AILET MOCK 1

SECTION – I: ENGLISH

Directions for Questions 1–5: Select as your answer the option with the correct spelling of the word.

1. A. condescending B. condesending C. condensting D. condenstring

2. A. anticipatory B. anticipatary C. anticipetary D. anticepetory

3. A. appetite B. apettite C. apetite D. appatite

4. A. choclate B. chocklate C. chocolate D. chocoalate

5. A. allegdly B. allegedly C. aleggedly D. allegadly

Directions for Questions 6–10: Choose the most contextually appropriate word for each of the
numbered blanks.

Born and raised in Mare favela, one of Rio’s most dangerous slums, 38–year–old Franco was a
__(6)__advocate for the __(7)__– including Afro–Brazilians, the poor, the LGBTQ community and
women– and a __(8)__ of President Michel Temer’s federal intervention in the city. As a black, single
mother, she was a __(9)__ several times over in Brazilian politics and the only black woman on Rio’s
51– member city council, having received the fifth most votes in the election that __(10)__ her the
seat.

6. A. fierce B. gentle C. feeble D. redundant

7. A. eminent B. infamous C. marginalised D. institutionalised

8. A. instigator B. critic C. appraiser D. replica

9. A. majority B. monolith C. stalwart D. minority

10. A. got B. secured C. obtained D. won

Directions for Questions 11–20: Choose the most appropriate word to fill the blank.

11. Now physiologists hope the research could give insight _______how healthy joints function, and
aid with preserving their mobility. A. into B. for C. as D. to

12. The Narmada rises_______ the Amarkantak plateau in Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh. A.
through B. from C. upon D. in

13. SDR is an international type of monetary reserve currency, created by IMF, which operates as a
supplement _______ the existing reserves of member countries. A. to B. for C. across D. and

14. Everybody continues to be in its state of rest or of uniform motion compelled by an

external force to change its state. A. if B. as C. unless D. when

15. The relative tendency of an atom to attract the shared pair of electrons _______itself is called
electronegativity. A. towards B. away from C. in D. for

16. God forbid that a musician like Bob Dylan, rather than a “real writer,” be given the highest
literary prize _______ all! A. in B. of C. for D. to

17. The process of reaching consensus _______ a book jury is not dissimilar to some of the
exchanges observed between readers on online forums. A. on B. for C. from D. to

18. The Kisan Long March was the next logical step for the Kisan Sabha, which _______ organising
farmer agitations in the past few years. A. was B. had been C. was being D. is

19. The search party has spotted some debris strewn over a large hilly area which _______ be
remnants of the missing jet plane. A. should B. could C. would D. will

20. The afternoon yoga sessions are not compulsory, but missing them is frowned _______. A. upon
B. at C. no word required D. in
Directions for Questions 21–25: Fill the blank in each sentence with the most contextually suitable
word.

21. The once fierce rebel leader, well known for his fiery speeches, now seemed to have
_______with age. A. matured B. ripened C. lightened D. softened

22. The silver lining of the cloud was in bold _______ against the dark sky. A. contrast B. optimism C.
light D. inequality

23. The teacher instructed the musicians to _______in case they forgot any of the notes during the
performance. A. sound better B. invent C. apologise D. brave out

24. “I could sell my land”, the farmer _______, but then what would he do for a living?

A. feared B. thought C. calculated D. concluded

25. Some conservatives contend that the lack of God in public schools is a direct _______to school
shootings. A. reason B. objective C. precursor D. successor

Directions for Questions 26–30: Each of the sentences is divided into four parts A to D. In each
sentence mark your answer as the part which has a grammatical/ usage error. In case there is no
error, mark (D) as the answer.

26. In the distant future,

(A) /the Sun will turn into (B) /a black hole after losing all it’s fire.(C) / No error (D)

27. The treasure hunters dug the

(A) /eerie fortress all night only to find there was an (B) /empty box with a few coins. (C) / No error
(D)

28. Ramesh had so many

(A) /wedding invitations he could (B) /spend only a few minutes at each wedding. (C)/ No error (D)

29. My mother always allows

(A) /me to go out and play cricket but does not (B) / like me watching cricket on TV. (C) / No error (D)
30. Before the advent of smartphones, people would wait

(A) /for hours in queues to buy a cinema ticket (B) /but now they can conveniently buy them on their
mobile phones. (C) / No error (D)

Directions for Questions 31–35: From the options mark as your answer as the word which is closest
in meaning to the word given in bold letters:

31. de jure ‘

A. legal B. illegal C. real D. expired

32. volens

A. subject to risk B. voluntary acceptance of risk C. subjugation to risk D. subjugation to violence

33. pro bono

A. without goodwill B. without payment C. with goodwill D. with payment

34. intra vires

A. within power B. against authority C. beyond jurisdiction D. widely spread

35. a priori

A. coming initially B. already existing C. high priority D. preamble

36 Who has become the youngest gold medallist in shooting at the Khelo India Youth Games 2019?
a) Mehuli Ghosh b) Devanshi Rana c) Abhinav Shaw d) Pratap Singh Tomar

