Part A : General Intelligence & Reasoning

1.

Identify the diagram that best represents the

relationship among the classes given below:
Soda Water, Mineral Water, Liquid

(A)

(B)

(C)

9.

From the given answer figures, select the one which

is hidden/embedded in the question figure.

(D)

Directions: In question nos. 2 to 6, select the related

word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
(A)
2.

9 : 50 : : ?
(A) 20 : 105
(C) 22 : 110

(B) 15 : 225
(D) 18 : 190

3.

PLAEONTOLOGY : FOSSIL : : PHRENOLOGY : ?

(A) SKULL
(B) THYROID
(C) LUNGS
(D) PANCREAS

4.

16 : 22 : : 36 : ?
(A) 46
(C) 24

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

(B) 26
(D) 44

AFI M : ADD L :: ABA ?

(A) N
(B) I
(C) O
(D) K
Identify which one of the given alternatives will be
another member of the group of that class.
Lucknow, Patna, Bhopal, Jaipur, ?
(A) Indore
(B) Mysore
(C) Shimla
(D) Pune

11.

12.

13.

Which one of the areas marked I - VII represents

the urban educated who are not hardworking?
URBAN

II
III IV
VI

VII

2 4
3 9
4 16
8 64
(A) 8
(C) 16

2
3
4
?
(B) 9
(D) 24

18
3

21
9

24
3

6
21
(A) 29
(C) 22

4
26

8
?

(B) 24
(D) 27

I 25
II 65
III 45
(A) 12
(C) 6

15
25
15

HARD WORKING
2

7
2

4
6

8543

6
3 5

3456

(A) 3564
(C) 6543

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[?]
12

1
3

(B) II
(D) I

40
90
60
(B) 18
(D) 24

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(D)

In a certain code language 481 means sky is blue,

246 means sea is deep and 698 means sea
looks blue. What number is the code for blue.
(A) 8
(B) 1
(C) 9
(D) 6

14.

EDUCATED
(A) III
(C) IV

(C)

Directions: In question nos. 11 to 15, select the missing

number from the given responses.

MIKE : OGMC : : CIAD : ?

(A) AJCF
(B) EICB
(C) EGCB
(D) ENCF

(B)

?
2

1
3

(B) 5364
(D) 5634

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Directions: In question nos. 23 to 24, which answer figure

will complete the pattern in the question figure?

15.
64

21

36 121

49

(A) 40
(C) 30

81

23.

100

(B) 10
(D) 20

16.

Arrange these letters of each group to make a

meaningful word and then find the odd one out.
(A) ORFU
(B) GHIET
(C) VEENS
(D) VIDEID

17.

How many circles are there in this figure?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

24.

(A) 17
(C) 22

(B) 16
(D) 13

Directions: In question nos. 18 to 21, find the odd number/

letters/number pair from the given alternatives.
18.

32, 13, 51, 24, 46, 20, 72, 45

(A) 46
(B) 13
(C) 72
(D) 20

(A)
25.

(B)

(C)

(D)

From the answer figures, select the cut pieces from

which the question figure is formed/made.

19.
(A) S O K J
(C) T P L I

(B) Y U Q M
(D) R N J F

20.
(A) VESTIBULAR (B) NOSE
(C) EARS
(D) EYES
21.
(A) (108, 36)
(C) (42, 14)
22.*

(B) (69, 23)

(D) (56, 19)

In certain code FARMER is written as MAFMRE, in

that code which word will be written as GIVALEL.
(A) AIGALE
(B) VELAIGL
(C) VAGIELL
(D) VIALEIGL

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(C)

(D)

In a certain code, LUTE is written as MUTE and

GATE is written as HATE, then how BLUE will be
written in that code?
(A) GLUE
(B) CLUE
(C) FLUD
(D) FLUE

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27.

If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which of

the answer figures is the right image of the given
figure?

32.

Identify the answer figure from which the pieces

given in the question figure have been cut.

(A)
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Directions: In question nos. 28 to 29, a series is given,

with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from
the given ones that will complete the series.
28.*

29.

30.

1, 2, 2, 4, 3, 8, 7, 10, ?
(A) 11
(B) 8
(C) 13
(D) 9
0, 7, 26, 63, ?
(A) 87
(C) 124

(A)
31.

33.

(B) 123
(D) 96

(B)

(C)

35.

(D)

Sohan drove 15 kms. to the west from his house,

then turned left and walked 20 kms. He then turned
East and walked 25 kms. and finally turning left
covered 20 Kms. How far he is from his house
(A) 40 Kms.
(B) 5 Kms.
(C) 80 Kms.
(D) 10 Kms.

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(C)

(D)

Directions: In Question nos. 33 to 34, which one of the

given responses would be a meaningful order of the
following?

34.

A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in

the given question figures. From the given answer
figures, indicate how it will appear when opened.

