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SSC CGL 2015 Pre (Tier I) Mock Test - 2

This Mock Test consists of 200 questions which are spread across 4 sections General
Intelligence, Mathematics, General Awareness and English Language. The mock test carries 200
marks and of 2 hour duration. There is negative marking of 1/4 marks for each wrong answer.

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE
Directions (1-9): Select the related words/ letters/
numbers from the given alternatives.
1. 1 : 8 :: 4
(a) 16
(b) 512
(c) 216
(d) 128
2. 27 : 125 : : 64 : ?
(a) 517
(b) 62
(c) 216
(d) 273
3. 10 : 99 : : 9 : ?
(a) 49
(b) 80
(c) 69
(d) 97
4. Car : Garage : : Aero plane : ?
(a) Airhostess
(b) Flying
(c) Hanger
(d) Landing
5. Cruel : Kind : : Humility : ?
(a) Arrogance
(b) Self effacing
(c) Simple
(d) Weakness
6. Gold : Goldsmith : : Leather : ?
(a) Tanner
(b) Dyer
(c) Cobber
(d) Butcher
7. ACEG : IKMO : : QSUW : ?
(a) YACE
(b) YZAC
(c) YZBD
(d) YZAB
8. B : E : : D : ?
(a) F
(b) I
(c) K
(d) J
9. Bat : Cat : : ? : Fat
(a) Eat
(b) Mat
(c) Pat
(d) Hat
Directions (10- 16): find the odd word /number/letters
from the given alternatives.
10. (a) Spice Jet
(b) Kingfisher
(c) Air India
(d) Indigo
11. (a) 31-64
(b) 26 48
(c) 43-65
(d) 34 56
12. (a) Swimming
(b) Sailing
(c) Diving
(d) Driving
13. (a)1331
(b) 6859
(c) 10648
(d) 4097
14. (a) SUWY
(b) BDFH
(c) KMNP
(d) UWYA

15. (a) QSUV

(b) JLMO
(c) SUVX
(d) DFGI
16. (a)5-15-20
(b) 10-30-40
(c) 4-12-15
(d) 25-50-75
Direction (17-18): In the following questions, which one
set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps will
complete the given letter series?
17. m ommn m nommn m
(a) onmo
(b) nomo
(c) monm
(d) nnmo
18. PSRQ SRQP RQPS
(a) PRQS
(b) PQRS
(c) QPSR
(d) SRQP
Directions (19-23): select the missing number/letters
from the given options.
19. B, D,G, K , ?
(a) P
(b) O
(c) Q
(d) R
20. 5760, 960, ?, 48, 16, 8
(a) 120
(b) 160
(c) 192
(d) 240
21. 1, 2, 6, 7, 21, 22, 66, 67, ?
(a) 70
(b) 134
(c) 201
(d) 301
22. 1/2, 3/4,5/8,7/16,?
(a) 9/32
(b) 10/17
(c) 11/34
(d) 12/35
23. C2Y, G4U, K8Q, O16M, ?.
(a) R32K
(b) S32H
(c) S32I
(d) R32I
Directions (24-25): Arrange the following words as per
order in the dictionary.
24. A. Noble
B. Nobilitary C. Noblesse
D. Nobility E. Nobble
(a) A, D, C, B, E
(b) C,D, A, B, E
(c) E, B, D, A, C
(d) B,D, C, E, A
25. (A) Sound (B) Socks
(C) Sounid
(D) Sockies
(E) Soind
(a) B, D, E, C, A
(b) B, D, E, A, C
(c) D, B, E, A, C
(d) D, B, E, C, A

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26. If eraser is called box, box is called pencil, pencil

is called sharpener and sharpener is called bag,
what will a child write with?
(a) Eraser
(b) Box
(c) Pencil
(d) Sharpener
27. Observe the dots on a dice (one to six dots) in the
following figures. How many dots are contained on
the face opposite to that containing four dots?

(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 6
28. A and B are brothers. C and D are sisters. As son is
Ds brother. How is B related to C?
(a) Father
(b) Brother
(c) Grandfather
(d) Uncle
29. Each letter of the alphabet from Z to A has been given
a value from 1 to 26 serially. What is the total sum
value of the word CONSEQUENCE?
(a) 137
(b) 154
(c) 176
(d) 196
30. Find out a set of numbers amongst the four sets of
numbers given in the alternatives, which is the most
similar to the set of numbers given in the question?
Given set is: 8, 48, 192
(a) 6, 30, 90
(b) 6, 42, 86
(c) 7, 42, 218
(d) 6, 24, 70
Directions (31-32): find out the missing number from
the given options.
31.

