SSC CGL Tier 1 2014 19 Aug shift 1
Q. 1 Voyage : Sea sickness : : Heights : ?
A. Ship
B. Travel
C. Giddiness
D. Motion
Q. 2 Waitress : Restaurant : : ?
A. Doctor : Nurse
B. Driver : Truck
C. Teacher : School
D. Actor : Role
Q. 3 AROUND : RAUODN : : GROUND : ?
A. RGUODN
B. NDOOGR
C. OUNDGR
D. DNUURG
Q. 4 APPROACHED : ROACHEDAPP : : BARGAINED : ?
A. AINEDBARG
B. GAINEDBAR
C. GAINEDRAB
D. RABGAINED
Q. 5 8 : 256 : : ?
A. 7 : 343
B. 9 : 243
C. 10 : 500
D. 5 : 75
Q. 6 21 : 3 : : 574 : ?
A. 23
B. 82
C. 97
D. 113
Q. 7 Choose the correct option:
A. Obstetrician
B. Podiatrist
C. Pulmonologist
D. Prosthetist
Q. 8 Choose the correct option:
A. Century
B. Decadent
C. Year
D. Month
Q. 9 Choose the correct option:
A. FEDC
B. STUV
C. LKJI
D. RQPO
Q. 10 Choose the correct option:
A. LPXOY
B. RQST
C. FBDLX
D. MPONL
Q. 11 Choose the correct option:
A. 14 – 16
B. 56 – 64
C. 77 – 88
D. 80 – 93
Q. 12 Choose the correct option:
A. 13 – 21
B. 19 – 27
C. 15 – 23
D. 16 – 24
Q. 13 Which one of the given responses would be a meaningful order of the following ?
1. apartment 2. town 3. street 4. building 5. complex
A. 1, 5, 4, 3, 2
B. 4, 5, 3, 2, 1
C. 2, 1, 3, 4, 5
D. 1, 4, 5, 3, 2
Q. 14 If the following words are arranged in reverse dictionary order, which word comes second ?
A. Explosion
B. Express
C. Exploit
D. Expulse
Q. 15 Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it ?
ac__c_cb_acbcacbca_bc
A. abbb
B. bacc
C. babc
D. bbcc
Q. 16 AZ, CX, FU, ?
A. IR
B. IV
C. JQ
D. KP
Q. 17 1, 2, 6, 24, ? ,720
A. 3
B. 5
C. 120
D. 8
Q. 18 156, 506, ?, 1806
A. 1056
B. 856
C. 1456
D. 1506
Q. 19 Suket has three daughters and each daughter has a brother. How many male members are there in the family ?
A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. 1
Q. 20 Dinesh and Ramesh start together from a certain point in the opposite direction on motorcycles. The speed of Dinesh is 60 km per hour and Ramesh 44 km per hour. What will be the distance between them after 15 minutes ?
A. 20 km
B. 24 km
C. 26 km
D. 30 km
Q. 21 An insect is walking in a straight line. It covers a distance of 15 cm per minute. It comes back 2.5 cm after every 15 cm. How long will it take to cover a distance of 1 metre ?
A. 6.5 min
B. 8 min
C. 10 min
D. 12 min
Q. 22 A group of alphabets are given with each being assigned a number. These have to be unscrambled into a meaningful word and correct order of letters may be indicated from the given responses.
T M H R E O
5 4 3 2 1 0
A. 025314
B. 315402
C. 405312
D. 504231
Q. 23 From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word :
TRIVANDRUM
A. RAIN
B. DRUM
C. TRAIN
D. DRUK
Q. 24 How many meaningful English words can be made with the letters ‘ OEHM ‘ using each letter only once in each word ?
A. FOUR
B. THREE
C. TWO
D. ONE
Q. 25 A shopkeeper quotes the rate on the price tag by replacing numbers with letters as follows :
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
B R O W N S T I C K
If a customer purchases two items whose price tags read ₹IIT and ₹NICK, what is the total amount he has to Pay?
A. ₹ 4776
B. ₹ 4765
C. ₹ 5565
D. ₹ 5665
Q. 26 If CASUAL is coded as SACLAU, then what would be the code of MATRIC ?
A. CIRTAM
B. TMAICR
C. TAMCIR
D. ATMCIR
Q. 27 If ‘S’ is written as ‘H’ ‘R’ as ‘@’ ‘A’ as ‘∇’ ‘M’ as ‘#’ , ‘T’ as ‘$’ and ‘E’ as ‘%’ then how is ‘MASTER’ written in that code ?