(B)

1. Crop
3. Stem
5. Flower
(A) 4 2 3 5 1
(C) 2 4 5 1 3

2. Root
4. Seed

1. Frog
3. Grasshopper
5. Grass
(A) 1, 3, 5, 2, 4
(C) 3, 4, 2, 5, 1

2. Eagle
4. Snake

(B) 2 3 5 1 4
(D) 2 3 4 1 5

(B) 5, 3, 4, 2, 1
(D) 5, 3, 1, 4, 2

Direction: A word is represented by only one set of

numbers as given in any one of the alternatives.
The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are
represented by two classes of alphabets as in two
matrix given below. The columns and rows of matrix
I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of matrix II are
numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrics
can be represented first by its row and next by its
column, e.g. A can be represented by 01, 14 etc
and E can be represented by 55, 66 etc. Similarly,
you have to identify the set for the word ORGAN
Matrix - I
Matrix - II
0 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9
0 P A G R Z
5 E M L N O
1 G R Z P A
6 L E O M N
2 Z P A G R
7 O N E L M
3 A G R Z P
8 N O M E L
4 R Z P A G
9 M L N O E
(A) 75, 03, 11, 22, 76
(B) 67, 22, 31, 58, 22
(C) 98, 03, 44, 22, 58
(D) 86, 40, 23, 14, 96

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36.

37.

Which single letter can be prefixed to the following

words in order to obtain entirely new words? (Same
letter has to be prefixed in all the five words of each.)
EAT OUR IS AS AT
(A) S
(B) H
(C) C
(D) B
Identify the pair which DOEST NOT exhibit the
same relationship as the Capitalized pair:
ETYMOLOGY : WORDS
(A) PHILOSOPHY : LANGUAGE
(B) ARCHEOLOGY : ANTIQUES
(C) ANATOMY : BODY
(D) PSYCHOLOGY : MIND

42.

Conclusions:
I. All painters are poets.
II. Some day dreamers are not painters
(A) Neither I Nor II follows
(B) Both I and II follow
(C) Only II follows
(D) Only I follows
43.

Directions: In questions nos. 38 to 39, which one set of

letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given
letter series shall complete it?
38.

a _ b _ ca _ b _ c _ a _ cc
(A) a b a b a c
(B) a c b c a b
(C) a b a b c a
(D) a c a c a b

39.

adb _ ac _ da _ cddcb _ dbc _ cbda

(A) b b c a d
(B) c c b b a
(C) b c c b a
(D) c b b a a

40.

P, Q, R, S, T, U are 6 members of a family in which

there are two married couples. T, a teacher is married
to a doctor who is mother of R and U. Q, the lawyer
is married to P - P has one son and one grandson.
Of the two married ladies one is a house wife. There
is also one student and one male engineer in the
family. Which of the following is true about the granddaughter of the family?
(A) She is a doctor (B) She is an engineer
(C) She is a lawyer (D) She is a student

Directions: In Question nos. 41 to 42, two statements

are given followed by two conclusions / assumptions, I
and II. You have to consider the statement to be true, even
if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts.
You are to decide which of the given conclusions/
assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given
statement. Indicate your answer.
41.

Name a single letter that can be suffixed to the

following words to form new words?
HAT BAR BAT PIN BATH
(A) E
(B) A
(C) D
(D) B

44. * In the question given below, the symbols used are

as
= equal to
= not equal to
+ = greater than
= less than
= not less than
O = not greater than
Read the questions, mark the correct response.
If X - Y - Z then it does not.
(A) X Y Z
(B) X O Y + Z
(C) X Y Z

(D) X Y + Z

45.

Six students A, B, C, D, E, F are sitting on the

ground. A and B belong to Ruby House, while the
rest belong to Emerald House. D and F are tall,
while others are short. C and D are wearing glasses
while others are not wearing. Which girl of Emerald
House is tall and is wearing glass?
(A) A
(B) C
(C) B
(D) D

46.

A man takes 6 km. distance to go around the

rectangular area. If the area of the rectangle is 2
km., find the difference between length and breadth.
(A) 0.75 km.
(B) 0.5 km.
(C) 1 km.
(D) 2 km.

47.

Some equations are solved on the basis of a certain

system. On the same basis find out the correct
answer for the unsolved equation.
(A) 680
(B) 806
(C) 860
(D) 068

Statement
I. Some men are good.
II. Some men are wise.
Conclusions:
I. Some wise men are good.
II. Some good men are wise.
(A) Neither I nor Ii follows (B) Only II follows
(C) Both I and II follow
(D) Only I follows

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Statement:
I. All poets are day dreamers.
II. All painters are day dreamers.

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In the given figure 10% are students and parents,

and the 10% are students, teachers and parents,
15% are Teachers and Parents. 35% are Students
and Teachers. How many percentage are only
Teachers, Parents and Students.

ST
UD
E

35%
10%

10%

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Directions : If you start running from a point towards

North and after covering 4 Kms. you turn to your left
and run 5 Kms. and then again turn to your left and
run 5 kms. and then turn to left again and run another
6 Kms. and before finishing you take another left
turn and run 1 Km., then answer the following
question based on this information.
Question: From the finishing point if you have to
reach the point from where you started, in which
direction will you have to run?
(A) West
(B) East
(C) South
(D) North

15%

PARENTS

(A) 45, 40, 65

(C) 40, 45, 65

49.

