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1. If multiplied a natural number by 18 and another by 21 and added the products. Which one of the following could be the sum?
(A) 2007
(B) 2008
(C) 2006
(D) 2002

2. If a + b – 2a + 3b – ab, then the value of (3 - 5 + 5 ÷ 3) is
(A) 10
(B) 6
(C) 4
(D) 2

3. A child reshapes a cone make up of clay of height 24 cm and radius 6 cm into a sphere. The radius (in cm) of the sphere is (A) 6
(B) 12
(C) 24
(D) 48

4. Water flows into a trank which is 200 m long and 150 m wide, through a pipe of crosssection 0.3 m × 0.2 m at 20 km/hour. Then the time (in hours) for the water level in the tank to reach 8 m is
(A) 50
(B) 120
(C) 150
(D) 200

5. The product of two numbers is 2028 and their H.C.F. is 13. The number of such pairs is(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4

6. Two equal vessels are filled with the mixtures of water and milk in the ratio of 3 : 4 and 5 : 3 respectively. If the mixtures are poured into a third vessel, the ratio of water and milk in the third vessel will be
(A) 15 : 12
(B) 53 : 59
(C) 20 : 9
(D) 59 : 53

7. I am three times as old as my son. 15 years hence, I will be twice as old as my son. The sum of our ages is(A) 48 years
(B) 60 years
(C) 84 years
(D) 72 years

8. Three bells ring simultaneously at 11 a.m. They ring at regular intervals of 20 minute 30 minutes, 40 minutes respectively. The time when all the three ring together next
(A) 2 p.m.
(B) 1 p.m.
(C) 1.15 p.m.
(D) 1.30 p.m.

9. A and B together can do a work in 12 days. B and together do it in 15 days. If A efficiency is twice that of C, then the day required for B alone to finish the work is
(A) 50
(B) 30
(C) 20
(D) 15

10. A and B can do a work in 12 days, B and C can do the same work in 15 days, C and A can do the same work in 20 days. The time taken by A, B and C to do the same work it
(A) 5 days
(B) 10 days
(C) 15 days
(D) 20 days

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Subject: English Comprehesion

Directions (1-5): In thefollowing questions 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.

1. The court _____ cognisance of the criminal’s words.

(a) took
(b) made
(c) gave
(d) allowed

2. _____ wins this civil war there will be little rejoicing at the victory.

(a) Whichever
(b) Whoever
(c) Whatever
(d) Wherever

3. As he got older his belief in these principles did not_____.

(a) wither
(b) shake
(c) waver
(d) dither

4. Everyone in this world is accountable to God___ his actions.

(a) about
(b) for
(c) to
(d) over

5. Your father used to be the principal of this college,

(a) did he ?
(b) does he ?
(c) didn’t he?
(d) doesn’t he ?

Directions (156 - 160): In the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

6. JETTISON

(a) accept
(b) reward
(c) preserve
(d) consent

7. AMELIORATE

(a) improve
(b) depend
(c) soften
(d) worsen

8. GROTESQUE

(a) natural
(b) odd
(c) whimsical
(d) sinful

9. DEVIOUS

(a) straight
(b) obvious
(c) simple
(d) superficial

10. EVANESCENT

(a) imminent
(b) permanent
(c) pervasive
(d) immanent

Directions (11-15): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

11. DEBACLE

(a) decline
(b) downfall
(c) discomfiture
(d) degeneration

12. OSTRACISE

(a) banish
(b) belittle
(c) beguile
(d) besiege

13. PROPHYLACTIC

(a) antagonistic
(b) toxic
(c) preventive
(d) purgative

14. CODDLE

(a) huddle
(b) satisfy
(c) protect
(d) cheat

15. FLIMSY

(a) funny
(b) irrational
(c) weak
(d) partisan

Directions (16-20): In the following questions, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (a), (b) and (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (d).

16. To get into the building I’ll disguise as a reporter.

(a) disgutse to he
(b) disguise as one
(c) disguise myself
(d) No improvement

17. He denied that he had not forged my signature.

(a) would not forge
(b) had forged
(c) did not forge
(d) No improvement

18. If I had played well, I would have won the match.

(a) I played well
(b) I play well
(c) lam playing will
(d) No improvement

19. Since the records are missing, the possibility of paying more than one compensation for the same piece of land cannot be ruled aside.

(a) out
(b) off
(c) away
(d) No improvement

20. A callous system generates nothing but a mica- mope

(a) develops
(b) induces
(c) produces
(d) No improvement

Directions (21-25): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.

