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The Question paper consists of 150 questions and the time duration is 90 minutes. All the

questions are compulsory to attempt and carry one mark each. For every correct answer, there

will be +1 and THERE IS NO NEGATIVE MARKING. 150 Question have been divided in 5

sections, namely,

English – 35

Elementary Mathematics – 10

General Awareness – 35

Logical Reasoning – 35

Legal Aptitude – 35



ENGLISH

DIRECTIONS FOR QUESTION 1 TO 6 : Read the passage and answer the questions following it. The

questions are to be answered on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passage.

This might have finally convinced them to cut off funding and cease the covert facilitation that allowed thousands of

foreign fighters, including well-known battle-hardened jihadis, to stream into Syria via Turkey by the bus load. It

has not yet convinced them, however, to earnestly push for a comprehensive end to a conflict now seriously

spinning out of control. Instead, they seem stuck on the path they have obstinately pursued since the Syrian conflict

first escalated from a popular uprising into a civil war. Which is to call for the toppling of the regime, and go about

that by supporting, arming and trying to unite a plethora of groups with fundamentally conflicting ideologies and

aims – including hard-line militant Islamists – with little thought for the consequences this ill thought out strategy

would have in the future. The US and many of its European allies merrily went along with this vague notion of

regime change, failing to grasp the full implications of their commitment to toppling an entrenched and pervasive

regime with a powerful army and the unflinching support of its allies. For their part, the main backers of the Assad

regime – Iran and Russia – believe it can ultimately triumph militarily, and eventually regain control of much of the

territory it lost during three years of insurgency; in essence turning back the clock to pre-conflict times when it had

absolute power. They too are motivated by their own narrow interests and not what is best for Syria or its people. In

Iran‟s case it is the sectarian-inspired struggle for influence over the Middle East with arch rivals the Saudi-lead

Gulf. Russia, meanwhile, is motivated by its own strategy to counter what it views as Nato expansion into its former

spheres of influence. This “eventual winner” view is fundamentally flawed, however, as the fabric of the complex

multi-ethnic and multi-confessional Syrian society has now been profoundly and irreversibly torn apart by the civil

war. Any attempt to patch it back together again without fundamentally changing the repression, corruption and

brutality that led to the explosion of popular anger in 2011 is doomed to fail. It may bring some sort of precarious

stability in the short term, but this will likely not hold in the long run. The regime is unlikely to self-regulate and

reform. Worse still, an outright regime victory might see it carry out campaigns of mass violence targeted at

populations it regards as having supported the rebellion. But this view has been bolstered by shifting global

perceptions towards the Syrian conflict, from being a popular rebellion against tyranny to a secular state under siege

from the forces of extremism. Confusingly, both statements are currently equally valid. This has certainly played to

the regime‟s hand and boosted perceptions of the likelihood of its survival, at least in the short term. Ever

opportunistic, it is using the US-led coalition‟s strikes against the jihadis to its advantage, pushing on with existing

campaigns to recapture strategic territory it lost long ago. What we are left with is a rather grim assessment of the

current situation in Syria, whereby an outright victory by either side is neither a real possibility nor a desirable one,

while the jihadis – if left unchallenged – will grow to frightening proportions. Leaving the regime, at least in its

current form, in power for the long term is also an unacceptable outcome for many, as is the proposed break up of

Syria into sectarian cantons.

1. Which of the following have been termed as the main supports of the Assad‟s rule?

a) Iran

b) Syria

c) NATO

d) Saudi Arabia

2. What will be the condition of ending the civil war in Syria without solving the internal problems?

a) rise in corruption

b) practicing of brutality



c) explosion of popular anger

d) dominance of military government

3. What will be the result if the crisis is allowed to persist for a long term?

a) Death of local inhabitants

b) Economic bankruptcy

c) Militant government

d) Disintegration of Syria

4. By which of the following routes will the jihadis enter Syria?

a) Iran

b) Saudi Arabia

c) Turkey

d) None of the above

5. Which of the path has been constantly followed in order to ender the Syrian Crisis?

a) Establishing Militant rule

b) Establishing a democratic government

c) Uniting various groups

d) All of the above

6. Which of the following has been referred as „neither a real possibility nor a desirable one‟?

a) Establishing a monarchy in Syria

b) Clear cut victory of one side

c) Break up of Syria into sectarian cantons.

d) All of the above

DIRECTIONS FOR QUESTION 7 TO 10 : Choose the appropriate meaning of the following given idioms.

7. to slip a Mickey

a) To escape from danger

b) To put a drug in someone‟s alcohol

c) To watch cartoon

d) To free a prisoner

8. a busman‟s holiday

a) a bad holiday

b) a holiday filled with adventures

c) a holiday on which someone does something which is similar to his usual job

d) a holiday on which someone encounters various problems but emerges out victorious

9. sum and substance

a) the end result

b) future expectations

c) gist



d) content of a speech

10. to slap someone‟s wrist

a) to administer a minor reprimand

b) to praise

c) to rebuke

d) to give courage

DIRECTIONS FOR QUESTION 11 TO 15 : In each of the questions the parts of the sentence are jumbled

up. Choose the right choice of the sequence of letters which represents the correct arrangement of the

sentence.

11. A. His was a strong government, but Hitler took Germany efficiently and determinedly on a path to ruin,

overriding the rule of law and dispensing with elections.

B. It is not sufficient that the trains run on time, they have to go in the right direction at the desired time.

C. Strong governments may not, however, move in the right direction. Hitler provided Germany with extremely

effective administration – the trains ran on time, as did the trains during our own Emergency in 1975-77.

D. The physical rail network guiding the trains could be thought of as analogous to rule of law, while the process

by which consensus is built around the train schedule could be thought of as democratic accountability.

a) ABCD b) CABD c) BDCA d) DCAB

12. A. Since this festival is about ideas, I am not going to tax you with the Reserve Bank‟s views on monetary

policy, which are, by now, well known.

B. Instead, I want to talk about something I have been studying for many years, the development of a liberal

market democracy.

C. In doing this, I will wear my hat as a professor in the field known as political economy, and discard my RBI

hat for the time being.

