Sign Invigilator ROLL No.:

THE DISTRICT LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY, SONITPUR,

Written Examination for the post of Lower Division Assistant (LDA) in the Establishment of the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Sonitpur, Tezpur held on 27.9.2015.

Total : 80 Marks Duration : 1 ½ Hour. (Total No. of Pages = 8)

Note: (Answer all questions. All questions carry equal marks) (Follow the instructions given against each question & Put “√ “ mark on the correct option) (Only one correct answer should be marked, those bearing more than one “√ “ will be rejected) (Space has been provided for rough work at the end)

Section A : English Language [1 X 30 = 30 marks]

1. Choose the word which is correctly spelt :

(a) Exenerate (b) Exonerate (c) Exanrate (d) Exonarate

2. Choose the correct meaning of the Idiom “ to take someone for a ride” :

(a) to give a ride to (b) to deceive (c) to be indifferent (d) to disclose a secret someone someone

3. Choose the correct meaning of the Idiom “ to move heaven and earth” :

(a) to cause an (b) to try everything (d) to travel in a (c) to be indifferent earthquake possible rocket

4. Give single word for “ One who eats everything” :

(a) Omnivorous (b) Omniscient (c) Omnipresent (d) Omnipotent

5. Choose the alternative which gives best meaning of the word “compensate” :

(a) compile (b) make up for (c) result in (d) transparent

6. Give one word which gives best meaning of “ an inscription on a tomb”

(a) espionage (b) epitaph (c) epilogue (d) elegy

7. Give one word which gives best meaning of “loss of memory”

(a) forgetting (b) amnesia (c) insomania (d) ambrosia

8. Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of “onus”

(a) sadness (b) responsibility (c) happiness (d) criticism

9. Read (a,b,c) which forms parts of a sentence & choose the part which has grammatical error :

(a) I have got (b) my MSc degree (c) in 2014. (d) NO ERROR

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10. Fill up the blank with correct “tense” : She ______to market everyday.

(a) go (b) goes (c) went (d) gone

11. Fill up the blank with correct “tense” : We shall wait here until he ______back.

(a) came (b) come (c) comes (d) has come

12. Fill in the blank with correct word : He is always angry______his children.

(a) on (b) with (c) over (d) at

13. Fill up the blank with correct word : She is a mean person. I do not like ______to her.

(a) talk (b) talking (c) have talked (d) talked

14. Fill up the blank with correct word : He has three sons, each______a bicycle.

(a) is (b) are (c) has (d) have

15. Fill up the blank with correct word : I ______a mistake yesterday.

(a) have made (b) made (c) make (d) was made

16. Fill up the blank with correct word : The woman died ______committing suicide.

(a) of (b) by (c) for (d) from

17. Fill up the blank with correct word : He came ______.

(a) late (b) lately (c) later (d) none of the above

18. Fill up the blank with correct word : Are you attending _____ reception today.

(a) a (b) an (c) the (d) none of the above

19. Fill up the blank with correct word : Always beware ______false friends.

(a) from (b) of (c) against (d) with

20. Fill up the blank with correct word : You must care ______your parents.

(a) for (b) of (c) to (d) by

21. Fill up the blank with correct word : The police had to open fire to dispatch the unruly ______

(a) crowd (b) mob (c) mass (d) pack

22. Fill up the blank with correct word : Dr. Bhupen Hazarika was an ______singer.

(a) eminent (b) imminent (c) best (d) famous

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23. Give one word for “One who dies for good cause”

