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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Questions : -30

1. Genocide is -

(A) an international ^-crime

(B) a term applied in Biology to designate a group of species

(D) the association of human choice and design criteria into construction and combination of genes

2. An astronaut travelling in a satellite would find the colour of the sky to be

(A) blue (B) orange (C) black (D) white

3. Chiaroscuro is a term, associated with

(A) painting (B) excavation C) modelling (D) metereology.

4. Which of the following places is not crossed by the equator ?

(A) Brazil (B) Kenya (C) Sumatra (D) Ethiopia

5. According to legend a bird died in a fire made by itself and again came out of the flames alive. This bird is known as the

(A) Sphinx (B) Phoenix (C) Narcissus (D) Elects

6. The standard of living in a country is represented by its

(A) poverty ratio (B) national income

7. A person who avoids human society is also known as a

(A) Misanthrope (B) Solvent (C) Egalitarian (D)Renegade

8. The `Pied Piper of Hamelin Town' tried to help the city by driving away the attack of

(A) wolves (B) dogs (C) rats (D) locusts

9. Detente means

(A) absolute rule

(B) existence of friendly relations between countries

(D) determination of a sect to assert their national integrity.

10. Match the two lists I and II.

I II

(a) Perambur (1) Satellite Launching Centre

(b) Sriharikota (2) Uranium Ore Mill

(d) Kayali (4)_.Coach Factory

Which of the following is correctly matched

(A) a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3 (B) a-3, b-2, c-4, d- I

11. Standard Time is a uniform time adopted by all places in India without regard to their local time. What is the local time?

(A) It is reckoned from the rising sun.

(B) It is reckoned from the setting sun.

(D) None of the these.

12. An oratory aimed at swaying popular opinion in a particular direction, seeking to attract attention by playing up real or imaginary popular grievances is known as

(A) Drama (B) Comedy

13. Who wrote= `Let a hundred flowers bloom and let a thousand schools of thought contend" ?

(A) Muo-Tse-Tung (B) Tagore (C) Shaw (D) Nehru

14. According to the Indian Constitution, which of the following statements is not true for the Governor of a State ?

(A) He can issue ordnances .

(B) He cannot dissolve the Legislative Assembly

(D) All the above are true

15. Who wrote "A thing of beauty is a joy for ever" ?

(A) Shelley (B) Keats (C) Tennyson (D) Byron

16. Who wrote the famous book entitled "For whom the Bell Tolls" ?

(A) Anton Chekhov (B) Charles Dickens

17: The Capital of U.S.A. is Washington D.C. What does 'D.C.' stand for ?

(A) District Capital (B) District of Columbia

18. What capital city is reputed to be the oldest in the world ?

(A) Rabat (B) Teheran (C) London (D) Damascus

19. Holland is officially called

(A) Finland (B) Suomi (C) Quebec (D) The Netherlands

20. How many islands constitute the Andaman Islands ?

(A) 204 (B) 214 (C) 50 (D) None of these

21. Yamini Krishnamurthy is a renowned

(A) Odissi dancer (B) Manipuri dancer

22. Oscars are the annual awards made by the (A) French Academy of Motion Pictures (B) International Film Critics Association (C) British Academy

