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Part - I (General Intelligence & Reasoning)

I( )
Directions (1 – 8) : Select the related word/ 5. Tobacco : Cancer : : ?
letters/number from the given alternatives.

(1 –8)
(A) Milk : Food

1. Penology : Punishment : : Seismology : ?

(B) Bud : Flower

(A) Earth /

(B) Environment / (C) Soil : Erosion

(C) Earthquake /

(D) Seismogram / (D) Mosquito : Malaria

2. Drama : Audience : : ?

6. ABCZ : OPQL : : WXYD : ?

(A) Brawl : Vagabond (A) EFOV (B) STVH

(C) KLMP (D) QRST

(B) Game : Spectator 7. RADIO : UCHKT : : AUDIO : ?

(A) CVHKT (B) BWHKT

(C) Art : Critic (C) DXHKT (D) DWHKT

8. Humanitarian : Altruistic : : ?

(D) Movie : Actor

(A) Artist : Imitative

3. Gram : Mass : : Centimeter : ?

(B) Host : Hospitable

(A) Area / (B) Volume /

(C) Length / (D) Sound / (C) Idealist : Cynical

4. ACEG : IKMO : : PRTV : ?

(A) QRUW (B) JLMP (D) Guest : Rude
(C) WXAC (D) XZBD

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Directions (9-15) : Find the odd number/letter/ Directions : In questions no. 17 to 22, a series is
word pair from the given responses. given, with one term missing. Choose the correct
alternative from the given ones that will
(9-15) complete the series.

17 22
9. (A) Green / (B) Indigo /

(C) Pink / (D) Violet /

17. 1, 6, 15, ?, 45, 66, 91
10. (A) BCDE (B) JKLM
(A) 25 (B) 26
(C) STVU (D) WXYZ
(C) 27 (D) 28
11. (A) GT7 (B) IR9 18. 17, 36, 74, 150, ?, 606
(C) CX3 (D) JP10 (A) 250 (B) 303
12. (A) 30 (B) 18 (C) 300 (D) 302

(C) 24 (D) 26 19. 6, 13, 38, ?, 532, 2675

13. (A) 919, 949 (B) 646, 686 (A) 129 (B) 123
(C) 172 (D) 164
(C) 828, 848 (D) 434, 464
20. P3C, R5F, T8I, V12L, ?
14. (A) DIRAMLOG (B) ERENIGEN
(A) X16'O' (B) Y17'O'
(C) UIHCSSBI (D) AFOLDFID
(C) X17M (D) X17'O'
15. (A) Democrat /
21. 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, ?
(B) Communist / (A) 34 (B) 35

(C) Liberal / (C) 33 (D) 36

22. PQRS, QPRS, RPQS, ?
(D) Autocrat /
(A) SQPR (B) RPQS
16. If 'green' means 'red', 'red' means 'yellow',
'yellow' means 'blue', 'blue' means 'orange', (C) QSPR (D) SQRP
'orange' means 'black', then the colour of sky 23. Which one set of letters when sequentially
will be – placed at the gaps in the given letter series
shall complete it ?
' ' ' ', ' ' ' ', ' '
' ', ' ' ', ' ' '

ab _ d _ bc _ a _ c _ ab _ d
(A) Yellow / (B) Red /
(A) cadbdc (B) cabbcd
(C) Orange / (D) Green / (C) abbcdd (D) caddbc

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Directions (24-26) : Find the missing number from Directions (28-29) : One or two statements are
the given responses. given followed by some conclusions. You have to
(24-26) : consider the statement/ statements to be true
even if they seem to be at variance from
commonly known facts. You have to decide which
24. of the given conclusions, if any, follow from the
given statements.
(A) 77 (B) 36 (28-29) :
(C) 99 (D) 63

25.
28. Statement: /

All cars are balls.

(A) 24 (B) 6
(C) 18 (D) 10

7 A 5 8 I 4 5 Q 1 All balls are tables.

G 49 C O 40 K W ? ?
26.
4 E 3 6 M 2 4 U 2
Conclusions: /
(A) V and 9 / V 9
I. Some tables are balls.
(B) Y and 5 / Y 5
(C) T and 3 / T 3
(D) S and 6 / S 6
II. Some tables are cars.
27. Pointing towards a girl, Sandeep said, "That
girl is the daughter of the son of my paternal
grandfather". How is the girl related to Sandeep ?
(A) Only conclusion I follows.

(A) Sister (B) Only conclusion II follows.

II
(B) Cousin
(C) Neither I nor II follows.
(C) Daughter
I II

(D) Cannot be determined (D) Both I and II follow.

I II

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29. Statement: / 32. If the first day of a year (which is not a leap
In spit e of hea vy rains, th ere was no year) is Friday, then what will be the last day
obstruction in rail services. of that year ?

Conclusions: /
(A) Friday / (B) Sunday /
I. Only in rainy season there is obstruction
in rail services. (C) Monday / (D) Thursday /

33. In the following question figure 'X' is assigned

II. Heavy rains generally hinder rail services.
to the open state of a dice. Find the figure
from the given options which can be obtained
(A) Only conclusion I follows. after closing the figure 'X'.
I
'X'
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
II
'X'
(C) Neither I nor II follows.
I II
(D) Both I and II follow.
I II
30. In a certain code language "STUMBLED" is
writ ten a s "NVUTCDKA". How would
" C AL A M I T Y " be writ ten in that code
language ?
"STUMBLED"
"NVUTCDKA" (A) Only A / A
"CALAMITY" (B) Only A and C / A C
(A) BMDBXSHL (B) BMBDLHSX
(C) BMBDZUJN (D) BMBDXSHL (C) Only A, C and D / A, C D
31. A person sees the clock in the mirror in which (D) A, B, C and D / A, B, C D
the minute hand is on 12 and hour hand is on
9. Find the correct time ? 34. If '+' means divided by, '–' means added to, '×'
means subtracte d from, '÷' means is
12 9 multiplied by, then, 26 – 15 + 15 × 4 ÷ 2 = ?

