General Awareness 1. A plane carrying president Lech Kaczynski and

dozens of the country's top political and military leaders crashed in heavy fog in western Russia, killing everyone on board. The plane, a Tupolev Tu-154, designed by the Soviets in the mid-1960s , scattered in a forest near Smolensk. 1) Swiss 2) Russian 2) Czech 4) Polish 5) None of these

2. Name the country which has sought military assistance from India to start operations against anti-India insurgent groups taking shelter in its territory. 1) Bangladesh 2) Nepal 3) Bhutan 4) Myanmar 5) None of these

3. Which of the following is Pakistan's biggest war games in more than 20 years? 1) Azam-e-Nau 2) Mard-e-Momin 3) Ghazhwa-e-Badr 4) Operation Hifazat 5) None of these

4. Former Commonwealth champion Suni+ Kumar fought hard but had to settle for silver after losing to Olympic champion Zou Shiming in the finals of the AIBA 3 Star China Cup in Guiyang City. He is associated with 1) Wresting 2) Powerlifting 3) Boxing 4) Weightlifting 5) None of these

5. Which of the following statements is/are true about Nuclear Liability Bill? A. The BJP, the left part ies and environmental

organisations are opposed to several clauses, including compensation from foreign companies in case of an accident.

B. They are also against another clause that frees operators from any liability if the accident was due to grave national disaster of exceptional character, armed conflict or act of terrorism.

C The bill advocates signing of CTBT and NPT, which is against India's nuclear interests.

1) Only A 2) Only B 3 ) O n l y A & B 4 ) O n l y B & C 5) All the above

6. Which of the fol lowing is a national scheme for providing liquefied petroleum gas to rural households? 1) Rajiv Gandhi Grameen LPG Vitarak Yojana 2) Sanjay Gandhi Grameen LPG Vitarak Yojana 3) Indira Gandhi Grameen LPG Vitarak Yojana 4) Mahatma Gandhi Grameen LPG Vitarak Yojana 5) None of these

7. Name the legendary founder of the naxalite movement of the 1960s in West Bengal that heralded a violent struggle and claimed thousands of lives. He apparently

committed suicide recently? 1) Charu Mazumdar 2) Kanu Sanyal 3) Vinod Mishra 4) Kondapalli Sitaramiaha 5) None of these

8. Name the Punjabi poet who has been chosen for the coveted Saraswati Samman for his poetry collection Lafzan Di Dargah. The award, constituted by the KK Birla Foundation, carries a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh, a citation and a plaque. 1) Amrita Pritam 2) Maheep Singh 3) Surjit Patar 4) Avtar Singh Pash 5) None of these

9. Which of the following has been accorded classical language status recently? 1) Tamil 2) Malayalam 3)Kannada 4) Telugu 5) None of these

10. Name the former Director-General of the Border Security Force (BSF) who has been appointed to probe the circumstances leading to the massacre of 76 CRPF personnel in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh. 1) SIS Ahmad 2) EN Ram Mohan 3)KPSGill 4) Julius Ribeiro 5) None of these

11. Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia is pitching for supply of 35 kg of foodgrains every month at Rs 3 a kg to the poor, up from 25 kg proposed under the new 1) Food Security Act 2) Social Security Act 3)MGNREGAct 4)TPDS 5) None of these

12. National Scheduled Castes Commission (NSCC) chairman Buta Singh has s lammed the government's performance on the welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and termed the constitution of the Maha Dalit Commission as unconstitutional. 1) UP 2) MP 3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Bihar 5) None of these

13. Name the award which is considered the highest honour in architecture and regarded by many as equivalent to the Nobel Prize, and which has been awarded to the Japanese duo Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, partners in the architecture firm SANAA. 1) Pritzker Prize 2) Abel Prize 3) Pulitzer Prize 4) Edward Prize 5) None of these

14. In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court has permi t ted to p rov ide four per cent reservation in jobs and education for backward members of the Muslim community, but referred to a special bench the issue of its Constitutional validity. 1) West Bengal 2) Andhra Pradesh 3) Kerala 4) Karnataka 5) None of these

Model Question 1

Bank PO

15. Name Kyrgyzstan's President who has fled the country after anti-government protesters seized the Parliament and clashed with security forces. 1) Islam Karimov 2) Nursultan Nazarbeyev 3) Kurmanbek Bakiyev 4)BabrakKarmal 5) None of these

16. DoS and Windows 3.x support file names upto characters in length. l)Two 2) Four 3)Six 4) Eight 5) None of these

17. is-a collection of web pages and is the very first page that we see on opening of a website. 1) Home page, Web page 2) Web site, Home page 3) Web page, Home page 4) Web page, Web site 5) None of these

18. When we run a program in HTML coding, is used as back-end and works as front-end. 1) Notepad, Internet Explorer 2) Notepad, MSN messenger 3) MS Word, Internet Explorer 4) Both 1 and 2 5) None of these

19. In DoS, the "Label" command is used to 1) display the label of disk 2) change the label of disk 3) remove the label of disk 4) Both 1 and 2 5) None of these

20. The subsystem of the kernel and hardware that cooperates to translate virtual to physical addresses comprises 1) Process Management Subsystem 2) Memory Management Subsystem 3) Input/Output Management Subsystem 4) All of the above 5) None of these

21. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, selling was no problem and no sales team was required because:

/ 1) Marketing was not a subject then. 2) People was not a subject then. 3) People don't want to sell anything. 4) Small-scale enterprises dominated the economic scene. 5) None of these

22. A form of distribution in which the manufacturer makes an agreement, with a middleman in each market area stipulating that the distribution of the product within that area is to be confined solely to that middleman, is known as 1) Mass distribution 2) Exclusive agency distribution 3) Selective distribution 4) Price distribution 5) None of these

23. The long-term objective of marketing is 1) Customer satisfaction 2) Profit maxim isation 3) Cost cutting

4) Profit maximisation with customer satisfaction 5) None of these

24. Which of the following is the statistical indicator for equality in income distribution? 1) Gini coefficient 2) Price indices 3) GNP 4) GDP 5) None of these

