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Held on 09-08-2015

Combined Graduate Level (Tier-I) Exam-2015

Time : 2 Hours

PART-A : GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 1-2): In the following two Questions, which
one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the
given letter series shall complete it?
1.
ccbab _ caa _ bccc _ a _
(a) babb
(b) bbba
(c) baab
(d) babc
2.
a_ _ __dba_ _bcad__ _da__ _cd
(a) bccdbcab
(b) abcddcba
(c) cbcddcba
(d) aabbccdd
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 3-15): In the following two Questions, a series
is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative
from the given ones that will complete the series.
3.
4, 6, 10, 16, 24, ?
(a) 28
(b) 30
(c) 34
(d) 40
4.
3, 5, 9, 17, _____?____ K ,
(a) 26
(b) 65
(c) 33
(d) 42
5.
A train starts from station A and reaches B 15 minutes late
when it moves with 40 km/hr and 24 minutes late when it
goes 30 km/hr. The distance between the two stations is
(a) 16 km
(b) 18 km
(c) 21 km
(d) 24 km
6.
In a row of men, Manoj is 30th from the right and Kiran is
20th from the left. When they interchange their position,
Manoj becomes 35th from the right. What is the total number
of men in the row?
(a) 45
(b) 44
(c) 54
(d) 34
7.
Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are standing in a
straight line.
D is to the right of G.
C is between A and B.
E is between F and D.
There are three persons between G and B. Who is on the
extreme left?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) D
(d) G
8.
From the given alternative words, select the word which
cannot be formed using the letters of the given word:
CUMBERSOME
(a) MOUSE
(b) SOBER
(c) ROME
(d) MERCY

Max. Marks : 200

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Name a single letter, which can be prefixed to the following

words in order to obtain entirely new words ?
TILL TABLE PILE TAB PRING
(a) S
(b) B
(c) H
(d) C
Unscramble the following letters to frame a meaningful word.
Then find out the correct numerical position of the letters :
B C U S M E L R N A
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
(a) 6 1 4 3 2 5 8 7 9 10
(b) 3 1 5 7 10 4 2 6 9 8
(c) 3 9 4 2 8 10 5 1 7 6
(d) 2 1 3 4 6 8 9 7 5 10
Using the following code and key decode the given coded
word:
Code : L X P Z J Y Q M N B

Key : b a e s p r h i g t
Coded word : Z B Y X M N Q B
(a) height
(b) struggle
(c) straight
(d) strength
In a certain code "MOUSE" is written as "PRUOC". How is
"SHIFT" written in that code ?
(a) VJIDR
(b) VIKRD
(c) RKIVD
(d) VKIDR
In a certain code, '253' means 'books are old'; '546' means
'man is old' and '378' means 'buy good books'. What stands
for "are" in that code?
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
If, + stands for division; stands for addition ; stands for
multiplication : stands for subtraction, which of the
following is correct ?
A. 46 6 4 5 + 3 = 74
B. 46 6 + 4 5 3 = 71
C. 46 6 4 5 + 3 = 75.5
D. 46 6 4 + 5 3 = 70.1
(a) D
(b) B
(c) A
(d) C
If + = , = , = +, = , then which is the correct equation
out of the following?
(a) 18 6 + 4 2 3 = 22
(b) 18 + 6 4 2 3 = 26
(c) 18 6 4 + 7 8 = 47
(d) 18 6 7 2 + 8 = 63

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DIRECTIONS (Qs. 16-22): In the following Five Questions, select

the missing number from the given responses.
16.

137

24.

17
(a) 97
(c) 1097
17.

14

(b) 907
(d) 9107
12

36

19.

(a)
(c)
9
13
10
14
11
(a)
(c)

12
18
11
15
12
16
13
22
15

3 2
4 24

11
54

18.

23.

16

?
(b) 17
(d) 16

13
17
14
18
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DIRECTIONS (Qs. 25-30): In the following Six Questions, select

the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
25.

26.

27.
(b) 14
(d) 21
6 5
0 ?

(a) 30
(b) 11
(c) 0
(d) 1
20. 7 5
3
8 4
9
2 8
?
112 160 162
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 12
21. Pinky walks a distance of 600 mtr. towards east, turns left
and moves 500 mtr, then turns left and walks 600 mtr. and
then turns left again and moves 500 mtr and halts. At what
distance in metres is the from the starting point?
(a) 2200
(b) 500
(c) 0
(d) 600
22. Sunita rode her scooty northwards, then turned left and
then again rode to her left 4 km. She found herself exactly 2
kms west of her starting point. How far did she ride
northwards initially ?
(a) 2 km
(b) 4 km
(c) 5 km
(d) 6 km
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 23-24) : In the following Two Questions, one
statement is given followed by two conclusions, I and II. You
have to consider the statement to be true, even if it seems to be at
variance from commonly known facts. You are to decide which
of the given conclusions can definitely be drawn from the given
statement. Indicate your answer.

Statement : Every school should promote partnerships that

will increase parental involvement and participation for
promoting the growth of children.
Conclusions I : For the growth of the children, parents
should be involved in various school activities.
Conclusions II. Involvement of parents in school activities
has no influence on the growth of the children.
(a) Only I follows
(b) Only II follows
(c) Neither I nor II follows (d) Both I and II follow
Statement : Aggressive animals can be trained with care
and affection to behave as the occassion demands.
Conclusions I : Trained dogs cannot be aggressive.
Conclusions II : Animals are always aggressive unless care
and affection is given to them.
(a) Only I follows
(b) Only II follows
(c) Neither I nor II follows (d) Both I and II follow

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30.

Haematology : Blood : : Phycology : ?

(a) Fungi
(b) Fishes
(c) Algae
(d) Diseases
Pride of Lions : : ________ of cats
(a) Herd
(b) School
(c) Clowder
(d) Bunch
MAN : PDQ : : WAN : ?
(a) ZDQ
(b) NAW
(c) YQD
(d) YDQ
AEFJ : KOPT : : ? : QUVZ
(a) GLKP
(b) GKLP
(c) HLKP
(d) HKQL
2 : 32 : : 3 : ?
(a) 243
(b) 293
(c) 183
(d) 143
D H : 4 8 as M Q: ?
(a) 12 17
(b) 12 16
(c) 13 17
(d) 14 18

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 31-44): In the following Six Questions, find

the old word/ number/ letters / number pair from the given
alternatives.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.

(a) Morning
(b) Noon
(c) Evening
(d) Night
(a) Liberty
(b) Society
(c) Equality
(d) Fraternity
(a) DWFU
(b) EVHS
(c) HSKP
(d) KQNN
(a) CBEF
(b) EDGH
(c) IHKL
(d) GFHJ
(a) 4025
(b) 7202
(c) 6023
(d) 5061
(a) 96 : 80
(b) 64 : 48
(c) 80 : 60
(d) 104 : 78
Choose the correct alternative to complete the series.
Lily, Daisy, Datura, ?
(a) Sun Flower
(b) Hibiscus
(c) Marigold
(d) Jasmine

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40.

Which one of the given responses would be a meaningful

order of the following ?
1. Elephant
2. Cat
3. Mosquito
4. Tiger
5. Whale
(a) 5, 3, 1, 2, 4
(b) 1, 3, 5, 4, 2
(c) 3, 2, 4, 1, 5
(d) 2, 5, 1, 4, 3
How many triangles are there in the figure ?

(a) 24
(b) 14
(c) 28
(d) 20
The figure given on the left hand side is folded to form a
box. Choose from the alternatives (1), (2), (3) and (4) the
boxes that is similar to the box formed.

(1)

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42.

(2)

(3)

44.

(b)

(c)

(d)

5 6 2

Doctors
3

In the fig.
Q represents all quadrilaterals
K represents all Kites
R represents all Rhombus
P represents all Parallelogram
The statement 'Rhombus is also a Kite' can be described as
(a) P and K is nothing but R
(b) P or K is nothing but R
(c) P and R is nothing but K
(d) P or R is nothing but K
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 45-50): In the following Two Questions, which
answer figure will complete the pattern is the questiion figure ?
45. Question figure

(4)

(a) 14
(b) 16
(c) 17
(d) 18
Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship
among the classes given below :
Animals and animals, sea animals
(a)

Q
P

(a) (2) and (3) only

(b) (1), (3) and (4) only
(c) (2) and (4) only
(d) (1) and (4) only
Find out the number of circles in the given figure :

1
43.

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Answer figures :

46.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Question figure

Answer figures :

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Professors
Married People

Which number indicates doctors who are not married ?

(a) 6
(b) 4
(c) 2
(d) 1

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Combined Graduate Level Exam

From the given answer figures, select the one which is

hidden/embedded in the question figure :
Question figure

50.

Answer figures :
(a)

Direction : 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 alternatiives 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.. 'A' can be represented by 01, 14 etc. and 'O'
can be represented by 59, 67 etc. similarly, you have to
identify the set for the word 'PEARL'.
Matrix I
Matrix II

(b)

1 G R Z P A
2 Z P A G R

6
7

L
O

E
N

O
E

M N
L M

3 A G R

4 R

A G

9 M

(c)
48.

