Model GCET Test 02 Total Marks: 400 Total Questions: 100 Time: 80 Min.

Model GCET Test Edition 1 is Supportful for the final preparations for the GCET E ntrance Examinations. It prepares and enables the candidate to face the examinations tha t will come in his/her way in the future. Sheer hard work and earnest attempt to solve the Model-GCET swi ll hone your skills, challenge your limits, boost your confidence and prepare you for the ent rance examinations. So, Good luck! This MODEL GCET contains 100 Questions that are spread across two sections. You have 80 minutes to solve the paper. Section I : General English, Analytical & Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Apti tude Section II : General Awareness Instructions: 1. Check if this booklet has all 100 questions printed. 2. All questions carry 4 Marks each and for a wrong answer 1 Mark will be deduct ed from the total marks. 3. Read the instructions carefully. 4. No duplicate OMR Sheet will be provided. OMR Sheet given on GCETexpert.Com 5. Stern action will be taken if unfair means are adopted in the examination. 6. In the event of any dispute the decision of the invigilator will be final. 7. Specific instructions are given in the beginning of each Section. Read them c arefully before answering. 8. For rough work there is a blank page at the end. 9. The possession of any electronic gadget in the examination hall will disquali fy the candidate for being considered for selection. All the Best !!! Visit: www.GCETexpert.Com Visit : www.GCETexpert.Com Our Helpline -9723192484

Model GCET Practice Paper 02 Section -01 1. A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B is the ratio 7: 5. When 9 lit res of mixture are drawn off and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7: 9. How m any litres of liquid A was contained by the can initially? A.10 B.20 C.21 D.25 2. A milk vendor has 2 cans of milk. The first contains 25% water and the rest m ilk. The second contains 50% water. How much milk should he mix from each of the containers so a s to get 12 litres of milk such that the ratio of water to milk is 3: 5? A. 4 litres, 8 litres B. 6 litres, 6 litres C. 5 litres, 7 litres D. 7 litres, 5 litres 3. The ratio between the perimeter and the breadth of a rectangle is 5: 1. If th e area of the rectangle is 216 sq. cm, what is the length of the rectangle? A.16 cm B.18 cm C. 24 cm D. Data inadequate 4. The percentage increase in the area of a rectangle, if each of its sides is i ncreased by 20% is: A. 40% B. 42% C. 44% D. 46% 5. The average weight of 8 person's increases by 2.5 kg when a new person comes in place of one of them weighing 65 kg. What might be the weight of the new person? A.76 kg B.76.5kg C. 85 kg D. Data inadequate 6. The captain of a cricket team of 11 members is 26 years old and the wicket ke eper is 3 years older. If the ages of these two are excluded, the average age of the remaining players is one year less than the average age of the whole team. What is the average age of the team? A. 23 years B. 24 years C. 25 years D. None of these 7. A boat running upstream takes 8 hours 48 minutes to cover a certain distance, while it takes 4 hours to cover the same distance running downstream. What is the ratio between the spe ed of the boat and speed of the water current respectively? A.2: 1 B.3: 2 C. 8: 3 D. Cannot be determined Visit: www.GCETexpert.Com Page 2

8. A motorboat, whose speed in 15 km/hr in still water goes 30 km downstream and comes back in a total of 4 hours 30 minutes. The speed of the stream (in km/hr) is: A.4 B.5 C.6 D.10 9. What will be the day of the week 15th August, 2010? A. Sunday B. Monday C. Tuesday D. Friday 10. Today is Monday. After 61 days, it will be: A. Wednesday B. Saturday C. Tuesday D. Thursday 11. The owner of an electronics shop charges his customer 22% more than the cost price. If a customer paid Rs 10,980 for a DVD Player, then what was the cost price of the DVD Player? A. Rs 8,000 B. Rs 8,800 C. Rs 9,500 D. None of these 12. What would be the compound interest obtained on an amount of Rs 3,000 at the rate of 8 p.c.p.a after 2 years? A. Rs 501.50 B. Rs 499.20 C.Rs495 D.Rs510 13. What is the least number to be added to 4321 to make it a perfect square? A.32 B.34 C. 36 D. None of these 14. 45% of a number is 255.6. What is 25% of that number? A. 162 B. 132 C. 152 D. 142 15. Find the average of the following Set of Scores: 221, 231, 441, 359, 665, 525 A. 399 B. 428 C. 407 D. 415 16. If (78)2 is subtracted from the square of the number, the answer so obtained is 6,460. What is the number? A. 109 B. 111 C. 113 D. None of these Visit: www.GCETexpert.Com Page 3

