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pany Limited (IIFCL) to the National Highways Author- General Awareness ityof India (NH AI), agreeingtoprovidefinancial support through cess on petrol and diesel for another 20 years and 1. British novelist Hilary Mantel's historical doorstopper approving to extend government guarantee to tax-free , set in the court of Henry VIII, has won this bonds issued by the NHAI. year's Man Booker Prize, beating five other contenders, l)20km 2)40km 3)60km including two previous Booker winners. 4) 80 km 5) None of these I) Wolf Hall 2)Fludd 3)BeyondBlack 10. An Indian-American who rose from humble beginnings 4) An Experiment in Love 5) None of these to become a successful farmer and banker, will be the first 2. Name the former all-rounder who has been awarded the Sikh mayor of a Californian town known for its large BCCI's highest honour, the CK Nayudu Lifetime Punjabi population. Identify him. Achievement Award. l)AjitSaini 2)HSYogi 3)KashGill 1) Madan Lal 2) Yashpal Sharma 4)BSDhillon 5) None of these 3) Mohinder Amarnath 4) Ravi Shastri 11. Name the State in which the assembly has passed a bill 5) None of these that makes, for the first time in the country, voting 3. What is India's position in world in greenhouse gas mandatory in local bodies' elections. emissions? 1) Maharashtra 2)Sikkim 3)Kerala 1) First 2)Second 3)Third 4) Tamil Nadu 5) None of these 4) Fourth 5) None of these 12. Who has been appointed as the president of the Bhartiya 4. Monouchehr Mottaki, who visited India recently, is the Janata Party (BJP)? foreign minister of l)NitinGadkari 2) Arun Shourie 3)Arun Jaitley 1) Afghanistan 2)Iraq 3) Iran 4) Murli Manohar Joshi 5) None of these 4) Oman 5) None of these 13. Which of the following Status is the govt planning to 5. World Food Summit was held recently in give to the blue-chip Central PSUs? l)Rome 2)Geneva 3) London l)Maharatna 2)Grandratna 3) Visheshratna 4) New York 5) None of these 4) Vishalratna 5) None of these 6. Name the noted Hindi satirist and poet who was con- 14. Which is a special purpose vehicle floated in 2006 by ferred the "Kaka Hathrasi's Hasya Ratna Award 2008" for the Union Government to provide long-term financial his outstanding contribution in the literary field. assistance to viable infrastructure projects. Since 1) Surendra Dubey 2) Laxmi Narayan Garg ineeption, the Company has sanetioned loans 3) Pankaj Bisht 4) Harishanker Parsai aggregating Rs 20,888 er for 95 projects. 5) None of these 1) India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd 7. Name the former Union minister for Information and broad- 2) International Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd casting and one-time close associate of the former Chief 3) Integrated Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd Minister. NT Rama Rao, who died recently. 4) Intermediate Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd MJaipalReddy 2)CM Ibrahim 3)PUpendra 5) None of these 4^SKSahay 5) None of these 15. The Insurance Regulator/ and Development Authority 8. SFIO Stands for has issued certificate of registration for SBI General 1) Serious Fraud Investigation Office Insurance Company Limited, a Joint venture general 2) Simple Fraud Investigation Office insurance Company promoted by State Bank of India 3) Small Fraud Investigation Office and Insurance Australia Group, Aüstralia. With this 4) Superior Investigation Office registration, the total number of general insurers 5) None of these registered with the Authority has gone up to 9. The government has put in place a financing plan for 1)10 2)17 3)22 Kamal Nath's ambitious road developmentprogramme of 4)27 5) None of these building a day by allowing the transfer of Rs 16. Name the Federal Reserve Chairman who has been named 10,000 er raised by the India Infrastructure Finance Com• Person of the Year by the Time magazine. I) CharlesS Hamlin 2) Ben S Bernanke 26. Who is the author of the book A Tale ofTwo Revoltsl 3) William PG Harding 4) Daniel R Crissinger 1) Rafiq Zakaria 2) Rajmohan Gandhi 5) None of these 3) Patrick French 4) Ramchandra Guha 17. A task force under the I3th Finance Commission has 5) None of these proposed a rate of per cent for goods and 27. How many nations were represented in the Copenhagen Services tax (GST). This will be a Single national uniform Summit? tax levied on all goods and Services, replacing excise, 1)100 2)123 3)192 4)210 5) None of these octroi and value-added tax (VAT). 28. World Human Rights Day is observed on 1)4 2)8 3)12 4)16 5) None of these l)Dec5 2)Dec lO 3)Decl5 18. As part of efforts to put in place more efficient ways of 4) Dec 20 5) None of these making payments, no cheques will be issued or honoured 29. The BASIC group was born in the run-up to the UN in Britain from climate talks at Copenhagen. Which of the following l)Oct2015 2)Oct2018 3)Nov2020 countries is not its member? 4) Dec 2022 5) None of these 1) India 2)Brazil 3) China 19. There have been demands in recent years for including 4) South Africa 5) Mexico caste in census. The last caste-based Census was held in 30. The 40-odd nations of AOSIS are fighting for their 1)1921 2)1931 3)1941 survival and demanding ambitious emission cuts from 4)1951 5) None of these everyone. AOSIS Stands for 20. Rural development minister CP Joshi said that the 1) Association of Small Island States government was considering interlinking its rural 2) Assembly of Small Island States sanitation programme with NREGA to eradicate open 3) Association of Special Island States defecation by . Joshi said the interlinking would 4) Assembly of Special Island States lead to utilisation of funds available under material and 5) None of these labourcomponentsof NREGA and thereby expedite the 31. Recently, NRO was in news in Pakistan. It Stands for Programme. 1) National Reconciliation Ordinance 1)2010 2)2012 3)2015 2) National Reconstruction Ordinance 4)2018 5) None of these 3) National Rehabilitation Ordinance 21. The government's Total Sanitation Programme has so 4) National Reforms Ordinance far covered only per cent of rural India. 5) None of these 1)40.1 2)53.7 3)61.79 32. Hossein Ali Montazeri, who died recently, was a 4)74.5 5) None of these renowned dissident cleric of 22. Which of the following are associated with Climate l)Iran 2)Iraq 3) Lebanon change? 