(D) American Academy of Motion Picture, Arts and Sciences

23. Who among the following tennis players won Wimbledon championship for successive six years ?

(A) Billie Jean King (B) Biorn Borg

24. Who is the only Indian to be awarded the Pakistani award for humanity-`Nishan-e-insaniat'?

(A) Baba Amte (B) Neerja Mishra

25. Olympic symbol represents

(A) sporting friendship of all people

(B) the five continents only

(D) None is true

26. Buddhist literature was written in

(A) Tamil (B) Sanskrit (C) Prakrit (D) Pali

27. The full form of NCC is

(A) National Coastal Corporation

(B) National Cadet Corps

(D) None is true

28. The river Cauvery originates at

(A) Bangalore (B) Tamil Nadu (C) Mangalore (D) Hyderabad

29. Tides in the sea are caused by

(A) effect of moon (B) effect of sun

(D) gravitational, centrifugal and centripetal forces

30. The longest river in the world is –

(A) Amazon

(B) Niles

(D) Volga

LOGICAL REASONING

Questions : 30

Questions

31. Which two of the above statements indicate that Y is older than L

(A) I and IV . (B) I and V (C) .IV and V

(D) None of theme

32. Which statement/s indicate/s that N is older than Z ?

(A) III only (B) II and III

(C). III and IV (D) None of these

33. Which statement/s is/are not necessary to prove that L is younger than M?

(A) III and IV (B) III only (C) III and V (D) IV and V

Direction for questions 34-36

Study the symbols of the following operations I : P denotes

II : Q denotes x III : R denotes + IV : S denotes -

Questions

34. 5 + (4 _ 2) should be written as

(A) 5R4P2 (B) 5R (4P2) (C) 42PR5 (D) None of these

35. What is the value of (7 R 2) Q 3 ?

(A) 12 (B^-) 13 (C) 27 (D) None of these

Direction for Questions 31-33

Read the following statements carefully and answer the questions.

I : X is older than L

II : M and N are of equal age

III : Z is the youngest

IV : Y is younger than N

V : Y is older than X

36. What is the value of 18 Q 12 P 4 R 5 S 6 ?

(A) 53 (B) 63 (C) 59

(D) 65

Direction for questions 37-40 :

In the following questions there are two statements followed by two inferences indicated by (i) and (ii). Read the statements and indicate your answer as

(A) if only inference (i) follows the statements. or

(B) if only inference (ii) follows the statements. or

(C) if both (i) and (ii) follow the statements. or

(D) neither (i) nor (ii) follows the statements.

Questions

37. All fishes are grey in colour. Some fishes are heavy. Therefore

(1) All heavy fishes are grey in colour.

(ii) All light fishes are not grey in colour.

38. No tall tree is unkind to animals.

No animal knows swimming. Therefore

(i) All animals are tall trees.

(ii) All tall trees know swimming.

All mangoes are golden it colour.

No golden coloured things are cheap. Therefore

(i) All mangoes are cheap.

(ii) Golden coloured mangoes are not cheap.

40. All cars are spacious,

All houses are neat. Therefore

(i) All cars are neat. (ii) All houses are spacious.

Direction for questions 41-45

Here you will find a passage. Read it carefully. After that there are some statements. Examine each statement and indicate your answer as

(A) : if the statement follows from the facts presented in the passage or

(B) ; if the statement contradicts the facts presented in the passage or

(C) ; if the statement neither follows from nor contradicts the facts given in the passage

PASSAGE

At least 20 lakh children are estimated to be working in hazardous occupations, the Rajya Sabha was told today.

The Government said it would eliminate child labour in hazardous industries by 2000 A.D. The Government was now preparing a major action plan to eliminate child labour in hazardous occupations and the Planning Commission had earmarked Rs. 34.40 crores for 1995-96 to launch the scheme, the labour Minister Mr. P. A. Sangma, said in a written reply.

However, the Government did not have any separate industry-wise figures for the children employed in these hazardous occupations. The Minister said the Government had set up a National authority for the Elimination of Child labour (NAECL) under his chairmanship. The NAECL, adopted a plan of action-" identification, release and rehabilitation of child labour."

The plan of action called for a convergence of services and schemes of the Central and State Governments at the implementation level of the district handle effectively the identification and rehabilitation of child labour.

It also envisaged the economic rehabilitation of the family with child labour and Stacie€' enforcement of laws.

According to the 1981 government census, children up to the age of 14 were found employed as cultivaors, agricultural labourers, and in occupations such as livestock rearing,forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, mining, quarrying the Minister said.

