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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°
A
B C
E
FG
D
(3) 60°(4) 75°
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
RR
R
R R
RR
R
2R
2R
R
2R
2R
B
D
C
A
(1) R (2) 4R
(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
mnm n
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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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