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Sample Question Paper 2
Generalsurroundingsofaplaceorthegeneralatmosphere (a)Weather (b)Landscape (c)Atmosphere (d)Ambience Ageneralfeelingofanxietyaboutanythingbutespeciallyaboutthestateoftheworld andthehumancondition (a)Angst (b)Anxiety (c)Anger (d)Anorexia Someextraordinaryindefinablequalityofapersonthatsetsthemapart (a)Charisma (b)Genius (c)Chauvinism (d)Brilliance Theyarrivedatan_________settlementoftheirdispute (a)Amiable (b)Alternative (c)Amicable (d)Unusual AtTiflis,shewashandedovertoa_______ofherrelativesandneighbours,who keenedoverherasiftheywerereceivinghercorpse. (a)Horde (b)Hoard (c)Clutch (d)Group Ifwewanttomakeabigimpact,________consideraTVcampaign. (a)wellhaveto (b)webetter (c)wehadto (d)wevehadto
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Instructionsforquestions7to10 Choosethecorrectphrase/idiom: 7. Jackwassoannoyedwiththeclassthathewasreadyto______. (a)readbetweenthelines (b)readthemlikeabook (c)readtheirminds (d)readthemtheRiotAct Tohaveawormseyeviewmeans: (a)tobeworriedsick (b)toknoworunderstandonlyapartofsomething,usuallytheworstorleast important
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(c)tolookatsomeoneorsomethingclosely (d)tohavesmalleyes 9. Ifyouwouldntliketodosomethingatall,youwouldntliketodosomethingatall, youwouldntdoitforalltheteain______. (a)England (b)China (c)India (d)Japan Ifyoudealwithadifficultordangeroussituationinadirectorbraveway,youtakethe bullbythe______. (a)leg (b)tail (c)horns (d)mouth
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Instructionsforquestions11to14 Readthepassagegivenbelowandchoosetheappropriateresponsetothequestionsthat follow: Moststories,inlaterliteratureareofthesamekind.Apersonisshowntopossessonevirtue toanexcessivedegree.Insteadofthisexcessleadinghimtoinevitableruin,heisrewarded extravagantlyintheend.TheliteratureuptoandincludingtheMahabharataisentirely differentintone.Takeforexample,thestoryoftheMahabharataitself.Thepeopleinitdo whattheymust,andpayforitwhentheyhaveto.Thewheeloflifeturnsatacertainspeedin onedirection.Thedirectioncannotchangenorcanthemovementofthewheelbehalted; men,women,kings,beggars,evenGodscannotbeliberatedfromthecourseoffate.Theyall havetoseesorrow,hardshipandruinalongwithhappiness,wellbeingandsuccess. Bhishmacouldnotescapethis,norcouldDharma,norKrishnahimself.TheMahabharataisa history(Thusitwas)andwhilerecountingwhatwas,italsoportraysthehopes,struggles, ambitionsanddespairofthecharacters.Butallemotionandstrifeareatahumanlevel.No superhumanordivineagentscometorescuethepeoplefromtheirhumanplight.Therewas atightframeworkofvaluesandbehaviourbehindthisliterature.Whateverwasdonewas doneasadutyorasanunavoidabletask.Nothingwasdoneforthesakeofhappiness.If happinesstherewas,itwasgainedatthepriceofmuchsacrifice.Inthebattletheloserlosthis lifeandthewinnerhadbutanemptyvictory.Thereisnoscopeinsuchastoryforacontrived happyending.TherewasnoGodwhocouldfulfilallhumandesires.Godandmanalike wereyokedtoaninevitablefatewhichnonecouldescape. 11. Intheabovepassage,whatdoyouthinkisthewritersopinionoflaterliterature? (a)Isappreciativeofthewayitawardsthehero. (b)Iscriticalofthetreatmentofthehero. (c)Doesnotpassanyjudgmentaboutlaterliterature. (d)Noneoftheabove. Whocanescapethewheeloffortune? (a)Gods (b)Kings (c)Poorpeople (d)Noneoftheabove What,accordingtothewriter,isspecialaboutthenarrativeoftheMahabharata? (a)Itishistory (b)Itportraysthehopes,struggles,ambitionsanddespairofthecharacters
