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Average of five numbers is 61. If the average of first and third number is 69 and the average of second and fourth number is 69, what is the fifth number?

• (A) 31
• (B) 29
• (C) 25
• (D) 35

Kajal spends 55% of her monthly income on grocery, clothes and education in the ratio of 4 : 2 : 5 respectively. If the amount spent on clothes is Rs. 5540, what is Kajal’s monthly income?

• (A) Rs. 55,400
• (B) Rs. 54,500
• (C) Rs. 55,450
• (D) Rs. 55,650

The simple interest accrued on a sum of certain principal in 8 years at the rate of 13% per year is Rs. 6500. What would be the compound interest accrued on that principal at the rate of 8% per year in 2 years?

• (A) Rs. 1040
• (B) Rs. 1020
• (C) Rs. 1060
• (D) Rs. 1200

8 men and 4 women together can complete a piece of work in 6 days. The work done by a man in one day is double the work done by a woman in one day. If 8 men and 4 women started working and after 2 days 4 men left and 4 new women joined, in how many more days will the work be completed?

• (A) 5 days
• (B) 8 days
• (C) 6 days
• (D) 4 days

The cost of fencing a circular plot at the rate of Rs. 15 per m is Rs. 3300. What will be the cost of flooring the plot at the rate of Rs. 100 per sq m?

• (A) Rs. 385000
• (B) Rs. 220000
• (C) Rs. 350000
• (D) Cannot be determined

In an examination, Raman scored 25 marks less than Rohit. Rohit scored 45 more marks than Sonia. Rohan scored 75 marks which is 10 more than Sonia. Ravi's score is 50 less than maximum marks of the test. What approximate percentage of marks did Ravi score in the examination, if he gets 34 marks more than Raman?

• (A) 90
• (B) 70
• (C) 80
• (D) 60

An aeroplane flies with an average speed of 756 km/h. A helicopter takes 48 h to cover twice the distance covered by aeroplane in 9 h. How much distance will the helicopter cover in 18 h? (Assuming that flights are non-stop and moving with uniform speed.)

• (A) 5010 km
• (B) 4875 km
• (C) 5760 km
• (D) 5103 km

Average weight of 19 men is 74 kgs, and the average weight of 38 women is 63 kgs. What is the average weight (rounded off to the nearest integer) of all the men and the women together?

• (A) 59 kg
• (B) 65 kg
• (C) 69 kg
• (D) 67 kg

Mr Giridhar spends 50% of his monthly income on household items and out of the remaining he spends 50% on transport, 25% on entertainment, 10% on sports and the remaining amount of Rs. 900 is saved. What is Mr Giridhar's monthly income?

• (A) Rs. 6000
• (B) Rs. 12000
• (C) Rs. 9000
• (D) Cannot be determined

A and B together can complete a task in 20 days. B and C together can complete the same task in 30 days. A and C together can complete the same task in 40 days. What is the respective ratio of the number of days taken by A when completing the same task alone to the number of days taken by C when completing the same task alone?

• (A) 2 : 5
• (B) 2 : 7
• (C) 3 : 7
• (D) 1 : 5

A certain amount was to be distributed among A, B and C in the ratio 2:3:4 respectively, but was erroneously distributed in the ratio 7:2:5 respectively. As a result of this, B got Rs. 40 less. What is the amount?

• (A) Rs. 210
• (B) Rs. 270
• (C) Rs. 230
• (D) Rs. 280

Last year there were 610 boys in a school. The number decreased by 20 percent this year. How many girls are there in the school if the number of girls is 175 percent of the total number of boys in the school this year?

• (A) 854
• (B) 848
• (C) 798
• (D) 782

Rs. 73,689 are divided between A and B in the ratio 4:7. What is the difference between thrice the share of A and twice the share of B?

• (A) Rs. 36,699
• (B) Rs. 46,893
• (C) Rs. 20,097
• (D) Rs. 13,398

The average marks in English subject of a class of 24 students is 56. If the marks of three students were misread as 44, 45 and 61 instead of the actual marks 48, 59 and 67 respectively, then what would be the correct average?

