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PART-A
(GENERAL KNOWLEDGE)
1. United Nation has released "one women Album on
the occasion of International Women's Day. Name the Indian artist of that
Album?
A. Mallika Sarabhai B.
Amjed Ali Khan
C. A.R. Rahman D.
Anoushka Shankar
Ans. D
2. Bula Chaudhary is related to which sport event:
A. Cricket B. Badminton
C. Swimming D. Golf
Ans. C
3. How many districts of the country were initially
covered under the Direct Benifit transfer scheme started from January 1,2013?
A.43 B.34 C.20 D.29
Ans. A
4. Which sport personality has won the the Indian Grand
Prix 2012 at the Buddha International Circuit for the second time?
A. Mark Weber
B. Lewis Hamilton C. Sebastion
Vettel D. Fernando Alonso
Ans. C
5. Which among the following have been conferred with
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2012?
A. Mary Kon and Anup Kumar B. Saina Nehwal and Sushil Kumar
C Deepika Kumari and Yuvraj Singh D. Yogeshwar Datt and Vijay Kumar
Ans. D
6. Rath Yatra- This famous festival is held in?
A. Odisha B.
West Bengal C. TamilNadu D. Karnataka
Ans. A
7. In the 92nd constitutional amendment, how many
languages were added to the 8th schedule of the constitution?
A. 4 B.
3 C. 2 D. 5
Ans: A
8. Which of the following act as decomposers in an
ecosystem?
A. Putrefying bacteria B.
Rhizobium bacteria
C. lactobacillus bacteria D. Cyanobacteria
Ans: A
9. What is Basel III norms?
A. The Global Capital norms for banks
B. The Global Pollution Norms for Auto Manufacturer
C .The Global Norms for Cyber World
D. The Global Pollution Norms for Heavy Industries
Ans. A
10. President appoints Chief Election Commissioner
& Election Commissioners. They have tenure:
A. Till age of 65 years
B. 6 years, or upto the age of 65 years, whichever is
earlier
C. 5 years D.
6 years
Ans: B
11. This State contributes 70% of India's coffee and silk
options Given. Which is this state?
A Rajasthan B.
Punjab C. Karnataka D. Assam
Ans. C
12. Ebb & Flow is:
A. Name of a new star B.
Unit of measurement of a liquid
C. A missile recently launched from Odisha
D. Gravity Mapping satellite of NASA
Ans. D
13. Who was appointed as chairman of 14th Finance
Commission?
A. Sam Pitroda B.
P.Chidambaram
C. Montek Singh Ahluwalia D. Dr. Y.V.Reddy
Ans. D
14. As per protocol second highest post of after
President in India
A. Prime Minister B.
Vice President C. Chief Justice
D. Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha
Ans. B
15. Who is the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha at
Present:
A .Najma Heptulla B.
Pratibha Patil
C. K. Rahman khan D.
P.J. Kurien
Ans. D
16. Finance ministry has kept some services under the
negative list which means:
A. Service tax would be levied @ 12% on those services
B. Service tax would be levied by State Government on
services in negative list
C. Service tax would not be levied against those
services
D. Service tax would be levied at highest rate on
those services
Ans. C
17. What is the status of India in the world in terms
of steel production?
A. 7th B.
10th C. 5th D. 6th
Ans: C
18. Which among these is a credit rating agency:
A. NSE B.
BSE C. ICRA D. SEBI
Ans. C
19. Which of the following gases are given out during
Photosynthesis?
A. Nitrogen B.
Hydrogen C. Oxygen D. Carbondioxide
Ans. C
20. Name the king of Kannauj whose daughter Sanyogita
was abducted by Prithviraj Chauhan from her Swayamvar?