D. Thank you for inviting me to this Festival of Ideas.

a) ABCD b) CBDA c) DABC d) DACB

13. A. Why do the two seem to go together?

B. And what more, if anything does India have to do to ensure it has these necessary underpinnings for prosperity

and continued political freedom?

C. But how do countries ensure political freedom and economic prosperity?

D. These are enormously important questions, but given their nature, they will not be settled in one speech. Think

of my talk today, therefore, as a contribution to the debate.

a) ABCD b) BCDA c) CBAD d) CABD

14. A. No matter how thuggish or arbitrary the government in a tin-pot dictatorship, these are weak governments,

not strong ones.



B. Their military or police can terrorize the unarmed citizenry but cannot provide decent law and order or stand

up to a determined armed opposition.

C. Their administration cannot provide sensible economic policy, good schools or clean drinking water.

D. Strong governments need to be peopled by those who can provide needed public goods – it requires expertise,

motivation, and integrity.

a) ABCD b) ACDB c) ABDC d) ADBC

15. A. If it does not provide for that capacity, it ensures there will be no movement forward.

B. For instance, a business approval process that mandates numerous government surveys in remote areas should

also consider our administrative capacity to do those surveys well and on time.

C. Similarly, if we create a multiple appellate process against government or regulatory action that is slow and

undiscriminating, we contain government excess but also risk halting necessary government actions.

D. If the government or regulator is less effective in preparing its case than private parties, we ensure that the

appellate process largely biases justice towards those who have the resources to use it.

a) ABCD b) BACD c) CDBA d) DBAC

DIRECTION FOR QUESTION 16 TO 20 : Identify the error in the following given parts if any.

16. With the mark of modernization, globalization, and industrialization, [A] there has emerged the convention

living style [B] which focuses more on standard living rather than satisfactory living.[C] No error [D]

17. This trend of nuclear families is gathering impetus [A] with increase in life expectancy and also the obligation

on the successors [B] for the maintenance of the elders is wearing day by day. [C] No error. [D]

18. The reason for these societal changes are that the elder citizens are facing various privations [A] and becoming

more prone and easy targets to criminal abuse since they are more vulnerable to exploitation, pressure and physical

threats [B] for property and financial gain from children, relatives and other unsocial elements. [C] No error. [D]

19. Senior citizens of the society have always been an integral part of our society [A] which had helped us in

building our morals, [B] understanding the societal norms, and inculcating the basic family values which help us in

our existence. [C] No error. [D]

20. Historically, joint families were more prevalent [A] in the society ensured [B] adequate care and support for the

elderly. [C] No error. [D]

DIRECTION FOR QUESTION 21 TO 25: Choose the appropriate option to replace the bold word in the

given sentence to make it correct.

21. Above 70% of the population lives in rural areas.

a) Over

b) Beyond

c) In excess of

d) No error



22. The real story of rural India must be told with over 300 million people who live in poverty with less than a dollar

a day on income for a family of four.

a) Of income for a family of four

b) with income for a family of four

c) in income for a family of four

d) No error

23. Indian poverty is predominantly rural, where landless labourers and casual workers are the worst off economic

group.

a) bad

b) worse off

c) worst

d) No error

24. In the household, women are significantly more disadvantaged than men.

a) Inside the household

b) Within the household

c) With the household

d) No error

25. Studies on poverty in India began with the pioneering work of Dadabhai Naoroji in the later part of the 19th

century.

a) begun with the pioneering work

b) began with the pioneer work

c) began with the pioneer work

d) No error

DIRECTION FOR QUESTION 31 TO 35: In the following the questions choose the word which best

expresses the meaning of the given word.

26. CORPULENT

a) Lean b) Gaunt

c) Emaciated d) Obese

27. EMBEZZLE

a) Misappropriate b). Balance

c) Remunerate d) Clear

28. VENT



a) Opening b) Stodge

c) End d) Past tense of go

29. AUGUST

a) Common b) Ridiculous

c) Dignified d) Petty

30. CANNY

a). Obstinate b) Handsome

c) Clever d) Stout

Directions for Questions 31-35 : Use the most appropriate words from the options to fill the blanks.

Today most businessmen are very worried. To begin with, they are not used to competition.In the past they sold

whatever ...(1)... produced at whatever prices they chose. But ...(2)... increasing competition, customers began to

...(3)... and choose. Imports suddenly became ...(4)... available and that too at cheaper ...(5)...

31. (a) It (b) He (c) They (d) We

32. (a) With (b) By (c) After (d) From

33. (a) Buy (b) Take (c) Pick (d) Want

34. (a) Hardly (b) Easily (c) Frequently (d) Conveniently

35. (a) Costs (b) Returns (c) Dividend (d) Price

GENERAL AWARENESS

36. Who was the first Christian missionary to India?

(a) Thomas the Apostle. (b) John Breeden.

(c) Richard Knill. (d) St. George.

37. The logo for Aadhaar, is a sun in red and yellow, with a fingerprint traced across its centre. The logo was

designed by?

(a) Atul S Pandey. (b) Uday Kumar.

(c) Pingali Venkayya. (d) Umesh Rao.



38. Who of the following in 1920 began the publication of the weekly Mooknayak (Leader of the Silent) in Mumbai

with the help of Shahaji II (1874 to 1922), Maharaja of Kolhapur?

(a) J.N. Nehru. (b) B.R. Ambedkar.

(c) Annie Besent. (d) Mahatma Gandhi.

39. Who founded the famous Aligarh Muslim University (A.M.U.) in 1875 with the aim of

promoting social, scientific, and economic development of Indian Muslims?

(a) Mohammad Ali Jinnah. (b) Allama Iqbal.

(c) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan. (d) Salimullah Khan.

40. The National Judicial Appointments Commission will comprise?

(a) 5 members. (b) 6 members. (c) 4 members. (d) 7 members.

41. Kolleru Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in India located in the State of?

(a) Orissa. (b) Andhra Pradesh.

(c) West Bengal. (d) Kerala.

42. The rulers of which among the following dynasties adopted the title Devaputra?

(a) Maurya. (b) Sunga. (c) Kushana. (d) Saka-Kshatrapa.

