CGL Tier I - Paper 2

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Directions: In questions no 1 and 2, select the

related letter/word from the given alternatives.

1. Horse : Neigh :: Bells : ?

(A) Beat (B) Chime

(C) Rustle (D) Roar

2. A-E : R-V : : B -F : F-J

(A) CTDH (B) BSCG

(C) FUGK (D) CSCG

3. Which one set of letters when sequentially

placed at the gaps in the given letter series

shall complete it?

a __ bba _ bba __ bb(A) bba (B) aab

(C) abb (D) bbb

Directions: In questions no. 4 to 12, a series is

given, with one term missing. Choose the

correct alternative from the given ones that will

complete the series.

4. EFA, GHC, IJE, ?

(A) KDA (B) JKG

(C) KLG (D) HIF

5. 13,10, ? , 100,1003,1000,10003,

(A) 130 (B) 1030

(C) 1130 (D) 1036. 61,52, 63,94,46, ?

(A) 19 (B) 18

(C) 17 (D) None

7. 5, 13, 29, 61,125, ? .

(A)145 (B) 253

(C)196 (D) 245

8. YZ, VYZ, SYZ, PYZ, ? .

(A) XYZ (B) TYZ

(C) RYZ (D) MYZ

9. P 3 C, R 5 F, T 8 I, V 12 L, ? .

(A) X 16 O (B) X 17 M

(C) X 17 O (D) Y 17 O

10. NP MK RT IG ?

(A) VX (B) UW

(C) FD (D) EC

11. AZ, CX, EV, GT, ? , KP ? .

(A) IR and MN (B) IR and NM

(C) RI and MN (D) RI and NM

12. T Q N K H E B Y V S P ? ? ?

(A) MJH (B) NKG

(C) NKI (D) MJG

13. Cerain numbers have symbols as given below

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

What is the number indicate by these symbols

(A) 4 7 0 9 5 (B) 5 6 9 0 7

(C) 4 5 0 9 6 (D) 4 5 9 0 6

Part - I (General Intelligence)

Directions: In question nos. 14 to 17, find the

odd word/ number from the given alternatives.

14. (A) Franc (B) Pound (Sterling)

(C) Dutch Mark (D) Yen

15. (A) Yellow Green (B) Yellow Orange

(C) Red Yellow (D) Red Orange

16. (A) fastidious (B) firm

(C) grave (D) agreeable

17. 27, 125, 216, 343

(A) 27 (B) 125

(C) 216 (D) 34318. What is the least number to be subtracted

from 2486 to make it a perfect square?

(A) 80 (B) 85

(C) 90 (D) 95

19. Shiela and Belah start from their office and

walk in opposite direction each travelling

10 kms. Shiela then turns left and walks

10 kms. Belah turns right and walks 10 km.

How far are they now from each other?

(A) 20 km (B) 10 km

(C) 5 km (D) 8 km20. Roshan is taller than Hardik who to is

shorter than Susheel. Niza is taller than

Harry but shorter than Hardik. Susheel is

shorter than Roshan. Who is the tallest?

(A) Roshan (B) Susheel

(C) Hardik (D) Harry

Directions: In questions no. 21 to 23, from the

given alternatives select the word which cannot

be formed using the letters of the given word.

21. DISAPPOINTMENT

(A) POINTER (B) OINTMENT

(C) TENEMENT (D) POSITION

22. DECOMPOSITION

(A) COMPOSE (B) ECONOMIST

(C) POSITION (D) DOCTOR

23. INTELLIGENCE

(A) NEGLECT (B) GENTLE

(C) INCITE (D) CANCEL

24. In the following question the number of

letters skipped in between adjacent

letters in the series is successive even

numbers. Which of the following series

observes this rule?

(A) FINUZ (B) ADGJM

(C) BEJQZ (D) BDGKQ

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25. If MOBILE is written as ZAMSUM, how

TUMOR can be written in that code?

(A) BRAIN (B) HGYAD

(C) GGXYA (D) IHZBE

26. In a question paper, there are 12 questions

in all out of which only six are to be

answered. Six questions have an alternative

each. Each question has four parts.

How many questions including parts are

there in the question paper?

(A) 24 (B) 48

(C) 72 (D) 96

27. If stands for addition, < for subtraction, +

stands for division, > for multiplication, -

stands for equation, for greater than, and= stands for less than state which of the

following is true ?

(A) 3 2 < 4 16 > 2 + 4

(B) 5 > 8 + 4 = 10 < 4 8

(C) 3 4 > 2 - 9 + 3 < 3

(D) 5 3 < 3 8 + 4 l

28. If 55 + 66 = 33 and 22 + 99 =33 what is 44 +

88?

(A) 33 (B) 36

(C) 38 (D) 40

Directions: In questions no. 29 to 34, select themissing number from the given responses.

