Clataholic Mock Test Series 2020

CLATaholic Mock Test Series 2020

Mock Test 1

Section I- English

Q.- Each set of questions is based on the passage. Questions are to be answered on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passage.

For decades, there has been a deep rift between poetry and fiction in the United States, especially in academic settings; graduate writing programs in universities, for example, train students as poets or as writers of fiction, but almost never as both. Both poets and writers of fiction have tended to support this separation, in large part because the current conventional wisdom holds that poetry should be elliptical and lyrical, reflecting inner states and processes of thought or feeling, whereas character and narrative events are the stock-in-trade of fiction. Certainly it is true that poetry and fiction are distinct genres, but why have specialized education and literary territoriality resulted from this distinction? The answer lies perhaps in a widespread attitude in U.S. culture, which often casts a suspicious eye on the generalist. Those with knowledge and expertise in multiple areas risk charges of dilettantism, as if ability in one field is diluted or compromised by accomplishment in another. Fortunately, there are signs that the bias against writers who cross generic boundaries is diminishing; several recent writers are known and respected for their work in both genres. One important example of this trend is Rita Dove, an African American writer highly acclaimed for both her poetry and her fiction. A few years ago, speaking at a conference entitled “Poets Who Write Fiction,” Dove expressed gentle incredulity about the habit of segregating the genres. She had grown up reading and loving both fiction and poetry, she said, unaware of any purported danger lurking in attempts to mix the two. She also studied for some time in Germany, where, she observes, “Poets write plays, novelists compose libretti, playwrights write novels—they would not understand our restrictiveness.” It makes little sense, Dove believes, to persist in the restrictive approach to poetry and fiction prevalent in the U.S., because each genre shares in the nature of the other. Indeed, her poetry offers example after example of what can only be properly regarded as lyric narrative. Her use of language in these poems is undeniably lyrical—that is, it evokes emotion and inner states without requiring the reader to organize ideas or events in a particular linear structure. Yet this lyric expression simultaneously presents the elements of a plot in such a way that the reader is led repeatedly to take account of clusters of narrative details within the lyric

flow. Thus while the language is lyrical, it often comes to constitute, cumulatively, a work of narrative fiction. Similarly, many passages in her fiction, though undeniably prose, achieve the status of lyric narrative through the use of poetic rhythms and elliptical expression. In short, Dove bridges the gap between poetry and fiction not only by writing in both genres, but also by fusing the two genres within individual works.

1. Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main point of the passage? (A) Rita Dove’s lyric narratives present clusters of narrative detail in order to create a cumulative narrative without requiring the reader to interpret it in a linear manner. (B) Working against a bias that has long been dominant in the U.S., recent writers like Rita Dove have shown that the lyrical use of language can effectively enhance narrative fiction. (C) Unlike many of her U.S. contemporaries, Rita Dove writes without relying on the traditional techniques associated with poetry and fiction. (D) Rita Dove’s successful blending of poetry and fiction exemplifies the recent trend away from the rigid separation of the two genres that has long been prevalent in the U.S. 2. Which one of the following is most analogous to the literary achievements that the author attributes to Dove? (A) A chef combines non-traditional cooking methods and traditional ingredients from disparate world cuisines to devise new recipes. (B) A professor of film studies becomes a film director and succeeds, partly due to a wealth of theoretical knowledge of filmmaking. (C) An actor who is also a theatrical director teams up with a public health agency to use street theatre to inform the public about health matters. (D) A choreographer defies convention and choreographs dances that combine elements of both ballet and jazz dance. 3. According to the passage, in the U.S. there is a widely held view that- (A) Poetry should not involve characters or narratives. (B) Unlike the writing of poetry, the writing of fiction is rarely an academically serious endeavour. (C) Graduate writing programs focus on poetry to the exclusion of fiction. (D) Fiction is most aesthetically effective when it incorporates lyrical elements.

4. The author’s attitude toward the deep rift between poetry and fiction in the U.S. can be most accurately described as one of (A) Astonishment that academics have overlooked the existence of the rift. (B) Ambivalence toward the effect the rift has had on U.S. literature. (C) Pessimism regarding the possibility that the rift can be overcome. (D) Disapproval of attitudes and presuppositions underlying the rift. 5. In the passage the author conjectures that a cause of the deep rift between fiction and poetry in the United States may be that (A) Poets and fiction writers each tend to see their craft as superior to the others’ craft. (B) The methods used in training graduate students in poetry are different from those used in training graduate students in other literary fields. (C) Publishers often pressure writers to concentrate on what they do best. (D) A suspicion of generalism deters writers from dividing their energies between the two genres. 6. It can be inferred from the passage that the author would be most likely to believe which one of the following? (A) Each of Dove’s works can be classified as either primarily poetry or primarily fiction, even though it may contain elements of both. (B) The aesthetic value of lyric narrative resides in its representation of a sequence of events, rather than in its ability to evoke inner states. (C) The way in which Dove blends genres in her writing is without precedent in U.S. writing. (D) Narrative that uses lyrical language is generally aesthetically superior to pure lyric poetry. 7. If this passage had been excerpted from a longer text, which one of the following predictions about the near future of U.S. literature would be most likely to appear in that text? (A) The number of writers who write both poetry and fiction will probably continue to grow. (B) Because of the increased interest in mixed genres, the small market for pure lyric poetry will likely shrink even further. (C) Narrative poetry will probably come to be regarded as a sub-genre of fiction. (D) There will probably be a rise in specialization among writers in university writing programs. © All rights reserved.

Q. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

8. If I would have known (a)/ that you don’t like mayonnaise, (b)/ I will have not put it in the sandwich. (c)/ No error. (d)

9. For past six months (a)/ he is working (b)/ in a bank in Ahmedabad. (c)/ No error. (d)

10. Do you want your (a)/ work shifts to be everyday (b) or do you want them to (c)/ be on alternative days? (d)

11. The driver, which had told me (a)/ about the new restaurant near the mall, (b)/ died today in a car accident. (c)/ No error. (d)

12. She had to seek legal help (a)/ in order to starting (b)/ her new business firm. (c)/ No error (d)

13. Not only Anusha, but also Rimi, (a)/ are planning to (b)/ go surfing this weekend. (c)/ No error. (d)

14. Rishabh, as well as Harsha, (a)/ have finished (b)/ the work. (c)/ No error. (d)

Q. Fill in the blank by choosing the most appropriate option:

15. As he was eager to get home ______his cosy fireplace. (A) For. (B) Because. (C) To. (D) Upon.

16. Its goal is to see that your mail gets to its destination ______possible. (A) Less quickly. (B) The most quickly. (C) Too quickly. (D) As quickly as. 17. People generally dislike those who look ______others. (A) Up to. (B) Down to. (C) Down upon. (D) Over.

18. Her feet ______sore with painful chilblains. (A) Was. (B) Were. (C) Has. (D) Have. 19. The girl's shoes, ______were already thin were thoroughly soaked. (A) Which. (B) That. (C) Who. (D) Those. 20. "Would you like to buy a box of matchsticks, mister?" the little girl asked the man ______she approached. (A) Who. (B) Which. (C) Whom. (D) That.

Q. Following questions are based on the various figures of speech.

21. Which of the following statements is not an example of epigram? (A) So innocent arch, so cunningly simple. (B) A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies. (C) Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. (D) Art lies in concealing art. 22. Which of the following statements is an example of Litotes? (A) I am citizen of no mean city. (B) Is life worth living? - It depends upon the liver. (C) Why, man, if the river were dry, I am able to fill it with tears. (D) He had his jest, and they had his estate. 23. Which of the following statement is an example of metaphor? (A) The righteous shall flourish as the palm tree. (B) The Assyrian came down like a wolf on the fold. (C) As the hart panteth after the water-brooke, so panteth my soul after Thee, O God. (D) Revenge is a kind of wild justice. 24. Which of the following statements is an example of Metonymy?

(A) Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown. (B) He was playing to the gallery. (C) He has many mouths to feed. (D) England won the first test match against Australia.

Q. Find the correct meaning of the following foreign phrase- 25. Pro Rata- (A) At any rate (B) In proportion (C) Beyond the given rate (D) At the quoted rate. 26. Ex post facto- (A) By reason of a subsequent act (B) An execution is the end and fruit of law (C) The year of mourning (D) An award is a judgment.

