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Multi Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff Exam-2013

Time : 2 Hours Max. Marks : 150

PART-A : GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING 13. From the given alternative words, select the word which
cannot be formed using the letters of the given word:
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 1 & 2) : Select the related letter/word/number DISINTEGRATION
from the given alternatives. (a) INTERROGATE (b) SIGNATURE
1. Astronomy : Stars : : Geology :? (c) INTERN (d) SINGER
(a) Sky (b) Geometry 14. If PAINT is coded as 74128 and EXCEL is coded as 93596,
(c) Science (d) Earth how is ACCEPT coded?
2. Up : Down : : Back : ? (a) 459578 (b) 457958
(a) Left (b) Deep
(c) 459758 (d) 455978
(c) Front (d) Right
15. If + means , means +, means and means
3. If 4 2 6 = 1626, 3 7 4 = 974, then 5 6 8 = ?
, then which of the following equations is correct?
(a) 3658 (b) 2568
(a) 36 + 6 3 2 = 20
(c) 5664 (d) 6456
(b) 36 6 + 3 2 < 20
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 4 - 7): Find the odd number/word from the
given alternatives. (c) 36 6 + 3 2 > 20
4. (a) Madam (b) Animal (d) 36 + 6 3 + 2 = 20
(c) Othello (d) Noun 16. A father is 5 times as old as his son. His son is 6 years old.
5. (a) 5 : 25 (b) 8 : 64 After how many years, will the father be 4 times as old as his
(c) 7 : 49 (d) 6 : 30 son?
6. (a) 245 (b) 443 (a) 2 years (b) 5 years
(c) 633 (d) 821 (c) 6 years (d) 4 years
7. (a) Green gram (b) Millet DIRECTIONS: In questions no. 17 and 18, among the four answer
(c) Barley (d) Wheat figures, which figure can be formed from the cut-pieces given
8. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the below in the question figure?
gaps in the given letter series shall complete it? 17. Question Figure :
a _ b _ c _ a _ bc _ b _ cb
(a) acbcab (b) ccbcca
(c) ccaccb (d) cacabc
9. Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary.
1. Obscure 2. Objective
3. Objection 4. Obligation
5. Oblivion Answer Figures :
(a) 3, 2, 4, 5, 1 (b) 3, 2, 5, 4, 1
(c) 3, 2, 5, 1, 4 (d) 5, 2, 1, 3, 4
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 10 - 12): In the following questions, a series
is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative
from the given ones that will complete the series.
10. 15, 23, 31, 39, ? , 54, 61
(a) 45 (b) 47 (a) (b) (c) (d)
(c) 46 (d) 44
11. 2, 3.5, 5, 6.5, 8, ? . 18. Question Figure :
(a) 9.0 (b) 9.5
(c) 10.5 (d) 11.0
12. 32, 58, 92, 134, ? .
(a) 169 (b) 184
(c) 194 (d) 156
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Answer Figures : Answer Figures :

(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) (b) (c) (d)

22. Select the missing number from the given responses.
DIRECTIONS: In questions no. 19 and 20, a mirror is placed on
line MN. Then which of the answer figures is the correct image of
the given figure? 2
? 3
19. Question Figure :

M 27
4
8

(a) 56 (b) 49
(c) 45 (d) 64
23. In the given diagram, Circle represents strong men, Square
represents short men and Triangle represents military officers.
N Which region represents military officers who are short but
not strong?
Answer Figures :

2
3 1

4
(a) (b) (c) (d)
20. Question Figure :

M (a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 1
24. Select the figure which is different from the rest.

N
Answer Figures : (a) (b) (c) (d)
25. A triangular piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below.
Find out from the answer figures how it will appear when
opened.
Question Figures :

(a) (b) (c) (d)

21. Find the missing figure of the series from the given responses.
Question Figures :
Answer Figures :

?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
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FOR VISUALLY HANDICAPPED 29. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 6 hours and 4 hours
CANDIDATES ONLY respectively. If they are opened on alternate hours and if
pipe A is opened first, then the tank shall be full in
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 17 - 20) : Find the odd number/word/number 1
pair from the given alternatives. (a) 4 hrs (b) 5 hrs
2
17. (a) 11 (b) 18
(c) 33 (d) 5 1
18. (a) Weight (b) Eyesight (c) 5 hrs (d) 6 hrs
2
(c) Intelligence (d) Height
30. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 10, 12 and 15 days
19. (a) C. V. Raman (b) Amartya Sen
respectively. A leaves 5 days before the completion of the
(c) Abdul Kalam (b) Rabindra Nath Tagore
work and B leaves 2 days after A. The whole work lasts for
20. (a) 125 5 (b) 100 10
(c) 325 9 (d) 625 25 (a) 7 days (b) 6 days
21. From the given alternative words, select the word which (c) 12 days (d) 13 days
cannot be formed using the letters of the given word. 31. A merchant purchases a wrist watch for ` 450 and fixes its list
ESTABLISHMENT price in such a way that after allowing a discount of 10%, he
(a) TIMETABLE (b) HESITATE earns a profit of 20%. Then the list price of the watch is
(c) ABSENCE (d) BLEMISH (a) ` 600 (b) ` 650
(c) ` 700 (d) ` 550
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 22 & 23) : Select the related word/letters 32. The ratio in which a man must mix rice at ` 10.20 per kg and
from the given alternatives. ` 14.40 per kg so as to make a mixture worth ` 12.60 per kg, is
22. Hands : Mittens : : Legs : ? (a) 3 : 4 (b) 4 : 3
(a) Slippers (b) Shoes (c) 2 : 5 (d) 18 : 24
(c) Socks (d) Boots 33. If the sum of the length, breadth and height of a rectangular
23. YWUS : QOMK : : ZXVT : ? parallelopiped is 24 cm and the length of its diagonal is 15 cm,
(a) YWUS (b) RPNL then its total surface area is
(c) RPNM (d) XWUT (a) 351 cm2 (b) 256 cm2
24. Select the missing number from the given responses. (c) 265 cm 2 (d) 315 cm2
1, 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, 127, ? .
34. Two successive discounts of 70% and 30% are equivalent to
(a) 260 (b) 275
a single discount of
(c) 350 (d) 255
(a) 89% (b) 75%
25. Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary.
(c) 79% (d) 100%
1. Advert 2. Advertise
3. Adverse 4. Adversity 35. A merchant allows a discount of 10% on marked price for the
5. Adversary cash payment. To make a profit of 17%, he must mark his
(a) 5, 1, 4, 3, 2 (b) 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 goods higher than their cost price by
(c) 5, 3, 4, 1, 2 (d) 5, 4, 1, 3, 2 (a) 30% (b) 33%
(c) 40% (d) 27%
PART-B : NUMERICAL APTITUDE 36. The present ages of two persons are 36 and 50 years
respectively, if after n years the ratio of their ages will be 3 : 4,
26. A circle is inscribed in an equilateral triangle and a square is then the value of n is
inscribed in that circle. The ratio of the areas of the triangle (a) 3 (b) 4
and the square is (c) 7 (b) 6
37. Out of 20 boys, 6 are each of 1 m 15 cm height, 8 are of 1 m
(a) 3 3 :1 (b) 3:4 10 cm and rest of 1 m 12 cm. The average height of all of them
(c) 3 :8 (d) 3 3 : 2 is
(a) 1 m 12 cm (b) 1 m 12.1 cm
32 + 48 (c) 1 m 21.1 cm (d) 1 m 21 cm
27. The simplified value of is
8 + 12 38. Average of first five prime numbers is
(a) 4 (b) 3 (a) 3.6 (b) 5.3
(c) 2 (d) 6 (c) 5.6 (d) 5
39. A dishonest grocer sells rice at a profit of 10% and also uses
9.5 0.085
28. equals weights which are 20% less than the marked weight. The
0.0017 0.19 total gain earned by him will be
(a) 5 (b) 50 (a) 35% (b) 37.5%
(c) 500 (d) 0.05 (c) 40% (d) 30.5%
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40. The cost price of a radio is ` 600. 5% of the cost price is
charged towards transportation. After adding that, if the net Maximum temperature
profit to be made is 15%, then the selling price of the radio Minimum temperature
must be
(a) ` 684.50 (b) ` 704.50 45
(c) ` 724.50 (d) ` 664.50
41. A certain amount of money is divided among x, y and z. If x 40
receives 25% more than y and y receives 25% less than z,
35
then x : y : z is equal to

