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Dec-2020 ( B – 1 ) Section A 3. Statement : Directions (Question Nos. 1 to 3) : In The average number of people per each of the questions below are given some household is 4 in hilly areas, whereas statements followed by some conclusions. Assume that the given statements are true it is 8 in plain areas. The overall even if they seem to be at variance from average is 7. commonly known facts. Read all the Conclusions : conclusions and decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given I. More people live in the same statements disregarding commonly known household in the plain areas as facts. compared to those in the hilly 1. Statement : areas. In a country, all politicians are II. The population per unit area in teachers, all teachers are engineers the plain areas is higher than in and all engineers are young citizens. the hilly areas. Conclusions : I. Some young citizens are (a) Only conclusion I follows politicians. (b) Only conclusion II follows II. No engineers are politicians. III. All politicians are engineers. (c) Both I and II follow IV. All engineers are politicians. (d) Neither I nor II follows
(a) Only I and II follow (b) Only I, II and IV follow Directions (Question Nos. 4 to 8) : Read (c) All follow the following information carefully to (d) None of the above answer the questions : 2. Statement : I. Seven children Boby, John, Surya, In a university, 60% of the students Sonika, Neha, Taran and Ram are are male and 40% students are female, sitting around a circular table facing 70% of the students are sincere and towards the centre. 40% of the students are from Punjab State. II. Neha is neighbour of Boby and Sonika. Conclusions : III. Ram is not between Taran and Surya. I. At least 30% of the male students IV. Exactly one child is sitting between are sincere. II. All male students are not from Taran and Surya. Punjab State. V. Taran is sitting immediate right of III. 30% of the female students are Boby. not sincere. IV. All female students are from 4. Who is the neighbour of Ram ? Punjab State. (a) Surya and Sonika (a) Only I follows (b) John and Sonika (b) Only I and II follow (c) John and Neha (c) All follow (d) None of the above (d) Taran and Sonika
Dec-2020 ( B – 2 ) 5. What is the position of Taran ? 10. What is the number of triangles in the (a) Third to the left of Surya figure below ? (b) Second to the right of Surya (c) To the immediate right of John (d) None of the above
6. Who is sitting between John and Ram ? (a) 8 (a) Taran (b) 6 (b) Boby (c) 12 (c) Surya (d) None of the above (d) None of the above
7. Which of the following pair of children 11. What is the minimum number of lines has the second child sitting required to draw the below figure ? immediately to the right of the first ?
(a) Boby, John (b) Neha, Boby (c) Surya, John (d) Sonika, Ram
8. Which of the children are sitting adjacent to each other from left to (a) 12 right (in counter clockwise direction) in (b) 11 the order as shown ? (c) 15 (a) Taran, John, Surya (d) None of the above (b) John, Ram, Surya
(c) Surya, Sonika, Neha (d) Neha, Sonika, Ram 12. The following figure represents four different positions of the same dice. 9. A school bus starts from a place X. The Find the number on the face opposite number of girls in the bus is one-third to the face showing 3. of the number of boys. At place Y, 5 girls and 35 boys leave. Now the number of boys and girls are equal. In the beginning, how many students
were there in the bus ?