29. 3 4 6

5 7 3

1 2 7

35 69 ?

(A) 82 (B) 94

(C) 84 (D) 42

30. 16 49 64

25 36 81

9 13 ?

(A) 21 (B) 22(C) 17 (D) 14

31. 19 18 34 32 44 41

2 4 ?

(A) 3 (B) 6

(C) 9 (D) 4

32. 4 3 2

36 2 100 7 ? 5

(A) 71 (B) 49

(C) 64 (D) 81

33. 5, 11, 24, 51, 106, ?

(A) 115 (B) 122

(C) 217 (D) 221

34. 3917, 3526, ? , 2857

(A) 3082 (B) 3174

(C) 3389 (D) 2682

35. A and B both are walking away from point

'X'. A walked 3 m and B walked 4 m from it,

then walked 4 m north of 'X' and B walked 5

m south of A. What is the distance betweenthem now ?

(A) 11.40 m (B) 9.5 m

(C) 9 m (D)16 m

36. Pipe A can fill a tank completely in 5 hours.

However, on account of a leak at the tank,

it takes 3 more hours to fill the tank. How

long will the leak-take to empty the full tank

when pipe A is closed/Shut?'

(A) 13 hours 20 minutes

(B) 7.5 hours

(C) 14 hours 40 minutes

(D) 12 hours 20 minutesDirections: In questions no. 37 and 38, one/

two statements are given followed by two/ three

conclusions II and III. You have to consider the

statements to be true even if they seem to be

at variance from commonly known facts. You

have to decide which of the given conclusion,

if any, follow from the given statements.

37. Statement:

Sun is the source of light.

Conclusions:

(I) Moon is not the source of light

(II) Light-has only one source.(A) Only conclusion (I) follows

(B) Only conclusion (II) follows

(C) Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow

(D) Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows

38. Statement:

(I) All cities are towns.

(II) Some cities are villages.

Conclusions:

I. All villages are towns.

II. No village is a town.

III.Some villages are towns.

(A) Only conclusion (III) follows

(B) Only conclusion (I) follows(C) Only conclusion (II) follows

(D) None of these

Direction s: In questions no. 39 to 41, which answer

figure will complete the question figures .

39. Question figure:

Answer figures:

(A) (B) (C) (D)

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Answer figures:

(A) (B) (C) (D)


Answer figures:

(A) (B) (C) (D)

42. Which one of the following box can be created

by folding the given key design?

Question figure:

Answer figures:

(A) (B) (C) (D)

43. Which figure represents the relationship

among Sun, Moon, Molecule?

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

44. Choose from the following diagrams (A), (B),

(C) and (D) the one that illustrates the

relationships among three given classes:

North America, United States of America,

New York

Answer figures:

(A) (B) (C) (D)

45. How many circles are there in the following.

(A) 11 (B) 12

(C) 13 (D) 14

46. Three views of the same cube are given. All

the faces of the cube are numbered from 1

to 6. Select one figure which will result

when the cube is unfolded.

Question figures:

?23

5 13

5 34

2

Answer figures:

4152

6

3

4

1

5

2

6

3

41

5

2

63 4

1

5

2

6

3

(A) (B) (C) (D)

47. Which answer figure includes all the

components given in the question figure?

Question figure:

Answer figures:

(A) (B) (C) (D)

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48. A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown

below in the question figures. From the

given answer figures, indicate how it will

appear when opened.

Question figures:

Answer figures:

(A) (B) (C) (D)49. If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then

which of the answer figures is the rightimage of the given figures?

Question figure:M

NAnswer figures:

(A) (B) (C) (D)

50. A word is represented by only one set of

number as given in any one of the

alternatives. The sets of numbers given in

the alternatives are represented by twoclasses of alphabets as in the matrix given

below. The columns and rows of Matrix

numbered from 0 to 6. A letter from the

matrix are be represented first by its row

and next by its column e.g., 'A' can be

represented by 42, 62, etc and 'P' can be

represented by 15,43, etc. Similarly, you

have to identify the set for the word 'CALM'.MATRIX

1

2

3

4

5

6

H

S

B

V

M

B

1

R

G

U

A

W

A

2

E

N

F

P

C

E

3 4 5 6

P

Z

K

Y

X

L

S

I

L

A

N

O

I

D

T

C

O

J

(A) 44, 62, 65, 51

(B) 53, 42, 65, 36(C) 53, 54, 51, 31

(D) 44, 54, 65, 24

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Part - II (QuantitativeAptitude)

51. If

x273

4

3

3

4

4

3=

, then x is:

(A)2

12 (B) 2

(C) 2 (D) 5

52. Number of digits in the square root of

62478078 is:

(A) 3 (B) 4

(C) 5 (D) 6

53. If 10 men or 20 women or 40 children can

do a piece of work in 7 months, then 5 men

5 women and 5 children together can do half

of the work in:

(A) 8 months (B) 6 months

(C) 4 months (D) 5 months

54. A man undertakes to do a certain work in

150 days. He employs 200 men. He finds that

only a quarter of the work is done in 50 days.

