General Knowledge:
1. Government of India has recently granted "Maharatna Status to two more Navratna Public Sector enterprises. Which are the these new companies joining the club of Maharatna public sector undertakings.
(A) Steel authority of India Limited and National Thermal Power Corporation Limited
(B) Bharat heavy Electrical Ltd and Gas authority of India Limited
(C) Indian Oil Corporation and Coal India Limited
(D) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
Ans. (B) Bharat heavy Electrical Ltd and Gas authority of India Limited
2. India's newly built and tested missile 'Astra' is meant for
(A) Surface to surface strike
(B) Air to Air Strike
(C) Surface to Air Strike
(D) Air to surface Strike
Ans. (B) Air to Air Strike
3. The Governor General who adopted a policy of Europeanization of Bureaucracy and an exlusion of Indian from higher posts
(A) Warren Hastings
(B) Wellesley
(C) Cornwallis
(D) Dalhousie
Ans. (C) Cornwallis
4. During which movement Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet Lokmanya and Gandhiji give the slogan 'swaraj in a year' respectively:
(A) Home rule Movement and Non Cooperation Movement
(B) Swadeshi Movement and Dandi March
(C) Quit India Movement and Civil Disobedience Movement
(D) Khilafat Movement and Civil Disobedience Movement
Ans. (A) Home rule Movement and Non Cooperation Movement
5. Recently Dargah Muinuddin Chisti at Ajmer was in news due to visit of Pakistani Prime Minister Dargah Muinudding Chisti at Ajmer was built by:
(A) Qutubuddin Aibak
(B) Alauddin Khilji
(C) IItutmish
(D) Khijra Khan
Ans. (B) Alauddin Khilji
6. Bauxite is an ore of:
(A) Zinc
(B) Aluminium
(C) Lead
(D) Copper
Ans. (B) Aluminium
7. Which one of the following is the land area in the extreme south of India?
(A) Indira Point
(B) Rameshwaram
(C) Cape Cammiran
(D) Puducherry
Ans. (A) Indira Point
8. The ozone layer lies in the:
(A) Troposphere
(B) Tropopause
(C) Stratosphere
(D) None of these
Ans. (C) Stratosphere
9. In Union Budget 2013-14, "Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme" was launched by Government of India. This scheme is related to:
(A) Service Tax
(B) Commodity Transaction Tax
(C) Income Tax
(D) Securities Transaction Tax
Ans. (A) Service Tax
10. Economic Survey 2012-13 states that Non Performing Assets of increased from 2.36% to 3.57% in September, 2012. The description of Non performing Assets was with reference to which sector.
(A) Telecom Sector
(B) Human Resource Sector
(C) Oil and Gas Sector
(D) Banking Sector
Ans. (D) Banking Sector
11. This is the rate at which Reserve Bank of India borrows money from commercial banks:
(A) Reverse Repo rate
(B) Statutory Liquidity ratio
(C) Repo rate
(D) Cash reserve ratio
Ans. (A) Reverse Repo rate
12. As per election commission of India, how many recognized national political parties are there in India?
(A) 6
(B) 2
(C) 7
(D) None of these
Ans. (A) 6
13. The present deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha is elected member of Parliament from which State of India?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Tamilnadu
(C) Kerala
(D) Karnataka
Ans. (C) Kerala
14. The constitution of India was adopted on:
(A) 26th January, 1950
(B) 15th August, 1947
(C) 26th November, 1949
(D) 26th January, 1951
Ans. (C) 26th November, 1949
15. The Present strength of Rajya Sabha members is ..... out of which..... are representatives of states and union territories of Delhi and Puducherry and .... are nominated by president:
