MODEL QUESTIONS – MBA

Direction for questions 1 to 30 : Answer each of the questions indepen dently.

1) A bird shooter was asked how ma ny birds he ha d in the bag. He replied that there were a ll sparrows but six, a ll pigeons but six, and all ducks but six. H ow many birds he had in the bag in a ll?

a) 9b) 18c) 27d) 36

2) A shepherd had 17 sheep. Al l but nine died. How many was he left w ith?a) Nil b) 8c) 9d) 17

3) Aruna cut a cake into two halves and cuts one half into smal ler pieces of equal size. Each of the smal l pieces is twenty grams in we ight. I f she has seven pieces of the cake in all with her, how heavy was the ori ginal cake?

a) 120 gramsb) 140 gramsc) 240 gramsd) 280 grams

4) At the end of a business conference the ten people present all shake hands with each other once. How may handshakes wil l there be together?

a) 20b) 45c) 55d) 90

5) A student got twice as many su ms wrong as he got r ight. If he attempted 48 sums in all , how many did he solve correct ly?

a) 12b) 16c) 18d) 24

6) The number of bo ys in a cl ass is three times the nu mber of gir ls. Which one of the fol lowing numbers cann ot represent the total nu mber of children in the class?

a) 48b) 44c) 42d) 40

7) A motorist knows four different routes from Br istol to Birmingham. From Birmingham to Sheffi eld he knows three differ ent routes and from S heffield to Carlisle he knows two different routes. How many routes does he know from Bristol to Car lisle?

a) 4b) 8c) 12d) 24

8) A pineapple costs Rs.7 each. A wat ermelon costs Rs.5 each. X spends Rs. 38 on these fruits. The number of pineapples purchased is

a) 2b) 3c) 4d) data insuff icient

9) If you write down al l the numbers from 1 to 100 , then how man y times do y ou write 3?

a) 11b) 18c) 20d) 21

10) The tota l number of digits used in numbering the pages of a book hav ing 366 pages is

a) 732b) 990c) 1098d) 1305

11) In a garden, there a re 10 rows and 12 columns of mango trees. The d istance between the two trees is 2 metres and a distance of one meter is left from al l sides of the boundary of the garden. The length of the garden is

a) 20mb) 22mc) 24md) 26m

12) A farmer bui lt a fence around his square plot. He used 27 f ence poles on each side of the square. How many p oles did he need together?

a) 100b) 104c) 108d) None of these

13) An enterprising businessma n earns an income of Re>1 on the first day of his business. On every subse quent day, he earns an inco me which is just dou ble of that made o n the previous day. One the 10 th day of business, his income is

a) Rs (2)9b) Rs (2)10c) Rs 10d) Rs (10)2

14) Find the nu mber which when ad ded to itself 13 times, gives 112.a) 7

b) 8c) 9d) 11

15) In a city, 40% of the adults are illiterate while 85% of the chi ldren are literate. If the ratio of the adults to that of the chi ldren is 2:3, then what percent of the population is literate?

a) 20%b) 25%c) 50%d) 75%

16) A fires 5 shots to B’s 3 but A ki lls only once in 3 shots wi le B kills once in 2 shots. When B has missed 27 times, A has k illed

a) 30 birdsb) 60 birdsc) 72 birdsd) 90 birds

17) If every 2 out of 3 readymade shirts need alterat ions in the slee ves, and every 4 out of 5 need it in the bod y, how ma ny alterations wi ll be required for 60 shirts?

a) 24b) 123c) 133d) 143

18) At a dinner party every two guests used a bowl of r ice between them, every three guests used a b owl of dal between them and every four used a bowl of meat between them. There were altogether 6 5 dishes.. How many guests were present at the party?

a) 60b) 65c) 90d) None of these

19) A bus starts from city X. The number of women in the bus is half of the number of men. In city Y, 10 men lea ve the bus and five women enter. Now, number of men an d wome n is equal. In the beg inning, how man y passe ngers entered the bus?

a) 15b) 30c) 36d) 45

20) A num ber con sists of two digits whose sum is 11. If 27 is added to the n umber, then the digits change the ir places. What is the num ber?

a) 47b) 65c) 83d) 92

21) If a clock takes se ven seconds t o strike se ven, how long w ill it take to str ike ten?a) 7 secondsb) 9 secondsc) 10 secondsd) none of these