25. Short-term planning focuses on 1) functional plans 2) long-term objectives

3) specific goals 4) both 1 and 3) 5) None of these 26. Standard Chartered pic has filed a draft prospectus with

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to raise up to $750 million through an issue of220 million IDRs. IDR stand for 1) International Depository Receipt 2) Indian Depository Receipt 3) Integrated Depository Receipt 4) Irreversible Depository Receipt 5) None of these

27. Name the country's oldest para-military force, which has completed 175 years of existence recently 1)CRPF 2)BSF 3)ITBP 4) Assam Rifles 5) None of these

28. Name the country which has signed a $7.5-billion deal with Iran, paving the way for laying the natural gas pipeline, originally proposed to be extended up to India. 1) Afghanistan 2) Pakistan 3) Sri Lanka 4) Uzbekistan 5) None of these

29. Name the former Iraqi premier whose secular Iraqiya bloc won 91 seats in the 325-member Council of Representatives. 1) Nuri al-Maliki 2) Iyad Allawi 3) Jalal Talabani 4) Rafiq Hariri 5) None of these

30. Name the UNESCO goodwill ambassador and South Asia Foundation (SAF) founder who will grant $0.5 million to establish a building for the Institute of Kashmir Studies at the University of Kashmir. 1) Madanjeet Singh 2) Surjeet Singh 3) Amresh Singh 4) Simranjeet Singh 5) None of these

31. Millions of savings account holders will get per cent more as the Reserve Bank of India has asked banks to pay 3.5 per cent interest on a day-to-day basis, instead of taking the lowest deposit during the month for computation. 1)5 2)10 3)15 4)20 5) None of these

32. Name the evergreen actor-filmmaker who has been honoured with the prestigious 'Phalke Rama' award this year. Presented by the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy, the award was given on the birth anniversary of the father of the Indian film industry Dadasaheb Phalke on Apr 30. 1) Dilip Kumar 2)ManojKumar 3)DevAnand 4) Aamir Khan 5) None of these

33. The Centre has banned foreign direct investment in manufacturing, be it for domestic consumption

or for exports, as part of its drive against smoking. 1) Cigarette 2) Cigar 3) Bidis 4) Hookah 5) None of these

34. India is developing a sub-sonic 1,000-km range cruise missile, named l)Nirbhay 2)Nidar 3) Nag 4) Ghatak 5) None of these

35. Which of the following dates has been declared the World House Sparrow Day? 1) 1 March 2) 10 March 3)15 March 4) 20 March 5) None of these

36. The Centre will set up a Central Food Secuf ity Fund to monetarily compensate the Below Poverty Line (BPL) beneficiaries of the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) who fail to get the proposed mandatory 25 kilograms of wheat or rice per family per month at a subsidised rate of l ) R s l O p e r k g 2) Rs 7 per kg 3) Rs 5 per kg 4) Rs 3 per kg 5) None of these

37. Who among the following has taken charge as the Chief of the Army Staff from General Deepak Kapoor, who retired from service? l)Vijay Kumar Singh 2) Sunder Singh 3) AS Vaidya 4) JJ Singh 5) None of these

38. In the wake of reports of violation of ethical guidelines and exploitation during the "clinical trials" of HPV vaccine, meant to prevent cervical cancer among women, the Centre advised the state governments to suspend the vaccine programme until the issue is settled. HPV stands for 1) Human Papilloma Virus 2) Human Porcupine Virus 3) Human Population Virus 4) Human Patient Virus 5) None of these

39. Which state govt has recently decided to provide 50 per cent reservation for women at all levels of the three-tier panchayat system in the state? So far, the reservation for women in all categories—general, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes — was one-third of the total seats. l)Bihar 2) West Bengal 3)UP 4)AP 1 5) None of these

40. Thirty-eight people were killed and 65 injured in suicide bombings at two Metro stations in 1) Moscow 2) Paris 3) Geneva 4) London 5) None of these

41. Ifthe bit in X.25 standard is set to l , i tmeans that there is more than one packet. 1)Q 2)D 3)M 4)P 5) None of these

42. A device operating at the physical layer is called a 1) Bridge 2) Router 3) Repeater 4) All of the above 5) None of these

43. For separating channels in FDM, it is necessary to use 1) Time slots 2) Bandpass filters 3) Differentiation 4) All of the above 5) None of these

44. Encryption and decryption are the functions of 1) Transport layer 2) Session layer 3) Presentation layer 4) All of the above 5) None of these

45. Which of the following computer languages is a mathematically oriented language used for scientific problems? 1) FORTRAN 2) COBOL 3) LISP 4) PROLOG 5) APPLE

46. In marketing terms, Attitude can best be defined as a 1) rude behaviour of salesperson 2) rude behaviour of consumer 3) mental state of consumer 4) ego of the marketing executive 5) None of these

47. The nominal scale used for marketing research refers to 1) population characteristics based on age or sex or

ownership of a specific consumer durable 2) ordering of scale 3) Both 1 and 2 4) Neither 1 nor 2 5) None of these

48. Reference group influences vis-a-vis consumption decision is a function of the 1) product category 2) group characteristics 3) group communication process 4) All of the above 5) None of these

49. Just in time (JIT) technique is getting wider acceptance world over. The technique was first introduced in 1) India 2) Indonesia 3) Japan 4) America 5) None of these

50. Gate keepers 1) use the products. 2) report on product performance. 3) control the flow of information into buying centre.-4) issue challan for discharge of products. 5) None of these

English Directions (Q. 51-60): In each of the following sentences

there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers 1,2,3,4 and 5. Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make it meaningfully complete. 51. Terrorism is a that needs to be defeated and

1) blunder, wrapped 2) scourge, eliminated 3) devil, surrendered 4) crime, punished 5) ghost, captured

52. The mass movement all sections, communities and regions the length and breadth of our vast country. 1) included, above 2) occupied, through 3) inflamed, about 4) engulfed, besides 5) involved, across

