SSC MOCK TEST Paper - 154 49 PDF

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 MEERUT  VARANASI  ROHTAK  PANIPAT  SONEPAT  BAHADURGARH  PATNA  AGRA  CHANDIGARH  LUCKNOW  ALLAHABAD
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Part - I (General Intelligence & Reasoning)

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Directions : In question nos. 1 to 8, select the 7. 63 : 9 : : ? : 14
related word/letters/number from the given (A) 68 (B) 42
alternatives.
(C) 96 (D) 84
: 1 8,
8. 5 : 100, 4 : 64 : : 4 : 80, 3 : ?
1. Surgeon : Scalpel (A) 26 (B) 48
(C) 60 (D) 64
(A) Musician : Instrument Directions : In question numbers 9 to 13, find
the odd/ word/letters/ number from the given
(B) Carpenter : Cabinet alternatives.
9 13
(C) Sculptor : Chisel
9. (A) Orange /
(D) Baker : Oven
(B) Apple /
2. MODERATE : INTENSIFY : : NOMINAL : ? (C) Guavava /
(D) Grapes /
(A) Memorial /
(B) Expensive / 10. (A) 5 : 9 (B) 7 : 11
(C) Distance / (C) 13 : 17 (D) 29 : 31

(D) Chaos / 11. (A) 919, 949 (B) 646, 686
3. NET : 13227 : : YAM : ? (C) 828, 848 (D) 434, 464
(A) 22614 (B) 25614
12. (A) (343, 294) (B) (1331 – 1210)
(C) 25113 (D) 14520
4. 41537 : 4 : : 421 : ? (C) (4913, 4624) (D) (6859, 6459)
(A) 50 (B) 137 13. (A) (23, 14) (B) (36, 27)
(C) 2 (D) 49
(C) (29, 82) (D) (18, 45)
5. PST : 01 : : NPR : ?
(A) 3 (B) 4 Direction : In question nos. 14 to 15, a series
is given, with one term wrong. Choose the
(C) 1 (D) 7
wrong alternative from the given ones.
6. Triangle : Hexagon
: 14 15
(A) Cone : Sphere
14. 146, 74, 40, 23, 19.5, 18.75

(B) Rectangle : Octagon
(A) 74 (B) 23
(C) Pentagon : Heptagon (C) 19.5 (D) 18.75

15. 1788, 892, 444, 220, 112, 52, 24
(D) Angle : Quadrilateral (A) 52 (B) 112

(C) 220 (D) 444
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Directions : In question nos. 16 to 20, A series
is given, with one term/number missing. DL 10 14 FR
Choose the correct alternative from the given RX 23 18 SM
24.
ones that will complete the series KM ? ? PV
: 16 20
(A) 18, 34 (B) 14, 21
(C) 56, 84 (D) 12, 18
16. Z1A, X2D, V6G, T21J, R88M, P445P?
(A) N2676S (B) N2676T
(C) N2670N (D) T2676N 25.
17. A Z C ? E V
(A) Y (B) D
(C) X (D) B
18. A, CD, GHI, _____, UVWXY (A) 12 (B) 16
(A) LMNO (B) NOPQ (C) 18 (D) 25
(C) KLMN (D) MNOP 26. Priyanka and Kalpana start walking in
19. 48, 24, 72, 36, 108, ____ opposite directions. Priyanka covers 3 km
(A) 180 (B) 144 and Kalpana covers 4 km. Then, Priyanka
(C) 72 (D) 54 turns right and walks 4 km while Kalpana
turns left and walks 3 km. How far is each
20. 2, 15, 41, 80, ?
from the starting point ?
(A) 120 (B) 121
(C) 132 (D) 111
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Directions : In questions no. 21 to 25, select
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the missing number from the given responses.
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21 25
(A) 10 km / 10
3 370 7 (B) 8 km / 8
2 224 6 (C) 5 km / 5
21.
1 730 ? (D) 4 km / 4
27. In a class of 45 students, a boy is ranked
(A) 5 (B) 8 20th. When two boys joined, his rank was
(C) 9 (D) 11 dropped by one. What is his new rank from
the end ?
17 8 5 5 45 20
13 7 5 4
22. 6 12 6 3
10 6 4 ? (A) 25th / 25 (B) 26th / 26
(C) 27th / 27 (D) 28th / 28
(A) 4 (B) 5
(C) 6 (D) 7 28. Three positions of a dice are given below.
Which is opposite to 3 ?
3
?
23.
(A) F and 75 / F 75
(B) E and 65 / E 65
(C) D and 60 / D 60 (A) 2 (B) 1
(D) C and 58 / C 58 (C) 5 (D) 6
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29. At 4 hrs and 40 minutes, what will be the 34. From the given alternatives select the word
angle between both hands ? which cannot be formed using the letters
of the given word.
4 40
(A) 120° (B) 100°

GENERALIZATION
(C) 90° (D) 130° (A) NOTE (B) RATION
30. If it was Saturday on December 17, 1899, (C) LIZARD (D) GOAT
what will be the day on December 22, 35. From the given alternatives select the word
1901 ? which can be formed using the letters of
17 , 1899 22 , the given word.
1901
(A) Friday / (B) Saturday /
DICTIONARY
(C) Sunday / (D) Monday / (A) NATION (B) ADDITION
31. Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in (C) BINARY (D) DAIRY
a row facing towards North. C is sitting 36. The diagram below represents the students
between A and E. D is not at any end. B is wh o st u dy Phy s ic s , C he mi s t ry , and
sitting at the immediate right of E. F is not Mathematics.
at the right end but D is sitting at 3rd left of
E. Which of the following is sitting to the
left of D ?
6 C, A
E D
B, E F
D, E D
(A) F (B) C
(C) E (D) A
32. How many pairs of letters are there in the
Study the diagram and identify the region
word "PREAMBLE" which have as many let-
which represents students who study both
ters between them in the words as they have
Physics and Chemistry but not Mathematics.
between them in the English alphabet ?
"PREAMBLE"
(A) T + S + U + P
(A) None / (B) One / (B) C
(C) R + T + A + U + P + S
(C) Two / (D) Three /
(D) T
33. Arrange the following words as per order in 37. C orrect the follo wing equations by
the dictionary interchanging any two signs.
3 – 9 × 27 + 9 ÷ 3 = 3
1. Aqueous 2. Aquarium (A) + and – / + –
3. Aquiline 4. Aquatic (B) × and + / × +
(A) 4, 3, 2, 1 (B) 1, 2, 3, 4 (C) × and – / × –
(C) 2, 4, 1, 3 (D) 3, 1, 4, 2 (D) – and ÷ / – ÷
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38. If '+' mean '÷', '–' means '+', '×' means '–' 42. Which of the following answer figures will
and '÷' means '×', then find the value of 24 be the correct water image of the question
÷ 12 – 18 + 9 – figure?
'+' '÷', '–' '+', '×'

