Part- A General Studies & General English 50x1 =50 marks 1. The average age of a husband and wife was 22 years when they were married five years back. What is the present average age of the family if they have a three year old child? (A) 17 y 19 © 18 (Dd) 20 2. A candidate attempted 12 questions and secured full marks in all of them. If he obtained 60% in the test and all questions carried equal marks, then what is the number of questions in the test? a (A) 36 (B) 30 c © 2 wr 2 « 15.8 3. A cuboid has six sides of different colours. The red side is opposite to black. The blue side is ( adjacent to white. The brown side is adjacent to blue. The red side is face down. Which one of ( the following would be the opposite to brown? a (A) Red (B) Black a OY White (D) Blue ( ( 4, First International Earth Summit, adopting Declaration on Global climatic change and bio- diversity was held at - 17. (A) Montreal, Canada ) Rio de Janerio, Brazil. ; (© New Delhi, India. (D) New York, USA. \ 5. Exteme locations connected by East-West corridor of road highways are- (A) Mumbai & Nagpur. (B) Mumbai & Kolkata. 18, (OY Silchar & Porbandar. (D) Nagpur & Siliguri. 6. Bailadila range of hills in Baster district of Chattisgarh are known for — (A) lronore. (B) Coal reserves. 19, (©) Maganese. (D) Copper reserves. ‘I 7. Who has got Best Director award in 60" National Film Awards — 20. (A) Vikram Gokhale. (B) Irrfan Khan. (© Usha Jadhav. (PD) Tigmanshu Dhulia. 8. Which of the following country is not a member of BRICS ~ 21. (A) India. (B) Russia. ©)/ Bhutan. (D) China. 9. Hugo Chavez, the political leader, who recently passed away after a long battle with cancer was 2 President of - ‘6 (A) Cuba. ) Venezuela, (C) Brazil. (D) Argentina. 10. Recently appointed Pope of Roman Catholic Chusch, Pope Jorge Bergoglio, belongs to- (A) Itlay. Argentina, (c) Brazil./ (D) — South Africa. Page 2 of 35,in of as 11. Hilly areas of Kamatka, Kerela and TN are ideal for growing- (A) _, Grapes. (B) Rice (OW Tea & Coffee. (D) Wheat. 12. Kanha National Park is situated in which State? (A) Gujrat Madhya Pradesh fr West Bengal. (D) Assam. 13. In Human body, the energy stored in the liver ang‘muscles are in the form of — (A) Starch Glycogen (©) Protiens. (D) Fat. 14, Who is the leader of opposition in current Rajya Sabha — (A), Sushma Swaraip (B) Prakash Karat of Arun Jaitley (D) Mohamad Hamid Ansari 15. Surat in Gujrat is situated on banks of which river — (A) Narmada? (B) Sone (C)_— Shipra. (Oy Tani 16. Who is the only cricketer, besides Sachin Tendulkar, to have won the Rajiv Ghandi Khel Ratna Award - (A) Yuvraj Singh. (B) MS. Dhoni (C) Rahul Dravids (D) Virender Sehwag. 17. The largest nuclear power plant of Indai will use 6 EPR reactors of 1650 MW capacity each, designed and developed by French firm Areva, Where is this nuclear power plant being set-up ? \W_Jaitapur, Ratnagiri (B) — Kundankulan, Tirunelveli (©) Narora, UP. (D) — Kalpakkam, Chennai 18. On which day anti Terrorism Day is celeberated (A) 30" January (B) 31" October ~ (©) 16" December. \D 21" May 19. Whieh Indian state is the largest producer of groundnuts — ) Gujrat (B) Tamil Nadu (©) Andhra Pradesh. (D) Karnataka. 20. Which of the following is a Rabi crop - (A) Rice (B) — Jowar (©) Cotton. (D) Gram, 21. Which of the following helps in clotting of blood - (A) Vitamin A (8) Vitamin B12 (© Vitamin k. (D) Vitamin c 22. Diamond and Graphites are ~ (AT Isotopes of carbon (B) Alloys of carbon (C} — Allotropes of carbon. \ (D) Compounds of carbon. g \ye 2c: & ANY ap Page 3 of 35 B + poco?a 23. In a class of 90 students, each student drinks either Coffee or Tea or both. 40 students drink only Coffee while 20 drink both Coffee and Tea, What is the number of students who drink Tega? B) 0 x» @ 2 24. IF the height of a tringle is increased by 20% and its base is also increased by 20%, what will be the effect on its area? (A) Itwill remain same. (B)__ Itwill decrease by 40%. (C)__ Itwill decrease by 20%. (D) _Itwill increase by 44%, tne marks obtained by a student in five periodical examinations in five subjects are as under- \ Subjects Periodical Examinations [el mi val Vv Maths 30 35 5 20 30 "Science 5 20 25 30 40 English 33 40 | 1s 30 | 25 Geography | 30 | 37 | 32 39 to History 2 B 36 39 28 < S In which of the pel Scat exar\idations, tS overall performance of th student was best? “ Vv ® ml © WW, Oo iL Directions for Q 26 to 30: Fill in the blank in the following sentences with the appropriate choice from the given alternatives. 26. The term ‘rare earth’ is in fact a .for, paradoxically, the rare earth elements are in actuality . being present in low concentration in virtually all minerals. * (A) truism, essential eva misnomer, ubiquitous (C) disclaimer, ephemeral (D) metaphor, figurative when he discussed people wh im. (A) laconic, infuriated Acerbic, irritated (©) Remorseful, encouraged (D) Militant, distressed 27. The columnist was very gentle when he tne but was bitter and even... 28. Soap operas and situation comedies, though given to distortion, are so derivative of contemporary culture that they are inestimable .