Hints and Solutions

Subject : General English :

Section 'A' : Reading
1. (a) The two boys convinced their younger sister to stay behind saying that the long walk would be too
tiring for her.
(b) Their troubles were not yet over. The two boys could not go home as the tide had come in too far. Their
only chance of escape was the narrow path to the cliff top. But half way up, the path was blocked by a
large rock. So, their troubles were not coming to an end.
(c) The boys were dismayed because neither they could reach home as the tide had come in too far and
nor they could go back the way. They had just come as the tide would come in long before they reached
the end beach.
(d) (i) Willingly (ii) Danger
(e) Damp, dark caves; innumerable pools among the rocks full of small fishes and other sea creatures;
scattered commonplace objects which were washed up and left by the tide awaited the two boys once
they had passed beyond the headland.
(f) A suitable heading to the paragraph is 'Time and Tide Wait for None'.
(g) Their younger sister told her parents where they had gone. The parents called the policemen who
brought the two boys home safely. Thus their younger sister saved them.

2. (a) A suitable title to the poem is 'A Prayer for You'.

(b) The treasures prayed for here like health, blessings and friends an 'of a far more lasting kind' as they
are supposed to be with you and your life and they never leave you helpless like wealth or fame.
(c) "The poet has deep faith in God." The line which best conveys this idea is I asked that he'd be near you
At the start of each new day
(d) The 'he' in line 4 refers to 'God'.
(e) The poet's friend wouldn't mind because the poet had asked for treasures of a far more lasting kind for
his friend. The poet asked God to give his friend health, blessings, friends, happin which are far more
valuable than wealth or fame. CD The poet prayed 'the most of all' for God's loving care.

Section 'B' : Writing

3. India of My Dreams
All of us being inhabitants or citizens of our country naturally dream of what kind of a country we desire
for. We even dream of building the kind of country we want. The India of my dreams may appear imprac-
ticable and a little too imaginative to many but then this is what I want my country to be. In the land of my
dreams, the suffering of millions and the burden of poverty will be no more. The ever-widening gap be-
tween the rich and poor will be bridged. Education will be free and compulsory and there will be complete
law and order. Crime and yiolence will be no more because reason will reign all over. Every citizen will be
free to express his/her ideas. No one would be deprived of justice. Everyone will live with dignity. There will
be equal rights for everyone. The country will be run by capable and able youths elected democratically.
Bureaucracy will be honest and prompt in their duty. There would be no child-labour, no exploitation and
no one will sleep hungry. Science and technology will trickle down to every village, town and city. Com-
puter literacy will be cent per cent.
Thus, India of my dreams would be strong and self-reliant economically and strong in its defence, politi-
cally astute, socially civilized, non-communal, secular, educated and united.

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5. There should be an aim of life. A life without an aim is useless. A definite aim leads to success in life. 'I
would like to see myself as an army officer ten years hence.'
Many people educate their children aimlessly. Students themselves do not know what they are going to
be. They pass one examination after another. The result is that they found themselves in a hopeless
situation.
As regards myself, I want to be an army officer. I am preparing mentally as well as physically for it. I hope
to pass my academic examinations upto the intermediate with good marks and then I shall appear for
NDA. I am sure that I shall definitely compete the test successfully and shall become an army officer.
This is what I want to be. This is the dream of my life. It is my real aim. An army officer's importance is
much more than we see in watching· nation's boundary. The duties of an army officer are challenging and
he looks smart in his uniform. As an army officer I shall render a great service to my country. I pray to God
to fulfil my dream and make my life worth-living.

Section'C' Granunar
6. (a) Explorers have made amazing discoveries.
(b) Un fortunately he did not succeed in the first attempt. (c) Though the boy was ill, he went to school.
(d) Soon friendship changed into enmity.
(e) He is too honest to tell lies.
(f) He is so honest that he cannot accept bribe.
(g) Mumbai is better than all other sea ports in India. (h) Promise should be kept.
(i) He is a cowardly fellow. His Cowardice makes everybody dislike him.
(j) Only the brave deserves the fair.
OR
The brave alone deserves the fair.

7. (a) The spell of drought lasted for three months.

