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PART - I (GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING)

1.

2.

(A) 210

(B) 225

(C) 196

(D) 421

3.

4. 165, 195, 255, 285, 345, ? (A) 375 (B) 415 (C) 435 (D) 455 5. Certain equations are based on a certain system. Find out the correct answer for the unsolved equation on that basis: If 14 × 13 = 128 and 16 × 13 = 280 then 15 × 11 = ? (A) 516 (B) 156 (C) 165



(D) 615 6.

7. How many rectangles are there in the figure?

(A) 24

(B) 16

(C) 22

(D) 14

Directions (Q.8): In each of the questions below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I

and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to at variance from commonly known

facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given

statements disregarding commonly known facts.

8. Statements: Some pens are tables.

All tables are umbrellas

Conclusions: I. All pens are umbrellas.

II. All umbrellas are tables.

(A) Only I follows

(B) Only II follows

(C) I and II follow

(D) None follows

9. Statements : Use of cosmetics is hazardous.

Conclusions : I. Cosmetics have side effects.

II. Cosmetics are inexpensive.

(A) Only I follows

(B) Only II follows

(C) Both I and II follow

(D) Neither I nor II follows



10. Statement : Honesty and hard work lead to economic improvement of an individual.

Conclusions : I. There is a direct relation between honesty and economic improvement.

II. Hard work and honesty always pay dividends.

(A) I is implicit

(B) II is implicit

(C) I and II are implicit

(D) I and II are not implicit

11. Sleep : Rest : : Play : ?

(A) Enjoyment

(B) Learning

(C) Injury

(D) Champion

12. LKJ : MNO : : DCB : ?

(A) FEG

(B) EGF

(C) FGH

(D) EFG

13. 24 : 60 : : 120 : ?

(A) 160

(B) 220

(C) 300

(D) 108

14. A clock goes fast by one minute during the first hour, by two minutes at the end of the second hour, by 4

minutes at the end of 3rd

hour, by eight minutes by the end of 4th hour, and so on. At the end of which hour, will it

be fast by just over sixty minutes?

(A) Fifth

(B) Sixth

(C) Seventh

(D) Eighth

15. A clock with only dots marking 3, 6, 9 and 12 positions has been kept upside down in front of a mirror. A

person reads the time in the reflection as 9.50. What is the actual time?

(A) 2.15

(B) 8.45

(C) 8.50

(D) 4.15

16. In a certain language, BUTTER is coded as CVUUFS, BREAD is coded as CSFBE, then how COFFEE is

coded?

(A) DPGGFF

(B) GGDPFF

(C) GDPGFF

(D) FFDPGG



17. If CLOUD can be coded as 59432 and RAIN as 1678, how can AROUND be coded?

(A) 614832

(B) 614382

(C) 641382

(D) 461382

18. A, B, C, D and E are 5 schools facing towards north. A is in the middle of E and B. E is to the right of D. If C

and D are at two ends, which school is on the left side of C?

(A) E

(B) A

(C) D

(D) B

19. A is father of B and C. B is the son of A. But C is not the son of A. How is C related to A?

(A) Niece

(B) Son-in-law

(C) Daughter

(D) Grandson

20. Hari is twice as old as Johnny, who is three years older than Rahul. If Hari’s age is five times Rahul’s age, how

old is Johnny?

(A) 2 years

(B) 4 years

(C) 5 years

(D) 8 years

21. If each circle represents a class of objects/ ideas, written below then find out the answer figure which illustrates

better the relationship among them:

“Cats, Rats, Animals”

22.The diagram below represents the students who play cricket, football and kabaddi.

Seeing the diagram indicate the students who play all the 3 games.



(A) A + B + C

(B) G + E

(C) D + E + G

(D) D

Directions: In questions no. 23 and 24, a word given in capital letters is followed by four answer words. Out

of these only one cannot be formed by using the letters of the given word. Find out that word.

23. CATERING

(A) ARGENTIC

(B) CREATING

(C) RETIRING

(D) REACTING

24. STCTRUIONMISCON

(A) STRICT

(B) CONSTRUCTION

(C) STATION

(D) MOTION

25. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?

_ a _ aaaba _ _ ba _ ab _

(A) abaaaa

(B) abaaba

(C) aababa

(D) ababaa



PART II (GENERAL AWARENESS) 26.The CPU and memory are located on the ____.