4) Saudi Arabia 5) None of these A. UN Framework Convention on climate Change 33. A business concern has made under-insurance of its B. Kyoto Protocol Stocks against risk of fire. When the Stocks are burnt on C. Bali Action Plan account of fire, he is paid proporthnately less amount D. Lisbon Treaty of compensation. This is based on the principle of l)onlyA&B 2)onlyA,B&C 3)onlyA,B&D l)indemnity 2) insüraHs internst 3) average clause 4)onlyB&C 5) None of these 4) All of the above 5) None of these 23. Justice Rangnath Mishra report is associated with 34. LFAR Stands for 1) educational reforms 1) Long Form Audit Report 2) politics in Colleges and universities 2) Long Form Audited Report 3) religious and linguistic minorities 3) Long Form Auditor Report 4) creation of smaller states 4) Long Form Adjusting Report 5) None of these 5) None of these 24. Arun Bhatnagar resigned recently as the chairman of 35. The ICC under-19 World Cup cricket tournament is to be l)PrasarBharati 2)PTI 3)SAIL held in 4)BSNL 5) None of these 1) New Zealand 2) England 3) Pakistan 25. The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act 4) India 5) None of these required the govt to bring down the fiscal deficit tö 2.5 36. World Grand Champions Cup of Vol leybal 1 has been won per cent of GDP by by Brazil defeating 1)2008-09 2)2009-10 3)2010-11 l)Cuba 2) Japan 3) US 4)2011-12 5) None of these 4) Russia 5) None of these 37 "Balance of Payments7' ineans 3) President oflndia 1) Trade deficit plus total invisibles 4) State Government concerned 2) Trade deficit plus capital receipts 5) None of these 3) Current account plus capital account 48. A guarantee has been issued valid for six months. Some 4) Trade deficit 5) None of these time later, the applicant requests the bank to extend the 38. Banks obtain refinance for export packing credit from: validity by another three months. Which of the follow- 1)IDBI 2)EXIMBank 3)RB1 ing is correct? 4)SBI 5) none of these 1) Guarantee commission has to be recovered for the 39. "Bid Rate" denotes: period of extension. 1) the rate at which the currency is purchased 2) Guarantee commission has to be recovered at a lower 2) the rate at which the currency is sold rate for the period of extension. 3) the rate at which the currency is offered for sale 3) No guarantee commission has to be recovered as 4) the pre-determined rate for purchase of currency commission for a minimum period of one year would 5) None of these have already been recovered. 40. Card Rate relates to 4) All ofthe above 5) None of these l)CreditCard 2)DebitCard 3) Foreign Exchange 49. A Back-to-Back Letter of Credit is 4)PLR 5) None of these 1) an Import Letter of Credit backed by Inland Letter of 41. The Centre iscreatingan investor-friendly environment Credit to attract $ 50 b of foreign direct investment (FD1) annu- 2) an Inland Letter of Credit backed by a Foreign Eexport ally by Letter of Credit 1)2010 2)2012 3)2014 3) a Foreign Import Letter of Credit C supported by an 4)2016 5) None of these Inland 42. The currency of payment for Imports is decided by 4) Either(2)or(3) 5) None of these 1) the country of origin 50. An LC which provides for wafehousing facility is re- 2) the currency appropriate to th&xountry of shipment ferred to as of goods 1) Green Clause LC 2) Red Clause LC 3)Both(l)and(2) 3) Average Clause LC 4) White Clause LC 4) a group of arbitrato!- countries 5) None of these 5) None of these 43. Mr "A" has purchased a demand draft and despatched English it to the payee, Mr "B". Mr "B" misplaced the draft and requests the issuing branch to issue a duplicate. Dupli- Directions (Q. 51-55): In each of the questions below, cate demand draft will be issuedattherequestof four sentences are given which are denoted by A), B), C) and on fulfillingthe formalities. D). By using all the four sentences you have to frame a l)Mr"A" 2)Mr"B" 3) both Mr "A" and Mr "B" meaningful para. The correct order of the sentences is your 4) eitherMr "A" or Mr"B"5) None of these answer. Choose from the five alternatives the one having the 44. Asian table tennis championship was held recently in correct order of sentences and mark it as your answer. l)Chennai 2) Hyderbad 3)Lucknow 51. A. That energy is the transmitter and recorder of all 4) Delhi 5) None of these feelings, thoughts and actions. 45. It is conventional gross domestic product figures ad- B. It determines what we dream about and what we are justed for the environmental costs of economic activi- drawn to, believe in and committed to. ties and it's a measure of how a country is prepared for C. In other words, emotions are the currents of energy sustainable economic development. It is called that are within us. 1) Sustainable development D. The word emotion is derived from the Latin word 2)EcoGDP 3)WhiteGDP Etnover, which means the spirit that moves us. 4)GreenGDP 5) None of these 1)ABCD 2)DABC 3)BCDA 4)CBAD 5)BCAD 46. Maximum amount of remittance under Electronic Funds 52. A. This has been done by taking into account the Transfer Scheme (RBI) is agronomic, climatic and environmental conditions 1) There is no restriction now. 2) Rs 10 lakhs of individual regions. 3)Rs501akhs 4)Rslcr 5) None of these B. The aim being to realise the füll potential of growth 47. A bank conducts government business as an agent of in every region, narrow down regional and crop 1) Reserve Bank of India imbalances, accelerate the growth in every region 2) Government oflndia and thus to ensure food and nutritional security. C. A bold initiative has been taken to launch aregionally 60. 1) Next in importance to freedom IT) andjustice is populär differentiated strategy, based on agro-climate education 13) without which neither freedom or justice regional planning. 4) can be permanently maintained. /5) No error D. The plan is to double the food production and make Directions (Q. 61-70): In each of the following sentences, India hunger-free in ten years. there are two blank Spaces. Below each sentence there art 1)BCDA 2)ADBC 3)CABD 4)DABC 5)ABDC five pairsof words denoted by numbers 1). 2),3), 4) and 5). 53. A. lt also lowers down the degree of psychological Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in well-being of a person. the sentence in the same sequence to make it nieaniiigfulh B. If it is irrational, untrue and unreal, it causes stress, complete. disrupts relationships and reduces personal 61. There is a(n) need to \ element• effectiveness. ary education in the country. C. We never hesitate to laugh at other's faults; instead 1) exact, offer 2) dire, restructure 3) total, re-evaluate we try enough to hide our own mistakes in order to 4) must, re-organise 5) eternai. empöwer prove ourseives great. 62. While there is a lot of institutional and financial support D. Almost every moment of our lives we indulge in for other entertainment media, those who go into theatre self-talk. generally have to to make it a 1)ABCD 2)CABD 3)BDCA 4)BCDA 5)DCBA full-timejob. 