17. In an examination it is required to get 40% of the aggregate marks to pass. A student gets 261 marks and is declared failed by 4% marks. What are the maximum aggregate marks a student can get? A. 700 B. 730 C. 745 D. None of these 18. Pinku, Rinku and Tinku divide an amount of Rs 4,200 amongst themselves in th e ratio of 7: 8: 6 respectively. If an amount of Rs 200 is added to each of their shares, what will be the new respective ratio of their shares of amount? A.8: 9: 6 B.7: 9:5 C.7: 8:6 D.8:9: 7 19. Ms Suchi deposits an amount of Rs 24,000 to obtain a simple interest at the rate of 14 p.c.p.a. for 8 years. What total amount will Ms Suchi get at the end of 8 years? A. Rs 52,080 B. Rs 28,000 C. Rs 50,880 D. Rs 26,880 20. The average of 5 consecutive even numbers A, B, C, D and E is 52. What is th e product of B and E? A. 2912 B. 2688 C. 3024 D. 2800 21. If 6th March, 2005 is Monday, what was the day of the week on 6th March, 200 4? A. Sunday B. Saturday C. Tuesday D. Wednesday 22. A fort had provision of food for 150 men for 45 days. After 10 days, 25 men left the fort. The number of days for which the remaining food will last, is: A. 29 B. 37 C.42 D.54 23. 39 persons can repair a road in 12 days, working 5 hours a day. In how many days will 30 persons, working 6 hours a day, complete the work? A.10 B.13 C.14 D.15 24. A man completes of a job in 10 days. At this rate, how many more days will i t takes him to finish the job? A.5 B.6 C.7 D.7.5 Visit: www.GCETexpert.Com Page 4

25. A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, the hour hand has turned t hrough: A. 145 B. 150 C. 155 D. 160 26. A watch which gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes was set right at 7 a.m. In the af ternoon of the same day, when the watch indicated quarter past 4 o'clock, the true time is: A. 59 min. past 3 B. 4 p.m. C. 58 min. past 3 D. 2 min. past 4 27. What is the difference between the compound interests on Rs. 5000 for 1 year s at 4% per annum compounded yearly and half-yearly? A. Rs. 2.04 B. Rs. 3.06 C. Rs. 4.80 D. Rs. 8.30 28. The compound interest on Rs. 30,000 at 7% per annum is Rs. 4347. The period (in years) is: A.2 B.2.5 C.3 D.4 33/ 2 2 29. The value of (0.96)-(0.1)(0.96)+ 0.096 + (0.1)are: A. 0.86 B. 0.95 C. 0.97 D. 1.06 30. The value of (0.1 x 0.1 x 0.1 + 0.02 x 0.02 x 0.02) / (0.2 x 0.2 x 0.2 + 0.04 x 0.04 x 0.04) is: A. 0.0125 B. 0.125 C. 0.25 D. 0.5 In the following questions choose the word which is the exact OPPOSITE of the gi ven words. 31. RELINQUISH A. Abdicate B. Renounce C. Posses D. Deny 32. EXPAND A. Convert B. Condense C. Congest D. Conclude Visit: www.GCETexpert.Com Page 5

33. MORTAL A. Divine B. Immortal C. Spiritual D. Eternal 34. QUIESCENT A. ACTIVE B. Dormant C. Weak D. Unconcerned In each question, an incomplete statement followed by fillers is given. Pick out the best one which can complete incomplete statement correctly and meaningfully. 35. Despite his best efforts to conceal his anger ...... A. we could detect that he was very happy B. he failed to give us an impression of his agony C. he succeeded in camouflaging his emotions D. people came to know that he was annoyed 36. Even if it rains I shall come means ...... A. if I come it will not rain B. if it rains I shall not come C. I will certainly come whether it rains or not D. whenever there is rain I shall come 37. His appearance is unsmiling but ...... A. his heart is full of compassion for others B. he looks very serious on most occasions C. people are afraid of him D. he is uncompromising on matters of task performance 38. She never visits any zoo because she is strong opponent of the idea of ..... . A. setting the animals free into forest B. feeding the animals while others are watching C. watching the animals in their natural abode D. holding the animals in captivity for our joy 39. I felt somewhat more relaxed ...... A. but tense as compared to earlier B. and tense as compared to earlier C. as there was already no tension at all D. and tension-free as compared to earlier Description: Visit: www.GCETexpert.Com Page 6

