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BANK P.O. MOCK TEST

5)

GENERAL AWARENESS
1.

The Name of Abdul Karim Telgi is associated with: 1) Oil for Food scam 2) Stamp Paper scam 3) Fodder scam 4) MP LADs Fund scam (1) SEZs 5) Shares scam 2. Match the (2) SBI following books with their (3) RBI authors: 4) Exim policy (5) Capital A/c convertibility (i) Pervez Musharraf (A) In Line of Fire 5. Out of (B) My Name is the Red (ii) Orhan Pamuk following (C options ) Call of Honour (iii) Sagarika Ghose regardin (D Blind g the ) Faith (iv) Jaswant Singh Railway A B C D Budget (1 announc ) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv) (2 ements, ) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii) 2006, (3 which of ) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii) these is (4 (iii stations will true? cybercafes not have ATMs and ) ) (i) (ii) (iv) 2) Central budgetary (5 support of nearly Rs ) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii) 7500 crores 3. C onsider the following statem ents about Jaw aharlal 3) AC fares brought N ehru down National Urban Renewal Mission: 4) 1000 The railways The budget for the scheme is approximately Rs generated (i) crore. (ii It will cover 100 cities having population over one resources worth Rs ) million. 13,000 crores (ii internally i) It is aimed at infrastructure and the poor. 5) Railway safety fund Which of the above is NOT was Rs 100 crores true? 1) (iii) only 6. Afg 2) (i) and (ii) only han Pre 3) (i) and (iii) only side 4) All (i), (ii) and (iii)

None of the above 4. The Tarapor e Committ ee Report is concern ed with which of the following :

2) 3) 4) 5)

(3) HDFC (2) RBI LIC Indira Gandhi prize (4 ) BARC (5) SBI for Peace, 8. Which of Disarmament and these Development, matchin 2005 gs of Gandhi Peace Prize, 2005 recently Right Livelihood Award, appointe 2006 d Nobel Prize for Peace, 2006 persons Mother Teresa International is not Award, 2006 correct? 7. Which 1) A.K. Antony of the Foreign Minister followin g has 2) M.M. Singh comple Chairman of ted 50 Planning years Commission in 3) Sureesh Mehta 2006? Chief of Naval Staff 4) M. NairChief of ISRO 5) N. Gopalaswami Chief Election Commissioner 9. What is the Book of Life related 1) prize, 2006 to?which Book received Booker 2) A new book on zoology (2)
3) A comprehensive dictionary on various life-forms on earth.

nt Hamid Karzai was recentl y awarde d:

4) 5)

1)

The Human Genome Project Peace efforts in various nations 10. Who was recently invited by the U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan to deliver a lecture on poverty alleviation ? Anil Ambani

Lalu Prasad Yadav Swami Ramdev Atal Behari Vajpayee Pandit Ravi Shankar 11. Given below is the list of Forbes powerful women and their fields/posts.: Sonia (i) Gandhi ) ICICI Bank (B Pepsic ) o (ii) Lalita Gupte (C ) German Chancellor (iii) Indra Nooyi (D Congress Angela ) Chief (iv) M erkel Which of these matchings is correct: A B C D 1. (iii) (ii) (iv) (i) 2. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) 3. (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) 4. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) 5. (i) (iii) (iv) (ii) 12. Considering the Tarapore Atomic Power Plant-3, which of these facts is TRUE? 1. It has 540 MW capacity
709 MARCH 2007 THE COMPETITION MASTER

2) 3) 4) 5)

2.
3.

It is Indias 3rd such plant

Indias nuclear energy capacity now goes upto 3890 MW

4. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5)

It is situated in Maharashtra All the above are true 1, 2 only are true 1, 2, 3 are true 1, 3, 4 are true Only 3, 4 are true
13. On the basic needs of LPG and kerosene, approximat ely how much a cylinder and a litre, did the governmen t subsidize in early 2006?

1) 2)

Rs 220 and Rs 12 Rs 250 and Rs 20

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5) 3) Rs 300 and Rs 4) 30 Rs 180 and Rs 10 No ne of the abo ve 14. Central Statistical Organisa tion 15. T h e H e a l t h M i n i s t r y h a s p l a n n e d t o s e t s t a n d a r d s o f a e r a t e d w a t e r , f

5)

1)

2)

3) 4)

Ce nsu s Co mm issi on Ce ntr al Ba nk RBI Joi nt Par lia me nta ry Co mm itte e

) 17. Which of the following is correctly matched?Biswas 1. Stockhol Asit m Water Prize 2. Chandra kanta Vyas Samman 3. Devi Cherian Rajiv Gandhi Rashtriya Ekta Samman O nly (2) 2 and 3 (3) 1 (4 ) Only 2 (5) 1, 2 and 3 18. C o n s i d e r ce De er mb 6 200 by Jan uar y 200 7 by Au gus t 200 7 by Ma rch 200 7 by De ce mb er 200 7 16. t h e f o l l o w i n g s t a t e m e n t s r e g a r d i n g I n d i a a n d

2)

3)

4)

5)

(2) 10 (4 20

5) 1) 200 5 exp erie nce d a fall in tota l une mpl oy me nt Hig h Se curi ty Ani mal Dis eas e Lab dec lare d Indi a fre e of bird flu UL FA cha irm an Arb ind a ann oun ced a pea ce truc e wit h the ar my Th e RBI prai sed SE Zs for cre

ating regional balance in the future None of these

19. R e g a r d i n g t h e o n l i n e p o p u l a t i o n o f I n d i a ( a c c e s s i n g t h e i n t e r n e t

2)

3)

4)

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1)

2)

3)

4)

Th ere wer e app roxi mat ely 18 mill ion use rs Th e per cen tag e incr eas e ove r pre vio us yea (A r wa ) s (B 20 ) % (C Indi ) a (D has ) the 2nd (1 larg ) est (2 onli ) ne (3 pop ) ulat (4 ion ) Th (5 e ) pop ulat ion wa s me asu red for peo ple age d 18 yea

1) 2)

3)

4)

5)

rs or more None of these 20. NA CP III can be desi gnat ed National AIDSas: Control Program me National Adult Consulta ncy Program me National Air Craft Program me New Age Child Program me None of these 21. Mat ch the follo win g: Rank according to no. of patent applications (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) C (iv) (iii) (iv) (iii) (iv) 4 2 1 3 D (iii) (iv) (iii) (iv) (i)

Delhi Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu Maharashtra A B (ii) (i) (i) (ii) (iii) (i) (ii) (ii) (i) (ii)

22.

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

G a r u d a G a g a n S h a k ti V a y u d o o t S a n g h a III. Supreme S Court h upheld that a State k domicile ti was V needed for a contesting r election to u Rajya n Sabha, a from a 23. State. Which of the above statements is/are true? 1) Only I 2) 3) Only I and II Only II and III

ha s be en ap poi nt ed for mi cr odiv isi on of re se rv ati on . II. In dia wil l ho st Int er na tio nal AI D S Co nf er en ce, 20 12 .

9.

D. Ra ju

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5)

O n l y II I A ll o f t h e a b o v e 24.

5)

h Aami r Kha n 25. M a t c h t h e s p o r t s e v e n t s / t e r m s : (i) Pankaj Advani

(A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (B ) Badminton (C Shootin ) g k u s e A h b m n a i (D Rajiv Gandhi Khel 2) A ) Ratna m A B C D it (1 a ) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) b (2 h ) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) B (3 a ) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i) c (4 h ) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) c (5 h ) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii) a 26. Kadima n political party is 3) S associated with o which country? n S. i (2) Kazakhstan (3) Arabia a (4 ) Israel (5) Pakistan G 27. A a r n r d a h n i g 4) M e . M . t S h i e n g

(ii ) (iii ) (i v)

Aparna Popat R.S. Rathore Panjab U niversity

4)

5)

1)

2)

3)

B i h a r , U . P ., M . P ., R a j a s t h a n U . P ., B i h a r , M . P ., R a j a s t h a n M . P . R a j a

stha n, U.P., Biha r U.P., Raja stha n, Biha r, M.P. Non e of the abov e 28. D r o n a c h a r y a a w a r d i s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h :

(1) Teaching (2) Peace

(3) Science

4)

Arm ed Forc es (5) Spor ts Coa ches 29. B a n K i m o o

) 31 . (1 ) (4 ) 32 . true?

The venue of the World Economic Forum Meet, 2006 was: Davos (2) Manila (3) Beijing

New Delhi (5) New York W ith regard to 2006 Foreign Trade, which one of these is not
1)
2)

total merc hand ise in expo rt 2005 -06 $ was nearl y 100 B
the gover

Philippines

(2) Japan nmen (4 South t anno ) Korea unce 30 d . initiati fellowmen in India (in US $) in the year ves 2004? to (1 prom ) 10 B ote expor (4 18 B
ts of

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h a n d i c r a f t s t h ecre ase in trade defici t
33. T h e R u r a l E m p l o y m e n t G u a r a n t e e P r o g r a m m e i n F e b r u a r y 2 0 0 6 g u a r a n

3)

e r e w a s ri e a li s a t o n o f p o ti e n t a l i n s p o r t s g o d a n d t o y s

4)

t h e g r o w t h i n m e r c h a n d i s e e x p o r t s w a s a l m o s t 2 5 %

5)

t h e r e w a s d

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4)

(1 ) 122

(2) 120 (4 ) 100 34. 1) P a n c h a y a ti R a j S y s t e m

R e s e r v a ti o n t o S C s , S T s a n d O B C s i n e d u c a ti o n a l i n s ti t u t e s

5)

2)

Sixth Pay Com missi on Bette r Sche mes for the Girl Child Rura l Empl oym ent Guar ante e 35. K a l p a n a I i s a c t u a l l y :

(1) INSAT-2B

(2) METSAT (3) PSLV

4)

EDUS AT (5) None

of these

36. A p p r o x i m a t e l y w h a t p

Rai
38. T h e 1 0 t h f i v e y e a r p l a n a i m s a t a n a n n u a l G D P g r o w t h r a t e

(1 ) 25

(2) 30 (4 ) 27 37. 1) J a v e d A k h t a r E n i d B l y t o n 3) O r h a n P a m u of: k (2) 7% J (4) e 39 n . n (1) if (4) e 40 r . L with: o p e z A i s h w a r y a

2)

4)

(3) 8% 9% (5) 10% The largest electronic company in India is: Videocon (2) Philips (3) National TCL (5) BPL The term s G ram een Bank and M icrocredit are associated 1) 2) Man moh an Sing h Mula yam Sing h Yada v Bill Gate s Aung San Su

5)

3) 4)

5)

K i M u h a m m a d Y u n u s
41.

