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SSC COMBINED GRADUATE LEVEL (Tier-I) MODEL TEST

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE1. Mr. & Mrs. Gopal have three daughters and each daughter has one brother. How many persons

are there in the family?(1) 5 (2) 6 (3) 7 (4) 8

2. Among five children A, B, C, D and E, B is taller than E but shorter than A. A is shorter thanC but taller than D who is taller than B. If all the children stand in a line according to theirheights, who would be fourth if counted from the tallest one ?(1) A (2) E (3)D (4)B

3. B is D’s mother and C is D’s brother. H is E’s daughter whose wife is D. How are E and Crelated ?(1) Father-in-law (2) Brother-in-law (3) Uncle (4) Brother

4. Sheela walks from A to B which is 2 km. away, turns right at 90° and walks for 3 km. to pointC, turns right at 90° and walks to D which is 8 km. away, turns 90° right and goes 3 km. topoint K. Then, once again she turns right, 90° and walks 4 km. to point F. How far is it from Ato F ?(1) 2 km. (2) 4 km. (3) 6 km. (4) 8 km.

5. A man starts from a point, walks 4 miles towards north and turns left and walks 6 miles, turnsright and walks for 3 miles and again turns right and walks 4 miles and cakes rest for 30minutes. He gets up and walks straight 2 miles in the same direction and turns right andwalks one mile. What is the direction he is facing ?(1) North (2) South (3) South-east (4) West

6. Two positions of a dice are shown below : When ‘2’ is at the bottom, what number will be at the top?

(1) 3 (2) 5 (3) 1 (4) 67. How many triangles are there in the given figure ?

(1) 18 (2) 28 (3) 20 (4) 248. Which diagram represents the relationship among female, mothers and doctors ?

9. Among the members of the club, some are lady doctors. Indicate which diagram does not implythis statement. (Note : M = Members; F = Female and D = Doctors).

(1) (2) (3) (4)


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10. Which one of the Answer Figures shall complete the given Question Figure ?

11. In which Answer Figure is the Question Figure embedded ?

Directions (12-21) : In following questions, select the related letters/word/number / figurefrom the given alternatives.

12. Camera : Lens : : Flash : ?(1) Bulb (2) Night (3) Light (4) Shutter

13. House : Rent: : Capital : ?(1) Interest (2) Investment (3) Country (4) Money

14. NUMBER : UNBMRE : GHOST: ?(1) HOGST (2) HOGTS (3) HGSOT (4) HGOST

15. SKIP : RIFL : : KYKZ : ?(1) WJHV (2) WJVH (3) JWVH (4) JWHV

16. HKNQ : GDAX : : SVYB : ?(1) TQMK (2) ROLI (3) ZVTQ (4) ADGJ

17. 19 : 37 : : 26 : ?(1) 52 (2) 51 (3) 46 (4) 43

18. CE : 70 : : DE : ?(1) 90 (2) 60 (3) 120 (4) 210

19. Question Figures Answer Figures

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21.

Directions (22-23) : In following questions, which one of the given responses would be ameaningful order of the following words ?

22. 1. Accident 2. Judge 3. Doctor4. Lawyer 5. Police(1)1,3,4,2,5 (2) 1, 3, 5, 4, 2 (3) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (4) 1, 2, 5, 4, 3

23. 1. Fruit 2. Flower 3. Seed4. Pollination 5. Bud(1) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (2) 4, 2, 5, 3, 1 (3) 5, 2, 4, 3, 1 (4) 5, 2, 4, .1, 3

24. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shallcomplete it ?— bbm — amb — m — a — bb(1) mbabm (2) abmab (3) mabam (4) ambbm


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Directions (25-31): In following questions, a series is given with one term missing. Choose thecorrect alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

25. DIB, HMF, LQJ, ?(1) OTM (2) QVO (3) PVO (4) PUN

26. 1, 2, 2, 4, 8, ?(1) 8 (2) 9 (3) 16 (4) 32

27. 40, 60, 47, 53, 54, ?(1) 33 (2) 39 (3) 46 (4) 61

28. 12, 21, 23, 32, 34, ?(1) 43 (2) 41 (3) 25 (4) 35

29. Question Figures Answer Figures

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31.

Directions (32-37) : In following questions, select the one which is different from the otherthree responses.