Temperature
(a) 12 : 10 : 11 (b) 14 : 12 : 13
(c) 15 : 12 : 16 (d) 10 : 9 : 12 30
42. Walking at a speed of 5 km/hr, a man reaches his office
25
6 minutes late. Walking at 6 km/hr, he reaches there 2 minutes
early. The distance of his office is
20
(a) 2 km (b) 3 km
(c) 4 km (d) 3.5 km
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43. By selling a fan for ` 600, a man loses 10%. To make a gain of Sun M Tu W Th F Sat
20%, the selling price of the fan should be Days
(a) ` 800 (b) ` 900
(a) Monday (b) Wednesday
(c) ` 1000 (d) ` 700
(c) Saturday (d) Sunday
44. Two persons contested an election of Parliament. The
50. Different choices made by a group of 200 students are given
winning candidate secured 57% of the total votes polled and
below in percentage. The number of students who have taken
won by a majority of 42,000 votes. The number of total votes
neither Science nor Commerce is
polled is
(a) 4,00,000 (b) 5,00,000
(c) 6,00,000 (d) 3,00,000 Percentage of Students in
45. A number when reduced by 10% gives 30. The number is different streams
1 Name of Streams Intake Ratio
(a) 35 (b) 33
2
Science 29%
1 Arts 29%
(c) 33 (d) 40
3
Commerce 31%
46. Two trains 108 m and 112 m in length are running towards
each other on the parallel lines at a speed of 45 km/hr and 54 Home Science 6%
km/hr respectively. To cross each other after they meet, it
Others 5%
will take
(a) 10 sec (b) 12 sec
(c) 9 sec (d) 8 sec
(a) 40 (b) 80
47. A sum of money becomes 1.331 times in 3 years as compound (c) 120 (d) 60
interest. The rate of interest is
(a) 50% (b) 8%
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(c) 7.5% (d) 10%
48. A person deposited ` 500 for 4 years and ` 600 for 3 years at CANDIDATES ONLY
the same rate of simple interest in a bank. Altogether he
received ` 190 as interest. The rate of simple interest per 49. In an examination 70% of the total examinee passed. If the
annum was number of failures is 420, the total number of examinees is
(a) 3% (b) 4% (a) 1400 (b) 1200
(c) 5% (d) 2% (c) 1000 (d) 693
49. The following graph represents the maximum and minimum 50. If 10% of x is the same as 20% of y, then x : y is
temperature recorded every day in a certain week. The day (a) 5 : 1 (b) 1 : 2
on which the difference between the maximum and minimum (c) 3 : 1 (d) 2 : 1
temperature was maximum is
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64. It is raining __________ . Do not go out.
PART-C : GENERAL ENGLISH (a) heavily (b) fast
(c) soundly (d) strongly
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 51 - 60) : In the following questions, some 65. She tries to adjust __________ her relations.
parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out (a) for (b) at
which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the oval (c) s o (d) with
( ) corresponding to the appropriate letter (a, b, c). If a 66. She was remarkably __________ in singing and dancing.
sentence is free from error, blacken the oval corresponding to (a) accomplished (b) conducive
(d) in the Answer Sheet. (c) fluctuating (d) cooperative
51. I and him / are / very good friends. / No error. 67. Sheila gained an advantage __________ me.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) upon (b) from
52. One should / look after / their parents. / No error. (c) on (d) over
(a) (b) (c) (d) 68. Take this medicine regularly and you will get rid __________
this disease.
53. She placed / the offering / to God in the altar. / No error.
(a) at (b) from
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(c) of (d) over
54. Teachers were instructed / to follow an uniform method / of
69. Statistics __________ always my worst subject.
(a) (b)
(a) are (b) were
evaluation. / No error. (c) is (d) have
(c) (d) 70. When she retired, she handed __________ the charge to
55. The newspapers they admit that / advertising sometimes / the Vice-President.
(a) (b) (a) over (b) out
influences their editorial policy. / No error. (c) across (d) off
(c) (d)
56. No sooner did I finish / my speech, I was subjected / to a DIRECTIONS: In questions no. 71 to 73, out of the four
(a) (b) alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of
barrage of questions. / No error. the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
(c) (d) 71. Barbaric
57. I saw him / coming out of the hotel / on 10 oclock. / No error. (a) Thorny (b) Uncivilized
(a) (b) (c) (d) (c) Premeditated (d) Barbers
58. One of my friend / is returning / to India from the U.S.A. / 72. Hurdle
(a) (b) (c) (a) Suspicion (b) Throw
No error. (c) Opposition (d) Obstacle
(d) 73. Deter
(a) To hinder (b) To neglect
59. He knows / that your muscles / are not same as his. /
(c) To disapprove (d) To differ
(a) (b) (c)
No error.
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 74 - 76) : Choose the word opposite in meaning
(d) to the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
60. We shall wait / till you / will finish your lunch. / No error. 74. Indolent
(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) Solvent (b) Diligent
(c) Malovolent (d) Brilliant
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 61 - 70) : In the following questions, sentences 75. Coherent
are given with blanks to be filled with an appropriate word(s). (a) Distorted (b) Disorganized
Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the (c) Inept (d) Carefree
correct alternative out of the four. 76. Brutal
61. The new government took __________ last year. (a) Adamant (b) Humane
(a) out (b) after (c) Fearless (d) Criminal
(c) over (d) upon
62. Mohans career has taken some __________ twists and DIRECTIONS (Qs. 77 - 79) : In the following questions, four
turns. alternatives are given for the idiom / phrase underlined in the
(a) incentive (b) interesting sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the
(c) interactive (d) intuitive meaning of the idiom / phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
63. The bus __________ fifty passengers fell __________ the 77. The man changed colours when I questioned him on the
river. allocation of funds.
(a) turned pale (b) got numbed
(a) with; into (b) for; upon
(c) turned happy (d) get motivated
(c) over; on (d) of; at
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78. We cannot depend on him for this assignment as it needs DIRECTIONS (Qs. 90 - 95) : In the following questions, there
careful handling and he is like a bull in a china shop. are four different words out of which one is correctly spelt. Find
(a) a felicitous person (b) a clumsy person the correctly spelt word.
(c) a tactful person (d) a no-nonsense person 90. (a) exellence (b) excellence
79. The mother always insists on keeping the house spick and (c) excellencce (d) exillance
span. 91. (a) grammar (b) grammer
(a) open (b) locked (c) gramer (d) gramar
(c) safe (d) tidy 92. (a) ommited (b) ommitted
(c) omitted (d) omited
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 80 - 84) : In the following questions, a part of 93. (a) calender (b) calandar
the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the (c) colendar (d) calendar
underlined part at (a), (b) and (c) which may improve the 94. (a) objectionable (b) objectioneble
sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement (c) objecktionable (d) objectionablle
is needed, your answer is (d) 95. (a) apollogy (b) appology
80. On receiving his appointment letter, Ravi treated us with a (c) apalogy (d) apology
sumptuous meal.
(a) treated us to (b) treated us for DIRECTIONS (Qs. 96 - 100) : Read the passage carefully and
(c) treated us by (d) No improvement choose the best answer to each question, out of the four
81. She is scrutinising hard for the final examination. alternatives.
(a) recollecting (b) recapitulating Long ago in Mongolia there lived an emperor who feared growing
(c) revising (d) No improvement old. One day, he saw an old man in the street. Upset at being
82. Since she directing the play for quite some time, she knows reminded that someday, he too, would age, he ordered all the old
the actors really well. people to leave his land.
(a) Since she has directed One day, a violent storm swept the kingdom. Nothing was safe
(b) Since she has been directing from its fury. It roared into the palace and blew away the emperors
(c) Since she was directing belongings, including his priceless golden pitcher. When the storm
(d) No improvement ended, the emperor ordered that the pitcher be found and brought
83. You can borrow my laptop as long as you promise not to back to him.
misuse it. People went in search of the pitcher. They saw it in a lake nearby.
(a) only long as (b) too long as But no matter who tried, no one could get a grip on the pitcher. All
(c) so long as (d) No improvement they got was a handful of water. Yet it could be plainly seen,
84. This is the late edition of the Shakespearean play which was glittering and just below the waters surface.
originally published in 1603. 96. The people saw the golden pitcher
