SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY/HUBLI DIVISION cfarer offer tadigast seer QUESTION PAPER FOR THE SINGLE SUITABILITY TEST {WRITTEN EXAMINITION) FOR APPOINTMENT ON COMPASSIONATE GROUNDS FOR GROUP “Cc” CATEGORIES seeeur & arene we aa ere shearer ote (faf@ea Then) & Tat se oe ° * Date. 23.08.2018 — Raia: 23.08.2018 Max. Marks: 100 quit: 100 Time : 3 Hours art: 3 que Instructions for candidates seafigant) & fed sree: 4. Indicating the name or any other identity in the answer paper except in the columns provided on the flyleaf of the answer shaet is strictly PROH/BITED sat ORow a wens dhs A Patter great & satan sae fear a firey Ber aa ant ar sea ag fee fore wet Far Bi) . 2, The question paper is set in English and Hindi. 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Use of calculator, mabile phone ete not permitted. treweley, Alatew wit ante & sueter ft aga’ ae ol Answer for question under “General English’ to be written in “English” only and for the questions under "General Mathematics" and “General Knowledge" answer may be written in “Hindi or “English” and Hindi version of these questions are also given “anny 3idsit weet a gee “sido a ge Se TTT afar ae “ATTEN a oe oor sae "aida ar "REY A er sr werent] Sa Geet a Sater eer A fear ver By] 2 PART ‘A'-GENERAL ENGLISH avg ‘& - wong aes 30 Marks 3t@ 41 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions: (5x Marks 3h) Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th President of the United States, yet he never went to college. In fact, Lincoln had nearly no formal education whatsoever, attending schools for {ess than @ year throughout his childhood. Yet this should not be construed to mean that Lincoin was ignorart er unlearned: on the contrary, he was one of the most welLtead leaders of the time, The fact is that Abraham Lincoln educated himself by studying books of religion, philosophy, and literature, ant he continued his voracious reading throughout his fife, Poge 1 of Seh WLAOS A lack of public school education did not prevent Lincoln from becoming 2 great ieader He led the United States through four years of civil war, which threatened to divide ihe nation into two separate countries. He was a powerful opponent of slavery, and it was largely through his leadership that slavery was abolished in this country Lincoln's determination to educate henself through diligent reading also led to his reputation as a great orator and even today his speeches are quoted and studied worldwide. He serves as an example of a great leader and a great reader. His love of books and good literature enabled Abe Lincoln to rise to world renown 1. What is the main idea of this passage? A. Abe Lincoln was 16” President of the ©. Abe Lincoin was a Republican. United States B. Abe Lincoln demonstrated the value of - D. _Abe Lincoin freed the slaves. reading 2. Lincoln accomplished all of the following Except A Preventing the United States from being C. Becoming a great leader. divided B. Ending slavery. D. Establishing the Lincofn Memorial 3. A voracious reader is A. Likely to become President. C. Someone who never went to school B. A person who makes reading a regular D. Probably poor. habit. 4, According to the passage, what lesson can be learned {rom the life of Avrahan Lincoln? ‘A. Fducation’is not important ©. Goad reading habits can help @ person do great things. B. All books are worth reading D. Politicians are ahvays good role models. 