RS
HE
AC
TE

NT
S

48.

50.

(B) 40, 65, 45

(D) 65, 40, 45

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From the given alternative words, select the word

which can not be formed using the letters of the
given word:
ENVIRONMENT
(A) MOVEMENT (B) EMINENT
(C) ENTER
(D) ENTRANCE

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Part B : General Awareness

51.

Mahatma Gandhi began his political activities in India

first from:
(A) Dandi
(B) Sabarmati
(C) Champaran (D) Kheda

60.

Earthquakes are caused by

(A) Tectonism
(B) Earth rotation
(C) Denudation
(D) Earth revolution

61.

Liberalism stands for

(A) a movement and an attitude
(B) self-emancipation
(C) religious orthodoxy
(D) freedom in social, political and economic
aspects

52.

Which was the first hydel power project in India?

(A) Paikaran in Tamilnadu
(B) Nizamnagar in Andhra Pradesh
(C) Palli vasal in Kerala
(D) Siva Samudram in Karnataka

53.

PSW stands for

(A) Primitive status word
(B) Processor status word
(C) Program status word
(D) Process status word

62.

What is ordinary Law?

(A) laws made by the Supreme Court
(B) Laws made by the common people
(C) Laws made by the High Court
(D) Laws made and enforced by the Government

54.

The Womens Reservation Bill seeks how much

reservation for women in the State assemblies and
Lok Sabha?
(A) 30%
(B) 33%
(C) 25%
(D) 36%

63.

The Battle of Plassey was fought in year

(A) 1775
(B) 1757
(C) 1576
(D) 1761

64.

Who is considered founder of the Gupta Empire?

(A) Chandra Gupta II
(B) Samudra Gupta
(C) Srigupta
(D) Chandra Gupta I

65.

The oldest form of composition of Hindustani vocal

music is
(A) None of options
(B) Thumri
(C) Ghazal
(D) Dhrupad

66.

When is International Yoga Divas is celebrated?

(A) 21st June
(B) 25th April
(C) 21st May
(D) 21 July

67.

Photo chemical smog is a resultant of the reaction

among
(A) CO, CO2 and NO2
(B) NO2, O3 and peroxy acetyl nitrate in the
presence of sunlight
(C) High concentration of NO2, O3 and CO in the
evening
(D) CO, O2 and proxy acetyl nitrate in the presence
of sunlight

68.

Waksman got the Noble prize for the discovery of

(A) Chloromycetin
(B) Streptomycin
(C) Neomycin
(D) Pencillin

55.

56.

57.

Who Directed the film on the decoit queen Phoolan

Devi?
(A) Shekhar Kapoor
(B) Abbas Mastan
(C) Shashi Kapoor
(D) Anil Kapoor
The business in Stock Markets and other securities
markets is regulated by:
(A) Securities and Exchange Board of India
(B) Stock and Exchange Bank of India
(C) State and exchange Bank of India
(D) Sole Trade and Exchange Bank of India
Who discovered the first antibiotic?
(A) C Waksman
(B) W Fleming
(C) A Fleming
(D) Louis Pastour

58.

Spring tides occur on

(A) Full moon day as well as on new moon day
(B) The day when the moons position is in its first
(C) Full moon day only
(D) New moon day only

59.

State Bank of India was previously known as:

(A) Canara Bank
(B) Co-operative Bank of India
(C) Syndicate Bank
(D) Imperial Bank of India

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69.

In which year did Dada Saheb Phalke produce the

first Feature film
(A) 1913
(B) 1910
(C) 1911
(D) 1912

70.

The ore of Aluminium is

(A) Fluorspar
(B) Chalco pyrites
(C) Bauxite
(D) Hematite

71.

The Liquidity Preference Theory of Interest was

propounded by:
(A) Alfred Marshall (B) J.M. Keynes
(C) David Ricardo (D) Adam Smith

72.

The classical Dance of Andra Pradesh is

(A) Bharatanatyam (B) Kuchipudi
(C) Odissi
(D) Kathakali

73.

74.

75.

76.

Xenobiotics which are inherently resistant to

microbial attack are called as
(A) Persistent
(B) All of the given options
(C) Biodegradable (D) Recalcitrant
Raga Kameshwari was composed by
(A) Pandit Ravi Shankar
(B) Ustad Azzad Ali Khan
(C) None of the options
(D) Uday Shankar
A Fuse wire is characterised by
(A) Low resistance and low melting point
(B) High resistance and low melting point
(C) High resistance and high melting point
(D) Low resistance and high melting point
On 2nd June 2015 a Conference on Make in IndiaIndigenisation of currency was organised by the
department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance,
Govt. of India. Who inaugurated the Conference?
(A) Finance Minister
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Finance Secretary
(D) Governor R.B.I.

77.