'+' '–' '×'

(A) 8 O' Clock / 8 '÷' ,
(B) 12 O' Clock / 12 26 – 15 + 15 × 4 ÷ 2 = ?
(C) 4 O' Clock / 4 (A) 19 (B) 20
(D) 3 O' Clock / 3 (C) 25 (D) 40

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35. How many pairs of letters are there in the word 38. From the following group of figures, classify
"FUNCTIONAL" which have as many letters those figures which are related to each other
between them in the word as they have in any way.
between them in the English alphabet ?
"FUNCTIONAL"

Question figures :
:
(A) Four / (B) One /
(C) Two / (D) Three /
36. Which of the given answer figures will be the
correct mirror image ?

(A) (B)
(A) 1, 6, 9; 3, 4, 7; 2, 5, 8
(C) (D)
(B) 1, 3, 2; 4, 5, 7; 6, 8, 9
37. A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown
below in the question figures. From the given (C) 1, 6, 8; 3, 4, 7; 2, 5, 9
answer figures, indicate how it will appear (D) 7, 8, 9; 2, 4, 3; 1, 5, 6
when opened ? 39. Six persons, P, Q, R, S, T and U are in two
rows, in each row three persons are standing
facing each other in the following order : U is
second to the right of R. P is in the front of the
row. T is the neighbor of Q. R is in front of Q.
Question figures : Then, which of the following groups is in a
: row ?
P, Q, R, S, T U

U, R P
T, Q R, Q
Answer figures :
: (A) Q, U and S / Q, U S
(B) T, Q and P / T, Q P
(C) P, R and T / P, R T
(D) P, Q and U / P, Q U

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figure ?
V, T T, M
D P, T D, P
W, P P, K
V R

(A) Third to right /

(B) Fifth to right /

(A) 16 (B) 18 (C) Third to left /

(C) 14 (D) 15 (D) Second to left /

41. In the following number series, how many '5' 44. Two opposite surfaces of a cube are painted
are there which are preceded by '6' and followed red and all other remaining surfaces are
by '7' ? painted green. Now it is cut in such a way that
125 small and equal cubes are formed. Then,
'5'
how many cubes will have their two surfaces
'6' '7' painted, both red in colour ?
312456756572475665754
(A) 5 (B) 4
(C) 1 (D) 2 125

42. Archana is older than Suman, Arti is older

than Archana but younger than Kusum. (A) 4 (B) 8
Kusum is older than Suman. Suman is
younger than Arti and Geeta is the oldest. (C) 16 (D) None /
Who is in the middle with respect to age ? 45. Identify the diagram that best represents the
relationship among Education, Concentration
and Self-realisation.

(A) Suman / (B) Archana /

(C) Arti / (D) Kusum /

(A) (B)
43. P, T, V, R, M, D, K and W are sitting around a
circular table facing the centre. V is second
to the left of T. T is fourth to right of M. D and
P are not sitting next to T. D is third to the
right of P. W is not sitting next to P. P is setting
(C) (D)
next left to K. Then what is the position of R
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figure ? pattern in the question figure.

Question Figure :
:

Answer Figures :
(A) Students studying physics, chemistry and :
biology.

(B) Students studying chemistry and biology

but not physics.

(C) Students studying none of these three 49. From the given answer figures, choose that
subjects. answer figure in which the question figure is
embedded.
(D) Students studying biology but not studying
physics and chemistry.
Question figure:
:
47. Rahul starts walking from A towards north and
goes 8 km to B. Then he turns right and walks
7 km and reached C. Turning right from C he
reached D 5 km away. Then he turns right
and reached E 7 km away. Finally he turns
right and then walks 3 km away to F. What is
the distance between F and B ?
A 8 B Answer figures:
7 C C :
5 D 7
E 3 F
F B
(A) 1 km / (B) 2 km /
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51. A word is represented by only one set of 'A' 00, 12
numbers as given in any one of the 'L' 46, 54, 75
alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the
alternatives are represented by two classes of
alphabets as in two matrices given below. The "TUBULE"
columns and rows of Matrix-I are numbered
from 0 to 5 and that of Matrix-II are numbered Matrix-I Matrix-II
from 4 to 7. A letter from these matrices can -I
be represented first by its row and next by its
column. e.g., 'A' can be represented by 00,
12 etc, and 'L' can be represented by 46,
54, 75 etc. Similarly, you have to identify the
set for the word given below : "TUBULE"

(A) 10, 47, 57, 64, 75, 46

(B) 23, 55, 67, 47, 46, 77
(C) 02, 64, 45, 55, 66, 77
-I
0 3 -II 4 7 (D) 31, 76, 57, 47, 67, 56

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Part - II (Quantitative Aptitude)

)
51. Three numbers are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3. By
Students enrolled = 5000
adding 5 to each of them, the new numbers
are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. The numbers = 5000
are –
1 : 2 : 3
5 2:3 :4

(A) 15, 30, 45 (B) 1, 2, 3

(C) 5, 10, 15 (D) 10, 20, 30
52. The angle of elevation of a cloud from a point
h meters above the surface of a lake is
30° and the angle of depression of its reflection
is 60°. Then the height of the cloud above the
surface of the lake is –
h
Students who have successfully completed the
30° 60°
course = 3800

(A) h 3 m / (B) h m /
= 500
(C) h 2 m / (D) 2 h m /
53. The product of two numbers is 24 times the
difference of these two numbers. If the sum
of these numbers is 14, find the larger
number.

