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) This practice set consists of 200 test items in three parts.

(i) All questions are compulsory and carry equal marks.
Answer the questions quickly and as carefully as you can. Some questions may
be difficult and others easy, Do
(ii)
not spend too much time on any question.
answers or completions. In
(iv) Each question is followed by four alternatives (a), (b), (c) and (d) and suggested
each case, you are required to select the one that is the correct answer.
sheet.
(v) After the completion of practice set, please check answers with attached answer
Time 120 min Full Marks 200
No. of Items 200
Question Nos.
No. of
Parts Contents
Questions From To

General Intelligence and Reasoning 50 50

(A)
General Knowledge/Awareness 50 51 100
(B)
100 101 200
(C) English Language

Part A General Intelligence and Reasoning

Directions (Q.Nos. 1-7) Select the related 5. Rat:Cat Worm: ?
words from the given alternatives. (a) Fishing (b) Earth
(c) Bird (d) Silk
1. Vegetable : Chop: Body:?
6. Earth: Sun: Moon ?
(a) Cut (b) Amputate
(c) Peel (d) Prune (a) Orbit (b) Sky
(c) Star (d) Earth
2. Lakshadweep Kavaratti: :Andaman and Nicobar ?
7. Race: Fatigue: Fast: ?
(a) Port Blair (b) Daman
(c) Puducherry (d) Silvassa (a) Food (b) Appetite
(c) Hunger (d) Weakness
3. Line: Square: : Arc ?
(a) Ring (b) Sphere Directions (Q.Nos. 8-15) In these questions,
(c) Circle (d) Ball the
select the one which is different from
4. Fruit Banana: : Mammal: ? other three responses.
(a) Cow (b) Snake
8. (a) Army : General (b) Team: Captain
(c) Fish (d) Sparrow (d) Meeting: Chairman
(c) Crache : Infant
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9. (a) Shirt (b) Boy Girl
3 In the (lympir qames, the flngs of sir natins were fupm
(o)Mango Fruit (d) Tablo Furniture
StudentN n the mnstu in thin following ay
10. (a) Class (b) Sentence Worde
(0)Tree Forost Tho flag f Amern a was then loft f indian triolnur and
(d)Hour Minutes o the ight of thn flag of Pran.e The flny of Australin
11.(o) Newspaper Editor (b) Film Director ther luff of
Was on the right of the Indian fig t
but was
() Stamps : Philatelst (d) Book Author the flag of Japan, whin h was ty the left of thn flatg tf
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12.(a) 11, (b) 10, 90 China Pind the twn flatgs which are in the (entre
(09,72 (a) Indin nnd Australin (b) America and Indin
(d) 8, 56
()Japan nnd Australin (d) Americn and Australin
13 (a) 24-21 (b) 46 32
c)62-23 24. X introduces Y saying, "Ho is the hushand of the granid
(d) 84 24
daughter of the fathr of my father" How is Y relaterl
14.(a)34-12 (b)43-30 oX?
(0)52-21 (d) 62 19 (n) Brothor (b) Sn
15 (a) 43:6 (c) Brother in law (d) Nephew
(b)28:4
)50:7 25. Prom tho given alternative words, select thee word which
(d)36:5 nnot be forrmed using the letters of the given word
Directlons (Q.Nos. 16-17) In RECOMMENDATIONS
these
questions, which one of the (a) NURSE (b) SOON
given responses
would be a
meaningful order of the following? (c) MEANT (d) RAINS
26. IfCONTRIBUTE Is written as ETBUIRNTOC, then which
16.1.Andhra Pradesh 2.Univers lottor will bo in the sixth place when counted from the
3. Tirupati 4. World
5. India loft if POPULARISE in written in the same way?
(a) 1, 5, 3, 2,4 (a) R (b)
(b)2, 1,3, 5,4 (c) A
(c)3,1, 5, 4,2 (d) 5, 4, 2, 1,3 (d)
17. 1. Travel 27. In a Cortain code languago, ORIENTAL is writtn a
2. Destination
3.Payment MBUOPJSP. How is COWARDLY writton in that code
4. Berth/Seat number
5. Reservation languago?
6.Availablity of berth/seat for reservation (a) XKCOBXPD (b) XLBOCXPD
(a) 1,2,5, 4, 3,6 (b) 2, 6, 3, 5, 4, 1 (c) Z.MESDPXB (d) None of these
(c) 5, 3, 4, 1, 6, 2 (d) 6,2, 5, 4, 3, 1 28. Today is Varun's birthday One year from today he will
be twico as old as ho was 12 yr
Directions (Q.Nos. 18-19) Which one set of ago. How old is Varun
Loday ?
letters when sequentially placed at the gaps
(a) 20 yr (b) 22 yr
in the given letter series shall complete it?
(c) 25 yr d) 27 yr
18, abca bcaab ca bhc a
29. A is 3 yr older to B and 3 yr younger to C, while B and D
a) CCaa (b) bbaa aro twin. How many years oldør is C to D?
C) abac (d) abba (a))2 (b)3
19. bbca bcca ac a cb (c) 6 (d) 12
a) abcba (h) acbab 30. 12 yr old Manick is three times as old as his brother
e) bacah (d) bcaab Rahul. How old will Manick be when he is twice as old as
Rahul?
Directions 20-22) In
(Q.Nos. these
(a) 14 yr
questions, a series is given with one term (b) 16 yr
(c) 18 yr (d) 20 yr
missing. Choose the correct alternative from
the given ones that will complete the series. Directions (Q.Nos. 31-32) In these
20, 3,7, 23, 95,? questions, select the missing number from the
a) 62 (b) 128 given responses.
(c) 479 (d) 575 31.
1, 2,3, 8, 27, 112, ?
(a) 226 (b) 339 12
452 (d) 565
2. 1,5, 14, 30, 55, 91,7
7 22
a) 130 (b) 140 (a) 11 (b) 10
c) 150 (d) 160 (c) 9 (d)8
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Directions (Q.Nos. 37-42) In these questions