37 Who is the head of the Group of Ministers (GoM) for GST issues in real estate?

a) Kamleshwar Sharma b) Prabhuram Chowdhary c) Govind Singh d) Nitin Patel

38.Which state government has launched the farm debt-waiver scheme ‘Jai Kisan Rin Mukti Yojana’?
a) Madhya Pradesh b) Odisha c) Jharkhand d) Punjab Trishna gas project

39 Which is in news recently, is located in which of the following states?

a) Nagaland b) Tripura c) Manipur d) Assam

40.Who of the following has become the wicket-keeper captain with the most number of catches in
a match?
a) Kamran Akmal b) Rashid Latif c) MS Dhoni d) Sarfaraz Ahmed

41‘IMBEX 2018-19’ has started between India and which of the following countries?

a) Bangladesh b) Myanmar c) Mauritius d) Indonesia

42 Michael Atiyah was the noted mathematician of which country, who passed away recently?

a) Germany b) United Kingdom c) France d) United States

43 Who is the head of the committee which is formed by Madras High Court to weed out invasive
plant species from Western Ghats?

a) M M Sundaresh b) N Satish c) Cherukuri Raghvendra Babu d) Priyavrat Sisodiya

44.Which city is the venue of the 1st National EMRS National Sports Meet 2019?

a) Hyderabad b) New Delhi c) Dehradun d) Chennai

45Who has been named as the chief coach for the Indian women boxers?

a) Gurbax Singh Sandhu b) Anoop Kumar c) Mohammed Ali Qamar d) Chhote Lal Yadav

46 Who has won the Franco-German Human Rights Award?

a) Maria da Penha b) Yu Wensheng c) Thun Saray d) Wang Qiaoling D Gukesh,

47 who has been crowned India’s youngest Grandmaster (GM), is from which state?

a) Karnataka b) Tamil Nadu c) Andhra Pradesh d) Kerala

48 Who has been appointed the new CEO of the International Cricket Council (ICC)?

a) K P Sharma b) Manu Sawhney c) Mohan Das Pai d) Vinod Pai

49.Which state government has recently decided to

a) Ekal Abhiyan Trust b) Akshaya Patra Foundation c) Yohei Sasakawa d) Sulabh International

50 Who is the convenor of the newly constituted Group of Ministers (GoM) to look at issues related
to lottery under GST?

a) Sudhir Mungantiwar b) Himanta Biswa Sarma c) Mauvin Godinho d) Krishna Byre Gowda
Saksham

51 2019 is an annual high intensity people-centric mega campaign under the aegis of which
ministry?

a) Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation b) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas c)
Ministry of Finance d) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

52 Who has become the first Indian athlete to be nominated in Laureus World Comeback of Year
Award?

a) Vinesh Phogat b) Hima Das c) Mary Kom d) Muhammed Anas Yahiya

53 Which state government has announced Shaurya Award for Students?

a) Sikkim b) Haryana c) Himachal Pradesh d) Rajasthan

54 Who has been appointed as Director General (Investigation) in the National Human Rights
Commission (NHRC)?

a) Amit Kulshrestha b) S N Pradhan c) Prabhat Singh d) Pradeep Das

55 What is the theme of the 9th Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit 2019?

a) Gujarat Going Global b) Shaping a new India c) Gujarat Connecting India to the World d) Explore
India

56.Which union ministry has decided to organize Shehri Samridhi Utsav?

a) Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution b) Ministry of Women and Child
Development c) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises d) Ministry of Housing and Urban
Affairs

57.The Ministry of Finance has started which series on Twitter to educate general public about the
budgetary process?

a) Know Budgetary Process b) Know Your Budget c) Know Your Economy d) Know Making of Budget
58. Who has become the first Indian and youngest man too climb the seven highest peaks and
volcanic summits across all continents?

a) Mamta Sodha b) Jaahnavi Sriperambuduru c) Malavath Purna d) Satyarup Siddhanta

59.Which Indian-born personality is the recipient of the 2019 Japan Prize for his outstanding
contribution to sustainable soil management?

a) Rattan Lal b) Jayant Narlikar c) Rohini Godbole d) Raghunath Mashelkar

60.Which city is the venue of the 2nd World Orange Festival?

a) Kanpur b) Udaipur c) Nagpur d) Jhansi

61.The world’s first human rights TV channel has been launched in which of the following cities?

a) New York b) London c) Berlin d) Paris

62.The state-of-the-art National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC) has recently inaugurated in which
of the following cities?

a) Mumbai b) Shillong c) Hyderabad d) Varanasi

63.The Government of India (GoI) has approved setting up of three new Naval Air Squadrons in
which of the following states?

a) Assam and Sikkim b) Gujarat and Tamil Nadu c) West Bengal and Odisha d) Kerala and Karnataka

64.The German parliament has classified which of the following North African states as safe
countries of origin?

a) Algeria b) Tunisia c) Morocco d) All of the above

65.Who has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Sweden?

