PART –‘A’ 14.

(a) Violet (b) Blue

GENERAL INTELLEGENCE & REASONING (c) Green (d) White
Direction (01-07): Select the related word/letter/number 15. (a) Jordan (b) Bhutan
from the given alternatives. (c)Turkey (d) Norway
1. Spider: Insect :: Crocodile: ? 16. (a) 120 (b) 168
(a) Reptile (b) Mammal (c) 290 (d) 380
(c) Frog (d) Carnivore 17. (a) 369 (b) 462
2. Book : Critic :: Building: ? (c)761 (d) 862
(a) Engineer (b) Contractor 18. (a) 121 (b) 169
(c) Weigher (d) Appraiser (c)289 (d) 225
3. 18 : 30 :: 36: ? 19. (a) DJFB (b) IOKG
(a)54 (b)62 (c) OUQM (d) RXTO
(c)64 (d) 66 20. (a) XZCG (b) OQTX
4. 48 : 122 :: 168: ? (c) IMNQ (d) EGJN
(a) 215 (b) 225 21. If SPIDER is written as PSDIRE in a certain code, how
(b) 290 (d) 292 would COMMON be written in that code?
5. 16 : 240 ::18: ? (a) OCOMMO (b) OCMMNO
(a) 260 (b) 280 (c) OCMOMN (d) OCMMON
(c) 306 (d) 320 22. If in a certain language, FLOWER is coded as UOLDVI,
6. JLNP : OMKI :: SUWY: ? then how is TERMINAL coded in that language?
(a) FGHI (b) MLKJ (a) FLKPMROZ (b) GVINRMZO
(c) PLHD (d) XVTR (c) RVNIGLKA (d) MNIVGYEO
7. ? : DURXQG:: POLICE: SROLFH 23. In a certain code language ‘pen pencil’ is written as ‘$£’
(a) ARMOUR (b) AROUND ‘eraser sharpener’ is written as ‘@#’ and ‘pencil eraser’
(c) GROUND (d) SHOULD is written as ‘$@’, Then, what is the code for ‘pen’?
Direction (8-12): Find the next term in the given series. (a) # (b) $
8. 1, 1, 1.5, 3, 7.5, ? (c) £ (d) None of these
(a) 22.5 (b) 22 24. Pointing to a woman, Naman said, “She is the daughter
(c) 24 (d) 20.5 of the only child of my grandmother.”. How is the
9. 2, 3, 3, 5, 10, 13, ?, 43, 172, 177 woman related to Naman?
(a) 23 (b) 38 (a) Sister (b) Niece
(c) 39 (d) 40 (c) Data inadequate (d) None of these.
10. 4,10, ?, 82, 244, 730 25. I. F is the brother of A, II. C is the daughter of A.
(a) 24 (b) 28 III. K is the sister of F IV. G is the brother of C.
(c) 77 (d) 218 Who is the uncle of G?
11. WFB, TGD, QHG, ? (a)A (b) C
(a) NIJ (b) NIK (c) F (d) K
(c) NJK (d) OIK 26. From his house, Lokesh went 15 kms to the North. Then
12. ADVENTURE, DVENTURE, DVENTUR, ? , VENTU he turned West and covered 10 kms. Then, he turned
(a) DVENT (b) VENTURE South and covered 5 kms. Finally, turning to East, he
(c) VENTUR (d) DVENTU covered 10 kms. In which direction is he from his
13. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the house?
gaps in the given letter series shall complete it. (a) East (b) West
_tu_rt_s_ _usrtu_ (c) North (d) South
(a) rtusru (b) rsutrr 27. If ‘South-east’ is called ‘East’, ‘North-west’ is called
(c) rsurtr (d) rsurts ‘West’, ‘South-west’ is called ‘South’ and so on, what
Direction (14-20): Find the odd letters/numbers/words will ‘North’ be called?
from the given response (a) East (b) North-East
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(c) North-West (d) South. (a) 13 (b) 15
28. Choose the venn diagram which best illustrates the (c) 17 (d) 19
relations between Dog, Animal and Pet? 36.

(a) 21 (b) 25
29. Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they (c) 27 (d) 29
occur in the dictionary and then chose the correct 37. 8 17 33
sequence?
