file · web viewb. 6223c. 6475d. 6217e. 6421. 1221 + 1117 = x% of 6680 a. 26b. 32c. 43d. 17e. 35....

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Time Allowed: 90 Minutes Maximum Marks : 70

1. 69 ÷ 3 * 0.85+ 14.5 – 3 = ?A. 36.15B. 32.15C. 33.05D. 32.05E. None of these

2. 4.5 + 23.50 + 14.58 – 17.68 * 0.5 = ?A. 23.74B. 33.74C. 34.74D. 36.74E. None of these

3. 23.56 + 4142.25 + 134.44 = ?A. 4010.05B. 4000.15C. 4100.25D. 4300.25E. None of these

4. (√ 7744 * 66 ) ÷ (203 + 149)= ?A. 12.5B. 14.5C. 13.5D. 18.5E. 16.5

5. 5/9 of 504 + 3/8 of 640 = ?A. 620

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6. (786*74) ÷ x = 1211.75A. 62B. 55C. 52D. 48E. 46

7. 18² + √? = 350A. 676B. 576C. 26D. 28E. None of these

8. 140% of 500 + 24% of 750 = ?A. 550B. 660C. 770D. 880E. None of these

9. 4900 ÷ 28 * 444 ÷ 12 = ?A. 6312B. 6223C. 6475D. 6217E. 6421

10. 1221 + 1117 = x% of 6680 A. 26B. 32C. 43D. 17E. 35


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11. From the salary, Akilesh spent 15% for house rent, 5% for children’s education and 15% for Entertainment. Now he left with Rs.13,000. His salary isA. 19,000B. 2,000C. 18,000D. 15,000

वेतनसे, अकि�लेशनेघरकि�राएपर 15%, बच्चों�ीशिशक्षा�ेलिलए 5% औरमनोरंजन�ेलिलए 15% खर्च�कि�या।अबवह 13,000 रुपये�ेसाथछोड़दि'या।उस�ावेतनहै

A. 19,000B. 20,000C. 18,000D. 15,000

12. In a School, 40% of the students are female and thus the no of boys exceed the no of girls by 40.Find the total no of students.A. 190B. 100C. 200D. 180

स्�ूलमें, 40% छात्रमकिहलाहैंऔरइसप्र�ारलड़�ों�ीसंख्या 40 सेलड़कि�यों�ीसंख्यासेअलि2�नहींहै।छात्रों�ी�ुलसंख्याखोजें।A. 190B. 100C. 200D. 180

13. The salary of a workers increased by 15% and decreased by 7%, What % change rises in his salary ?A. 10%B. 7%C. 5%D. 8%

श्रमिम�ों�ावेतन 15% बढ़गयाऔर 7% �ी�मीहुई, उन�ेवेतनमेंक्यापरिरवत�नबढ़ताहै?A.10%B. 7%C. 5%D. 8%


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14. 12 percent of the voters in an election did not cast their votes. In this election there are only two candidates. The winner by obtaining 45% of the total votes and defeated his rival by 2000 votes. The total number of votes in the electionA. 50000B. 75000C. 100000D. 125000E. None of these

र्चुनावमें 12 प्रकितशतमत'ाताओंनेअपनेवोटनहींडाले।इसर्चुनावमें�ेवल'ोउम्मी'वारहैं।�ुलवोटोंमेंसे 45% प्राप्त�र�ेकिवजेताऔर 2000 �ेवोटोंसेअपनेप्रकितदं्वद्वी�ोहराया।र्चुनावमेंवोटों�ी�ुलसंख्याA. 50000B. 75000C. 100000D. 125000E.इनमेंसेकोईनहीं

15. Five years ago, the age of Abinav was 4 times the age of Sarita after 10 years, Abinav will be twice as old as Sarita. Find the Present ages of Abinav and sarita?A. 30 years, 10.5 yearsB. 32 years, 11.5 yearsC. 34 years, 14.5 yearsD. 35 years, 12.5 years

