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SECTION - AAnalytical & Quantitative Aptitude Questions

This section contains 7 multiple choice questions numbered1 to 7. Each question has 4 choices, out of which ONLYONE is correct.

Choose the correct answer :1. Which two numbers come next in the sequence?

0 2 7 9 26 28 ? ?

(1) 63, 65

(2) 36, 39

(3) 36, 49

(4) 56, 63

2. The sides of a quadrilateral are all positive integersand three of them are 5, 10, 20. How many possiblevalues are there for the fourth side?

(1) 29

(2) 31

(3) 32

(4) 34

3. If the volume of a sphere increases by 72.8%, thenits surface area increases by

(1) 20%

(2) 24%

(3) 40%

(4) 44%

4. A cuboid is painted in 6 colours – Green, Blue,Yellow, Violet, Red and Orange. Two positions areshown below :

Green

BlueYellow

Green

VioletOrange

Orange

* Red

What is the colour of the zone marked with

* mark?

(1) Green (2) Yellow

(3) Violet (4) Blue

5. A sheet of paper is folded along the arrows andthen cut in the manner shown in the followingfigures. How would it look like when unfolded?

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

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6. Two lines BD and GD are drawn on the faces of animaginary cube shown below. Both lines converge atpoint D. Can you calculate the angle between thesetwo diagonal lines?(1) 90°(2) 120°

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7. Mira is eleventh from either end of a row of girls.How many girls are there in that row?(1) 20 (2) 21(3) 22 (4) 23

SECTION - BVerbal & Reading Aptitude Questions

This section contains 3 multiple choice questions numbered8 to 10. Each question has 4 choices, out of which ONLYONE is correct.

8. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank in thefollowing sentence :The King’s __________ fell ill during his journey andwas unable to negotiate on his behalf when hearrived at the economic summit.(1) Zealot (2) Emissary(3) Miscreant (4) Denizen

9. Given below are four sentences. Each has a pair ofwords that are italicized and highlighted. Select themost appropriate word (A or B) to form correctsentences. The sentences are followed by optionsthat indicate the words, which may be selected tocorrectly complete the set of sentences. From theoptions given, choose the most appropriate one(A) We were not successful in defusing (A) /

diffusing (B) the guru’s idea(B) The hoard (A) / horde (B) rushed into the

campus(C) They heard the bells peeling (A) / pealing (B)

far and wide(D) Jeans that flair (A) / flare (B) at the bottom, are

in fashion these days(1) BBBA (2) BBBB(3) BBAA (4) BBAB

Direction for Q.No. 10 : Using the following information,answer the question that follow :

(i) A, B, C, D, E, F and G are seven members ofthe family.

(ii) Six of them have a different profession ofAccountant, Lawyer, Teacher, Manager, Doctor,Engineer and one is a student.

(iii) There are two married couples in the family.(iv) A and F’s professions are Accountant and

Doctor respectively.

(v) D is the father of B, the grandfather of G and isan engineer.

(vi) No lady is either an Engineer or a Lawyer.(vii) G, who is a student, is the grandson of E.

10. Which one of the following is a married couple?(1) BF (2) AC(3) BD (4) DE

SECTION - CGeneral Knowledge

This section contains 5 multiple choice questions numbered11 to 15. Each question has 4 choices, out of which ONLYONE is correct.

11. The Vice-President is elected by(1) The people(2) The electoral college which elects the President(3) The members of both Houses of Parliament(4) Also by the members of the State Legislatures

12. Aqua regia used by alchemists to separate silverand gold is a mixture of(1) Hydrochloric acid (concentrated) and nitric acid

(concentrated)(2) Hydrochloric acid (concentrated) and sulphuric

acid (concentrated)(3) Nitric acid (concentrated) and sulphuric acid

(concentrated)(4) Hydrochloric acid (dilute) and sulphuric acid

(dilute)13. What was the motto for the 2010 Common Wealth

Games?(1) Come out and play (2) Participate and enjoy(3) Fight to win (4) Jeet lo

