Held on : 23062013 (PaperI)

SSC CAPF Delhi Police SI, CISF ASI andNCB Intelligence Officer Exam

PartA : General Intelligenceand Reasoning

Directions (Q.16): In each of the followingquestions, select the related word/ letter/ numberfrom the given alternatives.1. ADHM : ZWSN : : GIKM : ?

A) NOQS B) TQRNC) TRPN D) TNRP

2. 7 : 133 : : 9 : ?A) 147 B) 99C) 171 D) 158

3. 36 : 216 : : 81 : ?A) 729 B) 629C) 319 D) 826

4. Victory : Joy : : ? : SorrowA) Defeat B) DepressionC) Melancholy D) Cry

5. Body : Stomach : : Library : ?A) Cash B) BookC) Headmaster D) School

6. HAND : JBPE : : PALM : ?A) RBNM B) RBMNC) QBNN D) RBNNDirections (Q.712): In each of the following

questions, select the one which is different fromthe other three responses.7. A) Teaching B) Counselling

C) Instruction D) Guidance8. A) (25, 49) B) (121, 169)

C) (7, 169) D) (9, 25)9. A) HEAT B) MEAT

C) MEET D) BEAT10. A) 8465 B) 2643

C) 4867 D) 624311. A) FhjL B) PrtV

C) KnpR D) Cegl12. A) Sitar B) Violin

C) Tanpura D) Veena13. Arrange the following words as per order in the

dictionary.(i) Forge (ii) Forget (iii) Forgo (iv) Forgive (v) FormatA) (v), (ii), (iv), (iii), (i)B) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii), (v)C) (iii), (iv), (v), (ii), (i)D) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii), (v)

14. Which one of the given responses would be ameaningful order of the following words?(i) Police (ii) Punishment (iii) Crime(iv) Judge (v) JudgementA) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii), (v)

B) (v), (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)C) (iii), (i), (iv), (v), (ii)D) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv), (v)Directions (Q.1518): In each of the following

questions, a series is given with one termmissing. Choose the correct alternative from thegiven ones that will complete the series.15. KJL, ONP, SRT, ?

A) WVX B) VWXC) WXV D) VUW

16. 198, 202, 211, 227, ?A) 236 B) 252B) 275 D) 245

17. AN, BO, CP, DQ, ?A) EG B) ERC) EH D) EF

18. 7, 25, 61, 121, ?A) 210 B) 211C) 212 D) 209

19. A group of alphabets are given with each beingassigned a number. These have to beunscrambled into a meaningful word and correctorder of letters may be indicated from the givenresponses.

E R D I S P

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi)

A) (v), (iv), (vi), (i), (ii), (iii)B) (vi), (v), (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)C) (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (i)D) (v), (vi), (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)

20. Which one of the following diagrams best depictsthe relationship among Mammals, Cows andCrows?

A) B)

C) D)

21. Which of the following figures best representsthe relationship amongst the Human being, Girl,Boy?

A) B)

C) D)

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22. In a row at a bus stop, A is 7th from the left andB is 9th from the right. They both interchangetheir positions. Now A becomes 11th from theleft. How many people are there in the row?A) 10 B) 20C) 19 D) 18

23. At present, the ratio between the ages of Arunand Deepak is 4 : 3. After 6 years, Aruns age willbe 26 years. What is the age of Deepak atpresent?A) 15 years B) 19 yearsC) 24 years D) 12 years

24. From the given alternatives select the word whichcannot be formed using the letters of the givenword.EncouragementA) game B) tearC) neck D) meat

25. If DELHI is coded as 73541 and CALCUTTA as82589662, then how would CALICUT be coded inthat code?A) 5978213 B) 8251896C) 8543691 D) 5279431

26. If JUNE is written as PQRS and AUGUST iswritten as WQFQMN. How can GUEST bewritten in this same coding language?A) FPSMN B) FQSMNC) FQSNM D) FQTMN

27. In the given figure, circles represent studentsstudying three different subjects. How manystudents study all the three subjects?

A) 2 B) 3C) 4 D) 1

28. Arun said, This girl is the wife of the grandsonof my mother. Who is Arun to the girl?A) Grandfather B) HusbandC) Father-in-law D) FatherDirections (Q.2930): In each of the following

questions, some equations are solved on the basisof a certain system. On the same basis, find outthe correct answer for the unsolved equation.29. If 235 = 38 and 452 = 45, then 345 = ?

A) 49 B) 66C) 72 D) 50

30. 2 3 = 49, 5 6 = 2536,1 9 = 181, 4 7 = ?A) 1628 B) 1649C) 2549 D) 1219

31. If means +, means -, + means and means , then what should be the value ofthe given equation?14 4 70 + 10 2 = ?A) 33 B) 15C) 30 D) 4

32. Select the correct combination of mathematicalsigns to replace * signs and to balance the givenequation.5 * 5 * 5 * 3 * 10A) + = B) + =C) + = D) + =Directions (Q.3334): In each of the following

questions, select the missing number from thegiven responses.

33.

A) 330 B) 336C) 428 D) 420

34. 12 15 3603 04 0504 06 0440 66 ?A) 104 B) 320C) 25 D) 84

35. Seema walks 30 m North. Then she turns rightand walks 30 m then she turns right and walks55 m. Then she turns left and walks 20 m. Thenshe again turns left and walks 25m. How manymetres away is she from her original position?A) 45 m B) 50 mC) 66 m D) 55 m

36. Four different positions of dice are as shownbelow. What number is opposite to face 3?

A) 4 B) 3C) 2 D) 6

37. After walking 10 m, Shankar turned left andcovered a distance of 6 m, then turned right andcovered a distance of 20 m. In the end, he wasmoving towards the south. From which directiondid Shankar start his journey?A) West B) NorthC) South D) East

38. Six persons are sitting in a circle. A is facing B,B is to the right of E and left of C. C is to the leftof D. F is to the right of A. Now D exchanges hisseat with F and E with B. Who will be sitting tothe left of D?

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A) D B) EC) A D) BDirections (Q.3940): In each of the following

questions, one/two statements are given followedby two/ four conclusions I, II, III and IV. You haveto consider the statements to be true even if theyseem to be at variance from commonly knownfacts. You have to decide which of the givenconclusions, if any fol low from the givenstatements.39. Statement: Songs always have singers to sing

them.ConclusionsI. Singers make a song.II. There is no un-sung song.A) Only conclusion II followsB) Both conclusions I and II followC) Neither conclusion I nor II followsD) Only conclusion I follows

40. StatementsI. Some cats are dogs.II. No dog is a toy.ConclusionsI. Some dogs are cats.II. Some toys are cats.III. Some cats are not toys.IV. All toys are cats.A) Only Conclusions I and III followB) Only Conclusions II and III followC) Only Conclusions I and II followD) Only Conclusion I followsDirections (Q.4142): In each of the following

questions, which answer figure will complete thequestion figure?41. Question Figure

Answer Figures

A) B) C) D)42. Question Figure

Answer Figures

A) B) C) D)

Directions (Q.4344): In each of the followingquestions, select the answer figure in which thequestion figure is hidden/embedded.43. Question Figure

Answer Figures

A) B) C) D)44. Question Figure

Answer Figures

A) B) C) D)Directions (Q.4546): In each of the following

questions, a piece of paper is folded and cut asshown below in the question figures. From thegiven answer figures, indicate how it will appearwhen opened?45. Question Figures

Answer Figures

A) B) C) D)46. Question Figures

Answer Figures

A) B) C) D)Directions (Q.4748): In each of the following

questions, if a mirror is placed on the line AB,then which of the answer figures is the right imageof the given figure?