22) If 100 cats k ill 100 mice in 100 days, then 4 cats would k ill 4 mice in how many days?

a) 1 dayb) 4 dayc) 40 daysd) 100 days

23) Two bus tic kets from c ity A to B and three t ickets from city A to C cost Rs 77 but three tic kets from c ity A to B and two tic kets f rom city A to C cost Rs.73. What are the fares for c ities B and C from A?

a) Rs4 and Rs23b) Rs13 and Rs 17c) Rs 15 and Rs 14d) Rs 17 and Rs 13

24) A total of 324 coins of 2 0 paise and 25 pa ise make a sum of Rs 71. The number of 25 pa ise co ins is

a) 120b) 124c) 144d) 200

25) A man has Rs 480 in the denominations of one-rupee notes, five -rupee notes , ten-rupee notes. The number of notes of each denomination is equal. What is the total number of notes t hat he has?

a) 45b) 60c) 75d) 90

26) On children’s day , sweets were to be equally d istributed am ong 175 children in a school. Actua lly on the children’s day 35 chi ldren were absent and therefore each child got 4 sweets extra. Total how many sweets were avai lable for distr ibution?

a) 2400b) 2480c) 2680d) 2800

27) A player holds 13 cards of four sui ts, of wh ich seven are black and six are red. There are twice as many hearts as diamon ds. How man y clubs d oes he h old?

a) 4b) 5c) 6d) 7

28) In a fami ly, each daughter has the same n umber of brothers s s he has sisters and each son ha s twice as many sisters as he has brothers. How man y sons are there in the fami ly?

a) 2b) 3c) 4d) 5

29) Five bells begin to tol l together and toll respecti vely at intervals of 6,5,7, 10 and 12 seconds. How many times wil l they tol l together in one ho ur excluding the one at the start?

a) 7b) 8c) 9d) 11

30) In a group of cows and he ns , there are 4 5 goats and 8 came ls with some keepers. If the total number of feet be 2 24 more than the num ber of heads in the caravan, the number of keepers is

a) 5b) 8c) 10d) 15

Family/B lood Relat ion qualms

31) Pointing to a photograph, a man said, I have no brother or sister but that ma n’s father is my father’s so n. Who se photograph was it?

a) His ownb) His sonsc) His fathersd) Hish nephews

32) Pointing towards a boy, Veena said, He is the son of only s on of m y grandfather. How is that boy related to Veena?

a) Uncleb) Brotherc) Cousiond) Data inadequate

33) Introducing Reena, Monika said, “She is the only daughter of my father’s o nly daughter.” How is Moni ka related to Reena?

a) Auntb) Niecec) Cousind) Data inadequate

34) Pointing to a man, a woman said, “ H is mother is the only daughter of my m other.” How is the woman related to the mother?

a) Motherb) Daughterc) Sisterd) Grandm other

Age Doubts

35) Sonu and Man u’s age rat io is 4:3. If sum of their a ges is 28 years, the rat io of the ir ages after 4 years will be a)5:4b)2:3c)5:6d)3:2

36) Ratio of Dol ly and Vandana ’s age is 2:3 and the sum of their ages is 60 years. How old is Do lly?

a)12b)16C)24d)30

37) Average age of 10 boys in a hostel comes out to be 14. A new admission brought down t heir average age by one year. How old the new recruit must be ?

a)4b)5c)12d)3

For Queations 38-40Seven chi ldren A, B,C,D,E ,F amd G are standing in a line. G is to the ri ght of D and to the left of B. A is on the ri ght of C. A and D have one chi ld between th em. E and B have two chi ldren between them. D and F have two children between them.

38) Who is on the extreme right?

a) Bb) Ec) Fd) G

39) Who is exactly in the middle?

a) Ab) Cc) D

d) E

40) Who is on the extreme left?

a) Ab) Bc) Cd) D

Direction (Qs 41-44) Six persons A,B,C,D,E and F are sitting in two rows, three in each.E is not at the end of any row.D is second to the left of F.C the neighbour of E, is s itting diagonal ly opposite to D.B is the nei ghbour of F.

