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1 GENERAL INTELLIGENCE Directions (1-9) : In each of the following questions, select the related word/ letters/number from the given alternatives. 1. Life : Death :: Beginning : ? (a) Era (b) End (c) Time (d) Commence. 2. Leg : Knee :: Arm : ? (a) Hand (b) Wrist (c) Elbow (d) Sleeve 3. Interrupt: Speak : : ? (a) Shout: Yell (b) Intrude : Enter (c) Interfere : Clash (d) Telephone : Telegraph 4. BD : Cl: : DP : ? (a) EZ (b) EY (c) DF (d) EX 5. ACE : GIK: : MOQ : ? (a) SUW (b) STU (c) STW (d) SVW 6. EGIK : LJHF : : SUWY : ? (a) ZXVT (b) LNPR (c) MOQS (d) TVXZ 7. 3 : 27 : : 4 : ? (a) 16 (b) 64 (c) 28 (d) 32 8. 18 : 52 : : 12 : ? (a) 34 (b) 48 (c) 60 (d) 72 9. 8 : 9 : : 64 : ? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 36 Directions (10-18) In each of the following questions, select the one which is different from the other three responses? 10. (a) Iron (b) Steel (c) Gold (d) Tin 11. (a) Book (b) Journal (c) Article (d) Newspaper 12. (a) Araldite (b) Gel (c) Plaster (d) Wax 13. (a) D (b) E (c) F (d) G 14. (a) DGLS (b) MPSV (c) HKPW (d) KNSZ 15. (a) ROPE (b) WED (c) DON (d) POT 16. (a) 204 (b) 220 (c) 228 (d) 252 17. (a) 5-58 (b) 6-69 (c) 7 - 80 (d) 8-90 18. (a) 49-100 (b) 81-144 (c) 24 - 64 (d) 9-36 19. Arrange the following words according to Englsh Dictionary: A. Advertise B. Admit C. Addition D. Adhesive (a) A, B, C, D (b) C, D, B, A (c) C, B, D, A (d) D, A, B, C Directions (20 -21) : In each of the following questions, which one of the given responses would be a meaningful order of the following words in ascending order? 20. A. Seed B. Fruit C. Plant D. Food (a)BADC (b)ADBC (c)ACBD (d)CABD . 21. A. Yearly B. Fortnightly C. Monthly D. Daily E. Weekly (a) E, B, C, D, A (b) D, E, B, C, A (c) B, E, D, C, A (d) A,D,E,C,B SSC HIGHER SECONDARY LEVEL MODEL TEST - 4 www.eenadupratibha.net

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GENERAL INTELLIGENCEDirections (1-9) : In each of the following questions, select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

1. Life : Death :: Beginning : ?(a) Era (b) End (c) Time (d) Commence.

2. Leg : Knee :: Arm : ?(a) Hand (b) Wrist (c) Elbow (d) Sleeve

3. Interrupt: Speak : : ?(a) Shout: Yell (b) Intrude : Enter (c) Interfere : Clash (d) Telephone : Telegraph

4. BD : Cl: : DP : ?(a) EZ (b) EY (c) DF (d) EX

5. ACE : GIK: : MOQ : ?(a) SUW (b) STU (c) STW (d) SVW

6. EGIK : LJHF : : SUWY : ?(a) ZXVT (b) LNPR (c) MOQS (d) TVXZ

7. 3 : 27 : : 4 : ?(a) 16 (b) 64 (c) 28 (d) 32

8. 18 : 52 : : 12 : ?(a) 34 (b) 48 (c) 60 (d) 72

9. 8 : 9 : : 64 : ?(a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 36Directions (10-18) In each of the following questions, select the one which isdifferent from the other three responses?

10. (a) Iron (b) Steel (c) Gold (d) Tin11. (a) Book (b) Journal (c) Article (d) Newspaper12. (a) Araldite (b) Gel (c) Plaster (d) Wax13. (a) D (b) E (c) F (d) G14. (a) DGLS (b) MPSV (c) HKPW (d) KNSZ15. (a) ROPE (b) WED (c) DON (d) POT16. (a) 204 (b) 220 (c) 228 (d) 25217. (a) 5-58 (b) 6-69 (c) 7 - 80 (d) 8-9018. (a) 49-100 (b) 81-144 (c) 24 - 64 (d) 9-3619. Arrange the following words according to Englsh Dictionary:

A. Advertise B. Admit C. Addition D. Adhesive(a) A, B, C, D (b) C, D, B, A (c) C, B, D, A (d) D, A, B, CDirections (20 -21) : In each of the following questions, which one of the givenresponses would be a meaningful order of the following words in ascending order?

