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Table of Contents
PREFACE ............................................................................................................................................. 4
STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION (SSC) AN INTRODUCTION .............................................. 5
LIST OF OPEN EXAMINATIONS CONDUCTED BY SSC ..................................................................... 5
SSC COMBINED GRADUATE LEVEL EXAM 2013: (COMPLETE QUESTION PAPER) ........ 20
Part A General Intelligence and Reasoning .......................................................................................................... 20
Part B General Awareness ................................................................................................................................... 41
Part C Quantitative Aptitude ............................................................................................................................... 52
Part D English Comprehension ............................................................................................................................. 67
SSC COMBINED GRADUATE LEVEL EXAM 2012: (COMPLETE QUESTION PAPER) ..... 118
Part A General Intelligence and Reasoning ........................................................................................................ 118
PART- B General Awareness .............................................................................................................................. 134
PART- C Quantitative Aptitude .......................................................................................................................... 145
PART- D English Comprehension ........................................................................................................................ 158
SSC Combined Graduate Level Exam 2012: (Answers)........................................................................................ 169
SSC Combined Graduate Level Exam 2012: (Explanations) ................................................................................. 171
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SSC Conducts both Open Level and Departmental Exams for the recruitment.
LIST OF OPEN EXAMINATIONS CONDUCTED BY SSC
S.No.
Name of Examination
Posts to be filled
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Section Officer
(Audit)
11.
Steno Gr"C",
Steno Gr "D",
& LDC
12.
Section Officer(Accounts)
HOW TO APPLY
The candidate can apply through online and offline mode of application and registration before
15 February.
APPLICATION FEE
Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Physically
Handicapped, and Ex-Servicemen eligible for reservation are exempted from paying application
fee, as per extant government orders
All other candidates are required to pay Rs 100/-
SELECTION PROCEDURE
The candidates will be selected on the basis of Written Papers prescribed for different posts
and interview. After this, the merit list of candidates will be prepared by the commission.
EXAMINATION SCHEME FOR SSC COMBINED GRADUATE LEVEL EXAM 2014
The Examination will be conducted in three tiers as indicated below:
Tier -I -- Written Examination (Objective Multiple Choice Type)
Tier -II -- Written Examination (Objective Multiple Choice Type)
Tier -III -- Personality Test cum Interview/Computer Proficiency Test/ Skill Test
(wherever applicable)/ Document Verification & Descriptive/on-line test of qualifying
nature.
Tier 1 (Posts for which interview is prescribed other than Statistical Investigator Grade 2)
General Intelligence and Reasoning 50 marks
General Awareness- 50 marks
Quantitative Aptitude- 50 marks
English Comprehension- 50 marks
Total marks is 200 marks. Duration will be of two hours.
Tier 2 (Posts for which interview is prescribed other than Statistical Investigator Grade 2)
Quantitative Abilities 200 marks (100 questions)
Duration will be 2 hours
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NOTE-I: The Skill test will be conducted in the manner decided by the Commission for the
purpose.
NOTE-II: Only those candidates who secure at least the minimum qualifying marks in the
written examination as may be fixed by the Commission at their discretion, will be eligible to
appear in the SKILL TEST. The SKILL TEST will be held at the Commissions Regional/Sub
Regional Offices or at other Centres as may be decided by the Commission.
NOTE-III: EXEMPTION FROM SKILL TEST FOR OH CANDIDATES: OH CANDIDATES OPTING FOR
THE POST OF TAX ASSISTANT IN CBDT ARE EXEMPTED FOR APPEARING IN SKILL TEST. OH
CANDIDATES OPTING FOR POST OF TAX ASSISTANT IN CBEC ARE NOT EXEMPTED FROM SKILL
TEST. HH AND VH CANDIDATES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR EXEMPTION FROM THE SKILL TEST.
NOTE-IV: Detailed instructions regarding Skill Test will be sent by the Regional /Sub Regional
Offices of the Commission to eligible candidates declared qualified for appearing in Skill Test.
NOTE-V: VH CANDIDATES MAY BE ALLOWED COMPENSATORY TIME OF 20 MINUTES IN DEST AT
PAR WITH TYPING TEST. ONLY THOSE VH CANDIDATES WHO OPT FOR SCRIBES IN THE WRITTEN
EXAMINATION WILL BE PROVIDED PASSAGE READER AT THE TIME OF SKILL TEST.
NOTE-VI: The Skill Test will be of qualifying nature.
GENERAL AWARENESS
Questions in this section will be asked for testing the candidates general awareness of the
environment around him and its application to society. The several questions will specially
designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of every day observations
and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated person. The test
will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining
History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Policy & Scientific Research.
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
The questions in this section will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers
and number sense of the candidate. The main scope of the test will be computation of whole
numbers, decimals, fractions and relationships between numbers, Percentage. Ratio 8
Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business,
Mixture and Allegation, Time and distance, Time 8 Work, Basic algebraic identities of School
Algebra 8 Elementary surds, Graphs of Linear Equations, Triangle and its various kinds of
centers, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles
subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles, Triangle,
Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons , Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular
Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with
triangular or square base, Trigonometric ratio, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard
Identities, Complementary angles, Heights and Distances, Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar
diagram and Pie chart.
ENGLISH COMPREHENSION
The question will be asked to judge the candidates ability to understand correct English, his
basic comprehension and writing ability, etc.
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
Quantitative Aptitude section will have 50 questions with negative marking of .25 marks for
each wrong answer. Here are some tips and strategies related to Quantitative Aptitude, which
will help the students to score well in the examination.
Quantitative Aptitude section generally includes questions from topic like Simplification,
Approximation, Profit and Loss Percentage, Discount, Average, Data Interpretation, Time and
Work, Trigonometry, Ratio Proportion, Square Roots, Decimal and Fractions.
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j) Venn Diagram
k) Symbols and Notations
l) Trends
m) Cubes and Dices
n) Coding Decoding
o) Problem Solving
p) Statement and Conclusion
q) Syllogism
Skill Set Required for Verbal Section
Verbal Reasoning incorporates in itself the skills in language and the capacity to infer
something logically means reasoned thinking or reasoned conclusion.
The best approach to perform better in verbal reasoning is to follow instructions,
identify the root of the problem and to work with a cool and cautious mind.
Topics Covered in Non Verbal Reasoning
a) Series
b) Analogy
c) Classification/Grouping
d) Embedded Figure
e) Paper Folding and Cutting
f) Completion of Figure
g) Mirror and Water Image
Skill Set Required for Nonverbal Section
This section is a part of abstract reasoning. It is meant to test your ability to argue,
reasoning and thinking and finally arrive to valid conclusion with the help of different
figures provided in options.
Here, persons logic and thinking should be in right directions because once he/she start
thinking in wrong direction
The inherent logical procedure will help the candidates to find out the principle on
which problem figure is based
GENERAL AWARENESS
The general Awareness Section of SSC-CGL Exam(Tier-I) Question Paper is aimed at testing the
general awareness of the candidate about national and international affairs and matters that
happens in everyday life. The questions from topics like History, Culture, Geography, Science,
Economics, General Policy and Scientific Research would be asked in this section. Therefore, to
prepare for this section, a candidate has to take into consideration all these topics and should
try to ensure a fair amount of knowledge of the same.
Topics
23
Economics
Total
50
DISTANCE
(a) DANCE
(b) STAND
(c) SANE
(d) TEASE
2.
RESURRECTIONIST
(a) TOURIST
(b) NOISE
(c) SORCERER
(d) TENDER
3.
COMMERCIALISM
(a) CROME
(b) LANCER
(c) MISER
(d) OSCAR
4.
(c) MLWBOCRI
(d) HLTBNCRI
5.
6.
Directions (Q. Nos. 7 and 8) In the following questions, which of the following interchange of
signs would make the given equation correct?
7.
10 + 10 10 10 10 = 10
(a) + and
(b) + and
(c) + and
(d) and +
8.
(8 8) + 8 32 = 64
(a) , +,
(b) ,, +
(c) +,, +
(d) +,,
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9.
If R Stands for, A stands for +, B stands for and C stands for , then what
is the value of the given equation? (BODMAS rule will not be applicable)
25 A 37 C 2 B 4 R 1 =?
(a) 32
(b) 35
(c) 30
(d) 27
Directions (Q. Nos. 10-15) In the following questions, select the related letter/word/ number
form the given alternatives.
10. Chisel : Sculptor :: Harrow : ?
(a) Gardener
(b) Mason
(c) Blacksmith
(d) Guard
11. Moon : Satellite :: Earth: ?
(a) Sun
(b) Planet
(c) Solar system
(d) Round
12. BJCI : JBIC :: CXDW : ?
(a) JCDU
(b) BCJU
(c) EVFU
(d) XCWD
13. AB : NO :: LM : ?
(a) OL
(b) KP
(c) PK
(d) YZ
14. AG : IO :: EK : ?
(a) LR
(b) MS
(c) PV
(d) SY
15. 25 : 175 :: 32 : ?
(a) 150
(b) 170
(c) 162
(d) 160
Directions (Q. Nos. 16-21) In the following questions, select the one which is different from the
other three responses?
16.
(a) Shimla
(b) Darjeeling
(c) Ooty
(d) Agra
17.
(a) Foal
(b) Hen
(c) Lamb
(d) Leveret
18.
(a) BADC
(b) XWZY
(c) VUST
(d) NMPO
19.
(a) DCFG
(b) FEHI
(c) JILM
(d) HGJL
20.
(a) (1, 0)
(b) (2, 3)
(c) (3, 8)
(d) (4, 27)
21.
in ascending order?
1. Accommodation
2. Perception
3. Scheme formation
4. Assimilation
5. Sensation
(a) 1, 2, 3, 5, 4
(b) 5, 2, 3, 4, 1
(c) 5, 1, 4, 2, 3
(d) 5, 2, 4, 3, 1
23. Which of the given responses would be a meaningful order of the following starting
(a) ABC
(b) DEF
(c) MNO
(d) INS
25. B O C N D M E ? ?
(a) LF
(b) OP
(c) KL
(d) EF
26. 7, 2 = 59 ; 5, 3 = 28 ; 9, 1 = 810 ; 2, 1 = 13 ; 5, 4 = ?
(a) 19
(b) 9
(c) 20
(d) 239
27. 120, 440, 960, 1680, ?
(a) 2600
(b) 3240
(c) 3040
(d) 2400
Directions (Q. Nos. 28-30) In the following question, select the missing number from the given
responses.
28.
81
64
16
49
36
16
25
108
96
25
30
35
(a) 230
(b) 140
(c) 120
(d) 410
29.
(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 7
30.
24
51
67
53
211
(a) 135
(b) 235
(c) 247
(d) 407
31. G is fatter than H but not as fat as M. Q is also not as fat as M. Who is the most lean
left, he walks 10 m. Again turns to his left and walks 15 m. How far is he from his initial
position?
(a) 10 m
(b) 25 m
(c) 15 m
(d) 60 m
33. There are five buses M, N, O, P, Q in a row on a road. Bus M is standing at the front and
Q is standing at the back end. Bus N stands between M and O. Bus P stands between O
and Q. Which bus is in the middle of the five?
(a) M
(b) P
(c) N
(d) Q
34. If + stands for multiplication, < stands for division, stands for subtraction,
stands for addition and stands for greater than. Identify which expression is
correct?