43. Which of the following Harappan towns is divided into three parts?

(a) Kalibanga. (b) Lothal. (c) Chanhudaro. (d) Dholavira.

44. The last ruler of the Mauryan Dynasty, who was assassinated by Pushyamitra Sunga, his commander-in-chief

was?

(a) Bindusara. (b) Chandragupta. (c) Brihadrata. (d) Ashokavardhan.

45. New antibiotic „Teixobactin‟ was discovered by a team of scientists from North-eastern University in Boston,

Massachusetts. The first antibiotic „Penicillin„was discovered by Alexander Fleming in?

(a) 1920 (b) 1928 (c) 1930 (d) 1938

46. Who among the following was the 23rd Jain Tirthankara?

(a) Nemi Natha. (b) Mahavira. (c) Parshvanath. (d) Malinath.



47. The Poona Pact refers to an agreement between Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi signed on 24th

September 1932 at?

(a) Cellular jail. (b) Yerwada Central Jail.

(c) Arthur road jail. (d) Tihar jail.

48. The Irrawaddy River is the largest and most important river of?

(a) Myanmar. (b) Vietnam. (c) Laos. (d) Malaysia.

49. Which of the following countries is not a member of the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (M.G.C.), which

emphasise four areas of cooperation, namely tourism, culture, education, and transportation?

(a) India. (b) Myanmar. (c) Thailand. (d) Malaysia.

50. Who was the first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope in 1488?

(a) Bartolomeu Dias. (b) Ferdinand Magellan.

(c) Columbus. (d) James Cook.

51. Which planet rotates on its axis from east to west?

(a) Venus. (b) Mars. (c) Jupiter. (d) Mercury.

52. The Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission which has set the ambitious target of deploying 20,000 MW of

grid connected solar power by 2022 by was launched in?

(a) 2008 (b) 2014 (c) 2010 (d) 2015

53. The country that shares longest border with India is?

(a) Pakistan. (b) Bangladesh. (c) Myanmar. (d) China

54. Most of the weather phenomena take place in the?

(a) Troposphere. (b) Stratosphere. (c) Ionosphere. (d) Exosphere.

55. Tulu language is spoken in which of the following states?

(a) Karnataka. (b) Tamil Nadu. (c) Manipur. (d) Mizoram.

56. Which of the following was the most popular journal of “The Father of the Indian Renaissance” Raja Ram

Mohan Roy which covered topics like freedom of press, induction of Indians into high ranks of service, and

separation of the executive and judiciary?



(a) Sambad Kaumudi. (b) Mirat-ul-Akbar.

(c) Al-Hilal. (d) Somprakash.

57. The term „nishka‟ which meant an ornament in the Vedic period was used in later times to denote a/an?

(a) Weapon. (b) Agricultural tool.

(c) Script. (d) Coin.

58. Among the following States of India, which one has the oldest rock formations in the

country?

(a) Assam. (b) Bihar. (c) Karnataka. (d) Uttar Pradesh.

59. Swamp Deer is the state animal of which of the following states

(a) Manipur. (b) Uttar Pradesh. (c) West Bengal. (d) Uttarakhand.

60. In which of the following places bench of Allahabad High Court is based?

(a) Lucknow. (b) Gorakhpur. (c) Ghaziabad. (d) Noida.

61. Which of the following pair is incorrectly matched?

High Court Jurisdiction

(a) Bombay Maharashtra, Goa, Daman and Dieu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

(b) Calcutta Andaman and Nicobar Island.

(c) Kerala Pondicherry.

(d) Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

62. Johan Cruyff, who died recently, was a football legend of which country?

(a) German (b) Netherlands (c) France (d) Spain

63. Who has won the 2016 FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC)?

(a) Adam Johnson (b) Mohamad Al-Bacha

(c) Sean Allen (d) Abdulaziz Alshehri

64. What percent of FDI is allowed under automatic approval route in the insurance sector?



(a) 26% (b) 35% (c) 49% [d)51%

65. The 2016 BRICS Summit will be held in which state of India?

(a) Goa (b) Maharashtra (c) Kerala (d) Telangana

66. Which is the first bank to commence the sale of Indian Gold Coin (IGC) in the domestic market?

(a) State Bank of India (b) Indian Overseas Bank

(c) Punjab National Bank (d) Bank of Baroda

67. Who is the author of the book titled “Gandhi: An Illustrated Biography”?

(a) Pramod Kapoor (b) Arundhati Roy

(c) Ambrish Tripathi (d) Aarathi Prasad

68. Recently, India entered into an agreement with which country, to supply 100 megawatt of electricity in return

for 10 gigabits per second internet bandwidth?

(a) Srilanka (b) Nepal (c) Bangladesh (d) Myanmar

69. Who among the following has been placed in the list of top 50 most influential leaders of the world by Fortune

magazine?

(a) Arvind Kejriwal (b) Narendra Modi

(c) Sonia Gandhi (d) Mamata Banerjee

70. Who is the author of the novel “That Long Silence”?

(a) Shashi Deshpande (b) Arundhati Roy

(c) Kiran Desai (d)Anita Desai

LOGICAL REASONING

71. Darwin : Evolution : : Archimedes : ?

(a) Friction (b) lubrication (c) Buoyancy (d) Liquid

72. Malaria : Disease : : Spear : ?

(a) Wound (b)Sword (c) Weapon (d) Death

73. Matricide : Mother : : Homicide : ?



(a) Human (b) Children (c) Father (d) Apes

74. Fire : Ashes : : Explosion : ?

(a) Flame (b) Death (c) Sound (d) Debris

75. Pesticide : Crop : :Antiseptic : ?

(a) Wound (b)Clothing (c) Bandage (d) Bleeding

76. Tim's commute never bothered him because there were always seats available on the train and he was able to

spend his 40 minutes comfortably reading the newspaper or catching up on paperwork. Ever since the train

schedule changed, the train has been extremely crowded, and by the time the doors open at his station, there

isn't a seat to be found.

(a) Tim would be better off taking the bus to work.

(b) Tim's commute is less comfortable since the train schedule changed.

(c) Many commuters will complain about the new train schedule.