5)

lto Maru ti Wag onR Duo 43. W h a t i s t h e n e w m o n t h l y s a l a r y o f a n M P ?

Investm ent in India was: (1 ) 20 (2) 25 (4 ) 10 42. 1) T a t a n I n d i g o 2) T a t a I n d i c a 3) M a r u ti 8 0 0 M a r u ti A 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Rs 16,0 00 Rs 14,0 00 Rs 12,0 00 Rs 15,0 00 Rs 13,0 00
44.

W h i c h S t a t e

4)

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i s

t h e

2)

h i g h e s t

p a i d

I n d i a n

4)

5)

b r a n d

a m b a s s a d

e 1) S a u r a v G a n g u li S a c h i n T e n d u l k a r M a h e n d r a S i n g h D h o n i Y u v r a j S i n g h K a p il D e v 46. f o r A d v a n c e d S c i e n t i f i c R e s e a r c h w a s r e c e n t l y i n t h e n e w s b e c a u s e o

2)

3)

4)

5)

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s u c e i n D N A o d g I s t n a n o t e c h n o l o g y l a b i n I n d i a

5)

ation al meet ing of scie ntist s Non e of thes e 47. K a r v a r , S a s a n , A k a l t a r a , M u d r a a n d R a t n a g i r i a r e t h e s i t e s

3)

u lt r a m o d e r n s c i e n ti fi c c o u r s e s i n I n d i a

4)

i n t e r n

1) 2)

3)

a r c h e o l g i s u v y s p e c i a l e c o n o m i c z o n e s u lt r a m e g a p o w e r p l a n t s t e s t s it e s f o r I n d i a n m i s s il e s h y d r

oele ctric pow er proje cts 48. T h e p u r p o s e o f d e s i g n i n g M S C I i n d i c e s i s : 1) to elimi nate pove rty from all the natio ns to enco urag e inter natio nal trade to assis t UNO in econ omic proje

4)

2)

3)

5)

4)

c t s t o s t u d y n a ti o n a l i n c o m e s o f v a r i o u s c o u n t r i e s t o m e a s u r e s t o c k m a r k e t p e r f o r m a n

ces worl dwid e 49. N e w n a m e s w e r e p r o p o s e d f o r a f e w c i t i e s i n S o u t h I n d i a . w h i c h o f

5)

atyu sh Sinh a

1. BangalooruBangalore, Directions (Qs. Mysooru 51-65): 2. Mysore, Read the following passage 3. PondichooruPondicherry (1 and answer the ) Only 1 questions below it. A (4) 1 and 2 few 50. words are given 1) S help easy location u answering rwhile some questions. e To some extent, e it s is the nature of the intellect to narrow our h M focus. Tragedy comes e when we forget this in h limitation and think the tintellect can a 2)
vision and give it in the bold form to

ENGL ISH

3)

4)

5)

comprehend things as a whole. The P intellect views the i world through a slit. y When a cat walks by, u it s observes the eye, then fur, and then the h tail, and then it infers P that the eye is the a cause of the tail, n unless of course, the d cat was walking e backward. If this y sounds absurd, some N the theories about of . biochemistry and G behaviour use very o similar reasoning. p Nachiketa would a lobject, Man, why dont you open the a s door? Thats just your w black cat Frodo, a pacing back and m forth. But instead we y usually get caught up P in clarifying slitrinformation, even a though without a n larger view our a conclusions may be b entirely wrong. To make matters worse, M we u specialize. I am not against specialization k h se but what often per e happens is that we do rnot even look through jwhole slit; we e subdivide. My field is e the upper part of the tail; yours is the lower. P I might even forget r about the eye and the

fur. Mywhether hair on the main tail grows up or down. concern If anybody asks how will be mythe eye fits in, I refer debate him to another with aresearcher. After all, colleague what have eyes got to in Tokyodo with geotropic hair over growth?
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simply become so attached to this Deb precious slit that we ates like think there is no this higher mode of cannot knowing. After a be while, we become so resolved used to slits that we on the slit put on a special level. mask with just a What is hairline crack in front required of the eyes. Try is to walking around open the wearing a mask like door; this and see what then happens. Every little argument thing will fill your field becomes of vision. unnecess The intellect that ary. sees only a small Once the corner of life makes a door is very poor guide. We opened, follow it like the blind even a led by the blind. I see little, we this illustrated every will not day in the quarrel newspapers. To take over just one urgent whose example, I have read slit is that perhaps half a correct or million scientists and whether engineers around the we world are engaged in should weapons research. I confine have no doubt that the ourselves vast majority of these to the top people have no desire of it or for war. They feel they the are only doing a job, bottom. playing a small role in As long an inevitable activity. as we Nevertheless, this is see only part ofnot a defence industry, this is a half a million the picture, highly skilled men and logic andwomen preparing for argument war. Producing and ation canselling instruments of war is one of the never settle anbiggest business in the world today. Even issue. When thebefore the First World intellect War, George Bernard becomes Shaw caught the spirit calm andof the industry in the character of clear, undershaft in Major theory Barbara. Undershaft is gives way tono sinister merchant demonst of death. He is just a ration. Itbusinessman, whose is notcredo is to give arms beyond to all who offer an our reachhonest price for them, to see lifewithout respect of whole. persons or principles, capitalist and We haveto
socialist, to protestant

and weapons are needed catholic, by people in order to to burglarkill each other. From and the evidence, we policeman would have to , to blackconclude that death man, is a much more white mandesirable goal than and health, education, or yellow welfare. man, to Or, look at all sortscancer. Many and researchers today that conditions maintain , allperhaps seventy to nationaliti ninety per cent of all es andhuman cancers are by faiths, allcaused follies, allenvironmental causes agents involved in and and allmanufacturing new crimes. processing

The products. Most of substances defence- these minded are relatively recent to our intellect additions environment. We might object, made them, and we Thats can cease to make unfortuna them if we choose. te, butYet one way or such defence another substances appeal is necessar to us so much that life without them y. Everybod seems untenable. y has toAs a result, instead of trying to eliminate have causes of weapons,the cancer, we pour and somebod millions of dollars y is goinginto what one writer to sellcalls the Vietnam of modern medicine: them. Here is aThe Search for a business Cancer Cure. This kind of that is thriving. myopia is not a necessary fault of These sales, the intellect. Given a larger picture, the the merchant intellect can rise to argue, the occasion. Then even if the Nobel help supply Prize is dangled before its eyes, it allies will refuse to work who cannot at any project that produce is at the expense of needed life, but will give all attention to equipme its matters of real nt. Needed urgency. 51. o W h i c f t h e s i t r u e i n for what? c o t e x o t h e p a s g e : Any 1) huma school ns boy are knows capa that ble of

u n li m it e d a p p li c a ti o n s o f t h e m i n d 2) w h e t h e r t h e s li t i s s m a ll o r l a r g e , c o n c l u s i o n i s t h e s a m e

3)

4)

5)

all rese arch ers view throu gh slitlike intell ects it is not possi ble to view life as a whol e the intell ect is capa ble of adju stme nts 52. T h e p a s s a g e i s a g a i n s t :

( a ) s h o r t s i g h t e d

n e s s o f t h e

(c) narrowness of the intellect 1) (a) only 2) 3) 4) 5)

s c i e n t i s t s ( b ) t h e n a t u r e o f t h e i n t e l l e c t

(b) only (a) and (b) (a) and (c) all (a), (b) and (c) 53. W h a t s h o u l d b e t h e r i g h t a p p r o a c h f o r a r g u m e n t a t i o n :

1)

to spec ialise

i n a p a r ti c u l a r fi e l d 2) t o s t u d y b i o c h e m i s t r y s u b d i v i d e t o p i c s a n d r e s e a r c h o n t

4)

5)

hem open the door s of the intell ect leav e attac hme nt to our slits 54. A c c o r d i n g t o t h e a u t h o r , t h e i n t e l l e c t w h i c h s e e s a s m a

3)

5) 1) 2) li e a d t o s c i n fi e g r i n o u t c m e s l e a d t o f o ll i e s a n d c r i m e s r a c e f o r b e t t e r d e f e n c e 4) c a u s e e n v i r o n m e n t a l p o ll u

tion lead to harm ful and unw ante d resul ts 55. W h a t l e a d s t o c a n c e r ?