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47. Question Figure

Answer Figures

A) B) C) D)48. Question Figure

Answer Figures

A) B) C) D)49. A word is represented by only one set of

numbers as given in any one of thealternatives. The sets of numbers given inthe alternatives are represented by twoclasses of alphabets as in the two matricesgiven below. The columns and rows of matrixI are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of matrixII numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from thesematrices can be represented first by its rowand next by its column eg, C can berepresented by 00, 12, 23, etc and M can berepresented by 56, 67, 77, etc. Similarly, youhave to identify the set for the given word: GOD.

MATRIXI

0 1 2 3 4

0 C D E F G

1 G D C F E

2 E F G C D

3 G C F D E

4 D C F G E

MATRIXII

5 6 7 8 9

5 L M N O P

6 O L M N P

7 L O M P N

8 N O P M L

9 P L M N O

A) 10, 11, 65 B) 95, 79, 12C) 30, 65, 40 D) 00, 10, 75

50. A word is represented by only one set ofnumbers as given in any one of thealternatives. The sets of numbers given inthe alternatives are represented by twoclasses of alphabets as in two matrices givenbelow. The columns and rows of matrixI arenumbered from 0 to 4 and that of matrixIInumbered from 5 to 9. A letter from thesematrices can be represented first by its rowand next by its column eg, B can berepresented by 01, 10, 22, etc and F can berepresented by 55, 76, 86, etc. Similarly, youhave to identify the set for the given word:CAGE.

MATRIXI

0 1 2 3 4

0 A B C D E

1 B C D E A

2 C D B A E

3 D C B E A

4 E B A C DMATRIXII

5 6 7 8 9

5 F G H I J

6 G F I J H

7 I F G J H

8 H F G I J

9 J F G J I

A) 95, 82, 31, 14 B) 20, 00, 65, 40C) 14, 20, 41, 86 D) 00, 21, 41, 95

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PartB : General Knowledge andGeneral Awareness

51. If a firm is operating at loss in the short-periodin perfect competition, it shouldA) decrease the production and the priceB) increase the production and the priceC) continue to operate as long as it covers even

the variable costsD)shut-down and leave the industry

52. For which one of the following commissions, thereis no provision in the Indian Constitution?A) Election CommissionB) Finance CommissionC) Planning CommissionD) Union Public Service Commission

53. Which one of the following statements aboutPYROLYSIS, which is a process for solid wastetreatment is incorrect?A) It converts the waste into solid, liquid and

gas of which the resultant liquid and gas canbe used to produce energy.

B) The process occurs at a temperature above430C at atmospheric pressure.

C) The process occurs under high pressure attemperature above 430 C.

D) It is a thermochemical decomposition oforganic waste

54. Which Sultan received a robe of honour from thecaliph?A) Ala-ud-din Khilji B) IltutmishC) Balban D) Qutub-ud-din Aibak

55. Sugathakumari chosen for the award of theSaraswati Samman 2012 is an eminent poetess in_________.A) Kannada B) TamilC) Telugu D) Malayalam

56. Which one of the following is not a line ofdemarcation between two countries?A) International Date LineB) MacMahon LineC) Radcliffe LineD) Durand Line

57. Which of the following supports particle natureof photons?A) DiffractionB) PolarizationC) Photoelectric effectD) Interference

58. Which country won the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockeytournament in Malaysia in March 2013?A) Malaysia B) New ZealandC) India D) Australia

59. The heaviest naturally occurring element isA) Mercury B) PoloniumC) Thorium D) Uranium

60. Which of the following is not an operatingsystem?A) Multi user - Single taskingB) Single user - Single tasking

C) Single user - Multi taskingD) Multi user - Multi tasking

61. Which one of the following languages is notspecified in the Eighth schedule of the IndianConstitution?A) Urdu B) EnglishC) Sindhi D) Sanskrit

62. Haptens areA) PseudoantigensB) Incomplete antigensC) AntibodiesD) Isoantigens

63. Which state in India occupies the same rankingposition in respect of area and population?A) Manipur B) MeghalayaC) Nagaland D) Gujarat

64. Sulphur dioxide bleaches colouring matter byA) Reduction B) DehydrationC) Decomposition D) Oxidation

65. Which of the following elements is not radio-active?A) Radium B) PlutoniumC) Zirconium D) Uranium

66. Wilting of plants occurs due to excessiveA) Respiration B) GuttationC) Absorption D) Transpiration

67. Gypsum is used for improvement ofA) Alkaline soils B) Saline soilsC) Podsols D) Acidic soils

68. Which of the following is an indirect tax?A) Capital Gains Tax B) Excise DtityC) Wealth Tax D) Estate Duty

69. Indicate the correct arrangement forelectromagnetic radiation in order of theirincreasing wavelength.A) Microwave, infrared, visible, X-raysB) X-rays, visible, infrared, microwaveC) Visible, infrared, microwave, X-raysD) X-rays, infrared, visible, microwave

70. Where was the Fifth BRICS Summit hosted bySouth Africa in March 2013?A) Durban B) JohannesburgC) Pretoria D) Cape Town

71. Lake formed in a cut off river, meander is calledA) Playa Lake B) Meteoric LakeC) Ox-Bow Lake D) Crater Lake

72. The rapidly growing mass of phytoplanktoncovering the surface water of a lake or pond isknown asA) Eutrophication B) Water bloomC) Water pollution D) Water hyacinth

73. Which is the leading state in India in ShipBreaking industry?A) Tamil Nadu B) MaharashtraC) Gujarat D) West Bengal

74. The telephone line is connected through the_______ on the computer.A) USB B) ModemC) Ethernet D) PS2

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75. In the nuclear reactors, moderators are used toA) Accelerate neutronsB) Absorb the neutronsC) Slow down the neutronsD) Generate neutrons

76. When Margaret Thatcher was PM with whichcountry Britain waged a war to regain control ofFalkland Islands?A) Chile B) ArgentinaC) Brazil D) None of the above

77. Match the following:ListI(a) Chalukyas (b) Hoysalas(c) Rashtrakutas (d) KakatiyasListII(i) Malkhed (ii)Vatapi(iii) Warangal (iv) DwarasamudraCodes:A) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)B) (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)C) (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c) (iii), (d)-(iv)D) (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv),(d)-(i)

78. Wings of birds areA) Modified hind limbsB) New structureC) Integumentary outgrowthD) Modified fore limbs

79. The worlds tallest statue of Mahatma Gandhi isinA) Champaran B) PatnaC) Lucknow D) Rajkot

80. Which one of the following is the principal sourceof information on Asokas campaign againstKalinga?A) Pillar Edict VII B) MahavamsaC) Divyavadana D) Rock Edict XIII

81. Gandhis concept of TrusteeshipA) Recognises right of private ownership of

propertyB) Transforms the capitalistic society into an

egalitarian oneC) Excludes legislative regulation of the

ownership and use of wealthD) Does not fix minimum or maximum income

82. Spontaneous change is one in there isA) a lowering of entropyB) a lowering of free energyC) ancrease in free energyD) an increase in internal energy

83. Among the following states, which one hasadopted the Neem tree as the state tree?A) Maharashtra B) Tamil NaduC) Kerala D) Andhra Pradesh

84. Contour line is the imaginary line joining placesof equalA) Rainfall B) HumidityC) Elevation D) Temperature

85. Who is the Chairperson of the National GreenTribunal?A) Justice JS VermaB) Justice Swatantra KumarC) Justice KG BalakrishnanD) Justice Markandey Singh

86. Which is the first state in India to enact theFood Security Act?A) Chhattisgarh B) GujaratC) Tamil Nadu D) Bihar

87. Which article of the Indian Constitution providesfor equal opportunities for all citizen in Publicemployment?A) Article-22 B) Article-16C) Article-20 D) Article-25

