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This Booklet contains 200 questions in all comprising the following four parts :
Part-I : General Intelligence
[50 Questions]
Part-II : General Studies [50 Questions]
Part-III : Quantitative Aptitude [50 Questions]
Part-IV : English Language
[50 Questions]
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Direction (01-07) : In each of the following
questions, select the related word/letter/number
from the given alternatives.
1. Perch : Fresh Water :: ? : Salt water
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(a) Cod
(b) Crocodile
(c) Snake
(d) Frog
2. Man : Machine :: Master : ?
(a) Slave
(b) Worker
Direction (15-18) : In these Question, a series
is given with one term missing
15. WFB, TGD, QHG, ?
(a) NIJ
(b) NIK
(c) NJK
(d) OIK
16. Z, X, S, I, R, R, ?, ?
(a) G,I
(b) J, I
(c) J,K
(d) K,M
17. 0.5, 0.55, 0.65, 0.8, ?
(a) 0.9
(b) 0.82
(c) 1
(d) 0.95
18. 0, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 15, 17, 24, 26, ?
(a) 28
(b) 30
(c) 32
(d) 35
19. In a certain code language, ‘134’ means ‘good and
tasty’ ; ‘478’ means ‘see good pictures’ and ‘729’
means ‘pictures are faint’.Which of the following
digits stands for ‘see’
(a) 9
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 8
20. Ayush was born two years after his father’s
marriage. His mother is five years younger than his
father but 20 years older than Ayush who is 10 years
old. At what age did the father get married
(a) 23 years
(b) 25 years
(c) 33 years
(d) 35 years
21. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at
the gaps in the given letter series, shall complete it?
_ tu _ rt _ s _ _ usrtu _
(a) rtusru
(b) rsutrr
(c) rsurtr
(d) rsurts
22. Some equations are solved on the basis of a certain
system. On the same basis find out the correct
answer for the unsolved equation.
If 8 x 2 = 61; 8 x 5 = 04, then 8 x 10 is equal to
(a) 80
(b) 08
(c) 8
(d) 0
23. If Z = 52 and ACT = 48, then BAT will be equal to
(a) 39
(b) 41
(c) 44
(d) 46
24. In a row of boys, If A who is 10th from the left and
B who is 9th from the right interchange their
positions, A becomes 15th from the left. How many
boys are there in the row
(a) 23
(b) 31
(c) 24
(d) 28
25. If + means , means ,
means
and
means +, what will be the value of 4 + 11 5 55
(a) -48.5
(b) -11
(c) 79
(d) None of these
(c) Manager
(d) House
3. Fog : Visibility :: AIDS : ?
(a) Health
(b) Resistance
(c) Virus
(d) Death
4. 97 : 89 :: 43 : ?
(a) 37
(b) 31
(c) 39
(d) 41
5. 24 : 576 :: 32 : ?
(a) 1024
(b) 992
(c) 1228
(d) 865
6. 22 : 506 :: 27 : ?
(a) 675
(b) 756
(c) 702
(d) 783
7. WRITE : TEWRI :: WRONG : ?
(a) GNWRO
(b) NGWRO
(c) NGRWO
(d) NGORW
Direction (08-14) : In each of the following
questions, find the odd word/letter/number/number
pair from the given response
8. (a) Man : Garage
(b) Cow : Shed
(c) Pig : Sty
(d) Horse : Stable
9. (a) Algiers
(b) New York
(c) Tokyo
(d) Beijing
10. (a) Tortoise
(b) Duck
(c) Snake
(d) Whale
11. (a) 8314
(b) 3249
(c) 2518
(d) 1315
12. (a) 75
(b) 85
(c) 95
(d) 115
13. (a) PX8
(b) EK6
(c) RV4
(d) JR3
14. (a) BdEg
(b) KmNp
(c) PrSu
(d) TwXz
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(c) Only I and II follows
(d) All follow
Statement :
Some boys are men.
No man is black
Conclusions:
I. Some boys are not black
II. Some men are boys
(a) Only I follows
(b) Only II follows
(c) Either I or II follows
(d) Neither I nor II follows
Two cars start from the opposite places of a main
road, 150 km apart. First car runs for 25 km and
takes a right turn and then runs 15 km. It then turns
left and then runs for another 25 km and then takes
the direction back to reach the main road. In the
mean time, due to minor break down the other car
has run only 35 km along the main road. What would
be the distance between two cars at this point?
(a) 65 km
(b) 75 km
(c) 80 km
(d) 85 km
One morning after sunrise, Suresh was standing
facing a pole. The shadow of the pole fell exactly to
his right. To which direction was he facing?