3)

1) 2)

3)

4)

5)

preexisti ng envir onm ental pollu tants manmad e addit ions to envir onm ent tasty and good looki ng thing s mod ern medi cine s Non e of the abov e 56. T h e d i f f e r e n

1)

n a r r o w v i s i o n l e a d s t o s p e c i a li s a ti o n s , w h il e b r o a d v i s i o n d o e s n o t n

3)

4)

arro w visio n lead s to deba tes while broa d visio n easil y settl es them narr ow visio n lead s to desir e for war while broa d visio n lead s to desir e for defe nce sale s narr ow visio n lead s to gree dy busi ness while broa d visio n lead s to fair sale sma nshi p
narro w vision leads to Nobel prizes and broad

5)

2)

v i s i o n r e f u s e s t h e m

broad intelle ct would not sell weap ons to all

4)

57. 5)

1)

2)

w e a p o n s a r e n e d e d b y n a ti o n s f o r m o n e y w e a p o n s a r e n e e d e d f o r s e c u r it y r e a s o n s

the auth or is agai nst spec ialisa tions scie ntist s all over the worl d are prep aring for war 58. T h e t i t l e t o t h e p a s s a g e c a n b e :

1) 2)

3)

a p e r s o n w it h a

3)

4)

Disa sters of scie nce Natu re of the intell ect Intell ectu al misc ondu cts Hum an

5)

d e b a t e s V i e w i n g l if e a s a

3)

4)

5)

w h o Directions (Qs. l60-62): In context e the above of

passage choose the word which is most similar in meaning to the a v e rgiven y c l e v

ctual busi ness man an imm oral char acter the majo r role in Majo r Barb ara a blind lyled intell ect

59.

1) 2)

e r b u s i n e s m a n a n i n t e ll e

60 . CREDO (1) (4) 61 . (1) (4) crime (2) job (5) COMPREHEN D absorb (2) assimilate (5) credit management digest understand busines (3) s

(3) guide

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62. 5) 1) ed towa rd the earth Non e of thes e

f a ll i Directions (Qs. n 63-65): In context of g

the above passage

tchoose the word o which is most g the given to r o 63 INEVITABL u . E n (1) blasting (2) d (4) incidental (5) 64 a . MYOPIA t narrowmindednes t (1) s r broadmindednes a (2) s c (3) shortsightedness t evilsightednes e (4) s d hypermetropi (5) a t 65 UNTENABL o . E w a (1) probable (2) r (4) worthsome (5) d s Directions e (Qs. 66-70): In a of the reach tquestions below h four sentences are given which tare denoted by A, o C and D. By B, u using all four c sentences, frame h a meaningful para. i Choose answer n from the five g alternatives given tand the correct order of the h sentences is your e answer. e 66. (A) a India r s t patent h author ities p are at r the o centre j of e global c attenti t
opposite in meaning

accidental avoidable

(3) certain

2)

cured pleasant

unw orth (3) y

3)

4)

o n .
(2)

be inchin g toward s retire ment, your EMIs will be structu red accord ingly.

(2) (3)

F u t u r e c r e d i t m a y g e t c u s t o m i s e d .

(4)

(1 ) ABCD

(2) ADCB (4 ) DACB

67. ( A ) W h a t s m o r e , i f y o u h a p p e n t o

(3)

T h e n e x t t i m e y o u g e t a

(4)

oduce d recentl y to help individ uals file their income tax returns .

(2)

(1 ) DCAB

(2) BCAD (4 ) ABCD

68. ( A ) T h e T a x R e t u r n P r e p a r e s S c h e m e h a s b e e n i n t r

A c c o r d i n g t o t h i s s c h e m e , c e r t a i n t a x r e t u r n p r e p a r e s w i

(3)

nd, body and soul than being on the beach front. (2)

(4)

T h a t s w h a t A r c h i l , w h i c h b u y s b a d l o a n s , t h i n k s .

(1 ) ABCD

(2) ADCA (4 ) BACD 69. ( A ) T h e r e i s n o t h i n g m o r e s o o t h i n g t o t h e m i

(3)

A l i t t l e b i t

on junk bonds in an exotic beach resort in Goa and roped in the Indian Banks Association. (1 ) DCAB (2) ABCD (3) DACB (4 ) ACBD (5) CBDA 70. (A) The financ ial marke ts in the countr y have provid ed a wide array of such instru ments . (2) D o i n g b u s i n e s s i s a l l a b o u t m a n a g i n g r i s k . (3) T h e

(4)

against rabies in 1880. 77 with Robert Koch, Pasteur founded 78. There

back 80 71. (1) Discovery

(4)

(4) Applications 72. (1) amazing (4) charming 73. (1) antique

(2 ) Innovation (5 ) Interests (2) alluring (5 ) exciting (2) mid-historic (5 ) prehistoric (2) dilemma (5 ) intellect (2) projected (5 ) brushed (2) medicine (5) antibody (2 ) Also (5 ) Enjoying (2) pathology (5 ) bacteriology (2) looking (5) hopping (2) from (5) by

(3 Reform ) s (3 alarmin ) g (3 ) recent (3 ) genius (3 prospere ) d (3 ) antidote (3 ) Going (3 ) zoology (3) seeing (3 ) until

(1 ) BACD

(2) ABCD (4 ) DBCA

(4) remote

74. (1) fantastic Dir ections (4) brain (71-80): In the 75. (1) ushered followin g (4) thrushed passage there 76. (1) injection are (4) vaccine blanks. Choose 77. (1) Along the (4) Working correct answer 78. (1) immunology from the given (4) botany options 79. (1) viewing to fill (4) peeping the blanks 80. (1) till which (4) since are number Directions ed. (Qs. 81-90): In 71 each of the has following marked sentences there mans 72 are two blank progress spaces. Below from 73 each sentence, times. five pairs of words Modern are given. Find medicine out the correct is built on pair of words and the fill in the blanks. innovative 81. The world 74 of is ___ the way it is, scientists because it is what and we wanted to physician experience at some s such as level of . Louis 1) won Pasteur. derfu He 75 in a l, revolution brigh in tnes medicine s by 2) perfe producing ct, cons a 76 ciou

s igen n ce e 5) brilli s ant, s drea 3) f ms 82. The church of England that it cant allow a a multim ceremony for Prince o faith Charles. u (1 s ) decided, functional , (2 s ) projected, wedding e (3 a ) asserted, coronation r (4 c ) ordered, birth h (5 ) allowed, dancing 4) o 83. The ___ k are the poorest a and most y people in our , cities. i 1) poor, helpl ess n 2) rural, t hard e work ll ing
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3) w o r k e r s , h a p p 4) y s c h e d u l e d c a s t e s , s t r o n g h o m e l e s s , v u l n e r a b l e ) (5 ) charge, general 85. Feeling the of the higher power is an . 1) e, valu drea m 2) emot ions, them e 3) pres ence , ecst asy 4) abse nce, inno cenc e 5) ackn owle dge ment , acco mpli shm ent
86. A l l t h e f o r a r o b u s t a n d s u s t a i n a b l e g r o w t h

5)

84. Reform will not only help to

stability in Asia. (1 a ) revitalise, geopolitical r (2 e ) regenerate, economic (3 b ) ascend, social e i (4 revolutionise, political

in 1).

87. India is firmly in the

i n g r e d i e n t s , p l a c e 2) f 4) a c t 5) o r s 88. O , n s e t ri o f d t i h n e g 3) p s o e c i r n e t t s s , li G s a n t d 4) c h o i m g p a o v e n e u n s t, c i o s n t s h i a d t e s r t a r ti e n o g n t 5) p h l a d n o s e s , f not a come from bone and muscle, it v comes from an o will. u 1) inner simp le, r 2) strai of vote bank politics. So, ght, the ironi reservation for SC and ST cal in 1) g l o v 3) won e s , g r e d derfu 2) g l, ri ideal p 4) tacti , cal, c iron l 5) mag a

3)

mour hand s, rush roots , need net, suici de

n vival if 3) trust, i resp c ect e 4) harm n ony, t, coi oper n ation d 5) coo exist m ence it , a conc b ord l e Directions 89. 91-95): Each (Qs. of the following questions consists of a sentence. Find out whether there is any error in it.The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is answer. If there is no error, mark 5 as your answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation). ( 91. 1 ) N 4) large gathering . (5) No error.

e i t h r o f t h e m ( 2 ) a r e c o m i n g h e r ( 3 ) t o a d r e s t h i s

92. (1) Hardly she finished (2) her duty when (3) the bell

4)

(1) peace, mad

( 1 ) M o (2) wars, insane r (4) tragedies, troublesome e

startedNo ringing. (5) error.

93.

