| - ACTO(Prelim) — 2016 — Set - 4 aa 03674 : INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES : THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS 100 QUESTIONS OF 1 MARK EACH IN 23 PAGES. PLEASE CHECK THE QUESTION-SET BEFORE USE. IF ANY DEFECTS ARE NOTICED, PLEASE BRING IT TO THE NOTICE OF THE INVIGILATOR. 1. Read the instructions carefully before using the OMR answer sheet provided. 2. Fillin Part—Aof the OMR answer sheet first, mentioning the Roll No., Set Code and other data as applicable in the place(s) indicated therein and darken the appropriate Circles in blue or black ball point pen only. 3. While darkening the circle in Part —B of the OMR answer sheet, use blue or black ball point pen only. Use of pencil is not allowed in the Test. Darkening of more than one circlefoption shall not be taken for evaluation. 4. Donotwrite any name/sumame orput any symbol, sign, slogan, prayer or any mark of identification in Part — B of the OMR answer sheet. Any such act is liable to render the answer sheet unfit for evaluation. 5. 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Violation of these instructions shall entail disqualification of the candidate. 13. There willl be negative marking @ 0.25 mark for every wrong answer. MX —1D/10 (Tum over) SEALACTO(Prelim) — 2016 — Set — 4 GA Time ; 12 hours Full Marks : 100 Each question carries 1 mark. Answer all questions, choosing the correct one from the altematives suggested and darken the appropriate circle using BLUE or BLACK BALL POINT PEN. There will be negative marking @ 0.25 mark for every wrong answer. Chandan cut a fruit into three equal parts and one of these pieces is again cut into some equal parts. Each small part is of 15 grams. If there are seven parts in all, then what is the weight of the original fruit ? (1) 135 grams (2) 180.grams (3) 225 grams (4) 270 grams (8) 315 grams Ifa? + b?= 1549 and ab = 630, then find the values of a and b: (1) Zand 90 (2) Qand70 MX.= 1D/10 (3) 15and 42 (4) 18.and 35 (8) 21and30 What will be the maturity value of a principal amount of Rs. 50,000 at 10% annual rate of interest, compounded annually, for three years? (1) Rs. 60,500 (2) Rs. 62,750 (3) Rs. 65,000 (4) Rs. 66,550 (5) Rs. 69,360 (Turn over )Mohan buys an article for discount of 20% on the market price. He makes a profit of 15% by selling it at Rs: 1,104, What is the market price ofthe article ? (1) Rs. 960 Rs. 1,000 (3) Rs. 1,152 (4) Rs. 1,200 © Rs. 1,380 A 16 metre pole casts a 10 metre long shadow. If at the same time of the day, a building casts a shadow of 25 metres, whatis the height of the building ? (1) 40 metres (2) 45 metres (3) 50 metres (4) 55 metres (©) 60 metres Asteamer, at constant speed, moves 36 km downstream in 6 hours but covers the same distance in 10 hours. MX-1D/0 while moving upstream. Whats the speed of the stream ? (1) 1.2kmn/hour (2) 2.4kmhour @) 4.8km/our (4) 6.0km/hour ©) 9.6kmMour” Aladder, 17 metres long, reaches a window which is 15 metres above the ground on one side of the street. Keeping its foot at the same point it the ladder is turned to the other side of the street, it reaches a window 8 meters high. What is the width of the street ? (1) 21 metres Q) 23 metres @) 24metres (4) 25metres (6) 32metres Contd.Aman sold two bullocks for Rs. 6,000 each, neither loosing nor gaining in the deal. If he sold one bullock at a loss of 162 %, what is his percentage of gain by selling the other one? (1) @) @) 4) ) 22% 25% 28% 30% 33% Given the value of x = 0.5713, choose , the correct