54. A. Unfortunately, it is proceeding at a slow pace. 1) starve, alternative 2) run. successful B. Disinvestment or privatisation needs to be done as 3) compromise, lucrative 4) convince, luscious expeditiously as possible. 5) struggle, viable C. But what's satisfying is that the process has been 63. The of a country from poverty to prospe- initiated. rity, from to modernity, is a great and D. One only wishes that the process had begun earlier fascinating enterprise. so that the long bleedirtg of the country's finance 1) bounce, religion 2) expansion, rigidity had been avoided. 3) soaring, culture 4) transformation, dignitv 1)CDBA 2)BCDA 3)ABCD~ 4)DCBA 5)BACD 5) ascent, tradition 55. A. Mere legislation, as in other cases, may not do. 64. It is primarily because of grassroots from B. This could be a Standard to measure an individual's below that social democracy has created or a group's patriotic feelings. mobility among the lower castes. C. Given the colossal crisis that our election system is 1) emergence, astonishing 2) sensibility, wider facingtoday, there is need fora deep determination, 3) pressures, upward 4) momentum, unending both among the politicians and the people, to erase 5) sprouting, focused the malaise. 65. India is more likely to its way of life and its D. As a prelude, we have to learn to cherish and civilisation of diversity and tolerance against the preserve the culture of democracy. of the global culture. 1)ABDC 2)DCAB 3)CBAD 4)BCAD 5)ADCB 1) preserve, onslaught 2) experiment, diversity Directions (Q. 56-60): Read each sentence to find out 3) achieve, expansion 4) sustain, succumbing whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in 5) locate, advent one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the 66. Some try to represent political economy as being a dry. answer. If there is no error, the answer is 5). (Ignore the cold abstract science, which has no of errors of punctuation, if any.) feeling to on suffering humanity. 56. 1) It may happen to be that a certain fear IT) of 1) virtue, response 2) warmth, spare universalisation of education /3) is lurking in the mind of 3) dearth, pour 4) depth, pour /4) sections of the ruling classes. /5) No error 5) intention, contribute 57. 1) The structural mode would/2) save enough deal of /3) 67. The world is with environmental problems resources and contribute /4) to quality education. /5) No from global warming to deforestation. error 1) exhausted, springing 2) confronted, ranging 58. 1) This is why many ofthose IT) whose niain love may 3) suffering, basically 4) haunted, emanating be theatre /3) foray into related performing arts /4) to 5) occupied, right pay their way through life. /5) No error 68. The problem of unemployment has always existed in the 59. 1) Although we have been stressing/2) universalisation of society but its and nature have elementary education /3) from 1950, there is little hope of greatly depending on the level of develop-ment of the achieving 14) the objective in the near future. /5) No error society. 1) existence, diverted 2) remedy, evaded There is no time, either for the teachers or the students, 3) component, dwindled 4) severity, varied to make use of these books which could enlarge their horizon. 5) pattern, shifted No wonder then that the school or college management 69. Western education provided the for the invests little in libraries. Moreover, the staff which is supposed most dramatic changes in the of Indians. to maintain these are not trained in library management, but 1) platform, words 2) horizon, mindset there is only an ad hoc arrangement to make some reluctant 3) agenda, posterity 4) opportunity, history teacher or staff in-charge, as a mere formality. 5) stimulus, minds Contrast the above to the situation prevailing in 70. The topics for an essay are and no single advanced countries, such as the US, where school, college volume can, in truth, claim to touch even a small or public libraries are considered temples of knowledge. of all the themes in the world. Funds are lavishly invested in infrastructure, providing well- 1) voluminous, theme 2) abundant, areas ventilated and lighted rooms and halls where books, 3) inexhaustible, fraction 4) immense, degree magazines and newspapers can be easily accessed. Most of 5) complex, iota these are air-conditioned, to make the time spent in browsing Directions (Q. 71-75): Which of the phrases 1,2,3 and books as pleasant as possible. Strict silence is maintained 4 gh en below each sentence should replace the phrase and no eatables are allowed inside. There are a number of printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct? individual kiosks complete with table, light and computer U the sentence is correct as it is, mark 5, ie "No correction where one can sit and study. The librarians, mostly part-time required", as your answer, students, are trained and are helpful. Long hours of business 7 i Communal violence broke into the different parts of the is the norm. The college libraries are open most of the time, country, even on holidays, and work late hours during semester. 1) broke inside the 2) got broken in 3) broke in Borrowed books, magazines and CDs can be dropped into 4) broke out in 5) No correction required boxes placed outside. 72 We have agreed to get part with company after With the Internet culture seeping into our educational differences of opinion. milieu, the time has come for upgrading the school and college 1) part company 2) differnvith associating libraries which will entice more students to make use of these. 3) check our company 4) get out to company There is no substitute, as yet, to the vast print medium and 5) No correction required the students could profit by utilising the library facilities. 73. The army should have operated with conjunction to the More funds should be allocated to equip the libraries with fleet to raid the enemy's coast. the latest books and magazines so that browsing of books in 1) within conjunction of 2) in conjunction with the library becomes a habit with at least college students, 3) in conjugating with 4) in conjunction of which is the norm in advanced countries. Librarians should 5) No correction required also get a better deal compared to the present status. 74 He appears to have backed himself into a tight corner. 76. According to David Kearns 1) amidst tight corner 2) between tight corners 1) education should not be given better deal than 3) inside the tight corner 4) above on a tight corner national defence, trade deficit, drugs or AIDS. 5) No correction required 2) education can not be compared with anything. 