21. One who hides away on a ship to obtain a free passage

(a) Compositor
(b) Stoker
(c) Stowaway
(d) Shipwright

22. Clines available at a scene

(a) circumstantial
(b) derivative
(c) inferential
(d) suggestive

23. An unexpected piece of good fortune

(a) windfall
(b) philanthropy
(c) benevolence
(d) turnstile

24. An emolument over and above fixed income or salary

(a) Honorarium
(b) Sinecure
(c) Perquisite
(d) Prerogative

25. The animals of a particular region

(a) Flora
(b) Museum
(c) Zoo
(d) Fauna

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Subject: Numerical Aptitude

1. In how many years will a sum of Rs. 800 at 10% per annum compound interest, compounded semiannually becomes Rs. 926.10 ?

2. In a 100m race, Kamal defeats Bimal by 5 seconds. If the speed of Kamal is 18 Kmph, then the speed of Bimal is

(a) 15.4 kmph
(b) 14.5,kmph
(c) 14.4 kmph
(d) 14 kinph

3. A train, 240 in long crosses a man ‘walking along the line in opposite direction at the rat4 of 3 kmph in 10 seconds. The speed of the train is

(a) 63 kmph
(b) 75 km ph
(c) 83.4 kmph
(d) 86.4 kmph

4. A boatman rows 1 km in 5 minutes, along the stream and 6 km in I hour against the stream. The speed of the stream is

(a) 3 kmph
(b) 6 kmph
(c) 10 kmph
(d) 12 kmph

5. A can complete 1/3 of a work in 5 days and B, 2/5 of the work in 10 days. In how many days both A and B together can complete the work ?

6. 7 men can complete a piece of work in 12 days. How many additional men will be required to complete double the work in 8 days ?

(a) 28
(b) 21
(c) 14
(d) 7

7. One pipe fills a water tank three times faster than another pipe. If the two pipes together can fill the empty tank in 36 minutes, then how much time will the slower pipe alone take to fill the tank ?

(a) 1 hour 21 minutes
(b) 1 hour 48 minutes
(c) 2 hours
(d) 2 hour 24 minutes

8. In an examination, a student scores 4 marks for every correct answer and loses 1 mark for every wrong answer. A student attempted tempted all the 200 questions and scored, in all 200 marks. The number of questions, he answered correctly was

(a) 82
(b) 80
(c) 68
(d) 60

9. The average of odd numbers upto 100 is

(a) 50.5
(b) 50
(c) 49.5
(d) 49

10. If A’s income is 25% less than B’s income, by how much per cent is B’s income more than that of A ?

(a) 25
(b) 30
(c) 100/3
(d)

11. (1 ² + 2 ² + 3 ² + … + 10 ²) is equal to

(a) 380
(b) 385
(c) 390
(d) 392

12. The sixth term of the sequence 2, 6, 11, 17…is

(a) 24
(b) 30
(c) 32
(d) 36

13. Two number are in the ratio 7 : 1 1. If 7 is added to each of the numbers, the ratio becomes 2 : 3. The smaller number is

(a) 39
(b) 49
(c) 66
(d) 77

14. (1 - 1/3)(1 - 1/4)(1 - 1/5)(1 - 1/25) is equal to

(a) 2/25
(b) 1/25
(c)
(d) 1/325

15. A number, when divided by 136, leaves remainder 36. If the same number is divided by 17, the remainder will be

(a) 9
(b) 7
(c) 3
(d) 2

16.

(a) x ⁵
(b) x ^–5
(c) x
(d) 1/x

17. A 4-digit number is formed by repeating a 2-digit number such as 1515, 3737, etc. Any number of this form is exactly divisible by

(a) 7
(b) 11
(c) 13
(d) 101

18. (0.1 × 0.01 × 0.001 × 10 ⁷) is equal to

(a) 100
(b) 10
(c) 100
(d) 10

19.

