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SSC Mock Test Series 2012 (Test Paper -1)

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SSC TEST SERIESTest Paper - 1

Start from 13/05/2012

Conducted by – Develop India Group

Time Allowed : 2 Hours

Number of Questions : 200

Maximum Marks : 200

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Instructions to the Candidates

1. This Booklet contains 200 questions in all comprising the following four parts :Part A : General Intelligence & Reasoning (50 questions)Part B : General Awareness (50 questions)Part C : Numerical Aptitude (50 questions)Part D : English Comrehension (50 questions)2. All questions are compulsory and carry equal marks.



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Directions: In questions no. 1 to 9, select the

related letters/word/number from the given

alternatives.

1. Thread : Cloth :: Wire : ?

(A) Rope

(B) Mesh

(C) Sieve

(D) Telegraph

2. BEHK : YVSP : : DGJM : ?

(A) JGDA

(B) ROLI

(C) WTQUN

(D) ZWTQ

3. LJH : KKI : : CIA : ?

(A) BJB

(B) BBC

(C) DBB

(D) CBZ

4. 392 : 28 : : 722 : ?

(A) 18

(B) 28

(C) 38

(D) 48

5. DRIVE : EIDRV :: BEGUM : ?

(A) EUBGM

(B) MGBEU

(C) BGMEU

(D) UEBGM

6. Timid : Ass : : Cunning : ?

(A) Ant

(B) Fox

(C) Rabbit

(D) Horse

7. 371 : 150 :: 468 : ?

(A) 247

(B) 357

(C) 246

(D) 345

8. Architect : Building : : Sculptor : ?

(A) Museum

(B) Stone

(C) Chisel

(D) Statue

9. MKQO : LNPR : : ? : XVTZ

(A) YSUW

(B) SVWY

(C) VTWY

(D)WYTS

Directions: In question no. 10 to 15, find the

odd number / letters / word from the given

alternatives.

10. (A) Pond - Lake(B) Pistal - Gun(C) Car - Bus(D) Church - Monument

11. (A) ADGJ(B) NQTV(C) PSVX(D) CFIK

12. (A) 81 - 45(B) 72 - 91(C) 117 - 99(D) 135 -126

13. (A) 5720(B) 6710(C) 2640(D) 4270

14. (A) Swimming(B) Sailing(C) Diving(D) Driving

15. (A) Perception(B) Discernment(C) Penetration(D) Insinuation

Directions: In question no. 16, from among thegiven alternatives select the one in which theset of numbers is most like the set of numbergiven in the question.Given Set: (4, 25, 81)16.(A) (4, 36, 79)

Part A : General Intelligence & Reasoning



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(B) (9, 48, 81)(C) (16, 64, 100)(D) (9, 49, 143)

17. If NATION is coded as 467234 and EARN iscoded as 1654, then ATTENTION should becoded as?(A) 432769561(B) 956143654(C) 766412743(D) 677147234

Directions: In question no. 18, which one ofthe given responses would be a meaningfulorder of the following?

18. 1. Ocean 2.Rivulet 3. Sea 4. Glacier 5.River(A) 5, 2, 3, 1, 4(B) 4, 2, 5, 3, 1(C) 5, 2, 3, 4, 1(D) 4, 2, 1, 3, 5

Directions: Arrange the following words as perorder in the dictionary.

19. 1. Preposition 2. Preparatively3. Preposterous 4. Preponderate5. Prepossess(A) 2, 4, 1, 5, 3(B) 1, 5, 2, 4, 3(C) 5, 4, 2, 3, 1(D) 4, 2, 5, 1, 3

20. Which one of the following is correct?6 3 4 45

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Directions: In questions no. 21 to 24, a seriesis given, with one/two term(s) missing. Choosethe correct alternative

21. _ ?_, DREQ, GUHT, JXKW(A) EFRS(B) TGSP(C) JWVI(D) AQBN

22. 56, 90, 132, 184, 218, ___?__(A) 368(B) 316

(C) 362(D) 326

23. 0, 4, 8, 24, 64, 176, __?__(A) 180(B) 480(C) 280(D) 300

24. WTPMIFB ?_ _?__(A) ZV(B) XU(C) YU(D) YV

25. - - a a b - a - a - b a?(A) bbaab(B) aaabb(C) ababa(D) babab

26. A clock gains five minutes every hour. Whatwill be the angle traversed by the second handin one minute?(A) 360o

(B) 360.5o

(C) 390o

(D) 380o

27. B is twice as old as A but twice youngerthan F. C is half the age of A but is twice olderthan D. Who is the second oldest?(A) B(B) F(C) D(D) C(28) If RUNNER is coded by SUMMER, thecode for WINTER will be :(A) XIMSER(B) VINTER(C) SINVER(D) VIOUER

29. Find the wrong number in the series.6, 12, 21, 32, 45, 60(A) 6(B) 12(C) 21(D) 32

30. Ramesh ranks 13th in a class of 33 stu-dents. There are 5 students below Sureshrankwise.



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How many students are there between Rameshand Suresh?(A) 12(B) 14(C) 15(D) 16

31. Naresh's age is 4 years less than twice theage of his brother. Which of the following repre-sents the equation to find his age?(A) 2x + 4(B) 4x + 2(C) x - 4(D) 2x - 4

32. Suresh's sister is the wife of Ram. Ram isRani's brother Ram's father is Madhur. Sheetalis Rams's grandmother. Reema is Sheetal'sdaughter-in-law. Rohit is Rani's brother's son.Who is Rohit to Suresh?(A) Brother-in-law(B) Son(C) Brother(D) Nephew