a) Gustav Fridolin b) Stefan Lofven c) Ulf Kristersson d) Jimmie Akesson

66.Which of the following state governments have approved 10% reservation for poor among
general category?

a) Odisha and Uttar Pradesh b) Gujarat and Assam c) Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan d) Jharkhand and
Uttar Pradesh

67.Diffo Bridge, which is in news recently, is located in which of the following states?

a) Andhra Pradesh b) Arunachal Pradesh c) Himachal Pradesh d) Uttar Pradesh

68.Which city is the venue of the 7th ASEAN-India Tourism Ministers 2019?

a) Ha Long b) Paris c) Tokyo d) Berlin

69. Which company has launched India’s first PolicyHack for Teachers?

a) Infosys b) Dell c) Reliance d) Wipro

70.Which IIT will launch India’s first B.Tech course in Artificial Intelligence (AI)?

a) IIT Hyderabad b) IIT Bombay c) IIT Indore d) IIT Kanpur

71. A train started at 10 pm from Lucknow and reached Delhi at 7 am in the morning. Another train
started at 11 pm from Delhi and reached Lucknow at 6 am. If they are running uniformly with
constant speed, at what time in the night, two trains had crossed each other?

A. 3 :30 am B. 4 : 30 am C. 2 am D. 2 : 30 am

72. Which is the nearest year after 2018, whose calendar will exactly the same as that of 2018?

A. 2024 B. 2029 C. 2023 D. 2025

73. The ratio of fifth term and second term of an GP is 1 :27 and sum of its first three terms is 26/9.
Find the sum of its infinite terms?

A. 2 B. 3 C. 9 D. 6

74. Pipe A and B are inlet pipes while C is a outlet pipe. A and B together can fill a tank in 12 hrs, B
and C together in 120 hrs while C and A together in 40 hrs. In how much time, leakage can empty the
full tank?

A. 80 Hr B. 60 Hr C. 40 Hr D. 90 Hr

75. 10 Men, 20 Women and 40 Boys can do a work in 30 days. If efficiency of a women is half of that
of man and twice of that of a boy, then in how many days 60 boys can complete this work?

A. 90 days B. 60 days C. 120 days D. 180 days

76. A solution contains 30 % liquid P. A part of it is removed and replaced with another solution
which contains 50% P. Now mixture contains 35% Liquid P. What fraction of original solution was
removed and replaced?

A. 1/3 B. 1/5 C. 1/4 D. 2/5

77. Find the remainder when 25 11 is divided by 9?

A. 1 B. 2 C. 8 D. 7

Directions for Questions78 – 80: A hotel has 90 guest. Out of them 40 like south Indian food, 35 like
Chinese and 24 like continental food. 5 like both South Indian and Chinese.7 like both Chinese and
continental. 8 like both continental and South Indian food. 9 like neither.

78. How many like all three type of food?

A. 3 B. 2 C. 5 D. 4

79 How many like exactly two type of food?

A. 14 B. 18 C. 17 D. 20

80. How many like at–most two type of foods?

A. 79 B. 88 C. 70 D. 64

81 Principle: As per the defense of necessity, nothing is an offence merely by reason of its being
done with the knowledge that it is likely to cause harm, if it be done without any criminal intention
to cause harm, and in good faith for the purpose of preventing or avoiding other harm to person or
property.

Fact: Pi Patel and Yann Martel along with Richard Parker and Anandi were cast away at sea due to a
wreck without food and water except for some biscuit packets that were not edible anymore due to
moisture. After twenty days, all of them got very feeble and were at the verge of dying of starvation.
Richard was injured and was counting his last breaths due to bleeding as well as starvation. Pi and
Martel proposed that one person should sacrifice so that others could live and since Richard was
about to die, they proposed to kill him for food. Anandi resisted but they killed Richard and all three
of them feasted on him to stay alive. Few days later, they were rescued and all three were charged
with murder of Richard Parker.

A. They can take the defense of necessity as their act saved three lives at the cost of one

B. Anandi can be held liable for murder too because she feasted with them

C. Pi and Martel can be held liable for murder and they can’t take the defense of necessity

D. No one is liable for murder.

82. Principle: Where a person lawfully does anything for another person, or delivers anything to him,
not intending to do so gratuitously, and such other person enjoys the benefit thereof, the latter is
bound to make compensation to the former in respect of, or to restore, the thing so done or
delivered

Fact: Prahalad was Kashyap’s Colleague and he was invited at Kashyap’s house for a barbeque party
at his garden. They were drinking together, when a furniture caught fire by flames from the stove
due to negligence of Kashyap. Kashyap went inside the house to get the fire extinguisher and
Prahlad instead of moving to a safe place, called the fire brigade and meanwhile tried to control the
spread of fire to other places. Prahlad could successfully control the fire on his own before the fire
brigade arrives and consequently saved a lot of Kashyap’s property worth lacs from getting
destroyed. Kashyap thanked him for his efforts and Prahlad demanded a compensation for minor
burns and injury that was caused to him and a reward for saving his property.