90. Inner-faith harm ony requires that there is both p religions r . 1) v i a l u e , e v s t e m a 2) e t s e t c a o b m li p s a h n m i e e s n t, s s h u o r u

3) 3) into fiel d of co mm uni cati on (4) to stre ngt hen the net wor k. (5) No err or.
94.

involved in the (4) practice of female foeticide. (5) No error. 95. ( 1 ) P a r e n t s s h o u l d e n s u r e ( 2 ) a n d c u l t i v a t e ( 3 ) r e a d i n g h a

4) 5) Dir ections (Qs. 96100):Th ese questio ns are based on idioms. From among the options, choose the one that is closest in meanin g to the given idiom/p hrase. 96. 1) k e e p a g o o d d i s t a n c e k e e p c l o s e n e s s a v o i d i n v

olve ment or frien dshi p hate give a war m welc ome 97. t a k e t h e b u l l b y t h e h o r n s invit : e dang er from an ene my prep are for unw ante d situa tion be full of vigo ur face boldl y Non e of thes e 98. a d a r k h o r s e : a pers
onnot who is good -ooki l is ng but very good at heart

1) 2)

3)

2)

4) 5)

3)

1)

2)

3)

4)

p e r s o n w h o i s s p e c i a ll y c a ll e d f o r a n e v e n t a p e r s o n h a v i n g a p o o r r e p u t a ti o n a p e r s o n w h o s e p

5)

1) 2)

3)

4)

5)

ast is myst eriou s a pers on who is quite less kno wn 99. p o u r o il o n tr o u b l e d w a t e r s creat: e nicea scen ery settl e dow n a situa tion aggr avat e matt ers wors en a situa tion creat e an unfa vour able situa tion 100. t o d r a g o n e s f

1) 2)

3)

4)

5)

tly s l o w d o w n d e li b e r a t e l y Q l U a A z N y T b I e h T a A v T i I o V u E r A u P n T i n I t T e U r D e E s t 101. If the e persons A and B d have incomes in b ratio 7 : 5 and the e expenditures in the h ratio 3 : 2 and each a one of them saves v iRs R, then, the income of A is: o u r p r e (3) 7 R s 2 e 5) None n of t these o p 102. I f p x o s + it i a o n i s t o a s o f m a e c o t o n r e o m f o x 3 v e + v a e x r 2 y q u 2 i x e

(2)7 R (4)

R
2

a . m . (1 )2 (2) 4 5 (3) (5) 8 : 1 5 a . m . (6) 9 : 0 0 a . m .

4
5) C a n o t b e s l3 v d
103.

(2) (3) (4)

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104. It takes the same time to go 20 km downstre am as it takes to go 12 km upstream. If the speed of the boat used is 8 km/hr in still

(4) if a b

5)

if b

106. I : a
2

1 0 a +

water, the speed of the stream (in km/hr) 2 is: 5 (1 ) 4 = (4 ) 3 0 105. Ravi and Dev have an age ratio of 15 : 8, which will be 5 : . 3 in 10 years time. Their present ages (in years) 35: 300% of are: 60% + 10% (1 of 32 = b. ) 15, 8 107. I (4 : ) 60, 32
Dire ctions (Qs. 106108): Each of the followin g question s has two equation s on the basis of which you have to find the relation between a and b. Provide the answers as: (1) if a>b (2) if a<b (3) if II : 2b a + 9 a= b =

a
2

3 a 1 8 = 0 . 35: b2 + 6b + 9=0 108. I : 2 a + b =

1 7
2

Directions (Qs. 111-115): In these questions, each Dire ctio question is followed ns by two statements. (Qs. On the basis of the 109-question asked and 110)the given : statements, you Fin have to decide d the whether the data app is/are sufficient to roxi answer the question. mat Give answer as: 1) if datain in the state ment I alone is suffici ent, while not II e 2) if the valu data e of in x state 109 ment .x II alone = is log1 0 suffici 160 ent, while (giv I en alone log1 is not

0 2

2 = 0.3 010 ).
0

3)

(1 2.5 )

(2) 2.2 (4 ) 2.1 110. 2 sin2 (1)

1,
1 2 2 (2) 30 , 120 (3) 60 , 150 (4) 2 , 1 5) 3 N o n e o f t h e s e 4)

if the data in eithe r state ment I alon e or II alon e is suffic ient

if the data in both state ment s toget her is not suffi cient
if the data in both state ment sI and II are need ed toget her 111. How man

5)

y s tr a i g h t li n e s c a n b e f o r m e d fr o m 6 p o i n t s i n a

n e a r . S t a t e m e n t I I : 3 p o i n t s a r e c o l l i n e a r .

plane?
S t a t e m e n t I : 4 p o i n t s a r e c o l l i

112. What is the probability that Ravi and Dev contradict a given statement? Statement I: Ravi speaks truth in 60% cases. Statement II: Dev speaks truth in 50% cases. 113. The simple interest on a certain sum of money for 2 years is Rs 260. Find the sum. Statement I: Th e su m am ou

nts to 114. Is the Rs two-digit 559 number N 0 in divisible by 3 18? yea rs and number. Rs Statement 585 II: When N is divided by 3, the remainder is 1. 0 in 115. A boat goes upstream and then returns downstream. What 5 yea is the total distance? rs. Statem ent: I U pstream speed is 4 km /hr and downstream speed is Stat 1 6 k m / h r. 8 km/hr. em Statement Average speed ent II: is II: 3 The 116. The value su of x in the m is inequality 2x2 dou x + 15 < 0 is: ble d in (1) x = 3, 5 40 2 yea rs. (2) 3 < x <

5
2 (3) 5 < x < 3 2 (4) x = 3,

5
2 (5) 3 > x >

5
2 117. What should be the value of the question mark: 10,500 = 10 3 8 3 (1) 2 (4) 3
118. 2 rice varieties costing Rs 25 per kg and Rs 35 per kg were mixed as 2 : 3 and sold so as to gain 20%. What was the SP of the

+ 64 ?

100 250. (3) 1 3

(2) 1 2 (5) None of these

mixture (Rs/kg)? (1) 37.2 (2) 28.6 (4) 32 119. A (5) 40.5 h u g e j a r c
o n t a i n s 2 l i q u i d s A a n d B i n t h e

3 (3) 0

12

120

(2) 240

litre rupee. What is the s of 1) 2% mix net profit or loss? loss 2) 10% tur profit e is 3) no re profit mo or ved loss an 4) 4% d loss rep 5) Non lac e of ed thes by e B, 122. H the o w rati o m no a w n y bec om t es r 4 : i 7. a n Th g e l cap e acit s y of c the a ves n sel b (in e litre s) o is: b
t

and sold at 5 per

a (4 i ) 300 n 120. If the difference between CI and SI on Rs 1 lakh was Rs e 36 d in 2 years, the rate of yearly interest is:

(1) 0.6 (4) 2 3

f r o m

5 121. Toff c ees o are p bou l ght a at 4 n for a a rupe r e and points? (No 3 points are collinear). the (1 sam ) 5 (2) 3 (3) 10 e (4 2 num ) 0 (5) 8 ber 123. If the chances that Sonu, Monu, Mahesh can solve at 6 for a problem rupee. 1 1 , 1 , w h at is th e prob ab ility th a t g iv en prob le m ca n b e are Then, 4 3 2 they are solved if they all mixed

try?

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(1 ) 1 1 (2) 8
(4) 2 215 = 221 13

12 3

+ 11 2 3 9
(1)

124.

(2)

In an (3) examinati 0= log 27 64 = None of on, a these candidate (4) ( can 5 ) provide answers 126. 13 2 + 16 2 as True + 35 = LCM of or False. 16 and 25 = 32 For ten 2 2 22 13 10 questions , how (2 many ) (3) sequence = 200% of 200 = None of s are these possible?

(4)

(5)

(1 ) 512

(2) 1024 (4 ) 10

127. (8 1 )4 =

Dir (1) (3) ections 6 (Qs. = None of and 49 = 6 + + these 125127): 6 + .... Each questio (4) (5) n 128. What is the value of 1 ? compris 3 es 4 3 parts, one of (1 which ) 1 (2) 0 (3) 1 may be 2 wrong 3 7 and does (4) (5 not ) None of these yield the same Directions (Qs. 129-130): What should come in place of answer question mark in these number series: as the 129. 4 5 18 81 ? others. 2065. Find (1 38 (2 36 ) 8 ) 5 (3) 350 out the (4 36 (5 103 wrong ) 1 ) 2 part 130. 50. 810.5 and if 3 ? 5 202.5 . none is (1 (2 wrong, ) 6 ) 7.5 (3) 10.5 mark 5 (4 (5 12. as your ) 22.5 ) 5 answer.
3 .....

21 4 15 5 (2 )

3rd proportional to 343

125. 45% of 200 + 15 = 4 of

Directions (Qs. 131-135): 720 Study the following table carefully and

cent increase answer in the shirts the sale between questio years ns that 2002 and 2004 is: follow. (1) 40% A few (4) 60% data are assigne d alphabe tically: (Sales of shirts and j e a n s

(2) 50% (5) 100%

(3) 45%

s o l d b y C o . X i n v a r i o u s y e a r s , R s c r o r e s ) Year Shirts (x) 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

131. The per

60%

Re nt

132. The per cent incre ase in the jean s sale betw een 200 1 and

30 %

Year 1980 : Total income = Rs. 3000 Year 2005 : Total income = Rs. 10,000 (monthly ) Cereals,

(monthly) (For an average urban employee) Cereals,

Pulses, Others Oils 24% 31% 30% Other s

Pulses, Oils 25%

2005 is: (1) 75%

Fruits & (3) C 5) 375% Vegetables a n t b e d e 20% t r m i n e d Milk & its products 25% Fruits & Vegetables 25% Milk & its products 20%

133.
Year 1980 : Food Breakup

Year 2005 : Food Breakup

of jeans in 2002?