(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 8
(d) 15

20. If p and q represent digits, what is the possible maximum value of q in the statement 5p9 + 327 + 2q8= 1114?

(a) 9
(b) 8
(c) 7
(d) 6

21. The least among the fractions 15/16, 19/20, 24/25, 34/35 is

(a) 34/35
(b) 15/16
(c) 19/20
(d) 34/35

(a) 1
(b) 1/2
(c) 1/10
(d) 10

24. Out of six consecutive natural numbers, if the sum of first three is 27, what is the sum of the other three ?

(a) 36
(b) 35
(c) 25
(d) 24

25. The H.C.F and L.C.M of two numbers are 12 and 336 respectively. If one of the numbers is 84, the other is

(a) 36
(b) 48
(c) 72
(d) 96

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Subject: General Awareness

1. Which of the following Indonesian regions was a victim of massive earthquake in 2004?

(a) Irian Jaya
(b) Sumatra
(c) Kalibangan
(d) Java

2. The first non-stop air-conditioned ‘DURANTO’ train was flagged oil’ between

(a) Sealdah — New Delhi
(b) Mumbai — Howrah
(c) Bangalore — Howrah
(d) Chennai — New Delhi

3. Which among the following agencies released the report, Economic Outlook for 2009-10 ?

(a) Planning Commission
(b) PM’s Economic Advisory Council
(c) Finance Commission
(d) Reserve Bank of India

4. India and U.S. have decided to finalise agreements related to which of the following?

(a) Trade and Investment
(b) Intellectual Property
(c) Traditional Knowledge
(d) All of the above

5. Which one o[ the following states does not form part of Narmada River basin?

(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Gujarat
(d) Maharashtra

6. Which of the following countries has recently become the third largest market for Twitter?

(a) China
(b) India
(c) Brazil
(d) Indonesia

7. The exchange of commodities between two countries is referred as

(a) Balance of trade
(b) Bilateral trade
(c) Volume of trade
(d) Multilateral trade

8. Soil erosion on hill slopes can he checked by

(a) Afforestation
(b) Terrace cultivation
(c) Strip cropr
(d) Contour ploughing

9. Who coined the word ‘Geography’?

(a) Ptolemy
(b) Eratosthenese
(c) Hacataus
(d) Herodatus

10. Which of the following is called the “ecological hot spot of India”?

(a) Western Ghats
(b) Eastern Ghals
(c) Western Himalayas
(d) Eastern Himalayas

11. The art and science of map making is called

(a) Remote Sensing
(b) Cartography
(c) Photograrnmetry
(d) Mapping

12. The age of the Earth can be determined by

(a) Geological Time Scale
(b) Radio-Metric Dating
(c) Gravity method
(d) Fossilization method

13. The monk who inilueneed Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was

(a) Vishnu Gupta
(b) Upa Gupta
(c) Brahma Gupta
(d) Brihadratha

14. The declaration that Democracy is a Government ‘of the people, by the people; for the people’ was made by

(a) George Washington
(b) Winston Churchill
(c) Abraham Lincoln
(d) Theodore Roosevelt

15. The Lodi dynasty was founded by

(a) Ibrahim Lodi
(b) Sikandar Lodi
(c) Bahlol Lodi
(d) Khizr Khan

16. Harshvardhana was defeated by

(a) Prabhakaravardhana
(b) Pulakesin II
(c) Narasimhasvarma Pallava
(d) Sasanka

17. Who among the following was an illiterate?

(a) Jahangir
(b) Shah Jahan
(c) Akbar
(d) Aurangazeb

18. Which Governor General is associated with Doctrine of Lapse?

(a) Lord Ripon
(b) Lord Dalhousie
(c) Lord Bentinck
(d) Lord Curzon

19. India attained ‘Dominion Status’ on

(a) 15th January, 1947
(b) 15th August, 1947
(c) 15th August, 1950
(d) 15th October, 1947

20. Despotism is possible in a

(a) One party state
(b) Two party state
(c) Multi Party state
(d) Two and multi party state

21. Marx belonged to

(a) Germany
(b) Holland
(c) France
(d) Britain

22. Which one of the following is the guardian of Fundamental Rights?

(a) Legislature
(b) Executive
(c) Political parties
(d) Judiciary

23. Sarkaria Commission was concerned with

(a) Administrative Reforms
(b) Electoral Reforms
(c) Financial Reforms
(d) Centre-State relations

24. The Speaker of the Lok-Sabha has to address his/her letter of resignation to

(a) Prime Minister of India
(b) President of India
(c) Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
(d) Minister of Parliamentary Affairs

25. A want becomes a demand only when it is backed by the

(a) Ability to purchase
(b) Necessity to buy
(c) Desire to buy
(d) Utility of the product

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SSC CGL (Tier - 1, 2nd shift) Previous Year Solved Paper - 2010 "Reasoning"

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Subject: Reasioning

1. Bahu is Rahim’s neighbour and his house is 200 metres away in the north west direction. Joseph is Rahim’s neighbour and his house is located 200 metres away in the south west direction. Gopal is Joseph’s neighbour and he stays 200 metres away in the south east direction. Roy is Gopal’s neighbour and his house is located 200 metres away in the north east direction. Then where is the position of Roy’s house in relation to Babu’s ?