The number of additional men that should

be appointed so that the whole work will be

finished in time is:

(A) 50 (B) 75

(C) 100 (D) 125

55. A can finish a work in 18 days and B can do

the same work in 15 days. B worked for 10

days and left the job. In how many days, A

alone can finish the remaining work?

(A) 8 (B) 6

(C) 2

1

5 (D) 5

56. The ratio of inradius and circumradius of a

square is:

(A) 1 : 2 (B) 2:1

(C) 3:2 (D) 1 : 3

57. The perimeter of the base of a right circular

cone is 8cm. If the height of the cone is 21

cm, then its volume is:

(A)

3cm108

(B) 108

cm

3

(C)

3cm112

(D) 112cm3

58. A circular road runs around a circular

ground. If the difference between the

circumferences of the outer circle and the

inner circle is 66 metres , the width of the

road is : (Take

7

22=

)

(A) 21 metres (B) 10.5 metres

(C) 7 metres (D) 5.25metres

59. A shopkeeper marks the price of an article

at ` 80. What will be the selling price, if he

allows two successive discounts at 5%

each?

(A)

`

7.2 (B)

`

72.2

(C)

`

72 (D)

`

85

60. The marked price of a mixie is

`

1600.The

shopkeeper gives successive discount of

10% and x% to the customer. If the

customer pays

`

1224 for the mixie, find the

value of x:

(A) 8% (B) 10%(C) 12% (D) 15%

61. Which of the following successive discounts

is better to a customer

(a) 20%, 15%, 10% or (b) 25%, 12%, 8%?

(A) (a) is better

(B) (b) is better

(C) (a) or (b) (both are same)

(D) None of these

62. Given A is 50% larger than C and B is 25%

larger than C, then A is what percent larger

than B?(A) 20% (B) 25%

(C) 50% (D) 75%

63. Three numbers are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3. By

adding 5 to each of them, the new numbers

are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. The numbers are

(A) 5,10,15 (B) 10,20,30

(C) 15,30,45 (D) 1,2,3

64. Out of 10 teachers of a school, one teacher

retires and in his place, a new teacher of

age 25 years joins. As a result, average age

of teachers is reduced by 3 years. The age

(in years) of the retired teacher is:

(A) 50 (B) 58

(C) 60 (D) 55

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65. The average of 50 numbers is 38. If two

numbers namely 45 and 55 are discarded,

the average of the remaining numbers is:

(A) 36 (B) 35

(C) 32.5 (D) 37.5

66. On selling an article for ` 170, a shopkeeper

loses 15%. In order to gain 20%, he must

sell that article at rupees.

(A) 210 (B) 215.50

(C) 212.50 (D) 240

67. The value of a machine depreciates every

year by 10%. If its present value is

`

50,000

then the value of the machine after 2 years

is (A)

`

40,500 (B)

`

40,050

(C)

`

45,000 (D)

`

40, 005

68. A man can swim 3 km/hr. in still water. If

the velocity of the stream is 2 km/hr, the

time taken by him to swim to a place 10

km upstream and back is:

(A)

.hr

3

18

(B) .hr3

19

(C) 10 hr. (D) 12 hr.

69. A train moving at a rate of 36 km/hr.crosses a standing man in 10 seconds. It

will cross a platform 55 metres long in:

(A)2

15 seconds (B) 6 seconds

(C) 7 seconds (D)2

115 seconds

70. The time in which ` 80,000 amounts to

`

92,610 at 10% p.a. at compound interest,

interest being compounded semi annually is:

(A) 3 years (B)

2

11

years

(C) 2 years (D)2

12 years

71. A man buys 3 cows and 8 goats in ` 47,200.

Instead, if he would have bought 8 cows and

3 goats, he had to pay

`

53,000 more. Cost

of one cow is:

(A)

`

10,000 (B)

`

11,000

(C)

`

12,000 (D)

`

13,000

72. If p 2p = 4, then the value of p3 8q3 24 pq

64 is:

(A) 1 (B) 2

(C) 0 (D) 3

73. If

3

1

122

=

+xx

x

, then the value of 33 1

xx +

is:

(A) 27 (B) 81

(C) 110 (D) 125

74. If a2 + b2 + c2 + 3 = 2(ab-c), then the value of

2a b + c is:

(A) 2 (B) 3

(C) 4 (D) 0

75. If ,11

xaa

x== then the value of x x2is:

(A) a (B) a

(C)a

1(D)

a

1

76. If +4

1tnnr be a perfect square, then

the values of t are:

(A) 1 (B)

2

(C) 1,2 (D) 2,3

77. If 41

=+

x

x , then the value of 44 1

x

x + is:

(A) 124 (B) 64

(C) 194 (D) 81

78. Equation of the straight line parallel to x-

axis and also 3 units below x-axis is:

(A) x = 3 (B) x = -3

(C) y = 3 (D) y = -3

79. If ABC is similar to DEF such that

BC=3cm, EF=4cm and area of

ABC

=54cm2, then the area of DEF is:

(A) 54 cm2

(B) 66 cm2

(C) 78 cm2 (D) 96 cm2

80. A chord AB of a circle C1of radius

1)3( +

cm

touches a circle C2which is concentric to

C1.If the radius of C

2 is 1)3( cm, the

length of AB is:

(A) 34 cm (B) 4 32 cm

(C) 38 cm (D) 4 34 cm

81. In a triangle ABC, AB=AC, 40=BAC .Then the external angle at B is:

(A) 80 (B) 90

(C) 70 (D) 110

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82. A chord of length 30 cm is at a distance of 8

cm from the centre of a circle, The radius

of the circle is:

(A) 19 (B) 17(C) 23 (D) 21

83. If ABCD be a rectangle and P, Q, R, S be the

mid point of AB ,

BC

, CD and DArespectively, then the area of the

quadrilateral PQRS is equal to:

(A)

2

1

area (ABCD)

(B) area (ABCD)

(C) 3

1

area (ABCD)

(D)4

3area (ABCD)

84. P and Q are two points on a circle with

centre at O. R is a point on the minor arc of

the circle, between the points P and Q. The

tangents to the circle at the points P and Q

meet each other at the point S. If

?,20 == PRQPSQ

(A) 100 (B) 80(C) 200 (D) 160

85. AB and CD are two parallel chords of a circle

such that AB = 10 cm and CD = 24 cm. If

the chords are on the opposite sides of the

centre and distance between them is 17cm,

then the radius of the circle:

(A) 10 cm (B) 11 cm

(C) 12 cm (D) 13 cm

86. ABC is an isosceles triangle such that

AB=AC and 35=B . AD is the median to

the base BC. Then BAD is:

(A) 55 (B) 70(C) 35 (D) 110

87. The angle of elevation of a tower from a

distance 100 m from its foot is 30. Height

of the tower is:

(A)

3100

m (B)3

100m

(C) 350 m (D) 3

200m

88. The value of cos 1 cos 2 cos 3..........cos177 cos 178 cos 179is:

(A)2

1(B) 0

(C)2

1(D) 1

89. The value of (sin225 + sin265) is:

(A)3

2(B)

2

3

(C) 1 (D) 0

90. The degree measure of 1 radian

(taking7

22= ) is:

(A) 57 22' 16" (approx.)

(B) 57 61' 22'' (approx.)

(C) 57 16' 22'' (approx.)

(D) 57 22' 16'' (approx.)

91. If 2cossin =+ ec , then the value of

99 cossin ec+ is:

(A) 1 (B) 3

(C) 2 (D) 4

92. If 52tansec +=+ ,then the value of

cossin + is:

(A)5

1(B)

5

3

(C) 5 (D)5

7

93. Evaluate: tan 1 tan 2 tan 3.....tan 89

(A) 0 (B) 1

(C) 1 (D) 2

Directions: Question no. 94 to 96, the following

pie-chart shows the number of students

admitted in different faculties of a college.

Study the chart and answer.

94. If 1000 students are admitted in science,

what is the total number of students?

(A) 360 (B) 180

(C) 1800 (D) 3600

95. If 1000 students are admitted in science,

what is the ratio of students in science

and arts?

(A) 5 : 6 (B) 6 : 5

(C) 7 : 5 (D) 7 : 6

96. How many students are more in commerce

than in law if 1000 students are in science?

(A) 20 (B) 200

(C) 2000 (D) 500

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Directions: Question no. 97 to 100, Study the

two pie-charts and answer the questions.

Pie:chart

Pie:chart

97. The average amount spent on Education,

Grocery and Savings from April month's

salary is:

(A) ` 5520/- (B) 5800/-

(C) 6000/- (D) 6325/-

98. From the salary of May, the amount spent

on Grocery and Electricity are:

(A) 2160, 480

(B) 6250, 3360

(C) 960, 5040

(D) 3500, 2250

99. The ratio of amount spent for savings in

April month's salary and miscellaneous in

May month's salary is:

(A) 235 : 50 (B) 216 : 25

(C) 217 : 26 (D) 205 : 13

100. What is the percent increase in Education

in May month than April month?

