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18. Which letters in the word CYBERNETICS occupies the same position as it does in the English alphabet?
a) C b) E c) I d) T
Q No. 19 to 20 I each of the following questions find out which of the letter series follows the given rule.
19. Number of letter skipped in between adjacent letters in the series is two.
a) MPSVYBE b) QSVYZCF c) SVZCGJN d) ZILERAM
20. The group of letters should not contain more than two vowels.
a) BDEJOLY b) JKAPIXU c) PRAQEOS d) ZILERAM
21. If the letters of the word in the ADISHNKARCHARAYA were written in the reverse order, which will be the third
letter to the right of the seventh letter from the left?
a) R b) A c) K d) N
22. The positions of how many digits in the number 321465987 will remain same when the digits are arranged in
ascending order?
a) None b) One c) Two d) Three
23. If the day before yesterday was Saturday, what day will fall on the day after tomorrow?
a) Friday b) Thursday c) Wednesday d) Tuesday
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24. If 30 January 2003 was Thursday, what was the day on 2 March 2003?
a) Tuesday b) Thursday c) Saturday d) Sunday
25. A number is greater than 3 but less than 8. Also, it is greater than 6 but less than 10. The number is
a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 d) 8
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26. How many days ‘will there be from 26 January 2004 to 15 May 2004 (both days included).
a) 110 b) 111 c) 112 d) None of these
27. Which two months in a year have same calendar.
a) June, October? b) April, November c) October, December d) None of these
Q No. 26 to 27 In each questions below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An
assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following
assumptions to decide which of the assumptions to decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement,
mark answer as
Give answer
(a) If only Assumption I is implicit.
(b) If only Assumption II is implicit.
(c) If either Assumption I or II is implicit.
(d) If neither Assumption I nor II is implicit.
28. Statement
“Please note the company will provide accommodation to only outside candidates if selected” – a condition in
an advertisement.
Assumptions:
I. The local candidates would be having some or the other arrangement for their stay.
II. The company plans to select only local candidates.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
29. Statement
You can win over new people by your warm smile.
Assumptions:
I. It is necessary to win new people.
II. It is possible for us to smile warmly at unknown people.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
47. Which of the following countries has only a two party government?
a) Australia b) France c) USA d) Great Britain
48. Who is Union Minister for Textiles, Government of India?
a) Sharad Pawar b) Dayanidhi Maran c) S Vaghela d) None of these
49. The president of Sri Lanka is
a) Sirmavo Ranatunga b) Arjuna Rantunga
c) Mahindra Rajapakse d) None of these
50. Who is the first Indian sportsperson to win an individual Gold Medal in the Olympic Games?
a) Leander Paes b) Vijender Kumar c) Abhinav Bindra d) Vikram Rathore
51. Which of the following countries is the largest producer of Jute in the world?
a) Bangladesh b) India c) Myanmar d) Sri Lanka
52. Which country has the largest rail network in the world?
a) India b) UK c) China d) USA
53. Which is India’s national airline?
a) Indian Airlines b) Indigo c) Air India d) None of these
54. The headquarters of UNO is located in
a) New York b) Hague c) New Delhi d) Geneva
55. Saina Nehwal is India’s No 1 player in which sport?
a) Badminton b) Squash c) Golf d) Swimming
56. The “PAN” in PAN Card issued by the Income Tax department stands for
a) permanent Account Number b) Permanent Audit Number
c) Permitted Account Number d) None of these
57. Who is the founder of Microsoft Corporation?
a) Rose Perot b) Narayana Moorthy c) Bill Gates d) Azim Premji
58. The classical dance form Kathakali originated in which Indian State ?
a) Orissa b) Tamil Nadu c) West Bengal d) karela
59. What is the legally marriageable age for woman in India?
a) 18 years b) 19 years c) 20 years d) 21 years
60. The birthday of late Sarvepali Radhakrishnan, the former President of India, is celebrated as
a) Lawyers’ day b) Teachers’ Day c) Childre’s Day d) None of these
Q No. 68 to 77 In each of the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
68. AUTONOMY
a) Submissiveness b) Dependence c) Subordination d) Slavery
69. TRAGEDY
a) Humorous b) Comedy c) Romance d) Calamity
70. ACCORD
a) Solution b) Act c) Dissent d) Concord
71. UNIVERSAL
a) Narrow b) Regional c) Miniature d) Subsidiary
72. OBSTINATE
a) Inflexible b) Prominent c) Pliable d) Fashionable
73. SUBJUGATE
a) Liberate b) Enslave c) Enrich d) Identify
74. SUPERFICIAL
a) Artificial b) Deep c) Shallow d) Real
75. FICKLE
a) Diseased b) Fast c) Constant d) Quick
76. RELIGIOUS
a) Atheistic b) Immoral c) Secular d) Sinful
77. PANIC
a) Alarm b) Indifference c) Serenity d) Cautiousness
Q No. 78 to 81 In each of the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which cna be
substituted for the given words / sentence.
78. A person who does not believe in any religion
a) Philatelist b) Rationalist c) Atheist d) Pagan
79. A person who believes that pleasure is the chief good
a) Stoic b) Hedonist c) Epicure d) sensual
80. One who loves mankind
a) Anthropologist b) Philanthropist c) Seismologist d) Optomertist
81. To break off proceedings of a meeting for a time.
a) Convene b) Terminate c) Adjourn d) Procrastinate
Q No. 82 to 86 In each of the following questions, an idiomatic expression/a proverb has been given followed by
sone alternatives. Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given idiom/proverb
82. To turn over a new leaf
a) To change completely one’s course of actions
b) To shift attention to new problems after having studied the old ones thoroughly
c) To cover up one’s faults by wearing new masks
d) To change the old habits and adopt new ones
83. Hobson’s choice
a) Feeling of insecurity b) Accept or leave the offer
c) Feeling of strength d) Excellent choice
84. To get into hot waters
a) To be impatient b) To suffer a huge financial loss
c) To get into trouble c) To be in a confused state of mind
Q No. 87 to 90 In each of the following questions, a word has been written in four different ways out of which
only one is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
87. a) Comemorate b) Commemmorate c) Comemmorate d) Commemorate
88. a) Mountaineous b) Mountaneous c) Mountainous d) Mountanous
89. a) Hindrence b) Hindrance c) Hinderence d) Hinserance
90. a) Servent b) Servant c) Sarvant d) sarvent
94. 120 is in divide among A, B and C such that A’s share is Rs. 20 more than B’s and Rs. 20 less then C’s. What is
B’s share?
a) Rs. 10 b) Rs. 15 c) Rs. 20 d) Rs. 25
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d) None of these
a) b) c)
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Passage 3
At this stage of civilisation, when many nations are brought in to close and vital contact for good and evil, it is
essential, as never before, that their gross ignorance of one another should be diminished, that they should begin
to understand a little of one another's historical experience and resulting mentality. It is the fault of the English to
expect the people of other countries to react as they do, to political and international situations. Our genuine
goodwill and good intentions are often brought to nothing, because we expect other people to be like us. This
would be corrected if we knew the history, not necessarily in detail but in broad outlines, of the social and political
conditions which have given to each nation its present character.
130. According to the author of 'Mentality' of a nation is mainly product of its
A. history B. international position
C. politics D. present character
131. The need for a greater understanding between nations
A. was always there B. is no longer there
C. is more today than ever before D. will always be there
132. The character of a nation is the result of its
A. mentality B. cultural heritage
C. gross ignorance D. socio-political conditions
133. According to the author his countrymen should
A. read the story of other nations
B. have a better understanding of other nations
C. not react to other actions
D. have vital contacts with other nations
134. Englishmen like others to react to political situations like
A. us B. themselves
C. others D. each others
Passage 4
Mahatma Gandhi believed that industrialisation was no answer to the problems that plague the mass of India's
poor and that villagers should be taught to be self-sufficient in food, weave their own cloth from cotton and
eschew the glittering prizes that the 20th century so temptingly offers. Such an idyllic and rural paradise did not
appear to those who inherited the reins of political power.
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135. The meaning of 'glittering prizes that the 20 century so temptingly offers is
A. pursuit of a commercialised material culture
B. replacement of rural by urban interests
C. complete removal of poverty
D. absence of violence and corruption