'–' '÷' '×' 24 ÷ 12 – 18 + 9
Question Figure :
:
(A) – 25 (B) 0.72
(C) 15.30 (D) 290
Directions : In questions no. 39 to 40, which
one set of letters when sequentially placed at
the gaps in the given letter series shall
complete it ?
Answer Figures :
39 40
39. a_n_b__ncb__ncb
(A) b c a b a b (B) b a c b a b
(C) a b c b c b (D) a b b c c a
43. How many triangles are there in t he
40. nc_ln_clncc_nc_l_ccl folllowing figures ?
(A) c c l c c (B) c c n c c
(C) c l c l c (D) c c l c n
41. If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then
which of the following answer figures will be
the correct reflection of the question figure?
MN
(A) 20 (B) 22
(C) 16 (D) 24
Question Figure : 44. From the given answer figures, select the
one in which the question figure is hidden/
: embedded.
Question Figure :
:
Answer Figures :
Answer Figures :
:
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45. Identify the answer figure that completes 47. From the following group of figures, classify
the pattern in the question figure. those figures which are related to each
other in any way.
Question Figure :
Question Figures :
:
:
Answer Figures :
(A) 1, 5, 8; 2, 6, 7; 3, 4, 9
(B) 1, 5, 7; 2, 6, 8; 3, 4, 5
(C) 1, 5, 8; 2, 4, 7; 3, 6, 9
46. A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown (D) 1, 5, 8; 2, 6, 9; 3, 4, 7

below in the question figures. From the 48. In the following questions sign 'X' is
given answer figures, indicate how it will assigned to the open state of a dice. Find
appear when opened. the figure from the given options which can
be obtained after closing the figure (X).
'X'
Question figure :
Answer figures :
(A) A, B and C / A, B C
(B) B and C only / B C
(C) A, C and D only / A, C D
(D) B, C and D only / B, C D
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49. Directions: In th e ques tio n one/two 50. A word is represented by only one set of
statement(s) are given, followed by some numbers as given in any one of the
conclusions. You have to consider the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in
statement(s) to be true even if they seem the alternatives are represented by two
to be at variance from commonly known classes of alphabets as in two matrices given
facts. You have to decide which of the given below. The columns and rows of Matrix-I are
conclusions, if any, follow from the given numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix-II
statement(s). 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., 'h' can
be represented by 02, 20, 43 etc, and 'V' can
be represented by 58, 79, 95 etc. Similarly,
you have to identify the set for the word given
below :
SOFT
Statements: / :
1. All sportsmen have good physique.
-I
2. Some employees are sportsmen 0 4 -II 5 9
'H'
Conclusions: / :
02, 20, 43 'V'
I. All employees have good physique.
58, 79, 95
SOFT
II. Some men with good physique are not
sportsmen.
(A) Both the conclusions follow
(B) None of the conclusions follows
(C) Only conclusion I follows

I (A) 55, 03, 22, 77 (B) 89, 32, 12, 97
(D) Only conclusion II follows (C) 68, 11, 12, 97 (D) 89, 03, 12, 98
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Part - II (Quantitative Aptitude)

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55. A man sells an article at a profit of 15%. If
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51. 3 he had bought it at 5% more and sold it for
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4 ` 40 less, his profit would have been zero.
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9 Find the cost price.
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6
3 15%
447 454 5% ` 40
(A) (B)
160 160
439 429 (A) ` 250 (B) ` 300
(C) (D)
160 160 (C) ` 350 (D) ` 400
52. ` 2010 are to be divided among A, B and C
56. A lent ` 5000 to B for 2 years and ` 3000 to
in such a way that if A gets ` 5 then B must C for 4 years on simple interest at the same
get ` 12 and if B gets ` 4 then C must get
rate of interest and received ` 2200 in all
` 5.50. The share of C will exceed that of B fro m bot h as interest. The rate of
by –
interest per annum is –
` 2010 A, B C
A `5 B ` 12 A, B ` 5000 2 C ` 3000 4
B `4 C ` 5.50 C
B ` 2200
(A) ` 620 (B) ` 430 (A) 7% (B) 5%

(C) ` 360 (D) ` 270
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53. When a ball bounces, it rises to of the (C) 7 % (D) 10%
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height from which it fell. If the ball is 57. A certain sum of money at compound
dropped from a height to 32 m, how much interest compounded yearly, grows to
` 146410 in 4 year and to ` 161051 in
5 years. Find the principal.
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32
4
4 ` 146410 5 ` 161051
1 (A) ` 100000 (B) ` 125000

(A) 14 m/
2
(C) ` 110000 (D) ` 108000
1 58. 9 children can complete a piece of work in
(B) 13 m / 360 days. 18 men can complete the same
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work in 72 days an d 12 wom en can
(C) 13 m /
complete the piece of work in 162 days. In
(D) None of these / how many days can 4 men, 12 women and
54. An article is sold for ` 4600 at a gain of 15%. 10 children together complete the piece
What would be the profit or loss percent if it of work ?
is sold for ` 3600 ? 9 360 18
` 4600 15% 72 12
` 3600 162 4 , 12
(A) 6% profit / (B) 8% loss / 10
(C) 10% loss / (D) 8% profit / (A) 124 (B) 81
(C) 68 (D) 96
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2 2 2 1 63. The side BC, CA and AB of a  ABC are

