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i) General Awareness
1. Which of the following State has recently 4. Which of the following statemenVs
launched the "Paudhagiri Campaign" is/are true with reference to the Indian
for planting of saplings to increase the Regional Navigation Satellite System
green cover in the State? (lRNSS)?
1. It is a set of satellites which together
(A) Rajasthan
can provide India a regional
(B) Chattisgarh
positioning system similar to the
(C) Haryana GPS
(D) None of the above 2. IRNSS also extends its service upto
1500 km beyond India's boundary
2. What is the main objective of the (A) 1 only
World Wide Ufe Foundation's''T)(2'' . (B) 2 only
program ? (C) Both 1 and 2
(A) To double the population of Tiger (D) None of the above
Shark by 2020
(B) To double the Tiger population by 5. What is the State animal of Haryana ?
2022 (A) Asiatic Lion
(C) To double the Tortoise population (B) Black buck
in the pacific ocean (C) Nilgiri tahr
(D) None of the above (D) None of the above
6. Karma Bhumi is the crematorium of
3. Which of the following missile system
which one of the following former
will be acquired by India from US to
Presidents of India ?
create the ambitious multi-layered
(A) Rajendra Prasad
missile shield over Delhi, along with
(B) V. V. Giri
the Israeli, Russian and home-made
(C) Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
systems, to safeguard the capital
(D) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
against aerial threats?
. (A) NASAMS II
7. What is the administrative capital of
(B) Dhanush Malaysia?
(C) Agni-VI (A) Tripoli (B) Putrajaya
(D) None of the above (C) Havana (D) Ottawa
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8. She was an Indian Potiticianand Supreme 13. Including public and private company, a
Court lawyer. She was the secondwoman person can be Director in as many as
to hold the office of Ministry of Extemar (A) 10 companies (B) 15 companies
Affairs after Indira Gandhi.
(C) 20 companies (D) 25 companies
The above mentioned lines explalns who
among the following women Politicians of 14. Quorum of Board of Directors in the
India? meeting of Directors is
(A) Nirmala Sitharaman (A) 1/3 (B) 1/2
(B) Sushma Swaraj (C) 1/4 (D) 1/3 or 2
(C) Smriti Irani
15. After the formation of company,
(D) None of the above
. first meeting of Directors should be
conducted within
9. Research and Analysis Wing (RAW),
is an intelligence agency of which one (A) 10 days (B) 15 days
of the following country ? (C) 25 days (D) 30 days
(A) India (B) Russia 16. Notice is to be served to the Member or
(C) Australia (D) China Director prior to the general meetings of
company before
10. National Sports Day in India is celebrated (A) 20 days (B) 21 days
every year on (C) 31 days (D) 25 days
(A) August 2nd
17. The company have to start business
(B) September 22nd after getting incorporated in
(C) . August 29th
(A) 6 months (B) 8 months
(D) None of the above (C) 10 months (D) 1 year
11. Which of the following clauses of 18. The number of votes required for the
Memorandum of Association is to be passing of special resolution is
signed to considered as member? (A) 51% (B) 75%
(A) Capital clause (C) 65% (D) 2/3%
(B) Objective clause .
19. The number of meetings of Board
(C) Subscription clause of Directors should be called by the
(D) Liability clause company in a year is
(A) 2 (B) 3
12. Posting of Secretaries in the Ministries
(C) 4 (D) 6
and Departments of the Central
Government are made by
20. Recently G20 Summit held in
(A) Prime Minister
(B) President (A) Shanghai
(C) Cabinet Secretary of Union (B) Osaka
Government
(D) Ministers of respective ministries (C) Toronto
and departments (D) Seoul
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ii) General Intelligence and Reasoning Ability
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21. Select the pair that has the same 25. Arrange the following words as per
relationship as the original pair of order in the dictionary :
words.