27. Bona Vacantia- (A) The burden of proof lies on the plaintiff (B) Let seller beware (C) Goods without an owner (D) He gives twice who pays promptly.

Q. Choose the correct meaning of proverb/idiom-

28. Choose the Correct Meaning of the Idiom: Gordian Knot

(A) An extremely difficult problem.

(B) A type of knot used in sailing.

(D) A filibuster.

29. Choose the Correct Meaning of the Idiom: Pick up the Slack

(A) To do someone else’s job.

(B) To hang a cloth taut.

(D) To iron clothes.

30. Choose the correct meaning of proverb/idiom- To smell a rat

(A) To see signs of plague epidemic.

(B) To get bad smell of a bad dead rat.

(D) To be in a bad mood.

Q. The sentences below, when arranged in a particular sequence form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a number. Choose the most logical order of the sentences:

31. “i. But if the cycle of failure

ii. since the 1993 Oslo Accords is to be broken,

iii. which calls for America to be both pragmatic and creative.

iv. the peace process must be reinvented,”

(A) i-ii-iv-iii (B) i-ii-iii-iv (C) iv-iii-i-ii (D) iii-i-ii-iv

32. “i. Both of them are

ii. after the UPDS surrendered

iii. following the peace accord.

iv. in December 2011

v. now the Karbi Anglong Autonomous District Council members”

(A) v-ii-i-iv-iii

(B) i-v-ii-iv-iii

(D) iii-v-iv-i-ii

Q. Choose the correct spelling from the given words-

33. (A) chhrade.

(B) charade.

(D) charaad.

34. (A) miscellaneous.

(B) misccelanouse.

(D) miscelaneous.

35. (A) Ravenous.

(B) Reivenous.

(D) Raveinous.

Q. In the following questions, a word is given at the top. From the given answer choices, select an appropriate synonym for this word.

36. Nadir- (A) Low (B) Zenith (C) Liberty (D) Modernity.

37. Skiff- (A) a small boat (B) a large ship (C) a rover (D) equipment to measure distance.

38. Bodega- (A) name for a mart (B) rowing competition (C) a small shop (D) arms seller.

39. Iridescent- (A) Uniform (B) Varying in colour (C) Dull (D) Blanched.

40. Taut- (A) tight (B) loose (C) high (D) low.

Section II- Maths

41. Two different qualities of rice costing Rs. 24/kg and Rs. 30/kg respectively are mixed together and the resultant mixture costs Rs. 28. Find the ratio in which they are mixed together. (A) 1:3. (B) 1:2. (C) 1:1. (D) 2:3. 42. In what ratio must 35% vinegar be mixed with 60% vinegar to get a mixture of 50% vinegar solution? (A) 3:2.

(B) 2:3. (C) 7:12. (D) 3:5. 43. The average of 20 numbers is zero. Of them, at the most, how many may be greater than zero? (A) 0. (B) 5. (C) 19. (D) 20. 44. A grocer has a sale of Rs. 6435, Rs. 6927, Rs. 6855, Rs. 7230 and Rs. 6562 for 5 consecutive months. How much sale must he have in the sixth month so that he gets an average sale of Rs. 6500? (A) 5001. (B) 6091. (C) 4991. (D) 6791. 45. On a straight road, a Car travelling at 45 m/sec can see a Bus moving 100 m ahead in the same direction. After 5 seconds, the Car is 50 m ahead of the Bus. Find the ratio of the speed of the Car and the Bus? (A) 1:3. (B) 3:2. (C) 2:3. (D) 3:1. 46. How many 5 digit Palindromes can be made using the digits 0 to 6 with repetition? (A Palindrome is a number which is the same when read from either end)? (A) 294. (B) 480. (C) 343. (D) 125. 47. If a metallic cuboid weighs 16kg, how much would a miniature cuboid weigh if all The dimensions are reduced to one-fourth of the original? (A) 0.25 kg. (B) 0.5 kg. (C) 1 kg. (D) 2 kg. 48. A solid cylinder has a TSA of 231sq.cm. If its CSA is 2/3rd of its TSA, then its volume is? (A) 269.5 cm3. (B) 385 cm3. (C) 308 cm3. (D) 363.4 cm3 © All rights reserved.

49. How many small cubes are there which has all three colours on it? (A) 12. (B) 28. (C) 8. (D) 36. 50. If y=(113 + 123 + 133 + 143), then y divided by 25 leaves a remainder of: (A) 0. (B) 11. (C) 23. (D) 7. 51. Given that the difference between the digits of a 2-digit number is 4, what is the difference between the number and the number formed by reversing the digits? (A) 18. (B) 9. (C) 36. (D) 54. 52. The population of a town increased from 1, 75, 000 to 2,62,500 in a decade. The average percent increase of population per year is: (A) 4.37%. (B) 8.75%. (C) 6%. (D) 5%. 53. The population of a village is 2500. It decreases by 4% in the first year and increases by 3% in the 2nd year. What is the population at the end of 2 years? (A) 2620. (B) 2704. (C) 2472. (D) 2560. 54. Kumar, a passionate debator, starts his venture titled “The Name is Kumar”. He needs 5 women and 3 men to be a part of his panel. In how many ways can he choose them from a group of 9 men and 6 women? (A) 405. (B) 534. (C) 654. (D) 504.

55. In how many ways can a father distribute 9 distinct gifts among his 8 children so that each child gets at least one gift? (A) 36*8! (B) 6*8! (C) 216*4! (D) 36*6! 56. In a race with 36 people, the probability that X wins is 1/4, probability that Y wins is 1/5, and that Z wins is 1/10. Find the probability that one of them wins. (A) 1/240. (B) 1/160. (C) 11/20. (D) 12/49. 57. Three unbiased coins are tossed, what is the probability of getting at most 2 tails? (A) ½. (B) 7/8. (C) 1/8. (D) 2/3. 58. A shopkeeper cheats to the extent of 10% while buying and selling, by using false weights. His total gain is- (A) 20%. (B) 21%. (C) 22%. (D) 23%. 59. Harjas purchases 120 copies of Carr at Rs. 80 per copy. He spends Rs. 280 on transportation, pays 40 paisa as Octroi on each copy, pays Rs. 72 to the coolie. If Harjas wants to have a profit of 8% profit, what should be the selling price of one copy of Carr. (A) 88. (B) 90. (C) 92. (D) 89. 60. Three wheels can complete 40, 24 and 16 revolutions per minutes respectively. There is a green spot on each wheel that touches the ground at time zero. After how much time, all these spots will simultaneously touch the ground again? © All rights reserved.

(A) 7.5 seconds. (B) 7 seconds. (C) 7.5 minutes. (D) 7 minutes.

Section III- Legal Reasoning

61. Principle: Whoever, intending to take dishonestly any movable property out of the possession of any person without that person’s consent, moves that property in order to such taking is said to commit theft. Facts: M invited his friends over to his house on his birthday. He had received several gifts which he and his friends set about opening immediately. Among these, there was an expensive branded wristwatch, which his Uncle had gifted him. A, one of M’s friends, took a great liking to this wrist watch. He decided to take it for himself. So he slyly removed the wristwatch from the pile of gifts and managed to hide it behind a vase in M’s drawing room. He intended to take it with him without anybody seeing him. However, he could not extract the wristwatch from this hiding place that evening since there was always someone around. So he left in great disappointment. Has A committed theft? (A) A has not committed theft since he had ultimately not taken the wristwatch with him. (B) A has not committed theft since he did not intend to take the wristwatch dishonestly. (C) A has committed theft since he intended to dishonestly take M’s wristwatch and moved it in order to take it with himself. (D) A has committed theft since he intended to dishonestly take the wrist watch out of Madhav’s possession. 62. PRINCIPLE- The gist of the offence of criminal conspiracy is agreement between two or more persons to break the law, whether any act be done in pursuance thereof by the conspirators or not. FACTS: A group of friends went to a club for fun and frolic. One of them suddenly fired at the bar mate for her refusal to serve drinks. The others were unaware that the accused was carrying a loaded pistol. They had stayed at the club for about 2 hours. (A) All of them are guilty of murder. (B) Only Y is guilty of murder. (C) Y is guilty of murder and the others are guilty of criminal conspiracy.