Direction (35-36) Arrange the following word in

meaning full sequence
35. 1. Book
2. Pulp
3. Timber
4. Jungle
5. Paper
(a) 2,5,1,4,3
(b)3,2,5,1,4
(c)4,3,2,5,1
(d)5,1,3,1,2
36. 1. College
2. Investment
3. Salary
4.School
5. Employment
(a) 1,2,4,3,5
(b) 2,4,1,5,3
(c) 4,1,3,5,2
(d) 5,3,2,1,4te
37. The priest told the devotee, The temple bell is rung
at regular intervals of 45 minutes. The last bell was
rung five minutes ago. The next bell is due to be rung
at 7.45 a.m. At what time did the priest give this
information to the devotee?
(a) 7.40 a.m.
(b) 7.05 a.m.
(c) 7.00 a.m
(d) 6.55a.m.
Directions (38- 40): find out the missing Figure from the
given options.
38. Question figure:

ANSWER FIGURES

(a)
(b)
39. Question figure:

(c)

(d)

ANSWER FIGURES

32.

(a) 12

(b) 51 (c) 56

(d) 120

(a) 90
(b) 100 (c) 110
(d) 120
33. A is 3 years younger than C but one year older than D.
D is one year older than B but 4 years younger than C.
C is 15 years old. What is the age of B in years?
(a) 10
(b) 11
(c) 12
(d) 13
34. If P means x, R means +, T means and S means -,
then 18 T 3 P 9 S 8 R 6 =?
(a)
(b)
(c) 52
(d) 58

(a)
(b)
40. Question figure:

(c)

(d)

ANSWER FIGURES

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Direction (41) : One statements is given, followed by
two assumptions I and II. You have to consider the
statement to be true even if they seem to be at variance
from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of
the given assumptions, if any follow from the given
statement.

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41. Statement:
Cannot contact you on phone from Nawada.
Assumptions:
I. Telephone facility is not available at Nawada.
II. Now a days it is difficult to contact on phone.
(a) If only assumption I is implicit.
(b) If only assumption II is implicit.
(c) If either I nor II is implicit.
(d) If neither I nor II is implicit.
Directions: (42)In these question two statements are
given which are followed by four conclusions (i), (ii), (iii)
& (iv). Choose the conclusions which logically follow from
the given statements.
42. Statements: All Alice are in wonderland.
No hat is Alice.
Conclusions:
(i) Some wonderland are hats.
(ii) All wonderland are hats.
(iii) Some wonderland are Alice.
(iv) No wonderland are Alice.
(a) only (i) and (ii) follows
(b) only (i), (ii) and (iii) follows
(c) only (ii), (iii) and (iv) follows
(d) only (iii) follows
43. Which of the following words cannot be formed using
the letters of the word OPERATIONAL?
(a) RATE
(b) RATION
(c) OPTIONAL
(d) ERRATA
44. If 48@12=35; 24@16=15, then 45@90=?
(a) 29
(b) 45
(c) 25
(d) 50
45. How many cubes are unseen in the figure?

(c)

(d)

47. Count the number of triangles in the figures below

and select the current answer from the response,

(a) 7
(b) 8
(c) 9
(d) 11
48. If m * n = m2 mn 2, then (4 * 5) = ?
(a) 6
(b) -2
(c) 6
(d) 7
Directions (49): From the given answer figures select
the one in which the question figure is
hidden/embedded.
49. Question figure

Answer figures

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Directions (50): Given below are two matrices of twenty
five cells, each containing two classes of alphabets. the
columns and row of the matrices I of numbered 0 to 4
and that of matrices II from5 to 9, A latter from these
matrices can be represented first by its row number and
next by the column number. If M can be represented by
14,21 etc. similarly O can be represented by 20, 32
etc. in each of the following question identify one set of
number pairs out of (a), (b),(c) and (d) which
represented the given word.
Matrix I
Matrix - II

(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 10
(d) 15
46. Choose the Venn diagram which best illustrates the
three given words.
Factory, Machinery, Product
(a)
(b)
50. PIMP
(a) 66,77,21,79
(c) 59,77,21,85

(b) 97,58,33,98
(d) 59,58,33,58

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MATHEMETICS
51. Find
4

the
6

12

53.

54.

55.

56.

57.

58.

second

largest

value

among

24

4, 6, 12, 24 ?

(a)
52.