88. Sandstone is metamorphosed toA) Shale B) SlateC) Quartzite D) Marble

89. Taxes on professions can be levied byA) State government onlyB) both by state and union governmentC) by panchayats onlyD) Union government only

90. Which one of the following is opposite todemocratic state?A) Despotism B) RepublicC) Socialism D) Monarchy

91. Which one is not a function of money?A) Transfer of value B) Store of valueC) Price stabilisation D) Value measurement

92. Instrument used to study the behaviour of avibrating string isA) Barometer B) HydrometerC) Hygrometer D) Sonometer

93. Match the following:ListI(a) Hunters Commission(b) Wardha Scheme(c) Universitys Act(d) Radhakrishnan CommissionListII(i) 1948 (ii)1904(iii) 1937 (iv) 1882Codes:A) (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)B) (a)-(iv), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)C) (a)-(iii) (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)D) (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)

94. The casual organism of Polio isA) A fungi B) A virusC) A worm D) A bacteria

95. Panda belongs to the same family as thatA) Kangaroo B) PorcupineC) Whale D) Bear

96. Closed Economy meansA) no provision for public sector

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B) no provision for private sectorC) economic policy not well definedD) a country having no imports and exports

97. The Gandhara Art flourished underA) the Kushanas B) the SatavahanasC) the Guptas D) the Mauryas

98. At Break-even point,A) the industry is in equilibrium in the long-run.B) the producers suffers the minimum lossesC) the seller earns maximum profitD) the firm is at zero-profit point

99. Who said, Where there is no law, there is nofreedom?A) Bentham B) LeninC) Marx D) Locke

100.Which one of the following statements about theChief Justice of India (CJI) is not correct?A) He appoints the Chief Justice of all High

Courts.B) The CJI administers the oath of office to the

President.C) When both the offices of the President and

Vice-President fall vacant simultaneously, theCJI discharges the duties of the President.

D) The CJI can hold his office till he attains theage of 65 years.

PartC : Quantitative Aptitude101. The ratio of two numbers is 3 : 4 and their HCF

is 5. Their LCM isA) 10 B) 60C) 15 D) 12

102. The value of tan1 tan2 tan3 ...... tan 89 isA) 1 B) 2C) undefined D) 0

103. A man sold 250 chairs and had a gain equal toselling price of 50 chairs. His profit per cent isA) 20% B) 25%C) 50% D) 15%

104. A can do as much work as B and C together cando. A and B can together do a piece of work in 9hours 36 minutes and C can do it in 48 hours.The time (in hours) that B needs to do the workalone isA) 18 B) 24C) 30 D) 12

105. A solid right circular cylinder and a solidhemisphere stand on equal bases and have thesame height. The ratio of their whole surfaceareas isA) 3 : 2 B) 3 : 4C) 4 : 3 D) 2 : 3

106. If area of an equilateral triangle is a and height

b, then value of 2b

a is

A) 3 B) 13

C) 3 D) 13

107. The batting average for 30 innings of a cricketplayer is 40 runs. His highest score exceedshis lowest score by 100 runs. If these twoinnings are not included, the average of theremaining 28 innings is 38 runs. The lowestscore of the player isA) 15 B) 18C) 20 D) 12

108. An article was sold at 16% gain. Had it beensold for `200 more, the gain would have been20%. Then the cost price of the article isA) `5000 B) `4800C) `4500 D) `5200

109. From the top of a hill 200 m high, the angle ofdepression of the top and the bottom of a towerare observed to be 30 and 60. The height ofthe tower is (in m)

A) 400 33

B) 21663

C) 11333

D) 200 3

110. A copper sphere of diameter 18 cm is drawn intoa wire of diameter 4 mm. The length of the wire,in metre, isA) 2.43 B) 243C) 2430 D) 24.3

111. Triangle PQR circumscribes a circle with centreO and radius r cm such that ? PQR = 90. If PQ= 3 cm, QR = 4 cm, then the value of r isA) 2 B) 1.5C) 2.5 D) 1

112. The value of 11 21 435

??

?

is

A) 1229 B)

819

C) 4829 D)

219

113. Water flows at the rate of 10 metres per minutefrom a cylindrical pipe 5 mm in diameter. Howlong it lake to fill up a conical vessel whosediameter at the base is 30 cm and depth 24 cm?A) 28 minutes 48 secondsB) 51 minutes 12 secondsC) 51 minutes 24 secondsD) 28 minutes 36 seconds

114. Three circles of equal radius a cm touch eachother. The area of the shaded region is

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A) 23

2a

? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?

sq cm B) 26 3

2a

? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?

sq cm

C) ? ? 23 a? ? sq cm D) 22 32 a? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?

sq cm

115. If x = a b, y = b c, z = c a, then the numericalvalue of the algebraic expression x3 + y3 + z3 3xyz will beA) a + b + c B) 0C) 4 (a + b + c) D) 3 abc

116. The linear equation such that each point on itsgraph has an ordinate four times its abscissaisA) y + 4x = 0 B) y = 4xC) x = 4y D) x + 4y = 0

117. A godown is 15 m long and 12 m broad. The sumof the areas of the floor and the ceiling is equalto the sum of areas of the four walls. The volume(in m3) of the godown isA) 900 B) 1200C) 1800 D) 720

118. 3 men and 7 women can do a job in 5 days,while 4 men and 6 women can do it in 4 days.The number of days required for a group of 10women working together, at the same rate asbefore, to finish the same job isA) 30 B) 36C) 40 D) 20

119. The value of 19.36 0.1936 0.001936? ?

0.00001936? isA) 4.8484 B) 4.8694C) 4.8884 D) 4.8234

120. A shopkeeper marked the selling price of hisgoods in such a way that after giving a discountof 10% he gains 17%. How much per cent abovethe cost price is the marked price?A) 36% B) 27%C) 30% D) 40%

121. One of the factors of the expression24 3 5 2 3x x? ? is

A) 4 3x ? B) 4x + 3

C 4x 3 D) 4x 3

122. On a journey across Kolkata, a taxi averages 50km per hour for 50% of the distance, 40 km perhour for 40% of it and 20 km per hour for theremaining. The average speed, in km/hour, forthe whole journey isA) 42 B) 40C) 35 D) 45

123. A man ordered 4 pairs of black socks and somepairs of brown socks. The price of a black socksis double that of a brown pair. While preparingthe bill the clerk interchanged the number ofblack and brown pairs by mistake which in-creased the bill by 50%. The ratio of the numberof black and brown pairs of socks in the originalorder wasA) 2 : 1 B) 1 : 4C) 1 : 2 D) 4 : 1

124. In the following figure, AB be diameter of a circlewhose centre is O. If ? AOE = 150, ? DAO = 51then the measure of ? CBE is

A) 115 B) 110C) 105 D) 120

125. If the square of the sum of two numbers is equalto 4 times of their product, then the ratio ofthese numbers isA) 2 : 1 B) 1 : 3C) 1 : 1 D) 1 : 2

126. If a2 + b2 = 5ab, then the value of 2 2

2 2

a bb a

? ??? ?? ?

is

A) 32 B) 16C) 23 D) 23

127. In a big garden 60% of the trees are coconuttrees, 25% of the number of coconut trees aremango trees and 20% of the number of mangotrees are apple trees. If the number of appletrees are 1500, then the number of trees in thegarden isA) 48000 B) 50000C) 51000 D) 45000

128. A sum of money placed at compound interestdoubles itself in 5 years. It will amount to eighttimes of itself inA) 15 years B) 12 yearsC) 10 years D) 20 years

