extorafia Be se, F Ratincering Service Examination. DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE ASKED TO DO SO TBC. : O-FTF-J-HBU ‘Test Booklet Series Serial No. 131873 TEST BOOKLET GENERAL ABILITY TEST Time Allowed : Two Hours Maximum Marks : 200 3. 4. 5. 10. . INSTRUCTIONS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE EXAMINATION, YOU SHOULD CHECK THAT THIS TEST BOOKLET DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNPRINTED OR TORN OR MISSING PAGES OR ITEMS, ETC. IF SO, GET IT REPLACED BY A COMPLETE TEST BOOKLET. ENCODE CLEARLY THE TEST BOOKLET SERIES A, B, C OR D AS THE CASE MAY BE IN ‘THE APPROPRIATE PLACE IN THE ANSWER SHEET. ‘You have to enter your Roll Number on the Test Booklet in the Box provided alongside. DO NOT write anything else on the Test Booklet. This Test Booklet contains 120 items (questions), 60 in PART — A and 60 in PART - B. Each item comprises four responses (answers). You will select the response which you want to mark on the Answer Sheet. In case you feel that there is more than one correct response, mark the response which you consider the best. In any case, choose ONLY ONE response for each item. ‘You have to mark all your responses ONLY on the separate Answer Sheet provided. See directions in the Answer Sheet. ‘All items carry equal marks. Before you proceed to mark in the Answer Sheet the response to various items in the Test Booklet, you have to fill in some particulars in the Answer Sheet as per instructions sent to you with your ‘Admission Certificate. After you have completed filling in all your responses on the Answer Sheet and the examination has concluded, you should hand over to the Invigilator diily the Answer Sheet. You are permitted to take away with you the Test Booklet. Sheets for rough work are appended in the Test Booklet at the end. Penalty for wrong Answers : THERE WILL BE PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKED BY A CANDIDATE IN THE OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION PAPERS. (i) There are four altematives for the answer to every question. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one-third (0:33) of the marks assigned to that ‘question will be deducted as penalty. Gi) Ifa candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happens to be correct and there will be same penalty as above to that question. (iii) If a question is left blank, i.e., no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question, DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE ASKED TO DO SOPART -A SYNONYMS Directions (For the 8 items which follow) : Each of the following items consists of a word in capital letters, followed by four words or group of words. Select the word or group of words that is most similar in meatiing to the word in capitat letters. 1, ESCALATE 5. INCESSANT. (a) Rise (a) Uncertain (&) Diminish (b) Ceaseless (© Roll on (©) Unshaken @) Spiral (@) Successive 2. FLIPPANT 6. CRYPTIC (a) Disrespectful (a) Elaborate (b) Polite (b) Obscure- (©) Serious , ©) A warning ‘ (d@) Wrong . (d) Cautionary 3. ALACRITY 7. CLEMENCY (@) Cleanliness (@) Harshniess (b) Cleverness (b) Merey (©) Eagerness . © Stiffness (@)_ Reluctance @) Seriousness 4. BLEMISHES : 8, ABOMINABLE (a) Qualities (@) Disgusting (b) Faults . (b) Lovable (© Bruises (© Abusive @) Vices (d)_ Undisciplined O-FTF-J-HBU - A 2ANTONYMS: Directions.(For the 8 items which follow) : 10. ll. 12. Each of the following items consists of a word in capital letters, followed by four words. Select the word that is furthest in meaning to the word in capital letters. SCOWL | (a) Scar (b) Frown (©) Pimple @) Smile EXONERATE (a) Absolve (>) implicate (©) Exempt (d) Entangle ARRAIGN (a) Punish (b) Pardon © Summon @) Indic IMPUDENCE @ Tolerance (b) Modesty (c) Patience (d) Prudence: 13. 14, 15. 16. NAIVE (@) Careless (b) Actful (c) Troublesome (@)_ Unintelligent ABORTIVE (@) Futile (b) Unyielding (c) Effective (d) Methodical DAMNATION (a) Retribution (b) Condemnation (c) Resurrection (@)_ Salvation CARNAL (a) Kind () Shallow (©) Gay (@)_ Chaste A - O-FTF-J-HBUSPOTTING ERRORS Directions (For the 7 items which follow) : i) In this Section a number of sentences are given. The sentences are underlined in three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part. No sentence has more than one error. When you find an error in any one of the underlined parts (a), (b) or (c), indicate your response on the separate Answer Sheet at the appropriate space. You may fee! that there is no error in a sentence, In that case letter (d) will signify a ‘No error" response. Gi) You are to indicate only one response for each item in your Answer Sheet. (If you indicate more than one response, your answer will be considered wrong.) Errors may be in grammar, word usage or idioms. There may be a word missing or there may be a word which should be removed. Gii) You are not required to correct the error. You ate required only to indicate your response on the Answer Sheet. Examples ‘P’ and ‘Q’ have been solved for you. Q. Weworked very hard throughout the season. No error. @ ) © @ Explanation : In item P, the word ‘singed’ is wrong. The letter under this part is (b); so (b) is the correct answer. Similarly, for item Q, (d) is the correct answer, as the sentence does not contain any error, 17, Respectfully 1 beg to state that Iam suffering from fever _ for the past fortnight. @ (b) ©) No error. (d@) O-FTF-J-HBU - A . 418. 19. 20. a. 22. No sooner had he taken over the charge that the mischief makers started their mischief. @ ©) © No error. @ When we asked where was his bicycle, he said that it was being repaired, (a) ) and that it would take at least one week to set it right. No error. (©) @ The minister never misses an opportunity _ to tell his audience that (@) ) many a man have been associated with this mission. No error. © @) Having so long be without proper food and clothing I did not make a @ b) favourable impression on my teacher. No error. © @) ‘The good and the evil that flow from scientific esearch are more often than not @) &) indistinguishable at the point of origin. No error. © @) As monsoon failed this year, drinking water will be supplicd _ on alternative days, @ ) © No error. (d) 5 A - O-FTF-J-HBUORDERING OF SENTENCES. Directions (For the 9 items which follow) : In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S,) and the final sentence (S,) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been “removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P. Q, R and S. You are required to find out the Proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the Answer Sheet. Example ‘X’ has been solved for you. X. $1: There was a boy named Jack. Sg: At last she turned him out of the * house. P: So the mother asked him to find work. Q: They were very poor. R: He lived with his mother. S: But Jack refused to work. The proper sequence should be @ RQPS.. ) PQRS © QPRS @ RPSQ Explanation : The correct sequence in this example is R Q PS, which is marked by (a). ‘Therefore, (a) is the correct answer. 24, S,: Health is the most valuable of all earthly possessions. Sg: The man who does not overeat rises early in the morning at ease with himself. P: To enjoy good health we should refrain from excess in eating. Q: Otherwise we will not get sound sleep. R: We should eat only moderately and not devour whatever we get. S: Without it all other possessions are worthless. O-FTF-J-HBU - A 2 The proper sequence should be (a) (b) © (a) QSRP QSPR SPRQ SPQR : The nations of the world live under a variety of political systems. + Thus, the idea that popular will is the only criterion of authority is accepted in principle P: However ours is a democratic age. 1 A. state of ideal democracy is nowhere to be found. : All political systems today claim to be based on popular will. : Some are totally undemocratic while some others’are democratic. The proper sequence should be (a) (b) (©) (d) SQPR PQSR SQRP PQRS