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To be filled in by the candidate

Registration No.

Centre Name:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Please note that this is a Model Test Paper for OMR Based Examination. The actual
National CET will vary in terms of number of questions, duration and marks allotted.
• Time allotted for Model Test: 18 Mins.
• The National CET (OMR Based) will be of 100 marks and duration of the actual test
will be 1 hour 40 mins.

For any queries regarding any part of the admission process you may contact TISS C.A.R.E.
(Centre for Application Relationship and Engagement) Helpline 022‐25525252

Please read the following carefully before making an attempt to take the test.

Total Marks Allotted 18

No. Of Questions 18
Time Allotted 18 Minutes
Negative Marking No

1. This booklet contains 5 pages .As soon as you open the booklet, please confirm that
all the pages are intact and printed correctly.
2. Keep only the Admit Card, pencil, eraser and sharpner with you. DO NOT keep your
books , rulers, side rules, drawing instruments, calculators (including watch
calculators) , pagers, cellular phones or any other devices with you.
3. Fill up all the details , as indicated on top of the TEST BOOKLET and OMR Sheet.
4. Enter correctly your Enrollment Number both on the TEST BOOKLET and OMR
SHEET.
5. Answer all the questions. All questions carry equal marks.
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6. Directions for answering the questions are given in the test booklet before each
question. Read these instructions carefully and answer the questions by darkening
the appropriate ovals.
7. Shade the appropriate oval against each question in the OMR Sheet. Shade the oval
completely and do no shade more than one oval, in that case the answer will be
treated null and void.
8. Use HB pencils only to shade the oval.
9. Do not make any stray marks or smudges on the OMR Sheet.
10. Do not damage or mutilate the OMR Sheet.
11. Do all rough work on the test booklet only and NOT on the OMR sheet. No extra
sheet to be used for the rough work.
12. Strictly follow the instructions of the invigilator. Candidates refusing to comply with
the instructions will be expelled from the test.
13. Ensure that you have signed your name on the attendance sheet circulated by the
Invigilator. Ensure that the Invigilator has signed on the question paper and the
OMR Sheet.
14. At the end of the test, remain seated. Do not leave the exam hall till the Invigilator
announces, “You may leave now”. The Invigilator will make the announcement only
after collecting the test booklets and OMR sheets from everyone in the room.

ANY CANDIDATE PROVIDING/SEEKING/RECEIVING ASSISTANCE OR FOUND COPYING WILL

BE DEBARRED FROM THE TEST PERMANENTLY.

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1. Which company was responsible for the Bhopal Gas Tragedy of 1984?
a. Hindustan Lever b. Proctor and Gamble
c. Union Carbide d. BPCL

2. Who is Javed Abidi?

a. Trade union leader b. President of the Youth Congress
c. Disability rights activist d. Muslim rights activist

3. Which program was launched by Government of India in the year 2001 for
universalisation of elementary education?
a. District Primary Education Program b. Mahila Shikshan Kendras
c. National Literacy Mission d. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

4. The Padmanabhaswamy Temple based in Thiruvananthapuram city of Kerala is

dedicated to
a. Lord Shiva b. Lord Vishnu
c. Lord Brahma d. Lord Rama

5. Identify the abbreviation below for the United Nations Convention on Rights of the
Child
a. CEDAW b.CRC
c. UNCRPD d. UNHCR

Comprehension: Read the following passage carefully and answer the

questions given below.

Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. The general recognition of
this fact is shown in the proverbial phrase,' It is the busiest man who has time to spare'.
Thus, an elderly lady at leisure can spend the entire day writing a postcard to her niece. An
hour will be spent in writing a postcard, another hunting for spectacles, half an hour to
search for the address, an hour and a quarter in composition and twenty minutes in
deciding whether or not to take an umbrella when going to the pillar box in the street. The
total effort that could occupy a busy man for three minutes, all told may in this fashion
leave another person completely exhausted after a day of doubt, anxiety and toil.

6. What happens when the time to be spent on some work increases?

a) The work is done smoothly.
b) The work is done leisurely.

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c) Work consumes all the time.

d) The work needs additional time.

7. Explain the sentence: work expands so as to fill the time available for its
completion.
a) The more work there is to be done, the more time needed.
b) Whatever time is available for a given amount of work, all of it will be used.
c) If you have more time you can do some work.
d) If you have some important work to do, you should always have some additional
time.

Analogies: Each of the following items consists of a pair of capitalized

words, having a certain relation to each other, followed by five pairs of
words. Choose the pair of words that are related to each other in the
same way.

8. Infatuation: love::
a) Youth: fancy
b) Obsession: interest
c) June: Wedding
d) Romance: Song

9. Stove: Kitchen::
a) Window: bedroom
b) Sink: bathroom
c) Television: living room
d) Trunk: attic

Sentence Completion: Fill the blanks in the sentences given below using
the words given to complete the sentence.

10. The president called upon politicians not to_________ themselves with communal
and parochial forces.
a) counter
b) favour
c) align
d) confront

11. A glue produced by bees to ---- their hives appears to contain antibiotic
substances.
a) collect
b) design
c)build
d)decorate

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Antonyms: Select from the words given below, the word that is nearly
opposite in meaning to the first word given.

12. Rationed
a. Incapable

b. intolerable

c. Untidy

d. Unrestricted

13. Stringent
a. Habitable

b. Incorruptable

c. Inert

d. Flexible

14. What is the lowest positive integer that is divisible by each of the integers 1
through 9, inclusive?
a. 2520

b. 5040

c. 362880

d. 15120

15. In a class, there are 100 students. Of these students, 55 can speak English, 60 can
speak Hindi, and 15 can speak both languages. How many students in the class
can speak only Hindi?
a. 30

b. 40

c. 45

d. 60

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16. A car travels from Mumbai to Pune at a average speed of 50 km/hr and back from
Pune to Mumbai at an average speed of 75 km/hr. If the distance from Mumbai to
Pune is 150 km, what is the average speed for the round trip from Mumbai to
Pune and back?
a. 60 km/hr

b. 62.5 km/hr

c. 65 km/hr

d. 58.5 km/hr

17. The tax on a particular item was 5 percent on the portion of the total value of
the item in excess of Rs. 5000. If the amount of tax paid is Rs. 117.5, what is the
total value of the item?

a. Rs. 5,005

b. Rs. 5,118

c. Rs. 7,350

d. Rs. 7,850

18. Ten identical machines running at a constant rate are able to produce 500 parts
per minute. How many parts can 15 such machines produce if they run for 5
minutes?
a. 3,750

b. 37,500

c. 1,667

d. 15,000

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1 c 2 c 3 d 4 b 5 b 6 c 7 b 8 b 9 b
10 c 11 c 12 d 13 d 14 a 15 c 16 a 17 c 18 a