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2. The Test Booklet contains 60 questions divided into three sections A, B & C. A candidate is required to

attempt all the three sections. There are 24 questions in Section A, 18 questions in Section B and 18

questions in Section C.

Section A : Language Conventions (Questions 1 to 24)

Section B : Qualitative Reasoning (Questions 25 to 42)

Section C : Quantitative Reasoning (Questions 43 to 60).

3. All the three Sections contain Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs). Some of these are passage based

MCQs whereas others are stand alone MCQs. Each of these questions has four options out of which

only ONE option is correct. A candidate has to select the correct option and fill the corresponding

number in the Answer Sheet against the question.

4. Each question carries one mark. For each correct response candidate will get one mark. There is

no negative marking for any of the questions and unattempted question earns no mark.

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Section A : Language Conventions (Questions 1 to 24)

Directions (Q. Nos. 1 -8) Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from

each list according to the corresponding number in the passage.

1.According to Greek mythology, Atlas was a Titan of enormous strength. After

2. being defeated by the God Zeus, Atlas was forced to carry the Earth and the sky

3. for an eternity. In depictions of Atlas, he is shown as a stooped figure carrying the

4. globe on his shoulders. Because of his association with the globe, maps began to be

5. decorated with this image of Atlas. Accordingly, the word "atlas" became a nickname

6. for a collection of maps. Today, an Atlas refers to any book that consists of a bound

7. collection of maps, e.g., an Atlas can be made up of maps of the countries

8. of the world or of the states of the United States. Sometimes, an Atlas will also contain

9. graphs and charts with other statistical information about the culture, religion, climate,

10. or government of the population of a given area.

1. In line 1, the word 'enormous' could be replaced with

(a) gigantic (b) unprecedented (c) tremendous (d) significant

Sol: (c)

2. In line 2, the word 'forced' could be replaced with

(a) compelled (b) defeated (c) made (d) asked

Sol: (a)

3. In line 3, the word 'eternity' could be replaced with

(a) afterlife (b) infinity (c) future (d) age

Sol: (b)

4. In line 3, the word 'depictions' could be replaced with

(a) designs (b) illustrations (c) bodies (d) photographs

Sol: (b)

5. In line 3, the word 'stooped' could be replaced with

(a) standing (b) walking (c) rising (d) bent

Sol: (d)

6. In tine 4, the word 'association' could be replaced with

(a) organisation (b) partnership (c) affiliation (d) separation

Sol: (c)



7. Which of the following is the correct spelling of the word 'statisticl'?

(a) Statistical (b) Stitistical (c) Statestical (d) Statestecal

Sol: (a)

8. Which of the following is the opposite in meaning to bound' as used in tine 6 above?

(a) Coerced (b) Forced (c) Inbound (d) Unbound

Sol: (d)

Directions (Q. Nos. 9-12) Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable word/phrase from list to

fit the corresponding gap.

A father and son were having an _____9_____.The father said sternly, ___10___more time on your studies. If

you fail again, you're geography!' Upon hearing his father's mistake, the boy _____11____uncontrollably

and corrected him, You mean history. If I fail again, I'm history.' The father was greatly agitated and

yelled, 'Stop laughing and don't ____12_____ the subject!’

9. Which of these fits gap 10?

(a) take (b) give (c) spend (d) allow

Sol: (c)


(a) cried (b) made fun of (c) danced (d) laughed

Sol: (d)


(a) change (b) bring (c) throw (d) manipulate

Sol: (a)


(a) discussion (b) argument (c) laugh (d) dinner

Sol: (b)

Directions (Q. Nos. 13-16) Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable word/phrase from list

to fit the corresponding gap.

The day after the flimsy hut was completed, Hakim found work as a qualified mason. His daily income

was eight rupees.____13___employer was a contractor, who was ____14____a canal. Meanwhile, Zati

worked on____15____foothills, cutting the grass, which she sold as fodder for cattle. She usually

sold___16___to the shopkeepers at the bazaar.


(a) looking for (b) asking for (c) building (d) walking towards

Sol: (c)




(a) following (b) above (c) are (d) the

Sol: (d)


(a) these (b) for (c) of (d) them

Sol: (d)


(a) Him (b) Her (c) His (d) Your

Sol: (c)

Directions (Q. Nos. 17-20) Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable word/phrase from list


Speculation and opinions on accidents tend to ____17___them as part of a natural phenomenon. This is a

very convenient way of_____18____all are concerned about their responsibility, accountability, and even

culpability. Thus, over the years, the general public and the media have begun to consider accidents as

natural disasters. Most of the investigations____19____on the assumption that some natural phenomenon

has______20____the accident.