59. If x cos 45   sec 60   sin 30   , then produced in order, forming exterior angles
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the value of x is –  ACD,  BAE and  CBF then  ACD
1 +  BAE +  CBF is equal to –
x cos 2 45   sec 2 60   sin 2 30   , x
8 ABC BC, CA AB  ACD,
–  BAE  CBF
(A) 31  ACD +  BAE +  CBF –
(B) 32 (A) 540°
31 (B) 360°
(C) (C) 180°
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(D) None of these /
(D) None of these / 64. A boat is being rowed away from a cliff
60. From the top of pillar of height 20 m the 150 m high. At the top of the cliff the angle
angles of elevation and depression of the of depression of the boat changes from
top and bottom of another pillar are 30° and 60° to 45° in 2 minutes. The speed of the
45° respectively. The height of the second boat is –
pillar is – 150
20 2 60°
30° 45°
45° –
(A) 4.5 km/hr /
20 (B) 1.9 km/hr /
(A) ( 3  1) m /
3 (C) 2.4 km/hr /
(D) 3 km/hr /
20
(B) ( 3  1) m /
3 a x
65. If tan   then the value of is –
(C) 20 3 m / x a2  x 2
20 a x
(D) m/ tan   –
3 x a  x2
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61. A man buys a certain number of mangoes (A) cos  (B) sin 
at 6 a rupee and the same number at 9 a (C) cosec  (D) sec 
rupee too. He mixes and sells them at 8 a
rupee. Find his profit or loss percent. 66. The sum of the age of a father and the age
of son in 75 years. If the product of their
6 ages before 5 years was 750, then what is
9 the present age of son ?
75
8 5 750
(A) 10% profit /

(A) 30 years / (B) 55 years /
(B) 10% loss /
(C) 25 years / (D) 20 years /
(C) 8.5% profit /
(D) 8.5% loss /  1  1  1  1 
67. The value of 1 1 1 1 
62. Zinc and copper are in the ratio of 5 : 3 in  x 1 x 2 x 3 x 4
200 gm of an alloy. How many grams of copper is –
we must add to make the ratio as 3 : 5 ?
 1  1  1  1 
200 5:3 1 x 11 x  21 x  31 x  4 –
    
3:5 1 1
(A) 1  (B)
(A) 66 gm / (B) 72 gm / x 5 x 5
1 2 x 1 x 5
(C) 133 gm / (D) 66 gm / (C) (D)
3 3 x 5 x 1
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68. If x = ya, y = zb and z = xc, then the value of 73. A three digit number 9a4 is added to another
abc is – three digit number 889 to give the four digit
x = ya, y = zb z = xc abc – number 17b3. Which is divisible by 11, then
(A) 0 (B) 1 the value of (a + b) is –
1 9a4
(C)  (D) 3 889 17b3
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69. If in a hospital there is a consumption of 11 (a + b)
1350 litres of milk for 70 patients for –
30 days, How many patients will consume (A) 3 (B) 5
1710 litres of milk in 28 days ? (C) 9 (D) 10
30 70 1350 74. A boy is standing in the middle of a field,
1710 28 observes a flying bird in the north at an
angle of elevation of 30° and after 2 minutes,
(A) 59 (B) 85 he observes the same bird in the south at
(C) 95 (D) 105 angle of elevation of 60°. If the bird flies all
70. Two cyclists start from the same place in along in a straight line at a height of
opposite directions. One goes towards north 60 3 m, then its speed in km/hr is –
at 18 km/hr and the other goes towards
south at 20 km/hr. What time will they take
to be 47.5 km/hr ? 30°
2
18 60° 60 3
20
47.5
1 (A) 5.2 km/hr /
(A) 2 hours /
4 (B) 6 km/hr /
1 (C) 7.2 km/hr /
(B) 1 hours /
4 (D) 12 km/hr /
(C) 2 hours 23 minutes / 2 23
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1 75. The population of a village is 4500, th of
(D) 23 hours / 18
4 them are males and the rest females. 40%
71. In  ABC and  DEF,  A = 50°,  B = 70°, of the females are married. Find the number
of married males.
 C = 60°,  D = 60°,  E = 70°,  F = 50°,
then  ABC is similar to – 11
4500
 ABC  DEF ,  A = 50°,  B = 70°, 18
 C = 60°,  D = 60°,  E = 70°,  F = 50°, 40%
 ABC –
(A) 580 (B) 660
(A)  DEF (B)  EDF
(C) 700 (D) 1100
(C)  DFE (D)  FED
72. AB and CD are two parallel chords of a circle 76. The average salary per head of all the
with centre O such that AB = 6 cm and workers in a workshop is ` 95. The average
CD = 12 cm. The chords are on the same salary of 15 officers is ` 525 and the average
side of the centre and the distance between salary per head of the rest is ` 85. Find the
them is 3 cm. Then the radius of circle is – total number of workers in workshop.
AB CD, O
` 95
AB = 6 CD = 12
15 ` 525
3
– ` 85
(A) 6 cm / (B) 5 2 cm /
(A) 500 (B) 660
(C) 7 cm / (D) 3 5 cm / (C) 620 (D) 645
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77. 3 women and 18 children together take 81. A field is 125 m long and 15 m wide. A tank
2 days to complete a piece of work. How many 10 m × 7.5 m × 6 m was dug in it where 6 m
days will 9 children alone take to complete the
piece of wo rk if 6 women alone can is depth and the earth thus dug was spread
complete the piece of work in 3 days ? equally on the remaining field. The level of
3 18 2 the field thus raised is equal to which one
9 of the following ?
6 3
125 15
(A) 9 (B) 7 10 × 7.5 ×6 6

(C) 5 (D) 6
78. From a solid cylinder of height 15 cm and
radius of the base 8 cm a cone of same
height and same base is removed. The
volume of the remaining solid is –
(A) 15 cm / (B) 20 cm /
15
8 (C) 25 cm / (D) 30 cm /
82. A right circular cone is cut by a plane