129. Minimum value of 4tan2? + 9cot2? isA) 12 B) 1C) 6 D) 13

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130. If 50% of (P Q) = 30% of (P + Q) and Q = x% ofP, then the value of x isA) 30 B) 25C) 20 D) 50

131. If sin? cos? = 12 , then the value of sin? + cos?

isA) 2 B) 2

C) 72

D) 2

132. If cosec ? cot ? = 72 , then the value of cosec ?

is

A) 4728 B)

5128

C) 5328 D)

4928

133. If x = 3 23 2

?? and y =

3 23 2

?? , then the value

of x3 + y3 isA) 950 B) 730C) 650 D) 970

134. A single discount equivalent to the followingthree successive discounts of 30%, 20% and 10%is given byA) 49.6% B) 50.60%C) 49.40% D) 50.40%

135. The greatest among the following numbers11 123 6(3) ,(2) ,1,(6) is

A) 12(2) B) 1

C) 16(6) D)

13(3)

136. The areas of two similar triangles ABC and DEFare 20 cm2 and 45 cm2 respectively. If AB = 5 cm,then DE is equal toA) 6.5 cm B) 7.5 cmC) 8.5 cm D) 5.5 cm

137. In a triangle ABC, BC is produced to D so thatCD = AC. If ? BAD=111 and ? ACB = 80, thenthe measure of ? ABC isA) 31 B) 33C) 35 D) 29

138. In ?ABC, ? A + ? B = 145 and ? C + 2? B = 180.State which one of the following relations istrue?A) CA = AB B) CA < ABC) BC > AB D) CA > AB

139. If the volumes of two right circular cones are inthe ratio 4 : 1 and their diameters are in theratio 5 : 4, then the ratio of their heights isA) 25 : 16 B) 25 : 64C) 64 : D) 16 : 25

140. The proportion of acid and water in threesamples is 2 : 1, 3 : 2 and 5 : 3. A mixturecontaining equal quantities of all three samplesis made. The ratio of water and acid in themixture isA) 120 : 133 B) 227 : 133C) 227 : 120 D) 133 : 227

141. A train 270metre long is running at a speed of36 km per hour, then it will cross a bridge oflength 180 metres inA) 40 sec B) 45 secC) 50 sec D) 35 secDirections (Q.142145): The following table

shows the productions of food-grains (in milliontonnes) in a state for the period 1999 2000 to2003 2004. Read the table and answer thequestions.

Production(in million tonnes)

Year Wheat Rice Barley Othercereals

1999-2000 680 270 250 450

2000-2001 800 420 440 300

2001-2002 680 350 320 460

2002-2003 720 400 380 500

2003-2004 820 560 410 690

142. In 20022003, the percentage increase in theproduction of barley as compared to the previousyear wasA) 14.20 B) 17.85C) 18.75 D) 7.90

143. During the period 19992000 to 20032004, xper cent of the total production is production ofwheat. The value of x is aboutA) 12.6 B) 37.4C) 37.8 D) 20.2

144. In the year 20032004, the increase inproduction was maximum over the previous yearforA) Rice B) BarleyC) Other cereals D) Wheat

145. The difference of average production of rice andthe average production of barley over the yearsisA) 50 B) 60C) 80 D) 40Directions (Q.146150): Production of three

different flavours of soft drinks X, Y and Z for aperiod of six years has been expressed in thefollowing graph. Study the graph and answer thequestions.

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146. The approximate decline in the production offlavour Z in 2010 as compared to the productionin 2008 isA) 33% B) 22.5%C) 42% D) 25%

147. The average annual production was maximumin the given period for the flavourA) Y only B) Z onlyC) X and Z D) X only

148. What per cent of the total production of flavourX in 2005 and 2006 combined is the totalproduction of flavour Z in 2007 and 2008combined?A) 102.25 B) 115.57C) 133.33 D) 96.67

149. The percentage of rise/fall in production fromthe previous year is maximum for the flavour Yin this yearA) 2007 B) 2008C) 2009 D) 2006

150. The difference (in lakh bottles) between theaverage production of flavour X in 2005, 2006,2007 and the average production of flavour Y in2008, 2009 and 2010 isA) 2.4 B) 0.5C) 1.5 D) 5

PartD : English ComprehensionDirections (Q.151155): In the following

questions, some parts of the sentences have errorsand some are correct. Find out which part of asentence has an error. The number of that part isthe answer. If a sentence is free from error, thenyour answer is D), ie No error.151. When one hears of the incident A)/about the

plane crash B)/he feels very sorry. C)/No error D)152. I went there A)/with a view to survey B)/the

entire procedure. C)/No error D)

153. It had laid A)/in the closet B)/for a week beforewe found it. C)/No error D)

154. He was present A)/in the court B)/to givewitness. C)/No error D)

155. He laughed A)/on her B)/as she fell off the tree.C)/No error D)Directions (Q.156160): In the following

questions, sentences are given with blanks to befilled with an appropriate word(s) . Fouralternatives are suggested for each question.Choose the correct alternative out of the four asyour answer.156. There are not solitary, free-living creatures: every

form of life is _________ other forms.A) dependent on B) parallel toC) overshadowed by D) segregated from

157. Ill take _________ now as I have anothersappointment somewhere else.A) departure B) my leaveC) permission D) leave from work

158. A garden knife is _________ used for rightpruning.A) generally B) compulsorilyC) systematically D) daily

159. Serious threat to our ecology and environmentcan be _________ with organic cultivation.A) hastened B) impededC) aggravated D) combated

160. My India by Corbett deals _________ the authorsfamiliarity with and love of India.A) in B) ofC) at D) withDirections (Q.161165): In the following

questions, out of the four alternatives, choosethe one which best expresses the meaning of thegiven word.161. Abnormal

A) Unnatural B) AggressiveC) Unique D) Informal

162. VenalA) Corrupt B) ComprehensibleC) Legible D) Forgivable

163. ConjurerA) Magician B) JesterC) Performer D) Trickster

164. InvoiceA) Word B) SoundC) Statement D) Language

165. AmeliorateA) Improve B) DegradeC) Motivate D) AgreeDirections (Q.166170): In the following

questions, choose the word opposite in meaningto the given word.166. Debacle

A) Success B) ResponseC) Acceptance D) Agreement

167. AbusiveA) Laudatory B) ProfuseC) Effusive D) Noble

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168. AmorphousA) Amoral B) DefiniteC) Perfect D) Irregular

169. UnitaryA) Single B) TripleC) Multiple D) Double

170. AdulterationA) Purification B) NormalizationC) Rejuvenation D) ConsternationDirections (Q.171175): In the following

questions, four alternatives are given for theIdiom/Phrase printed in bold in the sentence.Choose the alternative which best expresses themeaning of the Idiom/Phrase.171. I tried to feel his pulse on the issue, but in

vain.A) find his views B) enlighten himC) argue with him D) guide him

172. For this act of indifference he will be taken totask by the authority.A) he will get an offical reprimand from the

authority.B) he will be rewarded by the authority.C) he will tender his resignation to the

authority.D) he will be entrusted with an official job.

173. Yor need to have something up your sleeve ifthe present plan does not work.A) have some honest meansB) have some hidden sources of moneyC) have a secret pocket in the sleeveD) have an alternative plan

174. The new manager ruled the roost to every one.A) exercised authorityB) rushed through workC) got paid very handsomelyD) created good impression

175. Despite his initial arrogance he had to eathumble pie.A) he had to yield under pressureB) he maintained composureC) he failed to protest eventuallyD) he accepted the food offferedDirections (Q.176180): In the following

questions, a sentence/part of the sentence isprinted in bold. Below are given alternatives tothe bold sentence/part of the sentence at A), B)and C) which may improve the sentence. Choosethe correct alternative. In case no improvementis needed, your answer is D).176. The gentry of the town was invited.