पांर्चसालपहले, अकिबनव�ीउम्र 10 सालबा'सरिरता�ीउम्र 4 गुनाथी, अबीनावसरिरता�ेरूपमें'ोगुनीहोजाएगी।अकिबनवऔरसरिरता�ीवत�मानउम्रपाए?ं

A. 30 साल, 10.5 सालB. 32 साल, 11.5 सालC. 34 साल, 14.5 सालD. 35 साल, 12.5 साल

16. If Saurabh is as much elder than Shyam as he is younger to Suresh and sum of the ages of Shyam and Suresh is 46 year, then what will be the age of Saurabh after five years?A. 27B. 26C. 25D. 28


Career Point Shimlaअगरसौरभश्याम�ीतुलनामेंबहुतबडे़हैंक्योंकि�वहसुरेश�ेलिलएछोटेहैंऔरश्यामऔरसुरेश�ीउम्र 46 वर्ष�है, तोपांर्चसालबा'सौरभ�ीउम्रक्याहोगी?

A. 27B. 26C. 25D. 28

17. Five years ago, the average age of Simi’s age that time and Tia’s age that time was 17 years. Five years from now, the respective ratio between Simi’s age and Tia’s age at that time will be 4:5, what is Simi’s present age?A. 22B. 20C. 18D. 19

पांर्चसालपहले, उससमयलिसमी�ीउम्र�ीऔसतआयुऔरउससमयदिटया�ीउम्र 17 सालथी।अबसेपांर्चसाल, उससमयलिसमी�ीउम्रऔरदिटया�ीउम्र�ेबीर्चसंबंलि2तअनुपात 4: 5 होगा, लिसमी�ीवत�मानउम्रक्याहै?

A. 22B. 20C. 18D. 1 9

18. A chair and a table together cost Rs 1800. If by selling the table at a profit of 15% and the chair at a loss of 10% a total profit of 6% is made, then what is the cost price of the chair?A. Rs 890B. Rs 844C. Rs 648D. Rs 728E. None of these

ए��ुसLऔरए�टेबल�ेसाथ 1800 रुपयेखर्च�होतेहैं।यदि' 15% �ेलाभपरमेजबेर्च�रऔर 10% �ीहाकिनपर�ुसL 6% �ा�ुललाभहोताहै, तो�ुसL�ीलागतमूल्यक्याहोतीहै ?A. 890 रुपयेB. 844 रुपयेC. 648 रुपयेD. 728 रुपयेE.इनमेंसेकोईनहीं


Career Point Shimla19. A boy bought 2 items for Rs.7500. One item he sells at a profit of 16% and other item at 14% loss. In this the boy makes neither any profit nor any loss. What is the difference between SP of 2 items.A. 602B. 610C. 600D. 620

ए�लड़�ेने 7500 रुपये�ेलिलए 2 आइटमखरी'े।ए�आइटमवह 16% �ेलाभऔरअन्यआइटम 14% हाकिनपरबेर्चताहै।इसमेंलड़�ानतो�ोईलाभऔरनही�ोईनु�सान�रताहै। 2 वस्तुओं�ेएसपी�ेबीर्चक्याअंतरहै।A. 602B. 610C. 600D. 620

20. Statements:Some Oranges are ApplesAll apples are grapesNo grapes is BananaConclusions:I. All Bananas are grapesII. Some Oranges being Banana is a possibilityIII. All grapes are applesIV. Some grapes are definitely BananaA. Only I followsB. Only II followsC. Only III and IV followD. All followE. None follows

वक्तव्य:कुछसंतरेसेबहैंसभीसेबअंगूरहैंकोईअंगूरकेलेनहींहैनिनष्कर्ष$:I. सभीकेलेअंगूरहैंनि%तीय।केलेकेकुछसंतरेएकसंभावनाहैतृतीय।सभीअंगूरसेबहैंचतुर्थ$।कुछअंगूरनिनश्चि,तरूपसेकेलाहैंएकेवलमैंपीछाकरताहूंबीकेवलनि%तीयकापालनकरताहैसीकेवल III और IV कापालनकरें