41) Which of the fol lowing are sitting diagonal ly opposite to each other?

a) F and Cb) D and Ac) A and Cd) A and F

42) Which of the fol lowing are in the same row?

a) A and Eb) E and Dc) C and Bd) A and B

43) Which of the fol lowing are in one of the two rows?

a) FBCb) CEBc) DBFd) AEF

44) After interchanging w ith seat w ith E, who wi ll be the nei ghbors of D in the new position?

a) C and Ab) F and Bc) Only Bd) Only A

Direction for questions (Q45 -49) Read the fol lowing information carefu lly and answer the questions that follow:-

There are seven books one each on Psychology, Hindi , English, Socio logy, Economics, Education and Accou ntancy, lying on a table one above the other.Sociology is on the top of all the books.Accounta ncy is immediate ly below Education which is immediately below Sociology.Economics is immediate ly above Psychology b ut not in the middle.Hindi is immediate ly below Psychology.

45) Economics is between which of the fol lowing books?

a) Accounta ncy and Educationb) Psychology and Hindic) English and Psychologyd) Psychology and Sociology

46) Which three books a re between Accounta ncy and Hindi?

a) English , Economics and Psychologyb) Economics, Psychology and Ed ucationc) Economics, Psychology and Hindid) Cannot be determined

47) If Soc iology and Eng lish , Accountancy a nd Hindi , Education and Psych ology interchange thei r posit ions , which book wi ll be between psych ology and Sociology?

a) Accounta ncyb) Psychologyc) Hindid) Economics

48) Books of which subject is at the sixth position from the top?

a) Englishb) Hindic) Mathematicsd) History

49) Counting from the right to which subject does the 8th book belong?

a) Accounta nyb) Englishc) Hindid) History

50) In a shop, the items were ar ranged in a shelf consisting of s ix rows. Biscuits are arranged above the tins of chocolates but below the rows of packets of chips, cakes are at the bott om and the bottles of peppermints are bwlow the chocolates. The topmost row had the display of jam bottles. Where exactly are the bottles of peppermints? Mention the place from the top?

a) 2nd

b) 3rd

c) 4th

d) 5th

Directions for questions 5 1 to 55:- Answer the questions based on the following information.

A black smith has fi ve iron artic les A, B,C,D,and E each hav ing a different we ight.A weighs twic e as much as B.B weighs four and half times as much as C.C weighs half as much as D.D weighs half as much as E.E weighs less than A but m ore than C.

51) Which of the fol lowing is the lightest in we ight?

a) Ab) Bc) Cd) D

52) E is lighter in weight than which of the other two artic les?

a) A,Bb) D,Cc) A,Cd) D,Be) B,E

53) E is heav ier than which of the fol lowing two art icles?

a) D,Bb) D,Cc) A,Cd) A,B

54) Which of the fol lowing articles is the heav iest in weight?

a) Ab) Bc) Cd) D

55) Which of the fol lowing represents the descending order of wei ghts of the arti cles?

a) A,B,E,D,Cb) B,D,E,A,C

c) E,C,D,A, Bd) C,A,D,B, E

Direction for questions 56 to 6 0: Read the information g iven below and answer the questions that follow:-

In an examination, six subjects were ava ilable for a candidate of which only three had to be offered under the follow ing conditions:

One who offered A had to offer B a lso and vice versa.One who offered A could not offer E.One who offered C or D could not offer F.The d istribution of the candidates over the subject s was as fol lows:A – 70, B – 70, C – 90, D – 85, E – 70, F – 35

56) How many combinations were permitted?

a) 4b) 5c) 6d) 7

57) How many candidates in a ll appeared for the examination?

a) 120b) 130c) 140d) 380

58) How many candidates offered the combination A+B+C?

a) 15b) 20c) 35d) 70

59) How many candidates combined C with D?

a) 15b) 20c) 35d) 70

60) How many can didates offered B w ith F?

a) 15b) 20c) 35

d) 70

Directions (Q6 1 to 65) : These questions are based o n the data given in the fol lowing table showing investments made by the five companies over the year ( in lakh of rupees)

Company\years 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002I 40 42 100 70 150II 58 62 46 92 84III 62 58 54 44 32IV 66 28 66 74 96V 30 34 64 78 94Total 256 224 330 358 456

61) Which com pany made m ore than 25percent of the total investment made b y all the companies in 2 001?a) Ib) IIc) IVd) None of these

