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GENERAL INTELLIGENCE AND REASONING1. A number of friends decided to go on a picnic and planned to spend Rs. 96 on eatables. Four of

them, however, did not turn up. As a consequence, the remaining ones had to contribute Rs.4each extra. The number of those who attended the picnic was1) 8 2) 12 3) 16 4) 24

2. A child is looking for his father. He went 90 m in the East before turning to his right. He went20 m before turning to his right again to look for his father at his uncle’s place 30 m from thispoint. His father was not there. From there, he went 100 m to his North before meeting hisfather in a street. How far did the son meet his father from the starting point?1) 80 m 2) 100 m 3) 140 m 4) 260 m

3. Manick walked 40 m towards North, took a left turn and walked 20 m. He again took a left turnand walked 40 m. How far and in which direction is he from the starting point?1) 20 m, East 2) 20 m, North 3) 20 m, South 4) None

4. From the given alternative words, select the one which cannot be formed using the letters ofthe given word ELEMENTARY.1) LAMENT 2) RENTAL 3) LUMEN 4) MEANALY

5. Form the given alternative words, select the word which can be formed using the letters of thegiven word ORANGE,1) ANGER 2) AGE 3) GUN 4) ERASE

6. If HEALTH is written as GSKZDG, then how will NORTH be written in that code?1) OPSUI 2) GSQNM 3) FRPML 4) IUSPO

7. If E = 5 and HOTEL =12, then how will you code LAMB?1) 7 2) 10 3) 26 4) 28

8. A statement is given followed by four alternative arguments. Select one which is most appropriate.Statement : India would not have lost the war with China in 19621) if full military preparations were made in advance2) if our military would have been in a state of readiness3) if there were adequate military preparations by India before war4) if it had made full military preparations before the warDirections (Q.Nos. 9-17) Select the related letter/ word/ number/figure from the givenalternatives.

9. France : Spain : Germany1) Japan: China: Turkey 2) Sri Lanka : Japan : India3) Iraq : Kuwait: Iran 4) Canada : California : Mexico

10. Morning : Evening : Dusk1) Triangle : Quadrilateral: Pentagon 2) Happy : Gay: Excited3) Summer : Winter: Autumn 4) Botany: Zoology: Physiology

11. Love : Adoration : Infatuation1) Smile : Frown : Anger 2) Hate : Dislike : Attract3) Murder: Stab : Assassinate 4) None of the above

12. Music : Guitar : Performer1) Dance : Tune : Instrument 2) Food : Recipe : Cook3) Patient: Medicine : Doctor 4) Trick: Rope : Acrobat

13. ? : DURXQG :: POLICE : SROLFH1) ARMOUR 2) AROUND 3) GROUND 4) SHOULD

14. EIGHTY : GIEYTH :: OUTPUT : ?1) TUOTUP 2) TUOUTP 3) UTOPTU 4) UOTUPT

15. computer : fqprxvht:: language : ?1) oxpixdig 2) ocqicyig 3) ocqixcjg 4) ocqixcig

16. 25 : 37 : : 49 : ?1) 41 2) 56 3) 60 4) 65

17. AB : 30 :: GH : ?1) 256 2) 56 3) 150 4) 166Directions (Q. Nos. 18-22) Find the odd number/letter/figure/number pair from the givenalternatives.

18. 1) Flute 2) Guitar 3) Sitar 4) Violin19. 1) Geometry 2) Algebra 3) Trigonometry 4) Mathematics

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20. 1) Arrow 2) Axe 3) Knife 4) Dagger21. 1) VRT 2) RMP 3) YUW 4) FBD22. 1) 13 2) 17 3) 23 4) 6323. Find the number that does not belong to the group of numbers for lack of common property.

1) 3759 2) 2936 3) 6927 4) 483624. Find out the set of number amongst the four sets of numbers given in the alternatives which is

the most like the set given in the question.Given set (2,14,16)1) (2,7,8) 2) (2,9,16) 3) (3,21,24) 4) (4,16,18)

25. In the following question, numbers of letters are skipped in between by a particular rule.Which of the following series observes the rule?1) MNOP 2) RSTV 3) DFGH 4) RONM

26. Insert the correct missing number from the choices given below.

1) 45 2) 60 3) 124 4) 13027. Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary.