Read the Paragraph And answer the Following But I did not want to shoot the elephant. I watched him beating his bunch of gra ss against his knees, with the preoccupied grandmotherly air that elephants have. It seemed to me that it would be murder to shoot him. I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to. (Somehow it alwa ys seems worse to kill large animal.) Besides, there was the beast's owner to be considered. But I had got to act quickly. I turned to some experienced-looking Burmans who had been there when we arrived, a nd asked them how the elephants had been behaving. They all said the same thing; he took no no tice of you if you left him alone, but he might charge if you went too close to him. 40. The phrase 'Preoccupied grandmotherly air' signifies A. being totally unconcerned B. pretending to be very busy C. a very superior attitude D. calm, dignified and affectionate disposition 41. From the passage it appears that the author was A. an inexperienced hunter B. kind and considerate C. possessed with fear D. a worried man 42. The author did not want to shoot the elephant because he A. was afraid of it B. did not have the experience of shooting big animals C. did not wish to kill animal which was not doing anybody any harm D. did not find the elephant to be ferocious Description: Harold a professional man who had worked in an office for many years had a fearf ul dream. In it, he found himself in a land where small slug-like animals with slimy tentacles lived on people's bodies. The people tolerated the loathsome creatures because after many years they grew into elephants which then became the nation's system of transport, carrying everyone wherever he want ed to go. Harold suddenly realised that he himself was covered with these things, and he woke up screaming. In a vivid sequence of pictures this dream dramatised for Harold what he had never been abl e to put in to words; he saw himself as letting society feed on his body in his early years so that it would carry him when he retired. He later threw off the "security bug" and took up freelance work. 43. In his dream Harold found the loathsome creatures A. in his village B. in his own house C. in a different land D. in his office 44. Which one of the following phrases best helps to bring out the precise meani ng of 'loathsome creatures'? A. Security bug and slimy tentacles B. Fearful dream and slug-like animals Visit: www.GCETexpert.Com Page 7

C. Slimy tentacles and slug-like animals D. slug-like animals and security bug 45. The statement that 'he later threw off the security bug' means that A. Harold succeeded in overcoming the need for security B. Harold stopped giving much importance to dreams C. Harold started tolerating social victimisation D. Harold killed all the bugs troubled him 46. Harold's dream was fearful because A. it brought him face to face with reality B. it was full of vivid pictures of snakes C. he saw huge elephant in it D. in it he saw slimy creatures feeding on people's bodies Description: In questions given below out of four alternatives, choose the one which can be s ubstituted for the given word/sentence. 47. A person of good understanding knowledge and reasoning power A. Expert B. Intellectual C. Snob D. Literate 48. A person who insists on something A. Disciplinarian B. Stickler C. Instantaneous D. Boaster 49. State in which the few govern the many A. Monarchy B. Oligarchy C. Plutocracy D. Autocracy 50. A style in which a writer makes a display of his knowledge A. Pedantic B. Verbose C. Pompous D. Ornate 51. Look at this series: 22, 21, 23, 22, 24, 23, ... What number should come nex t? A.22 B.24 C.25 D.26 Visit: www.GCETexpert.Com Page 8

52. Look at this series: 53, 53, 40, 40, 27, 27, ... What number should come nex t? A.12 B.14 C.27 D.53 53. Look at this series: 21, 9, 21, 11, 21, 13, 21, ... What number should come next? A.14 B.15 C.21 D.23 Description: In each question below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numb ered I and II. You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at vari ance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusion and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. 54. Statements: All roads are waters. Some waters are boats. Conclusions: Some boats are roads. All waters are boats. A. Only any one conclusion follows B. Both I and II follow C. Either I or II follows D. Neither I nor II follows 55. Statements: No bat is ball. No ball is wicket. Conclusions: No bat is wicket. All wickets are bats. A. Only any one conclusion follows B. Both I and II follow C. Either I or II follows D. Neither I nor II follows 56. Statements: All flowers are trees. No fruit is tree. Conclusions: No fruit is flower. Some trees are flowers. A. Only any one conclusion follows B. Both I and II follow C. Either I or II follows Visit: www.GCETexpert.Com Page 9