24 14

(A) 4 (B) 6
(C) 8 (D) 9
Direction (54 – 56) : Study the following graph
carefully and answer the question.
(54 – 56) : 54. Which institute has the highest percentage
of successful to enrolled students ?
Distribution of students enrolled for B. Tech and
the students who successfully completed the course
from different institutes.
(A) D (B) E
(C) A (D) G

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55. What percent of students from institute D 60. The radii of two concentric circles are
have come out to be successful out of the total 17 cm and 10 cm respectively. A straight line
enrolled from this institute ?
ABCD intersects the larger circle at the point
D A and D and intersects the smaller circle at
the point B and C. If BC = 12 cm, then the
(A) 115 (B) 95 length of AD (in cm) is –

(C) 80 (D) 85 17 10
56. What is t he approximate perc entage of ABCD A D
students successful to enrolled from institute
B C
A?
BC = 12 AD
A
(A) 20 (B) 24
(A) 72 (B) 76 (C) 30 (D) 34
(C) 86 (D) 96
61. The radius of cro ss-se ct ion o f a solid
57. The HCF of 0.54, 1.8 and 7.2 is – cyl indric al rod of iron is 50 cm. The
0.54, 1.8 7.2 cylinder is melted down and formed in to six
solid spherical balls of the same radius as that
(A) 1.8 (B) 0.18
of the cylinder. The length of the rod (in
(C) 0.018 (D) 18
meters) will be –
58. A student bought 4 books for ` 120 from one
50
book shop and 6 books for ` 150 from another.
The average price (in rupees) was – 6

` 120 4
` 150 6
(A) 0.8 (B) 2

(A) ` 27 (B) ` 27.50 (C) 3 (D) 4

(C) ` 135 (D) ` 138 62. If the base of a right pyramid is a triangle of
59. A and B invest in a business in the ratio 3 : 2. sides 5 cm, 12 cm, 13 cm and its volume is
If 5% of the total profit goes to charity and A's 330 cm3 , then its height will be –
share is ` 855, the total profit (in rupees) is –
5 12
A B 3:2 3
13 330
5% A
` 855
(A) 1425 (B) 1500 (A) 33 cm / (B) 32 cm /
(C) 1537.50 (D) 1576
(C) 11 cm / (D) 22 cm /

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63. The sum of two numbers is 520. If the 66. The elevation of the top of a tower from a point
bigger number is decreased by 4% and the on the ground is 45°. On travelling 60 m from
smaller number is increased by 12%, then the point towards the tower the elevation of
the numbers obtained are equal. The smaller the top becomes 60°. The height of the tower
number is – is –

520 4% 45°
60
12%
60°

(A) 280 (B) 210

(A) 30 m /
(C) 240 (D) 300
(B) 30(3  3 ) m /
64. Arbind spends 75% of his income and saves
the rest. His income is increased by 20% and
(C) 30(3  3 ) m /
he increased his expenditure by 10%. Then
the increase in savings in percentage is –
(D) 30 3 m /
75% 67. 50 men took a dip in a water tank 40 m long
20% and 20 m broad on a religious day. If the
10% average displacement of water by a man is
4 m3 , then the rise in the water level in the
tank will be –
(A) 55% (B) 52%
40 20
(C) 50% (D) 48% 50
65. Two alloys are made up of both copper and tin. 4 3

The ratio of copper and tin in the first alloy is

1 : 3 and in the second alloy is 2 : 5. In what
(A) 20 cm / (B) 25 cm /
ratio should the two alloys be mixed, to
obtain a new alloy in which the ratio of tin (C) 35 cm / (D) 50 cm /
and copper be 8 : 3 ? 68. The curved surface area of a cylindrical
pillar is 264 m2 and its volume is 924 m3. Find
the ratio of its diameter to its height.
1:3 2:5
2
264
3
924
8:3

(A) 3 : 5 (B) 4 : 7
(A) 3 : 7 (B) 7 : 3
(C) 3 : 8 (D) 5 : 11
(C) 6 : 7 (D) 7 : 6

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69. How many bricks each measuring 25 cm × 73. A circle is touching the side AC of  ABC at
11.25 cm × 6 cm, will be needed to build a P and is also touching AB and AC produced
wall of 8 m × 6 m × 22.5 cm ? at Q and R respectively. If AQ = 8 cm then
perimeter of  ABC is –
8 × 6 × 22.5 25  ABC BC P
× 11.25 ×6 AB AC Q R
(A) 5600 (B) 6000 AQ = 8  ABC

(C) 6400 (D) 7200 (A) 8 cm / (B) 12 cm /

70. Find the value of (C) 14 cm / (D) 16 cm /
74. Successive discount of 60% and 60% is
(secA × cotA) 2 – (cosec A × cosA) 2 . equivalent to –
2
(secA × cotA) – (cosec A × cosA) 2 60% 60%

