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Quantitative Aptitude [ Question No: 1 To 3 ] :
The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 12. If the new number formed by reversing the digits is greater than the original number by 54, find the original number.
The sum of the first 'n' terms of an A.P. is 288. If the first term is 2 and the common difference is 4, find 'n'.
Two trains, each 100 m long, moving in opposite directions, cross each other in 8 seconds. If one is moving twice as fast the other, then the speed of the faster train is:
English Language [ Question No: 4 To 9 ] :
Direction for [ Question No: 4 To 4 ] :
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :
Legends will tell you that flamingoes are no ordinary visitors to Kachchh. They were the honoured guests of King Lakho and he had forbidden the hunting of flamingoes, which came to Kachchh from various parts of the world every year to breed. For centuries, the region had been a haven for the migratory bird. Today, Flamingo City, an island in the middle of the Rann of Kachchh, known the world over as one of the biggest breeding grounds of the Greater Flamingo, is strewn with bodies of hundreds of flamingo chicks. The parents of these chicks have fled the island due to lack of food. Zooplanktons, algae and the small fish that these birds survive on are dying due to a sudden increase in the salinity of the Rann waters. One can even see dead fish floating. Flamingoes need salt-encrusted, damp mud to build nests. The place where they build their nests has to be inaccessible to predatory cats and birds. It should also have sufficient food. The right mix of sweet and brackish water in the Rann is crucial for the proliferation of planktons and algae that the flamingoes feed on. Faced with starvation, flamingoes have fled the island leaving their chicks to fend for themselves. Till date, around a thousand flamingoes have died.
Maharaj Kumarshi Himmatsinghji, a member of the royal family of Kachchh and an expert on the birds of Kachchh, traces the problem of increased salinity in the Rann waters to the construction of dams on rivers that flow into the region. He emphasises that efforts should be made to ensure that at least some water flows into the Rann. In fact, over the years, the number of flamingoes coming to the island has decreased because of the change in salinity of the Rann water. In 1945, Salim Ali, the late ornithologist, had found 5 lakh birds on the island. Since then, the number has not gone above 2.2 lakh. However, the studies carried out on the Flamingo City so far cannot be taken as 100 percent accurate.
The flamingoes are not ordinary visitors to Kachchh as
Direction for [ Question No: 5 To 5 ] :
Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'E' as the answer.
Direction for [ Question No: 6 To 6 ] :
Some proverbs/idioms are given below together with their meanings. Choose the correct meaning of proverb/idiom.
Turn the corner
Direction for [ Question No: 7 To 7 ] :
In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase italicised and underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase.
Direction for [ Question No: 8 To 8 ] :
In each of the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Choose the most appropriate indirect speech of the given sentence from the options that follow:
The man says, "coffee is ready."
General Awareness / General Knowledge (GK) [ Question No: 10 To 18 ] :
Atom bomb is based on
Given Below are two statements :
Statement-I : In the scheme of parliamentary system of government provided by the constitution, the governor is the nominated executive authority.
Statement-II : The governor of a state is appointed by the President for a term of five years and holds office during his pleasure.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
Who is the author of the book "Three Thousand Stitches" ?
The Konark Sun Temple is located in which state ?
Child Development and Pedagogy [ Question No: 19 To 20 ] :
Consider the following statements:
a. There are different developmental stages in child development according to Freud's Psycho-sexual theory.
b. These stages are: oral stage, anal stage, phallic stage, latency and genital stages.
c. Oral stage last from birth until around age 10.
d. The phallic stage occurs in late childhood.
e. Genital stage begins with puberty and continues through adulthood.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
National Education Policy, 2020 (NEP 2020) does not lay emphasis on ____________.
Total number of questions : 20
Number of answered questions : 0
Number of unanswered questions : 20
Quantitative Aptitude [ Question No: 1 To 3 ] :
The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 12. If the new number formed by reversing the digits is greater than the original number by 54, find the original number.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : A
The original number is 39.
Let the tens digit be \(a\) and the units digit \(b\). The number is \(10a + b\) and its reverse is \(10b + a\).
\[ \begin{aligned} a + b &= 12 \\ (10b + a) - (10a + b) &= 9(b - a) = 54 \\ b - a &= 6 \\ a = 3,\ b &= 9 \end{aligned} \]
Check: 93 - 39 = 54. 93 has the right digits but reversing it gives a smaller number. 57 reversed is 75, larger by only 18, and 66 reversed is unchanged.
The sum of the first 'n' terms of an A.P. is 288. If the first term is 2 and the common difference is 4, find 'n'.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : B
We use the formula for the sum of an A.P.: \(S_n = \frac{n}{2}[2a + (n-1)d]\).
