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Direction (Q1-Q5): Read the following passage and answer the questions based on it. Passage - 1 Growing up in Atlanta during the heyday of the city's baseball team, the Atlanta Braves, gave me a unique perspective of America's national pastime. Witnessing the team and the city win a World Series title in 1996 forever connected my destiny with that of professional baseball; wherever I might be after that point in time, I will always remember the joy and emotion that I was filled with on that day. There are some who denigrate the sport because it does not appear to incorporate a traditional sporting skill set, but it is baseball's unique nature that makes it remarkable. Instead of requiring athletes to run for extended lengths of time, like so many traditional forms of sport, baseball is an exercise in skill and power, one that combines the precision of sports like golf or archery with the pure brawn of sports like weightlifting or the Olympic hammer throw. It is this distinct characteristic of combination that gives baseball its intrigue and singularity. And to those critics who belittle the athletes themselves, I must ask, "Have you ever played baseball at a competitive level?" While the players themselves make their jobs look incredibly easy, it is only because they have both been born with incredible gifts AND trained for entire lifetimes to develop their skills. Five minutes spent competing against baseball's best would convince any naysayer of the sport's true legitimacy. Passage - 2 The history of American sports is a long and illustrious one, but it is a truly foolish to consider professional baseball its "national pastime." Baseball is not only not America's national pastime, it should not even be considered a true athletic competition. If the sight of an entire field filled with bloated, steroid-using meatheads isn't enough to convince you of its invalidity as a true sport, consider the simple nature of the competition. Nine people stand around an enormous grass field for fourhours at a time, barely even breaking a sweat. Over the course of the "competition," the average player will run a maximum distance of less than a single mile, and spend more than 95% of their completely uninvolved in the current activity. This is not a sport. A sport is an activity that requires an athlete's focus, determination, strength, endurance, and skill for an extended period of time. It is certainly no easy thing to be a professional baseball player. But the mere fact that something is difficult does not qualify it as a sport. After all, would training to write your name as many times as possible in a single hour qualify as a sport? One could train for a lifetime, and certainly develop an incredible skill and technique for achieving such agoal, but that would still not make it a sport. Perhaps, though, it could be considered a "pastime".

1. Which of the following best describes the tone of the author of the first passage? A. Personal and opinionated B. Narrative C. Neutral D. Ambivalent

2. Which of the following best describes the tone of the author of the second passage? A. Critical and opinionated B. Neutral and even C. Compliant D. Bewildered

3. The attitude towards baseball players of the author of the second passage is best characterized as one of A. Undisguised veneration B. Contempt C. Horror D. Fear

4. The attitude of the author of the first passage towards baseball could best be described as one of 1 A. Shock B. Intellectual Inquiry C. Nostalgia and Admiration D. Questioning Doubt

5. The attitude towards baseball players of the author of the first passage is most closely described as one of A. Fond Recollection B. Respect C. Worship D. Respite

Direction (Q6-Q10): Fill in the blanks with the correct option. 6. Some say Peter killed his father that is impossible he ____ that. a) may have done b) could not have done c) could not done d) must not have done

7. Despite his best efforts to conceal his anger______a) we could detect that he was very happy b) he failed to give us an impression of his agony c) he succeeded in camouflaging his emotions d) people came to know that he was annoyed

8. He has ...... people visiting him at his house because he fears it will cause discomfort to neighbours. a curtailed b requested c Stopped d Warned 9. Although he never learnt to read, his exceptional memory and enquiring mind eventually made him a very ...... man. A. dedicated B. erudite C. pragmatic D. benevolent 10. Mary goes ______school ______9 O'clock ______bus. (PREPOSITIONS) A. to, at, by B. to, in, by C. to, at, by D. to, in, with

Direction (Q11-Q12): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. 11. Celebrities showed their child-like side (1) / yesterday, as most of them turn up wearing (2) / cartoon T-shirts for the screening of (3) / the latest animated film in the town (4) . A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

12. The man said, "No, I refused to, confess guilt.” A) The man refused to confess his guilt B) The man told that he did not confess guilt C) The man was stubborn enough to confess guilt D) The man emphatically refused to confess guilt Direction (Q13-Q15): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it.

Choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Passive/Active voice. 13. I remember my sister taking me to the museum. A. I remember I was taken to the museum by my sister. B. I remember being taken to the museum by my sister. C. I remember myself being taken to the museum by my sister. D. I remember taken to the museum by my sister. 14. You should open the wine about three hours before you use it. 2 a) Wine should be opened about three hours before use. b) Wine should be opened by you three hours before use. c) Wine should be opened about three hours before you use it. d) Wine should be opened about three hours before it is used. 15. They will inform the police. a) The police will be informed by them. b) The police will inform them. c) The police are informed by them. d) Informed will be the police by them.

16. Direction: In the questions below, each passage consist of six sentences. The first (S1)and sixth (S6)sentence is given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences. S1: You know my wife, Sadhana, always urged me to give up smoking. P : I really gave it up. Q : And so When I went to jail I said to myself I really must give it up, if for no other reason than of being self-reliant. R : When I emerged from jail, I wanted to tell her of my great triumph. S : But when I met her, there she was with a packet of cigarettes. S6: Poor girl. The Proper sequence should be: A PSRQ B SPQR C QPRS D RSPQ

Direction (Q17-Q20): In the following the questions choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word. 17. CANNY a) Obstinate b) Handsome c) Clever d) Stout 18. ALERT a) Energetic b) Observant c) Intelligent d) Watchful 19. WARRIOR a) Soldier b) Sailor c) Pirate d) Spy 20. DISTANT a) Far b) Removed c) Reserved d) Separate Direction (Q21-Q25): In the following questions choose the word which is the exact OPPOSITE of the given words. 21. ENORMOUS A. Soft B. Average C. Tiny D. Weak 22. COMMISSIONED A. Started B. Closed C. Finished D. Terminated 23. ARTIFICIAL A. Red B. Natural C. Truthful D. Solid 24. FLAGITIOUS A. Innocent B. Vapid C. Ignorant D. Frivolous 25. EXODUS A. Influx B. Home-coming C. Return D. Restoration 26.Brass gets discoloured in air because of the presence of which of the following gases in air?

3 A. Oxygen B. Hydrogen sulphide C. Carbon dioxide D. Nitrogen

27 Which of the following is a non metal that remains liquid at room temperature?

A. Phosphorous B. Bromine C. Chlorine D. Helium

28.Chlorophyll is a naturally occurring chelate compound in which central metal is

A. copper B. magnesium C. iron D. calcium

29.Which of the following is used in pencils?

A. Graphite B. Silicon C. Charcoal D. Phosphorous

30.Bromine is a

A. black solid B. red liquid C. colourless gas D. highly inflammable gas

31. What is the unit for measuring the amplitude of a sound?

A. Decibel B. Coulomb C. Hum D. Cycles

32. Reading of a barometer going down is an indication of

A. snow B. storm C. intense heat D. rainfall

33. One fathom is equal to

A. 6 feet B. 6 meters C. 60 feet D. 100 cm

34.Light year is a measurement of A. speed of aeroplanes B. speed of light C. Stellar distances D. speed of rockets

35. One kilometre is equal to how many miles? A. 0.84 B. 0.5 C. 1.6 D. 0.62

36. Simplify: (893+786)2 – (893-786)2 = (893 x 786)

(a) 4 (b) 6 (c)8 (d) 2

37. What is the least number that must be added to 2010 to obtain a number which is completely divisible by 19? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 7

38. What is the unit digit in {(264)102 + (264)103} = 4 (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 10 (d) 0

39. Find the HCF & LCM of 0.63, 1.05 & 2.1. (a) 0.51, 7.50 (b) 0.11, 6.70 (c) 0.21, 6.30 (d) 0.98 , 8.30

40. Find the smallest no. of 5 digits exactly divisible by 16, 24, 36 & 54. (a) 10368 (b) 10000 (c) 10432 (d) 10064

41. Find the average of all prime nos. between 30 & 50. (a) 18.5 (b) 20.5 (c) 25.5 (d) 10.5

42. The average of 4 consecutive even nos. is 27. Find the largest of these nos. (a) 24 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 27

43. There are 2 Sections A & B of a Class consisting of 36 & 44 students respectively. If the average weight of Section A is 40 Kg. & Section B is 35 Kg., find the average weight of the whole Class. (a) 37.25 (b) 40.25 (c) 35.25 (d) 42.25

44. Nine persons went to a hotel for taking their meals. Eight of them spent Rs.12/- each & the ninth spent Rs.8/- more than the average expenditure of all nine. What was the total money spent by them. (a) 120 (b) 13 (c) 117 (d) 125