53. The people up as one nation against the might of the British.

1) rose, forceful 2) united, lucrative 3) faced, pleasant 4) stood, imperial 5) assembled, fearful

54. The against them was that they were Christianity in Islamic Afghanistan.

1) blame, mixing 2) anger, practising 3) charge, spreading 4) agenda, preaching 5) hatred, thriving

55. It seems that the international security has been in an extraordinary situation. 1) scenario, arrived 2) environment, caught 3) cordon, position 4) network, establish 5) scene, coloured

56. Being a fast learner, he the vulnerability of

using modern gadgets to his organisation. 1) realised, build 2) assessed, compete 3) gained, supervise 4) applied, strive 5) supported, derive

57. They feel that terrorism and v io lence have become of foreign for quite a few countries.

1) agenda, terrorists 2) ideology, ultras 3) instruments, policies 4) synonymous, merceneries 5) creation, element

58. Many of global terrorism have about the way the US deals with the problem. 1) experts, denial 2) opinion, apprehension 3) visualisers, favour 4) observers, reservations 5) veteran, challenged

59. It has taken reports of starvation deaths for Parliament to up to the fact that there is a food in the country. 1) wake, crisis 2) come , struggle 3) conjure, need 4) approach, scarcity 5) live, anarchy

60. The controversy over 'saffronisation of education' is curious political .

1) holding, debate 2) questioning, saga 3) depicting, connotation 4) symbolising, discussions 5) acquiring, dimensions Directions (Q. 61-65): A number of sentences are given

below, which when properly sequenced form a coherent para­graph. Each sentence is label led wi th a letter. C h o o s e the most logical order to form a coherent paragraph. 61. A. Earlier the only oddity associated with Tamil Nadu

was its cho ice of fi lm personalit ies as political leaders.

B. But if some of the recent events in Tamil Nadu are taken into account, it, too, does not appear to be too far behind.

C. Now, less savoury factors have joined this particular quirk to undermine the state's reputation.

D. Bihar is n o w a lmost unanimous ly regarded as representing the l o w e s t point in the country's political life.

1)DCBA 2 ) A B C D 3 ) B C A D 4 ) C B D A 5 ) D B A C 62. A Even though it is the first country to acquire nuclear

w e a p o n s , o thers r e f u s e d t o a c k n o w l e d g e its prominence in the Islamic world.

B. Though it possesses one of the most professional armies in the Islamic world, it is never taken seriously by them.

C. Pakistan, therefore, seems to have thought that it can achieve its objective by acting and cooperating with the Taliban.

D. Pakistan has always had a grouse against the Islamic world.

1)DBAC 2 ) A C D B 3 ) B D A C 4 ) D C A B 5 )ADBC 63. A Torture ruins the v i c t i m s both phys i ca l ly and

mentally. B. It is a serious violation of human dignity which can

destroy the personality of any individual. C Custodial torture often figures in the news these

days . D. They remain in a state of perpetual fear and horror

whenever they remember their custodial agony. 1)ABCD 2 ) D C B A 3 ) C B A D 4 ) B C D A 5 )DCAB

64. A While on the one hand, the ravages of flood are taking their toll, on the other hand some parts are under the grip of a severe drought.

B. The stark irony is that while foodgrains are rolling in warehouses, people are starving due to lack of purchasing power.

C Truncated Bihar is reeling under a twin disaster. D. Adding to the w o e s of the people is the utter lack of

sensi t iv i ty be ing d i sp layed by the government machinery.

1 ) C A B D 2 ) B D C A 3 )ACDB 4 ) D B A C 5 ) D A B C 65. A U S S R was the first country to adopt it and had been

successful in accelerat ing its rate of economic growth.

B. N o w results are already before the world to decide about its success rate.

C. India also fol lowed suit by adopting this technique with the second five-year plan.

D. This model has come to be recognised as a novel technique for the development of underdeveloped countries.

1 )BCDA 2 ) D A C B 3 ) A D B C 4 ) B C A D 5 )DCBA Direct ions (Q. 66 -70) : R e a d each sentence to f ind out

whe ther there is any error in it. T h e error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence . T h e n u m b e r of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.) 66. 1) This is the time to further / 2) mould brinkmanship into

dialogue / 3) to help creation of peace / 4) for the people of the region. / 5) N o n e of these

67. 1) Ifhe is not given the job, 12) it will be a loss for/3) academia as well as IA the student community. /5) No error

68. 1) This is not 12) likely to happening 13) for quite some time, I A) if at all. /5) No error

69. 1) He does not/ 2) have the capacity / 3) to hold meet­ings/ 4) at a short notice./ 5) No error

70. 1) Initially the youngsters/ 2) put up a brave show/ 3) but ultimately inexperience showed and/ 4) they were given in . /5) No error Directions (Q. 71-85): Read the following passage care­

fully and answer the questions given below it Certain words/ phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while answer ing some of the quest ions .

This is an age of unprecedented 'judicial activism.' This activism has, at times, curbed executive actions, earning popu­lar approbat ion . In a democratic set-up, nobody, however in­fluential, can act arbitrari ly . The rule of law much be re­spected so that the citizen knows where he stands. To ensure this, courts have to uphold and protect citizens' rights and interests. People approach the courts anticipating speedy dispensation of justice. Delays in the judicial process cause them frustration and disappointment.

An independent judiciary is a prerequis i te for upholding

the rule of law and protecting the rights of citizens that are guar­anteed by the Constitution. That may not be easy. Judges alone cannot dispense speedy justice. They must have the coopera­tion of the legal community and the government.

A further complication for judges is that they cannot publicly comment on their judgments. They also have to en­sure that the judiciary is not affected by political interfer­ence, especially the machinations of corrupt politicians.

The judiciary has to ensure that its credibility remains intact in the public perception. If it is to be successful in doing so it needs all the help it can get, especially because good judges usually do not go public to defend themselves.

The legal fraternity has to play a prominent role in build­ing the image of the judiciary by following, if necessary, self-imposed codes of conduct. Lawyers, for instance, should not cast aspersions on the impartial conduct of presiding officers of courts.

