SSC Mock Test Paper - 157 71

Centres at: MUKHERJEE NAGAR  MUNIRKA  UTTAM NAGAR  DILSHAD GARDEN  ROHINI  BADARPUR  JAIPUR  GURGAON  NOIDA
 MEERUT  VARANASI  ROHTAK  PANIPAT  SONEPAT  LAXMINAGAR  PATNA  AGRA  CHANDIGARH  LUCKNOW  ALLAHABAD
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Part - I (General Intelligence & Reasoning)

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Directions (1 – 7) : Select the related letters/ Directions (8-16) : Find the odd word/ letter/
word/ number from the given alternatives. number from the given responses.
(1 – 7 ) (8-16)
1. Tripura : Agartala : : Mizoram : ? 8. (A) Bengaluru /

(B) Haldia /
(A) Aizawl / (C) Kolkata /
(B) Kohima / (D) Vishakhapatnam /

9. (A) Cabbage /
(C) Shillong /
(B) Carrot /
(D) Darjeeling /
(C) Potato /
2. Crime : Court : : Disease : ?
(D) Beetroot /
10. (A) 4356 (B) 3686
(A) Doctor /
(C) 1450 (D) 2804
(B) Medicine / 11. (A) 37 (B) 61
(C) Hospital / (C) 69 (D) 73
(D) Infection / 12. (A) Petrol / (B) Coal /
3. YQXP : JBIA : : OGNF : ? (C) Oil / (D) Smoke /
(A) FAGZ (B) HRIS 13. (A) MPS (B) HKN

(C) RUX (D) WCF
(C) DKCJ (D) UMTL
14. (A) Tulip / (B) Rose /
4. 363 : 3 : : 486 : ?
(A) 4 (B) 9 (C) Bud / (D) Daisy /
(C) 2 (D) 7 15. (A) Guitar / (B) Flute /
5. Hacksaw : Metal : : Saw : ? (C) Violin / (D) Cello /

16. (A) ABCK (B) ABMG
(C) BABL (D) BCJD
(A) Wood / (B) Gun /
17. In a certain code language OUTLINE is
(C) Nail / (D) Plastic / written as WWRQKO G. How wou ld
MENTTIO N be written in tha t code
6. HT : 26 : : ? : 27
language ?
(A) YZA (B) MPA
OUTLINE WWRQKOG
(C) LMB (D) XYB MENTION
7. MN : ST : : ? : GH
(A) BA (B) MO (A) OHRWQKP (B) PGPWPKR
(C) AB (D) CE (C) PGPKRWP (D) QGPRKWP
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18. Arrange the following words according to
their order in the dictionary
1. PATTERN 2. PATIENT 24.

3. PASSION 4. PAPPER
(A) 4, 3, 2, 1 (B) 4, 2, 3, 1
(C) 4, 1, 2, 3 (D) 3, 4, 2, 1
19. A has less money that B but more than C.
D has more money than A but less than B. (A) 12 (B) 7
E has more money than B. Who is the
richest among them ? (C) 16 (D) 14
A B C D
A B E B
25.
(A) C (B) E
(C) D (D) B
20. Which number will occur on the face
opposite to 1 ?
1
(A) 35 (B) 19
(C) 32 (D) 22
(A) 6 (B) 3 1 7 9
(C) 2 (D) 4 2 14 ?
26.
Directions (21-22) : Find the worng number 3 105 117
from the given series.
(21-22) : (A) 12 (B) 16
21. 30, 30, 45, 89, 225, 675 (C) 26 (D) 20
(A) 89 (B) 45
(C) 30 (D) 675
22. 729, 841, 961, 1090, 1225 9 10 5
(A) 961 (B) 841 27. 5 6 4
4 6 4
(C) 1225 (D) 1090
536 660 ?
Directions (23-27) : Find the missing number/
letters from the given responses.
(23-27) : (A) 450 (B) 550
(C) 320 (D) 420
28. If 7 + 3 = 421, 11 + 7 = 477 and 9 + 5 = 445,
then 6 + 2 = ?
23.
7 + 3 = 421, 11 + 7 = 477 9 + 5 = 445,
6+2=?
(A) 19 (B) 23 (A) 444 (B) 412

(C) 25 (D) 31 (C) 475 (D) 487
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29. Identify the answer figure from which the 32. A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown
pieces given in question figure have been below in the question figures. From the
cut. given answer figures, indicate how it will
appear when opened
Question figure :
:
Question figure :
Answer figures :
Answer figures : :
:
33. If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then

30. 8 August, 1955 was Tuesday, then what day which of the following answer figures will be
will be 21 October, 1993 ? the correct reflection of the question figure?
MN
8 1955 21 1993
(A) Saturday /
Question figure :
(B) Wednesday /
:
(C) Tuesday /
(D) Friday /
31. Which figure represents the relation among
Mother, Wife and Women ?
Answer figures :
(A) (B)
:
(C) (D)
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34. Which one set of letters when sequentially 38. Arrange the given word in a meaningful
sequence and then choos e the most
placed at the gaps in the given letter series
appropriate sequence from amongst
shall complete it? alternatives provided below.
1. Rain / 2. Monsoon /
a_c_abb_a_bc_bc_ab
3. Rescue / 4. Flood /
(A) cbcaaa (B) bcccab
5. Shelter / 6. Relief /
(C) bccaac (D) acbabc
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (B) 1, 2, 4, 5, 3, 6
35. How many triangles are there in t he (C) 2, 1, 4, 3, 5, 6 (D) 4, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
folllowing figures ?
39. Select the correct combinat ion of
mathematical signs to replace * signs and
to balance the given equation ?
35 * 7 * 5 * 1 * 5 * 245
(A) × ÷ + – = (B) + × ÷ – =
(C) – + ÷ × = (D) × + ÷ – =
Directions : In questions no. 40 to 43, a series
is given, with one term missing. Choose the
(A) 10 (B) 11
correct alternative from the given ones that
(C) 12 (D) 13 will complete the series.
36. In a certain code language, VIJAY is written 40 43

as 49117. How will SUDHA be written in that
code language ?
VIJAY 49117 40. 16, 15, 36, 35, 56, ?
SUDHA (A) 68 (B) 63
(A) 203481 (B) 1003481 (C) 57 (D) 55