75. The oldest president in American history had stayed in 3) education is the key to problems surrounding us, course for two terms. hence it demands better deal. 1) stayed inside the course 2) stayed of course 4) education and solution to problems go side by side. 3) stayed the course 4) stayed course 5) education is the mother of other activities. 5) No correction required 77. Why are the school and college management reluctant Directions (Q. 76-90): Read the following passage to invest a good amount in libraries? carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain 1) because they have other areas also to invest in words are given in bold to help you locate them while 2) because the libraries get poor feedback from the users answering some of the questions. 3) because the libraries may turn into a time-passing "Education should not compete with national defence, venue for many trade deficit, drugs or AIDS. Instead, think of it as a solution 4) because of mismanagement in the libraries to those problems," stated David Kearns, Chairman of the 5) None of these giant Xerox Corporation, a few years ago. A good school or 78. In what does the basic difference lie between the libraries college should have a well-stocked library which is a treasure- in our country and those in the advanced countries? house of knowledge. Unfortunately, barring exceptions, 1) books 2) infrastructure 3) librarians libraries are places where some unwanted books gather dust. 4) funds 5) None of these 79. The author of the passage views Internet as a challenge 86. AD HOC 1) to the students. 2) to schooling. 1) formal 2) informal 3) abnormal 3) to our culture. 4) least 5) superficial 4) to the relevance of books and magazines. 87. SEEPING 5) to the education system. 1) migrating 2) attacking 3) pondering 80. Which of the following matches with the advice given 4) peeping 5) entering by the author for uplifting the status of libraries in our Directions (Q. 88-90): Choose the word which is opposite country? in meaning of the word given in bold as used in the passage. (I) Right treatment for the librarians 88. BARRING (II) Proper provision of suitable reading materials 1) conforming 2) maintaining 3) balancing (III) Allocation of proper funds 4) including 5) existing (IV) Implementation of library science course 89. LAVISHLY l)0nlylandll 2)Only III and IV I) hecticly 2) abruptly 3) hardly 3) Only I. II and 111 4) Only II. Ill and IV 4) inappropriately 5) aimlessly 5) All of the above 90. ENTICE 81. Which of the following seems to be true in the context of 1) tease 2) hamper 3)debar the passage? 4) abort 5) confuse 1) We do not gain knowledge by having books. Directions (Q. 91-100): In the following passage there 2) Library is a place where teachers and students can are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These interact on a particular subject. numbers are printed below the passage and against each 3) There is a casual approach towards library five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank management in our country. appropriately. Find out the appropriate words. 4) The advent of Internet has helped the growth of The universality of an art-work is supposed to reside in libraries in our society. its 9_£ to carry its meaning across the limitation 92 by the 5) None of these place and time in which it was 93. But what, really, does this 82. Which of the following are behind the successful running mean? Does an art-work become 94 when it means the same of libraries in the US? thing to everyone who experiences it, 95 everyone the same (I) skilled and friendly staff static meaning? Is this even possible, 96 the art-work is not (II) proper infrastructure that is user-friendly a container that can be opened and the meaning lifted out? It (III) government aid and easy finance available is more 97 to a magic casket that no two people can open in (IV) open for long hours exactly the same way; nor will they find 98 the same thing 1) Only 1, II and III 2)Only I. II and IV inside, because the meaning and 99 of a truly imaginative 3) Only II, III and IV 4) All of the above art-work are 100. 5) None of these 91. 1) durability 2) ability 3) capacity 83. Maintaining silence and restricting the entry of eating 4) power 5) performance items 92. 1) erased 2) presided 3) imposed 1) can give libraries a pleasant look. 4) presented 5) incorporated 2) can make the library staff more active. 93. 1) created 2) conceived 3) planned 3) have a legal aspect for the libraries. 4) restored 5) offered 4) help the readers in libraries to concentrate. 94. 1) practised 2) emphasised 3) appealing 5) save the libraries from becoming picnic spots. 4) mouthpiece 5) universal 84. What seems to be the central theme of the passage? 95. 1) directing 2) supplying 3) forwarding 1) utility of libraries in our society 4) implying 5) offering 2) the bad state of libraries in our country 96. l)for 2) as 3) then 3) a comparative study of libraries in US and India 4) since 5) when 4) schools and colleges without libraries 97. l)akin 2) depending 3) suitable 5) library in our education system 4) matchable 5) justifiable Directions (Q. 85-87): Choose the word which is the 98 1) any 2) minutely 3) precisely same in meaning as the word given in bold as used in the 4) basically 5) normally passage. 99. 1) symbol 2) magnitude 3) explanation 85. HORIZON 4) mystery 5) method 1) knowledge 2) possibility 3) influence 100 1) inexhaustible 2) deplorable 3) typical 4) vision 5) wisdom 4) hilarious 5) superb 116. Kedar, Mohan and Kanti start a business jointly, Quantitative Aptitude investing Rs 8.5 lakhs. Rs 12 lakhs and Rs 15.5 lakhs respectively for six months. Mohan withdraws one-third Directions (Q. 101 -105): What should come in place of of his capital after two months. Also, Kedar invests Rs the question mark (?) in each of the following questions? 1.5 lakh more after 2 months. Their profit ratio after six 101.(68)2-(32)2 = ? months will be 1)3200 2)3600 3)3850 4)4060 5) None of these 1)8:13:21 2)57:56:93 3)37:12:13:8 102. 195% of500 + 45% of320 = ? % of2238 4)2:7:9 5) None of these 117. Mr Kapoor purchased a house for Rs 2.65 lakhs. He 1)30% 2)20% 3)50% 4)60% 5) None of these spent 40 per cent of the cost price of the house on decoration. He consulted a property dealer to sell his house. If the property dealer demands Rs 6000 as commission charge and Mr Kapoor wants 30% profit, 1)62 2) 65.8 3)75.5 4)80.3 5)90.8 what selling price of the house should be fixed? 104. 8.26x 1.75-36-1.6 = ? l)Rs4.5 lakhs 2) Rs 5.23 lakhs 3)Rs4.883 lakhs 1)8.045 2)18.505 3)20.725 4)-8.045 5)-12.065 4) Rs 5.4 lakhs 5) None of these 118. 