(a) South east
(b) South west
(c) North
(d) North east

2. A group of friends are sitting in an arrangement one each at the corner of an octagon. All are facing the centre. Mahima is sitting. diagonally opposite Rama, who is on Sushma’s right. Ravi is next to Sushma and opposite Girdhar, who is on Chandra’s left. Savitri is not on Mahima’s right but opposite Shalini. Who is on Shalini’s right?

(a) Ravi
(b) Mahima
(c) Girdhar
(d) Rama

3. A cube has the following figures drawn on its five faces. The top surface is blank. The ellipse is between the cross and the triangle. The square is on the right of the triangle. The ellipse and the square are opposite to each other. Which face is the circle on?

(a) On the top
(b) Opposite to ellipse
(c) Opposite to triangle
(d) At the bottom

Directions (4 - 11) : In each of the following questions, select the related word/letters/ number/ figure from the given alternatives.

4. Fox : Cunning: : Rabbit:,?

(a) Courageous
(b) Dangerous
(c) Timid
(d) Ferocious

5. Flexible : Rigid : Confidence : ?

(a) Diffidence
(b) Indifference
(c) Cowardice
(d) Scare

6. AZCX : BYDW :: HQJO : ?

(a) GRFP
(b) IPKM
(c) IPKN
(d) GRJP

7. QIOK : MMKO :: YAWC : ?

(a) USGA
(b) UESG
(c) VUES
(d) SUEG

8. ABC/F : BCD/I :: CDE/L : ?

(a) DEF/O
(b) DEF/N
(c) EDF/O
(d) DEF/M

9. 1 : 8 :: 27 : ?

(a) 37
(b) 47
(c) 57
(d) 64

10. 24 : 126 :: 48 : ?

(a) 433
(b) 192
(c) 240
(d) 344

11. 987 : IHG :: 654 : ?

(a) FDE
(b) FED
(c) EFD
(d) DEF

Directions (12-18): In each of the following questions field the odd word/letters/number/figure from the given responses.

12.

(a) Room
(b) Chamber
(c) Veranda
(d) Cabin

13.

(a) Mouth Organ
(b) Electric Guitar
(c) Keyboard
(d) Sonata

14.

(a) A
(b) 1
(c) D
(d) E

15.

(a) RNMP
(b) JFEH’
(c) RPOQ
(d) HDCF

16.

(a) AbcdE
(b) IfghO
(c) ApqrL
(d) UImnE

17.

(a) 6243
(b) 2643
(c) 8465
(d) 4867

18.

(a) 49 – 33
(b) 62 – 46
(c) 83 – 67
(d) 70 – 55

19. From amongst the given alternatives, select the one in which the set of numbers is most like the set of numbers given below:

(6, 14,30)

(a) 4, 16, 28
(b) 7, 12, 22
(c) 6, 12, 22
(d) 5, 12, 20

20. Which one of the given responses would be a meaningful order of the following words ? A. Family B. Community C. Member D. Locality E. Country

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

21. Arrange the following words according to the dictionary:

A. TORTOISE
B. TORONTO
C. TORPED
D. TORUS
E. TORSEL

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

22. Which set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it ?
_a_aaaba_ ba ab

(a) abaaaa
(b) abaaba
(c) aababa
(d) ababaa

Directions (23-27): In each of the following questions, find the missing number /letters/figure from the given responses :

23. a, r, c, s, e, t, g, __, __,

(a) x, z
(b) u, i
(c) w, y
(d) v, b

24. (?), PSVYB, EHKNQ, TWZCF, ILORU

(a) B, E, H, K, N
(b) A, D, G, J, M
(c) S, V, Y, B, E
(d) Z, C, F, I, L

25. 0, 4, 18, 48, ?, 180

(a) 58
(b) 68
(c) 84
(d) 100

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Subject: English Comprehesion

Directions (1-5): In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. Your answer is (d) i.e., No error.

1. He is a university professor (a)/ but of his three sons (b)/ neither has any merit. (c)/ No error (d).

2. After knowing truth,(a)/ they took the right decision (b)/ in the matter. (c)/ No error (d).

3. It is time you (a)/ decide on your next (b)/ course of action. (c)/ No error (d).

4. He who has suffered most (a)/ for the cause, (b)/ let him speak (c)/ No error (d).

5. A cup of coffee (a)/ is an excellent complement (b)/ to smoked salmon. (c)/ No error (d).

Directions (6-10): 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.