value of the following term from among the given options : x+ fax? 4x44 (1) 014287 @ @) 4) 6) 0.5713 0.7139 1.4287 15713 A 180 metres long train crosses a man walking the same direction at a speed of 7.2 km per hour in 10 ‘seconds. What is the speed of the ‘train? (1) 66 km/hour MX— 10/10 (5) 11. (2) 72kmmour (3) 4) (5) 78 km/hour 84 km/hour 90 km/hour A transistor was sold at a profit of 20%. If it would have been sold for Rs. 80 less, the profit would have been 15%. What was the cost price of the transistor ? (1) (2) (3) 4) Rs. 1,360 Rs, 1,600 Rs. 1,840 Rs. 1,920 (6) Rs:2,000 The simple interest of 8% per annum for 8 years will be Rs. 1,2800nasum of: (1) 2) Rs. 1,500 (3) (4) Rs. 2,000 Rs, 2,400 (8) Rs. 3,000 (Tum over)13. 14, Ina quadrangle ABCD, the sides AB, CD and DA-are 16 ém, 18 om and 240m respectively. Ifthe angles CDA and CAB are right angles, then what isthe length of the side BC 7 (1) 24 @) (3) 24 30 (4) (5) 34 36 ‘The speed of a wheelis 79.2 km per hour. Ifits radius is 36 om, then how many rotations does the wheel make per minute ? (1) 300 @) @) (4) 6) 480 600 720 900 . The average of marks in general studies secured by the students of five sections in a classis given in the following table. The performance of MX-1D/A0 the students of which section best represents the entire class ? Section [A|B|C|D ml ‘Student strength ‘90 | 80 | 76 | 90 ‘AverageMark 52 | 72 | 68 | 82 16. 17. (1) (2) (3) a) (5) Section A Section B Section C Section D Section E An air bubble in water behaves as a : Q) 2) @) 4) 5) Concave lens Concave mirror Convex lens Convex mirror Plane mirror Which of the following types of radiation is particle radiation but not electromagnetic radiation ? a) @) @) @) 6) Alpha rays Gamma rays Microwaves Radiowaves X-rays Contd.18. 20. 21. Which of the following is an alloy of ‘tin + lead + antimony’? (1) Billon 2) Electrum (3) 4) (5) Pewter Solder Teme Distinguish the odd one out : (a) 2) (3) (4) 6) Which of the following vitamins does act as antihaemorrhagic factor in Acetic acid Boric acid Carbonic acid Citric acid Oxalic acid humans? (1) Vitamin K @ @ @) 6) Vitamin H Vitamin G Vitamin E Vitamin D The main function of which of the following cell organelles is ‘secretion’? (1) (2) Chromosomes: Cytoplasm MX-1D/10 22. 23. 24. (7) (3) Endoplasmic reticulum (4) Golgi complex (6) Nucleus Who among the following famous Indian personalities has passed away of late in June, 2017 ? (4) Dasari Narayan Rao, Filmmaker @) KP.S.Gill, Ex-DGP Punjab (3) P.N. Bhagwati, Justice (4) Reemta Lago, Actress (6) Vinod Khanna, Actor How many foreign satellites were successfully launched into space by ISRO using the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle ‘PSLV - C38’ on 23rd June, 2017? (1) 27 (2) 28 @) 29 (4) 30 (6) 31 Who has been recently nominated as the Head of the panel to frame anew ‘National Education Policy’? (1) _ K. Kasturirangan (2) MLK Shridhar 3) 4) (6) Manjul Bhargava Ram Shankar Kureel Vasudha Kaamat (Turnover)25. Which batsman has scored the 28. 26. 27. MX—1D/10 highest number of runs in the entire ICC Champions’ Trophy concluded recently in June, 2017 ? (1) Joe Root (2) Tamim labal (3) Rohit Sharma (4) Shikhar Dhawan (5) Virat Kohli 23. What was the staple crop during the Rigvedic period in India ? (1) 2) (3) (4) 6) Barley Jowar Maize Paddy Wheat Whoamongthefollowingrulersofthe > Gupta dynasty had adopted the title “Mahendraditya” ? (a) (2) Chandragupta — Ii (3) Kumaragupta—! (4) Samudragupta Chandragupta — 1 (5) Skandagupta Who among the following ‘Asta Pradhanas’ of Shivaji functioned as the Finance Minister ? (1) Dabir (2) Majumdar (3) Peshwa (4) Surunavis (5) Waginavis Which Revoltwas led by Jatra Bhagat in 1914-15 in Chhotanagpur area ? (1) Horising (2) Kol rising (3) Munda revolt (4) Oraon revolt (6) Santhal revolt Which of the following hills in Indiais different from the other four in terms ofits origin ? (1) The Aravallis (2) The Maikal (3) The Patkai (4) The Rajmahal (5) The Vindhyas31. 