(a) later (b) latest (a) in a river nearby
(c) latter (d) No improvement (b) in a lake nearby
(c) in a pit nearby
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 85 - 89) : In the following questions, out of (d) inside the palace
the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for 97. The emperors orders were that all the
the given words / sentence. (a) children should leave his land
85. One who is unable to pay ones debt (b) old men should leave his land
(a) Borrower (b) Bankrupt (c) old men should live in his land
(c) Bank-roll (d) Extravagant (d) young men should stay in his land
86. Instrument that magnifies objects 98. What did the people who went to bring the pitcher get?
(a) Microscope (b) Periscope (a) Nothing at all
(c) Stethoscope (d) Telescope (c) A handful of water
87. Animals which live in water (c) A handful of air
(a) Barren (b) Wild (d) The pitchers handle
(c) Domestic (d) Aquatic 99. The emperor feared
88. The study of plant life (a) getting old (b) getting young
(a) Geology (b) Zoology (c) getting weak (d) getting ill
(c) Botany (d) Geography 100. The emperor was upset to see the old man because
89. Exclusive possession or control of anything (a) it reminded him of his grandfather
(a) Mono-mania (b) Monotheism (b) it reminded him that he might fall ill
(c) it reminded him that he would grow old too.
(c) Monopoly (d) Monoism
(d) it reminded him that he had to colour his hair.
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112. Which one of the following is not an All India Service?
PART-D : GENERAL AWARENESS (a) Indian Police Service
(b) Indian Foreign Service
101. Name the Commander of the Arab army who conquered the (c) Indian Forest Service
Sindh. (d) Indian Administrative Service
(a) Muhammad bin Qasim 113. In which session of the Indian National Congress was the
(b) Al Hazzaz
Poorna Swaraj resolution adopted?
(c) Qutbuddin Aibak
(a) Karachi Session in 1931
(d) Allauddin Khilji
(b) Lucknow Session in 1916
102. Who was the chairperson of the Chinese Communist Party at
(c) Belgaum Session in 1924
the time of liberation of China?
(d) Lahore Session in 1929
(a) Liu Shaoqi (b) Zhou Enlai
114. The school of arts developed during the Kushan Period with
(c) Deng Xiaoping (d) Mao Zedong
the mixture of Indian and Greek style is known as
103. Who was regarded by Gandhiji as his political Guru?
(a) Mughal art (b) Kushan art
(a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c) Persian art (d) Gandhara art
(b) Lala Lajpat Rai
115. Where was Christopher Columbus from?
(c) Bipin Chandra Pal
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (a) Portugal (b) Venice
104. Select the High Yielding Varieties of seed-crops developed (c) Genoa (d) Spain
under Green Revolution in India. 116. Speed of processor chip is measured in
(a) Wheat, Rice, Sugarcane, Pulses and Maize. (a) Bytes/second (b) Mbps
(b) Rice, Wheat, Pulses, Oil seeds and Sugarcane (c) MHz (d) Bits/second
(c) Maize, Black-gram, Jowar, Coffee and Tea. 117. Which command is not used to switch off the computer?
(d) Rice, Wheat, Jowar, Bajra and Maize. (a) Hibernate (b) Turn off
105. In which year did Amartya Kumar Sen receive the Nobel (c) Log off (d) Shut down
Prize in Economics? 118. Which one out of the following helps in burning
(a) 1990 (b) 1998 (a) Carbon dioxide (b) Oxygen
(c) 1995 (d) 2000 (c) Carbon monoxide (b) Nitrogen
106. The worldwide Great Depression took place in 119. In organic compounds, nitrogen is estimated by
(a) 1930 (b) 1936 (a) Dumas method
(c) 1929 (d) 1928 (b) Carius method
107. India is the largest producer and consumer of (c) Victor-Meyers method
(a) Sugar (b) Paddy (d) Liebigs method
(c) Tea (d) Coffee 120. The busiest rail section in respect to goods transportation is
108. A camera in the hands of a professional photographer is a (a) Mumbai Chennai section
___________ good. (b) Delhi Kolkata section
(a) Capital (b) Free (c) Kolkata Chennai section
(c) Intermediary (d) Consumer (d) Delhi Mumbai section
109. Which among the following movements was not led by 121. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through
Mahatma Gandhi? (a) China (b) Myanmar
(a) Civil Disobedience Movement (c) Nepal (d) Bangladesh
(b) Quit India Movement 122. The country in East Asia which is most conspicuous for its
(c) Swadeshi-Movement decreasing population growth since 1981 is
(d) Non-Cooperation Movement (a) Japan (b) South Korea
110. Constitution of India came into force in (c) Thailand (d) China
(a) 1949 (b) 1951 123. The Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project (SSCP) is supposed
(c) 1956 (d) 1950 to reduce the distance between Chennai and Tuticorin by
111. Cold War refers to _________ nautical miles.
(a) tension between East and West (a) 305 (b) 361
(b) ideological rivalry between Capitalist and Communist (c) 434 (d) 243
world
124. Cities with population from one to five million are called
(c) tension between Superpowers
(a) Cosmopolitan (b) Conurbation
(d) All of the above
(c) Million City (d) Metropolitan
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125. Master copy of genetic information is 139. BCG vaccination is given at the age of
(a) DNA (b) Nucleus (a) Within 15 days (b) 2 3 years
(c) r-RNA (d) m-RNA (c) 10 years (d) Newborn
126. Contraceptive pills in the market contain 140. The International Year of Biodiversity was
(a) Steroid-hormones (a) 2010 (b) 1996
(b) Inorganic compounds (c) 1999 (d) 2006
(c) Herbicides
141. Which of the following atmospheric gases constitute
(d) Antibiotics
greenhouse gases?
127. Nematocysts are present in
1. Carbon dioxide 2. Nitrogen
(a) Sea anemone (b) Starfish
3. Nitrous oxide 4. Water vapour
(c) Ascaris (d) Centipede
128. Which of the following micro-organisms is used in milk Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
curdling? (a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 1, 3 and 4
(a) Lactobacillus (b) Acctobacter (c) 1 and 4 (d) 1 and 3
(c) Leuconostoc (d) Bacillus 142. Kyoto Protocol, an agreement signed by various countries,
129. Which of the following is present in Chlorophyll molecule? is associated with
(a) K (b) Mn (a) Deep Sea Oil and Mineral Exploration
(c) Mn (d) Fe (b) Clean Environment and Climate Change
130. When a body falls from an aeroplane, there is increase in its (c) Building common food stock to save human beings
(a) Potential energy (b) Kinetic energy from any natural disaster
(c) Mass (d) Acceleration (d) International Trade
131. What does Ozone Layer absorb? 143. Sanjukta Panigrahi was famous for the dance
(a) g-rays (b) Infrared rays (a) Odissi (b) Bharatnatyam
(c) Ultraviolet rays (d) X-rays
(c) Kathak (d) Manipuri
132. In a water lifting electric pump, we convert
144. Which Indian batsman announced his retirement from
(a) Electrical energy into Kinetic energy
International Cricket on August 18, 2012?
(b) Electrical energy into Potential energy
(a) V. V. S. Laxman (b) Virat Kohli
(c) Kinetic energy into Electrical energy
(d) Kinetic energy into Potential energy (c) Saurav Ganguly (d) Sachin Tendulkar
133. The type of mirror used in automobiles to see the traffic on 145. Which sportsperson announced recently that he will not
the rear side is contest charges of doping against UN Anti-Doping Agency?
(a) Convex (b) Concave (a) Lance Armstrong
(c) Plano-Convex (d) Plane (b) George Hincapie
134. In MS-Excel, _________ provide a visual representation of (c) Bradley Wiggins
the values in a worksheet. (d) Carl Lewis
(a) Views (b) Charts 146. Who is the winner of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
(c) Formulae (d) Templates (2011)?
135. Why was Justice Dalveer Bhandari in the news recently? (a) M. S. Dhoni (b) Gagan Narang
(a) He was elected to the International Court of Justice (c) Saina Nehwal (d) Sachin Tendulkar
(b) He became Director-General of World Trade 147. White Revolution is related to
Organization
(a) Fish production (b) Wheat production
(c) He became Secretary-General of SAARC
(c) Milk production (d) Flood control
(d) He became a member of U.N. Human Rights Council
148. Who proposed the adage Survival of the fittest?
136. The hottest part of the gas flame is known as
(a) Lamarck (b) Darwin
(a) dark zone (b) blue zone
(c) non-luminous zone (d) luminous zone (c) William (d) Huxley
137. Which of the following radiations has the least wavelength? 149. Who is the author of the book Beyond the Lines: An
(a) b-rays (b) X-rays Autobiography?
(c) a-rays (b) g-rays (a) Ray Bradbury (b) Kushwant Singh
138. The earth is a (c) General J. J. Singh (d) Kuldip Nayar
(a) bad absorber and bad radiator of heat 150. Which of the following Indian States has the largest
(b) good reflector of heat concentration of Scheduled Tribes population?
(c) non-absorber of heat (a) Orissa (b) Madhya Pradesh
(d) good absorber and good radiator of heat (c) Assam (d) Bihar
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Hints & Explanations