A. Jayadev B.
Lakshman sen C. Bhoj D. Jaychand
Ans. D
21. The thumb nail get fixed easily into the wood
because:
A. more force works on less area B. less force works on more area
C. more area work on less force D. more area work on more force
Ans. A
22. The minimum number of members whose presence is
essential for transacting the business of either house-Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha
shall be:
A. 100members
B. 1/2 of the total number of members of the house
C.1/5 of the total number of members of the house
D.1/10 of the total number of members of the house
Ans. D
23. When the branch of a tree is shaken violently, the
leaves fall. This happening can be explained by:
A. Joules 2nd law of motion B. Newton's 3rd law of motion
C. Joules ist law of motion D. Newton's 1st law of motion
Ans. D
24. When 'Sepoy Mutiny or the Great Revolt' took place,
who was the Viceroy of India
A. Lord Canning B.
Lord Minto C. Lord Rippen D. Lord Curzon
Ans. A
25. Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to the
Earth:
A. Stratosphere B.Ionosphere C. Mesosphere D.
Troposphere
Ans. D
PART-B (MATHEMATICS)
26. The sales price an article including the sales tax
is Rs 1232. The rate of sales tax is 10%. If the shopkeeper has made a profit
of Rs 12%, then the cost price of the article is
A. 900 B.950 C. 1000 D. 1120
Ans: C
27. A man bought some
mangoes at Rs12 per dozen and bought the same number of at Rs 10 per kg. He
sold these mangoes at Rs 13 per dozen and gained Rs 160.The total number of
mangos bought by him are
A. 60 dozens B.
70 dozens C. 80 dozens D. 90 dozens
Ans: C
28. A dishonest dealer uses a scale of 90 cm
instead of a metre scale and claims to sell at cost price. His Profit is:
A.9% B.
10% C.
10.33% D.11.11%
Ans: D
29. Sukriti and Saloni are athletes.
Sukriti covers a distance of 1 km in 5 minutes and 50 seconds, while Saloni
covers the same distance in 6 minutes and 4 seconds. If both of them start
together and run at uniform speed, by what distance will Sukriti win a 5 km
mini marathon:
A. 150 m B. 200 m C.
175 m D. 225 m
Ans: B
30. A Compact Disc Player when sold for Rs. 13,600
incurred a loss of 15%. At what price should it have been be sold to make a
profit of 35% on the cost
A. Rs.
21,600 B. Rs. 20,400 C. Rs. 19,600 D. None of these
Ans: A
31. Cubic
centimetres of silver is drawn into a wire 1 mm in diameter. The length of the
wire in metres will be:
A. 84 B.128 C. 116 D. None of these
Ans: A
32. In 4 years Rs. 6000 amounts to Rs. 8000.
In what time will Rs. 525 amount to Rs. 700 at the same rate?
A.
5 years B.3 Years c. 4 Years D. None of these
Ans: C
33. A bus left with some
definite no of passengers. At first stop half the passengers left the bus and
35 boarded the bus. At the second stop 1/5th of the Passengers left and 40
boarded the bus. Then the bus moved with 80 passengers towards its destination
without stopping anywhere. How many passengers were there originally?
A. 40 B.
30 C. 50 d.60
A
ns: A
34. 12 men and 18 boys, working 7 ½
hours a day, can do a piece of work in 60 days. If a man works equal to 2 boys,
then how many boys will be required to help 21 men to do twice the work in 50
days, working 9 hours a day?
A. 42 B. 44 C.
46 D. None of these
Ans A
35. Choose the correct statement
A.
An irrational number is real number that cannot be written as simple fraction
B.
A rational number is real number that cannot be written as simple fraction
C.
An irrational number is real number that can be written as simple fraction
D. A rational number is real number that cannot be
written as a complex fraction
Ans: A
36. The income of Ram is
20% less than Shyam. Then Shyams income is greater than Ram by
A. 20% B.25% C.30% D.15%
Ans: B
37. If the prices of
oranges was less by 40%, one could buy 32 more for rs 120/-. The price
presently is
A. Rs 3.00 B.
Rs.2.00 C. Rs 1.50 D.Rs 2.50
Ans: D
38. A metallic
cube of area 600 square centimetres is melted and cast into small steel
cylinders of length 0.5 cms and radius _/ 7 (underroot) cms. How many complete
cylinders can be cast?
A. 9 B. 11 C.8 d. None of these
Ans :D
39. It is 185 km from city A to city B. If a bus takes 2 hours to
cover the first 85 km, how long must it take to travel the final 100 km in
order to average 50 kmph for the entire trip
A. 102 minutes B. 112
minutes C. 60 minutes D. 75 minutes
Ans: A
40. In an examination a student
score 1 mark for each correct answer and 0.25 marks deducted for each wrong
answer. If he attempts all 120 questions and secures 90 marks. The number of
questions he attempts correctly is
A. 100 B.106 C.96 D.None of these
Ans: C
41. One side of a
right-angled triangle is 126 cm. The difference between the hypotenuse and the
other side is 42 cm. The length of the hypotenuse is
A. 168 cm B.189 cm C.
210 cm D. None of these
Ans: C
42. I f the
numerator of a fraction is increased by 200% and denominator is increased by
300%, the resultant fraction is 6/11. What was the original fraction?