136. How much extra is the availability of spending on other items, during 1980-2005 period? (1) Rs (2) Rs 2760 2000 (3) Rs 3150 (4) Rs (5) Rs 2250 2350 137. The ratio of actual spending on food in 2005 to that in 1980 is: (1) 150 (1 (4 (2) 20 : 9 (3) 5 : 2 ) 160 ) 10 : 7 134. If C(4 D : G = 1 : 2 : 3, then F : B : ) 3:1 (5) 2 : 3 =? 138. In 1980, people in rural India had 30% less earning (1 ) 15.0 and (3 ) 5) 7.50 3 7 .expenditure on milk 5 products was 135.
spent 40% on food and out of this,

(1 0.6 )

(2) 0.8

(3) 1.0

(1 ) Rs 84 (2) Rs 92 (3) Rs 60 (4 ) Rs 42 (5) Rs 90 (4 ) 1.2 139. H ow m uch other food item s are available in 2005, in Rs Directions (Qs. 136-140): Study the pie-charts and answer terms the ? questions below them. (1 ) Rs 180 (2) Rs 93 (3) Rs 642 (4 ) Rs 1200 (5) Rs 558 Rent 140. In relative 25% per cent terms, is there an increase or decrease in the Others expenditure on milk 5% etc?
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(1 ) decrease (4 ) 80% (5) 200% 142. For which years is the value of the total imports equal to the (2) total exports? (3 ) neither (1 ) 1970, 2000, 1990 (2) 1970, 1980 (3) 1990, 2000 (5 ) No change 4) 2005
(5) None of these 143. T h e r a t i o o f e x p o r t s t o i m p o r t s w a s m a x i m u m i n t h e y e a r : 141. Tota l impo rts for Ist 2 year s are what per cent of total (1) 1990, 2000, 2005 (2) 1900, 2005 (3) 2000, 2005

Dir ections (Qs. 141145): The followin g bar chart gives the amount of imports and exports of a leather compan y over the years (Imports , Exports ) in Rupees crores:
70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0

4)

1970 , 1990 , 2000 (5) 1970 , 1990 , 2000 144. W h e n w a s

exports for these 2 years?

(1 ) 50%

O . 20 10 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 YEARS 2004 2005 2006 A

1980

(2) 2000 (4 ) 2005 145. The ratio of total exports to the total of imports for all the years is: (1 ) 8:7 Dir ections (Qs. 146150): Study the followin g graph and answer the questio ns (No . of motorcy cles in 1,000s sold by Compan ies A and B, in the recent years) (A ____ , B _ _ _ _).

80

M O T O R C Y C L E S

O F N

146. App roxi mat ely wha t per cent is the sale of Co mpa ny A in

5)

3, 2004 2002 , 2005 149. T h e t o t a l s a l e

2003, compared to its total sale? (1 ) 13% (4 f ) 11% o 147. What per cent is total sale of Company A with respect r to Company B? (approx) y (1 e ) 75% a (4 r ) 95% s 148. 2 0 0 0 , 2 0 0 1 , 2 0 0 2 1) 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 4 , 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 f o r C o m p a n y B f o r m s w h a

2)

3)

4)

means green, green means white, white means brown and brown means indigo, then what is the colour of middle line

20%

(2) 25% of our National Flag? (4 yello ) 35% (1) white (2) w gree 150. For Company A, which combination of year and per cent (3) browne of (4) n rise in sale from previous year, 5) thes Non correct? 155. I (1 f ) 200140% (2 ) 200230% I (3 2003 N ) 100% V (4 I ) 200450% (5 T ) 200520% A T TEST OF I REASON O ING N 151. Four i of s the
follo wing five are alike in a cert ain way. Whi ch is

w r i t t e n

a the one that does not belong to that group? s (1 ) White (4 K ) Red 152. Cooler is related M summer in the same way which of to the X following is related to H rain? V (1 Z ) Shirt V (4 H ) Fan Q 153. City A is larger than city B which is smaller than city D. If M city E is larger , than city
A but smaller than city D, which of the following is

t h e n R E A D Y i s

the largest?

(1 ) E (4 ) B 154. If
yellow, yellow

following character sequence carefully and then answer the questions given below it.

A C , 3 6 + G $ N P 5% S + X I 8T9RBZ

(1 ) SCDDA

to the right of 16th character from your

160): Read the

156. If the first half of the series is (3 ) QFBEZ and similarly reversed (5 ) None of these the second half is also reversed, then which Dire of the following will be ctions the 4th (156-

(1) P (4) S

(2) % (5) C

(3) B

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157. four conclusions What will numbered I, II, III be the and IV. You have to 2nd last take the given letter of statements to be the word true even if they made of appear at variance the 1st, from commonly 2nd, 11th, known facts. Then 20th and decide which of the 22nd conclusions character logically follows s of the from the given given statements. Mark sequence out an appropriate ? If no answer choice that such word you think is can be correct. made Statements: your 161. ( answer is a W. If ) more than A one such l word can l

statements are given followed by

be made your answer is D.

right is dropped (drop B first) then which of the following character will

(1 a ) I p (4 e ) W r 158. Which character is midway between 7th from left and s 6th from right in the above series? a (1 r ) % (4 e ) P 159. If every b alternate character in the above sequence from
o o k s . (

be 5th to the right of 6th character from the b left? ) (1 A ) C l (4 ) I l 160. If A C 3, 6 P b of question mark. o (1 o ) k (4 s ) S
Dire ctions (161165): In each question below, three
a r e p a g e

Yes, where will the poor students go?

Yes, education has become more of a business than a pious commitment.

Conclusi ons: I. S o m e m at er ia l ar e p a g e s. II. All bo ok s ar e m at eri al. III. All pa pe rs ar e pa ge s. IV. So me bo ok s ar e pa pe 1) rs. A ll

s 2) ( c ) A 3) ll p a g e 4) s a r e m a t 5) e ri a l. Statements:

the four follo w Only II, III follo w Only I, III and IV follo w Eithe r I or III and II follo w Non e follo ws
162. ( a ) S o m e b a t s a r e b a l l s . ( b ) N o s t a r s a r e m o o n s ( c

3)

Conclusi 4) ons: I. S 5) o m e m o o n Statements: 163. ( s a ar ) e n A ot l b l al c ls o . a II. t N s o ba a lls r ar e e st ar p s. a III. n So t me s mo . on ( s b ar ) e N not o bal ls. p IV. a So me n bal t ls s ar e a bat r s. O 1) n e l y I a n d Il f o l o w 2) O s n h l i y r I t , s I . I (c) Some a shirts are n pullovers. d Conclusions: I. No coat I is a shirt. V II. Some coats are f shirts.

ollow Eithe r II or IV follo ws All follo w Non e of thes e follo ws

III. All co ats ar e shi rts.

IV. Some coats are not pullovers. II 1) Only I, and III follo w 2) Only Ist follo ws 3) Only I and IV follo w 4) Eithe r I and III or II and IV follo w 5) Only III and IV follo w Statements:
164. ( a ) S o m e p e n s a r e p e n c i l s . ( b ) S o m e r u b b e r s

3)

Conclusi 4) ons: I. S o m e p e n 5) ci ls ar e g u m Statements: 165. ( . a II. ) S N o m o e pe f nc r ils u ar i e t no s t gu a m. r III. e so me ru b bb a ers n ar a e n not a ba s g. . IV. So ( m b e ) ru N bb o er s ar o e r ba a 1) g. l O n n y Il f o l o w s g 2) O e n s l y a I r I e f o p ll o e w a s s

Only II and III follo w Eithe r I or II and eithe r III or IV follo w Non e of thes e follo ws

. e oranges ( are 1) Only bananas. III follo ws c 2) Only ) I, II A and ll IV b follo a w n 3) Eithe r I or a II n follo a ws s 4) Only a I and r II e follo o w r 5) All a follo n w g e Directions (Qs. s 166-170): Study the .following arguments

Conclusi and distinguish ons: between strong I. arguments and N weak arguments o because they relate b to the question. a Strong arguments n a are those which are n both important and a directly related to the Weak s question. ararguments are those e which are of minor p importance and also e not directly related a to the question. Each s. question below is II. followed by two S arguments o numbered I and II. m e Decide which of the is a or argument and an strong Give ge weak. s answer: 1) if is only argu ment I stro ng. ar 2) if e only no argu t ment fr II is uit stron s. g. III. 3) if So eithe me r I or ba II is na stro na ng. s 4) if ar neith e er I frui nor ts. II is IV. stro So ng. m

if admission fee? b Arguments: o I. t II. h Statement: I 167. Should a there be a n quota for those d who are poor? II Arguments: a I. Yes, this r will e decrease the level s of t unemploy r ment and o poor n people g will not be . discrimin Stateme nt: ated by 166 upper . Should caste. the II. No, we governm already have ent reservations punish in our jobs. those Statement: schools 168. Should which there be no charge place for interview in high selection?
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Argume nts: I. Y e s, it is a di ffi c ul t p ar t of s el e ct io n. 35. No, it is the onl y wa y to jud ge the can did ate s per son alit y and mot ive s. Stateme nt: 169 . Sho uld wo me n be pro vide d mor e job opp ortu nitie s? Argume nts:
I . Y e s , t h e y s h o u l d g o i n t o t h e o u t s i d e w o r l d . I I . N o , t h e y a r e n o t i n t

statement is given, which is i followed by n various assumptions. j the o Read statements and b s the assumptions . and decide which Stateme one of them are implicit. nt: 170 Statement: 171. Ensure . Should freedom from governm thieves with this ent car locking system. provide Assumptions: 9. Th more is ca r loc kin g sy ste benefits m is th e be st. to those I who are I the only . child of their I parents? t Argume nts: i I. s Y e d s, e it s w i ill r c e o d nt ro t l in o cr e h a a s v e e of p f o r p e ul e at d io o n. II. m
Ye s, it wil l gi ve th e m bri gh

e t future and love of r parents. e s Directions t (Qs. 171-175): In e these questions, a d

f r o m t h i e v

e s . I I I . 4)

5) T h e r Statement: e 172. We deal in used cars. a Contact us at r phone no. XYZ, at e the earliest possible.an t advertisement. h Assumptions: i I. Some e people want v to sell old e cars. s II. The advertiseme e nt will be v read by the needy e people. 61. U r ss e d c a rt m a y y n o b e to ta ll l y u. s e w s 1) Only h I is e impli r cit. e 2) Only . II and 1) I III a are n impli d cit. II 3) Only a I and r III e are i impli m cit. p 4) All I, li II, III c are it impli . cit. 2) II 5) Non a e of n I, II, d III II are I impli a cit. r Statement: e 173. Lalu i Prasad is expected m p announce to li several schemes c poor people in for it budget.a the . news reporter. 3) I

and III are impli cit. Only II is impli cit. All are impli cit.