(D) All of them are guilty of criminal conspiracy. 63. PRINCIPLE- (I) The consequences of a person’s act are too remote if a reasonable man would not have foreseen them. (II) A person is held responsible in law only for consequences which are not remote. (III) But an intentional wrongdoer’s liability will cover all consequences, whether foreseeable or not, which result from his wrongful act. FACTS: Arun grows certain prohibited psychotropic substances on his farm; there is also a board displayed on Arun's farm which says “Trespassers would be prosecuted.” Additionally, Arun employs two guards to keep away anyone who might trespass into the field. On a particular day when the guards were off duty, Bhasin trespassed onto Arun's land while grazing his horse. Bhasin's horse ate a few leaves of the psychotropic plan and started attacking Bhasin. Bhasin was badly injured and sued Arun. (A) Arun is not liable because he had taken all reasonable precautions to ensure that nobody would enter his premises. (B) Arun is not liable because Bhasin is a trespasser and he had no business to be on Arun's property. (C) Arun is liable because he is growing psychotropic substances on his land illegally. (D) None of the above. 64. Principle: Whoever stores a substance which could cause damage on escape shall be absolutely liable for any damage caused by the escape of the substance from its premises. Facts: Ashim had a magazine store where he also had magazines meant only for adult reading. Once few robbers entered his store at night to steal the magazines. While leaving the shop they dropped some of the adult magazines outside which was found by some kids the next day. Their parents saw them reading the magazines and claimed damages from Ashim? (A) Ashim is liable as the substance was dangerous and caused damage due to escape. (B) Ashim is not liable as strict liability does not apply here. (C) Ashim is liable as he should have been more careful while storing such things on his premises. (D) None of the above. 65. The question given below consist of two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason [R]. In the context of the two statements, which of the following is correct? A: Contributory Negligence is an absolute defence. © All rights reserved.

R: While applying contributory negligence, damages are awarded in proportion to the act causing damages. (A) Both A and R are True and R is the correct explanation of A. (B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. (C) A is true but R is false. (D) A is false but R is true. 66. Principle: A person who brings a dangerous and hazardous thing on his property is absolutely responsible for any harm that is caused by the escape of such a thing from his property. No defences are available to such a person to protect him from liability. Facts: Palash owned a plot of land in a village near Mysore. He along with a group if businessmen set up a beedi industry. The industry flourished and gained huge success. One day a worker threw a burning beedi in the nearby farmland and the trees caught fire. The factory caught fire and spread to the nearby villages leading to loss of property. The villagers sued Palash for the loss of property caused to them. Decide the case. (A) Direct Palash to pay compensation to the villagers for bringing a dangerous thing on his land. (B) Absolve Palash from his liability since the fire was caused by the carelessness of a worker. (C) Give relief to Palash for generating employment in the village. (D) None of the above. 67. Principle: When an agent commits a tort in the course of performance of his duty as an agent, the liability of the principal arises for such a wrongful act. Factual Situation: Sarita owned a property in Thane. She was not satisfied with the income from the property and therefore she approached famous real estate agents Duggal and Co. for consultation. The head clerk at the company advised Sarita to sell the property and invest her money in purchasing some other property which would give better returns. She was asked to sign a document which was supposed to be a sale deed. In fact the documents signed were gift deeds in the name of the clerk himself. He later disposed the property and misappropriated the proceeds. He had acted solely for his own benefit without the knowledge of the principal. Sarita sued Duggal and Co. for damages. (A) Duggal and Co. shall not be liable since they had no knowledge of the wrongful act. (B) Duggal and Co. shall be held liable for the wrongful act of the agent.

(C) Duggal and Co. shall not be held liable since they had no intention to commit the wrongful act. (D) The head clerk shall be held liable only, not the company. 68. Principle: An act causing damage, if done under necessity to prevent a greater evil is not actionable even though harm was caused intentionally. Necessity is a defence for the commission of any tort. Facts: Thomas entered Carter’s premises in good faith to extinguish fire at which the firemen had already been working. Carter sued Thomas for trespass. Decide. (A) Thomas was only helping Carter out. (B) Carter is liable for not taking his neighbour's help. (C) Thomas is not liable as the firemen were not enough to control the fire. (D) Thomas is not liable because in order to prevent a greater evil of fire spreading, Thomas committed a small breach. 69. Ram brings a bucket of water and throws the water down on the road to drench Krishna. Is Ram liable for battery? (A) Yes, as throwing water is enough physical force. (B) No, as he might not have targeted Krishna. (C) No as throwing water is not enough physical risk. (D) None of the Above. 70. Principle: The rule of res ipsa loquitor states that where given the facts and circumstances of the case, the situation creates an obvious imputation that a said person has almost surely committed a tort then it will be the onus of such person on whom the aspersion is cast to rebut the representation that no negligence has been committed. Facts: Abhinav and Rohan are neighbours in the village of Wrestlers. They both hate each other so much that they always tried to harm each other. One morning Abhinav’s daughter was kidnapped while Rohan‘s house was locked up with no one inside it. Nobody knew the whereabouts of Rohan. Abhinav and his relatives are alleging res ipsa loquitor. (A) A presumption of res ipsa loquitor can be exercised as there was an ongoing hatred between the two. (B) A presumption of res ipsa loquitor can be exercised as he had disappeared right from the day of the kidnapping without leaving any information about his whereabouts. (C) A presumption of res ipsa loquitor cannot be exercised as there is no proof of his presence on the scene of kidnapping. © All rights reserved.

(D) A presumption of res ipsa loquitor cannot be exercised. 71. PRINCIPLE: Ignorance of fact is excused but ignorance of law is no excuse. FACTS: Bhadu decides to engage in the trade of animal parts with China. The Indian government allows the export of some specific animals and their parts to foreign countries. Bhadu purchases the bill of the same act and discovers that he can engage in the trade of Cheetal with China. The Customs Department raids his warehouse and seizes all his goods as Cheetal can't be traded under the relevan Act. Bhadu shows them his copy of the Act and states that they are violating his Constitutional Rights. The Customs Department show them the copy of the Act present with them and prove to Bhadu that his copy of the Act has many misprints, including the provisions related to Cheetal. What action will be taken against Bhadu? (A) Bhadu will be pardoned as it was the publisher's mistake. (B) Bhadu will be punished for breaking the law as ignorance of law is no excuse. (C) Bhadu didn't ignore the law but was misled by the Act present with him. He shouldn't be punished. (D) Bhadu shouldn't be punished as it's a mixture of both ignorance of law and fact. 72. PRINCIPLE: The mere fact that a man is injured by another’s act gives in itself no cause of action; if the act is deliberate, the party injured will have no claim in law even though the injury caused is intentional, so long as the other party is exercising a legal right. FACTS: Harjas dug a coal pit using which they intercepted water. This affected Chitwan’s well which had been dug some 15 years ago and was situated at a distance of about a mile from that place where these people had intercepted water. This caused a lot of problems and inconvenience to Chitwan and he brought a case against Harjas. Decide the outcome of the case. (A) Harjas will win the case because he can do anything over his property that he likes and his act should not be connected to a well one mile away. (B) Harjas will win the case because there is the absence of a legal injury and he is acting well within his legal rights. (C) Chitwan will win the case because Harjas’s act caused him damage (D) Chitwan will win the case because the underground water is not the sole property of Harjas. 73. PRINCIPLE:-An owner of land has the right to use the land in any manner he or she desires. The owner of land also owns the space above and the depths below it. © All rights reserved.