20. A. Seed B. Fruit C. Plant D. Food(a)BADC (b)ADBC (c)ACBD (d)CABD .

21. A. Yearly B. Fortnightly C. Monthly D. Daily E. Weekly(a) E, B, C, D, A (b) D, E, B, C, A (c) B, E, D, C, A (d) A,D,E,C,B

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22. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letterseries shall complete it?KLM_, KL_N, K_MN, _LMN(a)NMLK (b)KLMN (c) LKNM (d)KLNMDirections (23-26) : In each of the following questions, choose the correct alternativefrom the given ones that will complete the series.

23. BE, HK, NQ, ?(a) PR (b) SU (c) TW (d) UW

24. AZBY, CXDW, EVFU, ?(a) ITGS (b) GSIT (c) GISI (d) GTHS

25. 24, 29, 39, ?, 74(a) 49 (b) 54 (c) 44 (d) 50

26. 480, ?, 24, 8, 4(a) 98 (b) 96 (c) 104 (d) 88

27. Find the wrong number in the given series :6, 14, 31, 64,137, 280(a) 31 (b) 64 (c) 137 (d) 280

28. Pointing to a girl in a bus, a man tells his friend “She is the daughter of the onlyson of my father’s wife”. How is the girl related to the man?(a) Cousin (b) Daughter (c) Mother (d) Sister

29. There are five friends Suresh , Kaushal, Madhur, Amit and Ramesh. Suresh isshorter than Kaushal but taller than Ramesh. Madhur is the tallest. Amit is alittle shorter than Kaushal but little taller than Suresh. If they stand in the orderof their heights who will be the shortest?(a) Amit (b) Madhur (c) Ramesh (d) Kaushal

30. From the given alternatives select the word which cannot be formed using theletters of the given word. HISTORICAL(a) RICHES (b) CHARIOT (c) CHART (d) CHAOS

31. A group of alphabets are given with each being assigned a number. These have tobe unscrambled meaningful word and correct order of letters maybe indicatedfrom the given responses.L R T O A I 1 2 3 4 5 6(a) 3 4 1 6 2 5 (b) 3 5 6 1 4 2 (c) 5 3 6 2 4 1 (d)6 2 5 3 4 1

32. If FIREWOOD is written as ERIFDOOW, how is FRACTION written as ?(a) ARFITCNO (b) NOITCARF (c) CARFNOIT (d) CRAFNOIT

33. If RACKET is written as 813524 in a certain code, how would TRACK be written inthat code ?(a) 28153 (b) 41835 (c) 81253 (d) 48135

34. Some equations are solved on the basis of a certain system. On the same basis,find out the correct answer for the unsolved equation. 4 x 6 x 9 = 649, 7 x 3 x 2 = 372, 8 x 9 x 4 = ?(a) 489 (b) 849 (c) 948 (d) 984

35. Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to replace * signs and tobalance the given equation. 15 *3*5* 20 *2(a) + - = (b) x - = x (c) + = + x (d) x - =

36. Which of the following interchanges of signs would make the given equation correct?24 + 6 x 3 3 - 1 = 14(a) + and x (b) x and - (c) and + (d) - and +

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Directions (37-38) In each of the following , questions, select the missing numberfrom the given responses.

37. 8 72 96 66 119 ? 6

(a) 64 (b) 60 (c) 52 (d) 54

38. 14 25 422 4 63 3 ?4 7 9

(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 739. X walks southwards and then turns right, then left and then right. In which

direction is he moving now ?(a) South (b) North (c) West (d) South West

40. Kalpana travelled from point B to straight to C a distance of 8 feet. She turnedleft and walked 5 feet away. Again she turned left and walked 7 feet and finallyturned left and walked 5 feet. How far is she from the starting point?(a) 3 feet (b) 4 feet (c) 1 feet (d) 5 feet

41. Two statements are given followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to considerthe statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonlyknown facts. You are to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follow fromthe given statements. Indicate your answer.Statements : Teaching is an art.Drawing is also an art.Conclusions :I. All artists are teachers.II. All artists know to draw pictures.(a) Only conclusion I follows (b) Only conclusion II follows(c) Neither conclusion I nor II follows (d) Both conclusions I and II follow