6. The hotel was not too expensive

(a) was it ?
(b) wasn’t it?
(c) is it ?
(d) isn’t it ?

7. Like humans, zoo animals must have a dentist their teeth

(a) fill
(b) filled
(c) filling
(d) to be filled

8. It was very kind of you to do the washing-up, but you _ it.

(a) didn’t have to do
(b) hadn’t to do
(c) mightn’t have done
(d) mustn’t have done

9. He went sea alone.

(a) in
(b) to
(c) into
(d) on

10. The……of our civilization from an agricultural society to today’s complex industrial world was accompanied by war.

(a) adjustment
(b) migration
(c) route
(d) metamorphosis

Directions (161-165): In the following questions choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

11. FLORID

(a) Weak
(b) Pale
(c) Monotonous
(d) Ugly

12. VERITY

(a) Sanctity
(b) Reverence
(c) Falsehood
(d) Rarity

13. PERSPICUITY

(a) Vagueness
|(b) Dullness
(c) Unfairness
(d) Unwillingness

14. FERVENT

(a) Inexcitable
(b) Enduring
(c) Dispassionate
(d) Subdued

15. MEANDERING

(a) Sliding
(b) Sloping
(c) Strained
(d) Straight

Directions (16-20): In the following questions out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

16. LUXURIANT

(a) Luxury-loving
(b) Lovely
(c) Rich
(d) Abundant

17. CANTANKEROUS

(a) Cancerous
(b) Ferocious
(c) Quarrelsome
(d) Fissiparous

18. ONUS

(a) Sadness
(b) Happiness
(c) Responsibility
(d) Criticism

19. DERISION

(a) Humiliation
(b) Embarrassment
(c) Ridicule
(d) Condemnation

20. TRITE

(a) Commonplace
(b) Clever
(c) Brief
(d) Impudent

Directions (171-175): In the following questions a part of the sentence is bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (a), (b) and (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (d).

21. Obviously he isn’t cut up to be. good teacher.

(a) cut out
(b) cut in
(c) cut for
(d) No improvement

22. Power got with money is the most craved for today.

(a) sought after
(b) wished for
(c) welcomed for
(d) No improvement

23. The brown shirt wants washing.

(a) has to wash
(b) is in need of a wash
(c) requires awash
(d) No improvement

24. You are asked to copy this letter word by word.

(a) word for word
(b) word with word
(c) word to word
(d) No improvement

25. The weak man is a slave to his sensuous pleasures.

(a) sensory
(b) sensual
(c) secondary
(d) No improvement

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Subject: General Awareness

1. A concave lens always forms an image which is

(a) real and erect
(b) virtual and erect
(c) real and inverted
(d) virtual and inverted

2. A vitamin requires cobalt for its activity. The vitamin is

(a) Vitamin B12
(b) Vitamin D
(c) Vitamin B2
(d) Vitamin A

3. One of the constituents of tear gas is

(a) Ethane
(b) Ethanol
(c) Ether
(d) Chloropicrin

4. The modulus of rigidity is the ratio of

(a) longitudinal stress to longitudinal strain
(b) Volume stress to volume strain
(c) shearing stress to shearing strain
(d) tensile stress to tensile strain

5. The propagation of sound waves in a gas involves

(a) adiabatic compression and rarefaction
(b) isothermal compression and rarefaction
(c) isochoric compression and rarefaction
(d) isobaric compression and rarefaction

6. An atomic clock is based on transitions in

(a) Sodium
(b) Caesium
(c) Magnesium
(d) Aluminium

7. Plasma membrane in eukaryotic cells is made up of

(a) Phospholipid
(b) Lipoprotein
(c) Phospholipo-protein
(d) Phospho-protein

8. Which one of the following is also called the ‘power plants’ of the cell ?

(a) Golgi body
(b) Mitochondrion
(c) Ribosome
(d) Lysosome

9. What is the chemical name of vinegar ?

(a) Citric acid
(b) Acetic acid
(c) Pyruvic acid
(d) Malic acid

10. Which of the following is not a property of heavy water’?

(a) Boiling point of heavy water is lower than that or ordinary water
(b) Density of heavy water is higher than that of ordinary water
(c) Freezing point of heavy water is higher than that of ordinary water
(d) It produces corrosion

11. In which of the following processes is energy released ?

(a) Respiration
(b) Photosynthesis
(c) Ingestion
(d) Absorption

12. Animals living in the three trunks are known as

(a) Arboreal
(b) Volant
(c) Amphibious
(d) Aquatic

13. Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Tughlaqs
2. Lodis
3. Saiyids
4. Ilbari Turks
5. Khiljis