A. #∇H$%@
B. #H∇$%@
C. #∇$H%@
D. #∇H%@$
Q. 28 If 1 candle in box number 1 is placed in box number 2, then box-2 has twice the number of candles that box 1 has. If 1 candle from box-2 is placed in box-1, the box-2 and box-1 have the same number of candles. How many candles were there in box-1 and box-2 ?
A. 5 : 3
B. 7 : 5
C. 6 : 4
D. 5 : 7
Q. 29 Which of the following interchange of signs would make the equation correct ?
6 × 4 + 2 = 16
A. + and ×, 2 & 4
B. + and ×, 4 & 6
C. + and ×, 2 & 6
D. + and ×, 3 & 4
Q. 30 Select the correct combination of mathematical sings to replace the * signs and to balance the following equation :
45 * 3 * 6 * 2 * 54
A. + × ÷ =
B. + ÷ × =
C. + × – =
D. + + – =
Q. 31 Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to replace * signs and to balance the following equation :
8 * 5 * 10 * 2 * 25
A. + × ÷ =
B. + ÷ – =
C. × + = ×
D. × – = ×
Q. 32
7 6 6
8 6 ?
3 4 5
168 144 120
A. 8
B. 10
C. 5
D. 4
Q. 33
8 5 6
3 7 5
1 4 2
74 90 ?
A. 65
B. 85
C. 52
D. 76
Q. 34
22 46 24
27 58 31
32 68 ?
A. 46
B. 36
C. 32
Q. 35 On one side of a street are even numbers and on the other side are odd numbers. No. 1 is exactly in front of No. 2. My House is No. 9. From my house , a man comes up from No. 2 and knocks at the door, five doors beyond the house in front of me. What is the No. of that house ?
A. 18
B. 20
C. 22
D. 26
Q. 36 Four players P, Q, R and S are standing a play field in such a way that Q is to East of P, R is to the South of P and S is to the North of P. In which direction of Q is S Standing ?
A. North
B. South
C. North-West
D. South-EastQ. 37 Statement : The rich must live more simply. All poor people are simple.
Conclusions :
I. Rich people waste money.
II. Poor people save money.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Neither I nor II follow
D. Both I and II follow
Q. 38
(1) All roses in Sita’s garden are red.
(2) All marigold flowers in Sita’s garden are orange.
(3) All flowers in Sita’s garden are either red or orange.
If 1st two statements are true, the third is
A. True
B. False
C. Uncertain
D. Vague
Q. 39 Find out which answer figure will exactly make up the question figure.
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
Q. 40 How many triangles are there in the given figure ?
A. 48
B. 60
C. 56
D. 52
Q. 41 Choose the cube that will be formed by folding the sheet of paper shown in the problem figure.
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
Q. 42 In a group of persons, 11 persons speak Kannada, 20 persons speak Tamil and 11 persons speak Telugu. In that group, if two persons speak two languages and one person speak all the languages, then how many persons are there in the group ?
A. 40
B. 41
C. 42
D. 43
Q. 43 Which one of the following diagrams best depicts the relationship among Human Society – Youth Club, Political Party and Youths ?
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
Q. 44 Which one of the following diagrams represent correct relationship among pigeon, birds, dogs ?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Q. 45 Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure ?
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
Q. 46 Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure ?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Q. 47 From the given answer figures, select the figure which is hidden/embedded in the question figure.
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
Q. 48 A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in the question figures. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened.
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
Q. 49 If a mirror is place on the line MN, then which of the answer figures is the right image of the given figure ?
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
Q. 50 A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one 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 be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g., ‘F’ can be represented by 30, 22, etc. and ‘N’ can be represented by 97, 89, etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the given word.
“DAKU”
A. 95, 40, 04, 42
B. 24, 95, 20, 27
C. 88, 24, 10, 34
D. 57, 13, 23, 21
Q. 51 Prof. Milton Friedman was the leader of
A. Ohio school
B. Chicago school
C. Cambridge school
D. London school
Q. 52 Which one of the following is not a qualitative control of credit by the Central Bank of a country?
A. Rationing of credit
B. Regulation of consumer credit
C. Variation of the reserve ratio
D. Regulation of margin requirements
Q. 53 The market in which loans of money can be obtained is called
A. Reserve market
B. Institutional market
C. Money market
D. Exchange market
Q. 54 If the marginal return increases at a diminishing rate, the total return
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains constant
D. becomes zero
Q. 55 The law of Increasing Returns means
A. increasing cost
B. decreasing cost
C. increasing production
D. increasing income
Q. 56 The most important feature of Cabinet system of Government is
A. Individual responsibility
B. Collective responsibility
C. Responsibility to none
D. Non-responsibility
Q. 57 Direct legislation in Switzerland has
A. a natural growth
B. a haphazard growth
C. an artificial growth
D. None of the above
Q. 58 Who gave the idea of “Cabinet Dictatorship”?
A. Muir
B. Lowell
C. Marriot
D. Laski
Q. 59 In which of the following countries are the judges of the federal court elected by the two Houses of the Federal Legislature?
