Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Examinations

Questions and Answers (6th Sep. 2015)

PART - I
Directions (Q.1-4): In each of the following questions, choose the option which best expresses
the meaning of the idiom/phrase underlined in the sentence.

1. I am ambitious and never want to rest on my laurels

Ans. (2) be satisfied.

2. He burnt his fingers by interfering in his neighbour’s affairs.

Ans. (4) got himself into trouble.

3. He was a king who ruled his subjects with a high hand.

Ans. (1) oppressively.

4. The class could not keep a straight face on hearing the strange pronounciation of the
new teacher.
Ans. (1) remain serious.

Directions (Q.5-8): In each of these questions, select the word that is most nearly opposite in
meaning to the word given in capital letter.

5. STERILE
Ans. (3) Fertile.

6. LUSH
Ans. (4) Sparsh

7. ATTRACTIVE
Ans. (1) Repulsive

8. CANDID
Ans. (3) Cunning

Directions (Q. 9-12): For the sentences given in these questions, choose the most appropriate
preposition to complete the given sentence.

9. I congratulate you ……..your success.

Ans. (4) on

10. He was acquitted……the charge of murder.

 Ans. (1) of

11. He was hard ………..hearing.

Ans. (2) of

12. He has gone …………….casual leave.

Ans. (1) on

Directions (Q.13-16): In each of the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose
the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

13. Bringing about gentle and painless death from incurable disease
Ans. (4) Euthansia.

14. A light sailing boat built especially for racing

Ans. Yacht

15. A person who rules without consulting the opinions of others

Ans. (2) Autocratic

16. A person who kills somebody for political reasons

Ans. (2) Assassin

Directions (Q.17-20): In each of the following questions, out of the given words, one word is
mis-spelt. Find the mis-spelt word.

17. (3) Supression (Right spelling Suppression)

18. (2) Deceese (Right spelling Decease)

19. (4) Traval (Right spelling Travel)

20. (2) Begger (Right spelling Beggar)

HINDI

Nirdesh (Q.21-25): Niche diye gaye gadyangsh/anuchhed ko dhyan se padhkar iska bishay
samjhiye aur har rikt sthan ke liye diye gaye bikalpo mein se sahi sabd chuniye.

Bharat mein adikaal se hi nari ko shakti ka pratik [21. Ans. (1)] mana jata hai. Iske babjud uski
sthiti atyant nimna [22. Ans. (2)] hai. Bharat ki purush pradhan samaj mein mahilayon par
niyantran [23. Ans. (3)] ka adhikar purusho ke hi paas raha hai. Isse stri ek byakti ke rup mein
apna astitv [24. Ans.(4)] aur apne liye jine kaa hak kho deti hai. Ghar aur ghar ke bahar ke
kaamkaaj ke rup mein pariwar ke liye stri ka job hi yogdan hota hai use bilkul mahatv [25. Ans.
(2)] nahi diya jata hai.

Nirdesh (Q.26-29): In prashno mein di gaye kahawaton/lokoktiyon ka sahi arth diye gaye
bikalpon mein se chuniye

26. Miyan ki daur masjid tak

Ans. (4) Simit kshetr tak hi ana-jana

27. Khoda pahar nikli chuhiya

Ans. (2) Atyadhik parishram ke bad tuchchha fal ki prapti

28. Ek panth do kaaj

Ans. (1) Ek saath do labh

29. Unth ke muh mein jeera

Ans. (1) Bemel kaam karna

Nirdesh (Q.30-33): In prashno mein ek sabd ke liye char wartani dig aye hai, jinme se kebal ek
sudh hai. Us sudh wartani bale vikalp ka chayan kijiye.

30. (1) Swayambhuu

31. (4) Kliisht

32. (3) Dushkar

33. (1) Swabhimaan

Nirdesh (Q.34-36): In prashno mein diye gaye sabd ke samanarthak sabd ka chayan uske
niche diye gaye vikalpon mein se kijiye.

34. Praja

Ans. (3) Buddhi

35. Darp

Ans. (3) Ahenkar

36. Bimal
Ans. (2) Pavitr

Nirdesh (Q.37-40): In prashno mein diye gaye sabd ke biparitarthak sabd ka chayan uske
niche diye gaaye vikalpon mein se kijiye.

37. Niiras

Ans. (4) Saras

38. Gadh

Ans. (1) Padh

39. Alok

Ans. (2) Andhkaar.