PART A : GENERAL INTELLIGENCE 17. (c) 18. (a)

1. (d) Astronomy is the branch of science which deals with 19. (d) 20. (d)
celestial objects such as moons, planets, stars, galaxies
etc. While geology is the science which deals with the
physical and substance of the earth, their history, and
the processes which act on them.
2. (c) Second is the opposite of first.
3. (b) 4 2 6 = 1626 = (42)26 = 1626 21. (c)
3 7 4 = 974 (32)74 = 974
\ 5 6 8 = (52)68 = 2568
4. (b)
5. (d) Second number is a square of first number. i.e., 5:(5) 2,
22. (d) 23 = 8; 33 = 27
8:(8)2, 7:(7)2. Therefore, 6:30 is odd one out.
6. (c) Sum of all digits of given numbers are 11. But option (c) \ 43 = 64
shows the sum 12. Therefore, it is odd one out.
7. (a)
8. (b) a c b/ c c b/a c b/c c b/a c b 23. (a) 2 Short
Military
9. (a) The correct order is: 3 1
Objection > Objective > Obligation > Oblivion > 4
Obscure
Strong
15 23 31 39 47 54 61
10. (b)
+8 +8 +8 +8 +7 +7 Hence, darken portion in above diagram represents that
there are 2 military officers who are short but not strong.
2 3.5 5 6.5 8 9.5 24. (d)
11. (b)
+1.5 +1.5 +1.5 +1.5 +1.5 25. (a)
For visually handicapped candidates only
32 58 92 134 184
12. (b) 17. (b) All other numbers except 18 are odd numbers.
+26 +34 +42 +50 18. (c) Weight, eyesight and height are medical standards.
+8 +8 +8 19. (c) All others Abdul kalam are/were nobel prize winners.