1. False 2. Follow 3. Faithfully 4. Fool1) 1,2, 3, 4 2) 4, 3, 2,1. 3) 3,1, 2, 4 4) 2,1, 4, 3

28. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shallcomplete it?d_badc__a_cbcadcb1) abed 2) aedb 3) cdba 4) cbdaDirections (Q.Nos. 29-32) A series is given with one/two term missing. Choose the correctalternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

29. C, A, Y, W, U, S, ?1) P 2) S 3) Q 4) T

30. 4,16, 64, 256, ?, 40961) 512 2) 2048 3) 4096 4) 1024

31. 1, 3, 7, 13, 21, ?1) 36 2) 31 3) 38 4) 39

32. 1 4 7 = 272 5 8 = 38369 = ?1) 49 2) 50 3) 51 4) 52

33. Find the wrong number in the series.196,169,144,121,1011) 101 2) 121 3) 169 4) 196

34. There are deer and peacocks in a zoo. By counting heads they are 80. The number of their legsis 200. How many peacocks are there?1) 20 2) 30 3) 50 4) 60

35. A is 3 yr younger than C but 1 yr older than D. D is 1 yr older than B but 4 yr younger than C.C is 15 yr old. What is the age of B?1) 10yr 2) 11yr 3) 12 yr 4) 13 yr

36. A and B are married couple. X and Y are brothers. X is the brother of A. How is Y related to B?1) Brother-in-law 2) Brother 3) Cousin 4) None

37. In a city, 40% of the adults are illiterate while 85% of the children are literate. If the ratio of theadults to that of the children is 2 : 3, then what per cent of the population is literates?1) 20% 2) 25% 3) 50% 4) 75%

38. If 30th January, 2003 was Thursday, what was the day on 2nd March, 2003?1) Tuesday 2) Thursday 3) Saturday 4) Sunday

39. In a group of cows and hens, the number of legs are 14 more than twice the number of heads.The number of cows is1) 5 2) 7 3) 10 4) 12

40. Aayush leaves his house at 20 min to seven in the morning, reaches Tushar’s house in 25 min.They finish their breakfast in another 15 min and leave for their office which takes another 35min. At what time do they leave Kunal’s house to their office?1) 7 : 40 am 2) 7 : 20 am 3) 7 : 45 am 4) 8 : 15 am

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Directions (Q.Nos. 41-42) Select the missing number from the given responses.

41.

1) 13 2) 14 3) 20 4) 21

42.

1) 5 2) 9 3) 11 4) 1343. A publishing firm publishes newspapers A, B and C. In an effort to persuade advertisers to

insert advertisements in these newspapers, the firm sends out the following statement topossible advertisers.A survey of representative sample of the whole population shows thatNewspaper A is read by 26%Newspaper B is read by 25%Newspapers C is read by 14%Newspapers A and B are read by 11%Newspapers B and C are read by 10%Newspapers C and A are read by 9%Newspaper C only is read by 0%The percentage of readers who read all the three newspapers is1) 1 2) 4 3) 5 4) 6

44. In the following questions, if the given interchange are made in signs and numbers, which oneof the four equations would be correct?Given interchanges : Signs – and +and numbers 4 and 8.1) 6 – 8 4 = – l 2) 8 – 6 4 = 1 3) 4 8 – 2 = 6 4) 4 – 8 6 = 2

45. Anu walks a distance of 8 km towards West, then turns to her right and walks 7 km. She againturns 90° in clockwise direction. In which direction is she going now?1) South 2) East 3) West 4) North

46. Which of the following diagram correctly represents the relationship between Science, Physicsand Chemistry?

47. How many squares are there in the figure given below?

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48. From the given answer figures, select the one in which the question figure is hidden/embedded.

49. Which of the following figure is the correct mirror image of the given figure?

50. A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in the question figures. From the givenanswer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened.