They should also not misuse safeguards provided by a plethora of legal codes, which help them protect the inter­ests of their clients.

They must ensure that their clients are not allowed to delay legal proceedings and subvert the ends of justice. Law­yers must assist judges to dispose cases fast.

It is common in landlord-tenant disputes, for instance, to ask for 'stays' and delay judicial proceedings. If lawyers refuse to be complicit in such dilatory tactics they would gain in terms of public estimation and enhance the reputa­tion of the judiciary. 71. What does the term 'judicial activism' stand for?

1) Judiciary is supreme. 2) Judiciary is vigilant and active. 3) Judiciary can cross any limit. 4) Judges are the most powerful persons in a democracy. 5) No one can challenge the judiciary.

72. What would happen if the judiciary ceases to be independent? 1) Executive will become more powerful. 2) Disintegration will take place in the society. 3) Rule of'might is right' will prevail. 4) People will get rid of getting expensive justice. 5) None of these

73. How can the delay injudicial process be checked? 1) There should be only a single hearing in a case. 2) Judges should be given a timeframe for the disposal

of a particular case. 3) The working hours of the judiciary should be

extended. 4) Cases which are more than ayear old should be closed. 5) One and all in the chain ofjudiciary should cooperate

with one another. 74. How can the lawyers assist judges in disposing cases fast?

1) by appealing for compromise 2) by not taking the cases of criminals 3) by not assisting their clients in delay tactics 4) by making the cases transparent before the judges 5) by following a strict code of conduct

75. Which of the following is a characteristic of a democratic

set-up? 1) Law is supreme. 2) Media is more influential than any other body. 3) Public opinion is even above the Constitution. 4) Government has unlimited powers. 5) The powerful have their say in the system.

76. Which of the following can hamper the functioning of the judiciary in a fair manner? L interference by political leaders n our outdated constitution III hectic schedule of judges IV negative attitude of the lawyers 1) Only I 2) III and IV only 3) I, II and III only 4) I and IV only 5) None of these

77. Which of the following is true in the context of the passage? 1) We are now in an era of judicial activism. 2) Lawyers usually disobey the judges. 3) Government can check the power ofjudiciary. 4) Judges often air their views publicly over their

judgements. 5) None of these

78. A free judiciary has to ensure whether 1) lawyers are doing justice to their cases or not. 2) the rights of citizens are protected or not. 3) cases are tried speedily or not. 4) people are satisfied with the performance of their

government or not. 5) politicians are corrupt or not.

79. Give a suitable title for this passage. 1) Powerful judiciary 2) Constitution and democracy 3) Role ofjudiciary in a democracy 4) Political interference injudiciary 5) Judiciary and government Directions (Q. 80-82): Choose the word wich is most

nearly the SAM E in meaning as the word given in bold as used in passage. 80. ARBITRARILY

1) ruthlessly 2)fastly 3) rapidly 4) dictatorially 5) unconvincingly

81. PREREQUISITE 1) formality 2) requirement 3) solution 4) platform 5) ground

82. FRATERNITY 1) brotherhood 2) forum 3) desk 4) society 5) practitioners Directions (Q. 83-85): Choose the word which is most

OPPOSITE in meaning of the word given in bold as used in the passage. 83. APPROBATION

1) accolade 2) wrath 3) disapproval 4) discomfort 5) dejection

84. INTACT 1) damaged 2) weak 3) obsolete 4) confined 5) partial

85. PLETHORA 1)jumble 2) chapter 3) section 4) series 5) few

Directions (Q. 86-90): In each sentence below, a word/ group of words has been printed in bold. From the five an­swer choices given below each sentence, pick out the one which can substitute the bold word/group of words correctly, without changing the meaning of the sentence. 86. He is dead set on contesting the election.

l)cool 2) nervous 3) determined 4) anxious 5) None of these

87. The delegation is arriving within a week, as a matter of fact 1) on the ground 2) in reality 3) on a mission 4) to check the fact 5) None of these

88. I don't know what he is doing in the interim. 1) in the meantime 2) up to now 3) in such a manner 4) in such a situation 5) None of these

89. He must be aware of the ins and outs of this particular plan. 1) problems 2) routine 3) results 4) details 5) None of these

90. I have warned you over and over not to do that. 1) often 2)outrightly 3) repeatedly 4) strictly 5) None of these Directions (Q. 91-100): In the following passage there

are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These num­bers are printed below the passage and against each five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropri­ately. Find out the appropriate word in-each case.

The global 91 of the past week have pushed starvation deaths and the scandal of 60 million tonnes of food stocks from the headlines; but the 92 problems remain and, going by the most recent 93 in the Supreme Court on a public inter­est litigation relating to food, many State Governments 94 to be unconcerned about their failure to utilise grain allotted to them under a number of Central Government programmes. 95 over the lack of action by the States in identifying the benefi­ciaries for the Antyodaya scheme, the Court has now gone a step 96 and asked for a report on implementation of nine Central Government programmes and, more important, it has asked the States to lift their entire allotments under the food-for-work programmes — both directions to be met within three weeks. The 92 to which the Supreme Court has got 98 in micro-management of food distribution may not be fully justified; but that the Court has had to go into such detail

shows how 99 the Government — and this must include the

Classification of appeared candidates in a competitive exam from different states and qualified candidates from those states.

Total number of appeared candidates = 54,000

Directions (Q. 121-125): See the following pie-chart carefully and answer the questions based on it.

Production of rice (in lakh tonnes) by two different methods is given in seven countries.