-the attitudes and values in our society in any particular decade. (A) laconic, infuriated (B) __contraventions of OH indices of (D) perquisites for. Directions for Q 29 to 33: In these questions, choose the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the given word. 29. CHASTE: (A) Tepid (B) Clear GF Blemished (D) — Unplesant. Page 4 of 350. FETID: (A) Paltrid (B) Rancid (OX Aromatic (D) Noxious. |, MENDACITY (A) Weakness (B) SY Sincerity (D) Audacity. 2. INERT (A)Lethargic BY Vivacious (C)Palsied (D) Drowsy. 33. IMPETUOUS: Calm (B) _Precipitous (C) Pretentious (D) Ambiguous, Directions for Q 34 to 39: Read the following passage carefully and Choose the best answer to each question from the four alternatives. The Akashi Kaiyko Bridge in southern Japan is the world’s longest bridge. The Akashi Kaiyko Bridge spans the Akashi Strait, connecting Awaji Island to Kobe, an important industrial center. The bridge has a span of 5973feet (1991 meters), making it over 25% longer than its nearest competition: the Humber Bridge in England. Strangely, there may be longer bridges in the world, but the Guinness Book of World Records measures the longest bridges according to their record-breaking spans. ‘The Akashi Kaiyko Bridge is a suspension bridge. This means that the roadway is suspended trom pillars by cables. The concrete pillars have to be tall enough to support the whole weight of the bridge. The pillars on the Akashi Kaiyko Bridge are 900 feet tall. These pillars had to be built to withstand not only huge waves but also high-speed winds, and possibly even violent earthquakes, which are not uncommon in the area. The bridge has survived one earthquake already: its span was extended by more than 3 feet by the Kobe earthquake of 1995. The cables weigh 50,000 tons and have a diameter of almost four feet each. Each cable contains 290 hexagonal strands; each strand is composed of 127 stee! wires. The total length of the wire used is more than 200,000 miles, enough to circle the Earth 7.5 times! ‘The first plans to connect Kobe to Naruto via Awaji Island were voiced in 1955, but it took the government thirty years to decide to really build the bridge. The next three years were spent surveying the site and construction commenced in 1988. In designing the bridge, special consideration was given to its effect on the surroundings; great emphasis was placed on a “pleasing balance between light and shade” and also on the choice of the perfect color. ‘The construction of the bridge was a very complicated and technologically draining process, which took ten years to complete. Casting concrete in 300 feet of water, installing special pilot ropes over the strait by helicopter, and finally stretching the gigantic steel cables surely wasn’t an easy job. Ten years after construction commenced in 1988, the bridge was finished and the six-lane highway finally opened to traffic. The bridge has made the transportation from island to island much easier, so in addition to breaking a record, the Akashi Kaiyko Bridge achieves the main goal of a bridge: to connect two places. 34. ‘The longest bridge in the world... (A)... is located in England 2G has a span of 1991 feet (IM lies in southern Japan (D). _ isnot listed in the Guinness Book of World Records Page 5 of 3536. 37, 39, | 40. al. 42. 44. jars. , are built of steel have already withstood two earthquakes are supported by steel cables are built to survive high-velocity winds. The article states that . 5 (A). each cable is composed of 127 steel wires (B). cables are made of steel (C). the Earth is round (D). the strands are round During construction (A). _ the Earth was circled 7.5 times with 200,000 miles of wire. (B). _ the steel cables were installed by helicopter. (©). _anearthquake took place. (D). concrete was usually cast in 30 feet of water. Which of the following sentences is false? (A). The government decided to build the bridge in 1985. (B). Surveying the construction site took three years. (©). The bridge was opened to traffic in 1988. (D). The highway has six lanes. Which possible dangers to the bridge were mentioned in the article? (A) Waves (B) Typhoons (©) traffic jams (D) terrorist attacks. Directions for Q 40 to 4: Find out the correct spelling, (A) Posthomous (B) Posthumous (©) Posthumuous (D) — Posthomuous. (A) Opinonated (B) — Opinionanted (C) Opinated (D) Opinionated. (a) (B) _ Debitiatation (©) Debilitiation (D) Directions for Q 43 to 47: Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the phrase- Something that is humiliating — (A) Ignominy (B) Hegemony (C) __Interdiction (D) Intercession. Not very pretty — (A) ~ Hoyden (B) — Harridan Homely (D) Hortatory. Page 6 of 35i 1. 8 Not letting any expression show — (A) Impervious (B) (C)__ Impassioned «) ‘To annoy or disturb — (A) Harrow (®) (C)__ Intaglio (D) Acuustomed to — (A) Inure (B) (© Inundate (D) Directions for Q 48 to 50: Impassive Imploring. Harry Itinerate. Immure Indelible. In these questions, find out the part of the sentence A, B or C which has an error. If there is no ror, (D) is the answer. ‘They cook meals, (A) lay the table and wash up, /(B) clean the house / (C) and mend the clothes. / (D) No error. For an educated man of the time, / (A) virtually the only way to gain power and prestige / (B) was studying the Confusian classic and / (C) work his way up the ladder as scholar-official. / \@) No error. (A) No sooner did/ (B) I reach the Station then / (C) the train left. / (D) No error. Page 7 of 35