SECTION =I: Verbal Communication Direction: The following passage is followed by five questions (Q.1 to Q.5) or unfinished statements about the passage. Each of these followed by four options. Choose the one that you think fits best. Rudyard Kipling's immortal story of Rikki-tikki-tavi, the mongoose that saves the lives of some British children in India by attacking and killing a group of cobras infesting the family's garden, has given rise to many popular misconceptions concerning mongooses and their ability to kill snakes. The tale is, however, based on accurate observations of the animal's behaviour and habits. The mongoose feeds on insects, rodents, snakes, and other creatures that may be dangerous to man as well as harmful to his economic activities. Like the cat, the mongoose can be extremely useful to society as a pest-destroyer, a fact that has long been recognized and even used to advantage by man. The ancient Romans, for instance, felt that if it were not for the Egyptian ichneumon's (mongoose's) destruction of crocodile eggs and the resultant check on the Nile's crocodile population, that river would have been virtually un-navigable. Indeed, the association between mongoose and crocodile in ancient Egypt was so strong that it carried over into religion, for when the mongoose was deified at Heracleopolis, its cult was apparently in antagonism to the worship of the crocodile in neighbouring Fayyum. The enmity between the mongoose and the snake is also well documented in the classical accounts of Egypt, but it is in India that the mongoose has earned its popular reputation as the deadly enemy of the serpent, especially the cobra. Rudyard Kipling's romantic anthropomorphism notwithstanding, it was common practice among the British in India to keep mongooses as pets specifically for the purpose of ridding their houses and compounds of poisonous snakes, scorpions, and other dangerous vermin. So highly regarded, in fact, were the pest-destroying abilities of the mongoose that during the late nineteenth century the Indian mongoose was introduced into Fiji, the Caribbean, and the Hawaiian Islands in an effort to reduce the damage caused to sugar cane crops by rodents. Yet, the very qualities that make the mongoose useful to man can also make it a pest itself. The animal can wreak as much havoc against poultry as the traditional European chicken-stealer, the fox. The mongoose has been known to cause considerable damage to crops, and in some cases has drastically altered the ecological balance of areas into which it has been introduced. It has, for instance, been blamed for the disappearance of certain species of ground-nesting birds from some of the islands in both Fiji and Hawaii. The breeding or keeping of mongooses in captivity, except for scientific purposes, is forbidden by state law in Hawaii, and the animal is viewed as such a potential threat to both agriculture and native ecosystems that its importation into the continental United States is totally prohibited. 1, “Many popular misconceptions”, arising from Rudyard Kipling’s story conceming mongooses are based on their ability to kill snakes their being deified and worshipped in Egypt their propensity to attack crocodile and bird eggs their portrayal as friends and saviour of humans sop> LA2. The import, breeding or keeping of mongoose has been forbidden in Hawaii because A. they are a threat to the local ecosystem +B. they have lost their pest destroying capability C. they have begun attacking humans in Hawaii D. they harm human economic activities in Hawai 3. Among the following statements, which statement, if true, would strengthen the argument in the last paragraph? 4, Which of these can b Mongooses, like dogs, can be trained to guard and protect human interests The Indian mongoose is more dangerous than its Egyptian counterpart. ‘The ground-nesting birds of Fiji and Hawaii disappeared due to human hunters Mongoose was present in Fiji and Hawaii before the colonizers set foot on the island. inferred as definitely false from the above passage? A. Ichneumons were native to the Nile river bed. B. Ichneumons were deified as Heracleopolis. ic In Fayyum, the ichneumon was pretty unpopular. D. __Ichneumons were domesticated by the Romans, 5. Which of the following can be inferred as the writer’s perspective on mongoose? A, Snakes, Insects, Rodents and other dangerous creatures, being natural enemies of the mongoose, the