(A) 240  cm3 / 3
parallel to its base in such a way that the

(B) 5280  cm3 / 3
slant heights of the original and the smaller
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(C) 640  cm / cone thus obtained are in the ratio 2 : 1. If
(D) 360  cm3 / 3
V1 and V2 are respectively the volumes of
79. If 1 is added to both the numerator and the the original cone and of the new cone then
1 what is V1 : V2 ?
denominator of a fraction, it becomes . If
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2 is added to both the numerator and the
1
denominator of that fraction, it becomes
.
3 2:1
The sum of numerator and denominator of
the fraction is – V1 V2
1 V1 : V2
1 (A) 2 : 1 (B) 3 : 1
2
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(C) 4 : 1 (D) 8 : 1
1
3 83. ABC is an right-angled triangle, right angled
– at C and p is the length of the perpendicular
(A) 8 (B) 13 from C on AB. If a, b, c are the sides of the
(C) 22 (D) 27 triangle where C is the longest side then
80. ABCD is a rectangle of dimensions 8 units which one of the following is correct ?
and 6 units, AEFC is a rectangle drawn in
such a way that diagonal AC of the first ABC C C
rectangle is one side and the side opposite
to it, is touching the first rectangle at D. AB p a, b, c
What is the ratio of the area of rectangle C
ABCD to that of AEFC ?
ABCD 8
6 AEFC (A) (a2 + b2)p2 = a2b2
AC
D ABCD (B) a2 + b2 = a2b2p2
AEFC (C) p2 = a2 + b2
(A) 2 : 1 (B) 3 : 2
(D) p2 = a2 – b2
(C) 1 : 1 (D) 8 : 9
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84. A train 220 m long is running with a speed
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of 62 km/hr. What is the time in which it  1  1
3   4 
will pass a man who starts from the engine  4  3
running at the speed of 4 km/hr in the 88. The square root of 2 2
 1  1
direction opposite to that of the train ? 3 4   4 3 
   
220 62
4 4
 1  1
3 4   4 3 
   
4 2 2
 1  1
3 4   4 3 
(A) 16 sec / (B) 12 sec /    
(C) 10 sec / (D) 15 sec /
7 5
(A) 5 (B) 5
1 12 12
85. If ` 5600 amounts to ` 6678 in 3 years
2 12 1
(C) 5 (D) 5
1 13 6
what will ` 9400 amount to in 5years at 89. If (5x2 – 3y2) : xy = 11 : 2 then the positive
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the same rate percent per annum simple x
value of y is –
interest ?
1 x
` 5600 3 ` 6678 (5x2 – 3y2) : xy = 11 : 2
2 y
–
1
` 9400 5 7
4 (A)
2
(A) ` 12114.25 (B) ` 12141 5

(B)
3
(C) ` 14121.25 (D) ` 11421
86. Two pipes P and Q can fill a tank in 3
(C)
12 hours and 16 hours respectively. If both 2
pipes are opened together, find when the (D) None of these /
first pipe must be turned off so that the tank 90. A train overtakes two persons, who are
may be just filled in 8 hours. walking in the same directions in which
P Q 12 the train is running at the rate of 2 km/hr
and 4 km/hr and passes them completely
16 in 9 and 10 sec respectively. The length of
the train is –
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2 4
(A) 4 hours / (B) 5 hours /
9 10
(C) 6 hours / (D) 3 hours /
–
87. A scooter and a motorcycle together cost
(A) 72 m / (B) 60 m /
` 80000. If by selling the scooter at 10% (C) 54 m / (D) 50 m /
profit and the motorcycle at 10% loss a total 91. A man sells a car at 10% loss to his friend.
profit of 2.5% is made, what is the cost price
If his friend sells the car for ` 54000 and
of the scooter ? gets 20% profit on it, what was the actual
` 80000
10% 10%
10% 2.5% ` 54000
20%
(A) ` 30000 (B) ` 60000

(A) ` 48000 (B) ` 50000
(C) ` 50000 (D) ` 20000 (C) ` 60000 (D) ` 73500
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92. The LCM of 8b(a2 – b2), 6ab3 (a3 – b3) and 96. A trader mixes 26 kg of rice at ` 20 per kg
18a2(a + b)2 is –
with 30 kg of rice of other variety at ` 36
8b(a2 – b2), 6ab 3 (a3 – b3) 18a2(a + b)2 per kg and sells the mixture at ` 30 per kg.
– His profit percent is –
2 2 2 2 ` 20 26
(A) 144a b (a + b) (a – b)(a + ab + b)
` 36 30
(B) 72a2b3 (a + b)2(a + b)(a2 + ab + b)
` 30
(C) 72a2b3 (a + b)2(a – b)(a2 + ab + b2) –
2 3 2 2
(D) 144a b (a – b) (a + b)(a + ab + b) (A) 5 (B) 10
(C) 0
93. If x4 – x3 + ax2 + x + b is exactly divisible by (D) None of the above /
x2 – 3x + 2, then the value of a and b are
97. If P sin  = 3 and P cos  = 1. The value of
respectively –
P is –
x4 – x3 + ax2 + x + b , x2 – 3x + 2 P sin  = 3 P cos  = 1 P
a b
(A) 2 and –3 / 2 –3 (A) + 1 (B) + 2
(C) – 3 (D) 0
(B) –3 and 1 / –3 1 Directions (98 – 100) : The circle graph given
below show the spending of a family on various
(C) –3 and 2 / –3 2 items and its saving during a year. Study the
(D) –1 and 1 / –1 1
94. The area of a trapezium is 480 cm2. If the
difference between its parallel sides is
12 cm and the distance between them is
16 cm, then the parallel sides are –
480 2
12
16 –
(A) 12 cm and 24 cm
12 24
(B) 16 cm and 28 cm
16 28
(C) 20 cm and 32 cm
20 32 98. If the total income of the family is ` 80000
the expenditure on Education was –
(D) 24 cm and 36 cm
` 80000
24 36 –
95. The perimeters of a circular field and a (A) ` 8600 (B) ` 9600
square field are equal. If the area of the (C) ` 8400 (D) ` 7700
square field is 484 m2, then the area of the 99. What percent of the total income was spent
 22 
circular field will be   
 7 
(A) 25% (B) 20%
(C) 30% (D) 32%
2
484 100. Out of the total income of ` 80000 the
difference of the expenses on Housing and
 22  Transport was –
  7 
  80000
–
(A) 608 m2 / 2
(B) 616 m2 / 2
(A) ` 6400 (B) ` 7200
(C) 576 m2 / 2
(D) 660 m2 / 2
(C) ` 8000 (D) ` 9600
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Part - III (General Awareness)