A. Switzerland
B. Germany
C. Canada
D. Both (a) and (b)
Q. 60 The President of the USA appoints Supreme Court Judges
A. with Senate’s consent
B. at his discretion
C. with consent of the House of Representatives
D. None of these
Q. 61 Multan was named by the Arabs as
A. City of beauty
B. City of wealth
C. City of gold
D. Pink city
Q. 62 Which one of the following was the book written by Amoghvarsha, the Rashtrakuta King?
A. Adipurana
B. Ganitasara Samgraha
C. Saktayana
D. Kavirajamarga
Q. 63 Who built the Kailasanatha Temple at Ellora?
A. Rajendra I
B. Mahendra Varman I
C. Krishna I
D. Govinda I
Q. 64 The land measures of the Second Pandyan Empire was mentioned in
A. Thalavaipuram Copper Plates
B. Uttirameru Inscription
C. Kudumiyammalai Inscription
D. Kasakudi Copper Plates
Q. 65 Who was the greatest ruler of the Satavahanas?
A. Satkarni I
B. Gautamiputra Satkarni
C. Simuka
D. Hala
Q. 66 Cactus is referred to as
A. Hydrophyte
B. Mesophyte
C. Xerophyte
D. Epiphyte
Q. 67 Which of the following is not a renewable resource?
A. Thorium
B. Geothermal heat
C. Tidal power
D. Radiant energy
Q. 68 Which of the following statements is correct?
A. Mahadeo hills are in the west of Maikala hills
B. Mahadeo hills are the part of Karnataka Plateau
C. Mahadeo hills are in the east of Chotanagpur Plateau
D. Mahadeo hills are the part of Aravalli ranges
Q. 69 Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A. Hevea Tree—Brazil
B. Sumatra Storm—Malaysia
C. Kajan River—Borneo
D. Dekke Toba fish—Brazil
Q. 70 Which of the following resources is renewable one?
A. Uranium
B. Coal
C. Timber
D. Natural Gas
Q. 71 How many neck canal cells are found in the archegonium of a fern?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
Q. 72 Which angiosperm is vesselless?
A. Hydrilla
B. Trochodendron
C. Maize
D. Wheat
Q. 73 Who was the first child born after operative procedure?
A. Caesar
B. Huxley
C. William
D. Pasteur
Q. 74 Myrmecology is study of
A. Insects
B. Ants
C. Crustaceans
D. Arthropods
Q. 75 NIN (National Institute of Nutrition) Central Office is located at
A. Hyderabad
B. Mumbai
C. Bengaluru
D. Kolkata
Q. 76 HIV often changes is shapes due to the presence of an enzyme called
A. Reverse Transcriptase
B. Enterokinase
C. Nucleotidase
D. Nucleoditase
Q. 77 Fleming’s right hand rule is used to find the direction of the
A. Alternate current
B. Direct current
C. Induced current
D. Actual current
Q. 78 The unit of electrical power is
A. Volt
B. Watt
C. Kilowatt hour
D. Ampere
Q. 79 The resistance of the human body (dry condition) is of the order of
A. 10¹ ohm
B. 10² ohm
C. 10³ ohm
D. 10⁴ ohm
Q. 80 Certain substances lose their electrical resistance completely at super low temperature. Such substances are called
A. super conductors
B. semi conductors
C. dielectrics
D. perfect conductors
Q. 81 The section of the CPU that selects, interprets and monitors the execution of program instructions is
A. Memory
B. Register unit
C. Control unit
D. ALU
Q. 82 Who among the following introduced the world’s first laptop computer in the market?
A. Hewlett-Packard
B. Epson
C. Laplink travelling software Inc
D. Microsoft
Q. 83 Brass contains
A. Copper and Zinc
B. Copper and Tin
C. Copper and Silver
D. Copper and Nickel
Q. 84 Which is the purest commercial form of iron?
A. Pig iron
B. Steel
C. Stainless steel
D. Wrought iron
Q. 85 In galvanization, iron is coated with
A. Copper
B. Zinc
C. Tin
D. Nickel
Q. 86 Which one of the following is also known as solution?
A. A compound
B. A homogeneous mixture
C. A heterogeneous mixture
D. A suspension
Q. 87 The cells which are closely associated and interacting with guard cells are
A. Transfusion tissue
B. Complementary cells
C. Subsidiary cells
D. Hypodermal cells
Q. 88 Conversion of starch to sugar is essential for
A. Stomatal opening
B. Stomatal closing
C. Stomatal formation
D. Stomatal growth
Q. 89 Soil erosion can be prevented by
A. Increasing bird population
B. Afforestation
C. Removal of vegetation
D. Overgrazing
Q. 90 Natural sources of air pollution are
A. Forest fires
B. Volcanic eruptions
C. Dust storm
D. Smoke from burning dry leaves
Q. 91 Which of the following Genetically Modified vegetable is recently being made available in Indian market?
A. Carrot
B. Radish
C. Brinjal
D. Potato
Q. 92 “Bull’s eye” is used in the game of
A. Boxing
B. Basketball
C. Polo
D. Shooting
Q. 93 As per newspapers report what percent of Government stake will be disinvested in Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. (RINL)?