presence of mongoose in the ecosystem, beneficial to man. B. The presence of mongoose in the ecosystem is detrimental to man’s economic activities, since along with being a natural enemy of other pests, the mongoose can be a pest itself by attacking poultry and damaging crops. C. Man’s appreciation for the pest-ridding capabilities of mongoose predates Rudyard Kipling’s romantic anthropomorphism of the creature and not necessarily follows from it When man, driven by the wish to protect his economic interests, transplants mongoose into an ecosystem, that is not a natural habitat of the creature, it becomes a threat to that entire ecosystem. Il. From the four choices choose the word that best completes the sentence. 6. These theoretical assumptions are no longer . Over the years they have been progressively undermined by empirical data. pomp palpable tenable concomitant pliable 2Amn. 7. Dwindling resources and career stagnation is resulting in We need to re- vitalize the organization. A, ennui B. opulence C. — ebullience D. ambrosia 8. Itishighly unlikely that the management will to the workers’ demands. A. fritter B. accede Cc dither D. ascend 9. Delhi's auto- meters. vallah’s are ignoring the state government’s on using digital A. judicature B. subterfuge C. —cogitation D. edict 10. Notwithstanding his claims, I believe he knows something that we don’t. A. scientific B. clairvoyant C. unscrupulous D. principled Direction: The following passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements about the passage. Each of these followed by four options. Choose the one that you think fits best. With the help of descriptive, analytical and mostly mathematical methods, positivist economists are certain that they reach value-ftee, universal and objective truths. Lionel Robbins, a philosopher of economics who has had a strong influence in the field and particularly on the discussion of the disciplines’ boundaries, puts it thus: Economics, as a positive science, has no status as ethical or political prescription [...] Political economy in my vocabulary is not scientific economics, a collection of value-free generalisations about the way in which economic systems work. (Robbins cited in Hyman, 1994: 62) The roots of this conception of the possibility of an objective and universal science lie in the westem thinking of the 17th and 18th centuries. In analogy to the natural sciences and following their deistic world view, people believed that it would be possible to find natural laws in economics with the help of rational, logical thinking as well. The main thrust for this trust in the human intellect—the ‘ratio'—was the influential 17th century French philosopher ff. Rene Descartes. He divides the world dualistically into res cogitans and res extensa. The thinking substance, res cogitans, he linked to such characteristics as reason, mind, spirit, objectivity, universality and logic. Res extensa, the extended, mechanistic world, was connected with subjectivity, emotions and intuition, After, and one might even argue through, the cognitive connection of res cogitans with masculinity and res extensa with femininity, the latter one was devalued as inferior to the former. The ‘demarcation line'—as it is expressed by the economist McCloskey in a book called The Rhetorics of Economics—ties between scientific and humanistic, fact and value, truth and opinion, positive and normative, precise and vague, cognition and feeling, hard and soft and, of course, between male and female. Feminist economists suggest that this dualistic, hierarchical and value-laden way of thinking, has become a fundamental principle in economics. In the Cartesian view, the ideal of science since the enlightenment—driving the development of modern sciences, especially classical and neoclassical economics—is the accumulation of ‘objective’ and ‘value-free’ ‘facts’ that can be known by autonomous individuals. Julie Nelson argues that this view ignores the methodological and theoretical possibilities of the res exfensa because of their negative connotation. Reductionism, categorization and de-contextualization are constituents of the rational view that led to (methodological) individualism, atomism and positivism in economics. The consequence of this development is the overlooking of the fact that science’s methods and contents, which claimed to be objective, were gender-biased. 