Career Point Shimlaडी।सभीकापालनकरेंई।कोईनहींपीछाकरताहै

21. Statements:All Books are PensSome Pens are PencilsNo pencil is MarkerAll Markers are BoxesConclusions:I. No Book is BoxII. No Marker is PenIII. Some Books are BoxesIV. Some Markers are PensA. Either (I) or (III) followsB. Either (II) or (IV) followsC. Both (A) and (B) followD. All followE. None Follows

कर्थन:सभीनिकताबेंपेनहैंकुछपेनपेंसिसलहैंकोईपेंसिसलमाक$ रनहींहैसभीमाक$ रबॉक्सहैंनिनष्कर्ष$:I. कोईपुस्तकबॉक्सनहींहैनि%तीय।कोईमाक$ रपेनहैतृतीय।कुछनिकताबेंबॉक्सहैंचतुर्थ$।कुछमाक$ रपेनहैंएयातो (मैं) या (III) निनम्नानुसारहैबीयातो (नि%तीय) या (IV) निनम्नानुसारहैसी।दोनों (ए) और (बी) कापालनकरेंडी।सभीकापालनकरेंई।कोईभीअनुयायीनहीं

22. Statements:All monkeys are DonkeysNo Donkey is elephantAll elephants are TigersConclusions:I. No elephant is a monkeyII. All Donkeys being Tigers is a possibilityIII. All Monkeys being Tigers is a possibilityIV. Some Donkeys are elephants


Career Point ShimlaA. Only I followsB. Only II followsC. Only I, II and III followD. All followE. None follows

कर्थन:सभीबंदरगधेहैंकोईगधाहार्थीनहींहैसभीहार्थीबाघहैंनिनष्कर्ष$:I. कोईहार्थीएकबंदरनहींहैनि%तीय।बाघोंकेसभीगधेएकसंभावनाहैतृतीय।बाघोंकेसभीबंदरएकसंभावनाहैचतुर्थ$।कुछगधेहार्थीहैंएकेवलमैंपीछाकरताहूंबीकेवलनि%तीयकापालनकरताहैसीकेवल I, II और III कापालनकरेंडी।सभीकापालनकरेंई।कोईनहींपीछाकरताहै

23. Statements:All tables are ChairsAll windows are doorsNo chair is doorsome doors are fansConclusions:I. At least some tables are windowsII. At least some windows are fansIII. Some fans being chairs is a possibilityIV. All Chairs are fansA. Only I followsB. Only III followsC. Only I, II and III followD. All followE. None follows

कर्थन:सभीटेबलकुर्सिस<यांहैंसभीखि>ड़निकयांदरवाजेहैंकोईकुसAदरवाजानहींहैकुछदरवाजेप्रशंसकोंहैंनिनष्कर्ष$:


Career Point ShimlaI. कमसेकमकुछटेबलखि>ड़निकयांहैंनि%तीय।कमसेकमकुछखि>ड़निकयांप्रशंसकोंहैंतृतीय।कुछप्रशंसकोंकुर्सिस<यांहोनेकीसंभावनाहैचतुर्थ$।सभीकुर्सिस<यांप्रशंसकोंहैंएकेवलमैंपीछाकरताहूंबीकेवल III कापालनकरताहैसीकेवल I, II और III कापालनकरेंडी।सभीकापालनकरेंई।कोईनहींपीछाकरताहै

24. Statements:All roads are carsNo car is bikeSome bikes are housesSome buildings are roadsConclusions:I. All bikes being buildings is a possibilityII. No bike is roadIII. Some cars are buildingsIV. All bikes are roadA. Only I followsB. Either III or II followsC. Only I, II and III followD. All followE. None follows

कर्थन:सभीसड़कोंकारहैंकोईकारबाइकनहींहैकुछबाइकघरहैंकुछइमारतोंसड़कोंहैंनिनष्कर्ष$:I. इमारतोंकीसभीबाइकएकसंभावनाहैनि%तीय।कोईबाइकसड़कनहींहैतृतीय।कुछकारेंइमारतेंहैंचतुर्थ$।सभीबाइकसड़कहैंएकेवलमैंपीछाकरताहूंबीयातो III या II कापालनकरताहैसीकेवल I, II और III कापालनकरेंडी।सभीकापालनकरेंई।कोईनहींपीछाकरताहै