Assumpt licit. ions: 3) Only I. III is T impli h cit. e 4) All re are p impli or cit. te 5) Non r e is h impli a cit. s Statement: a 174. Mr X tells Mrs X: I cannot fa send my child ir to that school. re p Children over there orsmoke and drink. Which of these ti assumptions is n implicit? g. II. Assumptions: I. T Smok he ne ing w and sdrinki re ng po are rt not er desira ha ble of s childr ge en. II. nu Their in child e will re agree po to rt their so decisi ur on. ce 61. T s. 61. h 1) I e a s n c d h II o a ol r h e a i s m a p g li o o c d it r . e 2) II p a ut n at d io II n. I 1) I and a II r e i m p

2)

II a n d II I II I a n d I I o n l y A ll I, II , II I

h a n d i g a r h . I I . M o n i c a l o v e s a d v i s i n g e v e r y b o d y .

3)

4)

5)

Stateme nt: 175 . Monicas advice to Sonia: Go to Chandig arh via Ambala the best route. Assumpt ions:
I . S o n i a w a n t s t o g o t o C

1) 2) 3)

61. T h e y lo v e C h a n di g a r h. I is impli cit. II is impli cit. Eith

nds Asa d, Babli , Cajo le, Dev, Eva and Fati ma are sittin g in 4) a clos ed circl e facin g the centr e. 2) Cajo le is betw een Asa d and Babli . 3) Fati 5) ma is betw een Eva and Asa d. 4) Eva is to the left of Dev 176. Who is on Dire the left of ctions Babli? (Qs. 176C ajo l 180): Asad (2) e Read the (3 ) Dev Non 5) e of (4) Eva thes followin 177. W g h informati o on
carefully and answer the question s given below it:

e r I o r II i s i m p li c it . N e it h e r I n o r II i s i m p li c it . B o t h a r e i m p li c it .

i s o n t h e l e f

1)

S i x f ri e

(1 ) Dev

(2) (3 N 5) ) Asad o n e o f t h e s
178.

r i g h t s i d e o f F a t i m a ?

1)

2)

D e De vEva (2) v , B ab A (3 ) Asad Cajol (4) li 5) e s 180. W a h d i c D h e v , B a b li A s a d , F a ti m a C a j o l e , B a b li N o n e o f t h e s e

179.

o f t h e a b o v e g i v e n s t a t e m e n t s i s s u p e r f l u o u s ?

3)

4)

5)

(1 ) 1

(2) 2 (4 ) 4 Dir ections (Qs. 181185): Read the followin g informat ion and answer the questio ns. Fou r people of different nations live on the same side of a sector in four houses each of different colour. Each person has a different favourite drink. The English man lives in the red house. The following addition al informati on is: The Hin du drin ks tea.
T h e M u s l i m

l i v e s i n t h e f i r s t h o u s e o n t h e l e f t . T h e M u s l i m l i v e s a d j a c e n t t o

t h e b l u e h o u s e .

I n t h e s e c o n d

hous e from the right they drink coffe e. The Sikh drink s bana na shak e. Tea is drunk in the blue house The pink house is to the right of red house 181. W h i c h o f t h e f o l o w i n g d r i n k c o f e ? 1) Musl im 2) Hind u 3) Engli shm an

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4) M u s li m a n d H i n d 5) u N o n e o f t h e a b o v e 182. 5) 3) 4) nglis hma n Sikh Both Hind u and Sikh Non e of the abov e 185. W h i c h o f t h e f o l l o w i n g s t a t e m e n t i s n o t t r u e ? 1) Hind u lives in the blue hous e
Sikh drink s bana na shak e and

(1 ) yellow (3 N 5) ) red o n e 183.

(1 ) tea

(2) banana (3 m 5) ) shake il k 184.

2)

1)

2)

H i n d u E

h e i abov s e c o Directions l (Qs. 186-195): o Study the following u rinformation o carefully and fanswer the h questions given o below it. u

Given here are s the e conditions to ibecome the s members of a Lake p Club. A person i must: theof grou age 21p as 50 Aug on 13, ust 6. 200 n 2) be k 3) M u s li m d ri n k s c o ff e e Y e ll o w h o u s e i s o c c u p i e d b y M u s li m 5) N o n e o f t h draw ing a mini mu m salar y of Rs 1 lakh per ann um. own a hous e.
not have a famil y of more than five mem bers inclu ding hims elf.

3)

4)

4)

have exce llenc e in any field of arts and spor ts. However, if a person: 6) satis fies all exce pt (4) abov e, but draw s a

5)

7)

s atisfi es a all l exce a pt r (3) y abov o e, f the m case o may r be e refer t red h to a the n Club 2 secr l etar a y. k On the basis h of above p conditions and e rinformation, decide which of a the following n courses of action n should be taken u regarding each m ,condition. Mark1) if the answer: t pers on is eligia ble to be me mbe h r 2) if the e pers c on a cant s be e allo m wed a the y me b mbe e rship r 3) if the e data f provi ded e is r inad r equ e ate. d 4) if the t case o is to t be h refer e red C to l the u Club b secr etar p y r 5) if the e case s is to i be d refer e red n to t. the s

C earn l ing u Rs b 860 p 0 r mon e thly. s He i has d his e own n hous t e 186. M and r is R havi a ng a h goo u d l reco T rd in i the w field a of ri fine , arts. li 187. Ravi v Tripa i thi, n an IAS g office w r, it draw h s a h salar y of i Rs s 1500 m 0 o p.m. tHis date of birth is h March 17, 1985. He e lives with his rmother, father and a brother. He is a n having his own d house and holds a fcertificate of being a the best volleyball tplayer in his h college. 188. M r P a n k j P a n d e e y w o r k s a m a n g e r i n h o r t i r, c u l t r e . H i s i 35 years old s and lives a as a c tenant o with his ll wife and e two g daughter e s. He p draws a r monthly o salary of f Rs 8700 e p.m. for s the last 7 s years. He o holds a r good

rec ord salary of Rs 10,000 in p.m. She has spo completed 12 years rts. of service in the 189. company on January 10, 2004. 191. Mrs Poonam completed 33 years in March 2005. She stays in her own house along with his husband and three sons. She works as G.M. in Infosys, and draws Rs 117000 per annum. She has exhibited excellence in the field of arts.
192. Mr Ajay is a Bran ch Man ager in SBI and draw s a salar y of Rs 2010 00 per annu m. He lives in a flat whic h is not owne d by him, alon g with his wife and a son. He holds a certifi cate of excel lence in

Trophy in Badmint on and his D.O.B. is August 13, 1992.

190.

t e. He e works as manager in textile mill and earns n Rs n 10,200 every imonth. 194. Ms s Kavit . a H lives i in s her D own . hous O e . with B his . husb i and s and O a c daug t hter. o She b is e work r ing 1 as a 5 Assi , stant 1 Man 9 ager 8 in 0 HDF . C. 193. M She r is 26 S year a s old t and y a havi k ng a a exce m llenc i e in s paint 4 ing. 0 195. Mr y e Abhin a av is r a s bach o elor l d worki , ng as li a v Com e puter s a Engin l eer in o electr n on e comp i n any. h He i draw s s Rs h 1090 o u 0 s p.m.

H s in i his s own D hous . e and O havin . g B famil . y of i four s perso O ns c inclu t ding o him. b Directions e r(Qs. 196-200): An arrangement 1 machine when 9 given an input of 8 words, rearrange 2 .them following a particular rule and H solve it. e Input h : a This s chap b ter e woul e d n give t you h basi e c c conc a epts. Step p 1: t basi a c i this n chap o ter f woul t d h give e you B conc a epts. s Step k 2: e basi t c b chap a ter ll this t woul e d a give you m conc . epts. H Step e 3: li basi v c e

c h a p t e r c o n c e p t s t h i s w o u l d g i v e y o u . S t e p 4 : b a s i c c h a p t e r c o n c e p t s

give this woul d you.

Stu dy the logi c an d an sw er the qu esti on s tha t foll ow. 19 6. Inp ut: Do not imit ate oth ers wo rk. Which of the following will be Step 3 for the given input? 1) Do other s not imita te work . 2) Do imita te not other s work . 3) Wor k do other s imita te. 4) Do not other s work imita te. 5) Non e
197. I n p u t :

4)

input? 1)

2)

A d e q u a t e a r e a r a n g e m e n t s f o r k i d s a f e t y m u s t . A d e q u a t e a r e a r r a n g e m e n t s f o r k i d s m u s t s a f e t y . A d e q u

5)

ate are safet y arra nge ment s must for kids. Ade quat e safet y are arra nge ment s must for kids. Non e 198. I n p u t : M a r c u s B r a u c h l i g i v e s i n a c c u r a t e i n f o r m a t i o

3)

How man y step s are requ ired to rearr ang e the abov e input

2)

prop erly .

(1) 3 (4) 2
199.