A. Prahlad is entitled to get compensation from Kashyap

B. Prahlad is not entitled to get compensation from Kashyap

C. Prahlad should’ve ensure his safety

D. The fact that he expects compensation shows that he did intend to do it gratuitously hence he
should be given compensation

83. Principle: A person is held guilty only for results that are the foreseeable consequences of his act.

Facts: Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation had dig up several places for constructing pillars and the
affected part of road was properly barricaded with green Impenetrable high iron boards with
warning sighs. One such Construction was going on at the part of road that was adjoining to a public
park where children played in the evening. One evening there was heavy rainfall and stormy winds
and consequently unripe mangoes fell from the trees. Children in an attempt to collect mangoes
jumped over the barricades and fell into the trench that was dug up and died due to drowning
because rainwater had flooded the constructed holes. Parents of deceased children sued Metro
Corporation for their negligence.

A. Metro Corporation can be made liable for compensation because they were negligent in digging
the ground adjoining to a public park

B. Metro corporation cannot be held liable for any act done under statutory authority even if it was
done negligently

C. Metro Corporation should’ve foreseen such a situation before digging near a park where children
play who couldn’t read warning signs

D. Metro Corporation cannot be held guilty for the consequences in this case.

114. Principle: Article 21 of the Constitution of India states that No person shall be deprived of his
life and personal liberty except according to procedure established by law.

Facts: As per section 18 of SC/ST Atrocities Act, a person accused of an offence under this Act will
not be given protection of Anticipatory bail and other such protection available in other cases of non
bailable offences. The Supreme Court of India diluted certain provisions of SC/ST Act by preventing
the “Automatic arrests” of persons accused of offense under this Act, as it observed that such
stringent provisions have the potential to be misused and as per the new provisions, an accused can
be arrested only after approval of a senior authority and after due investigation. A review petition
was filed against this order claiming that Any dilution of the Act would shake the very objective of
the mechanism to prevent offences of atrocities and That the pain and injury caused due to
commission of an offence against them is the worst form of violation of Article 21 of the Constitution
and requires strict implementation of the law.

A. The order of the Supreme court violates the Fundamental right of SC/ST in the light of atrocities
they suffered in history and continue to suffer

B. The order doesn’t violate the fundamental right of SC/ST because as per Article 21, a person can
be deprived of his liberty only according to procedure established by law which should be fair

C. The order doesn’t violate fundamental right of SC/ST because it uphold article 14 i.e right to
equality

D. The order violates Article 15 (Prohibition of discrimination) and article 17 (Abolition of untouch
ability), hence is unconstitutional

85. Principle I: Fundamental rights of people as a whole cannot be subservient to the fundamental
rights of an individual or a section of people Principle II: Right to Strike is not unconstitutional and is
recognized under fundamental right to form assembly and association which is subject to reasonable
restrictions.

Facts: Consequent to the order in the above factual situation (Question 4), several members
belonging to SC/ST Community started agitating against the changes in Act and their leaders called
for protest. They assembled in huge numbers at different public places including near railway tracks
and highways, without arms and peaceably. One strong group however called for “Bharat Bandh”
that implied keeping all the public and commercial activities on hold on till they get an assurance
that the decision will be revised.. Traders belonging to SC/ST community and other supporters
observed the ‘bandh’ and coerced others to observe the bandh too. A citizen filed a petition
declaring such bandh as unconstitutional considering the fact that it affected trade and commerce of
people at large. Choose the most appropriate statement.

A. Their way of protesting is Constitutional because they have already suffered due to Supreme
Court’s action

B. Their way of protesting is constitutional as they were protesting peaceably and without Arms

C. The protest is unconstitutional because they were assembling near railway tracks and highways

D. The call for bandh was not Constitutional because it affected trade and commerce at large

116. Principle I: Article 19(1)(a) grants the freedom of speech and expression subject to reasonable
restrictions

Principle II: Everybody is under a legal obligation to take reasonable care to avoid any act or
omission which, he can foresee, would injure his neighbor; the neighbor for this purpose is any
person whom he should have in his mind as likely to be affected by his act.

Facts: A facebook page called ‘Law in Memes’ had considerable amount of followers with similar
interests that included law students, lawyers and law aspirants etc and it generally posted edited
images from the internet to elicit humor. On 1st of April 2018, which was unofficially celebrated as a
day where people pranked each other on “April fool”, the administrator posted a fake notification on
it’s page after editing an official notification about a prestigious Law Entrance exam regarding some
changes that talked about cancellation of negative marking which was a crucial part of that
examination and it adversely affected the preparation and attempt of some of the candidates.
Although majority of the followers guessed that it is an attempt to prank, and it was clarified by the
administrator within few hours but the organizing authorities started getting useless calls regarding
confirmation and authenticity of that fake notification. They decided to press charges against the
administrator claiming that the rumor created confusion and chaos and interfered with the proper
conducting of examination.