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Instructionsforquestions15to17 Choosetheantonymsofthefollowingwords: 15. SPUR (a)embitter (b)discourage (c)impress (d)mislead LUCID (a)ornate (b)arrogant (c)embroiled (d)obscure AUTONOMY (a)dependence (b)animation (c)altruism (d)antipathy
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Instructionsforquestions18to20 Choosethesynonymsofthefollowingwords: 18. DEXTERITY (a)disadvantage (b)exclusion (c)dimmer (d)skill OVERAWE (a)tointimidate (b)tosurpass (c)toexcel (d)toexclude VERBOSE (a)vent (b)laconic (c)talkative (d)suspense
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(b)ChiefoftheWorldbank (c)ChairmanofAmericasCentralBank (d)USAsenvoytoIndia 22. Swatis (a)AfamousbeachresortinThailand. (b)AcitywherepoliticalleadersoftheG20metrecently. (c)AvalleyinPakistan. (d)Astresstestforbanks. WhoisthechairmanofSEBI? (a)M.Damodaran (b)C.B.Bhave (c)C.Rangarajan (d)Y.V.Reddy DowJonesis (a)FinanceMinisterofUK (b)NewYorkStockExchange (c)Afamouseconomist (d)PromoterofGeneralMotors ChandaKocharis (a)CEOofICICIbank (b)asocialworker (c)afamouslawluminary (d)afamouseconomist KarlaBruniis (a)afamousHollywoodactress (b)2008winnerofAustralianOpen (c)formermodelandwifeofFrenchpresident (d)socialworkerworkingonwomensrightsinIndia Repois (a)atradeagreementbetweenIndia&Thailand (b)thecurrencyofItaly (c)afinancialinstrument (d)shortformofafinancialreport WhichfiveyearplaniscurrentlyinoperationinIndia? (a)Tenth (b)Eleventh (c)Twelfth (d)Noneoftheabove PLRisrelatedto (a)Interestrate (b)Publiclitigation (c)Publicsector (d)Privateroadways Thetermfiscaldeficitisusedwhen (a)acompanyborrowsmorethanitssalevalue (b)Acountryimportsmorethanitsexports
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(a)Y.V.Reddy (b)RakeshMohan (c)D.Subbarao (d)C.Rangarajan 34. OperationTornadoistheantiterroroperationoftheIndiangovernment during (a)Kargilintrusion (b)MumbaiTajHotelattack (c)Parliamentattack (d)Akshardhamtempleattack 35. TheDirectorGeneralofWTOis: (a)KofiAnnan (b)PascalLamy (c)SupachaiPanichapakdi (d)KimBeazley 36. WhichcommitteehasbeenconstitutedbytheSupremeCourtrecentlytocurb themenaceofragging? (a)Yashpalcommittee (b)Raghuvanshcommittee (c)Chakrabartycommittee (d)Raghavancommittee 37. TheParliamentofJapaniscalled
(a)Diet (b)Tamasek (c)Sejim (d)Cortes 38. WhichcompanyhasboughtoverthetaintedITgiantSatyam? (a)L&T (b)Cognizanttechnologies (c)TechMahindra (d)InfosysTechnologies
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WhichcompanyisthehighestprofitmakingPSUinIndia? (a)ONGC (b)SAIL (c)IOC (d)HPCL Whichcityshallhostthe2012OlympicGames? (a)NewYork (b)Sydney (c)London (d)Berlin
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Instructionsforquestions42to44 Readthefollowinginformationandanswerthequestions.A,B,C,D,E,andFaremembers ofafamily.Therearetwomarriedcouples.BisanengineerandthefatherofE.Fisthe grandfatherofCandisalawyer.DisthegrandmotherofEandisahousewife.Thereisone engineer,onelawyer,oneteacher,onehousewifeandtwostudentsinthefamily. 42. Whichofthefollowingarethetwomarriedcouples? (a)(A,B)&(D,E) (b)(C,D)&(E,F) (c)(D,F)&(A,B) (d)(A,D)&(D,F) WhoisthesisterofE? (a)A (b)B (c)D (d)datainsufficient WhichofthefollowingislikelytobetheprofessionofA? (a)Engineer (b)Housewifeorteacher (c)Teacher (d)Lawyer