42. Two statements are given followed by four conclusions I, II, III and IV. You have toconsider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance fromcommonly known facts. You are to decide which of the given conclusions if any,follow from the statements, indicate your answer.Statements :1. All goats are tigers.2. All tigers are lions.Conclusions:I. All tigers are goats.II. All lions are tigers.III. No goat is a lion.IV. No lion is a goat.(a) Either II or III follows (b) Either II or IV follows(c) Either I or III follows (d) None of the conclusions follow

43. A solid cube of 4 inches has been painted Red, Green and Black on pair of oppositefaces. It has been cut into one inch cubes. How many cubes have only four facespainted ?(a) 0 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 16

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44. A, B, C, D and E are standing in a line facing North. E is standing 40 metres leftto B. A is standing 20 metre left to C, D is standing 20 metre right to E and 50metre right to C. What is the distance between A and B?(a) 70 metre (b) 80 metre (c) 90 metre (d) 100 metre

45. Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?Question Figure Answer Figure

46. Select the answer figure in which the question figure is hidden/embedded?Question Figure Answer Figure

47. A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in the question figures. Fromthe given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened?Question Figure Answer Figure

48. Which of the answer figure is exactly the mirror image of the given figure, whenthe mirror is held on the line AB?Question Figure Answer Figure

49. Which one of the following diagrams best depicts the relationship among Sparrows,Birds and Mice?

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A. B. C. D.

(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D50. A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the

alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented bytwo classes of alphabets as in two matrices given below. The columns and rows ofmatrix I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix II are numbered from 5 to 9.A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by itscolumn, e.g. : ‘A’ can be represented by 00, 13 and T can be represented by 56, 68,89, etc. Identify the set for the word TEMPT.

0 1 2 3 40 A U O T B1 T E P A W2 R M G G I3 U M M C L4 P L N E C

MATRIX-I5 6 7 8 9

5 P T A M E6 G I O T M7 E A L T M8 R A B L T9 N P E G P

MATRIX-II

(a) 56,43, 32,97,10 (b) 89,43,40,12,44 (c) 10,75,32,96,78 (d) 78,11,12, 96, 10ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Directions (51-55) : In the following questions, some parts of the sentences haveerrors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. Theletter of that part is your answer. If there is no error, then your answer is (d) i.e.,No error.

51. There are (a)/ no poetries (b)/ in my book, (c)/ No error (d)52. That house (a)/ is built of (b)/ stones, (c)/ No error (d)53. He as well as (a)/ you like (b)/ to go. (c)/ No error (d)54. Very soon (a)/1 realised (b)/ that he is at fault, (c)/ No error (d)55. Santosh lives (a)/ by the principals (b)/ he professes, (c)/ No error (d)

Directions (56-60) : In the following questions, sentences are given with blanksto be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested foreach question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

56. The headmaster congratulated Rajan..........getting the merit scholarship.(a) for (b) about (c) with (d) on

57. Smallpox has been eradicated..........India.(a) in (b) from (c) within (d) out of

58. The police offered a ........for information about the stolen money.(a) reward (b) award (c) profit (d) prize

59. There is no possibility of........ coming late.(a) they (b) their (c) them (d) theirs

60. His friend......unexpectedly.(a) returned to (b) come back (c) turned up (d) get downDirections (61-65) : In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choosethe one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

61. Elastic(a) rubbery (b) flexible (c) expensive (d) exciting

62. Vacillate(a) waver (b) never (c) quiver (d) queer

63. Impeccable

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(a) perfect (b) fair (c) faultless (d) criminal64. Impediment

(a) clear (b) ailment (c) incapable (d) obstruction65. Advance

(a) reduce (b) halt (c) progress (d) extendDirections (66 -70) : In the following questions, choose the word opposite inmeaning to the given word.

66. Dormant(a) acute (b) active (c) able (d) ablaze

67. Chivalrous(a) gallant (b) dastardly (c) amorous (d) defiant

68. Erudite(a) illiterate (b) crude (c) boring (d) ignorant

69. Despair(a) sneer (b) compliment (c) irony (d) hope

70. Transparent(a) translucent (b) opaque (c) clear (d) sharpDirections (71-75): In the following questions, four alternatives are given for theidiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of theidiom/phrase.