Career Point Shimla25. Statements:No pink is greenAll green are yellowSome blue are pinkSome green are blueConclusions:I. All blue being green is a possibilityII. All yellow being pink is a possibilityIII. No pink is yellow.IV. All yellow are greenA. Only I followsB. Either I or III followsC. Only I, II and III followD. All followE. None follows

कर्थन:कोईगुलाबीहरानहींहैसभीहरेरंगपीलेहैंकुछनीलेगुलाबीहैंकुछहरेनीलेहैंनिनष्कर्ष$:I. सभीनीलेहरेरंगकीसंभावनाएकसंभावनाहैनि%तीय।सभीपीलेगुलाबीगुलाबीएकसंभावनाहैतृतीय।कोईगुलाबीपीलानहींहै।चतुर्थ$।सभीपीलेहरेहैंएकेवलमैंपीछाकरताहूंबीयातोमैंया III कापालनकरताहूंसीकेवल I, II और III कापालनकरेंडी।सभीकापालनकरेंई।कोईनहींपीछाकरताहै

26. Statements:All Chocolates are candySome Chocolates are icecreamsAll food are dishNo icecream is dishConclusions:I. Some icecreams are food is a possibilityII. All Chocolates are food is a possibilityIII. No food is icecreamIV. No candy is icecreamA. Only III followsB. Only III and II follow


Career Point ShimlaC. Only I, II and III followD. All followE. None follows

कर्थन:सभीचॉकलेटकैं डीहैंकुछचॉकलेटआइसक्रीमहैंसभीभोजनपकवानहैंकोईआइसक्रीमपकवाननहींहैनिनष्कर्ष$:I. कुछआइसक्रीमभोजनएकसंभावनाहैनि%तीय।सभीचॉकलेटभोजनएकसंभावनाहैतृतीय।कोईभोजनआइसक्रीमनहींहैचतुर्थ$।कोईकैं डीआइसक्रीमनहींहैएकेवलतृतीयकापालनकरताहैबीकेवल III और II कापालनकरेंसीकेवल I, II और III कापालनकरेंडी।सभीकापालनकरेंई।कोईनहींपीछाकरताहै

27. Statements:All points are ViewsNo View is an ideaSome ideas are thoughtsConclusions:I. Some thoughts being points is a possibilityII. No view is thoughtA. Only conclusion I followsB. Only conclusion II followsC. Either conclusion I or II followsD. Neither conclusion I nor II followsE. Both conclusion I and II follow

कर्थन:सभीबिब<दुदृश्यहैंकोईदृश्यएकनिवचारहैकुछनिवचारनिवचारहैंनिनष्कर्ष$:I. कुछनिवचारबिब<दुहोनेकीसंभावनाहैनि%तीय।कोईनिवचारनहींसोचाजाताहैए।केवलनिनष्कर्ष$मैंअनुसरणकरताहंूबी।केवलनिनष्कर्ष$नि%तीयकापालनकरताहैसी।यातोनिनष्कर्ष$ I या II कापालनकरताहै


Career Point Shimlaडी।नतोनिनष्कर्ष$मैंऔरनहीनि%तीयकापालनकरताहंूई।दोनोंनिनष्कर्ष$ I और II कापालनकरें

28. Statements:All points are ViewsNo View is an ideaSome ideas are thoughtsConclusions:I. Atleast some ideas are pointsII. Some thoughts being views is a possibilityA. Only conclusion I followsB. Only conclusion II followsC. Either conclusion I or II followsD. Neither conclusion I nor II followsE. Both conclusion I and II follow

कर्थन:सभीबिब<दुदृश्यहैंकोईदृश्यएकनिवचारहैकुछनिवचारनिवचारहैंनिनष्कर्ष$:I. कमसेकमकुछनिवचारअंकहैंनि%तीय।कुछनिवचारनिवचारोंकीसंभावनाहैए।केवलनिनष्कर्ष$मैंअनुसरणकरताहंूबी।केवलनिनष्कर्ष$नि%तीयकापालनकरताहैसी।यातोनिनष्कर्ष$ I या II कापालनकरताहैडी।नतोनिनष्कर्ष$मैंऔरनहीनि%तीयकापालनकरताहंूई।दोनोंनिनष्कर्ष$ I और II कापालनकरें