• (A) 56.5
• (B) 59
• (C) 57.5
• (D) None of these

The respective ratio between the present age of Manisha and Deepali is 5 : X. Manisha is 9 years younger than Parineeta. Parineeta's age after 9 years will be 33 years. The difference between Deepali's and Manisha's age is same as the present age of Parineeta. What will come in place of X?

• (A) 23
• (B) 39
• (C) 15
• (D) none of these

Anand travelled 300 km by train and 200 km by taxi. It took him 5 h and 30 min. However, if he travels 260 km by train and 240 km by taxi, he takes 6 min more. The speed of the train is

• (A) 100 km/h
• (B) 120 km/h
• (C) 80 km/h
• (D) 110 km/h

A certain number of people were supposed to complete a work in 24 days. The work, however, took 32 days, since 9 people were absent throughout. How many people were supposed to be working originally?

• (A) 32
• (B) 27
• (C) 36
• (D) 30

Profit earned by an organization is distributed among officers and clerks where the individual amount received by them is in the ratio of 5:3. If the number of officers is 45 and the number of clerks is 80 and the amount received by each officer is Rs. 25,000, what was the total amount of profit earned?

• (A) Rs. 22 lakh
• (B) Rs. 18.25 lakh
• (C) Rs. 18 lakh
• (D) Rs. 23.25 lakh

A shopkeeper labelled the price of his articles so as to earn a profit of 30% on the cost price. He then sold the articles by offering a discount of 10% on the labelled price. What is the actual per cent profit earned in the deal?

• (A) 18%
• (B) 15%
• (C) 20%
• (D) none of these

There are five boys and three girls who are sitting together to discuss a management problem at a round table. In how many ways can they sit around the table so that no two girls are together?

• (A) 1220
• (B) 1400
• (C) 1420
• (D) 1440

A pump can be operated both for filling a tank and for emptying it. The capacity of tank is \(2400 \, m^3\). The emptying capacity of the pump is \(10 \, m^3/min\) per min higher than its filling capacity. Consequently, the pump needs 8 min less to empty the tank than to fill it. Find the filling capacity of the pump.

• (A) \(45 \, m^3/min\)
• (B) \(30 \, m^3/min\)
• (C) \(50 \, m^3/min\)
• (D) \(55 \, m^3/min\)

A plane left 30 min later than its scheduled time to reach its destination 1500 km away. In order to reach in time it increases its speed by 250 km/h. What is its original speed?

• (A) 1000 km/h
• (B) 750 km/h
• (C) 600 km/h
• (D) 800 km/h

Mrs. X spends Rs. 535 in purchasing some shirts and ties for her husband. If shirts cost Rs. 43 each and the ties cost Rs. 21 each, then what is the ratio of the shirts to the ties, that are purchased?

• (A) 1 : 2
• (B) 2 : 1
• (C) 2 : 3
• (D) 3 : 4

A mixture of 12 kg of wheat flour costing Rs. 16 per kg and 4 kg of corn flour costing Rs. 2 per kg is sold at Rs. 16 per kg. What is the profit made in selling 40 kg of the mixture?

• (A) Rs. 140
• (B) Rs. 280
• (C) Rs. 300
• (D) Rs. 420

The number of ways in which a committee of 3 ladies and 4 gentlemen can be appointed from a meeting consisting of 8 ladies and 7 gentlemen, if Mrs. X refuses to serve in a committee if Mr. Y is its member, is

• (A) 1960
• (B) 3240
• (C) 1540
• (D) none of these

A family consists of a grandfather, 5 sons and daughters and 8 grandchildren. They are to be seated in a row for dinner. The grandchildren wish to occupy the 4 seats at each end and the grandfather refuses to have a grandchild on either side of him. The number of ways in which the family can be made to sit is

• (A) 11360
• (B) 11520
• (C) 21530
• (D) none of the these

After distributing the sweets equally among 25 children, 8 sweets remain. Had the number of children been 28, 22 sweets would have been left after equally distributing. What is the smallest possible total number of sweets?

• (A) 328
• (B) 348
• (C) 358
• (D) Data inadequate

I have to reach a certain place at a certain time and I find that I shall be 15 min too late, if I walk at 4 km an hour, and 10 min too soon, if I walk at 6 km an hour. How far have I to walk?