(a) 20 4 4 + 8 < 2 26
(b) 20 8 + 15 < 5 9 8
(c) 20 < 2 + 10 4 6 100
(d) 20 < 5 + 25 10 2 96
35. One day, Nita left home and cycled 10 km Southwards, turned right and cycled 5 km and
turned right and cycled 10 km and turned left and cycled 10 km. How many kilometers
will he have to cycle to reach her home straight?
(a) 10 km
(b) 15 km
(c) 20 km
(d) 25 km
36. Rajat moves from his office to the canteen straight at a distance of 12 m. Then, he
turned left and walked for 2 m. Then, he turns left again and walks straight for 12 m.
How far is he from his office?
(a) 10 m
(b) 12 m
(c) 8 m
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(d) 2 m
Directions (Q. Nos. 37 and 38) In the following question, two/ four statements are given
followed by two/four conclusions I, II, III and IV. You have to consider the statements to be true
even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Your have to decide which of
the given conclusions, if any, follow from the given statements.
37. Statements
Question Figure
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
40. Two positions of a dice are given. Which number would be at the top when bottom is 2?
(a) 4
(b) 1
(c) 5
(d) 6
41. Identify the response figure from which the question figures pieces have been cut.
Question Figure
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
42.
In the above figure, the circle stand for employed, the square stands for social worker,
the triangle stands for illiterate and the rectangle stands for truthful. Employed, truth
and illiterate social workers are indicated by which region?
(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 2
(d) 1
43. Find the missing number.
(a) 37
(b) 45
(c) 47
(d) 57
44.
In the above diagram, parallelogram represents women, triangle represents the subinspectors of police and circle represents the graduates. Which numbered area
represents women graduate sub-inspectors of police?
(a) 5
(b) 3
(c) 8
(d) 13
Directions (Q. Nos. 45 and 46) In the following questions which answer figure will complete the
pattern in the question figure?
45. Question Figure
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
47. From the given answer Figure, select the one in which the question figure is hidden/
embedded.
Question Figure
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
48. A piece of paper is folded and punched as shown below in the question figures. From
the given answer figure, indicate how it will appear when opened?
Question Figure
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
49. Which of the answer figures is exactly the mirror image of the given pattern of numbers
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
50. A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in anyone of the alternatives.
The set of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets
as in two matrices given below. The columns and rows of Matrix I are numbered from 0
to 4 and that of Matrix II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be
represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g., B can be represented by 01, 31
etc. and P can be represented by 67, 75 etc. similarly, you have to identify the set for
the word CARD.
Matrix I
0
Matrix Ii
5
experiment?
(a) Formation of pure spectra
(b) Formation of impure spectra
(c) Persistence of vision
(d) Principle of complementary colour
52. The dimension ML T-2 corresponds to
(a) force
(b) work done
(c) acceleration
(d) velocity
53. Who is the founder of quantum theory of radiation?
(a) Einstein
(b) Bohr
(c) Plank
(d) S N Bose
54. Fiber optics cable used in communication, works on the principle of
55. Which was the first electronic computer constructed at the Moore School of
Engineering?
(a) EOVAC
(b) ONIVAC
(c) (c)ENIAC
(d) EDSAC
56. Which among the following standard protocols is the most widely used by the Internet?
(a) HITP
(b) TCP/lP
(c) (C) SMTP
(d) SLIP
57. The outer skin most of the crustaceans are made up of a carbohydrate. This
carbohydrate is
(a) cellulose
(b) galactose
(c) chitin
(d) starch
58. Rutherford's scattering experiment proved the presence of
energy state. On coming back to the lower energy state, they emit light, which we can
observe in
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(a) Thyroxine
(b) Testosterone
(c) Estradiol
(d) Estral
61. The concept of 'Green House Gases' was postulated by
(d) Urination
64. Sarus crane is the state bird of
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Paschim Benga
65. The Tongario volcano erupted on November 21, 2012 is in
(a) Australia
(b) Indonesia
(c) Papua New Guinea
(d) New Zealand
66. The Daocheng Yading Airport is located in
(a) Thailand
(b) Philippines
(c) China
(d) Tibet
67. BCCI named the "Indian Cricketer of the year 2011-12" to honour
(a) 1 January
(b) 15 January
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(c) 30 January
(d) 9 January
69. Who won the World Carrom Championship 2012?
(a) Sheep
(b) Camel
(c) Donkey
(d) Dog
71. Which of the following is only domestic Airport?
(a) Eretrea
(b) Ethiopia
(c) Sudan
(d) Nigeria
74. Where did Aurangzeb die?
(a) Pune
(b) Aurangabad
(c) Ahmadnagar
(d) Mumbai
75. The principle of maximum social advantage is the basic principle of
(a) 50 db to 70 db
(b) 60 db to 80 db
(c) 65 db to 75 db
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(d) 70 db to 85 db
78. An economic theory is a/an
(a) Axion
(b) Proposition
(c) Hypothesis
(d) Tested hypothesis
79. Indian Special Economic Rules amendment came in the year
(a) 2000
(b) 2002
(c) 2004
(d) 2006
80. Provisions of citizenship in Indian Constitution, became applicable in
(a) 1950
(b) 1949
(c) 1951
(d) 1952
81. Who gave the title of 'Sardar' to Ballabh Bhai Patel?
(a) Capital
(b) Land
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(c) Labour
(d) None of these
83. The National Emergency in India declared by the President of India due to the external
(a) 1950
(b) 1952
(c) 1951
(d) 1953
85. What Satyagraha was held at Nagpur in 1923?
(a) Mahayana
(b) Hinayana
(c) Digambar
(d) Theravad
87. Who was the viceroy when Delhi became the capital of British India?
(a) River
(b) Peak
(c) Waterfall
(d) Dam
91. The first Indian Satellite Aryabhatta was launched in
(a) 1972
(b) 1975
(c) 1977
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(d) 1979
92. Where is the shore based steel plant located?
(a) Tuticorin
(b) Salem
(c) Vishakhapatnam
(d) Mangalore
93. Which two of the following are connected by the North South corridor?
(a) Leachates
(b) Pollutates
(c) Earthites
(d) Percolates
95. Lungs are located in the
(a) Water
(b) Sugar
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(c) Honey
(d) Milk
97. Transcription means the synthesis of
(a) Lipids
(b) Protein
(c) DNA
(d) RNA
98. Hydrochloric acid is secreted by the cells lining the
(a) Morphology
(b) Anatomy
(c) Classification
(d) Economic uses
(a)
(b)
11
4
49
4
(c) 0
(d)
49
4
(a) 64
(b) 70
(c) 72
(d) 76
103. The third proportional to
x y
+
and x 2 + y 2 is
y x
(a) xy
xy
(b)
(c)
xy
(d)
xy
104. In a ABC, the side BC is extended upto D. Such that CD = AC, if BAD = 109 and ACB
(d) 45
105. Two circles touch each other internally. Their radii are 2 cm and 3cm. The biggest chord
the same plane, a pair of tangents PQ and PR are drawn to the circle. Area of
quadrilateral PQOR is
(a) 65 cm2
(b) 60 cm2
(c) 30 em2
(d) 90 em2
108. ABCD is a cyclic trapezium with ABDC and AB diameter of the circle. If CAB = 30, then
ADC is
(a) 60
(b) 120
(c) 150
(d) 30
109. ABC is a triangle. The bisectors of the internal angle B and external angle C intersect
point D on the circle and intersecting AB produced at C such that BC = OD. If BCD = 20,
then AOD is equal to
(a) 20
(b) 30
(c) 40
(d) 60
111. In a circle of radius 17 cm, two parallel chords of lengths 30 cm and 16 cm are drawn. If
both the chords are on the same side of the centre, then the distance between the
chords is
(a) 9 cm
(b) 7 cm
(c) 23 cm
(d) 11 cm
112. If sin =
1
2
12
(c)
(d)
113. The fifth term of the sequence for which t1 = 1, t2 = 2 and tn+2 = tn + tn+1 is
(a) 5
(b) 10
(c) 6
(d) 8
114. If (x + 7954 7956) be a square number, then the value of x is
(a) 1
(b) 16
(c) 9
(d) 4
115. A can do a piece of work in 12 days while B alone can do it in 15 days. With the help of
C, they can finish it in 5 days. If they are paid Rs. 960 for the whole work how much
money A gets?
(a) Rs. 480
(b) Rs. 240
(c) Rs. 320
(d) Rs. 400
116. Ronald and Elan are working on an assignment. Ronal takes 6 h to type 32 pages on a
computer, while Elan takes 5 h to type 40 pages. How much time will they take, working
together on two different computers to type an assignment of 110 pages?
(a) 7 h 30 min
(b) 8 h
(c) 8 h 15 min
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(d) 8 h 25 min
117. One man, 3 women and 4 boys can do a piece of work in 96 h, 2 men and 8 boys can do
(a) 39 11
7
(b) 42 11
7
(c) 43 11
(d) 44 h
118. ABC is a right angled triangle, B being the right angle. Mid-points of BC and AC are
respectively B and A. The ratio of the area of the quadrilateral AA BB to the area of
ABC is
(a) 1 : 2
(b) 2 : 3
(c) 3 : 4
(d) 2 : 3
119. A square ABCD is inscribed in a circle of unit radius. Semi-circles are described on each
side as a diameter. The area of the region bounded by the four semi-circles and the
circle is
(a) 1 sq unit
(b) 2 sq unit
(c) 1.5 sq unit
(d) 2.5 sq unit
120. If the perimeters of a rectangle and a square are equal and the ratio of two adjacent
sides of the rectangle is 1 : 2, then the ratio of area of the rectangle and that of the
square is
(a) 1 : 1
(b) 1 : 2
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(c) 2 : 3
(d) 8 : 9
121. The interest on a certain sum of money is Rs. 22 and the discount on the same sum for
the same time and at the same rate is Rs. 20, find the sum
(a) Rs. 220
(b) Rs. 200
(c) Rs. 210
(d) Rs. 212
122. A retailer purchased radio sets at the rate of Rs. 400 each from a wholesaler. He raised
the price by 30% and then allowed a discount of 8% on each set. His profit will be]
(a) 19%
(b) 78.4%
(c) 22%
(d) 19.6%
123. A reduction in the price of apples enables a person to purchase 3 apples for Rs. 1
(d) 33 3
124. Rs. 700 is divided among A, B, C in such a way that the ratio of the amounts of A and B is
2 : 3 and that of B and C is 4 : 5. Find the amounts (in Rs.) each received, in the order A,
B, C
(a) 150, 250, 300
(b) 160, 240, 300
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ration 4 : 3. If each of them saves Rs. 400 per month, find the sum of their monthly
incomes
(a) Rs. 2300
(b) Rs. 2400
(c) Rs. 2200
(d) Rs. 2500
126. A and B have together three times what B and C have, while A, B, C together have Rs. 30
5 for Rs. 10. He sells the whole lot at 9 for Rs. 20. What is his loss or gain per cent?