12 5 29
1. Repoint 2. Reptile 3. Repent
4. Repute 5. Report 10 13 ?
(a) 3,1,5,2,4 (b) 3,5,1,2,4
(c) 5,1,4,3,2 (d) 5,4,1,3,2 (a) 9 (b) 23
30. Which letter in the word CYBERNETICS occupies the (c) 33 (d) 43
same position as it does in the English alphabet? 38. 7 9 6
(a) C (b) E `4 5 7
(c) I (d) T 2 3 ?
31. In a row of girls facing North, Reena is 10th to the left of 9 11 9
Pallavi, who is 21st from the right end. If Malini, who is (a) 4 (b) 5
17th from the left end, is fourth to the right of Reena, (c) 7 (d) 8
how many girls are these in the row? 39. Find the word which is not formed from the given word.
(a) 37 (b) 43 PHOTOSYNTHETIC
(c) 44 (d) Data Inadequate. (a) THOSE (b) SCENT
32. If P means x, R means +, T means ÷ and S means -, then (c) PRONE (d) COTTON
18 T 3 P 9 S 8 R 6=? Direction (40-41): In each of the following questions, two
(a) -1 (b) statements are given followed by three or four conclusions
(c) 46 (d) None of these numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the given
33. Arrange the given words in a meaningful sequence and statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance
then choose the most appropriate sequence from from the commonly known facts and then decided which
amongst the alternatives provided below each of the given conclusions logically follows from the given
question: statements disregarding commonly known facts.
1. College 2. Child 3. Salary 40. Statement: Some clothes are marbles.
4. School 5. Employment. Some marbles are bags.
(a) 1,2,4,3,5 (b) 2,4,1,5,3 Conclusion: I. No cloth is a bag
(c) 4,1,3,5,2 (d) 5,3,2,1,4 II. All marbles are bags.
Direction (34-38): Find the missing number from the given III. Some bags are clothes.
responses in each of the following questions. IV. No marble is a cloth.
(a) Only I Follows
34. (b) Only either I or II follows.
(c) None follows
(d) Only either I or III follows.
41. Statements: Some tables are TVs.
Some TVs are radios.
Conclusions: I. Some tables are radios.
II. Some radios are tables.
(a) 9 (b) 18 III. All radios are TVs.
(c) 24 (d) 27 IV. All TVs are tables.
35. (a) None follows (b) All follow
(c) Only I and II follows (d) only II and IV follow.
42. Four positions of a dice are given in the question
figures. Identify the number at the bottom when
top’s is 6.
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(a) 5 (b) 1
(c) 3 (d) 4
43. How many rectangles are there in the figure given?

47. Which of the answer figure is exactly the mirror image

of the given figure, when the mirror is held on the line
AB?
(a) 8 (b) 9
(c) 10 (d) 11
44. A word is represented by only one set of numbers
as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of
numbers given in the alternatives are represented
by two classes of alphabets as in two matrices are
given below. The columns and rows of Matrixes-I
are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrices-II
are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these
matrices can be represented first by its row and
next by its column, e.g. ‘A’ can be represented by 48. A square sheet of paper has been folded and punched
00, 23, etc and ‘P’ can be represented by 55, 69, as shown by the question figures. Which one of the
answer figure shows the appearance of the paper when
etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the
opened?
word given in the equation.
‘BEAST’
MATRIX – I MATRIX - II
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0 A B C D E 5 P Q R S T
1 B C D E A 6 Q R S T P
2 C D E A B 7 R T P Q P
3 D E A B C 8 S T P Q R
4 E A B C D 9 T P Q R S 49. Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the
question figure?
(a) 01, 40, 23, 85, 77 (b) 10, 22, 00, 67, 95
(c) 24, 31, 14, 76, 85 (d) 33, 31, 14, 65, 76
45. A series is given with missing. Choose the correct
alternatives from the given ones that will complete
the series.

50. From the given answer figures, select the one which the
questions figures hidden/embedded.

46. Select the related figure from the answer Figures:

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 63. The constitution of India was completed on:
(a) February 11, 1948 (b) November 26, 1949
(c) January 26, 1950 (d) None of these.
64. How many members were initially there in the
Constituent Assembly of India?
PART ‘B’ (a) 300 (b) 304
GENERAL AWARENESS (c) 308 (d) 310
51. The Indus Valley Civilization specialized in- 65. The item ‘Education’ belongs to the-
(a) town planning (b) architecture (a) Union List (b) State List
(c) craftsmanship (d) All the these. (c) Concurrent List (d) Residuary subjects
52. ‘Ashtadhyayi’ was written by- 66. How many fundamental Duties are in the Indian
(a) VedVyas (b) Panini Constitution?
