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Directions—(Q. 1–15) Read the following passage carefully and answer the

questions given below it. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold

to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Mihir and Mahadev lived in the same village. While Mahadev owned the

largest shop in the village, Mihir was a poor farmer. Both had large

families, with many sons, daughtersin-law and grandchildren. One day,

Mihir, tired of not being able to make ends meet, decided to leave the

village and move to the city where they were sure to make enough to feed

everyone. They said their goodbyes, packed their few belongings and set

off. When night fell, they stopped under a large tree. There was a stream

running nearby, where they could refresh themselves. Mihir told his sons

to clear the area below the tree. He told his wife to fetch water. He

instructed his daughters-in-law to make up the fire and started cutting

wood from the tree himself. Now, in the branches of that tree sat a

thief. He watched as Mihir’s family worked together. He also noticed they

had nothing to cook. Mihir’s wife too thought the same, for she said to

her husband, “Everything is ready. But what shall we eat ?” Mihir raised

his hands to heaven and said, “Don’t worry. He is watching all this from

above. He will help us.”



The thief was worried. He had seen that the family was large and worked

well together. Surely they did not know he was hiding in the branches ?

He decided to make a quick getaway. He climbed down swiftly when they

were not looking and ran for his life. But, he left behind his bundle of

stolen jewels and money, which dropped down into Mihir’s lap. He opened

it and jumped with joy when he saw the contents. The family promptly

gathered its belongings and returned to the village. There was great

excitement when they told everyone how they got rich.

Mahadev thought this was a nice quick way to earn some money ! He

commanded his family to pack some clothes and they set off as if on a

journey. They stopped under the same tree and Mahadev started commanding

everyone as Mihir had done. But no one in his family was willing to obey

orders. They were used to having servants wait on them – so the one who

went to the river to fetch water had a nice bath. The one who went to

gather wood for the fire went off to sleep beneath the tree. And Mahadev

only ordered everyone about, not bothering to do anything himself.

Meanwhile the thief had returned to the tree. He noticed the family

members were greedy and selfish. They would never be able to put up a

fight together. Then, Mahadev and his wife started the conversation that

they had rehearsed carefully. Mahadev’s wife said, “Everything is ready.

But what shall we eat ?” Mahadev raised his hands upwards and said,

“Don’t worry. He is watching all this from above. He will help us”.

At this, the thief jumped down from the tree, knife in hand. Seeing him,

everyone started running helter skelter to save themselves. The thief

stole everything. Mahadev and his family had to return to the village

empty-handed, having lost all the jewellery and gold they had taken with

them.

1. Which of the following cannot be said about Mihir’s family ?



(a) They respected and obeyed Mihir.

(b) They were so poor that they sometimes had to starve.

(c) They had no friends in the village when they were poor.

(A) None

(B) Only (c)

(C) Only (b) and (c)

(D) Only (b)

(E) All (a), (b) and (c)

Ans : (C)



2. Why did Mihir and his family decide to camp under the ‘thief’s tree’ ?

(A) Being a large family they knew they could capture the thief

(B) It was a convenient spot to camp for the night

(C) It was the only tree large enough to shelter the whole family

(D) there was a stream nearby and wood to build a house

(E) Exhausted after the day’s travel they couldn’t walk any more

Ans : (B)


3. Why did the thief leave the valuables he had stolen behind ?

(A) Seeing Mihir’s faith in God the thief was filled with remorse

(B) Feeling sorry for Mihir’s family he decided to donate the valuables

to them

(C) He was afraid that God would punish him for stealing

(D) In his hurry to run away he forget to take the valuables along

(E) He was confident that they were so well hidden that they would not be

found

Ans : (D)





4. Which of the following best describes Mahadev ?

(A) He was a rich businessman

(B) He bullied his wife so she obeyed him

(C) He paid his servants well to look after his family’s needs

(D) He was greedy and had cheated Mihir

(E) He was brave and decided to trick the thief

Ans : (A)



5. Why did Mihir’s family return to the village ?

(A) To show off their newfound wealth

(B) To buy back their land and start a business

(C) They had no need to shift to the city

(D) To share their wealth with the other villagers

(E) They wanted to sing God’s praises to all the villagers

Ans : (C)



6. What made Mihir utter the phrase, “He is watching all this from

above.” ?

(A) He had spotted the thief and wanted to frighten him off

(B) He was telling his wife to trust God to look after them

(C) It was a warming to his family members to stick together

(D) He was begging the thief for help to feed his family

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)





7. Which of the following is TRUE in the context of the passage ?

(A) Mahadev planned to seek his fortune in the city as Mihir had

(B) Mihir’s family preferred to live in the city

(C) Mahadev had no intention of moving to the city

(D) Mahadev lost his entire life savings to the thief

(E) The thief only robbed those whom he did not like

Ans : (D)



8. Why did the thief return to the tree ?

(A) To plot how to get his money back

(B) He thought no one would look for him there

(C) To keep a watch on Mahadev’s family

(D) Not mentioned in the passage

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)



9. Why was the thief not afraid of Mahadev’s family ?

(A) They had not brought their servants along to protect them

(B) Seeing their wealth he suspected them of stealing his loot

(C) He had weapons to defend himself

(D) Mahadev’s family was not as large as Mihir’s

(E) None of these

Ans : (E)



10. How did the villagers react to Mihir’s new found wealth ?

(A) They tried hard to coax him to reveal the secret of his wealth

(B) They followed his example and became more devout

(C) They pretended to happy for him but were secretly jealous

(D) They each plotted to visit the tree and get rich quickly

(E) None of these

Ans : (E)



Directions—(Q. 11–13) Which of the following is most similar in meaning

to the word given in bold as used in the passage.