(b) The twentieth century will be seen by historians as the era of the motorcar.
(c) India prospered during the period of Ashok's reign. (d) This is the age of cyber technology.
(e) For a moment, I thought I would fail.

8. (a) Lazy
(b) Ugliness
(c) Expand
(d) Modern
(e) Fertile
(f) Vice

9. (a) Misery
(b) Sweet,pleasant
(c) Exact
(d) Enthusiastic
(e) Different
(f) Ability

10. (a) Samar said that he would give an early reply.

(b) A team of archaeologists left last week to study the Indus Civilization.
(c) He starts for school at 7:30 am everyday.
(d) I have heard a lot about the book that you have written.
(e) The French Prime Minister arrived in India last week. (f) No one can help you if you are dishonest.

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11. (a) They are thinking of amending the wording of the proposed law
(b) She declined the invitation.
(c) The boy denied that he had made a noise.
(d) How many of them were ready to offer their service voluntarily ?
(e) Air India is currently offering a 10% rebate if we book with month in advance.
(f) All the floors in this mall have been fitted with escalators.
(g) His optimism will take him a long way in life.
(h) Anil had rumour about the financial deal.

17. (a) A fox had been caught by the hunters.

(b) The house has been painted by the workmen.
(c) The school play is being produced by me this year. (d) He was bitten by a dog.
(e) By whom were you given this book?
OR
By whom was this book given to you? (f) Let the window be opened.
(g) The old folks will be visited by the girls next week.

18. (a) New rules have been laid down to deal with tax evaders.
(b) I am looking forward to the visit of my sister.
(c) The servant has to make do with ~ ten thousand. (d) She handed over the business to her son.
(e) He was hanged before she could get a chance to talk.

19. (a) (3) Blissfully happy

(b) (1) To be bossy or rough
(c) (2) Using very little money
(d) (2) To face the consequences

20. (a) (1) During a severe earthquake, entire cities can be reduced f rubble.
(b) (3) Many survivors of the earthquake developed pneumonia.
(c) (1) Within minutes, the city of St Pierre was charred beyol recognition.
(d) (3) Although volcanoes are dormant for long periods.
(e) (4) The shepherd had been wandering in the fields for a long w and was quite exhausted.
(f) (1) Three dots, three dashes and three dots is the most farnd mores-code message for "Help!"
(g) (1) Tony knows that he is going to have a hard time convincing mother to let him go to the disco
theque.
(h) (3) Alexander founded more than 70 cities.
(i) (3) The Samurai sheathed his sword and bowed.
(j) (3) The Jaguar was so astonished that he fell backward over painted tail.

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 Ques 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
Ans A A D B A C D A A A D C C D A
Ques 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Ans B D C B A B A B A B A C B A B
Ques 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65
Ans A B B B D A C A A C A D C C B
Ques 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75
Ans B C A B C D C A C D

Section ‘A’ General Knowledge

1. 2350 BC - 1750 BC
2. Dynamite
3. Kitten
4. Lead acid
5. Cherry blossom
6. 1922
7. Indira Gandhi
8. Earth
9. Richard Atenborough
10. Dr. APJ Abdul
11. Kalidas
12. Virendra Sehwag
13. Gils
14. Gen VH Singh
15. Earth, Sun, Moon
16. Lord Mountbatten
17. Epicentre
18. Asia
19. India, Pakistan
20. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

Section B

21. (A) Three pairs of walking legs

22. (A) Glucose
23. (D) Bones
24. (B) Vitamin B
25. (A) Diamond
26. (C) Lungs
27. (D) DDT
28. (A) Road
29. (A) Vijay Lakshmi

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30. (A) 80ºC
31. (D) Scattered
32. (C) Hitler
33. (C) PSLV C-11
34. (D) Pashupati
35. (A) Venus and Mars
36. (B) Zimbabwe
37. (D) Rupiah
38. (C) Sports Coaches
39. (B) Antarctica
40. (A) Five
41. (B) Soyabeans
42. (A) King Cobra
43. (B) Indian Military Academy
44. (A) Oviparous
45. (B) Indonesia
46. (A) Microsoft
47. (C) Aurobiondo Ghosh
48. (B) Tank
49. (A) Ashok Chakra
50. (B) USA
51. (A) Bob Houghton
52. (B) Australia
53. (B) Hockey
54. (B) Naveen Chawla
55. (D) Damodar Valley
56. (A) Delhi Kolkata
57. (C) JJ Thomson
58. (A) Textiles Industry
59. (A) Bacterial Disease
60. (C) Milk of Magnesia
61. (A) All of these
62. (D) Caustic soda
63. (C) Common cold

