Set-A pirections (1-3): In each of the following sentences, parts of the sentence are left blank. Beneath each sentence, five different ways of completing the sentence are indicated. Choose the best alternative among the given options. Police ..»-ms0s Notorious Gangster after relentless chase that ... .. for 3 weeks, A. Arrest, reigned B. Nabbed, lasted C. Snatched, persist D. Contempt, endured by mists and down pours are Jropical rain forests choked in fog and continuously .... feast onvensnneve by fires. ‘A. Rejuvenate, impact B, Exhausted, Overwhelm C. Drenched, affected D. Approach, Influence .. difficult situations. ‘An interview is a good chance to how candidates .. ‘A. Discuss, improved B. Assess, addressed C. Analyze, tackling D. Evaluate, approach Directions (4-6): Improve the bold part in the following sentences, if needed. He made himself master of practically every branch of medieval learning, and has a thoroughly knowledge of the sources and the bibliography of his subject. ‘A. having a thorough knowledge of B. has had a thorough knowledge to C, Hada thorough knowledge of D, No Correction required Gionce has been found guilty for intentionally inflicting malware in over 20 million phones by aChinese court. A, had been found guilty for B. has been found guilty of C. has been found being guilty with D, No Correction required Many people believe that voluntary bodies as they are today should not entrusted with this hational responsibility. A. be entrust not with B. not being entrusted for C. not be entrusted with D. No Correction required Cede. ass /Set-B [3] Entrance Examination -2023-24Directions (7-10): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. Certain words are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of che questions, Renewable energy is the future, and future is finally here. Global investment in renewable energy shot up last year, far outstripping investment in fossil fuels, according to a UN report. AS the price of clean energy technology plummets, it has become an increasingly attractive prospect for world governments. China was by far the world’s largest investor in renewable energy in 2017, accounting for nearly half of the new infrastructure commissioned. This was mainly a result of its massive support for solar power, which globally attracted nearly a fifth more investment than in the previous year. Other countries including Australia, Sweden and Mexico jmore than doubled the amount of money they pumped into clean energy projects. "Yet again, this was a record year for new renewable power capacity being financed,” Francoise d'Estais from UN Environment's energy and climate branch told The Independen* “We had a record 157 gigawatts commissioned last year, far outstripping the fossil fuel generating capacity, which we estimated as 70 gigawatts.” In just over a decade, concerted investment has increased the proportion of world electricity generated by wind, solar and other renewable sources from around 5 per cent to 12 per cent “The electricity sector remains the brightest spot for renewables with the exponential growth of solar photovoltaics and wind in recent years, and building on the significant contribution of Indropower generation.” But, electricity accounts for only a fifth of global energy consumption The global replacement of traditional fuels with renewables led to around 1.8 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide emissions being avoided last year - the equivalent of removing the entire US transport system. According to the Wind and Solar Atlas, there are opportunities and potential for Wind and Solar plants in the East and West Nile areas that will produce around 31,150 MW from wind and 52,300 MW from solar. Egypt is also considering financing options to conduct feasibility studies for building the world largest solar power plant for both electricity generation and water desalination. ‘The UK has been performing wel in clean energy generation, with recent figures showing wind and solar sources had overtaken nuclear as suppliers of electricity. However, despite these positive trends, 2017 saw a big drop of 65 per cent in British renewables investment. Experts ave eriticised the withdrawal of UK support for onshore wind, as previous analysis has demonstrated it already has the capacity to outcompete fossil fuels as a power source. As renewable energy prices continue to fall, however, Professor Moslener said government subsidies are likely to become Jess and less important. ‘the following facts are correct as per the given passage? decrease in the cost of renewable energy resulted in its wide use. | ively supported solr power and became largest nvesar in renewsble cacy Gucting feasibility studies or building largest solar powerplant ! B, Only D. All@, (and Entrance Examination: Which ofThe growth of renewable energy in electricity sector isnot that impressive. ae ‘Which of the following is/are the positive effect(s) of renewable energy? @ Overall increase in the global temperature. "i Nile being converted into a biodiversity hotspot. A Only@ B. Only @) . Cc. Both (1) and (111) D. All @ GD) and (I) : Why government subsidies are likely to become less important? : A ‘As China is increasing the investment in this sector. B. As the price of clean energy technology continues to plummet. As Fossil fuels is the