Questions : (Statements)

41. The government was preparing an action plan to eliminate child labour by 200 .AD

42. The government had detailed information regarding number of child labour statewise.

43. A large number of children are working in carpet industry in India.

44. 1981 census provides no information regarding child labour and their employment in different industries.

45. As per the plan of action to eradicate child labour the Central and State Governments are to work jointly

Direction for questions 46-50

Study the following figure and answer the related questions.

Questions

46. Which number belongs to all the figures

(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 6 (D) 5

47. Which number belongs to rectangle only ?

(A) 3 (B) 7 (C) 6 (D) 8

48. What is the sum of the numbers which belongs to triangle only ?

(A) II (B) 15 (C) 21 (D) 18

49. Which number belongs to both the triangle and the parallelogram but not in the rectangle ?

(A) 5 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 6

50. Which number belongs to both the parallelogram and the rectangle but not in the triangle?

(A) 5 (B) 3 (C) 6 (D) There is no such number

Direction for questions 51-55

The numbers in each series below proceed according to some rule. One or more numbers in the series are missing. A missing number is indicated by a (-). For each series find out what number should conic in the LAST blank space. If you do not find any correct answer indicate your answer as (D).

Questions

51. 29 72 26 69 23

(A) 21 (B) 66 (C) 25

52. 2 5 8 11 - -

(A) 17 (B) 19 (C) 15

53. 107 98 91 86 - - -

(A) 82 (B) 80 (C) 78

54. 25 49 81 - -

(A) 121 (B) 169 (C) 144

55. 4 15 6 13 8 11 -

(A) 13 (B) 15 (C) 17

Direction for questions 56-60

In each question below a pair of words is given having a specific relation between them. Four alternative pairs of words, marked as (A), (B,), (C) and (D) are also given. Your task is to indicate which of the pair has the same relation and mark it on the answer sheet in the appropriate places.

Questions

56. Coal : Mine

(A). Crude Oil : Refinery (B) Black : Night

57. Glass : Hard

(A) Liquid : Water (B) Petrol : Engine

58. Harbor: Bay

(A) Beach : Sea (B) Delta : Dockyard

59. Switch : Light

(A) Thunder :-Ground (B) Trigger : Bullet

60. Poor : Money

(A) Weak : Strength (B) Strong : Body

ENGLISH

Questions:30

Direction for questions 61-64

In each question here, a word is given followed by other words marked as (A), (B), (C) and (D). Your task is to find out from among these four words the word which has SIMILAR meaning as the first word and indicate that on the answer sheet. If you do 'not find any correct word, mark E as your answer.

Questions

61.	GRIP :	(A) Cruel	(B) The act of pushing forward
		(C) Deep sorrow	(D) The act of holding firmly
62.	APATHY :	(A) Sympathy	(B) Powerful
		(C) Indifferent	(D) Far away
63.	RAMBLE :	(A) Storm	(B) To walk about aimlessly
		(C) To divide	(D) To destroy everything
64.	DREADFUL :	(A) Terrible	(B) Peaceful
		(C) After death	(D) Wonderful

Direction for questions 65-68 :

In each of the following^- questions a word is followed by four words marked as (A), (B), (C) and (D). Your task is to find out from among the four words which has OPPOSITE meaning of the first word and indicate that on the answer sheet. If you do not find any correct answer indicate E as your answer.

Questions

65.	LUCENT :	'(A) Dull	(B) Shinning
		(C) Moonlight	(D) Sun ray
66.	EXHIBIT :	(A) Display	(B) Produce
		(C) Conceal	(D) Old one
67.	THRUST :	(A) To push forcibly	(B) To draw close gently
		(C) To act quickly	(D) To move slowly
68.	KEEN :	(A) Sensitive	(B) Acute
		(C) Below knee	(D) Unknown

Direction for questions 69-72

Read the following passage carefully and answer the related questions.

PASSAGE

Man's interference with nature in Himalayan Region is not a new development. It began when the British targeted a number of forests of commercial value. Massive cutting of trees was undertaken to fulfill the requirements of the railway tracks in places like Shimla and Darjeeling.