A. The administrator cannot be prosecuted because his act is protected by freedom of speech and
expression

B. The administrator cannot be prosecuted because it was not a reliable source of information

C. The administrator can be prosecuted because the rumor had a possible damaging affect

D. The administrator cannot be arrested because it was just a prank

87. Principle:‘Life’ in Article 21 of the Constitution is not merely the physical act of breathing. It does
not connote mere animal existence or continued drudgery through life. It has a much wider meaning
which includes right to live with human dignity, right to livelihood, right to health, right to pollution
free air, etc

Facts: Bhisma was in a permanent vegetative state for more than 12 years and was kept alive with
the help of external life support system His brain was alive and heart was beating but he couldn’t
speak or move, but only waited for his pain to subside by time or death. Keeping him in that
condition was an expensive affair and his grandson Arjun was bearing all the expenses though his
financial condition was worsening and he was finding hard to make ends meet. Doctor’s had
confirmed that there is no hope for any improvement unless some miracle happens. Arjun was a
religious man so he prayed to God for a miracle but his wife advised him that he should consider
withdrawing medical support. Considering the current position of law, choose the most appropriate
answer.

A. Arjun can ask for withdrawal of medical support and it will not be a violation of Article 21

B. Right to life includes right to die and Arjun can request for medical termination of Bhisma’s life.

C. Arjun cannot afford the treatment and hence life support system should be withdrawn

D. Withdrawal of life support system shall be violation of Article 21 that says no person shall be
deprived of his life except according to procedure established by law

88. Principle: If certain terms of the agreement are brought to the knowledge of one of the parties
after entering into the contract, then he is not bound by it.

Facts: Chetan was an Author and he was looking for a peaceful place to finish a novel that he has
been working on. He booked a hotel called Zorba The Buddha, at a remote but peaceful location
using their official website that claimed to provide easy refund, and he chose to stay in that hotel
primarily because it offered free unlimited Wi-Fi as mentioned in their advertisement in the website.
The website however mentioned that terms and conditions are applicable for all the services but
elaboration of the terms was not given except that Hotel will have discretion. Chetan packed his
bags and laptop and travelled all the way to reach that hotel. He checked in at the counter and
payed an advance rent for 3 days and went to his sea facing room. When he called to ask the Wi-Fi
password, he was told that Wi-Fi service is inactive now because as per their administration’s new
initiative they want people to cherish nature and stay away from smartphones and technology while
staying at Zorba the Buddha. Chetan asked for refund because he cannot stay without internet as he
had to finish his novel within deadline but the refund was denied.

A. Chetan is bound by the agreement and can’t claim refund because hotel mentioned that services
are subject to terms and condition

B. Chetan is not bound by the agreement

C. Chetan is not bound by the agreement because hotel claimed easy refund but now they are
creating problems

D. Chetan is bound by the agreement because he did not clarify about the wifi before making the
payment.

89. Principles: Nuisance as a tort means an unlawful and continuous interference with a person’s use
or enjoyment of land or some right over or in connection with it.

Fact: There was a common park for the residents of Gokuldham Society, which can be used by any
member of the society that has paid the maintenance charges, for recreational purposes. Mr. Jetha,
who regularly paid the charges used to go for Jogging and sit in the park every evening to relax. On
evening when he went to the park, he saw that it was being covered with tents and decorations. On
enquiry, he found out that the park will be used that evening for hosting a reception ceremony for
newly wed Couple Mr. Aiyer and Mrs Babita, because Mr. Aiyar was the only son of the Chairman of
Gokuldham society. Jetha filed a suit of nuisance against Mr. Aiyar.

A. Mr. Aiyar is liable for nuisance because he was interfering with Jetha’s use and enjoyment of the
park for which he had paid maintenance charges

B. Jetha should cooperate with Mr. Aiyar at such occasion

C. Mr. Aiyar is not liable for Nuisance

D. Mr. Aiyar is liable because he is misusing his post for personal gain

90. Principle: Whoever voluntarily obstructs any person so as to prevent that person from
proceeding in any direction in which that person has a right to proceed, is said wrongfully to restrain
that person.

Facts: In the above fact situation (Q.119)Jetha decided that he will not change his schedule due to
the reception function and will go for jogging that evening anyways. He put on his track suit and
sneakers and was casually sprinting into the park. The guards Nattu and Bagha, responsible for the
event stopped him from entering in those clothes because it looked odd in such a function. They
asked him to use a different park across the road, or come back properly dressed for the function.
Jetha filed a case of Wrongful restraint.
A. It is a case of wrongful restraint as Jetha was prevented from entering the park for which he had
paid maintenance

B. It is not a case of wrongful restraint because it was in the interest of the necessity

C. It is not a case of wrongful restraint because Jetha had the option to use another park or go in any
other direction

D. It is a case of wrongful confinement

91. Right to work in India

a. Fundamental right b. Directive principle c. Is not a fundamental right but it can be claimed
after employment d. Constitutional duty

92. Right to life does not include right to die. It was held in the case

a. R.Rathinam v. UOI b. State v. Sanjay Kumar Bhatia c. Chenna Jagadeshwar v. State of A.P.