(A) 120% (B) 90%

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 84% (D) 79.5%
75. A shopkeeper sells an article at a loss of
(C) 2 (D) 3 1
14 % . Had he sold the article for ` 83.25
71. The largest number amongst the following 2
more he would have earned a profit of 8%.
that will perfectly divide 101100 – 1 is –
The cost price of the article is –
101100 1
14 %
–1 2

(A) 100 (B) 10000 ` 83.25

8%
(C) 100100 (D) 100000
(A) ` 280 (B) ` 580
72. In  ABC, X and Y are points on sides AB and (C) ` 370 (D) ` 450
BC respectively such that XY  AC and XY 2 1
4 
divides triangular region ABC into two parts 7 2  1
76. 1 1 1 is equal to –
AX 3 1 2
equal in area. Then is equal to – 2 7 1
AB 2
1
5
5
 ABC , X Y AB BC
XY  AC XY, ABC 2 1
4 
7 2  1
AX
1 1 1
AB 3 1 2
2 7 1
2
1
5
2 1 2 3 5
(A) (B)
2 2
1
(A) 1 (B)
2
2 2 3 2
(C) (D)
2 2 1
(C) 2 (D)
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alone can do it in 16 days. With the help of C,
stock is for 45 days. If 30 new students join
they finish the work in 8 days. C alone can
th e hostel, in how many days will the do the work in –
complete stock be exhausted ? A 24 B
16 C
120 45
8 C
30
(A) 32 days / (B) 36 days /
(C) 40 days / (D) 48 days /
(A) 32 days / (B) 36 days /
81. Simple interest at 10% on ` 5,000 is ` 2,500.
(C) 38 days / (D) 40 days / The time for which the sum is invested is –
` 10% `
78. 40 men can build a wall 200 m long in
12 days working 8 hrs a day. The number of
days 30 men will take to build a similar wall
(A) 8 years / (B) 6 years /
300 m long working 6 hrs a day wil l
(C) 5 years / (D) 4 years /
be –
2 15
40 200 8 82. If x  , t h e n f i n d the value of
5 3
12 30 300
x 5 x 3
6  is –
x 5 x 3
(A) 36 days / (B) 9 days /
2 15 x 5 x 3
x 
(C) 32 days / (D) 18 days / 5 3 x 5 x 3

79. A book was sold at a discount of 10% on the

(A) 1 (B) 2
printed price and was purchas ed at a
(C) 3 (D) 5
discount of 20% on the printed price. If the
83. The value of
profit in the complete deal was ` 10, then the
printed price of the book was – 1  1  1 1 1 1 1 
3  2  1  1   
2  2  4 2 2 3 6  is –
10%
1  1  1 1 1 1 1 
20% 3  2  1  1   
2  2  4 2 2 3 6 
` 10
1 1
(A) (B)
2 6
(A) ` 110 (B) ` 80
1
(C) 3 (D) None of these
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84. Two friends walking at 5 kms/hr and 7 kms/hr 88. The value of
start at the same time from two different
(a 2  b 2 )3  (b 2  c 2 )3  (c 2  a 2 )3
towns 48 km apart towards each other. After is –
how many hours will they meet each other ? (a  b )3  (b  c )3  (c  a )3

48 (a 2  b 2 )3  (b 2  c 2 )3  (c 2  a 2 )3
5 (a  b )3  (b  c )3  (c  a )3
7 (A) (a + b)3 + (b + c)3 + (c + a)3
(B) (a + b) + (b + c) + (c + a)
(C) (a + b)3 (b + c)3 (c + a)3
(A) 2 hrs / (B) 4 hrs / (D) (a + b) (b + c) (c + a)
89. A sai lo r go es 12 km down stream i n
(C) 5 hrs / (D) 6 hrs / 48 minutes and returns in 1 hour 20 minutes.
The speed of the sailor in still water is –
85. A sum amounts to ` 1352 in 2 years at 4%
12 48
compound interest. The principal is –
1 20
4%
` 1352 (A) 12 km/hr / 12
(B) 12.5 km/hr / 12.5
(A) ` 1300 (B) ` 1260
(C) 13 km/hr / 13
(C) ` 1250 (D) ` 1200 (D) 15 km/hr / 15
86. A, B and C are three points on a circle. The  1 1 1 1 1 
tangent at C meets BA produced at T. Given 90.       is –
 9 8 8 7 7  6 6 5 5 4
 ATC = 36° and  ACT = 48°. The angle
subtended by AB at the centre of the circle  1 1 1 1 1 
     
will be –  9 8 8 7 7  6 6 5 5 4
A, B C C (A) 0 (B) 1
BA T 1
(C) 5 (D)
 ATC = 36°  ACT = 48° AB 3
91. A man can row three quarters of a km against
1 1
(A) 96° (B) 72° the stream in 11 min and return in 7
4 2
(C) 84° (D) 48° min. The speed of the man in still water is –

87. If  +  = 90° and  :  = 2 : 1, then find the 3 1

11
4 4
value of sin : sin.
1
7
 +  = 90°  :  = 2 : 1 2
sin : sin
(A) 2 km/hr / 2
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 2 :1 (B) 3 km/hr / 3
(C) 4 km/hr / 4
(C) 3 :1 (D) 2 : 1
(D) 5 km/hr / 5

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92. After 10 years A will be twice as old as B was 96. A and B together can complete a work in
10 years ago. If A is now 9 years older than B, 3 days. They started together but after
then the present age of B is – 2 days, B left the work. If the work is
10 A B 10 completed after 2 more days. B alone could do
A, B 9 B the work in how many days ?