(a) 30 (a) 5 (b) 50 (b) 6 (c) 60 (c) 1 (d) None of the above (d) 2
Dec-2020 ( B – 3 ) Directions (Question Nos. 13 to 15) : The Directions (Question Nos. 16 to 20) : The following line graph represents the number following table provides the details about the of trainees who joined and left the company number of patients cured by a hospital over in the beginning of the year for six years, the years. from 2000 to 2005. The initial strength of the Number of different types of illness cured by the company in 2000 was 1500. hospital over the years (number in hundreds) Types of illness Years Heart Eye Bone Digestion Skin/Hair Related Related Related Related Related 2011 50 60 75 80 30 2012 80 125 90 130 40 2013 145 130 160 150 35 2014 80 90 140 90 55 2015 70 105 120 110 60 16. For what type of illness, the total number of cured patients in all 5 years is maximum ? (a) Heart related (b) Eye related
(c) Bone related 13. The number of trainees in the (d) Digestion related company increased/decreased from 17. In which of the following pair of years, 2001 to 2002 by approximately what were the total number of patients percentage ? cured by the hospital the same ? (a) 1·2% (a) 2012 and 2013 (b) 2·1% (b) 2013 and 2015 (c) 1·7% (c) 2011 and 2013 (d) 2·3% (d) 2012 and 2015 18. What is the approximate percentage of 14. The number of trainees working in the patients cured from eye related illness company in 2002 was what percentage in 2014 compared to the patients cured of the number of trainees working in from bone related illness in the same the company in 2005 ? year ? (a) 93·75 (a) 64.28% (b) 92·75 (b) 63.28% (c) 93·25 (c) 61.28% (d) 91·25 (d) None of the above 19. In which year was the percentage of 15. In which pair of years was the number heart related patients cured to the of trainees in the company the same ? total number of patients cured the (a) 2000 and 2002 maximum ? (b) 2000 and 2004 (a) 2012 (b) 2013 (c) 2001 and 2003 (c) 2014 (d) None of the above (d) 2015 Dec-2020 ( B – 4 ) 20. What was the approximate percentage 21. In which city, is the ratio of the increase in skin/hair related patients number of candidates who cleared the cured in 2014 compared to that in exam to the number of candidates who 2011 ? appeared for the exam maximum ? (a) 35·2% (a) Ahmedabad (b) 38·5% (b) Chandigarh (c) 83·3% (c) Delhi (d) 48·3% (d) Kanpur Directions (Question Nos. 21 to 23) : In a 22. What is the approximate percentage of national level examination, candidates who cleared the exam to 10000 candidates from five different cities the candidates who appeared for the Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Delhi exam from Delhi and Kanpur and Kanpur appeared for the examination. together ? Among these candidates, 6000 candidates (a) 58% cleared the examination. The following pie (b) 61.76% charts represent the distribution of (c) 103% candidates who appeared for the (d) 65% examination and candidates who cleared the examination from different cities. 23. What is the absolute difference between the number of candidates who cleared the exam from Ahmedabad and Bangalore together and the number of candidates who appeared for the exam from Chandigarh and Delhi together ? (a) 1000 (b) 1300 (c) 1100 (d) 700 Directions (Questions No. 24 to 28) : A company manufactures five different types of musical instruments. The sales of these instruments (in thousands) during 2005, 2009 and 2013 are shown in the following bar graph.
Dec-2020 ( B – 5 ) 24. During the period 2009 – 2013, for Directions (Question Nos. 29 and 30) : In which musical instrument was the rate each of the following questions, a number series is given with one term missing. Choose of increase in sales minimum ? the correct alternative that will continue the (a) Violin same pattern and replace the question mark (b) Drum in the given series. (c) Guitar (d) Flute 29. 0·5, 0·55, 0·65, 0·8, ? (a) 0·9 25. During the period 2005 – 2009, for (b) 0·82 which musical instrument was the rate (c) 1 of increase in sales maximum ? (d) 0·95 (a) Piano 30. 45, 54, 47, ? , 49, 56, 51, 57, 53 (b) Guitar (a) 48 (c) Flute (b) 50 (d) Drum (c) 55 (d) None of the above 26. What is the ratio of average sales of Guitar in given 3 years to the average 31. In a certain code, PLEADING is sales of Violin in the same period ? written as FMHCQMFB. How is SHOULDER written in that code ? (a) 2 : 3 (a) KCDQTIPV (b) 41 : 66 (b) QDCKVPIT (c) 3 : 2 (c) QDCKTIPV (d) None of the above (d) TIPVQDCK