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Instructionsforquestions45to47 Readthefollowinginformationandanswerthequestions.FiveproductsA,B,C,D,andE havebeenorganisedonashelf. i) ii) iii) iv) v) AiskeptnexttoB CiskeptnexttoD DisnotkeptwithE Eisontheleftendoftheshelf Cisonthesecondpositionfromtheright
vi) AisontherightofBandE vii)AandCarekepttogether 45. WhereisAkept? (a)betweenBandD (b)betweenBandC (c)betweenEandD (d)betweenCandE Ciskeptbetween: (a)BandD (b)AandE (c)AandD (d)DandE WhatisthepositionofB? (a)Centre (b)Thirdfromright (c)Secondfromleft (d)Noneofthese SeemassisterreachedAgraonedayearlierthanSeema.SeemasbrotherreachedAgra twodayslaterthanSeema.However,SeemasmotherreachedAgraonThursday, whichwastwodayslaterthanthearrivalofhersister.WhendidSeemasbrotherreach Agra? (a)Monday (b)Tuesday (c)Friday (d)Datainsufficient Abagcontains28ballsofred,blueandorangecolours.Thenumberofblueballsis doublethenumberoforangeballs,whilethenumberofredballsishalfthenumberof orangeballs.Whatisthenumberofblueballs? (a)4 (b)8 (c)16 (d)12 Thesedaysanumberofpeoplearelosingtheirjobsandnewcomersarefindingittough togetjobs.Inthiskindofscenario,manypeopledontevenmindworkinginnight shiftsinBPOs,asitatleastassuresthemajob.Thishasledtoanincreaseinthenumber ofkidnappingsandmurdersasthesepeoplerequiretogototheofficeand/orreturnat oddhoursandsometimesallalone.Whichofthefollowingcoursesofactionshouldthe authoritiesadopt? I.Thelawandordersituationshouldbetightened. II.BPOsshouldbeclosed. III.Peopleshouldnotbeallowedtotravelaloneandunprotectedduringnighthours. IV.Anantikidnappingsquadshouldbeformedwithinthepolice. Indicateyourchoiceinthefollowingoptions: (a)IandIII (b)IandIV (c)I,III,andIV (d)I,II,III,andIV
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(c)Northeast (d)South Instructionsforquestions58to61 Followingarethecriteriaforselectingamarketingofficerbyacompany. Thecandidatemust: (1)beagraduatewithatleast50%marks (2)havesecuredatleast40%marksinthewrittentest (3)notbelessthan24yearsandmorethan29yearsason10October2007 (4)shouldhaveworkexperienceofatleasttwoyearsasanofficer. However,ifacandidate: (5)fulfilsallothercriteriaexcept(4)above,buthasadiplomainMarketingManagement, his/hercasetobereferredtoGeneralManagerMarketing (6)fulfilsallothercriteriaexcept(3)above,buthasworkedasmarketingofficeratleastfor threeyears,his/hercaseistobereferredtoDirectorMarketing Basedontheabovecriteriaandtheinformationgivenineachofthefollowingquestions,you havetotakethedecisioninregardtoeachcase.Thesecasesaregiventoyouason10October 2007. Markanswer(a)ifcandidateistobeappointed;(b)ifthedatagivenisnotsufficienttotake decision;(c)ifitistobereferredtoGeneralManagerMarketing;(d)ifitistobereferredto DirectorMarketing. 