D. Neither I nor II follows 57. Statements: Some adults are boys. Some boys are old. Conclusions: Some adults are not old. Some boys are not old. A. Only any one conclusion follows B. Both I and II follow C. Either I or II follows D. Neither I nor II follows 58. Statements: Every minister is a student. Every student is inexperienced. Conclusions: Every minister is inexperienced. Some inexperienced are students. A. Only any one conclusion follows B. Both I and II follow C. Either I or II follows D. Neither I nor II follows 59. Cup is to coffee as bowl is to A. dish B. soup C. spoon D. food 60. Yard is to inch as quart is to A. gallon B. ounce C. milk D. liquid 61. Elated is to despondent as enlightened is to A. aware B. ignorant C. miserable D. tolerant In each of the following questions find out the alternative which will replace t he question mark. 62. Ornithologist: Bird: Archealogist: ? A. Islands B. Mediators C. Archealogy D. Aquatic 63. Peacock : India :: Bear : ? A. Australia B. America C. Russia D. England Visit: www.GCETexpert.Com Page 10

64. Shade : Tree :: Warmth : ? A. Self respect B. Mother C. Wealth D. Ease 65. Pointing to a photograph Lata says, "He is the son of the only son of my gra ndfather." How is the man in the photograph related to Lata? A. Brother B. Uncle C. Cousin D. Data is inadequate 66. IfA+ B means A is the brotherof B; AxB means A is the sonofB;and A% B means B is the daughter of A then which of the following means M is the maternal uncle of N? A. M+O xN B. M%O xN +P C. M+O %N D. Noneofthese 67. If D is the brother of B, how B is related to C? To answer this question whi ch of the statements is/are necessary? 1. The son of D is the grandson of C. 2. B is the sister of D. A. Only1 B. Only2 C. Either 1 or 2 D. 1 and 2 both are required 68. IfA+ B means A is the father ofB;A -B means A is the brother B; A% B means A is the wife of B and A x B means A is the mother of B, which of the following shows that M is t he maternal grandmother of T? A. MxN %S+T B. MxN -S%T C. MxS-N%T D. MxN xS%T 69. Pointing to a photograph. Bajpai said, "He is the son of the only daughter o f the father of my brother." How Bajpai is related to the man in the photograph? A. Nephew B. Brother C. Father D. Maternal Uncle In each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbere d I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are suf ficient to answer the question. 70. Question: The last Sunday of March, 2006 fell on which date ? Statements: The first Sunday of that month fell on 5th. Visit: www.GCETexpert.Com Page 11

The last day of that month was Friday. A. Any one alone statement is sufficient B. Both I and II are sufficient C. Either I or II is sufficient D. Neither I nor II is sufficient 71. Question: What is the code for 'sky' in the code language ? Statements: In the code language, 'sky is clear' is written as 'de ra fa'. In the same code language, 'make it clear' is written as 'de ga jo'. A. Any one alone statement is sufficient B. Both I and II are sufficient C. Either I or II is sufficient D. Neither I nor II is sufficient 72. Question: How many children are there between P and Q in a row of children? Statements: P is fifteenth from the left in the row. Q is exactly in the middle and there are ten children towards his right. A. Any one alone statement is sufficient B. Both I and II are sufficient C. Either I or II is sufficient D. Neither I nor II is sufficient 73. Question: How is T related to K? Statements: R's sister J has married Ts brother L, who is the only son of his parents. K is the only daughter of L and J. A. Any one alone statement is sufficient B. Both I and II are sufficient C. Either I or II is sufficient D. Neither I nor II is sufficient 74. Question: How is J related to P? Statements: M is brother of P and T is sister of P. P's mother is married to J's husband who has one son and two daughters. A. Any one alone statement is sufficient B. Both I and II are sufficient Visit: www.GCETexpert.Com Page 12