27. For which instrument was the average 32. In a code language, DISTANCE is sales in the given 3 years maximum ? written as IDTUBECN and DOCUMENT is written as (a) Drum ODDVNTNE. How is THURSDAY (b) Violin written in that language ? (c) Flute (a) DTVSTEYA (d) Piano (b) HTTQRYAD (c) HTVSTYDA 28. What is the approximate ratio of sales (d) HTVSTYAD of Flutes in 2005 to the sales of Pianos in 2009 ? 33. If 1st October is Sunday, then (a) 1 : 2 1st November will be (b) 2 : 3 (a) Monday (c) 4 : 5 (b) Tuesday (d) 3 : 2 (c) Wednesday (d) Thursday
Dec-2020 ( B – 6 ) 34. Consider a class of 23 students. The 38. A boy purchased some chocolates for average age of a student in the class is < 600. He could have purchased 12 years. If the age of the teacher is 5 more chocolates if each chocolate was also included, then the average age of cheaper by < 20. The number of the class is increased by 7 months. chocolates purchased was What is the age of the teacher ? (a) 10 (a) 24 years (b) 15 (b) 26 years (c) 25 (c) 23 years (d) 30 (d) None of the above 39. A total of 5 litres of water is to be 35. Suppose there are 6 runners in a race. poured into two empty buckets with In how many different orders can capacities of 3 litres and 6 litres these 6 runners finish the race if no respectively, such that both buckets ties are allowed ? will be filled to the same percent of (a) 120 their respective capacities. What (b) 720 amount of water, in litres, must be (c) 6 poured into a 3-litre bucket ? (d) None of the above 1 (a) 1 3 36. Ramesh saves 25% of his salary. His 2 (b) 1 income is increased by 25% and he 3 increases his expenditure by 10%. Find 1 the percentage increase in his savings. (c) 3 3 (a) 30% 2 (d) 3 (b) 50% 3 (c) 70% (d) None of the above 40. The ratio of the number of Science, Arts and Commerce students studying 37. In a school library, science books and in a school is 5 : 6 : 8. If the number of arts books are present in the ratio students in each stream is increased 8 : 7. If 150 more books of arts are by 30%, 25% and 50% respectively, added in the library then the ratio what will be the new ratio of Science, becomes 7 : 8. What is the number of Arts and Commerce students in the science books present in the library ? school ? (a) 500 (a) 13 : 15 : 24 (b) 560 (b) 13 : 15 : 20 (c) 700 (c) 15 : 14 : 24 (d) 850 (d) None of the above
Dec-2020 ( B – 7 ) Section B 46. gzikph GkPk ftu dhox ;toK dh fezBh Directions (Question Nos. 41 to 43) : In frDsh j? < the following questions, identify the most (a) fszB appropriate meaning of the given word from (b) the options given below : gzi (c) ;Zs 41. Promiscuous (d) nZm (a) Thoughtful 47. ‘epo u{B/^rZu w[odk p/JhwkB’ nykD dk (b) Licentious noE ;g;aN eo' L (c) Serious (a) pzd/ dk ;kc fdb j'Dk (d) Controlled (b) T[go'A ;kc go wB ftu p[okJh 42. Abjure (c) pzd/ dh fjzws jko ikDh (a) Accept (d) rZb^rZb T[Zs/ fyMDk (b) Receive 48. ‘nkPk pj[s ;'jDk rkT[Adh j?’ tke ftZu (c) Consent ‘;'jDk’ fe; Ppd Pq/Dh ftu nkT[Adk j? L (d) Renounce (a) ftP/PD (b) BKt 43. Dogmatic (c) fefonk (a) Flexible (d) fefonk ftP/PD (b) Malleable 49. gzikph GkPk ftZu ;to X[BhnK dh frDsh
(c) Lithe fezBh j? < (a) d; (d) Rigid (b) gzdoK (c) fszB 44. P, ya, ra, ca X[BhnK _____ gqGkt dhnK (d) ;Zs ;{ue jB. 50. Choose the correct statements : (a) fjzdh I. Joe Biden will be the 46th (b) nzro/iah President of the US. (c) cako;h II. Kamala Harris will be the first (d) e'Jh th mhe BjhA female Vice President in American history. 45. ‘GkT[‘ fe; T[gGkPk dk Ppd j??? < III. Donald Trump actively advocated for a global unity on Paris (a) wkMh Climate Accord. (b) wbtJh (a) Only I (c) d[nkph (b) Only I and II (c) Only II (d) g[nkXh (d) All are correct