A. 5/11 B.7/11 C.8/13 D.8/11
Ans: D
43. If 6 men can do a piece of work in 20
days and one man can do the work of two boys, then in how many days can 10 men
and 5 boys do the same works:-
A. 8 days B. 10 days C. 12 days
D- None of these
Ans: D
44. 12 X 16/……..
A.2/3 B. 4/3 C. 4 D. None of these
Ans:C
45. A man sold 2 watches Rs 99/-
each. He gains 10% on one watch and loses 10% on another. Find his gain or loss
%.
A.1%loss B.10%
loss C.10% Profit D. No profit No loss
Ans: A
46. The ratio of cost price and sale price of an article
is 10:11. The percentage of profit is
A. 11.5% B.10.5% C.10% D.11%
Ans: C
47. The income of A and B are in the ratio of 3:2 and
their expenditures are in the ratio of 5:3. If each saves Rs 1000, the income
of B is
A. Rs 6000 B.
Rs 5000 C. Rs4000 D. None of these
Ans: C
48. If Rs 200 doubles in 10 years at Simple interest. What is the rate of
interest
A.5% B.10% C.8% D. None of these
Ans:B
49.The average
of three numbers is 77. the first number & second number is 78 and 79
respectively. find out third number?
A. 73 B.74 C.71 D.75
Ans: B
50. In a stock clearance sale Beta shoe company announces 20%
discount.If the discounted price of a pair of shoes is Rs 1520/-. find its
original price?
A.Rs 1800 B.1900 C.1950 D.2000
Ans: B
PART-C (General English)
Directions: (51 to 53) Give one word
for the underlined phrase
51. The small
child does whatever his father was done
A. has done B. did C.
Does D. had done
Ans: C
52. He is too
important for tolerating for any delay
A. to tolerate B. to tolerating C. at tolerating D. with tolerating
Ans: A
53. Why did
you not threw the bag away
A. did you not throw B. had you not throw
C. did you not
thrown D. you did not thrown
Ans: A
Directions:
(54 to57) select the word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning
54. ENORMOUS
A.
Soft B. Average C.Tiny D. Weak
Ans: C
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55.ARTIFICIAL
A. Red B. Natural C. Truthful D. Solid
Ans: B
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56.EXPAND
A. Convert
B. Condense C.
Congest D. Conclude
Ans: B
57. FRAUDULENT
A. Candid B. Direct C. Fortnight D. Genuine
Ans:
D
Directions: (58 to 59) Choose
correctly spelt words
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B.
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Ans: B
59. A. Benefitted B. Benifited C. Benefited D. Benefeted
Ans:
C
Directions:
(60 to 62) Choose Synonyms for the given words
60.
Attain
A. Acquire
B. Leave C. Accept D. Excuse
Ans: A
61.
Verify
A.
Acceptable B. Condemn C. Testify D. Praise
Ans: C
62. Immortal
A.
Mortal B. Eternal C. Dead D. Eminent
Ans: C
63.
Point out the verb in the following words.
A.
Success B. Succeed C. Successful D. Successfully
Ans: B
64. Find out the sentence in Passive
voice
A. The judge convicted the culprit for
his offence
B. The culprit apologised to the judge
for his offence
C. The judge scolded the culprit for
his offense
D. The culprit was punished for his
offence by the judge
Ans: D
65. Point out the correct sentence
A. The teacher said that the Earth
moved round the sun
B. The teacher told that the Earth was
moving round the sun
C. The teacher said that the Earth
moves round the Sun
D. The teacher said that the Earth had
moved round the sun
Ans: C
66. Mark the correct Passive form of
the sentence
I play cricket with my friends
A. I play with my friends cricket
B. Cricket plays my friends with me
C. Cricket is played by me with my
friends
D. Cricket was played by me with my
friends
Ans: C
Directions:
(67 to 68) identify the tenses in the following sentences
67. She reached the examination hall well
in time
A. Present perfect B. Past indefinite C. Past Perfect D. Future indefinite
Ans: B
68. I am
learning English from my Uncle
A. Past
Continuous B. Present perfect C. Present Continuous D. Future indefinite
Ans: C
Directions:
(69 to 71) Mark the appropriate words to fill in the blanks
69. God helps those _____help themselves
A.Who B. Which C. that D. whom
Ans: A
70. It is
raining heavily, take _____umbrella
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A.