13. (a) SIGNATURE cannot be formed as reference word 20. (c) 125 (5)3 5; 100 (10)2 10; 625 (25)2 25
doesnot have U alphabet. Hence, (c) is odd one out.
PAI N T EXCEL ACC EPT 21. (c) ABSENCE as c letter is not in the reference word.
14. (d) 22. (c) Mitten is a type of protective clothing used to cover the
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hand. Hence, socks is used to cover the legs.
15. (a) By checking options
36 6 3 + 2 = 6 3 + 2 20 = 20 Y W U S Q O M K
16. (a) Sons age = 6 yrs. 23. (b) +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1
Z X V T R P N L
Fathers age = 30 yrs.
Let x be the yr. after which father will be 4 times as old
1 3 7 15 31 63 127 255
as his son. 24. (d)
According to question 2+1 2+1 2+1 2+1 2+1 2+1 2+1
30 + x = 4(6 + x) = 30 + x = 24 + 4x 6 = 3x.
25. (c) The correct order is -
x = 2.
Hence, require year is 2 yrs. Adversary > Adverse > Adversity > Advert > Advertise
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PART B : NUMERICAL ABILITY For visually handicapped candidates only

32 + 48 2 2 2 2 2 + 2 2 2 23
27. (c) =
A 8 + 12 2 2 2 + 2 23

E 4 2 + 4 3 2(2 2 + 2 3)
= =2
G 2 2 + 2 3 (2 2 + 2 3)
F
O
26. (d) 9.5 0.085 95 85 10000 100
28. (b) =
C 0.0017 0.19 10 1000 17 19
B
D
5 5 100 = 50
In the given figure ABC is an equilateral D of a side with 1
a circle inscribed in it and a square inscribed in the circle. 29. (b) As work in 1 hour =
6
AD, BO and CO are the angle bisectors of A, B and 1
C and O is the centre of the circle. Bs work in 1 hour =
4
We know that the angle bisector from the vertex of an (A + B)s 2 hours work when opened alternately
equilateral triangle is the perpendicular bisector of the
opposite side. 1 1 5
= + =
AD is the perpendicular bisector of BC. 6 4 12
(A + B)s 4 hours work when opened alternately
a 1 1
BD = and DOB = B = 60 = 30 10 5
2 2 2 = =
12 6
Now in DBOD
5 1
OD Radius of circle Remaining part = 1 =
tan 30 = = 6 6
BD a
2 1
Now, it is As turn and part is filled by A in 1 hour..
6
1 a a \ Total time taken to fill the tank = (4 + 1) hrs. = 5 hrs.
Radius of circle = =
3 2 2 3 31. (a) C.P. = ` 450; profit = 20%
Now in right DEDG (100 + 20)
\ S.P. = 450 = `540
EG2 + GD2 = ED2 (Pythagoras theorem) 100
Let the list price of the wrist watch be `x.
2
a a2 10 x
2(EG)2 = 2 (OD)2 = = 3 Then discount @ 10% = ` x =`
3 100 10
x 9
a2 a \ S.P. = x - =` x
Side of the square = = 10 10
6 6
9x
Now ar (DABC) : ar (DEFG) According to quesiton, = 540
10

3 2 3 540 10
a x= = `600
4 9
= 4 =3 3:2
= a a 1 32. (a) By the rule of alligation:
Cost of 1 kg rice of 1st kind Cost of 1 kg rice of 2nd kind
6 6 6

30. (a) Suppose, the work was finished in x days. Then, `10.20 `14.40
As (x 5) days work + Bs (x 3) days work
+ Cs x days work = 1. Mean price
`12.60
x 5 x 3 x
+ + = 1 6(x 5) + 5(x 3) + 4x = 60.
10 12 15
6x 30 + 5x 15 + 4x = 60
15x = 60 + 30 + 15 1.80 2.40
15x = 105 x = 7 days.
\ Required ratio = 1.80 : 2.40 = 3 : 4.
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33. (a) Let length = l, breadth = b, height = h. 40. (c) C.P. of a radio = ` 600
l + b + h = 24 (given) ... (i) New C.P. after adding transportation charges
Diagonal of parallellopiped = 15 cm
5
2 2 2
l 2 + b2 + h 2 = 15 or l + b + h = 225 = `( 600 + 5% of 600) =` 600 + + 600 =` 630