A B 3
(A) 39 years / (B) 36 years / 2 B
2 B
(C) 32 years / (D) 40 years /
93. What is the annual instalment to discharge
a debt of ` 2210 due in 4 years at 7% simple (A) 5 days / (B) 6 days /
interest ?
(C) 7 days / (D) 10 days /
` 2210 4 7%
97. Two ci rc les o f radii 4 cm and 9 c m
respectively, touch each other externally at a
point and a common tangent touches them
(A) ` 400 (B) ` 500
at the points P and Q respectively. Then the
(C) ` 600 (D) ` 450 area of a square with the side PQ is –

x  4 9
  1
y 
 
94. The value of  x  is – P Q PQ
1  y 
 

(A) 144 cm2 / 2

(B) 194 cm2 / 2

x 
  1
y  (C) 169 cm2 / 2
(D) 97 cm2 / 2

 
x
1   98. Two guns were fired from the same place at
 y 
 an interval of 5 min but a man sitting in a
train moving towards that place heard the
(A) 0 (B) 1 second sound at an interval of 4 min 30 sec.
Find speed of train. (speed of sound = 330
x
(C) –1 (D) y m/sec)

5
 5 sin 3 cos
95. 
If 3 cot = 4, then   is equal to –
5 sin 3 cos 4 30
( =
 5 sin 3 cos
3 cot = 4  
 330 )
 5 sin 3 cos
(A) 103 km/hr / 103

1 1 (B) 112 km/hr / 112

(A) (B)
9 3 (C) 123 km/hr / 123
(C) 3 (D) 9
(D) 132 km/hr / 132

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Direction (99 – 100) : Study the given chart 99. The approximate % increase in hotels from
car ef ully and then answer the questions year 2010 to 2015 was –
accordingly.
2010 2015 %
(99 – 100) :
(A) 75 (B) 100
(C) 125 (D) 150
100. If the number of hotels in 2012 was less by 10
then what is the ratio of the number of hotels
in 2012 and that in 2011 ?
2012 10 2012
2011
(A) 14 : 11 (B) 3 : 4
(C) 46 : 41 (D) 23 : 21

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Part - III (General Awareness)

III ( )
101. On whom the Sultan of Delhi Sultanate, 104. On whose advice were the Indians kept out
Iltutmish, conferred the title of 'Sheikh-ul- of the Simon Commission ?
Islam'?

(A) Lord Reading /

(A) Moinuddin Chishti (B) Lord Chelmsford /
(C) Sir John Simon /
(B) Sheikh Bahauddin Zakaria
(D) Lord Irwin /
105. Where is the Dhupgarh peak situated ?
(C) Baba Farid

(A) Satpura Range /

(D) Salim Chishti
(B) Maikal Range /
(C) Vindhya Range /
102. In the Constitutional Assembly, which state
had the maximum representation ? (D) None of these /
106. Which Indian state shares its borders with
three countries –Nepal, Bhutan and China?

(A) Bengal /
(B) Chennai /
(A) Arunachal Pradesh /
(C) Mumbai /
(B) Meghalaya /
(D) United States /
(C) West Bengal /
103. In medical terminology 'Golden Hour' is
related with – (D) Sikkim /
107. 'The Rolling Plan' for backward countries was
(A) Terminal Stage of Cancer suggested by –

(B) Pregnancy detection

(A) G. Myrdal /
(C) Heart Attack (B) W.A. Lewis /
(C) R. Nurkse /
(D) Actual Child Birth
(D) A. Samuelson /

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108. Goldsmiths use aquaregia which is prepared 112. Who led the fi rst campaig n for Widow
by mixing – Remarriage in Maharashtra ?

(A) nitric acid and sulphuric acid (A) Vishnu Parshuram Pandit

(B) nitric acid and sulphuric acid (B) B.M. Malabari

(C) sulphuric acid and hydrochloric acid (C) Gopal Hari Deshmukh

(D) citric acid and benzoic acid (D) Dadabhai Naoroji

109. Which of these is not related to Sufism ? 113. Which article is related to the appointment
of the Attorney General of India ?
(A) Ulema /
(B) Khankah /
(C) Sheikh / (A) Article - 53 / 53
(D) Sama / (B) Article - 63 / 63
110. From the constitution of which country has (C) Article - 76 / 76
been the concept of Fundamental Duties in
(D) Article - 79 / 79
the Indian Constitution taken ?
114. Which of the following Indian waterfalls is
located in Goa ?

(A) Ireland /
(B) America / (A) Landshing falls /
(C) France / (B) Dhuandhar Falls /
(D) Former Soviet Union / (C) Nohkalikai Falls /
111. If over a given period of time both prices and (D) Dudh Sagar Falls /
money income have been doubled, the real 115. U nder whose lea de rship has been th e
income will be – committee for t he reconciliation of the
"Jat agitation' constituted ?

–
(A) doubled
(A) M. Venkaiah Naidu

(B) halved
(B) Subrahmaniyam Swamy

(C) unchanged (C) Arvind Pangarhiya

(D) prices will not affect the real income (D) H.L. Dattu

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116. The concept of Green house Gases was 121. In which year did the Indian Economy attain
postulated by – the highest growth rate ?