14. Which of the following books has not been writtenby Marx?(1) The Communist Manifesto(2) Das Capital(3) Wealth of the Nations(4) The Critique of Political Economy

15. As we all know Child labour is totally banned inIndia. As per the “Child Labour Prohibition &Regulation Act”, ‘Child’ means a person who hasnot completed(1) 18 years of his/her age(2) 16 years of his/her age(3) 14 years of his/her age(4) 20 years of his/her age

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PPPPPaper II : Science & Mathemataper II : Science & Mathemataper II : Science & Mathemataper II : Science & Mathemataper II : Science & Mathematicsicsicsicsics16. Find the equivalent resistance between C and D

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R

R R

RR

R

2R

2R

R

2R

2R

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D

C

A

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(3) 2R (4) R/217. Four wires of a cube of side a carry equal current i

in the direction shown in figure. If a uniform magnetic

field ( )B

along positive y-axis exists in space, then

(i) The force on wire 1 is in negative x-direction

(ii) The force on wire 2 is in negative z-direction(iii) The force on wire 3 is zero(iv) The force on wire 4 is in positive z-direction

z

x

1

2

4

y

3

(1) (i) & (ii) are true(2) (iii) & (iv) are true(3) (i), (ii) and (iii) are true but (iv) is wrong

(4) All are correct18. A bar magnet is falling freely through a conducting

ring. The acceleration of the magnet is(1) Equal to g(2) Greater than g(3) Less than g

(4) Net upward acceleration19. What is current in a gas discharge tube if 3.0 × 1017

electrons and 2.0 × 1016 positive ions pass through across-section of the tube each second?(1) 0.0448 A (2) 0.448 A

(3) 0.51 A (4) 0.051 A

20. Which of the following statement is incorrect?

(1) Boron rods are used as control rods in nuclearreactors

(2) Biogas is a mixture of methane, carbon dioxide,hydrogen and hydrogen sulphide

(3) Nuclear fission is involved in making of atombomb

(4) 200 keV energy is released in nuclear fissionreactions

21. Alums used for purifying water are chemically

(1) Double chlorides

(2) Double sulphates

(3) Sulphates of aluminium

(4) Hydrated nitrates

22. Which of these reactions will not occur?

(1) Copper rod kept in silver nitrate solution

(2) Zinc rod kept in iron sulphate solution

(3) Iron rod kept in magnesium sulphate solution

(4) Zinc rod kept in copper sulphate solution

23. Which of the following acts as the reducing agent ina thermite reaction?

(1) Carbon

(2) Aluminium

(3) Hydrogen sulphide

(4) Hydrogen

24. Match the following in Column-I with Column-II

Column- I Column- II

(Chemical Name) (Common Name)

a. Sodium carbonate (i) Baking soda

b. Sodium hydrogen (ii) Bleaching powdercarbonate

c. Calcium sulphate (iii) Soda ashhemihydrate

d. Calcium oxychloride (iv) Plaster of Paris

(1) a(iv), b(i), c(iii), d(ii)

(2) a(iii), b(i), c(iv), d(ii)

(3) a(iii), b(iv), c(i), d(ii)

(4) a(i), b(iii), c(iv), d(ii)

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25. Arrange the following in increasing order of hydrogenion concentration