71. At one’s beck and call(a) to attend a call (b) to be helped by someone(c) to be useful to someone (d) to be dominated by someone

72. To explore every avenue(a) to search all streets (b) to scout the wilderness(c) to find adventure (d) to try every opportunity

73. A red letter day(a) a dangerous day in one’s life (b) a sorrowful day in one’s life(c) an important or joyful occasion in one’s life(d) both a dangerous and sorrowful day in one’s life

74. To have something up one’s sleeve(a) to hide something in the sleeve (b) to play a magician trick(c) to have a secret plan (d) to play hide and seek

75. On the spur of the moment(a) to act at once (b) to ride a horse in a race(c) to act deliberately (d) to act the appointed time Directions (76-80) In the following questions, a part of the sentence is printed inbold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (a), (b) and (c) which mayimprove the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement isneeded, your answer is (d).

76. Enlightenment were a state of relaxed awareness(a) had (b) has (c) is (d) Noimprovement

77. I complimented him for his success in the examination(a) about (b) on (c) at (d) Noimprovement

78. He should not had ignored his friend.(a) should not have (b) should have not(c) should not has (d) No improvement

79. The judge asked the lawyer to be consistent with proof in the case(a) corroboration (b) testimony (c) evidence (d) No improvement

80. Raju requested me to his birthday party tommorow.

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(a) indulged (b) invited (c) inspired (d) No improvementDirections (81-85): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choosethe one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

81. Pertaining to horses(a) equine (b) equestrain (c) equinox (d) equation

82. One who cannot be corrected(a) incurable (b) incorrigible (c) hardened (d) vulnerable

83. Difficult or impossible to read(a) illogical (b) illegible (c) ineligible (d) legible

84. An unexpected piece of good fortune(a) Turnstile (b) Windfall (c) Philanthropy (d) Benevolence

85. Those who go on to someone else’s land without the owner’s permission(a) delinquents (b) trespassers (c) offenders (d) culpritsDirections (86-90) : in the following questions, groups of four words are given. Ineach group, one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

86. (a) desiccation (b) dessication (c) desiccasion (d) deziccation87. (a) nigardlely (b) niggardly (c) nigerdly (d) nigardly88. (a) relinquish (b) relenquish (c) relinqeush (d) relinquesh89. (a) ecspectation (b) expectation (c) expectation (d) expectasion90. (a) assimilation (b) asimillation (c) assimillation (d) asimilation

Directions (91 -100) In the following passage, some of the words have been leftout. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fillin the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.Even during that cold winter afternoon, the postman was slowly pushing hisbicycle up the hill that led out to the village. He used to walk very (91) becausethere was a lot of ice on the ground. He had only one letter to (92) this was for an(93) lady who leved at the (94) of the hill. Everyone (95) her ‘grandmother’. Shehad lived alone (96) since her daughter had emigrated (97) Australia many years(98). She (99) used to invite the postman for a cup of tea (100) he read herletters.

91. (a) briskly (b) slowly (c) fast (d) leisurely92. (a) post (b) handover (c) deliver (d) give93. (a) ancient (b) important (c) old (d) illiterate94. (a) foot (b) top (c) end (d) mouth95. (a) called (b) named (c) branded (d) designated96. (a) even (b) ever (c) about (d) all97. (a) for (b) about (c) in (d) to98. (a) since (b) after (c) before (d) away99. (a) always (b) rarely (c) frequently (d) occasionly100. (a) always (b) while (c) sometimes (d) often

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE101. A’s weight is 25% that of B’s and 40% that of C’s. What percentage of C’s weight is

equal to B’s weight ?(a) 160% (b) 140% (c) 120% (d) 100%

102. If (2000)10 = 1.024 x 10k, then the value of k is(a) 33 (b) 30 (c)34 (d) 31

103. If D and E are points on the sides AB and AC respectively of a ABC such thatDE P BC. If AD = x, DB = x - 2, AE = x + 2 and EC = x -1. The value of x is(a) 2.5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

104. In a parallelogram ABCD, the bisectors of A and B meet at O. Then AOB is equal to

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(a) 850 (b) 900 (c) 1100 (d) None of these

105. The smallest among 6 3 412, 4, 5, 3 is

(a) 6 12 (b) 3 4 (c) 3 (d) 4 5106. When a number is divided by 36, the remainder is 19. What will be the remainder

when the number is divided by 12?(a) 7 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 0