32. (1) Paper : Pencil (2) Head : Cap (3) Ink : Inkpot. (4) Present: Wrapper33. (1) Sky — Stars (2) Moon — Planets (3) Stadium — Players (4) University — Students34. (1) BFJQ (2) RUZG (3) GJOV (4) ILQX35. (1) GECA (2) PNLJ (3) VUSQ (4) TRPN36. (1) 117 — 39 (2) 164—41 (3) 198 — 66 (4)213 — 7137. (1) 144 (2) 169 (3) 196 (4) 21038. From the alternatives, select the set..which is. most like the given set :

Given set : (4, 10, 15)(1) (3, 6, 12) (2) (2, 8, 10) (3) (5, 12, 18) (4) (7, 10, 18)

39. Identify the two figures from the given figures which are identical(1) 1—3 (2) 4 — 6 (3) 2 — 4 (4) 3 — 5

40. From the given responses, find the odd figure out :

41. A series of figures is given which can be grouped into classes. From the responses, select thegroups into which the figures can be classified:

(1) 147 ; 369 ; 258 (2) 147 ; 269 ; 358(3) 169 ; 247 ; 358 (4) 157 ; 269 ; 348Directions : In the following question you have to identify the correct response from the givenpremises stated according to following symbols.

42. If ‘+’ stands for ‘division’, ‘–’ stands for ‘equal to’, ‘x’ stands for ‘addition’, ‘division’ stands for‘greater than’, ‘=’ stands for ‘less than’, ‘>’ stands for ‘multiplication’, and ‘<‘ stands for‘subtraction’, then which of the following alternatives is correct ?(1) 5 + 2 x 1 = 3 + 4 > 1 (2) 5 > 2 x 1 - 3 > 4 < 1(3) 5 x 2 < 1 - 3 < 4 x 1 (4) 5 < 2 x 1 3 > 4 x 1


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Directions (43-44) : Find the missing number from the given alternatives.

43.

(1) 20 (2) 16 (3) 12 (4) 1844. 2 7 4

5 2 31 ? 6

10 42 72

(1)2 (2)4 (3) 5 (4) 345. In a certain language, BUTTER is coded as CVUUFS, BREAD is coded as CSFBE, then how

COFFEE is coded?(1) DPGGFF (2) GGDPFF (3) GDPGFF (4) FFDPGG

46. If CLOUD can be coded as 59432 and RAIN as 1678, how can AROUND be coded?(1)614832 (2)614382 (3) 641382 (4) 461382Directions (47-48) : A statement is given followed by two conclusions, I and II. You have toconsider the statement to be true, even if it seems to be at variance from commonly knownfacts. You are to decide which of the given conclusions can definitely be drawn from the givenstatement. Indicate your answer.

47. Statement :Use of cosmetics is hazardous.Conclusions :I. Cosmetics have side effects.II. Cosmetics are inexpensive.(1) Only I follows (2) Only II follows(3) Both I and II follow (4) Neither I nor II follows

48. Statement :Honesty and hard work lead to economic improvement of an individual.Conclusions :I. There is a direct relation between honesty and economic improvement.II. Hard work and honesty always pay dividends.(1) I is implicit (2) II is implicit (3) I and II are implicit (4) I and II are not implicit

49. From .the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters ofthe given word :PERSONIFICATION(1) FICTION (2) CAPTION (3) NOTIONS (4) FASHION

50. A word given in capital letters is followed by four answer words. Out of these only one can beformed by using the letters of the given word. Find out that word :INTELLIGENCE(1) INTEGER (2) INTERVAL (3) LEGEND (4) NEGLECT

GENERAL AWARENESS51. The most important uranium mine of India is located at :

(1) Manavalakurichi (2) Gauribidanur(3) Vashi (4) Jaduguda

52. Parliamentary form of Government is also known as :(1) Responsive Government (2) Responsible Government(3) Federal Government (4) Presidential Government

53. The chief advocate of Fascism was :(1) Mussolini (2) Adolf Hitler (3) St. Simon (4) Robert Owen

54. The minimum age of the member of Rajya Sabha is :(1)25 years (2) 21 years (3) 30 years (4) 35 years

55. Mahatma Gandhi got his inspiration for Civil Disobedience from :(1)Tuoreau (2) Ruskin (3) Confucius (4) Tolstoy


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56. India is considered as a ‘Republic’ Mainly because :(1)the head of the State is elected.(2) it gained independence on 15th August 1947(3) it has its own written constitution(4) it is having a Parliamentary form of Government.