Which one of the following is the correct sequence

of ecosystem in the order of decreasing productivity.
(A) Mangroves, grasslands, lakes, oceans
(B) Oceans, mangroves, lakes, grassland
(C) Oceans, lakes, grasslands, mangroves
(D) Mangroves, oceans, grassland, lakes

78.

Which of the following costs is related to marginal

cost?
(A) Implicit Cost
(B) Variable Cost
(C) Fixed Cost
(D) Prime Cost

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79.

Heavy metals got their name because compared to

other atoms they have
(A) Higher atomic numbers
(B) Higher atomic radii
(C) Higher atomic masses
(D) Higher densities

80.

GEF, an international aid - giving agency has the

full form GEF
(A) Global Educational Fund
(B) Global Environment Fund
(C) Global Energy Fund
(D) Global Economic Fund

81.

For a missile launched with a velocity less than the

earths escape velocity, the total energy is
(A) Negative
(B) either positive or negative
(C) Positive
(D) Zero

82.

Fascism believers in the application of the principle

of
(A) Democracy
(B) Dictatorship
(C) Totalitarianism(D) Utilitarianism

83.

The Environment (Protection) Bill was passed by

the Parliament of India in
(A) 1972
(B) 1981
(C) 1984
(D) 1986

84.

The father of computer is

(A) Charles Dickens
(B) Oliver twist
(C) Love lice
(D) Charles Babbage

85.

The earth completes one rotation on its axis in

(A) 23 hrs 30 min (B) 23 hrs 56 min
(C) 24 hrs
(D) 23 hrs 10 min

86.

What is the fascist view of state?

(A) Nation state is unquestionable sovereign
(B) State is the instrument of exploitation in
the hands of few
(C) State is under the control of a king
(D) State enhances the ideal of individualism

87.

Autocracy means
(A) Rule by King
(B) Absolute rule of one
(C) Rule by few
(D) Rule by the representatives of the People

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88.

When a helium atom loses an electron it becomes:

(A) A positive helium ion
(B) A proton
(C) An alpha particle
(D) A negative helium ion

89.

In the grass lands, trees do not replace the grasses

as a part of an ecological succession because of
(A) Water limits and fire
(B) None of the options
(C) Insect and fungi
(D) Limited sun light and paucity of nutrients

90.

91.

92.

93.

94.

The name of the upper house of the Indian Parliament

is
(A) House of Lords
(B) Legislative assembly
(C) Senate
(D) Rajya Sabha

95.

The Dynamo converts

(A) Mechanical energy into Electrical Energy
(B) None of these
(C) Electrical energy into Mechanical Energy
(D) Mechanical energy into Magnetic Energy

96.

Indian first talkie film produced in 1931 was

(A) Shakuntala
(B) Alamara
(C) Neel Kamal
(D) Indra Sabha

97.

Dont Laugh: We are Police, This book was

compiled by
(A) K.P.S. Gill DGP
(B) None of the options
(C) Bishan Lal Vohra IGP
(D) Shanti Swaroop IG

98.

Molybdenum deficiency affects the activity of

(A) All of the given options
(B) chlorate reductase
(C) Nitrate reductase
(D) Nitrogenase

Select the correct answer using the code given

below.

99.

(A) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
(B) 1, 3 and 5
(C) 1 and 3
(D) 2, 4 and 5

Microbial Type Culture Collection Centre is situated

at:
(A) Hyderabad
(B) New Delhi
(C) Bangalore
(D) Chandigrah

100.

When one gene pair hides the effect of the other

unit, the phenomenon is referred to as:
(A) Dominance
(B) None of the options
(C) Epistasis
(D) Mutation

Cyanide poisoning causes death in seconds

because
(A) It denatures enzymes of the heart
(B) It causes cardiac arrest
(C) It causes Lysis of red blood cells
(D) It breaks the electron transport chain
The technology used in the electronic printer is called
(A) Micro encapsulation
(B) Micro array
(C) Micro millimetric
(D) Micro technology
Which of the following can be found as pollutants in
the drinking water in some parts of India

The Mediterranean region are characterized by heavy

rain in
(A) Spring
(B) Winter
(C) Summer
(D) Autumn

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Part C: Quantitative Aptitude

101.

102.

If two supplementary angles differ by 44, then one

of the angle is
(A) 72
(B) 65
(C) 68
(C) 102

If

109.

cos
cos
n and
m, then the value of
sin
cos

cos is

m2
m2 n2

(C) 0

103.

104.

(B)

(D)

1
2

m n2

106.

107.

108.

(B)

150 200
,
7
7

(C)

240 110
,
7
7

(D)

250 100
,
7
7

1
1
12
2, then the value of x 12 is
x
x
(A) 4
(B) 4
(C) 2
(D) 0

111.

If m 5n = 2, then the value of (m3 125n3 30mn)

is(A) 9
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 8

112.