FACTS:- Abhishek lives next to the airport. Planes fly over his land during the night. He decides to sue the airline companies to stop them from flying over his land. (A) He won't be successful in his suit as the planes fly at an extremely high distance. (B) Abhishek will win the suit. (C) The Court will decide depending upon mitigating circumstances. (D) Abhishek will lose as smooth transit through aeroplanes helps the economy. 74. PRINCIPLE: Where a person undertakes to do work which is intrinsically dangerous, notwithstanding that reasonable care has been taken to render it as little dangerous as possible, he no doubt voluntarily subjects himself to the risks inevitably accompanying it, and cannot complain if a wrong is done to him. FACTS: Two brothers Sanjay and Sami had been working in Hithesh’s quarry. They tried to test some detonators without taking requisite precautions and their act was in contravention of statutory provisions and also the orders of Hithesh to both of them. One day this act resulted in an explosion causing injury to Sunil. He brought an action against Hithesh saying that his brother was equally responsible for the accident and that Hithesh being the employer was held vicariously liable for his brother’s conduct. Decide. (A) Hithesh is not liable because he had warned them not to do the dangerous act. (B) Hithesh is not liable because he is protected by the defence of volenti non fit injuria. (C) Hithesh is liable by the principle of vicarious liability. (D) Hithesh is liable because there is a breach of statutory obligation. 75. Principle: No person shall be prosecuted twice for the same offence. Facts: Jagdish was arrested by the police on grounds of smuggling. During the course of the trial, he was acquitted by the judge due to lack of conclusive evidence. Later, the police found some more evidence and filed a civil suit against him. In the civil suit, he was found guilty and ordered to pay charges. Jagdish wanted to challenge this. As Jagdish‘s lawyer, what advice would you give him? (A) Jagdish can challenge this act of the police because after being prosecuted and acquitted once, he cannot be prosecuted again for the same charge. (B) Jagdish can challenge this act because the police should not have started the prosecution in the first place with insufficient evidence and after finding it, they cannot start prosecution again. (C) Jagdish cannot challenge the act since the two prosecutions were different, one being criminal and the other civil. © All rights reserved.

(D) Jagdish cannot challenge this legislation as the police can do as it wishes to catch criminals. 76. PRINCIPLE: When a person consents to the infliction of some harm upon him, he has no remedy in tort. FACTS: John had gone to watch football match. During the match, the ball hit John. Will he get compensated? (A) John will get compensated. (B) John will not get compensated. (C) John can only get compensated by the player himself. (D) None of the above. 77. PRINCIPLE: A “trespass” is an unlawful interference with one's person, property or rights. FACTS: Wadiyar decided to put an extremely ugly painting on his boundary wall. Kumar, the RWA president, fearing that such a painting would discourage people from coming to the colony, asked Wadiyar to take it down. Wadiyar refused. Kumar took it down himself. (A) Kumar isn't liable as he did this to protect the colony people. (B) No trespass as this was a necessary action to ensure that the colony's property prices didn't fall down. (C) Kumar is liable for failing to convince Wadiyar. (D) Kumar is liable for trespass. 78. PRINCIPLE- Harm suffered voluntarily does not constitute a legal injury and is not actionable. FACTS: Aparna joined an archery club close to her house. The terms of membership contained the following clauses: (1) Shoot at your own risk. (2) The management would not be responsible for any accident or injury to the members. While Aparna was attempting a shot, the bow broke due to poor maintenance and Aparna hurt herself badly. Can Aparna sue the club for the injury suffered by her? (A) No, clause (2) gives blanket immunity to the management and would apply even in case of negligence. (B) No, according to clause (1), Aparna had voluntarily consented to the risk involved. (C) Yes, clause (1) would not apply in case of negligence on the part of the management. (D) None of the above. © All rights reserved.

79. Principle 1: When an agent commits a tort in the course of performance of his duty as an agent, the liability of the principal arises for such a wrongful act. Principle 2: The relationship between partners is that of principal and agent. Factual Situation: A and B were two partners at a firm. A acting within the scope of his authority as a partner, bribed the clerk of Z’s firm and induced him to make a breach of contract with his employer Z divulging trade secrets relating to Z’s business. B had no knowledge of A’s act. Z sued the firm including both A and B for damages. (A) Only A is liable. (B) Only B is liable. (C) Both are liable. (D) Neither is liable. 80. PRINCIPLE: A contract is enforceable only if it has been entered into by free consent of both the parties. FACTS: Suneja is the owner of a wheat mill. He wants to procure 100 tons of cotton from the farmers at the cost of Rs. 40 per kg. However the government has set the price of wheat at the minimum of Rs. 55 per kg. He is thus forced to agree to this price. He later defaults on the contract and says that it isn't enforceable since he never gave free consent to it. (A) Suneja's stance is logical and justifiable. The government cannot impose prices on the citizen's and force them to enter into contracts. (B) Even if the government has the right to impose prices for certain commodities the very fact that the consent given by Suneja to the contract was not free, makes it unenforceable. (C) The contract is enforceable as the consent has been given freely. (D) None of the above. 81. Principle: A promise to pay for what the promisee has already been done is a type of gratuitous promise. It implies also that there must be a present consideration. Facts: Eastwood was the guardian of a girl under the age of 21. He took out a loan from a Mr. Blackburn for $140 to cover some of the costs of maintaining and educating the girl and improving some cottages that had been left to her. After she had come of age and on her marriage, her husband, Kenyon, promised Eastwood to pay off her debts to Mr. Blackburn. When he failed to do so, Eastwood sued him. Decide. (A) The action will fail as the husband had made a promise to pay for a past consideration and this was a gratuitous act. © All rights reserved.

(B) The action will succeed as there was a past consideration which was ratified when he promised to pay the debt off. (C) The action will succeed as there was valid consideration between the parties and therefore a valid contract. (D) None of the Above. 82. Principle: A person has no remedy against an injury caused by an act to which he has consented. Fact: Ashim was in a hurry to get to the railway station to catch the Delhi bound train and he hired a taxi run by Mast Bread Taxi Company, well known in city. Ashim asked the Driver. to drive fast, in a bid not to miss the train. In the city zone, there was a speed limit of 110 km per hour and the driver, rather reluctantly, drove quite fast at times 100km per hour in his pursuit to reach the station in time. As a result of the fast driving, the driver lost control and hit a truck parked outside a mill and Ashim was badly injured. Ashim filed a suit against the Taxi Company. (A) The Mast Bread Taxi Company would not be liable since Ashim asked the driver to drive fast. (B) The Mast Bread Taxi Company would not be liable since Ashim asked the driver to drive fast. (C) The Mast Bread Taxi Company would be liable, because the request of "driving fast" does not mean consent to negligence. (D) None of the above. 83. Principle: Agreement the meaning of which is uncertain or is not capable of meaning certain is void. Facts: Shannon bought a medicine from a shop. When she went home and removed the seal to open the paper box which held the glass bottle of the medicine she saw that the seal of the bottle was broken. When she went back to exchange the medicine at the shop the shopkeeper refused to take it back. (A) The shopkeeper is wrong in refusing to exchange the medicine as it would be a breach of contract. (B) The shopkeeper is wrong in refusing to exchange the medicine as Shannon could not have checked the contents of a sealed paper box. (C) The shopkeeper is right in refusing to exchange the medicine as it is a buyer‘s duty to discover the defects through due diligence.

(D) The shopkeeper is right in refusing to exchange the medicine as it cannot be decisively said that the seal of the bottle was broken at the time of sale. 84. PRINCIPLE:- Two or more persons are said to consent when they agree over the same thing in the same sense. FACTS:- Shantanu agreed to buy DJ's Arsenal jersey. On the day of the sale, Shantanu was horrified to discover DJ was selling him Gervinho's Arsenal jersey and not the Patrick Viera one owned by him. (A) There was no consent in the instant case. (B) There was consent in the instant case. (C) It can't be determined whether there was consent or not. (D) There was implied consent. 85. Principle: Nuisance is an unlawful interference with a person’s enjoyment of land or some rights over or in connection with it. Facts: Nitin has three pet dogs. One of the three entered into the paddy fields of Hitesh and caused destruction of property. Will anyone be liable for the damage caused to Hitesh? (A) Yes, the city’s municipal corporation will be liable. (B) Yes, Nitin will be liable. (C) Yes, Hitesh will be liable for the damage caused. (D) None will be liable for the damage as it was caused by an animal.