better alternative “As there are opportuni and potential for Wind ad Solar laa in ie oa Mag by ¢ in 293431 so the number becomes divisible by 22 "What least value should be replaced Is B. 4 2 D614, + Find the HCF of 54, 288, 360 vA B. 46 Ca s D, 108 Reduce 368/575 to the lowest terms. A. 30/25 368 B. 28/29 sis C2928 D. 16/25 ‘Two ships are sailing in the sea on the two sides of a lighthouse, The angle of elevation of the top of the lighthouse is observed from the ships are 30 degree and 45 degree respectively. If the lighthouse is 100 m high, the distance between the two ships is : y A. 276 metres os B. 1etres ae 273 metres C. 270metres 4 ? D. 263 metres 47) From a point C on a level ground, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 30 degree. Ifthe tower is 100 meter high, find the distance from point C to the foot of the tower. B. 172 meters A. 170meters C. 173 meters D. 167 meters ce) ‘A boat having a length 3 m and breadth 2 m is floating on a lake. The boat sinks by 1 em when & man gets into it. The mass of the man is : 3 G22 B. 60kg D. 80kg { A. 50kg Cc. 70kg (49. A cistem 6 m long and 4 m wide contains water up toa breadth of !m 25 em. Find the total area of the wet surface. A, 42 msquare B, 49msquare © °° G S2msquare D. 64m square 20. Three numbers are in the ratio of 3: 4:5 respectively. Jf the sum of the first and third numbers is more than the second number by 52, then which will be the largest number? obec De is of a two-digit number is 12, Ifthe new mumber formed by reversing the original number by 54, thea what willbe the orginal number? B. 28X D439 bithrown away. THE remaining was sold at Rs. 12 each. What will be + What wil be the pereectae protic A “3 shopkeeper Purchased 200 bulbs for Rs, 10 each. However, § bulb , 5 bulbs were fused and had to be 13 B. 15 7 | Se she longth of rectangular fie is thrice its breadth. Ifthe 720 per square meter is Rs, 27,540, then what is the palace telat re of the rectangle? 47m e B. 39m oo D. 40m sre factions 8/5, 72, 915, 5/4, 4/5 are arranged i : wll be fourth? ged in descending order of their values, which one p95 B. 4s aot D. 85 s/s and B are two taps which can fill a tank individually in 10 minutes and 20 minutes respectively. However, there is a leakage at the bottom which can empty & filled tank in 40 trimtes. If the tank is empty initially, how much time will both th a ie taps take to (leakage is still there)? - ae A. 10 minutes B. 5 minutes ; C. Tminutes De 8 minutes 16, What is 50% of 40% of Rs. 3,450? | i @ 4 fe } A Rs, 690 f, ; B. Rs. 580 i} 2 C. Rs. 670 2 64? D. Rs.570 B joined him with a capital of Rs. Rs, 45,000. After 3 months, C joined them with a capital ‘What is A's share of profit? A started a business investing 60,000, After another 6 months, year, they made a profit of Rs. 16,500. ny | " of Rs. 90,000. At the end of the [Ao Rs. 5,500 B. Rs. 6,500 © C. Rs, 6,900 D. Rs5,900 ‘) Ifthe area of a circle is 75.44 square om then what is the circumference of the circle? A. 40.2 cm B. 28.9em C. 29.2cm D. 30.8em f a Find the simple interest on Rs 7000 at 50/3 % for 9 months A. Rs, 1075 B, Rs.975 \ 2 Rs. 875 D. Rs.775 et | Entrance Examination -2023-24 Code No, : M-55 / Set-Bhe simple interest on the Rs, 2000 at 25/4% per annum for the period from April2005 i re A. Rs25 B. Rs30 Co R835 ” D. Rs40 _Sk_Interms of percentage profit, which among following the best transaction, A. Cost Price 36, Profit 17 B. Cost Price 50, Profit 24 x C. Cost Price 40, Profit 19 VD, “Cost Price 60, Profit 29 om ‘Sachin is younger than Rahul by 7 years. Ifthe ratio of their ages is 7:9, find the age of Sachin Beo35, B. 245 2 5125 D. 145 33. The ratio between the present ages of P and Q is 6:7. If Q is 4 years old than P, what will be the Y ‘satio of the ages of P and Q after 4 years 78 Biguy, a * C38 Dis.o) _ AA. Ages of two persons differ by 16 years, If6 year ago, the elder one be 3 times as old the younger one, find their present age. tn A 12,28x Be “14,30 g c. 1632 D. 18,34 @) ‘Avman walks at 5 kenph for 6he and at 4km/h for 12h. Hiis average speed is : A. 41/3 km/h B. 72/3 kwh C. 9% km/h D. 8kmh (36) ‘The ratio between the speeds of two trains is 7; 8. If the second train runs 440 kms in 4 ho then the speed of the first train is : A. 474 km/hr B, $7.19 km/hr 68.13 km/hr D. 96.25 knv/hr e rate of 4kmph a man covers certain distance in 2hr 45 min, tL will cover the same distance in,¥ ——_ = can complete a work in 18 days, Six days after they st Z amen y' il ox y started working, 4 more men * ea How many days will all of them together complete the remaining work? joined B, Oday \ ya ome Ra, clays D. 9 days 4 e : Be a borrowed 500 atthe rte of 5% per annum at $1, What amount will he py to ler the | = aebtalter 4 year? Yee | A. 500 Toh Be 600 c 450 ws D. 400 : fina frequency distribution, the mean and median are 21 and 22 respectively, then its mode is ) approximately Bee255 B. 240 c 20 D. 20.5 + The difference between 45% of a number and 18% of the same number is 145.8, What is 30% of that number? 148 B.