(a) resolving (b) absolving (c) discerning (d) releasing

Sol: (b)


(a) approach (b) succeeds (c) avail (d) proceed

Sol: (d)


(a) magnified (b) triggered (c) managed (d) surrounded

Sol: (b)


(a) project (b) notify (c) simplify (d) sustain

Sol: (a)

Directions(Q. Nos. 21 -24) Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable word/phrase from list


During the 1990s, ____21____I worked with Mr Mandela on his autobiography 'Long Walk to Freedom', I

____22____his leadership first hand. During his election campaign we were on board a plane discussing his

book. Twenty minutes___23___to landing the engine failed. Many began to panic. The only thing that



_____24____them was looking at Mandela, who was reading his paper as if he was a passenger on a

morning train to work.


(a) felt (b) acquainted (c) experienced (d) underwent

Sol: (a)


(a) before (b) sooner (c) close (d) prior

Sol: (c)


(a) calmed (b) soothing (c) composed (d) restraint

Sol: (d)


(a) when (b) that (c) period (d) later

Sol: (a)

Section B : Qualitative Reasoning (Questions 25 to 42)

25. Which of these statements reflect a similarity between words given below?

Sweep : Scrub : Wipe

(a) These are terms connected with rubbing (b) These are games of cards

(c) These are terms used by motor mechanics (d) These are terms connected with cleaning

Sol: (d) These are terms connected with cleaning.

26. If the words below were organised according to certain sequence. Which would come first?

(a) Leaf (b) Stem (c) Root (d) Flower

Sol: (c) The correct sequence will be root-steam-leaf-flower.

27. Consider the relationships within this statement. 'Needle' is a 'clock' as 'wheel' is to Vehicle'. Which of the

words below completes the following statement?

'Skeleton' is to body' as 'grammar' is to

(a) language (b) sentence (c) meaning (d) education

Sol: (a) Just as skeleton forms the framework of the body, so also grammar lays down the essentials of

language.

28. Consider the relationship within this statement 'Oxygen' is to burn' as 'carbon dioxide' is to 'extinguish'

which of the words below completes the following statements?

'Mathematics' is to 'logic' as 'science' is to



(a) facts (b) scientist (c) experiment (d) laboratory

Sol: (a) Second denotes the principle on which the first is based.

29. When you were travelling in a bus, a group of four robbers attempted to snatch the ornaments of ladies.

You

(a) will organise other persons to overpower the robbers

(b) will be a part of drama without doing anything

(c) will quietly wait for destination to come

(d) stop the robbers and start fighting with them

Sol: (a) In such situation it is worth while to organise other persons to over power the robbers.

30. Colours are believed to influence how we think, feel and behave, studies have shown that people

associate certain colours with emotions. When choosing colours, designers consider the impact they may

have on the peoples' understanding and feelings.

Commonly recognised colour association include.

Blue : Trust, cold, sadness

Green : Balance, calm, freshness

Purple : Leadership, wisdom, intuition

Yellow : Happiness, warmth, fun

Red : Heat, energy, appetite

Use the above information to answer the following question.

For the Banking Institution, the colour chosen would most likely be

(a) blue and purple (b) green and yellow (c) red and yellow (d) green and purple

Sol: (a) Clearly, Banking Institute are symbol of trust and leadership, so it will be denoted by blue and

purple colour.

Directions (Q. Nos. 31-36) Read the following information in passage and answer the questions given

below.

A Day Like No Other

Frank Wilcox has been Chief of Police in Lansett County for 25 yr. He took the job when he had just

turned 30, Pie has seen murders. He has seen robberies. He has seen cats stuck in trees. He has found

missing children but today would be like no other day on the job.

It is 11:00 at night. Chief Wilcox begins putting together his things. He is tired. He wants to go home.

"Chief Wilcox," calls an officer walking quickly into his office. It is officer Simpson. He looks nervous. He

looks like he would like to be anywhere else but there.

"What is it, Simpson?" asks the Chief.



"Holman's grocery was just held up a gunpoint," Simpson says. His voice is shaky. He coughs to clear his

throat.

"Was anyone hurt?" asks Chief.

Lansett is a very small county. The Chief knows just about everyone, who lives there. If anyone was hurt,

there is a good chance he knows the person. May be that's why officer

Simpson looks nervous.

"No one was hurt," says Simpson "But we caught the suspect."

"Ah, well, Simpson. You guys can take care of that. I'm—"Chief Wilcox stops in midsentence."

He understands what is wrong. From behind officer

Simpson, the Chief sees his youngest daughter, Devon. She is in handcuffs.

Chief Wilcox gets a lump in his throat. He sits in his chair, stunned, How could it be?" he thinks.