62) For which compan y has the amo unt of investment made incre ased continuo usly over the year?a) Ib) IIc) IIId) V

63) For which compan y, has the a mount of investment made decreased continuo usly over the years?a) Vb) IVc) IIId) None of these

64) In which year, the amount of investment ma de was the least as compared to average investment m ade by all the companies over the years?a) 1998b) 1999c) 2000d) None of these

65) In which year, the percentage change in the total amount of investment made is the hi ghest over its immediately preced ing year?a) 2002b) 2000c) 2001d) None of these

Directions (Q. 66 to 70) : Answer the questions on t he basis of the fol lowing tab le.

Assume al l colleges sent equal number of candidates in al l subjects for the examination.Percentage of Results for Subjects

College Maths Physics Chemistry Zoology BotanyA 52 65 62 47 40B 47 62 52 35 38C 53 70 46 54 39D 35 72 58 62 57

66) Taking all the co lleges in to account which subject has s hown highest percentage result?a) Chemistryb) Mathsc) Zoologyd) Physics

67) Taking the performance in a ll the subjects into account which colle ge has shown highest le vel of percentage results?a) Db) Ac) Bd) C

68) Seeing the performance of a ll the four col leges together wh ich combination of groups has s hown lowest le vel of percentage results?a) Zoology and Botanyb) Physics and C hemistryc) Maths and Ph ysicsd) Chemistry and Botan y

69) Taking all the co lleges into account which subject has shown lowest percentage result?a) Mathsb) Physicsc) Chemistryd) Botany

70) Taking the performance in a ll subjects in to account which col lege has shown lowest l evel?a) Ab) Bc) Cd) D

Direct ions (Q. 7 1 to 75) : These qu estions refer to the fo llowing circle graph showing the expenditure distr ibution of a certa in family. The fam ily spend s Rs.11,0 00 per

month.

71) How muc h it spends o n Food per m onth?a) Rs.3,300b) Rs.1,100c) Rs.2,200d) Rs.550

72) How muc h are its annual taxes?a) Rs.1,320b) Rs.9,800c) Rs.2,400d) Rs.1,080

73) How man y degrees should there be in the central ang le showing c lothing, taxes and trans portation co mbined?a) 100b) 110c) 120d) 126

74) How muc h more m oney per mo nth is spent by the family on food as co mpared to the rent?a) Rs.1,100b) Rs.1,200c) Rs.1,500d) Rs.1,400

75) If the expenditure budget of the family is raised to Rs.13, 000 per month an d distribution on var ious items remain the same, then the mo nthly ex penses on both, the entertainment and the transport, will be:a) Rs.1,800b) Rs.1,600c) Rs.2,340d) Rs.1,220

EXPENDITURE DISTRIBUTION OF A CERTAIN FAMILY

Rent 20%

Food30%

Miscelleneous5%

Transport8%

Taxes12%

Clothing15%

Entertainment 10%

Directions (Q. 76 to 80) Refer to the bar chart given be low to answer these question s.

76) The above chart shows :a) The annual yi eld of mi lk produced in each countryb) Annual consumption of milk in each countryc) Annual yield of m ilk produced per cattle in each countryd) Annual yield of m ilk given by each animal in each country

77) The runner up in the mi lk yield per catt le per year is:a) Indiab) U.S.A.c) Japand) Inadequate data

78) Which of the fol lowing statement is cor rect?a) Per catt le yield of m ilk in India is as much t hat of N.Z.b) USA produces one tonne more milk per cattle than Japan.c) Per catt le year ly yield of mi lk in Austral ia and EEC equal that of Israe l.d) Yearly per catt le yield of m ilk in Israel is three t imes that of N. Z.

79) From the bar chart , it appears that the white revolution has been most successful in:a) Indiab) U.S.A.c) Japand) Inadequate data

80) If the mi lk yield per catt le per year is increased by ten times in India , then it will :a) Exceed that of Israelb) Be equal that of Austra liac) Be equal that of Canadad) Be 7 times mo re than that of N.Z.