107. By selling 60 articles a vendor gains the selling price of 15 articles. Find his gainpercentage

(a) 25 (b) 1333 (c) 20 (d)

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108. A shopkeeper marks an article at Rs.60 and sells it at a discount of 15%. He alsogives a gift worth Rs.3. If he still makes 20% profit, the cost price, in rupees, is(a) 22 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 42

109. A certain sum of money lent out at 16% p.a, the difference between the compoundinterest for 1 year, payable half yearly, and the simple interest for 1 year isRs.56. The Sum is(a) Rs.1080 (b) Rs.7805 (c)Rs.8750 (d)Rs.5780

110. Out of 2500 people, only 60% have the saving habit. If 30% save with bank, 32%with post office and the rest with shares, the number of shareholders are(a) 450 (b) 570 (c) 950 (d) 1250

111. A person bought 50 pens for Rs.50 each. He sold 40 of them at a loss of 5%, Hewants to gain 10% on the whole. Then his gain percent on the remaining pens should be(a) 15 (b) 40 (c) 50 (d) 70

112. The average of the three numbers x, y and z is 45. x is greater than the average ofy and z by 9. The average of y and z is greater than y by 2. Then the difference ofx and z is(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 11

113. If x : y = 3 : 4, then 4x + 5y : 5x - 2y =(a) 7 : 32 (b) 32 : 7 (c) 4 : 3 (d) 5 : 2

114. The incomes of A and B are in the ratio 2 :3 and their expenditures are in theratio 1:2. If each saves Rs.24,000, find A’s income.(a) Rs.24,000 (b) Rs.72,000 (c) Rs.19,200 (d) Rs.48,000

115. In a mixture of 25 litres, the ratio of acid to water is 4 :1. Another 3 litres of wateris added to the mixture. The ratio of acid to water in the new mixture is(a) 5 : 2 (b)2 : 5 (c) 3 : 5 (d) 5 : 3

116. A and B working together; can do a piece of work in 142 hours. B and C working

together can do it in 3 hours. C and A working together can do it in 124 hours. All

of them begin the work at the same time. Find how much time will they take tofinish the work.(a) 3 hours (b) 2 hours (c) 2.5 hours (d) 3.25 hours

117. On a certain sum, the simple interest at the end of 164 years becomes

38 of the

sum. The rate of interest is(a) 5% (b) 6% (c) 7% (d) 8%

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118. A Shopkeeper lists the price of an article as Rs.500. But he gives a certain discountwhich allows the buyer to pay Rs. 500 for the article including 10% sales tax. Therate of discount is

(a) 10% (b) 110

11 % (c) 19

11% (d) 11%

119. ABC is inscribed in a circle P, Q and R are angles inscribed in the arcscut off by sides BC, AC and AB respectively. Then P + Q + R is equal to(a) 180° (b) 360° (c) 240° (d) None of these

120. Mean of 10 numbers is 30. Later on it was observed that numbers 15, 23 arewrongly taken as 51, 32. The correct mean is(a) 25.5 (b) 32 (c) 30 (d) 34.5

121. Of the three numbers, the first number is twice of the second and the second isthrice of the third number. If the average of these 3 numbers is 20, then the sumof the largest and smallest numbers is(a) 24 (b) 42 (c) 54 (d) 60

122. A and B together can do 1119 of a work. In the same time B and C together can do

1419 of the same work. The ratio of work done by A, B and C is

(a) 3 : 4 : 5 (b) 4 : 5 : 7 (c) 5 : 6 : 8 (d) 5 : 7 : 8123. The speed of the current is 5 km/hour. A motorboat goes 10 km upstream and

back again to the starting point in 50 minutes. The speed, in km/hour, of themotorboat in still water is(a) 20 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 28

124. A man has to be at a certain place at a certain time. He finds that he shall be 20minutes late if he walks at 3 km/hour speed and 10 minutes earlier if he walksat a speed of 4 km/hour. The distance he has to walk is(a) 24 km (b) 12.5 km (c) 10 km (d) 6 km

125. Pipes P and Q can fill a tank in 10 and 12 hours respectively and C can empty it in6 hours. If all the three are opened at 7 a.m., at what time will one-fourth of thetank be filled ?(a) 10 a.m. (b) 10 p.m. (c) 11 p.m. (d) 11 a.m.