(A) 10.82% (B) 9.56%

(C) 12.35% (D) 20%

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Part - III (General Awareness)

101. Solids which conduct electricity at highertemperature but not at lower temperatureare called.

(A) super-conductor(B) metallic-conductor

(C) semi-conductor (D) insulator

102. Which one of the following has greatest

mass?

(A) electron (B) proton

(C) neutron (D) hydrogen nucleus

103. A television channel is characterised by

(A) frequency of transmitted signal

(B) velocity of transmitted signal

(C) physical dimension of television screen

(D) size of picture tube.

104. The first computer mouse was built by

(A) Douglas- Engelbart

(B) William English

(C) Oaniel Coogher

(D) Robert Zawacki

105. An organization's profitability depends on

(A) Quality of data processed

(B) Quantity of data processed

(C) Speed of processing the data(D) Both (A) and (C)

106. The density of water is 1 g/cc. This isstrictly valid at

(A) 00C (B) 40C

(C) 250C (D) 1000C

107. The process of photosynthesis involvesconversion of

(A) chemical energy into radiant energy

(B) chemical energy into mechanical energy

(C) Solar energy into chemical energy

(D) mechanical energy into solar energy

108. A colloidal system in which a liquid is

dispersed in liquid is called

(A) gel (B) emulsion

(C) sol (D) precipitate

109. The antiseptic compound present in dettolis

(A) Iodine (B) Enloroxylenol

(C) Biothional (D) Cresol

110. As per the TRIPS Agreement- 1994, a goodoriginating from a region with specificcharacter/quality/reputation is covered/to

be protected under the IPR as(A) Patent

(B) Trademark

(C) Trade secret

(D) GI (Geographical Indicator)

111. Which of the following crop cultivation is

banned by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of

India?

(A) Lathyrus (Khesari)

(B) Genetically modified brinjal

(C) Bt cotton for export

(D) Bt cotton for local use

112. Ice glacier's melting is a common

phenomenon linked to the rise in seawater

level. The glaciers are predominantly

present in

(A) Greenland (B) Antarctica

(C) Himalayas (D) Arctic

113. Who is known for establishing the Anand

Van ?

(A) Jubilant Buddha

(B) H. N. Bahuguna

(C) Baba Amte

(D) Motilal Nehru

114. The civilian Airport of highest altitude is

in

(A) Tibet (B) Nepal

(C) India (D) China

115. Genomic (DNA) studies in camel have been

completed recently by the scientists of

(A) South Africa (B) India

(C) China (D) Pakistan

116. International Simon Bolivar Prize was

recently awarded to Aung san Suu Kyi by

the government of

(A) Mauritius (B) China

(C) Venezuela (D) Cuba

117. BCCI conferred Col. C.K. Naydu Lifetime

achievement Award during 2012 to

(A) Sachin Tendulkar (B) M.S. Dhoni

(C) VVS Laxman (D) Sunil Gavaskar

118. Air quality depicting PM- 2.5 is more

hazardous to

(A) Archaeological Monuments

(B) National Parks

(C) Botanical Gardens

(D) Old Men and Women

119. Which of the following is not a fundamental

right as per the Indian Constitution?

(A) Right to Education(B) Right to Information

(C) Right to Speech

(D) Right to Life

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120. Who is custodian of the Indian Constitution?

(A) President of India

(B) Chief Justice of India

(C) Prime Minister of India

(D) Chairman of Rajya Sabha

121. Piped Natural Gas (PNG) is used for

(A) Mining (B) Welding

(C) Anaesthesia (D) Cooking

122. Greenpark Stadium is in

(A) Bengaluru (B) Dehradun

(C) Chandigarh (D) Kanpur

123. Rowlatt Act 1919 was enacted during theperiod of

(A) Lord Chelmsford

(B) Lord William(C) Lord Minto

(D) Lord Bentinck

124. Panchayati Raj System was implementedfirst in the pair of states

(A) Andhra Pradesh and Rajashtan

(B) Assam and Bihar

(C) Aruncachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh

(D) Punjab and Chandigarh

125. Human Environment Conference- 1972 washeld at

(A) Stockholm (B) Paris

(C) Geneva (D) Australia

126. Gold is mainly related to

(A) Local market

(B) National market

(C) International market

(D) Regional market

127. Bilateral monopoly refers to the market

situation of

(A) two sellers, two buyers

(B) one sellers and two buyers

(C) two sellers and one buyer

(D) one seller and one buyer

128. The economist who believed that

unemployment is impossible and thatmarket mechanism has a built in

regulatory system to meet any ups anddowns.

(A) J. M. Keynes (B) Ohlim

(C) J. B. Say (D) Galbraith

129. Constituent Assembly of India wasformulated on the recommendation of

(A) Wavel Plan (B) Cripps Mission

(C) August Offer (D) Cabinet Mission

130. Which of the following is an essential

element of the state?