19
(a) 1 81 %
19
(b) 1 81 %
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(b) 16 3
(c) 17
1
(d) 18 2
130. A man rides at the rate of 18 km/h but stops for 6 min, to change horses at the end of
every 7th km. The time that he will take to cover a distance of 90 km is
(a) 6 h
(b) 6 h 12 min
(c) 6 h 18 min
(d) 6 h 24 min
131. A man rows down a river 15 km in 3 h with the stream and returns in 7
1
2
. The rate at
product of p and q is
(a) 10
(b) 10
(c) 15
(d) 15
134. If +
1
2
(a) 0
(b) 2
(c) 2
(d) 4
135. If a + b + c = 2s, then
2 + 2 + 2 + 2
2 + 2 + 2
is equal to
(a) 2 + 2 + 2
(b) 0
(c) 1
(d) 2
136. If ( + ) = 1, then the value of
1
3 3
3 3 is
(a) 3
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) 1
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(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 0
(d) 1
138. A horse is tied to a post by a rope. If the horse moves along a circular path always
keeping the rope stretched and describes 88 m when it has traced out 72 at the centre
the length of the rope is =
22
7
(a) 70 m
(b) 75 m
(c) 80 m
(d) 65 m
139. Maximum value of (2 sin + 3 cos ) is
(a) 2
(b)
13
(c)
15
(d) 1
140. The value of 152(sin 30 + 2 cos 2 45 + 3 sin 30 + 4cos 2 45 + . +17 sin 30 +
18cos245) is
(a) an integer but not a perfect square
(b) a rational number but not an integer
(c) a perfect square of an integer
(d) irrational
141. If 1 + sin
142. One of the four angles of a rhombus is 60. If the length of each side of the rhombus is,
8
3
143. If the arcs of square length in two circles subtend angles of 60 and 75 at their centres
Direction (Q. No. 144) study the above bar graph showing the production of food grains (in
million tonne).
Column1
120
100
80
60
Column1
40
20
0
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
144. What is ratio between the maximum production and the minimum production during
Directions (Q. Nos. 145-149) study the following Histogram and answer following questions.
12
Number of students
10
8
6
4
2
0
10
20
30
40
50
Marks
145. The total number of students involved in the data is
(a) 33
(b) 32
(c) 43
(d) 42
146. The maximum number of students got the marks in the interval of
(a) 10-20
(b) 20-30
(c) 30-40
(d) 40-50
147. The least number of students got the marks in the interval
(a) 40-50
(b) 20-30
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(c) 10-20
(d) 0-10
148. The ratio of the students obtaining marks in the first and the last interval is
(a) 5 : 4
(b) 6 : 5
(c) 4 : 5
(d) 3 : 4
149. The difference in the amount estimated by the family on interior decoration and
architects fees is
(a) Rs. 10000
(b) Rs. 9500
(c) Rs. 7200
(d) Rs. 9600
150. .
In a certain country, allocations to various sectors of the yearly budget per Rs. 1000
crore are represented by this pie-diagram. The expenditure (in Rs.) on Agriculture is
(a) 250 crore
(b) 150 crore
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(a) connivance
(b) connivance
(c) connivance
(d) conivence
152.
(a) maintennance
(b) manteinance
(c) maintenance
(d) mentenance
Directions (Q. Nos. 153-162) In the following questions, you have a passage with 10 questions.
Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four
alternatives.
Passage
Cyber Bogeys
The cyber-world is ultimately ungovernable. This is alarming as well as convenient, sometimes,
convenient because alarming. Some Indian politicians use this to great advantage. When there
is an obvious failure in governance during a crisis they deflect attention from their own
incompetence towards the ungovernable. So, having failed to prevent nervous citizens from
fleeing their cities of work by assuring them of proper protection, some national leaders are
now busy trying to prove to one another and to panic-prone Indians, that a mischievous
neighbour has been using the Internet and social networking sites to spread dangerous
rumours. And the Centre's automatic reaction is to start blocking these sites and begin
elaborate and potentially endless negotiations with Google, Twitter and Facebook about access
to information. If this is the official idea of prompt action at a time of crisis among
communities, then Indians have more reason to fear their protectors than the nebulous
mischief-makers of the cyber-world. Wasting time gathering proof, blocking vaguely suspicious
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websites, hurling accusations across the border and worrying about bilateral relations are ways
of keeping busy with inessentials because one does not quite know what to do about the
essentials of a difficult situation. Besides, only a fifth of the 245 websites blocked by the Centre
mention the people of the North- East or the violence in Assam. And if a few morphed images
and spurious texts can unsettle an entire nation, then there is something deeply wrong with the
nation and with how it is being governed. This is what its leaders should be addressing
immediately, rather than making a wrongheaded display of their powers of censorship.
It is just as absurd and part of the same syndrome, to try to ban Twitter accounts that parody
despatches from the Prime Minister's Office. To describe such forms of humour and dissent as
'misrepresenting' the PMO-as if Twitterers would take these parodies for genuine despatches
from the PMO-makes the PMO look more ridiculous than its parodists manage to. With the
precedent forsuch action set recently by the Chief Minister of West Bengal, this is yet another
proof that what Bengal thinks today India will think tomorrow. Using the cyber-world for flexing
the wrong muscles is essentially not funny. It might even prove to be quite dangerously
distracting.
153. According to the passage, the cyber-world is
(a) the centre should start negotiations with Google, Twitter and Facebook
(b) the centre should help the citizens evacuate their city
(c) the centre should not block the sites
(d) the centre should arrest the guilty
155. Which of the following is closest to the meaning of 'nebulous'?
(a) Confused
(b) Vague
(c) Iridescent
(d) Glowing
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156. The author's seriousness' regarding the situation can best be described in the following
(a) genuine
(b) authentic
(c) substantial
(d) fake
158. The author warns us against
(a) twist
(b) jeopardize
(c) ridicule
(d) imitate
160. What is the opposite of 'wrong headed'?
(a) silly
(b) sane
(c) insane
(d) insensible
161. The passage suggests different ways of keeping the public busy with 'inessentials'. Pick
167. Many overseas students (a)/ attend colleges (b)/ in the Great Britain. (c)/ No error (d)
Directions (Q. Nos. 168-172) In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be
filled with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose
the correct alternative out of the four.
168. Student-parking should be .. , students should not be charged to buy parking stickers.
(a) fined
(b) free
(c) costly
(d) cheap
169. If you have roses growing in your garden, you can make a lovely .... of flowers at home.
(a) bouqutte
(b) bucquete
(c) bouquet
(d) bouquet
170. The. of the middle school is a woman of..
and want to take only those courses which they find rewarding ..
(a) idealistic
(b) pragmatic
(c) enthusiastic
(d) partial
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172.
(a) Expenditure
(b) Bankruptcy
(c) Bribery
(d) Miserliness
174. Tribulation
(a) Palpitation
(b) Suffering
(c) Weakness
(d) Stimulation
175. The Prime Minister goes on the ramparts of the Red Fort to hoist the National flag.
(a) rompway
(b) staircase
(c) parapet
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(d) scaffold
Directions (Q. Nos. 176-178) In the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning
to the given word.
176. Lunacy
(a) Sanity
(b) Stupidity
(c) Sensibility
(d) Insanity
177. Obtuse
(a) Secretly
(b) Accidentally
(c) Completely
(d) Deliberately
Directions (Q. Nos. 179-183) In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the
Idiom/ Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the
meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
179. What egged you on to become a social worker?
(a) urged
(b) dampened
(c) hindered
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(d) discouraged
180. Many politicians in India are not fit to hold a candle to Mahatma Gandhi.
(a) superior
(b) equal
(c) inferior
(d) indifferent
181. She must be paying through the nose for the face left.
184. It became clear that the strangers were heading into a serious disaster.
(a) along
(b) towards
(c) on
(d) No improvement
185. 20 km are not a great distance in these days of fast moving vehicles.
prize.
(a) I had won as a prize
(b) I have won as prize
(c) I had to win as a prize
(d) No improvement
188. If you are living near a market place you should be ready to bear the disturbances
caused by traffic.
(a) to bear upon
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(a) to insulting me
(b) of insulting me
(c) for insulting me
(d) No improvement
191. A little rail-road engine was empolyed by a station yard for doing small pieces of work.
(a) From the Viewpoint of aesthetics, the painting did not appeal to me.
(b) The painting had no aesthetic appeal to me
(c) From an aesthetic point of view, the painting had a little appeal to me
(d) No improvement
(a) Trio
(b) Tritium
(c) Trivet
(d) Triumvirate
196. Operation of the body after death.
(a) Post-mortem
(b) Obituary
(c) Homage
(d) Mortuary
(a) Oblique
(b) Opaque
(c) Optique
(d) Opulant
198. Science regarding principles of classification.
(a) Taxidermy
(b) Taxonomy
(c) Toxicology
(d) Classicology
199. A political leader appealing to popular desires and prejudices.
(a) Dictator
(b) Tyrant
(c) Popularist
(d) Demagogue
200. Enclosed in a small closed space.
(a) Closophobia
(b) Clusterophobia
(c) Claustrophobia
(d) Liftophobia
d
d
b
(*)
b
b
c
d
c
a
b
d
d
b
d
b
d
c
d
d
a
d
a
d
a
a
a
b
d
d
b
b
(*)
c
b
d
d
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
c
a
c
d
c
b
c
d
c
c
a
c
c
b
d
c
c
c
(*)
b
d
a
b
c
b
d
d
d
d
a
c
c
a
b
d
c
c
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
d
c
a
a
d
a
b
b
a
d
b
b
d
a
d
c
c
c
b
d
a
d
a
b
c
b
c
a
b
b
c
d
c
b
c
a
c
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
c
c
d
a
b
a
d
c
c
b
c
b
b
b
a
b
c
b
d
c
b
c
d
b
c
a
a
d
a
b
b
a
b
b
a
b
a
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
b
b
d
d
d
d
b
c
b
c
d
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
c
b
(*)
b
c
a
a
d
d
d
b
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
49
50
c
c
99
100
a
c
149
150
a
b
c
a
a
c
d
a
b
d
c
Wrng
ques
d
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
b
b
a
b
b
b
a
d
a
b
b
199
200
d
c
7. (c) From the Given equation => 10 + 10 + 10 10 x 10 = 10 From option (c), after
interchanging the signs
10 x 10 10 10 + 10 = 10
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10 x 1 10 + 10 = 10
20 10 = 10
8. (d) From the Given equation (8 8) + 8 x 32 = 64
From option (d), after putting signs
(8 + 8) 8 x 32 = 64
16 + 8 x 32 = 64
2 x 32 = 64
9. (c) From the Given equation = 25 A 37 C 2 B 4 R 1
According to the question, after putting signs
25 + 37 x 2 4 1
= 62 x 2 4 1 (BODMAS Rule not applied)
= 124 4 1
= 31 1 = 30
10. (a) As, 'Sculptor' made Idol with help of 'Chisel'. Similarly, 'Gardener' plough garden with the
help of 'Harrow'.
11. (b) As, 'Moon' is a 'Satellite'. Similarly, 'Earth' is a 'Planet'.
12. (d) Observe the following pattern:
Perception
(2)
Assimilation
(4)
Scheme formation
(3)
Accomodation
(1)
23. (a) Words in meaningful order starting from the inner layer are as follows:
Lithosphere
(4)
Hydrosphere
(1)
Biosphere
(3)
Atmosphere
(2)
Col 2
Col 3
81(92)
64(82)
16(42)
4(22)
9(32)
49(72)
36(62)
16(42)
25(52)
108(926)
96(834)
140(475)
and 30 = 5 6
Similarly, 35 = 7 5
and 51 4 + 7 = 211
Similarly, 67 + 5 = 407
(False)
(b) 20 x 8 + 15 < 5 9 8
= 20 > 8 x 15 5 9 + 8
= 20 > 8 x 3 9 + 8
= 20 > 24 9 + 8
= 20 > 32 9 = 20 > 23
(False)
(True)
(d) 20 < 5 + 25 10 2 x 96
= 20 5 x 25 10 + 2 > 96
= 4 x 25 10 + 2 > 96
= 100 10 + 2 > 96
= 102 10 > 96
= 92 > 96
(False)
Conclusions
I.