In recent years also, not much has been done to save the hills from deforestation. Community ownership of the forests has virtually ended in many areas in order to satisfy the commercial needs. Added to it, is the escalating demand for firewood. Felling of trees has become a regular feature, especially in the western tracts. Bulk of the Himalayan hillsides can now be seen bereft of trees that had taken over a century to grow and had since time immemorial protected the land and its people.

The Forest [ Conservation ] Act of 1988, however, envisaged that 60 per cent of the land area in the hills should be under forest cover as against 33 percent for the country as a whole. But the fact remains that neither in the hills nor in the plains this Act has achieved the target.

If the dense forest cover for the country as a whole is merely 11.71 per cent, for the Himalayan region the figure is only 21.78 percent. Ironically, except Arunachal Pradesh [65%], not a single Himalayan state of India is anywhere close to 60 percent targeted forest cover.

Investment in the forest tree sector needs to be increased. The allocation in the forest tree sector has been between .39 and .71 percent of the total plan outlay, In the Seventh -Plan, it was increased to 1.03 percent, while in Eighth Plan it again came down to .94 per cent: if this trend continues, it will be difficult to meet the day-by-day increasing problems of protecting and developing the country's forests. The present investment of about Rs. 800 crore annually in afforestation and treeplanting activities is not sufficient, rather it requires a lot more investments,

What is more important is that a large section of Indian population depends on forest produce for survival, so every kind of measures should be taken to stop deforestation immediately.

The preservation of the country's forests is an urgent need both in terms of protecting the resources and maintaining a balanced eco-system. If that's not done then, sustainable development cannot be ensured.

Questions

69. Massive felling of trees in a number of forests

(A) was done by Britishers in the Himalayan region

(B) was taken to fulfill the requirements of the railway tracks

(D) All the above are correct

(E) Only (A) and (B) are correct

70. The Forest Conservation Act of 1988 envisaged that

(A) 11.71 per cent of the area should be under forest

(B) 65 per cent of the land area should be under forest

(D) average 60 per cent of the land area of India should be under forest

71. Why it is essential to preserve the forests of our country?

(A) For protecting the resources of the country

(B) For maintaining a balanced eco-system

(D) None of the above

72. What is the reason for wide spread felling of forest trees according to the passage?

(A) Escalating need for firewood

(B)' To satisfy the commercial need

(D) All of the above

Direction for questions 73-75

In the sentences given below the Italicised word is grammatically incorrect. You will have to correct these. Following each sentence there are four possible corrections only one of which will correctly replace the incorrect word in the sentence. For each incorrect word, choose one correction and indicate the same on the answer sheet.

73. Ultimately they arrived in a conclusion

(A) with (B) for (C) after (D) at

74. Fifty shares were allotted with you.

(A) in (B) to (C) by (D) None of these

75. I am conversant in the history of the case.

(A) with (B) for (C) by (D) None of these

Direction for questions 76-79

In each question below there is a sentence and one portion of this sentence is underlined. Your task is to find out the meaning of the underlined portion from among the four suggested alternatives marked as (A), (B), (C) and (D) and indicate that on the answer sheet. If none of the suggested alternatives is correct indicate your answer as E.

76. This is the time to take stock of the whole situation

(A) to survey (B) to start action (C) to stop action (D) to run the show

77. The tiger is looking out for prey.

(A) roaming (B) on the watch (C) preparing (D) keen

78. A group of individuals are ^-pulling at the heavy machine.

(A) trying to remove (B) operating

79. The claim was passed over

(A) accepted (B) ceased gradually (C) neglected (D) looked into

Direction for questions 80-83

In each question below a disarranged word is given. The letters constituting the word are marked as (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E). Your task is to arrange the letters to make a meaningful word and indicate which is the LAST letter of the word.