(a) East
(b) West
(c) South
(d) Data is inadequate
A, B, C and D are four friends. Average age of A
and C is 35 yr and that of B and D is 40 yr. Average
age of B, C and D is 40 yr. The sum of the ages of
A and D is equal to that of B and C. Find out the
ages (in yr) of A, B, C and D.
(a) 20, 30, 40, 50 (b) 20, 25, 30, 35
(c) 30, 35, 40, 45 (d) 30, 40, 50, 60
A word given in capital letters is followed by four
words. Out of these only one cannot be formed by
using the letters of the given word. Find out that
word.
ENCYCLOPEDIA
(a) CYCLE
(b) PENCIL
(c) YOKE
(d) DIAL
From amongst the given alternative, select the one
in which the set of numbers is most like the set of
numbers given below.
Given set (7, 12, 22, 37)
(a) 2, 7, 12, 32
(b) 3, 8, 18, 33
(c) 4, 8, 19, 34
(d) 8, 13, 22, 38
In a caravan, in addition to 50 hens, there are 45
goats and 8 camels with some keepers. If the total
number of legs be 224 more than the number of
heads in the caravan, the number of keepers is
(a) 5
(b) 8
(c) 10
(d) 15
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26. In the given questions, which one of the given
responses would be a meaningful order of the
following words
1. Cure
2. Doctor
3. Disease
4. Diagnosis
5. Medicine
(a) 2, 4, 3, 5, 1
(b) 3, 2, 4, 5, 1
(c) 4, 2, 3, 5, 1
(d) 4, 3, 2, 5, 1
Directions (27-28) : In the questions given below,
find out the missing number from the given
responses.
27.
6
9
9
8
12
15
4
6
?
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 8
28.
1
3
7
5
12
14
25
?
28
125
192
56
(a) 26
(b) 38
(c) 28
(d) 48
29. Which of the following Venn- diagram correctly
illustrates the relation ship among the classes: Tennis
fans, Cricket players, Students
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34.
35.
30. Six friends are sitting in a circle and are facing the
centre of the circle. Deepa is between Prakash and
Pankaj. Priti is between Mukesh and Lalit. Prakash
and Mukesh are opposite to each other. Who is sitting
opposite to Priti ?
(a) Prakash
(b) Deepa
(c) Pankaj
(d) Lalit
Direction (Q. No. 31-32) : Two/Three statements
are given following by four Conclusions I, II, III
and IV. You have to consider the two statements to
be true even, if they seem to be at variance from
commonly known facts. You have to decide which
one of the given conclusions definitely follows from
the given statements?
31. Statement :
Some hills are rivers.
Some rivers are deserts.
All deserts are roads.
Conclusions:
I. Some roads are rivers
II. Some roads are hills
III. Some deserts are hills
(a) None follows
(b) Only I follows
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37.
38.
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The number in the venn diagram indicates the
number of persons reading the newspapers.
The diagram is drawn after surveying 50 persons.
In population of 10000. How many can be expected
to read atleast two newspapers?
(a) 5000
(b) 5400
(c) 6000
(d) 6250
Pointing out to a lady, a girl said, “She is the daughterin-law of the grandmother of my father’s only son.”
How is the lady related to the girl ?
(a) Sister-in-law
(b) Mother
(c) Aunt
(d) Can’t be determined
Find out the wrong term in the series 380, 188, 92,
48, 20, 8, 2
(a) 20
(b) 48
(c) 92
(d) 2
Which is the third number to the left of the number
which is exactly in the middle of the following
sequence of numbers
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 9 8
7 6 5 4 3 2 1
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 4
(d) 7
In a certain code MADHYA PRADESH is written as
MDYAHA PAEHRDS and SRI LANKA is written as
SIR LNAAK. How is TAMIL NADU written in that
code
(a) TLMIA NDAU (b) TMLAI NDAU
(c) TMLIA NDAU (d) TMLAI NADU
Some letters are given with numbers from 1 to 7.
Select th 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
Arrange the given words in the sequence in which
they occur in the Dictionary and locate the last word.
1. Frauendienst
2. Frankincense
3. Frankalmoign
4. Frankenstein
(a) Frankenstein
(b) Frankincense
(c) Frankalmoign (d) Frauendienst
Three different positions X, Y and Z of a dice are
shown in the figures given below. Which number
lies opposite 6?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 5
47. Choose the correct water image given alternatives
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46.
48. From the answer figures, select the one in which
the question figure is hidden/embedded.