d. Gian Kaur v. State of Punjab

93. After the Mandal case, it has been observed that ‘The poisonous weed of Casteism has been
replanted where it will trouble us a thousand years: each age will have to consider it” Who made
this statement?

a. Prof.Upendra Baxi b. N.A.Palkhiwala c. Ram Jethmalani d. P.N.Bhagwati

94. Reservation of seats in educational institutions in favour of Scheduled Castes and Tribes is
governed by

a. Article 15(4) of the Constitution b. Article 16(4) of the Constitution

c. Article 29(2) of the Constitution d. Article 14 of the Constitution

95. The doctrine of ‘double jeopardy’ in Article 20(2) means

a. No one can be tried and punished more than once fore the same offence

b. One can be tried several times for the same offence

c. Punishment once awarded cannot be enhanced in appeal or revision

d. One can be tried more than once but punished only once

96. The expression ‘prosecution’ under Article 20(2) contemplates

a. A person must be accused of an offence

b. The proceedings should not be under a law which creates offences

c. Guilt is not criterion for prosecution

d. Prosecution is possible only after the final verdict from the court

97. Article 20(1) ex-post facto law means

a. Ex post facto law which imposes penalty retrospectively

b. Penalty is nullified
c. penalty is enhanced with respect to the law in force

d. the accused is not benefited as it enhances the punishment

98. According to Article 23, the following are prohibited

a. traffic in human beings, beggar system, slavery and bonded labour

b. monopoly of trade

c. sale of incenses

d. visit to terrorist infected areas

99. The expression ‘minority’ in Article 30 means any community which is

a. Less than 50% of the population of a particular state as a whole

b. 40% only

c. it is determined on the basis of the entire population of the country

d. none of the above

100. Article 20-22 relate to the fundamental right to life and personal liberty. These rights are
available to

a. citizens and non-citizens b. natural persons as well as artificial persons

c. citizen only d. all persons who have juristic personality

101. The following are not included in the right to personal liberty

a. Right to go abroad

b. Right to under trial prisoners not to be detained for unreasonably long period

c. Right to human dignity

d. Right not to be detained beyond 24 hours in police custody

102. In case of A.K.Gopalan v. State of Madras, the Preventive Detention Act, 1950 was found
conflicting with the two Articles

a. Article 14 and 17 b. Articles 19 and 21 c. Articles 23 and 25 d. Articles 23 and 32

103. Article 21 now protects the right to life and personal liberty of citizens not only from executive
action but also from legislative action. The case is

a. Minerva Mills b. A.K.Gopalan c. Maneka Gandhi d. Kesvanand Bharti

104. An accused person has been provided with the following protections by Constitution of India
1. Ex post facto law 2. safeguard against arrest and detention 3. double jeopardy

Codes: a] 1, 3, 2 b] 1, 2, 3 c] 3, 1, 2 d] 2, 1, 3

105. Match the following:

a] Right to go abroad 1. Vishaka Vs. State of Rajasthan case b] prisoner’s right 2. Maneka Gandhi’s
case c] Death penalty 3. Bacchan Singh’s case d] Sexual harassment at work place. 4. Sunil Batra’s
case

Codes : a. a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3 b. a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1 c. a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1 d. a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3

106. The Directive Principles are aimed at

a. Securing political freedom b. securing social and economic freedom by appropriate action c.
executive supremacy d. Judicial supremacy

107. How many duties are conferred on the citizens in Art.51A

a. 8 b. 10 c. 11 d. 12

108. Match the following:

a] Article 39A 1. Living wages for workers

b] Article 43 2. Uniform Civil Code

c] Article 44 3. Separation of Judiciary and Executive

d] Article 50 4. Free legal aid

a. a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3 b. a-4, b-1, c-3, d-2 c. a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3 d. a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2

109. The Governor holds office

a. For a period of 5 years b. for a period of 4 years c. till the pleasure of the President

d. during the pleasure of the President, and if not recalled earlier, for the period of five years, but
continues in the office thereafter till is successor takes over.

110. Who among the following holds his/her office at the pleasure of the President

a. Chairman of UPSC b. Attorney General of India c. Speaker of the Lok Sabha d. Comptroller and
Auditor General of India

111. The Constitutional authority vested with the power of declaring castes or tribes as Scheduled
castes or Scheduled Tribes is the

a. Parliament b. Home Minister c. President of India d. Chairman of SC/ST Commission

112. In case the Vice President is not available to discharge the duties of the Office of President,
which official discharges these duties?

a. Prime Minister b. Speaker of Lok Sabha c. Chief Justice of India d. Chairman of UPSC

113 Representation of House of People is based on

a. Area of the State b. Population c. Community d. Literacy rate

114. A Member of Parliament can claim immunity

a. Both from civil as well as criminal cases b. from civil cases only c. from criminal cases only

d. cannot claim immunity either from civil or from criminal cases

115. Prorogation of House means

a. A House has been brought in Session b. The Session of the House has been terminated c. The
House itself stands terminated d. None of the above

Directions for Questions115 –119: In each of the following questions, a series is given, with one
missing term. Choose the correct alternative from the given choices that will complete the series.