GENERAL AWARENESS51. Match the dams and the rivers across which these have been constructed :

Dam Rivera.Farakka 1. Krishnab.Tehri 2. Ravic.Thein 3. Gangad.Nagarjuna 4. Bhagirathi abed(1) 1 2 3 4 (2) 2 3 1 4 (3) 3 4 2 1 (4) 4 1 2 3

52. Who is the proponent and propagandist of the “Art of Living”?(1) Maharshi Mahesh Yogi (2) Sri Ravi Shankar(3) Swami Chinmayananda (4) Bhagwan Rajneesh

53. Which of the following Ma-hatma Gandhi seires of currency notes issued by the RBI has adrawing of the ‘Parliament House’ depicted on it?(1) Rs. 500 (2) Rs. 100 (3) Rs. 50 (4) Rs. 10

54. Duncan Passage is located between(1) South and Little Andaman (2) North and South Andaman(3) North and Middle Andaman (4) Andaman and Nicobar

55. According to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child which of the following is not aright?,(1) Safe drinking water (2) Adequate standard of living(3) Employment (4) Protection from exploitation

56. The best conductor of heat among the following is(1) alcohol (2) mercury (3) ether (4) water

57. Which amongst the following States/UTs has no identified tribal community?(1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Orissa (3) Andhra Pradesh (4) Delhi

58. What is “milk of magnesia” chemically?(1) magnesia (2) magnesium (3) hydroxide (4) magnesium hydroxide

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59. Who provides fixed line telephone serivces with numbers starting with 3?(1) BSNL (2) Reliance Infocom(3) Bharati Telenet - Touchtel (4) Tata Indiacom

60. Where is the Forest Research Institute located?(1) Dehradun (2) Bhopal (3) Lucknow (4) Delhi

61. People of Indian Origin (PIOs) from which country amongst the following are proposed to beconsidered for dual citizenship with India?(1) Uganda (2) Myanmar (3) Trinidad and Tobago (4) Singapore

62. Point out which from the followign is not a Right enumerated in the Constitution of India buthas been articulated by the Supreme Court to be a Fundamental Right?(1) Right to life(2) Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment.(3) Protection of personal liberty (4) Right to permanent housing

63. What are “Open Market Operations”?(1) Activities of SEBI registered brokers(2) Selling of currency by the RBI(3) Selling of gilt-edged securities by the Government (4) Sale of shares by FIIs

64. Which rulers built the Ellora temples?(1) Chalukya (2) Sunga (3) Rashtrakuta (4) Pallava

65. Which is the first national park established in India?(1) Velvadan National Park (2) Periyar National Park(3) Bandipur National Park (4) Corbett National Park

66. Match the artists with their art-form :Artist Art-forma. Pannalal Ghosh 1. Paintingb. Pt. Bhimsen 2. Camatic Joshi music (vocal)c.AnjolieEla Menon 3. Fluted. Madurai Mani Iyer 4. Hindustani Iyer music (vocal)(1) 1 3 2 4 (2) 2 1 4 3 (3) 3 4 1 2 (4) 4 2 3 1

67. Which of the following Standing Committees of Parliament has no MP from Rajya Sabha?(1) Public Accounts Committee (2) Estimates Committee(3) Committee on Public Undertakings (4) Committee on Government Assurances

68. Who amongst the following also had the name ‘Devanama Piyadassi’?(1) Maiiryan King Ashoka (2) Mauryan King Chandragupta Maurya(3) Gautam Buddha (4) Bhagwan Mahavira

69. India lies in the ................ hemisphere.(1) northern and eastern (2) southern and eastern(3) northern and western (4) northern and southern

70. In which part of the eye lies the pigment that decides the colour of the eyes of a person?(1) Cornea (2) Choroid (3) Iris (4) Vitreous body

71. Which is the home of “Alphonso mango”?(1) Ratnagiri (2) Benares (3) Malda (4) Vijayawada

72. Singhbhum is famous for(1) Coal (2) Iron (3) Copper (4) Aluminium

73. Which of the following towns is not on the “Golden Quadrilateral” being created for the roadsinfrastructure, of the country?(1) Chennai (2) Hyderabad (3) Visakhapatnam (4) Bhubaneswar

74. What is viewed through an electron microscope?(1) Electrons and other elementary particles(2) Structure of bacteria’and viruses(3) Inside of human stomach (4) Inside of the human eye

75. Which TV Channel broadcasts the programme “Gyan Darshan”?(1) Zee (2) Sony (3) Doordarshan (4) Star

76. Who was declared be Wisden as ‘The Best Indian Bowler of the Century” (20th century)?(1) Kapil Dev (2)B.S. Chandrashekhar(3) B.S. Bedi (4) Subhash V.Gupte