58. AmitKhannabornon5June1983hasdonehispostgraduationinMarketing Managementwithfirstclass.Hehassecured50%marksinthewrittentest.Hehasbeen workinginanorganisationasamarketingofficerforthelastfouryears. RohitVermahasbeenworkinginanorganisationasofficerforthelasttenyears.His dateofbirthis17February1974.Hehassecured60%marksinthedegreeexamination and40%marksinthewrittentest. ManjuSharmaisafirstclassgraduateandhasdoneadiplomainmarketing management.Shehassecured50%marksinthewrittentest.Shewas23yearsoldon5 September2006. NitinNarangwasbornon25August1985.Hehassecured60%and50%marksin graduationandinthewrittentest,respectively.Hehasbeenworkinginan organisationasofficerforthelastfouryears. AmotoristknowsfourdifferentroutesfromBristoltoBirmingham.FromBirmingham toSheffieldheknowsthreedifferentroutesandfromSheffieldtoCarlisleheknows twodifferentroutes.HowmanyroutesdoesheknowfromBristoltoCarlisle? (a)4 (b)8 (c)12 (d)24 Howmany3sarethereinthefollowingsequence 9366395937891639639 whichareneitherprecededby6norimmediatelyfollowedby9? (a)One (b)Two (c)Three (d)Four
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Instructionsforquestions64and65 Studytheinformationcarefullyandanswerthequestionsbelow: I.Kamalisavailableathomefrom12noonto4p.m.onTuesday,ThursdayandSunday. II.HisyoungerbrotherNavinisavailableathomeonMonday,Thursday,FridayandSunday between10a.m.to2p.m. III.TheeldestbrotherRajivisavailablebetween9a.m.to12noononMonday,Wednesday andThursdayandfrom2p.m.to4p.m.onFriday,SaturdayandSunday. 64. Atthesametimeonwhichdayoftheweekareallthethreebrothersavailableathome? (a)None (b)Sunday (c)Thursday (d)Cannotbedetermined Onwhichday(s)ofaweek,theyoungestandtheeldestbrothersareavailableathome atthesametime? (a)OnlyMonday (b)OnlyThursday (c)BothSundayandFriday (d)BothMondayandThursday
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Instructionsforquestions66and67 IneachquestionisgivenastatementfollowedbytwoassumptionsnumberedIorII. Considerthestatementanddecidewhichofthegivenassumptionsisimplicit. Giveanswer(a)ifonlyassumptionIisimplicit;(b)ifonlyassumptionIIisimplicit;(c)if eitherIorIIisimplicit;(d)ifneitherInorIIisimplicit. 66. Statement: InMumbai,railwaytrainsareindispensableforpeopleinthesuburbstoreachtheir placesofworkontime. Assumptions: I:RailwaytrainsaretheonlymodeoftransportavailableinthesuburbsofMumbai. II.Onlyrailwaytrainsrunpunctually. Statement: Theofficebuildingneedsrepairingjustasurgentlyasitneedsinternalaswellas externalpainting. Assumptions: I:Efficiencyofthepeopleworkingintheofficecannotbeimprovedunlesstheoffice buildingisrepaired. II.Repairingandpaintingoftheofficebuildingrequiresfunds.
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Instructionsforquestion68 InthequestionastatementfollowedbytwocoursesofactionnumberedIandII.Youhaveto assumeeverythinginthestatementtobetrue,andthendecidewhichofthetwosuggested coursesofactionfollowslogically. 68. Statement: Thegovernmenthasdecidednottoprovidefinancialsupporttovoluntary organisationsfromthenextfiveyearplanandhascommunicatedthatallsuch organisationsshouldraisefundstomeettheirfinancialneeds. Coursesofaction:
I.Voluntaryorganisationsshouldcollaboratewithforeignagencies II.Voluntaryorganisationsshouldexploreothersourcesoffinancialsupport Instructionsforquestion69and70 Ineachquestionastatementorgroupofstatementsisgivenfollowedbysomeconclusions. Choosetheconclusionwhichlogicallyfollowsfromthegivenstatement. 69. Statement Thegovernmentissoongoingtointroduceabillwhichwouldpermittheinstitutionof privateuniversitiesunderverystrictdirections. Conclusion (a)Thegovernmentgivesdirectionstoestablishanythingintheprivatesector. (b)SuchdirectionscanalsobeissuedwithoutinformingtheParliament (c)Thedemandformoreuniversitiesisbeingsteppedup. (d)Unlessoruntilthedirectionsaregiven,theprivateuniversitiescancharge exorbitantfees. Statements 1.Onlystudentscanparticipateintherace. 