41. BCB, DED, FGF, HIH, ?
(C) 103481 (D) 102481
(A) IHI (B) JKJ
37. From the given alternative words select the
word which can be formed using the letters (C) KJK (D) LML
of the given word. 42. PBQ, QCR, RDS, SET, ?
(A) UGT (B) TEU
(C) TFU (D) TGU
ORNAMENTALIST 43. O, 6, M, 13, K, 19, I, 26, G, ?
(A) REARMOST (B) RECLAIM (A) 35 (B) 32
(C) RETAIN (D) RECLINE (C) 34 (D) 33
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Directions (44-45) : One or two statements are 46. A is father of X, B is mother of Y. The sister
given followed by some conclusions. You have of X and Z is Y. Which of the following
to consider the two statements to be true even statement is not definitely true ?
if they seem to be at variance from commonly
known facts. You have to decide which of the A, X B, Y X Z Y
given conclusions, if any, follow from the given
statements.
(A) B is the mother of Z.
(44-45) :
B, Z
(B) Y is the sister of Z.
Y, Z
44. Statements: / (C) Y is the son of A.

Many drug addicts were arrested by police.
Y, A
Conclusions: / (D) B is the wife of A

I. Taking drug is a crime. B, A
47. A girl leaves her home. She first walks 30

II. Many people take drugs regularly.
metres in North-West direction and than 30
metres in South-West direction. Next, she
(A) Only I conclusion follows.
walks 30 metres is South-East direction.
I
Finally, she turns towards her house. In
(B) Only II conclusion follow.
II which direction is she moving ?
(C) Both follow.
30 30
(D) None of these
30
45. Statements: /
Some papers are books.
All books are pens. (A) North-East /
(B) North-West /
Conclusions: /
I. Some pens are paper. (C) South-East /
(D) South-West /
II. Some pens are book.
48. How many pairs of letters are there in the
(A) Only I conclusion follows. word "NURSING" which have as many letters
between them in the words as they have
I
(B) Only II conclusion follow. between them in the english alphabet ?
II "NURSING"
(C) Both follow.
(D) None of these (A) One / (B) Three /

(C) Five / (D) Six /
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49. If the time in the mirror image of a clock is
4 hours 20 minutes, then what will be the I
actual time in this situation ?
0 3 II 4 7
4
20
(A) 7 : 30 (B) 7 : 20
(C) 7 : 40 (D) 7 : 00 A 00, 76 S
50. A word is represented by only one set of 11, 66
numbers a s given in an y o ne of the WHAT
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 3 and that of Matrix
II are numbered from 4 to 7. A letter from
these matrices can be represented first by
its row and next by its column, e.g., 'A' can
be represented by 00, 76 etc. and 'S' can be
represented by 11, 66, etc. Similarly,
identify the set for the word WHAT. (A) 55, 03, 00, 01 (B) 55, 03, 00, 64
(C) 01, 55, 03, 00 (D) 55, 03, 00, 01
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Part - II (Quantitative Aptitude)

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51. What would be the compound interest 55. A person takes a loan of ` 40000 partly from
obtained on an amount of ` 8800 at the rate a bank at 10% per annual and remaining
of 16% per annum after 2 years ? from another bank at 12% per annual. He
pays total interest of ` 4440 per annum.
` 8800 16% 2
Amount of loan taken from the first bank
is –
(A) ` 3141.25 (B) ` 3014.28 ` 40000 10%
(C) ` 3044.69 (D) ` 3041.28 12%
52. The value of ` 4440
1 1 1 1 –
   is –
2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6
(A) ` 22000 (B) ` 20000
1 1 1 1 (C) ` 18000 (D) ` 16000
  
2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 56. If x  1  2  3 , then the va lue of
– (2x4 – 8x3 – 5x2 + 26x – 28) is –
(A) 3( 2  1) (B) 2( 3  1) x  1 2  3 (2x 4 – 8x 3 – 5x 2 +

26x – 28) –
(C) 3 1 (D) 2 1
(A) 6 6 (B) 0
53. A rectangular garden is 120 m × 80 m. There
is a path along the garden and just outside (C) 3 6 (D) 2 6
it. Width of the path is 12 m. The area of
the path is – 57. The difference between the circumference
and the radius of a circle is 74 cm. Then
120 × 80 the area of circle is –
74
12 – –
(A) 3972 m2 / 2
(B) 4804 m2 / 2
(A) 154 cm2 / 2
(B) 286 cm2 / 2
(C) 4972 m2 / 2
(D) 5376 m2 / 2
(C) 389 cm2 / 2
(D) 616 cm2 / 2
54. A ship is moving at a speed of 30 km/hr. To 58. If V be the volume and S be the surface area
know the depth of the ocean beneath, it of a cuboid of dimensions a, b and c, then
sends a radio wave which travels at a speed 1
200 m/s. The ship receives the signal after is equal to –
V
is has moved 500 m. The depth of the ocean
is – a, b c V
30 1
S –
V
200
S 2 1 1 1
500 (A) (a  b  c ) (B) 
   