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Directions ( Q. 81 to 85): Production of differ ent types of sco oters in a compan y:-Year \ types A B C D E1992 180 60 84 100 761993 210 90 32 80 481994 135 30 44 95 851995 190 85 69 125 1151996 260 95 120 80 1201997 240 140 161 90 185

81) In which year was the production of B-type scoo ter close to its a verage production over given years?a) 1995b) 1993c) 1992d) 1994

82) In which year the production of D-type scooters was ma ximum?a) 1993b) 1994c) 1995d) 1996

83) What was the ap proximate percen tage of production of A-type sco oter in 1 995 to its total production over the years?a) 20b) 15c) 23d) 40

84) In which of the fol lowing pairs of years was the total production of E -type scooter two lakhs?a) 1993&1995b) 1995&1997c) 1994&1997d) None

85) In which year the total production of al l types of scooters was minimum?a) 1994b) 1996c) 1997d) 1995

Directions: (Q.86 to 90): Four stude nts A,B,C and D appeared in four papers. I, II ,III and IV in a test. Their scores out of 100 a re given be low:-

Students\papers I II III IVA 60 81 45 55B 59 43 51 A

C 74 A 71 65D 72 76 A 68

Where “A” stan ds for absen t. Read the above table and answer below mentioned question s 1-5.

86) Which candidate has secured betwee n 60-65 % mar ks in agreegate?a) Ab) Bc) Cd) D

87) Who has obtained the lowest avera ge in aggregate?a) Ab) Bc) Cd) D

88) Who has obtained the highest avera ge?a) Ab) Bc) Cd) D

89) In which paper the lowest marks were obtained by the candidates?a) Ib) IIc) IIId) IV

90) Which candidate has secured the highest percentage in the papers appeared?a) Ab) Bc) Cd) D

Comprehension The Constitution guarantees every c itizen the fundamental ri ght to equality. Yet afte r 50 years of independe nce, just o ne perusal of the female infant mortal ity figures, the literacy rates and the employment opportunities for women is sufficient evidence that discr imination exists. A lmost predictably, th is gender, b ias is evident in our polit ical system as wel l. In the 1 3th Lok Sabha there were only 43 women MPs out of a total of 543; it is not surprising figure, for never has women ’s representation in parl iament bee n more than 10 percent.

Historically, the manifestos of major politi cal parties have a lways encouraged women ’s partic ipation. It has been a charade. So, women ’s organization denied a pla ce on merit, opted for the last resort: a reservation of seats for women in parl iament and State Assemblies. Part ies wh ich look at everything w ith a vote bank in mind seemed to en dorse this. A las, th is too was a mira ge.

But there is another aspect also. At a t ime when caste I the trump card, some p oliticians want the bill to include further quotas for women from a mong minorit ies and backward castes. There is more to it. A survey shows that there is a g enera l antipathy towards the bill. It is a classic case of double speak. The reasons are ve ry clear: Men just do n’t wan t to vacate thei r seats of power.

91) The problem ra ised in the passage re flects badly on oura) Pol itical systemb) Socia l behav ior c) Indiv idual behaviord) Behav ior of group of peo ple

92) According to the passage, pol itical parties have mostly in minda) Economic prosperityb) Vote bankc) Peoples we lfared) Patriot ism

93) “Trump card” meansa) Trying to move a dead horseb) Playing the card cautiouslyc) Sabotaging all the moves by othersd) Mak ing the final jolt for success

94) The sentences “ Men ju st don’t want to vacate their seats of power” meansa) Lust for powerb) Desire to serve the nat ionc) Convict ion in ones own p olitical abilitiesd) Polit ical corruption

95) What is the percentage of women in the 1 3th Lok S abha?a) 10b) 7.91c) 43d) 9.1

Direction for questions 96 to 1 00:The sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labeled with a letter. Choose the most logica l order of sentences from a mong the four given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

96) A) In United K ingdom, the Scots held a referendum to install the ir own par liament and the da y may not be t oo far off when the Scots h old a refer endum on whet her to recede or not.

B) Hence what should worry New De lhi is that the idea of holding referendum has won a fresh lease of life.

C) Strangely many Indians support the cause of Tibet and Eelam, but refuse to hear any argument for Kashmir.