(d) Tim will likely look for a new job closer to home.

77. When they heard news of the hurricane, Maya and Julian decided to change their vacation plans. Instead of

traveling to the island beach resort, they booked a room at a fancy new spa in the mountains. Their plans were a

bit more expensive, but they'd heard wonderful things about the spa and they were relieved to find availability

on such short notice.

(a) Maya and Julian take beach vacations every year.

(b) The spa is overpriced.

(c) It is usually necessary to book at least six months in advance at the spa.

(d) Maya and Julian decided to change their vacation plans because of the hurricane.

78. Ten new television shows appeared during the month of September. Five of the shows were sitcoms, three were

hour-long dramas, and two were news-magazine shows. By January, only seven of these new shows were still

on the air. Five of the shows that remained were sitcoms.

(a) Only one of the news-magazine shows remained on the air

(b) Only one of the hour-long dramas remained on the air.

(c) At least one of the shows that was cancelled was an hour-long drama.

(d) Television viewers prefer sitcoms over hour-long dramas.

79. On weekends, Mr. Sanchez spends many hours working in his vegetable and flower gardens. Mrs. Sanchez

spends her free time reading and listening to classical music. Both Mr. Sanchez and Mrs. Sanchez like to cook.

(a) Mr. Sanchez enjoys planting and growing vegetables.

(b) Mr. Sanchez does not like classical music.

(c) Mrs. Sanchez cooks the vegetables that Mr. Sanchez grows.

(d) Mrs. Sanchez enjoys reading nineteenth century novels.



80. Georgia is older than her cousin Marsha. Marsha's brother Bart is older than Georgia. When Marsha and Bart

are visiting with Georgia, all three like to play a game of Monopoly. Marsha wins more often than Georgia

does.

(a) When he plays Monopoly with Marsha and Georgia, Bart often loses.

(b) Of the three, Georgia is the oldest.

(c) Georgia hates to lose at Monopoly.

(d) Of the three, Marsha is the youngest.

81. If B‟s mother was A‟ mother‟s daughter, then how was A related to B?

(a). Maternal Uncle (b). Paternal Uncle (c). Brother (d). Sister

82. Pointing towards Meena, Asha said, “I am the only daughter of her mother‟s son”. How is

Meena related to Asha?

(a). Cousin (b). Aunt (c). Niece (d). Mother

83. If Neha says, “ Trisha‟s father Prakash is the only son of my father-in-law, Mahesh”, then how

Payal, who is sister of Trisha, is related to Mahesh?

(a). Daughter (b). granddaughter (c). Daughter-in-law (d). Niece

84. Look at this series: 70, 71, 76, __, 81, 86, 70, 91, . . .

What number should fill the blank?

(a). 70 (b). 71 (c). 80 (d). 96

85. Look at this series: 664, 332, 340, 170, __, 89, . . .


(a). 85 (b). 97 (c). 109 (d). 178

86. Look at this series: 0.15, 0.3, __, 1.2, 2.4, . . .


(a). 4.8 (b). 0.006 (c). 0.6 (d). 0.9

87. Look at this series: U32, V29, __, X23, Y20, . . .


(a). W26 (b). W17 (c). Z17 (d). Z26

88. SCD TEF UGH ____ WKL

(a). CMN (b). UJI (c). VIJ (d). IJT

89. FAG GAF HAI IAH ____

(a). JAK (b). HAL (c). HAK (d). JAI

90. BCB DED FGF HIH ___

(a). JKJ (b). HJH (c). IJI (d). JHJ

Directions for Questions 91- 95: In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions

numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of

the assumptions is implicit in the statement.



Give answer

(A) If only assumption I is implicit

(B) If only assumption II is implicit

(C) If either I or II is implicit

(D) If neither I nor II is implicit

(E) If both I and II are implicit.

91. Statement: A's advice to B - "Go to Jammu via Amritsar - the shortest route".

Assumptions :

I. B wishes to go to Jammu.

II. A gives advice to everybody.

92. Statement : All existing inequalities can be reduced, if not utterly eradicated, by action of governments or

by revolutionary change of government.

Assmuptions :

I. Inequality is a man-made phenomenon.

II. No person would voluntarily part with what he possesses.

93. Statement : The campaign of 'Keep your city clean' started by the Civil Council did not evoke any response

from the citizens.

Assumptions :

I. People do not desire to keep their city clean.

II. The Civil Council has failed in its campaign.

94. Statement : The district administration has issued a circular to all the farmers under its jurisdiction advising

them for not using pesticides indiscriminately as it may pollute the ground water.

Assumptions

I. People may stop using ground water if the farmers continue to use pesticides indiscriminately.

II. Farmers may refrain from using pesticides indiscriminately.

95. Statement : The coffee powder of company X is quite better in taste than the much advertised coffee of

company Y.

Assumptions:

I. If your product is not good, your spend more on advertisement.

II. Some people are tempted to buy a product by the advertisement.



Directions for Questions 96- 100: In each question below is given a statement followed by two conclusions

numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then consider the two

conclusions together and decide which of them logically follows beyond a reasonable doubt from the

information given in the statement.

Give answer:

(A) If only conclusion I follows

(B) If only conclusion II follows

(C) If either I or II follows

(D) If neither I nor II follows and

(E) If both I and II follow.

96. Statements: Recent trends also indicate that the number of child migrants in large cities is increasing. These

children leave their families to join the ranks of urban poor doing odd jobs in markets, workshops, hotels or

in service sectors.

Conclusions:

I. Migration to big cities should be checked.

II. The plight of poor children should be thoroughly studied.

97. Statements: No country is absolutely self-dependent these days.

Conclusions:

I. It is impossible to grow and produce all that a country needs.

II. Countrymen in general have become lazy.

98. Statements: The percentage of the national income shared by the top 10 per cent of households in India is

35.

Conclusions:

I. When an economy grows fast, concentration of wealth in certain pockets of population takes place.

II. The national income is unevenly distributed in India.

99. Statements: Players who break various records in a fair way get special prizes. Player X broke the world

record but was found to be under the influence of a prohibited drug.