126. The radius of the incircle of a triangle is 2 cm. If the area of the triangle is 6 cm2,then its perimeter is(a) 2 cm (b) 3 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 9 cm

127. The total surface area of a solid circular cylinder is twice that of a solid sphere. Ifthey have the same radii, the ratio of the volume of the cylinder to that of thesphere is given by(a) 9 : 4 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 3 : 1 (d) 4 : 9

128. The base of a solid right prism is a triangle whose sides are 9 cm, 12 cm, and 15cm. The height of the prism is 5 cm. Then, the total surface area of the prism is(a) 180 cm2 (b) 234 cm2 (c) 288 cm2 (d) 270 cm2

129. If the sum of three dimensions and the total surface area or a rectangular boxare 12 cm and 94 cm2 respectively, then the maximum length of a stick that canbe placed inside the box is

(a) 5 2 cm (b) 5 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 2 5 cm130. Each interior angle of a regular polygon is 18° more than eight times an exterior

angle. The number of sides of the polygon is

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(a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 20 (d) 25

131. The length of each side of an equilateral triangle is 14 3 cm. The area of theincircle, in cm2, is(a) 450 (b) 308 (c) 154 (d) 77

132. Three circles of diameter 10 cm each, are bound together by a rubber band, asshown in the figure.

The length of the rubber band in cm, if it is stretched as shown, is(a) 30 (b) 30 + 10 (c) 10 (d) 60 + 20

133. The ratio of the areas of two isosceles triangles having the same vertical angle(i.e, angle between equal sides) is 1:4. The ratio of their heights is(a) 1 : 4 (b) 2 : 5 (c) 1 : 2 (d) 3 : 4

134. If a chord of length 16 cm is at a distance of 15 cm from the centre of the circle,then the length of the chord of the same circle which is at a distance of 8 cm fromthe centre is equal to(a) 10 cm (b) 20 cm (c) 30 cm (d) 40 cm

135. The minimum value of 2 sin2 + 3 cos2 is(a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1

136. If the sum of ab and its reciprocal is 1 and a 0, b 0, then the value of a3 + b3 is

(a) 2 (b) -1 (c)0 (d)l

137. If x2 + y2 + 2

1x + 2

1y = 4, then the value of x2 + y2 is

(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 16

138. If x2 = y + z, y2 = z + x, z2 = x + y, then the value of 1 1 1

1 1 1x y z

is

(a) -1 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4

139. If x + 1x = 3 then the value of x18 + x12 + x6 + 1 is

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3140. If a2 + b2 = 2 and c2 + d2 =1, then the value of (ad - bc)2 + (ac + bd)2 is

(a) 49 (b)

12 (c) 1 (d) 2

141. Two medians AD and BE of ABC intersect at G at right angles. If AD = 9 cm andBE =6 cm, then the length of BD, in cm, is(a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 3

142. If cosec 39° = x, the value of 2 0 2 02 0 2 0 2 0

1 1sin 39 tan 51cos 51 sin 51 sec 39ec

is

(a) 2 1x (b) 21 x (c) x2 - 1 (d) 1 - x2

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143. The value of tan 4°, tan 43°, tan 47°, tan 86° is(a) 2 (b) 3 (c)l (d) 4

144. If 0tan cot 2, 0 90 ,tan cot

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(a) 23 (b)

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(c) 12 (d) 1

145. If the angle of elevation of the sun changes from 30° to 45°, the length of theshadow of a pillar decreases by 20 metres. The height of the pillar is

(a) 20 3 1 m (b) 20 3 1 m (c) 10 3 1 m (d) 10 3 1 m

Directions (146-150) The histogram shows the marks obtained by 45 students ofa class. Look at the histogram and answer the questions.

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146. How many students have obtained marks 50 and above ?(a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 16

147. If the pass mark be 30, what is the number of failures(a) 2 (b) 6 (c) 18 (d) 20

148. If the pass mark be 30, what is the percentage of successful students ?(a) 75% (b) 60% (c) 50% (d) 40%

149. How many students have obtained marks less than 10 ?(a) 2 (b) 10 (c)l (d)4

150. How many students have obtained 30 or more marks but less than 40 ?(a) 3 (b) 4 (e) 5 (d) 6

GENERAL AWARENESS151. Founder of the Satvahana dynasty was

(a) Shatkarni I (b) Simuka (c) Shatkarni II (d) Rudradaman I

152. The Planning Commission of India was established in the year

(a) 1947 (b) 1949 (c) 1950 (d) 1952

153. Green Revolution was started in

(a) 1960 (b) 1970 (c) 1980 (d) 1990

154. The term of the Finance Commission is

(a) Ten years (b) Five years (c) Six years (d) Three years

155. Reserve Bank of India was nationalised in

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(a) 1948 (b) 1947 (c) 1949 (d) 1950