~ 162 a 16 f \ c 1 D. 184 @) ‘Acertain sum of money is borrowed by a person at 8% simple interest for 4 years. If he has to pay 7384 as interest, what is the total amount he has to pay? A 1464 B. 1584 C. 1632 D. 1678 & ee co upstream at 6 km/hr and down streams at 1 kn/hr. Find the rate of the current, A. 1.5 kovhr B. 2.5 km/hr s C35 km/hr D. 4.5 kw/hr 47 Perimeter of rectangle is equal to the perimeter of square whose area is 400 ‘om? and length of Teetangle is 40% more than the side of a square then find the area of rectangle. A. 248 cm? B. 420cm? C356 cm? D. 336 cm* ieN.: 55, set-B 9] Entrance Examination -2023-24 ee —% of foreign exchange reserves over the period under review? ae A. 80% B. 100% Cc. 125% D. 130% LAT. For which year, 5 highest? A. 1994-95 B. 1995-96 Cc. 1998-99 D. 1992-93 | 4g, The foreign exchange res ne Directions (45-49): The bar graph given helow # ‘country (in miltion US $) from 1991-92 to 1998-99, Answer the questions based on gr Foreign exchange reserves of a country (in mito” Mggl-02 1992-93 1993-94 1994- years 45, The foreign exchange reserves in 1997-98 was how many times that in 1994-95? VA. 15 B. 2 D. 2.6 @, 34 197-98 over 1993-947 crease in the foreign exchange reserves in 19 46, What was the percentage in B. 90% A. 80% Cc. 100% D. 110%. the percent increase of foreign exchange reserves over the previous year is th erves in 1996-97 were approximately what percent of the aves in which the foreign exchange reserves are above the ves are below the average is : B. 2:3 ‘The ratio of the number of years, reserves, to those in which the rese! A. 3:5. ed D. 37a pirections (50-54): The following Line chart ives - Company to the amount of exports from that achabeate hn amounts of imports by a “answer the following questions based on following Line graph. period from 1995 to 2001, Ratlo Of value of imports to exports ae as In how many of the given years were the exports more than imports? Bee? a 1 G3 D4 51, The imports were minimum proportionate to the exports of the Company in the year : A. 1997 B. 1995 C. 1996 D. 2000 9, Ifthe imports of a company in 1996 was Rs. 272 crores, the exports from the company in 1996 was: A. Rs 120 Crores B. Rs 220 Crores C. Rs320 Crores D. Rs 420 Crores $3. What was the percentage increase in imports from 1997 to 1998? A 70 1 9) Gis4 D. Data Inadequate 54. Ifthe imports in 1998 was Rs. 250 crores and the total exports in years 1998 and 1999 together was Rs 500 crores, then the imports in 1999 was : A. 320 Crore B. 420 Crore C. 520.Crore D. 620 Crore UeNo.: Me55 / Set-B Po Entrance Examination -2023-24 >Directions (85-59): Study the following table chart and answer the questions based om it, Expenditures of x Company (in Lakh Rupees) per Annum over the given years. Year [Salary {Fuel and Transport Bonus {Interest on Loans [rates 1998 |288 98 3.00 23.4 83 1999 }342 112 2.52 32.5 108 2000 |324 101 3.84 41.6 ‘74 2001 [336/133 3.68 [36.4 a 88 2002 {420 . |142 3.96, 49.4 98 c o 0 30.607 Ve _-55. — What is the average amount of interest per year which the company had to pay during this period? LAT Rs. 36.66 lakhs B. Rs. 36.36 lakhs C. Rs, 36.26 lakhs D. Rs. 36.06 lakhs 56. The total amount of bonus paid by the company during the given period is approximately what percent of the total amount of salary paid during this period? A 5% B. 1% i Cc 15% D. 2% 57. Total expenditure on all these items in 1998 was approximately what percent of the total expenditure in 2002? A. 61% B. 47% C. 59% D. 69% 58. Calculate the total expenditure of the company over these items during the year 2000 from the table chart given. A. Rs. 543.44 lakhs B. Rs, 544.44 lakhs .C, Rs, 545.44 lakhs D. Rs. 546.44 lakhs 59. The ratio between the total expenditure on Taxes for all the years and the total expenditure on. Fuel and Transport for all the years respectively is approximately. AL 4:13 Hehe TAs oo D. 11:13 :M.55/Set-B Sma (124 Entrance Examination -2023-24 SrDirections (60-66): The following ple chart shows the percentage distribution of the peer incurred in publishing # book. Study the ple chart and answer the following questions, EXPendicures Un percentages i ay Promotion pinaing 38 Bs 60, Whatis the central angle of the sector corresponding to the expenditure incurred on Royalty? A. 54 degrees B. 48 degrees C. 45 degrees D. 40 degrees 61. Which two expenditures together have a central angle of 108 degree in pie chart? A. Binding cost + Royalty cost B. Printing cost + Paper cost C. Binding cost + Transportation cost D. Printing cost + Transportation cost 62, If the difference between the two expenditures is represented by 18 degree in the pie chart, then which option of following can be correct? ‘A. Binding cost and Royalty cost B. Paper cost and Printing cost C. Paper cost and Royalty D. Royalty and Promotion cost If for an edition of a book, the cost of paper is Rs. 56250, then find the promotion cost for this edition? A. Rs 21500 B. Rs 22300 Cc. Rs22500 D. Rs 22700 Code No. : M-55/Set-B [13] Entrance Examination -2023-24ne ity of books, the pubis Bas" DAY RS 30,600 as printing coup : Ss ‘What will be the amount of royalty tobe paid for these books? A. Rs22650 TL aa nites D. 822950 65. If 5500 copies are published and the transportation cost 0" them amounts to Rs, ‘hat should be the selling price ofthe book so thatthe publisher can earn a profit of 25 949 A. Rs 180.50 B. Rs 182.50 C. Rs 183.50 D. Rs 187.50 66. Royalty on the book is less than the printing cost by? A. 20% B, 25% Cc. 30% D. 35% Directions (67-71): Bar graph given below shows pens sold by a retailor on five different days. Study the data carefully and answer the following questions, 80 70 60 50 Pen sold on different days 