77. Which of the following mountain ranges in India are the oldest?(1) Himalayas (2) Vindhyas (3) Aravalli (4) Sahyadri

78. What apparatus is used to locate a submerged object?(1) Radar (2) Sonar (3) Quasar (4) Pulsar

79. Special Drawing Rights (SDR) facility is available at(1) International Monetary Fund (IMF) (2) World Bank (IBRD)(3) International Development Association (IDA)(4) Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

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80. Where does most of the weather phenomena take place?(1) Ionosphere (2) Troposphere (3) Stratosphere (4) Tropopause

81. What is referred to as “De pository Services” ?(1) A new scheme of fixed deposits(2) A method of regulating stock exchanges(3) An agency for safe-keeping of securities(4) An advisory service to investors

82. Who was the first Indian to be a Fellow of the Royal Society of London?(1) Srinivas Ramanujan (2) A.C. Wadia(3) C.V. Raman (4) P.C. Mahalanobis

83. The subject-matter of Ajanta Paintings pertains to(1) Jainism (2) Buddhism (3) Vaishnavism (4) Shaivism

84. Which organ of the body never rests?(1) Muscles (2) Nerves (3) Tongue (4) Heart

85. Why did the Government ban the import of “Terminator seeds”?(1) To contain a virus which can destroy local crops(2) These seeds are injurious to human and animal health(3) These seeds contain genetically engineered properties to prevent further multiplication(4) These seeds multiply at very slow rates

86. Broadly, what percentage of doctors in USA were Indians in 2002?(1) 38 (2) 30 (3) 20 (4) 15

87. The presence of what dislin-guishes a plant cell from an animal cell?(1) Chloroplasts (2) Cell wall (3) Cell membrane (4) Nucleus

88. Match the rivers given below with the cities through which they flow :City Rivera. Bangkok 1. Hwangpub. Shanghai 2. St. Lawrencec. Dresden 3. Chao phrayad. Montreal 4. Elbe(1) 3 1 4 2 (2) 2 4 3 1 (3) 4 3 2 1 (4) 1 2 3 4

89. Which of the following is most important for growth of children up to the age of 14?(1) Proteins (2) Vitamins (3) Fats (4) Milk

90. Who was the Chairman of the Union Powers Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India?(1) SardarVallabhbahi Patel (2) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar(3) Sir Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar (4). Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

91. Who invented the laser?(1) Sir Frank Whittle (2) Fred Morrisson(3) T.H. Maiman (4) Dr. Charles H. Jones

92. Why did one of the High Courts in India decree that “bandhs are unconstitutional and punitive”?(1) It infringes on the fundamental rights of some groups of people(2) It is not in exercise of a fundamental freedom(3) It adversely affects production(4) It is not part of a right to protest

93. The instrument which uses sound waves to measure the depth of oceans is(1) Radar (2) Sonar (3) Altimeter (4) Venturimeter

94. The song “Candle in the Wind” was sung by Elton John in honour of(1) Elizabeth Taylor (2) Princess Diana (3) Ava Gardner (4) Audrey Hephum

95. From where did Acharya Vinoba Bhave start the Individual Satyagraha in 1940?(1) Nadiad in Gujarat (2) Paunar in Maharashtra(3) Adyar in Tamil Nadu (4) Guntur in Andhra Pradesh

96. Which of the following is not required for seed germination?(1) Water (2) Air (3) Sunlight (4) Suitable temperature

97. Soap is prepared by boiling-caustic soda with(1) Alcohol (2) Kerosene oil (3) Glycerine (4) Fats

98. Which amongst the following is a book written by Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan?(1) Chidambara (2) Kapala Kundala (3) Kamayani (4) Prateeksha

99. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India acts as the chief accountant and auditor for the(1) Union Government (2) State Government(3) Union and State Governments (4) Neither Union nor State Governments

100. What do the paintings of Ajanta depict?(1) Ramayana (2) Mahabharata (3) Jatakas (4) Panchatantra

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE101. A shopkeeper earns a profit of 10% after allowing a discount of 20% on the marked price. The

cost price of the article whose marked price is Rs. 880, is(1) Rs. 704 (2) Rs. 640 (3) Rs. 774 (4) Rs. 680