3)

4)

1)

M o s t I n d i a n e v e n l e a d e r s c a n n o t v i s u a li

5)

se free India . Can not even free India India n most lead ers visu alise . Can not even free India most India n lead ers visu alise . Can not even free India India n lead ers most visu alise . Non e. 200. S t e p I V : I t i s f i g u r e a n t i e

1)

Whi ch of the follo wing is the input of the abov e men tione d step.

3)

2)

I t i s fi g u r e f r o m a n ti e s t a b li s h m e n t m e d i a . M

4)

5)

edia it is figur e from antiesta blish ment . It is antiesta blish ment medi a from. Can t be deter mine d. Non e of thes e

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3)
Dire ctions (Qs. 201205): Study the Venndiagram s given below and answer the followin g question s (The Venndiagram gives the number of persons into various kinds of busines s).
Tea

4) 5)

b+e +d+ f e+f z+a +b+ d+e +f

202. P e o p l e d o i n g f u r n i t u r e b u s i n e s s a n d

x z y Furniture

201. tea, are: y+a (3 ) b + d (5 ) d 1) 2) e z + a

s t e e l b u s i n e s s , b u t n o t

a+ (2) b d+ (4) g

2)

(1 g )

(2 ) d

do not find it surprising that researchers have (4 discovered a statistical relation between ) a falling ill and the 204. What experience of major business? events such as life (1 death of a spouse, ) z + e married, etc. getting (4 Those who have ) z+a experienced a higher 205. index of such What changes, generally businesses? report a greater (1 incidence of ill-health. ) b (4 Yet, most of us find that ) c this research quite doesnt tally with the Dir experience. ections Reasoning similarly, another group found a (Qs. strong correlation 206between health and 210): These hassles of lifethe questio thousands of little ns aredaily irritations.

203. Peo ple 3) doin g stee l 4) and plas tic and 5) furni ture busi nes Most people find s change stressful, so I are:

Defi nitel y true Prob ably false Defi nitel y false Data inad equa te

based on inferenc es. Read the followin g passage carefull y and mark your answers as: 1) P r o b a b l y t r u e

206. Gen erall y to peop le tend to get irritat ed som e exte nt.

207. Ever yone does not expe rienc e stres s, only few do. 208. One shou ld avoi d big chan ges.
209. The appr oach of the two rese arch grou

p s i s n o t d if f e r

ent.
210. The resea rcher s concl usion quite fits into every body s life.

Directions (Qs. 211215): Each of the following series consists of seven figures, two of which at the ends are unnumbered. One of the five numbered figures does not fit into the series. Find out the figure.

211. 1 2 212. 1 213. 1 214. 1 215. 1

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Directions (Qs. 216-220): The second figure of the problem figure bears a certain relationship to the first figure. Determine the relationship and hence find out the answer from the answer figures:

PROBLEM FIGURES

ANSWER FIGURES

216.

? 1 2 3 4 5

217

? 1 2 3 4 5

218.

? 1 2 3 4 5

219.

? 1
X U S

220
S X

? 1 2 3 4 5

Directions (Qs. 221-225): Each question comprises question figures and answer figures. The question figures obey a specific pattern. From among the answer figures, choose that option which follows the series or pattern, in the next step. PROBLEM FIGURES 221. 1 222. 1 223. T T T T 1 224. 1 225. 1
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ANSWER FIGURES

T 2

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ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS
General Awareness 1. (2) 2. 55. 5. (5) Rs 1365 crores. 56. 6. (1) 7. .... Defence 57. 8. (1) Minister. 58. 9. (4) 10. 1 2 . (4) ... 16th 1 3 . (1) 14. follow closely. (2) (2) .... 2nd para. (2) .. para 1. (2) ... para 1, line 1 and subject theme. 59. (5) .... 2nd line, para 3.

2 8 . (5)

29. (4)

1 8 . (4) 19. 2 3 . (2) (4)24. 26. .. 61.. (5) majo 62. (2) 63. r rulin g coali tion. 27. (4) . 65 . (1) 66. (2) .. UP = 19 70 . (5) 71. (2) lakh (+). 75 . (1) 76. (4) 30. (5) 31. (5) ... (Increase, (4)25 80 . $ 81. (2) 32. B 85 . (3) 86. (1) 90. (3) 3 3 . (4) 34. 91. (2) ... it should be is 3 8 . (3) 39. instead of are. 4 3 . (1) 44. 92. (1) ... hardly 4 8 . (5) 49. should be followed by English had. 51. (5) . ... refer last 93. (2) ... few lines . permitted 52. (4) . instead of ... permit. refer 94. (5) Ist and 95. (3) ... last among para instead of grap between. hs. 96. (3) 53. (4) . 97. (4) ... 98. (4) refer 99. (4) 2nd 100. (3) state ment Q , ua para nti 2. tat 54. (5) ... iv . e refer A pti last tu para de and the main them e. Othe r optio ns also 101. (3)
Let incomes be 7x and 5x and expendit ures be 3y and 2y

(5)

64.

(5 ) 68. (1) 73. (5) 78. (5) 83. (5) 88. (5) 69. 74. 79. 84. 89. (4 ) (3 ) (2 ) (1 ) (2 )

67. (2) 72. (1) 77. (1) 82. (3) 87. (2)

7x :

5x

a= 3 10 3. (4) 100x 85x = 5 15x = 5 x= i.e.

1 hrs = 20 mins

3 Required time = 7:55am + 20 mins = 8:15 am 10 4. (5) 8+ 8x x 32x = 64 10 = 2 k m / h r 105. (4)

Let the ages be 15x and 8x

20 =

12

8x + 10 3 R = 15x = 60 and D = 8x = 32 I (a 5) = 0, i.e. a = 10 6. (3) 2 5 II 1.8 + 3.2 = b, i.e. b = 5 Thus, a = b I (a 6) (a + 3) = 0, i.e. a = 6, 10 7. (4) 3 = i.e. b = II (b + 3) 2 Thus, a b.. 0 3 I 2a + b = 10 8. (2)

17

}
2 160= log 10

Solving simultaneously,
a =

2 2b ,
II 2b a =

Thus, b > b = 3.5 a (16

Log10 10 9. (2) 10)

= log 10 16 + log 10 10 = lo g 2 4 + 1 = 1 + 4lo g 2 = 1+ 10 10 4(0 .3 01 0 ) 0= 2. 20 41 110. (5)

2

2(1 cos x) cos x + 4= 0

2cos 2 x + cos x 6 = 0 (cos x + 2) (2 cos x 3) = 0

cos x = 2 or

3
2

o t h v a l u e s a r e n o t p o s s i b l e a s c o s x l i e s

a n d + 1 111. (3) Both

statemen ts singly sufficient . Only, t he answers will in be each different case. are

Use combinations

3C + 1 = 15 3 +1 = 13 F rom II 6 C 2 2 lines 11 2. (5) We have to use both together

p1 = =

60 , q 1
40 10 0

100 p2 =

50

50 , q = 2

100

100

Required probability = p 1q
2

+ p2 q
1

=
50

60

50

40

11 3. (3) Either S.I. =

b e S.I. for 1 year = t w e e n 1

100 I. : In 2 years, S.I = 260

100 100 100 100 PTR 260 = P 2 R 100

= 50%

2 6 0
= R s 1 3 0 2

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A = 5 2 0 0 + 6 5 0 = 5 8 5 0 R
4 0 1 0 0

114. (2) I. : Not sufficient II. : Since N is not divisible by 3, it is not divis ible by 18 also (As 18 = 6 3). 115. (4)
Neither. Time and dist ance both are missing

6x + 15 < 0 c 2x a (x + 3) (2x 5) < n 0 Either x + 3 = and 2x 5 = b versa e c a l c u l a t e d a n d a l s o P .

II. : A = 2P P =

+ or vice

x + 3 < 0, 2x 5 > 0 i.e. x < 3 and x >

5
2
OR, x + 3 > 0, 2x 5 < 0 i.e. x > 3, x <

2
1

8 11 7 . (3)
1000

10

+ 64
?

110 250 = 10,500

+ 64

10 250 =

10,500

2 64 ? 2500 = 10,000 6 4? = 4 ?=

1
3
25 2 + 35 3 100 + 20

P T 11 8 . (1) R11 9 . (3)

T =

(7 + 4)

2+ 5
2

100

= 37.2

12 7 7 (7 + 4) 12 100 100 =

280 litres

72 4
2

R 12 0 . (1) =

10 6

36 = 6 = 0.6 100 10

LCM of 4 and 6 = 0 1 21 . (4) 12 Let total no. of each type 129. (1) 4 12 1 + 13 Total C P = 5, 5 5
2 + 2 3 = 18, 18 3+ 3 3 = 81, etc

and SP
Since SP Loss

% Loss = 1 22 . (3) Using combinations, no. of triangles

= =

123.( 5)

p of solvi ng = 1 p of not solvi ng

0=

0=

4 0= 4

124.(
2) 210
125. (5) 126. (3) 127. (3) 128. (2)
3 will be a large num ber ( ) .

= 1024

130. (5)
3 4 0.5 = 12.5, 12.5 4 + 0.5 = 50.5, etc +

= 80 = 2, D = 70 = 1.4, E = 60, 80 = 1.33 132. (5)

40

50

6 0

F and G both are unknown s & so cannot be

Now, E B = 60 40, %= 50%

20 100 =

131.(
2)

133.