57. The first Indian selected for Indian Civil Service was :(1) Satyendranath Tagore (2) Sarojini Naidu(3) Lala Lajpat Rai (4) C.R. Das I

58. One feature is common to the following bodies. Find it out. Supreme Court, Election Commission,UPSC, Office of CAG(1) They are advisory bodies. (2) They are extra constitutional bodies(3) They are controlled by legislature. (4) They are constitutional bodies.

59. How many members of the State Legislative Council are elected by the Assembly ?

(1) 16 th of the members (2)

13 rd ol the members

(3)1

12 th of the members (4) 56 th of the members

60. Girish Karnad is :(1) a well known playwright and actor.(2) a recipient of Gnanpith Award(3) the President of the Film and Television Institute of Indian Society.(4) all the above.

61. Nine time Wimbledon Champion of Women’s Singles Match in Tennis is :(1) Mary Joe Fernandaz (2) J ana Novotna(3) Iva Majoli (4) Martina Navrotilova

62. The book “The God of small things” is written by :(1) PupulJayakar (2) Sobha De(3) Shekhar Kapoor (4)Arundhati Roy

63. Which of the following states is called Tiger State of India?(1) Himachal Pradesh (2) Gujarat(3) Madhya Pradesh (4) Assam

64. The district Primary Education Programme a Centrally Sponsored Programme in India issupported by :(1) International Monetary Fund (2) World Bank(3) UNESCO (4) Japanese Government

65. ‘Na Khatam Honewali Kah-ani’ (The never ending story) is an autobiography of:(1)T.N. Seshan (2) Amitabh Bachchan(3) Sonia Gandhi (4) V.P. Singh

66. From where was India’s multipurpose telecommunication satellite INSAT-2 E launched ?(1) Baikanour (2) Thumba (3) Sriharikota (4) Kourou

67. Antyodaya Programme is associated with :(1) liberation of bonded labour(2) bringing up cultural revolution in India(3) demands of textile labourers(4) upliftment of the poorest of the poor

68. A few years ago an Indian city celebrated its 400th birthday. It is :(1) Bangalore (2) Hyderabad (3) Trivandrum (4) Mumbai

69. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was replaced by :(1) North American Free Trade Association(2) South Asian Free Trade (3) World Trade Organisation(4) None of these

70. Which statement on the Harappan Civilisation is correct?(1) Horse sacrifice was known to them. (2) Cow was sacred to them.(3) ‘Pashupati’ was venerated by them. (4) The culture was not generally static.

71. The First Tirthankara of the Jains was :(1) Arishtanemi (2) Parshvanath (3)Ajitanath (4) Rishabha

72. The great silk-route to the Indians was opened by :(1)Kanishka (2) Ashoka (3) Harsha (4) Fa-Hien


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73. The capital of the Yadava rulers was :(1) Dwarasamudra (2)Warangal (3) Kalyani (4) Devagiri

74. Which religious sect did the Chola Kings patronise ?(1)Jainism (2) Buddhism (3) Saivism (4) Vaishnavism

75. Tower of Victory (Vijaya Stambh) is located at :(1) Delhi (2) Jhansi (3) Chittorgarh (4) Fatehpur Sikri

76. Who amongst the following leaders of “1857” was the first to lay down his/her life?(1) Kunwar Singh (2) Tantiya Tope(3) Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi (4) Mangal Pandey

77. The system of communal electorate in India was first introduced by :(1) Indian Council Act of 1892. (2) Minto-Morley reforms of 1909(3) Montagu-Chelmsford reforms of 1919(4) Government of India of 1935

78. Which of the following is not a necessary condition for the development of India ?(1) Capital Accumulation (2) Resource discovery(3) Population growth (4) Technological development

79. Personal disposable income is :(1) always equal to personal income.;(2) always more than personal income.(3) equal to personal income minus direct taxes paid by household.(4) equal to personal income minus indirect taxes.

80. Which of the following most closely approximates our definition of oligopoly ?(1) The cigarette industry. (2) The barber shops(3) The gasoline stations (4) Wheat farmers

81. Who said ‘Supply creates its own demand’?(1) Adam Smith (2)J.B.Saw (3) Marshall (4) Ricardo

82. The Indian economy can be most appropriately described as a :(1) Capitalist economy (2) Socialist economy(3) Traditional economy (4) Mixed economy

83. Agricultural Technology is hard to spread because :(1) it has to be adopted to local conditions.(2) rural people are not receptive(3) farmers are afraid to experiment on land for fear of failure. (4) all of the above.