(c) Shukadeva (d) Balmiki (a) Nine (b) Eleven
53. Name of last Trithankara- (c) Twelve (d) Twenty
(a) Parsvanath (b) Mahavir 67. By which of the following can the Presidents of India
(c) Siddhartha (d) Subhadra impeached?
54. Who of the following was a contemporary of Alexander, (a) By the Lok Sabha
the great? (b) By the Parliament.
(a) Bimbisara (b) Chandragupta Maurya (c) By the Chief Justice of India
(c) Ashoka (d) PushyamitraSunga (d) By the Prime Minister.
55. Who was the last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty of the 68. ‘Cabinet’ means-
Delhi Sultanate? (a) All ministers in the Governance
(a) Firoz Shah Tughlaq (b) GhiyasuddinTughlaq II (b) Ministers with cabinet rank
(c) Mahmud Shah Tughlaq II (d) Nasarat Shah (c) Cabinet Ministers and their Secretaries.
56. Revenue System during Akbar’s regin was in the hands (d) Minister of State.
of- 69. Japan’s Parliament is known as-
(a) Bairam Khan (b) Man singh (a) Diet (b) Dail
(c) Birbal (d) Todarmal (c) Yuan (d) Shora
57. The rular of Mewar who was defeated in the battle of 70. In which House of the Parliament, the Presiding Officer
Khanua by Babur in 1527 was: is not a member of the House?
(a) RanaPratap (b) Man singh (a) LokSabha (b) RajyaSabha
(c) SawaiUdaysingh (d) RanaSanga. (c) VidhanSabha (d) VidhanParishad.
58. The Predisent of the Indian national Congress in 1885 71. The method of Constitutional Amendment is provided-
was: (a) Article 348 (b) Article 358
(a) Goerge Yule (b) dadabhainaoroji (c) Article 368 (d) Article 378
(c) W.C. Bannerji (d) W. Wedderburn 72. As the economy develops, the share of the tertiary
59. In which year did Lord Hardinge cancel the partition of sector in the GDP:
Bengal? (a) Decreases (b) Decreases then
(a) 1911 (b) 1904 increases
(c) 1906 (d) 1907 (c) Increases (d) Remains constant.
60. The final arrangements for the India’s independence 73. Which Plan gave emphasis on removal of poverty for
were worked out by the- the first time?
(a) Cabinet Mission (b) Simon Commission (a) Fourth (b) Fifth
(c) Gandhi-Irwin Pact (d) Cripps Mission (c) Sixth (d)Seventh
61. Which one of the following pair is not correctly 74. Currency notes of Rs. 2 denomination and above are
matched? liabilities of:
(a) Purna Swaraj Resolution : 1929 (a) Government of India
(b) martyrdom of SardarBhagatsingh : 1931 (b) Reserve Bank of India
(c) Formation of Congress Socialist Party : 1938 (c) State Bank of India
(d) Simla Conference : 1945 (d) All of the above.
62. GandhijiChamparan Movement was for- 75. Which bank was earlier called the ‘Imperial Bank of
(a) The security of rights of Harijans India’?
(b) Civil Disobedience Movement (a) RBI (b) SBI
(c) Maintaining the unity of Hindu Society (c) UBI (d) PNB
(d) Solving the problem of Indigo Workers
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76. The earth rotate around its axis from- (a) covalent bond (b) ionic bond
(a) North to south (b) East to west (c) co-ordinate bond (d) none
(c) South to north (d) West to east. 91. IUPAC name of CH3CHO is-
77. Oceanic waves caused by an earthquake are known as- (a) Acetaldehyde (b) Ethanal
(a) S-waves (b) L-waves (c) Methyl aldehyde (d) Formalin
(c) P-waves (d) Tsunamis 92. Study of internal structure of Plant-
78. The busiest and the most important sea route of the (a) Morphology (b) Anatomy
world is- (c) Ecology (d) Taxonomy
(a) North Pacific Sea Route 93. Botanical name of mango is-
(b) North Atlantic Sea Route (a) Mussa sapiantum (b) Doccus corrota
(c) South Atlantic Sea Route (c) mangifer indica (d) None of these.
(d) Indian Ocean Route 94. Coffe is obtain from which part of the plant?