29. Statements:Some tasks are hurdlesAll hurdles are jobsSome jobs are worksConclusions:I. All works being hurdles is a possibilityII. At least some works are tasks.A. Only conclusion I followsB. Only conclusion II followsC. Either conclusion I or II followsD. Neither conclusion I nor II followsE. Both conclusion I and II follow

कर्थन:कुछकाय$बाधाएहंैं


Career Point Shimlaसभीबाधाएनंौकरिरयांहैंकुछनौकरिरयांकामकरतीहैंनिनष्कर्ष$:I. सभीकामबाधाओंकीसंभावनाहैनि%तीय।कमसेकमकुछकामकाय$हैं।ए।केवलनिनष्कर्ष$मैंअनुसरणकरताहंूबी।केवलनिनष्कर्ष$नि%तीयकापालनकरताहैसी।यातोनिनष्कर्ष$ I या II कापालनकरताहैडी।नतोनिनष्कर्ष$मैंऔरनहीनि%तीयकापालनकरताहंूई।दोनोंनिनष्कर्ष$ I और II कापालनकरें

Read the following passage carefully and answer the following Questions ( 30 – 39).Archaeology as a profession faces two major problems. First, it is the poorest of the poor. Only paltry sums are available for excavating and even less is available for publishing the results and preserving the sites once excavated. Yet archaeologists deal with priceless objects every day. Second, there is the problem of illegal excavation, resulting in museum-quality pieces being sold to the highest bidder. I would like to make an outrageous suggestion that would at one stroke provide funds for archaeology and reduce the amount of illegal digging. I would propose that scientific archeological expeditions and governmental authorities sell excavated artifacts on the open market. Such sales would provide substantial funds for the excavation and preservation of archaeological sites and the publication of results. At the same time, they would break the illegal excavator‘s grip on the market, thereby decreasing the inducement to engage in illegal activities. You might object that professionals excavate to acquire knowledge, not money. Moreover, ancient artifacts are part of our global cultural heritage, which should be available for all to appreciate, not sold to the highest bidder. I agree. Sell nothing that has unique artistic merit or scientific value. But, you might reply everything that comes out of the ground has scientific value. Here we part company. Theoretically, you may be correct in claiming that every artifact has potential scientific value. Practically, you are wrong. I refer to the thousands of pottery vessels and ancient lamps that are essentially duplicates of one another. In one small excavation in Cyprus, archaeologists recently uncovered 2,000 virtually indistinguishable small jugs in a single courtyard, Even precious royal seal impressions known as l‘melekh handles have been found in abundance—more than 4,000 examples so far. The basements of museums are simply not large enough to store the artifacts that are likely to be discovered in the future. There is not enough money even to catalogue the finds; as a result, they cannot be found again and become as inaccessible as if they had never been discovered. Indeed, with the help of a computer, sold artifacts could be more accessible than are the


Career Point Shimlapieces stored in bulging museum basements. Prior to sale, each could be photographed and the list of the purchasers could be maintained on the computer. A purchaser could even be required to agree to return the piece if it should become needed for scientific purposes. It would be unrealistic to suggest that illegal digging would stop if artifacts were sold on the open market. But the demand for the clandestine product would be substantially reduced. Who would want an unmarked pot when another was available whose provenance was known, and that was dated stratigraphically by the professional archaeologist who excavated it.

30. The primary purpose of the passage is to propose ?A. an alternative to museum display of artifactsB. a way to curb illegal digging while benefiting the archaeological professionC. a way to distinguish artifacts with scientific value from those that have no such valueD. the governmental regulation of archaeological sitesE. a new system for cataloguing duplicate artifacts

31. The author implies that all of the following statements about duplicate artifacts are true EXCEPT:A. A market for such artifacts already exists.B. Such artifacts seldom have scientific value.C. There is likely to be a continuing supply of such artifacts.D. Museums are well supplied with examples of such artifacts.E. Such artifacts frequently exceed in quality those already catalogued in museum collections.