• (A) 25 km
• (B) 5 km
• (C) 10 km
• (D) none of these

In the triangle \(ABC\), \(MN \parallel AB\). Area of trapezium \(ABNM\) is twice the area of \(\triangle CMN\). What is the ratio \(CM:AM\)?

• (A) \(\dfrac{1}{(\sqrt{3}+1)}\)
• (B) \(\dfrac{(\sqrt{3}-1)}{2}\)
• (C) \(\dfrac{(\sqrt{3}+1)}{2}\)
• (D) none of these

If \(ABCD\) is a square and \(BCE\) is an equilateral triangle, what is the measure of the angle \(\angle DEC\)?

• (A) \(15^\circ\)
• (B) \(30^\circ\)
• (C) \(20^\circ\)
• (D) \(45^\circ\)

What is the value of \[ \frac{\log_{27} 9 \times \log_{16} 64}{\log_{4} \sqrt{2}} \, ? \]

• (A) \(\tfrac{1}{6}\)
• (B) \(\tfrac{1}{4}\)
• (C) \(8\)
• (D) \(4\)

At a college football game, \(\tfrac{4}{5}\) of the seats in the lower deck of the stadium were sold. If \(\tfrac{1}{4}\) of all the seating in the stadium is located in the lower deck, and if \(\tfrac{2}{3}\) of all the seats in the stadium were sold, then what fraction of the unsold seats in the stadium was in the lower deck?

• (A) \(\tfrac{3}{20}\)
• (B) \(\tfrac{1}{6}\)
• (C) \(\tfrac{1}{5}\)
• (D) \(\tfrac{1}{3}\)

A train starts from Delhi at 6:00 AM and reaches Ambala Cantt at 10:00 AM. The other train starts from Ambala Cantt at 8:00 AM and reaches Delhi at 11:30 AM. If the distance between Delhi and Ambala Cantt is 200 km, then at what time did the two trains meet each other?

A ship, 40 km from the shore, springs a leak which admits \(3 \tfrac{3}{4}\) tonnes of water in 15 min. 60 tonnes would suffice to sink her, but the ship’s pumps can throw out 12 tonnes of water in one hour. Find the average rate of sailing, so that it may reach the shore just as it begins to sink.

• (A) \(1 \tfrac{1}{2}\) km/h
• (B) \(2 \tfrac{1}{2}\) km/h
• (C) \(3 \tfrac{1}{2}\) km/h
• (D) 2 km/h

Three persons start walking together and their steps measure 40 cm, 42 cm and 45 cm respectively. What is the minimum distance each should walk so that each can cover the same distance in complete steps?

• (A) 25 m 20 cm
• (B) 50 m 40 cm
• (C) 75 m 60 cm
• (D) 100 m 80 cm

Let \(x\) denote the greatest 4-digit number which when divided by \(6, 7, 8, 9\) and \(10\) leaves a remainder of \(4, 5, 6, 7\) and \(8\) respectively. Then, the sum of the four digits of \(x\) is

• (A) 25
• (B) 18
• (C) 20
• (D) 22

What is the maximum sum of the terms in the arithmetic progression \(25,\,24\tfrac{1}{2},\,24,\,\ldots\)?

What is the difference between the number of females who are non-graduates and the number of males who are graduates?

• (A) 2
• (B) 24
• (C) 4
• (D) 116

What is the sum of the number of females who are graduates and the number of males who are non-graduates?

• (A) 184
• (B) 96
• (C) 156
• (D) 196

What is the ratio between the total number of males and the number of females who are non-graduates?

• (A) 6:1
• (B) 8:1
• (C) 8:3
• (D) 5:2

In a certain code language, ‘DRINK’ is coded as ‘JMHQC’ and ‘BLOTS’ is coded as ‘RSNKA’. In the same code language, ‘HONEY’ will be coded as ‘............’.

• (A) XDMOG
• (B) GNMDX
• (C) XDMNG
• (D) DXMGN

How many people are standing between Anita and Tina?

• (A) one
• (B) two
• (C) three
• (D) none

What is Shweta’s position with respect to Anita?

• (A) Sixth to the left
• (B) Eighth to the left
• (C) Seventh to the left
• (D) Ninth to the left

Choose the correct answer for figure 2.

• (A) 36
• (B) 117
• (C) 52
• (D) 26

Choose the correct answer for figure 1.