33. Q.13) P is 300 kms eastward of O and Q is400 kms north of O. R is exactly in the middleof Q and P. The distance between Q and R is :(A) 300 kms(B) 350 kms(C) 250 kms(D) 250"2 kms

34. If DANCE is coded as GXQZH, then howwill RIGHT be coded?(A) UFJEW(B) SCKFX(C) UEJWE(D) UPWJE

35. If LOSS is coded as 1357 and GAIN iscoded as 2468, what do the figures 84615stand for?(A) NAILS(B) SNAIL(C) LANES(D) SLAIN

36. A statement is given followed by four alter-native arguments. Select the alternative whichis most appropriate. Statement Is it necessarythat education should be job oriented?I. Yes, the aim of education is to prepare

persons for earning.II. Yes, educated person should stand onhis own feet after completion of education.III. No, education should be for sake ofknowledge only.IV. No, one may take up agriculture whereeducation is not necessary.(A) Only I and II arguments are strong(B) Only III and IV arguments are strong(C) Only I arguments is strong(D) Only I and III arguments are strong

37. A man started walking West. He turns right,then right again and finally turns left.Towards which direction was he walks now?(A) North(B) South(C) West(D) East

38. Sudha travels 8 km to the South. Then 8 kmturns to the right and walks 4 km. The againshe turns to her right and moves 8 km forward.

How many km away is the from alerting point?

(A) 7

(B) 6

(C) 1

(D) 8

39. From the given alternatives words, select

the words which cannot be formed using the

letters of the given word:'COMPREHENSION'

(A) COMPRISE

(B) PENSION

(C) ONIOX

(D) PREACH

40. From the given alternatives words, select

the word which can be formed using the letter

of the given word 'MULTIPLACATION'

(A) MUTUAL (B) LIMITATION

(C) APPLICATION (D) NOTION

Directions: In questions no. 41 and 42, selectthe missing number from the given responses.(41)



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(A) 22(B) 33(C) 11(D) 44(42)

(A) 40 (B) 48(C) 50 (D) 36

43. If '-' stands for division, '+' stands forsubtraction, '÷' stands for multiplication, '×'stands for addition, then which one of thefollowing equation is correct?(A) 70 ÷ 2 - 4 × 5 + 6 = 44(B) 70 ÷ 2 - 4 × 5 + 6 = 21(C) 70 -2 + 4 ÷ 5 × 6 = 341(D) 70 - 2 + 4 ÷ 5 × 6 = 98

44. The school result is increasing year afteryear. Forecast the result of 2012 from thefollowing information.Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Result 34.25% 36.75% 39.75% 43.25% 47.25% 51.75% ?

(A) 51.75% (B) 56.75%(C) 48.00% (D) 57.25%

45. Which diagram correctly represents therelationship between politicians, poets andwomen?

46. In the following figure, the boys who areathletic and are disciplined are indicated bywhich number?

(A) 1(B) 2(C) 6(D) 10

47. Some equations are solved on the basis ofa certain system. Find the correct answer forthe unsolved equation on that basis.If 324 × 289 - 35, 441 × 484 = 43.625 × 400 = 45, find the value of 256 × 729.(A) 33(B) 35(C) 43D) 34

Directions: From the given answer figuresselect the one in which the question figurehidden/embedded.

48.

49. Four pairs of flawers pots are given below.Among them only one pair is similar in all re-spect. Identify the pair numbers whichrepresentsthat pair.

2 1 2

21 22 ?

1 2 5

20 23 43



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Directions: From the given answer figures,indicate how it will appear when opened.50.

Part B : General Awareness(51) In the Union Budget 2011-12, FinanceMinister Pranab Mukherjee proposed to in-crease the Income Tax Exemption Limit forindividual tax payers from Rs 1 lakh 60 thou-sand to _?a.1 lakh 80 thousandb.1 lakh 90 thousand(c) 2 lakhd.2 lakh 20 thousand

(52) A team from Dalhousie University inHalifax, Canada, discovered that a green algainvades tiny developing salamander embryos.What is this phenomenon called?(a) Symbiosis(b) Photosynthesis(c) Ecdysis(d) Aestivation

(53) Which of the following Bollywood Actresswon the Best Actress trophy at the 13th LondonAsian Film Festival for her performance inOnir’s I AM?(a) Nandita Das(b) Juhi Chawla(c) Tabu(d) Konkona Sen Sharma

(54) Noted Social worker Anna Hazare on 5April 2011 started his hunger strike at JantarMantar in New Delhi to protest against thereported delay in bringing in which of the fol-lowing bills to effectively deal with corruption?(a) Lokpal Bill(b) The Competition (Amendment) Bill(c) The Airports Economic Regulatory Authorityof India Bill(d) The Appropriation (No.3 ) Bill

(55) Who won the National Jute Board-Kolkatainternational squash at Calcutta Racket Club on3 April 2011 after defeating Omar Mosaad?(a) Karim Darwish(b) Khawaja Adil Maqbool(c) Ritwik Bhattacharya(d) Peter Nicol

(56) Read the following statements:1.He won the ATP Miami Masters crown by defeat-ing Nadal and thus remained unbeaten in 2011.2.He captured all four titles- the AustralianOpen, Dubai, elite Masters titles at Indian Wellsand Miami in 2011.3.He had won his first Miami Masters title in2007.