32. 33. Find the odd pair out (1) @) (3) @) 6) The Damodar - The Barakar ‘The Ganga - The Hooghly The Son ~ The Rihand The Sutlej - The Beas ‘The Yamuna — The Chambal Which of the following is the largest reservoir in india in terms of water storage capacity ? (1) The Gobind Ballabh Pant Sagar (2) (3) @) 6) ‘The Govind Sagar The Indira Sagar The Nagarjun Sagar The Sardar Sarovar Which of the following places in India is different from the other four in terms of its relative location with respectto the Tropic of Cancer ? (a) 2) @) @) 6) Aizawl Bhopal Gandhinagar Jhansi Ranchi MX —1D/10 35. 36. Which of the following north-eastern states of India does not enjoy the special provisions under the Article 371? (1) 2) 3) @) 6) Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Sikkim Which of the following motions can be moved in both the houses of the Indian Parliament ? (1) @) @) @) ©) Call Attention Motion Censure Motion Cut Motion No Confidence Motion Privilege Motion Which one of the following Five-Year Plans in india is known as the “Gadgil Yojana’? (1) 2) (3) 4) 6) Second Third Fourth Fifth ‘Sixth (Tum over)37. 39. MX-1D/10 Distinguish the insurance company in india that is different from the other four in terms of the nature of its service: (1) Life insurance Corporation of India (2) National insurance Company Ltd. (3) The New India Assurance Company Ltd (4) The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. (8) United India Insurance Company Ltd. . To which language family do the Khasi and Munda languages belong? (1) Austroasiatic 2) Dravidian (@) Indo-Aryan (4) Sino-Tibetan (©) Tai-Kadai Which of the following intemational pollution related disasters was caused due to nuclear pollution ? (1) Bhopal Tragedy (10) 40. 41. (2) Chermoby! Disaster (8) Love Canal Disaster (4) Minamata Epidemic (6) The Exxon Valdez Disaster Which of the following human rights. organisations has instituted the “Rev. M:A: Thomas National Hurian Rights Award” in India’? * (1) Amnesty Intemational (2) Breakthrough (3) Human Rights Watch (4) People's Union for Civil Liberties eee rete (5) Vigil.India Movement Which of the following numbers is not divisible by 105? : (1) 32865 (2) 34755 (3) 36495 (4) 36645 (8) 3686542. 43. MX - 10/10 The square root of which of the following numbers is an integer ? (1) 13425 (2 15605 (3) 17525 (4) 18225 (6) 19550 ‘Which among the following fractions dees yield a terminating decimal ? (1) 24754 @ 36/81 @) 48/99 (4) 54/135 6) 66/153 The product of two numbers is 3072 and when the larger one is divided by the smaller one, the resultant quotient becomes 12. What is the difference between the twonumbers? (1) 160 @ 176 @ 192 (4) 208 ©) 256 (11) . In an open field; Sumit walks 25 metres towards east from where he turns right and walks 45-metres. Further, he moves to the west for 33 metresand then tums right and stops afier walking 25 metres. Whatis the straight line distance from his origin tothe destination ? (1) 08 metres 2) 10 metres (3) 15 metres (4) 17 metres (5) 23 metres . Inanexamination, 1 markis awarded