2 S a b c 
–
(A) 6 km / (B) 12 km / 2S
(C) (D) 2S (a + b + c)
(C) a b c
6 km / (D) 8 km /
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59. The material of cone is converted into the 63. Incomes of A, B and C are in the ratio
shape of a cylinder of equal radius. If height 7 : 9 : 12 and their respective expenditure
of the cylinder is 9 cm, the height of the
1
cone is – ratio 8 : 9 : 15. If A saves of his income,
4
then ratio of their saving is –
9
– A, B C 7 : 9 : 12
(A) 3 cm / (B) 9 cm / 8 : 9 : 15 A
(C) 15 cm / (D) 27 cm / 1
–
60. The tangent of two points A and B on the 4
circle with centre O intersect at P, if in (A) 56 : 69 : 99 (B) 56 : 99 : 69
quadrilateral PAOB, AOB :  APB is 5 : 1, (C) 33 : 19 : 23 (D) 15 : 28 : 27
then the measure of  APB is –
O A B 1
64. If x  2  , then find the value of
2
P PAOB , 2
1
 AOB :  APB, 5 : 1  APB – 2
2
(A) 15° (B) 30°
(C) 45° (D) 60° (42x + 1).
61. A person spends 80% of his income with the
increase in the increase in the cost of living 1
x  2 (42x + 1)
2
1 2
his expenditures increased by 37 % and 1
2 2
2
2
his income increased by 16 % . His present
3
(A) 88 (B) 79
percent saving is –
(C) 50 (D) 100
80%
65. A cardboard sheet in the form of a circular
1 sector of radius 30 cm and central angle
37 %
2 144° is folded to make a cone. What is the
radius of the cone ?
2
16 % 30 144°
3
–
2 5
(A) 6 % (B) 5 % (A) 12 cm /
3 7
(B) 18 cm /
5 1 (C) 21 cm /
(C) 20 % (D) 13 %
6 3
(D) None of these /
62. One-third of a certain journey was covered
66. From the top of a cliff 200 m high, the angles
at the speed of 20 km/hr, one-fourth at the
of depression of the top and bottom of a tower
speed of 30 km/hr and rest at the speed of
50 km/hr. The average speed per hour for are observed to be 30° and 45° respectively.
the whole journey is – What is the height of the tower ?
20 200
30 50 30°
45°
– (A) 400 m /
1 (B) 400 3 m /
(A) 33 km/hr /
3
400
(B) 30 km/hr / (C) m/
3
(C) 28 km/hr /
(D) 25 km/hr / (D) None of these /
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67. If x3 + 5x2 + 10 k leaves remainder – 2x 71. A tradesman sold an article at a loss at 25%.
when divided by x2 + 2, then what is the If the selling price had been increased by
value of k ? ` 210 there would have been a gain of 10%.
x3 + 5x2 + 10 k x2 + 2 – 2x The cost price of article is –
k 25%
(A) –2 (B) –1 ` 210 10%
(C) 1 (D) 2 –
68. In the equilateral triangle ABC, the base BC (A) ` 300 (B) ` 450
is trisected at D and E. The line through D,
parallel to AB meet AC at F and line through (C) ` 571 (D) ` 600
E parallel to AC meet AB at G. Let EG and 72. The price of an article is first decreased by
DF intersect at H. What is the ratio of the 25% and then increased by 35%. If the
sum of the area of parallelogram AGHF and resulting price is ` 480, then the original
the area of the triangle DHE to the area price of the article is –
of the triangle ABC ?
25%
ABC BC D E
35% ` 480
D AB
–
AC F E
AC AB G EG (A) ` 389 (B) ` 402
DF H
(C) ` 399 (D) ` 474
AGHF DHE
ABC 3
73. A man perfomes of the total journey by
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(A) 1 : 2 (B) 1 : 3
(C) 1 : 4 (D) 1 : 6 7
train, by bus and the remaining 30 km
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69. A person bought 8 quintal of rice for certain
rupees. After a week, he sold 3 quintal of on foot. His total journey is –
rice at 10% profit, 3 quintal of rice with
neither profit nor loss and 2 quintal at 5% 3 7
loss. In this transaction, what is the profit ? 14 18
30
8
3 10% –
3 2 (A) 24 km / (B) 32 km /
5%
(C) 48 km / (D) 75.6 km /
(A) 2% (B) 20%
74. The total cost of 8 buckets and 5 mugs is
(C) 25% (D) 2.5 % ` 920 and the total cost of 5 buckets and
70. The number 58129745812974 is divisible 8 mugs is ` 770. Find the cost of 4 mugs
by – and 5 buckets.
58129745812974 – 8 4 ` 920
(A) 11 5 8 ` 770 4
(B) 7 5
(C) 4 (A) ` 650 (B) ` 680

(D) None of these /
(C) ` 640 (D) ` 610
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 2 1  79. The averge age of a class is 15.8 years. The

 4 5
75. If x 5    , then the value of
x x x  2 
  average age of the boys in the class is
  x  16.4 years and that of girls is 15.4 years.
is – What is the ratio of boys to girls in the class ?
 4 5  2 1  15.8
x 5     x   –
 x x  x2  16.4 15.4
16 16
(A) 2 (B) 3 (A) 1 : 2 (B) 3 : 4
25 25
(C) 2 : 3 (D) 1 : 5
9 9 80. Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in
(C) 2 (D) 3 12 minutes and 15 minutes respectively but
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a third pipe C can empty the full tank in
76. A cyclc quadrilateral ABCD is such that 6 minutes. A and B are kept open for
 CAD = . 5 minutes in the beginning and then C is
AB = BC, AD = DC, AC  BD and
also opened. In what time is the cistern
Then the measure of  ABC is – expiated ?
ABCD AB = BC, AD = DC, A B 12 15
C
AC  BD  CAD =   ABC
6 A B
–
5 C