(A) Sovereignty (B) Government

(C) Territory (D) All these

131. Which has become a legal right under 44th

Amendment?

(A) Right to Education

(B) Right to Property

(C) Right to Judicial Remedies

(D) Right to Work

132. By which Constitution Amendment Act,

Right to Property ceased to remain a

fundament right?

(A) 44th (B) 42nd

(C) 43rd (D) 45th

133. Who said Truth is the ultimate reality and

it is God?

(A) Swamy Vivekananda

(B) Rabindra Nath Tagore

(C) M. K. Gandhi

(D) Radhkrishnan

134. Which of the following tribes is associated

with the Tana Bhagat movement?

(A) Uraon (B) Munda

(C) Santhal (D) Konda dora

135. Who founded the Naujawan Bharat Sabha?

(A) B.C. Pal

(B) G. Subramania lyer

(C) Sardar Bagat Singh

(D) Rukmani Lakshmipath

136. The Narendra Mandal or Chamber of

Princes was inaugurated in 1921 by

(A) Lord Curzon

(B) Lord Wellesley

(C) Duke of Cannaught

(D) Duke of Wellingdon

137. Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha together are

known as

(A) Triratna (B) Trivarga

(C) Trisarga (D) Trimurti

138. Who was called Lichchavi Dauhitra?

(A) Chandragupta I (B) Skandagupta

(C) Kumaragupta (D) Samundragupta

139. Which hill station is called as the Queen

of the Satpuras

(A) Pachamarhi (B) Nilgiri

(C) Mahenedragiri (D) Cardamom

140. Which national highway connects Delhi

and Kolkata via Mathura and Varanasi?

(A) NH 4 (B) NH 2

(C) NH 10 (D) NH 6

141. The country where drip irrigation is more

efficiently used is

(A) India (B) Israel

(C) Sri Lanka (D) England

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142. Which of the following is an endangered

species?

(A) Black buck (B) Blue sheep

(C) Gangetic dolphin (D) Mithun

143. Of the following man-made disaster, which

is socially induced?

(A) Debris Avalanche

(B) Salt Water Intrusion

(C) Arson

(D) Ozone depletion

144. Which one of the following endocrine gland

is situated in the neck?

(A) Oabcreas (B) Thyroid

(C) Pituitary (D) Adrenals

145. The seat of intelligence is situated in the(A) cerebrum (B) cerebellum

(C) medulla (D) thalamus

146. What is the Normal Blood Volume in human

adult?

(A) One litre (B) Three litre

(C) Five litre (D) Seven litre

147. The fasting blood glucose level in adults in

mg/100 ml is

(A) 200 (B) 160

(C) 100 (D) 60

148. Entomology is the study of

(A) Birds (B) Insects

(C) Fossils (D) Fungi

149. Exobiology is a science that deal with

(A) extinct forms

(B) life in other planets

(C) life in the outer space

(D) life in marine habitat

150. In radio-communication, the signals

emitted by transmitting antenna are

reflected on(A) stratosphere (B) ozonosphere

(C) ionosphere (D) troposphere

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Part - IV (English Comprehension)

Directions : In question nos. 151 and 152, there

are four different words out of which one is

correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word

and indicate it by blackening the appropriate

oval [ ]in the Answer Sheet.

151. (A) humorous (B) humourous

(C) humorus (D) humourus

152. (A) narcisism (B) narcissism

(C) narcisim (D) narsisism

Directions : In question nos. 153 and 162, you

have two brief passages with 5 questions in each

passage. Read the passages carefully and

choose the best answer to each question out of

the four alternatives and mark it by blackening

the appropriate oval [ ]in the Answer Sheet.

PASSATE - I

(Question Nos. 153 to 157)

Pidgins are languages that are not, acquired

as mother tongues and that are used for arestricted set of communicative functions. They

are formed from a mixture of languages and have

a limit vocabulary and a simplified grammar.Pidgins serve as a means of communicationbetween speakers of mutually unintelligible

languages and may become essential, inmultilingual areas. A creole develops from apidgin when the pidgin becomes the mother

tongue of the community. To cope with theconsequent expansion of communicative

functions the vocabulary is increased and the

grammar become more complex. Where a creoleand the standard variety of English coexist, as inthe Caribbean, there is a continuum from the

most extreme form of creole to the form that is

closest to the standard language. Linguists markoff the relative positions on the creole continuum

as the basilect (the furthest from the standardlanguage), the mesolect, and the acrolet. In such

situations, most creole speakers can vary their

speech along the continuum and many are alsocompetent in the standard English of their country.