A. 5%
B. 50%
C. 10%
D. 12%
Q. 94 Pablo Picasso, the famous painter was
A. French
B. Italian
C. Flemish
D. Spanish
Q. 95 Which of the following is the Regulator of the credit rating agencies in India?
A. RBI
B. SBI
C. SIDBI
D. SEBI
Q. 96 Which is the first Indian Company to be listed in NASDAQ?
A. Reliance
B. TCS
C. HCL
D. Infosys
Q. 97 RRBs are owned by
A. Central Government
B. State Government
C. Sponsor Bank
D. Jointly by all of the above
Q. 98 The Monetary and Credit Policy is announced by which of the following?
A. Ministry of Finance of Centre
B. Reserve Bank of India
C. State Bank of India
D. Planning Commission of India
Q. 99 Which of the following method is not used in determining National Income of a country?
A. Income Method
B. Output Method
C. Input Method
D. Investment Method
Q. 100 What does the letter ‘e’ denotes in the term ‘e-banking’?
A. Essential Banking
B. Economic Banking
C. Electronic Banking
D. Expansion Banking
Q. 101 Arrange the following in ascending order
3³⁴, 2⁵¹, 7¹⁷, we get
A. 3³⁴ > 2⁵¹ > 7¹⁷
B. 7¹⁷ > 2⁵¹ > 3³⁴
C. 3³⁴ > 7¹⁷ > 2⁵¹
D. 2⁵¹ > 3³⁴ > 7¹⁷
Q. 102 If the product of first fifty positive consecutive integers be divisible by 7^n, where n is an integer, then the largest possible value of n is
A. 7
B. 8
C. 10
D. 5
Q. 103 A, B and C together can do a piece of work in 40 days. After working with B and C for 16 days, A leaves and then B and C complete the remaining work in 40 days more. A alone could do the work in
A. 80 days
B. 90 days
C. 100 days
D. 120 days
Q. 104 Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank in 6 hours. After working it together for 2 hours, C is closed and A and B can fill the remaining part in 7 hours. The number of hours taken by C alone to fill the tank is
A. 10
B. 12
C. 14
D. 16
Q. 105 Pratibha is thrice as efficient as Sonia and is therefore able to finish a piece of work in 60 days less than Sonia. Pratibha and Sonia can individually complete the work respectively in
A. 30, 60 days
B. 60, 90 days
C. 30, 90 days
D. 40, 120 days
Q. 106 The base of a right pyramid is an equilateral triangle of side 4 cm each. Each slant edge is 5 cm long. The volume of the pyramid is
A. 4√8/3 cm³
B. 4√60/3 cm³
C. 4√59/3 cm³
D. 4√61/3 cm³
Q. 107 There are two cones. The curved surface area of one is twice that of the other. The slant height of the latter is twice that of the former. The ratio of their radii is
A. 4 : 1
B. 4 : 3
C. 3 : 4
D. 1 : 4
Q. 108 A wire is bent into the form of a circle, whose area is 154 cm². If the same wire is bent into the form of an equilateral triangle, the approximate area of the equilateral triangle is
A. 93.14 cm²
B. 90.14 cm²
C. 83.14 cm²
D. 39.14 cm²
Q. 109 A shopkeeper allows 10% discount on goods when he sells without credit. Cost price of his goods is 80% of his selling price. If he sells his goods by cash, then his profit is
A. 50%
B. 70%
C. 25%
D. 40%
Q. 110 A dealer of scientific instruments allows 20% discount on the marked price of the instruments and still makes a profit of 25%. If his gain over the sale of an instrument is ₹150, find the marked price of the instrument
A. ₹ 938.50
B. ₹ 940
C. ₹ 938
D. ₹ 937.50
Q. 111 Ram bought a T.V. with 20% discount on the labelled price. Had he bought it with 30% discount he would have saved ₹ 800. The value of the T.V. set that he bought is
A. ₹ 5,000
B. ₹ 8,000
C. ₹ 9,000
D. ₹ 10,000
Q. 112 A vessel full of pure acid contains 10 litres of it, of which 2 litres are withdrawn. The vessel is then filled with water. Next 2 litres of the mixture are withdrawn, and again the vessel is filled up with water. The ratio of the acid left in the vessel with that of the original quantity is
A. 1 : 5
B. 4 : 5
C. 4 : 25
D. 16 : 25
Q. 113 Gold is 19 times as heavy as water and copper is 9 times as heavy as water. In what ratio should these be mixed to get an alloy 15 times as heavy as water?