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
(b) 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
(c) 2, 4, 5, 3, 1
(d) 4, 5, 1, 3, 2

14. The book titled ‘The Indian War of Independence’ was written by

(a) Krishna Verma
(b) Madame Carna
(c) B.G. Tilak
(d) V.D. Savarkar

15. Who was the founder of the ‘Servants of India Society’?

(a) G.K. Gokhale
(b) M.G. Ranade
(c) B.G. Tilak
(d) Bipin Chandra Pal

16. The term ‘Caste’ was derived from

(a) Portuguese
(b) Dutch
(c) German
(d) English

17. The term “Greater India” denotes

(a) Political unity
(b) Cultural unity
(c) Religious unity
(d) Social unity

18. Formalised system of trading agreements with groups of countries is known as

(a) Trading blocks
(b) Trade ventures
(c) Trade partners
(d) Trade organizations

19. Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writings of

(a) Bernard Shaw
(b) Karl Marx
(c) Lenin
(d) Leo Tolstoy

20. Seismic sea waves which approach the coasts at greater force are known as:

(a) Tides
(b) Tsunami
(c) Current
(d) Cyclone

21. Depression formed due to deflating action of winds are called:

(a) Playas
(b) Yardang
(c) Ventifacts
(d) Sand dunes

22. The land of maximum biodiversity is

(a) Tropical
(b) Temperate
(c) Monsoonal
(d) Equatorial

23. If input frequency of a full wave rectifier be n, then output frequency would be:

(a) n/2
(b) n
(c) 3n/2
(d) 2n

24. Heat transfer horizontally within the atmosphere is called

(a) Conduction
(b) Convection
(c) Absorption
(d) Advection

25. Indian Standard Time relates to

(a) 75.5º E longitude
(b) 82.5º E longitude
(c) 90.5º E longitude
(d) 0º longitude

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Subject: Numerical Aptitude

1. The H.C.F. and L.C.M. of, two numbers are 8 and 48 respectively. If one of the numbers is 24, then the other number is

(a) 48
(b) 36
(c) 24
(d) 16

2. The greatest number, which when subtracted from 5834, gives a number exactly divisible by each of 20, 28, 32 and 35, is

(a) 1120
(b) 4714
(c) 5200
(d) 5600

3. The ninth term of the sequence 0, 3, 8, 15, 24, 35…is

(a) 63
(b) 70
(c) 80
(d) 99

4. is equal to

(a) 0.3
(b) 0.5
(c) 0.8
(d) 0.9

5.The sum of the series (1 + 0.6 + 0.06 + 0.006 + 0.0006 + ....) is

6. is equal to

(a) 34
(b) 36
(c) 38
(d) 39

7. A number, when divided by 114, leaves remainder 21. If the same number is divided by 19, then the remainder will be

(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 7
(d) 17

8. The square root of 0.09 is

(a) 0.30
(b) 0.03
(c) 0.81
(d) 0.081,

9. The number 0. 121212.... in the P form p/q is equal to

(a) 4/11
(b) 2/11
(c) 4/33
(d) 2/33

10. If (3/5)³ (3/5)^-6 = (3/5)^2x-1 then x is equal to

(a) –2
(b) 2
(c) –1
(d) 1

11. Two numbers are in the ratio 3 : 4. Their L.C.M. is 84. The greater number is

(a) 21
(b) 24
(c) 28
(d) 84

12. A drum of kerosene is 3/4 full. When 30 litres of kerosene is 7 drawn from it, it remains 12 full. The capacity of the drum is

(a) 120 l
(b) 135 l
(c) 150 l
(d) 180 l

13. By what least number should 675 be multiplied so as to obtain a perfect cube number ?

(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 24
(d) 40

14. is equal to

(a) 1236
(b)
(c) 618
(d) 617

15. is equal to

(a) 1/1000
(b) 1/999
(c) 1/99
(d) 1/9

16.

(a) 1
(b) 0.1
(c) 0.01
(d) 10

17. If a and b are two odd positive integers, by which of the following integers is (a ⁴ – b ⁴) always divisible ?

(a) 3
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 12

18. If a = 11 and b = 9, then the value of is

(a) 2
(b) 2
(c) 20
(d) 20

19.