11. Positivist economists rely on A. universality of logie B. masculinity of res cogitans C. human intellect D. _normativity of intuition 12, The objective of the passage is to rethink the philosophical foundations of economics define economies as a positive science critique the devaluing of subjective opinion : critique the de-contextualizing methodology of positivism pop 13. Which of the following cannot be inferred from the passage? Positivism is biased in favour of masculine gender. Positive economics is predisposed to suspect feminine gender. Humanistic science is a contradiction. Subjective humanistic understanding positivism. pom> inherently inferior to objective scientificIv. 14. Feminist economists A. are not objective or logi B. do not devalue the theoretical possibilities of res extensa C. believe economic principles are akin to natural laws D. _use scientific methods and contents in economics 15. According to the writer, the dualistic perspective in econofhics has its root in the dual nature of the physical world the dual nature of the human spirit the dualistic philosophy of Rene Descartes the demarcating line between masculine and feminine ooE> Complete the analogy between the two related pair of words. 16. Democracy: Government Signature: A. Identification B. — Seript C. Scribble D. — Thumbprint 17. Byelid: Bat slog A. Athlete B. Computer Cc. Faith D. Memory 18. Hear: Listen Float: A. Sink B. Swim C. Splash D. Whirl 19, School: Class Language: A. Dialect B. Identity C. Communication D. Linguistics 5A20. a. 2, 23, 24, 25. A B. by ie D. Choose the word or phrase opposite in meaning to the key word. Teeter A. Waver B. Variance C. Riveted D. Flicker Ocular A. Smell B. Visible C.— Malodorous D. Invisible Malady A. Antidote B. Allergy C. Issue D. —Specious Jaunt A. Hangout B. Repose C. Connection D. Escapade Apathy A. Medicine B. Treatment C. Disease D. Sensitivity 6AVi Direction: The following passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements about the passage. Each of these followed by four options. Choose the one that you think fits best. The failure of the vast majority of candidates in the Central Teacher Eligibility Test is convincing proof that the system of teacher education is in urgent need of repair. In this case, trainees with a B. Ed degree could not pass the examination designed to test their fitness for appointment as teachers in Central government schools, and some Central Board of Secondary Education institutions. The overall system of teacher training in the country has been found wanting for decades and many recommendations have been made by expert panels for improvements. A good critique of what ails the various B. Ed programmes, as well as diplomas in education is to be found in the National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education. Demand for greater numbers of teachers has led to massive quantitative expansion of the number of institutions and courses at various levels in recent years, but without the necessary emphasis on infrastructure, faculty qualification and leaming resources. A key point the Framework makes is that state provisioning of elementary education is marked by an attitude of resignation towards the existing system of pre-service and in-service training, which leaves little inspiration for the practitioners to improve. ‘The gamut of issues surrounding teacher education needs a fresh look. The imperative to raise the entry-level qualification for training of teachers from Plus Two, and make it a well-rounded degree programme has been underscored by the NCFTE. It would be worthwhile to invest in a four-year degree programme after senior secondary, or a two-year programme after acquiring a Bachelor's degree. The J.S. Verma Commission appointed by the Supreme Court has also highlighted the importance of making teacher education a part of the higher education system to introduce the necessary rigour and exposure to various integral disciplines. It is the poor preparation in both the disciplinary and pedagogical domains that produces trainees who are found wanting. Making it compulsory to have a dedicated schoo! attached to a pre-service teacher education institution, as the Verma panel suggests, could be one way to ensure that graduates acquire the necessary competence and skills. Such a system would naturally be far superior to distance learning courses. The poor performance of teacher-trainees in recruitment examinations is a clear