• (A) 5
• (B) 11
• (C) 13
• (D) 8

A cube has six sides each of a different colour. The red side is opposite black. The green side is between red and black. The blue side is adjacent to white and the brown side is adjacent to blue. The red side is face down. The side opposite brown is:

• (A) red
• (B) black
• (C) white
• (D) green

Rajesh walked 25 metres towards South. Then he turned to his left and walked 20 metres. He then turned to his left and walked 25 metres. He again turned to his right and walked 15 metres. At what distance is he from the starting point and in which direction?

• (A) 60 metres - East
• (B) 35 metres - East
• (C) 35 metres - North
• (D) 40 metres - East

In these questions, there are four groups of letters, words or numbers listed as (a), (b), (c) and (d). One of the groups does not belong to the same category as others. Unscramble the letters in the given words and find the odd one out.

• (A) \(UMRSME\)
• (B) \(EIWNTR\)
• (C) \(PIGRSN\)
• (D) \(LCUOD\)

Shyam's house, his office and his gym are all equidistant from each other. The distance between any two of them is \(4 km\). Shyam starts walking from his gym in a direction parallel to the road connecting his office and his house and stops when he reaches a point directly east of his office. He then reverses direction and walks till he reaches a point directly south of his office. The total distance walked by Shyam is

• (A) \(9 km\)
• (B) \(6 km\)
• (C) \(16 km\)
• (D) \(12 km\)

In each of the questions below, one term in the given number series is wrong. Find out the wrong term.

Series: 11, 5, 20, 12, 40, 26, 74, 54

In each of the questions below, one term in the given number series is wrong. Find out the wrong term.

Series: 8, 14, 26, 48, 98, 194, 386

Statements: All bulbs are birds. Some birds are butterflies.

Conclusions:
I. All butterflies are bulbs.

II. Some bulbs are butterflies.

• (A) if only conclusion II follows
• (B) if only conclusion I follows
• (C) if either conclusion I or II follows
• (D) if neither conclusion I nor II follows

Statements: No coin is a dollar. Red token is a coin.

Conclusions:

I. Red token is not a dollar.

II. Red token may not be a dollar.

• (A) if only conclusion II follows
• (B) if only conclusion I follows
• (C) if either conclusion I or II follows
• (D) if neither conclusion I nor II follows

How many people know only Spanish?

• (A) 10
• (B) 20
• (C) 40
• (D) 60

How many people can read and write any one language except French?

• (A) 100
• (B) 160
• (C) 140
• (D) 120

People who can read and write all the languages except Spanish are represented by:

• (A) k
• (B) g
• (C) b
• (D) i

People who cannot read and write Russian, English and French are represented by:

• (A) l
• (B) j
• (C) h
• (D) e

People who cannot read and write Spanish and French but are conversant with English and Russian are represented by:

• (A) b
• (B) j
• (C) m
• (D) k

A watch is a minute slow at 1 p.m. on Tuesday and 2 minutes fast at 1 p.m. on Thursday. When did it show the correct time?

• (A) 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday
• (B) 5:00 a.m. on Wednesday
• (C) 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday
• (D) 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday

If NOR is coded as 2-3-6, then how should REST be coded in the same code language?

• (A) 6-19-6-7
• (B) 5-19-5-8
• (C) 6-19-7-8
• (D) 6-18-5-8

In a certain code language, ‘3a, 2b, 7c’ means ‘Truth is Eternal’, ‘7c, 9a, 8b, 3a’ means ‘Enmity is not Eternal’ and ‘9a, 4d, 2b, 8b’ means ‘Truth does not perish’. Which of the following means ‘Enmity’ in that language?

• (A) 3a
• (B) 7c
• (C) 8b
• (D) 9a

If ‘CONSTABLE’ is coded as 91, what will be the code number for ‘STABLE’?

• (A) 97
• (B) 59
• (C) 79
• (D) 75

Ravi has Rupees 3 more than Ramu, but then Ramu wins on the horses and triples his money so that he now has Rupees 2 more than the original amount of money that the two boys had between them. How much money did Ravi and Ramu have between them before Ramu’s win?