18 women and 14 men together can complete a piece of work in 8 days. The work done by a woman is one-third of that done by a man in one day. If 18 women and 14 men started 1)3.83 2)3.39 3)10.6 4)18.5 5)27.9 working and, after 3 days, 10 men left and 6 women joined, Directions(Q. 106-110): Whatshould come in place of in how many more days will the work be completed? the question mark (?) in the following questions? (You need not find the exact value.) 106. 278.985 * 17.92-3.002 + 43.88 = ? 1)1800 2)1780 3)1750 4)1710 5)1690 5) None of these 107. 71.005% of699.998 + 42.99% of401.99 = ? 119. Girish Chandra spends 45% of his monthly earning on 1)635 2)650 3)670 4)710 5)835 purchasing items for his business, and out of the remaining he spends 60% on staff's salaries, 20% on advertisement, 10% on social work, while the remaining amount of Rs 2,200 is saved. What is Girish Chandra's monthly earning? l)Rs40,000 2) Rs 38,600 3) Rs 40,600 4) Rs 32800 5) N one of these 120. The cost of fencing a square plot at the rate of Rs 12 per metre is Rs 3.888. What will be the cost of flooring the plot at the rate of Rs 1.20 per square metre? l)Rs 9,667 2) Rs 8,892 3)Rs6.161 4) Rs 4.000 5) None of these 121. If the positions of the digits of a two-digit number are 111.8 4.5 ? 9.75 21.5 56.25 interchanged, the number obtained is smaller than the 1)5.5 2)6.5 3)7.5 4)8.5 5)9.5 original number by 27. If the digits of the number are in the ratio 2 : 5, what is the original number? 112.302 150 74 ? 17 7.5 1)52 2)25 3)36 1)35 2)36 3)38 4)40 5)45 4)63 5) Data inadequate 113.21 ? 194 585 1759 5282 122. A man walks from A to B and back to A in a certain time 1)48 2)56 3)64 4)100 5)180 114. 3 28 226 1585 9 47575 1)2010 2)5682 3)1585 4)9514 5)10039 115.8 13 ? 111 452 2265 1)9 2) 18 3)25 4)30 5)34 minutes longer. Find the distance between A and B. 127. A Daily Milk chocolate costs Rs 56 and a packet of Parle 1)0.83km 2) lkm 3) 1.5km G biscuits costs Rs 14. What will be the cost (in Rs) of 4) 3 km 5) None of these 18 dozen Dairy Milk chocolates and 8 dozens of Parle 123. The distance from Delhi to Agra in 280 km. A person biscuits? travels in three phases—first 100 km at the rate of Rs 40 l)Rs 12000 2)Rs 13400 3)Rs 16800 per kilometre, next 60 km at the rate of Rs 65 per kilometre, 4) Rs 18625 5) None of these and the rest distance at the rate of Rs 75 per kilometre. 128. The populations of two towns A and B were in the ratio How much money does he pay for the journey? 3:4. After two years, the population of town A increased l)Rs7885 2) Rs 20600 3) Rs 16900 by 12% and that of town B decreased by 12%. If their 4) Rs 8280 5) None of these total population after two years is 1072 lakhs, what was 124. Two trains are travelling towards one another on parallel their total population originally? tracks at the speeds of 30 km/h and x km/h. If the two 1)192825 2)126250 3)155655 trains are 120-m and 130-m-long respectively, and they 4)162000 5)175000 take 18 seconds to cross each other completely, what is 129. The radius of a circle is increased by 40%. By what the value of x? percentage will its area increase? 1)50 2)48 3)30 1)96% 2)200% 3)120% 4)60% 5) None of these 4)20 5) None of these 130. 20 apples were boughtforarupee. Approximately how many apples must be sold for a rupee to gain a profit of 30%? 125. 30% of a number is 17- What is 56% of that number? 1)12 2)10 3)18 4)20 5)15 O Directions (Q. 131-135): Informations I and II are given 1)75 2)67.8 3)50.9 about the problem. Give answer 4)30.8 5)32.9 1) if I alone is sufficient to answer the question. 126. A side of a right-angle triangle is four times the second 2) if II alone is sufficient to answer the question. side. If third side, the hypotenuse of the triangle, is 3) if both I & II are necessary to answer the question. A/272 cm, what would its area be? 4) if either I or II alone is sufficient to answer the question. 2 2 3) 32cm2 1) 22 cm 2) 18cm • 5) if both I & II even together are not is sufficient to

2 answer the question, but some more information is 4) 20 cm 5) None of these needed to solve the question. 131. What is the age of the teacher? I The strength of the class, inclusive of the teacher, is 26. II The ayerage age of the class, inclusive of the teacher's age, is 15 years. 132. What is the compound interest earned by Suresh on Rs 3600? I The amount is given for two years on interest. II The amount becomes eight times in three years. 133. Find the price of commodities A and B. I 3 kgofAand4kgofBcostRs80. II If the price of A rose by 25% and that of B fell by 20%, the above cost would become Rs 91. 134. What will be the ratio of the perimeters of a square and a rectangle? I The hypotenuse of the square is b metre. II The area of the rectangle is two-thirds of the area of a circle of radius b/3 metre. 135. In how many days can Gautam alone complete a work? I Gautam works at twice the pace of Mukund and at one-fourth the pace of Nikunj. II All of them can finish the work in 18 days. Directions (136-140): Answer the following questions on the basis of the information given below. The table shows the wages of 6 labourers in six months. 136. Which labourer(s) got a gradual increase in wage over the months? 1) A only 2) E only 3)(E&F)both 4) F only 5) None of these 137. In which month has wages of each labourer increased from his previous month's wages? tiii 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 1)1 2)11 3)111 4) No month 5) None of these 141. Ifthe percentage drop in the number of laptops sold by Dell 138. Which labourer has the maximum percentage increase in Computer from 2008 to 2009 continued for the year2009 to wages (in any month) from his first month's wages? 2010, how many less laptops would be sold in 2010? 1)D 2)C 3)B 1)312 2)192 3)185 4) A 5) None of these 4)465 5) None of these 139. In which month(s), the average wages"of all the labourer, the 142. If (P + 1) is the per cent increase in the sales of laptops decreased from their previous month's average wages? by HP from 2005 to 2006 and Q is the per cent increase in 1) III only 2) (I & II) both 3) II only the sales of laptops by Dell Computer from 2006 to 2007, 4) I only 5) None of these which of the following statements is true with respect to 140. Which labourer has the minimum average wages over the relationship between P and Q? the months? 1)P>Q 2)P = Q 3)P63 2)72% 3)80% shares. 4)92% 5) None of these II. The candidate must have served the company for 147. What is the total number of students enrolled in at least three years. Biotechnology and Commerce together? III. The candidate should not be less than 40 years of 1)382 2)816 3)1404 age. 4)1832 5) None of these IV. The candidate must have been in the Board of 148. How many students are enrolled in Political Science? Directors of the company for the last five years. 