40 30 : ro Monday Tuesday Wednesday ‘Thursday Friday 67. Find the difference between total number of pens sold on Monday and Tuesday together to total number of pens sold on Thursday and Friday together? A. 15 B. 10 Cee D. 20 68. Total number of pens sold on Saturday is 40% more than total number of pens sold on Wednesday. Find total number of pens sold on Friday and Saturday together? eniggh92 ! B. 110 ee D. 108 Code No. : M-55 / SetsB Li]‘ ‘Total number of pens sold on Tuesday are 25% more than total number of pens sold on Sunday. on L 69. Find total number of pens sold on Sunday? A. 64 B. 50 coe D. 60 70. Out of total pens sold on Thursday, 20% are blue ink pen. Out of remaining 25% are red ink ‘and remaining are black in pen, Find total number of blue and black ink pen sold on tadey B. 36 Dye?) A 27 c 45 71. Out of total pens sold on Tuesday ratio between total defective pens sold to total pens sold is 7: 15, Find total number of non-defective pens sold on Tuesday by retailer? Bi D. 40 number of workers in three different fficers and workers working in these questions : 1 A. 20 S omea0) Direction (72-76): Pie chart given below shows total companies. Table given below shows ratio between o Study the data carefully and answer the following A Total workers = 900 earn companies. [Company _ | Officers : Workers Officers + Workers Note: - Total employees = 72, Find the ratio between total number of workers in officers in company A.and C together A. 16:1 B, ized edged Dal 7a. Total number of employees ia company ‘Bis how much more than total number of employees oy Cee on A. 174 Ze eee | B. 194 2S 5 3a ‘ WI c. 204 aot a4 184 [15] Entrance Examination -2023-24 Code No. : M-55 / Set-BA iis how much less than total number Of officers. in ‘74. Total number of officers in company ‘A’ company 'B', a4 B.2 co ¢ D. 8 7S. Total number of oficers and workers in company D is $0% and 25% more than total mug officers and workers in company ‘C’ respectively. Find total number of employees in eon D. A. 279 C342 Find the difference between total number of workers in company ‘A’ and total number of B. 297 D. 306 76. workers in company ‘B’ and ‘C’ together. A. 432 Bi 396 c. 360 D. 324 Direction (77-78): Given bar graph shows percentage distribution of total CDs ordered by four shopkeeper (A, B, C & D) and percentage of CDs sold by these four shopkeepers out of total CDs ordered by each. Read the data carefully and answer the questions, 4s 40 t 35 | 30 2 25 20 ‘ 15 “4 10 5 =i p, ip B c D 1 mPercentage of CD's ordered —_™ Percentage of CD's sold Total CD’s ordered by all four shopkeepers together = 600 4 77. Total unsold CDs by A & D together are how much more than total sold CDs by C? a A 126 a B. 132 Sa © 1s iP. D. 116 4 ao (p16) Entrance Examinationlanai tel a 14,27, 16, 2, 36, 343 wan : c et 20, 19, 17, 2, 10,5 wa ae is B. ss a ye & 295 Be IG, its 12,2 © js ae 0 : Daw es | At, 511,21,36,56 7 3) oe pst ‘Boag Ue 8 D. 41 , ~ Directions (83-84): Choose the figure which e Bosd m2 (Bio: 904) so A. aIna chess tournament each of six players will play every ‘matches will be played during the tournament? A 1 BS GQ 30 D. 36 ( %) B. "If give you 8 cards, A,B, Cand D play a game of cards, A says to Cha and T shall have 3 fess than what C has, Also, if I take 8 cards from ©, ‘many as D has." IfB and D together have 50 cards, how many cards have ALS By 37 c 38 D. 40 ‘87. Reena is twice as old as ool ‘Three years ago, she was three times as old ag, is Reena now, é a B. 12 A. 6 years 3 B. 12 years ©. years 4 D. 16 years Be ‘A shepherd had 27 sheep. All but 10 died. How many he left with? A 10 Pie 5) & 0 D. 27 88,7 group of 1200 persons consisting of capa and soldiers is travelling ina tin Foy soldiers there is one captain. The number of captains in the group is. : A. 70 -B. 75 ©, Ey Dye 85 _99- Aruna cut a cake into two halves and cuts one half into smaller pieces of equal siz. small pieces is twenty grams in weight. If she has seven pieces of the cake in all wit heavy was the original cake? A. 240 gm B. 220 gm C. 225 em D. 250 gm ‘ Cr) Introducing a boy to her mother, Richa said that he is the son of the daughter ofthe a uncle. How is Richa related to the boy? ‘ Brother-in-law B. Brother ©. Father D. Uncle ‘Choose the correct code form. TERT coded as 123416, PER | then TAPER is coded as V23aL 4 A 32987 Be PLR a. ong Cc. 38972 4 Ra) Code No. :M-55 / ont iey,Yr 2 , ‘i 0. % | : spt wie Th ATR estates lon 77 B12 10 Dp pind the, spissing number in the given series : ye Rsio, 15, 12, A ih B17 c 18 D. 20 lueberries cost more than strawberries, RE oct cones R>B Se Raspberries cost more than strawberries and blueberries. RSs If the first two statements are true, the third statement is ; A Te B. False C. Uncertain D. Cannot be defined One morning Udai and Vishal were talking to each other face to face at a crossing. If Vishal's Sf shadow was exactly to the left f Udai, which direction was Udai facing? A. East B. West 3 C. North D. South 7 . 