(A)  (B) (A) 30 min / (B) 33 min /
2
(C) 37.5 min / (D) 45 min /
(C) 2 (D) 3
81. A passage train running at the speed of
77. A, B and C are the three points on a circle 80 km/hr leaves the railway station 6 hours
such that angles subtended by the chords after a goods train leaves and over takes it
AB and AC at the centre O are 90° and 110° in 4 hours. The speed of the goods train is –
respectively.  BAC is equal to –
80
A, B C AB AC 6
O 90° 110° 4 –
 BAC – (A) 32 km/hr /
(A) 70° (B) 80° (B) 40 km/hr /
(C) 90° (D) 100° (C) 48 km/hr /
1 (D) 60 km/hr /
78. A shopkeeper offers to sell 33 % more
3 82. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower
quantity of a product for a price that is 20% from a point on the ground is 45°. Moving
higher. What is effective discount that he 21 m directly towards the base of the tower,
is offering ? the angle of elevation changes to 60°. What
is the height of the tower ?
20%
1
33 % 45° 21
3
60°
(A) 10.8% (B) 16.67%

(A) 48.6 m / (B) 50.6 m /
(C) 13% (D) 10%
(C) 49.6 m / (D) 51.6 m /
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87. ABC is a triangle in which AB = AC. Let BC
 4 1 
be produced to D. From a point E on the line
83. If x  4   322 , th en t he value o f
 x  AC let EF be a straight line such that EF is
parallel to AB where F is the point outside
 1 the triangle. Consider the quadrilateral
x  x  is –

 ABC = 65° and
  ECDF thus formed. If
 EFD = 80°, then what is the value of
 4 1   1
 x  4   322
  x   –
 FDC ?
 x   x
ABC AB = AC BC D
(A) 4 (B) 6 AC E AB
(C) 8 (D) 3 2 EF F
84. The numerical value of ECDF
 1   ABC = 65°  EFD = 80°  FDC
2
cot18° cot 72 cos 22 

 tan 72sec2 68
(A) 43° (B) 41°
is –
(C) 37° (D) 35°
 2 1 
cot18° cot 72 cos 22 
 sin A  sin B cos A  cos B
 tan 72 sec 2 68 88.  is equal to –
cot A  cos B sin A  sin B
–
sin A  sin B cos A  cos B
(A) 1 (B) 2  –
cot A  cos B sin A  sin B
1
(C) 3 (D) (A) 0 (B) 1
3
(C) –1 (D) 2
85. During one year the population of a village
increased by 5% and during the next year 89. What is the value of (tan460° – sin 490°)
it diminished by 5%. If at the end at the – 2(tan2 45° – 3cos0°)2 ?
second year the population was 7980. What (tan460° – sin490°) – 2(tan245° – 3cos0°)2
was it at the beginning of the first ?
5%
5% (A) 0 (B) 1
7980 (C) 3 (D) 4
90. What is the value of
(A) 8000 (B) 9980
(C) 8240 (D) 8980 (0.007  17.83  310.0202) ?
86. 15 men or 24 women or 36 boys can do a
piece of work in 12 days, working 8 hours a (0.007  17.83  310.0202)
days, how many men just be associated with
12 women and 6 boys to do another piece of (A) 327.86638 (B) 327.86638
1 (C) 327.86683 (D) 327.86688

work 2 times as great in 30 days working
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91. A got 30% concession of the labelled price of
6 hours a day ?
an article and sold it for ` 8750 with 25%
15 24 36
profit on the price she bought. What was the
8 12 labeled price ?
1 A 30%
2 6
4 25%
30 12 6 ` 8750
(A) ` 16000 (B) ` 12000
(A) 12 (B) 15
(C) 10 (D) 8 (C) ` 10000 (D) ` 14000
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92. In a camp 95 men had provisions for Direction (97 - 100) : Study the following table
200 days after 5 days, 30 men left the camp carefully and answer the question based on it.
for how many days will the remaining food (97 - 100) :
last now ?
95 200
Production of bikes by a company (in hundred)
5 30
(A) 180 days / (B) 285 days /

(C) 139 days / (D) 280 days /
93. Three taps A, B and C can fill a tank in 12,
15 and 20 hours respectively. If A is open
all the time B and C are open for one hour
A, B C 12, 15 20
A
B C
–
2 97. In which year the production of bikes of all
(A) 6 hours / (B) 6 hours /
3 the types taken together was approximately
1 equal to the average of the total production
(C) 7 hours / (D) 7 hours /
2 during the period ?
94. Karunesh brought 65 books for ` 1050 from
one shop and 50 books for ` 1020 from
another shop. What is the average price he
paid per book ? (A) 2010 (B) 2011
65 ` 1050 (C) 2014 (D) 2015
50 ` 1020 98. In which year the total production of bikes
of types A and B together was equal to the
(A) ` 18.20 (B) ` 24.00 total production of bikes of types C and D ?
(C) ` 36.40 (D) ` 18.00 A B C
95. A tax payer is exempted from income tax for
the first ` 40000 of his annual income and D
for the rest of the income he has to pay the (A) 2010
tax at the rate of 20%. If he pays ` 3160 annually (B) 2011
as income tax. Find his monthly income. (C) 2014
` 40000 (D) None of these /
20% 99. During the period 2010 to 2015, in which
` 3160 type of bikes was a continuous increase in
production ?
(A) ` 5660 (B) ` 6480
2010 2015
(C) ` 4650 (D) ` 5580
96. The area of the shaded potion in below given
(A) A (B) B
–
(C) C (D) D
100. The production of which type of bikes was
25% of the total production in all types of
bikes in year 2014 ?
2014
25%
(A) 2r 2 (4 ) (B) 2r 2 (2  2)
(A) D (B) C
(C) 2r 2 ( 4) (D) 2r 2 ( 2) (C) B (D) A
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Part - III (General Awareness)