40. Alpjn

Ans. (2) Bijn

PART- II

Questions 41-100

41. Legendary actor Omar Sharif who passed away recently due to heart attack was a citizen of

Ans. (2) Egypt.

42. Which is the first Indian state to install a system to detect earthquakes and disseminate
warnings?

Ans. (3) Uttarakhand

43. Former President of India, A.P.J.Abdul Kalam was India’s ……. President.

Ans. (3) 12th

44. Ramon Magsaysay Award is named after former President of …………………………

Ans. (2) Philippines.

45. The 2016 Summer Olympic will be held in

Ans. (4) Germany

46. Which indigenously developed supersonic surface-to-air Missile has been recently inducted
in Indian Air Force (IAF)?

Ans. (3) Trishul

47. As per United nation’s report titled ‘World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision’, India
will become the most populous country in the world by …………………

Ans. (3) 2030.

48. Who has won the South America’s most prestigious football trophy, the Copa America 2015
title?

Ans. (1) Argentina

49. In July 2015, which cricketer was banned for bowling in International cricket for a period of
one year?

Ans. (2) Pragyan Ojha

50. Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Jan Van Vikas Scheme for development of villages around tiger
reserves is proposed by which state?

Ans. (1) West Bengal

51. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Award was established in June 2014 by

Ans. (2) South Africa

52. Serena Williams has own ……………….Women’s Singles Wimbledon title till date.

Ans. (3) six.

53. Union Government has announced allocation of ………………….for the growth of Department
of AYUSH, that comprises Ayurveda, Yoga and naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy.

Ans. (2) `6000 Crore.

54. Which term is not used in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution?

Ans. (2) Integrity

55. The power of Supreme Court to review any judgement pronounced or order made by it
previously is provided in………………….

Ans. (2) Article 137

56. Asian Development bank was established in……………

Ans. (1) 1966

57. Which of the following dances is not a classical dance?

Ans. (2) Garba.

58. Which of the following terms is associated with the biology of silkworms?

Ans. (2) Sericulture.

59. The new Flag Code of India came into effect from

Ans. (4) January 26, 2002

60. Which of the following is not the part of World Bank Group?

Ans. (1) IMF

61. …………………was the second ruler of Mughal dynasty in India.

Ans. (4) Humayun.

62. India’s total area accounts for about ………………….of the total geographical area?

Ans. (1) 2.4%.

63. Which is the second largest country in the world in terms of geographical area?

Ans. (1) Canada.

64. In India, the first census of population was held in the year …………………

Ans. (2) 1872.

65. Which of the following is the longest national highway of India?

Ans. (1) NH-7.

66. The minimum age for a person to become a member of Rajya Sabha is ………years.

Ans. (3) 30.

67. ……………..is celebrated as International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking every
year.
Ans. (1) June 26.

68. Carnatic vocalist ………………..has been conferred Sangita Kalanidhi award 2015.

Ans. (4) Sanjay Subrahmanyan

69. India is currently ………………….largest carbon emitter in the world in terms of per capita
emission as per data revealed by the World Resources Institute (WRI).

Ans. (2) third.

70. USA has approved Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status to which country in 2015?

Ans. (3) Tunisia

Directions (Q. 71-75): Study the following information carefully to answer these questions.

Seven representatives of a company – Samir, Nita, Richa, Shweta, Gifty, Paul and Mohit –
travelled to three different countries i.e. South Africa, Australia and France. Each of them
travelled on different days of the week (no two persons travelled on the same day), starting on
Monday and ending only Sunday. Minimum two people travelled to each country and South
Africa is the only country to which three people travelled.

Samir travelled to South Africa on Monday. Paul travelled to Australia but neither on Tuesday
nor on Saturday. Mohit travelled on Sunday but not to France. The one who travelled to
Australia travelled on Tuesday and the one who travelled to France travelled on Saturday. Gifty
travelled on Wednesday, Richa travelled to South Africa but not on Thursday. Nita did not
travelled to France.

71. If everyone’s trip is postponed by one day, who will be travelling on Wednesday?

Ans. (1) Paul.

72. Who amongst the seven representatives travelled on Saturday?

Ans. (1) Shweta

73. Which one of the following combinations is true according to the given information?

Ans. (4) None of these.

74. To which country and on which day did Nita travel?

Ans. (4) Tuesday, Australia

75. Who was the last one to travel?

Ans. (3) Amit

Directions (Q.76-77): Study the following arrangement and answer the questions given
below.