A) is invited B) has been invitedC) were invited D) No improvement.

177. After the written exam, you will also have anoral exam.A) practical B) viva voceC) vocal D) No improvement

178. The regular use of alcohal, only in smallquantities, tends to cause mischief in many

ways to various organs of the body.A) though in small quantitiesB) even in a little quantityC) even in small quantitiesD) No improvement

179. If you were the Prime Minister of India whatsteps would you have taken to endunemployment?A) will you takeB) will you be takingC) would you takeD) No improvement

180. A high school student is not evenunderstanding the basics of Chemistry andPhysics.A) does not understand evenB) was not even understandingC) has even not understoodD) No improvementDirections (Q.181185): In the following

questions, out of the four alternatives, choosethe one which can be substituted for the givenwords/sentence.181. A person who attends to the diseases of the

eye is anA) oculist B) optimistC) obstetrician D) optician

182. The study of worms and insectsA) taxidermy B) entomologyC) ornithology D) paleontology

183. A person who devotes his/her life for the welfareof othersA) altruist B) hermitC) volunteer D) martyr

184. A person who shows off his learningA) pedant B) educationistC) exhibitor D) researcher

185. Written law of a legislative bodyA) statute B) statureC) static D) statueDirections (Q.186190): In the following

questions, four words are given. In each group,out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Findthe correctly spelt word.186. A) rhythym B) rhithim

C) rhythim D) rhythm187. A) indeganeous B) indigenous

C) indegenous D) indigeneous188. A) saccarine B) sacarine

C) sachharine D) saccharine189. A) revolutionize B) revoulutionize

C) revvolutionize D) revolutionize190. A) disentry B) dysentry

C) diesentry D) dysenteryDirections (Q.191200): In the following

questions, you have two passages with fivequestions in each passage. Read the passagescarefully and choose the best answer to eachquestion out of the four alternatives.

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PASSAGEI(Q. No. 191195)

It is not luck but labour that makes good luck,says an American author, is ever waiting for somethingto turn up; labour with keen eyes and strong will powerturns up something. Luck lies in bed and wishes thepostman would bring him news of a legacy, labour turnsout at six and with busy pen and ringing hammer laysthe foundation of competence. Luck whines, labourwatches, luck relies upon chance, labour uponcharacter. Luck slips downwards to self-indulgence;labour strides upwards and aspires to independence.The conviction, therefore, is extending that diligenceis the mother of good luck. In other words, a manssuccess in life will be proportionate to his offorts, tohis industry, to his attention to small things.191. Which one of the following words in the passage

indicates that the writer does not ultimatelyreject the element of luck?A) Luck whinesB) Diligence is the mother of good luckC) Luck wishes the postman would bring him

news.D) Luck is ever waiting.

192. Which pair of words means the same thing?A) Labour and industryB) Industry and legacyC) Diligence and legacyD) Legacy and labour

193. Which one of the following, statements sumsup the meaning of the passage?A) Luck waits and complains without working

while labour achieves success although itcomplains.

B) Luck is self indulgent, but labour is selfless.C) Luck often ends in defeat but labour produces

luck.D) Luck waits without exertion, but labour

exerts without waiting.194. _________ Labour turns out at six and with busy

pen and ringing hammer lays the foundation ofcompetence. What does this statement mean?A) Labour lays the foundation of the building.B) The writer and the labourer are the true eyes

of the society.C) There is no worker who works so hard as the

labourer who begins his day at six in themorning.

D) Hard work of all kinds makes people different.195. Which one of the statements is true about the

passage?A) Success depends only on hardluck.B) Expectation of good luck always meets with

disappoinment.C) Success is exactly proportionate to hard

work.D) Luck is neccessary for success.

PASSAGEII(Q. No. 196200)

Violence has played a great part in the worldshistory. It is today playing an equally important partand probably it will continue to do so for a considerabletime. It is impossible to ignore the importance ofviolence in the past and present. To do so is to ignorelife. Yet violence is undoubtedly bad and brings anunending trail of evil consequences with it. And worseeven than violence are the motives of hatred, cruelty,revenge and punishment which very often accompanyviolence. Indeed, violence is bad, not intrinsically, butbecause of these motives that go with it.

There can be violence without these motives;there can be violence for a good object as well as foran evil object. But it is extremely difficult to separateviolence from these motives, and therefore, it isdesirable to avoid violence as far as possible. Inavoiding it, however someone can not accept a negativeattitude of submitting to bad and far greater evils.Submission to violence or the aeceptance of an unjustregime based on violence is against the spirit of non-violence. The non-violent method, in order to justifyitself, must be dymanic and capable of changing sucha regime of social order.196. The word dynamic in the concluding line of

the passage meansA) activeB) energeticC) capable of change and progressD) All of the above

197. Which of the following statements is incorrect?A) Only violence can be used against violence.B) Violence is not inherently illC) Violence is a historically accepted fact.D) Violence cannot be ignored.

198. Violence without these motives is possible onlyinA) practice B) realityC) dream D) theory

199. Indeed, violence is bad, not intrinsically, butbecause of these motives that go with it.This suggestsA) Violence is basically good.B) Violence is bad only when it is associated

with certain motives.C) Violence is bad because the people who

exercise it are bad.D) Violence is basically bad.

200. Non-violence, according to the writer, meansA) violence without the evil motives.B) giving in to the tyranny of the powerfulC) accepting violence as a fact of life.D) None of the above.

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1. C; As, A D H M? ? ? ?Z W S N(Pair of opposite letters)

Similarly,G I K M? ? ? ?T R P N(Pair of opposite letters)

2. C; As, 7 19 = 133Similarly,9 19 = 171

3. A; As, (6)2 = 36; (6)3 = 216Similarly,(9)2 = 81; (9)3 = 729

4. A; As, Victory gives Joy. Similarly, Defeat givesSorrow.

5. B; As. Stomach is ralated with Body. Similarly,Book is related with Library.

6. D; As,

7. A; Teaching is different from the other three words.8. C; Except in the number pair (7, 169), in all other

number pairs both the numbers are perfectsquares.(25, 49) ? [(5)2, (7)2];(121, 169) ? [(11)2, (13)2](9. 25) ? [(3)2, (5)2]

9. C; In the word MEET, the second and the thirdletters are the same whereas the other wordshave two letters (E and A) in the middle.

10. B; 8465 ? 84 65 = 192643 ? 43 26 = 174867 ? 67 48 = 196243 ? 62 43 = 19

11. C;

12. B; Violin is a musical instrument with fourstrings of treble pitch played with a bowwhereas others are played with hand.

13. D 14. C

15. A;

16. B; 198 + (2)2 = 202202 + (3)2 = 211

211 + (4)2 = 227227 + (5)2 = 252

17. B;

18. B; 23 1 = 733 2 = 2543 3 = 6153 4 = 12163 5 = 211

19. D; S P I D E R? ? ? ? ? ?(v) (vi) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)

20. C; Crows come under the class Avies. Cow is amammal.

21. A; Girl is different from boy but both are humanbeings.

22. C; Total number of people in the row= 7 + 3 + 9 = 19

2 3 . A; Let the present age of Arun be 4x years andthat of Deepak be 3x years.6 years hence,Aruns age = 4x + 6 = 26? ?4x = 26 6

? ?x = 20 54

?

? present age of Deepak = 3x = 15 years.24. C; There is no k letter in the given word.