Given \(S_n=288, a=2, d=4\).
\(288 = \frac{n}{2}[2(2) + (n-1)4]\)
\(288 = \frac{n}{2}[4 + 4n - 4]\)
\(288 = \frac{n}{2}[4n] = 2n^2\)
\(n^2 = 288/2 = 144\)
\(n = \sqrt{144} = 12\).
Two trains, each 100 m long, moving in opposite directions, cross each other in 8 seconds. If one is moving twice as fast the other, then the speed of the faster train is:
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : C
Trains moving in the same direction close at the difference of their speeds; in opposite directions, at the sum.
\[ \text{relative speed} = \frac{100 + 100}{8} = 25 \text{ m/s} = 25 \times \frac{18}{5} = 90 \text{ km/hr} \]
With speeds \( v \) and \( 2v \):
\[ 3v = 90 \quad\Longrightarrow\quad v = 30, \qquad 2v = 60 \text{ km/hr} \]
English Language [ Question No: 4 To 9 ] :
Direction for [ Question No: 4 To 4 ] :
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :
Legends will tell you that flamingoes are no ordinary visitors to Kachchh. They were the honoured guests of King Lakho and he had forbidden the hunting of flamingoes, which came to Kachchh from various parts of the world every year to breed. For centuries, the region had been a haven for the migratory bird. Today, Flamingo City, an island in the middle of the Rann of Kachchh, known the world over as one of the biggest breeding grounds of the Greater Flamingo, is strewn with bodies of hundreds of flamingo chicks. The parents of these chicks have fled the island due to lack of food. Zooplanktons, algae and the small fish that these birds survive on are dying due to a sudden increase in the salinity of the Rann waters. One can even see dead fish floating. Flamingoes need salt-encrusted, damp mud to build nests. The place where they build their nests has to be inaccessible to predatory cats and birds. It should also have sufficient food. The right mix of sweet and brackish water in the Rann is crucial for the proliferation of planktons and algae that the flamingoes feed on. Faced with starvation, flamingoes have fled the island leaving their chicks to fend for themselves. Till date, around a thousand flamingoes have died.
Maharaj Kumarshi Himmatsinghji, a member of the royal family of Kachchh and an expert on the birds of Kachchh, traces the problem of increased salinity in the Rann waters to the construction of dams on rivers that flow into the region. He emphasises that efforts should be made to ensure that at least some water flows into the Rann. In fact, over the years, the number of flamingoes coming to the island has decreased because of the change in salinity of the Rann water. In 1945, Salim Ali, the late ornithologist, had found 5 lakh birds on the island. Since then, the number has not gone above 2.2 lakh. However, the studies carried out on the Flamingo City so far cannot be taken as 100 percent accurate.
The flamingoes are not ordinary visitors to Kachchh as
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : D
The flamingoes are not ordinary visitors because they have been the honoured guests of King Lakho.
The passage opens: 'Legends will tell you that flamingoes are no ordinary visitors to Kachchh. They were the honoured guests of King Lakho and he had forbidden the hunting of flamingoes'. That is the reason given.
The birds are said to come 'from various parts of the world', not from Australia alone. Their beauty and any medicinal value are not mentioned.
Direction for [ Question No: 5 To 5 ] :
Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'E' as the answer.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : D
It should read had been doing.
The work was going on before the illness, which is itself in the past, so the past perfect continuous is required. Would be doing points to the future from a past standpoint, which is the wrong direction.
Direction for [ Question No: 6 To 6 ] :
Some proverbs/idioms are given below together with their meanings. Choose the correct meaning of proverb/idiom.
Turn the corner
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : D
It means to overcome a difficulty.
To turn the corner is to get past the worst point and begin to improve.
Direction for [ Question No: 7 To 7 ] :
In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase italicised and underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : B
It means did an act of kindness.
To do someone a good turn is to help them, without any implication of repaying an earlier favour.
Direction for [ Question No: 8 To 8 ] :
In each of the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : D
The opposite is lose.
To gain is to acquire; to lose is to part with. Loose is a different word meaning slack, and lost is the past tense of lose.
Choose the most appropriate indirect speech of the given sentence from the options that follow:
The man says, "coffee is ready."
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : A
The correct indirect speech is The man says that coffee is ready.
The reporting verb 'says' is in the present tense. When the reporting verb is present (or future), the tense of the reported words does not change, so 'is ready' stays 'is ready'. Only the quotation marks are dropped and 'that' is added.