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1. The Tort of negligence is a legal wrong that is suffered by someone at the hands of another who fails to take proper care to avoid what a reasonable person would regard as a foreseeable risk. 2. The test of liability requires that the harm must be a reasonably foreseeable result of the defendant’s conduct, a relationship of proximity must exist and it must be fair, just and reasonable to impose liability. 3. Volenti non fit injuria is a defence to action in negligence. 86. Facts- In a sad incident, 95 fans of a Football Club died in a stampede in the Nehru Stadium. The court has decided that the accident was caused due to negligence of the Police in permitting too many supporters to crowd in one part of the stadium. Now, a suit is filed by Harman and several other people against the Commissioner of State Police. Harman and the other claimants had relatives who were caught up in the Nehru

Stadium disaster. The disaster was broadcast on live television, where several claimants alleged, they had witnessed friends and relatives die. Others were present in the stadium or had heard about the events in other ways. All claimed damages for the psychiatric harm as a result. Determine, whether, for the purposes of establishing liability in negligence, those who suffer purely psychiatric harm from witnessing any event at which they are not physically present are sufficiently proximate for a duty to be owed , and thus can be said to be reasonably with the contemplation of the tortfeasor? (A) Police is liable for all of the consequences of their negligence because they could reasonably foresee the injury. The liability towards victims who are not physically present is also there in all circumstances. (B) Police is not liable because the duty of care towards Harman and others will be breached if they were present at the event and the harm caused was being foreseeable. The liability towards victims who are not physically present is only in certain exceptional circumstances. (C) Police is not liable because the incident was an accident and supporters were there by their own free will. (D) Police is liable for only the death of 95 fans burns and not for the psychiatric harm to the relatives of deceased fans which happened due to their own delicate mental condition. 87. Facts- X purchased a disused cinema with the intention of turning into a Multiplex. Six weeks after, X entered the building for the first time, it was set on fire by intruders and destroyed. As a result, the adjacent buildings were also affected and damaged. The cinema building was a target to vandals and children who often played there, but X had no knowledge of previous attempts to start fire at the cinema buildings. The owners of the adjacent buildings brought an action for negligence against X on grounds that X failed to take reasonable care for the safety of the buildings by not keeping the cinema locked, making regular inspections and employing a caretaker. Decide whether the occupier of the property owe a duty of care to the adjoining occupiers in respect of acts of trespass on his property resulting in damage to the adjoining properties? (A) An occupier of a property owes a duty of care to the adjoining occupiers in respect of acts of trespass on his property resulting in damage to the adjoining properties under all circumstances. (B) X was not aware of previous attempts of vandals to start fire and as such, the building did not present an obvious fire risk, so X was not under any duty to © All rights reserved.

anticipate the possibility of fire and make measures to prevent the entry of vandals. So, no duty of care existed towards the adjoining in the case. (C) Though X were not aware of previous attempts of vandals to start fire as such and the building did not present an obvious fire risk but he failed to take reasonable care, so X is liable. (D) X is not liable as the adjoining occupiers are also negligent by not being careful in safeguarding their properties against fire. 88. Facts- A team of scientists imported a virus for the purpose of research. They carried out research on their premises into foot and mouth disease in cattle, and they were apparently responsible for the escape of the virus. As a result, there was an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the area, and the Minister of Agriculture ordered two markets to be closed. This caused some of traders who were two firms of auctioneers, to suffer a loss of profits on a total of six market days, for which they sought to recover,. Decide whether the scientists owed a duty of care towards the traders? (A) An ability to foresee indirect or economic loss to another person as the result of a defendant’s conduct automatically impose on the defendant a duty to take care to avoid that loss. (B) The loss to the traders was pecuniary. They suffered no physical harm to themselves or to any of their property. An ability to foresee indirect or economic loss to another person as the result of a defendant’s conduct did not automatically impose on the defendant a duty to take care to avoid that loss. (C) It is not proved that there was negligence on the part of the scientists which resulted in an escape of the virus so they are no liable. (D) Though the scientists are negligent in handling the virus but they are not liable as the leakage of virus was by accident. 89. Who amongst the following acts as the presiding officer of the House without being its member? (A) Vice President of India. (B) Speaker of Lok Sabha. (C) Prime Minister of India. (D) Chief Justice of India. 90. Principle: Whoever, intending to take dishonestly any moveable property out of the possession of any person without the person's consent, moves the property, is said to commit theft. © All rights reserved.

Explanation: Dishonesty means any act committed with the intention of causing wrongful loss to the person or wrongful gain for oneself. Facts: Nitin sees a cell phone belonging to Hitesh in Tejas's house. Nitin hides the cell phone in Tejas's House itself, in such a place where Tejas cannot be expected to be able to find it. Nitin did this with the intention of taking away the cell phone from the hidden place when Tejas forgets about it and then to sell it away. (A) Nitin is not liable as the cell phone was not in possession of Tejas. (B) Nitin is not liable as the cell phone has not been moved outside Tejas's house. (C) Nitin is liable as he dishonestly took the cell phone with the intention to sell it. (D) Nitin is not liable because he still has the opportunity to return the cell phone to Hitesh. 91. Which writ is used by the highest courts to call up and review the records of lower courts? (A) Certiorari. (B) Mandamus. (C) Habeas Corpus. (D) Quo Warranto. 92. PRINCIPLE:- A punishment which is too cruel and torturous is unconstitutional. FACTS:- Yamuna was selling pirated 'Himmatwala' DVDs. When she got caught, the village panchayat as punishment asked her to go and watch the movie ten times in the hall. The punishment is:- (A) Constitutional. (B) Unconstitutional. (C) It can't be determined. (D) It is unconstitutional as no one can be made to watch Himmatwala. 93. Principles: (1) The Constitution provides every citizen the fundamental Right to practise any profession, or to carry on any occupation, trade or business subject to reasonable restrictions. (2) The State shall, within the limits of its economic capacity and development, make effective provision for securing the right to work. Facts: Sharmaji was employed as a salesperson with LIC for the past 10 years. Sharmaji's job involves a lot of travelling and is very strenuous. He was diagnosed as being HIV+ recently. Post diagnosis, Sharmaji talks to his superior and explains his situation to them. He requests for an available position which is a desk job with a similar job profile and one that would not endanger his health. Sharmaji's request is denied and © All rights reserved.

he is fired on grounds of his inability to perform his job in a suitable manner. Sharmaji files a suit claiming that his right to work has been violated. Decide. (A) Right to work is a directive principle and in this case, the State does not have a responsibility to provide employment. It can fire Sharmaji because he is unsuitable for employment. (B) Sharmaji's right to employment is subject to reasonable restrictions. A's illness render him incapable of performing the job he was assigned to and so, LIC has the right to fire him. (C) Every citizen has the right to employment and cannot be discriminated against on arbitrary grounds. Sharmaji must be provided alternative opportunities. (D) Sharmaji has served the company for 10 years as a loyal and honest employee. The company must give him the position he requested for to reward him for his service. 94. Principle: Under the Constitution, nobody can be convicted twice for the same offence. Factual Situation: The students of a college went on strike against the fee-hike by the college. A student X in the ensuing confusion assaulted a staff member and injured him grievously. For this offence, he was rusticated from the college. Subsequently, the police arrested him and charge-sheeted him for causing grievous hurt. X pleads that he is being convicted for this same offence twice. (A) X will win, because he has already suffered punishment in the form of rustication. (B) X will not win because rustication is not same as conviction. (C) X will win because he did not intentionally hurt the staff. (D) None of these. 95. Principle 1: A stranger to a contract does not get a right to sue. Principle 2: If in a contract between 2 parties, a beneficiary right is created in favour a third party, then he can enforce his claim on the basis of the right conferred on him. Facts: There was an agreement between Sayan and Jayant, the fathers of Jai and Anushka. It was said that if Anushka marries Jai, Sayan would pay some amount to Anushka. Sayan also kept aside some property to fulfil this promise. Anushka marries Jai, but later Sayan refuses to give her the money. Anushka sues Sayan. Decide. (A) Anushka will succeed because a beneficiary right was created in her favour. (B) Anushka will not succeed, as she was a stranger to the contract between Sayan and Jayant. (C) Anushka will not succeed as she did not pay any consideration. (D) Anushka can claim the money from her husband, Jai. © All rights reserved.

