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SECTION – I: General Ability

1. Pick the odd one out:

(A) Zoom (B) Rush (C) Whizz (D) Zither

2. Identify the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair
MAVERICK: STRAY
(A) Hermit: Recluse (B) Expert: Ignorance
(C) Miser: Money (D) Rumor: Truth

3. A takes as much time as B and C take to finish a job. A and B working together to finish the job in
10 days. C alone can do the same job in 15 days. In how many days can B alone do the same
work.
(A) 15 (B) 30 (C) 60 (D) 90

4. Select the word that is most similar in meaning to the word WHIMSICAL
(A) Tragic (B) Common (C) Eccentric (D) Usual

5. Select that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word NIGGARDLY

(A) Frugal (B) Thrifty (C) Stingy (D) Generous

6. Three brothers A, B and C divided a sum among themselves and their mother in the ratio 3:3:3:4.
If their mother got 5000 more than each son, how much amount did all the three brothers get?
(A) 15000 (B) 65000 (C) 30000 (D) 45000

7. What amounts (in litres) of 90% and 97% pure acid solutions are mixed to obtain 21 litres of 95%
pure acid solution.
(A) 6 and 15L (B) 14 and 15L (C) 12 and 15L (D) 13 and 12L

8. Data concerning the effects on a small population of high concentrations of a potentially hazardous
chemical are frequently used to _________ the effects on a large population of lower amounts of the
same chemical.
(A) verify (B) redress (C) predict (D) realize

9. A shopkeeper earns a profit of 14% on selling a book at 10% discount on printed price. The ratio
of the cost price to printed price of the book is_________.
(A) 50:71 (B) 45:57 (C) 80:83 (D) 41:53

10. In a group of 60 students, 22 are taking mathematics, 18 are taking physics, 14 are taking
chemistry, 9 are taking mathematics and physics, 7 are taking mathematics and chemistry, 5 are
taking physics and chemistry, and 2 are taking all three courses. How many students are not
taking any of the courses?
(A) 25 (B) 30 (C) 45 (D) 50
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11. In the following sentence, some part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will
find four ways of phrasing the underlined part. Choose the best choice the follows the requirement
of standard written English.
If the formula that is used to pay doctors who will treat Medicare patients is to be followed this
year, doctors would face a 21 percent cut in payments for the tests, procedures, office visits and
other services they provide to elderly Americans.
(A) who will treat Medicare patients is
(B) that treat Medicare patients are
(C) whose treatment Medicare patients were
(D) who treat Medicare patients were

12. Wisdom is the mark of the sage; similarly, _______ is the mark of the _______.
(A) torpor, zealot (B) disloyalty, renegade
(C) credulity, skeptic (D) temerity, coward

13. If LCM of two numbers is 196 their HCF is 7 and difference between these numbers is 21 then
find larger number.
(A) 59 (B) 69 (C) 49 (D) 79

14. In 1991, produce growers began using a new, inexpensive pesticide, provoking many objections
that they would damage both the environment and the produce they were growing. However, the
fears have proven unfounded as, through 1996, produce prices had dropped and no ill effects had
been reported.
Which of the following, if true, would be the strongest objection to the argument above?
(A) Consumption of the produce declined from 1991 to 1993, but rose sharply from 1994 to
1996.
(B) Several areas in which use of the pesticide was forbidden have also experienced a drop in
produce prices.
(C) The amount of produce grown in 1991 was larger than that of 1996.
(D) The time since the beginning of the use of the pesticide has been too short to allow some of
the predicted effects to occur.

15. Zen had two thirds more calculators than what zara had. Which of the following options could be
the total number of calculators they had?
(A) 15 (B) 16 (C) 18 (D) 19

16. I wasn't able to see the minister last night, although I ______ for at least six hours to see him.
(A) was waiting (B) waited (C) had waited (D) have waited

17. The number of permutations of the letters of the word HINDUSTAN such that neither the pattern
„HIN‟ nor „DUS‟ nor „TAN‟ appears are
(A) 166674 (B) 166680 (C) 169194 (D) 181434

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18. There are two boxes containing red and black balls as follows:

Red Black
Box I 2 4
Box II 5 7

A ball is transferred from Box I to the Box II, then a ball is drawn from Box II.
Find the probability that it is red.
4 8 12 16
(A) (B) (C) (D)
39 39 39 39

19. The following question consists of five statements followed by options consists of three
statements put together in a specific order. Choose the option which indicates a valid statement,
that is, where the third statement is a conclusion drawn from the preceding two.
P. All Brazilians drink coffee.
Q. Some Venezuelans do not drink coffee.
R. Some Chileans drink coffee.
S. Some Chileans are Venezuelans.
T. Some Venezuelans are not Brazilians.
(A) PQT (B) QPT (C) RSQ (D) None of these