(d)

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.
Question figure

A G R

(a) 00, 55, 22, 11, 96

(c) 13, 77, 30, 14, 88

(b) 00, 66, 14, 32, 56

(d) 12, 88, 43, 32, 89

PART-B : GENERAL AWARENESS

51.

Answer figures :

(a)

52.
(b)
53.
54.

(c)
49.

(d)

If a mirror is places on the line MN, then which of the answer

figures is the right image of the given figure ?
Question figure:

55.
56.

57.
N

Answer figures :
58.
(a)

(b)
59.

(c)

(d)

To whom the line 'A thing of beauty is a joy for ever' is

attributed ?
(a) John Keats
(b) Dr. Charles Dickens
(c) Dr. Jonathan Swift
(d) William Wordsworth
The birthday of which of the following leaders is celebrated
as 'Teachers Day' in India?
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) S. Radhakrishnan
(c) C. Rajgopalachari
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai
The award given for outstanding performance in sports is
(a) Bharat Ratna
(b) Padma Shri Award
(c) Arjuna Award
(d) Dronacharya Award
Which hill station's name means place of the thunderbolt'?
(a) Shillong
(b) Oottacamand
(c) Darjeeling
(d) Gangtok
The ship building yardMazgaon Dock is located at
(a) Kochi
(b) Kolkata
(c) Mumbai
(d) Vishakhapatnam
Electric current is measured using which of the following
instrument ?
(a) Voltmeter
(b) Anemometer
(c) Wattmeter
(d) Ammeter
'Agha Khan Cup' is related with which of the following
sport event ?
(a) Cricket
(b) Hockey
(c) Table Tennis
(d) Football
Where was the first conference of SAARC (South Asian
Association for Regional Cooperation) held ?
(a) Dhaka
(b) New Delhi
(c) Colombo
(d) Kathmandu
Which among the following is not a Bretton Woods
Institution ?
(a) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
(b) World Bank
(c) Organisaiton of Economic Cooperation an d
Development (O.E.C.D.)
(d) None of these

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Equilibrium price in the market is determined by the

(a) equality between total cost and total revenue
(b) equality between average cost and average revenue.
(c) equality between marginal cost and marginal revenue
(d) equality between marginal cost and average cost.
In the national context which of the following indicates
Macro Approach ?
(a) Sales of Bata Shoe Company
(b) Exports of Mangoes to U.K.
(c) Income from Railways
(d) Inflation in India
Internal economies
(a) arise in an economy as it makes progress
(b) accrue to a firm when it expands its output
(c) arise when there is expansion in internal trade
(d) arise when there is expansion in an industry
One of the features of a free market economy is
(a) public ownership of factors of production
(b) rationing and price control
(c) consumer's sovereignty
(d) active state intervention
Gross National Product Depreciation Allowance = ?
(a) Gross Domestic Product
(b) Personal Income
(c) Net National Product
(d) Per Capita Income
The Panchayat Samiti remains accountable for its functions
to
(a) The Gram Panchayats and Gram Sabhas
(b) Zilla Parishads
(c) Anchal Panchayats
(d) Janpad Panchayats
The legislature gains a priority over the executive in
(a) A Federal Government
(b) An Authoritarian Government
(c) A Parliamentary Government
(d) A Presidential Government
The legislature in a democratic country can influence public
opinion by
(a) Granting rights
(b) Enacting non controversial laws
(c) Defining the duties of the citizens
(d) Focusing attention on public issues
If the President wants to resign from his office, he may do
so by writing to the
(a) Vice President
(b) Chief Justice of India
(c) Prime Minister
(d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
Which of the following is not a Union Territory ?
(a) Lakshadweep
(b) Puducherry
(c) Nagaland
(d) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
The greatest king of the Pratihara dynasty was
(a) Bhoj (MihirBhoj)
(b) Dantidurga
(c) Nagbhatta II
(d) Vatsaraj
In 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as President of
the Congress Party defeating
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(c) V.B. Patel
(d) Pattabhi Sitharamayya

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83.

Jallianwala incident took place at

(a) Lucknow
(b) Surat
(c) Amritsar
(d) Allahabad
Who was the founder of Lodhi dynasty ?
(a) Sikandar Lodhi
(b) Bahlol Lodhi
(c) Ibrahim Lodhi
(d) Daulat Khan Lodhi
Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched ?
(a) Akbar Todarmal
(b) Chanakya Chandragupta
(c) Vikramaditya Chaitanya
(d) Harshvardhan Hiuen Tsang
The South East trade winds are attracted towards the Indian
sub continent in the rainy season due to
(a) the effect of easterlies
(b) the effect of NorthernEast trade winds
(c) the presence of low atmospheric pressure over North
West India
(d) the development of cyclone over the equator
The 'graded profile' of a river course is a
(a) smooth curve in the upper course
(b) smooth curve in the middle course
(c) smooth curve in the lower course
(d) smooth curve from source to mouth
Sink hole is a phenomenon of _______ topography.
(a) Desert
(b) Tundra
(c) Karst
(d) Plain
Kerala is famous for the cultivation of
1. Coconut
2. Black pepper
3. Rubber
4. Rice
(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 3
The longest continental Railway in the world is
(a) Trans Siberian Railway
(b) Canadian Pacific Railway
(c) Canadian National Railway
(d) Trans Atlantic Railway
Photoperiodisrn affects
(a) Flowering
(b) Vegetative growth
(c) Fruiting
(d) All of these
Match the following :
I
II
A. Ascorbic acid
1. Photosynthetic
pigment
B. Chlorophyll
2. Quencher
C. Carotenoid
3. Enzyme
D. Superoxide
4. VitaminC
dismutase
A
B C
D
(a) 4
2
1
3
(b) 2
4
1
3
(c) 4
1
3
2
(d) 4
1
2
3
Allantois of Embryo helps in
(a) respiration
(b) excretion
(c) protection
(d) digestion
Which one of the following animals belongs to mollusca ?
(a) Hare
(b) Hydra
(c) Hyla
(d) Haliotis

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Outside the nucleus DNA is found in

(a) Mitochondria
(b) Ribosome
(c) Endoplasmic reticulum (d) Golgi bodies
Animal protein is called first class protein because it is
(a) delicious in taste
(b) cheaper in the market
(c) rich in essential amino acids
(d) easily digestible
It is easy to burst a gas filled balloon with a needle than
with a nail. It is because
(a) nail exerts more pressure than needle on the balloon
(b) needle exerts more pressure than nail on the balloon
(c) gas is reactive with the needle
(d) nail is more longer than needle
The velocity of sound in moist air is more than in dry air
because the moist air has
(a) less pressure than dry air
(b) more pressure than dry air
(c) more density than dry air
(d) less density than dry air
Xrays can be used
(a) to detect heart diseases.
(b) to detect defects in precious stones and diamonds.
(c) to detect gold under the earth.
(d) for cutting and welding of metals.
Ice is packed in saw dust because
(a) saw dust is poor conductor of heat.
(b) saw dust is a good conductor of heat.
(c) saw dust does not stick to the ice.
(d) saw dust will not get melted easily.
What is used to identify whether a data word has an odd or
even number of 1's ?
(a) Sign bit
(b) Zero bit
(c) Parity bit
(d) Carry bit
Rearranging and allocating space in memory to provide for
multiple computing tasks is called
(a) Multiprogramming
(b) Multitasking
(c) Memory Management (d) Networking
What happens when a drop of glycerol is added to crushed
KMnO4 spread of a paper ?
(a) There is a violent explosion
(b) There is no reaction
(c) The paper ignites
(d) There is a crackling sound.
Most commonly used bleaching agent is
(a) Alcohol
(b) Carbon dioxide
(c) Chlorine
(d) Sodium chloride
The least penetrating power ray is
(a) aRay
(b) bRay
(c) gRay
(d) XRay
Hydrogen peroxide is an effective sterilizing agent. Which
one of the following product results when it readily loses
active oxygen ?
(a) Water
(b) Hydrogen
(c) Ozone
(d) Nasant Hydrogen
The maximum fixation of solar energy is done by
(a) Bacteria
(b) Fungi
(c) Green plants
(d) Protozoa

Combined Graduate Level Exam

97.