84. Indirect tax means :(1) there is not direct relationship between the tax payer and the government.(2) direct relationship between tax payer and the government.(3) tax base is income(4) the incidence and impact are on the same person on whom tax is imposed.

85. One of the essential conditions of perfect competition is :(1) product differentiation(2) multiplicity of prices for identical products at any one time.(3) many sellers and a few buyers.(4) Only one price for identical goods at any one time.

86. Dehydration in human body is caused due to the loss of:(1) vitamins (2) salts (3) hormones (4) water

87. Which of the following is the largest living bird ?(1) Eagle (2) Peacock (3) Ostrich (4) Kiwi

88. In the case of test tube babies(1)egg is fertilized in the uterus. (2) embryo completes its development in a test tube.(3) embryo is placed in uterus after 2 months.(4) egg is fertilized outside mother’s body.

89. The age of trees is determined by its :(1) girth (2) height (3) growth rings (4) general appearance

90. Kidney disease in man is caused by the pollutant :(1) Cadmium (2) Iron (3) Cobalt (4) Carbon

91. Fruits of this plant are found underground :(1) Potato (2) Carrot (3) Groundnut (4) Onion

92. A rare and endangered animal in Silent Valley is :(1) Musk deer (2) Tiger (3) Lion-tailed macaque (4) Rhinosores

93. A boat will submerge when it displaces water equal to its own :(1) volume (2) weight (3) surface area (4) density


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94. The asteroids revolve round the Sun in between :(1) Earth and Mars (2) Mars and Jupiter(3) Jupiter and Saturn (4) Saturn and Uranus

95. The Suez Canal connects :(1) Mediterranean and Red’ seas. (2) Baltic and Caspian Seas.(3) Mediterranean and North Seas. (4) Red Sea and Caspian Sea.

96. Khasi and Garo Tribes mainly live in :(1)Meghalaya (2) Nagaland (3) Mizoram (4) Manipur

97. Which one of the following areas is noted for mangrove vegetation ?(1) Lava forest of Kalimpong. (2) Sajnekhali forest of South 24 Parganas.(3) Dandakaranya forest of Orissa (4) Carbet National Park of U.P..

98. Extensive deserts occur in the western tropical regions of continents because :(1) of easterly trade winds.(2) cold ocean currents flow along the western coasts.(3) of the effect of both the offshore easterly trade winds and cold ocean currents.(4) the rate of evaporation is greater along the western margin areas.

99. The sea bed sloping gradually and bordering the continent is known as :(1) Coast (2) Continental Shelf.(3) Continental Platform. (4) Continental Slope.

100. Virus contains(1) Protein and lipid (2) Nucleic acid and protein(3) Lipid and carbohydrate (4) Carbohydrate and nucleicacid

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE101. If the square root of 841 is 29, then 0.00000841 is equal to :

(1)0.029 (2)0.0029 (3)0.00029 (4)0.29

102. The value of 44 832 64 2 is :

(1)12 (2)16 (3) 18 (4) 24103. If a * b = 2a- 3b + ab, then 3 * 5 + 5 * 3 is equal to :

(1)22 (2)24 (3)26 (4)28104. What is the square root of 0.09?

(1)0.3 (2)0.03 (4) 0.003 (4) 3.0

105. Simplify : 4 4

3 36 69 95 5

(1) 52 (2) 54 (3) 58 (4) 512

106. If 272x-1 = (243)3 then the value of x is :(1) 3 (2) 6 (3)7 (4)9

107.0.49 0.810.25 0.36

is equal to:

(1) 97

10 (2) 92

10 (3) 9

10 (4) 99

10108. If log (0.57) = 1.756 then the value of log 57 + log (0.57)3 + log 0.57 is :

(1)0.902 (2)1.902 (3)1.146 (4)2.146109. Which of the following fractions is the smallest?