dil. HCl, conc. HCl, dil. NaOH, conc. NaOH, Pure water

(1) dil. HCl < conc. HCl < Pure water < conc.NaOH < dil. NaOH

(2) conc. NaOH < dil. NaOH < Pure water < dil.HCl < conc. HCl

(3) conc. NaOH < conc. HCl < Pure water < dil.NaOH < dil. HCl

(4) conc. NaOH < conc. HCl < dil. NaOH < dil. HCl< Pure water

26. The part of human brain which controls the bodytemperature and the desire for eating is

(1) Pons

(2) Cerebellum

(3) Medulla

(4) Hypothalamus

27. Identify the mismatched pairs among the following

(i) Basic filtration unit in the kidney – Nephron

(ii) Abnormal increase in RBCs number in blood –Polycythemia

(iii) Diaphragm dome-shaped – Expiration

(iv) Oxyntic cells–Pepsinogen

(v) Guard cells–Only green epidermal cells withthick outer wall

Select the correct option among the followingalternatives

(1) (i), (iii) & (v) only

(2) (i), (ii) & (iv) only

(3) (i), (iv) & (v) only

(4) (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) only

28. A Manufacture’s protein

B Packages and dispatches them to target

Give the names of cell organelles labelled ‘A’ and ‘B’respectively in above flow chart

(1) A – E.R. and B – Vesicle

(2) A – R.E.R. and B – Golgi apparatus

(3) A – S.E.R. and B – Golgi apparatus

(4) A – R.E.R. and B – Lysosome

29. When renal artery carrying waste and excess waterfrom body enters kidney and forms a capillarycluster known as A which remains associatedwith a cup-shaped part of nephron.

Identify A in above statement

(1) A – Tubular part of nephron

(2) A – Malpighian body

(3) A – Glomerulus

(4) A – Bowman’s capsule

30. In the diagram given below, choose the correctanswer for labelling indicated by A, B and C

C

B

A

(1) A – Xylem, B – Cambium, C – Phloem(2) A – Xylem, B – Pericycle, C – Phloem

(3) A – Pith, B – Phloem, C – Xylem(4) A – Xylem, B – Cambium, C – Pericycle

31. Sides of ΔABC are subdivided into six equal parts asshown in the figure below. Areas of ΔP2Q3R4 andΔABC are in the ratio

A

B CP1 P2 P3 P4 P5

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q5O

(1) 3 : 16 (2) 9 : 64(3) 9 : 16 (4) 2 : 9

32. A tower PQ subtends an angle β at point O on theground. A flagstaff QR stands on the tower andsubtends angle α at the same point O. Height of the

tower is 3 times the flagstaff. If nOP PRm

, then

tan α =

(1) 2 24 3nm

n m(2) 2 24 3

nmm n

(3) 2 24

4 3nm

n m(4) 2 2

34 3

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33. Find the greatest number of 5 digits, which isexactly divisible by 7, 10, 15, 21 and 28

(1) 99840

(2) 99900

(3) 99960

(4) 99990

34. 1020 – 7 is divisible by

(1) 2

(2) 3

(3) 9

(4) Both (1) & (2)

35. If both 112 and 33 are the factors of the numbera × 43 × 62 × 1311, then what is the smallestpossible value of a?

(1) 121

(2) 3267

(3) 363

(4) 33

36. Rahul and Rajeev share the same birthday. Rahul istwice as old as Rajeev was when Rahul was as oldas Rajeev is now. If Rahul is 24, how old is Rajeevnow?

(1) 6

(2) 12

(3) 18

(4) 24

37. If in ΔABC, BD ⊥ AC, ∠BAC = 2α, ∠BCD = α,AB = c, AD = d and CD = e, then find the relationbetween c, d and e

CA

B

D2

(1) c + d = e (2)2ec d

(3) c + d = 2e (4) 2c + d = e

38. A trader professes to sell his goods at a loss of 8%but weighs 900 g in place of 1 kg weight. His realloss or gain percent is

(1) 2% loss (2) 2.22% gain

(3) 2.22% loss (4) 2% gain

39. A sum of money grows to 144121

times when invested

for two years in a scheme where interest iscompounded annually. The same sum of moneyshall take ‘X’ years to triple under simple interest.X is

(1) 9 years (2) 18 years

(3) 22 years (4) 33 years

40. The measure of central tendency that is mostaffected by a few large or small values amongobservations is

(1) Mean (2) Median

(3) Mode (4) Range

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