(A) 250, 238, 12
(B) 247, 235, 12
(C) 245, 233, 12
(D) 248, 236, 12
Ans. (C) 245, 233, 12
16. Which of the following glands produces insulin in human body?
(A) Pancreas
(B) Spleen
(C) Liver
(D) Pituitary
Ans. (A) Pancreas
17. Which of the following is food poisoning organism
(A) Clostridium botulinum
(B) Streptomyces fecalis
(C) Lacto bacillus
(D) None of these
Ans. (A) Clostridium botulinum
18. Development of goitre (Enlarged thyroid gland) is mainly due to deficiency of:
(A) Sodium
(B) Calcium
(C) Iodine
(D) Iron
Ans. (C) Iodine
19. The emission of which casuses global warming?
(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Carbon monoxide
(C) Nitrogen
(D) Hydrocarbon
Ans. (A) Carbon dioxide
20. Who was adjudged player of the tournament by scoring most number of runs in the tournament in women's world cup cricket held recently:
(A) Jess Cameron
(B) Megan Schutt
(C) Anya Shrubsole
(D) Suzie Bates
Ans. (D) Suzie Bates
21. Who won the inaugural Hockey India League ended in Ranchi recently:
(A) Ranchi Rhinos
(B) Uttar Pradesh Wizards
(C) Delhi Wave Riders
(D) Mumbai magicians
Ans. (A) Ranchi Rhinos
22. FIFA-2014 world cup is proposed to be held in:
(A) Quatar
(B) Brazil
(C) Spain
(D) Russia
Ans. (B) Brazil
23. Wanchoo committee Dealt with:
(A) Direct Taxes
(B) Right to Information Reforms
(C) Agriculture Prices
(D) Parliamentary Reforms
Ans. (A) Direct Taxes
24. Kyoto Protocol is:
(A) An international agreement for extradition of foreign enemy
(B) An international agreement describing formula for conversion of foreign exchange
(C) An international agreement to reduce green house gases
(D) An international agreement to deal with International Terrorists organization
Ans. (C) An international agreement to reduce green house gases
25. India successfully completed its 101th space mission by launching Indo - French satellite SARAL recently. This satellite is for:
(A) Preparation of a detailed and complete map of Antarctica
(B) Study the climate on Mars
(C) Oceanographic study
(D) None of these is true
Ans. (C) Oceanographic study
Mathematics:
01. Tarun travels a distance of 24km at 6 km/hr another distance of 24km at 8 km/hr and a third distance of 24 km at 12 km/hr. His average speed for the whole journey (in km/hr) is
(A) 8 2/3
(B) 8
(C) 9
(D) 7
Ans. (B) 8
02. Rohan lends 1000 in four parts. If he gets 8% interest on 2000, 7 1/2% on 4000 and 8 1/2% on 1400 what percent of interest must he get for the remainder if his average annual interest is 8.13%?
(A) 10%
(B) 9%
(C) 8%
(D) None of these
Ans. (B) 9%
03. A solid piece of iron is in the form of a cuboid of dimensions (49cmx33cmx24cm) is melted and moulded to form a solid sphere. The radius of the sphere is
(A) 23 cm
(B) 21 cm
(C) 19cm
(D) 25cm
Ans. (B) 21 cm
04. Twelve solid spheres of the same size are made by melting a solid metallic cylinder of base diameter 2 cm and height 16cm. The diameter of each sphere is:
(A) 4cm
(B) 3cm
(C) 2 cm
(D) 6 cm
Ans. (C) 2 cm
05. Perimeter of a circle is equal to the perimeter of a square whose area is 484 cm². What is the radius of the circle?
(A) 14cm
(B) 12 cm
(C) 7 cm
(D) 16 cm
Ans. (A) 14cm
06. Puneeta borrowed from Reena certain sum for two years at simple interest. Puneeta lent this sum to Venu at the same rate for two years compound interest. At the end of two years she received 110 as compound interest but paid 100 as simple interest. Find the sum and rate of interest:
(A) 250, rate 20% per annum
(B) 250, rate 25% per annum
(C) 250, rate 10% per annum
(D) None of these
Ans. (A) 250, rate 20% per annum
07. 13 chairs and 5 tables were brought for 8280. If the average cost of the table will be 1227, what is the average cost of a chair?
(A) 2145
(B) 165
(C) 175
(D) None of these
Ans. (B) 165
08. A man goes uphill with an average speed of 24 kmph and comes down with an average speed of 36 kmph. The distance travelled in both the cases being the same, The average speed (in km/hr) for the entire journey is:
(A) 30.8
(B) 32.8
(C) 28.8
(D) None of these
Ans. (C) 28.8
09. 40% of the employees of a certain company are men, and 75% of the men earn more than 25000 per year. If 45% of the company's employees earn more than 25000 per year, what fraction of the women employed by the company earn 25000 per year or less?
(A) 1/4
(B) 3/4
(C) 1/3
(D) 2/11
Ans. (B) 3/4
10. A sum of money invested at compound interest amounts in 3 years to 800 and in 4 years to 840 what is the percentage rate of interest?