11. make(A) earn

(B) estimate

(C) prepare

(D) build

(E) settle

Ans : (A)



12. lost

(A) defeated

(B) failed

(C) forfeited

(D) wasted

(E) destroyed

Ans : (D)



13. getaway

(A) holiday

(B) freedom

(C) fantasy



(D) escape

(E) relaxation

Ans : (D)



Directions—(Q. 14–15) Which of the following is most opposite in meaning

of the word given in bold as used in the passage.



14. rehearsed(A) repeated

(B) forced

(C) fake

(D) unplanned

(E) effortless

Ans : (D)



15. willing

(A) oblige

(B) reluctant

(C) distracted

(D) determined

(E) obstacle

Ans : (B)



Directions—(Q. 16–25) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any

grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in

one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there

is no error the answer is (E). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)



16. The majority of the population believes (A) / that the stock market

is recovered (B) / and that it is the (C) / right time to buy shares. (D)

No error (E)

Ans : (B)



17. Seema’s new office is close (A) / to her residence so (B) / she will

not longer (C) / have to travel by train. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (C)



18. In the present guidelines, (A) / the bank is required to obtain (B) /

a photograph from any person (C) / who wishes to open an account. (D) No

error (E)

Ans : (C)



19. Chetan puts in a lot (A) / of effort to ensure (B) / that the scheme

was (C) / launched in March. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (C)



20. As our economy is (A) / experiencing a recession, banks (B) / have

became very cautious (C) / about giving loans. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (C)



21. After retiring she spent (A) / most of her time teaching young (B) /

doctors and motivating themselves (C) / to work in rural areas. (D) No

error (E)

Ans : (A)





22. Since this foreign bank has (A) / not performed very good this year

(B) / it will not be setting / up any new branches. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (B)



23. Our Chairman is deeply concerned (A) / about the environment (B) /

and plans to take some steps to reduce the (C) / pollution caused by our

factories. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (E)



24. He was afraid that his parents (A) / would not allow him to (B) /

make the film so he did (C) / not tell them about it. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (E)



25. I was previously posted (A) / in Singapore and it (B) / took me a

long time (C) / to accustom to the food. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (D)



Directions—(Q. 26–30) In each question below a sentence with four words

printed in bold type is given. These are lettered as (A), (B), (C) and

(D). One of these four words printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt

or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which

is wrongly spelt or inappropriate if any. The letter of that word is your

answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also

appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (E) i.e. ‘All correct’

as your answer.



26. He was a member (A) of the original (B) committee which drafted (C)

these recommendations. (D) All correct (E)

Ans : (B)



27. Do not procede (A) with the transfer (B) of funds until you receive

further (C) instructions. (D) All correct (E)

Ans : (A)



28. Our branch is located (A) in a remote (B) area where water is

scarcity (C) available. (D) All correct (E)

Ans : (C)



29. To gain (A) their support, (B) you must convenience (C) them of the

benefits (D) of the proposal. All correct (E)

Ans : (C)



30. The deal we negotiated (A) has not been approved (B) by RBI and needs

(C) to be revized. (D) All correct (E)

Ans : (D)



Directions—(Q. 31–35) Rearrange the following six sentences (a), (b),

(c), (d), (e) and (f) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful

paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.

(a) A few minutes later he was hauled back on board the ship, on the

captain’s orders.

(b) One of the crew began to complain and moan about the situation and no

one could silence him.



(c) Marvelling at the change, the passengers asked for an explanation, to

which the captain replied, “We never appreciate how well off we are in a

situation until we fall into a worse one”.

(d) During a voyage a great storm arose.

(e) In exasperation the captain ordered him to be thrown overboard.

(f) To everyone’s surprise, the man immediately went back to his post and

silently began to work.



31. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after

rearrangement ?

(A) (a)

(B) (b)

(C) (c)

(D) (d)

(E) (e)

Ans : (E)



32. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after

rearrangement ?

(A) (a)

(B) (b)

(C) (c)

(D) (d)

(E) (e)

Ans : (D)



33. Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence after

rearrangement ?

(A) (b)

(B) (c)

(C) (d)

(D) (e)

(E) (f)

Ans : (E)



34. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after

rearrangement ?

(A) (b)

(B) (c)

(C) (d)

(D) (e)

(E) (f)

Ans : (A)



35. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after

rearrangement ?

(A) (a)

(B) (b)

(C) (c)

(D) (d)

(E) (f)

Ans : (C)





Directions—(Q. 36–40) Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given

below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence

to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct. If the

sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark (E) as

the answer.



36. Ensure we have the necessary clearance is the responsibility of the

legal department.

(A) Ensuring we have

(B) To ensure having

(C) We have been ensured

(D) Ensuring us having

(E) No correction required

Ans : (B)



37. They have decided to go ahead and implement which was discussed at

last month’s conference in Chennai.

(A) What we had discussed

(B) Whatever discussion

(C) That being discussed

(D) Which has been discussed

(E) No correction required

Ans : (A)



38. To reduce costs, we should replace our current system by much

efficient one.

(A) Through more efficient

(B) Efficiently by

(C) With a more efficient

(D) For better efficiency

(E) No correction required

Ans : (C)



39. Staff in the district offices can easily monitor whether the payments

are being made in time.

(A) Easily be monitored

(B) Monitor easier whether

(C) Easy to monitor that

(D) Monitor easily

(E) No correction required

Ans : (E)



40. Most of the managers whom involved in the deal had previously worked

for multinational banks.

(A) Whose involved

(B) Involvement with

(C) Involving whom

(D) Involved in

(E) No correction required

Ans : (D)



Directions—(Q. 41–50) In the following passage there are blanks, each of

which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and



against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank

appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.



One rainy day while driving me home from school my father stopped to

offer a frail old man a lift. Though he was headed in the opposite

…(41)…, my father insisted. By the time we …(42)… home it was late and I

was tired and …(43)… with my father.