(a) 420
(b) 400
(c) 360
(d) 320

20. If a and b be positive integers such that a ² – b ² = 19, then the value of a is

(a) 19
(b) 20
(c) 9
(d) 10

21. If the ratio of cost price and selling price of an article be as 10 : 11, the percentage of profit is

(a) 8
(b) 10
(c) 11
(d) 15

22. A manufacturer marked an article at Rs. 50 and sold it allowing 20% discount. If his profit was 25%, then the cost price of the article was

(a) Rs. 40
(b) Rs. 35
(c) Rs. 32
(d) Rs. 30

23. A shopkeeper earns a profit of 12% on selling a book at 10% discount on the printed price. The ratio of the cost price and the printed price of the book is

(a) 45 : 56
(b) 45 : 51
(c) 47 : 56
(d) 47 : 51

24. By selling a bicycle for Rs. 2,850, a shopkeeper gains 14%. If the profit is reduced to 8%, then the selling price will be

(a) Rs. 2,600
(b) Rs. 2,700
(c) Rs. 2,800
(d) Rs. 3,000

25. By selling an article, a man makes a profit of 25% of its selling price. His profit per cent is

(a) 20
(b) 25
(c)
(d)

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Subject: Reasoning

Directions (1-8): In each of the following questions, select the related letters/word/number from the given alternatives.

1. ACEG : SUWY :: BDFH : ?

(a) TVZX
(b) RTZV
(c) TVXZ
(d) RTVZ

2. M/AC : N/AD :: O/AE : ?

(a) P/AF
(b) Q/AB
(c) P/AC
(d) R/AD

3. 5 : 27 :: 9 : ?

(a) 83
(b) 81
(c) 36
(d) 18

4. 6 : 11 :: 11 : ?

(a) 6
(b) 17
(c) 20
(d) 30

5. ABE : 8 :: KLO : ?

(a) 37
(b) 39
(c) 38
(d) 36

6. Sty : Pig : : Byre : ?

(a) Eagle
(b) Cow
(c) Tiger
(d) Hen

7. Patrol : Security : : Insurance : ?

(a) Money
(b) Policy
(c) Savings
(d) Risk

8. ADBC : EHFG :: ILJK : ?

(a) MOPN
(b) MPNO
(c) ORPQ
(d) MPON

Directions (9-14): In each of the following questions, select the one which is different from the other three responses.

(a) 25,36
(b) 144, 169
(c) 100, 121
(d) 9,64

10.

(a) Heat
(b) Light
(c) Bulb
(d) Electricity

11.

(a) Wave
(b) Current
(c) Tide
(d) Storm

12.

(a) X
(b) Y
(c) H
(d) D

13.

(a) ZKXJ
(b) CMAL
(c) TGRF
(d) FRTK

14.

(a) ABJNM
(b) QRTUZ
(c) IXYOQ
(d) WFGOP

15. Arrange the following words according to the dictionary ?

1. Inventory
2. Involuntary
3. Invisible
4. Invariable
5. Investigate

(a) 4, 2, 5, 3, 1
(b) 4, 5, 1, 3, 2
(c) 2, 5, 4, 1, 3
(d) 4, 1, 5, 3 2

16. Find the next two letters in the given series. B C E H L ? ?

(a) XY
(b) MN
(c) QW
(d) OP

17. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it ?
a_ b_ a_ _n_bb_abbn

(a) abnabb
(b) bnbban
(c) bnbbna
(d) babban

18. Find out a set of numbers amongst the four sets of numbers given in the alternatives, which is the most similar to the numbers given in the question. Given : (6, 30, 90)

(a) 6, 42, 86
(b) 7, 42, 218
(c) 6, 24, 70
(d) 8, 48, 192

19. Which one number is wrong in the given series?
126, 98, 70, 41, 14

(a) 98
(b) 70
(c) 126
(d) 41

20. Arrange the following in the meaningful/logical order

1. Exhaust
2. Night
3. Day
4. Sleep
5. Work

(a) 1,3,5,2,4
(b) 3,5, 1,4,2
(c) 3, 5, 1, 2, 4
(d) 3, 5, 2, 1, 4

Directions (21-24): In each of the following questions, a series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

21. 3, 4, 7, 11, 18, 29,…?…

(a) 31
(b) 39
(c) 43
(d) 47

22. AGMSY, CIOUA, EKQWC,…?… IOUAG, KQWCI

(a) GMSYE
(b) FMSYE
(c) GNSYD
(d) FMYES

23. 975, 864, 753, 642,…?…

(a) 431
(b) 314
(c) 531
(d) 532

24. 8, 24, 12,…?…18,54

(a) 28
(b) 36
(c) 46
(d) 38

25. Ashok’s mother was 3 times as old as Ashok 5 years ago. After 5 years she will be twice as old as Ashok. How old is Ashok today ?