45. The average age of Class of 39 students is 15 years. If the age of the teacher be included, then average age increases by 3 months. Find the age of the teacher. (a) 35 (b) 39 (c) 40 (d) 25

46.The average weight of 10 oarsmen in a boat is increased by 1.8 Kg. when one of the new, who weighs 53 kg. is replaced by new one. Find the weight of the new one. (a) 18 (b) 53 (c) 71 (d) 75

47. A batsman makes a score of 87 runs in 17th inning & thus increases average by 3. Find the average after 17th inning.

(a) 39 (b) 48 (c) 87 (d) 58

48. Distance between 2 stations A & B is 778 Kms. A train covers a journey from A to B at 84 Km. per hour and returns back to A with uniform speed of 56 Km. per hour. Find the average speed of the train during the whole journey. (a) 70.2 (b) 67.2 (c) 60.5 (d) 75.5

49. If the sales tax be reduced from 3½% to 3⅓%, the what difference does it make to a person who purchases on article with marked price of Rs.8,400/- ? (a) Rs 20 less (b) Rs 14 more (c) Rs 14 less (d) Rs 10 less

50. A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length of the train?

A. 120 metres B. 180 metres C. 324 metres D. 150 metres 5 51. A bag contains 2 yellow, 3 green and 2 blue balls. Two balls are drawn at random. What is the probability that none of the balls drawn is blue? A. 1/2 B. 10/21 C. 9/11 D. 7/11

52. What is the difference between the compound interests on Rs. 5000 for 11⁄2 years at 4% per annum compounded yearly and half-yearly? A. Rs. 2.04 B. Rs. 4.80 C. Rs. 3.06 D. Rs. 8.30

53. There is 80% increase in an amount in 8 years at simple interest. What will be the compound interest of Rs. 14,000 after 3 years at the same rate? A. Rs.3794 B. Rs.3714 C. Rs.4612 D. Rs.4634

54. The compound interest on Rs. 30,000 at 7% per annum is Rs. 4347. The period (in years) is: A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 3.5

55. A car traveling with 5/7 of its actual speed covers 42 km in 1 hr 40 min 48 sec. What is the actual speed of the car in kmph? A. 30 B. 35 C. 25 D. 40 56. If in a certain language, MADRAS is coded as NBESBT, how is BOMBAY coded in that code? A. CPNCBX B. CPNCBZ C. CPOCBZ D. CQOCBZ 57. In a certain code, TRIPPLE is written as SQHOOKD. How is DISPOSE written in that code? A. CHRONRD B. DSOESPI C. ESJTPTF D. ESOPSID 58. If in a code language, COULD is written as BNTKC and MARGIN is written as LZQFHM, how will MOULDING be written in that code? A. CHMFINTK B. LNKTCHMF C. LNTKCHMF D. NITKHCMF 59. In a certain code, MONKEY is written as XDJMNL. Hoe is TIGER written in that code? A. QDFHS B. SDFHS C. SHFDQ D. UJHFS

60. If FRAGRANCE is written as SBHSBODFG, how can IMPOSING be written? A. NQPTJHOJ B. NQPTJOHI C. NQTPJOHJ D. NQPTJOHJ 61. In a certain code, COMPUTER is written as RFUVQNPC. How is MEDICINE written in the same code ? A. EOJDJEFM B. EOJDEJFM C. MFEJDJOE D. MFEDJJOE

62. If in a certain language, NATURE is coded as MASUQE, how is FAMINE coded in that code ? A. FBMJND B. FJMHND C. GANIOE D. EALIME 63. If in a certain code, TEACHER is written as VGCEJGT, how would DULLARD be written in the same code ? A. FWMNCTF B. FWNNBTE C. FWNNCSF D. FWNNCTF 64. If in a certain language FASHION is coded as FOIHSAN, how is PROBLEM coded in that code ? A. ROBLEMP B. PELBORM C. PRBOELM D. RPBOELM 65. If in certain language KINDLY is coded as ELDNIK, how is EXOTIC coded in that code ? A. EXOTLC B. CXOTIE C. COXITE D. CITOXE Direction : Letter series: Fill in the blanks with right option 66. JAK, KBL, LCM, MDN, _____ A. OEP B. NEO C. MEN D. PFQ 67. QPO, NML, KJI, _____, EDC A. HGF B. CAB C. JKL D. GHI 68. ELFA, GLHA, ILJA, _____, MLNA 6 A. OLPA B. KLMA C. LLMA D. KLLA 69. B2CD, _____ BCD4, B5CD, BC6D A. B2C2D B. BC3D C. B2C3D D. BCD7