12

(b) 6

6
(d) 24
24

(c) 12
Ramesh average expenditure for the January to
June is Rs. 4500 and he spends Rs. 1800 in
January and Rs. 1500 in July. The average
expenditure for the months of February to July
is :
(a) Rs. 4250
(b) Rs. 4450
(c) Rs. 4060
(d) None of these
The average of 7 consecutive odd numbers if the
smallest of those numbers is denoted by k :
(a) k + 4
(b) k + 7
(c) k + 6
(d) 7k
The ratio of working efficiency of A and B is 5 : 7
and the ratio of efficiency of B and C is 5 : 9 .
Who is the most efficient?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) cant be determined
Two boats approach a light house in mid sea
from opposite directions. The angles of
elevation of the top of the light house from the
two boats are 300 and 450 respectively. If the
distance between the two boats is 200m, the
height of the light house is :
(a) 73.2 m
(b) 36.6 m
(c) 732 m
(d) 68.3 m
A girl bought 24 pens for a rupee and sold them
at 16 pens for a rupee. What is the ratio of profit
to the cost price?
(a) 3:10
(b) 3:2
(c) 1:2
(d) None of these
A computer typist types a page with 20 lines in
10 minutes but he leaves 8% margin on the left
side of the page. Now he has to type 23 pages
with 40 lines on each page which he leaves 25%
more margin than before How much time is now
required to type these 23 pages
(a) 7 hrs
(b)
(c) 23 hrs
(d) 3.916 hrs
The average age of 80 students in a class is 15
years. The average age of a group of 25 students
in a class is 16 years and the average age of
another 35 students in the class is 14 year. What
is the average age of remaining students in the
class?

(a) 15.50 years

(b) 14 years
(c) 14.75 years
(d) Cannot be determined
59. If sin 2 = , then the value of cos(75
is :
(a) 1
(b)
(c)

(d)

60. Mr. Sachin after selling 5.5% stock at Rs. 92

realizes Rs 32200. Then he invested 1/3 of the
amount in 4.5% stock at Rs. 92, 2/5 of the
amount at Rs. 115 in 5% stock and the
remaining in 6% stock at Rs. 56. The change in
his income is :
(a) Rs. 56 loss
(b) Rs. 78 profit
(c) Rs. 80 profit
(d) Rs. 70 loss
61. A cone is made of a sector with a radius of 14 cm
and an angle of 600. What is total surface area of
the cone?
(a) 119.78 cm2
(b) 191.87cm2
2
(c) 196.5 cm
(d) None of these
62. Radhika can walk along the boundary of a
rectangular field and also along the diagonals of
the field. Her speed is 53 km/h. The length of
the field is 45 km. Radhika started from one
corner and reached to the diagonally opposite
corner in 1 hour. What is the area of the field?
(a) 860 km2
(b) 1260 km2
(c) 1060 km2
(d) cant be determined
63. If sin(A B) = and cos(A + B) = ,
then the value of A and B will be
(A and B are acute angles):
(a) A = 15 , B = 45
(b) A = 45 , B = 15
(c) A = 45 , B = 45
(d) A = 30 , B = 60
64. 4 boys and 5 girls can do a piece of work in 10
days. 6 boys and 6 girls can do the work in 7
days. In how many days can 2 boys and 7 girls
complete the same work, working together?
(a) 15 days
(b) 14 days
(c) 21 days
(d) 18 days
65. Evaluate : :(a) 3/2
(b) 5/2
(c) 7/2
(d) 2
66. A milkman purchases the milk at Rs. x per litre
and sells it at Rs. 2x per litre still he mixes 2
litres water with every 6 litres of pure milk.
What is the profit percentage?
(a) 116%
(b) 166.66%
(c) 60%
(d) 100%

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67. In the adjoining figure a parallelogram ABCD is

shown. AB = 24 cm and AO = BO = 13 cm. Find
BC :

(a) 8 cm
(b) 10 cm
(c) 11cm
(d) None of these
68. Rs. 20000 is being compounded at 20% p.a. If
the rate of interest is charged half yearly. What
will be the amount after 2 years?
(a) 28292
(b) 27292
(c) 29282
(d) 22358
69. If one of the interior angles of a regular polygon
is equal to 5/6 times of one of the interior
angles of a regular pentagon, then the number
of sides of the polygon is :
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 8
70. Ayush and Gopal each invested Rs. 25000 for 3
years at the same rate of interest but Ayushs
investment is compounded annually while
Gopals investment is charged on simple
interest. What amount did Ayush receive more
than Gopal?
(a) Rs. 680
(b) Rs. 3450
(c) data insufficient
(d) None of these
71. A is thrice efficient as B and C is twice as
efficient as B. What is the ratio of number of
days taken by A, B and C, when they work
individually?
(a) 2 : 6 : 3
(b) 2 : 3 : 6
(c) 1 : 2 : 3
(d) 3 : 1 : 2
72. The area of a parallelogram is 144 cm2 and its
altitude is twice the corresponding base. What
is the length of the base?
(a) 8 cm
(b) 6 cm
(c) 9 cm
(d) 5 cm
73. If X is a positive real number such that 3x2 5x
+ 7=0, then find the value of
?
(a) 5/29
(b) 17/31
(c) 7/33
(d) 7/29
74. Bipin and Mohan leave towns Kolkata and
Alwar at 6 am and travel towards Kolkata and
Alwar respectively. Speed of Bipin is 60 km/h
and speed of Mohan is 120 km/h. Rani leaves
Kolkata for Alwar sometime later and travels at
a speed of 90km/h. If the distance between
Kolkata and Alwar is 1080 km and all three
meet at the same point on the way, at same
time, then at what time did Rani leave Kolkata?
(a) 7 am
(b) 8 am
(c) 7 : 30 am
(d) 10 am