III ( )
101. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of 105. Bhil Tribe population is largest in –
establishment of Indian National Congress ?
(A) Rajasthan /
(B) Gujarat /
(A) Lord Canning / (C) Madhya Pradesh /
(B) Lord Dufferin / (D) Maharashtra /
(C) Lord Lytton / 106. Which is the longest day of the year ?
(D) Lord Ripon /

(A) 21 May / 21
102. Under which article Scheduled Caste and
Scheduled Tribe hav e been gran te d (B) 21 June / 21
fundamental, socio-economic, political (C) 22 December / 22
and cultural rights ? (D) 25 December / 25
107. Income tax in India was introduced by –
?
(A) Sir Charles Wood /
(A) Article 20 / 20 (B) Lord MacHale /
(B) Article 19 / 19 (C) James Wilson /
(C) Article 18 / 18 (D) William Jones /
108. The compound of Carbon and Hydrogen is
(D) Article 17 / 17
formulated C6H14 and called ?
103. Which of the following acid is found in Soda
C6H14
water ?
(A) Hexyne /
(A) Lactose /
(B) Hexene /
(B) Carbonic acid /
(C) Hexadyne /
(C) Formic acid / (D) Hexane /
(D) Tartaric acid / 109. How many players are there in a Polo
104. Name the first ruler of Delhi Sultanate who team ?
issued pure Arabic coins –
(A) 4 (B) 7
(C) 8 (D) 6
110. Under which Article of the Constitution the
(A) Qutubuddin Aibek
Protection of Human Rights Ordinance was
issued by the President in 1993 ?
(B) Shamsuddin Iltutmish 1993
(C) Ruknuddin Firoze (A) Article 123 / 123

(B) Article 124 / 124
(C) Article 125 / 125
(D) Bahram Shah
(D) Article 127 / 127
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111. How does the consumer benefit with VAT ? 115. From which date was the Protection of
Human Rights Act, 1993 implemented ?
(VAT)
1993
(A) It removes tax on tax and thus reduces

price rise (A) 28 September 1993 / 28 1993
(B) 25 October 1993 / 25 1993
(C) 17 November 1993 / 17 1993
(B) Reduces the cost of production (D) 31 December 1993 / 31 1993
116. Which of the following books is authored by
V.S. Naipaul ?
(C) With the abolition of the sales tax
(D) Due to the exemption of small businesses

(A) Witness the Night
from the tax within certain limits
prescribed by the State
(B) Tender Hooks
112. Whom had Guru Nanak appointed his (C) A House for Mr. Biswas
successor ?
(D) The Rediscovery of India

(A) Guru Ramdas /
(B) Guru Amardas / 117. Which pollutant in water causes 'Blue baby
syndrome' ?
(C) Guru Har Rai /
(D) Guru Angad /

(A) Sulphates /
113. The state which has first implemented 73rd
Constitutional Amendment ? (B) Fluoride /
73 (C) Nitrates /
(D) Benzene /
(A) Madhya Pradesh / 118. Which o f the following boo k was not
authored by Mulk Raj Anand ?
(B) Punjab /
(C) Andhra Pradesh /
(D) Rajasthan / (A) Untouchable

114. The line joining the areas having the same
rainfall is called –
(B) The Big Heart
(A) Isobar /
(C) Coolie
(B) Isohyet /
(C) Isotherm / (D) A Bend in the River

(D) Isohaline /
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119. Which of the following Sultans has called 124. The purpose of Adjournment Motion in
himself the ‘Helper of a Caliph’ in his Parliament is –
inscription on the walls of the mosque at
Garhmukteshwar ? (A) Discussion on urgent matter of public
importance
(B) Oppos it io ns a ttempt t o co llect

information from Minister
(A) Balban /
(B) Kaiqubad /
(C) To demand reduction in the amount of
(C) Jalaluddin Khilji / a grant
(D) None of the above /
120. Which river among the following does not (D) To de mand che ck o n the violen t
join the Ganga river from left ? behaviour of some members
125. Hemophilia is –
(A) Gomati / (B) Ghaghra /
(C) Kosi / (D) Son /
(A) caused by bacteria
121. Which of the following is not an objective of
the monetary policy of the RBI ?
(B) caused by virus
(A) Boost economic development (C) caused by pollutants
(B) Direct credit in desirable direction (D) a hereditary defect
(C) Control inflationary pressure 126. In human body, vitamin A is stored in the –
A
(D) Ensure social justice (A) liver / (B) skin /
(C) lung / (D) kidney /
122. Who among the following was the only 127. Ondometer is a –
Jewish Viceroy of India ?
(A) Measuring instrument for distance

(A) Lord Curzon / covered by motor wheels
(B) Lord Canning /
(C) Lord Irwin / (B) Measuring instrument for frequency of
electromagnetic waves
(D) Lord Reading /
123. The first general election under the Indian
Constitution was held in – (C) Device for measuring sound intensity
(D) M easuring instrument for electric

(A) 1949 (B) 1950 power
(C) 1952 (D) 1953
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128. Which acid is used in rubber, textile, leather 133. When did the Rupee become a freely
and electroplating industries ? convertible currency on current account in
India ?
(A) Ethanoic acid /

(A) 2000 / 2000 (B) 2001 / 2001
(B) Methanoic acid /
(C) Malanic acid / (C) 1994 / 1994 (D) 1999 / 1999
134. The demand curve for a Giffen good is –
(D) Butairic acid /
129. Who discovered that life is in plants and
tree ? (A) upward rising
(A) Robert Koch / (B) downward falling
(B) J.C. Bose /