(A) expansion board

(B) motherboard

(C) storage device

(D) output device

27.The ‘Interest Rate Policy’ is a component of :

(A) Direct control

(B) Fiscal Policy

(C) Trade Policy

(D) Monetary Policy

28. The minimum age for appointment as a Governor is :

(A) 40 years

(B) 35 years

(C) 30 years

(D) 25 years

29.‘Jawahar tunnel’ the longest in India is located in the State of____

(A) Jammu and Kashmir

(B) Uttarakhand

(C) Himachal Pradesh

(D) Assam

30.The famous Quit India Resolution was passed on____

(A) August 8, 1942

(B) August 28, 1942

(C) August 8, 1928

(D) April 24, 1928

31. Jaina Hill is located in which of the following Indian State?

(A) Karnataka

(B) Tamil Nadu

(C) Kerala

(D) Andhra Pradesh

32.State which has claimed to become the first state in India to have an open government data portal?

(A) Sikkim

(B) Nagaland

(C) Assam

(D) Tripura

33. Alpha-keratin is a protein present in which thing?

(A) Cotton

(B) Silk

(C) Wool

(D) None of these

34. Where was the first session of the Constituent Assembly held?

(A) Calcutta

(B) Mumbai



(C) New Delhi

(D) Allahabad

35. Which of the following is used as ‘a moderator in nuclear reactor?

(A) Coal

(B) Graphite

(C) Lamp Black

(D) Diamond Points

36. Which planet looks reddish in the night sky?

(A) Venus

(B) Mercury

(C) Jupiter

(D) Mars

37. What was the source of the blue gem stone, lapis lazuli, for the people of Harappan culture?

(A) Afghanistan

(B) Iran

(C) Karnataka

(D) Bihar

38.Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th international century against which’ country?

(A) Pakistan

(B) Sri Lanka

(C) West Indies

(D) Bangladesh

39 The improper function of which results in condition ‘Myxedema’ in human beings?

(A) Pancreatic Gland

(B) Thyroid gland

(C) Adremal gland

(D) None of these

40. When had India a plan holiday?

(A) After Indo-Chinese War1962

(B) After the drought of 1966

(C) After the success of the Third Five Year Plan

(D) All of these

41. How are Latitude and Longitude?

(A) Parallel to each other

(B) At 45° to each other

(C) At 180° to each other

(D) Perpendicular to each other

42. Which Philosophy holds that the world is created and maintained by Universal Law?

(A) Jain Philosophy

(B) Buddhist Philosophy

(C) Sankhya Philosophy

(D) Nirguna Philosophy

44.Which book is authored by V.S. Naipaul?

(A) A Tale of Three Cities



(B) Joseph Anton

(C) A House for Mr. Biswas

(D) A Suitable Husband

45.A renowned Jain scholar who was greatly honored by Akbar was–

(A) Hemchandra

(B) Harivijaya

(C) Vastupala

(D) Bhadrabahu

46. Proclamation of National Emergency does not automatically suspends?

(A) Right to Life

(B) Right to Religion

(C) Protection in respect of conviction for offences

(D) All of the above

47.“The Cabinet is the buckle that joins the buckle that fastens the executive to the legislature” according to

(A) Locke

(B) Dicey

(C) Strong

(D) Bagehot

48.What is required for synthesis of carbohydrate?

(A) Carbon Monoxide

(B) Carbon dioxide

(C) Carbon

(D) None of these

49. How many times can the President of India return a Non-money Bill, passed by Parliament?

(A) Once

(B) Twice

(C) Thrice

(D) Four times

50. What does Gobar gas contains mainly?

(A) Helium

(B) Hydrogen

(C) Methane

(D) Propane



PART - III (QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE)

51. The value of 3 008.004.04400 is

(A) 22.22

(B) 22.02

(C) 22.04

(D) 22.4

52. If 41

xx , then

3

3 1

xx is

(A) 64

(B) 32

(C) 52

(D) 16

53. Two numbers are in the ratio 7: 11. If 7 is added to each of the numbers, the ratio becomes 2 : 3. The smaller

number is

(A) 39

(B) 49

(C) 66

(D) 77

54. A number, when divide by 136, leaves remainder 36. If the same number is divided b y 17, the remainder will

be

(A) 9

(B) 7

(C) 3

(D) 2

55. Simplified form of

5

3

5

55

3

x

(A) x5

(B) x-5

(C) x

(D)x

1

56.

100

11.....................