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4.He joined Roger Federer, Andre Agassi andPete Sampras as the only players to win theAustralian Open, Indian Wells and Miami in thesame year.Identify the tennis player beingreferred to.(a) Novak Djokovic(b) Roger Federer(c) Andy Murray(d) Rafael Nadal

(57) At the National Conference on KharifStrategies, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawaron 6 April 2011 mentioned that India hasachieved an all-time high production offoodgrains. What was the estimation regardingfoodgain production in 2010-11?(a) 235.88 million tonnes(b) 215 million tonnes(c) 261.34 million tonnes(d) 222.66 million tonnes

(58) Which of the following steel plants in Indiaachieved record production of 5.71 milliontonnes (mt) of hot metal (a 6.3 per cent growthover 2009-10), 5.33 mt of crude steel (4.3 percent) and 4.57 mt of saleable steel (4.3 percent)?(a) Bhillai Steel Plant(b) Rourkela Steel Plant(c) Bokaro Steel Plant(d) Salem Steel Plant

(59) The Department of Information Technology(DIT) on 5 April 2011 published a draft policy onwhich of the following to enable the governmentdepartments to provide services, includingpayment of utility bills and filing of tax with theuse of a medium?(a) Mobile governance(b) E-governance(c) Service Delivery Gateway(d) Applications Inter-operability

(60) Which of the following was not proposed inthe Union Budget 2011-12 presented by pranabMukherjee?1.Special vehicles were proposed to be createdin the form of Infrastructure Debt Funds toattract foreign funds.2.Rs. 300 crore expenditure was proposed topromote horticulture centres in rain fed areasfor increasing crop productivity.3.For the manufacturing sector, the budgetproposed reduction of basic customs duty onraw silk from 30 to 5 per cent.4.Concessional 10 per cent Excise Duty was

also proposed for fuel cell or Hydrogen cell-technology-based vehicles.a. 1 & 3b. Only 2c. Only 4d. 3 & 4

(61) Match the List I and List IISectors Budgetary Allocations1. Agriculture & Allied Activities A Rs 14362 crore2. Rural Development B. Rs 38852 crore3. Defence Sector C. Rs 55438 crore4. Industries & Minerals D. Rs 164415 croreCodes

A B C D(a) 1 4 2 3(b) 2 1 3 4(c) 3 1 4 2(d) 4 2 3 1

(62) In the Budget it was proposed to providesum of money for implementation of vegetableinitiative to set in motion a virtuous cycle ofhigher production and incomes for the farmers.What was the proposed amount?(a) Rs 500 crore(b) Rs 300 crore(c) Rs 10000 crore(d) Rs 650 crore

(63) According to an extensive genetic study onmodern humans, two conclusions were drawn out.i) There is an enormous amount of diversity inthe African hunter-gatherer populations.ii) The genetic diversity among 27 present-dayAfrican populations originated in southernAfrica and progressed to northern Africa.Which of the above statements is/are correct?(a) Both i and ii(b) Neither I and ii(c) Only i(d) Only ii

(64) A massive Tsunami caused by a devastat-ing earthquake of the 8.9 magnitude hit about400 km north-east of Tokyo, capital of Japan.Consider the following statements regardingTsunami.i) A Tsunami is a series of ocean waves thatsends surges of water, reaching heights of over100 feet onto land.ii) Most tsunamis, about 80 percent, happenwithin the Pacific Ocean’s Ring of Fire, a geo-logically active area where tectonic shifts makeearthquakes and volcanoes common.Which of the above statements is/are correct?



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(a) Both i and ii(b) Only i(c) Only ii(d) Neither i nor ii

(65) Which one of the following Indian statesrecently released a Braille version of the RTI(Right to Information) Act and its rules for the

benefit of visually challenged?

(a) Gujarat

(b) Bihar

(c) Haryana

(d) Madhya Pradesh

(66) Engineering and construction major L&T

announced that it has achieved financial clo-

sure for which of the following with the help of

10-bank consortium led by SBI pitching in with

Rs 11478 crore debt?

(a) Kolkata Metro Rail Project

(b) Pune Metro Project

(c) Delhi Metro project

(d) Hyderabad Metro Rail project

(67) Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh

Dhoni was offered and accepted the honour of

being chosen to get an honorary commission in

which of the following?

(a) Indian Navy

(b) Territorial Army

(c) Indian Air Force

(d) Indian Para-military Force

(68) Which of the following real estate firms on

5 April 2011 announced a gift in the shape of

villas worth Rs. 9 crore to skipper M.S. Dhoni

and his teammates following their victory in the

World Cup 2011?

(a) DLF

(b) Amrapali

(c) Unitech

(d) Tata Construction & Projects Ltd

(69) Roger Federer won his fourth Australian

Open Tennis Championship and 16th Grand

Slam on 31 Jan 2010. Who did he defeat in the

final of the Australian Open 2010?

(a) Rafael Nadal

(b) Andy Murray

(c) Fred Perry

(d) Rod Laver

(70) Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana was

proposed to be being extended to the benefi-

ciaries of which of the following Union Govern-

ment schemes?

a. Mahatma Gandhi NREGA beneficiaries

b. Beneficiaries of Swavlamban pension

scheme

c. Indira Gandhi National old Age Pension

scheme beneficiaries

d. Beneficiaries of Rajiv Gandhi Grameen

Vidyutikaran Yojana

(71) Which of the following companies an-

nounced their alliance with Chennai Super

Kings as the official team partner for the up-

coming IPL Season 4?

(a) ONGC

(b) Indian Oil Corporation

(c) Hindusthan Petroleum

(d) Gulf Oil Corporation

(72) Scientists have identified five genes which

raise the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Consider

the following statements regarding Alzheimer’s

disease.

i) Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form

of Dementia.

ii) Problems that happen due to the Alzheimer’s

are personality-disorder, decision making,

abstract thinking and loss of initiative.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

(a) Only i

(b) Only ii

(c) Both i and ii

(d) Neither i nor ii

(73) A giant predatory theropod dinosaur, simi-

lar in stature and size to Tyrannosaurus rex,

has been identified by palaeontologists. Which

of the following statements is/are correct?

i) The new dinosaur, named Zhuchengtyrannus

magnus, probably stood four metres tall, was 11

metres long and weighed around six tonnes.

ii) Like T. rex, it was a carnivore with huge

powerful jaws.

iii) It ran on back legs, with small front limbs.