2.Someparticipantsintheracearefemale. 3.Allfemaleparticipantsintheraceareinvitedforcoaching. Conclusion (a)Allparticipantsintheraceareinvitedforcoaching. (b)Allparticipantsintheracearemales. (c)Allstudentsareinvitedforcoaching. (d)Allparticipantsintheracearestudents. Anintegermissaidtoberelatedtoanotherintegernifmisamultipleofn.Thenthe relationis (a)reflexiveandsymmetric (b)reflexiveandtransitive (c)symmetricandtransitive (d)equivalencerelation Ifa1,a2,a3isanAPsuchthata1+a5+a10+a15+a20+a24=225,thena1+a2+a3+...+a23+ a24isequalto (a)909 (b)75 (c)750 (d)900 Points(1,2)and(2,1)are (a)onthesamesideoftheline4x+2y=1 (b)ontheline4x+2y=1 (c)ontheoppositesidesof4x+2y=1 (d)noneofthese Everybodyinaroomshakeshandswitheverybodyelse.Thetotalnumberof handshakesis66.Thetotalnumberofpersonsintheroomis (a)11 (b)12 (c)13 (d)14
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Thenumberofwaysofpaintingthefacesofacubewithsixdifferentcoloursis (a)1 (b)6 (c)6! (d)noneofthese Thelinewhichisparalleltothexaxisandcrossesthecurve y = (a)x=1/4 (b)y=1/4 (c)y=1/2 (d)y=1
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Tenyearsago,theaverageageofafamilyof4memberswas24years.Twochildren havingbeenborn,theaverageageofthefamilyisthesametoday.Whatisthepresent ageoftheyoungestchildiftheydifferinageby2years? (a)1year (b)2years (c)3years (d)5years Thepriceofanarticlewasincreasedbyp%.Laterthenewpricewasdecreasedbyp%. IfthelatestpricewasRe.1,theoriginalpricewas: (a)Re.1
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Theprobabilitythatapersonwillhitatargetinshootingpracticeis0.3.Ifsheshoots10 times,theprobabilitythatshehitsthetargetis (a)1 (b)1(0.7)10 (c)(0.7)10 (d)(0.3)10 Outof13applicantsforajob,thereare5womenand8men.Itisdesiredtoselecttwo personsforthejob.Theprobabilitythatatleastoneofthemisawomanis (a)25/39 (b)14/39 (c)5/13 (d)10/13 Amanrowsupstream16kmanddownstream28km,taking5hourseachtime.The velocityofthecurrentis (a)2.4km/hr
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(b)1.2km/hr (c)3.6km/hr (d)1.8km/hr 83. Theradiusofacircularcylinderisthesameasthatofasphere.Theirvolumesare equal.Theheightofthecylinderis: (a)4/3timesitsradius (b)2/3timesitsradius (c)equaltoitsradius (d)equaltoitsdiameter Apersonseesatrainpassingovera1kmlongbridge.Thelengthofthetrainishalf thatofthebridge.Ifthetrainclearsthebridgein2minutes,thespeedofthetrainis: (a)50km/hr (b)45km/hr (c)60km/hr (d)30km/hr
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ThesetSconsistsofallpossible3digitnaturalnumbers.Whatisthepossibilityof choosinganumberwhichleavesaremainderof5whendividedby7? (a)129/900 (b)128/900 (c)128/990 (d)129/990 Whatisthehighestintegralvalueofnforwhichthequadraticequationx26x+n=0 havetworealanddistinctroots? (a)12 (b)9 (c)8 (d)7 Inaclassof120studentsnumbered1to120,allevennumberedstudentsoptfor physics,whosenumbersaredivisibleby5optforchemistryandthosewhosenumbers aredivisibleby7optformathematics.Thenumberofstudentsthatoptnoneofthe threesubjectsis: (a)79 (b)23 (c)41 (d)19 Letfbeafunctiondefinedbythefollowing:
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