(C) Benjamin Franklin / (C) parallel to the quantity axis
(D) Louis Pasteur /

130. The ‘Indian Home Rule Society’ was found (D) parallel to the price axis
in –
135. Foreign currency which has a tendency of
quick migration is called –
(A) 1900 A.D. / 1900
(B) 1901 A.D. / 1901
(C) 1902 A.D. / 1902
(A) Scarce currency /
(D) 1905 A.D. / 1905
(B) Soft currency /
131. ‘Malacca Strait’ lies between –
(C) Gold currency /
(D) Hot currency /
(A) India and Sri Lanka
136. The anther contains –
(B) Indonesia and Malaysia

(A) Pollen grains /
(C) Taiwan and Philippines (B) Carpel /

(C) Sepals /
(D) Australia and New Guinea (D) Ovule /
137. The process of curing inflation by reducing
132. Which of the following mountains is located money supply is called –
in Italy ?
(A) Appennine / (A) Cost-push inflation /

(B) Pyrenees / (B) Demand-pull inflation /
(C) Dinaric Alps / (C) Disinflation /
(D) Zura / (D) Reflation /
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138. Nobel Prize was awarded to Einstein for – 141. DDT residues are rapidly passed through
foo d chain causing bio mag nificat io n
because DDT is –
(A) theory of relativity DDT
DDT –
(A) Water soluble
(B) theory of photoelectric effect
(B) Lipid soluble
(C) theory of specific heats (C) Moderately toxic
(D) Non-toxic to aquatic animals

(D) theory of Bose-Einstein statistics
142. Which of the following vitamins contains
Cobalt ?
139. The Law of Demand expresses –
(A) Vitamin K / K
(B) Vitamin B12 / B12
(A) effect of change in price of a commodity
on its demand (C) Vitamin B6 / B6
(D) Vitamin B2 / B2
143. Which plant group is commonly known as
amphibians of plant kingdom ?
(B) effect of change i n deman d o f a
commodity on its price
(A) Bryophytes /
(B) Pteridophytes /
(C) Algae /
(C) effect of change i n deman d o f a (D) Gymnosperms /
commo dity o ve r the supply o f its
144. The image formed by a concave mirror is
subsitiute
observed to be virtual, erect and larger than
the object. Where should be the position of
the object ?
(D) None of the above
140. Butanone is a four-carbon compound with (A) At the centre of curvature

the functional group –
(B) Beyond the centre of curvature
(C) Between the pole of the mirror and its

(A) Aldehyde / principal focus
(B) Alcohol /
(D) Between the Principal Focus and the
(C) Carboxylic acid / centre of curvature.
(D) Ketone /
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145. ‘Fathometer’ is used to measure – 148. The place where accessories are connected
in computer is known as –
(A) Earthquakes /
(B) Rainfall /
(A) Port / (B) Ring /
(C) Ocean Depth /
(D) Sound Intensity / (C) Bus / (D) Zip /
146. Why the parent image of the tree in desert 149. National Sports Day is celebrated on which
may create an illusion to the observer that of the following day ?
the tree is near a pool of water ?
(A) Reflection (A) 29 August / 29
(B) Refraction (B) 29 July / 29
(C) 20 September / 20
(C) Total internal reflection
(D) 29 September / 29
(D) Dispersion 150. The only person to receive two nobel prizes
in Physics –
147. At which of the following places is the 2016
Summer Olympics proposed to be held ?
2016
(A) John Bardeen /
(A) Rio de Janeiro / (B) Madam Curie /

(B) Glasgow /
(C) Linus Pauling /
(C) Athens /
(D) None of these /
(D) Durban /
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Part - IV (English Language)