96. The questions given below consist of two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason [R]. In the context of the two statements, which of the following is correct? A: Uncertain Agreements are considered to be void under the Contract Act. R: Negotiations over the telephone are considered to be binding on the parties. (A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. (B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. (C) A is true but R is false. (D) A is false but R is true. 97. PRINCIPLE- A master is vicariously liable for the acts of his servants acting in the course of employment. FACTS: Harjas is Akash's driver. Akash told Harjas to take his car to the servicing station. After getting the car serviced, Harjas took his girlfriend for a long drive in the car till 5:30 in the morning, without telling Akash; Harjas drove recklessly and rammed the car into Mandal's scooter. Mandal suffered injury and claims damages. Advise Mandal. (A) Mandal can claim damages from Akash on the principle of vicarious liability. (B) Mandal cannot claim damages from Akash because Harjas was not acting in the course of employment. (C) Mandal cannot claim damages from Akash because there is no master-servant relationship that exists between Harjas & Akash. (D) None of the above. 98. Principle: A contract to do an act which, after the contract is made, becomes impossible or, by reason of some event is void. Explanation: The object of law of a contract is to ensure certainty in transactions and an impossible act cannot be made enforceable in the eyes of law. Facts: Hansraj contracted with a famous singer named Avinash Rao for the ITC Gardenia Club Member's event. After the contract, Mr Rao was diagnosed with Malaria and was advised bed rest for the next three months. Despite his willingness, Mr Rao could not perform at the club event. Hansraj filed a suit against Mr Rao for breach of contract. Decide whether the contract was void? (A) No, as Mr Rao was willing to perform at the event. (B) No, as Hansraj was not responsible for the medical condition of Mr Rao. (C) Yes, as the medical condition made it impossible for Mr Rao to perform the contract. © All rights reserved.

(D) Yes, as medical advice should be given preference over contractual obligations. 99. Principle: Frustration of a contract means occurrence of an intervening event or charge of circumstances so fundamental as to be regarded by the law as both, striking at the root of the contract and entirely beyond what was contemplated by the parties. Facts: Sairam had booked a party hall for his son’s birthday. For the purpose of party hall, they had agreed on the amount Rs 20,000. On the day of his son’s birthday, there was a curfew and the party had to be cancelled. Now the party hall owner wants to claim the agreed amount. (A) Sairam has to pay the contracted amount. (B) Sairam has to pay the dames to the hall owner and not the contracted price. (C) Sairam need not pay anything because the celebration was impossible due to the curfew. (D) Sairam need not pay the amount because the curfew was vis major. 100. Principle: If damage is caused to avoid a greater damage, it becomes a good defence. Facts: Rohan has a ferocious, insane pet dog. One day a small boy comes to Rohan’s house to borrow his books. The dog suddenly pounces on the boy. Simran standing nearby, gets startled, throws a knife at the dog, which dies as a consequence. Rohan sues Simran for killing the dog. Decide the case: (A) Simran will not be liable because the damage caused to the dog was necessary to save the girl’s life. (B) Simran will not be liable because the dog’s life is of not much value. (C) Simran will be liable because the right to kill an animal is only with the person to whom the animal belongs to. (D) Simran is liable because it was not necessary to kill the dog to save the girl’s life. 101. PRINCIPLE- If a contract is entered into fraudulently or through wilful misrepresentation, the contract is voidable at the option of the innocent party to the contract. FACTS: A contracts to sell his holiday house to B. A enters into the contract unaware that his house, which was situated close to the beach, had been wiped out in the tsunami a few months before the entering into contract between A & B. When B discovers that the house that A purported to sell is non-existent, he sues A in court claiming that the contract is voidable. Decide the status of the contract. (A) The contract is voidable because A purported to sell a non-existent property to B. © All rights reserved.

(B) The contract is valid because it was entered into with mutual consent. (C) The agreement is not voidable because of mistake as to the subject—matter of the contract on the part of A. (D) None of the above. 102. PRINCIPLE- A damage or injury though caused by a tortious act of the defendant will not qualify for award of damages if it is too remote. FACTS: Abhiroop was boiling milk in his apartment; since he was very tired, he fell asleep without realizing that the stove was still on. Sometime later, the fire alarm got triggered off in the building. As the people residing in the building rushed out panicking, Brijesh's dog (which had fractured his leg a few days before and could not run), got badly hurt in the stampede. Can Brijesh sue Abhiroop for the injury to his dog? (A) Yes, it was Abhiroop's negligence which was directly responsible for the injury to Brijesh's dog. (B) No, Abhiroop had a duty of care only towards Brijesh and not towards Brijesh's dog. (C) No, the injury to Brijesh’s dog was too remote a consequence of Abhiroop’s act. (D) None of the above. 103. Private International Law is also called- (A) Civil Law. (B) Local Laws. (C) Conflict of Laws. (D) Common Law. 104. The right of a party to initiate an action and be heard before a Court of Law is called- (A) Right in rem. (B) Right in personem. (C) Fundamental Right. (D) Locus standi. 105. Which Parliamentary Committee in Indian system of democracy is chaired by a member of Opposition Party? (A) Estimates Committee. (B) Joint Parliamentary Committee. (C) Public Accounts Committee. © All rights reserved.

(D) Finance Committee. 106. Supreme Court held that Preamble as a basic feature of Constitution cannot be amended in the case of- (A) Golaknath v State of Punjab. (B) Maneka Gandhi v Union of India. (C) S.R. Bommai v Union of India. (D) Kesavananda Bharathi v State of Kerala. 107. Functus Officio means- (A) By virtue of one’s office. (B) Office held by virtue of one’s function. (C) No longer having power or jurisdiction. (D) Temporary power or jurisdiction. 108. Justitia nemini neganda est means- (A) Justice to be given to people. (B) Justice must be seen to be done. (C) Justice to be denied to nobody. (D) Justice against a specific person. 109. Salus populi est suprema lex means- (A) Welfare of the people is the supreme law. (B) People determine the supreme law. (C) Supreme law is made by democracy. (D) Solution for the people is supreme law. 110. The temporary release of a prisoner is called- (A) Parole. (B) Amnesty. (C) Discharge. (D) Pardon

Section IV- Logical Reasoning

111. Look at this series: 7, 10, 8, 11, 9, 12, ... What number should come next? (A) 8 (B) 9 (C) 10 (D) 11

112. Find the missing term in the series: 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 15, ____, 25. (A) 20 (B) 10 (C) 30 (D) 50 113. 32, 31, 32, 29, 32, 27, 32, __, __. (A) 25, 32. (B) 29, 30. (C) 31, 32. (D) 25, 30. 114. Look at this series: F2, __, D8, C16, B32, ... What number should fill the blank? (A) E4. (B) E1. (C) E2. (D) E3. 115. Statement: Should India encourage exports, when most things are insufficient for internal use itself? Arguments: Yes. We have to earn foreign exchange to pay for our imports. No. Even selective encouragement would lead to shortages. (A) Only argument (1) is strong. (B) Only argument (2) is strong. (C) Neither (1) nor (2) is strong. (D) Both (1) and (2) are strong. 116. Statement: Movies have become indispensable for the entertainment of people. Assumptions: 1. Movies are the only media of entertainment 2. People enjoy movies. (A) Only Assumption (1) is implicit. (B) Only Assumption (2) is implicit. (C) Neither (1) nor (2) is implicit. (D) Both (1) and (2) are implicit. 117. Many historians have done more harm than good by distorting truth. Assumptions- © All rights reserved.

1. People believe what is reported by the historians. 2. Historians are seldom expected to depict the truth. (A) Only I is implicit. (B) Only II is implicit. (C) Both are implicit. (D) Neither is implicit. 118. The government has decided to pay compensation to the tune of Rs. 1 lakh to the family members of those who are killed in railway accidents. Assumptions- 1. The government has enough funds to meet the expenses due to compensation 2. There may be reduction in incidents of railway accidents in near future. (A) Only I is implicit. (B) Only II is implicit. (C) Both are implicit. (D) Neither is implicit. 119. A man leaves for his office from his house. He walks towards East. After moving a distance of 20 m, he turns South and walks 10 m. Then he walks 35 m towards the West and further 5 m towards the North. He then turns towards East and walks 15 m. What is the straight distance between his initial and final positions? (A) 0 (B) 5 (C) 10 (D) 15 120. Arshita walks 5 km to the west, then turns right and walks 4 km turns right again and walks 8 km and stops. How far is she from starting point? (A) 3 km. (B) 5 km. (C) 25 km. (D) 12 km. 121. Madan started from his house and walked 3 km towards north. Then he turned right and covered 1 km. Then he took a right turn and walked 3 km and stopped. If he now stretches his hand his left hand will point to which direction? (A) North. (B) South. © All rights reserved.