Two circles touch externally. The sum of their area

is 130 sq cm and the distance between their
centres is 14 cm. The radius of the smaller circle
is:
(A) 5 cm
(B) 2 cm
(C) 4 cm
(D) 3 cm

The printed price of an article is 40% higher than its

cost price. Then the rate of discount such that he
gains 12% profit is%
(A) 21%
(B) 15%
(C) 18%
(D) 20%
113.

A and B entered into a partnership investing Rs

16000 and Rs 12000 respectively. After 3 months A
withdrew Rs 5000 while B invested Rs 5000 more.
After 3 more months C joins the business with a
Capital of Rs 21000. The share of B exceeds that of
C, out of a total profit of Rs 26400 after one year by(A) Rs 3600
(B) Rs 2400
(C) Rs 1200
(D) Rs 4800

114.

ABC is a cyclic triangle and the bisectors of

The average of 7, 11, 15, x, 14, 21, 25 is 15, then

the value of x is (A) 14.5
(B) 12
(C) 3
(D) 13.3

BAC, ABC, and BCA meet the circle at P, Q

If 0 A 90, the simplified from of the given

expression sin A cos A(tan A cot A) is (A) 1 2 sin2 A
(B) 2sin2 A 1
(C) 1
(D) 1 cos2 A

and R respectively. Then the angle RQP is

The percentage increase in the surface area of a

cube when each side of doubled is:
(A) 150%
(B) 50%
(C) 200%
(D) 300%

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115 235
,
7
7

If x

m2 n2

105.* Given that x3 + y3 = 72 and xy = 6 with x > y. Then

the value of x y is (A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 2
(D) 4

(A)

110.

n2

A man spends 75% of his income. His income is

increased by 20% and he increased his expenditure
by 10%. His savings are increased by%
(A) 37(1/2)%
(B) 25%
(C) 50%
(D) 10%

2
times
5

the other, is 50, then the number are:

(A)

If the sum of two numbers, one of which is

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B
2

(B) 90

A
2

(C) 90

B
2

(D) 90

C
2

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x2 3x 1
1
If x 1, then the value of 2
is
x
x 7x 1
(A) 2
(B) 1
(C)

116.

117.

3
7

(D)

1
2

ABC is a triangle and the sides AB, BC and CA are

produced to E, F and respectiv ely.
If CBE ACF = 130 then the value of GAB
is
(A) 130
(B) 90
(C) 80
(D) 100
3

If

a b a3 b ....., then the value of x

(A)

(C)

3 5

ab2
a b

(B)

3 3

(D)

5 3

Directions: In question nos. 124 to 126, Study the

following frequency polygon and answer the question. Given
a line graph showing the number of students passed in
higher secondary examination in a school over the years
2008 to 2013.

200
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0

118.

If tan + cot = 5, then tan2 + cot 2 is

(A) 23
(B) 26
(C) 25
(D) 24

119.

If the cube root of 79507 is 43, then the value of

138

156

160

110

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

a b
a b

170
145

124.

The average of passed students in the years 2008,

2009, 2012 approximately is:
(A) 134.32
(B) 134.41
(C) 134.56
(D) 134.67

125.

The increase in percentage of passed students from

2008 to 2011 approximately is:
(A) 55%
(B) 54.5%
(C) 50.5%
(D) 53.05%

126.

The decrease in percentage of passed students from

2011 to 2012 approximately is:
(A) 8.24%
(B) 8.27%
(C) 8.22%
(D) 8.25%

79.507 3 0.079507 3 0.000079507

(A) 0.4773
(B) 47.73
(C) 100
(D) 477.3

120.

A number exceeds its two fifth by 75. The number

is (A) 125
(B) 150
(C) 100
(D) 112

121.

The length of canvas, 75 cm wide required to build a

conical tent of height 14 m and the floor area 346.5
m2 is:
(A) 860 m
(B) 490 m
(C) 770 m
(D) 665 m

127.

Raj and Prem walk in opposite direction at the rate

of 3 km and 2 km per hour respectively. How far will
they be from each other after 2 hrs?
(A) 8 km
(B) 6 km
(C) 10 km
(D) 2 km

122.

Pipe A can fill a tank in 4 hours and pipe B can fill it

in 6 hours. If they are opened on alternate hours
and if pipe A is opened first, in how many hours, the
tank shall be full?
(A) 4(1/2)
(B) 3(1/4)
(C) 3(1/2)
(D) 4(2/3)

128.

A can do a work in 10 days and B in 20 days. If they

together work on it for 5 days, then the fraction of
the work that is left is:

123.

XY and XZ are tangents to a circle, ST is another

tangent to the circle at the point R on the circle,
which intersects XY and XZ at S and T respectively.
If XY = 15 cm and TX = 9 cm then RT is
(A) 6 cm
(B) 3 cm
(C) 4.5 cm
(D) 7.5 cm

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(A)

1
4

(B)

3
20

(C)

4
3

(D)

3
4

The value of tan1 tan2 tan3...tan89 is

(A) 1
(B) 0
(C) 1
(D) None of the options
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Directions: In Question nos. 130 to 133, The Graph shows

the demand and production of different companies. Study
the graph and answer the questions.