100
Squaring eqn. (i) on both sides
l2 + b2 + h2 + 2 lb + 2bh + 2hl = 576 100 + Profit %
2(lb + bh + hl) = 576 225 = 351 S.P. = C.P
100
[Q Surface area of parallellopiped = 2(lb + bh + hl)]
100 + 15 115
xy = 630 = 63 = ` 724.50
34. (c) Single discount = x + y + 100 10
100
125 x 5
( 70 30) 41. (c) x=x+ y or = or x : y = 5 : 4
= 70 30 + 100 y 4
100
= 100 + 21 = 79% 75 y 3
'' denotes discount. Hence, single discount equivalent y= z or = or y : z = 3 : 4
100 z 4
to 79%
35. (a) Solving this type of question by short cut.
xy
Net profit% = x + y +
100

( 10) y
17% = 10 + y + [\ '' for dicount] Then, x: y: z is equal to 15: 12: 16
100
42. (c) Let the required distnace be x km.
y 10 y y Difference in the times taken at two speeds
27 = y 27 =
10 10
8 2
27 10 = 9y = 8min = hr = hr
y = 30% 60 15
Hence, He must mark his goods 30% higher than their x x 2
cost price. \ =
5 6 15
36. (d) According to question
6 x 5x 2
36 + n 3 =
= 30 15
50 + n 4
36 4 + 4n = 50 3 + 3n 2
x= 30 = 4
4n 3n = 150 144 15
n=6 Hence, the required distance is 4km.
6 (1.15) + 8 (1.10 ) + 6 (1.12 )
37. (b) Average height =
20
S.P =
(100 loss %) C.P
43. (a) 1
22.42 100
= 1.121 or 1 m 12.1 cm
20
600 =
(100 10) CP
38. (c) First five prime numbers are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11 100
1

2 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 11 28
Average = = = 5.6 100 600
5 5 \ CP1 =
90
39. (b) Let us consider a packet or rice marked 1kg. It's actual
To make a gian of 20%, the S.P. of Fan should be
weight is 80% of 1000 gm = 800 gm
Let C.P. of each gm be `1. (100 + gian% ) CP
Then, C.P. of this packet = ` 800 100 1
S.P. of this packet = 110% of C.P. of 1kg
110
(100 + 20) 100 600 120
600 = 800
= 1000 =`1110 \ S.P = =
100 90 90
100
Hence, S.P. should be ` 800.
(1100 800) 100 = 37.5% 44. (d)
\ Gain % =
1100
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45. (c) Let the number is x. According to question
According to question x 70% of x = 420
x 10% of x = 30 70
x x = 420
10 100
x x = 30
100
30 420 100
x = 420 x = = 1400
100 10 100 30
x = 30
100
50. (d) 10% of x = 20% of y
30 100 1
x= = 33 10 20
90 3 x= y
100 100
Hence, the number is 33 1 x = 2y
3 x 2
or =
99 5 y 1
46. (d) Relative speed = ( 45 + 54) = 99km / hr = m / sec
18 or x:y=2:1
Distance covered in crossing each other PART C : GENERAL ENGLISH
= (108+112) = 220m 51. (a) if pronouns of different persons are to be used together
220 18 in a sentence to provide good and normal sense then
Required time = = 8sec the serial order should be second, third and first so here
99 5
it should "He and I are very good friends."
3 3
R R 52. (c) when a sentence starts with 'one' then to in accordance
P 1 + = 1.331P 1 + = 1.331
100 100
47. (d)
with the singularity of the subject it should be one's
parents.
3 3
R 11 53. (c) 'God' is a universal noun so it should be preceded by
1 + =
100 10 'the'.

R 11 R 11 R 1 54. (b) according to the rules of the 'articles' the word 'uniform'
1+ = = 1 = should be preceded by 'a' because here the vowel sound
100 10 100 10 100 10
of 'u' is different
R = 10%
55. (a) here the use of 'they' is not needed as 'the newspaper'
48. (c) S.I (Simple Interest) itself is the subject
56. (b) according to the rules of conjunctions the word 'no
Principle1 RateTime1 Principle1 + Rate Time1
= + sooner...' should be followed by 'than...'
100 100
57. (c) the preposition 'on ' is used to indicate a date or place
500 R 4 600 R 3 should be 'by'
190 = +
100 100 58. (a) here it means one among many so it should be 'one of
190 = 20R + 18R 38R = 190 R = 5% my friends...'
49. (c) Saturday
59. (c) here due to the sense of comparison it should be 'the
50. (b) Students having both Science and commerce
same...'
60
= ( 29 + 31) % of 200 = 200 = 120 60. (c) here the word 'will' is not needed because 'shall' is already
100 used in the initial part of the sentence that itself signifies
Students who have taken neither science nor commerce the tense of the sentence.
= Total students Students having both scicence and 61. (c) over, here it means came into force or effect
commerce
62. (b) interesting, exciting or fortunate
= 200 120 = 80
For visually handicapped candidates only 63. (a) with; into, here it means consisting of and plunged

For visually handicapped candidateonly 64. (a) heavily or massively

49. (a) 65. (d) with
Let x be the total number of examinees = x
Total examines passed = 70% of x 66. (a) accomplished, proficient or skilful
67. (d) over