(C) East. (D) West. 122. X starts from a point and cycles 5 km south, then turns right and cycles 3 km, then further turns right and cycles 5 km. What is the direction in which he is cycling now? (A) North. (B) South. (C) East. (D) West. 123. Select the appropriate option in relation to the given analogy- Rat: Rodent. (A) Emperor: Royal. (B) Car: SUV. (C) Cat: Feline. (D) Boy: Male. 124. A family consists of six members P, Q, R, S, T and U. There are two married couples. Q is a doctor and the father of T. U is grandfather of R and is a contractor. S is grandmother of T and is a housewife. There is one doctor, one contractor, one nurse, one housewife and two students in the family. What is the profession of P? (A) Nurse. (B) Doctor. (C) Contractor. (D) Housewife. 125. Adit is the son of Ashim. Ashim is the husband of Prabhleen’s sister. Who is Adit to Prabhleen? (A) Grandson. (B) Son. (C) Nephew. (D) Cannot be determined. 126. The last day of a century cannot be- (A) Monday. (B) Wednesday. (C) Tuesday. (D) Friday. 127. How many days are there in x weeks x days? © All rights reserved.

(A) 7x2. (B) x2. (C) 14x. (D) 8x. 128. What is the angle between the two hands of a clock when the time shown by the clock is 6.30 p.m.? (A) 0. (B) 30. (C) 50. (D) 150.

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A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect

B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect

C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes

D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes

129. Statements: I. The life today is too fast, demanding and full of variety in all aspects which at times leads to stressful situations. II. Number of suicide cases among teenagers is on increase. 130. Statements: I. The local co-operative credit society has decided to stop giving loans to farmers with immediate effect. II. A large number of credit society members have withdrawn major part of their deposits from the credit society. 131. If CAT=60, ME=65, what is AM? (A) 70. (B) 75. (C) 13. (D) 50. 132. If BRAT is coded as ATBR, what is the code for CODE? (A) DOCE.

(B) BQCD. (C) DECO. (D) ECOD. 133. If "moo maa mee" means "eat cold food", "maa kaa laa" means "food is hot", "laa raa kaa" means "he is hot", which word means hot? (A) Kaa. (B) Laa. (C) Maa. (D) Can’t be determined. 134. In a cube, one pair of opposite faces is painted red, second pair is painted green and third pair is painted blue. The cube is now cut into 729 identical smaller cubes. (A) 12. (B) 28. (C) 8. (D) 36.

135. Statement: Should India encourage exports, when most things are insufficient for internal use itself? Arguments: (1) Yes. We have to earn foreign exchange to pay for our imports. (2) No. Even selective encouragement would lead to shortages. (A) Only argument (1) is strong. (B) Only argument (2) is strong. (C) Neither (1) nor (2) is strong. (D) Both (1) and (2) are strong. 136. Statements: All the hammers are axes. No axe is a saw. Conclusions: (1) Some hammers are saws. (2) No saw is an axe. (A) Only conclusion (1) follows. (B) Only conclusion (2) follows. (C) Both (1) and (2) follow. (D) Neither (1) nor (2) follows. 137. Statements: Some dates are days. All the calendars are days. © All rights reserved.

Conclusions: (1) Some days are calendars. (2) Some days are dates. (A) Only conclusion (1) follows. (B) Only conclusion (2) follows. (C) Both (1) and (2) follow. (D) Neither (1) nor (2) follows. 138. Statement: Denmark is the most expensive country to live in. Conclusion 1: Finland is less expensive than Denmark to live in Conclusion 2: India is the least expensive country to live in. (A) Only I follows. (B) Only II follows. (C) Both I and II follow. (D) Neither I nor II follow. 139. Statement: Money is one of the most important player in politics. Conclusion 1: There are no poor politicians Conclusion 2: All the rich men take part in politics (A) Only I follows. (B) Only II follows. (C) Both I and II follow. (D) Neither I nor II follow. 140. Statement: The teacher humiliated Z in front of entire class. Conclusion 1: The teacher hates Z Conclusion 2: Z is the most popular student in the entire batch. (A) Only I follows. (B) Only II follows. (C) Both I and II follow. (D) Neither I nor II follow. 141. If the islanders are doomed to have local self-governance and it is the islanders who have determined this, then they should be ready to bear the negative consequences of local self-governance”, said a British colonist as he left the shores of the island he was governing. Which of the following, if true, would weaken his argument?

(A) Local rulers are always more interested in the development of their country than foreign colonists. (B) Local self-governance is not child’s play. (C) The islanders are equally justified and competent, if not more than the colonists, to run their own government. (D) A group of islanders were against the transfer of power.

Instructions- The words given below (in capital letters, have a certain relationship with each other. The relationship could be synonymous, antonymous, part-whole, and so on. Following, this pair are four other pairs. Select the pair wherein the words have the closest relationship to that of the given capitalised pair-

142. DOCUMENT : PASSPORT : (A) Army: Captain. (B) Leader: Follower. (C) League: Team. (D) League: Team. 143. CONSPICUOUS : STRIKING: (A) Noticeable: Outstanding. (B) Obvious: Distinguished. (C) Overt: Hidden. (D) Glaring: Indistinct. 144. ATHEIST : AGNOSTIC : (A) Faithful: Cynic. (B) Sceptic: Doubter. (C) Philosopher: Thinker. (D) Infidel: Believer. 145. REPROACH : REBUKE : (A) Sorcery: Black magic. (B) Disapproved: Disgrace. (C) Stupendous: Gigantic. (D) Svelte: Obese. 146. On January 1, 2016, Vittal was about to throw away the calendar for 2015 when his mommy stopped him, saying: “This calendar will be useful again soon”. In what year can the calendar for 2015 be used again?

(A) 2024. (B) 2025. (C) 2026. (D) 2027. 147. P: Some mangoes are apples. All grapes are mangoes. Therefore all apples are grapes. Q: Some mangoes are apples. All apples are grapes. Therefore, some mangoes are grapes. (A) Both P and Q are true. (B) Both P and Q are false or doubtful. (C) P is true and Q is false or doubtful. (D) P is false or doubtful and Q is true.

Q. Five of India’s leading models are posing for a photograph promoting world peace and understanding. But then Rakesh Shreshtha, the photographer, is having a tough time getting them to stand in a straight line, because Aishwarya refuses to stand next to Sushmita for Sushmita has said something about her in a leading gossip magazine. Rachel and Anu want to stand together because they are ‘such good friends’. Manpreet on the other hand cannot get along well with Rachel, because there is some talk about Rachel scheming to get a contract already awarded to Manpreet. Anu believes her friendly astrologer who has asked her to stand at the extreme right for all group photographs. Finally, Rakesh managed to pacify the girls and got a beautiful picture office girls smiling straight line, promoting world peace.

148. If Aishwarya is standing to the extreme left who is standing in the middle?

(A) Manpreet.

(B) Sushmita.

(D) Cannot say.

149. If Aishwarya stands to the extreme left, who is standing second from left?

(A) Cannot say.

(B) Sushmita.

(D) Manpreet.

150. If Anu’s astrologer tells her to stand second from left and Aishwarya decides to stand second from right, then who is standing on the extreme right?

(A) Rachel.

(B) Sushmita.

(D) Manpreet.

Section V- General Knowledge

151. RBI formed a medium term plan called ______to strengthen the regulatory and supervisory mechanism. (A) UTTHAN 2021. (B) UTTAM 2022. (C) UTKARSH 2022. (D) PARAM 2023. 152.Where was the 19th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meet held? (A) Delhi. (B) Geneva. (C) London. (D) Washington. 153._____ was announced as the next Prime Minister of Britain? (A) Joe Biden. (B) Jeremy Corbin. (C) Tom Watson. (D) Boris Johnson. 154.Ram Naik was replaced as the UP Governor by? (A) Anandiben Patel. (B) R.N.Ravi. (C) Lalji Tandon. (D) Ramesh Bais.