135.

is on a

Production
Demand

ft. away from the base of the tree, then at what

3
angle should he throw a stone so that, it hits the
fruit.
(A) 45
(B) 75
(C) 30
(D) 60

Units(Lakh Tonnes)

5000
5000
3100

3000

2100

4500

3700

3660

3150

4200

136.

A boat can travel with a speed of 13 km/hr in still

water. If the speed of stream is 4 km/hr in the same
direction, time taken by boat to go 63 km in opposite
direction is?
(A) 7 hrs
(B) 4 hrs
(C) 3(9/17) hrs
(D) 9 hrs

137.

If is an acute angle and tan2

3300

2600

2800

2000
1450

1000
0
A

the value of is:

(A) 45
(C) 60

Companies

130.

131.

132.

133.

134.

26
ft. high tree. If the person is standing
3

6000

4000

A person of height 6ft. wants to pluck a fruit which

1
tan2

2 , then

(B) 30
(D) 15

What is the difference between the average demand

and the average production of the companies (in
lakh tonnes)?
(A) 250
(B) 275
(C) 325
(D) 200

138.

The demand of company B is what percentage of

the production of company F?
(A) 80%
(B) 60%
(C) 70%
(D) 50%

List price of a book is Rs. 100. A dealer sells three

such books for Rs. 274.50 after allowing discount
at a certain rate. Find the rate of discount.
(A) 8.5%
(B) 8.33%
(C) 8.16%
(D) 8.34%

139.

In a rhombus ABCD, A = 60 and AB = 12 cm.

Then the diagonal BD is:

The production of company A is approximately what

percent of the demand of company C?
(A) 55%
(B) 60%
(C) 50%
(D) 65%
What is the ratio of the companies having more
demand than production to those having more
production than demand?
(A) 2 : 1
(B) 3 : 2
(C) 1 : 2
(D) 2 : 3

(A) 2 3 cm
(C) 12 cm

A sum of money lent out at simple interest amounts

to Rs. 720 after 2 Years and Rs. 1020 after a further
period of 5 Years and Rs. 1020 after a further period
of 5 Years. Find the principal.
(A) Rs.600
(B) Rs.6000
(C) Rs.1740
(D) Rs.120

141.

The angle of elevation of a tower from a distance of

100 mt. from its foot is 30. Then the height of the
tower is:

(0.064 0.008)(0.16 0.04)

50

(0.16 0.08 0.04)(0.4 0.2)3

2
3

(B)

(C)

1
3

(D) 3

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(D) 10 cm

140.

Find the square root of

(A)

(B) 6 cm

(A)

3
2

mt.

(C) 50 3 mt.

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(B)

mt.

(D) 100 3 mt.

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The measures of two angles of a triangle is in the

ratio 4 : 5. If the sum of these two measures is
equal to the measure of the third angle. Find the
smallest angle.
(A) 90
(B) 50
(C) 40
(D) 10

143.

A, B and C can do a piece of work in 24, 30 and 40

days respectively. They began the work together
but C left 4 days before completion of the work. In
how many days was the work done?
(A) 13
(B) 14
(C) 12
(D) 11

144.

145.

146.

147.

The ratio of each interior angle to each exterior angle

of a regular polygon is 3 : 1. The number of sides of
the polygon is:
(A) 8
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 9

148.

A shopkeeper gains 17% after allowing a discount

of 10% on the marked price of an article. Find his
profit percent if the articles are sold at marked price
allowing no discount.
(A) 30%
(B) 27%
(C) 37%
(D) 23%

149.

Cost price of 100 books is equal to the selling price

of 60 books. The gain percentage/loss percentage
is-

If two medians BE and CF of a triangle ABC, interest

each other at G and if BG = CG, BGC = 60 and
BC = 8 then area of the triangle ABC is
(A) 64 3 cm2

(B) 96 3 cm2

(C) 48 cm2

(D) 48 3 cm2

If PQRS is a rhombus and SPQ = 50, then RSQ

is
(A) 65
(B) 75
(C) 55
(D) 45

If

150.

x 3
, the ratio of (2x + 3y) and (3y 2x) is
y 4

(A) 3 : 1
(C) 1 : 1

2
(A) 66 %
3

(B) 67%

(C) 66%

3
(D) 66 %
2

Out of four numbers the average of the first three is

16 and that of the last three is 15. If the last number
is 20 then the first number is:
(A) 21
(B) 28
(C) 25
(D) 23

(B) 3 : 2
(D) 2 : 1

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Part D : English Comprehension

Directions: In Question nos. 151 to 155, you have a
passage with 5 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.

152.

What should be an appropriate step to make the

PDS effective?
(A) To decrease the allotment
(B) To increase the amount of food grains. foodgrain
per ration card.
(C) To make it target-group
(D) To reduce administrative oriented cost.

153.

The full form of PDS is (A) Private distribution system

(B) Public distribution system
(C) Partial distribution system
(D) Party distribution system

154.