75. If Dipika had walked 20 km/h faster she would

have saved 1 hour in the distance of 600 km.
What is the speed of Dipika?
(a) 100
(b) 120
(c) 150
(d) None of these
76. A pump can fill a tank with water in 2 hours.
Because of the leak, it took 213 hours to fill the
tank. The leak can drain all the water of the tank
in:
(a) 413 hours
(b) 7hours
(c) 8 hours
(d) 14 hours
77. In the given figure, PQ is the tangent of the
circle. Line segment PR intersects the circle at N
and R. PQ = 15 cm, PR = 25 cm, find PN

(a) 15 cm
(b) 10 cm
(c) 9 cm
(d) 6 cm
78. The length of Dehradun mail is 120m and that
of Punjab mail is 80 m. These two trains are
running in the same direction with speeds of 40
km/h and 50 km/h respectively. The time taken
by them to cross each other is :
(a) 8 s
(b) 72 s
(c) 11.5 s
(d) 12.5 s
79. The value of ( 51 + 52 + 53 + . + 100) is :
(a) 2525
(b) 2975
(c) 3225
(d) 3775
80. The cross section of a canal is in the shape of a
trapezium and the area of cross section is 360
m2. if the canal is 12m wide at the top and 8 m
wide at the bottom the depth of the canal is :
(a) 36m
(b) 180 m
(c) 45 m
(d) None of these
81. The area of a minor sector subtending the
central angle at the centre 400 is 8.25 cm2. What
is the area of the remaining part (i.e., major
sector) of the circle?
(a) 82.5 cm2
(b) 74.25 cm2
2
(c) 66 cm
(d) None of these
82. A railway half ticket cost half the full fare but
the reservation charge is the same on half ticket
as on full ticket One reserved first class ticket
for a journey between two stations is Rs. 362
and one full and one half reserved first class
tickets cost Rs. 554. The reservation charge per
ticket is?
(a) Rs. 18
(b) Rs. 22
(c) Rs. 38
(d) Rs. 46

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83. How many bricks (number near to next

hundred) will be required to build a wall 30 m
long, 30 cm thick and 5m high with a provision
of 2 doors, each 4m x 2.5 m and each brick
being 20 cm x 16 cm x 8 cm when one ninth of
the wall is filled with lime?
(a) 14000 bricks
(b) 13540 bricks
(c) 20050 bricks
(d) 18500 bricks
84. If a +b +c = 0 , the value of (
) is
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
85. If a +b +1 = 0 ,then the value of (a3+b3+1-3ab) is
(a) 3
(b) 0
(c) -1
(d) 1
86. A circle and square have equal areas. the ratio
of side of the square and the radius of the circle
is
(a) 1:
(b) : 1
(c) 1 :
(d) : 1
87. If the length of the rectangular plot of a land is
increased by 15% and the breath is decreased
by 10%, how much will its area increase or
decrease?
(a) 6.5% increase
(b) 5.5% decrease
(c) 3.5% increase
(d) 6.5% decrease
88. A spherical ball of radius 8cms is melted and a
number of smaller spherical balls of radius
1cms are formed. Find the number of balls
formed?
(a) 64
(b) 8
(c) 512
(d) 16
89. The volume of a solid hemisphere is
numerically equal to its total surface area. Its
radius is
(a) 4 unit
(b) 9 unit
(c) 3 unit
(d) 1.5 unit
90. If the base radius and height of a cylinder are
increased by 10% and 10% respectively, then
what is the percentage increase in its total
surface area?
(a) 21%
(b) 10%
(c) 20%
(d) Cant Say
91. The sum of the angles of a regular polygon is
14400. The number of side of polygon is:
(a) 8
(b) 10
(c) 12
(d) 14
92. Two sides of a triangle are of length 4 cm and
10 cm . if the length of third side is a cm then
(a) a > 5
(b) 6 a12
(c) a < 6
(d) 6<a<14

93. In the given figure, lines AB and CD are parallel.

Find angle X.