Dec-2020 ( B – 8 ) 51. Panini and Patanjali are the renowned 55. Who wrote the play ‘Andher Nagari names in the literary history of ancient Chaupat Raja’ ? India. They flourished under which (a) Govardhanram M. Tripathi dynasty ? (b) Munshi Premchand (c) Fakir Mohan Senapati (a) Pushyabhuti (d) Bhartendu Harishchandra (b) Sungas (c) Kushanas 56. When Congress leaders condemned the Montague-Chelmsford Report, many (d) Guptas moderates left the party to form the (a) Swarajya Party 52. The remains of the Vijayanagar (b) Indian Freedom Party empire can be found in (c) Independence Federation of India (a) Bijapur (d) Indian Liberal Federation (b) Golconda 57. On February 20, 1947, Prime Minister (c) Hampi Attlee announced the British Government’s decision to withdraw (d) Baroda from India latest by (a) August 1947 53. Who among the following attended all (b) January 1948 the three Round Table Conferences ? (c) June 1948 (a) B.R. Ambedkar (d) August 1948 (b) M.M. Malaviya 58. The newspapers/weeklies that have (c) Vallabhbhai Patel been the mouthpiece of different nationalists are paired here with the (d) M.K. Gandhi founder : I. New India Commonwealth : 54. On September 20, 1932 Mahatma Annie Besant Gandhi began a fast unto death in II. Comrade : Maulana Mohammad Ali Yerwada Jail against III. Sanjivani : K.K. Mitra (a) British repression of the IV. Vanguard of Indian satyagrahis Independence : M.N. Roy (b) Violation of the Gandhi-Irwin Select the code for the correct Pact statements : (a) I, II and III (c) Communal Award of Ramsay (b) I, III and IV Macdonald (c) II and IV (d) Communal riots in Calcutta (d) All of the above
Dec-2020 ( B – 9 ) 59. In which year were the five districts 64. Match the following lists : and the tribal areas taken away from List I List II Punjab to create the North-West Frontier Province ? A. Backwaters I. Goa (a) 1904 B. Buckingham II. Kerala (b) 1935 Canal (c) 1901 (d) 1911 C. Cumbarjua III. Tamil Nadu Canal and Andhra 60. In 1940, Vinoba Bhave started Pradesh individual Satyagraha from (a) Nadiad in Khera district, Gujarat Codes : (b) Pavnar, Maharashtra A B C (c) Punnapra – Vayalar, Kerala (a) I II III (d) Guntur, Andhra Pradesh (b) II III I 61. Which unit of valuation is known as (c) II I III ‘paper gold’ ? (d) I III II (a) Euro dollar (b) Petro dollar 65. Consider the following statements : (c) Special Drawing Rights I. Black soil in India relates its (d) Global Depository Receipt genesis to Deccan trap. II. Dhupgarh is the highest peak of 62. Tobin Tax refers to the Indian Peninsula. (a) A levy on local bodies which do III. Kudremukh peak is associated not utilize their funds properly with rich iron-ore reserves. (b) A tax to prevent speculation in Which of the statements given above shares are correct ? (a) II and III (c) A tax to prevent speculative (b) I and II flight of capital (c) I and III (d) A tax on expenditure on luxury (d) All of the above items 66. Point Calimere is a region famous for 63. Which one of the following pairs is its magnificent mangrove vegetation, incorrectly matched ? deltaic feature and marine climate. The region is situated on the mouth of (a) Rourkela Steel Plant : Germany which Indian river ? (b) Bokaro Steel Plant : Sweden (a) Mahanadi (b) Vaigai (c) Bhilai Steel Plant : Russia (c) Godavari (d) Durgapur Steel Plant : UK (d) Cauvery
Dec-2020 ( B – 10 ) 67. Which one of the following is a 70. Consider the following pairs : landlocked harbour ? Tributary River Main River
(a) Visakhapatnam I. Chambal : Narmada (b) Ennore II. Sone : Yamuna (c) Mumbai III. Manas : Brahmaputra (d) Haldia Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ? 68. Which one of the following pairs of (a) I, II and III islands is separated from each other by (b) I and II the ‘Ten Degree Channel’ ? (c) II and III (d) Only III (a) Andaman and Nicobar (b) Nicobar and Sumatra 71. Which one of the following rivers originates at Amarkantak ? (c) Maldives and Lakshadweep (a) Damodar (d) Sumatra and Java (b) Mahanadi (c) Narmada (d) Tapti 69. Consider the following pairs : 72. Consider the following statements Hills Region regarding CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered I. Cardamom hills : Coromandel Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) : Coast I. It aims to ensure that international trade in specimens II. Kaimur hills : Konkan Coast of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival. III. Mahadeo hills : Central India II. It is an international agreement between corporates and IV. Mikir hills : North-East non-governmental organisations. India III. The ‘Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants’ (MIKE) Which of the above pairs are correctly programme is established under matched ? it. Which of the statements given above (a) I and II are correct ? (b) II and III (a) I and II (b) I and III (c) III and IV (c) II and III (d) II and IV (d) I, II and III