Conclusions:

I. X will get the special prize.

II. X will not get the special prize.



100. Statements: Company X has marketed the product. Go ahead; purchase it if price and quality are your

considerations.

Conclusions:

I. The product must be good in quality.

II. The price of the product must be reasonable.

101. Fact 1: Jessica has four children.

Fact 2: Two of the children have blue eyes and two of the children have brown eyes.

Fact 3: Half of the children are girls.

If the first three statements are facts, which of the following statements must also be a fact?

I. At least one girl has blue eyes.

II. Two of the children are boys.

III. The boys have brown eyes.

(a) II only (b) I and III only

(c). II and III only (d). None of the statements is a known fact.

Fact 1: All hats have brims.

Fact 2: There are black hats and blue hats.

Fact 3: Baseball caps are hats.


I. All caps have brims.

II. Some baseball caps are blue.

III. Baseball caps have no brims.

(a). I only (b). II only (c). I, II, and III (d). None of the statements is a known fact.

Fact 1: All chickens are birds.

Fact 2: Some chickens are hens.

Fact 3: Female birds lay eggs.


I. All birds lay eggs.

II. Hens are birds.

III. Some chickens are not hens.

(a). II only (b). II and III only

(c). I, II, and III (d) None of the statements is a known fact.

Fact 1: Most stuffed toys are stuffed with beans.



Fact 2: There are stuffed bears and stuffed tigers.

Fact 3: Some chairs are stuffed with beans.


I. Only children‟s chairs are stuffed with beans.

II. All stuffed tigers are stuffed with beans.

III. Stuffed monkeys are not stuffed with beans.

(a). I only (b). II only (c). II and III only (d). None of the statements is a known fact.

Fact 1: Pictures can tell a story.

Fact 2: All storybooks have pictures.

Fact 3: Some storybooks have words.


I. Pictures can tell a story better than words can.

II. The stories in storybooks are very simple.

III. Some storybooks have both words and pictures.

(a). I only (b). II only (c) III only (d). None of the statements is a known fact.

LEGAL APTITUDE

106. Principle: A person, who lawfully brings on his land something which through harmless, but will do mischief

if it escape, must keep it a this peril, and if he does not, he is answerable all the damage.

Facts: „A‟ was the owner of a mill. In order to supply it with water he constructed a reservoir upon nearby land by

employing engineers and contractors. „B‟ was the owner of coal mines, under lands, close to but not adjoining the

premises on which the reservoir was constructed. The contractors, while excavating for the bed of the reservoir,

came upon abandoned shafts and filled them with soil not suspecting that that they were abandoned mine shafts. The

reservoir was completed and partly filled. Within days the bed of the reservoir gave way and burst, leading to flow

of water through the channels connected with B‟s mine. Is „A‟ liable to pay damages for loss caused to „B‟?

(a.) „A‟ is not liable because there was no negligence on his part. He was not aware that the reservoir bed was

connected to B‟s mines.

(b.) „A‟ is liable to pay damages to „B‟ because he brought the water on his property which would have caused

mischief if it escaped and it did escape.

(c.) „A‟ is not liable because „B‟ never informed him the existence of B‟s mines.

(d.) „A‟ is liable because he hired the services of unqualified engineers.



107. Principle: Nothing is an offence which is done in the exercise of right of private defence. This right also

extends to lawfully causing the death of the assailant, if the offence which occasions the exercise of the right of

private defence, be

(i) An assault which reasonably causes the apprehension of death or grievous hurt (very serious hurt).

(ii) An assault which causes reasonable apprehension of rape.

(iii) An assault which causes reasonable apprehension of kidnapping.

This right is available for protecting one‟s own body, as well as the body of any other, provided the assault is not

self-invited.

Decide whether the right of private defence is available in the following situation:

Facts: A was holding the birthday party for his daughter. Some of his friends decided to present her with a car. To

create an element of surprise, they decided to kidnap her for a few minutes while the party was in full swing and

then get her back in the new car. They put the plan into action. While they were kidnapping, A got very alarmed and

asked the guards to open fire. The guards killed all the five friends. A is

(a.) not protected.

(b.) protected because he did not kill, the guards did.

(c.) not protected because A‟s own body was not involved.

(d.) Protected because to any ordinary person there would have appeared a reasonable apprehension of kidnapping.

108. Principle: An occupier is not normally liable to a trespasser except in respect of willful act intended to cause

him harm or done with reckless disregard.

Facts: Tony, a richman, had kept a ferocious dog to guard his house. He strictly instructed all his servants not to go

near the dog. Further a special attendant was hired to take care of the dog. Visitors were warned by a prominent

warning sign board about this dog. One day, a 13-yar old boy playing in the neighbourhood, running after his ball

got into the house. The dog attacked him and killed him. Tony was sued for damages.

(a.) Tony was not liable because the boy was a trespasser.

(b.) Tony is not liable because a 13-year old boy ought to have known about the presence of the ferocious dog.

(c.) Tony is liable of the negligence of his servant to keep watch on such a ferocious dog during the day time.

(d.) Both (a) and (b)

Directions for question number 109 to 110: Each of the next items consists of two statements, one labelled as

Assertion' (A) and other as 'Reason' (R). You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the

answers to these items using the codes given below.

Codes :

[A] Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

[B] Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A



[C] A is true but R is false

[D] A is false but R is true

109. Assertion (A) : X, because of unsoundness of mind and unaware the nature of the act, attacks Y, who in self

defence and in order to ward off the attack, hits him, thereby causing him hurt. Y does not commit an offence.

Reasons (R) : Y had a right of private defence against X.

(a.) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b.) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A

(c.) A is true but R is false

(d.) A is false but R is true

110. Assertion (A) : In tort of negligence, the defendant must not only owe the plaintiff a duty of care, he must be in

breach of it.

Reasons (R) : Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided upon by those

considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing something which a

prudent and reasonable man would not do.

(a.) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b.) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A

(c.) A is true but R is false

111. PRINCIPLE: Self-defence is a valid defence only if there was a reasonable apprehension of harm to oneself

and the act of self-defence was proportional to it.