C. Either I or II is sufficient D. Neither I nor II is sufficient 75. A, B, C, D and E are sitting on a bench. A is sitting next to B, C is sittin g next to D, D is not sitting with E who is on the left end of the bench. C is on the second position from the right. A is to the right of B and E. A and C are sitting together. In which position A is sitting ? A. Between B and D B. Between B and C C. Between E and D D. Between C and E Description: P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting round the circle and are facing the centre : P is second to the right of T who is the neighbour of R and V. S is not the neighbour of P. V is the neighbour of U. Q is not between S and W. W is not between U and S. 76. Which two of the following are not neighbours ? A.RV B.UV C.RP D.QW 77. Which one is immediate right to the V ? A.P B.U C.R D.T 78. Which of the following is correct ? A. P is to the immediate right of Q B. R is between U and V C. Q is to the immediate left of W D. U is between W and S 79. What is the position of S? A. Between U and V B. Second to the right of P C. To the immediate right of W D. Data inadequate. 80. Sponge is to porous as rubber is to A. massive B. solid C. elastic D. inflexible Visit: www.GCETexpert.Com Page 13

Section -02 1. Entomology is the science that studies A. Behavior of human beings B. Insects C. The origin and history of technical and scientific terms D. The formation of rocks 2. Who wrote the famous book -'We the people'? A. T.N.Kaul B. J.R.D. Tata C. Khushwant Singh D. Nani Palkhivala 3. 20th August is celebrated as A. Earth Day B. Sadbhavana Divas C. No Tobacco Day D. None of these 4. What is common between Kutty, Shankar, Laxman and Sudhir Dar? A. Film Direction B. Drawing Cartoons C. Instrumental Music D. Classical Dance 5. Where is the Railway Staff College located? A. Pune B. Allahabad C. Vadodara D. Delhi 6. Which of the following is a non metal that remains liquid at room temperature ? A. Phosphorous B. Bromine C. Chlorine D. Helium 7. In which year was Pulitzer Prize established? A. 1917 B. 1918 C. 1922 D. 1928 8. Rabindranath Tagore's 'Jana Gana Mana' has been adopted as India's National A nthem. How many stanzas of the said song were adopted? A. Only the first stanza B. The whole song C. Third and Fourth stanza Visit: www.GCETexpert.Com Page 14

D. First and Second stanza 9. Development expenditure of the Central government does not include A. defence expenditure B. expenditure on economic services C. expenditure on social and community services D. grant to states 10. The percentage of irrigated land in India is about A.45 B.65 C.35 D.25 11. Under the Nayankara system of Vijayanagar, lands were assigned to A. mathas for the maintenance of temples B. persons against annual tributes and military service C. Brahmins for charitable trusts D. women without any source of income 12. The name of the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi islands was changed to Lakshadweep by an Act of Parliament in A. 1970 B. 1971 C. 1972 D. 1973 13. In which decade was the first solid state integrated circuit demonstrated? A. 1950s B. 1960s C. 1970s D. 1980s 14. It is easier to roll a stone up a sloping road than to lift it vertical upwa rds because A. work done in rolling is more than in lifting B. work done in lifting the stone is much more than rolling it C. work done in both is same but the rate of doing work is less in rolling D. work done in rolling a stone is less than in lifting it 15. What is part of a database that holds only one type of information? A. Report B. Field C. Record D. File 16. The latitudinal differences in pressure delineate a number of major pressure zones, which correspond with A. zones of climate B. zones of oceans Visit: www.GCETexpert.Com Page 15

C. zones of land D. zones of cyclonic depressions 17. The chairmanship/presidency of the UN Security Council rotates among the Cou ncil Members A. every 6 months B. every 3 months C. every year D. every month 18. For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded? A. Physics and Chemistry B. Physiology or Medicine C. Literature, Peace and Economics D. All of the above 19. The lead character in the film 'The Bandit Queen' has been played by A. Rupa Ganguly B. Seema Biswas C. Pratiba Sinha D. Shabama Azmi 20. The centenary of Mahatma Gandhi's arrival in South Africa was celebrated in A. May 1993 B. August 1993 C. July 1993 D. September 1993 Visit: www.GCETexpert.Com Page 16

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C 32 06 A 07 C 08 B 09 A B 37 11 D 12 B 13 D 14 D C 42 16 D 17 D 18 D 19 C D 47 21 A 22 C 23 B 24 B C 52 26 B 27 A

B 59 33 B 34 A 35 D 36 C A 64 38 D 39 D 40 D 41 B B 69 43 C 44 C 45 A 46 A B 74 48 B 49 B 50 A 51 C B 79 53 B 54 D

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