III ( )
101. Upnishadas are books on – 106. Which one of the following State does not
form border with Bangladesh –
(A) Religion /
(A) Meghalaya /
(B) Yoga /
(B) Tripura /
(C) Law / (C) Manipur /
(D) Philosophy / (D) Mizoram /
102. Which Article of the Constitution provides 107. The ‘gilt-edged’ market deals in –
that it shall be the endeavour of every state
to provide adequate facility for instruction (A) Worn and torn currency notes
in the mother tongue at the Primary state
of education –
(B) Bullion
(C) Government securities
(A) Article – 349 / – 349 (D) Corporate bonds
(B) Article – 350 / 350

108. The highest density metal is –
(C) Article – 350 A / 350A
(D) Article – 351 / – 351 (A) Tungsten /
103. The main constituent of honey is – (B) Gold /
(C) Uranium /
(A) glucose / (D) Osmium /
109. Which of the following is the capital of
(B) sucrose /
'Somalia' ?
(C) maltose /
(D) fructose / (A) Victoria /
104. ‘Jazia’ was reimposed during the reign of – (B) Freetown /
(C) Mogadishu /
(A) Akbar / (D) Pretoria /
110. The Co nstit utio n o f In di a was adopted
(B) Aurangzeb /
on –
(C) Jahangir /
(D) Humayun / (A) January 26, 1950
105. Which is the deepest lake of the world – 26, 1950
(B) November 26, 1949
26, 1949
(A) Titicaca /
(C) February 11, 1947
(B) Victoria / 11, 1947
(C) Baikal / (D) None of the above
(D) Dead Sea /

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111. For regulation of the Insurance Trade in 115. W hich one o f t he f oll owi ng is no t a
the country the Government has formed – fundamental right –
(A) Right to Freedom

(A) SEBI
(B) Right to Equality

(B) Reserve Bank of India
(C) Right to Property

(C) Insurance Regulatory and Development
Authority (D) Right against exploitation
(D) General Insurance Corporation 116. The National Green Tribunal deals with
cases relating to ?
112. In the courtyard of the Quwwatul Islam (A) Issue s relating to pro tection and
Mosque of Delhi stands the famous iron conservation of historical monuments
pillar in the memory of –
(B) Civil cases
(A) Ashoka / (C) Enviro nmental pro tect ion and

conservation of forests.
(B) Chandragupta /
(C) Harsha /
(D) Criminal offenses
(D) Anangapala /
113. Who among the following is appointed by the 117. Which of the following Indian states/UT has
President – the maximum percentage of mangrove
cover ?
(A) Attorney General of India
(A) Gujarat /
(B) Comptroller and Auditor General (B) West Bengal /
(C) Andaman and Nicobar /
(C) Governor of State (D) Orissa /
118. Who is the author of the book “Trusteeship” ?
(D) All of the above

(A) Vinayak Damader Savarkar
114. Which of the following planet takes the least (B) Jawahar Lal Nehru
time to orbit the Sun –
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(A) Pluto / (B) Mercury / (D) Dada Bhai Naoroji

(C) Earth / (D) Saturn /
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119. The Chishtiya sufi order was established 124. Which of the following has banned floor
in India by – crossing by the members elected on a party
ticket to the legislative –
(A) Khawaja Badruddin
(B) Khawaja Moinuddin (A) 52nd Constitution Amendment Act

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(C) Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi (B) People Representation Act
(D) Sheikh Bahauddin Jakaria (C) National Security Act
120. The G.T. Road does not pass through –

(D) Maintenance of Internal Security Act
(A) Allababad /
125. Genome mapping relates to –
(B) Agra /
Genome mapping
(C) Aligarh /
(D) Mughal Sarai /
(A) blood grouping
121. Which one of the following forms the largest
share of deficit in Government of India
budget – (B) mapping of genes
(C) mapping of nerve centers

(A) Primary deficit /
(B) Fiscal deficit / (D) mapping of brain
(C) Revenue deficit /
(D) Budgetary deficit / 126. Pineal Gland releases which hormones ?
122. Who among the following is well known for
his contribution in the field of Algebra –
(A) Melactonic /
(B) MSH /
(A) Aryabhatta / (C) FSH /
(B) Brahamagupta / (D) LH /

(C) Bhaskara / 127. Gravitation _____ as we go downwards from
the Earth.
(D) Lalla /
_____ .
123. Which one of the following motions has
contextual relationship with the Union (A) Increases
budget –
(B) Decreases
(A) Censure motion / (C) There is no effect

(B) Call attention motion /
(C) Cut motion / (D) First increases than decreases
(D) Adjournment motion /
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128. Stalactites and Stalagmites form due to the 132. Which one of the following tribes of India
precipitation of – belongs to the Proto-Austreloid race –
(A) CaCl2 (B) MgCl2 (A) Irula / (B) Khasi /

(C) CaCO3 (D) MgCO3 (C) Santhal / (D) Tharu /
129. The first biological cycle discovered in
133. Words Bull and Bear are associated with
biology was –
which branch of commercial activity –
(A) Foreign Trade /