• (A) Rupees 9
• (B) Rupees 11
• (C) Rupees 13
• (D) Rupees 15

A woman introduces a man as the son of the brother of her mother. How is the man related to the woman?

• (A) Nephew
• (B) son
• (C) cousin
• (D) uncle

The total marks obtained in December X is what per cent more than the total marks obtained in June X?

• (A) 12.8%
• (B) 20.05%
• (C) 24.05%
• (D) 21.05%

In which periodical exams did Rakesh obtain the highest percentage increase in marks over the previous periodical exams?

• (A) May
• (B) October
• (C) December
• (D) September

Which pair celebrates Christmas and Onam but not Dussehra and Holi?

• (A) A and C
• (B) A and E
• (C) B and D
• (D) B and E

Which pair does not participate in Eid and Onam but joins in Holi?

• (A) A and B
• (B) A and C
• (C) C and D
• (D) D and E

Who enjoys Holi and Eid but not Diwali and Christmas?

• (A) B
• (B) C
• (C) D
• (D) E

Which of the following expressions will be true if the expression \( R > O = A > S < T \) is definitely true?

• (A) \( O > T \)
• (B) \( S < R \)
• (C) \( T < A \)
• (D) \( S = O \)

The passage is mainly about:

• (A) Technology, Entertainment, and Design
• (B) Turning over the conventional.
• (C) Gaining popular adulation.
• (D) Changing presentations

The phrase “sepia-toned” implies:

• (A) The end of an era.
• (B) The way things were.
• (C) The brown pigment
• (D) The time bound nature of things.

Which of the following cannot be inferred from the passage?

• (A) TED is the future
• (B) Theory can no longer be counted on
• (C) Philosophy is best understood through demos
• (D) TED is irreplaceable.

According to the passage, the spectre, is being chased by all except which one of the following:

• (A) Religious leaders and artists
• (B) Environmental activists and globalisation critics
• (C) Communists and socialists
• (D) Politicians and trade unionists

Why, according to the passage, is there an association against the phenomenon of neoliberalism?

• (A) Because they cannot face it alone
• (B) Because it is easy to collaborate against it.
• (C) Because they resent its spread.
• (D) Because they fear the misuse of the world.

The author implies:

• (A) That neoliberalism defies conceptualization
• (B) That neoliberalism is vague
• (C) That neoliberalism has not been accepted
• (D) That neoliberalism has not been understood by people

The word ‘libertarian’ used in the passage can be best substituted with

• (A) neoliberal
• (B) libertine – immoral
• (C) conservative
• (D) liberal – favouring individual liberty

His remarks were filled with ____ , which sounded lofty but presented nothing new to the audience.

• (A) aphorisms
• (B) platitudes
• (C) bombast
• (D) adages

When indecision grips a nation, free men feel the need for an ____ ruler and are prepared to throw democracy overboard.

• (A) optimistic
• (B) autocratic
• (C) eccentric
• (D) energetic

A great literary or artistic work is known as ____.

• (A) par excellence
• (B) bete noire
• (C) peccadillo
• (D) magnum opus

The carriage foundered in a snowdrift and it took two hours to ____ it.

• (A) exert
• (B) pillage
• (C) exacerbate
• (D) extricate

The influence of the environment on man is revealed by an ____ study

• (A) anthropological
• (B) ecological
• (C) epigraphic
• (D) numismatic

Alexander Solzhepitsyn’s works will be _____ by every lover of liberal thought and they will bring home to him how restrictive freedom is in the Russian system.

• (A) rejected
• (B) skimmed
• (C) compiled
• (D) perused

The flood of brilliant ideas has not only __ us, but has also encouraged us to __ the last date for submission of entries.

• (A) overwhelmed, extend
• (B) enjoyed, stretch
• (C) dismayed, decide
• (D) scared, scrap

The high cutoff marks this year have __ college admission seekers to either __ for lesser known colleges or change their subject preferences.