That night, my father …(44)… me a bedtime story as usual–A …(45)… Emperor

was once asked “Sire, while you …(46)… rich and powerful, your teacher

doesn’t even …(47)… a piece of land yet you visit him, …(48)… don’t you

summon him to court ?” The Emperor …(49)… and said, “You are mistaken, my

teacher is …(50)… than I am. My land can be lost in a war but he

possesses knowledge which can never be stolen.” “The old man was my

teacher.” my father concluded.



I have never forgotten the lesson my father ‘taught’ me that day.



41. (A) route

(B) manner

(C) direction

(D) side

(E) way

Ans : (C)



42. (A) left

(B) arrived

(C) return

(D) gone

(E) reach

Ans : (B)



43. (A) complained

(B) annoying

(C) hungry

(D) upset

(E) worried

Ans : (D)



44. (A) taught

(B) described

(C) told

(D) reads

(E) related

Ans : (C)



45. (A) greedy

(B) honest

(C) foolish

(D) mighty

(E) cruel

Ans : (D)



46. (A) are


(B) being

(C) were

(D) so

(E) seem

Ans : (A)



47. (A) own

(B) earn

(C) acquire

(D) possessed

(E) has

Ans : (A)



48. (A) however

(B) but

(C) instead

(D) when

(E) why

Ans : (E)



49. (A) shouted

(B) silent

(C) thinks

(D) smiled

(E) prayed

Ans : (D)



50. (A) powerful

(B) wise

(C) wealthy

(D) stronger

(E) richer

Ans : (E)

Directions—(Q. 1–15) Read the following passage carefully and answer the

questions given below it. Certain words in the passage have been printed

in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.



In a small hill town there lived a thief. He was very smart and before

breaking into houses for theft he used to enquire about the lifestyles of

the people staying in that house. Then at the dead of night he used to

commit theft.



Dhanpatrai was a moneylender living in the same town. He was thrifty and

never wasted money. He had a daughter named Laxmi. The thief knew that

Dhanpatrai was rich and he had a lot of jewellery with him. Smartly the

thief found out the location of the house and designed the theft. One

night, getting up to the roof of the house he started removing the roof-
covering made of earthen tiles.



The moneylender heard the sound and was sure that a thief was on the roof

of the house. Now he had to create some ploy. He hit upon a plan. “Laxmi,

Laxmi” he called out to his daughter who was sleeping. “Laxmi, I hope our

money-box and jewellery are kept in the ceiling,” he asked cleverly.



Generally, in hill area, to keep house warm in winter, houses have a

thatched roofing and below that, a wooden ceiling. Certain things used to

be kept in the space between the roofing and wooden ceiling. So when the

thief heard the question put by Dhanpatrai, he thought that there was a

ceiling below the thatched roof. So he jumped down.



But actually in the house there was no wooden ceiling. So the thief fell

to the floor of the house which was about fifteen feet below and broke

his leg.



Immediately the moneylender called all the neighbours and they handed

over the thief to the police. He saved his house from being burgled, with

his ingenuity.



1. What was the role of Laxmi in this episode ?

(A) She called people and scared the thief.

(B) Laxmi sent the people for police.

(C) She asked Dhanpatrai to call the people.

(D) Her name was used to misguide the thief.

(E) She got the idea of fooling the thief.

Ans : (D)



2. How did the thief enter the house of Dhanpatrai ?

(a) By removing the tiled top of the house.

(b) By removing the wooden ceiling.

(c) By opening the door with duplicate key.

(A) Only (a)

(B) Only (b)

(C) Only (c)



(D) Both (a) and (b)

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)



3. Where was the jewellery actually kept ?

(A) Inside the bed on which Laxmi was sleeping

(B) On the thatched roof top

(C) Below the pillow of Dhanpatrai

(D) There is no mention of jewellery’s location

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)





4. What was the quality of the thief ?

(A) He was expert in removing roof tops

(B) Before theft he used to study the lifestyles of residents

(C) He was accurate in identifying his victim

(D) He was liked by the people and the police

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)



5. Who was Dhanpatrai ?

(A) The father of the thief

(B) The moneylender who used to keep valuables on the roof

(C) A cunning and crafty man

(D) The father of Laxmi

(E) The thief

Ans : (D)



6. Who called the police ?

(A) The son of Dhanpatrai

(B) The daughter of Dhanpatrai

(C) Dhanpatrai himself

(D) Some one who provoked the thief for the act

(E) None of these

Ans : (E)



7. Which quality of Dhanpatrai protected his house ?

(A) His thrifty behaviour

(B) His deep affection for the daughter

(C) The cleverness with which he handled the situation

(D) His past decision of not thatching the roof top

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)



8. Why did the thief choose Dhanpatrai’s house for the act ?

(A) There was hardly any house left in the town for theft

(B) Dhanpatrai was living with his daughter

(C) The house did not have wooden ceiling

(D) He had the information that Dhanpatrai was rich

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)





9. Which of the following statements is TRUE in the context of the

passage ?

(A) The daughter of Dhanpatrai was too weak to handle the thief

(B) The people of the town did not like Dhanpatrai

(C) Dhanpatrai played a trick with the thief

(D) Dhanpatrai did not have money for wastage

(E) Laxmi rushed out and gathered the people

Ans : (C)



10. The thief would have escaped unhurt had there been ……….

(A) a dog in the house

(B) a wooden ceiling below the thatched roof

(C) very few policemen to catch him

(D) no alertness on the part of Dhanpatrai’s son

(E) jewellery kept in the house

Ans : (B)



Directions—(Q. 11–15) Which of the following word/phrase has the SAME

meaning as the word/phrase printed in bold as used in the passage.