70. P5QR, P4QS, P3QT, _____, PQV A. PQW B. PQV2 C. P2QU D. PQ3U

71. BCB, DED, FGF, HIH, ___ A. JKJ B. HJH C. IJI D. JHJ

72. E, A __, O, I A. E B. U C. X D. V 73. E, J, O, T, Y, __ A. D B. Z C. C D. E

74. QN, RP, TS, WW, __, FH A. AC B. XB C. AB D. YC 75. EA, IE, OK, SO, YU, __ A. WX B. WB C. YD D. CY

76. Find out the wrong term in the series 2, 3, 4, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16 A) 9 B) 12 C) 16 D) 8

77. Find the missing number in the series? 4, 18, ? , 100, 180, 294, 448

A) 48 B) 50 C) 58 D) 60

78. Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives Z, S, W, O, T, K, Q, G, ?, ? A) N,D B) N,C C) O,D D) O,C

79. Find out the wrong term in the series 380, 188, 92, 48, 20, 8, 2 A) 20 B) 48 C) 92 D) 2

80. Find the wrong number in the series

7, 28, 63, 124, 215, 342, 511 A) 28 B) 124 C) 215 D) 342

Direction : (Q81-Q100) : HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY & CURRENT EVENTS

81. For which field is the Pulitzer Prize not awarded? (A) films (B) journalism (C ) music (D)literature

82. Who among the following was the first Indian to receive the Templeton award? (A) (B)mother teresa (C )dr s. radhakrishna (D) 83. In which of the following fields have Indian been honored twice the Nobel prize? (A) chemistry (B) literature (C ) peace (D ) physics 84. Which pair is not correctly matched? (A) kalinga award: popularization of science (B) david cohen award : literature

7 (c ) Borlaug award : agriculture ( D )Pulitzer prize : progress in religion

85. in which year was the nobel prize instituted? (A) 1896 (B) 1901 (C) 1876 (D) 1900 86. VAT has been introduced on the recommendation of: (a) Kelkar Committee (b) Rangarajan Committee (c) L K Jha Committee (d) None of these

87.In which of the following session of Muslim League “Two-Nation Theory” was propounded? (a) Lahore Session, 1940 (b) Bombay Session, 1915 (c) Delhi Session, 1918 (d) Calcutta Session, 1917

88.Who among the following was the Railway Minister during the Interim Government (1946)? (a) Baldev Singh (b) T.T. Chundrigar (c) Asaf Ali (d) Abdul Rab Nistar

89.Which operation was started by the British Government to arrest the leaders of Quit Movement? (a) Operation Reander Paste (b) Operation Zero Hour (c) Operation Thunderbolt (d) Operation Blue Star

90.Who was called the Iron man of India? (a) Sardar (b) Subhash Chandra Bose (c) (d)

91.Who of the following was the founder of the Arya Mahila Sabha? (a) Nellie Sen Gupta (b) (c) Durgabai Deshmukh (d) Raj Kumari Amrit kaur

92.Who organised the Jats into a political force during the decline of the Mughal empire? (a)Suraj Mal (b)Churaman (c)Rajaram (d)Badan Singh

93.Who was the first women president of India ? (a)Indira Gandhi (b)Meera kumar (c)Pratibha Patil (d)Sumitra Mhajan

94.Who among the following was regarded by as his Political ? (a) (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (c) Feroz Shah Mehta (d)

95.Which one of the following Indian freedom fighters coined the slogan ‘Jai Hind’? (a) Jawahar Lal Nehru (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (d) Subhash Chandra Bose

96.After returning from South Africa, Gandhiji launched his first successful in.. (a) Champaran (b) Chauri Chaura (c) Bardoli (d) Dandi

97.Where was the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association founded in 1928? 8 (a) Kanpur (b) Delhi (c) Allahabad (d) Lahore

98.In which of the following sessions of , Mahatma Gandhi had said, “Gandhi may die but will remain forever”? (a) Calcutta Session 1928 (b) Lahore Session 1929 (c) Karachi Session 1931 (d) Ramgarh Session 1940

99.Who addressed Gandhiji as the “Father of the Nation” for the first time? (a) Subhash Chandra Bose (b) Rabindranath Tagore (c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (d) Pandit

100.Who wrote "Discovery of India"? (a) M.K. Gandhi (b) J.L.Nehru (C) C.R.Das (d)None of above

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