1)1032 2)918 3)1615 V The candidate should be holding a post not less 4)1488 5) None of these than that of DGM. 149. The number of students enrolled in Operation Research If a candidate fulfils all these criteria, he may be selected is approximately what per cent ofthat in Environmental as the President of the company. However, if a candidate studies? fulfils all other crtieria except 1)8% 2)63% 3)82% (a) IV above, but has an MBA degree, his case may be 4)33% 5)39% referred to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of 150. What is the ratio of the number of students enrolled in shareholders. Operation Research and Economics together to that in (b) II above, his case may be referred to the Board of Biotechnology? Directors. 1)17:9 2)17:33 3)11:13 Based on the above criteria and the information given in 4*18:7 5) None of these each of the following questions, you have to decide in each case. You are not to assume anything. If anything is missing Test of Reasoning to take decisions your answer will be 'data inadequate'. Give answer Directions (Q. 151-155): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: (i) There is a rectangular wooden block of length 7 cm, height 6 cm and breadth 5 cm. (if) The two opposite surfaces of 7 cm x 6 cm are painted from outside by red colour. (iii) One surface of 7 cm x 5 cm is painted from outside by yellow colour and the opposite surface by violet. (iv) The remaining two surfaces of 6 cm * 5 cm are painted from outside by green and pink respectively. (v) Now, the block is cut in such a way that cubes of 1 cm x 1 cm * 1 cm are created. 151. How many cubes have two sides painted and the remaining sides unpainted? 1)44 2)52 3)48 4)56 5) None of these 1) If to be selected for the post of President. Directions (Q. 163-167): Below is given a passage 2) If not to be selected for the post of President. followed by several possible inferences which can be drawn 3) If data are inadequate. from the facts stated in the passage. Vou have to examine 4) If the case may be referred to the Board of Directors. each inference separately in the context of the passage and 5) If the case may be referred to the AGM of shareholders. decide upon its degree of truth or falsity. Mark answer 156. Balendu is 60 years old. He has been working for the 1) if the inference is 'definitely true', ie it properly follows company for the past 10 years. He has been in the Board from the statement of facts given. of Directors for the past eight years and he owns 6% 2) if the inference is "probably true' though not stake in the company. He is working as the DGM of the 'definitely true' in the light of the facts given. company. 3) if the 'data are inadequate', ie from the facts given 157. Ms Renuka Choitdhary owns 7% shares of the company. you cannot say whether the inference is likely to be She has been serving the company for the past seven true or false. years. She has been in the Board of Directors for the 4) if the inference is 'probably false' though not past six years. She is the GM of the company. 'definitely false' in the light of the facts given. 158. Mr Bhaumik is 50 years old. He is a managing director 5) if the inference is "definitely false', ie it cannot with the company and has been in the Board of Directors possibly be drawn from the facts given for it for the past 10 years. He has served the company for the contradicts the given facts. last twenty-one years. He owns 4% stake in the company. The Green Revolution of the Sixties had taken place only 159. 38-year-old Himansu is an MBA. He has been in the in rich natural-resources areas like Punjab. Dryland and Board of Directors for the past six years and Currently resource-poor areas have remained largely untouched by the holds the rank of GM. He owns 7% stake in the company. Green Revolution process. Further, advocates of the Green He has been serving the company for the last three years Revolution have not constructively reacted to the social and five months. concerns over the high use of expensive pesticides and 160. Pratik has 11.6% stake in the company. He is 43 years old fertilizers during the Green Revolution which have harmed and has been in the Board of Directors for the last 11 both human health and natural environment. The focus was years. He has never served the company as an employee. only on two factors — the type of input and quantity of the He is the GM in the company. harvest. It did not attempt to "create a coherent and stable 161.41 -year-old Anand Chakravarthy is an MBA from Oxford. whole" in agriculture. He has been a Chief GM of the company for the last four 163. There are no other alternatives to boost agricultural years and he holds 9% stake in the company. He has production except the methods of Green Revolution. been in the Board of Directors for the past three years. 164. The process of Green Revolution suits financially sound 162. Shafique is an MBA. He has recently completed 40. He farmers only. is the GM and has been in the Board of Directors for the 165. States other than Punjab lack natural resources. last two-and-a-half years. He has 10% stake in the 166. Use of fertilizers for food production is detrimental to company. health. 167. Literacy of farmers plays an important role in ensuring work for the politicians. the success of agricultural schemes. II. Politicians work more for their own benefit Directions (Q. 168-172): In each question below is given than for society. a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. 171. Statement: Globalisation should not be seen as an An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. automatic remedy for all economic maladies. It You have to consider the statement and the following must be tinkered so that its benefits are not assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit denied to the poor. in the statement Give answer Assumptions: I. Until poverty is wiped out. economy 1) if only assumption 1 is implicit. can't be boosted up. 2) if only assumption II is implicit. II. Globalisation is the only solution for making 3) if either I or II is implicit. economy healthy. 4) if neither I nor II is implicit. 172. Statement: "Nowadays the audiences too have become 5) if both 1 and II are implicit. very intelligent. You cannot con them with 168. Statement: "Imparting greater economic value to the time money." —Anupam Kher after his removal from and labour of the poor through technological the multicrore television game show Sawal Das and knowledge empowerment should receive Crore Ka priority." — An economist's opinion Assumptions: I. Sawal Das Crore Ka is not a very Assumptions: I. The poor get very little wages for their popular game show. labour. 