11. Thrifty

(A) Miser

(B) Spendthrift

(C) Shameful

(D) Prolific

(E) Extravagant

Ans : (A)



12. Broke his leg

(A) Fell unconscious

(B) Was shocked

(C) Fracture at the back

(D) Broke the thorn

(E) None of these

Ans : (E)



13. At the dead of

(A) On death of

(B) At deep

(C) In the dawn

(D) Early evening

(E) Every day

Ans : (B)



14. Hit upon a plan

(A) Got an idea

(B) Quashed the plan

(C) Lacked planning

(D) Without plan

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)



15. Enquire about

(A) Keep pace with



(B) Write

(C) Investigate into

(D) Keep others informed

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)



Directions—(Q. 16–20) Rearrange the following five sentences (a), (b),

(c), (d) and (e) in the proper sequence so as to form a meaningful

paragraph. Then answer the questions given below them.

(a) To her surprise, she found the baby quite safe in the cradle.

(b) It had blood all over its mouth

(c) She then entered the house, expecting to find her baby dead

(d) Malathi discovered the mongoose seated on the doorstep.

(e) Thinking that it had killed her son, she struck the mongoose so hard

that it laid still.



16. Which of the sentences should come LAST (FIFTH) in the paragraph

after rearrangement ?

(A) a

(B) b

(C) c

(D) d

(E) e

Ans : (A)



17. Which of the sentences should come FOURTH in the paragraph after

rearrangement ?

(A) a

(B) b

(C) c

(D) d

(E) e

Ans : (C)



18. Which of the sentences should come FIRST in the paragraph after

rearrangement ?

(A) a

(B) b

(C) c

(D) d

(E) e

Ans : (D)



19. Which of the sentences should come THIRD in the paragraph after

rearrangement ?

(A) a

(B) b

(C) c

(D) d

(E) e

Ans : (E)



20. Which of the sentences should come SECOND in the paragraph after

rearrangement ?



(A) a

(B) b

(C) c

(D) d

(E) e

Ans : (B)



Directions—(Q. 21–25) Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C), (D) given below

each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the

sentence grammatically correct ? If the sentence is correct mark (E) i.e.

‘No correction required’ as the answer.



21. Newspapers have great power because their enormous circulation.

(A) on account

(B) because of

(C) as a result

(D) owing

(E) No correction required

Ans : (B)



22. The crowd which has gather to protest against the decision slowly

returned to their homes.

(A) which had gathered

(B) which have gather

(C) gathering up

(D) which gathers around

(E) No correction required

Ans : (A)



23. He will be handling the next project since he has vastly experience

in this business.

(A) vast experience

(B) vastly experienced

(C) a vast experiencing

(D) the vast experience

(E) No correction required

Ans : (C)



24. Children nowadays are watching too much television.

(A) to much of

(B) more of

(C) very much of

(D) much on

(E) No correction required

Ans : (E)



25. The bridge in connection with the two cities will remain closed for

security reasons.

(A) connects between

(B) in connection to

(C) being connected from

(D) connecting

(E) No correction required

Ans : (C)





Directions—(Q. 26–35) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any

grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the

sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error,

the answer is (E) i.e. ‘No error’. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if

any).



26. Mr. Gupta insisted (A) / that he was (B) / fully prepare (C) / to

present the proposal. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (C)



27. All this document (A) / have been destroyed (B) / in the fire (C) /

which occurred last month. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (A)



28. On his next (A) / official visit to Delhi (B) / he plans to (C) /

visit his old colleagues. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (E)



29. Sunil refused to admit that (A) / he did not know (B) / what to

operate (C) / the new machine. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (C)



30. He has refused (A) / not to take (B) / the promotion although (C) /

he is eligible. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (B)



31. There has been (A) / a fall from (B) / the profits of (C) / our

company recently. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (B)



32. The decision to open (A) / offices in Shimla (B) / were taken at (C)

/ the last Board meeting. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (C)



33. We were so late (A) / than the meeting (B) / was almost over v/ when

we arrived. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (B)



34. They waited patient (A) / for the Chairman’s speech (B) / to end in

order (C) / to begin the discussion. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (A)



35. Arjun was (A) / not selected (B) / for the post (C) / inspite his

hard work. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (D)



Directions—(Q. 36–40) Pick out the most effective word/group of words

from those given to fill in the blanks to make the sentence meaningfully

complete.



36. Although he appears to be very ……… in his speech, he is very good at

heart.

(A) strong



(B) fine

(C) rude

(D) innocent

(E) talkative

Ans : (C)



37. He was wrongly punished although he was not ……….

(A) fault

(B) mistaken

(C) erroneous

(D) guilty

(E) accused

Ans : (D)



38. ……… you complete the assignment in time, you will not be allowed to

proceed on leave.

(A) If

(B) Unless

(C) Before

(D) When

(E) After

Ans : (B)



39. In the ……… two months, we will not be able to meet him.

(A) past

(B) last

(C) farther

(D) next

(E) future

Ans : (A)



40. The festival of Deepawali was ……… by all of us.

(A) performed

(B) enjoyed

(C) spent

(D) engaged

(E) rejoicing

Ans : (B)



Directions—(Q. 41–50) In the following passage there are blanks, each of

which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and

against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank

appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.



One day a jackal fell into an old well. There was not much water in the

well. There was only knee-deep water and the jackal didn’t die. But he

couldn’t climb up …(41)… of his best efforts.



A goat came that way. It peeped into the well and saw the jackal. The

goat asked, “What are you …(42)… there ?” The jackal replied, “Oh ! This

well …(43)… sweet, jaggery water, I have had my fill. I can’t drink more.

It is very sweet. Do you want to …(44)… it ?” “Yes, of course,” the goat

replied. “Then jump in”, advised the jackal.” The goat jumped in. In a

second the jackal jumped on the goat’s back and jumped out of the well.