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64. (C) Silver Foil
65. (B) The Gomti
66. (B) Sodium carbonate
67. (C) Kanchipuram
68. (A) Chennai Supper
69. (B) Sodium carbonate
70. (C) Azmal Kasab
71. (D) Jerusalem
72. (C) Mr. MJ Akbar
73. (A) Mr. Hamid Ansari
74. (C) CIA
75. (D) 7
MATHS
– 3  – 10  21
1.    (–6)
5  9  –4

(–3)  (–10)  (–21)  (–6)

=
594

3  10  21 6
=
594
= 21

2. Let the number be x.

x  23
Then, = 46
100

46  100
x=
23
 x = 200

–7 5 2
3. = –0.70, = – 0.625, = 0.666
10 –8 3
Hence, ascending order of the rational numbers are

–7 5 2
, ,
10 – 8 3

4. pqa = (3p + q)2 – (3p – q)2

 pqa = (9p2 + q2 + 6pq – 9p2 – q2 + 6aq)
 paq = 9p2 + q2 + 6pq – 9p2 – q2 + 6pq
 paq = 12pq
 a = 12

5. (25a2 + c2 + 10ac2) – 49b2 = (5a + c)2 – (7b)2

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 = (5a + c – 7b) (5a + c + 7b)

6. Let the other two sides of the isosceles right angle be a cm.

Hence , a2 + a2 = 200 cm2

 2a2 = 200 cm2
 a2 = 100 cm2

a= 100 cm
 a = 10 cm

7.

a:b:c=3×6:6×5:5×7
= 18 : 30 : 35

8. Let the present ages of Rakesh and Dinesh be 5x yr and 7x yr respectively. According to the questions ,
after 5 yr.

5x  5 5
 
7x  5 6
35x + 25 = 30x + 30
5x = 5
x = 1 yr
Hence, present age of Rakesh = 5x
=5×1
= 5 yr
and present age of Dinesh = 7x
=7×1
= 7 yr

9. Total length (distance) = 360 + 140

= 500 m
speed = 5 km/h

5 25
= 45 × m/s = m/s
18 2

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 dis tan ce 500
Hence, required time = =
speed 25 / 2

= 40 s

10. Annual birth rate = 4% – 2%

= 2%
Hence, population of the town after 2 yr

2
 2 
= 20000 × 1  
 100 

2
 51 
= 20000 ×  
 50 

51 51
= 20000 × ×
50 50
= 20808

11. Area of the square = Area of the rectangular

Area of the square = 225 × 144
 Area of the square = 32400

Hence , side of the square = 32400

= 180 m

12. Speed of the car = 40 km/h

5
= 40× m/s
18

100
= m/s
9

100
Hence, car will travel m bfore applying the brakes.
9

13. From ABC,

BC = 5.4 cm
BD = DC = 2.7 cm
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and AD = 2.6 cm

14. Suppose , correct question = x

and wrong question = 20 – x
Then, x × 10 – (20 – x) × 5 = 125
 10x – 100 + 5x = 125
 15x = 125 + 100 = 225

225
x= = 15
15
Hence,wrong question = 20 – 15
=5

15. Given, l = 13 cm, b = 9 cm and h = 2.5 cm

Surface area of cuboid = 2(lb + bh + hl)
= 2(13 × 9 + 9 × 2.5 + 2.5 × 13)
= 2(117 + 22.5 + 32.5)
= 2(172) = 344 cm2

16.