• (A) cajoled, ask
• (B) pressured, sit
• (C) forced, settle
• (D) strained, compromise

Choose the option which is similar in meaning to the word given below: FURLOUGH

• (A) Soldiers holiday
• (B) Wild growth
• (C) Wooden plough
• (D) Till

PUNCTILIOUS

• (A) Prude
• (B) Wasteful
• (C) Meticulous
• (D) Timid

ENCOMIUM

• (A) Verve
• (B) Eulogy
• (C) Doggerel
• (D) Force

Choose the option which is nearly opposite in meaning to the word given below:

TRITE

• (A) Hackneyed
• (B) Correct
• (C) Original
• (D) Certain

Choose the option which is nearly opposite in meaning to the word given below:

COMPASSIONATE

• (A) Indecisive
• (B) Unsympathetic
• (C) Unlawful
• (D) Untrustworthy

Choose the option which is nearly opposite in meaning to the word given below:

RESTIVE

• (A) Buoyant
• (B) Placid
• (C) Resistant
• (D) Insolent

Choose the word that does NOT match with the two given words: Inordinate, Huge

• (A) Excessive
• (B) Considerable
• (C) Insatiable
• (D) Enormous

Choose the word that does NOT match with the two given words: Laconic, Succinct

• (A) Terse
• (B) Brief
• (C) Concise
• (D) Abrupt

Each of the questions below consists of statements having four phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d). One of the phrases is grammatically incorrect. Identify the incorrect phrase.


(a) However, the advantages of teamwork can be minimized

(b) and the benefits increased

(c) if members (particularly those who lead them)

(d) is aware of the methods for improving performance and making decisions

• (A) a
• (B) b
• (C) c
• (D) d

Each of the questions below consists of statements having four phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d). One of the phrases is grammatically incorrect. Identify the incorrect phrase.


(a) When assertion is used with the win-win approach

(b) and with others who also uses the win-win approach

(c) each party can consider the needs of the other and

(d) move towards a solution that satisfies as many needs as possible

• (A) a
• (B) b
• (C) c
• (D) d

Each of the questions below consists of statements having four phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d). One of the phrases is grammatically incorrect. Identify the incorrect phrase.


(a) It is always

(b) been hard to change

(c) the Indian car buyer’s perception

(d) When it comes to designs

• (A) a
• (B) b
• (C) c
• (D) d

Each of the questions below consists of statements having four phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d). One of the phrases is grammatically incorrect. Identify the incorrect phrase.


(a) In a conflict, speak in a pleasant way

(b) send appropriate non-verbal messages to the other person

(c) and match your non-verbal behaviour

(d) to the spoken message

• (A) a
• (B) b
• (C) c
• (D) d

Each of the questions below consists of statements having four phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d). One of the phrases is grammatically incorrect. Identify the incorrect phrase.


(a) To live, to love

(b) to serve, and

(c) also admiration are what

(d) I aspire for

• (A) a
• (B) b
• (C) c
• (D) d

Each question has a sentence that has been scrambled and the scrambled parts have been marked A, B, C, D and E. Find the correct order of the parts to reconstruct the sentence.

A. in different regions of that federation

B. that was Yugoslavia

C. the fundamental cause has been the very large difference in the quality of life

D. although the dismemberment of the federation

E. is seen more as the result of an ethnic conflict

• (A) ABCDE
• (B) CEBDA
• (C) BCEDA
• (D) ABDEC

Each question has a sentence split into parts A–E. Choose the order that reconstructs a correct sentence.

A. but there is some merit in it

B. as distinct from consumption

C. bifurcation of plan and non-plan funds

D. in so far as it focuses attention on development expenses

E. in the budget is artificial

• (A) ABCDE
• (B) CDBEA
• (C) CEABD
• (D) DEACB

Each question has a sentence split into parts A–E. Choose the order that reconstructs a correct sentence.

A. like the industrialized countries

B. as if they are to be suffered as relics of a backward past

C. we have specially driven attention to the non-motorized transport modes

D. because they are completely overlooked in transport planning

E. till replaced by faster petroleum fuelled transport

• (A) DEACB
• (B) CDEBA
• (C) CBADE
• (D) CDBEA

In each of these questions, each sentence has four words or phrases in braces marked A, B, C, and D. Choose one word or phrase that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.

Drug abuse \{have\ (A) become \{one of\ (B) our \{most\ (C) serious social \{problems\ (D).

• (A) A
• (B) B
• (C) C
• (D) D

In each of these questions, each sentence has four words or phrases in braces marked A, B, C, and D. Choose one word or phrase that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.