II.
38. (b) According to the given statements, venn-diagram is as follows:
Conclusions
I.
II.
III.
IV.
39. (b)
Hence, from the answer figure (d) question figure's pieces have been cut.
42. (d)
(d) Number 1 is common in all four figures. Hence, number 1 region represents employed,
truthful and illiterate social workers.
43. (d) As, (42 + 32 + 52 + 22) 2 = 27 (middle number)
and (52 + 62 + 22 + 32) 2 = 37 (middle number)
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Hence, when the mirror is held at MN answer figure (c) is the exact mirror image of the
question figure.
50. (c)
C 11, 23, 32, 40
A 00, 13, 21, 33, 42
R 57, 68, 77, 88, 99
D 03, 10, 22, 30, 41
CARD 11, 33, 57, 22
51. (c) Persistence of vision is responsible for the working of Newton's colour disc experiment.
52. (a) The dimension MLT2 corresponds to force. Force is the product of mass of the body and
its acceleration.
53. (c) Max Plank explained the distribution of energy in the spectrum of radiations of a hot
body by his Quantum Theory of Radiation. According it, the Radiant energy is always in the
form of tiny bundles of light called quanta i.e., the energy is absorbed or emitted
discontinuously, each quantum has some definite energy. Which depends upon the frequency
of the radiations.
54. (d) An optical fiber is a flexible transparent fiber made of glass (silica) or plastic. It can
function as a wave guide or light pipe to transmit light between the two ends of the fiber. Its
transmits light along its axis by the process of total internal reflection.
55. (c) ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer) was the first electronic generalpurpose computer. ENIAC (1946) was designed to calculate artillery firing tables for the US
Army's Ballistic Research Laboratory. It constructed at the University of Pennsylvania's Moore
School of Electrical Engineering.
56. (b) The Internet protocol suite is the networking model and a set of communications
protocols used for the Internet and similar networks. It is commonly known as TCP/IP, because
its most important protocols the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and the Internet Protocol
(IP) were the first networking protocols defined in this standard.
57. (c) Chitin is a long-chain polymer of a N-acetylglucosamine, a derivative of glucose and is
found in many places throughout the natural world. It is the main component of the cell-walls
of fungi, the exoskeletons of arthropods such as crustaceans and insects.
58. (d) Rutherford's scattering experiment proved the presence of nucleus is atoms. It suggests
that the entire mass of an atom is concentrated on its centre at the nucleus, the nucleus is
surrounded by electrons that more around the nucleus with a very high speed in circular paths
called orbits.
59. (c) The emission spectrum of a chemical element or chemical compound is the spectrum of
frequencies of electromagnetic radiation emitted due to an atom's electrons making a
transition from a high energy state to a lower energy state.
60. (c) Blood pressure may be increased by the excessive secration of Estradiol (Sex Harmone).
61. (a) The theory that gases in the atmosphere might increase Earth's temperature was first
postulated by Joseph Fourier in 1827, a scientist who also seems to have coined the term
"Green House Gases".
62. (c) Bhopal gas tragedy, was a gas leak incident in India, considered the world's worst
industrial disaster. It occurred on the night of 2-3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India
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Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh, over 5 lakh people were exposed to
methyl isocynate gas and other chemicals.
63. (c) The particulate matter (PM -10) exhaled from the polluted atmosphere is often filtered
out during the process of coughing and sneezing.
64. (b) Sarus crane is the state bird of Uttar Pradesh.
65. (d) Mount Tongario is a compound volcano in the Taupo volcanic zone of the North Island of
New Zealand. Its Te Mari craters erupted in 2012, for the first time since 1897.
66. (c) Daocheng Yading Airport is located in Daocheng country in Graze Tibetan Autonomous
Prefecture of Sichuan Province. China.
67. (c) Virat Kohli has been named the Indian Cricketer of the year for 2011-12, picking up the
Polly Umrigar Trophy and a cheque for Rs. 5 lakh at the BCCI awards function in Mumbai on Nov
22,2012.
68. (c) 30 January is observed as Martyr's Day at the National level. The date was chosen as it
marks the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948.
69. (*) 6th World Carrom Championship 2012 held in Sri Lanka during 31 Oct. to 4th Nov. 2012
in Galadare hotel, Colombo. In this event Nishanta Fernando (Sri Lanka) won the men's single
and Rashmi Kumari (India) won the women's single trophy. The team title won by Indian team.
70. (b) The camel's physiology allows it to cope with the salt intake from its food and from
drinking salty water indeed, they need the salt and in the absence of natural source of salt,
need to be given a daily ration of as much as 45-60 grams.
71. (d)
72. (a) On the eve of planning (1950-51) agriculture generated as much as 51 % of the country's
national income. As per the 2011-12, quick estimates, agriculture and allied activities accounted
for 14.01 % of the GDP, at constant 2004-05 prices.
73. (b) The second India-Africa Forum Summit 2011 was held at Addis Ababa (Ethiopia). The
leaders discussed significant aspects of the India-Africa partnership with the objective of
enhancing and widening its ambit for mutual benefit.
74. (c) Aurangzeb died in Ahmadnagar on 20 February 1707 at the age of 88 years.
75. (b) The principle of maximum social advantage was introduced by British economist Hugh
Dalton. According to him, Public Finance is concerned with income and expenditure of public
authorities and with the adjustment of one with the other.
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76. (d) In 1966, the Government of India declared the devaluation of rupee, with a view to
increase the exports of the country. So, the fourth plan was postponed and three annual plan
were implemented. Some of the economists called this period, i.e., from 1966 to 1969, Plan
Holiday.
77. (d) The ordinary and maximum tolerance limit of sound by human being is 70 db to 85 db.
78. (d) An economic theory is a tested Hypothesis.
79. (d) Indian Special Economic Rules amendment came in the year 2006.
80. (a) Provisions of citizenship in Indian Constitution become applicable from 26th January,
1949.
81. (c) Women of Bardoli gave the title of 'Sardar' to Ballabh Bhai Patel during Bardoli Satyagrah
(1928).
82. (c) According to Marx's labour theory of value, human labour is the only source of net new
economic value.
83. (a) Article 352 confers power on the President to make a proclaimation of Emergency on
the grounds of war, external aggression or armed rebellion.
84. (b) The community development programme was launched on a pilot basis in 1952 to
provide for a substantial increase in the country's agricultural programme and for
improvements in systems of communication in rural health and hygiene and in rural education.
85. (d) Flag Satyagraha were conducted mostnotably in the city of Nagpur in 1923 but also in
many other parts of India.
86. (c) Digambar is a sect of Jainism. They believed in the retention of the rule of nudity.
87. (c) Lord Hardinge II (1910-1916) was the viceroy, when Delhi (1911) became the capital of
British India.
88. (c) The Indian Civil Liberties Union was established by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1936.
89. (b) The University of Mumbai (Bombay) is one of the oldest and premier universities in
India. It was established in 1857 consequent upon "Woods Education Dispatch".
90. (*) Yosemite is a United States National park in the central Eastern portion of California.
Yosemite is internationally recognized for its spectacular granite cliffs, water falls, clear
streams, Gaint sequoia groves and bio-diversity.
91. (b) The first Indian Satellite Aryabhatta was launched on April 19,1975 from Bainkanoor
Space Centre.
92. (c) Vizagh Steel Plant, Vishakhapatnam is the only Indian shore based steel plant founded in
1971.
93. (a) North-South corridor connects Srinagar to Kanyakumari.
94. (a) Leachates are pollutants which move downward with percolating ground water.
95. (d) Lungs are located in the pleural cavity.
96. (d) Milk is an ideal food for Newborn babies.
97. (d) Transcription means the synthesis of RNA on a DNA template.
98. (b) Hydrochloric acid (HCI) is a component of Gastric acid. It is produced by cells lining the
stomach.
99. (a) Emulsification is the breakdown of large fat globules into smaller, uniformly distributed
particles. It is the first preparation of fat for chemical digestion by specific enzymes.
100. (c) Taxonomy is the academic discipline of defining groups of biological organisms on the
basis of shared characteristics and giving names to those groups.
101. (d)
( x 2) ( x 9)
( x2
x 9 x 18)
( x 2 1x
18)
121 121
4
4
x 2 11x
11
x
2
18
49
4
11
On putting x
2
49
4
Minimum value of ( x 2) ( x 9)
49
4
102. (c)
Given, x
x
y z
z
20
z)2
x2
y2
z 2 2( xy
yz
zx)
(6) 20 2( xy
yz
zx)
36 20 2( xy
yz
zx)
16 2( xy yz zx)
( xy yz zx) 8
x3
y3
z 3 3xyz
y z) ( x2
(x
y2
z 2 ( xy
yz zx)
6(20 8)
6 12 72
103. (a)
Let the third proportional be c.
a
x
y
y
x
x2
y2
b2
a
c
c
x2
y2
x
y
y
x
x2
x2
y2
y2
xy
xy
ACD 180
AC
72
108
CD
CAD
CDA 36
ACD 108
BAC 109
36
73
ABC 180
(72
73 )
180
145
35
105. (d)
OM MN ON
4 3 1 cm
2, O ' N radius at inner circle
In
PMO,
OP 2 OM 2
PM
3
9 1
PM
8 cm
2 2 cm
PQ
2 2 2
4 2 cm
PBC
(180
70
BCD 180
PCB
110 ) (180
60
60
120
120 )
130
107. (b)
90
ORP
In OQP, QP
OP 2 OQ 2
13
169 25
144 12 cm
Area of
OQP
Area of PQDR
1
12 5
2
30 sq cm
2 30
60 sq cm
In ABC,
CAB+ CBA+ ACB=180
30+90+ CBA=180
CBA=180 120=60
ABCD is a cyclic trapezium.
ADC=180 60
= 120
109. (a)
In BDC ,
y 180 2 x x 50
y x 50 0
x y
180
50
In ABC ,
2 y 180
2 ( y x)
2x
A
A 0
2( 50)
A 0
180
100
Then,
OD
OB
BCO
Then,
Then,
BC
BC
BOC
OBC 180
( BCO
180
(20
180
40
OBA 180
OB OA
BOC )
20 )
140
140
40
( radius of circle)
OBA
OAB
AOB 180 ( OBA
180
180
AOD 180
(40
OAB)
40 )
80
100
( AOB
BOC)
180
(100
20 )
180
120
60
111. (b)
CD 30cm
AB 16cm
OC 2 CM 2
Then, OM
OM
17
15
289 225
64 8cm
Similarly ,
ON
OA
17
289 64
AN
225 15cm
112. (b)
1
2
sin( A B ) sin 30
sin( A B )
A B
30
cos( A B)
cos( A B)
...(i)
1
2
cos 60
A B 30
...(ii)
From Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get
B=15
Value of B
15
180
12
113. (d)
Given
tn
tn tn
On putting n 1,
t1
t1 tl
t3
t1 t2
..(i )
Given,
t1 1, t2
On putting tl
1, t2
2 in Eq. (i ), we get
t3 1 2
t3
Again,
tn
tn tn
On putting n
t2 2 t2 t2 1
t4
t 2 t3
t4
2 3
t4
2,
Similarly , putting n
tn 2 tn tn 1
t3
t3 t3
t5
t3 t4
t5
3 5
t5
3,
x 1
1 7954 7956
1 7954 7954 2
1
7954
1 7954
2 7954
7955
115. (d)
1
5
1 1
12 15
12 5 4
60
1
20
A: B :C
A: B :C
A ' s share
1 1 1
: :
12 15 20
5: 4:3
Rs.