indicator of the failed assembly-line system of training that exists today. It is also important to note that 90 per cent of the pre-service teacher education courses are in the non-government sector and the state needs to play a more active role in improving institutional capacity especially in the East and Northeast. S 26. Teacher education in India has come under close scrutiny because A. teacher training institutions lack infrastructure B. the supply of qualified teachers is much less than the demand C. most of the B. Ed graduates failed the Central Teacher Eligibility Test D. __ the NCPTE has critiqued the competence and skill of the teachers 27. Which of thes. a flaw pointed out by the J.S. Verma commission? Inadequate disciplinary exposure. Too many teacher training institutes, Apathetic attitude of the state towards teacher training, Lack of meritorious students entering the teaching profession, TA gop>to the writer's own views, teacher training has not 28. proved over the years ‘A. lack of expect panels to recommend improvements B. lack of practical training in distance education B.Ed. programmes C. _unmanageably large number of teacher training institutions D. the fact that the state has not focused on qualitative improvement in teacher education 29. Which of these is not one of the suggestions for improving teacher education given in the passage? A. There should be an entrance test for teacher training to test the teaching aptitude of the aspiring teacher trainee. B. Raise the entry level qualification for teacher training from plus two to degree. C. _ Integrate teacher education into the system of higher education. D. _ Every teacher education institution should have a dedicated school attached to it. 30. Based on the passage, which of these is an incorrect inference? A. Teaching requires practical training. B. Qualitative improvement is as important as quantitative expansion in the education sector. C. Students of uninspiring teachers grow up to become uninspired teachers. D. The recommendations of bodies like NCFTE and the J.S. Verma commission are constructive, only if they are deliberated upon and implemented by the state. Antdaaasensassteaieess* END OF SECTION BA33. 34. SECTION - II: Analytical/ Logical Reasoning Suresh, Vaibhav, Shalini and Parveen live in red, green, yellow or blue coloured houses placed in a sequence on a street. Shalini lives in yellow house. The green house is adjacent to the blue house. Suresh does not live adjacent to Shalini. The yellow house is in between the green and red house. The colour of the house Suresh lives in A. Blue B. Green C. Red D. Can't say If there is Monday on 25" Feb., 2013 then what is the day on 2” Oct., 2013? Monday Wednesday Sunday Friday pope In a certain code, ‘Jack was called neutron bomb’ is written as ‘A cat on mad elephant’. How would you write ‘Life is beautiful’ in same code? Elephant is ugly Utensil is full Lion is black Can’t determine gom> Although in limited sense of freedom regarding internal functioning, the independence of central bank is unequivocally ensured. The same can not be said of its rights to pursue ‘monetary policy without coordination with the central government. The role of central bank is, subordinate and advisory in nature. Which one of the following best supports the conclusion drawn in the passage? A decision of the chairman of the central bank to increase the Rapo rate by two percentage points sent shock waves in industry, media and government. B. The central bank does not need the central govt.’s node for realizing the currency notes of higher denomination. C. The govt. has failed to curb inflation. D. Government has repeatedly resort to monetization of the debt despite the reservations of the central bank. oA35, 36. 31. 38, 39. 40. From the given alternatives, select the word which can not be formed using the given combination of letters‘ NOCDIRESATOIN’: A. CONSIDER B. CONCERN C. NATION D. RATION Find the missing number from the series 7, 4, 15, 34,2, 200: 0 114 83 ‘None of the above pop> Five players with names Sachin, Stuart, Shane, Sarfaraj & Chris live separately in their hotel rooms no. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Each one prefers two different kind of beverages with following batch number 121, 212, 323, 464, 525. Shane likes 121 & 323. Sarfaraj likes 121. The person in room no, 1 does not like 121 & 323. Sachin likes 121 & 323. Stuart likes 464. Chris lives in room no. 5. In which room Stuart lives? A 2 BOI cue D. — Can't decide Find out the correct pattern of the letters. FIO, __, DMQ: A. ABX B. - IOX Cc. XTD D. VAR Three of the following four alike in certain way and hence form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group? A. Extend B. Higher C. Rise D. Ascend Read the following information carefully and answer the question which follows: If‘A*B’ means ‘A is father of B” If*A+B means ‘A is daughter of B Tf *A/B’ means ‘A is son of B’ If‘A-B’ means ‘A is sister of B’ 10-AWhat will come ip the place of question mark to establish that P is the so expression? ‘PFQER-T?S” At BF Gy it D. Either “¥ or Direction (Q. 41-42) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below : 41 42. 43. 44, a,b,c, d,e, fg and h are sitting around a circle facing the centre. d is second to the left of h, who is third to left of a, b is fourth to the right of c, who is the immediate neighbour of h. g is not a neighbour of b orc. fis not a neighbour of b. Who is third to the left b? A 8 Bb Comme D. None of these How many of them are sitting between ¢ and b? ‘Two only Four only ‘One only Three only yope Identify the correct answer containing letters which will most appropriately fill in the blanks: aba_ab_b_ba_ aaab . baba S ba,ab a,b,b,b Sopp igits in the number 7634125 will remain unchanged after the igits within the number are arranged in ascending order? None ILADirections for (Q. 45-49): Each question contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. Choose the set in which the statements are most logically related. 45. a. All boxers are animals. b. All animals are not boxers. . All animals ate beautiful. d. All boxers are lively. . All animals are lively. f, Boxers are beautiful. A, ade B. bed C. abe D. act 46. a. Alllroses are red. b. Some reds do not smell good. ¢. All red flowers are roses. d. This flower smells good. e. This flower is red. £. This flower is a rose. AL def B. dba C. ach D. cef 47. a, Drinking causes accidents. b. Drinking causes unconsciousness. ¢. Drinking causes drowsiness. d. Unconsciousness causes accidents ¢, Drinking causes drowsiness and disease. £. All drinkers cause nuisance. A. bda B. abi C. fee D. dbf 12A48. 49. 50, ci, ‘According to one psychological theory, in order to be happy, one must have an intimate relationship with another person. Yet, the world’s greatest composers spent most of their time in solitude and had no intimate relationships. So the psychological theory must be wrong. The conclusion above assumes that, ‘A. the world's greatest composers chose to avoid intimate relationships. B, people who have intimate relationships spend litte time in solitude. C. solitude is necessary for the composition of great music, D. the world’s greatest composers were happy. Government department head: We already have a code of ethics that companies doing business with the department are urged to abide by. The fact that virtually all of the companies have agreed to abide by it indicates that itis successful. Therefore, neither stronger ethics regulations nor enforcement mechanisms are necessary to ensure ethical behaviour by companies doing business with the department. Which of the following, if true, casts most doubt on the department head's conclusion? ‘A. The code of ethics applies only to companies that do business with the department. B The code of ethics was instituted only after it was discovered that several companies had committed serious violations of ethics in their business with the department. C A government investigation found that most of the companies that agreed to abide by the department's code of ethies are not complying with it D A survey of major companies found that several companies stopped doing business with the department because they did not want to agree to abide by the code of ethics. Every member of the Pragati party in a certain municipal council voted against fund appropriating bill to build a new bridge. All municipal council members voted on the fund- appropriation issue. A simple majority of votes was needed to pass the bill. Which of the following statements, if true, would provide sufficient information to tell whether or not the bridge appropriation bill passed? A. Less than half of the members of the other parties all taken together voted against the fund appropriation. B. No other council members voted against the fund appropriation. C. Three-fourths of the votes cast against the appropriation were by members of the Pragati party. D. The Pragati party holds a majority of seats on the city council. SEAL is related to ASLE in the same way as SARC is related to: A. LESA B. -RSCA Cc ACRS D. None of these 13-4. 