A. 1 : 1
B. 1 : 2
C. 2 : 3
D. 3 : 2
Q. 114 The average age of boys in the class is twice the number of girls in the class. The ratio of boys and girls in the class of 50 is 4 : 1. The total of the ages (in years) of the boys in the class is
A. 2000
B. 2500
C. 800
D. 400
Q. 115 There are 100 students in 3 sections A, B and C of a class. The average marks of all the 3 sections was 84. The average of B and C was 87.5 and the average marks of A is 70. The number of students in A was
A. 30
B. 35
C. 20
D. 25
Q. 116 A sold an article to B at 20% profit and B sold it to C at 15% loss. If A sold it to C at the selling price of B, then A would make
A. 5% profit
B. 2% profit
C. 2% profit
D. 5% loss
Q. 117 The monthly salaries of A and B together amount to ₹40,000. A spends 85% of his salary and B, 95% of his salary. If now their savings are the same, then the salary (in ₹) of A is
A. 10,000
B. 12,000
C. 16,000
D. 18,000
Q. 118 It takes 8 hours for a 600 km journey, if 120 km is done by train and the rest by car. It takes 20 minutes more if 200 km is down by train and the rest by car. The ratio of the speed of the train to that of the car is
A. 2 : 3
B. 3 : 2
C. 3 : 4
D. 4 : 3
Q. 119 If a train runs at 70 km/hour, it reaches its destination late by 12 minutes. But if it runs at 80 km/hour, it is late by 3 minutes. The correct time to cover the journey is
A. 58 minutes
B. 2 hours
C. 1 hour
D. 59 minutes
Q. 120 A man borrowed some money from a private organisation at 5% simple interest per annum. He lended 50% of this money to another person at 10% compound interest per annum and thereby the man made a profit of ` 13,205 in 4 years. The man borrowed
A. ₹ 80,000
B. ₹ 1,00,000
C. ₹ 1,20,000
D. ₹ 1,50,000
Q. 121 If a² + b² + c² = 2a – 2b – 2, then the value of 3a – 2b + c is
A. 0
B. 3
C. 5
D. 2
Q. 122 If a + b + c = 3, a²+ b² + c² = 6 and 1/a + 1/b + 1/c = 1, where a, b, c are all non-zero, then ‘abc’ is equal to
A. 2/3
B. 3/2
C. 1/2
D. 1/3
Q. 123 If a² – 4a – 1 = 0, a ≠ 0, then the value of a² + 3a + 1/a² – 3/a is
A. 24
B. 26
C. 28
D. 30
Q. 124 The total area (in sq. unit) of the triangles formed by the graph of 4x + 5y = 40, x-axis, y-axis and x = 5 and y = 4 is
A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
Q. 125 For what value of k, the system of equations kx + 2y = 2 and 3x + y = 1 will be coincident?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 5
D. 6
Q. 126 If x = 2 + √3 , then x² + 1/x² is equal to
A. 10
B. 12
C. -12
D. 14Q. 127 If a = 4.965, b = 2.343 and c = 2.622, then the value of a³ – b³ – c³ – 3abc is
A. -2
B. -1
C. 0
D. 9.93²
Q. 128 If x + y + z = 0, then the value of x² + y² + z²/(x² – yz) is
A. -1
B. 0
C. 1
D. 2
Q. 129 The value of sin²1° + sin²2° + sin²3° + …. + sin²89° is
A. 22
B. 44
C. 22 1/2
D. 44 1/2
Q. 130 The value of (cos³θ + sin³θ/(cos θ + sin θ)) + (cos³θ – sin³θ/(cos θ – sin θ)) is equal to
A. -1
B. 1
C. 2
D. 0
Q. 131 The shadow of a tower standing on a level plane is found to be 30 m longer when the Sun’s altitude changes from 60° to 45°. The height of the tower is
A. 15(3 + √3) m
B. 15(3 + √1) m
C. 15(3 – √1) m
D. 15(3 – √3) m
Q. 132 If sin 17° = x/y then sec 17° – sin 73° is equal to
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
Q. 133 If θ is a positive acute angle and cosec θ + cot θ = √3 , then the value of cosec θ is
A. 1/√3
B. √3
C. 2/√3
D. 1
Q. 134 If cos α + sec α = √3 , then the value of cos³ α + sec³ α is
A. 2
B. 1
C. 0
D. 4
Q. 135 If sin θ + cos θ = √2 cos θ, then the value of cot θ is
A. √2 + 1
B. √2 – 1
C. √3 – 1
D. √3 + 1
Q. 136 In a quadrilateral ABCD, the bisectors of ∠A and ∠B meet at O. If ∠C = 70° and ∠D = 130°, then measure of ∠AOB is
A. 40°
B. 60°
C. 80°
D. 100°
Q. 137 In ΔABC, E and D are points on sides AB and AC respectively such that ∠ABC = ∠ADE. If AE = 3 cm, AD = 2 cm and EB = 2 cm, then length of DC is
A. 4 cm
B. 4.5 cm
C. 5.0 cm
D. 5.5 cm
Q. 138 In a circle with centre O, AB is a chord, and AP is a tangent to the circle. If ∠AOB = 140°, then the measure of ∠PAB is
A. 35°
B. 55°
C. 70°
D. 75°