153. A pidgin develops in a situation when

(A) Different and mutually unintelligiblelanguage exist side by side

. (B) A creole become the mother tongue of alinguistic community

(C) A language with restricted vocabularyundergoes an expansion in grammarand vocabulary

(D) Two similar languages are mixed to

create a new language

154. According to the given passage a pidgin

becomes a creole when

(A) It ceases to be a means of communication

(B) It becomes the mother tongue for a new

generation of speakers

(C) Its vocabulary undergoes some kind of

change

(D) Two or more languages are mixed with

an existing pidgin.

155. According to the passage, a creole

continuum is

(A) A linguistic term for the mixture of

more than two languages

. (B) A scale which measures the linguistic

competence of the speaker

(C) A scale in which the proximity of the

creole to the standard language is

measured.

(D) A record of the continuous history of a

creole

156. According to the passage basilect means

(A) An impure form of creole. (B) A form of creole which is furthest from

the standard language.

(C) A form of creole which has an extended

vocabulary

(D) A form of creole which is very close to

the standard language.

157. Find out a word in the passage which is

opposite in meaning to the world-

Simplified

(A) Complex (B) Expansion

(C) Restricted (D) Consequent

PASSAGE II

(Question Nos. 158 to 162)

There were four of us George and William

Samuel Harris, and myself, and Montmorency.

We were sitting in my room, smoking and talking

about how bad we werebad from a medical point

of view I mean, of course.

We were all feeling seedy, and we were getting

quite nervous about it. Harris said he felt such

extraordinary fits of giddiness come over him at

times, that he hardly knew what he was doing;

and then George said that he had fits of giddiness

too, and hardly knew what he was doing. With

me, it was my liver that was out of order. I knew

it was my liver that was out of order, because I

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had just been reading a patent, liver-pill circular,

in which were detailed the various symptoms by

which a man could tell when his liver was out of

order. I had them all.

It is a most extraordinary thing, but I never

read a patent medicine advertisement without

being impelled to the conclusion that I am

suffering from the particular disease therein

dealt with in its most virulent form. The

diagnosis seems in every case to correspond

exactly with all the sensations that I have ever felt.

158. The four felt down and out because

(A) the room was too smoky

. (B) they could never read a patent medicine

advertisement(C) they thought they were ill

(D) they had experienced a most

extraordinary thing

159. Whenever the speaker read a liver pill

circular

(A) he suffered from an extraordinary surge

of giddiness

. (B) he felt sure that he had a liver disorder

(C) he felt the urge to smoke

(D) All of the above

160. The author of the above passage seems to

be suffering from(A) fits of morbid depression without real

cause

. (B) an abnormal anxiety about his health

(C) melancholia

(D) an unnecessarily dark, gloomy and

pessimistic attitude to life.

161. Harris was troubled by

(A) a symptom of vertigo

. (B) garrulity

(C) tribulation

(D) frailty

162. The word which is closest in meaning tovirulent is

(A) fantastic (B) vital

(C) viral (D) hostile

Directions : In question nos. 163 to 167, some

part of the sentences have errors and some

have none. Find out which part of a sentence

has an error and blacken the oval [ ]

corresponding to the appropriate letter (A, B,

C). If a sentence is free from error, blacken the

oval corresponding to (D) in the Answer Sheet.

163. I whistled thrice (A)/ with full might and

raise my arms (B)/ towards the sky. (C)/No error. (D)

164. Science and religion (A)/ are both necessary

for man and for their (B)/ outer and inner

self respectively (C)/ No error. (D)

165. At certain seasons, (A)/ some areas on Mars

(B)/ is subject to strong winds (C)/ No error.

(D)

166. As an artist (A)/ Raju is as good. (B)/ if not

better than Ramesh. (C)/ No error. (D)

167. The scientiest (A)/ could not hardly (B)/

complete all the experiments (C)/ No error.

(D)

Directions : In question nos. 168 to 172,

sentences are given with blanks to be filled in

with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives

are suggested for each question. Choose the

correct alternative out of the four and indicate

it by blackening the appropriate [ ] in the

Answer Sheet.168. Google is one of the most popular search

engines, it is __________ by the internet

users.

(A) utilized (B) effected

(C) examined (D) flabbergasted

169. Raj was tired of Puja's _______ approach, so

he asked her to make her final decision by

that evening.

(A) silly-willy (B) dilly-dally

(C) wasting (D) dilly-nally

170. Ria is _______ at speaking languages. It is

difficult to _________ only one puppy foranimal shelter.

(A) adept, adapt (B) adapt, adapt

(C) adept, adopt (D) adapt, adopt

171. School days are considered to be the best

years of your life. When my _________ year

in school began, I began to think of those

past enjoyable days and of my future also.

(A) penultimate (B) absolute

(C) integral (D) termination

172. Being _______, the judge gave a favourable

verdict.