32. Which of the following is mentioned in the passage as a disadvantage of storing artifacts in museum basements?A. Museum officials rarely allow scholars access to such artifacts.B. Space that could be better used for display is taken up for storage.C. Artifacts discovered in one excavation often become separated from each other.D. Such artifacts are often damaged by variations in temperature and humidity.E. Such artifacts‟ often remain uncatalogued and thus cannot be located once they are put in storage.

33. The author mentions the excavation in Cyprus to emphasize which of the following points?A. Ancient lamps and pottery vessels are less valuable, although more rare, than royal seal impressions.B. Artifacts that are very similar to each other present cataloguing difficulties to archaeologists.C. Artifacts that are not uniquely valuable, and therefore could be sold,


Career Point Shimlaare available in large quantities.D. Cyprus is the most important location for unearthing large quantities of salable artifacts.E. Illegal sales of duplicate artifacts are wide-spread, particularly on the island of Cyprus.

34. The author’s argument concerning the effect of the official sale of duplicate artifacts on illegal excavation is based on which of the following assumptions?A. Prospective purchasers would prefer to buy authenticated artifacts.B. The price of illegally excavated artifacts would rise.C. Computers could be used to trace sold artifacts.D. Illegal excavators would be forced to sell only duplicate artifacts.E. Money gained from selling authenticated artifacts could be used to investigate and prosecute illegal excavators.

35. The author anticipates which of the following initial objections to the adoption of his proposal?A. Museum officials will become unwilling to store artifacts.B. An oversupply of salable artifacts will result and the demand for them will fall.C. Artifacts that would have been displayed in public places will be sold to private collectors.D. Illegal excavators will have an even larger supply of artifacts for resale.E. Counterfeiting of artifacts will become more commonplace.

36. The author implies that which of the following would occur if duplicate artifacts were sold on the open market?I. Illegal excavation would eventually cease completely.II. Cyprus would become the primary source of marketable duplicate artifacts.III. Archaeologists would be able to publish the results of their excavations more frequently than they currently do.A. I onlyB. III onlyC. I and II onlyD. II and III onlyE. I, II, and III

37. Which among the following is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to the word ‘potential’ ?A. lackingB. squalidC. torpid


Career Point ShimlaD. abominableE. mediocre

38. Which among the following is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word ‘paltry ‘ ?A. hilarityB. alacrityC. haltD. insignificantE. spurring

39. Which among the following is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to the word ‘expedition’ ?A. hindranceB. trashyC. piddlingD. contemptibleE. sordid

40. Which of the following spelling incorrect in the given context ?A. erraticB. diligentC. evenceD. diabolicalE. All are correct

41. Which of the following spelling incorrect in the given context ?A. diasporaB. debilityC. deliriousD. debutE. All are correct

42. Which of the following spelling incorrect in the given context ?A. naiveteB. nuanceC. peianD. progenyE. All are correct

43. Which of the following spelling incorrect in the given context ?A. nee


Career Point ShimlaB. pecilateC. peevishD. nicheE. All are correct

44. Which of the following spelling incorrect in the given context ?A. meteB. muzzleC. juggleD. jaicoseE. All are correct

45. Which of the following spelling incorrect in the given context ?A. maltreatB. mayhemC. lustreD. lewayE. All are correct

46. Which of the following spelling incorrect in the given context ?A. handyB. impugnC. hiccupD. goeryE. All are correct

47. Which of the following spelling incorrect in the given context ?A. ensconceB. exacerbateC. gruffD. grudgeE. All are correct

48. Which of the following spelling incorrect in the given context ?A. exorcistB. feitishC. fervidD. gamutE. All are correct


Career Point Shimla49. Which of the following spelling incorrect in the given context ?A. dolefulB. diatribeC. detenteD. doyanE. All are correct