(A) C.C. Park /

(A) 2006 – 07 (B) 2007 – 08
(B) J.N.N. Jeckers / (C) 2008 – 09 (D) 2005 – 06
(C) Joseph Fourier / 122. Who said, ‘‘Freedom is almost within reach,
(D) L. Zobler / we have to seize it’’?
117. Who wrote the book - 'What Happened To
Netaji?'
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(A) Anuj Dhar
(B) Subhash Chandra Bose
(B) Amarjeet Singh Dulat
(C) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(C) Radhakant Bharti
(D) Shaukat Ali
(D) Kuldip Naiyyar
123. For a maximum of how many times can a
person be elected for the post of the President ?
118. National Environment Engineering Research
Institute (NEERI) is located at –
NEERI
(A) Two times /
(A) Bengaluru / (B) Three times /
(B) Hyderabad / (C) Four times /
(C) Nagpur / (D) There is no bar /
124. If the Prime Minister of India is a member of
(D) New Delhi / the Upper House of the Parliament, then –
119. Who gifted Shahjahan the "Koh-i-Noor"
diamond ?
(A) He cannot vote in his own favour in case
of no-confidence motion
(A) Murad /
(B) Mir Zumla /
(B) He cannot speak on the budget in the
(C) Aurangzeb /
Lower House
(D) Jai Singh /
120. In which of the following, the Dudh Ganga (C) He can give a statement only in the Upper
river is located ? House

(A) West Bengal / (D) He must become a member of the Lower

House within six months after taking the
(B) Himachal Pradesh /
oath of office as Prime Minister
(C) Jammu and Kashmir /
(D) Uttarakhand /

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125. The gases used for respiratory activities of 129. Oral submucos fibrosis is a disease caused
divers are – by –

(A) Drinking Liquor

(A) oxygen and nitrogen
(B) Smoking Tobacco
(B) oxygen and helium
(C) Consuming Gutka containing tobacco
(C) oxygen and argon
(D) Consuming Red Meat
(D) oxygen and neon

130. The former name of Harijan Sevak Sangh

126. Beta-blocker is a medicine to prevent from – was –

(A) Heart attack

(A) All India Anti-Untouchability League

(B) Enlargement of Prostate gland

(B) All India Depressed Classes Association
(C) Chronic diabetes
(C) Depressed Classes Association for Social
(D) None of the above Reforms

127. Night vision cameras do not use which one of

(D) Association of Untouchables
the following ?

(A) Amplified light 131. Which of the following is/are called strategic
Minerals ?

(B) Infra red sensors

(A) Iron metal /
(C) Heat radiation from objects (B) Mineral Oil /
(C) Gold and Silver /
(D) X-ray radiation from objects
(D) Atomic Minerals /
128. The powder used for developing finger prints 132. W hich region of the world, wo uld you
on a multi-coloured surface is – associate with 'Bushmen' ?

(A) Sahara Desert /

(A) Gold Dust /
(B) New Zealand /
(B) Maganese Dioxide /
(C) Kalahari Desert /
(C) Charcoal /
(D) Fluorescent Powder / (D) East Africa /

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133. Index 'Residex' is associated with – 137. The difference between visible exports and
visible imports is defined as –
(A) Share prices
(A) Balance of trade

(B) Land prices

(B) Balance of payment

(C) Price Inflation Index (C) Balanced terms of trade

(D) Mutual Fund prices (D) Gains from trade

134. The fixed cost on such factors of production 138. Siphon will fail to work if –
which are neither hired nor bought by the
firm is called – (A) the densities of the liquids in the two
vessels are not equal

(A) social cost / (B) the level of the liquids in the two vessels
are at the same height
(B) opportunity cost /
(C) economic cost / (C) both its limbs are of unequal length
(D) surcharged cost /
135. In the the law of demand, the statement (D) the temperature of the liquids in the two
"Other things remain constant" means – vessels are same

139. The term "Green GNP" emphasises –

(A) income of consumer should not change
(A) rapid growth of GNP
(B) price of other goods should not change
(B) increase in per capita income

(C) taste of consumer should not change

(C) economic development

(D) All of the above (D) sustainable development

136. Apples have a special value for heart patients, 140. Which of the following concerns soils ?
because they are a rich source of –
(A) Edaphic /
(B) Climatic /
(A) Sodium and Potassium
(C) Biotic /
(D) Topography /
(B) Phosphorous and Magnesium
141. The largest invertebrate is –

(C) Potassium and Phosphorous

(A) Octopus /
(D) Potassium only (B) Squid /
(C) Coral /
(D) Jelly fish /

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142. Extra glucose in body gets converted into 147. Which continent is called the "Land of Golden
glycogen and is stored in – Fleece" ?
The Land of Golden Fleece

(A) Stomach / (A) Australia /

(B) Liver / (B) Asia /
(C) Pancreas /
(C) Africa /
(D) Bile /
(D) Europe /
143. Which of the following is essential to regulate
the heart beat? 148. The "World Trade Organisation" (WTO)
reco gnized wh ich count ry as it s 162 n d
member ?
WTO
(A) Sodium /
(B) Sulphur /
(A) Kazakhstan /
(C) Potassium /
(B) Seychelles /
(D) Iron /
(C) Sudan /
144. Water has high boiling point due to –
(D) Kenya /

(A) Beuterium 149. Which act contained the provision for the
recruitment of ICS in India ?