(A) Krebs cycle /
(B) Banking /
(B) Urea Cycle /
(C) Share Market /
(C) C-4 pathway / C-4
(D) Manufacturing /
(D) Photosynthesis /
134. When average cost production (AC) falls,
130. Amir Khusrau played a pioneer role in the marginal cost of production is –
development of –
(AC)
(A) Rising
(A) Braj Bhasha /
(B) Awdhi /
(B) Falling
(C) Khari Boli /
(D) Bhojpuri /
(C) Greater than the average cost
131. Which of the following statements is not
true –
(D) Less than the average cost
(A) Presence of water vapour is highly
variable in the lower atmosphere
135. Production function expresses –
(B) The zone of maximum temperature is

located along the equator (A) technological relationship between
physical inputs and output
(B) financial relationship between physical

(C) Frigid zones are located in both the
inputs and output
hemispheres between the polar circles
and the poles
(C) relat ionship between finance and

technology
(D) Jet stream are high altitude winds

affecting the surface weather conditions (D) relationship betwe en fact ors of
production
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136. Which of the following do not release 141. Type of PEM with adequate calorie intake
digestive juices ? is –
PEM
(A) Pancreas / (A) Marasmus /
(B) Liver / (B) Kwashiorkor /
(C) Parotid gland /
(C) Obesity /
(D) Gastric glands /
(D) Anaemia /
137. “Interest is a reward for parting with
liquidity” is according to – 142. Which of the following elements is obtained
from the sea algae ?
(A) Keynes /
(B) Marshall /
(A) Argon /
(C) Haberler /
(B) Sulphur /
(D) Ohlin /
138. Inverter converts _____. (C) Vanadium /
_____. (D) Iodine /
(A) AC to DC 143. Thalassemia is a hereditary disease. It
AC DC affects –
(B) DC to AC
DC AC
(C) High voltage to low voltage (A) Blood / (B) Spleen /
(C) Lungs / (D) Heart /
(D) Low voltage to high tollgate
144. Which among the following is pure matter ?
139. A situation where we have people whose

level of income is not sufficient to meet the (A) Carbon-dioxide /
minimum consumption expenditure is
(B) Brass /
considered as –
(C) Air /
(D) Iron /
(A) Absolute Poverty / 145. Two mirrors make an angle of 60°. The
(B) Relative Poverty / number of images made by them _____.
(C) Urban Poverty / 60°
(D) Rural Poverty /
140. Humburger effect is otherwise known as – (A) 4 (B) 3
(C) 5 (D) 6
146. The viscosity of water is _____ the viscosity
(A) Sodium pump of honey.
_____ .
(B) Anaerobic metabolism
(A) less than /
(C) Choloride shift (B) greater than /
(C) equal to /
(D) Respiratory product
(D) none of these /
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147. Which of the following state was awarded 149. The process of preparing a floppy diskette
“Best State” during India Sports Awards for use is called _____.
2015 ?
2015 _____
" " ?
(A) assembling /
(A) Haryana /
(B) translating /
(B) Gujarat /
(C) Odisha / (C) parsing /
(D) Kerala / (D) formatting /
148. Which of the following is India’s first 150. The term ‘ASBA’ is used in which of the
nuclear armed submarine, which is now following sectors?
fully-operational ?
'ASBA'
?
?
(A) Aviation /
(A) INS Shishumar /
(B) Real Estate /
(B) INS Chakra /
(C) INS Kalvari / (C) Insurance /
(D) INS Arihant / (D) Capital Markets /
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Part - IV (English Language)

Direction : In Question nos. 151 to 155, some Directions : In Question nos. 156 to 160, sentences
part of the sentences have errors and some are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate
correct. Find out which part of the sentence word. Four alternatives are suggested for each
has an error and blacken the oval [ ] question. Choose the correct alternative out of the
corresponding to the appropriate letter (A), (B), four and indicate it by blackening the appropriate
(C) and (D). If a sentence is free from error, oval [ ] in the Answer Sheet.
blacken the oval corresponding to 'No error' in
156. Twenty- five years ago it was a slum, and it
the Answer Sheet.
is a slum _____.
151. After toiling very hard over a long period,
(A) today (B) present
he found he had hardly made no profit at
all. (C) tomorrow (D) yesterday
(A) No error 157. She saw the _____ and flew swiftly away to
(B) hardly made no profit at all safety.
(C) After toiling very hard (A) consequences (B) danger
(D) over a long period, he found he had (C) situation (D) condition
152. We seldom or ever see those happy who are 158. Akbar has quarrelled with Birbal _____
selfish. something important.
(A) those happy who (A) with (B) on
(B) We seldom or ever see (C) over (D) about
(C) No error 159. You look down and see the _____ country
(D) are selfish below you.
153. Like the commission has recommended in (A) all (B) whole
its report, the rules need to be enforced (C) full (D) complete
more strictly.
160. Seven times in the course of the next half-
(A) in its report, the rules need to
hour this procedure was _____.
(B) No error
(A) carried out (B) brought
(C) Like the commission has recommended
(C) repeated (D) done
(D) be enforced more strictly
154. India needs a value education system who Direction: In Question nos. 161 to 168, a
will inculcate values among the students sentence/ a part of the sentence is underlined.
and enrich their personalities. Below are given alternatives to the underlined
part at (A), (B), (C) which may improve the
(A) students and enrich their personalities
sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In
(B) No error case no improvement is needed your answer is
(C) India needs a value education system (D). Mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
(D) who will inculcate values among the 161. The dove dropped a leaf to the water.
155. Worried about the continuing violence in (A) onto the water (B) into the water
the city many students are set to migrate (C) near the water (D) No improvement
to other cities for higher education.
162. he hesitated to listen what his brother was
(A) No error saying.
(B) to other cities for higher education (A) to listen upto what
(C) many students are set to migrate (B) to listen to what
(D) worried about the continuing violence (C) listen to what
in the city.
(D) No improvement
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163. His most trusted friend proved to be snake Directions : In question nos. 172 to 174, choose
in grass. the word opposite in meaning to the given word
and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
(A) a snake in grass
172. Autonomous
(B) snake in the grass
(A) absolute (B) separate
(C) No improvement
(C) dependent (D) self-directed
(D) a snake in the grass
173. Punctilious
164. The detective left no stone turned to trace
the culprit. (A) former (B) careless
(C) observant (D) moderate
(A) No improvement
174. Profound
(B) stone unturned
(A) superficial (B) obscure
(C) no stone unturned
(C) intense (D) hidden
(D) stone no unturned
Directions : In question nos. 176 to 177, four
165. Adaptation has become a(n) scarce part of words are given in each question, out of which
any climate change strategy. only one word is correctly spelt. Find the
(A) No improvement (B) foremost correctly spelt word and mark your answer in
the Answer Sheet.
(C) required (D) independent
175. (A) Disbursment (B) Desbursement
166. Mikhail Gorbachev’s ouster, is on no
accounts a surprise. (C) Disbursemant (D) Disbursement
(A) on no account 176. (A) Honoreriam (B) Honorarium