Questions

80.	(A) I	(B) B	(C) T	(D) H	(E) A
81.	(A) W	(B) N	(C) L	(D) O	(E) C
82.	(A) L	(B) E	(C) E	(D) T	(E) C
83.	(A) E	(B) J	(C) E	(D) L	(E) W

Questions

Direction for questions 84-90

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions.

PASSAGE

"We all know what posters are. In these modern days. of advertising there is scarcely a road along which we travel without passing one or other examples of the poster adviser's activity. These posters vary in type from illuminated, electric signs with their flashing alternating lights, to the small hand painted effusions which advertise local concerts in the village hails. Before we attempt a detailed study of the methods by which poster hoardings are filled with eye-catching designs, let us examine one 6r two basic principles which would apply to any well-planned poster campaign.

In the place we must appreciate that our poster will be read in most cases, by a mobile public ; it differs from the press advertisements in that it is not carried into the home of office and read at leisure. It remains in one place, and its message therefore, must be capable of being assimilated by the reader who is passing, often in a hurry, with other and more important business in his mind. Again unlike the press advertisement, the poster can not afford to carry a long and detailed message: the man in the street has not sufficient time to read it, in these days of haste and bustle, The poster, therefore, must not only be attractive enough to catch the eye against a certain competition of scenery and movement, it must also be concise enough in its message to hold the attention of the moment the reader's eye has alighted upon it, and before it is distracted by competing spectacles."

Questions

84. Which of the following is the appropriate heading of the passage ?

(A) Poster Advertising (B) Utility Advertising

85. Which of the following is true _of advertisement ?

(A) It must not be concise (B) - It can carry detailed message

86. Press advertisement

(A) can be studied in leisure time (B) is displayed in one particular place

87. A well planned poster campaign

(A) often fails as public is not interested in poster advertisement (B) should be based on some basic principles

88. Which of the following is NOT true of poster advertisement ?

(A) Poster Advertisement is read by mobile public

(B) Those who look at poster advertisement are often in hurry

(D) Poster Advertisement need not concise in its message

89. Poster Advertisement

(A) remains in one place (B) is read by public in leisure tim

90. The author feels that

(A) advertisements are all false

(B) poster advertisements are costly

(D) men moving in the street are often in hurry

MATHEMATICS

Questions : 10

91. Find the square root of 64516.

(A) 253 (B) 235 (C) 233 (D) 203 (E) 254

92. A is two years older than B who is twice as old as C. If the ages of three total is 27, how old is B ?

(A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 10 (E) 11

93. If 2 tables and 3 chairs cost Rs. 3500 and 3 tables and 2 chairs cost Rs. 4000/- how much does a table cost ?

(A) Rs. 1500/- (B) Rs. 1000/- (C) Rs. 750/- (D) Rs. 500/

94. A tank is normally filled in 8 hours but takes two hours longer to fill because of a leak in the bottom. If the tank is full, the leak will empty the tank in

(A) 10 hrs. (B) 15 hrs. (C) 20 hrs. (D) 24 hrs. (E) 40 hrs.

95. Two numbers are in the ratio of l : 2. If 7 is added to both, their ratio changes to 3 : 5. Find the greatest number.

(A) 24 (B) 26

96. ax = 5 + bx, find the value of x in terms of a and b.

(A) (a+b)/5 (B) 5/(a+b) (C) (a-b) /5 (D) None of these

97. (2a³)5 = ?

(A) 10a¹⁵ (B) 7a⁸ (C) 32a⁸ (D) 32a¹⁵

98. How many numbers are there between 10 and 200 exactly divisible by 7 ? .

(A) 27 (B) 25 (C) 23 (D) 21 (E) None of these

99. If x, y, z are consecutive integers and x is the largest of them then (x - y) (x - z) (y - z) is equal to

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8 (E) None of these

100. If length of a rectangle is increased by 20% and the width is decreased by 20% then the area of the rectangle

(A) increases by 40% (B) increases by 4% (C) decreases by 4% (D) percentage increase or decrease of area cannot be found