The term 'brown air' is used for

(a) Photochemical smog (b) Sulfurous smog
(c) Industrial smog
(d) Acid fumes
98. Which of the following is FALSE with respect to rain water
harvesting?
(a) It helps raising water table
(b) It helps meet rising water demand
(c) It increases runoff losses
(d) It is a device of water conservation
99. Peroxyacetyl nitrate is a
(a) Plant hormone
(b) Vitamin
(c) Secondary pollutant (d) Acidic dye
100. Which of the following river does not originate in Indian
territory ?
(a) Mahanadi
(b) Brahmaputra
(c) Satluj
(d) Ganga

PART-C : QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

101. In DABC, a line through A cuts the side BC at D such that
BD : DC = 4 : 5. If the area of DABD = 60 cm2 , then the area
of DADC is
(a) 50 cm2
(b) 60 cm2
(c) 75 cm2
(d) 90 cm2
102. A tangent is drawn to a circle of radius 6cm from a point
situated at a distance of 10 cm from the centre of the circle.
The length of the tangent will be
(a) 4 cm
(b) 5 cm
(c) 8 cm
(d) 7 cm
103. A ship after sailing 12km towards south from a particulari
place covered 5 km more towards east. Then the straightway
distance of the ship from that place is
(a) 18 km
(b) 15 km
(c) 13 km
(d) 11km
104. Two poles of height 7 m and 12 m stand on a plane ground.
If the distance between their feet is 12 m, the distance
between their top will be
(a) 13 m
(b) 19 m
(c) 17 m
(d) 15 m
105. The maximum value of sin4q + cos4q is
(a) 1
(b) 2
1
(c) 3
(d)
3
106. Find the value of
tan 4 tan 43 tan 47 tan 86
(a) 1

(b)

1
2

2
3
107. The sum of four numbers is 48. When 5 and 1 are added to
the first two; and 3 & 7 are subtracted from the 3rd & 4th,
the numbers will be equal. The numbers are
(a) 4, 12, 12, 20
(b) 5, 11, 13, 19
(c) 6, 10, 14, 18
(d) 9, 7, 15, 17
108. The least number that should be added to 2055 so that the
sum is exactly divisible by 27 :
(a) 24
(b) 27
(c) 31
(d) 28

(c) 2

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109. A and B together can do a piece of work in 6 days. If A can

alone do the work in 18 days, then the number of days
required for B to finish the work is
(a) 12
(b) 9
(c) 15
(d) 10
110. A pipe can fill a tank in x hours and another can empty it in
y hours. They can together fill it in (y > x)
(a) x y
(b) y x
(c)

xy
x-y

(d)

xy
y-x

111. A tap can empty a tank in 30 minutes. A second tap can

empty it in 45 minutes. If both the taps operate
simultaneously, how much time is needed to empty the tank?
(a) 18 minutes
(b) 14 minutes
(c) 15 minutes
(d) 30 minutes
112. The perimeter of one face of a cube is 20 cm. Its volume will
be
(a) 100 cm3
(b) 125 cm3
3
(c) 400 cm
(d) 625 cm3
113. If the area of a circle is A, radius of the circle is r and
circumference of it is C, then
(a) rC = 2A

(b)

A
r2
(d)
=C
r
4
114. A square is inscribed in a quartercircle in such a manner
that two of its adjacent vertices lie on the two radii at an
equal distance from the centre, while the other two vertices
lie on the circular arc. If the square has sides of length x,
then the radius of the circle is

(c)

16x
p+4
5x
2

(b)

2x
p

n +1
2

(a)

(b)

122.

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124.

125.

n 2 (n + 1)
2

n(n + 1)
2
A shopkeeper bought 30 kg of rice at the rate of `70 per kg
and 20 kg of rice at the rate of `70.75 per kg. If he mixed the
two brand of rice and sold the mixture at `80.50 per kg. his
gain is
(a) `510
(b) `525
(c) `485
(d) `450
The population of a town increases by 5% every year. If the
present population is 9261, the population 3 years ago was
(a) 5700
(b) 6000
(c) 7500
(d) 8000
A farmer travelled a distance of 61 km in 9 hrs. He travelled
partly on foot at the rate of 4 km/hr and partly on bicycle at
the rate of 9 km/hr. The distance travelled on foot is
(a) 17 km
(b) 16 km
(c) 15km
(d) 14 km
Walking at the rate of 4 kmph a man covers certain distance
in 2hrs 45 min. Running at a speed of 16.5 kmph the man will
cover the same distance in how many minutes ?
(a) 35 min.
(b) 40 min.
(c) 45 min.
(d) 50 min.

(c) 2 (n + 1)

C r
=
A 2

(c) AC =

(a)

119. 729 ml of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 7 : 2.

How much more water is to be added to get a new mixture
containing milk and water in the ratio 7 : 3 ?
(a) 60 ml
(b) 71 ml
(c) 52 ml
(d) 81 ml
120. The average weight of 15 oarsmen in a boat is increased by
1.6 kg when one of the crew, who weighs 42 kg is replaced
by a new man. Find the weight of the new man (in kg).
(a) 65
(b) 66
(c) 43
(d) 67
121. What is the Arithmetic mean of the first 'n' natural numbers?

(d)

1
%
4
simple interest per annum, then the required time will be

126. In certain years a sum of money is doubled itself at 6

(d)

2x

115. 10% discount and then 20% discount in succession is

equivalent to total discount of
(a) 15%
(b) 30%
(c) 24%
(d) 28%
116. The marked price of a watch was `720. A man bought the
same for `550.80 after getting two successive discounts,
the first being 10%. The second discount rate is
(a) 12%
(b) 14%
(c) 15%
(d) 18%
117. Allowing 20% and 15% successive discounts, the selling
price of an article becomes `3,060; then the marked price
will be
(a) `4,400
(b) `5,000
(c) `4,500
(d) `4,000
118. Eighteen years ago, the ratio of A's age to B's age was 8 : 13.
Their present ratio's are 5 : 7. What is the present age of A?
(a) 70 years
(b) 50 years
(c) 40 years
(d) 60 years

(a) 12

1
years
2

(b) 8 years

2
years
(d) 16 years
3
127. The length of the portion of the straight line 3x + 4y = 12
intercepted between the axes is
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 7
(d) 5
128. The value of

(c) 10

is
7- 6
6- 5
5-2
8 - 7 3- 8
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 5
(d) 7
129. If m = 4, n = 2, then the value of m3 3m2 + 3m + 3n + 3n2
+ n3 is
(a) 124
(b) 124
(c) 126
(d) 126

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130. 2x ky + 7 = 0 and 6x 12y + 15 = 0 has no solution for

(a) k = 4
(b) k = 4
(c) k = 1
(d) k = 1
131. Choose the incorrect relation(s) from the following :
6+ 2 = 5+ 3

(ii)

6+ 2 < 5+ 3

cot 2 30

(iii)
6+ 2 > 5+ 3
(a) (i)
(b) (ii)
(c) (i) and (iii)
(d) (ii) and (iii)
132. If x = 332, y = 333, z = 335, then the value of x3 + y3 + z3
3xyz is
(a) 7000
(b) 8000
(c) 9000
(d) 10000
133. If 2 + x 3 =

1
2+ 3

(a) 1
(c) 2

, then the simplest value of x is

(b) 2
(d) 1

m - a 2 m - b2 m - c 2
+
= 3, then the value of m is
134. If 2 2 + 2
b +c
c + a 2 a 2 + b2
(a) a2 + b2
(b) a2 + b2 + c2
2
2
2
(c) a b c
(d) a2 + b2 c2
135. The measure of an angle whose supplement is three times
as large as its complement, is
(a) 30
(b) 45
(c) 60
(d) 75
136. The sides of a triangle having area 7776 sq. cm are in the
ratio 3:4:5. The perimeter of the triangle is
(a) 400 cm
(b) 412 cm
(c) 424 cm
(d) 432 cm
137. Two chords of length a unit and b unit of a circle make
angles 60 and 90 at the centre of a circle respectively, then
the correct relation is
(a) b =

2a

(b) b = 2a

3
a
3a
2
138. In a parallelogram PQRS, angle P is four times of angle Q,
then the measure of R is
(a) 36
(b) 72
(c) 130
(d) 144

(d) b =

(c) b =

sin 2 30

(a)

cos2 45
sin 2 60

cos2 60
sin 2 45

tan 2 30
cot 2 45

is

3
4

(b)

1
4

1
1
(d) 1
2
4
142. If x cosq sin q = 1, then
x2 + (1 + x2) sinq equals
(a) 1
(b) 1
(c) 0
(d) 2
143. A 10 m long ladder is placed against a wall. It is inclined at
an angle of 30 to the ground. The distance (in m) of the

(c)

foot of the ladder from the wall is (Given 3 = 1.732)

(a) 7.32
(b) 8.26
(c) 8.66
(d) 8.16
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 144-150) : Study the following bar diagram
carefully and answer the following Four Questions.
The number of the production of electronic items (TVs and LCDs)
in a factory during the period from 2009 to 2013.
TVs
LCDs
13,000
12,000

No. of productions

(i)

141. The numerical value of

11,000
10,000
9,400
9,000
8,000
7 ,000
6,000

139. If sin q + sin 2 q = 1 then cos 2 q + cos 4 q is equal to

(a) 1

(b)

sin q
cos 2 q

cos 2 q
(d) None
sin q
140. If a clock started at noon, then the angle turned by hour
hand at 3.45 PM is

(c)

(a)

104

1
2

(b) 97

1
2

(c)