Therefore, the word neck cannot be formed.25. B; As, D E L H I

? ? ? ? ?7 3 5 4 1

andC A L C U T T A? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?8 2 5 8 9 6 6 2

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Therefore,C A L I C U T? ? ? ? ? ? ?8 2 5 1 8 9 6

26. B; As, J U N E? ? ? ?P Q R S

andA U G U S T? ? ? ? ? ?W Q F Q M N

Therefore,G U E S T? ? ? ? ?F Q S M N

27. B; The number 3 is common to all the threecircles.

28. C; Grandson of Aruns mother means either sonor nephew of Arun. Therefore, Arun is thefather-in-law of that girl.

29. D; 235 ? (2)2 + (3)2 + (5)2 = 38452 ? (4)2 + (5)2 + (2)2 = 45345 ? (3)2 + (4)2 + (5)2 = 50

30. B; As, 2 3 ? (2)2 (3)2 ? ?49;5 6 ? ?(5)2 (6)2 = 2536and1 9 ? ?(1)2 (9)2 = 181Similarly,4 7 = (4)2 (7)2 = 1649

31. D; 14 4 70 + 10 2 = ?? ?? = 14 + 4 70 10 2? ?? = 14 + 4 7 2 ?? ?? = 18 14 = 4

32. A; 5 * 5 * 5 * 3 * 10? 5 5 + 5 = 3 l0 ? 30 = 30

33. B; 23 2 = 633 3 = 2443 4 = 6053 5 = 12063 6 = 21073 7 = 336

34. D; First Column : 12 3 + 4 = 40Second Column : 15 4 + 6 = 66Third Column : 16 5 + 4 = 84

35. B;

? ?Required distance = 30m + 20m = 50m

36. A; The numbers 1, 2, 5 and 6 are on the adjacentfaces of the number 3. Therefore, the number4 lies opposite 3.

37. B;

From the diagram it is clear that Shankarstarted his journey from North to South.

38. C;

Clearly, A will be sitting to the left of D.39. D40. A; Some cats are dogs ? Conversion ? Some

dogs are cats. Therefore, conclusion I follows.Again, Some cats are dogs + No dog is a toy =I + E = O = Some cats are not toys. Therefore,Conclusion III follows.

41. A 42. C 43. A 44. D 45. B46. C 47. A 48. B49. C; G ? ? 04, 10, 22, 30, 43

O ? ?58, 65, 76, 86, 99D ? ?01, 11, 24, 33, 40

Options G O D

A) 10 11 65

B) 95 70 12

C) 30 65 40

D) 00 10 75

50. B; C ? 02, 11, 20, 31, 43A ? ?00, 14, 23, 34, 42G ? 56, 65, 77, 87, 97E ? ?04, 13, 24, 33, 40

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Options C A G E

A) 95 82 31 14

B) 20 00 65 40

C) 14 20 41 86

D) 00 21 41 95

51. C; The situation when a firm is operating at lossin the short period in perfect competitionarises when the price is so low that totalrevenue is not even enough to cover thevariable cost of production. Shut down pointis that point at which the price is equal toaverage variable costs or the firm covers itsvariable costs. So it should operate as longas it covers even the variable costs.

52. C; The Planning Commission does not derive itscreation from either the Constitution orstatute, but is an arm of the Central/UnionGovernment. It was created in 1950 byGovernment of India by an executiveresolution.

53. B; Pyrolysis is a thermo-chemical decompositionof organic material at elevated temperaturesin the absence of oxygen (or any halogen).Pyrolysis generally takes place well aboveatmospheric pressure at temperaturesexceeding above 430 C.

54. B; Iltutmish received confirmation of his robe ofhonour and title Nasir amir al-muminin(Helper of the Commander of the Faithful)from the Abbasid Caliph al-Mustansir.

55. D; Sugathakumari is an established writer inMalayalam. She won the prestigious SaraswatiSamman in 2012 for Manalezhuthu, beingonly the third Malayalam writer to do so.

56. A The International Date Line is an imaginaryline on the surface of the Earth from the northto the south pole and demarcates onecalendar day from the next. It passes throughthe middle of the Pacific Ocean, roughlyfollowing the 180 longitude but it deviates topass around some territories and islandgroups.

57. C; Light is made up of photons, so it has someparticle properties. In the photoelectric effect,light hits some material which absorbs it, andthen ejects incident electrons. The reasonthat the photoelectric effect is evidence forthe particle nature of light has to do with howmaterials absorb that light energy and theneject it in the form of electrons.

58. D 59. D 60. A61. B; The Eighth Schedule to the Indian

Constitution contains a list of 22 scheduledlanguages. English is not one of them.

62. B; Haptens are small molecules that react witha specific antibody but cannot induce theformation of antibodies unless bound to acarrier protein or other large antigenicmolecule. They are incomplete or partialantigens.

63. B; The position of Meghalaya is 22nd in terms ofboth area as well as population.

64. A; Sulphur dioxide gas exhibits bleachingproperties in presence of moisture. It dissolvesin water liberating nascent hydrogen. Nascenthydrogen removes oxygen atoms from thecolouring matter (reduces colouring matter)and it loses its colour.

65. C; Zirconium is a lustrous, grey-white, strongtransition metal that resembles titanium.

66. D; Plant wilting occurs after excessive loss ofwater by transpiration and lesser absorption.On a hot day, plants transpire heavily andcannot absorb water speedily to keep pace withtranspiration loss, even when there is enoughwater.

67. B; Gypsum is calcium sulfate which is essentialto the sustainability of most irrigated soils.Irrigated land eventually leads to sodicity andsalinity unless extreme care is taken. Itimproves sodic (saline soils by removingsodium from the soil and replacing it withcalcium.

68. B; Some examples of indirect taxes include valueadded tax, excise duty, sales tax, stamp dutyand custom duty levied on imports. These aretaxes levied by the state on expenditure andconsumption, but not on property or income.

69. D 70. A71. C; An ox-bow lake is a U-shaped body of water

formed when a wide meander from the mainstem of a river is cut off to create a lake. Thislandform is called an ox-bow lake for thedistinctive curved shape named after part of ayoke for oxen.

72. A; Eutrophication is the ecosystem responseto the addition of artificial or naturalsubstances, such as nitrates and phosphates,through fertilizers or sewage, to an aquaticsystem.

73. C74. B; A modem turns the digital data of a personal

computer into modulated electrical signals inthe voice frequency range of a telephonechannel. These signals can be transmittedover telephone lines and demodulated byanother modem at the receiver side to recoverthe digital data.

75. C; A moderator is a medium that reduces thespeed of fast neutrons, thereby turning theminto thermal neutrons capable of sustaininga nuclear chain reaction involving uranium-235. Commonly used moderators include

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regular (light) water (roughly 75% of the worldsreactors), solid graphite (20% of reactors) andheavy water (5% of reactors).

76. B 77. A78. D; The wings are modified forelimbs of birds

which are the key to bird flight. Each wingcomposed of three limb bones, the humerus,ulna and radius.

79. B; With a towering height of 70 feet, the worldstallest statute of Mahatma Gandhi wasrecently unveiled in Patna in Bihar. Fundedby the state government, the Rs 10 crorestatue, inclusive of a 30-feet-high pedestal,has been built by Delhi-based sculptorRamsutar and Sons.

80. D81. B; Trusteeship principle advocated by Gandhiji

provides a means of transforming the presentcapitalist order of society into an egalitarianone. He envisaged trusteeship as a postcapitalist arrangement which gives no quarterto capitalism, but gives the present owningclass a chance of reforming itself.

82. B; Entropy and enthalpy together make a newquantity, the Free Energy which, underconditions of constant temperature andpressure, determines the direction ofspontaneous change. All spontaneousprocesses have a negative change in freeenergy.

83. D; Azadirachta indica, also known as Neem, is thestate tree of Andhra Pradesh.

84. C; Contour line is a line on a map or chart joiningpoints of equal height (elevation) or depth.Closely spaced contour lines indicate asteeper gradient than the more loosely spacedlines.