68. (c) of, here it means cured of
69. (c) is, as it is a subject so it is a singular word
70. (a) over or give the responsibility to other person
71. (b) means uncivilised
72. (d) means obstacle
73. (a) means to hinder
74. (b) malevolent means malicious, spiteful, wicked
75. (b) disorganised means muddled, jumbled, confused
76. (b) humane means gentle, benevolent, civilised
77. (a) turned pale means colourless
78. (b) a clumsy person means plump
79. (d) tidy means clean
80. (a) treated us to which also means offered us
81. (c) scrutinising means revising
82. (b) since she has been directing
83. (c) so long as will be the exact phrase
84. (b) latest will be the correct word here
85. (b) bankrupt means insolvent or penniless
86. (a) microscope
87. (d) aquatic
88. (c) botany
89. (c) monopoly can also mean domination
90. (b) the correct spelling is excellence
91. (a) the correct spelling is grammar
92. (c) the correct spelling is omitted
93. (d) the correct spelling is calendar
94. (a) the correct spelling is objectionable
95. (d) the correct spelling is apology
96. (b) the people saw the golden pitcher in a lake nearby
97. (b) the emperor's orders were that all the old men should
leave his land
98. (b) a handful of water
99. (a) the emperor feared getting old
100. (c) the emperor was upset to see the old man because it
reminded him that he would grow old too
PART D : GENERAL AWARENESS
101. (a) Muhammad bin Qasim Al-Thaqafi (c. 31 December 695-
18 July 715) was an Umayyad general who conquered
the Sindh and Punjab regions along the Indus River
(now a part of Pakistan) for the Umayyad Caliphate. He
was born and raised in the city of Taif (in modern day
Saudi Arabia). Qasim's conquest of Sindh and Punjab
enabled further Islamic expansion into India.
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102. (d) Mao Zedong, commonly referred to as Chairman Mao
(December 26, 1893 - September 9, 1976), was a Chinese
communist revolutionary, politician and socio-political
theorist. The founding father of the People's Republic
of China from its establishment in 1949, he governed
the country as Chairman of the Communist Party of
China until his death.
103. (a) Gandhi calls Gokhale his mentor and guide. Gandhi also
recognised Gokhale as an admirable leader and master
politician, describing him as 'pure as crystal, gentle as a
lamb, brave as a lion and chivalrous to a fault and the
most perfect man in the political field'.
104. (d) High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds played vital role in
the progress of agriculture. They are considered as
`miracle seeds'. The high yielding programme was
launched in the Kharif season of 1966 in selected areas
having assured rainfall. Seed is the basic and crucial
input for attaining sustained growth in agricultural
production.
105. (b) Amartya Kumar Sen, (born 3 November 1933) is an Indian
economist and a Nobel laureate. He has made
contributions to welfare economics, social choice theory,
economic and social justice, economic theories of
famines, and indexes of the measure of well-being of
citizens of developing countries. He was awarded the
Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998 for
his work in welfare economics.
106. (a) The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic
depression in the decade preceding World War II. The
timing of the Great Depression varied across nations,
but in most countries it started in 1930 and lasted until
the late 1930s or middle 1940s. It was the longest, most
widespread, and deepest depression of the 20th century.
107. (c) Tea is an aromatic beverage commonly prepared by
pouring hot or boiling water over cured leaves of the
tea plant, Camellia sinensis. After water, tea is the most
widely consumed beverage in the world.
108. (a) Camera is a capital for a photographer because he earns
his livelihood as it is his occupation
109. (c) The Swadeshi movement started with the partition of
Bengal by the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon, 1905 and
continued up to 1911. It was the most successful of the
pre-Gandhian movements. Its chief architects were
Aurobindo Ghosh, Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak,
Bipin Chandra Pal and Lala Lajpat Rai.
110. (d) The constitution of India came into effect from 26th
January 1950
111. (d) The Cold War, often dated from 1947 to 1991, was a
sustained state of political and military tension between
powers in the Western Bloc, dominated by the United

States with NATO among its allies, and powers in the
Eastern Bloc, dominated by the Soviet Union along with
the Warsaw Pact. This began after the success of their
temporary wartime alliance against Nazi Germany,
leaving the USSR and the US as two superpowers with
profound economic and political differences.
112. (b) The Indian Foreign Service is the foreign service under
Group A and Group B of the Central Civil Services of the
executive branch of the Government of India. It is the
body of career diplomats of India. The Indian Foreign
Service is part of the Central Civil Services of the
Government of India. The Foreign Secretary of India is
the administrative head of the Indian Foreign Service.
113. (d) The Purna Swaraj declaration, or Declaration of the
Independence of India was promulgated by the Indian
National Congress on January 26, 1930, resolving the
Congress and Indian nationalists to fight for Purna
Swaraj, or complete self-rule independent of the British
Empire. The flag of India had been hoisted by Congress
President Jawaharlal Nehru on December 31, 1929, on
the banks of the Ravi river in Lahore, modern-day
Pakistan.
114. (d) Gandhra is noted for the distinctive Gandhra style of
Buddhist art, which developed out of a merger of Greek,
Syrian, Persian, and Indian artistic influence. This
development began during the Parthian Period (50 BC -
AD 75). Gandhran style flourished and achieved its peak
during the Kushan period, from the 1st to the 5th
centuries. It declined and suffered destruction after
invasion of the White Huns in the 5th century.
115. (c) Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator,
and colonizer, born in the Republic of Genoa, in what is
today northwestern Italy.
116. (c) integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the
bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system;
a microprocessor functions as the central processing
unit of a microcomputer; a disk drive contains a
microprocessor to handle the internal functions of the
drive
117. (c) Hibernate is the word that is never used to switch off
the computer
118. (b) Highly concentrated sources of oxygen promote rapid
combustion. Fire and explosion hazards exist when
concentrated oxidants and fuels are brought into close
proximity; however, an ignition event, such as heat or a
spark, is needed to trigger combustion. Oxygen itself is
not the fuel, but the oxidant.
119. (a) The Dumas method in analytical chemistry is a method
for the quantitative determination of nitrogen in chemical
substances based on a method first described by Jean-
Baptiste Dumas in 1826.
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120. (b) Delhi-Kolkata section
121. (c) The Tropic of Cancer, also referred to as the Northern
tropic, is the circle of latitude on the Earth that marks
the most northerly position at which the Sun may appear
directly overhead at its zenith.
122. (d) The demographics of the People's Republic of China
are identified by a large population with a relatively small
youth division, which is partially a result of China's one-
child policy. Chinese population reached the billion mark
in 1982.
123. (c) Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project is a proposed
project that would link Palk Bay and the Gulf of Mannar
between India and Sri Lanka by creating a shipping
channel through the shallow sea called Sethusamudram
and through a chain of islands collectively called Adam's
Bridge, Ramar Palam , Ram Sethu and similar names.
This would provide a continuously navigable sea route
in and around the Indian Peninsula.
124. (d) A metropolitan area, sometimes referred to as a metro
area or metro, is a region consisting of a densely
populated urban core and its less-populated
surrounding territories, sharing industry, infrastructure,
and housing. A metropolitan area usually comprises
multiple jurisdictions and municipalities: neighborhoods,
townships, cities, exurbs, countries, and even states.
125. (a) Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a molecule that encodes
the genetic instructions used in the development and
functioning of all known living organisms and many
viruses. DNA is a nucleic acid; alongside proteins and
carbohydrates, nucleic acids compose the three major
macromolecules essential for all known forms of life.
126. (a) A steroid hormone (abbreviated as sterone) is a steroid
that acts as a hormone. Steroid hormones can be
grouped into five groups by the receptors to which they
bind: glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, androgens,
estrogens, and progestogens. Vitamin D derivatives are
a sixth closely related hormone system with homologous
receptors, though they are technically sterols rather than
steroids. Steroid hormones help control metabolism,
inflammation, immune functions, salt and water balance,
development of sexual characteristics, and the ability to
withstand illness and injury.
127. (a) nematocyst, minute, elongated, or spherical capsule
produced exclusively by members of the phylum
Cnidaria (e.g., jellyfish, corals, sea anemones). Several
such capsules occur on the body surface. Each is
produced by a special cell called a cnidoblast and
contains a coiled, hollow, usually barbed thread, which
quickly turns outward (i.e., is everted) from the capsule
upon proper stimulation. The purpose of the thread,
which often contains poison, is to ward off enemies or
to capture prey.