Direction : In Question nos. 151 to 155, some 157. We expect to begin understanding what is
part of the sentences have errors and some are _____ our candidates to take this giant leap
correct. Find out which part of a sentence has for humankind.
an e rr or and blacken the oval [ ] (A) motivating (B) captivating
corresponding to the appropriate letter (A), (B),
(C) suggesting (D) granting
(C). If a sentence is free from error, blacken the
oval corresponding to (D) in the Answer Sheet. 158. The larger problem of state _____ must be
addressed urgently.
151. The students were required to seriously
study for examination. (A) freedom (B) incapacity
(A) No error (C) activity (D) degradation
(B) For examination 159. He turned _____ late for giving his evidence
(C) The students were in the case.
(D) Required to seriously study
(A) out (B) down
152. The little students that were in the class
were sitting idle. (C) up (D) off
(A) Were sitting idle 160. It is a matter of concern that the couple
(B) No error does not pull well _____ .
(C) Were in the class (A) up (B) through
(D) The little students that
(C) off (D) together
153. He is a fortunate person all whose efforts
succeed. Direction: In Question nos. 161 to 167, a
(A) All whose sentence/ a part of the sentence is underlined.
Below are given alternatives to the underlined
(B) No error
part at (A), (B), (C) which may improve the
(C) Efforts succeed
sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In
(D) He is a fortunate person
case no improvement is needed your answer is
154. Gaurav is disinterested in the study of
(D). Mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
science.
(A) Study of science 161. Let’s have a party some time at the next
(B) Disinterested in the week.
(C) Gaurav is (A) sometime at next week
(D) No error (B) sometime in the next week
155. The pe rsonal department has issued (C) sometimes next week
termination notice to Sachin.
(D) No Improvement
(A) Notice to Sachin
(B) No error 162. These days, it is difficult to make both ends
(C) The personal department meet.
(D) Has issued termination (A) to have both ends meet
Directions : In Question nos. 156 to 160, (B) to make all ends meet
sentences given with blanks to be filled in with (C) to make the ends meet
an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are
(D) No Improvement
suggested for each question. Choose the correct
alternative out of the four and indicate it by 163. If I would realised the nature of the job
blackening the appropriate oval [ ] in the earlier, I would not have accepted it.
Answer Sheet. (A) I would if
156. Uncapped players _____ a lot of attention (B) In case I would have
from the teams.
(C) Had I
(A) recommended (B) showed
(C) reviewed (D) commanded (D) No Improvement
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164. No one could explain how a calm and 173. Iniquity
balanced person like him could penetrate (A) Fairness (B) Dishonesty
such a mindless act on his friends.
(C) Peace (D) Apostasy
(A) persecute
174. Cognisance
(B) perpetrate
(A) Idiom (B) Ignorance
(C) precipitate
(C) Abeyance (D) Anecdote
(D) No Improvement
165. The pedestrians must have to be very 175. Analysis
cautious while crossing the road. (A) Dialysis (B) Electrolysis
(A) must had been (C) Synthesis (D) Parenthesis
(B) ought be Directions : In question nos. 176 to 177, four
(C) are required to words are given in each question, out of which
(D) No improvement only one word is correctly spelt. Find the
166. Finishing his breakfast he started working correctly spelt word and mark your answer in
on the long pending problem. the Answer Sheet.
(A) His breakfast finished 176. (A) Slowenly (B) Slovenly
(B) His breakfast having finished (C) Slowanly (D) Slovanly
(C) Having finished his breakfast 177. (A) Suppliant (B) Suplliant
(D) No Improvement
(C) Supplient (D) Supplient
167 He has now succeeded in overwhelming the
grief. Directions : In Question nos. 178 to 184, out
of the four alternatives, choose the one which
(A) successful in overcoming
can be substituted for the given words/
(B) successful in overwhelm sentences and indicate it by blackening the
(C) succeeded in overcoming appropriate oval [ ] in the Answer Sheet.
(D) No improvement 178. Without emotion or interest :
Directions : In Question nos. 168 to 171 out of (A) Pragmatic (B) Phlegmatic
the four alternatives, choose the one which best
(C) Prosaic (D) Petulant
expresses the meaning of the given word and
mark it in the Answer Sheet. 179. Being mournful or sad:
168. Discomfiture (A) Odious (B) Pedantic
(A) Calmness (B) Building (C) Pristine (D) Plaintive
(C) Unease (D) Success 180. Harmful to health or having a foul order :
169. Sycophancy (A) Nugatory (B) Perfunctory
(A) Abuse (B) Praying (C) Noisome (D) Rudimentary
(C) Criticism (D) Flattery
181. Pertaining to farewell :
170. Indubitable
(A) Valedictory (B) Temerity
(A) Disputable (B) Certain
(C) Synergy (D) Wanton
(C) Doubtful (D) Equivocal
182. Something hard to understand :
171. Qualm
(A) Suspicion (B) Happiness (A) Squalid (B) Rabid
(C) Abhorrence (D) Comfort (C) Succor (D) Recondite
Directions : In question nos. 172 to 175, choose 183. A division in an organised group :
the word opposite in meaning to the given word (A) Waft (B) Staid
and mark it in the Answer Sheet. (C) Schism (D) Wrest
172. Eschew
184. A short literary sketch :
(A) Reduce (B) Invite
(A) Verdant (B) Vignette
(C) Use (D) Embrace
(C) Mosaic (D) Motif
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Direction : In Question nos. 185 to 190, four include the selection process, the faculty, the
alternative are given for the Idiom/Phrase curriculum, the courseware and the pedagogic
underli ned in the sentence. Choose the methods used. In our country, students who join
alternative which best expresses the meaning a B School are typically young and without any
of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it in the Answer work experience. Most of them are really not sure
why they are there. Contrary to the general
Sheet.
perception that M BA st udents are smart,
185. To end in smoke :
(A) to die of cancer caused by smoking confident, assertive and clear about what they
(B) to end without providing any practical want to achieve in life, most of them are simply
result relieved and happy at having successfully
(C) die in a burning house choked with complet ed the admiss ion process. The
smoke enthusiasm of students disappears even before
(D) to risk everything in a single venture the journey has begun. Moreover, in the absence
186. Sow dragon’s teeth : of any work experience, they find it difficult to
(A) go on an adventure relate the concepts taught in the class to real
(B) be extravagant life business situations. Many of our B Schools
(C) miss an opportunity are unable to attract good faculty. Most of the
(D) make a bad situation worse faculty members do n ot h ave industry
187. Drive into corner : experience. When they explain concepts in the
(A) conclude proceedings class, they lack conviction, as they are unable to
(B) tolerate give relevant live examples. Then there are
(C) cut off all means of escaping problems with the courseware. Textbooks and
(D) bear the consequences much of the reading material used in our B-
188. Pretty kettle of fish : Schools are mostly American in origin. There is
(A) to admire people little quality writing by Indian professors. It is
(B) bad business time that B Schools faced these challenges
(C) a very beautiful girl squarely. Otherwise, they face a bleak future in
(D) a conceited person the long run.
189. Left in the lurch :
(A) to develop a feeling of hatred 191. What according to the passage is not true
(B) to fail to produce intended effect about Indian professors ?
(C) to be embarrassed (A) t ha t they do not have industry
(D) to be at a grave disadvantage experience
190. Show a clean fair of heels :
(A) keep things in an organised manner (B) that they write quality reading material
(B) to be emotionless (C) they give relevant live examples
(C) to escape
(D) to be unwilling to change (D) t ha t they lack convictio n wh ile
Direction : In Question nos. 191 to 200, you explaining concepts
have two brief passages with 5 questions each. 192. What do the students have in them when a
Read the passage carefully and choose the best new batch of students arrive?
answer to each question out of the four (A) a lot of industry experience
alternatives and mark it by blackening the
appropriate oval [ ] in the Answer Sheet. (B) conviction and respect for teachers
PASSAGE-1 (C) their own aspirations goals, and dreams
(D) the quality to write skillfully
Management education continues to attract
youngsters in our country, like a magic wand. 193. According to the passage which of the
Every year, campuses of business schools across following options is not one of the factors
the country come abuzz with activity as a new affecting a student’s state of mind ?
batch of st udents arrives, with their own (A) his general perception of MBA
aspirations, goals and dreams. Unfortunately,
only some of these dreams are fulfilled. It leaves (B) the selection process
more disgruntled students than satisfied ones at (C) the curriculum
the end of the programme. This sad state of affairs
is explained by a combination of factors. These (D) the pedagogic methods
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194. According to the passage, what do the the Reformation of the six tee nt h cen tury
students find difficult ? contributed their imperishable part to this slow
(A) absence of work experience and difficult emancipation of the human race.
(B) completing the tiresome selectio n But it is in modern times that the pace and vigor,
process the scope and sweep of this liberal movement
(C) relating to real life business situations have so increased unquestionably as to dominate
the concepts taught in the class the age, particularly the last three centuries that
(D) studyin g the reading material o f have registered great triumphs of spirit.
American origin 196. What has been the most dominant passion
195. Why do the students feel dissatisfied at the of the human race during the last three
end of the curricula? centuries?
(A) because they are unliked by their (A) Emancipation from economic exploitation.
teachers (B) Disco very o f fresh fields and new
(B) because only fe w of th eir ow n pastures in the field of intellect.
aspirations are fulfilled. (C) Philosophical development.
(C) because they don’t get quality material (D) Gaining freedom in different spheres of
to read life.
(D) because they are very young when they 197. What, according to the author, is the history
join a B-School of the modern world a record of ?
PASSAGE-2 (A) Of incessant conflict among nations.
The history of the modern world is a record (B) Of clash of economic interests.
of highly varied activity, of incessant change, and (C) Of the achievements of the human
of astonishing achievement. The lives of men race in science and technology.
have, during the last few centuries, become (D) Multifarious efforts and accomplishments
increasingly diversified; their powers have of the human race in various fields of
greatly multiplied, their horizon has enormously life, that are indeed astonishing and of
constant change.
enlarged. New interests have arisen in rich
198. In what period of the history of the world
profusion to absorb attention and to provoke
have the lives of men become increasingly
exertion New aspirations and new emotions have
diversified?
come to move the soul of men. Amid all the
(A) In the ancient ages.
bewildering phenomena, interest, in particular,
(B) In the middle ages.
has stood out in clear and growing pre-eminence,
(C) In the age of Renaissance and Reformation
has expressed itself in a multitude of ways and
(D) During the last few centuries.
with an emphasis more pronounced, namely, the
determination of the race to gain a larger 199. In what areas do you think have the powers
of men greatly multiplied during the last
measure of freedom than it has ever known
few centuries?
before freedom in the life of the intellect and
(A) In the economic sphere.
spirit, freedom in the realm of government and
(B) In larger control of the forces of nature.
law, freedom in the sphere of economic and social
(C) Increasing accumulation of knowledge
relationships. A passion that has prevailed so
in different fields of human activity.
widely, that has transformed the would so greatly,
(D) All of these
and is still transforming it, is one that surely
200. The horizon of the lives of men has been
merits study and abundantly rewards it; its
greatly enlarged. What does it mean?
operations constitute the very pith and marrow
(A) Men have developed a broad outlook on
of modern history.
life.
Not that this passion was unknown to the (B) Their intellectual powers have greatly
long ages that preceded the modern periods. The expanded.
ancient Hebrews, t he ancient Greeks and (C) The y h ave a wider area fo r the
Romans blazed the way leaving behind them a operation of their intellectual powers.
precious heritage of accomplishments and (D) The facilities for travel have been
suggestions, and the men who were responsible multiplied.
for the Renaissance of the fifteenth century and
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Centres at: MUKHERJEE NAGAR  MUNIRKA  UTTAM NAGAR  DILSHAD GARDEN  ROHINI  BADARPUR  JAIPUR  GURGAON  NOIDA