Question Figure
Answer Figures
49. Which one of the answer figures shall complete the
given question figure
Question Figure
Answer Figures
50. Given below are two matrices of 25 cells, each
containing two classes of alphabets. The columns
and rows of Matrix I are numbered 0 to 4 and that
of Matrix II from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices
can be represented first by its row number and next
by the column number. If ‘B’ can be represented
by ‘01’, ‘31’ etc. Similarly, ‘P’ can be represented
by ‘67’, ‘75’ etc. Similarly you have to Identify the
number group of the word ‘CARD’
(a) 32, 00, 56, 10
(c) 11, 33, 57, 22
(b) 40, 21, 68, 44
(d) 02, 42, 77, 20
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51. Solids which conduct electricity at higher
temperature but not at lower temperature are called
(a) super-conductor
(b) metallic-conductor
(c) semi-conductor
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60. Rowlatt Act 1919 was enacted during the period of
(a) Lord Chelmsford
(b) Lord William
(c) Lord Minto
(d) Lord Bentinck
61. ‘Gold’ is mainly related to
(a) Local market
(b) National market
(c) International market
(d) Regional market
62. Bilateral monopoly refers to the market situation of
(a) two sellers, two buyers
(b) one seller and two buyers
(c) two sellers and one buyer
(d) one seller and one buyer
63. Constituent Assembly of India was formulated on
the recommendation of
(a) Wavel Plan
(b) Cripps Mission
(c) August Offer
(d) Cabinet Mission
64. Who founded the Naujawan Bharat Sabha
(a) B.C. Pal
(b) G. Subramania Iyer
(c) Sardar Bhagat Singh
(d) Rukmani Lakshmipath
65. Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha together are known
as
(a) Triratna
(b) Trivarga
(c) Trisarga
(d) Trimurti
66. Who was called Lichchavi Dauhitra?
(a) Chandragupta I
(b) Skandagupta
(c) Kumaragupta
(d) Samudragupta
67. Which of the following is an endangered species?
(a) Black buck
(b) Blue sheep
(c) Gangetic dolphin
(d) Mithun
68. The seat of intelligence is situated in the
(a) cerebrum
(b) cerebellum
(c) medulla
(d) thamamus
69. What is the Normal Blood Volume in human adult?
(a) One litre
(b) Three litres
(c) Five litres
(d) Seven litres
52. Which one of the following has greatest mass
(a) electron
(b) proton
(c) neutron
(d) hydrogen nucleus
53. The first computer mouse was built by
(a) Douglas Engelbart
(b) William English
(c) Oaniel Coogher
(d) Robert Zawacki
54. An organization’s profitability depends on
(a) Quality of data processed
(b) Quantity of data processed
(c) Speed of processing the data
(d) Both (a) and (c)
55. The process of photosynthesis involves conversion
of
(a) chemical energy into radiant energy
(b) chemical energy into mechanical energy
(c) solar energy into chemical energy
(d) mechanical energy into solar energy
56. A colloidal system in which a liquid is dispersed in a
liquid is called
(a) gel
(b) emulsion
(c) sol
(d) precipitate
57. The antiseptic compound present in Dettol is
(a) Iodine
(b) Enloroxylenol
(c) Biothional
(d) Cresol
58. Who is custodian of the Indian Constitution
(a) President of India
(b) Chief Justice of India
(c) Prime Minister of India
(d) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
59. Piped Natural Gas (PNG) is used for
(a) Mining
(b) Welding
(c) Anaesthesia
(d) Cooking
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80. Wildlife Protection Act was implemented in India in
(a) 1972
(b) 1986
(c) 1964
(d) 1956
81. Statement I : Complex tissue is made up of more
than one type of cells.
Statement II : Meristems are examples of
permanent tissue.
(a) Statement I is correct, but Statement II is
incorrect.
(b) Statement I is incorrect, but Statement II is
correct.
(c) Both statements I and II are correct.
(d) Both statements I and II are incorrect.
82. A tachometer is a device used to measure
(a) gravitational pull
(b) speed of rotation
(c) surface tension
(d) dispersive power
83. When cathode rays strike a target of high atomic
weight, they give rise to
(a) Alpha rays
(b) Gamma rays
(c) X-rays
(d) positive rays
84. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched
(a) Vitamin-A : Scurvy
(b) Vitamin-B : Rickets
(c) Vitamin-C : Nightblindness
(d) Vitamin-E : Reproduction
85. Jawahar Rozgar Yojana was introduced in
(a) Fifth Five Year Plan
(b) Sixth Five Year Plan
(c) Seventh Five Year Plan
(d) Eighth Five Year Plan
86. Bureaucracy literally means a system of government
by _____
(a) elected representative
(b) Nominated representative
(c) Officials
(d) Group of landlords
87. A federal government is in the shape of
(a) Command by the Centre
(b) Appeal from the States
(c) Agreement between the Centre and the States
(d) Single Party Rule
88. The phrase “equality before law” used in Article-14
of Indian Constitution has been borrowed from
(a) U.S.A.