79. The gas having the highest proportion in air is: (a) flower (b) seed
(a) Oxygen (b) Nitrogen (c) Leaf (d) Fruit
(c) Carbon Dioxide (d) Hydrogen. 95. Heamoglobin is an important component of-
80. Among the following environmental pollutants which (a) RBC (b) WBC
one leads to the occurrence of acid rain? (c) Platletes (d) Cytoplasm
(a) carbon dioxide (b) Hydrogen peroxide 96. Who was the first posthumous receipient of BhartRatna
(c) carbon monoxide (d) Sulphur dioxide. (a) B.R. Ambedkar (b) K. Kmaraj
81. Hirakund project is located in- (c) Lal Bahadur Shashtri (d) M.G. Ramchandra.
(a) West Bengal (b) M.P. 97. Who is the author of the book “A Circketing Life”?
(c) Orissa (d) Bihar (a) Chrishopher Martin jankins (b) Sunil Gavaskar
82. First national park developed in India is- (d) KapilDev (d) Tony Greig
(a) Gir (b) kaziranga 98. Who was the first woman prime minster in the world?
(c) Jim Corbett (d) None of these (a) Goldameer (b) MargeretThacher
83. Decibel is the unit of: (c) Srimao Bhandarnaike (d) Indira Gandhi
(a) Speed of light (b) Intensity of sound 99. ‘Free throw’ is associated with:
(c) intensity of heat (d) None of these. (a)Volleyball (b) Football
84. As we go from the equator to the poles, the value of g: (c) Basket ball (d) Cricket
(a) remains the same (b) increases 100. Which country was the runner-up in the World
(c) decreases (d) None of these. Cup(Football) 2014?
85. Which of the following is the best conductor of the (a) Brazil (b) Germany
heat? (c) France (d) Argentina.
(a) mercury (b) Silver
(c) leather (d) benzene PART ‘C’
86. What is the frequency of a wave whose time-period is QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
0.05 second?
(a) 5 Hz (b) 10 Hz 101. A number when divided by 68 gives the quotient 269
(c) 20 Hz (d) 40 Hz and remainder zero. If the same number is divided by
87. The laws of reflection are true for- 67, the remainder is:
(a) the plane mirror only (a) 0 (b) 1
(b) the concave mirror only (c) 2 (d) 3
(c) the convex mirror only 102. The value of is
(d) all reflecting surfaces. (a) (b)
88. The nucleus of an atom consists of
(a) electrons and protons (c) (d)
(b) neutron only 103. The sum of all three digit number is-
(c)neutron and protons (a) 98901 (b) 494550
(d) proton, electrons and neutrons (c) 8991 (d) 899
89. The absolute value of charge on electron was 104. In a camp of 160 students provisions are available for
determined by- 10 days. If 40 more students join the camp, how long
(a) J.J. Thomson (b) R. A. Milkman will the provisions last?
(c) Rutherford. (d) Chadwick. (a) 5 (b) 6
90. NaCl has-
(c)8 (d) 12

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105. What is the least number which when divided by present rate, by how much per cent must its
the numbers 3,5,6,8,10 and 12 leaves in each case a consumption increase in order that the revenue
remainder 2 but when divided by 13 leaves no remains unaltered?
remainder? (a) 60 (b) 62
(a) 312 (b) 962
(c) 1562 (d) 1586 (c) 72 (d) 66
117. A student had to obtain 33% of total marks to pass.
106. Find the value of √ √ √ He got 25% of total marks and failed by 40 marks. The
(a) 12 (b) -4 number of total marks is
(c)4 (d) both b and c (a) 800 (b) 300
(c) 500 (d) 1000
107. The L.C.M of is:
118. In an examination, 52% students failed in Hindi and
(a) (b ) 42% in English. If 17% failed in both the subjects, what
(c) (d) percentage of students passed in both the subjects?
(a) 38% (b) 33%
108. The value of + + + ………+ is (c) 23% (d) 18%
√ √ √ √ √ √ √
(a) 1 (b) 9 119. The number of seats in a cinema hall is increased by
(c) √ (d)√ -1 25%. The cost of each ticket is also increased by 10%.