(A) 6%
(B) 5%
(C) 4%
(D) 3%
Ans. (B) 5%
11. If the difference between simple and compound interest on some principal amount at 20% per annum for three years is 48, then the principal amount is:
(A) 390
(B) 375
(C) 450
(D) None of these
Ans. (B) 375
12. A rational number between 1/2 and 3/5 is:
(A) 4/7
(B) 3/5
(C) 2/5
(D) None of these
Ans. (A) 4/7
13. The curved surface of a cylinder is 264m². Its volume is 924m³. The height of the cylinder must be:
(A) 8 m
(B) 6 m
(C) 4 m
(D) None of these
Ans. (B) 6 m
14. If by selling 110 apples, the cost price of 120 apples is realized. The gain % is?
(A) 10 10/11%
(B) 9 1/9%
(C) 11 1/9%
(D) 9 1/11%
Ans. (D) 9 1/11%
15. If 8 men or 12 women can do a piece of work in 25 days, in how many days can the same work be done by 6 men and 11 women?
(A) 15 days
(B) 13 1/2 days
(C) 12 days
(D) 18 days
Ans. (A) 15 days
16. Pujara has a certain average of runs for his 8 matches in Border Gavaskar Trophy. In the ninth match he scores 100 runs and thereby increases his average by 9 runs. His new average of runs is:
(A) 28
(B) 24
(C) 20
(D) 32
Ans. (A) 28
17. It costs 1 to photocopy a sheet of paper. However, 2% discount is allowed on all photocopies done after first 1000 sheets. How much will it cost to photocopy 5000 sheets of paper?
(A) 3920
(B) 4900
(C) 4920
(D) 3980
Ans. (C) 4920
DIRECTIONS (Question No 18 & 19) Answer the following questions on the basis of the information given below.
i. Trains A and B are travelling on the same route heading towards the same destination. Train B has already covered a distance of 220km before the train A started.
ii. The two trains meet each other after 11 hours after start of train A
iii. Had the trains been travelling towards each other (from a distance of 220 km) they would have met after one hour.
18. What is the speed of trains 'B' in kmph:
(A) 116
(B) 180
(C) 100
(D) None of these
Ans. (C) 100
19. What is the speed of trains 'A' in kmph:
(A) 118
(B) 80.5
(C) 102
(D) None of these
Ans. (D)
DIRECTIONS: What approximate (you are not expected to calculate the exact value) value will come in place of the question mark(?) in following equation?
20. 384.996 x 15.001 + 44.99 = ?
(A) 5080
(B) 5820
(C) 5280
(D) 5420
Ans. (B) 5820
21. Three men or eight boys can do a piece of work in 17 days. How many days will two men and six boys together take to finish the same work?
(A) 12 days
(B) 17 days
(C) 11 days
(D) None of these
Ans. (A) 12 days
22. Vaibhav got a monthly increment of 12 percent of Pushpa's monthly salary. Pushpa's monthly salary is 7800. Vaibhav's monthly salary before increment was 6500. What amount will he earn in five months after his increment?
(A) 37.180
(B) 35.180
(C) 36.180
(D) None of these
Ans. (A) 37.180
23. The ratio of two numbers is 4:5. When the first is increased by 20% and the second is decreased by 20% the ratio of the resulting numbers is:
(A) 5:6
(B) 5:4
(C) 6:5
(D) 4:5
Ans. (C) 6:5
24. If the numerator of a fraction be increased by 12% and its denominator decreased by 2% the value of the fraction becomes 6/7. Thus, the original fraction is:
(A) 3/4
(B) 4/3
(C) 2/3
(D) None of these
Ans. (A) 3/4
25. What approximate value will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation?
239.99 / 8.0001 x 9.99 = ?
(A) 350
(B) 260
(C) 400
(D) 300
Ans. (D) 300
English:
DIRECTIONS: In the following questions, identify the correct reported speech from the given alternatives.
01. He said, "I must go home at once."
(A) He said that he had to go home then
(B) He said that he must go home then and there
(C) He said that he must have gone home at once
(D) He said that he had to go home at once
Ans. (A) He said that he had to go home then
02. Miss Ragini said to me, "Put these pencil shavings in the dustbin."
(A) Miss Ragini said to me to put these pencil shavings in the dustbin
(B) Miss Ragini ordered me to put these pencil shavings in the dustbin
(C) Miss Ragini asked me to put those pencil shavings in the dustbin
(D) Miss Ragini told me to put those pencil shavings in the dustbin
Ans. (C) Miss Ragini asked me to put those pencil shavings in the dustbin
03. She said, "oh dear! I have just missed the bus.":
(A) She said with regret that she had just missed the bus
(B) She exclaimed that she has just missed the bus
(C) She regretted that she just missed the bus
(D) She narrated that she just missed the bus
Ans. (C) She regretted that she just missed the bus
DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blank with correct preposition
04. He invited all his friends............ tea
(A) On
(B) For
(C) To
(D) In
Ans. (C) To
05. Rita drove............ a red light.
(A) In
(B) Through
(C) From
(D) Among
Ans. (B) Through
06. Distribute the sweets equally............ four children.
(A) Among
(B) In
(C) Between
(D) Through
Ans. (A) Among
07. Identify the adverb in the following sentence.
He spoke well at the meeting last night.