(C) Honorareum (D) Honoerarium
(B) on account
177. (A) Idiological (B) Ideolagical
(C) No improvement
(C) Ideological (D) Ideologicel
(D) on any account
Directions : In Question nos. 178 to 184, out
167. Catarina saw her brother hastening of the of the four alternatives, choose the one which
village. can be substituted for the given words/
(A) out (B) off sentences and indicate it by blackening the
appropriate oval [ ] in the Answer Sheet.
(C) out of (D) No improvement
178. Which can be destroyed quickly-
168. The kid was getting more on more agitated.
(A) endurable (B) continuation
(A) more (B) more and more
(C) permanent (D) perishable
(C) most (D) No improvement
179. A person with refined taste in food and wine-
Directions : In Question nos. 169 to 171 out of
(A) puritan (B) ascetic
the four alternatives, choose the one which best
expresses the meaning of the given word and (C) novice (D) epicure
mark it in the Answer Sheet. 180. To root out an evil-
169. Grubby (A) establish (B) eradicate
(A) black (B) corrupt (C) institute (D) secure
(C) offensive (D) dirty 181. A person of obscure position who has gained
170. Halcyon wealth-
(A) extravagant (B) promiscuous
(A) luminous (B) gentle
(C) parvenu (D) sumptuary
(C) motionless (D) peaceful
182. Shamefully negligent of one’s duties or
171. Flux
obligations –
(A) overflow (B) merge (A) derelict (B) fastidious
(C) soften (D) change (C) fatalist (D) insecure
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183. A line of animals or slaves fastened or Direction : In Question nos. 191 to 200, you
driven along together- have two brief passages with 5 questions each.
Read the passages carefully and choose the
(A) cortege (B) company
best answer to each question out of the four
(C) crew (D) coffle alternatives and mark it by blackening the
184. Giving a false or misleading impression- appropriate oval [ ] in the Answer Sheet.
PASSAGE-1
(A) delirious (B) delusive
It is said that once three old men set out
(C) hefty (D) relieving on a journey together. One of them was bald, the
Direction : In Question nos. 185 to 190, four second was a philosopher and the third was a
alternative are given for the Idiom/Phrase barber. At nightfall they decided that each one of
underlined in the sentence. Choose the them should keep a vigil turn by turn. The barber
alternative which best expresses the meaning was to keep watch first of all, the philosopher after
of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it in the Answer that and the bald man last of all. So, the
Sheet. philosopher and the bald man went to sleep and
the barber was on watch. For some time he kept
185. Curl one’s lip awake but in the end, he felt tired of it and he
(A) show something good thought of some diversion as otherwise it was
difficult for him to pass time. Then he took out
(B) show scorn the razor from his box and shaved the head of
(C) show scope the philosopher. At the fixed time he work up the
philosopher and went to sleep. When the
(D) show score philosopher got up and felt his head all over, he
186. Put a spoke in one’s wheel was startled and said in surprise, ‘It was my turn
but this wretched fellow has awakened the bald
(A) obstruct progress man.’
(B) grinder 191. Why did the philosopher get up?
(C) help someone to progress (A) He realized that his head was being
shaved off
(D) to kill someone
(B) It was his turn to keep watch
187. To be at the zenith of
(C) He was awakened by the barber
(A) to die an immature death
(D) He had a bad dream
(B) to succumb to one’s fallacy 192. Who went to sleep first?
(C) be at the peak of (A) The philosopher and the barber
(D) face difficulty boldly (B) The barber and the bald man
188. Have a screw loose (C) The bald man and the philosopher
(A) be mad (D) The barber