FACTS: Tom was an arrogant guy who took great pleasure in taking people„s trip and went out of his way to have a

laugh at others „expense. One day he cracked a joke on Riddle„s school as a result of which Riddle pushed him, Tom

slapped Riddle and then Riddle„s friends, who were nearby, came and bashed up Tom to pulp. They are :

A. Liable, as the bashing someone up is disproportionate to a slap.

B. Not liable, the court must take into account the anguish and pain felt by Riddle and his friends when their school

was insulted, and anyway it was Tom who slapped first.

C. Not liable, as this is not self-defence considering Tom „s slap was disproportionate to Riddle„s push, which

implies that it is Humber against whom compensation should be sought and not Riddle or his friends.

D. Liable, as they had no reasonable apprehension of bodily harm to themselves.

112. PRINCIPLE: The owner of immovable property is entitled to a column of airspace above the surface. But, the

owner„s right to air space above his land is restricted to such height as is necessary for the ordinary use and

enjoyment of his land and the structures on it.

FACTS: Chand Cable TV Company provides cable facility to its customers. One such cable connection passes over

the house of Mr Tripathi, who is not a customer of Chand Cable TV Company. The cable is neither attached to his

house nor to any projection thereof, further it is at 15 feet above the terrace of Mr. Tripathi„s 3 storeyed house.



Because of the cable, Kamal, the son of Mr Tripathi is unable to fly a kite on the terrace. Mr.Tripathi requested the

cable company to alter the position of the cable, but to no avail. One day, Mr.Tripathi cut the cable and thus cleared

the airspace above his house. The cable company having suffered a loss of Rs. 1000 brings legal action against Mr

Tripathi.

A. The company will not succeed because Mr.Tripathi has every right to ensure proper enjoyment of his property by

removing objects causing obstruction in the airspace above his property to a reasonable extent.

B. The company will succeed because like electricity telephone cables, laying of such cables is a common practise

in all cities.

C. The company will succeed because the cable was not interfering with the ordinary use and enjoyment of

Mr.Tripathi„s property.

D. Both (b) and (c)

113. Principle 1 : Trespass means entering upon the immoveable property of another.

Principle 2 : Only sufficient force to remove a person from a property may be useD.

Apply Principle 1 :

Facts X was going home from her workplace, when she found a shortcut through the corner of Y‟s farm. She

walked through the land, and reached her destination. y, seeing her in action, shot her with a dart gun. Is X liable?

A. Yes, as she entered Y‟s land.

B. No, as she had no intention to cause any injury to Y.

C. No, as Y punished her sufficiently for it.

D. No, as she went only through the corner of Y‟s farm.

114 Apply Principle 2: (use 113)

Facts: X was going home from her workplace, when she found a shortcut through the corner of Y‟s farm. She

walked through the land, and walked towards her destination. Meanwhile she also tried to wheel away a

wheelbarrow, with some precious metals which had been dug out from a hole in the farm. Y, seeing her in action,

shot her with a pistol on her ankle. Is Y liable?

A. Yes, as the force was sufficiently larger than the act.

B. No, as the force was not sufficient for the act.

C. Yes, as she should have informed the police insteaD.

D. None of the above.

115. Apply Principle 1 and 2 (use 113)

Facts: X was going home from her workplace, when she found a shortcut through the corner of Y‟s farm. Being a

narrow path, she would have to get into Y‟s convertible car, get out of the back window, jump into Y‟s neighbour‟s

farm, and then proceeD. She did so and was walking to her destination. Y, seeing her in ac-tion, shot her with a dart

gun. Are either of them liable?



A. X is liable, Y is not.

B. X is not liable, Y is.

C. Both X and Y are liable.

D. Neither X nor Y is liable.

116. Principle : If any person commits suicide, whosoever abets the commission of such suicide shall be punished

with imprisonment.

Fact : Jai and Jyoti were married for 5 years. Jai was a pshycotic who used to harass Jyoti daily. Every night he used

to beat her and abuse her verbally. One day, at the ebb of her endurance due to the harassment of Jai, Jyoti

committed suicide. Decide.

(a.) Jai is liable for abetment of suicide.

(b.) Jai is not liable for abetment of suicide.

(c.) Jai is not liable because he did nothing which could result into Jyoti‟s death

(d.) Jai is liable for harassing Jyoti.

117. Principle : In Utopia, love marriage is considered a crime.

Facts : Jack and Jill fall in love and decide to get married. Their love story became the talk of the town. At the same

time, Jack's father approaches Jill's father to ask for Jill's hand for Jack. Jack and Jill get married but the state arrests

them on criminal charges. Whether they have committed any crime or not?

(a.) No, they have not committed any crime.

(b.) Yes, they are criminals.

(c.) No, because they are in love.

(d.) Yes, because falling in love is a crime.

Directions for question no 118 to 121: Answer the questions to the best of your abilitiy.

118. 'A' by cutting the moorings of a boat in which a man and a women were sitting, caused in them a fear for life.

He is liable for

(a.) Criminal use of force

(b.) Assault

(c.) Mischief

(d.) None of these

119. A tries to pickpocket B. B has a loaded pistol in his pocket. A‟s hand touches the pistol and triggers it, resulting

B‟s death.

(a.) A is guilty of B‟s murder.



(b.) A is guilty of culpable homicide by negligence.

(c.) A is guilty of grievous hurt.

(d.) A is guilty only of pick pocketing.

120. A tries to pickpocket B. B has a loaded pistol in his pocket. A‟s hand touches the pistol and triggers it, resulting

B‟s death.

(a.) A is guilty of B‟s murder.

(b.) A is guilty of culpable homicide by negligence.

(c.) A is guilty of grievous hurt.

(d.) A is guilty only of pick pocketing.

121. Principle-1: Nothing is an offense done in the right of self-defence.

Principle-2: A person is not liable for the acts done to his immediate neighbour.

Facts: Shahid, who is a student of RLSU lives with his friend Abid who is his classmate, in Abid„s residence. One

day after 11 pm, Abid„s sister Aisha, mistaking Shahid to be a thief, starts beating him up. Shahid, in response, hits

Aisha with an Iron rod. She dies on the spot.