20. A policeman chases a thief. The speeds of policeman and thief are 8 km/hr and 6 km/hr
respectively. If the policeman started 10 minutes late, at what distance will he catch the thief?
(A) 4km (B) 5km (C) 6km (D) 7km

SECTION – II: Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics

21. If the eigen values of matrix A22 are 3 and 5 then the determinant of A2  5A is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

1 a b a b c
22. If D  1 b c , then b c a equal to
1 c a 1 1 1
(A) –D (B) D (C) 0 (D) None

23. Match List-I with List-II

List-I List-II
(a) Tyres without projection (i) Rainy season
(b) Tyres with projection (ii) Small steps
(c) Walking on ice (iii) Small steps
(iv) Large steps

(A) a-(i), b-(ii), c-(iv) (B) a-(ii), b-(i), c-(iv)

(C) a-(i), b-(ii), c-(iii) (D) a-(ii), b-(i), c-(iii)
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24. Which of the following is correct?
(A) Conductivity of a solution decreases with dilution, whereas molar conductivity increases with
dilution.
(B) Conductivity of a solution increases with dilution, whereas molar conductivity deceases with
dilution.
(C) Both conductivity and molar conductivity decreases with dilution.
(D) Both conductivity and molar conductivity increases with dilution.

25. Two similar solid balls “A” and “B” having mass 1kg and radius 10 mm. Ball “A” is released
from height 10m on inclined rough plane as shown in figure. Ball “A” after passes through very
small curved surface at bottom of plane, jump into the air. Ball “B” connected to light rod of
length 8m, initially at rest. Ball “A” hits elastically to ball “B” on its maximum height/position
and ball “B” starts swinging. Maximum rise of ball “B” and position where ball “A” will hit the
round, are respectively
(A) 4.5m & Y
A
  8m
(B) 7.5m & W
B
(C) 5.4m & X h  10m

30 30
(D) 7.5m & X
W X Y
0.5m 0.5m 0.5m

26. The directional derivative of f  x, y   4x  3xy 2  4cosh  xy  at (3,1) heading toward the point
(1, 3) is __________.

(A) -48.89 (B) -38.59 (C) -59.84 (D) -32.57

27. The pressure exerted by 12g of an ideal gas at temp. „t‟ in a vessel of volume „v‟ is one atm. When
the temperature is increased by 10° Celsius at the same volume, the pressure increases by 10%.
Calculate temperature„t‟ and volume „v‟ (Molecular wt of gas = 120)
(A) t = 173°C, V = 0.82L (B) t = -173°C, V = 0.82L
(C) t = -173°C, V = 0.62L (D) t = 173°C, V = 0.62L

28. Using the formula s  4s  s  1 , derive a formula to calculate „μs‟ from the number of unpaired
electrons „n‟ in an ion.
n  n  1
(A) n  n  2 (B)
2
n  n  1 2n  1 n  n  1
(C) (D)
6 2

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29. A function f : C  C is denoted by
f  z   x3  3x 2 y  y3  x 2  2y2  i  x3  3xy2  y3  4xy  3y . Then which one of the
following is true.
(A) Neither differentiable nor analytic anywhere.
(B) Analytic for all z  C
(C) Analytic on the circle z  1  2
(D) Differentiable on the circle z  1  2.

30. A small particle of mass “m” and charge “-q” is released from rest at perpendicular distance “d”(R
>> d) from center of a uniformly charged ring of radius “R” and charge “Q” as shown in the
figure.

q

The time period of particle is given by

40 mR 2 80 mR 3 80 mR 2 40 R 3
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) 2 (D) 2
qQ qQ qQ qQ

31. A position is emitted 23

11 Na . The ratio of the mass number and atomic number of the resulting

nuclide is
(A) 22/10 (B) 22/11 (C) 23/10 (D) 23/12

32. Which one of the following compounds gives asprin or reacting with acetic anhydride in the
presence of conc. H2SO4
CHO COOH
(A) OH (B) OH

CHO OH
(C) (D)
COOH

NH3
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33. Water level is maintained in a cylindrical vessel up to a fixed height of 10m and the vessel is kept
on a horizontal plane. At what height (in m)above the bottom should a hole (very small dia as
compared to cylinder dia) of 5mm diameter be made in the vessel so that the water stream coming
out of the hole strikes the horizontal plane at the greatest distance from the vessel
(A) 3

(B) 5

(C) 7 10m

(D) 10
x

34. In 1kg of a solvent (Kf = 14 K kg-1 mol) 75.5g of phenol was dissolved. The depression in
freezing point of the solvent was found to be 7k. Determine the degree of dimerization of phenol.
(A) 0.75 (B) 0.50 (C) 0.25 (D) 0.33

35. lim x x  _________.

x 0

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) e (D) 