(b) Germany
(c) Britain
(d) Greece
89. Napoleon got finally overthrown in the Battle of
Waterloo in the year
(a) 1814
(b) 1813
(c) 1815
(d) 1816
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70. Inspite of being located at lower latitude than
Amritsar, Shimla is colder because
(a) in Shimla it snows heavily
(b) in Shimla air pressure is higher
(c) it is at a higher altitude
(d) Shimla receives heavy rainfall
71. The author of ‘Philosophic Zoologique’ is
(a) Lamarck
(b) Darwin
(c) Aristotle
(d) Morgan
72. Which one of the following is both a local anaesthetic
as well as a stimulant
(a) Cocaine
(b) Alcohol
(c) Heroin
(d) Quinine
73. In Photoelectric emission, the energy of emitted
electron is
(a) same as that of incident photon
(b) larger than that of incident photon
(c) less than that of incident photon
(d) proportional to the intensity of incident light
74. WINDOWS-98 is basically
(a) a high level language
(b) an operating system
(c) an input device
(d) a machine language
75. Which of the following react to produce urea
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77.
78.
79.
(a) Ammonium Chloride + Calcium sulphate
(b) Carbon dioxide + Ammonia
(c) Acetic acid + Ammonia
(d) Methane + Carbon Monoxide
Where do the sunrays leave India?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Pondicherry
(c) Goa
(d) Andaman
Which of the following is not correct
(a) MSP - Minimum Support Price
(b) NGT - National Green Tribunal
(c) BSF - Border Security Force
(d) PEL - Public Introduced Litigation
Which one of the following committees examined
and suggested financial sector reforms in India
(a) Bhagawati Committee
(b) Abid Hussain Committee
(c) Narsimham Committee
(d) Chelliah Committee
The Congress split into moderates and extremist in
(a) 1906
(b) 1905
(c) 1907
(d) 1908
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101. The remainder when (3)67! is divided by 80:
(A) 0
(B)
1
(C)
2
(D) Can't be determined
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90. The famous Sun Temple at Konark was built by
(a) Prataparudra
(b) Anantavarman
(c) Narasimha-I
(d) Narasimha-II
91. The alkaloid naturally found in coffee, cocoa and
cola nut is
(a) Cocaine
(b) Morphine
(c) Tannin
(d) Caffeine
92. The metal used for making aircrafts and rockets is
(a) Lead
(b) Aluminium
(c) Nickel
(d) Copper
93. The sky appears blue due to
(a) Rayleigh scattering (b) Mie scattering
102. ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. The angle bisector of
 A,  B,  C and  D intersect at P, Q, R and S
as shown in the figure. These four points form a
quadrilateral PQRS. Quadrilateral PQRS is a :
(c) Back scattering (d) None of the above
94. A particle is moving in a uniform circular motion
with constant speed v along a circle of radius r.
The acceleration-of the particle is
(a) zero
(b)
(c)
(d)
95. Which of the following is very reactive and kept in
kerosene
(a) Sodium
(b) Potassium
(c) Iodine
(d) Bromine
96. Which Indian State is the leading cotton producer?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh
97. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in which city
(a) Brussels
(b) Geneva
(c) Oslo
(d) Stockhlm
98. “E-MMS Project” has been launched by which Indian
Armed Force?
(a) Indian Air Force (b) Indian Army
(c) Indian Navy
(d) Both a & b
99. Who has been appointed as the chairman of the ICC
Cricket Committee?
(a) Anil Kumble
(b) Rahul Dravid
(c) Saurav Ganguly
(d) VVS Laxman
100. The International Conference on Yoga was hosted
by which city of India?
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Lucknow
(c) New Delhi
(d) Mumbai
(A) square
(B)
(C)
(D) cyclic quadrilateral
rectangle
rhombus
103. A person divided his capital in to his three sons. He
gives the first son Rs. 1000 plus half of the remaining.
Further to the second son Rs. 2000 plus half of the
remaining and to the third son Rs. 3000 plus half of
the remaining. After that he was left with Rs. 1000.
Then find the capital of the person.
(A) 32,000
(B)
36000
(C)
25000
(D) None of these
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104. If (a2 + b2)3 = (a3 + b3)2 and ab  0 then   
b a
is equal to :
(A)
a 6  b6
a 3b3
(B)
6
64
729
a 6  a3b3  b6
a 2b 4  a 4b 2
105. In the figure AD = 12 cm, AB=20 cm and AE=10 cm.
Find EC :
(C)
1
(D)
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(A) 14 cm
(B)
(C)
(D) 15 cm
8 cm
10 cm
106. The square of a positive number is 2,000% greater
than the number itself, then the square of that number
is :
(A) 1762
(B)
(C)
(D) 139
441
112.