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102. The equivalent single discount for two successive discounts of 15% and 10% is(1)25% (2)20% (3) 23.5% (4) 20.5%

103. The marked price of a watch is Rs. 160. A customer buys it for Rs. 122.40 on two successivediscounts. If the first discount is 10%, then the second discount is(1) 10% (2) 12% (3) 15% (4) 18%

104. In 30 litres mixture of acid, the ratio of acid and water is 2:3. What amount of water should beadded to the mixture so that the ratio of acid and water becomes 2:5?(1) 10 litres (2) 15 litres (3) 18 litres (4) 12 litres

105. The diagonal of a square A is (a+b). The diagonal of a square whose area is twice the area ofsquare A, is

(1)2 (a+b) (2) 2 (a+b)2 (3) 2 (a+b) (4) 2 (a-b)106. The perimeter of a rectangle is 160 metre and the difference of two sides is 48 metre. Find the

side of a square whose area is equal to the area of this rectangle ?(1) 32 m (2) 8 m (3) 4 m (4) 16 m

107. If the area of a triangle with base 12 cm is equal to the area of a square with side 12 cm, thealtitude of the triangle will be(1) 12 cm (2) 24 cm (3) 18 cm (4) 36 cm

108. The perimeter of a rhombus is 40 cm. If one of the diagonals be 12cm long, what is the lengthof the other diagonal ?(1) 12 cm (2) cm (3) 16 cm (4) 744 cm

109. The length, breadth and height of a room is 5m, 4m and 3m respectively. Find the length of thelargest bamboo that can be kept inside the room.

(1)5m (2) 60 m (3) 7 m (4) 5 2 m110. A circular wire of diameter 42 cm is folded in the shape of a rectangle whose sides are in the

ratio 6:5. Find the area enclosed by the rect angle. (Take 227

)

(1)540 cm2 (2) 1080 cm2 (3) 2160 cm2 (4) 4320 cm2

111. 0.00060516 is equal to(1)0.0246 (2)0.00246 (3) 0.246 (4) 0.000246

112. The Square root of 9.5 0.085

0.017 0.019

is

(1)0.5 (2)5 (3) 50 (4) 500

113. Find the value of 248 52 144 (1)-16 (2) ±16 (3) 16 (4) 16.2

114. By which number should 0.22 be multiplied so that product becomes 660 ?(1) 3000 (2) 3200 (3) 4000 (4) 3600

115. The value of

125 110 17 1 1 41 1 38 3 2

ofof

(1) 112 (2) 0.05 (3) 1 (4) 2

116. 18% of which number is equal to 12% of 75 ?(1)50 (2)100 (3)2 (4) I

117. If 50 % of P = 25%:of Q, then P = A% of Q. Find x:(1) 0.5 (2) 2 (3) 50 (4) 0.005

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118. If 20% of A = 50% of B, then what per cent of A is B ?(1) 30% (2) 40% (3) 25% (4) 15%

119. If the sales tax on a television set increases from 172 % to 8%, what more amount will have to

be paid for the television whose price (excluding sales taxes) is Rs. 19000?(1) Rs. 190 (2) Rs. 95 (3) Rs. 180 (4) Rs. 90

120. Two numbers are more than the third number by 20% and 50% respectively. First number iswhat per cent of the second number ?(1)100% (2)150% (3)80% (4)120%

121. The ratio of the number of boys and girls.in a college is 3:2. If 20% of boys and 25% of girls areadults, the percentage of those students who are the not adults, is(1) 58% (2) 67.5% (3)78% (4)82.5%

122. On selling an article for Rs. 651, there is a loss of 7%. The cost price of that article is(1) Rs. 744 (2) Rs. 751 (3) Rs. 793 (4) Rs. 700

123. The ratio of the CP. and S.P. of an article is 20 : 21. What is the gain per cent ?(1) 5% (2) 5.5% (3) 6% (4) 6.25%

124. A man sells two pipes at Rs. 12 each. He gains 20% on one and loses 20% on the other. In thewhole transac tion, there is(1) neither loss nor gain (2) profit of Re. 1(3) loss of Re. 1 (4) Profit of Rs. 2