960 5
12
Rs. 400
116. (c)
32
6
40
5
32
:8
6
32 : 48
2:3
Total pages 110
Type by Ronald
110 2
5
44 pages
6
44 8 h 15 min
32
117. (c)
(2 M
8 B) ' s 1 h work
1
80
1
160
1
(1M 3W 4 B) ' s 1 h work
96
1
1
1
3W ' s 1 h work
96 160 240
1
(2 M 3W ' s) 1 h work
20
1
1
1
2 M ' s 1 h work
120 240 240
1
(2 M 8 B) ' s 1 h work
80
1
1
8 B ' s 1 h work
80 240
2
1
240 120
5
12
(5M 12 B) ' s 1 h work
2 240 8 120
1
1
96 80
176
11
80 96 480
480
7
(5M 12 B) will finish
43 h
11
11
(1M
4 B) ' s 1 h work
By theorem,
Area of AAB = Area of BA B
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Hence, the required ratio = 3 : 4
119. (b) According to the question,
Area of circle
(1) 2
sq unit
d
2
2
2
2 unit
2 sq unit
1
2
1
2
sq unit
2
4
2
2 sq unit
4a
4a
4a
2(2 x x)
2 3x
6x
4
2
a
x
a
6
3
Area of rec tan gle
2
a
3
2x2
2x x
8a 2
9
Area of square
a2
Re quired ratio
8a 2 2
:a
9
8:9
x r t
100
x r t 2200
22
Interest Discount
...(i)
Discount r t
100
20 r t
100
20 r t
22 20
200
r t 10
On putting r t 10 in Eq. (i ),
10 x 2200
x
x
2200
10
220
Re quired sum
Rs. 220
(1.25 1) 100
1.25
20%
124. (b)
A: B
2:3
B :C 4:5
A : B : C 8 :12 :15
700 8
Rs.160
35
700 12
B's share=
Rs.240
35
700 8
C's share=
Rs.300
35
A's share=
125. (c) Let the monthly income A and B be Rs. 6x and Rs. 5x.
According to the question,
6 x 400 4
5 x 400 3
18 x 1200 20 x 1600
2x
400
400
2
200
x
x
A B 3 B C
and
B C
A B C
A 30
30
A B 3 30
A B Rs. 90
B C 5
5C C 30
6C 30
B 5 5
127. (c) Let the average of runs in 10th test was x.
According to the question,
Sum of 10th innings = 10x
Sum of 11th innings = 11(x + 5)
10x + 100x = 11x + 55
x = 45
Present average of runs = 45 + 5 =50
Rs.
90
x
20
x 81 80
x
18
18
x 100
Per cent loss
9x
18
2
x 100 2
18 9 x
200 100
162 81
19
1 %
81
129.(b)
Rate of riders 18 km / h
Time taken by riders to change horses 6 min
According to the question, 90 7 12
Because he stops every 7 km
So he stops 12 times.
Time taken by riders in 12 times 12 6
72 min
1 h 12 min
90
Total time
1 h 12 min
18
5 h 1 h 12 min
6 h 12 min
131. (c)
15
3
5 km / h
15
15
15 2
15
2 km / h
Man ' s rate of still water
1
5 2
2
3.5 km / h
132. (d)
Let the rate of simple int erest be r and principal x.
According to the question,
After 8 yr principal
then int erest
2 x,
2x x
x r 8
100
x
2r
25
25
2
1
r 12 %
2
According to the case II ,
P
r
t
A
Rs. 8000
25
%
2
2 yr
r
P 1
100
A 8000 1
25
2 100
9
8000
8
8000 81
Rs.10125
64
Compound int erest 10125 8000
Rs.2125
133. (c)
...(i)
...(ii )
(5) 2
q 2 2 pq
25
55 2 pq 2
2 pq
30
pq 15
134. (b)
4
a 2
Subtracting 2 from both sides,
1
a
2 4 2
a 2
1
a 2
a 2
2 4
a 2
2
4 2
a 2
2
1
a 2
135. (c)
Given, a b c
s a
s b
2s
2
s c
s2
a 2 b2 c2
s 2 a 2 2sa s 2 b 2 2sb s 2 c 2 2sc s 2
a 2 b2 c2
4 s 2 a 2 b 2 c 2 2s (a b c )
a 2 b2 c2
4s 2 a 2 b 2 c 2 2s 2s
a 2 b2 c2
a 2 b2 c2
1
a 2 b2 c2
136. (a)
x. y ( x y ) 1
On cubing both sides,
[ x. y ( x
y )]3
x3 y 3 [ x3
y 3 3xy ( x
x3
y 3 3 xy ( x
y )] 1
1
3 3
x y
y)
1
x3
3
x y
x. y ( x y ) 1
3 xy ( x
y)
Given,
3 1
1
x y3
1
x y3
x3
(1)3
x3
y3
y3
y3
3
137. (c)
b3 c 3
(b3 c3 )3
b9 c9 3b3c3 (b3 c3 )
On putting b3 c 3
a9
a3 ,
b3 c9 3b3c3a 3
a 9 b9 c9 3a 3b3c3
138. (a)
(r
length of repe)
139. (b)
Let x
dx
d
2sin
2 cos
3cos
3sin
3sin
dx
d
0
2
3
140. (c)
2 cos 2 45
152(sin 30
3sin 30
4 cos 2 45
......... 17 sin 30
18cos 2 45
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
......... 18
2
2
2
2
2
1
152
1 2 3 ......18
2
76 18 19
38 18 19
2
19 2 18 19 (19) 2 (6) 2
152
A perfect square
141. (a)
142. (a)
Length of longer diagonal
2 8cos 30
2 8
3
2
8 3
143. (c)
angle
r1
r2
area
radius
area / angle
area / angle
angle2
angle1
r1
r2
1
2
75
60
5
4
72 1000
360
Rs.200 crore
193. (b)
194. (a) Condominium
195. (d) Triumvirate means a board of three officials jointly responsible for some task.
196. (a) Post-mortem
197. (b) Opaque
198. (b) taxonomy-Concerned with the Classification.
199. (d) Demagogue
200. (c) Claustrophobia
15.
(a) CX
(b) DW
(c) JQ
(d) LR
16.
(a) Cyclotron
(b) Basic
(c) Pascal
(d) Fortran
17.
(a) Rooster
(b) Buck
(c) Gander
(d) Peahen
18.
(a) Booklet
(b) Pamphlet
(c) Voucher
(d) Brochure
19. Which word will appear third in the dictionary?
(a) Ballium
(b) Ballistics
(c) Ballerina
(d) Ballistite
20.
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(d) a b a b
Directions (Q. Nos. 24-27): Select the missing number from the given responses.
24. 500, 484, 459, ?, 374
(a) 384
(b) 432
(c) 418
(d) 423
25. MNOPWXYZRSTUBCD?
(a) A
(b) E
(c) I
(d) F
26. 60, 69, 85, ?, 146
(a) 110
(b) 117
(c) 109
(d) 120
27. 46, 50, 47, 55, 49, 61, ?
(a) 54
(b) 52
(c) 57
(d) 51
28. The average age of 25 subordinates in an office is 30 yr. If the age of Manager is added, the
average increases to 31 yr. What is the age of the Manager?
(a) 26
(b) 36
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(c) 46
(d) 56
29. Class A has students twice that of class B. After adding 20 students to class A and 30
students to class B, the total number of students in both the classes is 140. What is the number
of students in class A in the beginning?
(a) 30
(b) 60
(c) 80
(d) 140
30. Find the lowest number which when divided by 8, 12, 15 and 20 leaves the remainder 2.
(a) 360
(b) 242
(c) 122
(d) 82
31. If B becomes A and P becomes 0, what will K becomes in the English alphabet?
(a) L
(b) J
(c) H
(d) N
32. The given word is followed by 4 responses, one of which cannot be formed by using the
letters of the word given 'CAMBRIDGE'. Find out the word.
(a) BRIDGE
(b) CAME
(c) BRIDE
(d) CAMP
33. IF SEASONAL is written as ESSANOLA, how can SEPARATE be written in that code?
(a) SEAPARET
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(b) ESPARATE
(c) ESPAARTE
(d) ESAPARET
34. In certain code, 'RAGHA V AN' is written as 'GARV AHNA'. In that code which word will be
written as MATHAVAN?
(a) TAMVAHNA
(b) TAMV AHAN
(c) TAMHAVNA
(d) MATVAHNA
35. IF 'FRIEND' is coded as 'IULHQG' how will you code 'ENEMY'?
(a) HQHPB
(b) HQHPA
(c) HQEMY
(d) HQHPG
36. In a coded language, if the word 'EQUATION' is coded as 'GSWCVKQP', then how is the word
'DONKEY' be coded?
(a) FQPMGA
(b) YEKNOD
(c) GWCVKJ
(d) PQKUCW
37. If 38 + 15 = 66 and 29 + 36 = 99, then 82 + 44 = ?
(a) 77
(b) 88
(c) 80
(d) 94
25
70
29
57
11
(a) 9
(b) 8
(c) 1
(d) 5
40.
(a) 42
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(b) 21
(c) 11
(d) 18
41. From the given details, estimate the number of people affected by Tuberculosis in particular
locality in the year 1994.
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
?
92
113
141
176
(a) 99
(b) 85
(c) 71
(d) 78
42. A man started from a place walked towards North for 5 km then turned 90 to his right and
walked another 5 km. Then he turned 45 to his right and walked 2 km and turned as 45 to his
left. What is his direction now?
(a) South
(b) South-East
(c) East
(d) South-West
43. A boy running towards South, turns to his right and runs. Then he turns to his right and
finally turns to his left. Towards which direction is he running now?
(a) East
(b) West
(c) South
(d) North
Directions (Q. Nos. 44 and 45): One statement is given followed by two conclusion I and II. You
have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly
known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any follow from the given
statements.
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44. Statement To keep myself updated, I always listen to 9 o'clock news on radio.
Conclusions
I. The person does not read newspaper.
II. Recent news is available only on radio.
(a) Only conclusion I is implicit
(b) Only conclusion II is implicit
(c) Neither conclusion I nor II is implicit
(d) Both conclusions are implicit
45. Statement All wealthy people are happy in life.
Conclusions
I. Wealth and happiness are directly related.
II. Wealth leads to happiness in life.
(a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Both conclusion I and II follow
(d) Neither conclusions I nor II follow
Directions (Q. Nos. 46 and 47): Which answer figure will complete the question figure?
46. Question Figure
Answer Figures
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
47. From the given answer figures, select the one in which the question figure in
hidden/embedded.
Question Figure
Answer Figures
(a)
(b)
(c)
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(d)
Direction (Q. No. 48): A piece of paper is folded and cut as show below in the question figures.
From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened?