1. Necrology
Sorrow: Misery 2. Necromancy
(A) Love: Obsession
3. Necropolis
(B) Amity: Enmity
4. Necrophilia
(C) Happiness: Joy
(A) 2,1,4,3
(0) Enemy: Hatred
(B) 1,2,3,4
22. Find the odd member of the following. (C) 1,2,4,3
(A) Wife
(0) 2,1,3,4
(B) Bachelor
(C) Widow
26. Vishal is elder than Akash but younger
(0) Spinster
than Subhi, Yaksh is younger than
Oeepak but elder than Akash. If Subhi
23. How many pairs of letters are there in
is younger than Oeepak, then who is
the word TERMINATE which have as
the eldest?
many letters between them as in the
English alphabet? (A) Akash
(A) None (B) Vishal
(B) One
(C) Subhi
(C) Two
(0) Oeepak
(0) Three
24. In the following series of numbers, find 27. Select the correct combination of .
out how many times 1, 3 and 7 have mathematical signs to replace '*'
appeared together, 7 being in the mlddle signs and to balance the given
and 1 and 3 on either sides of 7 ? equation.
293 1 7 3 7 7 7 1 331 738 24 * 34 * 2 * 5 * 12
5713771 739 0 6
(A) ++X=
(A) 3
(B) =++-
(B) 4
(C) 5 (C) =+-+
(0) None of these (0) ++=X
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28. There are six children playing football, 31. Eight persons A, B, C, 0, E, F, G and H
namely P, 0, R, S, T and U. P and T are sitting around the circle as given in
.are brothers, U is the sister of T. R is the figure. They are facing the direction
the only son of P's uncle, 0 and S are opposite to centre. If they move upto
the daughters of the only brother of R's three places anti-clockwise, then
father. Then how is S related to P ?
North
(A) Uncle
(B) Sister ~ ..
(C) Niece ' West G .. C East
(0) Cousin . F 0
E
South
29. If 27 March, 1995 was a Monday,
(A) B will face West.
then what day of the week was on
1 November, 1994 ? (B) E will face East.
(C) H will face North-West.
(A) Sunday
(0) A will face South.
(B) 'Monday
(C) Tuesday
32. Assertion (A) : In India, the judiciary
(0) Wednesday is independent of the executive.
Reason (R) : Judiciary favours
the government and helps in the
30. Raman starts from his house and goes
implementation of its plans.
towards 15 m North, then he turns his
right and walks 30 m and again he turns Choose correct alternative for the above
his right and walks upto 30 m to reach a Assertion and Reason.
temple. In which direction is the temple (A) Both A and R are true and R is
with respect to Raman's house? the correct explanation of A.
(A) North-West (8) Both A and R are true but R is
not the correct explanation of A.
(8) South
(C) A is true but R is false.
(C) South-East
(0) A is false but R is true.
(0) West
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33. Statements: Some dogs are cats. 37. In a certain code, the word HAND is
All cats are pigs. written as SZMW, then what will be
Conclusions : I. Some cats are dogs. the code of MILK in that code?
II. Some dogs are pigs. (A) ORNP
(B) PNRO
Choose the correct alternative for the
above statement and conclusion. (C) NROP
(0) RNOP
(A) Only conclusion I follows.
(B) .Only conclusion II follows.
(C) Both conclusions I and II follows. 38. A bird shooter was asked how many birds
(D) None of the above he had in the bag. He replied that there
were all sparrows but six, all pigeons but
six and all ducks but six. How many birds
34. Replace the question mark (?) in the he had in the bag in all ?
series with correct option. (A) 9
4,5,7,11,19,35, ? (B) 18
(A) 67 (C) 27
(B) 76 (D) 36
(C) 55
(D) 45 39. There are deer and peacocks in a Zoo.
By countinq heads they are 80. The
number of their legs is 200.
How many
35. Town is related to village in the same
peacocks are there?
way as urban is related to
(A)20 (B)30
(A) City
(C)50 (D)60
(B) Metropolis
(C) Rural
40. If 'A $ B' means 'A is the father of B',
(0) Semi-urban
'A * B' means 'A is the mother of B',
'A @ B' means 'A is the wife of B',
36. 'Sympathy' is related to 'Virtue' in the then which of the following means
same way as 'Cruelty' ls related to 'M is the grandmother of N' ?