Dec-2020 ( B – 11 ) 73. Blue Flag Programme seeks 76. Which one of the following articles (a) To promote the use of Blue tablet makes provision for the reservation of to fight anaemia in kids SC/ST in government services ? (b) To promote sustainable (a) Article 332 development in fresh water and marine areas (b) Article 333 (c) To promote ecotourism in (c) Article 334 Andaman and Nicobar Islands (d) Article 335 (d) To promote the inland water fisheries in Ganges and its 77. Which was the first Indian State to tributaries establish the institution of Lokayukta ? 74. The biosphere is the zone of the Earth where life is found. It includes parts of (a) Bihar I. Hydrosphere (b) Uttar Pradesh II. Lithosphere (c) Andhra Pradesh III. Stratosphere (d) Maharashtra IV. Troposphere Select the correct answer using the 78. The creation of a new State in India codes given below : from an existing State involves the (a) I and IV consent of the (b) II, III and IV I. Supreme Court (c) I and III II. Legislature of the State concerned (d) I, II and IV III. President 75. Consider the following statements IV. Parliament regarding the role of CAG : Select the correct answer using the I. CAG is called the friend, codes given below : philosopher and guide of the (a) I, II and III Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament. (b) II, III and IV II. It has no control over the issue of (c) Only IV money from the Consolidated (d) All of the above Fund of India. III. It is concerned only at the audit 79. As per Article 241, who can constitute stage when the expenditure has a High Court for a Union Territory or already been taken place. declare any court in any such territory Which of the statements given above to be a High Court for all or any of the are correct ? purposes of the Constitution ? (a) I and II (a) The President of India (b) I and III (b) The Supreme Court (c) II and III (c) The Parliament (d) All of the above (d) The Union Cabinet
Dec-2020 ( B – 12 ) 80. Who among the following is/are 83. What will follow, if a Money Bill is appointed by the President of India ? substantially amended by the Rajya I. The Chairman of the State Public Sabha ? Service Commission (a) The Lok Sabha may still proceed II. The Chief Minister of State with the bill, accepting or not III. The Chief Election Commissioner accepting the recommendations of and other Election Commissioners the Rajya Sabha. IV. The Attorney General of India (b) The Lok Sabha cannot consider Select the correct answer using the the bill further. codes given below : (c) The Lok Sabha may send the bill (a) Only IV to the Rajya Sabha for (b) I, III and IV reconsideration. (c) III and IV (d) The President may call a joint (d) All of the above sitting for passing the bill.
81. The resolution for removing the Vice 84. Consider the following statements : President of India can be moved in I. The process of removal of a judge (a) the Lok Sabha of a High Court in India is same (b) either House of Parliament as that of removal of a Judge of the Supreme Court. (c) the joint sitting of Parliament II. After retirement from office, a (d) the Rajya Sabha permanent Judge of a High Court cannot plead or act in any court 82. Consider the following statements or before any authority in India. about the Governor : Which of the statements given above I. He submits his resignation letter is/are correct ? to the Chief Justice of the State. II. He should have completed (a) Only I 35 years of age. (b) Only II III. His emoluments, allowances and (c) Both I and II privileges are determined by the (d) Neither I nor II President. IV. No criminal proceedings can be 85. Who was the Chief Justice of India, instituted against him. when Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Which of the statements given above was introduced to the Indian Judicial are incorrect ? System ? (a) I and III (a) M. Hidayatullah (b) II, III and IV (b) A.M. Ahmadi (c) I, III and IV (c) A.S. Anand (d) II and IV (d) P.N. Bhagwati Dec-2020 ( B – 13 ) 86. For ‘DigiLocker’, which of the following 89. Which among the following countries statements is/are correct ? recently launched talks to address a I. It is a digital locker system long running maritime border dispute after a gap of 30 years ? offered by the Government under Digital India Programme. (a) Syria and Turkey (b) Israel and Lebanon II. It allows you to access your e-documents irrespective of your (c) Israel and Syria physical location. (d) Lebanon and Syria Select the correct answer using the 90. Recently in news, the Kholongchhu codes given below : hydroelectric project is to be (a) Only I constructed in (b) Only II (a) Sikkim (c) Both I and II (b) Arunachal Pradesh (d) Neither I nor II (c) Bhutan (d) Myanmar 87. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? 91. ‘TB Harega Desh Jeetega’ campaign aims to eradicate TB in India by Country Share Market (a) 2022 (a) Japan : Nikkei (b) 2025 (b) Singapore : SHCOMP (c) 2028 (c) UK : FTSE (d) 2030 (d) USA : Nasdaq 92. Match the following : 88. Choose the code for correct List I List II statements : A. G.K. Menon I. Journalist I. The government recently revised the base year for computing B. Rahat Indori II. Poet Consumer Price Index for C. C.S. Seshadri III. Mathematician Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) from 2001 to 2016. D. Gita Ramjee IV. Virologist II. The CPI-IW is used primarily for Choose the correct codes : measuring the Dearness Allowance (DA) payable to A B C D workers in organized sector including banks and PSUs. (a) III II I IV
(a) Only I (b) I II IV III (b) Only II (c) I II III IV (c) Both I and II (d) None of the above (d) II I IV III
Dec-2020 ( B – 14 ) 93. Which among the following countries 96. SwasthVayu is have topped the Global Innovative (a) A campaign under Tandarust Policy Centre’s (GIPC) Intellectual Punjab to raise awareness against stubble burning Property Index, 2020 ? (b) An Air Quality Index developed (a) USA by Punjab Pollution Control Board (b) Israel (c) A non-invasive Ventilator to treat (c) Japan COVID-19 patients (d) China (d) A campaign started in Nagpur to check the dwindling forest cover of Maharashtra 94. Choose the code for correct 97. Choose the correct statements about statements : NEP 2020 : I. The Employee Provident Fund I. National Education Policy, 2020 Organisation (EPFO) works is formulated on basis of under the Ministry of Labour and recommendations of Employment, Government of K. Kasturirangan Committee. India. II. NEP 2020 advocates for mother tongue/local/regional language as II. The EPFO has increased the the medium of instruction at interest rate on EPF deposits for least till Grade 5. . . 2019 – 20 from 8 5% to 8 65%. III. NEP 2020 provides for setting up of Gender Inclusion Fund and (a) Only I Special Education Zones for (b) Only II disadvantaged regions and (c) Both I and II groups. IV. NEP 2020 aims to increase Gross (d) None of the above Enrolment Ratio in higher education to 65% by 2030. 95. Who releases the Gender Social Norms V. Higher Education Commission of Index (GSNI) ? India (HECI) to be set up for medical and legal education. (a) UNDP (a) Only II and III (b) WHO (b) Only I, II and IV (c) IUCN (c) Only I, II and III (d) UNICEF (d) All are correct
Dec-2020 ( B – 15 ) 98. A mirror is preferred over a lens for 102. Butter floats in droplets on the surface of a hot soup. But when the soup cools, collecting solar heat because the droplets spread out to form a thin (a) There is absorption of heat by a layer on the surface. This happens lens because (a) Butter is less dense than the soup (b) There is no dispersion of rays by (b) Butter is more viscous than the a mirror soup (c) Surface tension of the soup (c) There is absorption of heat by a increases on cooling mirror (d) Butter forms an insulation layer (d) There is dispersion of rays by a to slow down cooling mirror 103. On the moon, an astronaut cannot drink lemonade with the help of a 99. ‘Sidh Gosht’ is a composition of which straw because of the following Gurus ? (a) Acceleration due to gravity on the (a) Guru Amar Das Ji moon is less (b) There is no atmosphere on the (b) Guru Nanak Dev Ji moon (c) Guru Angad Dev Ji (c) Lemonade evaporates (d) Guru Gobind Singh Ji instantaneously on the moon (d) None of the above 100. The crackling sound, heard when dry 104. CHAMPIONS is hair is combed with a hard rubber (a) A technology platform as a one comb, is due to stop solution for MSMEs grievances and opportunities (a) The hair banging against the (b) A programme to encourage charged comb maximum participation of U-14 (b) Small electric sparks girls in KHELO INDIA games (c) A support scheme for U-14 kids (c) The rubbing of the comb with the who exhibit extraordinary hair courage to protect others (d) A scholarship scheme for the top (d) None of the above scorers of government schools in various entrance exams for 101. Which Union Ministry has launched undergraduate courses the TOPS Junior Scheme ? 105. The disease, sickle-cell anaemia, is (a) Agriculture caused by (b) Youth Affairs and Sports (a) Iron deficiency (b) Malarial infection (c) Human Resources Development (c) Poor hygiene (d) Commerce and Industry (d) None of the above