7 7 4 5, , ,6 9 5 7

(1) 76 (2)

79 (3)

45 (4)

57


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110. 96 – 11 when divided by 8 would leave a remainder of:(1) 0 (2)1 (3)2 (4)3

111. The square root of a positive number less than 100 lies I between:(1)0 and 1000 (2) 0 and 10 (3)-10 and 10 (4)-100 and 100

112. One-fourth of a tank holds 135 litres of water. What pan of the tank is full if it contains 180litres of water?

(1) 25 (2)

23 (3)

13 (4)

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113. The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 13 and 455 respectively. If one of the numbers liesbetween 75 and 125 then, that number is :(1)78 (2)91 (3) 104 (4) 117

114. The LCM of two numbers is 864 and their HCF is 144: If one of the numbers is 288, the othernumber is :(1) 576 (2) 1296 (3) 432 (4) 144

115. What is two thirds of half of 369?

(1) 123 (2) 246 (3) 24638 (4) 271

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116. A boy was asked to multiply a certain number by 50. He multiplied it by 30 and goL his answerless than the correct one by 400. The number to be multiplied was :(1) 10 (2)20 (3) 30 (4) 40

117. 0.6 of a number is equal to 0.08 of another number. The ratio of the numbers will be :(1) 3 : 4 (2) 4 : 3 (3) 2 : 15 (4) 2 : 9

118.15 of a number exceeds

17 of the same number by 10. The number is :

(1) 125 (2) 150 (3) 175 (4) 200

119. A boys was asked to find the 38 value of r of a sum of money. Instead of multiplying the sum by

38 he divided it by

38 and then his answer exceeded by Rs. 55. Find the correct answer ?

(1)Rs. 9 (2)Rs. 24 (3) Rs. 64 (4)Rs. 1,320120. The sum of three consecutive odd natural numbers each divisible by 3 is 72. What is the

largest among them?(1)21 (2)24 (3) 27 (4) 36

121. If *381 is divisible by 11, then the digit at the place of * is :(1)0 (2)1 (3)4 (4)7

122. By which smallest number should 5808 be multiplied so that it becomes a perfect square?(1)2 (2)7 (3)11 (4)3

123. The least number which when divided by 4, 6, 8, 12 and 16 leaves a remainder of 2 in eachcase is :(1)46 (2)48 (3) 50 (4) 56

124. Sum of two numbers is 40 and their product is 375. What will be the sum of their reciprocals?

(1) 875 (2)

140 (3)

758 (4)

754

125. The product of the LCM and HCF of two numbers is 24. The difference of the two numbers is 2.Find the numbers?(1)8 and 6 (2) 8 and 10 (3) 2 and 4 (4) 6 and 4

126. In a class 35 of the students are girls and rest are boys. If

29 of the girls and

14 of the boys are

absent. What part of the total number of students are present?


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(1) 2330 (2)

2336 (3)

1849 (4)

1725

127. Two numbers differ by 5. If their product is 336, the sum of the two numbers is :(1)21 (2)28 (3)37 (4)51

128. The maximum number of students among whom 1001 pens and 910 pencils can be distributedin such a way that each student gets same number of pens and same number of pencils, is :(1)91 (2)910 (3) 1001 (4) 1911

129. Unit digit in (264)102 + (264)103 is :(1) 0 (2)4 (3) 6 (4) 8

130. Which one of the following is the least?33, 2, 2 and 3 4

(1) 2 (2) 3 4 (3) 3 (4) 3 2

131. A person who spends 6623 % of his income is able to save Rs. 1,200 per month. His monthly

expenses (in Rs) is :(1)1,200 (2)2,400 (3)3,000 (4)3,200

132. If 80% of A = 50% of B and B = x% of A, then the value of x is :(1)400 (2)300 (3) 160 (4) 150

133. If x is 80% of y, what percent of x is y?(1) 75% (2) 80% (3) 100% (4) 125%

134. In a town, the population was 8000. In one year, male population increased by 10% and femalepopulation increased by 8% but the total population increased by 9%. The number of males inthe town was :(1)4000 (2)4500 (3)5000 (4)6000

135. In an examination, there were 1000 boys and 800 girls. 60% of the boys and 50% of the girlspassed. Find the percent of the candidates failed ?(1)46.4 (2)48.4 (3)44.4 (4)49.6

136. If A exceeds B by 40%, B is less than C by 20%, then A : C is :(1) 28 : 25 (2) 26 : 25 (3) 3 : 2 (4) 3 : 1

137. Price of sugar rises by 20%. By how much percent should the consumption of sugar be reducedso that the expenditure does not change?