156. Who was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly ?

(a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(c) Jawahar Lai Nehru (d) Vallabh Bhai Patel

157. Which one of the following methods is used to ascertain the public opinion onimportant legislation ?

(a) Initiative (b) Recall (c) Referendum (d) None of these

158. Fundamental Duties were added to the Constitution by

(a) 24th Amendment (b) 39th Amendment

(c) 42nd Amendment (d) 44th Amendment

159. The final authority to interpret our Constitution is the

(a) President (b) Parliament (c) Prime Minister (d) Supreme Court

160. Compared with Society, the scope of State activity is

(a) Wider (b) Narrow (c) Just equal (d) No comparison between the two

161. Yen-Kao-Chen is generally known as

(a) Kadphises I (b) Kadphises II (c) Kanishka (d) Vasishka

162. The striking feature of the Indus Valley Civilization was

(a) Urban Civilization (b) Agrarian Civilization

(c) Mesolithic Civilization (d) Paleolithic Civilization

165. The Governor-General who abolished the practice of Sati was

(a) Lord Dalhousie (b) Lord Ripon

(c) Lord William Bentinck (d) Lord Curzon

164. The famous Bhakti Saint who belonged to the royal family of Mewar was

(a) Chaitanya (b) Andal (c) Meerabai (d) Ramabai

165. After Alexander’s death the Eastern part of his empire came under

(a) Seleucus Nicator (b) Menander

(c) Rudradaman (d) Kanishka

166. The writer of the ‘Kalpasutra’ was

(a) Simuka (b) Panini (c) Bhadrabahu (d) Patanjali

167. The product used for manufacturing of Industrial alcohol is

(a) Khandasari (b) Bagasse (c) Molasses (d) Paper-pulp

168. Guwahati is situated on the bank of the river

(a)Teesta (b) Brahmaputra (c) Hooghly (d) Sone

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169. Kanchenjunga is situated in

(a) Nepal (b) Sikkim (c) West Bengal (d) Himachal Pradesh

170. With which set of following countries has Arunachal Pradesh common border ?

(a) Bhutan, Bangladesh and China (b) Myanmar, Bangladesh and China

(c) Bhutan, China and Myanmar (d) Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar

171. The green colour of the leaves is due to the presence of

(a) Proteins (b) Lipids (c) Chlorophyll (d) Carbohydrates

172. The edible part of an onion is

(a) Modified root (b) Aerial flower (c) Aerial stem (d) Fleshy leaves

173. To which group of blood an universal recipient belongs?

(a) A group (b) B group (c) O group (d) AB group

174. The normal body temperature of human beings is

(a) 96.4 °F (b) 97.4 °F (c) 98.4 °F (d) 99.4 °F

175. Columba livia is the scientific name of

(a) Pigeon (b) Snake (c) Rabbit (d) Shark

176. Bones are pneumatic in

(a) Fishes (b) Amphibians (c) Reptiles (d) Birds

177. Name the process of production of energy in the Sun.

(a) Nuclear fission (b) Radioactivity

(c) Nuclear fusion (d) Ionization

178. A spherical ball made of steel when dropped in mercury container will

(a) sink in mercury (b) will be on the surface of mercury

(c) will be partly immersed mercury (d) will dissolve in mercury

179. The sounds having a frequency of 20 Hertz to 20,000 Hertz are known as

(a) Audible sounds (b) Ultrasonics (c) Infrasonics (d) Megasonics

180. The writer of the ‘Brihatkatha’ was

(a) Dattamitra (b) Gunadaya (c) Bhadrabahu (d) Sarvavarman

181. Which of the following produces highest amount of energy upon oxidation ?

(a) Protein (b) Fat (c) Glucose (d) An alkane

182. Pure water is bad conductor of electricity because it is

(a) feebly ionized (b) not volatile (c) a very good solvent (d) a non-polar solvent

183. Where is National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) located ?

(a) Chandigarh (b) Bhavnagar (c) Pune (d) Panaji

184. The metals commonly used for electroplating are

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(a) Gold, Sodium and Chromium (b) Chromium, Copper and Nickel