7 Direction (Q. 52-53) : Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below: M®%TAP4*EDI7NUS$3FH8UB6@WL2CKQH 52, How many ‘symbols’ are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a ‘consonant’ but not immediately followed by a ‘number"? A. None B. Two Cc. One D. More than Three 53. Which of the following is the ninth to the right of the twentieth from the right of the above arrangement? Apt B. 8 ew Don 54. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group? 35 21 42 49 pomp Direction (Q. 55-57): Each question is followed by two statements (I) & (II). Answer each question using the following instructions: Give answer A : If the question can be answered by one of the statements alone, but not by the other. Give answer B : If the question can be answered by using either statement alone, Give answer € : If the question can be answered by using both the statements together, but can not be answered by using either statement alone. Give answer D If the question can not be answered by either of the statements, 55. In ahockey match, the Indian team was behind by two goals with $ minutes remaining, Did they win the match? (1) Sandeep, the Indian striker, scored 3 goals in the last 5 minutes of the match. (ID Australia Scored a total of 3 goals in the match, iffMOM G+ (Il) (x+3y) (x+y) aT Is |x-2) <1? () et (UD) [x-1<2 Direction (Q. 58-59): From the given alternatives, select the relative word: 58. Silkworm: Silk : : Cobra: ? A. Anecdote B. Poison C. Death D. Fear 59. L/M: 21/31:: RIW:? A. 81/32 B. 41/1 Cc 1424 D. None of the above 60. Ajay travelled 16 Km west ward, then he turned left and travelled 10 Km. Then he turned left and travelled 16 Km. How far was Ajay from the starting point? A. 16Km B. 26Km c. 10 Km D. 6Km SsecoaobiieaiiaibekitatEND OF SECTION — [Aes iiacekkeainini kit 15SECTI WI: Quantitative/Data Interpretation 61. __ [f-secretary A takes 10 minutes and secretary B takes 15 minutes to type K pages, how long will it take to type K pages if they type simultaneously in two typing machines? 12.5 minutes 2K minutes 6 minutes 6.5 minutes pomp 62. The sum of four consecutive integers is 686. What is the sum of the previous four consecutive integers? A. 682 B. 670 Cc 676 D. 680 63. The quarterly sales figures of a company in first three quarters of a year are Rs 10 crores, Rs 13 crores and Rs 8 crores. What will be the sales target in the fourth quarter to achieve quarterly average of Rs 11 crores? A. Rs 12 crores B. Rs 10crores C.— Rs 11 crores D. Rs 13 crores Use the following information to answer question number 64-67. In 2012, for every female officer in Delhi Police Department there are two male officers. To reduce the gap, the department recruited 50 more female officers in 2013. The ratio of male to female officers in 2013 is 6:5. 64. How many female officers are there in 2013? A. 125 B75 Cc. 100 D. 130 16-A65. What is the total number of officers in 2013? A. 230 B. 250 275 D. 280 66. What is the approximate percentage increase in female officers during 2012 to 2013? A. 66% B. 33% Cc. 50% D. 75% 67. _ How many more female officers need to be recruited to equalize the numbers of male and female officers? A 35) B75 ic 25 D 33 Use the following information to answer question number 68-71, The following incomplete table is sent to you by the census department. The cells give joint distribution of employment status and college degree. For example, 10% of the population is unemployed and with a college degree. Similarly, total 60% of the population has college degree. Employed | Unemployed Total College degree 10% 60% No college degree | 30% Total 100% I7-A68. 69. 70. a What percentage of the population is employed? A. 40% B. 80% C. 90% D. 70% What percentage of the population is unemployed and with no college degree? A. 20% B. 50% C. 30% D. 10% What is the probability that an employed will have a college degree? A SI8 B38 Cc 16 D. 5/6 ‘A randomly selected person is found to be with no college degree. What is the probability that she will be unemployed? A. U2 B14 cu . D. 23 . 186AUse the following table to answer question number 72-74. The following table gives state wise proportion of schools providing mid-day meal (percent), attendance rate (percent), and number of students enrolled in primary schools (in lakhs). 