85. B 86. A87. B; Article16 of the Indian Constitution deals

with equality of opportunity in matters ofpublic employment. It states that no citizenshall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste,sex, descent, place of birth, residence or anyof them, be ineligible for, or discriminatedagainst in respect or, any employment or officeunder the State.

88. C 89. A90. A; Democracy is a political system whereby

people elect their representatives who thenadminister the region/nation. Despotism isthe opposite of democracy as the principle ofrepresentation is absent in it. It is mostlyassociated with autocratic/authoritarian set-ups.

91. C; Generally, economists have defined four typesof functions of money which are as follows: (i)Medium of exchange (transfer of value) (ii)Measurement of value, (iii) Standard ofdeferred payments, and (iv) Store of value.

92. D 93. D94. B; Polio is a highly infectious disease caused by

a virus. Its causative agent, polio virus, wasidentified in 1908 by Karl Landsteiner. Thepolio virus invades the nervous system, andcan cause total paralysis in a matter of hours.

95. D; It is generally considered that the Pandabelongs to the bear family, though differencespersist. Some DNA studies have shown thatthe giant panda is closer to the bear familywhile the red panda is indeed closer to theraccoon family.

96. D; Closed economy is an economy in which noactivity is conducted with outside economies.A closed economy is self-sufficient, meaningthat no imports are brought in and no exportsare sent out. The goal is to provide consumerswith everything that they need from within theeconomys borders.

97. A; Gandhara style flourished and achieved itspeak during the Kushan period, from the 1stto the 5th centuries. It declined and suffereddestruction after invasion of the White Hunsin the 5th century.

98. D; The break-even point (BEP) is the point atwhich cost or expenses and revenue are equal:there is no net loss or gain, and one hasbroken even. For businesses, reaching thebreak-even point is the first major steptowards profitability.

99. D100. A; Judges in a High Court are appointed by the

President of India in consultation with theChief Justice of India and the Governor of thestate. The Constitution confers the power ofappointment of judges on the President ofIndia.

101. B; Let the numbers be 3x and 4x and HCF = x = 5? Numbers = 15 and 20? LCM = 60

102. A; tan 89 = tan (901) = cot1tan 88 = tan (902) = cot2? tanl.tan2.tan3 ..................tan45 .......... tan87.tan88.tan89= (tanl.cotl) (tan2.cot2) ..... tan45. = 1.

( tan? .cot? = 1)103. B; Quicker Approach :

SP of 250 chairs CP of 250 chairs= SP of 50 chairs? ?SP of 200 chairs = CP of 250 chairs

? Percentage profit 250 200 100 25%

200?? ? ?

104. B; 9 hours 36 minutes 36 39 960 5

? ?? ? ?? ?? ? hours

485

? hours

(A + B)s 1 hours work 548

?

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Cs 1 hours work 148

?

(A + B + C)s 1 hours work 5 1 148 48 8

? ? ? ...... (i)

As 1 hours work = (B + C)s 1 hours work ...... (ii)From equations (i) and (ii), we have,

2 As 1 hours work = 18

As 1 hours work = 1

16

Bs 1 hours work 5 1 5 3 148 16 48 24

?? ? ? ?

? B alone will finish the work in 24 hours105. C; Let radius of cylinder be r units and therefore,

height = r units? Required ratio = 2?r2 +2?r2: 2?r2 + ?r2 = 4 : 3

106. C;

Let AD = b, BD = DC = x

tan60 ADBD

? 3bx

? ? 3bx? ?

? BC = 2x 23b?

? Area of the triangle = 12 BC AD

1 22 3

ba b? ? ? ? 2

3ba

? ?

107. B; Let the lowest score be x and the highest score= (x + 100)Now, according to the question,28 38 + x + x + 100 = 30 40? 1064 + 2x + 100 = 1200? ?2x = 1200 1164 = 36????? ?x = 18

108. A; Let the CP of article be Rs x.Now, according to the question,

x 116 120200100 100

x ?? ?

4 200 100200100 4

x x ?? ? ? ? ? = Rs 5000

109. C;

AB = Hill = 200 metres? ADE = 30? ACB = 60DE = BC = x metresFrom ?ABC,

tan 60ABBC

? ?200 2003

3x

x? ? ? metres

From ?AED,

tan 30AEDE

? 1 AE 200AE200 333

? ? ? ? metres

? CD = 200 200 400 11333 3 3

? ? metres

110. B; Volume of sphere 343

r? ?

43

? ? 9 9 9 = 972 ? cubic cm

Let the length of wire be h cm.Now, according to the question,? (0.2)2 h = 972?

? h 972

0.2 0.2?

? = 24300 cm = 243 metres

111. D;

PR2 = PQ2 + PR2 = 32 + 42 = 25

? PR = 25 = 5 cm

r Area of triangleSemi perimeter of triangle

??

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1 3 4 62 13 4 5 62

? ?? ? ?? ?

cm

112. C; 1 1 11 1 12 2 5 19 101 115 4 19 195

? ? ? ? ?? ?? ??

19 29 19 48129 29 29

?? ? ? ?

113. A; Volume of water flowing from the pipe in 1munute = ? 0.25 0.25 l000 cu cm.Volume of conical vessel

1 15 15 143

? ? ? ? ? cu cm.

? Required time 15 15 243 0.25 0.25 1000

? ? ? ??? ? ? ?

= 28 minutes 48 seconds

114. D;

AB = BC = CA = 2a cm.? BAC = ? ACB = ? ABC = 60

Area of ?ABC 34

? (side)2

2 23 4 34

a a? ? ? sq cm

Area of three sectors 2603

360a? ? ? ? ?

2

2a?? sq cm

Area of the shaded region 2 23 2a a?? ?

22 32

a? ?? ?? ? ?? ?? ?

sq cm

115. B; x + y + z = a b + b c + c a = 0? x3 + y3 + z3 3xyz = 0

116. B; y = 4x; when, x = 1, y = 4.117. B; Let the height of the godown be h metres.

Now, according to the question,2(15 12) = 2 h(15 + 12)? ?27h = 15 12

15 12 2027 3

h ?? ? ? metres

? Volume of the godown 15 12 20

3? ??

= 1200 cu metres118. D; (3 5) men + (7 5) women = (4 4) men + (6 4)

women? 16 men 15 men = 35 women 24 women? 1 man = 11 women? 3 men + 7 women = 40 women? M1 D1 = M2 D2? 40 5 = 10 D2? D2 = 20 days

119. C; 19.36 0.1936 0.001936? ?

0.00001936? = 4.4 + 0.44 + 0.044 + 0.0044= 4.8884

120. C; Let the CP of the article be Rs 100 and themarked price be Rs x.Now, according to the question,

90 117100

x? ? ?

117 10090

x ?? ? = 130 = 30% above CP.

121. D; 24 3 5 2 3x x? ? 24 3 8 3 2 3x x x? ? ? ?4 ( 3 2) 3( 3 2)x x x? ? ? ?(4 3)( 3 2)x x? ? ?

122. B; Total distance = 100 km

Total time 50 40 1050 40 20

? ? ?

= 1 + 1 + 1 52 2

? hours

? Average speed =100 2

5?

= 40 kmph

123. B; Number of brown socks = xPrice of brown socks = Rs y per pairPrice of black socks = Rs 2y per pairNow, according to the question,

4y + x 2y 150100

? (4 2y + xy)

? 4 + 2x = 32 (8 + x)

? 8 + 4x = 24 + 3x ???????? x = 24 8 = 16? Required ratio = 4 : 16 = 1 : 4

124. C;

? AOE = 150, ? DAO = 51

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? EOB = 180 150 = 30OE = OB

? ? OEB = ? OBE = 150

2?