Scientific Method

Total number of qualified candidates = 32000 111. What is the ratio of the number of appeared candidates

from states C and E together to that of appeared candi­dates from states A and F together? 1)3:5 2)5:3 3) 17:33 4)33 : 17 5) None of these

112. In which state the percentage of qualified candidates with respect to appeared candidates is maximum? 1)A 2)B 3)C 4)D 5) None of these

113. What is the difference between the number of appeared candidates of states B and E? 1)504 2)680 3)1080 4)1260 5) None of these

114. What is the percentage of qualified candidates with respect to that of appeared candidates from states A and D taken together? 1)72.22 2)65.8 3)82.5 4)18.7 5)60.12

115. What is the ratio of the number of candidates qualified from states C and D together to the number of candidates appeared from state G? 1)17:33 2)201:317 3)224:297 4)297:224 5) None of these Directions (Q. 116-120): In the following questions two

equations I and II are given. You have to solve both the emiatinns and dive answer

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Deviation Method 121. What is the ratio of production by deviation method in

Japan to that by scientific method in China? 1)2:5 2)5:2 3)3:8 4)8:17 5) None of these

122. What is the average production of rice in the above, given states by both methods?

4) 90 lakh tonnes

5) None of these 123. The average production of rice by scientific method is

what per cent of the average production of rice by deviation method?

1)110 2)120 3)130 4)210 5)140 124. The production of rice by scientific method in Bhutan is

what per cent more than that in Japan by deviation method? 1)20 2)25 3)30 4)42 5)60

125. Which country in the above said pie-chart has least difference of production by two different methods? 1) Japan 2)Bhutan 3)China4) India 5)Noneofthese Direction (Q. 126-130): See the given figure carefully

and answer the questions based on it.

Directions(Q. 136-140): Records of selling of computers are given. Study the table and answer the questions based on it

Selling price of one computer = Rs 32850 Profit on selling one computer = Rs 3750

136. What is the difference of the average number of computers sold in the year 2007 and that in 2009? 1)2.85 2)3.86 3)4.12 4)5.67 5)8.97

137. The number of computers sold in the year 2009 is approximately what per cent of the number of computers sold in the year 2007? 1) 65% 2) 77% 3) 74% 4) 113% 5)115%

138. The profit earned in the year 2008 amounts to l)Rs2,80,000 2) Rs 3,11,000 3)Rs3,15,000 4)Rs4,55,000 5) None ofthese

139. The ratio of profit gained in the year 2005 to that in the year 2008 is equal to 1)64:77 2)60:71 3)31:63 4)14 :29 5) None of these

140. The maximum amount of profit gained was in the year 1)2005 2)2006 3)2009 4)2007 5) None of these

141. If the sum of the squares of two consecutive even numbers is 164, Find the numbers. 1)8,10 2) 10,12 3) 14,16 4)20,22 5) None ofthese

142. If the diagonal of a square is 4 V2 cm, what is the ratio of the area of the square to its perimeter? 1) 1:3 2 ) 3 : 2 3 ) 2 : 3 4 ) 3 : 5 5) None of these

133.4, 6, 10, 16, 34, 66 1)66 2)4 3)6 4)10 5) 16

134. 1, -8, 9, -64, -125, -216 l)-8 2)9 3)-64 4)-125 5)-216

135.512, 260, 138, 81, 56, 48.25 1)260 2)81 3)56.5 4)40.25 5)138

143. Ram's height is 3 0 % more than Shyam's . Shyam's height is what per cent less than R a m ' s ?

144. F o u r p i p e s fill a t a n k in 15 , 2 0 , 30 a n d 40 h o u r s respectively. T h e first p ipe was o p e n e d at 6 am, the second at 8 am, the third at 10 am and the fourth at 12 noon. When will the tank get filled comple te ly? 1)2 pm 2) 2.30 pm 3) 2.45 pm 4) 2 . 5 0 pm 5) N o n e of these

146. A tree has broken from a point and the broken part reaches the ground, mak ing an angle of 4 5 ° with the surface. I f the total height of the t ree is 50m, what is the approx length of the b roken part reach ing the g round? I ) 2 5 m t s 2 ) 3 0 m t s 3 ) 3 5 m t s 4 ) 4 0 m t s 5 ) N o n e o f t h e s e

147. The ratio of the income of A to that of B is 5 : 7 and the ratio of their expendi tures is 3 : 5. If they save Rs 2000 each, what is the income of A? l ) R s 2 4 0 0 2 ) R s 2 7 0 0 3 ) R s 2 8 0 0 4) Data Inadequate 5) N o n e of these

Test of Reasoning Directions (Q. 151-155): In each ques t ion below is given

a s ta tement followed by t w o a s sumpt ions n u m b e r e d I a n d II . An assumpt ion i s s o m e t h i n g supposed or t a k e n for g r a n t e d . You h a v e t o c o n s i d e r t h e s t a t e m e n t a n d t h e fo l lowing a s ­s u m p t i o n s a n d d e c i d e w h i c h o f t h e a s s u m p t i o n s i s impl ic i t in the s t a t ement . Give a n s w e r

1) if only assumpt ion I is implicit . 2) if only assumpt ion II is implicit . 3) if either I or II is implicit . 4) if neither I nor II is implicit . 5) if both I and II are implicit .

151. S t a t e m e n t : " B u y our Magica l Book on Quicker Maths and get t echn iques to solve those compl ica ted sums within seconds which you were unable to solve quicker ." — An adver t i sement of X p u b ­lishing c o m p a n y of b o o k s for s tudents

A s s u m p t i o n s : I . S tudents k n o w the p rocedure of solv-

ing the sums through tradit ional or other meth­ods excep t qu icker ones . I I . On ly the b o o k s of Quicker Maths of X pub­l ishing company contains short-cut techniques .

152. S t a t e m e n t : " W e have nei ther sufficient vehicles for pa­trol l ing nor night-vision glasses and sophist icated w e a p o n s ; how can we be able to curb the mili­t ancy?" —A Commander o f Border Security Force

A s s u m p t i o n s : I . Mi l i tancy can ' t be curbed. I I . P h y s i c a l fac i l i t ies o f secur i ty forces h e l p increase the efficiency of forces.

153. S t a t e m e n t : "Since my chi ldhood I always liked the poem of poet X and I m a d e my efforts to learn from the style of the poet to b e c o m e a good poet . — Mr Y

A s s u m p t i o n s : I . I t is poss ib le to learn some qualit ies from the p o e m s of a good poet . I I . P o e m s of poet X were in exis tence dur ing the ch i ldhood of Mr Y.