125. A man sells 320 mangoes at the cost price of 400 man goes, tils gain per cent is(1) 10% (2) 15% (3) 20% (4) 25%

126. If the difference between the compound interest and simple interest on a sum at 5% rate ofinterest per annum for three years is Rs. 36.60, then the sum is(1) Rs.8000 (2) Rs. 8400 (3) Rs. 4400 (4) Rs. 4800

127. A sum doubles itself in 6 years at compound interest. The sum will be eight times at the samerate of interest in(1) 15 years (2) 12 years (3) 18 years (4) 10 years

128. A sum becomes Rs. 4500 after two years and Rs. 6750 after four years at compound interest.The sum is(1) Rs. 4000 (2)Rs. 2500 (3) Rs. 3000 (4) Rs. 3050

129. A sum of Rs. 1750 is divided into two parts such that the interests on the first part at 8%simple interest per annum and that on the other part at 6% simple interest per annum areequal. The interest on each part (In rupees) is(1) 60 (2) 65 (3) 70 (4) 40

130. The simple interest on a sum after 4 years is 15 of the sum. The rate of interest per annum is

.(1) 4% (2) 5% (3) 6% (4) 8%

131. A cuboidal water tank has 216 litres of water. Its depth is 13 of its length and breadth is

12 of

13 of the difference of length and breadth. The length of the tank is

(1)72 dm (2) 18 dm (3) 6 dm (4) 2 dm132. A cooper rod of lcm diameter and 8 cm long is formed into a wire of uniform diameter, whose

length is 18 m. The radius (in cm) of the wire is

(1) 1

15 (2) 1

30 (3) 2

15 (4) 15

133. The ratio of the volumes of two cones is 2:3. and the ratio of radii of their bases is 1 : 2. Theratio of their heights is(1) 3:8 (2)8 : 3 (3) 4 : 3 (4) 3:4

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134. The volume of a right circular cylinder is equal to the volume of that right circular conewhose height is 108 cm and diameter of base is 30 cm. If the height of the cylinder is 9 cm,the diameter of its base is(1) 30 cm (2) 60 cm (3) 50 cm (4) 40 cm

135. Three solid spheres of a metal whose radii are 1 cm, 6 cm and 8 cm are melted to form an othersolid sphere, The radius of this new sphere is(1)10.5 cm (2) 9.5 cm (3) 10 cm (4) 9 cm

136. A pipe can fill a tank with water in 3 hours. Due Lo leakage in bottom, it takes 312 hours to fill

it. In what time the leak will empty the fully filled tank ?

(1) 12 hours (2) 2.1 hours (3) 612 hours (4) 10

12 hours

137. A and B can do a work in 12 days, B and C in 8 days and C and A in 6 days. In how many daysB alone can do this work ?(1) 24 days (2) 32 days (3) 40 days (4) 48 days

138. Adoes 7

10 Part of work in 15 days. After that he completes the remaining work in 4 days with

the help of B. In .how many days will A and B together do the same work ?

(1) 1013 days (2) 12

23 days (3) 13

13 days (4) 8

14 days

139. Kamal can do a work in 15 days. Birhal is 50 per cent more efficient than Kamal in doing thework. In how many days will Bimal do that work?

(1) 14 days (2) 12 days (3) 10 days (4) 1012 days

140. If (102)2 = 10404 then,the value of 104.04 1.0404 0.010404 is equal to(1)0.306 (2)0.0306 (3)11.122 (4)11.3.22

141. If 5 3 5 32 x5 3 5 3

, then the value of x is

1) 6 2) 30 3) 15 4) 15

142. If 3 = 1.732, the value of 3 6

5 3 2 12 32 50

is

1) 4.899 2) 2.551 3) 1.414 4) 1.732

143. If 22

1a 98 a 0a

, then the value of 3

3

1aa

will be

1) 535 2) 1030 3) 790 4) 970

144. If x = 2 + 3 , y = 2 - 3 , then the value of 2 2

3 3

x yx y is

1) 738 2)

740 3)

719 4)

726

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145. If x = 20.08 , 21y

0.08 and z = (1-0.08)2 – 1, then out of the following. the true relation is

1) y < x and x = z 2) x < y and x = z 3) y < z < x 4) z < x < y

146. If x is real and 4

4

1xx

= 119, then the value of 1xx

is

1) 4 2) 9 3) 3 4) 2147. One chord of a circle is known to be 10.1 cm. The radius of this circle must be :