.(A) Vice (A) M * T $ N @ R
(B) Kindness (B) M * T $ R @ N
(C) Emotion (C) M * R $ T @ N
(0) Animosity (D) M * R @ T @ N
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iii) Arithmetical and Numerical Ability
41 . If adulterated milk of 20 litres contalns 45. A class room is thrice as long and four
6~ litres of pure milk, then the ratio of times as broad as another. The ratio
4 of their areas is
pure milk to water in the mixture is
(A) 1: 11 (8) 2: 23
(A) 11 : 5 (C) 1: 12 (0) 3: 14
(8) 10:3
(C) 5 : 11 46. The fractional form of the recurring
. decimal 0.131313 .... is
(0) None of these
13 13
(A) 100 (8) 10
42. If 6 chickens are worth 3 hens, 7 hens
13
are worth 4 geese and 5 geese are worth (C) 13
(0) 99
19
2 peacocks, the price of 7 chickens
when a peacock costs 20 dollars, is (in
47. If 2x - 2x - 1 = 4, then XX is equal to
dollars)
(A) 7 (8) 3
(A) 16
(C) 27 (0) 9
(8) 12
(C) 31.5
(0) None of these 48. The value of )6 + ~6+ ~ 00 is
(A)-3 (8)2
43. If a ladder of 5 m long reaches a window
3 m above the ground, then the distance (C) 3 (0) 4
of the foot of the ladder from the base
of the wall is 49. The roots of the equation 3x2 - 14x + k = 0
(A) 4 m (8) 3.5 m will be reciprocal of each other if k =
(C) 8 m (0) 2 m (A)-3 (8)0
(C) 3 (0) 14
44. A and 8 can do a piece of work in
12 days; 8 and C can do the same
work in 15 days and C and A take 50. A garden has 6 tall plants in a row. The
20 days to do the same work. The number of ways 5 children stand, one
number of days taken to complete the in a gap between the plants in order to
work if all 3 work together, is pose for a photographer is
(A) 12 days (8) 10 days (A) 24 (8) 120
(C) 9 days (0) None of these (C) 720 (0) 30
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51. In how many years, the simple interest 56. A village, having a population of 4000,
on a certain sum be 0.125 times the requires 150 litresof water per head a day.
principal at 10% per annum? It has a tank measuring 20 m x 15 m x 6 m
1 3 dimensions. The number of days water
(A) 1- years (8) 1- years
4 4 of this tank will last is,
1 3 (1m3 = 1000 litres)
(C) 2- years (0) 2- years (A) 12 days (8) 5 days
4 4
(C) 2 days (O) 3 days
52. If a sum of money doubles itself in
15 years, then the number of years in
which the sum becomes 4 times itself 57. For every positive integern, 7n - 3n is
at certain rate of S.1.is . divisible by
(A) 42 yrs (8) 43 yrs (A) 3 (8) 5
(C) 45 yrs (0) 60 yrs (C) 4 (0) 10
53. A bag contains ~ 187 in the form of 58. A fair coin with 1 marked on one face
1 rupee, 50 paise and 10 paise coins and 6 on the other and a fair die are
in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5. Then the number
tossed together. The probability of
of coins of 1 rupee, 50 paise, 10 paise
getting a sum 3 is
are respectively
(A) 102, 136, 170 2 5
(A) - (8) -
(8) 136,102,170 3 12
(C) 170,102,136 1
(C) - (0) None of these
(0) None of these 12
54. A certain number is 4 times the sum of 59. The perimeter of the triangle formed by
the digits. If 18 is added to the number, the points (3, - 1), (5, 2) and (- 1, 2) is
the digits will get interchanged, then the (A) 11 +.J13 units
number is (8) 5 + .J13 units
(A) 24 (8) 42 (C) .J13 units
(C) 36 (0) 18
(O) None of these
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ai b 60. If sinx + sin2x = 1, then cos2x + cos4x =
a (A) 2
(A) - (8)
b ~ a-b (8) 3
(C) 2.5
(C) (O) 1
~ (0) 1
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v) English Language' and Comprehension
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Use appropriate preposition to fill in' the Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition :
blank:
86. What's the chance _
81. Our house is the five heads when you toss a coin five
supermarket and the school. times?
(A) among (8) between
(A) of getting (8) to get
(C) in (D) at
(C) of get (D) get
Add suitable question tag:
Fill in the blank with correct phrase from the
82. There aren't any animals, _ options:
(A) are they? (8) aren't they?
87. He his father. .
(C) are there? (D) do they?
(A) takes up
Choose the sentence which has an error in it : (8) takes in
(C) takes after
83. (A) We had a brake between classes
(D) takes off
(8) The cold air affected him greatly
(C) He succeeded in his attempt
(D) No one likes his pride Select the correct proverb which has the given
meaning:
Choose correct one word substitute for the
following: 88. "8e safe and cautious and don't stake
everything on one particular thing."