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76. Which of the following is exactly in the middle between 3 and 1 in the above arrangement?

Ans. (1) (B).

77. How many such numbers are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately
preceded by a consonant and not immediately followed by a consonant?

Ans. (3) Three.

Directions (Q. 78-79): Complete the series by replacing the ‘?’

78. 2,5,9, ‘?’, 20, 27

Ans. (3) 14.

79. 9,15,23,33, ‘?’

Ans. (4) 45.

Directions (Q. 80-82): From the four logical diagrams, select the one which best illustrates the
relationship among the three given classes.

(1) (2) (3) (4)

80. Ink, crayons, red – Ans. (4)

81. Canines, dogs, pups – Ans. (2)

82. Table, chair, stool – Ans. (1)

Directions (Q. 83-85): In each of these questions, two statements are given followed by two
conclusions numbered as I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even
if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and decide which of the given
conclusions logically follows from the statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Mark answer as

(1) if only conclusions I follows

(2) if only conclusions II follows
(3) if only conclusions I nor II follows
(4) if only conclusions I and II follow

83. Statements I. Some pastries are toffees.

II. All toffees are chocolates.

Conclusions I. Some chocolates are toffees.

II. Some toffees are pastries.

84. Statements I. All huts are mansions.

II. All mansions are temples.

Conclusions I. Some temples are huts.

II. Some temples are mansions

85. Statements I. All flowers are stems.

II. All stems are roots.

Conclusions I. All roots are flowers

II. All stems are flowers

86. If a:b = 3:4, then (5a-3b):(5a+3b)

Ans. (1) 1:9

87. A total of 104 bananas cannot be divided in which of the following ratio?

Ans. (2) 2:5:7

88. There are only two candidates contesting the election, a person who got 39% of votes lost
by 770 votes. Assuming that there were no invalid votes, the total number of votes casted are
………..
Ans. (2) 3500. (770/22x100)

89. The price of sugar falls by 5%. How many quintals of sugar can be bought for the same
money which was sufficient to buy 45 quintals at the higher price?

Ans. (1) 47.37 quintals. (45/95x100)

90. The average of ten consecutive integers is 17.5. Then the average of their squares is ………….

Ans. (4) 306.25 [(17.5)2 = 306.25]

91. It is given that average number of spectators, at a Kabbadi match, on weekend is 1850 and
on other days it is 650. What is the average number of visitors during the tournament (rounded
to nearest) in February, if the month starts with a Monday?

Ans. (3) 993. [weekend = 8 days, other days = 20 days, total days in Feb = 28. 8 daysx1850 =
14800. 20 daysx650 = 13000. Total 14800+13000= 27800. Average spectators = 27800/28 = 993
(approx)]

92. The batting average of a batsman in his last 10 innings is 42. How many runs he must make
in his innings so as to increase his average by 2?

Ans. (3) 64. To do the average of 11 innings is 44, run needed in last innings = 44x11 – 41x10 =
484-420 = 64]

93. The smallest natural number bigger than (1+0.000001)1000000

Ans. (1) 3.

94. Salim wishes to have a 10 digits mobile number starting with 98 which contains 786. What is
the probability of getting such number?

Ans. (1) 7/500 (2) 11/500 (3) 3/500 (4) None of these

95. A beats B by 10 metre in 100 metre race and B beats C by 10 metre in 50 metre race. By
how much distance A beats C in 500 metre race?

Ans. (4) 150 metre.

96. A cyclist can ride in plains at 1.5 times of his speed in mountains. He covers total of 15 Km.
in 1 hour. What is his speed in mountains if half of the distance was in mountains?

Ans. (1) 12.5 km/h (2) 11.75 km/h (3) 15 km/h (4) 13.5 km/h
97. Pipes I, II and III when open simultaneously can fill the tank in 10 hours, whereas pipes I and
III can fill it in 8 hours. Pipe II can empty the tank in ……hours.

Ans. (1) 30 (2) 36 (3) 40 94) 35.

98. Shyam can walk with the speed thrice of Ram and Ram can run with the speed twice of
Shyam. They cover the equal distance in equal time by walking and running. If Shyam covers
1/3 of distance by walking, what is the distance covered by Ram by running?