The public distribution system, which provides food

at _______ is a subject of vital concern.
(A) low prices
(B) fair prices
(C) as per capita income
(D) high prices

155.

What according to the passage, would be the

rationale of making the PDS target-group oriented?
(A) It will motivate the target-group population to
work more.
(B) It will give food to the poorest section
without additional cost.
(C) It will abolish the imbalance of urban and rural
sectors.
(D) It will remove poverty.

PASSAGE
The public distribution system, which provides food at low
prices, is a subject of vital concern. There is a growing
realization that though India has enough food to feed its
masses two square meals a day, the monster of starvation
and food insecurity continues to haunt the poor in our
country.
Increasing the purchasing power of the poor through
providing productive employment leading to rising income,
and thus good standard of living is the ultimate objective of
public policy. However, till then, there is a need to provide
assured supply of food through a restructured, more
efficient and decentralized public distribution system (PDS).
Although the PDS is extensive it is one of the largest
such systems in the world- it hasn't reached the rural poor
and the remote places. It remain an urban phenomenon,
with the majority of the rural poor still out of its reach due
to lack of economic and physical access. The poorest in
the cities and the migrants are left out, for they generally
do not possess ration cards. The allocation of PDS supplies
in big cities is larger than in rural areas. In view of such
deficiencies in the system, the PDS urgently needs to be
streamlined. Also, considering the large foodgrain
production combined with food subsidy on one hand and
the continuing slow starvation and dismal poverty of rural
population on the other, there is a strong case for making
PDS target-group oriented. By making PDS target-group
oriented, not only the poorest and the neediest would be
reached without additional cost but we can also reduce
the overall costs incurred.___________________
151.

Which of the following is true of public distribution

system?
(A) It has improved its effectiveness over the years.
(B) It is unique in the world because of its
effectiveness.
(C) It has reached the remotest corner of the
country.
(D) It has remained effective only in the cities.

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Directions: In Question nos. 156 to 162, out of 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.
156.

To free someone from all blames

(A) Exonerate
(B) Consolidate
(C) Forbid
(D) Fling

157.

One who does not believe in the existence of God

(A) Atheist
(B) Mystic
(C) Theist
(D) Cynic

158.

A person who deliberately sets fire to a building

(A) Hijacker
(B) Assassin
(C) Extortionist
(D) Arsonist

159.

That which cannot be effaced

(A) Illegible
(B) Indelible
(C) Invincible
(D) Affable

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Conferred as an honor
(A) Honorific
(B) Honorarium
(C) Honorary
(D) Honorable

161.

The burial of a corpse

(A) Interment
(B) Internment
(C) Interpose
(D) Interrogate

162.

One who makes an official examination of accounts

(A) Chartered Accountant
(B) Registrar
(C) Creditor
(D) Auditor

Directions: In Question nos. 163 to 167, you have a

passage with 5 questions following .Read the passage
carefully and choose (he best answer to each question out
of the four alternatives and mark it by blackening the
appropriate circle in the Answer Sheet.
PASSAGE
The desert floras shame us with their cheerful adaptations
to the seasonal limitations. Their whole duty is to flower
and fruit, and they do it hardly, or with tropical luxuriance,
as the rain admits. It is recorded in the report of the Death
Valley expedition that after a year of abundant rains, on
the Colorado desert was found a specimen of Amaranthus
ten feet high. A year later the same species in the same
place matured in the drought at four inches. Seldom does
the desert herb attain the full stature of the type. Extreme
aridity and extreme altitude have the same dwarfing effect,
so that we find in the high Sierras and in Death Valley
related species in miniature that reach a comely growth in
mean temperatures. Very fertile are the desert plants in
expedients to prevent evaporation, turning their foliage edgewise toward the sun, growing silky hairs, exuding thick
gum. The wind, which has a long sweep, harries and helps
them. It rolls up dunes about the stocky stems,
encompassing and protective, and above the dunes, which
may be, as with the mesquite, three times as high as a
man, the blossoming twigs flourish and bear fruit.
163.

The mesquite is a ______.

(A) a desert flora (B) a type of desert animal
(C) a sand dune
(D) a tribe of people

164.

How does the wind keep the desert floras to grow?

(A) by blowing the clouds away
(B) by rolling up protective sand dunes.
(C) by blowing the heat away
(D) by blowing gently

165.

166.

What stops the desert floras from performing their

duty well?
(A) the desert sand
(B) the desert animals
(C) the rain
(D) the people who pluck them

167.

What lesson do the desert floras have to teach us?

(A) how to grow with grace.
(B) how to grow in dry places.
(C) how to live a long time
(D) how to adapt to limitations

Directions: In Question nos. 168 to 177, 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 choose No Improvement. Mark
your answer in the answer sheet.
168.

She said that she was glad to be here that evening.

(A) No improvement
(B) to come here
(C) to have been here
(D) to be there

169.

This news is too good to be true.

(A) So good that it should be true
(B) cannot be true
(C) no improvement
(D) so good that it cannot be true

170.