48. Questions Figures
Answer Figures
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
49. Select the correct option that will be the mirror reflection of the problem figure.
Question Figure
Answer Figures
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
50. A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in anyone of the alternatives.
The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in
two matrices given below. The columns and rows of Matrix I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that
of Matrix II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can represented first by its
row and next by its column e.g., 'P' can be represented by 11, 32 etc. and 'K' can be represented
by 65, 78 etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word SALM.
Matrix I
0
Matrix II
5
(d) FICCI
56. Which one of the following subjects is not available on the Union List?
(a) Census
(b) Banking
(c) Trade Union
(d) Foreign Loan
57. The term 'closure' in Parlimentary terminology implies
(a) the end of session of Parliament
(b) stoppage of debate on a motion
(c) end of a day's proceedings
(d) None of the above
58. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Article 14-Equality before law
(b) Article 16-Equal opportunities
(c) Article 17-Abolition of titles
(d) Article 18-Permission of military titles
59. Which of the following Presidents held office for two consecutive terms?
(a) Dr. S Radhakrishnan
(b) Dr. Zakir Hussian
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(d) Both 'a' and 'c'
60. Which Amendment Act reduced the voting age from 21 to 18?
(a) 42nd
(b) 44th
(c) 52nd
(d) 61st
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B. Saka Era
2. A D 320
C. Kalachuri Era
3. 58 B C
D. Gupta Era
4. A D 78
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
List II
(Forest Type)
(Regions)
A.
Tropical Evergreen
1.
SIwaliks
B.
Monsoon
2.
Shillong
C.
Temperate
3.
Paschim Banga
D.
Mangrove
4.
Nilgiris
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
78. On the Moon, an astronaut cannot drink lemonade with the help of straw because
(a) acceleration due to gravity on the Moon is less
(b) there is no atmosphere on the Moon
(c) lemonade evaporates instantaneously on the Moon
(d) None of the above
79. A particle moving with uniform speed
(a) must have uniform velocity
(b) cannot have uniform velocity
(c) may have uniform velocity
(d) will have no velocity
80. Device which uses sound waves for detection and ranging is called
(a) radar
(b) sonar
(c) pukar
(d) None of these
81. What is the name of the network topology in which there are bi-directional links between
each possible node?
(a) Ring
(b) Star
(c) Tree
(d) Mesh
82. LAN stands for
(a) Local Area Nodes
(b) Large Area Network
(c) Large Area Nodes
(d) Local Area Network
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(d) water
93. Losoong is a festival celebrated in
(a) Tibet
(b) Arunchal Pradesh
(c) Sikkim
(d) Kerala
94. The commodity for which India spends the largest amount to import is
(a) foodgrains
(b) crude petroleum
(c) fertilizers
(d) iron and steel
95. In which categories did Marie Curie win her two different Nobel Prizes?
(a) Physics and Chemistry
(b) Chemistry and Medicine
(c) Physics and Medicine
(d) Chemistry and Peace
96. Michail Phelps won . gold medals in swimming events in the Beijing Olympics.
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 8
(d) 9
97. Spot the odd one from the following
(a) Tarapur
(b) Trombay
(c) Kalpakkam
(d) Narora
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98. Which one of the following players has the unique distinction of winning 50 Doubles Titles
in ATP tour history?
(a) Leander Paes
(b) Andy Roddick
(c) Novak Djokovic
(d) Roger Federer
99. As per the 2011 census, the state with the largest gap in male and female literacy is
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Kerala
100. Which among the following is termed 'Hot Money'
(a) FII
(b) FDI
(c) ADR
(d) GDR
3( 2-1)
(b)
2( 3-1)
(c)
3-1
(d)
2-1
1
1
1
1
+
+
+
is
2+ 3
3+ 4
4+ 5
5+ 6
1
of the capital for 15 month and B
4
2
of the profit. Find for how long Bs money was used.
3
(a) 6 month
(b) 8 month
(c) 10 month
(d) 12 month
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105. If 21 is added to a number, it becomes 7 less than thrice of the number. Then, the number
is
(a) 14
(b) 16
(c) 18
(d) 19
106. Two men A and B are started a job in which A was thrice as good as B and therefore took
60 days less than B to finish the job. How many days will they take to finish the job if they start
working together?
(a) 15 days
(b) 20 days
1
(c) 22 days
2
(d) 25 days
107. A rectangular garden is 100 m x 80m. There is a path along the garden and just outside it.
Width of the path is 10 m. The area of the path is
(a) 1900 sq m
(b) 2400 sq m
(c) 3660 sq m
(d) 4000 sq m
108. A dealer offered a machine for sale for Rs. 27500 but even if he had charged 10% less, he
would have made a profit of 10%. The actual cost of the machine is
(a) Rs. 22000
(b) Rs. 24250
(c) Rs. 22500
(d) Rs. 22275
109. An employer reduces the number of employees in the ratio 8 : 5 and increases their wages
in the ratio 7 : 9. As a result, the overall wages bill is
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(d) 48%
114. A ship is moving at a speed of 30 km/h. To know the depth of the ocean beneath it. it
sends a radiowave which travels at a speed 200 m/s. The ship receives the signal after it has
moved 500 m. The depth of the ocean is
(a)
143
km
2
(b) 12 km
(c)
6 km
(d) 8 km
115. A person takes a loan of Rs. 10000 partly from a bank at 8% per annum and remaining
from another bank at 10% per annum, He pays a total interest of Rs. 950 per annum. Amount of
loan taken from the first bank (in Rs.) is
(a) 2500
(b) 5200
(c) 2050
(d) 5020
116. If a 2 +
1
1
= 98 (a > 0), then the value of a 3 + 3 will be
2
a
a
(a) 535
(b) 1030
(c) 790
(d) 970
117. If x = 1 + 2 + 3, then the value of (2x4 - 8x3 - 5x2 + 26x - 28) is
(a) 6 6
(b) 0
(c) 3 6
(d) 2 6
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118. If the distance two points (0, -5) and (x, 0) is 13 unit, then x equal to
(a) 10
(b) 10
(c) 12
(d) 12
119. If 4x = 18y, then the value of
(a)
1
3
(b)
7
2
(c)
2
3
(d)
3
2
x
1 is
y
1
x4 + 2
1
x is
= 5, then the value of 2
120. If x +
x
x - 3x + 1
(a) 70
(b) 50
(c) 110
(d) 55
x2 + y2
121. If x = 2 + 3, y = 2 - 3, then the value of 3 3 is
x +y
(a)
7
38
(b)
7
40
(c)
7
19
(d)
7
26
19
2
(b)
17
2
(c)
18
3
(d)
15
2
1
1
is
= 6, then the value of x2 +
2x
16x2
124. If 5a +
(a)
34
5
(b)
39
5
(c)
42
5
(d)
52
5
1
1
is
= 5, the value of 9a 2 +
3a
25a 2
125. The area of the triangle formed by the lines 5x + 7y = 35, 4x + 3y = 12 and x-axis is
(a)
160
sq units
3
(b)
150
sq units
3
(c)
140
sq units
13
(d) 10 sq units
126. In an obtuse-angle triangle ABC, A is the obtuse angle and O is the orthocenter. If BOC
= 54, then BAC is
(a) 108
(b) 126
(c) 136
(d) 116
127. If the ratio of area of two similar triangles is 9 : 16, then the ratio of their corresponding
sides is
(a) 3 : 5
(b) 3 : 4
(c) 4 : 5
(d) 4 : 3
128. Let BE and CF be the two medians of a ABC and G be their intersection. Also let EF cut AG
at O. Then, AO : OG is
(a) 1 : 1
(b) 1 : 2
(c) 2 : 1
(d) 3 : 1
129. If S is the circumcentre of ABC and A = 50, then the value of BCS is
(a) 20
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(b) 40
(c) 60
(d) 80
130. AC and BC are two equal chords of a circle. BA is produced to any point P and CP, wen
joined cuts the circle at T. Then,
(a) CT : TP = AB : CA
(b) CT : TP = CA : AB
(c) CT : CB = CA : CP
(d) CT : CB = CP : CA
131. PQ is a direct common tangent of two circles of radii r1 and r2 touching each other
externally at A. then, the value of PQ2 is
(a) r1r2
(b) 2r1r2
(c) 3r1r2
(d) 4r1r2
132. BC is the chord of a circle with centre O. A is a point on major arc BC as shown in the above
figure. What is the value of BAC + OBC =?
(a) 120
(b) 60
(c) 90
(d) 180
133. Two circles with radii 5 cm and 8 cm touch each other externally at a point A. If a straight
line through the point A cut the circles at points P and Q respectively, then AP : AQ is
(a) 8 : 5
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(b) 5 : 8
(c) 3 : 4
(d) 4 : 5
134. If l is the in-centre of ABC and A = 60, then the value of BIC is
(a) 100
(b) 120
(c) 150
(d) 110
135. The external bisectors of B and C of ABC meet at point P. If BAC = 80, then BPC
is
(a) 50
(b) 40
(c) 80
(d) 100
136. When a pendulum of length 50 cm oscillates, it produces an arc of 16 cm. The angle so
formed in degree measure is (approx).
(a) 1825
(b) 1835
(c) 1820
(d) 1808
137. If x, y are positive acute angles x + y < 90 and sin (2x - 20) = cos (2y + 20), then the value
of sec (x + y) is
(a)
(b)
1
2
(c) 1
(d) 0
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(a)
1
7
(b)
2
7
(c)
5
7
(d)
2
5
5 sin - 3 cos
is
5 sin + 3 cos
(a)
1
3
(b)
2
3
(c)
2x
is
3
(d) 1
141. If x = cosec sin and y = sec cos, then the value of x2y2 (x2 + y2 + 3) is
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
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,2y cos = x sin and 2x sec y cosec = 3, then the value of x2 + 4y2 is
2
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
143. When the angle of elevation of the sun increases from 30 to 60, the shadow of a post is
diminished by 5 m. Then, the height of the post is
(a)
5 3
m
2
(b)
2 3
m
5
(c)
(d)
2
5 3
4
5 3
144. A rail road curve is to be laid out on a circle. What radius should be used if the track is to
change direction by 25 in a distance of 42 m?
(a) 91.64 m
(b) 90.46 m
(c) 89.64 m
(d) 93.64 m
145. If sin + sin2 = 1, then the value of cos12 + 3 cos10 + 3 cos8 + cos6 - 1 is
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) -1
(d) 2
Directions (Q. Nos. 146-150): Read the given information carefully and the questions given
below.
Population of five adjacent areas of a town, in the year of 2010, are represented in the
following pie-chart. The ratio of the numbers of males to that of females in these areas are
stated in the table below. The total of the population in all the five areas is 72 lakh.
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
3:2
4:1
7:3
2:3
13 : 7
(b) 36 : 13
(c) 9 : 7
(d) 13 : 36
149. If in the year 2010, there was an increase of 5% population in the area S 1 and 8% increases
in population of the area S3 compared to the previous year, then the ratio of population in the
areas S1 and S3 in the year 2009 was
(a) 3 : 10
(b) 27 : 10
(c) 27 : 70
(d) 10 : 3
150. The average of females population in all the five areas is lower than the female population
in each of the areas
(a) S1 and S2
(b) S2 and S5
(c) S2 and S4
(d) S4 and S5
(c) with
(d) from
159. To the dismay of the student body, the class president was . berated by the principal
at the school assembly.