Q. 139 In DABC, ∠A < ∠B. The altitude to the base divides vertex angle C into two parts C1 and C2, with C2 adjacent to BC. Then
A. C1 + C2 = A + B
B. C1 – C2 = A – B
C. C1 – C2 = B – A
D. C1 + C2 = B -A
Q. 140 If O is the in-centre of ΔABC; if ∠BOC = 120°, then the measure of ∠BAC is
A. 30°
B. 60°
C. 150°
D. 75°
Q. 141 Two parallel chords of a circle of diameter 20 cm are 12 cm and 16 cm long. If the chords are in the same side of the centre, then the distance between them is
A. 28 cm
B. 2 cm
C. 4 cm
D. 8 cm
Q. 142 The interior angle of a regular polygon is 140°. The number of sides of that polygon is
A. 9
B. 8
C. 7
D. 6
Q. 143 If two circles of radii 9 cm and 4 cm touch externally, then the length of a common tangent is
A. 5 cm
B. 7 cm
C. 8 cm
D. 12 cm
Q. 144 The ratio of the total number of students scoring marks less than 50% to that of scoring marks exactly 50% is
A. 50 : 3
B. 25 : 2
C. 25 : 4
D. 35 : 2
Q. 145 Which school has the highest number of students scoring exactly 50% marks?
A. D
B. E
C. B
D. A
Q. 146 The total number of students scoring 50% or more marks is
A. 1250
B. 875
C. 775
D. 675
Study the following graph which shows income and expenditure of a company over the years 2005-2009 and answer question 147 to 150.
Q. 147 The difference in profit (₹ in crores) of the company during 2006 and 2007 is
A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 25
Q. 148 In how many years was the income of the company less than the average income of the given years?
A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. 1
Q. 149 The percentage increase in expenditure to the company from 2007 to 2008 is
A. 20
B. 25
C. 30
D. 35
Q. 150 Profit of the company was maximum in the year
A. 2009
B. 2008
C. 2006
D. 2005
In question Nos. 151 to 155, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the ovel [.] corresponding to the appropriate letter (A.B.C). If a sentence is free from error, blacken the ovel corresponding to (D) in the answer sheet.
Q. 151 Choose the correct option:
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
Q. 152 Choose the correct option:
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
Q. 153 Choose the correct option:
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
Q. 154 Choose the correct option:
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
Q. 155 Choose the correct option:
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
Directions: In Question Nos. 156 to 160, sentences are given with blanks to be field in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by blackening the appropriate oval [•] in the Answer Sheet.
Q. 156 The student was punished for his _____.
A. impudence
B. prudence
C. modesty
D. elemency
Q. 157 My father was too _____ to push the heavy door.
A. faint
B. feeble
C. fragile
D. faltering
Q. 158 The flood damaged the books so much that it was impossible to _____ them.
A. retrieve
B. retrace
C. retract
D. retreat
Q. 159 His bungalow went through a make _____.
A. up
B. out
C. over
D. for
Q. 160 This auspicious beginning _____ well for a successful completion of our project.
A. attunes
B. argues
C. augurs
D. answers
Q. 161 choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet
Persist
A. Resist
B. Leave
C. Quit
D. Insist
Q. 162 choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
Eventually
A. previously
B. briefly
C. finally
D. successfully
Q. 163 choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet
Impeccable
A. remarkable
B. unbelievable
C. flawless
D. displeasing
Q. 164 choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
Predilection
A. Predicament
B. Afterthought
C. Aversion
D. Postponement
Q. 165 choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
Pompous
A. Uppish
B. Humble
C. Meek
D. Grandiose
Q. 166 choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
Serene
A. Calm
B. Angry
C. Ruffled
D. Bitter
Directions: In Question Nos. 167 to 171, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentense. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom\Phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