(a) Only i and ii

(b) Only i and iii

(c) Only ii and iii

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(74) Solvay, the Belgian soda ash maker which

sold a drugs unit a year ago, agreed to buywhich of the following French companies to addspecialty chemicals spanning ingredients formoisturisers and car-part polymers?a. Rhodiab. Daniscoc. Cognisd. Le Zèbre

(75) Gilead Sciences, a California based bio-pharmaceutical research firm, and its patentpartner, Roche Holding AG, have sued which ofthe following Indian generic drug makers inMarch 2011 for allegedly infringing a US patentfor Tamiflu, a drug used in treatment of bird andswine-flu infections?(a) Dr Reddy’s(b) Natco Pharma(c) Ranbaxy Laboratories(d) GlaxoSmithKline

(76) AT&T on Sunday announced that it hadagreed to buy T-Mobile USA from which of thefollowing telecom companies for $39 billion?a. Deutsche Telekomb. Sprint Nextelc. Verizon Wirelessd. Comcast

(77) What is the prize-money of the golf tourna-ment ‘Avantha Masters’ that began on 11 Feb2010?(a) •1.5 million(b) •1 million(c) •2.5 million(d) •2 million

(78) An international team of scientists, led bythe Australian National University recentlydiscovered evidence that the body’s immunecells often share information about foreignsubstances with each other to ward of invaders.The study can help increase the immunity levelin human body against pathogens and cancer.Which of the followings are the symptoms ofCancer?i) Weight Lossii) Excessive Sweatingiii) Lumps and Swelling (tumour)iv) Enlargement of SpleenPlease choose the correct option:(a) i, ii, iii and iv(b) i and ii only(c) i, ii and iii(d) Only i

(79) Which of the following companies in April2011 filed a petition in the Supreme Court toblock penal action initiated by the Income Taxauthorities on its contested $2.5-billion tax bill?(a) Vodafone International(b) Bharti Airtel(c) Uninor(d) Tata Teleservices

(80) Vivendi agreed to buy Vodafone Group’s44% stake in which of the French mobile-phoneoperator’s for euro 7.95 billion ($11.3 billion) towin full control of its largest unit and securemore stable earnings?(a) T-Mobile(b) Orange(c) Virgin Mobile(d) SFR

(81) A consortium comprising two companiesacquired the IPL’s global Internet, mobile andaudio rights, along with television rights inspecific territories outside India, for the nextfour years. The consortium bagged the rightswith a winning bid of Rs 261.6 crore in Chennaion 20 March 2011. Which are the two compa-nies included in the consortium?(a) TIL & Nimbus Communication(b) Reliance Big Pictures & Zoom(c) TIL & Colors(d) Zoom and UTV Motion Pictures

(82) Which chess player won his maiden GrandMaster norm in the Chennai Open 2010 Inter-national Grand Master chess tournament on 1Feb 2010?(a) R. Siddharth of Chennai(b) Kravtsiv of Ukraine(c) P. Shyam Nikhil of Tamil Nadu(d) Maxim Turov of Russia

(83) Who was appointed member of ICCCricket Committee as a representative of na-tional coaches on 11 Feb 2010?(a) Gary Kirsten(b) Mark Taylor(c) Kumar Sangakkara(d) Tim May

(84) At the European Geosciences Union meet-ing in Vienna, the scientists calculated that theEarth sees about __ thunderstorms every hour.(a) 670(b) 580(c) 760(d) 960



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(85) HCL Technologies on Thursday announcedthe expansion of its Smart Grid partner ecosys-tem by entering into strategic alliances with twodata management software firms focused onthe smart grid market. Which are the two firmswith which HCL has entered into an alliance?1. Infosys2. eMeter3. Cape Gemini4. TridiumCodes(a) 1 & 2(b) 2 & 3(c) 2 & 4(d) 1 & 4

(86) The Gujarat Government banned contro-versial book, entitled Great Soul: MahatmaGandhi and his struggle with Indi(a) Who is theauthor of the book?(a) Joseph Lelyveld(b) Joseph Ponting(c) Hugh Grant(d) Vikram Seth

(87) Which one of the following states imposeda blanket ban on plastic bags?(a) Delhi(b) Haryana(c) Himachal Pradesh(d)Tamil Nadu

(88) Who is the Chairperson of the CentralBoard Film Certification?(a) Sharmila Tagore(b) Karan Johar(c) Nafisa Ali(d) Om Puri(e) None of these

(89) Ali Akbar Salehi is the foreign minister of(a) Israel(b) Iran(c) Afghanistan(d) Indonesia

(90) Who is the new chief of Research andAnalysis Wing (RAW)?(a) AP Singh(b) Arun Shourie(c) Sanjeev Tripathi(d) BK Gupta

(91) When is the National Youth Day observed?(a) January 14(b) February 14(c) August 31(d) January 12

(92) What is Tejas?(a) Spacecraft(b) Missile(c) Submarine(d) Light combat aircraft

(93) Who became the world number one bad-minton player?(a) Saina Nehwal(b) Wang Xin(c) Sania Mirza(d) Wang Shixian

(94) Name the cricketer who beat MichaelClarke by a comfortable 15-vote margin to bagthe Allan Border Medal besides being namedAustralia’s ODI Player of the Year in Feb 2010?(a) Shane Watson(b) Simon Katich(c) Mitchell Johnson(d) Sachin Tendulkar