'The man said...' changes the reporting verb itself, which indirect speech never does. 'The man says that coffee was ready' shifts the tense back although nothing requires it. 'The man said that coffee was ready' is the correct form only if the direct speech had begun 'The man said'.
General Awareness / General Knowledge (GK) [ Question No: 10 To 18 ] :
Atom bomb is based on
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : B
The atom bomb is based on nuclear fission.
In an atom bomb, heavy nuclei of uranium-235 or plutonium-239 split when struck by neutrons, releasing enormous energy and more neutrons, which split further nuclei in an uncontrolled chain reaction. The bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 were fission weapons.
Nuclear fusion, the joining of light nuclei, is the basis of the hydrogen bomb, which uses a fission bomb to trigger it. A chemical reaction releases far less energy and powers ordinary explosives.
Given Below are two statements :
Statement-I : In the scheme of parliamentary system of government provided by the constitution, the governor is the nominated executive authority.
Statement-II : The governor of a state is appointed by the President for a term of five years and holds office during his pleasure.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : C
The answer is Statement-I is false but Statement-II is true.
Statement-I is false: in the parliamentary system the Constitution provides for the states, the Governor is only the nominal head of the state executive. The real executive authority is exercised by the Council of Ministers headed by the Chief Minister, on whose aid and advice the Governor acts (Article 163). Calling the Governor the executive authority of that scheme misstates the position.
Statement-II is true: under Article 155 the Governor is appointed by the President, and under Article 156 holds office during the pleasure of the President, normally for a term of five years.
Who is the author of the book "Three Thousand Stitches" ?
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : B
Three Thousand Stitches was written by Sudha Murthy.
Sudha Murty's Three Thousand Stitches: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives (2017) is a collection of true stories; its title story tells of her work with the devadasi women of Karnataka, who later gave her a quilt of three thousand stitches.
Sushma Swaraj was a political leader, and the other two names are not associated with this book.
Sudha Murty, chairperson of the Infosys Foundation for many years, has written widely in both English and Kannada.
The Konark Sun Temple is located in which state ?
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : A
Correct answer: Odisha
The thirteenth-century Sun Temple at Konark in Odisha is built as a colossal chariot with twenty-four carved wheels drawn by seven horses. European sailors called it the Black Pagoda and used it as a landmark.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : C
M.S. Dhoni was the first Indian captain to win 100 one-day internationals, reaching the mark in 2016.
He led India in 200 ODIs and won 110 of them, along with the 2007 World T20, the 2011 World Cup and the 2013 Champions Trophy.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : D
The Indian Telegraph Act was enacted in 1885.
It vests in the Central Government the exclusive privilege of establishing and maintaining telegraphs, and is the source of the licensing power under which telecom services in India are still granted.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : B
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam wrote Wings of Fire and Ignited Minds.
Wings of Fire (1999) is his autobiography to 1992; Ignited Minds (2002) addresses young Indians on what the country could become. The Algebra of Infinite Justice is Arundhati Roy's.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : D
The National Archives is at New Delhi.
Established at Calcutta in 1891 as the Imperial Record Department and moved to Delhi in 1911, it is the largest archival repository in South Asia, holding the records of the Government of India since the eighteenth century.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : C
The Great Victoria Desert is the largest desert in Australia, covering some 350,000 sq km across Western Australia and South Australia.
Child Development and Pedagogy [ Question No: 19 To 20 ] :
Consider the following statements:
a. There are different developmental stages in child development according to Freud's Psycho-sexual theory.
b. These stages are: oral stage, anal stage, phallic stage, latency and genital stages.
c. Oral stage last from birth until around age 10.
d. The phallic stage occurs in late childhood.
e. Genital stage begins with puberty and continues through adulthood.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : D
The correct statements are a, b and e.
Freud's psychosexual theory describes stages of development (a), namely oral, anal, phallic, latency and genital (b). The genital stage begins at puberty and continues through adulthood (e).
Statement c is wrong because the oral stage lasts from birth to about 18 months, not to age 10. Statement d is wrong because the phallic stage occurs in early childhood, roughly 3 to 6 years; late childhood is the latency stage.
National Education Policy, 2020 (NEP 2020) does not lay emphasis on ____________.
Your Answer : (Not Answered)
Correct Answer : D
NEP 2020 does not emphasise rote learning.
The National Education Policy 2020 explicitly calls for moving away from rote learning and 'teaching to the test'. Among its principles are conceptual understanding rather than memorisation, and experiential, activity-based, play-based and discovery-based learning, especially in the foundational and preparatory stages.
Conceptual understanding, experiential learning and learning through activities are therefore all things the policy stresses, which rules out the other three options.
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Total number of questions : 20
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Number of unanswered questions : 20