Alexander Calder, who was \{originally\ (A) interested \{in\ (B) mechanical engineering \{later\ (C) became \{a sculpture\. (D)

• (A) A
• (B) B
• (C) C
• (D) D

A sentence has been broken into four parts. Choose the part that has an error.

(a) The sound was taken up by another dog, and then another and another,

(b) till, borne on the wind which now sighed softly through the pass,

(c) a wild howling began, which seemed to come from all over the country,

(d) as far as the imagination could grasp them through the gloom of the night.

A sentence has been broken into four parts. Choose the part that has an error.

(a) At last there came a time when the driver went

(b) further afield than he had yet gone,

(c) and during its absence, the horses began to tremble

(d) worse than ever and to snort and scream with fright

A sentence has been broken into four parts. Choose the part that has an error.

(a) The house was silent when we got back,

(b) save for some poor creature who was

(c) screaming away in one of the distant ward,

(d) and a low, moaning sound from Vinod's room

In each of the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

He said, “Where shall I be this time next year?”

She said to him, “Why don’t you go today?”

In the following questions groups of four words are given. In each group one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

• (a) rennassance
• (b) renaissance
• (c) rennaiscence
• (d) rennaissance

In the following questions groups of four words are given. In each group one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

• (a) ireparable
• (b) irreparable
• (c) irreparable
• (d) irepaireble

How many members can be nominated to both the Houses of the Parliament by the President?

• (A) 14
• (B) 16
• (C) 10
• (D) 12

Under which Article of the Constitution can an individual move to the Supreme Court directly in case of any violation of Fundamental Rights?

• (A) Article 31
• (B) Article 32
• (C) Article 28
• (D) Article 29

The Dandi March of Gandhi is an example of

• (A) Non-Cooperation
• (B) Direct Action
• (C) Boycott
• (D) Civil Disobedience

Inflation is caused by

• (A) decrease in production
• (B) increase in money supply and decrease in production
• (C) increase in money supply
• (D) increase in production

Dumping is a form of price discrimination at

• (A) local level
• (B) within industry
• (C) national level
• (D) international level

The equilibrium of a firm under perfect competition will be determined when

• (A) Marginal Cost \(>\) Average Cost
• (B) Marginal Revenue \(>\) Average Cost
• (C) Marginal Revenue \(>\) Average Revenue
• (D) Marginal Revenue = Marginal Cost

Match correctly the following, deserts and their location by choosing the correct response:
\[ \begin{array}{ll} A. \; Kalahari & 1. \; South America
B. \; Atacama & 2. \; Australia
C. \; Thar & 3. \; Africa
D. \; Great Victoria & 4. \; Asia
\end{array} \]

• (A) A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
• (B) A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
• (C) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
• (D) A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4

Which one of the following institutes in List I is wrongly matched with its location indicated in List II?

• (A) Central Institute of Mining Dhanbad and Fuel Research
• (B) Central Building Research Roorkee Institute
• (C) Central Arid Zone Jodhpur Research Institute
• (D) Central Drug Research Kanpur Institute

In which one of the following films did Pran act as a character artist and not in the role of a villain?

• (A) Himalaya Ki Godh Mein
• (B) Ram aur Shyam
• (C) Zanjeer
• (D) Madhumati

Who was the first posthumous recipient of Bharat Ratna?

• (A) M.G. Ramachandran
• (B) B.R. Ambedkar
• (C) K. Kamraj
• (D) Lal Bahadur Shastri

Which country won the ICC Women’s World Cup held in February 2013?

• (A) India
• (B) New Zealand
• (C) England
• (D) Australia

Which country’s currency is Ngultrum?

• (A) Bhutan
• (B) Laos
• (C) Bangladesh
• (D) Nepal

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Indian economy?

• (A) Primacy of agriculture
• (B) Balance between heavy industry and wage goods
• (C) Population pressure
• (D) Low per capita income

Term 'Federal' has been used in the Indian Constitution in:

• (A) Part-III
• (B) Article-368
• (C) Nowhere in the Constitution
• (D) Preamble

An employment situation where the marginal productivity of agricultural labour is zero is known as:

• (A) Seasonal unemployment
• (B) Cyclical unemployment
• (C) Disguised unemployment
• (D) Disguised employment

Which one of the following National Park/Sanctuary is not in Rajasthan?