50. She was struck by the creative bug at the age of sixty and decided to paint rural scenes in oils with dogs and haystacks and little cottages and ………….. pakdandis leading to green forests.1) twisting2) unexpected3) lucrative4) crushingA. 1-4B. 1-2C. 1-3D. 2-3E. 2-4

51. All would have been well if my friends had not been stuck one party evening for a gift and having ………….. about the house decided to gift wrap the two rural scenes that had yet to see a wall and present them to their colleagues on the occasion. 1) positive2) negative3) hunted4) harassedA. 1-2B. 2-3C. 3-4D. 1-4E. 2-4

52. With only days to spare panic set in and frantic calls to the new owners were made asking to please, please, can we ………….. those two paintings we gave you, will send a man to bring them.1) borrow2) negotiate3) obtain4) pledgeA. 1-2B. 3-4C. Both 1-2 & 3-4


Career Point ShimlaD. 1-3E. 1-4

53. Came the day aunt Shubhi entered …………. these large squares wrapped in shiny paper and said: I thought you’d like these better than the money.1) appreciating2) carrying3) moving4) creatingA. 1-2B. 1-3C. 1-4D. 2-4E. 2-3

54. Our legal system treats crimes against the individual as offences against the state because of the understanding that victims, ……….. to their weaker position, need help to bring culprits to book.1) owing2) pervading3) forgoning4) forgivingA. 1-4B. 1-2C. 2-3D. 3-4E. 1-3

55. However, the main challenge of the lack of affordable and ……….. financial mechanisms deters countries from fulfilling the quantum of investment requirement.1) innovative2) ingenious3) inventive4) originativeA. 1-3B. 2-4C. 2-3D. 1-4E. Both 1-3 & 2-4

56. This was facilitated by timely policy mechanisms, such as establishing agencies, like the Solar Energy Corporation of India, to promote solarpower, and ……….. public power companies to


Career Point Shimlabundle renewable energy power with base load.1) tiresome2) uneasy3) encouraging4) supportingA. 3-4B. 1- 4C. 2-3D. 1-2E. 1-3

57. Creating single-window clearances and plugand-play facilities for installations of solar power plants will……….. these risks. 1) mitigate2) transmit3) traverse4) assuageA. 2-3B. 1-4C. 3-4D. 1-3E. 1-2

58. Weak credit quality and delays in payments, even for projects with power purchase agreements (PPA), exert ………….. pressure on financial returns. 1) contents2) tremendous3) enormous4) soaksA. 1-3B. 1-4C. 2-4D. 2-3E. 3-4

59. Securing cash flows through centralised payment contracts or long-term payment guarantees to developers, undertakings by sovereign agencies as PPA counterparties, enforcement of PPAs, and efficient dispute resolution mechanisms will have a significant………….. on project bankability.1) impact2) thwack3) smack4) thumpA. 1-2


Career Point ShimlaB. 1-3C. 1-4D. 2-3E. All are correct

60. The Indian embassy is in regular touch with concerned authorities in India and all options are being considered______________.A. is witnessing escalated violence due to clashes between anti and pro government forcesB. of gun fire and fighting on the streets of Juba making any movement virtually impossibleC. is witnessing heavy fighting due to clashes between former rebels and government soldiers in several parts of the cityD. to keep calm and await further development and further inputs from the embassyE. for providing relief to Indians stranded here in Juba.

61. _______________the mutual funds industry is confident of attracting new investors and hopes to benefit from the macro-changes post-demonetisation, said a leading industry player.A. people understand that they would get better yield from the mutual funds industryB. Volatility in the equity markets notwithstanding,C. It is not possible for an industry like ours to grow indefinitely in a linear fashionD. The SIPs have been steady, providing an underpinning to the flow of equityE. be it debt or equity than in a savings bank account or fixed deposit account

62. Admitting that there was a change in the conviction of domestic investors on the economic transformation after the 2014 parliamentary elections, the UTI Mutual Funds top executive said it (conviction) continued_______________.A. We have seen how redemptions have been quite low,B. is rate cycle which allowed for gains for the holders of debt funds,” pointed out PuriC. as people have held their faith in the story of economic transformationD. to be intact despite global volatilityE. the domestic investors had shown resilience in the face of the global scenario inducing volatility

63. Seventy years in the life of a country is a reasonable time to reap results of the ideas expressed by stalwarts of independence struggle in the Constituent Assembly_______________.