Ans. (1) 3/5 (2) 2/5 (3) 1/3 (4) Can’t be determined

99.The ratio of speed of boat in river downstream and in still water is 5:4. It starts from point A
goes to point B and comes back in 1 hour 30 min. covering 100 km. The speed of the boat
upstream is ……km/h

Ans. (1) 80 (2) 75 (3) 60 (4) 45

100. Ratio of ages of Amar and Rahul is 4:3. Ten years earlier, their ages were in the ratio of 2:1.
Calculate the difference in the ages of Amar and Rahul.

Ans. (1) 5 years (2) 10 years (3) 15 years (4) 20 years

 PART – III
(QUESTIONS 101-200)

101. Translation of document is

Ans. (1) secondary sources

102. The sources which are available chiefly in the printed form are called ……………….. sources.
Ans. (2) documentary.

103. In a library scheme of collection, numbers are devised and maintained by

Ans. (3) technical section

104. A database is a collection of

Ans. (1) records in a machine readable form

105. The e-book means

Ans. (2) any book available in electronic form

106. In which scheme for classification, the number ‘999’ is free for extra-terrestrial subjects?
Ans. (2) Dewey Decimal Classification

107. A heading which is a partly relevant to the subject sought is

Ans. (1) penumbral subject

108. The catalogue code which provides three level of description is

Ans. (2) AACRII

109. Which of the following codes was considered complete codification for subject catalogue?
Ans. (3) Ranganathan’s code

110. A catalogue of books related to places is

Ans. (1) topographical catalogue

111. A process of gathering, processing, representing and storage of information in a database

is
Ans. (3) information processing

112. A sequence of action which results in obtaining required information is called

Ans. (1) retrieval system

113. The microversion of CDS/ISIS package is written in

Ans. (4) Pascal language

114. The vacuum tubes were used in which generation of computers?

Ans. (3) First generations

115. Which of the following types of memory is volatile?

Ans. (2) RAM

116. The string of 8 bits is called

Ans. (1) Byte

117. Librarians are grouped under which category of library staff according to the UGC library
committee?

Ans. (1) Academic

118. Surveys of the users are most useful in

Ans. (1) special libraries

119. Which of the following is related with library user’s education?

Ans. (2) P.Knapp

120. Initiation of the readers means

Ans. (1) orientation

121. Which Egyptian King called his library “A place of healing for the souls”?

Ans. (3) Amenmesse

122. Open access system was first initiated by

Ans. (2) British Museum [by James Duff Brown]

123. How many parts are there in 13 digit ISBN number?

Ans. (3) 05

124. Which of the following services is designated to identify the most suitable documents to a
specific user?

Ans. (3) Selective dissemination of information

125. Researchers are

Ans. (4) both consumers and generators of information

126. Location of library building is an implication of which Law of Library Science?

Ans. (3) First

127. Author’s right to claim ownership of created work is under

Ans. (2) Intellectual Property Right

128. Indian Science Abstracts are published by

Ans. (4) NISCAIR

129. Raja Rammohan Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF) was established to develop

Ans. (4) public libraries

130. Universal availability of the publication was launched by

Ans. (1) IFLA

131. Resource sharing among the libraries was originally known as

Ans. (2) Library Cooperation

132. RRRLF is a

Ans. (2) special library

133. National policy on library and information system (draft) was formulated by

Ans. (2) RRRLF

134. Library Development Plan for India was drafted by

Ans. (1) S.R.Ranganthan

135. How many copies of a book should be sent by publisher under delivery of Books Act?

Ans. (2) 4 copies

136. The basic information role of a library is to

Ans. (3) collect and disseminate information

137. Head office of DELNET is located at

Ans. (1) Delhi

138. Books for all is variant of

Ans. (1) Second law

139. A library that is entitled by law to receive a free copy of every book published is

Ans. (2) depository library

140. The library which serves all the members all the members of the society without
distinction of age, sex, caste and creed is

Ans. (2) public library

141. The open access to the library shelves contributes to the fulfillment of

Ans. (1) third law

142. The activity of knowing, acquisition, organization and use of knowledge is known as

Ans. (2) cognition

143. What is the standard size of the catalogue card used in libraries?

Ans. (2) 12.5x7.5 cm

144. In which state there is no provision of library cess in Public Library Act?

Ans. Wrong question. [West Bengal/Kerala has no library cess)