115. 4, 10, ?, 82, 244, 730

A. 24 B. 28 C. 34 D. 46

116. 4, 8, 28, 80, 244, ?

A. 252 B. 428 C. 628 D. 728

117. 165, 195, 255, 285, 345, ?

A. 375 B. 390 C. 420 D. 405

118. BMO, EOQ, HQS, ?

A. KSU B. LMN C. SOV D. None of these

119. If A is B’s sister. C is B’s mother. D is C’s father. E is D’s mother. Then how is A related to D?

A. Grand – mother B. Grand – father C. Grand – son D. Grand – Daughter

120. A is the father of C and D is the son of B. E is the brother of A. If C is the sister of D then how is B
related to E?

A. Sister–in–law B. Sister C. Brother D. Brother–in–law

121. Between 10 and 11, when both the hands will coincide each other.

A. 10 :12

B 10:54

C. 10:10

D. 10:55
 122. Kanna is taller than Malik, Dev is shorter than Krish whereas Krish is taller than Malik. Veena is
shorter than Krish but taller than Malik and Dev is taller than Veena. Who is the shortest? A. Kanna
B. Malik C. Dev D. Veena

123 If TRIANGLE is written as SUBJHOFM, how is COMPUTER written?

A. PDNQUVFS B. PQNQVUFS C. PDQNUVSF D. PQNDUVFS

124. . A man starts his journey from home. He goes 5 kms to the North, then proceeds 10kms to the
right. From there he again turns right and goes 10 kms. How far is he from home?

A. 125 B. 200 C. 225 D. 150

Directions for Questions 125 – 129: These questions are based on information below.

M, N, O, P, T, R and S are eight persons sitting in a row. R has as many people to his right as he has to
his left. M and T are sitting at extreme ends of the row. T is 5thto the right of S. There is only one
person between R and N. O is 2ndto left of T.

125. Who sits to immediate left of S?

A. P B. S C. O D. M

126. How many persons are between S and N?

A. 3 B. 2 C. 4 D. None of these

127. If P wants to sit immediate left of S, then with whom should he exchange places?

A. R B. T C. R D. M

128. Which two people are sitting adjacent to N?

A. P & R B. S & T C. O & T D. R & T

129. Which among the following is not true?

A. P is immediate left of R.

B. There is only one person between M & P.

C. N is 5th to right of M.

D. There is only one person between S & P

130. A, B, C, D and E are 5 schools facing towards north. A is the only school in the middle of E and B.
E is to the right of D. If C and D are at two ends, which school is on the left side of C?

A. E B. A C. D D. B

131. Tarun's age is the cube of a whole number. It was square of another whole number two years
ago. How long must he wait before his age is again the cube of a whole number?

A. 2 years B. 10 years C. 37 years D. 39 years

132. C is to the west of B and South–west of A. D is to the North–west of A and North of C and is in
line with AB. In which direction from the point of A, B is located?

A. North–East B. South–East C. North–West D. South–West

133. If 'GIVE' is coded as 5137 and 'BAT' is coded as 924, how is 'GATE' coded?

A. 5427 B. 5724 C. 5247 D. 2547

134. If Rat is called Dog. Dog is called Elephant. Elephant is called Lion, Lion is called Snake and Snake
is called Camel, then which is a pet animal?

A. Rat B. Dog C. Elephant D. Lion

Directions for Questions135– 139: In the following questions, there are three statements: one
labelled as Assertion and the other two labelled as Reasons I and II. Mark your answer as per the
following options:

(A) If only reason I and not reason II is the reason for the assertion. (B) If only reason II and not
reason I is the reason for the assertion. (C) If both (I) and (II) are reasons for the assertion. (D) If
neither I nor II is the reason for assertion.

135. Assertion: A large number of skilled workers from India are employed in the Middle East
countries.

Reasons: (I) There is an acute shortage of skilled manpower in India. (II) Skilled workers get paid
well in the Middle East countries.

136. Assertion: MS Dhoni has been awarded a Padma Bhushan by the government.

Reasons: (I) MS Dhoni led the Indian cricket for a long time. (II) MS Dhoni has given distinguished
service to the nation.
137. Assertion: A lot of research is being done to run cars and other vehicles on solar energy.
Reasons: (I) Solar energy is much cheaper alternative to running cars on petroleum. (II) Solar
energy is renewable and largely non–polluting.

138. Assertion: Smart phones have become indispensable in today’s world.

Reasons: (I) Smart phones are a convergence of many technologies. (II) Smart phones have become
very affordable.

139. Assertion: Flooding of cities during monsoons is a common occurrence across the country.
Reasons: (I) Monsoon brings sudden heavy rains. (II) Cities in the country have poor infrastructure.

Directions for Questions 140–144 In the following questions, there is a main statement in each
question followed by four statements (i to iv). From the given choices (A to D), find the most logically
paired option which is logically consistent with the main statement.

140. The peacocks turn happy when it does not rain.

(i) The peacocks look happy. (ii) It is raining. (iii) It is not raining. (iv) The peacocks are not happy.