(1) 20 (2) 10 (3) 1623 (4) 15

138. In a school 70% of the students are girls. The number of boys are 510. Then the total numberof students in the school is :(1) 850 (2) 1700 (3) 1830 (4) 1900

139. If x = 2–21/3 + 22/3, then the value of x3–6x2 + 18x + 18 is1) 22 2) 33 3) 40 4) 45

140. If a3–b3–c3 – 3abc = 0 then1) a = b = c 2) a + b + c = 0 3) a + c = b 4) a = b + c

141. In ABC, O is the centroid and AD, BE, CF are three medians and the area of AOE =15 cm2

then area of quadrilateral BDOF is(1)20 cm2 (2) 30 cm2 (3) 40 cm2 (4) 25 cm2

142. The circumcentre of a triangle ABC is O. If Angle BAC = 85° and Angle BCA = 75°, then thevalue of Angle OAC is(1)40° (2)60° (3) 70° (4)90°

143. If tan 43

, then the value of 3sin 2cos3sin 2cos

is

1) 0.5 2) –0.5 3) 3.0 4) –3.0144. The angle of elevation of the topof a building fromt he top and bottom of a tree are x and y

respectively. If the height of the tree is h metre, then, in metre, the height of the building is

1) hcot x

cot x cot y 2) hcot y

cot x cot y 3) hcot x

cot x cot y 4) hcot y

cot x cot y


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145. 10 2 6 2 10 2 15 =

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

Directions (146-150): In the following questions are based on the following bar graph. Readthe graph and answer the questions.

Finance XYZ Railways

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5100 64

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Gross Traffic ReceiptsTotal Expenditure

146. What is the percentage increase in the gross traffic receipts in 1995-96 as compared to 1993-94 ?(1)33.9% (2)41.5% (3) 20.7% (4) 17%

147. If profit = (gross traffic receipts)-(total expenditure), then in 1996-97, what percentage of grosstraffic receipts is the profit made?(1)5.9% (2)6.4% (3) 7.2% (4) 8%

148. In which year was the profit as a percentage of gross traffic receipts the highest?(1) 1997-98 (2) 1996-97 (3) 1995-96 (4) 1994-95

149. In order to make a profit of 10%. What should have been the gross traffic receipts (in Rs.crores) in 1994-95, total expenditure remaining the same?(1) 5,667 (2) 5,876 (3) 6,444 (4) 7,667

150. By -what amount (in Rs. crores) has the expenditure increased over the period 1993-94 to1997-98?(1)4,100 (2)3,900 (3) 3,850 (4) 3,700

ENGLISH COMPREHENSIONDirections (Q.Nos. 151-155) Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expressesthe meaning of the given word.

151. Hideous1) Auspicious 2) Pleasant 3) Desirous 4) Horrible

152. Sulk1) Angry 2) Frown 3) Cry 4) Smile

153. Conspiracy1) Handicap 2) Severance 3) Scam 4) Concert

154. Triumph1) Bright 2) Permit 3) Victorious 4) Displeasure

155. Pamper1) Revoke 2) Deny 3) Flatter 4) Hying


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Directions (Q. Nos. 156-160) Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.156. Quiescent

1) Active 2) Dormant 3) Weak 4) Unconcerned157. Flagtitious

1) Innocent 2) Vapid 3) Ignorant 4) Frivolous158. Fraudulent

1) Candid 2) Direct 3) Forthright 4) Genuine159. Belittle

1) Criticize 2) Flatter 3) Exaggerate 4) Adore160. Busy

1) Occupied 2) Engrossed 3) Relaxed 4) EngagedDirections (Q. Nos. 161-165) Four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase. Choose thealternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

161. To strike gold1) Hit a golden spot 2) Come across gold3) Come across the word gold4) To find a valuable line of argument or information

162. To bell the cat1) To take lead in danger 2) To tie bell to a cat’s neck3) To be alert of the enemy 4) To make noise

163. A snake in the grass1) A secret enemy 2) A treacherous person3) An unforseen danger 4) An unexpected misfortune

164. Hard and fast rule1) Rule that is difficult 2) Rule that is changing3) Rule that cannot be broken or modified 4) Rule that can be broken or modified

165. To be in the limelight1) To be inside a brightly lit room 2) The object of admiration3) The centre of attraction 4) An object of public noticeDirections (Q. Nos. 166-170) The following questions, a sentence is given which may needimprovement. Alternatives are given 1) , 2) and 3) below which may be a better option. Incase no improvement is needed, your answer is 4) . Choose the appropriate answer.