109. The average of 20 numbers is 12. The average of the The effect of these changes on the revenue collection
first 12 numbers is 11 and that of the next 7 numbers is will be an increase of
10. The last number is : (a) 37.5% (b) 45.5%
(a) 40 (b) 38 (c) 47.5% (d) 49.5%
(c) 48 (d) 50 120. By selling an article for Rs. 69, there is a loss of 8%,
110. The average of runs scored by a player in 10 innings when the article is sold for Rs. 78, the gain or loss
th
is 50. How many runs should he score in the 11 innings percent is:
so that his average is increased by 2 runs? (a) neither loss or gain (b) 4% gain
(a) 80 runs (b) 72 runs (c) 4% loss (d) 40% gain
(c) 60 runs (d) 54 runs 121. At what percent above the cost price, must a shop
111. Out of 10 teachers of a school. One teacher retires keeper marks his goods so that he gains 20% even after
and in his place a new teacher of age 25 years joins. As giving a discount of 10% on the marked price?
a result of it, the average age of the teachers is reduced (a) 25% (b) 30%
by 3 years. The age of the retired teacher is: (c) 33 % (d)37 %
(a) 60 years (b) 58 years
122. A sold a tape recorder to B for Rs 4860 at a loss of
(c) 56 years (d) 55 years 19%. Again B sold it to C at a price that would give A
112. If the annual income of A,B and C are in the ratio
profit of 17%. The gain of B is
1:3:7 and the total annual income of A and C is Rs.
800,000, then the monthly salary is B in (In Rs.) is: (a)22 % (b)33 %
(a) 20000 (b) 25000 (c) 44 % (d) 66 %
(c) 30000 (d) 15000 123. The difference between a discount of 35% and two
113. Three persons walk from place A to place B. Their successive discounts of 20% on a certain bill was Rs 22.
speeds are in the ratio 4:3:5. The ratio of the times The amount of the bill was
taken by them to reach B will be: (a) Rs. 200 (b) Rs. 220
(a) 10:15:13 (b) 2:3:4 (c) Rs. 1100 (d) Rs. 2200
(c) 15:20:12 (d) 16:18:15 124. A man invests half his capital at the rate of 10% per
114. Two vessels A and B contain milk and water mixed annum, one-third at 9% and the rest at 12% per
in the ratio 4:3 and 2:3. The ratio in which these annum. The average rate of interest per annum, which
mixtures be mixed to form a new mixture containing he gets is:
half milk and half water is (a) 9% (b) 10%
(a) 7:5 (b) 6:5 (c) 10.5% (d) 12%
(c) 5:6 (d) 4:3 125. Nitin borrowed some money at the rate of 6% p.a.
115. If 50% of (P-Q) =30% of (P+Q) and Q=x% of P, then for the first three years, 9% p.a. for the next five years
the value of x is: and 13% p.a. for the period beyond eight years. If the
(a) 30 (b) 25 total interest paid by him at the end of eleven years is
(c) 20 (d) 50 Rs. 8160 the money borrowed by him( In Rs.) was.
116. If the duty on an article is reduced by 40% of its
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(a) 12000 (b) 6000 velocity of current is 1 kmph, and it takes him 1 hour to
(c) 8000 (d) 10000 row to a place and come back, how far is the place?
126. The difference between the compound interest and (a) 2.5 km (b) 3 km
simple interest for the amount Rs. 5000 in 2 years is Rs. (c) 2.4 km (d) 3.6 km
32. The rate of interest is: 2 2 2
136. If a + b +c = ab+ bc+ ca, then is equal to
(a) 5% (b) 8% (a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 10% (d) 12% (c)3 (d) 4
127. A sum of money amounts to Rs. 4840 in 2 years and 137. The simplified value of (secA-cosA)2 + (cosecA-sinA)2
to Rs. 5324 in 3 years at compound interest – (cotA-tanA)2 is
compounded annually. The rate of interest per annum
(a) 0 (b)
is:
(a) 10% (b) 9% (c) 1 (d) 2
(c) 11% (d) 8% 138. If sinθ- cosθ = and 0<θ<900, then the value of
128. A certain amount of money at r% compounded sinθ+ cosθ is
annually after two and three years becomes Rs. 1440 (a) (b)
and Rs. 1728 respectively, r is
(a) 5 (b) 10 (c) (d)
(c) 15 (d) 20 139. If = , then sinθ is equal to:
129. P is thrice as good a workman as Q and therefore
(a) (b)
able to finish a job in 48 days less than Q. Working
together, they can do it in: (c) (d)
(a) 18 days (b) 24 days 140. If the radii of two circles be 6 cm and 3 cm and the