(A) sagacious (B) pugnacious

(C) malicious (D) tenacious

Directions : In question nos. 173 to 175, out of

the four alternatives, choose the one which best

expresses the meaning of the given word and

mark it in the Answer Sheet.

173. Garrulous

(A) talkative (B) sedative

(C) vocative (D) positive

174. Tinsel

(A) tinkle (B) decoration

(C) tin (D) colourful175. Labyrinth

(A) meandering (B) rotating

(C) pacing (D) wriggling

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176. Cordial(A) fast (B) heartfelt(C) friendly (D) hostile

177. Instinctive(A) innate (B) rational(C) inherent (D) inborn

178. Venial(A) minor (B) pardonable(C) unpardonable (D) clean

Directions : In question nos. 179 to 183, fouralternatives are given for the Idiom/Phraseunderlined in the sentence. Choose thealternative which best expresses the meaning

of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it in the AnswerSheet.179. Hard work pays in the long run.

(A) always(B) over a period of time(C) indefinitely(D) never

180. I felt a fish out of water among the lawyers.(A) special (B) happy (C) uncomfortable (D) proud

181. The Cauvery water issue led to apple ofdiscord between the two Governments.(A) cause of anger

(B) cause of hatred(C) cause of quarrel(D) cause of animosity

182. The construction remains unfinished andthe workers have let the grass grow undertheir feet.(A) grown grass all over the lawn(B) gone on a luxury tour(C) delayed doing the work(D) demanded more benefits

183. The police smelt the rat behind the deathof the girl.(A) got very much confused

(B) identified the cause of death(C) suspected that something is fishy(D) jumped to the conclusion

Directions : In question nos. 184 to 193, asentence/part of the sentence is underlined.Below are given alternatives to the underlinedsentence/part of the sentence at (A), (B) and(C) which may improve the sentence. Choosethe correct alternative. In case noimprovement is needed, your answer is (D).

184. The disparity of the GDP between the richand the poor has broadened in the last somedecades.

(A) have widened in the last some decades

(B) has widened in the last few decades

(C) have broadened in the last few decades

(D) No improvement

185. How, is beyond my understanding, the boy

could fall into the ditch.

(A) How the boy could fall into the ditch is

beyond my understanding

(B) Beyond my understanding is how the boy

could fall into the ditch

(C) How could the boy fall into the ditch is

beyond my understanding

(D) No improvement

186. The pioneer spacecraft went beyond Pluto.

(A) made its way past

(B) went across

(C) went after

(D) No improvement

187. The firm buys frozen seafood in bulk, packsit into smaller pouches and then they sell

them to the local grocery stores.

(A) it sells them

(B) sell them

(C) they sell the pouches

(D) No improvement

188. The learners are intended to read the

sources at home.

(A) are meant (B) are suggested

(C) are expected (D) No improvement

189. Fuji's invention of supercomputer will beenable to make Japan supercede America

in compuer technology.

(A) will make Japan

(B) will enable Japan

(C) can make Japan

(D) No improvement

190. I could never repay the debt I owe to my

place of study.

(A) Alma mater (B) Motherland

(C) Place of workship

(D) No improvement

191. She cries all the time.

(A) mostly everytime

(B) Day in and day out

(C) pretty frequently

(D) No improvement

192. For a week last month, the team's 20

players were stranded because the

Government-issued passport is not up to

international standards.

(A) Government-issued passport were not

up to international standards

(B) Government-issued passports are notup to international standards

(C) The passports issued by the government

were not up to international standards

(D) No improvement

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193. Since July 2008, our customer will be able

to use the ATM network of BBY Bank, the

bank that was acquired by us during that

year.(A) have been able to use

(B) were using

(C) will have been able to use

(D) No improvement

Directions : In question nos. 194 to 200, out of

the four alternatives, choose the one which can

be substituted for the given words/sentence

and indicate it by blackening the appropriate

oval [ ]in the Answer Sheet.

194. One who is unaffected or indifferent to joy

pain, pleasure or grief(A) Tolerant (B) Resigned

(C) Passive (D) Stole

195. A person who is greatly respected because

of wisdom

(A) veracious (B) vulnerable

(C) venerable (D) verger

196. An excessively morbid desire to steal

(A) stealomania (B) kleptomania

(C) cleftomania (D) keptomania

197. Prohibited by law or treaty from being

imported or exported

(A) contraband (B) smuggled

(C) counterfeit (D) forged

198. International destruction of racial groups

(A) regicide (B) genocide

(C) homicide (D) fratricide

199. A person in a vehicle or on horseback

escorting another vehicle

(A) Navigator (B) Escort

(C) Outrider (D) Security

200. A person specially interested in the study

of coins and medals.

(A) medallist

(B) coinist

(C) numismatist

(D) numerist

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