D) The reason and histories certa inly are d ifferent, making comparison odious, but in al l three, the idea is the same.

a.ABCD b.DCBA c.ACBD d.DBCA

97) A) The stories p lanted in the international media about the yields of the Indian tests highl ighted the l imitations of the mo nitoring system.B) US intelligence agenc ies have expressed reservat ions on their abi lity to detect small y ield tests.C) While obfuscation on the China-Pakistan prol iferation axis may suit the US Presidents’sD) Presented with a p icture of nuclea r threats, it is logical for US senators t o take the stand that Washington should not foreclose its right to continue with nuclear test ing.a.BCDA b.ABCD c.DCBA d.BACD

98) A) The survey conducte d by 12 consu mer organizat ions which ordered more than 150 items from 17 countries has foun d that almost al l consu mer rights like safety and priva cy have been infr inged .B) An international comparative study of elect ronic commerce cond ucted b y Consumers International, Ma laysia, found t hat internet sho pping is more r isky than the u sual visit to the market place .C) For even before internet shop ping can take roots and gain the acceptance of consumers, several unfair t rade pract ices of reta ilers setting up sho ps on the world w ide web have come to l ight.D) Consu mers wh o want to sh op through t he internet had better watch out.a.BACD b.BDAC c.ABCD d.DCBA

99) A) Currently the term deposit rates of maturity of over three years are around 10 percent.B) The continuous low inf lation rates at around tow percent might prom pt the RBI to take measures to reduce interest rates in the busy season credit policy to be ann ounced on October 29.C) Such meas ures are likely to result in reduction in the term deposit rates.D) To this end, the Central Bank m ight dec ide to reduce the bank rates and the stipulated rat io of total deposits held by commercial banks to be mainta ined with the RBI.a) ABCD b)ACDB c)BDCA d)BCDA

100) A) And there hasn’t been any drastic increase in the number of nuclear

weapons recently, I think we ha ve come far.B) In the ear ly days, when there was a race to a cquire more and more nuclear weapons, t he problem was that of preventing the actual use of nuclea r weapons.C) Pugwash was set up to enc ourage dialogue between the pol itical leadership and the scientif ic community to prevent things from gett ing out of hand .D) It p layed an important part in bring ing about sign ificant reduction in the nuclear arsena l of Russia and brought thro ugh various treat ies.a.BCDA b.BDCA c.CBAD d.CABD

Direction for questions 101 to 106: Two objects , events or concepts are re lated in some way, you have to establish the same relationship with the other two objects, events or concept s on the basis of the alternat ives given below each questions: -

101) Light: Sun: : Heat : ?

a) Electricityb) Moonc) Fired) Star

102) Parrot: Ca ge: : Man: ?

a) Home b) Motor carc) Prisond) Forest

103) Disease : Health: : Freedom: ?

a) Slavery b) Pleasurec) Plightd) Beauty

104) Ocean: Pond: : Deep?

a) Riverb) Canalc) Shallowd) Filthy

105) Butter: Milk: : Oil: ?

a) Cowb) Seedsc) Curdd) Grains

Direction for questions 107 to 110: Each question has a pair of c apita lized words followed by four pairs of words. Cho ose the pair of words which best expresses t he relationship simi lar to that expressed in the capital ized pair .

106) Machines and Pull ies

a) Knife and Fruitsb) Car and Wheelsc) Bread and Butterd) Iron and Do ors

107) Chemistry and science

a) Painting and Artsb) Medic ine and Surgeryc) Geography an d History

d) Law and culture

108) Carpenter and W ood

a) Goldsmith and Goldb) Blacksmith and Ironc) Engineer and Machinesd) All of these

109) Class and Teacher

a) College and Pr incipalb) Books and Librar ianc) Worksho p and Foremand) All of these

110) Writer and poet

a) Poems an d Songsb) Prose and Poetr yc) Books and Lesso nsd) Letters and Words

Direction for questions 111 to 115: Two objects , events or concepts are re lated in some way, you have to establish the same re lationship with t he other two ob jects, events or concept s on the basis of the alternat ives given below each questions: -

111) 12 : 35 : : 16: ?

a) 63b) 32c) 28d) 55

112) 17: 19 : : 47 : ?

a) 53b) 59c) 41d) 34

113) 42 : 56 : : 110 : ?

a) 132b) 136c) 18d) 140

114) 3: 10 : : 8 : ?

a) 10

b) 13c) 17d) 14

115) 28: 126 : : 126 : ?

a) 127b) 28c) 56d) 81

Direction for questions 116 to 120: Read the comprehen sion and a nswer the questio ns

Due to the me dia commu nication explosion and the effect of g lobalization, markets a ll over the world a re going through a phase of metam orphosis. The visual media is regularly exposing a newer life-sty le, products and services to the fast expanding netizen -driven soci ety. Today, cons umers have beco me quite concerned a bout health issues and are taking a great interest in food matters. Envi ronmental issues, gr eater segmentation and increased mobility are the added factors. Besides, the Green Movement supported by media coverag e has been creating urge for natural food.