(95) In India’s first sale of rupee perpetualbonds by a non-finance company Rs 1500crore ($332 million) was raise(d) Name the non-finance company.a. Tata Steelb. Pantallons Retailc. RILd. Maruti Suzuki

(96) With his victory in the men’s large hill skijump on 20 Feb 2010 at the Vancouver Olym-pics, he became the first person to win fourindividual gold ski jumping medals. Name thissportsperson.(a) Simon Ammann (Switzerland)(b) Ahonen Janne (Finland)(c) Alexander Nicholas (USA)(d) Bardal Anders (Norway)

(97) The Indian Government in April 2011issued a notice to which of the following compa-nies to terminate licences for Kerala, WestBengal and Assam for delay in roll- out ofservices in these three circles?(a) Sistema Shyam Teleservices(b) Tata Teleservices(c) Reliance(d) BSNL



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(98) Open market operations, one of the mea-sures taken by RBI in order to control creditexpansion in the economy means —(a) Sale or purchase of Govt. securities(b) Issuance of different types of bonds(c) Auction of gold(d) None of these

(99) Capital Market Regulator is—(a) RBI(b) IRDA(c) NSE(d) SEBI

(100) As we all know Govt. of India collects taxrevenue on various activities in the country.Which of the following is a part of the tax rev-enue of the Govt.?(i) Tax on Income(ii) Tax on Expenditure(iii) Tax on Property or Capital Asset(iv) Tax on Goods and ServicesCodes(a) Both (i) and (iii) only(b) Both (ii) and (iv) only(c) All (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)(d) Only (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Part C : Numerical Aptitude(101) 59% of 3654 ÷ 126 = ?(1) 171.1(2) 17.11(3) 1.711(4) 0.1711

(102) If

and then the ratio

A : B : C : D is(1) 1 : 4 : 8 : 10(2) 6 : 8 : 9 : 10(3) 8 : 6 : 10 : 9(4) 4 : 6 : 8 : 10

(103) The value of

is

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(104) Given that

The value of is :

(1) 11480(2) 5740(3) 28700(4) 2870

(105) The simplification of

results in :(1) 0.1(2) 0.001(3) 0.01(4) 1



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(106) If * is an operation such that x * y = 3x +2y, then 2 * 3 +3 4 is equal to :(1) 18 (2) 32(3) 38 (4) 29

(107) is equal to :

(1) 1(2) 2(3) 1.5(4) 2.5

(108) If cos = 0.96, then

is equal to :

(1) 0.96 (2) 4(3) 3 (4) 7

(109) If then

2 2?x y+ =

(1) 85(2) 75(3) 80(4) 90

(110)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(111) 9% of 50 + 8% of 24 – ? = 5.4(1) 18.3(2) 1.83(3) 1.02(4) 10.2

(112) The square root of

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(113) If , then find the value of

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(114) The value of

(1) 0.1 (2) 10(3) 102 (4) 103

(115) Which one of the following is a leastfraction :

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

(116) The unit digit of

(1) 1 (2) 3(3) 6 (4) 9

(117) The value of

(1) (2)

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(118) The angles of a quadrilateral are in the ratio of

1 : 4 : 2 : 3. The angles are respectively :

(1) 180; 720; 360; 540

(2) 720; 2280; 1440; 2160

(3) 360; 1140; 720; 1080

(4) None of the above

(119) If 2x + 3y = 10 and y < 4, then

(1) x > -1

(2) x < -1

(3) x > 0

(4) x < 0

(120) What least number must be subtracted

from each of the numbers 17, 17, 34, 42 so that

the ratio of first two is the same as the ratio of

the next two?

(1) 0 (zero)

(2) 1

(3) 2

(4) 7

(121) A circular road runs around a circular

garden. If the sum of the circumferences of the

inner and outer circles is 88 metres and the

radius of the inner circle is one-third of the

outer circle, then the width of the road is :

(1) 4 metres

(2) 5 metres

(3) 6 metres

(4) 7 metres

(122) A city has a population of 3,00,000 out of

which 1,80,000 are males. 50% of the popula-

tion is literate.

If 70% of the males are literate, the number of

literate females is :

(1) 20,000

(2) 24,000

(3) 30,000

(4) 34,000

(123) The cost price of an article is Rs. 100. To

gain 50% after allowing a 50% discount, the

market price of the article is :

(1) Rs. 200

(2) Rs. 400

(3) Rs. 350

(4) Rs. 300

(124) If nine dinner plates cost Rs. 1,174/-,

what is the approximate cost of a single plate?

(1) Rs. 125/-

(2) Rs. 135/-

(3) Rs. 120/-

(4) None of these

(125) Ramesh and Neelesh start walking to

meet one another from places 25 kms apart. If

Ramesh walks at the rate of 2 kms an hour and

Neelesh at 3 kms an hour, how many hours will

it be before they meet?

(1) 4 hrs 20 mnts

(2) 5 hrs

(3) 10 hrs

(4) 12 hrs 30 mnts

(126) What is 30% of 450?

(1) 150

(2) 135

(3) 180

(4) 1350

(127) Ten men can finish construction of a wall

in eight days. How much men are needed to

finish the work in half-a-day?

(1) 80

(2) 100

(3) 120

(4) 160

(128) Find the next number in the series.

1, 2, 9, 28, 65, _________.

(1) 126

(2) 182

(3) 196

(4) 245

(129) A shop gives 10% discount on the pur-

chase of an item. If paid for in cash immedi-

ately, a further discount of 12% is given. If the

original price of the item is Rs. 250, what is the

price of the article if a cash purchase is made?