(a.)Shahid is liable for murder.

(b.)Shahid is liable for culpable homicide.

(c.)Shahid is not liable since Aisha was a dire threat and he was exercising his right of self-defence

(d.) Shahid is liable because he used disproportionate force against Aisha.

Directions for question number 122 to 124 :Given below are a set of Legal Principles followed by Factual

Situations in each set. Apply the facts to the Principle given below and select the most appropriate answer.

Principle-1: Willful and rash driving is an offence.

Principle-2: Whosoever causes the death of any person by doing any rash or negligent act not amounting to

culpable homicide, shall be punished.

Principle-3: Negligence is the gross and culpable neglect or failure to exercise reasonable and proper care, and

precaution to guard against, either to the public in general or to an individual in particular, which a reasonable man

would have adopted

122. Facts: A left his car engine running on a busy street when he stepped out for a minute to purchase a bottle of

water from a shop on the side. While he was in the shop, some miscreant released the hand break of his car. The car,

being on a slope, crashed into a person standing nearby. He died as a consequence. Can A be convicted for causing

death by rash and negligent act?

Decision :

(a.)A can be charged with death by rash and negligent act as he left car running on a busy street.

(b.)A cannot be guilty of death because the death was caused by some miscreants.

(c.)It is a case of accident.



(d.)A will be charged with the Murder of that person.

123. Fact - X started from Delhi on his car to go to Gurgaon, at about 11.00 p.m. He was driving at a

reasonablespeed and quite carefully. But unfortunately on the way, he knocked down two coolies who were lying

and sleeping right in the middle of the road. X is prosecuted for causing death of the two coolies by rash and

negligent driving under section 304A of IPC. Can X be convicted? Discuss.

Decision :

(a.)X can be convicted for rash and negligent driving.

(b.)He cannot be convicted for rash and negligent driving because the facts of the case clearly state that he was

driving the car at a reasonable speed and quite carefully.

(c.)It„s a clear-cut case murder.

(d.)X cannot be convicted for any charge as this was a case of accident.

124. Fact: X who was driving a car at night, entered a road which was under repairs and closed for traffic. He ran

over and killed two coolies who were sleeping on the road with their bodies completely covered under dark blankets.

X is prosecuted for causing death of the two coolies by rash and negligent driving under section 304A of IPC. Can X

be convicted?

Decision :

(a.) X can be convicted for rash and negligent driving causing death.

(b.)He cannot be convicted for rash and negligent driving causing death.

(c.)It is a case of accident.

(d.)None of the above.

125. PRINCIPLE: A person who knows that he is dishonestly and fraudulently inducing the other person to part

with property, which inducement causes or is likely to cause harm to other in reputation or property is said to cheat.

FACTS: Salman opened a saving bank account in a local bank and Jagdish, his neighbour helped him to complete

the formalities. Subsequently Salman, used to entrust money to Jagdish along with his passbook. One day Salman,

discovered that Jagdish, instead of crediting the money to his account was pocketing it and he made the entries in the

passbook without authorization. Which one of the following is correct?

A. Jagdish has not cheated Salman, as the bank did not authorize the entries in the passbook.

B. Jagdish, cheated Salman, as he dishonestly pocketed the money.

C. Jagdish has not cheated Salman, as Salman was negligent in not depositing the money himself.

D. Jagdish is not liable because he had helped Salman with all the formalities as a good neighbour.

126. Principles:

A. A copyright is created when an idea is expressed in a particular manner, and vests in the author.

B. The author of the copyright may assign, or completely transfer the copyright to a third person. Following such

transfer, replication of the source cannot be controlled or inhibited by the author, but will be controlled by the third

person. Any claims pertaining to the replication of the source will be dealt with only by the transferee.

C. A moral right in a creation is the right to ensure that no one mocks, or derides one‟s expression of an idea.



Facts: Truella is a Ghostwriter. She offers to write a book pertaining to the rights of tribals in Odisha, on behalf of

Tarundhati Roy, a famous human rights activist. She assigns copyright to Tarundhati Roy. Tarundhati Roy promotes

her book, under her own name. Tarundhati Roy is required to attend the United Nations Conference on Human

Rights, and leaves India for 9 months. A film is directed by Yogesh, who is inherently contemptuous of Tarundhati

Roy, and her human rights activism. The film derides the vocabulary used in the book, and points out small mistakes

in the facts and statistics. Tarundhati Roy does not proceed against him in court, because she is away at the

Conference. Truella wishes to file a claim against Yogesh who has offended her research on the people in Odisha

and her writing skills.

a. Truella cannot file a claim against Yogesh, she has assigned the copyright to Tarundhati.

b. Tarundhati will have to return to India and file a claim against Yogesh.

c. Truella can file a claim against Yogesh- she never assigned her moral rights to Tarundhati, only the copyright was

assigned to Tarundhati.

d. Tarundhati will have to file a claim against Yogesh for having replicated the subject matter in his film without her

authorisation.

127. Principles

A. The law of Copyright protects the expression of an Idea, but not the Idea itself.

B. The „Shared Universe‟ concept in fiction pertains to a situation where a universe created by an author is borrowed

by another, though the new story does not pertain to the theme of the earlier story.

C. The law of Copyright recognizes that the Universe in a Shared Universe befits protection under Copyright.

D. An action of infringement under Copyright for a claim pertaining the Shared Universe is that 10% of the royalty

payable to the author of the Shared Universe work must be transferred to the author who created the Shared

Universe.

Fact: JK Rowling states that her rights under Copyright law have been infringed by Sue Simmons. Sue Simmons

has written a book, Ratatouille about a character Jim Carter who has a pet store in Hogwarts. Though there are no

direct references to Harry Potter, Ron Weasly or Voldemort, and the book revolves around the pets in the pet store,

the overarching theme is that the environment in the story is based on JK Rowling‟s Harry Potter.

a. Sue Simmons will not be required to apportion her royalty with JK Rowling because the pet store does not have a

„Shared Universe‟ with Harry Potter.

b. Sue Simmons will not be required to apportion her royalty with JK Rowling because the pet store Idea can operate

independently outside of the Hogwarts set-up.

c. Sue Simmons will not be required to apportion her royalty with JK Rowling because there are frequent references

to other literary characters in works of fiction which are not subject to the Shared Universe concept.

d. Sue Simmons will be required to apportion her royalty with JK Rowling because her book shares a Universe with

JK Rowling‟s Harry Potter.