154. S t a t e m e n t : " O u r book on Non-Verba l Reasoning has been writ ten systematical ly for s tudents who are n e w to the subject and now they do not require to j o in any coach ing institute to learn the sub­j e c t . " — An adver t i sement

A s s u m p t i o n s : I . S tudents need a systematically written book on Non-Verbal Reasoning . I I . S tudents need the he lp of a coaching institute.

155. S t a t e m e n t s : "Th i s s tudy material is not for free sale in the market , not for hire, sale, repurchase or circu­lation. A n y violat ion may invite penal act ion." — Publ ica t ion X ' s no te on the cover page of the book le t s of its s tudy material

A s s u m p t i o n s : I . T h e r e m a y be repurchas ing and circu­lating of the study material of the publishing com­pany X if not forbidden. I I . A threat of penal act ion hinders persons from indulging in illegal activity.

Di rec t ions (Q. 156-160): In each quest ion below is given a s t a t e m e n t followed by t w o conclus ions n u m b e r e d I a n d II . You h a v e to a s s u m e e v e r y t h i n g in t h e s t a t e m e n t t o be t r u e , then cons ide r t he t w o conclusions toge the r a n d decide which of t hem logically follows beyond a reasonab le d o u b t from the in fo rma t ion given in t he s t a t e m e n t . Give a n s w e r

1) if on ly conc lus ion I fol lows. 2) if on ly conc lus ion II follows. 3) if e i t h e r I or II fol lows. 4) i f n e i t h e r I n o r II follows. 5 ) I f b o t h I a n d II follow.

156. S t a t e m e n t : T h e chances of a war between India and Pa­kistan have decl ined.

C o n c l u s i o n s : I . Both a rmies have built up defences in r e s p o n s e . I I . T h e r e is cons iderab le international pressure on both the count r ies to restrain themselves .

157. S t a t e m e n t : L a k s h m a m m a , an agricultural worker from Hola lu , dec ided to sell her kidney to clear a part of her debt of Rs 70 ,000 .

C o n c l u s i o n s : I . The kidneys of agricultural workers fetch

a high price. II. Kidneys are sold for thousands of rupees.

158. Statement: In order to stop ticketless travel in trains, the Railway Ministry has decided to increase the pen­alty up to five times of that before.

Conclusions: I. Ticketless travellers will follow some fair way of travelling when severe fine is imposed. II. The Railway Ministry has failed to understand the compulsion and miseries of ticketless passengers.

159. Statement: The Governor of state X is alleged to be in­volved in cases of corruption along with a group of bureaucrats.

Conclusions: I. The governor of state X may be involved in the corruption. II. The governor of state X may not be involved in the corruption.

160. Statement: 'No aspect of cricket is more indispensable than good fielding.' —A captain's statement

Conclusions: I. To win a cricket match, it is necessary to learn and practise the art of good fielding. II. Good fielding is enough to win a cricket match.

Directions (Q. 161-165): Below is given a passage fol­lowed by several possible inferences which can be drawn from the facts stated in the passage. You have to examine each inference separately in the context of the passage and decide upon its degree of truth or falsity. Imagine your self to be in the year 2001. Mark answer

1) if the inference is 'definitely true^ ie it properly follows from the statement of facts given.

2) if the inference is 'probably true' though not 'definitely true' in the light of the facts given.

3) if the data are inadequate, ie from the facts given you cannot say whether the inference is likely to be true or false.

4) if the inference is 'probably false' though not 'definitely false' in the light of the facts given.

5) if the inference is 'definitely false', ie it cannot possibly be drawn from the facts given for it contra­dicts the given facts.

Intensive Pulse Polio campaigns have helped reduce the number of confirmed polio cases from 1126 in 1999to 265 in year 2000 and to 112 in year 2001. Transmission of the virus isnow virtually confined to a few districts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. During the year 2001 -02, in addition to strengthening the rou­tine immunisation programme, two national Immunisation Days were organised all overthe country on December 2,2001 and January 20,2002. One Sub-National Immunisation Day was also held on October 14,2001, in the States of Uttar Pradesh, B ihar, Delhi and West Bengal. With vigorous implementation of the programme and intensified efforts in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, Government is confident that "Zero Incidence of Polio" will be reached in the year 2002. 161. In the year 2002, the number of confirmed polio cases

will be less than 112. 162. There were no confirmed cases of polio from West

Bengal in the year 2001.

163. There will be no incidence of polio, either in UP or in Bihar, in the year 2002.

164. The number of confirmed cases of polio from Madhya Pradesh was 15 in the year 2001.

165. Government is keenly interested in attaining its objective regarding Pulse Polio. Directions (Q. 166-170): In making decisions about

important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between "Strong" arguments and "Weak" arguments in­sofar as they relate to the question. "Strong" arguments are those which are both important and directly related to the question. "Weak" arguments are those which are of minor importance and also may not be directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the question.

Instructions: Each question below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a strong argument and which is a weak argument Give answer

1) if only argument I is strong. 2) if only argument II is strong. 3) if either I or II is strong. 4) if neither I nor II is strong. 5) if both I and II are strong.

166. Statement: Should the government allow use of LPG as fuel for commercial vehicles?

Arguments: I. No, when the petroleum agencies cannot fulfil the demand even for domestic use satisfac­torily, how will they meet the demands for com­mercial vehicles? II. No, LPG fuel is not adaptable to the spark igni­tion engines and compressed ignition engines which are commonly used in the country.

167. Statement: Is the recent hike of about 50% in fees and transport charges by schools in cities justified?

Arguments: I. Yes, we have entered the era of informa­tion technology and inclusion of IT as a subject has put a burden of huge amount on schools due to expansion in infrastructure facilities. II. No, this will suddenly increase the burden of parents of the students.

168. Statement: Should commercial activity be permitted in residential areas?

Arguments: I. No, these activities impair the growth of residents of residential areas. II. Yes, commercial activity adds to economic de­velopment, and it is one of the major aspects of economic activity.