(c) 30 days (d) 12 days length of the transverse common tangent be 8 cm, then
130. A can do a certain work in the same time in which B the distance between the two centres is
and C together can do it. If A and B together could do it (a) √ cm (b) √ cm
in 10 days and C alone in 50 days, then B alone could do (c) √ cm (d) √ cm
the work in: 141. I and O are respectively the in-centre and
(a) 15 days (b) 20 days circumcentre of a triangle ABC, The line AI produced
(c) 25 days (d) 30 days intersects the circumcircle of triangle ABC at the point
131. Three pipes A,B and C can fill a tank in 6 hours.
D. If ∠ABC=xo, ∠BID= yo and ∠BOD=zo, then =
After working together for 2 hours, C is closed and A
and B fill the tank in 8 hours. The time(in hours) in (a) 3 (b) 1
which the tank can be filled by pipe C alone: (c) 2 (d) 4
(a) 10 (b) 12 142. The Internal bisectors of the ∠ABC and ∠ACB of
(c) 8 (d) 9 triangle ABC meet at O and also ∠BAC=800, then ∠BOC
132. One pipe fills a water tank three times faster than is equal to:
another pipe. If the two pipes together can fill the (a) 500 (b) 1600
0
empty tank in 36 minutes, then how much time will the (c) 40 (d) 1300
slower pipe alone take to fill the tank? 143. AB and CD are two parallel chords on the opposite
(a) 1 hour 21 min. (b) 1 hour 48 min. sides of the centre of the circle. If ̅̅̅̅=10 semi, ̅̅̅̅=24
(c) 2 hour (d) 2 hour 24 min. cm and the radius of the circle is 13 cm, the distance
133. Two trains 180 metres and 120 metres in length are between the chords is
running towards each other on parallel tracks, one at (a) 17 cm (b) 15 cm
the rate 65 km/hr and another at 55 km/hr. In how (c) 16 cm (d) 18 cm
many seconds will they be clear of each other from the 144. If a right circular cone is separated into solids of
moment they meet? volumes V1 V2, and V3 by two planes parallel to the base,
(a) 6 (b) 9 which also trisect the altitude, then V1 :V2, : V3 is
(c)12 (d) 15 (a) 1:2:3 (b) 1:4:6
134. A boy is late by 9 minutes if he walks to school at a (c)1:6:9 (d) 1:7:9
speed of 4 km/hour. If he walks at the rate of 5 km/hr, 145. The height of the cone is 30 cm. A small cone is cut
he arrives 9 minutes early. The distance to his school is: off at the top by a plane parallel to its base. If its volume
(a) 9 km (b) 5 km is of the volume of the cone, at what height, above
(c) 4 km (d) 6 km the base, is the section made?
135. A man can row at 5 kmph in still water. If the (a) 6 cm (b) 8 cm

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(c) 10 cm (d) 20 cm 153. The newer type of automatic machines (a)/ wash (b)/
146. If x= (a≠b), then what is the value of + ? the clothes fast(c)/ No error (d).
(a) a (b) b 154. By the time (a)/ we got our tickets and entered the
(c) 2ab (d) 2 cinema theatre (b)/ the show was already begun(c)./
Direction (147-150): Read the following graph and answer No error(d).
the given questions. 155. Each of the students in the computer class (a)/ has to
Demand and production of Colour Television of Five type (b)/ their own research paper this semester(c)/
Companies No error (d).
Direction(156-160): each sentence below has a blank, each
blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose
the word/ group of words that best fills the meaning of the
sentence as a whole.
156. When I was training for the marathon, I ____ run over
100 kilometers a week.
(a) have to (b) would
(c) will (d) use to
157. My colleague is one of the kindest people ______
(a) that I knows (b) I know
(c) who I know (d) which I know
158. The lawyer’s _____ led to the resolution of the
problem.
(a) behavior (b) fees
(c) advice (d) impact
159. The government claims that ____ in the
147. The ratio of the demand and production colour telecommunications industry will mean lower prices
televisions of company E is: for customers.
(a) 3:2 (b) 2:3 (a) budget (b) finance
(c)2:1 (d) 1:2 (c) competition (d) instalments
148. The demand of colour televisions of company B is 160. Sarah was walking along the street ____ she tripped
approximately what per cent of that of company C? over.
(a) 60 (b) 25 (a) when (b) as
(c) 24 (d) 6 (c) while (d) then.
149. The production of colour televisions of company D Direction (161-163): In the following questions, out of the
is how many times that of company A? four alternatives, choose the one which expresses the
(a) 1.9 (b) 1.8 correct meaning of the given words.