1635
113.
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107. If BC passes through centre of the circle, then the
area of the shaded region in the given figure is :
(A) 56 m/s
(B) 102 m/s
(C) 28 m/s
(D) 32 m/s
There are six faces in a cube. Rajeev fix one cube on
each of the faces. The dimensions of all the cubes
are same. What is the ratio of total surface area of
the newly formed solid to the area of a single cube?
(A) 7 : 1
(B) 6 : 1
(C) 5 : 1
(D) 41 : 9
40% of a number when added to the square of the
same number, then it is increased to 4040% of itself
the actual number is :
(A) 175
(B) 400
(C) 40
(D) 120
Two numbers 34041 and 32506 when divided by
certain number of three digits, leave the same
remainder. The number is :
(A) 307
(B) 211
(C) 247
(D) 299
If 2 men or 3 women or 4 boys can do a piece of
work in 52 days, then the same piece of work will be
done by 1 man, 1 woman and 1 boy in :
(A) 48 days
(B) 36 days
(C) 45 days
(D) None of these
From the top of a cliff, 200 m high, the angle of
depression of the top and bottom of a tower are
observed to be 30º and 60º, find the height of the
tower.
(A) 400
(B) 400/3
114.
115.
(A)
a
(3   )
2
(B)


a 2   1
2 
(C)
2a 2 (  1)
(D)
a2  

  1
2 2 
2
116.
1
108. 1 
1
1
1
(A)
(C)
is equal to :
1
3
1
3
3
6
6
6
6
1
(D)
1
6
6 6 6 6 6 6
36  36  36
then the value of n is :

(B)
(A) less than
4 6  46  46
 2n ,
26  2 6
0
1
(D) 1
2
110. By selling 8 bananas, a fruit seller gains the selling
price of 1 banana. Calculate his gain per cent.
(C)
(A) 14
2
%
7
(B)
37
1
%
2
2
1
%
(D) 12 %
3
2
111. Anjali fires two bullets from the same place at an
interval of 6 minutes but Bhagwat sitting in a car
approaching the place of firing hears the second fire
5 minute 32 seconds after the first firing. What is the
speed of car, if the speed of sound is 332 m/s?
(C)
16
400/ 3
(D) 400 3
117. If tan   2 then the value of  is :
1
3
6
109. If
(A) –1
(C)
(B)

4

4


(C) between
and
3
4

(D) greater than
3
1/3
–1/3
118. If x=2 + 2 then the value of 2x3 – 6x will be :
(A) 5
(B) –5
(C) 1
(D) 0
119. (392)n – (392)n–1 is not divisible by :
(A) 56
(B) 23
(C) 13
(D) 17
120. A dishonest trader marks up his goods by 80% and
gives discount of 25%. Besides he gets 20% more
amount per kg from wholesaler and sells 10% less
per kg to customer. What is the overall profit
percentage ?
(A) 80%
(B) 60%
(C) 70%
(D) none of these
(B)
equal to
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129.
130.
1
of a work is completed in half a day by 5
48
1
persons. Then,
of the work can be completed by
40
6 persons in how many days ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
1
(C) 3
(D)
2
The speed of a boat in still water is 11 km/h. It can
go 12 km upstream and return downstream to the
engine point in 2 h 45 min. What is the speed of
stream ?
(A) 5 km/h
(B) 4 km/h
(C) 3 km/h
(D) 2 km/h
A person P started a business with a capital of Rs.
2525 and another person Q joined P after some
months with a capital of Rs. 1200. Out of the total
annual profit of Rs. 1644, P's share was Rs. 1212.
When did Q join as partners ?
(A) After 2 months
(B) After 3 months
(C) After 4 months
(D) After 5 months
A railway ticket for a child costs half the full fare but
the reservation charge is the same on half ticket as
much as on full ticket. One reserved first class ticket
for a journey between two stations is Rs. 362; one
full and one half reserved first class tickets cost
Rs. 554. What is the reservation charge ?
(A) Rs. 18
(B) Rs. 22
(C) Rs. 38
(D) Rs. 46
If (3.7)x=(0.037)y=10000, then what is the value of
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121. Amit covers a certain distance with his own speed,
but when he reduces his speed by 10 km/h his time
duration for the journey increases by 40 hours, while
if he increases his speed by 5 km/h from his original
speed he takes 10 hours less than the original time
taken. Find the distance covered by him.
(A) 1600 km
(B) 1500 km
(C) 1800 km
(D) 1200 km
122. (x–2) men can do a piece of work in x days and (x
+ 7) men can do 75% of the same work in (x–10)
days. Then in how many days can (x+10) men finish
the work ?