169. Statement: Should government make rooftop rainwater harvesting mandatory for every builder in Delhi?

Arguments: I. Yes, in a scientific study, it has been es­tablished that we can capture and recharge 65,000 litres of rainwater in Delhi from a 100-sq-m size rooftop and meet drinking and domestic water requirement of a family of four for 160 days. II. Yes, the ground water level in some areas is falling at the rate of one metre per year and com­pounding the water crisis.

170. Statement: Should a government employee be given study leave?

Arguments: I. Yes, every person has the fundamental right to get education and it is the duty of the government to co-operate with its employees in attaining their goals. II. No, this will give the employee a pretext to get relief from burden of work.

Directions (Q. 171-175): Read the following informa­tion carefully and answer the questions given below:

There are six members in a family. Amrendra is the only male in that family. One of the members is an engineer. A person came to Amrendra's home to gather some information related to census. When the census officer came in, he saw all the six members of the family were taking their lunch around a table. The census officer came to know that

1) the persons taking their lunch are: the teacher, Sheela, Kamini, the author, the nurse and Priti.

2) Kamini is neither the doctor nor the professor. 3) Neither Amrendra nor Punam is the nurse. 4) Amrendra is not the teacher. When the census officer was to return, Sheela, Rita and

the doctor also wanted to go with him to help him in his work. 171. What is the profession of the only male member in the

group? 1) Doctor 2) Professor 3)Teacn*er 4) Author 5) None of these

172. Which of the following is the profession of Rita? 1) Doctor 2) Professor 3) Teacher 4) Author 5) None of these

173. Who is an Engineer? 1) Amrendra 2) Sheela 3) Rita 4) Punam 5) None of these

174. Which of the following combinations is not correct? 1) Kamin i - Engineer 2) Punam - Teacher 3) Priti-Nurse 1 \ 4) Sheela - Professor 5) Amrendra - Author

175. Which of the following combinations is correct? 1) Sheela - Engineer 2) Rita - Nurse 3) Priti - Teacher 4) Punam - Professor 5) Amrendra - Engineer Directions (Q. 176-180): Study the following informa­

tion and answer the questions given below: In a certain code, the symbol for 0 (zero) is @ and for 1 is

$. There are no other symbols for all other numbers greater than one. The numbers greater than 1 are to be written only by using the two symbols given above. The value of the symbol for 1 doubles itself everytime it shifts one place to the left. Study the following example.

'0 ' is written as @ ' 1' is written as $ ' 2 ' is written as $@ ' 3 ' is written as $$ '4 ' is written as $@@ and so on.

176. Which of the following will represent 29? 1)@$@$$ 2)$@$$$ 3)$$$$@ 4)$$$@$ 5) None of these

177. Which of the following will represent 17?

1)3 2)81 3)72 4)73 5) None of these Directions (Q. 181-185): In each question below there

are three statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the given statement to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given state­ments, disregarding commonly known facts. 181. Statements: a. Some curlews are cuckoos.

b. No cuckoos are peacocks. c. All peacocks are parrots.

Conclusions: I. Some cuckoos are not parrots. II. Some curlews are parrots. III. Some curlews are not parrots. IV. Some parrots are not those curlews which

are cuckoos. 1) Only IV follows 2) Either I or II follows 3) Only II and IV follow 4) None follows 5) None of these

182. Statements: a. All cups are plates. b. Some tumblers are plates. c. All spoons are plates.

Conclusions: I. All spoons are cups. II. Some cups are spoons. HI. No cups are tumblers. IV. All cups are tumblers.

1) Only II follows 2) Only III follows 3) All follow 4) None follows 5) None of these

183. Statements: a. No cats are rats. b. No rats are ants. c. No ants are flies.

Conclusions: I. No cats are ants. II. No rats are flies. III. No flies are rats. IV. No ants are cats.

1) None follows 2) Only I and II follow 3) All follow 4) Only I and III follow 5) None of these

184. Statements: a. Some cats are rats. b. No flies are ants. c. All rats are ants.

Conclusions: I. Some flies are not cats. II. No flies are rats. III. No rats are flies. IV. Some cats are not flies.

1) Only II and III follow 2) Only II, III and IV follow 3) All follow 4) Either II or IV and III follow 5) None of these

185. Statements: a. Some books are copies. b. Some pencils are books. c. Some sharpeners are books.

Conclusions: I. Some pencils are copies. II. Some sharpeners are copies. III. No pencils are copies. IV. All sharpeners are copies.

1) Only I follows 2) Only IV follows 3) Only I and III follow 4) Either I or III follows 5) None of these Directions (Q. 186-190) : Ravi , Roshan and Komal are

in control of the following number-letter-symbol series re­spectively.

186. Starting from the right end and following the given order in each series, if a group of three elements is formed by taking symbol from Ravi's series, letter from Roshan's series and number from Komal's series, each symbol-letter-number only once, which of the following will be the elements of the 3rd such group formed? 1)3€B7 2)3§B1 3 ) * W 1 4) O B I 5 ) None of these

187. If from each series, amongst letters/numbers/symbols the one having the highest members is sorted out and then arranged in the descending order on the basis of the number of elements they have, which of the follow­ing will indicate the correct descending order? 1) Ravi-letters, Komal-letters, Roshan-letters 2) Roshan-symbols, Komal-symbols, Ravi-letters 3) Roshan-letters, Komal-letters, Ravi-letters 4) Ravi-letters, Roshan-letters, Komal-letters 5) None of these

188. If all the elements of Ravi's, Roshan's and Komal's se­ries are respectively arranged in the same given order from the left, then which element will be exactly midway between 12th element from the left and 7th element from the right in the newly formed series?

189. If all the elements of Ravi's, Roshan's and Komal's series are respectively arranged in the same given order from the left af ter each two s u c c e s s i v e e lements are interchanged, ie Fand 8 interchange, • and T interchange, and so on, then which element will be 28th element from the right end of the newly formed series? 1 )S 2 ) K 3 ) B 4 ) L 5 ) None o f these

190. Which of the following is not true? 1) Number of total symbols used in all the three series

is 6 more than the number of total numbers used in the series.