128. (a) Lactobacillus, also called Dderlein's bacillus, is a genus
of Gram-positive facultative anaerobic or microaerophilic
rod-shaped bacteria.
129. (c) Chlorophyll is a green pigment found in cyanobacteria
and the chloroplasts of algae and plants. Its name is
derived from the Greek words chloros (green) and
phyllon (leaf ). Chlorophyll is an extremely important
biomolecule, critical in photosynthesis, which allows
plants to absorb energy from light.
130. (b) In physics, the kinetic energy of an object is the energy
which it possesses due to its motion. It is defined as the
work needed to accelerate a body of a given mass from
rest to its stated velocity. Having gained this energy
during its acceleration, the body maintains this kinetic
energy unless its speed changes.
131. (c) The ozone layer is a layer in Earth's atmosphere that
absorbs most of the Sun's UV radiation. It contains
relatively high concentrations of ozone (O3), although
it is still very small with regard to ordinary oxygen, and
is less than ten parts per million, the average ozone
concentration in Earth's atmosphere being only about
0.6 parts per million. The ozone layer is mainly found in
the lower portion of the stratosphere from approximately
20 to 30 kilometres (12 to 19 mi) above Earth, though the
thickness varies seasonally and geographically.
132. (a) Airlift pumps are often used in deep dirty wells where
sand would quickly abrade mechanical parts. (The
compressor is on the surface and no mechanical parts
are needed in the well). However airlift wells must be
much deeper than the water table to allow for
submergence. Air is generally pumped at least as deep
under the water as the water is to be lifted. (If the water
table is 50 ft below, the air should be pumped 100 feet
deep).
133. (a) The passenger-side mirror on a car is typically a convex
mirror. In some countries, these are labeled with the
safety warning Objects in mirror are closer than they
appear, to warn the driver of the convex mirror's
distorting effects on distance perception. Convex mirrors
are preferred in vehicles because they give an upright,
though diminished, image. Also they provide a wider
field of view as they are curved outwards.
134. (b) charts
135. (a) Dalveer Bhandari (born 1 October 1947) is a member of
the International Court of Justice and was a justice of
the Supreme Court of India. Bhandari is notable for his
interest in computerization and intellectual property law.
Also he has a history of promoting legal education,
both to professionals and to the general public who
might be litigants. He has established mediation and
conciliation centers in Maharastra and an information
centre for litigants in the Bombay High Court.
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136. (c) non-luminous zone
137. (d) Gamma radiation, also known as gamma rays, and
denoted by the Greek letter, refers to electromagnetic
radiation of extremely high frequency and therefore high
energy per photon. Gamma rays are ionizing radiation,
and are thus biologically hazardous.
138. (a) Gives us atmospheric pressure - Ozone layer shields
earth from UV radiation - Ionosphere layer allows radio
waves to be bounced off and radios to work - Prevents
water from vaporising off the earth thanks to atmospheric
pressure.
139. (d) Bacillus Calmette-Gurin is a vaccine against
tuberculosis that is prepared from a strain of the
attenuated live bovine tuberculosis bacillus,
Mycobacterium bovis, that has lost its virulence in
humans.
140. (a) The United Nations declared 2010 to be the International
Year of Biodiversity. It is a celebration of life on earth
and of the value of biodiversity for our lives. The world
is invited to take action in 2010 to safeguard the variety
of life on earth: biodiversity.
141. (b) A greenhouse gas (sometimes abbreviated GHG) is a
gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation
within the thermal infrared range. This process is the
fundamental cause of the greenhouse effect. The primary
greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere are water
vapour, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and
ozone.
142. (b) The Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an
international treaty that sets binding obligations on
industrialised countries to reduce emissions of
greenhouse gases. The UNFCCC is an environmental
treaty with the goal of preventing "dangerous"
anthropogenic (i.e., human-induced) interference of the
climate system.
143. (a) Sanjukta Panigrahi (24 August 1944 - 24 June 1997) [1]
was a dancer of India, who was the foremost exponent
of Indian classical dance Odissi. Sanjukta was the first
Oriya girl to embrace this ancient classical dance at an
early age and ensure its grand revival.
144. (a) Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman, commonly known as
V.V.S. Laxman, is a former Indian cricketer. Laxman
represents Hyderabad in domestic cricket and has played
for Lancashire in English county cricket.
145. (a) For much of the second phase of his career, cyclist Lance
Armstrong faced persistent allegations of doping.
Armstrong consistently denied allegations of doping
until a partial confession during a January 14, 2013,
interview with Oprah Winfrey (which then was broadcast
in two parts on the Oprah Winfrey Network on January
17 and 18, 2013).

146. (b) Gagan Narang is an Indian shooter, in Air rifle shooting,
supported by the Olympic Gold Quest. He was the first
Indian to qualify for the London Olympics.
147. (c) The father of the White Revolution in India was
Verghese Kurien. The white mentioned is milk
production. He was able to implement programs that
took India from a country with very little dairy production
to the world's largest producer.
148. (b) Charles Robert Darwin, FRS (12 February 1809 - 19 April
1882) was an English naturalist and geologist, best
known for his contributions to evolutionary theory. He
established that all species of life have descended over
time from common ancestors, and in a joint publication
with Alfred Russel Wallace introduced his scientific
theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted
from a process that he called natural selection, in which
the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the
artificial selection involved in selective breeding.
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149. (d) Kuldip Nayar (born 14 August 1923) is a veteran Indian
journalist, syndicated columnist, human right activist
and author, noted for his long career as a left-wing
political commentator. He was also nominated as a
Member of the upper house of the Indian Parliament in
1997. Nayar is also the author of 15 books, including
Beyond the Lines, Distant Neighbours: A Tale of the
Subcontinent, India after Nehru, Wall at Wagah,
India-Pakistan Relationship, The Judgement, The
Martyr, Scoop and India House.
150. (b) According to GOI report, the total population of Bihar
is 8,29,98,509 of which Schedule Tribes constitute
7,58,351. The decennial growth of ST population in Bihar
has been 32.4 per cent which is 3.8 per cent higher than
the rate of general population.