The B. An C. A D. Some
Ans: B
71.We
have been waiting for the train___more than two hours
A.
Since B. From C. Until D. For
Ans: D
Directions:
(72 to 74) Identify the parts of Speech of underlined
72.
Good students are always Successful in life
A.
Adverb B. Noun C. Adjective D. Pronoun
Ans: C
73.
The teacher was very pleased with me
A.
Preposition B. Conjunction C. Pronoun D. Adverb
Ans: A
74.
Cross the busy road carefully
A.
Noun B. Adjective C. Verb D.Adverb
Ans: B
Directions
: change the following sentence into reported Speech
75.
Rahul Said “ I am busy now”
A. Rahul said that he was busy then B. Rahul said that he is busy now
C. Rahul Said that he was busy now D. Rahul said that he was busy now
Ans: B
PART-D
(REASONING)
(Questions
are not typed fully)
Directions (76 to 78):
In a business School four
students Dinakaran, Sumit, Tarun and Amul exhibit…..
76. Who does not Play Chess
A. Dinakaran B. Amul C. Sumit D. Tarun
Ans: B
77. Who studies Psychology and Plays Billiards
A. Sumit B. Tarun C. Dinakaran D. Amul
Ans: C
78. How many games are played and subjects studied by all the four
students
A. 6,3 B. 3,2 C . 5,4 D. None of these
Ans: A
79. A man stands on tower and sees two hill peaks one in the north………………
A. North West B. South
West C. South D. West
Ans: D
80 Ram Starts his journey from X point. There are seven cricketers
whoa re standing………
A. 21 Km B. 25Km C.29Km D. None of these
Ans: C
81. In a code CAGE is represented as
2064……………
A.18 B.19 C.21 D.24
Ans:B
82. If all the letters in English
alphabet are written in reverse order…………
A.O B.M C.N D. None of these
Ans: C
Directions: Study the following
arrangements ……
83. How many such symbols are there…….
A. One B.
Two C. Three D. Four
Ans: A
Directions: In each of the following
series
84. EOISMWQA?
A.VE B.ZF C.XF D.UE
Ans:D
Directions: Jumbled letters of
some……………
85.AYDOT
A. A B.
D C. T D.Y
Ans:D
86.ILCEOP
A. P B.O C.L D.E
Ans:D
87.If P means “+”and Q means”X”……..
A.32 B.42 C.36 D. None of these
Ans: A
88. In a certain code (i) “Count me
out”…………
A.9 B.4 C.2 D.7
Ans: B
89.”Suma” is shorter than “uma”……
A.Neha B.
Hema C. Uma D.Sudha
Ans: B
90. In a certain code PLATE is written
A.DDFBS B.DEBFS C.DEFBS D.DEFCBS
Ans:C
91. Q says M and T are……………..
A. Brother B. Husband C.Uncle D. None of these
Ans: D
92. In a certain code language”bring
the white board”……
A.ka B.pa C.Ka or pa D.ra
Ans:C
Directions: 93 to 94: Five persons are travelling in a
train……………
93. How is Babu related to Eshoo
A. Father B. Mother in Law C. Brother in law D.Father in Law
Ans: D
94. How is Amitha related to Eshoo
A.Sister B. Mother C. Mother in Law D. Niece
Ans: C
95. 3
2 3
9 2 2
2 3 2.......
A.
125 B.25 C.30 D.46
Ans:B
96. Which one number can be placed at
the sign of ................
A.11 B.13 C.12 D.none of these
Ans:C
97. Which one number can be placed at
the sign of ................
A.82 B.81 C.80 D.None of these
Ans:B
98.If the following series are written
in reverse order.....
Ans: C
99. Find the odd one out
A. Malaria B.
Plague C.
Dengue D.Tetanus
Ans: D
100.ZX,XV,---,TR, RP
A.VU B. VS C.VT D. VW
Ans: C
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