2) If second half of Ravi's series is reversed then 6th element to the right of 5th element from the left is 0.

3) If first half of Ravi's series is reversed and second half is left undisturbed then 7th element to the left of

5th element from the right end of Ravi's series is T. 4) If each third element is deleted in Komal's series then

7th element from the left end of Komal's series is C. 5) All of the above are true Directions (Q. 1 9 1 - 1 9 5 ) : In the question given below

certain symbols are used with the following meanings:

Now in each of the following questions, assuming the given statements to be true, find wh ich of the two conclusions I and II given below them is/are definitely true. Give answer

1) if only conclusion I is true. 2) if only conclusion II is true. 3) if both I and II are true. 4) if neither I nor II is true. 5) if either I or II is true.

Directions (Q. 196-197) : Study the following informa­tion carefully and answer the questions given below.

A cube is painted with six different colours for different faces of the cube such that:

L White face should lie between red and green faces. IL Blue face should be adjacent to the black face. I l l Yellow face should lie adjacent to the blue face. IV. Red face should be opposite the green face. V Green face should be at the bottom. VL Black and yellow faces should be opposite each other.

196. Which of the following statements is not true? 1) The face opposite white is blue. 2) The face opposite red is green. 3) White face is not at the top. 4) Red face is not at the top. 5) Yellow face is adjacent to red.

197. Which of the following statements is true? 1) The adjacent faces to red are white, blue, black and

yellow. 2) The adjacent faces to green are white, blue, black and red. 3) If yellow face will be at the top, black may be on any

side except bottom. 4) Yellow will certainly be at the right of the cube when

red is at the top. 5) None of these

198. How many pairs of letters are there in the word UNDE­NOMINATIONAL which have the same number of letters between them as in English alphabet? l)Nine 2)Ten 3) Eleven 4) Twelve 5) None of these

199. If it is possible to make a meaningful word from the 2nd, 4th, 7th and 10th let ters of the word U N D E ­NOMINATIONAL, using each letter only once, the third letter of the word would be your answer. If more than one such word can be formed your answer would be X, whereas if more than two such words can be formed your answer would be Y, and if no such word can be formed, answer would be Z. 1)X 2)Y 3)Z 4 )M 5)N

200. In a certain code language, GUWAHATI is written as H V Y C K D X M and H Y D E R A B A D is writ ten as IAGFVCGDJ. How will LUCKNOW be written in that code? 1)NVENRQB 2)MVFRNQB 3)MVERNQB 4)MVENRQB 5) None of these Directions (Q. 201-210): Study the given information

and answer the questions given below. Fol lowing are the conditions laid down for declaring the re­

sults of examinees in the annual examination of an institute: There are five groups A, B, C, D and E. Among them, A,

B and C consist of two question papers each. Following are the criteria to declare a candidate passed. It is necessary for the success of a candidate that

i. he/she must get 50 marks out of 100 in each paper of group A (paper I and II) and D.

ii. he/she must get 40 marks in each paper of group B and 30 marks in each paper of group C.

iii. he/she must get 25 marks in group E. iv. he/she must get the minimum pass marks as

determined above. However, if a candidate has passed in all the papers/

groups except the following: A. Those who have secured minimum 40% marks in

two papers of group A together but passed in only one of them, will have their case referred to Asst Headmaster, provided he/she has secured minimum 70% marks in group E.

B. Those who haven't passed in group A or group C but have obtained minimum 35% marks in each paper and minimum 60% marks as a whole in the group, will have their case referred to Headmaster.

C Those who haven't passed in group A or group B but obtained minimum 50% or more marks in that group, are entitled to ATKT.

Based on the above criteria and the information given in each of the following questions, what course of action will be taken in case of the following candidates? Give answer:

1) If the candidate is to be declared passed. 2) If the candidate is to be declared failed. 3) If the candidate is to be referred to Asst Headmaster. 4) If the candidate is to be referred to Headmaster. 5) If the candidate is entitled to ATKT.

Directions (Q. 211-215): Study the following informa­tion carefully and answer the given questions:

A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them follow­ing a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustra­tion of input and rearrangement.

Input: say dry 42 96 get 39 kite 67 Step I: 96 say dry 42 get 39 kite 67 Step II: 96 dry say 42 get 39 kite 67 Step III: 96 dry 39 say 42 get kite 67 Step IV: 96 dry 39 say 67 42 get kite Step V: 96 dry 39 say 67 get 42 kite The arrangement in Step V is the final arrangement and Step V is the last step. You have to answer the questions by following the same rules as illustrated above.

211. Which step will be the last step of an input for which the third step is "91 go 28 mock pet 43 lead 37"? 1) Eighth 2) Seventh 3) Sixth 4) Fifth 5) None of these

212. If the second step of an input is "52 at deep follow 4116 road 32", what will be the fifth step? 1) 52 at 16 road 32 deep follow 41 2) 52 at 16 road 41 deep follow 32 3) 52 at 16 road 32 follow 41 deep 4) There will be no such step. 5) None of these

213. If the third step of an input is "65 daily 12 tie 42 23 foreign urgent", what will be definitely the input? 1) foreign 65 tie urgent 12 42 23 daily 2) foreign 65 urgent tie 42 daily 23 12 3) foreign 65 12 urgent tie 42 daily 23 4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these

214. If the second step of an input is "76 from 48 super itself 56 18 went", how many more steps will be required to complete the arrangement? 1) Five 2) Six 3) Four 4) Three 5) None of these

215. What will be the third step if the input is "thirty days from now 32 56 8724"? 1) 87 thirty days from now 32 56 24 2) 87 days thirty from now 32 56 24 3) 87 days 24 thirty from now 32 56 4) 87 thirty 24 days 32 from now 56 5) None of these

Directions (Q. 216-220): In each of the following questions in four out of the five figures, element i is related to element ii in the same particular way. Find out the figure in which element i is not so related to element ii.

Directions (Q. 221-225): Each of the following questions consists of unmarked figures followed by five figures marked 1,2,3,4 and 5. Select a figure from the marked figures which will continue the series established by the unmarked figures.

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