(c)1.5 (d) 2.3 161. ASSIMILATE
150. The ratio of companies having more demand than (a) Absorb (b) Arrange
production of colour televisions to those having more (c) Receive (d) Assemble.
production than demand is: 162. INDICT
(a)2:3 (b) 4:1 (a) Accuse (b) Condemn
(c)1:4 (d) 3:2. (c) Allege (d) Reprimand
PART ‘D’ 163. IMPERTINENT
ENGLISH COMPREHENSION (a) Impudent (b) Sceptical
(c) Thoughtless (d) Irritable
Direction (151-155): Read each sentence to find out Direction (164-165): In the following questions, out of the
whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if four alternatives, choose the word opposite in meaning of
any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that the given words.
part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (d). 164. GRIM
(Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any) (a) Serious (b) Satisfying
151. The introduction of tea and coffee (a)/ and such other (c) Delightful (d) Painful
beverages (b)/ have not been without some effect(c)/ 165. PATERNITY
No error (d). (a) Posterity (b) Successors
152. In spite of the roadblock (a)/ the guards allowed us(b)/ (c) Offspring (d) Ancestors
enter the restricted area to search for our friends(c)./
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Direction (166-167): In the following questions one word is 6. Especially, parents are never tired of exhorting their
correctly spelt in the group of four words in each question. children.
Find the correctly spelt word in each questions. (a) RPQS (b) QPRS
166. (a) Accomplish (b) Ackmplesh (c) RSQP (d) RQPS
(c) Accompalish (d) Acomplush 174. 1. Success in business depends upon right selection
167. (a) Delinquescent (b) deliquecent of staff.
(c) Deliquescent (d) Delinquesent P. Management must foster staff’s proper ambition and
Direction(168-172): In the following questions, four individual advancement.
alternatives are given for the bold or given idiom/phrase. Q. Good management prepares into own succession for the
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning future and can only guess intelligently.
of the bold or given idiom/phrase and indicate the correct R. A pretty jealous management selects submissive people
sequence. for fear of being replaced by them.
168. The carefully worked-out plan fell through because of S. A progressive management tires to find decision making
an unexpected event. creative genius and trains them for the present.
(a) came out successfully (b) had a step fall 6. As the supply of genius cannot be assured, the staff must
(c) was shattered (d) failed. be trained to run the enterprise with normal ability and
169. He has too many irons in the fire. strong sense of purpose is normal times.
(a) is engaged in too many enterprises at the same time (a) PRQS (b) PRSQ
(b) has several problems. (c) PSRQ (d) PSQR
(c) has many ideas in his head. 175. 1. Gandhiji was not against machines.
(d) has a fire burning constantly in his house. P. he was completely in favour of village and cottage
170. They have made many changes in the policy, but industries so that people could employ their own resources
how many of these changes are going to affect the man to improve their economic condition.
in the street? Q. He wanted to utilize the immense man-power and cattle
(a) the homeless man power of India.
(b) the ordinary man. R. He was against the large scale use of machines.
(c) the man who works on the street. S. He believed that a machine is good if it serves a man, but
(d) the man who repairs roads. it is harmful when it seeks to master him.
171. The students wanted a holiday, but the Principal 6. Gandhiji was a believer in self dependence so that people
put his foot down and said, ‘No’. might not rely on British and foreign aid for their prosperity.
(a) asserted his authority (a) RQPS (b) QPSR
(b) kicked them (c) SPRQ (d) SRQP
(c) stepped out 176. 1. I heard somebody knocking at my door.
(d) came downstairs P. Whoom I had not met for six months.
172. The Earl of Leicester threw down the glove. Q. Two people were standing there
(a) accepted defeat R. I was surprised to find one of them being an old friend.
(b) rejected the prize. S. I instantly opened the door.
(c) resorted to wrong tactics 6. I asked them to come in immediately therefore.
(d) gave a challenge. (a) RSPQ (b) SPQR
Direction (173-177): The 1st and the last parts of the (c) QRPS (d) SQRP
sentence/paragraph are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the 177. 1. Older television sets had tubes but
sentence/paragraph is split into four parts and named P. the new models.