The goat …(45)… its mistake. It called for help from the jackal to get

out of the well. But the jackal ran away smiling and with the pride of

having …(46)… the poor goat.



On the way he met a cat. Most sarcastically he told the cat, “Oh ! You

lot is really pitiable. For food you have to …(47)… on left-overs. You

have to go to the backside of houses, hotels or garbage dumps for your

food. I catch fouls, kill and eat them.” When he was …(48)… like this

some hunting dogs came that way. The cat was clever. It jumped up on a

tree. But the jackal had …(49)… to go. Even though it tried to run, the

hunting dogs …(50)… it and killed it. All his slyness, could not save

him, from his doom.



41. (A) instead

(B) inspite

(C) because

(D) better

(E) despite

Ans : (B)



42. (A) doing

(B) studying

(C) examining

(D) searching

(E) wandering

Ans : (A)



43. (A) stone

(B) made

(C) smells

(D) contains

(E) carried

Ans : (D)



44. (A) eat

(B) examine

(C) prove

(D) avoid

(E) taste

Ans : (E)



45. (A) suffers

(B) done

(C) realized

(D) makes

(E) punished

Ans : (C)



46. (A) won

(B) gained

(C) ditch

(D) cheated

(E) helped

Ans : (D)





47. (A) depend

(B) hunt

(C) wait

(D) bent

(E) relied

Ans : (A)



48. (A) whispering

(B) moaning

(C) boasting

(D) crying

(E) yelling

Ans : (C)



49. (A) everywhere

(B) nowhere

(C) not

(D) place

(E) where

Ans : (B)



50. (A) avoided

(B) catch

(C) powered

(D) hold

(E) overpowered

Ans : (E)

1. If the following numbers are rewritten by interchanging the digits in

ten’s place and hundred’s place and then arranging them in the descending

order. What will be the second digit of the newly formed fifth number

from your right ?

479, 736, 895, 978, 389, 675

(A) 3

(B) 4

(C) 5

(D) 6

Ans : (C)



2. P is 60 m South-East of Q. R is 60 m North-East of Q. Then R is in

which direction of P ?

(A) North

(B) North-East

(C) South

(D) South-East

Ans : (A)



Directions—(Q. 3–5) Read the following information for answering the

questions that follow—

On a playing ground A, B, C, D and E are standing as described below

facing the North.

(i) B is 50 metres to the right of D.

(ii) A is 60 metres to the South of B

(iii) C is 40 metres to the West of D.

(iv) E is 80 metres to the North of A.



3. If a boy walks from C, meets D followed by B, A and then E, how many

metres has he walked if he has travelled the straight distance all

through ?

(A) 120

(B) 150

(C) 170

(D) 230

Ans : (D)



4. What is the minimum distance (in metre approximately) between C and E

?

(A) 53

(B) 78

(C) 92

(D) 120

Ans : (C)



5. Who is to the South-East of the person who is to the left of D ?

(A) A

(B) B

(C) C

(D) E

Ans : (A)







6. A man was walking in the evening just before the sun set. His wife

said that, his shadow fell on his right. If the wife was walking in the

opposite direction of the man, then which direction the wife was facing ?

(A) North

(B) West

(C) South

(D) East

Ans : (C)



Directions—(Q. 7–11) In each of the following questions choose the set of

numbers from the four alternative sets that is similar to the given set.



7. Given set : (4, 9, 18)

(A) (8, 14, 22)

(B) (10, 15, 25)

(C) (6, 12, 23)

(D) (12, 17, 26)

Ans : (D)



8. Given set : (10, 14, 17)

(A) (4, 11, 14)

(B) (9, 12, 15)

(C) (8, 13, 18)

(D) (6, 9, 12)

Ans : (A)



9. Given set : (7, 27, 55)

(A) (21, 35, 52)

(B) (18, 42, 65)

(C) (16, 40, 72)

(D) (13, 30, 58)

Ans : (C)



10. Given set : (39, 28, 19)

(A) (84, 67, 52)

(B) (52, 25, 17)

(C) (70, 49, 36)

(D) (65, 45, 21)

Ans : (A)



11. Given set : (246, 257, 358)

(A) (233, 343, 345)

(B) (273, 365, 367)

(C) (143, 226, 237)

(D) (145, 235, 325)

Ans : (A)



Directions—(Q. 12–16) Each question contains six or seven statements

followed by four sets of combinations of three. Choose the set in which

the statements are logically related.



12. (1) All books are having pages.

(2) All kings are having pages.

(3) All kings are books.



(4) Some heavy things are having pages.

(5) Some heavy things are books.

(6) Some books are heavy.

(7) Some heavy things are having pages.

(A) 1, 2, 3

(B) 6, 1, 4

(C) 4, 6, 1

(D) 1, 5, 7

Ans : (D)



13. (1) No athletes are vegetarians.

(2) All cricket players are athletes.

(3) Some athletes play cricket.

(4) Some cricket players are vegetarians.

(5) No cricket player is a vegetarian.

(6) All athletes are vegetarians.

(A) 1, 2, 5

(B) 3, 4, 1

(C) 1, 5, 2

(D) 2, 5, 6

Ans : (A)



14. (1) All grandmothers cook well.

(2) No man is a grandmother.

(3) Some men do not cook well.

(4) All those who cook well are men.

(5) No one who cooks well is a man.

(6) All those who cook well are grandmothers.

(7) Some men are not grandmothers.

(A) 2, 6, 5

(B) 2, 5, 6

(C) 1, 4, 2

(D) 6, 4, 7

Ans : (B)



15. (1) Looting is a crime.

(2) Some crooked people are criminals.

(3) All those involved in looting are criminals.

(4) Some crooked people are involved in looting.

(5) All criminals are looked down in society.

(6) Some crooked people are not criminals.