(1) Rs. 200

(2) Rs. 195

(3) Rs. 198

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(130) It was Wednesday on July 15, 1964.What was the day on July 15, 1965?(1) Thursday(2) Tuesday(3) Friday

(131) The average of x1 x2 x3 and x4 is 16.Half the sum of x2 x3 x4 is 23. What is thevalue of x1?(1) 18 (2) 19(3) 20 (4) 17

(132) If March 1 of a leap year fell three daysafter Friday, what day of the week will dawn onNovember 22?(1) Saturday(2) Sunday(3) Thursday(4) None of Above

(133) The radius of the pool in a South DelhiClub is twice the radius of the pool in a NorthDelhi Club. The area of the pool in South DelhiClub is how many times the area of pool in theNorth Delhi Club?

(1) (2)

(3) 2 (4) 4

(134) How is % expressed as a decimal

fraction?(1) 0.5

(2) 0.05

(3) 0.005

(4) 0.0005

(135) Find the next number in the series : 235,

346, 457……

(1) 578

(2) 568

(3) 468

(4) 558

(136) A sofaset carrying a sale-price ticket of

Rs. 5,000 is sold at a discount of 4%, thereby

the trader earns a profit of 20%. The trader’s

cost price of the sofaset is:(1) Rs. 4,200(2) Rs. 4,000(3) Rs. 3,600(4) Rs. 3,800

(137) A man was traveling on a motorcycle at

the speed of 50 km/h for 2 hours. Then a

car full of youngster overtake him at a speed of80 km/h. To overtake them he increased hisspeed to 70 km/h, but he could not overtake the

car even after 2 hours. How far did he travel

in the total time of 4 hours?(1) 200 km(2) 230 km(3) 250 km(4) 300 km

(138) How is expressed as percentage?

(1) 0.75%(2) 60%(3) 75%(4) 7.5%

(139) There are two urns, one containing twowhite balls and four black balls, the other con-taining three white balls and nine black balls.One ball each is drawn out of the two urns.What is the probability of getting two balls ofthe same colour?

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(140) The perimeter of a rectangle is 60 metres.If its length is twice its breadth, then its area is:(1) 200 m2 (2) 180 m2

(3) 160 m2 (4) 220 m2

(141) In a class there are two sections A and B.If 10 students of section B shift over to sectionA, the strength of A becomes three times thestrength of B. But if 10 students shift over from A toB, both A and B become equal in strength. Howmany students are there in sections A and B?(1) 50 and 30(2) 45 and 15(3) 90 and 40(4) 80 and 40



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(142) Which of the following is the smallest?

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

(143) A man spends a fixed amount per monthon petrol. The trend with every hike in price ofpetrol is as follows:Rs./litre : 1.5 2 3 4.5 6Litres : 60 45 30 20 ?What will be consumption when there price isRs. 6 a litre?(1) 12 (2) 15(3) 18 (4) 13.5

(144) The one rupee coin is placed on plainpaper. How many coins of the same size can beplaced round it so that each one touches thecentre and adjacent coins?(1) 4 (2) 3(3) 7 (4) 6

(145) The smallest number of 5 digits beginningwith 3 and ending with 5 will be:(1) 31005 (2) 30015(3) 30005 (4) 30025

(146) The first day of the year 1998 wasWednesday. If the birthday of Sucheta falls in1998 was her birthday?(1) Wednesday(2) Thursday(3) Monday(4) Tuesday

(147) Sukhbir is taller than Randhir but not astall as Ajit. If Manoj is taller than Nitin, who isshorter than Ajit, then who among them is theshortest?(1) Nitin(2) Sukhbir(3) Manoj(4) Data inadequate

(148) Two concentric spheres A and B, haveradii r and 2r respectively. A cone is inscribed inthe latter so as to circumscribe the former.What is the curved surface area of the cone?(1) 2 r2

(2) 4 r2

(3) 6 r2

(4) 8 r2

(149) Except for one face of a given cube,identical cubes are glued through their faces toall the other faces of the given cube. If eachside of the given cube measures 3 cm, thenwhat is the total surface area of the solid bodythus formed?(1) 225 cm2

(2) 234cm2

(3) 270 cm2

(4) 279 cm2

(150) A circle of 5 cm radius is drawn andanother circle of 3 cm radius is cut out of thiscircle. What is the radius of a circle which hasthe same area as the area of the bigger circleexcluding the cut one?(a) 2 cm(b) 3 cm(c) 4 cm(d) 4.5 cm



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Part D : English Comrehension

Directions (151-165)

Read the following passage carefully and

answer the questions given below it.

There is a story told of a king who lived longago in a country across the sea. He was a verywise king, and spared no efforts to teach hispeople good habits. Often he did things whichseemed to them strange and useless; buteverything he did, he did to teach his people tobe industrious and careful. “Nothing good cancome to a nation, whose people complain andexpect others to fix their problems for them” hesaid. “Good things from life come to those whotake matters into their hands.” One night, whileeveryone was asleep, he placed a large stonein the middle of the road that led past the place.Then he hid behind a bush, and waited to seewhat would happen.First came a farmer with his wagon heavilyloaded with grain, which he was taking to themill to be ground. “Well, whoever saw suchcarelessness?” he said crossly, as he turnedhis wagon and drove around the stone. “Whydon’t these lazy people have that stone takenoff from the road? “ And so he went on com-plaining about the uselessness of others, butnot touching the stone himself.Soon afterwards, a young soldier came singingalong the road. The long trail of his cap wavedin the breeze, and a bright sword hung at hisside. He was thinking of the wonderful braveryhe would show in the war. The soldier did notsee the stone, but struck his foot against it andwent tossing in the dust. He rose to his feet,shook the dust from his clothes, picked up hissword, and complained angrily about the lazypeople who had no more sense than to leavesuch a huge stone in the middle of the road.Then he, too, walked away, not once thinkingthat he might move it himself. And so the daypassed. Everyone who came by complainedand whined because the stone lay on the road,but no one touched it.At last, just before nightfall, the miller’s daugh-ter came past. She was a hard-working girl andwas very tired because she had been busysince early morning at the mill. But she said toherself, “It is almost dark, somebody may tripover this stone in the night, and perhaps hecould be badly hurt. I will move it out of the