for each correct answer while 0.25 marks are deducted for each wrong answer. If an examinee had attempted 80 questions and got 60 marks, then howmany problems did he solve correctly ? () 62 (2) 64 3) 66 4) 68 ©) 70 (Tum over)47. Four of the following angles are the interior angles of a quadrangle Identify the other one : (1) 54° (2) 82° (3) 88° (4) 126° (6) 136° 48. The taxi charges ina city comprise a fixed charge together with the charge ofthe distance covered. For ajoumey of 20 km and 30 km the amounts paid are Rs. 200 and Rs. 270 respectively. What amount will a person have to pay for travelling a distance of 25 km ? (1) Rs. 225 @ Rs. 235 3) Rs. 245 (4) Rs. 250 (©) Rs. 260 Mx-1D/10 (12) 49. 50. ‘Amanis five years older than his wife and four times as old as his son. If the son shall aan an age of 17 years after five years, then what is the present age of his mother ? (1) 43 years (2) 45years @ 48years (4) 51 years (6) 54 years There are two groups of trainees, A and B. f25 trainees will be sent from group Ato group B, then the number in both the groups will be equal. On the other hand, if25 trainees will be sent from group B to group A, the number in A will become double of that of B. Whats the actual strength of groupA? (1) 100 Q) 125 (3) 150 (4) 175 (6) 200 Contd.51. ‘agiga’ ae Gad ade ? (1) ae + aIgeR 2 ag+aiga 8) aon + alga (4) ag+eiga (5) ag+ aga 52. ‘eriaie’ — dea ouagiel.@'6 eee? (1) erica aie (2) eg cie (3) @¢icag aie 4) edie aie (5) erate aiaia 53. ‘qacie’ aaa ze @’6 2 (1) aieed 2) ag (3) am (4) seoet (5) aia 54. Gal oreeni@ia ‘a’ G ‘2’ ced gaia ae? (1) ade (2) odye MX—1D/10 (13) 55. 56. 57. (3) algeye 4) eaiseue 6) wadiys ‘aaa’ a9 cad eda ae? 1) agate Q) aiseia @) ga (4) @rcaer © wase ‘agae’ acca ced tdiea ‘ae’ gore, arcaise ? (1) age azica (2) wad azica @) aale adca (4) tiyey adica 6) aly aden “ealg aig deig Adas ceeia egiadal” age sieica ‘Geeia’ Ged ae? (1) Saat (2) ada @) aaa 4) wea ©) gal * (Tumover)58. 60. MX—1D/10 QAg FB6a ABoa QeAR Eeca AIA 61. AGI AIGA — 4B eieiea ‘acaa’ sed gee Sai? (1) imag 2) ae @) saiagg (4) sqacizde (6) erie “gqa aaa aresaca cad 1” Molsa ‘arcaaca’ ced tieica ced S08 caios 7 (1) 629 ase nat (2) 88a aeica nal (3) gearee adie nar (4) aaced nal 6) GalScaaca nai saisve! aca sedoisa vel Sad 62108 7 (1) gaig eer 2 eg aa 3) gas gun 4 aoreg ege ©) sgeaieg ana (14) 63. “QBaIee Musa acag ee cga 1” Nola ‘eGriee ause’ sed aden Ged SAG cain 7 (1) daca oe (2) sai adea ont” 3) a1ea ai aPiea ade oo (4) geaiee adica oon (6) aise 9-1 62. ‘cola’ aea Gaaroldcee ac ear (1) sera @ aga (3) age (4) save 6) saaeie ‘aiee’ aga Saareidseiue ae war (1) alee (2) alae @) e199 (4) Seana 6) e@. dae’ daa aSGego esa e’a 67. ‘a Glae soiaiaa!’ gga ad @’a? eee? (1) aq eer (1) G@+aae 2) sare eee! 2) a+raq @) ea cde! @) carae (4) 6a+aa9 eee 6) qe ee ©) a+a+e 5. Q6n ced acne cal aga 2” “et 68: ‘aIaige” Clea ead arta EIAs 7 cad gaia e1e4 ? : (1) egqis O) sae @) ee: (2) 6dlae @) e@fuiaa, @) se (4) e4 4) 4g 6) eegge (6) steqiey ee 69. cede . Ie GaiGer’ QGa ud ea? hee (1) daar eel (1) 998 (2) wanite ede 2) a8 (3) eaala eer @) aQd (4) aRe ede! 4) aad. (5) qei eae 8 aa. MX= 10/10 (15) (Tum over)70. ‘acald ad cae cea, WeLea@iaal 73. @QAEA I’ M2! CRT AIA GIGY 7 (1) eae 2) sae 3) ee 4) 4g (5) saoied 71. sede o@e ae Sia? (1) ag (2) gael (3) e018 4) eae (©) agee 72. sede ‘Ge’ aca adi ged? () aa 2) ee (3) gga @) ad ©) a MX = 1D/10 (16) 74, 75. ‘ag’ aoa ad @’a? (1) (2) (3) (4) ) aae aa gas aso saison Ged? qe ao ga? (1) 2) 3) (4) 6) edlcaise ealase ealacie ealeaicie ane cede oe ae Sela 7 a) @ (3) 4 6) ehee aise agiall sola BigeyDirection (Q. Nos. 76 to 80) : Choose the most appropriate word from the list given below and fill in the blanks. 