84. "Someone who is very brave and (A) Don't put all your eggs in one
willing to take risks" basket
(A) gallant
(8) Every cloud has a silver lining
(8) coy
(C) devotee (C) All that glitters is not gold
(D) none of the above (D) There is no smoke without fire
Choose appropriate modal/semi-modal to fill 89. "People of the same sort will be found
in the blank: together."
85. Walking under a ladder _ (A) A man is known by the company
be unlucky. he keeps
(A) is suppose to (8) 8irds of a feather flock together
(8) should (C) A bird in hand is worth two in a
(C) ought to bush
(D) is supposed to (D) None of the above
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90. "Make a difficulty seem greater than it Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in
real-ly is." the blank:
(A) The pen is mightier than the sword
(B) Too many cooks spoil the broth 96. When I saw the vase on the
(C) To make a mountain out of a website, I knew it was exactly
molehill what 1 _
(D) None of the above (A) looked for
(B) look for
Identify the tense of the given sentence : (C) had been looking for
91. "The doorbell has been ringing for the (D) have looked for
past five minutes."
(A) Present continuous Choose the wrongly spelt word :
(B) Present perfect
(C) Present perfect continuous 97. (A) LEIZURE
(D) Past perfect (B) ANXIOUS
(C) IDLE
92. "Rain falls from the clouds."
(D) ANNOYED
(A) Simple present
(B) Present progressive Choose the correct synonym of the given
(C) Simple past words:
(D) Present perfect
98. Deception
Fill in the blanks with correct verb which agrees (A) Cheating
with the subject: (B) Entertaining
(C) Teasing
93. Some of the houses dark
(D) None of the above
and dingy.
(A) has (B) were
(C) was (D) is Choose the antonym of the given word:
94. There a lot of streams in 99. Asset
our country. (A) Liability
(A). are (B) is (B) Property
(C) was (D) has (C) Information
(D) None of the above
Identify the underlined word:
95. The soldiers fought bravely. 100. Detrimental
(A) Relative pronoun (A) Sure
(B) Adjective (B) Attract
(C) Adverb (C) Beneficial
(D) Preposition (D) Praise
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Read each sentence to find out whether there 177. He gave us a general description of the
is .any grammatical error or idiomatic error plan, but did not enter details.
in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of
(A) in
t,he sentence. The option of that part is the
answer. (B) into
(C) on
171. Despite of (A)/elaborate search
(0) about
operations (B)/the police could find no
trace (C)/of the missing girl (0).
178.. The tiger pounced __ the deer.
172. The magician, who has been (A)/using
(A) upon
his talent for make the public aware (B)/of
various social issues, is confident (C)/ that (B) on
his mission would be a success (0) .. (C) in
(0) none of these
173. The cost of constructing (A)/ houses are
increased (B)/ because of the high (C)/
price of cement (0). Complete the following sentences by filling in
the blanks with appropriate article from among
174. Being a (A)/ cold day I (B)/ did not go the choices.
(C)/ out of my room (0).
179. He can play flute.
175. Neither (A)/ food nor (B)/ wine were (C)/
(A) a
served (0).
(B) an
Supply suitable prepositions from the given (C) the
ones (where needed) in the blank spaces in (0) none of these
the following sentences.
176. Mrs. and Mr. Sharma have been in 180. A cow is useful animal.
Kanpur last August. (A) an
(A) from
(B) the
(B) since
(C) not required
(C) on
(D) about (D) a
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Read the following passage carefully and The boys heard him say this, and realised that
. answer the questions given below it. because of thai r excessive pride and egotism,
what could have been a great match had turned .
Once, a group of boys decided to playa proper into a shameful display, which they were hardly
. soccer game. Each one of them would bring enjoying at all. That moment, they decided to
something used in professional matches. So put their selfish opinions to one side, and they
one would bring the ball, another the whistle, agreed to start playing the match again, from
another the goalposts, others the goalkeeper the start, and with all the proper equipment.
gloves, the corner flats etc. And it really was a great game. No one thought
about who was playing better or worse. Rather,
But before the game started, while they were
they just concentrated on having fun and
picking the teams, they had an argument.
improving their game.