= 75

? ? CBE = 180 75 = 105125. C; (x + y)2 = 4xy

? x2 + y2 + 2xy 4xy = 0? (x y)2 = 0 ? x = y

126. C; a2 + b2 = 5ab2 2

5a bab?? ? 5

a bb a

? ? ?

On squaring both sides, we have,2

25a bb a

? ?? ? ?? ?? ?2 2

2 2

a bb a

? ? + 2 = 252 2

2 2

a bb a

? ? = 25 2 = 23127. B; Let the number of trees in the garden be x.

Now, according to the question,60 25 20 1500

100 100 100x ? ? ? ?

3 1 1 15005 4 5

x? ? ? ? ?

1500 5 4 5 1500003

x ? ? ?? ? ?

128. A;TRA P 1

100? ?? ?? ?? ?

5R2 1 1

100? ?? ? ?? ?? ?

Cubing both sides, we have,15

3 R2 1 1100

? ?? ?? ?? ?129. A; 4 tan2? + 9cot2? = (2tan? 3cot?)2 + 12

? Minimum value = 12( 2tan? 3cot?)2 > 0

130. B;P Q 30(P Q)

2 100? ? ? ?

? 5(P Q) = (P + Q) 3? 5P 3P = 5Q + 3Q

? 2P = 8Q ? P = 4Q = P x4100

??

4 1 25100

x x? ? ? ?

131. C; sin? cos??= 12

sin? + cos? = xOn squaring and adding, we have,

2(sin2? + cos2?) = 14 + x

2

? x2 = 2 1 74 4

? 72

x? ?

[ sin2? + cos2? = 1]

132. C; cosec? - cot? = 72 ........... (i)

cosec2? - cot2? = 1? (cosec? + cot?) (cosec? cot?) = 1

? cosec? + cot????1 2

cos cot 7ec?

? ? ? ?????????????(ii)On adding both equations, we get,

2cosec? = 7 2 49 4 532 7 14 14

?? ? ?

53cos28

ec? ? ?

133. D;3 2 ( 3 2)( 3 2)3 2 ( 3 2)( 3 2)

x? ? ?? ?? ? ?

2( 3 2)3 2

??? = 3 + 2 2 3. 2 5 2 6? ?

? 3 2 5 2 63 2

y ?? ? ??

? x + y = 5 2 6 + 5 + 2 6 = 10

xy = (5 2 6 ) (5 + 2 6 ) = 25 24 = 1? x3 + y3 = (x + y)3 3xy (x + y)= (10)3 3(10) = 1000 30 = 970

134. A; Quicker Method:Single equivalent discount for 30% and 20%

30 2030 20 44%100

?? ?? ? ? ?? ?? ?Single equivalent discount for 44% and 10%

44 1044 10 49.6%100

?? ?? ? ? ?? ?? ?135. D; LCM of 3, 2 and 6 = 6

1 1 123 6 6(3) (3 ) (9)? ? ?

1 1 132 6 62 2 (8)

?? ?

1 1 1 16 6 6 6(9) (1) 1;(6) (6)? ? ?

136. B;2

2

ABC ABDEF DE

? ??

2

20 2545 DE

? ? 245 25 225DE

20 4?? ? ?

15DE 7.52

? ? ? cm.137. D;

? ACB = 80? ACD = 180 80 = 100

? ? CAD = ? CDA = 802

?= 40

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? BAC = 111 40 = 71? ABC = 180 71 80 = 29

138. D;

? A + ? B = 145? C = 180 145 = 35? C + 2 ? B = 180? 2? B = 180 35 = 145

? ?? B = 145

2?

= 72.5 = ? A? ?? B > ? C? AC > AB

139. C;2

1 1 12

2 2 2

V r hV r h

?

1

2

4 251 16

hh

? ? ? 1

2

16 4 6425 25

hh

?? ? ?

140. B; Required ratio 2 3 5 1 2 3:3 5 8 3 5 8

? ? ? ?? ? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?80 72 75 40 48 45: 227 :133

120 120? ? ? ?? ? ? ?? ?? ? ? ?? ? ? ?

141. B; 36 kmph 536

18? ?? ?? ?? ?

m/sec = 10 m/sec

Required time 270 180

10?? ?? ?? ?? ? 45 seconds

(142145) :

142. C; Per cent increase 380 320 180 100

300? ?? ?

18.75?143. B; Total production :

Wheat ??3700 million tonnesRice ? 2000 million tonnesBarley ? 1800 million tonnesOther cereals ? 2400 million tonnes

3700 100 37.49900

x? ? ? ?

144. A; Perecentage increase :

Rice = 160 100 40400

? ?

Cereals = 190 100 38500

? ?

145. D; Required difference 2000 18005 5

? ? = 400 360

= 40 million tonnes

(146150):

146. A; Percentage decrease 60 40 100

60?? ?

100 133 %

3 3? ?

147. A; Average annual production :

Flavour X : 16

? 300 = 50 lakh bottles

Flavour Y : 16

? 325 = 54 16 lakh bottles

Flavour Z : 16

? 300 = 50 lakh bottles

148. C; Required percentage 12090

? 100 = 133.3

149. A; Percentage increase/decrease :

Year 2007 : 60 50

60?? 100 = 16% decrease

Year 2008 : 55 50

50?? 100 = 10% increase

Year 2009 : 55 50

55?? 100 = 9% decrease

150. D; Required difference13

? [(55 + 50 + 55) (50 + 40 + 55)]

13

? (160 145) 153

? = 5 lakh bottles151. B; Replace the with a. Since no particular in-

cident is evident here, the indefinite articlea should be used.

152. B; Replace survey with serveying. With a niewto should be followed by a gerund, ie (verb +ing) form of verb.

153. A; Replace had laid with had been lying154. C; Replace give with provide.155. B; Replace on with at.156. A; Dependent on = needing somebody/

something in order to survive or besuccessful; affected or decided by something.

157. B; To take your leave = to say good bye.158. A159. D; To combat = to stop something unpleasant

or harmful from happening.160. D; To deal with = to be about something.161. A; Abnormal = unusual; irregular; unnatural;

different from what is usual.162. A; Venal = corrupt; prepared to do dishonest or

immoral thing in return for money.163. A; Conjurer = a person who performs magic

tricks ; magician.164. C; Invoice = list of goods that have been sold;

bill; statement.165. A; To ameliorate = to make something better;

improve.166. A; Debacle = a situation that is a complete

failure and causes embarrassment.

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167. A; Abusive = expressing praise or admiration.Laudatory = expressing praise or admiration.

168. B; Amorphous = shapeless; irregular, having nodefinite shape.

169. C; Unitary = single : forming one unit.Multiple = many in number

170. A; Adulteration = making impure by mixing ;contamination.Purification = making something pure byremoving substances that are dirty, harmful.

171. A; To feel pulse = to try to know someonesviews.

172. A; To take somebody to task = to criticizesomebody strongly for something they havedone.

173. D; To have/keep something up your sleeve =to keep a plan or an idea secret until you needto use it.

174. A; To rule the roost = to be the most powerfulmember of a group.

175. A; To eat humble pie = to say and show thatyou are sorry for a mistake that you made.

176. C 177. D 178. B 179. C 180. A 181. A182. B 183. A 184. A 185. A186. D; Rhythm = a strong regular repeated pattern

of sounds or movements.187. B; Indigenous = native; belonging to a particular

place.188. D; Saccharine = sentimental189. A; To revolutionize = to completely change the

way that something is done.190. D; Dysentery = an infection of the bowels that

causes severe diarrhoea with loss of blood.191. B 192. A 193. A 194. D 195. C196. D 197. A 198. D 199. B 200. D