(c) Nickel, Lead and Chromium (d) Gold, Sodium and Potassium

185. Which of the following in automobile exhaust can cause cancer ?

(a) Oxides of nitrogen (b) Carbon monoxide

(c) Lead (d) Polyclinic hydrocarbons

186. Bleaching powder is used in drinking water as a/an

(a) disinfectant (b) antibiotic (c) antiseptic (d) coagulant

187. Gamma rays have greatest similarity with

(a) -rays (b) -rays (c) X-rays (d) U.V.-rays

188. In the absence of ozone layer, which rays will enter into atmosphere ?

(a) Infrared (b) Visible (c) Ultraviolet (d) X-rays

189. Where are programs and data to be used by the computer available ?

(a) Processing Unit (b) Output (c) Storage (d) Input

190. In HTML, <B> and </B> tags display the enclosed text in

(a) black colour (b) background (c) bold (d) bright

191. Who invented chloroform as anaesthetic ?

(a) James Simpson (b) Edward Jenner

(c) Alexander Fleming (d) Christian Barnard

192. According to tradition Kashyapa Matanga introduced Buddhism to

(a) China (b) Kashmir (c) Ceylon (d) Gandhar

193. Which one of the following indicates the correct chronological order of era inIndia ?

(a) Gupta—Harsha—Vikram—Shaka (b) Vikram—Harsha—Gupta—Shaka

(c) Gupta—Shaka—Vikram—Harsha (d) Vikram—Shaka—Gupta—Harsha

194. Of which of the following States of India is Kuchipudi a dance-drama ?

(a) Odisha (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Kerala (d) Tamil Nadu

195. With which of the following was Satyajit Ray associated ?

(a) Classical dance (b) Journalism

(c) Classical music (d) Direction of films

196. During Pre-Gupta period what was Kahapan ?

(a) An office (b) A luxury item (c) A coin (d) A port

197. National Social Assistance Programme is aimed at providing

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(a) financial support to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

(b) old age pension to very poor

(c) insurance for the poor (d) All of the above

198. Which port was known to the author of “Periplus of the erythraean Sea” asPadukone?

(a) Tamralipti (b)Arikamedu (c) Broach (d) Cochin

199. Which of the following is a famous Assamese festival ?

(a) Makar Sakranti (b) Yugadi (c) Onam (d) Rongali Bihu

200. The least populated State in India is

(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Sikkim (c) Mizoram (d) Uttarakhand

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SET - 4 - KEY1 B 2 C 3 B 4 B 5 A 6 A 7 B8 A 9 C 10 B 11 C 12 D 13 B 14 B15 A 16 B 17 D 18 C 19 B 20 C 21 B22 A 23 C 24 D 25 B 26 B 27 B 28 B29 C 30 A 31 B 32 C 33 D 34 D 35 B36 C 37 D 38 B 39 C 40 C 41 B 42 D43 A 44 C 45 B 46 B 47 C 48 A 49 C50 C 51 B 52 C 53 B 54 C 55 B 56 D57 A 58 A 59 B 60 C 61 B 62 A 63 A64 D 65 C 66 B 67 D 68 A 69 D 70 B71 D 72 D 73 C 74 C 75 A 76 C 77 B78 A 79 C 80 B 81 B 82 B 83 C 84 B85 B 86 A 87 B 88 A 89 C 90 A 91 B92 C 93 C 94 B 95 A 96 B 97 D 98 C99 A 100 B 101 A 102 A 103 D 104 B 105 D106 A 107 B 108 C 109 C 110 B 111 D 112 C113 B 114 D 115 A 116 B 117 B 118 C 119 B120 A 121 B 122 C 123 C 124 D 125 B 126 C127 A 128 C 129 A 130 C 131 C 132 B 133 C134 C 135 B 136 C 137 A 138 B 139 A 140 D141 C 142 C 143 C 144 B 145 D 146 D 147 C148 B 149 A 150 A 151 B 152 C 153 A 154 B155 C 156 B 157 A 158 C 159 D 160 A 161 B162 A 163 C 164 C 165 A 166 C 167 C 168 B169 B 170 C 171 C 172 D 173 D 174 C 175 A176 D 177 C 178 B 179 A 180 B 181 B 182 A183 C 184 B 185 D 186 A 187 C 188 C 189 C190 B 191 A 192 A 193 D 194 B 195 D 196 C197 B 198 B 199 D 200 B