(a) ignominiously
(b) privately
(c) magnanimously
(d) fortuitously
160. I would apologize if I . you.
(a) am
(b) was
(c) have been
(d) were
Directions (Q. Nos. 161-165): In this questions out of the four alternatives, choose the one
which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
161. Gaol
(a) destination
(b) Garden
(c) Jail
(d) Bird
162. Loathing
(a) Warmth
(b) Affectation
(c) Hatred
(d) Affection
163. Pragmatic
(a) Intelligent
(b) Wise
(c) Religious
(d) Practical
164. Notion
(a) Thought
(b) Fact
(c) Truth
(d) Hypothesis
165. Vivacious
(a) Poisonous
(b) Energetic
(c) Tricky
(d) Slow
Directions (Q. Nos. 166-170): In these questions choose the word opposite in meaning to the
given word.
166. Hasten
(a) Dash
(b) Dawdle
(c) Hurry
(d) Scurry
167. Spirited
(a) Animated
(b) Excited
(c) Lively
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(d) Dull
168. Forthright
(a) Blunt
(b) Tricky
(c) Candid
(d) Plainspoken
169. Antagonism
(a) Cordiality
(b) Animosity
(c) Hostility
(d) Enmity
170. Vanity
(a) Humanity
(b) Humility
(c) Pretension
(d) Arrogance
Directions (Q. Nos. 171-175): In these questions four alternatives are given for the
Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the
meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
171. The project is carried over to this year, and we need to keep the ball rolling.
(a) to continue the work
(b) more information
(c) to do better
(d) new strategies
172. The host team bore the palm in the league matches.
(a) played quite well
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177. After twenty years of exile, the prisoner was in the end of his tether.
(a) on
(b) though
(c) at
(d) No improvement
178. Grandfather is often so tired that he drops of in his armchair.
(a) slides away
(b) falls out
(c) slips in
(d) No improvement
179. The court was forced to respect the profundity of the learned judge's knowledge.
(a) probity
(b) proximity
(c) prodigality
(d) No improvement
180. He has lost his nearly all many pets.
(a) all his nearly many pets
(b) his many pets nearly all of them
(c) nearly all his many pets
(d) No improvement
Directions (Q. Nos. 181-185): In this questions out of the four alternatives choose the one which
can be substituted for the given words/sentences.
181. A group of three books, films etc, that have the same subject or characters
(a) Trinity
(b) Trilogy
(c) Trio
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(d) Tripod
182. A study of the human race
(a) Anthropology
(b) Archaeology
(c) Ethnology
(d) Etymology
183. An expert in the area of the fine or other arts
(a) Neophyte
(b) Amateur
(c) Connoisseur
(d) Enthusiast
184. The art of preserving skin of animals, birds, fishes
(a) Topology
(b) Taxonomy
(c) Seismology
(d) Taxidermy
185. Chanting of magic spells
(a) Narration
(b) Recitation
(c) Incartation
(d) Utterance
Directions (Q. Nos. 186-190): In these questions four words are given in each question, out of
which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
186.
(a) Abracadebra
(b) Abracadebri
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(c) Abracadabra
(d) Abrakadabra
187.
(a) Apparrel
(b) Aparell
(c) Aparel
(d) Apparel
188.
(a) Refferee
(b) Refere
(c) Referre
(d) Referee
189.
(a) Commissioner
(b) Comissioner
(c) Commissionar
(d) Comissionor
190.
(a) Etiquete
(b) Etiquette
(c) Ettiquette
(d) Ettiquete
Directions (Q. Nos. 191-200): In these questions you have two brief passages with 5 questions
in each passage.
Read the passages carefully and choose the best to each question out of the four alternatives.
Passage I
"Nobody knows my name" is the title of one of James Baldwin's celeberated books, Who knows
the name of the old man sitting amidst ruins pondering over his hubble-bubble? We do not. It
does not matter. He is there like the North Pole, the Everest and the Alps but with one
difference. The North pole, the Everest and the Alps will be there when he is not there any
more. Can we really say this? "Dust thou act to dust returneth" was not spoken of the soul. We
do not know whether the old man's soul will go marching on like John Brown's. While his body
lies mouldering in the grave or becomes ash driven by the wind or is immersed in water, such
speculation is hazardous. A soul's trip can take one to the treacherous sholas of metaphysics
where there is no "yes" or "no". "Who am I?" asked Tagore of the rising sun in the first dawn of
his life, he received no answer. "Who am I?" he asked the setting sun in the twilight of his life.
He received no answer.
We are no more on solid ground with dust which we can feel in our hands, scatter to the wind
and wet with water to turn it into mud. For this much is sure, that in the end, when life's
ceaseless labour grinds to a halt and man meets death, the brother of sleep, his body buried or
burnt, becomes dust. In the form of dust he lives, inanimate yet in contact with the animate. He
settles on files in endless government almirahs, on manuscripts written and not published on all
shelves, on faces and hands. He becomes ubiquitous all pervasive sometimes sneaking even
into hermetically scaled chambers.
191. What is the difference between the old man and the North Pole, the Everest and the Alps?
(a) He ponders over his bubble-bubble while they don't
(b) They are known to all while he is known to none
(c) They remain while he will soon become dust
(d) They are not as old as he
192. What according to the passage, happens to a person's soul after death?
(a) The soul also dies with the body
(b) The soul continues to live after the body is dead
(c) The soul certainly becomes dust after death
(d) It is dangerous to guess
23. b
45. c
67. c
89. c
2.
24. d
46. c
68. c
90. c
3.
25. b
47. c
69. a
91. a
4.
26. a
48. d
70. b
92. d
5.
27. b
49. c
71. b
93. c
6.
28. d
50. b
72. a
94. b
7.
29. b
51. b
73. a
95. a
8.
30. c
52. c
74. b
96. c
9.
31. b
53. c
75. b
97. b
10. d
32. d
54. d
76. b
98. a
11. c
33. d
55. c
77. d
99. c
12. d
34. a
56. c
78. b
100. a
13. b
35. a
57. b
79. c
101. c
14. c
36. a
58. c
80. b
102. b
15. d
37. c
59. c
81. d
103. b
16. a
38. d
60. d
82. d
104. c
17. d
39. c
61. b
83. c
105. a
18. c
40. b
62. b
84. d
106. c
19. d
41. d
63. c
85. b
107. d
20. c
42. c
64. d
86. b
108. c
21. b
43. b
65. d
87. c
109. b
22. c
44. c
66. c
88. d
110. b
111. c
129. b
147. a
165. b
183. c
112. b
130. c
148. c
166. b
184. d
113. a
131. d
149. *
167. d
185. c
114. a
132. c
150. c
168. b
186. c
115. a
133. b
151. c
169. a
187. d
116. d
134. b
152. b
170. b
188. b
117. a
135. a
153. a
171. a
189. a
118. d
136. c
154. a
172. b
190. b
119. b
137. a
155. d
173. c
191. c
120. d
138. a
156. d
174. b
192. d
121. d
139. c
157. b
175. b
193. b
122. b
140. a
158. d
176. b
194. c
123. a
141. b
159. a
177. c
195. b
124. b
142. d
160. d
178. d
196. c
125. a
143. a
161. c
179. d
197. b
126. b
144. a
162. c
180. c
198. d
127. b
145. a
163. d
181. b
199. b
128. d
146. c
164. a
182. a
200. d
Similarly,
171
5. (a)
As we observe ,
Similarly,
6. (d)
As we observe,
Similarly,
7. (b)
As Man depends on food. Similarly, fire depends on fuel.
8. (c)
Belief comes from spiritual. Similarly, music comes from orchestral.
9. (c) Observe the following:
Former
opposite
Latter
Similarly, Hazardous
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opposite
Safe
10. (d)
Except option (d) all others are not a sequence of letters.
11. (c) Observe the following:
B (2) + E (5) 7 (odd)
G (7) + J (10) 17 (odd)
N (14) + P (16) 30 (even)
Q (17) + R (18) 35 (odd)
Hence, option (c) is odd option.
12. (d)
In option (d), As required, the sum of first and second digit is equal to third digit.
13. (b)
Except option (b), all other are cubes.
14. (c) Observe the below pattern:
12
16
4 3
60
80
(4 4)' (4 15)
36
(4 20) and (4 9)
48
(4 12)
opposite
opposite
opposite
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18. (c)
Except option (c), all others presents a detail.
19. (d)
Dictionary arrangement of words
Ballerina
(c)
Ballictics
(b)
Ballistite
Ballium
(d)
(a)
Latch
(b)
Latitude
Laugh
(d)
(a)
Laurels
(c)
Child
(3)
Adolescent
(2)
Adult
(5)
Old
(4)
1, 3, 2, 5, 4
22. (c) The following is the pattern in letter seriesc b a/b a c/a c b/c b a
bacb
23. (b) The following is the pattern in letter seriesa b/a b b/a b b b/a b b b b
abbb
24. (d)
25. (b)
MNOP/WXYZ/RSTU/BCDE
At ? position E
174
26. (a)
Hence, ? 110
27. (b)
Hence, ? 52
28. (d)
Let the age of manager = x years
According to question,
25 30 + x
= 31
26
x = 26 31-2530
= 806 - 750
= 56 yr
29. (b)
Let the number of student in class A in the beginning = x
So number of student in class B in the beginning =
x
2
175
(x + 20) +
x
+ 30 = 140
2
3x
+ 50 = 140
2
3x
= 140 - 50
2
90 2
x=
= 60
3
30. (c)
LCM of 8, 12, 15, 20 = 120
Required number = 120 + 2 = 122
31. (b) Observe the below relation-
-1
A, P
K
-1
-1
O
J
32. (d)
Since the letter P is not present in the keyword and hence, the word CAMP cannot be made
from the letters of the word CAMBRIDGE.
33. (d)
As,
Similarly,
34. (a)
As,
176
Similarly,
35. (a)
As,
Similarly,
36. (a)
As,
Similarly,
37. (c)
38 + 15 = 66, 29 + 36 = 99
177
(3 + 8) (1 + 5) = 66
(2 + 9) (3 + 6) = 99
Similarly,
82 + 44 (8 +2) (4 + 4) = 10 8 = 80
38. (d)
45 + 9 3 15 2
Conversion according to question,
45 9 3 + 15 2
= 5 3 + 15 2
= 15 + 15 2
= 28
39. (c)
7 4 3 = 25
8 9 2 = 70
6 5 ? = 29
? = 30 29 = 1
40. (b)
3 + 6 9 = 57
4 + 7 1 = 11
Similarly,
5 + 8 2 = 21
41. (d)
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42. (c)
From the given figure, now that boy running towards West.
43. (b)
From the given figure, now that boy running towards west
44. (c)
By the given statement, neither conclusion I nor II is implicit.
45. (c)
By the given statement, both conclusions are implicit.
46. (c)
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57. (b)
58. (c)
59. (c)
60. (d)
61. (b)
62. (b)
63. (c)
64. (d)
65. (d)
66. (c)
67. (c)
68. (c)
69. (a)
70. (b)
71. (b)
72. (a)
73. (a)
74. (b)
75. (b)
76. (b)
77. (d)
78. (b)
79. (c)
80. (b)
81. (d)
82. (d)
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83. (c)
84. (d)
85. (b)
86. (b)
87. (c)
88. (d)
89. (c)
90. (c)
91. (a)
92. (d)
93. (c)
94. (b)
95. (a)
96. (c)
97. (b)
98. (a)
99. (c)
100. (a)
101. (c)
102. (b)
By option (b), 3783 13 = 291
and 3783 3 = 3780, which is divided by 4, 5, 6 and 7.