(a) 80
(b) 100
(c) 280
(d) 260
94. ABC and PQR are two similar triangles such
that their corresponding medians are in ratio of
2:3. Find the ratio of their corresponding
altitudes?
(a) 4:9
(b) 3:2
(c) 2:3
(d) 9:4
95. ABC andDEF are similar to each other in
which AB = 4cm., BC = 6cm. DE= 8cm. then the
side of EF is
(a) 12cm
(b) 15cm
(c) 8cm
(d) 10cm
Directions (96-100): In the following table the
number of students passed in different subjects is
given.
Year Total
Pass
Students

2001
2002
2003
2004
2005

950
850
830
920
890

Maths
75
80
110
120
130

Biology Chemistry
220
110
180
115
210
120
170
125
200
85

96. What per cent of students passed in Biology in

2001?
(a) 23 3/19%
(b) 21 1/19%
(c) 22 3/19 %
(d) 27 1/19 %
97. What is the average maths students passed in
2001-2005?
(a) 101
(b) 103
(c) 105
(d) 106
98. What is difference between total no. of students
pass in biology and total no. of student pass in
math?
(a) 485
(b) 460
(c) 465
(d) 455
99. What is the ratio of total students and total
passed students in 2003?
(a) 83 : 21
(b) 83 : 44
(c) 44 : 83
(d) 83 : 42
100. In which year minimum percentage of
students pass ?
(a) 2001
(b) 2002
(c) 2003
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GENERAL AWARENESS
101.Which one of the following was not known to
the Harappans?
(a) Construction of Wells
(b) Construction of Pillars
(c) Construction of Drains
(d) Construction of Arches
102.Buddha lived approximately at the same time as
(a) Confucius
(b) Moses
(c) Prophet Mohammad (d) Hammurabi
103.Rath temples at Mahabalipuram were built in
the reign of which Pallava ruler?
(a) Mahendravarman
(b) Narasinghvarman I
(c) Parameshwarvaraman
(d) Nandivarman I
104.The Upanishads were translated into Persian by
Dara Shikh were the title
(a) Al-Fihrist
(b) Kitab-ul-Bayan
(c) Majm-ul-Bahrain
(d) Sirr-i-Akbar
105.Shivaji defeated the Mughals in the battle of
(a) Purandhar
(b) Raigarh
(c) Salhar
(d) Shivner
106.Kuka Movement was organized by
(a) Guru Ram Das
(b) Guru Nanak
(c) Guru Ram Singh (d) Guru Gobind Singh
107.The All India Kisan Sabha was formed in
(a) 1926
(b) 1936
(c) 1946
(d) 1956
108.During Indias freedom struggle, which one of
the following led to the first All India Hartal?
(a) Protest against Rowlatt Act
(b) Protest against Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
(c) Trial of Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Arrival of Simon Commission
109.During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was
a major woman organizer of the underground
activities in
(a) Bardoli Satyagraha
(b) Quit India Movement
(c) Civil Disobedience Movement
(d) Khilafat Movement
110.Which one of the following writings in NOT
related to Mahatma Gandhi?
(a) My Experiments with Truth
(b) Harijan
(c) The Holy Family
(d) Hind Swaraj
111.Tides in the sea have stored in them
(a) Hydraulic energy
(b) Kinetic energy
(c) Gravitational potential energy
(d) A combination of all the above three forms
of energy

112.The speed of rotation of the earth is the highest

(a) Along the Equator
(b) At the north pole
(c) Along the Tropic of Cancer
(d) Along the Arctic Circle
113.Which of the following Continents has no
volcanoes?
(a) Africa
(b) Australia
(c) North America
(d) South America
114.The largest island in the Indian Ocean is
(a) Medagascar
(b) Tasmania
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Sumatra
115.The most important component of the
atmosphere which cause many weather
phenomena is
(a) Oxygen
(b) Carbon dioxide
(c) Nitrogen
(d) Water vapour
116.The lower layer Ionosphere is known as
(a) Troposphere
(b) Stratosphere
(c) Ozonosphere
(d) Thermosphere
117.Mettur Dam is built on the river
(a) Krishna
(b) Cauvery
(c) Narmada
(d) Mahanadi
118.Which one among the following pairs of states is
the leading producer of tobacco in India?
(a) Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat
(b) Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh
(d) Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan
119.India is the largest world producer of
(a) Bauxite
(b) Iron ore
(c) Manganese
(d) Mica
120.Which of the following is a newsprint producing
centre in India?
(a) Hushangabad
(b) Nepanagar
(c) Titagarh
(d) Dalmianagar
121.Which of the following Vice-presidents was not
appointed as President of the country?
(a) Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah
(b) R. Venkatraman
(c) Krishnakant
(d) Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
122.Archaeological Survey of India is an attached
office of the Department/Minister of
(a) Culture
(b) Tourism
(c) Science and Technology
(d) Human Resource Development
123.Age of a candidate to contest Parliamentary
election should not be lesser than
(a) 18 years
(b) 21 years
(c) 25 years
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124.Who holds the power to increase the number of