193. Why did the barber shave off the head of
(B) be disturbed or slightly mad
the philosopher?
(C) be screw less (A) The barber was jealous of the philosopher
(D) accept a defective item (B) The barber wanted to indulge in some fun
189. A pipe dream (C) The barber wanted the philosopher to
keep watch
(A) a day dream
(D) The barber was feeling drowsy
(B) a hope or plan that will never come true
194. Which one of the following is the correct
(C) an unending dream sequence decided upon the three to keep
watch turn by turn?
(D) a nightmare
(A) Barber – bald man - philosopher
190. Piping hot
(B) Bald man – philosopher - barber
(A) steaming hot (B) dreaming hot (C) Barber - philosopher - bald man
(C) rancor (D) extreme anger (D) Bald man – barber – philosopher
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195. Which one of the following statements is 197. Which one of the following statements is
not correct? not correct?
(A) All the three men decided to keep watch
(A) Goldfish can be made good pets
one by one
(B) The barber woke up the bald man (B) Plants in an aquarium provide oxygen
(C) The head of the philosopher was shaved to goldfish
off
(C) Goldfish must never be given too much
(D) The philosopher was startled on feeling food
his head all over
PASSAGE-2 (D) Snails make the aquarium clean by
Because goldfish can be kept easily in small eating up goldfish
ponds and aquariums, they make good pets, but 198. Which of the following helps supply goldfish
like many other pets, they must have proper care with oxygen?
and the right kind of place to live.
A two-inch fish requires a minimum of two (A) Snails (B) Dried insects
gallons of water containing sufficient oxygen to (C) Goldfish (D) Plants
support life. Some oxygen will make its way into
the water of an aquarium from the air that 199. Which one of the following statements is
touches the surface. Plants in an aquarium also correct?
help to furnish oxygen. Snails help to keep an
aquarium clean. Thus, with plenty of plants and (A) Water in an aquarium has to be
snails the water in an aquarium does not have changed frequently because of plants
to be changed frequently. A large lake may prove and snails
to be a quite unsuitable abode for goldfish. (B) Commercially-prepared goldfish is
It is important that goldfish not be overfed. available
They can be fed on things as dried insects in
addition to commercially prepared goldfish food, (C) The place for the goldfish should not be
but they should never be fed more than once a selected with care
day. Even then, they should not be given more
(D) Dried insects make good food for goldfish
food than can be consumed in about five minutes.
This ensures prolonged life. 200. What is important to remember while
196. Which one of the following statements is feeding goldfish?
correct?
(A) Goldfish should be fed more than once
(A) Snai ls eat up t he gol dfish in an
a day at regular intervals
aquarium
(B) A large lake may not be a suitable place (B) Goldfish should be fed with plants and
for goldfish snails
(C) Plants provide food to the snails in an
(C) Goldfish should be fed only once a day
aquarium
(D) Goldfish comes above the surface of (D) Goldfish should be fed only in the
water to get oxygen from air. evenings
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Part - I (General Intelligence & Reasoning)

1. Tripura : Agartala : : Mizoram : ? 8. (A) Bengaluru /

(A) Aizawl / (C) Kolkata /

(B) Kohima / (D) Vishakhapatnam /

(D) Infection / 12. (A) Petrol / (B) Coal /

3. YQXP : JBIA : : OGNF : ? (C) Oil / (D) Smoke /

(A) FAGZ (B) HRIS 13. (A) MPS (B) HKN

(C) 2 (D) 7 15. (A) Guitar / (B) Flute /

5. Hacksaw : Metal : : Saw : ? (C) Violin / (D) Cello /

1. PATTERN 2. PATIENT 24.

(A) 19 (B) 23 (A) 444 (B) 412

33. If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then

36. In a certain code language, VIJAY is written 40 43

VIJAY 49117 40. 16, 15, 36, 35, 56, ?

SUDHA (A) 68 (B) 63

(A) 203481 (B) 1003481 (C) 57 (D) 55

(C) TFU (D) TGU

ORNAMENTALIST 43. O, 6, M, 13, K, 19, I, 26, G, ?

(A) REARMOST (B) RECLAIM (A) 35 (B) 32

(C) RETAIN (D) RECLINE (C) 34 (D) 33

(B) Y is the sister of Z.

44. Statements: / (C) Y is the son of A.

Conclusions: / (D) B is the wife of A

47. A girl leaves her home. She first walks 30

All books are pens. (A) North-East /

(D) None of these (A) One / (B) Three /

Part - II (Quantitative Aptitude)

52. The value of ` 4440

(A) 3( 2  1) (B) 2( 3  1) x  1 2  3 (2x 4 – 8x 3 – 5x 2 +

(C) 4 (A) ` 650 (B) ` 680

 2 1  79. The averge age of a class is 15.8 years. The

(A) 10.8% (B) 16.67%

1 (C) 327.86683 (D) 327.86688

(A) 180 days / (B) 285 days /

Part - III (General Awareness)

(C) Government securities

(A) Article – 349 / – 349 (D) Corporate bonds

(B) Article – 350 / 350

(D) Dead Sea /

(A) Right to Freedom

(B) Right to Equality

(C) Right to Property

(B) Civil cases

(A) Ashoka / (C) Enviro nmental pro tect ion and

(A) Attorney General of India

(D) All of the above

(C) Mahatma Gandhi

(A) Pluto / (B) Mercury / (D) Dada Bhai Naoroji

(B) Khawaja Moinuddin (A) 52nd Constitution Amendment Act

(D) Sheikh Bahauddin Jakaria (C) National Security Act

120. The G.T. Road does not pass through –

(C) mapping of nerve centers

(A) Aryabhatta / (C) FSH /

(B) Brahamagupta / (D) LH /

(A) Censure motion / (C) There is no effect

(A) CaCl2 (B) MgCl2 (A) Irula / (B) Khasi /

(A) Foreign Trade /

(B) The zone of maximum temperature is

(B) financial relationship between physical

(C) relat ionship between finance and

(D) Jet stream are high altitude winds

139. A situation where we have people whose