way.” So she tugged at the heavy stone. It washard to move, but she pulled and pushed, andlifted until at last she moved it from its place. Toher surprise, she found a box underneath. Shelifted the box .It was heavy, for it was filled withsomething. Upon it was written: This box belongto the one who moved the stone. She openedthe lid, and found that it was filled with gold!The miller’s daughter went home with a happyheart.When the farmer, the soldier and all the othersheard what had happened, they gatheredaround the spot on the road where the stonehad been. They scratched at the dust with theirfeet, hoping to turn up a piece of gold.“My friends,” said the king, “We often comeacross obstacles and burdens our way. We maycomplain out loud about them or we maychoose to walk around them. Alternatively, wecan analyse them and find out what they mean.Disappointment is usually the price of laziness.”Then the wise king mounted his horse and rodeaway.

(151) Why was the miler’s daughter happy?

(1) She finished all her work at the mill.

(2) She won the bet placed by the king.

(3) The king declared her the most industrious

persons in his kingdom.

(4) She was rewarded with a box full of gold

that lay beneath the stone.

(5) The king offered her a hundred gold coins.

(152) Why did the king place a stone in the

middle of the road?

(1) He enjoyed troubling others.

(2) He wanted to watch people trip and fall.

(3) He wanted to cover a manhole in the road.

(4) He wanted to teach his people to take

matters into their own hands.

(153)The people completed while passing theroad that led past the palace because(A) there was a huge stone lying on the road.(B) there was a manhole in the road.(c) nobody was allowed to shift the stone on theroad.(1) Only (A)(2) Only (C)(3) Only (A) and (c)(4) Only (B)(5) None of these



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(154) Which of the following adjectives givenbelow would best describe the king?(1) Evil(2) Industrious(3) Lazy(4) Careless

(155) Why did the people from the country,including the farmer and the solider gatheraround the spot where the stone lay?(1) They were hoping to discover a gold mine.(2) They were told that the king was waiting forthem at the very spot.

(3) They were hoping to discover some more

gold for themselves.

(4) They wanted to make sure that the stone

was really removed.

(156) Who among the following did not attempt

to move the stone?

(A) The farmer

(B) The miller’s daughter

(C) The young soldier

(1) Only (A)

(2) Only (B)

(3) Only (C)

(4) Only (A) and (C)

(157) Why did the king hide behind the bush?(1) He wanted to see how his people wouldreact to the stone.(2) He was spying on the young soldier.(3) He was not getting sleep.(4) He wanted to guard the palace.

(158) Which of the following statements is trueof the miller’s daughter according to the pas-sage?(1) She was a very considerate girl(2) She was greedy(3) She misguided the farmer and the youngsoldier(4) She was very busy and had no time forothers

(159) Which of the following statements is trueof the king according to the passage?(A) He often did useless thing like placing stoneon the road to irritate his people.(B) He tried his best to teach his people to beindustrious.

(C) He was responsible for placing the box of

gold beneath the stone.

(1) Only (A)

(2) Only (C)

(3) Only (B) and (C)

(4) Only (B)

(160) Why did the miller’s daughter decide to

move the stone?

(1) She wanted the gold that lay beneath the

stone.

(2) She was afraid that someone would get

hurt.

(3) She knew that the king was watching her

from behind the bush.

(4) The girl loved challenges and wanted to

show her strength to the king.

Directions (161-163): Choose the word whichis most nearly the SAME in meaning as theword printed in bold as used in the passage.

(161) LOADED(1) Completed(2) Filled(3) Secured(4) Adjusted(5) Frequently

(162) OFTEN(1) Sometimes(2) Hardly(3) Rarely(4) Frequently

(163) MOUNTED(1) Climbed(2) Took(3) Tapped(4) Moved

Directions (164-165): Choose the world whichis most OPPOSITE in meaning of the worldprinted in bold as used in the passage.

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(165) HARD(1) Difficult(2) Light(3) Easy(4) Complicated

Directions (166-170): Read each sentence tofind out whether there is any grammatical errorin it. The error, if any will be in one part of thesentence. The number of that part is the an-swer. If there is no error, the answer is (5) ie,‘No error’ (Ignore the errors of punctuation, ifany).

(166) During the reign of /(1) the emperor ofVijayanagar,/ (2) there lived a/(3) wise magis-trate named Haripant./(4) No error (5)

(167) My parents came /(1) to town with/(2) theintention in visting /(3) the University. (4) Noerror (5)

(168) Suman took a hundred coins /(1) from theman and /(2) gave him a few medicine /(3) tomake him feel better./(4) No error (5)

(169) The children were/(1) even more angrier /(2) with the shopkeeper/ (3) for having trickedthem the second time. /(4) No error (5)

(170) Since it was evening by the time/ (1) thefarmer reached the next village,/(2) he tookshelter in the house / (3) of a old couple. /(4)No error (5)

Directions (171-175): In each of the followingsentences, an idiomatic expression or a prov-erb is highlighted. Select the alternative whichbest describes its use in the sentence.