(a) host (b) poet (c) martyr (d) patriotic

24. Choose the correct meaning of the word “loyal” :

(a) legal (b) honest (c) trustful (d) clever

25. Fill up the blank with correct word : Nipon Goswami is a ______actor.

(a) populous (b) popular (c) popularity (d) none of the above

26. Fill up the blank with correct word : The man was accused _____ theft.

(a) of (b) for (c) in (d) with

27. Fill up the blank with correct word : You should apply ______that post.

(a) to (b) an (c) at (d) for

28. Fill up the blank with correct word : He was brought _____ book for lying.

(a) with (b) for (c) to (d) at

29. Fill up the blank with correct word : I ______for seven hours last night.

(a) was slept (b) slept (c) have slept (d) have been sleeping

30. Choose the opposite of the word “ugly” :

(a) beautiful (b) fine (c) lovely (d) charmed

Section B : Logical reasoning & Aptitude [1 X 20 = 20 marks]

31. Look at this series :- 36, 34, 30, 28, 24, ______. What number should come next ?

(a) 20 (b) 22 (c) 23 (d) 26

32. Choose the correct answer :- 5 + 0.2 + 0.7 + 0.3 = ?

(a) 6.5 (b) 6.3 (c) 6.2 (d) 6.4

33. Select the missing number :-

3 4 9 16 5 6 25 36 7 8 ? 64

(a) 18 (b) 16 (c) 49 (d) 15

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34. Choose the correct answer : 1/3 x ½ divided by 1/3 = ?

(a) ½ (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) ¼

35. Choose the correct answer : 13.526 x 213 = ?

(a) 112,038 (b) 113,038 (c) 113,288 (d) None of the above

36. Find the odd man out :

(a) sand (b) cement (c) paint (d) bricks

37. Choose the correct option to continue the series : 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, ______.

(a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) 6

38. Choose the correct option to continue the series : 22, 21, 23, 22, 24, 23, ______.

(a) 22 (b) 24 (c) 25 (d) 26

39. Select the word which can be formed by using the letters in the word “knowledge”

(a) wonder (b) wealth (c) wedge (d) fetch

40. Choose the correct answer : 40 + 40 X 0 + 1 = ?

(a) 81 (b) 41 (c) 1 (d) 40

41. Choose the correct option to continue the pattern: FAG, GAF, HAJ, IAH, _____

(a) JAK (b) HAL (c) HAK (d) JAI

42. F is the brother of A, C is the daughter of A, K is the sister of F and G is the brother of C. Then who is the uncle of G ?

(a) C (b) A (c) K (d) none of the above

43. How many squares are there in the figure given ?

(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 16

44. How many rectangles are there in the given figure ?

(a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 11 Page 4 of 8

45. The salaries of A, B, C are in the ratio of 1:2:3. The salaries of B and C together is Rs.6,000/- By what percent the salary of C is more than that of A ?

(a) 100% (b) 200% (c) 300% (d) 400%

46. Some letters are given with numbers, from 1 to 8. Select the sequence of numbers which arrange, the letters into a meaningful word:

L D W O A O N D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

(a) 1 8 3 5 2 4 6 7 (b) 2 4 3 7 1 6 5 8 (c) 4 2 1 6 5 8 3 7 (d) 6 3 2 1 8 5 4 7

47. Choose the correct answer : (3 + 3 x 3 – 3 + 3 = ?)

(a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 3 (d) 6

48. In a row of students, Jatin is ninth from either end of the row. Find the number of students in the row ?

(a) 18 (b) 10 (c) 19 (d) 17

49. Zaheer went to play cricket nine days ago. He goes to play only on Thursday. What day is today ?

(a) Sunday (b) Saturday (c) Friday (d) Thursday

50. If FRIEND is coded as HUMJTK, How CANDLE be written in the said code ?

(a) DEQJQM (b) DGQHQK (c) EDRIRL (d) ESJFME

Section C : General Knowledge & Current Affairs [1 X 30 = 30 marks]

51. “North East : A Bibliography” is written by :

(a) Dr. Hiren Gohain (b) Arun Shourie (c) Kuldip Nayar (d) Dharanidhar Mali

52. World Human Rights Day is observed on :

(a) 8th April (b) 10th December (c) 7th April (d) 5th September

53. The song “mur desh” which was accepted as the State National Anthem of , was the contribution of :

(a) Laxminath (c) Chandrakanta (d) Hem Chandra (b) Nalini Deka Bezbaruah Agarwal Baruah