112

1
2

(d) 117

1
2

2009

2010

2011
2012
2013
Years
144. The total number of production of electronic items is
maximum in the year
(a) 2009
(b) 2010
(c) 2011
(d) 2013
145. The ratio of production of LCDs in the year 2011 and 2013 is
(a) 3 : 4
(b) 4 : 3
(c) 2 : 3
(d) 1 : 4
146. The difference between averages of production of TVs and
LCDs from 2009 to 2012 is
(a) 600
(b) 700
(c) 800
(d) 900

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147. The ratio of production of TVs in the years 2009 and 2010 is
(a) 7 : 6
(b) 6 : 7
(c) 2 : 3
(d) 3 : 2
The following piechart shows the sources of funds to
collected by the National Highways Authority of India
(NHAI) for its Phase II projects. Study the piechart and
answer the following Three Questions:
External
Assistance
11,486
SPVS
5252

Market
Borrowing
29,952
Annuity
6000

Toll
4910

148. If the toll is to be collected through an outsourced agency

by allowing a maximum 10% commission, how much amount
should be permitted to be collected by the outsourced
agency, so that the project is supported with ` 4,910 crores?
(a) ` 6,213 crores
(b) ` 5,827.crores
(c) ` 5,401crores
(d) ` 5,316 crores
149. If NHAI could receive a total of `9,695 crores as External
Assistance, by what percent (approximately) should it
increase the Market Borrowing to arrange for the shortage
of funds?
(a) 4.5%
(b) 7.5%
(c) 6%
(d) 8%
150. The central angle corresponding to Market Borrowing is
(a) 52
(b) 137.8
(c) 187.2
(d) 192.4

PART-D : ENGLISH COMPREHENSION

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 151-155): In the following Five Questions,
four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in
the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the
meaning of the Idiom\Phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
151. At his wit's end, he turned to his old trade.
(a) After careful thinking
(b) Confidently
(c) Not knowing what to do
(d) Overjoyed
152. Then it comes to dancing, he is allthumbs.
(a) an expert
(b) a trainer
(c) clumsy
(d) lazy
153. He usually goes to bed very early and rises with the lark.
(a) very late
(b) very early
(c) after sunrise
(d) at midnight
154. Their attempt to get back the stolen necklace proved to be
a wild goose chase.
(a) wise decision
(b) useless search
(c) timely action
(d) delayed action
155. The day the new product was launched, people made a
beeline to purchase it.
(a) rushed
(b) were doubtful
(c) refused
(d) went online

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 156-165): In the following Ten Questions, a

sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given
alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the
sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement
is needed blacken the circle [ ] corresponding to "No
improvement".
156. It's high time that you go home.
(a) are going
(b) went
(c) gone
(d) No improvement
157. Drinking tea is an English habit.
(a) tradition
(b) convention
(c) custom
(d) No improvement
158. He is wanting ina little common sense.
(a) lacks
(b) is lacking in
(c) needs some
(d) No improvement
159. The second pigeon flew just at the first pigeon had flown.
(a) one had done
(b) one had flown away
(c) had done
(d) No improvement
160. The old man has acquired experience through age.
(a) developed experience (b) experienced
(c) got experience
(d) No improvement
161. Water and soil pollutants find their entry into the body
through ingestion of contaminated water or food.
(a) digestion of contaminated
(b) injection of contaminated
(c) passage of contaminated
(d) No improvement
162. He lives far from the station.
(a) away from the station
(b) a long way from the station
(c) off the station
(d) N o improvement
163. Mumbai is famous because of its textiles.
(a) at
(b) in
(c) for
(d) No improvement
164. They spoke about the weather.
(a) said
(b) talked
(c) expressed
(d) No improvement
165. Mr. Mukherjee knows ten languages, isn't it'?
(a) doesn't Mr. Mukherjee (b) hasn't he
(c) doesn't he
(d) No improvement
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 166-172): In the following Seven Questions,
out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be
substituted for the given words/sentences and indicate it by
blackening the appropriate circle [ ] in the Answer Sheet
166. A recurrent Compulsive urge to steal.
(a) Pneumonia
(b) Insomnia
(c) Nymphomania
(d) Kleptomania
167. Act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous
communication.
(a) Orchestration
(b) Aberration
(c) Misrepresentation
(d) Defamation
168. A story in which animals or objects speak and give
wholesome moral lesson.
(a) Fable
(b) Parable
(c) Allegory
(d) Legend
169. Medical Study of skin and its diseases.
(a) Dermatology
(b) Endocrinology
(c) Gynaecology
(d) Orthopaedics

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170. A process involving too much official formality.

(a) Diplomacy
(c) Bureaucracy
(c) Redtapism
(d) Nepotism
171. A person who enters without any invitation.
(a) Burglar
(b) Intruder
(c) Thief
(d) Vandal
172. Not suitable for eating
(a) Tasteless
(b) Uneatable
(c) Inedible
(d) Spicy
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 173-174): In the following Two Questions,
four words are given each question, out of which only one word
is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word and mark your
answer, in the Answer Sheet.
173. (a) Acquariam
(b) Aquarium
(c) Acquerium
(d) Aquarim
174. (a) Facsimile
(b) Facsimilee
(c) Fasimile
(d) Fasimmile
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 175-184): In the following Ten Questions,
you have two passages with 5 questions following each passage.
Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each
question out of the four alternatives and mark it by blackening
the appropriate circle [ ] in the Answer Sheet.
PASSAGE I (5 Questions)
The instinctive, natural way to express anger is to respond
aggressively. Anger is a natural, adaptive response to threats; It
inspires powerful, often aggressive, feelings and behaviours,
which allow us to fight and to defend ourselves when we are
attacked. On the other hand, we can't physically lash out at every
person or object that irritates or annoys us; laws, social norms
and common sense place limits on how far our anger can take us.
People use a variety of both conscious and unconscious
processes to deal with there angry feelings. The three main
approaches are expressing, suppressing and calming. Expressing
your angry feelings in an assertive not aggressive manner is
the healthiest way to express anger. Being assertive doesn't '
mean being 'pushy or demanding; It means being respectful of
yourself and others. Anger can be suppressed and then converted
or redirected. This happens when you hold in your anger, stop
thinking about it and focus on something positive.
175. How does a person naturally express anger?
(a) By inspiring powerful feelings
(b) By responding aggressively
(c) By defending oneself
(d) By adapting strong behaviour.
176. Which one of the following places limits on how far we can
take our anger?
(a) Behaviour
(b) Feelings
(c) Instinct
(d) Law
177. According to the author, how should people deal with their
anger?
(a) Express it assertively
(b) Express it aggressively
(c) Expressing consciously
(d) Expressing unconsciously
178. What does the author mean by being assertive?
(a) Being pushy
(b) Being demanding
(c) Being respectful
(d) Being calm

Combined Graduate Level Exam

179. How, accordmg to the author, can one suppress anger ?
(a) By holding one's anger.
(b) By thinking about one's anger
(c) By converting anger.
(d) By redirecting anger.
PASSAGE II (5 Questions)
The crowd surged forward through the narrow streets of Paris.
There was a clatter of shutters being closed hastily by trembling
hands the citizens of Paris knew that once the fury of the people
was excited there was no telling what they might do. They came
to an old house which had a workshop on the ground floor. A
head popped out of the door to see what it was all about "Get
him! Get Thimonier! Smash his devilish machines!" yelled the
crowd.
They found the workshop without its owner. M. Thimonier
had escaped by the back door. Now the fury of the demonstrators
turned against the machines that were standing in the shop, ready
to be delivered to buyers. They were systematically broken up
and destroyed dozens of them. Only when the last wheel and
spindle had "been trampled under foot did the infuriated crowd
recover their senses.
"That is the end of M'Sieur Thimonier and his sewing
machines," they said to one another and went home satisfied.
Perhaps now they would find work, for they were all unemployed
tailors and seamstresses who believed that their livelihood was
threatened by that new invention.
180. The passage throws light on
(a) why inventions should be avoided.
(b) how a well meant invention can be misunderstood
(c) what mischief an inventor can do to ordinary people.
(d) how dangerous an invention can be.
181. The crowd was protesting against
(a) the closings of workshops.
(b) the misdoings of Thimonier.
(c) the newly invented sewing machine
(d) Thimonier for keeping the invention a secret
182. The aim of the crowd was to
(a) kill Thimonier
(b) drive Thimonier away
(c) humiliate Thimonier
(d) destroy the sewing machines
183. The people thought that
(a) their lives were in danger.
(b) Thimonier was mad.
(c) the sewing machine was dangerous.
(d) they would be deprived of their livelihood.
184. Shutters were being closed because the shopkeepers
(a) wanted to attack the crowd.
(b) wanted to protect Thimonier.
(c) feared their shops would be destroyed.
(d) wanted to support the crowd.
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 185-189) : In the following Five Questions,
some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct.
Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the
circle [ ] corresponding to the appropriate correct option. If a
sentence is free from error, blacken the circle [ ] corresponding
to "No Error" in the Answer Sheet.
185. I shall look forward to being with you sometime next month.
(a) I shall look forward
(b) to being with you
(c) sometime next month (d) No error