(1) 5 cm (2) greater than 5 cm(3) greater than or equal to 5 cm(4) less than 5 cm

148. In ABC, BAC = 90° and AB = 12 BC. Then the measure of ACBis :

(1)60° (2)30° (3) 45° (4) 15°149. ABCD is a cyclic trapezium such that AD||BC. If ABC = 700, then the value of BCD is :

1) 600 2) 700 3) 400 4) 800

150. If be acute and tan + cot = 2, then the value of tan5 + cot10 is1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4

ENGLISH COMPREHENSIONDirections (Q. Nos. 151-155) Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expressesthe meaning of the given word.

151. Intrinsic1) Manifest 2) Ingerent 3) Genuine 4) Altruistic

152. Fallacy1) Veracity 2) Delusion 3) Ductile 4) Perception

153. Sordid1) Virtuous 2) Worthy 3) Dirty 4) Disirous

154. Impetuous1) Hasty 2) Circumspect 3) Discreet 4) Restrained

155. Emulate1) Imitate 2) Retreat 3) Vary 4) DisregardDirections (Q.Nos. 156-160) Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

156. Insipid1) Tasty 2) Stupid 3) Discreet 4) Feast

157. Hostility1) Courtesy 2) Hospitality 3) Relationship 4) Friendliness

158. Flimsy1) Frail 2) Filthy 3) Firm 4) Flippant

159. Hapless1) Cheerful 2) Consistent 3) Fortunate 4) Shapely

160. Equanimity1) Resentment 2) Dubiousness 3) Duplicity 4) ExcitementDirections (Q. Nos. 161-165) Four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase. Choose thealternative when best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase.

161. An olive branch1) An olive trees branch 2) An offer of peace3) A friend 4) An enemy

162. To drive someone up the wall1) A homeless person 2) To beat someone3) To irritate and annoy very much 4) To get drunk and act weirdly

163. Leaps and bounds1) Very Rapidly 2) Very competently 3) Very slowly 4) Very pathetically

164. To beat about the bush.1) Pretend to be unaware of the matter 2) Try to impress with arguments3) Put blame on others 4) Approach the matter in a round about way

165. To eat humble pie1) To eat slowly 2) To have an excellent dish3) To live in a manner modest 4) To have to apologize

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Directions (Q.Nos. 166-170) In the following questions, you have one brief passage with 5questions following the passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer toeach question out of four alternatives.

In May 1996, the World Health Organization was authorized to initiate global campaignto eradicate small pox. The goal was to eradicate the disease in one decade. Because similarprojects for malaria and yellow fever had failed, few believed that small pox could actually becradicate, but eleven years after the initial organization of the campaign, no cases were reportedin the field.

The strategy was not only to provide mass vaccination, but, also to isolate patients withactive small pox in order to contain the spread of the disease and to break the chain of humantransmission. Rewards for reporting small pox assisted in motivating the public to aid healthworkers. One by one, each small pox victim was sought out, removed from contact with othersand treated. At the same time, the entire, village where the victim had lived was vaccinated.Today small pox is no longer a threat to humanity. Routine vaccinations have been stoppedworldwide.

166. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?1) The World Health Organization 2) The Eradication of small-pox3) Small pox vaccination 4) Infectious diseases

167. What was the goal of the campaign against small pox?1) To decrease the spread of small pox worldwide2) To eliminate small pox worldwide in ten years3) To provide mass vaccinations against small pox worldwide4) To initiate worldwide projects for small pox, malaria and yellow fever at the same time

168. According to the paragraph what was the strategy used to eliminate the spread of small pox?1) Vaccination of the individual village2) Treatment of individual victims3) Isolation of victims and mass vaccinations4) Extensive reporting of out breaks

169. Which statement doesn’t refer to small pox?1) Previous projects had failed2) People are no longer vaccinated for it3) The World Health Organization mounted a worldwide compaign to eradicate the disease.4) It was a serious threat

170. It can be inferred that1) no new cases of small pox have been reported this year2) malaria and yellow fever have been eliminated3) small pox victims no longer die when they contract the disease4) small pox is not transmitted from one person to anotherDirection (Q.Nos. 171-175) Group of four words are given. In each group one word is correctlyspelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

171. 1) Simpal 2) Bannar 3) Pattrern 4) Modern172. 1) Exagerate 2) Voluptuous 3) Asspersion 4) Voguei173. 1) Hinderence 2) Equinimity 3) Occured 4) Paralelled174. 1) Swelte . 2) Filpart 3) Licentious 4) Puessile175. 1) Furnituer 2) Exampel 3) Medicine 4) Sampal

Directions (Q.Nos. 176-180) Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can besubstituted for the given words/sentence.