166. He has for good left India1) He has left for good India 2) He has left India for good3) Good he has left India 4) No improvement

167. We are credibly informed that the murderer has given himself up1) We are informed that the murderer has credibly given himself up2) We are informed that the murderer has given credibly himself up3) We are informed that credibly the murderer has given himself up4) No improvement

168. We generally select one of the most intelligent student of the school for this award1) We generally select one of the most intelligent students of the school for this award2) We generally select one of the intelligent most students of the school for this award3) We generally select one of the intelligent most student of the school for this award4) No improvement

169. My friend lives in a nearby street whose name I have forgotten.1) the name of which 2) which name3) of which name 4) No improvement

170. He both won a medal and a scholarship1) He won a medal and a scholarship both2) Both he won a medal and a scholarship3) He won both a medal and a scholarship 4) No improvementDirections (Q. Nos. 171-175) Groups of four words are given. In each group, one word iscorrectly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

171. 1) Jewelery 2) Psycology 3) Aprentice 4) Aristocracy172. 1) Allotee 2) Recommand 3) Forfeit 4) Superficial

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173. 1) Contingency 2) Business 3) Sustennance 4) Refrigerator174. 1) Necesarry 2) Peasantry 3) Adviseabled 4) Mustatche175. 1) Skilfull 2) Tarif 3) Fallacy 4) Embarassment

Directions (Q. Nos. 176-180) Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can besubstituted for the given words/sentence.

176. Extreme old age when a man behaves like a fool1) Imbecility 2) Senility 3) Dotage 4) Superannuation

177. That which cannot be corrected1) Unintelligible 2) Indelible 3) Illegible 4) Incorigible

178. The study of ancient societies1) Anthropology 2) Archaeology 3) History 4) Ethnology

179. State in which the few govern the many1) Monarchy 2) Oligarchy 3) Plutocracy 4) Autocracy

180. A style in which a writer makes a display of his knowledge1) Pedantic 2) Verbose 3) Pompous 4) OrnateDirections (Q. Nos. 181-190) Some of the words have been left out. First read the passageover and try to understand what it is about. Then, fill in the blanks with the help of thealternative given.

In all compositions 181 is the most 182 virtue. You should write in a simple and 183manner. The words chosen should be 184 in meaning. Try not to use 185 words merely becausethey are 186 . Do not allow poetic images of 187 to spoil the grace of good style. It is no longer188 to stuff your composition with too many 189 or proverbs especially if their relevance is190 ?

181. 1) flourish 2) complexity 3) simplicity 4) reserve182. 1) described 2) hidden 3) depicted 4) admired183. 1) showy 2) straightforward 3) ornate 4) decorative184. 1) quick 2) haphazard 3) discriminating 4) clear185. 1) short 2) difficult 3) appropriate 4) small186. 1) literary 2) familiar 3) distant 4) admired187. 1) stories 2) pictures 3) similes 4) examples188. 1) uncommon 2) disliked 3) difficult 4) fashionable189. 1) writers 2) philosophies 3) quotations 4) systems190. 1) observed 2) good 3) clear 4) doubtful

Directions (Q. Nos. 191-195) Some of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Findout which part of a sentence has as error and corresponding to the appropriate letter 1) , 2)and 3) . If the sentence has no error, then mark 4) .

191. Copernicus proved1) /that earth moves2) / round the sun.3) /No error4)192. The teacher drew1) / an attention of the boys2) / to the importance of regular practice, 3) / No

error 4)193. The seed of 1) /all the modern amenotics2) /lies in science, 3) /No error4)134. Of the two answers1) /this is definitely2) /better.3) /No error4)195. The burglars were caught 1) /just as they were about 2) / to escape from the jail. 3) /No

error4)Directions (Q. Nos. 196-200) Sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriateword. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative.

196. ............I would have been able to read for a while before bed time.1) If the room was brighter 2) If the room are brighter3) Had the room been brighter 4) If the room had been brighter

197. ..............brought down his downfall.1) His intense desire 2) His desire for power3) His fatal desire 4) His powerful desire

198. Would you kindly..............the knot?1) untie 2) break 3) loose 4) open

199. He..............to me that he would be coming late.1) sent word 2) had sent a word 3) sent words 4) No improvement

200. The greatest thing in style is to have a..............of metaphor.1) knowledge 2) command 3) need 4) use

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