P,Q,R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper Q. for a better vision and
order. Read the sentence/paragraph and find out which of R. take less space, have more pixels
the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct S. and are much faster.
answer and indicate it by blackening the appropriate oval 6. are called digital TVs.
in the answer sheet. (a) SQPR (b) QPRS
173. 1. What is that which everybody likes to give but (c) PRSQ (d) RPQS
nobody wants to take? Direction (178-180): Out of the four alternatives, choose
P. They often do so unasked and offer uncalled for advice. the one which can be substituted for the given
Q. People like to advise and instruct others. words/phrase and indicate it by blackening the
R. The answer is of course, “advice”. appropriate rectangle in the Answer sheet.
S. In India, elders are fond of giving advice to youngsters. 178. A written declaration made on oath in the presence
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(a) Voucher (b) Dossier (b)they have a grudge against the author
(c) Affidavit (d) Document (c) They have an assigned job
179. A physician who delivers babies (d) The author is not as law-abiding as they are.
(a) Paediatrician (b) Obstetrician 189. In this passage the author assumes that doing one’s
(c) Gynaecologist (d) Psychiatrist. duty to one’s country-
180. Public building where weapons and ammunition are (a) heightens one’s sensibility
made or stored. (b) Exonerates a person of his act of killing
(a) Godown (b) Cellar (c) makes on kind-hearted
(c) Armoury (d) Arsenal. (d) makes one desist from doing anything unscrupulous.
Direction (181-185): Which of the phrases(a), (b), (c) and 190. What is the author’s attitude to the ways of civilized
(d) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in societies?
the following to make the sentence grammatically (a) Sarcastic (b) Indifferent
meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is (c) Hostile (d) Casual.
and ‘No correction is required’, mark (d) as the answer. Direction (191-200): In the given passage there are blanks,
181. I prefer to ride than to walk. each of which has been numbered. These numbers are
(a) ride to walk (b) riding than walking printed below the passage and against each, four words
(c) riding to walking (d) No improvement. are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately.
182. They were astonished through his failure in the Find out the appropriate word in each case.
examination. We all have the story of two friends and a bear. Once two
(a) From (b) at friends were passing through a _(191)_forest.All of a
(c) with (d) No improvement. sudden, a bear came out of its cave. It began
183. The increasing sale of luxuries is an index of the to__(192)__Both felt terrified. The fair weather friend
country’s prosperity. ran__(193)__and climbed up a tall tree. The other laid
(a) appendix (b) pointer himself on the ground and __(194)__to be dead. The bear
(c)mark (d) No improvement. came and___(195)__him. He__(196)_ him for dead and
184. When are you starting to write to your friend. went away. Now the fair weather friend climbed down the
(a) wanting (b) going tree and said to his friend, “What did the bear _(197)__into
(c) thinking (d) No improvement. your eyes?”. He answered that the bear had advised him to
185. If I was you I would not sign the document. __(198)__of fair weather friends. They were more
(a) If I have been (b) If I were you dangerous than snakes. A true friend on the other hand, is
(c) If I had been you (d) No improvement. the medicine of life. He stands by us in __(199)__and woe,
Direction (186-190): Read the given passage and answer thick and thin. A true friend __(200)__ his own pleasure and
the following questions. convenience for the sake of his friends.
As I write, highly civilized human beings are flying 191. (a) Volatile (b) precarious
overheads, trying to kill me. They do not feel any enmity (c) dense (d) pugnacious
against me as an individual, nor I against them. They are 192. (a) shout (b) roar
‘only doing their duty’, as the saying goes. Most of them are (c) chirp (d) grunt
kind-hearted law-abiding men who would never dream of 193. (a) quick (b) hard
committing murder in private life. But if one of them (c) toward (d) for
succeeds in blowing me to pieces, he will still be able to 194. (a) alarmed (b) positioned
sleep without any degrees of compunction. He is serving his (c) frightened (d) pretended
country, which has the power to absolve him from evil. 195. (a) sniffed (b) tasted
186. The people who are flying overhead are called (c) approached (d) reached
highly civilized because they- 196. (a) made (b) took
(a) Are kind hearted (b) Are doing their duty (c) found (d) felt
(c) Are trained bombers (d) Draw hefty salaries 197. (a)sound (b) pour
187. The person who succeeds in killing the author will- (c)mutter (d) whisper
(a) Never sleep undisturbed. 198. (a) tired (b) afraid
(b) Be without any remorse (c) envious (d) beware
(c) Suffer a lot 199. (a)nights (b) seasons
(d) Consider himself a sinner. (c) weal (d)scarcity
188. The reason why they are trying to kill the author is 200. (a) foregoes (b) discards
that- (c)mitigates (d) directs
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