• (A) Sariska National Park
• (B) Sambar Wildlife Sanctuary
• (C) Rajaji National Park
• (D) Ranthambore National Park

The National Income of a country is:

• (A) the annual revenue of the Government
• (B) sum total of factor incomes
• (C) surplus of PSU’s
• (D) export minus import

Inflation in India is measured on which of the following indexes / indicators?

• (A) Cost of Living Index (CLI)
• (B) Consumer Price Index (CPI)
• (C) Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
• (D) Wholesale Price Index (WPI)

TRIPS (Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) agreement is administered by:

• (A) UNCTAD
• (B) UNO
• (C) WTO
• (D) World Bank

Which one of the following Institutions publishes the report of ‘World Economic Outlook’?

• (A) IMF
• (B) World Bank
• (C) RBI
• (D) UNCTAD

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the countries having Foreign Exchange Reserve from high to low?

• (A) China – Russia – India – France
• (B) China – France – India – Russia
• (C) France – China – Russia – India
• (D) France – China – India – Russia

Which one of the following is correctly matched?

• (A) Kospi Index: South Korea
• (B) TSEC Weighted Index: Thailand
• (C) SET Index: China
• (D) All of the above

Which of the following is not a chief organ of the United Nations Organisations?

• (A) International Labour Organisation
• (B) Security Council
• (C) International Court of Justice
• (D) General Assembly

Permanent Secretariat to coordinate the implementation of SAARC programme is located at:

• (A) Dhaka
• (B) Kathmandu
• (C) Colombo
• (D) New Delhi

Which of the following describe correctly the Group of Seven Countries (G-7)?

• (A) They are industrialised countries
• (B) They are developing countries
• (C) They are holding Atomic Bomb technology
• (D) They are countries who can launch their own satellites

Which of the following countries is not a member of Group 15 developing countries?

• (A) Mexico
• (B) Brazil
• (C) Malaysia
• (D) Bolivia

The headquarters of Food and Agriculture Organisation is in:

• (A) Madrid
• (B) Rome
• (C) Washington
• (D) Paris

The headquarters of the UNESCO is at:

• (A) Geneva
• (B) Rome
• (C) Paris
• (D) New York

Amnesty International is an organisation associated with which of the following fields?

• (A) Protection of Cruelty to animals
• (B) Protection of human rights
• (C) Protection of historic monuments
• (D) Environment protection

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is located at which of the following places?

• (A) Vienna
• (B) Geneva
• (C) Rome
• (D) Paris

‘Dans le harem de Kadhafi’ is a book written by:

• (A) Lewis Hamilton
• (B) Annick Cojean
• (C) Barak Obama
• (D) Vladimir Putin

12th Five Year Plan will be for the period of:

• (A) 2010–2015
• (B) 2015–2020
• (C) 2011–2016
• (D) 2012–2017

Which one of the following is an important historical novel written during the latter half of the nineteenth century?

• (A) Rast Goftar
• (B) Durgesh Nandini
• (C) Maratha
• (D) Nibandhamala

The river Sone is a tributary of which one of the following rivers?

• (A) Ganga
• (B) Yamuna
• (C) Narmada
• (D) Mahanadi

When you travel in certain parts of India, you will notice red soil. What is the main reason for this colour?

• (A) Abundance of magnesium
• (B) Accumulated humus
• (C) Presence of ferric oxides
• (D) Abundance of phosphates

Ankaleshwar and Navagaon are two oil fields in:

• (A) Gujarat
• (B) Bihar
• (C) West Bengal
• (D) Assam

The award is given in the field of agriculture:

• (A) Bhatnagar Award
• (B) Bourlog Award
• (C) Dhanwantari Award
• (D) Kaling Award

Name the Tennis Legend who has been honoured with her name inclusion in Tennis Hall of Fame.

• (A) Tracy Austin
• (B) Martina Hingis
• (C) Hana Mandlikova
• (D) Bjorn Borg

The Golden Globe Awards are presented by:

• (A) National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
• (B) Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA)
• (C) American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League
• (D) Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Which one of the following is not a football tournament?

• (A) I-League
• (B) Irani Trophy
• (C) Bardoloi Trophy
• (D) Durand Cup