 150 B 151 C 152 D 153 C 154 B
155 D 156 B 157 D 158 B 159 C 160 A 161 A
162 C 163 B 164 B 165 A 166 C 167 C 168 D
169 D 170 B 171 B 172 A 173 A 174 C 175 A
176 B 177 C 178 C 179 C 180 C 181 B 182 A
183 B 184 C 185 B 186 C 187 A 188 D 189 D
190 B 191 B 192 D 193 B 194 D 195 C 196 C
197 C 198 D 199 D 200 C