97. Odometer is to mileage as compass is to : A. Speed B. Hiking U C. Needle D. Direction ‘The marks obtained by 10 students in Science (out of 50) are 30, 41, 40, 41, 30, 41, 30, 28, 41, 40. The modal mark is : ; A. 40 B. 30 ac. 41 D. 35 28. Which word does not belong with the group? A. Electric Crane B. Electric Train VC. Electric Iron D. Electric Lit 100, Y is in the East of X which is in the North of Z. If P is in the South of Z, then in which direction v of Y, is P? ae A. North-east B. South-west = C. South-east nol D. West z Code No, : M-55 / Set-B Entrance Examination -2023-24DR, Kus, Nike, Afr and Pint are standing fing to . ~Biven below : ‘Kumar is at 40 m to the right of Ankur. Dev is 60 m in the south of Kumar, Nilesh is at a distance of 25 m in the west of Ankur, Pintu is at a distance of 90 m in the North of Dev. co Ifa boy starting from Nilesh met to Ankur and then to Kumar and after this he to Pintu and whole the time he walked in a straight line, then how much total d N cover? A. Sm B. 215m Cc, 251m D. 205m 10 IfP is 18 from the left-end and S is 10" from the right end and if there are 7 stud them, then find the number of total students in a row? 3 B. 19 C. Cannot be determined D. 16 i oa In a row of persons, if A who is 10" from the left and B who is o* from the right i their potion, A becomes 15" from the left. How many persons are there in the row? as 15 ines a ete} ice 22 D. 25 Direction (104-105): What number is wrong according to given number series (403. 1,3,9,31, 128, 651, 3913 A 9 Bel Gar 128 D) ail 291, 147, 75, 39, 22, 12, 7.5 A. 22 Boeesl c. 147 Dy aa wm of A’s and B’s age 6 years ago is 88. A’s age 18 years ago is equal to B's age e age of A two year hence. * aeBee ee Is 107. 108. 109. 110. 111. 112. pirections (107-111): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: seven boxes A, B, C, D, B, F, G are kept one above the other containing different number of + “chocolates ranging from 10-90. Not more than Four boxes are kept above A. Two boxes are kept tetween A and the box containing 41 chocolates, which is kept below Box A. D contains thrice umber of chocolates than box B, Box C contains 50 number of chocolates and is not kept atthe top. The number of chocolates in box G is a cube of a number. Only one box is kept between ‘box containing 41 chocolates and 39 chocolates. Box D has Jess number of chocolates than box 'p. One of the boxes contain 78 chocolates. Five boxes are kept between box containing 64 chocolates and Box C. Box G is immediately above box E. Box D is not kept immediately above or below box B. Three boxes are kept between box D and box F. Box D is above box F. Which among the following box/boxes is kept exactly between Box D and Box B? A. GE B. B,C c BA D. None of these How many chocolates are kept in box E? A. 50 B. Six Cc 41 D. None of these Which among the following boxes contains the maximum and minimum number of chocolates respectively? A. GE B. B,D cuerB) D. None of these Which of the following combination is not true? i A. 50-D B. 41-E c. 4A D. None of these ‘Which among the following boxes is kept immediately below box B? A. G B.4C GA D. F In each group of questions below are two conclusions followed by five statements. You have to choose the correct set of statements that logically satisfies given conclusions. Conclusions: eX I. Some silver are not ring. & I. Some platinum are not chain. ¢ Code No. : M-55/ Set-B fa] Entrance Examination -2023-24113. 14, 115. 116. Statements: 1. Allrings are gold, Some gold is chain, Some ehain is si Th, Some rings aro gold, All gold is chain, Some chain is sit TI, All rings are gold, All gold is chain, Some chain is silver, Nv ‘Some rings are gold, Some gold is chain, No chain is silver, g platinum is ring. "s Ve Some rings are gold. Some gold is chain, Some chain is silver, Some yiyye ‘A. Only Statement Il B. Only Stiemenery ©. Only Statement 1 D. Only Stementty Recently State Bank of Tadia. issued tnfrasinichire bond, This is the first time inffastrcture bond, helping it in long-term lending to the infrastructure segment of? A. 1S years B. 10 years C. 12 years D. 20 years Yoginder K Alagh is a renowned. A. Athlete B. _Industrialist C. Artists D. Economist The Paradise of Food’ is translated in four different languages wins JCB Prize recently. Initially the author was published this book in which language? A. Hindi B. Tamil s Cc. Urdu D. Sanskrit Table tennis player Sharath Kamal Achanta won how many gold medals in recent common wealth games? 4 A 1 Boe oes Ds Recently in December, the 5'" Scorpene class submarine of Project-7. ‘been delivered to the Indian Navy. INS vagir belongs to which class sut B, Sindhugosh D. Karanj A. Kalvari [22]A ‘Which of the fotlowing Statement regarding Utkarsh 2.0 is true? J Tho Reserve Bank of India’s Medium-term Strategy Framework for the period 2023-2025. J. “Utkarsh 2.0" was taunched by the Governor of RBI. IML. "Strengthened trust of corporates yA Only Tand 11 B. Only! C. Only I D. Only Mand 11 119. Sahyadri Farmer Producer Company (FPC) is the India’s first private agriculture mandi opened recently in which district of Maharashtra? A. Aurangabad B. Nashik C. Pune D. Nagpur 120. Which of the following given bank has maximum share-holding in Yes Bank? A. Bank of Baroda B. State Bank of India C. Punjab National Bank D. Canara bank As per recent newspaper report who among the following person assume the chair of B20 India and lead the business agenda during India’s G20 presidency. A. Hon’ble Nirmala Sitharaman B. Hon'ble Jagdeep Dhankhar C. Hon’ble Narendra Modi D. TCS-N Chandrasekaran 122. Atpresent how many Total credit rating agency in India? AST B. 6 c 8 D. 10 123, The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently imposed a monetary penalty of € 12.27 crore on RBL Bank for not complying with certain directives on ‘A. Agricultural Credit B, Loan recovery agents C. Kisan Credit Card D. KYC norms Code No. : M-55/ Set-B {23 ] Entrance Examination -2023-24a 124, ‘Axis Bank and Autotrac Finance Limited Ltd (AFL) announced their strategic 7 the co-lending model through the YubiCo.Lend platform. Autotrac Finance, migat oe in which of the following states? A, Haryana B. Maharashtra ©. Rajasthan D. Gujarat 125. ‘4R strategy’ which was in news recently is related to . A. Startups B. Job Creation C, Banking D. Fiscal Deficit 126. Consider the following statement regarding the Yuva ‘Utsav. Which of the following incorrect? ( Yuva Utsav on the theme of ‘PanchPran of Amrit Kaal - India @2047° organized in the Siaha district of Mizoram. (ii) The festival was organized by the North Eastern Council. (ii) The Yuva Ustav is being celebrated marking the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsay inthe gj ‘Yuva Shakti. A. Only Gi) B. Both (i) and (ii) C. Only (ii) D. Both (ii) and (ii) The Competition Commission of India has approved Reliance Retail Ventures’ (RRYE acquisition of METRO Cash & Carry India for a cash consideration of B. Rs3,850 crore 127. A. Rs 2,450 crore C. Rs 3,450 crore D. Rs 2,850 crore 128. Consider the following statements regarding the report “Women and Men in India released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Which of following statement is correct? @ India’s sex ratio (females per 1,000 males) is expected to improve to 952 by2040, (ii) The sex ratio at birth went up by three points to 907 in 2018-20 from 904 in 201719 (ii) India’s Labour Force Participation Rate has been on the rise since 2017-2018. B. Both (ii) and (iii) A. Only () - C. Only (ii) D. Both (ji) and (iii) Code No. : M-55 / Set-B [24] EntrancoliD [0 a eeGovernment of roject. Jalyukt ee Shivar project has decided to launch A. Slum areas ‘argets the second phase of the Jalyukt Shivar inki p. Drinking water Supply to coastal areas C, Mountain and hilly areas D. Drought-prone areas ‘Who among the followi 130. follow’ for Outstanding Rong i A. Nidhi Razdan ecn named a the 2022 recipient of the Chameli Devi Jain Award C. Sagarika Ghose B. BarkhaDutt D. Dhanya Rajendran According to the 7 us eis sea Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC), which of the following banks has icant chunk of the Signature Bank in a $2.7 billion deal? A. JP Morgan Chase C. Goldman Sachs B. New York Community Bank D. Bank of New York Mellon 132. one eee statement regarding RailTel’s work order from the Centre for pment of Advanced Computing (C-DAC). Which of the following statement is incorrect? ‘A. RailTel Corporation of India Ltd has received the work order from the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) amounting to Rs 287.57 crores. The delivery period of the project is 300 days. ‘The work order is for supply, installation, integration, testing and commissioning of TT infrastructure in green field data centre at New Delhi and Bengaluru along with training and support. D. The C-DAC is the premier R&D organisation of the Ministry of Science and Technology: 183, Under the Stand-Up India scheme, Joans amounting to Rs 39,517 crore as of February have been sanctioned since the Iaunch in April 2016. A, 1.65 lakh B. 2.75 lakh D. None of these C. 1.75 lakh 134. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released the - leased by the Ministry of Statistics and “Women and Men in India 2022” (an annual statistics rel Programme Implementation). A. 22nd B. 25th c. 24th D. None of these oe piss/bet8 {2541 Entrance Examination -2023-24 io. : M- 2137. 139. 140. wve major IFFCO and state-owned Coal India ‘The fertiliser coo? years: Nano DAP fora psi of 8B, Three am A, Two D. None of these c, Four : : has decided to launch the Which. tate government st Shivar proj ‘conservation measures? ! Karat B, TamilNadu ytaka : hira D. None ofthese . Mahara and the Bank of England have facilitateg ‘The United Kingdom (UK) Treasury hare subsidiary of the collapsed Silicon Valley Bank to HSBC ae fe subsidiary’ for .. sterling. dings Pc B. 2 pounds A. 1 pound Spounds D. None of these Which ofthe following bank is buying troubled rival Credit Suisse for almost $325 an effort to avoid further market-shaking turmoil in the global banking system? A. Union bank of India B. Bank of Maharashtra a 4 C. Union Bank of Switzerland D. None of these Which of the following has signed an MoU, with the Prajapati Brahma Kumari Vishwa Vidyalaya, Mount Abu in New Delhi for spreading the message of NashaMukt B Abhiyaan, NMBA, among youth, women and students? A. Department of Social Justice and Empowerment B. Department of Social Welfare C. Department of Social Defence D. Department of Education Which of the following statements is true about ‘Yellow Joumalism’? A. Yellow Journalism refers to a reporting style that uses factual re coverage, B. Yellow Journalism refers to a Teporting style that uses sensationa manipulation of facts to create a sensational story. C. Yellow Journalism refers to a type of ‘newspaper that covers sensati D. Yellow Journalism refers to a type of investigative journalism Practices, | 26 |i he paadhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana js aimed at : A. bringing the small entrepreneurs