11. Intelligent persons cannot be lured by money II. Only the iipliftment of the poor can enhance only. the economy of a country. 169. Statement: "International players are role models and set examples by their actions on the field. Whatever we do on field makes impact on younger generation." — Zimbabwean captain Heath Streak Assumptions: I. International players should be cautious in their approach. II. Most of the international players lack good Now in each of the following questions, assuming the behaviour on the field. given statements to be true, find which of the two conclusions 170. Statement: While there is a stampede among politicians I and II given below them is/are definitely true. Give answer to claim credit for anything going right, there is 1) if only conclusion 1 is true; no one to take responsibility for implementing 2) if only conclusion II is true; unpopular decisions, especially when the risk 3) if either 1 or II is true; involves losing votes. 4) if neither I nor II is true; and Assumptions: 1. Credibility is more important than actual 5) if both I and II are true. II. Despite Rajan's links with some bureaucrats and politicians, the police has refused to protect him. 183. How many pairs of letters are there in the word MELANCHOLY which have the same number of letters between them as in the English alphabet? l)One 2) Two 3) Three 4) Four 5) None of these 184. In a certain code language the word PATIENCE is written as TPNIEECA. How will the word SPACIOUS be writtern Directions (Q. 178-182): Each of the questions below in that language? consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II l)ASOCSUIP 2)USSPOICA 3)USPSOICA given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided 4)ACOSSUIP 5) None of these in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read 185. Four of the following are similar in some respect. Find both the statements and give answer the odd man out. 1) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer 1)1728 2)4913 3)13824 the question while the data in statement II alone are 4)12067 5)35937 not sufficient to answer the question. Directions (Q. 186-190): Answer these questions 2) if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer referring to the symbol-letter-number sequence given below: the question while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question. 186. What is the total number of 'the numbers immediately 3) if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II preceded by a letter' and 'the symbols immediatey alone are sufficient to answer the question. followed by a number' together in the above sequence? 4) if the data even in both statements I and II together 1) Four 2) Five 3) Three are not sufficient to answer the question. 4)Six 5) None of these 5) if the data in both statements I and II together are 187. Four of the following five are similar in respect of their necessary to answer the question. positions in the above sequence and hence form a group. 178. K is in which direction with respect to L? Which of them does not belong to the group? Statements: I. S is to the west of L; M is to the north of 1)5@G 2)25Q 3)7AM N; and N is to the east of K. 4)4$E 5)9aK II. K is to the north of Sand P is to the west of S. 188. If the positions of the numbers and the letters in the 179. How is Sujeet related to the woman in the photograph? sequence are reoccupied by themselves after getting Statements: I. The woman in the photograph is the only , rearranged in the descending and alphabetical order sister of Arbind, who is the son of Sujeet's respectively from the left, which of the following will be grandfather. true about 'P' and '4' in the new arrangement? II. The woman in the photograph is unmarried 1) There are 4 elements between P and 4. but loves Sujeet as her own son. 2) P and 4 are preceded by ? and * respectively. 180. What is the code for "week' in a code language? 3) There is no symbol between P and 4. Statements: I. 'ja in ga'means 'interesting week ahead', 4) Both are in the first half of the sequence. 'ga re sa' means 'song was interesting' and 5) None of these 'po ja ka' means 'blocks are ahead'. 189. '@M' is to 'DZ' and "JE' is to 'PA' in the same way as II. 'ke in pe' means 'after first week', 'ge in 'GA' is to pe' means 'week after month' and 're sa ta' means 'song was disco'. 181. How many stairs are there to climb on the first floor? Statements: I. The first floor is 20 feet high from the ground level. II. The breadth and height of each stair are 1 ft and 1/2 ft respectively. 182. Is Rajan guilty? Statements: I. Rajan was attacked in Bangkok by an underworld man. 1)ZA 2)♣Z 3)D9 1)20,27,85,133,165,47,185,220 4)4? 5) None of these , 2)20,27,47.85, 133,165,185,220 190. If every alternate element starting from the left is dropped 3)20,27,47,165.133,85,185,220 from the sequence, which of the following will indicate 4) Can't be determined the number of symbols, letters and numbers respectively, 5) None of these which remain in the sequence? 196. If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the 2nd, 4th. 1)4.6,4 2)6,4,4 3)2,7,3 5th, 7th and 12th letters ofthe word ISOLATIONISM, which 4)4,8,2 . 5) None of these ofthe following will be last letter of that word? lfmore than Directions (Q. 191-195): A number arrangement one such word can be made, give 'X' as the answer. If no machine, when given a particular input, rearranges it such word can be made, give 'N' as the answer. following a particular rule. The following is the illustration 1)N 2)M 3)X \ of the input and the steps of arrangement: 4)1 5) None of these 197. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in Input 207 59 324 23 135 173 312 the following series? Step I 207 59 312 23 135 173 324 C 484 Y, F 289 W, 1 144 U, ? 1) L 100 S 2)L 81 S 3)L 64 S Step 11 23 59 312 207 135 173 324 4) L 49 S 5) None of these Step III 23 59 173 207 135 312 324 Directions (Q. 198-202): These questions are based on a code language which utilises letters in the English alphabet. Step IV 23 59 135 207 173 312 324 In each question, there is a word written in capital letters, Step V 23 59 135 173 207 312 324 with one letter underlined. For each letter in that word, there is a code written in small letters. That code is denoted by 1, This is the final arrangement and step V is the last step 2,3,4 and 5, not necessarily in the same order. You have to for this input. find out the exact code for the underlined letter in the word. 191. Following is the step 111 for an input. What will be the The number of that code is the answer. Please note that the first step for the input? same letter appearing in other word(s) may be coded Step III: 12,315,48,223,142,419,567 differently. 