A. (i)(iii) B. (ii)(iv) C. (iii)(i) D. (iv)(iii)

141. It is always a hard day when I am unable to earn at least a hundred rupees during the day

(i) I earned fifty rupees. (ii) It has been a hard day. (iii) It has not been a hard day. (iv) I earned one
hundred fifty rupees in the day.

A. (ii)(i) B. (iii)(i) C. (i)(iii) D. (iv)(iii)

142. If a player has scored a double century, it must be Balla.

(i) A player has scored a century. (ii) A player has scored a double century. (iii) It is Balla playing. (iv)
It is not Balla.

A. (iii)(iv) B. (iii)(ii) C. (ii)(iii) D. (i)(iv)

143. Black Panther saves the girl in distress when Superman is on holiday.

(i) Superman is on holiday. (ii) Black Panther has saved a girl in distress. (iii) Superman is not on
holiday. (iv) The girl in distress has not been saved.

A. (i)(ii) B. (ii)(i) C. (iv)(iii) D. (iii)(iv)

144. I will eat an ice cream only when I am full.

(i) I am full. (ii) I am not full. (iii) I am eating an ice cream. (iv) I am not eating an ice cream.

A. (i)(iii) B. (iv)(ii) C. (ii)(iv) D. (iii)(i)

145. All oil companies encourage people to save petrol and through awareness programs educates
people about driving habits to adopt which can result in substantial savings in the long term. After
many years of such campaigns by the oil companies, there are hardly any drivers who have adopted
oil saving driving habits. The companies have, from results of studies, concluded that 18% of oil is
wasted which could easily be saved. The oil companies are now contemplating raising oil prices
substantially to force people to adopt oil saving driving habits. Which of the following, if true, would
lead to the oil companies not achieving their objective?

A. People prefer to drive less than to adopt oil saving driving habits.

B. Oil saving driving habits are difficult to adopt.

C. A lot of people use public transport and do not have their own vehicles.

D. Government run urban city buses, local trains and metro are subsidised heavily.

146. The city administration of Rampur launched a city bus service which employed a fleet of air–
conditioned buses. The fare was kept low to encourage commuters to take the bus to work rather
than drive their own vehicles. However, the air–conditioned city bus service was not able to sustain
itself with load factor remaining at 25% of capacity. The city administration wants to find out the
reasons for the failure of the bus service so that appropriate steps may be taken to revive the
service. Of the following questions, which will contribute the least to the city administration’s
objective?

A. What distance did each bus ply in a day?

B. What was the frequency of buses on each route?

C. Were there any other public transport services operated on the same route as the city bus
service?

D. What was the time taken by each of the bus to complete a trip

147. Doctors and nutritionists alike recommend that a heavy breakfast is the key to a day full of
energy. They also say that making skipping breakfast a habit can have long term damaging effects on
one’s health. In a study done on 157 office goers who did not have a good breakfast found that most
of them suffered from acidity, loss of appetite, erratic sugar levels and a feeling of general fatigue.
Which of the following, if true, most strongly strengthens the claim about the necessity of a heavy
breakfast?

A. The morning of the office goers takes away a lot of energy in commuting.

B. Fatigue can often develop from work related stress and not necessarily from over–work.
C. Most office goers start their day early and have an early lunch.

D. Many office goers who have a light breakfast fill their mornings with coffee and tea boosting their
energy levels.

148. The Public Health Authorities through several notifications instructed doctors to prescribe
generic drugs and leave the choice of purchasing branded drugs to the patients. Six months after the
notifications were circulated, in a study, 80% of the doctors surveyed said they have prescribed only
generic drugs ever since the authorities took out the notifications. However, the sales data of drugs
show that the share of generic drugs was only 38% of the total sales. Which of the following, if true,
helps explain the disparity in the survey results and sales data of drugs?

A. The sample size taken in the survey was too small.

B. Although the doctors prescribe only generic drugs, the patients may buy drugs of their preferred
brands.

C. Generic drugs are much cheaper than their branded equivalents.

D. Drug companies are known to lobby with doctors associations for promoting their products.

149. In a campaign to free rural homes of the smoke produced by wood–fire cooking of meals, the
public sector LPG companies have been distributing free LPG connections to the rural poor. The
package given free to the villagers include an LPG stove and an LPG cylinder refill. After the first refill
is exhausted, the beneficiaries are expected to purchase further refills. Which of the following, if
true, would be the strongest reason for the villagers not to buy any further refills?

A. The LPG refills are available to the poor at a subsidised price.

B. The trees around the villages generate enough twigs and wood to fire the wood stoves.

C. If cost of fire wood and LPG is compared, LPG may turn out to be more cost effective.

D. In the long run, health benefits from smoke–free cooking can be significant.

150. A) If only conclusion I follows. (B) If only conclusion II follows. (C) If neither I nor II follows. (D) If
both I and II follow

A) If only conclusion I follows.

(B) If only conclusion II follows.

(C) If neither I nor II follows.

(D) If both I and II follow