(A) 1, 4, 6

(B) 3, 6, 2

(C) 1, 2, 6

(D) 3, 4, 2

Ans : (D)



16. (1) Some women are those who are successful in life.

(2) Some men are those who have patience.

(3) No man is a woman.

(4) All those who have patience are successful in life.

(5) Some who are successful in life are men.

(6) Some men are not those are successful in life.

(A) 1, 3, 6



(B) 4, 2, 6

(C) 1, 5, 3

(D) 2, 4, 5

Ans : (B)



Directions—(Q. 17–21) Each of the questions below consists of a question

and two statements numbered (I) and (II). You have to decide whether the

data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.

Give answers—

(A) If the data in statement (I) alone are sufficient to answer the

question, while the data in statement (II) alone are not sufficient to

answer the question;

(B) If the data in statement (II) alone are sufficient to answer the

question, while the data in statement (I) alone are not sufficient to

answer the questions;

(C) If the data even in both statements (I) and (II) together are not

sufficient to answer the question;

(D) If the data in both statement (I) and (II) together are necessary to

answer the question.



17. In which direction is Mahatmaji’s statue facing ?

I. The statue is towards the northern end of the city.

II. The statue’s shadow falls towards East at 5 O’clock in the evening.

Ans : (C)



18. What is the total number of pupils in the final year class ?

I. The number of boys in the final year class is twice as much as the

number of girls in that class.

II. The sum of the ages of all the pupils in the class is 399 years and

their average age is 19 years.

Ans : (B)



19. Who is the tallest among A, B, C and D ?

I. A is taller than C.

II. B is taller than C and D.

Ans : (C)



20. How many Sundays are there in a particular month of a particular year

?

I. The month begins on Monday.

II. The month ends on Wednesday.

Ans : (D)



21. What is the total number of pages in this book ?

I. I counted 132 pages from the beginning of this book.

II. My wife counted 138 pages starting from the end of the same book.

Ans : (C)



Directions—(Q. 22–26) In each of the questions given below, there is a

statement followed by three assumptions numbered I, II and III. An

assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to

consider the statement and assumptions and then decide, which of the

assumption(s) is/are implicit in the statement.





22. Statement : During pre-harvest kharif seasons, the government has

decided to release vast quantity of foodgrains from FCI.

Assumptions :I. There may be a shortage of foodgrains in the market

during this season.

II. The kharif crop may be able to replenish the stock of FCI.

III. There may be a demand from the farmers to procure kharif crop

immediately after harvest.

(A) None is implicit

(B) Only I and II are implicit

(C) Only II and III are implicit

(D) All are implicit

Ans : (D)



23. Statement : To improve the employment situation in India, there is a

need to recast the present educational system towards implementation of

scientific discoveries in daily life.

Assumptions :I. The students after completing such education may be able

to earn their livelihood.

II. This may bring meaning of education in the minds of the youth.

III. The state may earn more revenue as more and more people will engage

themselves in self employment.

(A) Only I and II are implicit

(B) Only III is implicit

(C) Only I and III are implicit

(D) None is implicit

Ans : (A)



24. Statement : To increase profit, the oil exporting countries decided

to reduce the production of crude by 5 million barrels per day.

Assumptions :I. The price of crude may increase due to less production.

II. The demand of crude may remain same in future.

III. Other countries may continue buying crude from these countries.

(A) All are implicit

(B) Only II and III are implicit

(C) Only I and II are implicit

(D) None is implicit

Ans : (C)



25. Statement : “We do not want you to see our product on newspaper,

visit our shop to get a full view.” – an advertisement.

Assumptions :I. People generally decide to purchase any product after

seeing the name in the advertisement.

II. Uncommon appeal may attract the customers.

III. People may come to see the product.

(A) All are implicit

(B) None is implicit

(C) Only II and III are implicit

(D) Only I and II are implicit

Ans : (A)



26. Statement : The Reserve Bank of India has directed the banks to

refuse fresh loans to major defaulters.

Assumptions :I. The banks may still give loans to the defaulters.

II. The defaulters may repay the earlier loan to get fresh loan.



III. The banks may recover the bad loans through such harsh measures.

(A) All are implicit

(B) None is implicit

(C) Both II and III are implicit

(D) Both I and II are implicit

Ans : (C)



Directions—(Q. 27–31) In questions given below, statements 1 and 2 are

followed by conclusions I and II. Taking the statements to be right

although they may seem at variance with commonly accepted facts, mark

your answers as under—

(A) If only conclusion I follows.

(B) If only conclusion II follows.

(C) If both I and II follows.

(D) Neither I nor II follows.



27. Statements :1. All hands are machines.

2. All machines are wheels.

Conclusions :I. All wheels are hands.

II. All hands are wheels.

Ans : (B)



28. Statements :1. Some buds are leaves.

2. Some leaves are red.

Conclusions :

I. Some buds are red.

II. Some leaves are not buds.

Ans : (B)



29. Statements :

1. Some stones are shells.

2. All shells are pearls.

Conclusions :I. Some stones are pearls.

II. All pearls are shells.

Ans : (A)



30. Statements :1. Brown is red and blue is green.

2. Green is pink and yellow is red.

Conclusions :

I. Yellow is brown.

II. Pink is blue.

Ans : (C)



31. Statements :

1. Merchants who do not own cars do not have bicycles either.

2. Those who do not have bicycles have tricycles.

Conclusions :I. Some merchants have only tricycles.

II. No one has both, the car and the tricycles.

Ans : (D)



Directions—(Q. 32–36) A number arrangement machine, when given a

particular input, rearranges it following a particular rule. The

following is the illustration of the input and the stages of arrangement.