7

11

6

11

5

11 is equal to

(A) 0

(B)25

1

(C)100

1



(D)50

1

57. The sum of n terms of the series is...............2

1

2

1

2

11

32

(A)12

12

n

n

(B) 22

12 1

n

n

(C) 2-2n

(D) n

n

2

12

58. The scale of a map is given as 1:4× 105. If the distance between two points in the map is 4 cm, what is the

actual distance between the two points?

(A) 16 cm

(B) 16 m

(C) 16 km

(D) 4 km

59. The sum of the digits of the smallest number which when multiplied by 900, gives a perfect cube is

(A) 2

(B) 3

(C) 6

(D) 9

60. Find the largest number, which exactly divide every number of the form (n3 - n)(n - 2) where n is a natural

number greater than 2.

(A) 6

(B) 12

(C) 24

(D) 48

61. The sum of the interior angles of a convex rectilinear figure is equal to the sum of the exterior angles. Then the

number of sides is

(A) 4

(B) 5

(C) 6

(D) 8

62. If a commission of 10% is given on the marked price of an article, the gain is 20%. The gain percent, when the

commission is increased to 20%, will be

(A) 3

26



(B) 5

(C) 8

(D) 3

15

63. The difference between a discount of 40% on Rs 500 and two successive discount of 30% and 10% on the same

amount is

(A) Rs 15

(B) 0

(C) Rs 20

(D) Rs 10

64. A train with a uniform speed passes a platform, 122 meters long, in 17 seconds and a bridge, 210 meters long,

in 25 seconds. The speed of the train is

(A) 46.5 km/hour

(B) 37.5 km/hour

(C) 37.6 km/hour

(D) 39.6 km/hour

65. The value of a property decreases every year at the rate of 5%. If its present value is `Rs. 4,11, 540, what was

its value 3 years ago?

(A) Rs 4, 50, 000

(B) `Rs 4, 60, 000

(C) `Rs 4, 75, 000

(D) `Rs 4, 80, 000

66. A mixture of 40 litres of milk and water contains 10% of water. How much water must be added to make the

water 20% in the new mixture?

(A) 10 litres

(B) 7 litres

(C) 5 litres

(D) 3 litres

67. A circle and a square have equal areas. The ratio of a side of the square and the radius of the circle is?

(A) 1 :

(B) : 1

(C) 1 :

(D) : 1

68. If A : B = 1 : 2, B : C = 3 : 4, C : D = 6 : 9 and D : E = 12 : 16, then A : B : C : D : E is equal to

(A) 1 : 3 : 6 : 12 : 16

(B) 2 : 4 : 6 : 9 : 16

(C) 3 : 4 : 8 : 12 :16



(D) 3 : 6 : 8 : 12 : 16

69. A sum of money doubles itself at some rate of compound interest in 15 years. In how many years will it

become eight times of itself with the same rate?

(A) 30

(B) 45

(C) 48

(D) 60

70. The price of an article has been reduced by 25%. In order to restore the original price, the new price must be

increases by?

(A)11

19

(B)9

111

(C)3

133

(D)3

236

71. A reduction of 25% in the price of rice enables a person to buy 10 kg more rice for Rs 600. The reduced per kg

price of rice is?

(A) `Rs 30

(B) `Rs 25

(C) `Rs 20

(D) `Rs 15

72. P, Q, R are three points so that PQ = 3 cm, QR = 5 cm and PR = 8 cm. Number of circles passing through the

points P, Q, R is

(A) 0

(B) 1

(C) 2

(D) 3

73. AB is the diameter of a circle and ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral in it. If ACD = 40o, then

the measure of BAD is

(A) 50o

(B) 40o

(C) 80o

(D) 90o

74. What is the angle of elevation of the sun, when the length of the shadow of a tree is 3 times the height of

the tree

(A) 900

(B) 600



(C) 450

(D) 300

75. If S denotes the area of the curved surface of a right circular cone of height h and Semi vertical angle then

S equals

(A) 22 tanh

(B) 3

1 22 tanh

(C) sec2h tan

(D) 3

1 2h sec tan



PART - IV (ENGLISH LANGUAGE)

Directions (76-78): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it.

The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If there is no error, the answer is 'D'. (Ignore the errors

of punctuation, if any).

76. Seventy years old people and above are not allowed to take ride in the amusement park.

(A) Seventy years

(B) old people and above

(C) are not allowed to take ride in the amusement park.