(A) 27 days
(B) 12 days
(C) 25 days
(D) 18 days
123. A trader marks-up his goods by 80% and gives
discount of 25%. Besides it he weighs 10% less
amount while selling his goods. What is the net
profit of trader ?
(A) 50%
(B) 35%
(C) 45%
(D) 55%
124. The ratio between the ages of A and B is 2 : 5. After
8 years, their ages will be in the ratio 1 : 2. What is
the difference between their present ages ?
(A) 20 years
(B) 22 years
(C) 24 years
(D) 25 years
125. The side BC of the triangle ABC is extended to D.
If  ACD=120º,  ABC=
2
 CAB, then what is
3
 BAC ?
(A) 60º
(B) 45º
(C) 30º
(D) 72º
126. What is the area of the triangle having side lengths
35 cm, 44 cm and 75 cm ?
(A) 332 cm2
(B) 338 cm2
(C) 462 cm2
(D) 458 cm2
127. The wages of labourers in a factory has increased
in the ratio 22 : 25 and their number decreased in the
ratio 3 : 2. What was the original wage bill of the
factory if the present bill is Rs. 5000 ?
131.
132.
133.
1 1
 ?
x y
(A) 1
(C) 1/2
134. If a=
(A)
(B) 2
(D) 1/4
1 x
1
2a  1

, then what is
equal to ?
2x
a  1 a2 1
(1  x )(2  x )
2x  1
(B)
(1  x)(2  x )
x2
(1  x)(2  x )
(1  x)(2  x )
(D)
2x 1
2x  1
135. In the figure given above, ABCD is a square in
which AO=AX, What is  XOB ?
(C)
(A) Rs. 4000
(B) Rs. 6600
(C) Rs. 8000
(D) None of these
128. If ABC is a triangle right angled at C and having u
units, v units and w units as the lengths of its sides
opposite to the vertices A, B, C respectively, then
what is tanA + tanB equal to ?
(A)
(C)
u2
vw
u+ v
(B)
1
(D)
w2
uv
(A) 22.5º
(C) 30º
(B) 25º
(D) 45º
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142. What are the average marks obtained by all the
students in Science out of 150 ?
(A) 75
(B) 112.50
(C) 108.50
(D) 78
143. What are the average marks obtained by all students
in Geography ?
(A) 54.25
(B) 54.75
(C) 73
(D) 71
144. What is the ratio between total marks obtained by
D in Maths, Science and English together and the
total marks obtained by F in these subjects together
respectively ?
(A) 209 : 215
(B) 215 : 209
(C) 206 : 223
(D) 223 : 206
145. Marks obtained by C in Science are approximately
what per cent of his total marks obtained in all the
six subjects together ?
(A) 22
(B) 16
(C) 20
(D) 28
146. What are the total marks obtained by 'B' in all the
subjects together?
(A) 336
(B) 223
(C) 446
(D) None of these
141. If tanA=1 and tanB= 3 , then cosA. cosB-sinA.
sinB is equal to
148. The value of
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B and C is 19 and of C and A it is 21. What is the
value of A ?
(A) 24
(B) 22
(C) 20
(D) 18
137. A cricket player has an average score of 30 runs for
42 innings played by him. In an innings, his highest
score exceeds his lowest score by 100 runs. If these
two innings are excluded, his average of the
remaining 40 innings is 28 runs. His highest score in
an innings is
(A) 125
(B) 120
(C) 110
(D) 100
138. Zinc and copper are in the ratio of 5 : 3 in 200 gm
of an alloy. how much grams of copper be added to
make the ratio as 3 : 5 ?
1
1
(A) 133
(B)
3
200
(C) 72
(D) 66
139. At what rate of simple interest per annum will a sum
7
become
of itself in 4 years ?
4
1
(A) 18%
(B) 18 %
4
3
1
(C) 18 %
(D) 18 %
4
2
140. The difference between compound and simple
interests on a certain sum for 3 years at 5% per
annum is Rs. 122. The sum is
(A) Rs. 16,000
(B) Rs. 5,200
(C) Rs. 12,000
(D) Rs. 10,000
(A)
1 3
2 2
(B)
1 3
(A) 0
(C)
2 2
2 2
(D) 1
3
Directions (142-146) : Study the following table
carefully to answer these questions.
Percentage of Marks obtained by six students in six
subjects.