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186. I really do regret not to learn to play the violin when I had
so many opportunities to learn the practice in school.
(a) I really do regret not to learn to play the violin .
(b) when I had so many opportunities
(c) to learn and practice in school.
(d) No error
187. The government granted relief payments of `5,000 each to
those who injured in the fire accident.
(a) The government granted
(b) relief payments of `5,000 each
(c) to those who injured in the fire accident.
(d) No error
188. By May next year I have been working in this college for
twenty years.
(a) By May next year
(b) I have been working in this college
(c) for twenty years.
(d) No error
189. Everyone of us should realize that any act of negligence
will cause a great harm to our country's security.
(a) Everyone of us should realize that
(b) any act of negligence will cause
(c) a great harm to our country's security
(d) No error
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 190-194): In the following Five Questions,
sentences given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate
word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each questton.
Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by
blackening the appropriate circle [ ] in the Answer Sheet.
190. You must ______ your career with all seriousness.
(a) follow
(b) complete
(c) direct
(d) pursue
191. Making pies and cakes _____ Mrs. Reddy's speciality.
(a) are
(b) were
(c) is
(d) has
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

(a)
(a)
(c)
(c)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(d)
(a)
(c)
(c)
(d)
(a)
(b)
(b)
(c)
(c)
(c)
(c)
(b)

21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40

(c)
(b)
(a)
(c)
(c)
(c)
(a)
(b)
(a)
(c)
(d)
(b)
(a)
(d)
(d)
(a)
(d)
(c)
(c)
(b)

41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60

(c)
(d)
(d)
(a)
(a)
(c)
(b)
(c)
(a)
(a)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(c)
(c)
(d)
(d)
(a)
(c)
(c)

61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80

(d)
(d)
(c)
(c)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(a)
(c)
(a)
(d)
(c)
(b)
(c)
(c)
(d)
(c)
(d)
(a)
(d)

192. The deserted garden was infested ________ weeds.

(a) for
(b) into
(c) on
(d) with
193. He went there _______ .
(a) walking on foot
(b) by foot
(c) with foot
(d) on foot
194. After your long illness I am happy to see you.
(a) up and about
(b) by and by
(c) up and down
(d) up and round
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 195-197): In the following Three Questions,
out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses
the meaning of the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
195. Devout
(a) Solemn
(b) Loyal
(c) Dedicated
(d) Pious
196. Predilection
(a) Favour
(b) Whim
(c) Prejudice
(d) Preference
197 Effigy
(a) Dummy
(b) Imagery
(c) Reflection
(d) Organ
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 198-200): In the following three Questions,
choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word and
mark it in the answer sheet.
198. Tremulous
(a) Steady
(b) Obese
(c) Young
(d) Healthy
199. Fake
(a) Fanciful
(b) Real
(c) Ideal
(d) Wrong
200. Disconsolate
(a) Joyous
(b) Thankful
(c) Unprejudiced
(d) Prominent

ANS WER KEY

(d) 101 (c)
81
(b) 102 (c)
82
(d) 103 (c)
83
(a) 104 (a)
84
(c) 105 (a)
85
(b) 106 (a)
86
(c) 107 (c)
87
(b) 108 (a)
88
(a) 109 (b)
89
(c) 110 (d)
90
(c) 111 (a)
91
(a)
92
112 (b)
(c)
93
113 (a)
(a) 114 (d)
94
(a) 115 (d)
95
(c) 116 (c)
96
(a) 117 (c)
97
(c) 118 (b)
98
(c) 119 (d)
99
100 (b) 120 (b)

121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140

(a)
(a)
(d)
(b)
(b)
(d)
(d)
(c)
(d)
(b)
(c)
(a)
(d)
(b)
(b)
(d)
(a)
(d)
(a)
(c)

141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160

(a)
(a)
(c)
(c)
(a)
(d)
(c)
(c)
(c)
(c)
(c)
(c)
(b)
(b)
(a)
(b)
(d)
(a)
(a)
(c)

161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180

(d)
(d)
(c)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(d)
(a)
(a)
(c)
(b)
(c)
(b)
(a)
(b)
(b)
(a)
(c)
(a)
(b)

181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200

(c)
(d)
(d)
(c)
(b)
(a)
(c)
(b)
(d)
(d)
(c)
(d)
(d)
(a)
(d)
(d)
(a)
(a)
(b)
(a)

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Hints & Explanations

PART-A : GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING

8.

1.
2.

(a) c c b a/b b c a/a a b c/c c b a/b

(a) a b c d/b a c d/b c a d/b c d a/a b c d.

9.

3.

(c)

6
+2

4.

5.

(c)

10
+4

16
+6

24
+8

17

34

10.

+10
11.

33

+2
+4
+8
+16
(b) Let D be the distance between A and B and T be the
time taken by them
Then,
Distance = Speed Time
15

D = 40 T +
60

12.

...(1)

24

D = 30 T +
16

Equating (1) and (2)

...(2)

13.

(d) MERCY cannot be formed from the given word

CUMBERSOME, as there is no Y in the word.
(a) Only S can be prefixed to the given words.
New words are:
STILL, STABLE, SPILE, STAB, SPRING
(c) Meaningful word is:
U N S C R AM B L E
3 9 4 2 8 10 5 1 7 6
(c) Coded word: Z B Y X M N Q B

Key :
s t r a i g h t
(d)
M
O
U
S
E
+3 +3 +0 2 2
Coded as: P
R
U
Q
C
Similarly,
S
H
I
F
T
+3 +3 +0 2 2
Coded as: V
K
I
D
R
(a) 2

4
6
= 4T = 1 = 3T +
3
5
6
T = -1
5
1
T = hour
5
Putting T value in equation (1), we get
1 1 40 9
D = 40 =
= 18 km.
20
5 4
Hence, the distance between the two stations is 18 km.
(c) Original Position:
Kiran

Manoj

14.
15.
16.

(b)
(b)
(c)

17.

(c)

18.

(c)

books

are old

G F
E D B C A
G is standing on the extreme left.

books

Codes are :
5 old4 man or is
8 buy or good
3 books 6 man or is
2 are7 buy or good
2 stands for are in that code.
46 6 4 + 5 3 = 46 1.5 + 5 3 = 69 + 5 3 = 71
18 6 4 + 2 3 = 18 1.5 + 2 3 = 27 + 2 3 = 26
8 2 + 1 = 17
8 17 + 1 = 137
8 137 + 1 = 1097
36 14 + 12 + 7 = 3
54 9 + 11 + 16 = 18
+ 4
-3
+ 4
-3
9
13
10
14
11

+4
-3
+4
-3
13
17
14
18
15

Manoj
35th from the right
Total Number of Students = 35 + 20 1
= 55 1 = 54
(d) Standing Arrangement:

7 8 buy good

+4
-3
+4
-3
11
15
12
16
13

20th from the left

30th from the right
Position after Interchange:

7.

5 4 6 man is old

1
2

40 T + = 30 T +
4
5

6.

19.

20.

Hence, 15 is the correct answer.

(c) 3 4 2 = 24
2 2 1 = 4
6 05=0
(b) 7 8 2 = 112
5 4 8 = 160
3 9 ? = 162
27 ? = 162
?=

162
=6
27

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(c)

600 mtr.

Pinkys
starting point A

600 mtr.

(b)

23.

(a)

24.

(c)

25.

(c)

26.

(c)

27.

(a)

28.

(b)

29.

(a)

30.

(c)

(d)

32.

(b)

33.

(a) Option (b):

+3

Option (a):

4 km

W F

+2

2 km

Sunitas
starting point

Hence, Sunita rode 4 km northwards initially.

Parental involvement and participation is necessary
for promoting the growth of children.
Conclusion I is not based upon the given statement.
Conclusion II does not prove the given statement so,
neither I nor II follows.
Hematology is the branch of medicine concerned with
the study and prevention of diseases related to the
blood.
Similarly, phycology is the scientific study of algae.
A group of Lions is called a pride.
A group of Cats is called a clowder.
M
A
N
W
A
N
+3 +3 +3 Similarly, +3 +3 +3
P
D
Q
Z
D
Q
A
E
F
J
+10 +10 +10 10
K
O
P
T
Similarly,
G
K
L
P
10 10 10 10
Q
U
V
Z
25 = 32
35 = 243
D H
M Q

Similarly,

4 8
13 17
Respective place value of letters in English alphabet.
Hence, option (c) in the correct answer.
Except (d), all others belong to the period of before
sunset.
Except (b), all others are principles of society.

31.

Option (d):

4 km

S
+3

Hence, Pinky is 0 metres from the starting point.

22.

Option (c):

500 mtr.

500 mtr.

21.

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Hence, option (a) is the group of odd letters.

34.