(3)

40 F and G both are unknowns F G = 1.5 = 1.5 F = 150 10 0 and

Usin g ratio s, Ist obtai n valu 1 34 . (4) es of unkn own s

T h

8 0 C : D : G = 1: 2 : 3 Since C = 1, B = 80 and since G = 3, F = 300 F:B=

150 100 = 187.5%

300 = 3.75
80

u 1 35 . (1) A = 36, E = 60 Ratio =

60 s 1 36 . (3) 5% of 3000 25% of 10,000 , i.e. 150 2500 A Change = 2500 150 = 2350 137. ( = 1 ) 1
. 2 A = 3 6

36 = 0.6

4 0 % o f 1 0 , 0 0 0 : 6 0 % o

30 S i m i l a r l y , B = 4 0 , C

f 3 0 0 0 = 4 0 0 0 : 1 8 0 0 = 4 0 :

000 900 = 2100 40% of 2100 = 840 and 10% of 840 = Rs 84 139. (3) 30% of 40% of 10,000 30% of 60% of 3,000

0=

1 2 0 0

1 8 = 2 0 : 9

5 5 8 = 6 4 2 140. (1) 25%

of 60% 20% of 40%

138. ( 1 )
3 0 0 0 3 0 % o f 3 0 0 0 = 3

1 41 . (2) Total Imports = 10 + 40 = 50 Exports = 15 + 35 = 50 Required% = 1970, 1 42 . (2) 1980,

40

50 110 = 100% 50 10 + 40 = 15 + 35 = 50 50 60
25 30

1 43 . (1) 144. (

20

(1 9 9 0 ),2 0 0 0 ) , (2 0 0 5 ) (

3 )
E x p o r t

s = 1 5 ,

m f r o m 3

3 5 , 4 0 , 5 0 , 6 0 M i n i m u

5 4 0

35 1 45 . (5) Exports = 15 + 35 + 40 + 50 + 60 = 200 Imports = 10 + 40 + 20 + 25 + 30 = 125 Ratio = 1 46 . (1)

200 = 8
5

125

40 20 + 30 + 40 + 40 + 50 + 70 + 60

100 = 13%

1 47 . (3) A = 310, B = 335 %=

310 100 90% 335 1 48 . (4) 2 years : 2003, 2004

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t. 30 + 45 + 20 14 9 . (2) = 95 B
Second sentence clears that E is larger than A but smaller

1 50 . (5) than D means 151. (1) All the oth ers are col our s of rain bo w (VI BG YO R)

largest city. E A B

Reasoning

152. (2) Co oler is use d to pro tect us fro m hea t. Si mil arly um brel la is use d to pro tect us fro m rain . 153. (3) Acc ordi ng to first stat em 5 PN$ ent G+6 , 3 or CAZBR sen 9T8IX ten + ce S% A 4th to the posit right of 16th from right is ion 12th (16 4) of D from right is is B. not exac 157. (4) The

154. (4) Colour of middle line of NF is white and green means white is given in the statemen t so green is the answer. 155. (4) The first letter moves two places forward while the second letters moves one place backward . This process continue s for the whole word. 156. (3) The reversed series is:

lett right ers mid are sym A, bol C, Answer is P, % I, 159. (5) The series T. is after dropping No characters: C36GN wor %+ d ITRZ can be ma de by usi ng the se lett ers. 158. (1) Se ven th fro m left is + G $ N P
then 5th to the right of 6th from left is 11th from left i.e. T 160. (2) Do it yourself.

161. (1) Using Ist and 2nd statemen t we get All papers are pages and by using 2nd & 3rd we get All books are material so, 2 & 3 follow and I & IV are conversion of Ist statement and 3rd statement. P-papers

5 1 61 . % S + 1 62 . X I 8 s i x t h f r o m

P B Page Mat

Pages MatMaterial B-Balls

B M

C-Coat 1 63 .

Pullover s S-Short
P-Pants

16 4 .

Pen

Pencils

1 65 .

ervation. 168. (2) Ist is not strong but II is obviously strong. 169. (1) Ist is strong, II is void. 170. (5)
171. (4) There is no hint of use of bestand everywhe re terms.

166. (1) 167. (1) pro 172. (4) I and vidi II are ng definitely job implicit. s Also an wo advertise uld ment is def meant to init be read. ely 173. (2) We cannot de say cre anything as about I. e 174. (4) un 175. (1) em (176 to 180). In the plo circle the ym arrangement is as ent shown. , Dev he nc e 1 is str on g. II is not Cajole str on g Fatima be ca us Asa e d qu ota 176. (3) Dev. for 177. (5) po Because ors Babli is on the do left of es Cajole. nt (see me diagram.) an 178. (1) Dev, res

As ad. (181 to 185) Based 179. (1) on Cle given arly informa , tion, Ev a. the 180. (5) correct Sin sequen ce ce of all data is the as sta follows. te Yellow Blue Red me Nationalit nts y Muslim are ne Drink Milk ce ss 181. (3) see chart. ary 182. (4) to 183. (5) det Although er it is not mi mentione ne d in the the question arr but it an appear ge that milk me is his nt. drink.
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Pink Hindu Tea Englishma n Coffee Sikh Banana shake

SPECIA L SUPPLEMENT
184. (1) has a family of 5 members . 190. (3) Condition s 1 and 5 is missing. 191. (2) She is having a family of five members and condition 6 is not fulfilled because her salary is less than 200000. 192. (4) 193. (2) Condition 5 is missing. 194. (2) Condition 2 is missing. 195. (1) All condition s are satisfied.

185. (3) (Mu slim drin ks milk it is ass um ed). 186. (3) Co ndit ion 1 is mis sin g. 187. (1) Sati sfie s all the con diti on. 188. (4) (Co ndit ion 7 is fulfil led, as the can (196-200) The logic did is: the ate words are doe arranged s in not alphabetic hav al order by e not his interchangi ow ng places. n That is hou ,basic se.) goes to the 189. (5) first place Co and the ndit whole ion remaining 6 is sentence fulfil is as it is. led, 196. ( as 5 the ) can did b ate
e

c a u s e i n w t h i s o n l y o n e s t e p i s p o s s i b l e I n p u t D o n o t i m i t a t e w o r k . 197. (1) Step-1 Adequ ate are safety arrang ement s must for kids. o t h e r s n o t i m i t a t e D o o r k . S t e p I o t h e r s

S t e p 2 A d e q u a t e a r e a r r a n g e m e n t s s a f e t y m u s t f o r k i d s . S t e p s

-3 Adequat e are arrange ments for safety must kids. Steps-4 Adequat e are arrange ments for kids safety must. Step-5 Adequat e are arrange ments for must safety. kids

And 2nd last one is step 4.

198. (2) Ste p-1 Br au chli Ma rcu s giv es ina cc ura te inf or ma tio n. Ste p-2 Br au chli giv es Ma rcu s ina cc ura

t e i n f o r m a t i o n . S t e p 3 B r a u c h l i g i v e s i n a c c u r a t e M a r c u s i n f o

rm ati on. Ste p-4 Br au chli giv es ina cc ura te inf or ma tio n Ma rcu s. 4 St ep s are req uir ed. 199. (4) Step-1 Cannot most Indian leaders even visualise free India. Step-2 Cannot even most Indian leaders visualise free India. Step-3 Cannot even most Indian leaders visualise India. Step 4 Cannot free even Indian leaders visualise. Step 5 free

India most

Can not eve n free Indi a Indi an mos t lead ers visu alis e.

most visualise. Shortcut (Just arrange the ally). input alphabetic

S t e p

200. (4) In this type of question determin ation of previous step or input is not possible. (5 205. )

201. (5) 202. (3) 6(206-210)(2)........la 206. st lines. 207. (3)........r C esearch done on a several n people. n 208. (5)........n o o such t hint is made. e 209. (4)........it v is e different.. n ....one considers f big r events, e the other e considers small I ones. n 210. (3)........3 d rd i sentence a . (Yet, most of us....). I (211-215) n 211. (5) The d elements i move one a step Antin clockwise in one l step while e in the next a the d element e on r extreme s Anti-

203. (2)

204. (4)

clockwis e position moves Clockwis e end and others move one step Anticlockwis e.

212. (3) The outermost and innermost sides rotate by 90 Anticlockwise while the middle one rotates by 90 Clockwise .

213. (2) In this the elements shift one step in cyclic order and one element is replaced by a new one.
214. (1) In this the and lower elements rotate by 180 while the middle element inverted vertically in alternate steps. upper the

215. (4) 216. (4) Y changes by 180, Anticlockwise & 2 places in Clockwis e direction. I changes Clockwise at same place, by 90. 0+ has no rotat ion

217. (2) Noti ce Clo ckw ise and Anti cloc kwi se rota tion s as abo ve.

218 (1) simi lar to abo ve Qs. 219. (2) end poi nt mo ves Anti cloc kwi se, 45 , 0+ c i r c l e m o v e s b y 1 8 0 .

and horizontal ly attached compone nts change alternatel y. 222. (3) triangle moves 1 place to ends/side s, Anticlockwise ,
0 move s by place s, diago nally,

moves Anticlockwise by 135 or 1 places Anticlockwise.

223. (4) Anticlockwise and gets diminished /enlarged alternately, T jumps to opposite side arrow head changes direction and places, after turns. 2 and reverses, semicircle turns

220. (3) Jus t sen d ele me nts to opp osit e pla ces . 221. (1) noti ce ho w the vert icall y

224. (1) notice how the various elements move by side and then from one extreme to another.
225. (2) circle changes shade and places Anticlockwise, triangle

tilts

A n t i c l o c k w i s e a n d C l o c k w i s e a l t e r n a t e l y , 4 5 .

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