(A) Last Night
(B) Meeting
(C) Well
(D) All of these
Ans. (C) Well
08. Identify which is not adverb from among following underlined words in the given sentences.
She sings pretty well. I do my work carefully. He is wise enough to understand the trick. The flower smells sweet.
(A) Enough
(B) Carefully
(C) Pretty
(D) Sweet
Ans. (D) Sweet
09. Given below is the sentence in active voice. Choose the correct sentence given in passive voice among the alternatives.
Ought you not to reveal the truth now?
(A) Should the truth need not be revealed by you then?
(B) Ought the truth not to be revealed by you now?
(C) Ought the truth not to be revealed by you then?
(D) Ought the truth need not be revealed by you now?
Ans. (B) Ought the truth not to be revealed by you now?
10. Choose the incorrect sentence among the following:
(A) By next December we shall have been living here for six years.
(B) I have been writing four letters since morning.
(C) At this time tomorrow we will be watching a film
(D) I have been standing here for hours.
Ans. (A) By next December we shall have been living here for six years.
11. Given below are four substitutions for the underlined part. Choose the correct alternative to make the sentence grammatically correct.
Make haste lest you should not be caught in the storm:
(A) You might be
(B) You could be
(C) You should be
(D) Otherwise you can be
Ans. (A) You might be
DIRECTIONS: In this section each sentence has three parts indicated by (A), (B) and (C). Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error. If you find an error in any one of the parts (A), (B), (C) indicate your response by blackening the letter related to that part in the OMR sheet provided. If a sentence has no error, indicate this by blackening "D" which stands for no error. Error may belong to grammar usage.
12. Seldom we have been treated (A)/ in such a rude manner (B)/ by the police Personnel (C)/ No error (D)
Ans. No error
13. Some men are born great (A)/ some achieve greatness (B)/ and some had greatness thrust on them (C)/ No error (D)
Ans. some had greatness thrust on them
14. Beware of (A)/ a fair-weather friend (B)/ who is neither a friend need nor a friend indeed (C)/ No error (D).
Ans. who is neither a friend need nor a friend indeed
15. What shall be correct combination of two simple sentences into a complex sentence by using a noun clause?
Can you come? He asked me:
(A) He asked me to come
(B) He asked me if I could come
(C) He asked me whether I can come?
(D) He asked me whether I might come
Ans. (B) He asked me if I could come
16. Identify the nouns used both for singular and plural form:
(A) Sheep
(B) Wolf
(C) Axis
(D) Goat
Ans. (A) Sheep
DIRECTIONS: Fill the correct article
17. Ramesh's father is ____ M.P and Suresh's father is _______Member of Legislative Assembly.
(A) An, A
(B) An, An
(C) A, An
(D) An, The
Ans. (A) An, A
DIRECTIONS: Complete the sentence correctly
18. Ram is so proud of his position that he _________ his subordinates.
(A) Looks for
(B) Looks into
(C) Looks down upon
(D) Looks after
Ans. (C) Looks down upon
DIRECTIONS: Complete the sentence with correct adversative conjunction
19. Shruti ran fast ______ she missed the train
(A) But
(B) Nevertheless
(C) Yet
(D) Nonetheless
Ans. (A) But
DIRECTIONS: Choose the word which is similar or most nearly similar in meaning as the word given in bold and mark your answer.
20. Sagacious:
(A) Clever
(B) Strong
(C) Obstinate
(D) Ridiculous
Ans. (A) Clever
21. Curtly:
(A) Sadly
(B) Rudely
(C) Frankly
(D) Happily
Ans. (B) Rudely
22. Abbreviate:
(A) Extend
(B) Abridge
(C) Conclude
(D) Thwart
Ans. (B) Abridge
DIRECTIONS: Choose the word which is opposite in meaning as the word given in bold and mark your answer.
23. Indifference:
(A) Responsiveness
(B) Different
(C) Neutrality
(D) Sophistication
Ans. (A) Responsiveness
24. Exceptional:
(A) Formal
(B) Neutral
(C) Normal
(D) Traditional
Ans. (C) Normal
25. Tragic:
(A) Humorous
(B) Funny
(C) Light
(D) Comic
Ans. (D) Comic