"Devon, will you please tell me what is going on"? the Chief demands.

Devon does not look at him. The Chief can feel anger growing inside of him. He refuses to let that anger

show.

"Take her back for questioning," the Chief says to officer Simpson in a calm voice.

"Devon, whatever you do, tell the truth," the Chief says.

"I'm your dad. I love you. We will figure this out."

31. How old is Chief Wilcox?

(a) 30 (b) 45 (c) 55 (d) 60

Sol: (c)

32. What crime is Devon suspected of?

(a) Being missing (b) Holding up a grocery (c) Murder (d) Having a gun

Sol: (b) Holding up a grocery

33. When Chief Wilcox asks Devon what is going on? Devon

(a) does not look at him (b) starts crying (c) takes off the handcuffs (d) run away

Sol: (a)

34. For how long has Wilcox been Chief of police?

(a)15yr (b)25yr (c) 30 yr (d) 35 yr

Sol: (b)

35. Why does the Chief want to go home?

(a) He is hungry (b) He is tired

(c) He does not want to see Devon (d) He is worried about his family

Sol: (b)



36. Why is officer Simpson nervous?

(a) He is scared of Chief Wilcox

(b) He has just been held up at gunpoint

(c) He has just arrested the Chiefs daughter

(d) He has just found an important piece of evidence in a new case

Sol: (c)

Directions(Q. Nos. 37-42) Read the following information in passage and answer the questions given

below.

PMGSY

The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) external website that opens in a new window was

launched on 25th December, 2000 as a fully funded Centrally Sponsored Scheme. The primary objective

of the PMGSY is to provide connectivity to all the eligible unconnected habitations of more than 500

persons in the rural areas (250 persons in the hilly and desert areas) by good quality all weather roads.

Under Bharat Nirman, goal has been set to provide connectivity to all the habitations with population of

more than 1000 in the plain areas and habitations with a population of 500 or more in hilly and tribal

areas in a time bound manner by 2009. The systematic upgradation of the existing rural road networks is

also an integral component of the scheme. Accordingly, an action plan has been prepared for connecting

66802 habitations with 146185 1cm of all weather roads. This action plan, also envisages upgradation

renewal of 194130 km of the existing rural road network. Subsequently, based on ground verification by

states, 629S5 habitations were found eligible to be connected under the programme, out of which 3421

habitations have been connected under other schemes. Thus, the revised target is to connect 59564

habitations. It is estimated that an investment of about Rs 48000 crore would be required for achieving

the targets under Bharat Nirman. The implementation strategy focuses on quality, cost management and'

on time' delivery.

Up to July, 2008, project proposals amounting to Rs 81717 crore have been approved against, which a

sum of Rs 38499 crore has been released for 86146 roads covering a length of 331736 km. Against these,

52218 road works having road length of 175629 km have been completed with a cumulative expenditure

of Rs 35295 crore.

37. When was PMGSY external website launched?

(a) December, 2000 (b) December, 2001 (c) December, 2002 (d) December, 2003

Sol: (a)



38. PMGSY is sponsored by

(a) Central Government(b) State Government (c) Local Authorities (d) None of these

Sol: (a)

39. Under which scheme, there is a goal to provide connectivity to all habitation with population more than

1000?

(a) PMGSY (b) Bharat Nirman (c) MGNREGS (d) None of these

Sol: (b)

40. The implementation strategy under Bharat Nirman focus on

(a) quality (b) cost management (c) on time delivery (d) All of these

Sol: (d) All the alternatives are correct

41. What was the amount approved till July, 2008?

(a) Rs 81717 crore (b) Rs 52218 crore (c) Rs 38499 crore (d) Rs 48000 crore

Sol: (a)

42. The major purpose of PMGSY is

(a) provide good quality all weather roads (b) provide good quality food materials

(c) provide good quality habitation (d) provide employment

Sol: (a) Provide good quality all wether roads.

Section C : Quantitative Reasoning (Questions 43 to 60)

43. One man has a nice portrait in his library. When he was asked whom it represented, he replied

Uncles and brother.

Have I none,

But that man's father

Is my father's son

What relation was the subject of the portrait to that man?

(a) Himself (b) Son (c) Uncle (d) Brother



Sol: (b)

The main said, "The father of that man is my father's son". This means that the father of the subject must

be either a brother of that man or the man himself. He has already told that he has no brothers, therefore

he himself is the father and the portrait represents his son.

Direction(Q. No. 44) Read the information and answer the question given below. A blacksmith has five

iron articles A, B, C, D and E. Each having different weight. Figure shows the weights of articles

44. Which of the following is the lightest in weight?

(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) E

Sol: (d) Clearly, E is lightest in weight.