72. 2B, 74, 75, State] Proportion of schools providing | Attendance rate| _ Number of students mid-day meals (%) (%) enrolled (in lakhs) a) Q) Q) 4) P 80 70 10 Q 65 68 20 | [Rf En 2a | 5 90 75 10 (tr 76 x 8 I 10 Which state has maximum absent rate? pop> TOAY Which state has maximum number of school going (attending) children? Q pop> R Ss Pp ‘What is the median of column (4) (number of students enrolled)? A 15 B14 Cc 10 D. 20 If profit is 25% of the cost, what percent of the selling price is the profit? 10% 12.5% 20% 22.5% yop 19-4Use the following graph to answer question number 76-80. The following graph gives ratios of several labour market indicators of group X and group Y over four decades. “LFP” is the ratio of labour force participation rate of X to that of Y, “EMP” is the ratio of employment rate of X to that of Y, “FT” is the ratio of full time employment rate of X to that of Y, and “PT” is the ratio of part-time employment rate of X to that of Y. o | 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 76. — What is the ratio of labour force participation rate of X to Y in 2000? A 08 B12 Coen Dd. 09 77. Inwhich year the employment rates of X and Y were same? . A. Cannot be determined B. 1990 C1980 D. 2000 78. When is the gap of employment rates between X and Y maximum? 1970 1980 1990 Cannot be determined Sap> 20-479. Which ratio is relatively constant over time? A. FT B. LEP ° Cc. EMP D. PT 80, If full time employment rate of X is 80% in 2010, what is the employment rate of Y in 2010? A. 20% B. 60% Cc. 80% D. 100% Use the following graph to answer question number 81-86. ‘The plot on the left panel gives advertisement expenditure by four companies whereas the plot on the right panel gives share of different media in total advertisement expenditure by the four companies. Advertising expenditure Share (%) of Expenditure | ( crore) Miscelion | 16 ) 4s ae 10 8 a | 6 4 j | | ° | A Bc D Makaine Company | m 81. Which company spent least in advertising? A.B TG GA DD 2A82. What is the total advertising expenditure by the four companies? A. Rs 42crores B. Rs 38crores C. Rs 16 crores D. Rs 100 crores 83. How much was spent on advertising in tele A. Rs 4.2 crores B. Rs 6.2 crores C. Rs 16.8 crores D. Rs 26.8 crores 84. What is the ratio of the amount spent on advertising through radio to that through magazine? A. 00.33 B. 20.00 Cc. 03.00 D. 01.30 85. _ How much more did B spend on advertising compared to A? A. Rs I2crores B. Rs 10crores C. Rs 8crores D. Rs 20 crores 86. Regional newspapers accounted for 25% of total newspaper advertisement expenditure, Approximately how much was spent on advertisement through regional newspapers? A. Rs 12crores B. Rs 2.2 crores C. Rs 6.6 crores D. Rs 3.7 crores Use the following information to answer question number 87-88. . The relation between two variables y and x is given by In(y) = 5 + 2in(x).. 87. Ifx increases by 10%, what will be the percentage change in y? A. 2.00% B. 0.02% C. 0.20% D. 20.00% 220A88. At what value of x the value of y will be equal to 1? $2 2s 2 pop Use the following graph to answer question number 89-90. The following chart gives proportions of women on corporate boards in different countries in 2002 and 2012. 89. _ Which country has the lowest progress in terms of increase in percent of women on corporate boards? A. India B. Russia c UK D. USA 90. What is the percentage point increase in share of women on corporate boards in UK? Ay 3323 B. 10.00 Cc. 25.00 D. 40.00 Sheneeeeeneetetteteet28END OF SECTION —I[@ttttiesniesneaceasceneee 23-40 92, 93. 94, 95. SECTION - IV: Business Awareness UNDP has introduced a new poverty index known as— Human Poverty Index Poorest among Poor Index Social Poverty Index Multi-dimensional Poverty Index pomp Which one of the following stands at first rank in the list of top 10 steel producers in the world? A. Nippon Steels B. — Tata-Corus €.