Q. 167 With great difficulty, he was able to carve out a niche for himself.
A. became a sculptor
B. did the best he could do
C. destroyed his career
D. developed a specific position for himself
Q. 168 You will succeed if you follow my advice to the letter.
A. about writing letters
B. written in the letter
C. in every detail
D. very thoughtfully
Q. 169 A critic’s work is to read between the lines.
A. to comprehend the meaning
B. to appreciate the inner beauty
C. to understand the inner meaning
D. to read carefully
Q. 170 Where discipline is concerned I put my foot down.
A. take a firm stand
B. take a light stand
C. take a heavy stand
D. take a shaky stand
Q. 171 The convict claimed innocence and stood his ground in spite of the repeated accusations.
A. knelt
B. surrendered
C. kept standing
D. refused to yield
Directions: In Question Nos. 172 to 181, a sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part at (a), (b), (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed your answer is (d). Mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
Q. 172 Choose the correct option:
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
Q. 173 Choose the correct option:
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
Q. 174 Choose the correct option:
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
Q. 175 Choose the correct option:
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
Q. 176 Choose the correct option:
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
Q. 177 Choose the correct option:
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
Q. 178 Choose the correct option:
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
Q. 179 Choose the correct option:
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
Q. 180 Choose the correct option:
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
Q. 181 Choose the correct option:
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
Directions: In Question Nos. 182 to 188, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and indicate it by blackening the appropriate oval [•] in the Answer Sheet.
Q. 182 Belief in many gods
A. pantheism
B. monotheism
C. polytheism
D. atheism
Q. 183 A cluster of flowers on a branch
A. bouquet
B. inflorescence
C. wreath
D. incandescence
Q. 184 A person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions
A. agnostic
B. cynic
C. sceptic
D. misogynist
Q. 185 A highly skilled musician
A. artiste
B. virtuoso
C. performer
D. diva
Q. 186 A method of boiling briefly to cook food slightly
A. steam
B. bake
C. saute
D. parboil
Q. 187 The group, especially in the arts, regarded as being the most experimental
A. avant-garde
B. iconoclast
C. revolutionary
D. nerd
Q. 188 One who helps people by giving them money or other aid
A. benefactor
B. beneficiary
C. tycoon
D. patriot
Directions: In Question Nos. 189 to 190, four words are given in each question, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
Q. 189 Choose the correct option:
A. Plebeian
B. Plibeian
C. Plebian
D. Plebiean
Q. 190 Choose the correct option:
A. Suroundings
B. Surroundings
C. Sarroundings
D. Surondings
PASSAGE – I (Q. NOS. 191-195)
As I stepped out of the train I felt unusually solitary since I was the only passenger to alight. I was accustomed to arriving in the summer, when holidaymakers throng coastal resorts and this was my first visit when the season was over. My destination was a little village which was eight miles by road. It took only a few minutes for me to come to the foot of the cliff path. When I reached the top I had left all signs of habitation behind me. I was surprised to notice that the sky was already a flame with the sunset. It seemed to be getting dark amazingly quickly. I was at a loss to account
for the exceptionally early end of daylight since I did not think I had walked unduly slowly. Then I recollected that on previous visits I had walked in high summer and how it was October. All at once it was night. The track was grassy and even in daylight showed up hardly at all. I was terrified of hurtling over the edge of the cliff to the rocks below. I felt my feet squelching and sticking in something soggy. Then I bumped into a little clump of trees that loomed up in front of me. I climbed up the nearest trunk and managed to find a tolerable comfortable fork to sit on. The waiting was spent by my attempts to identify the little stirrings and noises of animal life that I could hear. I grew colder and colder and managed to sleep only in uneasy fitful starts. At last when the moon came up I was on my way again.