36. Which one of the following complexes is outer orbital complex?

3 4 4
(A) Co  NH 3 6  (B)  Mn  CH 6  (C)  Fe  CN 6 
2
(D)  Ni  NH 3 

37. The gas phase decomposition of dimethyl either follows first-order kinetics
CH3OCH3 (g)  CH4 (g)  H 2 (g)  CO(g)
The reaction is carried out at constant volume container at 500°c and has a half-life of 14.5 min.
Initially only dimethyl ether is present at a pressure of 0.40 atm. What is the total pressure of
system after 12 minutes assume ideal gas behavior?
(A) 0.6522 atm (B) 0.7488 atm (C) 0.12466 atm (D) 0.2255 atm

38. The rate of heat flow through a tapered bar having T1 T2  400 K
thermal conductivity 210 W / m  K is 500W. For
r1  10cm
r2  5cm
the figure shown above, if temperature at one end of
rod is 400K, the temperature at other end of the rod is
(A) 1400 K (B) 600 K
(C) 1000 K (D) 300 K L  6.6 m

4
39. Evaluate  cos x dx _________.
0

(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 8

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40. A mixture contains atoms of fluorine and chlorine. The removal of an electron from each atom of
the sample absorbs 284 kJ while the addition of electron to each atom of the mixture releases 68.8
kJ. Determine the percentage composition of the mixture. Given that the ionization energies of F
and Cl are 27.911022 kJ and 20.77 1022 kJ respectively and the electron affinities are
5.53 1022 kJ and 5.78 1022 kJ .
(A) F = 62.19, Cl = 37.81 (B) F = 97.81, Cl = 62.19
(C) F = 42.29, Cl = 58.71 (D) F = 58.71, Cl = 41.29

41. Two captors connected in series and Joined to a battery as shown in the figure. The graph shows
the variation in potential as one move from left to right on the branch containing the capacitors
 
Voltage(V)

C1 C2
x

(A) C1  C2 (B) C1  C2 (C) C1  C2 (D) data insufficient

42. The area bounded by the parabola y 2  4x and the line y = x is _________.
2 8 5 7
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 3 3

y
43. The general solution of the differential equation dy  1  y 2  x 2  x 2 y 2 .dx  0 is
x
(A) xy  c (B) 1  y2  1  x 2  c
1
1  y2   1  x 2   c 1
1  x2   c
32 12 32
(C) (D) 1  y2 
3 3

44. The photoelectric effect suggests that light of frequency (  ) can be regarded as consisting of
photons of energy E = h  , where h  6.63 1034 J . The microwave in my kitchen operates at
roughly 2.5GHz at a max power of 7.5×102 J/sec.
The number of photons per second, can be emitted by it is
(A) 4.5 × 1020 (B) 5.5×1026 (C) 5.5×1026 (D) 4.5×1026

2
z 2 z 4
45. If log  4, then the locus of z is
2
z 1
(A) A circle (B) Exterior of a circle
(C) Interior of a circle (D) An ellipse
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46. A conducting circular loop of radius 10cm placed in a uniform,
       
perpendicular magnetic field 0.5T. A thick metal rod OP is pivoted at the  
center O and the other end of the rod touches the loop at P as shown in the  A
figure. The centre O and a fixed point A on the loop are connected by a  O P

wire OA of resistance 10. A force is applied at the middle point of the rod  F 
       
OA perpendicularly so that the rod rotates clockwise at a uniform angular
velocity of 10rad/sec. The applied force (F) is
(A) 125Kn (B) 125 N (C) 125μN (D) 125mN

47. For what values of „a‟, one root of the equation  a 2  5a  3 x 2   3a  1 x  2  0 is twice as
larger as the other is,
2 2 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 3 3

48. Inlet and outlet pipes have equal diameters

of 8 cm and equal volume flows of 0.8m3/s. inlet
The scale reading was 1500N when inlet and W
outlet pipes were closed. What will be the
scale reading W in Newton when both the
pipes are opened?
(A) 128824N
(B) 1500N Outlet
(C) 2000N Scale
(D) data insufficient

49. 1 mole of N2 and 3 mole of PCl5 placed in a 100-litre vessel are heated to 227°c. The equilibrium,
pressure is 2.05 atm. assuming ideal behavior; calculate the degree of dissociation of PCl5 and kp
of the reaction.
PCl5(g)  pcl3(g)  cl 2 g 
(A) 0.666, 0.195 (B) 0.666, 0.205 (C) 0.333, 0.195 (D) 0.333, 0.205

50. Figure shows two coherent sources S1 & S2 which emit sound of
wavelength  in phase. The separation between the sources is 2. A
circular wire of large radius is placed in such a way that S1 S2 lies in its
plane and the middle point of S1S2 is at the centre of the wire. The 
angular position θ (in degree) on the wire for which constructive S2 S1
interference takes place.
(A) 300 (B) 450
(C) 600 (D) 750

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