3279 21 27 select the related figure from the given
4 2 36 18 alternatives.
9 4 54 37. Question Figures
(a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 36 (d) 58
33. A man leaves for his office from his house. He walks
towards East. After moving a distance of 20 m, he turns
South and walks 10 m. Then, he walks 35 m towards the
West and further 5 m towards the North. He then turns (ii) (ii) (iv)
towards East and walks 15 m. What is the straight Answer Figures
distance (in metre) between his initial and final positions?
(a) 0 (b) 5
(c) 10 (d) Cannot be determined
34. Radha moves towards South-East a distance of 7 km,
then she moves towards West and trevels a distance of
14 m. From here, she moves towards North-West a (a) (b) (c) (d)
distance of 7 m and finaly she moves a distance of 4 m
38. Question Figures
towards East and stood at that point. How far is the
starting point from where she stood? S
(a) 3 m (b) 4 m (c) 10 m (d) 11 m
O
Directions (Q.Nos. 35-36) In each question,
below is given a statement followed by two
Answer Figures
courses of action numbered I and II. You have
to assume everything in the statement to be
true and on the basis of the information given
in the statement, decide which of the 2 S
suggested course of action logically follow (s) (a) (6) (c) (d)
for pursuing.
39. Question Figures
Give answer
(a) lf only I follows

AA N
(b) If only II follows
(c) If either I or II follows
(d) If neither I nor II follows
35. Statement
Answer Figures
Inspite of the principal's repeated warnings, a child was

A
caught exploding crackers secretly in the school
Courses of Action
I. All the crackers should be taken away from the
child and he should be threatened not to do it
again. (a) (c) (d)
II. The child should be severely punished for his
40. Question Figures
wrong act.
36. Statement
The availability of imported fruits has increased in the
indigenous market so the demand for indigenous fruit
has been decreased.
Courses of Action Answer Figures
I. To help the indigenous producers of fruits, the
government should impose high import duty on
these fruits, even if these are not of good quality.
II. The fruit vendors should stop selling imported
fruits so that the demand for indigenous fruits
(a) (b) (c) (d)
would be increased.
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46. Among the tour answer figures which
from the given below in quPstion
Can beformed

Questlon Figure Answer Figures

M
Answer Flgures

(a) (b) (c)

to how
47. Find out from amongst the four alternatives as
the pattern would appear when the transparent sheet is
(a) (b) () (d)
folded along the dotted line.
2. Question Figures Question Figure Answer Figures

Answer Figures
T (a) (b)

48. Some of the cricket players are tennis players, some

(c) (d)

tennis players are hockey players, no cricket player is a

hockey player
Which of the following diagrams correctly represents
the above statements?
(a) (b) (c) (d)

Directions (Q.Nos. 43-44) Find the odd figure

from the given alternatives.
43 (a) (b) C) (d
AAAA 49. A result of a survey of 1000 persons with
respect to their
knowledge of Hindi (H), English (E) and Sanskrit (S) is
given below.
(a) (b) (c) (d)

200 120 220

100/
80 110
170

(a) (b) (c) (d)

What is the ratio of those who know all the
45.
three
Observe the dots on adice (one to six dots) in
the languages to those who do not know Sanskrit?
How many dots are contained the
following figures.
lace opposite to that containing four dots?
on
(a) (b) 1
0
10
(c) (d)
17
50. From the following answer figures, select the one in
which the given question figure is
hidden/embedded.
(i) (i) Question Figure Answer Figures
(a) 2
b) 3
(c) 6
d) Cannot be determined
(a) (b) (C) (d)