Career Point ShimlaA. We have achieved a lot. But, the caste system continues to torment the countryB. Irrespective of their ideology, political parties that alone would signal that India has become a caste-less societyC. have failed to chalk out a strategy to put an expiry date on the system of reservationD. which got concretised in the ConstitutionE. Caste continues to be the sole identification factor for backwardness

64. After the expiry of a decade, this provision gets renewed for another 10 years to perpetuate reservation through politics. Probably this is the reason why we see there is a race among affluent communities_______________.A. to get branded as backwardB. it provided for reservation of seats for the SCs and STs in the legislature for 10 yearsC. to get reservation in government jobs and admission to state-run educational institutionsD. economically backward classes on the basis of caste hierarchyE. to the fundamental right to equal opportunity

65. India has many eloquently vocal social scientists. It is time for them to sit with the political class and evolve a policy mechanism that would bring about a caste-less egalitarian society________________.A. Caste has remained the identifying tool to determine backwardnessB. No scientific study has been undertaken to identify backward classC. where equal opportunity would be an unqualified fundamental rightD. Those who were not considered backward in 1991 Jats and Patels are now demanding reservationE. Class had lost its meaning

66. SC said that relationship between man and God is individual choice; and the State____________.A. is forbidden to interfere in such an activityB. the issue of whether appealing for votes in the name of religion amounted to corrupt practice under India’s election lawsC. It then referred the issue to a Constitution benchD. whether the use of terms such as Hindutva or Hinduism per se would amount to such practiceE. where religion is expected to play a big role in canvassing for votes

67. With practised smoothness, the PM also passed on to banks the burden of bringing normalcy back, in terms of the ability to withdraw cash from bank branches and ATMs — after all, the government has done_______________.


Career Point ShimlaA. the PM’s ‘handouts’ will test fiscal disciplineB. the job of directing the banks to do soC. If the already strained finances of the banks are not to fray furtherD. the government has to provide them with budget subventionsE. the economy absorbs the financial shock of cash being sucked out of the cash-dependent economy

68. As far as New Year bounties go, this is a bounty. At the same time, the speech did not claim final success for the cleansing ritual launched on November 8, as the prime minister chose to describe demonetisation. But that’s all right________________.A. a number of relief and welfare measures for different sections of the populaceB. any transfer of a bounty from demonetisation to Jan Dhan accounts, as many had predictedC. PM has placed a huge burden on banksD. notable as much for what it said as for what it did notE. This is no competition

69. The Constituent Assembly did not envisage this as a fall out of Article 16(4) that carved out an exception .The exception has now been perpetuated by the political class as vigorously as_________________.A. we achieved the goal of an egalitarian societyB. Ruling political parties neither had the will nor the resolve to do soC. for determining backwardness under three major heads — social, economic and educationalD. the caste-system was ruthlessly enforced in the dark agesE. have spilled on to the roads in Haryana and Gujarat demanding backward status

70. Every one of the following questions consists of a related pair of words, followed by five pairs of words. Choose the pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the original pair of words.

1. BINDING : BOOKA. criminal : gangB. display : museumC. artist : carpenterD. nail : hammerE. frame : picture


Career Point ShimlaAnswer Key

1. d2. a3. c4. c5. c6. b7. d8. d9. d10. e e11. b12. d13. e14. c15. d16. a17. d18. c19. e20. b21. c22. b23. c24. d25. d26. d27. d28. d29. b30. c31. c32. b33. c34. e35. a36. a37. b38. a39. b40. e41. e

42. c43. a44. c45. b46. a47.48. b49. d50. a51. c52. c53. e54. b55. e56. a57. b58. d59. e60. e61. b62. d63. d64. a65. c66. a67. b68. e69. d70. e


file · web viewb. 6223c. 6475d. 6217e. 6421. 1221 + 1117 = x% of 6680 a. 26b. 32c. 43d. 17e. 35....

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