judges in the Supreme Court?
(a) Prime Minister
(b) President
(c) Parliament
(d) Ministry of Law
125.Who among the following introduced local self
government in India?
(a) Lord Mountbatten
(b) Lord Macaulay
(c) Lord Canning
(d) Lord Rippon
126.Which among the following countries was the
earliest to give women the right to vote?
(a) Iceland
(b) India
(c) Newzealand
(d) USA
127.A national political party is one which receives
4% of the total votes polled in
(a) Two or more States
(b) The capital city
(c) Four or more states
(d) In all states
128. Who had estimated National Income in India
first?
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) R.C. Dutt
(c) V.K.R.V. Rao
(d) D.R. Cadgil
129. Which is NOT a source of Agriculture finance in
India?
(a) Co-operative Societies
(b) Commercial Banks
(c) Regional Rural Banks
(d) None of the above
130. Which is the highest body that approves Five
Years Plans in the country?
(a) Planning Commission
(b) Union Cabinet
(c) Parliament
(d) National Development Council
131. From the following which one is NOT a tool of
Fiscal Policy?
(a) Taxation
(b) Public Expenditure
(c) Interest Rate (d) Public Debt
132. Which one of the following National Highways
is the longest?
(a) NH-2
(b) NH-7
(c) NH-8
(d) NH-15
133. Which one of the following is NOT a function of
Reserve Bank of India?
(a) Credit control
(b) As apex body of scheduled commercial
banks
(c) Formation of monetary policy
(d) Credit creation
134. A want becames a demand only when it is
backed by the
(a) Ability to purchase
(b) Necessity to buy
(c) Desire to buy
(d) Utility of the product

135. The relationship between the value of money

and the price level in an economy is
(a) Direct
(b) Inverse
(c) Proportional
(d) Stable
136. Laissez-faire is a feature of
(a) Socialism
(b) Communism
(c) Capitalism
(d) Mixed economy
137. Duodenum is a part of:
(a).brain
(b) intestine
(c) .liver
(d)lungs
138. Fuse wire should have
(a) Low resistance, high melting point
(b) Low resistance, low melting point
(c) High resistance, low melting point
(d) High resistance, high melting point
139. During the day time plants
(a).take in oxygen and give out carbon dioxide
(b).take in carbon dioxide and give out oxygen
(c).take in nitrogen and give out oxygen
(d).take in carbon dioxide and give out nitrogen
140. Gamma rays are
(a) Single ionized gas atom
(b) Helium nucleus
(c) Fast moving electron
(d) Electromagnetic waves
141. Hydrogen was discovered by
(a) Cavendish
(b) Lavoisier
(c) Rutherford
(d) Scheele
142. Kerosene is a mixture of
(a) Aromatic hydrocarbon
(b) Aliphatic hydrocarbons
(c) Saturated hydrocarbons
(d) Alicyclic hydrocarbons
143. Which one of the following was used as a
chemical weapon in the first world war?
(a) Carbon monoxide
(b) Hydrogen cyanide
(c) Mustard gas
(d) Water gas
144. Which of the following is a free living bacteria
that help in nitrogen fixation?
(a) Azotobacter
(b) Anabaena
(c) Azolla
(d) Nostoc
145. Botanical name of wheat plant is
(a) Zea miaz
(b) Oryza sativa
(c) Titicum aestivum
(d) Hordium bulgier
146. Double fertilization is main feature of
(a) Bryophytes
(b) Pteridophytes
(c) Gymnosperm
(d) Angiosperm
147. Study of infants(new born baby) is called
(a) Dermatology
(b) Neonatology
(c) Lapidopterology
(d) Polynalogy
148. Insulin is discovered by
(a) Linak
(b) Banting and Best
(c) Jenner
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149. The International Day for Biological Diversity

(IDB) is observed on
(a) 20 May
(b) 22 May
(c) 23 May
(d) 25 May

150. Which one of the following countries has

become the 18th Euro-area member to adopt
Euro currency, recently?
(a) Switzerland
(b) Latvia
(c) Sweden
(d) Romania

ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directions: (151- 155 ) : In the following questions,
some of the sentences have errors and some have
none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error.
The number of that part is the answer. If there is no
error, your answer is (d) i.e. No error
151. The newer type of automatic machines (a)/
wash (b)/ the clothes faster. (c)/ No error(d)
152. By the time (a) / we got our tickets and entered
the cinema theatre, (b)/ the show was already
begun.(c)/ No error(d)
153. The fact of me (a)/ being a stranger (b)/ does
not excuse his conduct. (c)/ No error (d)
154. The sea looks (a) / as if it has been (b) /
agitated by a storm. (c) / No error (d)
155. I found (a)/ the two first chapters of the book
(b) / particularly interesting. (c) / No error (d)
Directions (156-158):- In the following questions
choose the word which is the best express
similar meaning of the given words.
156. Lure
(a) Warning
(b) enticement
(c) Resistance
(d) Allergy
157. Eloquent
(a) Tiamboyant
(b) Dim
(c) Dazzling
(d) Out spoken
158. Stoop
(a) To bend
(b) droop
(c) To injure
(d) To inure
Directions (159-161):- In the following
questions choose the word which is the exact
OPPOSITE of the given words.
159. Testify
(a) Falsify
(b) Evidence
(c) Prove
(d) Confide
160. Extensive
(a) Expensive
(b) Compact
(c) Concrete
(d) Narrow
161. Discovered
(a) Exposed
(b) Obscured
(c) Concealed
(d) Confided

Directions (161-165): In the following, a part of

the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given
alternatives to the bold part at (a), (b) and (c)
which may improve the sentence, choose the
correct alternative. In case no improvement is
needed, your answer is (d).
162. The small child does whatever his father was
done.
(a) has done
(b) did
(c) does
(d) had done
163. He told the Principal that he was late never in
the school.
(a) he was never late
(b) he never was late
(c) never he was late
(d) No improvement
164. There are not many men who are so famous
that they are frequently referred to by their
short names only
(a) initials
(b) signatures
(c) pictures
(d) middle names
165. The streets of this town are noted for their
crookedness.
(a) is noted for its
(b) are noted for its
(c) are noted about their
(d) No improvement
166. She said that when the accident was taken place
she was sitting nearest tuber brothers.
(a) next from her brother
(b) next sober brother
(c) nearest from her brother
(d) No improvement
Directions (167-171): In the following questions,
sentences are given with blanks to be filled with
appropriate words. Four alternatives are
suggested for each question. Choose the
alternative out of the four.
167. The little girl was knocked down by a speeding
car and she lost her immediately.
(a) conscience
(b) conscientious
(c) conscious
(d) consciousness
168. They have had to put ----- the football match
because of snow.
(a) of
(b) off
(c) up
(d) on

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169. She found a few good cards in a shop and she

bought cards last night.
(a) those
(b) that
(c) them
(d) this
170. Ten miles . a long way to walk.
(a) are
(b) is
(c) are being
(d) are not
171. The mechanic the vehicle since this
morning.
(a) repaired
(b) repairing
(c) has been repairing
(d) Will be repairing
Directions (172-178): In the following questions,
four alternatives are for the given
idiom/phrase, choose the alternative which
best expresses the meaning of the given idioms/
phrase.
172. She is a fair-weather friend.
(a) a good friend
(b) a friend who meets difficulties calmly
(c) one who deserts you in difficulties
(d) a favourable friend
173. To die in harness means to die while
(a) riding a horse
(b) in a stable
(c) in a uniform
(d) still in service
174. To keep under wraps means to keep
something
(a) covered
(b) protected
(c) unpacked
(d) secret
175. After independence Indian agriculture rose like
a phoenix due to the Green Revolution.
(a) with a new life
(b) with a start
(c) with royal gait
(d) with vengeance
176. His failure at the election has been a sore point
with him for a long time.
(a) something which hurts
(b) something that brings fear to
(c) something memorable for
(d) something pleasurable to
177. Gopi works by fits and starts.
(a) consistently
(b) irregularly
(c) in high spirits
(d) enthusiastically
178. I cannot put up with your misconduct any
longer.
(a) excuse
(b) refuse
(c) accept
(d) tolerate
Directions (179-186) : In these questions, Out of
the four alternatives, choose the one which can
be substituted for the given words/sentence
179. A person who is violently hostile to established
beliefs, customs, traditions, institutions
(a) Heretic
(b) Agnostic
(c) Apothecary
(d) Iconoclast