-1
+3
+1
(d) Option (a): C
B
E
F
-1
+3
+1
Option (b): E
D
G
H
-1
+3
+1
Option (c): I
H
K
L

35.

-1
+1
+1
Option (d): G
F
H
J
Hence, option (d) is the odd group of letters.
(d) 4 + 0 + 2 + 5 = 11
6 + 0 + 2 + 3 = 11
7 + 2 + 0 + 2 = 11
5 + 0 + 6 + 1 = 12
Hence, (d) is the odd one out.

36.

(a)

37.

80
:
60

(10 8)
(10 6)
104
:
78

(13 8)
(13 6)
Hence, option (a) is odd one out
(d) Lily, Daisy, Datura all have outer part white and inner
part yellow.
Jasmine also has outer part white and inner part
yellow.
(c) Meaningful Order:
Mosquito Cat Tiger Elephant Whale
(3)
(2)
(4)
(1)
(5)

38.

64

(8 8)

39.
V
+3

48

(8 6)

3
E

(c)

I
G

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DABD, DADC, DBDE, DDEC,

DABC, DEBC, DACE, DABE,
DBEF, DFIG, DCEH, DHGK,
DFGE, DEGH, DGIL, DILJ,
DGLK, DLJK, DGIJ, DGKJ,
DGIK, DIJK, DBCH, DIHK,
DBFC, DFIK, DFCK, DHBI
Total Triangles = 28
(b) The given figure can be numbered like this:

1
2
3 4
5
6

41.
42.

PART-B : GENERAL AWARENESS

51.

52.

53.

In this figure:
1 lies opposite 3;
2 lies opposite 5;
4 lies opposite 6.
When the sheet of question figure is folded to form a
cube, then the face bearing a dot lies opposite to one
of the shaded faces.
Therefore, figure (2) which has both the shaded faces
adjacent to the face bearing the dot, cannot be formed.
Hence, the cubes shown in figures (1), (3) and (4) can
be formed.
(c) There are 17 number of circles in the given figure.
Animals
(d)

54.

55.

56.
57.

Sea Animals
Land
animals
43.

(d)

Persons
Doctors
Married

1
3

2
3

Numbers
3 4 5
5
5
3
5
3 3

6
3
3
3

44.

3 3 5 5
Number 1 indicates doctors who are not married
(a) P and K is nothing but R.

47.

(b)

58.

59.

60.

49.

(a)

61.

Mirror image

N
50.

(a)

00

55

22

11

96

62.

(a) Endymion is a poem,written by John Keats. It begins

with the line "A thing of beauty is a joy forever". The
poem tells about how nature and its wonder mesmerize
us and take away all the sorrow that surrounds us
from time to time.
(b) The birthday of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan is celebrated
as Teacher's Day. The day commemorates the birthday
of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakhrishnan, a philosopher and a
teacher par excellence, and his contribution towards
Indian education system. As a tribute to this great
teacher, his birthday is observed as Teacher's Day
across India on 5th September.
(c) The Arjuna Awards are given by the Ministry of Youth
Affairs and Sports, government of India to recognize
outstanding achievement in National sports.
(c) "Place of the Thunderbolt" is associated with
Darjeeling(west Bengal). The word Darjeeling is a
combination of two words 'dorje,' which means
'thunderbolt' and 'ling', which means 'place'. Hence
the word Darjeeling means 'the Land of Thunderbolt'.
(c) The Ship building yard Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL)
is located in Mumbai(Maharashtra).It is India's prime
shipyard. It manufactures warships and submarines
for the Indian Navy and offshore platforms and
associated support vessels for offshore oil drilling.
(d) Electric current is measured using a device called an
ammeter.
(d) Aga Khan Cup is related to Football. When Prince
Aga Khan IV of Iran visit in 1958, expressed his interest
to start a major international football club tournament
in the region. The football authorities of East Pakistan
in collaboration with Asian Football Confederation
(AFC) decided to start this event.
(a) The first summit was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 78 December 1985 and was attended by president of
Bangladesh, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the
kings of Bhutan and Nepal, and the prime minister of
India.
(c) The Bretton Woods Institutions are the World Bank,
and theInternational Monetary Fund (IMF). They were
set up at a meeting of 43 countries in Bretton Woods,
New Hampshire, USA in July 1944.
(c) The price and output under monopoly are determined
by equality between marginal cost and marginal
revenue and not by the intersection of demand and
supply curves.
(d) Macroeconomics is a branch of economics dealing with
the performance, structure, behavior, and decisionmaking of an economy as a whole, rather than
individual markets. Macroeconomists develop models
that explain the relationship between such factors as
national income, output,consumption, unemployment,
inflation etc.
(d) Internal economies arise within the firm because of the
expansion of the size of a particular firm. They are called
the economies of scale.

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63.

64.

65.

66.

67.

68.

69.
70.

71.
72.

73.

74.
75.

(c) In a free market economy there is a freedom of choice

for the consumers to buy goods and services which
suit their tastes and preferences. This is generally called
the principle of consumer sovereignty. This means in
a market economy the consumers are just like a king or
sovereign who dictate what goods and services and
what quantities of them are produced.
(c) Net national product (NNP) refers to gross national
product (GNP), i.e. the total market value of all final
goods an d servicesproduced by th e factors of
production of a country or other polity during a given
time period, minus depreciation.
NNP = GNP Depreciation
(b) Zilla Parishad is the apex body of the PR(Panchayati
Raj) system located at the district level. Chairpersons/
Presidents of Panchayat Samitis come within its
jurisdiction.
(c) A parliamentary system is a system of democratic
governance of a state in which the executive branch
derives its democratic legitimacy from, and is held
accountable to the legislature(parliament).
(d) Public opinion is important in a democracy because
the people are the ultimate source of political power.
The legislature in a democratic country can influence
public opinion byFocusing attention on Public issues.
(a) Article 56 of the Indian Constitution says that the
President shall hold office for a term of five years from
the date he takes up his post. He may resign from his
office by writing his resignation to the Vice-President
of India.
(c) Nagaland is a state in Northeast India. The state capital
is Kohima. Nagaland became the 16th state of India
from 1 December 1963.
(a) Mihira Bhoja was a ruler of the Gurjara Pratihara
dynasty of India. Bhoja's empire extended to Narmada
River in the South, Sutlej River in the northwest, and
up to Bengal in the east.
(d) Bose appeared at the 1939 Congress meeting and was
elected president over Gandhi's preferred candidate
Pattabhi Sitaramayya.
(c) The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre happened in Amritsar,
in 1919. It is named after the Jallianwala Bagh (Garden)
atAmritsar. On April 13, 1919, British, Indian Army
soldiers started shooting an unarmed gathering of
men, women and children.
(b) Bahlol Lodi was the founder of the Lodi dynasty.He
ruled for long thirty-nine years (1451-89). He was the
governor of Lahore and Sirhind during the rule of
Muhammad Shah of Sayyid dynasty.
(c) Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu arrived in the empire at the
time of Emperor Prataparudra (Gajapatis)and stayed
for 18 long years at Puri.
(c) The instance heat that prevails in the Indian Sub
continent causes a low pressure region over the
northern plains. It is intense enough to attract the
moisture bearing winds from the Indian Ocean .Thus
the south east trade winds from the southern
hemisphere are attracted towards India.

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76.

77.

78.
79.

80.

81.

82.

83.
84.

85.

86.
87.
88.
89.

90.

91.

92.

(d) A river profile is a curve which shows the slop of a

river from source to mouth.A stream flowing over
irregular terrain may have waterfalls, rapids and lakes
along its course.Though the stream will wear away the
irregularities to leave a smoothly curving profile called
a graded profile.
(c) Karst is a landscape formed from the dissolution of
soluble rocks including limestone, dolomite and
gypsum. It is characterized by sinkholes, caves, and
underground drainage systems.
(d) Kerala is famous for the cultivation of coconut, tea,
coffee, cashew and spices.
(a) The Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest railway line
in the world. It has a length of 9,289 km which connects
Moscow to Vladivostok.
(d) Photoperiodism is the physiological reaction of
organisms to the length of day or night. It occurs in
plants and animals. It affects Flowering,Vegetative
growth and fruiting in plants.
(d) The correct match is as follows:
Ascorbic acid- Vitamin C
Chlorophyll- Photosynthetic pigment
Carotenoid- Quencher
Superoxide dismutase- Enzyme
(b) Allantois is a part of a developingamniote's conceptus
which primarily involved in nutrition and excretion,
and is webbed withblood vessels.
(d) Haliotis belongs to Mollusca.
(a) Although most DNA is packaged in chromosomes
within the nucleus, mitochondria also have a small
amount of their own DNA. This genetic material is
known as mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA
(c) First class proteins contain all the essential amino acids
in sufficient amounts.Animal proteins are obtained from
milk,egg,fish,meat etc.are first classproteins. These are
also called adequate proteins.
(b) Needle exerts more pressure than nail on the balloon.
(c) The speed of sound is greater in moist air than in dry air.
(b) X rays are frequently used to check the defects in
Diamonds and other precious stones.
(a) When ice is kept on saw dust then it does not melt
quickly as it's an insulator of heat and air does not
circulate in good insulators . So, it prevents ice from
melting quickly .
(c) A parity bit, or check bit is a bit added to the end of a
string of binary code that indicates whether the number
of bits in the string with the value one is even or odd.
Parity bits are used as the simplest form of error
detecting code.
(c) Memory management is the process of controlling and
coordinating computer memory, assigning portions
called blocks to various running programs to optimize
overall system performance.It involves components
that physically store data, such as RAM (random
access memory) chips, memory caches, and flashbased SSDs (solid-state drives).
(a) When a drop of Glycerol is added to crushed KMnO4
spread on a paper there is a violent explosion.