116) What d oes the word ‘metamorphosis’ stan d for ?a) change in natureb) change in marketc) change in life-sty led) development in growth

117) What is the unique role of v isual media?a) it creates new marketsb) it regularly exposes a newer l ife-sty le, products and servicesc) it influences every aspect of lifed) it brings out the glamour of modern lif e

118) What is netizen-driven society?a) a society crazy about internetb) a society cr ippled by internetc) a society exploited by internetd) a society making the optimum use of internet

119) What are the major concern s of cons umers?a) support for the Green Movementb) urge for natura l foodc) environmental issues and increased mo bility d) health and food matters

120) How would yo u describe the passage?a) informati veb) educativec) instructiv ed) interest ing

121) Who among the following has been appointed the National Secur ity Adv iser by the UPA Gov ernment ?

(a) Brajesh M ishra(b) Shiv shankar menon(c) Soli J. Sorabjee(d) T. K. A. Nair

122) Who among the fol lowing is the new Chie f Minister of Karnataka ?

(a) S. M. Krishna(b) Uma Bharti(c) Yediurappa(d) Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy

123) Who among the fol lowing has won the Miss Universe 2004 crown ?

(a) Jennifer Haw kins (b) Shandi Finnessey(c) Alba Reyes(d) None of these

124) A solemn ceremony to mark the 60th Anniversary of D-Day landings of the A llies troops during the Second World War, was he ld in

(a) Pearl Harbour(b) Norman dy(c) New York(d) Lisbon

125) Which of the fol lowing c ricketers holds the world record of maximum number of sixes in Tests ?

(a) Chris Carins (Ne w Zealand)(b) Viv Richards (West Indies)(c) Sachin Tendulkar (India)(d) Wasim Akram (Pa kistan)

126) Who among the fol lowing has been appointed the new C hief Justice of India ?

(a) Justice Rajendra Babu(b) Justice V. N. Khare(c) Justice R. C. Lahoti(d) None of these

127) Who among the following sports persons got the honour of lighting the O lympic f lame at the Major Dhyan Chand Sta dium

in New De lhi recently ?(a) Anjal i Bhagwat(b) Abhinav B indra(c) Viswanathan Anan d(d) K. M. Beenamol

128) Who among the fol lowing has been appointed new chairman of the Nat ional Commission for Farmers ?

(a) Ajit Singh(b) K. C. Pant(c) Dr. M. S. Swam inathan(d) Sharad Pawar

129) Which of the fol lowing p lanets crossed the face of the sun (in trans it) after 122 years rec ently ?

(a) Mars(b) Venus(c) Jupiter(d) Saturn

130) Which of the fol lowing countries was readmitted to the Commo nwealth recently ?

(a) Nepal(b) Myanmar(c) Pakistan(d) None of these

131) The wor ld governing body of which of the fol lowing sports celebrated its 100 years in existence recent ly ?

(a) Football (b) Hockey (c) Badminton (d) Cricket

132) Who among the fol lowing won the men? s singles t itle ofthe French Open 2004 ?

(a) Guillermo Coria (b) Roger Federer (c) Andy R oddick(d) Gaston Gau dio

133) Who is India?s f irst Woman Grand Master in Chess ?(a) Aarthie Ramaswamy (b) Koneru Hu mpy(c) S. Meenakshi(d) S. Vijaya lakshmi

134) The age of a tree can be determined by(a) Measuring its he ight(b) Measuring its diameter(c) Analyzing its sap(d) Counting the annual growth rings of its stem

135) Which one of the following pairs is not correct ly matched ?Mountains Continent s (a) The Rocky : North America(b) The Andes : South America(c) The Alps : Europe(d) The Ural : Africa