(B) Hydrogen Bond

recruitment
(A) Indian Councils Act, 1961
(C) Non polar Nature
1961

(D) Low electro-negativity of oxygen (B) Indian Councils Act, 1893

1893
145. A person will have maximum weight on earth's (C) Indian Councils Act, 1909
surface if he is inside......... 1909
(D) Indian Councils Act, 1919
1919
(A) Air / (B) Water / 150. Between which country and India was the
(C) Vacuum / (D) Mercury / Lamitye - 2016 jo in t military exercise
146. Which of the following does not change in light conducted ?
during Raman's effect ? 2016

(A) Frequency / (A) Seychelles /

(B) Colour / (B) Mauritius /
(C) Energy / (C) Sri Lanka /
(D) Speed / (D) Nepal /

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Part - IV (English Language)

Direction : In Question nos. 151 to 155, some part Directions : In Question nos. 156 to 160,
of the sentences have errors and some are correct. sentences given with blanks are to be filled in
Find out which part of a sentence has an error and with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are
blacken the oval [ ] corresponding to the suggested for each question. Choose the correct
appropriate letter (A), (B), (C) and (D). If a sentence alternative out of the four and indicate it by
is free from error, blacken the oval corresponding blackening the appropriate oval [ ] in the
to 'No error' in the Answer Sheet. Answer Sheet.
151. She finished her work in hurry and rushed to 156. We spent the evening _____ along the famous
the hospital. park street and the nearby streets.
(A) strolling (B) walking
(A) to the hospital
(C) crashing (D) trudging
(B) No error 157. The play narrates the life of the Pandavas
_____ disguise in the kingdom of Virata.
(C) in hurry and rushed
(A) at (B) on
(D) She finished her work (C) in (D) over
152. There should be equal opportunities for both 158. Across my seat, a septuagenarian gave me
rich and the poor. _____ company as he conserved between his
catnaps.
(A) There should be
(A) few (B) some
(B) equal opportunities for both (C) more (D) little
(C) rich and the poor 159. Those of us _____ travel might agree, there
are two types of pretty places.
(D) No error
(A) whose (B) who
153. This is not my book. This is somebody's else. (C) whom (D) which
(A) book. This is (B) somebody's else 160. Let me begin _____ where it all started.
(A) from (B) to
(C) No error (D) This is not my
(C) towards (D) at
154. The vacancy was filled by a young scholar who Direction: In Question nos. 161 to 168, a
had an extensible knowledge of ancient art. sentence/ a part of the sentence is underlined.
(A) No error Below are given alternatives to the underlined
part at (A), (B), (C) which may improve the
(B) by a young scholar sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case
(C) who had an extensible knowledge of no improvement is needed your answer is (D).
ancient art Mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
161. Scarcely had he bought the ticket when the
(D) The vacancy was filled
guard showed the flag and the train started.
155. My new house is on the outskirts of the city. (A) then the guard showed
(A) My new house (B) when the guard shows
(C) before the guard showed
(B) of the city
(D) No improvement
(C) No error 162. How long are you to go to stay ?
(D) is on the outskirts (A) going to (B) to going
(C) go to (D) No improvement

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163. If you are carrying your laptop, you carry an 171. Cajole
extra piece as your carry-on. (A) bewitch (B) terminate
(A) you will carry an extra
(B) you must carry extra (C) coax (D) conform
(C) you can carry an extra 172. Inception
(D) No improvement (A) splendor (B) commencement
164. The teacher said to the students. “Go through
(C) conclusion (D) hindrance
the notes as many times as possible lest you
would fail.” Directions : In question nos. 173 to 176, choose
(A) you might fail (B) you could fail the option opposite in meaning to the given word
(C) you should fail (D) No improvement and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
165. The plan was to let the new car roar through 173. Cumbersome
the countryside. (A) venal (B) plausible
(A) roared inside
(C) handy (D) ponderous
(B) roar towards
(C) No improvement 174. Puerile
(D) roaring to (A) juvenile (B) childlike
166. Because he has been ill for a month, so he
(C) mature (D) unpromising
does not come to the office.
(A) therefore he does not 175. Rustic
(B) hence he does not (A) coward (B) roiled
(C) he does not (C) spartan (D) urban
(D) No improvement
176. Underdog
167. Holidays these days are more like the lifestyle
of rich and famous. (A) unflagging (B) wretch
(A) of rich and the famous (C) conquered (D) winner
(B) of the rich and famous
Directions : In question nos. 177 to 178, four
(C) No improvement words are given in each question, out of which
(D) the rich's and the famous's only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly
168. As soon as the peon rings the first bell, then spelt word and mark your answer in the Answer
all the students assemble on the ground. Sheet.
(A) all the students assemble 177. (A) Convenence (B) Convenience
(B) than all the students assemble
(C) Conveneince (D) Conveniance
(C) when all the students assemble
178. (A) Opprobrium (B) Oprobriam
(D) No improvement
Directions : In Question nos. 169 to 172 out of (C) Oprobriam (D) Opprobriam
the four alternatives, choose the one which best Directions : In Question nos. 179 to 184, out of
expresses the meaning of the given word and mark the four alternatives, choose the one which can
it in the Answer Sheet. be substituted for the given words/sentences and
169. Sly indicate it by blackening the appropriate oval [ ]
(A) wily (B) sluggard in the Answer Sheet.
(C) pretender (D) dreary 179. A word or phrase intended to disparage or
170. Torrid belittle –
(A) stuporous (B) fervent (A) Predilection (B) Pernicious
(C) devious (D) dispassionate
(C) Putrid (D) Pejorative