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93.

(c) A bleaching agent is a material that lightens or whitens

a substrate through chemical reaction. The most
common bleaching agents generally fall into two
categories: chlorine and its related compounds (such
as sodium hypochlorite) and the peroxygen bleaching
agents, such as hydrogen peroxide and sodium
perborate.
94. (a) Alpha particles are the least penetrating as they are
the most densely ionizing. The penetrating power of
nuclear radiation depends upon the ionizing power of
the radiation. The more localised the ionization the
less penetrating power it will possess.
95. (a) Hydrogen- peroxide is an effective sterilizing agent.
Water results when it readily loses active oxygen.
96. (c) The maximum fixation of solar energy is done by green
plants.The energy is stored in the plants as
carbohydrates for their metabolic activities as
growth,respiration etc.
97. (a) The term 'brown air' is used for photochemical smog.
The brown color is cause by the presence of a various
Nitrous Oxides.
98. (c) One of the Major objectives and advantages of
rainwater harvesting is to reduce run off loss.
99. (c) Peroxyacetyl nitrate is a secondary pollutant present
in photochemical smog. It is thermally unstable and
decomposes into peroxyethanoyl radicals and nitrogen
dioxide gas.
100. (b) Brahmaputra River is one of the largest rivers in the
world. The origin of Brahmaputra River is in
southwestern Tibet as the Yarlung River.

PART-C : QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

101. (c)

102. (c)

6 cm
O

10 cm

AB2 + OA2 = OB2

AB2 = (10)2 (6)2
= 100 36 = 64
AB = 8cm
103. (c) Given, AB = 12 km, BC = 5 km
A

12 km

B
C
5 km
Straight way distance of ship

AC = AB2 + BC2 = 122 + 52 = 169 = 13 km

104. (a)

5m
D

A
12 m
7m

B
12 m
Let DE be the distance between the poles
Distance between poles top
A

4x D

5x
1
Area of DABD = BD AD
2
1
60 = 4x AD
2

Area of DADC =

... (1)

1
DC AD
2

1
5x AD
2
Dividing eqn. (1) and (2)

Area of DADC =

1
4x AD
60
= 2
Area of DADC 1
5x AD
2

Area of D ADC =

5x 60
= 75 cm
4x

12 m

... (2)

DE = DC2 + CE 2 = 122 + 52 = 144 + 25 = 13 m

105. (a) The maximum value of sin 4q + cos4q is 1.
106. (a) tan 4 tan 43 tan47 tan 86
tan (90 86) tan (90 47) tan 47 tan 86
cot 86 cot 47 tan 47 tan 86
1
107. (c) Let four numbers are a, b, c, d, then
a + b + c + d = 48
...(i)
and a + 5 = b + 1
...(ii)
or, a = b 4
...(iii)
and c 3 = d 7
...(iv)
c=d4
...(v)
Substituting equation (iii) and (v) in equation (i) we
get
b 4 + b + d 4 + d = 48
b + d = 28
...(vi)

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But we know,
b+ 1= d7
\ b=d8
Substituting in equation (vi) we get
d 8 d= 28
d = 18
Solving this way we get a = 6, b = 10, c = 14 and d = 18
108. (a) Number has to be less than 27. Let the number be x. On
Dividing 2055 by 27, we get remainder as 3
Now,
3 + x = 27
\
x = 24
109. (b) A and B can complete work in 6 days
A can complete in 18 days
Let B can complete in x days
\ One day work be equal to

1
x

1 1 y-x
- =
x y
xy
xy
hours.
y-x

1
30
1
Work done by 2nd tap in one minute =
45
1
1
45 + 30
+
Both tap one minute work =
=
30 45
1350
75
1
=
=
1350 18
Both tap will empty the tank in 18 minutes.
112. (b) Perimeter of one face, 4a = 20 cm
Therefore, side of cube, a = 5 cm
Volume of cube= a3 = 53 = 125 cm3
113. (a) Area of circle, A = pr2
...(i)
Circumference of circle, C = 2pr
...(ii)
Multiplying eq. (i) by 2, we get, 2A = 2pr2
Multiplying eq. (ii), by r, we get rC = 2pr2
\ rC = 2A
114. (d)
D
C

111. (a) Work done by 1st tap in one minute =

2x

2x

x
x

xy
100

( -10 -20)
100
= 30 + 2 = 28%
Hence, the successive dicount in equal to 28%
116. (c) Let the second discount be x%. Then
(100 x)% of 90% of 720 = 550.80

= -10 - 20 +

100 - x 90
55080

720 =
100
100
100
55080 100
= 85
90 720

x = 100 - 85 = 15%
117. (c) S.P. of an article = 20% and 15% successive discount
marked price of an article

1
Work done by B in one hour =
y
Both A & B together in work one hour

Both A & B fill tank in

2x

115. (d) Successive discount can be given by = x + y +

(100 - x) =

110. (d) Work done by A in one hour =

\ OD = x 2 + x 2 =
So (d) option is correct.

1
1
1
=
+
6 18 x
1
x + 18
=
6
18x
3x = x + 18
x = 9 days

OA = AD = x

3060 =

80 85

marked price of an article

100 100

3060 100 100

= 4500
80 85
118. (b) Let the As age and Bs age was 8x and 13x
According to question

\ Marked of an article =

8x + 18 5
=
13x + 18 7
56x + 18 7 = 65x + 18 5
65x 56x = 18 7 18 5

9x = 18 2

x=4
Hence, the present age of A
= 8 4 + 18 = 50 yrs.

119. (d) Quantity of milk =

7
729 = 567 ml
9

2
729 = 162 ml
9
Let x be the quantity that should be added to make
the ratio 7 : 3
According the question

Quantity of water =

567
7
=
162 + x 3
1701 = 1134 + 7x
7x = 1701 1134

x = 81 ml
120. (b) Let the average weight of 15 Oarsmen at the start = x kg
Let the new mans weight = y kg
According to question
15x 42 = 15 (x + 1.6) y
15x 42 = 15x + 24 y
y = 24 + 42 = 66 kg

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121. (a) Arithmetic mean of first n natural number

(n)(n + 1) n + 1
=
=
2n
2
122. (a) Solving by alligation

70

x
20

70 30 + 70.75 20 2100 + 1415

=
= 70.3
x=
50
50
Hence, cost price = 70.3 50 = ` 3515
Selling price = 80.5 50 = ` 4025
Required gain = 4025 3515 = 510

123. (d) Population 3 yrs. ago =

9261
5

1 +

100

9261 20 20 20
= 8000
21 21 21
124. (b) Let the distance travelled as foot be x km.
Then, distance travelled by bicycle = (61 x) km

x 61 - x
=9
So, +
4
9
9x + 4 (61 x) = 9 36
9x 4x = 324 244
5x = 80
x = 16 km
125. (b) When distance is contant, then speed is inversely
proportional
S1 : S2 = T2 : T1
4 : 16.5 = T2 : 165

or

7- 6

70.75

30

128. (c)

Sum of 'n' natural number

=
Number of observations

1
7- 6

5+2
5+2

1
6- 5

7+ 6

7+ 6

1
8- 7

7+ 6
7 -6

5 -2
-

6- 5

8+ 7

6+ 5
6-5

8- 7

8+ 7

)+

1
3- 8

6+ 5

6+ 5

1
3- 8

5-2

3+ 8
3+ 8

5+2
5-4
-

8+ 7
8-7

) + 3+

8
9-8

7 + 6 - 6 - 5 + 5 + 2- 8 - 7 +3+ 8
5
129. (d) m3 3m2 + 3m + 3n + 3n2 + n3
( 4)3 3 ( 4)2 + 3 ( 4) + 3 ( 2) + 3 ( 2)2 + ( 2)3
64 48 12 6 + 12 8
126
130. (b) For no solution, a = b
2 -k
=
6 -12
-12 2
=4
-6
131. (c) By squaring the given relations, we get (i) and (iii) are
incorrect relations from the given statement.
132. (a) Using the formula,

k=

1
x 3 + y 3 + z 3 - 3xyz = ( x + y + z )
2

T
4
= 2
16.5 165

( x - y ) 2 + ( y - z )2 + ( z - x )2

165 4
= 40 min
16.5
126. (d) Let x be the principal amount
y be the time to double the money.
Then interest will also be x.