Input : 245, 316, 436, 519, 868, 710, 689



Step I : 710, 316, 436, 519, 868, 245, 689

Step II : 710, 316, 245, 519, 868, 436, 689

Step III : 710, 316, 245, 436, 868, 519, 689

Step IV : 710, 316, 245, 436, 519, 868, 689

Step IV is the last step of input.



32. If 655, 436, 764, 799, 977, 572, 333 is the input which of the

following steps will be ‘333, 436, 572, 655, 977, 764, 799’ ?

(A) II

(B) III

(C) IV

(D) I

Ans : (B)



33. How many steps will be required to get the final output from the

following input ?

Input : 544, 653, 325, 688, 461, 231, 857

(A) 5

(B) 4

(C) 3

(D) 6

Ans : (A)



34. For the given input, which of the following will be third step ?

Input : 236, 522, 824, 765, 622, 463, 358

(A) 522, 236, 765, 824, 622, 463, 358

(B) 522, 622, 236, 824, 765, 463, 358

(C) 522, 622, 236, 765, 824, 463, 358

(D) 522, 622, 236, 463, 824, 765, 358

Ans : (C)



35. If following is the second step for an input, what will be the fourth

step ?

Step II : 620, 415, 344, 537, 787, 634, 977

(A) 620, 415, 344, 537, 634, 787, 977

(B) 620, 415, 344, 634, 537, 787, 977

(C) 620, 415, 344, 634, 787, 537, 977

(D) Can’t be determined

Ans : (B)



36. Which of the following is the last step for the following input ?

Input : 473, 442, 735, 542, 367, 234, 549

(A) 234, 442, 542, 473, 735, 367, 549

(B) 234, 442, 542, 735, 473, 367, 549

(C) 234, 442, 542, 473, 367, 735, 549

(D) 234, 442, 542, 735, 367, 473, 549

Ans : (A)



Directions—(Q. 37–41) Read the following information carefully and answer

the questions given below it—

(1) There is a group of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F in a family. They

are Psychologist, Manager, Lawyer, Jeweller, Doctor and Engineer.

(2) The doctor is the grandfather of F, who is a Psychologist.

(3) The Manager D is married to A.



(4) C, the Jeweller, is married to the Lawyer.

(5) B is the mother of F and E.

(6) There are two married couples in the family.

(7) The Psychologist is a female while Engineer is a male.



37. What is the profession of E ?

(A) Doctor

(B) Engineer

(C) Manager

(D) Psychologist

Ans : (B)



38. How is A related to E ?

(A) Brother

(B) Uncle

(C) Father

(D) Grandfather

Ans : (D)



39. How many male numbers are there in the family ?

(A) One

(B) Three

(C) Four

(D) Two

Ans : (B)



40. What is the profession of A ?

(A) Doctor

(B) Lawyer

(C) Jeweller

(D) Manager

Ans : (A)



41. Which of the following is one of the pairs of couples in the family ?

(A) AB

(B) AC

(C) AD

(D) AE

Ans : (C)



42. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a

group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?

(A) Papaya

(B) Mango

(C) Jackfruit

(D) Watermelon

Ans : (C)



43. Three of the following four are similar in relation to their

positions in the English alphabet and hence form a group. Which one does

not belong to that group ?

(A) SPEAK : PZVKH

(B) HUSKY : BPGFS

(C) BRAIN : MRZIY



(D) BREAK : PZVIY

Ans : (B)



44. Three of the following four groups of letters are alike in some way

while one is different. Find out which one is different ?

(A) DJWR

(B) EKXR

(C) KQDX

(D) AGTN

Ans : (A)



45. Four groups of letters are given below. Three of them are alike in a

certain way while one is different. Choose the odd one.

(A) GWOURV

(B) LZKMSU

(C) SFXPMG

(D) JOEHNP

Ans : (C)



46. Four pairs of words are given below out of which the words in all

pairs except one, bear a certain common relationship. Choose the pair in

which the words are differently related.

(A) Watt : Power

(B) Ampere : Current

(C) Pascal : Pressure

(D) Radian : Degree

Ans : (D)



47. Number of letters skipped in between adjacent letters of the series

starting from behind are increased by one. Which of the following series

observes this rule ?

(A) ONLKI

(B) OMKIG

(C) OMJFA

(D) OIGDC

Ans : (C)



48. If the letters of the word ‘PROTECTION’ which are at odd numbered

position in the English alphabet are picked up and are arranged in

alphabetical order from left and if they are now substituted by Z, Y, X

and so on, beginning from left which letter will get substituted by X ?

(A) E

(B) O

(C) T

(D) I

Ans : (D)



49. How many pairs of letters are there in the word OPERATION in which

the difference between them is the same as in the English alphabet ?

(A) 3

(B) 5

(C) 7

(D) 9

Ans : (C)





50. Arrange the given words in order in which they occur in the

dictionary and then choose the correct sequence.

(1) Dissipate

(2) Dissuade

(3) Disseminate

(4) Distract

(5) Dissociate

(6) Dissect

(A) 6, 3, 1, 5, 2, 4

(B) 1, 6, 3, 2, 4, 5

(C) 3, 6, 1, 2, 5, 4

(D) 4, 6, 3, 1, 5, 2

Ans : (A)



51. The letters skipped in between the adjacent letters in the series are

followed by equal space. Which of the following series observes this rule

?