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180. Easily annoyed or angered and likely to 188. On the cards –
argue –
(A) impossible (B) shocking
(A) Trenchant (B) Truculent
(C) evident (D) anticipated
(C) Transgress (D) Tractable
189. Lock, stock and barrel –
181. Lasting for a very short time –
(A) Emphatic (B) Earnest (A) completely

(C) Evanescent (D) Ecstatic (B) financially

182. Shameless boldness – (C) administratively
(A) Eerie (B) Extrinsic (D) forcefully
(C) Effrontery (D) Exquisite 190. Yeoman’s service –
183. Sexually immoral or offensive – (A) medical help (B) excellent service
(A) Licentious (B) Limpid
(C) social work (D) hard work
(C) Lanky (D) Lop
Direction : In Question nos. 191 to 200, you have
184. Very bad or wrong in a way that causes anger – two brief passages with 5 questions each. Read
(A) Outrageous (B) Ostracize the passages carefully and choose the best
(C) Ostentatious (D) Officious answer to each que sti on out of t he four
alternatives and mark it by blackening the
Direction : In Question nos. 185 to 190, four appropriate oval [ ] in the Answer Sheet.
alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase
unde rli ned i n t he sent ence. Choose t he PASSAGE-1
alternative which best expresses the meaning of
Have you ever noticed strange bumps on
the Idiom/Phrase and mark it in the Answer
stems, leaves, flowers, or tree branches? Well, they
Sheet.
are part of the plant and grown by the plant, but
185. Like a cat on hot bricks – they are homes for tiny insects! These bumps are
(A) very nervous called galls. Insects form gall. The plant does not
(B) very clever decide to grow them. Typically, a female insect lay
her eggs on a plant. After baby insects hatch special
(C) like a dead cat
chemicals are left on the plants. These special
(D) like an irritated cat chemicals cause the plant to bubble up and form a
186. The fat end – gall. Once a gall has grown, the insects have a safe
(A) the complete work place to live and eat. Or do they?
(B) the last part Other animals, besides insects, benefit from
(C) the expected end gall. Galls are also great places for birds and small
animals to find a meal. Woodpeckers, squirrels,
(D) the destruction
mice and bats–all use galls as a source for a tasty
187. To show the white feather – insect snack. If a gall has a large hole poked into it
(A) to behave timidly a, larger creature may have stopped for a bite.
(B) to perform a good deed Now that you know what a gall is, you will
(C) to try to be beautiful probably begin to notice them everywhere. Look
around. You may even decide to break open a gall
(D) to show courage
and take a peek inside. If the gall has a little hole,

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the owner has probably left. Can you believe it? A PASSAGE-2
little house for an insect made by a plant! During his early days as editor of the popular
191. Based on information given in the passage, it magazine, Saturday Evening Post, George Lorimer did
can be understood that an unhatched insect much of the reading of unsolicited stories. This
egg laid on a plant would most likely cause: meant endless hours of sitting at the desk, pouring
over big stacks of manuscripts, trying to decide
(A) the plant to die
which were worthy of publication and which were
(B) no gall to form not. Lorimer became an expert at making these
(C) a large gall decisions.
(D) a bird to eat the egg One day he received a huffy letter from a
would-be writer who had a complaint. “Last week
192. Which statement from the passage best you rejected my story,’ she wrote. “I am positive
describes how galls are formed? you did not read it, because, as a test, I pasted
(A) ‘Once a gall has grown, the insects have together pages 14, 15, 16. The manuscript came
a safe place to live and eat, or do they?’ back with the pages still pasted. There is no
(B) ‘These bumps are called galls’ question in my mind but that you are a sham and a
disgrace to your profession.’
(C) ‘These special chemicals cause the plant
to bubble up and form a gall.’ Lorimer’s reply was succinct: ‘Madam, at
breakfast when I crack open an egg, I don’t have to
(D) ‘Typically, a female insect lays her eggs eat the whole egg to know it is bad.”
on a plant.’
196. Lorimer did much reading of the stories
193. In the passage the author asks the question (A) if they were the solicited ones
‘or do they?’ The author does this to:
(B) when they appeared to be bad
(A) explain why insects may not be safe (C) when they were from women writers
inside their galls.
(D) when they came unsolicited
(B) ask the reader if the insects are safe 197. Lorimer was a good editor because
inside their galls. (A) his reply to the angry writer was polite
(C) admits that he or she does not really know (B) he apologized for rejecting the story
the answer. without reading it
(D) encourage us to keep reading to discover (C) he could find the worth of a story with a
the answer. little effort
194. Benefit belongs to which of the following word (D) he was prompt in writing letters
groups? 198. The lady wrote a huffy letter because
(A) love, adore, like (A) her story was rejected
(B) her story was rejected unread
(B) hurt, offend, upset
(C) her story was rejected although it was good
(C) teach, instruct, direct (D) Lorimer was biased in his decision
(D) gain, advantage, profit 199. Lorimer’s reply was
195. If a gall has a large hole in it, this means that: (A) irrelevant (B) rude
(C) witty (D) funny
(A) a larger creature may have stopped for a
bite. 200. Lorimer read the stories
(A) because he enjoyed reading them
(B) the owner has probably left.
(B) in order to publish them
(C) special chemicals are left on the plant. (C) only to find fault with them
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