(D) No error

77. He counted the books to make sure that none of them were missing.

(A) He counted the books

(B) to make sure that

(C) none of them were missing

(D) No error

78. It being a holiday every student wanted to leave for their hometown.

(A) It being a holiday

(B) every student wanted to leave

(C) for their hometown.

(D) No error

Directions: (79-81):In these questions, a sentence of a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given

alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case

no improvement is needed, your answer is D

79. The workers are hell bent at getting what is due to them.

(A) hell bent at getting

(B) hell bent upon getting

(C) hell bent for getting

(D) No improvement

80.If the room had been brighter, I would have been able to read for a while before bed time.

(A) If the room was brighter

(B) Had the room been brighter

(C) If the room are brighter

(D) No improvement

81. I had lived in Chennai since I was four.

(A) lived

(B) was living

(C) have lived

(D) No improvement

Directions: (82-84):In these questions, 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

alternatives.



82. His party is solely to be blamed for the political _____ in the country

(A) revival

(B) degradation

(C) stalemate

(D) devaluation

83. Even if it rains all day I will not be able to ______ my journey.

(A) put away

(B) put by

(C) put out

(D) put off

84. It _____ him to ask for a loan.

(A) frowned

(B) galled

(C) angered

(D) admonished

Directions (85-87):In these questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which

best expresses the meaning of the word given in bold.

85. ABSURD

(A) Logical

(B) credible

(C) risible

(D) rational

86. TACITURN

(A) verbose

(B) reserved

(C) dull

(D) laconic

87. CHURLISH

(A) childish

(B) tempestuous

(C) disorderly

(D) boorish

Directions (88-89):In these questions, out of the four alternatives choose the word opposite in meaning to the

word given in bold

88. ELATED

(A) Depressed

(B) Desperate

(C) Anxious

(D) Exasperated

89. VIGILANT

(A) sleeping

(B) incautious

(C) coward

(D) Lazy

90. Find the correctly spelt word.



(A) Adventitus

(B) Adventitous

(C) Adventitious

(D) Adventituous

Directions (91-93) Pick the right meanings of the following idioms and phrases

91. At daggers drawn ?

(A) real cause

(B) to be puzzled

(C) at friendship

(D) at enmity

92. In cold blood ?

(A) deliberately

(B) unintentionally

(C) in full operation

(D) aimlessly

93.green thumb

(A) to have a natural interest in gardening

(B) one has a green tattoo on the thumb

(C) ones who is naive

(D) one is careless

Directions (94-95):In the following questions, out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be

substituted for the given words/sentence.

94.Use of force or threats to get someone to agree to something:

(A) Coercion

(B) Conviction

(C) Confession

(D) Cajolement

95.Animal that feeds on plants:

(A) Carnivorous

(B) Herbivorous

(C) Insectivorous

(D) Graminivorous

Directions (Q. 96–100): Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.

On the day of the Christmas concert the entire orchestra entered the gymnasium where a large throng of pupils and

parents were gathered. The school choir had gathered on the balcony with candles and the orchestra began “Silent

Night”. Slowly the lights dimmed, leaving us in darkness except for the hundred glimmering candles held by the

choir as they softly sang the carol. Slowly, and just as dramatically, the orchestra began to falter - in direct proportion

to the dimming of the lights, when the lights faded out completely, so did the orchestra, because no one could read his

music. Except for me, for my music was in my head. From a corner of the stage, the sound of my violin filled the

gymnasium. The choir and I went through verse after verse. When it was all over, the ovation was positively

thunderous.

96.The narrator is

(A) A priest

(B) the leader of pupils

(C) An instrumentalist

(D) a singer



97.Why did the orchestra begin to falter?

(A) The orchestra was not led properly.

(B) The dimming of lights caused it.

(C) The violin dominated the other instruments.

(D) There was no coordination in the chorus.

98.How could the choir sing when the lights dimmed?

(A) They had memorized the songs.

(B) They could sing in candle lights.

(C) There was some natural light at the choir side

(D) The narrator helped them sing.

99.The statements that ‘the ovation was positively thunderous' means that

(A) There was a joyful expression of appreciation by people.

(B) The audience joined the singers and sang aloud.

(C) The audience made circles and danced in ecstasy.

(D) The audience made a noise resembling thunder.

100.How was it possible for the narrator to continue with his music?

(A) He was at the corner of the stage where he could get light.

(B) His instrument did not need electric power.

(C) He played in candle light.

He did not need to read his music

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