136) Which of the fol lowing pa irs is correctly matched ?(a) ?Purna Swaraj? Resolution : 1929(b) Martyrdom of Sardar Bhagat S ingh : 1931(c) Formation of the Co ngress Social ist Party : 1939(d) Simla Confeence : 1940

137) The Lingaraja Temple bui lt during the medie val period is at(a) Bhubaneswar(b) Khajuraho(c) Madurai(d) Mount Ab u

138) Which one of the following is essentia lly a solo dance ?(a) Kuchipudi(b) Kathak(c) Manipuri(d) Mohiniattam

139) The deepest oceanic trench ?Mar iana? is located in (a) Atlantic Ocean (b) Arctic Ocean(c) Pacific Ocean (d) Indian Ocean

140) Although fog consists of fine drops of water, we c annot see c learly through it because

(a) The light rays undergo total internal reflection in the drops

(b) Fine drops of water in fog polar ize the light (c) The fine drops are opaque to t he light(d) The drops scatter most of the li ght

141) During the Mugha l period, which one of the fol lowing were the f irst to come to India as traders ?

(a) Portuguese (b) Dutch

(c) Danish(d) English

142) Who among the fol lowing Delhi Sultans is known for introducing market control mechanism ?

(a) Iltutmish(b) Balban(c) Alauddin Khalj i(d) Firoze Tughlaq

143) Which one of the following mountain peaks of the Himalayas is NO T in India ?

(a) Annap urna(b) Nanda Devi (c) Mt. Kamet(d) Kanchenj unga

144) A rift valley is formed mainly due to(a) The forces of tension in the earth?s crust(b) The subsidence of the floor of a river valley (c) The valley formed after the formation of fold mountains (d) The deepening of a valley by ice action

145) Who is the author of the book, ?The Man Who Divided India? ?(a) Arun Sho urie(b) Dominique Lapierre(c) Rafiq Zakaria(d) Salman Rush die

146) By what name do we know the Mah omedan Anglo -Oriental School?a) Banaras Hindu Un iversityb) Aligarh Musl im Universityc) Mumbai Universityd) Delh i University

147) Who confers the National c ivil and gal lantry awards?a) Prime Ministerb) Chief M inistersc) Pres identd) Defence M inister

148) What are cal led ‘Kabas’ at the Karni Dev i temple at Deshnok in Rajasthan?a) Catsb) Tigersc) Ratsd) Rabbits

149) In which capita l city is the Charbagh Rai lway Stadium is located?a) Ahmedabadb) Chen naic) Bangalore

d) Lucknow

150) Pandit Jasraj is the leading exponent of which gharana?a) The mewat ib) The Pars ic) Agarwa lsd) None of these

Q.no Ans Q.no Ans Q.no Ans Q.no Ans Q.no Ans

1 A 31 B 61 B 91 B 121 B

2 C 32 B 62 D 92 B 122 C

3 C 33 D 63 C 93 D 123 A

4 B 34 A 64 B 94 A 124 B

5 B 35 A 65 B 95 D 125 A

6 C 36 C 66 D 96 C 126 C

7 D 37 D 67 A 97 C 127 A

8 C 38 C 68 A 98 D 128 C

9 C 39 C 69 D 99 C 129 B

10 B 40 C 70 B 100 A 130 C

11 B 41 D 71 A 101 C 131 A

12 B 42 A 72 B 102 C 132 D

13 A 43 C 73 D 103 A 133 B

14 B 44 A 74 A 104 C 134 D

15 D 45 C 75 C 105 B 135 D

16 D 46 A 76 C 106 B 136 B

17 C 47 C 77 B 107 A 137 A

18 A 48 D 78 B 108 D 138 D

19 D 49 B 79 B 109 D 139 C

20 A 50 D 80 D 110 B 140 D

21 D 51 C 81 C 111 A 141 A

22 D 52 A 82 C 112 A 142 C

23 B 53 B 83 D 113 A 143 A

24 B 54 A 84 B 114 C 144 A

25 D 55 A 85 A 115 B 145 C

26 D 56 A 86 A 116 A 146 B

27 C 57 C 87 B 117 B 147 C

28 B 58 B 88 A 118 D 148 C

29 B 59 D 89 B 119 D 149 D

30 A 60 C 90 D 120 A 150 A

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