(C)
 5 1 
1
 3 , then the value of  x  5  is
x 

x
(A) 322
(B) 126
(C) 123
(D) 113
147. If x +
3 1
cot 30º  cot 75º
is :
tan 15º  tan 60º
(B) 1
(D) –1
149. The base radii of two cylinders are in the ratio 2 :
3 and their heights are in the ratio 5 : 3. The ratio
of their volumes is :
(A) 27 : 20
(B) 20 : 27
(C) 9 : 4
(D) 4 : 9
150. 12 spheres of the same size are made by melting a
solid cylinder of 16 cm diameter and 2 cm height.
The diameter of each sphere is :
(A) 2 cm
(B) 4 cm
(C)
3 cm
(D)
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(A) begging; demanding
(B)
talking; doing
(C)
worrying; paying
(D) writing; reading
158. He lives in the world of......
(A) allusions
(B)
(C)
(D) delusions
conclusions
illusions
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Directions (151-155): In the following five questions,
some parts of the sentences have errors and some are
correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and
blacken the circle corresponding to the appropriate correct
option. If a sentence is free from error, blacken the circle
corresponding to “No Error” in the Answer Sheet.
151. One of the important benefits of machine age is that
our standard of life has improved
(A) One of the important benefits
(B) of machine age
(C) is that our standard of life has improved
(D) No Error
152. Seldom we have been treated in such a rude manner
by the police personnel
(A) Seldom we have been treated
(B) in such a rude manner
(C) by the police personnel
(D) No Error
153. The present president of the United States is thinking
of becoming the most supreme leader of the world
(A) The present president of
(B) the United States
(C) is thinking of becoming the most supreme leader
of the world
(D) No Error
154. When he was tired he took rest under the shade of a
tree.
(A) When he was tired
(B) he took rest under
(C) the shade of a tree.
(D) No Error
155. As soon as the clock strike five, they down tools and
off they go.
(A) As soon as
(B) the clock strike five,
(C) they down tools and off they go.
(D) No Error
Directions (156-160): In the following five questions,
sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an
appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for
each question. Chose the correct alternative out of the four
and indicate it by blackening the appropriate circle in the
Answer Sheet.
156. The oblique ......... implied in her talk wounded the....of
the family.
(A) sarcasm; pride
(B) meaning; respect
(C) significance; feelings
(D) suspicion; sentiments
157. Instead of.......prove your worth by ......something.
159. The country needs a ......government to tackle the
challenges it faces today.
(A) sustained
(B)
(C)
(D) stagnant
stationary
stable
160. Contemporary economic development differs.....from
the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century.
(A) naturally
(B)
(C)
(D) markedly
literally
usually
Directions (161-170): In the following ten questions, a
sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are
given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve
the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no
improvement is needed blacken the circle corresponding
to “No improvement”.
161. The doctor said that there was no cause of anxiety.
(A) cause to
(B)
(C)
(D) no improvement
cause with
cause for
162. Is your brother yet at the university ?
(A) brother still at
(B)
(C)
(D) no improvement
brother till at
brother continue at
163. The mother could not help but cry at his behaviour.
(A) crying
(B)
(C)
(D) no improvement
but crying
cried
164. He has got many friends because he had got much
money.
(A) enough money
(B)
(C)
(D) no improvement
bags of money
a lot of money
165. We must not think that people belonging to few castes
are superior to others.
(A) many castes
(B)
(C)
(D) no improvement
some castes
high castes
166. He has done nothing from yesterday.
(A) through
(B)
(C)
(D) no improvement
since
after
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167. Practically every part of the banana tree is used by
man.
(A) each part
(C) most part
(B) any part
(D) no improvement
168. I knew he could not be trusted, he let off the cat from
the bag.
(A) let the cat out of the bag
(B) let the cat from the bag
Directions (176-182): In the following seven questions,
out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be
substituted for the given words/sentences and indicate it
by blackening the appropriate circle in the Answer Sheet.
176. A place or state of perfect happiness
(A) termagant
(B)
(C)
(D) henpecked
elysium
regalia
177. A noisy quarrelsome woman
(A) termagant
(B)
regalia
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(D) no improvement
(C)
169. His is the least expensive of the two cars.
(A) last expensive
(B) less expensive
(C) lessen expensive (D) no improvement
170. This time my brother is coming to India for an
extending stay.
(A) extensive
(C) extended
(B) entension
(D) no improvement
Directions (171-175): In the following five questions,
four alternatives are given for the Idiom/phrase underlined
in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best
expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it in
the Answer Sheet.