Q. 191 The writer felt unusually solitary because
A. he was feeling very lonely without his family.
B. he was missing the company of other holiday-makers.
C. his destination was a little village eight miles away.
D. there was no one to meet him.
Q. 192 “I left all signs of habitation behind me.” This means that he
A. came to a place where there were very few houses.
B. was in front of a large collection of cottages
C. had come very far from places where people lived.
D. had just passed a remote village.
Q. 193 I became darker than the writer expected because
A. the nights are shorter in autumn than in summer.
B. the nights are longer in October than mid summer.
C. the train arrived later than usual.
D. he had walked unduly slowly.
Q. 194 The writer found it difficult to keep to the path because of
A. the darkness and narrowness of the path.
B. poor visibility and grassy track.
C. the darkness and his slow pace.
D. poor visibility and dew on grass
Q. 195 When he settled himself on the fork of the tree the writer ___________
A. had a sound sleep.
B. was disturbed by noises of animals.
C. was too afraid to sleep.
D. tried to sleep but without much success.
PASSAGE – II (Q. NOS. 196-200)
It is sad that in country after country, progress should become synonymous with an assault on nature. We who are a part of nature and dependent on her for every need, speak constantly about ‘exploiting’ nature. When the highest mountain in the world was climbed in 1953, Jawaharlal Nehru objected to the phrase conquest of Everest’ which he thought was arrogant. Is it surprising that this lack of consideration and the constant need to prove one’s superiority should be projected onto our treatment of our fellowmen? I remember Edward Thompson, a British writer and a good friend of India, once telling Mr. Gandhi that wildlife was fast disappearing. Remarked Mr. Gandhi: ‘It is decreasing in the jungles but it is increasing in the towns’. On the one hand the rich look askance at our continuing poverty; on the other they warn us against their own methods. We do not wish to impoverish the environment any further and yet we cannot forget the grim poverty of large numbers of people. Are not poverty and need the great polluters? For instance, unless we are in a position to provide employment and purchasing power for the daily necessities of the tribal people and those who live in and around our jungles, we cannot prevent them from combing the forest for food and livelihood, from poaching and from despoiling the vegetation.
Q. 196 At the beginning of the passage, the writer expresses her opinion that in many countries progress is synonymous with
A. development
B. utmost care for nature.
C. a balanced treatment of nature.
D. utmost cruelty to nature.
Q. 197 In the passage the term ‘exploiting’ nature suggests
A. regretfulness
B. sarcasm
C. destructive urge of man
D. greed of man
Q. 198 Nehru objected to the phrase ‘conquest of Everest’ since
A. it carries a war-like connotation.
B. it sounds pompous and boastful.
C. it depicts Everest as a victim.
D. Everest is unconquerable.
Q. 199 Gandhi’s statement ‘It is decreasing in the jungles but it is increasing in the towns.!’
A. Refers to wild animals’ decrease in the jungle
B. Refers to flora and fauna
C. Refers to man’s selfishness
D. Is a satirical comparison of man’s callousness to the animals
Q. 200 The writer is of opinion that tribal people can be prevented from combining forest for food
A. to provide employment
B. to increase purchasing power
C. by deterring them from poaching and despoiling vegetation
D. to provide employment and purchasing power for daily necessities
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| Question | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Answer | C | C | A | B | C | B | D | B | B | B |
| Question | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Answer | D | D | D | B | B | C | C | A | B | C |
| Question | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Answer | B | C | D | D | C | C | A | D | B | A |
| Question | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 |
| Answer | C | D | A | B | B | C | C | C | C | C |
| Question | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 |
| Answer | D | C | B | A | D | B | B | D | C | D |
| Question | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 |
| Answer | B | C | C | A | B | B | A | A | A | A |
| Question | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 |
| Answer | C | D | C | A | B | C | A | A | D | C |
| Question | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 |
| Answer | A | B | A | B | A | A | C | B | D | A |
| Question | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 |
| Answer | C | B | A | D | B | B | C | A | A | C |
| Question | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 |
| Answer | C | D | C | D | D | D | D | B | D | C |
| Question | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 |
| Answer | B | B | C | C | C | C | A | B | C | A |
| Question | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 |
| Answer | B | D | D | C | C | B | A | C | C | B |
| Question | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 |
| Answer | B | B | D | A | D | D | C | D | D | C |
| Question | 131 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 135 | 136 | 137 | 138 | 139 | 140 |
| Answer | A | D | C | C | A | D | D | C | C | B |
| Question | 141 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | 146 | 147 | 148 | 149 | 150 |
| Answer | B | A | D | B | A | C | B | C | B | C |
| Question | 151 | 152 | 153 | 154 | 155 | 156 | 157 | 158 | 159 | 160 |
| Answer | A | B | B | B | B | A | B | A | C | C |
| Question | 161 | 162 | 163 | 164 | 165 | 166 | 167 | 168 | 169 | 170 |
| Answer | D | D | C | C | B | C | D | C | C | A |
| Question | 171 | 172 | 173 | 174 | 175 | 176 | 177 | 178 | 179 | 180 |
| Answer | D | A | D | C | A | A | B | A | C | B |
| Question | 181 | 182 | 183 | 184 | 185 | 186 | 187 | 188 | 189 | 190 |
| Answer | C | C | B | B | B | D | A | A | A | B |
| Question | 191 | 192 | 193 | 194 | 195 | 196 | 197 | 198 | 199 | 200 |
| Answer | B | C | B | D | D | D | B | B | C | D |