1)315,12,48,419,567,142,223 . 198. AMBIT 2)223,315,12,48,142,567,419 Di 2)t 3) a 4)m 5)b 3)48,315,12,142,419,223,567 199. BLANK 4) Can't be determined l)d 2)q 3)n 4)e 5)o 5) None of these 200. CANDY 192. If 91,326,147,271,193,371,416 is the second step of an 1)1 2)f 3)a 4)w 5)c input, which of the following steps will be 201. DEVIL 91,147.193,271,326,371.416? l)e 2 3)g 4)o 5)i 1) Fourth 2) Fifth 3) Third )y 202. EMITS 4) Can't be determined 5) None of these l).uq 2)vr 3) ok 4)gc 5) kg 193. Which of the following is the last step for the following Directions (Q. 203-206): Read the following information input? carefully and answer the questions given below: Input: 310,105,45,241,417,36,281 In a study of five brands of toothpastes C, P, A, G and B, 1)36,45,281,105,241,310,417 the brands were tested and ranked against expensiveness 2)36,45,105,281,241,310,417 per gram. The following results were obtained: 3)36,45,105,241,281,310,417 (a) P and G were equally expensive. 4)45,105,36,241,281,310,417 (b) B was the least expensive brand among them. 5) None of these (c) C was more expensive than P. 194. How many steps will be required to get the final output (d) G was less expensive than A. from the following input? (e) The expensiveness of A was more than that of P. Input: 18,93,11,43, 113,65,8,58 203. If the above statements are true, which of the following l)Six 2) Five 3) Two must also be true? 4) Three 5) None of these 1) A was the the most expensive among them. 195. If the following is the third step for an input, what will be 2) C was more expensive than A. the fifth step? 3) G was somewhere in the middle when they were set in Step III: 20,27,85,165,133,47,185,220 a descending order in terms of expensiveness. 4) C was the most expensive among them. tools and to take Internet to the rural areas. 5) None of these Courses of action: I. Other state governments should 204. If a sixth brand F is tested and found to be more expensive follow the same policy in their states. than A, then which of the following must be true if the II. The related officials should issue guidelines findings of the study are correct? for issuing permissions to infrastructure 1) At least four of the six brands are less expensive than F. providers desirous of implementing optic fibre 2) F is the most expensive among them. projects in the state. 3) F is more expensive than C. 210. Statement: Illinois has become the first state in the US 4) F is less expensive than C. to ban bidis, which are imported1 from India. 5) None of these Courses of action: I. India shoul'd cut off all its 205. Which among the given informations is not necessary business with the US. to find the relationship among them? II. Bidi producers should be given l)(e)only 2) (a) only compensation by the Indian govt. 3) (c) and (a) only 4) All are necessary Directions (Q. 211 -215): In each of the qu estions below 5) None of these are given three statements followed by two conclusions 206. If the same amount of G is more effective than C, and B is numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to less effective than G, which of the fol lowing must be true for be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly a consumer who wishes to buy a paste with the greatest known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which effectiveness for the amount spent for the same quantity? of the given conclusions logically follow froim the given 1) B should be purchased instead of G. statements, disregarding commonly known facts. 2) C should be purchased instead of G. Give answer 3) G should be purchased instead of C. 1) If only conclusion I follows. 4) G should be purchased instead of B. 2) If only conclusion II follows. 5) None of these 3) If either I or 11 follows. 207. Four of the following five have similar relationships and 4) If neither 1 nor II follows. hence form a group. Which one does not belong to the 5)IfbothIandIIfollows. group? 211. Statements: All books are men. 1) DISTASTE : AFSATSXI Some men are notes. 2) GASWORKS : DXROWSNV Some notes are pages. 3) MARTYRED : JXRYTRIH Conclusions: I. Some books are notes. 4) OUTHOUSE : LRUOHTWI II. Some books are pages. 5) KNIGHTLY : HKTHGIPC 212. Statements: Some pens are staplers. Directions (Q. 208-210): In each of the following All staplers are brains. questions a statement is given followed by two courses of All brains are walls. action. A cou rse of action is taken for improvement, follow- Conclusions: I. Some pens are brains. up, etc. Read the statement carefully and give answer II. Some pens are walls. 1) if only course of action I follows. 213. Statements: Some apples are oranges. 2) if only course of action 11 follows. Some oranges are grapes. 3) if either course of action I or II follows. All grapes are bananas. 4) if both courses of action I and II follow. Conclusions: I. Some apples are banan as. 5) if neither course of action I nor II follows. II. Some oranges are bananas. 208. Statement: Zee Telefilms has terminated its contract with 214. Statement: All chairs are brushes. an actor without any proper notice. Some brushes are cycles. Courses of action: I. The actor should file a case against No cycle is truck. Zee Telefilms. Conclusions: I. No brush is a truck. II. The other actors should not sign the contract II. Some brushes are trucks. with Zee Telefilms for that programme. 215. Statement: Some cabs are nuts. 209. Statement: A state government "X' has announced its All nuts are castles. Right of Way (RoW) policy and Agreement to All castles are plates. provide a communication backbone for Conclusions: I. Some cabs are castles. encouraging distance education through IT II. Some castles are both plates and nuts. Directions (Q. 216-220): Each of the following questions consists of unmarked figures followed by five figures marked 1,2,3,4 and 5.~Selcct a figure from the marked figures which will continue theseries established by the unmarked figures. Problem Figures Answer Figures

I L. J t Directions (Q. 221-225): The first figure in the first unit of the problem fig• ures bears a certain relationship to the second figure. Similarly, the first figure in the second unit of the problem figures bears the same relationship to one of the figures in the answer figures. You-are therefore to locate the figure which would replace the question mark.