Direction(Q. No. 45) Study the following graph carefully to answer the questions that follow.

Number of student passed (in thousand) from two universities over the years.

45. What is the respective ratio of the number of students passed from university A in the year 2007 and the

number of students passed from university B in the year 2004?



(a) 5:4 (b) 4:5 (c) 7 : 10 (d) 10 : 7

Sol: (d) Required ratio =50000

35000= 10:7

46. A 20% hike in bus fare resulted in a 10% fall in the passenger traffic. Still the daily collection at the depot

is increased by Rs 150, after the fare hike the daily collection is

(a) Rs 1600 (b) Rs 1750 (c) Rs 2025 (d) Rs 1875

Sol: (c) Let the original bus fare be Rs x per passenger and the number of passengers travelling be y, then

collection = x × y

Now, increased fare =1.2x

Decreased passenger = 0.9 y

New collection = 1,2 × 0.9 y = 1.08 xy

Increase in collection

= (1.08 xy – xy) = 0.08 xy

Given, 0.08 xy = 150

x y = Rs 1875

Therefore, original collection =Rs 1875

and new collection = 1875 × 108 = Rs 2025

47. What price should a shopkeeper mark on an article, costing him Rs153 to gain 20% after allowing

discount of 15%?

(a)Rs 224 (b) Rs 216 (c) Rs 154 (d) Rs 162

Sol: (b) SP of the article = 153 × 12= Rs 183.60,therefore, if we suppose marked price by x, then it results

into a selling price of Rs 183.60 after giving a discount 15%.

x × 0.85 = 183.60

x = Rs 216

48. In a village, the current birth rate per thousand is 55, whereas corresponding death rate is 34 per

thousand. The net growth rate in terms of population increase will be

(a) 0.021% (b) 0.0021% (c)21% (d)2.1%

Sol: (d) Growth per thousand = (55 – 34) = 21

Growth per hundred = 21

100 2.11000

Growth rate = 2.1%

49. Running at the same constant rate, 6 identical machines can produce 270 bottles per minute. At this rate,

how many bottles could such 10 machines produce in 4 min?

(a) 648 (b)1800 (c) 2700 (d) 10800



Sol: (b) m1 × t1 × w2 = m2 × t2 × w1

6 × 1 × x = 10 × 4 × 270

10 4 270

x6

= 1800

50. In a group of 800 persons, 600 can speak English and 400 can speak Telgu. If all the people speak atleast

one of the two languages, then how many can speak both the languages?

(a) 300 (b) 400 (c) 600 (d) 200

Sol: (d) Required number of persons = (400 + 600) – 800 = 200

51. A clock gaining 2 min every hour was synchronized at midnight with a clock losing 1 min every hour.

How many minutes the clock (losing time) will be behind at eleven in the following morning?

(a) 23 (b) 27 (c) 22 (d) None of these

Sol: (a) Suppose both the clocks at 12 pm. In the following morning 11 am, the gaining clock is 22 min

ahead and losing clock is 11 min behind from the real time. The clock lasting the time is 33 min behind

the clock gaining the time.

52. A dog pursues a cat and takes 5 leaps for every 6 leaps of the cat but 4 leaps of the dog are equal to 5

leaps of the cat. Compare the speeds of the dog and the cat.

(a) 15: 22 (b)9:25 (c) 25 : 21 (d) 25 : 24

Sol: (d) S leaps of dogs =5 5

4leaps of cat

Speed of dog: Speed of cat

= 25

4 : 6 = 25 : 24

Directions(Q. Nos. 53-56) These questions are based on following information.

The capacity to cover a distance in A certain time interval is known as the velocity in a certain direction

or the speed of the body.

Mathematically, the speed of a body is given by ratio of total distance covered by the body to the time

taken by the body to cover this distance. This speed is regarded as the average speed. e.g., If the road

distance of 100 km between two dissimilar places is covered by a car in two hour, then the average speed

of the car is given by ratio of distance to the time, is 50 km/h. The speed are of two, one of them is already

discussed in above paragraph of the passage while another one type is known as instantaneous speed (or

velocity). Speed of a body at any instant of time is known as its instantaneous speed and for a body

moving with uniform speed, its average speed (velocity) will be equal to its instantaneous speed.

e.g., A man running on the road changing its velocity uniformly from 1 m/s to 2 m/s in the time of 7s, then

its instantaneous speed at time will be value of speed between 1 m/s to 2 m/s.