180. That which cannot be corrected

(a) Ineligible
(b) Ineluctable
(c) Inscrutable
(d) Incorrigible
181. A child born after the death of its father or a
book published after the death of its author
(a) Posterior
(b) Posthumous
(c) Pantomime
(d) Peripatetic
182. Roundabout way of saying
(a) Circumvention
(b) Circumspection
(c) Circumlocution
(d) Circumcision
183. Government based on religion
(a) Dyarchy
(b) Theocracy
(c) Plutocracy
(d) Oligarchy
184. A person with a long experience of any
occupation
(a) veteran
(b) Genius
(c) Seasoned
(d) Ambidextrous
185. Words written on a tomb
(a) Epithet
(b) Epigraph
(c) Soliloquy
(d) Epitaph
186. Stealthily done
(a) Devious
(b) Nefarious
(c) Surreptitious
(d) Villainous
Directions (187-190): Each word given below is
spelt differently. Choose the world which gives
the correct spelling.
187. (a) Abrupt
(b) Abccess
(c) Abscend
(d) Absense
188. (a) Bracket
(b) Breid
(c) Breille
(d) Brein
189. (a) Centuary
(b) Celrebra
(c) Ceremony
(d) Certein
190. (a) Entertain
(b) Enterpereise
(c) Enterteine
(d) Enthrel
Directions (191-195): In the following passage, you
have one brief passage with five questions following
the passage read the passage carefully and choose
the best answer to each questions out of four
alternative
The crowd surged forward through the narrow
streets of Paris. There was a clatter of shutters being
closed hastily by trembling handsthe citizens of
Paris knew that once the fury of the people was
excited there was no telling what they might do.
They came to an old house which had a workshop on
the ground floor. A head popped out of the door to
see what it was all about. 'Get him! Get Thimonier!
Smash his devilish machines!, yelled the crowd. They
found the workshop without its owner. M.Thimonier
had escaped by the back door. Now the fury of the
demonstrators turned -against the machines that
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buyers. They were systematically broken up and

destroyed -dozens of them. Only when the last wheel
and spindle had been trampled underfoot did the
infuriated crowd recover their senses.
'That is the end of M' sieur Thimonier and his sewing
machines', they said to one another, and went home
satisfied. Perhaps now they would find work, for
they were all unemployed tailors and seamstresses
who believed that their livelihood was threatened by
that new invention.
191. The passage throws light on
(A) why inventions should be avoided altogether.
(B) how a well-meant invention can be
misunderstood.
(C) what mischief an inventor can do to ordinary
people.
(D) how dangerous an invention can prove to be.
192. The crowd was protesting against
(A) the closing of workshops
(B) the misdoings of Thimonier
(C) the newly invented sewing machine
(D) Thimonier keeping the invention a secret
193. The aim of the crowd was to
(A) kill Thimonier
(B) drive Thimonier away
(C) bring discredit to Thimonier
(D) destroy the sewing machines
194. The people thought that
(A) their lives were in danger.
(B) Thimonier was mad.
(C) the sewing machine was dangerous.
(D) Thimonier was depriving them of their
livelihood.
195. Shutters were being closed hastily because the
shopkeepers
(A) wanted to attack the crowd
(B) wanted to protect Thimonier
(C) feared their shops would be invaded
(D) wanted to show their solidarity with the
crowd
Directions (196-200) : In these questions, you have
two brief passages with five questions following each
passage. Read the passages carefully and choose the
best answer to each question out of the four
alternatives and indicate the correct answer.
It is difficult to reconcile the ideas of different
schools of thought on the question of education
Some people maintain that pupils at school should
concentrate on a narrow range of subjects which will
benefit them directly in their subsequent careers.
Others contend that they should study a wide range
of subjects so that they have not only the specialized

knowledge necessary for their chosen careers but

also sound general knowledge about the world they
will have to work and live in. Supporters of the first
theory state that the greatest contributions to
civilization are made by those who are most expert
in their trade or profession. Those on the other side
say that, unless they have a broad general education,
the experts will be too narrow in their outlook to
have sympathy with their follows or a proper sense
of responsibility towards humanity as a whole.
196. 'Schools of thought' can be explained as
(A) groups of people whose job is to think
(B) groups of people who are schooled to think
(C) groups of people who study in a particular
school thoughtfully
(D) groups of people having the same ideas but
with different perception on a particular subject
197. Broad general knowledge is necessary because
(A) specialization is incomplete without it.
(B) without it no one would get a job.
(C) it teaches us about different things.
(D) it broadens one's outlook.
198. The idea of the first school of thought in the
passage is that
(A) students should concentrate on studies.
(B) students should not undertake any
specialized work.
(C) students should study all the subjects they
want to.
(D) Students should study a few subjects that
will help them in their profession.
199. Supporters of the first theory say that
(A) experts have contributed most to progress in
the modern world. '
(B) people with general knowledge have
contributed to civilization.
(C) experts have done nothing to help mankind.
(D) people with general knowledge are more
useful than experts.
200. According to the second school of thought,
education will not be very effective if pupils
(A) have inadequate knowledge of their
(B)do not have a wide general education
(C)ignore the study of fine arts own work
(D)have nothing but general knowledge

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