(171) The Police will leave no stone unturned todiscover the murderer.(1) turn every stone(2) investigate thoroughly(3) make no commitment(4) invest a large sum

(172) The police tried to make her admit thatshe had made a mistake, but the girl stood herground and said that she had seen the burglar.(1) did not move(2) was being stubborn(3) stood firm on the ground(4) promised to be true

(173) Never put off until tomorrow what you cando today.(1) indulge(2) force(3) disclose(4) postpone

(174)The concert was brought to a close with adisplay of fireworks.(1) concluded(2) interrupted(3) announced(4) brought to a halt

(175) Step by step the veterinarian taught thelittle puppy to obey her.(1) Hastily(2) Reluctantly(3) Slowly and methodically(4) With great hesitation

Directions (176-180): Pick out the most effec-tive word from the given words to fill in theblanks to make the sentence meaningfullycomplete in the context of the sentence.

(176) In the field, a farmer was using twohorses to pull his plough, a ___ I had not seensince my childhood.(1) Sight(2) look(3) Business(4) appearance

(177) I must start ___ dawn to reach the stationon time.(1) during(2) doing(3) in(4) before

(178) During the last few years the companyhas been___hard to modernise its image.(1) working(2) doing(3) try(4) work

(179) No sooner had he returned ___ he wasoff again.(1) and(b) but(3) that(4) than



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(180) As it was getting late, I was ___ troubledfocusing on the birds in the disappearing light.(1) feeling(2) having(3) experience(4) being

Directions (181-185): In each question below,four words printed in bold type are given. Theseare numbered (1), (2),(3) and (4). One of thesewords printed in bold may either be wronglyspelt or inappropriate in the context of thesentence. Find out the word that is inappropri-ate or wrongly spelt, if any. The number of thatword is your answer. If all the words printed inbold are correctly spelt and appropriate in thecontext of the sentence then mark (5) ie, ‘AllCorrect’ as your answer.(181) The soldiers (1) were brought (2) in torestore law and ordre (3) after the riots. (4) AllCorrect (5)

(182) Under (1) my teacher’s guidance (2) Islowly mastored (3) the art of pottery. (4) Allorrect (5)

(183) The building (1) is regularly inspected (2)by the fire (3) safety officer (4) All Correct (5)

(184) The Company (1) received severel (2)complaints (3) from irate (4) customers. AllCorrect (5)

(185) Anxeity (1) can interfere (2) withchildren’s performance (3) at school. (4) AllCorrect (5)

Direction (186-190): Rearrange the followingsix sentences/group of sentences (A), (B), (C),(D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to forma meaningful paragraph: then answer the ques-tions given below them.(A) All looked alike and were dressed in kinglyrobes. Who was the real king? WonderedBirbal. (B) The king of Iran had heard that Birbal wasone of the wisest men in the East and desirousof meeting him, sent him an invitation to visit hiscountry. (C) Birbal explained saying, ‘The false kingwere all looking at you, while you yourselflooked straight ahead. Even in regal robes, thecommon people will always look to their king for

support.’ Overjoyed, the king embraced him andshowered him with gifts. (D) ‘But how did you identify me?’ the kingasked puzzled. (E) The very next moment he got his answer.Confidently, he approached the king and bowedin front of him.

(186) Which of the following should be theFIFTH sentence after the rearrangement?(1) D(2) C(3) B(4) A

(187) Which of the following should be theFOURTH sentence after the rearrangement?(1) C(2) D(3) F(4) B

(188) Which of the following should be theSECOND sentence after the rearrangement?(1) B(2) C(3) F(4) A

(189) Which of the following should be theTHIRD sentence after the rearrangement?(1) A(2) D(3) F(4) C

(190) Which of the following should be theFIRST sentence after the rearrangement?(1) D(2) C(3) F(4) B

Directions (191-200): In the following passage,there are blanks, each of which has beennumbered. These numbers are printed belowthe passage and against each, five words aresuggested, one of which fits the blank appropri-ately. Find out the appropriate word in eachcase.In the olden days people bitten by mad dogsdied a sure and horrible death (191) to rabies.In 1867, Louis Pasteur, one of the well re-



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nowned scientists and the man who gave theworld the ‘germ theory of disease’ developed avaccination to (192) rabies. He did not know if itwould work, so he decided to (193) himself withrabies and then try out the (194) on himself. Butbefore he could do that, a tearful womanbrought her 9- year -old son to him. The boyhad been (195) and bitten by a mad dog twodays earlier. Pasteur (196) physicians known tohim. They told him nothing could be done forthe boy. Then Pasteur, with the (197) of theboy’s mother, decided to try out the vaccinationhe had developed. He began to give the boy,injections of a certain, liquid (198) from thefragments of the brain of a mad dog. Each dayPasteur looked fearfully for signs of the onset ofthe dreaded disease. But the boy (199) healthy.A month passed by, then another and finally,Pasteur knew that his vaccination had worked.The physicians who had predicted the boy’sdeath were (200). Rabies had been vanquishedfor the first time in history! In 1888 the PasteurInstitute was established to treat cases ofrabies and today it is one the world’s mostfamous centres of biological research.

(191)(1) inspire(2) owning(3) due(4) cause

(192)(1) startle(2) Block(3) due(4) prevent

(193)(1) indulge(2) infect(3) try(4) secure

(194)(1) decision(2) plan(3) outcome(4) treatment

(195)(1) teased(2) tested(3) chase(4) inquired(196)(1) connection(2) admitted(3) chase(4) None of Above

(197)(1) commitment(2) consent(3) behavior(4) knowledge

(198)(1) finalised(2) funneled(3) obtained(4) took

(199)(1) took(2) appearance(3) just(4) remained

(200)(1) amazed(2) sued(3) dejected(4) rejected

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