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103. (b)
1
=
2+ 3
2+ 3
2- 3
2- 3
= 3- 2
similarly,
1
1
= 4- 3,
= 5- 4
3+ 4
4+ 5
1
and
= 6- 5
5+ 6
simplest value
= 3- 2+ 4- 3+ 5- 4+ 6- 5
= 6- 2= 2
3-1
104. (c)
3
of the capital for x month
4
According to question,
Let B contributer
15
1
3
2 2
:x
1
:
4
4
3 3
5 1
x 2
x=10 month
105. (a)
Let the number to be x.
According to question,
X + 21 = 3x - 7
2x = 21 + 7
28
X=
14
2
106. (c)
183
22
1
days
2
107. (d)
From Figure,
100 - 100
80
=100
40 = 4000 sq m
108. (c)
110
100
100 - 10
100
90
100
x = 27500
100
110
x = Rs. 22500
27500
184
40 - 35 + 25
=X
5
5X = 200 - 10
X=
190
38 yr
5
15
60
1
4
280
X =
= 70 km
4
185
Percentage profit =
25 12
%
100
= 37 + 3 = 40 %
114. (a) Solution below-
186
25
m/s
3
500
60 s
25
3
Distance covered by radiowave in 60 s
= 200 60
= 12000 m or 12 km
=
In
OCB,
OC 2
OC =
CB 2 - OB 2
6
1
4
5 23
= 5.99 (approx.)
4
143
Which is equal to
2
OC =
10000 - x
10 1
8 1
+
950
100
100
2x
1000 = 950
100
2x = 50 100
x = Rs. 2500
187
a2 +
1
+ 2 = 100
a2
1
a+
a
1
a+
a
1
a+
a
1
= 98
a2
= 100
100 = 10
10
1
1
1
+ 3a.
a+
= 1000
3
a
a
a
1
a 3 + 3 + 3 10 = 1000
a
1
a 3 + 3 = 1000 - 30 = 970
a
a3 +
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x=1+ 2 + 3
x-1= 2 + 3
x 2 - 2x + 1 = 2 + 3 + 2 6
x 2 - 2x = 4 + 2 6....................(i)
x 2 - 2x - 4 = 2 6
Squaring both side,
x 4 - 4x 2 + 16 - 4x 3
16 x - 8x 2 = 24
x 4 - 4x 3 - 4x 2
16 x - 8 = 0
2x 4 - 8x 3 - 8x 2 + 32x - 16 = 0
2x 4 - 8x 3 - 5x 2 + 26x - 28
= 3x 2 - 6x - 12
= 3 x 2 - 2x - 12
= 3 4 + 2 6 - 12
= 12 + 6 6 - 12
= 6 6
+ 0+5
13
x 2 + 25 = 169
x2
169 - 25
x = 144
119. (b) Solution belowGiven, 4x = 18y
x
9
=
y
2
x
9
7
-1 =
-1 =
y
2
2
189
x+
1
=5
x
x 2 - 5x + 1 = 0
x 2 - 3x + 1 = 2x.........................(i)
1
1
x x3
2
x3
x
=
x 2 - 3x + 1
2x
1
1
=
x3
2
x3
x4
1
=
2
1
x+
x
-3 x+
1
x
1
125 - 15
2
= 55
=
x + y - 2xy
x2 + y2
=
3
3
3
x +y
x + y - 3xy x + y
4
4
-2
xy = 2
=1
-3 4
14
7
=
52
26
122. (b) Solution below-
a 2 + b2 + c2 = 2 a - b - c - 3
a 2 - 2a + 1 + b 2 + 2b + 1 + c 2 + 2c + 1 = 0
a-1
+ b+1
+ c+1
a - 1 = 0, b + 1 = 0, c + 1 = 0
a = 1, b = -1, c = -1
2a - 3b + 4c = 2 1 - 3(-1) + 4(-1) = 1
190
1
16 x 2
1
1
4x2 +
4
4 x2
=
1
4
2x -
1
4
1
2x
+2 =
+2
19
2
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5x + 7y = 35 .................(i)
4x + 3y = 12 .................(ii)
Co -ordinate of intersection point of given
Eqs.(i ) and (ii) is
-84 80
,
13 13
From figure,
Area of ABC
1
=
x1 y2 y3 + x2 y3
2
1
80
80
=
3 0
+7
2
13
13
1
2
1
=
2
y1 + x3 y1
0 +
y2
- 84
. 0
13
80 3 80 7
+
13
13
80 4 160
=
sq units
3
3
In ABCD,
MAN = 360 - 90 + 90 +
BOC
= 360 - 180 + 54
= 126
BAC =
MAN = 126
In similar triangles.
( Ratio of their corresponding sides) 2
= Ratio of area of two similar triangles.
Ratio of their corresponding sides
9
16
=3:4
=
128. (d) Solution below The mid points of sides AC and AB are E, F respectively
EF BC
In
ABD,
AF
AO
=
FB
OD
AO
=1
OD
AO = OD
AO = OG + GD
1
AG
2
1
AO = OG +
AO + OG
2
1
3
AO = OG
2
2
AO : OG = 3 : 1
AO = OG +
129. (b) Solution below The angle substened at the centre is double to that substened in the arc
193
BSC = 2
=2
In
BAC
50 = 100
BSC,
BS = SC = Radius of circle
BCS =
CBS
BSC + 2
2
BCS = 180
80
= 40
2
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From figure,
Quadrilateral ABCT is a cyclic
ATC = 180 PB is a straight line
PAC = 180 In
PAC and
ATC =
ATC,
PAC = 180 AC = AC
PCA =
TCA
PAC ~ ATC
AC
CT
=
PC
AC
AC
CT
=
PC
BC
CT : CB = CA : CP [ AC = BC]
131. (d) Solution belowFrom figure
r2
In OO' M
O'M = O' Q - MQ
= O' Q - OP
= r1 - r2
PQ 2 = OM 2 = (O' O) 2 - (O'M) 2
= r1
r2
r1 - r2
= 4r1 r2
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132. (c) Solution below The angle substened at the centre is double to that substened in the arc.
In
BOC = 2
BAC
BOC + 2
OBC = 180
BAC + 2
OBC = 180
BOC,
2
BAC +
OBC =
180
= 90
2
133. (b) Solution belowLet AB and AC are the diameters of two circles.
196
AB = 10 cm, AC = 16 cm
From figure,
In PAB and QAC,
APB = AQC
PAB = QAC
PBA = ACQ
PAB ~ QAC
AP
AB
=
AQ
AC
AP
10
=
AQ 16
5:8
A
2
60
= 90 +
= 120
2
BIC = 90 +
197
A
2
80
= 90 = 50
2
BPC = 90 -
=2 R
=2
50
= 100
[ R = 50]
cm
= cos( 2y+ 20 )
2y + 20
90
= 45
2
sec(x + y) = sec 45
x+y=
198
5 sin
cos
sin
5
cos
-3
+3
cos
cos
5 tan
5 tan
4
5.
5
4
5.
5
3
=
3
3
3
1
7
4 sec 2
+ 9 cosec 2 = 4 1 + tan 2
13 + 4 tan 2
AM
4 tan
+ 9 1 + cot 2
+ 9 cot 2
GM
2
4 tan 2
12
+ 9 cot 2
2
+ 9 cot 2
4 tan 2
=2
9 cot 2
36
+ 9 cosec 2
199
Given, tan x
y tan (x - y) = 1
tan x
y = cot (x - y)
tan x
y = tan 90 - (x - y)
y = 90 - (x - y)
2x = 90
90
= 45
2
2x
2 45
tan
= tan
3
3
x=
= tan 30
1
=
3
141. (b) Solution belowx 2 + y 2 + 3 = cosec
- sin
+ sec
- cos
= cosec 2 + sec 2 - 3 + 3
=
1
sin cos 2
2
x 2 y 2 = cosec
=
1
sin
- sin
2
- sin
1 - sin 2
=
sin
cos 2 sin 2
=
sin cos
sec
1
cos
1 - cos 2
cos
- cos
- cos
= cos 2 sin 2
1
sin cos 2
=1
x 2 y 2 x 2 + y2 + 3 =
cos 2 sin 2
200
...........................(i)
1
x
=
sec
cosec
x sec - 2y cosec = 0 ..................(ii)
and
2x sec - y cosec = 3...................(iii)
By Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get
y = sin
By Eq. (i), x = 2 cos
x 2 + 4y 2 = 2 cos
+ 4 sin
= 4 cos2 + sin 2
=4
143. (a) Solution belowLet , the height of the post = h m
201
In
ACB,
tan 30 =
In
h
5+x
..........(i )
DAB,
h
x
h
x=
3
tan 60 =
By Eq. (i)
1
h
=
h
3
5
3
5
h
+ =h
3
3
h
5
h- =
3
3
h=
5
2
3
5 3
=
m
2
3
40
25
360 = 576 m
576
2
576 7
=
= 91.64 m
2 22
202
sin
+ sin 2 = 1
sin
= 1 - sin 2
sin
= cos 2
..................(i)
= sin 2
= 1
+ cos 2
-1
-1
-1
=0
360
360
12 lakh
12 = 60
72
The population of area S5 is 12 lakh.
3
45
5
360
= 5.4 lakh
2
105
5
360
= 8.4 lakh
72
72
203
1
135
5
360
7
60
Number of female in area S5 =
20
360
1
135
72
5
360
Required ratio =
7
60
72
20
360
=9:7
Number of female in area S2 =
72
72
100
60
=
lakh
105
7
Total population of area S3 in 2010
=
15
72 = 3 lakh
360
Total population of area S3 in 2009
=
3 100
25
=
lakh
100 8
9
Required ratio =
204
60
7
9
= 108 : 35
25
1
135
72 = 5.4 lakh
5
360
Number of females in area
S2 =
3
15
72 = 0.9 lakh
10
360
Number of females in area
S3 =
S4 =
3
5
105
360
72 = 12.6 lakh
151. (c)
Put a in place of being.
152. (b)
I have in place of have I.
153. (a)
Remove the word had.
154. (a)
Put have before categorically.
155. (d)
Put had after ship.
156. (d)
157. (b)
158. (d)
159. (a)
160. (d)
205
161. (c)
162. (c)
163. (d)
164. (a)
165. (b)
166. (b)
167. (d)
168. (b)
169. (a)
170. (b)
171. (a)
172. (b)
173. (c)
174. (b)
175. (b)
176. (b)
177. (c)
178. (d)
179. (d)
180. (c)
181. (b)
182. (a)
183. (c)
184. (d)
185. (c)
186. (c)
206
187. (d)
188. (b)
189. (a)
190. (b)
191. (c)
Answer can be drawn from the sixth sentence of the first paragraph.
192. (d)
Answer can be drawn from the ninth sentence of the first paragraph.
193. (b)
Answer can be drawn from the eleventh sentence of the first paragraph.
194. (c)
Answer can be drawn from the second sentence of the second paragraph.
195. (b)
196. (c)
Answer can be drawn from from the very first sentence of the first paragraph.
197. (b)
Answer can be drawn from the third sentence of the second paragraph.
198. (d)
Answer can be drawn from the last sentence of the second paragraph.
199. (b)
Answer can be drawn from the last two sentence of the last paragraph.
200. (d)
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