He met European lady at the conference who works

for an NGO.
(A) No improvement
(B) European lady who works for an NGO at the
conference
(C) a European lady who works for an NGO, at
the conference
(D) an European lady at the conference who works
for an NGO

171.

If he has time he will telephone

(A) No improvement
(B) might
(C) could
(D) would

172.

He is somehow tall for his age.

(A) rather
(B) much
(C) many
(D) No improvement

173.

The glass figurine that was being shown in the store

window appealed to me.
(A) that was exhibited
(B) that was advertised
(C) No improvement
(D) that was on display

The desert plants face the danger of _____ from

extreme aridity and extreme altitude.
(A) early death
(B) loss of reproduction
(C) painful growth (D) dwarfism

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175.

176.

177.

The notorious criminal went to the police to go to

prison.
(A) No improvement
(B) gave himself up for the police
(C) submitted to the police
(D) surrendered himself before the police
The practice of starving the children in order to cure
diarrhoea also aggravates the situation
(A) starve children
(B) starving child
(C) starving children
(D) No improvement

179.

180.

I watched how the pianoist used her left hand

(A) I watched how (B) No error
(C) the pianoist (D) used her left hand

182.

Bobby learnt the alphabets at the age of two

(A) No error
(B) Bobby learnt the
(C) alphabets at the
(D) age of two

Directions: In Question nos. 183 to 185, choose the word

opposite in meaning to the given word and mark it in the
answer sheet.

We do not believe in a dual policy of the company.

(A) in these dual (B) in this dual
(C) on these dual (D) No improvement

183.

I did not see you for a long time.

(A) No improvement
(B) saw
(C) have not been seeing
(D) have not seen

184.

Directions: In Question nos. 178 to 182, 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 option in the Answer Sheet.
178.

181.

You are required to give an explanation for your

conduct within two days of the receipt of this letter.
(A) for your conduct
(B) You are required to give an explanation
(C) No error
(D) within two days of the receipt of this letter.
The ruins of the spillway are a vital clue to the epic
struggle that unfold as generations of Khmer
engineers coped with a water system that grew
complex and unruly.
(A) No error
(B) coped with a water system that grew complex
and unruly.
(C) to the epic struggle that unfold as
generations of Khmer engineers
(D) The ruins of the spillway are a vital clue
The sum and substance of this poem is as follows
(A) No error
(B) The sum and substance
(C) of this poem
(D) is as follows

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185.

AUTHENTIC
(A) Real
(C) Genuine

(B) Factual
(D) False

URBANE
(A) Rural
(C) Loud

(B) Native
(D) Crude

BOLD
(A) Fearful
(C) Coy

(B) Timid
(D) Nervous

Directions: In Question nos. 186 to 188, out of the four

alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the
meaning of the given word and mark it in the answer sheet.
186.

187.

188.

DIMNISH
(A) Worsen
(C) Shorten

(B) Reduce
(D) Prohibit

FRUGAL
(A) Plain
(C) Simple

(B) Economical
(D) Miserly

PLEBISCITE
(A) Reservation
(C) Referendum

(B) Renunciation
(D) Representation

Directions: In Question nos. 189 to 193, sentences are

given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s).
Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose
the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by
blackening the appropriate circle in the answer sheet.
189.

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Work should be guided by some _______ desire of

altruism and _______.
(A) false ; honesty (B) genuine ; philanthropy
(C) shallow ; ability (D) good ; liberty

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By morning, the fury of the floods _______.

(A) retired
(B) receded
(C) abated
(D) ebbed

191.

She pipped her rival ________ the gold medal

(A) near
(B) with
(C) for
(D) to

192.

193.

Krisdas stories _______ me very strangely.

(A) effected
(B) affected
(C) changed
(D) afflicted

Directions: In Question nos. 196 to 200, four alternatives

are given for the idiom/phrase underlined in the sentence.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning
or me idiom/phrase and mark it in the answer sheet.
196.

A closefisted man does not know the significance

of human life.
(A) a rich man
(B) a poor man
(C) a miser
(D) an ill-mannered man

197.

I shall always remember my alma mater with

gratitude.
(A) mothers loving care
(B) kindergarten days
(C) teacher who inspired me
(D) institution where I got education

198.

I hope you will back me at the meeting.

(A) criticise
(B) speak after I do
(C) support
(D) follow

199.

I and my friend always go Dutch when we eat out.

(A) drive together (B) pay for each others meal
(C) divide the costs
(D) go together

200.

Hes as daft as a brush. Dont believe a word of

what he says.
(A) very funny
(B) really silly
(C) unreliable
(D) a liar

Ships are ________ by giant engines.

(A) sailed
(B) driven
(C) dragged
(D) pulled

Directions: In Question nos. 194 to 195, four words are

given in each question, out of which only one word is
correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word and mark
your answer in the Answer Sheet.
194.
(A) commendation(B) tommorow
(C) coherent
(D) advicable
195.
(A) annonymous
(C) aneurysm

(B) carcas
(D) disipate

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