Principle For Questions 128- 129: A patent is granted to any innovative and creative work of an individual which

is original and has scientific, environmental or mathematical significance.



Facts: Madhu decided to start an ayurvedic company. One of her ideas was formalizing the formula for neem paste

which has been effective in curing pimples for centuries. She decided to patent the formula.

14. Will she be granted a patent?

a) Yes, as it is an original idea.

b) Yes, as it has scientific value.

c) No, the idea is not original and innovative.

d) Both 1. And 2.

15. If she is granted a patent, will it be

a) A medical patent

b) A scientific patent

c) A normal patent

d) She won‟t be granted a patent.

130. Principle: A patent is granted to any innovative and creative work of an individual which is original and has

scientific, environmental or mathematical significance.

Facts: Faiz lives in Allahabad. There is a shortage of electricity in Allahabad. To solve this problem, he tries to

come up with a clever plan. He comes up with an innovative idea. He thinks of making a hydroelectricity plant in his

neighbourhood from tank water. He is successful at doing so. He solves everyone‟s problem. Gradually, demands

start coming in for him to make hydroelectric plants in their neighbourhoods too. He decides to patent his idea of

building hydroelectric plants before someone else uses it. Decide

a) He will be granted a patent because it was an innovative idea and was original.

b) He will be granted a patent because his work was of scientific and environmental significance.

c) He will not be granted a patent because the concept of hydraulic plant was not his original idea, only building it in

his neighbourhood was.

d) Both 1. And 2.

131. A voidable contract is one which is:

a. Not enforceable by either of the parties thereto

b. Enforceable by either of the parties thereto

c. Enforceable only with the permission of the court of law

d. Enforceable at the option of one of the parties thereto

132. Consider the following statement with regard to “uberrimae fidei”?

a. It falls within a class of cases which require utmost good faith



b. Every contract is a contract “uberrimae fidei”

c. Contrast of insurance is an example of “uberrimae fidei”

Of these statements

a. A, B and C are correct b. A and C are correct

c. B and C are correct d. A and B are correct

133. “A” promise to give money or money‟s worth upon the determination or ascertainment of an uncertain event is

called a:

a. Lottery b. wager c. Chit d. bet

134. “A” offers to sell his car to “B” for Rs. 50,000/-. “B” agrees to buy the car offering Rs.45,000/-. The reply of

“B” amounts to:

a. Offer b. Counter offer

c. Invitation to an Offer d. Standing Offer

135. An agreement to sharte the benefits of a public office:

a. Valid b. Voidable

c. Void d. None of the above

136. When goods are displayed in a show – window bearing price tags, it indicates:

a. Offer to sell goods at price mentioned on the price tags

b. An invitation to make an offer

c. An advertisement

d. An announcement

137. In the matter of liquidated damages:

a. The plaintiff is entitled to recover the agreed amount of compensation for the loss suffered

b. The plaintiff is not entitled to recovered the agreed amount of compensation for the loss suffered

c. The plaintiff is entitled to recover the agreed amount of compensation by proving the exact loss suffered

d. The plaintiff is entitled to recover the agreed amount of compensation without having to prove the exact loss

suffered

138. Which one of the following statement is correct?

Generally, quasi-contractual obligations are based on the theory of

a. Implied term b. just and reasonable solution



c. implied – in –act contact d. unjust enrichment

139. Which one of the following is not covered under Article 20 of the Constitution of India?

a. Ex post facto laws b. Preventive detention

c. Double jeopardy d. Self – incrimination

140. Ubi Jus ibi remedium means

a. every law provides for remedies

b. there is no wrong without a remedy

c. if a law is made corresponding remedy also must be made

d. Every remedy presupposes some injury to some body.

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS

141. A grazes 10 sheep for 3 weeks and B grazes 15 sheep for 4 weeks in a field. In what ratio should they divide a

rent of Rs. 60?

a. 1:2 b. 2:1 c. 3:4 d. 4:1

142. A man saves Rs. 200 at the end of each year and lends the money at 5% compound interest. How much it will

become at the end of 3 years?

a. Rs. 635.00 b. Rs. 662.02 c. Rs. 666.50 d. Rs. 565.25

143. A person purchases 90 clocks and sells 40 clocks at a gain of 10% and 50 clock sat a gain of 20%. If he sold all

of them at a uniform profit of 15%, then he would have got Rs.40 less. Find the cost price of each clock.

a. Rs.60 b. Rs. 90 c. Rs. 80 d. Rs. 50

144. When the price of cloth was reduced by 25%, then the quantity of cloth sold increased by 20%. What was the

effect on the gross receipt?

a. 5% increase b. 5% decrease c. 10% increase d. 10% decrease

145. If 6 men can do a piece of work in 20 days and one man can do the work of two boys, then in how many days

can 10 men and 5 boys do the same work?

a. 8 days b. 10 days c. 12 days d. None of these

146. X can do a piece of work in 40 days. He works at it for 8 days and then Y finished it in 16 days. How long will

they together take to complete the work?

a. 20 days b. 15 days c. 56 days d. 40/3 days



147. A sum was put at S.I at a certain rate for 2 years. Had it been put at 3% higher rate, it would have fetched Rs.

72 more. The sum is

a. Rs.1200 b. Rs.1500 c. Rs.1600 d. Rs.1800

148. The CI on Rs. 30,000 at 7% per annum is Rs.4347. The period in year is

a. 2 b. 2 ½ c. 3 d. 4

149. Find the length of a rope by which a cow must be tethered in order that it may graze and area of 9856

sq.metres.

a. 60 m b. 56 m c. 62 m d. 65 m

150. From a rectangular wooden block of dimension 20 cm X 5 cm X 2 cm, a cone of height 14 cm and base radius

3 cm is carved out. Find the wastage percentage of wood.

a) 37% b) 36% c) 34% d) 41%

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