145. Systematic maintenance of the income and expenditure flow on records is called

Ans. (4) Accounting

146. Arrangement of data in predetermined sequence is called

Ans. (3) processing

147. In computer terminology and usage, ‘Bug’ stands for

Ans. (4) programming error

148. The full form of ERNET is

Ans. (4) Education and Research Network

149. MS-Office is a
Ans. (2) a software

150. INFLIBNET is proposed to link up mainly

Ans. (4) academic libraries

151. Which of the following is a multiuser system?

Ans. (2) UNIX

152. According to colon classification, ‘J’ is known as

Ans. (1) Agriculture

153. Decimal Fraction Notation was first used by

Ans. (1) Richardson

154. Canon of modulation falls under

Ans. (1) chain

155. A collection of entities without any special arrangement among them is termed as

Ans. (1) grouping

156. A scheme for classification that is based on some characteristics of the books, which do
not provide a reliable guidance regarding subject matter is

Ans. (1) artificial classification

157. In which scheme for classification, provision for arranging both minor and major topics is
made by leaving gaps in notation

Ans. (2) Dewey Decimal Classification

158. A work which is treated as a subject by itself is

Ans. (3) quasi subject

159. Detailed classification required for macro documents is known as

Ans. (3) depth classification

160. The suitable reference source to know about the climate of Jaipur (Rajasthan) is

Ans. (4) Gazetteer

161. Which of the following is not a computer programming language?

Ans. (2) ASCII

162. The tracing section helps to identify the

Ans. 1) added entries

163. Catalogue is referred as a

Ans. (2) tool

164. Open journal access system in India is mainly managed by

Ans. (2) INFLIBNET

165. “Information is both product and process” statement was given by

Ans. (2) J.Martin

166. In MARC21, subject access fields are ……………….

Ans. (3) 6xx

167. Digital library function incorporates

Ans. (4) All these (creating and capturing, storage and management, abstracting and
reviewing)

168. Vocabulary in the database is controlled by

Ans. (4) both standard files and authority files

169. CCF bibliographic record refers to

Ans. (2) data transfer and standard tags of data identification

170. “Shodhganga” is repository of

Ans. (2) e-thesis

171. In India, public library development as a movement was initially started from

Ans. (3) Baroda

172. ‘Library grows and grows endlessly’ is

Ans. (2) fifth law of library science

173. Who is the director of public libraries in India, according to the Library Legislation of India?

Ans. (1) Chief Executive at state level

174. The number of states in India having library legislation (presently) is ……………..

Ans. (4) None of these

175. India’s first library legislation after independence was enacted in

Ans. (2) Tamil Nadu

176. In India “Book week” is celebrated in the month of

Ans. (2) November

177. In India, the library science education started at

Ans. (2) Baroda in 1911

178. American Library Association (ALA) has instituted ………………… for promoting love for books
and reading.

Ans. (3) Caldcott medal

179. Open access system of a library is specified in

Ans. (4) third law of library science

180. Proper organization of reading material and efficient charging system is the implication of

Ans. (1) fourth law of library science

181. First Indian university that converted the diploma in Library Science into Bachelor’s Degree
was

Ans. (3) Aligarh Muslim University

182. Collection and provision of information from various sources over a period of time is
known as

Ans. (2) SDI

183. The patents are regarded as

Ans. (1) primary sources

184. ISSN stands for

Ans. (2) International Standard Serial Number

185. Which of the following is a technique to train professional staff within the library?

Ans. (1) Job rotation

186. According to Ranganathan, the percentage of total money of the library budget to be
spent on the reading material should be …………………..

Ans. (3) 40%

187. The most important aspect of the management is

Ans. (4) All these

188. The PPBS technique was developed by

Ans. (3) Rand Corporation

189. PERT means

Ans. (1) Programme Evaluation Review Technique

190. The Zero Based Budget was first prepared in ………….

Ans. (3) 1970

191. The seven step of planning was formulated by

Ans. (4) H.Fayol

192. System analysis of a Library is carried out for

Ans. (4) All these

193. Thesis is an example of

Ans. (4) conventional document

194. ‘Five laws of Library Science’ was first published in ……………….

Ans. (3) 1931

195. The grant from UGC for the academic libraries is called

Ans. (2) ad-hoc grant

196. The arrangement of main entries in the classified catalogue is

Ans. (3) by a classification scheme

197. The indexing periodicals provide us

Ans. (1) list of articles [written on subject]

198. The frequency of Indian National Bibliography (INB) is

Ans. Monthly

199. The number of language books which covered in Indian National Bibliography (INB) is

Ans. (3) 15

200. The collection of maps, tables and charts etc. is called

Ans. (3) Atlas