— Arcelor-Mittal D. Bao Stee! What was the theme of World Development Report 2012? Poverty and Next Generation Gender Equality and Development Incidence of Rural Poverty Development and the Next Generation. pap> In which country the current account deficit was the highest in 2011? A. United States B. China C. Japan D. Canada IMF has raised the quota and voting share of India which places India at......place among 184 members of the organisation, A 10" Bom G 1" Deas A96. First share market in India was established in— Delhi Kolkata Chennai Mumbai pope 97. CONCORD of 8 states of Northern region is a scheme of — A, FICCI B. ASSOCHAM Gc TCI D. _ A joint scheme of all the above 98. To which community/organisation maximum goods are exported from India? A. BEC B, Commonwealth nation C. SAFTA D. OPEC 99. Participatory Notes (PNs) are associated with which one of the following? Consolidated fund of India Foreign institutional Investors United Nations Development Programme Kyoto protocol cop> 100. Who is the chairman of 14" Finance Commission? A. Vijay Kelkar B. Y.V.Reddy C. -M.G.Rao D.C. Rangarajan 25-4101. 102 103, 105, Indian Rupee has got its symbol as %. This symbol has been designed by— A.D. Kumar Raju B. — Udai D. Raj C.D. Udai Kumar D. _D.Udai Reddy Which Indian city has the highest population according to 2011 census? A. Kolkata B. New Delhi C.— Chennai D. — Mumbai Which state stands first in the length of roads in the country? UP. MP. Maharashtra Rajasthan poe> CENVAT is associated with— A. Direct Tax B. Income Tax C. Indirect Tax D. Service Tax Which one of the following committees recommended the abolition of reservation of items for the small scale sector in industry? Abid Hussain Committee ‘Narasimhan Committee Nayak Committee Rakesh Mohan Committee pop> 26-4106. 107. 109. 110. Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan Yojana is associated with— AL B. G D. The development of Bihar ‘Community toilets in slum areas Construction of houses for low income groups: None of the above ‘The process of budget making after re-evaluating every item of expenditure in every financial year is known as soe Performance Budgeting Deficit Budgeting Zero Based Budgeting Fresh Budgeting Which of the following plan is meant for constructing houses for rural people? pop> Indra Avas Yojana Ambedkar Avas Yojana PURA None of the above *Aam Admi Bima Yojana’ is an insurance scheme for rural landless households executed by the nodal agency— National Insurance Co. State Government Lic Central Government ss Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the decreasing order of contribution of different sectors to the Gross Domestic Product of India? pep> Services-Industry-Agriculture Services-Agriculture—Industry Industry-Services-Agriculture Industry~Agriculture-Services WAmn 112, 113. 114. For National Manufacturing and Investment Zones (NMIZ), Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and EOUs (Exports-Oriented Units), which of the following statemer true? NMIZs and EOUs will be located within SEZs SEZs and EOUs will be located within NMIZs NMIZs are independent of SEZs and EOUs NMIZs and SEZs will be competitors in nature. SOpP Increase in net RBI credit for Central Government represents— Budgetary Deficit Revenue Deficit cal Deficit Monetised Deficit A. B, cs D. Which one of the following was the chairman of the committee on pricing and taxation of petroleum products? Raja J. Chelliah C. Rangarajan Y.V. Reddy Abid Hussain sop> Consider the following statements: 1, The repo rate is the rate at which other banks borrow from the Reserve Bank of Indi 2. A value of 0 for Gini co-efficient in country implies that there is perfectly equal income for everyone ir its population. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? A. Lonly B. 2only C. Both | and2 D. Neither 1 nor2 28-4115. 116. 117. 11g, 119. 120. Who is the current Chair of the Inter-governmental Penal on Climate Change? A. Ban-Ki-Moon B. Barak Obama C.— R.K. Pachauri D. Hillary Clinton Which Indian Company has been included for the first time in U.S. A’s index NASDAQ-100? A. Infosys B. Tata Motors C. ICICI Bank D. __Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited ‘The terms ‘NEER’ and ‘REER’ are related with? A. Foreign exchange rate B. External economic resources: C. National and regional economic equality D. _ Environmental regulation When was World Trade Organisation set up by the member countries of the United Nations to promote trade among countries? A. 1994 B. 1995 Cc. 1999 D. 2005 Who was the first Chairman of Planning Commission? ‘A. Jawahar Lal Nehru B. Raja Gopala Chari C. Mahatma Gandhi . D. None of the above “BSE Sensex’ is an index to measure ups and downs in the share market. The number of companies covered under the index are — 30 50 100 150 goz> seeneeneessnnsireshihit END OF SECTION —[V+ttsttheaaaeenanecnanans 29-4