54. Which city is known as the Electronic City of India ?

(a) Mumbai (b) Hyderabad (c) Gurgaon (d) Bangalore Page 5 of 8

55. The Father of Assamese Story is

(a) Laxminath (c) Chandrakanta (d) Jyotiprasad (b) Bhatta Dev Bezbaruah Agarwal Agarwal

56. Who was the pioneer of Ankia Nat or one act play in Assamese ?

(a) Shankardeva (b) Madhabdev (c) Bhattadev (d) Damodar Dev

57. The members of Rajya Sabha are elected by :

(c) elected member of (d) elected member of (a) the people (b) Lok Sabha Legislative Assembly Legislative Council

58. Which of the following peninsular river flows Westward ?

(a) Mahanadi (b) Godavari (c) Tapti (d) Cauvery

59. The recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for Tennis for 2015 is

(a) Saina Nehwal (b) Mary Kom (c) Sania Mirza (d) Jwala Gutta

60. Which is India’s largest lake

(a) Nainital (b) Sambhar (c) Sishram (d) Chilka

61. Which of the following has been declared as World Population Day :

(a) 11th July (b) 1st July (c) 31st July (d) 21st July

62. Which among the following is the biggest port

(a) Vishakhapatnam (b) Mumbai (c) Cochin (d) Kandala

63. Which micro finance firm in June 2015 got final nod from RBI to start banking operation ?

(a) HDCL (b) Ratnakar (c) Bandhan (d) Both A and C

64. In computer language, “OS” stands for :

(a) Order of (b) Open software (c) Operating System (d) Optical sensor significance

65. Which of the following State has the longest coastline :

(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Kerela (c) Maharashtra (d) Tamil Nadu

66. First Lok Adalat in Assam was started at

(a) Hojai (b) Hajo (c) Tihu (d) Jorhat

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67. The famous DILWARA temple is situated in :

(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Rajasthan (c) Maharashtra (d) Madhya Pradesh

68. The present Lok Sabha is the

(a) 13th Lok Sabha (b)14th Lok Sabha (c) 15th Lok Sabha (d) 16th Lok Sabha

69. WINDOWS is a

(a) computer (b) operating system (c) virus (d) memory card

70. Which animal is not found in Assam ?

(a) Rhino (b) Elephant (c) Monkey (d) Camel

71. Video Conferencing is conduct of :

(c) video conference (a) Video Calls using (b) telephone calls using a set of (d) none of the above telecom technology telescopic technology

72. Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary is located at

(a) Sonitpur (b) Morigaon (c) Barpeta (d) Golaghat

73. The first newspaper of Assam “Orundoi” was published in the year

(a) 1844 (b) 1850 (c) 1846 (d) 1890

74. First International Yoga Day was observed on :

(a) 21st July, 2015 (b) 12th June, 2015 (c) 21st June, 2015 (d) 12th July, 2015

75. The final interpreter of the Constitution of India is:

(a) District Legal (b) High Court (c) Supreme Court (d) President of India Service Authority

76. First Assamese book to be awarded with the Gyanpith Award is :

(a) Mirijiyori (b) Mritunjoy (c) Bhanumati (d) Lahori

77. How many medical colleges are there in Assam ?

(a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 7

78. Which of the following is known as the evening star ?

(a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus

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79. In Assamese literature, who is known as “Bihogi Kobi” ?

(b) Raghunath (c) Hiren (a) Anandaram Baruah (d) Hem Choudhary Bhattacharyya

80. “Jatinga” known for migrating birds, near Haflong is in which District ?

(a) Karbi Anglong (b) Cachar (c) Tinsukia (d) Dima Hasao

Space for rough work

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