17. Perimeter of the equilateral triangle = 7.2 × 3

= 21.6 cm
 Circumference of the circle = 21.6 cm
2r = 21.6 cm

21.6
 2r = ×7
22
 2r = 6.88 cm

13 3 13 5

8 6 7 13

18. 1 10 11 12

12 15 3 4

19. Required least number of candy bars

= LCM of 2, 3 and 7ss
= 42

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 2 2
– –
 728  3  1728  3
20. 1  =  
 1000   1000 

2
–
 12 3  3
=   
 10  

–2
 12 
=  
 10 

2
 10 
=  
 12 

100
=
144

25
=
44
Part - B

21. (a) 4y2 – 4yx + x2 – 9z2

= (2y – x)2 – (3z)2
= (2y – x + 3z) (2y – x – 3z)

(b) 2x2 + 5x – 7
= 2x2 + 7x – 2x– 7
= x(2x + 7) – 1 (2x + 7)
= (x – 1) (2x + 7)
= (x – 1) (2x + 7)

22. Suppose, speed of the steamer = x km/h

Steamer, upstream speed = (x – 1) km/h
Steamer, downstream speed = (x + 1) km/h
 10(x – 1) = 9(x + 1)
 10x – 10 = 9x + 9
 10x – 10 = 9x + 9

x x
Again   10  9
(19  1) (19 – 1)

x x
  = 19
20 18

9x  10 x
  19
180

19 x
 = 19
180 10
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 180  19
 x = = 180 km
19

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23. Inner radius of the tube (ri) = = 6 cm
2
Thickness of the tube (h) = 1 cm
Outer radius of the tube (r2) = (6 + 1) = 7 cm
 Volume of the tube = r22 × h – r21 × h
= h (r22 – r21)

22
= × 1(72 – 62)
7

22
= × 1(49 – 36)
7

22
= × 1 × 13 cm3
7

22
Hence, volume of the tube = × 1 × 13 × 7.58 g
7
= 318.69 g

n – 2
24. Each angle of regular polygon =
n

n – 2
 108º =
n

2
108º =  –
n

2  180 º
108º = 180º –
n

2  180 º
180º – 108º =
n

2  180 º
72º =
n

2  180 º
n =
72º
n = 5

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25. 2M + 7B = ----------- (i)
4

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4M + 4B = ----------- (ii)
3
After multiplying eq. (i) from (ii),

1
4M + 14B =
2

3–2 1
 10B = 
6 6

1
B=
60
On putting value B in Eq. (i)

1 1
2M + 7 × =
60 4

1 7
 2M = –
4 60

15 – 7
 2M =
60

8 2
 2M = 
60 15

2 1
M= 
30 15

1 1
 1M + 1B = +
15 60

4 1
=
60

5
=
60

1
=
12
Hence, 1 man and 1 boy will do the same work in 12 days.

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 4.84  100  31 100
26. Number of files = = 682
22  10
Hence, total cost = Rs. 682 × 2

27. (a) Total angle of the school

= 160º + 100º + 45º + 35º + 20º
= 360º
 Total amount spent on football (45º)
= Rs. 9000
 Total amount spent on all sports

9000
= Rs. × 360º
45º
= Rs. 72000

9000
(b) Total amount spent on hockey = Rs. × 100
45º
Hence, required difference = 20000 – 9000
= Rs. 11000
(c) Total amount spent on cricket

9000
= × 160º
45º
= 32000

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28. Tap A’s 1 min filled work =
10

1
Tap ‘B’s 1 min filld work =
12

1
Tap C’s 1 min empty work =
7
Hence, all three taps 1 min filled work

1 1 1
=  –
10 12 7

42  35 – 60
=
420

77 – 60
=
420

177 420
= or min.
420 17

29. Cost price of the rice = Rs. 500

3
th selling price of the rice 13
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 3 (100 – 10)
= 500 × ×
4 100

3 90
= 500 × ×
4 100
= Rs. 33.750

3
Remaining part of rice = 1 –
4

1
=
4

1
th selling price of the rice
4

1 (100  10)
= 500 × ×
4 100

1 110
= 500 × ×
4 100
Rs. 137.50

Total selling price of the rice

= 337.50 + 137.50
= Rs. 475

500 – 475
Hence, profit percentage = × 100
475

25
= × 100
475

100 5
= %= 5 %
19 19

30.  PQR is a isoscles triangle.

 Q = R
and P + Q + R = 180º
 30º + 2 Q = 180º
 2 Q = 150º
 Q = R = 75º
Hence, SQR = SRQ = 55º

(iii) SQR = SRQ = 55º

 X = PQR – SQR
= 75º – 55º = 20º

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