5. How does Lincaln stil affect students today? : A. His face is on money. C, People grow beasts to look lke him B. His soeeches are sili quoted and studied D. Students quit school in hopes of becoming today, President 2.2 Match following words with their synonyms giver below. (xi= 5 Marks 335) Words Synonyms 1. ability A expire 2 die B. just 3 enemy C. difficult 4 fair D. skit 5. hard E, opponent Q-3 Match following words with théir antonyms given below, (Sxt= 5 Marks 3°) Words Antonyms 1. surplus A. occupied 2. vacant Black 3. vibrate C. ordinary 4 wealth D. steady 5 wonderful E poverty Page 2of 5Q4 Match Column ‘A’ with BY (Sx1= 5 Marks 3ia) A B 1. Architect A. cake 2. Baker B. cloth 3 Chef Slanguage 4. Translator D. building 5. Tailor E food Q-5 Write an Essay {minimum 200.words) In English on any one of the (40x1= 10 Marks 3i=} allowing 1. AVisit to Shopping Mall 2 A Journey by Train 3, My best friend PART ‘B’- GENERAL KNOWLEDEGE gus ‘@’ - anew wit 40 Marks af Q-4 Choose the correct answer Hel Sax a (8x1= 5 Marks 3) 1. "Sare jahan se achhchha’, Who composed this song? “aI sgt @ Heer” ga afte wt Breet er a7 A. Muhammad lobal Ree eae ©. Satin Javed aetie sik B. Muhammad Kaif ayo that D. Kedar Khan ane eet 2. in which country the paper was invented? Se Ber a areal ay anfBeare gai ir? AC India Tur ©. Nepal aera B. Chine ie D.atrice aifter 3. Which state is the largest producer of black pepper in india? anc A aut Bed ay wad gsr Serer TT ate er 87 A. Uttar Pradesh Fat Geer C Karnataka aatea B. Punjab Sore D. Kerala ara 4. The average normal temperature of human body is arene erfte aay Sterat See aH & A 98.69 98.65 otaeRee C.. og6°F 96.6 omtegET Bae" F ag*wntserec Do g76°F g7.6°aRaeEC 8. The Headquarter of Southem Ratway is situated at where? after Tadd am aware age feast ey A Chandigarh Taz C. Hyderabae Baute B Chennay Sead DL Hye ger 2 Expand the following Fae ar freqa wr fat {10x2= 20 Marks 34%) 1 BSNL af .cu. terra, 2 psp ace. 3. oe wat ams, 4 cel ash ng Page3 of 5AVACUYS NUBLSHAA HANGS 5. (ROTC ag. 30, 8. ath 6 LPG va. ot 7 BAN ee Berit ata. 8 RAG HR..a. 10. RSS H.eH. Ce 2-3 Match the following ferret at after at (Sxt= 5 Marks 3%) Personality eafraet Related Field arate ats 1. Raj Kapoor ars arr A. Literature aniter 2 J.C. Basu ot, Ht. ae B. Social reform aranitien yene 2. Mother Terese a7ax 21 ©. Business care 4. Lakshmi Mittal sex Per D. Science fiom 8. Kalidas afeerer Fim aaa Q-4 Write Note about 150 words (minimum) on any one of the following FA (10x1= 10 Marks af) & ofa wy ay Gai A wR 150 ered F fort fre: 1. Save Water a= HHT 2, Beti Bachao beti padhao 41 surat at sara 3 ‘Swachchha Bharat Mission fae #reet fee PART 'C’- GENERAL MATHEMATICS was a-ansner afore 30 Marks 3 Q-1 Solve the following fies at gat Ft (8x25 10 Marks ai) 4 Choose the odd number ae Hear yr 18, 3 47, 76 95 2 Find the missing number: act Seu are Fe (is"Ts 7s) ee aaa} 3. Find the missing number: art TENT Ft FL [34 [87] Ce 789 7346 3?) 4, Choose the largest fraction, eartagh tes 78, H9, Tt, TiS 5, 9% oF Re 700 ie equal to, BER aT Ht ART 0% F. 160 Rs, 7ORs., eORs, 63 Rs. Page 4of5Solve any five questions from the following: fast 4 & fiery aie (5x4= 20 Marks 3%) seat at gor et ‘Simplify the folowing: fea #) axe # [(0.77)? ~ (0.23))] * (0.77- 0.23) Vis Ux=6, then find value of x+1ne BEE tt ixe6. AY tet a ae one EY The perimeter of a rectangle is 230 em. If the length of the rectangle is 70 cm, find its breadth and area ve ata om aay 230 deh Br wit araer A ward 70 fair & at geet aise giv aaa ae atl The mean weight of a group of seven boys is 56 kg. The individual weights (in kg) of six of them are 62, 57, 55, 60, 59 and 55, Find the weight of the seventh boy, ied SST BAR Hl See ase 56 fereter G1 sae A og wr cufeeerr moi (bar A) 52, 87. 55.60.59 afte 95 Bi are ase at mz et X can do a piece of work in 15 days white Y can do it in 30 days. If both of them at it together, in how many days will they be able to finish the work? X Beat ome) 15 Ral A ag Tear E cai ¥ se oo fea A ae amar ey fame am at at t Rage Re A ane wea ape wan FT: Mr. Smith buys pencils at Rs. 250 per hundred and sells sach at Rs 1.75 Find his ios or profit, af fear a 250 ofa at & Rena Ofer aerate wed ay 1.75 sed ge aera Bl seeET ERAT aT aro ara aE fe tat we are Page 5 of 5SUMUTS MESLISK ALNOS