Dec-2020 ( B – 16 ) 106. The polio virus enters the body 111. In olden days when refrigerators did through not exist, it was customary to boil milk (a) Mosquito bites twice or thrice in a day to prevent it (b) Tick bites from becoming sour, the reason being (c) Contaminated food and water (a) Denaturation of the milk protein, (d) Saliva and secretion from the casein nose (b) Killing lactobacilli that convert 107. The source of three important narcotic milk into curd drugs – bhang, ganja and hashish (c) Pasteurization of milk (charas) – is one and the same plant. (d) All of the above Which one of the following is this plant ? 112. Xerophthalmia is caused by the (a) Henbane dietary deficiency of (b) Indian hemp (a) Protein (c) Poppy (b) Vitamin A (d) Rauwolfia (c) Riboflavin 108. Which one of the following group of (d) Unsaturated fatty acids, linoleic and linoleic acids diseases spreads through mosquito bites among humans ? 113. DDT, an organochlorine compound, (a) Malaria, Filariasis, Poliomyelitis used first to control malaria, carried in (b) Ancylostomiasis, Ringworm, mosquitoes and later to a variety of Dengue fever insects/pests, is now banned because (c) Dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, Yellow fever (a) It brings about a change in sex (d) Filariasis, Malaria, Ascariasis chromosomes (b) It persists in the environment 109. The recently set up, National Start-up and bioaccumulates Advisory Council is chaired by the (c) It increases its affinity (a) Prime Minister hundred-fold for haemoglobin (b) NITI Aayog Vice Chairman preventing its coupling with (c) Union Home Minister oxygen (d) Union Commerce Minister (d) All of the above
110. The most powerful eye irritant present 114. Silicosis is a in smog is (a) Kidney disease (a) Ozone (b) Liver disease (b) Nitric oxide (c) Lung disease (c) Peroxyacetyl nitrate (d) Sulphur dioxide (d) Neurological disorder
Dec-2020 ( B – 17 ) Directions : Question No. 115 consists of 118. Cytotron is two statements, one labelled Assertion (A), (a) A cyclotron developed by the and the other as Reason (R). Examine the two statements carefully and select your students of IIT-Roorkee answer from the codes given below : (b) A breakthrough device in liver (a) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) and breast cancer treatment is the correct explanation of (A) (c) A super computer developed by (b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) IISC, Bangalore is not the correct explanation of (A) (d) A surgical robot to perform the (c) (A) is true, but (R) is false complicated cardiac surgeries (d) (A) is false, but (R) is true with 100% perfection
115. Assertion (A) : PVC wires burnt by scrap dealers to Directions (Question Nos. 119 and 120) : extract copper are a Fill in the Past Tense or Past Participle of breathing hazard. the verb given. Reason (R) : Burning PVC releases dioxin which is one of 119. Sink His voice gradually ______to a the most toxic whisper. chemicals in the world. And thousands had ______to the ground overpower’d. 116. SUMAN Scheme aims (a) Sunk, Sunk (a) To rehabilitate acid attack (b) Sank, Sunk victims (c) Sunk, Sunken (b) To reduce maternal and infant mortality rates in the country (d) Sinking, Sank (c) To provide scholarship to girls for higher education 120. Beat On the arrival of a policeman, (d) To empower all women SHGs in he ______a hasty retreat. He the country via interest free loans ______the Afghans in a bloody battle. 117. In hospitals, the oxygen tubes for It was not the only battle in respiration contain oxygen and which they were _____ . (a) Nitrogen (a) beated, beat, beaten (b) Helium (b) beated, beated, beaten (c) Argon (c) beats, beat, beated (d) Carbon dioxide (d) beat, beat, beaten
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