76. Every one respects honest man. (i) a (2) an 3) the (4) zero article (5) None of these 77. —_______ there be rainfall, | shall not be able to attend your party. (1) While (2) Hever (3) Should (4) Could ©) Wil 78. lamreading, please tum theT.V. (1) out MX—1D/10 (17) 79. 80. (2) (3) @) 6) Eggs aresold__ the dozen. a) @) (3) @) ©) with None of these None but the brave _______ the. fair. (1) (2) 3) @) 6) deserving deserve deserves shall deserve None of these (Tum over)Direction (Q. Nos. 81 to 85) : Fill ineach of the numbered blanks in the following passage with the most suitable word out of the altematives given against each other. Itis_1 the size nor the _2_ of life which makes man _3__ . The growth of mind and the intellect is_4_ in proportion to the growth of human body. The true worth of aman __5_ upon his action. 81. Choose the most suitable word for Blank No. 1 of the given passage. (1) also (2) neither (3) either (4) although (5) None of these 82. Choose the most suitable word for Blank No. 2 of the given passage. (1) length MX -10/10 (18) 83. (2)_ width (@) sum (4) breadth (6) completion Choose the most suitable word for Blank No. 3 of the given passage. (1) mortal (2) godly @) genuine (4) human (©) None of these Choose the most suitable word for Blank No. 4 of the given passage. (1) better (2) never (3) usualy (4) ever (©) forever Contd.85. Choose the most suitable word for gg. Blank No. 5 of the given passage. ' (1) ties (2) rests @) revolves (4) gathers (©) depends Direction (Q. Nos. 86 to 90) : Selectthe gg, word that is most similar in meaning. 86. Contract: (1) Tract (2) Expand @) Give (4) Abridge (©) None of these 87. Inedible: (1) Polluted @) Vitiated (3) Eatable (4) Unift for human consumption (6) Poisonous MX-—1D/10 (19) Sporadic : (1) Epidemic 2) Whiting (3) Occasional (4) Stagnant (8) Regularly Escort: (1) Enable 2) Encounter (3) Encourage (4) Associate (6) Accompany ). Counsel: (1) Count 2) Confidence (3) Correction . @) Advice (5) None of these (Tum over)Direction (Q. Nos. 91 to 95) : Select the word that is opposite in meaning. 91. Urban: (1) Rustic (2) Civil (3) Rural (4) Domestic (5) None of these . 92. Transparent: (1) Translucent @) Vague (3) Opaque (4) Blind (5) Clear 93, Modem: . (1) Fresh (2) New (3) Novel (4) Ancient (6) None of these 94. Virtuous: (1) Pious (2) Holy MX—1D/10 (20) (3). Tainted (4) Moral (©) Goal 95. Proud: (1) Haughtly (2) Arrogant (3) Humble (4) Stubborn (®) Simple Direction (Q. Nos. 96 to 100) : Read the following sentences to find if there is any grammatical error in it. In case there is any error, it will be only in one part of the sentence. Choose the part that contains the error. 96. Nosconer the news appeared in the paper than there was a rush in the counter. (1) Nosooner the news appeared inthe paper 2) than (8) there was a rush (4) inthe counter (6) Noerror97. The Principal offered me tea but | denied it. 1) @ ® i @ | © : The Principal offered me tea but I denied it No error 98. None of the rooms are available for occupation at present. (1) @) (3) 4) 6) MX -1D/10 None of the rooms are available for occupation at present No ertor 99. 100. May | know whom you wish to see now. (1) (2) (3) 4 (6) May I know whom you wish to see now, No error One should always take care of his health. (1) (2) (3) @ 6) (21) One should always take care of his health No error (Tum over)