171. Cut a sorry figure
(A) to cut an object by mistake
(B)
(C)
to say sorry someone
to give a poor show
(D) none of the above
172. Fabian policy
(A) policy of delaying decisions
(B) give decision on time
(C) to make a policy for poor people
(D) to disguise someone
173. Go to the dogs
(A) to go near by the dogs
(B)
to be ruined
(D) henpecked
178. A husband ruled by his wife
(A) termagant
(B)
(C)
(D) henpecked
elysium
regalia
179. Dress with medals, ribbons worn at official ceremonies
(A) termagant
(B)
(C)
(D) henpecked
elysium
regalia
180. The study of ancient writings
(A) paleography
(B)
(C)
(D) dactylology
histology
hagiology
181. The study of the lives of the saints
(A) paleography
(B)
(C)
(D) dactylology
histology
hagiology
182. The study of tissues
(A) paleography
(B)
(C)
(D) dactylology
histology
hagiology
Directions (183-185): In the following three questions,
out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best
expresses the meaning of the given word and mark it in the
Answer Sheet.
183. ATTRACTION
(A) beatific
(B)
(C)
(D) gusto
decoy
esteem
184. APPETITE
(C) to engage in a fight
(D) none of the above
174. In the red
(A) fell down in red color
(B)
(C)
elysium
in dispute
much attractive
(D) suffer a loss
(A) beatific
(B)
(C)
(D) gusto
decoy
esteem
185. FAVOUR
(A) beatific
(B)
(C)
(D) gusto
decoy
esteem
(A) in order
Directions (186-188): In the following three questions,
choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word and
marks it in the Answer Sheet.
(B)
in disorder
186. INCLEMENT
(C)
to find out the mistakes
175. Spick and span
(D) none of the above
(A) accrue
(B)
(C)
(D) obdurate
ebb
balmy
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187. GENTLE
194. What could be assumed from the passage?
(A) It was an airline mistake.
(A) accrue
(B)
(C)
(D) obdurate
ebb
balmy
188. DISSIPATE
Government did not take any step.
(C)
Indian Navy did not work properly.
(D) None of these.
(A) accrue
(B)
(C)
(D) obdurate
ebb
(B)
balmy
(A) 200
(B)
(C)
(D) 219
205
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Directions (189-190): In the following two questions,
four words are given in each question, out of which only
one word is correctly or wrongly spelt. Find the correctly
or wrongly spelt word and mark your answer in the Answer
Sheet.
195. How many passengers were died?
189. (A) hygeine
(C)
190. (a)
(c)
(B)
higiene
PASSAGE-II
hygiene
(D) higine
connoiseur
(b)
conoisseur
connoisseur
(d)
conniosseur
Directions (191-195): You have a passage with five
questions following. Read the passage carefully and choose
the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives
and mark it by blackening the appropriate circle in the
Answer Sheet.
PASSAGE – I
Indian airlines had no positive response to the incident
occurred in the failure of aeroplane engine. It was 1989,
Indian airline B059 got crashed in the middle of the Indian
ocean, 205 passengers were died. There were no clues about
the B059, some says that it got crashed but some said it got
lost. Passengers relative were worried about their dear ones.
Government declared the issue of B059 as a priority, Indian
navy were given responsibility to find the B059 but nothing
was found. After a year some fishermen found the black box
of B059, which confirms about the crash of Indian aeroplane
B059 due to engine failure.
191. What was the reason for the crash of B059 ?
(A) Engine failure.
(B)
(C)
(D) Pilot failure.
B059 catches Fire.
Directions (196-200): Read the passage carefully the
and choose the best answer to each question out of the four
alternatives and mark it by blackening the appropriate
circle in the Answer Sheet.
Crashed with bird.
192. Who got the responsibility to find out clues about
B059 ?
Deriving your authority from the government , your
position would secure the respect and consideration of
everyone, especially in a service where official rank carries
so much weight. This would secure you every attention
and comfort on your way and there, together with a complete
submission to your olders. I know these things are a matter
of indifference to you expect so far as they may further, the
great objects you have in view, but they are of important in
themselves, and of every importance to those who have a
right to take interest in your personal position and comfort.
196. The above passage speaks about?
(A) Priority
(B)
(C)
(D) Recognition
Worry
197. Official secure position and carries responsibility from?
(A) Government
(B)
(C)
(D) Personal
Semi government
(A) Government
(B)
Government servant
(C)
Older people
(D) Foreign people
199. Writer main motive in this passage towards reader is?
(A) Work together creates differences.
(B)
Help others
(B)
Indian Army.
(C)
Respected position
(C)
Indian Navy.
(D) None of these.
200. According to the writer, what is the attitude of the
person in this passage?
193. B059 got crashed at which place ?
(A) Atlantic Ocean.
(B)
(C)
(D) Coastal area.
Bay of Bengal.
Private
198. Passage talked about whom?
(A) Indian Coastal Guard.
(D) Indian Air Force.
Speech
Indian Ocean.
(A) Arrogance
(B)
(C)
(D) Honeyed
Belittlement
Insult
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