176. Giving undue favours to one’s own kith and kin1) Nepotism 2) Favouritism 3) Wordliness 4) Corruption

177. A place where monks live as a secluded community1) Cathedral 2) Diocese 3) Convent 4) Monastery

178. One who doesn’t care for art1) Primitive 2) Illiterate 3) Philistine 4) Barbarian

179. Continuing fight between parties, families, class etc1) Enmity 2) Feud 3) Quarrel 4) Skirmish

180. Murder of a King1) Infanticide 2) Matricide 3) Genocide 4) Regicide

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Directions (Q.Nos. 181-190) Some of the words have been left out. First read the passage overand try to understand what it is about. Then, fill in the blanks with the help of the alternativesgiven.

History is an interesting subject but that which (181) history, properly so called, is ingreat part (182) from works on the subject. Only of late years have historians (183) giving us,in any considered quantity, the truly valuable information. As in the past ages the (184) waseverything and the people nothing. So, in past hisories, the (185) of the king fill the picture, towhich the national life forms but an (186) background. While only now, when the (187) ofnations rather than the rulers is becoming the (188) idea, are historians beginning to (189)themselves to the phenomenon of social progress. What we are (190) about, is the naturalhistory of society. We want all facts which help us to understand how a nation has grown.

181. 1) creates 2) constitutes 3) assumes 4) regards182. 1) refuted 2) concealed 3) withdrawn 4) omitted183. 1) launched 2) started 3) instituted 4) introduced184. 1) king 2) leader 3) queen 4) representative185. 1) autobiographies 2) sayings 3) doings 4) thoughts186. 1) entire 2) obscure 3) interesting 4) active187. 1) goodwill 2) relevance 3) concern 4) welfare188. 1) rampant 2) dominant 3) potent 4) impressive189. 1) occupy 2) avail 3) address 4) dwell190. 1) involved 2) worried 3) interested 4) concerned

Directions (Q.Nos. 191-195) Same of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Findout which part of sentence has an error and corresponding to the appropriate letter 1) , 2) and3) . If a sentence is free form errors, corresponding to 4) .

191. The students were 1) /a waiting for 2) /the arrival of the chief guset.3) /No error 4)192. They have been1) /very close friends2) /until they quarrelled.3) /No error 4)193. It is the duty of every citizen to do his utmost 1) /to defend the hardly-won 2) /freedom of the

country. 3) /No error4)194. I shall certainly 1) /write to you 2) /when I shall reach New Delhi, 3) / No error4)195. You must 1) /remember me 2) /to post this letter.3) /No error 4)

Directions (Q.Nos. 196-200) Read the following passage carefully and then answer thequestions. When talking to a reporter early in the season, a coach tends to talk down toabilities of his new man. He does not want his team to become known as a favourite because,if the team loses, he will be criticised for not making the most of his material. Even when heknows he has a great team, a coach avoids favourable publicity. He realizes that over-confidence,injuries, an error on the field or the better luck of his opponent may wreck any season.

196. At the commencement of a season a coach talks down the ability of his team as1) he is not convinced of his team’s ability2) he does not want to raise the expectation of the people3) he does’t want to overrate his team 4) to avoid criticism

197. He does not want his team to be known as the favourite as1) it will make them overconfident2) it will raise the expectations from his team3) it will make his team unlucky 4) will cause bad-luck

198. A factor that can cause upset on the field is1) over confidence 2) an error of judgment3) injuries to main players 4) All of the above

199. When mentioning material the writer means1) the equipment provided to his team 2) the comforts provided to him3) the salary that is paid to him 4) the player in his team

200. When a favourite team looses a game its supporters feel1) cheated 2) sorry for their team3) like criticizing the team and its coach4) like understanding that winning and losing is all part of the game

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