T2 =

1
( 332 + 333 + 335 )
2

( 332 - 333) 2 + ( 333 - 335) 2 + ( 335 - 332 ) 2

x 25 y
\ x=
4 100
400 = 25y
y = 16 years

127. (d) Intercept can represent in the form of

x y
+ =1
a b

To get x and y intercept, we have

3x + 4y = 12
x y
+ =1
4 3
So, triplets of 3, 4 and 5.
Hence, 5 is the length of portion of straight line.

133. (d)

1
2
2
2
1000 ( -1) + ( -2 ) + ( -3 )

1
1000 [1 + 4 + 9]
2

1
1000 14 = 7000
2

2+ x 3 =

1
2+ 3

( 2 + x 3 )( 2 + 3 ) = 1
4 + 2 x 3 + 2 3 + 3x = 1

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2 x 3 + 3x = 1 - 4 - 2 3 = -3 - 2 3

) (

10
m

x 2 3 + 3 = - 3+ 2 3

x=1
135. (b) Let x be the measure of an angle.
According to question
3x + x = 180
4x = 180

3
2
= 8.66 m
144. (c) Production of electronic items is highest in 2011
i.e. 13,000 + 9,000 = 22,000
145. (a) Production of LCD in 2011 = 9,000
Production of LCD in 2013 = 12,000
= 10

Area of D = s( s - a)( s - b)( s - c)

7776 = 6 x.3 x.2 x.x
7776 = 6x2
\ x = 36
Sides of D will be 108, 144 and 180
Perimeter of D is 108 +144 + 180 = 432 cm
138. (d) P = 4Q
P + Q = 180
4Q + Q = 180

Ratio =

180
= 36
5
So, R = 180 36 = 144
139. (a) Given sinq + sin2q = 1
1 sin2q = sinq
Then, cos2q + cos4q cos2q + (cos2q)2
(1 sin2q) + (1 sin 2q)2
sinq + sin2q = 1
140. (c) Clock started at 12 pm

Angle turned by hour hand in one hour =

360
= 30
12

30 1
=
60 2
Angle turned by hour hand in 3 hour 45 minutes

Angle turned by hour hand in one minute =

1
1
= 3 30 + 45 = 112
2
2

cos 2 45 cos 2 60 tan 2 30 sin 2 30

+
sin 2 60 sin 2 45 cot 2 45 cot 2 30

1
1

2
3
+ 2 - 2 1
(1)

6,000
147. (c) Ratio of production of TV = 9, 000 = 2 : 3
148. (c) Amount of product = 4910 crores
Amount to be collectd
= 4910 crores + 10% of 4910 crores
= 4910 + 491 = 5401 crores
149. (c) External assistance received = 9695 crores
Total required = 11486 crores
Shortage of external assistance = 11486 9695
= 1791 crores
Previous Market borrwings = 29952 crores

1791
100 = 6%
29952
150. (c) Total of sources of funds = 11486 + 5252 + 4910
+ 6000 + 29952
= 57600 crores
Central angle corresponding to market borrowing

% increase in market borrowing =

=
1

2

( 3)

9,000 3
=
12,000 4

146. (d) Total production of TV from 2009 to 2012 = 39,000

Average of TV production = 9,750
Total production of LCD = 35,400
Average of TV production = 8,850
Their difference = 9,750 8,850 = 900

Q=

AB
AC
AB = AC cos 30

a+b+c
s=
= 6x
2

30

cos 30 =

180
x=
= 45
4
136. (d) Let sides of D be 3x, 4x, 5x

141. (a)

143. (c)

1 4 1 2 1 1 1
+ - -
2 3 4 1 3 4 3
2 1 1 1
8 + 6 - 4 -1 9 3
+ - =
=

3 2 3 12
12
12 4

29952
360 = 187.2
57600

PART-D : ENGLISH COMPREHENSION

151. (c) At one's wit's end means at the limits of one's mental
resources. Example: I'm at my wit's end with choosing
the subject in my graduation. I cannot figure it out.
Anju could do no more. She was at her wit's end.
152. (c) All thumbs means very awkward and clumsy,
especially with one's hands. Poor Sam can't play the
piano at all. He's all thumbs. Pamela is all thumbs when
it comes to gardening.

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153. (b) To rise with the lark entails to rise very early in the
morning.
154. (b) Wild-goose chase means a worthless hunt or chase; a
futile pursuit. I wasted all evening on a wild-goose
chase. Raj was angry because he was sent out on a
wild-goose chase.
155. (a) Make a beeline for someone or something means
heading straight toward someone or something. John
came into the kitchen and made a beeline for the cookies.
After the game, we all made a beeline for Dhoni, who
just played the winning run.
156. (b) If you say it's high time that something happened, you
mean that it should already have been done. His
parents decided it was high time he started behaving
himself. (often + that) It's high time that workers were
given better pay and conditions.
157. (d) Habit is a particular practice, custom, or usage: the
habit of shaking hands.
158. (a) 'He lacks common sense' is a meaningful sentence.
Others are not.
159. (a) A single person or thing; a unit: This is the one I like
best. Of his many movies, the best ones are the last
two.
160. (c) Experience may be gotten, acquired or gathered; hence,
option c is correct.
161. (d) Ingestion is the process of taking food into the body
through the mouth (as by eating); hence, option d.
162. (d) The adverb far showing distance indicates at, to, or
from a great distance in space or time:
Ex: How far is it from Australia to New Zealand? He
doesn't live far from here.
163. (c) If someone or something is famous, a lot of people
know their name or have heard about them. Ex: The
town of Moradabad is famous for brassware. Alexander
Fleming, the Scot famous for discovering penicillin.
164. (b) If you talk, you are having a conversation with other
people. Ex: They were all talking and laughing together.
We were talking about you just last night.
165. (c) A tag question is one where a statement is made, but
the speaker wants a response from the listener. The
given sentence is in simple present with third person,
so response will be 'doesn't he?'
166. (d) A compulsion to steal having no relation to need or
the monetary value of the object. Pneumonia is a
disease; insomnia is an inability to sleep; chronic
sleeplessness while nymphomania is an abnormally
intense sexual desire in women.
167. (d) A false accusation of an offence or a malicious
misrepresentation of someone's words or actions.
168. (a) A usually short narrative making an edifying or
cautionary point and often employing as characters
animals that speak and act like humans.
169. (a) The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis
and treatment of diseases and disorders of the skin.
170. (c) The practice of requiring excessive paperwork and
tedious procedures before official action can be
considered or completed; also called red-tapery or redtapist.
171. (b) Intruder is someone who intrudes, especially into a
building with criminal intent.

Combined Graduate Level Exam

172. (c) Inedible is something that is not suitable for food or
eating.
173. (b) Aquarium
174. (a) Facsimile
175. (b) A person naturally expresses his anger by responding
aggressively.
176. (b) Our feelings place limits on how far we can take our
anger.
177. (a) People should deal with their anger by expressing it
assertively.
178. (c) According to author, being assertive means to be
respectful of yourself and others.
179. (a) One, according to author, can suppress his anger by
holding his anger.
180. (b) The passage throws light on how a well-means
invention can be misunderstood.
181. (c) The crowd was protesting against the newly invented
sewing machine.
182. (d) The aim of the crowd was to destroy the sewing
machines.
183. (d) People thought they would be deprived of their
livelihood.
184. (c) Shutters were being closed because the shopkeepers
feared their shops would be destroyed.
185. (b) This part of the sentence should be 'to be with you.'
186. (a) I really do regret not having learnt to play the violin..
should be the correct structure.
187. (c) Injure cannot be an intransitive verb. You do not say,
for example, 'He injured in a car accident'. You say 'He
was injured in a car accident'. Fifty workers were injured
in the collapse of the building.'
188. (b) 'I shall have been working in this college' is the right
construction.
189. (d) No error
190. (d) Pursue means carry out or participate in an activity; be
involved in or go in search of or hunt for something.
Ex: She pursued many activities.
191. (c) Making is in singular; hence, 'is' the correct helping
verb.
192. (d) If something is infected, it means the insects or animals
are present (in a place or site) in large numbers, typically
so as to cause damage or disease. Ex: The house is
infested with cockroaches.
193. (d) On foot means running or walking using the feet. My
car won't work so I have to travel on foot. We go
everywhere around the campus on foot. He went there
on foot.
194. (a) Up and about means no longer in bed (after sleep or an
illness).
195. (d) 'Devout' means deeply religious or pious.
196. (d) 'Predilection' means a predisposition in favour of
something; A strong liking; preference.
197. (a) Effigy means a representation of a person (especially
in the form of sculpture); hence, dummy.
198. (a) Tremulous means unsteady; hence, steady is the
opposite.
199. (b) The opposite of fake is real.
200. (a) Disconsolate means sad beyond comforting; incapable
of being consoled; hence, Joyous is the opposite.