into formal financial system. p. providing loans to poor farmers for cultivating particular crops. c__ providing pensions to old and destitute persons, p. funding the voluntary organizations involved in the promotion of skill development and ‘employment generation, ‘The ‘Closed Economy’ is the economy in which — ‘A. Only export takes place B. Budget deficit is less C. Only import takes place yD. ‘There is no foreign trade 143. The Multi-billion dollar project TAP on which work started in December, 2015 is related to — ‘A. Natural Gas B. Solar Energy ¢. Road Construction D. Railway Line 14. ‘VAT" is imposed- ‘A. Directly on consumer B. On first stage of production C. Onall stages between production and sale D. Onfinal stage of production M4, Which bank has partnered with GIFT SEZ (special economic zone) to promote IT and financial services? A. HDFC Bank B. ICICI Bank C. Axis Bank D. State Bank of India M6 As per RBI Guidelines, what is the minimum Net-owned fund required for NBECs to issue Credit Cards? A. Rs 10 Crores B, Rs 50 Crores ~C. Rs 100 Crores D. Rs $00 Crores COeNo, M55 /Set-B [27] Entrance Examination -2023-24 za148, Accurate statisti 149, 152, 1-151): In the ques! (147-151) : Dire bold. The part tive among rt given in bold fs already egrr rect, If the pa sentnce grammatical ogc option D, ke. “No Feplicement requiregn incom require any FP fact hat Indian economy 8 very different than is very different from NO - es with regards to the arca occupied in different forms of ey, difficult to obtain. : ‘A. statistic with regards to B. _ statistics with regard C. statistic withiregard to D. No replacement required r Seldom if ever was there any training or instructions in such tactics for either se the infantry formations. " ‘A. Seldom or never B. Seldom if never x C. Seldom or ever D. No replacement requi As soon as I opened the front door of my house, than I smelled the distinctive coffee. ‘A. then I smelled B, that I smelled C. Ismelled D. No replacement required The party explicitly denies that they are not involved in mainstream polities. A. denied that they are not B. denies that they were C. denied that they are D. No replacement required Directions (152-155): Select the phrase/connector (it must be at the start) fi ae options which can be used to form a single sentence from the two low, implying the same meaning as expressed in the statement sentend Wesee ourselves repeating our ordinary routine, We realize how much wealth i Cy) when We 32 oirsétves ; (i) Our ordinary routine , (ii) Realizing how much wealth , A. Only (i) —C. Only iy . I 28 ]158 There is @ g growing influence of the Indian Diaspora on Capitol Hill. Trump will certainly see the advantages of doing business with India, (As there is a growing influence of... (ii) The growing influence of the Indian... (iii) With the growing influence of the Indian.. A. Only (i) is correct B. Both (i) and (ji) are correct C. Both (i) and (iii) are correct D. All are correct 154, ‘There was no democracy in British India, The rulers could take bold decisions fearlessly without bothering about repercussions. (As there was no democracy in British India... (i) Since there was no democracy in British... ii) With the rulers taking bold decisions... A. Only (iis correct B. Only (ii) is correct C. Both (i) and (ii) are correct D. Allare correct 155. Twelve million youth enter the Indian work force every year. Eighty per cent of these youth are unskilled. (A) While eighty per cent... (B) Since twelve million ..... (©) Ofthe twelve million ..... A. Only (A) B, Only) C. Only (A) and (C) D. None of these Directions (156-160): Given below are sentences each of which has been divided into five parts out of which the first part has been marked bold, Each of the questions is then followed by the four options which give the sequence of the rearranged parts. You must choose the option which gives the correct sequence of the parts, If the sentence is already arranged or the correct sequence doesn't match any of the given sequence, mark D, ie. "None of the above" as your answer. 156 The apex court had ordered that the/ of the biometric scheme and the enabling law(A)/ deadline be extended till the five-judge constitution(B)/ on petitions challenging the validity(C)/ bench delivers its judgment (D) A. ACDB B, BCAD BDCA D. None of the above Code No, : M55 / Set-B [29 ] Entrance Examination -2023-24 |17. Repealing the law that safeguards/ the floodgates of poaching Ay Ret and it woug ‘marginalisation of the indigenous people(Cythe indigenous people woulg open (Dy torpy A. DCBA B. DABC c ACBD D. None of the above 158, My thoughts are with the families/ in this unfortunate accident(AY/ regoy, /ery OF the inj of those who have lost their loved ones(C)/ I pray for the speedy (Dy injured(ay A. BCAD B. DACB c. ACBD D, CADB 159. Several people became leaders/ eee where they were(A)/ and Ministers after than(By, rally but the people(C)/ belonging to the community (D) A. ABCD B. BCDA Cc. CABD D. None of the above 160, He also directed the department/o develop the new schools as model( (A)/ completion of ‘construction work(B)/ construction technology for early(C)/ institutions and engage modem(D) A. ADCB B. ABCD C. CADB D. None of the aboye Directions (161-166): Read the following passage carefully and answer below it. Certain words are given in bold to help you locate them while the questions. the questions given answering some of Have you heard that the economy is like a car? It’s the most popular analogy in financial reporting and political discourse. The American people are repeatedly told by financial pundis and politicians that consumption is an ‘engine’ that ‘drives economic growth because it makes up 70% of GDP. One notable Nobel-winning economics pundit with a penchant for bizame growth theories even recently noted that an economy can be based on purchases of yachts, luxury cars, and the services of personal trainers and celebrity chefs.’ Conversely, other economists including Nobel-winner Joseph Stiglitz claim that our economy is stuck in ‘first gear’ due to inequality: too much income is concentrated among too few rich people who tendo Save larger share of their income and thus have a lower ‘marginal propensity to consume’. The Keynesian message is clear: if you want to put the economic pedal to the metal, get ou there and consume! Not so fast, Speed Racer. The systematic failure by Keynesian economist and pundits to distinguish between consuming and producing value is the single most damaging fallacy in popular economic thinking. If the economy were a car, consumer preferences ¥ e surely be the steering wheel but real savings and investment would be the engte that drives forward. Economic growth (booms) and declines (bust) have always been led by ei business and durable goods investment, while final consumer goods spending bas 2023-4 Code No. : M-55/Set-B [30] Entrance Examination oe —. |relatively stable through the business cycle, Booms and busts in financial markets, heavy industry and hoy using have always been leading indicators of recession and recovery. AAS Tohn Stuart Milt put it two centuries ago, ‘he demand for commodities isnot the demand for fibor’ Consumer demand does not necessarily translate into increased employment. That's because ‘consumers’ don’t employ people, Businesses do, Since new hires are a risky and costly investment with unknown future returns, employers must rely on their expectations about the fature and weigh those decision very carefully. As economic historian Robert Higgs" Mai iil work on the Great Depression Suggests, increased uncertainty can depress job growth even in the face of booming consumption, As recent years have demonstrated, consumer demand that appears to be driven by temporary or unsustainable policies is unlikely to induce businesses to hire. 161, Choose the word which is MOST SMILAR to the word given in passage UNKNOWN A. Recognize B. Perceived \ C. Unpredictable D. Uncanny nex 162. Which of the following is the most suitable title for the passage above? se A. Recession and Recovery B. Consumer: The driving force for Economy C. Economy: a Distant Dream? D. Is Consumption necessary for economic Growth? 163. _In the statement “consumer preferences would surely be the steering wheel, but real savings and investment would be the engine that drives it forward”, what can we infer from the line “consumer preferences would surely be the steering wheel”? A. Consumer likings regulate the economy individually. B. If you want to regulate the economy, consumption is the only force. C. The Penchant of the consumers controls the economy, D. The consumer preferences are not at par with savings and economy in driving the economy. 164. Which of the following statements is/are correct in context with the passage? A. Economists fail to distinguish between consuming and producing value and form a mistaken belief. B. Economic growth and declines have always been led by changes in business and durable goods investment. C. Only (a) | D. Both (a) and (b) Code No, : M-55 / Set-B [31] Entrance Examination -2023-2ca 168, Which of the following is/are likely to induce businesses to hire? 166, 167. 168, 169. 170. @ Disturbance Gi) Obstruction (iii) Relevant ‘A. None can replace B. Both (i) & (iii) C, Both (i) & (ii) D. Only (ii) Code No, : M-55/Set-B Entrance A. Consumer Demand B. Consumer Spending C. Increased certainty in future returns, D. Both (b) and (e) Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE to the word given in passage ANALOGY A. Similarity B, Narrative C. Conrest D. Variance Directions (167-170); In each of the questions given below a sentence is given in which « word is highlighted, Each sentence is then followed by three words. Choose the 4 ig word(s) that can replace the given word in bold to make a grammatically and P| ‘meaningful sentence as your answer. If none of the words can replace the highlighted word then choose "None can replace" as the correct choice. ‘There is a vending machine on the platform that dispenses snacks. % (i) Disburses (ii) Squander Gi) Distributes A. Only (i) B. Both (i) & (iii) C. None can replace D. Only (ii) India and Japan have devised a mechanism for cooperation in the? steel indust joi secretary level. "ES ae @ System i) Method (iii) tools A. Only (i) B. Both (i) & (iii) C. Both (i) & (i) D. None can replace ‘Your business premises which qualify for business asset taper relief have become too cramped. @ Hamper (ii) Measured iii) Inclined A. None can replace B. Both (i) & (iii) ©. Both () & Gi D. Only Gi) The misuse of the Governor’s office to undermine duly elected State governments is a particularly mischievous disruption of federalism.