(A) SUXADF

(B) RVZDFG

(C) HKNGSW

(D) RVZDHL

Ans : (D)



Directions—(Q. 52–56) In a certain code, letters of English alphabet are

coded as given for some words. The numeric code for each letter is given

in bracket under coded form and corresponds to the letter in the word in

the same serial order, study the coded forms of the given words and find

out the rules for their classification. Applying those rules find out the

code for the words given in capital letters in the questions that follow—

Word Codes FormATE (0) (5) (0)

NONE (5) (25) (5) (25)

UNIT (30) (5) (30) (5)

PIN (5) (10) (5)

PAGE (5) (25) (5) (25)

OPEN (30) (5) (30) (5)

ONE (0) (5) (0)

CUT (5) (10) (5)

SEAT (5) (15) (15) (5)

DEEP (5) (20) (20) (5)



52. VINA

(A) (5) (0) (5) (15)

(B) (5) (25) (5) (25)

(C) (5) (30) (5) (30)

(D) (5) (10) (5) (30)

Ans : (B)



53. AGE

(A) (0) (15) (0)

(B) (15) (15) (15)

(C) (0) (10) (10)

(D) (0) (5) (0)

Ans : (D)





54. PEAR

(A) (5) (15) (15) (5)

(B) (5) (25) (5) (25)

(C) (5) (10) (5) (10)

(D) (5) (30) (5) (30)

Ans : (A)



55. TIN

(A) (0) (5) (0)

(B) (5) (0) (5)

(C) (0) (10) (0)

(D) (5) (10) (5)

Ans : (D)



56. UNIT

(A) (5) (30) (5) (30)

(B) (5) (10) (30) (10)

(C) (30) (5) (30) (5)

(D) (15) (10) (10) (15)

Ans : (C)



57. If the first and second digits in the squence 7 9 8 4 5 3 6 7 8 3 4 5

are interchanged, also the third and fourth digits, the fifth and sixth

digits and so on which digit would be the sixth counting from your right

?

(A) 5

(B) 6

(C) 7

(D) 8

Ans : (C)



58. The letter I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T in their order are

substituted by twelve numbers but not in that oder. 3 is assigned to R.

The difference between R and M is 7. The difference between K and M is 2.

What number is assigned to K ?

(A) 8

(B) 12

(C) 7

(D) 11

Ans : (B)



59. Below are given six three-character numbers. The characters comprise

of digits and letters. The letter stands for one less than its serial

order in the English alphabet. What will be the middle character of the

3rd number when the numbers are arranged in the decending order ?

8G6, 3DJ, F4C, 7HB, 4E6, B8I

(A) 7

(B) 8

(C) 6

(D) 4

Ans : (D)





60. Which of the following will be the third digit of the fourth number

after the following numbers are arranged in descending order after

reversing the positions of the digits within each number ?

645, 869, 458, 347, 981, 792

(A) 4

(B) 6

(C) 8

(D) 9

Ans : (A)





1. Which of the following stars lies nearest to our solar system ?

(A) Barnard’s Star

(B) Sirius A

(C) Alpha Centauri A

(D) Proxima Centauri

Ans : (D)



2. Of the total water on the earth, fresh water reserves constitute

approximately—

(A) 5•8%

(B) 4•5%

(C) 2•59%

(D) 1•2%

Ans : (C)



3. The term ‘Bishop’ in sports is related to—

(A) Chess

(B) Hockey

(C) Badminton

(D) Bridge

Ans : (A)



4. Yakshagan is the famous dance form of the State of—

(A) Orissa

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) Karnataka

Ans : (D)



5. Balance of Payments means—

(A) Difference between export and imports

(B) Balance to be paid to the exporters

(C) Balance to be paid to the industrialists

(D) Balance coming in allocation of funds for States

Ans : (A)





6. A light year is equivalent to about—

(A) 365 days

(B) Six million miles

(C) Six billion miles

(D) Six trillion miles

Ans : (D)





7. Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland are together called—

(A) Slovakia

(B) Scandinavia

(C) Netherlands

(D) Australasia

Ans : (B)



8. The device used for locating submerged objects under sea is—

(A) Sonar

(B) Radar

(C) Laser

(D) Maser

Ans : (A)



9. Which article of the Constitution provides the Parliament the power to

ammend Constitution ?

(A) 376

(B) 370

(C) 368

(D) 390

Ans : (C)



10. What is the name of the first successfully cloned deer ?

(A) Dawn

(B) Deluxe

(C) Demor

(D) Dewey

Ans : (D)



11. The idea of motion pictures was propounded by—

(A) N. R. Finsen

(B) T. A. Edison

(C) J. L. Baird

(D) Berliner

Ans : (B)



12. In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of which of the following ?

(A) Love

(B) Peace

(C) Prophecy

(D) Medicine

Ans : (C)



13. NASA’s new space telescope is—

(A) Wise

(B) Rise

(C) Barack

(D) Telle

Ans : (A)



14. Bull fighting is the national game of—

(A) Italy

(B) Poland



(C) Spain

(D) Sudan

Ans : (C)



15. In a rare recognition, the Government of Mauritius decides to

introduce a book written by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal

Nishank in the School Syllabus of the island nation, what is the name of

the book ?

(A) Sound of Hills

(B) Sparsh Ganga

(C) Heaven

(D) Amrit

Ans : (B)



16. Who has been selected for the ‘Niwano Peace Prize, 2010’ for her

contribution to the uplift of poor women in India ?

(A) Ela Bhatt

(B) Jhumpa Lahiri

(C) Punam Suri

(D) Mandakni Apte

Ans : (A)



17. On which of the following dates in 2010 did the safeguard agreement

with regard to civilian nuclear facilities between India and the

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) come into force ?

(A) February 28

(B) February 21

(C) February 11

(D) February 4

Ans : (D)



18. The tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic

period was called—

(A) Bali

(B) Vidatha

(C) Varman

(D) Kara

Ans : (B)



19. The cells which are responsible for the production of antibodies are—

(A) Red blood cells

(B) Neutrophils

(C) Lymphocytes

(D) Platelets

Ans : (C)



20. Correct expansion of the term ‘http’ in Internet address is—

(A) Hybrid text transfer protocol

(B) Hyper text transfer protocol

(C) Higher transfer text protocol

(D) Higher text transfer protocol

Ans : (B)

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