Part - I (General Intelligence & Reasoning)

(C) Distance / (C) 13 : 17 (D) 29 : 31

(A) Cone : Sphere

14. 146, 74, 40, 23, 19.5, 18.75

(C) Pentagon : Heptagon (C) 19.5 (D) 18.75

(D) Angle : Quadrilateral (A) 52 (B) 112

(A) 120° (B) 100°

'+' '÷', '–' '+', '×'

46. A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown (D) 1, 5, 8; 2, 6, 9; 3, 4, 7

(B) B and C only / B C

(C) A, C and D only / A, C D

(D) B, C and D only / B, C D

(A) Both the conclusions follow

(B) None of the conclusions follows

(C) Only conclusion I follows

Part - II (Quantitative Aptitude)

(A) ` 620 (B) ` 430 (A) 7% (B) 5%

1 (A) ` 100000 (B) ` 125000

2 2 2 1 63. The side BC, CA and AB of a  ABC are

(A) 10% profit /

(A) 9 (B) 7 10 × 7.5 ×6 6

82. A right circular cone is cut by a plane

parallel to its base in such a way that the

(A) ` 12114.25 (B) ` 12141 5

(A) ` 30000 (B) ` 60000

Part - III (General Awareness)

(D) Lord Ripon /

(C) Ruknuddin Firoze (A) Article 123 / 123

(A) It removes tax on tax and thus reduces

(D) Due to the exemption of small businesses

(D) The Rediscovery of India

(D) Guru Angad /

(C) Andhra Pradesh /

(D) Rajasthan / (A) Untouchable

(C) Isotherm / (D) A Bend in the River

(B) Oppos it io ns a ttempt t o co llect

(A) Boost economic development (C) caused by pollutants

(B) Direct credit in desirable direction (D) a hereditary defect

(A) Measuring instrument for distance

(D) M easuring instrument for electric

(A) Ethanoic acid /

(A) Robert Koch / (B) downward falling

(B) J.C. Bose /

(D) Louis Pasteur /

(B) Indonesia and Malaysia

(C) Taiwan and Philippines (B) Carpel /

(A) Appennine / (A) Cost-push inflation /

(C) theory of specific heats (C) Moderately toxic

(D) Non-toxic to aquatic animals

(D) None of the above

140. Butanone is a four-carbon compound with (A) At the centre of curvature

(C) Between the pole of the mirror and its

(A) Reflection (A) 29 August / 29

(B) Refraction (B) 29 July / 29

(A) Rio de Janeiro / (B) Madam Curie /

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