(a) 10 years
(b) 15 years
(c) 20 years
(d) 25 years

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General Awareness
(Exam Held on 16-5-2010)

1. India attained ‘Dominion Status’ on—
(A) 15th January, 1947
(B) 15th August, 1947
(C) 15th August, 1950
(D) 15th October, 1947
Ans : (B)

2. Despotism is possible in a—
(A) One party state
(B) Two party state
(C) Multi party state
(D) Two and multi party state
Ans : (A)

3. Marx belonged to—
(A) Germany
(B) Holland
(C) France
(D) Britain
Ans : (A)

4. Which one of the following is the guardian of Fundamental Rights ?
(A) Legislature
(B) Executive
(C) Political parties
(D) Judiciary
Ans : (D)

5. Sarkaria Commission was concerned with—
(A) Administrative Reforms
(B) Electoral Reforms
(C) Financial Reforms
(D) Centre-State relations
Ans : (D)

6. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha has to address his/her letter of resignation to—
(A) Prime Minister of India
(B) President of India
(C) Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
(D) Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Ans : (C)

7. A want becomes a demand only when it is backed by the—
(A) Ability to purchase
(B) Necessity to buy
(C) Desire to buy
(D) Utility of the product
Ans : (D)

8. The terms ‘Micro Economics’ and ‘Macro Economics’ were coined by—
(A) Alfred Marshall
(B) Ragner Nurkse
(C) Ragner Frisch
(D) J.M. Keynes
Ans : (C)

9. During period of inflation, tax rates should—
(A) Increase
(B) Decrease
(C) Remain constant
(D) Fluctuate
Ans : (A)

10. Which is the biggest tax paying sector in India ?
(A) Agriculture sector
(B) Industrial sector
(C) Transport sector
(D) Banking sector
Ans : (D)

11. “Economics is what it ought to be.”—This statement refers to—
(A) Normative economics
(B) Positive economics
(C) Monetary economics
(D) Fiscal economics
Ans : (A)

12. The excess of price a person is to pay rather than forego the consumption of the commodity is called—
(A) Price
(B) Profit
(C) Producers’ surplus
(D) Consumers’ surplus
Ans : (C)

13. Silver halides are used in photographic plates because they are—
(A) Oxidised in air
(B) Soluble in hyposolution
(C) Reduced by light
(D) Totally colourless
Ans : (B)

14. Tetra Ethyl Lead (TEL) is—
(A) A catalyst in burning fossil fuel
(B) An antioxidant
(C) A reductant
(D) An antiknock compound
Ans : (D)

15. Curie point is the temperature at which—
(A) Matter becomes radioactive
(B) A metal loses magnetic properties
(C) A metal loses conductivity
(D) Transmutation of metal occurs
Ans : (D)

16. The isotope used for the production of atomic energy is—
(A) U-235
(B) U-238
(C) U-234
(D) U-236
Ans : (A)

17. The acceleration due to gravity at the equator—
(A) Is less than that at the poles
(B) Is greater than that at the poles
(C) Is equal to that at the poles
(D) Does not depend on the earth’s centripetal acceleration
Ans : (A)

18. Which of the following is not a nucleon ?
(A) Proton
(B) Neutron
(C) Electron
(D) Positron
Ans : (C)

19. The material used in the manufacture of lead pencil is—
(A) Graphite
(B) Lead
(C) Carbon
(D) Mica
Ans : (A)

20. Angle of friction and angle of repose are—
(A) Equal to each other
(B) Not equal to each other
(C) Proportional to each other
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)

21. Processor’s speed of a computer is measured in—
(A) BPS
(B) MIPS
(C) Baud
(D) Hertz
Ans : (D)

22. ‘C’ language is a—
(A) Low level language
(B) High level language
(C) Machine level language
(D) Assembly level language
Ans : (B)

23. What happens to a person who receives the wrong type of blood ?
(A) All the arteries constrict
(B) All the arteries dialates
(C) The RBCs agglutinate
(D) The spleen and lymphnodes deteriorate
Ans : (C)

24. NIS stands for—
(A) National Infectious diseases Seminar
(B) National Irrigation Schedule
(C) National Immunisation Schedule
(D) National Information Sector
Ans : (C)

25. If all bullets could not be removed from gun shot injury of a man, it may cause poisoning by—
(A) Mercury
(B) Lead
(C) Iron
(D) Arsenic
Ans : (B)

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