They collectively decided that the boy who had
brought the most important object would get to
181. What did the man who watched the
pick the teams. Well, now they couldn't decide
game tell his son?
which had been the most important object,
(A) He told his son to watch the match
so they thought it would be best to just start
and learn how to play soccer
playing, using all the objects and gradually get
(8) He told his son to learn how to play
rid of what people had brought, to see which
soccer by playing with the boys
things were truly necessary.
(C) He told his son that the boys were
The first thing they got rid of was the whistle, an excellent example of team
because the referee could just shout instead. work
Then they tossed the goalkeeper gloves. (0) None of these
Neither did they really notice when they stopped
using the corner flags, nor when they replaced
182. Why did the boys decide to get rid of
the goalposts with a couple of bins and so the whistle?
they continued, until finally they replaced the
(A) The boys concluded that they could
football with an old tin, and managed to keep
play without a referee
playing.
(B) The boy who brought the whistle
While they were playing with the tin, a man and wanted to be the referee and
his son passed by. Seeing the boys playing like dictate the game
that, the man said to his son "Look, son, learn
(C) The boys decided that the referee
from those kids over there. They're managing could shout instead of blowing the
to play football without a ball. They will never whistle
be able to improve playing that way".
(0) All are true
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183. Which of the following is not true as per (Directions 186 - 190) : In the following
the passage ? passage, there are blanks each of which has
been numbered. These numbers are again
(A) The boys had turned the match into printed below the passage and against each,
shameful display four words are suggested, one of which fits the
blank, appropriately in the context of the whole
(8) The boys argued about the
passage. Find out the appropriate words.
necessity of the ball only
Sleep as a temporary 186 of consciousness.
(C) The boys ended up discarding even Sleep 187 the body necessary rest and makes
the ball and played with a tin it ready for further work. Sleep helps to 188 our
used. energy. Sleep is 189 for continuation of
(0) The boys had an argument before
human life. 190 of this may lead to dizziness,
the game started fatigue, anxiety, mental sluggishness, and poor
neuromuscular control.
184. Which of the following is true about the
186. (A) suspension
boys as per the passage?
(8) manifestation
(A) The boys remained arrogant till the (C) location
end of the story (0) addiction
(8) The boys were jealous of each
other 187. (A) thwarts
(8) provides
(C) The boys aspired to be professional
players of soccer
(C) lengthens
(0) facilitates
(D) None is true
188. (A) revamp
185. In the statement, "And it really was a
(8) readjust
(C) regain
great game", what was truly great about
(0) register
the game?
(A) The game was played with proper 189. (A) purposeful
equipment (8) pertinent
(8) The game was played with the (C) essential
correct spirit (0) instrumental
(C) All the rules of the game were 190. (A) vaccilation
followed while playing it
(8) disintegration
(0) None of these (C) dislocation
(0) deprivation
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Against each key word are given four Pickoutthecorrectnounsfromthewordsgiven
suggested meanings. Choose the correct word and mark that as the answer.
or phrase which is in meaning (synonymous)
to the key word. 197. Hampi is now a of ruins.
(A) group (8) crowd
191. Magnanimous (C) heap (0) galaxy
(A) puzzling (8) generous
(C) foolish (0) unnecessary
198. Numerous of ants could
be seen in summer.
192. Obeisance (A) hives (8) nests
(A) dignity (8) obstruct (C) swarms (0) group
(C) overweight (0) courtesy
Each sentence below has two blanks, each
193. Placate
blank indicating that something has been
(A) divorce
omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank
(8) make a gift to that best fits the meaning of the sentence as
(C) help a whole.
(0) change hostility to friendliness
199. Many people believed that spices
Against each key word are given four help food; however nutritionists
suggested meanings. Choose the word or found that most spices were of
phrase which is opposite in meaning (antonym) having any effect on growth of microbes
to the key word. present in the food.
(A) preserve, incapable
194. Tardy (8) produce, impossible
(A) not on time . (8) sluggish (C) save, preventive
(C) dilatory (0) prompt (0) spoil, probable
195. Uncouth 200. Water-borne diseases are the most
(A) awkward (8) crude ___ causes of infant deaths
(C) unfamiliar (0) courteous ___ the-world.
(A) rare, according
196. Recreation (8) regular, at
(A) diversion (8) pastime (C) related, across
(C) make circular (0) boredom (0) common, throughout
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