155.England won the ___ edition of the Cricket World Cup? (A) 13th. (B) 14th. (C) 12th. (D) 11th. 156.Who was recently inducted into the Hall of Fame by ICC along with Allan Donald and Sachin Tendulkar? (A) Belinda Clarke. (B) Betty Wilson. (C) Enid Bakewell. (D) Cathryn Fitzpatrick. 157.Who was appointed by RBI to run the Monetary Policy Portfolio and Forecasting Department? (A) Viral Acharya. (B) Bimal Jalan. (C) BP Kanungo. (D) Akhilesh Shah. 158.Under the ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ scheme, food security benefits will be available from? (A) 1st April, 2020. (B) 1st June, 2021. (C) 1st July, 2020. (D) 1st April, 2021. 159.The scheme to provide 10,000 scholarships for heirs of liberation war fighters of Bangladesh is called? (A) Nutan India- Bangladesh Maitree Muktijodha Sontan Scholarship Scheme. (B) Maitree Bharat-Bangla Muktijodha Scholarship Scheme. (C) Bangladesh-India Liberation Muktijodha Scholarship Scheme. (D) Nutan Bangla-India Shahadat Muktijodha Sontan Scholarship Scheme. 160._____ became the first state in India to have its own water policy? (A) Kerala. (B) Andhra Pradesh. (C) Manipur. (D) Meghalaya. © All rights reserved.

161.What would be the number of districts in Tamil Nadu after Tenkasi was carved out from Tirunelveli and Chengalpet from Kancheepuram? (A) 33. (B) 34. (C) 35. (D) 36. 162.Which state topped the installation of rooftop solar projects with an overall installed capacity of 261.97 megawatts? (A) Rajasthan. (B) Haryana. (C) Uttar Pradesh. (D) Gujarat. 163.Who was recently appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of the World Bank? (A) Arundhati Desai. (B) Vikram Raghavan. (C) Anshula Kant. (D) Neha Dixit. 164.Which former judge was appointed as the International judge in Singapore International Commercial Court? (A) Justice Chelameshwar. (B) Justice Kurien Joseph. (C) Justice Madan Lokur. (D) Justice AK Sikri. 165.Who was appointed as the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, one of the most important committees of the Parliament? (A) Girish Bapat. (B) Mallikarjun Khadge. (C) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. (D) Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary. 166.Which team was the winner of FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019? (A) Great Britain. (B) France. (C) Netherlands. © All rights reserved.

(D) United States. 167.The winner of 6th British Grand Prix is______. (A) Sebastian Vettel. (B) Lewis Hamilton. (C) Alain Prost. (D) Fernando Alonso. 168.43rd session of World Heritage Committee of UNESCO was held in ______. (A) Jakarta. (B) New Delhi. (C) Nairobi. (D) Baku. 169.What is the World Hepatitis Day celebrated and what was its theme? (A) 28th July, ‘Invest in eliminating hepatitis’. (B) 26th July, ‘removing hepatitis from the country’. (C) 27th July, ‘remedies for hepatitis-A’. (D) 30th July, ‘Collective effort towards eliminating hepatitis’. 170.Which firm became the highest ranked Indian firm on Fortune 500 list? (A) Hindustan Petroleum. (B) Indian Oil Corporation. (C) Reliance Industries Ltd. (D) Hinduja Global Solutions. 171.“Kargil: Untold Stories from the War” has been written by- (A) Amish Tripathi. (B) Rachna Bisht. (C) Rewathi Khandelwal. (D) Rashmi Bansal. 172.ICC named______and ______in the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Umpires for 2019- 20. (A) Billy Bowden and Simon Taufel. (B) Steve Buckner and Billy Bowden. (C) Michael Gough and Alim Dar. (D) Joel Wilson and Michael Gough. 173.One Nation-One Ration Card scheme was launched on a pilot basis in 4 states. One of them is_____. © All rights reserved.

(A) Madhya Pradesh. (B) Maharashtra. (C) Nagaland. (D) Rajasthan. 174.Which Bank became the first Indian Bank to link up with China’s National Advance Payments System? (A) ICICI Bank. (B) HDFC Bank. (C) Punjab National Bank. (D) State Bank of India. 175.Ravish Kumar was recently awarded the Ramon Magsaysay award for______(A) Using journalism as a tool to reach to the masses. (B) Harnessing journalism to give voice to the voiceless. (C) Reaching the youth to consolidate their voices and making them heard. (D) Building the quality and force of media’s truth telling. 176.Who was named the ‘PCA Player of the Month’. (A) Ajinkya Rahane. (B) Gurkeerat Mann. (C) Ravichandra Ashwin. (D) Manpreet Goni. 177.Who was awarded the ‘Best Actress’ in the 66th National Film Awards? (A) Alia Bhatt. (B) Anushka Shetty. (C) Keerthy Suresh. (D) Ramya Krishna. 178.What is the name of Anupam Kher’s biography? (A) ‘Lessons life taught me, unknowingly’. (B) ‘Hidden Secrets of my life’. (C) ‘Lessons learnt, the hard way’. (D) ‘My Life, My Destiny’. 179.India’s first health focused credit card was launched by______. (A) Kotak Mahindra Bank. (B) RBL Bank. (C) Andhra Bank. © All rights reserved.

(D) State Bank of India. 180.Who won Rogers Cup 2019 in the Women’s category? (A) Carolina Svetolina. (B) Bianca Andreescu. (C) Serena Williams. (D) Simona Halep. 181. Bharat Ratna 2019 was awarded to Pranab Mukherjee, Bhupen Hazarika and _____. (A) Abhinav Bindra. (B) Bismillah Khan. (C) Bhimsen Joshi. (D) Nanaji Deshmukh. 182.Recently, who became the MCC Honourary Life Member? (A) Kumar Sangakkara. (B) Mahela Jayawardene. (C) Mitchell Johnson. (D) Brad Hogg. 183.Who has been selected as the official team sponsor of BCCI? (A) Udemy. (B) Byju’s. (C) Oppo. (D) Vivo. 184.Who is heading the 6 member panel on Economic Capital Framework? (A) Bimal Jalan. (B) BP Kanungo. (C) Viral Acharya. (D) Shaktikanta Das. 185.Which country is not a part of BASIC? (A) India. (B) South Africa. (C) China. (D) Bangladesh. 186.The World Poetry day is observed on which date? (A) 21st March. (B) 10th October. © All rights reserved.

(C) 15th January. (D) 9th September. 187.The famous rock cut temple of Kailasa is at: (A) Badami. (B) Ajanta. (C) Ellora. (D) Elephanta. 188.Where is the National Institute of Virology located? (A) Daman. (B) Pune. (C) Pondicherry. (D) Bengaluru. 189.Who is known as the father of the Indian Peasant Movement? (A) JB Kriplani. (B) Swami Sahajanand Saraswati. (C) NG Ranga. (D) Natabar Sarangi. 190.Who was the first ruler to assume the title ‘Sultan’? (A) Mahmud Ghazni. (B) Alauddin Khilji. (C) Qutub-ud-din Aibak. (D) Iltutmish. 191.Which amongst the following nuclear power plant is in U.P.? (A) Naraura. (B) Kakrapara. (C) Rawatbhata. (D) Mathura. 192.The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he surrendered during the non-cooperation movement was? (A) Rt. Honourable. (B) Kaiser-e-Hind. (C) Hind Kesari. (D) Knight of the British Empire. 193.Launching of the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana is related to the Birth Anniversary of: © All rights reserved.

(A) Vallabh Bhai Patel. (B) Swami Vivekananda. (C) Jai Prakash Narayan. (D) Mahatma Gandhi. 194.Which among the following was the single biggest item of import to the Vijayanagar Empire? (A) Luxury Goods. (B) Horses. (C) Raw Silk. (D) Precious Stones. 195.Pulakesin II belonged to which dynasty? (A) Chalukyas. (B) Cholas. (C) Satavahanas. (D) Pallavas. 196.The World Hindi Day (WHD) is observed on which date? (A) 10th January. (B) 15th January. (C) 18th December. (D) 13th February. 197.Which among these fishes cannot walk on land? (A) Catfish. (B) Fishzilla. (C) Mudskippers. (D) Red Lionfish. 198.Thomas Cup is associated with which sports? (A) Polo. (B) Golf. (C) Badminton. (D) Billiards. 199.When is International Women’s Day celebrated? (A) 8th February. (B) 16th April. (C) 8th March. © All rights reserved.

(D) 15th May. 200.Which is the first state in India to receive rain during the Monsoon season? (A) Tamil Nadu. (B) Kerala. (C) Andhra Pradesh. (D) Telangana.