For a body in motion some graphs can be plotted which contains corresponding informations regarding

the motion of body the speed-time graph of a body gives all the speeds corresponding to the time and its

area in a proper limit of time gives the distance covered by the body in that interval of time. e,g.,

The graph shows the speed of a car moving on the road. Its speed at t = 1 s is 10 m/s while at t = 2 s,

speed is 20 m/s. The distance covered by the car in 2 s can be calculated from the area of

1ONB as 2 20

2 = 20m

Consider the following graphs

53. If a car covers a distance of 25 m is 2s. After that 50 m in 1s and last 100 m in 4s. Then, the average speed

of the car during the journey will be

(a) 25 m/s (b) 87.5 m/s (c) 25 km/s (d) 87.5 km/s

Sol: (a) Average Speed =Total distance covered

Total time taken

= 25 50 100 175

2 1 4 7

= 25 m/s

54. An athlete is running on a circular track. If a person looks him at a glance and tells that its speed is 4m/s

the speed told by the person is



(a) instantaneous speed (b) average speed

(c) angular speed (d) both instantaneous speed and average speed

Sol: (a) As the speed is told at a glance or a instant, then this speed is termed as instantaneous speed.

55. Which one of the areas indicates the maximum distance covered by the body?

(a) Area of OMB (b) Area of OND (c) Area of OO'F (d) Area of OPH

Sol: (a) Maximum distance covered is shown by area of graph

OMB = 1

2 × 5 × 20 = 50m

56. If we want to add the distances covered by three cars for which, the speed-time graph as shown below.

The sum of distance covered by three cars is given by the

(a) area of OAD

(b) area of ( OAD + OBD + OCD)

(c) area of ( AMB + MNBC + ONCD)

(d) area of OAR

Sol: (b) Distance covered must be the sum of area of triangles ( OAD+ OBD + OCD)

Directions(Q. Nos. 57-60) These questions are based on following information.

The pressure at any place due to the atmosphere. Surrounding Earth is called the atmospheric pressure.

Its value varies from place to place on the Earth. Its value at the Earth surface near the sea level is around

1.01 × 105 Pa. The Pa (Pascal) is SI unit used for the pressure. The value of 1 atmospheric pressure (i.e., 1

atmosphere) is taken as 760 mm of Hg. Atmosphere is the SI unit used for the pressure.

The materials that can flow are known as fluids. This implies that all liquids and gases are fluids. A solid

exerts a pressure due to its weight. Similarly, fluids have weight and they also exert a pressure on base

and walls of container in which they are contained. If we exert an extra pressure to any confined mass of

the fluid, it is transmitted throughout the liquid undiminishably in all directions. The pressure inside the

liquids is the same at all the points at the same horizontal level. As we go deeper in the liquids.

e.g., If a hole is created (one by one) at two levels of a liquids filled container, the speed of rejected liquid

is greater. If the distance of holes from the bottom of the container is smaller.



The pressure is defined as the force acting per unit area and it is mathematically given as

FP

A

e.g., A bucket having uniform area of cross-section 2m2 contains an amount of liquid weighing 1000 N the

pressure exerted by the bucket will be 500 Pa.

When a man stands on a cushion, then only his two feet of small areas are in contact with cushion. This

implies large weight of man is exerted on the small are area, producing a large pressure and causes large

depression in cushion. On the other hand when the same is lying on the same cushion the weight of man

is exerted on large area of the cushion producing a smaller pressure and causes smaller depression in the

cushion.

57. Consider the figure

Liquids (same) are completely filled in all the three containers. Then,

(a) pressure at C is greatest among three

(b) pressure at A is greatest among three

(c) pressure at B is greatest among three

(d) pressure at all the three points A, B and C are same

Sol: (d) Pressure will be same in all three containers as the points of reference are at the same height

from ground level.

58. If a water tank is filled upto 2 m of its length and 10000 N weight of the liquid is confined in it. The area of

base of the container is 4 m2. The pressure exerted on it is

(a) 2.5 × 103Pa (b)25 × 103Pa (c) 0.25 ×103 Pa (d) 12.5 × 103 Pa

Sol: (a) Pressure exerted = 3Force 1000025 10 Pa

Area 4



59.

Same liquids are filled upto same length in all the three containers. If pressure at the base of container A,

B and C are pA, pB and pC, respectively. Then,

(a) A B Cp p p (b) C B Ap p p (c) A B Cp p p (d) A B Cp p p 0

Sol: (a) Pressure × 1

Area of base, so pA > pB > pC

60. From the passage (Just above) what you conclude

(a) Pressure Area, for same weight (b) Area pressure, for same weight

(c) Pressure1

Area, for same weight (d) Area

1

Pressure, for same weight

Sol: (c) Pressure 1

Area, for same weight.

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